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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
Set at the Table.

1t was but a short time ago
between GAINESVILLE and Column
bus, that the trainstoppedl alta
small Village; y notoal hundred
miles ,nifOn theafoimer place;
the conduetorIcrying ont, Eff.
teen minutes for dinner!" guiusys
tiThe spassengers,w Of giwhem
there happened toribe a large
number rushed into the apart
ment and took their seats attbe
table, one of them depositing
his carpet-bag in the chair next
to him. 9At thesHsual 9tirne, the
landlord passing d9aroundqdto
make his collection, called upon
the aforesaid passenger Iforyihis
payment for dinner.
5gHow ?"'usays the pas
senger. 4d .3l.gdsa[
Eighty cents" replied the
landlord. .s~';es 'n.. f-.7s-
Eighty cents for dinner?-
why, that is extortionate." 4L
No, sir,that is not extortion-
ate. Amt that your carpet
bag?'' f.. a..-.r
Yes, sir, that is my carpet
bag,3'
swell, that carpet-5ag occu-
pies a seat, and of course | must
charge for it."
"Oh!-is that the case? Well,
here is your eighty cents"
Turning to the carpet bag, the
passenger remarked: "WelI,
Mr.. Carpet-bag, as You have
not had much dinner, suppose
you take something" at the
same time opening its mouth
and turning therein half a ham,
a roast chicken plate of crack |
ers and sundry other articles, |
amid the roar of laughter Of the |
other passengers.
The prevailing opinion among |
the passengers was, the carpet
bag won.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
s.The Pocket on the Hip.

"A correspondent OF the San
Francisco Morning Call writes
that cit has occurred to me to
suggest wheIher a certain fashion
OF wearing pockets in the side of
the pantaloons, which has pre-
vailed for the last ten or fifteen
years, has not been the fruitful
cause OF many a homicide. We
all know the motion of a man in
putting his hand in this pocket is
the same as that made in drawing
q pistol. which is usually worn in
the same position. The other
dayla man shot another on hoard
of vessel here, The one who
shot says the other made mo-
ton as if to draw a pistol. This
may be, SO, and yet the latter be
unarmed, ;and he might only have
been going to take a chew of to-
bacco,u9The motion, however,
will always cause apprehension
in the minds Of those who carry
weapons, especially when persons
are angry. We recollect years "a
go hearing the late Edward Mar
shall in summing up q murder
case tola jury, when, he took oc-
casionI to refer to, this same sug-
gestion. He said that it might
not mean much, if anything, for q
man in, Massachusetts, when b.
had an alteration, to- put his
haud, under his ,coat-tail, bat. in
South Carolina it might mean a
good deal. In this community.
where Weapons have always been
generally carried, this motion by
an angry. man is foil Of danger.
If there is no pocket on the hip, |
this motion will not be made by |
an unarIned man, and more than
one life thus saved. We go for |
abolishing the pocket on the hip"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
How a Dog Carried off a
Mans Fingers.
[From the Toledo Commercial

Yesterday forenoon a severe ac-
cident occurred on Wakeman
street, near Bancroft, by which a
German named Fred Hoffman
lost the FIRST three fingers of his
left band. He was assisting to
run a ciTcu ar wood-saw, and
stumbled over a rail headlong to-
ward the saw in rapid motion.
In falling his lett hand struck the
saw and was terribly mangled;
but by the loss of his hand he
probably saved his life, as other.
wise his head and body seemed a.
bout to fall directly upon the saw.
The wounded man went directly
to DR.. Waddell's Office, on Mag
noIia street, who veryskiIlfully re.
moved the 6rst three fingers, leav.
ing the thumb and little finger.
After the operation was over the
German asked for his fingers so as
to be sure that they should re-
ceive decent burial, but they
could nowhere be found. In a
mment, however, little boy
threw a heap of light upon the
by saying, "Pa, that dog
has took the fingers off," The
Doctor looked out on the street /;
there sure eennu Oh wasthe dog maxi
ing off with the precious mOrSel
The Doctor gave chase, spurred
on by the owner of the fingers,
who insisted on their recovery, on
the ground. perhaps, of fright of
burial" The German got his fin
gers. ..'nDH@o3 ~Ht
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
Shall and Will.

Richard Grant White, writing
in the GaLaGy says: r.
The mistake most commonly
made in the use of these words,
and the one therefore most care.
fully to be avoided, is the use Of
will for shall, and of the CORES
ponding would for should, Shall is
much lees often used for will, And
yet ip the word shilly-shally
which is upon everybody's lip, is
petrified the rule and the exam
pie in regard to shall and will
Sbilly.shaIly is merely a colIcquial
corruption of shall IL ard thus
expresses the condition CT a man
wlio is yacillating between two
courses of conduct. 1t Las b EN-
MI de i'll to a verb. A man who
stands 'shilly-shallying about a.
woman,' as the ladies say, doesn't
know his own mind about her
mental condition for which the
sex has not the highest respect.
Now no one would say that a
man stood asking himself: Will
|? Will II and yet such is es-
sentially the mistake most ire
quently made in regard to the use
of these words in conversation.
We hear people say: wi at viii
| do?' and even of the Anglo Sax
on race ando average education
the miEt ke, when made, most
commonly takes the indicative
forM, thus; I will go to bed (el-
retire. at 10 o'clock to-
night, or we will breakfast at s
to mcrrow;' instead of i shall go
to bed etc; we shall breakfast,
etc. y fsait ~T. srsF rr. i
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
A Wyoming Popularity.

-. The shooters were a queer lot.
Some arrant towards, others not
Some brave under peculiar circum.
stances, such as street fight or
promiscuous shooting. and sneak
ing when 't'other fell W had the
DROP" or when tackled by any.
thing out of their peculiar line.
| asked Dave Reed: "How did
you happen to kill He EN- ,n?"
"Why, l fred littlo Derrin.
ger | had from my pants pocket"
"But what was the cause of it?s'
swell, you see he thought he
was chief, and / know'd he wasn't:
and one day | WIS drinking at the
Star Sample RJoms and he came
up tome, and l seed business in
his eye. | fooled him. You see
l had my hands in my pants pock-
cts. didn't have my six-shoot.
er slung to me. He wanted to
k ow ii he couldn't get away
with any galoot who had tow
bair. I've got light hair you see.
/ allowed he might if he had the
drop. lie allowed / was "a liar;
and ! just showed my pocket, easy
agin his belly and turn d loose.
Some OE.tl5e boys talked "a little
rough about is, b&t they 'knowd
H@en1iIn meant to scall me- that
day; he saI1 so; the only difference
was held-th -Gest hand. The
authorilies!'. And Mir. Davy's
chnckIe implied anything but a !
profound respect for the powers
that were in that burg. "Oh-!
Do you suppose them fellows dare
touch me when i had such a clear
cIseI of selfdefense?" So il was. |
Gases like this could be told BY |
the scores, and worse. There
were manyid which the Coroner
was called, if convenient, and the I
verdict rendered KILLED by party
or parties unknown" As f. r
highway robbery, it was as lii le
thought of as taking a drink. No
one thought of going ont at night
with any amount of money on
the person. Toward midnight
non, but the most veniuresome
went into the streets, alone, and
then armed and carefully avoid
ing the sidewalks. 1h s'uaa
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

One of the healthy results of
the late elections is the defeat
of the notorious Roderick Ran
dom Butler from the Greenyille
(Tenn.) District by Mcfarland,
one of the purest and ablest
lawyers from the eastern section
of the State, and a sound Dem
ocrat. This triumph was who'll
ly unexpected, as it was thought
that Butler, backed lJy the sol
id colored Tote and by the
most ignorant white constitu-
ency of the South, was certain
of reelection. But even
these, as the election returns
show, were not able to stom-
ach his villiahies. His. sales.
of cadetships and the swindline-
of a poor widow ont Of a pension
which was rightly due her, were
too barefaced to go unre5uked.
So Butler was left TO browse Il
mong the hills of the District
be has so long misrcpresenled.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

IN a speech at meeting at New
ark. n j., the other day, "Sun-
set Cox told the following story,
rs Illustrating what the Republic
can party had delivered the coun-
try from:
"Tbe position of the Republi-
can party reminds me Of The 'po-
si1ion OF doctor who went out
West to practice his profession.
An old friend met him on the
street one day, and asked him
how be was succeeding in bis
business. First rnter lie replied;
sFve had one case well, and
what was ibatf' 1t was 6 birth, ;
said the doctor. How did you
succeed with that?' 'Well, the
old woman died, and the child
died, but, by the grace Of God,
Pll save the old man yeti"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, 9yetteville--services ev,
cry Sabbath at lO:3U and at night; Rev Gee
Hall. pastor; Sunday school at 8 N.
Methodist-services every Sabbath a
1890 and at night; Rev I b Fisher, pastor
Sunday school at 8 O'Clock.
Cumberland resbyterisn-services every
Sabbath at 1890 and at night; Rev C Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Methodist, Flyntyille--serVices lst Sab
bath in each month at ] l and night; Rev w
A Gill, preacher in chargc; Sunday school
at9
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-seryices
lst Sabbath each month at IL and night 10y
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Allison, preacher
in charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
Al II by the Associate Reformed PrcSbyteri-
ans, Rev j b Hase, pastor. Union Sun
day school.at g.
Presbyterian, New Hope, services 1st
and Bird Sabbsths at IL; Bethel. End and
4th Sabbatiis at ll-ReF A Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Aulberry-serEices Bro Sun
day in each month at IL O'clock and en cry
Sunday night; Rev ) Funk, pastor; Sun
day School at 8.
Cumberland Presbyterisn-serrices 4th
Sunday each month at Ill o'clock A and at
night; no regular pastor; Sabbath school at 9
Baptist. Mulberry-chgrch session Sat
urdAy before LIST Sabbath in each month;
services LIST Sabbath at IL; Rev A Van HoOse
pastor; Sabbath school at9
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-services
every Sabbath at Ills n; Rev w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Sheltor's
creek)-serEiees 9Th Sabbath in cash menth !
at ii o'clock; Rev CLBvruEn preacher in ch |
Liberty Grexe-serVices End Sabbath at |
II n; Rev w A Gill; preacher in charge
Cumberland Presbyteri2n, Oak Grove,
(near Fiyntville )-serViees 9th SAbh1th in
each month al IL o'clock; Rev ~ Sath-
erlend, supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, ca the Sebcpsbnrg
road, 6 miles North of Fayetteville, ilst and
-3rd Sabbaths in each moRth-also Swan
Greek Church, End and 4th Sabbaths, in each
inoRtS; Rev OSBORNE pastor.
Cumberland Presby terian, Cane Creek W
Fishing Ford road, miles North of fi@h;
etterille, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths each znonsSs,
Rev D Tigert, pastor.
Methodist, OAK ,Hill--serVices.4 .4th Sal
bath each month at 40. O'Clock.
CAmberiendP hyteriRE-- % Craw
FORD, pastor.
Presbyterian, !Petsvsbu-g-su 1st
8Elu orO OdnhaIsfS II NJ A u anu 02tF ut, lteN
Allen Woods, pastor rrs
Methodist--segvices-2n SSsbhs tn At 1c,
n; Rev W B Loweryy5P'C.
Cumberland Presbyterian E--services t,th
Sabbath at Io>A'H: Rev-g B Tigert, a,.tor;
Union sxnlay scboelSt9 NJ every Sab.
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday Eht.
Mt. hermon, iFliDtEdle circuit--Services
3rd Sabbath and ipNecs,ding Saturday; Rev
w A Gill. prOXthev uI charge
M&csdsniagE EiiBty'.Ile circuit services 4th
Sabbath and pres. .ding Saturday; Rev w A
Gill, preacher 10 charge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
Masonry.

The Grand Chapter OF Masons
was in session in Nashville last
week. 1t was determined as the
sense of the Grand Chaptep, that
when an expelled OF indefinitely
suspended Mason shall be restored
by subordinate Lodge, be is there
by restored to membership in the
Chapter to which be formerly. be-
longed. ,qr y..5
The following Grand Officers
were elected:
Companion WiIber T. Foster,
Nashville, Grand High Priest.
Companion A. S Curry, fBren-
ton, Deputy Grand Ii. z.
Companion Fl. NJ Aiken, Kno1-
vile, Grand King. p
Clmpanion Thomas o., Morris,
Nashville, Grand Scribe.
Companion John McCIelland,
Nashville, Grand Treasures.
Companion John FrizzelI, Nash
vile, Grand SecretaryV -~T
Companion Rev. Samuel Lam
bert, Salisbury g Chaplain.
Commander Richard Kennedy.
McMinnville, G.. C.. Of the Host.
Companion Ewin Burney, Cross
Plains, G. r. 4. G.
The Most Excellent Grand
High Priest elect annosncCa the
70 lowing appointments:
Companion s. P. Gaui, G. P. s.
Companion A. B Jones, Jack
son, G. NJ, Sd Veil.
Companion G. W. Mrnees,.
Springfield. G. NJ, I'd Veil.
Companion N. F. Harrison.
G.. NJ, lst Veil
Companion George Sieferle,
Nashville, Grand Sentinel.
After the installation Of of,
GERS, at night, the Grand Char.
:er adjourned to meetoa the Thur
lay after the second Monday in
November, 1875.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
Force Of Imagination.

An esteemed friend Of ours
head Of the amedieal Wpperliss
of certain spring some distaoee
from where she resided. She had
read pamphlet that enumerated
many diseases, from which she
recognized at least half dozen
with which She was afflicted To
her great Joy she was told that
her son had to call at the very
town where, the spring was ,locatej;'
afiye-gallon keg and a strict In
junction were. laid upon him to
bring back some Of the water.
The keg vas put in the wagon.
and slipping under the seat was
quite overlooked He had got
near home in the evening. when
feeling down under the seat for
something, his hand struck the
keg Hetherefore drew up his
horse the side of a wall,near which
was the old sweep we'll from which
the family had drank for centu-
~, and filling the keg went home.
The first question put to him was:
did you get that water?" it.
Yes said he, ''but darhed if
| see any difference in il from anS
other water" And forthwith the
keg was brought in.
A cup was handed to the in
valid, who drank with infinite
relish, and said she was surprised
at her sons not seeing a difference.
There Was undoubtedly a medical
taste about it. and it dried up as
as other water did, which she al
ways heard of mineral water.
Her son hoped it would do heY
some good, and by the time the
keg was exhausted she was ready
to give a certificate; of the value
ot the water, it having relieved
ler of all her numerous ills.
d q a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
%glhelee Raetea,
L ana Not Old.

am Not Old. =.
/ am not old-though years have cast
Their shadows ON my way;
! am not old, though years have passed
On rapid wings away. e'i 5at
For in my heart fountain flows,
And round 1t pleasant thoughts repose,
And sympathies, and feelings high,
Spring like the stars on evenings sky.
/ am not old-Time may have set
His signet on my brow" s1d sf
And some faint furrows that have met,
Which care may deepen now.
Yet love, fond love, chaplet weaves, .o0
Of fresh young buds and yerdant leaves;
And still in fancy car twine .f.''' 'it'
Thoughts sweet as flowers that were
mihe,. -F3.ri G1 1911 H.tei -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

LAST spring a hAlf-drunken fel-
low asked permission to leave au
old ovcreoat and WORKOUT valise
in an Indianapcl 5 grocery, which
was accorded. AMI he depart
ed with the intention Of coming
back in a few hours. He never
returned. When the Landlord re-
built, during the past summer, the
bundle was tossed into an old
warehouse, and afterward into II e
wagon-yard, where it lay Cor
weeks Last Saturday an old ra-
zOr was seen protruding from the
valiSe. and an examination r, :
vealed within the valise q Bible
marked Geo. Meller," several
valuable drafts made payable to
his order and still good. besides q
large quantity of greenbacks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19


Aman about two-thirds DRUM,
and his back covered with mu, =,
q policeman on the street
and asked to be locked up
''Why, YOU are able to walk
home, aren't you2" asked the
officer. "Yes, / could get home
all right, but | don't want TO.
and you wouldn't if you han
nv wife Take me down, ole
feiler, and if she como inquir-
ing round just say Eve gone
to T'ledo on 'p9rtant business.
Detroit Free Press.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
Insurance Notes.

A Chicago adventurer who
once figured in a life insurance
swindle (where claim was
made upon the companies on
the strength of a substituted
corpse, recently told the whole
story to a reporter. The con-
versation ended up with this
suggestive little colloquy:
Nov, he. continued" "you
have the exact and Whole. truth,
and you are the first to whom !
ever gave it in full. You see
we missed only by a scratch,
"A nail driven into a dead mars
head, instead of into a pine
board, as we intended, lost us
$100.000; for, had we been sue
cessfuf in the Rainforthl case,
we had easy access to $4,000
additional" 'Did you, ever |
asked, snake money from any.
company in that way? "Well, :"
he answered, eve must not talk
about that ; butif you'll take a.
walk with me some some day, /
can show yeu blacksmith
W working at his tradein this city
who was buried, 81 900 realized
therefrom. He was not buried
here, however, but came here to
conceal himself, and finally to
live" te-r..--..f ff .
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

caught him by the legs and
threw him.. AS he. fell he gave
up his hold on the revolver.
81 cared nothing for him, /
wanted the man who had the
money; So I dashed down the
stairs, only to see him going
out the hall door. / fired but
missed him; / fred again and
heard a cry of pain; / fired once
more and broke his ankle and
down he dropped. The other
man jumped ont the window
and escaped. ss3 IA Ss'sf
Of course | secured my man,
recovered my money, and old
Evans had to admit that he had
been wrong, robbers had first
gone to the Office, and came to
my house only when they found
the safe empty. Another reyc-
lation that the morning brought
was a confession from my pris-
oner that our book-keeper was
one of their gang and posted,
them about our affairs. The
book-keeper did mot come to
work that morning, nor have We
seen aAna f'4 the hipGf, G6g?" y 7eIiEi
"Yes, the dog had all the
credit. = Yoli see the thief f9sllp-
posed by the silence that there
was no dog about the premises,
and be thought he was, done for
when he opened the door, and
Nap sprang at him." g FgI
"Bnt," said I, "he was fright
ened rather easily; these fellows
usually do not care much for
dogs" ~ oSs'' +lo wa
Il, guess he never saw Aquite
such a dog as Nap was that
night" said : Alick, laughing.
81 had rubbed his mouth and
eyes with phosphorus and put
on the strong spring. / don't
blame the fellow for imagining
the evil one was after him."
phosphorus and strong
springp' l exclaimed; "what
are you talking about?'
''His eyes are glass, you
know"
"Glass! have you been drink
ing, or have II" - -
"Wby, old fellow, don't you
see NAP is a f-aud?'s as Z 3
l jumped to the dog, and sure
enough | had been badly sold
the dog was India rubber! AHck
laughed loud and long at my
sheepish face.
z. '1s that story as true as the
dog?" / asked.
"Oh, the story is true as
preaching. I bought Nap
when / was in Paris. / have
springs fixed on the door and in
The floor, so that when the door
is openc l the dog stands mp, and
when he is up there is an ar
rangement in his throat that
makes the ,growl you heard. .
By putting on that upper lever
ne is made to jump as high asa /
mans head, and that jump vast
what frightened the burglars :
. 1 sympathize with that burg I,
lar, and hope he did not lose
caste among his professional
for certainly the dog'I
was Misunderstanding, brute ;
ls well asa most unmitigated :
'windIc. ~ !,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

Any one having had a horse
stolen recently corresponding to
the following description-sorreL
no white marks, sixteen hands
high, abut eight years old, and a
fast paeer-will find it to bis in
terest to communicate with Sher'
iff S. D. Davis, who can give him
information which will enable the
owner to recover his property.
Gazette. r.ay j.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

Senator Morrilps back pay,
which he placedto the credit of
the Vermont STATE Treasury,
is causing the Legislature some
trouble. The last proposition
is that it be appropriated to the
founding of a fish-breeding es-
tatolishment near the centre of
the SIS. rslht.a star nt,.n I
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19
[lHs reason Why they hanl

he reason WHY they HdnR
a near man in Kansas instead of
trying to convert him is solely on
account Of the great value Of
time. And then. after being
hung, there is no cbsDce for 3
man 10 hacksli9c.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

'4 Mr., MARTIN, of Boston, got q
divorce from his vile, and on the
same day marriedranother woman.
The next day Judge set aside the
marriage as illegal, aud the second
marriage was consequently void.
Thus Mr.. Martin has a vile that
be can't get rid OF aud wants one
that be can't have.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

"A Troy woman got all ready
to elope with young man, but
finding that he had been eating
onions for supper, she went back
to her husband; 81
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

The genius who is to invent
a practical substitute for work
has not yet been born-and nev-
er will be.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

Alabamlans are very prompt
in. paying diets which have been
lost on horse races, biit when il
comes to settling tor pew rer.
they get nladf they are Pushc
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

~ iHT#REE trays and an qce!!' said
one of the oldest Inhabitants as
he stepped up to the stamp win
dow at the Post Office, and laid
down a ten cent piece Of curren-
cy, The clerk at the window
"didn't see i" until he had looked
over bis copy Of "Hoyle :" Then
be dealt out three three cent and
a one cent stamp. The old inhab-
itant passed silently out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-11-19

ndIn5Hartford, not long since,
where the estate of a bankrupt,
upon settlement, only allowed q
dividend of one-haf of one per
cent, the highest dividend was
$50 on a debt of $1l, 900 to the
wife of the bankrupt, and the low
est was four cents.