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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
WHOLE no. 5ls.
The Toae Of Bullets.

4
A soldier, writing from one OF
the camps on the Potomac, thus
aIludes to the peculiar music made
by bullets passing through the air.
1t is very good place to~exer-
else the mind, with the enemy's
pickets rafting close at hand. A
musical ear can study the differ
ent tones Of the bullets as they
skim through the air. | caught
the pitch Of large sized Minnie
yesterday-it was a swell fr0mq
L fiat to f, and as it passed into
the distance and lest It's velocity,
receded toD-a very ettychangc.
One of the most startling sounds
is that produced by the HotchkisS
She'll. 1t COMES like the shrek of
a demon, and the bravest old sol
diers feel like ducking when they
hear it. 1t is no more destructive
than some other missiles, but there
IS great deal in mere sound to
work upon mems fears. $50
The tremendous scream iscaused
by ragged edge of light The
phenomena can sometimes be seen
as you stand directly behind a gun,
of the clinging of the air to the
bali. The ball seems to gather
up the atmosphere and carry it
along, as the earth carries its at
mosphere through space Men
are frequently killed by the wind
of a cannon shot. There is a law
which causes the atmosphere to
cling to the earth, or which pres
ses upon it with u force, at the
surface, Of fifteen pounds to the
square inch; does the same law, or
a modification, pertain to cannon
balls in fight? Idonot remember
of meeting with discussion Of
the subjectin any published work.
1t is certainly an interesting phi
losophic question. ar-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

THE USE AND ABUSE OF lTALIC
LETrERs.-In good prose, (says a
s.learned writer,') every word
should be underlined; that Is, eve
ry word should be the light word,
and then no one would be nearer
aigAt.than another. Among liter
acy men it has descended into a
proverb that, the weaker the brain
fne more it italicises. For the
benefit of correspondents we give
the following directions,-which
experience and good taste have
made necessary: Never underline
:; word or sentence if the meaning
can be comprchended,-a if it
cannot, it is better to change the
construction of the sentence so
that it can; never italicise two
emphatics in the same sentence, as
IAN apology was refused, and Nc
Carty notified that he would be
Jorctd to fight, unless he proceeded
with the challenge" The italics
would have conveyed the meaning
equally as well upon ''refused" OF
esiorced," while they were not nee
essary upon either. 1t is custo,
mary and proper to italicise all
foreign, obscure, and provincial
words.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

Debts Of Nsscspqpcrs.-Newsp
per subscriptions are infallible
tests of mems honesty. They
will, sooner or later, discover the
man. If he is dishonest, he. will
cheat the printer some way; says
he has paid what he has not
declares he has tie receipt some
WHEREOF sentmoney and it was
lost In the mail--or viii ia ke the
paper and not pay for. it, on the
ground that he did not order it
or viii move off, leaving it COM
ing to the Office he left. Thous-
ands of professed Christians are dis
honest, and the printers book viii
tell fearful tales in the final judg-
ment.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

A crafty monkey roasted chest
nuts, and substituted q poor cats
paw to draw them out Of the
hot embers. The Yankees make
war upon the South, and depend
upon Dutchmen, and other foreign
ers to do their fighting. Even al
Indifferent speaking Of the English
language is q rare thing IN TIE
Lincoln camps. A majority CT
the prisoners taken at Leesbnre
were foreigners-mere cats-pawi
in the hands of the cunning Yam
ikees: 3-.s
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
Gempls If GHe llses.
LIVE ERA AvELY-

LII " x VI
The ord is half darkend with croakers,
Whose burdens ale weighing them down
They croak of their scars ard i'll ussge,
And grcpe in the ditch fora crown.
Why talk to the wind of thyfortune,
Or clutch at distinction or gold?
II thou canst not reach high on the ladder.
Thou canst steady its base By thy hold
The flower, though hid in the corner.
Will as faultless!y finish its bloom
Will reach for sparkle Of sunshine,
That the clouds have not Jared to consume
And wouldst thou be less tn an flower
With thought, and brain, and hanrl?
Why wait for the d,ibbles of fortune,
When there is something that these may
command?
There is food to be won from the fnrfow,
And forests that wait to be hewn,
There is marble untouched By the chisel-
DAYS that break on the forehead OF June!
Will We let the plow rust in the furrow-
UIluilded, home or a hall?
Nor bid the stones waken from silence
Nor fret, as if fretting were ali?
Go, learn of the blossom and ant hill.
There's something thy labor must give,
Like the beacon that pierces the tempest,
Strike the clog from thy footing, and live.
Live not trail with thy face in the dross heap,
In The track of the branless and proud, r.
Lift the cerements away from tbs manhood,
Thourt robbing the dead OF a shroud.
There are words and pens to be welded,
And thoughts that must die if unsaid,
Would'st thou sau'.ter and pine away hapless
On sepulcher dreams that are dead?
No. drag nc. thy hope to the pyre,
Dreams dead from the ashes VII rise,
Look not down upon earth for itsshado"-
There is sunlight for thee 10 The skies.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
Who are we FishliGs'

The term yankee" ought no
longerto be applied to the enemy.
Such a term is not just to the fight
ing men on the other side nor to
ourselves. We are, in point OF
fact, literally and truly, invaded
by a European army. That army
is made up of Germans, with a
portion Of Yankees. While the
Yankee Government deprecates
bitterly the sympathy Of Europe
an Governments with the South,
its own main reliance is European
soldiers. The prisoners just t
brought in are chiefly Of this class.
FIVE caH them Yankees we not
only commit an error in fact, bat
give the Yankees credit for fight
INC their own battle. We have
Just whipped the German army,
whose bravest leader was a de-
praved Englishman; and there Is
dn army of foreign mereenarles
which still remain for us to whip
ON the borders of the Potomac.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

| Rebels and Pi7utes.-Even amid
the solemnities of war, says the
Richmond Dispatch, it is impossi-
BILE to over come that sense OF the
ridiculous which arises from the
idea of rebellion against Yankees.
We forgive them their intention to
insult us, on account Of the droll-
cry of the conception, and the
joCund moments we pass every
day in contemplation of that most
mirthful of ideas. Nor is the APP
piication Of the term pirates to
privateers, by a people who, if
.plifateers are pirates, have been
pirates all their lives, worthy OF
serious notice, except just so far as
they undertake to visit the pains
and penalties Of piracy upon our
seamen now in their hands. Then
it becomes, indeed, a serious mat
ter, and quite as serious for the
Yankee prisoners now in our hands
asfor our noble priyateersman.--
We have enough of these gen
try to hang two to every one
The game of the halter is one at
which two can play.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
Great Brilain's Public D,bt.

The public debt of Great Brit
ain, amounting to upwards Of S4,-
000,000,000, is the wonder of the
world, but the astonishment it
excites is diminished when we
consider that it is a fund in which
the people deposit their surplus
capital, and that it is thus held
not by a few creditors, but by no
less than 540,20S persons, Of
whom lS5, Isl, or more than one
third, are entitled to dividends of
less than S25 each. So far from
the fact it is that most of the cred
itors of the United Kingdom draw
large dividends, that only 44S Of
them are entitled to dividends of
upwards of $4,000 each. In
connection with this view of the
public debt Of England, the Sa-
wings Banks of England and Ire
land furnish an Illustration of the
capacity Of people to place large
sums in the shape Of a funded
debt. By act Of Parliament the
amounts deposited in the Savings
Banks were requiredto he placed
under the control Of commission
ers, by whom they were invested
in the public debt, and in 1855 it
was found til at the deposits
amounted to $l71,3l5,S66, be-
longing to 1904, ,S3S depositors,
who received but 2,94 per cent.
interest, The difference between
that and 3 per cent. being the ex-
pense of management.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
Went stand The Charge!

DIR. Parker, Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, who was in the Eeesburg
fight, writes to that place an inter
lesting description fit, from which
we extract the following:
| Some of our men are Of the inn
preston that we will have another
engagement in few days. | cannot
think that they will again attack
us. or give us chance to make a
charge On them; it is impossible for
them to stand a charge, and when
ever such a command is given they
take to their heels. Not enc OF our
men that | have seen was shot IN
the back; more than half OF the en-
emy's men were thus shot. The
enemy say that we will never en-
counter a force that will fight more
desperately, as they were hemmed
in and could not retreat-that
they would have run sooner, but
had no place to run to. forgot
to say that we took all OF their ar
tillery andmostoi theirguns, which
consisted of Enfield and Belgium
rifles, muskets, etc. :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

The federal Judge, Grier, is re-
ported to have said ON the Bench,
that the government should treat
Southern captains Of the sea the
same as those taken ON land
This was spoken IN relation to
Southern privateers on trial. The
Judge is sensible; and the govern
ment will be sensible if it follow his
advice. If itpersists in disregard
ing it, hang one of our privateers,
woe be unto the Yankees. Ven
geance will swiftly follow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
The Richmond Dispatch says

The Richmond Dispatch says
that Post Master General Reagan
has at last finally begun to move
energetically in administering the
post office business. The general
Department has sent out special
agents to enquire into dellnquen,
cies; is dischsrging incompetent
route agents, and hauling non,eom-
plying contractors over the Goals.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

Loca7;tycf Port Royal-Thisp place
is In the extreme southern part
Of the coast of South Carolina, and
in the immediate vicinity of the
mouth Of the Savannah river. 1t
would seem, if landing be made
at the anchorage they have selec-
ted, as if the design were to possess
themselves of the Charleston and
Savannah railroad, and attempt to
take Savannah in the rear. They
may ascend Broad river and the
Coosawatchic to within a very few
miles of the road. Gen. Sheman,
who commands the expedition,
was for many years stationed IN
that part Of the country, and has
probably been selected for his local
knowledge, as well as his profess
ional ability.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

The letter Of the Gar of Russia
to President Lincoln has given
serious offence to Great Britain,
and Lord Palmerston pronources
one portion of it a diplomatic
fafsehood," and Gan open insult to
Great Britain"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

There were thirteen different
political organizations in the city
of New York who had tickets in the
field for the November election!
Among then the Herald publishes
in the list the s'Forty Thieves
Union e
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

Mr.. James Buchanan, ex-Presi-
dent of the United States, has
written a letter for publication, in
which he takes occasion to ex-
press his full adhesion to the bru-
tai war policy of Abraham Lin
colin, s.-.oI-1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

"Haye.I not, my son, given you
every advantage" "Oh, yes, but
Icouldn't think oftakingadv
of you, father"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
- griginal unetry.
Written for the FayetteriNe OJse'rer.
LIN ES
CCMPo ED AID INSCRIBED TO
80 LITTLE MAUD"


"LiTTLE MAUD"
Fwoulj could be near thee ever,
ToEaze upor thy lovely brow,
Leave thee | would never, oh never,
Coull [ alter Fd;e's DEGREES now.
Yet since it is decreed I should part.
From thee, sweet darling one, from thee.
] will zen remember in my heart.
Allow nobly kind thou wcrt 10 me.
Bus thy dear sweet image il eHshrined
= Within my heart pensive and lone;
And loves ties shall firmly be irtWinec,
Even firmcr when am gone.
And ;ho' 10 leave thee feel regret.
No misgisiugs entertain
For my hope is strong and bids me yet
Hope, | shalisee thee soon again.
FAYETTEv LLE, loh.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

A Good Rgotnder-A worthy
Lancashire clergyman was reused
from his sleep at 5 o'clock in the
morning by loud talking at the
side of a fish pond in his grounds.
His reverence put his night-cap,
ed head out Of the window, and
saw three men standing by the
side Of his pond.
"What are you doing there@
said be.
Fishing" said they,
"But you are trespasslng on my
land; you must go away"
''Go to bed again" was the re
joinder; "your Master was not IL
the habit of sending away poor
fishermen"
The good clergyman could, of
course, only turnin again.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

The loss of the enemy at Lees
burg seems to be put down with
some certainty at 143o killed,
wounded, drowned, and prisoners.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

The Way to get G'ns.-The
Memphis Argus is permitted to
copy the following. graphic letter
from Col. Freeman, whose regl-
ment fought most gallantly in the
battle of Columbus. It was writ
ten to Col. Hunt, the efficient ord
nance officer of Memphis, whose
Iabors have been unceaslng to get
arms for our brave volunteers:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
Ben Asam apS 9in SlIin,

Ben Adaan had gplden coin eue day,
Which he put at interest with Jew;
Year after year, awaiting him. it lay.
Until the doubled coiH two pieces grew,
Aud these TWO ioGr-so on, till people said,
''uow rich Ben Adam isn' aud bowed thC
servile head
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

Hon. Jesse D. B,aght.-The St.
Louis Republican notices a rumor
prevalent at the North that this
gentleman, U. S. Senator from In
diana, has cast his lot with the
South, and will be general IN the
Confederate army. This, says the
Rem,blican, if correct, will be the
first instance in which promi-
nent northern citizen has gone
over to the South. Mr.. B. is by
birth a Kentuckian, and has al
ways felt a strong attachment to
the South, and his associations
have been mainly with the souths
ern gentlemen.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

A Bold Capt9re,-A correspon-
dent of the Savannah Republican,
writing from the army Of North
western Virginia, the 22d ult., re-
lates the following remarkable cap
ture by Col. Savage Of Tennessee:
After marching about three
miles from Tiger river, Col. Saw
age, of the 10th Tennessee Regi-
nient, desiring to make some re-
connoisances, sailed off from his
regiment. at least a quarter OF q
mile, and while alone he suddenly
and expectedly came up to where
someY anEee pickets were stationed,
Both he and they were considera-
bly, surprised, but the gallant Col
onel changing not q color IN his
countenance, in bold and defiant
manner standing erect in lis stir
rups, looking suddenly in his rear,
and then quickly facing the pick
cts, exclaimed in n stentolian voice:
eYou dd,R'd fascals! if you don t
ground arms and surrender imme-
diately, my men shall surround
you and shoot you to pieces IN a
minute!" They did surrender
and he made them prisoners with
out firing a gun. The company
consisted Of three commissioned,
four non-conmissioned officers,
and sixty-six privates.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

Some Fiig|ting.-The Fort Smith
Times and Herald. of the 1st says
that two of McCulloch's men en-
tered Springfield after the skirm-
isbinq between Price and Fremont's
advance guard. Fifteen Union
lists attempted to arrest them, but,
drawing their pistols and bowie
knives, they actually fought Their
way out of town, killing four Fed
erals. One Of the Southerners
was wounded in the wrist, and the
other in the hip.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

The Cairo correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial says
that the payment of the Yankee
soldiers at,that place has been fol
bowed by floods of whisky, and
s.the most damnable scenes OF riot
and robbery have been of constant
occurrence, -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28
HEADQUARTERS, CoLtMbo y :,
Nov. 9, 1861.

Col. W r. Hunt, Ord. Officer: p
Had hard fight. Got plenty
of arms now-yoh need not send
me any more. Charge ne with
what i have got and we viii square
accounts. Il. y. fREENAN'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-28

Ben Selim had golden coin tha. day
Which to stranger, asking aims he gave
Who vert rejoicing on his unknown y
Ben Seim died too poor to own grove,
But when he died his soul reached heaven,
angels with pride, a-
Showed him the wealth to which his coin
had multiplied.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-12
york OF whose plsmsgs i. varied all over with

WI n W I" hose ipiuHiJge II varied all over with
The ash h-coiored parfs,t wss not known n
Europe until some Time after the discov. ~ = +
the Cape by yasco da Eama, 1895 Its c.,m-
mon In most Africin regions, lives In Iarg.
communities, but kerps In pairs. The thonyh ht
comes strangely enough, that ..the coxcomb
bird, so laxative and grava,'' sitting de-
murely at our fireside, has lock u do w, from
far dihereat perch on herds oi buff hes aud
elephants. and seen troops OF . .ared pte ones
flying from the lion. All, polly, you would
talk to some pu rpose If you could tell ms III.
wonders of your home in the primeyal forests
of South Africa, OF the gitnt everg reea trees
thiekly interlaeed with gorgeous creepprs. .and
the jungle beneath, n wilderness OF giowing
blossoms! Perhaps In the fofests which
climb half way up the skirts of the Z.ir. b. re- .
Eas pretty Polly ciattered and swung with
thousands of com panio2s, white the niorning
sttiadows lay black iii the rayiues, and the
i;ilsts rolled, purple, am ber, and gray, down
the noun ia-heights rs the sun struck
tne so9most erass with flame, aud the great
aiaPason 81 TIE f}res., from ali its myriad
forms OF life, upsweiled 10 greet hirl, Whit
eofa!ort can these children OF the san take.
from the sight of our trim gardens aud oar
pale summer sunshine? We have. freed
the htaek population of Africa-why
shousdtit some Jealous phiianthropist IA.
want III what he calls sss cause to adyo.., te !,
take up that of her gray fores -;,eopi4, i4.p.
slaves to our pleasure In q solitary dwin,.latl-
Gown eXistence2 Let us hear wltft 1s..s t.,r,.
himself, as the party most concerned, has to
say on this matter. Coco, swiGSingaw AS
II shere was nethkSHS HSelse TO as doae - the
world, opens his bealS: "Nhat have YOU got
f2r Coco? Coco is going TO bs III lrsied 10 lie
cat. liza, Ia, aa ~ Decidedly, we need waste
no PITY ON cur little gray friend; like IA true
philosopher, he doesn't trouble his he,;
about the past, but looks out tor his adv:.nt-
age In the present, and alnuses himself with
plans for the future.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-12


Our Norfolk letter of yesterday informed
the readers OF the Dispatch of the stranding or
several Federal vessels along the coast. The
fsiiowing additiona II news comes in a subse
quent letter, dated on the SAME day:
NORFOLK, Oct. 10, I.i5 p. ~. 1861.
large Federal transport steamer has gone
ashore In Iynnhavsn Bay. General Huger.
on receiving the gratifying intelligence, has
sent down detachment of artillery, with
YifieG cannon, TO the scene of atl venture. The
Yankees cannot run far and il is very
stormy
Tive Federal schooaers, loaded with stone
are reported ashore near Cape Henry, and
viii be duly attended TO by our watchful
troops stationed along the coast. Four men
have drIited ashore from one OF the schooners
in n boat, and have been taken prisoners.
They say the object is TO ABANDON Hatteras
Inlet after which, the Federals wonid aban-
don Httteras Island, as D@iag rather too
tough for them this stormy season.
Eepcguy the trade ia \ o. pom tea has in
creased in this city and vicinity, the price OF
the@ar ticie from China having considerably
advanced. ns well as that OF sugar and cof-
Zee. The Yo.pon lea is produced in the lower
section Of Princess Anne county, and aIon x
tie coast OF North Caroina. A dealer here
has changed the name, and advertised Pungo-
Hyson Tea which he selts at = % per bashet.
1t is locuiarly asserted thai the King Of
PuS1-o has prohibited the sale Of i'ungo-
Iy son tea, at higher prize than the
above figures. This tea is said to be n shoie-
some beverage, uud Is used by persons who
cenN OF afford 20 pay the high prices of tliat t
which is so skiliiuliy manipulated by John
thiuaTnan.
Tie King of Pungo is II well-known hero.
now officer of the Confederate Army and
on duty near this city.