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Smugsled Boots and Lace.

l In the days when high-heeled
French boots were the pride offashion,
there was la shoemaker, in London,
lWho made a fortune by the sale of Che
best Paris boots at price which all
his fellowltradesmen declared ruinous.
He understood the trade, and obtained
troops Of customers. @These boots
must be stolen" said his rivals, but
there was no evidence that they were;
certainly they we're not smuggled
boots, for any one could satisfy him.
self that the full duty was paid upon
them at the custom-house. The shoe
maker retired from business with
fortune. Aferwards, his secret was
accidentally Observation-Disclosures he
had paid duty for the boots, be had
not paid for everything that was in
them. There was a heavy duty pay
able on foreign watchss; and every
boot consigned to him from Paris had
contained, in its high heel, cavity |
exactly large enough to hold a watch.
The great profits obtained by the
trade in smuggled watches, made it |
possible for this tradesman, when he |
had filled up their heels, to sell his
boots under prime cost. This was
worth while, again, because, of course,
by the extension Of his boot trade, !
he increased his power of importing
watches duty free. Some years later,
an elderly lady and a lap-dog travel
ed good deal between Dover and
Ostend. 1t became to be generally
considered at the custom house that
her travels were for the sole purpose
of smuggling Brussels lace, then sub
ject to exceedingly high duty;but nei-
ther the examiners of her luggage,
nor the female searchers at the GUS
tom-house, who had charge other per-
son, could, by the narrowest scrutiny,
find matter for single accusation
At last, when she was about to de-
cline the smuggling business, this la
dy accepted a bribe from a custom
house officer to make him master of
her secret. Calling to her side the
lap-dog, who was to all strangers a
very snappish little Cur, she asked
the officer to fetch a knife and rip the
little creature open. Like few of
the dogs (which have sometimes even
proved to be rats) sold in the streets
of London, it gloried outwardly in a
false skin: and between the false skin
and the true skin, was space enough
to provide a thin cur with the comfor-
table fatness proper to lady's pet,
by means of a warm padding of the
finest lace. In the reign of Louis
XVIIL-it may be noted, by the way
fierce dogs were trained to
carry valuable watches and small arti-
cles, under false skins, across the
frontier. They were taught to know
and avoid the uniform of custom
house officer. Swift, cunning, and
fierce, they were never to be taken
alive, although they were sometimes
and shot.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-21
oh. Kiss Me and G0l

'Oh, kiss me and CO." said the maid of my
heart,
And she proffered her lips as my pay to depart;
"The morn is approaching, my mother will
know,
My dearest, my kindsst, oh, kiss me and co."
She gave me the blessing in such a sweet way,
That the thrill ofits pleasure entced me to stay;
So we kissed till the morning came in with its
glow,
Yet she said every moment, 80, kiss me and
pot,
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CLEANiNGS FROM PAPERS
With Editorial Sprinklings.

The Baltimore Patriot,in describing
the condition Of the Maryland state
prison, says:-"The female convicts
present the shocking spectacle OF a
lawless gang of the most degraded
human setting at defiance,
in a great degree, the authority oil
both warden and matron, and, for the
want of suitable cells where the
greatest offenders can be put away
into solitary confinement, the lash
is the only punishment"
Edward Nortan, an Euglishman,
has recently been tried in Trenton,
N. J., and convicted on thirteen bills
of indictment, of which one was high
way robbery, two arson, and ten
burglary! These alone if sentenced
to the full extent of law, would COW
er one hundred and thirty years to
the state-prison! During the trial
the wretch seemed perfectly uncon-
cerned.
The council ofths Cherokee nation,
at its late meeting, passed a bill au-
thorizing their principal Ghetto open
correspondence with several of the
Missionary Boards having missions a
mong them, complaining Of the inocu-
lation of anti.slavery doctrines. At
the same meeting of council, bill to
prevent polygamy was lost.
Rev. William Burke, who was one
ofthe earliest settlers in Cincinnati,
died lately at the age ofS6. lie had
seen Cincinnati from being a mere
hamlet become one of the largest cit
les in the Union, aud the State Of
Ohio. almost entirely unsettled when
he first knew it, numbers 2,OOO,0oO
people.
On the western waters, during the
last year, there were one hundred and
eleven steamboats, destroyed-sixty
snagged, thirty burnt, thirteen col
lisions, and eight explosions = invol-
wing the loss of one hundred and
seven lives, and property to the
amount of $2,57S,l0O.
The Register published at Var,
mouth, Mass, says that hundreds OF
eels. s.fozsn as stiff as pokers, have
been driven ashore and raked in bar
rels. shipped for the city markets
They sell readily in New York at from
10 to II cents per pound.
Mr.. G. W. Murray, keeper Of a
billiard saloon in Memphis Tenn, was
lately murdered in that city by q
Mr.. Hudson, while engaged in a
game of cards. The supply of con-
yicts from the "bluff city" continues
more than equal to the demand.
The Lutheran Almanac for 1886,
gives the following estimate, based
upon accurate synodical statistics:
1000 ministers, 1000 congregations.
and 225, 1000 communicates.
England since the war has EN-.
ployed exactly double the number o.
American ships she did before itcom.
msnced.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-21

The Mississippi Baptist State Con-
vention recently held in session at
Clinton, unanimously resolved that
it is incompatible with thesacred duty
Of the Christian ministry for them
to engage in the strife Of politics.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-21

The sixtieth anniversary Of the
marriage of Luther Wright and
Sarah Lyman was recently celebrated
at Easthampton, Mass. They we're
Joined in wedlock at chat place in
1896, and among the guests at the
anniversary we're four persons who
were presen. at the wedding.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-21
A lady in Salem, Mass, receiy

A lady in Salem, Mass, received
by mail, few days ago, a package
from California, which, from its weight
and the amount ofpostage, was sup
posed to contain something of value
from the land Of gold. Upon remov-
ing the envelope slice Of dried ham
revealed itself!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-21
JAMES B. CLAY.

We do not design making this let
ter the subject of comment. It speaks
for itself, and coming from the son of
the great Clay is entitled to consider
alton.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-21

A divorce was recently granted
by one of the courts of Indiana,
where the only allegations against
the defendant was that be had cold
feet.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-21

Gun barrels have lately been found
on the field Of the battle of Hubbard
ton, In Vermont, some of which, after
being buried more than Is years,
contained cartridges that explode with
considerable violence, when the barrel
WAS heated in the fire.
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Water.

Pure sparkling cold water is not, as
was anciently supposed, a simple ele-
ment, but a compound Of two gasscs--
oxygen and hydrogen. hydrogen be
ignited in the open air it will burn with
a pale blue flame, and if bell glass
be held over it, water will soon be
seen trickling down its sides. The
cause of this is, that the oxygen Of the
air combines with the hydrogen to pro-
duce combustion, and the result oftheir
combination is water. In this state
these two gases are bound together
by some connection, which we call
chemical combination,' which is but
u name for something we do not I'M
derstand. 1t is strange that water
which the is enemy of fire, should be
composed of two gases, one of which
burns readily, while the other is the
great supporter Of combustion. And
it is equally strange that oxygen, SC
Indispensable to animal life, should
form nine-tenths by weight Of a liq'
uid (water) in which few terrestia
animals can live but Il few seconds
We cannot account for such properties
in the elements Of nature: we can on
| ly tell Of their operations. We car
conceive that they might have been
endowed with different properties, but
that is all. The properties OF pure
water are numerous: it has neither
taste nor smell: it is neither sour
sweet, bitter or pungcnt; it does not
irritate the most delicate nerve, MOI
does it disturb the the most tender
part of the frame. We cannot est.
mate it too highly: it soothes pain, ii
relives thirst it lubricates the tissues
it washes out the morbid humors from
the system,--in short, but for the quail
ity of these two gases, forming, in a
mysterious manner, liquid water, nc
organism could exist on the earth
1t is necessary to liiein the animal and
vegetable world. Countries without
rains, Except they are fertilized by
rivers like Egypt are dreary deserts
devoid Of animal, plant, or flower.
1t has been said by some philosophers
that gas is the natural condition Of
MATTER but this is nothing less than
scientific nonsense, for water is as
much natural condition ofmatter as
gas; indeed it is more so; hydrogen
although a gas, is not found in nature
except combined with some other ele'
ment, as a solid or fluid; never, at least
in a state Of pure gas. Upon such
subtle laws as those developed in the
combination of these two gases, form.
ing water, hangs the existence Of ten
hundred millions of human beings
and that of countless myriads Of lesser
creatures.
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For Your Wife.

A friend, says an exchange, not long
since told us good story in relation
to one of our subscribers, which con-
tains good moral for husbands, and
example for wives which is not unwor-
thy of imitation under similar circum-
stances:
The subscriber referred to, in the
presence of his wife, said that it had
been his intention to call at the office,
nav up his arrears, and discontinue
the paper
His wife very promptly asked, why
do you intend to discontinue the pa
PERI
Because said the husband, 4 am so
much away from home on business
and have so little time to read, there
seems to be but little use for my TAX
ing the paper
Yes responded the wife, it may
be Of little use to you, but it is ofgreat
use to me. remain at home while
you are gone; wish to know what is
going on in the world. If you dlscon-
tinue the paper, will 60 straight to
town and subscribe myself
The paper was not discontinued.
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The number of fugitives in Canada
have, it is stated, increased since 1850
from $4,000 to 10000. They are in a
state of great restitution. Large
sums have been raised in England fol
their relief. What commentary this
is upon the pretended philanthrophy OF
the abolitionists. Those miserable
fanatics have succeeded in enticing
away from their comfortable homes
at the South, thousands Of negroes fol
whom they protested great friendship,
and promised an amclioration Of their
condition. The poor starving fugi-
tives in Canada, can now perceive the
bollowness of their professions and
promises,
ThiovjpC hypocritcs.
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The Government of the United
States.
Executive Department.

Executive Department.
FRANKLIN PIERCE, President.
William l.. Marcy, Secretary of State.
James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury.
Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.
James C. Dobbn, Secretary of the Navy.
James Campbell, Postmaster General.
Robert McClelland, Sec'y Of the Interior.
Caleb Gushing, Attorney General.
State Department,
Consists of one Secretary, one assistant
Secretary, one chief clerk, twelve asso.
ciate clerks, one translator, and one Ii.
brarian of the diplomatic and consular
branches; the Bureau Of disbursement,
translation, appointments and commits.
sions; of rolls and archives of authen.
tcations and copy rights; of passports
and pardons; the foreign correspondence,
treaties, dispatches, laws, and the State
library.
Employs but seventeen persons, and
is one Of the most simple yet powerful
Implements Of government in the world.
Treasury Department
Consists of one secretary, one assistant,
two comptrollers, commissioner of Gus.
toms, six auditors, treasurer, register.
solicitor, and boards for the light house
and coast surveys.
Nagy Department,
Consists of one secretary, and five bu.
reaux; of navy yards and docks; of con.
struction, equipment and repair; of pro.
visions and clothing; of ordinance and
photography, and of medicine and sur.
gerry.
The force of the navy department mum,
bers fifty. five.
Post Office Department,
Consists of one Postmaster General, and
three assistants Of Bureaux of Inspec
tors, appointments, contracts and finance.
There are ninety.one persons engaged
in the General post Office department.
Department Of the Interior.
Consists Of one secretary, and bureaux
of the public lands of pensions; Of In.
dian affairs; Of patents, including agri.
culture.
This Department has charge, also, of
the business of United States marshals
ond attorneys clerks of United States
courts; the mines of the United States !;
the public and penal buildings of the
United States in the District of Columbia;
the unsettled boundry lines between the
States, Territories, and bordering nations.
The number of persons employed in
The department Of the Interior is steadily
increasing. 1t may be estimated at three
hundred and fifty.
attorney Generals Department,
Consists Of one Attorney General, chief
clerk and eight assistants.
The total number Of persons compos.
ing the servants of the people in all these
departments, is one thousand and fifty.
one.
The number Of persons employed in
connection with the Treasury Depart.
ment in Washington, is four hundred and
twenty.one.
War Department,
Consists of one secretary, having with
him the Commanding General, the Adju.
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the Paymaster General, the Commissary
General, the Surgeon General, the Engi..
neer Bureau, and the Bureaux Of Topog.
raphy and Ordinance.
The number of person, occupied in the
War Department is lo7.
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A meeting of German citizens has
been held at Galena, ILL.,, at which res
olutions were adopted, and signed by
one hundred and fitty-scven persons,
declaring that slavery is curse, that
the fight against its PROPAGATION is the
most urgent issue of the present time,
and they will support only such can
didates for State officers as are oppos-
ed to the Kansas bill and to Know
Nothingisn.
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Matters and things in Freetown,
Mass, are discouraging. Hatch Bail
ey, a tin pedlar. stole watch; John
West stole several bags of meal.
more or lesss Goldfish, and a half barrel
of beef; Henry Hill was sent to the
House of correction as a common
drunkard, on complaint Of his father
David Hill; Jack Lyon, another drunk
ard, was taken from the Railroad
track just before the cars cut him in
two; and David S. Halfway was
knocked down by Mrs. Seth Clark
with billet of wood for licking her
son. Freetown might support po-
lice court.
No niger to corrupt them either.
Strange!
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Particular Notice.-When you see
a man in business who will not adver-
tise in his own village paper, look out
for a mean, penurious skinaint, too
tight 10 enjoy good health, and one
who holds a penny so near his eyes
that nc can't sec dollar.
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EPITAPH ON A LAWYER.
BY THOMAS MOORE.

Here lies lawyer-one whose mind
Like that of all the lawyer kind)
Resembed, though 80 grave and stately,
The pupil of cats eye greatly;
Which for the housing deeds transacted
In holes and corners, is well fitted,
But which in sunshine grows contracted,
As if 'twould-rather not admit it;
As if, in short, n man would quite
Throw time away who tried to let in
Decent portion of Gods light
On lawyers mind or pussy's retina.
Hence, when he took to politics,
As n refreshing change of evil,
Unfit with grand affairs to mix
His little Nis.Prius tricks,
Like imps at bo-peep, play'd the devil ;
And proved that when small law wit
OF craftsmanship attempts the trial,
IT'S like player on the kit
Put all at once to bass viol.
Nay, even when honest (Which he could
Be, now and them, still quibbling daily
lie served his country as he would
A client thief at the Old Bailey.
But--do him justicc-short and rare
His wish through honest paths to roam;
Born with taste for the unfair,
Where falsehood call'd he still was there,
And when least honest most at home.
Thus shutting, bullying, lying, creeping,
He worked his way up near the throne,
And, long before he took the keeping
OF the kings conscience, lost his own.
johnson and the little 'Nigger.-Re
home late night before last
we met little 'nigger" joyfully troll
ing forth the following:
"Johnson eat de watermilllon,
Gentry eat de rine,
Johnson 'lccled Gubbernor,
Left Gentry way behind !"
Memphis Eagle.
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Temperance.

The time was when it was thought
to be no evil to make, drink and vend
ardent spirits, no one thinking that its
tendency was dangerous; but when
this mighty destroyer began percepti-
bly, to deepen and widen in his dcstruc-
ton, and sweep off our noble SONS OF
promise; public opinion began to
change in relation to the subject, the
voice of alarm was raised against the
enemy; some needed the voice of
warning while others went on. Let
us now calmly look at the results, and
see what they are. See, those COM
munities that banished the evil, mark
their prosperity, when compared with
those communities that have opposed
temperance. But let us notice Il lit
tic more infinitely and see how it is in
families. See, that family where the
parents have declared against intem.
perance and for strict temperance hab,
it's. Look how their sons have grown
up, and how they are prospecting in
the world, how many Of them are de-
voted christians. See, those families
where parents have opposed temper,
ance, and set the example of dram
drinking before their children. What
now is the condition of their sons!-
How many of them are in the church
How many of them are poor untortu.
nate drunkards and in poverty and
want.-Presbyterian.