Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-08-03

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road to and from, &C., rise high il
their heads. II they succeed, yor
might rhaye a rival in way of. &
newspaper; some of these CORES
pondents may be anticipating such
a thing, and looking towards the
editorial chair, and in their com
,munications tor your columns may
be practicing editorials at your
expense. But who will that editor
be? Rivalship will lay perhaps
between Uncle Bill and Old Dad
IEselgnority will give Old Dad
the stronger claim. But Uncle
Bill seems to be the longest wind
ed-but they can settle this part
without a row. ! propose a Joint
partnership as a COMPROMISE
one can be publisher and the other
editor. That new county, what
will it be called ? Blanche, perhaps
as appropriate as any other name,
tand thatpaper perhaps the Blanche
Recorder, or Intelligencer, or some
thing else. Success to Blanche
and its aspiration. No portion
of old Lincoln can boast of a more
enterprising, honest, clever yeo-
nanry than that embraced inthe
bounds of the contemplated new
county, having in it all the con-
stituent elements Of snug, COM
pact little county. The only diff
fculty in their way will probably
be some constitutional barriers.
Say to Uncle Bill the Legislature
has no power to change the con-
|stitution. But then that Farmers
Club-will you be SO kind, Mr..
Editor, as to tell us what it is. Is
there any danger in it ? how large
is it |? of what kind Of wood is it
made? what sort of ball do they
use in its play? In our school
boy days we had a play called, l
believe skinny or handy ball, the
parties all supplied with little
clubs, and called forth great activi-
ty and care. Frequently the shin
would be badly bruised you tres
passed on the wrong side. 1 won-
der if the Farmers Club is any,
thing like it. Please explain.
Our Ridge country is awful for
sprouts and briars, especially
sassafras. Could we kill them out
with the Farmers Club. We'd
do most anything to do SO. Then
the rage for schools, and of high
grade at that-phew, how the
epidemic RACES, almost as conta-
gious as ancient leprosy. Sap
pose all the youths of the country
were to graduate honorably at
them, could they get into the Far
mers' Club, or is a classical educa-
tion a necessary prerequisite for
an entrance? What, suppose you,
will all these educated youths do?
| suppose some could take charge
of big school and keep the ball
rolling in that direction, some
learn to be doctors, some lawyers,
some editors, the ministry could
come in for a share, as there is a
squirting in that way from that
quarter, the balance, if any, could
divide out to some other scientific
occupation, so all could find en-
ployment? The negro is now the
top rail and is not reliable on the
farm and necessary house work ).
the boys all educated to a point
that puts them out of the corn
field, the girls out of the kitchen,
and away from the wash TUT
now where is the grub to come
from, who to cook tiff any there
be, and do the other necessary
house work /?
Ia old times, when the girls
went into the kitchen and to the
wash tub, &C., the boys to the
field, &C., and both to the old field
log school house with It's extension
chimney from side to side, and
obtained a common old field edu-
cation, then they were more heal
thy and robust, consequently
fewer medical bills, more home
made domestic goods, consequent
ly smaller merchant bills. more
corn in the crib, meat in the smoke
house, and cash in the pocket !;
upon the whole, more general So
ciability in all communities. The
epidemic for classical education,
Farmers Club, expositions, me-
chanics and agricultural fairs,
skating rinks, &c, Sc, seem to be
remarkably contagious. Then,
Mr.. Editor, the quill professions
are fully up to the times. The
press, the great leverage of the
popular mind, has greatly multi
piled its productions in our day
represent generation seem to be
far in the advance Of the former,