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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
Spring Chickens.
a stranger, tho utllur tlny, untcl

A stranger, tho otllur day, entered
II city restaurant unl inquired tho
price of Spring chicken" which he
saw announced on the bill of fare
and was told S1.50 each. When
served he noticed it WAS about the
size of IL wood-cock.
Great Moses" he afterwards re
marked to the polite French propric
tor, you don't pretend to ask S1.5O
for such u tomtit of chicken az
that 2"
II can no holp it, Monsieur zee
prize [ pay for chicken is vcr'
larsh."
you certainly cannot pay very
big price for chicken of that size"
"Monsieur will excuse mo ven L
shall tell him zat he is mistake L
will show to Monsieur zee bill. Pro
.duae' it, What does Monsieur find
Zure 2"
"Well, I find that the chickens cost
you fifty cents apiece"
"Monsicur is correct"
"And you ask me $3.50 for one of
them q
Again Monsieur is corrcct!" and
the polite proprietor honorcd his
customer with II low bow.
"Now, it strikes me that your
price is n little steep II little too
high. Fifty cents ought to pay You
very well for cooking the chicken :;
81 is all you ought to get for
the chickcn-that gives Jon II big
profit"
AHA ! Monsieur does think SO :;
but zee freight! ! Monsieur viii
pardon me, but he does forget zee
freight ! and he elevated his shoul
dcrS till they were on II level with
his cars. The bill WAS paid without
further comment.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
Sensitive Flame,

OF all producers of so-called
mysterious sounds, DIR. Tyndall's
sensitive or rorel flame is one of
the most curious. Out of particu
lar kind of gas, with burner of
peculiar construction. the learned
professor produces lighted jet Of
flame nearly two feet in height, on
trcmely narrow, and SO eSQuisitcly
sensitive to sounds that it sings
and dances up and down in re
sponsc to every thing that is sung
or said, with different degrees
of scnsibility for vowel sounds.
The slightest tnp on distant
anvil reduces its height to sovon
inches. When bunch of keys is
shaken, the flame is violently
agitatod and emits q loud roar.
The dropping of IL sixpenco into II
hand already containing coin, ut u
distance of twenty yards, knocks
the flame down. It is not possible
to walk across the floor without
ngitating the flame. The crcaking
Of boots set it in violent commotion.
Tho crumpling or tearing of paper,
or the rustic of a silk dress, does
the same. 1t is startled by tho
patter Of rain-drop. I hold q
watch near the flame nobody
hears it's ticks, but you all sec
their effect upon the flame at
every tick it falls and roars. The
winding up of the watch also pro-
duccs trrmult. The twittering of Il
distant sparrow shricks in the
flame; the note Of II cricket would do
the same. A chirrup from distance
OF thirty yards causes it to fall and
roar. In reference to the power
of the flame to respond to poetry,
the lecturer said: ''Thc flame
selects from the sounds those to
which it can respond it notices
some by the slightest nod. to others
it bows more distinctly, to some it's
obeisance is very profound, while to
many sounds it turns an entirely
deaf ear"
So long rs the cause of any
unusual sound is unexplained to the
non-scientific listener, he is npt,
naturally enough, to term that
sound mysterious but the clement
Of mystery will disappear when he
is assured that sounds of every
description arc due to natural md
mnlterablc acoustic rrinciplos.
UurVer's Weekly
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
General Lee'S War Horse.

An cx-Confcderatc quartcrmaStcr
named Brown, living in West Vir-
ginia, gives the following account of
General Lees horse, Traveller {:
The horse WAS bred by Mr.. John
ston, near the Blue Sulphur Springs,
Grecnbrier county, West Virginia.
1t was Of the Grey Eagle" stock,
and, rs colt, took first premium,
under the name Of jeff Davis Mt
the Lewisburg fairs for each Of the
years 1859 and 1860. 1t was four
years old in the spring or summer Of
1861. Captain james w. Johnston,
son Of Mr.. Johnston above mention
ed, sold me the horse for $175,
Confederate States notes, in the full
Of 1861, when the Wise Legion, with
other troops undor General Lee,
were cncamped on Scwell Noun tain,
opposed by General Rosccrans
While on Sc,sell General Lee fire.
qucntly admired the horse, and more
than once jestingly remarked to me
to take good care Of his colt, as he
expected to need it before the trou
ble was over. I, as quartermaste,
of the regiment (Third Wise, or
Sixticth Virginia), had full privilege
of the rear, and kept Jeff we'll
stabbed and groomed, at least five
miles from the enemy. In Dcccm-
Der, 1861, the regiment to which 1
was attached, then known as the
Sixtieth Virginia, Colonel Stark,
was ordered to tho South Carolina
coast, whittier General Lee had al
ready preceded us. Of course
"Jctf' was taken along. Upon
meeting with General Lee ut POGO
taligo, South Carolina, he again in.
quircd about his colt in his usual
winning way. I then offered him
the horse as II gift, which he prompt
ly declined, in the friendliest man-
ncr, however Mt the same time
remarlSing that if j would not will
ing sell him the horse, he would
gladly use it for u week or two to
learn it's qualities, &c. I then left
jeff" at General Lees stable. In
about a month after. one of his staff
officers returned the horse to me,
with note from General Lee to
the effect that the animal suited him,
but that ho could no longer use SO
valuable u horse, in such troub-
lous times, unless it were his own e;
that if would not sell, please to
keep the horse, with many thanks ;
that if I would sell, the officer would
pay me my price and take my receipt
for the amount, &c. took and re
cciptcd for $500 Confederate States
notes, and Jeff' bccamc the proper
ty Of General Lee. This was in Feb
ruary, 1862. In the spring Of 1868
General Lee wrote me iiotc stating
that his horse had survived the war,
that it was known as ''Traveller" u
rccollccted how lie spelled the word
with two rs), and asking for the
pedigree. 7 obtained tho pcdiglee
from Captain j. A. Johnston and
forwardcdit it to General Lee. These
details are mentioned to recall the
simple dignity ard honesty of the man
even in SO trivial a matter as q horse
trade.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

4 gentleman observed upon an in
different pleader at the bar, that he
was the most affecting orator he
ever heard. for he never attempted
to speak but he excited general
sympathy. =
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

Wishing to pny his friend n com .c
Plimcnt, n gentleman remarked 81
hear You have q very Industrious
wife Yes" replied the friend, with
y melancholy smile, "She's always
finding something for me to do"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

"How are yc, Smith" SAID Jones.
Smith pretended not to know him,
and answered hesitatingly: 'Sir,
you have the advantage of me. )"
Yes, suppose SO. Everybody has:
that's got common sense
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

in tickets. On u plantation in the
! disaifected district where tho iiosroes
| were paid in cash and where thtre
was no reduction of wages, there has
been neither any strike nor any sign
of rioting. At last accounts every
thing was quiet, thongh the strikers
Had not yet Resumed Work.
Tho Chester and Lenoir Narrow
Gauge Railroad is at last in com
plctc running order betwoen Ches-
ter and Dallas. n. G. 1t is expected
that considerable advantages will
now accrue to tho people along the
line. III the way of cheaper frcights.
Efforts will Mt onco DO mndo to
finish the roal to tho terminus
originally intcndcd--Lcncir, n. G.
This corporation has enjoyed pccu-
liar advantages, having received n
subscription of two hundred thous
and dollars in bonds of the counties
of York, and Chester, besides con
siderable private assistance. A
largo majority of the taxpayers of
York opposed the county subscrip-
ton, but it WAS made by the county
commissioners and the supreme
court sustained their action.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
Good Crops in Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 22.-Tho
State Commissioners of Agriculture
in Georgia reports 10 per cent. more
corn planted in the State than last
year, and preparation 7 per cent.
better. The severe cold in March
killed corn in Southern Georgia,
requiring it to be planted again.
but corn is promising all over the
State, and stands average 85. As
per cent. of the cotton crop is
fertilized. The acreage of oats is
125 compared 10 last year. GG per
cent. were sowcd last fall. The
average condition is 90. The
acreage of wheat is 21S, compared
to last year, and the condition May
1st was 1lG. SO per cent. sowcd
is fertilized. The rust in the blade
is reported in NIL sections, and in
some counties the crop is nearly
ruined with rust. There is an
increase Of rs per cent in the
acr cage of millct and 20 per cent
in forage corn. The introduction
Of German millct has stimulated the
planting of special forage crops.
There is IA decrease of 10 per cent
in the acreage of cotton, but tho
preparation is 7 per cent. better
than last year, and the amount of
fertilizers used on cotton 10 per
cont. greater than last year. The
acreage in sugar cane increased 25
per cent. and sorghum 3G per cent.
Twelve per cent. more fertilizers
have been purchased this year than
last, only II per cent. being for
cash and Sc per cent on time,
principally for cotton mt fifteen
cents next November. Forty three
per cent. of the fertilizers used have
been compostod at home. The
average wages of farm laborers is
500 per year with board. Labor
has hired IL per cent. more willing
ly this year than last and is per
cent. more efficient. Ninety per
cent. of the correspondents Of the
Department report u determination
on the part Of the farmers to mlke
all the farm supplies ut home anl
let cotton be strictly II surplus
crop.
DEATH OF Mrs. WHAnToN.--Tle
Galveston News says Mrs. Pencil.
opc Wharton, relict of Gen. John
A. Wharton of Texas, died at her
residence, Eagle Island, Brazorin
County, on the 18th May. She was
n daughter Of Governor David John.
son Of South Carolina, md the
adopted daughter of the Hon. VIM.
G. and Mrs. Penelope Preston. Sincc
her marriage, twenty five years ago,
she had lived in Texas, beloved and
homored. both for amiablc disposi
tion and brilliant mind. Her hus
band was killed, just after tho sur
render, by n subordinate officer he
had offended in camp, and her only
daughter died few years after.
She herself, stripped of patrimony
and afflicted with total blindness,
bore her affections with Christian
resignation. Withher perished tho
honOred name of Wharton in Texas
4 gentleman observed upon an in
different pleader at the bar, that he
was the most affecting orator he
/ L L., l.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

"Button parties" are popular in
tho West. We don't know whence
they derive their name, unless it is
because they're always sure to come
off
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

In WANT OF A PIANo--Thc little
daughter of IL Detroit family was the
other day expl cssing the wish that
her people could have II piano, and
when asked why they didn't get one,
she explained
"Wcll, we got one, and the tone
didn't suit. Then we got another
and the legs didn't suit. Then We
got another and didn't like the
sounding board. When we got tho
last one it was all right, but the man
took it away because pa couldn't pay
for it. We've been to ali the places
i'll town, and pa will have to make
one for us"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

An Alabama paper says "a law,
yer in this State, suspecting some
one was peeping through the key
hole of his Office door, IN
vcstigatcd with II syringe filed
with pepper sauce, aid on going
home found thut his wife had been
cutting wood and n chip had hit her
in the eye"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
Cabinet Changes.

The President sent the followin 4
nominations to the Senate on the
I'D instant: Edwards Picrrepont, of
New York, to be Envoy Extraortl-
nary and Minister Plenipotcntiary
to Great Britain; Alphonso Taft, of
Ohio, to lc Attorney General of the
United States j. Donald Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary
of the Department Of War; John
2. Hoyt, of Michigan, to be Sccrc
tary of the Territory of Arizona
The nominations of Picrrcpont,
Taft and Cameron, when taken up
by the Senate, were referred to ap
propriatc committees. who. few
minutes later, reported favorablv,
and tho nominations We're confirm
Cd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

A well known Radical Statesman
complains bitterly that the cx-Con
fcdcratc brigadicrs keep the mem
bcrs Of his party SO busy explaining
their connection with bonds and
straw bids and things, that they aro
wholly unable to devote themselves
to restoring the tlisordcrcd finances
Of tho country to sound condition
or to asserting the supremacy of the
law in the rcbcllious South. IF, he
adds, the great results of the war
are thus pclillcd and lost, the coun-
try will hold the Democracy rcspon-
sible. Why can't they let Landcrs
introduce Il financial measure, or
Ben Hill make another speech. in
stead of prosecuting Investigations
that will do them no good .ml may
harm others?
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

Even in the hardest times clocks
employ their regular number OF
hands.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

With magnificent diamond, n
gcntleman can generally cut his
name upon the hardest female heart.
Nat urally enough, "Truth is
stranger than fiction" because it is
not SO common.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

They say that, for u man who is
not used to it, Judge Hilton sue
cecds vcrY well rs u millionaire.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

Tho cry of groenbaclk~-Help, Cash
us, or we sink.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

At an evening meeting the preach
er was speaking in graphic terms Of
the Judgment day. He said every
one that ever lived would be there
on That day. An Irishman present
asked, "Nill Sampson be there on
that day 2" "Yes," says the preach.
er, "cvery body that ever lived will
be there" "Will Mike McFinncgan
be- there OH that day." "Ycs, l. say
that every body that ever lived will
be there" well, then, I'll bet You
two bottles to one, thcrcll be fight
in on that day"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

The Madison Ifone JOw,,ul tells
this: A Morgar county farmer, who
could not buy provisions on time,
got guano OH credit without Any
trouble, sold it for cash ut reduced
priccs, and now his larder is full
and he has aome spare change yet
on hand.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

High eolors-Thoso in the rain
bow.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

Some people have peculiar consti-
tutions. Mark Twnjn once COM
planned, after - long interval Of
:dieness: This working between
meals is killing me!'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

She entered the drug store to
wait for her husband to drive
around with the team, and catching
sight Of some tooth-brushcs, she
asked the price. "Twcnty cents" "
replied the clerk. "What! !" she cA-
claimed. "Twenty cents, and n
bargain they are" She balanced
one on her left hand, and,
gcsticulating vigorously with the
other, she continued "You don't
tell me that this ere thing is
twenty cents, when ] Gun buy a
horse brush, with ten times as many
hairs in it, for the same price"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

IT is considered probnblein Wash
ington chat the committed on post
offices and postroads will recon-
mend that communications on Off,
cial business may be sent free by
Congressman and, also That tho
present useless expensive system Of
official stamps now employed by ex--
ecutiye dcpnrtnenta be abolished.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

The crop prospects forHmall grain
in Gcorgin is cheering. Llrgcr
areas are planted in wheat, oats, rye
and barley than heretofore. There
will be more corr and less cotton
this year.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

An Indiana woman recently sent
the following note to her husband,
who is serving out three years
term in the State Prison: "Dcnr Tom
I have obtained II divorce from yo,t
and am about to marry again. But
never mind when you come out L
will run away with you if you SEQ
any way by which we can got asliv--
ing
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

Fried onion parties arN given in
India. The banquet is followed by
games of forfeits.,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

The new British man of war
Inlicxiblc will carry in t,nrcts four
cighty-onc-ton guns her turrets
will be protected by eighteen inch
armor and the citadel, or vital
part OF the ship, will be guarded by
no less than twcnty-fonr inches of
armor. She is designed to be a
lloatinS castle, the rest Of tie sllip
beside the citadel being mainly
uscftf' for the purpose Of giving
buo yn1'cy to the celitYal stronghold.
She will be fitted, however, with n
fpur, which can be taken of Mt
pleasure, and her enormous btlk
will give her terrible power rs u
ram Her displacement, wlTeM all
her Weights n"e on board, will be
no less than 11,407 tona-cxccnding
that OF any vessel yet constructed.
In spite Of tho doubt whether
the people on tho Maynowcr had
any tea, and whether, if they did,
any of their tenpots have come
down to the present generation, one,
reported to have beer brought from
Holland on that vessel, and
called the ''Eldcr Brewster teapot"
was sold ut IN auction in New York
recently for S55. 1t was stated by
the auctioncer (no remarks hcrc)
that duplicates of this teapot have
been made in England, and are sold
by Richard Briggs, of Boston, to
admirers Of tho pilgrim fathers Of
that city for $40 each.
The rapid and emphatic recital
Of the following is said to be an
infallibie cure for lisping Hobbs
met Snobbs and Nobbs; Hobbs bobs
to Snobbs and Nobbs; Hobbs nobs
with Snobbs ard robs Nobbs' fobs.
"Ths is" says Nobbs, "thc worse
for Hobbs jobs" and Snobbs
aobs.
Col. j. II. Smith, Of Washington
county, Gcorgia, master of the State
Grange, has thirteen hundred acres
in corn, thirteen hundred in cotton,
and five hundred in oats. He cx-
poets to make five hundred ',alcs Of
cotton and twelve thousand bushels
of corn.
Fried onion parties arN given in
India. The banquet il followed by
games of fOrfeits..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

The dearest object to man
should be his wife; but it is not un-
frequently her clothes.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

a Judge in Monmoth county,, N.
j., once cautioned IN old negro who
had been acquitted not to be- found
in bal company again. "Much
'bligo to yo,' Mnrsn," he replied, 81
allus spcct your advise but do
fact am dat good company and bad
company look SO much u like, dat
dis niggah can't tell dc difference
until he Kit right in 'em! j.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31

More hearts pine away in secret
anguish for the want Of kindness
from those who sholAd be their
comfortors than from any other
calamity in life.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
Truth Stranger Than Fiction.

'oiliihlSSloHclS Nilu Tic supreme
court sustained their action
Truth Stranger Than Fiction.
The Ashevillc On. c. Pioneer
says: A number of men met ut IL
house on North Tow river, Mitchell
county, for the purpose Of general
prce. AS ,lsupl in such cases, II
quarrel cnsucd, and in IL fight be
tween II young man md n drunken
companion named Tooly, the former
was dangerously stabbed in the
abdomen. In this condition
he was placed in II blanket, IL pole
run through II loop in the same, and
the ends shouldcrcd by two men,
WHO attempted to carry him where
he could get surgical aid The
path led along the side of II rugged
mountain, and they had borne him
some distance when the knot
through which the pole ran loosen
od, md the wounded man was
thrown down tho mountain, his
ntcstincs catching on bushes and
winding around him ns he rolled
down its prccipitous side. He Was
alive when picked up, md his
friends carried him to II house in
the noighborhood. We arc inform
ed that an old housewife was called
i'll to attend him. She pushed
back the cntrails and scwcd up the
orilicc with packthrcad Later in
the day II DR.. HugScr arrived, who
gave it rs his. opinion Tint the
opcrntion had not been properly
done--that Davis "paunch' was not
III the proper position, and that
some of the minor cntrails were
missing. This he asccrtnincd by
giving the patient several hearty
shakes: hc said "thc sound was
too hollow" At his order the man
wts again ripped open, while parties
were sent in search of the missing
cntrnils. They found several Of
these indispcnsablcs to the progress
of digestion, and hurrying back to
he house, handed them to the NJ. ID.
AS they were very dirty, he rinscd
them in cold water, sprmklcd u
little sall over them as II prcscrva-
tive, and then put them in tho
patient. The wound was rc-scwcd
and when 0,lr informant left it was
Thought that Davis would recover.
If he does, life insurance policy
would be the greatest extravaganza
he could indulge in.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-10
A Fowl Proceeding.

We remember when a boy being terribly
frightened by the performance of II Chinese
iuyylpr, who ran sword down his throat
But the feat is surpassed by the one we are
about to describe. and confess we are bewil-
dared in endeavoring to arrive at its explana-
ton AT no more than three hundred miles
the e resides a gentleman more remarkable
for his sconsumptional qualities than. perhaps
ANYTHING else As an epicnrean he Is without
"A parallel His digestive apparatus Is enor-
nous. and surprises us at its capacity A
curious coincidence caused us TO take meal
at his house. some time ago. Chicken was
served up in the most approved style, and We
did it Justice. We were surprised to see the
claws of the fowl or the dish. But imagine
our CONSERVATION when our host seized both
claws. mastcating and swallowing them in
moment of time Not satisfied with this un-
acounatabe ieat he raised his eyes and hands
AS if laboring under the pressure OF some
sublime thought, and grssping the neck oi
the torn and tattercd fowl" he exclaimed
Extremes do ever meet here goes the meek
to i,in the feet and swallowed it with
smack that savored of delight. II was whh'
we call .fo,ot proceeding.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-10

w Wilcox, of the Argus, is harping
more on the Little Rock ring" than all
the papers in the State, and as he says
abe has smashed that ring," he can per-
haps answer the inquiry of the Lonoke
Democrat below:
Much is said about the Little Rock
"ring" by papers that pretend to be
democratic. We know something of
Little Rock politicians, and from the
manner they speak Of each other, we i'm
agine that it would be impossible to form
a respectable " crescent" much less a
"ring" They do not pull together, to
use slang phrase, "worth cent" We
ask those who are troubled with the
night mare about "rings" to tell us and
the people the names of the persons who
compose this terrible "ring" that is
feastting upon the vitals of our beloved
State; drag them forth and show them
up in all their hideous deformity, that
your names may be blessed,