The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-06
I NO. 90

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private adYiccs VIC learn that a lady resi-,
dent Of Camden, in his State, has rn;oeu
six bales OF cotton by her own energy, haY.
ing no other assistance than that rendered
by the domestics Of her household. This
was accomplished entirely apart from her
husbands planting interest. Surcly none
can DO asonished at this announcement:
when our memoric3 revert TO tho brilliant
achievements Of the gen,lcr sex in the iHy 4
Of the 'so.called.
The United States row holds thc ssoon!
rank among the nations in the production Of
coal. Germany IL very close. EnciUuG
howevev produces nearly hall moro than al.
the other principal nations together. .
| figures are as follows:
The United States, 100000 ton, ,
FrussiG and other States Of tho Holyerin.
9,709, 233; Russia, 6,350,09O; Austria.
2,2G5,2@8; Spain, l44,2oH; aDrdry smaM
States, s0,825; total nearly 81. 900 tors
England, 80. lj0327 tons
| Cu'Nl&gro.; AEp SAyASyAH EAiIn?AU. Fl
| The Courier says:
"It affords US sincere pleasure TO oh.uni-
Gle q further extension Of this railroad rod
ihe prospect Of i's early completion Tie
cars SIRE now running 20 CoGsawhatchi4.
carrying passengers and freight at whicn
| point there has been constructed n rerms
ncnt, substantial bridge over tho river, en-
nbling tran srortaion to be safely anl exp,
ditionsly Greeted"
| The abuse o. false hair for the last Tvs,
years has producrd a rise Of SO per cent +.
the price The French ''capiiiary artists
now sell annually 100000 pounds Of ha:r.
and wcen braided curlcd aud cork screwc1
bring III revenue of more thau SI5,OuC.
| QUO Where all this hair comes from is
| secret which, for the tran lility Of families
! Ip1 E,Ii l. C,,I>
] Mr.. Thurlow Weed Of New York, who
appears to know II good deal about AIva.
Lincoln, says: Il; may not be inappropri.
ate to say that Mrs. Lincoln rcneive,
| ten thousand dolhy3 from oue, aud Nve
| thousand dollars from another contributor
| in this city, before Mr.. Lincoln's death, a-l
probably without his knowledge"
\ young lady, just from the seminary
being asked at the table if she would haya
| some more cabbage, replied: "By NJ
| means; gastronomical safety adaaou shes
me that have arrived at the ultimate .u.i-
nary deg:atron consistent with tho code OF
| Esculapius." IS she drew bac.; from the
| table, ii was concluded that sAo meant nla
| had 'caten heap"
When pen has been used unti, it appears
to have been spoiled, place il over Same
| "a gaslight. for instance for, say 9uartc,
! of a minute, then dip II into water, and j.,
VIII be again 1T for use. new pen wAirn
| is found TO DO too hard to write with, viii
become softer by being thus heated.
| There is q prospect at last that u trc,;,
of peace will he effected with the lndiun.
| EGchQngc
OF course. The red skius have lqhit o.
making peace at tho arp%9&ch Of winter.
| When tho hunting season is over, they want
| Government pap. They will make a treaty
OF peace quite readily Now; and keep it,
till next spring.
The uniform noveocnt is gaining In
New York State all railway officials wear
distinguishing uniform, and before long it
is probable that postal employees will do
| tho sans.
A Ncw Jorseyman recently drowned
himself, leSVinga note wnich stated, reg ,rd-
| less of tautology, tha nc committed suicide
himself and nobody else had Anything 10 90
with IT,
| Hon. Jefferson Davis expects TO leave
Clnnda for Richmond about The 2rh or 18Th
OF November. 10 be present at his trial. ilo
| vs. advised by his counsel TO be GU hand be
fore the cOGrt opens, but lHey express g.
doubt II he is really to be tried this fall.
y movement is on foot at Colombia 10
build, by voluntary subscription, a menu.
melt TO our States sweetest poet the late
Henry Timrod
The Republicans arc increasing their Of
forts TO carry New York They arc flood
ing the doubtful counties with money, and
making every exertion to prevent them de-
feat al The polls.
Frederick Hudson, late managing edito,
of the New York Herald, began in lint Of
fcea a messenger boy, at salary of IT.
dollars weok. .5 'aa
/, is said Mr.. Stewards mission ia New
York is 10 start q new conservative Rcpubii
can party IN that State, to hold the balanoe
of power The mission had tho approval 0.
the President
| A late Confederate oficer, onoo employed
at Charleston, s. c., has taught tho Brazil
ians how 10 use torpedoes in naval warfare
Mr., Jefferson Davis is at present in Cen,
tre Village, Vermont, visiting her mothcr,
who is dangerously ILL.,
Charles Dickens will roach Boston early
IN November, as he Is announced to sail
from Liverpool in the Java, on tho Goth nit,
Mr.. Bonner declines to trot Dexter
against Commodore vaudnrhil,'s horse
Mountain Boy alleged as an excuse that the
!atter has never Hqualled Doxt6r's fast tip,o.
and tho race would be "foregouo coaclu.
sion'' in favor Of tho former.
There is n great cheese at rac.ory near
lngersoll, Canada, which was made year
ago. Thiriy,fve tons Of milk were used in
its manufacture. a It weighs 1000 lbs
The leaves Of The potato vine ore being
successfully used in Havana as n substitnte
for tobacco. Real Havanes With potato fill.
ing and cabbage leaf wrarpers will soon he