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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16
Look at Home.

Should you feei inclined to censure,
Faults you may in others view,
Ask your own life, e'er you venture
If that has not failings too.
Let not friendly vows be broken;
Rather strive friend to gain;
Many n word in anger spoken
Finds its passage back again.
Do not, then, in idle pleasure,
Trifie with brothers. fame,
Guard it rs n valued treasure,
Sacred rs your own good name.
Do not form opinions blindly,
Hastiness TO trouble tends
Those of whom VIC thought unkindly
OFT become our warmest friends.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16
[NO...355.
Native Fertiliser.

Vast quantities Of money arc annual.
~ sent out of the South for foreign
fertilizers. A discovery has been
made, which We hope will result in
retaining the most Of this annual
expenditure at homo, thus adding
greatly to the available resources o,ff
tho South. II has recently come to
light that there arc in caves OF Lookout
Mountain, Tennessee, immense tquanti-
ties of bat guano, which analysis has
proved to be superior to tho Peruvian.
These caves, Of which there are eleven
in number, have been infested fynr.
probably hundreds Of years, by mil
lions of bats, which have hatched.
lived and died thorc without scciianlg'
the light. The deposits that have
accumulated from them aro said to boo
almost incxhaustiblc.! One, Of these
caves alono is twenty one. miles ii
length. Z" a"" - ~ ."'s = 2 ''T9
This guano has been tested on, vega vc a. !
tation with the happicst effect, Bc,,
sides stimulating the plant, it is said
to act as an effoctual safeguard ,
against worms samd bugs. : It contains
a large per cent. more of ammonia
than the Peruvian articlc, and is
pronounced moro valuable by. those
who have tried both. We saw sonio DO
OF this product yesterday attbe com
mission house Of Ice 4 Taylor, and on
smelling, found the ammonia in it.
nearly ns. strong as in hartshorp. XIII. D,..
The caves are owned by fiyo, Con
fcderate soldiers, who purchase d them
for five hundred dollars, and their
means arc too limited to permit lhem
to work them on the scale that their
Importance demands. They, there
fore, wo learn, desire to dispose Of an
interest in them to procure capital
with which to enlarge their operations,
The secret was discovered by a nIitro,
agent Of tho Conrcdcracy during the
war, and communicated to ono Of tho
present rs.----Eynehbu,y Virgin
5aD. ,.r,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

\ LONE CnIcKEN.-A Scotohmnn
and and Irishman happened to bo
journcying together through most
interminable forest, and BY some mis-
hap lost their way and wandering
about in pitiable condition for a
while, when they fortunately oamo
across miserable hovel, which was
deserted save by lone chicken. Ms
this poor biped was the only thing
eatable to- gbs obtained, they eagerly
despatched and prepared it foy supper.
When laid before them, Pat oonolud-
ed that it was insufficient for the SUP
port of both himpelf and Sawney, and
therefore proposition was made to
his companion, that they should spare
the chicken until the next morning,
and tho one who had the most pleas.
ant dream should have tho ohickon,
which was agreed TO- In the morn
ing Sawney told his dream. He
thought angels were drawing him up
to heaven in q basket, and he was
never before SO happy. Upon con-
cluding his droam: Pat exelaim ed :
'Och, sure, and be jabbors, saw ! o
going, and thought yc wouldn't come
back, 80 | got up and ata the chicken
myself
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

REsnAPfNG OF PoLITIoAL PARrrEs /,
IN YIReINIA.--The newspapers in Vir-G
gina; .as algcueral, q thing, i'd, not seem
to be at, al satisfied !. with tho terms
upon which the State has boon read- .
mi'ted to the enjoyment of tho blcssI
lngs Of the Uniop. Some are even
rampant Mt the amendments taoked to =
the act, of; reatbliation, but others
treat the matter more moderately
and, although not throwing up their
caps in !exultation at the event, seeup
to regard "hqlf q loaf better than no
bread" Propositions to- commence
the re- haping of political parties in
tho State have met with strong oppo-(s
sition in influential? quarters. Tho
suggestion of the Richmond Enquirer
in favor of forming fat.footed de.
mooratic party, upon the ground that
there .'s q democratic element in, the
Legislature, lis objected to by tho
zHh'g, which ,avers that during the,
canyass, 20! democratic elem ont was
never heard of, s'Pho namoa Of do.i,
mooraey,pr continues the Wing, |waw
so offensive to. everybody that it wasa
never mehSicned except, by the radi"
ioalst;" and, suggests the same paper,
"the members of tho Legislature Win
certainlys not take upon themselves
the quarrels of tho Northern idemo.5
cracy or waste their energies upon
tho miserable. distractions which, wero
onr (VNginia's) curse in the past,and
will bo in the future. ."--.-N"ew York
Ucraa. i,rrE -y
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

The EPIDEMIC or CRIaiE IN New
1oRK.-The force of the remark that
crime at times becomes epidemic i.
sufficiently demonstrated by the police
returns of the city since the lst of
January. Murdercrs and thieves
seem to have things all their own way,
Plundcring and killing with the utmost
lmpunity. Even in broad daylight
life and property are unsafe. We Hrc
told of a well-known burglar wbo Wis,
its in company with notorious as
sociatc hulf dozen different banks,
and coolly lays his plans for a mid
night visit to their treasure yauhs.
In the Tombs cigh. or ten persons
charged with taking human life arc
confined, while nearly every day wo
record deaths from violence. Bond
robbers arc to DO seen at all hours
hanging around Wall street, awaiting
u favorable opportunity to SNAKE q
raise" The cars and stages are
infested with pickpockets, who make
llttlo or no attempt to conceal their
operations. Courtesans faunt their
tawdry finery on our principal thor
oeughtares, dragging the unsuspcoting
into their mcshes, and SO We 90. Yet
tho police work hard, in spite of tho
abuse hurled upon them, by tho un-
thinking people, to prevent and detect
crime. The fact that our prisons and
courts arc crowded with criminals of
every degree proves this. We have
one consolation, however, and that is
that Gorham IL no worse off than her
sister cities. In Boston, Philadel-
phia, Chicago, and elsewhere, tho
same Generalization exists. Tho
epidemic will wear itself out after Il
time, however, and We shall again
have brief pcriod of comparative
security and freedom from crime.-
NeO York Commercial
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16


VIOLENCE AND BLooD-sHEp IN MIS-
soURI.-A despatch from St. Louis,
dated the 5th, says "In street
quarrel, in st. Joseph, night before
last, between several parties, Michael
Colligan was shot by III. L. Church,
and died soon after. Church, who is
conductor on the St. Joseph and
Council Bluffs Railroad, gave himself
up and was committed. Colligan was
a "roustabout' on the river, quar-
retsome man. An old feud existing
between Sinclair and jackson Hurst,
on one side, and Joseph Fry, Clarib
Jones and others, ON the opposite side,
eliminated On Tuesday last, at Bush
vile, Mo-, in the death of the two
FORMER. An alteration occurred in
store, when the Hursts walked out
and were assaulted with stones, one of
which struck Jackson Hurst on the
head, knocking him inscnsible. Jo-
aeph Fry then struck Sinolair Horst
with a piece Of scantling, crushing lis,
skull He also dealt jackson Hurst q
similar blow, while he was lying
}insensible, terribly fraoturing his skull.
The testimony at tho inquest showed
that the Ilursts were drunk and had
been very quarrelsome, and had been
really the assailing party.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

No French woman, no Epglish
woman Of cultivation, nowadays wears
hor garter below tho knoe. It III
ruinous to the shape Of the calf.
More than this, :itshas serious conse-
quences of anothcr(kind. Tho princi.
pal vein Of the leg (Ytad Saphena.
Mcsas) runa just boneath the skin until
Il neatly, reaehos the knee when It,
sinks beneath themmsclcs. Now if@this
is CONSTRUCTED at its largest part BY :
tight tgarteD the blood is checked inTits
rcturn'to the heart, tho fect arc easily
chilledyand more liable to disease,
the other vains Of the leg aro swollon7
iintoohard, bldeknots, become s1afio6seGy
rs tits called. and often break, forh1l
ing obstinate ulcers .o' THIS is, d.
picture which d physician secs nearly
ever day. With the garter fastched
above the knee allTthis pain and DE-
fornity are avoided. 'sst 7Is '1oHfSiaFS
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

Eeatly every evil has It's compensa..::. e., ~
tioh. ia man has but ore foot, he 4 \
,poySr tseads on His wN toes. ~ - "a
10 A lsdyoappeafsd oat aafapsy ball assph
.AHpiialbilitys,oH u hpsbapds diapls fs-ssaii
seesgqiYa hsfssoa wy sss3 ays5 eese essss
Prince Arthur has goneto Peabody
to attend the fanoral of the groat
bAnefaetor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16
A Desperate E counter with a Burglar

The natural instinct Of thief or
burglar is preservation" and
when engaged III his nefarious busi-
ness the slightest noise is sufficient to
cause him to vacate the premises in
which lie may be operating but when
professional is detected and 'corn.
cred" he invariably fights to the Bit
ter end, and not unfrequently brings
into play tho knife or pistol, prefer
ring to commit murder rather than be
arrested for burglary. : Yesterday
afternoon John Murphy, residing at
No. 3 Little Rose strcot, heard an un-
usual noise proceeding from the Sec
ond story of his house, and upon pro-
cecding to the room discovered bur
glar named Bartley Bain busily en-
gagged in plundcring q trunk. With.
out stopping to argue the question of
ownership to the articles strewn about
the floor Balm seized chair and dash
ed at Murphy. Tho latter, however,
skilfully evaded tho murderou5 intcn-
tion of Balm and seized him by the
throat A terrific atrugglc now eusu-
ed-Bain to escape, and Murphy to
hold him until tho arrival of assis-
tance. The mcu fought around the
room for several NON ents, &hen Balm,
getting near the stairway, suddenly
leaped down and ran into the street,
but closely pursued by Murphy. When
on the sidewalk Murphy again Crap
Piled with the robber and another
desperate tusslc ensucd. During the
fight Balm managed to get tho left
thumb of his troublesome pcigbbor in
hie mouth, and began biting itiin
lively manner. Tho tenacious MuY.
ply, however, throttled him, and sue
,ceeded in freeing his thumb. At this
juncture officer Hildebrandt arrived
and seized the desperate thief, who,
perceiving that to escape would re-
quire skilful movement, suddenly
released his hold on Murphy and kick
ed the officer in the groin. He then
started in run, but the plucky Muir
ply succeeded in arresting his pro-
gress, and held him until tho arrival
Of tho officer. Again was the fight
renewed, and the officer, finding that
Balm would not succumb to fair.
meant, dealt him blow with his club,
which had the effect of completely
crasing all further hostile demonstra-
.;ons from the mind of Balm. He
was conducted to the wcstsfh police
station, and after a hearing before
Justice Bride, was committed for the
action of the grand jury Baltimore,
41merican, 4th.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

~ Hg4vyCooK Fiolir-SoJrh' 'C4sg.- o1a =,
LINK AoAiNsr A EXSASfA.- W. under" :.
stand that sCol.gTboHas G, Bacon, 6f 66f<'ln
1fdgefeINfS., O., Ind Dr.. Gee, Of, So ;3. a1,s
s 80 asasaM' Itona aa.TaD y tIsfpl lYYp1q
the 29d instant, at tho Lafayette
!Rsaee Course, near this cityy, to test
IT'D ssfghtibg Qualities! Of tho ,gahaey
Sy)s or The fespectis6a ,States.s % ~
Ftbo ininpSr shoF6,,'all atatckcs imaasdee3 ~ I!
will +be fo6ght hfaf q 9take .ofS $l0o,,,'on
with a, Stake 16f IS r,0oo laid upon the =" 10
pain, A large attendance Of tho paa:s. paa:.s, - :,
irons Of the pit is eXPeo ed't to'witntss - =
tssscoasest fsr he bslts ~ y esSss s'isii Iii
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

knnEsrED.--K man, who had reg.
istercd at tie Columbia Hotel as "G,
w. Martin, Mobile," was arrested on'
tho Charleston train. yesterday, BY
Chief Radcliffe, The circumstantial
evidence against Martin, it is said, is
very strong. Tho rooms, of several
Boardcrs at the "Columbia" was en-
tered and two gold watches and over
$500 in money carried,cfE-&the suffer-.
ers being Mr.. w M. Soper, soft New
York, and,Cspt, J, II. Jerks, mot; Of
the Horse ,Mnrines,) Representative
from Charleston. 9 The occupant" Of
Mo- 40 was, aroused and gave tH0 roby
Der a chase, ,ibut could mot toyenake
him.n "a t7oods o'da5lNalqtai bus b
John Goodwyn,, Q notorious Rouset
thief, Who.i is,believed,is is guilty of
robbing several HOUSES ID Columbfa,
and also III Winnsbofb, ,1ias becff ov ers
bauled and Jailed bYf Chief Radcliffe,
- 777P'ee,N@s9a stam4ssas yisisiqs
COR, Y5mV ~ ii 5coranBA 'i COR 9
fespopaeDt oS sheb Charleston G6aSiss
Psays ssthe purely eolored party,inthat
STATE is growing in~ power every day ;.
|, Tbs white Eaasc&lS, rmasivos a8d 4 i'm.
Epottaasass aghtiogsiso oaN bbthswith
fAtteyEy ri End herd, wordsn bnt,ahe, man
don't Dare tiaM, at slf.o. rh6 neg negroc ocs
inayo isssaa issaaa sii Chs lua
Eim bflss',fsaa Assp ps9p 9pas4AeaitespisahJ
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

"STAY IN THE LAND."-We make
the following extract from letter
received from a subscriber in Enter.
prise, Mississippi. Let those desirous
Of "bettering their condition." by re-
moving, read it carefully. His "lu-
brioating oil'' came to hand safely
AS q South Caroiinian, i regret to see
so many of her citizens leaving the
old State 1 have been here in the
West for many years have seen and
known of hundreds Of families who
have emigrated to all parts Of the
West, large majority Of whom,
would have boon far better off, had
they remained ut their old home
steads. rhHaa1 nh' f# a&y
Tell your people to abandon the
idea Of moving to tho West, thiuking
to better their condition not one 10
ItenJwill over realize bettered condi-
tion; the expenses, etc., attending q
removal, and the encounters to be met
with, if applied to the improvements 3
Of thoir homes, will, in few years,
make than better satisfied, their lands
richer, and themselves in condition
to bring their noble old State back to
its formcr status, which should be the
nridelnf every true Carolinian. ~
= GuAnD AGAINST VULcAR Lam.
'tsyAGE.--There 10 as much connection
between the words and the thoughts
as there is between the thoughts and
actions. The latter are only the ex-
preston of, tho former, but thoy have
q power to re-act upon the soul and
leave the, stain Of corruption there.---.,
n young man who allows himself to
use one vulgar or profano word has
roe only shswn that there is e' foul
spot, upon tho mind, but by tho ap.
; 1pearanee Of that word he extends that
spot and infiancs it TILL by indul.
geneeIa 1t wih rolluto and ruin the
souaJ atBe as earefulof your words as,
your thotghtss saf"di ~ % aEE L99i
Q" R you can control tho tongue so
that nsimproper words arc pronouno-
! ed by, il, you will soon boz able, to oon~
trol tho mind, and savo it from cor
irpption: You, extipguish the fire by
smotheripg itor bys preventing bad
thoughts burning, b into lapguage.v-r
Never utter word anywhere whioh
you are ashamed to speak ia the pre-.
lssncet Of the most redued female! Try
| lthis 4 tlittle whiltt and you win gsoon
fs9o 1 !, eo@iiena sf Yourself. ,sl' .ab T. :.
b7gk kaTIFIcfarMAnvaE FOR l'nAa sngp
l. III 1e
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

!, "Yop lsass admits peasor;'' eaid5a
witty lady 70 q. .eelebgateda doctor }, ,of
divinity, WITH who ON sshe aae Q argajpg
tho question of the. Equality Of the
sexes," "you must admit ,thaa womsn
WAS y6TeassG 'bsfops 2 man rs@ F'SWsil,
realty madam said 'ths <ass6HisEyd
divine, @f must ask Jp6dI TO spf fo9e Syoair
'aase.w aTbats can NBei easily !. ,a3ii " 3 3
Dir WASH W. fthS iflYse iifhhafd 2'1 . 70 e
|Nn ------- --T-<e - os----->- 5t e. v
Three lives werc lost in Missouri
lately from the effects Of sleepiag in q
sx = x,,I q, - ..k - 4 ,..a<... 49,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

At the rcstuuraut of woa!tby and
jolly old caterer in Hamburg, q gosr-
mand who had not a. shilling in lis
pocket Toasted sumptuously on all tho
delicacics the bill Of fare afforded.
When he had finished his repast and
also drank his bottle of Rued'esh 81 mer,
he quietly said to- tho landlord IL
have no money to pay your Bill, my
friend; but If you will let mo do so,
| will give you piece of guod advice
thatIis worth moro than the money"
The landlord, though Of course somc-
what taken abaok at tho cool effronte-
ry Of his impeounious guest, laughed
and said to him: ''Well, sir, if you
have no money to pay for what you
have eaten and drank, let us havc
you. sc a!!.ssb!e advice" Gam right"
replied the stranger s*now listen. n
you should ever be sent to the penf-
tentiary, ahd' have there TO walk on
the treadmill, ,alw@ys be- sure tsehocss g
the left side. You will find it much
easier. Ispoak from experience"
., Count them Count wAatg; Why,
count tho meroies that have been
quietly falling *, Jour history.
Down they come every morning and
evening, as angel messengers from tho
Father Of heaven, Have you lived,
these years wasting ,nercies, renewing
them every day, aud never yet real-
feed whence they eamef R youhaye,
Heaven pity, yon.. You Have Amur.
INJURED under afflictions, but who heard
you .rejoice, over blessings Z, Ask; the
sunbeam, the rain drop, the STAR, or
tho queen of night What is life but
mcroy 2 What 10 health, strengtS b ,
friendship, social life I II Had each tho
power Of speech, each would SOY,
~ am ep,ercy,"l Perhaps. you have 0
never regarded them as sueh - If,not,
you havo been a poor student of
nature and revelation. What is the
Ipropriety Of stopping 10 'psy with d
thorip bush, WI on you may jass as
we'll pluck sweet flowers and eas floas.
ant fruits ~" sIJiH y io ote1 adi IL boa
sE A
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

THE EFFECT OF THE SPEECH OF DIR.
DAWES.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

A NOBLE AcTIoN A farmer in
poor peeunfary circumstances, and
shaking with the ague, was sued For q
debt Of $55S yesterday, in Magistrate
T. j. Mackey's Office. AS he had not
the money to satisfy tho debt, his
horse, on which he came to. town, and
the only one he had to assist,
him in his farm labors, was levied
upon: This was an unforeseen blow
to the poor man, and nearly drove him
te distraction. The Magistrate, una
bic to assist him, bethougbt himself
Of e. Il. Morris, ESD, residing at the
Charleston Hotel, of whose benevo-
lent actions he had frequently hoard.
He wrote note, stating the hardships
of the case, and gave it to tho man
with instructions to carry. it to Mr..
Morris. After short, absence the
man returned, his face beaming with
gladness. He stated that Mr.. Morris
had not only given him money to pay
the, debt, but had added to it con-
siderable sam for the relief of his
destitute md suffering family. Such,
acts are worthy Of public eommenaa-
tion, and at the. risk Of displeasing
the benefactory who shrinks from pub
lioity, we deem IL our duty to notice
and commend his, rare liberality ...a.
81 ~ RppubI;ras 'J
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

4 $4,000 BRrBE. 1--WE have it from
good authotity, says the Lancaster
Led5en, that the stockholders of the
Georgetown. 81 Charlotte Railroad,
paid or pledged to pay, fifteen sthoua-
and dlolllars for the renewal Of their,
charter. What are we coming to,
when public enterprises,a promising,
great benefit to the people'andt State
have to- be engineered through our
Legislature in. this swayfmpa ! aHap
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16

sssln tbs, great revival in LiberieS
Meshodists, Baptists, Pfosbyterians
and Episcopalians work together in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-03-23

Double L1FE.-Somnambalis appear
to live double life, IN Illustration Of which
the Troy z'Szzss relates ihe soliO@ingss----
A farmer residing in Bristol, Ontario
county, in this State, is a sumnambulist-
One day while working in tie field he lost
an iron tooth from the harrow with which
he was putting in his wheat crop. He
hunted an hour to find it, but was unsuc-
cesstul- During the ensuing night he
arose from his bed, partially dressed him.
self, and started out. The night was very
dark; one of his boys followed him With
a lantern He kept up a running talk
with himself about the drag tooth He
walked in a straight line to the field where
he had been labOring, perhaps a quarter
of mile from his residence. Arriving
at certain point he stopped short, kicked
away some earth and brought forth the
missing tooth, Then turning square
around he proceeded directly to his home
Arriving at the door he performed the feat
of lifting the heavy stone step, which re-
quired the combined strength of himself
and another man TO raise the next morn
ing. He threw the iron under the step,
let down the stone easily, saying, There
you are and can't get away again. and
then ooolly, and apparently without the
least excitement, retired to his chamber,
disrobed himself and went to bed. He
was entirely unconscious the next morning
of what he had been doing. Now the
question is, what peculiar power enabled
the man to perform this wonderful feat :
1t would seem little less than a miracle,
but of its truth as related there Is no
doubt.