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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

SUNFLowERs AND INTERMITTENT
FEvER.-Mr. Martin, in n paper
presented by him to the "Society
Therapeutique de France" afirms
that the common sunfower, ex-
tensively cultivated, has the effect
of neutralizing the unwholesome
yapors which are 30 fatal to
health and life in marshy districts.
The Dutch, who live only by
dyrking and drining their low
lands, and are therefore good au-
thority pronunce sunfiower cul.
ture specific for intermittent
fever, the scourage of Holland
They arrest thatit hap disappeared
from every district where the ex-
pertinent has been tried. 1t is
not yet known whether this is the
result of its rapid growth, pro.
ducing oxygen, or whether it emits
ozone and destroys these germs,
animal and vegetable, which pro-
duce that miasma which brings
fever in its train.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
HONEY VINEGAR.-The be

HONEY VINEGAR.-The best
of vinegar can be easily and
quickly made from honey. To
twenty gallons of rain water
add five pounds of honey and
two gallons Of cider vinegar
If the weather is warm or if it
be kept in a warm room or Gel
lar, it will be fit for use in o few
weeks. More vinegar added
would hasten the process. Ev-
cry family that keeps bees
should be able to have good vim
egar all the time. After a bar
rel is once made, honey and
water may be added as the vine
gar is used, so as to keep it near
ly full. The barrel should new
er be entirely full.-D. L. Adair,
in Annals of Bee Culture.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
To REMOVE RUsT.-A lady

To REMOVE RUsT.-A lady
writing from Vermont to the
Hearth and Home, says that she
accidently discovered an easy
way of removing rust from steel.
She put a number of badly rus
ted forks in a tumbler of kero-
sene oil, and after leaving them
there some time, found that the
rust had become so much loos-
ened that it all rubbed off
readily. She says that she has
since then used the oil to clean
her knives and sewing machine.
We suppose that many of our
readers have already learned of
the beneficial effects of oil on
steel, but we give the correspon-
dents experience for the benefit
of those who have never use It
for such purpose. '.-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

To PREVENT LAMP CHIMEEYs
FROM BREAKIEG.-Every house
wife, who uses kerosene oil, knows
that it affords the best and cheap
est light of all Illuminating oils.
But she also knows that the con-
slant expense and annoyance from
the breakage of lamp ehimneys,
almost, if not quite, eounterbal-
ance the advantages of its use.
Pat the glass chimney, in luke
warm water, heat it to the boiling
point, and boil it one hour, after
which leave it in the water till ii
cools. The chimney will be less
liable to crack by sudden change
of temperature.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

We clip from an exchange the
following receipt for making ink /:
Black Ink-Ten gallons OF rain
water, ten pounds of Clipped log
wood, one ounce bichromitepotash,
half ounce prusiate potash. Boil
the logwood ten minutes, add the
other articles, and it is ready for
use. @i
Red ink-To the above add one
or two ounces sulphuric acid.
Blue ink-Ten gallons rain wa.
ter, four ounces Clipped logwood,
one-fourth ounce bichromite pot
ash, one-eighth ounce prussiate
potash, one-hslf ounce Chinese
blue. Boil same as black.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

Strip OF CoFFEE.-This
preparation is of great use to
those who have long journeys
to make. Take half a pound
of best ground coffee, put it in
to a saucepan with threepints of
water, and boil it down to a pint.
Cool the liquor; put into another
saucepan, we'll secured, and
boil it again. AS it boils, add
white sugar enough to give it
the consistency of strip. Take
it from the fire, and when it is
cold put it into a bottle and seal.
When travelling, if you wish a
cup of good coffee you have
only to put two table spoonsful
of the sirup into an ordinary
coffee-pot and fill it with boiling
water. Add milk to taste, if
you can get it,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

BURNS AND sCALDs.-Dr.
Ferguson gives the following
recipe which he has tested in
the severest cases of burning
and scalding from railroad and
steamboat accidents with inva-
rible success: Glycerine, five
ounces; white of egg, four oun-
ces, tincture of. arnica, three
ounces. Mix the glycerine and
white of the egg thoroughly in
a mortar, and gradually add the
arnica. Apply freely on linen
rags, night and morning, wash
ing previously with warm cas-
tile soapsuds.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

1t is said that bleeding from
wounds on man or beast may be
stopped by a mixture of wheat
flour and common salt, in equal
parts, bound on with a cloth. If
the bleeding is profuse, use large
quantity, say one TO three pints.
1t may be left on for hours, or
even days, if necessary. The
person who gave us this receipt
says: GIN this manner I saved
the life of horse which was
bleeding from n wounded artery /;
the bleeding ceased in five min
utes after the application"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
Collie in Horses.

| here hand you a prescription
for collie (of any kind) in the
horse or mule, that has stood the
test of seventeen years actual
experience, without a case of
failure. I will obligate myself
to pay $50 for every horse that
dies from this treatment, if the
owner agrees to pay $40 for
curing the horse:
Laudanum, "a
Chloroform, ~
Gunpewder, "A
Whisky, (good) Pt. +!
Water, PIT. J
Mix and drench through the
mouth once in two and a half
hours; never oftener. After
one drench the horse will eat in
twenty minutes.
T. S. MITCHELL, MD.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
Notice Of Dissolution Of COpsrtnsrsljp,
FAYETTEVILLE, Feb. I. 1871

FAYETTEVILLE, Feb. 1, 1871.
THE cOpartnership Of BROWN & co.
II is this day by mutual consent dissolved.
s. w. BROwN having purchased the entire
stock Of the retiring member, viii continue
In the Hardware business at the old
stand in the Arcade building, under tho
name Of s. W. Brown. All indebted to tho
firm Of Brown & Co. will please come for
ward Immediately and settle.
feb9 . BROWN & co.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
QuinSy in Hogs,

I will give you a sure cure for
quinsy in hogs if applied in
time. Turn up the upper lip
and cut close to the gum until
the blood starts freely. Will
warrant this to cure. / have no
doubt that this will save many
dollars to your readers.
JOHNLAMPKIN.
CHESTERFIELD, Ill.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

To Measure an Acre.

To aid farmes in arriving at accuracy in es-
timating the amount Of land in different fields
under cultivation, the following tabls is Civ
en- by an agricultural paper:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
70 CLEAN HAIR BRUSHES,

Hair brushes are best cleaned
by washing them in saleratus or
soda water, which removes all
the oily coating. The alkali,
of course, unites with the oil to
form soap, which adds in the
cleansing.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
Gene and see Us!

We take in exchange Tor GIOce-
ries Greenbacks, Bacon, Lard, Corn,
Flour, Meal, &c, All articles that
we have not, We Older for our Gus
omra, al J. ,1aiIA5J yuf feb24
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02

H. WINTER ARRANGEMENT
ST. LOUIS, MEMPHIS, NASHVILLE
AND
CHATTANOOGA
Great Central Through Line
VVRAINs run to and from Church Street
IL Depot rs follows:
LEAVE. Chattanooga Trains. ARRIVE.
9:5OA.x. Sunday excepted. 1I:5oA. NJ
Gas P. N. Daily. S:45 A. N
LEAVE. Memphis Trains. ARRIVE.
4OOA.M. Daily. ABS A. NJ
$50 P. n. Daily, Sunday excepted, 500 A. NJ
Time to Memphis, 11Z hours.
LEAVE. st. Louis Trains. ARRIVE
4OOA.M Daily. ABS A. N
1900 N. Daily, Sunday excepted. $40 P. N
I, Time to st. Louis 1871 hours.
LEAVES. ShelbyViIIe Train. ARRIVES
s.9Op $40 A. N
This Route is IS miles shorter TO
Memphis than ria Decatur.
More than 100 miles shorter TO ST.
. Louis than ria Louisville.
It's the onIy Route running cars through |
to Memphis and Columbus, ny,
tcithout change.
Time to st. Louis 19M hours,
AZ hours quicker ndH
bv,any other Route.
The 400 A. N. Train runs through to
Memphis daily without change of cars, ar
irving there at 3:45 P. N. same day, three
hours Quicker than by rival lines, and makes
connection for st. Louis and all points West
and Northwest. The $50 P. n. Train makes
close connections for Memphis. jackson,
Tenn, jackson, Miss, Vicksburg, New Or
leans and Galveston. Passengers have the !
choice of routes via Memphis or Jackson,
Tenn. to all principal points in the South
west. The 1900 NJ. train connects at Union
City for st. Louis, Chicago, San Francisco
and the Northwest The $50 A. NJ. and
6:45 P. N. Trains connect at Chattanooga for
Rome, Atlanta, and all principal Southern
cities.
Passengers for Washington City,
York and Boston, as well as all points
in East Tennessee and Virginia, make d.
rect connections through by taking the 6:45
?. N. train out Of Nashville.
This is the Shortest Route East
md tho only direct route to the South and
Southeast.
Passengers for Meanwhile and Man
chester, WINCHESTER and Alabama or the
Jasper Branch Railroads, will take the9:60
!. n, Train.
Sleeping Cars accompany the $50 P.
r. and 6 Az P. NJ Trains.
For THROUGH TICKETS and further
apply at City Transfer Office,
MAXWELL House, and at Chattanooga Depot,
Jburch street, JNO. W. THOMAS,
W. L. DAELEY, Gen'l Supt
GeA'l p and T. Agent janS II
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
SUGARCAKEs.

Three-quarters of a pound of
granulated sugar, half a pound of
flour, six eggs (yolks and whites
beaten seperately,) a very lit
tie mace finely powdered, two
tablespoonful of rose water.
When dropped on the tins they
must be sprinkled with rose wa
ter and sugar sifted over them.
TO MAKE OLD KID GLOVES NEW.
Make a thick mucilage by
boiling a handful of flax seed;
add a little dissolved soap; then,
when the mixture cools, with a
piece Of white flannel wipe the
gloves, previously fitting to the
hand; use enough of the clean
or to take off the dirt without
wetting through the glove.
CORN CAKE FOR BREAKFAST.
One pint Of buttermilk, (f
sour milk is to be substituted,
add one large tablespoonful of
butter one teaspoonfu1 of sale
ratus dissolved in warm water,
two eggs well beaten; mix the
ingredients well, and add one
pint Of white corn meal. Bake
in a ''gem" pan. A little salt
added if butter is not used.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
Job work.

" Eemploy the best verkmen have the
w best machinery, material, etc, and arc
prepared to do the best Prinsins a .r sasO1aSie
rates sndsh0r4 notice.
OBSERVER OFFICE. Fayetteville.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
In Chancery at Fayetteville.
John NJ, Smith, Trustee. \ February

In Chancery at Fayetteville.
John NJ. Smith, Trustee, } February
pS. Rules
Sallie Grscy and others. 1871.
I'm motion Of complainant, and it ap-
" pearing to the satisfaction of the Clerk
and Master, from the allegations of COM
plainant's bill, which is sworn to, that de-
PENDANTS Sallie Graey, William Gracy and
Buchanan Gracy are non-residents Of the
State OF Tennessee, so that the ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served on him; it is,
therefore, ordered by the Clerk and Master,
that said nonresident defendants appear on
or before the next term of the ChanceryCour
to be holden for the county of Lincoln, at
the courthouse in the town of Fayetteville,
Lincoln county, Tenn, on the 4th Mon
day in July, 1871, and plead, answer,
or demur to compliments bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed and set down for
hearing ex parte as to them. 1t is further
ordered that publication be made In the
OBSERVER.
DAVISW. CLARK,
febl6 Clerk and Master.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
gartH anh 9pustLaTS.
For the Housewife.

GLAZING FOR LINEN.
Add a teasponful of finely
scraped white soap toa pint Of
starch.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
RICE FRITTERS.

Boil a teacupful of rice until
it is tender; strain in one quart
of milk and let it boil ten min
utes; cool it, and add flour e.
nough to make batter as thick
'as will fry easily on the griddle,
and two tablespoonful of yeast;
lett rise three hours; then add
two well beaten eggs and cook
on a heated griddle. Scatter
sugar and cinnamon mixed to-
gether over each cake when it is
baked.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
FOR SCALDs OR BIJRNs.

FOR SCALDS OR BURNS.
Take raw onions and pound
or mash as fine as possible, and
apply at once; it will give i'm
mediate relief.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-08

The late john COyode of Pennsylvania
was remarkably successful in all he under
took TO do. His report concerning the defal
cations during the administr alton Of James
buchanan gave him a high reputation, as t
showed that his Investigation had been thor
ough and that the desired information had
been forthcoming when he wanted it. Some
years after 1t was published, and about the
timeian W Wycb and Wade s report Of their in
quiry into the manner in which the war had
been conducted, was finished, Boston gen
tleman, in conversation with him, addressing
him BIZ the title by which he was known all
through Western Pennsylvania. inquired
Squire, how is is that vou got so many facts
for your report = - Colonel he replied
- that s lust what Van Wyck and Wade
wanted to know. But the fact Is, | was
hunting up the rascalities of opponents and
found no trouble in the way, but they were
trying 70 show what their friends had been
doing. Every time their plough went be
meath the surface II crushed through the
skull of friend, and they were obliged to
exercise 50 much caution that their report
was a failure"
Cov0de loved to tell story of himself,
which well illustrated the character Of the
man. He was at Johnst0wn at one time, and
desired to 20 10 point some thirty-hve miles
distant on the Pennsylyania railroad. and as
no train would leave for hours, a hand car
was placed at his disposal. just as he was
about to start, two Irishmen came along who
desired to 20 20 the same point, and bargain
was made that they should 20 with him, and
arOpel the car half the distance. COvOde had
been a conductor on the road, and knew all
he grades along the route, and he easily
to have them at the crank where
here was up grade. while he took the
rank at the points where the grade was the
,ther way When the journey was nearly
Completed, the Irishmen wanted to know how
[ was that he turned the crank alone so ca
lily, while both Of them could not make so
,ood time with all their sweating and putting,
: Oh = said - honest = John. " it's done
u a turn Of the wrist, knack / learned
when in the railroad business > He used
o say that this answer silenced his inquirers,
hough he had a suspicion that they were
lot quite satisfied with his answer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-08

BAGGAGE A. a RACE DIsTINCTIoS.-And
here let me digress, per parcntheism, to
note characteristic difference between the
white man and the Chinaman. The Amer
lean is the vanguard and, as i; were, the
turthest outreach of the world-old move
mcnt which has pushed mankind westward
from Asia even 10 this last eminence and
iumpiug-oH place Of the world. so that he
represents the nomadic or progressive
state, and consequently carries little bag
gage On the other hand, the Chinaman
has. as one might say, crawled backward a
little way from the beginning of things,
coming round the wrong way, so that he
represents immobility, barnacies, crystaliz-
alton (these are strong metaphors), and,
by consequence, oyerloads himself with
baggage when he travels Take any one
of these blanket men in the country, and
he never buuches up on his back anything
more than blanket, rolled up tight IN a
bundle about as big as his body, and ff-
teen or twenty pounds in weight, while the
Chinaman absurdly stUfis two-bushel bask-
cts full of rice. old boots, and all manner
OF iudescribab.e and Unmeutiouable duds
until they weigh enough 10 crack mules
back \ Chinaman seldom travels with
less than fifty or sixty pounds weight
that is, 10 say. about half his own weight.
| have seen a little cob Of q fellow load
over a hundred pounds of chickens at
least there were twenty-thrce Of them, and
this may stand for another instance of
cruelty, into two bushel baskets, very deep
and tight and trot of, in his funny, little,
choppiug Gog trot. seven miles to market.
The chickens could hardly have been stuck
in tighter in pot pie. Yet this same
John was one of the best-hearted fellows
l ever saw. lie came up to rest at q tav-
orn where 1 stopped TO get a drink, and l
offered him plug OF tobacco which was
not very excellent, and which l did not
care 10 masticate myself He took it,
turned il over q time or two, and re-
marked, Not belly good, and handed i
back. O, keep it, John, keep it. said !,
Still, 80 thoroughly y was he unable to IN
dcrstaud that an American and stranger
should give him anything. that he said,
, Ne no got monec.' At last | made him
understand that the tobacco was a volun-
tary and unincumbered contribution to his
- 0tAANOH VI lNAiNN anu HtNON u AANci biAC
same to appertain, accrue, attach and re-
main TO him without money end without
price. That unlocked all Johns treasures
of good nature. You belly good man,
you belly good man. Give Chinee man
tobaccy.' So little occasion had the poor
devil ever had to be grateful to one of the
inferior race that he had not learned
thank you, and he could only repeat
You belly good man Give Chinee man
= Cincinnati C0nmerciqz
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-08

I Governor, who was yery much amused
when . told him of my adventure, and Tas
reminded of parallel case once pictured
in Punch. He gave me a carte Uanche Of
his dOminions to take my observations,
and, Fortunately as it proved, selected a
point a mile and half from the town. at
Buena Vista barracks. Upon informing
him Of my selection l was furnished WITH
tents, guard, and every facility possible
was given in the most cordial manner.
The day before ,he eclipse was splen-
did one and we retired with nigh homes
for the morrow Until 5 ! > o'clock the
next morning the weather was fine, but
then the clouds began to rise and thicken
over the Straits and in half an hour the
southern heavens we're completely covered
with clouds, mist ana rain Twice before
the eclipse began [ had 10 co9er 10 the
instruments from the rain. Shortly before
the time the eclipse began the clouds
Skinned of so that | was enabled to get
frst contact. Then they thickened up
again and i, besen 20 drizz.e once more.
During the rest Of the eclipse the sun
was alternately visible through flying seud
and then again obscured by dense clouds.
\ few minutes before totality nature did,
indeed, present a portentous aspect. The
sun, reduced to a crescent, showing itself
at intervals through dense black clouds,
and the increasing darkness did indeed,
make it look as if the end of all things
might be imminent.
Just at the moment Of disappearance
the clouds were thinner, and showed the
corona as was visible at Des Moines in
1869. 1t was insignificant in the extreme.
l got the return Of sunlight well, and all
subsequent observation was entirely sue
cessful. | was indeed fortunate, for the
British astronomers in the town and on
the Rock saw nothing at all, except that
one of them had view Of the corona for .
a couple of seconds At other places .
where observations were tried near here,
and also in Sicily, all were equally unsuc-
cesstul so far as have heard In fact,
the Cadiz party were the only ones besides
myself who saw the eclipse at all There
they got some photographs which will
doubtless be valuable.-N \ Eren5nv
Post.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-08

EMPTYING MINERALs.--Geology Is better
understood than formerly, but there have
been amusing instances Of the misappre-
hension Of ignorant people about the work
Of geologsts. a peasant in England, who
had been watching Prof. Sedgewick break
up rocks with his mallet, said to his COM
panion. pityingly, Poor man a little
soft here, touching the head. But the
following incident is more amusing, told
By Dr. Mcleod, of Scotland =
There Is one science, the value of which
it is very difficult to make a Highlander
comprehend, and that Is mineralogy. He
connects botany with the art of healing
astronomy with guidance from the stars,
or navigation; chemistry with dyeing,
brewing, etc but chopping bits off the
rock, as he calls it, this has always been
a mystery.
\ shepherd, while smoking his pipe at
q small, Highland inn, was communicating
to another in Gaelic his experience of mad
Englishmen, as be called them.
There was one said the narrator, who
once gave me his bag to carry to the inn
by a short cut across the hills, while he
walked by another road. [ was wondering
to myself why it was so dreadfully heavy,
and when | got out Of his sight | was de-
termined to see what was in it. [ opened
It, and what do you think it was? But l
need not ask you to guess, for you would
never find out. 1t was stones y
Stones = exclaimed his companion,
opening his eyes stones well, well, that
beats all 1 ever knew or heard of them
And did you carry it ?
Carry It Do you think L was as mad
as himself? No l emptied them all out,
but filled the bag again from the cairn
near the house, and gave good measure for
his money !"