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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
New Use For Cats.

The heavy rains this spring
have given us the promise of a
bundance of Strawberries. To
keep off the birds how certain,
how small is the cost ola cat on
a small chain sliding on a wire,
and giving the animal the walk,
up and down the whole length
ofthe Straw berry beds. A knot
at each end of the wire readily
prevents the cat from twisting
round the post which supports
the wire, and a small kennel
place in the middle of the walk
affords her a shelter and a
home for her kittens. In large
gardens a second cats required,
and the young ones in their fire.
quent visits to each other great
~ assist in soaring away the
birds. / have for more than
80 years used and seen used
with perfect success, this easy
method of protecting fruit, and
the very same plan is equally as
good to keep hares and rabbits
off flower beds, After the first
few days cats don't dislike this
partial restraint, and when set
quite free, after weeks watch
ing they viii of their own accord
continue on guard. The kit
tens, more especially, attach them
selves to this garden occupation,
and oftheir own accord, become
the gardeners best allies. CIR.
Land and Water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
Slip-Shod Farming.

.sas railroads the other day, my
attention was called to certain
class Of houses the farms we
were passing. The converse
ton drifted naturally into the
line of thought suggested by the
title above. The particular
house serving as an illustraion,
was in a neighborhood that had
been settled for as much as ten
wears. 1t was smsll-say if
teen feet squarc-old, dilapida-
ted,in a tumble-down condition,
down the fat by the river, where
the "cat- fish aristocracy" docon-
grcgate. Would you live in
such place." l was asked.
No; not ordinarily--not by per-
suasion. Perforcc l might be
induced to.
Ihave sentences broken part
ly down here and there. / have
seen the owner pass these halt
broken down places again and
again, when ten or fifteen min
lutes, well put in, would have
been sufficient to have made all
good. But a more convenient
season is awaited for. A day is
to be taken to attend to all these
places at one time. The con-
yenient time seems to lag. Pres
emily all hands are started and
called from important work-a
drove ofstockisin the field. The
work of weeks is tramplcd un-
, der foot in an hour, and cannot
berepaired. Halfadozen hands
lose an hours work to get all to
rights as far as can be. Put it
toga,h her, six gone. Prodccc
worth as much more gone ire
coverably. Once, fifteen min
utes work Of one hand would
havemad all good. Ihave known
farmers TO spend hours of work
and worry to keep their own
breachery stock, made so by
broken gaps, out Of their own
crops. And worse than ALL have
know the bittercst quarrels,r run
ming into years Of malicious ha-
tired, result from a broken rail
or stake.
We see this slip-shod way Of
doing farm work in all depart
ments. Tools, plows wagons,
&c, lefG out to take the wealth
or. Things generally left out
take care OF themselves. In car
ing for crops we see wastage
enough every year to keep a
great many people--corn, hay,
straw, grain wasting for the
want Of a little, just little,
labor put in at the right time
and place.
Then take the absolute laziness
of many who pretend to farm
It's surprising that they live
at all. They think that they,
the farmers, are the only class
of men that have to work
They talk and think of profess
ional men, and merchants and
so mas peoplewho dorot work.
| ] have had men say to me, ooh
You don't know what work is!
You sit and read and write all
day, and walk around for ex-
Iercise; that isn't work" ] say
/ haye tried both the farmers
and the professional mans life,
and the mechanics, too, and
know that as a rule in the
western country the farmers are
the lightest worked class of men
we have, If we professional
men should lie around as
much as slip-shod farmers do
we should starve to death.
Less labor will procure a living
on a farm than in any of the
professions that | know any
thing about.-SPirit Of Kansas.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21

At recent funeral in George,
town, California, a man tainted and
,umbied headIong into the open
grave, dying in n few minutes al.
ter getting out. a.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
FAYETTEVILLE and Huntsville Mail,

THERE is a good HACK on this line,
! with good gentle horses and careful
driver.
LeaEes Fayetteville on Monday and
Thursday Of each week, at 7 A. NJ, arrive at
Huntsville 5 P. N. Leave Huntsville on
Tuesday and Friday at Z A n. arrive at Fay
etteville at 5P. N.
Thankful for past favors, the proprietor
hopes by STRICT attention to business, to
merit continuance of liberal patronage.
ang24tf IA. CORN Proprietor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21

Davenport, the Presidents tool
in New York, deserves to be hang
ed from a lamp post. Two of
Grants supporters could not be
brought together to greater sdvau-
Iauo- -s E-A.r- chs s-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21

To Measure an Acre

To aid farmes in arriving at accuracy ip 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, 1872-11-21

". A. WILLARD, Sheriff.
F FInaasSr F aos6.. deputy sherihs.
W. 7. HIeKERsoN, Judge Of Circuit Court
RANE MckINNEY, Clerk do do
JAMES II. HOLMAN, Attorney General.
A. S. MARKS, Chancellor.
DAVIS ". CLARK, Clerk and Master.
H. C. CowAN, Judge Of County Court.
JOHN Y. GILL, Clerk do do
j. j. CUMMINGS, Trustee.
p. d. BoYcE, Register.
y. .. Wallace, Ranger.
Jos. S. HOBBS, Tax-Coliector. ~
l.. c. McLAUGHLIN, Coroner,
HENRY HENDERSON, Survey ora Entry Takey
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
Good and Cheap!

NOR SALE frst-rats DOty's wash
Il er and Universal Wringer-iWe
Of the best machines for household usss'er
invented. For further particulars Apply -
the oRsRzvhx sGee rNss'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21

The horse disease has appeared.
in Europe. q
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
Dense Forests Of Valuable Timber

They are also we'll watercd and have upon
them comfortable dwelling and outhouses.
One other contiguous tract containing a.
bout ll3 acres, being the same purchased
by said Mcdonald OF John Weigsrt.
One other contiguous tract containing a.
bout 30 acres, being the same purchased by
said Mcdonald of Thomas Daniel and Da-
vid Jones.
One other contiguous tract containing a.
bout 9 acres, being the same purchased by
said Mcdonald of Thomas Daniel.
One other tract containing about Is acres,
being the ssmepurehssed by said Mcdonald
under decree Of the Chsncery Court at
Fayetteville in the case Of james Fulton's
heirs
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
TJpesM0EaZ

JOB MACHINERY Boxing, sse, Eos
! ss's 81 me obsS -, ONES EcyW,sviil.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
VALUABLE TABLES.


lst. Findof Animal is sivsS--2td CoIor---
ST. Description Attn. A7e-5th Postsr'i
nqme----6th. T ipse and Place Of q,Test-----
It'll Fsl,tsfion
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21

OF every description neatly done d this Of
fee, on reasonable terms. All work dsliv-
cred, when promised. Try as.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
ND SALES.
Lands andI'oWnLOts

l will attend on the premises and offer for
sale to the highest bidder, on the South
side of Elk River, Thursday, the l2th
of December, 1872, ana on the North
side of Elk River on what is known as the
Mccartney Bend tract on Friday, the
18th o. December, and on the town lots
in Fayetteville on Saturday, the 18th
of December, IS72--
! One tract on the North side Of Elk River
about four miles west of the town of Fay
etteyille, Lincoln county, Tennessee, being
the same lands purchased by r. A. Melon
aid from William and Thomas Miller and
! from Joseph English and Hamilton, and
containing about 500 acres, remarkable for
its fertility, and having on it
! One Of the best Mill Sites in Tennessee.
It is well watered and has an abundance
Of valuable timber-an excellent gin house.
One other tract containing about 638
acres on the South side OF Elk River, about
three miles west of the town Of Fayetteville,
being the same purchased by said Melon
aid under decree of the Chancery Court
( in the case of Joel Johnson's heirs, the rec
( ord of which is now to be seen in the Office
I Of the Chancery Court at Fayetteville.
| One other contiguous tract containing q
about go acres, being the same tract pur-
chased by said Mcdonald Of A. A. Greer.
| A large portion of the same is rich bottom
| land, a part extending back from the river
| is rolling, but very rich and covered with
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-21
YOU CANNOT DO BETTER

Therefore, call or send your Wool, and we
promise satisfaction. For Circulars and
List of Prices address
MCCARTNEY, ASQUITH & GRIFFIN.
janl
, 1872-01-16

Assurances of every description on sim
gle lives are granted by the Society for
any sum from 500 Dollars to 10000 Dol
lars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, .HaG-
yearly, or Yearly, at the option .of the
Assured.
Assurers-wishing to discontinue the pay
ment of their Premiums, may either dis
pose of their Policies to the Society upon
equitable terms, or obtain a free Policy
for a reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death arc
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof of such death has been re-
ceived by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position of
the Society are made FUNDAMENTALLY, and
the surplus then existing is allotted to the
Members, after a sufficient sam has been
set aside for the purposes of the Reserve
Fund. The next investigation and D ivi-
sion of Profits, will take place at the 31st
December, 1875.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of the British West India Islands.
Actuary-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS'e'
DR.. van. BRETON. DR.. HOLM.
Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, and
every information may be obtained from
F. B. GRIFFITH, Agenss~ "
, 1872-01-16

uGtCdj IliC hS@5 &.a- s~e-6H.
STABILIZED IN Is.
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL *.
CHIEF OFFICE:
No. 30, HSTREEr-, BRlrGETOwN, T..
gIIHIS Society, which c%onfines -
a ness exclusively to ass ring L. .
of persons resident in the West IA-.s
presents advantages such as no oth":
surance Company, Iabourlng in the s
field, can offer. It's scale of Prem,J
although considerably lower than thag
any other Company, has nevertheless be
found quite adequate to provide for the
risk of life in the West Indies, and sufi-
clent to create large snrpluses, out of
which Reversionary Bonuses, averaging
2li6 per cent per annum upon the amount
assured have been distributed among the
Members Of the Society.
It's career, during a period Of 80 years
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives of persons residing in this part of the
world, are, when carefully selected, almost
as valuable as those inhabiting Europe,
and that they do not demand such exces
slve Premiums as are charged by every
other Company.
The following abridged Table shows the
Premiums required to assure 500, for the
whole term, upon a single life =
, 1872-01-16
5 Z, 9 G Q * q Y s.


objected that an oaes would DO very aos~n4y stssG ID in the case where sJ RoM % al ne % 9%f f
his health Isl 6Ig@ to 60 elsewhere than to Denmark ashs would then be HAVING nc ea emm to
communication as they bsvede developed themselves beenn found to carry 50 much Weight with it that
oSeD@~ IN general n"% Grr Is rest rest FP Committee R has o% n%Esb MAKE to- those provisions pro-
Seniority no~a%ss o s additional ry f shall be- Withheld from ps"es on leave Of absence No ~
a. the Ordinance can oE give sasps1s for the am on on which Office" drafted ron The
Danish Army to serve mhe CoonyH are to be places h@e'b but nothing of Their relation in hh those
officer" will stand "T"ds' the Army change in that n respect h" been proposed to this 5Wo 1@)
.s The 1tso osn1 % had . %ssoss5 s R oBs. sam m s% P@o"s s a 1 S3s s~ ~s r@ @ "'s s$ 7% o "G G"ss
the Ex-Governor intends bringing in pop~alp hate effect it will be Spnfuunh for he Committee to
enter hmon.
AMe Company will in future De having 40 >~Tyvahe." the stipulation that ~ryrvndnn"
reference to the Artillery Sergeant
that merely G ye%"o % d$ attic" IL. IL the Wording Of ~ns portions Of the Draft have %s been mentioned
l. by Msmbe" Dobeg Raup~h, Roenaan):
%3@ E has%s to 1s altered to ~H5 R%.ss%"
? The words; The present number an.;, "a, Officials"
an@55 o.: the words KHg%H" and %Fssledksod to be anToed ad the whole paragraph
rs o%% the p }" %%% in the oaoTos part to- 9th Draft to be altered accordingly
a. Ate. the words . Captain" to be added Con vacancy occurring"
6 D :" | Artillery Sergeant pr diem 30 Gents" ODE altered to e Artillery Sergeant
tenant stationed at FrdedlSed or on KngdM9
This ito be w@ded as follows:
Ia%s s Clergyman 90 %apS at cbia% G d%d Ta5i as Offering for the non@naon
The Officers shall pay Offering as hitherto:
This to be womea as nnows:
aFr the use the Company dnughs horses and 90 ponies may be kept"
~ The words "Kinghn" and "Frhfhaod" to change places
1s Clause ohe english translation: the words "n the event of going home N fuIough'
to he a 5sns5 text 1p ' nS 9 ed Clause %" toI bug altered to:
"E""boder en- oaceri anre THiMde R&odHAdebe, oppburer han hv Gage under Fra
4b Clause ahe english translation: the words "Aomo ad out CATER VOYAGE to be
struck out
adp part the words "ordoYd upon Cdonhl~ruoo' to haMedo "whO @em disappointed"
the words "AHdney, Sergeant" t" be altered to ARTILLERY Sergeant" md the
TT SG top sSR T%t By Fosb%s SMadh md R@ens"nd
5h In,u thu words vic versa" to b. altered to "omvendt"
D. gay A a. ,:t und.ou nD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-08
NO. 161..
A1isetltaufous.
CARE OF MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS

Agricultural machines and implements
cost great deal Of money, and they
ought to be well taken care of, so as to
preserve them in working order as long
as possible. Ihreshing machines, reapers
and mowers, seed drills, etc, generally
suffer more damage from exposure to the
weather when Idle, than from the wear
and tear occasioned by the work which
they perform. There should be an i'm
plement house on every farm, large
enough to contain all the machines and
implements. There should also be a tool
house for the small tools. Every machine,
implement, and dtool, when not at work.
should be in its proper place in the house.
or shed, painted and repaired. and safe
from danger OF every kind. When man
aged in this way, machines and imple-
ments will last at least twice as long as
they would if left lying around loose, the
iron work gathering rust from rain and
dew, and the wood work rotting from the
effect of wet and damp, or shrinking and
cracking in the sun. A well-stocked tool
house is good indication of the intelli-
gence and orderly habits of its owner
1t is said that more than S5,000,OO0 is
lost every year by the farmers OF the
United States by damage done to machines,
implements, and tools. from exposure to
the weather at times when they ought to
be carefully housed. The farmer who
complains OF the high price of machines
should make them last as long as possible
by protecting them from the rays Of the
sun in summer, and from rain, frost and
snow At other seasons 1t has been proved
that even a grindstone becomes damaged
by exposure to the weather; it is not 10
be wondered at. then, that machines and
implements made offwood and iron should
be easily damaged by rain, efc.a,A thrifty
farmer understands that dollar saved Is
just as good as dollar earned or gained
in any way Western Rural Annudl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-08
Nennebet yournal*
Published on Water Street, Foot of Court,
AUGUSTA, MAINE.
BY SPRAGUE, OWEN h NASH.
qallg Aennrbrt AournaI.

Is issued every morning, except Sundays.
Contains the latest news By telegraph and mail,
gives reports the Markets. and has carefully pre-
pared political and local articles and generous
a,nount OF farming, home and miscellaneous read.
'ng with full compilation of State news.
Terms, 81 per annum In advance; $Sit payment
IS not made within the year. Single copies 5cents.
TO be had at the bookstores and at this Office.
Advertisements one inch in length, three in
sertons or less $loo; rs cts for every subsequent
insertion. Longer advertisements, those inserted
ior any considerable length oftime Will be inserted
d. favorable terms to the advertiser.
Special N Notices IS per cent. additional
Amusement Notices. ~ per square per week.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-09

ance, and left me without cent in the
world, the disagreeable thing Well,
its lucky I've got husband to take
care of me now, amt it Brucie, dear 2"
Bruce Gaynor did not answer; he
literally could not. His tongue seemed
to cleave to the roof of his mouth !;
every drop of blood in his body stood
still. Had he sacrificed his youth and
beauty and brilliant prospects for this
The gentle Emily had never looked so
coarse and unattractive as she did at
this moment, clinging confidingly to
his arm with wife's sweet confidence.
And then he remembered sweet Kate
Talbot, and thought vindictively of
Rossmere Wylie
He knew--he must have known
that there were two Emily Montress-
ors. thought Gaynor, clenching his
teeth. He saw me walk into the
trap, and never opened his lips TO warn
me. Oh, what fool what double
distilled blockhead I have been !"
So he had, but unfortunately it was
too late for this self-appreciation to DO
of any use. He was safely married tie
Miss Emily Montressor, but not to the
Emily. And Mr.. Gaynor cit, with a
bitter pang of humiliation, that his
snug little piece of diplomacy had been
an utter failure.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-09
A Nice Question.

A short time ago, the body of a man
named Samuel Jones, who had been miss
ing from his home in New Hampshire for
several weeks, was found in the woods
not far from his place of residence In
the meantime, that is in the time between
his disappearance and the discovery of his
remains, his only son had died. This state
of facts leves difficult problem for the
courts to decide, viz; which died first.
father or son If The former, then the lat
ter became his heir immediately upon his
death, and the estate goes to the heirs of
OF the son In the person of a halfbrother
on his mothers side. But if the son died
first, OF course he had no claim upon the
property that was hercditable, and it goes
to the brothers and sisters of the father.
The case is certainly IL very curious one,
and it does not appear how it can be abso-
lutely determined Like cases ara report-
ed in the books, where father and son
have persisted i'll the same calamity, as bv
shIpwreck but the courts have PERMITTED
Juries to decide the priority of death as a
question OF fact, taking into account the
probabilities for example, # the son was
an infant and the father vigorous man,
1t was to be presumed the latter wo uld sur
vive, whereas it the son were u staIwart
young man and the father old and de.
crepid, the presumption would be other
wise. In the Maine case, these circum-
stances do not aid the work of decidine
though 1t would seem that the appearance
OF the dead body furnished quite as trust
worthy premise.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-09
Prussia Sending her Criminals to
America

Prussia has abandoned her former
practice of psrdoning her worst Grimm
ais on condldlOn of their emigration to
the United States, but it is continued
by some of the petty German States,
The Mecklenburg News says:
johannes Dreyfuss, the incendiary
and murderer of Torgelow, who in
1864 was sentenced to Imprisonment for
life, and whom his Royal Ifighness the
Grand Duke pardoned, in June last, on
his promise OF forthwith emigrating to
North America and never more return
ing to this country, has written to his
family from Chicago that be has safely
arrived in that city, and that he intends
to settle there"
We are favored in the same way by
the Principally of Reuss, as appears
from the Gera Advertiser:
Yesterday quite concOurse of peo-
pie assembled in the market space to
witness the disgusting spectacle of the
transportation of two heavily -ironed
criminals through this place. They
were the barber Sonnewend, who two
years ago poisoned his wife, and at
tempted to murder his babe, because
he wanted to marry another woman,
and who, in consequence, was sentenced
to death, but, through the clemency Of
the Prince, had his punishment COM
muted to penal servitnde for life; and
farm-l aborer, Peter Bender, convict
ed in 1861 of nine cases of highway
robbery, and sentenced to penal servi-
tude for life. The two criminals had
petitioned for their release, and mas
much as their relatives had promised
to furnish the necessary means for
sending them to the United States, and
as they have manifested unmistakable
symptoms of repentance and contri-
ton, the Minister of Justice has grant
ed their petition.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-09
"Under the Elm"
BY I. T. MAYO.

Sitting under the old elm tree,
Just as sat seven years ago;
Then | was eager, and gay, and light,
Now am patient, and calm, and slow;
| had then love which called my own
The rest of my way must walk alone.
I've done the work that strove to do,
I've won the crown that hoped for then;
Though no voice whispers to me at home,
Nv name is safe on the tongues of men
Oh some had been happy to know my fame,
But the last one left me before it came.
Sitting under the old elm tree!
Oh, for the castles I used to build
Dreaming my future all peace and JOY,
While toll and sorrow my present filed;
But who of.sucI castles would be debarred,
If they raise ones eyes while the path is hard ?
Now, when the future I hoped is gained,
What would give for the past once more P
The hard, hard work, with an honest end,
The love that nerved me to all bore2
Far better the valley, if home be there,
Than the mountain summit so chill and bare
An empty home, and an empty heart.
A lifelong sorrow that thrills my song,
Was ii for these that labored so?
Was it for these | endured so long
Should we dare to live were the future seen?
Thank God for the veil that He drops between
Sitting under the old elm tree
just as | sat seven years ago
The western sky in golden flame,
! The twilight meadows stretched out below
[ await that future which brings no pain
| To make us long for the past again.
i Good Words