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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03
Her Share of the Letters.

There is a new town out in tht
Northwest called Barton, (con;rac
ton for Beartown.) At this poin
"a post Office had been established
the route extends some. distance be
yond. and there are several offices
further on. Soon after the establish
ment of the Office at Barton the
POSTMASTER beyond began to be trou
bed bya strange irregularity in the
mails. This week, one thing was
missing, the next some other pack
age was non est, and quite a number
iof other letters for B. would have
to be sent back; this state of affairs
became uncomfortable; and agent Hall
was sent on to investigate the matter.
Lie Went straight to Barton, where
be found the post Office in the
back room Of little grocery. It
was about time for the mail to ar
rive, and he took a seat In the
groct ry, where a plump and good
natured woman, well in years. and
possessed of "Iich brogue.' atfeu-
ded behind the counter, dealing out
small quantities of beer, cheese,
cakes, pea nuts, ETC., to company
OF loungers, whe seemed to wait for
some event.
Hall bought quantity Of peanuts
and treated the crowd to beer, by
which course be succeeded 10 remoy-
ing all suspicious which mis- decent
garb had created against him. Soon
the stage drove up and the mail
bags thrown out; the lady picked it
up, and retreated to the back room,
followed by the crowd-inoludiHg
Hall, Who blocked up the door.
Alter opening the bag, and turn
ing its contents on the floor, the
postmistress produced q box, and
deliberately proceeded to measure
out peck Of miscellaneous matter
from the pile on the floor. Having
done this she commenced returning
the rest, when Hall found his tongue. |
why, what are you doing there?'
he contrived to stammer out.
'IuGade,' said the postmistress.
looking up, 'its changing the mail
that | am
But bow do you know that. you
get the right matter? Why don't
you look it over and select your own?'
'Faith,an' it's a ol'sjob you'd beat
her hayin' me do,' replied her lady
ship. 4 can't read niver blessed
bit of ritin', an when my son
Jim (he's had school larning) isn't
lo-e L jest measure cut oNr sheer"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

Russia as to the boundary between
her possessions and ours inthe North
western portion Of this continent, Mr.
Monroe again declared that the "a
merican continents, in consequence
of the free and independent condi-
ton they had assumed and maintain
eG, were henceforth not to be consld-
cred subjects lOr future colonization
by any European power" This last
declaration, as it did specifically re-
fer to the allied powers, was not so
we'll received in England, since uni.
versatility was here given to Lord Can.
nng's doctrine, which applied to Eng
land, to Russia, as well as to the al
lied powers.
1t remains to be seen whether
England will submit to the political
doctrines of one Of her greatest states
men. 1t remains to be seen whether
If she regarded Mr.. Monroe's s. doc
trine wise and just when applied to
the allied powers, she will not so re-
gard it when applied to herself; but
above all, the next year will tell US
whether craftsmanship has so far
declined in England that bcr Minis
ter cannot see that the extension OF
Anglo. American influence on this |
continent, is an extension Of English
wealth, commerce and greatness
The fear she exhibits lest we should
possess the Istbmus is idle and .pue- !
rile. We would only have it that the
world with us might enjoy the result
of our possessing it. The greater
the cities built on the 1sthmus, the
greater the worlds commerce across
ii, the greater our wealth and pros
perity. Our proximity to it renders
US superior to all jealousy, and our
energy and common sense tell us that
the greater the traffic between the
two old worlds through the American
Mediterranean, the greater will be
the prosperity Of this ocean.bound
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

:. A celebrated conjuror went into e
barber's shop, at Brussels. to get
shaved. la the middle Of the ope-
ration be expressed some dissatisfac-
tion, and desired to finish the pro-
cess himself Taking the razor, be
apparently cut his throat from ear
to ear, to the infinite. terror and con-
sternation cf' all present. He soon
showed, them bis neck free from
scratch, and his shirt spotIess; but
the barber was SO frightened that he
fell down in a swoon, and half bis
haiE is said to have turued white.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

A woman in Cincinnati recently
made an. application for. divorce on
the ground that her husband was
a COMPOUNDED fool. The magistrate
informed her that if that were held
to be u valid reason in law, ball
the married women in Poykopolis
would be legally entitled to a mat
rimonial separation. The. woman
appeared comiorted by this assn,
wretchedness is always alleyi.
ated by numbers-and Departed IL
an improved state of mind, ant
with a touch of consolation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03
Ghuite Inetry,
If from my Heart I Tear Thee.

If from my heart tear thee,
Thou fasten'St on my sight;
And when | most fnrswear thee,
Then most thou look'st delight
Yet when / turn to WOO thee,
IT'S then thou mockst my heart,
Thou fout'st when l pursue thee.
Yet woo'st when l depart!
seek, in others smiling,
For loves that warm to mine:
Alas! when most begui!ing,
Then most they look like thine;
Even brighter beauties only
Remind me Of thy charms;
And my heart is then most lonely,
With another in my arms.
If love to me denying
Why still to memory cling?
If thus resolved on flying,
Why still look back and sing?
What profits thee to capture,
Yet still refuse to chain;
Forbear the very rapture
That consocrates the reign?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

LiDcola got off a coed one tha
day Of the Illinois Senatorial electieus
As soon as the result Of the battle was.
announced prominent Republican
approached. him in the law library,
and asked him'.how he felt?" .WeH."
sud Abe, Il feela good deal like
the boy did when he stabbed his
toe against a root; grabbing his foot
in both hands be exclaimed, I'm
too much of man to cry, and toe
ID badly hurt. to laugh!"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

At a Chistmas eve party. given
at a farmers. near Wheeling, Va,
an old lady 81 years of age took
the floor and waItzed around the room
until her partner, ayoung man Of
.25, was completely exhausted and
had to sit down. The phrase Of "Go
lit while you're young, for when you
get old you can't,r is thus proved to
be false as we'll as inelegant.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

Another spiritualist, named Wash
ington Rackliile, made an unsuccess-
fuI attempt to terminate his existence
in st. Louis, recently, by gashing
his throat with his razor. He was
a victim OF the spiritualist mania;
and had become insane under its in
fluence-his leading idea being that
if he died a natural death, he would
70 into q state Of future torment
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

The pension bill, which passed the
House, is said to meet with DO favor
from the administration. Il is con-
sidered that the admission Of the
principle involved in the bill would
open the door to such unlimited
claims as would bankrupt the govern.
ment, and it is especially uncalled fol
and impolitic at the present time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

A teacher in the High School
a. Newport, r. l., was lately brought
before a Justices court and fined
$40 and costs, for inaicting excessive
eorporeal punishment on one of bis
pupils. A part Of the evidence in
the case was pair of pantaloons
which the boy had on when he
was punished. The pants, a new
pair made Of stout woollen' cloth
and lined, were cut through in four
teen different places as clearly as
if done With sharp knife. Ths
punishment was inflicted with a COW.
hide. The inhuman teacher appeal.
ed from the decision of the Justice.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

Among the conviets recently SEN
fenced at Ann Arbor, Michigan,
were Robert Fuller and James Walk
er,. both young men. for murder.
Mrs. Fuller, the mother of Robert.
and younger sen and brother.
were also sentenced for. burglary
and larceny. A young woman.
daughter of Mrs Fuller, is also in
Jail, indicted for. larceny. The faith
erof Walker. is also in jal, charged
With burglary.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

A young lady in Naps City. Cal,
lately married against her "papa's''
wishes. The aggrisyed parent euter-
ed a complaint against the officiating
clergymen for having performed tia
ceremony, knowing the bride to he
under age. An examination reveal.
ed the fact that the. girl, resosiing
to an old trick, had written the n1m.
Der Is, placed it in her shoe, and
then svore that she was oyer eigh-
teen.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03
A very singular mortality is occur

A very singular mortality is occur
ring in Alabama.among hogs and cattle.
A PLANTER in the neighborhood of
Fcrt Brooecer lost, within a few days,
over twenty-five hogs and fifteen or
twenty head Of cattle by some un-
known disease. They were all in
good condition.and would eat heartily
even up to the moment OF death;
in fact, one COW was in the act
of eating oats and dropped dead
as suddenly as if it had been shot.
Seyeralother planters in the same sec
ton lave lost stock in the same way
No clue to the cause has as yet
been discovered.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03
A vo,ng woman at Huntsville, II.

A young woman at Huntsv'lie' NJ
linois, who had, or pretended to have,
some claims upon the hand and heart OIL
Mr.. Thomas Watt, called at his store
and demanded that he should either
marry her or submit to the effects ol
q bullet. Mr.. w. refused either horn
of the dilemma, when she banged
away. The ball struck pretty near
the centre of bis body, but hitting
a rib passed around and out, doing
no material damage. The young
LADY, was arrested and tried, bu'
the magistrate dismissed the case
aud let her 60 free.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

The wife of Mr.. Brooks, at Homer,
N. T., the other day threw q kuife
Violently at her husband, whish pss
ont one Of bis eyes. The .a,a@,, ,nt
of her conjugal grief.,'rpay he
measured by the fact thas she <ssi
afterwards, she would give fise .ls ss
lars rather thansto hav9 uol-
pen. ~ I'd " naR'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-03

Why is. love like a ducks leg?-
1t is often hid in the breast.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
Oar Nominee for Bank comp
frOiser.


The Mansion Star, a neutral paper,
refers to the Republican nominee for
Bank Comptroller in tho following just
and appropriate manner:
There is one name on the above ticket
that, aside from all party feelings, we are
pleased to see placed in SO honorable a
position. We allude to the name of G.
Van Steenwyk, the nominee for Bank
Comptroller. This gentleman is well
and favorably known to the people of this
section. They know thathis personal re-
sponsibility is ample, his education liber-
al, his habits simple and precise. That
as q business man he has few equals
That he is attentive, careful, prompt, and
always exact in his private business. Ii
he is elected the State will secure business
talent of the kind most needed in that
office. All may feel safe that with Van
in the Comptroller's office, banking
securities will not be withdrawn, until tho
banking paper in circulation in secured
by specie deposits. We ask every man
who desires to see the banking business
of Wisconsin rescued from the controlling
influence Of "wild cat' bankers aud
| placed on firm and safe basia, to VOTE
for Gysbert Van Steenwyk, Of Columbia
county.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21

long, the representative of the great prln-
ciplcs of human rights, cannot and shall
not, live on drill and discipline alone, IA
its vital element. 1t cannot, and it shall
not, be mere machinery Of masked des-
potism, governed in its movements by o
few trcksters, and ruled by the arts OF
secret diplomacy. 1t must be founded
on the consciences of those who compose
it, for there alone is it moral vitality. In
such patty every member may preserve
bis honor and independence. Cheers.
Ofcourse it cannot be expected that
even in such party no d;sagrcements
should happen and no cause OF dIssatls-
faction should arise. But when in such
an emergency your passions are about to
run away with your Judgment, then re-
member that in one hour you my destroy
what it has cost long weary years to
build up.
And when unfortunate accidents en-
| danger the results of long labors, then do
not forget that those who have devoted
their energies to the advancement of great
ideas, cannot expect to travel a smooth
road. To shape your course according
to the reigning prejudices, contriving to
! be always in the majority, to work, watt
Q along by the applauses of the multitude
to leap from attempt to attempt IN tins
| way and from success to success-tEat Is
an easy thing; but to struggle quietly and
steady acain,t stubborn difficulties, to
see new obstacle thrown in your way,
as soon as one is surmOunted, to SEQ the
result of long and tiresome exertions
trampled by clumsy accident, and then to
set quietly to work again with never firing
| patience in order to restore what was de-
stroyed, your oye steadily fixed on the
| great truth you want to reaize-that is
! the kind of labor which tries mems souls.
Mark well, am not speaking Of personal
success, but of the building up of the
machinery by which ideas are to be car
ried into reality, of the organization Of q
party worthy to represent great principles.
| For the efficiency Of such an organization
l would be ready to bring any sacrifice OF
personal feelings, short Of the sacrifice
| Of my honor and my conscienc. When
such sacrifice may be demanded, l
leave to the conscience ofevery one to de-
termine. Let every ones acts be ruled
| by his devotion to the common cause
| Do not attach too much Importance to
small things and take care not to gen.
oraIize injuries of local or personal char
acter. [Choers.
The time of the great national battle Of
1860 is fast approaching. The enemies
of our cause are strong; all the power and
patronage of the national government
aud q well-drilled party organization are
at their disposal. They are fertile in ex-
pedients, they will spare no efforts. But
whatever their strength may be it will
Weld to the power of ruth, if we are true
to ourselves. Let every heart be filed
with the generous and selfsacrifcing zeal,
which characterizes true patriotism. The
patriotism of the people will rise to the
infected regions where politicians move
and our beloved State will prove worthy
Of its noble title; Wisconsin, the young
pioneer offreedom Loud and Hong ap-
plause.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
Healthy.

Our resident physicians are OF the oPin-
lou that this country IS 'distressing'y
healthy"- too much so for them to drive
q good business And, indeed, with an
occasional exception, of children, VINO are
afflicted with diseases that, their Young
flesh is their to-" our city ard county as
healthy, and Wisconsin is celebrated iaf
and wide for its pure and inyigoratIng ell
mate. We were considerably amused IN
reading the following ''health item, winch
the Rev. Mr.. Milburn relates. lie says:
-s.Traveling along in a buggy, over
took an elderly, honest looking German,
member as he afterwards informed mes
of the Lutheran church. | invited hum
to take a seat with me, and after little
hesitation he did so. On my asking where
he was from, he said he was just from
Arkansas, that it was sickly country ;he
had taken good deal ofcaIopel and qul-
nine and had suffered q great deal. Think
ing it q favorable time to spirltualize
little, told him that these things must
be expected more or less in this world. =
| But said |, there is land where the IN
| habitants never say / am sick. After
thinking little, he looked up and sad
Il think that mustn't be Wisconsin =
] Hudson North Star. al
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
Coed News for the Farmers.

We learn that the La Crosse d Mil
waukee Railroad Company have pur-
chased two splendid steamers, and will
soon purchase another, to connect with
the trains at La Crosse, and that the COM
anyintend to carry grain from this por-
ton of the country, to Milwaukee, at the
same rates that the steamboats, are now
charging for carrying the same to st.
Louis.
This new arrangement will make 3 bet
ter market for produce, for wheat always
brings higher price in Milwaukee, than
at tho latter place. We hope the new
line will run regularly up the St. Croix
Lake, for the country along lis banks
needs just such line of bosts.-Hudson
North Star.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
1.EasEser EsEsine.''

An American travelling IN Germany
speaks thus of the noble river Of Germany,
which the Germans almost reverence.
Byron may well call this an ''abound-
ING river" When other streams are dry
with tho heat of summer, the sun has
inst unlocked the glacier fountains that
supply the Rhine, and fed by the melting
of high mountain SHOWS, itpours its full,
clear. dark green stream through lower
and hotter lands MI summer long
Even here at Schaff hansen, far from the
&c ne of its richest and fullos. flows, it is n
glorious river. AT Basic, where | first
saw it it has become more trong and
swift and majestic sill. / can well imag
gne that when it reaches Ehrentreitstein
an Drachenf.ls l., IT W, justify every bit
of the German enthusiasm for it. Sir
Walter Scott SAYS that the Scotch used to
attribute 20 their rivers sort of intellig-
ence, and treat them with q veneration
that was almost SUI est tioua. l. seems
TO ne that the Golmals, if any nation,
can be pardone for holding such a
superstition, for of all rivers that | have
ever seen, the Rhine in its broad mretu-
Gus flow, seems to me q Avinq and q
reuerend river.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21

The following lines are said Ito have
been written by delegate to the Demo-
cratic State Convention who was opposed
to the nomination of Harrison Z. Hobalt
for Goyornor:-sA
e"Dev-ilish sly is Harrison c.;
Twice as sly as "oH Joey B., So 60,
OILY and owly, and bland, and WISE
With foxy twinkle i'll his eyes.
"If Charles, and Morgan, and Nelson desire
To poke the chestnuts aut OF the fire,
q WHY should care says Harrison o.,
81 don't mind tits nothing to me-.
"Wben the chestnuts are out is the time to be-
Wait "a bit and You'll see me trump IN,
Checking within but not showing his giee'
"Dey-ilish sly is Harrison T..
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
The Rank Comptroller.

The Portage City Record, published
in Columbia county, the home of Mr..
Van Steenwyk, the next Bank Comptroll-
er, thus speaks of him:
Gysbert Van Steenwyk, of Columbia,
our candidate for'the responsible office OF
Bank Comptroller, is q citizen of foreign
birth, and in all that goes to make true
American is the peer of any man. He
was member of the last Legislature, and
was one of the most attentive and indus
trious men in it. Serupulously honest,
and a good business man, we do not know
upon whom the Office could be more prop
erly bestowed.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
OBJECTIONS TO MARRYING FOR MONEY.

OBJECTIONS TO MARRYING FOR MONEY
--"Ah" she would say, otis all very fine,
having ready-made rich man, but may
happen he'll be ready-made fool, and
it's no use filling your pocket full Of
money ifyou've got a hole in the corner.
1t will do you no good to sit in a spring
cart o your own, fyou'ye got soft to
drive you; he'll soon turn you over into
the ditch. l allays said I'd never marry
man as had got no brains; for where's
the use OF s. woman having brains of her
own if she is tackled to geek as every
body is laughing at? She might as well
dress herself fine to sit backwards on a
donk,y."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
Extinguisssed his Interest.

A monied southerper, who, in the spring
of 81, was vending his way northwad,
to work off some of bis surplus capital,
accidentally made the acquaintance of an
Illinoisan III certain flourishing village
in the Sucker State. Our Illinois man
had just been north, and had made some
splendid purchases of real estate from
his own observation, part of which he
agould sell. A bargain was made, and,
after planking down some nine hundred
dollars in regular spelter, tho southern
man received a clear title to some twenty
acres of land in the veay heart Of vii
lage ito beg in the Chippewa Valley. A
few days since he came up the Chippe-
wa to inspect his possessions, and he
found them lying out of town some three
miles, and constituting the apex of the
tallest blutfin the vicinity. Without per-
hitting himself to be annoyed at finding
bis property so high, he nevertheless ex-
pressed desire to ertinguiSh has interest,"
and said that he would trade for any
thing. Mr-offered to trade him his
dog for the land. Is terms were ac-
cepted, and he received the title of the
"blnf," and southernor took the dog ont
and shot him--thus extinguishing his
interest.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
EF Alas little does the world L,o,

@ Alas little does the world know
how broken heart is hidden under q
cold and stern demeanor of the face, little
does it dream of the anguish that is sti-
fled by the rigid lip of pride, OF what feel
ings lie buried, but painfully alive forever,
IN the hearts of those whom it looks ut
daily, as monuments of hard, unsympa-
thizing selfshness. 1t is written avery
heart knoweth its own bitterness" ard
that concealment has been ordained bv
tho same wisdom which has given to us q
knowledge of the fact.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21
A DESERVED REBuKE.-Old Profess

A DESERVED REBUKE.--Old Professor
S--was one of the instructors at
Dartmouth College years ago, and was
withal about as blunt and straight forward
specimen of humanity as ever walked,
being considered little Grabbed by init
mates. One day in the early summer he
was taking his usual stroll around the vii
lage, keeping his EYE out for any fast
student who might be off duty when he
CHANGED to meet Mr.. Page, sturdy far
mer from East Hanover, with load Of
wood, trudging along the dusty street,
bare-footed and coatless; but he was a fine
representative of'nature's nobleman.'
Halo! Mr.. Page. growled the Profess
sor.I should like to know if all the people
at East Hanover go barefoot
part of 'em do, and the rest on 'em
mind their own business was the settling
reply.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-21

STARTING BURYISc GRocSD-..In The
Editors Table Of the knickerbocker Meg.
azine, we find the following hit at a
healthy location:
The spectators in Western village lots
do seem to be very fortunate in selecting
healthy locations. One of these gentle
men, having a large interest in the two
year-old city of -, located in the State
of Wisconsin. near the Illinois line, was
asked by a prospective purchaser concern
ing the health of his locality: "Healthy
here!" replied the resident, "Healthy;
Well, | should rather think it was! Why,
stranger, nobody ever dies here; we were
obliged to send over into Illinois to get
copse to start ourshurying ground" The
party did not locate there-it was too
fearfully salubrious.