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The Portland daily press., 1872-10-25
TENNESSEE,

From Livingstone via Sweet Gum Plains. w
Fox Springs. to Celina.
From Walnut Valley to Fillmore
From Union Depot to Whitestore
From Jonesboro to Horse Creek Camp Ground
From Freedom to Washington College.
From jackson to WILDWOOD
From Macon, via Oakland and Hickoryvile
Wythe Depot.
From Memphis, via Cuba, Mount Zion to Port
vile.
From Trenton, via Brazil to Eastop.
From Humboldt to Brazil
From Messy Creek to Rutledge
From Cross Plains via Fountain Head and En-
son Springs, to Lafayette.
From Brentwood, via Owens CROSSROADS,
Hill and Patensville, to Hurts CROSSROADS.
From Mitchelsville to Springfield.
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-25

kOn. ~ VI" Iloil ana DalDy TO Wau-
From Fairbank to Grove Hill
From Duncombe, to GOwrie
From Cherokee to Worthinotop
From Jefferson to Mansion
From Davenport, via Amitv ALL,
Buena Vista, to Calamus IAiie' Grove, and
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
A Sad MiShap.

That young man i'll Harrisburg
who went serenading, he's aban-
doned nocturnal bowling for the
present. While he stood under
the window drumming his lutte
and caroling a tender song, she
leaned out from the casementin her
nightgown. Suddenly he made an
effort to strike the high c.. The
shock startled her SO that she lost
her balance and fell, turning three
or four somersaults to the pave
ment, her left foot crashing
through the gay tourbadours quit,
ar. The strain of the minstrel
suddenly ceased, and he flew
away into the darkness, under the
the impression that the girls faith
er, in his wrath, had either fired
a roll of mating at him or thrown
out his mother-in law with the IN
tent to destroy two nuisences at
one blow. The maiden picked
the cat-gut and Spliurers from
her toes and went to bed. She
anchors herself to the wardrobe
now whenever she hears music in
the street.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
TERMS.

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p ably in advance; Two Dollars and
Fifty Ceats if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out Of the coun-
ty to be paid foB tn ddcdncs
or Single copies, Ten Gents each.
lT Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or loss for the first
insertion; Fifty Gents for each continuance.
y Loca! and Special Notices, Twenty
Geats per line.
CT A liberal deduction will be made TO
persous advertising for three, six, nine, OF
twelve tnoaths.
Gy Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Cents per square.
OF 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 emhers. GTNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
OF Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exscted.
nT No advertisement inserted gratu tously
tD1 Advertisements Of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
30 Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
TO be paid in advance in every case.
OF Job Printing of ali kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
Metal Paper-Hangings.

Paper -hanglngs for walls are
known to everybody. 1t is now
proposed to use hangings made OF
metal; and an account of this new
invention, which comes to us from
Paris, has been read before the
Society of Arls. The metal en-
ployed is tinfoiI, in sheets about
sixteen feet long, and from thirty
to forty inches wide. The sheets
are painted, and dried at high
temperature, and are then decora-
ted with many different patterns,
such as foliage, flowers, geome-
trical figures, limitations of wood,
or landscapes. When decorated,
the sheets are vanished, and a.
gain dried. and are then ready for
sale. Tintoil is in itself natural
ly tough; and tie coats laid upon
it in preparing it for the market
increase the toughness, The
hanging of these metallic sheets
is similar to paper hanging, ex-
cept that the wall is vanished
with weak kind of varnish. aud
the sheet applied thereto. Thus
in this way a room or a house may
be newly painted, without any
smell of paint to annoy or harm
the inmates. Moreover, the tin
foil keeps out the damp; and as
the varnish is a damp-resister, the
protection to the room is two fold.
Experience has shwn, also, that
corhices, mouldings, and irregular
surfaces may be covered with the
tinfoil as readily as fiat surface:
hence there is no part of dwelling
houses or public buildings which
may not be decorated with these
new sheets; and, as regards style
and finish, all who saw the specl'
mems exhibited at the reading OF
the paper were made aware that
the highest artistic effects could be
achieved at pleasure.-Epery Sat
aIrday.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
Discovery Of Coffee.

An Arab Legend gives the fol-
lowing account of the discovery
of coffee Toward the middle of
the fifteenth century a poor Arab
was travelling in Abyssinia, and,
being very weak and weary from
fatigue, he stopped near grove.
Then, being in want Of fuel to
cook his rice, he cut down a tree
which happened to be covered with
dead berries. His meal being
cooked and eaten, the traveller DIS
covered that the half burned ber-
RES were very fragrant. He col
lected number of these, and,
on crushing them with a stone.
he found that their aroma
increased to a great extent. While
wondering at this he accidentally
let fall the substance in a can
which contained his scanty sup
ply of water. Lo, what a miracle!
Tn, almost putrid liquid was in.
stantly purified. He brought it
to his lips it was fresh, agreea-
BILE, and In a moment after
the traveller had so far recov-
cred his strength and energy as
to be able to resume his journey.
The lucky Arab gathered as many
berries as he could, and, having
arrived at Alden, in Arabian, he
informed the multi OF his discov-
cry. That worthy divine was an
inveterate opium-smoker, who had
been suffering for years from the
influence of that poisonous drug.
He tried 40 infusion of the roas-
ted berries, and was SO delighted
at the recovery of his own vigor
that in gratitude to the tree he
called it cahuah, which in Arabic
signifies force.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
What Goodness Did.

1t was during the terrible chol-
era year, 1880, in Russia. Five
hundred fell victims daily. The
peasants were in despair. The re.
port was started, and it spread
like wiIdfre, that they were poi
soned by the physicians. A fu-
rious mob, armed with those axes
in the use of which the Russians
are so deXterous, rushed to the
market-plac No man knew
where their fury would fall. The
tumult might end in an insurrec-
ton. The tidings were brought
to Nicholas, who had only partial
ly recovered from an attack of
the fearful pestilence. He flung
himself into droshky, and dash
ed to the market. Mounting the
steps of a church, his tall form
lowered above the surrounding
masses which heaved and tossed
with excitement. His clear and
sonorous voice rang through the
vast square.
Glow is this? You are not the
child en- of sacred Russia. Would
you revolt against Heaven?-
Would you initiate the revolu-
tionists of other nations? Broth
ers, be yourselves again. 1t is
God who smites us. Instead of
murmuring against His blows, &C.
knowledge His power. Down
upon your knees; and implore him
to remove the acourge from our
country"
As he spoke, he bowed his state
ly head in prayer; and the crowd
as one man, fell upon their knees.
The Gar had conquered.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
Excellent Domestic Con
fectiOn.

This is the season for oranges,
The peel of this fruit, preserved
in sugar, is one of the most de-
delightful infections which q faml-
ly can use, far superior to the ex-
tracts sold in the shops. The
peel should, of course, be perfect
ly clean, and should be cut in long
thin strips. Stew in water till ell
the bitterness is extracted. Throw
away the water and stew again
for Lalt an hour in a thick syrup
made Of a pound Of sugar to one
of peel, with jast water enough.
Put away, ina cool place, TOR flavor
ing puddings, pies, etc. For this
purpose it should be choppedvery
fine. No betteror cheaperfavoring
c4n be furnished to a household.
California Farmer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
Selling a Sheriff.

A certain Sheriff a short time
since, espied tin pedler pursuing
his trade, and like pickerel af.
ter a minnow, herushed after him
and inquired
"Have you a license to sell p
"No," cooIIy replied the iline.
rant vender of pots and pans, 81
haven't"
swell, sir, I'll attend to your
case" says the Dogberry.
"All right" says the pedler ;
edo"
The eager official rushed off to
the nearest trial justice and OBJ
tanned warrant, and armed and
equipped with the awful docu-
ment, starts on a chase after the
offending itinerant. Some time,
we believe the next day, after a
long chase, the representative
Yankee was found, and hustled
before the justice, who read to
him the warrant, and, as a matter
of form, asked him whether he
was guilty or not.
"Notguilty, says the unabashed
pedler.
The justice and sheriff opened
wide their eyes to such contumacy.
They had not been in the habit
of seeing such.
"Nrt guilty!" quoth the former.
Don't you peddle goods around
here p
"Yes," replied the alleged cul-
prit.
"Well, have you license :"
asked Rhadamanthus, in sarcas.i-
cal tones.
"Oh, yes" says the travelling
agent.
"Why," says the justice-quite
another expression coming over
his countenance-"didn't you tell
this gentleman that you had no
license ?"
. "No, sir"
''Yes, you did," shouted Tip
staff.
mo, I didn't quietly replied
the pedler.
81 say you did, vociferated the
sheriff.
81 swear l didn't" still persists
the pedler.
"Well, what did you tell me,
then p
"You asked me if | had a IL
cense to sell. and | told you |
hadn't license to sell, continued
the pedler, il an injered zone,
"for l want it tc peddle with"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26

TAKE AN APPLE.-A Min
nesota editor is responsible for
the following story: Fifteen
years a go when Minnesota vo-
ted the State railroad bonds, Mr..
John Hart, living in Rolling
stone Valley, after the cleo
tion was over, was invited by a
friend to take glass o." chop So
da," but instead of taking a
drink, he took two apples. One
he gave to his wife and the 9TH
er ate himself. Both he and she
saved the seeds of those twoap-
pies which they planted and from
which sprung eight apple trees.
Five of them have lived, have
prospered, and grown to be har-
dy vigorous, bearing trees. Lat
terly each tree bears from ten to
fifteen bushels yearly. AT the
fair in Minneapolis, last fall, he
secured two premiums Of $50
each, upon the apples taken from
these trees, Since they COM
menced bearing he has gathered
from these trees nearly one thou
sand dollars worth Of apples,
which have all originated from
the simple fact that he took ap-
pies instead of beer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
A Mystery IN the Profi-
dence POST ONCE.

A certain hardware firm in
Providence expected a remittance
which failed to, come to- hand.
Complaint was made to the post
office, as there was positive proof
that the letter containing the re-
mittance had been mailed in due
form. Search was made. but to
no effect, and the postmaster az
Boston, In whose office the letter
bad been mailed, was convinced
that theft had been perpetrated
somewhere en- route. lie sent out
special agents and detectives, but
to no purpose. A year elapsed
and a new agent was appointed,
and on his first visit to Providence
was asked to make diligent inqui-
ry to discover some clue to the
lost letter. The agent transacted
bis other business and went to call
upon the hardware merchants to.
Inquire if they had heard any
thing of the lost letter. They
had not, and while discussing its
singular disappearance, a severe Z
rain and windsturm came up, and
when he left togo to the depot the
ag mt gladly accepted the loan of
an old Overcoat found hanging in
the closet of the hardware store.
and an umbrrlla; q porter accompa-
nied hIm to the depot to bring
back the borrowed articles. TAX
ing Oft tie coat at the depot, the
a:ent's hand felt something in the
pocket, and knowing it was a
spare coat, belonging to the hard
ware store and. Its employers in
general, and to no one in particu-
lar, he put his hand in and drew
out several unopened letters,
and among them the one so long
Returning at once to the
hardware merchants to whom the
letters were addressed, the mys-
terry was at last explained. One
of them recollected receiving the
mail about the time be had expect
I'd the important letter. and that
when he wished to read his letters.
he could find none Of them. He
also remembered that he had
worn that very coat at that time.
Cor. Washinnton OapitoZ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
The Spiders Bridge.

One chilly day l was left at
home alone, and after | was tired
of reading Robinson Crusoe,
caught spider and brought him
into the house to play with. Fun
ny kind of playmate, WASH t III
Well, | took wash basin and fas-
tened up stick in it like liberty
pole or a vessels mast, and then
poured in water enough to turn
the mast into an island for my
spider, whom | named Crusoe,
and put on the mast. AS soon as
he was fairly cast away he anX.
iously commenced running round
to find the road to the main land i.
He'd scamper down the mast to
ithe water, stick out a foo;, get ii
wet; shake it and run back up otbe
top again. Pretty soon it became
a serious matter with Mr. Robin
son, and he sat down to think it
over. AS in moment he acted
as if lie wanted to shout for boat,
and wss afraid he was going TO be
hungry, put little moIasses on
the stick. A fly came but Crusoe
wasn't hungry for flies just then.
He was homesick Tor his web ia
the woodshed. He went slowly
down the pole to the water and
touched it all around, shaking his
foot like pussy when she vets her
stockings on the grass, and sud
denly a thought appeared to strike
him. Up he went like a rocke,
to the top and commenced play,
ing circus. lie held ole foot in
tie air, then another, and turned
round two or three times. lie
got excited, and nearly stood on
his head, before | found what he
knew, and that was this, that the
draught of air made by the fire
would carry line ashore on which
he could escape from his des-
ert island. He pushed cut web
that went floating In the air un-
til it caught in the table. Then
he hauled in the rope until it was
tight, stuck it several times to see
ifit was tight enough to hold him,
ard walked ashore. | thought he
had earned his liberty, so | put
him back in bis wood shed again.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26

A FUNERAL PROCESSION Assault
TED. A romatic and somewhat
tragical event, involving love and
possibly murder-a funeral and a
MARRIAGES. reported as having
occurred in Lawrence, Kansas. A
young mulatto named William
Drake, whose course of true love
was somewhat roughened by the
opposition of his proposed father
in-law, waylaid funeral cortege
on its return from the cemetery,
and with the assistance Of three
of his brothers shot the old man,
abducted the girl, took her to Law
renee, anG was married In the
street.-the constable who had
him in arrest kindly waited until
the ceremony was performed, be-
lore taking the bridegroom to the
calaboose. The girls father is Sc
riously wounded.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26

A St. Paul man thought he per-
ceived a muscipular odor in some
of his domestic arrangements, so
he came home Unexpectedly the
other day and found, his wife
locked up with another man; and
80 dexterous was he in the use of
his revolver, that he got four bull
let's into that man before he could
get down stairs, and several more
were in the air, when the man
suddenly died.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
Romance Of q Rothschild.

The very uppermOst circles of
society in London are agitated
| by the report of the imminence
of an extremely unusual and
startling event. A daughter of
the Rothschild is about to be
married to a poor man-and this
poor man is a Christianl The
young lady who is thus about to
break with the traditions of her
family and disregard the teach
ings of her religion is the daugh-
ter of Sir Anthony Rothschild,
and the man upon whom she is
resolved to bestow her fortune
and her heart is the Hon. Mr..
Yorke, a son of the Earl Hard
wicke. / hasten to nip in the
bud the sympathy with which
this news may be received by
members of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel a.
mong the Jews by adding that
Miss Rothschild is not Convert.
ed" and that she is not going to
embrace Christianity nor to re-
nounce her own religion. she
will remain a Jewess, and her
husband will continue to be at
least a Christian. The disap-
proval with which the aged and
excellant Baronet, her father, re-
grets the match, is said to be in
creased by his failure to discov-
erin his prospective bedayfts any
qualities either of head or heart
which could justify or even ex-
cuse what he regards as his
daughters infatuation, but then
it must be remembered that he
is not in love with Mr.. Yorke. |
and that his daughter is, and
this makes all the difference in
the world. The Rothschilds
have long formed a sort of roy
al family of their own-inter-
marrying only their cousins, and
it is said that every possible |
means of persuasion have been
brought to bear upon this young
lady to induce her to abandon |
her resolve. The reluctant con-
sent of her father, or rather the
Withholding of his positive pro-
hibition of the marriage, has at
last been obtained, and the mar !
riage, it is said, will soon be
celebrated.-N 7. Wor2d.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
Malleable Glass.
Lost Links in the Chain of Early
InventiOns--A New Discovery.

One OF the lost arts, which skill
and science have for hundreds Of
years been making efforts to re-
discover, is the production of NAL.
leable glass. 1t was mentioned
by Pliny, who speaks of its hav-
ing been indented when thrown
on hard substance, and ham
mered into shape again like brass.
The world uses vastly greater
amount of glass now than during
the early ages, but has never been
able to overcome its brittleness.
That accomplished, and it would
enter into uses not even suspected
now, and probably dispute with
iron itself for supremacy as an
agent of civilization. A glass
spinner in Vienna he's recently
made a discovery that may lead to
the recovery of the los. link in
the chain of early invention. He
is manufacturing a thread of this
material finer than the fibre of
the silk worm, which is entering
largely into the manufacture of a
variety Of new fabrics, such as
cushions, carpets, table cloths,
neckties, figures in brocaded vel
vet and silk, embroidery, tapestry,
laces, and a multitude of other
things. 1t is as soft as the finest
wool, stronger than silk thread;
and is not changed by heat, light,
moisture or acids, nor liable to
fade, So important is the matter
deemed, that while the process is
kept a profound secret, the Aus
trian Minister of Commerce has
already organized schools for glass
spinning in various places in Bo-
hemia, and variety ei manufact-
ured articles are now for sale and
will no doubt soon reach America
Ii it shall end in the final re-dis-
covery of malleable glass, SO that
it can be wrought or rolled into
sheets, it will revolutionize much
of the worlds industry. Indeed,
no one could safely predict to what
uses it might not be applied, as
the material is plentiful in all
lands. Mankind have long wal
ted for it. Let US hope the time
is near when so great boon will
be vouchsafed to them.-London
Times.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
A young drug clerk committed

A young drug clerk committed
suicide iu Bristol, few days ago.
At the inquest the coroner asked
a fellow clerk of the deceased if
he knew any cause for the suicide.
"No," was the reply, ''he was get
ting along nicely, and was going
to be married next month" Go
ing to be married, was he?" ex-
claimed the coroner. "That will
do. We've got at the bottom of
this business?"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26

A very small man who is bless
ed with a very large wife, who in.
stead of looking up to him in ad-
miration, is in the habit OF looking
down upon him with something
akin to contempt, once called her,
in her presence, my better half.
"'Your better halt 7 You had bet
ter say your best three quarter;
you are not more than one fourth
of the joint concern, no how! p
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
EHE FALLEN LEAF.

Twas green little while ago,
And moist with all the summers breath
But now it futterS to and fro,
And touched with autumn, bleeds to death
First when it hung upon the bough,
The earliest leahet of the tree,
The branch that claimed it made VOW
To cherish it with constancy.
But as its sister leaves appear'd,
And each her newer charms display'd,
1t ceased, alas! to be endear'd,
And droop'd neglected in the shade.
All, me! how many human thing,
From loving first and best Of all,
Has blossom'd earliest in the spring,
To wither soonest in the fall
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26

The Titusville Press says -
"By private advices from st. Lou
is we learn that a prodigal son
thought he would quit eating husk
and cornstalk free lunches and go
home to fathers mansion in that
city; but instead of having veal
for dinner, and making the young
mans brother take a back seat,
the old man waited until he could
get tight grip on the young man,
and then gave him such "bounc,
ing" he won't ''prodigaF' again tor
six weeks, This energetic parent
says he rejoices more over one
boy who runs away and stays
than the whole family who sponge
their living of him at home.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26

A farmer, whose cribs were full
Of corn, was accustomed to pray
that the wants of the needy might
be supplied, but when any one in
needy circumstances asked for Il
little of his corn, he had none
to spare. One day, after hearing
his father pray for the poor and
needy, his little son sad to him:
d" Father, | wish | had your corn. !"
why, my son, what could you
do with it?" asked the father.
The child replied, 81 would an
swer your prayer"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-26
A PhiladeIphian had a quarre !

A Philadelphian had a quarre |
with his wife. She sweetened
her coffee with laudanum. The
bereaved husband "realized" on
an insurance policy on her life,
then recovered heavy damages
from the apothecary who sold her
the laudanum, and now spends
his evenings with a lovely widow,
who soothes him by singing
"Weep not we may be happy
yet"