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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

ANEoDoTE OF TALKING BlLLY."--
In an editorial in Tho Enquirer OF tho
10th inst, the editor Of that Journal, like
Lincoln, was reminded Of a little amcc
do'e." He SAYS:
"We are reminded Of little anec.
dote Of our friend w. 6. Gimcr, of AL
bermarle. who says great many capi-
tal things: In 1865 the Federal officer
was swearing everybody in Charlottes.
vile with the johnson oath OF ale
glance. Gilmer went up in turn and
with a grimace guphed it down We'll,
SAID he to .he officer, i suppose l ar
all right now7' Yes, sir -yon are all
right now, said the official. Recon
structed, nm 12 said Gilmer. 'Yes,
said the officer, growing interested, yor
are once more und,.r the dear old Rag.
"A good Union man, now 2 says GiImer
Yes, sir, says the officer, you are az
much in the Union as nm AS gooc
Yankee as anybody p says Gilmer
Yes, s'r-jnst as good MS any man in
Boston, says the military notary
We'll, now, stranger SAYS G,lmer
didn't old Slonewall ia, kson give us
fits in the Valley campaign +"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Unwillingness to Prosper Exhibited in
Life Assurance,

The unwillingness, or shall we say
Impotence, Of the people of the South
to combine for purposes of money
making, is strikingly illustrated in
the matter of insurlng their lives in
Northern Companies. Had they COM
bined with each other in lifo insur-
ancc company, thoy would have had
by far the strongest company en- this
continent, and wo vcrily believe, in
tho world, But hundreds of dollars
aro paid annually, in tho town of
Winnsboro, to companies, whose
monied influence is uscd to sustain
tho industry and trade of tho North ;
and so, too, in every other town, city
or village of tho South Is not this n
melancholy fact I
We advocate free trade in COM
mcrce, but with it an Intelligent
investment of our little capital at
home. Where there is no rcas-
ON whatever for investing abroad,
either of convenience or profit, wo can
not but deplore that our people do not
keep their money at home. Who that
ls even slightly acquainted with the
principles Of life assurance, can doubt,
that Southern Company, if sustained
with any unanimity, has NIL along
been, evor since tho close of the war,
the one business enterprise absolutely
certain of brilliant success.
But what merely agricultural COM
muAity ever takes an idea in less kha,,
.WW yeors ut least1 And even then,
they take it through their factors ana
merchants. Oh then, for a varied
industry. Let manufacturing pur.
suits once waive their magic wand
over the South, new ideas will spring
mp, and old ones will be atteatiyely
considered, and our country will
bloom and blossom as tho rose. The
establishment Of n varied industry
and that alone, will cnt up tho fault
wehavc Poiutcd out and all other sirai,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Death of Col James N. Shedd,

We are again called upon to chroni-
Gle the death Of another gallant SOL
der. Col. Shcdd died at his resi-
dence on Monday evening last Of apo
plexy, in the 43d year his age. In
1916, when South Carolina was called
upon to furnish her quota of troops for
the campaign against Mexico, he en-.
listed in Company &C. Palmetto
Regiment, then q beardless youth, he
served with that gallant Regiment un-
til their return to their native State,
having been promoted to Captain fo1
gallant and mcritorious conduct on
the field Of Cherobnsco. Shortly af,
ter his return to his native District
he was presented with magnificent
sword BY the citizens of Fairfield Dis.
trict through Governor Means, bear.
ing tho following inscription "Prc-
sented to Captain Jas. N. Shedd, for
gallantry at Cherobusoo and Garita
de Bclen."
At the breaking out of the late
war, he took command Of Co. ssG," 9th
S. G. Infantry, and served with that
Regiment for twelve months, and was
afterwards promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel Of 22d s y. Iufunry, which
Office he held until the surrender of
Ice at Appomatox G. II.
Col. Shodd leaves wife and six
children, who have the deepest sym
pathy Of our entire District.
"lle hns funghr his Inst fight
lie has won his lnsi battle,
His voice will be be,rl in tic conflict no
more"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Desportes, Williams a. Co., Props
Character not Intellect the Glue to Prao-,
tioe,

The prejudice Of men not accustom
ed to reflection on the subject against
shook farmers" as thoy are sometimes
called, is, in sense, patural enough.
1t springs from overlooking great
law Of social life viz that character,
mot intellect, is tho clue to practice.
Tho ''book-farmer" can tell tho man
who distrusts him what to do, with
accuracy and clearnoss but, because
he does not do it himself, from some
popularity Of character, he is looked
upon with suspicion. and too much
disregarded. The question is put !:
''ls he successful : Docs he prosper 7
Does he make money g. Why, no {;
very frequently he does not but it is
very natural. 1t does not como of
his want of understanding how to
mako money. He really can give
wiic,counsel on that subject But lhe
isapt to BIO more fond Of intellectual
truth, than of accumulating fortune,
and spends what he has gained by one
experiment in making another. He
content with the discovery Of the
mine; md leaves to others to work it
toadynntngc. His CHARACTER prevents
his reaping tho NATURAL. FRUITS OF
Hls INTELLECT. But what practical
man wants in an adviser is, not that
he should have succeeded, but wis
dom and brains ; not that household
be good man or a sober man, but
clearness of perception and correct.
ness of iudgmcnt. If the man has
these, listen to him, for he can do you
good. And these arc exactly what
"book-farmcrs' frequently possess.
The man who introduced the use
of gypsum into Pennsylvania as n
manure for wheat, made no money
h'mseyby farming, but put millions
into tho pockets Of those who listened
w h'' "uNlCC VIC venture 10 say,
that Judge Peters was not lover of
money, (or he could, and rouM have
made it,) but discovcrcr of truth.
Tho great Faraday, during ono
year, left his studio, and applied his
knowledge of chemistry to the arts.
His biographcr records tho astounding
fact, that he made one of half mil.
lior Of dollars in that single yoar, and
then--why, what thcn : Why, he
became d'sg"s'ed ; no openly said, it
was degradation of his science, and
went back to his professors salary and
his studio again. Every year no
published discoveries, that saved or
made millions. But had Fnraday not
demonstrated that tho pursuit of
knowledge, and not money, was his
choice, and not necessity, why many an
ignorant farmer or dull artisan
who clears several hundred dollars
per annum, would havo imagined,
that practically, he was Faraday's s,-
perior. The vanity of ignorance is
infinite.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

tray such symptoms Of cowardicc as to
either groan or cry.
"IIc tells Of man who reduced his
pulse from one hundred and twenty.
six to sixty in the course of two hours
by giving full vent to his emotions.
If people are at all unhappy about
anything, let them go into their rooms
and comfort themselves with loud
boohoo, and they will feel hundred
per cent. better atterward.
"In accordance with tho above, tho
tho crying of children should not be
too greatly discouraged.
eff it is systematically rcprcsscd,
the results may be St. Eitus duncc,
cpileptic fits, or some other disease of
the nervous system. What is more
natural than the crying Of children
when anything occurs to give mental
or physical pain.
"Probably most persons have en-
pericnccd the effect of tears in rclicv-
ing sorrow. 1t is even curious how
the feelings are aliaycd by the FREQ
indulgence in groans and Sigh$. Then
let parents show more Indulgence to
noisy bursts of grief on the part OF
children, as well as other persons, and
regard the eyes and tho mouth as the
safety valves through which nature
discharges her surplus steam"
All how often have we wished
we could cry aud relieve our bur-
dcned heart.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

A CHANCE FOR THE YANKEKs.-The
Waterbury Comm american states
that a couple Of it's townsmen have Just
returned from tour through Virginia
and as far South as Selma, Ala. They
report that the country is looking well
MS Far as natural advantage 20, but that
tl'er~ 10 sad lack Of industry and enter.
prise among The inhabnan,s. which
can be supplied by M Infusion of Yankee
pluck. energy and ingenuity. II the
Yankees doa'. lake advantage Of the
opportunity it is pretty certain white
immigration from abroad wlll-while
poor Samb" perishrs by starvation the
crossroads.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Advantagos in Crying.

1t has been some time sinco we in.
dulged inthe "rolief" spoken of in the
following, which we clip from an ex.
change, but wo think our recollection
supports tho views therein expressed,
and parents and ell may find much
consolation by acting upon it, especial
ly at night a.sa
GA French physician is out with a
long dissertation on The advantage Of
groaning and crying in general, and
especially during operations. Ho
contends that grooming and crying
are two grand operations by which
nature allays anguish that those
patients who give away to their nat
urai feelings more speedily recover
from accident operations than those
wh0 suppose It unworthy man to be-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

" a German gives tho following
as sure cure for hydrophobia
"The bite must be bathcd as soon as
possible with warm vinegar and water,
and when this has dried, few drops
of muriatic acid poured upon The
wound will destroy the poison of the
saliva, aud relieve the patient from
all present or future danger"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Local Items.

G We hayo heard several oom-
plants from some of our G1addcn's
Grove subscribers in regard to not re-
ceiving their papers promptly. We
would state that the News and Her.
AID are regularly mailed to that
point, and this work is under tho d.
rect supervision Of one Of the proprie-
tors,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

CoNvERsA7IoNs.--The new mode OF
bringing out the opinions of prominent
men in the form Of 'conversations" has
grown very popular. At first, people
lhonght the permrating and biazen--
laced letter writer's were guilty OF great
improprietv and breach OF confidence, as
in some instances was no doubt the
case; but it soon became apparent that
the politicians rather likrl it.. In
deed. tue arifice has been used as a
means of elrciioneerng as well as n
medium for the qualification of personal
"gotIsm or spite I, enables men OF
the sorrlraa persuasion TO fire off a
broadside at the whole world.
Richmond Dispatch.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

REPORTED INTENDED REsTaNArIoN
OF SECRETARY FISH "A Washington
dispatch to the New York EDeninq
Post dated Gath INST, saws:
II is reported this afternoon. appar-
emily on good authority, that Secretary
Fish will at no very distant day retire
from the State Department.. 1t is said
he has remained only in Difference to the
personal request Of the President. Con.
gress having adjourned. and most Of the
i"reirn appointments having been made,
ht now desires 20 return to private
life. .- III
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

Thr New York Times, which has
complained h'tterly of the appointments
of the Administration. now, with sorrow
hakes The New York San to task for
tntering upon what looks like sys-
emat'c crusade against President Grant
I'd his administration par,ak,ng some.
Hat largely OF the personal rancor
Tich has hitherto heen mainly restrict.
e\to the World. These papers may
nS understand fully what Gen. Grant
mens by his appointments; but we are
snf he President is equally confounded
to- \ake out what these papers mean by
thfind Of support they have given Of
latd '9
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

DRrED APPLE JELLY.-Soak dried
apples over night in cold water. Boil
till soft; drain through solve add
one pint of sugar'to one quart OF
juice, and boil until it jellies. Two
or three lemons cut in slices, and put
IN when IL begins to boil, make q nice
flavor. s. ,,e', .tl.a, .ti
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
GEN. EARLY AND HIS On Sn,.D,

GEN. EARLY AND HIS On SOLDIERS.
Not :he least among the many crafty
ing Incidents connected will, G-n. Ear.
~ $ visit to Le tingt"n, were the meet
ings between him and his old veterans,
officers, privatrs and all. TO see the
boys" as he calls them, sc me of them
gray haired, crowdine up to his hand
and have word or 80 over the battles
gone; to hear the hearty greetings, and
the honest God bless you," was enough
TO make IA man forget his woes and
believe there was "l(e IN the old land
yet" And, adds Cur correspondent,
There Is, ifw" stand by our principles
like Early, ann 'old Virginia never
tires "-Lynckburg Neus.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

'An unloved wife, who ought to
know Of that which she has so much
experience, snys that the reason why
ladies look SO much to money in the
matter Of marriage, is that now-a-
aeYs they SO seldom find anything
else in man worth having.
Painting in mans arms is the latest
dodge Of female p'ckpockets.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
ApprpJ Jr,,v oeou,r Pare

APpLR jelly DaouLp.-Pare, core,
and stew ak or eight apples with lem
on peol and sugar, sufficient water to
cover them add half an ounce ci
Cooper's gelatine. Dip mould ia
cold water. pour in, and when cold,
turn It out. tt ftn4: ,ia4atlustr'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

" Tho young ladies Of New
York arc now adopting the role Of
"swect simrlicity,' and appear at balls
and parties in short muslin dresses,
without ornaments Of any kind.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

Another leaf of history must be se.
written. Socrates did not drink hen.
lock, or ifhe did, it did not kill Hit :
1t is proved that henlock is no poiso,
Experiments made with it show tha
only tho slightest effects follow ver,
large doses of pure juice of hemlocl
leaves. .r.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Southern Cultivator.

Southern Cultivator.
The May number of the Southern
Cuhivator has been received. This
'old Southern journal, (now in its 9th
year,) may not have as many pictures
as some of the Northern monthlies,
but it is strictly Southern enter
prise, is printed on paper made with
in a few miles Of its Office, and owned
and edited by gentlemen who, born
and reared in the South, and long en-
gagged in planting there, must be, to u
great extent familiar with the peeu-
laritics and wants Of Southern farms
ing. 1t Will be found, moreover, by
any one who will take the trouble to
examine copy Of the Cnlfputor (and
all are invited to call at this office and
do SOY that the larger part of its con-
tents is made up Of communicate ions
from experienced farmers, living all
over tho Gulf States. This We
regard as an extremely valuable feat
turc-giving as it does, a peculiarly
practical cast to this magazine. Spe-
cimen copy sent on application.
Published at Athens, Ga, by Wm. e.
W. l.. Jones, at $500 year.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Nearly Six Hundred Pages Choice Read
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ing for Fifty Cents.
1t will be seen by an advertisement
in this number of our paper, under tho
head of "Offcr Extraordinary" that,
in order to make the people better &C.
quainted with their now magazine,
Once a Month";" the publishers. T s.
Arthur & Sons, of Philadelphia, will
send the first six months numbers for
1869, of that rarely excellent and
beautiful periodical, containing SIS
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cents. Take our advice and send so
cents you will find it good invest
ment.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

How TO no ,r!-such was the ques-
tion asked Ns when we told neigh.
Dor thae wo made our hens lay all the
winter. Our answer was briefly as
follows: Keep them in Marnl, tight
place +; give them warm \water to
drink change their food twice a
week give occasionally q feed of
mashed boiled potatoes with neal and
q little black pepper added, ana throw
into the pen once q week from the
cellar cabbage head or the,. to
pick upon" ."-Maine Furmer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05


To MAKE Cows GIVE MILK.-One
half of our readers, probably, own
cows-thercfore, tho following may be
of some interest to them. a writer,
who says his COW gives all the milk
that is wanted in family of eight
persons, and which has made two hun.
drcd and sixty pounds of butter in a
year, gives the annexed as his treat
ment. He says:
If you desire to get a large yield of
rich milk, give your COW. three times
q day, water slightly salted, in which
bran has been stirred, at the rate of
one quhrt to two gallons Of water. You
will find, if you have not found, by
this daily practice. that your COW will
gain twenty-five por cent. Immediate
~ under the effect of it, and she will
become SO attached to the diet as to
refuse to drink clear water unless very
thirsty but this mess she will drink
almost any time and ask for more. The
amount of this drink is an ordinary
pailful each time, morning, noon and
night. Your animal will then do her
best at discounting the lactacl -Four
hnndrod pounds of butter arc obtain
ed from good stock, and instances are
mentioned where the yield was oven
at higher figure.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

A caseof negro aristocracy came of
in the Town of Staunton, Virginia.
recently.
Cno Of the Northern school
marms." who is there employed in
teaching tho "freedmen," told a
sprigbtlv recee'v girl that she "must
not cali the woman with whom she
lived, mistress-that she was as good
as anybody"
Pretty soon the girl asked her
teacher what business shc followed be.
fore comingSouth to teach
'She was a basket maker, was the
reply"
"Weil" said tho girl, gathering mp
her books md making for the door,
"l'm not going to sociate wid you any
lopger-you say ! is excl to my mis-,
tir.eess, and she don't soeia.e wild bas
ket makers y +. r-,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
PAIN KILLER.
THE GREAT
FAMILY MEDICINE OF THE AGE

Taken Internally, ii Cures
Dysentery, Cholera, Dinrrhma,
Cramp, and Pain in the Stomach,
Bowel Complaints,
Painters Colie,
Liver Compliant,
"a, ad Dyspepsia and Indigestion,
a,a Sore Throat,
,ai .a' Sudden Colds, Coughs, &c.,
Ta6tn Externally, il Cures
Boils, Felons, Cuts, Bruises, Burns and
scalds, Old Sores. Swelling of Joints.
Tootlaohe, Pain in the Fncc Ncu.
rnlgio, Rheumatism, Frosted
Feet, &c., 60, &c.
april 8-lm
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Nomination..

l respectfully announce myself TO the ci-
tizens of Fairfield rs candidate for Coun-
ty Commissioner, Mt the ensuing election.
may ROBERT HAWTHORN. !
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

hen you hear man say "Iife Is
bus dream" tread on his corn, and
wak&im up. Life is real.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

$ CorToN Nor TAXED. A day or two
ago we observed in a North Carolina
contemporary the statement that cotton
was still subject to tax Of two and a
hall per cent. In view, Of removing
doubts upon the subject, we observe
that letter was addressed by the COM
mercial editor ofthe Memphis Avolanche
to the Secretary Of the Treasury, to
which he received the subjoined reply,
which we reppblish. IT, settles the
matter we presume, so far as il can be
settled by tho Treasury Department.
The iollowingls the letter which was
eliciied:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

The FILlBusrLRs.-The Savannah
Repu6lican shys the eastern part of
that city is considerably agitated, es-
pecially the idle sailors and loungcrs,
by Cuban affairs. The large offers of
money, especially for experienced Of
ficcrs and able bodied men, are tempt
ing many man to take boat to
Florida, where he will meet an agent
who settles everything to his satisfac.
tion. The truth is that some money
has been made by certain parties in
that city In connection with services
rendered to the cmissarics of the
rcvolutionists, who have rendezvous
in Savannah. 4 certain sloop which
has recently been coasting in our wa
ters, has handsomely rewarded her
owners by running the (so.called)
blockade Of Cuba, having made two
trips, and about to engage in a third
attempt. She has taken men and am.
munition, and reports no difficulty in
landing, provided proper vigilance is
exercised to avoid the Spanish war
vessels.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
Very respectfully,
+. A. ROLLINS,

To Commercial Editor "Memphis
Avalanche" Tennessee.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
TIE Re1ELn HEAA

Acknowledgements ORpfNArcE
fPAssRD BYTHE CoNyENrIoN.--M Mont
gomeyy. .fle, April 23.--The Alaha.
ma Convention adopted the following
ordinance by vote Of Sc to 27:
"-Be II ordained, &c. That all laws
enacted by any Legislature of this
State since January ii, 1861, that
have not since been repealed, and
which are not in conflict with the
Constitution Of the United States and
laws made In pursuance thereof, or Of
the oonBtitution of this State, be and
the Same are hereby defined and de-
clared to be valid from their respec-
tive dates, and shall remain in full
force aud effect until repealed accord.
ing to law; except, however, all such
laws as authorized the issue Of bonds,
treastry notes, and exchange bills by
thsfS>ate, and all laws which author
ized the payment of all debts to the
State for moneys loaned to individu-
ais or corporations in Confederate
money or bonds (,he payment hereaf.
ter Of duties aud notes to be in State
treasury notes), aud all laws in rela-
ton to taxation.
"Be 1t further ordained, That in
computing the the time necessary to
create the bar Of the statute of
Limitation aud new claims, the time
elapsing between January III, 1861,
and the passage of this ordinance shall
not be estimated" a .'>s
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE INTERNAL REVENUE,

WAsHINoroN. January rs, 1853.
Sir: Your letter addressed to The
Secretary Of The Treasury has been re-
lerrrd to this Office for answer. In re-
ply, have to say that the Act of Feb.
rnnr" 3, 1868, abolished the tax on cot.
to-. is SO clear rs TO admit ot nr dunbt
az / ':s meaning and Effect The Ian.
enag" # ;hr Act is: "That all cotton
grown IN thr United States after the
year 1867 -hai, be exempt from inter.
nal tax" This operates to exempt. not
only the crop OF 1868, but the crors Of
all ncceding years. until the Act shall
be- repealed or modified by subsequent
legislation.
Verv respectfully,
f. A ROLLINS