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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18
Niagara's Kew Bridge.

From the materials which COM
prised the old suspension bridge at
Niagara Falls, which has recently
gwen way to s. larger and more pre-
tentious span structure, another
bridge will be reared over the same
stream some distance below.
The towers and approaches Of the
new bridge have been completed and
all is ready for the stringing Of the
cables and the erection Of the iron.
The site will be on the spot near the
village of Lewiston, n. y, and tho Q
quaint old town of Queenston, Ont,
where in 1s5O-51 q suspension bridge
was built to connect the Lewiston
Mountain with the historic Queens
ton Heights, into the soil Of shieh
the blood of the brave Canadian, Gen
erai Brock, soaked when he fell NOR
tally wounded. The old bridge was
many years ahead Of the profitable de-
mands Of the times, and when it was
destroyed it wss never afteCTard re-
hailt, philadelphia Record
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18

A man with coat of aud long hair
flying in the wind, mounted atelegraph
pole at Cottage Grove avenue and
Twenty.si1th street one day the other
week. From his waist dangled q
long rope. He attached the loose end
to one of the iron climbing spikes and
let himself dow. Releasing his hold
on the pole he dangled in the air, sus-
pended by the waist. A policeman
from the Cottage Grove avenue sta
ton rushed across the street and out
the man down.
"What did you do that for?" he
demanded Of the long-haired indlvld-
ual
sT wanted to commit suicide" vas
the calm reply.
sTf YOU wanted to commit suicide.
Why didn't you tie the rope around
your neck instead Of about your
waist?"
"Why, I couldn't breathe that way"
answered the coatless man, as though
astounded at the policeman's igno-
rance.
The officer called the patrol wagon,
and the man with the football hair
was sent to the station. He proved to
be a demented patient from one OF the
hospitals in the vicinity. Chicago
| Journal,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18
LITTLE SERMONS FROM DICKENS

Let there be union among US.
Philosophers are only mon in armo1
alter all.
Ride on over all obstacles and win
the race.
A man never knows what he can dc
till be tries.
Energy and determination have done
wonders many time.
There is providence in everything
everything works for the best.
In journeys, as in life, it is great
deal easier to go down hill than up.
You must expect to 60 out, some
day, like the snuff Of a candle; a mar
can die but once.
Among men who have sound ant
sterling qualities, there is nothing 81
contagious as pure openness of heart
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18
Girls in Greece

In Greece girls are betrothed at
cry early age, and their dowry con-
sists of household furniture and linen
rather than money. Although most
Greek girls are naturally very pretty,
they bcgii to paint aud powder from
a very early aga-the cheeks bright
red, the eyebrows and lashes deepest
black and veins delicately blue. The
result is that they are withered old
women at 40, and thus nowhere are
uelier females to be found than be-
meath the blue skies o. this classic
land. Every Greek family who can
afford TO do so keeps a French nurse
or maid, for French is almost univer-
sally SPOKEN in society. Painting and
music are quite unnecessary, but girls
are carefully trained in dancing and
drilled to conduct themselves with
elegance. Lastly, household duties
are taught how to make rose jam,
Turkish coffee and various delicate
sweetmeats.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18
inst a Hint.

"Father," asked Tommy. the other
day, "why is it that the boy is said
to be the father of the nan?''
Mr.. Tompkins had never given this
subject any thought and was hardly
prepared to answer ofhand.
"Why, why" he said, stumblingly,
'tit's so because it is, / suppose.
"Well," said Tommy, "since I'm
your father, I'm going to give you a
ticket to a theatre and half crown
besides. I always said that if I was q
father wouldn't be so stingy as the
rest of them are. Go in and have
good time while you're young. /
never had chance myself"
"Mr. Tompkins gazed in blank as
tonishment at Tommy. Slowly the
significance of The hint daw2ed upon
him. Producing the silver coin, lie
said:
s'Take it, Thomas. When you
really DO become a father 7 hope it
won't be your misfortune to"bave q
son who is smarter than yourself, ~
Tit.Rits.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18
Deltas and EARLY Civilization.

A solution of the problem Why
the earliest known civilizations -
those Of Babylonia, Egypt and China
should all have made their appear
ance in the deltas Of great rivers has
at last been suggested. 1t has been
shown that clay, which fo- practical
purposes is insoluble in water, will
nevertheless combine with it to q Ger
tain extent, remaining in state Of
suspension known as colloidcl or gel
atinous. In this condition it has tue
curious property Of abso bing like a
sponge any crysta!izable salts, as, for
instan, G, those OF nitrogen. But if
into the wafer containing this colloidal
clay solution of common salt be
poured, tue clay, with the nitroSenous
salts that it holds ike trap, will III
stantly be thrown down as wooliy
precipitate Now, this is exactly what
happeas vi /. great river like the
Me. During its periodic foods it
holds in solution large quantity Of
colloidal clay. This clay in its turn
attracts from the air quantities of the
nitrogen, which is, as Sir William
Crookes has lately informed US, tie
life of plants. On meeting the salt
water OF the sea this clay, with its i'm
prisoned nitrogen, is thrown and re-
mains behind as delta composed of
the ideal sol! for the raising Of cereals.
And that the introduction Of cereals
has always bocu the first condition Of
civilized life needs no demonstration.
The traditions OF every nation have al
ways made their ciyilize" or "culture
col" the PERSON who first taught them
agriculture. Pail Mall Gazette,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18
BLACK JOHNSON, TIE T TIE SCOUT.
A TALE OF THE TEXAS FRONTIER.

1XAS was my
home in my
early days, and
ct the time I
am writin 6
about 7 was en-
gagged many
years ago, IN
connection with
an old friend, ,
in stocking a
sheep farm in
Harrison Coun-
tv. and was on
my way west to
purchase alarge
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18
TRI-.WEEKLY EDITj
OVERLOOKED;

He wouldn't be praised in play.
i. His hone's neither palace no- hovel;
. He's only man Of to-day. -
" ae couldn't do much with 8 sabre,
II carnage and riot were rite; a
:. He merely can suffer and labor
: hero Of everyday life.
T.
He isn't delightfully."- daring;
He isn't maiden's ideal,
:. His love and devotion declaring
.. 4 hero Of ballads and steel.
He's merelya man who is fighting
The battle of civilized times
: 4 ballad that's whitening, blighting,
= Unsung in the troubadour's rhymes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18

His smile Is ruse to keep hidden
From those to lis heart ever dear
The phantoms that greet him unbidGer,
The future he's tempted to fear;
His life is q constant endeavor
To keep their eyes turned to the light
70 seem TO be happy whatever
The prospect OF darke1tng night.
He's really but one OF the many,
Determined and patient and bold,
Whose struggles as noble as any
By poet or novelist told.
And later, when Time writes the story
Of those who've been valiant in strife
A page will be due to the glory
OF heroes Of everyday life.
Eff, in the Chicago Evening Post.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-18

Of her Eastern possessions, would
have fallen into the hands OF the Eng.
lish, and their whole history would
have been changed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
spra yinu. Fruit Trees.

The spraying Of fruit trees In order
to destroy injurious parasitic Fungus
and destructive insects has now almost
become as regular part of gardening
work as wedding and In other ways cui-
tivating the garden crop; but Il requires
just as much judgment as any other de-
partment of gardening. Sometimes IN
jury results from the strength OF the
copper solution. 1t is well, therefore,
to use a small portion Of lime, which Is
believed to be security against the
excess Of the other articles. And again,
spraying is often a failure through the
application not being thorough. The
under surface will sometimes be miss
ed. or the spraying machine put in a
position where the upper surface of the
leaves receives little of the spraying
mixture. 1t Is not wise to spray where
there is probability Of rain soon fol-
lowing, as in that case the mixture is
washed off, and If by chance rain does
follow, another application should be
made.-Meehan's Monthly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
Seed termination.

If all the grass seed usually sown
were to terminate there would be about
1000 plants to the square foot 1t takes
about $4,000 seeds of timothy to weigh
an ounce. Careful experiments have
shown that timothy seed covered by
two inches of dirt cannot shoot into
growth. Covered from three-quarters
to an inch only about one-half of the
good seeds will come forth. Red clover
seed cannot get through two inches of
dirt. White clover seed covered ~
inches deep will not come through, and
only about half will grow when cover
ell from one-half to three-quarters of
an inch deep. Alsike clover seed will
not push through III inches of covering.
The above results were obtained by
sowing the seed In finely sifted dark
loan, which was kept moist during the
process Of termination. From one
quarter to one-half an inch is the right
depth to cover grass seed.-Hartford
Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25

tributary to Chicago free to the agri-
culturist. Florida was invaded by
new army of settlers. The settled area
of the nation had increased In the dec
ade 100000 square miles.
Texas and the region involved In the
Guadeloupe Hidalgo treaty were ac-
ouired by the expansive government
before 1850 came around. More States
were admitted to the Union and new
Territories were organized. Along the
northern Mississippi River settlements
sprung up rapidly. The discovery Of
gold In California made 1t necessary
to draw the population circles around
that far western part Of the nation.
The inhabited portion Of the country
now comprised approximately mill
ion square miles. In 1860 the territorial
changes included the acquisition Of that
strip Of Arizona and New Mexico
south of the ella River. New Terri
tories continued to be formed, now be-
ing nodded out Of the unsettled parts Of
the Cordilleran region into Utah and
Washington. This period witnessed
for the first time in the settlement Of
Kansas and Nebraska considerable
movement of population beyond the
Missouri River. Even In northern
Maine, with its uninviting rocks, there
is noticeable progress Of civilization.
Along the gulf coast there is no change.
In spite of the war the succeeding
decade-ending in 1ST0-was one of
growth. Kansas, Nevada and Ne
braska were admitted as States, and
half a dozen Territories were organ
lied. West Virginia took on its sepa-
rate identity. The State of Michigan
took notable "boom." The total area
of population had reached 100000
square miles. This was advanced to
100000 by 1880, in the lapse of anoth-
er decade. In this later period that
part of the country which made great
est strides In population was the Kan
sas-Nebraska region.
In tracing this growth Of population
Il Is curious to note that within the
settled portions Of the country there
are several sections which have re-
Iudiucu Nhbih. hOOut A~,-
600 square miles of territory In the
northern part of Maine are almost
without habitation. The Adirondack
region In northern New York is anoth-
er section which offers serious obsta-
cles to settlement. In northern Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, also sparsely set
tied, the situation Is about the same.
Densely wooded lands and severe eli
mate have scared of the settler and in
vited only the logger, who enjoys prac-
tically monopoly of the territory. In
all these sections where within terri
tory that is thickly populated there lie
distinct regions passed by the immi-
grant the same condition Of slow and
rapidly accelerating absorption pre-
walls. The encroachments year by
year are growing In pace, and with the
taking up of the prairie land of the
West these cold and wooded sections
VIII come within the range Of the ex-
plorer's vision
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
short State Items

Nursery stock to the amount of nearly
$1,000 was sold at Sebewaing the other
day.
George Strocbe, of Ferrysburg, has been
elected superintendent of the Spring Lake
schools.
Rev. w. III. Simmons, Of Corunna. has
accepted n call to the Presbyterian church
Ut Mt. Pleasant.
Ann Arbor school board will prohibit
secret societies among high school stu.
dents next term
Edward Burdick had one of his legs
smashed and broken in three places while
coupling cars at Plymouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Il. i. Thorne, who are
both past 40 years of age, were injured
in a runaway at Mason.
More than 100000 young fruit trees
have been purchased 10y Van Buren, Coun-
ty fruit growers this spring.
The man killed on the Michigan Central
tracks near Jackson was identified as
Reuben Carpenter, of Union City.
Efforts are being made by Grand Haven
and Holland wheelmen to have a gravel
path constructed between the two cities.
Search is being made at Battle Greek
for Mary Metzner, the divorced wife of
James Mcclure, of Toledo. Her fathe
has left an estate to her.
A swindler. claiming to represent the
bank of Frank w. Hubbard Il Co. of Bad
Axe. succeeded in passing a worthless
draft for 500 on Virginia bank.
Assistant Adjt. Gen. Richardson an
nounces that no vacancy exists at present
in the Michigan National Guard and that
several applications are already on file.
Prof. Trowbridge, who for year has
been principal of the high school at Ad-
rian, has accepted position in the Lewis
institute at Chicago.
Reports from different parts of Isabella
County are to the effect that fruit trees
are loaded with buds and blossoms. but
that little worm has made its appear.
ance and Is doing great damage to the
trees.
At the closing session of the Delta
Gamma woman's fraternity convention
at Albion, Lincoln, Neb., was chosen as
| the place Of meeting In 1901. Grand off,
GERS were chosen as follows: President,
Nina Howard, Glencoe, ILL.,; Treasurer,
Mary Foster, Madison, Wis.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
Pine Tar for Insects.

BY distilling pine knots, a very prom
Using insecticide has been secured. The
Alabama Experiment Station has tested
it for leaf-eating insects, and finds that
it both kills and repels them. 1t has
a slight burning effect upon the foliage,
but Mr.. Koch, who introduces it, hopes
to succeed in overcoming this another
season. 1t mixes quite readily with
water, and it's slightly gummy and
sticky properties make it more endur-
ing than the ordinary insecticde. The
undiluted material has been used on
young elms and found excellent for re-
polling borers and insects by smearlng
it over the trunks. For this purpose
the fact that it washes off easily during
wet weather Is an objection.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
donald Got It.

In a small village on the west coast
of Scotland there was a natural called
Donald, who did odd jobs, especially
about the hotel. One afternoon three
gentlemen were standing In front Of
the hotel, and along with them n small
terrier, when Donald happened to pass.
Wishing to have joke at his expense,
one Of them, taking out half crown,
said:
IF you get this you may keep it,"
Then, calling to the dog to fetch" he
flung 1t away. The dog got 1t first; but
Donald, not to be done out of his half
crown, picked up stone, and calling
the dogs attention flung 1t a piece
away. The dog Immediately dropped
the half-crown and tore after the stone,
when Donald quietly lifted and pocket
ed the coin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
A MONSTER DAM.
Kalamaxoo River Will BE Harnessed
and Made to Drive Machinerys


and Made to Drive Machinery.
In Trowbrldge township is being con-
structed at present dam which Is far
ahead of anything of the kind elsewhere
In the State. BY ii the Kalamazoo river
will be harnessed and its energy converted
into electric power for the running OF
lighting plants and other machinery IN
that portion of the State, TO which 1t Will
be conveyed by wires which are now being
strung. The spot selected is an ideal one,
so the engineers say, for such dam. The
river is narrow at this point and on either
side are very high, steep bluffs. Then
there is an exceptionally heavy fall to the
river for some miles just above the point
which makes it the more valuable for
water power.
In the construction OF the dam over
1 200 900 feet Of lumber. 400 cords Of
stone and thirteen carloads of cement will
be used. On either end of the dam will be
built immense stone wings far into the
bluff to prevent the water getting around
the ends. The course Of the river has
been turned into narrow channel on the
south bank, while the workmen have
dredged out the bed of the stream and en-
closed it in a cofferdam, and have dug
down through sand and loose boulders to
the hardpan below and laid thereon solid
foundation Of concrete. Building from
this, they have put in thousands of feet
Of huge logs, hewed to fit each other In
the form Of narrow cribs about four feet
wide and ten to twelve feet long. The in
terstices are filled in with concrete from
the foundation up to the top, total depth
of almost forty feet. Slipping back from
the face Of the dam, the concrete and logs
extend distance Of seventy feet up river,
making the dam as solid as the hills which
lock the river in it's bed. -Four penstocks
with pair of turbine wheels in each form
the driving machinery for the plant, locat-
ed on the north bank Of the river. These
penstocks are nine feet in diameter, and
being furnished with head of water
gained from pcnt-up lake Of a thousand
acres or more in extent, with a sheer drop
of the water through the penstock and
over the turbines of twenty-four feet, a
power equal in engineering terms to three
thousand horses is harnessed and made to
turn the thirteen-inch main driving shaft
to which is belted the immense dynamo
which generates current of from two TO
twenty thousand volts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
ELECTRIC FIRE BALL.
II the Operator Had Touched 1t He
Would Have Been Electrocuted.

hHvC DCCu AIlCCtIOCuteOs
ELECTRICITY Is like a mule in one re-
spect," said veteran operator. "You
can never tell just when it's going to
get up on Its front legs and kick you
into the middle Of next week. remem-
Der, years ago, when was night chief
operator at the office in Richmond,
Va, very strange thing happened.
was sitting at my table one night at
about IL o'clock, waiting for 1t to stop
raining, when could go home. There
was big storm up the line, and while
we didn't feel II to any great extent in
the city, the lightning had been play
ing the mischief with the wires in the
office, and several Of the connections
had burnt out. All of a sudden heard
a strange swapping sound at my instru-
ment, and the next thing l knew a
fash of blush white fire lit up the
whole room. Then a globe of flame
about the size of an orange seemed to
spring from the armature and began to
roll slowly from over the top Of the
table. AS nearly as can describe the
thlbSy ~ was hhC eiObuaC Va htOitCh
metal, glowing through and through
with incandescent fire and shimmering
with every color Of the rainbow. 1t
was beautiful to look at and fasci-
mated me like a snake. Moreover, 1t
seemed as fragile as bubble-as If a
touch would shiver 1t to atoms-and
without thinking reached for 1t with
a wooden ruler. Luckily my assistant
had more sense, and he yelled at me
so frantically that / stopped before I
touched it. Just then the fiery ball
reached the edge and rolled off. AS 1t
struck the floor 1t shattered like drop
of quicksilver and suddenly disappear
ed. When recovered my senses and
looked at the table l was shocked. The
instrument was wreck, and the track
Of the electric apparition was charred
into the wood half an inch deep. If
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
News of Minor Note.

Fire destroyed the Grand Rapids ye.
neer works. Loss 100000.
The farm residence of s. ]. Hill. located
a mile north of Wayne, burned. Loss 81 :.
oOO; partially covered by insurance.
Mrs. Morrill,, wife of Roland Morrill, NJ
Benton Harbor, ex-president Of the State
horticultural Society, died at her home.
The handsome new church of ST. Boni-
face congregation German Catholic) at
Bay City will be dedicated early in June.
Joseph Kennedy was locked in Jail at
Cass City on the charge of assault
Friends broke into the Jail the same night
and rescued him.
The famous Hulbert-Mains case in the
United States District Court at Detroit
came to close when the jury rendered
verdict for the plaintiff.
The safe in the Detroit, Grand Rapids
and Western Railroad station at PORT
land was blown open and ruined. About
SIS in cash was taken. Local talen. 10
suspected.
At Calumet, James Henderson, charged
with the larceny of Marcus Sterk's money.
which was stolen in public bathhouse,
was discharged from custody when his
case came up.
William Puffer, deaf mute, was killed
by Michigan Central train near Burr
Oak. while walking on the track. He was
an inmate Of the poorhouse and was about
20 years old.
A jury at Bay City gave a farmer nam.
ed John Henrschmann verdict for $500
against the Michigan Central Railroad
Co. Hesclaimed his crops were Destroy
ed by fire which was started by section
men.
The Interdenominational Sunday school
convention at Lapeer elected these on
GERS: President, III. p. Piper of Lapeer:
vice-presidept, Ella Abbey of Metamora:
secretary, Mrs. f. N. Wesley of North
Branch; treasurer, Paul A. Cowgirl Of La
peer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
Buckwheat for Low Grounds.

The buckwheat crop is peculiar in the
fact that it can be put in after July and
still make crop Of grain that furnishes
excellent food for man. 1t is almost al
ways sown on low, wet land that could
not be titled earlier in the season. In
fact, 1t is more often failure than not
If sown on high, dry land, even in the
East, where there is usually plenty OF
moisture. 1t cannot be grown with
profit beyond the region of the great
lakes, and the two States Of Pennsyl-
yania and New York produce yearly
more buckwheat than all the other
States In the Union.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25

had prodded 1t wouldn't be telling the
story, for the ruler had a metal edge,
and 1 certainly would have been cleo
trocuted then and there. / have heard
Of such balls of fire from few old op-
orators, but that's the only one 1 ever
saw, and I'm not yearning to see an
other. Nobody has ever been able to
explain them. OF course the time I
speak Of was before the introduction Of
improved current arresters, and nova
days such visitors are pretty effectively
barred out."-Kansas City Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR.
In France There IL One Saloon to
Every Thirty Adults.

Statistics presented at the recent
nti-alcoholic congress in Paris showed
that in France there is one saloon for
every thirty adults. Every man, wom-
an and child in France consumes, on
the average, the equivalent of sixteen
quarts of alcohol each year. The in
habitants of Belgium and Germany
come next with a consumption Of
twelve quarts. In England the con-
sumption per inhabitant is 1915 quarts;
in Switzerland, 10 quarts; in Italy, IA;
in Holland, II; in the United States, q;
in Sweden, 8; in Norway, ga; and in
Canada, 2.25. In France and Belgium
the amount Of alcohol consumed year
ly is increasing; in Holland, England
and Italy it is stationary; in all the 9TH
er countries 1t Is gradually diminish
ing.