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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
SsinliGe and ncshaniSai Possibilities


O"c hundred aud fifty years ago
if any one had dared to announce the
possibility Of crossing tho ocean in h
vessel driven by steam, or Of carria ses
being a,iv,E ut tho rate ", thirty
miles an hour by this same agent or
If dsguvrl coty ping tho human face Oh
metallic plate by the light of the
sun and then chemically fixing it
there, Or Of convcyi 6 no"s by elec.
tic agency for hundreds Of miles, and
especially under tho ocean, such pie.
dictions would have been considered
simply riilicu lous. Eud new when
science ahnounces that it is possible
to contrul the clements, to cause it to
rain or shine at pleasure, and that
it is POSSIBLE to draw from the
carth's hidden tteasufe new re-.
sources Of untold wealth, impa,t-
i}pg the greatest Happiness and bcuc-
hts to the human race, it is still
viewed with increduli,y by the
masses. But few years since, petro
leum was fitst Utilized to our benefit.
There doubtless was time when a
man never drcamed of warming him:
self by artificial heat. For ages tho
savage did Tot know that tho posi-.
biiity Of heat existed in the trees
under whose shelter he lay. lie
pulled up wild roots, picked wild
fruits, swallowed tho raw o sters and
musscls he wandered naked along
the beach. A cave by the river or sea.
side, or hollcr tree served him for
shelter. Many generations passed
before he learned to make a fire by
slow steps he passed from the rude
tents, huts and cabins, to comfortable
houses aud stately mansions with
heating apparatus by which winter is
shorn Of, ila vigor.
ilcst increases about one degree to
every fifty feet w6 penetrate tho
earth shafts arc now sometimes sIhk
to a depth OF 1000 feet. 1t is within
the possibility Of mechanism to, bore
1000 feet more at that depth we
should lind a heat of at least one hun
drcd and fifty degrees, and in many
places even greater than this. Mo,
chanical poHer could. be obtained
froM the steam and water forced up
from this depth. Heated water and
steam from these could be carried
into our houses aud warm our dwell
ings to summer temperature. Con.
dnctod in pipes under tho soil pro-
tected by glass wc could choaply grow
in New England, all of the southern
and tropical plants and vegetables.
The snow could be kept melted from
the streets Of New York, and all the
buildings warmed from this spontano. {.
Gus flow useful al5o for cooking snd
other purposes
). The Garden Ct plant0 in Paris,
heated by, water fronn an ar,esian
we'll eigh.cen hundred. feet deep,
with temperature of 81 dog. Fah.,
is carried in pipes under the soil.
A salad garden at Erfurt, in Saxony,
Is heated in tho same manner, is said
to have yielded 100000 a year to
the proprictor.-,Scientifc american.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
Death OF a Noted SOtth tdrolinian,

"The Immortal No" is dead. Hon.
Joseph Powell died at Greenville,
Tenn, lately, after an cvontful life,
and ono act in it entities him to an i'm
mortality of fame. He served in the
South Carolina Legislature, and was
tho only man who voted emo" Mt o
public meeting that passed. the nu'li.
ication resolutions. a gold.hcaded
cane WAS presented to him inscribed
"The fmmgrtal "No." During tho
rebellion bo served in Burtiside's
army, and was imprisoned at Rioh-
mond. = Cleveland (Ohiol Ban&sf.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
10 Use for WhiskCy.

A Wyoming territory correspondent
Of the Chicago Tribune says the cli.
mate il remarkably healthy, and
electricity abounGs everywhere.
When man touches his blank cts,
during the dark nights, stream of
fire follows his fingers. These are
not inconvcnicnt, as might at first ap.
pear, but scen!s to send q health Y
glow and elasticity through the sys.
tenn which it is impossible to de-
scribe. Men need 10 artificial stimu-
lants.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
'Narln Carolina News.

1t issproposod to build cotton
warehouse III Raleigh.
Three candidates are already in
the field for mayor Of Charlotte.
At Bladen Superior Court, held
last week, there we're l2O criminal
casos tried,
Tie chicken hgEt to have taken
place next " eeE at Wilmington has
been efuitcly postponed.
TIC discharge Of fire arms in the
Streets of Wilmington is makiHg it
hazardous to live in some localities.
S. R. Bell, Of Wilmington, was at.
tackled by three high%ay Eobbers,
Tuesday night, and sought refuge Ill
the house of friend.
The Wilmington Journal notes the
fact that there arc large quantities
of goods being forwarded South via
that ci'3, an increase on former years.
A move ment is on foot to erect
cotton factory at Abbottsburg, in
Bladen county; on the line of the
Wilm lngtou, Charlotte and Ruther-
ford Railroad. The capital stock is
to be placed at $4,000.
Major Dayd's saw mill; on tho line
Of the Chatham Railroad, blew up on
Friday. The engineer was danger.
ously wounded, and Mr.. William
Dowd, brother M of the proprietor,
slightly. The mill is total wreck.
y A qunHtity Of ore from the Kings
Mountain gold mite was assycd at
the United 8tatcs branch mint Char.
lotte on the 10Th. The gold brick
Weighed n ounces, and was valued at
ST., 1,l3l. 1t was forwarded last night
by express, to Philadc1 phia for coin.
age. The vein from which it was
taken is yielding abundantly.
The Halifax and Scotland Neck
Railroad is to be built at al Carly
day.
A member of the aarftilIeryy comp,Hy 5 HHy
stationed at Charlotte died on Sun.
day.
~ 10 q pow VI
cotton factory in Raleigh upon tho
joint stock company plan.
Vim. Roach a noted burglar, has
been delivered by the Governor of
North Carolina to the Governor of
Virginia.
A life insurance company. known
as the Old North State Life lnsu-
Yahe Company, has been establish
lishted at Warrcnton.
The i1ew postoflice at Raleigh, de.
signed by Architect Mullett, will be
los feet III length and 60 feet deep,
and something after the style of the
capitol in New Jersey.
Wilmington Star: There was an
old man in this Oily yesterday giving
ing bis name as William Whitaker,
who says he fought undor Wellington
in the bsttle Of Waterloo. Ho was on
his way from Cbarles!oh to Rich:
mODa
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
Saw yer.

The appointment Of Senator Saw
yer of South Carolina to be Assis-
taut Secretary Of the Treasury 10
another of those surprises which tho
President probably enjoys. Mr..
Sawyer has not Icen specially promi-
ncht in financial affairs since lie has
been i'll the Senate. He distinguish
cd himself, however, hy opposing tho
thicving rings Of his own State, and
has secured such reputation for
exact honesty that hc goes into the
Treasury Department. with a great
deal TO bo sad il lis fuvor.-N. 7.
Tribune.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
D.s
Rhsralit}.

The romantic story Of the brig
Mary Culeste, found at sea under sail
and deserted, is now robbed of its
innocent Charm by New York dis
patch which says: 1t is asserted that
the brig Mary Celeste, found at. sea,
was bonded at Boston for $4,000, and
was insured thore for $4,000. 1t ia
believed Mt the Custom House that
her dcsertion at sea was job to d.
fraud tho insurance cOmpanieg.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
: il Pistols and Coffee.

We learn from IL private source
that two editors ana a surgeon Icf,
Raleigh night before last, and ycster~
day morning ono Of the party took
breakfast ut tie Railroad Eatin. !.
House, at the depot in this city, an.;
departed on the South train. 1ho
destination Of the party was Fort Ml",
:. G.. What does it mean T. Chur ,
loue Obserrsr.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
Arrest Of dn Insurance Agent

/. Erastus Lyman, ex president of tho
Knickerbocker Life. Insurance Com
pany, has been sued BY the company
to recover about $4,000, alleged TO
have been lost by the company on
account Of unauthorized contracts
made by, hip with irresponsible per-
sons. Mr.. Lyman was taken in Gus,
tody under an order Of arrest ISSUED
by the Court of Common Pleas, and
gave $l5, 900 bail.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
LICESSii i:AWS.

, The following lines were writtcn,hy th:t
brave old re:ormcr and New England
poet, Rev. John PictpoEt. They arc
worth remembering IL the prescai .ime;
For 80 much gold VIC license thee:
SO says our laws. y draft TO sell
That bows the strong, cnslavcs the free,
Ana opens wlo the gate of hol!.
For public pood' requires Tint somo
SAould liYe, since many die By rum.
Ye civ; g fathers, while the foes
cfLhis destroyer seize their swords,
aud heavens own hail is in the bows
They're tealing, will ye cut the cords
That round the Failing ticnl they draw.
And Ger him hold your shield Of law!
And %ill you. give to man hill
D,vorcing hum from heaven. high sway.
And while God says, Thou shalt not kill,
Say ye. for gold, ye may, ye muy?
Compare the body With The soul
Compare the bullet with the bowl!
In .which is felt the Ecrccr blast.
or tho destroying angels breath
Which binds its victim | he more fast,
Which ki!ls Elm With dcadlior death
Will yc tho fc.on fox rcSlrnin
And yet take of the iigcr's chain
The living to the rotting dead,
The Cod coutcmniDg Tuscan tied
Till by tn. way, or OH his bed. g.
The poor corpse carrier dropped and dicd
Iashch hand to hand and face to faco,
In fatal and in loathcd embrace.
Less cutting. think ye, is the throng
That to breathing corpse for liio
Lashcs in torture, Ioalhcd and long,
The drunkard's child, the drunkard's
wife.
10 clasp that clay, to breathe that breath,
And no esc"pe-Oh thut is death
Are yc not fathers When your sons
. Look TO you for their daily bread,
Da.e yc in mockery load NTH stones
The table TINT for thom sc spread
How can yc hope your sons will live
If yc fer tiss. n serpent give
0 holy Col. tho light divine
Break forth more broadly from above,
Till We co"form our laws to thine,
The perfect law Of truth and love.
For trut h and love alone can save
Thy children from hopeless grave.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
The Maine papers are evidently pro.

The Maine papers are evidently pro.
vokiug fair for "smart women."
Tho latest boast in this line is this ::
Mrs. Jorry Blaisdell, of East Den.
mark, recently spun lot of wool
rolls, died end wove them into stout
cloth, and cut and made thereof a
pair of pantaloons for her husband,
all of which she accomplished, unaid.
ed, in SO hours.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

Which of our extravagant ladies in
these hoasted times ever gave her low
or, as Cleopatra did, pearl dissolved
in vinegar Cor undissolved) worth
100000
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
mo. II
Nlillct.

1t is Of great Importance to draw
tho attention Of our pl .ntcr5 to any
thing that will help out the scarcity
felt by this, as every other communi.
ty in the "cotton planting; bcl,," Of
forage.
y wagon loaded with "Boston
llay' was Stcu in our streets tho
other dag, about to be haulcd over
and through the mud -holes that lio
between this and the Lancastcr line.
The best substitute for good, we'll
cured forage, is TO be found in tho
"Esyptian or C.t.Ta;l Miilct" (for
there are two kinds, small sort, that
does not answer,) which has long been
planted i'll this nci ghoorhood BY Il
good many, but is still not near go
welt known and appreciated as it
should be.
The advantages Of m;llct over evcry
other green crop that can bc plautod
at this season a. forage for animal,
is that it's astringcncy prevents
securing by using salt freely, auc4
willing it Il few hours in the sun
they will do we'll cn it in the hottest
weather.
You can cut it sooner than any
other green crop planted in tho
spring, and You can cut it oftencr and
later. Onc-cightl Of an acre properly
proparcd-that is, made very rich
thero Is no use to plant it in poor
land)-wlll supply fully six work
animals-half II peek of seed will
plant this and leave some to spare.
Plant it i'll three feet rows SO it
can be ploughed you cut over it,
clean out the grass, and two or three
times during the season give it a top
dressing of stable manure. 1t can DO
plautcd in April, az soon as tho
danger Of frost is over, ard cut carlv
in May. Cut it when knee high, and
it can be cut every twelve or fifteen
days.
The first cutting should be mado
as soon as it Can we'll bc Got hold Of,
eight or ten inches high, as it only be-
guns to grow after it is orco cut.
Sow it freely in the drill and thin
out 80 twelve INCHES. 1t does not run
up to stem and joint. SO soon, if left
rather thick, and if The land is as rich
as it ought to be, it will grow fast
cnough.-ComRcn Jurnal.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
Changing Il Horses Gait.

In Barbary, pacing horses are hell
in such high estimation that the
method of making spirited trottcr
shaek!o like boat in chop sea is
reduced to a science. 10 make him
rack easily, n ring of lead, covered
with leather, is put around ca Gu hoof !;
cord from each weight aaccEds, and
Is fastened to the saddle, hont and
rear next, strap runs horizontally
from the fore to the hind foot on botis
sides. Being rather short, it is i'm
possible 70 make long step. Re-
straint compels the animal to practice
a new gait to progress at all. AS
soon as 4 habit is established of going
ahead thus tethcrcd, the desired am
BE IS fully and permanently accom-"
pii shed.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

Mon talk about the idle wind, but
the wind is Llways busy. and like a
cheerful farmer, whistles at its
work.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
The Hartford Churchman says

The Hart10rd Church"an says:
"Amerioan literature is at present
suffering sadly from the lack of intel.
lisent and independent criticism, and
hence our book shelves groan under
the weight of trash"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
A TOlgh StOrt.

The Greeley Tlibuuc says: "Mr.
Graham recently found a retriled
frog in excavating well. Its fca.
lures were wonderfully we'll presetv.
cd, and the owner intended to pres
ent it. to the Greeley Geological
Cabinet, but one day the boys shat
tered it with hatchctt, aud to their
utter SUR rise, AN old Aztec coin
dropped out. The dato cannot be
deciphered, but. the figure of head is
plainly visible" Now, there is
nothing difficult in the telling Of such
story as that, and there is no reason
why some new England newspaper
man Shouldn't have had tho first
chance atsit.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
Probable Impeachment of tho Governor CT
florida.

A. dispatch to the New York Word,
from Tallahassee, says: "The no~
Governor Of Florida has openly j.,
Mt defiance the act prohibiting III -,
Governor from appointing to Office,
I'D INTERIM, any person who had bee
Nominated for such Office and ,ejcctcl
By the Senate, and that lo viii
probably be impcached at the A.-o
session Of the Legislature.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

A Maine dinner for nine cost 81
cents, or four cents and mill per
hoad.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

disinfeStapts... Be this as it, may,
many would prefer tho risk of dis
eases to the disinfectapt.
The Committee, in the very imper-
feet discharge of this duty, feel that
they have no cause, of complaint at
the task imposed u bon them, regard
ing it as the duty Of every physician
to aid ly his counsel and advice in
the sanitary condition of his town and
County, without awaiting the action
Of our Town Councils and Boards Of
Health. All of which is respectfully
subm it,ed:
~. II. ROBERTSON NJ. D.,
g. B. MADDEN NJ. D.,
{. CLARK Nj. D.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

The following report of the Com.
inittco Of Physicians is published by
order of Council for the information
of the public.
d. R. FEENNIKEN,
Clerk.
The following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted by the Town
Council of Winnsboro
"W hcrcas, 1t is the popular belief
ihAt the health of persons living in
the western portion Of Winnsboro is
iLjuriously affected during the sum-
mer and fall soaaons, aid that chills
and fever arc CAUSED by the mill pond
lying on this side of the town. There.
fore resolved by the Town Council, tn at
a committee Of physicians be request
od to give III writing to the Council
their opinion as to the causes and
means necessary for the prevention
of tho sickness in the western portion
Of the town also to report any proba-
bio causes Of disease in ally other
portion Of the town, and the steps
which they may deem it advisable for
the Council to take for the removal
of such causos, and that Drs. ~. II.
Robertson, G. Clark and Il. b. Mad
don DO requested to act as said com.
mlttce."
Tho question "a TO whether the
western portion of The town is mort
unhealthy than he rest or not, is not
referred to the committee. This
fuct is admitted and can be corroho-
rated BY every physician in the town.
The diseases that proyail in this
part of the town are chiefly intermit.
tant and bilious ren,ittant fe9ers and
their consequences: The latter in
clude many winter diseases, such as
pneumonia, rheumatism; neuralgia; =;
dropsy and perhaps meningitis, and
others lot suspected: The cause Of
these diseases, that is, the first named
-intermittant and bilious remittant
fevers, is now generally admitted to-
be malaria. Now what is malaria ?
1t simply means 1ud cir, and is sup
posed to be generated wherever thore
is solar heat Of certain temperature,
moisture and dcoayipg vegetable mat
ter. 1t may be asEea, if those are
tho only requisites, why do We not
have malaria and its effects any and
everywhere in our atitude2 We an
swer that it is IN ost probable that mala.
ria docs exist almost every where in our
climate to soHe extent, during the
sunmer and carly fall, but to pro.
duoo its manifest effect in the evolu-
tion of disease, it requires certain
amount of concentration, and this is
supposed to exist in tho vicinity Of
,narshes, freshly cleared land, and
low grounds, subject to frequent in
Mndations. So that wherever we find
iutermittant and bilious remittant
fevers prevailing, wo look for somo OF
these sources Of concentrated malaria
Now in the oase referred to tho com.
mlttee, we find most fruitful source
in tho mill pond near the western
border Of tho town. What was origi
nally pond has now become an OK
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

a contemporary speaks Of o FASH
ionablo tailor as being "one of The
old war horses Of tho trade" 4
heavy charger, VIC suppose,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

Expensive jowelry Legislative
earrings.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

1t is reported that Judge r. n.
Cooke, of the Eighth Judicial Cir
cult; is closing up all the bar rooms in
Anderson, Oconce and Grocnville
Cou!lties, which do not conform to
what is known. az the Topper law.
This is n law which has remained on
the statute books Of tho State for
many years, but has been practically
a dead letter, for it was never exccn-
ted. Il provides that no one shall
koep,a bar except he has certain
number of beds. and accommodations
for horses--in short, unless he keeps
an inn: Judge Cooke, it is said, ig-
nores licenses issued by town or city
corporations, and holds each vcndcr to
an account under tho Tupper Law.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02
Physicians Report.

The following report of the Com.
mittco Of Physicians is published by
order of Council for the information
of the public.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-02

A Philadelphi. doctor Announces
that we are approaching a pestilential
period. From 1880 to 1885, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will
come noarer the carth than they hsvc
been for eighteen hundred years.
The result will DO, as tho Doctor SAYS
it has been before, that We shall have
all manner of unpleasantness-plague,
famine, and awfully hot aud cold
weather. This is terrible predca-
mcnt to get into. How will the glut.
tons, tobacco users and tight laccrs
survive :"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1873-01-18

te de Get homme ct dc sa cohuc
fintrigants ct danbitieux avec Ia
France. LIE resultat a depasse nos
plus sinistres apprehensions, ct Ia
France cherement paye sa fai-
blesse. Mais peut-etre cette der
Mere epreuve monarchique etait-
ellie necessaire, dams les desseins
impenetrables qui s'executent sur
le monde, pour achever Ia fol mo-
narchique ct lui porter le dernier
coup. Hexperience, quand ellie
profite, ma jamais trop codte, ct
ceux qui sement dams les larmes
recoltent dams Ia joie. La recolte
democratique donnera he pain de
la justice don't les peuples ont
faim, ct qui leur vaudra mieux
que celui que les empereurs dis
tribuent en- passant avec les jeux
du cirque. f agI
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1873-01-18

invite que quelques personnes autres que celles
connues e cure e tabellion ct de ses conrres dr
voisnage Ia table 6tat chargee dune profusion de
nards ct de p0ulets, les c0uches dams majes
tueuse ntegrit6 mieu de eur sauce les autres eta
liant sym6triquement, relpse de leur plat, leur.
membres desarticul6s LIE win etat du reste dune Ger
aine cote de Turcy, don't lesceps mge le nivelleme
qui pass6 sur vignobes CONNIE notre sOciet6
ont conserve leur aristoate ct oussent dune
reputation m6ritGe 5si Hal'i5 f Nt
--Mais, dit mon oncle M. Mnxit laspect de cette
abundance homerique, il lei toute basse-cour
celia sura rassaser compagnie de dragons apres
In grande manGuvre. Estce que par hasard vous aten
dez notre ami Arthusf III, fgatn 81 3sI5asi !
Jaurais fait METRE brOche de plus, repondit
RANT NJ Minxit. Mails 81 ne pouvOns venir bout
de tout cela r0uvera bien des gems qn aceveront
nore besogne Et officers, cest-adire nlusique,
ct les clients quf yiendront dcman mapporter leurs
foes, est-ce quill faut pas que je songe euxf Jai
pour principe, moi que celu qui fa preparer diner
que pour lni nest pas digne de diner ti snafspa IS
C'est juste, r6pliqua oncle. Et apres cette re-
fexion philOsophiqne, il init attaquer les poules
de NJ Mnxit, CONNIE sill cut Gu contre eux ne ininti6
pcrsOnnelle. 80 ,t il sss,s., f y ,ssftf
Les convives % du rese, mon once con
venait tout II monde ct tout le monde ui convenat
lie joussaent francheent ct tres bruyamment dc ph0s
pitalit6 plantureuse de n. Minxit 3t .ss, ,gsf,-,
Fifre, dit celui-ci un des Wallets qui servaient
table, fails apporter du bourgone ct dire la musi
que qu'elle rende ici armes ct baggage; il ny
point dexemption pour les hcmmee ivres.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1873-01-18

avec leurs petits dams les bois,
choisissant de preference ceux qui
sont humides. Ce sont principale-
ment les vents Pest ct de nOrd est
qui nous les amenent. Files vOya
gent beaucoup, surt0ut pendant
Ia mutt, sejOurnent peu dams le
meme endroit, recherchent les en-
droits les plus doux ct OH elles
peuvent le plus facilement trOuver
leur nourriture. Aussit6t que le
degel commence, elles reprennent
la direction de leurs mOntagnes,
voyageant tonjours la mutt ct s'ar-
reliant pendant le jour dams les
DOlS. a.E so 4 smran.# ssIaE.twbE .B