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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20
Te,uple Of The a3lnsss.
AN OLD HA ND.

Blue-veined and wrinkled, knuckly and brown
This good old hand is clasping mine;
I bend above it, and looking down,
Istudy its ASPECT, line by hne.
This hand has clasped a thousand hands
That long have known no answering thrill
Some have mouldered in foreign lands
Some in the graveyard on the hill.
Clasped mothers hand, in the day
When it was little and soft and white
Mother, who kissed it, and went away,
To rest till the waking in Gods good light
Clasped lovers hand, years agone,
Who sailed away and left her in tearsj
Under Sahsras torrid sun,
It's bones have whitened years and years.
Clasped the hand of good man true,
Who held it softly and fell asleep.
And woke no more, and never knew .l
p How long that impress this would keep.
Clasped so many, so many!-so few
That still respond to the living will,
Or can answer its pressureso kind and truel
So many that lie unmoved and still
Clasped at last, this hand my own;
And mine will moulder, too, in turn;
Will any clasp it when am gone?
In vain l study this hand to learn
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

Talleyrand's snuff box was
double, two snuff boxes joined to-
gether by a common bottom. The
one was politely offered to an ac-
quaintance; the other, never to be
polluted by the finger and thumb
OF another person, was reserved
for himself. Here we recognize
the diplomatist, SO eternally4 on
his guard, that when a lady re-
quested his autograph, he wrote
his name on the very top of the
sheet of paper handed to him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

1t appears from a letter in a St.
Petersburg paper, the writer of
which signs his name in full, that
two children had been fined at a
town in Lithuania for speaking
Polish. The father of the two
children, who was mulcted in the
sum of 100 roubles, had recently
arrived with them from Warsaw,
the inhabitants of which city still
enjoy the right to talk to one an
other in their native tongue.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20
Western Simplicity

Western simplicity-not green
ness, but genuine candor and char
acter-are seen in the following
incident, furnished some time
since by a Western correspondent:
In wild Western neighbor-
hood, where the sound of the
church going bell had never been
heard, notice was given that Rev.
Mr.. A., a distinguished divine,
would preach on a certain day.
The natives, who consisted
mainly of those hardy folks who
have. preceded civilization, came in
crowds to hear him. They had
an indistinet idea that preachin'
was something to be heard, and all
intended to hear it.
Alter the service had begun a
rawboned hunter, with rifle in hand
and accoutrements of the chase a.
bout him, entered and took the only
vacant seat-a nail-keg without
either head. The current of the
preachers thought led him into a
description of heaven and its in
habitants. With great power he
had drawn a picture Of the habita-
ton of the blessed, and was as.
signing each of the patriarchs,
prophets and apostles, his appropri-
ate place. His tendencies led him
to reserve the Apostle Paul for his
climacteric. With his eye fixed
upon the highest point, and with an
upward gesture, that seemed to be
directed to the loftiest altitude of
the heavenly places, he said:
"And where, my brethren,
shall we seat the great apostle! of
the Gentiles Where, i say, shall
we place the Apostle Paul2' -.
=. Then pausing to give the imagi-
nation time to reach the elevation
designed for the Apostle, he fixed
his eye upon our hero of the rifle.
He, therefore, thinking the address
personal, rose instantly, and then
replied; a. | III
''If he can't do any better, he
can take my seat" asi
1t is needless to say that climax
was never reached.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

The Detroit Union, of Saturday,
gives the following account of a
grave mistake in the marriage line:
Last evening, Edward Thayer
and Miss Helen f. Jelliman, at
tended by Mr.. Austin Humphrey
and Annie E. Crause, went to st.
PauTs Church, the former couple
to get married, and the latter as
groomsman and bridesmaid. They
all stood up before the altar and
the officiating clergyman, the Rev.
Mr.. Dunn, supposing that both
couples were to be married, re-
quested the gentlemen to Join
hands with their respective ladies,
which was done, and in very short
space of time the four were made
two. The situation being fully
realized by the latter couple, they
concluded to accept what they
could not very well help, and all
adjourned to their boarding houses
quite we'll pleased with the result
of the preachers mistake"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

A Boston Judge recently refns-
ed to divorce a husband and wife,
whose complaints Of ilI-temper
and incompatibility were mutual,
on the ground that it never would
answer to allow such uncomforta-
BILE persons a chance to get others
into such scrape as marrying
them would involve.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

A woman named Fanny Harris,
a sister of late Governor OF Ken
tucky, and at one time a promi-
nent woman, died lately in the
station-house at Cincinnati, of
congestion of the brain. She fell
some years ago and became a
drupkard, thus ending her days
in the city prison.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

1& A bill has been intro
duced in the U. S. House Of Rep
resentatives, the object of which
is to deprive the President OF the
parloning power, and another to
prevent him making appointments
during the recess of Congress.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

An Ohio paper having boasted
that the widow of John Baxter
had a child six months old, while
the mothers age was but thirteen
years, the Alameda Cali Gazette
rejoins that lady in California
became grandmother on her
twenty-fourth birthday.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

It's stated that one of the veal
thiest citizenso of Schenectady, N. Y.
whose name has not been permit
ted to transpire, is about to be
prosecuted for setting fire to the
freight house of the New York
Central Railroad, which was burn
ed down in that city a few weeks
since. 1t is alleged that he bad
stored large amount of over-in,
sured goods in the building, and
fired it to secure to himself the
fraudulent gains.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

A gentleman, now in Carroll
parish, Louisiana, writing to a
friend in this city, thus speaks of
the intellectual progress that has
been made by the negro in his
new condition of freedom. 4 The
intelligence eminently tends to
show the aptitude of the race for
practical citizenship, as contempla-
ted by the Radical idea, The ex-
tract reads: CARROLL Parish, La,
November 16, 1866. "The only
news in this section is a new relig-
ion, called the Jewelers.. The ne
groes all go out at night into the
graveyard and strip themselves
and dance around in a ring, cut
ting up all kinds of antics; butt
down the head, and knock down
the foot boards, and tear up the
ground with their hands. Some
nights there are three or four
hundred at the meeting at one
time"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20
A Scouts Adventure.

u, K. Blake, one OF Gen. "A. r,
Hills most daring and successful
scouts, had rather a singular and
ludicrous adventure some days ago
He was captured:by the enemy and
sent to City Point as spy. For.
tunately he had papers on his per.
son to prove who and what he was.
Having been captured several
times before, he did not lose his
self possession, but looked about
him to see whether he could not
make good. his escape, as he had
done on SO many previous occa-
sions. b He was not long in discov-
ering a newly drafted man, whose
appearance showed he was well to
do in the world, and whose melan-
Lcholy visage told Enthusiastically his
dislike for the army. y.
Blake made up to him immedi-
ately, and entering into converse
ton, soon learned that he was the
most anxious of living Yankees to
return "to hum" and willing to
run considerable risk to accom-
plish his purpose. Blake's ready
wit and cool head quickly concoct-
ed a plan.. They slipped behind
a house and exchanged clothes
Blake assuming the Yankees name
and the Yankee, blake's, the Yam
kee intending to go down to For
tress Monroe as a prisoner of war,
take the oath of allegiance and re-
turn to the bosom of his family
and pumpkin patch.
Just then it occurred to Blake
that he had gotten himself into a
decidedly bad scrape. Said he to
himself, eff l 60 to this mans
company and try to palm myself
off as him, will certainly be de-
tected and forthwith hung as "a spy.
That won't begin to do. 1 will
walk up the road and see if some
thing won't turn up" No sooner
said than done. He had walked
but a few hundred yards before he
met a Yankee, mounted upon a
horse and leading two Others
"Where did you get those horses?"
Blake sternly. SCOT 'em
up the road a Bit" said the Yam
kee; "they are stray horses" he
added, apologizingly. s{ s2a. |
il Blake put on his most peremp-
tory manner. "Stray devils!" he
cried, "you know they arenot Stray
horses. If you don't get down
this instant, you rogue, I'll report
you to headquarters and have you
shot for a thief" s,- 7.-T t
The Yankee jumped down as
quick aslightning. Blake took his
place, and, after some little trouble
IN avoiding the enemy's pickets,
brought two of the horses safely
into our lines. What became of
the other poor fellow with whom
he swapped clothes, it is impossi-
BILE to say. Richmond Examiner.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20
Points of a Breeding Sow.

A writer in the Prairie Farmer
says: In the first place she should
be square built, have a short nose,
and short ears, short legs and back,
with the latter hollow or bent
Shoulders should be quite heavy
and deep. Never let her raise
pigs until she is year old, and
never but one litter the first year.
Then if she proves a good mixer,
let her raise two litters per year.
Ispeak of her being good milk
er. This is as essential in breed
ing SOW as in a good mare. Such
an animal will raise better pigs,
and, of course, her progeny will
be better for market. / find that
hasty pudding and milk for sup
per and breakfast, and corn for dim
ner, constitute a very good diet
for the breeding sow. A great
many farmers have fallen into an
error in not allowing plenty of
straw for bed. Many build a
warm pen in order to AVOID giving
her much straw. Let her run to
a straw stack and she will t'build"
a nest to suit herself. IF this is
not convenient, she should have
plenty of straw in the pen. At
tend to these matters, and / will
warrant no trouble in raising pigs
in the coldest of weather.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20
A POETICAL ssCUSS.o

A poet has undertaken to immortalize re-
cent fat-boat calamity on Oil Creek. The fol-
lowing melancholy stsnza tells the whole story :
She heaved and sot and sot and heaYed,
And high her rudder flung;
And every time she heaved and sot
A worser leak she sprung.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20
An Incident Of the War.

4 uC hd'tlCS houiC ouJ W
have the following from a most es
timable friend, who related it tt
us upon her return to New Or
leans. She had been spending the
winter in that city, and the Incl
dent was a ''day's wonder" and
topic of gossip at the St. Charles
A lady from the "Red River coun'
try being on a visit to the els
Atlantic Paris, and happening (as
ladies willy to go into a millinery
establishment, was attracted by a
very peculiar ring which she saw
upon the finger of the shop-keep.
er." as rr ai.-t n-..5,I. .rf ~ p
"Ah!" she exclaimed. "your
ring is unique, mademoiselle. /
had not thought there was such
another as mine in the world
Green enamel and diamond cross,
with my initials inside. Willyou
kindly permit me to look at yOur
ring"
To this the trim grisette de-
INJURED, and the lady becoming a
little excited, urged the matter
still farther.
at would not be much" she in
sisted, "only to look at it. | only
desire to see if it has my initials
within-I will tell you the letters
in mine" and she mentioned them.
A shade of pallor overspread the
face of the young shcpkeeper, but
no entreaties could induce her to
part with the jewel for a moment.
"Ah! very well, mademoiselle," ("
said the lady, 81 dare say the ring
is yours, and you have some good
reason for declining to allow me
to examine it" .@ '.'.3 80
Convinced, however, that the
jewel rightfully belonged to her.
self, she went Immediately to the
post commandant, to whom she
stated that she had been robbed
of such ring by Federal officer
at the time Banks made his cele-
brated cotton" raid up Red Riv-
er, and that she believed her prop
erty was now adorning the little
brown hand of this young gri-
sette. She gave him the initials
which were within her ring
(which were those of her own
name)-and asked only that an
investigation might be made. =
The commandant, (who, by the
way, was neither of the Butler or
Banks persuasion,) ordered the
French woman before him, and
the examination was made.
awe only wish to investigate
this natter said he, as be drew
the jewel from her fipger-''if the
initials do not correspond, this la
dy will make you due apologies.
The ring is yours, madame," he
continued, handing tito the own
er; "the inscription is the same you
gave me, and answers to your
name" rae aid.i s-@F-r
Whereupon "Sophie" uncon-
sciously confirmed the judgment
by bursting into tears, and eeclar-
ing the ornament her own right
ful property, as it had been "given
to her by --, mentioning an
officer in high eommand,) just af-
ter the Union army returned from
Red River!" ~ a
.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

A young wife, of Michigan, after
a honeymoon of only "a hours, left
her husband, and applied for di-
vorce on the ground that "her man
was not as rich as she thought he
was" and the Court granted it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

Thad. Stevens vulgar speech at
the "Welcome" carousal in WASH
ington, would disgrace the lowest
sot that ever lost his sense of de-
cency in debauch.-Boston Post.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

The President Of Peru has ta-
ken charming method of ins4- 4.
ring his reelection. He has ar.
rested the opposing candidates and
sent them out of the country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

A Bostonian writes to the Post
that from s, 700 to 10000 negroes
in Georgia wilh die Of exposure
and starvation this winter. :.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

John s. Rock, the first colored
lawyer ever admitted to practice
in the United States Supreme
Court, died in Boston a few days
since. =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

An official report gives 3,527 as
the plumber Of deaths from chole-
"a ra in St. Louis from JULY TO No
yember 9. a p
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

1t is said that the negroes of Mo.
bile established savings bank a
short time since, and got on swim
mingly until a circus came along,
when the depositors drew all the
money out in order to attend.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

A special dispatch to the Mem
phis Aralanche, from Little Rock,
Arkansas, says the Senate Com
mittee on Federal Relations re-
ported on the 10th inst, in favor
of rejecting the constitutional
amendment. @ f
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

Mrs. Jenkins complained in the
evening that the turkey she had
eaten at thanksgiving did not set
well. s.Probably," said Jenkins,
st was not o hen turkey *, He
got Q glass Of Fater in his face.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

The tenants of Memphis have
held a meeting and, by resolution,
demonstrated with, the landlords
against the prevailing high rents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

William E. Ballard, a miner
working in the Chollar-Postosi
mine, in Nevada, was lately looking
down a shute leading to "the re-
gions below" when he slipped and
was precipitated to the bottom, a
distance of l25 feet. He will ney-
er do so again.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

It is estimated that the corn
crop of Pennsylvania for the pres
emf year will amount to 3O,0OO,-
600 bushels. 9i3 ~ baa sA
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

Bsshfplness is most frequently
connected with good sense, while
on the other hand, impudence is
usually the effect Of downright
stupidity. ,s,ss -. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

A correspondent inquiries if
Parsons Brownlow and Hunnicutt
represent the "Infernal" Rev.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-20

The Colored Citizen announces
its own decesse at Cincinnati. II
didn't pay.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14
DIR. T. j. KIsNER.
EnLEcTIn MRn1cINRs


NEW TREATMENT q NEW REMEDIES
oFFIcE, sDsT., CENTRE WHEELING, w. Va.
nR. K. HAVING SECURED THE SER
IL VICES of an intelligent assistant, who
win attend to the PREPARATION OF medi-
BILE him to- give more attention 10 out T1a-
1ents. especially u his many friends in the
country. HIS medicines are all prepared In
dentS by himself DIR. x. treats all diseases
both Acute and Chronic, with which human-
remedies, which have proved remarkably
successful In many N those Obstinate cases OF
Chronic diseases which heretofore have been
be named: consamption. ScrpftiIa. DE-
charges from the Ear, OEeIn, ENLARGED Glands
CaIlceFs and Skin Diseases ma mods a
Bronchitis and all diseases OF the Throat
and Air Passages. HypertroPhy and all 9TH
Spinal Elections, and all diseases or the Nefi
iyous System, Is acknowledges by all who have
tested II to be the most certain and successful
has been eminently successful In the treat
mehtof Az diseases peculiar 20 wonsn. viz:
ifseneTTfeas IIierine ana OvarIon TnmoSs
Prolapsns Uten and MI Nervous diseases to
which they are snhje
all Chronic Adeeiions of. the Genifo Urinary
Organs, VIZ. iCataffh of Bladder and. Urethfa,
Irritable Bladder, and .Non-retentfon and
Grayel, Diabetis and Dihcule Urinafing; Sy-
iphilitie Diseases in all their varied ioFIns
I3honAFfheay Its complications and seQuelIm
ermatorrhea and Impotency, and all afiec-
lions consequent upon uthful deliberations
of FtstnlnS White Swelling, Scrofulous
Sores VaficoSe Ulcers, &c. Persons affiicted,
particularly with old troublesome cases,
Should 1ose no time to call; ON or address DIR.
.KISNER. lions containing Zee
promptly noticed. Once prescriptions and
medicine cash.. For visits in city, same AZ
other Physicians once hours, 8 al. II. to u
Nal =. n tot r. NJ, and Q p. ~. top p. 81.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

BUSINESS At THE LANpfaG.-There
WIS only about i've feel water IN the
channel yesterday evening, and falling
slowly. 1.-THE river falls few inches
more, none but the smaller stern-wheel
packets can continue navigation. The
PittsburE and Parkershurg packets
have already laid up on account OF low
winter. The Hillmnn IS now nj the
landing. and Will stay here until the
river Il In condition TO enable her to
resume her regular ttips- Steamboat
men have not much reason to complain
OF the state of the river for the present
season. as they have had an almost I'M
interrupted run OF patronage, and have
not been com pelled TO lay up single
day on account OF low water
The regular packets plying between
this city and Petersburg still conrnue
their trips. The Express Is the regular
packet for to-day She leaves the land
ing Mt IL o'clock
The Henry Logan departs to-day for
Eleubenvi1ie At O'Clock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

ONCE, No. 2 south Frederick street,
Left hand side going from Baltimore street,
few doors from the corner. Fail mott OBJ
serve name and number,
hS- No letters received unless post paid and
containing stamp to be used on the reply.
Persons writing should state age, and send
portion OF advertisement describing sym
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

BucKnRY's SERRNADERs.-This pop
ular troupe perform at Washington
Hall tonight. It is one of the Oldest
troupes in the country and has ac-
quIred national reputation as first
class company. We presume Wash
ington Hall will be crowded tonight,
and from the manner in which their
performances have been spoken Of by.
the press, we Judge the audience will
not be disappointed in their expecta-
tions asto the musical accomplishments
of the company.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

b AL wool suits SIS. % At NJ. Gutman q
Co.'S, Rhodes Old standl corner Main and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

RonnERy an BARNEsvIIIE.-Teu n-
dersfand thata few days since q bold
robbery wns committed nc BRrnesviIle,
Ohio, by person whose name we hnro
been unable TO ascertain. The post
office and fewelry ablishment We're
entered. The thief succeeded In stow
ing away n considerable amount OF
jewelry IN a valise which she used for
the purpose OF carrying his stolen mer-
chnndize. and made tracks with his
booty during the night The next
morning, however, the Sheriff SUM
moned posse eomitufis OF the citizens
and they started in puHsuit. They
thief was orertnken, when, considering
discretion the better part OF xalor, he,
dropped the valise containing the nfir-
Joined vaiuables, and made the best
use of his legs In eiudIng his pursuera.
4 long pair OF legs and good pair OF
lungs Z icnred the desired result, and he
is nj present hermetizing IN parts nm
known.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

Reflect that a sound mind and body are III
bal happiness Indeed, without these tn
journeythrouEh life becomes weary pilgrims
age; the prospect hourly darkenS to the view
nlled with the melancholy reflection that tn
happiness Of another becomes bIlghted with
our own.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

RuHAwAY.-On last Saturday even
ing horse attached to a butchers
wagon, belonging TO n party unknown,
took fright, and started down Market
street at full speed. The vehicle was a
covered wagon, and was literally torn
to pieces by coming In contact with
gasposls and other Instructions. There
was no person injured, but there was
probably the greatest fan of beef the
market has known for many months.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

CaIcIned PIaa1er. q
IN BARRELS PATTON fPHGNIXyoAI-
lU eined Plaster PlEris, for sale By -
inT9I jos. A. BfETCALF.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

A PLEASANT TmE.-Quite an agreea-
BILE time was spent by'a picnic party,
who started from this city last Saturday
plenty OF good looking young ladies' In
attendance, which is the great essential
10 the proper management and success
of all public institutions of this kind.
A sumptuous repast was partaken OF
by those In attendance, alter which
there was music and dancing until a
late hour in the day, when the party re-
their visit 70 the grove. Weibelieve the
I,icnfc was under the control and SUI
perYision of the Monitor Dancing Club.