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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
The Efficacy OF Prayer. :

The Gilded Age tolls how Uncle
Dan'l aud the ohil'n first saw Mis-
sissippi steamboat. They were sit
| ting in a row on q log in warm
evening telling about spooks,. after
| the manner Of south Western negroes,
| when Unole Dan'l said impressively,
"Chil'n, dars sumfn COMM - a
deep coughing sound troubled the
stiffness, way. toward q wooded .capo
that juttcd into the stream u milo
distant. All in on instant d iorcs
eye of fire shot out from behind the
cape and sent q long, b.i liant path
way duivering athwart tho dusky
water. Tho coughing grow louder
and louder, tho glarins eye grow
larger and still larger, glared wilder
and still wilder. A huge shape de,
velopcd itself out of tho gloon, and
from it's tall duplicate horns dense
volumes of smoke, starred and SPAN
gled with sparks, poured out and
went tumbling a%ay iuto the farther
darkness. Nearer and nearer the
thing came, till its long sides began
to glow with spots of light which
mirrorel themselves in the river and
attende 1 tie munster like a torohlight
procession. "Chil'n," said Uncle
Dan'l, "it's de Almighty. Git down
on yo' knees" AS tho noise aud the
lights drew nearer Unclo Dan'l pray.
ed: so Lord, we's ben mighty
wicked, au' we knows dat we ,,aervc
70 go.to &C bSd place, but good Lord,
deah Lord, we uint rcdy yit, we aint
redy--let desc po' chil'n hab but one
mo- chance, jcs' one mo- chance.
Take dc ole niggah if you's got to
hub somebody. Good Lord, good
deah rtosd, VIC dou't know whah
you's agwyne to, We don't know y. who
you's g"t yo' eye on, bit We knows
by de way you's a tiltin' along in yo'
.haryot o. fiah dat sumc po' s,nner's
rwyue to cetch it. But goo d Lord :,
desc chii'en don't b'lopg heah, dey's
rtns obedstown %hah ley don't k,sow
nuf.in, an you knows yo' own sef, DAT
dcy aiut 'spousiblo. Oh Lord, spar
de littlo chil'eu, don't tar de little
chil'en away 'm dey frcns, jos' let
en- off jes dis once, aud take it out'n
de die niggah. Hsah l., Lord, heah
| is ! De ole niggAh's ready, Lord, de
OLE" Hero the steamers whis-
tie sorccched fairly in the faces Of
the awe struck group and uncle
Dan'l, seizins Us many of>tho chii'n's
hauds us his own brawny Q rcs would
hold, scourod off toward the woods.
Looking back they saw that the bout
was rounding poin: out of sight.
"Well," said tho relieved uucle
D.u'l ,"dercs sons folks ddt say dey
sint no 'fciency in prah. Dis chile
would like to know wbah we'd ben
il it warnt TO- dat prah. Dat's it,,
dat's it,"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
s.st"
Condensed News.

The total visible supply Of cotton
at present is fixed at 2,080,427 bales.
n. II. Stephens is quite sick in
Washington. The. Centennial is not
meeting with much favor in Con-
gress.
The Dem ocrats have made gains in
New Hampshire. The tide Of poll
tics is tuning against the adminis-
tration.
Mr. Wm. w. Phelps is the rising
wit in Congress-. He'is from Few
jersey, and exoels Cox ana Proctor
Kuo,t.
y family has just been permitted
by the South Carolina Legislature to
change its name from Moses to Hardy.
Noses, as surname is becoming uh.
popular in the State :
Ada Glare, alias Noyes, the aoteesa
who was bitten by her pet poodle, has
died OF ,hydrophobia. She was n
native Of Charleston, and While writ.
ing for the papers received the spa
br'quet cf,HQueen Of the Gohsmiaus.n
A dead-beat has been palmiug
himself off upon the citizens Of Tole-
DO, Ohio, as a sou of Gen. Wadu
Hampton, AND b9prowing small sums
of money. stranee chat these Yam.
KEGS can't distinguish a South Caro-
lima gentleman from dead beat.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
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mo-. 20.
AlCOrn and AmpS.

From recent. revelations it scoms
pretty evident that MississiIp owes
her present unfortunate condition
much more to ono of hel own dcgcn-
crate sous, by adoption, than to the
son-in.law of BENZ jumi Butler, who is
now her Governor. In the late clcc'
ton, it was lIobson's choice, the devil
aud the deep soa, for tho people at
large. Batwecn Alcpru and Ames it
WAS n choice between Dick Turpin
and Jack Shopperd, and if anything
tho latter was prrf'nahln TO tho tor.
mcr. 1t arpr; RS tn \ A.eorn, in ono
of his cauva cs proclaimed :"l have
got this old Dr" o,.lic stag by tho
horns, and | Intend t." hold it down
till tho negroes kick cvory particle
Of wiud out of it,"
y correspondent Of tho Courier.
Journal tells tho seqncl thus:
TIT FOR TAT.
This was part Of tho record, and
thc most Objectionable, as it was tho
freshest, with which Gov. Alcorn
cnmo bcfuro the people last year,
seeking Democratic votes. llc had
dchhcd them Bouvbons aud true it
is that Bourbohs, il they learn moth.
ing and forget nothing, forgive less.
Cen Amcs beat the Con5orvatlvo Re-
publican, Gov. II. G. Powers for tho
nomination, which 20 ,inccnsed his
friend, Gen. Alcorn, that the latter
ut once proclaimed h:r!se!f an inlc-
pendent candidate for Che Governor
ship. lIo didn't know, .whilo going
out alter Democratic wool in ct,
that o no Amcs would come along in
1873, sec his stag, and 90 him several
horus better. The stag story WAS not
forgotten by Ames, and though
Kadical, he made y very good i'm
preston. Throughout the Campaign
he praised the valor Of the Contcdo-
rate soldiers. They lnl he said,
backed their convictions of duty
with their blood and their livcs,
and he partook in tho priao of
their honorable memories. l.rro ho
touched many of tho Democrats in
tender place. Tho opinion is we'll
founded that A lcorn could have been
elected, if the Democracy had gone to
work with n will. But some wore
, lukcwarm others exercised no pro-
feruuuo us between the two, even if
they conceived it whilo others still
at heart wished their ancient enemy
defeated, ovon by Radical. Tho
result was, that while Alcorn made a
fierce brilliant and ,bi,tcr canvass,
Ames was elected Oy $1,000 or 20, 900
votes. TO his own party tho latter
waa persuasive and promising to tho
Democracy kind and conciliatory.
! Though the Democratic stag was, as
II general thing, up md. in horns
against him, as it had been against
/ Alccrn in, Amcs was too w:ry to kick
tho breath out Of it. And herein is
moral for politicians "ll-bcware
how you handle your pedal cxtry be
ties for the kicker of to-day maemi.
; tho kickcc Of tomorrow.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
4 Capital Number.

The Southern Gtlti*aBf torlNa4ok
has a full and Varied tablo Of cor.
tents. In addition to editorials, in
torcsting answers to Inquiries, and
original articles from correspond ehts,
it contaiDs"Psof. Whites Analysis
of Different Parts Of the Cotton
Plant" his "Analysis Of Different
Ferti!izers," and copious extracts
from "Dr. PehdletQn's Report of ex.
pcrimcnts at Experimental Plat of
University of Georgia.. besides
practic al articles ou the varied topics
connected with the farm and garden.
Terms, So 200 year, Address W. l..
Jones, Athons, Ca, '..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
Destructive Fire III Rock NiIl-Loss $780,.
600 Little Insurance.

ROCK Hill, 8. c., March l7.-A
terrible Gte,.'. which threatened the
entire business portion Of Rock Hill,
has just, been subdued by Tho most
.heEoic efforts of tho Rock Hill Hook
ind Ladder Company. aided by, tho
efforts ct overy citizen, white and
black. 1t commenced in. Jacob
Baer'a; aid extended ,.eastwsrd to
Marks confectionery and furniture
rooms, and westward to Baer's gro
cory, and to Williamson Il Barbar's
drug store, all of which buildings
were entirely consumed. The loss
is estimated at $50, 900, with little or
no insurance. Great credit is due
to tho services Of tho colorcd people.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

On Friday morning last, child
was found in u box chr at tho. DEPOT
in, Chester. When Uncovered the
'bhby was very wet, having been ex-
posed to the rain thai had fallen and
beat in the car during the night.
Fears were felt Mt first that tho,httle
unfortunate wodld hot live long, but
through tho kind attentions of many
ladies he soon recovered from the
effects Of the cruel treatmc cnt to which
he had been exposed, and is now
doing will Yorkutte Enquirer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

The executive committee of the
National Grange of the Patrons OF
Aasbandry arc maturing plan for
the formation Of statistical bureau
i'll connection with tho National
Grange for the collection aud dis
semination of information throughout
the country in regard to the condi-
tiou of the crops. The new bureau
will be located at Washington, d. G.,
and iu charge of Mr.. D. ". Aiken,
secr ctary of the State Grange of
South Carolina, who, MS general depu-
ty of,the order, hps been instrument
al in prom citing it's growth in naHy
Southern States. Subordinate gran
&c, will report direct to the State
grange all Information of interest re-
lAting to the crons. The different
State oranges will report by tele-
graph 10 tho statistical bureau of the
order at Washington. The bureau
will compile and summarize these
reports, into monthiy report Of the
crops of all sections Of tho country,
and will simultaneously transmit this
report By telegraph, monthly, to all
State grapges, which in turn will
furnish it to every subordinate
grange within their jurisdiction.
This Information will not be furnish
ed the press for publication, it being
intended exclusively for tio benefit
Of members Of the order.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
Til, Condition oisohth carolina as Dc.
>.ssribed bya btadiqs Republican Ra.

..>., s$!. -. 49,
The Legialat tore of South Carolina
is apparently gang of thieves, in.
tent only upon plundering the people
whom it is supposed to serve. Long
practice hos MSdc the Legislature
Of the State q perfected system of
brigandage. Ignorant negroes, trans.
planted from tho cotton fields to tho
halls of the Capital, where they have
been drilled by unscrupulous white
adventurers, have naturally mado q
mockery of government and bankrupt
ed the State. It is surprising that
SUN Legislators, representing CON-
stitucncies debased by long period
of vassalage, and under suoh tutelage,
should have displayed al ingenuity
in fraud which has no parallel in
history.
1t is not, among ths least Of tho do.
plorable consequences of negro supre:
macy in South Carolina that the cred.
it Of the State has been utterly destroy.
cd. Tho State debt has been increased
over $4,000, 600 since the close of
tho war, aud nothing has been scour-
ed iii public improvements for this
prodigal waato of the public revenues,
The bonds of the State: are worthless;
and matters. have {, now become SO
desperate Shat the robbers who rule
it are forced to depend for thoir
stealings upon the pittance Of taxa.
tion which can atill. be wruug,' from
all impoverished people. Public
morals have been so debased that any
hope for publication from within the
State can hardly be entertained.-
N. Y. Times.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
General Lafayette hlcLaws.

Among the'nominutions sont in'for
confirmation to the National Senate,
We are gratified to find the namo of
on honored and promineat Georgian.
We refer to tho gentleman whose
name appears at =, tie head Of this
notice. 1t is seldom afforded US an
opportunity. to express qualification
at tho appointments aud confirmation
Of our great executive p, and legisla.
tive departments, but In this instance G
no. more worthy choice for the Inter.
nal Revenue Colltotorship of the
First, 3 Distriet Of Georgia could pos
sibly have bean made.-AUgusta
'Cpnstitutionalist. 4 :, -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
C, MARCII INC
Against Dogs.

Our 100000 dogs furnish one of
the most important econ omio oonsid
eraions now affecting the State. In
the first place, they initiate against
the mutton crop annually to the cx-
tent Of at loast IS, 100000 secondly
they eat at an average Of twenty five
cents q week each, $6,500.000,
enough to run all our common school.
Ind leave large stcalable surplus {;
thirdly, they slay annually, though
hydrophobia, at least l2O persons,
which Cat $4,000 cach--tho average
price paid by railroads for the very
poorestsgrado Of brakes nen) amounts
toaa further sum of $6Uo, 900.
Here il direct expenditure Of
nearly seven and three quarter mil
lions for dogs, net to mention the
(ines, costs, and moro remote and
sentimental damages resulting from
lawsuits about deg fights end conse.
duent severance Of friendships %be-
tween the owners cf tho combative
ours. 'tr.,>
Add to this the annual expenditure
in the city for old boots, chamber
crockery, or papweights, bootjacks,
and such other prticlos as. may Bo
most readily utilized of moonlight
nights, and it will occur to the most
prejudiced friend of tho dog that he
is un animal wherein retrenchment
could be practised to advantage in
these economical days.
Capitalized, our dogs Represent G
waste $S0,o00,000, and invested at
compound interest, one year of their
aggregate wor,hlessness, would pay
off the national debt before 1900.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

New ORLEANS, March l7.-The
jury in the ease of the Graut Parish
prisouees brought in verdict Of not
guilty, as to Alfred Chcrvis. Tho
jury announcing there was no posi-.
bility of agreement. Ut to tho others
was discharged by Judge Wood, and
the prisoners yerc rcmanded on mo-.
ton Of the District Attorney, who an.
nouuood other indictments against
them.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
Doubtful Compliment.

Noting the extraotdinary process.
sion Of negroes that followed tho re-
mains Of Sumner in Washington city,
the Richmond Dispatch says:..
The whites either were too proud
to minglc with them OF were not
sufficiently impressed with respect
for the deceased to pay him the
small honor OF marching in the pro.
cessiop.
Ben Butler onght to have brought
up tho rear Of that procession, with a
eathersfield onion in ono hand and
bandana handkerchief in:.thc, other.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
Robbery.

The residence Of Mr.. James A.
Norwood Of this place was entered
last Sabbath night, and robbed Of
goods amounting tS more ehnn Two
hundred lolluro in value. The thief
gained OH entrance in q manner un-
known to any;of tho household, aud
the 6upPo:iticn is that he secrcted
himself IN the house until after dar k
ard then went about his work of
plinder.-Abbcy,Ne Medium.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

Manufacturing aad immigration
seem to be taking much of the public
attention at present, and if properly
gone into and pushed forward with
alacrity, our financial and political
condition will bid fair for future
prosperity. Many immigrants are
now seeking homes within our Dor.
ders, and many new cotton mills
springing up, with the old ones doing
n paying bG ihess, is sure sign that
we are on the road to Improvement.
The Graniteville mills, near Au.
gusta, Ca; now runs over 10000
spindles and 100 looms, pays from
ten to twolve'betbent. div:dends, has
handsome surplus, and is about
building a new mill. The Langley
mills, eight miles from August Ca,
now runs 10000 spindles and. looms
in proportion, and is paying hand.
some dividenau:E ELeTiqStQn Dispatch.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

"some years ago." said Old Hank,
81 took bed bug to an iron foundry,
and dropped ii in the ladle where the
melted iron was, and had it run into
the skillet. Well, my old woman
used that .skillet pretty steady for
the last six years, and here the other
day she broke it all to smash and
what do you think, gentlemen,u that
ere insect just walked out Of his
hole whore he'd been lying like a
frog in rock, and, made tracks for
his fooSt up sthirsf But by George,
gentlemen, he looked mighty pale !"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
A Happy Celebration.

Tho whites of South Carolina i'm
ploro theFoderal Government to place
them under military rule to save them
from the, tyranny and robbery Of
barbarians and thieves, aud Phila.
delphia invites South Carolina to
join her in the centennial Of liberty
and iudependenco.-K,chmona Dia.
patch. y.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

In d drooent lecture on "Liquids,"
at the Royal Institution, Prof.
Tyndali mentioned that he had learn.
ed from Capt. Shaw. tho hoad Of the
London fro departln that a
soratch ih the nozzle Of q Gre.epgine
delivery pipe, which an ordinary
workman might overlook, will reduce
it's throwing power from 200 feet
drown TO $50 feet. .. = s-'N,'. D.. B.,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

All the new appointments which
Mr. Disrae.i had ID make, on being
co commissioned. to form new admins.
tration, present total of: only forty.
five. Here, when o new President 10
installed, almost every Governments
official from tho highest to the lowest
is liable to ba removed. In England
only forty:fv persons, all men of
mark, haveto quit ofioe on break
! UP OF the Ministry.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

"ln hfe's great game of poker" 40
tho aged minister tearfully observed
in his funeral discourse, ''our deceas-
ed brother hae thrown, down his hand !,
which, permit me to say, brethren,
was equal to four aces and queen
ho has surrendered his chips, drained
his glass to the dregs and walked
out.' "
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

An Indiana editor mildly remarks
eff you can't bring up wood, remcm-
Der US i'll your prayers. 1t is some"
thing to know, as No sit and shivcr,
tlat we are not Forgotten if tho stove
is oold.s ..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

The Washington Chronicle calls
tho recent duel near Augusta q
sketch "uHer the old masters" it
bad added, in harcoal or lamp.black,
the smile would have been ,npleto,
says tho Nashville Union and Ameri-
Ssp,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
A Gallant Man.

The nmorous jailbird. e. S. Stokes,
has contributed $l00 toward furnish.
ing reading matter to the female de.
partmeht of Sing-Sing prison. Gen.
orous and gallant even in the Gala
boose
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

:" A farm saw an advertised receipt
to prevent wells and cistcrns from
freezing. He sent his money, and re-
ceived the answer "fake In your
we'll or cistcrD on cold nigats and keep
it by the ire:".
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

The Japanese student, J. Katow, at
the Washington Lee University, is a
young man of high social position in
his country. He 10 q convert to
christianity.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

Dispatches from the North and
Northwest report twenty-foot onow
storms still ne0tliDg in the lap Of
spring.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

There are moro bald heads in the
new English House Of Commons than
ever before,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

"Carl Schurz has a VOICE liko tho
wipd signing through sugar cane,"
says Washington corresponde4t,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

The Harpers always mean "busl:
ness' They have begun TO mako
faces at tho black Republican adj
,ninistration Of South Carolina. It's
sure sign that it is doomed North.
Tho llarpers always daub those in
distress. The colored brother as o.
Legislator and statesman is n conspi.
cuops failure" Harper has mado d
picture Of him. A sure sign that ho
has fallen from his high estate in the
popular. regard of the Northorn
people.--La,,caster Ledger. =
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
WILLIAMS, l. DAVIS.

The following spicy poem is from
the versatile pen of Mr.. John Hay,
author Of Little Breeches, and other
characteristic poems. 1t is appro-
pirate at this time
THE PLEDGE At SPUNKY POINT.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

& There are 1885 newspapers pub.
lIshed in tho United Kingdom OF
GYeaeDtitsin.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25

us oil very we'll for preacbin,'
: But preaohin' aud practice don't gee;
I'm posted on virtue and tcmp'rance,
And you can't ring it in on me.
Just 1oddlo hlohg with your pledge,
'Squiro,
Detmixt mo and you, Ivc been thar,
And III not take any in mine,
"A year ago last Fo'th July,
y lot u tho boys was here;
We oil got corncd, and signed the pledge
Fur 10 drink no more that year.
There was Tiimau j oy and Sheriff McPha{l,
Aud lie and Abner Fry,
And 'helby's b"y, Levi,i:us,
And the g Golyers-Luae aud Cy.
And We nneedup q hundred,
In tho hands y Deacon Hedge,
Fur to he divided The follerin' Fo',h
Mongst the boys that kept the pledge.
And VIC knowcd each other so we'll, Squire,
i"u may take my scalt f"r.N iool
Ef every man wheu he signed his namo
Didn feel deal sure Of the pool,
For while It. all went lovely;
:, We pui up job next day
Fur 10 n,aac Joy h'licve his wife was dead,
and We went home lni,idiin' gay.
Then ADner Fry he krficl i man,
And a'ore he was hung, Mcphnil
Jest biiked the widow nulen her sheer
BY gcttin him siewed in Jail.
But Christmas scooped the Sheriff.
he ceSnogs grthered him i'll
,And Sheiby's boy, Leyilicus,
W"s New Years fight as sfn:
And along in March, the Gu!ycrs
uOI so drunk thnt n Trash b,l,. owl
"o"i' u louked 'l"nssido o them wo young
Like sober temperance fowl.
For months alone walked tho chalk
Thought my >he.rt would break,
Aud nll them boys a.slarping my back,
And AKIN, "What'll You t,ic o.
\ never slept without drcamiu dreams
or Bn'bin, Peach, Or Rye,
3ut chawed at my niger .hend and swore
I'd take that pool or die.
AT last-lhe Fo'th-I bumped myself
Through chores nnd breakfast soon,
Then scoo'ch down 10 Tnggart's store,
For the pledge was off at noon
IAnd all the boys wns gctharcd thar,
!. And each man hi!t his glass,
Hatchin' mo and tho clock, quito olcmn
g.. Fur to see The last minute pass.
The clock struck twelve I raised TIE Jug
And took one lovin' pull
: was hollnr clnr from skull to boots,
1t seemed IctEldn't git full
But was reused by q fcndish laugh
That might hnvc raised the dead
Them ornnry sneaks had sot tho clock
half an hour ahead
can rieh,,"'I squawkcd, 'cxou'yo got mo
Jest order your .drinks again,
And we'll paddle up TO the Descon',,
And scoop the antee in."
Hut when We got 10 Hedges, ..,
What sight was that We saw!
The Deacon and Parson Skectcrs
In tho tale Of n gnmc of draw.
- :, h.r... ::
They had shook 'cm the heft of fthemornin
The Parsons luck was far,
And he raked, tAc minute We got thar,
The last Of our pool. on pn'r, "''
so no more temperance for mo, Squire
low it's all very fino,
D,t ez fur myself. thank .ye,
I'll not lake any in mine. '':'. ~.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
SlU,SZ0 ~
li,l77 7S
$l.064,l74
SOD ,j24

ToTnl Tor lhree Vcnra, ST.UB4,IT1
Annual average, $G5i,i24
This shows that tho average an
nual expenditures for printing and
for Legislative expenses, from 1871 to
1873, and for the year l859-GO wcro
respectively $634,724 and $2S,0O6.
In other words, the Rings, for tho
two purposes named, spent twenty
three times az much as was spent, for
tho same purposes, in that year before
the war which they themselves have
chosen Us an example Of hoavy ex.'
pcnditures Under Conservative rule.
The force Of their folly can no farther
News and Courier. ~,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-25
TALE or vIRruoue xEroRr AND uuMAN
PERSlDy.

us oil very we'll for preachin,,'
But preachin' aud practice don't gee
I'm posted on virtue and temp'rance,
And you can't ring it in on me.
Just 1oddlo hlohg with your pledge,
Squire,
Eff that's what you want mo to sign;
Betwixt mo and you, rvc been thar,
And III not take any in mine,