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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
Five Husbands in Four
Years.

We know that, in the matter
of social relations, Syracuse is-a
Chicago. Imagine a feminine
sport taken from the saline nurse
ry and transferred to the hot bed
of the West. A correspondent
of the Syracuse Courier, writing
from the City of the Lakes, tells
of such a case: "The joys of
wedlock and the surprising bliss
of divorce has just been illustra-
ted here by a girl of nineteen
marrying her fifth husband. She
was well known to many readers
of the Courier four years since at
Miss H--H--n, about
which time she was first married.
The good wishes and kindly
thoughts of those present went
out with her. Beautiful, gifted,
wealthy, what did she lack? Soon
after marriage she came here. In
five months she was divorced. In
eight days she was again at the
altar. Husband No. 2, lasted
seven months and one week and
then went the way of his predeces-
sor. Only twenty-three days elaps-
ed before she was enjoying No. 3;
he went under in less than nine
months, another victim to the re-
morseless courts. This time five
months went by before she could
bring herself to endure the sight !
of man. No. 4 was made happy. |
No. 4 was tough; he held out for
nearly eleven months, but finally !
he, too, succumbed to the law as
administered here, and on a fine
evening of last week / saw her
blush like virgin bride as she
received the salute of No. 5 at
the altar. He is sixty-three. l
am backing time against him,
and give Stewards period-"nine-
ty days."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
Old Prices Of Living.

In these days of high prices it
will be refreshing or tantalizing, as
the case may be, to know the price
our English forefathers paid for
meats, bread and butter. In I130
bread enough to feed a hundred
men one day cost twenty-five cents;
and sheep sold for eight cents.
In 1900 the price of the best wines
was raised to twelve cents quart
to enable the dealers to live by
them. One-cent loaves of wheat
bread varied from sixteen to nine
ty.six ounces in weight, according
to the price of grain. Wheat was
three cents a bushel in 1886. The
law fixed the price of two pullets
at three cents; and a lamb from
twelve to eight cents, according to
the season of the year, 1899. In
1913 Parliament fixed the price
of a fat ox at about twelve dollars;
or, if corn fed, at eighteen dol
lars, shorn sheep at one dollar
twenty-five cents; and eggs at
three cents a dozen; and other ar
ticies of breadstuffs, ETC., contin-
uing at the prices given above
In 1907 the best wines cost five
dollars tun. Wheat was thirty
seven cents bushel in 1860, and
this was deemed a famine price
by the historians of that period,
who designate that year as ''the
dearth year."
In the time of Henry the Eighth,
beef and pork settled down to a
cent pound, and veal at a cent
and a half. Three pints of milk
were sold for cent. The best
of it was that these prices were
fixed by law, and so placed out of
the reach of spectators, though
the people grumbled at these enor-
nous rates, as they thought them,
as they do now. These prices are
reduced, for convenience, from
sterling to federal money.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
In a Tight Place.

The Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle is
responsible for the following:
A man in Beckett, while in the
woods for timber, had the misfor-
tune to lodge tree, and in order
tc get it down hitched his oxen to
the but and made them pull
The tree fell into the fork of anoth-
er near by, when the tops over
balancing, the other end was sjerk-
ed twenty feet high in the air, car
rying the oxen with it, where they
remained suspended in imminent
danger of being choked TO death.
Perceiving the tree to be very near
lypoised, the man attempted to drag
them down by the tails, but one of
these failing, he then had recourse
to fifteen foot pole, with which
by reaching up to the tops, he
could SO raise it that the oxen's
hind feet could touch the ground,
thusenabling them to catch breath.
Being unable to sustain the top for
any length of time, he adopted the
see-saw motion, causing the tree to
vibrate up and down often enough
to give his cattle chance for air.
he continued this operation four
hours before aid arrived. He then
climbed up and out on the tree,
cut off twelve foot log, which,
falling, released the oxen, and he
''snaked" it home without even un-
hitching.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
A Young man in Bath. N. Y.

A young man in Bath, N. Y,
wanted drink, but was hard up
for the wherewithal. He saw a
farmers team hitched beside the
curb-unscrewed one of the nuts
that held the wheels on-farmer
appeared and was about to drive off
young man hailed him and
Thought it looked as if a nut was
gone from the wagon"--kindly
offered to help farmer find it-look-
ed back along the road, and pres
emily picked up the nut-farmer,
with profusion of thanks, offered
him a half dollar, which was reluc-
family accepted of course.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
Warlike Preparations
France and Prussia.

! The Bulletin International of
Brussels, journal very seldom
admitted into France, contains the
following interesting letter:
81 understand now the anguish
of Prince Napoleon. 1t is i'm
possible to travel in this Germany
$50 prudent, so firm, and so pa
triotic-without seeing what a
formidable rival we have contribu-
ted to raise up against ourselves.
Neither in Northern or Southern
Germany do people desire war
What have we DONE they say,
that the French should wish to
attack us?' Let them only leave
us to settle our own affairs among
ourselves. "We are not Prus-
slams" say the Wurtembergers and
Bavarians, with one voice, but it
is our business, and not that of
France, to resist the absorbing
tendency of Prussia. I can not
help from observing vague fear
iof sudden attack from France
The Germans know, for she
boasts herself, that she is ready
and they are apprehensive.
cit is known Prussia has lately
sent as many as six military spies
to Metz, Thionville, and Stras-
burg. On the other hand, the
Prussian Government is we'll
aware that numbers of French
officers are making their observ-
ations on the Main and all the
lines of defence of Northern Ger
many. The situation in this res
pect is so tender on both sides as
to have produced a sort of recipro-
cal liberation. Neither Prussian
nor French officers employed in
this secret service are allowed to
make photographs or drawings,
but otherwise they are not inter-
fered with.
"Whether war is at hand or not,
of course l cannot say. But the
preparations for it are evident
At Strasburg alone l counted four
of infantry, four regi-
ments of artillery, two battallions
of chasseurs; and two batteries of
horse artillery. Although, more
over, Strasburg is, strategically
speaking, only a reserve depot, l
saw there great many engineers
and pontonniers. Fortifcations
are going up on the whole Rhine
frontier. In saying this, l betray |
no secrets, for the Prussian officers
with their telescopes see what is
1oing from their own side of the
Kehl Bridge, and count every
stroke of the pick-axe."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
Vol, XV--NO. IS.
Some Facts about Mon.
archS.

| There are thirty-nine persons
in the lists of reigning sovereigns
contained in the Gotha Almanac
for 1868. In that for 1859 there
were forty-eight. The wars of
1859 and 1866 have, therefore, de-
stroyed nine sovereign States, great
and small, and they have been abb
sorbed in Italy and Germany
From 1865 to 1867, both inclusive
the list of monarchs contained the
name of Maximilian, Emperor of
Mexico. That is also dropped now
in the new volume, land the fnalrec-
ord is made of Mexico, as mon
archy, simply to mention the death
of the Austrian Prince.
OF the reigning monarchs in this
years list, the oldest is Pope Plus
TX, who was 76 years of age
on the 18th of May last. The
Emperor of France was sixty
years old 29th of March, and King
William ], of Prussia, in whose
short reign such great changes
have been wrought, is II years Of
age. Queen Victoria will be 40
years on the oath of may. Queen
Isabel, of Spain, will be S8 years
old the 10th day of October next.
The King of Italy was 48 the
18th of March, the King of Sweden,
AZ years old the Srd of May; the
Emperor of Austria 81 on the 18th
of August; the King of Denmark
90 on the 18th April the Sultan
SO years old on the 9th of Febru-
ary; the King of Belgium 33 on the
9th of April last; the King OF
Portugal 80 on 31st of October;
the king Of Bavaria will be % on
the Oath of August; the King of
the Greeks % on the Oath of De-
cember. Heinrich XXI, Prince of
Reuss-Geiz, a mighty State of a.
bout $4,000 inhabitants, and an
army of 334 men, is the youngest,
and was % on the 2Sth of March.
Among the sovereigns below
the first rank, the King of Dem
mark, who has lost much territory,
and who is personally not rich,
may be remarked upon as having
made good disposition of his chill
dren. His oldest daughter is mar
ried to the Prince of Wales, and, if
she lives, may be Queen of Great
Britain his second daughter is
married to the Crown Prince of
and may be Empress one
Of these days; his second son is
King of Greece, and is married to
q Russian Princess. The Crown
Prince of Denmark and brother
and sister remain yet to be dis
posed of in marriage.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A Boston apothecary's assistant
recently put up prescription, and
found that his customer had pass
ed a counterfeit twenty-five cent
piece and a five cent bit. He told
his employer. "Never mind"
said the philosophic Yankee, "if
the five cent bit is good, there's
a clean profit Of three cents"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
Believing but not Under
standing

81 will not believe anything
but what / understand" said q
selfconceited young man in ho
tel, one day.
"Nor will l." said another.
"Neither will l." chimed in g
third.
Gentlemen" said one well
known to me, who was on a jour.
ney, and who sat close by, ''do
understand you correctly, that
you will not believe anything that
you don't understand"
81 will not" said one, and SC
said each one of the trio.
"Well." F" said the stranger, sin
my ride this morning, saw some
geese in field eating grass; dc
you believe that?"
"Certainly," said the three un,
believers.
81 also saw the pigs eating grass;
do you believe that?'
"Of course" said the three.
"And also saw sheep and cows
eating grass; do you believe that?'
= "Of course" was again replied? p
"Well, but the grass which they
had formerly eaten had, by diges-
ton, turned to feathers on the
backs of the geese, to bristles on
the backs of the swine, to wool
on the sheep, and on the cows it
turned to hair; do you believe
that, gentlemen?'
Certainly" they replied.
ayes, You believe il" he rejoln-
ed, "but do you understand it?"
They were confounded and ST.
lent, and evidently ashamed, as
they well might be.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

Old Peppergrass advertised that
he wanted good girl for general
house work. About the time he
expected an applicant, he laid a
broom down in the yard, near the
gate. Presently girl comes up
to the gate, opens it and strolls
into the house: the broom being
Immediately in the path. Miss
Betsey strides over it. The old
man was on the watch, and the
first salute the girl got 81 don't
want you" The girl departed,
and suddenly another bullet-head-
ed Nancy appears. Seeing the
old broom in her way, she gives
it a kick, and waddles up to the
house. "You won't suit me,
Miss Mopsyl" bawls Peppergrass.
Finally a third appears, opens the
gate, and coming into the yard, she
carefully closes the gate behind her,
and walks up-the broom is still
in the path: this she picks up, and
carries along to the house, which
she deposits alongside the wood
shed. Before the girl can explain
her busines there Peppergrass
bawls out, eyes, yes, come in:
You'll suit me-" And she did, for
that girl lived with Peppergrass
seven years, and only quilted it
to go to housekeeping on her own
hook, and a capital wife she made.
Peppergrass was right.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

Some time ago, a forger in pris.
on at Madison, Wis, was pardon.
ed on, condition that he would
testify in case against an accom-
plice. He did so, but the proof
was not conclusive, and the par.
doned man was arrested on anoth-
er charge, convicted, and sent
back to his old quarters.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

In q codicil of the will of the
late Colonel j. Heron Foster, of
Pittsburg, occurs this singular re-
quest: "It is my special request
that none of my family shall wear
mourning in consequence of my
DEATH" -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

Large quantities Of silk are
used in manufacturing cartridges
for the French Chassepot rifles,
and the demand is at present SO
great as to have caused a consider
able rise in the price of silk in
France.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
The grand Jury of Atlanta. Ga.

The grand jury of Atlanta, Ca.
has found a true bill for murder
against forty prisoners, fourteen
of whom are negroes, who have
been confined in Jail for the last
two months on the charge of burn
ing a negro in Jefferson county,
and they have been given over to
the custody of the sheriff.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

An Eastern exchange says
GA story is told of jolly fellow
who resided in Chicago about four
years, and, while on an eastern
visit, was asked how he liked the
water out west. "By George, Mr..
-" said he, after a moments
reflection, 81 never thought to try
it!"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

There are in Belfast, Me-, two
beautiful twin girls, SO perfectly
alike that in order to distinguish
one from another, their mother
has neatly embroidered on the
ribbons about their waists "Mar-
tha" and "Mary."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A young woman in Richmond,
Va, who rejected a lover three or
four years ago, has received notice
from the young mans administra-
tor that all his property, amount
ing in value to about $4,000, was
bequeathed to her.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

On the brow of "Put's Ridge" "
in Greenwich, Conn, two acres
of land, made memorable by Is
rael Putnam's famous break-neck
ride when escaping from the
British troops, were lately sold for
$4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

Earthquakes have one good ef-
fect-they sometimes make the
people religious. Meadville, Penn,
experienced very light shock the
other day, and on the succeeding
Sunday the inhabitants went to
church In body.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
A. Nocbv;11o Tor,

At Nashville, Tenn, an old
gentleman looking over the bat.
tie ground near that city, the
other day, saw some marks on a
rock. He dug and took up four
cans of oysters, three boxes of
sardines, and two TASKS of whis-
key, all in excellent preservation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

An able theologian remarks
that Eve was the only woman
who never threatened to 60 and live
with her mamma. And Adam
was the only man that never tan
talized his wife about "the way
mother used to cook
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

Santa Anna, once reputed enor-
mously rich, is now bankrupt
In a suit recently brought by him
in Havana, he avowed his inabili-
ty to give security for his part of
the costs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A remarkable epidemic has
broken out among the hogs in In
diana. They are dying off rapid
ly with disease which is not ap-
parent until after death, when
the hind half of the hog turns
black.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A penitent man, on his death
bed, recently sent one dollar to
Mr.. Brooks, of Swanton, VT, to
pay for half a pint of brandy,
with sugar, stolen from Mr.. Brooks
twenty years ago. Poverty and
bad health was the cause of the
theft.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A minister, travelling through
the provinces some years ago, ask
ed the old lady on whom he called
what she thought of the doctrine
of total depravity2 "Oh!I think
it good doctrine if people would
live up to it."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A widow lady in Virginia buried
all her family jewelry and gold
during the war, forgot the place,
and was unable to find it until g
terrier dog dug it up a few days
ago.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

Mrs. A. E. Hammond was re-
Gently put under the influence of
chloroform, in order to have some
teeth extracted, in Knox county,
H., and before the operation could
be completed she died.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

The city of Dubuque, Iowa, is
to have a society of 'Grass Wild
overs" One local paper says of
it: eff there should be any un-
usual deviltry enacted about these
times, let the society of ad inter.
i'm bachelors be looked AFTER"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A man describing a church in
Minnesota, writes to q friend:--
"No velvet cushions in our pews.
We don't go in for style. The
fattest person has the softsst sset. =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

An eccentric and convivial gen.
tleman recently breakfasted at a
Cincinnati hotel, on tea and toast,
with the addition of six brandy
cocktails, probably as an appetis-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18
TetnpIe pf The Alnses.
Child of the Angel Wing.

"Oh! sing me song, as fall asleep"
| Said little one with lustrous eye;
cor tell me tale of the flowers that peep
In the bright green woods that reach to the
sky
That peep in the spring, when the brides sing,
And the heavens are blue as our Nelly'seyes
Or tell of the child with the angel wing
Who walks in the garden of Paradise!'
I sang him the song-I told him the tale,
And watched by his couch till we thought
ne slept
For his cheek was white as the moonbeam pale,
Thatstealthy and bright near his pillow crept !;
Then my words grew faintand my voice sank low,
Ard said, I'm my dreams may the seraphs
sng;"
But he whispered soft as rose to GO
'Oh tell of the child of the angel wing?
Then sang again-but he restless grew,
And tossed his young arms as he wildly spoke;
And burning red to his forehead few,
As the moon went down and the morning
broke.
But he spoke no more of the springs bright
flowers,
And he thought no more Of his sisters eyes,
One name alone, in his feverish hours,
Was breathed In q whisper that pierced the
skies.
''My mother!" he said, and his eyes waxed dim;
For the sense with their wavering lustre fed,
And never knew that she knelt by him
Whose sun went down at his dying bed !!
He has gone where the seraphs sweetly sing
His story was brief as the sunset dies;
he walks with the child of the angel wing,
In the fowery gardens of Paradise
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-18

A peach tree in Goodman, Miss,
bears roses.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-18

end of all held dear on earth
for nought. The flag he loved
and sacrificed so much to save
still floats in triumph over all
the States and Territories of
this Union; he feels that sacri-
fees made, and dangers past,
are not to be computed against
the consciousness of duty per-
formed, and the glory of sue
cess achieved. OF Mr.. Wilson's
character, in no respect can
our opponents say a word. He
will command a strength in
his own county that will al.
most demoralize the Demo.
cratic party. We should not
be surprised if he ran very far
ahead of General Grant in the
county where he has lived for
several years. In all the other
counties, as he has become ac-
quainted with the people he is
in that proportion popular.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-18
From the pOrt.mo nth Republican

AS a noble type of the pure,
upright, honest patriot our
nominee may have his peer but
he can not have a superior. AT
the time when men stood
aghast with fear at dreaded
and impending ruin upon our
beloved form Of government
when disruption and rebellion
menaced the flag we all love,
he placed his life and all he
had earthly, in the scale that
almost seemed evenly poised
AS a private he took his mus
ket, and only took promotion
at the hands Of his comrades
He took with him 10 the field
his only son, and We believe
his only child. That child wa;
sacrificed upon the altar. Bu'
Mr. Wilson has not seer al
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-18
Union County Convention.

The Union voters of Vinton
county are hereby notified to
send delegates to q Convention
to be held at the Court House,
in Macarthur on Saturday, the
eth day of June, 1868, for the
purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the following county
offices: One Auditor, one Sher-
iff one Treasurer, one Record
er, one Commissioner, and one
Coroner. --. ---.---r.
The primary meeting Of the
townships viii be held at
the usual places ofho'ding elec-
tions, except the following
Clinton will meet at Hamden;
and Wilkesville, at the town of
Wilkesville-on Saturday, the
Goth day of June, at four o.
clock, p. NJ, and elect delegates
to said Convention.
The several townships will
be entitled to one delegate for
every twenty-five votes cast
for Gen, Hays for Governor,
and one additional delegate for
each fraction Of more than
twelve votes.
The following is the number
of delegates to which each
township is entitled: Elk, 9;
Swan, Z; jackson, 5; Harrison,
2; Vinton, l; Knox, 2; Wilkes.
vile, 5; Brown, 4; Clinton, s;
Eagle, 2; Madison, 6.
The Convention will transact
such other business as may be
brought before it.
BY order Of the Central Com
mittee.
FRANK STRONG, Chm.
JOHN 7. RApEh Sec'y.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-18
From the lronton Journal

kTEOm tnc lIOuhOu JONIual'
The Republican CongreSsion
d Convention, last week, nom
mated the Hon. JOHN T. WILSON
for reelection to Congress,
from this district.
The choice is most excellent,
and is evidence that the people
Of this district begin to apprec.
late the advantages of keeping
a good man for Representative,
when we get him.
Our mistake has hitherto
been in changing regularly
every two years, dispensing
with the services Of our Repre-
sentatives just at the time they
begin to become efficient and
acquainted with the wants oil
the district.
Mr.. WILSON is an inveterate
worker, and looks well to the
intrests ofhis constituents. He
is honest, and possesses as
much common sense as any
man in the district. The peo
pie approve of his course dur
ing the last two years, and vii.
return him to his seat by
handsome majority. .,. r
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-18

IT appears that Andrew
johnson has been doing more
than his share of the official
stealing and, therefore, 1t was
important to get him out Of
The way so that the entire in
come arising from that source
should be in the hands of the
srooly lOil. il.-POmeroy Banner
And it appears further that
the Democracy preferred that
Mr.. Johnson should remain and
steal.-that they would rather
have an administration that
they themselves acknowledge
is corrupt and rotten to the
core, than have one that would,
at least, have been honest.