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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
TERMS.

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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
md the good Of mankind. Be

and the good Of mankind Be
loved companions, [ must now
bid you an affectionate farewell.
Long as a happy school-band
we have here labored, yet other
duties in life. await US. We
must part, but parting shall on
ly draw closer the ties that bind
us. While we live on earth
may we ever cherish a grateful
rememberance Of each other,
andin heaven may friendship
be purified and perpetuated.-
And to'all, rpatens, friends and
instructors While we tender our
reluctant and affectionate fare
we'll, Oh, DE this remembered,
that when our part in the great
drama of life has beer, acted
we'll, and our mortal bodies must
slumber in the silent city of the.
dead, may our souls, robed in
spotless purity, beyond the
tomb gain eternal happiness in
the ever glorious city where no
sin will ever bring the silent
ruins of death. ggTEr1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

In the course Of a sermon deliv-
cred by Mr.. Beecher the other day
he referred to the subject of hum
bling ones self before God. 81 be-
seech you," he said, "te avoid that
kind of crawling, that prostration
that takes the manhood out of a
man. [ don't think that God
wants to have any man crawl be-
fore Him like a worm. | don't
think He is any more pleased TO
see that than you would be 10 see
your children act SO. / have a
little dog at the farm that when
l come is so exceedingly glad
that he lies drwn and squirms and
rolls over on his back, so that |
want to kick him. That same
dog, although he is so affectionate,
will steal chickens. Now, a dog
don't know any better, but man
does, and it seems TO me as if men
think that if they humble them
selves before God and say all man
ncr of scrouching things, that will
fit them for the work. There is
no manliness in this" r.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
Spiritualistic Surgery
Case Of Malpractice.
From the Adrian (Michigan) Times.

lLIoM lhe AuIlah NMichlgah) Ilmes'l
A queer case has been exciting
attention in Hillsdale county du-
ring the past week. Some time
ago lady resident of Moscow,
Hillsdale county, was thrown
from buggy and sustained a
fracture of one of the bones of her
left leg, near the ankle joint. An
old medical practitioner of Mos.
COW was called in, but when the
wound had healed the lady had a
deformed limb, and the husband
commenced suit against the doctor
for malpractice. 1t came out on
the trial that the lady and hus-
band were Spirltualists, and had
been treating the fracture under
the direction of a celebrated sur
geon of the Hebrew persuasion,
who departed this life about A.
ID. IA, or thereabOuts. 1t was
proved on the trial that the fami.
ly had frequently averred that
they were treating the fracture
under the direction of this spiritu.
al sawbones, and that they only
needed the service of the Moscow
NJ. ID. to dress the wound. The
jury found no cause of action a.
gainst the Moscowsurgeon, and the
Hebrew practitioner is supposed
to be out of Judge Pratt's juris.
diction. .s' e"t
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
Going, Going, Gone!
Woman Sold at Auction for
Eight DOllars-ShOrt Road to
~ftpl " MatrimOnV. A 5E
From the Detroit Free Press.


From the Detroit Free Press.l I'D
About week ago a widow wo-
man named Gauhner, living in the
Sixth Ward, met a male acquain-
tance on Gratiot street, and COM
planned to him that she was out
of -four and wood, and almost dis
couraged. He told her that she
ought to marry again. 'l'lI sell
you at auction he continued,
"and we'll put in a proviso that
the highest bidder shall court you
for a week in order that you may
know him." The woman laugh
ingly consented, and the man
mounted box and began crying
out. A crowd assembled and he
stated the facts in the case, say
ing that he had known her for
years. Knew her to be industri.
Gus and of good character, and
then be opened the SALE. Bidding
was lively and every body in good
humor. In the crowd was an old
bachelor named Peter d. Joslin,
boarding on Maple street, and he
was the only one who took the
Joke as a real fact. He Jumped
the bidding from fOrty-three cents
to five dollars, and then raised it
to eight dollars. The auctioneer
cried ''last CALI on that figure, and
the widow was "knOcked down."
Joslin handed her the money, a.
greed to the proviso, and then
treated the whole crowd, none of
whom had a thought that a mar
riage would ever take place. One
did, however, take place yesterday
morning, after the terms of the
proviso had been faithfully car.
ried out. And while it is quite
certain that Joslin had found
good help-meet, the bridegroom s
friends say that he is sober,
steady, good tempered and we'll
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
Gotlieb Scheerer'S Little
aor Joke. -

|, There is an anecdote of Gotlieh
Scheerer. who, twenty years ago,
was an active Philadelphia politi,
clan, and Vice President Dallas,
which is here first given in print
Some thirty years ago Mr.. Dallas
was counsel in a case in Philadel.
phia, and Mr.. Scheerer was called
as witness. The following
questions were put by Mr.. Dallas:
'Mr. Scheerer, were you in
Harrisburg last June?"
Last June, did you say, Mr..
Dallas?"
Eyes, last June; don't repeat
my question, but answer it"
Alter some moments of study
the answer came: ''No, Mr.. Dal-
las, l was not in Harrisburg last
June.
"Were you in Harrisburg in
July?"
He reflected again, and slowly
said, "No, Mr.. Dallas, l was not
in Harrisburg in July"
"Were you there in August, Mr..
Scheerer?'
The witness again meditated,
and said. ''No, Mr.. Dallas, | was
not there in August"
"Were you there in September?'
Here Mr.. Scheerer reflected
longer than before and replied:
"No, Mr.. Dallas, | was not in Har-
risburg in September"
Mr.. Dallas became tired of this
barren result, and raisinghis voice,
said:
"Mr Scheerer, will you tell the
court at what time you were in
Harrisburg?'
"Mr. Dallas" said Scheerer, 81
never was in Harrisburg in my
life"
The court, the audience and
Gotlieb Scheerer enjoyed the joke,
but Mr.. Dallas did not heartily
partake of the merriment created.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

The Rutland (Vt,) Herald tells
a short story of a brief widOwhood,
saying that not many months ago
there came into the village of
North Adams, Mass, a widow from
the hill country, with the remains
of her husband for burial. Com
ing to the grave, slight ''caving-
in caused a delay in properly
placing the coffin in the ground
So, having shed her tears and
made her moans. she left the re-
mains above ground and went to
the minister's house and was mar
ried to a new husband before the
dead body of the old was covered
with earth.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

Samuel Shellabarger, of Ohio,
has accepted position on Grant,
civil service advisory board. He
celebrated bis appointment toposi-
tion by drawing the five thousand
dollars salary steal fixed up by
Grant and the last Congress, and
then giving out that he had not
done so, There is nothing like an
honest man when you find one
We think Grant must have over
looked Beast Butler when he filled
the vacancies on the Civil Ser
vice Board. ..- -.,., .-.a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

The POLICE of India have nov
eel ways Of extracting confess
sions from their prisoners with
out torture. One method ap-
piled to opium eaters is perfect
ly simple and sOciable. The
policeman sits down opposite
his prisoner ond playfully keeps
an opium ball rolling about the
palm Of his hand. OF course
the prisoner suffers like Tantal-
us himself himself, and the con-
sequence is that the policeman
very soon gets his history and
the prisoner his opium. An
other method, used where there
are a number of prisoners sus-
pected of the same offense, re-
minds one of similar proceed
ings in Arabian tales. One
man is taken from the number
and locked up alone while his
companions imagine that he is
in the next room. In this room
are several inspectors, who pro-
ceed to stoutly belay an empty
sack hanging in the corner, one
of the keeping up a violent
groaning. This over, the man
is loudly called upon to confess,
and a constable Stimulates a
confession in a low mumbling
voice. All this little comedy
seems a stern tragedy to the
trembling prisoners in the other
room, and when the next man IS
brought out he is almost sure to
make a full confession.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
A Determined Pair.

New York Special to Chicago Tribune. ]
On Monday last, Mr.. Frank
Reynolds and Mrs. Sidney Brown,
of Golden's Bridge, Westchester
County, eloped to Chatham, where
they were arrested by the Sheriff
and held until Mr.. Browns arri-
val. The infuriated husband, on
catching sight of Reynolds, pitch
ed into him, and a lively rough
and tumble fight ensued, until
they were separated. All hands
stopped over night at a hotel in
Chatham; and the next morning
Reynolds was missing. Brown
and his wife and the Sheriff took
the train for Golden's Bridge. At
Ghent, the next station below,
Reynolds boarded it and entered
different car. He had walked
the intervening space. BY brib-
ing a newsboy he contrived TO send
a note to Mrs. Brown, apprising
her of his presence, and several
passed between them before Mr..
Brown discovered what was going
on; when he did he went into the
car where Reynolds was sitting
and began pummeling him, but the
conductor separated them before
much damage was done. The
Sheriff then took Reynolds into
custody, but he managed to escape
again. Before the train reached
Golden's Bridge a thorough search
was made, but he was not found.
He was lying concealed on the
front platform of the baggage-car,
and was taken to New York.
Supposing that he took to the
woods, the Sheriff has since been
securing them in all directions
Mrs. Brown told her husband that
he was a fool to follow her; that
she loved Reynolds and he loved
her, and she would run away a.
gain the first chance she got. To-
day, sure enough, she again disap-
peared. Inquiry revealed the
fact that she had gone to Hartford,
Conn, and that Reynolds was in
that city. Parties have gone in
pursuit. Reynolds has "a wife
and two children, and another is
expected, .... .t,c c...-I
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

Ex-COngressman Roosevelt,
of the Fourth New York Dis
trict, has handed his back-pay,
amounting to $4,700 to the
schools of the city. This may
seem a very handsome act to
Mr.. Roosevelt, but what right
has he to be so generous with
with other peoples money!
BY what right does he rob Pc
ter to give Paul?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
How Young Men Fail.

"TheIe is Alfred Sutton, home
with his family to live'on the old
folks, said one neighbor to apoth-
err. at seems hard, after all his
father has done to thim in, .busi-
ness, and the capital he. invested
to start him so fairly. 1t is sur.
prising he has turned out SO poor.
| ly. He is steady young man,
no bad habits, as far as | know;
he had a good education, and was
always considered smart; but he
doesn' succeed inanytbings lam
told he has tried a number of DIFF
ferent sorts of business and sunk
money every time. What, can be
the trouble with Alfred, | should
like to know, for | don't want my
boy to take his turn. q h9@
"Alfred is smart enough" said
the other, "and has education e.
nough, but he lacks the one ele-:
ment of success. He never wants
to give a dollars worth of work
for a dollar of money, and there
is no othersway for a young man
ito make fortune. He must dig if
he, would get gold. Z All the men
that have succeeded; honestlyor
dishonesty, in making money had
to work for it, the sharpers some
times the hardest Of all. Alfred
wished to set his brain in motion
and let it take care of itself. No
wonder it soon ran off the track,
and a smash.up was the result,
Teach your boy,1 friend Archer,
to work with a will when he does
work. Give him play enough to
make him happy and healthy,
! but let him learn early that work
is the business Of life. Patient,
self denying work is the price OF
success. Ease and Incidence eat
away the price OF capital, but
worse still, all a mans nerve pow
er. Present qualification tends to
put off duty until tomorrow Oh
next week, and SO the golden mo-
ments slip by. 1t is getting to be
a rare thing for the sons of rich
men to die rich. Too often they
squander in half a score OF years
what their fathers were a Lifetime
! in accumulating. l wish ! could
ring ii in the ear of every aspl
ring young man that work, ), hare "a!
work, bead and hands, is the price
of success f.,fs vr..a.eaf
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

Hon. James III. Sloss, of AL
ALBANIA, has placed his back pay
as a member of the last Con-
gress at the disposal of the poor
people of his district, the Sixth.
The Atlanta Constitution says
that Mr.. Sloss is ''the first South
ern member of Congress who
is reported to have declined to
take advantage of the salary
steal" If Ostentatiously giving
away $1,000 that a man doesn't
consider honestly enough his
own to keep, isn't taking "ad-
vantage ofthe salary steal' what
is it? If the money was not
Mr.. Sloss' it belonged to the
Government. If it was his to
give away it was his TO keep
This is the way the matter APP
pears to the average reader.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
EXCESSIVE CAUTIoN.-A Nash
vile correspondent of tie Coarj-


EXCESSIVE CAUTION.-A NASH
vile correspondents of tie C0qrj-
er-Jol1naI tells the following:
Think of a green Connecticut
Yankee perambulatiDg the streets
of Nashville arrayed in a full suit
of Confederate gray! He left home,
he said, deeply impressed with
the belief that every man in the
Southern States was armed to the
teeth, ready to take the life of the
universal Yankee on sight. Busi-
ness called him hither, hence his
only safety was inside a suit of
Dixie cloth. His tailor was con-
suited, and our hero doubly armed
in rebel garb. What was his graft
fication and delight on finding the
Southern people civilized, and even
courteous! What his utter astonish-
.ment when he visited the Capitol
and saw two well dressed, genteel
darkies occupying seats as Repre-
sentatives-the one, Keeble from
Davidson, the other, Peak, from
Meigs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

The New York World says
that President Grant has not
vet signified his intention to re-
turn to the United States Treas
ury the close of his present
term the 100000 which was
his share Of the salary grab
His signature made that scandal
lous bill law. He protited
100000 by writing his name
Just once.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

Representative Elliot of South
Carolina, has the pluck to write
to the newspapers that he has ta-
ken his back pay, and that the
contrary report is false, Elliot is
not the first negro who has taken
what did not belong TO him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

If the postage bill of the o.
nited States press was paid by
the department, it would not
approach the tithe of the steal
of the Congressman of their
back pay, andthey are precious
set to inaugurate a tax on the
free circulation of the newspa-
pers of the cOuntry.-NeaC Or
leans PicGy1Hpe.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

Credit Mobilier and back sal
aryii grabbing l5Congressmen
should be- up and doing. Ac-
cording to the Millerites the
earth will be burned August
"a, at q p. m. taf
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

VIM. H. McGuffy. the COM
piler Of the we'll known settles of
Readers bearing his name, and
Professor of Moral Philosophy in
the University Of Va, died at
Charlottesville, Va, after a long
illness,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

It is proposed to pardon Capt.
Jack and his interesting COM
patriots, if they will emerge
from the lava beds and scalp all
the Congressman who voted for
the back salary grab.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

A down east paper states that
Elder Knapp, the reyivalist, de-
clined to go to his mothers dy-
ing bedside recently for the rea-
son that she was sure of heay-
en-. and the audience he was ex-
horting was in danger..of dam
nation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

They have arrested Mr.. Apple
gate out in Nebraska merely for
having three wives, stealing a
horse, forging a note and sitting
fire to a barn. Ii Nebraska is 60
ing to allow a man absolutely no
liberties at all, how does she ex-
pect to attract Immigration to her
shores? ------ - l-- I-I
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

The Memphis Ledger says.
Whenever an intelligent city news
editor opens a ''patent outside
exchange, he filings it into the
trash basket, because it 8 patent
that the inside contains nothing Of
interest.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

A bill to establish freedom of
the press IN Pennsylvania is be-
fore the State Legislature. 1t pro-
vides that in prosecutions for Ii
bel the truth may be put in evil
dence and the facts explained; it
also throws the bnrden of proof of
malicious intent on the complain
ant. .s.i
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
N. o. WALLACE, ]
Established December 18th, 1850,

E The following beanti-
full composition was written by
a young lady only II years of
age, and was read at the recent
examination Of Oak Hill Insti-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

The New York Times thinks
the Republicans of iCorhecticut
have held their own. If that
were all, , it would be eminently
satisfactory, but the casual obser-
yer. even, has noticed. that the
average Republican now makes it
his business to hold good deal
that is not his own.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

A young man being tod TO
"bring forth the old lyre,' broOght
out his mother in-law,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

Roasting ears are almostready
TO give Texans the collie. Il
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

Every domestic man should
have chest of tools, so as to be
able TO lend them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12

One of The laws passed by the
last General Assembly provides
that it shall be the duty Of the
County Courts in each county, on
or before the first day of January,
1874, to provide suitable means
for heating and ventilating, and
also sufficient sewerage, to insure
the health and comfort of the in
mates Of the county jails, and a
failure l.of the County Judge or
Quorum Court to make such pro-
visions shall be a misdemeanor of
office. 7'.'' 1"' 1n'''''.
EXACTLY LOurfriend Char
ley: 'Haye you read DarWin's
book, Miss Glibbons?'A ~
Miss Ga ffFAh, yes" stpu
Charley: '"And4Aah--w what
doyou think of it?""s galIaa
Miss G. (whO may have been
asked the same question before:
81 think it a very exhaustive
treatise upon the indeterminate
notifications in which the SEN
sibilities of human nature are
invoIvedv' Charley is rather
sorry he spoke.) 3ya l.r. 1ad n
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
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Thy smile enchants my soul, wife;
AIm fills my heart with iOV,

One LOOK OF love from tny DrlSnI lace
Will all my. woes destroy;.qy vrs,.-,s q
When sorrows, ,tempes DER me sweeps.
And grieyes, my sighing breast, ,s~uIgs t
Oh! then thy fond esressing hand ID. 4. 81.
Lulls my dark brow to rest. .ri-ssa ..g
The beam of rapture in thine eye pa 30 q.
Emits heavenly light, -.5s-zs-l a.
That soothes my soul with holy glee,
And love as pure and bright 3 as
Thy smile gives hope and happiness, S (
And cheers my dropping heart,
When sombre clouds hang o'er my path, r
And sadness ismy part
But, ah!'tis true thou soon must die, .,
My love, my joy, my all ....-..... -f,.
And be laid low in mother earth,
Wrapped in the graves white pail; p
Yet can itlbelthat thy fond breast ri . !
Must sleep in Deaths cold arms, ''' y -
And thy gay smile soon fade away, .,..-.
With its angelic charms? ..l -,