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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25
Fat uity.

She-At least you will credit me,
Mr.. Sixcap, with having an eye for
beauty
lie (desiross Of saying something
highly complimentary)-Indeed, 1 do,
Miss Claire; don't wonder you spend
so much Of your tine in front of the
looking glass.-Chicago Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25
PlaYtimein In Italy.

In Italy they have very few games,
but the little Italian boys and girls ex-
eel you in one pastime-thatsi model
ing. A little Italian boy will pick up a
clump Of clay in the street and molel
you horse, or dog, or COW in no time,
and a more experienced boy will at
your request, speedily produce the little
bimba (baby) stretching out her hands,
or the herd boy blowing his horn-in
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25
IN THE WOODLANDS.

In the forest lawns I see
Little ring-plotS fenced around,
SO that shrub and Sapling tree
Thrive in safe and happy ground;
And l wonder, cannot
Keep some little plots apart,
Open to the wind and sky,
For the growth of mind and heart?
Atlanta Constitution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

-fo5E1 themselves opposite each 0thelE
2isSa at the same instant each throws
rout his right hand, with so many fin.
gers open, or so many shut or bent up
on the palm, and each of the players,
also at the same instant, cries out the
number made by adding the number of
his adversarys open fingers to his own.
II both cry right Of course the throw
counts for nothing.
AS boy gains a point by hitting the
right number, he marks it with a fin
ger Of his left hand, which hand is kept
motionless. Five points make the
game, and when the thumb and four
fingers of the left hand are extended,
then the lucky owner Of that hand cuts
capeT, and cries, "Done-I have con-
queredm "
The Italian people say that the very
best actors of Italy come from Naples. |
and the reason they give is that the
people all speak in pantomime, even
the children being too lazy to talk, so
they make signs to each other instead.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25
Mrs. Throen5rtou scoIded ~

y
MIS- Ihrogmorton scolded w1en Sht
- saw me; but Winthrop Mayne, who
was with her, declared, as l had de-
4 cided, that even flower would have
spoiled the effect, and said some pretty
things about my looks, that 1 instinc-
lively perceived displeased grandmoth-
er. Drusy was her favorite.
AT the first opportunity grandmother
reproyed me Sharply for bursting into
the room as had, without waiting to
be sent for.
But. grandma" I pleaded, 81
, thought Mr. Maync was making his
toilet in his own rooms, and 1 wanted
you to see how I looked
At this moment my sister entered
the drawing-room, and Mrs. Throg-
morton's eyes sparkled as she led
Drusy toward her nephew.
My heart was chaos of gratifed
VANITY, of childish anger at the reproof
Just administered..of of bitter envy of
my sisters queenly loveliness.
l retreated, unobseryed into a cor
ner, where high-backed sofa hid nv
brilliant plumage, and through the
fretwork of the carving watched the
three
Winthrop Mayne, with his tawny
beard, his magnificent stature was
my ideal of the kingly creature long
since chosen as my hero.
How he was impressed with nv Sis
ters appearance 1 could not gather
from his manner, but l saw his deep
blue eyes send now and then a search
ing glance to the fartheSt corner of the
room, and l shrank every time lest
that azure lightning should fall on me
in my hiding.
He must have caught some fame
like glimpse of my dress, for he rose
presently as Drusy was about to ring
for servant to send for me, and !
came straight to my lurking-place. {
"Winty my dear" said Mrs. Throg 8
morton, abruptly, as dinner was an G
nounced, you may take out Drusilla.
have fancy to see how You two t
will look together. Ruby, you must G
give me your arm" p
sat upon her left, and my sister C.
and the prince upon her right. There
vas large vase Of dollhouse flowers h
precisely between Winty Mayne's a,
lark blue eyes and mine, and grand N
mother frowned at me every time I
poke. She was fond CT me, too: but
discovered very soon that she had set
er heart on making match between W
" sister and the prince. .,
'Drusilla VIII look well in diamonds -;
he would whisper to me, significantly: Ct,
:. 81 wouldn't go into the library lust 81,
ow, Ruby; yuur sister and Winty are .
lere"
They We're always together. and l no
d not hinder them; on the contrary. +bl
rejected and avoided every possible !.
'portunity Of Joining either in their {.
orning rambles or their evening ling I.
ing in the muSic-room or library. no,
sometimes the princes dark blue +hi
es reproached my avoidance, I i'm har
ined. and now and then his lips nut ro,.
reproach in words; but 1 only kee
ighed at him. vol,
Iy sister demonstrated with NJ. too; :,
d told her GROSSLY. that She need Dire
mind-she had all tn, better Glance -,
seeing Winty Mayne herself-and nan
my part, would never marry any oso,
Athe sake Of twice as fine dia- TO
Ia nd SN&t
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

William Creiger Of Worthwhile. Ahrn.
has on his right cheek a wart which
acts as barometer for the entire neigh.
borhood' and in the matter of accuracy
is declared to be far ahead of the
weather bureau. During dry weather
1t is small and rather dry. When q
storm is coming 20 hours notice is ciy-
en- Mr.. Creiger by this wart swelling
to two or three times it's normal size
During the late drought Mr.. Creiger
was the object of much prominence.
as everybody wanted to know when
rain would come in order to save thei,
corn and potatoes. The day before the
rain did come the wart began growing
larger, and Creiger was sure the
drought would be broken, and it was.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The sun has three motions-frst, on
its axis; second. motion about the
centre Of gravity of the whole solar
system (Which centre is always within
in the suns yolumel; third, a motion
toward the planet Hercules.
A successful operation WIS recently
performed in St. Luke's hospital, New
York City. A tumor was removed
from the inside of the sheath of the
spinal cord. 1t was necessary to cut
into six yertebrae, and the patient was
kept under anesthetics for more than
three hours. He was operated upon
after number of German specialists
had pronounced that his ailment was
rheumatism.
- A manufacturing firm in Hamburg
has recently brought out nails of vul-
canite or ebonite for use in electrical
work and in places where iron nails are
not available. The vulcanite nails are
not attacked by oxidation or chemical
agents, and can be used in the forms
Of hooks for hanging electrical con-
ductors. They are also intended to be
used in laboratories and in connection
with the manufacture of explosives.
The much-discussed question Of the
merits Of petroleum and coal asFfuel
for ship-boilers will again. be inyesti-
gated in new tank-ship recently con-
structed in England for carrying oil.
The vessel is known as the Cardium,
and has three boilers, two Of which
are arranged to burn coal, while the
third will use crude petroleum. In this
way the coal and oil can be given a
thorough competitive test, and their
relaUiye encnency and economy OBJ
served.
The invention Of Bessemer steel
wrought tremendous industrial revo-
luton by leading to a substitution oe
steel for iron and vastly increasing the
uses Of the latter on account OF Its
cheapness. But the American Machin-
ist sees signs that the Bessemer process
is growing less popular than it was,
and that steel which is made by the
open hearth process is effecting marked
progress in two ways-the facilities for
its production and appreciation Of its
value by consumers.
At last an effective way to dispose OF
the western pest, the prairie dog, has
been devised. A bulletin issued by the
Nebraska agricultural experiment sta
ton tells about it, and gives the fatal
prescription. First aissolyef H717
ounces Of strychnine
pound Of psaaal;S1a -
.zzaams Ter. Then a,
E9fdafts Of molasses and one tea
ful Of oil Of anise. Stir. Ths1 b.
the solution over bushelof wheat,
and while mixing it together sprinkle
in four pounds of finely ground corn
meal, which enables the grains Of
wheat to carry a larger amount Of
poison. 1t is a tempting dish for the
dog, but one teaspoonful at
lole ends the career Of the whole FAM
ly, and the ,roportion given above
will destroy town of 500 acres, the
lumber Of families to the acre ranging
rom 80 to 80. The bulletin adds the
urther information that this year the
oisoning is being done over large
ange Of territory, and with gratifying
esults, so that it is not improbable in
short time the last prairie dog will
ave disappeared.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

Professor Keilerman finds that of
the present flora Of Ohio no less than
430 arc Immigrants Almost all are
from Europe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

a Vermont farmer told an Iowa
farmer that he had row of corn one
and one-half miles long on his Vermont
farm. The Hawkeye man disputed
the truth Of this statement and a bet
was made. The Vermont man won
the money for on little mount on his
farm he had planted row Of corn
spirally from the bottom to the top.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

There Is breed of dog in China
which is virtually unknown in all oc-
cidental lands. The sleeve puppy, as
the tiny creature is styled, is so dimin-
utive that it can with ease be carried
In the baggy sleeve Of the Chinese
over-garment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

The sun has three motions-frst, on
its axis; second. motion about the
centre Of gravity Of the whole solar
system (Which centre is always within
in the suns 'volume); third. a motion
toward the planet Hercules.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

The unique experiment was RECENTLY
made in Wellsville, Ohio, of moving a
house by trolley cars. The house in
question was to be moved along the
street on which the street car line ran.
Accordingly, after the puse was
properly blocked up and placed on roll
Iers, several cars were coupled to-
gether and hitcheasto it, when it was
steadily AID quickly pulled to it's des.
tination.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

Washington is a state Of unusual
things. Among them is the old church
tower at "Old Town." in the city Of
Tacoma, which was the happy thought
Of some Of the old settlers, who built
an Episcopal church beside a large fir
tree and used the trunk of the tree for
bell-tower. The rings show the tree
to have been over 500 years old at the
time when it was utilized in this
unique manner, and that was over 80
years ago.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-25

OF the many shields suggested for
protecting our soldiers from shell and
bullet fire. says the London Express,
probably the most curious is one made
of pack sheets of wool. The idea is
that of Mr.. Robert Milligan, a Har-
wick engineer, who submitted it to the
secretary for war; He has now been
informed that the military authorities
do not think his invention would fulfil
all the requirements Mr.. Milliean.
however, still contends that shell will
not penetrate sheet of wool.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
MEXICAN TOWN 0BLlTERATED
Panuca. East Coast Trading Town OF
II.O0O People. Burned.

St Louis. Mo-, April PA soeciu TO
the Globe-Democrat from San Antonio,
Texas: Accordingd to Rdvices received
here. Pantca, Mexico. enc Of the most I'M
portant trading towns on the east coast
of the republic of Mexico. sixty miles
west of the seaport Of Tampico. has been
entirely destroyed by fire. Panuca Is a
town OF u.ooo persons on the Panuca
river. Thaeched ROOF adobe houses and
modern frame business blocks. surround
ed by brush huts. constituted the city.
Everything went down before the flames.
as there were no fre-fighting appliances
in the city. The loss vii aggregate 81.
225 600. No reports Of fatalities have been
received here. but eight men wsre Sc
verely injured through the explosion Of
a government sman arms storehouse.
When the $50, 600 distillery of Castillo
and Cha caught fire, mob OF poems stole
large quantities Of aguardinente. a fiery
Mexican brandy. In a short time they
became violently drunk and but for the
prompt and vigorous action Of a company
of Mexican infantry would have done
much violence 10 the homeless persons.
The Mexican government has taken steps
for the relief Of the people. many Of
whom have been carried 10 Tam2ico for
protection The fire started In the dis
dllery and was carried IN every direction
by a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wind. A heavy
rain fan followed, but not until the town
was in embers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
EARLY BUYING Squirt
Buying of Stocks SIackens
and Prices Fall.
MARKET BECOMES DULL
Bears Work Gold Exports for
All It's Worth.

New York, April 24.-There were indi-
stock exchange today and the market
| seemed to be under manipulation for the
purpose of facilitating them. Yesterdays
late strength found a response in the
London market this morning and prices
of Americans were well advanced before
the opening here. London bought quite
freely in this market, after trading COM
menced. Bat it quickly became mani
fest that yesterdays rally in prices had
been largely due to the demand from
the short interest. After the opening
squirt, buyink quickly fell of and prices
fell back, while the market became very
dull. The pool operations in Missouri
Pacific, which were a prominent factor
in yesterdays rally, came 10 stop
again and that stock fell back. The room
traders tried TO bear and worked for
reaction. The vigorous attack on Bal
tinore and Ohio and Reading first pre-
ferred caused declines of 31s and S1s re-
spectively and broke the whole list quite
sharply. But at the decline very large
buying developed again for both ac-
counts. all offerings being freely absorbed,
prices. 4 very characteristic movement
in Sugar indicated the punishment to
the shorts in the stock. After prelini-
nary drive which carried the price to
1885, the stock suddenly shot up in the
last hour 10 11oH. In the scramble of
the shorts to realize enormous blocks
changed hands. Peoples Gas at the
same time rallied two points and the
whole list was improved. Feverishness in
Sugar and one or two relapses elsewhere
gave a slightly irregular tone, but the
closing was firm at small changes. Real
ization in the steel iridustrials continued
large, but the price movements were un-
sensational and the changes small. The
bears made much OF the prospects Of
gold exports, although the sterling ex-
change rate, after an early advance, be-
came somewhat unsteady. Some of the
recent demands for exchange Is report
ed to have been for investment and bills
bought for this account would come on
the market at or near the gold export
point But the general opinion is that
gold will shortly go out as discount rates
continue to harden in London and mony
rates to decline. Closing prices Of stocks
were as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
THE WEAT.iE

Wichita, Kan, April "a, 1900.
During the past "a hours, ending at I
p. m, the highest temperature has been
rs, the lowest 50, a range of q degrees,
and the mean has been &c, which is de-
grees warmer than the normal temper
allure for the day as deduced from the
observations at this station for the past
eleven years, with clear weather in the
morning, followed by increasing cIoudi-
ness and in the afternoon a mild thun-
derstorm, with "a inch of rain
Since the first of the month the average
temperature has been ST. which is just
about the normal, and the total rainfall
1.67 inches, which is .O9 inch less than
the normal.
Since the first of the year the rainfall
has been 40 inches. which is 1.27 inch
less than the normal
The river is still high.
FRED L. JOHNSON. Observer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
LIVESTOCK MARKERS.
KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Mo-, April 24.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1900; market steady to a shade
lower; native steers, 81. 15GJ5. %: Texas
steers, 50. 40d4.70; Texas cows, s.. 25G3. 80;
native cows and heifers. 81. GOd4. rs; stock
ers and feeders, So. 35q5. 10; bulls, SO. 25d
3.S5.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; market weak to
/ &c lower; bulk of sales, s. .Z5G5. 35; heavy,
S. .30a5. 4212; packers, s.. 2565. 3715; mixed,
s.. 2Oa5. 371k light, 81. S5G5. %; workers. s.. %
Q5.25; pigs, s.. 00a5. Is.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market steady;
lambs, s.. $4,000; muttons, 81. $4,000.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, April 24.-Cattle-Receipts l.
900; market steady; native shipping and
/ beef steers, So. S545. IS; stockers and feed
ers, $3.50tQ4 so; cows and heifers. 50. 250
4.60; Texas and Indian steers, 50. 55G5. 90;
cows and heifers. 81. 60d3. so.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market weak to
sc lower; pigs and lights s.. 1595. 35; pack
ers, 5.25Q5. 40; butchers. IS. 4Od5. so.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady;
native muttons. $5.25q6. Is; lambs. 5000
100.
CHICAGO.
Chicago, April .-Cattle-Receipts, o.
800; export steers strong, others slow;
butcher stock firm; natives avtive; good
to prime steers, $4.9oG5. so; poor to me-
dunn, 81. 1GQ4.75; selected feeders. $4,000
49, mixed stockers, SO. 3el14. 90; cows. $500
G4.5O; heifers $3.25d9. IS; Gamers, 81. 250
2.S5; bulls, $2.9064.25; calves slow, 25c
lower than last Tuesday, s.. SCAT. 80;
Texas-fed steers, s4.O0G5. %; Texas bulls,
50. 25d3 so.
Hogs-Receipts, today, - 600; tomorrow,
%, 600 estimated; left over, 4,000; average.
212c to sc lower; top, SSH; mixed and
butchers, s.. 3GGi5 .55; good to choice heavy,
s.. 45d5.5712; rough heavy. s.. 3075. 40; light,
s.. 20q5.471a; bulk of sales, s.. 401I5. 5251
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; sheep weak to
10c lower; wooded sheep about all gone;
wooded lambs steady; shorn lambs weak;
good to choice wethers. s.. 25G5. rs; fair to
choice mixed, $4.75Q5. 80; western sheep,
s.. 5000 yearlings, s5.50d6 90; native
lambs, s5.50q7. 30; western lambs, $1,000
20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
WOOL MARKET.

Boston. April 24.-General business IN
the wool market has been quick. with TIE
tone about the same as last week Ter
ritory woods continue 20 take the lead
and the larger part Of the business IS fl
woods grown west OF the Mississippi
river Fleece Eo0ls. washed, remain
quiet. with prices held about the same as
last osek Quotations;
Unvashed. medium. etc. Missouri guar
te- b,o9d comhinR. nc. th.es-eigafhs
blood &C: braid com5ing. Z@Ec-
Territory Eools-Moutzna ard Dakota
sue medium and fze. Zlaz2c. secured. 55g
ssc. staple, esas3c. Ttzh aud WYorning.
1ne nse3i8m ard fize 1899; scoaseE. =
soc. sTeple, 6gzs1c: IEaao fine ne siuz1
4sa 6s.e. 1879: secured Ssss1c. naed.zra,
sHSzc scuurei. 510Ssc. Australian
secured basis. spot 7Y1ces. coa5sE- So
peTnae, ncvainal, ssqssc. god. ss9sec :
sTs.zazr1 EasTESe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25

the market yesterday for the ruling bulk
price.
Foster & Cheesman, well known feeders
and shippers of Whitewater. sold I car
OF hogs on the market yesterday for the
bulk sum-
c. A Gift of Medford had a load of
ngnt stun on the market yesterday which
ne disposed OF for satisfactory price.
ne Is an oid-time dealer on the market
c. G. Handy, the old-time and popular
lrdoer on the market from Norwich,
came IN rather late yesterday with a
car OF zSO-pound hogs, which sold for a
good price.
T. 3. Lincoln of Enid, one of the best
known cattlemen in Oklahoma, had a
car OF medium weight packers on the
market yesterday which sold for the bulk
price
]. B. Brenholt was up from Deer Creek
o. T., yesterday, with a car of 9O-pound
hogs, which sold well. He has not been
shipping here a great while, but says he
is satisfied that Wichita is the market for
the Oklahoma shipper
j. K. Hawthorn was up from Benton
yesterday. He is patron of the market
Of many years standing. He yesterday
sold a car of 21S-pound hogs for the bulk
sum-
Burchf1eld & Connell, the heavy Ship
ping firm of Anthony. disposed of a car
of 2S5-pound hogs yesterday for good
price. They are htre often.
j. w. Sparks of Conway Springs was
IN as usual yesterday with a mixed car
OF hogs and battle, both of which sold
for good prices. He is a regular patron
or the market, who has been coming here
for years.
U. Y. Griffith Of Belle PLANE sold a
car of medium weight packers yesterday
on the market for the bulk sum. He is
In often and ships a large number of
hogs during a year.
NJ. Ratciiff of Cunningham had two
loads Of hogs on the market yesterday.
lie Is one Of the best known cattlemen
In Southern Kansas, and handles a long
string OF cattle and hogs during a year.
he sells his hogs exclusively here.
j. E. Cooley, the experienced buyer Of
Rose Hill. had a car Of hogs on the
market yesterday, which sold for a good
price.
D. NJ. Hutchinson of HaverhiIl had a
car Of heavy weight swine on the early
market yesterday which he sold for a sat
isfactory price
The railroads did a good business at
the yards yesterday. The Santa Fe
brought in II cars, the Missouri Pacific
6 cars, the Rock Island cars, and the
Frisco cars.
Ed Weidline of Augusta, one of the old
est shippers to the market, was in yester-
day with a car of heavy hogs, which
sold well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
HOGS WERE WEAK
Market Was Perhaps a Shade
Lower Yesterday.
TOP PRICE WAS S5.17 ~
Cattle Market Was Fairly Ac-
tive-PriCeS Firm.

The market yesterday was weak. There
was perhaps a slight decline. but If was
90 small as to be practically nothing.
Trading was active during the dav and
fae demand was good. Everything in
abe yard was taken up at closing time
The top price of the dav was & 17h
as compared with $3.50 of the previous
Gay. There was, however. slight differ
ence in the quality of the top hogs of the
Two days, which would explain the diff
terence in the prices. The bulk of sales
yesterday went at S5.1Oq5. 171k.
Inc quality yesterday was generally
TAR. There were number Of good loads
OF hogs in which sold for high bulk
prices -Four loads of good heavy swine
thought the top price of the day.
me receipts yesterday were fair. There
were only fair number of wagon hogs
a. Whlle the car receipts were heavy,
asgregating q loads. A week ago the
tolai receipts amounted to 1883, while
tne hogs received yesterday aggregated
considerably more.
The market here yesterday comnared
fairiy well with other western ones
LOGS here sold weak and in some cases
shade lower. Kansas City. Chicago.
and ST Louis quoted the market as weak,
slow to ) cents lower.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
L1sht packing hogs, $50 to
~ IDS. -..........-............S5 90 as 10
Medium weight packers, 200
10 ze0 IDS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 121bG5 17Ih
Ieavy weight packers, $50 to
90 ios' '''...'''......-....... 8 1215G5 III