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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-04-09


SAVING FOR OLD AGE.-No one
denies that it is wise to make a pro
vision for old age, but we are not all
agreed as to the kind Of provision it
is best to lay in. Certainly we shall
want little money, for a destitute
old man is indeed sorry sight, and
suggests to to every one the suspic-
ion that his life has been foolishly if
not wickedly spent. Yes,save money,
by all means But an old man needs
just that particular kind of strength
which young men are apt to waste.
Many a foolish young fellow will
throw away on new years day a
certain amount Of nervous energy,
which he will never feel the want Of
till he is seventy; and then, how
much he will want it, 1t is curious,
but true. that bottle OF champaign
at twenty may intensity the rheuma-
tism Of three score. 1t is u fact, that
everlasting the eyes at fourteen
may, necessitate the aid of spectacIes
at forty, instead Of eighty. We ad.
NloO Jul y OuAiS ASetASAS w w say IL =
of health, for their old age, for the
maxim holds good with regard to
health as to money: "waste not,
want not" 1t is tie greatest mis-
take to suppose aal any violation of
the laws ofhea.th IAN escape IT'S pen
atty. Nature forgiyes no sin, no er-
ror. She lets off the offender for fif>
ty years sometimes, but she catches
himat last and inficts the punishment
just whom, just where, just how he
feels it most. Save up for old age,
but save more than money; save
health, save honor, save knowledge,
save The recollection of good deeds
and innocent pleasures, save pure
thoughts, save friends, save love.
Save rich stores of that kind of
wealth which time cannot diminish,
nor death take away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-04-09
POWDERS.


drachms or b9'f an ounce.
A teaspoonfu4 contains one drachm
THE DRUNKARDs's WILL leave
to society ruined character, wretch
ed example, and o memory that Will
soon rot.
| leave to my PAL tners during the
rest of their lives as much sorrow as
humanity in a feeble and decrepid
state can sustain
| leave to my brothers and sisters
as much modification and injury as |
could bring on them.
| leave to my wife a broken heart,
a life of wrctchedness and shame, to
weep over my premature death.
| give and bequeath to each Of my
children, poverty, ignorance, and
low character, and the remembrance
that their father was brute.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-04-09

lowing tables will be found useful in
measuring doses for the sick
LIQUIDS.
A pint contains sixteen ounces.
A teacup contains a gill.
A wineglass contains two ounces.
A table spoonful contains half an
ounce.
A teaspoonful contains sixty drops.
Fodr teaspoonfuls are equal to one
tablespoonful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-04-09
Annual Report ofthe Board Of Supervi-
sors of the Town of Lancaster for the
Year Ending April 1st, A. D., 1867.


TO the SeVeraI Funds Tor which it
was appropriated ...................... IL 904 rs
Balancein hands Of Treasurer 1926 GO 900 s
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
There is due TO the several School Dis
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-28

wcrknnen sent to ali parts to it up work
And Repair Boilers anu Machinery.
- Ali orders will eceiye' on indlvidn-
siaAtentfon, and will be prompf1 filled on
sla most reasonable erms.
$ u1Ace and Foundry on the Canae ,cQEner
q Ingle Street. @dI . VI oct6-dlyS
DIDO .ithHnE90tb
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-28
OPENING DAY AT NEW YORK.

What the New Styles are Like-The
Rage for Brown, Bronze Brown,
Bismarck Brown, "Fire Brown
and the Whole Family OF Browns
Short Dresses, and No CrinOltne.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-28

Exomfhe Nov York Time41E
We regretto chronicle thesfact; but
so it is, Opening Day has lost its
significance in New York City. Most
of the leading houses in millinery and
fancy goods confine their announce
ment of changes for the season to
their personal friends and customers;
and the few that still adhere to the
old practice suit their convenience as
to time, and yield simply to the force
of habit in inviting the public to their
semi annual display.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

WITHHOLDING CorToH ON WHIcn
ADVANCES HAVE DEEM MADE.-We
have noticed in somc Of our Southern
exchanges articles referring to the
very aisoreditablo, or to speak moro
to the point, absolutely dishonest
course which has been pursued by
some planters in obtaining advances
on their crops from factors and then
disposing of their cotton to other par
lies, without re-imbursing the factor
to whom they had obligated them
solvossto consign it in any shape what
ever At the present timo there is,
we regret to say, case Of this kind
,pondiDg sin our own, courts, The laws
of this State are exeeedinglyatringont,
asthey ought to be, respecting the du.
tics of both factor and planter, and it
is toSbe hoped that In all cases involy-
ing either the interests or tho honor
of one or Che other, TIL law will be, ens
forced in It's fullest extont. IN. o.
Price Current.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25
Enuland he.- been looking with W

England he.' been looking with won,
der, mingled VII. h amusement, at the
progress OF qnarre. between parties
near Sunderland, involving the owner
ship Of a ship. "A man ort., 'rcd yes
sel OF builder, and hadpad inaa.. mentS
OF tho price amounting in all TO nca.:'V
$1,000. A dispute arose about the
remaining payments. The ship was
nearly finished. Mr. Nichols the build.
er, hired party ofsh,pwrigh,s TO do
what remained to be done in tho might,
and to launch tho ship. The next
morning Mr. Rogerson, the purchaser,
got his workmcn together. with some
volunteers, rowed QUIT tho shin, and
after hard fight succeeded in throwing
MIR. Nichols crew into the river. The
ship was towed TO the quay Of Mr.
Rogcrsons yard. and there scuttied and
sunk for greater security. A few days
aflerward Mr.. Nichols invaded the ward
witha small army Of workmen, drove
oil the Rogersonians, raised, pumped
out, and repaired the ship, and took it
down the w ear to Sunderland. lhe
police enjoyed the spectacle of these
battles, but did not Interfere. Tho ones.
tion goes TO The courts.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25
w. Fl. MCCARDLE
December I, 1867.

A letter written OH board the United
States steamer Wachusctt, at Pcotoo, an
island ut the mouth OF tho Yangtsc
river, says the island is considered holy
ground by the Chinese, who visit it
annually during the months Of January
and February. TO the number Of ten or
fifteen thousand. They worship Bud
aha and the western Heavens, and a
laro,o amount Of money has been laid
out or buildings for the idols and the
numerous ,,."ics's. The grounds are
beautifully Guilty. ted and all the aven
ues Of approach TO IT," temples are lin,
ed with shade trees. The ch'ct idol ~
tho main temple is thirty feet Ugh, and
at least ten in breadth, il is in q sting
posture, with limbs crossed something
after tho manner of the Turks The
idols are composed OF plaster or somc.
thing Of that nature, and aro all hcavi-
ly gilded. One dfthe Brahmin priests
who died recently had held his right arm
up for thirty years, and had let lis fin
ger nails grow until they had ponctrat-
cd the flesh. Usually there arc about
800 priests on tho island, but at the time
Of tho annual worship they number.as
high as 5000.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

AN IMPENDING NUIsANCE.--It is
coming | Tho "skatorial" nuisance IS
upou us Tho note Of preparation has
been sounded, and the Toady Jenkins
tribe have sharpened their pencils for a
dive into the slough Of abject nunkyis
which, for tho last Jew years has
characterized and debase6 the "A mericnn
press.
The base ball nuisance has retired to
winter quarters, no more to be daily
poked under our noses until the advent
OF spring. The season was far from
satisfactory. Only five base ballcrs kill.
ed outright, and n shameluliy srnail
number o: the cusscs manned lor life.
Not one Of them has had his brains
knocked out. Neither have we beard
Of any brains being knocked out of a
base ball.
Skating, like base ball, is an of1shoot
OF New York snobdom. 1t is n shouly
epidemic that ragcs fcarfully among
weak minded men and strong minded
women. 1t Is an appropriate amuse-
ment for boys, and if women and old
'-'@' 'NN' "'S l'ootp w ltt|liSt lu Snuln =
on the ice, no one has right to object
to their peculiar exhibitions. Under
the Constitution and all the amendments
people have right to make fools OF
themselves if they want to. But have
editors 0! twelve dollar newspapers any
right to intict upon their readers dai.
ly dose of maullin Jenlinism, portacv-
lnS tho extraordinary fea,s of some
beautiful "skatrcSs" or "skatcst" or
"skatorial champion" as the case may
be. Clearly not. Ia young lady in
New York desires to SHOW her asyr?ity
on the Central Park, why lot her slide.
Sh" cannot disturb our cqnanimity o,
shock our sense Of propricty at that dis
tance. But that is not it, She docs
not suffer cold feet and n dripping nose
tor the pleasure there Is in skating, but
Tor the pleasure she feels in being para.
ded IN the newspapers. Aspiring locals
gives us her biography od nausc,:m !;
The pictorials give us her likeness and
anecdotes of her sprightlmess are rife.
In ths manner the contagion is spread
and become gcncra}.--l-uJa Dam, il.
.Louisu1lIc Cowicr.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25
The Great Robbery in Now York

A dispatch published some days ago
stated that clearinghouse clerk of a
bank in Philadelphia was seized, be-
tween 10 and / o'clock on Friday,
at the corner of Wall and William
streets, and thrown into sleigh with
his .satchel and robbed of q larqo
amount of checks. Tho robbery oc-
CURED in Now York and the Post gives
the following additional particulars :
The sleigh was driven on rapidly,
and tho men tried to throw the clorll
out, but ho held on the satchcl, which
contained about three million dollars
in checks and about five hundrc dol. /.
lars in money. The clcrk was severe
ly beaten before he would release his
hold of the satchel. He was thrown
out into tho snow, bleeding from the
wounds inflicted upon him by the
thieves.
The stolen checks cannot be used
by the robbers, and they have gained
but little by their attempt. Any
attempt to convert tho checks into
money would insure the arrest Of the
persons presenting them. Lewis j.
Kingsley, the messenger Of tho bank
had Just left tho clearing house when
q man on tho sidewalk, who had been
watching for him, seized hold of tho
bag which lie was conveying, and
sprang into sleigh which was in wait
ing.
There wcro two other men in The
sleigh, aud they drove off ut once with
grcatspeed. Young Kingsley was not
disposed to yield up the matter quiet.
| ly, but retained his hold of tho handle
of tho satchel with obstinate tonacity
The men beat him upon the head, neck
and hands with rufianly violence
| still he held on for several rods, till
thcy finally succeeded in wrcnching
off his hold. They then drove away
with their booty. Kingsley was bad.
ly bruised.
i The officers Of the bank are of opn.
| ion that the thieves did not gain mucl
from this robbery. Kingsley had Just
taken into the clearing g-housc the
checks, &c., upon other banks which
had been takon up yesterday by the
Bank of New York, and had received
IN exchange checks, drafts and cortit
Gates which had been deposited by
them. He probably had not exceed
ing"$a5 i'll money which the thieves
can make available. Tho bank u
once caused notices to be served OF
it's dcpositors, that they may be abl'
to give such information as will ena
bic the adjusting of tho books without
. difficulty.
The Bank Of tho State OF New
, Gork cautions all persons against re
ceiving or negotiating checks or draft
, on their institution without frs
communicating with the bank Off
, GERS.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25
Selected Poetry.
KICK HIM WHEN HE's DOWN,

When the sun Of prosperity's shining,
And n mans growing richcr every day
When in ease and in comfort reclining.
And golden Success crowns his way sz
How friends will thon flock about him,
But If fortune should happen TO fr0wn,
How quickly hon got tho ''oold shoulder
And be ''kicked because he is down.
How kindly The world will smile on him
When life with Successes ahound;
How cordially, blandly. twill gree, him
As in pleasure he's riding around
But then let reverse o'ertake him, IA.
And his friends both in coun,ry and town
Have not kind sentence to cheer him,
But will "kick him rs soon ne he's down"
Let man get position or wealth.
Matters motif by intrigue or fraud.
The world mods approyingly at him,
And his acts il will loudly applaud.
What though hehay be great villain
With tho simple the wise and tho clown,
While he's up he's q "tip-top fellow"
Aut they'll "kicl; him irevcr he's down"
When man hae plenty Of "grccnhRoks,".
Aud he's healthy and ''iestive and gay"
He's counted "buily good ohum," then,
And the crowd approves all he may say
But just let him lose all his treasures,
Pcrchancc, too his health may be gone,
He'll sot TO be nobody quickly,
And sure to be "kickcd when he's down.
what's tho use Of being moral and honest,
Or striving to be upright and true;
For unless man has "los of money"
The worlds bound to put him righ
through. tIa.r
They'll ego for him" certain and surely,
From tire jockey to priest in hia gown,
All will Btnnd ready TO "stub" him.,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

The OYsTEn TRADE The Baltimore
Gazette speaks Of the oyster trade of that
cHy rs constituting one OF is largest
industrial interests. Tile business of can
ming oysters there was begun only abort
len years ngo. The magnitude to which it
hns mount cd up may be underst ood from the
following statement Of the GazcNc:
There are at present about thirty pick
ing houses IN Tho city, employing some
forty five hundred sbuch ors or openers of
oysters, Of whom the larger number are col
| orcd men and women. Over ten thousand
people are interested in tho oyster shuck.
era mas :crs, l!nnors. Eox makers, wagon
crs, and the employees in the different pack
ing houses. OF tho 1850, 600 bushels OF
oysters annually brought to this city,
,S1o, 900 bushels are packed raw, 1860.
600 bushels arc preserved by stenming and
packed, and G25, 900 bushels are used in
The shell for tho city and surrounding coun :
t"y consumption. IL is estimated that
during he busiest season the various pack
ing houses in the city open an. aggrcg gate OF
$4,000 bushels daily. Of this large amount
by far the greater part is distributed among
the cities of St. Louis, Chicago Cincinnati,
| md Louisville, and the remainder goes to
Tho smaller Western citics nnd towns. many
boxes going ns far West MS Denver and
Santa Fc. The trade is an immense one,
and brings very largo amount of money
into Baltimore, besides giving employment
TO so many persons and vessels.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

FAMILY CorRTMsiEs In the family
the law Of pleasure ough, to extend
from the highest 70 The lowest You
are bound to please your children, anu
your CHI dren arc bound TO please each
other and you are bound to Please your
servants ifyon expect them to please
you. Some men are pleasant in the
household aud nowhere else. We have
seen such mcn. They are good fathers
and kind husbands. If you htd seen
them in their own house you would
have thought r,h"y were angels
almost; but If you had seen them on the
street or in the store, or anywhere else
out Of the house, yon would have
thought them aih,ass'. demonac. But
tho opposite is apt to be the case.
When we arc among our ncighbors, or
among strangers, we hold ourselves with
scll-rcspccs, and crdcavor to act with
propricty but when we get homo we
say to onaselves 81 have plnyct part
long enough, and am now going to he
natural" So we sit down, and wo are
ugly and snappish, and blunt and disa-
greeablo. We lay asiSc those Glrlc
courtcrcs that makes The roug!.ass floor
smooth, that make the hardest thing
like velvet, and that make lilc pleasant.
We cxpcnd all our politcncss where
It >,,"ill be profitable - where it will brins,
silver A. I'd gold
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

MORE New ENGLAND PIErY. --Somo timt
since, reverend divine, from Middleton
Connecticut, calling himself Dcnnison
made his appearance in this city, nn6 cdi.
fled tho Loyal Lcaguers" with much
preaching. After Il short so;ourn, tho SAID
reverend gentleman prepared to depart, ana
made his appearance at the depot with q
large box, which he directed TO Middleton
Connecticut, and marked '.Iron Pump
1t was shipped as an Iron pump, hut, on
reaching Norfolk, the way bill being blur.
sod, and Tho marking having become ndis-
tlnct, dispute arose between two railroad
agents there nc TO whether il was piano
box or pump box. A wager was the result
and TO decide it, the box wns opened, when
to the amazement of tho officials, they
rHund therein disintcrrea corpse pacAca in
saw ..2nst. The freight upon an iron pump
to Middleton being about forty dollars less
thasrsupon corpse to the same place, tho
reverend gentleman had concluded to avail
himself OF this opportunity for litlo sly
cheating, which would hsyc proved SUCCESS
but for an accident. we got tho above
facts from the agent Of tho Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad, now in this oity, sand a
gentleman Of yeracty. Charlotte Meas.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

Milton's. blindness was
the result ofoverwork and dyspepsia.
One Of tho most eminent American
divincs has for sometime been compcll-
cd to forogo the pleasure of reading,
has spent thousands of dollars in vain,
and lost years of time in conscquencc
of getting up several hours before ,aay,
and studying by artificial light.
Multitudes of mon and women have
made their eyes veal; for life by the
too free use of tho cyc-sight III read
ing small print and doing fine sewing.
In view of these things it is we'll 10
observe the following rules in the use
Of the eyes:
Avoid suddcn changes between light
and darkness.
Never begin to read, or write. or
sew, for several minutes after coming
from darkness to bright light.
Ncvcr read by twilight, or moon.
light, or of cloudy dag.
Never read or sew directly in front
of the light, or window, or door.
It IS better to have the light fall
from above obliqucly over the left
shoulder.
Never sleep SO that on first awaking
the eyes shall open on the light of a
window.
DO not use the eycsight SO soant
that it requires an effort t, discrini-
nate.
Too'lnu light creates glare, and
,Fmns and conlnscs the sight. The
moment you are sensible of an effort
to distinguish, that moment cease and
take q walk or ride.
AS the sky is blue and the earth is
green, it would seem that the ceiling
should be a blush tinge, and the walls
OF some mellow tint.
The moment you arc instinctivoly
prompted to rub the eyes, that mo-
menS stop using them.
1t the eyclids are glued together on
waking up, do not forcibly open them,
but apply the saliva with the finger,
it is the ,speediest dilutent in the
world. Then wash the eyes aud face
in warm water.
Halls Journal efHealth.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

Apropos of tho walking mania now so
prevalent throughout the country, Mr.. John
Quill makes the following offers al will
walk with any good looking .irl who has a
fortune in hor own right, upon my given
moonlight night, both parties to go as slow
as they please, and neither to hurry back to
tho starting point. sill thou, on the
word, walk into her affections, and walk off
with her fortune
81 will walk around the earth with any
man who will bring pile of it and 10y II
down in convenient spot. Or, will walk
across the pleins, if a carpenter can bc found
to put "a lot of them in arow. I will also
take rope walk with any,person who will
furnish the capital and give mo share In tho
business. i venture to cay that oan mako
ss good time on & sidewalk ms any cSlior
man Messrs. A. M, Walkinshaw and Jor-
rry Walker to BIO tmpires, and tho O'Wauks,
the ereferse. All disputes to ,be sotlled BY
reference TO Walkers Dictionary. If am
out in tho neighborhood of. Br0ad and Pop.
lar streete,I & will have no objection to ex-
tending my walk ten foot, if be property
ject." ~, .E.a.,il !, ~ t.., .,s, s5-s
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

EXTRAORDINARY REvENGE.---The G
Providence HcraM Of the 2lst tells the
following ridiculous story of a hen
pccked husband who took most sin.
gular revenge
A singular case Of matrimonial in
felicity is reported on Village street
two or three evenings ago. a couple
both slightly under the influence OF
be- 'verages, had a"chccrful discussion, u
which eliminated in a regular quar-
rel, after, they had retired to their
couch for III. night. At last, render
ed frantic by tie stinging words OF
his wife, and in oru.o to revenge him
self upon her, tho MA sprung from
his bed and seated himse.'t upon the
hot cooking stove, "accoutried as she
was" in very limited line of wo.n .nr'
ing apparel. Tho stove being very
hot, tho mans flesh burned on and his
night garment somehow catching upon
tho roar Of the stove he was unable to
release himself. His screams for help
were treated with cool Indifference by
his wife, and it was only when his
cries had called in two men from an
other room, that he was extricatod
from his uncomfortable position by
boing pulled off the stove by main
strength. Of course his burns wore
terrible, and the physicians who at
tended him predict that thoy will re.
suit in permanent lameness.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

The Anti Slavery tSandard, in let,
ter from Washington, has a curious
revelation Of the feelings. plans and
r"rpoacs Of the Radical party. at says
they have been holding conferences to
effect an Organization Of their own, apart
from that Of The Republican Party, and
that they intend to renew the project OF
impeachment ass question of privilege,
on wlicl, thcp have Alright to be heard.
II is refreshing to hear them complain
ia,g OF the tyranny Of The. majority in
shutting of debate"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

There is some trouble brewing again
on the Rio Grando frontier. Itappears
that two American citizens were recent
ly forced into the Mexican army at
Matnmoras, nntor the Slate decree OF
Juarez proolaiming that every citizen
owed the Republic any sort Of service
be.might SEQ fit to designate. General
Mckenzie, commanding at Brownsville,
had brought the subject to The notice Of
Colonel aPalacioy, commanding the
Mexican forces at Matamoras, and has
received tho reply that the latter would
take IL into consideration.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

and peace, will be comparatively easy.
Tho first step will cost you labor. 1t
can only be accomplished by putting
out of power the Republican party,
and putting in its place the Democratic
party.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-25

Twenty. seven years ago Edward
Oxford, a silly por.-boy, fred pistol
at Queen Victoria, was tried, acquitted
on the ground Of insanity, and confined
ina criminal lunatic asylum. The pen.
atty of high treason was at that time
hanging, drawing aud quartcring, the
bill provided corporal punishment for
any who assaulted the sovereign having
not been passed In tho asylum OK
lord was quiet and well behaved; but
evidently not mad. His own statement
was that tho pistol contained no ball,
and that he only sought notoricty. The
foolish fellow, after passing the best
years of his life in confinement, isnow
released and sent out Of England, but
how he will mako his living, unless he
is ,pena' oncd, is unknown.