Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-09-03
From Gold Water.
For The Fayetteville Observer.

I OLD w A1EB. L In N u = ~, IL
.Mr. N. O. WaNace-We pro-
coed to give you a few scatter
ing hints Of times with us
Times have changed considera-
bly, since our last; then we were
having extremely hot, dry wealth
er; the king of day sent his
scorching rays on us with scarce
ly a cloud to intervene. Now
he is hid and the gentle show
ers have visited us again. They
were heartily welcomed. We
have survived the longest drouth
(from what old people say that
has visited this country during
this century. People are SOW
ing turnip seeds, cutting corn,
pulling fodder and using all the
precaution they are capable OF.
No occurrences Of any note save
one death. Mrs. Smith, wife
Of James Smith, departed this
life the 10Th inst.-disease OF
standing, but not known by the
writer. Times peaceable-some
talk about the fall election
We want honest, reliable men
in any office and most especial
ly Representatives, Governors,
Congressman, &c, should be
men who sympathize with their
constituents. Give us such
men as composed the Legislature
and Congress years ago, and we
think times will change. If we
had a few Washingtons in the
lead We might look for better
times. 1t seems office seekers
surely use more fiattery now
than then. They make fair
propositions to befriend the
people, but when they get the
Office, wesee the point. II Con-
gressmen and Representatives
did not get such salaries, we
would not see so many office
seekers. We want men who are
willing to take fair wages and
be content and not grab what
little is left after having got
double their dues. We hope
the time is not far distant when
people willnot be SO greedy, ard
strife and contention will cease.
We hope to see our country re-
vive and flourish again. There
is nothing that will bring this
about but good reasonable laws
made and enforced by the right
kind of men. Some are antici-
plating hard times next year
and the prospect is fair for it
We have to battle hard at all
times to keep up with the fast
times, but the failure in the crops
will make it harder on u.s.
Misses rule as a general thing
lin domestic affairs. So, Miss
Fashion has got great many
under her thumb. She intro
lduces more styles and didoes
than one could imagine in {
year. A great many will spend
their last cent, and, worse than
that, contract large debts to ac-
commodate Miss Fashion. The
credit system is a great enemy
to our country. If the cash
system was adopted, people
would not buy so many notions
There would be more goods
manufactured at home. We
would hear of but few bank.
rupts. We southern people
should patronize home industry
establish manufactures, encour.
age those already established
make our own goods, raise ouI
own seeds and keep the money
in the country. Our farmers
raise too much cotton, and by
) so doing they impoverish their
land, have to buy provisions
goods, &C., which takes all theil
money and leave them flat. W.
: see nothing to hinder orr coun
try from being independent, on
ly capital and energy. W.
have the water power TO drive
machinery, fertile soil that will
produce almost anything tina
| we plant. By raising and man
, ufacturing our own necessaries
we would save the expense boil
Of buying and transporting
AS a general thing our farmer
: over crop themselves and there
fore cannot do justice to it.
We should plant small crops
cultivate them well, and W,
would realize more profit. TIL
land may be ever so fertile, bu
will not yield without tillage
We depend too much on corn
1t requires much more labor t.
raise it than millet, besides on
acre il: millet yields much mor'
/ forage. For fear of wearyins
Won and vonr readers. we clos