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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13
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A Narrow Escape.

A Randolph, Vt, correspondent
writes to an exchange:
While attending one of the fairs
year or two since, stranger
told me the following singular in
stance Of the uncertain meekness
and docility of three-year old bulls.
He said he had three.year Dur
ham bull that has always been
as kind as a kitten, running in
the yard with his other stock.
One day as he was doing his
chores with his broad brimmed qua
ker hat, over-hauls, and tight pol
ka on, he flung down forkful of
musty straw near the bull, where
upon he turned upon him in fury !;
with his fork he defended HIM
self as best he could, till dropping
it, when the bull, putting bis head
against the mans stomach, backed
him against the barn. His horns
being long, pressed the boards
firmly, while leaving ample room
for the small wiry body of the
captive. After thus bagging his
game, as he supposed, he quietly
"stuck to it," apparently waiting
the deRoatenl0nt, while the man
kept up a mighty thinking, as to
how he should get out of the
scrape most honorably. He said
he thought his days were number
ed and nearly finished, but he was
not quite ready.
About the width of two boards
from where he was pinned was a
board missing, and he thought
if he was in front of that he could
slip into the barn and escape, but
how to get there was the question.
Thinking there could be but little
lost any way, he concluded to try
it, by very quietly setting himself
down. Having plenty of room,
and the bull being very tall, he
had but little difficulty in getting
clear out and through the hole in
the barn. AS his shaker hat lodged
on the bulls horns, he still seemed
to think he had his victim sure,
and kept his position very firmly,
while his owner ran out of a
back door in the barn into his
house for his ready loaded and
trusty rife, and discharged its con-
tents into the heart of the Dur
ham, thinking he did not care to
repeat the programme.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13
Elder Ointment.

writer in the Country Gen
tlemaa says: Il have receipt,
used by my mother, for making
ointment of elder J3oaOers, instead
Of the bark, which might possibly
be more acceptable to some.
Take a double handful of dried
elder flowers separated from the
stems, and boil them in one quart
of water, until it is reduced to
half a pint; then strain it. and
add to this strong elder tea two
large spoonfuls of melted lard
fresh two large spoonfuls of
melted mutton tallow, and simmer
it until the water is all evaporated.
This makes an excellent healing
ointment" Another correspon-
dent gives this recipe for making
an ointment from the bark of ell
der: "Take the inside bark of
sweet elder, boil to strong intu.
sion strain it, then add equal
parts of beeswax and mutton tai.
low: say to oDe-half pint of the
liquid, a piece of mutton tallow
and beeswax, each the size of q
hens egg; simmer until the watel
is out. If softer ointment is de
sired, use fresh butter instead of
mutton tallow. Here you have q
recipe for an ointment which il
invaluable as a healing remedy FOL
erysipelas, sores, cuts, chillblain'
and sores of all kinds, and espe.
cially excellent for burns"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13

INK PowDERs.-Sulphate of cop
per, one drachm; copperas, one
ounce; extract of logwood, four
ounces ; nut gals, four ounces
gum arabic, one-fourth of an ounce.
The above to be well pulverized
and mixed one pint Of boiling
water to each ounce Of the powder.
Let stand a week or two, shaking
the bottle often, or, if needed soon.
er, let it simmer a few hours
Scientific American.
The cost of ink, if made as a.
bove, is not over five cents per pint,
even when the ingredients are
bought at small town store.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13
LYNCHBURG GOODS.
NE " GOODS
FHHHE undersigned ara now receiving the
Il largest and most desirable stock of
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC GOODS

they have ever brought 70 this place before,
adapted tothe spring and summer trade, con-
sisting OF almost every article usually kept in
the dry goods department. 4 fine line of the
latest and most fashionable styles of
Ladies Dress Goods and Trimmings,
fine stock Of ladies, misses, and
children's Shoes Of the latest styles,
gentIemen's ready-made Clothing of
various descriptions, Hats, Boots,
Shoes, Hardware, and Cutlery, Glass
and Queenswsre, a fine assortment
of Iron, Nails, Castings. Horse and
Mule Shoes, Horse Shoe Nails, Axes,
Drawing, Breast Lock, and Stay
Chains, Wedding Hoes, Sugar. COZ
fee and Salt,
and various other articles not necessary to
mention, to which we respectful solicit the
the people generally to cal and e1Gnin our
goods and prices, as we will take great pleasure
il showing our goods to the public, always
endeavoring to please and give FIJI satisfaction.
We think we can make it to your interest to
deal with US, as we are determined to sell
Goods as cheap as they can be bought at any
regular house in tbis county. Call and see US
before purchasing elsewhere. This stock has
been selected with great care by the senior
partner Of the firm, who has been in the Dry
Goods business for thirty odd years.
", IL. h., Il
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13

LADY CAKE.-Take the whites
of eight eggs, two cups of pulver-
lied white sugar, one-half cup of
butter, three-fourths of a cup of
sweet milk, two and a half cups
of flour, one-half teaspoon of So
da, and one of cream of tartar.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13
REMOVING Foul AIR FIR

REMOVING Foul AIR FROM
WELLs.-A correspondent gives us
an account of an ingeniously ex-
temporized apparatus for removing
carbonic acid from wells. 1t was
simply an umbrella let down rap
idly and hauled up a number of
times in succession. The effect
was to remove the gas in a few
minutes from a we'll so foul as to
instantly extinguisha candle pre-
Tious to the use of the umbrella.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13

To CURE ToorHAcHE.-
ing to the LO'sdOn Lancet, tooth
ache can be cured by the following
preparation of earbonic acid. To
one drachm of collodium add two
drachms of Calvert's oarbonic acid.
A gelatinous mass is precipitated.
q small portion of which inserted
in the cavity of an aching tooth,
invariably gives immediate relief.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13

A correspondence the Journal
of Agriculture at Kirkwood states
that for seven years his chickens
have been kept free from lice by
strewing small branches or sprays
of cedar about the hennery.-
Previous to the use of this simple
remedy, they were badly infested.
No withdrawing or other means
to expel vermin have been used.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13


WZE have just received and opened IN
w the past few days. one Of the largest
and most complete sssortments Of Family
Groceries, &C., that has been offered TO the
trade since the war. Our stock is entirely
new and fresh, and having bought exclusive
" for cash, we cRn and viii offer in
ducenuents upon the same terms
We will replenish our stock by frequent ac-
csssions from the best markets. Our success
since we opened has surpassed our most san
guine expectations, which we think is an evil
dsnce that our Goods and prices meet the ap-
probation Of the trade. The highest market
price viii DO paid in Groceries or cash for
LARD FLOUR, MEAL, BUTTER,
HggSs coo.
All articles not coming up fully to our repre-
ssntations, viii be taken back and the money
refunded. In answer TO frequent
interogatories we would say this stock is
are doing business for ourselves.
Ever grateful to generous public for past
favors, we feel confident Of our ability TO give
entire satisfaction, II but an opportunity Il
presented. j. G. & j. f. GOODRICH
April 4, 1871
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13

Mixing hen feed with strong
suds of common soft soap is rec.
commended both as e preventive
and cure of gapes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-05-13

1t is said that passing red-hot
iron over old putty viii make it SO
foft that it may be readilyremoved.
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
CORN WHAT KINDS TO PLANT.

y great many kinds of Indian corn are recon-
ncldr'l in books. agricultural papers, and orally,
~ many persons, tor culture; but extensive imqui-
" among numerous farmers Of this region mt9
oull one-thc eight roWed.s the true thing for
Held culture.
As to green cern, our own experience ls,-or
'arly the Canada; later, the eight rowed; latest,
THE sweet white.
Experienced farmers say, as we also read in the
papers, that seed corn well covered with common
tar Is safe from tho crows. We have tested
it. hut judge it may he better than planting it in
"lt-ot-the-wAy clearing in the woods where the
rrow, couldn't find it, as Irish acquaintance is
~ad 10 haYe done. And should any. as we trust
many Will, raise good, yellow, shiny corn enough
10 have an old fashioned husking, such as was the
delight Of youth in day, of yorc, we hope not to be
Il, Igotten in the invitations and TO the proprietor
and edtor-in-ehef Of this paper. he, being good
looking. smart, jovial, Young bachelor, would not
ohlrri to being present when the red 90 round.
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
CAPE COD WOMEN.
From the Springfield Republican.

Nowhere else in all New England will onr
see so high an average OF female beauty oi
figure and hair and skin aS among the y0un4
girls of one Of the peninsular towns on Sun
day, and in no place is the change produced
by the lapse OF years, from twenty to thirty,
painful and Obvious For the rounded
complete matronly beauty of the second span
of married life, one may look without seeing
Single instance. The cause of tins iS not
far Oft, and suggests itself At once, to- one
who sees the congregations Of women. with
here and there an old sick man among them
and then skip, all the Years ofactivc life down
to early childhood before he finds the male
sex again represented. For it is true that in
the fishing season there are no men or boys
on shore, and if YOU 90 among the group OF
bright, happy girls who do not remcmherthr
cloud that hangs above them, You will find that
nine out Of ten of them look forward to It
union with one who /, now away. aud who
expects to spend his life fishing in the sum
mcr and coaStng in the winter. Now inn
agine one of them sitting in her little home
two Years married, with her baby in the cl.l-
die and the northeastcr howlng without
She knows too well that at that moment he
may be struggling in the breakers; while the
Highland light that She can see glare, down
pitilesslv upon his agony; for she has only To-
climb Il spur of land behind lcr house to Seq
Wvayals VA Is tore inf 'hrl }j}rAte "h}Hhh;h hlGHvql
ago, and left the husband and father 10 -inh
in sight of his own home, without 1 friend to
aid. The gravestune, in the churchyarl vii
not let her stand between thvtn, even for d
moment, for they tell her how nu single might
ninety-scvcn women of one little town wore
left widowed and dcsolatp Ii she viii stay
in her house and Shut out the Suggestions ol
peril, still She must look out, and She SECS,
coming down the street, one whose lover sail
ed away years and year, ago, and ha, since
been missing. His vessel was seen going out
by the Race bottom up, and when they told
this poor woman all they knew, She pressed
her hands to her forehead, and cast her glance
out upon the waters over which She has since
waited for his return. When Il vrssc arrives
she hurrcs to the landing and nothing doubt
ing. for the long disappointment. waits and
watches TO the end. How little can we won
der, the premature decay, when We rrlncm-
Der that to the inevitable SORROWS women
lot, in whatever station, these others. intense.
and perpetual, are added
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
SET OUT THE PLANTS.

II j. now time to set ont tlahas and the various
lowering plants. Here much taste and skill are
required to give proper effect i'll their arrange
nent, color>, &c. A fine fower-gar1,n, tlsefully
ranged, may be considered AS Il beautiful lady
woman, She used to be enthusiastically arraved ::
tht toilets of both are made rp on the very same
principles: high or low 50 as TO lenghen or shorten
h object decorated, rs reQurtd and all the colors
properly blending III harmony so as to give pleasure
and not pain to the eye
A. to the size Of plants the largest and tallcst
the hoiyhock, and next. the dahlia, should be
placed i'll the back ground; then the eeranilm tribe
.ud, advancing to the front, linni;s. tall aste!s,
german stocks, and so on down to "crecpng
jhlng> like the Ncrpena.
And na~,ing iloWors of the same kini together.
Instead of one hcr. and another there greatly ilt-
re.-p., thr pleasing plcct of them: the much hay
M more attractive force than the little and the lit
NJ incongnuitc5 disappearing in the collective beau
i' OF the many
KfDpING PLANTS. These are the great charm
t the Hover @arian. Nothing i, richer thronoh
' summer and fan months fhan me Dcu> OF rrth
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
STRAW FOR HORSES.

The value Of straw rs feeding substance was
never better proved than by the following fact: y
firm having large number of heavy wagon horses,
had frequent occasion for the veterinary surgeon
until they Were recommended to mix certain por-
ton Of tine cut straw with the clover hay This has
been praciseu now for some years, and their bill
for doctoring is at minimum The partner of the
firm, who told me this, said how advantageous if
was not to be deprived, as they formerly We're. of
several horSps-to say nothing of the saving in eX-
pensc and loss. The fact is, the food was too rich
too mucilaginouS. for have often been told that
fine hay. unmiXed with straw chatl, balls in the
stomach, and thus is, suppose deprived OF action
of the gastric juices. We know that too much sue
culent rich grasses are injurious, and no doubt
straw chaf mixed with it acts mechanically, if not
chemically, with advantage. 1t would be well for
agricultural friends to know that for several
thousand horses belonging to the London General
Omnibus Company, the food is all passed through
the chaf cutter with, believe, certain proportion
of straw. While spring grazing our bullocks tares,
we mix straw with it in their early growth, but as
they advance to Towering and poddpg. this is not
required, because there is mucn wheat and oats
grown with this, which gets ntermiXcd on passing
through the chatf machine. y. Mechi.
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
SPEClALlTIES IN FARMING.

An exchange Say> that an extensive wool grower
IN Vermont has become Disguised with his business
ing to the low price OF wool lni has determined
get rid of his sheep and C0lnlncnec operations i'll
new line by building cheese factory. This is
hut one Of the many instances of that Inpatience
which charactrrz"S American farming. At one
mt the current sets IN the direction OF hops. owing
TO the high ruling of that article in the market. EN
cry body i hop mu anI umnumLered acres are
speedily added to the devoted to the production
of this commodity. If the seasons prove propi-
tiouS production largely exceeds consumption,
prices fall producers get disguSted. throw up the
business and rush into something else which, for
the time being promises more renllncratlve results
This becomes overdone in its turn. and on till the
cycle of change brings the parties back to the point
whence they started, be it wool OF hops. The man
utacure of cheese by the factory system is now
Of the predominant hobbies at many new points,
especially in the North and West, and is bound to
be put through till like the Vermont wool grower
many get Disguised 1T low rates and turn TO some
thing that has Il more promising look. II is this
mpallence under adverse circumstances, causing
frequent changing of farm production. which keeps
the market i'll lluctuan@ Statt--causing a scarcity
Of particular product time and Il super
abundance nj another. What is true Of sheep hlls-
bandly, dairyng and hop growing. is 50 also with
re,p ,pect to many other commercial commodities and
viii remain i'll etll;te temper guides the
operations of the agricultural community. If a man
has gone largely into the producing of any particu-
lar thing, and competition has become extensive he
should not get Disguised and. like a child i'll pet,
cast AWAY or dispose at wholesale OF what he has.
On the contrary, he should keep cool, diminish
gradually the production of that of which the mar
ket shows Il superabundance, diversity the crops on
his farm till he has Il surplus of all kinds ready for
market when the season for selling comes round.
BY pursuing this farmers would rarely have
Just occasion to get ''lisgsted" with the price of
their commodities and would avoid the losses which
too often arise from devotiny all their capital and
labor to >iu@lc farm product. IRural New Yorker
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
. BEAUTIFUL BRIDE ON HER WEDDING
TOUR,
Correspondence of the Boston Traveller

While we were making arrangements, to
pass the night (we cannot say sleep) in the
sleeping ear which carried us from Macon to
Montgomery, Alabama, and lust Us we had
begun to wish for a better bed, the cars stopped
at a small station, and a blushing couple,
'hold of hands" came into the ear They
appeared as if they meant ''mischief, and
We're just starting out on their wedding tour.
Would you like berth, sir" said the
lively, iolly-faccd conductor of the miserable
sleeping car.
what we want" stammered the bridegroom.
.'llaint You got no bridal chamber ON this ere
kear?''
'Oh, the bridal chambcr!' exclaimed the
conductor. Come this way"
The couple went tremblingly through the
car to the Estate roOm," which looked ahou.
as much like a state room on a northern sleep
ing car as a cell in the county Jail appear,
like the Parker House parlor.
"Does that door shut up?" anXiously in
quired the bridegroom.
'Oh yes See how it slides. -" said the con
ductor
But I'm dogged if see any place to sleep"
suggested the applicant for the chamber.
''Oh, We'll fix that, if YOU will be seated,
said the conductor pointing to a low, hard
sofa on the opposite side of the car close tu
the head Of our curtaincd couch
81 don't like it so there, whispered the
bride.
Don't like what" said her partner.
| 81 won't 90 no further, | won't if you keep
talking So
''What have | done, I'd like ter know -
''You told him YOU didn't see no place to
sleep, and don't think it was usn me right
well, don't see no place now neither. il
we've got to be tucked away in that little
hole, We'll halt ter stan up all night, that's
sartin."
Lets 90 back Johnny; I'm afraid TO ~
any further
''Oh no don't lets 90 back Let's stick cr
eout."
II can't, won't | don't like ter | can't
stay here. There's lots of men behind those
curtains. I'm sick. | won't 90 no further
Say, Johnny, lets do 90 home DO, | want
ter so much" And the fair one began to
weep as though her heart would break
"Wall, don't cry Mollie, well Get right
eout at the next place. But you hadn't ortrr
be so traid o'tolks, now were married..
This seemed to quiet her grief and nj the
next station the afflicted couple left the cars,
having paid for the estate room" and We
heard him, as he stood ON the platform outside,
remark that:
That ar sleepin' kear was dog gonrd small
quarters for married folks
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
3EDAR HEDGES HOW TO CULTIVATE.

In answer to numerous inqujrIc- WeWlil say 'llal
nothing is easier than to give The cedar amy shape
ind form you may desire; and i'll the way of orna-
jnenta shruhbcry nothing i, more beautiful, be-
.i~c handsome of itself and leignjng in perennial
tauty
THE HEDGE The great mistake usually made
m this is in setting ont large trees. For an
usmcntal hedge, four or five feet high. most people
Who Try it get trees $ or 10 feet high and cut them
,t nj the desired height; this never makes good
lodge. both because the trees are badly injured i'll
.lch cutting. aud do not thicken well at The bottom
e.,h hedges AWAY, have a struggling, Woc-br4onc
iouh The proper way is this Dig sufficiently
broad mu deep trench " here g hedge j. to ~" md
.rctu4il ~et tAc trees taken up earth and all, .
rec,nn"ndrd to- e>trgr cn Trees last week the
1rpue nn taller than the hedge is TO be. with plenty
ut limbs low down, and to be set thick together rs
possible. For hedge I or feet high. one foot
broad at the bottom and tapcring Nothing ut the
tp,. il good proportion; from the sides of The
hedge. cut in the lower limb, to six inches of the
trunk on each side, and shorter As YOU ascend.
This h the outline the framework Of The hedge,
which nature viii rapidly ill up; and every July
aud August, with some >hcals-shc'p shears are
the very best that have found-clip all the ends
NJ hich grow, top and sides, beyond the intended
lines For the first year two keep the trees well
matched. and water occasionally in dry times.
eCGAE LOAF OR CONE SHAPED TREES. For
.HSIc specimens, TO occupy some quiet nook OF
pare spot anywhere these are elegant. Most pco-
.Ir thnk they are foreign trees The whole secret
his: In some pasture land where handsome cc
dar tire stand out alone. each some distance from
any other tree, rs to insure a good growth of
limbs ON an sides, select one or feet high, with
thick foliage all sides, from the ground upwards; ;
take MP carefully. earth and ALL as before recon-
mandpd well set out and protect like the hedge: on
lN sides eat in the branches to mako the diam
ter at the bottom fourth Of the height of the
lrc, tapermg TO nothing at the top.-thus making,
N,l Il tree : feet high, the limbs at the bottom one
NOt long. A. with the hedge, every midsummer
he'd off the ends which push bcvond this outline
bat leave the t"lmo~t. leading shoot 10 give the tree
III rr-rd hight. In two three years it will be Il
thick mass OF beautiful foliage. The very best time
10 transplant crgrccns is nov.
The fir, spruce and hcmock may be thickcned up
il~o by cutting of last years growth from all the
ranches. but they do not bear so extensive prlln-
ltlg IL the cedar.
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
VOLUME 80.

Capitol-cost about $1,000. put up some cheap
building. Tor a tenant which rcn for more than
the interest on the whole investment. Tho grounds
| then prepared for fruit and vegetables. | have
nearly every variety suited to the climate including
grapes, all growing Vigorously. My strawberries
yielded ripe fruit last week. My currant bushes are
bending to the ground with fruit, and IL! corn.
beans and potatoes several inches high. This i
the place for such men my friend Parker J Be;sls
and yourself; here is where one can get the reward
of his labor. Please excuse me. Dr.. could not re-
ei> the temptation 10 write Nou this week. and re-
n,-tit, tylly YOURS &c. A. +. {. DODGE.
The Republican journal., 1869-06-03
GARDENING IN THE SUNNY SOUTH.

With much pleasure insert the letter below
rom an intelligent gentlemen who Il native
md long resident Of this region-Searsport,- -
dating those portions commendatory of our abors
~ these columns, arising. no doubt. more from the
l'arhailty OF friendship than any merit Of their
we nope to hear from him often; especially on this
lop': several persons from this vicinity having
gone to farming near Washington and in Northern
Virginia what is their success and what the in
luccmentS for other persons with smallish capital
and industrious habits, to try it.as to climate soil
profit society and the average of AL those things
which make up the wr-being of a family as COM
pared to Maine:
WAsHINGION. ID. G., May II, 1869
Dr. +. SIMoNToN. Ny dear Sir:-I have been a
constant reader Of the Republican Journal nearly
forty years. I continue to read it, and Of late with
renewed pleasure (particuaaly the articles furnish
ed by you. hope you will continue your contr-
butions.) l cannot perhaps contribute any
Thing worthy of note but l would like 10 inform
YOU that there is much more satisfaction III garden
ng and fruit raising here than in Maine. Last year
purchased a lot containing about one third of an
acre. 1t is stnaed about half mile east Of the