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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-30

BY invitation, Of Rev. Mr.. Richard.
son, we visited bis. oolored school in
Winnsboro on Thurs sday. The sohol.
ars, ranging from 6ve years Of age
to maturity, wero neatly dressed and
we'll behaved. Large outline maps
were hung upon the wall, and at the
oom n'and of55tbe teacher, several
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-30

The citizens of School District No.
4 levied local school tax Of | mill,
No. 10 levied 2 mills, NJ 8 levied Q
mills. At meeting of No. 10 on
Friday, the 25th June, it was decided
not to. levy q tax. We have not
heard from the other school districts.
1t gives us pleasure to soc such
Interest displayed in education.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-30
PURELY HEGETABLE

containing those Southern roots and Herbs
which an allwiso Providence has placed
in countries where Liver Diseases most
prevail. 1t will cure all diseases onuscd
ny dcraug .mc.ts Of tho Liver and Bow
els '.,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25

4 DIVER named Fradette has been elected
to the Quebec Legislature from the county of
Bellcchasse. He can neither read nor write,
and some one having reproached him with
ing, he replied: ''Gentlemen, it is believed
that can be prevented from being elected
by reproaching me with ignorance; but be-
lieye can do without the votes of educated
people if all those who are as ignorant as /
myself will vote for me. Yes, if all the ig-
norant people will give me their votes | shall
be elected by a great majority. Gentlemen,
they often talk of educated people. Well,
what do these great savants know: They
talk to you of all there is in the earth, or in
the armament, but have they ever spoken to
you of what there is in the bottom of the sea?
Well, can tell you that. It's long since you
elected your advocate, doctors and notaries
Now you want diver On the same line
of reasoning, Democrats may claim your suf-
frages because they can tell you what is in the
bottom of whisky barrel.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25
4 GREAT IRON CHIMNEY.
The Tall observatory Oh Belmont Hill.
From the Philadelphia Times, Oct. 2o.]

From the Philadelphia Times, Oct. 2o]
On the summit of Belmont Hill, more than
half IA mile from the Centennial buildings, is
tall, slender tower, surmOuntcd by wire
cage, from the top of which prOtrlldeS a flag
staff. This IS one of the many private enter
prises which has been brought to Philadel-
phia by the Centennial, and it is one of the
most costly and ornamental of them, for it is
built of expensive boier-iron, and it can be
seen from almost any part of the Exhibition
grounds 1t is a ''Sawyer Improved Observ
atOry," built by the Sawyer improved Observ
atory Company, of Boston, and is the first
one that has ever been put up. The main
shaft, 200 feet high, and feet in diameter at
the bottom, tapering to 3 feet at the top, is
er, except that the edge of each plate rests on
the edge of the plate Immediately below it,
instead of overlapping, thus throwing the
weight directly on the plates instead of on
the rivets. A strong stone foundation was
first built, to which ten cast-iron supports
were bolted; and on these supports the bot
tom of the shaft rests, securely bOlted to its
place. AT the top of the shaft is platform
about twenty feet in diameter, surrounded by
q strong iron rail and covered with wire
netting to prevent persons from falling or
jumping off. A car runs from the top to the
bottom to carry passengers. 1t is raised or
lowered by eight steel wire cables, and is pre-
vented from falling, should the cables give
way, by steel clamps acting on perpendicular
rods, which will Immediately stop the car and
hold it in position. The shaft is steadied by
eight wire cables firmly set in masonry. The
car will carry about forty passengers COM
fortably, and platform on the top of the shaft
will hold about one hundred and twenty-five.
The first public ascension of the car is to be
made on Saturday afternoon, at o'clock, and
thereafter will run regularly, averaging about
four trips to the hour. The fare is to be
twenty-five cents for adults and ten cents for
children and visitors can stay at the top as
long rs they desire An ornamental cottage
is to be built at the base of the shaft for 4
waiting ROOM Here tables and seats are to
be arranged for the convenience of pick-nck
nartieS
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25

when an Earl's daughter becomes q poor
mans wife. But if ''love laughs at lock
smiths," it smiles also at poverty, and the
young couple began the struggle of life.
After time he, who had no resources but
his musical skill, got place in suburban
church as an organist ata small salary, and
she made an attempt to turn her talents to use
as contributor to periodical literature. She
was persevering, and some of her sparkling
manuscripts soon found acceptance, and
brought her little income.
Among other things, she contributed to the
GALAXY a series of brilliant essays on English
life and the English aristocracy, which at
tracted much notice; and which she might
have continued for an indefinite length of
time; but she brought them to close when
she found that some personages in the aristo-
cratic circles which she described took Of
Tense at their publication. The essays, as
they appeared, were announced to be "By
Lady Blanche Murphy" but few people
were aware of the identity of the essayist
who wrote under that name. For the four
years of her residence here she has kept up
the hard literary work which she undertook
after her arrival, writing for Scri6ner's
Monthly, The Galazy, The Catholic Reciev,
Catholic IVorld, and other periodicals; and
dlIAOuSA luC luCOIllC Is 6AlAdll, IL IS CuOuSu W
help her husband in sustaining the modest
place of their residence at New Rochelle.
The Earl of Gainsborough has relented in
some measure toward his daughter. He re-
Gently settled upon her an income of $50 a
year for her own use, and invited her back to
her old place in the family and to her home
at Exton Hall, on condition that she would
leave her husband. But it was for this hus-
bands sake that Lady Blanche had surrend-
cred all else the world could give, and she
clings to him.
Lady Blanche is small, slight blonde, with
elegant features and lambent eyes, and is
timid in her ways, though easy in her address.
Her husband also is a blonde, pleasant and
gentee], whose worst fault is the lack of
''push." l have never heard of either man
or wife figuring in the fashionable society, or
the literary society, or the shoddy society of
New York.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25
Names Of Countries.

The following countries, it is said, were
once owned by the Phnnicians, the greatest
commercial people in the world The names,
in the PbGnician language, signify some
thing characteristic of the places they desig-
nate.
Europe signifies country of white COM
plexion, so named because the inhabitants
were of lighter complexion than those of
Asia or Africa
Asia signifies between, or in the middle,
from the fact that geographers placed it be-
tween Europe and Africa.
Africa signifies the land of corn, or ears
1t was celebrated for its abundance of corn
and all sorts of grain.
Siberia signifies thirst or dry-ycry charac-
teristic
|. Spain, a country of rabbits or comics. 1t
was once so infested with these animals that
the people sued Augustus for an army to dcs
troy them.
Italy, country of pitch, from its yieldin"
great quantities of black pitch.
Calabria, also for the same reason.
Gaul (modern France) signifies yellow
haired, as yellow hair characterized its in
habitants.
The English of Caledonia is high hill
This was rugged, mountainous province in
Scotland
Hibernia is utmost, or last habitation, for
beyond this, westward, the PhGnicians never
extended their voyages
Britain, the country of tin, great quantities
being found on it or adjacent islands. The
Greeks called it Albion, which signifies in the
Pbcnician tongue either white or high noun
tains. from the whiteness of its shores, or the
high rocks on the western coast.
Corsica signifies the footsteps Of men,
which it resembles.
Syracuse signifies bad sayor so called from
the unwbOlesOme marsh on which it stood.
Rhodes, serpents or dragons, which it pro-
duced in abundance.
Sicily, the country of grapes.
Scylla, the whirlpool of destruction.
Charybdis, the holds of destruction.
>Etna signifies furnace, Or dark and
smoky.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25
Trees in Cities.

The Sacramento (Cal. Record- Iuion, COM
menting upon the Virginia city fire, declares
its belief that belts of trees form the surest
protection to great city against li-e, saying
that ''in Sacramento, where ample opportu-
nifty has been afforded for testing their cffi-
cheney in this -egard, we are satisfied that
disastrous conflagrations have frequently been
almost solely through their agency. They
serve in the first place to prevent the passage
of burning debris through the air. Where
there are no trees cmbers are always blown
from house to house and from block to block
and these in high winds propagate the fire.
Where trees abound, however, the embers are
caught in their upper branches, and fall HARM
lessly. Trees further act (in summer) as very
effective screens between houses and blocks,
moderating the heat of fires, and offering a
barrier which, when they are in foliage, is
seldom passed by the flames,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25
THE CHILD AND THE SEA.

One summer day. when birds flew high,
I raw a child step into the sea;
II glOwed and rparkled at her touch,
And softly eplashed about her knee.
1t held her lightly with its strength,
1t kiased and kissed her silkcn hair;
II heaved with tenderness to know
A little child was in its care.
She, geeful, dipped her pretty arms
And caught the spa :kles IN her hands:
! heard her laughter al she soon
Came skipping up the sunny sands.
rs this the cruel sea ?" thought,
'The mcrciless, the awful sea ~
Now hear the answer, soft and true,
That rippled over the beach to me:
.Shall not the sea in the sun be glad,
Wien child doth come to play?
Had it been the stOrm-time, what could L.
The sea, but bear her away
Bear her away on my foaming crest,
Toss her and hurry her to her rest!
BE it life or death, Cod rulcth me,
And he loveth every soul;
I've an earthly shore and a heavenly shore,
And toward them both roll;
Shining and beautiful both are they,
And little child will 60 Gods way"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25
4 Texas Decision.

;. Texas Judge is credited with the follow
ing decision: The fact is, Jones, the Jail
is an Old, rickety affair, as cold as all iron
wedge. You applied to this court for re-
lease on baih giving it as your opinion that
You would freeze to death there. The wealth
er has not moderated, and to keep you from
freezing, will direct the sheriff to hang you
at O'Clock this afternoon"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25

SSlFKISs staked his all on the result
of game of cuchre the other night and
lost Throwing down the cards peevishly,
he broke forth in the following pathetic
strain: '"Twas ever thus in childhood's hap
by hour, I've seen my fondest hopes take
light, and every time played the left bower
some one took it with the right.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21


The men who have written on 'h'
achievements of their i'IIoW-Mcn nave
dealt with most interest on the work "'
the younger. Alexander ana Napoleon
are constantly adduccd a' examples "'
the prodigiou7 power oi y""lh ior 'Arru- % r
tion. In Iitcraiur'' we are l',d ,,l, Lna' M nyI
ron dirI youth; 50 OF 'hhI,eF,"i' i, ng ,iir n,"
kirkc White, and many others ol t"'lt
class. Indeed, every department "'
'achicycm"nt Is rNaml"ed w''n @ great ,II ri,IG
! and the result OF AL lN' aS many 'C"'',
Us, that tn" young 90 'ne srcaI WoLh ~ o.
the world. We must lll'Er' 'h'r''orr'
that after 4 man has reached Il cTrI;'II, I
agc-eay slNty-hc might ~ wen H'E
aside hi. implements OF IanoF' ANA S'cP
aside for the young grh,rY 10 curry "'
the great enterprises o. me- ~, ~, '''n''i
able procedure tlil'' away WIN 'i,I oI'I
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21
FACTS AND FAN'lE>.

A New Haven boy stole some APP
Mos and hid them under his shirt; then
= horse kicked him and the apples SaNr1
his Iitc-which is story not |" "' ''''
in Sunday-school.
AT one of the colored \. VI, t.
churches of Columbus, tta., the oln'r
rio,ht =, woman screamed, Glory l'c
;rst like soda water Isc bilin' over
-Conclu,ion of the last Philadelphia
obituary poem; Gone to meet Ier
f,yoritc uncle who died about twelve
months since ON her stcp-brothcr'S side
The Young Mems Christian ANsocl-
,tion Of Washington owes thirty-thrcr,
thousand dollars, and can pay IT, ANU
the creditors can't find anything nut =
table, three chairs and a long ha'rco
Young man to levy on.
The worst case OF -cltishncsS that we
have ever been permitted to present To
the public cmanatcd from Il you'h M"o ~
complained because his mother pun
birrrr muStard-plaStcr ON hlN E""IE''
hrntbcr than she did ON him, after th'H
had partakon little too freely o' melons
and hard apples.
The Government tomhstonc> con
tractors put the name Jones oi' It
stone when Il longer name won il' al',
it i a little monotonous to walk through
some of the cemeteries and see now
mauy Of the Jones family died for irec'
don, and sixteen dollars per month.
An ingenious Englishman has IN, m
vented 4 pulpit which promises 10 oJ y
rouul,r with congregations. AttachS"
!" t t,hn mint is Il clock, which at thu,
"nd W. -" nf ,hc hulf hour gives an alarm, and
If ,hc rreocher do,en't end within 'hrr'
minutes thereafter, down 'o''''' '''
pulpit with its occupant,
"A soap-kcttlc exploded at Macomn'
y y one day last week, which Is an,
n,bcr warning to housekccpers. 1t used
IN he that nothing exploded but steam
hoot boilcr, and wildcat bands, but now
everything cxplodes. Even aug OF
buttcrmilk is not safe thing To Ioo'
around.
A philosopher in America can ~
more that fifty dollars wees oi n,,, m,
work while a leading negro mlnstrel l ca"
matn 1--WE handred dollars i'll that tli'lc'
J' @nJ yct when an Englislman haPPel'
.N'u " ,hot nur tastes are low, and that
10 s's ,n !. rnawing at the vitalS oi thc
En,,hi;c lEmi the American eagle LOOKS
srpund for some place where u 'a" se'
M and scream.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21
characteristics of the Scryinm People.

They are TALL wcIl-tormcd race, free
hardy, and active They are brave, per
scvcrng, and hoSpitablc, cunning and
crafty in the pursuit Of wealth, and fully
appreciate the advantages Of bankruptcy,
with Il previous transfer of their prop
erty to their wives and relations. This,
however, is owing to the state of the law
on the subject, which has been purposcIy
left incomplete in this respect with a
view to dcspoiling the common enemy,
the Turk, whom they hate with most
wholesome and wholesale hatred, which
they introduce on every possible occl-
sion. For intsancc, when the citadel
and town of Belgrade were evacuated by
the Turks, one of the Turkish stipuIationS
was that the mosques and minarcts should
not be destroyed. This stipulation was
observed by the Scrviams, but at the
same time all possible means were adopt
ed to help them to fall into decay.
Houses adjoining, and thus protecting
them from wind and weather, were
pulled down, earth cXcavatcd close to
the foundations and 50 on, till, at the
present momcnt, they are all crumbling
away, objects of dcrision for the Scrylan
youth, who faithfully perform their
small share toward accomplishing the
final ruin.
But whilst their patriotism and hatred
of the Turk are kept alive by the lc-
gcnds. traditions, and stories of the an
cicnt glOrics of the Srrvian empire under
| Du,haw. and, it must also bc said, their
apimo.itv to their no less hated neigh
bor5, the IIungarians, whom at one
time they even iorsoOk to Join the Turk
ish alliance, there runs Il strong vein ol
| that sound common sense through the
Scrvian character that seems pecnllar to
agricultural populations everywhere.
They like to see their way clear before
them, and, having once done -, follow
it with a dogged pcrtinacity, very differ
ent from the ha>h-in-thc-pan energy OF
the Latin races. Thus they set about
with will on the Improvements ot their
roads: in every village there Is Il we'll
built school, an inn with first. second ana
| third class accommodations, and Il hos
pital destined for the cure Of the large
number of patients suffering from the
effects of the diseases they accuse the
Turks of having introduced into the coun,
try-a rather dogmatic;l and prUhlcmat'
ical assertion, by the way.
Justice, apart from such yagarics rs
those above mentioned, and without ref
crence to foreigners, fairly administered
and their morality-ccrtainly their hon.
c.ty and freedom from tendency to theft
and pilfcring-are perhaps higher than
that of most agricultural communities
They are excessively. fond of music .. and
poc.rv; The princes band at Belgrade
wnuld bear comparison with any othcl
military band and they are great admir-
nrs of natural beauty. But ali theli
virtue are considerably dashed-lor th'
foreigners at loast-by their oycrween
| ing conccit and national vanity, whicl
fully equal the SpaniardS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21

One Of the provisions Of the new CON
stitulion proposed for North Carolina is the
lolowing' No person who shall deny the
being of God, or the truth of the christian
religion, or the divine authority of the Old
or New Testament, or shall hold religious
principles Incompatible with the freedom or
safety of the State, shall be capable of hold-
ing any office or place of trust or profit in
the civil department within this state.
The city of Mobile had in circulation
Il large amount of city scrip, or promises to
pay by that city, which circulate very gcncr.
ally in every department. The United States
revenue authorities undertook to collect ten
per cent. penalty Of Mobile for circulating
this money, and certain penalties and dam
ages besides. Col. j. Little Smith went to
Washington to invcs'iso'cIh" matter o"dNr'
Pratt the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
decided that the Mobile scrip was not subject
to the ten per cent. tAN.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21
4 WONDERFUL FABRIC.


Among the many treasures owned by
the merchant prince is u magnificent
CARPET, which was once intended to grace
the halls Of royalty, having been manu-
featured for the emperor Napoleon, lis
size is about forty feet square The cen
trc-piccc, its most prominent object, occu'
pying nearly onc-halt Of the whole area,
represents Il beautiful oyal-Shapcd picture
set in Il gold frame, and, suitably hung
would at distance be easily mistaken
for an elegant painting,
The picture shows the harbor, castle
and surrounding country of MarsclIIcS
France. lnthc ground one ischarmcd
by the blue water and the stately ship,
at anchor; further back, the harbor and
ancient castle, rising gradually in IL
magnificent whitcncss against the greer
foliage cnvcIoping the base of the noun
tans which form the background, and
lift their hoary heads into a blue sky
nakcd with ilcccy clouds. Napoleon
coat Of arms surmounts the picture, and
A Latin motto, wrought in gold ona blue
ribbon.Iikc ground, lies half unroIIcd at
the base.
Immediately surrounding this lovely
picture, in n bed Of rich brown, Is Il gar.
land of beautiful flowers, much larger
than natural size, but 50 brilliant and
dcicatcIy and accurately represented
that il seems rs if one might stoop and
lit the petals one from another, out
side of this garland and serving as \
border to the carpet, is Il wreath formed
of overlapping oak leaves and arorlS,
also in natural coors, their various shades
Of green and brown blending ncNquiSitc
beauty.
1t is quite impossible to give an idea
of this wonderful fabric, which was made
with the needles Of poor women, who
wrought it in sections and set it together
after the manner Of the camcIS hair
shawls. 1t, texture is rs delicate a' II
~iIkcn robe, and no painter could portray
color or detail with greater skill. 1t ac-
tuaIIv cost SlO,OOO to make it. MIR,
Stewart saw it at the Paris exposition,
and purchased il n, Il novelty to exhibit
to friends who visit hi, "uptown w store.
1t ha, been suggested that an effort he
made to persuade Mr.. Stewart to allow
il to he broughtto Chicagoand exhibited
nt our cNpO.tion
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY
WEST.

Col. Stanton's expedition 10 the bad
lands OF Dakota has visited portions of the
country hitherto unexplorcd, between the
Cheyenne and White Earth rivers, obtaining
fossils of extinct animals.
The population Of the state of Mime
sofa by the census this year nearly oil official
and the remainder estimated is jo7 ,OlS against
49, 7O6 in 1870, l72O23 in 1850, and G,o17 in
1850.
California is sending two car loads of
pears to the east every day, and the san
gune CaIifornians hope that in a few years
they will realize more money from their cx-
ports of fruit than from their exports Of
wheat
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21
FOREIGN.

The Swedish steamer l.. j. Bagcr, rum
ming between Lubbock and Copenhagen, wa,
burned in the Baltic. Twcnty.lour passcn,
gers and eleven Of the crew pcriShcd. The
steamer was small one and was built in 1855
AT Gittcnburgh
Several Sanguinary engagements have
taken place in Herzegovina between Il body
of ZOO nscr@cnts and 1000 Turks. The
first engagement was fought on the 18th uti-
mo near KIcparaitza, and two engagements
followed ON the 10Th and 3Oth near Prarap.
tarzN. The insurgents lost iilty-SiX men
account of their inferior numbers the in,ur-
gents were obliged to retreat.