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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

OFThe life of man, how short!-
The poor pittance of seventy years is
not worth being villain for What
matters it if your neighbor lies in a
splendid tombl Sleep YOU with in
nocence. Look behind vuu through
the track Of time; vast desert lies
open in retrospect; through this have
your fathers jourueyed; wearied with
years and sorrow they sunk from the
walks ofanan. You must leave them
where they fall and you are to 60 a
little farther, where You will find eter-
mel rest. Whatever you may have to
encounter between the cradle and the
grave, every moment is big with in
Vulnerable events, which come not in
slow succession. but bursting forcibly
from revolving and unknown cause,
fly over this orb with diversified infu-
ence. .-Df. Blair. ,5., ...,..,lg,...
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

D A gentleman once permitted
his children to go into the woods af-
ter pefsimmons. They went, aud on
their return the father asked them:
wei, did you succeed!' ,'in =.
"No, thir, We thyallered the seed"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

!, UDapiel Webster penhed the
following sentiment; 49, l-.,
"lf we work upon marble it will
perish; five work upon brass, time
will etTace it; if we rear temples, they
will crumble into dust; but if we work
upon our immortal minds-if we i'm.
bue them with principles, with the Just
fear o. God and of their fellow man,
we engraye on those tablets some.
thing which will brighten to al! eter-
nifty" " 1'is.ff
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29
"PreposterousIn exclaimed Lizzie.

"Preposterous!" !" exclaimed Lizzie.
"You'll cry some other word when
you get ON the old maids list, and see
your place filled in the house of some
man by some woman WHO is not
ashamed of useful employment when
she was a girl. | can tell you what,
my dainty little sister, there's a re,
form at work, and men worth having
are beginning to choose between mar.
riage, with palmer notions and more
useful accomplishments than possess
ed by the butterflies who lounge Gil
sofas all day, knitting zephers, orread-
| ing novels. So make mp your mind
Tor comfort to old maidisnf. And
now, as in all probability you under!
stand that am in earnest about mar.
ryiug Harriet Parker, | hope you will
reconsider your sister-in-law; the loss,
let me tell you, will all be on your
side"
Brother Tom understood his own
proposition entirely. lie was not Il
man to stoop below himself in mar
rying. lie could not unto himself
with one who was ignorant and unre
fined. But he wanted a real, not an
artificial, woman-one who could take
her place beside him, as he said, on
the lowest round of fortunes ladder,
and keep step with him upward. Such
IA one he had found in Harriet Park
ey, and he was Independent enough to
lave her for his wife.
Lizzie was not long in discovering,
after brother Tom had actually mar
ried and commenced keeping house
in two rooms, with his modest, cheer.
Eul and earnest minded wife, that her
sister had something about her that
sensibly won the love, commanded the
respect, ard almost eXtorted the admi.
ration Of all who were 50 fortunate as
to make her acquaintance.
"Marriage, they say, makes or mars
a man." the brother overheard Lizzie
saying in an undertone to a lady
friend, "but it will not mar the for
tunes Of brother Tom. He's got Just
the wife to help him along in the
world, and one that will grace any po.
sition to which they aspire"
"My own sentiments exactly, pret-
ty," spoke out brother Tom. "She's
a jewel, and worth a thousand OF your
paste and tnsol women. Didn't |
tell you sol But you couldn't believe
me. Now, ifyou will goand appren-
tce yoursclito a dress maker Or milli-
ner, or learn any useful work, not or.
uamentaI, will introduce You TO the
new president Of the society | told You
about. had to resign when | got
married. lie is a specimen, aud will
make husband worthy Of u queen"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

"LEr Us ALL BE FRIENDs."-No
sort Of Quarreling pays. 1t is always
more profitable to have the good will
and the good opinion of any man than
to count him an enemy. The humb.
lest man has some influence, and it is
better to have that on our side than
against us. If we quarrel with one
who cannot himself injure us, he may
have relatives or friends, whose good
word might one day he useful. Or, il
he is such a perfect outsider as to have
neither friend, relative or influence, it
seems like small business to quarrel
with so forlorn an individual. Amia-
bility is SO lovely and virtuous that
men instinctively admire its fortunate
possessOr, aud when he comes in con.
tact with a cross. grained, quarrelsome
individual, his own good nature shines
more brightly by reason OF the con-
trast. ... El ..
We may safely promise largely in.
creased enjoyment to him who be-
comes reconciled to an old foe. 1t is
not wise to nurse quarrel and keep it
warm by brooding over real Or imagi.
nary injuries. And the road to peace
is very plain and strait; if we have
been hasty, uukind, or inconsiderate,
there is nothing SO manly or honora.
ble as a prompt acknowledgment OF
our fault or folly, and none but a brute
will refuse a profered reconcilsa sation.
On the other hand, if we have been
injured, letus remember that we also
need grace to ask that pardon, and we
will find it hard to withhold that for.
giveness. '- +" 'as a'"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

) % epicure, down east has hiss,
game dressed so'high that helisiobligsb
ed to getoul ofhis garret windowio @
eatit. ~ l,'.'l - s :. u
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29
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U In Austria a man who cannot
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
N. o. WALLACE, Editor.
Thursday Morning, January ~, lSS:
THE RAILROAD.

Our Alabama neighbors, We are
glad to see, seem to be waking up on
the subject of continuing the Win.
chester and Alabama Railroad iuto
their State. At a meeting held in
Vienna, Madison county, on the 18th
inst, about $4,000 Of stock was
subscribed; and at New Market, on
Saturday, the 10Th inst, which vas a
very raw and inolement day, ms our
correspondent states, $4,000 was
subscribed. The amount at the lat
ter place will, we are informed, be
considerably increased. ns another
meeting will be held soon, We hope
go, and that enough stock will be
raised to put that end of the Road
on a sure basis for active operations.
a friend at New Market writes us
as follows Of the meeting at that
place.
New MARKET, Ala. Jan116, 1859.
Mr.. WALLAcE;--Dsar Sir: accord
ing to appointment, Col. Hu. Fran
els, agent for the Winchester and
Ala. Rail Road, addressed the citi.
zens Of this place and vicinity upon
the subject of said Road. The day
was very inclement, yet be had a
very respectable attendance OF farm
ers from the surrounding country.
But there was not rs much interest
manifested in favor OF the Road ms
was anticipated BY its friends and
advocates. Col. III succeeded in
raising only ten thousand dollars
stock. Yours, 10, IL,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
The Pension Bill.

The Philadelphia Ledger has the
following 10 relation to tho tide
Of legislation which Is spreading |
over the land in various forms
The Pension system is one that de-
mands the attention of the people;
The Pensions which have been
naid the old soldiers, under the va
,ious pension acts, since the begin
ming of the United States Govern
ment. have amounted to over eighty
six millions Of dollars. This is
doing pretty well for the old soldiers
Of the Revolution. But the new
pension Blk goes Grther. 1t proposes
! to make recipients Of government
bounty out of all the survivors OF
tho war uf 1872, and OF their wild
ows, and Of all those OF the Indian
wars. also, whether those survivors
were incapacitated to labor by wounds
Tor not. There have been many
schemes for depicting the public
Treasury, but this exceeds them all
A halt million of PENSIONS would
come in for this bounty, the greater
number of whom probably never
did more than a few months serviee
of camp duty: not very afduons OF
dangerous, certainly. The Govern
ment has just given all those inli'
viduals from 40 to 100 acres Of boun.
tty land, according to the service
This was tolprAbly liberal gratui
Ity in addition to the pay they go
ut the time the service was rendered
This proposition now to put then
all on the pension list. and to keel
them 10 pay by The Government fo
: their natural lives, is certainly carry
, ing generosity to excess There is ~
service they did to warrant any sucl
act. or to cattle them to such claims
: Ii there were, the treasury is in NJ
I condition to bearit 1T the present time
! and Mt no time could it be done with
out taxing largely the public to pa,
: the expense, All who were wounde
in battle, or have been rendered ia
capable Of supporting themselves ar
l-iaiready provided Tor And thes,
are MI that hive claims upon thei
country S generosity for pecuniar,
. reward.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
Civil War Threatened.

A correspondent of the ST. Lou
is Democrat, writing from 05sswatom-
IL, says of the Iumored civil war in
Kansas:
Both pAriies are arming them
selves with the avowed purpose OF
Fighting it out to the bitter end. l.
is said that there nre alrendy fifteen
hundred Missouriaus collected in the
vicinity OF Falls, with the avowed
purpose of invading Kansas.
think it is not probable that hall
that number will collect.
How many m. a Montgomery will
be able to collect Is impossible to con.
lecture, but probably three or four
hundred.
1t is not probable that the killing
OF Bruce was premediiated, but finding
himself attacked by robbers he r sis
ted, ne was natural, aud as he had
"a right to do, and that he was shot
down remcrselessly by the liend who
had attacked him.
! have yet to see the first free
State man of position in or around
Ossawatomie who does not condemn
in the strongest terms, any going
into Missouri or committing depre-
dations.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

es, and FROM the fees Of cur baffis-
ters, Appeal to your fellow citizens
for their suliiages in any and every
legitimate and honorable way, and be
elected by your peers, aud not by
the Migrants Of the country. In
aspirations for Office do not initiate
the low coarse actors Of the drama
who play for the pit, but seek the
applause of those rp yonder in their
boxes. Do not harrow tho feelings OF
your wives nj home, who have taken
the cares of tho household upon
themselves to offer you az opportu'
nifty of making acquaintanees, thai
you are sending btme scores Of
drunken husbands 10 curse and abuse
the wives Of their bOsoms. If YOU
wish your country to honor you ant
enrich you, honor your country ans
her institutions, and enrich her Will
your love, and purest deyotions.
hope that my rendorswill not slightthf
force of these scattering linoa by at
tribnting them to disappointed am
bition, for the writer never has o
will be candidate, bat he has beer
moved solely by a desire To promot
the public weal-an opportunity 70
which has been afforded by u pro
longed indisposiion
CINCINNATUS.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

A Curious CASE IN TENNESSEE -
A new law of this State punishe,
the crime of obtsining money a
goods by false pretensc, as n peni'
Tertiary offence. Some time since
a poor degraded female, says the
Memphis Avalanche, was arrested
on charge of grossellcr, of whom
in better days she had been n
liberal customer, that she had de-
frauded him out Of twenty-five cents
worth Of liquor by false representa-
tions. The jury before whom she
was tried found her guilty. but
recommended her TO the mercy of
the court. The court, disregardiDg
this Recommendation, sent her to
the peniteniiary for three years.
10 remedy such an act of injustice,
the all Of tho Supreme Court of
The State vas invoked; and the
Judges of that court, expressing The
opinion that tho law in question
never intended to include cases of
such petty character, reversed the
Judgment and passed an order that
he woman be set at liberty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
The Opposition in Tennessee.

We are often asked: who will be the
opposition candidate for Governor
in Tennessee? To this We reply
We do not know; nor do we know
that there will be any, but We ex'
pect some one will run, on n credit
hoping the time may come when
the enemies Of the democratic party
will be able 10 rewald him for the
sacrifice.
Some of the opposition papers
seeing thele is no hope of success
are opposed to even holding an OPP
position convention. One of these,
"a leading paper 10 the West end
of the State, says: sit cannot be
denied thst we stand at present in
a negative position, that simply Of
opposition. Thai will Eever answer
for the purpose of action, and is not
suiIicient to unite the masses in
our support, He goes on TO say
they must have principles defined
and policy proclaimed and purposes
TO announce, Of all Of which they
arc now destitute. The other, a pa.
per in East Tennessee, says: 1--WE
can't see either the policy or good
sense in holding an American con-
vontion unless our friends have for
gotten the result of the two last
contests in this State. 1t Is not
very pleasant to enter into contest
after contest with defeat staring
you iE the face ut the out
set of each engagement. No man
can fight well if he feels certain
that no is to BIO licked, and such
will be our fate again if We are to
have another know nothingconven-
ton and nomination"
The know nothing papers said
hey were beaten in Tennessee in
1866 by the cry Of "no chance.
Are they willing to face the same
music again?
II is aconceded point that isbam
3. Harris will be the democratic
of Governor at the next
lection In Tennessee. The man
gho opposes him will perform
hopeless labor in oanvassing the
tate. Gov. Harris will be reelected
y largor majority than any man
as received for that Office in the
tate within the last twenty years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

The EXTRA YALF-DnIE--The last
Crawford county, (O) Forum says;
Mr.. Beal, wishing to go from Gal
lion to Crestline, on the @. G. &, G.
r r., some two years ago, got on
the train and rendered the conductor
fifteen cents in payment of his fare
FIR the -four miles travel. Twenty
cents was demanded, five being add
ed to the fifteen because he had not
bought a ticket. This Mr.. B, refus-
ed to pay, and the conductor stopped
the train and elected him from the
cars. Mr.. Beal brought his action for
damages in the Court of Common
Pleas of this county. The case came
on for trial at .he present term, aud
resulted in verdict for the plaintiff
of $500.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

A ND With Il great varieis Of fsueits srd
"a fDeries sniiab.e fcT gifts GsF The occssios.
such as fine Jewslfy, Silver Ware. fancy Chiua
Pictures, and fancy and toilet Goods generally.
all of whieh may he had at GLIDER
SLEEVES at low prices
We are, also prepared O. furnish the pat
ent A mbroiype-the finest aud NEST dH-
rable picture made--lo those Who bay vish
20 give a copy Of their Pretty faces A. a me-
mortal to particular friends We are ihe on 3
party in this part o. the State 10 possession u
the process, and having the right 20 10 IL.
We also take the Tls.n Ambrotype and Ms-
lainotrpe at low prices.
Particular attention given to worn or WaiCh
es and every description of Tims Pieces A
great variety Of Clocks for sale very lew.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

The State Bank of Tennessee
has total circulation Of Sl,599.-
394, due dopositors ST ,272,205,
due Banks Sl50.O98 1t has in
specie Sl.0S0,836, due from Banks
S1,979.S2!, notes of other Banks
S148,034, domestic bills 81 ,976,74l.
The bank pppears to be 10 very
strong aud solvent condition.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
"oUR CONTEMPORARIES"

Tastes will differ, even among
printers; but our friend MeCord, o.
the Pulaski Citizen, shows the lack Of
taste, we think, in condemuing the
new head of our paper, However
that's of no consequence. In the
same article in which be refers TO the
ObsTuer's head, he uses remark in
quotations, in such a way as to con.
vey the intimalion that he had taken
it from the Obserper, when the truth
is such a statement bad never had a
place in our columns. ave must
enter our protest against one thing.
Luther Your memory seems treach-
erous, and we insist that you refer
to our print, when next you essay to
convey the idea that you are quoting
from us. As to which is the best
paper, the Observer OF the Cih-en-
that is question for the people to de-
eide. The Ciioep, in many respects,
10 our opinion, is ga very readable pa.
PER-" deserving ofabundant success
and so we have repeatedly said. 1t
would crafty US to learn that the peo-
pie of Giles were giving it cheerful,
liberal, paying support. For the o.
scroer, we are content to add that,
being abundantly satisfied with the
past, we shall diligently endeavor to
satisfy, to the uttermost, those who
may favor us with their confidence in
the promising future.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
A Challenge 10 The World.

Mr.. Mark r.. Cockrill, celebrated
farmer and wool grower of Tennessee,
believing that "A soft climate will
produce n more soft and perfect wool
than the far famed German province,
I'Silesia, proposes TO select five sheep
from his flock - three ewes and two
bucks and show for $4,000 a side,
against any five sheep selected from
one flock, ewes and bucks as above.
All the world are requested to com.
pete, making as many entries MS they
think proper. The premium is to he
awarded to the party who has three
sheep out OF the Eve that have the
most soft and fine fibre of wool. -
Entries to be mate with the Score.
tary of the Tennessee State Agrirul-
tural Bureau, on or before the Goth
day of April next, but theexhibition
is 10 take place on The Nashville
Track. on The 2nd Monday In May,
1860.
MIR. Cookrill also purposes TO com
pete with Two b!oodod horses, Cor
$4,000, against all the trottihg stock
in the world, the animal travelling
the greatest distance 10 two hours to
take the prize. Camels and drome-
1aries are requested to compete IN
this trial,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

Sarah Jndson, the heir Of q rich
Michigan red hot abolitionisi, an
accomplished young lady IL years
Of age, recently sloped to Canada
with and was married to a big buck
negrol The abolitionist ard his
family are greatly distressed at this
practical result Of their ianaticism.
Served them right.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
STRANGE BUT TRUE.

IN nOEs
There floated about the papers a
story of a Cincinnati couple, who
had not exchanged a word during [
twenty years Of married life. (They
wee not mutes, howevef) The
Baltimore Dispatch tells Of similar
lnstanee:
"The parties we're wealthy and
highly respectable. They had
numerous family of children. who
had grown up and we're nil in flour
ishing circumstances, and troops OF
grandchildren, who frequently visited
then. They were falling into the
.ere and yellow leaf, and were both
Lettering to the tomb at the age
OF nearly eighty, but, though they
had lived under the same roof, cat
at the same table, entertained the
same frien'ls, received together the
frequent visits of their children anl
grandchildren, they had not inter
changed a word for forty years. To al
most every one the cause was a mys
terry and m impenetrable one, for uei
ther husband nor wife would bear from
any person the slightest alIusion t,
the subject Yet there was one, al
old servant, almost az old as her mus
ter and mistress, who did know, but
she kept the secret faithfully. |
was whispered. however. that jeal
ousy was the cause. The HUSBAND
had found in the possession of hi
wife some letters from a former suiter
, which she had heedlessly preserved
/, Impgtuous and unjust accusation
: followed. The indignant vile toll
her husband she would never speal
TO him again, but for the sake of he
il Iehildren she would not leave hin
She kept her word with persisten
, obstinacy, and be followed the sam
!. course, They appeared absolutel
!. Indifferent to each Others existence
y At length the old man dird. III
i wife had moi come neal him in th
i. bis last sickness, and she came nc
p even to look upon his corpse INT
p they were about closing the eoiiir
r and bearing him from the house i
Y which they had dwelt so singnlarl
together for nearly half a century
when, with firm though feeble ste
she entered The room, walked U
q to the coffin, gazed few moment
r at his features, now motiOnless j
:, death, and without a word, tea
. OF even shadow or expression o
her wrinkled face, went back unas
sisted to her apartment. The funel
n al took place, and during the al
: sOrbing proceeding Of the time sh
: was left alone. After the tuners
eortege had departed and was on
: of sight, the Old servant repaired I.
the room Of her mistress. She notice.
she was sitting very still in be
chair, looking APPARENTLY out of tn
! window. Seeing her continue mo
. tionless, she spoke 10 her; there wa
, no answer. She went to heT-sh'
r was dead
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

The Washington correspondent
of the New York Times tsiegrapha
that paper that the Administration
has authorized the marshal to Offer
$3.50 reward each for the capture OF
Montgomery and Brown, and to in.
crease his posse TO any number de-
sired.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
The Vicksburg Sun Of the 18th

The Vicksburg Sun Of the 4tl
inst, informs us that runaway ne.
gro was caught at Black Hawk q
Few days ago, with the hand of q
white man in bis pocket. It ia
said the negro confessed that be
had exhumed the body and cut the
hand off the dead mans arm,to act as
a charm in keeping the dogs from
following his track, and on the
strength of this confession he was
hung. A white silk glove was on
the hand when it was found.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

The poisoning of liquids sold 10
New York city ia carried on to an
alarming extent amongst the retail
ers. The New York papers mention
incidentally, that o stranger there is-
Gently bought three esnt drink
of brandy, and died in four hours.