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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
TERMS.

r Two Dollars for one yeas, inya-
rsabty in cdpance.
sI Single copies, Ten Gents each.
Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or less for the first
insertion Fifty Cents for each continuance.
G Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
CA liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, OF
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Cents per square.
OF 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
that of its individual IN embers. OTNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
0T Ad vsrtisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
,exacted.
OF No advertisement inserted gratuitously
eIs Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
50" Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance in every case.
GJ Job Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
erms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

JOKE ON De MEYER.-Leopold
De Meyer, the famous pianist, has
a big head and wears shocking
bad hats" which are also excep-
tionally large. When he lost one
journeying through Connecticut
not long since, he was in despair,
for hats of his size and sort are
rarely seen. Accordingly, his
manager telegraphed to New H..
ven to forward the missing arti-
Gle when found, and the wires an
swered thus:
"Down express train met hat
lying on the track two miles east
of New Haven. Mistook it for
the depot, and ran right in. En-
gineer discovered error and backed
out. Freight train despatched to
remove the establishment, and shall
forward it in sections as requested"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
All About a Ring.

An exciting lawsuit between two
families was at Woodstock, Yer.
mont, week or two ago. The
suit was brought by Orlin and Abby
B. Chamberlain against Marshall
and Adeline Rix and three daugh-
ters. A Vermont paper says:
This case arose under the. fol-
lowing circumstances Mrs. Cham
berlain and Miss Rix, now Mrs.
Richardson, one of the defend
ants, while a social game of cards
was in progress at the house of
Mr.. Rix, exchanged rings, as Mrs
Chamberlain insisted afterwards IN
earnest and for good, but as Mrs.
Rix afterwards insisted, ,onlyin fun
or for t,co a0eeL,s. The two weeks
having expired, and Mrs. G. after
lawful demand of the ring in her
possession and tender the ring IN
Mrs. RS possession, refusing to
give up the ring, claiming she had
traded for it in good faith, etc,
and very naturally this gave rise
to a vigorous family, neighborhood,
and even town, warfare, the citi-
zens of Sharon having ranged
themselves on either side.
The usual quantity of backbit-
ing, slandering, and insulting
took place between the contending
factions, but still Mrs. Chamberlain
kept possession of the ring, with a
good deal of cackling. Things re-
mained in statu quo until, ON one
bright afternoon, Mrs. Chamber
lain had gene to the blackberries,
and there met Mrs. Rix and her
three bouncing daughters. After
the usual flourish of trumpets, and
preliminary skirmishing, the four
Rix women advanced in good or
der, seized Mrs.C., threw her down
and with force and violence, wren-
ched the ring from her finger, and
left her bruised, bleeding, and faint
ing on the field of battle, whilst
the victorious Rix army retreated,
bearing the ring as p trophy of
their valor.
For this assault and battery, this
suit is brought. The trial occupied
two days, and resulted in a verdict
for the plaintiffs damages So.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
Early Rising.
The recent life of Josiah Qui

The recent life of Josiah Quin-
cy has the following good anecdote:
"One day Mr.. John Quincy Ad-
ans, who was addicted to the same
vice of Incorporate early rising,
with much the same consequent
ces, was visiting my father, who
invited him to 60 into Judge Sto-
rvs lecture room and hear his LEG
ture to his law-class. Now, Judge
Story did not accept the philoso-
ply Of his two friends in this par
ticular, and would insist that it was
more excellent way to take out
ones allowance of sleep in bed, and
be wide awake when out of it
which he himself most assuredly
always was. The Judge received
the two presidents gladly, and
placed them in the seat of honor
on the dais by his side, fronting
the class, and proceeded with his
lecture. 1t was not long before,
glancing his eye aside to see how
his guests were impressed by his
doctrine, he saw that they were
both of them fast asleep, and he
saw that bis class saw it too.-
Pausing a moment in his swift ca
reer' of speech, he pointed to the
two sleeping figures, and uttered
these words.
"'Gentlemen, you see before you
a melancholy example Of the evil
effects Of early rising
"The shout of laughter with
which this judicial obiter dicta'm
was received effectually aroused
the sleepers, and it is to be hoped
that they heard and profited by
the remainder of the discourse.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
The Wrong Woman.

A correspondent Of the Pittsburg
Chronicle relates the following
Reading the article headed
"shall women propose p in which
Mrs. Oakes Smith relates a story
of a woman proposing :to@ the
wrong man, reminds me of an oc-
currence that happened here some
twenty years since. A distin-
guished professor and divine from
this neighborhood, was on visit
to some friends east of the noun
tains, and was introduced to a
very respectable family which had
two accomplished daughters--one
of them very handsome, the other
rather plain. After spending
some weeks in the neighborhood
and having frequent opportunities
of meeting the ladies, he became
quite enamored with the younger
and prettier Of the sisters. He,
however, returned home without
showing any preference. He was.
man of very sedate and studious
habits, and soon became absorbed
in his books, and for time he
seemed to forget his new acquaint-
ances.
But the image Of one of them
seemed to be continually before his
mind. After having maturely
considered the matter, and hav-
ing, l have no doubt, sought gui-
dance from on high, he concluded
to begin a correspondence with
the object of his affection. Un-
fortunately, or fortunately, as he
afterward stated, he addressed the
wrong lady. He had got their
names transposed. The cores
pondence finally led to an engage
ment. The day was fixed for the
wedding. and the grave and rever-
end D. D. entered his appearance
at the proper time. But what
was his CONSERVATION to find that
he was going to marry a lady whom
he had not courted. But being a
sensible and honorable man, he
said nothing about it, believing
that the hand of Providence was in
the matter, and was actually mar
ried to the sister Of the girl he
thought he had won. Time wore
on, she proved to be a most amia-
BILE, intelligent and affectionate
wife. He never told the story till
after the younger sister was happi-
ly married. He had never had rea-
son to repent the mistake, and he,
to this day, is firm in the belief
that God ordered it for his happl-
ness. Calls well that ends we'll"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
Removing a Tight Finger
Ring.

1t is seldom necessary to file off
a ring which is too tight to readi-
ly pass the joint of, the finger
If the finger is swollen apply cold
water to reduce the Inflammation,
then wrap small rag wet in hot
water around the ring to expand
the metal, and soap the finger
A needle threaded with strong
silk can be passed between the
ring and finger, and person
holding the two ends and pulling
the silk while slowly sliding it
around the periphery of the ring
is plain hoop this process is easy
if it has g setting or protuberance
more care will be required. An
other method is to pass piece of
sewing silk under the ring and
wind the thread, in pretty close
spirals and snugly around the fin
ger to the end. Then take the
lower end-that below the ring
and begin unwinding. The ring
is certain to be removed unless the
silk is very weak. The winding
congresses the finger, and rem
ders the operation less difficult.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

LOYAL AND DIsLoYAL.-Senator
Davis, of Kentucky, covered the
whole case, when he uttered the
following:
Loyalty, in my opinion, consists
in a willing obedience to the Con-
stitution, and | believe the chas-
tened and suffering people of the
South to be the most loyal people
of the United States. Without in
tending to wound the feelings of.
any man, | say the most disloyal
people of the United States are the
Radicals and their leaders.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

They talk of levying a special
tax in Virginia to pay the dele
gates to the convention-who
have already shared 100000
their SS per day and trimmings.
The stenographer Of the conven-
ton, after receiving $4,000 for less
than two months work, has been
discharged. This is Radical econ.
Omy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

NEWSPAPER SPoNGERs.-Ansex-
change makes the following SEN
sible remarks: "There are many
people in the world who make it a a
business to sponge the reading OF
their county paper without any
expense to themselves. They
are found where the paper is lett
in a shop, Office, store or bar
Der shop, and often borrowing 1t
before the owner has an opportu-
nifty of seeing it. This is done
by very many who are abundantly
able and whose duty would seem
to be tosustain their county paper,
by subscribing and paying for it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
LICE IN HEN HoUsEs--We al

LICE IN HEN HoUsEs--We al
ways have found limc-washing eff.
fectual when thoroughly DONE
1t must be we'll worked into all the
creyices; holes which the brush
cannot reach must be stopped, and
the operation must be repeated till
the desired change takes place
If the fowls are supplied in the
house and in their run with a coup
lie of bushels Of dust, or better still,
wood ashes, with which should be
mixed four or five pounds of black
sulphur, they will use it as bath
and rid themselves of their visi-
tors.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
',ple means OF support:

In Jasper, Iowa, a few evenings
since, Robert Sprague was reading
the Bible, when his aged mother
asked him a question. Seized by
a sudden frenzy, he sprang upon
the old lady and choked her to
death. He then asked his wife
to send for a neighbor to tie him,
and exhorted her and the children
to get out of the way as quick as
possible. They took his advice,
and the crazy matricide was arrest
ed soon after.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
At Window, Maine, Mr.. Cart.

At Window, Maine, Mr.. Cart
land a short time since purchased
a sIeigh--so nicely vanished that
the back Of it reflected like a mir
ror. 1t was put in a building in
which was a a"gobbler'' turkey, who
in passing the back of the sleigh
thought he had found an intruder,
whereupon he fought his reflection
until be had ruined the back of a
costly sleigh.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

An Indiana editor announces
that it always gives him pleasure
to publish marriage notices, but
suggests that they should be sent
as soon agpracticable le after the cer-
emony, as divorces had been gram
ted in some cases tefore the mar
riages were announced, and the
notices were somewhat spelled in
conseq uence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A Colorado paper says, "There
is great suffering in this State,
because the Governor obstinately
refuses to sign bills of divorce. p
And in another paragraph the
same paper says, "a thousand
Yankee and New York girls could
get good husbands and homes in
Colorado, if they'd only come
here, and no questions asked"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
English Red Tape.

The forms of government are
many, but government formalities
are multitudinous, as witness the
following specimen from an En-
glish journal:
A lock was wanted, the other
week, on premises in Sunderland
of which the Board of Admiralty
has the official charge. The pro-
per local functionary accordingly
made application to their lordships
at WhitehallGr Somerset House for
an order to buy the lock, which
would cost two shillings. In due
course he received four or five 70.
lilo sheets of inquiries, the blanks
in which he had to fill up and
forthwith return. This having
been done, a gentleman was sent
over from TynemOuth to survey
the hole of the door on which the
lock was to be put. He travelled
first-class, and his railway fare
and hotel charges (for, of course,
he required to lunch and dine in
Sunderland) came to a good round
sum. The surveyors report was
transmitted to London, under the
orthodox envelope, and then an
order came down to Sunderland
authorizing the lock to be brought
and fixed on the door. Verify,
England is a great country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

One day last week, Isaac Du.
ton was saving logs with circu.
lar saw in a mill at Williams
Crossing, on the Martinsville rail-
road, in Indiana. Having adjust
ed the log and set the feed in mo-
ton, he fell by some means over
the log, and although weighing
over two hundred pounds, was
cut completely through the body
and arms, the several parts falling
upon each side of the log.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
VOL. XV--NO. 6.
Business is Business.

DuSIu6SS Id DoolLAOSO'
The following anecdotes are told
of the late w. NJ. Swain, former
!ly proprietor of the Philadelphia
Ledger:
As business man he was very
rigid in his adherence to what he
conceived to be sound business
principles. "Never fix price on
another mans goods" was one of
those principles. A paper dealer
met him one day in the street.
"Mr. S." said he, 81 have some
excellent white paper of the size
of the Ledger. Do you wish to
buy?'
eyes, sir" was the reply.
"What are you willing to give
for it?" was the next inquiry.
Precisely the worth of it, cir;
neither more nor less" was the
rejoinder.
"Of course. But L mean, Mr..
S., what can you afford to give me
for it?'
Double price, if l choose; but
l DON'T
"But, fix the price, sir"
81 never put price on another
mans goods. If you don't know
the value of your own paper you
should not attempt to dispose of
it. If you do, you are wasting
my time and your own in idle cir
cumlocutions to get the advantage
of me. Tell your price. If it suits,
well; if moi, you may find some other
customer"
Business is business, and moth
ing should interfere with it, was
another of his business principles.
Consequently he would take moth
ing off the price of an advertise
ment on the score of frienship or
benevolence, or any other of the
ten thousand petty excuses made
to snip the printer" A gentle
man once called upon him with an
advertisement of a benefit for g
poor widow with several helpless
children. elbow much for the
advertisement, under the circum-
stances?" said he. "Just what it
comes to-" said Mr.. S.; Cuisines
is business, sir; charity is another
question" "But to a poor wild
ow, sir! every dollar saved is a
matter Of serious moment to her
family" "Business is business, /
sir. What / choose to
give in charity is my own private
affair. Ny business has nothing
to do with it." 'Then you will
take no less?" "Not cent, sir"
The gentleman paid the bill very
reluctantly, amounting to, per-
haps, two dollars, and was going
out of the Office rejecting rather
severely in his own mind upon
the parsimony of Mr.. S., when
the latter stopped him. ''Do you
know this widow? Is she honest
and deservlng?" "She is, sir"
Mr.. S. slipped a $40 bill in the
gentleman's hand, and, turning on
his heel, walked away, saying "bu-
siness is business"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
"I'ye nothing to say against hel

Give nothing to say against her
piety, my dear, but | know very
we'll | shouldn't like her to cook
my victuals. When a man comes
in hungry an tired, piety won't
feed him, reckon. Hard carrots
will lie heavy on his stomach,
piety or no piety. l called in one
day when she was dishin' up Mr..
Tyran's dinner, an / could see
the potatoes was as 'watery as
water. Its right enough to be
speritual-I'm no enemy to that
but like my potatoes mealy. l
don't see as anybody'll so to heav-
en- the sooner for not digesting his
dinner" t9lE
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

The Lyons Mirror gets off the
following: "There are three edi-
tors in the Iowa House of Rep
resentatives, and we notice by a
table just issued that they are set
down as having no religion. This
is undoubtedly owing to the mod
esty of the profession. Editors
never give an opinion upon sub
jects they do not thoroughly un-
derstand."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A committee, so says John
Phoenix, waited on Joe Bowers
when he was candidate for the
Legislature in California, and want
ed him to state what his politics
were: Gentlemen" said Joe,
81 have none." "What, Mr.. Bow
ers, no politics?" "No, gentle
men, not id polite p Joseph
was not elected.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

The latest Boston notion is
"The Marriage Fund Association, "
which agrees to give a dover to
married and marriageable mem
bers, premiums on the birth of
children, and aids all In obtaining
husbands or wives, homes, "health
and happiness"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
Samuel Wiser, of Peoria, I'LL

Samuel Wiser, of Peoria, Hi
nois. married a young lady last
5Sentember, and on the 10th in
slant informed her that the priest
who officiated was a shoemaker
friend of his, who was engaged tor
the occasion, and that che, there
fore. was no wife. Mrs. Wiser
sues for $4,000 damages.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

The hotel part of the Astor
House in New York has been
rented for seven years at $50, 900
per annum, MIR. Astor retaining the
stores. 81 tAs - At
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A child once asked a minister,
"Do you think my father will go
to Heayen?" "Yes," was the
reply. "Well." returned thechiid,
"if he don't have his own way
there he won't stay long"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

NEGRO GRAvEYARD.-AtM Monroe,
La, they are moving to purchase
a slightly place for a new negro
graveyard, the old one being over
crowded. This is common and
significant fact.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A lady at Taunton, Mass, wax
ed from her sleep, few nights
ago, to fad her jaw locked in an
open position. A surgeon had
to be called before she could be re-
lievad
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

The law in Utah territory re-
quires young men, who are Nor
mons, to marry at the age Of nine
feen or pay a forfeit Of $500 to
Brigham Young.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

An exchange says the managers
of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
are about to take twenty engines
off the track, and about a thou
sand employees will be discharg-
ed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A wicked newspaper reporter
saws the eshort dresses might be can,
ed ..free and kneesy" Horrio
man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A Baltimore merchant, whose
SON lost 1870 at a faro bank in
Cincinnati, has recovered q YER
dict in the Common Pleas Court
for the full amount, with interest,
against the proprietors of the gamD-
Iing-house.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

The seal attached to English
letters patent is six and half
inches in diameter and about one
inch thick, having an impression
of Victoria on horseback on one
side, and her on her throne on the
other.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A company OF burglars in Ohio
tied up a family while they ran
sacked the house and secured the
amount Of eighteen dollars and
seventy cents as plunder. They
kindly left the change.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

/" The members of the Charles
ton Convention have voted them
selves eleven dollars per day
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

The inventor of the latest fly
ing-machine, a st. Louis man, ia
to test his apparatus by jumping
from a balloon two thousand feet
from the earth. He tests it hims-
self.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

Two pretty women had duel
in Kansas, the other day, and one
was shot dead. A lover was the
cause.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
fl POVazZeya' Song.


as sang By MISS MAGGIE MITCHELL, II, the
popular Drama of that name.
Standing where the bleak winds whistled,
Round her small and fragile form;
Arms within torn garments nestled,
Standing there at night and morn;
Hundreds passing by upheeding,
'Cept to jostle her aside
There, with bare feet cold and bleeding,
She in tones Of anguish cried
"Mister! please give me penny,
For I've not got any pa
Please, sir, give me just one penny
want to buy some bread for ma -
Cho1us.-While we beg for those with plenty,
And for them to US unknown,
Well not forget our little "barefoots, -
They are heathens nearer home.
Hailing thus each passing stranger,
As they hurriedly went by,
Some would turn aud gaze upon her,
Pity beaming from their eye;
Others cast a sown upon her,
Heeding not the plaintive cry:
II must have some bread for mother,
Or with hunger she will die"
"Mister. please give me penny,
For I've not got any pa
Please, sir. give me just one penny
WAHt W Duy sOuIc pTcd0 lOI ma
CAorus.-W hile we beg for those with plenty,
And for them to US unknown,
Wei. not forget our little .'barefoots,"
They are hsatkcgs nearer home.
There, one chilly day in winter,
BAREFOOT sat upon the pave,
Outstretched were her little fingers
But no pennies did she crave
There, while begging bread for mother,
Death had chilled her little heart,
Yet each day we see some other
Playing LITTLE BAREFooT's part.
sinister! please give me penny
For I've not got any pa
Please, sir, give me just one penny
want to buy some bread for map
Chorus-W lille we beg for those with plenty,
And for them to US unknown,
Well n6tforget our little ''barefoots,"
They are heatheus nearer home.