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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
Soap SudS.

A cistern or tank of from two
to four hogsheads should he con.
structed in the vicinity Of the
sink or laundry of every farm.
house, and a system of conduc-
tors so arranged as to lead the
suds and slops into it as they are
made.
This liquid matter is a power
full fertilizer, containing the food
of plants in a state of solution,
and consequently in a condition
to be readily taken up and alb
sorbed by vegetables as soon as ap-
piled.
Irrigating gardens with soap
suds, after the liquid has become
stale, is a powerful means Of pro-
noting vegetable growth, especial
ly in dry weather. Some have
considered the value OF suds to
be equal to that of the same weight
of manure. This, however, is
probably an exaggerated estimate !;
yet we want no additional corrob-
Grafton to satisfy US of its intrin-
sic worth as a vegetable stimulant.
Great care should be observed
that the decaying matter and suds
do not faint the air about the
dwelling, as in the. process of fer
mentation and decomposition sui
phurated hydrogen gas is thrown
off. This is an active poison.
When inhaled it acts directly up
on the blood, thickening it and
turning it black. A single gallon
of il mixed with 1,200 of air will
render it poisonous to birds, and
one gallon in 100 will kill a dog.
Many of our people are not suffi-
GENTLY careful about allowing
such "sinks of iniquity" TO exist
about their dwellings.-M E. Far
mer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
Discreditable PracticeRe
bukod.

Our Western horticultrists hav-
ing suffered severely from a long
established, but very questions.
bic practice of some nurserymen.
of substituting other varieties of
tree. from those ordered by their
customers, are now bound to put
a stop to this kind of swindling.
At a recent meeting OF the Iowa
State Horticultural Society, the
following very pointed resolution
was adopted by a strong vote:
"Resolved, that the practice Of
nurserymen Of advertising their
stock Tor sale, of STIMULATING that,
in filling orders for trees, they
shall have the right to substitute
varieties other than those named
in the order, instead of refundine
the money, is reprehensible in the
extreme, unworthy of honorable
men, and a serious drawback tc
that general dissemination and
culture of fruits which is 30 emf
nently desirable"
We do not for a moment sup.
pose that our nurserymen mean
TO defraud their customers by sub
stituting one kind of tree for an.
other, but they often do it inten.
tionally. For instance, a man
has in his orchard all the Rhode
Island Greening apple trees that
he wants, and he orders fifty
SpitzenbergerS and fifty Baldwins
from a nursery; but should the
nurseryman be out of either of
those kinds, he sends fifty Rhode
Island Greetings instead.
Now, no one will deny that the
trees of this sort cost just as much
to grow them, and equally as val
liable as the ones ordered, but the
purchaser has all he wants, and
is therefore really swindled. If
a man has no apple trees, and is
willing to leave the selection to
his nurseryman, then let him give
the order, and we feel bound to
say that, as general thing, he
will get good varieties, and those
well suited to his locality and soil.
The same is tue with other fruits;
but when a man gives positive Or
ders for certain kinds, no nursery.
man has a legal or moral right to
substitute others than those named.
We think that those who have
claimed the right of doing this,
would not like to have their Or
ders for broadcloth filled with
sheeting, even if it should happen
to be worth as much per yard.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
Let the Children Alone.

Let your children alone when
they gather around the family ia
bic. 1t is cruelty 10 hamper them
with manifold rules and regulations
about this, and that, and the other.
AS long as their conduct Is harm
less as to others, encourage them in
their cheerfulness. If they do smack
their lips, and their sippiogs Of milk
and other drinks can be heard scross
the street, it does not hurt the street;
let them alone. What II they do
take their soup with the wrong end
OF the fork, it is ell the same 10 the
fork, let thsm alone.
Suppose q child does not sit as
straight as a ramrod at the table !;
suppose q cup or tumbler slips
through its little fingers and deluges
the plate of food below, and the COB
let is smashed, and the table cloth
is ruined do not look a thousand
scoSls and thunders, and acars she
poor thing to the balance of its
death, for it was scared halfto death
before; il "didn't &c 10 do it. 4"
Did yeu never lei glass slip through
your fingers since you we're grown I
Instead Of sending the child away
from The table in anger, If not even
with q threat, for this or any other
little nothing, be as generous as 10
a superior guest to whom you would
say, with a more or less obsequious
emile, "It's Of no possible conse-
quence." That would be the form
of expression even to stranger guests
and yet to your own child you re-
morselessly and revengefnlly, and
angrily mets out a swift punishment,
which for she time almost breaks its
little heart and belittles you amaz-
ingly.
The proper and more efficient
and more Christian method of meet
ing the mishaps and dslinquencies
and improprieties of your children
at the table, is either to take no no.
tice of them at the time, or TO go
further, and divert attention from
them at the very instant, if possible,
or make a kind apology for them !;
but afterwards in an hour or two, or
better still, next day, draw the
child's attention to The fault, il
fault it was, in a friendly and low
ing manner !; point out the impro.
priety in some kindly way; show
where it was wrong of rule, and
appeal to the child's self-respect
or manliness. This is the best
way to correct all family errors.
Sometimes it may not succeed ;
sometimes harsh measures may be
required ; but try the deprecating
or the kindly method with per-
feet equapimity of mind, and fail
ure will be Of rare occurrence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
LINCOLN COUNTY.

LINCOLN COUNTY.
1'wo Tearliags-the Heifer red, Will
smooth crop of left ear; the Steer white
|speckled, with two swallow-forks in RICH
ear; no brands visible, each about Is months
old; James Ingle, on East Mulberry, 4tl
dis, Feb. 26-the two, $16.
Bull, red and white, smooth crop of RICH
ear, about 2 years old; L. L. Clark, 9th civ
il district. on the Petersburg road, March L
So.
Yearliag, pale red, little white abou
the tanks, no brands or flesh marks, year:
cid; John H. Taylor, 1st dis, Dec 22-$12
IWo YearliRg CatUss-both red, with 9
little white on the belly, smooth crop off the
right ear and an overbit in the left, about ]
years John H. Taylor, LIST dis, Nov, THE
two valued at $40.
MADISON COUNTY.
Horse, bay, right hind foot white, quite
thin in order, hind feet shod, 151k hands,
or years old; Will Wade, colored, in Me-
ridianville, May $50.
Horse Mule, black, no brands perceiva-
BILE, gear marks on sides, 1411S hands high
4 years old; Jas. A. Paul, Feb. $3.50.
Mare Mule bay, left eye cut, unshod, IA
A~.-1oj ooout AZ ears Jan. 4O-PoO'
Horse Mule, iron-gray, collar marks and
marks on back by saddle, Is hands, 5 or Q
years Jan. $500.
LIMESTONE COUNTY.
Horse, iron gray, gear marks on side,
shoes on front feet, Is hands high, about Q
years old; VIM. H. Notes, Feb. 2O-$1OO.
Horse Mule, bay, collar marks around
the neck and on the wethers, cut place on
lower part Of under jaw, 1616 hands, IA
years; d. R. Barksdale, Jan. $3.50.
Fire Aules-two mouse colored, one sor-
rel, one bay, and one black-Also, one gray
Mare, with wart over right eye; by Jas.
Morris, miles from Athens, on Fayette-
vile road, May 10.
GILES COUNTY.
Heller, roam, no marks, 2 years this spring;
by Gill Bell, Pulaski, April %.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mare Mule, small, black, shoes on hind
feet, about IA hands high, about years old;
W. P. Keith, 11th lis, Aug 19-not valued,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02

The COWS belonging to a min
ing establishment in Nicaragua
drank water from a trough il
which the mercury used by the
miners was occasionally washed
Persons who used this milk became
severely salivated, but the cause
was not discovered for some time
as the COWS did not at first show
the effects of the poison. But af
forwards they became reduced in
condition, and their gums much
swollen, and some, though not all,
died. Distinct traces of mercury
were found in the milk by analy.
sis.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
The Striped Bug.

Every gardner knows that this
is most destructive among melon,
cucumber and other young vines,
sometimes damaging the crop Sc
riously. Many remedies have
been suggested, some of them no
doubt good in their way, but
troublesome. Now we have tried
for several years another which
has proved with us a complete sue.
cess: Instead of &iming to drive
away the insect by SCOT, ashes,
&c, we pet it, or rather furnish it
with food better than the young
melon and cucumber plants. We
SOW around each hill at the time
of each planting q few radish
seed, and coming up about the
same time, the tops supply pasture
for the bug which it much prefers
to the vines. Lettuce will also
answer, but the radish is rather
liked the best. While our vines
ale untouched by making this lit
tie provision for it, the young rad
ish tops are completely perforated.
Should this fail, which is seldom
the case, and has never failed
with us--sprinkle the vines with
a solution of whale-oil soap and
water. No other insect but the
curculio can stand this soap.
Where this preparation is not at
tainable, week solution of carbol.
ic disinfectant soap will answer as
we'll. Germantown Telegraph.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02

To MAKE FINE CASTOR HAIR
OIL-Take equal parts of alcohol
and cologne, and perfume to suit.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02

A CHEAP MUo1LAGE FOR MER.
CHANTS AND OTHERs.--Take white
glue and dissolve in water by heat,
then add a small bit of alum. and
you have a splendid article of mn.
cllage for few cents,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02

A writer upon onion culture in
England says the best way to gel
large onions, is to stamp and roll
the beds firmly; the seed is then
to be sown on the compact surface
and covered with rich compost
of the usual depth.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
Come and seeUs!

We take in exchange for Groce-
RES Greenbacks, Bacon, Lard, Corn,
Flour, Meal, Sc. All articles that
we have not, We order for our GUS
toners. feb24
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
A choking horse NAV often

A choking horse may often be
relieved by pouring quantity of
water into the ear of the animal.
which will cause him to shake his
head violently and the obstruction
will be speedily dislodged ; if nec-
essary, repeat the operation, but
the first dose will generally suffice.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
Lincoln Counr, Directory.

Fl. B. MoRaAN, Sheriff.
w. A. WILLARD,
E. e. F :. S So51; Deputy SA'rif'-
w. P. HIoKERsoN, Judge Of Circuit Court
NJ. w. WooDARD, Clerk do do
w. j. Cliff, Attorney General.
JOHN P. STEELE, Chancellor.
DAVIS W. CLARK, Clerk and Master.
H. G. CowAN, Judge of County Court
E. P. REYNOLDS, Clerk do do
JAMES D. ScoTT, Trustee.
P. D. BoYcE, Register.
N o. WALLACE, Ranger.
WIN. B. HEDGEPETH, Tax-Collectof.
e. c. McLAUGHLIN, Coroner,
r. H. 9. BAGLEY, Entry Taker.
HEERY HENDERSON, Surveyor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
SwseIv1wcR.

DURSUANT to an order of the Clerk Of
j. the County Court Of Lincoln county
Tenn, upon the suggestion of the administra-
tors Of the estate Of Robert Farquhdrson
dec, Of the insolvency of said decedenrs
estate; notice is hereby given 20 all persons
having claims against said estate to present
them, authenticated, on or before the 1st
day of January, 1871, for pro rata dis
tribution, or they will be forever barred.
GEO. B. B0YLES,l
msrsh24 c. a. DIEMER;s -A""'''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
TOUR pecks are
LIQUIDS ET(


To aid farmes in arriving at accuracy in es-
timating the amount Of land in different fields
under cultivation, the following table is Civ
en- by an agricultural paper:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-02
The Housewives Table.

By which persons not having scales and
weights at hand may readily measure the
article wanted to form any recipe, with
out the trouble of weighing. Allowance
to be made for an extraordinary dryness
or moisture Of the article weighed or
y
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-24

the great oceans Of the world, with an indus
trious, intelligent, and energetic population,
must one day possess its full share of the
commerce of these oceans, no matter what
the cost. Delay will only increase this cost
and enhance the difficulty Of attaining the
result.
therefore put in an earnest plea for early
action in this matter IN a way to insure the
increase of American commerce. The adj
vanced period of the year, and the fact that
no contracts for shipbuilding will probably
be entered into until this question is settled
by Congress, and the further fact that if there
should be much delay all large vessels con-
tracted for this year will fail of completion
before the winter sets in, and will therefore
be carried over for another year, induce me
to request your early consideration of this
subject. regard it Of such grave import
ance, affecting every interest Of the country
to so great an extent, that any method
which will gain the end will secure rich
national blessing. Building ships and ma
vigating them utilize vast capital at home.
1t employs thousands of workmen in
their construction and manning. II Gre
ates a home market for the products of
the farm and the shop. It diminishes the
balance of trade against us precisely to the
extent of freights and passage money paid to
American vessels, and gives us supremacy
u
foreign war. Our navy at the commence
ment of the late war consisted of less than
100 vessels of about $50, 900 tons, and force
of about 5000 men. We drew from the mer-
chant marine, which had cost the Government
nothing, but which had been source of
national wealth, 600 vessels, exceeding
1000, 600 tons, and about 10000 men, to aid
in the suppression of the Rebellion. This
statement demonstrates the value of the mer-
chant marine as means of national defense
in time of war.
The Committee on the Causes of the Re
duction of American Tonnage, after hearing
the causes of its decline, submitted two bills
which, if adopted, they believe will restore to
the nation its maritime power. Their report
shows with great minuteness the actual and
comparative American tonnage at the time of
its greatest prosperity, and comparative de-
cine since, together with the causes and ex-
hibits other statistics of national interest in
reference to the subject.
As the report is before Congress, | will not
recapitulate any of its statistics, but refer
only TO the methods recommended by the
committee to give back to us our lost COM
merce. As general rule, it can be adopted.
l believe that direct money subsidy is less
liable to abuse than an indirect aid given to
the same enterprise. In this case, however.
my opinion is that subsidies, while they NAV
be given to specified lines of steamers, OF
other vessels, should not be exclusively
adopted; but in addition to subsidizing
very desirable lines of ocean traffic,
general assistance should be given in An
effective way; and, therefore, l commend to
your favorable consideration the two bills
proposed by the committee, and referred to
in this message. u. S. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Washington, ID. c.,
March 23, 1870.
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NEW JERSEY M. E. CONFERENCE.
Thirty-fSurth Annual SessiOn-First Days
Proceedings.

Thirty-feurth Annual sessiOn-First Days
Proceedings.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., March 23.-The
thirty fourth annual session of the New Jer-
sey Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church commenced this morning at nine
o'clock in the Centenary Church, Bishop
Simpson presiding.
After the usual devotional exercises Rev.
j, d. King unanimously elected Secretary.
A committee was appointed to draft reso-
lutions relative to the decease of Bishop
Thompson and DIR. McClintock
A circular from the Educational Secretary
was read and referred to the Committee on
Education.
A circular from the Freedmen's Aid Society
was read and referred to the appropriate com
mittee
The Bishop called up the eighth disciplinary
question as to who are superannuated or worn
out preachers Several characters were
acted upon.
The seventh disciplinary question as to
who are supernumeraries was taken up.
The reports of effective elders were called
for
Rev. J. Lewis, Presiding Elder of the
Camden District, made report of the eondi-
ton of his district.
communication from the West Jersey
Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, rela-
tive to the great disregard of the Sabbath all
over the country, was received and referred
to the Committee on the State of the Church.
After the announcement of the committee
meetings the conference adj journed.
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said, / have my choice, and am going TO
stand by the people whom the Government
has placed me here toprotect.
The reservation is the last ditch of the wild
Indian, but to get him there he must be fred
on by the troops Those who think he can
be induced to go there by other means are
mistaken. When on the reservation he will
have to be kept there by the presence Of the
troops, and thus became tangible for the good
work Of civilization, and he can only be pro-
tected in his rights while there by the troops
keeping off the emigrants who eneroach on
his land. All these points are practically ex-
hibited each year.
The Cheyennes, Arrapahoes, Oomanches, Kio-
was, and Apaches have just been fred on by
the troops. During the last year, as soon as
withdrew the troops from the Sac and Fox
reservations, the emigrants,took possession;
food of emigration, almost ten thousand
strong, moved in solid mass and occupied the
Usage reservation, because there we're no
troops there to keep them off. All the other
reservations on which the Indians we're set
before, will be lost in the same manner un-
less guarded by military.
Yours, truly, P. H. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General
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NNws SUMMARY.
fNtV Annirn.


The journeymen horse-collar makers Of
this city are now on a strike against q reduc-
tion OF wages, amounting TO $3.50 per dozen
on certain styles Of collars. Nearly all the
collar makers in the city, we are informed,
are on the strike.
"A meeting of the Board of City Trusts
was held yesterday, TO consider the rules for
the government of tho body. Pending their
consideration the board adjourned.
Edward Taylor, colored man, residing
at No. III S. Seventh street, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon at his residence. The
Coroner was notified.
The eighteenth anniversary of the Sabbath
Schools of the Second Reformed Church,
Seventh street, above Brown, was held last
evening. The programme consisted of ad-
dresses delivered by Rev. /. S. Hartley, the
pastor, and De Witt @. Moore, Esq, inter
spersed with music by the scholars. The
church was crowded to its utmost capacity on
this interesting occasion.
Emma Roberts (colored) had hearing at
the Central Station yesterday, before Alder
man Becker, on the charge Of stealing over
$50 worth of dresses from Miss Matte
Mcdonald, No. 1911 n. Tenth street. Emma
had been recently employed in the
family in the capacity of servant, and taking
advantage of their absence one day, she
gathered up as much finery as she could carry
and left. She was committed in default of
$500 bail to answer.
AT the recent meeting of the Supreme
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, the following
financial report from the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania was read. Receipts by subor-
dinate lodges during the year, $157, 1896;
expended for relief, ETC., by same, ,$75, ,099 go.
The following are the present officers of the
Supreme Lodges. V. p, Wilbur H. Myers,
of Pennsylvania; S. Chancellor, Saml. Read,
of New Jersey; S. Vice chancellor, G. l.. Rus
sell, of Ohio; Sup. r. and G. Scribe, G. M.
Barton, Washington; S. Banker, VIM. A.
Porter, of Pennsylvania; S. Guide, John f.
Comstock, of Connecticut; Sup. l. S., II. @.
Lloyd, of Kentucky Sup. 0. s., George H.
Craper, of Nebraska.
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COMMERCE.

President Grants Message ON it's Decline.
WAsHINGToN, March % The following is
the message of President Grant, sent to Con-
gress ts-day, in relation to the decline of
American commerce.
To tie Senate and House Of epTeSe,ttGtiCes:-
In the Executive message Of December q.
1869, to Congress, the importance of taking
steps to revive our dropping merchant ma
line service was urged, and a special mes
sage promised at q future day during the pre-
sent session, recommending more specifically
plans to accomplish this result
Now that the committee of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES, intrusted with the labor of
ascertainIng the cause of the decline of Anne
rican commerce has completed its work and
submitted it's report to the legislative
branches of the Government, | deem this
fitting time to execute that promise. The
very able calm, and exhaustive report OF the
couImittee points ont the grave wrongs which
have produced the decline in our commerce.
n is national humiliation that we are now
compelled to pay from twenty to thirty mil
lions of dollars annually, exclusive OF passage
money. which we should share with the yes
sells of other nations, to foreigners for doing
the work which should be done by American
owned and American manned vessels. ThIs
is a direct drain upon the resources OF the
conntrv of lust so much money, equal to
eaetino IL into the sea, SO far as this nation Is
concerned.
A nation Of the vast and ever-increasing
;,tarior RESOURCES OF the United StAIes, o.
tending, ~ it does, from one to the 9'ser %
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THE MoHRMANN CASE.
The Brute HnnI on Makes Confession


During Hanlon's confinement in prison he
had placed in the cell with him another
prisoner Cd to whom he made confession,
which has been reducedto writing, Although
the original document is in the hands of Dis
trict Attorney Gibbons, yet the following
which we have cleaned is the substance Of
it,
Hanlon, says the gentleman, stated, in
commencing his confession, that he enticed
Mary into the yard, then detailed how he
choked her, aud how he placed the body in
the cellar and removed it.
He said he pushed the body ont through
the window, and after looking around to see
if any one was about wrapped it in piece of
carpet and stole silently out of the alley and
walked sharply to the lot at Sixth and Dia-
mond streets, to a spot he had previously
chosen. and laid the body in pond of water,
so that in case it should be found it would ap-
pear that she had been drowned. After taking
a survey of the surroundings, he walked up
to Susquehanna avenue, and thence TO Sixth
street, down the latter highway to Diamond,
and passed thence into the yard O. Ills
b0uRe, Thinking that he lad covered up