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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
Joel Sloper's Opinion Of
the Comet.

1t is a general impression that
the comet is Oh a pleasure trip,
and people seem to think that
comets are planetary bummers
that go swinging round their
erratic orbits just for the fun of
the thing. Now | stood on
the head of barrel the other
night and made a close exami-
nation of the heavenly visitor
through a piece Of windowglas
and the conclusion [ arrived at
I think worthy of public con-
sideration.
l believe the purpose Of COM
cts is to gather up the poison
Gus gases Of our planetary sys-
TEN and destroy them by the in
tense heat of a near approach to
the sun-gases which would
become so dense as to destroy
all human life, if it were not for
these great ETHEREAL sponges
which absorb the poisons by a
peculiar attraction.
[ also believe that their infiu-
ence upon the planetary system
is magnetic and electrical, pro-
ducing frictional electricity by
the regulation of the seasons by
their intense heat, and | believe
that the failure of a single COM
ct to make its round would re-
duce our earth to the glacial
period again.
The question is certainly O.
pen for argument, and perhaps
some Of our scientific men who
believe comets to be more use
full than ornamental will. give
us their opinions.
JOEL SLoPER.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
The Old Story Of Niagara
SWindleS,

The editor of the Presbyteri-
an Banner being on a ramble
last week, visited Niagara, and
thus relates his experience at a
prominent hotel:
"The intolerable nuisance of
Niagara is its great hotels
Two of us arrived at the station
about half past 12o'clock, PM,
gave the check for our trunk to
the man representing one of
them and walked to that estab-
lishment, about one-eighth Of
a mile distant. The fext day,
when we went to the desk to
pay our bill to the dignifed par
ty who presides there, we found
a charge of one dollar and fifty
cents for an omnibus ride. We
told him we had not enjoyed
the luxury of a ride in that in
stitution, and did not propose to
do so. Putting on a courtIy
smile, he replied, Have you not
a trunk?' We acknowledged
ourselves guilty of that ofense.
oh, then,' said he, you see how
tits; we charge every one who
comes to this house with a trunk
just as much for bringing and
taking away his trunk as if he
rode in our omnibus Then
said we, there are two Of us,
and you charge for one trunk
Just the same as if both Of us
had ridden in your vehicle; or,
III other words, you compel
guests to ride;;' to all of which
he assented. In plain words we
told him that such conduct was
exactly the reverse Of honest,
and that a hotel that would act
in this way was defrauding the
public. But so accustomed is
he to hear such talk many times
every day that he did not give
the least evidence Of annoy
ance. The owners of hacks
give as one reason for their high
charges, that they are compelled
to pay certain percentage to
the clerks of this house or fail
to get employment"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, ayettevilie-services ev.
cry Sabbath at 1920 and at night; Rev Gee
Hall, pastor; Sunday school at 8 AN.
Methodist-services every Sabbath al
1920 and at night; Rev I B Fisher, PASTOR
Sunday school at 8 o'clock.
Cumberland esbyterian-services every
Sabbath at 1870 and at night; Rev c P Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Methodist, Flyntville--seryices 1st Sab
bath in each month at IL and night; Rev W
A Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school
at 8.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
at Sabbath each month at II and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Allison, preacher
in charge-second Sabbath each month al
IL by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans Rev A Sloan, pastor. Union Sun
day school at 8.
Methodist, Mulberry-service 3rd Sun
day in each month at II o'clock and every
Sundly night; Rev Funk, pastor; Sun
day School at 8.
Cumberland Presby byterian--serYices 4th
Sunday each month at IL O'Clock M and at
night; Rev n ID Crawford, pastor; Sabbath
school at 8.
Baptist. Mulberry-church session Sat-
urdAy before lst Sabbath in each month;
services LIST Sabbath at IL; Rev A Van Hoose
pastor; Sabbath school ats.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-services
every Sabbath at 11:l5 A Nj; Rev J w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Shelton's
creek)-services 4th Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev GLByrum, preacher in ch
Liberty Grove-services End Sabbath at
II NJ; Rev W A Gill, preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(near Flyntville)-services 4th Sabbath in
each month at l O'Clock; Rev A w Suth-
erlend, supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, on the Petersburg
road, miles North of Fayetteville, lst and
3rd Sabbaths in each month-also Swan
Creek Church, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths in each
month; Rev ? Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Creek, on
Fishing Ford road, miles North of Fay
etteville, End and 4th Sabbaths each month;
Rev B TigeIt, pastor.
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 O'Clock; Rev j I
Funk, pastor.
Presbyterian, Petersburg-services 1st
and 3rd Sabbaths at 10 a NJ and night; Rev
Allen Woods, pastor.
Methodist-serviceS End Sabbath at 10
N; Rev w, B Lowery, ? c.
Cumberland Presbyterian-services 4th
Sabbath at 10 NJ: Rev J B Warren, pastor;
Union sunday school at every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Mt. nermon, Flintville circuit--seTvices
3rd Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
w A Gill. preacher in charge.
Macedonia, Flintville circuit-services 4th
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev w a
Gill, preacher in charge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
Some Oomical Analogies.

1t hardly answers for pert
young people to act the critic and
correct their elders unless they
are ready to hold it. A school girl
got into trouble by being over-ior-
ward.
$50 you have finished your
studies at the seminary? 1 was
much pleased with the closing ex-
ercises. The author of that poem
Miss White, ] think you called
her-bids fair to be known as a
poet"
"We think the authoress will
become celebrated as a poetess,
remarked the young lady, pertly,
with marked emphasis on the
two words Of the sentence.
80, alb, replied the old gentle
man, looking thoughtfnlly over his
gold spectacles at the young lady.
Il hear her sister was quite an ac-
tress, and under Miss Hosmer's in
struction will undoubtedly become
celebrated as sculptoress."
The young lady appeared irrita-
ted.
THE seminary" continued the
old gentleman, with imperturbable
gravity, sis fortunate in having an
efficient board of manageresses.-
From the Presidentres5 down to
the humblest teacheress, unusual
talent is shown. There is Miss
Harper, who, as a ehemistress, Is
unequalled, and Mrs. Knowles
has already reputation as an as
tromeress And in the depart
ment OF music, few can equal Miss
kellogg as a singeress.
The young lady did not appear
to like the chair she was sitting
on. She took the sofa at the 9TH
er end of the room.
"Yes," continued the old gentle
man, as if talking to himself.
''thOsA White sisters are very tai
ented. Mary, | understand, has
turned her attention to painting
and the drama, aud will surely be-
come famous as an actress and
paintress and even now, as Iectu-
ress"-
A loud slamming of the door
caused the old gentleman to look
up, and the criticess and gramma-
-ianess was gone
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

The Howe Sewing Machine
Company, of Bridgeport, Conn,
closed their shops, on Tuesday.-
From what the officers of the com
pany know of their plans and
prospects they expect work will
not be resumed until August 1st,
although something may happen
that will necessitate their starting
up again before that time, or of
prolonging the suspension of oper-
alton still longer. 1t is not yet
settled when the hands will re-
ceive the pay now due them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
washington Items.

Nearly four hundred addi-
tional post offices have just been
established, distributed over all
parts Of the country.
Parties are warned against
sending money in letters unless
the same are registered. The
experience Of the Postoffice De
partment is, that an expert in
handling letters can tell in a
moment whether money is con-
tanned in them.
Advices received by the
Comptroller Of the Currency
show that there are many par
ties desiring to start national
banks under the new currency
law, who are waiting, before
taking the step, for Government
bonds to fall in price, SO that
they will not be compelled to
pay so heavily for their bonds to
be deposited as security for their
circulation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
A Small Line of Samples.

A member of the Saginaw
county Bar was recently in one
Of our thriving interior towns
on professional business. In
the Office of the hotel he was
accOsted by a very agreeable
gentleman, evidently of the
genus drummer, who wanted to
know ''where he was FROM
''From Detroit" The next
question was, ''For what house
are you travelin2?" "My own
"You are! May l ask your
name?" ''You may" Pause
enjoyable to the lawyer, embar-
rassing to the other "Well,
desperately what is your
name?" Jones" "What line
are you in?" 81 don't under
stand you, sir.'' "What are you
selling?" Gmpatie Il tt y D
"Bralns (coolly.) The drum
mer saw his opportunity. AMI
looking at the other from head
to foot, he said, slowly, "Weil,
you appear to carry a ID
small line of samples" Black
stone says he owes that drum
mer one.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
The Cost of Living in Ar
iZOna.

Arizona is a moderately cheap
country 10 live in; that is, cheap
as to style and quantity. Flour
is only $20, bacon 20 cents per
pound, ham - cents, beans 10
cents per pound, coffee 81, su-
gar. 30 cents, beef 30 cents, pork
35 cents, mutton 10 cents, VEN
ison and antelope 20 cents, po-
tatoes 5 cents per pound, beets,
turnips, onions and cabbage, 5
cents per pound; lumber, $50
per M. Board in the worst
kind of hotels, is only $40 to
$12 per week, with hay bed
gratis. But then wages are
fair. Blacksmiths get $5 per
day and board; carpenters, IS
and board; cooks, $50 per
month and board; herders, $50
to $50 per month, board inclu-
ded; common laborers, 81. So
your readers see we go on a
scale commensurate with the
grandeur Of our country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
N Atlanta Sensation.
4 Woman has the City in an
UprCar.

Some one has been sending
postal cards through the mail to
citizens of Atlanta, Of which
the Herald says:
The cards written to Judge
Hopkins are stated by him to
be obscene and daring beyond
measure, and to attack infa-
mously the highest circles of
our Atlanta society. Over one
hundred of our leading citizens,
male and female, are beslimed
by the foul and secret SANDER
ers. The Judge wisely refuses
10 let the cards be read in or
der that no publicity may be
given to the scandals.
As a specimen of the feeling
we may state that the highest
officer of the State said that a
shot gun would be the proper
arbiter Of the matter.
Since writing the above some
terrible facts have come to light
duplicating the wife of a well
known merchant. We suppress
the names for the present, and
olive the facts.
One was addressed to wor-
thy lady Of, on the Georgia
railroad, charging her with in
trigue with a prominent gentle
man in Atlanta, giving time and
place. This lady had a month
or two ago received a letter from
the merchants wife, charging
her with Sights on a festive oc-
casion, and saying she would
be revenged. A comparison of
the two letters showed that the
handwriting was the same.
The lady came to Atlanta
yesterday, and employed law
yer to prosecute the Natter
The merchant was sent for and
the suspicion against his wife
told to him. He said if the
charge was true he would repu-
diate her.
Among the testimony against
the lady charged, is the state
ment of a leading business
man who received one of the
cards, who recognizes the hand
writing, and who says the
merchants wife told him a week
or two ago that she had received
some Sights and meant to rev.
olutionize society in Atlanta
soon.
We have not space to give
all the evidence against the m-
fortunate lady 1t is a terribly
conclusive array Of circumstan-
ces. There is a deep feeling a.
gainst her. A more painful
case never happened. What is
to be the end remains to be seen.
As it now stands, the city is
absolutely horror-stricken at the
most unnatural matter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
Buffers Joke on Foster.
From Washington Letter.

From q Washington Letter.
The brightest thing said for
many a day--a scinti.lation Of
genuine wit--qnick, brief and ap-
posite, came from Butler at the
close of his great speech recently.
The retort deserved a better fate
than it received at the hands of
the stupid reporter, who garbIed it
SO clumsily thatthere was no point
left. Closing his speech, Mr.. But
Ter commented with unsparing sc,
verity-and he is the master of
inveclive-On the action Of the
ways and means committee in re-
lation TO the Phelps, Dodge & Ce-
aqse. The peroratiOn was elo-
quent, and before the speaker had
time to resume his seat, Foster, of
Ohio, (member of that Committed
who had been personally alluded
to, arose and said In a loud voice,
"Let US pray!' 1t raised a laugh !;
but without an instant's hesita
ton, "Old Cockeye," as Foster in,
solently called his antagonist,
turned to the stenographers, and
said. Spell it with an G." Such
a storm of applause followed that
even the speakers gavel was
drowned in the confusion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
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-INN0NNo-%~NNNIN~N
The Plow and the Press.
We envy not the princely man.
In city or in town,
Who wonders whether pumpkin vines
Turn up the hill or down.
We care not for his marble halls,
Nor yet his heaps of gold;
We would not own his sordid heart
For all his wealth twice told
We are the favored ones Of earth,
We breathe pure air each morn,
We sow, we reap the golden grain,
We gatherin the corn.
We toll, we live on what we earn,
And more than this we do:
We hear Of starving millions round,
And gladly feed them too.
The lawyer lives on princely fees,
Yet drags weary life;
He never knows peaceful hour,
His atmosphere is strife.
The merchant thumbs his yard-stick o'er--
Grows haggard at his toll
He's not the man God meant him for,
why uon't ne tllI the SOIL!
The doctor plods through storm and rain,
Plods at his patients will;
When dead and gone he plods again
To get his lengthy bill.
The printer-bless his noble soul
He grasps the mighty earth,
And stamps it on our weekly sheet
To cheer the labOrer's hearth.
We sing the honor of the Plow,
And honor to the Press,
Two noble instruments of toll,
Each with power to bless;
The bone, the nerve of this fast age
True wealth of human kind
One -tillS the ever faithful earth,
The other tills the mind.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
Certain Vermont rumsellers

Certain Vermont rumsellers
have established their saloons on
the Canada line, the back part,
with the liquors, inthe dominion,
and the customers in the land
of the free and the home Of the
brave. When a thirsty soul
comes in, the bar keeper places
the decanter and glasses on that
portion of the bar which is uI-
der the protection of the Brit
ish lion, and then the imbiber
imports the ardent into this
country, smiles blandly at the
impotent prohibitory officials,
takes a swig, passes over the
change, the liquor is exported to
Canada again, and every thing
is lovely.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

Last week, DR.. Bergen, of Jor-
dams Valley, Tenn, removed
from the stomach of Miss Taylor,
of that place, a white and brown
spotted snake twenty.three inches
in length and hree-fourths of an
inch in diameter. The young la
dy had suffered tortures from the
reptile in her stomach, all the eff
forts heretofore made to remove it
having proven futile.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

The Rochester Chronicle says
Lucy Stone doesn't believe that
ladies ought to change their names
merely because they marry. Lucy
married a chap named Blackwell,
and out of compliment to their pa
rents the children will be called
Stone Blackwell, and if any of
them should marry Brown Sc
guard and their children should
marry-Stop moment, my son.
Take breath.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
English Capital Flowing
into the South.

Since several of the Southern
States have exempted capital
invested in the development of
their internal resources from
taxation, Northern and for
eign capital has begun to find
profitable investment there
Many companies have been
formed to develop the rich
fields Of South Carolina, the
forests Of Florida and Georgia,
and to manufacture the raw cot
ton adjacent to the plantations.
The English cOop perative assOcia-
tiOns, We learn from our exchan-
ges, are looking southwark for
fields of profitable Investment,
and one company of English CO.
operative rich planters, with a
capital Of two million dollars,
will soon begin operations near
Charleston. The Augusta Con-
stitutionalist, commenting upon
these facts, very pertinently re-
marks: "Some anxiety was re-
Gently expressed to get an itin-
Grant newspaper excursion par
ty to come here and be made
much of. The parties who were
so eager to capture and entertain
these festive quill drivers had a
great deal better bestir them
selves to attract sober and we'll
to-do Englishmen, who have
money to spend"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
A Mrs. Jerms, of Ell Paso, III

A Mrs. Jerms, of FL Paso, Illi-
nois, a few night ago followed her
husband into a saloon and threat
ened to shoot the wife of the pro.
prietor. She was arrested and
put under bonds to keep the peace.
Shortly after she was released she
saw her husband riding a horse,
when she drew revolver and
shot the animal dead, for which
she was arrested and fined.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
Communication.
Womack'S Letter.
For the Fayetteyil!e Observer.

CREswELL, LANE Co OREGON, July %, 1874.
Editor Of the ObSerUer-DEAB
SIR-The Muggletonian Sect of
galvanized Jacobins who controlled
Oregon for some time past are de-
feated. Like the lichen, they
live on water and air alone such
is the fate of galvanized Williams,
the frigid tribe of scrawlers-
Truths destructive foes-who
robbed the people of this State.
have been BADLY defeated by the
good old Democratic party. Gro
yer has been elected by a large
majority. He has been Governor
for two years and he is now re.
elected. Hurrah for Oregon
The dying epitaph Of John Hip
Pile Mitchell is heard in every
breeze that blows. Prof Cam
bell { independently and Tolman
(Rep.) are dead politically. Tol-
mans ambition proved him to be
an assinine friend with leonine
skin. The people of Oregon are
done with political mellities. Ju,
piter changed the Lycians to frogs
on account of their inhospitality,
and the Democrats of this State
have overthrown the Pacific
Coast MonoUolies by electing
Democratic Governor. Mr.. Edi-
tor, will give you a mathemati-
cal argument which proves that
RepubIicaDism is living lie
Let the line A BIC represent the
Radical party--extending beyond
the termini A c ad .tpjtem Let
B represent a middle point. The
parts A and c are equal, and the
Radicals say finite, As parts
cannot be infinite it stands living
lie. If infinite the parts would
be equal to the whole, which is,
also, a living lie. Again if moth
ing is taken from nothing, the re-
mainder is nothing. The man
who has sworn to obey the be-
hests of the Radical party has
foresworn the laws of human
thought Et 4uid est? Hoe so
tatm P0t15 deere Qtidn0nSjt The
Radical party
''Is vast stupendous whiriigig
DAncing to the Devils jig"
The Grangers are furnishing in
this State. The wheat crop from
present appearances will be the
largest ever harvested in Oregon |
But it is rain, rain, nearly all the
time. 1t commenced last No
vember and it has not quit yet. |
We are going to get the gov
to make an appropria-
ton so that we can purchase an
enormous umbrella which will !
cover the whole State. We will !
erect it at Salem, the State cap
ital. The State Of Tennessee Isl
cordially invited to join in the
ceremonies. Wheat was worth !
a dollar a bushel last year, and
if it is worth as much this year, |
the farmers will be happy.
Yours, JOHN a. WoMAOK. |
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

Simon Sturges, of Allentown,
Pennsylvania, died recently at
the age Of seventy-nine. He
had been married four times, the
wedding having been on his
fortieth, fiftieth, sixtieth and
seventieth birthdays. His last
wife was dead, too, and it is
likely that Mr.. .Sturges had lived
another year he would have cell
ebrated his eightieth birthday
in the accustomed style, because
the local paper says he was a
very methodical old man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

"Never marry for wealth" I"
says contemporary, "but re-
that it is just as easy to
love a girl who has a brick
house with a Mansard roof and
a silver plated door bell, as one
who hasn't any thing but an
auburn head and an admirable
disposition"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

The astronomical editor of the
Memphis Avalanche is of the O.
pinion that the tail of the Coggia
comet is made up of Alexander
Fl. Stephens old editorial para
graphs in the Atlanta Sun. II
this theory be the correct one,
that comet has a much longer and
denser tail than most astronomers
suppose.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

Parties in New Orleans have
prepared a map of the country
OVERLOADED in Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas, and they
estimate the area at 14,400
square miles of the best cotton
and lands. The overfowed
belt is 480 miles long, averag-
ing 30 miles wide.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

A Charlsstown baby fell out Of
bed Thursday morning, and, du-
ring the next three hours eight
women in the neighborhOod made
twenty-three inquiries concerning
its health, and its mother bad to
drop it twenty-thres times and 90
TO the front door to answer. This
is Christian sympathy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30

A Mississippi doctor gave a
Memphis man a box of anti-bil-
iOus pills the other day, with
directions written on the box to
take one pill five times a day"
The pill thus to be taken was
made, we presume, Of cast iron.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-30
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-O flee.

Railroad-leayes every day except Sun
day at a. M; arrives at P. M. Supplies
the following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Fly1lt-
vile, Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunt >
Station, Salem, Winchester and Deeherd.
Shelbyville stRge-arriyes Monday, We'd
uesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at 2P. N. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg, Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyviile.
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at s A. M; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at P NJ. Supplies Goshen, Hazle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse--leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at 8 A. n; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at P. NJ. Supplies Norris Greek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Sheibyyille.
Pulaski horse-arrives eEery Friday at II
M.; leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston, Boons Hill, Millyille, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
Blanche hcTse-leayes every Friday at
A. NJ; arrives Saturday at 3 P. N. Sup
plies Camargo, Molino and Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
fee upon post offices in all parts ef the e
nited States. A list Of Money Order offices
may be seen on application. Rates of com
mission for Money Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding SO. cents
L