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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

CURE FOR CANCER. Take the mar.
row leaved dock root, boil in soft water,
and WASH the ulcer with tho strong de.
coc''oh as warm as IL can be borne; fill
the cavity with the liquor for two min.
utes; then scrape the htalk of The root,
brn'so it fine, put 1t on gauzer and hy It
over every part of the ulcer dip a lin
en- cloth i'll the dccoction, and put il
over the ganze. Repeat this three times
in twen,y-four hours and at each time
let the patent take q wine glass Of tho
Tea made OF the root, with one third o
a glass OF port wine sweetened with hon
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
TIE ATLANTIC G., ,sln,-Por n oen

TIE ATLANTIC c. SLN.-For gem
inc truc-biue slowness, commend us to
oar Fnglrsh cousins. Witness the
Atlantic cable. The surprising rapidlty
with which one message aday, and some.
times one message in two days, is trans.
miticd over that submarine line, must
have awakened the attention of every
observer In time and with the help of
experience, the English operators may
so improve as 10 be enabled to send one
message a week. ar even ore in ten days.
They will then haye rivalled the Cnnard
steamships, which frequently make the
passage OF the Atlantic in nine days.
This is ;sn age Of progross- We may
soon have two British cables, both on
British soil. In that event we may
hsvo monthly advices from London.
And if that triumph should ever be
achieved, we trust that Mr.. Cyrus w.
Field will be given full opportunity to
individually "congralnlale" every man,
woman and child in the community be.
fore any real business is transacted.
The public are patient, and can watt
Ncw York WorM-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
1864.

woke Within tho darkencd dawn
woke, and saw the mournful stars
Go slowly trouping DER the plain,
bearing the grand old warrior Mars
Upon his crimson shield.
And said: at is sign to mo
That he is dcad-his soul is free;
as wane those stars within The west,
SO he has found u dreamless rest
Upon tho battle field"
"God pity me! lie was my friend,
And this his welcome natal morn
Yet there no lies so cold and still,
And lie here-alonr, forlorn
-, And watch tho day grew red
Tho drenry day Oh, pitccus stars,
Lear to his rest your her, Mars,
But look across the azure plain,
Look back md toll me once again
Is my brave hero dead?
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1866.

thought you deod: II was droam
Fate had n bittercr lot in store
You to 1.-Two on, estranged and cold,
to exist yet live no moro.
Another natal morn has dawncd;
watched the stars at break of day,
AS far behind the western sleeps
They faded into misty grey,
And spoke not. Only in my heart
There roso family murmurcd PRAYER:
"God bless my friend Tho friend no moro, u
And silent passed into tear.
Winnsboro, s. G., July goth.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

MR SMrH's CRARiTY.-Mr. Smi,b.
"f New OrlSnns, has written II letter 10
the Mayor Of Portland, A.amr, enclos
ing $40 Confederate note m hid or,Le
Sufferers by The lire, and requesting
that portion OF II bc sent TO The SUI:
frr'ng and destitute clllzels of Col nm
bia, :. g." The Portland Press. in
not'cng tn" above. says Portland sen,
1915 IN good money" to tile citizens
CT Columbia.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

y Parental LE1TER.-The follow
ing letter was written by father to his
son al college:
my DEAR Son write to send yo,
,vonr new socks which your mother has
just knit by cutting down some of mine.
Yonr mother sends You ten dollars with.
out my knowledge, and for fear you
would not spend il wisely. | kept back
halt, and only send von five Your own
mother md | are well, except tla. vonr
sister has got the mcasrls, which we think
wo"ld spread among tn" other girls if
Tom had not had them before, and he is
the only one left. hope you will do
honor to my teaching; il you do no:,
yon ar" a donkey, and your mother and
myself are your allecIionale parents"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

A young lady having promised her
grand ma that she would never marry q
fellow con the face of the earth,'' re-
paired with him, after the old lady's
death, to tho Mammoth Cave in Ken
tucky, and WAS married under ground,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

a NEW AND Coon WoRD.--The.
New York Ne,os has invented or mann.
tactnrea word which has o, verv Nv
presslve sonnd 1t calls the Yankee
1%nddlr " about Massachusetts, New
England &C, and about our glorious FREQ
government, "Podsnappery.5
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

FRATERNIzrNa. a.--Governor Walker,
Of Florida,h has appointed delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention. Among
them are two Colonels--onc (Scott)
Confederate, the other (McKibben) a
Federal.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

VIM. 3. Astor, of New York this
yenr returns anincome OF $l,l54 .059.
Cornelius Vanderbilt returne S65y 96O
and Edward S. Jaffray $6s2, 68I.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
AZ clerevmon. oI Tho exom;ro,;on

~ clergyman, at the examination of
the yonng scholars Of his Sunday school
pntthe following questions "Why did
t children OF Isreal ser mp golden
ca!f?" h"Becarse they had not money
enough to set up an OK" was The reply
OF little chap who took doliar.and.
cents view of the matter.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

The following occnred near London
Teacher--"What part Of speech 10 the
word egg7
Boy (hesitatingly)--"Noun, Sir"
Teacher.--"Is it masculine, feminine,
or neuter 2"
Boy (loohimg sharp )--"Can't say, Sir,
till it's hatcRed."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

Lord Brongham las departed from
Paris, leaving behind him only the liv.
ing mcmentors ola few anecdotes, which
the papers have properly set before.
their readers. The noble Lord was
pleading before tn" Queens Bench, and
had labored in vain for some hours 10
convincc the Judges ofihc force of his
arguments. Ftc was much irrila,ed at
his failure, and had already begun to
grnmble at their dullncss, when The
time Tor recess came on. lord Brolg.
ham went out, and was soon seen drink.
ing the last drop Of two pinls of porter.
That's a bao thing to do said one of
his friends, who noticed the act ''it
will make you stupid" ats just what
/ ann irving to be-" was the sarcastic
reply; II shall now be able to discuss
my case more successfully with the
judges
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

AN UNRuLY Nr.-Thc clr
phant attached to Dan Ricc's circus he
came obsreperous at New Milford,
Pennsylvania, recently, and lis keepers
chained his hind legs to tree AMI en-.
dravorcd to fastcn a rope 70 His fore
legs and BY these means throw him.
After many fruirless attempts the effort
was successful. The rope was attached
to'a tackle, and six men combined their
strength TO pull h'm down. Hc fooled
them. With Il blow of Ills trunk he re.
leased his lore leg, and with lrrmen.
dous clort broke his chains. The men
scattered III all directions, pursued bv
the animal. One saved his life by
bounding over the fence, and the ele.
phan', Tor satisfaction, threw down a
long span Of it. At eleven o'clock they
managed to throw him, and With clubs
and pixies were cndravoring to suhdnc
him. Some fifty shots were fired, ami
to'k effect in his trunk anl other pnr
tons OF his body hut they were onl. H.a
bites, and were bul skin deep.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
TFrom the Yonkers Gazette. !
Luck.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.


don't believe in "Good Luck" or
"Bad Luck" being branded on mans
brow ut his borning, that he has got to
wear, as a dog does a collar, without
knowing why.
There is such q thing, (in words, as
Good Luck, so there is such thing, as
energy, pluck, and endurance, that
prompts man to Pontoon swamp,
rather than get stuck in it and there is
such thing as Bad Luck, that prompts
man to get his house insured, for rs
hundred and SO dollars the next day
after it gets burnt up
Inevcr have heard any body who
was prosperous in their enterprises give
the credit of it to Good Luck but ]
have known thousands OF men spend all
the day long. in corner groscry, brag-
ging about Bad Luck.
Good Lucleis like virtue, something
to be gained, and Bad Luck is some
thing to be gained too, but it is like Il
bad cold, that man must expect to
gain, if he is careless enuff, to sleep, lin
a cloudy night,) ina 10 acre lot that
amt fenced III.
AN INCIDENTAL ssrcb," who had
long languishcd Oh the sweets of Il
forced idlencss, consequent upon his
occupation having terminated with
Lees surrender, began to look about
him for something to be, to do, or to
suffer. Thinking himself sufficiently
reconstructed, he applied for one of
the Departments, presided over by Il
Federal officer.
"Havc you beer in the rebel SER
vice :" he was asked.
eyes, SIR" was the reply.
"About eighteen pitched battles,
SIR"
"Evcr kill any Yankees 2"
"No sir never killed any"
"lIow do you know that ~
"Well, 1 couldn't kill any of Mem
"Why was that %
"Bccausc they we're all in the rear
specializing but guess I slaycd
about thousand dutch and Irish.
We did not learn whether the can
dor of this rcb secured him a place or
not, but it certainly was deserving of
some recognition NorioM Vry'hMn
GEN BEAUREGARD a PRlNCE.-The
Paris correspondent oiLhe New Orleans
Times says in his last letter:
lie is still with us, or rather he is in
Paris, having been callcd th,hcr again,
as understand it, to reconsider his re-.
fnsal of the offer Of the supreme military
command from the Mollo Wallachu
Government. Ii is given ont llla, the
French Emperor, whois all powerful
with the Romans, is no longer adverse
TO The Generals acceptance Of the posi-
lion.
AS TO the generals own way Of think.
/ 'ng or intentions concerning The matter
wait and see. Certain it is, the Ro-
mans are anxious 10 have him, and in
their eagerness have made him very
tempting olf'rs--thc title Of Prince, to
rank next 10 the Hospolar, the sun of
$500, 600 down im had cash. prncrly
salary, and the supreme, absolute com.
mand OF all The military forces and re-
'inuc Of the ten prlncipaliiics. If the
General should accept, his late compan.
ions la arms could, and doubtless will.
furnish body Of officers who would
prove invaluable to the Romans in tie
event of war. Mighty events are i'm.
pending all along th" Danube.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

"Woll MISS" said a knight Of tho
Church, "can you decline kiss ~
eyes sir" said the girl, dropping q
perplexed courtesy, "I can--but I
hate to most plaguily."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

EXECUTION OF AN ELEPuANr.-An
American circns has been travelling
about Switzerland with great success
this summer Uut at Frlhurg, last month,
the male elephant, over fa,ignrd by The
constant marching, and irriatcd bv the
rongh Treatment OF his keeper, suddenly
seized his keeper and tossing him to IA
great height, on his fall crushed his chest
with his loot before any assistance could
be afforded. AS it was generally un-
derstood that after once killing a man
those animals are dangerous, the diree
tor Of the circus decided upon having it
killed, and forthat purpose applied so
the authorizes OF Fribnrg for n piece of
cannon This was granted and ,hc
animal having nrcn cnlicrd INTO a IA
vorablc position. the gun was fired and
the brute fell dead.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

ADVICE TO AN AppRENTIcE.-I.
Seize every opportunity of improving
your mind.
2. BE careful as to who4 are your
companions.
3. TO whatsoever occupation you
may be called as means of obtaining
livelihood, determine to understand
it well, and to work heartily at it.
4. Accustom yourself to act kindly
and courteously to every one.
8. Carefully to avoid all cxtrava-
giant habits.
q. Determine to possess good
character for honesty.
7. Cultivate strict regard for
| truth.
q. ii your parents are living, do
your utmost to promoye their happi-
ness and comfort.
8. Recollcct that your progress in
life must depend upon yonr own cxer-
tions.
10. BE rcspcctcr Of religion, and
do unto others as you would have
them do unto you.
II. BE strictly temperate in all
things.
II. Avoid all obscene conversation.
l3- BE especially rcgardful of the
Sabbath, aud on no account dcsecratc
| il.
ii. Make yourself useful.
THE ToMAro FOR FooD.-A rood
medical authority ascribcs to the toma-
to- the following very important mcdi-
cal qualities:
!. That tho tomato is one of the
most powerful aperients of the liver
and other organs where calomel is
indicated, it is one of the most eifec-
| tive and least harmful medical agents
known to the profession.
| Z. That chemical extract will be-
obtained from it that will supcrcede
| the use of calomcl in the cure of dis
| case.
3. That he has successfully treated
diarrhca with this article alone.
4. That when used rs an article of
diet, it is almost sovereign for dyspcp-
sia and indigestion.
5. That it should be constantly used
for daily food. Either cooked or
raw, or i'll the form of catsup, it is the
most wholesome article in use.
FHE CASE OF MR. DAVIS The Her.
"hfs Washington correspondent, on
Friday, says she arriva! OF Charles
OConnor, d'r"c' from pro,ractcd inter
view with his client, Jefferson DAVIS, at
Fortress Monroe, gave rise to many ru.
monrs aud much speculation. Tn
douhtcdly his trip:o Fortress Monroe
anA here is in, connection with the re-.
port OF the House Judiciary Conmitlce,
and well informed authorities state thar,
the Committee having failed to imphca,c
| MIR. Davis in the assassination conSpira-
cy, an effort will now be- made to secure
his release on parole, his alleged CRIME
being reduced TO the single one under
which 80 many others in like manner
implicated have all been released on pa.
role. 1t has been positively aseertancd
tha, MIR. OC"nor, whatever his business
may be, is prosecuting it. at the War De-
pnrtment rather than at the Attorney.
Generals
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

for little, but to roll OH the floor all
night, it's deyilish hard stranger, Pll
swear it is"
"Roll round on the floor, what do
you mean :"
swell, 'sposc it isn't what you call
fashionable III a big town; but by
gumbo where we come from, married
people alters goes to bed"
"l!avent you been in bed p asked
the clerk in great surprise.
"Why, how the devil could we 90
to bed when there wern't no bed to 20
to- That's what VIC want the worst
sort"
"My good fellow, there's bed in
youl room : Did you not sec it in your
chamber in the rear of the parlor?"
"Did you give Ms MORN one room,
stranger ? BY jingoes, J. didn't know
it. 1t all [ want-all right, old fell
low" and so saying he ran up stairs,
and before the clerk could ascend to
the chamber the bacolicist was in bed,
and replied to the knock on the door ::
"All right now l'vo found 1T cmi-
ma and me are satisfied. We don't
wan tyou, all right. God bless you,
ola follow. All right-fust rate, God
bless you; good night"
MIR: Blum went chuckling down to
the office at the idea that the unfortu-
nate ruralist had passed four hours in
his parlor without even supposing that
there was a bed chamber attached.
Poor Simplcton no wonder he was
embarrassed and troublcd-under the
circumstances.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

TERRApIN BEND. The Missis.inni durino
tho high water now prevailing is rrror,cI
70 nave broken Terrnpin Bend near Vicks
eurg which General Williams wasted mach
i"oor III attempting to cut, through. hut
wi!hout success. General Grant mad y
SUI more earnest effort, which was also a
failure And now tho Mississippi has
ehown herself superior to them both This
cur shortcns the river aftccn miles and will
leave Ehglo Bend o lake fourteen miles long.
foreign correspondent says that
the Austrian surgeons report that tho
wounds inflicted by the nccdlo-gun are,
generally slight.
The Placer herald., 1866-08-25
REmAnkAbLE PRov1prNoEs.-Tbe a.sasi

REMARKABLE PRovIDENoEs.-The assassin
alton Of Bollmeyer is still present with horri
bic distinctness to the minds Of all our read
ers, together with the amazing fact that his
murderer was acquitted by partisan court'
In late speech, ELECTED by the fact that the
Trustees Of the Woodland Cemetery refused
to Bollmeyer's widow the right to commem
crate bis death by an appropriate inscription
on bis tombstone, Mr.. VaIlandigham said
"The hand Of Providence had falIei, on those
who had hand in it. (The acquittal Of
Brown.) Three or four Of the jury had died:
the Clerk of the Court and the Sheriff had
died; and the judge who tried the case, and
disgraced justice and dishouorsd the bench,
was at this m omsnt auidiot in an insane asy.
luml"
The Placer herald., 1866-08-25

EEIn region in the Southern States.
where the population, white and black, was
greatly scattered by the war. within the last
year. the negroes who had fled or taken ref
uge in far away localities have almost all re.
turned to their bomes,eads and old employ
ers. The New York Times Repubcan) re-
marks upon the fact:
"Tbe poor darkeys finds themselves COM
pleely lost in the wide world. Without
the means Of support, without the habits Of
self reliance and self help, without knowl'
edge of life and its ways, and with sense
only of its bard necessities, they have found
that nothing but bitter experience awaited
them in their wanderngs and struggles; and
it has been relief to them to return to the
plantations and households where perhaps
they had been only slaves, where at least
there was a state of things that approximate
ly agreed with their characters and the meas
ure of their development. 1t is to the ber-
editarily dominant white race in the South
that the Southern blacks must mainly look
for security or justice. Hence whatever Leg
isatiou or policy tends to raise auimosities
or create dissension and antagonism between
the white and the black races of the South,
must have most baneful effect upon the
Southern blacks"
The Placer herald., 1866-08-25
EATEN UP WITH TAxEs.-A correspondent
Of the New York World, makes the follow


EATEN UP WITH TAxEs.-A correspondent
Of the New York World, makes the follow.
ing statement:
Among other assets have a bond and
mortgage for 81, 900, which brought me in
$40 income. Out Of this paid taxes TO
the city, three per cent, on 81, 900 $50;
then per cent income tax to the Govern
meht on the remainder 50; leaving 38, which
paid for pair of trousers and vest, which
if had imported them from POLES would
have cost me, provided did not have the
duties imposed for the benefit Of New En-
gland manufacturers to pay 1922. So that
out of my income-$7O-$4e went directly
or Indirectly for taxes, and $22 remained for
my own use.
Next year when the equalization of Boun.
ties Bill for 5000, 900, 900, and the loan to
Mexico Of $4,000 900, and the Government
Bureaus for education. agricultural. ihsur
ance, subsidies to China steamers, Niagara
canals, Maine railways, DC, &C., have gone
into effect, and the Tribune Tariff Bill,
(which means something" is in operation
should like to know what would be left for
me out OF the $7Oi
The man who MAKES such a statement as
the above is evidently at heart dsloyal-he
should be looked to. Where is Stanton, the
Bastile keeper and nsu!ter Of prisoners Of
war9 The inhuman Secretary Of War who
desires another struggle of extermination9
Is he sleeping at his post while a dangerous
man in New York is complaining of being
eaten up with taxesa
La Crosse Dem.
The Placer herald., 1866-08-25

SAVAGE ORDER.-Gen. Mcneil, the Mis-
souri, butcher, who used to shoot his prso-
ners taken in fair fight, who is looked upon
by all fair minded individuals as cold
blooded murderer, defends himself against
the damaging attacks Of General Blair, by
shifting the crimes upon the Administration.
He says, "a literal compliance with the
orders of this military department in 1852,
would have caused series of military exc
cutions before which this one would have
faded into insignifcance." What, in the
name of humanity, could these orders have
been? Who issued theml Who is respon'
sible for the murders committed by Mcneil?
Does bis loyalty excuse bis butchery Of inno
cent, unoffendipg citizens of Missouri ,
Mountain Democrat.
The Placer herald., 1866-08-25
NUMBER So.

A New DISCOVERY AouE PLANT
The ague plant has recently been discover
ed-not the plant that cures ague; but the
one that causes it Here is one plant, at
least, that we can notice without being over
whsmed with applications for seed. Te be
sure it is a little thing and takes good eye
aided BY microscope, to find it, but when
found it cannot be said, 1t is no great.
shakes for it is the genuine Shaker seeding
itself. DR.. I. H. Salisbury Of Cleveland, O.,
announces in the American Journal of Med.
ical science, that fever and ague is caused BY
a minute plant, which is found where stag
nant water has just died away. The spores.
or reproductive dus Of this microscopic plant,
are dffused through the night damps, and
being taken into the system by breathing,
are the cause of that wide spread scourge,
the ague. The habits Of these minute plants
completely accord with what was before
known of the occurrences Of masm. and
that they are the real cause of it has been
shown by taking boxes of earth containing
them TO places where an ague was never
known to occur. In about two weeks after
the ague plant was taken there, we'll marked
cases of the disease appeared.
This discovery does not as yet increase our
knowledge of the means Of ridding ourselves
of the plant, but it will probably lead to
that-just rs one, it he can only find out
how he got such cold,' is already half
cured. The spores only rise in the night,
and then to height, varying With the local
ity, of from thirty to one hundred feet.
This explains why night air brings on ague,
and why elevated localities are free from it.
After the ague seed is taken into the system,
the plant is propagated there, and the patient
becomes sort of animated hot-bed.
american AgricultWrist
The Placer herald., 1866-08-25
LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

/. Subscribers who do not give express notice
70 the contrary, are considered as wishing to
continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers wish their papers discontin-
ued, publishers may continue to send them until
all charges are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the Office or place to which
they are sent, they held responsible until they
settle their bills and give due notice to discon-
tinue.
4. If Ifsubscrbers move to other places with
out informing the publisher, and the paper is
sent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsible Notice should always be given of the
removal.
s. The Courts have decided, that refusing to
take paper from the Office, or removing and
leaving it uncalled for, is prima tacia evidence
of intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1866-08-25

NOME LAckEE REsERvArroN.-This In
dian reservation comprises some $4,000
acres of land one.fifth Of which is good till~
able SOIL 1t lies in the western part Of Te.
mama county, near the foothills of the Coast
range, distant from Red Bluff 20 to 80
miles. The Government has abandoned the
property, and citizens have located on the
most desirable farms and made improve
ments. No revenue accrues to the coGnty
State or Nation from, this large tract of
land. The settlers wish the Government 10
place it in market subject to preemptiou as
other public land, preierring to pay the tax
and possess clear title than have neither
tax nor title.-There is no further use for an
Indian Reservation in this county, and il
appears to Us that II would be good policy
to sell the land to actual settlers or put it ia
market subject to pre- .emption. 1t would
add 100000 to the taxable property Of Te.
hama county.
Red BlaF Observer.