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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03


The Housewives Problem Solved at Last
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes as follows from San
Francisco:
The problem which every housewife
inthe world has h EN- watching with
interest from the beginning of time is
going to be solved, 80 far as this country
is concerned, BY the Chinaman. In the
capacity Of house servants he has not,
according to the universal opinion here
among honsekcepvra, serious fault or
any disaRrecaLle habit from which it is
not possible to break him in very shor.
time. They are very tidy: they like
s.eady employment. uniform ways, and
ask few privileges; they are honest, fru.
gal, careful and Industrious, and t-ke
great pride in the excellence Of their
work, whether in cooking or in cham
ber work, or as body servants, or as
general walters, or bell boys. They do
all classes Of work that tho American
servant girl does. Many Of them in the
State are employed as ch'ld nurses aud
searnstresses.
A lady with WHOM, I converard here
the vile Of banker and very promi--
nent gentleman, says che has had many
years experience with the Chinese as
house servants, and that eastern people
can form no idea Of tho cleanliness Of
Cinnamon and their general excellence.
She prefers them 10 any other class Of
help. Her servants bathed twice daily,
and one Of them, who was instructed
witch The purchase Of tho family spppl,ss
and the payment therefor, was in con-
stant trouble with shop kespe,s ! ecause
he insisted upon the, minute inspection
of articles. the weighing or measuring
Of everything himaelf, and exacting the
precise change IN money. There are
hundreds Of servants here who hive
been in the same families for ten byeara,
which is ths best Recommendation, that
can be given, considering how plenty
servants are here, Asto their wages,
they cha,Re, il mar ,ebe. a,s,little mora
than Irish help of miscellaneous char.
acier, but their ,wages are sswaya reas-.
onabis, and eysn low, for the work they
perform, h b; sztasa.sf,t @ef rs y5aS5
5s, ~ --7-T5r-s 80 = 81 t-r--rtg,, II s4s
a Conyeniion oi the Survivor. Az.
aociA,ions of The State will meet in
Charleston on November. ! aih. j Every
District Association is expectea, 10 be,
represented. 10 complete The organizs.,
ton and Perfect The plans Of The socie.y.
Districts which ha va MOI vet formed Ia
cal associations ana appointed dsicaa.es
70 the Chsrlsston Convention a are rs-.
Eq0ested TO 40 30 AZ orce. - I,aaBie.
! 70 - sse--- j q ~ ~
n little colorsd boy IN Darlington
WAS killed BY his own father 3 faw iays
agos wiiiIssh his vile afid another 81 Iis
children ssfs iisad Id u s,!y II. Sy shs
satils wfsffae The murderer. wficse
ssfsi N ssls & & Il s,t,
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About ninssy tkonsasd barsels of
Hotsy asa iuspested iu CshaslAeton a;snn
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

The prize fighter Tom King who de.
seatsd Keenan, when the latter went
to England. has turned preacher.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

JuNlUs.--It is said that the Hon.
Edward Thistleton, an English gentle
man, has discovered beyond doubt tho
real author Of The famous letters Of Ju-
MUS. Mr.. Thistleton called to his as
distance Mr.. Charles Cabot. an expert in
handwriting. and expects to prove in
contestibly that the letters of Junius to
his publisher, Mr.. Woodfall were writ
zen by Mr.. George Grenville, the repns.
ed author of the American Stamp act.
Fac similes Of the acknowledged letters
of Mr.. Grenville, and Of the letters Of
Junius, will shortly be MADE public
Mr.. Grenville was brother OF Richard
Grcnville, afterward Earl Temple, and
served in Parliament from li4l until
his death in 1870. In 1863 ". became
Prime Minister, and was always regard.
ed as the ablest man of business then in
the House Of Commons.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

About ninssy tkousatsd barsels oi
aosr asoinspeeted III Charleston aanu
s11v
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

THE ANTI RADICAL. PARTY OF Souri,
CAROLINA. The platform Of the party
is broad and strong. Southern recon-
struc,ion and negro suffrage arc recog.
nized as accomplished facts. and is not
proposed to interfere with any right
. which the colorrd men now have
Here at once is offered 10 tho colo, ell
voter all that his Radical friends can
give and the Anli-Radical party
promise, besides, an honest and economi.
cal government, which shah enabFe
trade and business to flourish and mako
the laboring classes prosperous and hap.
py. Upon this platform tho Anti Radi.
Gals Of Abbev,lle, Sumter. Kershaw and
ss"orae,own can rally to thair support
hundreds Of colorcd voters. aud can
eleat men who will represent all classcs
OF the community and strive to retrieve
the State from the burdens which press
so heavily upon her.
There may be found some men who
viii nos consent to work with the largo
majority Of our people upon tho Anti
Radical platform; but public opinion in
its favor grows daily more strong, and
will increase in volume until the strong
holds of Radicalism have all been swept
away. A common sense submission to
the inevitable necessities Of tho situa--
ton is the only course which will save
tho State from ruin. And the work
should begin without an hours delay
Cha lesion Ne,us.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

The tsara 81 hs-ss.y ere hkss. light
clouds floating over q heaven o' siur..
btdinn,ing them for II ,n,lnrnL that
they may shins With greater lus.re than
hsfore.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03
AN ENoLIsH vfEw OF THs CUBAN
QUESTION Tho Times, in an editorial

AN ENeLIsH viEw OF THs CUBAN
QUESTION Tho Times, in an editorial
on the Cuban question, says:
Ii the American negotiations fur the
cession Of Cuba hnve failed 1t most 6y
because tho sum tendered was deemed
insufficient, or the Washington govern.
ment breads the opposition ot those who
feel confident that Cuba must fall into
the hands Of the United States and
deem it folly to incur liability. The
Spanish government has been admon.
ished to put an end TO The ilsurrection
or give up the island on any terms If
these circumstances have prompted ,he
Madlid government to play its last card
for the Antilles and stake all on it. it
cannot be congratulated on its resolu-
tion. The snbjugation of Cuba cannos
be achieved by soldiers, nor will it re.
suit from series Of victories. Troops
may hold the seaports. but the inland
regions will be against them. Armed
columns may traverse tho islands. but
can nowhore establish permnens
footing. With tho exception of n
few traders, Spain has u, friends in
the island. Prim and Srrrano have
often told the Cortes that the loss Of
Cuba is merely a question Of time. For
fonr months they have been devisiug
the most advantageous terms. 1t is to
be hoped that wisdom and consistency
will enable them to zee that it is good
to be rid Of the island on any terms,
and cause them to consider before ast.
ing men nd money which they cannot
spare in the furtherance Of any enter.
prise which will never yield hundredth
part OF what it has already ,rreparably
cost.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03
Htase and City Aidto Now Railroads

At d time when. over the whole
breadth Of the South, there Is q mania
for new railroads, and where, in many
quarters no watnings from dearly bough,
lexperience seem TO DO needed; the fol-
lowing remarks are worthy Of the
thoughtful attention Of Legislators and
the public generally.
There are projected roads in our own
State, which, il built, mus, certainly be
unremMaerAtine when bnilt, and in
struggling for business will damage ex.
isting properties forced by stern necessl
ty 10 retain their freights by low rates,
with this very marked disadvantage
that the old roads are owned by private
stockholders, who not only suffer for
their fah!;c sfiri. and enterprise in fur
nishing the public with facilities Of
transportation, but through the means
Of the tax gather, are actually compel.
ed to contribute money TO measures
which destroy their own investments.
Judge King, President Of the West
Point and Atlanta Road, remarks in
his annual report :--"The uncertainty
Of all rail road investments is much in
creased by the growing policy OF State
aid, in neighboring States as well as in
our own. No railroad built with the
capital Of the shareholders. to satisfy the
real suants Q the coanir/, can be long
secure against a rivalry and competition
under the patronage Of the State. No
policy can be more unjust aud opprps-
sive than the policy Of State ai,i." /.
is a distinguishing feature Of this policy,
that the citizen who has built his o,on
enterprise with his ovn means, is taxed
to build up rival enterprises, by which
his own may be ruined. In other words,
he is forced to contribute money for the
destruction Of his own propertyI The
effects Of this policy are no longer left
10 theory. Proof is abundant, that
roads will be built with little regard to
the wants Of the public, if men are al
lowed TO organize and build them at the
public erpense. Hence vnst amounts of
capital arc wasted that might have been
better emploved--too apt to be followed
by loss Of cre,li. and the bankruptcy Of
the State, and general financial paraly-
eis.
These are words of wisdom and
warning to our own people, who are
being persuaded into railroad schemes
In asctions whore there IS not OIL 200 per
mile Of spare capital, where S25, 200 per
mile would be the cash outlay for their
schemes. The balance is to be manipu.
lated by State and City issues and en-
dorsements, and by novelty in finance
--'county bonds. - Charleston Cou-
| r,er.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

THE HARVEST IN EURopE.-By
mail from Europe we hav. tho follow
ing resume Of the harvest prospects pre-
yaillng at the great food supply centrea,
on tho lst of Octob r, as reported in
Paris:
The accounts of The harvest in Ger
many are very unequal, varying in diff.
terent districts from good to far below
average yield. On the whole the grain
harvest of middle Germanv was below
the average; that Of the Southern
States was far better. From Austria
we hear that the yield OF corn Is con-
slderably smaller than in the last two
years the same is true of Roumania.-
The Russian harvest is stated to have
been good, and the crops have nowhere
tailed so completely as in some places
last year. The fodder is everywhere
poor, with the exception Of few noun.
famous districts. There has been very
little clover, and both the hay and sur-
rogate have been much injured BY the
untavorable weather. On the other
hand, there has been good deal OF
S'la". both potatoes and beets have
suffered from the heat and drought OF
July and the rain Of August. The dis
ease has also appeared with moro or less
vrulencs in some parts. The hopes
entertained for the potato harvest are
not, therefore, high but is said that the
beet is improving. The hops are said
to be in very poo, condition, partly on
account Of the weather and partly from
the insects and the disease, which have
appeared in many gardens. Scarcely a
quarter Of the usual yield is expected.
But little fruit has been gathered, and
even what was 10 poor in quality. This
Is particularly the case with tho apples
and plums. Nor will 1869 be number
ed among the select vintages, as tho
quantity Of grapes is small and their
quality inferior. ''H4F
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

Tie following Ia an cxtrnc. from Chief
Justice Ch.se's opinion in tho Yf"2er
case: I'VE are obliged to hold, there
fore, that in cases where a Circuit Conrs
Of the United States has, in the exercise
Of it's original Jurisdiction caused prie-
oner to be brought before it, md has,
after inqnirng into the cause Of deten.
tion remanded him into the custody from
which he was taken, this Conrt, in the
exercise Of it's appellate jurisdiction,
may by writ Of habeas corpus, aided
by awritof a certiorari, reverse the do.
cision Of the Circuit Court, and il it be
found unwarranted by law. relieve ths
prisoner from the unlawful restraint to
which el,as been remanded." Judge
Chnse concludes asf,llows: "The aren.
menl having been confined to the quos.
tion Of in: iadiciion, this opinion 10 di-
rected to that question. The jurixdlc-
tioncf tho Court to Issue the writ 10
afirmed'"
THE CoDIfYiSa ConMtssroN,-rA
visit TO the yoon,s OF The Conifying
Commission, No. 9s Broad street, IN.
stairs. revealed the fact that Messrs.
Corb'n, WhiPper and Montgomery; have
been bard st work for sone time past.
arranging the State statutes, aud pre-
parlng'a code Of practice for The courts.
The iaborious, work is progressing rapid
tly, and it expected that the code Of
ll,ractice will be presented TO ,lla next,
General Assembly for adoptioA. ---r& G.
3 sIeeDuEIican.
az ss e14--lS ~. =. es.- s~i-- ~; "a %!
The tsara5 "a hss.s.v are sass Ike. light.
clouds floating over 9 heaven oi einr..
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09

GOOD story is told of q young man who
had gained access to the house of one of the
r;chest and most aristocratic families in
Paris. He fell in love with the only daughter
of the house, tried to ingratiate himself with
her in every possible manner, and especially
always brought her the latest publications.
One day, the father Of the young lady came
home at an earlier hour than usual; the
ladies were still on the promenade. On The
table lay M. de Camor," Octave Feuillet's
latest novel. In order 10 while away his time.
the old gentleman took ths book, about which
be bad heard great deal, and commenced
glancing over it. He was surprised to 6nd
. number of words underlined with q lead
pencil-not beautiful passages, but insignia.
cant words, such as H." and "you.o or
and" lie turned over one leaf. two leaves.
three leaves. and found everywhere the same
thing. Suddenly an idea occurred to him
for fathers having beautiful daughters are ex
ceedingly keen sighted in certain matters.
lie tried to CONNECT tho underlined words.
and his petri6ed eyes read as follows:
Dearest Mademoiselle Will-it-insult-
you-if-l tell-you-that-I I-adore. you and--u in
short. love letter of the most gushing de.
scrlptioD, and closing with the suggestive
words: " Answer in-the-next-chapter.n
Wait, you rascal, cries the father; "I
will give you your answer" So saving, he
takes lead pencil, underlines some words
in the next chapter, wraps the book in a
piece of paper, and hands it to his footnan,
whom he instructs to take it back to the sent.
mental young gentleman. The latter opens
the volume, his heart throbbing like sledge
hammer, and-oh, joy finds that words are
underlined in the next chapter. lie reads
as follows: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cross-the-threshold-o -of-my- house -I-shall kick
window"
Think what the poor young mans feelings
must have been on meeting with such cruel
disappointment.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09
10 Females.

When a female.is in trouble or afflicted with dis
ease, as weakness of the back and limbs pain in
the head, dimness of sight, loss of muscular power
paptation of the heart, irritability. nervousness
extreme urinary difficulties arrangement of digest
i've functions, general debility, vagintis, all dis
eases OF the womb hystera sterilty, and all other
diseases peculiar to females, she should go write
at once to the celebrated female doctor, w. K Do
herty, at his Medical Institute, and consult him
about her troubles and disease. The Doctor is
effectng more cures than any other physician in
the State of California. Let no false decacy pre-
vent you, but apply Immediately and save yourself
from painful suffering and premature death. The
Doctors offices are so arranged that he be con-
suited without fear of observation.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09

A KANGAROO FIGHT.-The following tale
of a kangaroo fight is told by the Deniliquin
IN. S. W. Chronicle. "A selector, few
miles north Of Deniliquin, is greatly troubled
by the nightly visits of kangaroos they eat
up his crops as fast as the young sprouts
appear above ground, SO much so that he or
his man is obliged to keep watch against
their depredations. He has dog which he
uses for the purposes but the other day the
selector, his man and his dog met with a
tough customer in an old man. kangaroo that
fought hard and long for his pre-emptive
right. The dog first attacked him, but hav.
ing wrongly laid hold of the kangaroo, the
dog was severely MANNED and placed hors du
combat. The settler and bis man then at
tackled the tripod, which Immediately seized
the settler, powerful man, who felt himself
in kind of vice not at all human, from
which the settlers man assisted to extricate
bis master, when the kangaroo seized the
farmers man, and in the wrestling man and
beast rolled over and over; and when the
men got the old fellow down, there they held
him, the kangaroo making every effort to free
his hind legs, by the toes of which he inflicts
such gashes on his antagonist. The dog
having had enough of the fight, the two men
had now their hands full in the fray, their
opponent fighting them with such game,
strength, and agility. Eventually the kan
garoo had to succumb and the settler skinned
the gallant opponent as trophy. Since the
destruction of the dingos, the kangaroos have
multiplied so fast here as to eat up much of
the grass on the runs where the grass is
scarce. A sportsman can knock over a
hundred or so in a day near Deniliquin."
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09

A fellow who came by the railroad, being
a stranger, strolled about for some time on
the outskirts of town in search of barber.
lie finally discovered one and requested the
operator to take off shilling's worth of hair.
The barber trimmed his locks very neatly,
soaped up the remainder very handsomely,
and then combed and brushed him up till
his head looked as if it belonged to some
other person than himself. Are you done?"
asked the stranger, as the barber removed
the napkin from his neck. - Yes, Sir" said
the barber, with a low bow. Are you GER
tain that you took off shilling's worth ?"
"Yes, Sir, there's glass you can look for
yourself" Well, said the stranger, "i if
you think you have taken a shilling's worth
sff. l don't know as | have got any change,
50 you may just take the hair for your trOu-
le." On hearing this the barber made a
jump for the man, whereupon the man made
ajump for the door, which not being bolted
he bolted himself.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09

MIsTooK HIS MANA gentleman, who
has habit of walking with his hands clasped
behind him and his head bent down in
medltative mood, something after the fashion
of the first Napoleon. when revolving some
momentous question in his mind, was pass
ing along Canal street, between the Post
Office and Charles street, on the left hand side
going toward the river, when looking Up sud-
denly, he discovered well-dressed man i'm
mediately before him and staring at him in
the most impertinent manner. "Sr," said
the gentleman, 81 am fattered by your
scrutiny" The only response was contin-
uance of the stare, which absolutely seemed
to be of chronic nature. Sir" said the
gentleman getting excited, 81 am mild
man, but cannot refrain from expressing the
opinion that you are an impertinent puppy
puppy is the word, sir; do you understand
its signifcance?" No answer was made to
this sally but the same stereotyped, aggra-
waiting stare nearly drove the questioner mad.
Man fool puppy ~ he exclaimed, &c am
not given to brawls, but neither will l take
an insult thus publicly given. Take this,
sir" And with that he planted blow just
between the eyes that were fixed upon him
with so impertinent stare, and sent their
owner sprawling upon the pavement. A roar
of Laughter from the bystanders, and glance
at the PROSTATE figure, which lay perfectly
rigid and motionless, convinced him that he
had upset one of those figures used by cloth
ing merchants to show off their goods to the
best advantage. His chagrin may we'll be
imagined as he walked off muttering some-
thing about " these Internal impositions on
the public. ."-New Orleans Pcayune.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09
SWELL, sonny, whose pigs are these ?'

"WELL, sonny, whose pigs are these ?"
'.Old sow's SIR"
"Wbose SOW is it?
- Our old mans, SIR"
Well. then, who is your old man ?"
IF you'll mind these pigs, I'll run home
and ak the old woman"
"Never mind, sonny, want smart boy,
what can you do?'
"Oht | can do more than considerable.
] milk the geese, ride the turkeys to water,
hamstring the grasshoppers, light fires for
the flies to court by, cut the buttons off dad's s
coat when he's at prayers, keeps tally for
dad and mann when they scold at mark
old woman always head"
:" Got any brothers ?"
Lots Of email named Bill, except Bob,
his names Sammy names Larry, but
they call me Lazy Lawrence for shortness I"
.'Well you're most too smart for me p'
Travel on. old stick in the mud, shant
hire you for boss to-day"
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09

The GREAT VICE OF THE AGE.-Dr. Kirk.
bridge, Superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Insane Hospital, in his last report refers to
three hundred and forty -four cases of insanity
as induced by intemperance, and says: "In-
temperance is steadily on the increase in both
sexes and with all classes of people, OF this
there can hardly be question. 1t is indeed.
rapidly becoming the great vice of our coun.
try, giving to our criminal courts the largest
share of their business, filing up tho wards
Of our hospitals and other charitable institu-
tionsr crowding our .almshouses, and blight
ing the fairest hopes and brightest anticipa
tions of whole families in every walk of life. !"
We are hopeful enough to believe that the
Doctor is wrong in thinking that intemper-
ance is on the increase. 1t only seems to be
because we are more sensitive to its effects
as we grow wiser and better, as we do every
day. We must also take into account the
effects of drinking in the past generation as
shown by the present, as well as the majority
of foreigners yearly mixing in and becoming e
of US. We are the hopeful ones who see i'm
provement going on all the time, and do not
believe we are getting worse; yet there is no
denying the fact that intemperance is making
great ravages, and the Doctors reports is
food for study for those who are disposed to
grow lukewarm in the cause of temperance.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09

THE Owybee Tidal Wave has the follow
ing: "a j. Winemiller, formerly stage
agent at Tehama, California, who was re-
ported to have fallen victim to Vigilance
eutrages in Montana, is alive and well, as
we can attest, having met and touched flesh
with him at Rock Creek, below Camp Nc.
Dermitt, q few weeks since. Andy desired
Us to say that neither he nor Bill Thomas
had been in any trouble, either with yigi-
lantes or others, nor had they committed any
act to be ashamed of. Harvey Wentworth,
the other person mentioned in the papers as
having suffered with them, he has not seen
for year, but has heard of nothing to his
discredit, and does not believe there is any
truth in the reports as regardsl.him."