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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-05-07
III.

Luke DaltGn was arrested GU
charge of murder. 1t was hi:
gun that was found on the night
of the affray, and it was his voice
that was heard in reply to the old
squire's summons. You may i'm
asine the despair Of his wife, poor
creature no words of mine can
picture her misery.
A few days after Dalton had
been committed by the magistrates
and sent to the town Jail, 'he re-
ceived a visitor in the person Of
Lawyer Angel. The attorney
began
"This is a bad business, Dalton,
hit ! must make the best Of il
Tor you
81 am innocent, sir" said Luke,
"Never mind, whether you are
innocent or not, my man. The
question is whether | can save
you from being hanged What
evidence have you to ofier 2
Then Luke told bis story.
"Who was with YOU on the
night of the difficulty" The
lawyer avoided the word "mur-
der" in Difference to his clients
feelings. Can you tell me theiy
names 2
Luke Dalton thought a moment,
and then repeated the names of
the companions one by one. Be.
fore doing this, however. he insis.
ted that bis list should be consid-
cred confidential.
"Everything you tell me is con.
fidential, of course, my good fel.
low," said the lawyer. "The
names you have given me are, ]
am afraid, of little value. l
know all the men, and they have
been at work every day since this
unlucky affair. Was there no one
else 2"
''Ah! to be sure" replied Luke,
"there was Sneaking Billy-Will.
lam Jones, you know, sir"
Come, that's better. Ale you
quite sure that he was there %
"Quite sure. How | remem.
Der it is this he aud had a bit
of quarrel before We set out
Gle quarreled with you did he?
Better aud better. Come, we will
find what Mr.. Sneaking Billy has
been doing since the mur-1
mean the little irregularity."
Its very kind OF you to take
all this trouble about me. sir"
mot bit of it, my good man.
/ am well paid for it"
paid for it! Then my wife
sent you; and yet, how did she
get the money ?"
"No; Mrs. Dalton called upon
me, but there was no necessity,
Your case was entrusted 10 me by
some one else.
"Not my wife !" said Luke
slowly. "Some one else! Who
was it, sir ?"
you mustn't ask me. We're
to tell you, l should lose a rich
client, who has bound me over tc
secrecy"
But 1 will know" cried Dial.
ton, angrily. 81 have a right tt
know, and l will know"
"Come. no violence"
"Was it young Mr.. Lewis ? tel
me that. tell you will know.
'It can do any harm," muset
the lawyer, and then he rerliet
-"WelI, if you must know, i
was young Mr.. Lewis"
Il thought SOP murmuret
Lake, and, white as ghost, h:
sunk down on the bench, an(
buried his face in his hands.
Nothing particular occurred
between this interview and thu
day of the trial f; but it was con
sidered strange that the prisone
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-05-07

Chicago has a female SEX on,
and they charge her with re-
serving all the best graves for
young men,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-05-07
TERMS.

Sr Two GOiiars for one year, tnUa-
.'tGi'ty al Advance; TWO Esoiiar> aud
Fifty Cents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
70 be paid for in adc0nce.
B1- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-05-07

Tobacco can be grown and
cured in Wisconsin at q cost of
81 cents a pound.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-05-07

They are rejoicing in new Pc
tatoes in Texas.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05
JUDGE NOT.

How do we know what hearts have vilest sin?
How do We know?
Many, like sepulChres, are foul within
Whose outward garb is spotless rs the snow,
And many may be pure we think not so:
How near 10 God the souls OF such have been,
What mercies secret penitence may win
How do We know?
How can we tell who sinneth more than we!
How can we tell:
We think orr brother walketh guiltiy,
Judging him in selfrighteousness. All. we'll !
Perhaps had we been driven through the he'll
OF his untold temptations, we might be
Less upright in our daily walk than he
How can we tell?
Dare we condemn the ills that others DO?
Dare we condemn:
Their strength is small, their trials not few,
The tide Of wrong Is difficult - stem,
And if to US more clearly than 10 them
Is given knowledge OF the good and true.
More do they need our help. and pity, too
Dare we condemn?
God help us all, and lead us day by day,
God help us all,
We cannot walk alone the perfect way.
Evil allures us, tempts Us, and We fall
We are but human, and our power Is small:
Not one OF us may boast. and not day
Rolls DER our heads but each hath need to say.
God bless us all
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

| BEAR CtNcnlSc.-Thc way the bears
have had the uppcrhand Of the bulls in the
stock market Of late and "cinchcd" the
small holders, time buyers and pretty
much everybody else who dabblcd in
stocks, is pretty we'll illustrated by the
following: A Snowman travelling in
Cornwall had occasion TO put up one
night at farmhouse The old farm
'cr was somewhat troubled to find a
good place To put the showman's per-
forming bear, but finally they arranged
1T by putting fine young bull calf out
of the snug little clubhouse where he
kept il, and putting the bear in lis
place. Now ii so happened that a
couple of his neighbors, obviously dis
posed, who had concluded to steal that
calf, came for him about midnight. One
Of them slipped inside with a bit of
rope in his hand, while his companion
kept watch outside the den. ready to
assist Directly he heard a rough and
tumble sort of fuss inside, and, polk
ing his nose through crack, he called
out, Jim! jim! ave thee got i'm. JIM"
"No, dom the bloody calf whcezcd
Jim, .he be gotten and he be makin'I
grunt"-Goid HW Ne,cs.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

THE following story of a young man,
who, until recently, lived in Lawrence,
Massachusetts,, is told by the amer
icQn, of that city: "He was engaged to be
married to young lady of Lawrence,
and, in the ardor of his affection, made
a number of presents. Two or three
weeks since the young lady died, after
a few days illness, and the grief of the
sadly stricken sutton was very sad to
contemplate. Everything that belong
ed to her was very dear to him, render
ed doubly SO by her untimely taking off
He priced the few tributes he had Civ
en- to her to such a degree that he
couldn't think for moment of leaving
them with her family He came with a
box before the funeral occurred, collect
ed them carefully, nailed them up, and
forwarded them by express to his home
The sister of the deceased expressed a
desire that she might be allowed to re-
tain some souvenir, and the disconso-
late lover suggested that perhaps she
would like muff. If so, he was ready
to sellit. He wouldn't be mean; it cost
him fifteen dollars, and seeing it was
her. she might have it for ten dollars.
She produced the money, took the muf,,
and the lover after the funeral cercmo-
ny, departed, doubtless to bestow the
presents he had regained upon some
new object of affection, providing, of
course, that they are to revert to him
in case of death.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

A YOUNG lady of Lyons, Iowa, recently
said: Some men are always talking
about patronizing their own town--al-
ways harping on that duty-and they
always go abroad to get married, while
here we all stand waiting! do hope
that some of these men who marry
Eastern women will get cheatedV
A YOUNG man in Indiana sued his
father for loaned money, which the faith
er claims was his own property. The
latter's council, in summing up the case
of his client, remarked: Twice has the
prodigal returned to his fathers house;
twice has he been received with open
arms: twice has the fatted calf been
killed; and now he comes back and
wants the old cow.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

WANTED TO GET ON THE JURY.--Nc'
Gently a wellknown legal gentleman
of Macon, Ca, whom, says the Mes
senqer, we will call Captain, noted fol
his kindness of heart and general will
ingness to assist the unfortunate, was
met by an old darkey, who had often
seen him by reputation, when, after a
few commonplace remarks, the follow
ing conversation occurred:
Darkey-Boss, l jest wish you would
try to get me on the United States
jury.
Captain-What do you want to get
on the jury for?
Darkey-I tell yer, boss, Use heerd
dem niggers on dat jury got tree dol
lars a day; and l'se mighty hard up,
SO dat tree dollars would done me SO
much good.
Captain-Do you think you have the
requisites of juror?
Darkey-De which, boss? What
yer done call dem dar rekersis?
Captain-I mean, do you think You
are sufficiently upright and intelligent
to be a competent juror?
Darkey-Ise honest, boss, eff dat
wat you mean by upright.
Captain-Well, | believe you are
honest enough; now how about your
intelligence? Can you read the Con-
stitution of the United States, the Dec
laration of independence, and the rules
of court!
Darkey-Golly, boss, do dem ar Mig
gers wat got on dat jury do all dem
tings!
Captain-well, ! can't say that they
do.
Darkey-Den wat would dey make
me fur do dem! Dat amt fair, is it
boss? Use much titled 10 dem tree dol
lars as any dem niggers.
Captain-Wcll, no, Tom, don't think
ii exactly fair, but look here; suppose
You were on the jury, and was argu-
ing case before You and the court
and | should tell the jury that such and
such was the case, and the court should
charge YOU that | was wrong, who
would YOU believe, the court or me?
Darkey-( Excitodly) u believe you
Of course, boss: what fur | DO wild dc
court, | don't know nulling bout dc
court.
Captain-(moving of)-Well, I'll
see what can do for you.
Darkey-Boss. | wish YOU would:
me like 10 get dat tree dollars mighty
bad; fur know me got much sense as
dem niggcrs on dc jury anyhow
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

The late JAS. Fisk. Jr., was supping
one night, at table in the st. James
Hotel in Boston, when Miss Elise Holt
the English Coincidence, came in with
her husband. Miss Holt, extending cas-:
tors to the gallant Colonel, inquired,
What will you ave in your am, Mr..
FiskT Thank YOU replied the Colonel,
III take an h, if you please Then he
gave her an engagement which con-
soled her.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05
IDAHO WORLD.
VALUE OF EDUCATION.

Go. father. educate thy noble boy,
And his sweet sister. too. They are tiny gems
Thy houses carriages, and lands and gold
Are nauoht all stark naught, compared with these
These c6erub ones shall be and bear thy name,
And happy, bless themselves and thee for aye.
Go. educate them, for knowledge is.
AS ali the world admits. the best of power,
And SO designed by heaven in making man.
And are thy own neglected? others will
Rise up before and lead them; they. accursed
With ignorance, will curse their fate and sire.
Go, educate them. then, for knowledge oft
Is virtue, too. We know the deeply read
Are sometimes bad, and men OF giant thought
Are sometimes evil; but sure these are not
Legitimate results In seeking truth.
In the acquiring all that man can know,
Imagination, all the mind the man
Is drawn from sordid, base and sensual things
And led upward to soar, ennooied by
The world of thought and observation vast,
Before, around above it. Yes, where one
Is ruined by reading, happy thousands oft
Are raised, exalted, and Infinitely blest.
Go. educate them; acquisition here
Is innocent at least. and this, TO thee ana them,
In the great count of human bliss or woe
Before them, is their all. While thus employed.
They're safe IT'S when they cease pursuit they fall
And more it is pleasant pastime sweet.
And will amuse and interest when worse
Employment, this aside. must chain the child
To evil ruins in after life.
Ave, more; this field is ample. rich. and full
And here thy happy child may be detained
Mid beauty, grandeur, glory, all revealed
In majesty before his wandering gaze,
Detained mid wealth surprising all that ind
Or California boasts of earthly good,
A rich and permanent investment here,
In stock that ne'er depreciates or fails.
Go educate them, then, for their own good.
But not for theirs alone, nor yet for thine.
Their free and happy country asks of thee
And them the best that they can know and do.
The people here are soyereigns each king,
And kings should know, and who does not
Must be unfit to rule. cen DER himself
Much less his fellows. And then all thy race
Has claims upon thee. All men may be blest
BY these thy offspring; and the world may rise,
When thy last son or daughter happy dies,
And may remember well, in after years
Both thee and thine with many thankful tears,
And good may ow streaa-ilke. from cline 10 cline,
Till the last sand is dropped by aged Time
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

THERE is a .journeyman tailor in Bos.
ton whose nose is SO red that he can
sew the finest work in the darkest
night, with no other light than that af.
forded by his flaming proboscis. His
head is quite bald from the effect of
carrying building material in his hat.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

A PARIS correspondent says it is the
current joke there that no titled person
may be too old or ugly or impoverished
but that he may pick up an American
girl who will give heaps of dollars to
become Madame la Duchesse or Mad
anne la Baronne.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

THE New York Times says that no
form Of social entertainment is more
deceptive in its promises, more illusory
in its pleasures, more totally unsatis-
factory in its results, than a grand ball.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

Paddy" says joker, why don't
you get your care cropped, they are en-
tirely too long for a manr "And yours,
replied Pat, Ought to be heightened,
they are too short for an ass"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

Josh Billings says: There il but
nhew things on the face of the earth
more worthless than poodle, and yet
j am glad there IL poodles, for if there
was I not there il some people who
wouldn't have emmy object in living,
and have nothing to luv.'
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

A BosroN man was cursing an editor
the other day, when he fell dead This
should be warning to those who arc
disposed to commit this objectionable
sin.-ldaho Signal.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-05

"ME FIND" tellingly remarks an In
dianapolis editor, "tyvl Ms can Got oxt
owr pepar withant the aid of af ony Of
thasa besky Onium oombosutors."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-14
TENNESSEE

WE invite the attention OF BUYERS to our
w LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK or
7hOCEhlbo, feeling confident OF being ahla
70 oher them goods in our line at As low fierres
IS they can be purchased in any Western or
southern city. We will give especial atten-
ton TO the sale OF Cotton, our M. I,ouis Ham
auer making thai q speciality.
Thanking our many friends for the very
liberal patronage bestowed on the firm Just
dissolved, we respectfully solicit a cOnsiau-
ance of their favors, hoping By close atten-
ton 10 business TO merit The same
Memphis, June l, 1874. lea
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-14
GEORGIA.
Atlanta has a watch factory.

Atlanta has q watch factory.
Night marauders infest Darien.
The burnt district in Darien is rapidly
rebuilding.
A band of negro thieves at Atlanta has
been broken up by the capture Of six Of
/ the number.
Not a single Radical ticket was polled
in Jefferson county at the election Of the
third instant.
One night last week another attempt
was made to fire A. Schenerman's resi-
dence at Griffin.
At the recent Sandersville fair q peri
pstetic pill-vendOr was taken for Alex
ander H. Stephens.
Two Atlanta policemen have been ar
rested on the charge of intimidsting
voters, by the United States marshal.
At Douglsssville, few days ago, a
man named Franklin was shot and
killed by David Hollis, in self-defense.
At Dawson a few days ago VIM. Hollis
| little daughter drank some water from 8
cup Of potash and soon died in great
agony.
General Harrison w. Riley, who has
for many years represented Lumpkin
county in the legislature, died on
Wednesday last, aged seventy-two.
Judge Kings losses by the burning of
the sleepiog-car on the Georgia railroad
were five thousand dollars in bonds, one
thousand dollars in cash and his watch.
Savannah NeaCs: 1--WE learn that on
Saturday n. II. c. Ruwe shipped by
steamer 70 q museum in New York,
NIT =.
from the same neck. The heads were
perfect, and the "animilep gObbled up
food with both mouths at the same time.
Those who saw it describe it as a great
curiosity.
Savannah Net0S: 1.-THE Morning Star
says some OF its exchanges make
Senator Norwood, the author OF the
FalstStfian quotation in his speech in
this city. We have not met with the
exchanges alluded to by the Star, but it
Is paying small tribute to their intelli-
gence to suppose that they did not know
where the quotation could be found
A brace of negro preachers in Elber.
ton recently engaged in dispute, while
sitting IN the pulpit, as to which should
conduct the services. In the course OF
the argument one Of them called the
other add liar, and then they clInch- |
ed. The congregation thought at first
they were wrestling in prayer, bat when
little wads Of wool began to fly over the |
pulpit they knew the tussle was deadly. |
1t required the efforts Of all the brethren
to part them.
A Bibe county grand jury has declared
against taxation for educational nur-
poses, and some of the arguments used
are exquisitely refreshing. For in
stance, the members OF the jury decided |
~ object to being taxed for an education
that strays outside Of the elementary
principles. They say, further, that it is
unjust TO those citizens who have chill
dTen to educate to be taxed for school
purposes other than to give the children
of the county plain common-schOOl
education.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-14

OK allows any discrimination between
voters on account Of their race or color
This is the whole of it. If an individ.
ual, not acting under any State law Of
State authority, but Of his own free will
should seize a black man having the
right to vote, on the morning Of an cleo
ton, tie him, and hold him until the
election is over, for the purpose Of pre-
venting him from voting, the fifteenth
amendment does not confer the
least power on congress, either
before or after the oGense, to
make it an Offiense and to punish
it. It might be q very grave offense,
one worthy Of being severely punished,
but it is one that belongs exclusively to
the authority Of the States to punish, il
there is any force in that amendment OF
the Federal constitution which reserves
to the States all powers not delegated to
the United States by that constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States. Ger
tsinly no part OF that constitution pro-
hibits the States from protecting the
right of suffrage by any penalties which
they may see fit to inflict upon any OBJ
structions to its exercise; and no power
is conferred upon congress by the if
teenth amendment to do anything
more than to counteract by appropriate
Federal legislation any law or cOnstitu-
ton of State that withholds the right
of voting from any citizen on account
Of his race or color"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-14

into the extreme east point Of the lake,
can be navigated five or six miles,
which, by canaling few miles, would
unite the waters Of the Atlantic with
that Of the lake"
The Lake Harris correspondent Of the
Rural C1rOlini0n says: "In the latter
part OF 1869 / bought for two hundred
dollars a small tract of land, containing
about four acres of cleared ground and q
few shaky houses. My object was to
plant a grove OF oranges and to raise
other tropical fruits. My family and
myself cleared ten more acres, from
which we gathered corn, potatoes, peas,
etc, sufficient 10 furnish US with bread
and fatten our pigs. Since then we have
done all OF our work with our hands,
making q plenty to live on, besides
something to put upon the shelf. We
have now about thirty acres of land
cleared; half is planted in orange trees,
some of which bloOmed last year. Our
banana patch, about twenty yards
square, alone produces enough to supply
US with -four. We have also a good
house, nearly completed. We would
not take four thousand nine hundred
and ninety-nine dollars for our place to-
day. Our health, too, has been good /;
we have colds now for the first time
since our settlement here.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-14
TENNESSEE,

The receipts of Chattanooga for this
year are 100000, and the expenses OF
the city $50, 000, leaving SO, 900 for build
ing streets and permanent improve.
ments.
The Knoxville Chronicle has become
beautifully silent upon those bloody out
RACES, and is now depicting the ravages
Of the Nebraska grasshOppers. Are
these Democratic insects?
The Chattanooga Times, of Wednes-
day: '"Three prisoners, all confined on
felOniOus charges, escaped from the
county-jail yesterday morning. Two
were caught by Deputy-Sherif Knox"
Chattanooga Times: "We do not
often indulge in self-congratuIations,
but we do think the feat accomplished
by the editor OF the Times last night, in
reporting the German meeting, deserves
at least q passing notice." We place
Kirby in the hands of DR.. White, Of the
Lebanon Herald, for pathological exam
inatiOp.
Knoxville Chronicle: "This is q good
time to discuss the best way to build up
Knoxville. The nights are long, most
men have leisure, and the subject is Of
trsUscendent interest. 1t is high time
for action" Why did you not think Of
this before the election, when you were
trying to prevent immigration to Ten
nessee by Observation-Disclosures
stories OF kuklux outrages, etc?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-14
FLORIDA.

The Monticello Advertiser has sus
pended.
Jacksonville has eight drug stores, an,
yet the citizens are not healthy.
Sugar-boilings are popular in Florida
The people must love sweet smuse
ments.
A hunrded barrels of fish were takel
in one. seine-haul at Apalachicola bay
last week.
One day last week st. Augustin,
hunting party killed thirty squirrels
twelve blackbirds, curlew and a bald
American eagle.
The Tallahassee Se1ltiyeeI saws PUT.
hams majority IN the first congressional
district is seven hundred, and Wallis. in
the second, four hundred.
Palatka Herald: "The finest and
largest specimens Of Jamaica ginger We
have ever seen grew on Dunn's lake
1t was perfect IN every particular, aud
nom It's great productiveness will WELD.
per acre. We judge, sufficient quantity
at ten cents per pound to make three
hundred thSusand dollars clear profit -
This year T. M. Brsswell, of jefferson
county, with his little sons and one man
raised twenty-five hundred bushels al
corn, three hundred bushels rust-prool
oats, one hundred bushels potatoes.
twenty bales cotton, fifteen barrels syrIlp'
peas, fodder and everything else raised
on Florida farm in proportion. In ad-
ditiOn to the foregoing, Mr.. BraswelI
has raised enough meat to last him two
years.
Paltska Herald, ''The people OF
Dunnis lake are anxious that the State
should direct their attention to the sub.
iect Of uniting the waters OF the lake
with the Atlantic. We were assured
that Haws's creek, stream emptying