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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

met a long-legged shaking quaker
a feein from the wrath tn kun,
on a black an white spotted boss,
a wippin Ov him with a big brush,
an he had a white beard what
cum nj on tn his eyes tu the pum-
mel Nv the saddil, and then forked
and went to his neese, an the
beard sometimes drapped tn the
ground in bushes as big as a crows
nest; and he bern a horn like the
rush ov nifty waters, an he wur
nifty exercised about it anyhow.
Well, l CESS he wur an so wur his
fat hoss, an old blackey, an wust ex-
ercised Nv all Nv them wur /, N.Y.
SELF Now, George, all this beard
an spots on the hoss, an steam, an
fire, an snow, an fire tails, was
oudacious humbug. 1t all cum
outen my inards drOppin out ov
my mouth without any yomitin
ur effort, an eff it hadn't I'd bus
ted inter more pieces than thar is
aigs in big catfish. The Low
engoods is all eonfounded fools.
and dad amt the wust ov en-"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

Sunday Morning i'm Bed.

When the tiresome week is over,
Wearied limbs then ask fer ease:
No grim task is then before you,
No enc but yourself to please.
How delicious, then, the feeling
That dawns through the drowsy head,
Of a rest unbroke, ,unsummoned,
Sunday morning in the bed.
And snch fancies throng around you,
Half asleep and half awake
Dim defined, yet all so pleasant
Fanciss like the dawn, Opaque.
Waking, dreams of love and fortune,
Brighter far than can be said,
Give foretaste of elysium,
Sunday morning In the bed.
And the early sounds contrasting,
Add still more to the repose;
Praise who will the early risers,
Sweeter stills the morning doze
Labor, hustle, care all banished,
And the only sound you dread
Is the breakfast BELLS rough clamor,
Routing from the Sundays bed.
Poets sing of early morning,
Healthful, active, fresh and fair,
Riches reaped, industry's harvest,
In the mornings early air.
Well, in week days let's admit it:
Think how soon ones life is sped,
Let poor mortals Joy. unhindered,
Sunday morning in the bed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26
Locomotive Race.

One evening not long since,
while standing at railway station
not many miles from Chicago, a
familiar voice accosted US with,
"Don't you want to come up and
take seat on the engine p to
which we cheerfully responded: :
eyes" For a ride on a locomotive
at the close of a fair, dustless
day, is always pleasant; but there
are occasions when a locomotive
ride is intensely exciting. And
SO we sat down by friend FJun-
tame, man who has driven his
iron horse millions of miles, with
never an accident that resulted in
physical harm to any one, feeling
a sense of security in his superior
skill, as we drew out over the open
prairie. Only twelve miles and
the fun would begin. Then we
should meet another homewardt
bound train on a competing line
of road, and for nearly twenty
miles, over an arrowy track, solid
as adamant, we should have an.
opportunity to see the lest engine
win. The fireman evidently
thinks we shall need steam when
the time comes, for he does not
neglect his duty. Standing on
the tender, at length we see a trail
of smoke it is but for an instant,
as all is quickly hidden by inter-
vening foliage. The furnace-door
is closed, little more steam let
on, and we are moving at the rate
of forty miles &C hour. Quick as
thought, only a hundred rods be-
hind comes the train, fairly flying
at a 6fty-mile rate !. Will she ,
pass as 3? No! 1t. can not be !.
Fountaine shortensstroke, draws
the throttle, bat it is too late.
From every car-window hang out +.
the white signals of victory. We.
are three lengths behind. Steady
We are cutting the airlike a bird
of passage. There isno longer any
Jar. We fly. We are gaining on
them! Two minutes, and we hold
our breath. Now it isneck and
neck. Not awhite handkerchief
is-to be seem Hnrrah1s We open
a gap ofinearly half mile before ;
our skilful engineer begins ''shut-
ting. of."-Me Builder.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26
a Practical Joke and it's
Results.

The San Francisco Golden City
relates an amusing adventure
which rcently befel resident of
that city whom they call Jones
Tor convenience sake. He was an
excentric individual, and his fell
low-workmen in thu manufactory
where he was employed sought to
indulge In a little fun at his ex-
pense, and succeeded in getting a
letter mailed at New York ad-
dressed to him stating that by
the death of a distant relative in
England, he had fallen heir to the
sum of $4,000, and that a solici-
tor had come over to New York to
hunt him up. Jones received the
letter, and spoke of it in good faith
TO his fun-loving companions, who
gravely urged him to write to a
prominent lawyer in New York,
stating his case and asking the le-
gal gentleman to see about it.
Jones was foolish enough to take
their advice. In due time-much
to the astonishment of his asso-
Pciates-he received a genuine let
ter from the lawyer, who, by one
yOf the prettiest condolences in the
world, happened to be at that
time engaged in looking up a per-
+son of exactly the same name of
our Mr.. Jones, who was entitled,
by the will of an English gentle
man who died a few days ago to
the sum of not $4,000 exactly.
but the sum of G4,500 sterling,
or about $4,000. Jones hap.
pened to be the very man him
self, and he Immediately left his
work in a state of high excitement,
took a trip to New York, and had
30 difficulty in proving his identity
and establishing his claim. He
returned to San Francisco a few
days since with funds amounting
TO Sl8,0 (expenses having been
deducted from the original sum-
which might never have found him
but for the disposition of his COM
rades to practical joking.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

At Breedsville, Michigan, on
'the l4th inst, girl named Moore
was burned to death by the ex.
plosion of a can of kerosene oil.
Mr.. Moore had been burning out
IAN ak helve from the AK, and put
oil on to make it burn faster and
stepped out doors, when Mary, bis
daughter, about sixteen, poured
some more oil on the AK. She
did it so carelessly that the oil in
the can caught fire and exploded,
setting her clothes on fire, and
burning her 80 terribly that she
died the next morning. Mr.
Moore was also burned SO badly
in endeavoring to put out the
flames, that it is feared one of his
arms will have to be amputated
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

A poor young man has been
kept four years and a half in the
Massachusetts State Prison for a
crime of which he had no knowl-
edge, yet he was convicted upon
what appeared to be the clearest
evidence. His innocence was
discovered by the confession of the
real culprit, who found his way
to the same prison for some other
ofense. z #N%#& s as
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

Over one million pounds of
Goldfish lave been landed at Ports
mouth, N. a., during the winter.
In and about that harbor there
are now sunk over sixty-three
miles of stroll" on which are
hung over $4,000 hooks. The
hooks are baited mostly with her
rings, and sometimes with clans.
The cost of one batting for this
slxty-three miles of stroll" is a.
bout one hundred and eighty dol.
lars. Next winter the fishermen
mean to increase the hooks to two
hundred thousand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26
The "PlebiScite." +"

Readers who have been bother.
ed over the word 'ple6iscite," SO
constantly occurring in the last
fortnight in the Paris kilograms,
may like to know that it is only a,
high sounding name for special
election. French literary men
and politicians have a weakness
for Latin terms, and so call spe-
cial election a "plebiscitum," which
was Latin name for law passed
in those assemblies for the people
called comitia tributa. Strictly
speaking, the ''plebiscituna'' is a de-
cree thus passed by the whole
body of the people. The French
for the word is ''plebiscite," and
the term is loosely applied to the
decree, the submission of the de-
cree to vote, and the draft of the
decree which is discussed, as now,
to the Corps Leglslatlf. But this
draft is also and more properly
called a "tSenatats conSultum" an
other Latin phrase signifying Both
a decree of the Senate and a de-
bate therein. Regularly the ''Se,a-
atats con8uZtum" was the form by
which the Roman people passed
upon law by yea and nay vote,
but they also had the power of
voting on measures not introduced
by the Senate, and this power of
introducing laws TO the people for
their vote is what in France is
called the ''plebiacitory' power,
and what the Emperor now re-
serves for himself, independent of
any action his parliament may
take. The "Senatu8 consultum"
now on hand perpetuates the SOW
ereign power in the Bonaparte
family, and its adoption will bind
anew all who support it to the for
tunes of that family.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

| Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, had
a bear named Marco, which was
kept in a-small den OF hut, placed
in a barn. During the winter of
1909, some very poor people, who
had liked to, have perished with
the cold, went into the barn for
shelter. Among the poor people
there was little boy, who, being
cold, and seeing that Marcos den
was snug and warm place, went
| into it, without thinking of the;
danger of doing sos Marco, how
ever, instead of tearing the poor
little fellow all in pieces, as-Inight'
have been expected, took him be-
tween his paws and hugged him
up to his breast, and kept him
warm and comfortable until morn
ing; he then let him go to ramble'
about the city. At evening he re-
turned to the bear, who was glad
to see him, and took him. between
his paws to keep him warm asbe-
fore. For several nights the poor
little boy had no other place to
sleep but with the bear, and what
is still more singular, the animal
kept part of his food to give him.
when he came. The keeper of
the bear knew nothing of this for
a number of days. At length 60
ing one evening later than usual,
to give the bear his supper, he
was surprised to see the animal
roll his eyes in a furious manner
at him. The cause of this strange
conduct the keeper did not at first
understand, but on looking more
closely, he saw, to his astonish-
ment, that the bear had q child
clasped in his arms, fast asleep,
and that his fierce looks were in;
tended to warn him not to awake
the child by making q noise. The
keeper found, when he placed the
food before him, that the animal
did not seize upon it as usual, but
lay still without touching it, for
fear, as he supposed, of awakening
the child.
A report of this strange story
was soon carriedto the Duke, who,r
with some of his mobiles, wished to
see SO curious and interesting a
sight with their own eyes. They,
therefore, one night, went and
stayed near the bears hut, where
they could now and then look ina
and see what was going on. They
saw, with astonishment, that the
animal never stirred, so long as
the boy lay still and continued to
sleep. The child awoke very ear
ly in the morning, and was much.
ashamed to find the Duke and his
gentlemen were looking at him :
he was also afraid of being pun
ished fer being found there. The
bear all this time was trying to-
make the boy eat what mad been
brought to him the night before,
aud which he finally did at the re-
quest of the gentlemen. The
Duke was so much pleased at this
friendship, that he had
the little boy fed and taken care
of.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

A lady went into a dry goods
store in a New England town and
inquired for "bleached cloth.
Several pieces of sheeting were
shown to her for inspection, but
failed to suit. Perhaps" said the
lady, ''if l should tell you what !
want it for, you would know what
to give me. 1T is to be- used for
reposing robes" The man tainted.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

Three Chinese prisoners in a
Sacramento court, the other day,
were "handcufed" by tying their
pigtails together. One fell down
stairs and lost both his scalp and
his chance to go where the good
Johns go.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26
Do You ADVERTISE The Cir

Do You ADVERTISE ?--The Gin
cinnati Times says that L. c.
Hopkins & Co., of that city, spend
81, 600 a day for advertising, and
clear double that amount. We
commend the example Of the Gin
cinnati dry goods house. If you
want to sell goods advertise and
let people know you have them
You can't carry your meal now in
one end of a sack, and balance il
with rock in the other. The
merchant, manufacturer, the me-
chanic, the banker, the profession
al man, may try to get along with.
out advertising, but he might as
well attempt to travel without
steam.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

An interior paper, speaking of
a man who died in its town re-
Gently, says that for years he has
proved that honesty and efficiency
are compatible with. itineracy in
cleaning andrepairingclocks
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

would not be on hand on the NOR
row, whereat the old man laughed
a hard laugh and drove on, think
ing it an excellent joke. Upon
his arrival at home bis glee was
turned to wrath, and not even the
$40O could mollify him.
A council was at once held, to
which the minister, who was to
have performed the ceremony,
was summoned. The clerical in
dividual, with an eye to the main
chance which men of the cloth are
not generally supposed to have,
suggested the immediate pocket.
ing of the S400, and an early in
vestigation of the false ones pecu-
mary affairs, with a view to suit
for damages for breach of promise.
The clergyman's suggestion was
finally adopted, and his offer to
visit Indianapolis and investigate
matters accepted. Notice was ac-
cordingly sent to all the parties to
whom invitations had been extend
ed that the wedding had been post.
poned, and early on Tuesday NOR
ming the minister started for In
dianapolis, Iu the course Of his
investigations in the city, the
shrewd minister disco rered that
the man he was after was quite
wealthy, and he was on the point
of instituting legal proceedings,
when he was visited by the broth
er of the groom, that was to be,
and informed that the tickle one
had reconsidered the matter, and
would, if proceedings we're drop
ped, return to the village of the
Saints and reclaim his bride and
his four hundred dollars. This
determination was at once tele-
graphed to The Eride's father, who
replied, GAIL right; but he must
return at once" To this the SUBJ
jugated chap agreed, and on last
Tuesday night the minister, with
the captured man in tow, might
have been seen winding their way
up the high hill beyond the Mi
ami, the former wearing a smile
of triumph, and the latter looking
like a man who had been sent for
and had to come. Upon the ar.
rival at the house, the young lady,
as in duty bound. swooned at the
sight of her lover, but managed to
come round III time TO have the
ceremony performed that evening.
The next day the groom having
performed his share of the con-
tract, was paid the forfeit OF $4o0,
and with that in his pocket and
his bride by his side, departed for
the home of his youth a wiser, and
let us hope, a happier man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

A man in Hampshire county,
Mass, recently subscribed one dol
lar Tor the support of mis- minister,
but finding that his wife at a do
nation party had squandered TWEEN.
ty cents forthe same object, refused
to pay but eighty cents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26
A man In Augusta, Ga, o.

A man in Augusta, Ca, on re-
covering a lost $4,000 by means
of an honest little boy, rendered
the finder twenty-five cents as a
reward. The boy replied that he
would prefer the simple approval
of his conscience.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

Mrs. Partington says her min
ister, "served the Lord for thirty
years first asa circus rider, then
as a locust preacher, and last as
an exhauster."" -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

A Texas man, who lately COM
mited suicide by taking poison,
lett note requesting that a knife
be buried with him, so that, '.if be
came to, he could cut his way
out"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

Among the contributions to the
Jubilee Fund of a religious society
In England was one Of Ell, given
"as a thaDk-Offering for an excel
lent wife in Heaven, and an ex.
cellent wife on earth"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

The Territorial librarian of
New Mexico has been selling of
a lot of old wrapping paper, and
the citizens are mad about it, as
the records of two hundred years
and the titles to nearly all the
property thereabouts were writ
ten on it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

The richest man in the world
has appeared in Cincinnati. He
hasn't cent of money, but says he
has patent worth millions and
millions of dollars. He is a re-
cent graduate of an insane asy-
lum. ass
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26
How Sut Lovengood Elk.
ploded.
His Experience with Soda Powders

1
| Sut relates the story thus:-
"George, did you ever see Sicily
| Burmese Her dad lives in the
Ratil Snaik Spring, nigh to the
Georgy line.
eyes a handsome girl"
"Handsome that work don't
kiver the case; it sounds like
calling whiskey water, when "
are at Big Spring and the still
house ten miles off, and hit a rain
in, an yur flask only half full
She shows out among womin like
& sun-fower as compared tn dos
fennel, and smart weed tn jimstin
But thar aint no use tryin' e
describe her. She couldn't craw,
thru a whisky barrel with both
heads stove out, if hit wur hell
study for her, an good foot-holt al
that. She ways just two hun.
dred and twenty-six pounds, and
stands sixteen hands high.
"She never got into an arm
cheer in her life, an you can lock
the top of churn ur a big dog
collar round her waist. I've seen
her jump over the top OF a split
bottom cheer and nevershow heran-
kle or ketch her dress ontoit. She
keried devil enough about her to
fill a four-horse waggin bed, with
a skin as white as the inside of a
frog stool, cheeks and lips as red
as fishes gills in dogwood blossom
time; and sich smilel o, l be
drafted eff it's eny use talkin'.- -
That gal cud make me murder old
Bishop Soul himself, or kill mann
not to speak Nv dad, eft she jest
limited that she wantEd sich a
thing dun.
"Well, to tell it all at once, she
war gal all over, from the pint
Nv her toe nails to the longest har
on the highest knob Nv her head
gal all the time, everywhere
and that of the excitinest kind
Ov course | leaned up tu her as
close as | dar tn, and in spite Nv
long legs, appetite for whisky, my
shurt scrape, and dads actin boss,
she sorter leaned up to me, an l
was beginning to think war the
greatest and comfortablist man on
yeth not exceptin Old Buck or
Brigham Young, with all his sadil
cullered, wrinkled wimmin, era
dies full of babies, and Big Salt
Lake thrown in. Well, wun day
cussed deceiyin, palaverin,
Yankee pedlar, all jacknife and
jaw, cum to old Burnes, with a
load Of apple parins, calliker, rib
bins, jewsharps an s-o-d,y pow
d.e-r-s. Now mind I'dnever hearn
tell ov that truck afore, an | be
darned eff l dpn't want it to be
the last-wus nor rifle powder
wus nor percussion-three times
az smart an hurts wus, heap wus.
Durn him.
"Durn all Yankee peddIers, and
durn their principles and practisis,
I say. | wish he had all the So
dy powders they ever made in
his cussed paunch, and a slow
match fixed tu him, an / had a
chunk ov fire. The feller what
found a piece of him big enuf
to feed a cockroach, ought tn be
king of the Sultan's harem a
thousand years for his luck. TLey
aiht human no how. The mint
at Filadelfy is thar heaven; they
think thar god eats half dimes fer
breakfast, hashes the levins for
dinner, an swallows a cent on a
dried apple for supper, sets on a
stamping machine for a throne,
sleeps on a crib full ov half dol
lars, and measures men like mon
ey, by count. They haint one of
them got soul but what cud
dance Jig in cabbage-seed an
leave room for the fiddler.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

A Hartford man who discovered
that his wife was untrue to him,
said ''he never had any little thing
to make him so mad in all bis life.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-26

In New York, houses that rent
ed for 81, 900 last year can now be,
had for $3,000.
, 1870-05-07

destructive ConflnEr11ion Mt Qu5u-
cy-Eil1cen Bt,.tncHs Houses De-
k1ro}cd-Loss Estimntcd nt s3OD,O 200
Insurance, &3a a,UoO- Eircs Else-
where.
Special Despatch to The Chlcaxn Tribune.
pr1Scr, Mag G-The most extensive connavra-
ZION that has ever visited Quincy took piace at
1ex O'Clock last night involving loss Of $oos,
nua the destruction Of fifteen tnsness houses.
The ntc was FIRST discovered issuing from the
r,tnhen of Dr.. / n. Ralston, on Main street. be-
tWecn Third and Fourth strects- The wind was
11uVIn9 gale at the time, and, before the nrc
Tunr1nC element had SPREAD to Ennons / Adrtch's
livery stable; next TO Ao9hy5 + Charles paper
Tnrsnouse, On the south, building owned by y.
Itufnam: next on the north, Bristol / Co.'S cloth
and aatotning tat The 2ulncs Hrai ,S
West: FowIef,s pawubrokcr shop; C. Hsldenr!cls
osa,as sere Dickens 1s5 Sok, sm'ta
sr,r,fhfnr Etore: end DE- ]. n, Ralstona residence
The QHtneI. House Narrowly escaped OBSTRUCTION,
, 1870-05-07
THE CONVENTION,
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 6.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.

~ H1f1knuf1h 1hLDt III 1na5 u
ME. UNDEHM00D made personal explanations.
Mr. WASaBUhN dld me same.
THE PROPOSED ADDRESS 10 TEE PEOPLE.
The resolution Introduced yesterday By MI.
English, authorizing the President to appoint 8
committee Of nine to issue an address to the peo-
pic, explaining and urging the adoption Of the ne#
constitution, Has referred to the Committee On
Miscellaneous Subjects.
PROVISION FOR rrBLrsHEG TIE METZ CONSTITUTIONS.
Mr. TURNER offered resolution authorizing
ali the English, German, and Scandinavian weekly
papers In the State to publish the new constttu-
uon, and receive THEREFOR the sum Of so, and the
French and Italian papers to translate and publish
The translation for the German and Scandinavian
papers will be furnished By the State. The
French and Italian papers must translate for
themselves
MI. aIEDLLL sustained the resolution, With the
addition Of pamphlet edition -.--..,,
Mr. WAGNER opposed the resolution because Il
would cost twelve to fifteen thousand dollars, and
NHg 50 rUUCh money thrown HT0Y. AE the best