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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
Worthless Ours

A writer in the RWraL World
says the account he received Of
worthless dogs in Georgia is
simply astonishing; and says
they have in his State, Illinois,
about Two hundred worthless
dogs, whose ravages among their
sheep amount TO hundreds Of
thousands of dollars each year;
and the ruin wrought by them
would be vastly more if the
fiocks were more numerous
He, like others, is at a loss to
understand why the States are
SO slow in providing protection
to such a vital interest as sheep
raising and wool-growing, and
says:
probably one great cause of
neglect is due to the fact that
heretofore too many of our leg
islators were identified with
other interests than farming OF
stock raising. We see no rea-
son why the owner Of every dog
should not be held accountable
for the full amount of damage
committed; and as every city,
village and hamlet, almost with
out exception in the country,
levies tax on dogs, why not
have a statute law taxing dogs,
to such an extent that it would
in a short time Danish hundreds
of useless ours from the land:
Let the farmers, and more es-
pecially the general stock-rais-
ers, agitate this matter in the
public mind, and call on the
force and influence of the uni
ted agriculturists Of the coun-
try to present this matter in the
approaching legislative sessions:
i'll way that the issue will
Ineither be misunderstood nol
) evaded. There is not a 1.-THE Of
excuse why so remunerative a
business as sheep husbandry
should be obstructed and almost
abolished on account Of the neg
lect Of our lawmakers on the
one side, and to gatify the am
i billions of those who possess
few CANNES on the other. Farm
ers of every grade, if protec-
p. ton was once issued, would en-
bark i'll the business according
as they were able, and share a
ike its advantages and bene'
fits"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
KNIGHTS 0E HONOR

hNIUHIO Of HUNUK.
Fayetteville Lodge No.---J SVaughn
Dictator; W A Gill, jr, Reporter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
Sheen Notes.

Sheep.raising is too much neg
Iected in the south and west.
Sheep will search higher and
lower for feed than horses or cat
tie.
In Harrison county, Ohio, thir-
ty Merino ewes were sold for
twelve hundred dollars.
For seven years or more of its
life, a sheep will yield a fleece
equal in value to the body from
which it was taken.
A Spanish proverb says
Sheep have golden feet, and
wherever the print of them ap'
naar the soil is turned into gold.
There is no branch of farming
IN Great Britain in more pros
nerous condition than the pro-
auction of wool and mutton.
As a rule one sheep may be
kent to every cow or horse In a
nastnre. without detriment to the
faed that large animals consu me.
Sheep raising has had its ups
and downs, like almost every 9TH
ar kind of business, but it is a
question if any kind of business
he's paid better for q series OF,
years.
The animal that furnishes
clothing. food and tallow for our
lights. Which eats what other !s. an
,mals reject, which crops hlllsldes
too steep for other animal TO as
csnd-is entitled to vastly more
credit than it receives.
In Greene county, Illinois, the
formers have, during the past
sear. had a good many valuable liable
,been killed by dogs - over SiOO
worth. Recently one farmer lost
,.n nice Coiswold sheep we have
~, ~ to hear Of the loss Of any
dogs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
VALUABLE TABLES.
@tray9 ral<en no.
LIST. Kindof AninsaI is giueps--2nd Color
Sd. Descriptio5'-- 4th Aye-5th Posters
nanae--6th. T me ard Place Of arrest
7th. Valuation.
11NcoLN couNrY.

LINCOLN COUNTY.
Horse Male, brown color. no marks OF
brands, year old; Hugh Thomson, 18th
dis, March 1855.
Hever Yearting, red and white back
and red sides, unmarked, about years old;
j B Derrick, 18th dis, near Georges Store,
Feb 22-S6.
Con, red and white, white under the
belly, swallow-fork in left ear and three
Sits and hole in right ear, IL years old; John
Clark, 18th dis, Feb 5:
Mare Mule, black, no marks or brands
except gear marks, u or l3 years old; 7 d
Barnett, 18th dis, Feb 5--$65.
/ YeGTltag, red, crop of left ear and I'M
der-slope in right, 21a years old; Laten
2lst dis, Dec 6-S5.
! Heger CAT, light roam, no ear marks OF
brands, about year; by Sandy Henderson
22nd dis, Dec I0-SI50.
I3CO CdttIe--ona a dark red heifer, with
white in the face, crop and under bit in right
ear snd under-bitin left, 3 years old, valued
at S6-the other a roam heifer, no ear marks
or brands, about year old. valued at 81 80
both by A Rozell, 22nd dis. Dec 10.
Coe0, large, white, TO marks or brands
perceivable, IL or IA years old; G NJ Hicks
LIST dis, Dec 27-S1l.
ReJer YearLing, red and white, nj
marks or brands, about Is months old; {
w Woodland, 18th dis, Jan 26-$6.
BEDFORD COUNTY.
Mare, black, left eye out, or very nearl,
out, some saddle marks, star in the face, snil
on the nose, in poor condition l415 hands
II years; N Barber. 9th dis Nov 1873,
Steer, red, crop off the right ear and over
bit in the left year old; J. 9. Shriver, 3r,
dis, Jan7-S3.
MARSHALL COUNTY.
| Cor, red, with white belly, white spot
in face, crop off right ear, underbit in til
left, about 10 years old; E. E. Wilson, 22'
dis, Dec. $50.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
gapu1 an6 a)uuse6uI6,
. =
Blue-grass-HoW to Get a
Stand-Its Value.

Mr.. a. H. Wrenn, after con-
siderable experienceandinquirv,
writes to the Ohio Farmer =
Bluegrass can be sowed any
time of year, almost, but it
should be sowed when the
ground is moist, or just before
"a rain or snow. The best time,
however, is in early spring,
from the last of February TO
the first of May. Sow on the
surface, after barley, spring
wheat, or oats have been har-
rowed in. If soWn on wheat,
it should be done early in the
fall, and if sown on old mead
-ows or pastures, they should be
narrowed with a sharp harrow
If sown on snow, mix with the
seed about as much damp, un-
bleached ashes; if the ground
is bare, mix with the seed about
half the bulk of land plas-
ter, rubbing the two thoroughly
together before sowing.
The quantity Of seed de-
ponds upon circumstances. If
sown on mellow ground and
brushed in, three-iourths Of &
bushel to Q bushel per acre vii
be sufficient; if soWn on hard
ground, or the seed is not brushed
IN, more will be required. 1t j;
a good plan to SOW about half
bushel of blue grass and few
quarts each of clover and timo-
thy per acre. After the two
latter have run out, the blue
grass has possession, with
good sod and root.
The best soil is a limestone, OF
lcam with dry subsoil, but il
will grow on any kind of lanc
except q poor sandy soil, Oh
soil that is under water a lar.
ger portion of the time. REQ
top is the best grass for th'
wet soil.
Experience has proven tina
land well set to bluegrass vii
yield double the pasture of on
common grasses, and it is more
nutritious-stock fattens fasteI
on it and milk and butter arr
much better favored. Blu,
grass affords much better win
ter pasture than any other grass
Many people think that what il
called June grass in some 10
calities, is bluegrass, but thu
is a mistake. June grass j
light and almost worthless, ant
dies out in summer, while blu
grass is heaviest than most 9th
er grasses, and lives the yea
round, as well as year after year
[ had the privilege last summe
of seeing several different va
rieties Of this grass at Clncln
natl, as they were sent from tn
field, tied up in punches. Som
of these were much better thai
others, and those who purchas'
seed should, therefore, be care
ful to know what they getting
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06

A North Carolina negro thought
he could out.run a locomotive the
other day on the Air Line road,
and when he picked himself up,
after being knocked twenty feet
and landed on bis head. he said :
Eyer don't ketch dis chile doin'
dat again. It's a right smart
wonder l didn't tear desc britches
clean of.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06

SPRING LAMBS SHIPPED. = It is
estimated that lambs to the value
of $4,000 were shipped North
from Nashville last spring and
that the amount will nearly doub.
lie that this spring from Middle
Tennessee alone and that the
ruling price will be better this
than last year. The favorable
climate for sheep raising here en-
ables us to put lambs in Northern
markets from 4 to 6 weeks in ad.
vance of our more Northern
States, thus meeting the earliest
demand and highest figures in
prices. Our climate is milder,
feeding less, grazing better, wool
better and the annual growth lar
ger and finer, than in the OLD
sheep region, aud it takes but lit
tie thought to comprehend the
fact that here is the place to make
sheep-raising pay in wool and in
meat. In the language of a con
temporary, "let the dogs get them
to nunnery and give the sheep
their day"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
In Chancery at Fayetteville, Ten
nnSSna


March Rules, 1875.
W. B. and G. w. Crawford Us. D. Hicks.
Ext'r. &C., ct ais.
an motion of compliments by counsel,
W and it appearing to the satisfaction of
the Clerk and Master from the allegations
of eompainsnts' bill, which is sworn to,
that Crawford and the unknown minor
heirs of - Crawford, deceased, defen-
dants to said bill. are non-residents of the
State of Tennessee, and said to reside in the
State of Kentucky. 1t is, therefore, ordered
by the Clerk and Master that said defendants
appear on or before the first three days of
our Chancery Court to be held at the court
house in Fayetteville, Tennessee, on the
first Monday in April, 1875, and
plead, answer or demur to compliments
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed,
and set for hearing ex parte as to them.
1t is further ordered that this notice be
published in the FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER,
for four weeks, a newspaper published in
said town. d. w. CLARK,
march 9 o Clerk and Master.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
Il. r OF T.

Fayetteville Council No. $50, T. J. Bruce,
w. P; S. Fritz Warren, Recording Scribe
meets every Tuesday night in X. of H. Hall.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-06
To Make Good Rusk.

One pint warm milk; half a
pint of yeast, and flour to make
a thick batter; when light add
three-quarters Of a pound of
sugar, half pound Of butter;
add cinnamon or nutmeg ac-
cording to the taste, and flour
to. make them stiff as biscuit
dough. Let them remain till
of a spongy lightness, then
mold them into cakes of the
size you mold biscuits; lay
them on buttered tins; let them
remain half an hour in a warm
place before setting them in the
oven. They should be baked
quick. Mix d cup Of sweet
milk with large teaspOonful
Of sugar and rub over the tops
as soon as baked with cloth
tied on the end Of a stick.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
Something ret Commonly known

The origin of the terms ''6 penny,
40 penny" ETC., as applied to nails,
though not commonly known, is in,
voIved in no mystery whatever, Nails
have been made a certain number Of
pounds to the 1000 for many years,
and are still reckoned in that way i'll
England, a 10d. being / 900 nails to 10
pounds, and sd. being 1000 to 6
pounds, BOD. weighing 20 to the l.
600, and having just one-balf the
number of nails to the 10 pounds Of
the 10d., and in ordering the buyer
coils for the 3 pound, 6 pound, or 10
pound variety, etc, until, by the
En- lishman's abbreviation Of pun for
pound, the abbreviation has been
made to stand for penny instead of
pound, as originally intended and
when it comes to l,ss than one pound
TO the 900, such as tacks, brads, ETC.,
they are rcckpned G ounces, 8 ounces,
y ounces, etc, and the manufacturer
who make less than ZOO nails to 10
pounds for a 10d. nail would be look
ed upon as a cheat, as in former times
the difference in the cost of the man
ufacture of one pound of small nails
over the larger sizes was much greater
than now. As nails are now made
and sold, the dealer only asks for the
sizes needed by the usual designation,
and the fact that there are now but
about two-thirds cf the number of
nails formerly called for in the pound
docs not lessen the value.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
RELIGYGCS WOHLD.

The Methodist General Conference
at Baltimore on Wednesday adjourned
sine die.
Cardinal McClosky has returned to
New York, and it is believed is fully
restored TO health.
During the recent debate on rcli>
gious liberty in the Spanish Cortes,
some members grew violent and un-
compromising. "The only true Gcd,
said one, sis the God of the Catholics;
shall we give men license to build tenn
pies to false gods?" This sally was
much cheered by the ladies in the
galleries, the fair sex OF Madrid being
Just now in a fever Of piety.
In Madagascar, according to the
Missionary Chronicle, the natives
take to Christianity readily, but do
not comprehend its doctrines. The
secretary of one of the Hova Cover
nors conducts religious services rcsu-
larry, but recently, being asked about
Christ, he said he knew nothing about
him or his death. The sacrament is
frequently administered, but the ma.
tives do not know what it means.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08

The Indiana Woman's Suffrage
Convention was held at Anderson Tues
dav Of last week. The attendance was
large, and, among other things, they
passed this resolution:
Resolved, That this Convention APP
point committee to mcmorlallZe the
General Assembly Of the State Of In
diana. at the coming session, for the
following objects: !. To take proper
measures for removing from the Com
s(itution, and laws the word male, rs
applied to voters, thereby making suf-
frage universal. To secure the passage
of Il bill granting to married women
The control of their individual proper
~, making them responsible for debts
of their own contracting, thereby en-
aiding them 10 conduct business in
their own names; also, that the laws
he 20 changed that woman be made
an equal partner with her husband in
the possession of property between
them, and that in care OF death Of the
husband, the estate shall be controlled
by the wife in thesame manner as the
estate is now controlled by the hus-
band Oh the death Of the wife.
With the exception Of the voting
Part they ought to be allowed al the
balance. 1t is nothing but just.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Lightning struck and ignited the
roof Of Masonic Hall at Lebanon, last
Friday. The flames were promptly
distinguished.
Hon. John NJ. Bright is formally
announced in the Rutherford Herald
as candidate for reelection 10 Com
gress from that District.
Dresden Democrat: The wheat
crop of this county, which last year
reached nearly four hundred thousand
bushels, promises so far to, very near
" ifnot fully, reach last years figures.
1t is not SO heavy, perhaps, as last
wear, but the breadth of land sown
will make up the difference.
Avalanche: Criminal Court Judge
.Jno. ID. Adams yesterday decided
that dog stealing is not larceny. A dar-
KEY named Brown had snaked some
other mans dog and was on trial for
the offense. This decision of the
Court enabled him to go scot-free, not,
! however, until he had been tried and
acquitted on charge of stealing a
dog'scollar.
Rural Sun: From all information
we can CLEAN as to the wheat crop,
we deem it safe to say not so full Il
crop will be saved as last season.
Some damage is being done by rust
in Rutherford and a few other coun-
ties, while the fly is doing some dam
age in Maury and some other adjoin>
ing counties. The whole outlook in
dicates a medium yield from an in
creased acreage.
If there be anything in the old Wo-
mems idea that "John is a lucky
name," then Tennessee has fixed up a
winning State delegation for st Louis.
For the State-at laLge we have John
Fleming, John Brown, John Burch
aud John Gardner, with John Crozier
as honorary or ex ofiicio State dele
gate. Four Jacks, with a fifth one in
the sleeve, make a right hard hand to
beat.-hnOrriilc Tribune.
Dresden Democrat: We regret to
learn that our old friend Mr.. Reddin
Witherington, of the 9Th district OF
this county, was severely injured at
the saw mill of Hall Brothers, at
Sharon one day last week. He was
standing by the carriage in converse
ton with some one Oh she opposite
side of it, when in stretching his arm
out in gesture or otherwise, his shirt
sleeve was caught by the saw. his
arm drawn down and one tooth of
the saw passed entirely through the
muscle OF the forearm, inRicting q
severe, but not dangerous wound.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
Express Promotions

H. c. Fisher has been appointed
Assistant Superintendent Of Southern
Express Company, with his headquar-
tiers at Nashville. L. c. Minor, for
merry messenger between Nashville
and Evansville, has been appointed
to FIJI the position of route agent,
made vacant by Mr.. Fishers promo
ton. Mr.. Fisher is a Nashville gentle.
man and has worked his way up by
strict attention to and promptness III
business. As an expres,man ne has
a ripe experience that Will be very
profitable to thecompany which he has
so longand faithfully served.-Amel'
/ lean.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08

a legal friend calls our attention to
the fact that under the new constiUu-
ton of Tennessee, the offices Of all
Magistrates and Constabies in the
State end by expiration on the LIST Of
September, and the persons elected in
August will then be installed, says the
Fayetteville Observer. 1t is very i'm
portant, as all know, that good Off
GERS be chosen, and the two months
from now until the election afford
ample time for judicious selection.
The law vacating the offices makes no
exception. 1t applies to all alike
Officers who were elected TO fill vacan-
cies go out with the rest, it being eX-
pressiy stipulated that appointed or
elected officers to fin vacancies are to
serve only during the unexpired term.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08

In Madison county, Henry Saun>
ders, for killing ]. b. Corn, about a
year ago, was sent to the penitentiary
for eight years.-Er.
Ifevery man in Gibson county who
kills j. Barley Corn was sent to the
penitentiary, we would be awful lone
" up this way.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08

The Standards special dispatch
says that the Turkish Minister there
has received an official telegram stat
ing that Abdul Aziz committed SUI
eide because he was maddened by the
seizure of 80, 900, 900 Turkish pounds,
his private treasure.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
IEeRr's Aceuser.

Washington Special Cincinnati Enquirer.
Witness Harvey, in Speaker herrs
case, failed 10 come to time to~day,
Al the committee adjourned without
trsulsarting any business. Harvey Is
expected here 10 morrow. \ telegram
WAS received here today asking kerr's
friends to hold Harvey until Friday
night, when evidence of a most
startling nature would be developed.
If Harvey does leave the country,
revelations of most astounding char
acter viii, it is said,, be developed in a
few DAYS, involving District Attorney
Bliss, ex-Congres<man Darling, and
other New York politicians. They
are PLAYING for a high stake in sub,
orning narney to break Kerr down,
and they are going TO lose.
Special TO the Courier-Journal
Information has come here to-day
from number Of sources in New
York, giving a very bad account OF
Harvey. Apart from his late infa-
NOUS proceeding, he will be shown to
be man of impaired character.
Among other things it will be proven
that he was not born in New York,
or even in America, as he swore the
other day. Some of the Republicans
are us much disguised as the Demo,
Gratis at The SANDER of Mr.. Kerr, but
OF lers are pretending TO believe it,
The game is TO make II appear that a
story priula tacie is made out against
SIr. Kerr, so as to give color Of in
nocenee to Robson and Belknap
Mr.. Kerr's healthis suffering, evident
", by the excitement Of this attack
and it is apparent that the plot is a.
much an assassination Of life as o
character.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08

We publish this week the platform
of the Tennessee Democracy, as
adopted by the Nashville Convention
last week. 1t is, in our opinion, in
accord with the wishes and sentiments
of the party in this State and the
great West, and the recommendation
of Hendricks for President is but car
rying out the principles therein set
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
Counterfeit silver Quarters and Ban h
NOIPS

A counterfeit twenty-five cent silver
coin has been put in circulation, which
a close imitation of the genuine.
The only manner OF detecting them, it
says, is the date of 1876, no new coin
having been issued of that date, and
noticing the dead sound they give,
unlike silver. Besides counterfeit
quarters and twenties, in imitation Of
| the new silver coin, there are in circu-
lation counterfeit five dollars on the
Merchants National Bank of New
Bedford, on the Northampton Ma
tional Bank, the First National Bank
of Louisville, and tens on the Nations
al State Bank of Terra Haute. The
I spurious New Bedford bills are said
! TO be quite numerous.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08

Doubic-coluinn advertisements, 10 per cent ad-
vance ON the above rates. 49,,
Triple-column Advertisements - per cent. al
vance on the above rates. -. ,o
Advertisoments to occupy special position, 10
nor cont. ADVANCE on the above rates.
Local Notices" lin the same type az local
reading natter 10 centsper line.
n ira nsient advertisements must be paid for IN
advance. Yearly advertisements, quarterly
in advance.
Obituaries. tributes Of Respect andTemarks on
marriages. one-half of regular rates. Simple
announcements Of marriages aud deaths in
serted gratis.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1876.

A family of eighteen Tennesseeans,
returning Disguised from California,
were in Omaha the other day, on the
way back to their native State.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08

Jarrett & Palmer's fast train ar
rived at San Francisco at 9:25 A. NJ.
Sunday, having made tie trip OF
3.317 miles in SO hours and 81 min
utes, six and a half hours ahead Of
time.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
CELEBRATED
Beatty's :::::: : ::::::

FdctOIy Estd6tlShed IN 1000.
FROM THE PRESS.
From q. D. White, Editor HaekettstOwn. "
J., Herald.
THE organ mas a rich. deep and soul-stlrrlng
tome: eouldn Z stay in the house without H. II
helps wonderfully to drive away the thoughts
of hard times.
The Lebanon. Pa, Daily News says:
Eve are in receipt of one of those FIVE octave
parlor (1rqaus manufactured by Mr. Daniel r.
Rc,ttv Washington n. J. This organ is in a
6ne snlid black walnut case. and in tone 1t
rannot be surpassed By any instrument Of ITS
FROM the Lowell. Neb., Register
I'VE received this week. direct from the man
ufactureT Daniel +. Beatty. " ashingt1n, y
i his Justly celebrated organ. elegant IN ap,
nearanee and handsomely Furnished. unexeelied
In richness aud power Of tone. We are more
than pleased with il, and heartily recommend
II 10 any one contemplating purchasing an
Eest offer ever given. Money refunded upon
return Of organ and freight charges pad by me
daniel F. Beatty both ways II unsatisfactory
after test trial of five days. Organ warranted
for six years. fl
Agents wanted everywhere. male OF female
to canvass for this superior instrument Ad-
dress,
DBNIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, New jersey. l ;. A.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
nscRIPrroN RATES.
,nrrRrrsrSG RArrs.

Tvro dollar = year, one dollar for six month";;
Gfty ceHts Tor three months' iNSAIiABL1 N AD-
gkNCE.