davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
G MO. WALLACE, ]
Established Dseslabsr I5thr 1850
- TERMS a2 sAH-
.ETwe Dollars fer one year 'ayas7'

W0 Dotinrs ior one year sn7d-
ar Ssagle copies, Ten Gents eaea. > 80.
@ Advertisement inserted at One Dollar
perseaaTe. of Ten Lines or less for the first
Fsnssrtien {: Fifty Gents for each, continuance.
f Locs! and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per- line. 3 80 HEAP Scls
Gp A liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three. six. nine, OF
twelve months N k.f
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Gents per square. III
0r The privilege of yearly advertisers Is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; and the business of an ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
tha.of its individual IN embers. 6r No de-
Walton from, these terms under any circum-
stances. t5AE ssE w.
0- Ad vertisements not marked with the
number Of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted.
r6J No advertisement inserted gratu.tously
ebs Advertisements OF an abusive nature
will Iet be inserted at any price.
sD~ Announcing Candidates Five Dollars
to be paid in advance in every case. fEiI
0T Sob Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

a weekly journal! published ala. at q
Canton, Fulton county, Illinois
makes the remarkable announce
ment thatzaask.s "a zs,rs.
's.Hop. yvm: P: Kellogg, United
States Senator from Louisiana, is
now spending a short time at ms
home IN tltSr cry I seoiIe .s
1t is the habit of Senators du'
ring the vacations Of Congress to
spend some time among their con
stituencies at home. 1t is in &C
cordance with this habit that the
Senator from Louisiana returns tt
his home in Illinois. p : .ass
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
VOL XV---NQ. 81. .
An Atheist and an Irish
Woman.

During the month Of November,
1S43, a clergyman and al. atheist
were in one of the night trains be-
tween Utica and Albany. The
night being cold, the, passengers
gathered as closely as possible a.
round the stove. The atheist was
very loquacious, and was soon en-
gagged. in a controversy with the
minister. In answer to q ques.
ton of the latteras to what would
be mans condition after death.
the atheist replied:
ssMan is like q pig; when be-
dies, that is the end of him.
- As the minister was about to re-
pSk a red-faced Irish woman at
the end of the car sprang up, the
natural red of her face glowing
more intensely with passion, and
the light of the lamp falling di-
rectly upon it, and, addressing the
clergyman in q voice peculiarly
startling and humorous from it's
impassioned tone and richness Of
brogue, exclaimed. Ooo 'a9 ol'
Sarah, now, will ye not let
the baste alone? Has be not said
he was a pig2, and the more ye
pull his tail, the louder he'll
squale."
The effect upon all was electric;
the clergyman apologized for his
forgetfulness, and the atheist was.
mute for the remainder of the,
| journey. a,.,.s-.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
A South Carolina editor says

A South Carolina editor says
the negroes of.that State are arm
ed, and also express a determine
tion, il trouble arises, to use the
torch. The editor says that in
in. in conseque of these threats the
whites have also armed, and it an
outbreak o. occurs it must end IN the
determination Of the blacks" Un'
firing efforts, however, are being
made by the whites toTprevent 9
catastrophe SO terrible to eontemn tenn
plate ~ s;sua sdt 81 f,s1es,o -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Charleston papers state that a
total failure Of the Sea Island cot
ton crops may be expected. Al.
though the crop is more advenced
this year than last, the caterpillar
is three weeks earlier. In refer
ence to this insect, it is stated that
they are sweeping the entire east
coast of Florida, and are perva-
ding every island on the coast OF
South Carolina, and are devouring
the crcps along the whole line of
the Savannah and Charleston Rail
road. x 81 liiR lioi'ali-IaiiiiDf SCI .
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

EFT COFFEE FOR SCoURs.-A far
mer's wife says that three table
spoonfuls Of ground Java coffee
given to a cow in a mess, will cure
the scours, and a less quantity
given to a calf or pig will never
fail to accomplish the desired re-
suit Ohio Fdrner.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

In Schuyler county, Missouri,
two young Democratic brothers,
who had served three years in the
Union army. and against whom
not a suspicion of disloyaltys could
rest, were not allowed TO register,
because heir father qoqs a Confede-
rate sympathizeri 5 Such is the way
Union soldiers are. disfranchised
in Missouri by Radicals. 5g7
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
A rad;cal paper in Nashua, n

Aradical paper in Nashua, N.
H., suggests to the traders Of that t
town the propriety of '.closing
their stores one or two additional
evenings week until after the
presidential election y If ) its
friends are successful in that elec-
ton. and continue reckless and
aextravagantl as they have been
heretofore, we wonder how long i
will be before these tradesInen will
be compelled to close their stores
altogether?a sMAs as5 -, 80 =. :,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

A white woman, in Alexandra,
Va, had, colored girl arrested
the other day for abusing her
daughter The, mayor discharg-
ed the accused, and assessed the
cost of the case to both parties :
The distinguished magistrate ev-
identity believes in the legal if not
social equality Of the two races.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
Two Sharpers.

/ A noted sportsman, says Math-
ew Hale Smith, taking dinner, at
one of our clubs, exhibited q dia-
mond ring, of great beauty and
apparent value, on his finger
Alter dinner the parties met in
the office. After much bantering
the owner consented to barter the
ring for the sum Of six, hundred
dollars. AS the buyer lett the
room, a suppressed tittering struck
his ear. He concluded that the
former owner had sold both the
ring and the purchaser,7 He said
nothing, but called next day up
on a jeweler, where be. learned
that the diamond was paste, and
the ring worth twenty-five dollars.
He examined some real diamonds,
and found one closely resembling
the paste of his own ring. He
hired the diamond for a few days,
pledged twelve hundred dollars,
the price of it, and gave a hum
dred dollars for its use. He went
to another jeweler, and had tue
paste removed, and. the real dia-
mond set. His chums, knowing
how he had been imposed upon,
impatiently waited for his appear
ance.the next night. To their as
tonishment they found him in
high glee. He tiourished his ring,
boasted of his bargain, and said
if any gentleman present had q
twelve hundred dollar ring to sell
for six hundred, q he knew OF a
purchaser. When he was told
that the ring was paste, and he
had been cheated, he laughed at
their folly. Bets were freely offer,
ed that the ring did not contain a
real diamond. Two men bet
$1,000 each. Two $500. All
were taken. Umpires were cho.
sen. The money and the ring
were put into their hands. They
went to a first class jeweler, who
applied all the tests, and who said
the stone was diamond OF the
FIRST water, and was worth, with
out the setting, 81, 200. The buy.
er put the $4,000 which he had
won quietly in his pocket. Lie
carried the diamond back and re
called his ST, 200, and with his
paste ring Oh his finger went te
his club. The man who sold the
ring was waiting for him. lie
wanted to get the ring back; he
attempted to turn the whole thins
into a joke. He sold the ring, hs
said, for fun he knew it was area
diamond all the time. He never
wore false Jewels. He could tel
a real diamond anywhere by 1T
peculiar light. He would no
have been so mean as to cheat al
old friend. He knew his frlent
would let him have the ring again
but his friend was stubborn--salt
that the seller thought it wa
1 paste, and intended to odeiraud him
At length on the payment OF SSo'
the ring was restored, All parties
came to the conclusion, when tn
whole affair came out. that whei
diamond cuts diamond again som'
one less sharp will be selected.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

LESSONS IN GRAMNAR.-Lo ! the
poor Indian ; lower the negro
lowest the poor white man who is
taxed to purchase bread and blank
cts for both the others.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Hurlburt, the scalawag Superirl.
tendant Of the Georgia State Road,
has turned off one hundred and fifty
old and trusty employees for the
crime ri Of being Democrats, and fill.
ed their places, for the most part
with negroes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
The party of great moral ideas

The party of great moral ideas
insthe Quaker City have nominaa'
.sed q / pink OF puritanic loyalty nam an
I'd Tyndale for Mayor. He is en-,
dorsed by Forney as having "brofad aabq'fss
.:pious views, not limited or G cur
tailed by sectarianism. A lie few =
years since he uttered some OF
these views in q letter, in which
he declared that HJohn Bro'cI
.sos a better man than Jesus Cfr'st.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
Radical Papers Please
isE j. So Copy. .Jigisess Eoa q

- A 0OPys tFt5t1s h|- g.
The editor of the Denver Ga,
zette, a soldier in the Army of
the Union, who fought under
Grant, thus alludes to the great
Galena "tanner:"
An exchange reviewing one of
our complimentary notices of Grant
says he tanned the hides Of cop
perheads, rebels, &c. The ex-
change alluded to has tackled the
wrong person, with the statistics
upon this subject, by thus criti-
ciizing our remark. We happened
to know Grant before the war
and while it was going on, when
strange to say, as we are dubbed a
"copperhead," we were in the same
military service as himself, and
under his command. When
Colonel of the 21st Illinois Infan-
try, at Mexico, he was Q raying
democrat. One day he was at
Ringold's bank in that city, and
upon being asked if he thought
the war was to be prosecuted for
the abolition of slavery, he first
avowed himself to be demo-
crat. and then said he did not be-
lieve such to be the object, butthat
if such were the object of the
war, upon being convinced of the
fact, he would resign his commits
sion in the Federal army and 60
over to, the enemy ,ttslT
We were at Donelson, and know
that the only tanning process he
INDUCED in at that place during the
battle, was the tanning Of his in
nerhide with whisky. He tanned
himself in this manner until he
was unable to sit upon his horse.
That battle was fought by Gen.
Smith, and Grant got the praise.
How did he tan the rebels at
Shiloh? We were there. On
the 9th day of April, 1862, we, a
"copperhead," expended one hun.
dred and sixty rounds of ammu
milton shooting at rebels; our hide
was tanned during the day slight
ly, however, by rebel bullets, while
the great "rebel tanner" Grant,
was down on the river at Savan.
nah. When the sun was shed
ding his lastrays over that bloody
days work, we saw Grant jus'
from below, ,sneaking off TO 3
transport at Pittsburg Landing
Who turned the tide of battle the
following day? Grant was there
but fighting was done under the
4 direction of the man who wa'
subsequently, execrated and dis
honored, Carlos Buell.. There il
not a soldier who will not say tha'
for Buell., Grants army would
J have been annihilated at. Shiloh
: Truly has the brave Prentict
said that t'the true history of tn.
battle was never written" "zosssr 5.
: We can't understand how Gran
tanned the hide of old Andy
! If ever a man was thoroughly
tanned by another it is Grant
who was proven publicly LA
and a fool, by Andrew johnson
and the combined testimony OF
FIVE officers. We may indulge il
a few more, "reminiscences concern
ing Grants tanning qualities a
= Ss.~4
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
The smartest reproof that W

I The smartest reproof that we
have heard for some months, was
given. the other day by a railway
guard. "Does your mother know
you are out % inquired Q would.
be witty passenger. sob, yes"
was the reply, .'she gave me six.
pence topufchase monkey Are
you for sale p ~ aafr saf.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

A man in Cincinnati enjoyed
himself UNNECESSARILY on "a terri
BILE spree, and shot himself dead in
o brothel at the prospect OF being
obliged to get sober. ! .1lld;ofc5
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

BE Rev DR.. Bond, of Baltimore, re-
ports that. when insBoston he went
to a church where he heard music
which made him wonder he got in
without q ticket. roI ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

h "What a beautiful place heaven
is p said little boy not four years
old. "Why do you think sc?" said
b;s mother. because" said he,
poin ting to the stars, "the nails Of
The fIoor are 30 beautiful" "Iosg
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

There is a pond of considerable
size at Lakeville, Mass, in whsh,
seven, years ago, there were neith-
er pickerel OF black bass. At that
time a number Of fish Of this
species were put into it. : This
season several tons Of fish fish have
been ztaken.- .eIa ss.a suar
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

A clergyman, after marrying q
couple, made prayer over them,
concluding: s'Forgive9 them,
lord, they know not what they
do" - 2 yEsdhaik b'a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Bill Stokes has gone to New
York to speak in behalf OF the
Radical ticket, thus insuring a
rousing majority for Seymour; and
Blair.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

"A UNION Man Joe Brown, OF
Georgia, who never espoused a
cause that he did not shatnefully
abandon, and never acted with "a
party that he did mot shamefnlly
Fbetray. EOEs y&'s93ss3
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

= At collection lately made at q
charity fair, ayoung lady offered
the plate to a rich man who was
noted forhis stinginess. 81 have
nothipg,". was his curt answer.-
Then take something, sir" she re-
piled, "you know I am begging Tor
the poor" ~ q 4 '''' az - :"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

A Jew in Wilma has been fined
25 roubles for crying fire in Polish
instead of in Russian when his
house was burning. ..,,o. 80,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

A German ,statistician has
found. that universally the deaths
are most numerous in the last four
months Of. the year. ,st,ayeg aal
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

p One charge in a lawyers bill
against a client was ''for waking
up in the night and thinking Of
your business-S5." 3 10. n1Hsgi
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

A clergyman, who believes IN
amusements if properly conducted,
says it is curious to note how
many people attend circus. con
ly because they want to please
the children : but still more curl
Gus to observe that in many in
stances it takes two or three able
bodied men, with as many wo-
men, to look after. one little boy
or girl. rl.. Z
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Horace Greely, says: $50 far
from our own success being as
sured, General Grant Is in, immi-
,uent peril of defeat a b1sws1 =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

q a Asatti;a citizen of Brunswick, Maine,
has 5 within three years taken $500
worth ,ef, squashes from q little
more than an acre OF land.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

The girl who wanted to "kiss
him for his mother" concluded, af-
ter she got a taste, that she would
J 70 ine on her account hereafter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Mr. Jenkins wonders how bis
landlsdy constantly makes tho
mistake fhaving so much strength
n the butter and so little in the
coffee. bPerhapsshe must be shirt
sightediGm sEt dir ss sfsau
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

d That was q weak-minded- for
eigner who declared that the oyster
stew was the best insti,stew-tion
in America Hcw aesepid:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Aiexostephens's doorplate is on
.exhibition at Boston. Other IN
eseresting relics can be seen at Zen
,Burler's Lowell residence. .bsoi
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

s Another lite girl died last week
in New Hampshire from the Ell
fects Of eating the ends of trlc'
ton matches ~ - son
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

The Ohio Farmer thinks thai
vool at 40 cents 8 pound cannon
nav in that State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Sheridan saysthat he will throw
up, bis hat if Grant is elected
Grant Will throw, down his .whis-
key whether he is elected or 40 not
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

Five hundrsd, persons die an
nually ofde1isis.',s s5sn'eas ~ in Eng
I.adT .oecascT 21Ty-5t1 "a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29

r.
Gen. Palmer, the Radical candi-
date for Governor Of Illinois, said
lately in speech at Jerseyville
1.-The brave negroes saved the
day during the war. l am tired
of pandering to prejudice, and say
empllatically l am for equal rights
to all men, throughout. the repub-
lie. I'll take the negro into part
nership in the concern and sever
all connection with rebels. All
rebels-the Southern rebels and
Northern Democrats-must stand
back and let the loyal negro take a
front seat. aHR -ja2a 9-'l iii s5'l
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
Tsmple Of the Hlnses.
The Happy Distance.

y . #. i N.44H =
As we walk the dusty highways
Of our Life at ffty-three,
What clear shining breaks the shadowss 81
What delightful things we seef -
Looking backward, far below u.s. iil;ii-tA4
Haunted vale and sparkling streams Ff,
With the sounds of waters, falling.
As we hear 1t in our dreams. ,Sii9i&1s.
v1Ht boo III q es,au -1frI -
Softly now the light of morning. .-,.
Breaks pathway through the night,
And with eagerness we picture 40& .JtL
Scenes long vanished from cur sight:
There the meadow full Of clover
Where the yellow butterflies ~ ,FiSi9s
Floated in the mellow sunshine ..s.
Under our bewildered eyes.
There the fields ripe for the harvest,
Where the mowers gaily sang, q
And the tree from out whose branches
Tuneful note of robin rang:
There a hill where blossomed wild flowers,
There band of daisies sweet; "
There the oak where, in the cleaning,
Little Nan used to greet.
All. how full the air of fancies
l can almost see her now, . Ha
With her sky blue eyes uplilteo'
And the sunlight on her brow. egg a.
There / crowped her with the roses
In the summer, long ago. N'-i 49, 81
But the years have rolled between US, y.
And her grave is white with snow.
Oh. the distance! happy distance!
How it lends enchantment rare &
To those days of far-of- -Spring-time,
To the brows we thought so fair;
Now we walk with sad contentment n.
Down The dusty road of Life,
Sometimes yearning for the dew-fall--
Sometimes eager for the strife.
And the Future gaily beckons
Us, with Mugic on her lip,
Pointing to thatmisty Autumn 41a
When the fruits of Life are ripe;
Yet we linger, backward turning,
For no scenes are bright like those 7I
Thatwe gaze on. down the valleys
Where the scented violet grows.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-10-29
Sea-Birds.

The question is often asked,
where do ea-birds, obtain fresh wa
ter to slake their thirst But we
have never seen it satisfactorily
answered till a few days ago. An
old skipper with> whom we were
conversing on the subject, said
that he had frequently seen these
birds at sea, far from any land
that could furnish them with wa
ter, towering round and under a
storm cloud, chattering like ducks
on a hot day at a pond, and drink
ing in the drops Of rain as they
fell. They will smell rain squall
a hundred miles, or even further
off, and scua for it with almost IN
conceivable swiftness. How long
sea-birds can live without water
is only a matter of conjecture, but
probably their powers of enduring
thirst are increased by habit, and
possibly they can go without it ior
many days if not forseveral weeks
, 1868-10-30
Approved, July 20, 1868.
GPUBLIC-No. III

An ACT to aid the improvement of the Des
Moines and Rock Island rapids, in the Mis-
sissppi river.
Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives Of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That whenever in the prosecu,
ton of the Improvements of the Mississippi river,
at either the Des Moines Rock Island rapids
therein, it becomes necessary or proper to take
possession of the right of way over any lands,
or to use any earth, quarries, or other material
lying adjacent or TO either of said works,
and needtul for its prosecution, the officer in
charge of said work, or his assistant, may, in
the name of the United States, take possession
Of and use the same, after having first paid, or
secured to be paid, the value thereof which
may have been ascertained in the mode provided
by the laws of the State wherein such property
or materials lie[s], for adjudging the value Of
private property which may be needed for any
public improvement PROVIDED however, That
when the owner of such property or material
shall fix price for the same, which, in the
opinion of the said officer in charge, shall be
reasonable, he may take the same at such price
without further delay.
SEC. 2. ARd be 1t further enacted, That q
portion of the appropriations made or to be
made for the prosecution of the improvements
aforesaid, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars
in amount, may be applied in payment of the
property or material taken and used as aforesaid
Approved, July 20, 1868.