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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-01-20

TIE PIANO on ARCHEY ROAD.
The Author Of ..Mr. Doo!ey' Writes OF It:
Agency as g Social Factor:
In the Ladies' Homo Journal is pub
lished the first OF the Molly Dona-
hue sketches by the author Of Mr..
Dooley." It tells Of molly Dona-
hue's' ambition to b"ve a piano, for
con Archey Road iano is the one
sure and visible symbL of the achieve
ment of social ambition. One may be
very dacint people and not own q
piano, but one cannot be fine people
unless one boasts Of 4 dark mahogany
box which fakes more than half the
little parlor, and is only opened Sat
urday mornings. when Miss OBrien,
the church organiSt, comes down to
give Mary Ann i lesson in the Child
of the Regiment or on state occasions
when the said Mary Ann provokes the
march from Norma out OF its weird
interior. At other times it stands un-
opened. gloomy and forbidding under
its purple pail. with its great legs
neatly cnca$ed in puckered cambria
pantaloonS. 1t is not regarded as q
medium for the expression Of music
50 much as landmark Of progress to-
ward wealth ami culture. The Muir
nri7s nave ~ ajano' runs like fire 4oWp w
the road. and the MlrrpnTs have ar
,iveL' Rut when tha NANNY comes
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-01-20

Ut. When lNc IUHIVES OF lost JDUS iiIU
llness cuIminate in the withdrawal of
,ehcmoth en- the Shouldcrs CT swear
ng Germans. tia? is the day Of TRACE
ly. The MurplNs arc down. Hope |
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-01-20

pers and so On, all OF which enter int2
the work of modern construction, &C.
celebrating production immensely, while
improving the product. But if there
is any one tool that is more indispen-
sable than the rest il is the pneumatic
hammer, which makes possible the
various and difficult forms OF rivetinG.
calking and chiseling. This hammer
consists Of a cylinder il whicha piston
reciprocates, delivering q continuous
series of blows against the end OF the
die. The hammer is light and pow
erfr!. For small riyets It can be held
in the hand, but for heavier work it ia
supplied with yoke support, ana
thus ftted it will drive and fit the
largest size rivets in use, which are
generally one-inch in diameter. Prob
ably the hardest manual labor IN ship
and bridge building is riveting. Com
bined with this is an amount q tech
nical skill acquired only by long anil
arduous apprenticeship, and varying
with the class of rivets driven. In
addition the necessity for heavier
plating. dou9linss, etc, requires the
use of larger and longer rivets, which
cannot be properly closed down by
hand. The pneumatic} hammer is the
practical device whiclA has enabled
builders to surmount tLese apl other
obstacles. The air tool al 3e saves.
money.
IoL1AN CHIMES.
New York may know thai in tae
chimes OF St. PatricH's Catho olral on
Fifth avenue, the city POSSESSES one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04
BRIDGES WHILE TRAIN WAITS
: New Structure Put il Place on In
New York Central in y Minute



Between and g o'clock. yesterc y
morning. there was quite novel *
i.cT.men; I'D bridge building at the r.. II
Creek station On the NvW York can
tral Railroad. about eight miles AZ -
OF Little Falls. The bridge IS M. -
ana il is built 10 carry IF ht.'.-l wafer
N hon thc East Canada Creek l@ frnz N
or thc channel l. chok-l.
The old bridge was - fe.t long and
60 feet wide. containing four tracks
In order not to delay traffic NOR than
az absolutely neccssary III" new
bridge. which Is through plato GRID
- bridge OF steel. was constructed 10y
the side of The oid one. Both bridges
We're al an elevation q - feet above
grade. TO facilitate moving them. both
bridges we're placed on car trucks m
der which rails were laid.
: powerful locomotive Was PLACED IN
the regular track ana attached 4"
heavy chains fastened To both bridr ~.
These chains we're passed around ppl
l.ys to give the bridge = SidcWise mo-
ton. When everything was in rcaLi-
ness I'll. loromotjse was started ms
the Old bridge vas moved to the snuth.
the new bridge. which was - ions
took its place. The old bridge was lefi
by the side Of the traces. vnere il wil
IT, taken apart ana removed at Ieis-
ure. Tho new hri1re having been I-l.
in place. went into use Al once.
So quickly was thu chang mad ,la-
thu passenger tracks q The road were
blocked but y minutes. The work MEMS
done under the direction " Clifford
Lewis. Jr., who is I-oRifeS maI.mus IN
the division Of the Central. This is the
first time a bridge has been removed
ana replaced in this way on this road
and the operation was decidedly sails
factory and successful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04
HIS OWL TAKEN EY 4 PANTHEI;

cincinnati EnqCirer.4
WilkesbarTe. oct. 1I.-Jamcs Kelly
had 4 desperate cTlccunte- with = pan
them on 1ioosic mountain. today. H.
rad Just shot an. owl and VA carry
Ing il through the forest when z large
panther jumped from thicket and
landed on Kelly's back. The ANNA
seized the OWL and made a meal If i
in q short time. Tfe panther then
made an attack on Kelly. but the lat
ter crippled it with a bullet and the
second shot killed il. Il Is supposed
the panther escaped from some M
nagerie. as its Species mas never been
seen in the mountains here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04

The tl1Ith j Thai from th. moment Of
HI birth the Prince If Wales has been
,plcuJidly rich. he wss born. a. The
Ifi~hmab would sax. with $4,000 year
ID his I,v' krt and frolA that day t. this
he. ,luchy 81 Cornwall ha~ yielded hins
hat nIs = iflcent sum At - the prince
ma rried aud parliament cav. him Mari
borough HOUSE and wedding present ef
t4umnn \ year. That too. has come to
him regularly Sinc" 49,. wear in snd
wear nut. ln lS>1. when The princes
family ran away with his money. parliR-
nent once lnoTr s-srn- I" hi< aid and near
II doubled The grant he had received since
I>,s.: Tru.u $50 tn" prince has been re
lieved of he aBxicties Of q father for the
nnsncisi ~elfsrc ~ his children bv =
>pecis grant Of t:;6.ns' year. which
PONIES 10 him in quarterly insiallnents OF
t9tan. 80 that the public income of the
prince j t1.:6.ts.i year That is what
il j worth 4, I.e Prince ~ WaleS-Tem-
lie NJ -sziD"-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04

George Dolby. WILD va, Charles Dick-
Ems secretary and Tnana- er during tn,
last readin- .ou- ia thu United Safe
died recently III tL-s alcoholic ward OF Il
London hospital. Drink had made him "a
tramp and IL had been turned ou. 81 hi
last lodgings % account Of his dirty bah
IT, H wrote \ book at "reminiscences M
Dickens with tNe till THE Chief d. h
knew Him His sister vas tle once fa-
NOUS English con-rsl-o Nm Sainto1-
Dolby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04

duced year or age. l am asS.s.A
that the impression causlI ny me mi
chimes has been favorable. pul tbtic
great hesitation on the part ei ploil
tors rs to purchasing. This ma! oe on
ing TO tine fact that hand labor IN l,'i.e
Is very IN paid. and is naturally attIs. IN
the introduction OF any labor sa.liE II
chimes. This prejudice still exists on inc
,,arf OF the worimen-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04

Nj Arthur I:us~tl- eldest son Of In
late Lord Chi.- justice. has been al p0in;-
81 COUNTY court judge at Ba1h- He j. s.
years ri age and one Of The Youngest u4tr
ever raised 70 INC bench Ii his tath1-
had not insisted that his peerage should
be only for life the Hon. A~-hu- Russell
w"Flli Tow 10 "a per.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-27
EMPLOYEES THAT SAVE

q always have confidence In people
who cave iltilc money oui NJ the.r
salaries" said prominent western
merchant. and do What ! can to on
courage habits Of thrift. employ
about seyenty-fve clerks In my es,ah.
lishment. 10 whom I nay weekly sala-
rles ranging from so 20 SO Natural.
~ enough. more NJ them get are none
the less worthy on that account
I'm the beginning, when I employed
only two people. I lived pretty close to
them. and I knew how thriftless they
coulN b. when they we're not cncoui-
aged 10 do otherwise. have dischnrg-
cd more clerks for that sort Of thing
than for any other cause. They spent
their salaries, large or small MS might
be. in a reckless fashion, and let debt
accumulate quite regardless Of ths
rights Of creditors. AS my business in
creased. and with II mmy profits and
my force of people. | began to give
the matter more study. and In the end.
when felt able to be material assist
ance In encouraging thrift and honesty
proposed a yearly recognition to those
who would save something out.of their
salaries. II was small at first, but was
so successful that today | haven't a
clerk has not made some kind Of bank
account. and not one who wilfully re-
fuses to pay his debts. When we get
q new one who refuses to take advan-
tage of the opportunities Afforded we
let him wo at the end OF the first year.
MY present plan Is to double the
savings Of all clerks who receive $40
[ sl2 and SIS a week: to add % per cen;.
. to all who receive from SIS to $50, and
/ 10 for those over s25. A clerk on SIS
week or under cannot save much,
but as n rule that class of clerks have
no one to maintain but themelves, and
II one cannot save more than $50 out
of his years labor. It is rather pleas
ant for him to get SIS clear profit
| Those who receive the larger amounts
usually have families and their savings
are not large, but whatever they are
they are comfortably increased. Onc
Of my 81 200 a year clerks, with wife
and two small children. saved $500 las,
year, and my check for 500 additional
was deposited to his account the day
after New Year. A young woman ir
charge Of department at 5000 a yeai
has almost paid for nice little cot
tage In the suburbs out OF her eXtfl
and so the list runs on through ever,
branch OF the business. | make II {
condition that all current obligations
must be met at the end of the year, 81
that the savings are actual net profit
Every year some of the clerks are no
entitled to any extra, but If this Il
the result of sickness | assume a pal
or all of the doctors bills. You ma!
say ii costs something for me to de
this, and | am under no obligation t.
do II, and you are right. But haN'
the best class Of clerks in the city, am
as result | have the best class o
custom in the city, and ] guess ! don
lose enough by 1t to necessitate an as
signment at an early date" and tn
merchant smiled with a very eviden
satisfaction. Washington Star.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-27
new CHINA SNAG

Picking, Dec. 16.-Defnite instrus-
tons, Supplementary yesterdays COM
munication from LonGon, have been re-
ceived by Sir Ernest Mason Satow.
the British Minister. and he now de-
mands modification Of point In the
joint note which the foreign ENJOYS
generally regard as important This
means further delay, as all the Minis
tiers must communicate anew with their
respective governments. Just what the
nature of the objection raised by Great
Britain is the Ministers decline to SAL,
but they admit that the new demand
will involve a great deal more diploma
tic procedure.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-27

The use of the Singer in millions OF
homes shows the unprecedented sue
cess of these ideal sewing machine.
It is convincing proof that the Singer
excels in all kinds Of family sewing
and art needle work. All our sewing
machines are OF the best construction,
beautifully decorated. and are mounted
on selected woods in finely finished
cabinets Of artistic design. B. Ber-
gersen, agent. 16h Bethel street
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-27
Location.

They are located on high ground at an
Elevation Of from 200 to 500 feet, affording
unsurpassed scenic and marine views.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-27
HEIGHTS!
ATTRACTIONS OFFERED TO HOME SEEKERS.
Water.

Water will be supplied at the rate Of
SIS per year for each lot, from our Pacific
Heights Water System. This Is less
than citv rates.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-27
Low Prices, Good Terms.

Prices Of lots range from f4oo to $3.50
each, according to Size and location. One
fourth cash only Is asked. Balance In
instalments a, terms TO suit purchasers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
SHE GOT THE SEAT,
But She Made Lots of Trouble Before
She Sat Down.

1t was on herdic. and everybody knows
how hard it is to retain an upright position
on one of those vehicles. 1t was packed,
and all the men standing. when a medium
sized woman entered. She had five bundles
of varying sizes, a basket, an umbrella and
a flower pot with a blooming plant in it.
and she was a blooming crank into the bar
gain She nearly raked the hat off sour
looking old lady who was seated and poked
two or three men in the ribs before she got
fairly in, and she lunged around so wildly
after the herdic started that she had all
thlrty OF the passengers in fright Sud
Denly a spry little woman in gray and mink
ana young and pretty jumped up and Of
1ered the thin, cranky woman her seat
Did she take It? She Just gIared at tho
young woman, and. with a naughty sniff
turned her back. The pink and gray one
looked little bewildered, but soon got off
and then the cranky woman opened her
walls of wrath. Must NV thought I was
an antediluvian," she snorted "Sha offar-
ing me her seat! I'd have people 70 know
that l amt no Mrs. Time. 1 can stand IN
with the youngest" and Just then the her.
die gave a iurch and over she went into tho
lap of an old gentleman who had slid into
the seat she had declined. The flower NOT
Went into the lap of a new spring dress, the
bundles dispersed themselves through space
and the umbrella jabbed hole in a tuIle
tuft on another woman's spring hat
well. l wish IL you could stand Vol,
would. spluttered the old gentleman az
he emerged from her embracing arms
w ell, II You was gentleman, you'd get
woman in return. There can't any woman
put my age on me that way, but I Know
what Is becoming in MANI And I'll.
man actually got UP and gave 1t to her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
Duty of the Military Attache.
TAI. Arthur Gritfith N the Cornhiu


The chief and acknowledged props of our
(E;nglfshl Intelligence are the military
attaches TO our various ministries abroad
Theoretically they have no means Of ae-
quiring knowledge other than the official:
practically they are, of course. aided by
their powers of observation, the trained
professional skill which can note al n
glance things most worth knowing such
as the handling of artillery the speed and
weight OF a cavalry charge, the probable
value OF some new order of attack The
attache, to be really useful must also be a
persona grata to the foreign offices of The
country IN which he is serving, and he
often learns much from the camara.Ierfe of
Inc cloth and the free discussion of meas
lres and methods. All this is work that Is
open and above board. We may not in
qGfre TOO closely whether or not intelli-
gence is gained by other means. bur il is
pretty certain that there are plenty OF Sc
cret agents in every capital. eager to sell il
at price. and often very pertinacious in
their offers of some particularly valuable
bit of news. The game is seldom worth The
candle. and il is exceedingly DANGEROUS
Not many years back an attache to the
English embassy to a great power is said
to have narrowly escaped arrest through
intrigue with one of these unayowahle Der-
sens Possibly the foreign government
would not have proceeded to extremlties
with one OF the corps diplouatiuue. but
the pressure must have been very severe.
Tor the story ran that the attache found
a passport waiting for him az his chancery,
and was hurried across the frontier in
rather undignifed haste The runor said
teat other military attaches of other ua-
toualit.eS were involved in the scrape and
had also to fly the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
A Story of Capt. McGrath.



One of the stories that Prof. Worcester
brought back from the Philippines told of
the brave deed of an American soldier who
had not been mentioned in any of the dis
patches from the front. During the fight
ing at Calamba," Mr.. Worcester said, cit
was found necessary to cross a stream that
was swelled with recent rains until it was
most difficult to get over. There were nei-
Their boats nor RATS, but on the other side,
directly under the rifles Of the Filipinos,
were two canoes. At that junction the
hero revealed himself in the person of
Capt. McGrath of the 4th Cavalry He did
not wait for orders, nor did he call for
volunteers. He stripped, and, accompanied
by Lieut.. Batson, plunged into the whirling
stream. He was Obliged to assist the lieu
tenant. who soon sank from exhaustion. but
they came back with the two canoes. There
were some bullet holes in the canoes by the
time they got across with them, but they
porting storming party across the stream,
seen that mans name in any of the ac-
counts that have reached me. 1t was the
most daring thing 1 ever heard Of" Only
a few days later the brave officers name
did find its way into the official dispatches
A single line was devoted to the announce
ment that Capt. McGrath, 4th Cavalry, had
died of his wounds received in the action
with the insurgents at Noveleta. On De-
cember 10 last he was buried with full mill
tary honors in Arlington national Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
Grip and Chronic Pneumonia

From the New York Herald
Inc iamented death of former Minister
Phelps illustrates one of the results of a
prolonged attack of pneumonia following
grip.
The age of the patient and his CONSEQUENT
feeble vitality made it impossible for the
lung tissue involved in the disease to FREQ
itself promptly and properly from the in
flammatory products.
AS the not unusual consequence of such
conditions abscess developed, with its long
train of exhausting symptoms, finally end.
Ing In death. due to a sioughing bioodyes-
sci in the diseased tissue
When II is understood that the lung com,
plicatton of grip usually confines itself to
Isolated and limited areas. of pulmonary
tissue, which are VIGOROUSLY slow of re-
paration, there is an added danger to the
original disease which must always be con-
sldered in estimating ultimate chances Of
recovery. When the end does not come in
the manner noted, a cavity superyenes
wnich at best takes long time to heal, the
patient being In the meanwhile Condemned
to distressing invalidism. The lesson of the
hour resolves itself into the well attested
fact that chronic coughs are ALWAYS had
and those following grip especially SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
LO IS LEARNING.
He is No Longer Satisfied With Plain
Beef and Trimmings

40 is learning" remarked an NJ c. the
other day, of which house he is a member
does not matter. His district s>borders on
Indian territory and he has plenty of In
dian constituents. Some of these are very
rich and influential Quite number of
Los" have been visiting the city lately,
and this particular NJ c., wishing to do the
graceful thing, invited two of them to
lunch with him in the restaurant in tn.
Capitol The said NJ. C. had visions of huge
slices of roast beef. mashed potatoes and
perhaps a salad, with some kind Of dessert
and plenty of good coffee, as about what
his guests would want.
No. indeed! PLENTY OK home" remarked
one red son, az, the M. c. laboriously read
from the bill od. fare, with occasional sue-
gestions, one of them being "a fine cut Of
rare roast beef, with,trimmings"
Then I asked the big chief what he
would like" remarked. the NJ c., land what
do you suppose 3le fired at my pocket book !?
Terrapin, hot brds.aand cold bottles and
s-t-r-a-w-b-e-r-r-i-e-s. Strawberries in
March. with the grounding snoring and the
mercury sneaking around freezing noint
Before 1 got through with 1T that lucheon
cost ms enough to have bought my wife
the hand-me- down at-the- nd-of- the-seas SON
sealskin coat she has been signing for. and
1 can prove that the richest Indians in the
world have also the richest appetites.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
Reverie.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
May you take this lesson home with you
tonight. dear friends concluded the,
preacher at the end of very long and
weariseme sermon. And may its spiritual
truths sink deep into your hearts and lives
to the end that your souls may experience
salvation We will now bow our heads in
prayer Deacon White. will you lead?"
There was no response.
Deacon White" this time in a louder
voice, Deacon White. will you Iead?"
Still no response. 1t was evident that the
good deacon was slumbering. The preacher
made third appeal and raised his voice to
a pitch that succeeded in waking the
drowSy man.
Deacon White. will you please 1ead?"
The deacon rubbed his eyes and opened
them wonGeriEsly.
rs it my lead? No-I just dealt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
without. Prejudice.

From the Philadelphia Press.
MY man." urged the Rev. Mr. Cooley,
"can not induce you to come into church r,
"Oh, now, boss. I-er-'' the poor tramp
Stammered.
II hope you have no prejudice against the
church, the good man continued, eagerly.
mo unpleasant recollection of your past
suggested -
"Oh! no. I amt got no grudge ag'tn' the
church. Mine wuz a home weddin',"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17

smith-"What's wrong. old man? You
look worried"
Jones-"I am. You know had my life
insured last week"
smith-"Yes; but what has that got to do
with it?''
Jones-"Well, the very next day nv wife
bought new cook book. Possibly it's all
right. but 1t certainly looks suspicious. -
Chicago NewA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17

books, blocks. stereotypes. designs. etc,
that have been used in the manufacture OF
postage stamps during the last fifty years
France was the fifth country 10 adopt post
age stamps. Geneva and Zurich took the
lead Ia 1Si3. then came Bale in lS45 the
United States in 1871 and France in lS4S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17

Stage Manager-'What! You laugh vvbi,.
you're supposed to be dying?' -.'
why shouldn't death be greeted with low =;
-FHegende Batter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17

Take pattern of the umbrella nv SON
The umbrella is a useful article but il
never spreads itself.-Boston transcript.