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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

already involved in the squabbles
and intrigues of the succession.
The prophets brother, William
Smith, was an aspirant. But he
was weak, indolent, good-natured
Isensualist, and was readily bought
off and suppressed. He carried on
for some time fourishing trade
in "patriarchal blessings" He
had probably never heard of Tet-
eel, and yet the old Dominican
himself could scarcely have sys-
ternatized his traffic better. He
advertised in the Neighbor: "Com-
mon blessings, so cents; Extra
ordinary blessings, S1.00; Chill
dren, half price women, gratis.
Rigdon made a desperate stand for
the prophets mantle. But he was
defeated also, and, being recalci-
trant, was solemnly 'sgiven over to
be bnfeted of the Evil One for a
thousand years" The coolest and
most unbelievlng of them all sue
ceeded TO the autocracy. Brig
ham Young, whether guided by
instinct or reason dc not know,
avoided the fatal mistake of Smith,
who turned back from Missouri to
Illinois, and the crazy fantasy of
RigGon, who would have gone
from Illinois to Pennsylvania.
Tribes and religions cannot travel
against the sun. Young, during
the troubled year that followed,
exerted himself to gather all the
reins of government into his own
hands; and there was not in all
the slavish East despot more alb
solute than he when at last he
started, with his wives and his
servants and his cattle, to lead his
people into the vast tolerant will
derness.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23
TelnpIf Of The a}lnsfs.
THE FALL OF SNOW.

The snow had begun in the cleaning,
And busy all the night
Had been heaping field and highway
With silence deep and white.
Every pine and FIR and hemlock
Wore ermine too dear for an earl;
And the poorest twig on the elm tree
Was rugged inch deep with pearl.
From sheds new rooted with Carrara
Game Chanticleer's mufied crow;
The stiff rails were softened to swans down,
And still futtered down the snow.
| thought of mound in sweet Auburn,
Wherea little headstone stood;
How the fakes were folding it gently,
As did robins the babes il the wood.
Up spoke our little Mabel,
Saying Father, who makes the snoW?'
And l told her the good ALL Father,
Who cares for US all below.
Again thought of the snowfall,
And thought Of the leaden sky
That arched Ger our first sorrow,
When that mound was heaped so high.
l remember the gradual patience
That feal from that cloud like snoy:
Flake by fake healing and hiding
The scar Of our deep-stabbed woe.
And again to the child 1 whispered,
'The snow that visitelh all,
Darling. the merciful father
, Alone can make it fall %
Then, with eyes that saw not, kissed her,
And she kissing back, could not know
That my kiss was given to her sister,
Folded close under the deep'ning snow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23
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that Of its individual m embers. OTEo de-
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will not be inserted at any price.
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10 be paid in advance in every case.
OF Job Printing Of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

"Did you ever see one of these
here hoop-snakes?" asked Mr..
Ferguson.
"Me and my hired man was
down there in the home lot, by
the side of the road, and we seen
something rolling down the hill,
and says |, 81 guess that must be
one of them hoop-snakes coming
along My hired man. he was
Altered, and elm up a tree, but I
took my hoe In my hand and went
out and stood side Of a tree in the
road, and when he come along l
stuck out the hoe handle, and be
hit it a slap, and he made a noise
just like a pistol /; and, sir, it
warn't more'n a mint aiore that
are hoe handle was swelled up as
big as my leg ]"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23
Manufacturing in the
South.

The editor of the Newburyport
(Mass.) Herald, who is we'll posted
up in the manufacturing business
living as he does at the mouth of
the Merrimack river, which turns
more spindles probably than any
river in the world = Concord,
Amoskeag, Manchester, Lowell,
Nashua, Lawrence, Haverhill, and
other great manufacturing cities
Of Masachusetts-thus spests of
manufacturing prospects in the
South:
"There is mania at the South
for Cotton Mills. They are going
up by scores in Georgia and Ala
bama, which States will soon be
able to supply the South with all
the coarse Cotton they need. and
it is not impossible that Southern
Cattons will be in the Boston mar
ket within seven years. We have
seen greater changes in trade in
other directions than this would
be. The only trouble with Man
ufacturing in the South heretofore
has been the want Of proper oper-
atives. Slaves could not be
worked in Factories; free blacks
were good for nothing; and free
whites were no better for such
purposes. There was a prejudice
against Factory labor, and there
was no foreign immigration to re-
move it. Hereafter it will not be
so.
"There will be larger cmigra-
from the North and from Europe.
1t will be larger in seven years
from this date than people dream
of now. Some blacks will be fit
ted for the work, Or, if not, Chi
nese will come in who will be ad-
mirably adapted to such employ
ment. This will push Southern
Manufactures to be competitors
with those of the North, and
when they have trained their
hands upon coarse work they will
easily pass to fine goods. Water
power is abundant there and cheap,
so is coal; and the Cotton grows
in the shade of the Factory and
can be had cheaper than here
The only trouble seems TO be that
Manufacturing is already over
done. England and the United
States each produce more goods
than can well be disposed of; but
the South will be able to under
sell them in the Southern and
Western markets, and our Manu-
facturers will have no defence a.
gainst such competition"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

The six great Continental Pow
ers of Europe have at the present
time no less than FIVE millions FIVE
hundred and eighty thousand men
under arms. France has 1850
900, the North German Confedera-
ton l ,028,946, Southern Germany
200,17Q, Austria and Hungary
'l,063, 600, Prussia 100000, and.
ItIayS4 0,460, soldiers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23
To John McKinzie Jack
son.


Mf you are yet living, and this
should come to your notice, come
home Immediately, or write tome.
Your brother, Richard H., died re-
Gently, and l am left entirely alone
in my feeble old age. l last heard
from you in 1860, when you were
with Col. John r. Baylor's regi-
ment on the Texas frontier.
"Your mother,
"RACHEL F. JACKSON,
Clarksville, Texas"
All papers feeling any sympa-
thy for distressed humanity, will
please copy the above.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

Errors of the types will occur,
in spite of the utmost vigilance.
An amusing example has come to
light recently. A Richmond pa
per having stated by mistake that
Secretary Boutwell, had purchased
Sc. 100000 worth of "bones," in
stead of s'bonds," the Secretary re-
ceived a letter asking in good faith
what be paid for bones in bulk, as
the writer had a large amount on
hand.-Baton Rouge Courier.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

They take things coolly in In
diana. A correspondent, writing
on the discovery of a recent lynch
ing. gays: s'We arrived on the
ground at six o'clock in the morn
ing, and found Billy Stark hang
ing to a beech tree. At nine O.
clock we cut him down.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

Indianapolis has appropriated
fitty thousand dollars for a prison.
to be devoted exclusively to women
and girls. Hitherto culprits of
this class in Indianapolis have Ell
ther received very light sentences
or gone scot-free on account of the
tender-heartedness of the authori-
ties.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

The Washington Chronicle feels
called on to correct q typographi-
cal error in the report Of fire
printed in a previous issue. Ths
statement was that it was "caused
by pair of geese being upset on
a stove." whereas our reporter
tried to say, instead of a .'pair OF
geese" pan Of grease.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23

The Pennsylvania railroad has
prepared for approaching winter
by erecting snow fences along the
entire line between Philadelphia
and Pittsburg.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-23
A Scrap Of History.
The Mormon PIOphet's Tragedy,


cember contains a historical &C
count of Mormonism in Illinois
under the rule of the prophet
Smith, closing with the tragica
death of Smith and his brother
After giving an account of the
destruction, in i844, of the Nau
VOC Erpositor Office by the follow
ers of Smith, the article reads:
OF course the destruction of
the Erpositor was not enough of
itself, to kindle SO intense a pop
ular passion. 1t takes a great
deal of hammering to heat an iron
bar, but it reddens very rapidly
at last. For tour years the entire
country had been kept in a State
of unwholesome excitement by
these people. After all that may
be said of the faults of both sides.
it is impossible to deny that the
Mormons were bad neighbors.-
The large majority were ignorant,
honest, hard-working folks, who
were harmless and peaceable.--
But the thieves and vagrants, who
in other communities are tern ma-
ter@, where in Nauyoo patronized
and protected, for several reasons.
The city charter, granted by the
Legislature in sordid subserviency
gave to the municipal court a wide
jurisdiction. The accused Nor
mon always appealed to this court
for protection against the persecut-
ing Gentle, and he always got off
scot-free. Smith rather enjoyed
defying the outside world, and
perhaps felt also a secret sympa-
thy with loafers in trouble.
x s* e
intoxicated with so abnormal a
power, surrounded by knaves that
flattered him and dupes that wor-
him, Smith began to de-
velope vices that were truly royal.
He appropriated the exclusive
right to deal in real estate, to sell
liquor, to marry, and give in mar
riage. He was too ignorant to
look far beyond his own horizon.
He thought the rustic noises of
his burgh the murmur of the
world. He discovered in 1874
that the other Presidential aspi-
rants were all unsatisfactory, and
announced himself in the Nauvoo
Meigh6or as candidate for Presi-
dent, and a creature of his, named
Bennett, for the Vice Presidency.
He went so far as to have views,
and to publish them. He sent
out missionaries to advocate his
claims.
OF late he had grown more
violent and open in his lawless.
ness. He had sent band Of his
followers into Missouri to kidnap
the witnesses in a case where a
Mormon thief was to be tried
He had brutally assaulted and
beaten a county officer in the
streets of Nauvoo. He stood in
dicted in the courts for perjury,
in having sworn to a purely imag-
mary charge of murder, against
a gentleman whom he wanted to
drive out of Nauvoo. That alb
surd ecclesiastical court Of his
had repeatedly discharged men
accused of grave offences, and
warned the officers against any at.
tempt to rearrest them.
1t was this arrogant sense of
his own power that at last des
troyed him. At the second cum
mons, he told the officer be would
90 the next day with him to Car
thage. He did not keep his ap
pointmeut. The officer went back
to Carthage alone. But a day o.
two afterwards the Smiths came
riding into Carthage unattended
except by their common council
and the others accused of riot
and gave themselves up to the
county authorities. They wer,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
Ho,,r- -M,nE NJ M,NrRE.-We have so of

HOME MADE MANURE.-W have so Of
ten urged upon our readers the importance
of making manure on their own farms in
stead of buying so much, that we can
scarcely find anything more to say that
will give force to what we have said -
However, looking over the proceedings
of the New York Farmers Club recent>
ly, we notice it stated on what seems
pretty good authority, that much of the
'sPeruvian Guano' sold in New York
has been nothing more than soil obtained
from the Long Island Plains, which Stew
art, the millionaire has recently purchas-
ed. Yet testimonials are abundant from
intelligent farmers, that they have found
immense benefit from the use of this stuff.
and we have no doubt of it There are
very few farmers but who have beds OF
manure as valuable to them as the beds
of Peruvian Guano, if they will only see
it. All that is necessary to discover these
beds is not large fee to some agricultu-
ial chemist or geologist to analyze the
soil or determine the stratas but pen
ell and paper to figure out what it viii
cost in day labor to employ men to dig
bitches and gather refuse, and what woulo
have to be paid for the Peruvian" ma
terial. From our experience the few pas
years, we think it is rarely necessary tc
buy manure when one has year aheac
to get it ready.-F0rneyS Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
FARM ITEMS.

Water your team often in hot weather
1t is said that cattle around Dalon, ,Geor.
gia, are dying off by scores with the MUIR
rain.
Solid whale oil soap rubbed around the
base of tree will drive away the borer.
1t is estimated that the Valley of the
Virginia yielded, this year, five million
bushels of wheat.
Heavy oats coming from the north de-
generate in year or two This remark
applies to the Black Surprise aud Norway
varieties.
The Rural NeU Yorker thinks the feed
ing of whey to milch cows is very objec-
tionable The quantity of milk given is
increased, but the quality is not good
From the town of Oswego, in the coun.
ty of the same name, 297, ,486 quarts, or
S,296 bushels of strawberries were ship
ped the present year.
Young pigs, especially fat ones, are Of
ten troubled with thumps-a quick spas
modic motion of the f1anks-which usu-
ally terminates fatally. An extensive
breeder informs us that he cures this dis
ease by administering common table salt.
His method is to catch the pig. take a
tea spoonful of alt,and with the spoon put
the salt well down in the pigs throat
One OF two doses usually effects cure
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

TOMATOES The large green "worm
will need attention. 1t is readily discov
cred by its droppings. Where these are
seen, find the " orin and kill it. 1t is a
voracious thing, and spares neither leaf.
stem, nor green fruit Save seed from
the vine that gives the earliest and best
formed fruit. The great number OF to-
matoes with names shows what g fex-
ible plant it is. BY this we mean that
a little care in selection will allow one to
produce a variety" We have over
twenty of the newer sorts on trial, aud
look tor interesting results.-Agricultr-
aliSt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
Prom the Ohio Farmer.
A Case of Milk Fever,

In the Summer of 1860 I was called
from the West to attend my father dur
ing his last sickness.
He lived on a small farm, and had
large fat COW that was expected to come
in" about the first of July. The milk
fever prevailed in that vicinity, AID was
of a malignant type. May COWS had
died of it, and every day new cases were
reported.
/ felt a good deal of anxiety about
Bette. and some of the neighbors said
she was ga sure case.' A few days be-
fore she calved l shut her in the barn
yard, and moved grass for her, and gave
her what water she wanted. She came
in well, and had large flow of milk -
1t was on the second day. l think. that
she began to show symptoms of milk te-
yer. Her milk stopped, she breathed hur
riedly, and her flesh trembled. She grew
rapidly worse, called III two neighbors
to see her, who had some expeEence in
treating the disease As soon as they
saw her, one of them said, "She's gon-
ner. snre,' and the other, "Shes worth
lust what her hde'll fetch. It's no use to
doctor her"
As soon as they were gone, gave her
a pint of linseed oil, and then threw over
her linen horse-blanket, that kept con-
stantly dripping wet with cold water, In
about two hours after the first dose OF oil
l repeated it, and continued the use OF
the water 1 was up with her the whole
of the night. The next day continued
the use of the water hut used less, as the
heat of the body seemed to subside. At
night she was able to stand, aud her milk
began to flow. In few days she was
well and had no further trouble.
While she was sick gave her what
water she would take, though at first l
gave it warm Her physic operated free
ly. l have often thought Of this case,
and have wondered if like practice
would save in other cases. should
surely try it if an opportunity should Of
fer The oil probably helped, but my
feeling has always been, that the water
by keeping down the fever saved Bettie's
life. l..
Remarks Cold water is, doubtless,
one of the best remedies that can be
used in cases of milk fever, aud the most
natural. for COWS will often seek streams
when first attacked, and lie in the water
until restored 1t is nevertheless Impor-
tant to exercise care in the use of cold
water, for, although of great potency in
the early stages OF the disease, 1t is fatal
if applied freely after the animal has lost
her vital energy ED. q f.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
EooHsuo'o German Diitcrs

Is entirely vegetable, ana contains no
liquor. j, Is II cOmpous'd OF Fluld EI-
tracts. The isoois, lie. o.. and B"rlxs
from which tHtsc rNsrncts nrr made
are gathered in GeTIpaIy All the
medicinal viva ;tcS nre *: a. -fcd from
them by scientific cb .rfst. Thcsc
extracts are linen for~ardcd TO rhis
country 10 he used expressly Tor the
manufacture of fAeSe iiiiters. Thcrc
Isuo alcoholic SuDatsncc of any Kind
used Ia cOnpounding the Biiter.,
hence 1t Is the onI Uittcrs that can
be used in eases w here ale coholic stini-
iiInnI : nI.s llnI nd isn BIZ.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
CONCJIM MpTI0N

Thousands OF cp"rn hen the pu-
tirmt supposed lie was afflicted with
this terri Bile tilscnsc, have oren cured
hy tpe u~c OF ti'csc di -. Extreme
enacia: ion, debility, ana cough are
the usual attendants WON severe
eases af dy-pppsia or disease of tho
objective organs. Even la cases OF
gei.,inc Con~umpi ion, these nc cme dl e $
VIII lie found OF Ghc Srcaiest bcueht, 4,
strengthening and invigOratins.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
G1otlln1'5 G5:rmnn Comic

is combination of alt tn, irgJedi,nfs ?f the B't'r'
icith PURE Sip,u GHs RIn, OrtnP", ,.c is us,d for
N. sn, diseases as the BiisIs chere
purs dicqlic s;imuiHs is Is1rircd ~ iodi bear in
mind Eidf these remedies ar entirely different from
ndms, tltss bsjgy sctjdr prep1rats Of n,ediciiidi
extracts, iCiiic The u!i,rt ccDciOnS OF rum
l., soIe lorm. T,s mic is ircidciiy one # the most
pleasant uni dgIfrHb'c remedies ercr offered 10 The
pujiic. lis IA e il rtlstsiie is pledSurs 10 tas
Il, ,cils its H. ,-7irind rrhi'a"iip0 "nd medicinal
9udiisS hare ciaSei IL 10 de kHo,cn rie greatest Of
A. Ipnjcs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
. DEBILITY,

Tv'rs is medicine squdi 10 If'ofunds German
Biti.rs ar Toric IN cases of Debih'y. they inpart
t0Is and ry0r ia he wh0le SyStG1 strengthen the ap
petite, c1HSs an enjoyment 9f The Jl0j. sndJle The
s'os,i h 70 digea Il, p,0Ify The Jiooi, gir, good.
sorad, hsGhg comIierion eradicate e gr'lolc tipqs
from he syc inpaiT Ho1m Ia The c,erks and chGngs
the J,acht fran Siort-Jredthed en.aciaisd Lsek.
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DINIPLES.

PTMPIHs'
The UNDERSIGNED will checrfully mail, FREE, to all
who wish it the recepe and fIu directions for rIc-sr-
ing and using simple and beautiful Vegetable Fay
that inm 4diaely remove Tan, Freceles, Boches aud
ali erupons and imprities OF the Skin, leaving the
soft, clear, smooth and beautiful
He will also send, FREE instructions for producing
by very dimpe means, luxurant growth Of hair a
bald head smooth face in less than thray days from
first application
The above be attained qy return mail by address
ing THOS. L. CHAIRMAN, Chemist,
p. o Box 1928 1876 Broadway, New York
August 5, lsG9-ly
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T IsTEN to the MO KING BIRD.
~ 1REAT DESTRUCTION
By the Metropolitan Gift Com
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:, ppisn


10 = 5.OOD 200 - " ln
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Tickets describing Prizes sealed in Envelopes aud
well mixed On receipt of 25 cts. sealed ticket is
drawn without choice AID sent by mil 10 any HCde-s
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holder payment of One Dollar Prizes immedi
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send for CIRCULAR Liberal inducements To Agents.
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C,IILL AHEAD.-The only cheap and useful Sewing
- Machine; Does ALL any machine CAN do els W
ouiy. samples at cost 5000 month to agents.
Address ASHUELET, S NJ co , Hinsdale N. II.
n2lH
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THE MAGIC COMB-TEETH ARE COATED with
/ solid DYE. You wet yonr hair and use the comb
aud il produces permanent black or brown
One comb sent by mail for SIPS. Address,
WM. PATTON, Springfield, Mas
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N1fUdS G'yhah H,H,dits are communicated.
The genuine hare the signature ef {. ". JocL.Son
hs ~ Tie article Jioon in edch Goiile Al ahers
dIs c0uittrjti.
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FINHoSE who desire briliancy of Con pexon must pu-
Il rfy and enrich the blood, which lie mbod's Con-
centrated Extract Of Sarsapara invariably does Ask
for Helmbolds. Take no other.