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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04
Corn and Hogs.

From carefully conducted ex-
periments, by different persons, it
has been ascertained that one
bushel of corn will make over lO3
pounds of pork-gross. Taking
this result as a basis, the following
deductions are made, which all
our farmers would do well to-lay
by for convenientreference. That:
When corn sells for l23 cts per
bushelpork costs l } cts per pound.
When corn costs II ctsper bush
el, pork costs 2 cts per pound.
When corn costs rs cts per bush
ek pork costs 3 cts per pound.
When corn costs 35 cts per bush
ell, pork costs 4 cts per pound.
When corn costs so cts per bush
ell, pork costs 5 cts per pound.
The following statement shows
what the farmer realizes on his
corn when sold in the form of -
pork:
When pork sells at s cts per
pound, it brings IS cts per bushel
in corn.
When pork sells for 4 cts per
pound, it brings 80 cts per bushel
in corn.
When pork sells for 5 cts per
pound, it brings 45 cts per bushel
in corn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04
WHO WAS 1T?

He was standing on the corner,
In the place where loafers meet,
And he watched the dressy damsels
As they waded DER the street.
From his mouth came inuendoes,
And his eyes were opened wide,
AS on tiptoe they came dancing
Ger the muddy, sloppy tide,
When lady and her daughter,
Stepping carefully along,
Closely yelled from street inspection,
Heard his Shiny, venomed tongue.
Then the little wells were lifted,
And with shame his head he hung,
For his mother and his sister
Thus had struck the speaker dumb.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

Brick Pomeroy received. 10000
new subscribers to his paper, the
Democrat, in nine weeks.-Er.
Mr.. Pomeroy received those
10000 new subscriber" during
his late tour through the Southern
States. Our people are ''too poor"
to take papers published at home,
in Mississippi, but they can send
to New York, Philadelphia, La
Crosse, and other Northern cities
for them.
We were considerably amused
some time since at an old gentle
man from Simpson county, who
came into our Office to ''beg q few
papers," he was ''too poor to sub
scribe for the Mississippian," didn't
"take but one paper now, and
that was the Lacrosse Democrat"
Now we would like to know
what use that poor I'D creature
had for the Lacrosse Democrat.
Simply no use at all. He wanted
to boast that he took paper from
a long ways off. He wanted to
let his neighbors know that he
knew of Brick Pomeroy and the
Lacrosse Democrat. We gave
him q bundle Of papers, and sent
him on his way rejoicing.
We have hundreds of men
throughout the South who are
precisely of this mans class
Nothing 'emanating from home
has any virtue in it. All is gold
that glitters, provided it comes
from away up North.-Mississip
man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04
Size Of Feet as Affected
by LOcality.

The New York Hide and Leath-
er Journal notices a few of the
differences in the shape of the pc
dal extremities of the people in
various sections of the country:
Shoes made for one locality are
not adapted to all. For instance,
a broad shoe, wide in the shank,
is best adapted to the eastern
trade, q narrow soul meeting with
but little favor. Rhode Island,
though the smallest State in the
Union, can boast of having some
of the largest feet that ever trod
sole leather. The Middle States
require Simmer shoes and higher
in the instep than the East. The
instep grows higher as we prog
ress Southwark, commencing with
Virginia, and the foot shorter and
more plump. Rarely at the North
does a full grown man wear less
than No. 6, running up in the
scale of sizes to No. IL; but at
the South, many full sized man
wears fours and fves, and seldom
over mines.
The ladies of the South have
confessedly the smallest and pref
test feet Of any race in the world.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04
Pap-SuckerS.

Mr.. EDfToR:-A large majority
of the members of our last Legis-
lature were men of very little In
formation or ability, capable of
doing no good, and in fact were
mere pap-suckers. The constitu-
ton says that no Legislature shall
pass any law increasing their oocn
| compensation. Each member of
| the last Legislature Saoore he would
not violate the provisions of that
constitution, and yet they did in
crease their compensation from
81 90 to S. 60 per day. When
both houses of the Legislature ad-
journed, this unlawful and dis
honest increased compensation
amounted to the nice little sum OF
$4,000.
Again, when the Legislature
adjourned in March, the Senate
was organized as a Court of I'm
parchment to try the case of
Judge Frazier. After their organ
ization they adjourned on the l1th
of March until the 9th of May,
being fifty-six days, and went
home to look after their own pri-
vate business. On the 9th of May
they re-assembled at Nashville,
and remained in session thirty
days on Judge Frazier's trial, which
ought to have been concluded as
well in six days as thirty. But
how much do you suppose these
"grave Senators" these pap-suck-
er8-paid themselves for sitting
on this trial thirty days? You
answer truly that 81 per day for
thirty days would give $12O to
each. They charged the already
over-taxed and impoverished peo-
pie for the fity-six days they were
at home attending to their own
business, and the thirty days they
were actually in session, making
eighty-six days, and instead Of
81 they pocketed S. 60 per day.
In other words each Senator, So
called, pocketed S481 60 instead
of S120-making a difference in
the pay of each one of 1851 60.
Twenty Senators for thirty days
at 81 per day would cost the peo-
pie $24OO--but twenty Senators
for eighty-sis days, at S. 60 per
day, would cost S9G32-thus you
see these twenty pap--suckers
swindled the people in thirty days
out of 1922.
Let the people arouse them
selves, and in August next, by
their votes, sweep all these Rad
ical pap-suckers from place and
power. How much longer will
they slumber and fold their hands
to sleep, while they are being
cheated out of their subsistence,
their privileges, their rights, and
liberties, under the sacred name
of union and loyalty! Are the
people so blinded yet by passion
and prejudice that they cannot
see the yoke which is already pre-
pared for their necks?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

A new sect called the Gree
Religionists," has been formed In
Boston. The. object of the sect
is to promote the interests of pure
religion, to encourage the scientific
study Of theology, and to increase
fellowship in the spirit. The
members believe that "whatever
is, is wrong" and are prepared to
modify their creed to suit the pet
liking or aversion of every broth
er or sister in the spirit.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

Adam Goodson, of Wayne coun-
ty, Indiana, loved a fair maiden,
and wanted to marry her. The
fair maiden had a sneaking kind
ness for a better looking and rich
er "fellow," and told Adam Good
son to go and hang himself. Adam
couldn't see the hang, but he load
ed his shot gun and blew out what
little brains he had.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

Two newspapers in Chicago are
engaged In a controversy as to
whether the recent Legislature of
Illinois was composed of human
beings Boston Post.
Whilst analysing the above
body, we suggest that they also
give US the pedigree, ETC., Of our
national menagerie at Washing
ton-the 40th Congress.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

The last instance of meanness
we have heard of, says the Spring
field (Mass.) Republican, is that
of widow of a rich man in West
Springfield, who has sent a bill to
the executor of her sisters estate
for 81 so for a Thanksgiving tur-
key presented to her sister twelve
years ago, and So IS for repairing
the tomb of her ancestors.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

During the past year or two, a
citizen Of Dubuque, Iowa, receiv-
ed between $4,000 and $4,000
in gold, and being distrustful of
banks, buried his treasure. Be
inc now dead his heirs are engaged
in digging about the homestead in
search of the gold, and a short
time ago unearthed between $1,000
and $4,000. Strict watch is kept,
and none but the heirs allowed to
dig.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04
The Dayton (O.) Empire is ad

The Dayton (O) Empire is ad-
vised of a case in one of the pub
lie schools of that city, wherein a
female teacher punished a little
fellow until he fainted-striking
him about fifty blows ON the hand,
What a great pity this act of
barbarity was not inflicted upon
the person of some freedman a.
mong us poor Southern barbarians.
What a general upheaval of ''phil-
anthrophic" clamor we would have.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

J. B. was stingy old creature,
eager for money, but he was a
jealous member of a church, and
ostentatious in his religious exer-
cises. "John," said Catharine to
her brother, "what could have
made the stingy old wretch a
Christian?'' 81 can tell you"
said John: che has read that the
streets Of the New Jerusalem are
paved with gold, and he is deter
mined to get there"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

A New York letter says: "The
depression in general business Is
beginning to tell on some OF the
newspapers. One of the "great
dailies" (morning) is cutting down
its reporters, and hauling in IN 9th
er directions. But few of the week
lies at present are doing more
than paying bare expenses.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

S. A. Merrills, a North Adams
(Mass.) Methodist minister and
eloquent revivalist, has eloped
with a Miss Houghton. But he
lacked money at Troy, and Miss
III. abandoned him. Mr.. NJ.
'leaves a wife and nine small
children" at home.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

The New York Southern Relief
Commission, reports that one hun
dred and sixty thousand bushels
of corn and two hundred thousand
dollars in money have been sent
South up to this time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04
ga Distressed Mother" write!

ga Distressed Mother" writes
to the Attention (Pa.) Democrat for
advice, which she gets-thusly:
s'The only way to cure your son
of staying out slate O nights is
to break his legs, or else get the
"calico" he runs with to do your
house work"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

The Selma Times gives a cure
for hydrophobia, which it guaran-
tees to give speedy relief in every
case, except that Of the Governor
of Tennessee, who, from irremo-
vable natural causes, is confirm
ed NJ. D. mad dog.]
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

Three Charles Smiths were
recently united in matrimony to.
three Misses Smiths at the same
residence in Kentucky town.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

Brownlow is lowering the char
acter of the Governorship OF Ten
nessee, but we have one consola-
tion--that no successor will be able
to do the same thing, no matter
how hard he may try.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

The Providence Post has sus.
pended publication, and the De-
mocracy of Rhode Island are with
out an organ,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

Butler has written a letter ad-
vocating the division of the lands
of the South, but does not favor
the division of spoons.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

A man out West has been fined
twenty dollars for killing q cat
belonging to maiden neighbor.
No evidence was introduced to
show that the cat, which was
much priced by its owner, had
ever disturbed or molested the
property of the defendant, who
seemed to have q propensity a.
mounting to cat-omania for the de-
struction of feline beauty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

Candles are made out of bay
berries, at Neton, N. j., and they
are said to be superior to the best
taflow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

A kiss, says French lady,
costs less and gratiies more than
anything else in existence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-04

not one died after that day. The
milk was given to induce the hogs
to drink the lye."
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27
The Ocean Bottom.

Mr.. Green, The famous diver, tells singular
stories of his adventures, when making search in
the deep waters OF the ocean. He gives some new
sketches of what he saw at the "Silyer Bank, near
Havti
The banks Of coral On which my divings were
made arc about forty miles i'll length, and from ten
to twenty III breadth. Ga this bank OF coral Is
presented to the diver one Of the most beautiful
and sublime scenes the eye ever beilcld. The
water varies from ;cn to one hundred Iect in
depth, and so clear that the diver can see from two
to three hundred feet when submerged, with but
little obstruction to tho sight.
The bottom of the ocean i'll many places, is as
smooth rs a marble floor; III others /! IS studded
with coral columns, from ten to one hundred fec
in height, anu from one to eighty feet IL diameter.
The tops Of thCce more lofty support 4 MYRIAD OF
pyramIdal pendants, each forming 4 myriad more
giving reality TO the imaginary abode Of some
wa r-Aymph. iu other places the pendants form
arch after arch, and, Is the diver st1uds On tho
bottom Of tho ccoln, and .a2cs through IN the
deep winding avenues, lte finds That they ill him
with as sacred m awe as il he were III some old
cathedral which had lone been buried beneath old
ocean, wsve. Here and tGcrc tn coral extends
even to TIE surface oi The water, 40 ii the lnftior
columns Ncle towers hgloIGuus 40 those stately
temples tina. aro nov in RUNS.
There were countless varieties vi iiniinutiyc
trees, shrubs, and plants i every crcvicc VI the
corais where water had deposited the earth. They
were all Of II iaint hue. owing TO the pale light
tlev received, although Of every STRIDE, and en-
t.rcIv different from plants that J am familiar with
that ~vcgetatc upon dry land. Oue in particular
attracted lay attention: il rcsemb!cG 4 .'ca-fan Of
immense SIZE Of yariceated colors, and the mos;
brilliant hue. The lah winch inlabit these Sill
yer Banka"I found as diilere:t in kind as the
scenery Was varied. Iucv were oil all forms. col
Cis. and slzes-irom the symmetrical gobr Ia the
.dobe-lihc suniish: from the dullest hue to the
cllangeable dolphin; from the Spots of the leopard
to the hucs of the sunbeam; from the harmless
minnow to the voracious shark.
Some had heads like squirrels, others hike cats
and dogs, some OF small size resembied The bull
terrier. Some darled through the water like me-
teors. while others could scarcely bo seen TO move.
10 enumerate and explain all the various kinds
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27
VOLUME VINO. 735
To the Readers OF the Daily Ncws-Our
New Terms-The Cash System.

The announcement that on and after the tirst
of January the subscription pr'ce of THE DAILl
News will be reduced to Six Dollars q year has
been received with many substantial marks Of
appreciation by the public, both in the city and
State. But in order to publish q first-class
paper at that low price, we shall be compelled.
in future, to adhere vigorously to the cash sys-
tenn, and require, invariably, the payment OF
subscriptions in advance. 1t should be gener-
ally understood that everything required for
the publication of a newspaper-compositlon'
paper, press-work, labor, and expenses OF
every description-must unavoidably be paid
for in CASH at the end of every week. If the
credit system is tolerated, and subscribers
neglect to pay promptly, the losses thus in
Cured by publishers in a little while become
intolerably onerous and oppressive.
There are hundreds, however, in our city
who, though anxious to take a live newspaper
and willing to pay for it, can i'll afford, at this
time, even the small outlay of six dollars
To accommodate this class of readers, VIC
have made arrangements by which, on and
after New Years Day, THE DAILY News will
be delivered, every morning, before seven
o'clock, in all parts of the city, by attentive
and experienced newsmen, ct EIGHTEEN CENTS
AWEEK, payable weekly.
The advantages of this plan are evident at q
glance. Those who take their papers upon the
weekly system only pay out their money, week
by week, as their papers are received they
run no risk; they can stop their paper at any
time by giving one weeks notice; when they
leave the city for a few weeks they can suspend
their papers, and be at no expense. The yearly
cost at the weekly rate is more than when the
subscription at our advertised rates is paid in
advance at our office; but there is every reason
to believe that the new plan will, by its sim
plicity, security, and the smallness of the cash
expense, enable many persons to take a daily
paper who could not become subscribers for as
long a period as six, or even three months. 1t
is our desire to accommodate all classes Of
readers, and those who are not able to pay
their subscriptions in advance can take advan-
tage of the weekly arrangement, which will go
into operation on January l, next.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27
Market Reports

New YORK, December 26.-Cotton opened droop-
Middling 15ic. Flour active; State IS 4Oa1O Co
Wheat quiet and unchanged. Corn easier; prices
nominally unchanged. Oats dull. Pork quiet and
steady; Mess $50 80. Lard, Whiskey and Groce-
ries quiet. Turpentine 49s. Rosin 50 S75a7.
Freights quiet. Money closed very easy on call
at sac. Discounts Tag. Gold closed firm at 81.
Sterling firm at 1Ot; little doing. Stocks strong.
North Carolina Skies 80.
BALTIMORE, December 26.-Cotton very fiat, with
II, demand; holders ask u cts. Flour very dull,
prices only nominally sustained. Wheat quiet;
prime to choice red 50 6Oa2 70. Corn very dull;
prime dry white 81 2S; yellow 81 GOAL go. Oats 75I
IS. Rye dull. Provisions nominal.
CINCINNATI, December 26.-Flour dull and in.
changed. Corn frmer, at S5as6c. Mess Pork held
at s20a21. Lard held at 12Ic.
AUGUSTA, December 26.-Cotton quiet but
.teadv; sales 800 bales; receipts 1156 bales; Mid
dlings 1Sla14c.
SAVANNAH, December 26.-Cotton dull and de-
clined; sales 1898 bales; Middling ~13ial4c.; receipts
s.OO bales. Receipts for the week POOLS bales.
Exports to Liverpool 1911 bales. Coastwiso
1858 bales. Stock A, 449 bales.
MOBILE, December 26.-Cotton closed quiet.
Middling 1sAa19!. Sales 200 bales. Receipts
since Tuesday 54S7 bales.
New ORLEANS, December 26.-Cotton frmer.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27
YOUNG LADIES' COLLEGIATE 1Nsr1-
TUTE.


THE E~XIGENCIES OF II TIMES HAVE CAUSED
4 the Commissioners OF the State Normal and High
School to use the building as q Free school. The state
Normal and High School, as now organized, will aereftro
be traI sterred, under the title OF the YOUNG LADIES
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, to the commodious building
on the north side of George street, No. %, one door west
OF King street, opening OCTOBER I'd, 1867.
Tuition Ill the Preparatory Department, sl2.5O per
halt session, or $50 per annum; in the Collegiate Depart
ment, SIS per half session, or SO per annum. French,
Drawing, and Vocal Music, are included in the regular
course. Latin, Greek. German. ltaiian, Spanish, It.
strumental Music and Painting, are extra, at moderate
charges.
A limited number of Border, will be received at the
Institute. Board. $50 per month, or $500 per annum,
including Washing, Lights, Fuel. etc. Parlor Boarders
received at the above prices. All payments strictly in
advance.
Board of Instruction as follows Rev. ENR NJ.
MOOD. A.. NJ, Principal; Rev. HENRY A. BASS, A. NJ,
Professor OF Mathematics and Ancient Languages; Pro-
fcssor EVIL r. GIBBS. A. NJ, N. D.. Lecturer on
Chemistry and Natural Philosophy: Professor F. S.
HOLMES, Lecturer on Geology and Natural History:
L. A. FRAMPTON, n. D., Professor of Modern Lam
gloges, Professor WA. ~MASTERMAN, Instructor in
Veal Music; Miss MARY c. MOOD, Iastrucress in
Drawing and Painting; Miss LAURA n. BILL, Instruc-
ttess in English Branches.
September mtb4mos 1
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27
Lo uisiana State Convention.

New ORLEANS, December &C. THE Convention
was engaged to-day In considering the reports OF
the Committee to draft a constitution. The fol-
lowing, which was the second article of the mi
nority report, was adopted as the first article of
the constitution by a vote of 81 to II: Al men
are created free and equal and have certain in
alienable rights, among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. 10 secure these rights
governments are instituted among men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the gov
erned."
Crawford, Cooley and sudeling, opposed its
adoption, as it would bring ridicule on the con-
vention and work to its prejudice if embodied in
the constitution. After some further discussion
the convention adjourned.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27


Of fish 1 beheld while diving on these banks
would, were l enough of q naturalist so to do, re-
quire more than my limits allow; for I am con-
vinced that most of the kinds of fish which inhabit
tho tropical seas can be found there. The sun
fish, star fish, white shark and blue or shovel-nose
shark were often seen.
There were also fish which rosembled plants,
and remained as fixed in their position as u shrub;
the only power they possessed was to open and
shut when in danger. Some CT them resembled
the rose when in full bloom, AID were Of all hues.
There were the ribbon fish, from four or five inches
TO three feet in length; their eyes are very large,
and protrude like those of a frog.
Another fish is spotted like q leopard, from three
to ten feet in length. They build their houses
like beavers, i'll which they spawn, and the male
or female watches the egg until it matches. L
saw many specimens of the green turtle, som five
feet long, which 1 should think would weigh from
400 to 500 pounds.