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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

Ina lecture in New York on
Tuesday, Rev. Robert Collyer
told the following story as one
among many Illustrations Of
"Clear Grit" the subject Of his
lecture. .
GA long time ago a minister
who had two deacons in his con-
gregation given TO sinful ways:
preached very practical SER
mon, without thinking of them
During the delivery Of his dis
course he took occasion to say.
Liar, stand on your feet and.
to his amazement one of the
deacons stood up and continued
to stand until the exhortation
was concluded. 1t so happen
ed that the next paragraph com
menced with these words: Let
those addicted to double-dealing
stand forth The deacon who
had already arisen looked ovel
to the other deacon, and whis-
pered, you had better get up
I did,"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
A Printer once determined that

A Printer once determined that
every time his fellow-workmen
went: out to drink beer during the
working hours, he would put in
the bank the exact amount which
he would Lave spent if he had
gone out to drink. He kept to
this resolution for five years. He
then examined his bank account
and found that he had on deposit
.$521 sc. Ia the five years he
had not lost a day from ill-health.
Three out of FIVE of his fellow
workmen had, in the meantime,
become drunkards, were worthless
as workmen and were discharged.
The water drinkerthen boughtout
the printing Office, went on en-
larging his business, and in twen-
ty years from the time he began
to put by his money was worth
.Sl0O,O00.LM O. Picdy,me.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
TERMS.


"TwO Dollars for one year, inSa-
rally IN adrGnce; Two Dollars and
Fifty Gents If payment be deferred three
nohths. All papers going out of the coun-
ty TO be paid for Sa ddcdace
or Single copies, Ten Gents each. p
Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or loss for the first
insertion; Fifty Cents for each continuance.
CP Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
CA liberal deduction will 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 ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that Of its individual m embers. 0<TNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circurn-
stances. -'
RT- Ad Vsrtisements not marked with tht
number Of insertions when handed in, will b
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted. @
OF No advertisement inserted grata.tousl,
"o Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
sD~ Announcing candidates Five Dollars
70 be paid in advance in every case. .5
CT Job Printing of all kinds neatly
done cn New Type, and on as REASONABLE,
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
The Cheap Elephant.

At the public sale of menag-
erie, lately held at Trenton, New
Jersey, an elephant was put UP to
the highest bidder, and, as no one
needed him, was just about being
knocked down" by the auction
eer for very small sum, when a
by-stander resolved to purchase
the monster himself rather than
lose such a bargain. "Why, its
the cheapest thing l ever heard
orr he exclaimed gleefully when
after adding "an'af' to the few
dollars already offered, he was de-
clared to be the purchaser. "Tll
put the creature IN my barn for a
day or so, and make good thing
oft = So that night Mastet Ell
ephant was tied in the barn-a
pretty strong barn it was, too
and towards morning he amused
himself by trying to break it to
pieces. He succeeded SO well in
this little piece of playfulness that
it was found necessary to put him
In a stronger building. That night
he again became restless, broke
his sastenings and dashed around
at such a rate that the barn was
soon one of the most thoroughly
ventilated buildings in America.
The total extent of the damage
done in the two nights was five
hundred dollars; and it is cur
rently reported that somebody is
extremely tired of his bargain,
and advises all his friends never
on any account, to be tempted to
buy a cheap elephant. The rule
is a safe one to follow; never to
buy anything simply because it is
cheap.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
A View of Swearing.

One of the young ladies in a
Brook Farm story in the Overland
Month7y says: "There is profane
swearing where the heart is filled
with .vindictive passions-with
malice ; bnt most of the swearing
INDUCED in by young and unculti-
vatedpeople, is only so much en-
phasis to back up their sentences
with. 1t shows that those who
indulge in it are wanting in intel
ligent respect for their own state
ment, or are doubtfulif they will
be accepted as true by those they
address, LIDO not deny that it is
extremely bad taste, that it is vul-
gar and disagreeable and yet a
great deal of Informal swearing is
indulged in by the really reverent
and kind hearted" .-E
To which a sailor present re-
spends: 81 am sure, miss, it's not
language that's SO wicked !; it's the
way one feels in the heart. Twas
thinking all the time you were
talking, of once when l was out
at sea-leagues from land in the
Pacific, and we fell in with a wa
ter logged ship, with nine men
starving on her. They begged to
be taken on board. Now, our
captain was one Of your pious sort.
Well, when the mate, with his
hands on the ropes ready to lower
the boat, heard the captains cold
blooded decision-'Tell them we
can't take them we have only
provisions enough to take our
selves to port'-Why, the mate
swore an oath Il should not dare
to repeat it to you, Miss; in a bad
cause it were enough to sink a
ship, and wished that he might
be hung beside, at the yard arm,
if he did not fetch those poor souls
on board. And down went the
boat in spite elof the captain, and
on board they came ; and we all
arrived safe and sound in port.
Now, Miss, I ask you who swore
the ma:e or the captain ?"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

A WESTERN NoTIoN.--A Min
nesota paper says A.: Duluth in
troduced sheet and pillow-case
parties last week at the residence
of George G. Stone, Esq. The
uniform for ladies consisted of a
pair of white stockings drawn
over their shoes, a nightgown
over their dresses, a white sheet
thrown over their shoulders shawl
fashion, white gloves on their
hands, white handkerchief, tied
tOothache fashion around their
heads, a pink cambria mask over
the face, and a pillow-case tied
over their heads in the same man
nerin which housewives tie hand
kerchiefs over their top pieces
while sweeping a dusty room.
The costume of gentlemen was
similar to the above with the ex-
ception Of white shirts instead of
Dightgowns, and the addition, in
some instances, of pantalets draWH
over the pantaloons," r-as.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

Down inDallas county, Ala,
q pump peddler called upon an
old lady, but she refused to buy,
declaring that she had nothing
topay him with-unless, she said
in a bantering way, he would
take one of her daughters. The
peddler told her to "bring out
the girls" They were brought
in, and the peddler selected the
one he would take in exchange
for a pump. The bargain. was
concluded, the couple was mar
ricd, and the pump was put into
the well. All went merry as a
marriage bell for two or three
days, when one night the ped
dler pulled out the pump and
decamped, leaving on the old
lady's hands a disconsolate
daughter and a pumpless well.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
A Rich Joke.

b A Parkersburg paper says thai
several member Of the Legisla
ture took the cars at Grafton
late one evening for Wheeling
and among the number was a Mr.,
G., Of somewhat proportions ply.
sically, and a Mr.. D., of proper.
tions undersize. ,Ir3l .l..E
These ,two-the stalwart Mr..
G. and the smooth faced little Mr..
D-took a berth together, it seems,
in a sleeping car The little man
laid behind, andethe good natured
waggish Mr.. G. before.o9 i1oirsa
MIR. d. was soon sleeping and
snoring furiously. Mr. g., more
restless under legislative burdens,
soon rose, and was sitting by the
stove, when an elderly lady came
aboard and desired a berth. no
"All right, madam" said g.,
81 took berth with my son, and
you occupy my place in that berth
Where my little son is sleeping
Taking Mr.. G. at his word, the
lady disrobed and laid down with
the boy. aa' af le a-#a.
After a quiet repose for some
time, the boy, Mr.. D., became
restless from some cause, and be-
ganto kick around, to the annoy
'anee. of the old lady, so, in a
motherly manner, she patted him
on the back, and sad:
"Lie still, sonny, pa said /
might sleep along with you" "
Thunder and lightning, cried
the legislator; ''whor are you i?
| am no boy, I am a member of
the West Virginia LegislatureI"
1t is said that the old lady
owooned, and could not be brought
to till D. promised that G. should
be impeached. !-6 ar taf
D. swears that the thing shall
not rest here. n-a --..
What action the Legislature
will take for the purpose of pro-
tecting its own dignity remains to
be seen. - ...- as|ai g'-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

a lecturer undertook to ex-
plain to village audience the
word phenomenon. "Maybe
you don't know what a phenom-
enon is. Well, III tell you;
you have seen a COW no doubt.
Well, a COW is not a phenome-
non. You have seen an apple
tree. Well, an apple tree is not
a phenomenon. But when you
see the cow go up the tree tail
foremost, to pick apples, it is a
phenomenon" !"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
195falpGf pt tie SAf4e SAf4epsts.
Mamma's Barefoot boy.

q Fsa -, = -- ..
Long he listened to the story
OF the poets Barefoot Boy"
SIX Listened silently and earnest,
.,; Caring naught for ball or toy;
And the eyes ofbrown grew browner,
And the cheeks Of pink grew red,
-9.. And upon his hand he rested, E
IThoughtfulIy, his curly head.
- 20 III +fl D- H.lt'l JiI-I
For awhile he seemed to ponder, ~
Then he slowly went away
ITO adm, unnoticed corner, -
Where he sometimes hid in play.
i There attasseled shoe and stocking
e, Brayely tugged with all his might;
Off they came, 1T last, revealing ID
yf Dimpled balls of pink and white.
Softly, softly, ,o'er the carpet, E1Es
sg,f Strayed the little pearly feet,
It'll he rested close to mamma,
Rested blushingIy and sweet;
.ll Half abashed and half emboldened, ii.
s~o Raised his eyes, so brown and coy
Mamma" and the lips were smiling,
+7s51"L "LsnTI 'oO barefoot boy 2" ''f7}a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
A Kansas City editor. who EN-

A Kansas City editor, who en-
ploys a Chinese laundryman, is
in panic, Hear him "Tbey
sent home with ourwashingyes'er
day thing that branches off two
ways a little below the top, like a
railway junction, and has puckered:
frills edged with letting on each
end. of the divide. We don't
know what it is, and we're a poor
friendleSs man, with only our good
name, and none but Williams would
seek to injure that.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

An Iowa schoo1master has
been dismissed for kissing the
"big girls" The report seems
to be redundant in the matter
of words, asthe procedure is not
certainly singular, for, though
mostschoolmasters are addicted
to kissing the girls, we have
never yet heard of one kissing
little girls when there were big
girls around.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

The Memphis Appeal says:
1t was the original purpose of
the Ku Klux, by their ghastly
apparel, in which they traversed
the country, to appeal to the ne
gro superstition, andprevent de-
predations at night. But Radi-
calism raised such an Internal
howl, and thieves at length as
suming the Ku-Klux garb, the
organization was abandoned.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

An Ohio man who passed around
a plate at religious meeting for
contributions for the heathen, and
then pocketed the money, has been
acquitted OF stealing by jury OF
the vicinage on the ground that be
was the greatest heathen they
knew, and therefore entitled to
the money. t1 tE =.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

1t is stated that more than fifty
million copies of Webster's spelling
hook have been sold in the United
States, on which the authors roy
atty at one cent for each book,
amounted to 100000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

A traveller was boasting Of
the luxury Of arriving at night
after a hard days journey, to
partake of tho enjoyment of u
left leg of a goose. "Pray, sir,
what is the luxury Of a left leg
of q goose "Sir, to conceive
its luxury, you must find that
it is the,Only leg left. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

George Alfred Townsend, the.
gifted Washington correspOn-.
dent Of the Chicago Tribune,
says that ''instead ofPutting the
word God in the letter Of the
constitution, we had better take
some Of the devil out of the
government" VI --t- 'i
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

A California correspondent says,
that it is a common thing to,
see fourteen saddle horses, tied, on,
Sunday night, in frontoE the resi-
dence of a marriageable lady.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

During the year 1870; there
were s murders committed iD
Maine. 208 deaths, by accident,
and 50 by suicide. >
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

Miss Belle Brown, of Keoknk,
had her cards printed "Bellle
Brown" because she admired the
terminal ie. CONSERVATION has
set in among Bellies immediate
friends.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

In a Wisconsin divorce suit, the
wife, who was seeking to be sepa-
rated from her husband, was upon
the witness stand SIX entire days.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

West Virginia law requires
ministers to give bond for 81 :
500 before they are authorized
to perform the marriage cere-
mony. re 15-' '' -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

m A Virginia boy, sixteen years
old died "a few days ago, after snf-
tering intense agony, caused by
eating painted French candy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

Two hundred and twenty-eight
newspapers are published In
Missouri.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

/ 100000 men are enfranchised
in the South by the test oath bill
which became Il law last week.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
Here the hammer fell.

New Jersey can afford to laugh
at those that have been cracking
jokes at her. Che census lifts
her several pegs in the list of
States. Her population has in
creased faster than any other
State. She is more densely peo-
pied than any State west of New
England. She has enough cash
in the treasury to pay all obliga-
tions. The receipts exceed the
disbursements by a handsome
sum.
New Jersey is staunch Demo
cratic State, and her present con-
dition is the natural. result OF
Democratic rule. 1 ..l-l .I.-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16

Coal oil lamp explosions are
coming into fashion again.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-16
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28
The RICE CSpp.-The New York Daily Blu

The RICE C2op.-The New York Daily Bull.
letin of Saturday, August Is, says:
The steamer James Adger brought to
Messrs. Dan Talmage0 Sons, of this city, the
first shipment Of the ''new crop" Carolina
rice. The parcel was grown on the Ashepoo
River. In pc NJ of arrival it Is about the same
as last year, v EIch was fully three weeks In
advance of average season. It ts bright and
pearly in appearance, though considerably
broken, as is common with new rice, Its soft
condition renderingit possible to dress with
out breaking, as the milling Of the body OF tue
crop is not regularly commenced until the lat
texrart of September or the first OF October.
We learn from Messrs. Talmage's Sons that
the Cooper, Ashepoo, Santee and Savannah
Rivers will show increased production, and
from Georgetown very much larger yield
than last year is looked for. Everything has
been favorable for the planter. Even the
drought in the latter part Of July and LIST OF
the present month has, by subsequent rains,
been Of great and lasting advantage. The
harvesting has commenced, and the results
promise to yield up to the greatest anticipae
lions of the planters unless some untoward
event should occur, as heavy rains or high
winds. As to the general quality OF the years
crop. it is expected that with the better car
which is bestowed from year to year proper
tionate improvement will be noted.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

BLOODY AFFRAY.-Saturdsy evening, about
half.past seven o'clock, two young men, =
Kelly and George Burke, the latter consta-
BILE of one of our numerous trial justices, be-
came engaged in an alteration, which ended
in sharp quarrel. Burke put his hand TO his
back as If to draw weapon, when Kelly told
him if he was man they would settle 1t by a
fair fight. The two then went In: when Kelly
knocked down his antagonist, and was about
to give him good beating when Burke drew
a large pocket knife and began to cut at Kelly.
The bystanders interfered, but not before Kelly
had received several severe cuts. The wound
ed man, bleeding fearfully, was taken into
DR.. Raouls drug store, where his wounds were
dressed by the doctor, assisted by DR.. T. 8
Thomson. He was found to have received
one stab in the chest, one few inches lower,
one in the arm. and four in his back. The
wounds are severe, but are not considered
fatal The wounded man was afterwards taken
to his home, and when last heard from was
doing well.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

The SCHOONER WIN. B. MANN.-The revenue
cutter Racer, Captain Sands, took charge OF
|he schooner VIM. B. Mann, previously report
ed water-logged off Edisto on Thursday at P.
M, and drifted her up to Brick Yard Greek
and chartered the tug Ida to tow her through
to Beaufort, 8. C. Her hold is full of lumber;
spars and sails gone; standing rigging good.
The deck is somewhat broken by the centre
board being forced through 1t. The officers
and men of the Racer were employed two
days in securing her.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

SUDDEN DEATH.-About half-past o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, colored woman
named Rosanna Gaillard, twenty-six years Of
age, dropped dead suddenly in Judith street.
She had been out visiting, and was returning
home with her child in her. arms, when she
was seen to fall forward on her face on the
sidewalk. Some men near by ran 10 her as
sistance, but she was dead before they could
pick her up. The coroner having been noti-
fed, an inquest was held over the body. A
post-mortem examination having been held,
it was found that her liver had been disturbed
to nearly three times its natural size, and the
Jury returned verdict Of death from enlarge.
ment of the same.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

THROUGH TRAVEL NoRrH.-As statement
has been put forth that persons from Charles
ton will be subjected to inconvenience and de-
lay at Washington, we have been requested to
state that such is not the case-the trains
passing around Wilmington, and not through
that city. The only change made by recent
events ls that cars are changed at Florence,
and that the sleeping cars have been taken
from the line.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

SuLL1vAN's ISLAND REGATTA CLUB.-At q
meeting of this club, held at their rooms on
the evening of the 25th, 1t was arranged that
the monthly race should take place on satur
day, the "a of September. The boats to start
from the Ferry wharf, on Sullivan's Island, at
4 O'Clock, rounding Fort Ripley and back to
the wharf. Judges-ColonelR R. s. Duryea, DR..
C. c. Patrick, Robert F. Touhey, Henry F,
o'Neill. Mr.. John NJ. Touhey, the president Of
the club, rendered bis resignation, whereupon
Captain W. Aiken Kelly was unanimously
elected president. The following resolutions
were offered by DR.. ]. B. Patrick and unani.
mously passed by the club:
Resolued, That in accepting the resignation
Of Mr.. John N. Touhey, as president OF our
club, he be declared and registered an honor
sry member.
RESOLVED, That his unitor" courtesy as pre-.
siding officer, and the yea. manifested in all
affairs promoting Its interests, merit ouI
warm appreciation.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

will not be much visiting between the two
cities for some weeks to come. Prayers were
offered up in the churches yesterday that the
city might be spared the rarages of the fever.
This was done at the request of the Mayor.
The journal promises to give Its readers all
the news, and hopes that there will be no
panic
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28
THE STEAMSHIP LINES.

all sorts of rumors were flying about on
Saturday. The Manhattan which did not sail,
as appointed, on account of the heavy sea on
the bar, was reported to be detained by the
port physician. There was, of course, no truth
in this wild statement. The city registrar and
port physician, DR.. Robert Lebby, does not
consider the fever to be epidemic, and we un-
derstand that the Manhattan-the passengers
and ship having been carfully examined
sailed yesterday with clean bill Of health.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

BASE BALL.-The match game between the
GRAY Jackets and Ku-Klux Base Ball Clubs,
took place Saturday afternoon, at the foot Of
Broad street, and resulted in victory for the
former BY 8 score of 20to 13.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

CRuMBs.-The new vane for the weather
observatory will be erected this morning.
Owing to the rough weather, the boat race
off the Battery did not take place on Saturday
afternoon, as expected.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

The CRops.-We make the following extract
from letter received by prominent factor
agethouse In this city:
ORANGEBURG, August rs.
We still continue to have a great deal OF
rain, but not so violent. The rains prior have
been heavy, accompanied with high winds, al.
NEST gales, and have done large amount OF
damage to our crops. The writer now esti-
mates, from information gathered, 1t will al
feet US fully one-third from the June and July
prospects. We do not feel disposed to COM
plain, but q great deal of damage Is done.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28
mHE FoUN TAIN RINGE
SELF ACTING.-NO PUMPNG.-NO ALB
INJECTED.

The beat universal SYRINGE in the market
It is recommended by the first Physicians Of tn
1t is 30 simple that it cannot get out Of order
There are no valves, and notnlng that WILL cor
rode. One will last life time.
Dr. los. H. WARREN, an eminent Phislean Of
Boston writes to the manufacturers:
"From the fact Of its siE p!'rtty and correct
principle In the structure OF yoLi fountain Sy.
result and comfort to the patient have recon-.
mended this instrument extensively"
The Profession are invited TO call and examine
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
DR.. q. BAER,
40. 131 Meeting street,
maY30 Agent for Soath Carolina.