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Sharp County record., 1878-07-26
BRYANT.
CieRCe and Industry.

must lij j--Accong to Liebig there ought to
grave e14.0 ano Reichardt 1871 per cent
|ds, 99fsolids rood milk.
pc a@ "A Ynonter has put a floating
'o =" sw-mill Lake Champlain, and does
,4h:r 1, good buess at his stopping-places
|o'nel , t y ID the COZ
Whom -Threelrths of the licorice manu-
bia % bpa ctured lie United States is said to
He He rge preparu New Jersey. Spain and
4 and \ sia Mlnornish the root.
mucb AneWneral, to which the name
inc into habdophas given, has been discov-
Ee his nj req amonme specimens of English
he LIGHT iende' lntains no zinc or sulphur.
with th -Prairlt Chen, Wis, is proud of
his tiny : magnif artesian well, 600 feet
he was seep and ing 100000 gallons a
She iay, 1rom oh the city receives its
presena rater supp
took Herr tnand Noll, of Branden-
e besTurg' pas lted and presented to the
bver and nternation)stal Congress, now sit.
She, hlng at ParbIock which runs on the
lering tlfteclmal Sys with 20 hours in a day,
Bsed hint W monnutesn MI hour, and so seconds
ow decin minute
|rderors A largeion of the area Of tbo
ht he fanama lsias devoted to the cult
|m, ala' Iatlon OF piles. As many as l.
W of the iW0,C0O of hit have been collected
tooA IIi I'm Sln9le at one crop. The
|e gray lnsap 2loS y Providence are supe-
|rred It, lor q any ovariety, and often at
ge pan ain en- enor5ize.
OF S"IJn SaiJnt ihe eXents with the new
?otS ;etos nuuss ,ns ol 1she electric light have
81 :.ht l II, w., w. P'oseo o, gether satisfactory.
80 tbo ,aa a 0TTCouy trials have been
IL WV VOL ,'r.o S:s ~ ION the recent attempt
|'l !? l:ouats sas - Cace in front of the
asoi'b zoo wbG,ra ~ 81 n,"s Ing London, was q fail
., oors Il ~, T. o yn0Leis yet been no mark
WIN .ims iOT = suscsS'es ihountry.
orIinm,insl oIn, ~ -, pun. o5n Smith, of Jersey
has ,tts;, 2 2 ,,,o,1t l1uy inguished scientific
"iafeps 's,a aesaS 'LonSa, ba Vs. as cabinet, col
Wv nd oo,S, DJ NoiS shells, fossils, ores
,no,s mo- tmo' tIlo wnEorth 1925, 200. She
| ned that's Freiberg, Soyoe3 e School of Mines,
kindnS INTO the depths1v lr? Of tbe uegn uowa
|eat bin sciierce is yr0 an a'aluable papers on
his arm s new tT trsnsis ,m q Sished linguist and
Pthes and from the FrenS s'r1s scientific work
+he uDstha "a moridon 'oI'e is a member of
|, a room .yanctmnnt tU,+n of alton for the Ad-
|, deeply woman to be and I was the first
key hols5 New York Acsdom member Of the
rough NH E| -Amonn 49, sciences
by Of "y ygbtiI;qa iong t;o 3 tne devices for the
IS, which faiIGo 4 nto OF sshat Of convert. M
b. '0Ni05t the least curl
Sharp County record., 1878-07-26
School and Church.

] SCnOOl anu OhuICI'
The Dakota Presbytery has 800 In
dian communicants.
Rev. DR.. Newman estimates that the
Chinese spend $l58, 100000 in the wor-
ship of ancestors.
The subject of endless punishment
is attracting attention in the Episcopal
Church in Ireland.
The English New Testament Com
pany have reached the seventh chapter
of Hebrews.
Mrs. R. G. Saunders is one of the
assistants in the Harvard College Uni
versity. She reduces observations made
with the meridian circle.
There have been only three ecclesi-
astical trials of Bishops in the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in the United
States since 1887, and only one involv-
ING criminal immoral conduct.
The New England Methodist Con-
ference, lately in session at Westfeld,
Mass, passed unanimous vote eds
couraging" the holding Of more than
three regular services in any church on
the Sabbath; namely, sermon, a BIZ
BILE service or Sabbath-schoOl, and a
prayer-meeting.
An institution for colored students,
to be known as "Clark University" is
shortly to be builtnea Atlanta. 1t will
not be seetarian, and it will offer poor
students work which will help them to
pay their college expenses. 1t will be
in part an agricultural school.
A West Virginia law enacts that if
any person shall be concerned in man
aging a rattle or gift enterprise at a
church fair or festival, he may be i'm
prisoned one year and fined $500, and
the property be forfeited to the State for
the benefit Of the School Fund.
The Regents Of the State University
of Iowa have elected Miss Phoebe w.
Sudlow, present Superintendent of the
Davenport City Schools, Professor of
English literature, with a salary Of ST.
700 year. She is said to be thorough
ly competent, and in justice to her sex,
if not in obedience to her own wishes,
should accept the honor without hesita-
ton.
The University of London having
obtained its charter for admitting wom-
en- to degrees, University College at
once takes the step for which it has been
steadily preparing during the last ten
years, and next October classes in all
subjects of instruction within the Facul-
ties of Arts and Laws and of Science
will be open to both male and female
students, who will be taught in some
classes together and in others separate
! ly.
DR.. Scudder says that the Oriental
nations will never become converted to
Christianity until the women first be-
come Christians, and he says that the
women can be converted only by the
personal agency Of women who 60 there
from Christian countries. Hindoo
women will not listen to male mission
aries. DR.. Scudder was in India for
over 20 years.
Sharp County record., 1878-07-26

"A 5-year-old daughter of VIM. Wat
son, OF London, o., was fatally scalded
by falling into tub of hot water.
Sharp County record., 1878-07-26
,TEMs OF INTEREST.
por.onaI and Literary.

,,or Iinde. the Shakspearean
s,IL 5Her%anJI wiJI L5lG'' play otheIlo and other
saoss, f. w." next season under the man.
n ns'"s ns,ner5 of Mr.. Strakosch.
d - R Randall, who wrote "Ma-
y IS. - 'S. my my Maryland" J." is now 80 years
b ianu' IN editor of the Augusta (Ga;)
g. ld' apJ ~ '", o,d Constituti0naliSt. He
H. Mro"sSsY rortain in the Confederate army
ID "' George Nicholson and Mrs. b.
IA Nh, 1a,iront o proprietors of the New
% c ,,iasa, Ian Picauine, were recently mar
5 l's"' aS iTbe lady is well known in litera-
lss leu .Ls under the nom de plume OF
u earl livers.
be IN Mr., Lowell, the author of some
III ~ ~ s%,ost successful plays of 80 years
50 'n9 doad He wrote "Wife's Sc
lds 20, CGarIes Kean, "Look Before
aDl Iss g, In, for Ben Webster, Loves
~ voo,fcen for Charles Kemble, and
Pm sTiIi III Provost of Burgess" for Macready.
~. y dsd at the ripe old age of "A.
O3 y Z Een James Grant Wilson, at whose
'A5 a& ,.;{snce the poet Bryant happened to
U 'a srIb;s fatal fall, is about to turn the
~ ~ sscibnt to good account by writing " a
no. no. ioghphical memoir" to hoat new
ry' N Tt5m M Of Mr.. Bryant's Library OF
Sa Ia oeiF and Song.n The EUenIng Post
WIZ w ,akk this announcement the text lot
W, Sl nm @mdbnnoeut remarks on biographical
nsennt lining.
ib he venerable Richard Henry
n rIandnow in his 91st year, is the last
ke ! ,ryibr of that brotherhood OF poets,
he ,ryai Dana, Sprague, PierreponI and
:" aeyyciE He enjoys good health, is
bo j, he 4 read without glasses, and his
n 5Ientaacultes are still vigorous. He
IA "a - Is n, h saddened by the death Of MIR,
M. rvanlwith whom he has been inti-
to matdbr more than half century.
norT -Tt author of "Father Tom and
chin = Pal y a stout,sporting Irish priest,
3ine, g bd made Sir Samuel Ferguson,
d I'M C..t. D., Deputy Keeper of the
more ish icords, for poem which ap-
Il ia saredb BlacEw0Od, entitled "The
xborf rfidom Cloak" and expressing Vic
,itb6l lria's bminion over India. The au-
sor habeen comparatively unknown
sss IA renJn before, though he is the
mobsst xjnent of ancient Irish literature
Bile al Engl, is distinguished arch@olo-
the h st, arI is withal one of the kindeSt
N BIZ I'd mosg genial Of men.
lOD,s BRYANT.
Havir, bonn for t Poet in the immortal choir!
L. his soul passing; as the morning breaks,
lSnN lie to otfdawn of perfect day aWakes:
wing he Mast,Bards await him with desire
,Vhsn esent inging robes, his golden Tyre,
v Nv nV' and thtast portal with their welcome
1 lN quak
. Of n, Vow haNhey crowned him-he their JOY
- paftHs!
'eL Il, ndled ttew life by seraphic fire.
7 dDlT The dan breaking over sea and land;
toLn, rhe sun ay shine forth, but light more
'aAlls gran
OnsibI That heitened, and yet softened Natures
b;cN, face
!! lima IffHas disaeared: in shadow now we stand,
Ion, 1sreaved bile gazing upward to the place
Stmul lat preste late illumed, its path to trace.
ot;or -Etbeth c. Kinney, in N. Y. Tribune.
, 1878-02-06
SKAGIT ITEMS.

OF the families now resident on the
Skagit who, when they came, came to
stay, the families of David Kimball, NIB.
Bozarth, Geo. Gage, jasper Gates and
W. Bricc, who were brought over t" the
river on the Linnie, Capt. Brownell, from
Coupeville, in February, 1870, are said
to be the arst white families on the river
as manent settlers, although Mrs.
Jones settled somewhat earlier on the
North Fork, and some other ladies now
resident on the river, had previously
been there for few days
Settlements are rapidly extending up
the Skagit; only u short time since no
families lived above the jam; when it
was understood that the jam would be
removed families began settling above
the jam; now there is strong settlnment
on the Nooka Samish, six miles above
the jam. Mrs Minkler enjoys the honor
of having for the past six months resided
within six miles of Baker river, the
highest up of any family on the river.
Mount Vernon does a steadily increas
ing trade with the up river. A good
trail connects it with the Nooka Samish
Mess,s. Clother s. English are doing
we'll in theis business ofgeneral merchan-
disc
On Christmas day tie people in the
vicinity of the jam assembled at the
house OF Jasper Gates, where with tree
, 1878-02-06

THE ARG0NAUT ON JOAQUIN

Joaquin Miller is captivating the Qua
ker maidens of Philadelphia, says an
Eastern journal. How the mischief does
he manage it2 - his marvellous hair is
parted four inches wide, he wears his
warm tremendous mouth flung across
one shoulder In manner that is simply
slovenly, and the hand that he kisses TO
things is like a terrapin gone wrong in
the legs. The Poet OF the Sierras IS nor
handsome, as he coniesses in the follow
ing noble lines from "Shacknasty jim"
The world turns round--turns over and over,
Like maa in pain or Il beast in clover
Turns and twists in wonderful way,
As trying to hide in its shadow. | say
Now mind say it--as trying to fly
From the face of fear or the fear of all eye!
say it again. and shall say it the last.
Yhat bard shall arise from out Of the vast
Young West with face that eternally knocks
From old world notions OF beauty the socks,
Stampedes the sun and prOvOkes the ruck
or planets and stars to get up and buck
, 1878-02-06

it deals only IN generals. 1t secures for
all time, the results Of all past struggles
sor civil liberty in their great and most
striking features.
In drawing IL constitution for = pro-
posed State, it is very important not TO
attempt to make it contain matters OF
legislation, or what should he left to q
code ot laws. The great principles OF
national liberty are set forth in the Fed
eral Constitution. Tie State Constitu-
ton deals manly with questions of lndi'
vidual liberty, and should be drawn SO
AS to faithfully reflect the past growth
of that State, guarantee all existing
rights, afford the widest scope for, future
growth and development, and yet pro-
tect the liberty of the individual fully
from all encrOachments liable to be made
to his injury. 70 accomplish this, its
terms must he as general as possible, so
that, except upon the most essential
principles, as few Limitations as possible
be made on legislative discretion, or the
actions of individuals. To secure these
results the men selected to draw such M
important article as the proposed Con.
stitutiou should not be partisan polite
ians with an Ak to grind, nor yet merely
lawyer skilled in the business of the
courts. They should not he specialists
of any class. They should be men of the
widest, most varied and most liberal
culture in the Territory; men who know
and appreciate the difference between a
code OF laws, Judicial decision and
written Constitution which promu gates
and preserves all the beneficial social
results already achieved by given So
cety; yet imposes no shackles on the
future. They should lie men thoroughly
acquainted and identified with the inter
ests of their locality, and feel a sympa
thetic interest in the past growth of their
own community, as we'll as the whole
Territory; yet they should not be men
welded to the past but builders for the
future; that is, organizers, those who
have successfully forwarded interests ana
and institutions that have been OF great
public benefit in their several localities,
lor those who build well ut home will be
apt to build well the, institutions OF
State.
To be sure, all these qualifications are
rare to find, but the number to be selected
is SC small that by dropping all party
questions in each election district, they
can be easily found and should be select
ed.
Among matters of great importance
for this election district, and one likely
to be overlooked if attention is not
called to it in time, is the necessity of
some provision protecting the rights OF
settlers on tide marshes, river marshes,
swamps or other overtlowed lands. 1t is
the custom for all this class of lands to
90 to a State on its admission to the
Union. The general Government Is not
supposed to sell any of it to settlers; yet,
in this region, it is the most valuable
class of lands sold. Attention only need
I've called to this matter to see that these
I'M portaut rights are fully protected.
, 1878-02-06

for the young and public dinner for all
the day was pleasantly spent. Some 75
people were there during the day.
The loggers at the Skagit jam still
persevrre; week by week, large quanti-
ties of material 90 te sea, enough fre.
quently, to block the lower river and
create the impression that ;he whole jam
had given way; yet they may be kept
tor months to come before it is wholly
removed.
Among the recent improvements may
he noted tile establishment Of cooper
and cabinet maker ut Mt Vernon. Mr..
j. w. Keene has completed his valuable
residence near Skagit City, u plan OF
which was given in this paper nearly
one year ago. Mr.. Thompson is now
residing in his new house. These are
the best dwellings on the river and
would be creditablc anywh re.
Mr.. Geo. Gage, the venerable head OF
the Gage families of the Skagit, although
beyond the years usually allotted TO man
is still active and energetic, and points
with pride TO u large field near the
steamboat landing at Skagit City, that
he has surrounded the past season with
substantial picket fence.
With the growtn OF the river the
business of Mr. Daniel Gage improves
each year, Notwithstanding the estab-
lishment of business at Mt. Vernon,
cutting off much of the upnver trade.
lie has an excellent store, u good stock
and deserves success.
Mr.. Mann has improved Ills business
surroundings by erecting commodl"us
and convenient building in which he
conducts quite u general merchandise
business, thereby supplying the wants OF
the lower river in that line.
Last summer every one supposed that
old Mr. Prichurd wouC. never recover
from the severe illness lie was suffering
under, while physicians had pronounced
the case to be one beyond the reach oI
their skill; it was generally supposed to
be u well pronounced case Oh soltening
of the brain, He was SO tar advanced IN
years that none had hopes OF his recovery,
but to the surprise ot al! he fingered IN II
semi unconscious state for Il long time,
until gathering inside broke, dlscharg-
ing through tue stomach ana mouth
very offensive matter, after winch he
rapidly recovered, and in few days
was about the house. 1t appears that
the brain had not been attccted at all,
but that the disease had been confined to
the vicinity of the stomach or the liver.
Notwithstanding his great age, he now
enjoys better health than at any previous
time in the past dozen years. He has no
remembrance Of anything that took
place while his illness lasted until he
began to recover. His son, Mr.. p. j.
Prichard, furnishes an account Of large
apple raised last year by Mr.. Ford, near
the lam, 16 inches in circumference, and
lG4 inches around the stem and blow,
and weighing three pounds They say
it is one of the largest apples whose
weight was ever recorded. They raised
last year from three rods of ground,
from largo white bush bean, at the
rate of 65 bushels to the acre. Would
not this pay well at the present price OF
this valuable article?
, 1878-02-06

The friends OF liberal thought in Port
lend, celebrated Paine's birth day last
week with appropriate exercises.
, 1878-02-06

1t is estimated that the population of
San Francisco at the present time is
about $4,000, of which some $4,000 are
Chinese.
, 1878-02-06
Viz 4lurthrrn Star.

ym TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION;
$500 Per ASNUM IN ADVANCE.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-31
A Good Paper for Nothing

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bi-weekly, third volume, 8 large
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with truthful descriptions of the
Southern country, its resources,
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mirrors the true sentiments of
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occupies a field distinct from any
other paper. We have made
such arrangements as enable us
TO offer the OBSERVER and
Soutlern Industries both one
year for taoo dollars, cash in adj
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-31

| wish to give your readers a
little of my experience regarding
egg eating. once had a lot OF
very fine chickens, and thought
good deal of them, but after all
the care gave them they were
mean enough to eat their eggs as
soon as laid. Day after day /
went TO my coop for eggs, but in
vain; ! did not get SO much as a
sight of one. tried almost every
thing that could think of, but
still in vain. AT last | thought !
would play trick on them, SO !
got an egg and broke hole in the
bait large enough to let the inside
out Then | mixed up some
good strong mustard and filed il
full putting piece of shell over
the part broken. | went to my
coop and pat the egg in the nest.
| had no sooner dropped the egg
than one of my hens bounced on
it lie a cat ON a mouse. She
stuck her bill in it and dropped
the egg on the floor Quot waiting
for me to retire.. No sooner did
il touch the floor than the rest Of
the fowls went for their share !;
they got It, all of them. They
soou walked of, wipipg their
beaks against everything they
came across. They left a little
for manners sake. 1t resulted
(the joke, in my gathering their
eggs the next day, and | have not
had occasion to repeat the expert
ment until last week, when !
tried it with the same result, and
since then gather my eggs daily.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-31
Sheep Killing Dogs.

MIR. D. G. Richmond, of Ohio,
relates--in an article at large
without .credit-the result of .ob
servation and experience Of sheep
killing dogs, from which be was
quite a sufferer during twenty
FIVE years. They slaughter their
victims by tearing open the large
veins OF the neck and sucking the
blood; they never can be broken
of this trick. A single dog will
sometimes kill sheep, but general
ly there are two-olten a large
and small dog. A sheep-killiDg
dog will teach others. The first
time a dog kills a sheep he will
suck the blood, and then eat some
and be satisfied. lie will soon
learn to kill several. sucking the
blood until be is full, eating no
flesh the first night. Any dog
that will chase sheep when out a.
lone, will sooner or later kill them.
A green dog will sometimes kill a
sheep in the daytime, but this sci
dom happens Nearly all the
sheep-killing by dogs is done in
the night; they are very cunning
about it, often going long distan-
ces from home when there are
plenty of sheep close By. As a
preventive measure, bells are
good; not small ones, BIT three
good sized bells for each hundred
sheep. If, in spite Of this precan
ton, a sheep is killed, say moth
ing, skin it and let the carcass lie
the in same place. The FIRST night
after killing the dogs will no.
come, but the second night they
will be on hard. Cut four or five
gashes in the shoulder OF the dead
sheep, put a small amount Of first
class strychnine in the gashes,
and the next morning you will be
sure to have dead dogs. Mr.. R
has sometimes killed four dogs in
one night. He adds that lit is
well to keep the mouth shut"
and concludes with the mention
Of a curious incident: zone morn
ing / found a small yearling kill
ed, with a small round hole eaten
out Of his fore shoulder. 1t puz-
zled me, | knew it was not a
common dog. | tod ny neigh
bors to shut up their dogs. The
second night after the killing,
put in strychnine, and the next
morning had the largest red fox
[ ever saw"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-31
Farming on a Big Scale.

Fiction shrinks before the mag
ni6cent facts in agriculture pre-
sented ty the management OF the
Dalrymple farm in Minnesota. This
year it was broad golden plain
Of wheat heads, plain twenty
five miles square. The ) ieId will,
it is estimated, average twenty five
bushels to the acre. To harvest
this grain, the expected amount
OF which will be over 100000
bushels, employs fifty self-binders
which cut and bind the grain at
the rate of 700 acres per day. The
reapers are drawn by $50 horses,
and 200 men work in the field
These figures are imposing enough,
and read like an extract from an
Aladdin-like tale. There is an.
other Dalrymple farm on the Red
River which it is thought will
produce 100000 bushels of wheat.
making for two farms 100000
bushels, which with wheat worth
81 per bushel will bring $500, 600
This is the lnonarchial agriculture
of only one farmer, but it is st
great as to be almost incredible
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-31

Among the new inventions
designed to tighten the labors
of digging post-holes, is a
double, round-pointed shovel or
spade, the two parts being con-
nected like the two blades of a
pair OF shears or pincers. The
instrument is plunged into the
soil the length Of the blade
some ten or twelve inches, and
after COMPRISING the earth by
the leverage afforded through
The Joint handles, the contents
are lifted and dropped on the
surface. Three or four plunges
and Withdrawals of The instru-
ment will clear a six or eight
inch hole two or two and half
feet deep, all ready 10 receive
the post, and the solid bank
viii hold the post mueh more
firmly with slight tramping,
tI.an If a larger hole were filed
with loose earth. In a free soil
i hole may DE dug for an ordin-
ary fence post in from one to
two minutes. IN. E. Farmer
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-31

LlNCOLN COUNTY.
Coo, red and white spotted. white streak
across the shoulders, underbit in the LET
ear and crop and split in the right, about 8
or years old; CWGilI. 22d dis. Febl6-SI2
Shotes, FIVE, black and white spotted, un-
marked, three OF them sows and two bears,
abOeth months old; Christian, s25th
dis, Feb 23-$l0.
Solr. spotted, swaIIow-fcrk in each ear;
J w Newsom, eth dis, Jan 21--S6.
MARSHALL COUNTY.
Mare. bay, in forehead, left hind fOol
white, right eye out; r Wells, Dec 10
BEDFORD coUNTf
Horse Iule. dark bay, no artificial
marks, 121S hands high. about years old:
John II Alderman 3rd lis, Oct mot valaed
GILES coUSTF.
Horse, light colored bay, left hind foot
and right front foot white to the ankle, star
in forehead. black name and tail little in
clined to be sway backed, about IA years old;
Lewis Logwood Elkton, Aug 2l-S20.
MAURY COUNTY.
Itc0 AstleS-one black horse, letter
'W'' on left shoulder, Is hands high. yrs
the other black mare. mealy nose, letter
"W" on left shoulder, about 141S hands
high, 4 years old; J w B Thomas, Sth dis,
Dec ii.
MADISON COUNTY.
Horse, bay, right hind foot white, about
9 years old; also. Mare Mule, sOrrel. a.
bout Is years old; and one Horse NIsle,
bay, scar on right shoulder-April Is.