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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21
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Propr5e'sol''i',. 3 . !.
T0l. XTH-.--1kIO. 8 81 :
bis watch to the spectators. ]
wanted just twenty minutes t

his watch to the spectators. 1t
wanted just twenty minutes to
nine.
( "Before you commemorate game,
Sport, want to see whether your
head is clear. Supposing you
were playing a game Of old sledge
with Boss Tweed for charter of
a railroad against a million dol.
lars, and the game stood six to
six, and it was your deal, what
/ card would you like to turn up?"
Sport walked around the room
and turned up the jack Of spades.
Fright, old Sport, your head
is level" said his master. patting
the dog fondly. s - Q =
Then turning to Gen. Hillyer's
friend, he said - 80
s'In plying with Sport It viii
be necessary for you to deal his
cards face up. This will give
you an advantage. In order to
make the game even deal Sport
ten cards. As soon as the, trump.
is made he viii pick out FIVE and
throw the rest aside. When
he orders you up he will nod his
head" '''.. '-''
Gen. Hillyer's friend agreed to
the arrangement, shuffled the cards,
dealt Sport ten cards and five to
himself turning up the nine Of
diamonds. Sport passed, and
Gen. Hillyer's friend took, it up.
Sport then selected the queen of /
diamonds, ten cf diamonds, eight
of diamonds, and ace and king
of hearts. Sport led with the
ace; Gen. Hillyer's friend followed
suit and lost the trick. Sport then
laid down the queen Gen. Hill
yer's friend took it with the left
bower. The tight bower was then
slung at Sport; he laid the eight
spot on it. Taking up the trick,
Gen. HiIlyer's friend laid down
the nine spot, Sport taking it with
the ten. The dog then moved
the king OF hearts at Hillyer's
friend, who had to hand over the
queen Of clubs, with the excla-
nation:
''Euchred, as sure as fate, by a
poodIer' . !
Two more hands were played,
Sport winning the game. vs,s
"Now," said the owner OF the
dog, '.lie down and rest, Sport )
you have done nobIy." -,
The dog lay down with out
stretched ard Stiffened legs as if
dead. His master pulled one leg
then another, then pushed and
showed him about, but he gave no
signs Of life. Suddenly he sung
out,
''Sport, you rascal, you have
been gambling; here comes the
police 2"
Spoit was off like a shot for
the forward end of the cabin. -
A San man who witnessed the
wonderful tricks could detect no
Signals between the dog and his
master. Sport appearing TO do
everything from the working of
his own brain. His masters name
is R. NJ. Tod. He stated to the
San man that he was drug clerk
in Williamsburg, and had spent
three years in educating Sport
Sport is seven years OF age.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21
How a Hackman was too
Much for a Boston
Clergyman. F|

Rev. Mr. IL, OF boston, who
had accepted an invitation to
preach on a certain Sunday last
winter was delayed until the last
moment, and dld not arrivein the
town until late in the morning
of the day he was to preach.
I The Saturday Eren5ng Gazette
says: "a - 80 8 ~
'.He hastened to the clerk of
the hotel and requested him TO
procure carriage for him, which
was complied with, and he was
soon driven to the church, and
got there with scarcely. a moment
to spare. He stepped from the
conveyance, and hastened up the
aisle, when to his great surprise,
be heard a suppressed tittering and
a buzz of astonishment for which
be could not account, until he
heard footstep behind him; he
turned and beheld the Cause
The coschman, muffled TO the
chin, with fur cap on his head, a
whip under his arm, and a pair
of cavalry boots on his feet, had
followed him into church. Rev.
Mr F. was about to address
him when Jehu exclaimed: "Ye
amt paid me. Iwant my fare. "
The worthy minister, greatly
mortified, tried to explain to him
that he had requested the hotel
clerk to settle with him. "Oh8
yes" returned the hackman, 81
dessay. That won't wash. Cash
on delivery is my terms. | don't
know you. l druv feller with a
white neck.ie down to the cars
last week, and he gave me the
slip, and amt seen him since,
and that time | made up my mind
that there warn't no virtue lii
white neckties; so cash up" 1t
was growing very EN- barrasslng,
when Hon. Richard Warren, a
prominent memberof the congrega-
ton, who was well acquainted
with Mr.. F., fastened for
ward and settled the bill. where
upon Jehu retreated chucklIng,
and muttering to himself, Too
much for white neckties that timei'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

A correspondent who recently
visited the Chinese shOemakers at
North Adams, Massachusetts,
writes 81 learned one thing
that | do not remember to have
seen in print, that they are strict
ly temperate except on the lst
day of January, when they have
a grand drunk. Last January
they were given tour days for
spree of this sort, and they went
through it with magnificent sys-
TEN and success. omitted to en-
quire what their favorite bever-
age is !; hut somebody must find it
out, for after getting drunk ana
keeping SO four days they come
out refreshed and invigorated.--
There is no joke about this; for
the proprietor said that on the day
following their enormous 'bum' in
January they did larger days
work than before or since in sin
gle day"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

A man in Galveston the 9TH
er day. who complained of be-
ing over heated, efectedla "a per-
manent cure by drinking six
glasses of ice-water, without
the aid of physician: He was
cool when the Coroner, came.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

Z The old fellow who called
tight boots comfortable, defend
ed his position by saying that
they made a man forget all 9th
CT miseries.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

A Maysville, KY, 'schapP
went into a drug store in that
place and picked up bottle of
hair oil, thinking twas perfume.
He saturated his handkerchief
and the lapels of his coat with
it, and now wants to know
which is the best kind of soap
for removing grease spots.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

The editor of the Arkansas
Journal says: '|Where our of
flee was 2 weeks ago, now runs
the Mississippi river. Out of
respect for the father of rivers,
we left"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

NOEE-heturnS from q lew
counties not yet received may
Slightly change this statement
'Killed by Indians" are included
in :'Homicides."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21
Murders.

Number of Persons Killed by
Others in the States and Terrific
ries During the Year Ending
May 81, 1870.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21
Adjusting damsel in Philadel,

Adjusting damsel in Philadel;
pllia had a man and dog up before
the Police Court, to answer the
charge of an assault and battery
on the dogs part, When asked
what the dog did, she said he bit
her. When asked where, after
considerable hesitation and blush
ing she replied, "On the left drum
stick" @ -.l.7 se7s8- -c .lB99 sses
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

A Brooklyn mother advised
her daughter to oil her hair, and
tainted fat away when that can
did damsel replied, "Oh, no, ma,
it spoils the gentlemen's vests =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

THEIR CASH VALUE.-Mr.
James Parton, III his life Of An,
drew jackson, says that the
General after serving eight
years as President of the Uni
ted States, returned to the Her
mitage with only $50 in his
pocket. Will General Badeau
be kind enough to tell us in his
forthcoming Life of General
Grant, how much the "SecOnd
Washington" will return to
Galena with?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

Luther P. Gay, who lives about
six miles from Medina, O., was at
his house alone the other day,
when two strangers accosted him,
one of whom had a policeman S
star upon his breast. The latter
pointed a revolver at Mr.. Gay s
head, and said, II arrest you in
the name of the United States as
a counterfeiter;" at the same time
putting his hands in irons. The
robbers then took him to the
house, blindfolded him, and tied
him to a bed. They demanded
the keys to his safe, and being un-
able 10 find them they blew the
safe open with powder, they robbed
it of $4,000 in United States
bonds, and several thousand dol
lars in bills. They succeeded in
making their escape. -,l
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

THE WHY.-The following
brief poem, a contribution to a
Wisconsin Journal, is equally
we'll calculated" for other lati-
tudes:
l know woman, pale and slight,
With heart in hopeless mood. = IA
Who often tolls throughout the night lig
To earn her husbands food. -
While he, instrength Of manhood's power,
Some gay saloon will seek,
And spend more money in an4hour
Than she earns in a week. r-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21

Remarkable Scene on the Steamer
Metis-One of General Hillyer's
Friends Wants Little Game
And is AccOmmOdated-And is
Euchred by a Drug Clerks Dog.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14
Secret Treaty between Prussia and
Russia.


During the progress of the Franco
German war, and especially after
Russia repudiated part of the Black
Sea treaty of 1856, it was strongly
suspected that Prussia and Russia
" ere secretly allied. This suspicion
is now greatly strengthened by the
positive assertion of the London Post
chat secret treaty between those
two powers was concluded about the
time Of the outbreak of the war. The
Post is quite explicit, giving some of
the details Of the treaty. Among
its provisions was one that Russia
was to intervene in case the French
should be successful Another was
that Russia, should keep sharp
watch upon Austria, and checkmate
any demonstration she might make
upon the Prussian frontier. Still an
other was that in case any other
nation should openly combine with
France, Russia would join with Prus-
STA. A more powerful alliance than
that would have been could not be
formed in Europe.
The exjstance of this treaty, if it
does exist, is one of the many eviden-
ces that Prussian statesmen had long
expected a war with France, and
that Prussia was thoroughly prepar-
ed at all points when at last the
death-grapple came.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14
The County superintepdency- Grad
ed Schools.

In the current number of the Wis
consin Journal of Education, Sup't
Holford, of Grant County, writes as
follows concerning the system of the
County SUPPLEMENTARY:
at has never had q fair trial, and l
think it never can have with districts
so large and no responsible officers
under the county superintendent to
press the mass of teachers into one
system Of service. A colonel can do
but little in his line of duty with no
captains under him. So in our polit-
ical system the efforts of our coun-
ty officers would be lost were there
no town officers"
Then, after stating that there is too
much individual independence in the
labors of our teachers, and that, I'M
der the present system, it is impossi-
BILE for the county superintendent to
meet the teachers sufficiently often to
exert anything like continued in
fiuence that may tend to harmonize
their various and conflicting plans,
he proceeds to give definition of a
graded school.
81 think" writes Mr.. Holford,
"that the definition of a graded
school given in our School Code, ia
not good one, inasmuch as it leads
teachers TO think that country schools
cannot be graded, that is classified
or organized. Teachers for whom
have organized or classified schools
have told me that such classification
makes them graded, whereas the Code
says that a graded school consists OF
two or more departments, while
theirs have but one. 1 hold that
when a school is classified, course
of study chosen for it, and each class
is assigned certain part of each
study, it is a graded school whether
it consists of many departments oil
| of but one"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14
Maple Sugar Making.

Now is the time to make. maple
syrup and sugar, and, therefore, q
few words on the subject will not
be amiss. Wooden taps and buckets
are preferable to tin ones in the
drawing Of sap, for the reason that
the latter will rust and darkeH the
sap. The more cleanliness and care
that is exercised in sugar-making, as
in every thing else, the moro pro-
fitable and better will be the sugar.
Strain the sap into a large copper
pan, and when it is we'll boiled but
still thin, strain through clean
cloth again into clean butter firkins
which have been scalded, and let it
stand a day. Of course, should
there be any more sap on hand, the
pan could be used after the first was
out to boil it in. The second day,
after the pan is carefully washed
out, pour the syrup boiled first into
it, and boil it down almost to grained
sugar, necessarily stirring and skim
ming it during the whole period of
boiling, Then pour into the firkins
and set aside until the warm days
of May. Then place into a barrel
or frkin with three or four augur
holes, and set it upon a tub to drain.
Each morning, for three weeks, lay
clean linen clothes on the top of the
sugar, pressing tightly down, so that
not particle will be left uncovered.
About a gallon of syrup will, at the
end Of that time, have drained from
fifty pounds ofsugar, and the sugar
itself will be of high quality and of
crystalline Wilderness. To make
the syrup into cakes the sap ia boiled
to greater consistency than for
grained sugar, and must be stirred
constantly. New milk is used by
some manufactures to whiten the
sugar. Their plan is, after the syr-
up is put on to boil second time,
just when it has reached the boiling
point TO turn in large coffee cup Of
new milk. A thick scum will soon
rise to the top, and this is strained
off at once, for if left to boil it will
darken rather than whiten the SUI
gar. Many farmers may have differ
emit appliances than those mentioned
for the making of their sugar and
syrup, which may DO more conven-
lent and handy to them, and to
those 1t may be said that the great
desideratam in sugar making is clean
illness. The sap should be strained
and the syrup should be strained,
and no sediment allowed to enter IN
to the process of manufacture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14
War in South Carolina.


New YoRK, March 10.-A dispatch
from Columbia, s. c., last evening
says
A large body Of men, armed, from
East Tennessee and North Carolina,
made their appearance in York and
Chester counties, and fighting has
been going on for several days, Ma
jor whitehead, of the. 18th United
States Infantry, stationed at York.
vile, arrived this morning, and re-
ports that the most horrible outra-
ges have heen perpetrated in these
counties since Saturday night, by
both colored militia aud Ku-Klux.
Or Monday, Captain Williams, a
mulatto, commanding a company OF
militia, was taken and hanged near
Carmel Hill, and a number of his
men were inhumanly whipped. The
negroes retaliated, and since then
the fighting has been continuous.
Major Whitehead reports that o
negro militia company commanded
by Williams was defeated on Mon
day night, and fed to his camp at
Yorkville. He disarmed them, and
reports to the Governor for orders.
Governor Scott will to-day pro-
claim martial law in York and Ches-
ter counties, and has telegraphed to
President Grant, and General Terry,
at Louisville, asking for troops
Pending their arrival, the Governor
will send regiment Of militia under
competent officer. The liveliest
times are anticipated in the northern
part of the state for the next two
weeks"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14
Sumner Deposed.


The Senate on Friday was the
scene of an exciting and long debate
over the adoption Of the report of
the Republican Caucus Committee on
the formation Of the Senate Standing
Committees, which removes Sumner
from the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs. We regret to see that the re-
port was adopted by a vote ',t 33 to
9--absent and not voting zi3. We
question the propricty and justice of
removing Senator Sumner from his
long occupied, long deserved leader
ship Of the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, because his views are not in
In accordance with the foreign policy
of the President and Secretary of
State. 1t is a great political blum
der, as well as a great personal out
rage upon the acknowledged founder
and leader of the republican party.
The following is the vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman,
Brown, -, Caldwell, Chandler, Conkling,
COrbett, Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry, Of Michi-
gan, FlananaD, FrelInghuysen, Hamlin, Harlin,
Hiekox, Howe, Dawes, Morrill, Of Vermont,
Morton, Nye, Osborne, Pomeroy, Pool, Ram
sey, Robersion, Sawyer, Scott, Sherman, Stew
art, West and Wright-33.
NAYs-Messrs Blair Aasserley. Cooper
Davis Of Kentucky, Davis Of West Virginia,
Kelley, Stevenson, Thurman and Vickers---9.
Absent or not voting--Messrs. Baird, Buck
ingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Cragin, Ferry Of
Connecticut, Gilbert, Hamilton, Hill, Kellogg,
Logan, Pratt, Rice, salisbury, Schurz, Spencer
Sprague, Stockton, Sumner, Upton, Trumbul
and Windom--23.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14

The GOLDEN AGE.-The first num-
Der of this paper is at hand. 1t is
edited by Theodore Tilton, and is de-
voted ITO the free discussion of all
living questions in church, state, So
ciety, literature, art and moral re-
FORM" We are rather favorably i'm
pressed with the paper, though we
can by no means array ourselves in
defence of everything that Theodore
may feel himself called upon to advo-
cate. "The Two Religions" an ar
ticle which the Independent refused
to publish, appears in the first num-
Der Of the Golden Age. The editor
writes about the function Of the lit
erary critic, Of which peculiar embod-
ment Of sapience he singles out sew
eral distinct classes. He treats OF
the scalping critic, the gushing critic
the freezing critic, and the true crit
ic, and discriminates the character
istics of each. Mr.. Tilton believes
in Forrest as an actor, and declares
that It is ungenerous to deny his
greatness but Of Gustave Dore as q
Bible illustrator he holds not very
catering opinion. lie says; "The
Dore Bible will probably never at
tain to any permanent rank in art,
IL is collection of interesting rhap-
sodies, beguiling for an idle hour,
pleasing to children, full of surprises
TO all eyes and minds, but lamenta-
bly, devoid of truthfulness, simplicity
aud reverence." The Golden Age is
published every Wednesday at No.
9, Spruce Street, N. Y. Terms, $500
yearly in advance. Address oil let
ters to Theodore Tilton, p. 0. Box
284S, New York City.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14

STATE LECTURER IN JANEsvILLE.-
A correspondent of the N. w. Advance
writes as follows from GAINESVILLE !:
"LMst Monday evening, March 6, the
State Lecturer, Mr.. Provis, Iectured
in Good Templars Hall to an appre-
ciatiye audience. He spoke for about
an hour in plain and easy manner,
producing some very fine illustrations
to which applications were made.
Many from outside the Order were
present at the lecture and we are of
the opinion that good will always
come of such gatherings. After the
closing of the open session, the lodge
organized, and initiated three candi-
dates. The ceremony was conduct
ed by Bro. Provis, who has within
two weeks initiated one hundred and
fifty members"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14

Congress is entering upon dan
gerous ground in opening the door
for the claims of loyal southerners
which accumulated during the war.
A committe of the House has repor-
ted in favor of paying those of West
Virginia and Tennessee and that
they be submitted to the examina-
ton of commission to be appointed
by the House. We are utterly OPP
posed to this matter in any form
whatever. If Virginia and Tennes-
see are allowed to present claims,
why not all the Southern States
No good reason can be given why
any one, or more, should be allowed
to make a raid on the treasury, and
the others excluded. Nor will they
be. The House committee state that
these claims will not exceed one
million dollars. This is bosh. One
hundred millions will not begin to
pay them, nor will this generation
live long enough to see the end OF
them, If the door is once opened
Members of the House or Senate
from the North, who vote for, al.
lowing these claims may rest assured
that the people are not prepared to
submit to this trifing with their in.
terests. When this policy is once
entered upon, it will be too late to
retract without leaving worse i'm.
preston at the South than now ex.
ists.- Gdtend Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14
The Grand Jury Bill.

The Legislature correspo ndence
of the Prairie du Chen Union SAYS
"The bill to provide for the trial oil
offenses upon information and to
make the general laws of the State
applicable thereto, has passed the as.
sembly, recommended to be concur.
red in by majority of the Senate
committee on Judiciary. 1t is strong
ly opposed by some Of the best law
yers. in the Senate. Senator Ma
goons opposes the bill on the
grounds first THAT the bill not only
abolishes the grand jury, but entire
ly uproots the present system of
criminal pleadings. Second; that it
establishes in the county courts of
each county criminal Jurisdiction.
which was not contemplated by the
trainers of the constitution. Third /;
that it makes totally new system
of procedure in all criminal cases.
and devolves upon the judges an ex
traordinary discretion and power
And fourth that the bill is not con-
souant with the safety and interests
of criminal justice, but is to wide
and sweeping in it's innovations"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14

"fear ed ma evil" and pursued won
deringly our dark and dismal way.
The stiffness was profound. Here
and there streams of clear water
flowed silently along, reminding one
Of the place IN the dream Of Cole
ridge,
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless 10 man,
Down to a sunless sea.
But now it is high time to get out of
this uncanny place and take an imag-
mary ride over to Mr.. John Bonn's
grapery.
John is practical and successful
grape culturist, and has several rich
~ yielding acres set apart for the
raising of the lucious clusters of tho
vineyard The wine made by him is
pronounced to be of very superior
quality and lis certainly fact that
it does not, as Mr.. Thackeray would
say, "reich gans so unqebem stark
mach Tabak," as does much of that
over which some of our fellow NOR
tails smack their lips and look so sa-
pieHt The literature of drinking is
comprehensive, and embraces many
poetieal gems of the first water.
The following by the author of "To
the Queen" poem that has been
translated into no fewer than eigh-
teen different languages, is herewith
transcribed for the benefit of all who
can and care to read it. In essence
and in English, it means-but never
mind what it means:
Wer keinen Schatz sein eigen nennt,
Der trinke Vein;
Damn glaubt err, ledes Madchen brennt
Fur lhn ALIEN.
Und VEINS i'm Beutel fehlt an Geld,
Der trinke Vein;
Damn glaubt er allies Geld der Welt
Els ware sein.
Ich hab klein Lieb, mein Herr ist schwer,
Mein Beutel leer;
Drum kann ich trinken dreimal mehr,
Ais irgendwer.
Since reading the proof of the
above, and hearing the opinions OF
several literary magnates of whose
Judgment in such matters we think
considerable, we have concluded to
give the closing upshot a prose
translation. 1t is this: Let him who
has no girl of bis own, as the saying
is, and who has no money in his
purse, drink wine for then will he
believe that every girl is consuming
for him alone, and that all tho gold
in the world belongs to him. In the
concluding stanza the poet gives a
heavy heart, an empty purse and
the want of true love- as three
weighty reasons why he can drink
just three times as much as any 9TH
er man. Yours, ROUNDABOUT.