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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Torpedo Boat Destroyers.

uO o16Sh
men of the torpedo boat destroyer are
enormous. Comfort as it is under
stood in big ship is quite unknown
Even in what is known as moderate
weather cooking is almost an impcssl-
bility, though this is less to be re-
gretted, for the dura lila of the most
Injured seafarer often given way, and
he feels a certain distaste for food
when, besides the extremely lively
motion given by the waves, the whole
structure vibrates and trembles under
the strokes of the engines and the
kick of the propellers:: The duties
which torpedo boat destroyers would
be called upon to undertake in war
time are desperate in their risks.
The little ships are the enfants per-
dus Of the fleet. Even if they can
carry their dread assault to success
ful issue, it will only be by the
greatest chance that they thems elves
escape destruction. The torpedo boat
destroyer officers look coolly upon
death as their more than probable
fate in action, but each thinks that
everything-himself, his ship and
crew-will be well lost if he can only
plant one deadly stroke which sends
battleship to the bottom. It is a
comparison between a few thousand
pounds worth of structure, its arma-
ment, and crew of less than fifty all
told, against e floating castle which
represents more than million OF
money and carries 700 or 800 of an
eremy's seamen. -Blackwood.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03

so hot in the summer nor so cold IN
the winter, but the cape is frequently
covered with q heavy damp fog, and
high winds blow almost necessarily,
50 as to make it very dieagreeable, and
the country around Is a barren, life
less plain. At Dawson the miners
find timber for houses and fuel, but
at Cape Nome there is no timber and
the miners will have to import their
lumber and coal and all of their sup
plies from the coast States"
chow much gold was taken cut OF
Alaska last year?
"About $50, 100000 altogether: I
should say" said Lieutenant Jarvis:
''The official figures show product OF
over $4,000, 900 from the Klondlke
alone, and I think that is considerably
below the truth, because the miners
have to pay tax on their product
ard they would naturally make their
reports as low as possible.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Luncheon Time Announced by a Cat.

The noontime whistle is never
sounded at the Buckeye Foundry ir
Cumminsville. It has been discon.
tinued since wiseacre Of a cat has
become the announcer to the men OF
the arrival of the dinner hour.
Thomas has been habitue OF the en-
CINE room for a number of years, and
takes great interest in the working OF
the plant. After short residence he
discovered that q cat could find scraps
to eat if he was on hand when the
men opened their lanch baskets, and
also that the best time to visit them
was when the whistle blew. Thomas
consequently became so regular in his
trips that the engineer began to rely
on him TO notify the men, and dis
continued the signal for quitting
work. About 11.45 every day Tom
arouses himself, looks wise at the en-
gineer, and then marches into the
foundry. The men Immediately qui:
work on seeing him, and Tom pro.
ceeds to look about for tid-bits froI.
their lunches. At first he got mike.
up little. .-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Dovrfes For Poor Girls.

A rather pretty custom is observed
in a number of towns in France,
where prominent citizens have left a
sum of money SO as to provide every
year small dowry. to be given to the
young girl considered most deserving
from the point of view of general ex-
cellence, kindness to her parents,
brothers and sisters, industry and
so on.
The town of St. Denis has been
specially favored in this respect, and
to-day as many as fourteen young
girls to whom the municipality and
private citizens have awarded dowries
were married at the same time, and
the town was en- fete on account of thu
joys of these little ''rosieres."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Faced Four Mountain Lions.

"Twice in my life, up to five years
ago, I have felt my hair crawl" said
the prospector, "but as to its standing
on end I didn't believe such a thing
possible. I was knocking about the
mountains of Idaho with O partner,
when went out alone one day to pop
over some game for the dinner pot. I
had gone amile or more from camp
and had descended to the bottom of
q ravine to get drink of water, when
turned the top Of fallen tree and
ran plump against as pretty. a sight
as you ever saw.
"On grassy spot in the full blaze
of the sun lay four mountain lions
fast asleep. For half q minute I
thought them dead, but as I stood
staring with my mouth open every one
of the four sprang up with growl. I
had Winchester in my hands, but I
could no more have lifted it to my
face than I could have uprooted the
the mountain. The first sensation I
had caught me in the ankles. 1t was
e numbness, as if my feet were asleep,
aud it travelled upward until I stood
there like block of ice. Only my
brain was left clear. On top Of the
unmbness came feeling that I was
breaking out with rash. Then the
Lair at the back OF my neck began to
curl and twist and crackle, and a
minute later every hair in my head
was on end. T had on q soft felt hat,
and I am sure that hat was lifted an
inch or two.
GAS to the lions. they stood there,
head on to me- aud shifting and growl-
ing ana switching their tails, and had
I but moved a finger they would have
been on me. I didn't moe, because I
couldn't; don't belieTo [ moved cn
syelash for three minutes. By aud by
one Of the beasts dropped his tail and
whined. Ny unexpected presence
and queer appearance mTstifed him.
His actions were followed By another,
sad ten seconds later Inc four made q
sneak down The ray;ne. growing and
whining as taey went. They had
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03

been gone minute before T felt my
blood circulating again, and perhal;
it was another minute before 7 coult
move about. Then I found my hat OF
the ground at my feet. There wasn''
a breath Of wind down there, and il
my hair didn't lift that hat of my
head how did it leave it? I know tbs
hat was pushed off. + know It, be
cause when got back to camp ny
hair hadn't yet Aattened down, anA
when my chum rubbed his hand owe,
my head there was cracking as OF
rabbit running through the dry brush.
This state of things continued for two
days, and the way I finally got the
scare out OF my hair was to rub on
about pint of coon's fat and heat il
at the camp FIRE"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
TRI WEEKLY EDITION
The combat has apparently ceased.
and the officers understand,

The combat has apparently ceased.
and the officers understand.
The soldiers who have fought ST
brarel7 for their cause are WONDERING:
what their captains will do.
And perhaps the latter, too, ques>.
ton themselves.
"Why are we here? To fight
"Then fight it shall be-"
They separate, cross swords, rush
forward then clash.
The soldiers cease striking and looh
on, not one approaching to interfer9
in the sublime combat.
Now voice is heard. "I am
younger, Adam. Il is I who should
die"
"No, Boles!aw; you saved my life,
I cannot strike"
VERY we'll, then. Both together:"
''Yes, together.
"Adieu, brother .
"Adieu."
The two arms are thrust out: two
bodies fall.
And before renewing the battle they
laid them side by side in the same
grave, close to the scene. the last Of
the Przezinskis. From the French.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
1Iateur.

"You were all wrong in your an
alysis of that handwriting" said the
lawyer in grieved tone. Gail wrong.
You didn't catch the significance of it
ct all"
"Weil," answered the expert, who
had been all editor. "don't blame
me. That's what you get for sending
me a manuscript that wasn't type
written. ''-Washington Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
British Pcerases Founded by Trade.


Glance through the peerage an
cross out the peerages founded bg
trade, and how many would be left.
The Earldom of Essex was founded
by draper; that of Warwick-now &
commercial enterprise in itself-by :.
woolstapler; that Of Northumberland,
the Proud Percys," ~ an apothe-
cary; that CT Landsdowne by PED.
lar, who was so poor that he live;
:hree weeks on walprts. Lord Te2-
tarder, the Chief Justice, stopoin {;
with lis so;l outside Canterbury
Cathedral, pointed TO shed opposite,
enG said: "Charles, in that shed you;
grandfather nsed to shave for 2 penny
it is tao proudest reflection Of Ii;
lit. e."-Tit.Rii-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
IN close formation,


piercing. Icicles formed on the mems
boards, and their hands stuck fast to
the barrels Of their guns. And oc-
casionally bomb, flashing through
space like streak of lightning,
caused the men to instinctivcly lower
their heads and look back Of them
where it had fallen among the officers
OF the Zousves. And still the silent
procession moved on.
To take possession of the enemy's
territory by bold stroke, driving the
Russians out OF Sebastopol, and oc-
cupying it themselves, was their end
in view, an end glorious enough to
hurry them forward, regardless of the
cold, the frost, or the hour. The
amusing apart of the situation was
shat once more Company Przezinski
was to measure its strength against
Company Przezinki.
For two months these companies,
whose captains were cousins, had lain
opposite each other. It was the
strife OF the Przezinskis.
Both of Polish origin, belonging
to the same family, the war Of lnde-
pendenoe had separated them, the
ones father becoming Russian, the
others French.
They hardly knew each others
names, having had but little CORE
spondence, with probably no hope Of
ever meeting, when the Crimean War
brought them in contact.
Their first meeting took place dur
ing a truce, raised for the removal Of
the wounded.
The Russian went toward the
Frenchman with outstretched hands.
''Good day, Adam"
The Frenchman embraced him, say
ing:
so il is on the battlefield that we
become acquaiueed, my dear Boles-
law"
Eyes; God wills that for the mo-
ment we should be brother enemies. +"
And seated apart from the others,
hand in hand. they talked Of their
Xln, OF EeOSSlG ana france.
j But the clarion soon startled them.
Already they must part. Each
must leave the neutral ground and
regain his own quarters. They would
sgain become enemies.
This was the last opportunity they
ever had of conversins peacefully.
But this night they were again to
meet. and a strange presentiment
heavily oppressed the French officers
heart.
A shot brought the column to g halt.
They had been discovered.
Then like lions they sprang forward.
Not gun answered the Russians fire,
but the wounded fell without cry OF
murmur, the wild and bloody chasein
the night presenting fantastic spec
tacle.
It is 3 silent hand-to-hand encoun-
ter that is terrible. Nothing is heard
but the heavy breathing. The glls-
tening bayonets are raised for an in
slant, then fariously plrngedin their
scabbards Of sesh.
s-The prolonged struggle grows
g6eccer; blow is a:.ncd at Adams
heart, but 1 sword has turned 1t.
Bolesiaw has saved his cousins life.
They look at each OTHER sadly, then
grasp hands.
TIE siieDca is oppressive.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
WISE WORDS.

It is . great pity that the knowledge
and experience gained by years and
opportunities, by Intelligent observa-
tion and thoughtful reflection, is nos
more fully utilized for the benefit OF
those who are lacking in some or all
of these advantages. So many mis-
takes might thus be avoided, so much
useless labor saved, SO much less time
wasted, so many false steps prevented,
So many disappointment, failures
and sorrows escaped, that it is matter
for deep regret that really wise and
good advice is 80 seldom crayed,
secured and followed.
We mortals sometimes cut pitia-
BILE figure in our attempts ct display.
We may be sure OF our own merits,
yet fatally ignorant of the point OF
view from which we are regarded by
our neighbcr. Our fine patterns in
tattooing may be far from throwing
him into a swoon of admiration,
though We turn ourselves all around
to show them.
Every man will have the power he
earns, and the power that he has will
tell, not because people like it or him,
but because it is power, and as such
power can keep itself erect without
having q cricket put under its feet,
and keep itself dry without having an
umbrella spread over it's head.
a mind in the grasp Of terrible
anxiety is not credulous Of easy SOLO
tions. The one stay that bears up our
hopes is sure to appear frail, and II
looked at long will seem to totter.
Bravery may be cultivated. Show
ing Z spirit OF courage in the minor
affairs of life trains US to be strong l9n
the great crisis. >....
1T is the mind that makes the h
rich; and as the sun breaks =
the darkest clouds, SO hni
m n ttiao-1ueuzcsr nabit.
Happiness may resent VA sod1 !.
mountain or molehill. ir~Ifougb Z;
on the distance You are from it. -
You need not pack up any worries.
You can get them anywhere as you
go along.
A jadicious silence is always better
than truth spoken without charity.
As an omen of success. industry is
better than four-leafed clover.
Suppression of honest investigation
s,sssns = Estrogression.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Biographies OF Women.

a statistician in looking up some
data relative to famous women has
learned that one hundred biographies
have been written about Marie An
toine.te, Joan of Arc and Mary Stu
art. Other women who have furnished
material for many books are Maria
Theresa, Queen Elizabeth, Catherine
II. OF Russia, Marie de Medici. Nine.
De MaiItenon, Christina Of Sweden.
Nine. De stahl and Queen Louise Of
Prussia.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Private Ora Platt a Hero.

The law provides that for m en-
listed mar to be entitled TO q medal
Of honor his act OF distinguished GAL
lantry must come under the PERSONAL
observation Of an officer. That is why
Private Ora Platt, OF the Hospital
Corps, now with our. army in the
Philippines. cannot get G medal. Only
corporal saw him risk his life to save
wounded man. and a certificate Of
merit is the best reward that can be
given him. The affair happened last
year in the then more or less tenn
pestuous island of Negros. The rec
ords have come up, however, and the
Chief Surgeon, Lieutenant Colonel;
Woodruff, has forwarded them to
Washington, with his recommendation
that the certificate be given to Plat.
Platt was o member of the First
California Volunteers. It happened
one day that he went out with squad
under the command of Corporal Leroy
Smith to investigate some of the
doings of the insurgents in the neigh.
; hood Of Carlota. They went along
the road without expecting to meet
resistance. But they met it OF very
stiff kind. The Insurgents we're wait.
ing for them, concealed in a ditch;
that crossed the road. When the COR
poral's squad came in good range they
opened fire. Two men fell ut The first!
volley. That left four. These four
ran back about twenty-five yards tol
where another ditch crossed the road
and got down in that. Then they be-
gan to fire back with all the vim and
the energy which characterize the
shooting of American soldiers. But
their two comrades were lying in the
road.
Platt left the other three men to
tend to the shooting part of the .busi-
ness and made Dash for it to,Whers
the two men lay. he picked up one
of them, swung him on his back and
staggered back to the ditch, .unnQrt
L. al! tn bullets fhat the esydly
badly an artery: shis,
arm had been 8 sfsae
danger of bie2 fg 20 DEATH ::Platt
got out his fir bid bandages; put q
tourniquet on Pc arm, bandaeed up
the wound andy paved the mans life
Then he went4out to get the other;
one. Until he picked this one up I'D
had no notion that this was not case
to be bandaged also. But when he
had the man on his'back he knew that
the man was dead. Nevertheless be
carried the dead man back to his COM.
rades in the ditch. Then he picked
up rifle and helped stand of the in
surgents. The four men fought So,
we'll that the insurgents gave it up
after a while and went away.
Then the Americans took their dead.
and wounded back to camp. In tho
British service men get the Tctoris
Cross for such work as Platt's.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Would Refrain From That.

EFT you were rich, what would you
do:" -
II can't be exactly sure as to that,
was the reply, "but I know what l
wouldn't do"
"What?'
81 wouldn't put il any time trying
to convince the poor that they are
lucky to escape the nervous strain OF
handling great wealth"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
A Color Scheme.

"Do you mean to tell me she let
the child sit there at the table with
egg and cranberry sauce smeared on
it's facet" said one woman in horror
stricken tones.
eyes," replied the other. But it
wasn't indifference. She said she
hadn't the heart to wash the baby's
FACET looked so artistic. WASH
inrton Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
In Proper Form.

The so2iety editor who was acting
temc corarily AS news editor, worked
over in this style dispatch pertain
lug to battle.
-::eneral Walker aunonEcss the en-
rasement OF Colonel Thompson with
. considerable :orce OF the enemy yes
!ertlay afternoon. Colonel Thompson
ill De AZ home w!s5in the enemy's
mes until exchanged. Chicago Hri.
bane.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
The Mission Of Friends.

'sI think it's so nice to have eyers
and ever so many friends. !" said the.
enthusiastic young woman.
eyes," answered Miss Cayenne.
'Tt's quite desirable. # you have
ever and ever so many friends, you
are quite sure that no one viii say
anything disagreeable about you with,
out its being repeated to you.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
A Girl and AN Alligator.

Near Lakeland, Florida, where
United States troops were encamped
in the summer of 1885,. there is fine
lake called Lake Gibson. The SOL
diers often bathed in it, regardless OF
the fact that it contains all.gators;
and the saurians, being towards,
afraid to attack man, let the soldiers
alone.
But it was different with the case OF
young girl who recently went bath
ing in Lake Gibson. This girl, who
is fourteen years old and whose
mother, Mrs. Fields, lives near the
lake, could not resist the temptation
to Jump off the wharf one summer day
in 1899, to take swim.
She had scarcely touched the water
when her leg was seized by an alliga.
tor. The creature, which the girl
could clearly see in the water, seized
her between the knee and the ankle
and instantly pulled her under the
surface.
The girl thought herself gone, but
she did not give up. On the contrary.
she struggled with such activity that
the alligator was unable to hold her.
She broke away from it, rose to the
surface and struck out for the shore,
only few yards distant.
The alligator returned to the charge,
this time seizing the girl by the aeshy
part of the side, between the ribs and
the hip. But she struggled again,
and once more managed to free her
self, at the same time springing tow
ard the shore. This time the alligator
did not get it's jaws upon her, although
it followed her until she was safe on
dry land.
Although the girl had. two ugly
wounds to show for her encounter,
her hurts are not of mortal cherac-
ter. She describes the alligator as
not being of the largest size, but only
about five feet in length.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A hundred bales OF cotton were re-
Gently loaded into a box car thirty.
four feet long, having a capacity o'
$4,000 pounds. The cotton was
packed so tightly that there was space
to put in FIVE more bales.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Headed Hcr OF.

They were speaking of the new
woman movement.
eff a girl proposed to you she
said, "you wouldn't dare refuse her. "
eff girl had the nerve and the de-
termination to make proposal" he
replied, Il wouldn't dare marry her"
In view of the circumstances she
decided to wait for him to speak first.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Two of 4 Kind-Its Awful Fate-Reinark-
able Girl-A Drawback-Evl Effects
a Change of Plan-The Rabbits Foot
That's Lucky, Etc, Etc.
The old-time cook with the coal-oil can,
Who oft hurried hence without definite
plan.
Has been orershadoWed and forced to re"
tire
Dy tie man who thaws dynamite out by the
fire. e.
Chicago Record.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
THE DRUMMER.
a blood-red battle sunset stains
The lsSid winter sl,r.

a blood-red battle sunset stains
The latid winter sky:
What spirit stirs within our vein.
And lifts oRr hearts so high?
Gives youth no peace, gives age no sleen,
For listening to the roll
OIthe smftten parchment sounding deep
y Its tocsic to the soul:
Rataplan,
Its rolling, rhythMic, rude a.arum to the
listening soul?
For yester noon the folk that rid
Their thresholds from the SNOW
Saw through the still streets ermine hid
Tine dwardsh drummer 60
a war-worn ancient, travel i-stained,
Beating a weird tattoo.
Whose cunning lii. its hearers cha;ncl
And caught them ere they knew:
Ritaplau!
That straight they spraas from shop and
stall, and followed eye they knew.
Fer hcre the blcar-cycd smith forsooE
His forge fire just alame,
And from his leathern apron shook
The cindcrs as he came.
He left his cliDkiEg anvil dumb
On noisier busi;.css bound,
Sbriil treble to tie booming drum
His mighty blows resouad:
Rataplnn!
Ske clsshing, changing music Of his mighty
blows resounC!
And there unworted ardor lit
The traders wrinkled face,
3Ill wondering neighbors saw him quit
The crowded market place;
The tinkie OF the gathered pence
Forgotten, rs he heard,
Athwart the readinS veil o. sense,
The tambour's master word:
In sudden, stern staccato, the drums i'm
perious word.
Ere the slow priest his blessing said
The bridegroom left the bride.
The mour1er left the cherished dead
His love had watched beside.
Pressed close and fast through lane and
street
: The ever thickeninS throng;
All stes ping 70 tho measured beat
That murshaled them along:
Rataplant
The teasing, tripping measure that led
I their lines along.
Red sunset shot with sanguine stains:
a sword across tho sky;
What sacred fever swells our veins
i And lifts our hearts so high?
Gives youth no peace, gives age no rest
That hears the throbbing roll
That knocks so hard against the breast
And shakes the hidden soul:
Rataplan! -
That strikes the heart within the breast,
and wakes the sleeping soul?
-Edwat6Sydney Tylee. in the Spectator.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Thnrincien peasants. according

Thuringien peasants, according ia
a coasular report, protect seed pota.
toes against rot by spreading then
out in a sunny place, with frequent
turrings, until they become thor
oughly green. They are then placed
in cellar until February when they
are removed t. a partially warmed
room until planting time. The pota'
toes not only keep we'll, but do moi
sprout until planted, q larger ane
better crop resulting.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
A Drawback.

First Tramp-"How do you like dis
business, pardner?'
Second Tramp-F'It comes purity
hard. sometimes. on a man what is
nacherally gluttonous. Puck.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
A Change of Plan.

:'The Foldero.s have recalled their
reception invitations"
"Anybody sick?"
No; Mrs. Foldcrol changed her
nsind, and concluded she would rather
have the house painted"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Evil Effects.

"Didn'5 you SEND any Of your chick
ems to the poultry shoW?"
"No; I've noticed that when hen
acquires taste for society she gets
too stuck up TO lay eggs. Chicago
Record.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-03
Remarkable Girl.

nAdelside has such a fine mind"
"SEe has?''
':1'es; she can keep up her Interest,"
ia z maa after she knows he's en-
gagged"