The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, April 27, 1895, Image 4
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Word Photoktaphs.
Did it ever occur to you that the
average person is quite unable to give
a creditable word picture of any one
be has seen? Because we under.
stand the looks of a person when we
meet him, it never occurs to the
mind that other people do not g! asp
a thorough idea of his appearance
with a few passing phrases of de
scription. Not long ago, on enter.
Ing my offce, 1 was met by the in
- formation that a man had called to
le me.
"What did he loolc like?" I asked.
"Oh, he was a good-looking fellow
-not very tall, rather heavy, but
not too much so."
"Wao be old or young?"
"I should say about 20, perhaps
15."
"What color oft hair?"
"I don't remember now. Hows
eve,, I don't think he had a mus
tache."
"How dressed?"
"Oh, just an drdinary busineos.e
mit"
Have you ever heard such a descrip
tion? If n .t, watch yourself next
.time ycu tell of-some one's calL. You
would be surprised to tind that your
desorlptio~n would fit almost anyl
member of the human race. The
trouble is, we do Dot cultivate the
habit of intelligent observation, ana
are thus unable to describe anything
r anybody adequately.
1UJAPPR(A&TJED TWItI
'Tie been insulted agin," saidMean
wi5Mike as he sat down with his
a tree.
Sdon't say so!I" exclaimed Plo4
' do, re'ly an' I say it loud, too.
(s this here a free oountry, or is theq
ps~' monopoly known as serciety
gos-a keep en auisin' the limit, so's
ber keep ns out of the game? That's
whatI went ter know."
' "el't git excited. What's hap
gened?"
'~I aned awoman,~ whithehaught3
ppietress of tet farmhouse, ter
-somethin' ter eat. She says:
ry n om wod n'I il.'So 1
s'ent ter the woed pile, sa' by er law
*' astmel ueleetioun, I tuk. the smalles'
pioe~e hey was an' h'isted it ter my
ihealder. I got ter the deor step, an'
what de thikthait engrateful woman
eyato'me?"
"She looked at~ me saregatie, an' sht
ys: "If there's anythin' I do hate
~tomesa man goin' round with a
Iidp on~ *Is shoulder.' "--Washington
Would 5e AppopIate.
Wife.--What would you donate to
the insane ward in the charity hos
sital if you were in my placc? H as.
4aad-A crazy quilt. -Truth.
Little Dot--I saw'uncle Toby in
a~rch. Mad-Did you? What
did he Nieto say? Little Dlot-Uie
sa3%-Amen."-Good News.
Zisle' freeh.
.7 Aunt-ow, Elsie, let me see hon
# uch French you have learned. Call
the governess in French. Elsie-Psi,
ast,--Flieuende Bleatter.
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"Before you go down town, Cyrus,''
mid his wife, " you must not forget to
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leave the seventy cents. I've got toC
buy something this morning." Ia
"This abominable extravagance 01
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roars, Belinda," replied Mr. Kneer,
Dpening his pocketbook with visible
reluotanoe, "is what keeps us poor.
%Vhere, I would like to know," he eon
tinned, becoming excited, "is the sixty
cnts I gave you a weekS? What t
have you done with it? Fifty eents ina
clean, cold eah, mad=m, gone in low
banm six ays, and ae for no 'i I
What have you gettshow forit c
you think Im made of mnoney? de- I
manded Mr. Kneer, taking out s eoin(
ad slapping it down on the table.e
'Do you-"
"Dn' 19%-s Ay -1 * anthn more, yrs 1"0c
relaied Ms. Keer, ith earsi
or eesand uttng hr hnd hr
iedyovrtemoey "Ilntpn I
nymr 7fitta m culy
ii t
bligd t spnd, nd thnk yu eer
a muchI
Witha molifed gant yru puthi
orE WITH CrAPKEr ytems
fai his wolel, had us giot fohet to20
oldaee sevntetof I'hal golat- t
hiyasomTibne.smonn.
"Ti oae exaactywhae 1
heofrst peia," frteple rsonhait1
opuen his puchketbelf wit onei eol
relucimane I the kefph usentur. *
bWaperswudlk to benoiganhe don-t
ied holding seied "if sthixty ar
ente. gavte yoteeh andhoar I
baethdoewthI? it centsre h caihr, ina
nthersi musisalamonstrofityotadnde
Tothn eigheent eturoy. Abou i
711e Chr.ofl ofr taduinvnte a -u
"Dopinot inti sadmo remin Cyone"
exacame Mbox wheomre with tsen
leganyts and puet tn er intrn
ieodyv-rtLeouis. Repulic.tpe
Mrs. Fanto lepend advrtsa yovr I
mudvwnt ownt anwholn weekswthn e
hil n.o Mrs. mo-el, traemlin
ndt eadgtrty-, on ewa to tho
heaft dy.-ooHatres Baar
~aa Losakd nCoutale. bude
Doinhie ---Ah, howgmch beer$20 I
old piee itweacd oly hal thlae. j
Obirageof Troun cncio. DeoI .
:rosrods'Woudnt Pithu@ h
1Nd~a mde clan leacl hosade
th irstean,e fork eesontha i
srm s uhotatef asie ul
cMr wrhsty (whhas merel arecelongd
bos hdigterils)-of stri ar
>ra.neddy triau-a foacoss s
centr. thnobrdyebut ano four
anther mual mosrosiyudge. -
veloed romit, nd as sed ellup1
HoN da.t.ITHER BRepIc.
R RTRTNGS
JNABLE TO JUDGE DISTANCE
L Painag Among Xlecticl Motorme
Whisk frequently Cause Accidents.
The general manager of the Jerse
lity and Newark electric street ca
Ines thinks that he has discoverei
he cause of many of the collision
nd other accidents on the roads
)ne of his motormen ran into
ragon not long ago and demolishe
L The accounte of the acciden
iven by his driver of the wagon an
he motorman tallied except as b
he distance between them when th,
rarning gong was first sounded
Vhile the motorman was telling hi
tory the manager noticed somethinj
, little out of the ordinary in the al
earance of his eyes, and he que
ioned him about his sight. Tn
aan answered that it was good, or
t least, that he had not discoveret
ny defect in it. He was sent to ai
culist for examination, and the lat
er found that the motormon's judR
aent of distances was very poor. Ob
acts appeared to him to be farthe
,way than they really were. Sinc
hen, says the St. Louis Rdublic
he eyes of all the other inotormei
n the two cities have been examine
,nd their judgment.in regard to dii
ances tested. Quite a num ber c
hem failed to pass the examination
nd their places on the motors ar
ow tilled by men with good vis.o
nd with at least fair judgment as t
istances. Near-sighted, far-sighted
ross-eyed, and colorblind applicant
r the position of motormen will t
uled out in future without furthe
xamination. The 'rule will exteni
o other defects of vision. Evei
rith people whose eyesight is gooi
he estimating of distance correctl:
a a difficult matter. If called upol
o give a number of feet between th
rails of a room, most of them wij
iss it several feet.
HOW HIGH WILL A KITI GO?
ghteen Rundred Seet she Maaimum Al
titude That a Single Kfte Can Boeh.
It is one of the most difficult un
rtakings imaginable to even ap
roximately estimate the height of I
:ite above the earth. This is on ac
ount of the fact that objects float
ag In the air seem to be farthe
way than they really are. It ma
e sately said, says the St. Louis Re
ublic, that 1,800 feet is the max1
ium altitude that can possible b
ttained by a single kite. A kite fli
g at the height mentioned will aI
ear even to a conservative observe
o be nearly if not quite a half mil
boy* the surface of the earth, but
areful measurement of a string an
ta angle will quickly prove that I
ould not have been more than
ourth of a mile above the ground
)rdinarily a kite will go no higher
ven if more string be paid out; tha
i because the wind depresses th
ord and causes the kite to really re
ede when it appears to rise. It ha
een said that it is possible to al
ange several kites in iuch a manne
hat they will reach a higher alu~
tde than It is possible to attali
rith a single kite. in this manne
rhere three, four, or even a dozei
:tes have been used remarkab]
eights have been reached.
Where more than one kite is usei
ely the main one is attached to th
d of the string, the others beili
*ttached along the main line (11
manner similar to the arrangemen
f the hooks along a "trotline") a
n average distance of about twent
eet apart. Hinkleman, "who mad
xperiments at Bada-Pesth, and irl
on and Watson, whose investiga
ions under the Russian Academy c
ciences .were carried on at Edeena
!ndland, report curious resuita
ihere single kites could be forces
.p into the atmosphere to a heigh
f 1,500 feet, a pair could be mad
o ascend to a height of from 2,00
o 2,100 feet, and a tanden easil
eached the high-water mark of 2,50
Bet The three experimenters al
ided to believe that with a prope
rrangement of the Eites, and wit,
scientific adjustment of both th
ll and string, a height of two mile
rll eventually be reached.
Are Pfttees' sons the Worst?
It has become a popular sayini
hat sons of clergymen are wore
han other men's son's, and that a
rule, they turn out badly. Witi
egard to the first statement, it ma
se said that so much more is expeoted
ministers' sons, and unjustly ei
ected, too. Like other young men
hey are of the earth earthy. Con
erning the. second statement, tigure
ill speak plainer than wortds. Fc
stance, Zion's Herald say -ther
,re 205 sons of Methodis uinister
n Toronto, Canada hese son
iave turned out follows: "On
udge, one bish~ two county crowl
rleys, Qublic school inspecto:
,ne !?'three Queen's counsels
our graduates in dentistry, twelv
n mediine, forty in a ts and law
bree bankers, five insurance agents
ix clergymen, three organists, on
ibrarian, one Government employ
d sixty students at the variou
ducational institutions."
A Sertous Faul#k
"Po y~u thin k my son will' eve
nake an artibt?" asked a fond paren
f the painting-master. "Well, sir,
eplied the teacher, cautiously,
bnk there would not be the slight
st doubt of his becoming a great art
t if he were not unfortunatel;
olor-blind."____
H. Bad Bad Experience.
Crank-You don't know how I
els to be ostracised andfloeked upoj
s a pariah." Jollyboy-Oh, yes
. I have traveled on a suburbal
rain when 1 was the only man 01
oard who was not a commuter.
Estimating a Play.
Theodore-How did Iyou like th
lay last night, Dolly? Adolphus
)h, awfully jolly play. Five act
n long waits. emnoked a whole bo
r cigarettes between acts. Don
:now when I have so enjoyed myseli
lest play I've seen for a long tim4
-Boston Transcript.
More Itapoteant.
First Drummer-Hang the luci
['he frm has sent me only one of im
wo necks this weeg. Second Drum
er-Whch one did they forget
rour salary? First Drummer-NC
onfound it! Tihey left out th
beck for my expense account.--Son
r11i'Ten Junl -
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(11, FROM P1Ms
the CQvetrng of M enhAMe h Ete
Comme6rdwearoe .
Few people are aware of the In,
portant uses to which nonf4dible
fishes can be puts From them i
prepared a useful oil, while th
waste material serves as a splendid
fertilizer. Although dsh as a -ferti
izer was known to the Indians and
was used by them and the early col
onists, It was not until about twenty
years ago that a scientific beginning
was made in' utilizing non-edible
fishes. The factories now in oper
tion conine themselves chiefly to the
production of oil and guane from
menhaden, and owiDg to restrictive
legislation in the States of Maine,
Massachusetts, New York, and .Vir
ginia, along whose shores menhaden
and other non-edible fshes chiefy
abound, the production Is greatly
limited.
The total quantity of menhaden
"scraP or waste turned out as a
fertilizer from 1874 to 1892 Inclusive,
amounted to 912,467 tons, dry and
acrid. The amount made from other
non-edible Ashes and waste fish is es
timated at 150,000 tons, the whole
amounting to $31-000,000 worth.
During the same time the quantity
of oil expressed was 46,000,000 gal
lons-about 165,000 tons-valued at
013,800,000, or 30 cents a gallon.
The oil has been used Isrgely in
tanning leather, and as the basis for
many oil paints an4 varnishes, while
a great deal of it is consumed for
lighting purposes in our mines and
elsewhere. The quantity of oil an
nually exported is also very large agd
the demand for it is so great that
markets could readily be obtained
for ten times the quantity.
The origin of the present menha
den industry was the discovery o
Mrs John Bartlet, of Blue Hill, Me.,
who In 1850, when boiling some fish
for her chickens, observed a thin
scum of oil upon the surface of the
water. Some of this she bottled,
and when on a visit to Boston soon
after carried samples to one of the
leading merchants of that city, who
eneouraged her to bring mo-e. The
following year the Bartlett family
industriously plied their gill nets and
sent to market thirteen -barrels of
oil, for which they were paid at the
rate of $11 per barrel. In the fol.
lowing year this family made 100
barrels, Then, the value of men
hadan oil having become recognized,
many oil presses-of a more or less
imperfect construction-were estab
lished along the coast and the Indus
try developed to its present propor
tions. That it would increase ten-fold,
were it not for the rep:essive legis.
lation in the States already namad,
is certain, as the sea offers an almost
inexhaustible supply of material and
the profits derived from the businesw
Ire large.
The reasons for the restrictive
legislation are: That fishing for
menhaden, mackerel, or any other
fish with a purse seine (the appliance
now used) depletes the supply of
these fishes; second, that menbaden
is the food of many of the food fishes,
and the depletion or "driving away
of the shoals" of this species by sein
ing, forces the food fsahes-mackerel,
striped bass, bluefish, etc., to seek
other waters; and, third, that the
enormous captures of mnehaden
for the purpose of makIng oil and
guano prevent the proeuring of bait
for our cod and other fisheries.
Hey Revenge.
"Got a boat?" she brusquely de
manded of a Detroit photographer as
'she walked in the other day.
"And a fish-pole?"
-'And a painted ocean for a backs
ground."
"Yess'm."
'Look like Cape May?"
"It does."
"Can you get a good-looking young
man to sit on th~e boat with me?"
"I can.".
"Then I want six photos."
"Yess'm. Do you want to go to
the seashore this summer?"
"Iqawi Dad's busted In business
and we've got to take cheap board on
a farm. I want the photos just the
same, you know. Want 'em to send -
to a girl friend who is sick and can't
get anywhere this summer. She'DJ
iaink I'm down there all right."
"Sort of an illusion elh?"
"Sort o' revenge, raither. We were
down there last season and she stole
my summer young -man away. I
want to make her believe l've got
him back. Hurry up with the feller,
and tell him he can sit with one arm
around me and his moustache touch
ing my ear."-Free Press.
The Dog Ans~iiii 15 Satase.
A dog owned by Capt. Orcutt,~
keeper of the Wood Island light, hau
become famous thir weeg. It is cus
tomary for passing steamers to salute
the light and the keeper returns it
by ringing the bell. The other day
a tug whistled three times. 'iTe
captain did not hear it, but the dog
did. He ran to the door and tried to
attract the captain's attention by
howling. Failing to do this he ran
away and then came a second time
with no better result, Then he do.
cided to attend to the matter him
self, so he seized the rope, which
bangs outside, between his teeth and
began to ring the bell. -Lewiston
Juurnal.
xmportant IoftrmaSuou.
Tommy-Paw, I have found out -
where the little birds go to when
they leave. Mr. Figg-Well, where?
Tommy -To Wingiand. -Indian,
apolis JournaL____
"Doctor, wny is it that some peo
ple who are perfect wrecks live longes
than others who are strong and well?"
"Er-well--you see, the cthers die
first."-Life.
The Dear Gils
Etta-l saw your ID tended to-dap
Mfau-Whom do you refer to? Etta
-Why, Jack IBrown, of course.
Mlaud-Oh, dear, no. He is not my
intended, Hie is only iy engaged.
whom Tim.e ainig SVImar.
Teacher--James what is the short.
sst day in the year. James ifrema er.
perience)-The day your father prom.
semt i e yon a lickin' afore you Ep