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Far Superior in Every Respect

To anything the market II has for year, been the leading machine in
the North and West and dpacng all others 1t
has efeng needle elfthoadng shuttle makes the double thread lock-
stitch anything from the ghies the heaviest fabric
and higher than made and consequently Cor handling
the goods Wheels and the lost motion up
instantly with driver and will light after will
the first year the lost motion taken mp and kept
The domestic" Must BE Seen 10 BE Appreciated.
And like the Williams Singer reduced the $50 every
machine aud people Can N0r Possibly ArroRD buy machines
from travelling agents any longer, when they
save TVV nty Dollars.
On machine by buy from and s machines from that
all Others Any need OF machine take home with
them ani thoroughly test before paying one cent on H. We also
SELL MACHINES ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
advancing No old machines exchange as ur
profit small take old machines and throw them frequent
~ done by travelling Come aud machines Will
that there eSaegeaon in statements
GEO. ID. WEAKEN.
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10 az 10 Ubou These Presents Nav
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sone, GFceffngs
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them individually and collectively for
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hat then number is exceeded by but
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TnE Knoxville d Ohio and the l..
4 N. Railroads have signed contracts
each to build their roads to the Ken
lucky State line by January lst, 1882.
Mslc way ior the locomotive.
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NIoGERs are lower in Virginia than
they used to be when we lived there.
Then thousand dollars was not con.
sidered high for an able-bodied man;
now we read that three were sold Mon.
day at Lynehburg for 81, They had
no visible means Of support, SO they
will have to furnish support for some
body else for the next several months
10 come.
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from Boyle county .....Mt. NernOns queen
Of Beauty, Miss Mollie Whitaker, was
resplendent as bridesmaid Sunday eve
ming ...... Mr.. W. =. Pierce. Of Cincinnati,
with "a new tale, was in town this week
......Mr. NJ. y. Brinkley, Of Louisville,
came up to attend the Fish-Thompson
nuptials. l.. s. Jones, Of Louisville, was
here Saturday ......Geo. w. Mcclure and
Dick Miller are in Laurel this week.
AT the Christian Church In this place,
Sunday evening, December l2th, 1850, in
the presence Of an immence crowd Of rel.
atiyes and friends, the rites Of matrimony
which united Mr.. y. l.. Thompson anil
Miss Ala J. Fish as man and wife were
celebrated. Ed. J. l.. Allen, Of Danyille,
solemnized the nupiiala in remarkably
beautiful and impressive ceremony. The
attendants we're Prof. A. q. Lowell aud
Miss Mollie whittsker. II is with sincere
pleasure that | chronicle the happy union
o. this most happy young couple. -Four
years ago they became acquainted, and
since their first meeting they have been de
voted lovers. la their case at least, the
old adase that the course Of true love does
not always run smooth, is untrue. The
groom is a merchant Of this place, OF line
business atiainments, and deservedly I'opu-
lar. The bride is lovely aud accomplish
ed lady, only daughter Of the late =, T.
Fish, fsq. The happy pair received many
congratulations and some elegant bridal
presents. On Monday the groom enter
tanned few Of his intimate friends al the
residence Of Mrs. fi.h, when a most en-
joyable repasl Was served. May the we'd
ded life Of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson be just
as bright and happy as they looked bright
and happy whsa they stood before the altar.
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A. G. QuIsESDERRY, Of the San,
and Thomas G.. Stuart, Of the Dam
ocrai, have both announced them
selves candidates TO represent Clark
in the next Legislature. They are
good boys and ought not to think Of
such things. An editor should not
stoop 10 such an Office. Let the com
mon people contend for il.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04

him, at an expense of $l00 pc.
month, and the doctor. SAYS he
has not detected any Indication
of the disease for four months
and thinks he is sound and well.
Ills name is Captain Clifford
The. St. Louis medical schools
doubted this case end sent a man
here to see the Captain and write
up the case. + don't think any
man every wrote an exaggerated
account of the wonderful cures
performed by these wonderful
waters. The noted case of pa
ralysis; the girl says it is "Gcd
in the water" that no man knows
the why or wherefore Of these
wonderful cures. Be this as it
may, it is supremely wonderful,
and the like of it is not in A
merica, and perhaps not in the
world. There is a short history
of these springs in pamphlet
form, and if any of our friends
desire it they can apply to John
S. Tibbs of this place, and per-
haps it will give them a better
idea of the Springs. The name
Of this postoffice is Eureka
5prings-not Eureka City--and
there is another office in this
State called Eureka, and one in
Kansas named Eureka City. So
you see it is important to know
he proper name of the office. L
,ould write a week about these
Springs, but will desist for this
,ime. JOHN d. ToLLEY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04
Killed for Refusing a Leap
Year Proposal.

A short time sincethe daught-
er of old mali Adams. a white
man bkulking in the Creek Ma
ton, shot and killed the post
master at Tulsa, named Church,
because he would not marry her.
Sitting on q white horse, he was
riding by the log shanty of the
Adamses, when the woman hail
ed him with a revolver hidden
under her apron, and standing
in front of the house, asked
Church, also a white man, the
usual leap year question, to
which he gave the emphatic
F"no." Deliberately she raised
the pistol and sent q forty-five
caIibcr bullet through his heart.
He still sat on his horse, the
blood running down either flank,
when she again took aim at the
heart, the ball crashing through
and splitting the shoulder blade.
The man fell dead at her feet,
and she then dragged the body
to the side of the road, took off
her apron and spread it careful
| ly over the dead face, caught
her pony, ana riding to neigh
bor, told what she had done. In
the quaint language of the from
tier she said: "You'uns will find
his body down by the road, and
you'd better take care of it be-
fore the hogs eat it." She then
rode to another neighbor, two
miles the other way, passing by
the body as she went. Then,
plotting one of the neighbors to
the scene of the murder, she
dismounted and coolly went a.
bout her work. Through fear
of lynching, however, herself
and father took their skiff and
started down the Arkansas riv-
er, but were finally picked up
by the Indian police, and are
awaiting trial in the United
States Jail at Fort Smith.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04
Tba Terrors of Carving.
New York Times.

The misery Of a habitual car
yer can hardly be exaggerated
The man who comes home tired
from his days work and sits
down to dinner needs a quiet
and easy meal. Instead Of hav-
ing this, he is compelled to un-
dergo the labor of carving, and
to postpone his personal dinner
until his appetite has vanished.
1t is no small labor to carve for
a family, say Of six persons.
The joints of spring chicken
are apparently made of a COM
bination of steel and India rub
Der, and can neither be cut nor
dragged apart; while the roast
beef toughened by long years
Of service in its original shape
Of an OK, requires more strength
Of wrist on the part Of the car
yer thar would suffice to saw a
twelve-inch log. When at last
the work Of carving is done, the
delicate and difficult duty of
"helping" begins. There can
be no peace Of mind for the man
who helps his family and his oc-
casional guests to any food ex-
cept soup or oysters, both of
which can be accurately ard fair
ly divided. In the case Of chill
dren he can never give satisfac-
ton. There is no rule in this
matter beyond that Of giving the
chicken legs to the boys, which
can be followed. To ask people
what part of the chicken they
prefer is simply madness. Eli
ther everybody will tell the truth
and demand the best CUT which
case all but one will be exasper-
ated by failing to have their
wishes gratified, or everybody
will reply "Any part, 1t makes
no difference" or words TO the
same mendacious and aggrava-
ting effect. OF course, when the
man who says "It makes no diff
ference" is helped to anything
but the breast, he becomes the
enemy of the carver for life, and
nothing can disabuse him Of the
impression that he has been wan
tonly insulted. 1t is far better
to boldly help people without
making any pretense Of consult
ing their wishes. They Will then
regard the carver as a rude and
C areless host. But they acquit
him of any intention to press O.
pen insults on his guests.
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The Lock Catch.

"You can talk about your
wrestling gentlemen, ,pssid a man
on the mackerel barrel, shut un-
less you know my famous lock
catch, you've no business in the
ring" Gl
"What do you call your lock
ketch?" asked a man who was
cutting his name in o cracker
box. n r
81 don't believe / can explain
it, but there don't any one want
to tackle it. It's sure throw
every flip, and no man can meet
it"
"Wot does it cost to learnT'
asked man, looking up from a
game of solitaire. ~
"If man is wrestling with
me he's liable to get it, returned
the man on the mackerel barrel,
"and if he can remember it, he's
so much ahead"
"What'll you rastle for9" In
quired the man who was carving
his name, as he shut up his knife.
as one round o comfort for the
crowd any temptation to yer!'
s11l go one for the gang,pre-
Joined the wrestler. "Collar
and elbow grip. Catch hold.
ReadyY 9a
Then his antagonist raised bim
and dropped him and wiped up
the floor and knocked over the
stove and broke the furniture
with him. 'Ai iii# 3't
sIock ketch didn't seem to
work, did it?" dryly asked the
man with the cards. 'Ieastwise
l didn't notice it when you put
it on" 80
"S'all right, gentlemen, pant
ed the wrestler. 81 make no
complaints. It's the best catch
in the business, that lock catch,
only / reckon I've temporarily
lost the combination. Whatll
you have?" sbsu 4,fclf.r.f f,3s
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A Promise to a Mother Kept.
81 Knoxville CTenn.) Tribune.l

H L liAlNA'Ahe '
Charlie Owen, express mes
.sengcr on the otrainT TINT was
wrecked last Friday evening,
was struck between the shoul-
ders by a box, temporarily par
alyzing his arms, but when Of
fered a glass of whiskey by the
physician he refused, and when
the doctorO urged him he again
refused. Insisting, the medical
gentleman and several others
standing near told him he must
take it to save his life. "No,
sir!' said the young man, firmly
refusing. "Whcna i went, to
railroading / promised my mo-
lther that / would never touch
|whiskey, and III die here in my
tracks, before I'll touch it." The
young man mentioned ism bro
ther Of the agent at Knoxville.
lie is about nineteen years of
age, and has been in the employ
of the Southern Express Com
pany fer d few months only.
He has been tried on several
roads, and on account of his in
tegrity;; Intelligence, and close
application to duty has been ra-
pidly promoted by his route a
gent to the position of 'sfirst-
class" messenger. He leftLynch-
burg September Oath, with a
heavy "run" of freight and val
uables. The entire train left the
track near Big Lick, and the
express car and contents were
all torn to splinters. Charlie
was dragged from under the
wreck crushed and bruised, and
was evidently suffering greatly,
His first words were to call for
his safe and the two boxes of
silver. When brought to him
he extended his bruised body
over them, and watched his val
liable "run" through the long
hours of the night.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04
THoRNs AID ROSES

l. E4..EAf u lAA ska.l saAat fs y ftIN
From morn. till night Johns hammer ram
! The tale of labor telling
Bat oft he nerked with envious eye
! Squire Hardy's co2y dwelling.
One day. the Squire bimselfcame by;
J1Ny horse has lost q shoe, john;
Ahd that's the least of all nay cares
But cares dent come 70 you. John.
The lightning struck my barn last night
Ny child near death Is laid, John: d.
No life is not what folks suppose, III oe
= 'Tis not Of roses made, John.' a9II
mo fgd d iIa
And then the Squire rode sadly off,
F John watched him in amusement,
And. as Ne watched, two faces bright =
+ Beeped from The open easement.
He heard his Sife's voice, sweet and low
His baby's merry laughter;
John gave his anvil such q blow,
1t shook each smoky rafter.
~ would not change with Squire" said he
"For all his land and money;
There's thorns for him as well as me,
But not such roses bonnyv p ~'
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Church Directory.

W ~ rI
P,esbyterian, Fsyettcville-scrvices lst
and 3rd Sabbath at 1890 and night; Rev
WI Groves pastor; Sunday school, A. n
Methodist-services every Sabbath at
.O:SO and at night; RevHSMcBride pastor;
Sunday school ct s O'Clock.
Cumberland esbyterian--services ev-
CRY Sabbath 1890 and at night; Rev w q
Tc,npleton, pastor; Sunday school O'Clock.
Methodist Pleasant Plsins-services LIST
Sabbath each month at II and night; Rev
D s Petway, pastor. Sunday school at 8.
AR Presbyterian, New Hope services Let
and Sr,l Sabbaths at IL; Bethel, 2nd and
4th Sakbaths at 1l-Rev A 5 Sloan, pastor
Methodist, Mulberry-services 3rd Sun
tlav in each month et IL o'clock and every
SUNDAY night; Rev WI Collier, pastor; Sun
dsy School at 8.
Bantist. Mulberry--services lst Sabbath
sn zach raonth at II, Rev VIM HUFF, Iastor
OpmberlAfId Presbyterian, Mulberry
acryices 2nd Sabbath in each month at IL
and night; Rev w G GTempleton, pastor,
& Tu6itea iPreshy ytorisn, LincoIn-services
avery Sabbath at l1:l5 n; Rev Dayis
S,ran pasl1r, sunday school at ~.
Liberty Grove-servicos End Sabbath a.
1lAM; RevT l. Darnell, preacher in charget
Methodist, Shady Grove, loheton's
L1-seryices End d'Sabbath in each month
atl1 o'clock; Rev NJ 4 Tucker preacher in
charge. c.
mberlendPresbyteria ,SulphurSprings
services 3rd Sabbath IL o'clock; Rev VIM
Esell pastor. La4 flA..tt
Methodist Oak IIill-services 4th Sab
hath each month at 10 a. m; ! L Darneii
preacher in charge A., ,,,,, -.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak HiIl' heV
ProsSect. Wells Hill, Saturday before I'd
snndaY, each month, Rev,B I King, pastor.
Hester's Creek, Saturday before 4th SuH-
CAV each month, Rev B ! King, pastor.
hsthodfs,, Nyntyille--serviees AIN Sas-
satss AZ 1880 A. N; At. Hermon, ftntville
,sSrc-,;t sS<yices 1st sabbath At 1880 A N I;
Naredenia. FImtvilRe circuit, services Ord
Eabbath at 1890 A M---RsV K 1 Carpenter,
preacher in charge
Union, lsVSundayi Providence, 2nd; Lib
,e,4T Grove 3rd; Oak Bin. 4ttE Rev 7 L
DaTnesl. preacher in charge
shiloh Methodist, near Mnlyllle-preach-
ine on End Sunday in each month at . P.
u1aajI on Saturday at II A. r., before the
Pad and Ah Sunday, Rev II Nichols, pastor
Cane Creek Church, six miles north OF
,Favettexille, services every 2ud and sth
SUNDAY, Rev. j. B, TigsI, pastor
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04

jchalmers, showmen and stylisl
danes and damsels of foreign
countries. The snakes while
alive are often worn around th,
Iarms and necks of these people
They are made harmless by thC
Iskill of the necromancer or ser.
Ipept-doctor, who is honored fol
his wonderful powers in success.
fully tearing out the. fangs and
drawing the deadly poison fron
these serpents. At present q
large fancy goods establishment
on Broadway, near Twentieth
street, has introduced the skin
of the boa-constrictor among
some of the most fashionable and
! convenient of their articles of
ladies' wear and personal adorn-
ment. Ladies' waist-belts and
chatelaines are worn, made of
the serpents' skins, upon our
streets daily.
Suck appliances create curios-
,ity wherever seen, looking so
wild and barbarous in their de-
sign as to cause a suspicion or
doubt as to their genuineness.
They bring good prices. A belt
alone costs 81, but with the chat
elaine attachment $12 are de-
manded. Card, cigarettes, cigar
cases and portemonnaies are
made to order from the same ma
terial, as well as small sachels
and shopping-bags In securing
these king serpents of the forest
and jungle the greatest of dam
gers are encountered. Breeding
sets are often obtained.
The manner of preparing the
skins for the tannery is of del
icate nature. After the serpent
has been put to death by a means
that will preserve the skin from
any cut or injury, the body is
passed over to a taxidermist, who,
strips the hide as he would the
skin from an eel. The tanner
doctors the frail hide SO that it
becomes perfectly pliable, and
retains allits natural appearance
and color as in life. Beacon
strictors, though a very danger
Gus, and ferocious species of SER
pent, are also of a very costly
order to obtain. IN this conn
try they have heretofore been
considered only in the light of
an attractive feature among
curiosities attached to a
circus, side show or public or
private museum.
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:nrai1 Directory
Fayettevillo Post-omco.

v Railroad--lesVes overy day except sun
,5.y at a5i5 AN; aYrivesat 5:40 Pm. Supplies
nd following o(fices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
vile. Oregon. &eorge's Store, Flora, Hunps
stat;on. Salem, Manchester and Decherd.
Sbebyviile stage-Rrrives Monday, wed
nesday and, RfitSy nj IL A. NJ; leaves same
davs at2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
bury. Booneyille County Line, Shelbyville.
Enntsyifie siage-leaves Monday and
THURSDAY AZ 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Sr,dax Al 5P. NJ. Supplies Goshen, Hazie
Groom Meridianville and Huntsville.
Sheibvyille hack-lcaycs Mondays and
Thursdsys at g. A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at p. NJ, Supplies Norris OreeK'
Chessnnt Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville.
pulaski housewives every Tuesday
and Friday at 1880 A n; leaves same day
A.I2:s0. Supplies Cyruston, Miilville, MS
gah. Bradshaw and Pulaski.
blanche horse-leaves every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at i N; arrives
same days at IL A N. Supplies Camargo,
Molino, Cold Water, Blanche, Cash Polns
Rooms Hill horse-arrives every Satur-
day at ~ NJ; leaves same day at n.
Petersburg horse--ieaves Stature ~ at A
~: arrives at SPIN same day. supplies
Renfrow Station and Petersburg.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
Gee upon post offices in all parts ef the u
ni.ed States. A list of Money Order offices
may be seen on application. Rates OF COM
mission fOI Money Orders are as follows;
NOT exceeding SIS. 5.......v:.... ~ cents
Over Is apd not exceeding $50. 10 do
do do 40 Do do 50. .25 do
''.' W. b. DoUTHAT, P. NJ.
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About Leecheg.
fCleveland d Psess.l

|
They live from 80 to LEI
years, and are. sometimes ever
older than that. Most Of The
ieeches used by me dical lmenof
this country are brought from
Northern and Northwestern Eu.
rope, where they abound in the
swamp lands in great numbers
They are imported to this coun-
try by DIR. White, who lives in
Rhode Island, and who has
great purging ponds, where he
prepares the disgusting little
creatures tor the market. Cleve-
land dealers get their supplies
from him and from wholesale
houses in New York city.
There are two or three firms
in this city who wholesale
them. They sell during a SIN
gle year to the small drug stores
and the physicians throughout
the city not less than 1000
leeches. They bring a price of
about 81 per dozen, and are
easily and cheaply kept in sup
ply. The American leech is
found in parts of Mississippi
and Pennsylvania, but for bleed
ing purposes are considered
worthless, the foreign or rather
the Swedish leech being the
best and consequently the high
est priced. AtBordeaux, France,
is an immense piece of swamp.
land, where the leeches are capt
ured by the million. Here there
are large numbers of aged and
infrm horses and cattle, brought
thither from the surrounding
cities These animals are driv-
Ell into the swamps, the leeches
fasten themselves on the beasts
in great numbers, and the ami
mails again reach dry land, and
the leeches are gathered from
their bodies, packed in rich,
black earth, and shipped to this
country. Not less than 10000
horses were engaged in this
wonderful business during last
year alone. The leech itself is a
queer creature. 1t takes an en-
tire year to digest a meal, and if
properly taken care Of it will
live wonderfully long with moth
ing to eat. But. they are very
nevertheless, and are
often afflicted with diseases pc
culiar 10 the leech. Among
these Affections is a fatal skin
disease, which often carries off |
u large number before its rava-
ges can be stopped.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04
The sawdust Swindle.

The well-known sawdust swim
die having been stepped so far
as the mails and express COmpa-
nies are concerned, several OF the
bolder operators have made sue
cessful personal tours in the
Southwest. Protesting to be
a buyer of produce or stock, the
swindler conducts the business
in the ordinary fashion up to the
point when the stuff is ready for
Shipment. Then the amount
agreed on is counted out in good
money. Picking up one. of the
bills he says: "Oh, that's a eoun-
terfeit. Let me give you an
other" The farmer examines the
note, and, of course, can find no
difference between it and the
Iothers. A conversation on the
subject ensues. The swindler
Iconfidentially confesses that he
has q box full of the wonderful
.counterfeits, and finally offers,
with -seemilg'reiuctance, to pay
his Indebtedness with them, Civ
ing so for 81. Ills only proyi-
so is that the box shall not be o.
pened until after his departure
with the produce, and then moth
ing but sawdust is found. The
farmer usually bcepsisilence for
the sake Of his own reputation.
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4.
Be kind to the soap agent. He
has ra9 father, perhaps, and a
mother, who knew him in his
innocent youth Perhaps even
now, in some Western village,
fond hearts are beating for him,
and sweet lips breathe loves
dearest prayers for his welfare.
Therefore, lay him down tender
ly, fold his hands peacefully on
his breast, and close his eyes
gently as you put him to rest m-
der the branches of the weeping
willow, where the birds carol all
through the summer days their
softest songs. But plant him
deep-plant him deep.