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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01
TsmpIe uf the a}lnses.
Love Liehtens Labor

A good wife rose from her bed one morn,
And thought with nervous dread
OF the piles of clothes to be washed, and NOR
Than dozen mouths to be fed.
There's the meal to get for the men in the field
And the children to fix away
To school, and the milk to be skinned anG
churned;
And all to be done this day.
1t had rained in the night, and allthe wood
Was wet as it could be;
There were puddings and pies to bake, besides
A loaf of cake for tea.
And the day was hot and her aching head
Throbbed wearily as she said,
''1f maidens but knew what good wives know,
They would be in no haste to wedI'
"Jennie, what do you think told Ben BrownH"
Called the farmer from the well;
And flush crept to his bronzed brow,
And his eyes half bashfully fell
at was this" he said, and coming near,
He smiled, and STOPPING down,
Kissed her cheek twas this, that you were
The dearest wife in town."
The farmer went back to the field, and the wife,
In smilingand absent way,
Sang snatches of tender little songs,
She'd not sung for many day,
And the pain in her head was gone, and the
clothes
Were white as the foam of the sea;
Her bread was light, and her butter was sweet,
And as golden as it could be.
'Just think" the children all called in breath,
''Tom Wood has run off to sea!
He wouldn't, know, if he only had
AS happy home as we,"
The night came down, and the good wife smiled
To herself, as she softly said:
'''Tis so sweet to labor for those we love,
It's not strange that maids will wed!''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

are probably fewer than celebra-
ted the last year of the war. As
a general rule, it is a bad practice
for Senator or member to quit his
seat at the reception of card
from the lobbies. Some Of the
better Senators make this stand
for their purity and dignity an in
violable rule. They will receive a
letter, bot will not entertain the
suggestion of a call card.
Another bad indication that Z
notice this winter is the indecent
style Of party and dinner dressing,
the wearing of dresses that expose
the entire spine and are cut nearly
as literally on the other side. At
the reception one sees numbers Of
ladies, often of social rank, ex-
hibiting muscular trunks of enamel,
and at celebrated dinner party,
the other day, l stood in a group.
of which two ladies were MEM
berS whose dresses were cut like
those of La Valliere and Madame
DuBarry, recalling the worst days
of Bourbon indecency. | turned
away in some disgust and said TO
Judge Blank:
"Well! what do you think Of
that?"
81 haven't seen such a sight
since | was weaned!" said the
judge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01
That Dollar Music Box.

A very good thing appeared in
the Scientific american of the goth
ult., under the above title. 1t is
as follows:
"Odr attention has been called
to an advertisement under the
above caption which recently ap.
peared in the Scientific American,
and a correspondent has sent us
one of the boxes. 1t is simply a
poorly made mouth-harmonicon,
constructed of tin and wood, and
affords music about equal to that
which can be produced by apply.
ing a piece of paper to comb, and
singing through it. The instru.
ment would amuse a small child
for few minutes, and is worth to
those who want so poor a thing
about five cents. In other words
the thing is a swindle, and the par
ties who sell it are swindlers, who
have no right outside the peniten
tiary. We do not intend to admit
such advertisements to our col.
umns, but they get into the Office
through our advertising agents ;
and in spite of all the precaution,
which we endeavor to observe In
the matter, our clerks either
thoughtlessly or stupidity take in
some which would have been re-
fused admittance had they been
previously brought to our notice.
Now, we put it to those of our rea-
ders who have been deceived by
this advertisement, does not
"swindle" appear upon. its very
face g? and is there not something
so very absurd in the thought that
a music box can be bought tor one
dollar, to play eight select tunes
that you, are not astonished at
yourselves for nibbling at the bait?
We recommend all who want
cheap music in a choice variety to
purchase a Jews-harp, upon which
a hundred tunes may be executed,
if one only knows how to breathe
forth sweet sounds.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01
Buried Alive.

The Pittsburg Republic has an
interesting article in relation to
the premature interment of a
young lady. 1t says:
Several years since a beautiful
young lady, hardly eighteen years
of age, who resided in the vicinity
of Allegheny, became suddenly
sick, and although her parents,
who idolized her summoned the
most skillful physicians, the dis
ease increased in virulence for
some days, and, apparently, ter.
minated fatally.
Her death was heavy blow to
her mother, who loved her fondly,
and after waiting the usual time
prescribed by custom, the body
was inferred in one of the cemete-
ries adjoining our sister city. A
few weeks ago the lady's father
died, when he expressed a desire
to have the body inferred with the
remains of his daughter.
The request was so natural that
no objection was made to it. The
grave of the departed fair one
was opened, and Upon the body
being eXhumed, it was discovered
with horror. that the body had
turned in the coffin. An investi-
CATION proved too conclusively that
the poor young lady had been
buried alive.
Her clothes about the body had
been torn into shreds, and her
hair pulled from her head by
handsful. She had undoubtedly
recovered consciousness while en-
tombed, and afterward died of
sufocation. The mother, when
viewing the corpse, was seized
with Mysteries, and a few days
since was conveyed to the Dix
ment insane asylum, a raVing ma
MAC.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01
An Indian story is told by Don
Piatt in a Washington letter:

An Indian story Is told by Don
Piatt in a Washington letter:
81 hope in the pantaloon bust
ness the Senate will be more sue.
cessful than was my friend DIR.
Taylor, for short time Indian
agent. He gathered up the clothes
provided the Indians by our Gov.
ernment, and after a deal of Ia
bor, got the Indians together and
proceeded to put on the wearing
apparel. He had noend of trouble
teaching Mr.. Lo the uses and
beauty of the inexpressibles, and
for awhile the savages strutted
about proud as turkey-cocks. But
in less than an hour the head man
of the tribe, feeling uncomforta-
bic about that portion of his per-
son where the legs end, you know,
reached around with his scalping
knife and cut out the seat of his
breeehes. The other Indians fol-
lowed suit, and the Government
pantaloons presented in the rear a
summer ventilation more comfort
able than seemly."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01
The Last Kiss.

Mr.. Eckerson,. who died of hy-
drophobia at Saddle River, New
Jersey, had to be held by five or
six men, and during his lucid in
terv"ls begged to kiss his wife, who
was very i'll in another part of the
house. Just before his las dread
ful fit he pleaded so piteously to
kiss her once more before he died,
that, risking the consequences,
they took her to his bed. The
dying man carefully wiped the
froth from his face, and compress
ing his teeth tightly to prevent
any of the poisonous saliva exud-
ing from his mouth, kissed the
lips which he had so often pressed
in love and affection, and then res
olutely turned away, after bidding
her adieu forever, relapsed into a
dreadful paroxysm and died.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

been refined in her tastes, are
suddenly become what the Ger
mans call hat, ,tahig, and are capa-
BILE, in some parts of Germany, of
being admitted into society in
which many leading merchants
and rich bankers are not permit
ted to enter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

Mrs Young, of Indiana, after
having made speeches, written edi-
torials, broken down her health, and
advocated woman's rights in vari-
Gus other ways, has taken to farm
ing, and expects to raise 81, 900
worth of strawberries in the com
ing summer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

The Boston Cultivator has
''known cider to be sold in Wes-
tern Massachusetts for rs cents a
barrel within the past half centu.
ry.", 1t also knew ga Metho-
dist minister who ran a whisky
distillery, made cider and brandy,
speculated in sheep, and preached
on Sunday" ."-Erchange.
That will do for Boston. But
one of the prominent attorneys of
this city used to plead law, teach
school and edit a newspaper all at
once, and had the itch besides
Il Gale8burg T imes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

France manufactures ten mil
lion dollars of smoking-pipes an
nually; Switzerland ditto Of watch
es; Great Britain 4 100000 tons of
pig iron, and St. Louis 227,O0O
barrels of beer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

A St. Louis gentleman, who one
day last week lost $4,000 and of
fered $500 for their recovery, next
day received, through the post-of-
fee, the amount stolen minus the
reward.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

"Died of ignorance" was the re.
turn of a Hartford physician to
the register. The case was that
of a child, whose parents did not
know enough to follow his pre-
scriptions,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

George, / am going to do some
thing before long that | would like
to talk about with you"
SWELL, ma, what is it?"
81 am intending to marry DR..
Jones in few days, and"
"Bully for you, maj does DR..
Jones know it ?"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

The Odd-Fellows will celebrate
their semi-centennial anniversary
by National Convention in Phil
adeIphia, on the 26th OF April, at
which it is expected 10000 will be
present.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

A citizen of Layslick, KY, has
invented a spring-wagon that runs
without any animal or steam
power. The force received is gen.
Grated by an immense coiled steel
spring, which runs half an hour
without being wound up, exhaust,
ing itself up steep hilf, and re-
winding itself in coming down.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

The Oshkosh Northwestern
says a well-tp-do German farmer
Of forty-iye or fifty winters, and
his wife, a comely looking dame,
have made joint application for di-
vorce. Cause the old gent don't
like pancakes with saleratus in
them, while the old lady does.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

A physician in New Orleans on
being inquired OF concerning a
friend, replied that he had been
arrested for taking what did not
belong to him, and what he had
no business to NEEDLE with. "By
whom was he arrested and what
did he take ?" was the query. "He
was arrested by Death for taking
the yellow fever" was the reply.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

Always catch lady when she
faints, but do not rumple her hair,
It makes her "come to" before shs
If fairly ready,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

An Illinois young lady has been
perspiring a substance like glass.
The beads stood thick upon her,
until she was completely necklaced
with them. When last heard
from, they had been discovered to
be crystals, deposited by some min
eral medicine she had swallowed,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

A New Orleans negro wants ST.
600 damages from the clerk of o
river steamboat who interfered
with his civil right to intrude into
the ladies' cabin.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

Aunt Betsy was trying to per-
suade little Jack to retire at sunset,
using as an argument that the lit
tie chickens go to roost at that
time. YES" said little Jack,
"but the old hen always goes with
them" Aunty tried no more ar
guments with him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01

Henry Hess, a young merchant
of Lancaster, Pa, failed last week,
for 500, 900, and his father drop
ped dead on hearing the news.
Henry didn't drop. He went and
took a drink,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-12
NUMBER 81.

however. was not . man who cared for
what his fellow citizens chose TO say, as
long as it did not interfere with his
plans.
More and more Dorney became inter
ested In this affair, though he did not
know where ii would lead to. lie had
again assured the Judge that he could
prove Hills innocence, and yet he did
not know how 10 do IL. His own honor
was AT stake IL he did not succeed. He
thought he had found trace, but as yet
il had been impossible for him TO follow
II 10 the end. In this somewhat gloomy
mood he reached home. He required
rest to collect his thoughts.
Scarcely had he thrown himself upon
his sofa, when he was disturbed by
knock at the door.
Come in!" he cried rather roughly,
and a gentleman with white cravat
entered the room. II was the Rev. Mr..
Field. the WORTHY President of the Celes-
tine. Dorney could hardly hide his as
constituent: for he had never spoken 10
the man, whose religious convictions did
not at all correspond with the feelings OF
such an honest and straightforward q
character as Dorney was. Most pro ba-
bly, the reverend gentleman interested
himself I'm the affair Of Doctor Eckert.
one OF the members OF his church.
To De Continued
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-12
The Duty on Coal.

Tie rictou coal dealer. AMI fniurr, M that
II The Unitrt! STATE viii abolish u~ lu'y IN
coal. they VIII and plenty of II n Ho.t3u and
the seaport town. - s. ten. AuI tae cht.
oaso Republican ,ay,:
The rcupsy lvanIa cnai oI.~yatar.. wha Arc
ptundsring tn p~onlc by fhcir .ruunirrlIv
combin Atinus. may well make hay while tlr
sun ia nr- ! We give them ,ue npgscr. thi- d.
their lat rhanrr. The next session nf tnn
grr-s viii st;rnd TO thcr cl-e and by abolish
Ing thr tariff On imported coal. kuarA the IIn-
from under their ytllaihnu- structure. There
= not prvtrctipEisi out.bIc ihc state W Fruu
s.isania who Will not unitu ~ thr detcrIniHA
tlon 10 rnd this system Of deliberate robbery Of
ihr public by Tie sure.t and most -uu4m irN
means. The ar cry OF he Western CY ..rr-,
urn next fall viii be. AWAY with The ttrid Il
coal. - plAy out your aLtt.r game. gentlemen.
-tpioNS OF MNNE Fi~uERMEN ~ Pt-
GEr >ot NJ. The schooner. Ada \. Fry. ami
Shooting star from kocAlsud Maine. arrived
SONS time since at San Francisco. b.,ins the
ai'ancc guard OF colony from Maine, wh, In .
tend making hoae aud fishlr : station on Pu-
get sound. The Shooting star sailed from san
Francisco for Port Townsend. On = n.hint. vow
a.e' and nc Ada ~ FRYE Wa chartered for d
cruise North and viii proceed 10 Washington
Territory 10 the fall The n~u havt thptr
families With them, and II j. thought TINT ,h.y
VIII locate AZ Fort Angric e., which ,e,ut,ih... I'M
tbs requisite. for fishing town and b.. ,t,.
'uFthcr Ad' aniasr' q wharyc. AMI bui!Iin..
aud plenty "a from for faxes for driving. ,yb,,h
the colony oan have for almost oth.ny. - H. y,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-12
Our motto Rail Road :

We had Yesterday an enthusiastic
:" -s---s'-..,'.e'' sss< iIay ing season, at
"!l'"h after warm ami appropriate
speeches. We voted unanimously. in
GLIDING men Of all politics ana rylig-
Ions and trades AMI professions and
ages u raise an ample sum 10 sur
NcN the route from Bncksport to Ban
COR. and for Incidental expense. also.
iosn~truet our >eicctmcn t. apnI, In
ihe Legislature for an at anthoriz-
ln- the town /" take stock and To loan
IT, credit, Dr. Ten was present and
talked Rail Road with his usual AMI.
nation. DcA. SARGENT and Cant
Noule Of Brewer. also made remark.
These three gentlemen are members OF.
com. Of five, appointed At IN cn,hu-
sia~tic meeting At which Bucksport
Was present about INV strong. held Ia
Brewer, few evenings sincc.-This
Com was constituted 10 act and con-
fer with other committees Oh the route
u Calais, As projected by Dr.. +.
lon-Mr. Elitor-was called for al
that meeting but did not respond.
Don't ialter- Agitate Agitatc Az
iiate = Don, let your people alone.
Don't let them cool OF. Ii you can
wake M any vitality warm aud norr-
i'h 1t into drt'rifp. Have faith. and
you must succeed. Your people must
rs ultimately that if they would re-
main in this world i'll this age. they
must have Rail Road connection with
Il. We fully intend-proyidence per
mittlng-to have H. Road excursion
to Bangor Bridge before the ground
freezes in 1870. and we very rnuch
want You TO come through by rail and
90 with us. Why not: 1t cant very
well be more up hill business to start
The ball with you than it was with us
but once started. it has been moving
with constantly accommodating force.
You can do it.-Agitate.
II. ii. w.
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~TEUBEN Aug. 9Th. l-bg.


EDITOR AMEEIcAN:-
| noticed in a spring numl,cr Of tho
American. that YOUR Curre> poudcnt
"Munson' spoke a little ,paragingly
OF the bu-ine~, men of this town. will
not -ay that il was not deserved. bur 10
show YOU that we are not quite asleep. /
will state that We are building vessel
OF about 2JO tons There are nine mills
in town for the manufacture of lumber.
The Mes>rs. Duiton ship. yearly from
one TO three million feet A. W. Smith
< Go. ship nearly a, much. Daniel
Smith x Go. about a. much a. the
last named.
Alonzo Wakefield ships several ear
goes Of slaves yearly. W J.. GuptilI,
the agent for spool lumber here. ships
from 80. 900. to .joO.pOD. of that stuff.
amounting 10 some sl5,O 900 yearly.
Besides. some of the mill, nanufac-
ture largely OF laths. shingles. herring
boxes. blueberry boxes &c. Ia the
manufacturing line, we think we have
some of the most skillful workrnen in
the country, IA any one can prove BY
patronizing the Baker brothers. car
riage makers. W. Baker and f.. Dress
er. blacksmiths. =. Stevens. * Son.
Painters.
We own up TO a want of confidence
In others. but do. please. give III our
due
Yours.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-12
VOLUME Is.


-eswecd ronic and Mandrake pms wp,
Consumption, LAYER Complaint and Dt spnnssgsa
taken accor ling TO directions. They are al H..
to be taken at the same time. They c}eanss@
stomauhe, relax the liver aud put il % WORK Y
the app -tite becomes good, the food ilges,3 ~
makes good blood the patient begins 10 80
d esh the diseased matter ripens IN the Iubos
the patien. outgrows the disease and ri Sos
THIS Is the oniy way tn cure consumption We
To these three medicines Dr. J. II Sehsbch
Philadeiphis. owes lis uriyailed success H.
treatment 81 pulmonary Consumption ~ ~
Inomit syrup rtpens iae morbid matter in
lungs nature throws i on by an easy c-t,ert
gioa Tor when thc pheea ur mailer Is M,
sitght cough viii throw it on, ard tie patient
rest and tbs lunEs begin e. heal.
ro do this, the Seaweed Ientc and Aan9,.,
pms must be Fl eely gsed to cleanse the s,aras
and liver. 50 that the PutmaRic syrup AMI =
ford viii make good hlooti
s4-h~nck's Mandrake Flis act upon ue Il
removing ali distinctions. relax The darts M .
gail bladder. the bile starts Freely and ne IA
+ soon relieved. tAc stools viii show what n
Pulls can do nothing has ever been iHyen "a 4
cept ealaluel 2 deadly pots ~ hith very dana.
Gus 10 unless with great care that viii uuT[,
fhe SaH bladder ana start the secretion. N -
liver ike S-hrneA's Mandrake Ptils
Liver Complaint - one OF tar mest pTomBs.
causes of CouSumpilon,
>ehenck'- ~eawveB Tnuic is gentle .tir,asi
sud Alternative saj the alkah ia tae sa9at.4
which tins preparation IL mRdr or assist. Il
stomach - throw out itC gastric iucr o. d..s
tho food with thr Pnlmpaac syrup, and % 4 s,5I
guip good h-casi sttbout REPRESENTATION uC stay.s,
ID tbe .tomarh
The great reason Why physictaus 40 Ha, ~,..
Consumption -, they try tna ip % Inaod br7 y
medicine Is stop the cough, To sop cElls p, =.
niirit swent4, hectic fever 'aHd hY .jaag ~
,ieg1.nEn the whole digestive poN er-, s.taias
Eae ssgryf4ng~- and rYent'i!y ii's paueal sst
afst Htt
sop . coush. night svCAts, ci+}ls. " tygrr e.
move the rAH-r. and tAey wtl 40 -iup ID h-
awn accord No one osh be r0rea II can,aa.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-12

pass. And am sure any stranger who
has stopped there half An hour and tried
to find any particular train, will believe
the story.
But Rail Road. now-a-aays are not
built for their paying qualities any more
than ordinary highways. They have be-
come NECESSITY and one hardly inquiries
about the paying of the Road more
than The paving of nice house for
hi- family To live in. But like building
a house we should adopt the scripture
suggestion and see that we have the
means Ia build before we begin. 1t l.
true that most Roads when once begun
yet finished some how and the same j.
true of most houses. But begun with
insufficient means. they are carried on
amid disappoiniments and finally buried
under piles Of mortgages almost a. diff
cult Of excavation as the ninety feet ot
earth which j. said to cover the old
cit, of Jerusalem.
The Rail Road system OF England j.
nearly Or quite completed. The iron
track j. 80 frequent in this little Island
that ~ II. q. !. Smith once said of the
Rail Roads Of Massachusetts,. "a smart
! girl Of seventeen can jump from one 70
another almost ANYWHERE" Great for
4 tunes were made and lost in the various
/ schemes. Hudson was at one time the
I ..I.aii Road King" 20 known here ia
/ London. and controlling an immense
/ amount OF capital everywhere. He j.
/ nnw old and 30 poor thai "A small sub
-criptinn j. on foot to buy him ali annui.
Is On which 10 live out the re-i Of his
DAYS IN some cheap town in France.
The great firm Of Bra.-ey. Pete & Belts
carried ON Rail Road schemes here. and
On the Continent aud not satisfied with
that ,onk large contract, in America.
| was n : John. yrar- ago. when one
81 the firm was present ~ the turning
of the tir,t sod" fthr r.. and \. A. Road.
lie made . speech in which he spoke q
the Whole euicrprizc a. but a tribe. and
- IL Wa 20 thai firm NJ that time. Bui
thry have all been III bankruptcy foi
npnih> and conlI no more huild milo
ID Rail Road tlian remove mountain
LAWYER. Engineer and Contractor.
have liad lat inb- hut tie whnl" thing har
now settled down into the every da,
hum drum 81 business. - much received
- Innch paid ont. how much balance.
lils with all their vast expenditure,
aud some Of The English Road. hay,
capitals "f iwo hundred AMI two hun
drcd aud fiHy millions. none u them
equal the Pacific Road in rapidity %
construction. length of mileage OF mar
qIa II profit Wll the IIudsou- an,
~" Pctn- ~ thar great undertaking " h.
have ppcketrd twenty millions NJ COY
crumcnt Bond FOR margin Of profits b,
auy wiser tlau the Engli.hmcn. or vii
-,tnr of thctn be- -iruggling through
BANKRUPTCY or IIud>on-lkc BE- the r.
cipicmi- 81 charity ia their old age
those " ho live fifteen or twenty year
hene" will -ec. +. \. PtkL.
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this cannot be done without injuring n
better cause we had best wait until it
can.
a gentleman from an adjoining town
told me. that IF the question had been
called for in the Lodge TO which he be-
longcd, not one would ...ed in favor of
this third party"
See TO il temperance friends. that you
DO not vote 80 n 10 favor party that
greatly desires our overthrow.
Already, they begin TO talk ~ the
corners of the streets. and laugh NJ our
confusion. Talk temperance. preach
temperance but don't undermine the
foundation.
FasSKLtN. Aug. 1899.
r e.