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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

stitute the whole system OF corn o;ro oro,,,
ing; deep brca'iing up, especially 1nae
the row,-plntiug the corn below ~ ",
general level plenty Of manure apple,
thorough early working and frcn,,pn
shallow string ofthc surface, durnr IL,
slowt1 OF the crop, with scraper ant
CorToN.--If you are sure you boy,
e0t enough OF corn and other crops nlan,
E"' 10 supply your wants-makino q
l,ooral allowance for the unccrIo;ntr 81
inc seasons then plant cotton. No 9th.
or crop produced for sale, if properlv
i'''nageo, Will draw so little from motba,
earth. There are instances Of laval
laands which with no other monur;,,,
man resting the land every second %
'n'ra year, and the return Of MI ,hn
secd and plant to the soil, II, which ,hn
aus, .aS' crops picked were much better ,hnn
'nt nrSS. We hava Mr.. Dickson's word
ana example, to prove that q co,,nn
p'antatlon can be so managed that it's
Pfoductlvencss will Increase each voar
an' tho annual increase Of the cron viii
pay heavy profit on the monry ~
pended in fertilizers. And, mark i
tin tnls way OF managing cotton plama.
.aon' ';,'' aftor little, is tho only oue that
wiz pay with any certainty.
In planting Cotton, il is a great tbino
GO nave the ground in proper order ~
hrst-,he beds straight, if tho snrr,cc
az admits, or not, without abr,ot cnryos
i,"he lime, then, TO have the soil Won
prepared, even if You plant fcwcr ,crcs
:, Inc , narrow will be found very useful
IN pn'verzlng the surface of fric beds |
wien rough aud cloddy. While il IS
very important to get an early stand
IL is better securcdby q thoroushlv nrc.
pared soil, than by hasty mt,mely p,an,.
ng:: Head the articles on cotton in tL;s
md preceding numbers
Hweet Potatoes, beddcd last month
SS'l' y soon begin to furnish "draws -
Iood' tar, sandy soils, and plenty Of
manure, are the prime requisites for suc.
'css. Break your ground very dnnn-
'P"n WIDE and deep turrows-s -scoItnr
'ood' well rotted manure, or ro,,cd
h'PS, ashes, Ne, ,;hickIv along in tl,s
Dr(flu .,DI |
a'her Hat bcd--rnn over this bed ipht.
with rakc to pulvcrize or Level il
nd n,d You are ready for planting The
ufa"s should be carefully taken-tbc
oois dipped ina thick batter moJc {
I'm woods earth, ashes and fresh COW
onS, eqnal parts, stirred into water c
nu The plants set with "dibb)c" or 9
'.er SUCK about Is Or ls inches apart I
,,o row. II the weather is very dry, 5
ami after 4 =. NJ, and pour a eill or q
,, Oh water around tho ROOT of each Ii
raw" leaving only dry earth on lhn $
Irlace, to prevent too rapid cvapora- t
,'' from next days sun. Tho nncr- 6
't0re consists in lightly scraping ,ho "
les OF the beds, to keep the weeds n
'wn, and string the earth little, ifn b
ows tendency to bake or bccob,c
ro. AS soon as the vines begin to IS
yer lhe ridges and spread across tho b
WV w.. - "7H-.r ,,,' ci
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

car every yeorto supply tho vacancy
IL the herd iSthirty COWS, he should
raise two CALVES and so forth.
LETTERS dried up too early after
calvmg, willalways run dry about the
S'n'e time u after ycars--thcrcforo
DC carefulto milk closely tho first
year. unity about six weeks before
calving.
Spring cows should come in while
they arayet fed on hay, and before
they aYturnod to grass, which will be
~ rnoro m@ pkely to prevent cakod bag and
mix ever.-Amnuo1 Register.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10
Things Wise and Otherwise.
i .ioSa who never admire others arc
rat9iy admircd themselves. ~

! ioSa who never admire others arc
r4ro}y admircd themselves. -
The longer the saw Of contention is
dra"n, the hotter it grows. lET
A lawyers br'cf will bo briof be.
'or frco-thinkcr thinks freely.
Tho more true mcrit person has,
the moro he arpiauds in others. (
People arc not apt to be ,weat4k,
tniS ilio nor in hurry to enter up5n ,i
another. " T"
:, "Ihot motio&is out of order" sid
1nc ch1!rman Of a meeting rowly
raised his arm 10 throw an egg.
~ preacher who had bcon printa,
sad in one Of his sermons that vo,nb
was like n comma, lnnl,l.ood liko y
se'mi,colop, old age Ike q colon. +
~hich'doath puts !, period.
Fcnalc education is often q eaud,
and tawdry setting, which crn,l cr'
ana almost hides the jewel it ought t,
S@mncr is ambitious to nresrr;h
,p ,po i+'Gt" ot orthodox coat tails and
"0 80 'c VI collar man shall wear.
FMa,' said littlc ,;rltoho.,
edo men want to got ma arriaS ri nI' 1'o'ner'
as 'he women p 'o % ''och
'psLaw what oro ,o,, .n.
"oout t"W {
boro "my' :o ma n"' tho women that come
'v'u :.re 3'""[S talking about getting
""rrio'' out 'hc men don't % so.'
,;e, "e o'ecn speak of being settled in
inr ,naL ."is y. rs wei think of 20, It.
- S 1"'uor III the midst of the Attain
''' oG';'' or TAX Of tho permanent
J, l,,,''',o',1t ,n %, a stone that is rolling
'o"h n MI.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10
,ne planter, during u civil but dsos.
trous revolution. "'"s'

inc planter, during civil bnt diso,
: trous revolution. Wv "'''S
Without discussing tho pol;t;o,
economical question, as to wLo,hor ''s, y,
eScfss OF imports or exports cnriclcs
nation, or whether cotton planting i'm
Poyer'shes the South simply because 4
n"os N wealth to the already powerru
N0rlh, and assuming that 'aearcpate,
individual wealth Of the State, / din,
Il can bo proven, by process Of reason
ing rs comprehensive 10 The humblnst
as 'tls lrreiutabe by .he wisest ofvnnr
s'' ssaaers' mat It to The interest Of every
south Carolina planter to pitch tho
greater pars Of his crop this year for
roIton' and IN somc ins anccs, to plant
no corn at all.
AoDeV,ilol is ORC Of the largest and
most productive Districts in tho State
tho average yield Of seed cotton hero
per acre is about l5O pounds Of I'M
cotton and twelve bushels Of scol rho
average yield Of corn is about twelve
ana ha!f bushels per acre-tho some
we're producing two bushels Of peas and
,oc poun1s OF fodder. The val-o tho
70 we planter, and hence to ,he District
ana Sta;c, of these rcpcctive a.. - n,nv
be computed thus: "'
Io9 lbs ~ lint cotton, at zoo. $50 90
"A pnshcts OIL cotton seed, ut
"foSs proceeds from an aero in
, 5Ea bnsh"si ofcorn, at &l.5O 1875 "
"t'" ,,'" ~ peas at 80 8 90
too lbs. of fodder, at 81 ! 50
"f"ss procee ls from an aero In
corn so3 25
lS'c"S III favor Of aero in cotton SO ~
"oI'oh has not yet failed to twenty
Ycm:s per pound and [ hope, never
"'il Corn can now be bought in Bal
timoro and delivered in Abbeyillo D;s.
,f'ct TOR less than $3.50 per bushcl, and
ha" inc South last year made hcr usual
corr, crop, corn would now bca drea
Oh 'he market at ST per bushcl.
~ may be urged that it requires moro
'oor 10 cultivate III, acre Of cotton tbnu
o'm OF cpIlM Not so. The labor tina,
wiil prodncc twelve and u half bushels
y corn viii produce 45O pounds of
~ ''"' ''''Iiti tiiau OTHERWISE will
'f""ncc 800 pounds. Experience has
""Gh' Chnta hnrd who will c,l,iy,,c
we've acres will do SO with more case {
" planting eight acres in cotton and
our III corn, than by putting it all in |
'rh or al IN cotton. And if so, tho '
'anttr, with crop Of two-t!.irls cotton d
nd ono:.thlrd corn, will realize more net a
money no from h's crop than by planting o
II in corn. i,
DAT space allow, 7 think T cou|l p
rove mat corn was tho least rcmuno- 81
'"Vc crop u South Carolina planter "
II 'c",uVa'e. Corn cannot be shpynd S,
exchange for snch family supnIcs ii
we 10 not and cannot grow; corn G,
III not pay off freedmen for labor 81
'rh suffers more from drought than any d
op we plant, AMI corn cxhausts tho 81
hd more than cotton and as much ne h;
y OF Tho other grains. Al! these are &C
fI
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

CAsaDIAN CoNfEDEnArioN.- --A spccial
ehhlo despatch to the Montreal GdzAie.
dated Narph 20, states that "tho Queen has
sanctioned both bills for the confederation
Of Bripsh North America" The Gazette
says
"Both BILLS are, therefore, laws. From
this tinie5tnesn colonies start upon new
eta, apd y is one, which viii determine their
they will sbGildqp a greet Northern nation
Disconnected, likcs bundle of sticks, tflo
probability Is that they would, in time, have
been, one by one, absorbed in the soothing
political confusion to tho South Of us.p
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

TIC New Orleans Picoyune. of The 3Oth
says ''fhc creynssc Mt Grand Levcc is now
about half mile widc, will, tho waterpo"r.
ing through with great rapidi,y The cur
rent OF tho main river is diverted more n
less the entire width Of the river. Steamers
passing down tho river, when nearing the
break, arc obliged to head we'll over to the
port side to avoid being drawn into IT, Ync
river below has r''i,n 0ver foot since this
break occurred !. IS contcnded that tho
break in tho G., d! Levee will save MI Of
our country bgow from nundation."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

AMERICAN lNrrHnrRrNcE IN BE-
HAJA OF THE FENl,Ns.--The Paris
htW0,.8, of the 18th March, asserts
t:Yat Mr., ADAMS, the United States
Minister i'll London, has made repre-
sentations to tho British Government
in favor of the Fenian prisoners in
Ireland.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

=
and kindly spoken word The most
abominable hanl shaking is lazy lis,irss
Offering, giving no pressure and adverse
to receiving any. We have shaken
hands with such persons, and tho mem
orv OF it has ANNOYED us for an hour
afterwards. An embarrassing shake OF
the hand is, when the party grccts yon
unhcstatingly, vet $lightiy, AS If he tcs'
guilty of boldncss, or was not quite sure
that he had not been mislcG by a resem.
blaMcc. II is as awkward as a pause
in conversation.
Perhaps, to young lovers, the quiet
halt uninlcntional, contact Of hands II
most plaasant-that soft, lingering res
! ,lencss--that delicious remaining a
loves dctation.-that FAINT attempt a
withdrawal at propricty's uegesiion
that electrical thrill Of contact whic
fires the veins, modulatcs the voice, co
ors the checks, adds q brightness o tn
ewes and trrmulousncss to The lips.
How many men, profound in philose
ply, brilliant in scholarship, high in pc
sition. have sa: for hours in the sti
moonlight, holding in their hand the Sc
white hand Of woman, ,hcrr thong
idly borne oN'by fitting leaf or E
tyill Of a passing bird. Who cannn
that they wcr" not all the better fdS (
Cannot tho lion be in leve2
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

..,...r = .,-.,, a
On evey woman's "ncw bonnet" 37}
cents.
For citing steak more than three times n
day, ?3 90,
FD counting The stripes in a halnoral, so
cents
Fmappreciating "Jolln Erown's" song
Oyeach timation, So and upwards, ac.
co,Jng TO sishs.
| 6r declining q government contract
, $1,000
For lrying to ligh your cigar by the
tJwn pump, rs cents.
| On very single lady over twenty, ST.
| Thiss usclcss-tbcrc isn't any.)
| ! Fo reading the proceedings of Congress,
25 caIs'a day. Summers speeches in full
$lOxtra.
r. swinging on The gate, 81, cents.
rplaying,a jcwsharp. 2 cents n tune,
WI variations, | cent, extra.
IN the prctlicst baby in the Unit cd
, S'cs, $1,000. Gas every woman thinks
y baby the prcttiest this will realize an
aormous sum-
: For trying TO "escapc history" 9 cents.
See Presidents Messagc.)
For numbering piano, 81 IL day IF
there are any nervous people abou, the
mousse 20 per cont. 0lf.
On all roosters that crow over tho cleo
tions, So.
For drinking rye coifoc 2 cents drink.
Rye in any other shape. . cents.
For cheating the printer, $500 for each
offence.
For quitting OH style" without sonse (not
ccnts) to back you, Scents (ar:i bored )
For going to bed with your boots on, 50
cents.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

a party Of seven, men, women and
children, while crossing tho Nlississip-
P,l river on tho ice, about four miles
above Muscatinc, all btokc through
and barely escaped, after bcin" in the
water for some time. Mr. Kuttman
escaped by catching hold of the tailiof
a Newfoundland dog, which ran to
him, the dog dragging him out.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

IT" rRiAL or Ma. DAvIs.-Judcc Under
no'"' ' o' '"E.ha, has been here Tor several
;" conference with the Attorney.
General respecting the trial ofryr n.v;,
1t 's ihc ntention Of tho court /, b,y,,,,ig
''E" triH' at the May term. and i, = nndrr-
''t mar Chief Justice Chase viii nrns;,Ir.
ht objections which were tnndr a.. ~.
.''e' Justice IN regard to the mi!ii,yy hay.
.uS c"N''Ni ot That State. are likc!, !, con.
'.''"c l"r some time under the reconsiruc
non act. General Schoicld, it ,s said, will
SHORTY address n lc,ter to CHIEF Jns,;cc
Ih"Sc' III which hc will state that the CONT
can h"id It's sessions and proceed w;,L thc
business ra whcncvcr he IS ready, with per
i''! S'c"rity ana freedom. Unless his
'''''"r Is "iSp"scd ofin some way nj the
y, court II is pretty certain that the
''S''e"' VIII release Mr.. Davis TJi5u8s
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

a steamer lyingat anchor in the
!ha''"H '"ly took on board twelve
boxes Of s1ircr bullion, SEM by the
M"sS's Rolhchilds, 800 pounds in each.
I"cy we're slowed in the hold, the Hold
locked, and tn" customary watch Set
yet in the Mig, of those heavy
boxes, conlainS $4,000, were hauled
on drrN AMI lowered into a barge which
w'@ 'a@'orc'( alongside. and witch can
nowhere be found. It's the mystery of
the river.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

a man in Danvers, Mass, reoently
had some goods stolen from his prarsIl
isos, and, on rnting the policesiptlio
track of tho thlef: foand tho YSes in
tho possession of his own sop, wha he
had not seen folctw years. W.,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

Not less than 500 freedmen ,havo appll.
ed 70 tho American Colonization Societyto
oe sent to Afriea., within the last eight
months on, end all}of them, we are hssnrSdJ 81
ehe ans better olass Of eolered people. Over
500 have etnbarkcd In that time; and about
1000 arc now waiting for shipment.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

ne l1"rrD'trnc Age, Of january 2SIh
says: AS The custom boat was going
irow Qnccnscliif to the bark Arctic, an
enormous shark rushed at The stccr-oar
S"'@"d It with his teeth, and nearly
Nn"ckrd the c"XSwnin overheard, Tho
shark mad" a second bite 1T the oar,
'"N'Hga piece out of the blade. Tho
men describe the monster as beng the
largest they had ever seen, and csti-
mates l.a atgng'h as being over twenty
feet.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

Tho london PuN Mall Gag, OF
the 18th ultimo, has the forlng
paragraph at the head Of his o'S'on-
al notes;
owe regret to say we haveason
to believe that some recent Hrt"rcs
of Sir Frederick Bruce, i'll ar OF
his Government, in tho matot arol-
tration in tho Alabama cn.;S: nave
not been received in q }ei'lat'ry
spirit by Mr.. Seward. 2 ao not
! rcnrcscntativc has nlrcctly rG.
!, fused, but that. at two i'fi'" s. 'Na
subject has been Graded
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10


1HE TRANSFER oP THE MAYonALTy.-At
twelve o'clock yesterday, Mr.. Elwnrd
Heath appeared at the .offico OF the Mayor,
and being escorted into tho Mayors parlor,
wrs conrtcously and kindly invited by May.
or Monroe to q seat beside him. The latter
then rose, and in u few words congratulated
ihe appointce upon his elevation, and pro :
missed to give him evory Assistance in his
power. Mayor Monroe observed that, cx-
recting change TO bo made, ho was per-
sonally and ns Il citizen, gratified that the
choice hnd fallen, not on nh office seeker
81 nnisy nnrtisnn, bit upon quiet and
"n3h'yn.'Ye citizcn OF many years Of resi-.
H1h 40 Mr. Heath.
ln8Erpy Of the l0tter was modest md
bTlc!, hu; intimnted his earnest desire to
. nih}i he Office ono Of benefit to the peopIe
| H"d r'S administration Of It satisfactory fo
t1uui
i'N question being propoundcd MS to who
"a'% ,dministerthc oath of office TO tho
Ma%"ts the custom having been for the ont.
gong iacumbcnt to administer il to his
scccessyr, MIR Lynch, the new Attorncy-
General, was Of the opinion that some inif.
ciai of'cer was necessary to do this, as May.
or Monroe had heaa roiIIarcti, md n nauso
occurred, during wIdch N6ien
just as we passed ont n Booming bowl Of
champagne punch passed in. ny tho iHncr
door Of the outor Office was richly ftlmcd
and elabora, ely painted portrait ofthe late
President Lincoln, waiting to como IL,
| Which will, doubtless ,rtwhen wo return aea:n,
De hung prominen upon the wall--N. o,
| Picay%ne 29th.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

The British Government is scricns'y
considering this project oG making the Sv OH
telegraph y8ttm n branch of,ths Posiv;ilJo. J..
In Belgium, whore every Pnstoflicc Las i3j
wire wire, message oftwcnty words is ,ctt
to any part Of the kingdom for ten cents. ln
Switzerland, under ihs same system, both
messages and money orders can. be Gent ut
very low rates, and 'ho peoplo send more
messages ,hnn lotter.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

The Jews in tho various natias Of
lie earth numbcr,as IS cstimatclMot
ier from seven millions ahot Mc /.
7ah'eIas in the most pr"erGronI nI)aYs
oi the nation in ancient Pnle@fJ,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10
"A Day-Dawn View of n Railroad non

| y ~" VI Z" hailfOad Uar,
rMght passengers will appreciate III,
ioilowlng admirable sketch of the ;nta
rlor OF car at d ybreak: ~
| Long before we hear tho roor q
:. wneeIs we see The glimmcr of q plov;no
| light. Brighter and broader it onens
hNe the Cyyclopoan mwinkine eve Il
IS the light head Of the train. I'hen The he
steady Jar, then the mingled clanls rs ol
'hoosahd shaking CHAINS, and the c,,s
are here. "All aboard" and "all r;oLt "
follow, each other in quick succession
ana we are breathing the closa onJ
heavy air Of a crowded dormitory ,rh" NV
car lamps have gone out Disguised the
lit,ie waktnlncss Of the slcepers Las sub.
slncd, and tho dim snoring outline or
ol cloaKs amt shawls, AMI frightened
looking heads, floclcd here and thoro
lke troubled sea, with white, comnnso
me landscape; while over all, like pon-
u"'"ms swing plethoric carpet bags
s,c%ly 70 and fro; and little satchcis
orlsk as mantle clocks. and bonncts
made OF nothing, dance no and down
''ke blossoms in a rain, all timed tho
'holloh ol the train.
But the DIM gray turns to an o,d.
eyed whits, and the breathing bundles
o'g'n to stir; out of an egg shaptl back.
age is hatcheda woman wi,h locks lie
nevelled, like Venus from the sea- A
taroe or two: and " rongher form emor.
Ses rom cloak and shawl anil shakes
"srIi' ~ shapeless heap turns ont y
man, bearded like pad. A pair orI
boots thrust out like bowsprts, cocs
o"' OF sight as The owner comes in view
OF" Is soothing an ;rritated hat with Gen.
iH 'o"chcs Of ms elbow; another Bull.
ing at his wi|ied collar. Disordcrcd
L'Isos are smoothed with hasiv touches
81 me hand, and crnmplcd sleeves nrr.
S','lcd INTO shape One lady has learn
r" her lesson from Grim,,l,;n AL
makes ~. her toilet precisely like a
me co'd, clear light of carly morn is
''ways trying to human beauty: thnrn
'rc no t'nts &" be borrowed, no snI,,n;,,
'haoe$ TO ," "orN;, rlain. cold s,orc
''''' ''"NS one oHt al 'pUntrnanrn. Pn
u u railroad train th ordeal :, ~,
! a lac" ever looks faded il i. .,.. !
he ''a'f has any gray in it, !. .yro !
{" show wrinkles are read EI,a : :
Ign board, afar of. IF there be ,.,con
ent m the heart, it comes into ,ho
,""'n and every body looks lk, rcn.
!" after masquerade. or Richard after {
became "himsclf again"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

RULES roR Cow MANAGrMENr.--,
Cows should run dry six weeks before
cniving--if milked closely toward
calving the calves will be poorer.
A COW newly come III should not
drink cold water in cold weather, but
moderately warm slop. Calves in
tended for raising should be taken
from the COW within few days, and
they will be less liable to sues when
old. Feed them first with new milk
for time, then skim milk taking
care that all changes are gradual, by
adding onlya portion first; add gradi,.
ally little meal.
Calves we'll fed and taken care 8
With quart or two of mcaldaily il
winter will bo doubly tho sizo at tw'
lSyears they would thavo attained b.
common treatmert.s S
| Hoiferss thus treated may come il
at two years}old, and will be bette
than neglected animals at three, on
one year of feeding saved. {
!, Hearty caters are desirable .fo
COWS, and they may usually be selec
J, cd while calves. A dainty calf wi
BE- q dainty COW. MI
Persons&ho milk should keep the
! uails cut ,short--,animals are som
o times hurt with sharp nails, al
y |aee pnjustly charged with restles
e3tn8ss. ~ s
q Old COWS, should be fattod aa lifte,
i years. The dairy-man Therefore, VI
i. has fifteen COWS, should raise d heif
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

AssIsrAscH ron THE SouTm.--Great a me.
4 flcsn Tea company haze four stories In
New York city, besides one In Brooklyn ana
ahr.neriin Williamsburg, aud the managers,
with generosity worthy Of imitation,
donated tho profits made at al their stores
on the "a Of April TO Tho rdef of the suffer-
/ ing in the South ea,. s.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

kossutl still resides in Turin lie has
grown rrcm",urcly old, aid bears in his
person the marks of tho cruel dsarpoint-
ments and vicisSilu(cs which have marked
his life. His hair and board. which many
will remainder as n glossy, black, haze hean
for several years as white rs silver: his
form, once so erect, is bowed with grief and
suffering, anil n prnfound melancholy, succ
the death of his wife, with whom he buried
NIL hcprs, marks his whole dcmcannr. But
his voice is still soft and sweet, and his eye
still bcems with that sad and tender light
which gave so much ofits wonderful bcauty
to his face lie is poor, powcrlcss and
alone.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

The steamship Francis Wright, sai,cd
nom New York for Key West Id The scrsict
OF Tho International Ocean Telegraph C6m4
panys, carried corps ofoperntors; lineso,cn
aud lan"rers. besides horses, forage and
rattops, to begin lie operation Of laying 4
CAM" from Kcj West to- Havana. The
company isuhdcr tho management OF Cen.
Baby Smith. -, 's1,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-10

-, ~" ,.."J '"y tic .,"r ,..,; C'oHe
attention to these hints, with tho bless.
ing Of Providoncc,) will ensure good
yield, and the crop onght to DO larger
This year than ever before.
Chiaesc Sugar Cane, for syrup, should
no planted as soon rs the weather be
comes settled and warm--a little after
corn planting time The people OF the
Wost, where The climate is not so IA.
vorable for this plant as with U.s. arc
still planting itlarSely, for the p'od"c'
ton OF syrup and loddcr-much more so
than ourselves. 1t may be planted
much later than corn for Syrup crop !;
but if you want also, an after crop Of
forage and (perhaps) seed, you should
Eplant soon.
Corn in the drill, Millet, Hungarian
Gaass and other forage crops must be
pat in largcly-bht it is entirely useless
to plant these quick. growing and cy-
hauStive green crops, unless YOU prepare
lhe ground most deeply and thoroughly
and apply "any quantity Of manure
Eariy crops Of COW peas may also be
sown., For fodder, we prefer to SOW
them in tho drill, but if intended L
turn under for manure, SOW broad
cast.
, Jerusalem Artichokes may he planie'
Q in low spots, waste places, sides Of gul
4 lies, Sc, and will yield good food 10
. hogs.
: Plant also, ifyour soil is sandy,
: few acres in "Goober peas" which wi
|. DO found very useful for iattenin
II swine,
y Plant also, tho Chufa, or "Eart
1t Almond" largely. It is a most prol'f
8 ground nut, highly .relshed by hog
y Chickens ard ---pcople generally,
d Southern CGNiuator.