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The Republican., 1900-09-20

he became member of the patent law
firm of Duell, Wells & Duell As a
member of the New York legislature
Mr.. Duell was active in passing laws
for the benefit of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In
1880 he removed to Syracuse, where he
has since engaged in the practice of
patent law. He has had charge of sew
eral important cases. The retiring COM
missioner is deeply interested in sew
eral financial and industrial enter
prises, which demand constant atten-
ton. and hence it is that he is resign
ing his government post.
The Republican., 1900-09-20
Cost of Letters In China.

China has still the old-fashioned
system of private letter carrying.
Letter shops are to be found in every
town. If he has etter to send the
Chinaman goes to a letter shop and
bargains with the keeper thereof. He
pays two-thirds of the cost, leaving
the receiver to pay the rest on do
livery. -'
The Republican., 1900-09-20
Habits of Carrier pigeons

The carrier pigeon when travelling
never feeds. If the distance be long,
it flies on without stopping to take
nutriment and at last arrives thin,
exhausted and almost dying. If corn
be presented to it, it refuses to eat,
The Republican., 1900-09-20
MiIlet In Russia.

Millet has in some parts, of Russia
taken the place of wheat as an article
of staple food. Millet can be grown
on soil unfavorable to other grains,
but it cannot resist the effect of cold
From 1892 to 1896 the average annual
production of millet seed in Russia
was 100000 bushels, but in 1895 it
ran up to 0.50O, coo bushels. and is re-
naming more or less at this figure.
Printing In China 1000 Years Ago.
Printing is said to have been known
in China as early az 202 b. c.
The Republican., 1900-09-20

Mildness of Porto Ricans.
For tropical people the Porto
Ricans are singularly mild, and the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

The slanting shafts Of the sstting
sun glanced along the level pools and
gildel the ripples and shimmering
shoals OF the quiet river-the Green
rirer-that lay along the edge Of the
adobe desert, like band of braid at
the bottom OF a woman's skirt A
moment later the red sun dropped be-
hind the Wahssteh mountains, and the
day was snufied out like candle.
Suddenly, now, great black cloud
showed its shoulders up over the hills
behind which the sun sank. With
majestic swiftness it lifted its head,
spread out its. dark wings, shadowed
the waste and filed the wild canyons
with awful gloom. Far out toward
the foothills the unshod- feet Of a
mountain cayuse were beating the
hard face of the desert, urged on By
the cruel spurs OF his pitiless master.
: For more than six hours the horse and
rider had been simm =ring in the sum
mer5sun, and now they welcomed the
shadows, ducked their heads and dived
in under the cloud; the horse eager for
the cool, and therider for the cover ot
night.
Across the desert, another rider is
urging his steed of s:eel, his pilot
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
City Of Milk Drinkers.

Take a stroll along any Of the
streets of New York, aud particularly
those of less aristocratic pretensions,
and you will note that New York peo-
pie drink milk-and some cream, while
all of them are happy in utilizing a
very convenient sort Of mid air dairy
for the, purpose of keeping the lacteal
proyender in q wholesome condition,
as we'll as away from the prying nose
ofInSA pet house cat. On five out OF
:szlswelve window sills the observer
=. See anywhere from one to three
little white milk jars, looking, away
up, like ready-made snowballs, wait
ing to be pelted by small boys on the
heads of passers below.
Perhaps in no other city in the
world does this custom OF. purreyine
milk in small glass jars, from a half
pint to couple Of quarts, obtain tc
such an extent as it does in New York.
Up among the windows you will find
the white bottles ranged in rows,
while down below at the doorsteps are
the empty ones awaiting collection b,
the man from the dairy lunch house
or the de!icatessen shop or the mllE
depot. If the milk jars on window
sills are a fair index of the amount o.
the product consumed in New York
taken together with those on back
window sills and in ice chests, thu
cows in the various boroughs sur
rounding, not to speak Of the time
honored pump auxiliary, must be KEEP
hustling to supply the daily demand.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
How Birds Work.

Perhaps you fancy the birds don't
work. Just watch them next time
you have a chance and you'll ind they
are busy every minnie.
During the summer thrushes get
up before o'clock in the morning
and don't go to bed till after 9 o'clock
at might, so they work nearly. 10
hours. Think of this next time you
feel inclined to -grumble when you
have something; toido for mother.
Blackbirds are not so industrious.
They only work IT hours, but during
that time they feed their little ones
between 40 and so times. Have you
ever seen q nest of young birds? II
you have, I dare say that you have
rotieed that their mouth is always
open, as though they were ready fol
a meal. So Mr.. and. Mrs. Dicky Bird
have pretty busy. time. .,.-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

that split the current near the middle
of the stream.
When the shepherd had wiped the
spray from his eyes he saw that he
was alone. The force of the shock
had thrown his companion into the
water. He had landed, and now came
Hmping along the bank of the river.
The desperate smiled out over the
foam at the helpless shepherd, who be-
gan to hope that the fellow would
shoot him and end the awful,suspense,
but the fearless outlaw did nothing OF
the sort To the shepherds amaze
ment, the man on shore-sate and free
from the mad river-beganto to undress.
When he had stacked his wet garments
on a rock he walked few rods along
the bank and plunged IN. Midway
between the rock and the shore there
was whirlpool-a suck-hole, as the
shepherd said-aud it was to avoid
this that the man had gone so far up
stream. He was an expert swimmer,
but he was weakened from 1ove"work
and the long fast, ana so !he curlen.
proved too strong Tor him. It carried
him past the shepherd, and suddenly
his feet pointed to the suck. Round
and I, und, faster and(faster, as ne
came at each turn nearer the neck OF
the funnel, the doomed man wAlrled,
while the shepherd looked Oh, power
less.
AS he drew near the fatal centre the
force OF the water stood him up; he
waved his hand, smiled at the shep-
herd, and shot down to the bottom OF
; the foaming river.
Knowing that to remain there was
to perish, the shepherd suceeeded IN
reaching the shore. Hall starved he
reached the cabi Of a miner who was
washing gold in the cany n OF the
Colo ado. There we found him "a
white haired young .man-whlle on
our way to the San Juan goldtie!ds IN
1898, and from his own lips heard this
story. Saturday Evening Post.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Women Mine Owners.

Practical mining. does not seem to
suggest itself. rs a field in which
women can achieve distinction, but
the constantly increasing number of
women mine owners in Colorado and
other mining states proves that there
is no reason why the women of the
future will not compete with men on
equal ground in this important de-
partment of industry. Many mines in
Colorado are owned by women, and
some are even directed by their femi-
nine ID, owners, who have quickly
adapted themselves to the work. Two
or.three years ago a school teacher,
while spending her vacation in Ari-
zona, located some promising claims
through her knowledge Of geology.
She secured some good specimens.
sold her locations in Denver and then
turned professional prgspector. She
has followed the business with per-
sistence and intelligence, and is now
making a most excellent livelihood,
with good prospects of securing a for
ture. 4 Seattle exchange recently
recorded the sales of two groups OF
mines located in the Kalso, B. c.,
district. The locations had been made
by the woman and she stood by them
for seven years until she finally ne
gotiated sale. She secured S125, 900
as her. share, the buyers being Eng
lish and French capitalists. Denver
Republican. sr
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
4 Chicken Without Wings.

Chickens with exploring disposition
sometimes come to grief, and such
was the fate that befell young occu-
pant Of South Carolina barnyard
The chick one day found itself on the
threshold OF the stable. It began its
usual round OF exploration. and pres
emily scampered into stall occupied
by mule. This fellow, moved either
by hunger or bad temper, put down
his head and bit off the poor little
chicks two Wings
Strange to relate, but true, never
theless this chicken lived to grow up.
Of course it was never as other chick
eas, and it hal to be very careful about
running too fast. It could tear along
in stt aight Line without trouble, but
ii it turned a corner on the run, over
it went. In losing its wings it had
lost its equilibrium.
The poor thing came to 4 premature
enl. One night it fell of the roost,
and landed exactly on it's back. With
out its wings it could not right itself,
and the next morning it was dead.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Doll KirdergarteD.

Over in Germany there are 5000
children in one district alone who are
employed to dress dolls and help in
the manufacture of various kinds Of
TOYS. All the children who do this
work are under 70 years of age. They
are taught the art of dressing doll
at the tender age of four. At the
same time, according TO the compul-
sorry education law, they are obliged
to 90 to kindergarten for at least one
wear, and that term is devoted to such
fhings as the making Of dolls and
dressing. them, doing everything, in
fact, excepting molding the heads,
viii n is done by men expert at it.
Aftl hat the German children have
thri four years OF stndy, when
the e allowed to go into the doll
an{. factories to adttto the family's
income to the extent Of; a few cents a
day. r.- -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
How A Dog Was Sold.
Here is a true dog story:

Here is true dog story: -.
a family down town having false
CRATE in one of the rooms OF the house
placed some red paper behind it to
give it the effect Of fire: One Of the
coolest days the dog belonging to the
household came in from out of doors,
and seeing the paper IN the crate, de-
liberateIy walked up to it and lay
down before it, curled up ipethe best
way to receive the glowing Aeat as it
came from the fire. Heremained
for a few moments. Feeling no
warmth, be raised is'head and looked
over his shoulder at the crate. Still
feeling no heat, he went across and
carefully applied his nose to theegrate
and smeltit. It was cold rs ice.
With a look of the most supreme
disgust, his tail carled down between
his legs, every hair on his. body say
ing, "I'm sold" the dog trot' ed out
of the room, not even deigning to cast
alook at the party in the room who
lad watched his actions and laughed
So heartily at his misfortunes. That
dog had reason-as we'll as instinct.
Troy Times. a.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
The Woman Chemist.

The woman chemist who has been
the most signal influence for artistic
effort in this country and has given
work to many younger experimenters
is the founder and originator of the
lockwood pottery in Cincinnati. 1t
was her personal knowledge of the
native ciays and their possibilities
that gave stimulus to the project. No
other city has as many working women
chemists as Cincinnati, although there
are some in Pittsburg and other
manufacturing centres. A chemist
no travels all over the Union in the
brewers interests tells of women who
are working in that branch OF chem
lists processes. There isa New Jersey
woman who has made special study
of poisons. When auti-toxin was first
being experimental with as pre-
ventiye for diphtheria this young
woman, then newly graduated from a
Berlin institute, was the chief assist
ant Of the professor conducting the
work. She helped make the cultures
AID personally administered the trial
doses to the guinea pigs for prelimin-
ary experiment. t-,,-.--r,. ..--.',.''.'-- -.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

Cheval mirrors mounted in maple,
oak and birch.
Parlor cabinets aud curio cases ex-.
quisitely inlaid.
Pulley ribbon belts in black and q
full range of fancy shades.
Box couches of various sizes covered
with plain or figured denim.
Velour and tapestry tablecovers and
portieres in a broad variety of colors.
Odd lots of framed pictures, fancy
boudoir clocks, leather goods and rich
bronZes.
Suede leather chatelaine bags EN-
broidered with steel beads and mount
ed in silver. :.
Pastels, etchings, water colors and
engrayings in ebony, gilt and fancy
oak frames.
Handsome collections of Oriental
and domestic rugs in e1quisitefy
blended colorings.
Short lengths in pearl and cut jet
guimpes as well as in bead and span:
gled passementeries. s
Rich assortments Of jeweled but
tons, belts and. gifdles embodyiHg
distinctly new design ideas.
Special offerings in spangied and
renaissance robes as well as In all
sorts Of fancy nets and tissues.
Card; cases, pocketbooks purses
and letter cases mounted in FURNISHED
gold With kSor without iewelsed SET:
I.ting Dry Goods Economist
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

hangs scant and straight, save be.
hind, where there is double box
pleat. The short arm puffs are be-
coming, whether as short sleeve or
as q finish for long guipure sleeve.
The bodice is. finished with a. belt
fastened behind witk bow and Aoat-
ing ends. This passes directly under
the arms, and wide shoulder collar,
bertha or fchu effect finishes the ar
ransement about the neck.
Very short, small boleros in pleated
and belted underdress are used for
some of the little dresses. One has 3
triple bolero, very short, and slashed
on each side with the front trimmed
with vertical pleats in clusters OF
three, cluster on each side OF the
front, from the little jacket to the
hem. one on each side Of, the back IN
the same way, row OF small white
buttons behind to the belt of stitched
velvet. The pleats are stitched down
half the distance of the skirt and then
allowed to flare in graceful fans. 'Ihe
sleeves are of stitched velvet IN circu.
lar lines. The model is in blue-gray
pastel cloth, with silver flagree but.
tons, stitchings Of white silk and q
darker shade OF velvet, also stltcheo
with white for sleeves and belt.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Raising Turkeys.

Miss Anita Martin is known all
through Texas as the Turkey Queen, -
on account Of the many turkeys which
she has raised on her ranch in that
state. So great has been the increase
in Miss Martins business since she
started wifi four turkeys i've years
ago that she now employs two women
to help take care of her 100 stock
birds. Miss Martin sells the. turkeys
to regular customers, and claims to
have cleared $3.50 this year. The
most expensive birds are those which
feed Oh nuts and other fancy foods,
which render their flesh sweeter and
more palatable. ALI the eggs are
hatched by incubators and the 1000
which the turkeys eat is grown on the
ranch, thus saving much expense
Miss Martin heartily recommends: all
women to enter the turkey raising
industry. 49,.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Far Women who Read Club Papers.

Every paper should be constructed
after carefully laid plan. The ad-
dress to be delivered will lest COM
mand attentionif its language is SIM
ple and forceful and every thought
tersely put. Long sentences ma; Do
graceful, but the average woman has
not sufficient command Of her breath.
70 deliver them effectively. The same
superseriousness which prompts 8
woman to put away her natural man
ner Of expression in preparing paper.
for public reading suggests to her oil.
S.ten to dress in most unfortunate
fashion. No gown is16sbe trusted
until it has worn of itsfrst newness.
The stamp of newness5s especially
Objectionable in platform gown NO
woman wants what she wears 10 ols-'
tract attention from what she says
Let the gown for public speaking be
as elegantly simple as the occasion
will allow. Let it be as comfortable,
as possible and as becoming. Never,
when it can be avoided, wear gloves.
upon the platform. The gloFed hand
is almost as much an anomaly as the.
yelled face. It carries with it sense
of artificial construction hard to over
come. Let the lungs, above all, have
room. A gown may be as tight N the
waist as fashion demands, but across 8
the chest there should bezno consHics
/ 49,, r-boiaver THE Club Woman.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Greeks Gather Ferns.

can employment which hundreds
of poor Greeks, living in and near
New York City find quite profitable at
this season of the year is fern gather
ing" said fern dealer in New Yorl
City. Up to ten years ago this in
dustry was exclusively in the hands O.
a few Frenchmen, but in the fall o:
80 these men happened to engage
the services of four or five Greeks K
help them collect ferns. Once ini
tiated into the secrets of the trade the
Greeks decided to SO into the busines:
for themselves, with the result thai
they and a large number of their coun'
trymen, now monopolize the supply
OF ferns sent to the New York mar
ket,"-Washinston Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
= She Is Prison Chaplain.


For several years Mrs. May Preston
Slosson has been au interested and
unselfsh worker among the prisoners
of the state penitentiary at. Laramie,
Wyo., and when the chaplain LETT the
city his place was offered Mrs. Slos
!: son.::- She issasss:an ordained minister
j nor is she esuacialiy -fe0 - 2 =,
denon1ina, ? has had q long
- Is mission and prisur
work AMI can preach an excellent
sermon. Her influence with the pris-
orers is great, and she makes her
chapel services so attractive that pris-
Dners are anxious to attend instead OF
them as part of prison discl-
pline. Music, vo; al and instrumental
readings and short talks on various
topics intersperse the
regular religious exercises. Mrs. Slos-
son gives her services without any
salary, from pure devotion to the
work, and it is said of her by the
warden and other officers that her
bright and cheerful influence IS Great
ing al atmosphere of hopefnlness
throughout the institution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

, lOOh GAS VI OuUlS " wv oO'
Malaga usually has about l6 rainy
days year, and at least 200 days
when there is not cloud il the blue
sky.
The people of ancien: Tyre were
such experts in dyeing that Tyrian
purple remains unexceiled to this day.
There was superstition among the
ancient Romans that it was un'ortu-
nate when staring Oh journey to
meet frog in the road. In travelling
from Rome to this country, however,
the old superstition became twisted,
as the ola~fashioaed negroes believe it
a sign OF good fortune to meet a shop
toad in their path.
In Waukegan, Wis, is an old church
which has no steeple, because of q
court mandate forbidding such con.
struction. In 1852 severe storm
swept over the town Lurling the orig
inal spire against the house next door
and wrecking it. The owner of the
house got out an injunction restrain
ing the trustees of the cl Il ch from
building another spire, anu this ordeg
has held for 3S years.
The goose was part OF every me-
dieval feast in Europe. 1t is saidto
have been the first domesticated fowl,
and was regarded by the Egystians as
sacred. At one time its use>-at feas:s
was restricted to those of royalty.
In Greece their fight was regarded as
an omen for which people watched
anxiously. The breeding of geese
was an important industry in some
parts OF Europe during the Middle
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Black Waterel Ribbon.

Instead of the becoming and well
established band OF black velvet rib
bon which encircled the throat of the
winters belle, a few girls, swift to seize
newer fashion, wear strips OF black
watered ribbon. Black velvet ribbon
never goes out Of fashion, year in and
wear ont. 1t is universally becoming.
But it has not the chic, so to speak,
of the watered ribbon, which is suf-
ticently becoming, and pretty girl
will look pretty under most clrcum-
stances.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
A>~~~~ ~~~>~~@
CHILDRER'S COuuMN.
The Ccnceited Coins.

The Ccnceited Coins.
I'm just as good as silver
The Nickel proudly cried;
'!The head OF Madam Liberty
Is stamped upon my side.
I am as white &C shining
As any DIAN Re
He needn't put On any airs,
: I'm twice as thick as he"
"I'm every bit as good as goId!'
The Penny clustered loud;
''That TIM, thin gold dollar
He needn't fee! so proud
For all his airs and graces
Go not give zig;
I'm FURNISHED just as bright as he,
And half again as biS!'
And when the Cent and Nickel
Went out upon their way,
Alas! the world still held them cheap,
Whatevor they might say.
The Double Eagle smiled. You'll lind,
He said, THAT par is par:
It doesn't matter how you boast,
But what you really are!"
Outlook.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Shingles From: Stu,nps.

A new industry has sprung up il
the cut.o7erpine lands Of Minnesota.
A Michigan shingle manufacturer has
located east of Sandstone with ma
chinery suitable to transform the
thousands Of large stumps into
shing es. These stumps now stanf
from two to four feet above GROUND
and are as sound as the day the tre;
was cut.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
IN MEXICO.

In liquid syllables, the cries
Oifar fruit venders family rise;
And under thick palmetto shades.
And down cooI-covered colonnades,
The tides Of traffic gently How,
In Mexico.
When twilight falls more near and clear
The tender southern skies appear, ;.
And down green slopes OF blooming lines
Come cascades OF cathedral chimes;
And prayerful figures worship low,
In Mexico.
4 land Of lutes and witching tones;
OF silver onyx. opal stones;
A lazy land, wherein all seems
Enchanted into endless dreams;
And never any need to know,
In Mexico.
Of life's nquiet, swift advance;
But slipped into such gracious trance,
TIE restless world speeds on, untelt,
Unheeded, Us by those who dwelt
In olden ages, long ago,
In Mexico.
E saleen Stein, in Kansas City Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
; FOR WOMAN'S BENEFIT.
eAN@4%@%@%~A%S
Wave Lines.

The stitching on some smart cloth
gowns in pastel shades, mastie, rose
pink, turquoise or white is applied IN
undulating lines instead Of the familiar
straight across lines. The skirt must
be accurately measured before being
stitched, so that the curves may be &C.
curately spaced, and so that no n, extra
length too small to admit another cure
may cause an awkward interval IN the
smooth undulations. The erect IS
acknowledged to be very good.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
A Title That Is "Created."

Each Prince of Wales is created. +"
The title was originally granted by
Edward l to his eldest son '.and his
heirs, the hing of Eng land" so eu:h
Prince of Wales retains the title after
mounting the throne until he divests
himself of it by formally passing it
along to his heir apparent
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

The children who go to the kinder
carten have lots OF fun making clothes
for the dollies, and so fond do they
get of some of the little wa1en-faced
creatures that they are often sore at
heart when the matron comes around
and collects them all, to be sent
abroad, many to America, where more
fortunate little girls may buy them
and keep them for their own.