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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
The Care ofLaynbe.

Lambs should have grain from the
time taey are ten wseks old till the
following spring. A trough can be
set with oats in it outside Of the past
ure fence, near the watering place,
with opening in the fence 70: the
lambs to get to it. They will then
learn to eat by the time they are four
mouths old, at which time they should
be wea 1cd; it is letter TO. both mother
aud lamb. In weaning give them the
bsst they car eat, aad plenty Of good
water. If you have cornied adjoin-
ing your pasture you will tud it
good thing to open the fence and let
them also have range to it. They will
do no harm, and will eat many of the
weeds aad lower leaves Of tie corn.
They should be kept in that way until
they are put in winter quarters, then
they should have frcm half q pint to q
pint equally Of shelled corn and oats
per day, owing to the size and breed
OF the sheep, with all they can eat Of
good Lay. In weanirg lambs never
take them from the mothers, but al
ways take the moth rs from the lambs,
and leave the Lambs in the old pasture
for week a. least before moving them
to another, il necessary to move at
all. \ gentle old sheep should be left
with the lambs foE leader: it makes
them more quiet aad gentle. II the
spring, as soon as there IS enongh
pasture, turn them out on grass foE,
the summer. You have then tre
bunch of sheep whose fleece Will more
than lay for the keeping. They can
pow be handled ike old sleeH. There
is nothing cheaper and better for
Sc p Than g"ass, except it may be
els, Q; which they eat and destroy
mSpy sad convert :aem into good
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
4 Wonlan's Power.

Nan rebels against t9s|faintest hint
OF coercion. As soon ssshis chains
begin TO gall he fyets and, longs for
freedom. The wife holds certain reins
in her hands and she may use her
tongue as curb: but the reins should
be Of flowers and the curb Of loving
kindness. SIZE 5hcr4i sseke -heerr h'.s
band feel that he is iree'to come and
go as he pleases; thai: his house is
not jail, but g place where be is al
ways sure Of hearty welcome, even
when he has wandered from it for q
time. She will not sulk if he leaves
her sometimes in the evening, nor
sit up for him like a reproachful
ghost. She will learn the art Ct fol-
giving and forgetting ESPECIALLY for.
gstting) petty faults and wrongs, and
will remember always that to keep the
love she has won is the most impor-
tant thing for her happiness. Won
ans Home Companion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
Practical Dairy Notes.

lit should always be accessible.
40 not change the feed suddealy.
Jlean and thoroughly all stable be.
fe milking.
81 Keep the dairy and stable room in
good condition, fresh air and clean.
Do not use within twenty days be-
fore calving, nor for three to FIVE days
afterward.
Do not move COWS faster than COM
tortable walk while on the way to place
Of milking or feeding. 40 savage
dogs.
Provide water in abundance, easy
of access and always pure; fresh, but
not too cold Do not use impure pond
water.
The mixer should wear clean
outer garment, used only when mix
ing. and Kept in clean place at other
times.
Feed hbera!ly, and use only fresh,
palatable feedstuffs. In no case
should decomposed or naouldy material
be used.
Do not allow any strong:aavored
food like garlic, cabbage and turnips
to be eaten, except Immediately after
milking.
Clean the entire body of the COW
daily. If hair in the region of the,
udder is not easily kept clean it should
be clipped.
The mixer should be clean in all
respects. He should not use tobacco
when milking. He should wash and
dry his hands before milkiag.
Never allow the COWS to be excited
by hard driving, abuse, loud talking.
or unnecessary disturbance. Do not
expose them to cold or storms any
length Of time.
Promptly remove from the herd any
animal suspected of being in bad
health, and reject her milk. Never
add an animal to the herd until Ger.
tain it is flee from disease, especially
tuberculosis.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
THE GAMBLER WINS ALWAYS.
Electrical Device for Winning at Dice
Revealed By an Odd Table.

Electrical Device for Winning at Dice
Revealed By an Odd Table.
Among the battered fotsan1 and jet
sa7n that has accumulated il q second
band store in New Orleans, says the
Times Democrat, is q shabby round
txble with a curious secret, and nc
doubt still more curious history.
Tae top was once covered with green
billiard clotb, which is worn to tatters
anl discloses steel plate set il the
centre and perhaps ten inches square.
The whole top is loose and can be re-
moved, revealing an interior space
containing horseshoe ,nagnzt wound
with wire and connected with an anna
ture very much like that of al ordi-
nary telegraph instrument. A close
eyamina ion shows IN insulated wire
running down one os the legs to
small knob o. button, protrading on
the outside. When the top is in place
the steel plate rests directly over the
magnet.
This strange device is explained
clearly enough by its present owner.
1T is a dice table," he said, ION
which q lot Of money has been won.
When it was in order there was good
sized battery inside connected with
the magnet. When the knob on the
leg was pressed the current was turned
On, and that made th. steel plate mag
netic The dice they 1sed with it had
small metal disks on one face, and as
long as the current was on they natnr-
ally fell that side down. When the
knob was released they would fall aHy
way they cha iced to come, SO all that
was necessary for the operator to do
waste keep his knee on the button and
he could absolutely control his play"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20

since then she Iai to him usar:2u5
interest. Finally there came a day
when he would not renew tie mort.
gage. That was the day I kii!el him.
l pleaded with him, bat in vain. He
insisted be would foreclose the mot
gage. He callsd my mother rllo
name. I saw the revolver on his desk.
picked il up and aimed at him. BE
wheeled around in his chair toward
lis desk, and the bullet entered lis
l. OK
"WhiIs be was telling this story the
prisoner several times pressed his
hand 70 his left side and moaned asif II
pain.
Have you anything else tc say?'
asked Judge Blank.
"'Yes. I want tc say, explained
the prisoner in gasping ton:s, that
after I hal retained that lawyer
pointing 70 Horace Dash-T told him
I was guilty; that 7 wanted to plcal
guilty. He forbade my doing so-s2id
it was splendid case. He would ac-
quit me and cover himself with glory.
He said he would ask no Zee. 7 urged
that 7 was guilty, bnt he said he could
clear ne. consented 10 the plea oi
not guilty.
gain the prisoner placed his hand
to lis heart and with an effort said:
I could not save my life at the ex-
pense Of an innocent person, and that
person a woman + am guilty.
He sank back into chair, and
Judge Blank turned to Horace Dash,
the prisoners counsel, and asked:
"tWnat have you to say for your
self?'
"I did my duty-my plain duty,
said the lawyer. As understand it,
it is q lawyers duty to defend his eli
ent and to aoquit him as best he can
Not at the expense OF an innocent
person. remarked Judge Blank.
Il maintain it is replied the
lawyer. 'Althovgh prisoner may
confess guilt he may be innocent. He
might he insane when he confessed.
H might be actuated by a desire 10
sa"e. at the expense Of lis life, guilty
person. He might
! All guiltyr shouted the prls,
oner. i did it. I did it. L
HE fell backward on the co1nseis
table. gasped and, after a few cjnvnl.
sive movements, attempted to rise, fell
back, twisted half around: and his soal
passed to higher tribunal. Judge
Blank, after ascertaining that the prls'
oner at the bar was deal, said: I &C.
cept his plea Of guilty.
The teller of this story then added
"The man who 50 strangely passed be-
fore me today was the prisoners law
yer. He never prospered at the bar.
His career was ruined with the case
which he hoped would earn him fame. .
L. ?. c., in New York Evening
Sun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
Eertiliz;oc Orchards.

There are not many farmers who
fully appreciate the value offertilizing
an orchard, yet this is really neces-
sary-iD fact just as much so as in
fertiliziag any other crop-for tire
trees greatly mead the clements con-
tanned in the fertilizer, especially the
potash, in order to grow and mature a
crop.
Here are Jew figures which might
A crop Of wheat OF twenty
bss to the acre removes from the
soil of each acre in grain and straw
about twenty-nine pounds Of nitro
gen, nine pounds Of phosphoric acid
axl five pounds OF potash.
To compare, We will ALLOW each acre
forty apple trees. These will remove
from the soil in maturing the crop
about thirty-two pounds Of nitrogen.
eight pounds Of phosphoric acid and
forty-fve pounds Of potash. From
this It can be readily sesa how much
greater is the necessity Of maturing for
apples than Tor wheat, and especially
in supplying the potash.
If the real reason for applying fer.
tiIizers IS to stop soil exhaustion
which is certainly true-far,ne-s have
no excuse for not looking Into the
matter OF orchard fertilizing, and when
they finally do ind this out, the old
excuse of:sThis was :: good fruit co1n-
try once, but that day has gone by, ="
will be thing OF the past, and it is
just this that ought to have happened
years ago.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
Waste Of so,! AY Blowing.

It is always a loss to leave soil
naked through the winter, especially
if the surface soil is friable. Unless
snow comes as a covering, much OF it
will be blown into adjoining fields.
Often when snow comes it will be
wind swept into banks behind fences
OF it's leeward side, and SO soon as the
banks are formed the snow will lie
darkened by clouds Of fine dust,
which is deposited on its surface.
This wind-blown soil is always ex-
tremely rich, as is shown by the quicker
growth and darker green Of the grass
that grows up after the bank has
melted in spring. Always the land on
the lee side OF fields that have been
much aul long p!owed is richer near
the fence on the leewa:d side than 1t
is nearer the centre Of the fold For
this reason, when plowing, turn the
furrows as much as possible from the
fences towards the centre OF the field.
Doubtless there is much blowing OF
surface dirt in summer showers, though
it is not so plain; TO tie sight as It IS
when the dark rim lies on tor Of q
white bank OF snow, ~--i---.--
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
Cnrrants for Profit.

There is no kind of small fruit that
is so sure q crop il kept from the worm
as the currant. It also generally sells
at a good price, with the advantage to
the grower that the currants will re-
main on tha bushes two o. three
weeks, not only without injury, but
each day growing better after theyare
colorel. This may not altogether pre-
vert g glut in the market, but it at
least gives the currant grower more
time in W: :ich to market lis fruit.
The only drawback TO curraat grow
ing is the currart worm, but this is so
easily killed by tinay applications OF
rowder that it is really an.
advantage to the g-ower who uses it
in tine, as it destroys the currants OF
So many others WHO would otherwise
be his comE mEetitors. There is nothing
usually to be made in what everybody
can produce very easily.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
A Charming Brides Tcoussa.u.

There was @ charming wedding IL
New York this past winter, which was
q little different from the ordinary
run Of weddings. for the bride was a
lovely, white-hai-ed matron of nearly
three score and the bridegroom o:
about the same age. The trousseau
Of the bride just out Of her teens is
not novelty, but there is some room
for consideration in the outfit Of an
older bride. This one was very pretty
ana suitable.
There was first travelling gown OF
e rough; heavy plaid of gray, with
thread Of red running through it. This
gown was made on lining Of red
silk, and there was vest and collar
Ct red cloth braided with black. To
wear under the heavy seal cape when
required was simple silk waist OF
gray with line Of red in it.
A ve:y paie.gray silk, almost white,
was covered with coarse black net,
trimmed with cherry satin,. and the
wedding gown itself was another gray,
more on the dove shade, of broadclo:h.
This was simply made: on the skirt an
applique trimming, outlined as has
been the fashion this winter, a'suppo-
s;titious overdress, two lines running
down the front and around the back.
There was vest Of white sat;I, to the
bodice, covered with enc Of the hand
some white laces with design in
shirred ribbon upon It. There was
plain coat with this suit, and to wear
under the coat plain satin blouse
matching the cloth in color.
A pretty gray cashmere had the
shaped Hounces put on like the ap-
:.!iQved trimming On the wedd;rc@
gown, the Aounces edged with b!ask
velvet This gown had little pink
trimming, and the black velvet gave
It character. An evening gown Of
pale heliotrore bengaline was beau
tiEul gown, simply.made with denli-
train, the bodice trimmed with point
lace.
That was handsome gown, but
perhaps the most d stlngulshed gown
Of the whole was a magnificent black
silk, with 6 coat Of black velvet and
the bodice trimmed with heliotroi,e
satin and velvet. The upper part OF
the bodice was Of the velvet; be-
low that was q handsome passemen.
terie over heliotrope satin, and there
was heliotrope velvet on the collar,
cuffs and at the waist. The coat was
lined with heliotrope satin and tas'
tened with heavy graduated bow knots
of jet.
That was all, with the exception OF
pretty fluffy boudoir gowns, the@tsua!
bath robes. which ale counted with
the lingerie, and plain little evening
gown for the house, black skirt
with bayadere stripe, and q bodice
OF yellow under white net. Tue gowns
were all digui1ed and the colors used
very becoming to the matron-with he"
soft white hair. New York Times.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
Husbands for All Girls.

The number Of male infacts born
yearly exceeds that Of female by ! TO :
per cent, the proportion varying
Slightly from year to year. writes
Professor D. F. McAnal!y Of The
American Girls Chances Of Marriage.
in the Ladies Home Journal. 'rChe
mishaps Of bo7hood, however, reduce
the number of boys to some extent. but
not so much as to make the adult
females outnunber the males. Fov
every American woman, therefore.
there ought to be Z husband in posse
if not in esse, and the fact that the e
is q large percentage OF unmarried
adult women in the country and 4
greater proportionate number in some
sections than in others, is attributable
10 causes which hare disturbed tie
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
: Pennsylvania Dover.

An old law Of Pennsylvania required
that every girl, when about to leave her
fathers or employers home, where
she had worked until Of age, should
receive, as her dover, cne feather bed
and bedding, ore full suit Of new
clothing and one spinning wheel. This
law has never been anaulled, though
in he case oi girls indentured to ser
vice it has been merged in money
equivalent when the CHRISTINE is ont;
and il the case Of daughters changed
into az expensive trousssau and home
furnishings upon marriage. -Philadel.
phia Record.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
Inventions and Wage Farmers.

Cass;er's Magazine gives some fig
v,re5 that show in a striking mann =
how new inventions benefit wage-earn-
eys by providing employment in new
lines OF industry. In 1880 there were
no electric street cars. Less than
Il, 600 men operated 2050 miles Of
street car lines then in existence.
There are now over $4,000 miles Of
electric lines, employing $50, 200 r.,a.
III 1870 the census reported only l54
shorthand writer's in the United States.
Owing tc the invention Of the type
writer there a:e now ab ut s., 0OA
stanograpne sand tyrewri;egs Of whom
l1. 900 are women
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
wool and mutton fres Of charge, bct
remember thsy do not thrive or pay
on weeds alone.-Ferm, Field and
Fireside. -.
The Treatment OF q Lawn.


Keeping lawn in order is not dit1.
cult, but itrequires attention. By de'
terring attention until the lawn shows
it needs it is one Of the most certain
ways Of insurins ragged lawn.
Keeping up g lawn Is simply a mat
ter of keeping up good growth OF
grass. The chief points to keep IN
mind are to prevent maturity lseed
productioa) and careful feeding.
Grass, like other field crops, requires
plant food, and, as its root system IS
somewhat shallow, and the sod has
little aeration when continually in sod,
the plant food supplied must be In 8
highly available form.
10 prevent running to seed the
grass must be clipped regularly. In
the spring and early summer months,
before the suns rays have reached the
ierce heat OF midsummer, it is advis-
able to remove all grass eli: pin IS, bnt
during the hot sumner months the
clippings should be left On the lawn
to serve as mulch. This is especial
" true for sections subject to. mid
summer drought. The late summer
clippings should be left as winter
mulch. In the hot days Of midsunn.
mer the lawn sprinklers should not be
started uatil late in the afternoon. -
Light, sandy soils require more pro.
lection from drought than clay soils.
On the former the clippings mulch is
q very important matter. On very
heavy clay soils the clippings mul b
ire uen:ly does more harm than
gcod.
The plant iood is the most inpor-
taat point, not only to keep up solid
mat Of grass, bu: also to prevent that
vitiation due to insufficient nourlsh-
ment which with plants as with AMI
maIs is al inevitable invitation; to
disease. ! lawn requires regularly
every year an application OF nitrogen,
potash and phosphoric acid. All three
Of these fertilizers are necessary, and
an excess Of any one or two cannot
make up for deficiency Of any one.
A fair application, on the basis OF one
acre, is one bag Of muriate Of potash
and two bags OF acid phosphate; that
is, 200 pounds Of the former and 400
pounds Of the latter. These fertillz-
e-s should be thoroughly mixed to.
gether, and it will be an advantage to
mix them with an equal weight OF
fine. dry earth. The best time to: ap.
ply is in August or September, broad
cast. In the sprins, as soon as the
green begins to freshen, apply nitrate
Of soda ct the rate OF 200 pounds PEI
acre
The application Of the nitrate ef
soda is an important matter. The tex
tillzer mast be finely pulverize s,d1
mixed With an equal weight o hne,
dry earth. To>use the nitrat5 without
tie previous application Of shes potash
and phozphates is to invite disaster.
The grass will be stimulated to rank
growth, which it makes wholly at the
expense Of it's vitality. There is no
surer way to destroy lawn.
In cases Of moss growth IN spots.
due largely to lack sof potash and
phosphates, the best treatment IS to
rake over thoroughly, aud . sply burnt
line at the rate of two good handfuls
to the square yard Reseed the fol-
lowing spring. and dc not fail 70 use
the mineral fertilizer in August: :--R.
Garwood in American CultiTstoE. ;
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
; TOR HQMAlI'S BENEFIT.
Contrasts il Te1sta .

Neckties and stocks are now made
of plaia tafeta in two contrasting col
ors. sothat there is one end Of one
color with loop Of the ether on each
side, and the stock shows ore Of the
two colors. Plain tafeta combinations
il shirt waists ere also seen. One cf
the most startling combinations is
green with cerise. Tie yoke, cuffs
and stock are made OF one color, and
the body ard sleeves Of the other.
while tie necktie is Of the combina-
ticn. half Of the string in each color.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
|F0R FARM AND GARDEN.
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To Avoid Weevilly Seed Peas

4 very simple as we'll as satisfactory
way for separating weeviIly peas from
the sound ones is to place the seed in
a solution Of salt and water made Of a
sufficient strength that the sound peas
will sink aud the weevilly onss float.
The il, ,ured grain at the top may be
washed and fed 20 the stock while the
sound seed is sowE. This assures an
even catch to certain extent-and,
better yet, the wesyil!y peas ore not
even wasted.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
Black Dog DaiatieE. =

Chickens are sold by TIE piece in
Buenos Ayres. are dressed be-
fore being~ofered for sale, the only
featheesleft upon them being those
of the tail. The same custom
prevails in China as to dogs. where q
bit of the dogs hair is always left on
the end of the tail, even when the AMI
nal is cooked. But this is. because
the Chinese cop<ide" the Eesa Of bls,cS
dogs the best, and most cestszia to mt.
e brave spi:it into the po.,y @ :Ass
eater. -.- -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20

Fish Commissioner NIcGuire Of
Oregon declares in his 1899 report
that up to the present time salmon to
the value Of about s75, 900, 900 have
been taken out Of the Columbia river.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20

I'M the Gu!ek-com!ns dusk o. tbs tropicai
night,
MIA. was i. that barred the way?
Tte colonel. walking the lines Of the Tenth,
Stcoped down where scl6ier lay
Dad hA lay, bat he guarded still
$! paper n his right hand,
aaf the colonel said: "This soldier fought
1od@y undar my command.
II his is the man whose voice I heas3
ra ths thick Of the battle today:
ia lost NY resinent. sir-the Ninth.
Id s-nt with the Tenth. If may"
''M& were falling to right and left.
,SB bullets around Us few
I lced at him sharply: he simply said,
'Ay.duty I'd ike to d..
& 'He il so, ! answered. 'sstvs with the
Tenth
Id ne disappeared from sight.
They say be fought with gallant VII;
I ssw h;2a no more til tonight.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-20
ri WEEKLY EDITION

IAS INCIDENT AT SANTIAGO

AT SASTIAGo.l
"One hour ago before re be stood,
His voice was steady aa1 low;
Ill flnd my regiment. now. he said
II You'll! give me leave 70 80.
But lest ny ca areain should think sn,rked,
Will you write Lin line tc sey
l fought with the Tenth, under your com
nland.
Ard haze done M duty todayf
Quickly I wrote this paper would show
He lad done bis soldisrly part:
But little 7 though: 10 find him he1a,
With stray shot in his hsars!!
"Ea served With us. with our dead let him
rest.
And give him comrades place"
Tbs man who had fought with the Tenth
seemed 70 smile.
A. he lay With n;s upturned face.
They slipped the paper be never would need
Into his baud again.
and the colonial passed slowly along the lines
70 cheer his dropping men.
Edith u. Thomas. in SeT York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
The Passing of Carl Schurz.

The national Republican party will rejoice over
the failure mugwump chieftans attempt to get
back within their lines than winning off
the old ragchewer designs the party of emancpa
4ion expansion progression imperialism proves
100 degeneraed stomach and the public
nouncement that support the adminstra
ton will fmpart new courage to our boys Philip
pines and restore the Republican ranks
home. n connection this old bey-achng relic
of prehistoric also impos
sble support Democratic party with its free silver
heresy This viii prove equally gratifying to the anti
expansion Democracy. So once,
aged win endorsement everybody, pre-
sumabe that political po-pouri, yc1ept mugwump
will remain serene possession inconsist
ency embodied n a single individual schurz
that opposed cleo
Governor Roosevelt year, Presumably
is more proud fact than Roosevelt himself
ever the supreme political congratuation of the campaign
1899 is the his signature,
biggest political renegade of century
o die a mugwump
Carl schurz, who has not denounced Mckinley more
reservedly than he did Lincoln praised
Aguinaldo ardenty Cleveland and who.
any greatly honored as he has BEEN will
find but step which he the
present qualification people, and that is
TO follow the lustrious of Waldorf by
swearing his allegiance country and getting out