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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
A Young Woman's Jour
ney Through Life Begun
in q Wagon.

From the Warrenburg (fo.) Standard.
l. st Friday afternoon, as one
Of our popular justices from Ash
burg vas in meditation deep "a
mong the papers pertaining to his
cases, a swift and heavy step was
beard on the stairway and along
the hall leading to the Office
The door was opened without
any ceremony, aud in rushed a
man i'll state of high excitement
not usually seen in our quiet city.
"Are you the Squire?' he asked,
as he wiped the perspiration
from his heated brow.
81 am" replied the Justice
"WeIl, I want to get married,
and want the thing done right a.
way"
"All right" said the Justice;
"bring on your woman"
The excited individual then
informed Squire a. that the fair
and eXpectaut one was IN town,
and he wanted the Squire to go
to her with him and perform the
ceremony.
And after a few preliminary ar,
rangements, which included the
fee and marriage certificate, the
Justice followed the gentleman,
AM finally brought up with him
at the side Of a covered wagon on
the street near the public sqnare.
"IIere, Mary" said the man,
81 have brought the Squire" and
raising the side of the wagon COW
er the form and features of a hand
some young woman Wee reveal
ed to the astonished Justice.
MARY, do you wish to marry
this man?" inquired the Justice,
solemnly.
81 DO" laltered the blushing
bride.
"ShaIl-shall she get out on
the street. si?" stammered the
soon-to- be husband.
NO" said the Justice.
"Sh-sI,all | get into the wag
on, then?' continued the man,
who had some faint idea Of the
improperly of the thing,
"No," said the Justice, "stand
by the side of the wagon, and take
Mary by the hand
This being done the two were
solemnly made one under cover
only of the white.sheeted wagon
and the blue conopy of heaven.
A number of ladies aud gentle
men passed by near the parties,
but knew nothing of th4 interest
ing ceremony that was taking
place. Thus the legal bonds were
bound around the already united
souls of William Mize and Mary
Catherine Palmer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

the courtroom, Squire Mosely
was the first man | saw. | had
the grand jury called. and they
presented the indictment against
Squire Mosely for murder. Peo-
pie looked at one another in blank
amazement, and looked incredu-
lous. 'Sqnire Mosely. marched up
to the bar and demanded a trial
then; that the charge was a base
fabrication and false. | whisper
ed to the sheriff to bring in the
sack. He did SO. | told him to
empty the contents on bench III
front Of Squire Mosely; and as
the bones of the murdered man
fell out upon the bench, they SEEM
ed to sound the death. knell of the
accused man. lie looked tho pic
ture of dispair, and dropped in
his seat and covered his face with
his hands. | announced to the
court that all that was mortal of
Charles Belknapw was then in court,
and | was ready TO proceed with
the trial.
Excitement ran high. the mob
shrleked and howled Hang him.
hang him. and the court was
powerless to protect the miser able
man. The mob, with the mother
OF young Charles Belkndp at their
head. forceibly took the trembling
culprit out Of the custody Of the
sheriff, and hung him to limb Of
thenearesttree. Before he swung
off he acknowledged his guilt.
AMI as | p,ssed by his liieless
form swinging from the limb OF
that tree, was lorcibIy reminded
of the legal phrase, Murder will
out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
a1z::GIIeolregQ Qefrg,,
After all the WakefuI


After all the Walzeful
Years.
Is it then so hard to die
Life hath not such unmarried bliss,
Alter the last parting cry,
Death is but blank nothingness.
Now it seemeth sad to be
Laid in scme drear chamber dead
While the loved ones tearfully
Move around with aN g ,husheG tread
Then we shall be sleeping deep,
Theirs, not ours, will be the tears
Is it then SO hard to sleep,
After all the wakeful years?
What should make Us fear or fail
That we never wake again?
What is death that we should quail
Is it not sure end Of pain
Perfect slumber, perfect rest,
No more heat, nor rains, nor SHOWS,
No more hopeless weary quest,
Nomore fading of life's rose.
No more sori lands to'reap.
No more waking unto tears;
Is it then so hard to sleep,
After all the wakeful years?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
The Seven Sleepers,

at would awaken the seven
sleepers, is q common saying;
but we venture to say that half
who use il do not know its origin.
The legend runs that seven noble
youths of Ephesus, during the
persecution IF the christians by
Darius, a Roman Emperor of the
third century, fled and took ref
uee in a cavern, and having been
pursued and discovered, were wall
ed In and thus lift to perish -
They are said to have fhllen a
sleep. aud in that state were mi
rAculously preserved for nearly
two centuries, when their bodies
having been found in the cavern.
were taken out and exposed to
the veneration of the faithful
Then it was said these holy
martyrs were not dead; that they
had been hid in the cavern where
they had fallen asleep, and that
they at last had awoke to the
astonishment of the spectators.
The spot is still shown at Ephesus
where the pretended miracle took
place, and the Persians celebrate
annually the feasts of the Seven
SleeperF.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

A curious circumstance is mem
toned in a Canadian paper Of -
boy named Kingston, who recent
ly lost his arm by threshiug
machine at Adelaide. After the
limb had been amputated and
buried, the boy complained that
the hand was cFumpIed causing
him extreme pain, and that if it
was not disinterred he could not
recover. The limb was accord
ingly disinterred and the hand
was firmly shut tog ther. DUE
ing the operation of opening the
hand the patient evinced great
agony, and afterwards declared
that he felt relieved from the sem
sation of cramp. The case is a
strange one, but not without pre-
cedent in medical annals.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

'How old is your mammal?
asked a loye-smitten old bachc-
lor Of the daughter of the wild
ow who had enchanted him. Il
don't know, sir; mas age varies
from forty-three totwenty-fiye, "
was the artIess reply, and the
bachelorWaS disenchanted.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

Peter Van Dyke, an old chap
who died in New Hampshire the
other day, worth $4,000 in
cash, requested in his will that
no one ''should snutfic and shed
crocodile tears at his funeral,
but to hurry home to-tight over
his money"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

1t is singular what a little thing
will put a man out. a Jtrsey
City lawyer was making a nigh
flown speech the other day, tell
ing about angels tears, when his
honor said: "Confne yourself to
the dog fighting case. The law
yer sat down.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville Post-Omce.

Railroad--leaveS every day except Sun
siay at 6 A. NJ; arrives at o P. n. Supplies
the following offices: Kelso, Brighton, Flynt-
Vile, Oregon, @ orge'S Store, Flora, Hunt $
Station, Salem. Winchester and Decherd.
Tullahoma stage-Suives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 a. NJ; leaves same
days at . p. A.. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg, Bonneville, County Line, Tullahoma.
Huntsville stage-leaVeS Monday and
Thursday at A. ~: arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4 p. N. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianyille and Huntsville.
ShelbyYille stagc--leavea Mondays and
Thursdays at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4 P. NJ. Supplies Norris Creek
Chestnut Ridge and Shelbyyille.
Pulaski horse--arriyes every Friday st II
NJ; leaves same day at 1890. Supplies cy-
rnston. Millyilie, Pisgah. Bradshaw. Eulagki.
Blanche hOrse--leaves every Friday al
A. NJ: arrives Saturday at 3 ?. N. Sup
plies Camargo, Melino and Blanche.
Mouey Orders can be obtained at this Of
fee apon post Offices in all parts ef the T.
nited States. 4 list Of Money Order offices
may be seen on application. Rates Of COM
mission fo- Money Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding $40 0.......... cents
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

\ trial in the Criminal Court,
on Tuesday, developed some
singular habits on the part of
some of our South Side resi-
dents. 1t was shown that on y
night some weeks ago, i'm IL
small shanty, there were s'c,r-
ing on the same bed, and all
beautifully drunk, Il man and
IL wife, Il son fourteen years 0r
age, and a neighboring woman.
To add to the complex charac-
ter Of the situation, there were
two other men, both drunk,
asleep in the same room. And
finally, in order to make the sit
uation as highly dramatic as
possible, there came along two
other men, also drunk, who pro-
ceeded to kick in the door
where the others lay, whereup-
on there ensued Il tight,in which
a hatchct, q stOvc-cOycr and a
butcher-knife were freely used,
whose result was one man dead,
one wounded and several So
bercd. Taken in all, the occur
renee was not one calculated To
do credit to our South Side pop
Chicago Times.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

A man, yesterday morning,
gave a boy ten years old a dol
lar bill to get changed, and the
boy returned with ninety-eight
cents, saying that he had lost
the other two. The man did
not believe it, and made jour
ney of two miles and a half to
the Police Court to have the
boy arrested. The Justice adj
yised the man TO take the case
right to the Supreme Court at
once and refused to Issue Il war
rant.-Detr0H Free Press.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
A Lafayette, Indiana. woman

A Lafayette, Indiana, woman
named Pryles was prevented
from attending the funeral Of her
sister by the non-arrival on time
of "A lace handkerchief from New
York. TIE brutality Of The eX
press company is severely com
mented upon by the neishbors.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

AT a prayer meeting in Maine
Il few evenings ago one of the
members prayed, "Lord, Thou
l1nowcst that Charles Tomp-
kins has sold poor boots to some
of us. Make him do the fair
thing by the next buyer"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
Adventure with Canada
Wolves.

Along the line OF the Gran(
Trunk Railroad, between the
Island Pond station and the
French village of Coticook, il
Canada, a distance Of eighteel
miles, the country is almost al
unbroken forest, and wild ami
mails are frequently seen beside
the road staring in wonder al
the passing trains, while deer
foxes, lynXes and wolves offer
bound across the rails in front
Of the locomotive. Some years
since the latter animals were re-
markabIy plenty, sometimes aP-
pearing in droves of a dozen OF
twenty.
One evening, late in the au-
tumn, a young man had occa-
sion to pass along this lonesome
way on foot, and had not accom-
plished more than half the dis.
tance when he heard a cracking
in the bushes at the side Of the
track, denoting the presence of
some wild animal. Thinking
to frighten the creature he
threw stone towards the place
where it appeared to be. This
was answered by a howl from
the wolf, for such it was, AMI
what added to the discomfort
Of the situation various other
howls were echoedand re-echoed
by wolves from all sides, and
they soon began to close in a.
roundthenOw thoroughly fright
encd man, who started on a run,
but was soon obliged to slacken
his pace from sheer exhaustion.
Although the pack of wolves
now numbered twenty, they
still for some reason failed to
attack him, but surrounded him
at the distance of Il few PAGES,
each moment growing bOlder
and bolder. In his desperation
he picked up some stones and
threw towards them, at which
they would scatter for a brief
period, and he would make an
othcreffort to escape them which
however, would prove useless,
for as soon as he turned to run
they would again surround him.
and the only method by which
he could keep them at bay was
to keep up the shower of mis-
sells, shouting at the top Of his
voice.
''But even this resource was
fast failing him, as he was well
nigh exhausted and ready to
drop with fatigue and fright,
when suddenly unexpected as
sistance arrived. He heard afar
off low rumble, and knew that
train was approaching. Could
he only hold his fierce enemies
at bay until its arrival he felt
that he would be safe. He re-
doubled his efforts, and soon
the rumble Of the train grew
louder and the headlight Of the
locomotive appeared around a
curve. The haunted man now
gave up the unequal cOntestwith
the savage brutes, and, facing
the approaching train, threw up
his arms and concentrated all
his energies in a loud call for
help, which was heard above the
rattle Of the cars. The cngin-
eer whistled down Breaks the
train came toa stand still, and
the poor fellow, more dead than
alive, climbed into the cab Of
the engine and tainted, and it
was only after the arrival at the
next station that ne was able to
relate his terrible experience. .
Arkansas carpet-baggershave
evinced an ingenuity in steal
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

"Gracious mel exclaimed a
lady in "a witness, toX, chow
should I know anything about
anything Idop't know anything
about?'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
TERMS

ssE~ Two Dollars for one year, taro-
TiaGty t'a GdUance; TWO bBOIlars ana
Fifty Cents If payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
10 be paid for IN Gdcaace.
B95~ Single copies, Five Gents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

Arkansas carpet-baggershave
evincod an ingenuity in steal
ing which would be funny if it
were not so costly, A railroad,
in aid of which bonds were is
sued, was built in a peculiar
way. AS soon rs one section
was provided with rails, ties, etc,
and the bonds obtained thereon,
the same ties and the rails were
taken up and put down again
on the next section, for which q
further issue is demanded. The
result is that the bonds exist as
the only memento Of the rail-
road, and the people are con
sulting whether they ought Il
be paid OF not.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

Henry Arnold, Of Mattoon,
Illinois, pawned his pocket-book,
gun, the beeisteak fog his family's
supper, and Il jug of molasses, for
whisky, to one Kellerman, sa,
loon keeper, and went home raw
ing with intoxication, doing dam
age to himself and family. Mrs.
Arnold sued keIlerman and o6-
tanned Judgment for 81, 800.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

Miss Godfrey, of Bennington,
Vermont, is under arrest for
dragging her father down stairs
feet foremost because he OPP
posed her dancing round dan
ces.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

Vermont farmers are picking
up 400 bushels Of potato go the
acre.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25
Benefit Of one Advertise
m6nt.

Ii there iS one man on this
continent above another who an.
preciates the benefit of advertis-
ing, it is Orange Judd. A num-
ber of years ago, when he and
his wife spent their evenings i'm
putting up packages, and a penny
had It's full value to them, be sens
a boy with a check for SI0O tn
the Herald office. with instruc.
tlOns to pay what was due. leaving
the rest for future Advertising
The boy being dull of comprehen-
sion did not understand him. and
told the book keeper to use Sl0O
tor one day. The next morning
what was Mr.. Judd's horror on
taking up the Herald tosee "Read
the american AgicaltTisf' re-
peated for nearly Il whole column.
He rushed down to the Office for
an explanation, and found that
they only followed Instructions.
and there was no help for it
I'VE are ruined" he said to his
wife, "a whole years advertising
gone in day" But instead Of be-
ing his ruin it was the beginning
Of his success. Immediately, sab
scriptions poured in from all parts
of the country. TIE 4gricu}tur-
iSt soon became an institution
aud It's proprietor is one of the
richest men in New York. Mr..
Judd has continued from the dav
of his lucky mistake, to be one of
the most extensive advertisers ia
the country and he ha~ his reward.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-12-25

A scrap of conversation in this
wise overheard in a New York
office a few days ago.
"How's business?"
~"Dull /! awCuIly dull!'
Doing any advertising?"
"No; took EN- all out Il month
ago" .
Glow long since business got
dull?"
80, three or four weeks ago"
"That is-about the tjnse yOt:
stopped odrertisi@g."
The epitaphs of Dacotah papers
are not pathetic. Jim Barrett
had been showing snow, and he
caught a bad cold, which turned
into fever. TIE fever settled
Jim's mundane affairs and q local
paper says most aifectingly in his
obituary, ole won't have to SHOW
ell snow in the country he has
gone to-"
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-31
TWELVE REASONS

TWELVE REASONS
Why the Trade give to the Excelsior Diary the
preference over all Others
LIST. It is printed on fine rose tint paper
I'd. The same quality of paper Is used through
the entire line, giving just as good paper In
eli zap hook us In a high priced one.
Sd. II Is the best finished Diary in the
market.
18th. We give you ga5 different styles TO select
from.
18th. quite number of the best selling pat
terms are made by no other house.
9th. The pocket-book styles are all arranged
to suit the business man.
eth. Retailers want Diary that is neat, at
tractlve and saeable.
Sth. You will find fewer OF them among the
old stock of dealers, as they sell better than
any other Diary.
9th The sale of the Excelsior has increased
more than 800 per cent. in the last four years,
which fact shows that the retailer appreciates
them.
10th. We give attractive show cards and post
ers, and plenty OF them.
18th. They cost no more, and no less, than
other Dlaries-all lists and discounts being
uniform.
12th The Excelsior is the best retailing
Diary offered to the trade.
We intend to visit all dealers Tea niarIes early
in the season. II there are any, however, that
we do not reach, we shall he pleased TO send
them, on application, a line OF samples 10 eN-
anime in comparison with Other goods.
Early orders are always filled complete, while
late orders are apt TO lind the assortment
broken and frequently the best selling styles
used up. It Is good plan to put In orders early
as payday comes no sooner than win late or
ders. We can deliver goods any time after list
OF october.
Send in your orders for the Excelsior eSrly TO
THE GLOBE PAPER CO., -
RUTLAND, VERMONT.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-31
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 81 1873
Miscellaneous Items.

Leaves OF the rhubarb plant eaten AS
greens, killed woman in Maine last
week.
Heavy rains the last three weeks have
interfered with harvesting in Missouri.
The cultivation of ginger is the newest
tangled notion of the California agricultu-
rsts.
The coroner of Pittsburg, Pa, is kept
busy. He held twenty-onc inquests last
month
Boston South Finders now hold euchrc
parties on the door-stcps, in the cool of the
evening.
A boy in Galcna Ill.,, was fined 1925 for
beating his mother, but we are not told
who paid the fine
Salmon are so plenty at Portland,
Oregon, that fine ones weighing thirty
pounds can I've bought for fifty cents.
The region around the Red river of the
North raises four splendid crops annually
snow, ice, water and mosquitoes.
The Chicago University has voted to
admit young women to its privileges on the
same footing ms young men, which is a
sensible move.
A lady died in South Carolina whose
husband, son. brother, and uncle
have all been governor of the state OF
South Carolina.
Michigan has compulsory education
law. Under its influence the ratio OF
attendance is rapidly increasing. Tn,
state has 5,41S schoolhouscs, valued at 81,
470,309.
The plucky mistress of colored schoo
in Texas, whose school house was burnct
by an incendiary, assemblies her scholars
and continues teaching under brusl
| she'd
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-31
HYcssssip,.''

There is one good colored woman in this
town who does not believe in social equal
ity, judging from the way she talks to her
boy;
"Ephriham, come hycr to your muddcr,
boy. Whar you bin?"
"Plapin' wild de white folkses chllun."
"You is eh? See hyar, chile, you'll break
your ole mudder's heart, and brung her gray
hars in sorro to de grave, wild your reck-
lumness an earrings on wild ebl essoca-
shnn. Hadn't raised you up in dc way
you should ought to go?'
"Ycssum"
'Habn' been kline an tendur wild you,
an treated you like my own chile which you
is?"
"Yessum."
"lIaben't rcczincd wild you, an prayed
wild you, an deplored dc good Lord to wrap
you in hiz bussum?"
"Yessum."
"llabent l taught you to walk in dc
broad an narro path, an to shun God!'
"Ycssum."
can isn't | yer Maternal dctector an
gwadjcencc TO de law"
''Yessum."
"Well den, do you s'pose Use gwinc tel
hab yer morals ruptured by de white trash
No, sab. You get in de house, dis instcp
an if cher cotch you muncatin' wild dc
white trash any mo- TO God, mig I'll break
yer brack head wild a brick"
"Yessum."
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-31
4 Practical Joke.

While we were lying In camp at Ross
vile, Georgia, the Sixteenth Illinois re-
turned from their furlough with a number
of recruits One of them having exhausted
his supply of clean shirts and not having
learned to be his laundrcss, asked A veteran
where he should get his washing done
'Do you see those tents there by the
church? Well, so there and ask for Mr.
Morgan; he does washing. lie is a crusty
old cuss, but if you talk pretty nice to him
he'll do it for you
The recruit did as directed, and found
General Morgan walking in front of his
tent, dressed. ms was his custom, in the
uniform of high private.
where will | find Mr.. Morgan?" asked
the recruit.
"My name is Morgan what will you
haveI"
q came to see if could get some
clothes washed"
"H-m-m. Who sent you here to get
your clothes washed? ?"
John Smith, over there in the Six
teenth."
Corporal of the guard!" (the corporal
approached and saluted) -"Young man go
with the corporal and show him John Smith
so that he can bring him over here. And
| you come back with him and bring all the
dirty clothes you have.
They departed and soon returned with
the guilty veteran and huge armful OF
dirty shirts, socks, &c.
The General to Smith-"Did you send
this young man here to have his clothes
washed?"
eyes sir, for joke"
"For a joke" Well, well have the joke
carried out. We do have clothes washed
here sometimes. Corporal, take this man
Smith, and that bundle of clothes down to
the creek, and have him wash them, fold
them neatly, and return them to their own.
err see that he does the job up handsome
ly!"
The veteran went away to his work
sorrowfully, and the General resumed his
walk.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-31

At Burlington on Saturday, Charles
McDonough was brought up for selling Ii
quor. Second offence, and the case con-
tnued.
Austin Gill of st. George and Orlando
Rubber of Chicago were fined So each and
costs for intoxication, by Justice Hollen-
beck at Burlington on Saturday Gill paid
up aud Rubber failing to pay was remand
ed to Jail.
The following is an extract from an ar
ticle in Mac Mullans London) Magazine
entitled can Englishman in vermcnt;"
The temperance laws of the State OF
Vermont are very stringent, and are there
fore universally evaded. The public sale
of liquor is crime and the crime is COM
mitted everywhere. There is bar, but
the public Is only in appearance barred
out. The liquor is frequently sold III a
private room in which he who drinks is
locked I'M or you follow the landlord into
his own sanctum, and take your hasty gulp
in half guilty fashion without word OF
question. There is a loud complaint about
increase of drunkenness all over the State