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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-18
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
In tho Country.

In the Country.
New Haven Is soon TO have an opera house made
out OF an old church.
There have been amateur representations OF Mark
Twains "Innocents Abroadn at Indianapolis.
Fort Wayne Is to have Q $4,000 opera house,
when the location is selected the money raised and
the building erected.
E. L. Davenport Is doing with the Chestnut, Phila-
dephia, what has been considered ON imposs.
btlity-he Ia making II q success.
Mrs. Jane Coombs Brown, who has been or the
boards for several years. has engaged the following
travelling company TO support her:-Frederlck
Robinson. leading; Mark bates, juvenile; Marie VIII
klns, old woman; Sol Smith, second old man; A. ID.
Bradley, first old man.
a theatrical paper has the following amusing
story from tue City Of Dlvorces:-A gentleman OF
peculiar scaoar;nip has IN Chicago, written play
Tor Little Nell" This play opens with the crew OF
ship fishing for whales with hook ana line. They
catch one and haul iG In under the ships lee. Tney
then cut the monster open, and oil Its bowels Is
taken the star actress. critic said to the author
"lsnt this rather improbable ~ sNO,n was the
reply I'VE have Scripture for It, Did not the whale
swallow Noanr Jonah, you mean ~ said the
critic. "Well, where's the difference, Jonah or
Noah It was one OF the old All family In the Bible 20
retorted the eruite drama list. The production OF
the play Is delayed for lack Of line to hold whale
the lines in the play itself being rather weak.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-18
UNITED STATES sUPREME COURT.

DecisiOns-Verbal Contracts Of Insurance
Agents Binding Upon the Compnny-Juris-
diction OF District C0urts-DecisiOn OF the
Postmaster General in Certain Gases Final.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1871.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27
TERMS.

"Two Dollars for one year, S0Ua-
3 obSe in advance: Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out Of the coun-
sy to be paid fer an GdUdRce
or Single copies, Ten Gents each.
TAdvertisementsi inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or loss for the first
Insertion Fifty Gents for each continuance.
CT Local aud Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
~A liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, or
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Gents per square.
OF The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business and the business of an sd-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that of its individual members. 0INo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
OF Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted.
OF No advertisement inserted gratu ,tously
b5e Advertisements of an abusive nature
will rot be inserted at any price.
BT Announcing candidates Five Dollars
to be paid in advance in every case.
OF lob 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, 1871-04-27

The French citizens and news.
papers of New York are delighted
with Wendell Philips recent lee
ture on the European situation
He said "Bismark has planted in
every Frenchman's heart thecruel
purpose to carry back revenge to
the gates of Berlin. l know
what is said of Germany, her me
taphysics and her advance in Pro
testantism, but France has done
more for popular rights than q
dozen Germanies. | do not think
it becomes the United States tC
send out congratulations to the
blasphemous Emperor of Germa.
ny for his cuel conquest in this In
famous war. I mean what say,
for France, ever since 1871, has
been our yoke-fellow in the great
uprising of the people. She is
tn, only power in Europe that
with her will or against it, has
been the bulwark always at the
side of progress in this country"
The great agi..ator has been asked
to repeat this lecture.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27
The Wedding Bucket.

There once lived in the State
of Connecticut a somewhat Gu.
rious old fellow,-an eccentric,
positive old fellow whose wife,
luckily for the peace of the
family, was a pattern for mild
ness and Christian patience.
They had one daughter, a
kind-hearted girl, who very nat
urally became her. fathers, fayo-
rite, and when the time came for
her to be married the father did
: all he could to provide her with
an outfit suited for'the occasion.
A day or two after the we'd
ding, the new son-in-law came
to take the bride and her pos
sessions to their new, home
The goods were carefully slowed
away in the ox-cart, and all
things made ready tor the de-
parture, when the old man step
ped forward and said: g., zs
"Hary, you are about taking
my gal away, and though you
have the best right to her, yet l
must own it's hard parting with
her. She is a spunky piece
got a good deal of old man a.
bout her. Now, Harry, take
the water-pail, (produciRg a
fine new one,) and if she throws
fire you throw water
| And so he bade them good
by. -i1I a. .l.aras. Us ha
t What a fine thing it would
have been if some touchy coup
les could have had just such a
bucket given themon their we'd
ding-day, with plain instruc-
tions how to use it. It would
have saved many a broil, and
put out many a fire which, left
alone, consumes peace, happi-
ness, and home itself, in its flu
rious flames.
The old farmer spoke wisely,
yet Solomon taught the same
lesson long ago when he said:
GA soft answer turneth away
wrath" .l
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27
A Boys Opinion Of To
baccO.

The following composition, by
a boy of thirteen, drew the prize
at school examination in Brook
'Iyn:
Tobacco grows something like
cabbage, but / never saw none of
it boiled, although ! have eaten
boiled cabbage and vinegar on il,
and l have heard men say that
cigars that was given them on elec-
ton day, for nothing, was cab
bage leaves. .-.f
Tobacco stores are mostly kept
by wooden Injuns, who stand by
the door and try to fool little boys
by offering them bunch of, cigars
which is glued in the Injun's hand
and is made of wood also. t
Hogs do not like tobacco.
Neither do /. m t4,e.Ll
Tobacco was invented By man
named Walter Raleigh. When
the people FIRST saw him smoking.
they thought he was q steamboat,
and, as they had never seen a
steamboat, they were frightened.
My sister Nancy is a girl.
! don't know whether she likes
tobacco or not. -asse. +
There is young man named
Leroy who comes to see her.
/ guess she likes Leroy.
He was standing on the steps
one night, and he had a cigar in
bis mouth, and be said he didn't
know as she would like it, and
she said:
Leroy, the perfume is aereea-
ble."
But the next morning, when
my big brother Tom lighted his
pipe. Nancy said: =:
Sect out of the house, you hor-
rid creature, the smell of tobacco
makes me sick e
Snuff is Iniun meal made out
of tobacco. l took a little snuff
once, and then ] sneezed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27
A Warming to others.

Ex-Governor Holden, of
North Carolina, who has just
been deposed from his office,
proposes, it is said, to appeal to
the supreme court Of the United
States. He will find very little
relief in this direction. The
New York Sun, an independent
republican journal, takes the
proper view of the case when it
says: at is to be hoped, and
cannot be doubted, that this ac-
ton will have a good effect, not
only by serving as warning to
other corrupt officials, but also
as an encouragement for the
carpet-bag rule in other States
to look for better days. Efforts
will be made to hold him up as
a martyr to rebel hate, but the
Republican party cannot afford
to adopt any such martyrs
Mr.. Holden is said to have
given out in Washington that
he intended to appeal to the U
nited States Supreme Court to,
undo the work of the Court of
impeachment, on the ground
that some of the Senators were
disqualified for holding their of
fee; but this is manifestly abb.
surd. The action of the North
Carolina Senate in this matter
is final, and cannot be Oyerruled
in any quarter"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

The recent royal marriage in
England suggests to that judicious
moralist Mr.. Punch some timely
reflections respecting matrimonial
contracts in general, and these he
expresses iu the subjoined melOdi-
Gus language
Happy the man who, when he takes a bride
EspOuses her alone, and none beside;
And doth not find, as many husbands do,
That he has married her relations too.
Let him that needs must wed select wife
Whose parents, both, departed have this life,
Her sole regard that he may comprehend
And prove the friendless orphans only friend
What mortal ever yet the husband saw
Blest in the mother he acquired by law?
Exceptions to all rules in time are born
Long live thy mOther-in-law o Lord Of Lorne
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

DIE MoDENwELT.-TEe
April number of this beautiful
Fashion Periodical, published in
Europe, and imported by S. T.
TAYLOR, No. 391 Canal street,
New York, has been received,
and we must confess that it is
one of the best and most relia-
BILE journals on fashion for ladies
and children in this country; in
fact, it is worth more to the la
dies than all the other fashion
magazines combined. No lady
should be without it. 1t gives
some 1,500 illustrations, $50
patterns, 400 diagrams Of en-
broidery, and u large colored
engravings yearly, and the price
is so cheap that every lady can
afford to subscribe for it-only
So year or 80 cents for single
copies. Can be had of all news
dealers, or S. T. TAYLOR, 39l
Canal street, New York. Mr..
TAYLOR has the exclusive agen-
cy of the English edition fol-
this country, and will send
specimen copies for 20 cents:
so, ladies take our advice and
send for a copy Immediately.
and depend upon it you will
never regret it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27
What Makes the Wind
Blow.

II the question were, "Who
makes the wind blow 2" all our
young friends would have a ready
answer they know that God con-
trolls oil the forces of nature
But he uses means. The sun is
His great wind-maker. To under
stand its action, think of the air
as a great ocean like water, but
much lighter, entirely surrounding
the globe. The sun shines upon
this ocean of air and through ii
on the earth. heating them both,
and imparting most heat at the
earth's surface. But the suns
rays shine more directly down on
some parts than others, and there
fore heats them more. Thus, it is
always hotter in the region of the
equator than at the poles; Now
heat expands a fluid, making it
lighter, and when part of the air
is expanded by the heat, it rises,
and the cooler, surrounding air
rushes in to fill its place, and thus
wind is produced. The following
simple exeriment will show just
how this works.
Fill a large tin pail with water,
in which scatter some fine bread
crumbs. Place a burning lamp
under the middle of the pail, and
the crumbs will soon begin to rise,
carried up by the heated column
of water, and then making a curve
toward the sides will sink down.
ward, and pass in horizontal direc-
tion along the earth's surface. In
room containing hot stove drop
into the air in different places bits
of light cotton or dry thistle bios
SONS, and you will see how the
air is moving to each point.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

Count Won Bismarck has noti-
fed the French Government that
the sum of two hundred thousand
francs must be paid by France TO
the mother Of NJ. Hart, an ex-of-
ficer of the Prussian army, who,
at the breaking out of the war,
was arrested in Paris as a Prus.
sian spy, unjustly condemned to
death by a military commission,
and executed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

a Washington correspondent
of the Louisville COurier-J our
nal has been found to take up
the cudgel in defense of Grant.
He admits that he is unlettered
and ignorant, and his warmest
friends concede that he is avari-
cious, he lacks the delicacy and
nice sense Of proprietv pos
sessed by Washington, Jetfer-
son, Madison and other men as
great as himself. But if they
were his superiors in these and
many other qualities which. "a
dorned that high place, in orig
nality of expression not one of
them was his equal. ''Fight it
out on this line" "Move on
the enemy's work" Marshall
Browns slut's pups" "Let
US have peace" I" &c, all have inn
pressed themselves deep in
the heart Of his countrymen.-
Another original expression
should also be credited to the
account of the illustrious
functionary. The other day
the general, talking with a
friend said he was surprised that
there was such difficulty in find
ing the Ku Klux in the South.
"Give me the power" said the
great man, "give me the power
to go down there; I'd find them
and shake them like bull terri
er shakes a rat" Now, this
isn't "nice," original or Dig
nified, but it is expressive, and
so much like Grant.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27
Keep your Top Cool.

Artemus Ward once, during g
journey across the plains, offered
a stage driver drink of whisky
from his flask, which was refused
in most decided terms. Said the
driver .G-
81 don't drink. / won't drink
and j don't like, to see any one
else drink. | am of the opinion
of those mountains-keep your
top COOL They've got snow. and
I've go; braiinpSYi aiinpYi that's all the diff.
erenee." - .G,f. - lL..-
> There Is a wealth of wisdom in
the sententious remark, "KeeI
your top cool. ';,g The fountain of
mans power and happiness is in
his brain, Alcohol is j foe of the
brain, and, when it gets there,
either benumbs it or perverts its
action: Remember the stage dri,
ver's curt philosophy.
--.- 80. :. -s------- .--s f..
ANINJENGTFoN CALLED FOR.
From Surprise Valley, Cal,
comes the story of an old man
who got very jealous that his
,young wife went to a ball with
a good looking fellow, and
stayed till broad daylight. The
old chap wehtto a justice of the
peace and told his story, wind
ing it up with, II want yer to
help me-for that ar thing has
been goin' on, about long e.
nough.
"WeH," says the Justice,
Payot can wfifteito Yrekd, and sc e
if some7of the lawyers can't get
you a divorce
.'Diyorce" roared the angry
man, "who the dickens wants a
divorce?'
The Justice began to- get
wrathy.
:If you don't want divorce,
what in the dickens brought
you here?"
i "Why I want an injunction
to stop further proceedings"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27
!Geltntpre Of fEe Mtsfs.
q e s'o< e p S
AsPRING-TINrE a CI1IRP.

ASPRING-TINEE "a CHIRE
The blue birds and the robins red
.. This morning came in pairs;
The blue birds with much modesty,
The 70 bins with some airs.
The morning winds moved gently
The reddening maple tree,
Where the blue birds and the robins
-l2Piped their spring-time mihstrelsy.
The audience room was very large,
The audience rather small
Peering through half f-cIosed window blind:
One family circle all.
The curtain rose at break of dav.
Dissolving into air .r.,~F tJra a4
The singers promptly were in place,
q For morning praise and prayer.
The little chirping soloists,
And chOristers as well. 5 .H
Trill ID clearly all the highest notes,
And to the lowest iell
So perfectly, in time and tune,
So blithely and so gay,
While the King of the Day, from the east
., ern sky.
Threw his robes Of night away.
|s1e's of ArI. 8W raC fGd .5..e ~
And in his car of molten gold,
With cloud-steeds snowy white,
On perfumed breath-the morning air,
Rode up the empyrean height,
In regal robes and roEat state,
!. Passing our maple tree,
Where the blue birds and the robins
!. Sang their morning melody. -.,
No flats, no sharps, not one false note,
None. hired to cry, ''encore
The daily programme warbled through,
All this and nothing more,
Comprising spring-time songs Of Joy,
At early break of days 7 ~. ff
From the blue birds and the robins,
In agenuine matinee.
With earnest listeners only ....
With only those who hear
/, The song of birds in spring-time, 81.
With eager listening ear;
The sky for an auditorium, f 'ii
The budding trees for bowers,
For guest the Sunof the morning;
Such are very precious hours.
But, ah, the concert closes
Toe seefii by far; each d6yI
And We look, ahd wait, and listen,
/ As the bird-notes die away
In the dim and gaulted distance
OF the blue, ethereal sky,
Leaving rainbow tints of beauty,
At our feet. as the world goes by,
Springfield Rep1tblieGn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

The Cincinnati Enquirer.
good authority, says: "One. oil
the ablest carpet-bag, Judges.
having the full confidence of the
Radicals of North Carolina, is
eminently qualified for the GRIM
inal department, having served
four and half years in the O.
hio State prison for burglary"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

The will of adefunct Califor-
MIA doctor directs that his body
shall be dissected, and the skel-
eton shall be well "wired to-
gether," and placed in the med
ical college, in case his wife
shouldn't want it as a mantel or
nament.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

In. Western Kansas when a
man forgets which horse is his,
the citizens have a ''neck-tie par
ty," whereat the forgetful indi-
vidual is politely boughed out
of society. This is worse than
Kuklux. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

q little Rome (Ga) boy, aged
fifteen, and a little Rome (Ga.
girl attempted to run away, last
week, in order to commit matrl-
mony. They wece overtaken at
the depot by their cold-blooded
parents, carried to their respec.
tive domicils, spanked, and put to
bed. This precious couple had
Just thirty-four dollars and half
between them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

BALLoU's MAGAZINE FOR
MAY.-There is an immense va
riety in the May number of Bal
LOUIS Magazine, and the stories,
sketches and poetry are all
good, while the illustrations are
fresh and seasOnable, just what
the people like and appreciate.
One of the most interesting adj
ventures is the story called
Caught by Mosby," by James
Franklin Fits. The terms
of ''Ballou's Magazine" are on
ly $1.50 per year, or 10 cents
per copy, or dubbed with ''THE
MONTHLY NOVELETTE," for So,
for the two. Thomes q Tai
bot, 63 Congress street, Boston.
are the publishers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

A great many western people.
have presented a temperance pc
tition in which they recite that
intemperance is the father of all
the vices that afflict our govern
ment. 1t may be so I; but we re-
ally thought old Jesse Grant was
that honored sire.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

The New York Sun says tru-
Iy: eff a man from the North
goes among the Southern peo-
pie with a view to business he is
gladly welcomed and kindly
treated" "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

One of the neatest toasts, ever
given-'.W Woman-the last word
on our lips, because it comes
from the bottom of our hearts.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

A bill has just passed the O.
hio Legislature to prevent cru
city to animals. Among other
things the bill forbids keeping
stock more than twentY-four
hours without food and water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

It is said that the Chinese
knew how to steal five hundred
years before the Radical party
was born. -u
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

The New York Sun, Radical.
is out in favor of the impeach-
ment of Grant for malfeasance
in office, receiving bribes, etc.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-27

A Cincinnati boy kicked a
mule twice. The long suffering
beast at last kicked back, and
the boy handed in his chips.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-05-26

TIE FAT or TIE LAND.-It is sta.
ted that hungry man who sits down
before pound "f bc"tsteel, teader
juicy, an inch thick, and eats it, will
find upon anal ysis that G5 per ccat. Of
this steak is water; that Is per cent.
will go TO give him an aldcrmanic
Acshiness; that II per cent. is ASST gn-
ed to warm him, and make him feel
comfortable Oh Il cold day. or tn
transforming inge;ients, according
to Dr.. PIayIair. every one, on an av-
craSe, requires 90 pounds annually 10
keep up II proper bodily condition. If
it is not obtained from steaks, then it
must be secured from something else.
Cheese is great flesh former (3O per
cent. J. and taken win beer, speedily
conrraIs all traces of un-iShtly ones.
Two ounce. Of dr>h-formcrs per diem
will keep man alive if he is not
forced to labor; bat bard labor re-
quirrS six. or the body will run short
of starch and sugar. and get behind
hand in health aud strength. In 100
parts of wheat there is 10 pounds OF
flesh. but there is nearly double the
amount in the same quantity OF oat-
meal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-05-26
Double Meanings.

The English language is peculiarly
abundant in words and phrases which
are capable Of two meanings. and
which TINS give rise to an endless
number OF mistakes, catches, and pnz-
zles, which afford Il great deal Of the
amusement Of everyday life a fam
liar example is the word got. which
may mean either WAS or procured.
Thus, one hoy says to another. with Il
grave face: "Frrd got shot today.
'"Whcrc" asks the other, i'll alarm.
''lIc got shot in hardware store is
the answer meaning: ii course, that
he bought it
y man assured Il 81 storo-kcrper who
heeilated to trust his companion for Il
purchase: IL he refuses to pay for
it, | will" His companion refused to
pay fer it. and so Gid the speaker; as
i'm one sens he had said he would.
1t is thus very easy. by using unccr-
tain language, to convey false i'm
preston.
A sheriff asked the wife Of a Qua
ker. against whom he had Il writ, If her
husband WAS at home. She replied !:
Yes, he will see thee in a moment
The sheriff waited: but the Quaker
did not appear. He was contcnted
with seeing the sheriff: he did not
care that the sheriff should sec him
The position Of words i'll il sentence
and the use. OF stops often entirely
alter the meaning. Thus. an account
Of 4 funeral irclares: "The remains
were committed 10 that bourne from
which no traveller returns attended
by his friends
Ignorant people are very apt to use
phra>ns with double meanings with
ont intending to do so. Among th|
advertisements, we May sometimes
. read that Il respectable young w"ma'
wants washing; the proprietor On j.;
/ bone mill udver,i>es that parties send
, ing their own bones to be ground Wi
he attended to with fidelity ana des
patch. 1t was ouce related IN cit'
paper how, during the celchratloh'
child was run over, wearing Il sh"r
red dress which lever spoke alter
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-05-26
BY W. A. LEE AND IIUGH WILSON.

his clothes. Then | had the satiSfac-
ton that the door laI closed soft Y
on my rctreating tormcntor: |
rolled over and elcpt the sleep of
Innocence.
The next morning on descending to
breakfast found an OH irirud seated
at tho table We mad not met for
years. After cordial dream. said:
"Are you stopping herc?"
II have been trying. But I am
nearly dead. | slept on Il bench III
tho bar-room amid Il L., al drunken
hru'es, who sang Binyo for was"rS OF
drink all night"
"Cnuld you get 10 hcd9"
ayes, had double bed to myself.
when that >trpid !,ndl"r'I sent up Il
crazy fellow, who walked and struck
out with do. S.irons %
"Good heaven, Gillcspy, was that
yon ?"
'And hang Won, Western, yon don't
mean to say that you served me that
trick 2"
1t was case that called for diplo-
matte explanations G"lary.