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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
How 20 Walk Welt.

1t seems an easy enough matter t.
walk, and yet very few ever learn t,
do it properly. One can reckon
among his acguaintancos very man,
!ino looking men and women, but
, 10" 10. ccr", not one Of the entire number
IS good walker. The ancient poet
tells how the goddess was known b,
her walk, but that distinguished mari
Of exalted birth scems to have passed
away with tho old NEUROLOGICAL days
\Vo talk of lordly port and quecnly
bearing, but such soions of royalty as
have visited our shores seem to have
very little that is regal in their per.
sonal carriage. Wo arc not without
fine specimens Of male and tomato
beauty, but wo arc too often Olsen.
chanted when We SEQ these Ncnuscs
and Adouiscs moving about. There
is no real reason for this unsc cmliness
of motion. Mcu and women arc par
Ncular enough about their dress, but
they shamtlc, tre:, or warblc along
without much apparent regard for the
aprearancot they mako.
Cno Of the sccrcto Of good walking
is to be able to balance the body easily,
FIRST on one foot, and then on Tie other.
When the colder has learned to stand
steadily on ore foot he then can walk
without s1aying, and preserve that
stcadincss in marching which is IL.
ways mark Of we'll drilled troops.
SO if civilians wish tu walk as we'll as
soldiers, they must like thom first
learn something of the mysteries Of
balancing. But it is not an easy
thing 90 stand steadily on narrow
sole with n small heel, and this is
just tho difficulty with the wplkins
of fashionable people. The sapdnled
feet OF those ancient beauties, whose
forms arc handed down to us prcscrv-
ed in marble, are beautiful in their
unrestraincd naturalnc3s, and arc very
unlike those Of modern bellies, or
beaux either, for the matter Of that.
With low heels and broad toes, it is
not difficult to,bnlance the body, while
by drawing in tho chin the shoulders
are naturally thrown back, the lungs
given full opportunity to expand, and
the head carried erect. Fashionable
boots and high heels must be dis.
carded, or it is useless to mako the
experiment of learning to walk well.
- -Lcckangc.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
Apache COllrtShir.

Even these coppcr-colored cut.
thruats, the Apache InIians, havo d
touch of delioacy and romance in
them. From a lecture delivered in
San Francisco by Col. John G. Car
many, tho following account Of their
counting customs is taken
"Eycry young girl is at liberty to
refuse a &uitor for her hand. The
father, mother aud brother nro pro.
hihited from interfering in hor choice.
Her person is at her own disposal.
Aftc: brief courtship tho lover
makes formal proposal by Offering
80 many horses. llorscs arc stan
durd of value among the Indians,
AS the squaw ducs all the work,
horses ere accepted as an equivalent
for her labor. :
"When n young warrior becomes
cnnmorcd ho fastons his horse ncar
the wigwam Of the squaw whose hand
he sccks, where he is left four days.
If sho fails to feed and water tho
horse during that timo, tho master is
rejected, but if she accepts his offer
sho grooms md kindly cares for tho
horse, and then ties him to tho Wig
warn OF her lover, rs much .as to say,
q am willing to be your slave and do
your work. At tho marriage the
sagcs and sachems meet together,
and the bride is not unfrcquently
loaded with forty to fifty pounds Of
silver and copper trinkets."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
TuppCr Law.

The judges appear to be enforcing g
the Upper liquor law all over the
State, and, as n consequence, liquor
sellers generally arc very much OK
crcised upon tho subject. Judge
M4her, at Colleton, last week, charged
the grand jury that grog shop, with
few bundles of fodder and mat"
tross thrown in a corner did not con-
stitute a tavern according to his con-
struction Of the law; that o quart
license did not mean that they could
sell one pint and half, but that tho
letter aud spirit of the law must bo
obcyod, or the offenders might expect
to suffer its full pcnaltics.- Union-
Herald.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
New Bank.

1t will be seen by reference to ad.
yortisemcnt of W. B. Culick, ESQ :,
in another column that new national
bank has been authorized for this
city: Mr.. ,Gulick will bo on hand to
receive subscriptions to stock, or
those WHO may desire to take stock
and live at distance, can got. full
particulars by addressing Elm by
mail. The amount to be subscribed
is limited 20 100000. collections to
commence when subscriptions ore
completed. MIR. Gulick and tho
books can be found during business
hours at the Union Savings Bank. -
Union. Herald.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
T For The Nrus and Herald. !
"HARD TIMES"
Il Debtors Sol1oquy.

The times arc hard, must confess
And mines q sorry tale,
! fccl completely out of sorts,
And certainly wast foil
I'm down on all tho merchants books,
They're down ON .mo with duns,
I'D pay thcm-if hnd the means,
But now ''I'm out of iunde."
! have no cotton now TO ssN,
A1d if I'm not. mistaken:
Why, every pounds already pledged,
To pay for Corn and Bacon.
I have no cash, and now Of course
Have pocket room-"To Lct,"
My credits lost, and just because
am-.'never out Of debt"
There is Bank IN town tits true,
With money in their va.,lt,
Yct they wont lend me. what want,
But-that is not my fault.
Fly landlord says my board IS due,
Pm left Without hope, ct"
10 get aelear receipt in full.
think 'l'd better slope"
I'm half inclined to get in love,
Yet n than halfin doubt,
Which IS the greater evil, now
OF getting "In or Out"
have fortune in my head
That all my debts would pay,
must draw on it very soon,
Or can't get away.
The time has come to liquidato,
Tho thing emit be denied,
neutrality-suspicious. alternative,
The 0 her-'Suicide.
If creditors are not convinced,
And that too very soon, a., :.
Ill take my passage, free Of pay
In Danncnburg's Balloon.
And when got beyond your reach,
Methinks I'll hear you sigh,
"I've lost my lien on his CROP"
But-"How is that for high"
The true morale of these limos,
Poor human nature shows,
We live too fast and try to cheat
Our neighbor Of his dues,
If "timcs are hard" and getting worse,
Take my advice young man,
Don't "build your cas- Ties in the nir,"
Bo honost-if you can! ..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

We shall be quito content to 500
Mr.. benjamin j.. Butler nominated
by the Republicans Of Massachusetts, ts'
for Governor. Indeed, wo arc not
certain that it is Of all things tho
contamination most dcvouMy to ba
wished. 70 havc it othcrwiso would
bo to put n curb upon tho incxorablo'
logic Of events. 1t is, in tho rat"
flow Of our politics, one Of :. ~
tiblc results to which tht:1 y, res
power in tho nation has IL %
long time tc,fding ;''as logic,
or death" Better have it a
over with than always 'thrt
1t is an interesting r,dssioni
cal philosophy, ab 'w6Il as ini>
how much the stomach Of bias
sotts will stands This will go =
solve it.--T. 7. Tt;bune. 49,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

Manchester, N. f., has poot-olicc
romance. Regularly overy two weeks
for the past six years a letter has been
received there addressed to DR.. -, in
a feminine hand. Week after week the
letters are advertised, bnt no one claims
them, and they are sent to the dcad.le,
tor office at Washington. On ono occa-
sion bit Of lace in one of the letters
caused it to be returned, but tho simple
signature Of '":Emeline', furnished no clue
as to the identity ofthe writer; and SO
the whole matter remains mystery,
year after year.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

IA few weeks since ci,iz of
Louise county, Virginia, named Ma.
than Johpson, died. On opening his
will directions werc found to look
under the front steps of his house for,
some buried money, The , sum of
$l2,50O, in twenty dollar gold pieces
was found buried in four tin boxes.
During the late war the county of
Louisa was raided on by tho Federal
troops several times. On ono of
these occasions Mr.. Johnson sent his
servants out to watch the approaching
mauraders, and took occasion m can
while to efoctually conceal his
funds.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
The Yellowstone EXpct'iti0r,,

George Alfred Townsend writes :
"My imagination has been touched
at Bismarck by scaing part of the
great overland Stanley expedition
setting out. This is probably tho
largest military forco which ever
crossed tho plains, unless wo except
Alfred Sidney Johnston's army for
the reduction Of the Mormons in Utah,
in 1883. 1t is commanded by Gen.
cral (ColoneD Stanley, the superb dc
fondcr Of Franklin, Tenn, inst prior
Co the battle of Nashville. The cav
airy is commanded by that chivalric
young soldier, Custar, whose hair flies
around In n flight like Lydia Thomp-
sons in the breakdown, hut whose
mind is at anchor all the while lil C
a oountryman's eyes fastened upon
the esaid Lydia. This grand overland
armed caravan iGclosos the littlo
party of railroad engineers, commanl-
cd singularly enough, by an cx.rehcl
cavalry general, Rosscr, Of Virginia
This man is shining instance of the
power Of personal manhood to rccu
pcratc and como to the front. Ilc il
a West Pointer, and left the army at
the outbreak Of the rebellion to be-
come the right arm Off. Il. Is. Stuart,
Dark, hOavy set, and soldier by in.
etinot, he left Virginia in search of
employment when this DAD was N oot-
ed, and, finding no better position,
took an axe and chopped his woy
with the laboring gangs. They found
him out and made him rodman,
chain carrier, &C., and thence he as-
cended to bc n scout and guido. In
thd dead Of wintor hc started ort
with ten half brccls to locate a part
Of tho road since built. Last year,
rcGr bismarck, some Sioux got be-
tween him and the. river, and felt
confident Of his scalp. One Of them
crept up to tree and fred upon him
twice. The next time the Indian
Iokea ont his head Rosscr planted
q ball right between hio eyes, and
thc9 dashed upon his horse and
brought the dead body into camp.
Rosser is now assistant chief engineer
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and
no person in the expedition is moro
popular than he." '"'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
Strange Birds

MIR. w. A. Wyatt informs III That
he recen,lv killed strange fowl on Al
lson creek, neat MIllcr's mill. n he
bird was three feet in height and incas>
bred six Feet. from tip, to zip or wings.
Its bill measured eight inckcs in, ,cng'i,
and next TO the head WAS tire came nun,
Der Of inches in circumference. Its quill
feathers were, Of a., dark bottle green,
and its head and meek dove color, and
tbs body perfectly white. The" neck
was thick as mans wrist, and con
structed for strength: It's feet. were
six inches in breadth, containing four
toes each, which were eight inches in
length. The bird is evidently stranger
in this section, though some days before
this ono was killed number OF them
were seen near tho samo spot - York.
DiNe- Enq"irer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

Colored people are not permitted to
sit 1T tho first table in any Of the first
class hotels at Saratoga. Practically,
therefore, they arc not entertained at all
at Northern watering places.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

Madame Seebach was recently fined
ono hundred Aorins, in Pcsth, for at.
tempting to secure grasni.ous advertising
by falsely reporting that sho had had
stolen from her eleven thousand francs
worth Of jewelry.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

The precautions taken in Boston
against fires arc numbcrlcss, and it. is
improbable that the city will ever again
be visited bya great contlagraiion
The following notice, painted in heavy
black letters on white ground is being
put in conspicuous position on all un.
safe buildings: ."'his building will be
dangerous in case OF fro. Placed here
by order Of David Chamberlain, inspcc-
tor Of buildings" Such badg, OF
shame will doubtless prove an effective
remedy.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

The posters for Caledonian picnic,
which recently put up in San Francisco,
contained the picture ofa brawny Scot
in the act OF. hcaymga rock about the
si2o OF n Wa'ermclon, and, when the
Chinese saw thesn they wero frightened
nearly ont OF their wits, believing 1t to
be call for the organization Of a "uni
ted order. of cobble stone throwcrs" te
fpelt the Chiucsc.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

y witness in late divorce suit kept
saying that tho wife had very retail
ialing dlsposition-tbat she "rctaliated
for every little thing" Did you ever
SEQ her husband kiss her2 asked tho
wifc's counsel. eyes, sir, often"
"Wcll what did she do on such occa-
sons7' "She always ,retaliated, SIR
Great laughter and wife triumphant.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23
AFamly Industry Literature
EYES Daughters.

Alta young ladies' seminary in Kan
sas, marriage is part of the gradua
tion ceremony. .
A helpless invalid lady in Cnlifor,
MIA climbed tree in lively manne,
upon seeing : e::":. ::":.; .o~i uitcr uer
/ Mrs. tloomer, who ouco robcd al
the women in tho land with short
dresses, still lives at Omaha, where
she owns considerable property.
;. "Trouscrs for girls" is new
plank. in the reformation platform of
tho Brooklyn Young Mems Christian
association.
A Cincinnati girl, not yet eighteen
years old, has had nearly 5000 pho
tographs taken, seven teeth pulled
out, beon on fifty excursions, aud re-
fused seven offers.
A Massachusetts, postmistress has
resigned her Office, as matter of
honesty, because she cannot find time
to read all the postal carda and at
tend to hor other duties besides.
A fast female journalist of Now
York city, with an eye for the fancy,
lately lost seventy pairs of gloves
betting on the races at Jerome
park.
The women Of Wctzel county, w.
Va, have formed a vigilance oom-
mittee to prevent their husbands
visiting the grass.wilows who abound
in those parts.
cnc hundred and ten lady students
were matrioulated at the University
of Zurich, in Switzerland, at the last
term,
Il Vermont sohoolmistrcss, fifteen
years old, who could rot answer one
question in her examination, has
salary of 81 SO week, which 10
scarcel ly an induccmcnt To know any-
thing more. .
Charlotte, Michigan, has a hand
some female doctor. Sickness has
been very bad among the males since
tho lady hung out her shingie, and she
has kept two boys constantly employ
ed making bread pills for her pa
tieuts.
The reEgning bcauty in Rome at
present is the Austrian Princess Furs.
temburg, great dark wonan, with
mar-like black hair, huge coiffure,
large black eyos, rich skin, horoic
features, and Venus of Milo form.
One can hear her talk and laugh
three saloons of.
The recent discussion in Boat on 'oa
the admission Of women to colleges
has been the cause Of general COM
mcnt throughout the country. Opin.
ion is apparently equally divided Oil
tho subject, but everybody seems to
agree upon tic proprcty Of letting
this question 20 for tho present, and
making more useful schools specially
intended for women.
Mrs. Sherman, the Coanocticut
1Sorgia, has been interviewed again.
She said she knew she had dono very
wrong, and hoped she was truly peni-
tent was content with her lot, know
ing that she fully deserved it, and
wSs also happy to know that she can
never commit such crimes again, no
matter what temptations she might be
subject to. AT fter fifteen minutco of this
kind Of conversation she was seized
with fit Of weeping, whcroupon the
interviewer took his departure.
When dressed for the evening, tho girls
ncw~adnys, -: "!
Scarce an atom Of trcss on them loave;
Nor blame thcm--ior what Is an evening
dress,
But dress that ls suited for Eve!
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

Gle returned his back pay and mot
his Creator with clear conscicnce' ic
the solemn conclusion of al obituary on
n deceased Western Congressman.
."Thc republican papers," says the
Lawrence (Kansas) Standard, caro-
afraid that the democrats may get be-.
hind the grangers. The republicans are
striving very hard to get before and in
the way OF the grangevs. We advise
the republicans that the farmers forward
movement is vigorous, one, and that
they (lhe farmers) wear heavy brogans."
Says the Lawrence (Kansas) Rcpub,
lican Journal: "Thc dcmocratic pprs
ofIiciously assure the farmers that in any
political enterprise they undertake they
will have he democratic party behind
them. .,TEis reminds one Of ti,c position
ofMIcEey o. horse in tao ccrub race.
'BeGad,' said tho cheerful owner Of the
stctd, Fhc'o drivin' everything before
him." -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

The coroner's jury at New Orleans in
the case Of tho latc Judge Cooley, tho
victim Of tho recent duel, returns vor.
dict OF murder against the surviving
participants in the fatal affair.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

nCoioncls Hughes and Moshy ore in
Washington and have boen in consulta.'
ton with government officials for sevorq
al days.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

"A Portland man caught fishing for
TROUT on another mans land the other
day completely silonced the owner, who.
demonstrated, with the majestic answers
"Who wants to catch your trout l am
only trying to drown this worm"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

The most practical lover has been
discovered at Bristol, England. IL one
of his letters to his sweetheart ho wrote :
II wish, my darling, that you would not
write mo such long letters. If you
wore to bring an action for breach OF
promise aga'ns. mo, tho lawyers would
copy the correspondence between us,
and charge four pence forcvery folio oi
scvcnty.lwo words. The shorter the
letters the more we savc~from the law.
yers." And yet he was not lawyer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-23

Ex.Gov... ..Hebert, ofLouisiapa, in acorn
mnnication to. the New Orleans Times
commits himself fully 10. the pr;nciples ]
NOT the details Of the UniGcatiou rnoyo
'rnent,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-16

persons Of the department who have
facilities for detecting fraud that mercan-
tile communities little dream of. In this
case-referring to New York-the infor-
nation filed. came from a man whose
reports heretofore have been strictly cor
rect. Sweeping as was the charge, it was
the duty of the Collector to investigate
it. While there was good reason for be-
lieving that number of the the accused
are guilty. some are innocent. cannot
say until / hear the result of the investi-
CATION what number will be discharged.
Washington dispatch says: the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in
accordance with the provisions of the Act
of Congress, is addressing circulars to
all the Collectors of Internal Revenue,
directing them to report upon the nature
of the business done by saving banks.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-16
NEVADA STATE ITEMS.

From the Carson Appeal, Aug. l2l
CIRcUMcIsIoN.-This rite Of the 1srae-
litish Church was performed upon the
boy child of DIR. Hyman Olcovich, which
was just eight days old last Sunday, by
Rabbi Sheyer, with all the wanted form
and ceremony of the occasion. A feast
was blended with the solemnity and the
finest wines flowed without stint while
the edibles for the occasion were of the
finest, and made to order in San Fran
cisco.
L. S. MNT.-The superintendent of
the Carson Mint received, yesterday,
one half ton of mixed bullion, gold and
silver, sent to the Mint for melting and
ASSAY. The bullion is from the Crown
Point mine, Gold Hill, Nevada, and
assays over one-third Gold value, and
the other two-thirds silver.
From the Gold Hill News, Aug. 12.l
4 CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY The
young man arrested several days ago at
Oroville, California, under the supposition
that he was Curran, proves to be another
person altogether. The resemblance be-
tween the two was so close that the Off
GERS at Orcville were 10th to set their man
at liberty. Sheriff Atkinson, who went
down to Oroville to take charge OF the es-
capped prisoner, returned to Virginia City
this morning.
From the Reese River Reveille, Aug 49,
SocKED II TO HIM.. Augustus Will
liams, mentioned in Juanito's letter
from Belmont, in Saturdays issue as q
hopeful young man who had pounded
his young wife, was tried before the JUS
tice Of the Peace at Belmont and sen
fenced to pay fine of $500, OF languist
in q loathsome dungeon in default Of
payment. He ought to have been fined
an additional hundred for writing his
middle name in full.
FIRES IN AuGUsT.-The weather ha'
been SO cold to-day that in several of thu
saloons it was found necessary to ligh
fires in the stoves. Nobody would have
frozen to death if no fires had beel
lighted; but the constant rain rendered
the atmosphere damp and chilly, ant
fires were not uncomfortable. Buster.
and lemonades have been at terribl
discount all day, and many thin bloode'
individuals talked of getting out thei
blanket overcoats.
RAMA rain storm turned itself loos
this morning and has kept up prett
steady lick nearly all day; it make
, things rather unpleasant; but it is gref
thing for the crops, freshens up til
bunch-grass, makes the sage brush loo
cheerful, and lays the dust.
HEARD FRoM.-The fishing party ha
been heard from. They reached Il
head of the canyon last night but hayil
lost their tent from OFT the hind boot
the coach they were obliged to lie out
/ the rain last night. They don't care!
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-16
THE FIRST MURDER TRIAL
ENDED.

The trial of jefferson Howard Ia col
ored MANI for the murder of Sheldon d.
Potter, began before a jury in the Dis
trict Court on Tuesday afternoon, and
was concluded yesterday morning by q
verdict of manslaughter. 1t may not be
necessary to say that under an indict-
ment for murder a verdict of murder
in the second degree or Of manslaughter,
or of acquittal, may be returned. The
State in this trial was ably represented
by District Attorney Gold,hwaite and
Henry Rives, and through their efforts
every fact which could fasten upon the
defendant the crime of murder was
brought out. The defendant had the ad-
vantage of good counsel, who, though
they might be willing as individuals to
see their client hung, were, as
lawyers, determined that not a
hair of his head should be hurt except
by due process of law. The evidence has
been published in our columns, and the
public may draw their own conclusions
in regard to the verdict upon the evil
dence adduced. No one on the outside
could have doubted that a verdict Of
murder in the second degree would be
returned, and many believed that the
jury could not do otherwise than find
Howard guilty of deliberate murder. For
ourself, Judging from the past, We are
somewhat surprised that he was not
turned loose to prey upon society and
control elections in future. While We
deprecate the action of the jury IN find
ing so low grade of crime, we thank
them that they have not turned this man
loose upon the community. While we
/ commend the lawyer-like defense Of
Howard by Messrs. Bishop. and Foster,
we cannot withhold from District
Attorney Goldthwaite and Mr.. Rives the
expression of our hearty congratulations
upon this occasion, inasmuch rs they
have, by their legal skill and untiring
energy, established the fact that a man
may be killed in the town of Phoebe
without the sanction of law. We are
not INDUCING in irony when we use such
language, for in all sincerity it is next to
a miracle that, in spite of the clear evil
dence of Howard's guilt OF cold
blooded murder, he was not acquitted.
According to all precedent here nobody
has been killed except in necessary self
defense! We rejoice that a better day
has dawned. We now hope to see the
laws administered and the guilty brought
TO punishment.