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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26

any one 10 look upon him as o hero.
After having attained in short time
the reputation Of being the wlckedest
pirate of his day, L'Olonnois was un-
fortunate enough to be wrecked upon
the coast near Campeacay. He and
his crew came safely to shore, but 1t
was not long before their presence
was discovered by the people OF the
town, and the Spanish soldiers attacked
them. There was q fierce fight, bRt
the Spaniards were stronger, and the
buccaneers were utterly defeated.
Many were killed, wounded, or taken
prisoners.
Among the wounded was L'Olor-
nois, and when the Spaniards walked
over the battlefield, be was looked
upon as killed. When the soldiers
had retired, he stealthily arose and
made his way into the woods, where
he STAYED until his wounds were well
enough for him to walk about. He
divested himself of his great boots,
his pistol-belt, and the rest of his
piratical costume, and adding to his
scanty raiment cloak and hat which
he had stolen from poor cottage, he
boldly approached the town and
entered it. He looked like very or
dinary person, and no notice was
taken of him by the authorities. Here
he found shelter and something to eat,
and soon began to make himself very
much at home in the streets of Cam
neachy
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Joe Wheelcr's Mail.

Representative General Joe Wheeler,
Of Alabama, was recently struck in a
strange manner with his own iniquity,
according to the latest story about
him. General Wheeler sends Gov
eminent publications and his own
speeches to nearly 10000 of his con-
stituents, the largest list of names in
the department.
The last time he was in Alabama be
overlook a little man on foot who was
grunting and perspiring under g heavy
mail sack.
"Neighbor," said the General,
"won't you step in and ride with me?''
The invitation was accepted promp"
ly, and the two rode along for awhile,
when General Wheeler said:
''Frie1d, why don't you have a
horse and wagon? A man Of your
years ought not to be tugging heavy
mail sacks on his shoulders
"Wal, 7 woald," drawled the rural
mail carrier, "ef it war't fer General
Wheeler up in Washington. I hev
he'd three horses and three wagons,
but those heavy mail packages that he
sends down hear killed every horse,
and now T just tote them myself
Without disclosing his own identity
General Wheeler drove ten miles out
of his way to put the aged mail car
rier down at his destination. Then he
purchased his constituent a horse tha'
cost S30.-Atlanta Constitution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
roh oNNols. IHEcRuEL,
he was the Most Ferochs of AL the
iEa,nons EnncanhrS..

He was the Most Ferochs of All the
Famous Buocan.rs-
Frank R. Stockton is 'riting "The
Buccaneets of Our Coast in st. Mich
oias. NJ says:
Amongathe buccaneerleaders who
distinguished themselve as land pi-
rates waS Francis .Dlonnois, a
Frenchm1n. In those eys it was the
custom t1 enforce servitle upon peo-
pie VINO hre not able ttake care Of
themselves; observation-disclosures and
paupers IF all classes ere sold to
people WI o had need ofieir services.
Boys and girls were solfor term Of
years, somewhat as if ty had been
apprentlcks; and it so Opened that
the boy IfOlonpois wasold to 4 mas
ter who tbok him to theYest Indies.
There he he'd the life OF slave until he
was Oh a9ek; and then, bag no longer
SUBJECT 1cf ownership, h,ecame one of
the treestt and most indendent per-
sons who lever walked tJ earth. He
began hisS career on theland of His
pamela, Where he toolp the busi-
ness OF NJ hitting aad bu,ering cattle,
put ne SO Bon Be2rre- q and en-
listed as common sal: ON one Of
then snl1 1os. Here he ge signs of be-
ing so of Fave and unstpulous that
one OF 1ns e leading piraton the island
OF IoEt} ga gave him ship and q
crew, az d set him uin business.
Inc careeRr of L'Olonp was much
IKE that IF other bucteers Of the
day EXCEPT that he " abominably
cruel TO is Spanish pDners.
All the Abarbarities aibuted to the
pirates OF the world ye united in
the caree1 of this wre, who does
not appea to be SO g an example
ct the trul L pirate as Robe Brazilian.
He was ntso brave, was not SO
able, and st would belpossible for
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Animals IS Models.

"Ieares from the Sketch Book of
an 'Animal-Artist," is an article by
Meredith Nugent in St. Nicholas. Mr..
| Nugent says:
There was an elephant in the Jardin-
+ des-Plantes that would not pose un-
less he were paid for it, and paid in
advance. Then he took payment in
buns and pie, but if these were no.
forthcoming he would deliberately
walk to the farther end of the en-
! closure and turn his back. The only
way to get drawing of this big fell
low was to engage some one to feed
him meanwhile. '....
In the same gardensI I saw an un-
usually interesting sight one morn
ing. A little sun-bear with large
marrow-bone in his shaggy paws was
resorting to all sorts of bear devices
to get tie sweet marrow. Suddenly
be lay down on his back, placed one
FF:.stss5sd Of the bone in his jaws, and with
his hind paws tipped the other end of
| the bone so high up that the choice
morsel slipped into his mouth. If the
animal could only have understood
the shouts of approval that greeted
this performance, ] think it would
| have turned his head.
As rule I find the models very
good natured. True, they keep q
sharp eye on me for the first few
days, but after that are generally
cutie friendly. Of course there are
some parts Of the business they do
not like. The oriole never was happy
when I held him in my hand for close
inspection, but beautiful cat which
rebelled when I first placed her in a
-d-cage-to keep her in front of ME
grew so fond of being there that
after I fnishcdmy drawings she cried
and cried to be put back into the cage.
Intense curiosity is the great charac-
teristic of animals when in the studio.
They are as much interested in you
and the surroundings as you are in
them. This is especially the case
with birds. Leave the studio but a
few minutes and these two-legged
fellows are hopping into everything.
Of course they inspect the paper on
which wou have been drawing, and
the paints, and the brushes, and oc-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
The SaiE EFoSSis,ed Lid

Just where the lad came from is nos
apparent, but lie was rather crisp
looking youngster of IA, small for his
size, and foxy about the corners ofthe
eyes and mouth, says the Detroit Free
Press. He entered the Office of q
wholesale house Oh Larned street east,
and approached the head of the estab-
lishment, who was in bad humor
about something.
s'Do you Snpt a boy here, sir?''
said the application position.
"No, we dent want a boy here, -
responded tho merchant with the or.
dinary manner of E. man in a bad
lumor.
care you sure, sir?"
"Of course am! Don't I know my
business? Get out!''
"What's that sitting on the stool
over there?" asked the caller very po-
litely, and without being at all dis.
turbed by his reception.
"He's our Office boy" replied the
merchant rather taken aback.
"You want him here, don't you?'
"Of course
"He's d boy, amt hep
eyes"
"Well, then, sir, you are mistaken
when you say YOU don't want boy
here. What you rea!ly& ended say
ing was that YOU didr%.Ad me here.
Good morning, sir. And before the
merchant could pull himself together
this remarkable youth got out, and
was lost in the crowd on the street.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Learning to Spell.

Arthur is q bright little fellow, just
beginning his education. A short
time since, in the presence OF visitors,
he came running to his uncle excialm-
ing, "Oh, uncle, I can spell sum-
Every we'll; let us hear answered
the uncle.
"S-u-n, SUM-"
"That is right. Now let me hear
you spell another kind Of sun. "
Arthur's face wore puzzled ex-
preston for time, but soon bright
ened up with an inspiration, as ne
sang out: 'M-u-n, moon!''
This was greeted with applauding
laughter. The uncle,then said: care
you your papa's son?''
eyes, sir"
every well; spell that kind OF a
SON.
"M-e, me-" triumphantly shouted
the little chap, to the confusion OF his
uncle and the glee of the others.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Easily Answered.

seDoctor," said an old lady to her
family physician, ''can you tell me
how it is that some children are born.
dumb"
"Why-certainly, madame, replied
the doctor. eft is owing to the fact
that they come into the world without
the faculty OF speech
"Dear me!'' remarked the old lady,
ssnow just see what tits to be educated.
like a doctor. I've asked my husband
the same thing more than dozen
times, and all could get out Of him;
was, Because they are!' .
The doctor laughed. Youths COM
Danion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
The TROLLEY WAGON.
A New Thing Which Makes Fifteen aiile
an Hour.

New Thing Which Makes Fifteen Niles
an Hour.
The very latest vehicle to transport
people around is called the trolley
wagon. This interesting contrivance
is really happy medium between the
trolley car and the ordinary vehicle.
We have had auto-cars and motor-cars,
but the trolley wagon is neither. 1t
is an invention. all by itself, and its
source of power is the one thing that
enables the trolley car to call it g hrst
cousin &. :
The motor of the wagon is connected
to the rear wheel by suitable gearing.
It is about 15-horsepower. It IS a
powerful affair, for its two rear wheels
are eight feet in diameter. The two
front wheels aye four feet in diameter.
The frame supporting the motor IS
suspended from the wagon frame.
The width of the wheels Is consld-
cradle, and as the front wheels are
much nearer together than the rear
wheels the wagon acts to quite q
degree as road roller. One OF tie
advantages OF the trolley wagon is
! that the worst road in the country has
no terrors for it. The width Of its
wheels and the way they are adjusted
make it possible for it to even ride
over. plowed ground in safety, and
1rrO .f.~EEEsg TX: - - 8
ron oh road generally causes y.
The trolley itself is adapted to run
either on two or three wires. Every
one who has seen trolley car must
have noticed the little wheel that runs
along on the wire. This is called the
locking wheel, and its movement,
which has heretofore been on a vertical
plane, is arranged in this instance to
operate on a horizontal plane, thus
changing complication to simplicity
and reducing the cost and weight OF
the wheel.
The inventor Of the vehicle believes
there ale wonderful prospects in store
for it. He sees no reason why it may
not be utilized in many sections of the
country, particularly where street cars
do not run, and tie building of a
street car line would involve tremen-
dous expense. he thinks the trolley
wires couldbe erected, and then all
that is needful will have been accom-
plishel, as the trolley wagon can run
over any kind Of road.
The wagon referred to has made a
speed on road OF not over good con-
struction Of Is miles an hour withou
great jar or accident. The invention
certainly possesses the merit Of being
unique, and is attracting no little in
terest among those who are interested
in the future of the trolley. .-Philadel-
phia Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26

ACuSllt01tsS se-ssss5
: whas T should do: = 2 49,
>aBa-ba, called the little white sheep
from under the book case. wlss;t
someone would come and help me up.
have been lying on my side until unsiI e
am lame" I. 52
ssstet me help vou," said the kind
hearted leather horse from the corner.
He tried to turn the four little wheels
that usually carried him all about the.
room, but one of the wheels had gone
and he could not move.
"What a dreadful world this is, .
said one-armed tin soldier under the:
table. eff I were only well I should
have war, and see if we could not
have some rights, but hark!
Someone was coming up the stairs,
Yes, the nursery was opening, and
there stood mamma. leading May and
Jack by the hand. The children did.
not look very happy, but mamma led
them straight into the room and sad;
ssNow, everything must be put IN
order before you go to bed, and never
again does mamma want to see the
nursery left like this. y
Rocking horse was put into his stall
for the night. The kitten and tho
poor little dog lay side by side on the the
nursery shelf fast asleer. Tie chairs
stood upright, and the rubber ball
was put into the playroom drawer
Doll carriage found her umbrella,
although Jack shut the window 50
that she really did not need il. The.
dolls were laid in their own little.
beds, and sawdust Sambo was care
fully put on mammals work Easket,
much to his delight. The rattses
tinkled good night to all, and they
went to sleep on the shelf.
Everything was now quiet. The
tired playthings were at rest. May
and Jack tip-tced softly out of the
room, gave mamma good night kiss,
and ran of to bed.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Cooking as . Business.

Something like a dozen years ago q
New England woman came to New
York City to find some opening for 6
good business. She talked Of all sorts
OF things, from millinery to house
cleaning, but for long time could fix
upon nothing. she was very strongly
urged to open coffee and cake room
upon one Of the populous thorough
fares in the business centre OF the
city. At that time there was nothing
OF the sort in that locality.
For some reason the idea did not
seem to strike her, because, as she
said, she feared that it would not be a
proper location for such thing. There
would be no patronage.
She finally went into some CONNER
cial speculation, lost part OF her
money, and went back East, not at all
pleased with her venture.
About the time, she left the city a
restaurant was opened in almost pre-
cisely the locality that had been rec
commended to her. Por a few days
the cooking was very good and relish
able. = OF course, everything vas new
and clean and attractive, and s. great
future was prophesiei for the enter
prise. But the quality Of the food
was lowered, the place grew dingy and
disordered; nothing was kept up in
proper shape; yet the propr1etors
made large amount Of money before
finally going out of business. If this
New England woman, who was most
admirable cook, and understood how
to put things together in a most ap'
petizing fashion, had started the place
She voald, no doubt, have reaped q
fortune. There is nothing for which
people arc more willing to pay than
for good things to eat. and to os an
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Fashion Notes.

Heliotrope in oil tne shades i'm
acinable, is in evidence among the
new colors.
Black gowns in cloth and various
other new eblack materials are very
fashionable.
The printed varieties are very beau
tiful, and the pompadour and Indian
desig will be much employed.
Among the latest embroi6eries are
zouave and bolero fronts, with long
panels reaching almost to the hem OF
the skirt.
Narrow chinchilla borders trim
some Of the simple but elegant Co.'S
tunes being prepared for Lenten wear
this season.
Worth is making ball gowns with
accordion-pla silk and and tulle
skirts and apron overskirts of satin
frilled with lace.
A novel trimming for velvet gown
is Valenciennies lace insertion over
white satin, outlined on either edge
with imitation pearls.
Stylish and serviceable costumes Of
| mohair alpacs and wool canvas appear
in veaves less coarse than those pop
ular last spring, although these hsav-
ier weaves are still in great favor with
many women.
Russian jewelry is becoming as
much tie craze here as it has been
and is in Paris. 1t is quite the $50"
for chatelaines, belts, collars, clasps,
buckles and the many ornaments worn
by smart women of the day. India
cold work is also much to the fore for
personal adornmsnS, and beautiful as
! It is in its elaborateness, it IS still
more so when e1quisitely jeweled.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26

and won either fame eTssa tune =
Ruskin says "denius is only su-
perior power of seeing" Great dis;
coverers see little further than other
people.
Columbus, when his men were III
mutiny to return to Spain, saw weeds
and plants drifting by his ships, and
he knew the land was near.
Watt saw the steam lifting the lid
of his mothers tea-kettle. But he
saw beyond that fireplace the steam.
engine propelling ships and drawing
cars.
Newton saw an apple fall in an
orchard. But looking beyond the
orchard, he saw the wonderful law Of
gravitation, by which the earth and
other planets are kept in their ap-
pointed places.
Galvani saw frogs leg twist when
two metals touched it, and he saw, at
the same time, the possibility of the
galvaoic battery.
Sir Samuel Brown saw spiders
web floating across his path one sum-
mer's morn, and he saw also the pos
sibility Of a suspension bridge span
ming the river. ...
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26

eaby goes to Sleepy Town dozen times
day.
But foolish little Baby-heart can never find
the way
Mother has to go along, and lead her by the
hand
All the way through Drowsv Lane and on to
SIumber Land.
Oh, my little Baby-heart, learn the way to
60!
Mother has such lots to do, she can't run to
and fro.
Mother. dear, never saw the way to Sleepy
Town.
Don'tyou know ny eyes are shut before you
lay me down?
--Outlook.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
{Cbildr eos Column
casionally vary these proceedings by
takinga bath in the WATERFOWL.
The Unhappy Playthinss.

cob, am so glai that nighfhas
come" said the big wax doll. N
just tired ont. p s.
s:And so am j, said the red rock
ing horse. "That boy Jack has kept
me trotting all day, and thenzhe had
a friend come to visit him, and ne
pulled my tail and hurt me. feel
just about sick"
'And what do you think aboutmes
said the picture book on the eoor:
ssI am lying here on my fsce and
can't see anybody. It does seem as
if my little mistress might put ne
back in the book case and let me rest
for the night
'sWell, just look at me, " cried the
puzzle from under the chair. am
left al in heap on the. floor, and
everybody knows how badly I look
when am in pieces. Fhere IS the
red box on the table where I ought TO
sleep. do wish May would treat me.
better
"Meow,'' called the cloth kitten
under the sofa. sBaby threw ne.
under here this afternoon and am so
frightened, for there is that china dog.
near by and T am afraid every minute:
be Will bite me. ;"
"Bow-wow," said the dog, don't
be afraid, eli my legs are broken 50 T:
can't come near you to hurt you
Yesterday lost an ear, and tbs
morning half my tail was broken of
So cal't even wag that. { shall
soon be thrown away.
Rag doll Sambo gave acry from the
corner. "Look at me! See this
great hole in MY head! And the saw
! dust is all coming out! Oh how my
poor head does ache! I wish baby s
! mamma would take few stitches IN:
it, and then I should be ail right -
This made the rubber-rattle: laugh,
and they shook their heads, making 9:
merry tinkle, tinkle, all over the
room.
! Chow funny we must look SIDE
down. said two little chars by the
window.
e.And I can't get out, = cried rubber
ball, .suntil you stand nron your
feet again. Someone role fne oyeg
here, and no sooner had stopped
rolling than syou came face down on
the floor and shut me-
sI hope it won't ram tonight foEFI
have lost nv umbgelIa "a, ssghsd the
u
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
OVERLAND WITH A DOG TEAM.
Startling Adv entures of Family Bound
For the Gold Fields.

Startling Adventures of a Family Bound
For the Gold Fields.
An eight-dog Klondike team swung
into Tacoma, Washington, one day
recently, drawing small prairie
schooner containing D. G. Blandy and
wife and four-year-old boy, of Brain.
ard, MINI. BlandY had driven $500
miles and has just $50 in his blue
mud-spat5ered jeans, S. less than
when he started from his chicken
ranch, August 29th last.
Since then there were ninety-four
days that he did not travel, leaving
sixty-foar days of actual time en- route.
His dogs are Newfoundlands and ST.
Bernards mixed, and their every mus
Gle is as hard as those Of well-trained
prize fighter. Some days Blandy
travels sixty and seventy miles, and
once, when lost in the Bad Lands Of
the Dakotas, lie travelled thirty-six
hours continuously, without water for
his family or dogs. If he had nos
been rescued by rancher, all would
have perished. On that occasion he
travelled over 100 miles without the
dogs giving out. At times in cross.
ing the continent, he has waded
through six feet of snow and at times
be travelled on the railroad tracks,
running on schedule time between
trains and always reporting to the
train dispatchers for orders before
starting out. He asks 500 apiece for
his dogs and was offered S75 each be-
fore he had been in town ten minutes.
His wife enjoyed the ride and the boy
says it was picnic from start to fin
ish.
Blandy's most thrilling adventure
was near Melora, Montana. A COW
boy told him at Fargo to watch out for
wild steers, which would chase and
kill his dogs. Only horse wi fight,
them of. Pete Pelican, q rancher
near Medora, who furnished the wild
steers for the Mandan fair, told
Blandy he would encounter the VIC
ious animals near there. Blandy was
directed to take a certain road by
Pelican and he now believes Pelican
deliberately guided him into the steers.
They began following one of his dogs,
and when he whipped up the others
and tried to escape, they began run
ming and gathering from all directions,
until nearly thousand were below
ing and tearing up the ground.
Blandy was finally surrounded by the
steers. His dogs erouched on the
ground in their harness and barking,
showed fight. The steers would have
ground them to death, together with
Che entire family, if Blandy had not
seized blacksnake whip and single
handed fought back the entire herd.
This held them off but an instant, and
they closed in again, driving Blandy
back to the nrairia en1>,H.s----..lss...--
I:a755' e: 90 u Tie e-55e5z=sZz5 FFssy
which he had with him. The pony
was well broke for such work and at
once began biting and paving at the
steers. Blandy used his blacksnake
and soon had the steers on
the RIM
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Attendance ut international Exhibitions.

The last Paris Exhibition, in 1889,
which Tas open lS3 days, and was at
tended by 32,354,1 Ill visitors, or
daily average of1S1, $50. The build
ings covered seventy-fve acres, and
there were $4,000 exhibitors. The
coming Paris Exhibition in 1900 will,
it is anticipated, exceed that of 1889
in every respect, including the num-
Der Of visitors. The following list
shows the principal International ez-
hibitions prior to 1889 and the num-
bers attending them:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
His "sIusical Heart" of Tremendous Size

HIS N uslcaI Heart OF IfenIeHuUus SIZc'
Edward Lewis, who is known in
medical circles as "the man with the
musical heart" was photographed
with X-rays TO determine the exact
size of his abnormal!y large heart.
The result was life size sciograph,
showing the size of the heart and the
position it occupies. From this pic
ture it can be seen that Lewis heart
is 5 l.2 inches wide by s IA inches
long. It extends from the normal po-
sition half way across the right chest.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
Set on Fire by tho Waves.

On the western coast Of Ireland, at
BalIybunion, the sea set fire to the
cliffs. For centuries the great Atlantic
rollers had been breaking them down
and making great assures in them. In
their depths we're masses Of iron pyrites
and alum. At last the water pene-
trated to these, and rapid oxidation
took place, which produced q heat
fierce enough to set the whole cliff on
fire. For weeks the rocks burned like
o regular volcano, and great clouds Of
smoke and vapor rose high in the air.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-26
A Successful Authoress.

Returned Tourist-By the way, Mrs.
De Beauti, I have not seen your
charming daughter since my RETURN:
When I left she had determined to-
submit her first novel to The Heigh-
ton Magazine" Has she been suc-s
cessful in her literary ASPIRATIONS
Mrs. De Beauti Perfectly. She
married the editor.-New York
Weekly.