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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
The Rain Oil W ojlneslay.

The Rain Oil Wednesday.
On the afternoon of Wednesday,,
for about throc-quartcrs Of an hour,
the rain fell in torrents in this town
and its vicinity.
Perhaps it may be accounted for,
how it is that butter is 50 scarce now.
ltmust be owing to tho great apount
of water which has fallen, and which
has 50 diluted tho nutricious qualities
of tho grass that the cows milk is
noarly all water.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

The !oli"w;ns simple method o.
preserving ice IS doubtless worthy Of g
TRIAL
a German chemist publishes the fol-
loving simnle method Of preserving
small quantities of ice, which he has
practiccd with success. Put tho ice in.
to deep dish, cover it with n plate,
ard place the dish on u pillow stuffed
with feathers. and cover the top with
another pillow carcfully, by this means
excluding tho cXtornal air. Feathers
arc we'll known non.condnctors Of heat,
and in consequence the ice is preserved
from melting. DR.. Schwartz states
that ho has thus preserved six pounds
Of ice for eight days.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
Former Juno Weather.

A correspondent Of the Augusta
ConstiutionaitI gives some interesting
facts upon the state Of the weather in
juno for five years past. lie does
this he says because it may provo Gin
"tcrcsting to some who are frequently
"rcmarking upon the extraordinary
"cold, hot or wet weather. such ns
"thcy never knew before"
As far as our own memory serves,
VIC arc sure that in Juno both of 1854
and 1857 VIC had spell of cold wet
weather that the spell of this year did
not reach in any respect.
But that our readers may compare
their experience this month with that
Of the last five years, at the same sea-
son, we will give the record according
to tho correspondent alluded to. Ia
is as follows:
AucrsrA, Ga, Juno %, 1867.
Mr.. EDIToR: 1t may be interesting
some OF your readers VINO arc ne
qucntly rcmarking upon tho "cxtraordi.
nary c"'o' NOT or wei weather SUCH
as "Inry never knew before, 10 see
transcript from " record III past sea-
sons
lSo"-J nhc lst, h'aVY rain; "a,
shower 90, steady t"'n; o'Ah Showeri
thermometer 6! degrees, slept under
blankets ; lG,h cold \. )G gale. Tier
momctcr - degrees,
20 ''-' '"" s., I""W"' ~, hraVF
ro,l. .li,i, y,.,n.n,y h.;1. ,o,h ,h,,,,n,..
l3ih, heavy rain: 2lst. shower; 22l,
heavy raiu; 2iih, shower; 2Sth. 29tn,
'''n 'D"'' @"'"rT]'
a., -, ''' ',''"''''
ir, Il,h lS,b nrl IAN co)l yo:l
mrycurv 81 dugreos: j8,h and l9,h.
steady rain
'""' '""' ".'l' ,.'I ~, [,n ""' .I~n'
.hI,.or,. ,,,n ~ ~ o5,L o"ll ~ .in".
crs.
~ - q, L lrsN,T tsF,.,.,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
Juno 28th.

Last Friday was the anniversary of
the battle of Fort Monltric. Fair
field was represented with distinction
at this battle in the person of General
Richard Winn, who also bore himself
gallantly in the battlo Of Hanging
Rock.
Tho day was duly observed in Char.
lesion.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
Poor Maximilian.

The latest news from Mexico gives
dismal forcbodings of what may be OK
rcctcd as to tho fate Of the Emperor
Maximilian.
1t would be dcplorablc indeed
should it prove true that Juarez has
executed the fallen Emperor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
Fine Cabbage.

Fine Cabbage.
We have received q present Of
two Of the finest heads of cabbage
VIC have seen this season, from Mrs.
&. GcriG, to whom We hereby make
grateful acknowledgements.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
Local Items.
An Appeal.

An Appeal.
In every wcll-rcgulatcd Printing
0nico, tho Editor, froprictors and
Compositors, all cat and pay taxes.
10 secure these necessities, they toll
and labor day after day. We have
done the latter, in this Office, but VIC
have sorcly failed in tho former. The
tax-collcctor was here on last Thrus-
day, and VIC could not all raise money
enough to pay the heavy taxes we ha{Ss
to shoulder We are compelled to
impose upon our markctmon, because
we arc obliged to cat up their meat
before it is paid for. "Wcspcak that
':wc do know and We feel sadly what
we speak.
The Indebtedness Of our patrons is
not, individually, large; but thc aS-
grcgatc help its collection would now
afford us is so.
Wcappcal plainly; wchopc we do 50
to the allie and willing.
Will those indebted to This Office
please call and settle, as we arc Obliged
tohavc money.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
TO THE LADIES !!
p, FIT mt q W A T,Y

MT RS. c. II. REED, Of Columbia, ha
l'L changed her place Of business to n
more commodlous store, (next door to Il.
Pollard's, on Main strect,l and will keep
constantly on hand fresh supply of tho
latest styles of FRENCH MILLINERY, in
all its branches. Also. superior Silk Gov
crings. Hair Braids, Curls. French Corsctts,
&c., at low prices. Please call and exam
inc before purchasing elsewhere.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

Ripo Peach.
We have been shown q very Fl II
peach grown in tho garden of Mr.. w.
"A. Morrison.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

Court Of Equity.
This Court conyencs here on Mon
day, 6th July. Chancellor Carroll
will preside.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
tlEADQUAETERS,
SrcoNp MuATAHy DlsrHlcr,
Charleston, $. c., June 25, 1867.

SECOND MiltTARY DISTRICT,
Charleston, $. c., June 25, 1867.
Gcncyul Oy0.% No. 4S.
The 0lst anniversary Of the 1ndc.
pondcNco Of the United States, on the
ith Of July next, will be appropriatc-
ly observed throughout the command.
At sunrise salute OF thirteen guns
Will be Grcd sat y NJ, ono gu~ for
every State and at aundown anation-
al salutc--at which timo the troops
will be paradcd. At stations where
the prescribed aalutos cannot be fired
thc troops viii he raradcd at y NJ.
q 4 Ere ajGH8o joic.
Upon all public buildings, federal
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
9TH Of July.

The following order has been pub
li$hca for tho direction of all concern
cd. The Council has received copy
Of tho order:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03

Tho Late Storm.
The damage done by the late storm,
VIC fear, has bccn good deal. Late
wheat and oats, as we'll as wheat
which had hccn cut and put into
shocks in the fold, are very much in
jurcd. We understand The fine field
of oats belonging to Mr.. W. r. Rob
crtson,ss ,ssEsq., tho finest VIC ever saw, is
badly damaged.
p. S. Just after writing the above
VIC received the short lottcr from
''Stcam Thrashor" which appears i'll
another column. The Information
about tho crop therein may be relied
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-03
W.INNSBORO, S. G. ;.
u. B. NlcCREIGUT, EDlron

Wednesday Morning, July 3, 1867,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16
A WARNING TO EARLY RISERS.

The recent life of Josiah Quincy has
the following good anecdote:
"One day, Mr.. John Quincy Adams,
who was addicted to the same vice of in
temperate early rising, with much the
same consequences, was visiting my faith
er, who invited him to 60 into Judge Sto-
ry's lecture room, and hear his lecture to
his law class. Now Judge Story did not
accept the philosophy of his two friends
in this particular, and would insist that
it was more excellent way to take out
ones allowance of sleep in bed, and be
wide awake when out of it-which he
himself most assuredly always was. The
Judge received the two Presidents gladly,
and placed them in the seat of honor on
the dais by his side, fronting the class,
and proceeded with his lecture. It was
not long before, glaucing his eyes aside to
see how his guests were impressed by his
doctrin, he saw that they were both Of
them sound asleep, and be saw that the
class saw it too. Pausing moment in
his swift career of speech, he pointed to
the two sleeping figures, and uttered these
words of warning "Gentlemen, you see
before you melancholy example of the
evil effects of early rising" The shouts
of laughter with which this judicial obi.
ter dictum was received effectually arous
ed the sleepers, and it is to be hoped thai
thay heard and proited by the remainder
of the discourse"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16
BRAZILIAN FORESTS,

Rev. Hamlet CLARK, an English clergy
man, has brought out pleasant volume
of his experiences in Spain, Algeria and
Brazil, while pursuing chronological re-
searches, Here is passage concerning
the Brazilian forests:
81 have had one or two expeditions
lately into the virgin forests; they aie
not the places, as rule, for entomolo-
gists; insects congregate rather on the
outsides, in clearings, or by the sides of
paths, or anywhere where they can get
air and sunshine; but the forests are
worth seeing over and over again, if not
for their insects, at all events for them
selves. They impress one with the sense
of vastness and silence and solemnity,
aud teach me Gas | can conceive nothing
else could teach, except perhaps bed Of
sea-weed on tropical shore), the marvel
Gus exuberance of Natures powers; ferns
and mosses intertwined with parastical
orchids-giant trees, climbing plants.
each or many with their special flowers,
darken The air that they perfume; the
air is full Of life !; you can hear, but you
can see nothing. suspect there is a
great world Of insects high up above in
the thick bushy tops of the trees that can
bask in the sunlight.
You hear the deep, distant hum as of
thousands of insects, occasionally the note
of bird. sometimes, perhaps, the iall of
a branch, or, it may be, strange sound
that is incxplicable but nothing can you
see but the vegetable world, and this. ar.
rests the whole of you! Sight and smell,
as we'll as hearing, make you pause with
charmed surprise at every step; always
there is something to wonder at or to
examine; thus, if we use our own sense
Of observation at all, progress is often
very slow, or, perhaps. ma 1t is with
the greatest difficulty | confne myself
not only to the collection of Colcoptera,
but even of insects it requires some res.
olution to abstain from gathering bOtani-
cal specimens.
am not surprised now to know that
Gardner, the great botanist here Travelled
with twenty four baggage mules all car
rying his precious collections of botany F;
and even he, with his wealth of carrying
power, must often have felt himself sad y
restricted. If you want to collect all,
you will! just have to walk off with half
the forest"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16

down-pour, the steady shower, the clear
ing up, the song of the birds with the re-
turn Of the sun, all were given, not with
clumsy suggestion, but with such accurate
resemblance. that with closed eyes one
might have been de6el to say whether it
actually stormed or not. |. waited after
the service to give my personal gratitude
to the organist, whom expected to dud
some vigorous young man, proud to dis
play his famous instrument What was
my surprise to see grave old gentleman
in knee breeches and silk stockings, crook
ed and scholarly, come down from the Or
gan loft, and answer-to my self intro
duction-as the organist Of the cathedral.
He was modest and dignifed, and might
have been old Handel himself so far as
fitness Of looks was concerned. 1t was
quite charming to talk with him in bad
German about his instrument, and about
sacred music generally. We promised to
come again in the evening, about twi-
light, to hear the organ. A half dozen
tall tapers lighted the dim cathedral, and
hundred persons sat for an hour in alb
solute stiffness while the old man played.
1t was very charming, but it was the Sec
0nd time !'-Boston Journal
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16
GARIBALDrS TRAITS.

A French writer brings out in the fol
lowing lively manner some of the pecu.
liarities of Garibaldi, whose last adven.
ture serves to illustrate the judgement
herein conveyed:
Liberator' or3'beroical bungler' Gar
ibeldi is figure. Had | any disposition
to believe in the supernatural he would
have converted me. Against all reason
and human wisdom, and to the profound
humiliation of vulgar calculation, he has
accomplished things which are to be class
ed among miracles aud legends. He is
not a great captain as tacticiaH he is
no better than Jeanne D'Arc, but like hei
he has familiar demon; he hears voices
and takes the field. When he captures a
throne he seats himself upon it, eats a
buuch of grapes and inquiries after his
goats.
Garibaldi is the expression of the land
and the age that gave him birth. You
cannot get him to attire himself; you
cannot get him to express himself other
wise than is his nature. In his general
physiognomy there is mixture of the
prophet and the child. Of our civiliza-
tion, of our manners, of our vices and
our crosses he knows nothing. He marches
ahead without seeing. He lives in an
ideal world, and knows no more of the
men of his time than a contemporary
hero of the Iliad rising from his dust.
His innocence exceeds all belief. The
following is an example of it; A few
years ago he said to a friend, You are
aware that G I'VE notes to NJ. Alexander
Dumas to write my memoirs from. Would
you believe that he has added to them a
numbes of things of his own invention?' "
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16

AN APPROPRIATE ANSWER Col. Ander-
son recently delivered at the West lec-
ture upon the freedman, which excited
the ire of a copperhead editor, who pitch
ed into the speaker in most remarkable
manner, The Colonel being asked his
opinion of the editorial TRADE, replied
that it reminded him of story told by a
gentleman fresh from the scenes Of the
Indian depredations =
"a band of Indians made sudden at
tack on detachment of our soldiers in
the mountains The soldiers had a noun
tain howitzer, mounted on a mule. Not
having time to take it off and get it into
position, they backed up the mule, and
let drive at the Indians The load was
so heavy that mule and all went tumb-
ling down the hill toward the savages,
who, not understanding that kind of war;
fare, fled like doers. Afterwards one of
them was captured. and when asked why
he ran so, replied, Me big IDjun not
afraid of little guns or big guns: but
when white man load up and FIRE whole
jackass at Ipjun, me don't know what to
do"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16

vIv H.H. KENFIELD, Attorney at law and
Nv Solicitor in Chancery also General lnsur-
Asnce Agent, Hyde Park, vt.
Fire, Life, Accident, Life and Accident COM
&bined and Live Stock Insurance effected in the
4oldest largest and most reliable Insurance Com
Snanies in the United States. 2T-l7
I'm B. SAWYER, attorney at law and solicitor
5lt, In chancery, Hyde Park, Vt.--Agent for
fthc prosecution of all claims against the U. ).
4 Jyernment. Office in Newsdealer building q
Il WATERMAN, attorneys at law,
4 ID and solicitors in Chancery, Hyde Park, VT.
Particular attention given to the collection Of
all claims against the Government, widows, in
ssylid, and ether pensions, bounties, back pay,
IN !. WALDO BRIGHAM, GEO. l.. WATERMAN. 40
lJENDEE a. LEWIS, attorneys and counsel.
III lors at aw and solicitors in Chancery, Nor
nm Vile, VI Office in Masonic building.
Cant. Lewis will give prompt attention to the
prosecution n claims against tho government.
|ile would also say that he has received the sp-
lpo Htment of second register OF probate for the
9listrict of Ctmoille.
'DOWERS & GLEED, attorneys at law and So
Ill licitors IL Chancery, Morrisvile,Vt. (Ohice
lfolmerly occupied by Hon. T. Gleed.l H. H. POW
tERs, r. X. GLEEB.
fNI o. HEATH, attorney and counsellor at
4 WI, law, and solicitor in Chancery also H.
'rrn,ei WAR Claim agent, johnson, Vt. Ohice,
II ont rooms, second story, over Il. b. MeTiam's
store.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16
NUMBER 4S
ABOUT WEEDS We have we know not

ABOUT WEEDS We have we know not
how many letters, asking how to kill this
or that weed. If those who write us
these queries would only think on the
subject, they would see that there can be
no specific that will kill an undesirable
plant or weedi and pot iniurc the desira,
bic plants of the crop. Therefore, all ap-
plications, be they salt, plaster, ashes or
what not merely to kill weeds, are simply
absurd. Cultivation consists solely in
giving the plant that we wish to grow an
advantage over other planis In an un-
cultivated field, where everything IS left
to itself, it becomes struggle for exis.
tencc," and the strongest-which is usu.
ally the most worthiess-gcts the best of
it. In all our cultivation, the aim is to
give the crop we wish to grow sole posses.
sion of the soil Now we know of no
help for weel Is. whether in garden or in
field, except a mechanical one. If one
finds few Canada thistles in his lawn,
cuts the stems and puts some salt on each,
and thus destroys them, it is an exception
to the general rule. Had he put an equal
amount of salt all over his lawn, he would
have killed everything upon it. We have
but little sympathy With gardener who
lets the weeds get the better Of him. His
soil should have been so constantly STIR
red that weeds could have no chance.
Whoever is not able to keep down the
weeds by the use of the rake. or the many
wedding hoes, has more garden than he
can properly care for. If weeds have got
the mastery. use some of the various vice.
ding hoes, rake them at once from the
ground, and if there is sign of flower
or seed upon them, do not let them go to
the manure hcap-it is all nonsense 10
talk of destroying their vitality by fer.
mcntation-but just spread them where
they will dry, and then, with the accumu-
lated brush and other combustible garden
rubbish, burn them. With a little care.
ashes, so valuable as fertilizer, may be
made in considerable quantity from prop.
erly dried refuse of the garden.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16
HUMOR IN RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.

The Chicago Advance has some very
sensible remarks upon naturalness in re-
ligion and the use of humor. 1t says:
Those who are offended at humor in
Henry Ward Bcecher, should listen to
Spurgcon, both in and out Of the pulpit
We shall never forget the evening when
we stood in dense crowd in the Free
Church Assembly Hall in Edinburgh,
and heard hfm address the Scotch minis
ters and elders on an effective way of
preaching the gospel, for more than an
hour. He insisted on brief and varied
exercises in meetings for prayer and con-
ference, adding: 4 never like to have one
of my deacons pray for half an hour, and
conclude with asking the Lord to forgive
our Shortcomings| = That pun doubtless
cured many hearers Of the habit in qucs-
tion, although as we looked into the faces
of the audience, we saw not few of the
grave Scotch elders twisting their features
in their effort to avoid SO sinful thing
as smile in religious meeting. We
may as we'll learn to be natural in relig-
ion and to laugh at laughable things as
we'll as to weep over those which are
mournful. The wise man said, There is
time to weep and a time to laugh. and
who shall say that both do not find their
time occasionally duing sermon? Is
aiah once preached q sermon on tho folly
of idolatry, and drew picture of the RI
diculous conduct of the man who selected
log of wood and made god out OF one
part and cooked his dinner with the re-
mainder We suspect it was one of the
most effective Of his discourses, even if il
excited smile when delivered. The
question of right is not to be decided by
the gravity or humor Of what is said, but
by the motive Of the speaker and the
adaptation to a good end of what ht
Isays."
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16
Susintss CarNs.

Hotels.
a N.';.r nronrietor ~
s1DEN POND HOUSE, Eden Mills. Vt; Il. T.
HI MARTIN, Proprietor. Lately Eden House.
by D. Randall.
rATERBURY Hotel, Waterbury, w. N. Z.
Inv Keller, proprietor, New house and new
Furniture.
, ,roRRIsyILI.E HOUSE, Morisville, VT, A.
|M VI. Spaulding, proprietor. The proprietor
bsnes to be able to make the traveller feel at
home.
\, RASH JRGH HOUSE, Irasburgh, Vt, by l..
,EdgertonStages leavet his house daily for all
Railway stations. Horses and carriages to let ~
|11uBBEIL,,s HOTEL, Wocott, VT, Justus
|ll Hubbell, proprietor, on the stage road to
irasburgl. Conveyance to any part of the coun-
A v On short notice. ~
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16

THURLow WEED ON THE BLAIRs- If
"Old Blair" had lived in the days Of our
first parents, the presence of the serpent
would have been surpuAuous. If, at la
ter period, he had been 'one of the twelve,
there would have been no question into
whose pocket the "thirty pieces" had
dropped.
His "cub," Montgomery. is nuisance.
As politician, he is sin everybody's
moss and in nobody's watch" He is a
common scold, but SO impotent that no.
body cares for his SANDERS. lie exhaust
ed the patience even Of Mr.. Lincoln. who
was finally compelled to ask for his resig-
nation.
IL President johnson should be i'm
peached" it will be for listening to such
miserable malignants, who are reputed to
surround him. We never felt that he
was safe after seeing Old Blair and his
cub lurking about the White House.
Commercial AdUertiser.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-10-16
M istella II It..
THE GREAT ORGAN OF LUCERNE.

Rev. Dr. Bellows in his last letter to
the Liberal Christian, thus speaks of an
instrument which ri,als our "big organ u
Lucerne is as Catholic as Zurich is
Protestant. l found the old Cathedral
here throngcd with worshipers at seven in
the morning of an ordinary week day.
There must have been at least thirty
priests engaged in the service The vi
tality of the church is indicated by a
magnificent organ four years old, which
equals in power and purity any | ever
heard. 1t was built in Lucerne by Haas.
1t is played twice every day for one hour,
and furnishes favorite resort for travel.
lers. stumbled into the church first at
the very hour the organ was being cxhib-
tied, and with no knowledge of its merit,
and of course without any special expec.
tation. But the hush of the little audi
er ce showed that some thing unusual was
going on. and it required only a few min
u.es to bring me wholly under the spell
of the most magical stop that | had ever
listened to.
The player, found after second hear
ing, was not very great one, but the or.
gan itself was wonderful, and be under.
stood perfectly how to exhibit it, under.
taking only what he could do with entire
success. The power of the full organ
was immense and as sw' eli as it was pow
erful. | could compare it only to the ef
feet of great park of artillery heard at
distance sufficient to mellow the thnndcr
But the von hunana was the specially Of
this organ, and certainly nothing more
successful in the way of imitation was
ever done. At first after bold iutroduc-
ton of the full organ we heard a choir Of
cbildren's voices. singing apparently in a
neighboring cloister; then chorus Of
mems voices took up the strain, and came
nearer and nearer as if one and then an.
other door between us and them had been
opened. | could not persuade myself ioi
long time that choir was not conceal
ed in some adjoining apartment; but il
was fnally clear that no choir could 'keeT
such time and agree together in such ex
preston. Nothing by tones more human
or more angelic was ever permitted tc
visit my ears at times the mighty in
strumont was subdued to the gentleness
of an infants breathing, and we all held
our breath not to lose the least sigh o
its decaying harmony. 1t seemed as it
choir of seraphs had strayed out Of HEAVIER
and were overheard by chance as they
flew by.
A few moments after we had storm
which, however offenrive, considered al
an abuse Of music, was marvellous ex
hibition of the quality and power of th'
instrument, and of the practiced skill o
the performer. The first sobs Of the ris
ing tempest, the distant thunder, tn
shrilling Of the breeze, the sweep of tn
winds, the pattering Of the rain, the nea
thunder, the break in the cloud, the frs