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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27
Lost on the Prairie;
True Story.

Some years since a party of sur
veyors had just finished their days
work in the northwestern part of
Illinois, when a violent snow-storm
came on. They started for their
camp, which was in agrove Of a,
bout eighty acres, In large prai-
rie, nearly twenty miles from any
other timber. sa iassi
The wind was blowing very
hard, and the snow drifting SO as
to nearly blind them. When they
thought they had nearly reached
their camp, they all at once came
upon tracks in the snow. These
they looked at with care, and found,
to their dismay, that they were
their own tracks.
1t was plain they were lost ON
the great prairie, and that if they
had to pass the night there in the
cold the chance was, that not one
Of them would be alive in the
morning.
While they were all shivering
with fear and with cold, the chief
man of the party caught sight
Of one of their horses, gray pony,
known as "Old Jack"
Then the chief said, ''if any
one can show us the way to camp,
out Of this binding snow, Old
Jack can do it. / will take of his
bride, and let him loose, and we
will follow him. | think he will
show US the way to our camp"
The horse, as soon as he found
himself free, threw his head and
tail in the air, as il proud of the
trust that had been put in him
Then he snuffed the breeze, and
gave a loud snort, which seemed
to say, "Come on, boys. Follow
me. I'll lead you out Of this
scrape."
He then turned in a new direc-
tion, and trotted along, but not SO
fast that the men could not
follow him. They had not gone
more than a mile when they saw
the cheerful blaze of their camp
fires. They all gave a loud huz-
zah at the sight. sat
j They felt grateful to their God
for their safety, and threw their
arms round Old Jacks neck to
thank him for what he had done.
know that this is a true story,
for my father was the chief of
the party on the occasion.-Lit-
tie Mursery. -i,0f er.e.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

Medical statistics in France
show that, while relaxation OF cor
set laces has reduced female NOR
tality eighteen and-ahalf per cent,
the introduction of chignops has
increased brain fever seventy-two-
-three.quarters per cent.
There is, after all, a sort of melan-
choly satisfaction in learning that
so large a proportion of the wear
ers of chignons have brains to be
affected thereby.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27


A CONCISE SKETCH OF THE SUEz
CANAL.-A writer in an Eastern
Journal gives a concise account of
the Suez Canalin the following pas
sages 90 ~ na2f. f.5a
Starting from Port Said, (pro-
nounced Sayid) on the Mediterra-
mean, the canal runs southwark
through Lake Menzaleh, a shallow.
marshy body of water, closely re-
sembling our own Dismal Swamp,
to the intermediate port of Ispna-
liza, distant from Port Said about
seventy-6ve miles, thence along
the eastern shore of Lake Timsah
fthe lake Of Crocodiles) to the deep
cuttings at TouSsoum and Serapum
and thence through the Bitter
Lakes into the last deep Gu ting at
Cheloup, debouching about twelve
miles further south into the Red
Sea, at o point about one mile
southeast OF Suez.
The actual distance traversed
by the canal is a little over a hun
dred miles of which run through
the, beds of the Lakes Menzaleh.
Ballah, Timsah, and the Bitter
Lakes. Embankments are re.
ouired on the Menzaleh and Bal
lab, but not upon the others
The average width of the whole
canal on the top is three hundred
and eighty feet, on a low level,
and narrower where deep cuttings
have had to be made. The aver
age width at the bottom is from
two hundred and forty sixfest.-
There is to be an average depth
of water of twenty-six feet
through the canal
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

WE THINK So.-A leading New
England radical representative in
Congress has announced that it is
as much the duty Of Congress to
maintain republican government in
Wisconsin and Massachusetts as to
maintain it IN Georgia and Texas,
OF course it is; and it is a very
blind man who has not long ago
seen that when the time comes the
revolutionary leaders intend to as
sert the same power over Maine that
has been asserted over Alabama.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27


A paper in Illinois talks in this
way: "If you owe but a single
dollar, go and pay it; when
there is little money we ought to
keep it moving around lively
Jim owed US, and we owed Bill,
and Bill owed Jim. Jim got mad
because we made him pay one
morning last week /; but we paid
Bill and Bill paid jim ; and Jim
went to bed that night happy as a
clam, with just as much money as
he hsd in the morning, and three
men out of debt.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27


Pine wood is of great value in
North Carolina. They have dis
covered anew way for making tur-
pentine. They char pine wood in
a retort, and the production from
a cord of wood is said to be ten
gallons Of turpentine, worth 81
eighty gallons of black vafnish,
S7,20; 100 gallons Of wood acid,
$5; and 40 bushels of charcoal,
besides considerable infarnma-
bic gas; but besides this, the pro-
duct has a market value of $4S. 80;
all of which is obtained at a cost
for wood and labor of $40.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

On Friday as a batch of prison
erswere being conveyed from Paw
tucket to this city by one of the
morning trains anincidentoccurred
which, we think, is worth chroni-
cling. A poor fellow was telling q
pitiful story to bis fellow passen-
gers, how be was hungry and had no
money with which to purchasefood.
One Of the prisoners overheard his
story, and calling him said "My
man, here is one dollar. 1t is all
the money I have, but lake it.
/ have never seen any one go hun
CRY while.it was in my power to
help it. - The poor fellow took
/, the money and thanked his kind
friend. Tbepassengers in the car,
seeing the generosity OF the pris-
oner, Immediately put together
and subscribed between seven and
eight dollars with which to pay
the prisoners fine, which after MS
trial, was done and he was releas-
ed.-Prouidence (R. ~ Journal.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

An Ohio clergyman, several
years ago, received a bright new
cent as a wedding fee. The other
day he met the bridegroom, who
mentioned the circumstance, and
said :: "My wife was a compara-
tive stranger to me at the time we
were united In wedlock. I had
not learned her value, and paid
accordingly. I find her a jewel,
SO here is an additional fee," at
the same time handing the aston
ished minister $40 gold piece.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

FAMOUS GENERALs.-DOn Piatt,
the plain.spOken correspondents OF
the Cincinnati ComerciaI, is not too
Radical to write as follows
Gas for Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan, | fear that under the im-
Partial pen Of military criticism, es-
peciaIly after the Confederate side
is heard, these, our shadO#ing lan-
rels, will Wither and fade and the
verdict will be That these officers
had the good luck to be in command
when the Confederacy fell to pieces
from exhaustion. OF the three,
Gen. Sherman il the most unfortu-
nate. From The time be and GraBt
threw a portion of their army on
the wrong side Of the river, at Sbi-
lob, and permitted it to be surprised
and butebered with the only ex-
ouse / ever heard, that one officer
was drunk and the other crazy to
the march from Chattanooga to At
lan'a, where be lost more men, kill
ed and wounded, than the enemy
bad under bin, we have a success
sion of military blunders."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

ROMANCE ON THE RAlL.-There
was a romantic meeting on q rail-
way train In Iowa, not long ago
At stopping-place a middle-aged
woman entered the cars. A gen.
tleman arose and offered a seat be-
side him. She had just seated
herself, when she exclaimed-"Oh,
my God p
Both of the parties sprang to
their feet, and while facing each
other, the gentleman, said-"Is it
possible How strangely we have
met; but let us part friends. am
going to my vile and family; you,
| presume, to meet your husband. "
The lady replied--"We may
part friends, and wiser than we
once were. My experience has
been bitter, and doubtless yours
has been the same. You will OBJ
lige me by stepping in the next
car" -sm
The parties shook hands and
separated. Ten years ago a pet
ty quarrel resulted in diyorcing
the parties. Both had since mar
ried, and lived to learn that old
love had not died ont.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

A SPleY FEMALE.-A well known
young lawyer a feS days since OBJ
tanned a divorce for pretty and
wealthy client, He sent in a bill
for $1,000. The next day the lady
called on him and inquired if be
wasiu earnest in proposing to ber.
Propose to you, madam didn't
propose TO you" replied the aston
lshed attorney.
swell, you asked for my fortune.
and ] thought you would have the
grace to take me with il" was the
calm reply. -
The lawyer silted.1-[N o. Pc
dyT7ae.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

Twenty years ago a Connecticut
man left a watch with a Boston
jeweller, to he cleaned and re-
paired, saying that he would be
in town IN day or two and call
for it. Last week the man called
in at the jewellers and asked /.
nDo you remember my leaving q
watch with you number Of years
since to be cleaned p "Yes," re-
piled the jeweller, "and here itis."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

Anything drawing over fifteen
feet of water must belightened in
order to pass through the Suez
Canal. Dredges, Sc, so obstruct
it that the passage is hazardous.
The company decline to take any
risk whatever. Itrequires mint
of money to keep the work in
order. b~s bsgiss7 5ssi--is9s
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27
A Husband and Wife
Meet Under Peculiar
O;ro,1,
Circumstances.
From the Kansas City Times

In the year of 1862, there lived
at Akron, Ohio, young bricklayel
who had wife. They lived to
gether quite happily for a while,
but of a sudden the husband dis
appeared and came out to the
West. He went to California, to
Colorado, to British Columbia.
any place in fact, where he could
hear OF gold, silver or lead. 1t is
not recorded that he made any
money. Indeed, rolling stone
gathers but little moss, and the
bricklayer was no exception.
He did not write to his wife
from the year 1862 to the year
1869. A long time truly, if on
one side there was love, and on
the other constancy. She might
have believed him dead and telt
relieved /; she might have deemed
him faithless and felt sorrowful,
she might have still been true to
the memory of her earlier vows
and felt a tender emotion. By
the sequel, however, shall one
best Judge of the heart.
The husband drifted hiiher and
thither. Working a little here,
he went yonder; having q good
job to-day, tomorrow saw him
out of money and out of elbows.
BricklayerS are probably philoso-
phical mechanics, for this one took
his good or evil fortune as a sal
lor takes weather aboard ship
that is to say, as it comes, cheerly
and kind. At last the tide
whether at It's ebb or food we
know not--which had been bear
ing him as a waif since 1862,
brought him safely to Kansas
City. He sought for work and
obtained it. In looking about for
board, The man who employed him
said:
"Come to my house If you
live as live, you are welcome"
The bricklayer went. Washed
his hands Oh the back porch, en-.
tered the dining-room, and sat him
self down to warm. A woman
entered, gazing as one fascinated
upon the bricklayer, approached
him nervously and cried out;
"My husband!'
"My wifei" was the philosophi-
cal answer, "but what do you do
here2" -
1t was indeed their first meet
ing since 1862. Explanations
followed. The husband was by
no means hard to appease. The
wife, il appeared, had followed his
employer from her home in Ohio,
was living with him as his wife,
and for a consideration the right
full husband concluded not to dis
turb the existing relations. He
still boards in the house-whieh
is situated on the levee near the
Pacific railroad depot--and works
for the man who still retains pos
session of his former wife. TAX
ing everything into consideration,
the whole affair has about it an
air of coolness not usual in such
latitudes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

was picked out for me. A candl,
was burning on the table, by th'
light of which / saw that som,
person was in the bed. Not feel
ing inclined to kick up anothe
fuss, l concluded to crawl in witt
him and say nothing about it.
In q very short time / was in bec
and ready to go to sleep. | hac
not been in bed long before th'
door opened, and a young man ant
woman came into the room, anc
took seats by the candlestand.
Something else on hand, Nat,
thought / to myself, 'but let 'en
rip - ~, ~.
"They looked very serious a
first, but it finally wore of, anc
they got to chatting very lovingly,
and huggin' and kissin' a little
l was delighted with the perform
ances, and thought the feller ii
bed with me ought to see it anc
enjoy the fun, too, SO 1 whispered
him s1H se
/" Say, Captain, old boss, jest
look up
"They both started up like a
shockih' mill had touched 'em,
and they seemed to be awfully
scared, till the gal said, 'it was on.
ly the wind BLOWN again the
winder.' s1 aa tsseea III gs|
"They soon got to huggin' and
kissin' agin, and as l could not
rouse our friend ! thought Id jest
have a little fun to myself.
"sSliPs, says ], just as they was
fetching their lips together, and
up they sprung like lightning, and
loped for the door, but as fortune
would have it, the young feller
had dropped the key, and he
couldn't git out.
"'Never mind, said l, it's fun
for me as well as you. | love to
see sich things agoin' on
"This seemed to scare 'em more
than ever.
cit was rich, too rich to enjoy
alone, and / determined to wake
up my bed feller. slapped my
hand on his chin; it was cold as
ice. e saor -
"Thunder and St. Louis, Nat
said !, you're in bed with a dead
man, and without waiting to con-
slider the matter, I sprang to the
floor. The youngsters gave a
loud squalI, fetched agin theclosed
door, and I pitched with 'em,
which resulted in smashing the
darned thing open: Without wait
ing for ceremony or formalities,
we all bolted for the STAIRS
Hearing the racket, the landlord,
who occupied a room still further
back, came bolting after US
Catching a glimpse Of him, I took
him to beIthe dead man, and SO |
put all steam on, and ran close in
wake Of the lovers. / could not
pass them, however, for they were
frightened out of their senses,
having no idea bat ] was the de-
ceased in close pursuit. In this
condition we all tumbled promis-
cuously down stairs into the bar
room. e
Snow let's go and take some
thing, hoss," said Nat, ''but don't
say anything, about this when
you get home, or Sally may be
uneasy about me-"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

! A young man living in Lafay.
cite, Ind., is humility personifed
The other day he asked a young
lady if he might "be allowed the
privilege Of going home with her"
and was Indignantly refused
whereupon he inquired, very
humbly, if he might be 'allowed
to sit on the fence and see her &c
by."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

A township collector in Rock
Island county, Ill, buried one hun
dred and eighty dollars in green
backs under a barrel in his cellar
recently. The rats confscated the
money, and deposited it in hole
in the wall, where the collector
found it a heap OF nibbled curren
cy, out of which about one hun.
dred and fifty dollars were, with
much pains, reconstructed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

An Omaha husband revenged
himself upon the man who stole
his wile's affections by getting a
divorce and then compelling the
lover to marry the woman at the
muzzle of a pistol.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

4 witness in a Richmond (Va.)
court, the other day, told the
Judge to"hush his mouth, as he
couldn't talk to two men atonce.
He had an opportunity to reflect
upon bis rudeness in jail. ~ - \
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

In the new Lutheran Church at
Hagerstown, Nd, a large hand is
painted on the wall in the vesti-
bnle, pointing down to a spittoon
with the inscription, .'Please leave
your tobacco there : : s-..-s 81 s.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

An old lady on train not far
from Lafayette, Ind I, hearing the
brakeman sing out 'sEubanks Cut"
sailed to the door and asked -"Is
he hurt much ?" li1 ,asaN s-lF'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

The editor of the Danbury (Ct.)
Times is going into the "inter-
viewing" business, and evidently
to some purpose. He gives no.
tice as follows: "We shall 'inter-
view a number of our citizens this
week on the subject of finance.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

There were recently in Freder-
icksburg, Va, more land buyers
from the North than could be con-
veniently accommodated at the ho-
tells. .ssa ev
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

Two little dogs got into q fight
in Buffalo the other day, but a
large Newfoundland happened a.
long, and, after watching the com.
batants a few minutes, suddenly
caught up one of themby the neck
and trotted of with it, keeping
firm hold upon him until bis an
cry passions had time to cool. r.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

The Arizona Indians are opera
ting heavily on corn--shst is
stealing it from the sestleEs iz
large quantities.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27

Northerners are arriving in
Florida in large numbers, and
many have purchased land and
gone to work,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-27
A Rebel Renegade and
Federal Spy in Limbo.
From the Omaha Republican

Deputy United States Marsha
Jesse Suaner, arrived from Poin
of Rocks yesterday afternoon, hdv
ing in custody the notorious Cap
tain Shanks. He was originally
in the rebel army, and being ia
ken prisoner was confined in Camp
Douglas, at Chicago. 1t was be
who divulged the plot which reb
els there confined and outside
sympathizers had formed for es-
cape from the camp and the gen
eral pillage of Chicago. For this
very important service he was re-
warded with a captaincy in the
Federal army.
After the war he held a snbor-
dinate position in the United
States Land Office in this city,
and it was while in this situation
that the alleged fraud was perpe-
trated for which he is now held in
custody. The United States
Grand Jury found true bill, at
its last session in this city, against
Captain Shanks, for forging, pass
ing, uttering and publishing GER
tifcate of land, on the 18th of Oc-
tober, 1867. The indictment
reads that the said Captain Shanks
did "willfuliy, knowingly, unlaw-
fully, feloriously and falsely make,
forge and counterfeit certain
written aud printed paper, purpor-
ting to be certificate of location
OF certain lands or the United
States and purporting to have been
made by VIM. f. Sweezy at said
date aforesaid; VIM. F. Sweezy
being Register of the United States
Land Office at Omaha"
During the two years past, Cap
tain Shanks has been practiciug
medicine at the various towns a.
long the line of the Pacific Rail-
way, with varying success. He
was brought before the United
States Commissioner Smith, and
held for trial in bail of $1,000.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-13
CURRENT NOTES,

There were 300 deaths in Chicago last week.
The Siamese twins have joined circus troupe
Gen. Breckenridge and Chief Justice Chase
are visiting Chicago
The new Constitution in Illinois has been
adopted by 10000 majority.
A fire occurred in Oil City, Pennsylvania, on
the 4th, destroying $500 worth of property
Senator Casserly delivered the 4th of July
Grafton in Tammany Hall, New York
The greater portion Of Golden Hill, Nevada
was destroyed by fire on the 9TH inst
Nearly a million Of letters were delivered
from the Chicago postohicc during the month of
June
Mr.. Summers recent resolution in reference to
Cuban affairs created quite sensation at Ha-
vana.
An unusually large number Of persons are
attending the Green Mountain summer resorts
this season
Red Cloud is said to be calling together In
dian tribes for the purpose of making war on
the whites
The real estate of New York is valued at SIP, =
l34,3jO, being an increase over last year Of $50
4s9, 1872
a fire occurred at Oswego, New York, on the
~
Total loss, $4,000
The Barrett House and several other buildings
in Keokuk, Iowa. were burned on the 4th
Loss, $4,000
a number of Indian warriors recently visited
South Pass, Wyoming, and robbed settlers of
property amounting to $4,000.
A drought Of so severe Il character prevails in
France, that farmers are selling their cattle at
two cents per pound.
The latest excitement in sporting circles in the
vicinity of New York was a trotting match for
a purse of 81 900, Lady Thorn won it.
There were nine murders in New York and
vicinity last Monday, and the World boasts that
it was the best behaved city ON the continent.
A fire broke out in the National Hotel stables,
Rochester, New York, on the 9TH inst, commu-
nicating to other buildings and Destroying prop
erty worth $4,000
On the night of the 4th fire broke out in "A
tenement house in Providence, Rhode Island,
destroying the house and leaving twenty fami-
lies without shelter.
The politicians of New York have been great
ly exercised over the removal of Moses H.
Grinnel, as Collector of Customs for that port,
and the appointment of Thomas Murphy in his
stead.
Gen. j. a. Garfield has been nominated by
reclamation for recollection to Congress from the
Ninth Ohio District. The country has few bet
ter men than Gen. Garfield and he will certain
ly be elected.
Some time in next month, Rev. DIR. Newman,
of the Metropolitan NJ. +. Church, in Washing
ton, will deliver sermon at Salt Lake against
the abominaton Of polygamy. He does this on
the invitation of prominent Mormons
The disappointed office-seeker who controls
the editorial department Of the New York SIN
abuses Gen. Grant for having visited Mr.. Bow
en-, of the independent This is about reason
able as many other editorials which appear in
that journal.