The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-09

~, eh lou, whose brothers are but
we'll dressed loafers. We pity any
girl who has so little brains, who is 50
rcrdnnt, 50 soft, as to think less of Il
Young man for being mcchanic-on
"f Gtd's noblqmon-. the most diani
!icd a"d honorable rersun; SO OF horv-
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Par bette. hi.ctrr. tie vs,! ,ed
paulef, with ali lis ,i.".. irwclry,
brazrnncSs, and rompo$iv, and take
TO your affections The cnllous-handcd,
Intelligent, and Industrious mechanic
| Thousands have bitterly regretted
their folly who have turned their
backs to honesty. a few years have
| taught them severe lesson.
y cnrlons calculation has been cut"r.
cd into by an English paper as to the
cost OF he bail!r Of Sadowa that is tie
| rpi%famnn'c ioLm in which it puts the
/ expenses winch various powers have
been led TO undertake, by the adoption
OF new arms. rrmolrling Of armies (in-
c'ndng loss OF labor &c,) which, al
together, make rather a formidable sun
tolal. 1t leaves ont Prussia rs She was
with eighteen millions Of inhabitants,
aud counts The added twelve millions
only, together with Austria. Russia is
omitted. too, because her military re.
forms are kept in the dark. And Italy
is not counted. because she alone seems
not to have increased her army. Bat
| France, where the moral effect OF Kon.
! igGra'z was the most malkcd; ; Germany
| ("NceWing, as above original Prussia,
| Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Den
mark ana Sweden, whose war budgets
are all largely increased; these coun-
tries have since August 1866 spout
outright l3,lS0,0o0 pounds sterling,
nnl incurred IN additional annual out.
lay of 5,05S,000 ponds. Adding TO
this annually 39,95000O DAYS work
Iost by soldiers, at three shillings per
day, we have 1912, 900 pounds more
or an aggregate annual cx ornditnrc Of
l0,0OO,00O pounds sterling. This IS
the tangible calculahlr loss But when
we take into account the paralysis Of
industry aud trade from The lrnf! Of DOM
ing war, the cost Of that one day bat.
Jc-or, il vou insist upon il; of that
seven weeks campngn--is really ap-
poling in lis magnitude.
| GENERA BREoKiNRIDGG's LAST Or
riclML T.-Maior y. p. Ochiltrcc,
Of the Houston T&},yaph tells the fol-
! lowing in late letter from Paris
John 9. Breckenridge ut n dejcuncr
yesterday told Of his last act Of au-
trority as Secretary of War. 1t was
on the coast of Florida the General
was pursued by Federal cavalry in
every direction they were boating
the country in every direction IA
friend in need came to his rescue
he was one of Brcvard's gallant old
regiment Of tho Army of Northern
Virginia. He said: General, I'have
an o ID boat here that mout carry us to
l<nrby anyhow, wc'Il try it on
80 he worked away all that night rails
ING the boat from where he had sunk
II to conceal it from prowling Yam
KEGS; ho worked faithfully and cncr-
gn;ica!ly in patching it up and bal
Ing it, "rtilicially finishing it up and
: pnt;ing IN II few provisions. General
Breckiuri'Gr Graspcd the noble fellow
BY the nu@d and said to him: Il will
have ut few .lnrc hours OF authority,
tut such services as yon have rcnl,r.
Gd yruT cauntrJ 8nsrrvc re%nrA. Yon
Z shall DO q II ior. J VIZ MAKE ort