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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Manufactures at the S0ulh,

The following very appropriate re-
marks upon this most important subject,
Is taken from he annual letter Of M"ssrs.
y. NJ. Sloan g. Go. We commend tho
IDEAS expressed therein to the careful
consideration O. our leaders
WHh nations rs wi:hindviluais, the
extent Of their surplus is tie measure
OF thrlr prosperity, and Co acnnire
wealth and Independence they must
break the shacklcs of scrviity whose
hon''s are gaining strength each year.
10 effect this we must encourage mann
lacInrcs. This demand, for years, has
been the great want .; tic 3outh-a
vast vacuum which has been inviting
capita! but is still unnoticrd.--
'' Contemplate the condition CT the
Southern people to- day, anil note their
d"pl"rable dependence upon other Sec
tons Tor almost every article OF manu-
f@rhrr. Takc fcrc=amplr, the wants
OF on" individual rs Il type of the whole.
We find that the cradle in which tho
infant IS lnllcd to sleep, the book froir.
which, rs ch'id, he at'alns his clnca.
ton, his wcaring..apparcl during life are
all manufactured elsewhere and after
perhaps years Of toll, and weighed down
with age and care he surIcndcrs life,
lis remains arc placed III n casket of
Northern make. his obsc1nics are read
'som hooks issued by Northern presses,
ma his last resting placc is marked by the
marble which passed through the
hands Of Northern Mechanics. Is i, a
wonder, then, that cities OF the North
grow in population, in wealth, and in
spl"ndor, when we Of the South, hrcl-
less Of The unlimited power which
nature las placed =. our con,nnahd,
permit TIC unobs,ruc!cd waters TO Eow
to sea, without cXacling That tribute
they are ever ready to yield?
We mnSt not only bnld factories,
bnt 20 nn&t p"rtl!asc their commodities
in preference to those brought from
other ma:ts. "" may, for short span,
be compelled to pay somewhat hishc,
rates, but the reward viii be sure and
speedy.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Homicide in EGgtfiCiG,

kumors were current on Sunday Of
q justifablc homicide, in tho vicinity
OF tho Pine House, Edgefcld, on
Saturday last, but as yet we can CLEAN
no particulars.' From the etatelncnts
made, it appears that there had exis.
tod for long time ill'fce:ing between
Two men in that vicinity, and open
violence had been attempted. On
Saturday, one Of tho men attacked
tho station mhster at Pine House
with long knife tho attacked party
sought refuge in his house, when tho
attacking party followed him, knife
in hand. Tho station. master then
shot him dead on the spot, and is re-.
ported to have surrendered himself to
the proper authorities.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
"ThC Old North State Forever"

-4There issaid to he a man living in
Waco, Texas, " no has been married
five times, and is the father Of fifty
Legitimate children--thirtccn boys
by the first wife ; eighteen children,
boys and girls,'by the second wife ;
ten by his third wife six by his
fourth, and three by his fifth wife,
Twenty of his sons served 10 tie Con-
fedcratc army, eight of whom we're
killed !; seven died natural deaths,
and the remainder are still living.
We.have the very best authority
for saying that thi, fortunate MAJ,
originally went from Shackclford
Banks n. c., and vas extensively y
engaged in'tbe she'll business at thai
place. Raleigh Nsws.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
The DEVILS RridnS.

Among the ravines Of Switzerland
is bridge called the "DnviPs
Bridge" in reference TO which a
queer story exi: is among the peas
ants. The Prince Of He'll, it i; said =,
after constructing the bridge, ordered
that Tie iir2s sovt passing over it
should fall sacl iice,to himself. y
cunning peasant accordingly drove
his dog over. Satan, cnragcd at this
trick, procured monstrons rock de-
termined to destroy his bridge. AS
he apprt ached with the same, an old
peasant woman addressed him
'd'uss Gott" God be grected),
which inccnscd the iicnd the more, 70
that he drs" down his mountain like
rock and made of, visiting the IN
habitants of the valley with the fumes
of hell. This is now called the
"Dovil's Stone.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
The Thrralrhtd War Between China and
JnDan.

The peaceful progress Of civilization
in the last, says the New York Her.
aid, is in danger Of being interrupted
by the horrors Of war. The latest
news represents the Chin csc as
, making preparations for defending
the mouth OF the Peiho so as to pre-
vent tho plucky little Japs from visit
ing unccremoniously the brother of
the sun. No doubt if hos,ilities
should break out the combined tIvo.
pean and American fleets would be
able to exercise such an influence rs
wouiI considerably mitigate tho evil
effect Of tho conflct on the CONNER
cial interests Of foreigners. At the
same time it is evidcut that tho loss
inflicted cn tho trading interest,
could not fail to be serious. For this
the progress of dispute between the
two Eastern governments will to
watched with anxiety 10th hero and
IN Europe. We arc naturally in
chned to take sides with the Japanese,
because they h,vc shown an eager
ness to avail themselves Of tho adyan-
tagcs Of our civilization, while their
opponents continue TO wrap them
selves up in 4 selfish and naughty iso.
.aticn. Unwilling to recognize the
benefits which free intercourse with
other nations would not fail to confer,
the people and government Of China
shut themselves OF. crom ali .hat svm.
rathy which the Japanese invite. The
friendship and and preference shown
by these latter to our country and
institutions arc other bonds of union
between ns. But the chief and most
lasting union must be based on mutu-
al interests. The Japanese have
shown that they comp, ehcnd this
fact, as well as the difference in onr
peaceful commercial policy from the
ambitious pretcntions of tho chief
hnror"nn 'puwrrs, the history of
Who's dealings in the East is mel
ancholy catalogue of Crime. Hence
the desire Of the JaSuncse to culti-
7atc close political and commercial
relations with us. W. should regret
the occurrence of.any conN,ct which
would have the effect Of turning the
mites of this >ingularly gifted people
from tho pursuit CT that peaceful
progress in which the true happiness
Ol nations is to be found,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
TOOlt, vs.. Major Merrill.

We learn that lately John Icnry
Toole, says the Chester Reporter, of
Rock Hill, in York County, com
mcnccd an action against Major Lewis
ilerIi!l, comm .ndan; Of the United
States forces ut Yorkvillo laying his
damages at five thousand. dollars for
false imprisonment. IS Toole is the
GDlo-ed barber at Rock Hill, and, as
he alleges, was captured last" fall by
a party.of Merrill's dragons and by
that officer held in Jail for "forty-two
days, be being entirely innocent Of
any infraction of the law. - l..
The snit is brought by s. p. IIamil-
tom, Esq, as the attorney for tho
plaintiff. It is intended that The
snit shall be pressed with all possible
vigor, and to test the question, wheth.
er al innocent man ma y >be inoarcera
ted and have no rdress from the law
The case not impossibly may find
ito way to the Supreme Court of tho
United States.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
g.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER II, 1872
Grizzlies IN Dr0ycs.

The n!ariposa (Cal.) Gazette, Of
August 10, says : Mr.. lIadlich, who
has large .ot of sheep up in the
mountains above Yosemite Valley,
passed through town, on his way 10
iorr.cts, last Tuesday. lie reports
the depredations of grizzly bears upon
his sheep as being something more
scrions than he has cyer before en-
pcr'enced: Night after night they
come and jump into the corral, hcl D
themselves to choice multrr, dag
t.away short distance, and eat it.
he herdcrs keep fires. burning at
night within the corral, !, b"t ,,n bears
don't mind them. She's havc been
Tired al them, but without eject, 50
far as heard from. One of them
came in and talked of with some
meat within about six feet of where Il
Chlnaman was sleeping. John tried
to "shoo" him a;ray, hut lie wouldn't
"shoo' until he secured johns provis-
ions.
Since that date the Chira,nan piles
mp few convenient rocks, and when
ever bear comes about he makos It
hot for him. Some Of these days that
Cinnamon will threw rocks at one of
these cross grained, ckIcss, rip-tca::.
ing old bears, and there won't be any
Of him lsft worth carrying back to
China. The ordinary we'll condition.,
Cd grizzly turns up his nose at
Chinamap, but lean, hungry, old
one doesn't care cuss whom he cats.
Hadlich's theory about the usual mum
ber,of bears in that region is, that
they have, been scared out of their
usucl baunts by earthquakes
Whether they have been shaken out,
starved out, or burned out from their
haunts, there is one thing ccr,ai in,
that they NJ" moro numerous than
ever known M the upper ranges Of
the western slope of the .Licrres.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
The North Carolina Fraud,

Some days ago (says the Philadel
rhia Agc) We published statement
in relation to tho manner In which
colorcd men were conveyed from
Washington to North Carolina and
voted in that Slate for Caldwell and
his Radical colleagues. That state
mcnt was denied by the journals of
that renominltionist. But the denial
is now met by the fact that the 1.-The
raj Republican Committee in Washl
ington has now in its posses sion the
afldavits of over fifty colored men
who voted in that State at the last
election. !Hundre ds more of like
documents can be procured if ncccs.
sary. But enough arc on hand, to
show tue manner in which Caldwell
was returned on paper, and justify the
Legislature in giving Judge Merri.
non the legal return. That the lat,
ter was legally elected: lis no longer
. matter Of doubt Or dispute .amorg
Intelligent ''men Of 'ei,ber party ia
North Carolina. Preparations are
aiiking to contest the return, Of Nh,
Caldwell vixen the Legislature meets,
and the result of tLst action will be
the unearthing Of 'most monstrous
frauds on the part Of the GRANTEES
and the inauguration Of Judge
Merrimon as Governor Of North Caro-
lima.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Row at Pilgrim Churrh.

On Sunday, the 25th ulIimo, Pill
grim Chm ch, says the Chester Rcpur
ter, on the western side ftha c0un.
ty, was the scene of ii riot and tumult
disEraccial to the congregation, and
exceedingly annoying to the surround
ing country. Til, is an African
church rrc.iacd over and ministared
unto by Rev. Saacho Sanders one of the
sable Legislators Of the State. On
thi" occasion, as we arc Informed, one
Raymond Wright, c"lorcd, presented
himself aS.the altar a. king to be Ia.
ken into mcmbc, ship with the church
In pnttlng him tEroughhhc "prelimino
aHy examination rs to his GtDG,s for a
scat among the faithful it leaked out
that be had :.lway voted the, Dem 0.
cratic ticket, and that ae had not re.
rcntcd of this sa The order was
given at once for him to be cast out
as an unclcan thing, and, in persu
ance thereof, he was marched out OF
the church and out Of the yard.
Sumc how or other collision then
| occurred between the police, detailed
by the Rev. Sancho, and a portion o,
the egation, aud soon the fight
became general, men, women and
children participated, and continued
the riot during the greater portion OF
the day. Sancho is burning and a
shining light in the pulpit and in the
halls of legislation, and, keeping as
he does both tho religious and politi.
cal conscience of his race, will, nc
doubt, be returned again to the House
Of Representative this fall.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Fnta| Accident TO Young Bridal COupIe

We learn Of fatal accident that
occurred at the Hawks Nest, last
week, and which resulted in the death
of young couple named Auron.
who were on their bridal tour from
the cast. They had come to Wow the
beauties of this lovely place, and, on
going too near tho cliff, they both lost
their footing and were prccipitateu
below, killing them instantly. On
coming to their assistance, their
bodies and faces were mang!cd so
fcarnlly as to be unrccognizablc..
The lady fell cn hct head mashing it
iTto atoms, breaking her breast into
a jelly. The gentlcman's brains wcro
knocked ont and his body broken to
pieces. Their friends have been tclo.
graphed for, who are supposed to no
at Bnffalo, N. y Charleston (W. ~
Courier. -,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Gathering "LOrls."

! Col. Jack W---tcllsa a good ioke
on sergeant ofh his own regiment, tho
til Texas Cavalry, which occurred
during tho latc uuplcasantness. Ser
gcnnt Wiley was lank, gawky, but
impulsivo son Of tho wilds of tho
Lono Star State worthless as u
soldier, and still worse as non. com-
missioncd officer, he nevertheless was
enabled to maintain his grade, owing
to peculiar tact which he possessed
of procuring forage when all others
would fail.
One wet morning he appeared with
long face befor his colonel's tent,
and grumblcd something against tho
sergeant major of the regiment, and
which Col. W--fnally under
2to, to be q complaint that Wiley
w:s Put OIL picket duty out of his turn.
Ahe story seemed so plausible when
it was clearly placed before tho
colonel that tho scrgcapt-mnjor was
summoned to the tent, and in fcw
minutes it was agreed that an unin,
tentlonal injustice had been done to
Wiley and the party separated.
"Never mind, Wiley" said tho
sergeant-major, as they walked off
together, "whcn your turn comes
again you shall be exempted from
duty"
,"Thaps we'll enough" grumblcd
\? liley, "but it mayn't be a wet
night"
"That doesn't matter, Wiley"
again eaid tho sergeant major
"F hen this war is over, this littlo
trial will be counted as another laurel
for you"
Wiley left his superior, and for
an hour after was noticed wandering
about alone muttcring something un.
'ntellieible. At last Wiley mado
straight for the coloncl's tent, and
without preliminary, apostrophiscd
him IN twangcuy voice: "Kcrncl,"
he said, "whnt is n lori -
"A what Z" said Col. w.
ga lori - again asked Wiley in
louder tone.
"A what ~
'|Fhat'a lori Z" this timo fairly
ahriekcd Wiley.
| No'. ". was now nearly out Of
patience, being rs little Informed as
before on the lori subject. "Willey,"
said tho COLONEL, eff you will tell mo
who uttered that word in your presence
and under whaS crcu instances 1t was
uttercd-if you tell mo something
that occurred Immediately before or
after it was uttered ma y be able to
enlightcn YOU"
"Willey then explained how tho
scrgeant~major had spoken of his
aurels.
"Oh," said Col. W, "I uu.
derstand. "Well, you see, Wiley,
when the ancient Romans returned
triumphant from the wars their brows
were crowned with leaves of laurel,
whlcA are Synonymous with glory"
Wiley slowly crcpt away appnrcnt
~ understanding tho situation less
than ever.
In duo courac Of timo, one dark,
cold rainy night while Wiley was
snoring vigorously, hd was awakened
from bis sleep and ordered to 90 on
picket duty with SQUAD Of men. In
a few minutes he had hitchcd up his
clothes and, rushing out of his tent,
he yelled out frantically to his men,
"Comc on, boys, we are going after
somo of them cusscd lorls -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Experiments IN bitches on Wet Land

4; The New Ergland Farmer con
tains the following CORES pcndencc:
"Somo thirty years ago an old farm
came into my poSs ession, upon whici
WAS what was called 4 meadow. l.
lies at the foot tf three slopes, and il,
c1nchtly gets the wash from them
all. ~ majority of the soil has ::
'prairio' look-Tery fine and dark
There is but small portion of it that
eau be called muck. Two brooks
came down from the upland and uni
ted near the upper end, and forme Il
Que IF the (iucst trcut~ brooks iu the
ncignboriiooa Numerous springs
came in from the upland, and with
the brooks, kept one half Of The
meadow $" wet that a team could not
! pass over it.
| "Tho crop was a vile mass Of hlt
grass, weeds, ferns and rushes, tot to
mention the Indian 9rkc that is ever
present in soils like this. Il looked
| upon the meadow in its then condition,
rs nuisance. The crop when in the
barn was no less so.
"The first thing waste dispose of
the trout brook. An open ditch was
made in the coutre but lc and be-
hold !" In the spriug down camc the
water from :he hills, and down wcut
car loads Of rick alluyial soil to the
pastures of my ncigAhor> below. That
would not do, 50 Il channel was cut
along one side, in the edge of tho
n a nd ,,.ht ,,h
tarncd, and there it now.runs. Drains
were opened thirty feet apart, and
forty rods il. length, through the
meadow, aud put as lew as they could
l." AID have the water run off below.
Ihry are !rom i%o to three feet deep.
The consequence is, now harvest
as many loads Of good hay as l used
t. have Of ferns aud bulru>hcS.
"Tnc material fist used for the
drains were stone from the upland.
Tnls material Was good and abundant
but there were two objections to
drains thus made. First, there we're
soft places and the stones we're liable
to get ontcf place. Second, there
WAS great deal Of work in it.
"Ihc nest resort was to wood.
After some study and little expert
u'cnt'hc, l. selec'ed smooth, thick
hemt"tk slabs from peeled logs, from
plies o. four foot slabs at the mill.
These were placed in the ditch,
rounding sides together, the upper
e'ges meeting meeting and resting
together. Between the slabs and the
bank were placed stones, usually two
to each slab, which held them in
place. The stones should be so large
that they will not drop to the bottom
OF the slab. Upon the stones we're
placed i'll the s icks that were taken
cat, when opening the ditch; and
crt small pulcS to throw in. Upon
the Whole was packed thick layer
OF br2>h from pasture spruces aud
hcmiork and upon this was scrapcd
the sail, with a small OK scrapcr. 1t
will be readily seen that there are
three draiLa in each ditch, one be-
tween the slabs and enc on either
side. This kind o! Grain has not yet
failed me.
! "Fo try the experiment, I filed one
ditch with brush, bUt it waj soon
crushed down and useless.
"Anothcr method was, to place
"tcneS at the sides of the ditch, which
would reach little more than. half
way "cr"ss and ab2nt three feet apart,
and cover with poles and then with
brush. Tie stones support the poles
E,,I
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
VOL, Will
BEYOND.

Beyond this vale Of sorrows,
Bcycnd the flowing tide,
Beyond the shining portals,
Where love and peace abide.
Beyond tho care aud toilng.
Beyond the ccaseless strife,
Beyond the lapse Of weary years,
10 an immortal life.
Beyond the signs and crying,
Beyond the pain and mohr,
Beyond the gates Of Heaven,
Where sickness is unknown.
Beyond the wall of orphans,
The widows mournttl cry,
We hear voice that whispers:
"Wc'il meet thee in the sky"
Perhaps We dread the coming
or the angel clothed in white
The messenger Of glory
From the bcaulcouS realms Of light.
But we rcco!,cct the loved ones
That have gone frcu. ~ Before;
To- the lul Of JOY and beauty
70 The ever yerdant shore.
Then we haste with Joy 10 greet them,
Thinking not of them below
Caring more for those in Heaven
Thinking soon our Lord to know.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Aladdin; OR TIiE WONDERFUL LiNp.
BY TIE "FAT coNrRIruroR."

Aladdin was an Arabian knight
who relched Il high degree, al,hough
nothing but the son of,a poor tailor
originally. Now, man may carry
on the tailcring business aud get rich,
aud yet be mighty poor tailor hut
we arc assured that Aladdin's family
were really in reduced circumstal COS.
less, good for.no,hing boys ever knew.
lie wouldn't learn n trade, unless il
Was trade jack..knivcs, but Uttered
away tho most Of his time on the
streets. His father worked hiuself
up 50 because he couldn't make his
sou work, that he died in a Gt-tEe
only fit, as his custo,lcrs said, that
ever come out CT. lis Shop: Then
Aladdin, became more ;ndoleat than
ever. Yet, as showing the enduring
love of a mot her, although hc.. rearIy
bored the life out Of her, she 3ontinu-
cd to board him. 80.
'Onc day a travelling magician came
along and s..showcd" in ,ihcir town.
lie say Aladdin, took liking to him
assuitcd to his purpose, and offered to
take him traveling with him, and if be
wanted to become a magician, he
would learn him to "magish." This
just suited Aladdin, who always want
ed to 20 with a circus so he went.
They left town that night, ca foot,
Gas magicians are often Compelled to
do when business is hal,> and p,oaeed.
cd IN the d rcci.ou of the next town,
where, as the the magician said, they
we're holding the comfy fair, and u
show would pay. lie had "workcd"
the fairs, and knew. ~
But, instead of going there, he led
Aladdin into deep valley. Arrived
at certain rock, tho magician, by
some magic spell (for lie wa' n capt.
tai sprller) opened great hole 10 tho
ground as readily as though he had
been an earthquake, much to the sur
prise and alarm of Aladdin. Then
the magician, ,facctiously rcmarl:ing
that it was fne opening for young
man, ordered Aladdin to descend, and
b'lng him certain. lamp he would
find there, threatening the direst pens
alties if he failed to comply. .,
"Now, SEQ here, old man., said
"AIaddin, "fun is fun, apd | like fun
as wall as anybody, but a;n't this
running it into the ground %
There being no help for it. be do
scended, first receiving tho masiciqn .
magic ring, together with instrnc, sons.
But wasn't it cruel to take Aladdin
80 7
twas q magic cavern, Of course, =,
and filed with fruits and vegetables
OF the finest gold as they always are.
lie saw more gold "turuips" than a
watch factory could turn out in ten
years carrots two hundred and fifty
car"ts fine gold cabbages equal to
any caboages that have been made on
the National Treasury and diamond
sqnashes worth money enough to
squash all tho indictments found by
oug united grand juries. When no
saw an orchard hanging full of golden
apples. he exclaimed, "Ilere's Just old
fruit % and filled his pockets with
them.
Finding the lamp, bo returned to
the entrance of the cavern and asked
the magician to help hith out.
"Not till you givo mo tho lamp"
was the reply. -.
"Then you won't get it," retortod
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Loss OF The Declaration of Independence.

The original manuscript of the
Declaration Of independence is rapid
ly fading away. and, judging from the
past, but few years will elapso be-
fore the naked parchment will be tho
only souvenir remaining Of that bold
munifesto. already nearly all the
siGaatures are entirely etlaced, and
the rest cannot last much longer with
out something is done to restore the
writing. The sacred declaration, TO-
gether' With George Washington's
commission as "Cencral and COM
mander-in-C Chief of the Colonial Ar
my" which is in about the same con-
dition, have been for years on cxhi>
bition in tlIe!Patent Office, and i; is Il
matter Of surprise thatno effort has
been made by the Government to
aa9o thoni from being lost forever to
postcrity,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-11
Bob MOrtIS' "LcyCl Verse"

Wc meet uron The level, though from every
station >'nc.
The rich maA FROM ;hi3 mansion, the bocr
maN from his h0inc :. -,
For the rich tnust leave his v cal,h and
state outside thu Mason's door,
And the poor mar finds hi true respect ut-
on the chec Il cred floor