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The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1873-10-31

| furrow his fresh cotton seed at the
rate Of thirty bushels to the acre and
upon these seed he sprinkles ashes at
the rate of three barrels to the acre or
about nine bushels. He then laps
over the seed two burrows with the
turning plow and lets it thus lie dur
ing the winter. When the time ar
rives in the spring to plant cotton he
beds up in the usual way, except he
follows the bedding plow with sub
soil plow. The result of this use of
brains in the cultivation of cotton is
from one to one and half bales o.
cotton to the acre.
The rationale of this system is that the
the decayed cotton seed furnish all the
ingredients to make the seed of the
next crop and at the same time stimu-
lates the growth Of the plant by the
the ammonia that has been given off,
and absorbed by the soil. The ashes
hastens the decay or eats up the cotton
seed and also furnishes potash direct
TO the plant,
As reportA in the first number of
the VINDIoATohs Mr.. sandidge near
Brownsville, Hin& county Mississippi,
by th5useef COTTON seed composted
with cow lot manure and woods earth,
in the proportion of one load of cot
ton seed, one load of COW dung and
two loads of wood mold. OF this
compost he spread sixteen one-horse
cart loads to the acre. In addition
Mr.. Sandidge when bedding up his
land to plant, scattered fresh cotton
seed in the center furrow at the rate
of sixty bushels to the acre. He cul-
tivated the crop in the usual way, and
on this one acre he made two bales of
of cotton, the last unfavorable season,
in spite of the worms, rust, rot, wet
Ind dry weather.
Tdcre i a poit i'll both Of these
examples to be remenbeyed Tuat
the manuri 6 and cultivation Of the
soil hastens the maturity of the cotton
crop and pushes it ahead of the worms,
rust and drouth.
How many farmers in the State,
the ensuing season, will profit by
these examples.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1873-10-31
From the Farmer and Gardener.l
HOMEMADE FERTILIZERS.

The credulity and ignorance pre-
vailing among agriculturists as class,
in regard to the chemical changes in
nature in constant operation, as well as
to the elements composing the various
crop products, and that is required in
the soil to produce bountiful crops,
renders them peculiarly liable to i'm
position and extortion from enterpris-
ing spectators.
Agriculture is the "chief corner
stone" and its successful prosecution
and Improvement is the handspring to
all other industries. Therefore the
art of preserving and restoring the fer
tility of exhausted soils, is one of the
first Importance, not only to the agri-
culturist, but to all other pursuits.
The following directions for composing
cheap and efficient manures is offered
for the benefit Of those willing to
incur little trouble in order to make
progress and save dollars.
And first, they must know that all
vegetable ard animal matter, and some
mineral substances, when decomposed
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1873-10-31
Mass Convention Of Patrons of
Husbandry, Kalamazoo, Mich.

A mass convention of the Patrons Of
Husbandry came of on the fair grounds
last Friday, and was addressed by the
Hon. Stephen F. Brown, Master of the
State Grange; the Hon. w. G. Flagg,
Of Illinois; the Hon. Mark d. Wilbur,
State Senator, and Captain j. G. Bur
rows, Member of Congress from this
dictrict, all Grangers. Mr.. Flagg
made his speech on monopolies, re-
recently delivered in Kansas. At the
conclusion of the speeches Mr.. Whit
ney, of Muskegan, Chairman on the
Committee on Resolutions, offered
series which were adopted. The first
recommends the organization and CO.
operation of some form to our brethren
in toll; second that the Patrons of
Husbandry is the first organization in
which the farmers had any hope, and
we commend it to all, for in the order
may be found:
/. Extensive means of intellectual
culture, so important to all mankind
2. Opportunities for the better trans
acti". o business by giving us 8
kt,w etge 0. tie ave..uas .. trad
the locality and facilities for r1u ain.
markets, and the relation Of supply
and demand.
3. A better understanding Of our
true position in society, and the way
we may regain and retain our places
as peers to the members of any other
occupation.
4. The third resolution declares in
favor of controlling railways and other
corporations, but will favor equal and
exact justice to all and special privi-
leges to none. The fourth, that cheap
transportation is of vital importance
to the State; that combinations to in
crease rates above what is just and
legitimate are conspiracy against the
people.
5. That it is the duty of the general
government to improve navigable riv-
ers and canals, and that ship canal
from the Mississippi to the seaboard is
a public necessity.
6. That we will encourage all kinds
Of manufactures in our midst, thus
saving the cost of transportation to
both producer and consumer.
Z. Believes mildly in the necessity
for middle-men, but that we have to
Pay too high commissions, and must
bring about closer relations between
The producer and consumer.
Resolved, That our chief object {
throughout shall be to benefit our {
ielves, and not to injure the railways |
,r other corporations, or any class of $
only ceasing to deal with |
uch as receive our money without h
irving a fair return for the same. II
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1873-10-31
A9rirulture,
Theory with Practice in Farming.

In the first and second numbers OF
the VINDICAToR we endeayored to
show from whence plants obtained
the nourishment necessary to their
growth. We demonstrated that the
atmospheric constituents were common
to all, requiring only the necessary
preparation and stirring Of the soil to
secure them.
More than one hundred years ago
Jethru Tull, an English farmer, adj
vanced the theory that it was only
requisite to pulverize the soil thorough
ly and keep it we'll stirred during the
growth Of the plant, and the Al, wodli
supply the rest. For several yeas he
practiced this method of cultiyating
crops with marked success. 1t was
astonishing how long this plan sue
ceeded, but after many years it was
found that the soil became exhausted
of the mineral or inorganic constituents
of plants, and tlsat although, wheat
and other crops wyald grow, yey they
failed to mature seed. Then this
question arose, of what constituents are
the seeds of plants composed? BY
correct analysis it was found that GER
tain mineral ingredients entered large
" into the grains of wheat, corn, ETC.,
viz: phosphate of lime in the form Of
phosphofic acid, potash, magnesia,
lime and soda. As soon as these facts
were made known by agricultural
chemists, the intelligent farmers Of
England appropriated them to sheir
own use and imported vast quantities
of bones into that country for the
SAKE o the phosphate of lime they
COZ 4nc sars Of the srl,o oi
wi. Is pr cent o. phos-
pha1s o. lune, AID the English far
mers by applying bone dust llbera ly |
to their lands wa in wheat, soon
brought the production from 10 to 20
bushels to the acre, up to 80 and 90
bushels per acre. This vast increase
was accomplished by the use Of brains
as aceH as bone-dust
At the South and especially incur
own State, we have been pursuing d
similar system of soil exhaustion.
1t has not been felt so sensibly as yet,
as the lint of cotton only takes from
the soil 5 or 6 pounds of these mineral
ingredients, provided we scrupulously
return all the cotton seed to the land
from which the lint was taken.
A case in point is the practice of
one of the best planters in Kinds
county Mississippi; we allude to the
Rev. John Lusk, whose farm lies near
Clinton, when he entered upon the cul-
tivation of it, was one of the most ex-
hausted farms in the country.
Mr.. Lusk pursues the following plan
Of manuring with green cotton seed.
In December or if possible in the lat
ter part of November, he goes into his
field and opens out a center furrow
with the turning plow, in this furrow
he runs subsoil plow as deep as pos
,ible. He then scatters along in this
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1873-10-31

DEFICIENT harvests are reported for
the great grain producing districts of
Hungary. With short crops in Eng
land and France, added to these def.
ciencies in Hungary, Europe will
evidently need an unusually large pro-
portion for the coming winter of our
surplus breadstIlffs and, thanks to
bountiful Providence, we have sur
plus from which all the wants OF
Europe may be supplied. o.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1873-10-31

r ~ '-'-N"N'" 49,
without provisions, your condition
would be pitiable. II necessary let
the merchants suspend. The north
must have the cotton crop. Ii not
her spindles step and then her ten of
thousands of hungry operatives will
visit upon the authors of this money
crisis merited retribution. 1t is most
fortunate that this panic has occurred
whilst the cotton is still in the hands
Of the planter. Bankers say they
have more than enough assets to cover
their liabilities, but they cooly tell us
they will not sacrifice them. So let
the farmers say, "We have cotton
more than enough to pay our debts,
but we viii not sacrifice it. We will
not defraud our creditors; we VIII GER
lily r3at ". o~" vna ,r have TIL. cot
ION 10 SATISFY Your 'l3Gadh and when
YOU pay Ii, 1ol Il, We WI sAli." Wnen
your cotton is suue, and the money
sent north, you may cry but ere viii
be no one to help. CoTroN.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1873-10-31

BERMUDA GRASS. Having hal fire.
quent inquiries for Bermuda grass seed,
and the proper time for sowing, we
take occasion to answer, once for all,
that the Bermuda grass does not pro-
duce seed. 1t IS therefore idle to talk
about seeding adown patch of Ber-
muda," as one of our correspondents
expresses it. 1t is propagated solely
by slips, or joints, dropped upon plowed
ground. If mellow and little rain,
it will need no covering. 1t may be
planted any time from March to No
Noyember-any time except in the
winter. 1t will not stand freeze and
that is about the only thing it will not
stand. Indeed, it will take root almost
anywhere, and in any soil, that a joint
or spear is dropped, and soon over
spread the ground, as many Southern
planter will sorrowfully testify. Not
withstanding, we consider it very
valuable grass for our hot climate.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
Westward, no! the Star
of Empire rises"

Ia the course of human events,
It has become necessary that we
should take up our traps and
move into our large aud commo-
,lious store-house, next door to
Wright & Wilson, where we are, as
in.days of yore, prepared to do the
thingthatiS handsome in the wayof
disposing of goods at panic prices,
which we are well able to do, be-
ca Sc we purchased during the
panic at such prices as to knock our
competitors into the shade. This
is no vain or idle boast so come
and price our goods, and il we
don't do as we say, then tell us
we have prevaricated and are
strangers to the truth"
MURRAY & MORGAN.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
Local Notices.
Success Based upon Merit.

Its a subject of general remark among
both whole sale and retail druggists that no
medicine ever introduced 10 the American
public has ever gained popularity, and met
with so large a sale in all sections Of the
country in the same length eff time as tic
Globe Fl05cer Cough Syrup.
This cannot depend upon its having been
more largely advertised than any other cough
and lung remedy, as such is not the case
The correct explanation is found in the fact
that the Globe Floacer Syrup produces the
most wonderful and permanent cures, of old
Chronic Coughs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Group,
sthoop4ng Cough, &c, and is undoubtedly
Fhe most perfCct, pleasant, safe, and eff
Client remedy for the cure of COHSs,m gItOR
'cver discovered. This rare and delightful
Cough and Lung Panacea is the active prin-
'ciple obtained by chemical process from the
Globe Flower, known as Button Root"
and in botsRy as "CepAeIcRthUS OccjdeR-
3dlIS" and cures whcE all other boosted
remedies fail. gsg-It has cured thousands
of people who are living to-day with only
'Hne remaining lung, and they are permanent
airing advertising mediums for The rare and
1Ondcrfui efficacy of Globe Flower Cough
Syrup, hence the great success and popular
ity of this remedy is based upon its own in
trinSic merits. TO the most hopeless and
despon-iing we say, cheer up at once ava
yourselves of this great lung remedy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
NeaU advertisements.
SHERIFF SALE.
Nos. . and 6.

Nos. and 3.
DY virtue of two writs of venditioni exz
D ponas TO me directed from the honOra-
BILE Circuit Court of Lincoln county, Tennes-
see, at its November term, 1873, in favor of
H. r. Moore & Co. and against d. F. Larkin,
| will expose to public sale TO the highest
bidder, for cash, as the court house door in
the town of Fayetteville, Tennessee, on
Saturday, February 18th, 1874,
all the right, title, claim and interest that
d. f. Ldrkjn has in and to the following
described twenty five hundred acre Tract
of Land lying in Civil District No. %, Linz
coin county, Tennessee, and bounded as fol-
'ows-On the North by the lands of H. and
n Warren, on the West by the lands of
Counts and others, on the South by the
IarGs of Nv. Morgan and others, and on
,ba Ro # BY he lands of parties not known
-conta ring :, 500 acres more or less. Lev
led on as re pro, erty of d. F. Larkin, at
the suit of Fl. T. MoU-e & Co., to satisfy two
judgments aga; INST him for $lC8.84, besides
: y, eTest and coSts Wa. WILLARD,
dec SIS 40 Sheriff.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
SHERIFF SALE.
IN 10

NO. II.
DY virtue Of one writ of venditioni ex-
ID ponas 70 me directed from the honora
bic Circuit Court of Lincoln county, Ten
nessee, at its November term, 1873, in favor
of 7. b. Lackey and against Eliza Cooper,
James A. Cooper and James NJ. Davis, will
expose TO public sale TO the highest bidder,
for cash, at the courthouse deOr in the town
of Fayetteville, Tennessee, on
Saturday, February 18th, 1874,
all the right title claim and interest that
Els Coz per has in and 10 the following
described Tract or Parcel of Land
lying in Civil District No. Is, ii new district
No IL If in old district-Lincoln county,
Tennessee, and bounded as follOws-On the
West by the lands Of T. NJ. Barnett, on the
North BY the lands of Calvin Rawls, on the
Fast by the lands of 7. NJ. Barnet, and on the
South by the lands OF Gillem, containing
fifty acres more or less Levied on as the
property Of Eliza Cooper at the suit of T. B.
Lackey, 10 satisfy one Judgment against
her and the other defendants named for
$Il609, besides interest and costs.
". 4. WILLARD, Sheriff.
dec25-Se.4O
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LAND sAI.ES.
TWENTY ACRE TRACT or LAND

mentioned in the bill in said canse-sasd
land being in the county Of Lincoln, State
of Tennessee, Civil District No, and on
the waters of Norris creek. and bounded as
fOllOws--Beginning at 3 poplar, the East
boundary Of the original survey and the
South East corner of the = part, running
West40 poles to beech, thence Ssuth 81
degrees West 10 poles to a beech, thence
North A degrees West to BLACK locust
the southwest corner Of the same. there.
North 81 degrees East2S poles to ed-budd.
thence North Sc degrees East A po.os 10 a
large white oak on the West boundary line
OF II. Ashby's line, South 80 degrees East
IS poles to chestnut, South 81 degrees
East 20 poles to a poplar stump, thence
South rs poles to the beginning.
Said land being the tract set apart to thu
widow and heirs Of John Lane. deceased.
under proceedings in this court at the No
yenrber fern 1866.
TERMs;-Said land will be sold on crodi5
one and two years, except the sum Of ten
per cent, which will be required in cash.
Notes with good securities will be required
and n lien retained on the land for the pay
ment Of the purchase money.
ANDREW b. WOODARD,
docf1 CJe~E
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
SHERIFF. SALE.
Nos. I aud Q

Nos. aud 9.
DI virtue Of two Writs of venditioni eX-
ED pOnas 10 me directed {. ON the hOnc Table
Circuit Court of Lincoln county, TEN essee,
ut its November term, 1913, in favor OF Stub
hleiield & Carter and Jared Simmons and
against William A. Pryor, | will eX )ose TO
public sale to the highest bidder, 70; cash,
at the court house door in the town of Fay
etteville, Tennessee, on
Saturday, February 9TH, 1874,
all the right, title, claim and intere st that
TViHiGm Il. Pryor has in and to the fol-
lowing described Tract or Par eel of
Land lying in Civil District No. %, Lin
coin county, Tennessee, and bOunde us fol-
lows-On the North by the lands Of Thomas
White and Jincie Taylor, on the West
by Mrs E. +. Pryor's dover tract, OH the
East by the lands Of Kelly Norman and
those OF the Bray heirs, on the S.uih by
the lands of w. II. Moores and W. f Kerch-
eval, said TO contain about 20 acre, Lev
led on as the propertyOf W. 4. PryC +, at the
suits Of StubbIetield a. Garter and Jared
Simmons, TO satisfy two Judgments against
him for S252.07, besides interest and costs.
W. a. WILLARD,
dec25-SS.I0 STcrif.
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Profits Of Martyrdom.

We notice that some city
clergymen have commenced a
repetition of their annual pull
pit excavations of the theatre.
They are beginning to denounce
the stage again as the vestibule
of the naughty place, and the
people who patronise the drama
as foreordained sinners, express
ly gotten up as "brands for the
burning" If the theatres are
doing an Indifferent business,
we could readily understand
why their ptoprietors might be
sOlicitous to get up pulpit per-
secution. 1t always crowds the
"play-houses" and delights the
managers. There is no room,
often, for the multitudes tempt
ed to go to entertainments thus
advertised, and those turned a.
way from the ticket-offices can
have no opportunity to realise
the intense iniquity of the per-
formancesso unctuously berated
by the clerical orators. When
the preachers ''pitched into" the
''Black Crook" and wanted to
convince the public that the ex-
hibition of nature in it was Sill
perior to anything even in an
Anatomical Museum, a censori-
Gus world averred that some of
them had been paid handsomely
to secure the result, viz: the
popularity of the drama, and
tie fortunes Of the managers.
We ;mEute no such sordid mo-
tive to any divine, albeit, the
result always vas a crowded
theatre. Managers IKE to e1-
c,ool,o
periencc the pecuniarS' l."eshetS
such onslaughts occasion. -
There's nothing like martyrdon2
to secure the popular devotion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
Happy New Year !

The old year seems going to
his repose in sadness. Clouds
obscure the sun, frost envelopes
4 the earth, and the teeth of De
Icember chatter ut our windows.
Mortal like, we disregard the
present, despise the past, and
rush to the future. While a few
persons will think about the So
.lemnity of the dying year, nearly
all will have their thoughts fixed
upon the one which is to be in
augurated next Thursday with
happy greetings, jocund laugh
ter, fun and pleasantly, and the
warm grasp of hands.
Tennyson's hymn to the Old
Year and accompanying salu~
tation to the New, is known to
us all. There is line whose
philosoi ply, however, is not full
ly appreciated
1.-THE year is L,viI'C in the SHOW,
The year is dying-'et him go :"
The itaiicised words express
sound philosophy, and the sen
timent of this dcvil-may-Gare
century. The poet says-''1'he
year is DYING the utilitarian
adds-"Let him go!'' Perhaps
it is well that the preponderance
of life is for jollity, hope, and
the future. 1t makes us physi-
caLJy better, however morally
worse we may become for ig-
noring the lessons Of the past.
In wishing our readers a cor
dial and hearty "Merry Christ
mast" and "IIappy New Year!"
we may linger Il little in telling
them how to lay their founda-
ton. For presents or for table
appointments, we need only say,
behold our advertising columns!
They embrace everything that
good taste could wish to select,
Or the most luxurious desire
If disposed to enjoy yourself,
good reader, or to visit another
with enjoyment in whose felici-
ty you feel an interest, you can
not go astray in making your
purchases of the advertisers in
the OBSERVER, confident of
having excellent reason to ad-
mire their amiability Of manner,
their accommodation of spirit,
and their superior facilities for
the transaction of business.
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Symptoms of Liver Complaint


A sallow or yellow complexion of skin,
or yellowiSh brown spots on face and other
parts of body dullness and drowsiness
with frequent headache dizziness, bitter
or bad taste in mouth, dryness of throat and
internal heat palpitation {; in many cases n
dry, teasing cough, with sore throat; I'M
steady appetite, raising of food choking SEN
satiOn in throat; distress, heaviness, bloat-
ed or dull feeling about stomach and sides,
pain in sides, back or breast, and about
shoulders collie, pain and soreness through
bowels, with diarrh@a piles, fatulence,
nervousness, GOODNESS Of extremities rush
of blood to head, with symptoms of apo
plexy, numbness of limbs, especially at
night; cold chIls alternating with hot flash
es,kidncy and urinary difficulties dullness,
low spirits. unSociability andgloom yforebod-
ings. Only few Of above symptoms like
ly to be present at one time. All who use
DR.. Pierce's Alt. Ext, or Golden Medical
Discovery for Liver Complaint and its COM
plications are loud in its praise.
Il CURE OFLIVER DISEASE.
RISK, Texas, May 10th, 1873.
DR.. r. V. PIERCE:
Dear Shiny wife last year at this time
was confined to her bed with Chronic Liver
Disease. ! had one of the best doctors to
see her. and he gave her up to die, when [
came upon some of your medicine.
bought one bottle and commenced giving
it. She then weighed 81 lbs; now she
weighs 40 lbs and is robust and hearty
She has taken eight bottles in all, so You see
l nm an advocate for your Medicines.
WIN. MEAZEL.
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Bz5@ We are authorized to ann ounce Mr.
&. a. French, of Fayetteville, candi.
date Tor Circuit Court Clerk Of Lincoln
county
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SHERIFF SALE.
Nos 81 and 2H

Nos. 2l and %.
10y virtue of two writs of vel. ol'lohl eA-
D ponas TO me directed from the hOhora
bic Circuit Court of Lincoln county, IL, nnes-
see, at its November tenn, 1873, in favor OF
HALEY & Hancock and Henry Warren ano
against James McCann. will expose to pub
lie sale TO the highest bidder for cash, at the
court house door in the town of fayetteville,
Tennessee, on
Saturday, February 18th, 1874;
all the right, title, claim and interest that
James Mccain has in and TO the follow
ing described Tract of Land lying in
Civil District No. Is, Lincoln county, Ten
nessee, and bounded as foIlOws-On the
North by the lands of +. r. Petty, r. q. Nc
Cam, Logan Carpenter and Hardy Carpen-
tCr,On the East by the lands of " R.Martin,
the South by the lands of Joseph Lock,
Joseph Ellerson, W. =. Alternately, s. B.
Nelson, and Il. ID. Hardin, and on the West
by the lands of r. ID. Hardin and c. II. Petty
containing 224 aces more or less. Lev
led on as the property of James McCann,
at the suits of Harley x Hancock and Henry
/ Warren, 10 satisfy two judgments against
him for 1898, besides interest and costs.
W. \. WILLARD,
Gec25-SS. 40 Sheriff.
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Odd-Fellows at Blanche,

ED. OBsERvER-The officers
elect for the first term in 1874,
Evening Star 161, l. o. O. F.,
are DR.. II. NJ. Beatty, N. G.; j.
A. Leatherwood, V. g.; j. r.
Alternately, Sec'y; NJ. w. Will
Hams, Treasurer.
Our Lodge is now in good
condition, having bravely breas-
ted the storms, which threat
ened its early existence. May
the ties that bind our mystic
brotherhood, strengthen with
the growth of the Lodge, and
the whole world soon realize the
blessedness of Friendship, Love
and Truth. j. r. A.