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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

In Jackson county, Fla, cater
pillars are becoming terrible nui-
sance5. On oDe plantation, which
was expected to yield 70 bales of
cotton, only eight can now begath-
cred. They have stripped oil the
leaves from the cotton plant, and
and are now going for the darkies.
In seeking shade, they enter the
the cabins in crowds, and drive
the negroes out. This is a new
phase OF the worm. The darkies
swear they are going to quit that
country. They say it is not SO
pleasant to lie down with hun
dred or two playful caterpillars
dancing jig over your body.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

LooK Our. The ''Saw,dus: swin-
ilrrs" are multiplying rapidly. The
latest circular Of this despicaLle sort
is signed by "ArIhur Debenham, =
Mason of 20 years membership,
and an Odd Fellow for I3 years. Of
100 Broadway, New York" This
william Of the deepest dye" The
may yet have The highest die on
the scalfold) claims to be o "blnk-
note eDgravef, late head artist Of
the Treasury" aud strpulates 10
send money that is "nOt counterfeit;
but the real genuine article" IT
there were no fouls such knaVes
would not prosper,
We clip the above hom the Amer
icap odd ElIoa0, and as many Of
the circulars of this sWiBdier have
been circulated in this section we
trust the clOseiOg remarks will be
properly applied.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

dead at his place at the peg from
whence he had sent the messen-
ger of death to a fellow being only
a few seconds before.
I A deep wide pit was dug. and
into it the rude backwoodsmen
lowered the lifeless forms of mur-
dered and murderer, and there
though long ages forgotten-they
two silently moulder to dust.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
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CARVING A MAMIE.

wrote my name upon the sand,
And trusted it would stand for aye,
But soon alas the refuent sea
Had washed my feeble lines away.
l carved my name upon the wood,
And after years returned again,
! missed the shadow of the tree
That stretched of old upon the plain.
To solid marble next my name
gave as perpetual trust;
An earthquake rent it TO its base,
And now it lies o'erlaid with dust.
All these have failed. In wiser mood
| turned and asked myself, What then
If would have my name endure,
Pll write it on the hearts of men.
In characters of living light
OF kindly deeds and actions wrought,
And these, beyond the touch ofTme,
Shall live immortal aS my thought.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
Creation of Woman.

While Adam slept, God from him tool
A bone and. as an omen,
He made it like a seraph look,
And thus created woman.
He took this bone not from his pate,
To show her power ample;
Nor from his feet, to designate
That he on her might trample
But meath his arm. to clearly shew
He always should protect her;
And near his heart, to let him know
How much he should respect her.
He took that bone, crooked enough,
Most crooked of the hunaRg
To show how much crooked stuff
He'd always find in woman
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

An instance of rare honesty,
and showing how a dog may de-
sire to pay his board bill. recently
occurred in Fitch burg, Mass, A
lady saw a dog frequently about
up odd bits which had
been thrown out, and one day she
called him in and fed him. The
next day he came back and as she
opened the door he walked in and
placed an egg on the floor,
when be was again fed. The
following day he brought another
egg to pay for his dinner; and on
the fourth day he brought the old
hen herself, who, it seems, had
failed to furnish the required egg.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
The AUalanclse says, of the Con-
,ressional race 10 the Memphis dis

The Aralapcte says, of the Con
gressionaI race 10 the Memphis dis
tric:
"Lewis (Radical) is out OF the
rfce. and the friends, respectively. of
MessFs. Ke!Iar and Haynes need
have no fears of Lewis election, no
matter for whom Of the other two
they cast their votes.
That is what the johnson men are
saying in the race Zoe Congress
men at large. That is What 'hey
told us here in the late race for May
or. The result was the election
of Radical. So it nay BE- in the
Haynes Kelier and Ch8atham and
Johnson races, Its certainly very
evident that neither Mr.. johnson
nor Col. Kel!ar have any teHsona-
BILE chance for plec ion. Their chan
ces are not oply small but growing
less every day. Independents MY
eleot Radicals; they most assuredly
cannot elect themselyes.-U. G A.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
A Disguised Widow.

An Oshkosh, Wis, paper says:
Last week good Oshkosh wife lost
her husband-he sickened and died.
Ia due time the funeral took place
The poor widow felt badly, but she
was not the only cne thus situated.
After the sermon was over and a
last opportunity was offered to wit.
ness the departed, first one woman
went TO the coffin aud HI sd the
CORPSE, then another AMI another,
until about twenty had pressed
their lips to the marble forehead.
All this time the weeping widow
was on looking. She knew none Of
the women. She was shocked be-
yond power to describe. for f W
mem. nts. When sic did get her
sreech, she arose, took off her veil,
examined her lost husbands face
with circumsrec'irn faced The aa-
dience and said: "UutiI wl,,E.'n lev
m ,ments l had supposed the c3lu
form in the CT film was once my hus-
band. but the kisses and tears OF
these, to me strangers, who have
just parqded before the audience,
have convinced NE that he belonged
to Others a good deal more than be
did to me. My part in this funeral
is finished She gathered up her
cloak and walked out OF the room
as mad woman has been seen In
Oshkosh since before the War.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

"What a nuisance !" exclaimed
a gentleman at a concert, as a
young fop 10 front of him kept
talking in a loud voice to a lady
at his side. "Did you refer to me,
sir?" threateningly demanded the
fop. "Oh, no; | meant the mu-
sicians there who keep up such a
noise with the instruments that l
can't hear your conversation, D
was the stinging reply.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

BLIND SPoT IN THE EYE.-Under
the head of "cuIiosi'les of vision,
AppIetOn'S Journal ior April asserts
that there is blind spot in the eye
of nearly every person, and which
blind spot comedies with the point
where :he optic nerves enter tbs
eye. The existence of this blind
spot is proved thus:
Shut your loft eye and with The
right one look steadily at the cross
just below, holding the paper ten or
twelve inches from the eye.
X o
Nov move the paper slowly to-
wards the eye, which must be kept
fixod on the cross. At certain dis
tance the other igure-the letter 0
will suddenly disappear; bu: if yon
bring the paper nearer it will C me
az in in view The experimenler
will probably not succeed on The
first trial, but with a little practice
he can hardly fail, aud the sudden
ness with which the black spot van
ishes and reaPpears is very striking.
Examination shows hat when it
disappears is i'm g Ialls exactly on
thu spot where the optic nerve enters
the eye, thus proving it to be blind.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
A Sensible View Of the
Situation.

A leading Democrat of the
State of New York, Hon. Jno. J.
Taylor, while be found nothing iu
the platform of the Cincinnati
meeting to condemn, was greatly
disappointed in bis nominations.
and did not believe that the Bal.
timore Convention would accept
them, now writes to Colonel Sam
Qel North that Gas things are, to
support new ticket would be not
only of no avail, but its tenden-
cy would be to divide and din.
tract the Democratic party, to ere.
ate enmity between those holding
a common political faith, and to
SOW seeds OF diScord which might
spring up and grow in after years,
so as to destroy our power to en-
force the principles which we all
deem essential to the good of the
country" Those are noble, sem
sible words, and worthy the Dem
ocratic head and heart of Mr.. Tay-
lor. Among the reasons assigned
by Mr.. Taylor for supporting Mr..
Greeley we find the following:
Il am unable to see how any
Democrat can support Mr.. Grant. !
He has been tried in the Presiden.
tial Office and found most lamenta-
bly, wanting, so that the best of /
those who helCed to elect him can
no longer support him. Mr.. Gree
ley has not been tried, and wheth-
er we haze much or little faith |
that his Administration will be
successful, it is wiser to accept
the chance there is than to elect
man who has already proven
failure. Certainly the election
of Mr.. Greeley would more than
that of Mr. Grant, tend TO the
preservation and supremacy of
those prlncI ls which you and ]
have always regarded as constitu
ting the trae sheory Of our gov
ernmcn al system. Especial!
would the Administration ct Nj /
Greeley, owing its existence a~G
receiving lbs support from them.
It must be more favorable to the
right of seli-government us op-
posed to the cenlrnIizing tenden-
iles of our opponents. This is
not only a live issue, but one
which has existed since the forma- I,
ion Of the United States Govern.
nent, and must always exist sc
ong as that Government lasts i =
The strong tendency of the pres
ent Administration toward the
destruction Of all local or State .
Government, and to Capitalization
ind the exercise of despotic power
makes it now the living issue of
more consequence than any other,
n fact involving almost allothers."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

A menagerie man who bought
zebra from an individual who
said that he had just arrived from
Africa with the animal, kept his
purchase closely confined in It's
cage for several weeks, until it
needed cleaning BADLY. Then he
led 1t down to the creek, and gave
it a good scrubbingfor half an hour.
At the end OF that time, the mena-
gerle man was surprised to perceive
the zebra's stripes bad entirly dis
appeared. And, now, if any body
wishes to buy an able bodied and
energetic mule, warranted 10 be
kind in single harness and not to
suffer from home sickness because
it cannot get back to Africa, ,snch an
article can be procured of men
agerie person who is disgusted
with Zebras.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

A CALIFORNIA SENSATION San
Francisco has lately enjoyed SEN
satlOn a little outside the general
rule. 1t appears that recently
book-keeper of a large -four mill of
that city was in the habit of giving
a "good day" to an individual WHO
often passed the mill. On day.
alter conversation the unknown
man requested the pleasure of the
book. keepers company at dinner.
The offer was not refused and
both enjoyed a sumptuous repast.
during which sundry bottles of
champagne were disposed of.
This performance is the last the
book-keeper recollects until the
morning. when he found
himself on board an outward bound
ship. He was of course confined,
and when he had partially collected
his senses, he demanded an expIa-
nation from the mate aud after,
ward from the captain, the IatterOff-
Ger produced papers of agreement
signed by the ook-keeper to make
a voyage in the ship as common
sailor. The youlg NAM could
not deny the signature, though h;
him that he had been
when it was OBJ
tanned. As S75 had been paid
by the ships company for that
signature the unfortunate young
man was compelled to produce all
equal amount before he was per-
United to depart. This we con-
ceive to have been one Of the bold
est ses of "shanghaeing' from
a civilized port that We have re-
cord of. The case is being worked
up by detectives, and if the rascal
who abducted the young man IS
caught he will find that all is not
lovely in villainy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
Brown $ minority. S7.47!

Drown $ Tnajoilsy, 90 ~
In the Presidential election of
1850 there was polled, l45, ,333.
The election between Senter
and Stokes drew out a very full
vote, nearly It's, ,3GS, and is as
full as it will likely be in 1872.
AS BrOwuiow was evidently un-
popular with the Democratic and
conservative masses it is fair to
presume that his vote was COM
posed alone Of Republicans of
Of T4,448. That hunter Of
Republicans is in Tennessee to
day, and will vote for Governor
and members of Congress.
Gov. Brown with his great per-
sonal popularity and military rep,
utation, after a full canvass re
ceived 0nIy 1879 votes, only 4,
53l more votes than Brownlow
received in 1867.
The l20,333 votes received by
Senter, be Being a Republican, was
composed Of votes from both par
ties.
We may reasonably expect that
Maynard will get at least $4,000
yo.ns Now If tha D,morrat Z
poll 10000 votes, which is 81.
02l votes more than Gov. Brown
r 'ceivel, and THAI vote is divided
between Chcatham and Johnson,
it will elect Maynard by 10000
majority. If Johnson is to be
elevated and conventions broken
down, we may expect to see eight
Radicals elected for Congress in
Tennessee.-Tenne8seean.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

An accident occurred on the
louisville and Nashville Railroad
on the 2Sth, through the careless
ness of section master, who was
having the tracks repaired and
neglected to warn the approach
ing train by which one man was
killed and several others injured.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
Professor Perry, the Ieader Of

Professor Perry, the leader of
the Macon (Ga.) silver cornet
band, lost his speech one day re-
Gently as the clock was striking tive
in the afternoon. During the
evening he was subject TO a very
severe electric shock, which re.
stored his speech, only temporarl-
ly, however. He is now com
PEELED to use a pencil and paper
to communicate his wants.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

A Mr.. Layton, who resides at
Frederick, Nd, was born on Sat-
urday, and his wife on Friday.
They have raised eight children,
four boys and four girls, the natal
day of all the former being Satur-
day, and latter Friday.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
The War en- Conventions.

We take tie following article
from the Paris IntelIigencer:
We are not the advocate OF nor
the apologist for wrongs that con-
ventions sometimes commit. But
we would ask the opposers Of con.
ventions. what is it you would i'm
lieu? ? Are we to substitute con-
ventions by wild cry from a hun
dred factions in every distance,
each one believing for the freedom
of elections, and faction paradin5
its own candidate? If this be the
remedy, then must a very con.
temptible minority in many in-
stances elect their man, and the
will OF the majority must cease to
be heard. Convention in some
form, is a necessary part of organ
ization. Organization is neces-
Sary to the existence of any party,
and parties are necessary in rep
Iesentative government. If par
ties are necessary. how viii theY~
manipulate themselves, without
some rule, or mode that resembles
conventions; and consult without
conventions, and carry out plans,
without delegating to some of their
namber the power to act for the
whole? If those who are afflicted
with SO much horror, in eouse-
quence Of the tyranny and fraud
OF conventions, viii only be good
enough to point out the remedy
by which POLITICAL parties will be
purified, and still be allowed to
exist and work; then will we hail
1t as boon of priceless value. We
wonder some people have not with
drawn from association with fallen
humanity, because there is 80 much d.
Offolly and fraud mixed up in all
its transactions. We are very sor-
ry that there. is corruption ia hu-
and corruption in politics,
but bow shall we remedy the mat
.er? The opposers- of conventions
would have usdiscard conventions.
We do not see the point. Unless it
,e argued that the same Clements
Without order or organization are
better or parer than when organ
zed. Bat from what quarter
Iote. the complaint come? "There
5 the rub" As a general thing,
t comes from the disappointed
of olfice-seekers, OF place
lunters But we are anxious for
remedy for these evils. LIT us
AVE it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

The Oshkosh Northwestern tells
the story: "Tuseday, the 9 o'clock
A. NJ. train created considerable IN
terest asi it neared the depot. There
upon the top, fiat surface Of the
COW catcher sat large fat hog in
utter disregard of all the train
regulations, and no ticket in his
hat either. The hog had evi,
IDENTIFY been scooped up on the
road, and being forced up to his
present position, had quietly sat
down, determined to have a free
ride as far as he could"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

A lady wrote of her lover, who
had become insane, that che had
gone out of his mind, but had
never gone out Of hers"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

A statiener, after advertising q
variety of articles, gives the fol-
lowing: "N. 30 regular Gus
toners ] sell waters gratis
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

IF you let the cat out Of the
bag, never try to cram it back a
gain it only makes matters worse,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

DUTY.-Nearly 100 years ago
there was a day If remarkable
gloom and darkness, still known
as the dark day, a day when the
light of the sun was slowly ex'in-
guished as if by an eclipse. The
Legislature Of Connecticut was in
session, and as its members saw
the unexpected and unaccountable
darkness coming on, they shared
in the general awe and terror.
It was suppos d by many that the
last day, the day of Judgment
had come. Some one, in the con-
sternation of the hour, moved an
adjournment. Then there arose
an old Puritan legislator, Daven-
pert Stanford, who said that if the
last day had come be desired to be
found at his place doing his duty,
and therefore moved that candles
be brought SO that the House could
proceed with its duty. There was
quietness in that mans mind
the quietness of heavenly wisdom
an infexible willingness to obey
present duty. Duty, then. is the
sublimest word in OF language.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
The Political Outlook in
Tennessee.

Democrats -"Your Attention
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17
Perilous POliteness.

The following is an extract from
some recollections of Washington
Irving in the Home Journal:
Il was nearly killed by an Indi-
an once" said Irving one evening.
"When [ was a young man was
travelling in Canada with a friend.
There were more Indians there
then than there are white men
noTy. One raw, chilly day we
were rowing in canoe on the St.
Lawrence, with an Indian for a
guide. AS we neared the spot
where O5densburg now stands, be
invited us to bis wigwam to get
something to eat. Securing the
canoe to the shore, we followed
him, a short distance to his hut,
where he found his squaw busily
cooking Venison. Our guide mo-
toned us to~a seat by the fire, and
then proceeded to bring a large
quantity Of whisky. My friend
watched him clos ly; but | talked
to his wife, who at first gave me
short answers, glancing at her lord
and master to see if he listened,
which he seemed not to do; then
she talked more freely. The
squaw was very ugly, having the
overburdened look that you see a
mong Indian women; so, from half
pity, as she took the large haunch
from the fire, | rose to assist her.
At the same moment her Jealous
husbind raised n large club, stri
king me on the head a blow that
made me fall insensible at bis feet.
As he was about to repeat the
blow, my friend caught me in his
arms, and, rushing from the. wig. I
wan, deposited me in the canoe,
and was taking me rapidly down |
the stream before our half drunk |
en- pursuer reached the shore, |
soon recovered my sensees, hut |
never WAS polite to 'squaw q. +,
gain.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-17

The vote for Governor in 1867
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-03-02

A lady, who had lost beloved
child, was so oppressed with grief
that she even excluded herself from
the society Of her own family, and
kept herself looked in her CHAM
Der ; but was at length prevailed on
by her husband to come down
stairs and take a walk in the gar
den. While there, she stopped to
pick a flower but her husband ap-
peared as though he would hinder
her. She plaintively said !" What!
deny e Aower?" He replied "You1
have denied God your flower ana
surely you ought not think it hard
in me to deny you mine. IL Is
said the lady suitably felt the gen.
tie reproof, and had reason to say
GA word spoken in season. now
good is it !"
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-03-02
Speculation by a RefOrmer.

from the New Orleans Republican
Senator John Ray, of the noble
army of reformers, is DESTROYS to
provide the town Of Monroe with a
bridge, and, for the better accom-
plishment of his purpose, he de-
sires the sanction of the State to
his enterprise, and her guarantees
that none but the Senators friends
shall be allowed to infict bridges
upon Monroe for the next thirty
years. This bridge is to be set up
across the Ouachita river, and is
to be the only architectural project
Of the sort from Bayou Darbonne
above to the Cheniere au Tondre
below the sweet little city of Mon
roe. By some trick we find the
name OF a Mr.. Ray mentioned in
the bill as a corporator in this SOL
itary and exclusive thirty year
blessing which the Legislature is
quietly providing for the benefit of
Monroe. In fact, there are two
Rays in it, which arouses an in
quiry as to what number of Rays
has misfortune showered on Qua
chita parish?
The bill ought not to pass. It
does not provide any of the guar
antees that it ought to exact from
the corporators and as it is evil
IDENTIFY framed in the interest of a
few men, and they the intimates of
the author of the law, it belongs to
that class of special legislation
which the Republican party is
pledged against. There is no time
set within which work shall be
commenced; none fixed for its
completion no rules are estab-
ished /; no dimensions specified as
to it's length, width or conveniences
nothing. Like most of the efforts
Of Senator Ray, it is q mere shell
of the law, that an intelligent SEN
ator ought to be ashamed to offer.
And as it is evidently intended for
the benefit of his own family, the
improperly of it's being printed
with his name as its author is in
very bad taste.
With such a law on the statute
books, Monroe would probably
wait for her bridge until al her
people had contracted the fever
and ague swimming across the
Ouachita.