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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-16
Plantation SaAes

0N Wednesday. November 23d will sell
- at my place on Jackson's Creek, be-
sides Household and Kitchen Furniture, ull
such articles as
TOOLS,
STOCK,
CATTLE, &C., &c.,
as nre generally employed in farming. On
me same day tho Farm will bo rented or
sold. 0'''T.
1frm' Cash Parties having clnims
against the undersigned are requested 10
present them.I y" JAS. l.. MARTIN.
oct 70. "A E'l
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-16

DEsPERArE RIVER FiGur IN MIS-
SoURi.-lnleilis scncc from Southeast
Mlssonri gives m account Of desperate
and latal atlray, which occurred on the
Norncrs river on Friday last. Hcndcr.
son Sheppard, an hunter sixty five years
OF ngr, was in his boat on the river,
when he was approached by another
boat containing three men, whose uamcs
arc not given, between whom and
Sheppard an old lrud existed,
AS soon rs the boats came in good
shooting range, one OF the men cred at
SHEPPARD aud broke his right arm.
iShcphard seized his rifle with his left
hand, resting it on the side Of his hoa,,
and killed his assaiant. The Others
commenced firing on him, but he man
aged wj''i his teeth and left hand TO
load'his rife, and finally after receiving
seven bullets in his body, killed tho
,otheE two assalnnls. To then man,
N|sed 70, reach The shore, where, he
was received ,by persons attracted to
the river bank by the firing and taken
bone, where he lies ip acri,ical condi.
ton -
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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02

emotion, laying his hand on the back of
the vacant chair, "but i am hardly
dressed well enough for a festival occa-
sion.
8 If the heart be in the right place, no
matter for the garb it wears" said Mil
ford
cannot masquerade it any longer, ="
said young Miles. 81 was not born for
playacter, though exclaim with Lear
Of-of-ye lendings ~ And throw
ing off his ragged surtout, he appeared
in an elegant and BETTING suit. And
I'm not in all respects like the prodieal
son." he said, sitting down. "A kind
Providence has favored me for your sake
and mothers, and for one as dear as
either. | have been in strange lands,
where gold was to be had for the gath
ering. A travellers tale, you'll say but
have the proof nout me. Here, faith
er, are your notes to old Myers-they are
all paid, and Maple Cottage is now YOU
own"
Need we add that there was indeed {
Thanksgiving in Maple Cottage tha
night ? The next anniversary there wal
no vacant seat; but young Miles Nil
| ford sat in his own place, and on Iii
right hand, Rose, his wife. Thencefortl
no shadow ever rested on the hearth
/ stone
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02
Texas Cattle and New York Prices.

The beef question is one of daily in.
terest to all classes and conditions o.
men, and some facts III regard to the
sources Of our beef supply may lot be
uninteresting. Texas is the great cattle
State Of the Union, and Kansas and Ne
braska are the pasture lands where the
herds Craze and refresh themselves, after
their long journey across the country.
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois
and Iowa, with 14,000, coo of people, have
but 4. eco. eco of cattle. Texas, with 700
eco reople, has about the same number.
The number annually raised and brand
ed, is about 10000 They are reared
on the vast plains watered by the great
rivers Of the State, upon vegetation
abundant and rich, and on ranches.
whose owners possess from 600 to To-
600 head of cattle. One ranch of "a 600
acres on the Santa Calrutos River, has the
immense number of 50, ,000 cattle, l0,000
horses, 1000 sheep, and 5000 goats. One
thousand saddle-horses and 800 Mexicans
are constantly employed in herding,
gathering, and driving this stock
Another ranch, started only eighteen
years ago, has now $4,000 cattle, and
sells 10000 yearly. These cattle are
driven North into Kansas and Nebraska,
and then, if fat, are shipped Eastward at
once if thin, are kept at grass to fatten.
Abilene, in Kansas, has been the concen-
trating point this year. The shipments
from Abilene reached rs. coo in October
This cattle trade at Abilene. which has
assumed such gigantic proportions, was
initiated in 1867, and has therefore
counted four seasons. Last year one
bank in Kansas handled g. coo. 600 of
"cattle money" The cattle at Abilene.
after a Journey of 700 miles are worth
from 500 head for beef cattle to s. for
yearlings. A short period of grazing adds
twenty per cent. to their value. The
Topeka Record says that "the money
actually invested in a Texas steer up to
the time of his reaching st. Louis or
Chicago is about 1913 : and he brings. on
an average, at b cents per pound, just
S3l 50-leaving profit to the seller on
the total investment IS 30, or about forty
per cent The same steer sent to New
York or Boston Will represent, on reach
ing there, about $50 and he sells il
those markets for S72, average-givine
hut trife more profit than if sold il
/, Western markets at prices one-half less
. There are large firms in Texas tina
devote themselves to packing beef ant
these find a ready market in Easter
cities and in Europe. Attention is ais,
given now to refrigerator cars, with viev
to the supply of our market with fresl
meat. These are one of the prime neces
sites Of the day, and when they are in
troduced revolution in marketing vii
take place. The Texas beef, killed il
the region where it is raised, will b,
transported speedily to market and solC
, at prices far below what beef now brings
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02
Married Mclean Fashion.

A happy looking Celestial with we'll
oiled tail hanging down to his heels,
followed by robust specimen Of the
Flowery Kingdom, with her hair dressed
a la fan-tail pigeon, went to Justices
room in Virginia City to be married
" Mclean STYLE
"You have got license, John ?" asked
the Judge.
eyes, me hab got" answered John,
"me got one cote housee, one law man,
me heap catchee license"
Well, You ikee me marry You Nell
can fashion ?''
Eyes, likee all same one Mclean
man.
You got any wife now, John 2"
John, astonished. "No; me no hab
got one wifee Me likee catchee one
wifee me likee catchee him" pointing
to the almond-eyed female at his side.
" Are you married o. asked the Judge
OF the Celestial "you got one man q
ono me no got one man. Ne one
man in China countly-he came die one
time"
"Well, al right. What's your name,
John ?''
Me nance Su-u-ung Fune'
What Some Fun 2"
No me nance So-u-o-ung Flu
o-ng"
"Oh Sing Fung Well, what's her
name-the woman's ?"
"Who, him Him nance HOVE Go
ye"
"Hoy Coy All right. You stand mp
here. Take her by the band, John. No;
stand this way Not that hand this
hand. Now, John, what's your name ?''
Me nance Su-u-ung Fung"
" Now, John-Sung FunF, You takee
him woman-what you callee him name,
John 2"
Callee him Ho-ve Cove"
"You takee him, Hoy Coy, to be your
wife, and promise TO keep her heap
/ good heap plenty of ricee give he,
eatee, TO kick her be good man all time,
/ hey ?"
John" You bet me good man, Judge
Me no kick him plentee."
Judge" Now, YOU here, Hoy Coy, yor
takee him to be your man. be one goo(
wifee to him all time no run away
cook him rice all time-bet your life ?"
Hoy Goy-"Me one good woman
cookee um ricee ; no lun away all tn
time stay housee alice time-bull,
wifee me.
Judge-'Allrightee. Me plentee power
me big mandarin--two swordee man
me tellee you all one piecee-one piece
man, one piece wifee. Plentee fix, a
done. John, cash, John. money
sabe ?"
John paid up, but was determined Is
pleased to find himself married MEL
can " fashion, to have bit of blowout
He sent out for wine and glasses an
treated all hands. After this was owe
the pair struck out for Chinatown, re
marking, - Hi yang chin powe, sung
pin chin tow-ee ling y as they wen
which shows that they were highly d,
lighted with the "Melican marriag
ceremony.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02
A(haritablc Movement.

The Frcemasons, of Tennessee, are nj
present taking steps with view of put
ting in operation novel plan for pro.
yiding comfortable homes for the widows
and orphans of deceased brothers. In
e.ch grand division of the State says
an exchange, "a thousand or more ncres
of land acquired by gift or purchase, and
cut up into small lots Of one or two acres.
with u small cottage ON each. Aportion OF
the land will he reserved for n school
and church, thus making the locality n
sort of community by itself In most
cases there will be- children old enough
10 care for the land, missing vegetables
and fruit for market, and amy deficiency
of food and raimcnt viii bc supplied
from the benevolent fund Of the grand
division. The scvcnty-two Masoni,
lodges Of the State have already raised
nearly $780, 600 toward the object 10 h,
accomplished.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02
Base Ball aS a Business.

Base ball has become business with
several famous clubs :. and certainly to
one who does not play it, it seems that
balls as hard rs iron hurled with the
swiftness of n bullet, the game can
scarcely any longer be called an amuse-
ment
"Ten dollars day, five dollars more |
for hotel bills, and twice as much more /
for railroad fares. seem to be the wages
of a professional base ball player Sal |
aries we are told We're first paid to pitch.
ers and catchers, and finally to other
members of nine; and it was reserved
for Chicago TO systematic the business
of base bail. The business began by
one club, which had achieved some fame
for skill. travelling through the country
to play with the local clubs, ambitions to
try their bats and to win glory. The two
clubs, on such trials, shared the receipts
from gate money, and the famous Gin
cinnati Z" Red Stockings" made, IN 1868,
seven thousand dollars in the season,
besides their expenses, by such exhibi-
| tiOns
"This was too much for Chicago to
bear She would not see her commercial
rival on the Ohio bearing off the honors of
the national game, especially when there
was money to be made by beating her.
So Chicago went to work and vou must
know that in Chicago, the first thing to
do towards any achievement is to form
stock company.
Accordingly, last November call
was issued to those interested in seeing
Chicago armed with a first-class base
bali club to assemble and organize for
that purpose. The shares were first dis
posed of-six hundred at twenty-five dol
lars each, fifteen thousand dollars in all
on which sixty per cent was called be-
! fore the receipts began to tell against the
| disbursements. Besides these six hun
dred shares. which are held by forty
| eight different persons, there are one hum
dred and fifty honorary members, who
pay ten dollars a year each, and get a
season ticket
4" A well-known sporting man was sent
East to negotiate for complement of
ball plavers-to woo the nine, as one
might say He visited Phila lelphia, and
engaged one of the best felders of the
Athletic Club he swooped down on New
York. and bore away four of the Ecford
players, including their greatly priced
pitcher; he descended upon Lansingburg
and Troy, and captured from the famous
Haymakers their famous catcher and
three other favorites. To secure these
and entice them westward, it became
! necessary to offer large salaries compared
with those paid at the East. The catcher
was to have twenty-five hundred dollars
a season, as consideration for keeping
sober, refraining from urgeutlenanly
conduct, and catching reg t.tion bal
two hours of an afternoon curing the
ball season another man, for playing
second base, maintaining dignified de
, meanor and acting as captain of the nine
was to receive two thousand dollars fol
; the season, while the remainder of tn,
nine were allowed fifteen hundred dol
lars each, all necessary expenses while
on the wing being, of course, paid ont
of the company's finds. y Western
MDUtLllI
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02
The Sergeant Of the Fif.ietb.

out Of blackened clouds OF powder
Gazed the moon upon the sight:
Where had rolled the battles thunder,
Ere the coming Of the night
An old sergeant of the iiftieth
To his general made report:
" Present four. and I ali wounded;
Praised be God. we hold the fortl'
Weak and trembling were his accents,
For his blood was almost spent.
But the general asked him. gruffiy.
What this foolish trifiing meant;
Where his company was quartered.
Turning to his comrades four,
He made answer, " Pardon, General.
Shot and shell have left no more
These the mitrsilleuse has spared US
Five poor wounded. these alone;
sharp and fierce the shock OF battle,
But the enemy are gonei"
Then return to your battalion,
Comrade brave" the general said;
Pardon. General; here you see them
On the crimson sod are laid
An the rest The general murmured,
Gnawing at his moustache gray,
Sorely my poor boys are beaten.
Cursed be their task to dayl
Still we took those murderous cannon,
To your regiment repair"
With low voice replied the sergeant.
Pardon, General; they are here"
Selling with his hand the sergeaRt's,
Tears dissolved the generals pride.
Z" God avert more such misfortunes |"
In quivering voice he cried.
" Friends, the eagle which we followed
And the flag. are they lost toor"
" Neveri" and the bloody tatters
From his breast the soldier drew,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02

During the recent alarm excited by the
prevalence of fever, good many per-
sons adopted all sorts of preyenttives
ANY suggestion which tended to accom-
plish this purpose was seized with avidi-
ty and applied without scruple. A
young man was of this number. His
insane dread of the disease amounted to
monomania. Every conceivable nos
trum was taken, and every possible
liquor imbibed as n preventive lemon
ade, brandy and water, wine. citrate of
magnesia, mineral water, buchu, ca
thartic pills, and iron lozenges were
taken sucessively the same day, and in
turn rejected for newer and more eff
cnt remedies. Toward night he be
an to feel bad His stomach was in
evident disorder, and racking painspre-
vailed in the region Of the head and
back Satisfied that Yellow Jack was
laying seige to him in earnest. he sent
for physician and begged of him pit
eously to save his life.
The doctor examined him carefully.
"You haven't got yellow fever" he
said. "but you've eaten something that
has disagreed with you. ! shall have To
give you an emetic.' The prescription
was forthwith applied, and the result
awaited with impotence.
Suddenly the odor of brandy filed the
room
"why, you've been drunk, " said the
doctor
Wait, doctor, wait" gasped the pa.
tient, in his paroxysin.
Then came lemonade
"Wny, it's punch you've been drink
ing"
"Wait. doctor, wait.
And then. mingled with these com.
pounds. came the smell of buchu, the
sickening eflluvia Of nitre, tempered and
subdued by port wine.
"Why, man, what is all this p cried
the astonishcd man of science.
wait, doctor, We haven't got to tn,
bottom yet :" and then came out II darl
liquid, which the patient in his distress
dcnominated "moasses and water
Then came gin. whiskey aud Madeira
to be succeeded in their turn by Congress
water, Nichy and kisscngcn. The doc
tor was in despair, which was augmcn
led 10y the now frantic inquiry Of his pn
tient
Doctor, have got the fever p
"Got the dcuccl No. Yellow fever
cholera. or small pox would bc n vast
, of material with you. Have no dread
sir nothing less than an earthquake cai
, ever do you any damage" and the ply
sian took his leave. and the patient rap
, idly recovered. Orieaus Paper.
ALI IN rBE DARK. Two young peopl
of Macon. Ga. Of whom IT VI prophcsic'
that their married life would prove ON
uf continued n fortune IL ua''ed IN Tia
light Of day, recently aroused n Mngis
trn,c after midnight aud had the ceremon.
. performed 10y lamp-light
WASr Mom LIfE. The Denvc
Hsrdh says that there arc ut this tim
= only seventeen newspapers In Colorado
, and thinks there should he seventy-fv
or one hundred more, just to make !
lively for the boys.
b By the new apportionment of Vei
= mont senntors to the various counties
B which the constitution required afto
: each United States census, Washingto
| county will lose one of its three men
\ bers, aud Rutland county will gain ON,
thus having four oui Of thirty senators.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02
RATES OF ADVERTISING.


FANCY.
,,,, II thou fiest. come back anon,
'Tt apttering wings are soft as loves first word,
IA fragrant a. the feathers of that bird
ni,b feeds upon the budded cinnamon
~ tbse not to work, or sigh-play on,
-, poupht that waE not, was, or is, deferred;
NJ Aax that Old Fate spun thy flights have stirred
l., 4 vayered memorial grass of Marathon.
g.. INT be gentle, not as on that day
tsO thee running down the rims OF doom
-, .tars thou hadst been stealing-while they lay
tHored IN light and blue clasped to thy breast
!, W., ratber to me in the hrelit room
getted halcyon bird TO sing Of rest.
U.-coMPESsATIos.
4 ,.,,rched q ship. but she was wrecked at sea;
u b,.it a bridge but floods have borne It down;
ant much good. none came; strange destiny,
~. ~1rn lies sunk, his bridge bears none TO town,
g., GOOD he had not meant became his crown:
,,5ce at work when even az Nature free
rom thonpht Of good he was or Of renown,
, "a took the work for good and let good be.
4 -rakened with trembling after sleep
o. ,ead Mona Roa Yields her iateful store;
I. n cleaning hot the scarlet rivers creep,
, II famed Of preat-leafcd palms slip 10 the shore
h en- stolen to unplumped wastes OF that far deep
+ az the foundations for one island more.
UI-LooKNG down.
h opntains Of sorrow have heard your moans,
,,I the moving of your pines; but we cit high
On you1 green shoulders nearer stools the SKY
riure airs visit MS from all the zones
s,.eet world beneath toe happy iar to sigh
Dr.t tbou look thus beheld from heavenly thronesf
4 not for all the love that counts thy stones,
V1I lie slespv with great light the valleys lie.
n auge rspuroua peace us sunshine doth ehloh
4 ~ heart: have escaped to the days divine,
/, s.,meth as bygone ages back had rolled.
4 And all the eldest past was now, was uine,
AZ even as If Mechizedec of Old
4 Might here come forth TO us with bread and wine
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02
The Famous Antwerp Docks.

The docks of Antwerp, for which the
city is indebted to the First Napoleon,
are considered the finest in Europe.
A correspondent writes. When the
great man first turned his attention to
Antwerp lin 1902 there were no quays,
so that at high tide the town was in
danger of being flooded Indeed, it is
on record that at three different epochs
the water entered the magnificent
cathedral. and stood three feet deep in
the nave. The houses were fast falling
to ruin, grass grew in the streets, and III
the quarter now occupied by the docks
no one dared venture, even by day, so
dreadful were the people who inhabited
it. So great, indeed, was the change in
this city, famous in the sixteenth century
for its wealth and luxury, that Napoleon
upon visiting it said he thought himself
in some remote town of Africa. He
Immediately undertook the work Of re-
storation ; houses were built, new streets
made. and five hundred men-galloy
slaves and Spanish prisoners-were sent
on from Brest to work upon the docks.
These docks were finished in 1911, at Il
cost of f560,0 600 sterling In ghncirp
at history of Antwerp TO-DAY | founL
this remarkable tribute of praise to tle
first Emperor The author inquiries,
What matters it to us that Napoleon
causes millions of men to perish or that
he was ambitious and an egotist Dc
we not owe to him our new existence 2
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02

WANTED TO Cur ADRrFT-A few months
ago an ardent swain in Ohio. having
made matters right with the object Of his
affections, applied, as in duty bound to
the Probate Judge of Lake county for
the necessary document. The marriage
license was duly issued, the wedding
came off. and the course of true love was
flowing smoothly in defiance Of the prov
erb But, a few days since, startling
and original missive reached the Probate
Judge from the happy husband. 1t ran
to this effect Dear Sir got married
about two months ago on the license
you gave me. My wife and ! get along
first rate, and are very well suited 10 each
other. But my father and mother have
concluded that had better not he mar
ried, and her ther and mother have
concluded she had better not, too. Now,
what want you to tell me is how | can
get free. There is no trouble between
my wife and me but the old folks think
that on the whole we had better not be
married, and had better remain single.
Please inform me if there is any way
We can get shut of the arrangement
nm going ont West. aud my wife is going
to stay ut her fathers ! shall be obliged
to you if you can give me the advice !
want Yours respectfully, -
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02

An ARTEsrAS WELL. An artcsian well
Of six inches bore will deliver half mil.
lion gallons per day at the cost of the
interest ON say $1,000, for sinking the
well, which would be ut 7 per cent,
$3.50 per annum, That IL to say, nn
artesian well Of that size would furnish
the people with 800, 900 gallons Of water
for scventy.dvc cents per day, which
amounts 10 but onc-seventh Of u cent for
every 1000 gallons.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02

CLosE QuMnrERs. 1t appears says u
correspondent. that the French prisoners
intcrned in Belgium, who were permit
ed during the day to walk out of the forts
have had this permission withdrawn. and
are now strictly confined within the walls
of the fortress Tho UcvSe says that on
Sunday last fifteen to eighteen French
prisoners who were interned III La Cita-
dele took advantage Of the leave offered
them 10 visit the town, and departed
from the town. II is supposed that they
have returned to France. On Tuesday
night last eighteen also escaped from the
fortress. The Belgian government Is
determined not to permit such proceed.
ings, and will adopt the most rigorous
treatment rather than have Us position so
compromised.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-02

IN no GREAT HuRnY. Tt is stated that
the commondant of Neu Brcisnch, when
called upon Ia surrender the place, re-
piled that the delay Of nm hour which
was offered him was too short time for
him to make up his mind, and he would
have 30 return for the answer In six
months.