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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
Malay Funeral Ceremo-
MES in New Orleans.

In the lower part of the city
are a few families of Malays. By
what circumstances they ever re-
moved here is not known, but
they preserve the customs and
sem lbarbarous superstitioDs that
havs distinguished their people
and country. They bury their
dead at night, and, like the A
mencan Indians, slaughter upon
the grave some animal the de-
ceased loved in life.
Saturday afternoon young girl
died on Barracks street, and was
buned Sunday night in the old
CEN etery, on Gently road. There
being no priest of their religion
hers, the ceremony was performed
by he oldest man OF their coun-
try residing among them. He
was clad in a long black robe, and
preceded on foot the cortege
which conveyed the remains to
the grave. Arriving there, the
tomb was annointed, and fish
and some cake placed in the vault.
This was accompanied. by a cere-
mony at once solemn and impress
sivel This over, a bird was killed
and laid on the breast of the de.
ceased, while all the friends and
relatives passed by the coffin, each
laying their hand on the head
and saying in their native tongue
the simple word Farewell" ;" No
tears were shed. They do not
view the transition of the soul as
an occasion of grief. The solemn
parting is but temporary separa-
ton, and the resignation they
manifest furnishes an example
Christians might well afford to
initiate. The ceremonial over.the
family returned home accompanied
by their immediate friends; and
fruit, and wine, and bread were
given to each in the name of dead
BY it they promise to preserve
their constancy to each other, and
by their love for the dead perpetu-
ate their friendship.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
Novel Way OF Stopping a
Railroad Train.

A friend informs us of the novel
mode adopted to stop railroad
train in Vermont the other day.
He was at Center Rutland, sta-
ton, where the train did not stop,
-r----+l--7-:o--1oca a rcd fng.
1t was early in the morning, u16
the station master had not arrived.
A woman and two small children
came to take the cars, and was
anxiously awaiting their arrival.
The time was nearly up, and yet
noappearance of the station master.
The woman grew more anxious.
She said there was no signal, and
she must take the train at all haz-
ards.
"Why," said she, 81 can now hear
the cars coming-What shall do ?
/ must go on this train y
This appeal was addressed to
our friend, who, by the way, is o.
yer six feet tall, and "well proper
toned" After thinking a moment,
he asked the woman if she did not
have something red about her, a
shawl or something. She replied
that she had not. In a moment
thought struck her and she said;
"Yes, ] have on me a red petit
coat; will that dor
Certainly" said our friend, 81
will elevate it on my walkingstick,
and if that don't stop the train,
there is no virtue in woman's ex-
pedients.
The experiment was tried, and
the emblem of woman's rights
brought the rushing train to
stand on time. The woman was
delighted with her success, and
laughed as heartily over the repe-
tition of the story as any Of the
passengers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

flag was hoisted, but | knew Ital-
ian skill had shaped its hull, and
now controlled its course. 1t was
a perilous enterprise to board it
alone, and even if we succeeded
in finding the boy, it was still more
doubtful if we could escape. Still
| had no thought of abandoning
the enterprise. Just, however, as
we were meditating plan of ap-
proach to the vessel, an old man
appeared on the deck, leading the
child. / knew the child at once.
The ebon curls clung round fair
young face, on which the trace of
the mothers. beauty yet fingered.
A moment more and they had de-
.scended the gangway and sought
the shore. Now was our time
It took but an instant to. snatch
the child from the old mans hand
and lift him to the carriage. But
In the moment of our triumph a
shot was fired from the vessel
it shattered the glass of the door,
and buried itself in the temple
of the child. ] Isprung from the
vehicle with the bleeding child in
nay arms. The old man saw it,
and raised his hands with gesture
like triumph sprung down the bank
and into the ship. That night it
sailed. / returned the child to its
parents, yet alive, hat it died
within an hour-a victim of plots
and ambitions its spirit had never
known-liie a sacrifice to human
pride. N
The parents yet dwell in New
Orleans, and age has hallowed
their grief, and softened their sor-
row, into memory; but the wife's
beauty faded with the life of her
child, and her great black eyes
look sed from beneath her snow
white hair, To her the joys of
life are gone, and hope beckons
from the sky.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

STRANGE Coincidence. - The
Syracuse Courier tells of a strange
coincidence which happened in
the family of a respectable gentle
man of that city;
The birth of a little child oc-
CURED some nine months since.
It's mother was i'll at the time of
consumption. Since the child
came into the world it has followed
the physical condition of It's moth
er with marvellous precision
Would she be taken with vomit-
ing the child would be afflicted
in the same manner; did her
health improve for few weeks,
marked Improvement was noticed
In the child; when her health de-
clined, the child's would also be-
gin to decline, at nearly the same
time. A short time since the
mother was taken much worse ;
the symptoms of the child were
of a similar character. Finally
the mother died, and only a few
seconds after breathing her last
the last child followed into eterni-
ty. The case is a strange one,
showing how great influence an
unconscious sympathy may exert
over physical conditions.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26


Al one Of the hotels Of tbe. city,
few days ago. 4 guest was. holding
conversation With tbe clerk, aadsnxs
iousIy awaiting until The. great doOrs
which separated him from dinner
should be tbr Wn open. In the
midst Of The conversation a woman
came into the ball, and, after cast
ing quick and glapeipg search over
all, 9aIked boldly TO the desk, and
laid her band on the shoulder Of the
hungry guest. The fair one was
evidently excited and angry, for she
spoke sharply, and. we regret to say,
profanely to the gpntleman.
"You are the man ] Want," she
said, and then proces ded to declare
that she was a millinef, doing busi-
ness at No. SO Fourth siress
You passed this $50 counterfeit
bill on me" saying which she drew
from her pocket the bill she charged
him with having paid to. her.
The gentleman appeared, soms-
what astonished, but be drew forth
fortunate man that be was able
to do it-a roll. Of bills, and handed,
her $40 in good money. Just then
the lofty doors SWING open, son
iron hinges turning, and the hun
CRY man vent to his dinner. Din.
ner over, the man found himself ia
a conversational mood, and related
The circumstances to soma Of those,
around him.
At last the bill vas produced,
and opinions in regard to it were
found to be quite diverse, the larger
part however, of the little company
incliniDg to the belief that It vas
poor. After more discussion bet
ling began, the man who had received
it from the woman taking all bets that
it was bad. Ten to 5. 25tO 10, and
in one case 100 TO 5 were offered
and accepted that the bill was bad.
Then began q race and chase
among the banks and bankers. To
the CONSERVATION of the betters-
or rather all but one of them-the
bill vas eYeIy~bere pr.nOunced n
good one, and the nan who had such,
faith in it found himself winner TO-
the amount of S400.
The singular part Of the story is
that Oh inquiry, it was found that
the building No. % Fourth, street
was not occupied by a milIiner, and
no such womqn as was described was,
known to persons in the neighbOr-.
hood. Cincinnati Gazette.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
What Railroads do for
Real Estate.

A computation, made with great
care by General John J. Shuttle, Of
Manchester, N. j. and presented BY
him during The past winter to the
Legislature Of that State, as an evi-
dence Of the influence Of railroads
on the development of the coun-
try, shows that the advance in value
of improved and unimprOved lands
on the line Of the Rslitan and Del
aware Bay road between Manchester
and Long Branch IA distance Of a.
bout twenty-five miles, during the
five years Immediately succeeding
the completion OF said road, vas
S1O,195,OO0, on S6,824,50 an
aggregate of enc hundred and forty
nine per. cent. or tWenty-nine per
cent. per snnum.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
The Story of a Physician.

49, VA q ~ = 1O4d4-
An eminent physician in the
Hearth and Home tells the follow
ing excellent story for the benefit
of young mothers. He says:
An intelligent young mother in
quired some days since how she
could best preserve her child's lin
men clean and sweet when changed
frequently during the day. / di.
rected her never to dry it by the
fire, but in the sun and open air
if the weather permitted. You
thus not only avoid saturating the
air of your rooms with the vola-
tile and poisonous gasses driven
out of! the linnen, but the suns
rays have power of cleansing and
disinfecting, which artificial heat
has not, and will purify and pre-
serve the linnen. She followed
my directions, but as is too often
the practice, dried and aired them
in the nursery window. Her fas-
tidious husband demonstrated in
vain against this unseemly expo
sure. Believing that if she saw
her practice as others saw it, she
would desist, he SO directed their
afternoon walk as to bring the
nursery window into full view
from central part of the town.
Stopping abruptly, he pointed to
the offending linnen Tapping con-
spicuously in the breeze, and asked
sarcastically, "My dear, what is
that displayed from our window ?"
"Why," she proudly replied, "that
is the flag of our Union !" Con-
quered by this pungent retOrt, he
saluted the flag with a swing of
his hat, and pressing his wife's
arm closer under his own, said, as
they walked homeward, "And
long may it wave"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
9Jemple Of iis a3tusfs.
THE LAST PRAYER.

'Childrens prayer just before she died and whose
last words were Good morning ~
In the hurry and hustle of life it is well
for us to pause occasionally and think of
death.
The following poem has pathetic beauty
and solemn quietude. Of expression that
gives it a charming and Heavenly grace
.'Now lay me"-softly, family
Came the prayer from lips grown white
While the murmur of the river
Sounded through the silent night.
'Down'to sleep'-the sleep was dreamless
That was stealing o'er her now
Fainter grew the futtering pulses,
Death damps gather on her brow.
Il pray the Lordn-the dear Lord, standing
All unseen beside her bed,
Knew himself the pangs of dying,
Had himself sleptwith the dead. a.
my soul to keepr--dear soul, he keeps it
Safely in his pierced hand
Keeps it from all sin forever. ~
hCSpo ~ 1OI tuC DlOOu-M dolACQ
"If should die"-e'en now she standeth
On the rivers misty shore
Only this one crossing over,
And she tasteth death no more.
Before wake"-that bliss of waking,
Never mortal lips have told
Songs Of angels-palms of glory
Harps and crowns of purest gold.
Il pray the Lord"-the dear Lord, pitying
Drew still closer to her side;
Fear thou not, dear SOUL" he whispered,
Fear mott myself have died"
t'My soul to take"-he took it, held it,
Bore it all the shadowy way
Bore it through the swelling river,
Into realms of cloudless day.
So we leave her in his keeping
Till for us the Lord shall come
Then we toe will say Good morning"
In the blessed, deathless home.
N. E. s., in Youths Companion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

TTwo Dollars for one year, ;nyo-
icbly IA advance.
or Single copies, Ten Cents each.
Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or less for Che first
Insertion; Fifty Cents for each continuance.
CT Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line. III.
or A liberal deduction win be made to
persons advertising for three, six, rine. or
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates
Fifty Cents per square.
or The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; aud the business of an ad
vertising firm is not considered as including
that OF its individual 10 embers.. 0~TNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum
stapces.
eT Advertisements Tot marked with the
number OF insertions when handed in. will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted,
0T No advertisement inserted gratu.touslv
b9@ Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
eDe Announcing candidates Five Dollars.
to be paid in advance in svery case.
OF Job Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

A Milwaukee paper tells a story
of how a young table girl year
ago took such good care of a young
man from an Eastern city, who fell
sick at a hotel there, that he re-
covered, Full of gratitude to his
young nurse who disappeared be-
fore he was able to be out, he left
note of thanks for her, including
a lottery ticket, which was all ne
had left. Unexpectedly it drew j
prize of about S., 700. on receipt of
which the girl went to school at
the convent, when after some
eight months, through the post
master, who managed her affairs,
she received a letter from the
young man whom she had cared
for, offering his heart and hand,
n hich she is now waiting in happy
mood to receive.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
Baked Bible.

Mr.. Shebold, a Bohemian resi-
ding in Ohio, has a Bible printed
one hundred and fifty years ago.
It,was tie property of his grand
father, who was a faithful Protest
ant. During one of the cruel per-
secutions in Bohemia the peasants
were. required to deliver up every
Bible to be burnt. Mrs. Shebold
placed hers in the center of some
dough which was ready for the
oven, and baked it. The house
was carefully searched but the
Bible was not found. When the
danger was past, the Bible was
taken uninjured from the loaf
where it had been safely concealed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

A countryman exposed his
watch OH the corner of a street in
New Haven a few days ago, when
a bystander offered to bet So that
it was not gold. Countryman
accepted the bet, and it was taken
to jewelers. and pronounced a
gold one. The stranger handed
the countryman the money saying:
"You have won; here's your money
and WATCH" and then left. After
he had disappeared the country
man found himself in possession
of a galvanized watch instead of
his gold one.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

The poisonous effects of color?d
socks have attracted attention In
Paris, and DIR. Tardieu has given
the question scientific investiga-
ton. He found that the violet
color is produced by aniline and
the red by coraline. The latter
Is one of the most violent of irrita-
ting poisons. BY means of hypa-
derlnic injections they introduced
under the skin Of dogs, rabbits and
frogs very minute portions of cor
aline. The results were that the
animals died in from four to two
days.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
A persistent young man of Hart

A persistent young man of Hart
ford who was opposed in his incli-
nations to marry the girl of his
choice by her parents, at last sue
ceeded in winning reluctant con-
sent, and the date of the marriage
ceremony was fixed. After the
arrival of the company upon the
happy day appointed, the young
ster gravely proceeded to address
the astonished assembly thusly
owe are much obliged for this gath,
ering on our account, but let me
suggest that there is no necessity
for any other business, as we were
married three weeks ago!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

An order has been INTRODUCED In
the Common Council at Washing
ton, d. c., ''to prohibit the raising
mosquitoes in that city, and i'm
poses penalty of from one to five
dollars on every person who shall
allow any bucket, tub, or other
receptacle containing water, in
their yards, without having the
same securely covered, to prevent
mosquitoes from propagatipg.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

A young man Of New Orleans
agreed to become a prize in lot
terry at a ladies' fair, upon the
understanding that it should be
arranged for very nice young
woman to "draw" him. There
was some mistake, by which an
elderly spinster claims the prize,
and talks of a breach of promise.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

The Times, of India, reports the
cheerful news that, owing to the
frequency of deaths among trav-
ellers by the East India Railway,
the Board of Directors have re-
solved to lay in supply of collins
at every station along the line.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
A lew days since a well-known

A lew days since a well-known
lawyer of , Waterbury, Conn.,,
bought a railway ticket for New
Haven and after taking seat in
the cars, found on looking over
his change, that the agent had
given him one dollar too much.
He accordingly returned, and in
forming the agent of his mistake,
handed back the money. For a
moment the agent stood speechless,
then he grasped him by the hand
and exclaimed, "Please stand still
one moment, sir, and let me look
at you--and lawyer, too."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

An old farmer in Ohio having
read that the State cleared over
81, 900 by the labor of the convicts,
suddenly exclaimed, 81 think we
had better turn our Legislature
into a penitentiary, by Jingo." /"
Provided they stop turning their
penitentiaries into our Southern
Legislatures.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

An inhuman emigrant, passing
through the county of Appawoosa,
Iowa, in order to punish horse
that baked with a wagon in a
actually hitched span of
mules TO the tongue of the horse,
and made them pull the tongue
out of the poor animals mouth,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

In the largest Episcopal church
in Mobile, after a contribution is
taken up, it is tremendously hand
ed to the pastor, who asks all
who have contributed to rise,
when he solemnly consecrates the
collection with prayer. Every
one gives something.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

The fashion of carrying a poodle
doc under the arm is the latest
toliy adopted by young men OF
society in London. That Is, $50
cieiy' mqyes in pairs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26
New York Correspondence Of the Mobile
Register.


New York Correspondence Of the Mobile
Register.
/ think remarked in my last
letter that I once met a Chicago
lawyer who warmly advocated
marriage, and who explained tc
me his reason for SO doing. Fol
such a man to advocate such 9
thing was to say the least, sur
prising; and listened with breath.
less interest while he gave me a
brief history of bis experience
during the first ten years of his
residence in that celebrated city
Said he: 81 first came to Chi.
cago about fifteen years ago.
Then ! was young and in
nocent, which it is hardly neces-
sary for me to say that / am not
at present. / had a friend liv-
ing here, whom | had known while
he resided in New York, and con-
Quoted himself like a civilized
man in a civilized community
! As he had written to me TO visit
himself and his wife, when |
came to Chicago, / remembered
the invitation when / did visit the
city, and Immediately on my ar,
rival proceeded to his house. He
was not at home at the moment,
and SO / asked to see his wife,
whom l had known only a year
before in New York Ia an
swer to my inquiry for Mrs. De
Vorse, a pretty, black-eyed girl
came into the drawlng-room, and
received me quite warmly.
"Well, we chatted very pleas
antly together until my friend
came in, and l really felt myself
bo5innips to experience q very
afectionate impulse toward her;
supposing of course that she was
his neice, or cousin, or uncle or
something of that sort. But in
the course of the evening | asked
him whether his wife was at home
and if so when he proposed to
let me see her?
"Tp my astonishment, he re-
piled, This lady is Mrs, De Worse! |!
| thought you were already aware
of the fact
"Of course / flushed and felt
horribly uncomfortable, and said
that l was not aware that he had
lost poor Emily.
co. said he, Emily is very
well, and has married a partner
of mine. We were divorced a.
bout six months ago, and ! mar
ried my present wife only lest
week
"Well, ! didn't feel quite so af-
fectionate toward her after that,
for l had been warmly attached
to Emily, but we said no more
about the matter, and ! went a.
way, vowing never to get myself
into such a sclape again by ask
ing after anybody's wife. l did
not see my friends new vile for
about a month afterwards, until l
one day met her in the house Of
a mutual acquaintance, and, in
the course of conversation, said
to her; by the way, might ! ask
you to say to your husband that l
want him to call at my Office some
day next week
I" 4 don't think you know my
husband,' she replied, smilingly.
"'What do you mean?' said /,
getting rather nervous.
"'Wby, my new husband, is
named Smith, she answered. 4
was separated from Mr.. De worse
yesterday morning, and married
Mr.. Smith last night
81 left that house pretty rapid.
ly, and registered a second VOW,
to the effect that l would never tc
my dying day, ask Chicago la
day about her husband again.
| The two mistakes had already
made, as to Chicago wives and
husbands, made me decidedly shy
of them. But the very next day