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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-08

Social NU-I>N\oE~. There art' many
1huughtlc~> men vino liNra bad Trick
of punching their acqulinIaurc> in their
sides. sappiug them upon the >h"ul-
dcr>. holdiu" them 10y the hand with a
Nirc-lkc. (vicion~) grip. or staring
them tirrrclN in the tarr ~ short II
distance that 4 pcIcrptIhl" spray is felt.
bNtrgIou II hoOhi,S ane often seen grasp
ing THEN friends 10y She ann in order to
show thrir strength. Il quality in which
Il rhimpanZcc is more than their equal
and Il gorilla greatly their superior.
i,nod tempered men endure these ailiIC-
tiu:iS H. patiently ~ they can. hut take
Good care tn avoid such hnrc> ON all
Subsequent "cca>i"uS. MI sensible men
can understand what i said to them
without amy humping or drumming" on
THEN CHESTS. This personal familiarity
is extremely uncomfortable to the vic
tim. and Il gross violation of all the
principles of good taste. serious re
suits Ito not often occur. Vet such excess
>ive familiarity often leads to quarrrl>.
\ ease i rcpuItcd in i western city in
which Il well known contractor was met
by friend. who. in Il spirit of pleas
amtrl. tool, hold oI his left arm above
the elbow. and graSpcd it powerfully.
The artery was injured. and Il cancer
formed. Every effort WAS made to re-
move the parasitic growth. but without
success. and finally 1t became nece>Sa-
~ to amputatc his arm At the shoulder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-08

An Illinois youth has been wearing Il
fine plated bosom shirt. which opened
on the back. hind side before" for more
than II year. He said he thought they
had laid ont good deal of work on the
back
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
TETRNTS

"TwO Dollars for one year. ;sya-
Tia5ly in advaace; Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the coun-
ty to be paid for Sn ddCGnce.
T Single copies, Ten Gents each.
eB@ Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or loss for the first
insertion; Fifty Cents for each continuance.
9 Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
CT q liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, or
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Gents per square.
OT The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business and the business of an ad-
vsrtising firm is not considered as including
that of its individual members. 61FNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
OF Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, will 10
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted
OF No advertisement inserted gratu, ,touslv
kIH Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
sD' Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance in every case.
OF lob Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
Scribner's for july.

The West Point Military Acad-
emy and It's surroundings are pro-
tusely and beautifully illustrated
in Scribner's fer July. Another
timely paper is that on Woman
as Smuggler and Woman IS a
Detective" in which one of the
most curious and suggestive
branches Of the Custom House -sys-
tenn is fully exposed. Mr.. War
ner's Backlog Studies" are, if
anything, more delightful than
their predecessors. "DraXy Mill
er's Dowry," a very fresh and
strong piece of Characterization,
by that mysterious author, SAKE
Holm, is concluded in this number;
and n generous instalment is CIV
en- of Mrs. Oliphant's "At His
Gates - The Editorial Depart
ments are, as usual, quite full.
DIR. Holland, in "Topics Of the
Time" talks about "The Christian
Sabbath in Great Cities" "The
Literary Bureaus Again" "Our
President" and Indirect Dana
ges."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
Forging Bank Notes.

SiXty,four years after the estab-
lishment of the Bank of England,
the first forged note was presented
for payment, and to Richard Will
liam Vaughn, a Stafford linen dra-
per, belongs the elancholy cele.
5rity of having led the van in this
new phase Of crime in the year
1858. The record of his life does
not show want, beggary or starva-
ton urging him, but a simple de-
sire to seem greater than he was.
By one of the artists employed
land there were several engaged
on different parts of the notes. the
discovery was made. The crimi-
nal had filed up to the number of
twenty and deposited them in the
hands of young lady to whom he
was attached, as a proof of his
wealth. There is no calculating
how much longer bank notes might
have been free from imitation had
this man not shown with what ease
they might be counterfeited. From
this period forged notes became
common. His execution did not
deter others from the offence, and
many a neck was forfeited to the
halter before the late abolition of
capital punishment for that crime.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
Our Revolvers.

| was armed to the teeth with
a pitiful little Smith 6 Wesson's 5
seven-shooter, which carried a ball
like a homeopathic pill, and it
took the whole seven to make a
dose for an adult. But l thought
it was grand. 1t appeared to be
a dangerous weapon. 1t tonly had
one fault-you could not hit any
thing with it. One of our soon
ductors" practised awhile on a cow
with it, and as long as she stood
still and behaved herself she was
safe; but as soon as she went to
moving about, and he got to shoot
ing at other things, she. came to
grief. The secretary had asmall-
sized Colts revolver strapped G.
round him for protection against
the Indians, and to guard against
accidents be carried it uncapped.
Mr.. George Bemis was dismally
formidable. George Bemis was
our fellow-traveler. We had new
er seen him before. He wore in
his belt an original "Allen" revol-
yer, such as irreverent people call
ed a "pepper-box." Simply draw
ing the trigger back, cooked and
fred the pistol.
As the trigger came back, the
hammer would begin to rise and
the barrel TO turn over, and pres
emily down would drop the ham,
mer, and away would speed the
ball. To aim along the turning
barrel and hit the thing aimed at
was a feat which was probably
never done with an "Allen" in the
world. But Georges was a relia-
bic weapon, nevertheless, because,
as one OF the stage drivers after
wards said, "If she didn't get
what she went after, she would
fetch something else" And so
she did. She went after q deuce
Of spades nailed against a tree,
once, and fetched a mule standing
about thirty yards to the left of
It. Bemis did not want the mule,
but the owner came out with
double -barrelled shotgun and per-
'uaded him to buy it, anyhow.
1t was a cheerful weapon-the
ALLEN" Sometimes all its six
oarrels would go off at once, and
ihen there was no safety in all the
gon round about, but behind it.
-Mdrk Tiodin.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
"Dead Letters,
Two Million Dollars Risked i'm
MisdiPected and UDmaiIed En-
VelOpeS.

The aggregate carelessness
of the American people is strik.
ingly shown by a statistical
statement in the Postal Record
of the number of letters sent to
the Dead Letter Office during,
a single year. 1t appears that
during last year nearly three
millions Of letters were received
at that office, of which sixty
eight could not be forwarded
for the reason that the county
and State were left off the di-
rection ; four hundred thousand
were unstamped, and more than
three thousand were mailed
with no direction at all.
Some OF the unstamped let
ters may have lost their minia-
ture portraits Of American
statesmen through the non-ad-
hesiveness of Uncle Samuel's
mucilage, but how three thou
sand persons could mail simply
blank envelopesp passes our com
prehension. 1t must be that
they were bound to write a let
ter to some disagreeable ac-
quaintance, to fulfil the letter
of the law Of correspondence,
and thus deliver themselves
from the burden Of "owing a
letter" without the correspond
ing obligation Of receiving an
answer, or else the American
people are wonderfully careless.
The strangest part Of this
statement is that there were
found in these letters money Or
ders to the amount of two mil
lions Of dollars. That a tired
lover or cold friend should
write tender epistle and trust
it to the hands Of a post-office
clerk, in an envelope innocent
of even a single line of direc-
ton, is perhaps possible ; but
that old John Cashdown should
send off letters to his business
correspondents in the same fash
ion is hard to be believed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
How it Was Done.

The way in which Grant ped
dies an office to Mr.. Sayles j.
Bowen, of Washington, for $685.
900. was shrewd, and showed
that he knows good thing when
he sees it. According to a Penn
sylvania paper it was in this wise:
Shortly previous to General
Grants Inauguration, be sold his
dwelling in Washington City,
which by the by had been presen-
ted to him, to Mr.. Sayles ]. Bow
en- for $4,000. Mr.. Bowen paid
down $1,000 to bind the bargain,
and Grant entered into a covenant
to make him a deed in fee.
Some New York people shortly
after this sale, raised 100000
with which to purchase q hand
some present for General Sherman,
out of which S65, 900 was paid to
Grant for the very house he had
already bound himself to sell
Bowen.
Mr.. Bowen settled, on the re-
ceipt of a good Office, and Grant
pocketed the extra $4,000. In
other words he made mere mer-
chandise of the trust reposed in
him by the people; selling a por-
tion of it to Sayles J. Bowen for
S25, 200. Honest man, is he not2
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
.CRojee Hqrtpn,
THE TIME TO COME.

This earth's weary waiting time,
The world is full of sorrow,
But soon within cloudless cline
Will dawn brighter morrow;
For that we watch, for that we wait,
1t is the same old story,
And some time through the Futures gate
VIII come the promised glory.
Not ours, perchance, the bliss of those
Who greet its full appearing,
Yet still triumphant o'er all foes
We know that it is nearing;
When truth and right shall grandly rise,
And yield to no depressing,
And on all hearts the opening skies
Shall shower their richest blessing.
But while we look with eager trust
For every welcome token,
1t may not come till "dust to dust''
Has DER our graves been spoken.
We helped the precious seed to sow,
We bore it forth with weeping,
Not ours the harvest-joy to know,
Not ours the golden reaping.
Thank God that One can see,
Fen from each small beginning;
Nor counts the life in vain to be,
That boasts no outward winning.
Without thought Of human praise
Well bravely bear each burden,
Until beyond these mortal days
We clasp the longed-for guerdon!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
WASTED AFFECTIoN.-A LOUIS

WASTED AFFECTIoN.-A Louis
vile letter says: Quite a sensation
was produced at one of our Broad
way palatial residences. Last De-
cember an advertisement appear
ed in the Cincinnati Enquirer en-.
titled correspondence Wanted" p"
A young lady, a Broadway musi-
clan, answered, and SO pleased was
the advertiser-who IN the mean
time, had gone to New York-with
her letters that al exchange of
photographs was made. Each was
delighted with the others picture,
which seemed to possess some IA
miliar but unknown charm. Mar
riage was Immediately decided up
on, and the young man requested
her true name that he might visit
her and produce satisfactory refer
ences as to his character, Louis
vile being his home also. Anx-
iousIy he awaited the reply, which
came, disclosing the startling fact
that the lady was his own sister.
Two years absence had filled his
face with whiskers and changed
the school girl into a beautiful
woman. The gentleman at
tempts to treat. it as good joke,
but the lady is almost incOnsola-
BILE that she should have wasted
her affections upon her own broth
er.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

A laywoman in Providence,
a millIner by trade, but never
theless a fayOrite exhorter at the
elect, thus gave her reasons for
a belief in the existence Of q
Supreme Being: Sisters, l
am just as confident that there
is a God asI am that there are
bonnets in Paris; and that |
know for certain, as | yesterday
received from there a choice as
sortment of the most fashiona-
bic styles, which / will trim
with more taste and sell lower
than any milliner in the city"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

THE NURsERY.-We have Just
received the July number Of this
magazine for youngest readers.
The illustrations by American ar
fists are perfect gems. and bear
comparison with the best we get
from England and Germany. The
reading matter is choice and in
structive. We cordially recon-.
mend this beautiful periodical to
every mother. Published by
John L. Shorey, Boston. Terms
Sl.50 a year.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

"POLITICS MAKE STRANGE BED
FELLOWS" The leading Republi-
cans, hereabouts, are nearly all
for Col. Frank Cheatham for Con-
gresS, for the State at large, while
the rebel element favor eX-Presi-
dent johnson for that position.
Things change around rather
strangely in the course of few
years, don't they ?-Clereland
Bduner.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The Pittsburg Post is anx-
ious for information, 1t asks
Can any yof our Republican con-
temporaries furnish us with the
Chairman pro tenn, of the Grant
Committee of Jersey City P
We mean the one selected to
act while the regular Chairman
is serving out his nine months
term in the penitentiary Of
New Jersey.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The New Orleans Republican
says that a man lately died in
one of their hospitals of a strange
disease, and a post-mortem exam
ination revealed the fact that his
stomach was coated nearly an
inch thick with marble dust
The Republican adds that the
man was an excessive drinker Of
soda water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The weeping willow has ro-
mantle history. The first scion
was sent from Smyrna in a box
of figs to Alexander Pope. Gen.
Clinton brought a shoot from
Pope's tree to America, in the
time of the revolution, which,
passing into the hands of John
Parke Custis was planted on his
estate in Virginia, thus becoming
the progenitor of the weeping
willow in this country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11
WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE

WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE.--
We have on our table this maga-
zine for July. Some of the best
authors in the country are con-
tributors to its pages. The read.
ing matter is consequently high
toned and well selected. There is
also a Children'S Corner, which
is interesting and amusing. 1t is
published at the very low price of
81 a year, by S. S. Wood, New
burg, N. Y. Send for it, and you
will not regret it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The Mexican General Rocba, at
the capture Of Zacatacas, killed the
wounded and piled them up with
those killed in tie fight, after which
be saturated the CORY mass with
turpentine and disposed Of it finally
by setting 1t on fire.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

One argument used for Wilson,
candidate for Vice-President, is
that she is today a poorer man
than when he entered the Senate.
Perhaps he is, but Grant is enough
richer than when he became Presi-
dent to make up the difference.
The argument is a two-edged
sword, and the back-cut is the
sharper.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11


A HARD FATE.--A man in the
State Prison sent word to a Jus.
tice of the Peace at Trenton, n.
j., in order to make a statement
under oath that he was the cause
of a fellow prisoner being confined
in Jail, on sentence of twenty.
seven years, for breaking and en-
tering, an ofense of which he is
entirely innocent. These people
are Germans, and, as far as their
statements are concerned, it ap-
pears that this man, through the
officers, was persuaded to plead
guilty, without knowing the eff,
feet of any such plea, but under
the general idea and assurance
that it would be much better for
him. The stunning sentence of
twenty-seven years, ten years for
each of the indictments, and sew
en- on a third, on a man who had
committed no ofense, but who
was at work in another mans
shop at the time the burglary was
committed, and who was inveigled
into the affair because, as it ap-
pears, he had purchased from the
real thief some articles said to
have been stolen-such a sentence
under the circumstances, must
have fallen like a death .knell Oh
the poor German when be came to
understand it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

There is a prospect that the
Stokes murder affair will end an
other way before the laws delays
teaches it. The last gone month has
told with fearful eff ct on the pris-
oner. He has gone all to pieces,
aud is so nervous that morphine in-
jected into The arms is constantly
necessary. All things considered,
Stokes very likely will never be
tried for murder of Jas. Fisk.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The General Assembly of Iowa
has abolished capital punishment, aud
substituted Imprisonment for life at
hard labor, 20 pardous to be gran
ted except on recommendation Of the
Assembly.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The man with an iron jaw lives
In Taunton. He takes a thick,
heavy flint glass tumbler and
bites large pieces out Of it with
perfect ease, and chews them to
powder. He does not swallow
them, however, for fear Of hav-
inc a pane in his stomach.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

A Justice of the Peace and a
lawyer indulged in a fisticuff in
Mobile, on Monday last. On
being arrested they went on
each others bond and walked
off arm in arm.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

-Four or five years ago leading
Germans in this country who were
for Grant were spoken Of as Sex
lied patriots" and "noble citizens"
When one Of them now declines 10
support Grant longer, Radical pa.
pers exclaim /; ''Another Dutcbman
shows bis heels !-Detroi Free
Press.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

Since the San Francisco au-
thorities have offered a premium
Of SO for every dead body re-
covered from the bay, the Chron-
icle advises drunkards and Ore
gon flats to give a wide berth to
the waterfront. Ten dollars,
it says, may seem a small sum
for murder, but times are hard
and human nature weak.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The Cincinnati Enquirer says
that at least nine-tenths of the Dem
ocratic papers of the United Stats
are now for the endorsement Of
Greeley and Brown by the Balti
more convention.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

Washington City is deserted by
the Congressman, the President
and the Cabinet. They all left
the morning after adjournment, as
if it was a smallpox hospital.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

A party of bank swindlers have
been operating extensively through
Georgia and other States, present
ing letters of introduction from New
York national banks, together
With certificates of deposits. Some
OF them have been arrested.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

Citizens who have lately trav-
eled in the West report that in all
the Northwestern States the pros
poets for wheat, barley, oats, &c,
are excellent. In Kentucky and
Missouri the wheat is somewhat
injured by rust.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The Toledo San says that Of
the two II. G.'s-Horse Grant
and Horace Greely-candidates
torthe Presidency, it prefers the
latter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

Collector Casey of New Orleans,
brother-in-law of the President,
whose resignation was asked be-
cause of completely in the New
Orleans riots, retains his Office, as
his services are needed there in the
political campaign.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

There is said to be coal enough
in Alabama to supply the civilized
world fer a century. That's a
"good many" coal.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

A man was announced to lee
ture on nitro-glycerine before the
Troy Scientific Association. Alter
waiting a half,hour for his audi.
ence, the door opened cautiously
aud the janitor threw in tae key,
asking the lecturer to lock up
what was left of the building when
he got through.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

One Gen. E. NJ. Lee has lee
ture prepared on "Four Years in
the Saddle with Sheridan and
Fitzpatrick" 1t seems to US that
that saddle must have been very
much crowded, and we do not see
how they stood it so long.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

r. G. Young, Ringold Young
and j. ID. Young, lately sem
fenced to the Albany (New
York; penitentiary, by Judge
Busteed's Court, are said to be
the sons Of the immortal Byrd
Young, yclept Simon Suggs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

The conversion Of a Jewish
Rabbi priest to christianity, in
Mobile, has been the great excite
ment in religious circles. He has
been in the city about eighteen
months, in charge Of large con.
gregation of Jews, besides teach.
ing a very fourishing Hebrew
school connected with it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

a Kentucky editor thinks
George Alfred Townsend's po-
etry on Greely is "Pretty tough"
but any thing to beat Grant.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

California expects to receive a.
bout twenty millions of dollars
for her Wheat crop this year, if
prices do not decline.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

A fifteen-dollar government ad-
vertisement, with a sly hint at a
post-office, will make Radical ed
ltor howl like a panther.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-11

There were six and half mill
ion pounds Of tobacco raised in
Connecticut in 1870, or an aver
age of ], $50 pounds to the acre.