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Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
' .."f ,|--|. "II1| - - Shepherd Life in California.

The life of shepherd-or sheep herder, in the vernacular California is no sinecure. During the greater part of the year-in fact, tt all times except lambing,' and when engaged at the home ranch, at the momentous epochs of shearing' and "dipping "-the shepherd lives as solitary life as that of any early Christian hermit in the wilds of Sinai or the Nubian desert. He is relegated to the company of his sheep and his dog if he has one, for some sheep owners will not permit the use of dogs. They are his only associates of the animal world as the days and weeks speed on.~ Once a week, perhaps, the man who carries the rations around to the various camps may chat with him for a minute or two, if he has time; but more frequently will not see him at all, leaving the grub at the camp, while the shepherd may be two or three miles away with his band. ., Once in while, too, the s'boss," or maior-domo, may ride round generally when he is least expected-to catch him mapping, to give him orders about chang l ing his feed, or to look into the .condi- tion. of the flock, as the case may be. But, apart from these casualties, the shepherd is, so far as human intercourse is concerned, as completely alone as if
 he were in solitary confinement in 8 penitentiary. The nearer the man ap- brooches the brute in nature, the better fitted is he for this business; and per haps the best shepherds of all are Mexi- cans or native Californians. The home of 8 Californian shepherd is a cabin, sometimes made of rough boards, some- | times of redwood fs shakes" about twelve feet by eight, supplied in regions where wood is plentiful with rude stone fire place, or asman sheet-iron cooking stove. | Sometimes merely tent is provided, and the herdere does his cooking as he can, outside. During the summer this latter class of domicile is not unpleasant,
 that is, if it can be pitched under the shade of @ tree but woe to the luckless herder who is compelled to tent upon
 the bare California plains beneath a nearly vertical sun His cabin is pro-
 vided with small table, stool or two,
 some shelves on the wall, and bunk
 made of deal boards attached to, one o1
 the walls; and if he is in luck, or has 6
 "boss who has little respect for his help-which the .'bosses" rarely have "a stove or fire place. .... al.
 The floor of the cabin is usually liter ally aground foor,' though instances of shepherds huts being built with planl flooring are getting more common in th' ,- case of recent creations. His cooking utensils consist of 8 coffee-pot, baking !, pan, frying-pan and goblet; his dishes
 are usually limited to a tin plate, cup
 knife, fork and spoon. The rations of
 shepherd consist of a sack of flour,
 bag of beans, 8 sack of potatoes, som' coffee, tea, sugar, salt, etc., with either the privilege of killing sheep when ou of meat, or the allowance of quarter O mutton killed at the home ranch, ant "packed" round by the "packer "-as the man who brings round rations to the
 camps is called-once week.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Nobody Would Ever See His Adver-
 tisement. ...ast

A short time ago, says the Vallejo Gal ) Chronicle, we called upon a cer- tain party in business in Vallejo, and asked him why he did not advertise in our paper. .e.
 "Uh, because he answered, ''what's the use? Nobody will ever see it.
 "You're mistaken,' said we; "every page in our paper is read.' ..--.. .-. -
 Nonsense, he replied; "even if they did read my ad., people would never think of it again. don't want to advertise. ... .--..-..., '..f a:
 "But-'' Ls3..s. e.... .i d. a1 SEQ, g.
 "No buts at all. I don't want to ad- yertise, and don't bother me any more ]; I'm busy" ..,.. i9s And he walked back into his store, and strangled poor little fly that was helping itself from a barrel of sugar. Time passed, and we never again inti- mated advertisement to him, al- though meeting him daily. Yesterday the gentleman called at our sanctum, looking little uncertain as to how he would be received. We cherished no hard feelings, and motioned him to a chair. .as .. .z -l5
 'sI suppose you heard of that little af- fair of mine below p
 ooh, yes, said we, ''.that little esca- pade on Kearney street night before last Yes, we've got all the particulars
 "Hush! Not so loud, please" said he; "of course you are going to say nothing in the paper about 1t"
 "And why not? It's matter of in. terest to your friends and the people generally" as @~ F" - T
 "Heavens Why, it would ruir mep' ~,.
 "Oh, no, guess not. Nobody vii ever see it P
 "Yes they will And it will ruin me as sure as I'm sitting here. I'll be the laughing-stock of the town. They vii see itE' .--....... -......' l We rose and touched him impressivel. on the shoulder.
 Well, we will admit that the peopl will see it; but then, you know, the. will never think of it againr'
 His words came back to him like flash, and he trembled so violently tha his eye-balls fairly jingled and he wa such an object of commisseration tha we promised to keep mum. This ittl moral as drawn from the above is applicable the world over Ask
 man to advertise, and he will immediate | ly say, in the majority of cases, tha "Nobody will ever see it, !" but advertis gratis some little indiscretion he ma commit, and he immediately grows in dignant over the certainty that the whol world will know it.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Hints about Dresses.

The new fashion for finishing the back of basques, says Horper,,s Bazor, is to divide them below the waists into two. four, or five spaces, leteach hang straight and separate, catch the end in gathers, and add @ tassel at each point. Some times Q ball of jet is put on the points of grenadine or silk dresses instead of a tassel. If the skirt has full shirred back, these open basques display it prettily. .. % The furnishing stores. are selling what they claim is Japanese pongee in dress patterns of nineteen or twenty yards for BIO. It is in the natural unbleached shade of the thread of which it is woven, and makes cool and pleasant dress. Some of these dresses are in mon otone, but most of them have red satin facing at the bottom, while others have relief ! of bottle green satin or else of violet ' color. @ '@@
 Shirring is more used than at any pre- vious season for the front of dress skirts. but is now shirred horizontally in wide clusters instead of lengthwise, as it was formerly. --ts -..4- :4 -..
 Panels at the sides of skirts are now more often pleated than plain. The pleats are lengthw1se side pleats, and sometimes one large round knot is tied on these pleats about half way down the skirt. Shirred panels are also used.
 A skirted coat basque of light-colored brocaded silk, or else mixed silk and wool, or of gay foulard, is now fashion ably worn with black silk skirts, either short double skirts for the street. or else trimmed demi- train for the house. Ecru grounds figured with red, blue and olive are popular for such coat waists. They are simply made, with handsome buttons for their only ornament. This is an economical fashion, as partly worr black silk dresses can thus be remod eled, and the style is considered so gooi that it is seen at day receptions, and is a very fayorite dress for church, visit ing, etc. se -. ..... .s-.
 Low-priced foulards in the qualitie, sold for 85 cents or $1 yard are made up as simply as gingham dresses should be but too often are not, and are to bt used on cool mornings in the summer The waist is gathered into belt, ant has the surplice front Tapped to the lief side. The straight back breadths ar, shirred, and the front has short wrin kled apron. They are entirely withou trimming, except, @ single box-pleateo |founce at the foot These dresses ar very pretty when made of navy blue wine-color, or black, with tiny whit dots. Although they can not be in | trusted to laundress, the French clean CTS can make them look like new dresses provided the color has. not been take1 out. MA'
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Legislation at Washington.

s5 During the session of Congress just closed l, ,197 bills and joint resolutions were introduced in the Senate, and 4, 288 in the House. Including the extra ses- sion, 8,784 have been introduced during thepfesent Congress- When it adjourned there remained aboa t 800 bills and joint resolutions on the Senate calendar and about 1, 400 on. the House calendar-in- cluding some 900 private bills-which have been reported with favorable recon mendations, but all of which go over. Aside from the regular appropriation bills the following are the more impor- tant measures that have become laws:
 To provide for holding an international exhibition at New York in 1883; the Car lisle Internal Revenue bill; for the relief of settlers on public lands for the con struction of a marine hospital at Mem phis; appropriating $750, 900 for public building at Pittsburg appropriating $200,000 for posts on the Rio Grande frontier; appropriating $50,000 to com plete the survey of the Gettysburg bat tle-feld; to provide for the Yorktown centennial for negotiations with certain l foreign Governments relative to the i'm portation of tobacco; increasing the pen sions of wholly disabled soldiers and sailors; to ratify the agreement with the Utes; for the payment of claims of citi- zens of loyal States for stores furnished the Government; for the payment of the awards of the Southern Claims Commis sion; to carry into effect the French claims treaty for the repayment of fees paid on void entries of public lands. The amount appropriated during the session 1 aggregates about $186, ,000,0O0
 The following are the principal bills remaining on the Senate calendar: The Sixty Surgeon bill; prohibiting military | interference at elections; prohibiting officers of or claimants against the ,. United States from contributing money for elections to establish territoria government for Alaska; extending th1 time for the completion of the North ern Pacific and Texas Pacific railroads
 to provide for the allot nent of lands il seyeralty to Indians; for the relief 0 the Poncas; for the payment of the fiv, per cent. claim of lands of certain States to incorporate the Interoceanic Transi Company providing for 8 commission to report upon the regulation of com merce among the States the Kellogg Spofford case and the bill for the relic of Fitz John Porter.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
I only felt unutterably happy.

LOOK OUT FOR HM.-A well-dressed man is going about the country claim ing to be deeply interested in the cause of temperance. He calls at a farm house, presents pledge for the farmer to sign, and when this is done produces another card, similar 1n appearance, to which he also desires that the signature be affixed, in order to keep correct memorandum of his work" The second card is sight note for any amount the swindler may see fit to demand. Look cut for him.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23

THE CHILDREN mother oe sever al children says: "I devoted myself to the charge of my nursery; attended in person to the physical and mental needs of my young children. The work was laborious, but it has repaid me. They are healthy, brave, honest and frank 1; they are cursed with none of the small vices contracted by intimate intercourse with persons of inferior intelligence, and they are self-sustaining atan early period.
 Neither pert or precocious, they ripen early into judgement and common sense, and believe that the careful tillage oi my own little field has produced har. vest worth the labor" .. - -, .s.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
MY LITTLE WOMAN.

 A homely cottage, quaint and old, Its thatch grown thick with green and golt
 And wind-sown grasses; Unchanged it stands in sun and rain, And seldom through the quiet lane
 A footstep passes. Yet here my little woman dwelt And saw the shroud of winter melt
 From meads and fallows; And heard the yellow-hammer sing A tiny welcome to the spring
 From budding sallows. She saw the early morning sky Blush with tender wild-rose dye Above the larches; And watched the crimson sunset burn Behind the summer plumes of fern
 In woodland arches. My little woman, gone away To that far land which knows, they say,
 No more sun-setting? I wonder if her gentle soul, Securely resting at the goal,
 Has learnt forgetting! My heart wakes up, and cries in vain, She gave me love, gave her pain
 While she was iving; I knew not when her spirit fled, But those who stood beside her, said
 She died forgiving. My dove has found better rest, And yet love. the empty nest
 She left neglected; I tread the verypath she trod, And ask, k,-in her flew home with God
 Am expected? If it were but the Fathers will To let me know she loves me still,
 This aching sorrow Would turn to hope, and could say, 2 Perchance she whispers day by day,
 He comes tomorrow" I finger in the silent lane, And high above the clover plain
 The clouds are riven; Across the fields she used to know The light breaks, and the wind sighs low,
 "Loved and forgiven"
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23

ans of the burial ground, mangled in the most revolting manner, the cavity of the chest, in both cases, having been com spletely emptied of its contents. A rigid search for the perpetrators of this ghastly offence is beng instituted by the gendarmerie. of the Weissence dis trict, but with small hopes of success, as the superstitious savages who have, up on several occasions within the last few years, committed similar outrages have hitherto invariably escaped detection.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23

SEWAGE WATER. R.-Professor Tidy says that the statistics of the last ten years in England prove that many towns which have derived their water supply from river water which hasbeen polluted with sewage, have been as free from levers as other towns supplied by deep well water.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
GIVE THEM NOW.

If you have gentle words and looks, my friends,
 To spare for me-zf you have tears to shed That have suffered--loeep them not, Ipfay,
 Until hear not, see not, being dead. s4a% If you have fow'rs to give-fair lily buds, |, White roses, daisies (meadow-stars that be Mine own dear namesakes) let them smile and
 The air, while yet breathe it, sweet for me.
 asts1lsf ea..tr-.. .4- -tirs s7 Ellt 3t aTpz For loving looks, though fraught with tender p ed ness, 1ts .t3 .d s, s 1~s rs sFg1g -Al And kindly tears, though they fall thick and
 fast, ' a. And words of praise, alas can naught avail
 To lift the shadows fromsa life that's past. And rarest blossoms, what can they suffice Offered to one who can no longer gazers Upon their beauty? Flow'rsiin eoffins laid Impart no sweetness to departed days.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23

A PRoD1GY.-An ourang outang lately exhibited at Munich amazed people by it's skill on the violin, until one evening doubting visitor stuck 8 penknife into it, and as this had no effect, pulled its tail, which came off bringing along 0 piece of hide. The disguise had detied detection for week. The wearer was thefather of the exhibitor of the prodigy.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23

WITH M1nK. is claimed that cher ries should never be eaten at near the same time when milk has been taken i; and many people who live on the sea- coast believe that lobster taken with milk will produce death. I
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20

d uMpER's CREEK ITnms.-The
past week has beon Que ofpleasure and
profit to tho many planters of OUT
township, rain having fallen on almost
every plantation, some not so much as
others. But, however, that which has
been SO long looked for has come, and
I think not too lato for the most of us.
However,, am very. sorry to inform
the many readers Of THE News AND
HERALD that with the blessing Of rain
there has come considerable amount
ofhail, together with q mild form of
cyclone, passing over portion of our
country, beginning about the residence
Of our esteemed friend, JOHN Weldon,
Esq, passing over a portion of his
crop together with that of Mesers. w.
j. Heron, Adalbert Evans and Robert
A. HERON: How, far the hail storm ex-
tended I am unable to say. The dam
agc done to Mr.. Weldon is estimated
at fifteen hundred dollars to Mr.. W.
j. Heron, one thousand dollars;
that Of D1r. Robert Heron and Mr..
Evans seems to be, we arc glad to say,
Of not half so serious a nature. 1
think 4 light streak of hail passed over
one corner Of Mr.. j. B: Turner's plan
tation-damage light. More again.
July 10, 1880. V1DKrrE.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20

thcy numbered 80; last weok they
numbered 81" They live mostly on a
tract ofland :ot700 acres, q few miles
from Rock Hill, which was given them
by tho State at tho time Of making tho
treaty i'll in 1910. Their relations with
the whites have always been pleasant,
Within tho hearing of the church
bells Of Spartanburg (says tho Spar
tdnO arc twenty-five white women
living openly with negroes as hus-
bands, and one widow OF negro re-
Gently dead. She has two of his chill
dren by q black woman whom she
proposes to raise as her own. Two or
three of these women show marks Of
intelligence and good raising. Nearly
all of them ore natives Of this county
and North Carolina. The greater poi-
ton Of thepi are low. and degraded,
with no hope of over rising from their
debased condition. The colored pco-
PIC living in the neighborhood com
plain very much Of this state Of af-
fairs. and say these, lniSei'able white
women i've with the negroes Just to
have some one TO- give them bread.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
TOWN ORDINANCE
TO RAISE Supplies FOR THE MUNICIPAL
YEAR 1880--81.

TO RAISE sGPPLIEs FOR TIE MUNICIPAL
YEAR 18S0--81.
D F. II ENACTED and ordained by the
- Interdant and Wardons of the Town
OF Winnsboro, S. c., in Council met, and
by the authority Of the same:
That, for tho purpose of raising sup
plies Tor tho year commencing April 1st.
1880, and ending April 1st, 1881, a tax fof
the sums and in. tho manner hereinafter
mentioned shall be raised and paid into
the treasury Of sail town for the use and
service thereof, that is to say: two and
q balf (21) mills al Ualoren, upon every
dollar Of tho real and PERSONAL property
within tho corporate limits Of the town of
Winnsboro; two dollars(2) to be paid b;y
every male inhabitnnt Of said town be-
tween the ages of sixteen and fifty wears
(except fifty (50) active members of each
fire company in lieu of working upon
the streets Of said town, and three (3) per
cont upon tho amount Of all sales at auo
ton. All taxes assossed md payable
under this Ordinance shall be paid in tho
follwing kinds of funds and no other:
Gold and silver coin. United States cur.
rency and National Bank notes. all taxes
assessed herein, shall be due and payable
between the 1st day Of. October and the
30th day Of November. 1890. inclusive.
and ali taxes remaining due and unpaid
or the 1st day ofDeccmbor, 1880, shall be
collected by distress or otherwise, as pro
scribcd by law, together with Ell legal
costs. All persons owning property in
the corporate limits of tho said town of
Winnsboro arc required, betw con the 18th
day Of June and tho 1st day Of August
1880, to mako sworn return Of
said PROPERTY to the Town Clerk, and tho
said Town Clerk is hereby required when
property. holders fail OF refuse to mako
said sworn return, to add, fifty (50) pei
centum to tho return of tho previous mu-
nicipal year. j, "
| Done in Council this tho 4th day OF
June under tho corporate seal Of said
own,
JAS. A. BRICE,
Intendant.
Attest: Z. s, CHANDLER.
june8 Clerk
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
NOTICE.

no she : Survivors Of Cos g and F, 18th
ing will be held in the Court House on
Saturday, July "a, at l2 O'Clock, m. It ia
desirable that wo have a full attendance.
Our annual reuuion takos place at York.
vile on tho third Thursday in August
(the 10th) and we wish TO- ascertain tho
number who expect to attend It, Tho
committee on statistics are expectod TO
report their progress also on tho 24th.
7. r. BOYLES,
Cor. Soc. 18th Regt Surv. Assn.
july l3
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20

Hessrs. EdaorS: Please announce MIR.
=; y Preston Cooper asa candidate for the
Democratic nomination for shoriff nt the
coming election (suhject to the decision
friends in the
SOUTHWESTERN Portion OF THE County.
dec 16
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE

1iessrs. Editors : Please announce the
present incumbent, J. r., B6yles, Judge
Of Probate. M candidate for re.eleotjon
at the ensuing o)ectioI, subject to the ac.
ton Of the Democratic party at tho pri
maries. BY SO doing you will ob)jge his
ID MANY FRIENDS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
SEkSONABLE DRUGS.

THLOEIDE of Limo, in convenient
~ package, Hostetter's Bitters, Hart.
er's Tonic, Elixir of Calisaya, Tartaric
Aeia Bismuth. Blueing, Liebig's Extract
Of Beef, Gargling Oil, Collodion, Quick
SILVER, 9Wnlno, Cream Tartar, Cod Liver
OIL, s"othing. Syrup, Hoyt's Cologne.
iuly3 McMASTER, RRICE g. co.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
CLOTn1INGi

Call Mt once and mako n selection OF a
Cashmere or Blue Flannel;
Or leave your measure for q suit selected
from samples.
Bare bargains in solt Felt Hats, stn
Hats and Straw Hats.
Vow goods in Crockery, Glassware, Gro
ceries, Hoes, Plows, &c.
Each departmch cat is ready for a look. Call
aud buy and DO pleased
Rene Der our motto is QUICK SALES,
SNIAJILPROFITS.
tnril l
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
NOTICE.'

WINNsRoRo, S. G., July 10, 1850.
ON and after this date, Jno. Johnston
ceases to be our agent, and wo are no
longer responsible. for his debts contract
cd after this date unless by special agreo
ment. L. ELDER &c co.
july 13-txlm
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
COUNTY, CONVENTION,

a COUNTY CONVENTION of .thee
~, Democratic party of Garfield is
hereby called to III Get in the Court House
ut Winnsboro ut IL O'clock, a M. on
Saturday, August 7, 1880, for tho pur.
pose of electing County Chairman, and
for the transaction Of such othor bust
ness as may come up for consideration
BY rider Of the County Executive Com
mitteo. II. w. WOODWARD
County Chairman pro lem.
july 90 txtd
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
SHOES! SHFOES!!

Our stock Of Zciglcr Brothers flno Shoes
and Bay State Screwed was
Mover better, and of these kind VIC mako
specially and warrant. :.
Tic shoes in high and loW cuts, and but,
ton shoes in high and low cuts.
High cut mems gaiters. low cut shoes
hand and machine sewcd., screwed.
Even the children and babies wero rc-
memberod and nice selection bought
for them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

The frien0s Of T. P. MITCHELL, regard
him fitted to represent the county in the
House of Representatives, and respectfully
submit big name to the Democrats Of
Fairfield for their action in the primary.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20

Messrs. Editors: Please announ co Mr..
JAMES B. TUltNER as q candidate for
the Legislature at the ensuing election,
subject to the action of tho Democratic
clubsat the primaries. BY so doing yo,,
will oblige his. MANY FR1ENps.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20

MIR. W. Il: Smith has kindly brought
lis some delicious grapes from his gar
den in town-th "Hartford Prolific"
They were very palatablc, and were
duly enjoyed,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20

Miss Victoria Murdcn, aged sixty
six years, of Charleston, died on the
18th inst. For years before the war she
was engaged iii teaching iii Fairfield
county, where she had many friends:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-20

A LITTER OF 'PossUMs.-Master
Ifolbrook Rion and some young friends
went on a 'possum hunt few days
ago, and succeeded in capturing L
female with q brood Of fifteen young
ones, all thriving: They got along
very for while, but on Friday five of
the little ones were found dead, md on
Saturday five more had suffered a
similar fate. On Saturday night the
unhappy mother and surviving Off
spring were lei loose and sent on their
way rejoicing.