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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

BANAHA CULrUREiN FLORIDA. The
cultivation Of tho banana is engaging
considerable attention in tho neigh.
horhood of Palatka, Flo, aud the
river counties. Three years ago a
gentleman in Orange County set out
nine plants, aud is now rca ping the
t'nits Of a three acre field, re .lizes
$3.50 per month from tic huit and III 9
young plants that arc continually y
suckcrinG around the roots Of The old
plants. Tie bnlrana fruits iD all sc.-
sous ihe year round, aud is fnr,iized d
by the shedding OF its huge leaves.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

THE WAR AND FInANcE IN GsR.
MANY.-The following interesting cx.
tract from letter addressed by n
we'll known banker in Germany, nm.
der date of December 20, to a citizen
of Now York, gives an interesting in.
side view of things in Gcrmany aid in
Europe generally. The writer says
"There seems to be no cnd vet to
this Prussian-Frcnch war, although
the Germans begin to got tired; but
when it is over | think there will
be very large emigration Of Germans
to America. In Europe money is
very abundant now, because business
in general is at an entire stand still,
and moneycd men do not want to in,
vest their money but when the war
is over there will bo such demand
for money that the rate of discount
viii go considerably higher. France,
Germany, Italy, Turkey, Russia, and
even Spain, all want money and if
Prussia, while victorious, had to give
five per cent. loan at 924, what will
others have to do? The chances for
America to sell four per cent. loan
at par, if ever there were any, (Which
| doubt), arc over. Should, however,
the war with France last fur or five
months yet, | think revolution will
como in Europe lin such case the
capital of Europe will all fly to
America, and there will be a chance
to issue loan at Il low ratc OF inter-
est. When such time does come,
and | tell you confidently lam afraid
it will come, then will DO your
country's financial opportunity"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

I met her by tho cellar door tho
look she give mo was cold and stern
her eyes looked pitchforks into mino,
and minc looked pitchforks into hern.
For VIC had loved in days gone by ;
and her daddy said that | might take
her but, alas, for my dream Of we'd
cd Hiss. she got up and got with
Dutch shoemaker. No moro girls for
me ifI knows it no moro frauds my
love to dim in the words Of tho poot,
"not for Joseph and ho might have
added, "not for jim"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

SHARP Boy.-A clergyman was
once catcchising class of children be.
longing to his congregation and com.
ing to little boy who was something
Of n rogue, asked him what ho knew.
81 know something's" replied tho
urchin, with signicant look.
"Wcll, my son, what do you know Z"
replied the pastor.
81 know whore there IS BIRDS
nest" said the boy; "but | shan't
tell you, for fear you will steal the
eggs"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

Ina Wyoming tavern mountain
rough, venomousIy lt unk, was practi.
sing with his revolver at various cb-
jects in the barroom. Anox tcamstcr
entered, and called for drink, and
a ba ! from the rough's pistol shauor.
ed tho glass at his lips. Without u
word the bull.whackcr put his hand
behind his back. produced his pis ol,
lcvcllcd it at the luilian's head, and
remarked as the body dropped to the
floor, "That id scoandrcl would
have hurt somebody pretty soon"
lie then filed another glass and drank
the contents, strobe out as dclibcratc-
ly as he had come in, and with a
"Whoa, haw, those," started his OK
up the road.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

"Man wants but little hero below,
nor wants that little long" is libel /;
man wants cycrythin'hs can see, or hear
ov, and never is willing to let 60 Of
his grab. Whcncyor yu find man
who is thoroughly satisfied with what
he has got. yu will lind either an ideot
or one who haz tried hard to get some
moro and couldn't do it. The oldor
man grows, the more watchful he
bekums ;as hiz hold on lifo slackens,
izpineh on q dollar grows grippy,---
Josh BHiings. su1
,e4 r,,.sl;Z 80 = . : .T,5 -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

The late Andrew johnson has come
to the conclusion, in his Tennessee
home, that this country has gono to
the devil. If thero are any officos for
distribution wo'll guarantee that An.
drew will be on hand-~-providod, the
dovil don't impeaoh him and have
him swung "around tho oircle,0
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

a MySrrHy.--Thc following ap.
pears in the New York Tribune Of
the lQih ijS'ant Some time ago. y
Gcrman living in ilnhokcn WIS stand
ing, late III .hc cvrniDg, at tho cnd of
the ferry boat On her passage from
New York. Nh,n shc arrived,
he passed through ,h" cabin, and
found a lAdic, moro ,co rcti, ne
which lie kept fer three weeks,
expecting to Lcr through the
papers Of y claimant. At the cxpira
ton of hat time, lie took it to Pnlicn
superintendent NcIso, Of New No,k.
when it was found to contain $irOJ
w"rth Of bonds, $3.50 in grocnLack%
ladies goli watch and c!&iu, aul !.
p'".'H Q. note paper, on wh;ch wa!
written: ~ ,iiv" w"i,Y nni. waited
until have lost al hope, and an.
hcart-brokcn tlorsrure, farewell,
dear Henry. y.Iiiiza r." Yesterday
afternoon the body of woman with
handsome features, and magnificent
black hair, was found Of the !, vim
Fields, much Injured hy The nvatius
ice. She was dressed in black alpac,
and her clothes were marked NJ. Z
1t is surmi>od that she jumped of the
boat OH which the lcticulc was found
The body is now in llobokcn awaiting
a coronor's inquest.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

Two politicians in New York had
n quarrel, Tuesday, that resulted in
one "challcnging" he other in the fol-
lowing icttor: "New York, Jan.
10, 1871 --Thos. b. Murphy Sir :
The unkind, ), cool, calculating manner
in which you received myself and
friend, Michael ScanlaD, demands an
explanation at your hands. shall
meet you as an iriahman and n gentle
man at any timc you and Jour friends
will designate, and then 'lct the best
Eorsc get over the ditch Yonr ohc-
dicnt servant, John Pope IIOdnctt." !"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

2e The 'Donsocrats in Now Hampsl,ir,
expect to carry that State III Marol
next. They have harmonizcd al
their parts. differences and nominate,
james a. Weston for Governor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

q new brake has been adopted on
ono of the English railroads, in conse.
quencc Of the recent frequency Of nc
cidcnts, which is ablo to stop q train
going at the rate Of thirty miles an
hour in twenty i've seconds.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

An unfortunate New Haven youth
was recently so convinced that he had
swallowed his two artificial teeth,
llatc and all, that no suffered horrors
in imagination and severe pain III
his stomach. Ho afterwards found
the teeth in his vest pocket.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

pLANrIN" TNuEs ~ AUTUMN. At
any time aiicr The tree is done grow
ing for the season, is The best to trans
plant in the autumn. The moment it
can be seen from the leaves that the
seasons growth is over, the transplant
tation Of trees should be attended to.
|y'n doing the roots will have time
80 become established before severe
"onthcr sets in and be ready to make
IN c"l =. healthy start when spring
OF lis Some Of our leading ortcultur
iSi> assert that the roots Of trees grow
all the winter, except when the ground
becomes deeply frozen ; but whether
tLiS be so or not, transplanting rs
carly in the autumn rs circumstances
will admit Of, doubtless has its advan.
tagcs. Aud especially is this the
case with large trees, which can be
moved with more safety in carly au-
jumn that at any period Of the year.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

a FERTILE Writer. Justin Nc.
Carthy, the neycr.cnding story writer,
agreed, not long since, to furnish tho
Mcssrs. Harper forty.Gvo short
stories for tIioil. periodicals. The
stories were to average four thousands
words each, or about four columns of
Harpcr's Weekly or Bazaar, and his
compensation for each was ono hum
drcd dollars. He is said to have
written forty-five stories in forty-Gvo
days, at the end Of which time he re.
ccivcd tho forty-livc hundred dollars.
During the time he was engaged on
them, lie was..also employed in writing
for the Atlantic Monthly, l.ippincott'a
Magazine, the GALAXY, tho fndcpcn-
dent, and several family papers, be-
sides lccturing constantly, composing
a book on America, and reading the
newspaper pufls Of his various arti .
clcs.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

Edward Everett declared that Mrs.
John Quincy Adams, when mistress of
tho white House, had the best manners
Of any woman he had ever met in
the world. s
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

Professor Huxley has recently pro.
nounced very decidedly in favor Of
the introduction Of the Bible as o
"rcading book" in common schools.
The ground of his advocacy is, that
there must be moral substratum to
u child's education to make it valuable
and there il no other source from
which this can be obtained at all com.
parable with the Bible.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

General Jubal EARLY IS said TO be
tdying ofconsumptioa. 5.5ls.zs. z. 3..S !.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25
THE
FAIRFIELD HERALD

DESE'OEsTB2S 6. WILLIAMS,
1erms.-TnE HERALD is published Week
in the Town of Winnsboro, at $500 in.
rdrsaJty IN adUonce.
Gsi5" All transient advertisements TO DO
hid in advance.
Obituary Notices and Tributes 81 90 per
square.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25
| NO. 81
Polly. | IIoIlrrrd.

= o" .Ntctson was a wild, rollicking
/ ie'ln"' who Hrcut most Of his time in
( drnEl'g and srrceinr, while his wife,
! to.'y, "&F let. at home to do the
chores. pom II certain occasion Joe
iett home to be back, as he said, that
night. Night came, but Joe did not.
me next day passed about sunset
Joe came up in the worst condition
raHlblc---ha clothes were dirty and
torn, ono eye in deep mourning, and
ms face presented moro the appear
anrc Q! piece orraw meat than any
thug ci1". Polly met bin at the
door, and, noticing bis appearance,
exclaimed
"Why, Joe, what in the world 10
;hc matter :"
"Io'ly," said Joe, edo you know
,''m andrews Well, him and me
had fight"
"Who whipped, Joe -
"Polly, we had the hardest fight
you ever did see. | hit him, and he
mt me, and then we clinchcd ain't
| supper mcst ready ? ain't had any.
thing aince yesterday morning"
But first tell mo who whipped,
Joe, continued Polly.
"Polly," continued oc, 81 tell YOU,
yon never did Sc" such II fight as mo
and him had, When he clinched me.
} lcrkcd loose from him and then gin
him three or four Of the all sufficient
kicks YOU ever heard Of Polly, ain't
supper most ready Pm nearly
starved.
"Joc, do tell me who whippcd,r
continued Polly.
"Polly," replied Joe, "you don't
know nothing about fighting. tell
you We fought like tigers; we rolled
and tumblcd--Grst him on top and
then me then the boys would pat mo
OF on the shoulder and hollcr, "Oh, my!
Stetson' We gougcd and bit, aud
tore up the dirt in Seth Runnol's
grocery yard worse nor two wild
bulls. Polly, amt supper mos.
ready 7 I'm monstrous hungry"
".)oc Stctson," exclaimed Polly, in
tonc bristling with anger, "will you
tell nc who whipped p'
"Polly,' baia Joe, drawing q very
long sigh, "l hollcrcd."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

. Cotton was first planted in tho
United States in 1859. = ii t4taa4
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

While we arc enjoying The beauties
Of an Indian Summer, our Northern
friends are rcvclng amid the attrac-
tionS of sleigh bells and skating rinks.
Last Thursday, one Of the most beau
titul days Of the season in this section,
was devoted by the lovers Of the bat
and ball in New York to Il game on
the ice, while in Vermont and Now
Hampshire the thermometer in several
places was from six to twenty -four de-
gree below zero. Even the river be-
tween New Iolk and Jersey City was
almc8t impossible Oh account Of ice,
while few miles further up tho Ilud-
son, foot passengers were crossing on
the frozen surface.
VIC ou!l krr Loan remarkably So
we're in many places, aud in some por.
'io"s Of The North its long continuance
is beyond precedent. On The Plains
VIC read Of tho trains on the Pacific
Railroad being showed up or delayed
Iy the .i!Nlrg snow, and even in
Washington regular Northern snow
:torn. FIJI on SaMlay, the S,h, to the
depth Of several inches. = CoiumJiu
! Inon
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

The stories Of the correspondents at
the Prussian headquarters are not
rcassuring to tho apprchensions of tho
stock exchange. One is that NIoltke
has already prepared complete plan
for the invasion Of England, and the
Prussian officers assure their English
friends that it's execution will not be
at all difficult. Around Paris the rioh
furniture of hundreds of villas has
been burned to warm the soldiers.
"Nothing burns SO we'll as piano wood"
At Versailles they are eating all the
COWS, and tho destruction of every
young animal as soon as born will
make famine in tho future. At ono
point we are told of fifty thousand
men sleeping in the open air on o
frosty night, warming themselves from
timo to time at huge fires of unthrosh-
ed wheat, which added their glow to
\ the fires of burning villages.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

"Ma," said an Intelligent, thought
ful boy Of nine, "I don't think Solo
mon was 80 rich as they say he was"
"Why, my dear what could have put
that into your head :" asked tho as
tonished mother.--"Beoause the. Di-
bio says he slept with his fathers,
and I think if he been so rich he
would have bed Of his own"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25

We publish the following commu.
nication vcrLatim, at liter atm, at
pune ctWattm.
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-26
Symptoms of Liver Complaint, and of
some of the Diseases produced by tt.

A sallow or yellow color of skin, or yellow
ish brown spots on face and other parts of
body dullness and drowsiness with frequent
headache dizziness, bitter or bad taste in
mouth, dryness of throat and internal heat
palpitation, in many cases dry teasing
cough, with sore throat, unsteady appetite
raising of food, choking sensation in throat
distress, heaviness, or bloated or full feeling
about stomach and sides, pain in sides, back
or breast, and about shoulders collie pain
and soreness through bowels, with heat
constipation, alternating with frequent at
tacks of darrhea piles, hatulence, nervous
ness, codness of extremities rush of blood
to head, with symptoms of apoplexy, numb
ness of limbs, especially at night; cold chills
alternating with hot flashes, kidney and
urinary difficulties female weakness, dull
ness, low spirits, unsociability and gloomy
forebodings. Only few of above symptoms
likely to be present in any case at one time.
All who use DIR. Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Golden
Medical Discovery for Liver Complaint and
its Complications, are loud in its praise. Sold
by all tirst-class Druggists 567
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-26
pnraenntad Organ.

The human stomach has been shamefully per
secuted organ. There was time when Tor sveIy
dereliction of duty II was punished with huge doses
Of the most disgusting and nauseous drugs. In
vain II rejected them, and literally returned them
upon the hands Of those who administered them:
They were forced upon II again and again, until
It's solvent power was thoroughly drenched out
OF II.
tic era, when furious purgaton and mercurial sail
vation were what Artemas Ward would nave
called the "main holt" OF the faculty. IN cases OF
dyspepsia and liver complaint.
The great modern remedy for indlgeeuOn ana
biliousness is Hostetters Stomach Bitters, prep
aration which has the merit OF combining q palat-
able flavor with such tonic, aperient and anti,
bilious properties, were never heretofore united
in any medicine. ,,,
are not like the tabled Titans who found prostra-
tion 80 refreshing that, when knocked down, they
rose from the earth twice as vigorous as before.
When an invalid is prostraUed by powerful depict
ing drugs, he is apt to stay prostrated; ana tne
debilitated being awaEe OF the fact prefer the
building up to the knocking dOl0n system OF treat
ment.
Hostetter's Btters meets tho requirements Of the
rational medical philosophy which at present pre-
vails 1t is perfectly pure vegetable remedy, en-
bracing the three important proprieties OF pre-
ventive tonic, and an Alternative. 1t forthes the
body against disease, invigorates and re-vitazes
| the torpid stomach and liver, and effects a most
| salutary change In the entire system, when In q
morbid condition.
In this country where the enfeebling temperature
| renders the human organization particularly sus
ceptible to unwholesome atmospheric influences
the Bitters should be taken as protection against
| epidemic disease.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-26
Good Farmers.

HERE is the secret of good farming.
You cannot take from the land more than
you restore'to it, in some shape or other,
without running it, and 30 destroying your
capital. Different soils may require differ
ent modes of treatment and cropping, but
in every variety of soil these are the
golden rules to attend to: Drain until you
find that the water that falls from heaven
does not stagnate in the soil, but runs
through it and off it freely. Turn up and
till the land until your foot sinks into a
loose, powdery loan, that the sun and air
readily pass through Let no weed occupy
the place where useful plant could grow.
Collect every particle of manure that you
can, whether liquid or solid. Let nothing
on the farm go to waste. Put in your
crops in that course which experience has
shown to lead to success in their growth,
and to an enrichment and not impoverish-
ment of the land. Give every plant room
to spread its roots in the soil and leaves in
the air. And in all your operations en-
deavor to be little ahead of your neigh
bors. .-Fdrm Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-26
Cucumbers for Pickles.

In writing upon this subject we would
first remark that the business Of growing
cucumbers for the pickle market may be
easily overdone, though It is equally true
that the demand increases each year
MANY growers have undoubtedly been sad
ly disappointed, in that they have grown
quite largely of them, under the impress
sion that they were sure of quick and
remunerative sale, but when they have ap.
piled TO the dealers have been informed
that the supply was very large, and the
market completely broken down. In con
sideration of these facts we would not
recommend any very large investment OF
labor In this crop by persons residing Tar
from large towns, or from established
pickle factories.
To those who may be able TO contract
their crops at a fixed and remunerative
price, or who may be reasonably sure of a
sale, il is a matter of importance to know
the best manner of caring for the crop
after IL is grown. From member of one
of the best pickle houses in the country,
we gather the following particulars;
Pick your cucumbeTs from two TO four
inches long, and use half bushel of good
dairy salt to the barrel Take care that
the salt is pure and free from lime. Sprinkle
your salt among your cucumbers as you
put them in the barrel, but put very little
in until your barrel is half full. Put no
salt in the bottom of your barrel. When
your barrel is full or you have all in you
mean to put in for the day, put on your
cover and weights see that your cover is
loose enough to work free in the barrel,
but not 80 small as to let out your cucum-
bers. Have your weights heavy enough
to hold your cucumbers down. Lastly
put water enough in the barrel to immerse
the cover. Have no cucumbers over night
without being salted.
Forty gallon or whiskey barrels are
generally used for salt pickles. When
heading up the barrel see that 1t Is full Of
pickles and head it so that will not leak
Salt pickles will not keep out of brine II
you intend keeping your pickles have
them in place where you can examine
them often, and il the brine has leaked of
replace with fresh brine of proper strength
These barrels average about 40 gallons
each, and hold some $500 or 5000 pickles
of the size mentioned.
Soft and broken pickles are useless anC
should be thrown out before shipping
They should be hard, well covered will
brine, and the barrels well filled. Th'
barrels are usually returned to the grow
ers, as they may be used year after year.
| Prairie Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-26
Tho Old Major Explains.


tThe following poem, written for the occasion,
Dy Bret Harte, was read at the recent banquet OF
the Army Of the Potomac, In Boston:l
We'll, you see, the fact is, Colonel, I don't know
For the farm is not half planted aud there's work
10 do at home;
And my leg Is getting troublesome; II laid me up
And the doctors they have cut and hacked, and
never found the ball.
And then, for an old man like me, it's not exactly
This KIND o. playing soldier with no enemy in
eight.
But this reunion maybe, now, It's mixed with
politics.
NOT Well, you understand It best; but then, you
I'm deacon now and some might think that the
examples bad
And week from next is conference. You said the
why that's the day we broke their line at spottsyl-
Hot work, eh; Colonel, wasn't it' Ye mind that
They called the same Deaths Angel Well, we'll,
Fight that old battle over now; only mean to
1 really can't engage to come upon the 1sth of
May.
Hows ThompsonS What will he be thereP
MOI
The nrst man in the rebel works-they called him
Swearing Joe.
A Wild young fellow, sir, 1 fear the rascal was
But then
Well, .short Of heaven there wasn't place he
dursn't lead his men.
And Dick, you say, is coming, too-and Billy
ah Its true
We buried him at Gettysburg. mind the spots
do your
little held below the hill-it must be green this
May
Perhaps that's why the fields about bring him to
me to-day.
WE'LL Welt Excuse me, Colonel, but there's some
things that drop
The tailboard out ones feelings, and the only
ways to stop
calei do they9 Ehl
Well, I've business down to Boston about the 18th
of Mayl