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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
Radical Interference.

Gen. Halleck joins Gov. Geary
in denouncirg military usurpa
tions. lie says that they DO
more harm than good at the Sou h.
In his report as ascommander OF that
Department he says:
Il respectfully repeat the rec-
ommendatiOn OF my last annual
report that military officers should
not interfere IN local civil trou
bles unless when called odt In the
manner prescribed by law, and
that ihe reGui>ition of revenue
officers should be accompanied by
afiidavits or some other proof
that the case comes within the
provisions Of the law authorizing
or requiring military interference.
As lbe practice now is, the reve-
nue. officer is sole judge of the
necessity of military guards ana
escorts. . 1t may be
proper to remark in this place
that | have been assured by Fed
eral civil oifcer,. that the use Of
troops III executing judicial pro
cess, ). and enforcing the revenue
and other CIVIL laws. seems to III
crease rather than diminish the ap
patent necessity Tor using sur l.
forces. The badly disposed be.
come more aud more eXasPera'cd
al bring coerced by folce whicl'
they think has been uncohs itu'
tinaliy employ ed against them.
and tie better disposed relax their
efJrts to punish heal crimes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
g ,9elsehtprf qf t6f SMnsfs,
TO o,n with theAngel-Band

1SOOIn WI IN the AN n&el-BQn
When the dewy light was fading
~ And the sky in beauty smiled,
4 Game whisper like an echo.
From a pale and dying child:
ON other, in that golden region,
gil With its pearly gates so fair, -
Up among the Happy angels, 3r-
Is there room for Mary, there
Mother, raise me justa moment;
Il q Ioa'll forgive me when | say
You were angry when you told me
| was always in your way;
You were sorry in moment,
| could read it ON Your brow,
But you'll not recall it, mother,
~ You must never mind it now.
"When my baby-sister calls me,
And you hear my voice no more:
When she plays among the roses
By our little cottage door
Mover chide her, when you're angry,
Do it kindly and in love,
That You both may dwell with Mary,
:, In the sunny land aboFe.''
Then she plumed her snowy pinions,
Till she folded them to rest,
Mid the weicome song of rapture,
On her loving Saviour's breast.
In the bright and golden region,
With its poarly gates so fair,
Shssis singing with the angels,
There is room for Mary there.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

Poor Theodore Hall, who seeks
a divorce at st. Louis, has a tale
of rare matrimonial inielicity to
reveal. The wife weighs thirty
pounds more than be, and he says
InourniulIy, always got The best
of me; she would strike lne and
knock me around general y.
Once she knocked him down with
a coal oil lamp, and lamps and
hat-iroas were her usual weapons,
indeed, though she sometimes va
ried to the use of a hatchet lie
says, sadly, She was too sharp 10
show bad temper before marriage.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

We take the following from the
Paducah ,Ks6tucdICm.; '.Taleie is
no use in TALKING, people will have
their fun. Ga night beGore last
three young gentlemen of Paducail
weresk larking around the streets,
when they came up with speony-
looking fellow, AMI at once deter.
mined to have some iun oat of
him. Aiterquizzing hin Tor some
time, all oil which he toak in good
part, one Of ihe trio remarked,
You are the man wLo XII led Ben
Haiden, in Johnson county, Hi
nois, a few days slice there is Ii
reward oi Eve hundred dollars OF.
fered for yon, and you ylirust con-
sider yourself our prisoner, At
this spoony pulled or six:shoot-
er, and bringing it 10 bear, SAID,
'YUu have told add lie; i never
killed Ben. Ilaiden nor any other
man, but if snu three scoundrels
don't git, somt body will be killed
pretty soop.' Ii is useless to say
they got.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

TERRITORIAL ADJUSTMENTS.
The following story is told of
the early days Of Wyoming
Territory: In the bar room of a
wayside tavern, where the stage
stopped to change horses, and
where teamsters tarried to
drink, . few rough customers
sat one afternoon beside the
stove. Enter a mountain ruf-
fian, venomously drunk, who
fetched out his revolver and
commenced rracticing with II
at vafious objects behind the
bar and or the walls. While
this was going on, the cry OF an
ox-teamster to his approaching
cattle was heard, and soon the
driver approached within the
door. Stalking up to the bar
he called for a glass Of liquor
but, as he raised 1t TO ms dirty
lips the tumbler was shattered
by well-aimed shot from the
practising mans revolver
Without q word the bull-whack-
err put his hand behind his back,
produced lis pistol, leveled al
iheluffian's head, and remarked
as the body dropped to the floor,
"That scoundrel would have
hurt somebody pretty soon.
He then flied another glass and
drank the contents, strode out
as deliberately as he had come
in, and with a "Woa haw
there!" started his oxen up the
road.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

a SAD AFFAIR.-On the E
liZabeth and New Jersey rail-
road a lady, with her two chill
dren, was waiting at the depot
for a train bound for the metrop-
oils. While playing about one
Of the children wandered ON
the track. The mother seeing
a train approaching, darted az
terthe little one, the second child
following its parent. Unfortu=
nately the laiy slipped, fell, and
was unable to get out OF the
way before the train came dash
ing along. She and her chill
dren were literally cut to pieces
killed instantly.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
How Long can Paris Hold
aaE 10 Ont sit3

I =
1t does not appear that Paris
will fail soon for want of food
Fhe Germans forget the difference
between consumption ad lilitum
and consumption when confined to
the maintenance Of health. 1t is
certain that Paris can 60 on for
many weeks, and the point is, how
many? After careful compari-
son of all statements, We come to
the conclusion that the city. con
tains enough meat, principally
horse, TO give The people two full
meals a week, and the soldiers
four, till March; and enough
bread, chocolate an9 wine for three
months The beseiged correspon,
pent Of the Food Journal, writing
on the 18th instant, though dis
heartened on other points IS easy
about -four, and acknowledges A..
500 nilch cows, while there seems
to be evidence that 10000 horses
are alive, besides those needed for
the artillery. The stories about
eating rats, dogs and cats are half
jocular, halt the result of efforts
made by men with plenty OF
bread to obt4in some animal food
Nothing is said anywhere about
salt.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

bow. The twain sat ON opposite
sides of asmall tab,e, and the um.
pires stood overlooking Them
The dice box being set before
them, MI. placed his fingers
over the top, and with the thumt
clasping the side, he gave it a
shake and threw two iours and
two deuces. Putting aside the
fours he threw again, and threy
another four. The. throwing
the two remaining dice be threw
two fves. He had thrown, there.
fore, a full5three tours and two
fives. s - y, -
And now came Miss -'s
turn. 1t was a thrilling moment,
and the rustic OF her silk dress in
the stiffness OF that room sounded
like the tree tops in the wind. She
began by drawing off her right
glove, exposing a hand oi exquisite
beauty and dtlleacy, on he fore
finger of which sparkled a dia'
mond Then, taking up the box
quickly and giving il a long shake
in the air, turned 1T down upon
the table, and she threw--noth-
ing! A cloud thereupon passed
over her face, and the arc Of i,er
lips assumed a still m5re bow ike
curvature " But nothing daunted,
she at once retook the box and
threw again-lhis time turning up
four deuces, and titta dice cooked /!
Terrible nnschahce! Miserable
luck /! Again she threw and
threw two deuceS and two trays.
Putting all tie dice back ,alto the
box she,.Aad bat one otilsr, and
last throw, upon whielnow rested
her only chance. For the iilst
time since she sat down, she spoke.
asking for glass of water. Hav
ing drnikEs. tumblertul, She Sat
for q nlonient pressing together
her eyebr,xs between her Agalb
ard f5rtfngeEsslil tiien, all at
once she snstfchsd up the dice brx
and shock il lvehenlently,. and
irew--three fours and two skies,
aud wonl- Ard did she take tie
money you ask mel answer
most emphatically lly4- she did.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

Johnny was telling bis mahow
he was going to dress ~ and show
off when he got TO be man. His
ma asked; Johnny, what DO you
expect to do for a living when yoa
grtdo be man ?" "Well, Dreckon
III get married and board with
my wile's pa" Pretty good. for a
boy FIVE years old.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

There was a general fight in
Opelika, Ala, last week while Rob
inson's circus was performing be-
tween some fast young men and
the circus folks. Three members
of the company we're shot, one
will die; Harris and Bailey cat
and shot, and several other citi.
zens badly bruised.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

Henry Ward Beechers church
has a total N, rnbership IF 1882,
ui which number l, ,2l0 are women.
For music the church pays Sc, co.,.
divided as fellows: Director, $2,-
l000;. tenor, $1,000; soprano,
s900;- alto, s600 organise, el,-
800! The pew rents amount to
S56s sO0O. -gisI -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
WANTED TO TRY Hrs LUCK.

WANTED TO TRY Hrs LUCK.
"A man having married a wo-
man who had already had four
husbands, was asked why he be-
came the fifth. lie said, II am
of an adventurous disposition,
and having heard that her first
husband ran away, that the sec
ond hai4g himself, that the third
shot himself, and the fourth
hung himself, / wanted to try
my luck, and see what would be-
come Of me; and" he added
with a Sigh, 81 see l shan,t have
the pluck TO do what any of my
predecessors did"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

The Congregational church at
North Glastonbury, Conn, boasts,
OF a deacon eighty-6ve years of
age, who has never lost TOOTH.
never had,the toothache or head.
ache, or any OF. the sches ito,
which flesh IS heir" q. 80 80 ~.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

An Iowa editor has recently IN.
herlted- thirty thousand dollars
from an uncle iB Baltimore. If
Baltimore has any more lost urr-.
eles.of' that sort. we will be greats
" obliged<to the prescott that city
II they willmeution where we are.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

The Southern States will fur.
nish their quota of peanuts. this
season as follows :-IY'iirginis40O..
OO0 bushels Tennessee, 800. .000 !.
and Georgia and the Carolinas''
from l50, ,OO0sto 20e, 900 busbSIs
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02


r. There was a young man once
in the Office .Of Il Western rai!wa,
superintendent He was occupy
ing position TINT four hundred
boys in that city would hav,
wished to get. 1t was honorable
and sit paid well" besit;es being
in the line of promotion. How
did be get it? Not by having
a rich father, for he was the sor
of "a laborer. The secret was hi.
beautiful accuracy. He began al
an errand-boy and did bis work
accurately. His leisure time ht
used in perfecting his writing anr
arithmetic. After while be
lea. ned to telegraph. At eacl
step his employer commended lii
accuracy, and relied on what ht
did because he was just right.
And it is thus with every occu
patton. The accurate boy is the fa
vored one. Those who employ
men do not wish 10 be on the con
slant lookout. as though they were
rogues or fools, II a carpentel
must stlnd at his journeyman's el
bow TO be sure that his work i
right, or if a cashier must run 0
yer his book k-keeper's columns. h
might as well do the work him
seltas employ another to do it il
that way; and it is very certain
that the employer will get rid of
OF such an inaccurate workman a
soon as he can President Iuhle
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

a correspondent Of the New
Orleans Times wrote what be n.
tended for a "squibF and sent =
to that paper recently. He Lac.
since bad 70 write a letter of near
y hall column toexpIain ~Sera.
the joke cans IN, ss
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
A Aoastins young ftllow having

A Soasiipg young fellow having
Joined without invitation a party
dining at a restaurant, snd IN
dulged as usual III his egntism.
one Of his party said to him
"You have told us enough Of what
you can do; now ted US some
thing that you can't do" FAITH,
said he, "lhat's easy enough ; ]
can't pay my share oi the bill.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
A case of great hardship recent

ly came before a Chicago court.
A widow, anxious to renew mat
rimonial obligations, conveyed
SI,S00 worth of real estate to a
handsome druggist on condition
that he should marry her. He
took the price of his heart and
hand, ard has since refused to de.
liver up the articles bargained for
or to reconvey the property. The
widow wants her land or hus-
band, and has brought suit for
possession OF the one or the other.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
A Cat Story.

+. Down insTuckah9 there is a
man named Simpson,. who has a
fiat roof on his house covered
with tin. The roof got to leaking
sbadlv few weeks ago. and it hap-
rpened to occur. to Mr.. Simpson
that ii would be a good thing to
cover the whole surface with the
material out OF which concrete
pavements are nude, $50 as to
make her all tightand nice,'' said
Simpson. A man was according
II. engaged, and 1e covered the
tin with concrete to the depth
IF three or four inches. The
curse Of Tuckahoe is cats. In
warm weather millions of them
assemble and hold ratification
MEETINGS and reLearSals and gener-
al synuds out IN the back yards
and on the roofs, In Tuckalloe
last July the heat was unusually
intense, and Mr.. Simpson was ex-
ceedingly annoyed by the anima-
ted discussions Of cats in the
neighborhood. The more he
"shcoed' them and flung old boots
at them the more they Yelled
Night after night it continued TO
grow more terrific, and day after
day Mrs Simpson observed that
the mysterious caierwauling con.
tinled during all the hours of day
light Simpson hadn't bcotiril
or backing brush or a rolling.
pin 81 a col0gne-bottle left TO
throw at them. At last, one
moonlight night the uproar got to
b SO nutr geoustilat Simpson arose
from his bed to ascertain what all
this growing meant anyhow
1t appeared TO bim that the noise
came from the Top Of the house.
lie went up into the garreti and
put his head out Of the trap door.
There he found one hundred and
niuety-siX Cats stuck fast knee
deep in the concrete, which had
been softened by the heat. Some
Iuf them had been there four days.
The minute they caught sight Of
Simpson the whole one hundred
and hinety-six doubled up their
spines, ruifled their back hair,
snaked lheir tails. and gave one
wild, nneafthly ryhowl, which
shocked Simpsons nerves SO much
that he dropped the trap door and
hell dnwn the step ladder on the
headsnf Mrs. Simpson, who was
standing below, dressed in a thing
With frilla0h it, and armed with
a palm leaf fan and bed slat,
and determined to protect Simp-
son to the death. The next day
The concrete was removed and the
cats were dug out, But you
ought to have been present when
simpson interviewed the concrete
man! There were only four
rounds, and then Simpson got up
off the mans PROSTATE body in
| order to let him so and hunt for
some good hair restorative and
Put fresh oyster on his eye.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

The Cartersville (Ga.) Express
says that during the late cold
spell of weather, The Etowah river
was frozen over, and tbati the like
has never been known beforss
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
Radical Senator Sorague of r

Radical Senator Sprague of r
l., is implicated in blockade run
ming during the War to. furnish
supplies to the Confedera'es in
Texas, aud the Senate has ap-
pointed Committee TO investi
gate the charge. 1t seems, to he
true from the evidence already
made public. a..3
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

An Indiana widow so worked
upon young mans fears by threat
ening to marry him. that he turned
over all his property to her and
Yaa away. s-rf rr ess 81
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02


go AND "CoME. ."-"If YOU
want your business done, SAYS tb,
Ipreverh, "go and do it; If you
Idon't waRtit dene, send some on.
Else" An INDECENT gentleman
had a freehold estate producing a.
bout five hundred a year. Be
coming involved in debt he sold
'hall his estate. and let The remain
der to an industrious farmer foI
twenty years. About the end of
The term the farmer called to ra,
his rent, and asked the owner
whether he would sell him his
farm. 80
"Will you buy it?" asked the
owner, surprised. "
Yes, If we can agree about the
price 1.le
That is exceedingly strange .
observed Ihe gentleman; spray tel
'ne how 1t happens that while |
could noI live upon twice as much
land, for which | paid no rent,
you are regularly paying me tw"
hundred a year for your farm. and
are able in a few years TO purchast
il p r ~
"The reason is plain" was the
reply; '.you sat still and SAID. Go
| got up and said, Come. You lay
in bed and enjoyed your estate
rose in the morning and minded
my business 2--SelfHelp.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

A butting match of sixty-four
rounds between. two Georgian
amendments, was decided a draw
fight,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

Tie Hartford Times legs to ask,
if it was 50 wicked in Preston
Brooks to switch Sumner, is it
proper for Grant and his aids to
avow their desire to- scatter hts
brains and to twist his fine nose
into the semblance of a b,ked APP
pie? Answers are solicited.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02
Legend Of Alexander the
Great.

H
For when he dieth he shall carry moth
ing away; his glory snail not descend after
him. m.r-fslam xix. II.
Iremember an Eastern legend
which | have always thought fur
nlshed remarkable though un-
conscious commentary on these
words of the PsaImist. Alexan-
der the Great, we are told, being
upon his death bed, colnmanded
that when he was carried forth to
the grave his hands should be wrap
ped as usual in the cere cloth, but
should be left outside the bier, SO
that all might see them, and nigh;
see thatthere Was nothing in them;
that lie, born of the one empire,
and the conqueror of another, the
possessor while he lived of two
worlds Of the East and of the
West-andof the treasures OF both,
yet now when he was dead could
retain not the smallest portion of
these treasures; that in this matter
the poorest beegar and he were
upon equal terms Archbishop
Trench.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

It is no sign, because man
makes a stir in a community,
that he is a spoon. taa 1aa
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-02

A pound Of watch-springs is
worth $4,000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16

There is much good Pms and truth
in the remarks of Il modern author, that
no nan never prnspercd in the world
without the corporation of his wife.
Ii she unitcs in mutual ~cudcavorS, or
rewards his labOrs with an cndcaring
smile, with what confidence will he re-
sort to his merchandise or his farm. fly
ovcr lands, sail upon the sea, meet diili-
Guilty and encounter danger, if he knows
he is not spending his strength in vain,
but that his labor will be rewarded by
the sweets of home. Solitude and dis
appointment enter the history of mans
lite; and he is but half provided for his
voyage who finds but an associate for
happy hours, while for his months of
darkness and distress no sympathizing
partner is prepared.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Bee Stings.

A wTitcrin the .lmCrlruH bee .Jpurmi.
speaking of the spirits OF turpcntlEc us
Il remedy for bee stinrs, says:
| lind it the most efficient remedy |
IAN use. One drop will be sufficient to
dcadcn the pain of IN ordinary sting
and stop the swelling, il at nee applied.
10 stun" around the neck or mouth so
much that the poison reaches the
stomach, Il few drops taken in oil will
rive Immediate relief.
The hands arc most exposed as all
bcekcrpcrs should own II good bee hat
consequently y nerve or vcin i often
stung. In such II ease extract the sting
at once, apply the %turpcntinr Ia the
wound, battle the wrist, the elbow and
the undcrpart Of the arm with the same,
and in Il few moments You will iccl no
Inconvenience. have used it over
ten years and always found it relia-
bic.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
400 Gifts IN all....,,..

The grand prize the head of the list is n
part Of the Farm formerly owned by Col. q.
W. polk, situated on the Mt. Pleasant Pike,
West OF Columbi? IL contains 80 acres and
has n line residence with all out buildings
complete and well improved.
We call particular attention TO the follow.
Ing:
lst. We propose 10 conduct this enter
prise IN a strictly honorable way.
ID. No persons will be admitted In tho
drawing but those who hold shares: the
Committee to snperintend the drawing
must be selected by the shareholders, TN
Managers will take no part I'm the drawin,,
puI merely furnish the necessary appliances.
81 NO person connected with tJle man.
agcineht Will he allowed to hold a share IN
der any circumstances.
itb. Absolute titles to the various pieces
Of real estate Will be made by the Managers,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
READ TIE TESTIMONY.

Ihave been Il citizen of Memphis for forty
three years. My Grandfather delivered mp
his sword to General George Washington.
on the 18th of November, 1868, | was struck
down with Paralysis, 50 that | could not
move hand nor foot. MY right side cohllhi-
ued paruliZed, and | could not use my hand.
| procured one bottle of Mansfield * llig-
bees Magic AnIra linimcnt and used it !
the result of il is, it has relieved me entire
ly. lean sew and have the perfect use
OF my light arm and right side, which were
both before liicleSS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Laudeldalc street.
Nnr,nhiS Scrt On l>Gu. bL
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
WANTED.

Every family iuthc state lOtry one bottle
of Mansfield 4 Higbce's celebrated Magic \r-
Mica Linimeut, which is Il penetrating iluid
made of Extract Of Arnica, Extract OF cam.
paor, rare Essential Oils, C~hlor0dlnc and
Magnetic Fluid chemically combined, and
which is warranted TO cune rain in five mi
nutes. 1t Is always ready. pleasant to use
and knows no competitor wherever 1t la,
been tried. one bottle IS equal in mcd'caI
properties and strength TO II score Of othci
iiniinentS, an 1t Ii pronounced by all as iht
King Of all Pain Killers, l~;elIGfs and En-.
brocnlions which have ever been offered tt
tho AluericMn nMLllc. ILice l.Mn.