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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07
DIVIDING PROFITS.

John Quill tells of a man who
planted potatoes and waited for the
flowers to ripen into fruit, until the
whole crop rotted in the ground.-He
was told that he should have dug the
potatoes up soon after they howered.
lie cherished this advice and tried it
ON crop of tomatoes next year, root,
ing it all up on the first sight of a flow
er. Of course he didn't make for
tune in that line. But we heard of a
smart Dutchman out West-the story
is old, but just as good as new-who
bought farm, and hired a Yankee to
run it on shares. After good deal
of haggling they agreed that they
shonlddivide p''~a' usi'y-,-r..iAa Dutch
man TO receive the "tops" and the
Yankee the "boltom" for the year.
The Dutchman looked forward
hopefully for large yield of wheat,
rye, oats, cabbage, salad, celery and
other good things that rise above the
ground; and he kind Of chuckled in
the thought that he had taken in the
Yankee. lie didn't laugh so much
when he saw splendid crop Of beets,
onions, potatoes, radishes, turnips and
all such things, the "tops" Of which
didn't amount to much. The Yankee
took his share naturally and without
complaint. The Dutchman insisted
that next year he would take the bot
TOMS" "All right" ssys Jonathan.
"l'll take the tops" "AIlers recht, "
echoed the ether; bit when he saw
nothing but cabbagcs, rye, salad, eel
cry, pumpkins, oag, wheat and barley
coming up, he swore in high Dutch
and dudgeon, THAI next year he would
have both "topy and bottoms and
wool the f%ikre, yet, py tamn.
Jonathan hoEover was too cute again,
as he plant$d, tor the third year, only
Indian Yrn, peas, beans, tomatoes,
&c (which he gave the Dutchman
the "kps" and "bottoms' and kept the
"mOdles" for himself The last we
h/ard of the members Of that firm,
Lftcr it was dissolved, was that the
Yankee was running the farm on his
own hook, and the Dutchman keeping
lager-beer saloon in the next village.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07
Man has three kinds of friends

Man has three kinds of friends on
earthj but, for the most part, he does
not know them well till the time when
he is called from this world in order to
give account of his conduct. The first
Of these friends, wealth and possessions,
remain behind; the second, his rela-
tions, accompany him only to the
grave, the third, his work of faith and
labor of love, follow him into eternity,
even to the throne of God, where they
will be recompensed each according to
his works, and even the cup of cold
water whiclis given to one who thirsts,
will not be unrewarded. How thought
lessly, then, does the man act who does
not concern himself in the least degree
about such true friends
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

lis a wrong way to proportion other
mems pleasures to ourselves; It's like a
child using Il little bird ooh, poor
bird, thou shalt sleep with me-" So
lays it in his BOSOM and stincs it with
his hot breath; the bird had rather be
in the cold air; and yet, 100, us the
most pleasing nattery, to like what
other men like
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

SUFFRAGE WITHOUT EDUCATION.
Horace Mann expresses the danger to
our government Of universal suffrage
without universal education as follows;
The human Imagination can picture
no semblance of the destructive po-
tency Of the ballot box in the hands
Of an ignorant and corrupt people.
The Roman cohorts were terrible; the
Turkish janizarios were incarnate
iiends; but each was powerless us a
child for harm compared to universal
suffrage without mental illumination
and moral principle. The power Of
casting a vote Is far moro formidable
than that Of casting d spear or javelin.
On one of these oft-rocurring days,
when the fate Of the State or the Union
is to be decided at the polls, when over
all the land the votes are falling thick
as hail, and we seem to hear them
rattle like the clangor of arms, is it
not enough to make a lover Of his
country turn pale to reflect upon the
motives under which they be given,
and the consequences to which they
may lead? By the votes Of few
wicked men, honorable men may be
hurled from office and miscrcants ele>
waited TO their places; useful Offices
abolished and sinocures created the
public wealth, which supported indus
try, squandered upon mercenaries
enterprise crippled; the hammer falling
from every hand; the wheel stopping
in every mill; the sail dropping to the
mast in every sea; and thus capital,
which had been honestly and labori-
ously accumulated, turued into dross.
In fine, the whole policy Of the govern
mcnt may be reversed and the social
condition of millions changed to CRAFTY
one mans grudge, or prejudice, or re-
81, nce. In word, if the votes which
'frhi 50 cUprj, sly into the ballot box or
our days of election v2sacate frcm wls'
counscls and loyalty to truth, raa93!
will descend like bencdictions from
heaven 10 bless the land and fill il with
Joy and gladncss, such as never have
been known upon the earth since the
days of paradise; but if, on the other
hand, those votes come from ignorance
and crime, the fire and birthstone that
were rained on SodCm and Gomorrah
would be more tolerable.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

A remarkable surgical case is res
ported at Sedalia, Missouri. George
Gardner, Of that place, had his foot
crushed on the railroad, and being too
much exhausted from the effect of the
injury to admit of amputation, it was
question of life or death to save the
ankle joint and to form a skin covering
for the crushed and mahgled stump.
This was done, it is related, by trahsS
planting or grating on the wounded
part from time to time a small portion
Of skin from another part of the body
Pieces of skin not SO large as grain
ofwheat were taken from the patients
arm and grated on the lacerated stump,
where they took root, as it we're, formed
nucleus for growth, and gradually
spread till the whole stirface was cum
pletely covered with a sound and new
integument of skin, and the young man
has good ankle joint and beautiful
stup. The surgeon in charge does not
claim to be the discoverer of this treat
ment, the credit ofwhich is due 10 a
celebrated surgeon of Paris. Bug the
present case is believed to be the n. At
~
clearly defined and eminently successful
treated in the United States, and as
such will undoubtedly excite much in>
terest in scientific circles.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07
A nervous man, whose lie was made

A nervous man, whose life was made
miserable by the clattering Of two black
smiths, prevailed upon both of them to
remove by Offering liberal compen>
sation. When the money was paid
down, he kindly inquired what neigh>
borhood they intended to remove to.
~Wny, sir, replied Jack, with grin
on his phiz, Tom Smith removes to
my shop, and | to his
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07
Now, gentlemen" said Sheridan to

Now, gentlemen" said Sheridan to
his .;;ests, as the ladies' left the room,
"let us undereitand each other. Are
we to drink like mel 81 6yf'9,,.1tS g..,,1Sty Some
what Indignant the guests oxclau,cdji5S
Like mcn, Of course" Then" he
replied, "we are going to get jolly
drunk, for brutcs never drink more
than they want"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07
TnE Monster GRArr NINE.-A

Tue MONSTER CRAZE NrNE-A
gentleman writing from Santa Barbara,
in the southern part Of California, gives
the following description Of a grape
vine in that locality, said to be the
largest in the world, planted forty
years ago by a Spanish woman: The
vine, four and a half feet from the
ground, is one foot in diameter, or a
little more than three feet around it;
then it bulges out for a foot and hall
higher, and much larger. AT that
height it branches out, and the branches
are supported by scailolding,, 50 that |
could walk upright under it with my
hat on. The branches spread over an
area of from 1000 to 1900 feet. The
annual crop of grapes from this vine
averages four tons, and has been as
high as six tons; only think of it, from
5000 to $4,000 pounds of grapes on a
single vine. 1t looks almost incredi-
bic, but it is a veritable fact.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07
William Wirts letter to his d

William Wirts letter to his daugh-
ter ON the "small sweet courtesies of
lite, contains passage from which a
great deal of happiness might be learn
ed; 81 want to tell you a secret. The
way to make yourself pleasant to others
is to show them attention. The whole
world is like the miller at Mansfield,
who cared for nobody-no, not he,
because nobody cared for him. And
the whole world would serve you so If
you gave them the cause. Let every
one see that you do care Cor them
by showing them what Stelne so hap
PLY called the small courtesies, in
which there is no parade, whose voice
too still to tease, and which manifest
themselves by tender and aileciionate
looks and little acts ofattenticn, giving
others the preference in every little
employment, at the table, in the field,
walking, sitting aud standing"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

An Idaho Judge offended a lawyer
Of the territorial bar, some time ago.
rhe lawyer conceived a very ncyol way
of avenging himself lie Wrote let
ter Of resignation, couched in disre-
spectful terms, TO the President, and
signed the name of the Judge. The
iifst intimotion the JudgeAh had of this
was the aa,,;ysarance of b IS successor.
The displaced man a, c started lor
Washington to see what ouid De done
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

An Elmira farmer wrote to Horace
Greeley for his advice as to whether
plaster was good to put on potatoes. =
Horace said he always used gravy or
butter on potatoes, but supposed any
one cOpd get zancqsloA,ed to plaster if
lneYmade an effort. a.~
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

"What is the annual corn crop of
Kcntucky?' asked foreign tourist of
Kcntuckian. 81 can't exactly say" "
replied the Kentuckan; "but | know
its enough to make all the whiskey We
want, besides what is wasted for bread. "
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

TRUTH IN BRIEF. Anybody can
soil the reputation of any individual,
however pure and chaste, by uttering
suspicion that his enemies will believe
and his friends never hear of A puff
of the idle wind can take a million of
the seeds of a thistle, and do work
of mischief which the husband,man
must labor long to undo, the floating
particles being too fine to be seen, and
too light to be stopped. Such are the
seeds Of SANDER, so easily sown, so
difficult to be gathered up, and yet so
pernicious in their fruits. The SLAM
derer knows that many mind will
catch up the plague and become pois-
oned by his insinuations, without ever
seeking the antidote. No reputation
can refute a sneer, ne: any human skill
prevent mischief. y
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

Such is the injustice of otr fallen
nature, that we are pleased with com
mendations which we know we do not
deserve; and court praise for abilities
and qualities which we are sure we do
not possess.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

An elderly darkey, on a Texas jury
clad in very grimy shirt, was admon
ished by the Judge that gentlemen of
the jury should be more apparelled. -
With iresi.table naivctte he responded.
"Oh, Goddenmighty, massa, l amt no
gentlomanp
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

More men stumble from want of
moral qualities than from want of busi,
ness capacity.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

NrEpIEs.-Although of universal
use and the most ancient origin
having been known either in a rude
or finished state, eve. since fgleaves
were scwed into aprons in the Garden
of Eden-the needle has history Wild
which very few Of those who use II
daily and hourly are conversant. lhe
process of its manufacture Is an eX
tremely interesting one. A eoil OF
wire, such as is used for this purpose,
will ordinarily produce about 3o'Ooo
needles. 1t is first cut by huge shears
into lengths double that Of one needle,
and the wires are Strengthened by be-
inc rubbed back ward and forward upon
each other, while red hot, with a curved
iron bar. The pointing" is next at
tended TO, and is done upon dry
stone. revolving very swiftly, and
partly covered with sheet iron hood
through which current OF air passes.
This hood protects the workmen from
the deadly inhalation Of fine particles
of stone and steel, which formerly
caused fearful mortality in this branch
of industry. The stamping requires
the use of fixed lower and movable
upper die, corresponding in form and
operated with the foot; and the eyeing
is done, usually by girls, with double
pointed vertical punch. two needles
being pierced at each descent. Chill
dren are then employed in "spitting
the double needles, Or threading them
on short wires, after which they are
broken in two and the burr left in
stamping filed of. The needles are
then made red hot, and suddenly cooled
by dipping them either in oil or water,
I (the former is much prefcrred.) Hay-
ing been again heated they are grad
Iually cop1 q and thus f.u s6ssro.'', y
ready for securing in oil ANTON 'hr rec
which they are rolled inccssantly eGi1e.
times for Il period Of eight or nine days
They are then laid out evenly, the
heads "blued" or sofened with a red
hot bar, and the eyes drilled and
FURNISHED until perfectly smooth, in
order that the warrant "not to cut in
the eye may be given. Finally, the
needles are ground and set, an exquisite
polish given them upon buff leather,
and the counting, folding and packing
conclude the work. Ii should be re-
membered that twice or thrice in the
course Of their manufacture it is neccs
sary to sort them carefully, throwing
out the broken and straightening the
bent needles. How, after so many
operations requiring the greatest care
and doxtcrity, they can still be sold
cheaply, would lie mystery, were it.
not for the marvellous increase of pro-
ductive power obtained by the employ
ment of machinery, division of labor
and systcmatical conduct of business.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

FoRTUYE.- Fortune has the same
power over princes that it has over
empires-over nations that it has over
cities and the same power over cities
that it has over private men. Where's
that estate that may not be followed
upon the heel with famine and beg
garry? That dignity, which the next
moment may not be laid in the dust ?
That kingdom that is Secure from desc
lation and ruiny -
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

Humboldt regarded Tie climate of
the Caspian Sea as the most salubrious
in the world. Here he found the most
delicious fruits that he saw during his
travels, and such was the purity of the
air that polished steele would not tar
nish even by night exposure,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

Girls always love those boys best
who are kindest, best natured, most
considerate and "manlike' in their be-
havior, and who are not coarse, profane
and lea!e.ish il their. .alk. The bows
who are b. their school or playmates
loved the most make the best men.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

Affection, like spring flowers, breaks
through the the most frozen ground at
last; and the heart which seeks but
for another heart to make it happy, will
never seek in vain.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

The finest quality in human being
is that nice sense of delicacy which
makes it impossible for him ever to be
an intruder or a bore. Those who
look for faults, find faults, and become
fault finders by professions but those
who look for truth and good, find that.
A little meditation on this sentence
would be profitable to all.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-07

CHARITY IS NOT SELFIsHNEss.- 1t
is not charity to give penny to the
street mendicant of whom nothing is
known, while we haggle with a poor
man, out Of employment, for misera-
BILE dime. 1t is not charity to beat down
a poor seamstress to starvation price /;
TO LET her sil in her wet clothes sewing
all day; to deduct from her pitiful re-
mmcration if the storm delays her
prompt arrival 1t is not charity to
take a poor relative into your family
and make her slave ofall your whims,
and taunt her continually with her de-
pendent situation. lis not charity to
turn man who is out of work into the
streets with his family, because he can
not pay his rent. 1t is not charity to
exact the utmost farthing from the
widow and orphan. 1t is not charity
to give with a supercilious air and pat
ronage as if God had made you, the
rich man, Of different blood from the
shivering recipient, whose only crime
is that he is poor 1t is not charity to
be an extortioncr-not though you be
STOW your aims bv the thousand
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-18
INCREAaR Nf TIn i

lNCREAsE or THE EP,sCopiL
CHUnSH.-The Church journal says :
This week we begin the year 1871 with
thirty~nine DIOCESAN and nine mission
"ry Bishops, inplace of,hrty seven ten
years since, 2,7SO other, clergy for D..
028 with 222,00O communicates for
1885, G6'ifr and 202,729 Sunday school
children hr 1892. The contributions
Tor last year m 'hir,y.seven Dioceses
and two missionary Diocpses amount
TO $4,000 72l s8 These were con.
tribntions for missionary and Church
purposes, leaving us to imagine the
,weslsh lying behind, out of which this
large snm was voluntary Offering. The
ordinations have beer 2O8, the deaths
ofihe clergy, including two Bishops.
were 38; the net increase l7O.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-18

why wo shoali refuse to rejoice over
The prosperity of the whole reunited
ana. Bccau'e refuse to turn our
''"cks ON the brave and hon, g, men,
,ivinG and dead, who followed our
"anhors Ii obedience 10 the doctrine
OF State s"vcrci5n'y, is II, reason
"ny we should hot fratcrnizs with
equally brave aud houest men who
fought On the other side.
rro'cs; to you sir, that am an
"hc I''nt nni Inv observing citizen of
tic lnl'"d States ;that acuuiesco ia
and "ll maintain all legitimate re-
'n'>1 "' the war th,t earnestly de-
"'r" tic unity and pe,petuity Of tie
whole country, its prosperity and
honor desire never again t. see
y" Ar"at energies, It's vast resources,
It's li!uStrious soldiers, ard it's wise
statesmen c"g'g"1 III the ignol lc
task Of self dcsu action but fervcnt.
~ pray that cvory atom of tho wealth
ct It's bosom, and every spark of the
genius of lis children NAY be devoted
to The common welfare bchccforth ard
forever. And in attestation of ali
this, | pledge faith which stood by
SlhlinG cause through misfol tune
"nd defeat, blight and untarnished-
"s NY tittcrcSt enemy must say-bc.
cause honor and duty required it..
Very respectfully, sir, your obcdi,
ent servant, HEhuLoN u. VANCE
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-18
A Good Platform.

The Charleston Republican advo.
Gates minority representation. The
Columbia Union favors all who vote
being first compelled to pay their
po'lt"x' The Winnsboro News fa.
vors tho announcement by resolution in
the Legislature Of equal but separate
educational provision for the two
races We believe that, il q portion
OF the Republican party will plant
themselves firmly upon The above,
platform at once, and work steadily
onward upon IL, BY 1872 thoy viii be
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-18
Market RepOsas.

Ns~ YoRx, Dan. l4.--Evening. -,
Cotton strong apd active. with sales.
Of $500 bales ct E5s. Gold loa.
CH6REEsroN, January l4.-Cotton
hfm.-middliugs lag sales 500 balos ;;
receipts l,6lS bales.
L'vERPooI, january l4.-Evep-
lng-Cotton unchanged, uplands 7J :;
Orleans 8; sales $4,000 bales. ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-18

Governor Hoffmau's message to the
New York Legislature, as alluded to
by tho telegraph, may be regarded,
says the New Orleans Times, as the
llrst aggressive step sakcn nv the
Democratic party to recover the
rights and Liberties overtbrown by the
long rule of RadicAIism. 1t at the
same timo indicates a condition of
public affairs somewhat analogous to
that which preceded the late revolu-
tton. lie urges upon his people the
policy of opposing force by force, of
resisting by the military arm of the
state any attempt upon the part of
the National Government to interfere
with or coercc elections. The issue
made is both bold and broad one,
and directly sets an enactment of she
Federal Government at defiance. If
sustained by the authorities Of New
York in this position, that State will
sumo the same conflicting attitude
toward the central government oc.
cupied by the New England States
after nullifying tho Fugitive Slave
Bill. We all know what bitterness
this awakened throughout every sec
tion of the country, and we have no
reason to anticipate any other result
IN the present Instance. The apple.
OF discord has evidently been hurled
by the arm Of Gov. Hoffman, and be.
fore long our political Paradise will
be in an uproar.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-18

ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAlL.-An nj.
tempt wns made by some Of the pri,,.
oners con6neA in 'he jail, at this place
to break ont, on Tuesday Of last week
~ Young man in he employ Of the
Sheriff was in lhr net Of feeding the
prisoners. AS lu opened the outside
door he prisoners IN the day time be
ing allowed the walk) he was Knocked
down by ono of them, who rushed
Gown the stairs and made good h;s
escape. T,.r boy cnnInnd for ,bc
murder OF Mr.. Kirkpatrick, Rnllowed
mt tn" youngest daughter uathe S!,rr.
III, hearing the noise aud .presumiue
the iacts, gathered un axe and ran to tho
loot OF the stars in time 10 met him
inst az he was about To m ke his exit
8 rklng him IN the shonllnr first. To-
disable him, she si"zrd hold of him and
held him fast nnnl ,S>is'nnce came. Bu,
Tor The bravery AID rno'ncss Of The
yonng lady the murderer would un.
doubtedly have made his escape.--
Lancaster Ledger.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-18

CHTsELiNo Joaa BRowN. -. Miss
Edmonia LOWS, the young soulptress,
has returned to Rome. She takes
with her commission to chisel fife-
siSe statue of John Brown for the
Union League Club, New York. TT
isthus that "loyslty" seeks 20 perpa.
tuate the mnmory Of u fanatic who
sS.Y, sought to have Southern, women and