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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

ne Call and settle your &C.
count or note, as we are compelled
to have money, and now is the
time TO get it for your wheat.
iuly 30 WHITAKER & ALLEN.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

NE Our friend L. L. Cole
furnished us last week a state
ment of the number of bushels
of wheat threshed in the LIST
district, and we regret that we
overlooked it in our last issue.
1t aggregated 1925 bushels.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

eS A report has gained cur
rency, we understand, to the
effect that Rev. n. D. Crawford
has departed for parts unknown.
There is no truth in the report.
Mr.. G. is now, and has been for
several days, conducting a very
successful religious meeting in
the vicinity of Oregon, this
county. The congregations are
large, unusual interest is mani
tested, and great good will be
accomplished, it is thought, for
the Masters cause.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16
Marriages.


In this county, Thursday, 9th inst, by
Elder .G.Woods, Mr.. II. Nv. DONALDSON
and Miss AMERICA FOSTER.
In this county, Thursday, 9th inst, by
Rev. A. S. Sloan, Mr.. ROBERT Y. GLEG-
HORN and Miss SALLIE HAMPTON.
. The following marriage licences have
been issued since our last report
WHITE.
Emerson Roberts and Jane Bates.
Jno II. Fullerton and Lucinda A. Barnes.
w. S. Mount and Elizabeth J. Simpson.
Barnham Garrett and A. J. Stanley.
James P. ColstOn and Nancy NARROW.
Ira c.. Cowan and Caledonia COlston.
COLORED.
Will White and Rebecca Wright.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

@ Two trains lett Fayette-
vile last Saturday, instead Of one
as before. The second was COM
posed of wheat cars.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

IM Any kind Of machinery
or hardware not in our regular
line furnished at manufacturers
prices for cash on short notice.
WHITAKER & ALLEN.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

s@% Mosquitoes are more plen-
tiful this year than usual. and the
pests are disagreeably familiar.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

~ The present is the most
prosperous session that Fayette-
vile High School has ever had.
The principals, Messrs Fisher,
worked hard for success, and
have fairly won it. They be-
gan under somewhat discour-
aging circumstances, but by in
dustry, perseverance, and con-
scientious discharge of duty,
have built up one of the best
male schools that our town has
ever known. Parents hereabouts
who have sons to educate would
do we'll to try the Messrs. F.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

~ Our young friend James
NJ. Metcalfe, of Columbia, is in
town, circulating among his friends.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16
Satisfaction OF no Paw.

The above is the motto of the Town
Spring Livery Stable. Call and see fOI
yourselves.
NJ. C. ATKINSON & CO., Proprietors.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16
Fayetteville Observer
Thursday, Septemb'r 49, 1875
New Worlds to Occupy.

der we learn that Alexander
wept because he had no more
worlds to conquer. The moral
drawn from this story, by our
authority for it, is against ambi-
ton, but it would be a better
lesson TO teach from it the vani-
ty of Ignorance. To the great
man of antiquity the only use a
world could be put to was to
conquer it.
Though our conception of the
use Of worlds has enlarged since
Alexander's day, yet the spirit
which dictated his lamentations
has hardly yet become entirely
extinct. lis manifestations
have changed, yet its essence
remains.
1t is singular how many per-
sons are not aware of the new
worlds that are now opening be-
fore us in every direction. We
have managed, since Columbus
showed us the way, to explore
pretty nearly all parts of this.
yet the atmosphere is an entire
ly unexplored region, and the
proposition to use one of its cur
rents shows us how little we
really know Of it. Nor is it on
ly physical discoveries which
are now waiting to be made; in
the social and industrial do
mains new and unexplorcd
worlds are lying at our doors.
That precedent and law are
not synonymous, is Il new world.
which it would do no harm for
our judges and our lawyers to
visit. That a certain decision
was made in the tenth century
and has been repeated every fifty
years since, is no proof that it
should be followed now. In
fact if it proves anything, it
proves that it should not be fol-
lowed, since the conditions
it suited in the tenth century
are at present all changed. -
We might as we'll refer Il ma
ture main to the pulling days Of
his infancy for his guides to his
actions and opinions, as to seek
for the justice Of this century
in that Of the tenth.
Imagine our philosophers, our
doctors, our surveyors, our ag-
riculturists, our mechanics, or
our parsons seeking the prece-
dents for all they say or do in
the tenth century. What Il
tumble it would make Of things
in general.
The Modes and Persians boas-
ted that their laws were not
changed, and they left us no
better proof Of the low coEdi-
ton Of social development they
had reached than this. Besides
if the law is complete and fin
ished, why keep SO many lcgis-
lative bodies at work so much
of the time?
In fact it is as absurd for us to
suppose that we have conquered
this world, either legally, indus
trially OF socially, as it was for
Alexander to suppose that in his
fine he had conquered the Whole
earth. The grand empire he
built up embraced only a small
part Of it.
A new world lies-open for our
exploration in law,,-Iwhen the
best reason Of this has found
the way open to it. A new
world in industry will be ready
for occupation when the produ-
GERS of wealth organize its dis
tribution. A new world in fl
nance will open before us, when
not the dollar, but the labor
that produces twill be the basis
Of the system. A new social
world will be discovered for us
when we recognize the equality
of Caucasians, and have that
confidence in human nature
which We now pretend to be-
lieve we have.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

A The advertisement in
this paper shows that the time
Of holding the Colored Fair in
Fayetteville has been changed
from October End to September
29th, at the grounds of the
white far association. The
managers have made arrange
ments for the pleasure and con-
venicnce of visitors and exhibit
tors, and the prospect is prom
Using for the most successful
exhibition that the colored peO-
pie have ever had. Their prem
iums possess real value, consist
ing, as they do, of men and wo-
mems clothing, table ware, sad
dies, brides: greenbacks, etc.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

ISg Services at the Fayette-
vile Female Academy are tenn
porarily suspended. The only
son of Prof. Hatcher was visit
ing his grandparents in Wilson
county, as was supposed here in
good health, but Saturday even
ing last we saw teIegraphic
dispatch addressed to Prof. IL.
which read
Henry is dangerously ILL.,
Come at once"
We hope that the boy may
speedily recover, and that Prof.
III. and his estimable lady may
soon return.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16
Cadet Clayton Shofner.

Inquiries are made daily as to
the condition of young Mr..
Shofncr. The following letters
the first from Hon. Alexan-
der Evans, former M. G. from
Maryland, and the other from the
attending physician--addresse
to Clayton's father, explains the
whole matter, and affords the
pleasing assurance that a speedy
recovery is reasonably sure
ELKToN, MARYLAND,(
Aug. Both, 1875. {
Webb K. Shotner, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR : Your son James
Clayton Shofner on the night
of the 26th or 9th August,
leapcd while in febrile delirium
from the train near this place.
1t is not known what became
of him from that time until Sat-
day at II o'clock &. m. The
railroad company, philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore)
caused immediate search to be
made. He was, strange to say,
uninjured by the fall, and has
now recovered his mind, is con-
valescing rapidly, and is, and
will be, we'll cared for. / tele-
graphed yesterday to Gen.
Ruger, Superintendent of the
Military Academy, relating the
facts, in order that your sons
absence might be explained.
| have directed that Cadet
Shofner be removed from the
place where he now is with
plain civil PEG pie called Wood
row to my house, as | think he
can be made more comfortable.
The Woodrows have nursed and
watched him very carefully
They are in reay moderate cir
cumstanccs. There is no need
for anxiety on your part as your
son mends rapidly and will I'M
dou6tedly be able to proceed
upon his journey in a few days.
He says that he left home with
$50, that his ticket cost near $50,
and he still has about $19. He
has also tickets ISSUED by way
of Louisville and CincinnatD
hence to New York. AS there
have been accounts in the news
papers which might reach and
cause you great uneasiness, [
write to relieve any apprehen-
sion. Respectfully your ob't
serv't, ALEXANDER EVANS.
2. S.--Dr. Tuft is in atten-
dance upon your son.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

~ The first bale Of cotton
to reach this market this season,
was shipped to Holding, Wilkes
& Hancock, Nashville, last Sat-
urday by Mr.. F. M. Kelso. 1t
was raised by Mr.. Thos. Jeans,
five miles west Of Fayetteville.
1t is a superior article.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-16

LATER.-We regret to say that
the little boy died Friday, his fu-
neral taking place Saturday. The
afflicted parents have the sympa-
thy of this entire community.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

YESTERDAY afternoon at about one
o'clock, two men named John Walsh
and John Driscon were taken to the
police station by officer Roske, charged
with being drunk and disorderly. 1t
seems the men had engaged In war at
Apfers saloon, on Kinnickinnick avenue.
and it became necessary for the police
to interfere. Nothing was thought OF
the circumstances, for drunk and dis
orderly men are the most common things
on earth.
DriscolI kept up continual groaning,
and finally the station-keeper determined
to see what the matter was. 1t was
then discovered that DriscoIl had been
stabbed in the abdomen, and that his
intestines were protruding from the
wound. This discovery was not made
until about four o'clock-the injured
man having given no intimation of his
condition, simply saying that Walsh
had kicked him.
Upon being questioned he stated that
Walsh had done the stabbing, and after
wards kicked him. DR. Hasten was
summoned, and made an examination OF
the wound, giving it as his opinion that
Driscou could not ive.-Mll. Wisconsin
MO7l0HU
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18
DUTCH DIAMOND CUTTERS.

The Dutch diamond cutters are said
to be the most skllful OF any In the
world Such is their marvellous expert
ness that a workman will cut the whole
twenty or twenty-four facets OF the gem
of exactly similar size, or at least SO
nearly of size that a microscope only
would reveal any discrepancy. Nor Is
the operation of polishing, which sue
ceeds that OF cutting, any less perfect.
The wheel used for this process is a
circular table of iron, known by the
Dutch name of schulz. BY means OF
machinery it is made to revolve with e1-
IRENE rapidity, sometimes at the rate Of
nearly 3 700 revolutions per minute ID
practlce, a quantity o1 very tine liamond
powder, moistened with olive oil, Is
placed on the table. Before the diamonds
are polished they are set Is a cone com
posed OF an alley of lead and tin, and
this cone exactly fits in cap, which Is
held steady by long handle fixed IL
the wall Of the room, or III some conVen-
lent post. The facet of the diamond,
which forms the summit of the cone.
is then pressed on the revolving table,
and held down by weights OF lead
Great care is essential, for, should the
diamond become loose in the cone, II
would in all probability be much damag,,
ed by the edge Of the facet being ground
away. One facet having thus been prop
erly polished, the stone is taken from
the cone and reftted with another cone
uppermost, and the same operation Is
repeated.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

A RECKLESS Bavarian, who prided
himself upon his skill as a marksman,
recently bethought himself of crown
ing proof of his unerring aim. He
thereupon led his son, lad of IL years,
to certain spot and paced off seventy
yards. Upon the boys head thus post
ed he placed an apple, and retiring with
his rifle to the distance of 21O feet, he
called upon his friends who had assemb-
led to witness the dangerous and heart
less act, to observe that he should cut
the apple in two without harning his
child. He deliberately raised his weap-
on, fired and cut the apple in the mid
die, leaving the child neither scathed
nor frightened, so confident was the latter
in the fathers skill. The heartless man
was then about to repeat the experiment,
when the police, secretly informed, ii
was said, by the boys mother, came up
on the ground and interferred to prevent
the continuance of such dangerous ex-
pertinent, and arrested the father, i'm
prisoning him for number of days in
punishment for his foolhardiness.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

THE New York Herald long ago &C
quired the reputation of being polite
al weather-cock. 1t has made some mis-
takes, but its motto always was to lean
to the winning side, and this continues
to be its desire. just now, it evidently
thinks tn 1t the Democrats have thrown
away their chances, and that where they
have gained power they have proved
conspicuous failures. The Herald tells
them, in grandfatherly sort of way,
that to be successful, ''they must avoid
in the interest of the South as well as
their own party interest, their irrepres-
sible tendency to Bourbonism. There
is a little Hibernicism here which was
not intended, but it is eloquent with
truth. How is party to subdue an III
repressible tendency?'' AS Bourbonlsm
is Just that kind of tendency with the
Democrats, if The Herald's words are
gospel, they stand very poor chance of
success. The Herald predicts that Re
pubicans will win in the next PRESIDENT
81 election, if Grant doesn't run for third
term-which he won't .-,S69atiaeI.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

THE island of Mackinac, which hereto
fore has been held as military reserva-
ton, is to be set apart for national park
with the exception of Fort Macinac and
grounds Regulations shall provide for
the preservation from injury or spoilation
of all timber, mineral deposits, natural
curiosities or wonders within the park,
and their retention in their natural con-
dition; also for preventing the wanton
destruction of all fish and game. It is
to be within the discretion of the Secre-
tary to grant small parcels of ground to
those persons who wish to put up build.
jngs for the accommodation of visitors,
The lease not to exceed ten years. Any
portion of the park can be used by the
military as drill or parade ground in
time of peace, or be completely occupied
in case of actual or expected war.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

ON Thursday white man and two
negro men-all well dressed entered a
saloon on Broad street not far from the
theatre, and the white man called for
three brandy cocktails. The industri-
Gus dispenser of spirituous comfort
briskly compounded the fluids and set
before the negroes two glasses. 81
called for three glasses" said the white
man. Eyes" replied the barkeeper, elm
sorry we can not accommodate you, but
We only sell to gentlemen" The negroes
erinned and imbibed, and then followed
their exasperated friend and brother to
the street.-Rtchnlo7ad Examiner.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

A POLISH family in Chicago were
poisoned in mysterious manner, Sun
day night. The mother and one child
died during the night, and two other
children will probably die. The hus-
band and father. Theodore Mallinski,
has been arrested on suspicion.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18
TESTIMONIAL

have examned and tried the Kurtzmann Pianos,
and recon amend them frstclass instruments, the
best ever brought to Manitowoc. They Lave q re-
narkabIe singing pure and brilliant tone. perfect
and cay action and in my opinion they unite all
desir .bie qualities and recommend thems elves by
their gran lure tone their sorority, their BRILL
ancy and sollditv. g. BIELING.
Prof OF Music.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18
+Dally except Sunday. 9DaiIy except Saturday
Supper. Breakfast.
COMFORTABLE SLEEPING CARS
Attached to all Night Trains.
CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST
ERIN RAILWAY.

Passengers for CHICAGO, Detroit, To
ledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Rochester, Alba
ny, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Port
land, Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, ST. Louis,
Cairo, San Francisco, Sacramento, Og-
den, Salt Lake City, Denver, Council
Bluffs, Sioux City, ST. Paul, Marquette,
Escanaba, Menasha, Madison, Cheyenne,
Omaha, Yankton, Winona, Duluth,
Green Bay, Milwaukee, and all points
North, West, South and East, should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY.
Close connections are made at Chicago
with the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern, Michigan Central, Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, Kan
kakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, for
all points EAST and SOUTHEAST, and
with the Chicago & Alton and Illinois
Central for all points SOUTH.
Close connections are made with the
Union Pacific r. r. at Omaha for all
far West points.
Close Connections are made at juno
ton points with trains ofall cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACECARS.
These celebrated cars are run on all
night trains on all the lines of this road.
This is the ONLY LINE running these
cars between Chicago and st. Paul or
Chicago and Milwaukee.
At Omaha our Sleepers connect with
the Overland Sleepers on the Union
Pacific Railroad, for all points west of
of the Missouri River.
Among the
Inducements offered by This Route
to the travelling public are all the modern
improvements: Rock and Gravel Ball
asted Track, Steel Rail, Rock and Iron
Bridges, Parlor and Drawing Room
Day Coaches, Smoking and Lounging
Cars, Westinghouse Safety Air Brakes,
Miller's Patent Safety Coupling and
Platforms, Speed, Safety and Absolute
Comfort.
Running thro' Five Great States,
and operating over 1000 miles of road,
this Company presents to the traveller
facilities that ARE NOT and CANNOT be
offered by any Competitor.
All ticket agents can sell you tickets
via this route.
IF you wish the best travelling accom-
odations, you viii buy your tickets by
this route, and Will take no other.
MARVIN HUGH1Tr, W. Fl. sTENETT,
Gen'l Superintendent. Genl Passenger Agent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-04-01
Take Care of The Tools.

The tools employed upon the farm
are costly, and should receive the
samc care which is bestowed upon
other valuable property. There is
manifested by many farmers a kind
ofchronic neglect in respect to the
care of the implements of husbandry.
Complicated machines like those used
for moving, raking, threshing,. etc,
with their iron wheels, levers and
cams, arc allowed to rust and decay,
so that in a couple of seasons they
are worthless. This neglect is mex
cusabIeunpardonable. Some farmers
become torpid, frozen up, in winter,
and appear to have no active blood
in their veins. They will not take
up a rake or a neglected hoe in win
ter and put it under cover. We have
seen ladders, forks, harrows, shoyels,
etc, peeping out from under thesnow
in winter, in time of thaw, and have
asked why they were not cared for.
Sometimes the reply has been, AWe
viii attend to it tomorrow" but that
tomorrow never came. There must
be a society organized for protecting
farmers TOOLS" and the officers must
have full power'to forcibly seize and
put away all neglected implements,
no matter upon whose premises they
are found.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-04-01

his waking stick. and half his hight
or half the stretch of his arms; and
the meter is not even what it pre-
tends to be, the 40 millonth of a me-
ridian of the earth, for the measure
taken was erroneous; and if it were,
such a standard is ofnomorereal val
ne than thedistance of the moon. Yet
there are people who haveengaged in
the crusade Of irving to force on US this
bad, erroneous, arbitrary, and reyolu-
tionary measure of a nation which
tried also to abolish the week and
make a new one of ten days, and
whose language is declining over the
world, while ours already prevails
over more regions of the world than
any other, and is evidently destined
to advance more and more"
Sir Edward, we think, is about
right. The good old yard stick is a
better measure than the meter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-04-01
WoOdhuck Oil.

Perhaps some farmers who are
troubled by that little pest, the wood
buck, are not aware that the oil of
this animal is excellent for oiling
harness, boots, shoes, and all kindsof
leather requiring simple oil. Sew
eral observing, practicalfarmers with
whom am well acquainted, say it
is equal to or better than meats foot
oil for this purpose; and l know of
my own experience that it makes
leather very soft and pliable. 1t is
also useful for many other purposes
instead of lard oil, which it very much
resembles. There is no doubt but
that it would sell for a very fairprice
if its good qualities were generally
known. The woodhuck is very fat
late in the fall, and a good sized one
will yield u full quart Of oil. Some
times the oil is obtained by baking
the whole animal, but a still better
way is to take off the fat, as free from
bloody and feshy parts as possible,
cut it into small pieces and fry it
over 4 hot fire; then strain, bottle up
and keep in cool place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-04-01
The Tulip Tree.

This noble tree deserves place on
every lawn. as it seldom fails to de-
velop itself into q stately specimen
in any good, deep, well drained soil.
In habit of growth, it closely resent
bles the common maple, but its con-
spicuous orange-tinted blossoms and
scaly fruits at once suggestedits near
affinity to magnolias, to which it be-
longs. The flowers notunlike those
of a tulip, and hence the name by
which it is most generally known
The broadly leaves, instead
of being palmate as in the plane, are
irregularly four-lobed, and somewhat
resembles saddle in conformation;
and it is sometimes called in the YER
nacular the saddle tree, from this
popularity. The flowers are profuse-
ly borne during the summer months;
and although not strikingly orna-
mental on the tree on account oftheir
being somewhat hidden amid the
ample foliage, when cut and arrang-
cd in vase with a foliage that nat
urally belong to them, they have a
distinct and striking appearance
This tree is from 100 to $50 feet in
hight, but in Europe it rarely en-
cecds 10 to S0feet. In the old arbore-
tum at Chiswick, England, there used
to be two specimens Of this fine tree
one having much larger and bright
er colored flowers than the other; and,
doubtless, other varieties of it exist
where plants are raised from seeds
All through the summerthe foliageis
of a fresh, pale green; and in the au-
tum, tides otfa bright golden yellow.
Striking effect might, therefore, be
obtained by growing it with QuercuS
coccinea or the purple-leaved beech
In addition to its ornamental proper
ties, its distinct and noble port COM
mendingit at once to the notice of
intending planters, it is valuable as
4 timber tree, the wood being firm
in texture and capable of taking a
fine polish.