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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
For Better Roa.iS In pennsylvania.


'The roads and highways of Penn
sylvania in nearly every portion OF the
State are a standing disgrace, and it
is imperative that step forward shall
be made go that good roads may be
assured in the near future" These
were. the words of Hibberd B. Wor-
rell, who was elected president of the
Pennsylvania State Road Commission,
at meeting Of that body in the office
of President Cassatt OF the Pennsyl-
'vania Railroad in Philadelphia re-
Gently. The members of the Com
mission, who were recently appointed
by Governor Stone, are A. J. Cassatt,
William L. Elkins,~ H. G.. Breckin-
ridge, Ex-Governor Beaver, Fl. c..
Snavely and II. B. Worrell. The sin
gle object in view is the consideration
of the whole subject of roadmaking,
and the preparation Of a comprehen-
sive measure on the subject, to be
submitted to the next Legislature in
January, 1901. Mr. Worrell has been
for more than ten years an earnest
student of the various road systems
in Pennsylvania and other States, and
he is at present Chairman of the State
High way Committee Of the Leagus OF
American Wheelmen.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Breeding Pigeons.

Breeding and rearing pigeons are
not difficult, though many fail. 1t is
always the fault Of the breeder, If
their is failure, for the conditions OF
success are not many and not COM
plex. In our Investigation OF the
cause Of failure in pigeon rearing,
want Of cleanliness has been the basis
of the troable in the vast majority of
cases. In one instance the breeder
declared that his pigeon loft was as
clean as regular cleaning could make
it, and he thought it was. Upon Wis
iting it, We found that he permitted
water to set in vessels in which the
pigeons could get their feet. In this
way they tracked filth over the floor,
which, though comparatively clean,
was toe dirty to insure perfect health.
Soa!e system of watering must be
adopted, which, while giving the birds
free access to the water-and they
drink very often-wi!l prevent them
from getting their feet into it. Un-
less the loft is kept free from drop
pings the birds will sicken. We have
sem lofts that had not been cleaned
for year, and the odor was sufficient
to taint the cir even outside the house.
But outside the injury that is done by
the foulness Of the air, there is danger
OF the ilth getting on the feet and be-
tween the toes causing cranks and
sores. Keep the floor clean and we'll
sanded, and always be sure that waite
IS not only plenty but fresh. =
Nothing but pure, sweetfood should
be given: and never feed more than
the birds will cat at once. If any does
remain: remove it. Never give sloppy
food. Meal may be moistened or
SET aea: S5sfe ur rseat Il 0eeE
moistened With fresh milk makes au
excellent food, especially for shose
breeds that have short or soft bills.
Wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat
and whole corn are suitable feed, but
the last should be iel sparingly, ana
the snall-grained varieties should b'
selected. Small white peas, turni:
seed and milIet are also good feed ft I
pigeons. Keep finely broken oyster
shells, if possible, before them all the
time. They are particularly fond Of
lettuce, aud it shonld be provided for
then whenever it is possible. Stres
sulphur in the nests occasionally, i
being useful iu extermiuating ver,nin<
II the most are made of tobacco stems
vcrmiu will not trouble them. Rich
arl Preston, in The Epitomist.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
So. ! L.
SENT TO THE P ENlTENTIARY.
Three rIen Convicted for Throwing
Stones at 5. A L. Train.

T ''Rere is another illustration" re-
narksd one of the officials CT the opeT-
= ssssilng department Ct the Seabcard Air
Lime this morning, OF the tact THAT
persons who persist in throwing stones
and ether missiles ait moving trains
must sooner or later ccme 70 grief.
t'T:he case in question is one that oc>
Cured last December. The coudCct0c
ca one o. our Tes1iOuled trains report
Cd window light broken cut by 3
Stone throwu into the tI,ain.- It is likely
that few railroads in the country are
as persistent %; the Seaboa1d Air Line
in following up such nGscretaGss, and
this case which started VIII barely no
evidence at all, has just wound Up in
court proceeding before Judge Busban
an ct Lau1ens, S. c., with the result
chat three negroes, Joseph BaH, horn
ton Boyd and J. Leak, respectively,
We're proved guilty c. this charge, and
sentenced to two yeaTs in the South
Carolina psnitentiary. Portsmouth
Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
As to Pictures.

Pictures do moro toward furnishing
q house aud determining the status OF
its inmates than anything else.
II you have a suspicion that you are
not wise in choosing and hanging
pictures, get advice from some one
whose taste need not be questioned.
Cheap pictures are not necessaril s
poor, but. o poor picture is usually
cheap. To be able to discern the
difference is a quality with which
every one is not blessed.
A good plan is to purchase copies oi
famous pictures, etchings and en-
cravings. These are almost sure to
be good. =,
In framing pictures remember that
gold frames are for oil paintings, white
frames for water colcrs, aud black
enamel or Flemmish oak and modern
oak for etchings and photographs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
A Dairy Cows Important Points.

The first consideration is that the
dairy COW is 8 machine for the conver.
siol of God into milk. In this re-
spect she is the exact opposite Of the
bee; breed aud should show angular.
ity, giving evidence that the food
which one converts into 5esh, the
other sends iuto the udder.
|, She should be large-barreled, with
q great stomach capacity, in order
that she may have room in her diges-
tive organs to work up heavy feed, as
with the true type the heavier the
feed the larger the result at the milk
pail. The next point is the shape and
the general character of the udder. It
should oe deep and broad without
hanging especially low, and the four
teats should be we'll PLACED, Of good
size and pointing directly down. The
next point is in the milk veins and
milk wells. The milk veins may be
either one or mere in number, but
they should be largo, prominent and
the more they are crooked the better.
Necessarily the thighs are impor,
tant, as their conformation determines
the capacity for carrying the udder.
They should be thin, as far away from
the beef type as possible, and they
should be especially light on the in
side or twist. This conformation gives
abundant room for adler develop
ment. The escutcheon test is not
necessarily true indication, but it is
desirable and should be noted. The
length of the tail cuts no important
figure, and the man buying a dairy
COW by such test would meet witt
no success. Among the minor. tests,
rich, yellow skin with thin hide is
usually an indication cf good quail
ity of milk, but this is not an intalli
BILE sign. It should be noted, how
ever, and the best way to make thi:
test is to examine the inside Of the ea'
and also the color OF the skin on th'
ndder.-W. F. Kennedy, in American
Agriculturist.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

months. Inc many labors are OF such
varied character that he is enabled
to diviie then into all the months OF
the year. he can thus utilize all OF
his own time, and this is q great saw
ing in Q long ran. Tie percentage oi
hired labor to all labc, on diversified
farm is very 1auch less than the pro1
portion of hired labor to all labor on a
farm that makes a speciality OF certain
crops. This margin is frequently
where the pre- cit comes in.
|. The man that raises one kind OF
crop can indeed have long rest
periods, but such rest periods are ex'
pensive. Some farmers say they like
tc raise all wheat, for it is crop OF
little labor requirements. The man
that raises wheat and rests all the
time not required for the care OF his
crop is on a good way to lose his
farm. What a legitimate business is
there in The sc.called commercial
world that could stand so much idle
ness?
The man that follows diversified
farming AID sticks to it reaps the re-
wards of his labors oftener than any
other farmer. He has part of his
farm devoted to each general branch
Of farming, and so is always getting
the best of some one market. He
does not try to chase the ''boo@s''
around; he heads them off. The farm
with many labors is the abode of
happiness and contentment, for there
is little idleness to breed discomfort.
It is the diversified farm. that was the
foundation Of American agriculture
aud is its hope for the future. Farm.
Field and Fireside.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
EcoaoInizinS in the Wood Lot,

The unscientiic handling of u
wood lot has been the fruitful eau ;
of mach OF our wood supply being Gat
short. Tnefe seems to be O notl1n
abroad that the ultimate deforestatioa
OF all our farms is II certainty, and,
more than that, a necessary conse'
quence of cutting off the wood fo,
use. Some of the writer's on this sub
iect express great concern for the flu.
ture and talk about the 'w0odless
era that is imminent. There is,
however, one great factor that is fre-
quently forgotten or Intentionally ig.
nored, aud that is that every year sees
billions OF cubic feet Of wood added
to our forest growths, anG under q
proper system Of handling this an-l
uual increase OF wood will supply all
the needs of man, provided it is not
uselessly wasted.'
The annual growth OF wood in the
United States more than equals the
annual consumption for all the de-
mands of commerce, but the forest
fires are far more exhaustive than the
axe Of the woodman. The above
points the moral on the wood lot:
prevent fires and cut away systemati-
cally, and there will be no need OF
buying other fuel than wood for gen.
erations, perhaps never.
Careful estimates show that most Of
our forest trees attain Their average
size in about fifty years, thoug b OF
course there are some soft wood trees
that reach maturity much sooner.
These are not, however, Of much value
for fuel, as they burn out too quickly
and make only weak embers. The
hard woods like maple aud beech are
the standards in this matter. 4 wood
lot composed Of such trees must be
treated in such way that the mature
trees will be the ones cut away, and
the immature left to grow. 1t must
be remembered than when tree ap-
proaches maturity It's annual increase
is very small, and there is therefore
no reason why it should be left longer
when needed tor tuel.
\ young growing tree should never
be cnt down ii it is properly placed
for development, that is, not one Of a
great mass growing close together.
Young trees planted too closely tend
to produce branches aud limbs but
little trunks, and do not make wood
rapidly. The underbrusl. must be
E1p5-cut away aud new trees not al
lowed to start where they. will check
the growth oE the trees that are in
tended for use. It should not be
forgotten that 100 cubic fees Of wood
is more available ii in one tree thap
! = is, in a number of trees. ..-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Innrorin- the Roads.

Between the wheelmen and the
farmers it ought to be possible to mako
the question OF National highway i'm
provements t. very live issue. Plenty
of subjects which are petty and absurd
by contrast, have won much attention
in Congress. It is time that the iul-
provement OF public highways had its
share Of the interest centered upon
queer canal schemes and the improve
:ment Of dubious little rivers which can
never have any commerce worthy Of
the name.--Cleyeland Leader.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Cleaning Chalnots Gloves.

To clean chamois gloves make a
strong suds with white CASTLE SOAP:
and to two quarts Of the suds add two
teaspoonfuls of borax that has been
previously dissolved in hot water
Let the suds get cold. Put the
gloves Oh the hands and wash them
carefully, as il washing the hands.
Rinse ii clear water, remove gently,
and put into shady place to dry.
When they have nearly dried pull
them into shape. Rub them between
the hands Taei they are dry, to soften
them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Beautv Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascacets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stEFng up the lazy dS LIVER and Rss drv1ng5 1a5sv all
Danish pinples, boilz, blotches, Elackheads,
and that sick!y bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, Csc, soc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
First Food for Chicks.

Soon the downy little chicks will
begin to break the shells, and it is
we'll to know the best and at the same
time the cheapest, first food for them
Don't presume that the chicks ara
ssaSlhipg when first they see the light
On the contrary, they do no5
need Lest thirty six
hours.
Nature has provid9 in
this respect, and it is better to lei
them remain under the hen just as
ha;ched for fully one night and day,
alter which they may, with the hen,
be removed to warm, dry coop. BY
ell means do not foolishly set the
coop on the cold, bare ground. Il
the coop must be placed out doors, lei
it have a good solid bottom, on which
is spread au inch or two Of soft straw
or chaG. Chickens, after the first ten
iays, will withstand considerable
cold, bat during their earlier lite
5be greatest care in this regard must
be given.
When thirty-slz hours old, rolled
oats or pin-head oats, slightly moist
caal with sweet milk, should pe given,
eud from the very first do not fail to
furnish fine grit. When first hatched
tie chicks have no way Of masticating
their food, hence the necessity Of
providing it. Equal parts of corn
II cal and shorts, moistened with sweet
milk, and baked hard in the even,
may be given after the first few days,
then gradually teach them to eat o
variety of foods, just as given to the
older fowl.-Home>a and Farm.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

ago, stating my case to you.
81 had pains thrcagh my bowels,
headache, and backachc, felt tired
and sleepy all the tirae, was troubled
with the whites. I followed your
advice, took your Vegetable Com
pound, and it did me lotssof good. l
now have baby girl. 7 certainly be-
heve I would have yniscarried had it
not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound had a very easy
sine; was sick only a short time. I
think your medicine is a godsend to
women in. the condition in which 1
was. recommend it toall as the best
medicine for worss;z."-IRs. Macy
LANE, Coytee, Te1a. =
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Automobiles and Good Roads,

The San Francisco Call notes thas
the increasing use Of the automobile
creates demand for better roads.
"Thus new and important factor
is added to the side Of progress" says
the Call, and we have no doubt that
the automobile factor will quickly
inure to the advantage of the country.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
8 GOOD ROADS NOTES,
The National Movement.


THE announcement that a bill
would be presented in Con-
1 gress on behalf of the League
q. of American Wheelmen ask
ing for an appropriation Of $1,000, 900
for good roads was the beginning OF
the good roads agitation as q National
movement. The league officials be-
lieve that now is an appropriate time
to introduce such bill, and all the
machinery Of the wheelmen's orgeni-
zation has been set N motion to secure
it's passage. The regul-r weekly bull
letin of the League Of American Wheel
men writes thus of the movement:
Gas for the merits Of the bill, there
can be no question. It is a recog'
pized fact now that good highways
are an economical necessity, III which
this country is centuries behind
Europe. That such bill Will receive
an extended support, cannot be
doubted, as it is framed in the inter-
ests of wheelmen, farmers, automo-
bilists, and the commercial commu-
nifty generally.
''This particular bill is in the nature
of an experiment, to fix the popular
status of such measure, and, If sue
cessful, to demonstrate to the country
at large the practicabi ity OF such ap-
preparations and the necessity for bet
ter roads. A United States depart
ment officer commissioned to in7esti-
gate this subject, has reported as his
belief that, because Of the lack OF
proper highways, tie annual loss to
the country is over half billion OF
dollars. Much of this is represented
in all annual loss TO the small farmer.
Gas Natioual bill, the one pro-
posed now is not unique, for in the
early part of the century there was
inaugurated O good roads movement
that was on a much. larger scale than
the one now under the guidance OF
the wheelmen. This was at the time
when the roads were the sale depend
encies of commerce for the hauling OF
the producte of all the States to the
markets or to tie seaboard connec-
tions. such as canals and rivers.
1.-The first good roads movement Of
any importance was the building Of g
proposed National highway to connect
the East and West. This was known
as the Cumberland Turnpike, part OF
which is still in existence and is kept
in good repair The latter part OF
this highway was abandoned because
of the building Of railroads to cover
practically the same territory, but
nothing has been done to build the
feeders to these railroad systems.
The appropriations made for this and
other roads by Congress fix tie cor.
stitu.ionality for the present bill. and
there are.;re,,snal. objections against
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
Recipes.

Scotch Oat Cake-One cupful
meal, one cupful boiling water,
tablespoonful butter; salt. Beat "
while hot; knead, while still hot,
teen minutes; roll out as thin as Z
knife blade; bake in slow oven.
Sweet-Nut Sandwiches-Chop to-
cether one-half cup seedless raisins,
one cupful of English walnuts; ado
one-quarter cupful of grated cocoanut
one tablespoon OF grated chocolate
aud mix we'll together, moistenlne
with a little sweet cream. Spread
between slices OF whole-wheat bread,
buttered, and cut in small shapes.
Lemon Pie Filling-Beat yolks Q
four eggs and add six tablespoonful,
of sugar, pinch of salt, grated ria
of lemon, one and a quarter cups OF
milk. Line pie plates with pate.
PICK with a fork; brush over 'ltn
white Of egg. Pour in mixture. 'ake
twenty-five minutes. Cool. cover
with meringue made with whte OF
eggs, lemon juice Of one lemea and
one cupful OF powdered sugar. Brown
slightly.
Red-Bean Soup-This is aMe5ican
recipe and forms an appetiang dish
Soak cup and half of red be'as
over night; next day cook until sofS'
Then rub through a sieve. Brown
half an onion, sliced, au9 half Glove
Of garlic IN little lard: then pour in
. quart Of stock, Season with half q
teaspoon OF salt, dussing Of pepper
and little thyme and strain. Turn
in the bean pulp and heat up. Pour
over croutons and serve.
Chocolate Ice Cream-Grate sls
ounces of.bister chocolate or take hal
that quantity of cocoa. Blend 1t witt
a little scalded milk, taking it iron
three cupfuls which have been put
over the fire. Beat together three
eggs and one cupful of sugar, add tn
prepared chocolate and add to th'
milh, stirring until the mixture thick
ems. Strain and when cold add on
tablespoonful Of vanilla and one PIN
Of cream and freeze
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
ns,s Tobacco spi, ssa Smoke 1oar Life Away.

10 cult tobacco easily and forever, be mag
ee.ic, full OF life, nerve and visor, take No!To-
sjac, tie wor6e--wo-Iser, that makes weak men
.srocc. AL druggists, SOC Or 81. Cure guarar-
e.eed Booklet aad sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy c., Chicago or New York.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
The Farm With Many Labors.

The farm that is safest as support
is the farm with many labors. The
farm where oEe kind of produce IS
raised is indeed 6 farm easy to maa-
age, but it is lottery, ard, there are
few farmers with e rig enough bank
accouns to permit them to take part
in such q lottery. The farmer that
grows many. crops does not have to
coypprass slEhis lol,or iraso few short
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
A Sure Cure.

"1 wish they wouldn't a}l laugh al
me whenever I get up to make a few
remarks - said the legislator.
my dear fellow" returned the wise
man, there is sure way to stop that"
"How" ....
TRY to be humorous. s."-Chicago
Post. = ..-..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

The late Lord Eylton was one Of
the few surviving officers Of the Bala>
klara charge.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
The Central Spot of England.

On the village green ct Meriden, in
Warw;ckshire, there is large stone
cross which is supposed to mark the
central point Of England
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
ro cu-e \ Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoNo QuISISE TABLETS. All
drrg ,i>ts refund the m ney II it fails 10 cure
E. ". GEoyE'S signature IS on each box. 2oc
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

All goods are alike TO Pv1SAI tADEtsss oi LIS
DYES, as they color all hoeis u ohe ooiiins'
Sold by all uruGdists.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

A man walking da.' and night without
.esting would take t2o days to journey
around the woild.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever is a bottle OF GROVES TAsTzLFss
T CalLL IONIC: II Is simply iron and ouin!ne IN
q tasieless form. No cure-no pay. Price SOC.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

Mexico IS one Of the United States
best customers in the sewing machine
line.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

The average toy makers in Saxony
makes about one cent an hour.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

Berlin has sixty-three public monu~
mentS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

In Michigan last year 4,759,25f
5barrelso salt was manufactured, ar
increase of5S7.2S7 sver 1898,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

Gosv Are YoCr Kidnsyaa
Dr.Eobbs SparaSus Pills cure eli kidney Ills Sam
ne free. ADD Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or y. z
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

Berlin, Germany, is to construct an
underground railway costing $25,ooo-
900.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

Out in the frontier the word gun was
applied almost exclusively to pistols.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22

of American Wheel Ten has been able
to advance many reasons OF an econ
omic nature for the support of its
good-roads agitation, ,jaud has succeed
ed in Interesting the farmers all over
the country iu the matter, until at
present the farmers organizations
and the league are working il har-
mony in several of the States.
GAS to the support this bill will re-
ceive, it may be said that a SYSTEM
attic campaign will be instituted and
kept dp in it's favor. This will give
every State division OF the league
something to do in bringing pressure
to bear upon the Senators aud Repre-
sentatives OF each particular State.
Many Of these are already members Of
the League of American Whes'men,
and as such will form the nucleus OF
the support OF the bill. Others have
been approached for an opinion on the
bill, aud not single objection to it
has yet been heard. Still others have
friendly interest IN tue league be-
cause'of contact with it in local affairs
Of the past"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-22
To Test Wal, Paper For Arsenic.

In testing wall paper for arsenic
try either OF these methods, which
have the advantage OF being cheap:
Take piece OF the paper to be tested
aud set fire to it; if the arsenic is
present you will detect the odor OF
garlic. Be sure not to inhale much.
The second test is your procuring
from 6 chemist weak solution Of hy-
drocLloric acid. Pour it over the
paper, when, if colored with arsenic,
the green parts will turn blue. The
effect of poisonous paper is often SER
ions