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SHERIFF. SALE.

No. LOG.
DY virtue of one writ. of venditioni exponas
ID tome directed and delivered from the Hon
Orable Circuit Court of Lincoln county, Ten
nessee at its November term, 1871, in favor of
n. NJ. Jenkins, administrator Of J. q. Webb,
deceased, and az linst james Webb, principal,
and J. A. Webb and 7. s. Williams, securities,
will expose TO public sale, to the highest bid
der, for cash, at the court house door in the
town Of Fayetteville, on
Saturday, February 10th, 1872,
the following TRACT OF LAND belonging
to r. s. H'tlliams, lying in Lincoln county,
State of Tennessee, Civil District, No. %, and
bounded as follows, to-wit On the South by
Stonebraker's heirs. on the southwest and
south least by the lands of w &. Carter and
Pryor's heirs, and on the North by the lands of
Victory Ray. Levied on as the property of
I. S. Williams, to satisfy one execution in my
hands in favor Of n. NJ. jenkins, administrar
tor, for S9S. so, besides interest and costs.
IL. B. MORGAN,
Jana So 10 br. Sheriff
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o. Netherlands Thread for
cash at all times. D. G.. HALL.
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BE- Special attention is asked
to the advertisement of the Fay
etteville and Tullahoma hack in
this paper. The proprietor and
driver Mr.. A. w. Hess, is steady,
responsible gentleman, and one
of the cleverest men of our &C
quaintance. He always makes
connection with the railroad
trains, and we take pleasure in
recommending his route to the
travelling public.
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County Court.

Last Monday County Court APP
pointed the following Tax Asses
sors for 1872. Il
LIST dis-AJ. w. Martin.
2nd--J. L. Ashby.
3rd-John Reed.
4th-A. j. Whitaker.
5th-W. L. Rees.
6th-W. +. Cole 80
7th--F. G. Buchanan.
Sth--C. c. Mckinney.
9th--W. A. Wood.
10TH. C. Butler.
11th--A. c. Martin.
I2th--Jas. l.. Alexander.
/ 13th--James K. Moore.
l4th-J. NJ. McAfee.
15th-R r Davis.
16th-J. w. Corpier.
18TH Samuel Hall.
-lSth-Joseph G. Asklns.
l9th--lsaiah Hancock.
20th-J. w. Rawls.
2lst-James Henderson.
22nd-A. S. Moore.
23rd-L.P 2. Myrick.
24th-J. L. Barker. "
25th-J. A.. Hall. F
The tax was fixed ut Soc on
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BE- The following are the
officers of Surprise Lodge No. 15S
L. 90. F., Flyntville, for the cur
rent term
VIM. Beckett, n. G..
II. A. Coldwell, V. G..
w. IL. Warren, Sec.
ID. nj. Minis, Treas. o-
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Railroad Time Table.

BE5@ Advertisements are inserted in the or
der in which they are handed in.
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PROFITABLE BUSINESS

Will he given g or two rcrSOns- OF ethPr sex. IN
FAyet egilie a tdjOining towns, by VII oh they
" eealiZe frUi S5OU 10 vIUOO year, with but lit
IL Interference with ordinary occupation in selling
HOUS EHoLD ARCI Giles OF
real merit aud universal If the " hole time IS
devoted a much larger sum may be realized -
Circulars free, giving plee lists of articles a.
commissions allowed. I D. COOK & CO, Hobo
ken, \ ). B.
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n@ An extraordinary occur
renee happened in this county,
about ten miles south. east of this
place, we are told, just two weeks
ago. Two negro men were wend-
ing their way bomeward, under
the influence of liquor. The
drunkest of the two finally sue
cumbeG and tumblcd from his
saddle. The other, being unable
to get him up, went away for
assistance, and was persuaded not
to return, on the plea that if the
PROSTATE negro died, he, the
friend, might be charged with pro-
curing his death. Accordingly he
waited, until morning and then
with others sought the missing
man. He was found where he
had fallen; was supposed dead,
and removed to his late home,
and laid out. But the corpse
wouldn't get cold and stiff-it re-
tanned the warmth of life with
the insensiblity of death. Its
hands when pressed open, closed
without aid, and a mirror held
over the mouth showed moisture.
The colored friends and family
finally became tired of waiting
for the remains to assume the rig
idity that properly belongs to the
dead, and concluded to end it,
which they did on Friday, tie
22nd, with a funeral. Was the
negro ueau q!
m Our friend W, T. Meyers,
Of this place, was the subject Of
an unfortunate accident Oh Satur-
day, the 23rd ult. He was driv-
ing a nail in a place where the
light was dim, and in endeavor-
ing to strike hard blow, tie
hammer glanced, causing the nail
to fly out and strike him in the
eye, cutting a cash in the ball a.
bout quarter of an inch in length.
We sympathise with him in his
misfortune.
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~ A new insolvent notice
may be found in this paper.
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E 4 Mi 5 ATS.

Election Thursday, August | 1872
Bas~ We are authorized to announce Mr..
Joseph =. Hobbs a candidate for Tax
Collector Of Lincoln county.
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EE The following are the Of
fi3ers of Jackson Lodge No. 6S,
Masonic, Fayetteville, the present
form
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NeaU .AdUcrtis
Vat ABLE
MILL FOR SALE -!

y obedience to an order OF sale pronounce
! cd at the October term, 1871. of the Coun-
ty Court of Lincoln county, Tennessee, in
the cause of Geo. B. Boyles ct ais rs. j ohm
r. Gordon ct ais, / will attend on the prem
iSes, on
Saturday, January 9th, 1872,
and offer for sale to the highest bidder, on
credit of one, two and three years, THE
MILLS belonging to the estate of John Il.
Gordon, dec, together with 25 acres Of land
attached thereto. Said Mills are situated
on Elk River, about miles above Fayettc-
vile, and consist of an excellent set of
Corn Stones, a set Of first-rate French Burr
Wheat Stones, and Carding Machine-all
in good order. 1t is one of the earliest mill
seats in the county. The Carding Machine
is in a new building separate and apart from
the Mill. The Mill is in good repair, with a
new dam put in by experienced workmen,
and water abundant all the year around
lid property is situated Immediately on the
W. e. A. r. K. The biddings will commence
at $4,000.
Notes with two or more good securities
will be required of the purchaser, and lien
retained for the payment of the purchase
money. GEO. b. BOlLES,
jan4 Special Commissioner.
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DhIUUo 40 DHNO 4 N I'm,
Established 1915 Rochester, New York.
BLOOMINGTON NURSERY, IlLINOiss

20;h YEAR GU ACRES ID GREEN HOUSES
Largest Assortment. Best Stock.
Low Prices. Irces, shrubs, TlantS. Bulbs,
See,s, Stocks crafts, &c. 100 Page IiiuStFa-
ted Catalogue. 10 Cents; Bulb; Plant.
seed CatalU CUES. dill for 10 cents Wholesale PrIce
List free send for these before bu wing elsewhere.
=. PHOENIX, Bloomington ill.
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l'hos. ]. Gray, W. NJ.
ID. w. Clark, S. w.
Chss. Waddie, j. W. ~
w. T. Meyers, Treas.
C. W. Higgins, Sec.
]. S. Vaughn, S. D.
Jas. B. Morgan, J. D.
J. w. Lauderdale and inc. II
Cummins. Stewards.
John S. Waddle, TiIer.
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=MaffiageS=in=lS7l.,

2 During the year Just closed,
there were $50 marriage licences
issued in Lincoln county, divided
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L.ist-afI.attars

* Remaining In the pcstsoffee at
Fayetteville, Tenn, . Thursday,
January 4 ,kS72. -
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YOU CANNOT Do BETTER

Therefore, call or send your Wool. and We
promise satisfaction. For Circulars and
List Of Prices address
marchI6 Z, ]. MCCARTNEY 6 co.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
cHunREN,S DEPARTMENT.

"WHY doesn't your father take a
newspaper ?" asked man OF little
bov whom be found pilfering one
from his door step" " Cause he'd
rather send me to take 1t, wGs the
reply.
Do As Do.-This game for chill
dren, ii properly managed, must be
a very amusing one. A company
of children sit in line. One, the
leader, sitting in front, begins the
game by moving the right hand up
and down, and saying, Massa sent
me TO YOU, sir. The first in line
answers. 'eWhat for to do, sir?'
The leader replies, "Do as l do
Questions and replies are repeated
until all have their right hand IN mo-
ton.
Second, the leader, moving both
hands, asks the me questions, get
ting the same replies, until all have
both hands in motion.
Third, the leader lifts his right
foot up and down until all have their
feet NOV ng, meanwhile asking
questions and getting the same re-
pl es.
Fourth, leader moves his head
then opens and shuts the eyes, and
lastly the mouth BY this time the
scene is so ludicrous that al are un-
able to keep from laughing any
longer, and the game is suddenly
brought to close.-American Agri-
cuLtaaiSt.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
star DeptIls.

The mind of man utterly fails to
realize the immensity of space, and
no one unaccustomed to the use of
the telescope can have any adequate
idea of the difference presented by
the heavens when viewed by the
naked eye, even upon clear night,
and the scene which is disclosed to
tie eve and mind of the astronomer.
How difficult it is to realize that
each star IN the sofemn depths OF
the universe is a sun like our SUP,
but separated one from each
others and our own by distances
almost beyond the power Of man to
compute
Only about 5000 stars can be dis
tinctly seen and counted by the
raked eye, while an ordinary tele-
scope reveals he paesence of some
thing like 100000. Herchel's great
1S-inch instrument, it is estimated
shows 1S0,000,000. while the great
Rosse telescope, by its vast pene-
trating power, is supposed to open
up to our vision not less than 700,-
000,0O0l And yet, when the
whole heavens is swept by this
telescope, we have only penetrated
a distance into space from our stand
point on this globe, which, when
compared to the imsensity beyond.
is no more than the space occupied
by the room where we write or read
is to the immensity of depth pene-
trated by the last mentioned instru
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
A Reanfirnl Exneriment.

The following beautiful chemical
experiment may be easily performed
ty lady, to the great astonishment
of a circle at her tea party:
Take two or three leaves of red
cabbage, cut them into small bits,
put them into a bas n, and pour a
pint of boiling water on them let
it stand au hour, then pour it off
into a decanter. 1t will be fine
blue color. Then take four vine
glasses: into one put six drops of
strong vinegar into another six
drops of solu ion of soda into q
third a strong solution cf alum and
let the fourth remain empty. The
glasses may be prepared some time
before, and the few drops of color
less liquid / hat have been placed in
them will not be noticed. Fill up
the glasses from the decanter, and
the liquid poured into the glass con
tanning the acid will become beau
tifnl red the glass containing the
soda viii be fine green that pour
ed into the empty Que will remain
unchanged. By adding little vine
gar to the green it will Immediately
change to led, and on adding a
little solution of soda to the red il
Will ussume fine green. thus show
ing the action of acids and ak Les
on vegetables blues.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
Narrom.Gauge RaIIroads in India.

The British Government appoint
ed, in 1869, a Commission to con.
slider what gauge should be adopted
for the Indus Valley and other pro-
iected" railways After more than
year of careful investigation, this
Commission has reported, and within
the last month the Indian authorities
have decided on three feet three
inches for all State lines. This action
extends the narrow gauge system to
lines nearly 10000 miles IN aggre-
gate length; intended to give all
needed facilities to vast areas of terri
tory and immense populations. 1t
is the most important endorsement
the narrow-gauge system has yet re-
ceived, and VIII greatly influence
decisions as to the width of gauge,
the world over. What particular
width of gauge is absolutely theb best,
II is perhaps not possible to decide /;
but, as there are already projected
nearly 5000 miles of narrow-gauge
roads, varying but little either way
from three feet, we venture to sug-
gest the establishment of a uniform
width of about that measure. The
confusion, cost, and calamity attend
ing the uncertain, capricious reduc-
ton of gauge to the present stand
ard of four feet eight and a half
inches may surely, with fore
thought, be avoidedin the " new de-
parture.' A further inhiction of such
evils as compromise wheels, -
and like accident-invitiag devices,
should lie at once provided against
A National Railroad Convention, or
equivalent authority, should imme-
diately take cognizance of this i'm
portant matter and it would be
well, too, if uniform standard
for pattern and weight of rail could
at the time be agreed upon.-N. Y
Ty-ibuDe
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
successful ApbieGrowing.

Joshua Jeflries is mentioned by
the Prnntical Planter as one Of the
most successful apple growers in
Pennsylvania. His orchard is locat-
ed on a hillside sloping gently to
the south and southwest. is of lime
stone soil, and made fertile by sur
face application Of manure. This
system he has pursued for fifteen
years. Trees, he maintains, should
be fed regularly. not too much, but
Just enough to enable them to main
tain healthy, moderate, uniform
growth. He applies the washings
of the roads on his own farm, al the
refuse ashes and those made in the
neighboring lime kilns in burning
lime with wood, and also manure
from the cattle yards. Whenever he
has a spare load of fertilizing mat
ter It goes to the orchard. Spread
ing these materials on the surface,
although a green grass sod is on the
ground all over it, the soil is so mel
low he can kick it up with his foot
the young roots coming to the sur
face, or nearly SO, not being more
than an inch or so under it for their
food. There they come in contact
with light, heat. moisture, the i'm
portant elements of plant fooi.
Trees treated under this system are
healthy, strong and vigorous. AL
though in a deep valley, liable to the
late spring frosts, he secures crops
OF fruit, while his Heighbors in more
favored localities fail.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
Industry of Birds.

Some curious statistics about
small birds have recently been laid
before the House of Commons. The
thrush is said to work from 2:3O in
the morning until $50 in the even
ing, or nineteen hours. During this
time he feeds his young 206 times.
Blackbirds work seventeen hours.
The male feeds the young Al times
and the females So times per day.
The industrious titmoGss manages
to spread AT meals day before its
voraoious offspring. According to
one naturalist, their food consists
largely of catepillars. These state
ments, and hundred more quite as
curious, were made in an eloquent
plea for law to protect small birds
from being shared and shot. Un-
fortunately, although the speech
seems to prove that they are really
the allies, instead of the enemies OF
the farmer, the old prejudices against
ihem were strong enough to defeat
the bill.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05

me with all his griefs, and | lister
to them. You'd be astonished tC
know how little the tongue and tho
ear have to do with this business
Then there is Mr.. =, who began
life with homely, unrefined wife
and is now ashamed of her. Poor
man he is really in love with me-
"And will all the money that you
make pay you for the degradation
YOU suffer in return You are Il
woman of fine Intellect, an intellect
that approaches genius. You can
command admiration, respect,
wealth, by devoting your gifts To an
honorable pursuit"
/ H.r face flushed for moment,
and then starting to her feet and
j pacing the floor in some excitement,
( She exclaimed 81 learned my
power when it was too late. But
/ you arc the last man to upbraid me.
+ Do YOU know when | discovered
my powers as an actress will
tell you. Under our tuition while
in Baltimore. l came TO you starv-
ing and you sent me into private
families 10 worm out their secrets
and betray their intentions"
"There you 90 again That was
in the service o. your country, and
the people possessed of those Sc
crets were our enemies.
What was the difference, SO far
as my character went But | do
not rcgrct-I have nothing TO re
gret. | have 10 friends, no rela-
tives, DO country. | never knew q
man who did not either insult me
OF. cheat me. l never knew wo-
man who had not stony heart and
claws like 4 cat. | hate them al. ]
dcspise them all They would hunt
me down, and so l hunt them down
when | can"
But YOU have made money
enough, why not leave this horrible
business, and from this out try and
possess your soul in peace. You
are young yet, you can have many
years of happiness before you.
You want me TO de~ist," she
said, interrupting me Il have two
good reasons for going on. 1t is
not avarice, although, having sold
myself to the devil, [ am right in
getting the best price for my poor
soul. But let me show you my two
reasons for going on"
She walked to an arched recess,
and, pulling aside heavy curtain,
showed me, playing on the floor,
two beautiful children.
There" she continued, dropping
the curtain, "these are my two reas-
ons. I cannot give my children a
good name, but ! will give them
that which Is more prec Gus than a
good name in this mean, wicked
world Of ours-I will give them
wealth, and 1 will try to teach them
to be anything on earth but what
their unfortunate mother; is so now
if you betray me You bctray them.
l left the detective business when l
quit Baltimore. 1 try moral suasion
now" <a.-.afS
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
HEAVEN
No sickness there

No sickness there
No wesry wasting Of the frame away
No fearful shrinking from the midnight air
No dread Of summers bright and touid ray
No hidden grief
No wild and cherries vision Of despair
No vain petition for swift relief
No fearful eyes; nobroken hearts are there
Care has no home
Within tie realms Of esaseIess praise ant
song;
The billows break away and melt in foam.
Far from the mansions of the spirit throns
The storm s black wing
Isnever spread athwart celestial skies;
It's waiting blend not with the voice of spring
A some too tender loweret fades and dies.
No night distils
It's chilling dews upon the tender frame:
20 moon is needed there the light which fills
That land Of glory from which its Maker came.
No parted friends
Der mournful recollections faint and weep /:
No bed of death endearing love attends,
To watch the coming of pulseless sleep.
Let us depart;
If home like this await the weary soul,
Look up, then stricken one! thy wounded
heart
Shall beat no more meath sorrows stern
control.
Angels abide.
White robed and innocent to lead the way:
Why fear to plunge in Jordan's swelling tide,
And find the ocean Of eternal day?
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
Useful Truths.

Deserve friends and you will have
them. The world is teeming with
kind hearted people, and you have
OILY to carry a kind sympathetic
heart in your own bosom to call
out goodness and friendliness f;om
others.
1t is a mistake to expect 70 receive
welcome, hospitality, words of cheer,
and help over rugged and difficult
passes in life, in return for cold sell
fishness, which cares for nothing in
the world but self.
Cultivate consideration for the
feelings of other people, if you
would never have your own injured.
Those who COMPLAIN most of i'll
usage are the ones who abuse them
selves and others the oftenest.
Ii life to you is not all You would
have it, seek to make it better and
more enjoyable yourself. For at
best life Is what we make 1T.
Employment for the mind is what
thousands of women are in need of
After the piodding routine required
Tor mabeIidl uSCcSSlbiCS be~o O~CH
gone through with for the day, and
the tired body requires and enjoys
rest, the minds of many women
reach cut hungering and IhirstiDg
after intellectual food. Not having
that craving satisfied is what causes
unhapi mess for many whose lives
seem dark and barren.
Open the windows of your heart,
and let light into the dark, un-
healthy places you have for years
dampened with your tears.
Send disappointment to the winds
take life as it is, and with a strong
will make it as near what it should
be as possible.
Receive at once the potent power
which viii lift you above the ills OF
life, in the thousands of books
which can be had in this age Read
books, pamphlets and newspapers-
anything useful. Instructive, anus
ing, and full of lessons. Get Soul
mind off yourself at some rate, ol
/ you are doomed never to amount &
anything or have friend worth hav
ing.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
THE WORKING NAN.

The noblest men I know on earth,
Are men whose hands are brown with toll
Who, backed by no ancestral groves,
Hew down the wood and til the soil;
And win thereby prouder name
Than follows the king or warriors fame.
The working men. whate'er the task.
Who carve the stone or bear the hod,
They bear upon their honest brows
The royal stamp and seal of God:
And worthier are their drops of sweat
Than diamonds in a coronet.
I.
God bless the noble working men,
Who rear the cities OF the plain.
Who dig the mines. who build the ships,
And drive the commerce OF the main;
God bless them for the toiliDg hands
Have wrought the glory Of all lands.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05

Ii young person will begin and
Persevere in learning by heart, four
lines of good poetry every day, there
viii be laid up in the treasury-house
of memory fourteen hundred and
sixty lines In year. So of facts
and various kinds of information.
All great things are done little by
little. Atoms make worlds. The
greatest fortunes consist of farthings.
Life is made up of moments, and a
succession of welI-spent moments
make u well-spent life.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-05
Abroad.


Aberdeen. Scotland, and vicinity, is
flooded by rain. The crops are ruined.
immigration from Alsace and Lor-
ralne continues, and is increasing.
Gsmbetta, in speech at 'AIbertyille,
demanded the dissolution OF the Ma
tionai Ass embly of France.
The Right Ron. Robert Low, i'm a
speech delivered at Glasgow, alluded to
the result of the Geneva arbitration.
lie expressed the opinion that the
Americans had come out of the str,g-
gle very much irritated; but Eng
lands object was not. to. gain a legal
triumph She acted therefore not as
litigant. bat as friend. The money
declared due should be paid without
murIaBr or delay.
The French having been applied to
by Minister Washburne to join our Gov
ernment in taking such action as will
put an end TO the persecution of the
Jews in Ronmania, has received The
proposition favorably, and will insist
that residents of that Province, of all
creeds, be accorded with equal protec-
ton.
Cespedes. accredited Minister of the
Cuban Republic to the United States,
has applied for the restoration of the
Cuban cruiser, the Pioneer, captured off
Newport, r. l., by United States ves-
sci, and since condemned to be sold as
prize. The Attorney General, not
icing able to see the matter in the
same light as that possessed by the ex-
traordinary Minister, the latter gentle
man will bring his claim to- the notice
of the State Department.
It Is reported from Madrid that the
Spanish Government. has resolved fo
fslbnit to the other european powers
the question of the jdstice of it's claims
against the United States for damages
by Cuban fillibustering expeditions.