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To al who suffering from the errors and in
discreti9ns Of youth, nervous weakness, early de-
nay loss of manhood &c, I will send recipe that
sill curS you, FREE OF CHARGE This great
remedy was discovered by n missionary In South
America Sead a self-addressed envelope to the
REv. JOssrB T. ISHAN. Station ID, Bible House,
Rev York Nov. 16-6m
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

:" Be sure you call on j. L.
BARNETT & Co. when in need OF
goods, rs they have an entirely
new stock Us cheap as the cheap
est.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

D% $50 Remington Sewing
Machine for $50 at j. e. CALD-
WELLS, also Dry Goods, Boots
and Shoes, Clothing and Mo-
tons cheap for cash.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

De Calico, Domestic, Jeans,
ready-made Clothing, Hats. Shoes,
Boots, Groceries, Queenswsre,
Glassware, Notions, Sc. %.
Cheap at J. L. BARNETT & Co.'S, at
Browns old stand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

@ Physicians from the ia
nous Illinois Medical Infirma-
ry, at Charleston, ILL.,, will be
at the Saffold House from the
10Th to the 10Th inst. Consul.
tation free. All wishing TO
consult him should call on the
18th. Don't forget the date,
March 18th.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08
Georges store.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

GEORGES STORE, March 2, III.
Editor ObseTve,-If you will
be so kind as to allow me space
in your paper, | will give you
some few items in general.
While travelling through the
beautiful valleys of your county
Uncoln) l stopped at a small
village, known as Georges
Store, in the southeast portion
of the county. While stop
ping to give rest to my horse,
and take refreshments myself, l
concluded to stay over the night.
After meeting with the kind
hospitality of a goodly number
of the people, l seated myself
III one of the mercantile es-.
adjustments of the place, and
reclining listlessly, reading the
columns of the peoples favor
lite, the OBSERVER. My eyes
by chance fell upon an article
from Georges Store. / read
and re-read, with breathless
gasp, and with a mighty effort
/ succeeded in recuperating my
strength when inyoluntarily l
exclaimed: Great God! its
from the notorious Flint Rock,
a nephew of Blackstone, and
you may rest assured that l
was proud to think and know
that he had honored the good
people of this county with an
article. But, Mr.. Editor, it,
does seem TO me that be has
transcribed the limits of his
old uncle a little, from the SIM
pie fact that Blackstone did not
digress from the subject and
destination he so honorably as
PRED. But / would say to our
dear little Flint, the pride of
his ancestors, the glory of his
nation and hope of the rising
generations, to press upward
and onward, and you will cause
the name of your old uncle
Blackstone to sink down into
forgetfulness. But while con-
versing with an old gentleman,
whose hairs are silvcred from
three score and ten, he told me
that / had the wrong end of
the subject, for he said, ''this
Flint Rock of whom We speak
is bad horse owned by a "big"
stock-raiser in this county, and
he Flint is noted for kicking
out Of harness and running a.
way and throwing his rider" &c.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / cannot say
whether or not he is a horse, bat
it does seem that he kicked out
of harness some few weeks since
as he referred you to j. S. Tay-
Tor, who he said was "clerking.
for F. P. Taylor" The respec-
table citizens of this place say
that there is not a firm of that
style here.
But at noon while at dinner
with some of my good friends,
| heard a noise on the streets,
the cheering of men, hallooing
and laughing of children, (more
especially little Henry Claw
the barking of dogs. 1 left the
table in great haste thinking.
perhaps it was Barnum's me-
nagerie, but to my great sur
prise it was glorious Flint
Rock, standing on the streets
surrounded by crowd of men,
boys and children of all sizes.
So my idea of his being horse
was wrong, for he was a fac
smile of his uncle. Glorious
Flint Rock, bless you; if you
did kick out Of harness the
first time, rise and come a.
gain and prove yourself to be
what the world expects of you
AN honor to you country.
Little Henry Clay, and Mack
are yet fat, plump boys. Our
friend, f. P. Taylor, says, if
your literary class does not say
something Of his "big fat boy"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

E@ Mr.. Chas. A. Fulton
left for France yesterday morn
ing. We wish him a pleasant
voyage.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

NJ J. L. BARNETT & Co., at
Browns old stand, will duplicate
any bill bought in the State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

"a When you want cloth
ing of any kind. When you
want gentlemen's goods of any
kind. When you want ladies'
goods of any kind, call on
j. G.. FISHER.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08
Down with the Prices.

OOUh WYNN SAS - AANOOs
j. T. CALDWELL deals in the
far famed Remington Sewing
Machines. Go there and get
an $50 Machine for $50. War
ranted for 5 years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

~ Mr. P. T. Murray, and
perhaps other Fayetteville mer-
chants left for the east last Tues.
day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

(" Hats = a splendid line -
Just IT at J. L. BARNETT & Co.'S
Browns old stand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

~ A splendid line of Ladies'
Shoes at BARNETT's, Browns old
stand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08
Shop Made.
Mems shop made Shoes at
j. G. FISHERS.
j. L. Barnett Co.

Are now Offering an entire new
stock Of goods at lowest figures, al
Browns old stand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

@ A light snow fell here last
Sunday night.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

n Quarterly Meeting at
the Methodist Church in this
place next Sunday.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

n Bring your eggs, wheat
and corn to NJ. w. WOODLAND
& Go.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08
Weighing in January, Z
y $22.50
$164.50

On motion all persons own
ing property on the Public
Square are required to lay pave
mcnts Of brick or stone in front
of their houses and premises,
and to repair such as are ont of
repair.
c. A. Diemcr, w. j. Stegall
and F. r. Morehead were APP
pointed to examine and ascer-
tain the value of the land APP
propriated by the corporation,
belonging to Mrs. Nancy Neeld,
and report to the next meeting.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

For Nsgissrates AID cnnsfahlss, Just printed
Aad ieT sale At Min OBGs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08
Complete.

Call at the northwest corner
of the Square, when you want
dry goods, boots, shoes hats,
family groceries and ready
made clothing. Stock kept full
and complete, and prices very
reasonable. j. G.. FISHER.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

again with subscribers Tim
Thumper and Flint Rock.
Respectfully, &C., SYNTAx.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

9- The following notice of.
a former citizen of Fayetteville
appears in tho. last Columbia
Journal
Mr.. JAS. B. Smith purchased
the interest formerly owned by
him in the clothing house of
Smith & Metcalfe last Saturday.
He will have a business in Co
lumbia, but will continue to
travel for Rankin & Co., of
Nashville.
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4eatks.
~ O
DIED

In this county, on Flint, Friday, End inst,
Of cancer, Mr.. WILLIAM TATE, aged a.
bout IS years. He was buried on Swan.
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~ In this place on the
evening of the Bird was organ
lied a lodge Of the Ancient Or
der of United Workmen--
Protection Lodge No. S-by
Or. G. Schiff, of Nashville,
Worthy Grand Master of the
State Of Tennessee. Upon the
organization the following Of
ficers were elected:
Sol. Heyman, Past Master
Workman.
G. B.McGuire, Master Work.
man.
w. j. Davidson, Foreman.
VIM. Bonner, Jr., Overseef.
S. F. Wcrren, Recorder. :; =
III. M. Bearden, Treasurer.
Jno. Y. Gill, Financier.
P. d. Boyce, Outside Watch
man,
j. j. Morgan, Guide.
II. Nassaper, !
l., I. Rodes, Trustees.
VIM. Bonner, T:,
I. The Lodge will meet every
Wednesday night.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08

@ Oliver Chilled Plows
and Points at
NJ. w. WoODARD a. Co.'S.
The New York herald., 1877-11-14
BRAVE FRANK POCOCK.
A Graphic Picture Of the Young English
eE mans Untimey Death.
LOST IN THE wHIRLPooLs.
Touching Tribute by the Master
to the Little Master.
LoANDA, WEST CoAsr OF AFRICA,
ta Sept. 5, 1877.

LoANDA, WEST CoAsr OF AFRICA,
a Sept. 5, 1877.
TO THE EDrroRs OF THE NEW YonK HznALD
AND LONDON DAILY TELEoRAPH:- tet,
To avoid constant explanation I will
make few remarks about the name gener-
ally given to the greatest African river and
the third largest river in the world.
RIVER OF MANY NAMES.
There is no such river as the Congo, prop
.erly speaking, in Africa. There is country
called Congo, occupying IN extensive por-
tion of mountain lands south of the river,
and running parallel with it, at distance
of five or six miles from it, in that broad
mountain range which separates the West
the interior. Following the example of the
natives among whom they lived the Portu-
guese colonists and fathers of the fifteenth
century called it the River Of Congo, which
was Just as il the natives of Middlesex
county, England, called the Thames the
River of Middlesex. By the Kabindas, near
the mouth of the river, it. is called the
"Kwango," or, if you do not like the Afri-
can look of the spelling, the ''Quango"
The natives of the cataract region also
designate the river below them as the
Kwango, and those living between
the Mosamba and Tala Mungongo
Mountains call the Nkutu River at its source
the Kwango. AS Congo Land does not oc-
cupy any very great portion of the river
bank it has no right to give it's name to the
river any more than any other of the hun
dred different districts by which it flows.
By small tribe near the Equator heard it
called Ikutu "a Kongo, which, in my ignor-
ance of the word Ikutu, take to mean the
River of Congo, but after passing that tribe
the name is known no more, except in
books and. charts Of the West Coast of
Africa.
LIvINGsroNE's LUALABA.
DR.. Livingstone, the discoverer of the
Lualaba, devoted the last years Of his life
TO exploring the head waters of the Congo,
the Chambezi and Karungwesi, which feed
Lake Bemba, or Bangweolo. He traced the
Luapula as far as Mweru Lake, but from
Mweru Lake to the Luama River no Euro
pean knows anything from personal obser-
vation of its course or its afIluents Striking
across country from Tanganyika Lake Liv-
ingstone arrived at Nyangwe, near which
Arab depot the Lualaba, by which name the
Congo is known there, flows west of north
with volume of 124. 900 cubic feet of water
per second. Unable for want of men and
means 10 extend his exploration, the re-
nowned traveller left its further course 10
conjecture and theory.
THE MIssIoNAnYs HopR.
His opinion was that the Lualaba was the
Nile, he hoped it was the ''grand old Nile;"
he was unwilling, he said, to waste his
labor on any other river than the Nile; he
certainly would mot attempt the foolhardy
feat of following it in canoes, and risk be-
oomihR black mans meat for the Congo"
The New York herald., 1877-11-14
The Basin, Watersheds, Trend and
Length Of the Mighty River.
A HIGHWAY FOB COMMERCE.

Who Shall Own It7-A River
Protectorate for England.
, 1877-12-01

The writer of the following
epistle was prosecuted by a Miss
McConville for breach of prom
ise, the damage being fixed at
$4,000. Being unable to far
nish bonds, he was committed to
Jail. The letter is very flatter-
ing to the affections of Miss Nc
Convllle:
LUDLOW ST. JAIL, Oct. 25.
Mrs. Catharine McConville, Guar
dian of Catharlne McConville: ::
DEAR MADAM-Inasmuch as I
am entirely destitute of means
to employ counsel, and seeing
no prospects of being released
from imprisonment, have con-
cluded to marry your ward at
once, which can be done I think
by any judge of the Court.
Please name day this week
when you will 60 with me and
your daughter to conrt to be
married. You know l can't sup
port wife, as 1 informed you,
so l still repeat it; but I cannot
endure further imprisonmentan and
would marry any one to be re-
lieved from this torture.
Yours, CHAs. d. MILNER.
, 1877-12-01

to the national councils. Senator
Hammond, of "mud-sills' noto-
rity, was the son of q butcher;
Slidell, the son of soap and tai
low chandler; Andy Johnson and
George w. Jones, at one time
the recognized leaders of their
respective parties, one was a
tailor and the other a saddler.
The most distinguished men in
the Northwest have been almost
uniformly self-made men. Sc
cretary Ewing chopped cord
wood at the salt works, Ben
Wade was a farm laborer, Tom
Corwin was a waggoner; Lew.
Campbell and Dave Disney were
apprentices together in Cincin-
matt, and subsequently represent
ed adjoining districts in Con-
gress. We remember Elihu B.
Washburne, the late Minister to
France, as a jour. printer, known
to the craft as "Greasy Bob. >
The four Senators from this coast
who made the best record, were
Lane, the fiat-boatman; Baker,
the weaver; Broderick, the stone
cutter, and Nesmith, the carpen-
ter-said to be very poor car
penter. An examination of the
Congressional Dictionary will
show that majority of our Pres
idents, Senators and members of
Congress have not enjoyed the
advantages of collegiate course
OF education, or inherited either
wealth Or distinguished ances-
trail blood.
No one ever achieved fame by
binding himself to the eight hour
or ten hour system of labor. It
did not require any labor parties
ofS1abor organizations, led by
professional politicians and chro-
nlc vagabonds, to bring these
men to the front. Under equal
laws nothing obstructs the way
Of the mechanic or other laborer
in this country to the highest
positions if he has the capacity,
the integrity and industry re-
quisite to the performance of the
duties involved.
, 1877-12-01
A Party Organ.

The Democracy of Port Town
send thought they could not
keep up theirparty organization,
with any reasonable prospect Of
success, without newspaper Or
gan. They got newspaper Or
gan; and now all the respectable
portion of the party wish they
hadn't; they find that an organ
which can only play disgusting
tunes, and draws it's inspiration
from squaw dance-houses, is not
exactly the thing to promote
harmony OF inspire respect. in
community outside Of the hood
lum element. Not succeeding in
getting any responsible printer
or experienced editor to run the
machine, it's management was
assigned to small specimen of
county attorney, rural edi-
tion of Uriah Heap, with the
deprecating bearing of a scared
cayote, and less knowledge of
political economy than he has
of the rules of social intercourse
or legal pleadlngs and practice;
the former of which he exempli-
fies by avoiding as far as posi-
BILE all social contact which might
betray his low breeding, and the
latter by attempting to appear
in court as the retained attorney
on both sides of a litigated claim,
which caused the Judge to dis
miss him from the case and ap-
point another attorney to defend
the rights of his clients. The
only previous knowledge the
public ever had of the politics
Of this figure-head of the organ,
/ was the small experiment he
made for Prosecuting Attorney,
and was the worst beaten candi-
date who ever ran in the district.
The ostensible editor of this
so-called Democratic organ is
one Williston, called "Doctor, y
who has achieved some notorie-
ty of questionable character,
but never as a Democrat. He
was one of the colony of Indiana
paupers whom Gen. Milroy at
tempted to quarter upon the In
, 1877-12-01
Sales Of public Lands.

The Commissioner of the General
Land Office, in his annual report for
the fiscal year ending June 30, says
that the sales of public lands are
about one hundred thousand acres
more than the sales for the fiscal
year next preceding, while the num-
ber of acres entered under the home
stead and timbor culture laws is
7S5, 1913 acees less. During the fis-
cal year there we're certified for rail-
way purposes 7OO,791 acres, show
ing decrease as compared with the
previous year. of 800, ,895 acres. Dur
ing the last fiscal year IA 1O3 acres
of land were entered under the pro-
visions of mining laws and 13, PA
acres were patented. The total dis
posals of public lands under exist
ing laws for the past fiscal year
amount to 4,7SS, ,224 acres. less by
1,736, ,101 acres than the disposal in
1876. Up to June 30, 1876, the pub
lie surveys have been extended over
713, 3,572.737 acres, 1O,S47,OS2 acres
having been surveyed the past fiscal
year, leaving total of unsurveyed
lands of 1,101, 1877, 1873 acres. He
recommends that the homestead and
pre-emption laws be expressly
amended so as to be applicable only
to arabic agricultural land, and in
no case to land chiefly valuable for
the timber growing on it. He re-
ports in regard to the desert land
act of March 3, 1877, that it is a
good law, from which most beneti-
cial results should and will be OBJ
tanned if it can be fully carried into
effect; but that there are various
difficulties in the way of its
proper administration, and that it
should therefore be repealed and re-
placed by the enactment of law
giving to persons or interpretations
all the truly and unmistakably des-
ert lands which they may thorough
ly and fully reclaim by irrigation.
The report also sets forth at length
the evils and abuses which. have re-
suited from acts of Congress author
izing the issue of land scrip of vari-
ious descriptions, and takes strong
ground in favor of the abandonment
of all such issues in future.
, 1877-12-01

The railroad companies took pretty
good slice Of the public lands during
the year. In round figures the number
of acres entered for all purposes was
about ,000, 900. of which the railroads
captured nearly 800, 600.
, 1877-12-01

Louisiana is following the ex-
ample OF South Carolina in
bringing her corrupt ex-oficials
to justice. Carr, Speaker of
Warmoth's Legislature, has been
placed on trial charged with al
tering and forging bills of lading
to large amount.
, 1877-12-01

Wealth and want equally har-
den the human heart, as frost
and fire are both alien to the hu-
man flesh. Famine and glut-
tony alike drive nature away
from the heart of man.
, 1877-12-01

An extraordinary trial is now taking
place in the capital Of Maryland. One
Of the chief justices of the Supreme
Bench of the State and one of the dts.
tr:ct judges are jointly charged with
corruption in Office and bribery.
, 1877-12-01

Peru is beginning to feel the
loss of the late Harry Meiggs.
The public works have been en-
tirely suspended since his death.
, 1877-12-01

The magnificent bequest of nearly
three hundred thousand dollars has
been left to Cardinal McCloskey BY the
late Mrs, Catherine Merrill. widow Of
Nathaniel w. Merrill, of New York
, 1877-12-01

A Turkish private soldier gets
four cents q day for shooting
Russians, and is paid in paper
money worth about sixty cents
on the dollar.
, 1877-12-01
Office Dispatch Buildings, lanes Street.
Humble Origin.

The late Senator Morton, OF
Indiana, the greatest man of the
Republican party, says an eX-
change, was apprenticed to a
halter at the age of fifteen, and
followed the business for four
wears. Andrew Johnson was a
tailor. Grant was tanner
Abraham Lincoln was a rail
splitter. Millard Fillmore, when
fifteen years OF age, was appren-
ticed as a wool-carder and cloth
dresser. Webster, Clay and
how many others were farmers
BOYS. Numbers Of the most no
ted of our public men have risen
from ike stations to eminence,
many Of them having been me-
chanics, and others descendants
of mechanics. Roger Sherman,
Of Revolutionary fame, was a
shoemaker, and the Shermans Of
to-day and Mr.. Evarts are his
descendants. Mr.. Hays said in
one of his speeches that his
grandfather was mechanic.
We may add, that the instan-
ces quoted above of greatness
achieved from humble origin are
not exceptional cases. The most
practical and thoroughly Amer
ican statesmen the country has
ever had have commenced active
life as farm-laborers or mechan-
ic's apprentices. Every State
in the Union has furnished nota-
BILE examples. From Maine,
Hamlin, Vice President, and Ho-
ratio King, Postmaster General,
each served an apprenticeship to
the printing business in the same
office, and were subsequently
partners in the publication OF a
country newspaper. Isaac Hill
was U. S. Senator and Henry
Hubbard Governor of N. Hamp-
shire; both practical printers
Vermont has furnished many
prominent self-made men, none
more notable than Stephen A.
Douglas, the 'cabinet-maker.-
From the aristocratlc old Com
monwealth we have Vice Presi-
dent Wilson, the shoemaker,
Gen. Banks, the factory boy, and
hosts Of others who have work
ed their way to distinction from
the humblest walks in life. The
most distinguished Senator ever
produced in Rhode Island was
Tristram Burgess, a cooper who
worked at his trade till he was
past 80 years Of age. Forty
years ago, the men to whom was
conceded the leadership Of the
public sentiment of the State
of New York were Gov. Buell. E,
Solomon Southwick, b. Croswell,
Col. Stone, James Watson Webb,
and Thurlow Weed, every one
of whom served regular ap-
premiership to the printing bu-
siness; the three last named
with J. II. Prentice, publisher OF
the Cooperstown Journal, who
represented his district in Con-
gress for several terms. These
were Immediately followed by
Horace Greeley, the printer; D.
S.Dickenson the carpenter; Pres
ton King, the ship-wright, an
illegitimate child; Peter Cooper
wheel-wright, and (save the
markD VIM. M. Tweed, a chair
maker. In Pennsylvania, with
in the last twenty years, at one
time Packer, the Governor, Big
Ter and Cameron, .. S. Senators.
and Ellis Lewis, Chief Justice,
had all served an apprenticeship
to the printing business. The
Southern States always furnish
ed their quota Of self.made men
, 1877-12-01

St. Louis hopes are again dis
appointed. The House Commit
tee on the District of Columbia
refuses to even consider the sub
iect of the removal Of the capi-
tai.