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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

When an Arab widow intends to
marry again she visits the grave OF
her husband the night before the new
marriage is to occur. She takes with
her q donkey carrying two seatsklns
of water, which she pours u}on the
grave, after knee!ing and praying that
the departed may not be offended.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

old duke. N snofs, She would marry
sstne poyerty-stricken Duncan Dudley,
aad no one else. She did not care
whether he had money, prospects, q
profession or not; she loved him, and
proposed to marry him. Which, in
spite Of tears, prayers and profanity,
settled the matter. Miss Butler, in
spite OF her beauty, had will and
mind of her own, and there was no use
whatever in disputing her.
Wherefore reluctant consents were
won, reluctant blessings were said,
the engagement was announced, the
marriage was arranged to take place
within two months, and the Hon. Dun
can and his beautiful isncee were as
nhappy as the day is long The saying
'Sthat "tyne love never does run smooth"
seemed to be disprorea in their case,
perhaps would have remained dis
proved but ior Nj. Richard Hadley
Benton.
Hadley-Benton had been Dud!ey's
greatest friend, both at Rugby and Ok.
ford. They had for ysars been insep-
arabic, and were known at Oxford rs
Damon aud Pythias. Nothing but
woman could have come between them,
and this is just what q woman did.
For, two days before accepting Dud-
ley, Miss Butler lad somewhat con-
temptuously refused Eadlev- Ben;on's
hand and large fortune. For which
refusal HadleyB Benton inconsistency
blamed Dudley, instead Of Miss But
leg. ErstwLile friendship Oh his part
turned to bitter envy and hate, and
the rejected suitor quietly promised
himself revenge when the chance
came.
OF all this the Hon. Duncan knew
nothing and suspected less. He was
busy applying fer and receiving dip
lomatic uuder-appointment at Paris,
which would enable him to marry and
theuceforth support his wife in at
least comparative luxury. That bis
Damon Of so many years was now his
secret enemy he would never have be-
tsved, their friendship seemed as
srons rs ever, and the two were quite
ss inseparable as Of yore, even travel
ig together to Paris when the exi-
g'ncies Of Dudley's new appointment
demanded the trip.
And this is where Ha4ley.Benton's
prayed-for opportunity presented it.
self. Fo:, while in Paris, secure in
BIZ present happiness and soon-to-be
welded bliss, the Hon. Duncan pro-
c2eded to indulge himself in partic-
ularly foolish though brief Irritation
with q handsome American woman.
It ended as suddenly as it began, how
ever, for the lady was little too much
for even Duncan, who soon beat
rapid and not too dignifed retreat
from gay Paris, still companioned by
his faithful Damon, and the 'incident''
was by him considered as closed.
TO exultant Hadiey-Benton ''inci-
dents" were just beginning, however,
and within TO IT hours after his return
to London, Miss Br!ler and Miss But
ler's father knew a.. about the Paris
adventures incident" 8adley-Ben-
ton had stdeemed it his duty" to i'm
part full details, and Miss Buffers
father had thanked him for so doing.
A brief interview followed; some i'll
consequent and rather pitiful excuses
were made BY Dudley, bit what excuse
ayails in su,h cases, when offered 10 a
faith ul and single-minded girl? Mr..
Duncan Dudley's ing was returned,
few cold, singing words we're spoken
to hin b. his eS-fancee. an INSULT or
two offered BY her father, and then the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

By d:stilling fresh herring and oily
pine wood in an iron retrrt. AID Ell
condensing the products in LieO:g
condenser, Mr.. William c. Day reports,
in the American Chemical journal,
that he has produced an a.tihcial as
pLalt closely resembling the natural
product. This expe iment is regar ed
as conirmatory OF the opinion that
asphalt and petroleum are the pro-
ducts of natural distillation by which
tue renal IS of early forms Of animal
and vegetable life have been trans
formed in the heated crust OF the
earth.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19
A DAY WELL SPENT.

But j; through All the iiveionS day
We've eased no heart by yea or nay;
II through it all
We've nothing done that We can trace
Tha. brought the sunshine to face:
No act most small
That helped some soul and nothing cost
Then count that day rs worse than lost.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

4 writer ii knowledge describes q
wonderful sapphire, which led the cc!-
ebratel Doc or sorbv to the disccv-
cry of the nature of the liquid some
times found enclosed ID the cavities OF
crystals. The gem in question con-
tanned a tube-shaped cavity, 4 quar-
ter OF al inch long aud an eighteenth
Of an iuch in diameter, which was SC
regular in its bore that it served, by
means of the H. uid partially filing II.
for a thermometer. The contained
liquid hall tiled the bore at 20 de-
grees Fahrenheit, and completely
filed it at 80 degrees. A study OF the
rate Of expansion Of the liquid led
DR.. Sorby to the conclusion that It
must be carbonic acid.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

Mining men, assayers and the like
will de;lde and hcot at You if You
mildly hint to them that theirs is a
very romantic" business, with its big
chances pro and con, its lack OF cut
Se.d-dr;edress, and so on. And they
may be in the right, for ali one knows.
But there was one case wherein TO-
nance, mining and assaving made a
very homogeneous miy-that OF the
great "Esperanza Go d Mines, Linn
ited," in which the principal actors
were Mr.. John Simpson assayer and
ore buyer, and Richard HadleyBenton,
N. P, repres ent ng an English bor
ough and something like quarter Of
a million pounds sterling, which, on
his sa:-so, was invested in the ''Es-
peranza.
TLe thing had It's commencement
many years ago in England, and, as q
matter Of co1rs-, is traceaDle to a
woman. But, strange to say, this
woman was worthy of having thin IS
happen on her account She was love
~ Aileen Butler, the Irish beauty, who
took London by storm the very year
that young Duncan Dudley and his
chum, Hadley- y-BeYton, left Oxford.
And with Miss Butler both these
young men proceeded to fall violently
IL love, upon first sight of Eer. Th S
in spite of the fact that far older and
richer men were already at her feet,
ana she could even have married
rich and gouty Cd duke, had she so
desired. But Miss Butler did not so
desire, and, IL truly Irish fashion, took
20 pains to hide her preference for
a5rdley, who was merely the third son
poverty-stricksu Scotch peer, and
as thorough detrimental as one could
fud in a days travel.
No wonder that the girls family
swore, stormed and wept, respectively;
even Hadley- Benton, with his rioh min
ing and broking father, would have
been more desirabb parti. But, no;
headstropg Miss Butler would have
none of him, none of the nasal Yankee
millionaire who was hunting &: wife
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

You may have your bones broken,
your heart smashed to pulp al |
strong tendons torn, while the skin
remains quite unln ured. This is
done by large missiles. In the
DAYS Of the round cannon ball it
was very common, and even now O
large, smoo h ragmeut OF shell may
knock q man over, break his leg and
pass on wi hout leaving the smallest
mark on the skin. When shell
glides along over the heart, liver.
and stomach OF any other internal
organ it bruises and tears it, c,usi g
instant death, but the most powerful
microscope would not reveal trace
of damage to the skin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

kennels sprang all other merican
sporting kennels now in eySscence.
dogs have a fixed standard value"
said Mr.. Waddeil, 'tas firmly es alb
liShel as that placed upon horses or
cattle. In Del Monte we have some
Of the finest dogs in the world. For
Minnie T., an English setter, We paid
Sl.5n, and 5000 each for Bette B.
and Sam T. For Dick Bay, pointer,
We paid $1,000 and for Dicks Kid
&5OE'. Dicks Kid is low the head
Of our stud and is valued at so, 900
because we have won some valuable
prizes with him at field trials. We
have in our kennels today $50, 600
worth Of sporting dogs-.that is, they
will bring that much money in the
worst kind of market. 1t costs 5000
a year to run the kennel, which ex-
plains why it is that only rich men
can ford such Il luxury. People who
indu sc in dogs have the money to
spare, and they get their returns from
the pleasures of the chase. The lead
ing tilancers and jurists Of this COIN
try are great lovers Of the sport and
find relaxation III it.
Field trials are arranged on the
same idea rs lorse-racing circuits.
The purpose is to prove the superior
ity Of the field dog. While there arc
strict printed rules by which deci-
sions are to be made. mu b is left to
the discretion OF the Judges, since
dogs develop unexr rected points, which
bring them upon their game
and which have to be taken into con-
sileration. From study of pre-
scrlbed rules it is necessary to take
into account the action Of the dog. I
see two horses exactly alike, for in
stance, one of which I pick out as the
better. Why? I cannot tell you
further than that there is some
thing in his &C ions which denotes
quality, and quality counts. 1t is the
same with do5s-some Of which pur-
sue beaten paths in flushing game,
while some are so specially gifted that
they go to it without circumlocutlon.
Why, we cannot tell, but we must
take note of the fact.
There is in existence the National
Field Trial club OF America, which IS
re ognized as authority. Then there
are local and state clubs, composed OF
the sportsmen Of certain area, who
get together under certain prescribed
rules, each Independently, but keep
in touch with each other by meeting
and communication. Under their ps-
tronage field trials have been organ
lied, and the points therein ascer-
tanned are accepted as correct. These
field trials have purses for
derbys, or dogs under ? years Of age,
and for all sges. Entries must be
made six months preceding the trial,
with detail similar to those which
govern horse races.
"These field trials bagin in Mani
toba, where prairie chickens the
g me, aud when I start OF my pups
for three months schooling, which
gives them that much advantage oSer
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

Near Newtown, Ohio, live Mr.. and
Mrs. Iriah Burdsal. They were both
born, christened, and welded on
Christmas day, are both 81 years Of
age, and have teen married IS years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

i, lNctS y <s9 Nv N-oSt " W
any 1sSrt, and tie total average gave a
result in gold CT eleven and two-teaths
ounces to the ton!
Wopid the ':Espe"anza" pay to
work? Mr.. Simpsons results proved
that question very conclusiyely, and
Hadley-Benton fairly flew to the tele-
g.aph Office, whe. e he, after mu> b diff
tculty and serious struggles with the
Spanish tongue and telegraph clerks,
sent cab!e5ram to his London dl-
recto1s and stockholders, authorizing
them to boom the 'Esperanza Gold
Mines, Limited," for all they were
worth, to ship out at once the con-
templated stamp mill and cyanide
plant (cost one quarter Of mlllion)
and to draw upon him Tor any and all
extra funds desired.
SO much for the ''Esperanza Gold
Mines, Limitcd," Of London and Mex
ico, and so much for poor Mr.. Hadley-
Benton, NJ. T., whose reputation and
private fortune were alike lost IL the
venture. Because, long after the plaat
all s:amp mill were installed, aud
more money than | care to name re-
trievably sunk in the "Esperanza," it
was found that the ore Of the mine
ran, atvery highest estimate. exactly
one-tenth of al ounce in gold. or not
even high enough to pay working
charges. Truly poor MIR. Fadiey-
Benton" for he had taken the sam
pies, watched aud approved the max
ing Of assays thereu om, and he alone
it was upon whom the wrath Of stock
holders and directors fell when it was
discovered that the ''Esperauza"
Il dead failure, not to say TIC Giesse-
swindle of modern times.
No one, not en- Hadiey-BentoI
himself, can account for the m&tter
No one ever offered any expians:r rs
as to how such fabulous results were
secured from utterly worthless ore.
Even the assayer, Mr.. John Simpson,
processes himself as LOST in ANA. ement
at the way the ''Esperanza turne
out. But, of course, as everyone real
ICES aud comedies, he had nothing to
DO with the matter, and cannot there
fore be held responsible. But. all the
same, Mr.. Simpson knows-cvea as
we do-that hypodernic syringe can
be used successfully for morepurposes
than one, and, unluckily for HadIey-
Benton, chloride of gold is soluble, and
may be injected through the heaviest
of ute sacking.-San Francisco Argo.
na11t
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

Human science owes many debt,
especially on tho practical side, to the
n>tinct of the lower animals. One Of
these obligations is intimatel in a
recent scientific review OF the sub ect
OF dams. Engineers fire uen:ly build
dams straight across streams, the OBJ
ject being, in some cas-s, to save
expense by sparins material. But the
beaver arches his dam against the cur
,Sent, aad experience has shown that.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

'taN o'et 1uto AS oo-' "
ii clay, with holes OF different
Sizes to receive the various cooking
pots. Roasting is done on sl'its passed
through the holes, SO that the meat
co mes out very much smoked unless
great care is taken to have only liv"
Goals a. the bottom of the oven.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

Next IN importarS
ory valley keunels is 1
kennel at Waverly,
George Crocker
James c. Wad lsll, the ori q
expert OF the United Stat
charge Of the 400l-acrs
Mr.. aadell establish"
sporti1, dog kennel ~ y
in l574, having bS>
from England, whers
have long been paTC O @
establishment. from
kennels sprang all other merican
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

or within reach Of Palma Soia. And,
having engaged Simpson to make the
sad several assays, this pompoas in
dividuaI departed for the "Esperanza"
prospect in peace and content of mind
in which frame of spirit he did not
leave Mr.. Simpson, assayer ana ore
buyer.
That entire night Simpson spent in
fighting phantoms OF the past, memo
ries Of his lost and only love, memories
of home and friends, the position and
happiness which might have been his
but for his own folly and his traitor
GUS confdant, Hadley-Benton. It
was 4 hard night and hard fight,
bat Simpson went to his Office evultins
next morning with plans fully thought
out and arranged. Ills enemy had at
last been placed IN his power, and M".
Simpson proposed that there should
be plentiful settling OF old scores.
When Nr. Hadley- Benton aud his
large number Of carefully sealed sam
pies from the "Espcranza" reached
Simpsons assay Office later that week,
the latter person was entirely and
defereatla!ly at the disposal Of the
lordly capitalist, only Simpson pre-
ferred-iu fact, stipulated hat Had
|. y-Benton hi uself should unseal the
samples, with his own hands, and re-
main IN the assaying o:lice,so that the
en- ire process, from grinding the sam.
pies down to the weighing OF The gold
residue, could be carefully Witnessed
an | overlooked by him. For, as MI.
Hadl :y-Benton must realize, asSaylng
sach valuable ore is tlat Of the "Es.
peranza' was sc: ioas matter, partic-
ularly where, a> IN the present case,
tne"e were no other assayers to check
against, and one mans results had to
be accepted.
This was .Guite III ORDER" Mr.. Had
ley Benton stated, and with his own
hands he urlid the seals that he had
placed on the jute sacks containing
his precious samples, and watched
DompousIy the while Mr.. Simpson
heated up his furnaces, deity ground
up the samples, weighed the pulp care
iully, and taen poared it into the cru
cibles containing bis gold tux, first
insisting that the Euglishman test tie
lux itself, t, prove tnat it was abso-
lutelv free from gold, so that any pos
siple ''salt.ng' night be prevented
With all Of this Mr.. Hadley-Benton
declared himself content.
The final parting Of the siiver-Gold
buttons WAS done with the greatest
possible care and slowness. And we'll
that it was, for the results given by
each and every assay were so exceel-
ingly high that MI: Hadley-ten. on
might have been incrsdn!ous had he
not watched the process from first to
last. There were Is different assays
en whisas=saahh. asaa c!lAaasSsd It's
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-19

II We sit down at set OF sub.
And count the things that We have done,
And counting find
One self-denying act, one word
That sasad the heart OF him who heard;
One glance most kind,
That fell like sunshine where it went.
fnen we may sount the day we'll spent
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-12-21

played other indications that caused
the United States government to notice
him, and he was selected as suitable
man to go to the Wyandotte Indian res
ervation in Kansas to build houses for
the Wyandottes.
After completing his work among the
Wyandottes, Splitlog moved to the Sem
eca Indian Nation, close by, and built a
grist-mill and saw mill there His coun-
sci and energies We're so highly apprecl-
ated by the Senecas that they adopted
him as one of their tribe and he married
a Seneca woman. A few years later
he became chief of the Senecas.
When, in 1886, Splitlog conceived the
idea of building railroad, he was a
wealthy man. He bought an alleged
rich gold mine and it was with the idea
of bringing his gold fields in touch with
the large cities that he started his line.
In 1887 thirty-five miles of railroad had
been put into operation, or under way,
and Splitlog had put $265, 200 into his
scheme. But his troubles began to
grow, and finally he was compelled to
sell out. His gold mine proved a fail
ure and the old chief lost considerable
of his wealth. In 1890 the road passed
out of his control. 1t was pushed
through to the gulf and almost to the
great lakes by the new owners and
proved paying venture.
Splitlog had many peculIarities but
was always thoughtful, considerate and
charitable and may be classed as one Of
the most remarkable of Indians. Upon
his death he left over 100000.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-12-21
TOMS BLUNDER.
sssssssssaaa aa.sss s....sa.s'
COON BENTLEY was fool. That

ca ON BENTLEY was fool. That
Is to say, he was generally ac-
- credited with having less sense
than his fellow men. Certainly he had
abilities Of fair order, but they were
not of the kind adapted to carry him
through the ordinary affairs of life
without some blunder here and there.
Tom fell in love. Not that this might
be considered as the natural result OF
his affiiction, but 1t led him to the
blunder here recorded.
When Tom first met Miss Amanda
Smith he was acting as private secre-
tary to wealthy retired senator. Just
about the time Toms heart bade him
unburden himself at the feet Of Miss
Amanda, his employer went abroad,
taking his secretary with him. Why
he did not propose to her by letter, /
do not know; nor was 1t any of my
business; l record simply facts.
A year passed by before Toms EN-
ployer was disposed to return, and then
bis return was unexpected, else Tom
y Auld hardly have had the chance to
make this blunder.
1t was beautiful May morning. Az
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-12-21

stances would bring about some solu.
tion of Toms troubles.
The first thing l observed, when we
were seated for a chat, was her left
hand. Neither there nor. ON the other
hand could see anything in appear
ance approaching wedding ring. I
resolved upon bold expedient.
Il miss the plain gold ring you some
times wear" / said.
"Oh, yes," was her reply. "Excuse
me for a moment, and l will get II.
There is a very sad story connected
with It,"
She returned shortly, and handed to
me what was Enthusiastically a wedding
ring. While l was examining If she
related to me the story of a dear cous-
in, who, after wearing 1t one short
year, had died in far-off India.
But, Miss Smith," l asked, with the
freedom of a friend, "are YOU NOT
AFRAID to wear this in such a way that
1t might mislead peopleT'
II never do" she replied. 'Indeed
l make 1t point of wearing It always
on my right hand"
This was all the more perplexing. I
knew her to be precise and careful: 7
knew Tom was not such fool that
he could not tell the right hand from
the left. 1t was certainly strange, and
for few minutes we dropped the mat.
ter. At last, an Idea having struck
me, asked Miss Smith to put the ring
where she usually wore it-on the third
finger Of the right hand. Then I gent
ly turned her to a mirror, held I'D her
arm, and asked what the mirror said.
Astonishment spread over her face as
she looked.
"Why, 1t seems to be on my left
hand! never thought Of that"
did not explain to her the reason OF
my interest, but that night sat down
and wrote long letter to Tom, calling
him some choice names, and warning
him that his folly would ultimately
bring untold trouble upon himself II
he did not reform.
My harshness, however, did not pre-
vent me from being, three months lat
er, the best man at Toms wedding
Wayerley Magazine,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-12-21
INDIAN BUILT A RAILROAD.
Only Member of Race Who Ever Rose
to Such Distinction.

Only Member of Race Who Ever Rose
to Such Distinction.
An Indian whose name is familiar in
portions of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas
and the Indian Territory and who en-
joyed the distinction of having built a
railway line which has grown to be one
of the most important in the middle
west is Matthias Splitlog whose death
occurred short time since.
Splitlog was born in Canada in 1910,
and was of French and Indian descent,
He was brought up in the woods of the
far north and was unable to read or
write, but he could count money like a
banker and was shrewd at driving a
bargain. Like most Indians, he was
reticent, cautious and suspicious.
Although without schooling or me-
chanicar Manning, Splitlog was nat
ural mechanical genius, and to that
he was indebted for his start in life. He
had built ferryboat at Windsor, Can
ada, in the early '40's, and ran a ferry
between Windsor and Detroit. He had
also built a saw mill there and dis