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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16

ly old fruit w9man-made enquiries
about her dwelling, which was in a
very low part Of the town. He went
directly to it, accompanied only by
one attendant.
\ narrow door led them into small,
poor, but very clean room, which
served as a shop. where an old wom-
an with two children knelt by the
stove, preparing their scanty evening
meal.
Can l buy any fruit here:' asked
the emperor, looking round at the
empty baskets.
20. yes, sir" said the woman; ''the
melons are ripe" And she fetched
one.
While the two strange gentlemen
ate their melon. and the woman laid
one or two fagGotS on the fire, one of
the strangers said to her:
Have YOU heard that the emperor is
expected here today: You know him,
don't you: He used to be at the col
lege."
"Of course l know him. Many
plate and basket of fruit did be buy
of me while he was a student here,
in the old days
But did he always pay you proper
lv for what he had:" asked her visitor,
careleSSly.
"Whv. to be sure he did. sir" she
answered. going on with her cooking.
But, my good woman, you do not
keep quite to the truth. said the
other gentleman, laughing. "or else
YOU have bad memory: for. in the
first place. am the emperor, and inthe
second. did not pay for those peach
es. besides which, am to this day
one or two dollars in Your debt, which
now / am come to pay.
In the meantime the second gentle
man counted out and laid on the table
$24O. capital and interest.
The emperor gave orders that the
miserable house was to be pulled
down and another to be built for the
poor. Woodworking woman in its place.
In this house. he said. will
lodge whenever l come To Bri"nne,
and it shall he called hy my name.
He extended his kindness to the
children. for he provided we'll for I'll"
girl. and tie boy he placed in the
same military school at which he him
self had been educated.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
FALssTINE PETERS BRAD.
He Was Caught one~ and Made Sure the
Second Time.

Second Time.
Palestine Peters was a new domestic
in the household He had been street
urchin most of his 16 years on this
mundane sphere, and bad just recently
been taken in hand by his mother, who
was determined to make something
out of her offspring. SO she brought
him TO the house where she served as
mistress of thekitchen and there under
took the task of breaking him into
homestead work. with future butler
ship in view.
PaleStine'S first effort was q dismal
failure He was sent to the bakers s
shopwith instructions to watch himself
and see that the clerk there did not
palm off upon him bread more than 4
day old. The lad met some Of his for
mer companions Of the street. however,
and loitered on the way. Finally. az
irving at the bakery he bought Il loaf
and did not remember the strict in
junction of his mother and employer.
When the stale bread was cut and
served Palestine came in for a thor
ough discussion. all Of which was not
in entirely complimentary vein.
Next time Palestine went to the bak-
cry he was determined to do better.
He had the building of Il reputation
in sight. and he knew Il second failure
to bring back fresh bread meant per-
emptOry discharge and the bllghtlng
of domestic career. the alternative
being the life of Il crap shooter and
would-be sport. deStinicS not ut all de-
sirable to PaleStine'S Old-faShioned
mother of ancient ideas. Coming to
the house of ovens. Palestine asked
for the different kinds Of bread. having
made up his mind to choose between
those of the most fetching designations
The decision was between two names
at last
Which shall it be-" queried the bak-
or. THE Bread that Mother Made. or
the Bread that Grandmother Baked" p"
For the first time in his life Palestine
was guilty of Il thought. Then he
drawlrd:
you'd better give me that wills
mother Inuu,: gr;,ndmo, hers is too old
for my folks aShington Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Keen Pigs Clean.

in ;he matter. OF food for pigs it Is
a mistake to suppose they must have
that which has become Soured and
mouldy 1t is not necessary that they
should be kept in filth or eat any
thing TO which that word would ap-
ply. In the Indiana Farmer CORE
sp0ndence we find some sensible words
relating TO this point: The pig" says
the practical writer. lis one Of the
most clcanly animals lie does not
dotc on dirt as some think. He is
about the only animal known who will
keep his nest clean and never void
offal therein. The pig as it is in many
places is dirty. but how can it be
helped when it IS kept in little pen.
which has been lived in so long the
soil is wet and full Of filth? Give the
pig chance and see for Yourself
what Il tidy brute he is.
Milk and shorts make as good a
feed for young pigs as anything. 1t
IS not necessary TO have the milk
Soured to the moulding point. or the
shorts either. Feed clean. wholesome
food and You Will produce clean.
Wholesome meat.
Il shady place to run in and the
run OF good pasture for forage is
fine for the young pigs. Keep grow
ing steadily until time for fattcning.
Don't try TO fatten too soon Get Il
large frame and then lay on the meat
with good clean corn. Our pigs are
fed on milk. often sweet, right from
the separator. and fattcncd on corn
and cleaner. Swertcr. tcttcr-keeping
pork is seldom seen.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16

Peento, which issohs Ike tol b
very short from ste koSgS 1t las
short. stout stone, a ~ ..Cnyor IS
delicious. 1t does not ko be a
good shipping peach. aa~N%<< tTr TT'T=
son seldom gets to the nor. Nssaarket.
Neither is it especially Aern 5ted for
canning. where the chief requirement
is a certain firmness. The sugar used
in canning takes the place of many
! natural defects in flavor and sweetness
which the fruit may have. So the can
ming factories do not need peach Of
the type of the PeentO, and thus far
its use has been confined to the local
markets. There are other varieties
from China. however. which may ne
better adapted to the commercial
needs Of this country. and upon that
subject our agent in the Iangtse was
probably working when the recent dis
turbances broke out.
1T was from this plateau of Asia.
extending through TurkeStan, by
which China is bounded on the west.
that we obtained the Turkestan Al
falfa. one Of the best of our forage
plants. We found it growing there in
condition of great drynesS and great
cold. and when the plant was sub.
iected to the same conditions in our
far western states it proved most ac-
ceptablc. Its introduction has meant
an enormous extent northward and
upward among the mountain slopes Of
the alfalfa culture. and alfalfa is the
great forage crop Of the west.
From this region, too. has come
the winter muskmelon. which IS now
growing successfully in the west. and
only awaits for its general introduc-
ton in the east some Improvement III
the method Of shipping. This we have
decided to leave to the ingenuity OF
the west This melon grows as large
aS Il watermelon. is edible in the
months OF December, January. and
February. and is aS sweet and deli:
cate in flavor az any muSkmelon thar
car be bought in the Washington
markets today | gave one last win
ter to Il member Of Congress who was
getting up Il dinner for some of his
associates. and. as he afterwards
rold me. it produced sensation. lie
declared that if those melons could
he brought into the New York market
in good condition in midwinter people
would pay any price for them. lust
At present the transportation problem
is little difficult. They grow in the
deep, hot valleys of Utah to the best
advantage, and when subjected to the
long journey seem to loose their firm
ness. have no doubt. however, h"t
that this will be corrected. and that
the muskmelon will be one Of the reg
ular winter fruits Of the future"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
The Dahmins and the Durmins.

Margaret, Joe, Kenneth and Patty
live in the country. They haven't
many playthings, but lots and lots Of
plays Making believe" is great fun
for them. and they make believe so
much and so hard. they really do be-
lieve in most of their plays.
One Of their finest plays is the Dab
min and Durmin play. This can be
played all day, or only part Of the
time, but Kenneth and Patty and
Joe are DahminS all the time. They
say the boys are Dahmins and the
girl a Durmin.
Margaret says mamma is queen Of
the DurminS. but Patty says, 'No,
she's Jack Beans wife, and Jack
Bean is king of the Dahmins." Mann
ma is very proud of this honor, for
she knows we'll what Il fine man Jack
Bean is. He is the boys hero, and
Kenneth says he owns gold boat
and a gold engine and is the strong
est man in the world
1t is ben-Sen that makes him so
strong. Ben-Sen is somewhat wonder
full. You can take an iron rope as big
around as the watertower and it
isn't as strong as a thread Of ben-Sen.
Jack Bean eats 4 grain of ben-Sen
every morning. and that's what
makes him so strong. Kenneth says
All the boys say he is the best man
in the world '''cept papa"
Sometimes papa says there is no
such man as Jack Bean. and oh, how
the children punish him. They climb
all over him. take off his glasses.
rumple his hair. and say he can never.
never be Dahmin any more Papa
is glad enough to give in before such
determined foes. and promises to be-
lieve in Jack Bean as long as he
lives
Patty and Kenneth have what they
call "Dahmin dinner and that means
to save your cake and fruit from deS-
sert, and all the licorice and candy
balls You can get with the pennies you
earn going errands and carrying coal
for grandma's fire. Then you take
these good things (brown sugar sand
wiches are fine for Dahmin dinners
and set a nice little table and eat your
dlnner. and talk with i big voice like
3 workingmaq
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Hints For the Apiarist.

The smoker and veil are two things
indispensable in an apiary.
Do not use sulphur for quieting bees
for it will not work. One Ohio farmer
tried it and was stung to death.
Italian bees show a preference for
working IN clover, while black bees
take more kindly to buckwheat and
baSSwood.
See hat the bees have watering
place If there is no convenient place
handy. furnish one for them. Bees
must have water every day.
Avoid disturbing the bees early and
late or Oh rainy days. but select 4 nice
DAY when many Of the bees are in the
field gathering honey and pollen.
In moving bees from one location to
another better not attach the horses
to the wagon until the load is on. Tn.
hitch before unloading. for if bee
should escape it would invariably
sting the horses.
Arranging an api;.ry where only a
few bees are kept is simple. Set the
hives on Il low stand. Where the
hives have run up in the dozens OF
hundreds. there must be some system
attic arrangement to facilitate work
among the bees. and so that the bees
may know their own hives.
twenty-five or thirty pounds of
honey will winter colony of bees and
give them a good start in breeding up
in the spring until the maple trees
bloom again. Do not confine the bees
to the hive during the warm days in
winter when the temperature is fifty
degrees or more. They need an occa.
sional fight.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Care of Dairy TrteusiIs

The chief attention of the dairyman
who wants to keep things clean must
be aimed 1T the dairy utensils Here
is where eternal vigilance must come
in. Proper preparation is half the
battle. Starting with the milking pals.
have them made of heavy tin and
every point about them where dirt
can get in. ill that crack with solder
Smooth it up nicely ana do the same
thing about the ears of the bucket
handles
Make the bucket easy 10 wash and
then have every convenience for heat
ing water, or, better yet making
steam. Have things SO convenient
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Fishing an Art in China.

Nowhere in the world is the art Of
fishing so highly developed as in China.
Rivers. creeks. stagnant pools. the
ernat ocean and the little tank. lakes
and garden ponds. ali furnish their
Quota 10 the SuStcnance of man. Even
rice g.oundS are turned into fish ponds
IN winter. The inhabitants OF the
water are killed with the spear, caught
With the hook. scraped tip By the
dredg- and captured ny nets. TheJ'
are even dived Tor by birds trained for
the purpose. EclS are fed i'll tubs and
lars until customers carry them of.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Growing pumnkinS.

For many years we were accus-
toned 10 grow pumpkins among the
corn, rs was almost the universal Gus
tom when we were 4 boy. We never
quite decided whether the pumpkins
injured the corn crop in any way
or not. Probably they did not so long
as we followed tie old custom OF
manuring the corn in the hill, and
perhaps they do not when the field
is we'll manured, and a little extra
fertilizer is put in the hill We hare
had pumpkin seed dropped when The
corn was put in, but we preferred
to so into the field after the corn was
up, and with the finger push one plump
seed down by the side Of every other
hill in every other row. thus having
the seed pointed downward. instead
Of lying fat. This gave us single
vines about seven feet apart each way,
and the vines would not have run
much until TIE corn had been given
its last cultivation. But if we loSr
some corn by growing thssnspkins
among it, whiSl we Ss,r by He neaGs
sure Anss,~-we ks GOV That we had lots
TTof good feed f$r mich cows and for
those cattle f8at wes were, intending
to turn off for96eef. Often yoke Of
old oxen and one or two COWS, or per-
haps a young bull, got their first start
in the fall on the pumpkins we cut
uDs>for them, and the immature ears
Of corn we found when husking. They
seemed to. and probably did, grow
faster than after we changed them,
and so did the hens, and we. never
worried about the seeds doing any
damage TO either so long as the flesh
Of the pumpkin was eaten with the
seed. They are also good for sheep.
we think. although we never fed many
to sheep. The pumpkin is TO some
extent regaininG It's old-time popular
ity for pie purposes. rs many claim
TO prefer it TO the squash.-American
CuliiyatOr
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
ESTABLISHED 1914.

that the hands would rather do right
than do wrong and then see that they
do it. If you do no work yourself
it IS absolutely necessary that yo!i
should be on hand to see that others
do it for you.
Treat all the dairy implements the
same as you do the milking pals.
and pay particular attention to the
strainers.- Never use one that has not
been cleaned. The ,strainer is the re-
ceptacle of all the clements of filth
about the dairy-it is the meeting
point OF all the badness that follows
the dairy. 1t is the nest where the
microbes are hatched and the central
point from which they radiate. Here
you have got the villains in bunch
and you should take advantage of
your opportunity and give them hot
dose Of steam or boiling water. and
until they become thoroughly cooked:
If you make it a practice, as some
do, to strain the milk several times
on its way from the cow to the set
ting. then treat everyone of the strain
erS in the same way. Do not let one
of them escape. The stations tell us
that if one of these strainers Is neg
lected the microbes multiply to an in
credulous degree. They lay in wait
to enter the new milk that is warm
and ready made for. a good breeding
ground for them, and al. they want
is a good start and they will do the
rest toward spelling that milk.
Next and last we call attention to
the milkroom. Here we have the con-
centrated essence Of danger from: all
the clements tnat attack the good
character of milk-not only do the mi
crobes and bacilli nest and breed in
every crevice Of the milkroom, but
the decomposition that takes place
from the work of these little 'apimals,
and from the chemical changes and
ferments that are ever active where
heat and animal matter come together.
arises. bad smells that settle over the
face of the milk and cream, and By
absorption deposit themselves into the
exposed milk, thereby tainting it and
robbing it of~SH its" fine favor, and
even in substituting foreign fayors,
to the sure destruction Of. the result
ing butter, and lowering the. price Of
ten to the dairyman's great loss. Il
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Ahont a Ponular Foreirner.

The dooryard flower gardens are dot
ted with poppieS of all kinds, from the
little single red fellows to ones that
look almost like the big white-headed
double chrysanthemumS. Although the
poppy is quite Il favorite in this coun-
try. none of the family is native to the
soil. All of our poppies came from the
old world In England. Scotland and
Italy the graceful scarlet poppy bios
SONS in the wheatfieldS and grows
wild in waste places. among the ruins
of ancient Rome this brilliant flower
blooms luXuriantly. 1t is very hardy.
and though an annual, scatterS its seed
so we'll that they come up from year
to year in gardens where they have
once been planted.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
An Empcror's Adventure.

The first Emperor Napoleon passed
his youth rs Il student i'll the military
school nj Brienne. Like most lads, he
was fond of fruit. and 4 certain re-
spectacle. Woodworking widow,
fruit seller took deal of money
from him: but sometimes he had no
cash. and then the poor woman trust
ed him with as much fruit as he want
ed, and as soon as he had money
again he paid her.
But it 50 happened that at the time
of his leaving the school his pockets
were empty, and he was dollar III
debt to the woman.
AS she smilimgly brought him the
last plate of juicy peaches. he said to
her: Il am going away. good mother.
and l have not money enough to pay
YOU: but will not forget your kind
ness if You will trust me now.
Don't let that disturb you, young
sir. God keep YOU in health. and max
a happy man of you. Take theSt
peaches and welcome"'
We all know how in a short time
ghe student of Brienne became gen
eral and conquered Italy, how he wen
to Egypt. and returned to Franc
through a sea full of hostile ships, ant
was made first consul, how he rest0I2
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16

explain themselves. In Figure 2 a
bit of rope has knot at each end and
two fence Wire staples. In Figure 4
an iron ring has one side fattened,
and is held by two such staples.
II one will take the trouble to hunt
up at several grocery stores all the
empty boxes Of a certain size in which
\ certain brand Of goods is packed, to
hich some of those homemade ham
dies can De added. he will soon have
a collection Of uniform boxes that will
be of great service when the potato or
apple harvest arrives. In any large
town or village 4 large number Of
boxes in which some particular brand
Of popular groceries is packed can be
easily secured. Select boxes that hold
about one bushel. as these are most
convenient to handle. The boxes can
be filed and loaded directly upon the
farm wagon, thus saving bruising.-
New York Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Y VICTIM CT sIMIAN JEALOUSY.
Talented Monkey Died Because Stunned
by His Enyious Fellows.

All that BoraX. the little pink-eyed
monkey. wanted of his fellows in the
Lincoln park 100 waS kind treatment.
and when they turned their backs on
him and ignored the inoffensive cre:-
tllre altogether he got sick and Sulked
in the darkest corner of the cage. The
keepers had never witnessed Sucl 4
strange manifestation Of feeling akin
to human among the animals and did
not worry about BoraX. The ostraclSm
imposed on him by his erStwhile COM
pani0ns made BoraX sick. and he re-
fused nOuriShment. Sunday morning
the little animal died. and his long
tailed playmateS of two weeks ago. uil-
forgiving even in the face of death.
refused to show the slightest sign of
sorrow when he was carried away and
buried
The circumstances Of BoraXS death
were not known to the thousands who
visited the animal reservation. They
found the monkeys in new cages. and
when something was said about de-
mise in the colony they attributed 1t
to an accident upon moving. Their"
was one less Simian to be bribed into
Il clever acrobatic feat with handful
of peanuts. but the demand was not
lessened through the absence OF the
dead animal.
Borax was the cleverest performer
of all the monkeys. and his skill led
to his fate He handicapped his fell
lows by his previous training. for he
came from a circus where he got
bun if he rode spirited greyhound
around the track without losing his
seat and whipping if his performance
did not suit the trainer. BoraNS life
mt the Lincoln park 700 had promise
of happy days. The first Sunday he
performed he got as many peanuts as
all the rest of the monkeys combined.
but BoraX was not selfish andattempt-
ed to divide his SpOilS. The SImians
generosity WAS regarded rs an attempt
to lord il over the rest and he was not
thanked
After months stay at Lincoln park
BoraX apparently wished he had never
left the circus. though the bun was
frequently stale. and the beating Sc
we're one There he. was on good terms
with the greyhound and the savage
bull terrier that wouldn't treat any
other member of the outfit with the
least show ofcivility. BoraX did his best
to furnish amusement to the crowd,
but would not accept the rewards. At
ter dark his cage companions would
? appropriate their despised comrades
emoluments though they made unkInd
remarks about him.
You can't tell me that the pink-eyed
fellow didn't die of grief" said one
of the keepers yesterday. 1T was Il
plain case of getting shut out in the
cold. He wanted tozBysthe good fell
low with the crowd8but they wouldn't
50 Eas77 Sst like Men, any
szsSey begin talkihg 9ssStaaoout him. Rb-
TSfxS fxS:swasn't accustomed to that sortEof
thing, and it broke him all up. |
could see he coHld not live through it.
He didpsC see any chance of getting
22;JdIck to the circus or another job, so
he went back in the cage and starved
himself to death That monkey was
more sentimental than many human
holm o. ..-Chicnwn Chrnniclp
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
A Dogs Loyalty.

One of my brothers, when a young
man, owned handsome Newfound-
land answering to the name of "Skuk-
kum,' the same being Chintook Indian
for good" and amply deserved. When
my brother married, Skukkum Was
graciOUsly pleased to approve of his
choice, and extended q courteous but
distinctly condescending friendship to
the new member of his family. evident
ly thinking that, perhaps, after all,
three might be company in spite OF the
proverb. But he drew the line at four;
and, when the first baby came, his
courtesy gave way.
He not only absolutely refused to
come and look at the little tot, and be
introduced to the new member Of the
family. but. if it was brought into the
room would instantly either leave it
or march off to the farthest corner, and
lie down, with an air of offended dig
--nity.
Apd vet. the moment the baby was
placed IN his pessss sSsIaSpr and star
out through t6e
stitutional down the street, SkukkuIh'
would promptly range up alongside
Of the carriage and escort it. through
the entire trip, keeping most vigllant
eye upon any stranger, canine or hu-
1ho-,.c h,-,,r@I.a IL YenIured to approach his
CHdISe NItnoue cr--"------s-----~-----sS = 0fII
the nurse maid. The Minute, however,
that the gate was safely reached again,
he considered his duty done, and re-
lapsed at once into his former attitude
of jealous contempt. He evidently
felt thai, no matter how much he might
disapprove of the baby personally, and
even feel free to express this feeling
within the privacy of the family circle,
yet the youngster was, nevertheless,
de iure, member of the family, and
entitled not merely to defence, but to
respectful attention before the eye Of
the outside world. AS the baby grew
older, he soon came to like him for his
own sake; and they were the best of
friends-Contempo Review.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-10-16
Looking Ahead.

Why that serious anxious look upon
7our face" banteringly asked the
short haired woman.
I can't rtmelnber where | stuck my
yum. replied the man in the pink shirt
waist.-Chicago Tribune.