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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
O"o Woman 1t cn auction.

Women, bless 'em, are queer creaf'
ur5s. This was demonstrated at al
auction sale in Omaha not long ago.
a beautiful silver toilet set was put
up, and the auctioneer told hand
some story about the value OF the
articles. ae was eloquent and per-
suasivs, and woman started the bid
at 81. Another woman bid $3.50.
The first bidder looked daggers at the
second bidder and promptly bid So.
The bidders seesawed until the bids
reachei! SO. Then the first bidder
shot an ausry glance 1t ler competl'
tor and bid $l2 The auctioneer
smiled. and called, "AIl done?
Twelve dollars once, twice, threa-e-c
t;..las aui-saiJ.
I,ns" IL. ;c;;,42laa; bidder ;ur12l
5a.o. Sac wal!;c; h;c.l 70 The c!eri,
c:,sac$.l ";;;, wrapping the PACKAGE
"ml .r.ivc:.Hr IL" :-::::.s.c.:"- an "n:o
D;'I =, 90.
"I~;: -",.::2.;s: I :'.:T4.l; "a
Sc 5? : :, ~: :.>.;t. Ell H.; -.
-. ~. -: il; I.>,;:. lax. ti,a:
.:a~-: .;:..!:j -. -. =
:..r. -. ,::::... r:;% ':s@': ! !,
a.. ... --.- , 80: - =. :r.:'- =
"a: a.! Il: So. 81 49,: :. ~":".
!-N.as!a Nu.;;.'-:-....t
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
- Nassau s.. Now YORK.

:hc prevailing depression in st. Te..
tersburg. Russia. is that all danger Of
n general European war is far from
reiug over. The Russians are cen
vlnced that the English are bent on
Sighting. AS for the Russian Army
and Navy. they have long been any.
ious to measure themselves with tie
British forces. Although the treaty OF
alliance between France and Russia
makes no provision for the eyentuali.
ty Of a wsr between the English and
French, the unanimous opinion among
Russians is tnnat the Cars forces
would, sooner or later. be dragged into
lhe contest. Though war has. for the
present. been avertcil. the Russians
firmly believe that the dav MUS; come
when they VII tn compelled 20 fight
the Cn";:ci
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
SoJAW MEN MUST MOVE.
DaGes Commission at Ardnore Decides
tc Eject Them,

tc Eject Them.
The squaw men must so. This pain
tul conclusion has finally been reached
Dy the Dawes commission at AIdmore,
7. T. Indian Agent Wisdom has been
ordered to eject them. From the poiatt
Of view of the squaw men this edict is
harsh. 4 squaw man, be it understood,
Is white man~who marries 2l Indian
maiden and Eettles uron her property.
Twenty thousand CT than have done
Just this thing and have raised 5000
children, half Indian and hail Squa"
men, to rise up and call them t:es."A.
The civilized tribes Of Indian te.r::;cc:'s
are. according to their wealth 0e1 cap
tte, among the richest people il th%
world. Before the var they 1Irncd ne-
gro slaves, and, although the war freed
them, it was not unit. recently that
they could be coerced. by Washington
into giving them the right 70 vote. But
the souaw men could vote. The sonaw
man is wise in his generation. Hc
married the Indian girl, got admitted
TO tho tribe as an Indian and acquired
citizenship, with all its privileges, ami
80 has become a Formidable clement
in the voting population OF the Indian
tribes. Being a sGuaT man has 1oT
become a regular profession G. indus
try in the western states, With e kind
OF trades-union or squaw-ran associa-
ton to protect their rights. Their
walking delegates, however, were
caught mapping this tine, and a mans
enemies are they o. his own housahcld.
For it is the Dawes commission and not
the /, diars themselves who viii drive
them cut of this coed land. whittier
they have gene to possess it. ard which
they trusted tnat every place wherecn
the soles Of their feet should tread
should be theirs. The property Of the
souaws Is in land and funds held by the
United States government, and if the
souaw men are to be driven out they
will be at a distinct disadvantage as
compared with the squaw men who
come over from Europe and marry
wives in New York and then go hack
home with wives, property and all
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
GOLD AND RONEY IN TREE.
Boys Make Surprising Discovery on a
Tennessee Farm.

Tennessee Farm.
From the Humboldt (Tenn.) Jour
nal: Friday afternoon when CONS
boys who had been to the river bath
ing were returning home alcng the road
which leeds to Colonel I. II. .Dulgal's Z
farm they found bee tree about
"arty feet fIola the roadside. Their
first act was to procure an az and the
necessary fixtures Tor capturing the
honeT. When all arrangements were
completed they preceded to cut down
the tcee. Many we're the licks it took
to fe-l the oak, as it was perhaps about
four or five fee: in diameter, and the
number Of grains running through the
wood numbered about eighty, which
proved this ore to be about eighty
years old. After the tree had fallen
they quickly lighted some rags, and
after the bees had been smoked out
each boy made a rush to obtain his
share Of the honey. They soon filed
a tventy-gallon stand and two or three
buckets, ard as the last comb CT honey
was being taken down they saw some
shining object still further down in the
tree. They set to work with their ak,
ard soon a block was chipped off large
enough to see the object better, and it
was found to be pot 81 gold, the value
Of which was S2,0U0. Whose it was anG
how It came to be tl!are no one can tel,
but it is supposed to have beer. put
there during tbe war in 1865.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Ec.-t;:n. House Strategy.

sccnc-TGo breakfast taole Of q
West Ed boarding house.
7Ir. SmitG4rs Pass the sat,
Please
10 notice IS taken.
-l,Iir. :5m::hcrs iraisins his VOICE.
"JPazs the s&:;, p.s&se.'
His nejgllors are absorbed in their
convsr&at;o4, aud Lis request remains
UNDECIDED.
III. 52i,i!e-s--"EEzave you heard the
latest scanGai?'
Everybody (ea5 ''No; what is
;t:'
5Ir. &mitDers -: F:Pass the salt,
please ."--Golden Penny.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Men now Iiyinr can remember VII

Men now living can remember when
Rowland Hill effected the adoption Of
the penny post'' il Elgland, and the
vast progress it marked i'll human in
tercouse and information. To-day We
stand upon the threshold Of penny
post era, not oaiy throughout the
British Empire, but in all the English
speaking world. It will be time o:
mighty forward movements toward
that intimate intercourse and syE2ee'
thetic mutual knowledge that are tie
essential prelude to the brotherhood
CT man.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
81 Feel Etko a New Person.
Mrs GEO. LEAcH,

Mrs. GEO. LEAca,
1909 Belle St., Alton, III, writes:
"Betore ! began to take your Vege-
table Compound I was great sufferer
from womb trouble. Nenses would ap-
pear two and three tines in month.
causing me to be so weak T could not
stand. 1could neither slecpnor eot, and
looked so badly ny friends hardly
knew me.
"1 took doctors medicine but d!d not
derive much heneft from It. Ny d-rg-
gist gave ne enc OF your little boci..z,
and after reading it decided 70 :-y
Lydia E. Pinkhana's Vegetable Com
pound. I feel like new pcrzoc. /
would not give your Compound for al
the doctors medicine in the world. :
can not praise It enough"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Tie Kaissr's Eiyjng Tip.

Never again let foreigners la72'. &,
American tourists Cor rushing through
renowned picture gonc::e& anl ho;i&:-
ing Of having done Europe" i eight
days! The German emperor ard i;;;:i
press beat the bard ii tie :2pi.;;;y
with which they d;d Palestine. Five,
minute stops are made {; The holy
places, and the Kaiser makes a <Ia4o:::
and the Kaiserir si:&!:S z kodak. 49,;
then on they pass lie ;;;..'..;;!:a ?
whirIwind.- .--Hostcn Unc2i:i.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Catare, cannon be Cured

With local applications. IS they, cannot reach
tho seat o. The disease. CaT::rIh IS 4 COZ oi
con- tiLuticnal disease, + nj in order to cUre II
YOU NUT take i:t.rn re,nediea. Hollis Ca.
tlrrh Cu-- is taken int"Tu 4 ". and acts g.
rect on tho blood and mucous surface. :Ia!':
Ca.arr;, Cil-t i cot Il quac!l melic,cc It Ma:
prescribed b.: one of &c bes PHYSICIANS n
this country for years. and is a regular pre-
scr;ption It is composed OF TIC best tonic
Known. combined with tho best Gicod pur.
fcrs, actirg G.r"c Il on the mucous surfaces
The per ecS c. u: b: 4 t;i.n nt tGc Two in" rGti::
cntsis what PRODUCES .!:ch wo:dGrfnl rc-wit
in curing atarrh. lend for 1i;u:onia!S. free
F.J. CHENEY Il o.. Props. !oieJo, q.
Sold by DTj ;gists, price. T5c.
Halls Family Pill ar the ;.tSt.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Spain will fnd heap Of consola-
ton in that s2o,o0o,ooo CT good
American money, It is more cash
than she could have squeezed oUt OF
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
il the next dozen years, even if sic
had been permitted to retain hec SOY.
er3iSnty over those islands.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
LAucKTER.PRoVoElNc STORIES FOR
LOVERS CS' FUN:

Father Cscd to Make-Tucnins Night
Into Day-The A!:erai Idlot-Tne
e'ecd OF the 3Ioment-one Exception
Tito Course Of True Love, Etc, Eteo
Said a young ard tac:los3 husband
To his inexperienced wife.
sII YEA wc.:lG au: c;ve VI leading
&:'c,i 2 .asai ioMab;" lie,
:a:i ':e:o:e mar2 :i:::c - c,t;iC:::-
How TO nj; al; .y'.:":: > tt.:c-
IhGn. .f-a%;.s. yot 49,, i ;!.a.;" -: !-:::;1T
&;ic:! IS ::iC:i::: ":.'H - :;.;l,..H''
And tjn VIE cesc!::::... answered
fEor ihe worn? Nj; s,.y". :@-i - 2", a:
f;If vo2 wonia Ir- :',;a - :!"r:g,
Ind y scc.c Ct Gina: crso
T. d4-3ta M.0:2 :i',i3 . ;;'i=:Ta.a--
when - ;;2y and '!at y ss1t,--
TEc9. perhaps. E0l :ai::!s iGai;: :aoIcy
Cue; ao father use: lc :l:at;e.''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
RECLAIMED HEALTH.
Gratifying Letters to Mrs. Pink.
ham From Happy Women.
"f Orc You Hy Life.7
hrs. e. Woc3lsER,
Mills, Neh., writes:

"DEAE Mrs. P1NEHAM:-I owe my
life to your Vegetable Compound. The
doctors said I had consumption and
nothing could be done sor ne. My
menst7uation had stopped and they
said my blood was turning to water. I
had several doctors. They al said I
could not I've. Ibegan the use Of Lydia
2. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and it helped me right away; menses
returned and ] have gained il weight.
1haye better health than have hal Tor
years. 1tiswonderful wha5you- Com
pound has done for nc
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
TIE literal IG:ca. .

Tae Sentimental One - Alas!
--,laay 6 smiling !scs co1esc,s ~ a:l-'
ing heart"
The Literal Ifjiot--''It seems 10 ne
tl:c; IN aching tooS1 woail De lao-e
likely 70 Is tlo2e. "--rtl!2a22ol.e
Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
A Champion.

lIrs. Ipsiey-"Ihey say your hus-
5and is one Of the best golf-players in
this town" Mrs. WanstoD-"Oh, yes,
hs IS thorough master Of it. Why,
he can actually talk the language in
his stcns."-Ckirag News.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
.f.t Z: Tc,i.

"T2e2 ve wee !:!a:::ied,' a>3;;5al
;ha vcu=y wife, ':;ie said &c ;ovs>: l. Q
with > love more caA@g!cy :o1u t1c
everlasting 2ra::;::.'' -
End j: didn't !@@::" 4';cr:sd tie
5Jmpa.;1;zi1c friend.
".i.as..." echoed tie JcG23 wife, dry
:a3 i!er ;ca:z. 80! j;i':::': last Is long
- . cedar block nS7tn:2s. ''-CA:caso
Ir;;,u2:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
The Ee;nar-.. oG 4 ErGtc.

"Eere is an article headed from
War to Weilock,'" said Mrs. Tiff as
size looked oTec the newspaper. ct
is a. ajliterasive title"
EYES," added Dir. Til; ':a:iite1a-
tive, BIZ! tautciogica!."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Her hone.

Il understand Mrs. Weed is to marry
again." Eyes. They say she drove
her late husband to drink" "Weil,
she is to marry a prohibitionist, and
she expects to secure Tindication. -
Puck.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Tne Course OF Trae Love.

Bessi=-tI thought c,.?iie Sander
soa vas to have tcea :ns:Tiel las
week."
Jsss;e-';so she va:, bls Charles
xic:, aunt, who hal been g;Te.e uo, is
getting wei! again. ''-Iarler1 Lie.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
EEcco Dangerous Than :corc..ins.

2Ec:o Dangerous Than 5torc!.ins.
Jim-f:Eoa locE aw;al!y gIun.
What's TIE natter"
Jack-"Eaea b:c:ciia-.
'sGcLe5 Wit, aa acc;de@t::'
"Ets, -c;:a tandem via pretty
irirl ard 60; a! broken -. .'-Detroi5
%:rce Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Cnr ENrc,,l: :1:".

"Cer::iniy 10 gentleman voai't re-.
iesa 10 ctiIer lazy i!is Sea-
NO i is II ;hs Ec:f Iocs Stoc'z
E5nllaSGe. They cos: $--S. 90 apiece. "
cleveland Pain Dsa,e:.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Turning Ni-::it sr.o hay:

"Does your Bag Givd -: r,cd
tro13lc at MiSlt:::'
NO. We're fcolet il i: isvia5 : 81
electric lighs put u, j. front o. cuc
house. "-C::ic2yo Eews.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
-, IA E1clcn-c c< Cem"iii& eHee:.

Tbs Eoase-"5o% arc So;? r.
strikes ms you are not looking very
we'll"
Tao Well-"5t:ikes me you looE c
little peaked you:se!f."=JuGge.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
No-To-Bac Cor FIFTY Gents 20

4 law granting $500 to every burg e
is the father Of twelve ho,s nas pee
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
London has an uaGergrcua lie tic road

Fits permanently cured. ~ E fte?:Ee-Toa =
?ess tier first days rsa o. Or. Kline raa
Nerve Rcstcrer. ee srial ho;Ilc and treatise ice'
DR. Il. Ii. KLINE. Ltd. :i3l a rch 81. Fal!:. "a
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
Beauty without it. CaScarets, Candy CathaT-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purtics from the body: Begin. today to
aa2ish pilnPlcs bells, blotehes' blackheads,
ssts, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, 1oc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

To Cnre Constipatio9~FeSs
Teke Cascarets Candy Catharttc-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Progressive Fco2ie sTiss.ts'% g Sil@i
;.uncs or ::iakei..ve t:1eHtsin any kind @: c.
terpris in The FINEST SEcTtcS oT TIES 9, II
viii learn sGmcsn.us grail, 20 :nci: a'!%2T-
II % b. EGirc.si q p::t2l 10 I4-.:. i'atCi"k.
P.uc Bluff. y. G .crNr iir.Ght, II: nN,ir. - .
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Educate 1e1r Bowels With Cascar3tS
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation .ore ver.
.cc, 25c. II c. 6. G. fail druggists refund money
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
HiS Rnn1NhncY.

Gerald-If you don't marry me !
shall go to the dogs. Ge7aldine-You
won't have to so far. There's ooe
waiting for you at the gate.-New
York World.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Jerusalem is now nothing but C shadow Q!
The magnificent city Ct aEEssilaa2t stmes. It 1s
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

4 new cotton and Roolen mill has been
Established at Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Theodore Camp, Of Mount Vernon, N. Z.
has been teaching sehool for over G2 years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Mrs. Wirslow's sSooth u: yrIf t.;: :iii'.rc:i
tccthing scftc2s tte gums, rcdi:c!2c iEH :'ET-
ten S!lGvs TaiD. .curc5 ":1! col 'iG = Ij2st.4
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
s2.G0Assroin-i-u! Ezcc;:::- Z

We think P:&o's Curc !or Co:':isnr- Oil =
The only medicine fcr- [r- r. JENNIE
PISckHEY, S2:;agii2.l. iI:s. Uc:. i:':.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
= TciaaG.2 Ei.s.oH.

Ga5 Policeman "N2a5s =our
s-ade?"
The S1spec!--"Aa ironWo:Gsr."
; "Is TIA: 50? y: =ao wAaSv 80.
suo:7 oboc: i. uso:? 10 ba y he
::slo myself, .
IL :-c--2 IN q ja%2 :. "-l23ia2-
:ro:i5 Tc:-1.-r.~.a'.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

To Cure A Cold in One Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
Druggists refund money fit fails to cure. zoo.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. make .-AS
sea sTocg, niood pure, e9c, e. AL druSg1sta
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28

will send full !i:c rc%a;ng i; 4 f.: Ger .aii
questions wiz. pan H;2t'i- + - n'!,":;%
:nr u cts. tpostage "%0t n,e5.. i" Hal2 i
birth. Il NAV man w~i:i.h ca'! iai' ia..s.
address. Prot. lT:0:'s. !'i.ii.>!: i:H. -.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
CUT RATES.

that ticket he thought to himself. The
conductor looked at him sullenly, watch in
hand
"Wellr' he growled. Then he pulled the
cord, the train slowed up and Corlears
found himself stapdng beside the snowy
track, watching receding point in the
distance. AS the train moved past him
Corlears was conscious of man standing
mOtonless on the other side of the track.
1t a desolate scene that lay about
them. The pale light of a waning winter
moon fell upon long wastes of snow-covered
fields, broken here and there by lines of
black poplars, and defined at the eastern
edge by a long stretch of woods, massed
darkly between the white fields and the
pale sky. Behind, the railroad tracks
stretched between the rows of telegraph
poles. like a long line of music written
across the snow. Just ahead the road en-
tered mountain gorge, through which a
river flowed obscurely.
The two men became conscious of each
other apparently at the same moment.
and looked like clergyman. You've done
pistol from his pocket and taking deliber-
me wholly unDrepared.'
Corlears laughed grimly. That's where
you have the advantage of me. l admit
that | am altogether unprepared. | throw
up my hands. You'll hardly find it worth
while rObbing me, however. as I've Just
been put off the train for lack of car fare
The man put up his revolver. Excuse
my mistake he said, politely. Il jumped
Evening star., 1899-03-25

Jack COrIears turned slowly away from the
door Of the cut-rate ticket office IN Savan-
nah. He had staked all he had on VEN
ture and lost, and now he wanted to get
back To New York. There, at least, was
life, and if ne to starve he preferred
TO do it where he might gain some amuse-
ment during the process. Besides, in New
York the unexpected was always likely to
happen. and chance and change were the
only gods on his altar. Corlears had never
yet in his checkered career been on speak
Ing terms with despair, but he felt that to
stay in Savannah would be to court its ac-
quaintance. The day before he had pawned
his watch, his leather valise and his super
1uous clothing. This morning, after pay
ing his hotel bill, he had just s. left in his
pocket. The regular fare to New York by
boat was $20, by rail $32. The scalper's Of
flee could do little better for him.
He stared for a moment at the big blue
letters on the window of the office, then
turned on his heel. As he did So thick
set man with a red face and a light over
coat came out of the ticket office. He
cIapped COrears famiIiarly on the back.
See here" he said. L heard you asking
got nerve enough to take the chances on
you've got about you" He he'd up a long.
somewhat soiled railway ticket, much
stamped and counter stamped in blue
Evening star., 1899-03-25

Authors who made the ut-of-dOOr world
their theme have multiplied in recent years,
but a quarter of a century ago Burroughs
was nearly alone in his chosen domain. His
work had and continues to have all the
charm of original observation in new fields
and the fresh, boyish enthusiasm of his de-
scriptions is unequaled He has been
pioneer blazing a path into the unknown.
Many now follow in his footsteps, but the
position of patriarch of the elan is his by
common consent, and among his fellow
craftsmen he is regarded with universal af-
fecton.
Mr. Burroughs personal appearance is
strikingly typical of his standing among
authors of his class. He has something of
a pioneers simplicity of dress and manner,
and he has the snowy hair and long white
beard of the patriarch. If you see him
about his home you would take him for
farmer-not one of the callous-handed, dl-
lapidated sort, who carry the odpr and
CRIME of their calling about with them. yet
one who is used to real work, nevertheless.
He has a fondness for the comfort of old
clothes and easy shoes, and he is no stran-
ger to manual LABOR though most of MS
farming consists in planning and directing.
The farm is his chief support, not his lit
erary work. He does not write for a living,
but writes only when he feels moved to do
so and because he loves the wild things of
the woods and fields which he describes
with such truth and insight
In his earlier life Mr.. Burroughs was
for a long time a school teacher, and later
for several years held a government posi-
ton in Washington. But the country al
ways called to him, and at length he
bought a little farm on the west shore of
the Hudson, about half way between New
York and Albany, and turned his back on
city and town life forever. He has named
his place 'Riverby.' 1t is a strip of seven
teen acres lying on the long slope that
STE ha rtv
here he raises great quantities of grapes
currants, peaches and other small fruits
for the city markets.
A Woodland Genius.
On one of the higher terraces of the
farm stands a substantial stone house hid
Evening star., 1899-03-25

beyond the power of the intelligent optician
to counteract this to some extent. and with
the cultivation of knowledge fostered by
the Spectacle Makers Company and the
British Optical Association surely the study
of instruments like the everyday opera
glass can be made proportionately remu-
nerative. The purchaser In search OF
field glass is much more difficult to please
over the counter than in an auction room
he frequently wants an impossible glass.
The seller oftentimes knows this. yet is
quite unable to explain satisfactorily why
such a glass is unobtainable. Again, the
man in the street IS a poor judge of these
articles, is totally ignorant of any relation
between light and magnifying power. lie
needs explanation of these things, and the
seller should be able to explain in simple
language and terms such elementary mat
ters as to enable the buyer to see that lis
confidence may be safely placed in the op-
tician.
The popularity of the instruments under
consideration is that concave lenses are
used as eyepeces Gin front of convex lenses
for magnifying purposes. the possibility of
which was discovered by Metius about 1000
A. d. Galileo seems to have been the first
to utilize the discovery with any result,
making small telescope having a convex
lens at one end and a concave lens at the
other with which he discerned the satel-
lites of Jupiter and the spots on the sun.
The present day field glass is merely an
elaboration of this instrument, two tubes
being Joined together. one for each eye, the
Introduction of achromatiC lenses marking
the great improvement in its construction.
The lenses of opera, field and marine
glasses. whatever their number, are always
grouped at both ends of the tube, those
nearer the eye being known the ocular
eyepiece, while those at the other end
are called collectively the objective. The
action of objective and eyepiece is very
simple An image of far-off body, such
as the moon, is formed by the convex OBJ
jective at a distance from it approximately
equal to its focal length. That is to say. if
field glass objective of S-inch focus is
used as a Photographic lens the Inverted
image will be distinct when the ground
glass of the camera is approximately eight
inches away. The ocular or cyepiece is
placed in the tube of the field glass be-
tween the objective and its inverted image
at a distance from the latter approximately
equal to its own focal length so that if The
concave eyepiece is pinch focus and the
above objective is used vision will be dis
tinct when they are about six inches apart.
A question constantly asked by the buyer
is, How far will it carry?' query diff