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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

A Colorado man, a few days
since turned out bis two horses,
tied together with rope around
the neck of each. The next day
one OF them came home drraging
the head of the other. The last
heard of the owner he was. wan.
dering over the prairie, saying he
supposed the id animal was
dead somewhere" That is just
like some men. They always
jump to conclusions without wait
ing Tor evidence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14
4 physician examining ST,

A physician exsminiDg a stu
dent as to his progress, asked him,
"Should man fail into bis well fort y
feet deep, and strike his head
against one of his tools with which
he bad been digging, what would
be your course ii called in as a eur.
geon?" The student replied: 81
should advise them to let the man
be and fill up the well"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

A horse attached to a hearSe in
which were the bodies Of three
San Francisco paupers, ran away,
the other day, throwing out the
bodies and creating the impression
among the spectators, that a gen.
eral resurrection had occurred.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14
The orossest instance Of bumbus

The grosGest instance OF humbug
we have met with for long time
is that of an individual who adver-
tises for sale Siberian blood
hound, which he calls ga ]" when
every one possessing the ordina-
ry rudiments OF an English educa,
ten ought to know that the beast
is X 8.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

A Bay City girls overskirt slip
ped down provokingly low as she
stood on Wednesdays ferry-boat,
aud exposed a file Of the East Sa-
ginaw Enterprise. That journal
is usually "behind," but to have
its whole file in that fix LOOKS very
unlike enterprise.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

A one afned man in Salem
Mass, lately applied for a divorce
on the grounds that the hand he
had given his wife in marriage,
was lost, and that the contract
was therefore void.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

The English journals mention
case where a milk dealer, on a
second conviction for diluting
milk with water, was not only
fined but required, in accordance
with the provisions of special
law, to pay the cost of notice in
a leading paper, giving full ac.
count OF the transaction.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14
Cork Manufacture.

= Ihe appllcatlon OF machI -er
: to the cutting ct corks is of Amer
ican origin. Until within ten o
twelve years all corks were Gu
By hand, but mechanism is nov
employed in their manufacture
Hand-cutting is performed b,
means of an instrument simila
to the butchers cleaVer. Tn,
production of fifteen hundred cork
made in this way is a good day.
work for the hand, wbile al
! American girl will turn out TWEEN
Ity thousand daily by means OF
machinery. The machine.made
corks are far superior to those
made by hand, inasmuch as they
are perfectly uniform in size anu
finish.
After the bale of cork is assorted
into lots of different qualities and
thicknesseS, the material is placed
in a long oblong box, divided in
to several compartments, when it
receives a steam bath. Here it
remaius until it becomes sufficient
ly soft, when it is removed and
cut into strips by the "slicer." "
This consists Of a circular revol-
wing knife, furnished with a gauge
which regulates the size OF the
strips.
! Tbs "blocker" is next brought
into requisitioD. 1t resembles in
appearance and operation a small
hand lathe, with the exception that
the cut-bar, which is shaped some
thing like a hollow auger, is rap
idly revolved by steam, making
several hundred revolutions per
minute. The stock is fed to the
machine by hand, lengthwise Of
the strip.
This machine produces
straight cork-the kind used in
bottling soda water, wine, brandy,
and liquors generally. In the MAN
ufacture of taper corks the taper
ing machine succee Is the "block-
er." Much ingenuity has hasn K.
pended in devlsing means to Ia
per corks properly and rapidly by
machinery. The style of machine
in use here is a circular knife
about twenty inches in diameter,
which revolves horizontally over
a frame by which ii is supported.
The straight corks are fed to the
knife by an attachment similar in
principle to the revolving portion
of a pistol. The corks, after b.
ing finished, are assorted accor-
ding to size and quality. One
hundred different sizes of three
different grades are made in this
concern.
The cork is purchased by the
pound in the bale, and the man.
article is sold by the
gross. Only one-third of the raw
is transformed into corks
The clips from the tapering ma
chime are sold to mattress manu-
lecturers, and the balance of tn
stuff is only fit for fuel. In cork-e
by machinery very few
hands will turn out an immense
quantity of work. Although in
size this is the fourth manufacto-
ry of the kind in the country, on
ly twenty hands are required.
With this force over 100000 corks
,an be produced daily. The pri-
Des of corks per gross vary from
i've cents to five dollars. The
heaviest consumers as a class are
the druggist. albany Argus.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

A farmer out West bought a
new cook stove, held a funeral in
his horse, had new door hung,
hired a new cook, and had thirty
new panes of glass put in the win.
dOws all in the same day. The
day before his "help" tried to light
q fire in the cook stove with coal
oil. j,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

. A conclusive argument is made
to the negro S in New Orleans to
vote for Grant. They are told
that if Greedy is elected they will
never ride in street car again.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

Iraseible old gentleman.
''What do you call this confoun-
ded stuff?" Waiter, ''It's bean
soup, SIR" Old gent, "No mat
ier what it has been, it's moth
ing but hot water and grease
now.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14
Skating in Holland.

OkdCluS III dOudQQ.
The snow scenes Of Holland are
familiar to amateurs Of picture.
and ensravings. When the win
ter is cold enough to seal up The
the water and stop navigation
and consequently busint ss-;be
= people 60 Oh the Ice which every
where abounds, and give them
selves up TO enjoyment. Booths
are erected; ite-boats ike great
birds fly over the misty white snr
face, with the rumbliDg noise OF %
giant pheasant. Men, women aDd
children, on their long skates
those of the adult being twp
feet long-swarm in every direc-
tion. The popular custom is 10,
catch hands one behind the other
and thus form a line of d, zen
whose undulating movement in
the distance, sharply defined or
the frosty ice, looks like a great
black serpent. But the skilIful
skater who cuts the outside edge
does not join these strings. The
ordinary skater may be said to be
gregarious, while the expert is SOL
itary. Occasionally one sees q
m IN, awkward and Ioutish, afoot,
transformed by the power of skates
into being OF some lightness and +:
grace. The best skaters excel in
straightforward speed, but are be-
hind the Americans in grace,
agility, and tour de force. While
| was on one lake an Amergan
appeared on his short skates, cut
his name on the ice, made figures
swooped down at full speed and
came to a sudden stop. spun
around like a teetotum, jumped
and did various maneuvers, which
attracted a crowd of one or two
thousand spectators, who looked
on the performance with wcnder.
They had never seen such swift
agile, graceful skater.
frequently a half d. zen young
men and. women take bold of a.
rod long enough to- accommodate
all, the best skaters in front and
the poorest in the rear, and skate
in this way, the pole serving as a.
balance to those of unsteady feet.
When they all come down togeth-
er, as they occasionally do, it is
naturally the cause of much mer-
The happiest of Jan,s courtine.
lays are on the ice. The cold air
md exhilaration of tn exercise
elevate him somewha above his
natural lethargy. Hand and
land, he and the young woman
neander lovingly over the con
,ealed water, once in while tum-
Die down together perhaps through
he Vaccinations OF Jan--sive
themselves over to IIOme!ic laugh
r at the sprawl, and, when tined
# these idylic wanderiags over
he fields OF ice, repair to one of
he booths ard refresh themselves
With coffee and heavy doughnuts
eeking in fat, these may hap
lanked with hard-boiled eggs. To
his wooer there are few more JOY.
'us combinations than love aud.
The dabs of dough
re fried before the eyes of the
'Ouple ard whipped up with dis
,atch.
As soon rs a comely young wo--
nan appears on the ice, not un-
rcquently lively competition en-
ues among the young men for the
lonOr of putting on her skates,
s such service is usually rewar-
led with kiss if the skIte adjus.-
er has the temerity to insist on it.
Then there is giggle and blush,
nd somewhat weak defense
ilbert Rhodes IN N0CemJer GllaTy.
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-14

A strange death occurred near
St. Omer, i'll. A young man
named Roberts began bleeding at
the nose, then at the lungs, and
finally the blood oozed out of the
pores of the skin. In this condi-
ton he fingered three or four days,
when he died.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
TEE TABLES TURNED.
some 1aIngs COZ GresIey 70 EIpIaIn.


After showing up in detail the utter
grOundlessness, self-cOnvincing stu.
p!dity Of the Tri5Jne's last accusation
against Speaker Blaine, the New York
Times puts the following searching"
inquiries:
And now is it not about time that
the Tribune turned its attention to
Greeley's swindling in the tObacco
business with Tweed? Or does it pre-
fer to explain the bribe ofSl, 900 which
was placed in Greeley's hands in con-
nectiOn with the Des MOines Naviga-
ton bill in Congress? Or will it
throw some light upon the persistent
lobbying in Washington and in the
Tribune for the Mediterranean and
Oriental Steamship COmpany's
scheme, by which SO, 100000 Of the
peoples money and millions of acres
of land were to be assigned to a COM
pany which had not a dollar of real
Greeley, and Mrs. Cleveland-Gree-
ley's sister-and Mrs. Sinclair-the
wife Of Greeley's partner-appear as
receiving, without paying for them,
handsome interests ? Or will it give
the history OF the persistent lobbying
in Congress and in the Tribune in ia
vOr of the Norman Wizard claim? In
that claim Greeley has an interest of
$4,000 or SI3, 900 and Sinclair of as
much or more. 1t has been reported
upon by a military commission as ut
terly groundless, but yet Mr.. Greeley
has nOt only given up column upon
column Of the Tribune to the adyOca-
cy OF its payment, bat has made more
than one journey TO Washington to
lobby and bully members of Congress
into voting to pay it, all the time con-
cealing the fact that he was PERSONAL
ly interested in it. When the Tribune
has explained all these things, it will
perhaps expose Mr.. Greeley's opera
tions at Washington in connection
with Irdian lands, and if it wants
more work of this kind we shall be
prepdrUvI-e--esiUait it
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
the Tribune
CHOOSING 4 WIFE.
By JOHN J. BIPPUs, JR.


Not many years sinee-sO It's said
There lived a man who wished 10 wed;
Yet, having great doubts IN his mind,
II his souls idol he could fnd;
He racked his brains, what he should do,
To tell the good wife from the shrew;
And while thus musiug in his room.
By merest chance he saw a broom
"Ah!' cried he, ''now my plan is rife,
That broom must choose for me vile;
III lay it down before my door,
And that young lady who steps DER
The broom, and looks down scOrnfully,
That one my wife can never be;
But she who viii with smiling face,
Put back the broom to its old old place
Upon my word she Is the one
Whom think worthy TO be won"
Now it so CHANGED that very day,
A dozen girls came by that way;
The young man watching from his room,
saw eleven stepping O'er the broom,
And then he saw the last ofal,
Replace the broom against the wall.
Then quick as thought the young man
Beside the blushIng little dame; lcame,
He offered her his hand and heart,
To which she listened in good part,
Then said: II will grant you the boon
You ask; IL you say why so soon
You ask that should marry you;
Do you not fear I'll prove a shrew:r
mo, dearest, mol from yOnder room,
I saw you picking up my broom,
Which proves TO me that throughout life,
You viii be tender, loving wife,
You are no sbrew, say what you viii,
Or else that broom would lie there still -
iANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. IS. -.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
What Is Insanity?

At a murder trial in Memphis,
wherein an attempt to establish in
sanity was made on the part of the de-
fense, DR.. J. K. Allen was called as an
expert, and testified thus briefly and
nationally: 81 have been practicing
physician for nearly thirty years l
have had some experience in cases OF
insanity, having been for ten years
medical superintendent of the Ken
lucky Lunatic Asylum, and during
that time had over 1000 crazy people
under my charge; l have heard the
hypothetical case read by Mr.. Phelan;
1 am here as an expert, and before an
swering the question would like to
say that the more 1 studied the ques-
ton of insanity the less 1 understood
it: and, if Won ask uas VsbsEs.-tt'-t,uIzs1
si1s-ssI1sTe- " ENDS, neither nor any
physician in the world could tell you;
in fact, on occasions like this, lawyers
make fools of themselves in trying to
make asses of doctors" The frankest
professional testimony ever given in
court.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
Fall Flowing.

Land intended for oats, Spring
wheat or to be stocked down in March
should be plOwed this fall. Every
well experienced farmer knows that
there is profit always gained by get
ting in the above named crops early,
in fact that the yield at harvest time
depends almost wholly upon this, and
they also know that grain may be
sOWn days and weeks earlier upon
fall plowed land than upon that which
Is turned in the Spring.
Flowing may be done better now
than at the close Of winter, for the
team is in better condition fer the
work than It will be in March OF
April, and more time may be given
to doing a good job. Good plowing is
one Of the most important prerequi-
sites in grain growing.
Soil turned over now will be bene-
fitted BY the pulverizing effect Of the
frost, viii expose the larve of injuri-
Gus vermin to the merciless ice finger
of winter, and seeds which germinate
now will be killed outright, thus rid
ding the soil of an obstinate enemy to
the husbandman.
Ifland intended for spring crops re-
curing manure, we should give a
coating this fall after plOwing. The
fertilizing qualities viii be taken up
by the soil and returned.-OhtO Far
meT.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
Lead Poisoning.

Since attention has been directed to
the subject, cases of lead poisoning,
traceable to the use of hair prepara-
tions containing lead, are found to be
very frequent. A case of this sort
was recently reported in the medical
Journals, which was at first mistaken
for muscular rheumatism, and treat
ed as such with but slight amend
ment. Paralysis of the extensOr mus
cles of the fingers and the hands,
with "wrist Drop coming on, the true
nature of the affection was seen, and
its cause readily found in the use Of
a hair renewer containing a large pro-
portion of sugar of lead. In this in
stance, no lines were seen upon the
gums, but attacks of collie had been
quite frequent. Discontinuance Ofthe
hair-dressing, and resort to the or
binary remedies, effected a cure.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
SagacIOuS Horse

The following interesting anecdOte Is
told in a recent volume of travels. A
German cavalry soldier and his horse
were captured in the fight at La
Bourget and taken off with other pris-
oners. Three days after the fight
they were halted for the night in q
village. The poor fellow WAS sitting
near the window thinking how he
might escape, while his noisy captOrs
around the fireplace were lulling
themselves with wine. Suddenly he
hears in the streets the neighing of 4
horse. His soul is trembling and his
blood stops for a moment. No doubt
it is his brave steed, that had broken
loose from q shed where she had been
placed, and is in search of her mas
ter. One of the panes of the window
was replaced by paper boring with
his finger a hole in it, he lays his
meuth to the opening, calling eau
tiOusly and cOaxingly, Lizzie, Lizzie
A joyous neighing is the reply, and
Lizzie is close to the window. In a
moment the whole frame of the case
ment is smashed, and before the tip
piers know what is the matter he is
outside and on the bareback Of his
faithful mare 1t is as if the sagac-
ious mare knew that the life of her
master was at stake, for she runs off
like whirlwind and jet she is not
urged on by spurs or byridle, for the
franc-tiTeurs have taken the boots off
the ride, and the bride is hanging by
the saddle in the shed. Shots are
fired after them, and bullets fly past
their ears without stopping the horse.
The hussar does not know the way,
but Lizzie remembers it, and after
thirty-fve hours both arrive at the
OutpOst,Of La BOurget, dead beat but
happy 10 be again among their COM
rades.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
there's a CHANCE for You let.

Scotch cIergymen are given to &C.
centricities in the pulpit, and a recent
contribution Of that nature is not the
least amusing. The reverend gentle
man, who was noted for his simplicity
of style, was diseoursing on the text,
''Unless ye repent, ye shall perish"
Anxious to impress upon his hearers
the importance Of the solemn truth
conveyed in the passage, he made use
of very striking figure. "Yes, my
friends" he emphatically urged, ''uD-
less ye repent ye shall as sure perish, f"
placing one Of his fingers on the wing
Of a large fly which alighted on his
Bible, and having the right hand up
lifted, 'just as sure, my friends, as III
kill this blue fly.n Before the blow
was struck the fly got off, upon which
the minister, at the top Of his voice,
exclaimed: ''There's a chance for ye
yet, my friends ~
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
Story for Children.

A friend Of mine told me a story
little while ago which interested me
so much that 1 want to tell it to all
my little friends. This gentleman
owned a fine horse, which was very
fond Of him, and would come from the
pasture at the sound Of his voice, and
follow him about like dog. Well, at
one time the horse became lame and
was Obliged to stay in his stable and
not be used for many weeks, and 1t
was during this time that Mr.. G. be-
came interested to see how much the
horse knew and how kind his sympa-
thies were. An old cat had made her
nest upon the scaffOld just above the
horses manger, and laid there her lit
tie family of five kittens, to bring
them up under good tuition, I sup
pose. She and the horse got on nice
" for some days. She jumped down
into his manger and went of for food,
and, then came back and leaped up TO
her kittens again. But one morning
she rolled into his manger, with her
foot bleeding, and badly hurt, so that
she could scarcely crawl; but she
managed to leap away on three feet
and get her breakfast, but when she
came back she was entirely unable TO
get to her kittens, and what do you
think she did? (My friend happened
to be there at the time and saw this
done.) She lay down at the horses
feet, and mewed and looked up sever
al times, till at last Pony, seeming to
understand her wants, reached down,
| took the cat in his teeth and tossed
/ her up on the seaffOld to her kittens
who, I doubt not, were glad enough tC
| see her. This Mr.. G. told me he saw
! repeated morning after morning.
I Kit would roll of into the manger
20 and get her breakfast, come back
and be tossed up to her family by the
/ kind horse, who must have under
stood cat language, and been willing
t. listen to it. And do not such les
sons teach US, dear children, If hOrse'
and cats are kind TO each other il
trouble, children who know 50 muct
l-more ought certainly to be more ten
der TO each OtLer, and very thought
suI Of dumb animals
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17
ATelnessee POIIIIeaI LneedOte.

Some body furnishes the following
anecdo to the Chattanooga Herald:
Long before the war, when Andy
was in his prime, he and Gus. Henry,
pOpulaily known as the Eagle Ora
TORI . ere candidates for Governor.
ana = -i5df5eC JIIe SIsssss IA Tne Oiu Iasn-
ioned manner, speaking at every coun-
try town and crOss-rOad to immense
throngs of the rural population. john
son was comparatively young man,
while Henry had had considerable
experience in politics. One day they
were to speak at-well, forget the
name of the place-and, JOhnsOn's
turn coming first, he rose with con-
siderable degree of that pompOsity
and egOtism which has since so sign
nally characterized him, and said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen Il have
heard a great deal of the Eagle Ora
tor of Tennessee have lately met
him, and you see that he has neither
blood on his beak nor flesh in his tall
ons." Johnson then spoke on till his
time was up and sat down. Mr.. Hen
~ then arose, and with one whitening
look at his antagonist, replied: eyes,
ladies and gentlemen, my opponent
has met me, and, as he says, you see
neither blood on my beak nor flesh in
my talons. The fact is, my audience,
1 don't feed on such carriOn as he is"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-17

Daniel Webster once dined with an
old Boston merchant, and when they
came to the wine, dusty old bottle
was carefully deeauted by Peter and
passed to the host. Taking the bottle,
he poured out Mr.. Webster's glass
and handed it to him. Then pouring
out another for himself, he held it to
the light and said:
"How do you like it, Mr.. Webster"
81 think il is fine specimen Of old
POrt.n
"NOw you can't guess what that
cost me ?1 said the host.
"Surely not" said Mr.. Webster.
81 only know that it is excellent"
"WelI, now I can tell you, for l
made q careful estimate the other
day. When 1 add the interest to the
first price, find that it cost me the
sum Of Just one dollar and twenty
cents per glass ~
Goodness gracious you don't say
So" said Mr.. Webster; and then
draining his glass, he hastily present.
ed it again with the remark:
'Fill up again as quick as you can
for want to stop that eOnfounded in
terest.n