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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
THE OLDEST LIVING TRlNc.
California's Big Trees Artc2atc tn
Glacial Period.


Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, the forester OF
the Department Of Agriculture. has
compiled q pamphlet on the Big TPees
Of California. which has just been is
sued from the Government Printing
Office. 1t is handsomely illustrated
with number of fine pictures OF the
great trees showing their size as COM
pared with that Of other coniferS. Mr..
Pinchot presents the following salient
facts regarding the Big Trees.
THE dimensions Of the Big Tree are
unequalled. Its age makes 1t the old
est living thing. The majestic beauty
of the Big Tree is unique and world
renowned 1t exists only in ten .iso-
lated groves on the west slope Of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains and no.
where else in the world. The AIariposa
grove is the only one of consequence
which is completely protected. Most
of the scattered groves Of Big Trees
are privately owned and are therefore
in danger Of destruction. numbering
IS rapidly sweeping them off. Forty
mills and logging companies are now at
work wholly or in part upon Big Tree
timber. The southern groves show
some reproduction, through which
there is some hope Of perpetuating
these groves. In the northern groves
the species hardly holds its own. The
Big Tree and the smaller coast red
wood represent a surviving prehistoric
genus Of trees once widely distributed
over the globe.
Mr.. Pinchot says that before the
glacial period the genus Of Big Trees,
called Sequoia, f5urished widely in the
temperate zones Of three continents,
and Europe, Asia and America each
had its share. But when the ice fields
moved down out Of the north the lux
uriant vegetation Of the age declined,
and one after another the different
kinds gave way until only the Big
Trees and the redwood survived. These
trees have come down to us through
the vicisSitudeS Of many ceuries sole
ly because Of it's superb qualifications
Its bark is often two feet thick and
almost non-combuStible. The oldest
specimens felled are still sound at
heart and fungus is an enemy IN
known to it. Yet the Big Trees have
not increased their range since the
glacial period, and have just managed
to hold their own on the little strip of
country where the climate is locally
favorable.
The finest of all groves, the Calave-
ras grove, with the biggest and tallest
trees, came into the possession of
lumberman on April 1, 1900; in short,
the majority of the Big Trees Of Cali
fornia, certainly the best Of them, are
owned by people who have every right
and in many cases, every intention, of
cStting them down for lumber. Many
oh.the notahlas>trea -;ntba CaIASeraS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
MUSIC FOR THE INSANE.
AN EXPERIMENT WHICH INTERESTS
ALL THE CIVILIZED WORLD.

Sovel Treatment Of Women Patients on
| Wards Island - Some Encouraging
Sisns-Photographs Which Show I'M
rrovement-Music as 4 Remedial Agent.
On Wards Island, where the State
cares for the insane Of Manhattan,an
experiment is being tried which inter
ests al the civilized world. There,
where the poor are treated, the latest
development Of science is being put
to the test, and daily trials are being
made of the effect Of music on the
brain, to determine how far it can be
relied upon as remedial agent. Just
what the ultimate result will be 1t IS
| too soon to state with authority. The
physicians who have the matter in
charge are watching and studying
each case assiduously. They are not
yet ready to commit themselves as
to results, but details, rs far as the
experiment has gone, were cheerfully
given and are full of interest.
The theory is not new. 1t was known
to and discussed by the ancients. Pyth-
agoras prescribed sonnets 20 those Ia
boring under alteration Of mind. be-
cause Of their rythmic movement.
Xenocrates. S9G B. c., following his
teaching, played Tyre and sang to
the insane. Centuries later, Ferinell,
the eminent singer, is said to have
cured Philip Of Spain of homicidal
mania by singing ballads to him daily.
1t is we'll known among students Of
brain disease that few South Germans
commit suicide, and it is held probable
that there is some connection between
that fact and the extreme fondness
for music which characterizes the na-
ton. But it was not until quite re-
Gently that anything like systematic
experiment was made, or any scientific
records kept. In 1877 and 1873 some
desultory effort was made on Black
wells Island. In 1886 the Lancet dis
cussed the subject, and is quoted as
saying: Music influences both brain
and spinal cord, probably on account
Of music having yibratory or wave
motion, and through its vibratory ac-
ton stimulates the nerve centres.
Music acts as q refreshing mental
stimulant and restorative. Therefore
it braces depressed nervous tone, and
indirectly through the nervous system
reaches the tissues" And now, in
Manhattan Free Hospital, the theory
is being daily applied, and effort is
being made to reach definite and sat
iSfactory conclusions. Dr. Baily, the
well-known brain specialist, with his
able wife, and Dl Peterson, who is
the consulting sur,eon of Wards Isl
and, became convinced that music was
q desirable aid. aad, being eager to
prove the benefit, agreed to supply
music for one hour day if DR.. E. C. |
Dent, Superintendent Of the Woman's
Hospital, would arrange a class and |
keep all records. This DR.. Dent agreed |
to do, and for number of weeks the |
experiment has bees under way.
Technically there.are< many kinds
of insanity. For neir proper treat
ment patients are divided into groups
or classes, the case of acute mania
Il
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
A MORNING PRAYER.

Let me to-day do something that shall
take
a little sadness from the worlds vast
store,
And may be so favored as to make
OF joys too scanty sum little more.
let me not hurt, by any selfish deed
Or thoughtleas word, the heart of foe or
friend:
Nor would I pass, unseeing worthy need,
Or sin by silence when should defend.
However meagre be my worldly wealth,
Let me give something that shall aid
my kind,
A word Of courage, or thought of health
Dropped as pass for troubled hearts to
find.
Let me tonight look back across the span
'Twixt dawn and dark, and to my con-
science say
Because of some good act to beast or
man
"The world is better that lived to-day
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in the New York
Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to 3
cancer, you will never get well until your
9oWels srs put right. CAscARETs help
nature, cure you without gripe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAscARETs Candy Cathaytic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes. every tab
let has C.C.C. stamped OF it. Beware ot
limitations,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Senator Hoar told the Smith college
girls the other day that the angels OF
glory couldn't compete with them in
beauty show. And the dear creatures
no doubt nudged and whispered:
'Isn't he a sweet cid caramel?"-Den-
Yer Post.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
bounce out to the kitchen, as a relief

bounce out to the kitchen, as relief
to her Indignation.
bella" she commanded, abruptly,
"bring in a glass of cherry wine.
Brother John looks like he needed Z
little stimulation Of some sort"
And Aunt Rodilla hurried back,
while Bella rolled down her sleeves,
smoothed out the folds of her apron,
and carried the glass Of wine on q
tray to the parlor door.
Brother John stood in the centre OF
the room, tall and broad-shouldered,
with Spanish-Drown eyes, dark. way
ing hair, and moustache tawny as 4
lions name; but with grave, re-
signed look on his dark, handsome fea-
tures-Serena lowering near. her black
eyes cleaning triumphantly.
Bella stood for half second on
the threshold of the door; then there
was q crash. 4 cry Of Jack and
Aunt Rodiila's goblet LAY in shattered
fragments on the floor, the ruby-red
wine splashing over the carpet and the
gold-and-crimson wallpaper, and broth
er John was holding Bella, half-faint-
ing, in his arms, showering kisses on
the pale cheeks and tremulous coral
red lips.
What is the meaning Of this?' de-
manded Serena, in violent tones.
whats this girl to you, John Gro
ver?'
John clasped the slender form more
closely in his arms. and looked def
antly into Serena's flashing eyes.
"She is my wife," he answered, tri-
umphantly.
Finding that her well-laid plans had
thus gone "agley," Miss Serena
founced angrily from the house.
And brother John took the first oc-
casion to explain to his sister how he
had secretly married Bella two years
ago, her guardian being opposed =
the match. The boat on which they
took their bridal tour had been
wrecked, the young couple separated
and both had been reported lost. And
Bella, having no proof of her marriage,
had chosen to retain her maiden
name.
II declare fur it If I amt glad, plum
to my gizZard," declared Aunt Rodilla,
delightedly. IF I'd picked your wife
myself, John, I couldn't a-chose one
that suited me better.
"An' / do believe my rheumatic is
gittin' better already" she added, slip
ping out to see about the dinner.-Sat.
urday Night.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

baritone. At the end Of the month
the doctor feels that the twelve pa
tients have improved. and he produced
photographs taken when the class was
opened and again at its close. Even
to the casual observer the second
group shows increased alertneSs and
appears more intelligent. The trained
eye discovers still more development
New York Post.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Lieut.. Arthur A. Beckett, who was re-
Gently tried in Dover, England, for pill
fering half-crowns from his regimental
canteen and honorably discharged, is
a direct descendant Of the famous Car
dinal, Thomas A. Beckett. He has been
connected with Punch for quarter of
a century and is now assistant editor.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
The Discovery of Silk.

It was woman. and Chinese En-
press at that. who first took note of
the produce OF the Silkworm and per-
fected q method for utilizing it. Her
name was See Hcig, aGG she lived
about $500 years B. c. 1t is to her we
owe that delightful fabric in all its
many variations Women also nearly
monopolize the industry OF designing
for silk fabrics.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
Chinese Sunerstitions.

gious superstition asserts itself
.nese architecture, and the univer-
Acredness Of the numerals 8 and :
lown in the arrangement Of tenn
doors. There is triple gate way
each of the halls Of the imperial
lace and the same order prevails IL
4e Ming tombs, and the sacred person
OF the Emperor, when he was in his
/Pekin home, could only be approached
by three times three prostrationS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
ssisstnents for CatarTh
That u Mercury.
lry will sVEsT estroY The sense

TX. fry will SYfers destroy The sense orl
"a completely derange thewhole system
"a entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Sh articles should never be used except on
EEsmaye they will do Is ten fold to the good you
Ssn possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
gCure manufactured by T. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh cure be sure to get the genuine.
It Is taken internally, and is made in Toledo,
~ Sold by Druggists; price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, has present
ed travelling libraries to fourteen coun-
ties in Georgia. The books are intended
for the school children and are to make
the Circuit of the schools.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

The mistakes of our life may be many
bat we sincerely hope that we may
never arrive at the condition that de-
serves the attention Of the7 acrostic
fend.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
- Nicholas IL. is
LII ~ Il "a; o;ol. .so,o, y,

V his~4sartieTsYand officials Gear" ;"
To the lips Of Russian peasant face
to face with his sovereign the time
honored little father" little mother"
would spring, as would "excellenza"
to those of an Italian. 1t should be
noted in passing that not even their
most privileged courtiers may speak
to monarchs unless they are spoken to.
This piece Of etiquette does not work
out quite so stiffly as might be expect
ed; once embarked on a conversation
remarks and opinions may be offered
with q due amount Of tact
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Watts Official Railway Guide of the outh
Is an indispensable companion to the travelling
man and an acknowledged need Of the man
OF business. The price is 25 cents. Issued
by Watts Publishing Company, Atlanta, Ga.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

The Best Prescription For Chills
and Fever is bottle OF GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic 1t is simple iron and quinine
il tasteleSs form. No cure, no pay. Prtce25c.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Indigestion is bad companion. Get rid
OF it by chewing a bar Of Adams Pepsin
Tutti Pcutti after each meal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalu,
PIE mealclae Ior coughs anq Goiqs.mN; as 1oSS W.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treattsefree
DR.. 4. Il. KLINE. Ltd, 93l Arch ST. PhlIa, Pa
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

All goods alike to PUTNAM FADELxss
DYES, as they color all 1bers at one boiling
Sold by all druggists.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
Good Position.

Trustworthy men wanted to travel. Expert
ence not absolutely necessary. For particulars,
address Peerless lob. Wks., Bedford City, Va.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

TIE bald-headed man may console himself
by the fact that he was born that way.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Perhaps they call them department stores
because the shoppers never want to depart.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Bows Soothing Syrup for children
ftens the gums, reduces infamIns-
pain, cures wind collie, 25c. q bottle.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE TABLES.
All druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. E. W. GROVES signature on each box.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

The men OF most means are the meanest OF
most men, sometimes,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
Wanted.

travelling salesman in each southern state;
$50 to SGH per month and travelling expenses
experience 2ot absolutely necessary. Address
Pentcks Tobacco Works Co., Penicks, Va.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
ers, Miss BS
2um, spent Thy
contains 1880 /
a Wise Reform

Mariposa grove has Jennings came U
forty feet in circumference ednesday even
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

Ths average politician is addicted to bolts
and bars. So. AZ.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Some people apparently talk SO that they
won't have to listen to other people,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

W ueIp. Sue Ouly De III Iue way
an clutter up the kitchen, eff she did
must git Squire Brown to put an
advertisement in the paper fer me-
"You don't look none to chirk," said
Aunt Rodilla, critically scanning the
white face Of tall girl before her
a girl with silky coils Of bronze-gold
hair, and eyes the color Of wild forget
me-nots. But you hain't been sick,
you say, and mebbe you'd do. Hain't t
never hired out before, 1 bIleye you
said?
NO" but 1 have done housework at
home, an think l could suit you"
Il think so, too" declared Aunt Ro-
dilla, heartily. But you hain't told
me your name yet"
Its Bella-Bella Bittersweer,"
smiled the girl, looking wonderfully
pretty, Aunt Rodilla thought, with
deep dimples indenting the fair cheeks,
over which 4 faint, blooming flush
had dawHed, heightening their delicate
beauty.
Very we'll, Bella. 1 shall be glad
Of your help, l know. There's heaps
O house-cleanin' to do, fur I'm ex-
pectin' my brother John home every
day, now, to be married. An there's
fruit-cakes and lemon-tarts to be made
for the affair. An we might as we'll
make up some jelly rolls while we're
about it. Brother John used to be on
common fond Of jelly-roll."
And when Miss Serena Saxon walked
into the kitchen one day, as she fire.
quently did, with the air of proprietor.
she stared haughtily at the fair-faced
girl. who sat whisking eggs, with up
rolled sleeves showing pair of white.
dimpled arms such as the AIedician
Venus herself might have envied.
'Humph! so you've got hired
girl" remarked Serena. turning to
Aunt Rodilla, with 4 supercilious smile
in her bold, black eyes, and at the
corners of her sharp, thin-hpped
mouth.
Il needed one, I think" retorted Mrs.
Thistlesrow, abruptly with the
rheumatic in my back. an all the trou-
bic of gettin' ready for john"
You won't have the trouble long.
then observed Miss Saxon, compla-
Gently. "For l shall soon be the mis-
tress here, and if you pay your
board
Johns a-comin'"' cried Aunt Ro-
dilla, rushing through the hall. Miss
Serena tripping closely at her heels.
John greeted his sister affectionately
before addressing his intended bride.
Then You have not changed your
mind yet:'' he asked. half gloomily.
Serena pouted, and tossed her head
defantly.
"Of course not, 1 amt the kind to
change my mind aster I say q thing"
she retorted. sig : 5ntly.
Very well.I5 :
John looked 2 ], as if he had
made up his g ID Tor the sacrifice;
but his handsome face looked trou-
bled and downcast. /!
Aunt Rodilla seized a moment to
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
Mrs. TliStlegroU'S Girl,
By Helen Whitney Clark.

rT NJ dretful worried aoout il, an
30 if twas me, I'd tell her it was
all mistake in the first place
an that was the hull on it
But a, You might as we'll talk to the
wind as to talk TO brother John, when
his minds sot on anything"
Mrs. Thistlegrow, or Aunt Rodilla,
as the neighbors called her, shook her
head gravely, as she sat down to peel
the potatoes for dinner.
"An' here 1 am, with my lame back
a-gittin' Iamer every day, an no help
to be had, fur love nor money. Brother
John a-comin' home, too, an what I
am a-goin' to do with such a siSter-in-
law as Serena Saxon, can't see. SO
pertikler as John allus was, too, an
to think of him a-marryin' girl that
can't hardly cook pertato decent.
Them Saxons is all shif-less set but
Serena is the shif-lesseSt one of the
hull lot; an it does rile me a heap to
think of her a-marryin' John. an
a-comin' here to be mistress of the ole
place. A fine. housekeeper she'll be,
an q pretty mess she'll make in this
kitchen, that I've allus tuck sech pains
with"
And the tears almost stood in Mrs.
Thistlegrow's eyes, as she glanced
around the roomy kitchen, which, in
deed, gave evidence of her thrift and
management.
The speckless window panes through
which the faintest ray Of sunshine
found easy ingress; the long kitchen
table, white with its weekly securing;
the bright array Of pots and pans, and
the polished china and glassware, ar
ranged on the spotless shelves of the
tall, old kitchen-dresser-all told Of
careful industry and housewifely
thrift
Mrs. Thistlegrow. sighed as she
looked around, and thought Of the
changes that would soon be made in
the tidy apartment.
Il wouldn't mind John a-gittin' mar
ried," she continued, ''ef twas only to
somebody smart an capable; fur what
with the rheumatic in my back an
that spell of ager 1 he'd in the fall, i
amt none too able to git about no.
how.
But to think of Serena Saxon
sS4anpin' him like she did, purtendin'
LA osl
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
How Rulers Are Addressed.

The simple little madam" IS, as
most people know. all that serves be,
tween Victoria and her court to mark
her dignity as the ruler Of q world,
wide empire. Had Britain a king he
would be no more than sire" the old
French form of Sir" sacred to roy
atty. The term Of your majesty Is
only for servants and ceremonial oc-
casions. Not every one is aware, how.
ever, that there are few other courts
where this simplicity prevails. The
Emperor of Germany is ''majestat''-
there is no pronoun in the title-to all
and sundry, even to his family, except
when in absolute privacy. The EN-
peror of Austria is "eurer majestat" at
all times and under all circumstances;
the King Of Greece is ''votre Ssiisrr-iii;
French being the court lang
the King Of Sweden is ''eis d
Their royal consorts are addre
the same formality. Only at
Of Belgium and Italy may II
eign be greeted as 'sire" or "
~ 5t|
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01


Every mother possesses information of vital value to her
young daughter That daughter is precious legacy and
the responsibility for her future largely in the hands of the
mother The mysterious change that develops the thought
less girl into the thoughtful should find the mother
the watch day and night AS she for the physical
welbeing of her daughter will the be- and her
children also.
When the young girls thoughts become sluggish, when
she experiences headaches dizziness fannes and exhibits
an abnormal disposition sleep pains the back and lower
limbs eyes dm desire for solitude and dislike for the
society of other girls when she is mystery herself and
friends then the mother should go her aid promptly At
such time the greatest aid to nature Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t prepares the young
system for the coming change and the urest reliance in
this hour of trial.
The following letters from Miss Good practical proof
of Mrs. Pnkham's efficient advice to young women.
Miss Good asks Mrs. Piukhan fer Help
18th,
"DEAJe Mrs PNKHAM:-I very
time with monthly periods being irregular will tell all about
heard
month would become less and until entirely stopped
for months and it has stopped again have become
and bad color. young girl had
- work hard II
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

only Albumin arTa
be helped, though, 6Se;1SA<;1
l must try to git son1e 3re John
comes. There'll be a heap q cookin'
to do, an Of course Serena won't offer
to help. She'd only be in the way
an clutter up the kitchen, eff she did.
l must git Squire Brown to put an
advertisement in the paper fer me-"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01
The Happy Result.

February 10Th, 1SOO.
"DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-I cannot praise Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough. It is
just simply wonderful the change your medicine
has made in NE. feel like another perscn: MY
work is q pleasure to me, while IefSe using
your medicine it was a burden. To5&Y am q
healthy and happy girl. think if women
would use your Vegetable Compound be
less suffering in the world; l cagnS aa.
|iaag's Veget@sSs ompound'' MIS- #] - COP,
sii>avende and Yeslar Way, s. De, rash
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

~ NJ dretful worried aoout it, an
80 if twas me, I'd tell her it was
all mistake in the first place,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-12-01

wing Day