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The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22


The FEES.-As tho gnat and the
musquito will leave us under the mfu-
cnce of cool weather.. and the lively
and persevering flea will begin to stir
about to take his place, we will fore,
STALL his arrival by some notes con-
cerning observations we, have made of
Aim under the microscope:
When flea is made to appear as
large as an elephant, VIC, can SEQ all
the wonderful parts of its formation,
and are astonished to find that it has
a coat of armor much more complete
than ever warrior wore, land composed
of strong polished plates fitted over
each other, each covered like tor
tose' SHE'LL. where'they meet, hundreds
of strong quills project like those on
the back of tho porcupine or hedge
hog. There are the arched neck, the
bright eyes, the transparent cases,
,pierccrs to puncture' the skin, a sucker
to draw away the blood, six long legs,
four of which arc folded on the. breast,
all ready ut any moment, to be thrown
out with tremendous force for that
jump which bothers one when they
want to catch him, and at the end of
each leg hooked claws. to enable him
to cling to whatever he alights uron.
A flea can jump a hundred tim Is his
own length, which is the same as il a
man jumped to the hight of seven hun
dred feet; and he can draw a load
two hundred times his own weight.
Rather strange amt it, but true
nevertheless.
----~~~e~<Se|<-e-NeN@e ------------
Nouor ohu,o ,no n ,xyho moe ,,,,o., ,yn,,.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22
Remarkable Case of Fright.
MANS HAIR TURNED WHITE IN A
NIGHT.

NIGHT.
A Paris correspondent OF the Naaon
related the case of a well known mining
engineer. who is vouclIed ior as being a
man ct talent and education, Of cool and
methodical temperament, and about ,hr.
tyayears Nof age. and has become, most
unexpected toyhims<, the here OF nine
days II OF w0iderm mt on the part of
the Parisians, from the fact lhat l.iis hair.
black and usually tlxurient, has been
wh''enrd in single night under the
impression of dream.
I'VE should not give place TO the
narrative of this singular adventure"
says the editor of the Puys. in whose
columnS the incide twas originally men
toned, "were it not that Nj. c., is
personally we'll knows to us rs truth
ful and honorable man; and has himself
furnished us with the account we pub.
li'h, affirming on oath the absolute eM.
actnrss OF every detail therein given"
From the account thus given to the
public, it appears that Mr. c.. when
Inspecting certain mineral tracts in Brit.
'any, stopped one night at little road.
side inn, few hundred yards distant
from mine which he had never seen,
hnt which he pnrposed visiting next day.
Having walked many milesin the course
at the day, NJ. C; on, n,rrachng the
inn felt tired. He accordingly went to,
bed early. fell asleep at once and dreamr
cd, he asserts the following dream.
he thought he had just been appoint.
edAto the manngership Of the mine in,
question, aud he was busy n,superlnten
ding the work Of tile lpiners. when
the owner of the nine appeared on the
ground. This man rough and ill.brcd,
addressed the new manager rudcly,
reproachlng him with his inactivity, add
ing:
''lnstead of standing there. with Y our
arms folie1, seeing other men work,
you had better gn down into, the mine
and draw the plan oHit,, as. you.engaged
to do"
II will go down and begin the draw.
ing ut once" replied The young.engjneer.
hurt and annoyed at the manner of: his
employer.
flacing himself forthwith in the las
ket, he ordered the.men, at the windlass
to let him down into the mine. Thus
done ; the basket reached the bottom,
and then summonin9 a oo:ple Of the
workmen 70 preeede him.with their lamps
he explored the various galleries OF the.
'nlne, and, having made plan. of the
workings, returned to the bottom,ofthe
shat. got into the basket andigAve sig;
nal Tor the ascent. AS he placed him,
self in the basket, he romarkedahe great
Thickness ol the rope which served TO
hoist il, and calculated that. the nine
being unusually deep, the.ascent C, uld
scarcely be accomplished in less thpaa
qisarCer Of aR hour.
He hal been ascending thus two or
three minutes. when. chancino To raise
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22
New GLASSES FOR WEAK EYEs.-A

New GRASSES FOR WEAK EYEs.-A
recent discovery, that was purely
scientific i'll its origin, has led to fur
ther discovery of means of relief for
person who are troubled with weak
eyes. Some time since, it was made
known to the Paris, Academy of
Sciences chat liens, or glass, covered
with thin film of silver leaf, would
enable person to gaze at the sun
through it without the usual painful
dazzle and glare. More recently, the
Academy received IA communication
from another member, in which he de-
scribed an application cf the above
mentioned discovery for the protection
OF weak eyes. His own sight had been
impaired in the course of some chemi-
cal experiments, so that the light had
become painful to him, and he had re-
course to the ordinary colorcd specta-
clcs used in such cases. He used
spectaclcs with black glasses, at first ::
he then put green glasses over the
black ones. These answered tolcrably
we'll, but he ultimately took set OF
blue glasses, which he had covered,
as above with thin film of silver
leaf. These answered the best of all,
and afforded him the relief he was
seeking after. n film of gold Leaf
over the glasses has similar effect.
The light transmitted is very pleas
ant, especially in the case of gold leaf.
The latter, when yellow, let's green
light pass when green, Chat is, al
loyed with siEver,) the eye receives
blue light. He, therefore, thinks
that persons laboring under the incon-
yenience of weak eyes will derive
great relief fromspeetacles so prepar-
ed. ,sgl. .at,s.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22

"Can you do all sorts of castings
here :" said a solcmm-looking chap at
the iron works the other day.
"lcs," said Frank, preparing to
take disorder 'Eall sorts"
"Wcll, thon," returned tile solemn
inquirer, 81 would like to, have you
cast a shadow -
lie was cast out.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22

Tom wrote from the country t.
John that he was constantly employ
cd in breaking colts" John wrote in
reply that all he had to say was ''to
"savc che pieces"
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22
Lumber, LUMBER Lumbers

THE subscriber begs to informs his friends,
l. and former patrons tliat lic has reslim-
ed the "LUMBER BUSINESS" at Ridge.
way, s. g.. II miles south of Winnsboro,
and immediately onthe G. SIS. G. II. r.,
and having fine lot of sswn timber ON tho
yard, soliois their orders.
q, T. HOFFMAN.
sept4 4-x3m i2w
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22

WHAT A FINE WOMAN Is LlRE.-A.
fine woman is like locomotive, be-
cause she draws train after her, scat
tors the sparks and transports the
males.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22
&EedulC ever the SOnlh Carolina R. R,
GENERAL. SUr'Ts OFFICE,
CHARLESTON, s. c., Nov. 3.

0N ananfic Wednesday, November 7th the
" Passenger Trains of this road will run
the following schedule
Leave Charleston, 500 IN
Arrive at uolum bin, 5.20p m
Leave Columbia, $50 a IN
Arrive at Charleston, 400 p. M.
TuRoUGIVMAIL TRAIN.
Leave Augusta, $50 D m
Arrive at Kingsvillc LOS m
Arrive at Columbia 800 u m
Leave Columbia 20Op M
Arrive at Kingsvile $40 IN
Arliyeat Augusta. 1900 night
IL. 4. PEAKE, Gcnl Supt
nov S-tf
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22

BRIEF EXPLANATION or BANKING =
Old Mr.. Lefevre, father OF the former
Speaker Of the House ofCDmmons, and
The principle founder of Curlirs Is Co.,
illustrated the simple theory of banking
to p customer one day, in a manner RI.
valmg the best treaties on that subject.
Tue customer in question was one of
those men who find 1t very convenient
10 have bad memories, and very TAM ali.
zIng to have good ones. His account
was almost always over drawn, and
whenever spoken to on the hitch thus
occasloncd, his answer was invariably
tho same-he really had forgotten how
it stood AT last, Mr.. Lefevre watched
his opportunity, caught him one day at
the connter and saidi t, him:
MIR. Y, yon and must understand
one another something better than we
seem to. | am afraid vou don't know
what banking really is; give me leave TO
tell You. It's my business to take care
OF your money, but L find yon are al
ways taking care Of mihe. Now, that
is not banking Mr. Y. , it must be the
other way. I'm the banker not you.
Yon understand me now, Mr.. Y; I'm
snrn wan l,IO
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22

Never abuse one who was once your
bosom friend, howoverbitSer now.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22

CoRN IN THE GRlB. = To measure
corn in the crib, says the Rural New
Yorker, multiply together the length;
breadth and depth in feet. and divide by
IL. The quolient will'be the number Of
barrels of shelled corn. Multiply by 5
to find the number of bushels,
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-22

BEAUTIFUL.-Whcn the summer day
of youth is slowly wasting away into
the nrghtfall of a"c; and the shadows.
of the past years grow deeper and
deeper, as life wears to close, it is
pleasant to look back through tho Wis
ta Of time upon the joys and sorrows
of earlier years. If We have ~ home
to shelter and hearts to rejoice with us,
and friends who have been gathering
around our frcsidcs, then the rough
places Of our wayfarings will be worn,
and smoothed away in the twilight of
life, while the bright, sunny spots we
have passed through will grow bright
er and moro beautiful. Happy in
deed are they whose intercourse with
the world has not changed the course
of their holier feelings or broken those
musical chords the Heart whose Vi
brations are so melodious, 80 tender
and touching in the evening of age.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27
Pleasllrasonf Middle A ge.

' Between successful and unsuccessful there is a vast difference of ease and com
 fort. It is, therefore better to be sue cessful, though enough of success is pre- ty nearly as goodyas a feast And the same rule of compromise choldsiigood in other matters To take. and enjoy domestic af
 lection without being too fond of passion ate romance is one obvious lesson that middle age teaches. | Another, is to be ready to accept something short of com pleteo victory in contests of,opinion, At the outset of life, veal hope toibe able to convince and to convert the world, ofthe public aor our neighbops, tpr, at all events, our friends We feel a difficulty in acting with men whose views about religion 3 or morality or politics differ materially from our own. If we went through our career Fin such a temper, we should fare as badly as the man in the thcroughfares of Lon don who could not bearfa crowd. Life is made up as middle age discovers, of giving and of taking, and the fistprincipleof the great art of association and mutual helpis to learn whatfis allimpoftant and what is sufficiently inamaterial and secondary to admit of being sacrificed for the end we have in view Whether it be in a club, or partnership, or a parish, or a diocese
 or public meeting, or political party
 the truth holds good that to move power fullyan effectually we oughtto be abletc move with as little friction as possible, and the only way to lessen individual friction is for individuals to smooth down .theil rough edges. - ''. ''
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27

\ u
 r GERMAN POLISH FOR BooTs AND HoEs.--Break, into small pieces 8 cake of white wax, and put it into aatin or earthenware, vessel; pour oyer it as much oil or turpentinc as will cover it ; closely cover the vessel and let,it stand during twentyfour hours. During this interval the wax will uhaYe dissolved, and, with the turpentine,i have formed la pastel With othis, D incorporate as rmuch finely powdered animal charcoal as will impart to the mixture and in
 tensely black color. When required for use, take outa little on the point of knife, and with a brush rub it into
 the boots, previously eleansed from dirt The eoil ofturpentine will evaper- ate, leaving the wax upon the leather | in the form of a fine rich varnish
 Should the composition. become too
 dry, it may at any time be moistened
 by the addition of little oil ofturpen.
 ti,,z
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27

y4 A 70 VALUABLE REcIPE:r-A nI eorres- pendent of the, Philadelphia Ledger writes that six iyears'U experience has convinced him that aieoat of gum copal varnish, applied ito the sole 6of boots and shoes and repeated, as it. dries, 5lu til the pores are filled and the surface shines like polished mahogahy;c will make the solcs waterrproof, and also cause them to last three times as long as ordinary soless u 4siuggis llp isn ;;
 B@The Cavalry Bureau in the War
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27

EASY MoDE OF SHARPENING EDGE Tools The simplest method of sharp ening a razor or siother edge tools. is to 9place the blade for about a half an hour in water containg one tweutith ofits weight of suiphuric or muriatic acid Upon taking the razor out, wipe it of lightly on piece of soft rag ]; and in few hours afterwards .ssct" it on strap The acid supplies the place of whotstone, by cor roding the entire surface uniformly, SC that nothing but good polishis afterwards needed. This process never injures good razors, whilst poor ones arc often improved hy 1t.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27


 1o aasrA Western Republican candidate for Congress, who had a large and well stocked f;lrni, was annoyed at the almost nightly disappeafance from. his premises 1of a number of his h0gss,,a 4 Tigilapt watch enabled him to detect, the thief who proved to be5a neighbor. and a owarm political friend off the candidate --one, cin fact, t,whose assistance he greatly relied in the coming canvass. He ddsiked to lose his support, and he dislikea more. the idea of losing his hogs; so he made tip his mind to be frank with the theft. and try to save, in more sense than one, his ba con- He went at once, to his, neighbor told himwhath he had ascertaiueds expressed his desire not to make public exposure ! and said: Now Iomake this lproposition If you let my hogs aloaein future, I vii not say any thing of the past, butiwhen ' Kill in the fall, I'll put into your cellal | five barrels of as good pork as I make | The fellow reflected aglnpmcnt. and replied Ess'Well, Squire that's q. .bfsiri proposition anyhow; and seeing as it's ypu, Ell doiit
 But I vow I believe I shall lose pork by
 the 'operation.n Ei3Ob
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27
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1.
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 PAYABLE IN, ADVANCE.

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Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27
DEs ARC, AR1A N sAss oGT0 BFEFs 7 s27, 15Es5I 1s66
.baA Ao Wifa's Influence.

10 Tell us us the, wife has no. influence over the mind, and, eonduct of her husband By the. kirkland sympathetic. tenderness of woman; fam inntmerablel ohost ofleyll practices are counteraoteds and thousands off abandoned odteastsI have been restored to soei6ty.s Honorable and useful iien, and 1mnaafnlysi man thousands more have been prevented from falling victims to the .delusiye wiles and treacherous inatriggues otf the Arch enc my.g5G5 smos 4 sln3gaf9goi9 sHoIs n,We know, a man bitterly opposedtei tenn peran and all who were tits supporters
 like too many others, 2 he loved to steal away quietly and sip the @prosy vine His wife took a Temperance, paper and and paid for it Can important consideration out of her pocket money. When he came cam, to chat with her, and beguile tedious hour. as she piled, the needle, she would request him to readlto her from this favor ito papersnHe could not refuse so reasoni able a request so kindly put! it He read tc please her, but soon his eyes were open! and lie perceived that danger lurked in in the path he was pursuing, He threw of the shackles of habit, and is now a power fnl advocate of the principles, he once pre- tended to desnise, and reads temperance papers, and pesuadeso others to take and read them, tospiease himself dag0i ,gdi9q
 But this is not an isolated case. Kind
 ness is still powerfulA almost omnipotent in it's influence. It will cause the roses oi affection to bud and blossom in the, heart
 estranged by, rum,. or made des9late p9y despair. The flowers of hope will unfold their tender leaves, until the rich fragrance and perfume animateand revive the whole system. adThe Accomplishments of SO great
 so noble an object as the restoration of 2 fallen husband, is we'll worthy of vigorous
 untiring effort, ,,,sa ' aea sa. gfam sdj :, To the, lonely Wife4 who when she gaye her hand, rejoiced in the happy sexpecta
 tion of q iondl confding husband, but whe is now experiencing the bitter dlsappoint
 rent of blight ted hopes, let uslolfer q word of iencouragement. 9l Hope on-pefsevert in praiseworthy manifestation of kind.nesss "a --an upceasing devotiop--and the lonely hours which now creep So. slowly on, wll
 soon be forgotten, in that enrapturips enchantment, qf self deayilnFss ylFssr adoratlon % anC devotion, which fancy, in. scenes of future bliss, once so wildly portrayed. 3aTh' 1,l painful void in your blson VII VII De flle( with realzed hopes., f You will be no lon
 ger,a neglected wife, but companions II whom tue ardent, affections lofia ldeyotet and honorcd husband are centereaig fOh
 how pleasing how gladsene, owacheer ing, this thought!1a Iftherc is anything I
 would be righteous to coyet, it is ceftaihl, this, Strive them ttq ttqchefyIshf che yIsf it it iT you
 heart, as the, vel. spring oi y9ilr ephopllpg elevating sentiment, and your rlhreside, wil I yet become al domestic Eden,i where thu Angel of love, with flaming sword, will
 ever stand as a guard, from the invasion of all corrodhg care; and, all tnnharryin l hucnces.3 iVyY i'" oA'''' '''A'
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27

Advertisers by the year will be restricted to their legitimate business. seF81&esSA Personal communications charged double the rates of regular advertisements.
 Legal advertisements will be charged, for one square or less, first insertionSl andao cents per square for each additional insertion
 Advertisements not ordered for specified time, will be inserted till forbidden, and charged for accordingly. ,sEA,R@TEGF
 All advertising due, after second insertion Our Job Printing Department.
 We have supplied ourselves with aasgeod assortment of Printing Material and are ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on reasonable terms.
 We are prepared to print Pamphlets. Gata- logues, Posters, large or smalls Cards, Ball Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip- tion for Clerks, ssheriffs, Justices of the Peace Constables, Sc.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27

BREcKlxRIDGE AT BATON RouGE. The Baton Rouge, La, Advocate of the Sth, contains an anecdote of General
 Brcckinridgc which we have never be-
 fore hcard
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27

rY
 hnTHE oHUMoURs 9oF, TYPoGRAPHYlr777 r777
 Duringgthe Mexieanwar, onesof thenews- papers hurriedly announced an important item of newslfrom Mexico, athat General Pillow and 37. of his men had beenalost in d bottle tbattle.1 Some otlerii papers iii- formed the public not long ago, that h man, in q. brown surtout, was yesterday brppgAt before tho Court on 2, charge of stealing small OK to( (box) from q ladyls work lbag.o The stolen property was found in his waistcoatipocke q A rat (raftJ says another paper, descending the rivers came in contact with a steam boat, and soserious was the injury to the boat, that great exer- tiions wsre necessary to save it, A eotem- eporarys once stated that the Russian Gener. aL Back moff kowsky was found dead with a long( word sword in hislmouth.gfltwas, perhaps. the same paper that, in giving a of abattle between9 the Poles and the Russians, said that the conflict was dreadfal, and that the enemy was re pulsed with great laughter Slaughter ) A gain. a gentleman was recently. brought up to, answer the, charge of having eaten (beaten) n stagedgiyer for demanding more than his fare ct bogehf 9d aio!aaGf so
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27


 GREELY ON JEFFERSON DAVIS --uhe Radical papers--keep -sbadgering Horace Greedy on hisTposition regrding the jim prsonnlent and trials of Mir. Davis, the alast twit having been given by Thurlow Weed. H G hits back in the following ssfyla .1iT9dtgo1 bg8 9iD1ab9tno1 1-1} '9. We cannot help regarding the imprisop- ment of Davis as a ,swindling farce and a cheat He. has been kept immured so long that onlythe wilfully blind can fail to see that there is nopurpose to try him with any intent to convict. Heo isI kept in jaib awaiting a favorabletime to let him out. If tried,l there win be a quater of "a million spent on. lawyers and witnesses, [ with no idea of obtaining a. verdict, Meantime, the seeming lion is, constantly assuring the prey that he is no real lion but only Snug the Joiner, compelled te 1 roar and show his teeth, to save him from 1 the blood thirsty Radicals, We refuse, t play the part assigned to us'in this paltrl tbusiness. line prisoner isHnot to be pun ished-he is not evento be triedin earnes
Des Arc citizen., 1866-10-27
Adultery, Elopepent and D6sertion

Adultery, ElopenenftE iI and @d Deserftl}on' pniRev (2)GEdwardl Hsll Hudson, we'll known minister of1thnI Me hodist Church,
 eloped from this eeeuuty slhst week with
 ii.is. McCollough,9a a widow, for parts ',ir.
 Known A probably to Canada 3,'' ''''1pS 'a'it Y This unfcelipg wretch took itwo. of bis
 children with him. leaving his wife and 2
 child in his. desolito home. aIhe Myetcbed
 woman .lefCAher three children behind
 warscathahgmotheiloss, withrhero parents
 who are of the highest 'respcstabilSFy ,nand whose Hearts are wellhigh broken " 2i@
 hias2a public journalist, cdhhected with the Methodist Church and Masonic Era
 ternity, iwel pall upon 5eyery religious, and | Maspuic, paper in every part of theIcounr .trgstp publish the name and the crime ibf this ihfanlousq wretch, base enough to yio- Hate the most sacred relations of life! He should. have no further opportunity to
 wound the cause Of religion, or. bring shame and wfetched upon, the inno-
 cent. Hudson ,iis,an Englishman by birth,
 and came to this State from Canada: ieyoi ,e enaG ri EPalmSra s(Mol )iSpectator'o
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-05-24
THE REPUBLICAN,
Early Rising.

Tie who would thrive. must rise al fve"
10 saysfh proverb; but there is more rhyme
than reason in it; for if
lie who would thrive, must rise at FIVE,
10 must follow. naturally,
lie who would thrive more. must riss at four;
anu twlll insure consequence tina,
He who'd still more thriving be,
Must leave his bed at turn OF three;
And who this latter would Guido
WIZ rouse him at the stroke Of two
And by way Of climax to i, all, il should be held
good that
lie who'd never be outdone,
Must ever rise as soon as one.
Bat the best illustration would be,
tie who'd flourish beet of all,
Should never go to bed at all.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-05-24

good-natured fellow who was nearly eaten
out OF house and home By the constsn. visits of
his friends, wss one day complaining bitterly Of
hi. numerous visitors.
"Shure. and III tell you how to &c. rid of'em."
said n n Irishman
"Pray. howl"
"Lind money TO the poor ones. and borrow OF the
again"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-05-24

Alta bigamy suit recently inssigsted against q
young woman in England, Il turned out THAI one
Of her husbands was named Little and the other
Long. One of our funny contributors, on hearing
of The case, said he could imagine the woman ad
dressing her brace ofhusbands thus: Love me Liz
le-love me Long" aI T