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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15
Great Eaters.

Great Eaters.
In the time of Charles the
Elrst, Taylor, the water Poet, gave
an account of one Nicholas Wood
d Kentish man, who had q power
sf slowing away marvellous
ssuantity of food at a meal. BE
vas credited with having on one
occasion devoured a whole sheep;
on another, three dozen pigeons
90 third, several rabbits; on a
fourth, eighteen yards of black
pudding; while on two other occa-
sions the quantities set down were
sixty pounds of cherries and three
pecks of damsons. But it will
be better to disbelieve these state.
ments, and attend to the more
moderate, though still startling
account given by Taylor, that
''two loynes of mutton and one
loYne of veal were but as three
sprats to him" Once at Sir War
ham st. Leger's house, he showed
himself so violent of teeth and
stomach that he ate as much as
would have served thirty men, SO
that his belly was like to turn
bankrupt aud break, but that the
serving man turned him to the
fire, and anointed his puncheon
with grease and butter to make it
stretch and hold; and afterward,
being laid in bed, he slept eight
hours, and tasted all the while,
which when the knight under
stood, he commanded him to be
laid in the stocks, and there to en-
dure as long as he had lain bed
rid with eating"
In the time of George the First
there was a man who, In fit of
religious enthusiasm, tried to
maintain a Lenten fast for forty
days and forty nights. Breaking
down in this resolution after few
days he took revenge on himself
by becoming an enormous eater,
devouring large quantities OF raw
flesh with much avidity Some
what over a century ago, a Pol
ish soldier, presented to the court
of Saxony as marvel of voraci-
ty, one day ate twelve pounds of
beef and half of a roasted calf.
About the same time youth of
seventeen, apprentice to a Thames
waterman, ate five pounds OF
shoulder of lamb and two quarts
of green peas in fifty minutes.
An achievement of about equal
gluttony was that of brewers
man who at an inn in Aldergate
street, demolished a roast goose
of six pounds weight, quartern
loaf and three quarts Of porter In
an hour and eighteen minutes
Early in the reign of George the
third, a watchmaker's apprentice,
nineteen years of age, in three
quarters of an hour, devoured a
leg of pork weighing six pounds,
and a proportionate quantity OF
peas and pudding, washing down
these eomestibles with q pint OF
brandy taken off iu two draughts'
A few years afterwards there was
beggar at Gottingen, who on more
than one occasion ate twelve
pounds of meat at a meal. After
his death his stomach, which was
very large, was found to contain
numerous bits of flint and other
odds and ends, which nature very
properly refused to recognize as
food. In fact, setting aside alto
gether the real or alleged eating
up of whole sheep or hog, the
instances are very numerous In
which a joint sufficient for a large
family has disappeared at q meal
within the unworthy corpus OF
Que man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15
Remonstrant subsidized.

A girl in New Jersey, picking
up an artificial bug as she thought,
and finding it to be lively cock
roach, screamed and tainted. Her
sister ran screaming down stairs,
and fell to the bottom, and a
young man in the hall ran to the
street crying ''6re," and in leaping
from the stoop sprained his ankle.
The alarm of fire brought out
the fire companies, and five
streams of water were brought to
bear on the house, the windows
smashed in and the furniture
ruined. The owner of the house
abused the firemen, and was
whipped on eleven occasions by
as many different fremen. A
few days afterwards the house ac-
tually took fire, when the fire.
men refused to make an effort to
the ground-all because a young
lady was afraid of a bug.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

A fisherman of Bloomsbury,
Pennsylvania, was caught in a
thunder shower the other day and
struck by lightning. The fluid
stripped him stark naked, but
didn't hurt particle. In his re.
port of the catastrophe he says it
is a first rate way to get your
clothes off if you are in a hurry.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

A young Frenchman, sentenced
TO nine months imprisonment in
the penitentiary of Maryland, on
hearing OF the success of the Prus-
sian army, matured his plans, and
escaped for the purpose of joining
the French army. He is now on
his way to France.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

The city OF Boston owns ninety
seven pianos, valued at $50, 900.
They are in the public schools.
OF the $4,000 children attending
these schools, nearly one-half are
supplied with books at .he expense
of the city.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

That report about a bottle of
wine being found in a gunboat
sunk during the war is altogether
too thin. In those TIRES they
didn't have officers that let any
liquid go to waste in that way.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

An old couple in Cambridge,
Mass, quarrelled, and the man
took a watch he gave his wife at
their marriage, and sold it in Bos-
ton. She then stole his false teeth
while he slept and kept them till
he brought the watch back.
Draw game!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

The census viii show decrease
OF from six to ten thousand in the
population of New Hampshire
This Is the first instance of the
loss Of population by g State since
the formation Of the Constitution.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

A Buffalo serenader sang: "I'm
thinking, love, of thee" when
about four gallons of water from
a third story window came upon
him, proving her pa was thinking
Of him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

At the famous White Pine mines
q man was recently hired to dig a
grave for one who died there
When the funeral arrived at the
grave the digger was in it, and re-
fused to leave, declaring that he
had "struck fine lead,' and could
not think of allowing the BODY to
be 'buried in the hole"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

The New Bedford Standard
records a little incident of Decora-
tion Day which occurred near that
city. The exercises were in the
open air-speakers, musicians and
returned soldiers in the centre,
and the public outside of circle
formed by the marshals of the day.
The military stood shoulder TO
shoulder, somewhat hiding the
view from a genteel party in their
immediate rear. A young man
of the kid glove persuasion step
ping from their midst, approached
remonstratively the military and
addressed them thus:
"My dear fellows, you prevent
our seeing, you are standing up
there right in front of us"
Answ er by high private:
"Yes, sir, and we stood In front
and covered you all through the
war"
Remonstrant subsided.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

A young man near Centre, Ala,
was bitten several times in his
wooden leg the other day by a
snake, which was subsequently
killed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

A man at Charleston went to n
doctor to have ripin his abdomen
sowed up, and when asked how
be got it, he said he was riding
with another mans wife, and met
her husband. Volumes ccuid not
have said more.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

The Superintendent of Schools
in Washington City has been
turned out because he couldn't
read and write.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

A guest at a hotel In Leayen-
worth ate over a dozen ears of
green corn at one meal the day
before his funeral.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

The color of a certain clergy
mans eyes has never been deter
mined; when he prays he shuts
his own, aud when he breaches he
shuts other peoples.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

The Prussian government, it is
said, pays fifty thousand dollars q
year to the political spies whom it
keeps in Paris,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

A feat of rope-walking by fe-
male at Keene, a small town in
the West, well nigh ended fatally
few days age. She was precip-
ltated a distance of seventy-five
feet, and would have been killed
but for the fortunate presence OF
q canvas tent, which broke the
fall.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-09-15

Slxty-nlne members of the last
Congress served in the Union ar
my--thirteen as officers, and the
balance as shoddy capitalists,
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
Pima and Marlcopa Reserve.

Captain Grossn.an, local agent,
kindly obliges us with some interest
ing facts about the Indians upon this
Reservation. The Pilnas on the Re
serve now number 3, go; the Marico-
pas, 3S2; the Papagos, lS6, and the
Cocopahs but ten. Altogether, they
have 2,219 horses, 475 work oxen and
745 cows and stock cattle. They in
crease in wealth and cultivate more
land, but do not need a larger area of
land
We remember very well hearing the
chief-Antoine-say last summer, I'll at
he wanted nothing from the govern
ment but schools for the children
that he and his people had money
enough TO buy rakes, hoes, shovelS,
plows, clothes, &c, &C., and slapped
his hands on his wcll-filled pocket
with much independent satisfaction.
He declared that such articles of need
as could be obtained in the stores, he
would not thank government TO supply
them with, and Mr.. Bichard, at Pima
Villages, said That they We're spending
very little for beads and such worth
less gewgaws, and that they were
gradually becoming more practical in
their acts and dealings.
Now that they only demand schools,
and even beg and coax for them, we
think it not creditq bic to the authori-
ties at Washington to allow for this
purpose but $500 annually, which is
too little to take the first effective step
towards establishing schools among
them.
Governor Stafford has becn calling
the special attention of the Commits
sioncr OF Indian Affairs to this matter,
and also some Of the prominent rclig-
ious organizations, and we arc pleased
TO know that Bishop Whitaker. Of the
Episcopal Church, whose charge ex-
tends over Arizona, is awakened Gu
the subject, and hopes to inaus.arate
the needed work, and viii probably
make q personal visit here in "a few
months on that and other interests re-
lating to his bishopric
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
New Paper at Prescott.

The news reaches US from Prescott
that the substantial men in and about
that town have decided TO establish IL
new journal there. Their patience
with the malicious course OF the Miner
has been exhausted. Its editor has
chosen to baselessly and causelessly
slander the best friends and represen-
tatives Of the Territory, and join hands
with her worst enemies. Although
not constantly, he has for years made
this his rule Of action. He would sac
rifice any and every interest and prin-
ciple for partisan friends, whereas the
larger share of his patronage comes
from those who prefer to subordinate
partisanship to the general welfare,
and to carry out their wishes and get
for their outlay what their Judgment
says is best for all, they have deter
mined to establish a complete printing
establishment in Prescott in the early
part of next year. The Office Will be
entirely new, have a first class Gordon
job press, and all the appointments
complete for the wants of the country
It viii advocate the interests OF the
people at large, and especially al 10
cal ones.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
Dried Apple Pres.

"A genius who suffered severely in b
boarding house experience, gives vent t
this eif,sion:i
I ioatiil abhor, dctcst ! 1espisc.
Abominate dried apple pies;
| like good bread, like good meat,
Or anything that's fit to cat;
But OF all poor grub beneath the skies,
The poorest is dried apple pies.
Give me toothache or sore eyes,
In preference to such kind of pies.
The farmers take their gnarliest fruit,
'Tis wormy, bitter. and hard to boot;
They leave the huils to make us cough,
And don't take half the pecling off,
Then on n dirty cord they're strung,
And from chamber window hung;
And then they serve roost for flies.
Until they're ready to make pies;
Tread on ny corns, or tell me lies,
But don't pass me dried apple pies
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
TIN ARIZONA CITIZEN,
EvTEY SATURDAY At

= C$.oN, PIMA CoUN2Y, a. T.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
Fosters Saloon.
MAIN STREET, TUCSON, A. T
Opposite Lord & Williams.)

EJOST Palatable drinks of all kinds and
We best Of SEGARS always TO be had at
the bar.
Rooms large, finely ventilated, and all
shings kept neat. The public viii find
Fosters place of comfort and refresh
ment 1-tf
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26

EXTENSIVE deposits of gold, silver,
lead, copper and manganese ores were
discovered in the Mogollon mountains
by Lieuts Cushing and Bourke in
their late scout.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
CUSENBARY.

James D. Cusenbary, who was
known in Central Arizona as the Su-
perintendent of the Vulture mine at
Wickenburg, more than a year since
left that position ard the country.
Many have wondered why he left so
suddenly, It is now apparent that
his ignorance was more than the COM
pany controlling the mine could toler-
ate. We had no idea it was so pro-
found until we saw his letters ad-
dressed to one and another during the
recent campaign. His address 10 the
voters, full of falsehoods and bomb bast
as it was, evidently came from the
pe1I Of another, but the letters are his
own choice composition, and we have
not for long time seen such remark
able epistles Here is one addressed
to o prominent merchant. We print
it precisely as it was written:
San Francisco Oct 1870
DEAR SIR by inclosed dock'ments
you VIII see that am c2ndate for
DELEGATE to Congress l will expect
su17poit and influence IS you ought to
know that can do you more good in
Washington than what Nc. has eaver
done for you Or the Territory il [ am
elected | will see that you ncaver re
gret giveing rne your surpoit eavry
man that / have met from Arizona
sais that ]. viii be seartin to be elected
as Ne. is very unpopular al Tucson
that the people thare brought ont p.
r. Brady to beat him but Brady does
not want to run and will with drawi in
my favor when he hears that L am a
running it wont make any material DIFF
erns to NE as they viii split the vote
Of Pima County and l Will get enough
North OF the ella River to elect me
altho [ have the asshorence of Fish
and others OF Tucson that [ will get a
very strong vote thare if Brady does
run. l would Ike to get aS large a
magority as posable so you will pleas
do all you can for me
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
JOB PRINTING

nF all kinds solicited and executed with
NNeatnees, Promptness, and at Reason
xnic prices at tie CITIZEN OFFICE.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
Authorized Agents for tie Citizen.

~ Reliable Correspondence solicited
from all parts oT the Territory. Anonv-
mous conmuDicatiOns will be- unnoriced.
Letters on business and for publication
>AouId BE- address. to the proprietor to
iasure prompt attention.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26

THAT traducing wretch, Sylvester
Mowry, writes from Prescott to this
city that Z. S. Deputy Marshal a. G.
Dunn was killed; that he was a Nc
Cormick man, and therefore deserved
death. Nothing more is needed to
brand this man Sylvester Mowry a
human fraud and libel upon humanity.
SAM Bowles has returned from Eu-
rope.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
J. T.. McCAFFRY.

J. f.. McCAFERY.
Attorney All Counselor at Law,
O.ie. in Court House Building)
I-tf TUCSON, 4. 7.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
Yours Truly
j D CUSENBARY.

I wrote to you a few days a 60
Our readers will hesitate to believe
one SO iliterate as this letter shows
Mr.. Cusenbary to be would presume
to ask any thing Of the people unless
possibly common school education,
and yet this man not only had the as
surance to announce himself q candi-
date for Congress in opposition TO Gov.
Mccormick but the effrontery to say
in his circular that the Territory had
not been properly represented in
Washington, and that he was conf
dent that if elected he could do better
service than Mccormick had done!
Next to Mowry, this man has more
assurance than any one who figured
III the recent campaign, and we are
not surprised that no one voted for
him. A bull in china shop would
not be more out OF place than Cusen-
barry III Congress, and the charge of
the Miner thai Gov. Mccormick had
anything to do with making him a
candidate was one Of the most silly
and absurd ,sof all the Miner false
hoods, and yet Marion has not had the
manliness to retract it.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
G c. r. Dgg II EsE=:,
attorney and Counselor at Law,
1901 f Street, Washington, D. c.

TXiLL promptly attend to the collec-
w tion Of all claims placed in his hands
ssainSt the Government of the United
Staies
VIII also pay special attention TO pro-
curing patents for Mining claims, School
Lands etc
Respectfully refers TO Governor A. P. K.
Stafford, and Hon K. c. Mccormick 1-tf
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-08
THE FIRST NEGRO CADET.

Considerable excitement was caused
here on Tuesday by tho arrival OF the
colorcd appointee for the Mississippi
cadetship. His name is Michael How
a'd, and his pur. African descent is un.
mstakably manifested in his oicar black
complexion, large white eyes and
closely crimped hair. His personal ap-
pearance is by no means uuprepos. cssing. E.
In height he is about Ave feet four in
chcs his figure is we'll rounded, and
his carriage not at oil ungraceful. His
countenancc has u pleasant, shrewd and
resolute expression. 1t is quite evident
that he is aware of the peculiar position
in which he is placed, and that. al
though sensitive, he is not embarrassed
nor discouraged. His appearance as he
wandered about the Plains. carrying in
his hand on immense oarpet.bag, and
enquiriDg the direction to the Com
,maudant's Office, was somewhat amusing
He was politely Informed that he was
in advance Of the appointed timc, aud
that new cadets could not be examined
until after the 25th. He then endeav-
orcd to procure board, but everywhere
he applied was Informed that there werc
no Accommodations lett, wherepon he
proceeded to the village of Highland
Falls, two miles below, and applied at
Cozsens' Hotel. Dinner and supper were
furnished him there, but all the rooms
wcro "engagcd )" so he had recourse to
colored family who lived near by,
aud who are now entertaining him He
appears very quiet; but apparently
determined to "push things" resolutuly.
His advent is the sensation of the
season. The calots, especially, arc not
little exercised in mind over the
matter, and tits themc Of not l;,.lo
contentious argument. Even tho
officers, while disoarding oil political
bias in the matter, and after having
fought for the eolorcd race both at the
polls and on the battle field, while
feeling kindly toward him, speak very
doubtfslIy on tho expedicncy of this
venture. They regard it as moro
decided advance ofthe colored man into
social oircles than even tho elevation of
Senator Revels TO Congressional rank.
Tho position of'ths new cadet, if accept.
ed and retained, must grow more and
moro embarrassing from his isolation
and the peculiar novelty of his social
connections. No doubt but this recruit
will have a thorough initiasory "dsvil-
menr from the cadets, to sustain which
will test his fortitude. Otherwise he will
bo treated, by both officers and cadets,
with courtesy and kindness, their sense
of honor being too high to permit any
other course. - West Poiat Cor. Neso
TorA 7Smsa, 9Th. -
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-08
THE LIVING MACHINE.

Injurc the mnin spring Of watch and every
portion Of tho works become dsordcrcd. The
human stomach is to the human system what that
elastic piece of metal is to chronometcr. 1t imnu
tho action of tho other organs, aud ontrols
to q certain extent. !he whole living machine.-
The comparison may be carried further: for o.
the weakness or other imporfec,ious Of the mau
spring is indica ted the face of the time piece
so also is the weakness or other disorder Of the
stomach betrayed by the face of the invalid. The
complexion is sallow or faded, tho eyes arc de-
icicnt in lustre and intelligence and thero is n
worn, anxious expression in tho whole countc
nance which tells us pninly rs written words
could do, that the great t"ourishing organ whose
Office it is to minister to the wants Of tho body
and to sustnin and renew nil its parts is not per
forming its duty. 1t requires renovating and
regulating, and to accomplish this end Hos
t.tter's Stomach Bitters may be truely said to be
the one thing necdfui. The broken main spring
of watch mny be replaced by a new one, but
the stomach can only be repaired and strength
ened, and th's Is Of the objects Of the famous
vegetable restorative which for eighteen years
has been wasing q successful contest with dys
pcpsa in all climates. As specific for indi-
gestion it stands alone. When the resources Of
tho pharmocopoeia have becn exhausted. without
at best. doing moro than mitigating the COM
plant, course of this wholesome and palatahle.
yet powerful, stomachic effects perfect and per-
mancnt cure. In oil cases of dyspepsia the liver
is more or lcss disordered, and upon tho impor.
tant gland, MS we'll as upon tho stomach and
bowles, the Biters act with singular distinctncss
regulating and reinvigorating every secrc,iv,
and nssmnting organ on which bodily and
mental henltb depend
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-08

TEE MEETING YESTERDAY.

!ht4tQWHh!p meeting heid yesterday
to uo,j % Delegates to the county
couyenf (Which will meet IN this city
Tomorrow (tIse Gth), was very rospccta.
bio in numbers aud. intelligence and
harmonious in its results. Colonel
William Wnllaoo made we'll tempered
address, IN which the trne ground Of
pOlitioal union was set forth ITO was
we'll sustuinaH in tho views lie presented
by Duuglas pesaussuro, Esq. ind by
Mr.. Cesar Gurley. u oolorud man.
Trial Jast,oy.s-S. B. Thompson mnde
some objections to the movement. be
cause OF Whnahe considered ts partiauu
eharaoter aud obj jcota, at tho sa,no timo
expressing regard and respect for our
people. Mr.. Iamos Dayis also spoke,
IN oxplsnation aud dofpuca orthe.oaurse
oi Senator NASH. and. his friendx in tho
tender Of smi,y made 10 ,prominsnt 'oiti.
Sous Two or three yeOrs sinoo; allowing
Hin TO haze tos, II .ruo Republican all
tho while ~ E4fms5ta Guardian