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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
SWIMMING APPARATUS. A Frer

SWIMMING APPARATUS. "A French in
ventor has patented an apparatus for swim
mers. For the hands he has a large MEM
branous fir, which is held in its place by
loops passing over the fingers and strap
around the waist. The surface presented
to the water by these fins is so large as TO
add greatly To the effectiveness ofthe strokes
of the arm, but not SO large az to exhaust
the muscular power Their effect Is TO re-
duce very much the effort required TO swim
without them. But the greatest ingenuity
Is displayed in the form and fitness of the
fms for the legs, which are attached to the
ankles, and are so formed that they act
upon the water, both in the movement Of
bringing the legs together and throwing
them back. They act so finely in "tread-
ing water" as swimmers call It, that one
can really walk, If not on the water at least
in it. The difference between swimming
with this apparatus and without it, is very
much like the difference between rowing a
boat with the handle and the blade of an
oar. The old swimmer has no trouble in
using the fins at first trial, and Is surprised
to find with what ease he can swim with
out exhaustion. He easily swims twice as
fast with the apparatus as without II, aud
he can sustain himself for hours upon the
water, or swim miles with it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
THE SPIDERS AppAnArus.-Few things

THE SPIDERS APPARATus.-Fe things
are more wonderful than the spinning APP
paratus of the spider. On the under side
of the creatures body are placed four or
six little knobs, each not larger than the
point of pin. These are outlets of certain
receptacles within the abdomen, where the
silk is prepared. When the spider wishes
to spin thread, IL presses the knobs or
spiunerts, with one Gifts legs, and forthwith
there issue from each, not one, bul thous-
and iibres, of such exquisite fineness that
1t Is only when all the products of all the
spinnerts are united, that they become Wis
ible to the naked eye. The "thread" of the
spider is thus a tiny rope of four or six
thousand strands. The twisting of the fl
bres into one cord, is performed by the
hindmost pair of legs, which, like tho rest
are furnished with three claws apiece. U.s.
ing these claws AS fingers, the little rope
make twists her groups Of thread into one,
with surprising rapidly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
GOING NOME WITH s.sLLr.


one pright moonlight winters night In
the days OF lang syne,' when school-hous-
es, cheap schoolmasters and blue beach
roos were tue only instrnmentalities used
'or 'e"c"ius 'ne young iuea now to Shoot"
We ."""'ou w a''e"u spe''ihg schoof in
aeer'''n r"ia' uis'ric'' tue geographical To-
oa''on vi wn'cn u " not now necessary to
'ne"''o". was '"ere' however where
our eyes nrs' iei' on "lalry form" that
,u'i'ie"ia'e'y SCI our susceptible heart in
niaze'' She was sixteen or therenbout, with
or'gn' eyes req cneeks ana cherry lips,
WINE 'ne auburn rins'e's clustered in
wealth. OF prolusion around her beautiful
neau' ana ner person 10 our r"vished i'm
'g,na''on' was more perfect III form and
o"'''"e .na" Tue 'hos' ''ui''eS f'atue ever
ch'Se''eu ny 'he sculptor ART. AS wegazed,
our ieelin2s' wh'ch never hclore had as
p'reu giriwaru 1--WE were scarcely eighteen),
were iuIIy aroused, and we determined TO
go nome with her that night or perish in
the attempt. As soon, therefore, as school
was dismissed and our "lady-love" suita-
biy bonneted and cloaked, we approached
TO oler our services as contemplated, and
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
Poetry.
Tb, IyonaerfnT Peace JubfTcc.

.u. II p.r,.,dso IN Lippineoff,, Monfhiv for
"''' ,.,,. o.Jis.ahle story about the Wonder
? I,,iIoo We lack space for the whole OF Il,
,, .f,or telling about the preliminaries tho story
80.
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WYNN '"' - -, al, r.ro
~ se' W -, a., 20. ,n,.ii .g,,r
~ VIZ ao,,J s,o,,d come To heart
oi,'o a'ii' M, 80 ~. ,u,,a ,nt,b,v main
for, 'a'i 'i -, -. - 80 .a.,,.,
Wns' nus , D'en ~ 49,. ,,.In,.,n
ana Nna' :, "io'' -, a. .,,,,,
THAT IN in'Ai"s "a'oo .,,,,r
Can QUITO ''Sen Ii IL 'O'"'' W
For all who had and hadn't renown,
Ird ,,adc them promise they wouldn't break down.
onlv three million attended the drills:
That was the chorus, 80 said the bills.
Ientner and Rudersdorr did the trills;
The tcnors were Turks from over u seas;
rho bassos from Spain and all grandces;
While the trebles and altos were little Chinese,
"no "e'HoU ~ 'i's - ,r,'..
Inc orcncs''s -, po,,x
WIN Ao' anu ''.au''' SO
Nunhoeriess Janus -.
1.-TWO air"eu nio'i' Wv o"', 49,
Oaine III u fuH"i@"
que organ, ~ o'e nv '"P
10 orng over ~ 'o"' W ."0''
Ten OF the size III MUSIC h'''
Ninety grand pianos III All
Ana hity oaoies on PURPOSE W squa"'
Cats and jewsharps' boys anu iross'
dongs' hand-orBans' uohAe!s aNu uoe''
And whistles made oil the oigges' ios''
Cannons, gunooats, parrots anu oehs'
Anvils, hons-eVerything 'ens-
10 the Dig "feaco DFun', 80
MADE from Tue eiePn'n' hoin0O M
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
for ivorms-ila, 7apc, ete.
FumOr of I2 Years Growth
Cured by Railways ResOIVcnt.

BEvFnLY, Mass, July Is, 1869.
d. RApwlT IL have hsd Ovarian Tumor in the ovares
bowels All the Doctors tad there help for it," tried
every thing recommended but nothing helped
Kesolven and thought would but had faith
in IT, became had suffered for twelve took sir bottles
Of the Resolvent and boz q Railways Pills. and bot
ties Of Ready Relief and there not Of
lt and feel better smarter and happier than have
for twelve years. The the et side Of the
bowels the groin write this TO you for the benefit
other. You publish it II you choose -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
Buckingham's Dye.
FOR THE WHISPERS.

As our Remover in many cases
requires too long time, and too
much care, to restore gray Or faded
Whiskers, VIC have prepared this
dye, in one preparation which will
quickly and eflcctually accomplish
this result. 1t is easily applied,
and produces q color which will
neither rub nor wash off. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by r. P. HALL & CO.,
NASHUA, N. H.
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Eszss7. -AA-ZES
ENMSsks x y .SSsavtsuAslt slcIllAH
kl n HAIR
T. Je..SRENEwER.

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and it is the only reliable and perfect
cd preparation for restoring Gray
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The scalp, by its use, becomes white
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and dandruf, and, by its tonic prop
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will create new growth, except in
extreme old age. 1t is the most eco
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and gives the hair splendid, glossy
appearance. A. A. Hayes, MD,
State Assayer of Massachusetts,, says,
"The constituents are pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality;
and consider it the BEST PREPA-
RATION for its intended purposes.
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Price Ono Dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
BOSTON ID
M T DICAL
INSTITUTE,
No. "a Temple Place,
BOSTON.
b. d. RUSSELL, Pres't.
W. r. WILBUR, secr,y.
r. GREENE, NJ. D.,
Supt. Physician

The object in establishing this Institution
was TO attain the greatest perfection in the
preparation, practice and use Of Vegetable
Remedies, and to secure permanent place
where Families, Invalids, or any person could
obtain the best medical advice, and such rem
edies as each might require, without the use
Of poisonous drugs.
DR.. Greene has been Physician Of the Insti-
tute since its foundation, now more than
twenty-five years. Few men have had SO
large experience in the treatment of chronic
diseases. DR.. Greene is in his fifty-ffth year
and has devoted his life to this branch Of his
profession, and his success, we believe is with
out parallel,
Among the diseases to which he gives es-
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Disease, Neuralgia, Asthma, Nervousness,
Rheumatism, Paralysis, Spinal Diseases, Dys-
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Faint Stomach, Erysipelas, White Swelling,
Salt Rheum, Cankcr Deafness, Kidney Dis
eases, Seminal Weakness, &c.
DR.. Greene's Medical Pamphlet, descrip-
tive Of diseases and their proper treatment, will
be sent free TO inyalids.
Address, r. GREENE, NJ. D.,
"a Temple Place, Boston, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27

Is widely known
as one of the most
cilectual remedies
ever discovered for
cleansing the sys-
TEN and purifying
the blood, 1t has
stood the test of
years, with a con-
stantly growing rep
utation. based on its
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Urinary, and Womb diseases, Gravel Diabetes Drnt
Stoppage Of Water Inconnence OF Urine Bright's u
ease, Abumnura and In all cases where there are brr
dust deposits, the water Is thick, cloudy, mixed vii
substances like the white Of egg, threads like whit,
silk there is morbid, dark, bilious appearance an,
white bonedust deposits, and when there Is n prckur
burning sensation when passing water. and pain In ii,
Small Of the Back and along the Lons Price, eI.oo.
WORMS,-The only known and sure Remed,
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Sold by all Druggists and Dealers In Medicine.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
mo-. 46
The Local Paper.

We get the anprxed sensible arti.
Gle upon the subject of the local paper
from our esteemed contemporary, the
haGrange Reporter and republish it
for the benct Of u few. who do not
seen, to appreciate the position ad-
Vanoed in regard to forcing local
paper to seek for business outside Of
its Legitimate bounds. We know the
truth OF the remarks Of the Reporter,
and very sensible man will see them
upon little reflection
Gall intelligent persons admit the
Importance Of good local paper.
Suoh u Journal is worth fifty to hun
dred dollars to every commercial man
IN the town in which it is published,
even IT be never puts an adveI tise-
ment IN !. lfhe is II judicious nd.
vertiser, it Is worth still more to him.
1t is the local paper that does more
than any one interest, in building up
town: If agood one, every citizen
Is Indebted to it. But the local pa Per
must be supported either at home or
abroad by advertising patronnge.
The subscriptions are Insignificant in
the support Of paper only to make
1t good advertising medium.
II tho local merchants do not sup.
port it, it must draw its support
abroad. The more Of its patronage it
is forcod to get abroad from enter
prlslng advertisers, the moro busi~
ness is drawn from tho community in
which it is published. The best
thing, therefore, a community can do
is TO- su,tain its. local papor and not
to force it to seek advertising patronage
from foreign merchants who seek
trade at the expense Of tho local mer-
chants.
Merchants and business men ought
to DC sagacious enough to gee th CSC
points, and act accordingly. Sustain tho
local paper literally, but jndiciously,
and not force it to seek patronage from
more euterprisipg men abroad. The
more foreign advertise onts appear in
the local paper, the more the trado
of such towns will be attracted to Gu.
terprising busine.s houses abroad.
business men too often fail to see
their own interests in their disposition
to be "a penny wise pound fool
ish.'"
MoRAL-Subscribe for, advertise in,
and have your job printing done, by
your local paper.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
Good Advice to the South,

The Montgomery (Ah) State
journal mentions the fact that citizen
OF Wilcox county has made contr. ct
to deliver to planters in that county
one hundred and twenty thousand
bushels of corn at one dollar and
twenty five cents bushel. As this
corn will come from the West it will
require fifteen hundred bales of cot :,
ton, Mt prices now ruling, to pay for
it. The Journal thinks that the
planters should prevent this heavy
draft upon the moneyc ottou raisers
should receive for the staple, by rails.
ing tbci, own corn, even if they pro-
duce little less cotton. This advice
is the soundest that could be given to
the planters. 1t has been urged BY
tho most enlightened Southern states
men, Ind in sumo instances bas .boen
daily received and acted upon.
But it should have most widespread
acceptance, and then we should not
hear our Southern plant ers complain
so frequently of "hard times" g,r.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
Air and Sunshine.

The human being is like a plant
neither will thrive in tho dark. Nor
will either prosper in the twilight or
III the shade. Show me q. f.mily
that lives in house heavily shaded
by overhanging boughs of trees, so
that the sunshine seldoul or never
falls upon any side Of it, and l will
show you people who never enjoy
good health. It will bo observed
that thoy are consumptive, or scrofu.
lous, or have carried bones, or reform
ed joints, or the children are rachitio,
and are continually bleeding from the
nose and look like wiltcd cabbages.
They are not exactly wil,od nor
bleaehed but they have that bleacLed
look presented by tho unfortunate in
mates Of prisons, and the dropping
appearance seen in plants that make
a poor show in growing in dark, out
of the way places.
Vlgor is altogether impossible in
the absence Of sunshine. know
many people who think themselves
Intelligent, and who are filed with
wise SAWS and sage proverbs as to the
preservation Of health, who live in
darkened rooms. Sunshine fades the
carpets and warps the furniture, they
say but faded carpets are better
than crooked splnes and bowed legs
aud arms.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
Despair.
By ZAlDEE.

A pilgrim hoary on his toilsome why,
Meath n tropic sun on n burning day,
In desert dreary compelled to stay,
No sacred shrine 10 enliven his Wow,
No smiling oasis refreshed with dew,
No waters Of Meribah, bright md pure.
Higtottering feet refused to bear,
His trem bling form ovorburdened with
care,
And parched by the deserts oppressive air,
A victim 10 the Simoon's fatal breath,
The wayfarers being but few pulses hath,
And his g'uzing eyes grow dimmcd in
death.
A mariner lone on q midnight sea,
The water-wraith shrieking it's fierce vic
tory,
The mermaids chanting thoir wild lyrile,
The lightnings blazing athwart the strange
gloom.
The thunder pealing like the knell Of doom
No compass to guide him, no star to illumc.
Tho tempest threatning his bark to cub
merge,
The keen blasts howlng n funeral drge,
Keeping time to the pillows mournful
surge,
While the blackucss of woe epgufs his
soul,
AS the icy wat ers over HIM roll,
And the clutches of death his form enrold.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
Fearful Accident.

The Hancock Sentinel, Of Saturday,
.ivos the particulars Of a horrible nc.
cident that occurred about eight
miles from Sparta Inst Friday. A
Young man named Thomas Franks,
while on his way home to dioner from
u field where he had been blowing,
topped at creek to let his muis
iriuk, and while there was ioiued nv
a negro who had been plowing with
MIN, and who also stopped to wafer
his mulc.> Franks was sitting side.
aays on his mule aud kick from
The negro's mule caused the one he
sas riding to shy aud throw him to
tho ground. In falling ono of his
feet became entangled in tho gear,
aud tho mule dashed of, dragging
Franks after him.
After running about three hum
dred yards, the mule halted, and it
is possible the man might have re.
leased himself hnd not large dog
run up and began barking at it.
Starting again it ran about three
hundred yards further, when it struck
against large pine tree, Mr.. Franks
being thrown violently on one side
of the tree, Fortunately, the hame
string gave way At this point and re-
leased this young man from the pain
full predicamcnt. He was uncousciuus
when assistance reached him. The
eg that was caught in the cnaius was
literally ground iuto jelly All the
skin tooaud flesh was worn from his hips
where they came 10 contact with the
ground, and his clothes were torn into
shreds. During all the dragging,
what is singular, he managed to keep
his head off the ground. AT last ao.
counts he was still alive, and homes
were entertained of his final re.
oovery.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
DR.. EnsOr and The LunutiC Asylum.

Tho following letter from Dr.. En-.
sor, the Superintendent, Of the Luna
tic Asylum, is published. 1t needs
no comments, except it suggests the
: inquiry what has become Of the ST..
goo, 900 said to have been collie oted
TIL, } ear 10 taxes ? ..".
OFFICE STATE LrEArIc ASYLUM,
COLUMBIA, April II, 1879.
Hon. Niiev G. Parker State 7'eusurer !:
DEAR SIR: Please inform me
whether or not you are able ut this
time to pay any portion Of he appro
p'latl"n made by the last Leei>la-
ture for tho support Of the State
Lunatlc Asylum, aud if not, how soon
you will be able to d. 81 ? Tho credit
OF the institution is exhausted. We
are no longer able to obtain supplies
OF food or clothing, aud u condition
as desperate and disastrous in its
effect upon the Institution Us it is
humiliating dnd disgraceful to the
State, is staring US iii tho face, Z, aud
unless relief is obtained in thirty days
at most, some other disposition must
oc nduo VI lhOSe VINO have been
placed bero under tho care and pro-
tec'ion Of the State. 1t is with this
view that [ address you to-day. in
order that, III case the State is uuable
to take care Of her iusaue, some,
other provision may be made for
their care and protection in time to
prevent the dire calami,ies that will
otherwise encompass them. need
not remiud you that the care of the
insane is regarded the first and most
sacred obligation Of every civilized
people. Hupiug that you will make
extraordinary efforts, if necessary, to
discharge that obligation in behalf of
the people of this State, in giving
that relief to the afflicted and suffer-
ing inmates of this institution which
the honor of the State, the behests
OF justice, and the claims of humani-
ty alike demand, l am, &c.
y. F. ENsoR, Superintendent
Curoltntan, 7
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
Mr. Grecley-Jcif Davis.

The philosopher Of tho Tribune
Heema to be in hot water just at pres
ent, Judging from the columns of that
paper for tic past three or four days.
Tho Now York Times has been so un :
gracious az to allude in no fsttering
terms to Mr.. .Greeley's visit to tie
South last summer, when IL Is oharg.
ed be hob-nobbed with JET. Davis.
and did many other naughty things
; not expected from stauneh Republi
oan Of the Con to Riclmond' stripe.
Mr.. Greeley has triod hard to deny
all the allegations Of the Times, and
thus far he has succeeded very we'll.
Even if he did call upon the ex.Presi.
don't of the defunct Confederaey,
where is the harm Mrs. Davis is
certainly no worse than any o. her per.
son who raised his hand against the lag
+ his country. His being the Chief
Executive of rebel Cover rl.nent does
not make him any moro resp onsible
for that Government than any other
person in the Confederacy. He was
elected to his position, not because
10 was the worst rebel in the land,
hut because lie was believed 70 possess
the requisite qualifications which
would enable him, better than any
'ther person, to pilot tho new ship of
State through the breakeys which
threatened it on every sido. Why
he should be held up to scorn and de-
testation any more than G onoral Long.
street, or Stonewall Jackson, or Gene
raj Lee, or hundreds Of others, many
of whom have deserted their old faith
and come over to the party to which
Mr.. Greeley belongs, we are at luss
to understand. We do not bel ieve
that Mr.. Greeley took any great pains
to seek out Mr.. Davis in order to
bend the knee in fulsome fattery, nor
do we think he would 60 out of his
way to avoid speaking to him, as one
gentleman should speak to, another.
We shall be glad to see the time when
this intolerent and bigoted spirit shall
be banished from tho breast; of every
individual, when men can me,t and
greet each other like men and not
like tiends.- Columbia Un,on Repubi.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01
Shame.

And now comes The Washington
Patriot, which processes to be the
metropolitan orgah of the American
Democracy, and essays to ridicale
Alexander H. Stephens as an un-
teachable mouther over "dead is.
Sues" and also comes Southern
newspnper-so intensely Southern that
it cannot tolerate tho Northern De-
mocracy--and copies tho Patriots
articles with appreciation. The
times are indeed out of joint, and
men are lost in the mazes Of political
decentralization, when such fruit
grows upon, what should be, such
trees. And yet, neither the Wash
ington editor, who tries to laugh, nor
the Mobile one, who Yeprcduces the
abortion as funny, is worthy to tic
the shoes of the Democratic sage and
statesman of Georgia, whom they
would ridicule into their owlish wis
dom. Mr.. Stephens, like Aristides
Of old, is too sound a Democrat to suit
our degenerate Athenians. They
tire of hearing him called 18th just, ,
and they would Danish him from
their mean and oowardly company.
MIR. Stephens true offense il that
he will not admit that tho Constitu.
tion of the United States was made a
"dead issue" by the surrender of
Lees sword at the end of war
waged before all the world "to save
the Uniou." He is simply Constitu-
tional Democrat, n character that can.
not be understood by the parboiled,
modified things call Democrats who
were whipped out Of their courage,
their dignity and their principles in
the late war.--Mobile Rsgister!
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-01

On Thursday night last, s. T. San
lin who had been confued for some
time in the Jail at this place. made
his escape by cutting a hole through
the floor and letting himself down to
a room in the second story. From
this place there was nothing to OBJ
struct his escape.
Since, our last issue William NJ.
Robins, G. B. Dorsey, John Conley
aud William Hardwick, Sr., have
been released-some of them on
their own recoguizanoes and some of
them uuconditionally.
James A. Sanders Sr., Eli G. Smith
A. Hertheripgton and John Hancock
have been removed to Charleston to
be arraigned before the court. AS
the Commandant of this Post was orr
dered to the court a few days ago,
We suppose the trial of these parties
will begin at once.
Ga Saturday last detachment of
cavalry brought in James A. SAND ers,
Jr., and j. G. Gwinn. They were
both, however, discouraged on Sunday.
--Chester Reporter.