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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

FREE MASONRY IN SPAIN.-The
National Freemason calls atten-
ton to the fact that the whole of
the insurrectionary movement in
Spain was under the direction of
revolutionary committee, who
are generally Free Masons. They
acted as citizens, however, and
not as Masons, while at the same
time, they proclaimed Masonic
truths, universal liberty, religious
liberation, popular education.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

ROADSIDE GRAVES IN TURKEY.
The number of graves by the
roadside in Turkey attracts the
attention of travellers. A Turk
ISL friend, Colonel Shayin Bey,
called my attention to the circum-
stance, that whereas an inhabitant
is buried in the village graveyard
or family graveyard, it is the prac-
tice to bury stranger by the road
side. The reason is this : that the
inhabitant is sure to profit by the
prayers recited by his kin three
times a year; but in order that the
stranger, dying away from home,
may not fail of prayer, he is bu-
ried by the roadside; and as it is
the practice of Mussulman to re-
cite prayer on passing a grave or
cemetery, the stranger thereby is
assured of the benefit of commem-
orative prayer. This singular act
of charity accounts for tOmbs met
with so constantly in the roads,an
sometimes even in the streets.
There is one in Constantinople, in
the streets leading from the Gus
tom House to the port, on the site
of the late great fire.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11
VOL. EVE---NO. 4.


A striking passage IN q recent
letter of Gen. Early is its tribute
to Gen. Lee. The idea that Gen,
Lee was cautious to a fault on tho
battlefield, and betrayed indecis-
ion in leaning upon his subalterns
for counsel, has been disseminated
much too widely. The strong
testimony of General Early on this
subject is so admirable that re.
here reproduce it:
"There is another reason, which
is to me a most potent one, and
that is because / know that the
boldest man in his strategic move
ments and his tactics on the field
of battle in all the army of North
ern Virginia, Stonewall Jackson
not excepted, was Gen. Robert E.
Lee. Yes, under that calm and
dignifed exterior there beat one
Of the boldest hearts and one of
the most daring minds that ever
inspired the commander of an ar.
my. He required no council of,
war to urge him to deeds Of bold.
ness, and l never heard of a coun-
Gil of war during the whole histo-
ry of that army under his com
mand. 1t is true that he often
conferred with his corps command
ers, and sometimes with subordi.
mates intrusted with special duties,
but it was not to catch inspiration
from their councils, but to instil
into them portion of his daring
spirit. Gen. jackson had his con-
fdence to a pre-eminent degree,
because he was always ready to
second with alacrity the plans of
the Commanding General; and no
one felt the loss of that individual
Lieutenant more than General
Lee himself did.
"To satisfy any one of what l
say in regard to Gen. Lee it is only
necessary for him to examine the
yet unwritten history of that un-
paralleled campaign to the James,
of the line of defenccs around Rich
mOnd and Petersburg, and the re-
treat for more than a hundred
miles to Appomattox Court House
"a place that will remain forever
famous, not as the scene Of triumph
tor the invader with his untold le-
gions, but to the scene of the strug-
gle of that great heart and that
great mind which so reluctantly
surrendered the small remnant of
less than nine thousand of the ar.
my of Northern Virginia with
arms in their hands"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11
A Chinese Shave.

A traveller who has been shaved
in China says that the barber first
stropped the razor on his leg, and
then did the shaving without any
lather. The customer remonstra-
ted, but was told that lather was
entirely useless, and had q tenden-
cy to make the hair stiff and tough,
and was therefore never used by
persons who had any knowledge
of the face and its appendages.
After the beard had been taken
of-and it was done in q very
short time-the barber took long,
sharp, needle-shaped spoon, and
began TO explore in his custom
er's ears. He brought up from
numerous little crevices bits of
wax and dirt that had accumula-
ted since childhood. The barber
suddenly twisted his subjects neck
to one side in such a manner that
it cracked as if the vertebr@ had
been dislocated. "Hold onp
shouted the party, alarmed for
the safety of his neck. Gall
right" replied the tonsor, "me no
hurt ycu;" and he continued to
iarlr and fvist tho paok unfiI -
was Timber as an old woman's dish
rag. He then fell to beating the
back, breast, arms and sides with
his fists, and pummeled the mus
cles until they fairly glowed
with the beating they had received.
He then dashed a bucket of cold
water over his man, dried the
skin with towels, and declared his
work was done. Price two cents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

The statement is made that
nearly $50 Mormon families re-
side in Williamsburg, New York,
each family averaging ten men,
bers., Thirty of the heads of fam
lilies mentioned having a plurality
of wives, the largest number, elev-
en-, being sealed to a lasciviOus old
cuss of sixty-three. The young
est, fairest and favorite Of the
number is only thirteen years of
age. She is already mother.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A CONVICT in Sing made an
effigy of himself out of some old
clothing and stood it up in the
corner of his cell. When the
convicts were taken to be locked
up for the night, one of the new
appointees in the prison, not being
up to their tricks, was deceived by
the dummy figure, and the prisoner
made good his escape.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A method Of sewing boots and
shoes with copper wire instead of
the common thread, has been pat
ented, the advantage being that at
a very small increase in expense
the strength and durability Of the
work are much improved.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11
Latin Words.

A very good member of the
General Assembly of Rhode Island
once moved to translate all the
Latin phrases in the statute so
that the common folks could under
stand them. The exquisite folly
of such a measure was by no means
obvious to the great body of the
assembly. 1t was as likely to pass
as not. A good solid argument
against it would probably have
carried it through. The late Mr..
Opdike took the ground that it was
no advantage to have the people
understand the laws. They were
not afraid of anything which they
understood. 1t was these Latin
words they were afraid of. "Mr.
Speaker, there was a man in South
ern Kingston about twenty years
ago, perfect nuisance, and no.
body knew how to get rid OF him.
One day he was hoeing corn, and
he saw the Sheriff coming with a
paper, and he asked what it was.
Now if he had told him it was a
writ, what would he have cared ?
But he told him it was capiaS ad
satistacie,sdum, and the man drop
ped his hoe and ran, and has not
been heard Of since" Nor has
the proposition to translate the
Latin words in the statutes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A late Philadelphia paper COM
pliments Massachusetts by assert
ing that its Legislature is the most
honest in the country, and gives
as a reason that it has so many
members that no body can afford
to bribe them all.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11
How the Sexes are Dis
tributed.

Whether there is any natural
law governing the distribution of
the sexes or not it is hard to say,
with our present limited knowi-
edge of social phenomena. With
view Of supplying some reliable
data for the philosopher to pro-
iect theory upon, we have care
fully collected the following facts
in relation 70 this subject. In the
New England States the average
Is 100 women to 100 men. In
the Middle States there are about
l2O women TO l00 men In the
Northwestern--Iowa, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebras-
ka. there are about so women to
100 men. In Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas
there is nearly an equilibrium.
In the Southern States, east OF
the Mississippi, the women num-
Der lao to 100 men, owing to the
devastating influence OF the recent
war. The general predomlnance OF
females life east of the Rocky
mountains is nearly counterbaI-
lancad by the prevalence of an oP-
posite condition on the other side,
where, except in Utah, the men
largely outnumber the women.
California's population is only
one-fourth female, In Nevada
there are eight men to one woman,
and the proportion in Colorado is
twenty to one.
From this it is evident that
Colorado is the seventh Heaven
for old maids. Why not ship 'em
all of there and let us have peace?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A correspondent of the Maine
Farmer writes: "If Ihave a COW
or heifer which is inclined to
kick, l take my stool and sit down,
with my milking pail between my
knees, with my left Land hold of
one hind teat and my right one
hold of fore teat. l then CON-
mence milking, and if she tries to
kick, hang on to the teats and
keep on milking, as she can neith-
er hurt me, the pail nor herself,
nor prevent me from milking. l
keepon milking until | get through.
By thus persevering few times,
she will see she can do no harm,
and will abandon the idea of kick
ing"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

Samael Cady, of Iowa, was Bit,
ten by a black spider, became de-.
lirious, and spent his time in try.
ing to spin webs across the win
dows and suck the blood of bis
friends, until death ensued.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

ADAM BUTCHER, a farmer near
Bloomington, Indiana, shot him.
self on Wednesday morning. His
daughter, Is years of age, after
hearing of her fathers death, ad.
mitted that her child was his off,
spring. This is supposed to have
prompted the rash act,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

The town Of Wells, VT, has a
citizen, who married at II. His
first child was daughter, who
married at 1S, and Is months af-
terward made her father a grand
father, at the early age of 81 and
q half years
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

While a negro preacher, who
had pulled off his coat and vest.
was in the water in Crawford coun-
ty, Georgia, baptizing, some .un-
regenerate rascal stole both gar
ments and sloped.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

How TO FIND THE PULSE OF A
Cow OR HoRsE.-The best place
to feel the pulse in the oX-tribe is
the left side of the chest, a little
within and behind the elbow
The average puIsation of healthy
fulI.grown animal is about 40 per
minute. The pulse of the horse
is found by placing the finger on
the vein that lies across the under
side of the jaw bone, about Md
way between it and the gullet.-
The average pulsation is 40 to 42
per minute.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

Within sixty miles of Pittsburg
on the Monongahela river, are
eighty coal works, each with a
daily capacity of three hundred
bushels. During last year they
produced 40,O00,O0O bushels.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A Bombay court declares lepro-
sy sufficient ground for, divorce
Having cold. feet is enough in
Chicago.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

The Wisconsin Assembly has
a resolution prohibiting. the chew.
ing Of tobacco. in the. Assembly
Chamber.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

The Illinois "game law" went
into effect on Saturday, January
l6. From that day to August Is,
the killing of most kinds eff game
is prohibited in that State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

Several prisoners in the Robert
son county Jail "altercated" the
other day, and they bruised each
others handsome faces considera-
bly,.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A correspondent of the Journal
of Agriculture says that sweet oil
administered to horse with the
bots will effect q cure.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A bill has been introduced into
the Indiana Legislature prohibit
ING the selling of articles OF food
by weight Of spring balance.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A masked Ku-Klux, captured
the other day at Lawrenceburg,
turned out to be 'loil' negro,
black as the ace of spades
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

At Indianapolis, Ind, a few
days since, a queer case of identi-
ty occurred. Two men, named
Kahn, twins, SO nearly resembled
each other, that one was arrested,
and came very nearly being tried
and convicted, for an offence of
which his brother had been guilty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

John. M. Lane, of New Hamp-
shire, has been awarded q verdict
of 81, 1908, against his mother
in.law and her son for entieing
his wife away from him,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11
AFTER THE BATTLE.
By MRS. JOHN L. FAGG.

A waste of land, a sodden plain,
A lurid sunsetsky,
Mild clouds that ied and faded fast,
In ghostly phantasy;
A field upturned by tranpling feet,
A field up-piled with slain,
With horse and rider blent in death,
Upon the battle plain.
hedying and the dead lie low;
For them no more shall rise
The evening moon, or midnight stars,
Nor daylight's soft surprise.
They wake no more to tenderest call,
Nor see again each home
Where waiting hearts shall throb and break,
When this days tidings come.
Two soldiers lying as they fell,
Upon the Redeemed clay,
In daytime foes, at night at peace,
Breathing their lives sway.
Brave hearts had st irred each manly breast,
Fateonly made them foes;
And lying dying side by side,
A softer feeling rose.
sour time is short" one faint voice said.
'To-dsy we did our best
On different sides what matter nowG
Tomorrow we're at rest.
Life lies behind: l might not care,
For only my own sake,
But far away are other hearts,
That this days work will break.
Among New Hampshire's many hills,
There pray for me tonight,
A woman and little girl,
With hair like golden light"
And at the thought broke forth at last,
The cry of anguish wild,
That would not longer be repressed-
80 God! my wife-my child!"
"And, +" said the other dyingma
"Across the Georgia plain,
There watch and wsIt for me loved ones,
I'll never see again.
A little child with dark bright eyes,
Each day waits al the door,
The fathers step, the fathers kiss,
That never greet her more.
To-day we sought each others lives,
Death levels all that now;
For soon before Gods mercy seat,
Together weshall bow.
Forgive each other while we may;
Life's but weary game:
And right or wrong, the morrow sun,
Will find us dead the same"
The dying lips the pardon breathe,
The dying hands entwine;
The last ray dies, and over all,
The stars from heaven shine;
And the little girl with golden hair,
The one with dark eyes bright,
On Hampshires hill and GeOrgia's plain,
Were fatherless that night.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

A hired man on a farm near Ed
wardsviIle, Illinois, in the absence
of his employers, took their little
son,aged eight,tO the barn, tied him
hand and foot, bandaged his mouth,
and piled two sacks of wheat on
his chest and stomach, after which,
he robbed the house. When the
parents returned they found the
child dead and the murderer gone
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

American bald. heads yearly
'xpend $500, 900 on wigs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-11

Henry Ward Beecher says that
when he was a student he ire
ouently walked so miles a day.
On one occasion, to see q certain
family, he walked 80 miles: 1t Is
presumed that he finally became
a member of that family.
, 1869-12-07

VI Henbold til ) % af ColonialIoven af
A 27de November 1868 for de dansk-
vestindiske Der og Low af l9de Februar
1864 opfordres herved lie Indvaanere i
Frederiksteds Jurisdictions LaDddistrict,
som MATTE foYmene at have havt Diet
sidste Aar, fra lste Januar til Bite De-
cembcr 1868 en- reen aarIig Indkomst at
500 vestindi lie DaIrr og i0vrigt at v8re
valgberettjg ede i Inconsistencies med
fornUvnte CoIoniaIIoys \ Is, eller at Vile
opnaae en- saadan aIghrrettigeIse linden
den Site Marts 1871, ifr. den navnte Lows
) 90 sidste Stykke, Ill linden i~ndev@rcnde
December Maaneds Udgang skriftligen at
anmelde Saadant for undertegnede For
mand Valgbestyrelsen.
bet ~bemHrkes, al EXemplarer af en-
trykt Welcoming til ADmeldelser ON VaIg-
berettigeIse henligge til Eftcrsyn i Refs
huset.
VaIgbesiyrelsen for Frederiksteds Juris-
dictions Landdistrict, den 1ste December
1869.
G. SARAUW,
Formand.
, 1869-12-07

WIN conformity with 5 % Of the Colonial
AZ Law Of the 9th November 1868 for
the Danish Westindia Islands and Law of
10Th February 1864 all persons residing
in the town OF Frederiksted, who consid-
er themselves TO have been during the
last year, from the 1st Of January to the
31st Of December 1868 in receipt of a
clear yearly income of50O westlndia dol
lars and otherwise to be entitled to the
franchise in conformity with : Is of the
said Colonial Law, or who before the 3lst
March 1871 will attain the qualifications
of franchise (See : %, last clause, are
hereby requested to notify the same in
writing TO the undersigned Chairman of
the Electoral Board before the expiration
of this month.
Copies Of printed Guide for the Re-
ports of Franchise may be seen at the
Court House.
The Electoral Board for the town Of
Frederiksted, the 1st December 1869.
G. SARAUW,
Chairman.
, 1869-12-07

WIN conformity with ) % of the Colonial
"A Law of the 9th November 1868 for
the Danish Westindia Islands and Law
of 10Th February 1864 all persons resid-
ing in the Country District of the Juris-
diction of Frederiksted, who consider
themselves TO have been during the last
year, from the LIST Of January to the 31st
of December 1868, in receipt of a clear
yearly income of 500 westindia dollars
and otherwise to be entitled to the fran
chise in conformity with ) Is. of the said
Colonial Law or who before the 31st Of
March 1871 will attain the qualifications
of franchise (see ) %, last c~lause), are
hereby requested to notify the same in
, 1869-12-07

Assurances Of every description on SIN
gle lives are granted by the Society for
any sum from 500 Dollars to 10000 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Half
yearly, or Yearly, at the option of the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the
payment Of their Premiums, may either
dispose of their Policies to the Society
upon equitable terms, or obtain a free
Policy for a reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death are
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof Of such death has been re-
ceived by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position
of the Society are made quinquennially,
and the surplus then existing is allotted to
the Members, after a sufficient sum has
been set aside for the purposes of the
Reserve Fund. The next investigation
and Division of Profits, will take place at
the 31st December, 1870.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of the British West India Islands.
Actaary-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DIR. Won. BRETON. DR.. Holm.
Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, and
every information may be obtained from
F. B. GRIFFITH, Agent.
, 1869-12-07

MREDTTORERNE DetaiIhand-
W Ter Julius Reuters Fallitbo ind
kaldes herved til at mode i en- Skifte-
samIing som vii blive afholdt her paa
T'hinghuset Fredagen den l4de ia
nmar 1870 H. - sIet .Middag for at
tage Bestemmelse ON Bortsale af
den endnu like indkasserede Bog
gjald. Samtidig vii en- Liste over
de paa Boet anmeldte Krav blive
fremlagt.
Frederiksted Skifteret den code
November 1869.
C. SARAUW.
, 1869-12-07
BARBADOS Mutual Life Assurance Society.

ESTABLISHED IN 1910.
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL c. 1851.
CHIEF OFFICE:
No. 20, HIGH STREET, B~RIDGETowN, BARBADOS
9IlHlS Society, which confines its bust
"a ness exclusively to assuring the lives
of persons resident in the West Indies,
presents advantages such as no other AS
surance Company, labouring in the same
field, can offer. Ifs scale of Premiums,
although considerably lower than that OF
any other Company, has nevertheless been
found quite adequate to provide for the
risk Of life in the West Indies, and sufi-
cieot to create large SURPRISES, out of
which ReverSionary Bonuses, averaging
% per cent per mum upon the amour
assured have been distributed among Il e
Members of the Society.
Its career, during a period of 80 years,
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives of persons residing in this part 70
the world, are, when carefully selected,
almost lis valuable as those inhabiting
Europe, and that they do not demand
such excessive Premiums as are charged
by every other Company.
The following abridged Table shows
the Premiums required TO assure 500,
for The whole Term, upon a single life:-
, 1869-12-07

MREDITORERNE i Kj0bmand
" og Planter }. J. Lund's Fallitbo
indkaldes herved til at mode i EN-
Skiftesamling som vii bliyc afholdt
her paa Ihinghuset Onsdagen den
l2tc Jdnu0r 1870 H. 10 sJet Mjddag
for at tage en- endeIig BesIutning ON
Bortsalg af Plantagen Granard og
Diamond.
Christiansted Skifteret den code
November 1869.
G. SARAUW.
, 1869-12-07

writing to the undersigned Chairman of
the Electoral Board before the expiration
ofthis month.
Copies of a printed Guide for the Re-
ports of Franchise may be seen at the
Court House.
The Electoral Board for the Country
District Of the Jurisdiction of Frederiksted,
the LIST December 1869.
G. SARAUW,
Chairman.
, 1869-12-07
FOR SALE

n STILL & WORM both as good
III as new-the Still about $50 gIls.
also 100 wrought Iron BOILER
TUBES from the we'll known firm
of Messrs. Merrlees TAFT g. Watson.
Apply to GEORGE ELLIOTT.
29th Novbr. 1869.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-01
PRAIRIE NURSERY.

u ~ lAAAoA - ~ ~ No. 80 ~ -
A GOOD stock of Fruit ard Ornamental
n Trees, Shrubs, Plants and Vines, for the
Orchard, Garden, Yard or Nursery, compris-
ing
APPLE, PEAR. PEACH.
PLUM, and CHERRY TREES;
GRAPE VINES.
GOOSEBERRIES,
CURRANTS.
RASPBERRIES,
BLACKBERRIES,
STRAWBERRIES;
ORNAMENTAL VINES AND SHRUBS;
PIONEERING PLANTS AND SHRUBS;
JUNE, CLIMBING. HYBRID PERFECT.
UAL, MOSS and MONTHLY ROSES OF
the choicest varieties.
A splendid lot Of TULIPS, HYACINTHS,
CROCUSES, P!EONIES, &c. plant from
nov until Fall.)
All the above stock will be sold as low as
like quality can be afforded.
While my facilities are equal to any one in
this part Of the country for producing and pro-
curing the best and most reliable stock. have
no unreasonable inducements to Offer in order
to get persons to purchase. Every article Is
open to inspection before it is purchased, and
I warrant every thing to be what il is cold for
The experience Of this establishment goes
for the benefit Of my customers, Who can al
ways rely on being treated fairly, and With due
regard n their wants in this line Of business.
Address,
E. SNYDER. Highland, Kansas.
July 30, 1868.