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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12
Libel in Odd Fellowship.
A Verdict of $4,000 against a
Lodge for Defaming a Past
Grand.

Several months ago every
! Odd Fellows lodge in the Uni
ted States, and many members
personally, received through
the mails a peculiar circular
from Cuyahoga Lodge of Cleve-
land, Ohio. 1t was printed on
fine white note paper in elegant
Typography, and was headed
with the wood-cut portrait of a
man in the regalia Of the order.
Under the portrait was the fol-
lowing explanations:
Edwin Lyle, whose picture
We give here and who has been
a Past Grand in our lodge, was
Expelled for contempt, being
charged Of having collected
money Of various brothers from
our district to the amount Of
$ll4 for the support Of the wild
Ow Of our late deceased broth
er, Robert Bardwell, but never
turned this morey over, either
to the lodge when called upon,
nor to the widow. In conse-
quence Of the foregoing, Cuya-
ho9a Lodge, No. p, /. 90 F.,
passed the following resolution:
Resolred, That we expose
said Edwin Lyle by sending cir
cuIars all over the United States
to reach if possible, every work
ing lodge, with his likeness at
tached, and thereby warn every
brother OF the /. O. O. f., and
likewise brand the said Edwin
Lyle as a bad man, . swindler,
and a perjured villain, unworthy
che trust and confidence Of any
living man, and warn the pub
lie generally, as well as any
brother, especially to- beware Of
him in any capacity in life.
Cow. OF CUYAHOGA LODGE.
Five thousand Of these circu-
lars were sent out, and in addi-
ton an advertisement was in
serted III several Cleveland
newspapers, like this:
Edwin Lyle, Of |. 0. o. f.,
defrauded an Odd Fellows Wild |
ow Of Sill, collected from Odd |
Fellows for her benefit; occu-
patton, pIasterer.. For further
particulars apply to Cuyahoga |
Lodge, No. %, I. O. 0. T., |
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. Lyle at once sued Cuya-
hoga Lodge for libel, estimat-
ing the hurt Of his character at |
$50, 900, and the trial has just |
ended in the Supreme Court in
Cleveland, before Judge Jones
The case was devoid Of devi-
and the amount of tes-
fimony admitted was small
Tue plaintiff showed the charac-
ter and extensive circulation of |
the defamatory documents
The defendants offered in. miti-
cation to prove the truth of the
charges against Lyle; but the
Court ruled that their truth or
faISity did not affect the merits
Of the case. The lodge, unlike
4 newspaper, was rot in the
business Of publishing news,
and the jury must judge Of
heir motives from an entirely
lifferent standpoint. 1t was al
50 urged for the defence that the
odge was simply benevolent
organization, without stock
holders, and consequently not
liable; but the Court decided
hat its charter by the State gave
a responsible existence. The
jury agreed without difficulty
lpon verdict of $4,000 for
Mr.. Lyle. The intrinsic value
IF his success, however, may not
De very great, as the assets of
he lodge are only about LOCO,
md the members cannot indiVid-
Tally be held responsible for the
of the Judgment.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12

The people of Gilroy, Cal,
are enjoying the luxury of fresh
strawberries. Many of the
vines in the vicinity are in full
bloom, while others contain
berries in various stages of
growth, from those just in the
inception to those waiting for
the warm rays Of the sun to IL
pen them, while others are still
ready to be picked.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12
Mail Directory
Fayetteville POst-Ofhce,

Railroad-leayes every day except Su-
d.y yat6A m; arrives at P, NJ Suppls
tbe following offices: Kels0, Lincoln, tlyl-
,;llc Oregon. Georges Store, Flora, Huns
station, Salem. Winchester and Decherd
Tullahoma stage-arrives Monday, We
n.sdav and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves sale
5avs at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lyme
bnrg bonneville, County Line, Tullahona;
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday ~
TbnTsday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday. al
Fri6av at 4P.M. Supplies Goshen, Has
Grenn Meridianville and Huntsville.
Sbelbyyille stage-leaves Mondays az
Tbnrsdays at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday aa
Friday at 4P.M. Supplies Norris Gre,
CHESTNUT Ridge, Hawthorne and ShelbyvlIl
Pulaski horse-arrives every Friday at
~. leaves same day at 1890, Supplies Y
rnston. Boons Hill, Millyille, Pisgah' BRA
shaw and Pulaski. nj,
blanche horse-leaves every FRIDAY
NJ; arrives Saturday at P. ~ gu
nIies Camargo, Molino and BlnShe'
P'Iy5 Money Orders can be obtained at this :
e. mon most offices in all parts ef the
t.;,od li,o States. A list of Money Order otfic
niov III he seen on application. Rates OF cor
,n;:sion for Money Orders are as follows
Nor exceeding $40. ............--- cen
Il lgv.a~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12

so long," aptly remarks the
Courier journal" as money can
be made by elling whisky by the
drink, just so long will whisky be
sod by the drink. And the tenn
perance women will find out after
a while that as fast as they NOV
down one crop of saloon, keepers
another crop will spring up in its
place. And hence, unless this
singing and praying in and around
saloons is pushed right along day
after day, and year after year,
and age after age, no town or city
may considr its drinking saloons
permanently abolished"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12
The Lightning Rod Man.

AAO AA6AOAAAA6 ASON~ ~~~'
In Blossburg, Pa, the other
day a lightning rod man drove
up in front of a handsome edi-
fee standing in midst Of trees
and shrubs, and spoke to Mr..
ISummers, who was sitting on
the steps in front. He accosted
Summers as the owner Of the
residence andsaid:--
Il see you have no lightning
rods or this house"
No" said Summers.
Are you going to put any
on?"
"Well, l hadn't thought Oft, -
replied Summers.
You ought to. A tall bull
ding like this is very much ex-
posed. I'd like to run you one
of my rods: twisted steels, glass
tenders, nickel-plated tips-ey-
erything complete. May | put
up one to show you? III do the
job cheap"
Certainly you may if you
want to. I haven't the slight
est objection" said Summers.
During the next half hour
the man had his ladders up and
his assistants at work and at the
end of that time the job was
complete. He called Summers
out in the yard to admire it. He
said to Summers
Now, that is we'll enough,
bat if it was my house l would
have another rod put on the
other side. There's nothing
like being protected thorough
""
That's true" said Summers,
sit would be better
"TlI put up another, shall II"
asked.the man.
"Why, OF course, if you think
it's BEST" said Summers.
Accordingly the man went to
work again and soon had the
rod in its place.
That's a first rate job" said
he to Summers, as they stood
it. II like such men as
you are. Big hearted, liberal,
not afraid to put a dollar down
for a good thing. There's some
pleasure in dealin' with you. I
like you so much that ID put u
couple more rods on that house,
one on the north end and one o.
the south, for almost nothing"
1T would make things safer,
I suppose" said Summers.
Certainly it would. I'd bet
ter do it, hadn't I-hey?"
Just as You think proper
said Summers.
So the man ran up two more
rods, then came down and said
to Summers, There, that's done.
Now let's settle up
''Do whatY'
why the jobs finished, and
now I'll take my money"
You don't expect me to pay
you, l hOpe?:"
''Of course l do. Didn't yort
tell me to put those rods on your
house?'
My house - shouted Sum
mers. Il never ordered you to
put those rods up. 1t would
have been ridiculous. Why,
man, this is the court house, and
I'm here waiting for the court
to assemble. I'm ON the jar.
You seemed to be anxious t.
rush out your rods, and as it was
none Of my business ] let you
go on. Pay for it ! Come,
now that's pretty good"
The Blossburg people say
that the manner in which the
rod man tore around
town was fearful. But when he
got his rods off the court house
nc left town.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12

81 am weary of life-bury me
deep on the hillside" wrote q
young Dubuque; but they pumped
him out, and that same night he
went to the circus and laughed till
he cried at the autics of the trick
mules.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12
Modern Legislators.

The Missouri Legislature met
last week. Its members are thus
complimented by the Western
Celt:
The gentleme@ who make up
that body can do more work, drink
more whisky, and play poker
better than any other Legislature
in the United States. A Missou-
ri Senator, no matter what bis a.
bility, must possess some free and
easy qualifications, without which
his talents are all moonshine.- -
Good whisky, good cigars, and a
little spunk in betting on risky
hand, will go further in sending
him on his road to Washington
than stump oratory, Legislative
ability. or actual knowledge of the
State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12

An Indiana paper thus politely
an opinion of judge
"He knows just about as much of
law as mule does of Mineralo
gy-the chances being in favor Of
the mu le."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12

One of the best-loOking and
best-dressed of theWomen board
ers at hotel in Springfield,
Massachusetts, who had been a
regular attendant at church and
taken a deep interest in several
private charities, was taken to
New York Monday by a detec-
tive of that city, who says she
is one Of the most adroit sneak
thieves on this continent. Her
plan here has been to enter
rooms while the women occu-
pants were out, and, if surprised,
to say that she found the door
open and so waited the Woman's
return. Her booty has probably
been remunerative, as numerous
articles Of jewelry, gold thim-
bles, etc, missing, were proba-
bly, stolen by her, but she has
been taken to New York on a
graver charge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-03-12
TERMS

sA,aII aW0 Dollars for one year. ,npa-
log az odcdRce; Two IOiiarS ana
,,s..i NY cents If payment be deferred three
~ ~ .s All papers going out of the county
Sas Single copies, Five Cents each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25

GETTING THEM OUr.-A fauiiy
named Prather, says the Detroit
Free Press, occupying a house on
Croghan street, have paid no rent
for three months, andthe landlord
has been trying to get them out.
Ife took away the front steps as a
gentle hint, but they lived right
one. Then he got hold of the
front door key, but they went
around to the side door. The
landlord then put a carpenter in
the parlor to make repairs, but the
family moved into the kitchen, and
were still happy. After due con-
sidcration the landlord took the
windows out of the parlor and bed
room, but the family had a good
stove and plenty Of wood. Next
after learning that he hadn't dis
couraged his tenants, the owner of
the house went in and removed all
the doors and windows, leaving the
pure air of heaven rushing through
the old coop like runaway mule.
He thinks they will leave in a day
or two, but it is doubtful, as pedes-
triaus who passed the house in the
afternoon saw the children playing
horse in the windows and the faith
er seated on the bed mending a
rat-trap.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25
Debt and Dishonesty.

One who is anxious to discover
the causes and remedies for the
prevailing lack of honesty traces
the matter to the credit system as
we'll as the financial calamities now
upon US. A thousand honest men
arc put at the mercy of a single dis
honest man to pay his debts. If
the one pockets his money and re-
fuses to pay, he deprives a thou
sand WHO are anxious to do 80.
The best way to get capital is to
work for it. Work for wages till
you have money of you own. To
use another's capital, if you lose it
you must replace it. When a man
finds he owes more than he can
pay, he begins to inquire how he
can get rid OF his debt. If all he
has will not pay what he owes, then
less than all, he thinks, will pay a
part, and he hides portion or all
from his creditors. Learn to make
money year before you spend it,
then you will buy less aud buy
cheaper. Other things being equal,
dishonesty prevails in proportion to
the facilities for escaping obllga'
tons. The wise man has said that
the "borrower is the servant to the
LENDER" and he ought to be- until
he returns what he has borrowed,
When one man has the benefit Of
another's labor, property, person,
skill and all are bound for the equiv:
alent. The ancient Roman and
Jewish codes held that a mans ilte
and labor should be bound for his
debts. This may appear, and some
times IS, severe: but strict justice
says, "What doth the Lord thy God
require of thee but to do justly!'
"Owe no man anything" you can
help it; but if you do, place what
you have at the disposal Of your
creditor till all is paid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25
Before and After ths Battle:
BY TENNYsoN.

i, Is it,the frost that glitters so white?
Is itsthe wind in yonder glen?
8 Mol no there are tents on the noun
tain height,
And that is the marshalling sound OF
nen.
Bright Ter an army the morning shines,
- cleaning SIS o,er q ruffled lake;
Dark lie the cannon along the lines,
II Like hurricane clouds before they
break.
Over the wild hill and over the val
ley,
wildly the clarions call to the rally
/. Float banner, float! bright as the
sunsetf
Blow bugles, blow Tor the onsetl
is it rain, cold and gray,
That glimniers in dusky twilight so
A.ruiil whose walls and people lay
Mingled together In dust below,
O'er which moon of lurid red
Wanders Ia smoky vapors lost
No no tits the shadowy field Of the
dead, 81
And the wreck of a discomfitted host,
Over the hill and over the valley,
Never shall clarion call the rally!
Droop banners, droopI droop like
the willow! .ls
Weep angels, weepi DER the sol.
.dier's pillow! sss
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25
An Improved Wedding Tour.

Mr.. Ncwbury, of Iowa, like Burns
of Gettysburg, is q practical man,
under which guise he won the heart
of Miss Zamie Severance, brilliant
lady ond doservcdly popular school
teacher, and about five weeks ago
they werc made man and wife. 1t
had been tho custom of Mr.. Newbury
to tako an annual barge trip to New
Orleans, and he conceived the novel
and romantic idea Of making we'd
ding tour in the same way. The
subject was broachcd to his friends,
and also to the friends of the bride );
and, us it met with much favor on all
sides, he decided to carry the plan out.
A barge was accordingly fitted up in
sumptuous style. and everything
made in shipshape order for the re-
coption of the newly married couple
| In addition to the luxurics of lite a
cargo of onions and potatoes were
slowed away in the hold, to be dis
posed of on arrival at New Orleans.
| In this manner was profit combined
with pleasure and common sense
with romance. In addition TO Mr..
and Mrs. Newbury, the craft carried
fourteen passengers, thrco Of whom
were ladies. Mr.. Hall, an expert
enced Mississippi navigator, pIloted
the barge, and commanded crew OF
four men, all told. The balance Of
the party was composed Of ambitious
followers of Nimrod, who had pledg-
ed themselves to keep the cuisine well
supplied with wild game. 1mmedi-
ately after the marriage ceremony
had been performed, the bridal party
and their retaincrs were escorted TO
the barge, which was pushed out into
the stream, and slowly foated past
the city on it's way to the Gulf: The
only steam on board was that which
issu ed from the mouth of the teaket-
tie, and hence dreams Of boiler ex-
plosions did not haunt the slumbcrs
of the yoyagers. After an enjoyable
trip of four weeks duration, the
barge, with its novel cargo Of onions
and bride reached st. Louis on Sat-
urday night. As the journey was
only continued by daylight, the
len 9Th Of time was longer than an
tici pated, but passed only too quickly
for the happy passengers. When
game was cited, a landing WAS effect
ed, and the hunters of the party
were given chance to amuse them
selves. The animated fioatcrs spent
three or four days in the city, calling
on their friends and visiting places
of amusement. On Wednesday they
continued their voyage, and expect
to reach New Orleans in about two
months. They propose to remain in
Cairo a week, and also a week in
Memphis. The vessels log will be
an interesting document 10 pcrusc
when thu trip is completed, and Mr..
and Mrs. Newbury will doubtless car
ry it back with them on their return
next spring. Taking all "ircumstan-
ccs into consideration, this wedding
tour can safely be classed as the
most practically romantic ono on
record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25
a zanzibar rho n,oEas the Main

A gambler who makes the Maine
railroads dangerous for fools
caught a Tartar the other day. The
stranger found those four kings il
his euchre hand, and was quite ca
ger to bet. Of course the professor
had the four aces. The two mer
kept raising until the gambler hao
his last dollar on the board. Then
the "green one" arose and slapped
down a pockctbook containing nine
hundred dollars. The professor
went through the train showing his
hand, and endeavoring to borrow sc
as to get a "sight" for his money.
No one would lend him, and after
a time the stranger raked in the
two hundred dollars on the board,
smiled benevolently, and got off at
the next station
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25
Thoughts for Saturday Night.

A willtul man had need be very
wise.
Plenty consists in the power tc
curb your wants.
What God gives men as stepping
stones they often make into stumb
ling blocks.
Time is short, and if your eros:
be heavy, remember you have moi
far to carryit.
There is a paradox in pride-it
makes some men ridiculous, but
prevents others from becoming 80.
The habit Of being always en-
ployed is a great.safeguard through
life, as we'll as essential to the cul'
ture Of every virtue.
A man can do without his own
appreciation in much society, but
be must make great exertions to
gain it when he lives alone.
Primarily, the undue desire to
acquire wealth, regardless of the
means employed, is the great evil
that underlies our present troubles.
Nature is a frugal mother, and
never gives without measure.
When she has work to do she quail
ihes men for that and sends them
equipped.
The most insignificant people are
most apt to sneer at others. They
are safe from reprisals, and have no
hope of rising in their own esteem,
but. by lowering their neighbors'
The severest critics are always those
who have never attempted or who
have failed in their original compo'
sitions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25
Maxims in Life.

John McDonough, the million
aire of New Orleans, has engraved
upon his tomb a series of maxim9
prescribed as the rude for his gui
dance through life, to which his
success in business is mainly attrib
uted. They contain so much wis
dom that we copy them:
RULES FOR GUIDANCE OF Ny LIFE
/ Remember always that Labor is
one Of the conditions Of our exist
ence. Time is gold ; throw not ono
minute away, but place each one tc
account.
Do unto all men as you would be
done by.
Never put off till tomorrow what
you can do to-day.
Never bid another do what you
can do yourself.
Never covet what is not your
own.
Never think any matter so trihing
as not to deserve notice.
Never give out that which does
not first come in.
Never spend but to produce
Let the greatest order regulate
the transactions of your life.
Study, in your course of life, to
do the greatest amount of good.
Deprive yourself OF nothing nee.
essary to your comfort, but live in
all honorable simplicity.
Labor, then, to the last moment
of your existence.
Pursue strictly the above rules
and the Divine blessing and riches
will flow upon you to your hearts
content; but, first of all, remember
that the chief and great duty ot
your life should be to tend, by all
means in your power, to the honor
and glory Of our Divine Creator
'iittlhiopt temperance there is nc
health; without virtue, no order
without religion, no happiness and
that the aim Of our being should
be to live wisely, soberfy, and right
eously.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25
Breeds and Thoroughbreds.

Thoroughbred is term given
an animal descended from parents
which both belong to the same
recognized breed. A breed is a
gradual growth, during many
years, often centuries, OF class OF
animals which possess some mark
ed distinguishing points of char
acteristics' Its perfection is arriv-
ed at by a course of skillful breed
ing of selected animals each one
chosen for the especial purpose OF
marking more distinctly some de-
sired characteristic. This course is
|persevered in until each animal is
able to reproduce itself exactly and
infallibly, and the schief character.
istics of the class of animals are
indellibly fixed, so that each young
animal produced is a type of its
class. Such a class Of animals is
then reorganized as a breed or as
thorou ghbred animals, and its dc,
Iscendants without admixture o1
foreign blood are "pure bred" OF
|ssthoroughbred.' There are very
few really pure breeds however,
that is, races of animals which re-
produce themselves exactly in color
and form. The Devon cattle are
one of these pure breeds, having
been from time immemorial exactly
what they are now, and reprodu
cling themselves exactly in form
color, and every other characters
| tic without failure. Our native
buffalo is another pure breed o
cattle, as are also the wild cattle OF
Chillingham, England, and the dur
cattle and the buffalo of Italy
The term breed is given to the
Ayrshire, Jersey, or Shorthorn
because although they do not re-
produce themselves exactly, yet
they do so with sufficient closeness
to- preserve their Distinguishing
traits of character. AS they are
recognized as breeds their unmix.
ed descendants are called thorough.
bred. If their blood is mingled
with that of another class, whether
that be thoroughbred or not, the
"thoroughness" is lost and the pro.
duce is grade. That produce can
never be brought back to q thor.
oughbred really. There will al
ways be a stain, and although that
stain may be continually diluted
with each generation, the point
when it is supposed to fually dis
appear has never been satisfactory
ly fixed upon. The starting point
from whence either of these breeds
sprang is not known. The origi-
nal sources are like those of a river
issuing from many springs. In
course of time all these smaller
streams gather into one which con-
tains the elements of each consoli-
dated. So it is with either of
these races of cattle Having been
first obtained from some accidental
mixture and exhibiting some strong
points of excellence. the original
stock were interbred one with an:
other.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25

PosT-P1GEoNs. - A Paris CORE.
spondent writes that frequently as
many as forty or fifty pigeons pass
during day to and fro between
Versailles. The operator who dis.
patches the birds has little office
opposite the Cour du Marco. Thus
the reporters have but to rush across
the street, attach the paper beneath
the wing, and away flies the tiny
messenger. The man who keeps
the birds is a small, singular look
ing man, with long beard. During
the sessions he sits holding a birc
in each hand so that no time may
be lost. The pigeons, only too glac
to escape, fly swiftly to Paris
Great is the crowd that daily stand:
gaping and staring at the busy little
birds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-02-25

A SAD PICTURE. - We do not OK
pect to dissuade people from kindIing
their fires with the dangerous oil OF
kerosene, though we have probably
prnted accounts Of from 10000 tc
$4,000 accidents, more or less fatal
the result of this incautious eXpedi
ent. 1t may do no harm, however
to mention that q woman in Fort
Wayne, Ind, who, week or two ago
had a pair Of beautiful arms, is now
totally wanting in those beautiful
limbs. Amputatcd, both of them
and all because Of kindlipg with ker
oscne!