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, 1879-12-04
The Surprise Was Mutual.

A good but simple man residing in a
village of Dumphrieshire, struck up an
intimacy with neighbor recently ar
rived in the locality. This latter ap-
peared II very godly sort of person,
whose frequent intercourse and conver-
sation afforded no small degree of pleas
ure and edifcation to his newly acquired
friend. The newcomer had at last
risen so high in the confidence and es-
TEEN of the other, that he believed HIM
to be saint, if there was one in the
world. One night, however, hearing
some disturbance in the hen-roost, he
went out with a light to discover the
cause, when, 10 there was his pious
friend very deliberately twisting the
necks of the chickens, preparatory to
carrying them off. The good man, more
aghast at the Aagrant hypocrisy Of his
neighbor than concerned for his own
loss, exclaimed more in sorrow than in
anger:
ooh, Dawvid, Dawvid, man, little did
l expect to meet wi you here !"
"Trowth," said David, with apparent
unconcern, "just as little did ] expect to
meet wi you here "
, 1879-12-04
Testing w omen.

! Now that the ladies have right to
vote in this State on the choice of mem
bers of the school committee, they are
beginning to find out why it is that men
devote so much time to politics, and to
realize that the discharge OF political du-
ties is not such simple matter after all.
Many who were taken with the state
ment that "woman can drop paper
ballot into box as easily as man can"
are beginning to find out that dropping
ballot into box" bears about the same
relation to the political duty of citizen
as putting garment on does to
making il. The garment is useless
until worn; the ballot is useless until
dropped into the box-but how about
tire making2 Voting is the crowning
act, the fruition, but politics would be in
a bad way indeed If no one did anything
but vote. To discharge political duties
properly requires acquaintance with po-
litical questions. That the ladies have
not. "But they can acquire ?" Ger
tainly. They have only to do as men
do, read and study and think, say five or
six years, and they will begin to grasp
things. "But there are many men who
never read, study or think, yet they
vote" True, more's the pity, but that is
not good reason for adding more vot-
ers of the same kind to the list. "But
now that ladies are to vote, they will
study and read and think" Will they ?
That is exactly the question that remains
to be determined. They have now ev.
cry opportunity to prove it, and many
people who have all along felt that
woman suffrage was sure to come in
some form sooner or later are watching
events with good deal of interest. One
thing is certain If women are going
to content themselves with voting, it
would be much better had the franchise
never been given them. If they are to
help the cause of good government they
must assume all the duties of citizenship,
inform themselves concerning current
events, men and measures, and, in a
word, learn to take broad, comprehen-
sive views of things. 1t may be an un-
gallant thing to say, but it is true, new
ertheless, that such, os rule, is not
their present custom. Neither do they
customarily recognize any obligation to
abide by the clear result of an argument.
Perhaps the ballot will reform (O them
in these respects. We shall see.-.Bos-
ton Transcript
, 1879-12-04
Afternoon Dances.

The introduction of afternoon dances
into English society has been warmly
hailed. Hostesses find them not much
more expensive and infinitely more pop
ular than musical teas; chaperones smile
on them; girls like them, and young
men are far more likely to attend them
than they are to make their appearance
at n tertullia, where they must si5 in
silence, with a cup of weak tea in their
hands, while Signor B. performs on the
violin, or Nine. G. on the either, or Miss
ID. screeches her ardent longing to dream
again. Now, an afternoon dance, prop
erly managed, says Life, is devoid of
gloominess as far as any entertainment
can be in this land where we take our
pleasures sadly. Girls may come with
or without chaperone, and there is a
certain freedom and freshness in the
whole proceedings arising from its in
formality. AT a ball people have, more
often than not, had a hard, tagging day
of work beforehand, or of the harder
toll known by the name of pleasure,
while at an afternoon dance their feet
are fresh, and dancing is lancing.
, 1879-12-04
Sunday Law in New Jersey.

The New York Star discourses as fol
lows about the Sunday law of New
Jersey:
"For six days Of the week New Jersey
walks as other progressive common
wealths walk, but on the seventh day
she sits down in reverence of Worn out
beliefs, and forces even the stranger
within her gates to thus sit down too.
The civilization of the nineteenth century
revives the primitive Christian doctrine
that the Sabbath was made for man, not
man for the Sabbath, and it squares its
practice with its precepts. But New
Jersey has gone upon the principle that
the Sabbath was ordained as a sort of a
straight, jacket to which mankind must
submit under penalty of hell torments.
This superstition did not improve the
quality of her piety or increase the re-
spect for her common sense, but it
enabled her to keep up an outward re-
gard for things which the liberality of
the present age has generally agreed to
discard. There is no good reason why,
after living from Monday till Saturday
night in the nineteenth century, she,
should pass the Lords day in the seven
teenth."
, 1879-12-04

For speaking disrespectfully of Adam,
Rev. Mr.. Baker is to have q second trial
by committee of fifteen members Of
the Cincinnati Methodist Conference.
1t was wise man who said: "He is
passing rich who can number friends
enough for jury-who can lose two or
three and not be bankrupt"
, 1879-12-04
An Amusing Scene.

A most amusing scene was enacted at
the Central depot yesterday as the 4:40
train arrived from the West. About q
dozen Germans, two Of whom were going
east, were standing in the hallway, and
as soon as the train stopped one who
appeared to be the father of the'two who
were going to take the train told them
to "hurry up" But no, they must stop
and talk little. At last his patience
gave way, and he commenced to seize
first one piece of luggage and then
another. Finally they had talked enough
and then began to kiss, and of course
they had to kiss their friends all around.
This was more than the old gentleman
could stand He turned on them and
with a scowl as black as thunder cloud
roared out, "Let your kissing go to -
or you will be left" The command was
obeyed, and the relieved Teuton saw his
children depart in safety.
II
, 1879-12-04

The exports at the port of Boston for
the week ending September 18th were
valued at 1927, ,566, against $7l5,954
for the corresponding week last year
The value of imports for the year to
same date was $3l, 246,53S, against
$26,67l ,624 for the corresponding period
last year, showing an increase the pres
ent year of $4,575,9l5.
, 1879-12-04

The only sympathetic chord that a
tramp ever strikes--the cord of wood in
the back yard
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-15

: "Then why don't you pay him, if you owe
him ?"
Because he's sued me, and when a man
does that I'll never pay until it costs him
more than he gets. l want you to make it
cost him all you cam"
al don't care for that. What do you
charge to begin with
Ten dollars, and more if there's much
extra trouble"
"An right! There's the X. Now, 90
ahead"
No sooner was his client gone, than Squire
johnson stepped across to his neighbor
Smith, and offered to pay the bill on condi-
ton that the suit should be withdrawn. The
shoemaker gladly accepted-all he wanted
was his pay. The lawyer retained the other
five for his Tee, and as the case was not
troublesome he made no further demand
upon his client.
Ten days after Jones came to see how his
case was getting on.
"All right" said the lawyer; You won't
have any more trouble about thai: 1 pu. it
to Smith so strongly that HI was glad to with.
draw the suit altogether"
"Capital!" cried the exulting Jones, You
have lone it up brown! You shall have INV
hereafter"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-15
A Dukes Vengeance.

The Duke of Argyll, now travelling in this
country, is accompanied by his piper, and
during the voyage bag-pipe music was in
Obliged in. : On one occasion Mr.. De Cordo-
va expressed his honest sentiments regarding
thiss style of music. We believe he denounc-
ed it as internal and not to be endured. It
so happened that the Duke overheard the
conversation, and, calling to his piper, said:
81 want to introduce you to Mr.. De Cordova.
He has become enraptured at Yoa playing.
At nine O'Clock this evening you will report
at the door Of his sta.eroom, and for oae
hour You are TO play your ~liveiiest ain-~
DE Cordova pleasantly apologized for having
been critical in the presence OF the Duke. and
added: 'If he comes, let him come armed,"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-15

Eight of the States now admit women to
practice in their courts,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
6 apm ans 3ousthuI6.
g s.
,Sheep Llvfng Wlthout
Water.

The Lebanon PENN Courier
prints the following extract
from a letter from-Stehman For
ney, of the United States Coast
'Survsg, dated on the Island Of
San Clement in the Pacific, Dec.
], 1878: 81 am at present en-
gagged in making a survey Of
San Clement Island. 1t is for
ty miles from the main land, and
is twenty-five miles wide. II
is n wild, drcary place, with no
water on it, except in immense
natural tanks, which are so deep
and prccipitous that the water
in them is Inaccessible. trans
port the water for my men and
horses from the main land.
There is no wood, either, on the
Island, which is Of volcanic for
nation, and composed of lava
and conglomerate. The top of
the island is covered with an
abundance of grass, which sus-
tains about 10000 sheep, and,
strange to say they live, grow
very fat, and are very profitable
to their owners, and yet in sum-
mer season get no water except
in the form of dew on the grass.
There is, however, a peculiar
plantsa@which is eaten by the
sheep to quench their thirst.
They are very fat, and make the
finest mutton / have ever eaten
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
GIVEN AW
A Book TO Every Subscriber!
TEae EEORese Guide.

A Book by 500 Ladies'
Is the title Of a volume Of 100
pages, bound in cloth, contain
ing about 1000 practical re-
ceipts al1 hints, on Cookery,
Household, Toilet, Sick Room,
cte. 1t contains more iniorma-
ton than the $3.50 and 50 cook
books, besides possessing the
important advantage Of heing
Practical Experiences Of Prac-
tjcdL Home" Keepers.
These select, original and
practical contributions from 80
many ladies. have never before
appeared in book form. Good
judges have predicted its sale
TO be hundreds of thousands.
Fen thousand copies were order
ed before one copy came from
he bin,lcry. We have exclusive
control of he book III This local
lily, and i: can be obtained only
through this Office.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
OIlu.EELLOWS.

Calhoun Lodge No. g. Jas Vaughn. N
! g.; G. B. Boy les, Rec See.--neets every Fri.
day night.
Lincoln No 50, LyDchburg, j. L. Ashby
y. o.; W Holt, Rec. Secretary-meets LIST
3rd and 5th Is artsy nights.
Unity Nc. 81, Petersburg, F. B. Terry,
n. G; n. ID. Talley, Rec. Secretsry-mests
every other Thursday night.
Oak Hill No. l39, Norris Creek, T. L. Viii
Hanson, y. c.; W. II. Wright, Rec. Sec
meets every other Saturday night.
Mulberry lag, j. A. ID. Middleton, N. G.;
u. c. Sebastian, Sec-meets every other
Thursday night
Surprise No. 1853, Flyntville, Pierce,
y. O.; Geo w Counts, Secretary-meets
every Thursday night.
Chestnut Ridge l57, I B Foster, n G.;
" B Freeman, Seci meets every Saturday
night
Evening Star No. 161, Pleasant Plains. J
franklin Smith, n. e.; II. NJ. Beatty,
Sec.-mests LIST and 3rd Saturday nights
Kelso 172, D. n. jenkins, \. g.; G.
George, Sec-meets every other Saturday
night.
Livsaia Lodge No =, Daughters of Re-
beeea, Flyntville, c Duff, N G; Mrs
Carrie Beckett, V G; G. w Counts. Sec'y-
meets lst Saturday each month at o'clock.
Serene, No. 1876, Georges Store, j Col
den, \. q; ii A keeling. See-meets every
Saturday night
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
Milk.

Milk is a vehicle for quinine.
Milk iss good solvent, and effect
ually DISCUSSES the bitterness of
this drug. One grain of quinixc
dissolved in an ounce Of milk
scarcely makes it bitter. An
ounce of milk, indeed, will dis
solve two grains ofquinine with
out imparting much bitterness
to the taste. When five grains
are dissolved in a tumblerfull of
milk all bitterness disappears.
Milk is a preventive of lead-pois-
on. The journal de Medicine
reports in a recent issue a remark
able instance Of the regular con-
sumption of milk by workm IN
in white lead factories. 1t was
noticed in some French lead
mills that among large num-
Der Of workmen two who daily
consumed a large quantity Of
milk remained free from the inju-
rious effects of the lead, which
made themselves visible in many
of the other hands. A daily ra-
ton of quart of milk was then
given to each of the workmen,
and lead collie soon became un-
known. From 1868 to 1871 no
case of collie occurred in these
factories. A good test of purity
of milk; A Gsrman pspo 4 gives q
a test for watered milk, which is
simplicity itself. A well polish
ed knitting-needle is to be dip
ped into a deep vessel of milk
and Immediately withdrawn in an
upright position. If the milk is
pure, some of the fluid will hang
to the needle, but if water has
been added to milk even in small
proportions, the fluid will not ad-
here to the needle.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
Getting Rid of Rats.

A correspondent of The En-
e5Ssh Mechanic gives one or two.
valuable hints for Kidding prem
Uses of rats. One very good plan,
he says, is to nail a red herring
on the wall of the warehouse or
place infested, about eighteen
inches from the floor; on this,
a little to one side, beneath the
fish, place brick or piece of
wood near the wall. At an
equal distance on the other side
set an ordinary steel snap-trap
not baited. The rats, in jump
ing off from the brick 10 get at
the herring, after few attempts
are sure to fall down in the trap.
This is good permanent plan,
as it is somewhat above their
comprehension. If rats have
undermined tae foundation
walls, which they do sometimes
to such an extent as to endanger
the building, it is Of no use TO
attempt TO stop them out by tam
ping their burrows with broken
glass bottles, for they work dill
igently to make fresh ones. A
better way is TO put a shovelful
of dry sand over every hole.
The rats soon come up through
this, but i'll SO doing let half the
sand into he burrow, which, un-
like earth, they cannot either
force or carry up again, and by
repeating this at every fresh-o-
pcned place their runs become
quite filed mp, and they make
up your foundations again. BY
this means / have known a gram
airy that was terribly infested
with rats quite cleared of them.
All their burrows being at hast
filed with sand they were COM
PEELED to betake themselves else
where.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
LINCOLN COUNTY.

LINCOLN COUNTY.
HeJer pale red, two white spots on the
back, belly and tail white, GRUMPY horn,
long hoof on left hind foot, smooth crop off
lett ear and under half crop in the right.
years old; RCPatterson. Gath dis. Jan Isl
Fen ing, white, unmarked, about year;
j II Shofner. 5th dis, Nov 2--S5.
Sou. spotted, swallow-fo fork in each ear;
j W Newsom, 9Th dis, Ian 2l-S6.
MARSHALL COUNTY.
Mare. bay, in forehead, left hind foot
white, right eye out; J Wells, Dec /.
BEDFORD COUNT.
Horse Mule. dark bay, no artificial
marks, l219 hands high, about years old
John II Alderman. Bird dis Oct 1-not valued
GILES COUNTY.
Horse, light colored bay, left hind foot
and right front foot white to the ankle, star
in forehesd. black msne and tail, little in
clined to be sway backed, about IA years old;
Lewis Logwood, Elkton. Aug 2l-$20.
MAgRY COUNTY.
Isco Aklss--one q black horse, letter
"Ws on left shoulder Is hands high. yrs
1.-The other black mare, nealy nose, letter
"W" on left shoulder, about 14x hands
high, 4 years old; J w Thomas, 9th dis,
Dec H.
nApIBos COUNTY.
Horse. bay, right hind foot white, about
. years old; also. q Mare Mile, sorrel. a
b3ut IL years old; and one Horse jfule,
Day, scar On right shouldsr--April 10.
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secret orders
MASONIC


JssksoH Lodge No. 90, F. and A. NJ.
Fayetteville, Thos. J. Gray, w. NJ; b. N.
Hatcher, Se&--meets fst Monday night in
each month.
Petersburg No. l2s, W. r. Runaway, w.
NJ; W. Z. Smith, See.--meets 1st Monday
night on or after full moon in each nentEi
BcUss Bill No. 16l, I w Clark, w NJ; W
W Wilson, Sse.--fneets Saturday before the
fsIl neon, 81 10 a. \.
Pleasant Plains 80. 300. J A. Holland
W. H.; Jarss +. Byers, Sec.--meets Fri
day night before sssli full moon.
Mt. Hebron S44, Norris Creek, F. M
Cole, W. NJ; Thos. l., " iIliamson, Sec
meets Friday right on or before full moon
each month.
SuIpl ar Spring 10. 400, Oregon, j. J. Cos
ton, W. A.; ". l.. Parker, Sec-msets
Saturday at o'clock on or before the full
moon In each month.
Mulberry 4o4, Z. T. Parks, W. ~; W
w. James, Sec--meets lst Tuesday night
on or before full moon.
Macedonia 459, near Goshen, 7 o Gill;
W. M; Vim. A. Gil, jun, Sec--meets Fri
day night on or Before full moon.
Kelso No. ago, J J Cos,on, w NJ; Jno I
Gordon, See--nie ts Thursday night before
each full moon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
ANOTHER PAPER GIVEN AWAY /!
THE FARMERS REVIEW!

The latest addition 10 our ex-
change list is the Farmers Re-
vietO, Chicago. H., and a most
welcome addition it proves. 1t
is as full of departments as the
government at Washington, and
they all bear evidence OF UNUSUAL
skill and industry in their man
agcment. 1t is emphatically a
model farm and family monthly.
1t is, withal, THE NEATEsT AND
BEST MONTHLY OF THE KIND
THAT WE KNOW. We will fur
nish the Revietc and our own
paper, each one year, for too
dollars IN Advance.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16

To TAKE Rust OUT OF STEEL.
the article in a bowl con-
tanning kerosene oil, or wrap the
steel up in q soft cloth well sat
urated with kerosene; let it re-
main twenty-four hours or lon
ger; then scour the rusty spots
with blickdust. If badly rusted,
use salt wet with hot vinegar;
after securing, rinse every particle
of brickdust or salt off with boil
ing hot water; dry thoroughly;
then polish off with a clean flannel
cloth and a little sweet oil,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16

In sugar refneries large iron
cylinders called boneblack filters
are used. They are usually a.
bout twenty feet high and five
feet in diameter. Two men went
into one Of these vessels in a st.
Louis refinery to coat the surface
with tar, as preventive of rust
during a season of disuse. They
sat on a suspended board and
put the tar on with brushes by
the light Of a suspended lantern.
The lantern fell to the bottom
and broke. Instantly the cylin-
der was converted into a fiery
furnace, the tar on its sides bla-
zing furiously and a hole at the
bottom provided a draft. The
man were completely charred.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16

SHIRT Bosom GLoss.-Take
2 ounces fine white gum arabic
powder, put it in a pitcher, and
pour on it a pint or more OF
water, and then, having covered
it, let it stand all night. In the
morning, pour it carefully from
the dregs into clean bottle, cork
and keep it for use. Put a tea
spoonful of this gum-water in the
usual way.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16

This is the choicest premium
ever given 10 newspaper sub
sclibcrs-somcthlng of real and
practical value. The ladies WI
be delighted with it. If your
ncishbor don't take The OBsER-
WEIR tell him OF this Offer. They
all want The paper and book.
You get the old OBSERVER and
a capital, practical, useful book
of l60 pages, for the price Of the
former.
Now is your opportunity,
This unprecedented OFFER will
expire in 4 few VI cks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16

When it can be done, sheep
should be changed from field to
field, giving them fresh pastur-
age. When sheep are never
shifted the grass gets foul, par
ticularly if the weather is moist
and the land at all wet, or if on
close-bottomed, retentive soils.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
Inheritance of Disease.

The predisposition to certain
diseases, like govt or insanity,
often developed after maturity,
is transmissible; and also the IL
ability to die about certain
age. The famous Tnrgots, for
more than a century, rarely cx-
ceeded fifty years of age; and
insanity cften appears after the
meridian of life in several sue
cessive generations of a family.
The remarkable faithiulncss Of
reproduction in the majority Of
cases is a fact somewhat parallel
to the growth and maintenance
of an organism, wherein, With
the constant succession of cells
each of brief existence, substan.
tial identity is kept up. There
do not seem to be very marked
differences IN babes, yet from
the same food one will become a
man of muscle and energy, an
other Of nerve and brain, a third
a portly man of easc-loying hal9-
its. All the original peculiari-
ties of each tiny human nucleus
sick out from a common nour-
ishment elements like them
selves, rejecting ihe rest.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16

KEEPING SAUsAaEs.-Seeing
in your paper an inquiry about
keeping sausages, will give my
method. Partly cook them; if
not enough, melt lard and pour
over tn m until entirely covered.
1t is best TO have small pots, that
will hold enough for one or two
meals; then you can warm them,
and take the sausage out without
breaking. Leave them uncov-
cred several days, until they are
perfectly cold, then tie them up
tightly, and keep in the cellar.
-Cosoatry Gentleman.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16

Ants see some one is
troubled by them. So was / once,
but by placing plate covered
with molasses where they came
thickest, and plunging the plate
as soon az covered with ants into
hot water, ] was soon rid of the
ants.