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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-07-04
Legal Notice.

A LFRED EVANS of the State of Indiana,
II and John Evans, whose residence is un-
known, will take notice that James A. Flow
ers, by Thomas 8. Fowler his guardian, did
OF the 10th day of June, A D, 1871, file his
petition in the court of common pleas of
Monroe county, Ohio. against the said Alfred
Evans, John Evans, Joel R, Evans, Eli Evans,
Sarah Evans, and others, defendants, in which
petition he asks partition Of the following
described real estate situate in the countysof
Monroe, Ohio, to wit. The west half Of the
southwest quarter Of section nine, township
five Of range FIVE, containing eighty acresi
also, the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter, of the same section, township and
range, containing forty acres; also the east
half of the southeast quarter of section ff.
teen, township FIVE of range FIVE, confirming
eighty acres; and the said Alfred Evans and
John Evans are notified that they are requir-
ed to appear and answer said petition on OF
before the third Saturday after the 18th day
of July, A D, 1871. Dated June l3, A D 1871
AMOS & SPRIGGS,
je13w6, Attorneys for petitioner,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
A Startling Idea on FL
nance.

About the beginning of the
present century. the old bank of
Albany (since defunct, then pre-
sided overly thirteen distinguished
representatives of Fatherland, is.
sued its first circulating notes
Immediately alter their receipt
from the printer, an application
for a loan of few thousand dol.
lars was made to the bank by a
drover, we'll known in Albany for
his ability and financial soundness.
The loan was passed by the board,
and the cashier ordered 70 pay
the money, who, like a faithful
officer, revolved in his mind as to
what kind of money be would pay
whether it should be their own
currency or gold. The first item
puzzled him; It was new. The
directors were Immediately recon-
vened, and the subject was laid
before them. Chairs were drawn
to the great fireplace, thirteen clay
pipes were lighted, and discussion
ensued upon the proposition to
pay out the new currency. No
satisfactory conclusion was likely
TO be arrived at, until the follow
ing speech was made by one of
the number
Gentlemen of the board These
bills Ofours, received to-day, have
cost this bank large sum of mon
ey. The engraver, the printer,
the paper-maker and dincidentals, all
have to be paid. The thought of
these expenses, so justly incurred,
does not stagger me in the least ;
for the bills are very fine, and an
ornament to the bank. But, gen.
tlemen, when it is proposed to send
these new bills into the far West,
there to be traded off for cattle
torn, soiled, and perhaps utterly
destroyed-I, for one, solemnly
protest. | venture, this moment,
gentlemen, TO assert the opinion,
that should you be so unwise as
to allow these new bills to be sent
North and West, broadcast be-
yond Lansingburgh, Schenectady
and away the other side of Utica
(as understand this man propo-
ses to take some of them,) you
will never see them again, so long
as the bank of Albany has an ex-
istence or name.
The motion was lost and the
gold was duly paid.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

"Tw0 Dollars for one year, inVa-
Yfably in advance; Two Dollars and
Ftty Gents if payment be deferred three
months. Ali papers going out of the cOun-
~ to be paid for IA ddcdnce
or Single copies, Ten Gents each
TAdvertisements inserted at One Dolla,
per square Of Ten Lines or loss for the first
insertion; Fifty Ceuts for each continuance.
P Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
GA liberal deduction viii be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, OF
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Cents per square.
Or The privilege Of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited TO their own immediate and
regular business and the business of an sd-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that of its individual m emhers. 0E5-No de-
Walton from these terms under any circurn-
stances
or Adj vsrtisements not marked with the
number Of insertions when handed in, viii be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted.
OF No advertisements inserted gratu. .tously
eDs Advertisements of an abusive nature
will rot be inserted at any price.
t1s Announcing candidates Five Dollars
TO be paid in advance in every case. 5
or 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, 1871-05-25
Perpetual Motion.

The 1oui.ier-Journal pub
fishes the following joke on our
neighbers of Williamson coun~
ty-
"a Sort of "jjoint stock com
pany, y with a capital Of $500,
has been organised in William
son county, Tenn, for the pur-
pose of building a contraption
they call "a perpetual motion" :"
The thing is TO consist of wa
ter-tank and a large Wheel
The water is TO come down
from the tank and tlHnthe wheel,
and the wheel, with the help Of
some weights, is to carry the
water back into the tank. And
this Interchange of friendly of
fees blythe wheel and water is to
go-on forever and forever. The
only perpetual thing about the
contrivance will be the perpetq=
al regret the "steckholders'
will feel that they ever fooled
away their time. and money up.
on such a cheap aud absurd
swindle.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
a Clergyman Refunds g
Small Marriage Fee.

An association of Congregation
al ministers met in Oswego, New
York, last week, and the points
of one unofficial report made at
the gathering are thus given by
the Binghamton Republican:
A few days ago, one Of the cler.
fgymen said, young man called
upon him and asked him to Gffici-
late at his wedding, saying that
fthe young woman whom he in,
tended to marry lived twelve miles
away, but the marriage was to be
at the house of her uncle, only
four miles from the minister's
house. The brevet groom gave a
moderate fee in advance, borrowed
the good mans buggy to bring
the intended bride to the rem
devious, and at the appointed
time the clergyman reached there,
as best he could, and found all
ready. But just then the young
lady concluded she would not be
married. The groom told the
minister that he thought he could
some day induce her to change
her mind, and if SO he should be
brought in. In few days he came
around, the "gal had come to her
oats" but he was afraid she might
retract again before he could take
her to her uncle's, and to avoid all
risk he had called in a clergyman
right there, and made all fast.
sand now, Elder" said he show
about that fee gave you; you
did not do the job?" The elder
.intimated that he had loaned him
his carriage gtatouitusly, andIhad
put in an appearance at the time
and place named, at some cost to
himself, and it was not his fault
that he did not do the job. "Well,
Elder" was the response, in tri
umphant tone; "and SO was l
there too, and itwasn't my fault
that you did not do the job, and |
want my money" And he got his
money.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
A Plucky Traveller.

We copy the following from
the Meridian Democrat:
ga strong, healthy, young man
travelling from Tennessee to Tex
as in search of fortune, found
himself a few days ago in Homer,
Louisiana, and ] applied at the
livery stable for conveyance to
Minden, a distance of twenty-five
miles over a rough hilly road, and
finding that the expenses of the
trip, including his trunk which
weighed ninety pounds would a.
mount to ten dollars, he applied to
a workman for :he use of a few
tools and soon constructed a
wheelbarrow, upon which he
placed his baggage, and with his
own hands wheeled it TO Minden
before sundown, clearly showing
that "where there is a will there is
"a way At Minden be took the
stage and went on his way in
search Of. a fortune. { Such men,
who go to work to turn something
up, and not wait for something to
turn up, will be rich men and
law makers of the country
Look out for him in Texas"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
w hatDoes "Ten Pct Int.
Mean.

From the Bureau County (Ill.) Republican.
Among the many interesting
questions, presented for solution
to our courts, the one that heads
this article, was, a short time
since under consideration in our
County Court, rnder the follow
ing statement of facts. A claim
against an estate was presented
to the court for probate, which
iclaim was a note cf hand in the
usual form, except the part le-
lating or purportipg to relate to
interest, which was as follows, "at
ten pct inst annually" The on
ly question of difficulty to the
court and Of interest to the parties
was to find out what this singular
combination of words and letters
meant. Judge Smith held that
there were no abbreviations in
use representing the word "per
cent" or INTEREST" that the words
and letters ''ten pct inst,' as here
used meant nothing, and were
surplusage and so to be treated j;
that the note'was silent as to the
rate of interest it would draw,
and must be governed by the
statute which provides six per
cent per annum, in the absence
of any other rate specified; that
it was not the province Of the
court to supply words in a writ
ten contract, not there or legally
implied in the contract, and that
to do so would be to make a new
or different contract from the one
the parties had made; that these
words and letters had no meaning
any more than the words and let
ters, 'ten Ii. Y. z. inst" would
nave used IN nthe same place, and
gave judgment for the amount
due on the note, and interest at
the rate of 6 per cent per annum.
The correctness of this decision is
questioned by some. We do not
know whether it is right or not !;
but we do suggest that all persons
preparing notes should take time
to write them fully and plainly SO
as to leave no room for question
Of this sort TO arise.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

THE DYING NEVER WEEP. = 1t is
a striking fact that the dying new.
er weep. The sobbing, the heart
breaking agony of the circle of
friends around the death-bed, call
forth no responsive tears from the
dying. Is it because he is insen.
sibIe, and stiff in the chill of DISC
LUTON? That cannot be, for he
asks for his fathers hand, as if to
gain strength in the mortal strug-
gle, and leans on the breast of his
mother, sister or brother, in still
conscious affection. Just before
expiring, he calls the loved ones,
and with quivering lips, says
"Kiss mel" showing that the love
which he has ever borne in his
heart is still fresh and warm. 1t
must be because the dying have
reached a point too deep for earth
ly sorrows, too transcendant for
weeping. They are face to face
with higher and holier things,
with the Father in Heaven and
His angels. There is no weeping
in that blessed abode to which he
is Fastening.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
Excessive Grief.

On the afternoon of Friday,
March 9lst., in the city of Bridg-
port, Conn, there was a funeral.
A prominent citizen, long connec-
ted with the church there, was
dead, and on this day his friends
were called to assist in the solemn
ceremonies of consigning his re-
mains to the tomb. While the
mourners were standing about the
coffin, looking in upon the corpse,
a few feet therefrom stood an old
man, for a long time engaged in a
wagon manufac'ory in that city,
and who seemed 10 take the death
of his friend with more than usu-
al sadness and sorrow. Turning
to a friend, he said:
81 tell you, DR.. Rogers, God
never made another man like him.
He was the best man | ever saw.
He was the only neighbor l had
that would-lend me -four, potatoes,
and such things, without dunning
me to bring them back. 1t is q
bad day for Bridgeport when such
men die. Itmakes me feel aw-
full. I've seen some of my own
family go, but never had anything
strike me as this does. 1t seems
to sit right down on me and kink
me all up-just as felt the night
/ heard New Hampshire had gone
Democrats"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
Scene in Court,

The trial of Crawford Black,
for the murder of McKaig, tue Sc
ducer of his sister, was brought
to a close in the Court of Fred
rick county, Md, on the 20th.-
The Baltimore Gazette thus des-
cribes the scene in the crowded
Court Room, when the verdict was
rendered: +
The foreman arose, amid al
most breathless silence, and said,
in a clear voice, a little tremulous,
mot guilty. A scene of the wild.
est excitement followed No
sooner had the words passed the
lips of the foreman than a shout
of heartfelt exultation arose from
the crowd. George Layman,
Sheriff of Allegheny county, a
stalwart mountaineer who sat
near the prisoner, seized him a.
round the neck, raised him up and
kissed him with fervent JOY. His
mother clung to him as if to save
him for her own embraces; a dozen
men rushed towards him to shake
him by the hand, and everything
indicated with what popular feel
ing the verdict had been received.
This scene lasted for a minute or
more.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
!gaen,pte pt 5be 80 Mapses,
Remembers. Boys Make
1ta5A Men.


Dob Men.
When you see a ragged urchin 4
Standing wistful in the street,
With torn hat and kneeless trowsers,
Dirty face and bare red feet,
Pass not by the child nnheeding,
+. Smile upon him. Mark me, when
He's grown he'll not forget it;
For remember, boys make men.
When the buoyant youthful spirits
Overflow in boyish freak,
Chide your child in gentle accents;
DO not in your anger speak.
You must sow in youthful bosoms
Seeds offender mercy, then
Plants will grow and bear good fruitage
When the erring boys are men.
Have you never seen a grandsire,
With his eyes aglow with joy, &
Bring to mind some act of kindness
Something said to him, boy?
Orrelate some slightor coldnesS,
+. With brow all clouded, when
He said they were too thoughtless,
To remember boys made men.
Let us try to add some pleasure
To the life OF every boy;
For each child needs tender interest
i. Inits sorrow and its joy,
Call lyour boys home by its brightness
They avoid gloomy den,
And seek for comfort elsewhere,
And, remember, boys make men.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
Preaching VS.. Practice.

= : - Z
The Sumner County Agricnltu
raj and Mechaaical Society goes
abroad and gets its printing done.
and actually pays higher price
when a home office offered to dc
| the same work for several dollars
less. Queer world, this !! Funny,
too, that it hangs to the mechanical
part of the name of The Society
Next year, we suppose, that it will
get for exhibition horses, pigs and
cows from somewhere eIse.-
Gallatia Eraa.i,ter. go
a Yes, and not only. that, the En-
an,i,ler Office has facilities and can
dojust as good work, no doubt, as
the foreign. Office to which these
"patronizers' of the mechanic arts
saw proper to give the work. We
think like the Examiner that the
mechanical partof the 'ialne should
be stricken off. Why attempt to
humbug an honest people by pre-,
tended friendship, when such
filings are made at the very foun-
dation and builder of your now
immense structure Was it not
yonr county paper that did more
towards establishing the Agricul-
turai society onga sure basis than
any species of engine that your
Board could possibly bring TO bear,
not even excepting your money.
Yes, ignore your home paper, the
friend of your infancy, patronize a
foreign establishment, and when
you desire the aid Of the press, GO
abroad and get it, and see if you
owe anything to an institution that
you sag cannot print your program
mes and posters in style to suit
your .fastideous taste. Shame on
you, gentlemen. We thought bet
ter of the officials of the Agricul-
ttral Society. HdrtSrale Fidette.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

A gentleman, in bis eagerness
at the table to answer a call for
some apple-pie, owing to the knife
slipping on the bottom of the dish
found his knuckles buried in the
crust, when wag who sat oppo-
site him very-gravely observed,
whilst he held his plate: "Sir,
I'll trouble you for bit while
your hand is in"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
Beginning take..in-the-A !

\ stbegiARiRg to. takezin-the.A
mess of the joke, and finally
bursted out in an expressn. a
which was amixture Of aston.
Eishment, chagrin, merriment.
'Evexation and perplexity, and
holding out his hand with. un-.
conditional surrender written
all oyer his face, exclaimed.
I'.Sold y
That WAS the only word in
THE American language That
Icould adequately express the
situation.
But the self was an easy ono,
and required no skill ate all
The factis that which the origi-.
nal signature was compared
with the forgeries the discrepan-
cies were so palpable- that III
wayfaringnan, though a fool"
need not be taken in; and yet,
If my friend had not been II
deacon, which he. was4-and is
and if / had been as most
|forgers, j could have won u
very nice sum, had Isefered to
stake it ON the issue.
Finally. to convince the Dea-
con that he was not the only fool
in the firm, / called up one of
the other partners, and,showing
him the three false signatures,
asked him to consider which
was the genuine. With a great
show Of ready discernment, he
the top one, and began
at once to point ont the weak
points in the others simply by
comparing them with what he
thought. the genuine. "Yes,'
said he, '.they are pretty fair
limitations, butdon't you seethe
length of this g AMI the turn
Of this n? Now look at the o.
riginab and see where the capi-
tai J sweeps round. There is
an attempt at it in the iInita-
ton, but it is a very weak one. y
HTheal YOU couldn't be inn
posed upon by one of these low
or signatures?" said /.
"No, not l.. They bear for
gerry upon their very face.
%Well, how about the fFst
one2 No mistake about that:
You would readily cash check
with that signature? 2"
"Oh, yes, that is all right
Anybody who ever saw the
Deacon's sign MANUAL could tell
it at a glance ," s.-.'''' '7l
SO the deacon divided up his
chagrin with the junior partner,
md felt better-Or worse, I've
which.
The fdctis, no man is safe ia
to his own signature
mot even Horace Greeley. to
us own-for no man writes his
twice alike, although
le may preserve his character
sites. And | would give very
title for the testimony of sex
oerts," unless backed by pret-
y strong collateral evidence
t would not be difficult, ordina-
lily, to identify a body of wri- >
ing, such as page, or even Il
iozen lines, but to decide as to
he genuineness of q single
word or signature is more than
[ should like to do, If either
ife or happiness depended up
IN IN - .- a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
Profitable Experience.

There are yet many slow and
old-fashioned business men who
think that advertising doesn't
pay. For the information Of such
we give the experience of a few
of the most successful business
men, expressed 10 their own Ian.
guage: si5 a5t ae. 2 asis z 2 .7ia{
Without adyertiseme nts
should bea poor man to-day.-H.
T. Helmbold. 80 g,.@a -,
"My success is owing to my
liberality in advertising Bon.
ner. 8; saFRz "a d;acs -a'js IS s.a5s !
advertising hes furnished me
with competence. "Amos Law.
renee. alei b1of 80 sasi4F 3
e"I advertised my productions
and made monsy?-Nicholas
Longworth. 10 a -, tfa-ci
Constant and persisting adver-
Using is a sure prelude to wealth"
Stephen Girard. ~ q z,s
He who,invests one dollar in
business shouldinvests one dollar
in advertising that Business. "A;
I, Stewart. sal .shg : ss.eT esUes5, :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

A Keokuk woman has made
application for a divorce from her
husband ON the plea that he is an
''infernal fool" The husband by
contesting the suit, has pretty well
substantiated the charge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

This is the style in which irrev-
erent Chicago announces a great
revivalist: "Elder Knapp hav-
ing converted three sinners in
7:263. will wrestle with the Fiend
next Sunday"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

Here is the fairest way to get
at a thing we ever heard of:
In case of slander" in the town
of Bedford, Indiana, the jury
assessed the damages by each
member writing, a sum upon
separate slips OF paper, adding
the sums, together, and dividing
by twelve, thusstriking an av-
erage, which proved to be ST.
400. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

The use of wooden boxes and
barrels as receptacles for ashes is
said to be the cause of nearly one
third of all the fires which occur
in American cities.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

a clergyman asked come chill
dren, "Why do we say in the
Lords prayer, Who art in
Heaven since God is every
where?" He saw a little drum
mer boy who looked as if he
could give an answer, and
turned to him for it; Swell, lit
tie soldier, what, do you say
"Because it is headquarters.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

If Brigham Young wore an ad-
'ditiopal weed on his hat every
time he lost q wife or mother IN
law, it is estimated that he would
have to have a hat twenty seven
feet high.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

The vigilant Marshal of the
Twenty-third District of Illinois
has discovered twenty pairs of,
twin children in the town of
Woodstock. A few towns like
that ood-stock State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

S A pet goat belonging to an Irish
man in Macon, Ga, ate up several
dollars in greenbacks, which he
found in an open trupk@in his
masters room. The Irishman
gave the goat q sound beating. and
dosed him with castor oil, . but
didn't get back his money. =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25
Another Mode Of swim.
-. : s'-..',.s :, . ..5 ding. a,s. ), a3,s '3aI

+ "A Sidney paper gives the fol
lowing: a"'' ' q 'o00 ESQ ~.
"Some weeks ago o couple of
men travelled through, this country
representing themselves to be a.
gents for the Cleveland insurance
company. They called on Henry
I'll. Crandal, and by their plausi.
sDle story convinced him that he
ought 4 to- insure his property.
They asked only a small sum Of
money down, and for another
small balance they would take a
note payable at some future time.
The agents agreed to insure the
property up to~its full value. Mr..
Crandal, thought he had good
thing, getting a great deal of Sc
curity at a very y.small cost, SO he
signed the note, and paid between
three and four dollars as the first
instalment. After these prelimi.
naries were arranged, the bogus
insurance agent drove up d light
ming, rod wagon and proceeded to
put up the rods on every corner
of, Crandal's house. Crandal de-
INJURED to this; he didn't want to
go to that expense. The agents
told him that they charged moth.
ing for the rods; the company paid
the cost to secure the property
they insured. Here is where the
point comes in. The other day
MFR. Crandal received notice, from
the First National Bank that they
held his note for two hundred and
thirty-six dollars for collection.
1t appears that the bogus agents
got him to sign q blank note,
which they filled up for the above
amount. This they sold to some
parties, who proceeded to enforce
collection as soon as possible after
the note became due. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

There is but one revolutionary
soldier now left who draws a PEN
sion, Dan'l F. Bateman of Free
dom, N. Y, whose pension is $500
per year, and be is lOg years old,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

Treasurer Spinner is recover
ing from a fit of cramp collie,
caused by writing his autograph.
The man that tried to read il died.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-25

A young Bostonian, wrestling
with his first moustache, is going
to name it after two celebrated
baseball clubs, because there are
nine on a side.