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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-08-02

ISvIsmLITr OF PERYunE.-No one
has yet been able to analyze or demon
stsate the essential action Of perfume Gas
can be weighed, but not scents the small
eat known creature the very nonads Of
life can be caught BY microscopic lens
and made 70 deliver up the secrets o. their
organization, but what i II that emanatce
from the pouch oflhe n1zk deer hat dlIs
q whole space for yee4 and years with H.
peneifating o1or--an o]o1 which "A illim-
it>ble number Of exiaaeous substances
can carry of without d'uinizhinE Il In uizc
and weight and what i i that the warm
summer dir brings to us from the 1onerz
40 man has UT been able 70 delermine.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
TERMS


ETwo Dollars for one year, inva-
? nbiy IN adpcnoe; Two Dollars and
Fifty Gents if paynont be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the oeua-
" to be paid fer tn ADVANCE
Y Single copies, Ten Cents each.
Advertisements inserted 1T One DoIla,
per square Of Ten Lines or loss for the frst
insertion; Fifty Cents for each continuance
Ct Loci and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
CT A liberal deduction will be mads to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, OF
twelve months.
GT Obituaries aud calls on oahGida,es
Fifty Cents per square.
VI The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; and the business of an ad-
veTtising firm is not considered as including
that Of it's individual N smhers. OTNo de-
Walton from these terms under any ciTcum-
stances.
T Advertisements not marked with the
uumber of insertions when handed iu, will be
continued Hntil ordered out, and payment
sxsoted.
0T No advertisement insertedgratutously
30 Advertisements of an abusive narur,
will not be inserted at any price.
~ Announcing candidates Five Dollars
to be paid in advance in every case.
GT Job Printing of all kinds neatly
dope on New Type, and on IS reasonable
erras as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

The NEWSPAPER General J Tack
son when President, said to one Of
his fercest newspaper opponents,
"send me your newspaper.
know that you oppose me, but then
l should like to see your paper
every day: | want to see how ma
ny lies sou can tell on me. -
General" said the editor, 81
think | do right in opposing you,
and | shall continue to do SO with
all the ability OF which am mas
ter"
Here was a man after Jackson s
own heart, and he instantly re-
piled with All oath, "Sir, send me
your paper, for aside from your a
buse of me, your paper is good
one. Besides, / never saw n
newspaper in which | could not
find something worth reading"
Just so. No man can pick up
any newspaper without finding
something of interest. You may
take the paper and tear it into
fragments, and in each fragment
you will see something to amuse
or instruct you.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
A Tough Dog Story.

One of these days, when tire
biographers of Jew more canine
heroes shall be written up, it will
be a compliment rather than an
insult to call a man a dog. The
last dog story comes from Clinton,
Mass, and shows that the spaniels
Of that region are The equals Of
their human masters in the per-
formance of our yankee tricks. :"
The dog in question had been priv
ileged TO have free access to a buck
ct of meat scraps and other leav-
ings of the table, which was set in
a place convenient for both cook
and dog. One day, however, at
the end of very dry period, the
dog accidentally upset the pail, and
it fell to pieces. Fearing that his
allowance would be cut of, or hav-
ing a desire to make restitution
for the property destroyed, he
went to his masters home, obtain.
ed sound bucket much like the
former one, brought it to whore
that one formerly stood, and care
fully placed the scattered provis-
ions into it. Having surveyed his
work, and thinking that he might
get into difficulty in consequence
of the old bucket, he carried them
of and hid them. With training
such a dog as this can be trusted
to speculate in Credit Mobilier
stocks, and the probabilities are
that he would cover up his tracks
better than some members of
Congress have done.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
Perilous Adventure.

In San Francisco lately, boy
about eleven years of age, while
crawling along the roof OF a house
for the purpose of clearing the OBJ
structions in the waterpipe, slip
ped and rolled over the edge of the
roof. In his desperate effort to
save hims If be succeeded in
grasping the aised edging of wood
and tin that bordered the roof,
aud so hung, suspended by his
hands forty ieet above the street,
utterly unable to regain his foot,
ing. Underneath where the boy
was hanging was small, old fash,
ioned porch, which projected out
about three feet from under the
center window Of the second sto-
ry. Out of this window a man
emerged and looked up. As he
stood he was Immediately under
the boy but too close to the house
for his apparent purpose, the body
hanging just over the railing; he
stepped over the latter and with
his leet resting on the edge of the
platform of the porch and one hand
grasping an iron support he wait,
ed. In the meantime two men
reached the roof, and were de-
scending, when they discovered
the impossibility of reaching the
boy in safety, AID one of them
calle1 Tor rope. Before any one
could move to the aid of the ex-
hausted boy, he, wi h shrill cry,
let 60 his hold and fell. As be
approached the man on the porch,
the latter was seen to reach out
his free arm und~r him. A cry of
horror went up from the crowd as
the man was seen to stagger and
swing around the end of the porch
with his load; but his hand held
its grip on the iron, and moment
afterwards he carried the bov
through the window and turned
him over to his mother. who had
only just realized that something
was wrong.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
Whisky asUsedhim up.

There is scarcely a community
or neighborhood, from Maine &c
Oregon, where this saying is moi
used almost every day of the year
and altogether too truly. A sub
ject of this kind is to he found in
almost every town. The mer
chant has failed, and whisky has
done it. The lawyer, with his
brilliant talen. and a large bust
ness, has fallen below the range OF
respectability and confidence
Whisky was the cause. The poll
tician, with bright prospects be-
fore him, has played out, and the
account is charged to whisky.
The judge of talent. age and re.
spectability, is the subject of pri.
vate and neigh5orhood talk. His
enemies point with derision, and
his friends hang their heads in
shame, and whisky has done it.
That kind hearted neighbor and
hard working man has become a
pest in society and a trouble to
his family. Whisky has beat him.
Whisky will beat any man living,
and that is just what it was made
for. ..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
Purpose Of the Rattle
snakes Rattle.

In the american Naturalist,
for February, Prof. Samuel
Aughey gives the results of
his observations upon the use
made of their rattles by the rat
tlesnake. tits the vulgar opin-
ion that the reptile sounds his
rattle for the purpose of entic-
ing birds, and some naturalists
even are disposed to find here a
mimicry Of the sound made by
the so-called locust, or cicada.-
Prof. Aughey does not under
take to explain all the purposes
served by the rattle, but he full
ly agrees with Mr.. F. w. Put
nam in rejecting this mimetic
theory. Does the rattle, then,
serve any useful purpose? In
reply to this question, the auth
or tells us what he has himself
observed. In July, 1869, he
was in Wayne county, Nebras-
ka, and, as he was one day in
vestigating the natural history
of that district, he heard the
familiar rattle of the snake
The sound was repeated at in
tervals, and proceeded from a
rattlesnake that was calling it's
mate, which soon came in an
swer to the summons. Prof.
Aughey had a similar expert
ence the following year, and
from these facts he is disposed
to think that the purpose served
by the rattle is to call the sexes
together.
Another purpose may be to
paralyze its victims with fright,
and to inspire its natural enc
mics with terror. AS an illus
tration of the rattle for the for
mer purpose, the author says
that, as he followed through the
woods of Dakota county, Ne
braska, a Baltimore oriole, he
heard a rattle, and at once saw
the bird as it were paralyzed
with fear, and ready to fall a
prey to the serpent. The wri-
ter shot the rattlesnake. He
adds that he once witnessed an
attack of seven hogs on a rat
tlesnake. Soon after the battle
opened, the snake ratified, and
three others came to his aid
But the hogs were victorious in
a few minutes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

What is known as the salary
grab, perpetrated at the winding
up of the last session of Congress,
is receiving the universal condem
nation which il deserves. We hear
it from all parts Of the country,
without distinction of party. No
man guilty thereof should escape
the consequences OF such g trans
action. The names of those who
deliberately voted money out of
the public treasury, to which they
had not a shadow of right, into
their own pockets, are being wide
ly published and circulated all
over the country. Perhaps the
worst feature about the grab was
that it was cowardly as we'll as
selGsh. Congress would never
have dared to vote such an increase
whep its members were about to
face the people in general cam
paigu. The people propose to
have something to say concerning
the matter at the next Congress
ional election.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
"Send for Mr. NJ

"Send for Mr. M" naming
the treacherous host.
1t was quickly done, and the
archduke, without preamble or
question, said to the guilty man:
"Sit down at that writing-ta-
BILE, and write as | shall dictate
to you"
The man took his seat and
took up the pen; the archduke
began debating:
"My dear wite-all is found
out"
No. said the man, springing
from his seat, 81 won't write
that" q
Then you are guilty." was
the prompt answer.
Puzzled and fciled, he re-
sumed his seat and wrote as he
was desired.
"My dear wife-all is found
out. Send the box by the
bearer.
Then he signed it with his
name, by the archduke's order,
and a messenger was dispatched
with it. The messenger found
the lady at her toilet; when she
read the missive she turned ashy
pale, trembling violently. Then
leaning forward, she drew the
box from the recess in her
toilet-table, and handed it to
the bearer, who swiftly return
ing, placed it in the hands of
the archduke. He immediate
ly handed it to the merchant,
desiring him to unlock it; that
being done, he asked whether
the diamonds were all there.
Yes, the box had not been
opened; they were exactly as
the merchant had left them.
Again the archduke rang the
bell, and to the attendant who
entered he said, designating the
guilty man:
"Take him to Siberia; he is
not to go to his own home a.
gain.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

We learn that it is proposed to
deface postage stamps on letters by
placing them in grs, which will
cause a reaction in the material
contained in each stamp, aud
change its color. We are sorry for
this, because our old friend Com.
stock got up patent of that kind
once, and it killed him. He took
his machine around to the post.of-
fee one day, and got the postmas-
ter to let him empty halfa bushel
of letters into the receiver Of the
apparatus. Then he turned on
the gas. After a while he emptied
the machine. The gas had dis
colored the stamps. but it had also
taken all the ink off the envelopes,
and not single superscription in
the whole lot was legible. Then
Comstock was scared, and he con-
cluded to open the letters, in order
to ascertain how to redirect them.
The postmaster saw him at work,
and had him arrested for robbing
the mails. He died during bis
fifth year in the peniteDtiary.
His patent right can be bought of
his widow for something less than
a colossal fortune. For ourselves.
we are not speculating in that di-
rection.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
Probable Royal Marriage

There seems to be very little
doubt that the oft-reported and
as often denied arrangement for
the marriage of the Duke of
Edinburg with the only daugh-
ter of the Gar has been actually
made. On the very night upon
which the Gladstone Govern
ment went out Of office the
Premier received at a private
dinner the Duke of Edinburg,
and at his dinner, it is under
stood, the final details of the
arrangements for the marriage
were discussed and decided up
on. The Grand Duchess Maria
was born October 5-17, 1858,
and is the fourth child of the
Emperor Alexander and the
Empress Maria (aunt by mar
riage to the Princess Alice. y
The princess is said to be a most
accomplished linguist, and it is
understood that she will inher-
it the whole of her mothers
substantial private fortune
Nothing is said yet with regard
to religious difficulty" The
Greek Church consigns to nev-
er-ending torture all persons
who do not confess her creed
nor belong to her communion,
and the Grand Duchess Maria
will have the satisfaction of
knowing that her husband will,
according to her hereditary
faith, be doomed to everlasting
agony. But this is not likely
TO make any difference.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
"Episcopalians." I"

care there any Episcopalians
in this vicinity, madam" asked
tall, thin stranger of Mrs. Ar
temus, as she stood in the open
door, in answering to his knock.
"Any which ?"
"Episcopalians."
Now, if Mrs. Artemus had a
failing it was that she never
would admit that she could pos
sibly be ignorant of anything.
She always knew all about any
subject mentioned. So she an
sWered:
"Episcoralians! Wall, ave
don't exactly know. My John
he's my son-he see somethin'
out'n the cornfeld yesterday.
He didn't really know what it
was, but | told him / guessed it
was a chipmonk. But now you
speak ont I'll bet it was a
Episkerpalium. And my next
neighbor, Farmer Hawkins. he
said he shot at something the
same day that John see his
strange critter, and Hawkins
he thought it was some wild
critter that had got out Of some
managery somewhere. Any
how, | think that's a Episcopal
ing too. Be they bigger'n d
chipmonk?"
"You misunderstood me,
madam"
"Wall, you needn't feel on
easy. Eff there's any Piscoma-
lium in this'here neighborhood,
you can jest make up your mind
that they get shot! We air too
feelin' a community to let things
run at large which mout des-
troy and devour somebody
Come in, won't YEP"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

The Illinois Senate has unani.
mously passed bill against exor-
bitant rates on railroads, which
provides that il any railroad shall
charge or demand any eXtortion-
ate rates of compensation for the
transportation Of any freight, or
make any unjust discrimination in
its rates, the railroad company so
offending shall for the first offence,
be fined S., 900; for the second of.
fence. $4,000; forthe third offence,
$4,000, for the fourth $4,000,
and for each and every offence
thereafter, the sum OF 500, O,OOO.
1t also gives to the person Of
whom such unjust rates are de-
manded a right of action for ST.
1000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

Somebody wrote to TIE editor
of a paper in Norristown to ask
how he would "break an ox?' The
editor replied as follows: "lf only
one OK, good way would be to
hoist him by means of a long chain
attached to his tail, to the top of
"a pole forty feet from the ground.
Then hoist him by rope tied to
his horns to another pole. Then
descend on his back a five ton pile
driver, and if that don't break
him, let him start country news
paper and trust people for sub
scription. One Of the two ways
will do it sure"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
How Cheap Postage Was
Defeated.

The great salary steal is at
tempted to be justified upon the
ground that the Franking priyi
lege was abolished. In other
| words, the people are told that
they ought not to complain, fo1
: while it is true that they are to be
heavily taxed to pay back salar
les and increased compensation in
the future, yet On the other hand
they are not 10 he taxed for the
purpose OF conveying public docu-
ncnts mailed by Congressman to
their constituents. Owe shall
send YOU no more documents,
says the COugressmen, but we
will put the money it costs TO do so
into our own pockets > OF what
avail is that to the people? They
lose the documents, and do not
save their money! The loss of
the documents may be worth a re,
gret; but in these times of grinding
taxation, money is valuable.
When the abolition of the
Franking privilege was consumma-
ted, the People were assured that
the Postal expenses would be SO
far reduced by it, as to render re-
duCtion of postage rates possible;
aud the chairman of the post-office
committee in the House of Rep.
resentatives, Hon. John f. Farms
worth, Liberal Rep introduced
bill for that purpose which pass
ed that branch Of Congress, but
was defeated in the Senate. This
would have rendered the abolition
of the Frankiug privilege Of pgacti-
cal benefit to the people. But
that measure having been lost, it
is matter Of no consequence.
Why was it defeated? Merely be,
cause Grant and Congress wanted
their salaries increased. And so
the peoples money, which Con.
gressmen formerly put in one
pocket they now put in another,
Instead of taxing the People for
postage on documentssent to them
selves, they impose the taxation
in order TO give President and
Congressman higher salaries
When the Plunderer's Bill left the
House the salary of Congressman
was placed at 800. The Sen
ate increased it to $500; and
killed the Cheap Postage bill !
Had it not been for the salary
steal the people might have enjoy
ed free postage: change which
would have distributed its benefits
equally, instead of limiting them
to the recipients Of Credit Mobil-
ier bountieS.
This is not all. The free cir
cuIatron of newspapers in the
counties where published has been
abolished; and after the first of
July next newspaper subscribers
will be compelled to pay postage.
from which they have hitherto
been free. So, also, the free eX-
change of newspapers has been q
boIished. to take effect at the same
time. With every revolution OF
the Congressional mill, plunder is
ground into the pockets of
Government officials, at increased
cost to the people. How long?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
Half a dozen "sand snouts"-co,.

Half a dozen "sand spouts" co..
umns Of sand drawn up by whirl,
winds-werc to be seen on the
Twenty-Five Mile Desert, yester-
day afternoon, from two till nearly
three o'clock. They waltze about,
keeping always about the same dis
tancc apart, and moving in the
same direction, each, apparently,
a solid column 10 feet i'll diameter
and 1000 feet high. The top of
all these columns seemed to be cut
of by n brisk breeze from the
west, which carried the dust In
clouds over the range of noun
tains lying to the east of the Sink
Carson. Sometimes two of these
''sand spouts,' or whirlwinds-
call them what you may-come
together, when they explode with
a loud report, and both instantly
disappear Virginia (NeUada)
Chronicle.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
;'1zIIU'IlQfpe 1 is qetrq,
$500 SIS ~
NOT ALONE.

Not alone, however dreary,
Sad and cruel seems my fate,
And angels yet may hover near me,
Spirits from the heavenly gate;
And the cry which rose in sorrow
From my heart Il am alone"
Shall be stif1ed, if the morrow
Give me wisdom to atone.
"Not alone" the flowers tell me;
"Not alone the birds declare,
As with music they o'erwhelm me,
Warbling in the perfumed air.
Forest, mountain, glade and river,
Studded armament, above,
Whisper to my soul, "Ahl never
Doubt thy Heavenly Fathers love?"
Thus no more I'll sadly ponder
On my short lived earthly wrongs,
But with faith and love and wonder,
Seek that which TO Heaven belongs
Mans oppression cannot hurt me;
Jesus love arrests my fear;
Not alone, though men desert me;
Not alone" for God is near.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

The Xenia (Ohio) Gazette, a
Republican paper, expresses it
self in the following plain Ian
guage with reference to the sal
airy steal: every man who vo-
ted to pay the outgoing Con-
gressmen 5000 additional sal
ary ought to be penitentiaried
for life. Every mothers son
of them is thief, and should
suffer a thief's punishment"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

Mrs. Stiles, the wife of veal
thy banker at Fredonia, New
York, heard a burglar in the room
where the safe was kept, last Sun
day night, and, quietly rising
from bed, she took a revolver and
went down to interview him. He
was kneeling in front of the safe,
and seeing her coming, he raised
his arm to throw billet Of wood
at her, brt a bullet through that
arm spoiled his aim; then he tried
to draw his own pistol, but anoth-
er shot determined him upon
flight, and he fed, the bullets
from the woman'S pistol pattering
merriIy against his back. He
hasn't been caught yet; but the
woman thinks they can tell him by
the sunlight shining through him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

A Pennsylvania county news
paper has been startled by the.
mercenary spiritof juror in the
Superior Court of the county.
Says the rural editor: ga juror, re-
specially connected, and hereto.
fore well esteemed, seeks out
litigant and deliberately proposes
to secure him a verdict for a hun
dred dollars in money Such
thing has probably never happen
ed in the State before" f" And the
worst Of it is that the man who did
this thing was not professional
juror.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

A. Kentucky editor detailed
one of his staff to do a little So
ciety reporting at a recent we'd
ding, and after two hours labor
the following copy was sent up
to the printers: ''I'he bride
wasn't remarkably handsome,
but her father threw in seven
mules and the husband was sat
isfed." /"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

For the benefit of farmers, the
Valparaiso (Ind Messenger has
ascertained that it will take 30,.
900 bushels of oats, at current
prices, to pay the annual salary Of
one Congressman; and that it would
require the labor of Is men and ! 5
teams to raise such crop.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

A veterinary surgeon who lives
at Buffalo, tried to "founder" his
motherin, law by dancing polka
with her until che got warmed up
and then giving her all the iced
lemonade she could drink %
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

A lawyer wanted a case de-
cided in favor Of his client on
account of the absence of his
witnesses. and tried to convince
the jury that the wait of the
testimony was all in his favor,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

The San Francisco Bulletin, in
an article on "Rebellion in the
Kitchen, says Bridget's substitute,
John, sis every day getting more
whimsical and capricious. For one
good Chinese servant there are
ten bad ones. a2
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

''The winds getting round, -
remarked Bibbs to his little
friend Buggins, the other day,
when it changed from east TO
west. "Glad of it." replied
Buggins, cts been sharp long
enough"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17

In a small New England town
a druggist was surprised and dis
turbed to receive, at the hands of
a dirty looking customer, the fol
lowing prescription: "Please give
the bearer sumthin to fzic him
fifteen cents worth" I@