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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

4 farmer near Conner's Creek,
Michigan, was cursed five years
ago, by an Old woman who
came to beg Of him, and was re-
pulsed angrily. He treated her
malediction with scornful laugh
ter at the time, and though 20
more about it; but oneday, while
working in his field he sudden
ly began to scream and shout,
and act like a voci1erous luna
tic. The old hag had taken
possession Of him, and especial
iyof vocalorgans. Eversince
he has continued thus to below
and to shrek, only keeping 81
lence when his exhausted voice
failed him. At last report he
was thought to be dying from
sheer weariness. Then he was
unable even to whisper, but still
''his chest rose and fell like a
pair Of bellows" His friends,
knowing the story of the old
Woman's curse, are as credulous
as he is, and have made several
attempts to find her, and to beg
or bribe q removal of the ban,
but she is not to be found.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

Mr.. j. W. Cofinberry, a
phonetic rcformcr, writes to the
Kansas Farmer a long letter on
"Sprouting the Pch Tre," of
which the following is the con-
Guiding paragraph:
I would sprout in prefrnc to
buding, it iz ezr dun, and / think
the more sukcsful.
Frmrs nit akqir an adYantg
by experimenting a It'll that wa
with the pch, and also with o.
ther fruit trez,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20
SS5JRpl goetrg,
ESpark1inS Waters

Sparkling Waters
Sparkling waters, sparkling waters,
Running down the mou ntain side,
How love to hear you ripple
O'er the pebbles in your pride;
How love to hear you singing,
AS you sweetly glide along,
Ali unconscious of earth's troubles,
Ever happy with your song.
Sparkling waters, sparkling waters,
Playing through the meadows green,
Are you always rushing wildly,
Do you ever stop to dream?
Do you ever list to lovers,
10 sweet love that pass each lip,
For they often meet each other
And by messy banks they sit.
Sparkling waters, sparkling waters,
You will keep my secrets true,
You heard all our loving pledges
AS we made the sacred vow;
have promised now to love him,
And his loving bride to be;
Sparkling waters, sparkling waters,
Keep this secret just for me.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

Vicksburg, Miss, is thoroughly
under negro domination. The
city and county are represented
in the Legislature by five ignorant
negroes and two white men, The
Sheriff, County Treasurer, Circuit
Clerk, Chancery Clerk, Coroner
and Mayor are all negroes. In
the Board of Supervisors there are
four negroes and one white man,
while the magistrates and csn-
stables are nearly all of shady
complexion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20
Mail DireCGOrys
Fayetteville POst-O1Iice.

Railroad--leaves every day except Sun
day at A. NJ. arrives at 8 P. NJ. Supplies
the following offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
Vile, Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunt S
Station, Salem. Winchester and Decherd.
Shclbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
uesday and Friday at 10 4. NJ: leaves same
days st Bpm. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. Bonneville, County Line, 6helbyEille.
Huntsville stage-leayes Monday and
Thursday at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P. NJ. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
SheIbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at 9 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at P. NJ. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyyille.
Pulaski horse--arriyes every Friday at II
NJ: leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston, Boons Hill, Millville, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
Blanche horse-leaves every Friday al
ga. n; arrives Saturday at 8 P. N. Sup-
plies Camargo, Molino and Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
fee upon post offices in all parts eff the T.
nited States. A list of Money Order Offices
may be seen on application. Rates Of CON-
mission for Money Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding $40. lO....-.......... 8 cents
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20


fer investing their money in T.
nited States bonds, where the
interest is paid promptly. in gold
on the bonds, then go to bank
ing, and loan national currrn-
cy to your produce merchants
at the rate of II per cent
The six per cent in gold is E.
quail to s per cent, which makes
20 per cent you pay, and the
banker gets that as a profit for
his money. Now add this to
the % per cent.you pay in taxes
on your income, and | find you
paying over 48 per cent. on
your annual income. Now
this farmer has but one way to
extricate himself, and that is TO
procure money from a different
source; he must have money on
longer time and for a less rate
Of interest than he can get it
here. And that is exactly the
condition of the State Of Ten
nessee. She has got to have
more money, and | think we
should favor Col. Burch's plan
Of reestabIishing the State
Bank. 1t is urged that the
measure would be mconstitu-
tional. If that be so, we the
people that made it should rem
edy such defects as experience
suggests; the constitution was
made for the people, and not
the people for the constitution.
1t is said the federal laws Will
not allow a State Bank to live;
we, then, must fight for a change
there. It is much better to eff
feet these changes by discussion
than to have this country over
run with Communism as France
was a few years ago. The
signs are apparent-loOk at
your labor unions, oranges, all
growing out OF the woful finan-
ciering OF the country.
We will take one product of
this State to show some Of the
advantages of money to the
people OF this State-that is
wheat. There are about five
million bushels surplus pro-
duced this year; this now has to
be shipped out of the State to
he ground into flour. That is a
lDsa to the people of this State
OF one and hall million dollars.
Any miller will grind Il bushe.
Of good wheat, give you forty
b>. of flo II, retain shorts and
bran for milling. Go over to
Shclbyville to Barrett Il Co.,
and vou have this demonstrated.
lie will give you a dollar for 80
lbs. OF good wheat, he grinds
that into -four, he sells the -four
for 3 cents, the shorts for ?, the
bran for one. That makes one
dollar and fifty cents for one
bushel Ok wheat made into flour.
Suppose we had money enough
TO build mills and hold our
wheat, and sell it in flour, it
would save one and a half mil
lions TO the farmer, one million
to the miIIer-that would be
two and a half millions saved
to this State annually. Other
products would be in the same
proportion. Yours,
D. j. NOBLITT.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

When a man is found on the
highway in Missouri with two
bullet holes in his head the ver-
dict Of the Corone'rs jury is,
''that it looks like shooting, but
NAV have been suicide"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

A man named Howard, OF Del
aware, has been sent to State fri
on for FIVE years for stealing a fat
boat loaded with tar. A blacker
crime was never committed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

A New York paper gravely
observes that the suicide OF q
farmer, which it notices, ''is SIM
gularly strange, inasmuch as he
has not been IN the habit Of do
inc such q thing"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

oWhat comes after I?" asked
a teacher to a pupil who was
learning the alphabet. lie re-
ceived the bewildeling reply:
"Y- Y-ou do-to see Liza"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

A Detroit boy propounds the
awful query; (which had you
rather do, be eaten up by ti-
ger or have all the maple SUI
gar YOU can swallow"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

"There it is,' said a man poin-
ting out the comet to his compan-
ion, ''right there where ] am poin-
ting. Don't you see it ?" "No,
my friend" responded the other.
Like Washington. | will not lie.
Twill swear don't see it, and |
don't believe you do, either"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20
Hard-Times in New York
City.

Correspondence st. Louis Republican
Financially things are dread
full. saw the other day a party
who related to me q mornings
experience, going to prove how
much tightness in money matters
really exist. This person had Geed
of a certain sum, and drove about
amurg debtors for several days
without encountering a loose cent,
At last, in despair, $1,000 worth
of diamonds were taken to one of
"the best advancing" establish
ments In town to raise money.
'No use, "said the proprietor.
"Look at that, pointing to pla
card on which was printed: No
loans ION any security over $l5
made in this office" "Why,"
said the man, GIVE got every dol
lar of my own capital and all l
can raise of other peoples out in
loans. Not one copper OF the
principal have | seen i'll months.
My customers just manage to
come in and pay ;he interest, but
nobody has any money to redeem
with. I've been forced adopt this
rule, and fifteen dollars is all |
can lend, no matter if the articles
are worth fifteen hundred This
story my informant heard him
repeat to twenty applicants, who,
armed with watches and diamond
jewtlry, appeared in quick success
sion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

a wicked little boy in Den
yer Sunday school was asked
by his teacher if he had learned
anything during the past week.
ooh, yes, said he, "What is it
YOU have learned?" "Neyer
TO lead Il deuce when you've got
an ace back of it." was the re-
ply,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

a New York man has chris
tened his daughter Glyccrinc.
He says it Will be easy to prefix
nitro If her temper resembles
her mothers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20
TERMS

Sag~ Two BOsiarS for one year, tavG-
pQ5iy an Gdcance: Two Dollars alad
FIFTY CesiS if psymeat be deferred three
months. All papers going out of Che county
10 be paid for an GdUGnce.
Ea- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

a North Carolina belle took
a horseback ride near Morgan
town in that State. She was
riding rapidly with a gentleman
down a long slope when the
gentleman's horse stumbled and
fell. The lady's horse cleare |
both him and rider at one leap,
and then became quite unman-
ageable. Two hundred yards
further on narrow lane was
blocka5ed by negro, mule and
cart across it. Her horse was
careering at full speed. To
pass round was impossible, to
stop equally so; but the agile
animal at one fearful bound
cleared negro, mule and cart.
The charming equestrienne new
er for a moment lost her balance,
and was laughing gayly when
her horse was checked two
miles further OH.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20
Communication.
For the Fayetteville Observer.
Finances.


For the Fayetteville Observer.
IBooNvILLE, Tenn, Aug. 8, IA.
-lir. Editor = SIR--As the
question of finance is and will
be the most vital one that viii
iengage the earnest attention
and investigation of every vo-
ter and taxpayer in this coun-
try for many years to come, as a
voter and Taxpayer, / submit a
few thoughts upon the finances
of the country. My object in
SO doing is to induce a thorough
discussion Of the issues by the
people that are and will be af-
fected mostly by the future leg
islation OF the country. We
are living politically in a criti-
cal period; we can't much Ion
ger remain as we are financially !;
we must change orit will change
itself. We have one Of two
things to,do, we will be forced to
.repudiate our public debt or
make more money. In round
numbers our annual taxes are
over foar millions Of doHars.-
That includes interest on pub
lie debt, current expenses of
State, government, school and
county taxes. We have to meet
this annual liability above our
individual liabilities. The cir
culating medium Of this State
is only three millions three hun
dred and ninety-six thousand
six hundred and four dollars;
that is, over a half million less
currency than our annual taxes.
We pay tax Of one per cent.
on ali the assessed values of
the State. We pay over % per
cent. of Our annual income in
the way Of taxes. The whole
annual products Of this State
are one hundred and forty mil-
lions-that is only 81 per cent.
on al the values as given by
the census OF 1870. Now look
at the interest on money: it re-
alizes 90 per cent. to the lender
and costs the borrower that or
more. Many people will be as
tonished at the rate Of interest
paid on moncy.if they will take
the pains to investigate. We
take institutions iii our midst
for il ancc. Take the Lincoln
Bank. \ stockholder
Of this Bank told me that the
declared dividend on paiL-up
stock was twenty per cent. for
1872 and rs. Now,sir, we can't
long remain Il solvent people
and pay that rate Of interest
Every man that produces and
sells a bushel Of wheat pays that
rate Of interest on every dollar
which he gets in exchange
for his products, when his PROF.
its are only two and half per
cent. on his investments. -
We can t complain at the banks
Its not their fault. 1t is for
want of money enough to meet
the wants and demands Of the
people. Money is not an ele-
ment TO regulate itself like wa
ter--it is a creature OF civilized
society, and the demands are
regulated by the habits Of So
ciety. We said the annual pro-
ducts Of our State amounted to
about 40 millions per annum,
that is only $111.20 per capita
of the State, and I am of the
opinion the cost Of living will
absorb every cent of that. If
that be the case, our State car
not increase in wcalth while
that state of facts exists.
I don't believe there are many
of healthy mind and morals that
would favor reputation of the
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

A barrel marked eggs, shipped
from Wabash, Ind, to some one
in Warsaw, a few weeks SINCE,
hatched out into bottles Of ale,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20
.. B. IHoNAs

" married ID eonpels every new.
,rees irnm couple 10 plant SIX
nonv = adiately after fbe cere-
arn Sb; od two on tue birth of ey-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

BsE@ Advertisements inserted at One Dol
lar per Square of Ten Lines or less for the
first insertion; Fifty Cents for each contin-
uance. BSg- Local and Special Notices
Twenty Cents per line.
BGy' Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Cents per square.
Ge3- The privilege of yearly advertisers
is strictly limited 10 their own immediate
and regular business; and the business of
an advertising firm is not considered as in
Guiding that OF the individual members
Bss- No deviation from these terms under
any circumstances.
BSg% Advertisements not marked with the
number Of insertions when handed in, will
be continued until ordered out, and pay
ment exacted.
Rss~ No advertisements inserted gratui-
tously.
Rs~ Advertisements Of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
Bg- Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance in every case.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20

any persons who hs| .
op med IN The hfe -
vice as mach
fpropesiy "
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-23
Danger: Danger:

The Union Processes concern about
the prosperity of 'our" State. 1t pre-
tends to dread :he disastrous effect OF
the representations of the taxpayers.
immigration aud capital, it says. will be
turned away from State where, it is
published TO the world, "a perpetual
carnival Of crime and public pluuder,
which practically con6scates the wealth
of the people to the greed of Repub!i-
can officials" exists. It is not the
crimes aud corruption, the pro1igacy,
falsehood and imbeci!ity for good. which
universally reign, that will depress the
hopes OF mon and repel their enterprise
from our borders. Oh, no! 1t is not
the fact, but it's publication, which will
do harm. Having barked ut the imn,i
grants till it became hoarse, the Enion
now switches it's tail, and grins its re-
2rets that thi' gs are pictured so badly,
that they can't come any longer. 1t
spares Judge Mackey. however. who is
equally culpable with tho tax payers
committee in discouraging immigration,
repeling capital, &c, (that is. accord
ing to the reasoning OF the Uaion.) in
snying that robbery and plunder is the
rule in every department of the State,
without exception" and that "of1icial
corruption stalks throughou. the coun-
try"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-23

mems rights, yet the most earnest in
their cause now admit that the rights of
white men and their estates have been
too much sacrificed in the theory, and
that practically both the interests Of
the white and colored citizens have been
made victims OF the rapRcity Of corrupt
adventurers. The remedy is fully within
the power of Congress, without exercis-
ing extreme or revolutionary measures.
An amendment Of the State Constitution
to project minorities and restrict the
power of majorlties by tho application
Of the cumulative system of voting, so
successfully in force in England and in
some of our own States, will go far to
protect the rights Of property and per-
sons against fraud and misrule, and yet
preserve manhood or individual suffrage
to every class Of citizens; or, M amend
ment by which members of the Senate
Of the State should be elected by tax.
payers only, would protect the people
against e1trnyagant appropriations or
the fraudulent application of the public
money, and conserve the public interest
generally, especially if sustained by au
effective registry law and other men-
sures for the protection Of the purity
- Wv o"'i't-CSAi AO" o'tStiy oSS AutS
to serve the purposes OF those in power.
The citizen owes allegiance to the Go.
yernment; the Government owes pro.
lection to the people. Any form or
practice which fails in these mutual cou
ditions cannot be considered as 60
vernmeut Of the people, aud, therefore,
not republican form of government.
DO you suppose that tAe white people
of the United States intended to Ii ( IL
perpetual Government of fraud on their
race as condition of safety to colored
freemen?"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-23

Elliott, who made the we.hin ring
with his outcrics and danunciations OF
corruption and proAigacy IN this State,
now meckly says in Boston that the re,
port OF the delegation from the Tax,
Payers Convention Of the deplorable
state OF things, was greatly exaggerated.
Since his reform speeches, the joint re-
solution hns been stolen; Smith, Hum
bert and perhaps other County Treasu.
rers. defaulters, have been exposed. and
the fact made public that twenty.one OF
these worthless are in the same category
of crime. Things have so improved
that Elliott can afford TO rstract. Bos.
ton will believe anything that tho eulo.
gist Of Sumner will assert, Just as the
eruditc President Grant considered thu
answer Of that other got of reformers,
the Whittemore delegation, conclusive.
Radical reform has already busted.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-23

Prof. j. L. Smith, of Louisville,
claims precedence to Sir Henry Thomp.
con in tho advocacy OF cremation. which
he urged upon the people of New Or
leans twenty years ago, describing q
neat and appropriate furnace for the
purpose.
QUERY.-In the United States Senate,
last Friday, Senator Upton Said it was q
serious question whether in saving the
Union we had not lost the States.
JOHN CHINAMAN BECOMES A "MELL1cy
MEN. "A despatch from Detroit, Michi.
gan, says Wang Chit Foo was admitted
to citizenship n the Circuit Court at
Grand Rapids. He claims to he the
first OF his race that has renounced a,.
legiance to the Chinese Empire.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-23
Te Tax-I'nyors

The Comptroller. General has issued n
circular to Auditors, instructing them
each to examine the County Treasurer $
duplicate by the 30th instant. and re-
ceive from him the delinquent list, on
which is to be certified the namo OF
tax payers against whom assessments,
tax or penalty for 1878 for real estate
shall appear. This list must be pub
lished weekly two weeks, between May
and 1G. The day OF sale will be
Monday, May IS, 1874. and will be con-
tinued from day to day till the Friday
following May Is, until each tract,
parcel or lot is sold, Or offered for sale.
II any lands are offered for sale and not
sold, they become forfeited to the State.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-23
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
4. Il. Craige Agents Wanted.
Meeting Acacia Lodge.

SUPREME CoURT-WEDNEsDAY, April
22.-The Court met at 10 A. Nj. Pre-
sont-Chief Justice Moses and Associate
Justices Wright and Willard.
Mr.. @. D. Melton resumed and con.
c!uded his argument for defendants in
cases OF the State &c rel. Citizens Sav.
ings Bank and others pS. the city of
Columbia et al.
The cases Of George nj. Thew, cashier.
respondent. cS Southern Porcelain Ma.
nufacturing Company, and same, appel
liant, rs: same, respondent, were heard
together. Messrs. Aldrich and Bonham
for plaintiff; Messrs. Carroll and Bacon
for defendant.
$. s. Richardson rs. T. n. Chappell
et a., from Seventh Circuit, was ordered
to be re-argued upon certain questions.
AT 3 P. NJ, the Court adjourned until
Thursday, 23d, at 10 A. M.
COLUMBIA MEN ORAL Association
The annual meeting of the Columbia
Memorial Association will be held at the
residence OF DR.. Darby, on Plain street,
this afternoon, 5 O'Clock. Arrangements
will be made for ceremonies of memorial
day. All ladies desiring to take part in
the memorial celebration are requested
to be present at the meeting, as all COM
r'ittees will be appointed. Members Of
the association will please come prepared
to pay the annual subscription of fifty
cents.
MAIL The Northern
mail opens $50 A. NJ, P. NJ; closes
ii A. NJ. G p. M. Charleston opens 8
A. NJ, $50 p. NJ; closes 8 A. H., 6P.
NJ. Western opens A. n 12.3OP. Nj. (;
closes 6, 1.30 P. Al. Greenville opens
6.45 P. NJ; closes 6 A. NJ. Wilmington
opens A 2. NJ; closes 1890 A. M. On
Sunday open from $50 to 3.3OP.M.