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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
IN raa heARr of bRGzEs
,hs d. s. S. Wilmington Cruises Cp tts
AMAZON Riyef

The cruise Of the wilmington $500
hiles along the Amazon is the subject
II a very readab;e article in Ainslees:
The dreary solitude and uonoton!
II the interminable stretch Of low
,anks and the knowledge that back OF
hese shores lay hundreds Of miles OF
lnexplored, almost impenetraole for
sst s:Iampy, stagnans feTer-breedlns
Ind pestilent, gave the journey up the
great river a weird, mysterious tone.
Passing craft were few and far be-
;ween. Now and then RATS, or "bol.
sas,' as they are locally termed, would
be discerned near the shore. These
bolsas' are peculiar to the Amazon,
Ind are lashed together with vines,
nd unon this platform is erected
ma mali bam5oe house, with thatched
oof. severai pilies equipped with
provisions will nbark upon one OF
;hese queer craf$ $and diff with the
current until q desrable place for set
ling is reached.
LAS tie Wilmington progressed II
Eas noticed that tn character OF tne
vegetation changed somewhat. The
forests grew more dene. ane the lux
uriant hues Of the tropss were pro-
nounced. During the day the near
was oppressive. There was a moist,
humid touch to the atmosphere, ano
an eyer-prese2t odor Of decay -ns
plants assailed the nostrils. Late IN
The afternoon, however, cooling rains
invariably set in: rendering the night
comparatively pleasant.
About FIVE hundred miles from
Para, at the junction of the TapaJos
River With the Amazon, town was
reached which proved extremely In
seresting to the gunboats crew. Its
name, Santarem, gave no evidence OF
Ihe fact that it was originally colon:
lied by Americans. That was in 1866,
and the passing Of thirty-three years
has removed all traces Of the Yankee
settlers. 1t did not require this result
Of an attempt at Anglo-Saxdl colon.
izaton to prove to the 'Wllmington's
people that the tropics form no favor
able home for their race. Despite the
gorgeous pancramas of Haunting colora
in forest and sky, the evidences Of ma
lures most lavish hand in flowers and
fruits and mineral wealth, and a eli
mate eloquent Of perpetual rest and
dolce far niente, not solitary officer
Or Jackie of tho gunboat would have
even harbored an inclination to ez'
change his home land for this.
AT Santarem were seen severa. ty'
oical Amazon River steamers. They
we're Of various sizes. and looked moi
mike the craft familiar to the Miss!s
,ippi. The moIa prctentious were sc
constructed as to furnish two decks
open st the sides, the upper devoted tc
irst-class passenger and the lower re
ytricted to those travelling second
lass. AS cattle. mules and freight arc
llso carried cn the latter deck, 1t car
.asily be understood that this location
IS not entirely desirable. There are
10 standing beds on board, hammock:
being invariably used. These steamer:
,ly to all parts OF the great networi
If ri7ers forming the Amazon system
Ind are utilized il transporting rub
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
i New Theory.

Again attention is called to those
essentially feminine habits Of putting
pins in the mouth or moistening a
pencil with the lips. \ pin swallowed
means only surgical case, but the
greater danger lies IN the contagion
that may be lurking in the pin itself.
Under the head CT the PHI, or in the
poin: Of the pencil, all kinds of malig-
nant germs may be located, which
Will be transmitted by the mouth
quicker than any other way. It
hardly seems possible that any one
needs to be cautioned against holding
money between their lips, yet q person
can scarcely go block on a street car
without noticing some one indulging
~ the dangerous habit,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

party is to have poor luck, the gld-
dess will throw to the ground as may
broken arrows as there will be warriorl
wounded and killed.
One OF the greatest and most rever.
enced gods is Tah-koo- -shkan-shkau,
who is invisible, but all prevailing.
He is in the spear and the tomahewk,
il boulders and in the four winds. He
delights to see the warriors fall in bat
tie. He is the most dreaded god OF
The Indians. He directs the move
ments Of the fox, raven, buzzard, wolf
anl other animals Of similar nature.
HAVE MANY GODS.
The indians have as many gods nnd
goddesses as there are imaginative
minds in the tribe. Anything that is
ont OF the ordinary CT that appeals to
the imagination is god.
Contrary to the opinion so gener-
ally held, the Black Hills were never
the home Of the Indians. Influenced
by the ever-prcsent superstition, the
Iudian tribes Ae!d in reverence tie
pine-corered mountains and deep
canyons, believing them to b: the
home of deities. The early pioneers
in the Black Hills found evidence that
the Indians frequently came to the
foothills for tepee poles and firewood,
but beyond an imaginary line tue
tribes rarely ventured. tits not 80 be
wondered at, perhaps, that the Indians
fought 50 bravely to retain possession
Of tho Black Hills. TO. them the
country was as sacred as the white
mau's heaven. The Indian battles in
the '70s around and in the Black Hills
were battles OF nation against for
eign people, who sought to dethrone
and destroy religion. Many of the
Indians OF to-day, surrounded as they
ere by the civilization Of the whites,
still hold in reverence the lofty peaks
and the deep canyons of the ''Pa-Ha'
SaD-Pa."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
AS STRANGE AS "fAKETlON."
An Ole Fake Story 1T Last Paralleled by
I'm Actual Occurrence.

an Actual Occurrence.
The story of how pickpocket stole
pocketbook, and lost 5000 at the
same time, to a young woman from
the country, is being related by peo-
pie living in the vicinity of Goodell
and Oak streets as one OF the oldest
Of happenings.
Recently young woman friend OF
Mrs. George J. LutZ, of 463 Oak
street, came from Springville to visit
her. One day she accompanied Mrs.
Lutz downtown on Main street car
aud, as it happened, the car was ascrowa-
ed. They got seats, and a few mo-
ments later, at Chippewa street, a
well-dressed man, displaying consider
able jewelry, including fine diamond
ring, found seat beside them. He
had been cycling the two women from
the rear platform, and Mrs. Lutz had
noticed that after he got seat he re-
manned only until after the car had
reached the next corner. She felt
that the man was a thief, and warned
the young woman from the country
that she should be on her guard for
pic-pockets in crowded cars. Her
suspicion was hardly strong enough
to warrant asking her friend if she
had been robbed, but the question
was unnecessary for the young wom-
an instinctively reached into her
pocket and withdrew her hand with
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
A Home EXAMPLE,

Otto Dorner, Chairman of the l.. A.
". Highway Improvement Commit
tee, who is considered one of the best
informed good roads. me2 in this
country, says: 'sWe are not obliged to
go to Europe for illustrations of good
roads, for we have, fortunately, few
localities in our own country which
furnish sgch examples. Mecklenbure
County, Z. c., not long ago began
the construction Of q system of mac
Adam roads. It was customary there
to load up two bales of cotton on a
wagon to be hauled by a mule team.
The mules could draw this load all
right. After rain, when the roads
were soft, the load was too much for
even pair Of tough mules. When
the country had built a few roads it
was fourd that the same mules were
able to Laul as much as twelve bales,
or six tons, in place OF their former
iced, which amounted - only single
tor. !And more-the improved roads
made it possible to haul this load in
wct and dry weather alike: for, being
properly built Of stone, they were tit
for use Immediately after q heavy
rain"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Lator.SaYing Device.

care you the man who answers the
Questions:'
Yes. sir. What can Go for your"
Il would like to ask how you pro-
nourcc the word 'sacrifcable':'
.S'har is easily settled. May trou-
bic you to hand ME that dictionary?
Thank you. am 4 trife rneumatic-
will You please open it at the right
placer
Certainly. Why, it's accent
ed on the CRIT isn't it"
Yes"
How curious. I could hare hunted
it up at l. ne, I suppose, but it's so
much trouble to look through the big
dictionary when YOU want to find out
about Il word. Ever so much obliged
to YOU
Not at all. Good day."-Chicagc
Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
eg.eeaesseeeAkswaeieeesesee
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Will Not Increase Taxation.

WILL NOC 1uCt6dSS 1dGut1OuS
7 n her travels and missionary work
/. to promote the sentiment for good
roads in Illinois. Miss Harber
ilaims to have been very success
fnl in enlisting the cooperation of
commscial bodies in different towns.
Anon. farmers, however, she had
some dfficulty in explaining that the
association she represented was
working not for hard roads but for
oood:oads. The average farmer, she
found easily became frightened at the
nroooaA aAl Eor hard roads, for that makes
them Pink of macadam, which would
mean in>reased taxation. In recent
address Miss Harber said: "Our sole
aim at prsent is to make good soft
roads. whih in years to come will
furnish foundations for good hard
roads. As an 7tsssaeiation L.sxrsSaEts
our work as experimental sn1 educa-
tional. We aim to have at each ofour
conventions manufacturers and ma
chimes for constructing sample pieces
Of road, shat farmers may see Ill 4
practical demonstration how g road
should be built to be Of value to the
community. The object lessons show
how O. road should be built SO that
water will draiu of; how culvert5
should be constructed and arranged
in order properly to fulfill their mis-
sion, and how really inexpensive it is
to make good roads VIXEN the work is
done intelligeatly and Systematically.
"We do not intend to increase taxa
ton one penny, for We know that the
$4,000, 900 annually expended by Illi-
nois is sufficient to build good roads
throughout the State. But We do ask
that the farmers will let the State do
the work, according to IN approved
system, ard not work out their poll
tax by pretending to build good roads.
Not that they do not mean to do their
best 50 far as they know or have the
ability, but they have not the fac!li-
ties and cannot do the work as it should
be done. We know that under the
proper system a good rural road can
be made for less money than it now
costs. We want, if possible, to sec
the poll tax reduced to 81, but want
the farmers to pay that dollar into the
State treasury, instead OF working it
out, as is now the case, aud we expect
to convince him that it will be to his
advantage to do it,"
The State and Interstate Good Roads
Association. represented by Miss Har-
Der, embraces twenty-five or more
States, and is the outgrowth Of State
convention held IN Missouri in 1897,
at which 700 delegates were present.
Miss Harber and six men were ap-
pointed committee to travel over the
country and organize county associa-
tions. At the end of one year, when
the first interstate convention, at
tended by $500 delegates, was held in
st. Louis, seventy-two counties had
been organized, and as Miss Harber
lad organized sixty-six Of the total
she was unanimously chosen general
secretary and organizer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Newgate Prison Doomed.

The last execution at Newgate Pris.
IN, the most famous in the world, the
theme Of Thackeray and Dickens, is to
be torn down to make room for the
new Central Criminal Court. New
gate has a right to be famous. 1t was
first built in 10S6 by the Bishop OF
London. After Dick Whittington's
death it was rebuilt for the second
time and an efigy Of Wilmington and
his cat placed on t2p. 1t has since
been many tines rebuilt, but never be.
rame q desirable homo,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
From Washington
How a Little Soy Was Saved.


Washington D. C.-"When our boy
was about Is months old he broke out
with rash which was thought to be
measles. In q few days he had
swelling on the left side OF his neck
and it was decided to be mumps. He
was given medical attendance for
about three weeks when the doctor
said it vas scrofula and ordered
salve. He wanted to lance the sore.
but I would not let him and continued
giving him medicine for about four
months when the bunch broke in two
places and became a running sore.
Three doctors said it was scrofula and
each ordered blood medicine. A
neighbor told me OF a case somewhat
like our baby's which was cured s.
Hoods Sarsaparilla.: I decided
it to my boy aud in short wh1
heait5 @mpSa I'D bis neck
SO nicely tha5 Eseopped giving him the
medicine. The sore broke ont again,
however, whereupon I again gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and its persistent
use has accomplished a complete
cure" Mrs. NETrH CHASE, II Z
ST.. n. E..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Deakncs. Cannot &c Cured

diseased portion of ts.~eal. ,ts.1ere is only one
wav to cure deafness. and that IS by constitu-
tional remedies y, afness is caused by an n
famed condition Of the mucous lining of the
4 med You have a rumbling sound or impcr-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness j. the result, and unless the ilfiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition. hearing Will be
DESTROYED for"ver. Nine cases out of ten arc
caused by catarrh. which is nothing but an in
Haned condition CT the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundi cd Dollars for any
case of Deafness tcaused by catarrhl that can
not be cured b Halls Catarrh cure. Send
for circulars. free.
+. !. CREsEY & Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

higHese As Is
of the time in 81
tree Oh the rcountaiH
paniors are the birds of the
act as guards and sentinels., Whers g
wants anything he flies to his perch
in the tree-top, which is as smooth as
glass. He calls together his friends
and seLds them hither and thither.
He is IN constant war with the god OF
thunder, Wah-kecn-yon. When Wah-
kenyon passes over the mountain
top, casting here and there his bolts
of lightning, Cha a-o-tcr-d dab, the god OF
The forest, enters the water at the foot
Of the tree and the lightning cannot
touch him.
10 the Indian, Wah-keen-yon is
mighty bird, and the noise that is
made, which shakes the foundations
Of the mountains, is caused by the
big bird flying through the air with
his young ones. The old bird will
not iniurc the Indians, but the yonug
birds are foolish and do all the harm
they can. The name Wah.keen-yon
signifies 6 flyer. There arc four
varieties Of the gods among the Wah.
kenyon. The image of the first one
is that of q great bird, black in color,
with very long beak and four joints
in each pinion. Tho second variety
is yellow in color, beakless, and also
has four joints in its pinions. The
fourth god has remarkably long wings,
each OF them containing eight joints.
1t is scarlet il color. The fourth god
is blue in color, and has no face, eyes
OF cars. Immediately above where
the face should appear is semicircu-
lar line, resembling an inverted half
moon. The Wah-keen-yon gods live
on the top of lofty mountain ct the
western end Of the earth's surface.
Guards stand at the open doors, which
look out to the four points of the COM
pass. \ butterfly stands at the east
door, bear at the west door, at the
ncrth door reindeer, and a beaver at
the south. The Wah-keen-yon arc
destructive and are at war with most
Of the other gods. The Indians be-
ieve that the fossil remains Of the
mastodons that arc found so fire.
auently in the bad lands are the bones
Of the fallen god Of water, and the
burial places are held as most sacred.
When the white man discovered these
remains and, knowing their origin,
commenced ezcavatirg them for rare
relics, the Indians resented this in.
7asion Of the burial ground Of their
gods.
GOD OF GRASS AND WEEDS.
Whitte-ko-kak-gah is the god Of the
grass and weeds. The word, trans
lated, means "to make crazy The
god is weed himself and he has the
power of giving whomsoever he will
fits which make them crazy. The god
has the figure of a man. In his right
hand, he carries a rattle Of deer hooss
with sizty-four deer claws. In lis
left hand he carries bow and arrow
From his cap streams Of lightning
flow, SO bright that they dazzle the
wild animals. In his mouth he has g
whistle, which is used IN the dance to
invoke the assistance Of the Great
Spirit when the Indians have had bad
luck in hunting.
We-hun-de-dan is the goddess OF
war. She is always invoked when the
Indians go to battle. She is repre-
sented with hoofs on her arms and as
many of these as she throws At the
feet OF each warrior Indicates the
number o: scalps that will be returned
80 the camp by the warrior. If the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Rcauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean biood means a clean skin. Nc
beauty without it. Cascarcts, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring uD the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day t.
Danish pimplcs, boilS, blotches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by takin
Cascarets. beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

from tSs pS
was, SIZE brought it to
was astonished to find s6S
mond. There lad been 10
in the purse; in fact it had CO. sS
little except SO, and a few trinS
Mrs. Lutz recalled that the stran
had worn diamond ring, and il needN
ed only second look at the stone
found in the pocket to show TINT it
was Of the same size. The explana-
tioa at once offered itself that the
we'll dressed man with jewelry was a
p;ckpocket. lie had reached his ring
bciecked naud into the pocket Of Mrs.
Lutz's friend aid removed her purse.
His diamond had caught in the cloth
and came loose from its setting. II
lie noticed the loss OF the diamond ho
dared net mention it, for that wonld
have shown him to be the thief. The
chances were that he had not noticed
it in his haste to leave the car.
Mrs. Lutz and her friend went at
once to T. C. Tcnke's iewelry store at
Main aud Eagle streets, to learn the
value of the diamond. There was
chance that twas paste, although both
women knew enough Of the value of dia-
monds to guess that the cne that came
so oddly into the Springville woman's
possession was genuine. Mr.. Tanke,
after examining the stone, removed all
doubt by announcing that the diamond
was genuine and worth at least 5000.
The young woman from Springville
had the stone set in a ring and went
back to the country $3.50 ahead Of the
man who robbed her in the car.-Buf.
fslo Courier.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

In Camden county, Ga. saw and
grist mill gets its power from a water
wheel operated by the flow from srtc-
sian wells.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
non,t r ,barco Snit and Suake ruar Life Away,

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve and rigor, take No-To
Bac, the wonder. worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 5oc ors 81. Cure guarar'
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New Ycrk
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
Lydia E. pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Gures fsssaay Ef always
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
How Arc Your kidne5sf
Dr Hobbs sparagus Pills cure SI ESns! ~ =.
nle free. Add Sterling HemeoS w.

Special bells are now being made 70!
automobiles. They can be attached to
the footboard and can be reached by
the foot OF the operator.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

VITALITY low. debilitsted or exhausted cured
br Gr Kline's INV: v:gorating ionic FREE 81
trial bottle for = we-ks' treatment Or. line.
Id, a3l Aech ST., Phi adeiphia. Founded l8IL
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Physician, arc in great demand in
Brazil. They arc well paid, but tneir
life is a hard one, as they often have to
ride all day to reach patient.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Deducting dubious vessels, the COM
p!eted battlesllips OF England now num-
Der sc and those OF France and Rus
sia SO.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Business failures in Great Britain dur
ing 1899 were 5000, against 8.ee5 IN
1908.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

New contracts with the United States
Government allow army surgeons pay
during authorized absences.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

just tSfight.
The Governor, in reply, said he was
glad to meet SO many earnest cham
pions Of the good roads movement.
He thoaght it unnecessary to assure
them OF his hearty sympathy with
their cause. This State must have
good roads and we must improve our
methods OF communication, especially
in the rural districts. The Governor
said that he thought thai, as rule,
the members of the Legislature would
respect the wishes Of those whom thcy
represented when the people got those
wishes properly formulated. He. there
fore, urged them to organize and mako
the strength and sincerity OF their
purposes apparent. When this is
done, the Governor said, the difficulty
OF getting appropriations would end.
The Governor said he thought the
delegates were getting the movement
in good shape by such meetings as the
one they were now holding here, and
he hoped the convention would bear
fruit in practical results.
The Good Roads Convention adopt
ed resolution that it was the sense
OF the convention that there should be
no amendment of the Higbie- Arm
strong bill this year. The delegates
decided to ask the Legislature for an
appropriation of 81 1000, 900, which is
considered the amount necessary to be
paid BIZ the State for a proper inaug-
uration of the work. ApropositioH in
favor Of .he employment of convlcts
on the ru.''s was approved.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Mrs. WIn.low's soothirg Syrup for children
teethng. softens the gums. reducing iHHama-
ton, 'allays pain cures wind coltc 25c bottle,