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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-08-24

B. L. RUSSELL
wM. BUcHIANANs
:. D Nm rs o d. u o
gTtfUtNiy & RUSSELL.

HAVING associated themselves in the
1 4 Mere ,ntile business, " III n all tilaes b..
pleased to see their fricad' AMI all ersons
wishing to buy goods. Tl.cy are now sceiv-
ing from the Eastern Cit Is large AM Ell
selected stock Of Elcs. aad 5is ~Esj01s able
gsods. al Of which they viii s-lf on the
most reasonable terms. Having purchased
the large Brick Store House On the northeast
corner of the sluars Fayetteville, Teu7.s for
neTly occupied by 'rhornson & Buchanan, are
permanently located, and l.ope by strict al
IGNITION TO business to merit and receive share
# patronage
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-08-24

0C-Advertisenents are inserted in the or
der inwhich they are handed in.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-08-24

S2A-s Il = II = u : X SrSst
Of all kinds at very low rricts.
Our stock Of Hats is very Large aud
we think embraces every variety, Of Il
style and quality. 4
We have aisoa great variety Of
BOOTS e SHOES Il
some Of which ere much finer than NE !
have ever offered before.
In EsoHnefs we have everything IA
from the most elegant 10 the i.
cheapest article Bonnet Ribbons ana 4
er Bonnet Trimmings also fov1n very h
tractive feature in our stock, SONG Of I'd
being very rich,
In addition to the Gnods enune- ri
rated we have our usual vatietv Of
Staple Fry GOos:@. Jewslry, y
Glassware, QueenswaTe. Hardware. Cullc7E. 4
We also keep constantly all kinds Of
Tools and building a
Materials. Gcoss Cut Saws Hands4ws. 81
Planes, Chisels, Augers, Hammers, sd
Squares, Bevel Squares. Hollow Angers, Sd
Saws, lemon Saws. Guage', Spirit Level
Sash Chisels, Turning Chisels, Turning Ght
gel, Tape Measures Door Bells, Tower Boil
Door aud Window lIinges, Table do, Brass ID
Nails Window O,fss, Putty, Locks LatescI
Window lastenings etc etc
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Ladies' Dress Coed>.

all Of which will be sold at the very lowest
figures; as in this department his stock is en-
tirely too large and he is determined to run
them down at some price. When you next
come 70 fowP call and see ne.
Nay I. JOHN GOODRICH.
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Horse Power Of ENGINES.

The Scientific American gives the following
DIS tie title ior. determining the power Of steam
engines:
Horse power is an amount of mechanical
force that will raise SO. 600 lbs. one foot hirIl
in minute. This standard was at!optrd by
Watt rs the average force cxcrtcd by strong
horse. His engines was made Of a certain
size, corresponding to their recorded horse
power. that is III. di,mti>'r Of the cylinder
afforded Il key to the power Of the engine, as
the steam carried was uniform in pressure, and
so was the velocity of piston. At the pres mt
day, we cannot slt that certain diameter of
cylinder is the key to its power. The steam is
he power, and some engines whose nominal
horse powers given by the bore ot;tlc cylinder
may exert double the nominal amount.
The number of pounds pressure on the
square inch multiplied by the number Of
square inches in the area Of the piston, and by
the number Of feet the piston TIA :els in one
minute gives the amount of impelling force
iabout one tenth the power SO calculated is de-
| ,luct ID IN largo engines for frictiort-thr re-
Inaindcr is the effective force, which if divided
by 50 900 gives Il actual horse power.
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be furnished with all possible c'rvsni,pcc fer
making the nece ssary EcustLold lalor .ssy,
and then goes on to say:
Next in order comes the family sitting room
"A place where you and the wife and children
may enjoy" each others society and help each
other in the right pursuits of life after the la
bors of the day are over. A home is not
home without such arrangements. 10 cat
and Sleep is not the chief end Of man. Even
in reference to the present world there are
higher enjoymcnts of which VIC arc capable
and noblcr aspirations which claim cur regard.
There arc. social affections which, rightly cul-
tivatcd, give us more elevated nature and wi
der range of enjoyment. II IS for such cub
tivation and attainment of such Happiness
that God hath set the solitary in families"
Bui this object is, to a great extent. lost with
out arrangements corresponding TO the end
to be Secured. There must be time and place
for quiet and social intcrcoursc-with Locks
and periodicals and objects of taste at hand
which shall aid in the Development Of the
mind and the heart. The place for these as
sociations is the family sitting room. It is
in fact the centre of homc, the point to which
the wanderer looks back with longing heart
when far from his fathers house. You sup
ply, thcn great family necessity, when you
provide comfortable, quiet, tasteful room.
with suitable furniture, in all particulars in
yiting MS gathering place for your family at
home.
| Docs any one object that such amang, m,nts
are too nice and fancifu for farmers house.
that 1t is better to spend the evening before
the old fashioned kitchen fire, where apples
can be pared, and hickory nuts cracked, and
aXc-hdves whitfield, without any fear Of lct-
rlmcnt to carpets, and sofas. Allow me to
suggest, my friend that you arc the very ono
that needs that sitting room, with its ,l,va-
| ting and llumanizng influences. Nuts aNd
\ apples and aH:c hclvcs arc all good in their
\ place: but you and your children have hearts
and minds as well as stomachs. Unbcnd
your back little, and look up to- Tie blue
heavens above you. The view shall kndle
within you the latent spark of immortality.
Look around upon the brutcs that rclish, and
acknowledge that you. arc not like orc of
them. Drop your axe-hclve, then, and de-
vote. the evening hour to your higher nature.
The farmer who finds no use fora sitting room
is lot the man loiNorthem Ohio, in the latter
half of the nineteenth century.
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Kansas river. The number of thee Indians
is 2,1o2. They are mostly supported by agi'i-
culture and these returns are for a single
year. The nrmbcf, of ;.clcs cultivated wee
over 1000. Ti"vEraiSsd over so, GOO bushels
of corn, . $50 bushels of wheat, and 1000
bushels of oats. They kept over Geo working
oxen, and large numbers of horscs. Of mel
ons of all kinds they raised over 200 eco and
1000 hogs. The value of their products is
put down at S3l GOO.
Among these Indians. civilization and chris
tianity lave much advanced, as will be fur.
thcr Indicated by tie statistics that follow
They have six schools, seven teachers, and two
bundled scholars. Their Saba tn schools are
five, and thcir churches tie same. Orprofts-
;ors Of religion there are 372, nearly half of
whom are males, or a much larger portion
than is usual in New England. The Ncblas-
ka. the Kansas and the Arkansas are the
three rivers. The first two flow From west to
cast and empty into the Missouri several hun
d,ct miles al,ovc its mouth. The branches or
forks of these rivers are many. The Arkan-
sas rises i'll the western portion ofthp territory
and flows southeast, and cmpti,s afs cr Gro Islng
tic state by the same name, Into the MiSss
Sippi. The Nebraska river is from one to three
miles broad j. is full ofi>lands covered with
cotton wood willow and shrubs. Col. Long
says that "only forty miles of it is orcn 70
steamboat navigation" The great cm;g!ant
route to California and Oregon follows the
north fork Of this river. The Fremont route
Of 1919 was upon the south fork of the same
river. I'ho Kansas river is nav;gablc for 80
miles f.om It's mouth, for $ camboatS.
All accounts agree that this territory j. not
well wooded, or, at l,a>' is not Il timber coun-
try.-Nlany trees that are found in our forests
such as elm, birch, maple, white oak, willow
and pines arc found there.
Much Ct the country is li9ll table and
prairie" land elevated from 1000 to 5000 feet
above the sea. The climate is termed very
dry. Wild animals abound there, such as
huilalocs, deer, elk, anttlopcs, prairie dogs
mountain sheep. wolves, wild horses, turkey
etc. Occasionally grizzly bear crosses the
track o? tie traveller. Those who journey
through this territory slbSis; much upon the
n!cat Of the buffalo, the meat Of the COWS be-
ing much pcrtvrrcd to that of the bulls. Deer
are much used for food, as also plant called
the milk plant, much eaten by the Indians.
F9em2nt's a"roun; Of his giving chase to the
huilalocs, Ill company with Kit Carson and
Others, is exciting in the ,xtr,mc One must
he good deal of II horScman as wcll as marks
man TO engage in that hazardous sport.
This vast region is now almost an unbrok-
en- wilderness. As the territory is not organ-
iZsd, the cmigrant has not yet fixed his eye
upon it, except with the hope of fixing his
abode there as soon as the word goes forth
from Washington,
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a Coon ONE.-Riding over the Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad the other day, under the
charge of Mr.. Van Duscn, Ohe gcntlemanly
conductor, pro temp he told lis the following
incident which VIC thought worth s.makin.
note off,
"Onc day, last week." said he, "tlcrc came
on board Of the ears from one of the country
stations, a very pretty, genteel young lady,
en-routc for this city. She was alone. so |
waited upon her to Il good seat, and mad G
her us comfortable as possible. 1t was a few
minutes before the starting hour, and she was
so agreeable and so laxative, Fingered and
had quite pleasant chat. Afterwards when
collecting the tickets she detained me again
an instant and gave me some fine peaches,
which she said came from her friends or
chard, in the country; and began to think
that | had not met with such charming lady
passenger for many day. Well, we arrived
at the depot, there / attended her to a car
rIage, handed her up the carpet bag, and af-
ter all, what do yon think she said 2"
Now, we thought, Of course, that the lady
would say, very politely, 'thank you, SIR
smile like CLEAN of sunshine, the carriage
would roll off, our friend John would bow an
adieu, and with sigh, perhaps, turn away
and forget the matter.-So we stated that as
our supposition.
'No," said John, "she said no such thing,
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CARE OF TIE HEs.-Dr. Dacfcr say
so many women complain of weak eyes,
that we have thought it wise to give some di-
rcction as TO reading and writing, by W hich
the sight may be preserved uninjurcd. OBJ
serve, then that the light should never he al
lowed to fall on the paper, or on the eyes of
the ryatler or writer, but on the left side.
That writing tries the eyes more than reading
is popular error; and in writing blueish pa
per is better for the eyes than pure white.
When the eyes feel latigucd, bathingl them in
cold water will both strengthen and relieve
them. In reading, glcatsr clicfwill be found
if the eyes arc turned from the book to some
soft and harmonious colors. Brilliant colors,
therefore, In paper or paint, should not be
chosen for library or sitting room, where ci-
thcr reading, writing or sewing is going Oh.
For sewing, that peculiarly feminine employ
mcnt, is quite as trying to the eyes as study;
and fine sewing at night is really injurious
and should be avoided if possible.
the eyes should be used in all these occupa-
tons, as much as can be in the morning.
Ground glass shades at nigh arc bad as they
dcadcn the light too much; the common pa
per shade, which concentrates the light down
ward is better.
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Fcns AND SKINs.--A great trade l. done i'll
these on the Missouri river and at ST., Louis,
and much romantic incident as well as wealth
is connected with the traffic
The silver fox is found only on or near the
mountain tops, where the color is perpetual.
The traplers take them principally from the
Utah, Sierra Nevada and other portions of the
dividing ridge west Of California and Oregon.
Even thclc, however, they arc rare. The fur
of the silvciy gray is larger, thicker, and finer
than tia, Of any oshcr fox. 1t derives its
chief valuc, however, from its extraordinary
and beautiful color. The SKINS, when pure,
will readily command from Sl00 To $50.
They are uSel for NUTS, and for trimming f.
male articles Of d'lss. Tie Democrat says
,hat the fur trade la, declined in Importance
within the las twelve years. AT thet period,
fur was hcd'at Sc aud IS PER pound, hut it
lsnow gencrcall! SUI c.sctlclby silk and plush,
Twelve years ago no hat was fashionable that
was not orbraycr aud the cost ola good
beaver hat in st. Louis was from Si4 to 92j.
and Of caps, made of other skin, SD and $50,
and cycn more. Since TIL decline in the price
in beaver, that kind of game has been viSibly
on the increase. B,iialo and other large game
however, do not increase. They have, or are
rapidly abandoning the large extent Of plains
over Which the immigration pours. Being
thus hcrtlcd in a narrow compass, the supply
must begin materially to fail in the course of
few years.
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Select 1)cetrl..
w inter.

Sad soul-dsar heart, o why rcIinc
The melancholy tale is plain
The leaves of spring. the summer flowers
Have doomed and died again.
The sweet and silver sandallcd Dew
Which like IL mpi,lcn fed the flowers,
Hath waned into Tie belamc Frost,
And walked amid our bowers.
Some buds there wcrc-sad hearts, be still :
Which looked awhile unto the sky,
Then brcathed but once or twice, to tell
How sweetest things may die
And some must bligl:, where many bloom:-
Bat blight or bloom the fruit must fall
Why sigh for spring or summer uawcrs,
Since winter gathers all
lie g,thers all-hut Glide him not
lie wraps them in his mantle cold
And folds them close, us best he can,
For he is blind and old.
Sad soul-drar heart, no more rcpinc-
The tale ia beautiful and plain:
Surely as Winter taicth all,
The Spring shall bring again.
Y. b. READ.
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DANGER OF QroTING poGrGY.-Nirs Mowatt,
in her book entitled "Autobograpy of an -\c
trcss, or Eight Years on the Stage gives the
following alnusin. account of an interview
with Henry Clay:
Amongst the most ayr cable "reminiscences
of this year are tie visits of Henry Clay. We
were fulfilling an engagement in New Orleans
when he first called upon me. 1t Glanced that
unv history was well known to him. lie took Il
deep interest in my profr SSional eXcrtions,
and his encouragement was not Sparingly be-
slowed. One day he gave Il glowing dcscrip-
tion fMiss O'Ncil's Juliet, especially Of the
a.0irete and lcrvor OF lrr balcony scene. But
when lie attempted to quote the passage which
had impressed him, l could not help laughing
involumtarily at his odd dcviations from the
text.
81 daresy am msquoting,' he remarked,
npologetically. 81 never could remember Il
line ofpoetry.
had to admit that his version of Juliet diff
1crcd considerably from the one which lop,llll
prejudice had adopted-nor could | fiatter
him by saying that he improved upon Shaks-
pearc.
lie thcn told nc that ii was a singular fact
and one which had been subject OF regret
through his whole life, that he could not by
any effort retain verse in his memory. Even
if he studied poem by rote, in few DAYS the
lines would be wholly cnaccd from the mental
tablet on which they had been ilboriously
written. He related to me an anecdote in
painful illustration ofthis popularity. He was
making some public address, think il was !.
Fourth Of July oration-during the course of
which he purposcd quoting the &cn-kaown
lines,
f'Livcs there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said
ms Is my own, my native land %
Declaiming warmly, he gave enthusiastic ut
terancc to the line,
''Llvcs there man with soul so dead
h.r the poetic page suddenly became blank
he could not remember another word. lie
paused, then repeated the line with more
patriotic afdor than before. lie thought the
second line would ''come to him. by means
Oh Inc rccbtltion, but 1t came not. He put his
hand TO his forehead. trying to think uhat the
man did 'Mi,osc soul was SO dead, but evil
dence of thai nlividnal's torpid essence
would not deyolop itself in metre. For the
third time he asked the question alphabetically,
not to say dcspairingly,
olives there man with soul 50 dcad,''
and must have paused midway in his query,
had not voice from the crowd continued, in
stage whisper,
"Who never to himself hath said.''
The oblivious statesman caught the words
and thankfully finished his quotation. lie
determined, in future, to ornament his ora
t'ons with few these slippery gems Of the
poet.
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A LoNhoN MlLMoNAlRE--Nlons Francis
Wcy, Il French writer of distinction, who pas
Scd several weeks in London during the Great
Exhibition, has recently published in Paris
his impressions" under the title of THE
English at Home On one occasion, while
riding in an omnibus, he formed an acquain-
lance with Il fellow passenger, from whom lac
derived many explanations of the strange
things he saw.-Onc of these we give: Il
addressed a few words to him concerning
carriage which just then drove by. Ii was
too fine to be elegant ,sand was drawn by two
magnificent bay horses On the box, adorned
with beautiful fringe, sat a hlack-coa cd coach
man there was not wrinkle in his white
ciavat-hiS snowy gloves were spolcss. In
The vehicle, on downy cushion, car,lcsSy
loungcd a imam without a cCat, his arms bare,
his sleeves turned up to the shoulder, All a,
prom with the corners turned up, served him
as girdl,---n that tbs coacllman looked like
agcnllcnan driving mechanic in his work
ing dress" Mr.. Wcy asked his ncighbor
who and what was t4c Strengthening occu-
pant Of the dasling carriage. The richest
butcher in London" was the reply. "llciS
returning in his own carriage, from Che slaugh-
tcr.housc to his own residence. His fore
fathers were in the same business lis father
left him fortune of more than two millions,
ana ';e, ont Of mutcsty, follows his fathers
professional very honorable cid custom.
This gentleman hatcher POSSESSES fur hi
liCns.n
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Tie Two Visions.

Through days of toll, through nightly fears,
A vision blessed my heart tor years;
And so secure its features grew,
NV heart believed the blessing true.
! saw her there household dove,
in consunnnatcd peace Of love,
And swcctcr joy and saintlicr grace
Brcathcd DER the beauty of her face:
The joy and grace Of love at rest,
The frrSdc music Of the breast,
When vain desires and restless schemes
Sleep pillowcd on our carly dreams.
Nor her alone beside her stood,
In gentlrr types, our love renewed;
Our separate beings one. i'll Birth,-
The darling miracles OF Earth.
The mothers slAile. the clIi!drcn's kiss,
And homes serene, Attending Hiss;
The truitagc of life that bore
But idle summer blooms before:
Such was the vision far and sweet,
That still beyond. Ifmc's tagging feet,
Lay glimmcring,m my heart for ycaix,
Dim with the mist Of Happy tears.
The vision died, in drops Of woe,
IN hlotting drols dssolvirg Sow
Now, toiing day and sorrowing night,
Another vision fills my sight.
\ cold mound in the winter SHOW;
\ colder heart at rest below;
y life in utter loncncss hurled,
And darkness over all the world.
My heart, Il bird with broken wing,
Deserted by it mate of Spring,
DFoors, shivcring, while the chill winds bio
And ill the nest Of Love with SHOW.
EAyAED TAYLOR.
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but just as her foot was on tho step, che turn
ed, ana with Il sort Of look can't describe
observed:
''iou must consider this, sir, mcrclyca cal
acquaintance. You must not expect to he
recognized if we chance to meet anywhere
eso;" and John drCs' Il long breath.
'What did you say 2" we asked.
'Why, l thought that rather uncivil, al
l.ast so | replied very quietly
'Ccrtlin'y not, madam; was just going to
remark that you must not feel sighted if I'M
noticed by me anywhere but on the curs-ior
really, we conductors have to be careful al9ut
our acuaaintlnccsH
"Aud the lady - said we.
''She looked quite silly as she drove OF, .
replied John.-Er.
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IouNG AMERICA.-More than two million
boys in the United States are now attending
the various institutions Of learning in this
country. This is indeed 4 formidable army,
and it may safely be affirmed that the future
politics and policy ofthis nation will very soon
depend upon the political views entertained by
those now at school. Those boys will soon be
voters, and share in giving direction to the
vast interests involved in our elections. 1t
may, therefore, be of interest to all who watch
the 'ssigns ofthc tmes'' to ask under what in
fuenccs and agencies the young Americans are
subjected! What is the general tone of senti-
ment among them9 What books do they read?
What is the character ofthc popular literature,
Of the times? These are questions of deef
import, and in our view the future IS fun II
promise, for we have no doubt that the "4N |
Hail Hereafter" will prove that p s>'',-r5'
generous ideas will ia-;f.s7'
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THE RAT AND:TnE WEAsEL.-My Inform
ant states that farmer of the State of Maine
Of his acquaintance had noticed at different
times for the period of two. weeks, combats
between large rat and a weasal in his barn,
from which ZEN counters the latter invariably
cano off second best. Ono day, being at
work near his barn, hi; attention was attract
ed to the weasel very4blsiiy engaged in dig
ging ii hole in dung heap. lie watched the
weasel until he had 'tunnclpd" the heap,
and mad, a hole of considerable size at the
entrance and about half way through the
heap; the rest of the hole was tapcrcd off, so
at the place of cgrcsS it was barely Sufficient
size for the slim little body of the weasel to
pass through. When the plottcr had finish
ed his.holc, .hcwcnt into the barn and cnga-
gcd his antagonist r"tshfp., ::hca.cn Of course,
again in the encounter, the ..wcascl ran pur-
sued by the rat into the hole in the d,mgll,
the grain cater little suspicious of the snare
laid for him. Like many unfortunate human
byu@S, the unfortunate rat Was '!S.l,cli, and
halted sadly between the two extremes while
his cunning little foe emerged from. the small
End and whipped bii>kly round 10 the larger
Entrance drought up the rear and that
WAS soon dead rat. Here now was a rcgt,-
lar plan laid-a sl,cwd design carried out
successfully on the part of the weasel for de-
Stroying a foe that was too much for him in a
T., g.. L. T. 4 u
trivance and these are very strong symptoms
Of something more thanmcrc iastinct-rcason
C0an. I'H!'p Farmer.
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Taste Of TurHips in Butter.

1t will be well fol. farmers, who are fed
ng roots to their cows through the winter, to
remember that any unpleasant taste may bo
avoided by milking them always previously
ito feeding the roots. We have also known
the taste of garlic to be entirely avoided by
turning the COWS out of the field containing it
Ia few hours previous to milking, say at noon.
They nay,b pasturcd on fields Astounding in
lit in first half of the day, after being MIXED,
with impunity.