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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
A Child With a Good NJ nory.

other day lady who lives on
gan street took her fve-year-old
sun to photographers to have his
pictures taken. She was anxious to
se:ure a good likeness at this parti-
cular sitting because she wished to
distribute the pictures among some
friends who were then her guests.
The h.ld's idea of the affair, how
ever, did not, apparently, harmonize
with that. Of his mother. For when
the r---ith tie camera began to
adjust the lens and direct it toward
little Edward that young person set
up what was unques'ionably a howl.
IEs~ain did the mo; her call into use
her utmost FORENSIC abilities. Ed
ward did not Want hi. picture taken.
..:..Why, my child" she said, sooth-
ingly, .'the gentleman won't hurt you.
;Jusik poae and keep still moment
and It will be all over before You
;;"'Yes, I Know, ma-ma!' whim-
pered the youth, with the tears run
ming down his cheeks, ''but that's
what you told me at the dentists. -
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
How Animals Res. Their Muscles.

When IN: Il is tired he stretches
out his arms and legs and yawns.
Birds and animals, as far as possible,
follow the example. Birds spread
their feathers and also yawn OF gape.
Fowls often do this. Fish yawp, they
opensfheir mouths slowly till they are
found. # theS bones Of til e-lhseesad ses2:A.a.
loosen and the giils open.
ave invetera*oIeya eyawners and
stretchers, but seldom sneeze unless
they have cold. Cats are always
stretching their bodies. legs and claws,
as every one knows who has had a
cat for pet.
Horses stretch violently when and
after inddlging in a roll, but not, as a
rule, on all fours. A stag when
stretching sticks out his head, stretches
his fore eet out and hollows his back
FSrH ,deck as though trying to creep
lander lar.
Most ruminant animals stretch
when they rise up after lying down.
Deer do it regularly, so do COWS.
This fact is so we'll known that if q
COW arising from lying down does
not stretch herself it is sign that she
is i'll.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
FOR W0MANS BENEFIT.
e%~~%~eA~~e~e~e@~HnAeASS
Hoods Are Now Worn.

Women are adopting even the aca-
demical hood rs an adornment to
capes and cloaks, and many of the
new cloth outdoor garments have
white satin hoods :.tsached, covered
with lace, or white c. 9th hoods with.
the new confetti embroidery made in
cloth worked with silk. Chantilly
lace on black satin serves a similar
purpose and silk lace is very much in
evidence for hoods which mostly en-
tirely cover the shoulder and almost
form an epaulet, opening out wide
md being but seldom of any practi-
cal uti!ity-in fact, intended for orna-
ment, not use.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Knit All Their Lives.

All the women Of Shetland knit.
They learn the art in early childhood
and continue it all through their lives.
The wool used for then. knitting is
grown. on the islands and is carded
and spun by the peopls,themselves.
Machinery they have not except the,
primitive spinning whe Many Of
the most elaborate shawlss have taken
months to make, and some'even years,
SO that a very fine s..awl may be werth
as much as $3.50 to 200. Most of
the knitting is, however, Of the more
homely aud serEiceablej kind and may
be bought from the women themselves
for moderate price.
The manner in which the Washing
of knit shawls is accomplished in
Shetland is matter of interest
to most visitors. They are washed
carefully in soap iather and then.to
peTRnt their shrinking, they are laced
from peiat to point of the scslloped:
border in large square wooden frame
and placed outside the cottage TO dry:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Extra Money for Messenger Eoys.

. There are pleasant features in the
messenger lads life that the public
doesn't generally know. One Of the
most pleasant phases is the tip which
often goes into the young fellows
pockets. Some of the downtown
brokers have their favorite boys, and
the lads get from S. to $40 week in
tips. The brokers prefer to have a
messenger boy do certain errands in
stead of their own Office boy, as the
latter are too we'll known to the people
the brokers try to do business with.
The lads are often called upon to do
strange thinss. One of them caused
quite sensation a year ago by walk
ing alongside wealthy woman, carry
ing her prayer book TO church. The
lad didn't occupy the pew with the
lady, but lie waited outside the
church, at 80 cents an hour, until she
was ready to return home.
Ladies who go to theatres without
male escorts often get messenger to
accompany them, and sometimes take
the lad into the theatre. Some Of
the lads tell you how the ladies made
them eat out of their bonbon boxes
and slipped a quarter or half dollar
into their hands beside. New York
Mail and Express.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
a Blind Woman LaWYer.

During a recent visit to Joplin I
met woman who is totally blind 60
ing around to 'see mines' and make
purchases. She would go down in a
shaft, follow the drift of ore with the
tips Of her fingers along the walls,
and, so sensitive was her touch, she
could tell the difference between lead
and zinc and rock as correctly as if
she had good eyes and a miners lamp
to guide her. The promoter who was
showing her around told me she knew
as much about mines when she was
through ''seeing' as anyone With both
eyes, and was as judicious in her pur-
chases, and that she was one of the
most brilliant business and society
women he had ever met. She is a
successful lawyer in a western city.
-Woman's Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

p> son she outside at the centre.
7 . ssp1artest skirts are see to a
e although stitching braiding
{ s. trapping are to be sased for.
. sg girls suits. Cheyiiot, serge,
g ;ssspun,. zibehne, clota, camel's
s 6, Oxford suitings, crafeaette and
= many varieties of double faced
3 sfics are being made up by tailors
!, fho make for sportswouasn. Cordu-
roy is to be worn by the more luxuri-
ous cyclist. It makes very service
able suits and is. extre nelly handsome,
but needs to be of good quality and to
be well made to SHOW to the best eff
feet. Brilliantine suits ate something
new for cycling and are cooler than
wool and warmer than the usual duck,
crash or linen for So inner wear. Most
of the skirts are lined with percaline
or soft silk. The heavy cloth and
double-faced woolens of course re.
quire no lining.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Two boys had sat down togi
work out some problems in
One of them had been busy
pencil full minute when he
his companion sitting with
arms and knitted brows.
"What is the matter" 3
claimed. "Why don't you beg
"I'm finding out how to Begin"
returned the other, quietly, and he
went Oh thinking. The first speaker
covered page of foolscap with tg-
ures, found himselfin 4 labyrinth from
which there seemed no escape. and
looking lack over the statement Of
the problem, discovered mistake in
his first equation. Long before this,
however, his companion had worked
the problem through and leached the
correct result. He had not wasted
time, because he had looked at all
sides of the question before he began.
4 graf many of our young folks
overestimate the importance of haste.
They carry too heavy work IN school
in order that they may graduate year
earlier. They skim through their
library books that they may return
them and take out others. They
settle important questions on the i'm
pulse of the moment, because they
have not learned that there is real
economy in taking time to see all
sides before making decision.
Now and then We meet people who
toss up a penny to save themselves the
trouble of making up their minds.
But even this is hardly more foolish
than it is to follow b'indly the first
impulse that comes into our heads.
10 act without stopping to think is the
poorest economy in the world.
Nobody wastes time so hopelessly
as the person who decides without de-
liberation, who, because of this wrong
beginning. follows the wrong path,
and finally is forced to retrace his
steps and start again. A little hard
thinking before we begin 70 act sssanl &
save us not only mueb@precious time
but many heartache as we'll. Chris
tian Commonwealth. ,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Their Arms Zoo Short.

The biggest telephone company in
Kansas City is shqrt of operators, and
the reason of thisfis that most of the
girls who have applied for positions
the present mont b have not beer tall
enough. Hereafter a girl who does
not measure 5 feet 6 inches in height
will not be employed.
The company has learned that short
girls have short arms and girls with
short arms canpot do the work5as well
as those with long arms. The pres
ent in ention Of the company is to get
a sufficient number Of long-armed
girls and then endeavor to keep them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Woman,s Aid to Science.

The work of women is in evidence
in the University of Pennsylvania s
new museum of archaeology. In the
section of casts is an important collec-
ton obtained chiefly through the lib
erality of Mrs. Lucy Wharton Drexel.
This consists OF marble statuary found
in the reighborhood of Lake Nemi, on
the site of the temple of Diana Are
Gina. Here is an exquisite statue of a
faun in state Of perfect preserya-
tion.
The cast of the statue of Nike, the
Winged Victory of Samothra' e, has
been presented to the museum by Mrs.
Charles Platt, Jr., q well known Phila-
delphian.
A tall wall case houses a collection
of Egyptian scarabs arranged chrono-
logically by Mrs. Julia Bullitt Gross
Of klilade phia.
a splendid series Of objects has
been obtained by .excavating ancient
Etruscas tombs. Many of these vases,
armored specimens and other objects
too numerous to mention are the gifts
of Mrs. Phoebe a. Hearst, lately OF
California.
On the ground floor OF the museum
is the American collection illustrating
the prehistoric antiquities OF the
United States. a great feature of
this is the Hazard collection from
the cliff dwellers Of ,Mancos Canyon,
in southwestern Colorado, gift from
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. This important
series contains almost every object
used by one of the most highly adj
vaneed of the early American peoples,
and has been supplemented by exten.
isive collections of modern Indian
specimens arranged for the purpose OF
comparison: s..-...3.. s.-.5..:
N e r oIs
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
CHILOREN'S COLUMN.

Bedtime
Three little girls d. "oary-
Weary OF books and play;
Sad is the world and dreary-
Slowly the time slips away,
Six little feet are aching.
Bowed is each little head;
Yet they are up and shaking, r
When there is mention OF bed.
+
Bravely they laugh and chatts.
Just for q minute or two, -
Then when they end their c!fttor
Sleep comes quickly to wo,
Slowly their eyes are closinS
S8~5 ;sss ssic drops each BEAD
Three little maids are doe9nS,
Though they're not ready - ,ed.
That is their method ever g
Night after night they F. :,
Claiming they're sleepy ne :
Never in need Of rest; 4;
Nodding and almost drea>f
Drowsily each little heae; IS
st:ll is forever scheming , As
erely to keep out Of be s..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
The notion tsats small and regular

The notion that small and regular
doses of camphor impart TO the COM
plexion5 a peculiar clear creaminess 49,
said by Lond,u physician to have
developed new habit among many
we'll to-do young women. Like other
:. rug-tasing habits, this is di Ecu to-
abandon after it is once established.
Mild e1hilaration and stupefaction are
produced, and the doses areoften very
large. In some cases the elects are
hardly to be distia uished from those
of alcohol. Extreme weakness gem
orally follows regular doses, and the
caa,phor-e eaters all have, dreamy,
da ed and very istle,s air, usually
with constant longing to sleep. The.
complexion, instead of Eeing in any
way improved, is given a ghastiy pal,
Ia o.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
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An Adjustable Flower Pot.

An Oregon woman has patented an
adjustable flower. lot. having i two
rart receptacle with overlapping edges,
which are held in plscs by a metallic
band, the latter being raised or low:
e, ed on the conical pot to increase on
decrease the size
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
For Wear ON the Wheel.

As the lines of short skirts conform
to the same general rules governing
longer ones, SO the principal inpova'
tion noticeable in the new spring cy-
cling, skirt is the box pleat at the back.
The back cores of the. newesta models
are either laid in two box pIeats or in
double box pleat on the outside or
a single underlying pleat, as individual
preference dictates. The fayori'e skirt
of last season is modernized by intro
ducing slight fullness in the back
cores and disposing it in two box
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Greater Napo1eons.

81 don't see why so many people
envy a character like Napoleon.
s'It's due to the native egotism Of
the humanrace. Every man imagines
that if he had been i'll Napoleor's
place he would have been considerably
Smarter cad managed to keep sway
fron ST. Helena. "-Washington Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Former Empress Eugenie's Appearance.
It is not wonderful that the former
empress of the French should begin
to fall. as she is now past II, and has
had a: pretty hard time with an ac-
'cumulation of sorrows. But when a
yellow journal that has entered the
field of didactics and pedagogy emits
such rot as as this: sc alone dimmed
the lustre of the wonderful eyes,
withered the bloom of her extraordin-
ary complexion and dyed her black
Spanish hair as white as the SHOWS
that blanket the peak of Mont Blanc,
etc..swe must intervene. Eugene
never had black hair in her head. If
she. had, she never would have been
empress of the French. ltwas theshim-
mer of her matchlessly beautiful gold
EN- tresses which first caught the eye
and won the admiration of Napoleon
II esissnf ,,,,.n Scntel, descen4t
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

~ Of archaeology:
gl Mrs. Jones Wister ere
[e1ous in the Egyptian section.
ii IS Impossible to do credit to the
selections il one or two visits to the
museum. It should be remembered,
however, that the Babylonian museum
is the most important in America, and
ranks Immediately after the British
museum and the Louvre.
The greater portion of the large and
valuable collections of its Antiquities
was the result of extensive excavations
among the ruins of NipLur in Central
Babylonia, conducted by the I niver-
sity of Pennsylvania. Much labor
was bestowed in thorough eXp!ora-
ton of the principal mound of these
regions, which cove's the temple Of
Bel, supposed to be the oldest sane
tuary in Babylonia. Thirty i've thou
sand cuneifo, m documents in cay
were secured. 1t is said upon author
ity that the cuneiform documents OF
the fourth and second millennium, B.
c., can nowhere be studied to greater
advantage. ...-..
In these collections we see great
deal of gold and silver iewelry, charms,
amulets, nearly 600 seal cylinders;
Hebrew and Syriac bowls, hundreds
OF glass and terra Gotta vases, strange
clay cofins and others Of fragm nts
of ancient inscribed stone vases and
F.; native tablets and a great number OF
OBJ, ,ects of art OF a miscel ansous de-
scription. These objects serve to
illustrate the custom and daily life OF
the old inhabitants, Of Mesopotamla
and of the Semitic race in general.
It is interesting to learn that the
committee in charge has obtained
from the sultan a renewal of his FIR
man granting permission to continue
the University OF Pennsylvania's ex'
cavations at Nippur, and that funds
have been collected to cover the ex-
penses of the expedition for te NJ O!
| two years. Philadelphia Record.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
A Strange Foster Mother.

A cat and FIVE kittens were found
one morning comfortably ,ensconced
in the hayloft Of stable at Blacken-
hurst. They wee not wanted There,
and so the stable man renadyed the
family to crib in stall where
broody but persistent hen had been
for many days sitting upon some
china eggs. Before long sounds of a
struggle were heard, and the: cat left
her young ones with good, deal of
haste. On investigation the. stable
man found to his astonishment that
the hen had driven out thescaS and
taken her place as foster,nlotser of
the kittens, nor would she permit the
cat to return. She cooed 10 the
kittens and did her best to- nurse
them; when they became restless she
exercised maternal authority an keep
ing them we'll within bounds #Some-
times, while attending to one side of
her nest, q kitten would stray from
the others. But the foste::-mother$
was not to be evaded. She would at
once leave her place and search till
she found the truant, and persuade it
by pushing and other means TO return
to lEs nest. OF course, it was neces-
sary that tue cat should be allowed to
approach her offspring from time to
time, IN der: to feed them. The hen:
had then Ia - 9 -.rres1 S.e4 aud
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Fox Cubs.

They were delightful and amusing
creatures, their ears ever alert, their
bright eyes always on the lookout, and
their sharp little noses shifting the air
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

About 80 per cent. of the fishing
nets in Hokkaido, Japan, are made OF
COTTON thread. Cotton nets were first
introduced from Scotland in 1888
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
ENVIRONMENT.

u lily grew in garden far .
358t had no dream that the uni !erse
Held aught less pure and sweet
Than its virgin self: so chaste was it,
So perfectfts retreat.
when night came down the lily looked
& In the face of the stars and smiled;
Then went to sleep-'p the sleep of death,
"a As the soul of li.s1e child
Eees back to the clasp OF the Father-soul,
fgntouched and undeflied.
"a lily bloomed on the highway close
III To the tread of tho sweeping throng;
bore the gaze Of hundred eyes
@ Where burned the flame Of wrong;
Ind one came by who tore its heart
81 With a ruthless hand and strong.
Et caught no glimpse of garden fair,
B 1t knew no other namsas,uD,sn.,dgsaa
81 Than a world. .See9Wa and bruised it so
Ind hopelesssTof sin and shame;
- crushed. its spirit passed
4 As fhesEenx shadows came.
Ind who can &y but the sheltered one
d suiiied flower had been
Had its home been out on the highway close
70 the path of shame and sin?
knd the other forever angel-whste
4 Had it blossomed safe within?
Elizabeth Gallup Perkins, in Boston
Transcript.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

q new meGnoQ<O1 preserving -ISte..s<
graph poles is to su round HE portion
in the ground with anse then Ware
pipe Like adraln pipe. Int the space
between tie. pole and the; pipe IS ];
poured mixture of sand and resin.
Somepody,svery learned, once took
the trouble Of weighing the bs4ins Of
a number.o animals, and found that
the brain of tame rabbit weighed
less for its size than the brain OF aly
other known creature -muchie less than
that of a wild rabbit -
The Goldfish are feeding on the
young Holsters to such an extent that
it will not take long to exterminate
them. Through the eff-rts Of the
; I nited States fish commission cod
isn seems to have increased greatly u
numbers. The tisherme en- arou id Block
Island and Watch Hill say that col
are growing more plentiful every year,
and they say further that when dress
ing. Goldfish they frequently find young
Holsters whole inside OF the Lar ger fish.
Evidently young Holsters are becon1.
ing delicate morsel for some of then
companions Of the sea.
The process by which an English
factory converts rancid butter, bought
up at a low price, into fresh butter IS
stated to consist in working into q
uniform semi-h4uid mass WITH fresh
buttermilk, then blowing through this
current of hot air, and afterward q
current of cold air. The former ex-
pe!s the sbutyric acid to which the
smell and taste of rancid butter are
due, while any impurities present fall
to, the bottom. The cold air separates
the butter into globules: when it is
kneaded with water. salted, colored a
little if necessary and is ready for sale
as fresh butter.
By recent invention of a youag
Danish engineer, It is possible to con-
necta phonograph with a telephone III
such q manner that the former be-
comes available for receiving the rec
ord Of the speaker, in case the ;Inssss.-' -
vldual With whom be desi e, to COM
mun,cate is not at hand This record
viii reproduce the words OF the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

order some. of the
=. :: = : are finished around the
Wine OF raised embroidered
These are extremely pretty
I'd in purp.e violets yellow
6Httercups or blue forget-me-nots.
Others have hand-en,broidered flow
er III the co ner. with the stem and
leaves staml ed in color instead Of
being embroidered. Then there are
hanukerchiefs among the novelties
wi h narrow colored borders and bow
knots, feur-de lis or butterflies en-
broidered in each corner matching the
border in color The flowers chosen
for these handkerchiefs are generally
light shades, but there are not q few
this season with bright plaid borders.
Among the more expensive haudker-
ch e:s are those Of sheer linen ap-
pliqued with transparent lace desigus.
An effective and novel idea is to sew
on the lace design to the handker-
chief with fine, light colored silk. The
linen must be cut away beneath the
design, SC that the lace will be trans
| parent
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A new method4of preserving tele-
graph poles is to su round HE portion
in the ground with anse hen ware
pipe like adraln pipe. Init the space
between the. pole and the PIPE Is,
poured mixture of sand and resin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Finding Out How to Tseg 1

Two boys had sat down tog
work out some - problems in
One of them had been busy
pencil q full minute when he
his companion sitting with
arms and knitted brows.
The evening times., 1900-06-30
MINISTER WI RETICENT.
Declines 90 Give IN Opinion on the
Acts Of China

Declines 90 Give an Opinion on the
Acts al China
For the first time since the trouble IN
China. Minister Wu has bsccme reticenJ
After his visit 20 the state Department,
this morning. which was a very hurried
one. he returned 20 the legation. and when
q reporter called he was informed that
the Minister was E3t at home.
Word was sen; u TO his Office that
very important cablegrams had been re-
ceived and the Minister'S curiosity was
aroused enough 10 result in an interview
When tod that imperial troops had fret
upon the allied forces. ard asked II this
was rot declaration OF vas. Mr. Wa re-
piled that he would make 10 answer u
that question, as he could net b. certain
| that the imperial troops had fired upon The
! allied forces.
He implied BY mis- answer ard manner
! great concern ar this news. and resuseI
I to say that such action 10y the imperial
troops was not a declaration Of war. al
though pressed for some SOFT CT an answer.
Have you heard that the foreign min
isters were ordered out CT Pek,n on twec-
ty-four hours noticec" was ask,z
No; I have not, and l don't care 10 say
anything abcat that or anything else tha;
1 have no Official information about" was
the reply.
Mr. Wa would not discuss his visit to the
State Department today beyond saying
that he had no messages to give out at the
legation in fact denying that he had any
news whatsoever.
As matters grow more alarming, Mr..
Wu grows more reUcent. During the last
week he has been very willing to explain
anything and has offered the most plausi-
bic excuses for every alarming piece Of
news Of disaster that has come. Today he
shut himself up in mis- office with his sec
retary and left word that he was not at
Rome TO newspaper men.