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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

A Maine rogue has been selling
kegs supposed to hold ten gallons Of
liquor each. A pint of rum was
sealed up inside each Of tho kegs
and so placed that, taking out a
small cork, tho purchaser could test
the liquor but while thorc was q pint
Of liquor there we're nine gallons and
seven pints Of water separated from
lis.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

Fighting Jda:2 Hooker. doolares .tH&
whom Butler was In command of the
negro troops on James River, he Ia.
sued an order,reqpiring All the 49,
cers and mon ofhiS ARMY "a eend theit
pooket-booEo to him fof safo.keoping,
and that as many Of tho troops NetS
killed, and, as dea mon neither toll
tales nor, ,oall for ppskst.baoks, But !:
ler mada, about 81 100000, by th3
little transaction. We CAN'T believe,
this, owing to the enormous arnount 4
Of proatsjpbdt e 10 Hooker viii fall
tehs'pr "ffSen dollafaS VOL knock
under. --- CouriSy:JogYtaI '9tl 0"IU
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

in tho pautomimcs and chorus scenes
ofthcaLrcs, aud somc lead ihc dances
in the public balls.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29
A New Method Of Resi-.

The discussion on cremation has
excited the genius Of Il Gcrman pin
losophcr, named Stcinheir, wLc, &c
cording 70 a German ucwsps per, pro.
poses TO cover the 0o1y Of the dc.
ceased with Roman or Portland ce
mcnt, which harlens into a solid mass
aud renders the escape Of noxious
gascs impossible. According to this
plan the corpse would be placed IN a
sarcophagus of already hardened
cement, the cavity in which it rcpos.
ed would be lillcd up with tue same
material and both would harden to-
gether into Il thick slab Of n sub.
st'nce resembling stone. Thus tn,
deceased buried in THIS manner
you'd rest within instced of under
his tombstone, and grave aud monu-
ment be compi-cd in the same blocl:
OF Imitation granite. This new
method Of rendering ashes to ashes
aud dust TO dust osscssca several
architectural aud econoMical alvan.
tagcs over cremation aud other cx-
pcdlents. y man may have his an
cestoIs converted into pillars and
garden statues AMI lhns really live
surrounded by the stony shades Of his
FOL cfathers.-N. Y. H.. ell.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29
SO0tll Carolina Rebels.

II A South Carolina. gentleman
writing to us from Fort Motto, speaks
otthe plan proposed by r. ;S.Guernsoy
I Of cclebratingi the centennial anniver.
l sary of National independence by in.
auclng each STATE to publish roll of
its men, both rank and file, who
fought to establish our National
Government. Mr.. Guernscy's plan
meets with bur corrcspondeinits warm
approval. He says: "Permit all
ola man who in tho evening of lifo
bears with him to tho grave nation.
! al pride which no revolution of no.
Itical partisanship oan destroy, to
oxpresss his great qualification at
this movement, \ 4 There is
want or organization in our unhappy
South to move in this matter, but it
may be that the paralyzed spirit of
our people oan be restored again to
activity through tho activity of othor
centres" Asa means &c aiding to
bring about this, result, our oorre.
spondcnt encloses to us for publioa.
ton copy of somo memoranda
made by South Carolina Rovolu
tlnary soldier, Mr. John PostelI,, d |
note book of whose inditing is in the |
possession Of his descendants, and. as !
our correspondent. .oonceives, contains
exactly the. kind Of information |
which Mr.. Guernsoy's plan calls for.
"'Ihe following wero companions
and mcssmatcs in tho Old Second |
Continental Regiment of South Caro-.
Ina lnfantry,, whilo William AIoul-
trio was colonel, Francis Marion,
lleutcnant'colonel, and Peter Horry.
maJor-at Sullivan's Island, 8. G.,
June ii77G.-(Sg.) John tostcll.
"Alfrod Huger. Second lieuten-
ant in Capt. Horry's company, Sec.
ond Regiment 8. G. Continental
troqps--afterwards captain in tho
same regimont--joinod Marion's
legion and commissioned major in
l777. Killed at stono, o,uoar Charles.
civilian Capors. First liouton-
mt in Capt IIorry,s company, Sec.
ond Regiment IS. 9. Continental
troops, joined Marion and made
captain of the Santeo Scouts Served
at Savannah, Fort Moultrie, Eutaw
Spring, Hugely Mills. Charleston.
rs hraye man MS ever God lot 1.-Two.
"Georgo Sinclair vCapors. Private |
u Horry's Company, Second s. @.
regiment; joined Marion with his
brother, generous, bravo and full of
all manner of fun. 10 could mako a
royal rum-pupoh, and as good d |
swordsman rs ever made point or
out.
:. - ehu SINCLAIR Postell, Private
in in ilorry's Company, Second s. G,
Regiment; after rogim ont disbanded
IN ITS Jebu joined Capt. Capor's
Dragons. with Marion-boing MY
brother, l might say too much Of
him if were to give his mamie
qualities az gentleman and q soldier.
ne was the strongest man in Marion's
legion. ,.-I.
"DAniol Eggleston. Lieutenant in
Capt. Horry's company and oornot,
afterwards transferred to Huger's
Second Regiment S. c.. Troops--
When regiment disbandod he Joined
Col. Lce, and became captain of
cavalry--a fine follow ho was--and
Jehu Pote'l who writes this has no |
more to cay of himself. :
"P. 81 must not forget the boy
Peter, whose freedom we gave him
on; condition Of his faithfulness. Ho
could laugh louder, sleep sounder
and drink moro ruin thai 6ny porson
l over saw" ..:. '
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29
A Big D0rtOr'S Fec.

The son and heir Of the late Edwin
Htc'c's, Mr.. John 6. Stevens, al
thou, b he is posscssor of almost un-
limited wealth, being worth some
$4,000, 1000, has, until very lately,
been most unhappy man. He has
been afflicted since his birth with q
peculiar wen, which has increased
year by year, until it covered large
portion of his face and neck. 1t was
most unpleasant object, being coy
cred, with long hair, and STRANGELY
cscmbled all animal. No man
could see it without IL shudder, and
ladies have tainted at the sight If
it. Physicians examined it, but pro-
nounccd it incurablc. Finally, upon
an offer of $l5O,oOO, Dr.. w. Parker,
OF Boston, performed an operation,
which is believed will prove success.
fl, and the millionairc is happy.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29
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Cooke for Reform.

Judge Cooke has written !, .lettor
to the papers denying the aoousations
of Mr.. Tolbcrt about his speech at
Calhoun's Mill. IIo denies that he
"winocd under tho ;rebukos of Mr..
Tolbert,' and says that he is in favor
Of reform. Will all this talk about
reform accomplish anything7 Judge
Cooke claims that, "If God gives mo
health and Strength, I shall do oall
that l can consistent with the dignity
of my offico, to make the people un-
derstand tho, gravity of tho orisis In
which we arc involved, and l. shsll
use my utmost endoavors TO persuade
the people to adopt thoso measures
which arc necessary to redeem, puri.
fy, aud savo tho Republican parts
aero, of which I am an humble rneni
ber." ,,u. =.
| The Supreme Court Of Illino is ha.
approved the verdict in a liquor case
OF, some Importance, arising hndo,
the law which allows the r6tatf9e., oj
a drupkerd to recover damages from
those who havo sold him liquor when
such salo has resulted In dobrivina
tho relative of support. Ihomai
Adds bought liquor Of Mauriae Emo
ry, and, while drunk, .wag run owe,
by railroad train and killed. Hi
wife brought suit against Emory atit
two other saloon.keopers for having
contributed to depriyo her of he
means Of snpportsabd j., shp.. ohtaipet
Ia verdict for $4,000 against Emory
The case vas appealed, and tho 81
prone Court, as stated before, sus
tainsd the verdict, saying & ytsIIe VII,
deliberately sells. that whiohAhe
knows will in flame tbo passions, do
lprive tile party Of the ooptrof Of hi
Judgment, and rcndef Him " for ,tb
time being incapable of,existing BRO
Iper care for personal safety or Tia
of his property, must be prepared fo
the consciousness that may follow"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

A. Louisville preacher visited IL
house three times by request, at 7
o'clock in the morning, 3 in the
afternoon, and eight in the evening
to unto couple who expected to
be married. On the last visit he was
successful and the happy groom gave
him half q dollar.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

The story Of the man who attempt.
ed to enter his elccping apartment
at Cape Cod hotel, and was chased
by bed bug rs big as a mastoe on,
is discreditcd by the Boston intel
laot
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

The Columbia Phwlix prints the
following significant advertisement :
COLUMBIA, 5. G. July 7, 1874.
Hon. Il. B. Elliott, Member 10 Con-
gress of the Third Congressional
District of the State Of South Caro-.
lima
Please call at Felix Cardarclli's
and settle your tailoi's bill, which
has been standing since January,
1879. II. CAnpAnu,I,
The, State Treasury is emp ty, and
Congr css 10 not in session. No won .
der tho black Congressman is hard
up.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

When n. Michigan woman VISA
taken from the cowcatchcr OF n loco
motive, upon which she had been
caught and carried h,lfa mile, she
said with. foeling,"I WAS Jest scoopcd
up like gosh almighty, wasn't | Z"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29

Some time since St. Louis
Granger planted ten cents worth of
peanuts in his back yard. Scornipg
the services Of middle men, he cutcr
ed into negotiations wit h retail pea.
nut venIer on Olive street, and cn-
gagged the whole crop at $3.50 per
bnshel. Last week lie examined the
hills and found that his seed had
all rottcd in the ground. On con-
sulting an Eastern Tenncs, ccan he
learned that peanuts arc not II su: G
crop in the latitude of St. Louis, cs,
pccially when the seed is thoroughly
baked before planting.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28
PinipIcs.

Pimples are diseases of a light form, and ma
ture tries to throw off in this way bad blood that
might give a worse turn if kept in the body.
1t cannot be said too often that next Ia keeping
murder and wickedness ont of ones soul lies the
necessity of keeping ones blood pure by good
food, strict cleanliness, warmth, and bright sweet
air. These troublesome pimples sign that
the young ladies who complain of them have ca
ten food that did not suit them, eaten ire
guarly, not bathed often enough, since some
skins require more frequent cleansing and stmu
lus than Others because they secrete more. Per-
haps other functions are disturbed, or the blood
is not stirred enough by lively exercise. Drec-
tons for diet have been given before in these
pages. 1t will be enough to recommend people
with irritable blood to drink glass two of
mild cider or eat oranges or lemons they fan
cy, within the half hour before each meal, espe-
cially before breakfast.
As hard work or exercise endure
stirs the sluggish secretiOns. Work should al
ways be brisk. Many young woman mOpes
over Homework day after day, standing on her
feet most of the time, and fancies that she has
exercise, when her slow blood does not once in
ten hours receive impulse enough to send it vigo-
rously from head to foot in way cOuld call
living. 'Work swiftly and rest WELL" ought to
be woman's rule. When the blood flows swift
the eye is clear, the sight better, memory and
thought are improved idleness takes wing, and
happiness steals into the heart; the skin refnes,
and the whole body feels inprovement.-Hdr-
per's Bdzdr.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28
Hint. ON House Cleaning.

Paint should be cleaned by using only a little
water at a time and changing often; a soft fan
mel cloth or sponge is better than cotton or a
brush; piece of pine wood with a sharp point
shunld be used for the corners. Where the paint
Is stained with smoke, some ashes or potash I've
may he used. soft linen towel shonld he used
for wiping dry Glass should not be cleaned
with soap; little paste of whiting and water
should be rubbed over, and with another cloth
it should be rinsed off, and the glass polished
with soft linen old silk handkerchief. AL
colIol or benzine is a good thing to clean glass,
and clean paper is probably better than any
cloth, sponge or towel; dry paper leaves an ex-
cellent polish. Marble may be cleaned with a
mixture of two parts of common soda, one part
of pumce stone, and one of chalk, finely powder
ed, and tied up in fine muslin rag; the mar
BILE is wetted with water, the powder shaken
over it, and it is rubbed with a soft cloth until
Clean then washed in clean water and dried with
a soft linen or silk handkerchief No soap or
potash should he allowed on marble. good
furniture polish is made by melting two ounces
of beeswax, one ounce of tuTpentine and one
drachm of powdered rosin together, with gentle
heat, and rubbing when cold, with a soft fan
mel cloth, and polishing with soft linen silk
cloth. If for mahogany, little Indian red may
be mixed in. Cracks in furniture may be filed
with putty, mixed with Indian red or burnt UNI
her, to get the desired shade. When dry it will
take an equal polish with the wOod.-Christian
Lender.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28
Aseful aud Curious.
HyDRoPnoBIA AND pIsTEnPER.

An explanation of the seemingly wonderful
cures OF the maidstone is given by Dr. T. r Phii-
pots, OF England, who has given the subject Of
canine madness long and careful study He
states that dogs are affected by two diseases, alike
IN some respects aud different in Others VIZ, by
drophooia and distemper madness. The hrst rs
incurable, as far the animal is concerned, and
the person bitten is certain of death; but dstem-
per madness is not dangerous, no injury resulting
to the person bitten, save from the local effects
OF the bite, and the dog frequently recovering
Persons who are '-eured " by the maidstone"
have been bitten by dog afflicted with distem-
per madness only.
We give the symptoms of both diseases rs laid
down by DIR. Philpots:
The hydrophobic dog is snllen animak mere
~ appears little out of hnmor,' and is only
actually mad the approach of water; but in
distemper madness the animal really is mad in
every sense of the term. He bites and gnaws aud
snaps, aud ehews anything that he thinks will
cause him to vomit. The hydrOphobie dog has
no hts except on the approach of water), and he
does not foam at the mouth; but with the dog
mad with distemper there is succession Of hts,
one OF which may end his life; his saliva, some
OF It of frnthy nature (foam), drilbles and
exudes from his mouth aud water sprinkled over
him has no effect upon him. The bydrophobic
dog hates the sonnd, the sight, the Thought OF
water; he will fly from il mady; bnt the dog
mad OF distemper rushes TO it TO assuage his
thirst, but this he cannot do, as a spasm OF the
esopbagus will not allow his swallowing. The
hydrophobic dogs eyes are 'fishy,' dull, and sui
ler-lookins; the dog i'll of distemper madness has
bright green and strengthening eyes, and he
howls and barks. Dogs never recover from n.y.
drophobia, but they do from dstemper madness
II the hts be not severe. Vaccination does not
prevent hydrophobia, but it does distenper mad
ness"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28
House ycrmiu.

COckroaches are the plague of many house
keepers, and yet little Paris green is death t.
them. Keep it in a common flour dredging box.
label it Poison" and apply it weekly to their
haunts. Bed bugs or chinch bugs may also be
dispersed and utterly routed, with this remedy;
and both cockroaches and bed bugs will flee
from powdered bOrax. Travellers should always
carry paper of borax in their bags. and sprin-
kle it under and over their pillows, if they fear
they shall become food to the last named wretch
es. Sprgs of NORWOOD will drive away large
black ants and none of them, whether black,
brown or red, relish wintergreen, tansy, Paris
green, cayenne or kerosene; so if they invade our
pantries we can, by judicious application of
some one of the article, make the premises too
unpleasant for them. Fly paper shOuld be fept
around the house as early the middle of May
Put it in every open window, and thus destroy
every intruder.-COHntry Gentleman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28
Carn nna Cnt Warr,..

correspondent of the Country Gentleman says
Immediately after the corn is planted, sprin-
kle on the hill over the covered grains about
one tablespoonful of salt to each hill. More will
do no harm, but how much more the corn will
stand l do not know. tablespOonfulis enough,
and perhaps less wOuld do. That is all. have
buried cut worms in salt and left them for a
lorg time without any apparent harm, and they
will not eat the young plant if there is a
little salt In its sap. That seems TO be the ex-
PLANTATION of its protective influence.
"Allow me to repeat that the salt should be
put on the corn hills Immediately after the plan
ting, that it may be dissolved by the rain, dew,
or other moisture in the air, and thus reach the
roots of the plants greatly diluted by mixture
with the soil, and therefore, safe to the young
and tender plants; and also that it may be at the
roots, where it may enter the sap of the plant,
rot at the leaves, where it can only be destroy
ed
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28

Perhaps October and Nov ember are the two best
months, aud April and May the next best, of the
year for scraping and washing fruit trees-ap-
Piles and pears. There is nothing better as a
"wash" with which TO scrub the trees than pre-
paration of one pound of whale oil soap TO large
bucket of water, well dissolved. There is moth
ing more nauseous to insects than this. 1t will
lay "cold" everything that we have tried it on
but the curculiO; that, however cares no more
for the mixture, even though accompanied with
sulphur lime water and tobacco juice, than if it
were gingeriy dose of spring water. But rose
bugs and the stol-blue grape bngs surrender to
its power incontinently. Every farmer and
gardener ought to have supply of this soap on
hand for use whenever necessary. Apple and
pear trees, well scraped and then washed with
the preparation, will not only be freed from some
Of the chief insects preying upon foliage and
fruit, but will sensibly feel its invgorating eff
fects.-SpriRafeld Republican.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28
HOW Ea.iI, Ru,,cr i. sp.iI.d.

A farmers wife writing TO the Ohio Farmer
SAYS: "Of all the products of the farm, butter is
most liable to be tainted by the noxious odors
floating in the atmosphere. Our people laid
some veal in the cellar, from which a little blood
flowed out, and was neglected until it common
ced To smell. The result was, that jar of but-
ter which was then packing, smelled and tas-
ted like spoiled beef.
Another lady observes that there was filthy
stagnaut pond of water few hundred feet from
their house, from which an offensive effluvium
wonld be borne on the breeze directly TO the milk
roem, when the wind was in r certain direction,
the result of which was that the cream and but
ter would taste like the disagreeable odor COM
ing from that pond. As as the pond was
drained we had no more damaged butter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28

USEFUL INFoRMATIoS.-Ac correspondent of the
Country Gentleman has tested the following meth
cd of measuring trees, which proved to be salts
factory: "a stick of timber is desired, say fifty
feet long; select your tree, measure fifty feet in
a direct line from the foot of the tree as near
level ground as possible; now cut stick the
exact height of the observer and stick it in the
ground exactly perpendicular; now let the OBJ
server lie flat on his back, his feet against the
stick and head in the line of the tree and stick
and look directly over the top of the stick. and
where the line of vision strikes the tree will he
the length of stick, fifty feet, desired. If the
ground is not level the measure will not be ex-
act but allowance must be made
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28
DIR, WHITTIER,

617 st. Charles Street, st. Louis, NO.,
Has been lGnger engaged in the special treatment of
all VenereaI, sexual and Chronic Disease.
than any other Physician in st. Louis city papers
show.
syphilis, GonorrhGa, elect, Structure,
Orchiti-, Hernia, or Rupture, all Urinary
Diseases and syphilitic or lnercurial nGec-
lions of the throat, skin or bones, are treated
with unparalleled success on latest scientific prnci
Piles.
spcrmatorrhea, sexual DebiIisy and
Impoteucy, the result of self-dbuse in YOUTH
sexual excuses in maturer years other causes
and which produce some Of the following effects:
nervousness seminal emissions, debility, dimness Of
sight defeetiUs memory pinples on the face, physical
decay 10 society Of females confusion Of ideas
loss Of serudl po'cer ETC.. rendering marriage i'm.
proper or unhappy, are permanently cured
mphlet C36 pagesl relating to the above sent in
sealed eRueiope, for two postage stamps
Diseases peculiar 10 women, such as A men
orrhGd, DgsmeROrTh0d, ueROrrtagid LeuoOrrhod or
whites, ChIorosis Diseases and diplaceInents Of the
Womb. SteTliity ETC.. successfully treated Descrip
tive pamphlet sent sealed for two stamps. Age with
experience can be relied upon 1t is selfevident that
Physician treating thousands of cases every year
acquires great skill Physicians knowing this fire.
quently recommend persons to my care. COnfiden-
teal consultation personally by letter free and in
vited When IL is ncOnvenient to visit the city for
treatment, medicines be sent by express mail
everywherec Curabie cases guaranteed; where doubt
exists it is frankly stated. Office hours: A. N.
Pm. Sundays. IL NJ Ia l P. NJ. Pers0ns drriring IA
The city at any hour may come direct to the Office. If at
The establishment "a whole house of twelve raomsl
is the most extensive in the country embracing Re-
ception and Consultation rooms, Boarding and Sleep
ing apartments; Meiicated Yapor Baths a cOmpre-
hensive Laboratory. where all medicines used in the
establishment are prepared; and most important of
all the Library, where the old and latest standard
works Of all the schools 81 medicine found also
Anatomical Plates life size and ooored to life illus
tratng diseased conditions Inch have been prscur.
ed from Paris France regardless OF expense and not
Library Is thrown wide open to all callers. address
as ADORE nov13
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28

A FUNNY Allegheny man tells how he discour-
aged horse car conductor recently. The con-
duetOr asked him to Make a little room, sir"
Says |, You want me to make little room do
yOup Says he, Eyes, do" Says l, "What kind
of room do you want-a bath room or a billiard
roomf" Says he, Sir, there is room for eleven
on this seat" Says |, "Sir, there isn't" Says
he, "There eleven on the other side" Says
j, 81 see it, and there are ten on this side now,
and you tell me there is room tor eleven" Says
he, There is room for one more" Says l, Well
why in thunder didn't you say so One isn't
eleven" He smiled with such an expression of
entire woe that the driver shouted whoa to his
horses.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-28

STRAWBERRY TAPIoCA.-This makes a most
delightful desert. Soak over night a large tea
cupful of tapioca in cold wafer; in the morning
put half of it in yellow-ware baking dish, or in
the porcelain one of silver pudding dish. Sprin-
quart of berries, sugar, and the rest of the
tapioca. Fill the dish with water, which should
cover the tapioca about n quarter of an inch.
Bake in moderately hot oven until it looks
clear. Eat cold with cream or custard. If not
sweet enough, add more sugar at the table, and
in baking, if it seems odry, more water is need