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Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-23


tious History of the Ten Lost
Tribes" referred to in the Bible
somewhere, } which (in manuscript |
fell into the hands of Joe Smith, |
who translated it from the "plates
of gold," etc. Spaulding died at
Amity, and his wife removed to |
northwestern Ohio, or western New
York, where Smith hailed from; and
$50. IS undoubtedly the source OF
thai celebrated fiction. Mchee's
memory is as good as any man 5, and
he says that Spaalding read most OF
the manuscript to him at different
times, and laughed at the 0daity OF
it-never thinking that in mis- bodily
infections he was indietiug new
religion on mankind or the deVii's
own religion on womankind in this
age of the world. There can be AZ
mistake about this history and aa-
thority; besides. it gives something
considerable of the life of Spaul-
ding which is not to be found in the
books, which usually speak of him
as the " Reverena Spaulding, tho
Mckee says he never heard him an
swer to that title. So, then, ] think
l have given you all that is fact and
necessary about the name and origin
of Mormonism originating in a
bodily rupture, ii looks as though at
present it would end in spiritual
one. But if the reader will but run
over theological dictionary, a hun
bred or more sects, founded on as
flimsy or uninspired beginning,
will be seen to have strutted their
hour upon this earthly stage and then
were heard no more. Truly, how
| ever, the Mormons have perverted
the common Bible less than most
any other sect extant they swallow
it literally.
But how about the " she monster
or female specter my letter is
about as incoherent as Trait
| lecture. There is so much to sa.
about the fair Saints, that / don
W ant to say anything, in fact;
dozen letters couldn't do the subjec
| Justice. Collectively, Mormonisn
is certainly she monster OF hldeou
shape and proportions and, whel
| / look back at the walled-in, cloister
like, harem-looking private residen
ces. with here and there woman
gliding in and out or roundabout
Burton's female specter, -soft-sode
it as we may,-like Banquo's ghost
won't down and that is al
there is of that. The unconciou
melancholy of the Mormon wife
or human fraction, can be real
throughout the community like tn
handwriting on the wall. 1t
amusing, however, to hear coterl
of the married and unmarried dis
/ cuss the matter in presence OF
/ Gentle. First, second and thir'
wives are Familiarity known a
J "First," Second and i" Third.
: For instance, So-and-so will say t
I Miss Blank" Well, | understau'
e you are going to become Brothe
! | Such-a-one's Second 2" As a gen
, | oral thing. "Third is about tn
t highest number where plurality
5 INDUCED, and perhaps not NOR
than one-third OF the married me
/, have more than "First F" as yet
No l is chief cook in every case,
: infer. recoIlect calling the atte1
e ton of an anti-plurality Saint a
t we stood on corner looking at tn
: fashions. to a lady crossing the stree
she sort of took my fancy. "oh,
D saws he. half sneeringly, "she
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-23

ton with a stranger on the beauties
of the system--espeeially on that
easily defended feature Of it, which
seems to keep prostitutes out of the
community and everything in great
good order. The leaders of the
church, which is the great ! Am,
can well afford to enforce the police
regulations in this respect. Now, !
never saw the case stated just so
jointedly, but | think this is all there
is OF it. They can afford it. | will
mention no names, but can never
forget a certain dinner party, at
which the husband of the First
was not present. The lady OF the
house is as good a woman as lives,
perhaps, and educated, etc. There
VT ,Friliiag discussion of polyg-
I ett1 ell as other matters. going
s,a ~h, ne Of the children, to
sort IF bs,sc. i his mother, "won-
dered w'~.har his father was going
10 take SISTER Blank for Third '
His mother felt hurt, aud turned the
matter off by saying that I" he was
,celc0me TO her, as far as she was con-
cerned." But defy Miss Dickinson
to wind up sentence more seorn-
fully than did that good Mormon
mother. BY the way, they ll,young
and old, " Sister " and Brother
each other, instead OF Mr., Mrs. and
Miss. Young American Mormondou
is bright as usual. overheard sew
eral little eight and ten year old;
discussing the baptism question un
der a locust tree alongside the city
creek "a big green tobacco worn
had dropped down among them, an'
on a vote as to what they would d
with it,-one little cuss sang out
dip him under, Jimmy, and max
Mormon of him." Everything
must be baptised. A big brute OF
, fellow, whose two wives good look
ing sisters) sat out in an open WACO
=, in the hot sun, on being asked
those two women were moi Brothe
!. Blanks daughters, grnfiiy replied
a "They were before l got 'em."
# wanted 10 kill him. To my notiol
n these little incidents tell more tha
: volumes of thin theorizing. and
\ could give you several columns
the like but this is one-third long
than | intended it. How near do'
n marrying two sisters come TO bein
incest before the law? But all Law
r fail except Brigham's.
Breathe easy-only one more lie
/ ter on the Mormon question.
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NOTICE.

EHAyE MADE AND CONSTITUTED JOS.
4 BURY my attorney in fact TO transact
business for me and in my name during u!
absence from the Territory. ). T. IA f.
August 2ith, 1869. ''u
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
A CoIored Romance.

A correspondent of the Law
renee American reports a stQry
which partakes strongly Of ro-
nance. 1t runs thus: A soldier
from Andover, during the war,
advertised for a lady correspon-
dent with reference to matrimOny.
At length a response was made by
a young. lady in Boston. The cor
respondence which followed gave
mutual affection. The soldier OBJ
tanned furlough for the purpose of
visiting his fair Dulcina, and
having the twain made one. On
arriving in Boston, he called at
the street and number, to which
he had been invited, and was ush-
cred by the servant into the spa
cious and elegantly furnished par
ior of the house there to await the
aprearance of Miss L., for whom
he inquired. Shortly very neat
and intelligent coIored girl entered
the room, and conversation COM
menced very much in this wise
Soldier-"It is Miss L. l want
to see"
Colored Lady-"I am Miss L."
Soldier-'.Under the circum-
stances you will not expect me to
fulfill the engagement p
Colored Lady-"Oh, no; Of
course not; but you win recollect
l wrote you that ] had a dark com
plexion.' -
Thus ended the affair. The let,
ters which passed between the par
ties are said to have been satura'
ted with the very tenderest affec,
tion. The lady has since been
married to one of her color, and
divulged the above facts to a te'
male friend.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
HTTBVILR TnNbWB THURSDA MARH 49, 1863

it were the old merchants money,
papers and pocket-book. With
the money was found the bill, and
the word "Canal" written across
it.
It was not long before the men
confessed their crime. The old
man had been murdered and his
body thrown in the river.
The daughter accomplished her
mission. She had carried out her
design, and traced to their hiding
place the proofs of the murderers'
crime. tits useless to relate what
followed. Long years have fed
since then, and the young Meme
sis is yet among the living. Beau
tiful still, there are many hearts
glad at her smile, and share with
her the joys of the home she
charms. But this strange incl
dent in her life will never be eff
faced from her mind, or fade from
the memory Of those who saw her
then.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
TslupIe Of lite Wases.
Grandnnother.'s Chair.

Grandmother sits in her easy chair,
Softly humning some old-time air:
And as she sings her needles keep pace
With the smiles that fit DER her wrinkled face,
While the freight fickers and fades away,
And comes again, like the breaking day.
From morning till evening she knits and sings,
While ever the pendulum tireless swings
The moments around, with It's tick and stroke 4,
Nor hastes for the festal, nor lags for the yoke
And Grandmother never repines at her fate
Of being the last at the Crystal Gate, >
Husbands, and daughters, and sons all there,
Wearing the ''crown" and the garments fair -
Singing the songs that will never tire,
And swelling the chorus of Heavens choir
And patiently, hopefully, bides the time
That shall bring her at last to q fairer cline.
Tbs good upon childhoods face to see
The trustful look, from all doubling free;
But better, by far, when the sands of life
Are nearly run out, and the worlds vain strife
Is hushed to an echo, again to see
The trustful expression of infancy.
Grandmothers chair will DO vacant soon,
For the rays of her life slant far past noon;
But wonder in Heaven she'll sing again,
Joining the evermore glad refrain,
Wearing the ''crown" and the garments fair,
While we mourntully stand by her vacant chair.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
The Elephant and Rail
WaY.
way.

A correspondent writing to the
Indo-- European Correspondence
from Monghyr, under date 2lst
September, states that "a very Sc
rious accident, brought about In a
manner unknown, and perhaps un-
heard of since the establishment
of railways, not only in India, but
throughout the world, happened
to train last evening at half past
eight P. NJ, between Sahebgunge
and Mirzapore, about two miles
from the latter station. At that
time the No. 5 down goods train
was approaching .mangoe tope,
in which some seventy elephants
were stationed. The red lights
glaring in the distance, and the
noise and smoke of the engine,
would seem to have caused an aw-
full CONSERVATION among the poor
brutes, all of whom more or less
tried to break away from their fast
enings. One large male, however,
the strongest and most courageous
OF the lot, became SO infuriated
that he broke his chain, and rush
ed forward to intercept and en-
counter the supposed enemy. He
had scarcely placed himself on the
line when the train was dewn
upon him. He encountered it
with head and tusks; but animal
strength provedno match for steam
and machinery-the poor brute
was knocked down and killed on
the spot, and the engine, rebound
ing, ran off the line, and it and
eleven carriages were capsized into
a ditch. The fremanluckily man.
aged to jump off in time, and the
guard did the same but the poor
driver, named Smith, remained in
his place, and received injuries
from which it is expected he will
not recover"
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done on Rev Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
The Wheat Crop.

We have information from al
most every county in Tennessee,
and we have not yet received a
single unfavorable report concern
ing the wheat crop. While this
favorable prospect is very crafty
ing, we are aware that it will be
taken advantage Of by the specu-
lators to try to beat down the
price, under the cry of surplus
crop. Farmers may rest assured
that there will not be a surplus
crop of wheat in America within
ten years, sufficient to justify It's
sale below 81 Is per bushel.-
Dirie Farmer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
In Self-Defence.

"Halt! Your money or your life.
Throw up your hands !" exclaimed
a stranger stepping out from the
shadow, while accompanying the
words might be heard the sharp
click of a pistol. The person ad-
dressed was a weary newspaper
man vending his lonely way home
ward in the outskirts Of the city at
about three o'clock the other NOR
ming.
ooh, yes, certainly, I'm in no
hurry. Only walking for exer-
else. Just as soon hold up my
hands as not. I'm not armed
Please turn that pistol little to
one side. 1t makes me nervous.
Gland over your cash !"
"Haven't nary red with me-
You see they took that all away
from me when they entered my
name on the books"
"Where did they take your mon
ey from you p
ooh, yes, why at the Pest
House. You see I'm a smallpox
patient; just out for exercise
They wouldn't let me walk about
in daylight with my face in this
condition, so l have to go it after
dark and late at night when the
streets are empty. By the way,
stranger, the wind is rather in
your direction and unless you amt
particular about it, it might be just
as we'll to stand on the other side.
I've got my old silver watch
though. If you like it come and
take it. You're perfectly at liber-
ty to search me if you like, only
don't point that pistol this way,
it's uncomfortable, Dye want
the old watch 2"
"No, thank you," said the rob-
Der, backing away and around to-
wards the other side. II couldn't
take anything from a man as un-
fortunate as you are. Here
There's half a dollar for you, poor
fellow. Go get something to
drink" and he threw the coin to-
wards him still backing off,
"Now," said he, 'Fyou turn back
and go round the block the other
way, AS you're only walking for
exercise it won't n'tincommode you"
"Oh, not a particle, I'd just as
soon walk with you if you desire it.
Either way though, it's all the
same to me. Thank you for the
half. Won't you join me and
drink to my recovery ?"
"Well, you go round the block
the other way and as l haven't
hurt you, say nothing about hav-
ing met me. l guess I'll go this
way" and then watching till the
supposed smallpox patient turned
the corner he started off on full
run in the opposite direction.
Mr.. Newspaper man proceeded
on homeward undisturbed, and
slept the sleep of one who enjoys
the consciousness of having done
good thing, and four bits better
off for having met high-wayman.
Golden Era.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

A man in New Orleans took out
an accident insurance policy be-
fore starting on a journey, and
happened to be killed by a rail-
road accident. The widow, armed
with the newspaper report in which
his name was mentioned among
the killed, presented herself at the
office of the company, but was In
formed that more definite proof
would be necessary. "Why, of
course he's dead" said the be-
reaved lady. "That is possible, "
said the polite official, "and, my
dear madam, lam very sorry for
it" eyer sorry, are you sorry2"
-"Of course l am; l sincerely SYM
pathize with you in your bereave-
went" "Yes," exclaimed the eX-
cited and bereaved lady; "that's
always the way with you men,
you are mighty polite about every
thing else but whenever a poor
woman gets a chance to make a
little money, you're only sorry
And the indignant woman left the
room in search of additional
proof.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
Schmall Box.

There are few men IN Clncin-
natl who make living by selling
cheap signs of various kinds, to
hang outside corner groceries, sa-
looms, etc. Since it was recon-
mended by the Board of Health
that sign inscribed SMALLPOX"
should be suspended in front of the
houses where that disease pre-
vailed, one of the most enterpri-
sing of the cheap sign dealers pre-
pared a quantity of them to be
ready for the expected demand
The other morning he called with
his assortment at a lager beer sa-
loon over the canal.
"Want any signs" he inquired
of the portly proprietor.
"Yaw," said Hans, 81 wants a
sign 'Sawdust Wanted
"Here it is" said the dealer,
who was a bit of a wag, handing
him one OF the smallpox signs;
and receiving his pay departed.
The unsuspecting Teuton, sup
posing that it was all right, and
not being able to read English,
hung it outside the door. People
passing on the walk, saw the sign,
turned pale, and hurried to the
other side of the street. Regular
customers came, caught sight Of the
ominous inscription, with a hand
on the door-knob, and stole away,
remarking that they guessed they
wern't dry that morning, anyhow.
An opportune creditor, whom
nothing could daunt before b!anch-
ed at the sign, and going home, he
went to bed.
In the meantime the saloon
keeper was wondering at the alb
sence Of his customers. The reg
ular forenoon lunch was spread
soup, boiled tripe, Bologna saus-
age, stewed liver and onions, sau-
er-krout and brown bread-but
no one to partake of it. Being Of
a social disposition, this solitude
was oppressive to him, aside from
being improbable. At length one
man did come in and call for glass
of beer. His face was deeply pit
ted. He had had it.
81 see by your sign out there, "
said the man, with a motion of the
head toward the front door, 'that
you have got it here"
"Nein," replied Hans, suppos-
ing that he alluded to sawdust
wanted; II don have got'em alrea-
dy. / joost puts out mite sign
Sc l getch 'em ven dey goomes dis
way, all the vile !"
"You want to catch it?' said
the customer in amaZement.
''Yaw, dat's what's the madder.
l wants whole loads of 'em. Good
tings to have NIT ter house. l
panks 'em NIT ter cellar, and
sbringles ter floor nit my saloon
all over 'em. 1t CLEANS out a
house bully, mind l tell YOU"
"You're right" said the stranger.
"If smallpox won't clean out a
house, l don't know what will"
"ShmalI box" said the aston
ished Teuton; swat you mean by
shmall box, hey!'
Explanations of course ensued,
and the wrath Of that beer,jerker
and lunch setter, was fearful to be-
hold. Could he have fastened his
embrace on that painter at that
time, he would have 'died and
made no sign" more.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

p SINGULAR CAsE.-A Vermont
naper saws: "There is man in this
State who cannot speak to his ia
ther. Previous to his birth some
difficulty arose between his mother
and father, and for a considerable
time she refused to speak with him.
The difficulty was subsequently
healed, the child was born, and In
due time began to talk, but when
sit with his father was inva-
ri: silent. 1t continued so un-
III child was five years old,
w.. be father, having exhausted
his DIVERS of persuasion, threat
10 punish it for its stub
bo. .ess. When the punishment
was inflicted it elected nothing
but signs and groans, which told
but TOO plainly that the little sui
* 6enld not speak, though he
Va udeavored to do so. All
who present united in the
opinion chat it was impossible for
the child to speak to its father
At a mature age its effort to con-
verse with its parent could only
produce the most bitter sighs and
groans.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18
{ Proprietor.
VOL. AyI---hO. 5.
Bonaparte, Wellington
and Lee.


The Southern Quarterly, In .
very able article on the Duke of
Wellington's campaigns, has the
following parallel between the
achievements of the great British
commander and those of Gen
Robert E. Lee in Virginia during
the war:
Gen. Lee, with a force not so
large as the Anglo Portuguese reg
ular army which Wellington had
under him when he en-
countered Massena in 1809-not
half so large as his whole force
if the Portuguese militia be taken
into account-in the space of
twenty-eight days, in three bat
ties, killed and wounded more
men than Wellington ever killed
and wounded during his whole
career from Assaye to Waterloo
both inclusive. In one of these
battles Lee killed and wounded
more men by 9, 900 than the French
army lost, including prisoners, Ia
the whole campaign Of Waterloo.
and the pursuit to the gates Of
Paris.
In the same battle he killed and
wounded more men than Yelling
ton, Blucher and Napoleon, all
three together lost in killed and
wounded in the battle of Water
loo, by 5000 men. In the second
of these battles he killed and
wounded the same number that
both the opposite armies lost in
the battle of Waterloo; and in the
third killed and wounded more by
1000 than the French alone lost
in the battle of Waterloo. In
the three last battles together,
General Lee killed and wounded
more men, by at least $4,000,
than the Allies and French lost in
the whole campaign, including
prisoners. The force with which
Lee operated never amounted, at
one time, to $4,000 men; the force
with which Wellington and Bluch-
er acted was, even according to
English estimates, 100000 strong.
The force with which Lee was
opposed was, from first to last,
100000 strong; the force to
which Wellington and Blucher
were opposed was but 10000
strong.
When Massena invaded Portu-
gal in 1910, Wellington had go
600 British troops, and $4,000
Portuguese regulars, who, in the
battle of Busaco, according to
WellingtOn's own account, "proved
themselves worthy to fight side
by side with the British veterans"
besides 10000 admirable Portu-
guese militia. He had Lisbon
for his base, with a British war
feet riding at anchor, and innu-
merable vessels of other kinds
plying between a port and Eng
land, and bringing the most abun-
dant supplies Of arms, provisions
and munitions of war. He had
surrounded the port with the moss
tremendous system of fortifca-
tions known in modern times. and
his task was to defend the strong.
est country in Europe. In Lees
case, his enemy had possession of
the sea, and could and did land q
powerful army to attack the very
basis of his operations.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

The Ohio Farmer recommends
paving milk yards with blocks Of
wood sawed FIVE or six inches long
and squared by taking off the top.
The surface of the earth should be
removed at suitable time, made
smooth, the blocks laid close to-
gether, and the interstices filed
with gravel.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

A PIN manufacturing company
in Connecticut manufacture nearly
seven Sc, millions of pins per day
Ihe number put on paper last
year approximates the enormous
sum of 2,OOO,OOO,OOO, or more
than enough to supply every hu-
man inhabitant of the globe with
a pin each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

A Georgetown hen has done the
next thing to squaring the circle
has produced triangular egg,
with two sides straight and the
third curved.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

There is not in the present
British House Of Lords single de-
scendalt of the twenty-five barons
appointed to enforce the obser-
vance of the Magma Charta.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

A Western journalist objects to
female suffrage, On the ground that
1T would cause too much "pairing
of" at the polls.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

Hydrophobia prevails to an
extent in Westmorelsnd
county, Pennsylvania.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

1t is said common shellac dis
solved in alcohol makes the stron-
gest cement for wood. 1t will
unite the fractured legs Of yonr
chairs and tables as firmly as If
they had never been broken.