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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19
A Wonderful Baby.
The Ottumwa, Iowa, Mercnr

The Ottumwa, Iowa, Mercury
has the following;
GA few days ago, in Keokuk
county, a babe six months old
was crying Justify and the appli-
ances seemed to have no effect
1t still cried, and the mother was
perplexed to know what the troub-
le was. At last, after it seemed
almost exhausted it spoke with
startling distinctness these words
Give me a drink of whisky Of
course the mother was frightened,
but she gave whisky, when it i'm
mediately went to sleep. The
infant had never spoken before,
nor has it since. We can vouch
for the truth of the above, as we
are personally acquainted with
the parents of the child"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19
Ts,spls of The #lasss.
"GIT UP AND GIT"

When fellow is anxious to borrow
A dollar, q quarter, or dime,
He puts on an aspect of sorrow,
Because he wants money son time
Just tell of the warm admiration
Produced by his genius and wit,
And then, in spicy oration,
Request him to 'git up and git"
When chap, on a pious collection,
Desires you to she'll out your cash
For the heather, who need the protection
Of missions, and Bibles, and hash;
Just tell him there's plenty around you
Worse of, as he'll have to submit
Then say on the quiet-"Confound you!
I want you to git up and git!'"
When an oily and smooth politician,
(Some arrogant, selfish old bloat,)
Salutes you with earnest petition
That you will just give him your vote
Set sail in another direction,
And tell HIM his CANNON won't fit;
He'll not know you after election,
But ask you to ''git up and git"
At night, on our classical Common,
Pelchanoe you may carelessly roam;
Some painted old thing called woman
Invites you to 60 with her home
Think not it Is all son the level"
II you do you'll be cursedly "bit'-
Just tell her to go to the devil,
In other words, 'git up and GIT"
If you've got any money, just ''sock it,"
And keep asharp eye on the crowd:
Sing out, with your hand in your pocket,
'No personal freedoms allowed"
Should chap with long fingers, talk sweetly
Do not to his blarney submit,
But tell him you know him completely
And want him to ''git up and git"
Al midnight, some danger denoting,
Give strangers berth very wide;
For fear of the game of garroting,
Just keep big club by your side
If scoundrels against you should blunder,
Strike out with vigorous hit,
And then, when you pound them like thunder
Entreat them to sgt up and git"
While courting damsel Of beauty,
You think her perfection, of course,
But catch her neglecting her duty,
While "mother' doth work like a horse
Your angel shuns washing the dishes,
While looking divine, you admit;
"Dear miss, you won't answer my wishes;
Allow me to git up and git"
And that is the safest conclusion,
'Tis wisdom's perpetual rule
Then yield not to any delusion,
Nor tarry to argueor STOOL"
Where sharpers are always deceiving,
And women are false, don't submit
"Perhaps / had better be leaving;
Excuse me-I'll git up and git"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19
Walking q Raft.

There was a fellow once step.
ped out of the door of a tavern
on the Mississippi, meaning to
walk a mile up the shore to another
tavern. Just at the landing there
lay a big raft, one of the regular
old fashioned whalers-a raft a
mile long.
Well, the fellow heard the land
lord say the raft was mile long,
and he said to himself, 81 will 60
forth and see this great wonder,
and let my eyes behold the tim
Der which the hand of man hath
hewn." So he got on at the low
er end and began to ambulate
over the raft in pretty fair time.
But just as he got started the raft
started too, and as he walked up
the river itwalked down, both GO
ing at the same rate. When he got
to the end of the sticks he found
they were near shore and in sight
of a tavern, so he landed and
walked straight to the bar-room
he'd come out Of. The general
sameness Of things took him a
little aback, but he looked the
landlord steadily in the face and
settled it in his own way:
publican, said he, care you gift
ed with a twin brother, who keeps
a similar size tavern, with a du-
plicate wife, a COMFORTING wood
pile, and corresponding circus bill,
a mile from here?'
The tavern keeper was fond of j
fun, and accordingly said that it
was just SO.
Sand, publican, have you among
your dry goods for the entertain
ment of man and horse any whis-
ky OF the same size as that OF
your brother's?"
And the tavern man said, that
from the rising of the sun until
the going down of the same he
had.
They took the drinks, when
the stranger said: Publican,
that twin brother of yours is al
fine young mana very fine man,
indeed. But do you know, I'ml
afraid he suffers a good deal with
the Chicago diptheria?"
"And what's that?" asked the
toddy-sticker.
SITS when the truth settles so
firm in a man that none of itcomes
out. Common doctors, of the cat
nip sort, call it lying. When |
left your brothers confectionery
there was raft at his door which
he swore was a mile long. Well,
publican, I walked that raft from
bill to tail, from his door to yours.
Now l know my time, and I'm
just as good for myself as for a
hoss, and better than any man
you ever see. / always walk al
mile in exactly twenty minutes,
on agood road, and I'll be busted
with an overloaded Injun gun if
I've been more'n ten minutes com,
ing here, steppin over the blamed
logs at that"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

The editor of an exchange in
making an appeal to his subscri-
bers who are in arrears to pay up
says: awe hope they will set
tie without delay. Not that we
want the money-oh, no! Our
ink is given us, we steal our paper,
and win our printers wages at sew
en- up. So it costs nothing to car
ry on business. Nevertheless, as
a matter of accommodation, and
to ease their consciences, we will
take that they owe if they will
send in Immediately"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19
Drinking Impure Water.

Set a pitcher of iced water In a
room inhabited, and in a few
hours it will have absorbed from
the room nearly all the respired
and perspired gassesof the room,
the air Of which will have become
purer, but the water utterly filthy.
This depends on the fact that wa
ter has the faculty of condensing,
and thereby absorbing all the
gasses, which it does without in
creasing its own bulk. The colder
the wateris the greater its capaci-
ty to contain these gasses. At an
ordinary temperature a pint OF
water will contain pint of car
bonic acid gas and several pints
of ammonia. This capacity is
nearly doubled by reducing the
temperature to that of ice. Hence
water kept in a room awhile is
always unfit for use, and should
be&ten renewed whether it has
become warm or not. And for
the same reason the water in a
pump stock should be pumped
out in the morning before any of
it is used. That which has stood
in the pitcher over night is not fit
for coffee water in the morning.
Impure water is more injurious
to the health than impure air,
and. every person should provide
the means of obtaining fresh, pure
water for domestic uses.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19
A Western Lady Godiva.

At the South Pewablo mines,
Lake Superior, a man and his
wife had a severe quarrel, result
ing in his packing his bundle and
starting off for Ontonagon, declar-
ing that he would live with her
no longer. She followed him a.
long the road, begging him to re-
turn; but he was inexorable, and
trudged on. Finally she became
SO exasperated that she vowed
that if he did not turn about
she would strip herself stark max
ed, and in that condition follow
him to his journeys end. As he
did not stop, she was as good as
her word, and leaving her cloth
ing by the road side, she followed
him in the cool, fascinating cos
tune of nature. This only made
him laugh. When they came to
the intersection Of the road they
were surprised by meeting with a
party of young men who had been
out fishing, and then the husband
began to think the wife's costume
was not exactly the kind prescrib-
ed by court etiquette, and cutting
switch, he started her back on a
run, not allowing her to stop and
gather up her clothes. Our inform
antsays she made splendid time in
going from the clearing tothe house
probably because she was not
Inconvenience by extra clothing.
Since then both parties have in
definitely postponed their trip to
Ontonagon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

A little son of Amos Kidder, Of
the firm of Kidder, Peabody s.
Co., OF New York, died a few days
ago in Boston from lockjaw. The
lad by some accident, about a
week before, broke of a tooth, the
stump of which had penetrated
the tongue. Cold and Inflammation
ensued, and the best efforts of the
physician were of no avail.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

Mr.. G. W. Belts was brought to
Columbus, Ga, the other day in
military custody. Mr. B. says
his only offense is offering to reg
lister a black and tan terrier dog,
at the officesin West Point. The
register refused, and he raised a
fuss about it, as he understood ii
made no difference what they reg
istered, SO the complexion was all
right.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

An animal six inches long, with
scales like a fish, has been remov-
ed from the stomach of young
lady in Jefferson, O., but another
living object, as large as fist, re-
mains and cannot be removed
without an incision in the body
of the woman. This object some
times comes to her throat and al
most strangles her.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

A young man named Regain
died in Albany, n. Y, recently,
from having mole or wart on his
face cut by razor while being
shaved. The wart was on the left
cheek, and while the whole right
side was paralyzed, the left leg
and arm became rigid, and the face
turned over the left shoulder.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

Brownlow says he was elected
by 10000 majority on the white
basis. We would like to know
where he got it. We believe that
there were not over 20, 900 white
votes cast in the State, and that
Etheridge got the most Of them.
Union.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

Prentice, of the Louisville Jour.
nal, gives this advice to the public,
"Never buy goods of those who
don't advertise. They sell so lit-
tie that they have to sell dear.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

( A sscowcumber" seventeen inch
es long, and weighing five and a
half pounds, was lately exhibited
at Murfreesboro', Tenn. 1t was
one OF the long green kind, and
"loyal."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

The freedmen in Mississippi are
setting up for chivalry, holding
tournaments" and runningsticks
through tin rings in the most ap-
proved style.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

Mr.. James Young, of Great Falls,
N. H., learning that his wife was
sick, ran from Rochester home,
Elk miles. On reaching his house
he fell dead.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

1t is stated that the Impeach.
ment investigation has already
cost $4,000. That's the way
the money goes, and taxes are so
light that people don't care how
it goes!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

The Portland (Maine) court, in
a recent bigamy case, has decided
the law concerning marriage as the
New York courts have done. If a
man lives with a woman as his
wife, he is her husband before the
law. A good decision!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

II costs the working men of the
North fifty millions of dollars per
year to try Radical experiments
in the South.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

A farmer in Hamilton county,
Ohio, soaked his seed wheat, which
was badly affected with smut, in
o solution of blue vitriol and salt.
He had nearly 2 full crop, while
half the wheat in the neighbor-
hood was scarcely worth cutting,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

A colored cuss who was up be-
fore the police court at Louisville a
few days ago, on a charge Of steal
ing, rather took dewn the concern
by remarking as he was about to
be marched off to Jail, that F'if dey
didn't let q niger steal little in
dis dam country, Ise gwine back
to Tennessee, where Mr. Brownlow
II see a niger git bis rights sure" "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

A negro in Houston, Texas, on
trial for the murder of another,
refuses to have negroes on the ju-
ry, g ..-esee
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

A number of Nashville Radi-
Gals have withdrawn from the
Loyal Leaguein disgust.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

A Connecticut journal adds to
its standing heads" that Of ''di-
yorces," and inserts the list be-
tween the marriages and deaths.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

Wendall Phillips denounces Ma
sonry as ''illegal, and its rites un-
holy" Who black-balled Wendalls 2
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

Ireland sent out 102,251 emf
grants last year.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19

Austria lost over $4,000 men in
its late war with Prussia
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

BLACKDERRIEs. is blackberry
season, and we have rarely seen them
SO plenty and cheap in this market as
they are at present. For the benefit
of house-keepers, we append two re-
cipes for making that invaluable
medicine, blackberry cordial:
No. Take two quarts of Juice,
one pound of sugar, half an ounce
of cinnamon, half an ounce of spice,
and one-fourth OF an ounce of cloves.
Pulverize spices, and boil all together
for fifteen or twenty minutes. When
cold, add pint of brandy.
No. 2.-Take any quantity of black
berries; put them ON to stew, with
scarcel y any water; when cooked soft
enough to squeeze the juice from the
berries, take them off and strain them
until the juice is perfectly clear; and
then, to every three quarts of juice,
add two pounds of sugar and one
quart of rum, with or without spices,
to suit the taste, This cordial, as soon
as it is cool, is fit for use.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

The WEATHER AND CRops.-We
have been favored during the last
few days with refreshing rains, which
have quickened vegetation and re-
vived the growing crops. The crops
of grain are said to be very promis-
ing, and encourage the hope that in
good lime there will be no lack of
seed for the sower and bread for the
eater" The wheat harvests are very
abundant, as large quantities have
been planted, and the yield has been
unusually good. The effect is al
ready seen in the diminished price of
wheat, which has been selling here,
we learn, as low as S1.25 per bnshel.
With snch facts before us, we may
well anticipate the speedy advent of
smiling plenty and the rapid exit of
gaunt famine, with its lean and hun
cry train. This, indeed, affords sub
stantial consolation after all that we
have suffered, and amid so many evils
present and prospective.
[A6berile Press.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

.a EDUCATION OF THE NEGROES. -
There is an item from the Colunlb as
(Georgia) San. which we commend to
the editors of the New York Tribune,
whose erroneous statements we no.
ticed in our editorial columns yester-
day:
sIn the District Convention of the
Methodist Church, which has just
adjourned, all the committees within
whose province, the subject lay, re-
ported strongly in favor of promoting
Sabbath and other schools among the
blacks by the whites of this section.
Several of the circGi preachers stated
that planters intended building school
houses this fall for the colored peo-
pie. When they sought to hire
laborers, they would tell them, Here
is school house, where your chill
dren may be taught to read and write,
and where they may attend Sunday
schools The convention, by its
action, advocated warmly the. men
tai instruction of negroes by South
ern men,"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

The husband of the Countess
Czapaska was recently condemned to
Siberia for life. Phe Countess went
to st. Petersburg to. supplicate for
the pardon. of her husband. The
Gar refused, and the unfortunate
woman, in the excess Of her grief,
went home, and, raising funeral
Apile of papers around her, burnt her
Self to death. She leaves five chill
dren.
Edmond About, the well-known
author, says: "There are two things
in this world which q man does not
often find away from home: the first
is good soup; the second is disinte-
rested love-"
Sabbatarian to driver of Sunday
cab: "But if you don't keep the
Sabbath, my friend, you don't keep
the law-and then what do you
keep" Cabby-"A wife and seven
title 'uns."
a Woodworking, eminently pious
woman once said: 81 don't want to
go to heaven as soon as L die, but
rather to sleep in the grave thou
sand years or so to get rested"
A convict in Michigan prison,
who, with q knife, has kept every
body away from his cell, went six
teen days without eating, and finally
had to be smoked out of his room.
A teacher in public school gave n
sentence to be written and properly
punctuated. The boy gave the fol-
lowing as the result of his effort
The quality Of mercy says, "Shak-
peare is not strained"
The cultivation of Carolina rice is
about to be commenced in India.
Some experiments of its growth in
Bengal have proved highly success
full.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

In the drawing of the Atlanta Lot
terry, which took place in Atlanta on
Wednesday last, the ticket No. 81, 537
drew the $50, 900 prize-consequently
the tickets numbering from 81, ,531 to
27, $40 inclusive, are respectively en-
titled to prizes of $500. No. 29,284
drew the prize of $4,000; No. IA, 100
that of $4,000; No. 1860 that of
5000, and No. 2,136 drew So, 500.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN BANK
RUPToY.-The law report column OF
the New York Tribune, of the 18th
inst, contains the following:
An important order was made yes
terday by Judge Blatchford, involv-
ing the construction of the twenty
tirst section of tie bankrupt Act.
The learned judgo has set the exam
pie OF putting a liberal construction
upon that section, by granting stay
OF proceedings ON an order of the
State Court for examination of n
Judgment debtor, when the creditor
has not proved his claim.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

WHEAT.-A New York paper says:
California wheat, which sold re-
Gently in this market for three dol
lars aud sixty cents bushel, will
now hardly command three dollars.
Flour is falling. Australia is now
burdened with wheat, waiting freight
to England, and England is sending
lots of California wheat to the
United States" We congratulate
consumers upon this new and timely
supply.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

The National Republican Com
mite, it is announced by the New
York Tribune, will be called together
soon to take measures to disseminate
Republican documents through the
South.
GERMAN IMMIGRATION. The Gin
cinnati VolkSblaN states that 10000
emigrants are on their way from
Germany, many of them intending
to go to Missouri.
Gen. Francis Train proposes to
end the Indian difficulties by sending
them all to WNllrussia. That's too
Cur .o
Grizzlies are killed California with
strychnine enclosed in ball of
tallow and sewed into piece of fresh
mutton.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

REGIsTRATIoN.-In case Of unfair
registration and where due notice
has not been given to enable all who
are entitled to register, we learn that
the record will be promptly set aside
by the proper authority. The law
must be executed in its true letter
and spirit as oxpounded by the law
officer of the Government, and not
according to the rendering of the
men appointed to execute its provi-
sions.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

SUPPORT Your Own JOURNALS
The Cleaner, issued every Wednes-
day, from this Office, defes competi-
ton as q literary and news journal.
Those who subscribe to it are kept
we'll posted up in the current events
of the day, as it embraces the tele-
graphic news, political, commercial,
state of the markets, &C., up to the
hour of going to press.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

REMEDY FOR DULL TIMES. s.-The
best remedy for dull times is to adj
vertise freely. Merchants should not
let their stocks stay shelved until
they become old, stale and unprofit-
able, for the sake of the small ex-
pense it would cost them to adver-
tise. II they try it regularly and
persistently, they will find the in
yestment to be paying one.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

The Charleston Mercury notices the
first shipment North of new wheat
and flour, yesterday, by Messrs. STEM
house Il Co., of that city The wheat
was from the neighborhood of Cokes-
bury, and the flour from q mill near
Columbia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

The SPoMs. From the following
paragraph, copied from the New
York World, it will be seen that there
is a good deal of property belonging
to Southern people slowed away in
different parts of New England.
Hero is what the World says about it:
''Within the past two years, our
New Orleans and Southern cores
pondents have more than once writ
ten to the World that responsible
persons were willing to pay hand
some rewards-in most instances, far
exceeding the pecuniary vaalue of
the stolen goods-for the return of
plate, pictures, libraries and souve-
Mrs of all sorts, which were stolen
from private houses in the South
during the war. New England vii
Lagos are full of such plunder, and in
some instances these stolen articles
are brazenly paraded, as rebel
relics or secession trophies 1t is
time these things were restored to
their owners. There is an opportu-
nifty in many instances to receive
more than their value, and the money
can be safely pocketed as reward
of loyalty. There may be a time
when 2 search warrant will strip some
of these New England houses of the
relics and : trophies, and place the
unlawful possessors in an unpleasant
position"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-23

Who PRESENTED IT.-In the no.
tice of the encyclopaedia of Biblical,
Theological and Ecclesiastical Litera-
ture, published yesterday morning,
we neglected to inform our readers
that the book was presented to us by
Mr.. j. J. McCarter. He is prepared
to supply the demand that is sure to
be made for this highly interesting
work.