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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

An old lady observing a sailor
going by her door, and supposing
it to be her son Billy, cried out to
him, "Billy, where is my COW
gomez" The sailor cried in con-
temptuons manner. "Gone to the
ID, l suppose" "Well, as
you are going that way" said the
old lady, Il wish you would Just
let down the bars.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

A father fearing an earthquake
in the region Of his home, sent bis
Two boys to a distant friends un'
til the peril should be over. A
few weeks after the father received
this letter from his friend
"Please take your boys home and
send down the earthquake
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

A Pittsville philosopher, after
listening to various exploits Of
early days narrated by a party
of gentlemen, broke in with:
"Well, fellers, l tell you it does
seem to me that as men get older
fun gets skeerserl" He was
profoundly right.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Veritable Foul Play

Washington Correspondent Chicago Trib-
une.
The Treasury Secret Service
had Information through its agent
of the arrest in San Francisco of
James NJ. Lindell, Captain, and
Ellis Il. Deane, mate, of the bark
Union, which was alleged to have
been purpoSely wrecked in Puget
Sound, May l, to delraud the in
surance companies. The vessel
and cargo proved a total loss, the
crew, however, escaping, and
making their way to Victoria,
B. c. While there the cook made
an affidavit that he overheard the
captain and mate talking about
dumping her" and that the yes
sci once struck but aoated off,
Subsequently he heard one of the
officers say. well, we will fix her
this time, and, shortly after, the
bark ran on rock and soon sank.
The mate has admitted his guilt
aud stated that be was induced to
wreck the vessel by the captain,
who told him he would be ruin
ed man ifhe did not get the in
surance. The crime, if estab-
liShed, is punishable with death,
and is of rare occurrence. This
is the first case Of alleged deliber-
ate wrecking watch has come to
the knowledge Of the United
States authorities for a long time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

Chicago people are growing ov-
er their summer rates of COAL
Never mind. Some OF these days
they'll get iuel cheaply and plen-
tifully enough, and there won't be
any ice cart coming around either.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

Did you ever meet lAIonzo
Brown of Virginia? If you never
did, you never will. He was
found out West, hanging to limb,
the other day, and paper pinn-
ed to his coat read: "He stole
hams. --
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

An experienced Davidson
county farmer predicts a yield
of eight millions Of bushels Of
wheat from Tennessee, and u
corn crop unprecedented.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

NATURALISrS have decided that
no hen can lay over six hundred
eggs. Therefore, when you have
checked of to that figure you can
sell her for a spring chicken
Detroit Free Press.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

The sun was so hot in Jack SON.
vile, Florida, last Wednesday,
that people amused themselves
cooking eggs in the sand. One
person buried two for six minutes.
and when taken out they were as
hard as though they had been
boiled for half an hour.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

There are some imitators Of the
Majiltons periormiDgin Boston, and
although there are only three Of
them, Boston papersdeclare that you
can see twelve legs flying about in
the air when they are performing.
This indicates either great activi-
ty in the performers or in the
Bostonian Imagination. You takes
your choice.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
TERMS

SZ~ Two DOttsCS for one year, tnco
rtdbty an GdUGRce; Two Dollars amd
Fifty Gents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
10 be paid for en- ddUdnce.
E9@ Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

The last request Of dying man
in Virginia was, that he should
tie buried with his head eighteen
inches higher than his feet; that
big cane and sheepsbin should 10
placed in the coffin with him, and
that the collin should be carefully
wrapped up in blanket.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

Propositions Of marriage in
Nevada are written on postal
cards and the answer comes by
return mail, "Conc on with your
prcacherr'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

The Chicago Tribune tells of q
swarm Of grasshoppers which.
moving at the rate Of fifteen miles
an hour, &C UPied sixty hours in
passI1g over Il town in Missouri,
and was estimated to be from
thirty to seventy-fve miles wide
and half a mile deep.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

As a man and woman were
riding on a Girard avenue car,
he whispered something to her,
and she began ospeak out. He
nudged her, and whispered a.
gain, when she shouted: 81
will talk-so there! l would
as soon tie whole world knew
that you ''struck me- with the
stoYe-handle, and then got down
OH your knees and asked my
forgiveness" 900
The man dropped out of the
car like ashot, and the woman
put her head out of the window
and continued cts
eff you aren't home on the
minute, III make you think
you've been struck by a tor
nadoW a.. .t,E-.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

A Kingston paper tells Of an
Elk Sheriff of Troy who conduc-
ted a Sunday SCHOOL picnic. Large
tables were spread and loaded with
abundance Of good things. As
soon as everything was nearly
ready for the feast. a number Of
children .'went in" when tie Ex-
Sheriff bowled out, "Hold on, you
Id hogs, will you?" Then in a
miider tone he said to the minis
ter, Brother -, viii you ask
the bIes.in92"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

She said, she'd take q dozen
of eggs, but while the, grocer
was counting them out she.
asked the price. He told her
.o,,J fa d
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14

But [ thought" gasped IN how'll
derment' that | was coming to situa
| tionr' '''''
Well, so you are" retorted Uncle
Barnabas. "The situation of adopted
daughter in my family. Twenty-Five dol.
lars a month pocket money-the care OF
Aunt Prudence's cat and canary! And to
make yourself generally usefulr'
ooh! uncle" cried 1, g Eleanor would
have been SO glad to come if she had
known itn'
Fiddlestrings and little ishes" illogi-
cally responded my Uncle .Baruabas
i've no patience with girl that's too
fine to work. Eleanor had the situation
offered her and she chose to decline. You
decided to come, and here you stay! Ring
the bell, Prue, and order tea, for I'm as
hungry as a hunter, and I dare say little
Susy here would relish cup of tean'
And this was the way I drifted into my
luxurious home. Eleanor in the country
cottage envies me bitterly, for she has all
the tastes which wealth and metropoli-
tan home can CRAFTY. But Uncle Barna-
bas will not hear of my exchang ing with
her.
" No, mop says he. "The girl I've got
is the girl I mean to keep. Miss Eleanor
is too fine a lady to suit me!''
But he lets me send them liberal pres
ents every month, and so | am happy,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14
The Lion of Lucerne

A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati
Gazette writes from Lucerne, Switzerland :.
THE one great attraction of Lucerne is
the celebrated lion cut in the solid rock
by Thorwaldsen. The figure is twenty
eight feet in length. Penetrated bv a
broken lance, he shelters the broken lily
with his paw The reclining position
the agony expressed in the face Of the
dying animal, is certainly as wonderful
ard touching as any work ThorwaIdsen
ever executed. The carving was done in
1921, in memory of the Swiss Guard who
fell in defense of the Tuileries in 1892
Unfortunately, the action of the wafer on
the sandstone has splintered some LAYERS
off one hip. This does not yet DESTROY
the symmetry of the figure, but it gives
promise that in time the influences of
nature may destroy this work of art unless
some protection can be attached to the
solid rock. A spring from above flows
down one side, forming dark pool of
water that reflects the agony OF the trans
fixed lion still more painfully. Vines and
shrubs creep round the base under the
shadow of the oyerhanging trees, and the
effect Of the whole is very impressive.
Seats are arranged in the shade q the
trees, and one can spend an houe very
probably and pleasantly, either il rain
or shine, in studying this work Of anaster-
hand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14
eGor Uout1g Readers.
BUSY SATURDAY.

WHAT busy day for little May
Every Saturday is!
There s so much to do, enough for two,
And how she ever can get through
Is one of the mysteries.
You'd think she'd desire some help to hire,
But times are hard, you know,
And she hardly knows how to get the clothe:
For her two dollies, Lou and Rose
Her bank funds are so low.
The washing comes first, and that's tn,
worst
The clothes for Rose and Lou;
She puts them III tubs, and hard she rubs,
And with her little fist she scrubs
Till she thinks that they will do.
Then she ties line of stoutest twine
From the door-knob to chair
Then quickly wrings the tiny things,
And in little basket brings,
And hangs them up with care.
Now while they dry her hands must fly,
And busy her feet must be;
First she must make some rolls and cake,
And put them in her stove to bake,
For company's coming to tea
And then in haste, no time to waste,
Her children's beds she makes;
Then she must see that the dishes for tea
Are washed as clean as they can be,
And with these great pains she takes.
Now her clothes are dry, and she must try
To iron them very soon;
For there's sweeping to do, and mending too
And then her children, Rose and Lou,
She must dress for afternoon.
Should you not think that she would sink
With SO much work to do?
But, strange to say, throughout the day,
Many an hour she'll find to play,
And help Ter mamma too.
-Fanmy Psrct0al, IN 81. Nicholas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14
A Wife's Fatal Mistake.

MATTHEW WALPoLE, a prominent Cit
zen. of this place; and well known through
out the southern. tier as a successful hote
proprietor, came TO his death yesterda,
under the most painful circumstances. |
seems that he had not been feeling vel
for severa! days and yesterday laid down
on sofa at his residence. and requested
his wife to prepare him. a dose Of salts
She took a. package from a shelf in
closet where she kept salts and othe
household remedies, and poured out
large dose oG the contents, and dissOlvin
it in cider gave it to, her husband, suppos
ing it was EPSON salts. Mr.. WaIpOl
drank the entire dose. and, remarking
his wife that it had q peculiar taste, wa
almost instantly seized with a terribl
burning in. his stomach This was 70
lowed by severe commissions and vomit
ing Of blood and pieces of flesh. In hi
agony Mr.. WalpOle ran shrieking abOu
the room and rolled In commissions owe
the floor, and constantly crying for water
His wife Offered him water but he cOul
not drink. Mrs. Walpole at once dis
patched message for DIR. Weaver, bU
before he arrived Mr. Walpole died in tn
most intense agony. No medical al
eonld have given him the slightest relic.
however, as an examination by the ply
sician revealed the fact that the unfortU
nate man had drank oxalic acid in sutf#
Gent quantity to kill a hundred mer
His intestines and stomach were iteral-E
eaten up entire, The acid had beess
brought into the house to use In sopE
cleansing operations and servant nag
placed the deadly stuff, unknown to. Mrs
Walpole, on the shelf with her colI3GtiosH
of medicines Groto1 On. y Cor. y. y
Herald,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14
loves FOOLISH DREAM.

| PoINTED to the bird, whose lay
Was caroled overhead;
- His Joyous strain is not more gay
Than is my heart" | said.
l plucked the white rose from the tree,
And placed it in her hair;
q More sweet than you it cannot be,
Nor yOu," said, "less fair"
BY the rivers side we stood and made
A mirror of the stream
GAS bright shall be our life,"I said,
In my loves foolish dream.
The summer bird, whose joyous strain
With my hearts joy was one,
Is fed. listen, but in vain;
For me such songs are done.
The tree that bore the young white rose
plucked to give her praise
Is dead years since; and this, and those,
Were set in after days.
The stream alone defies times hand
To change in any way;
Where we two stood, alone l stand,
Bright then and bright to-day!
And | am glad, because I know
My heart and this bright stream
Are linked by ties formed long ago
In my loves foolish dream.
London Athen0una.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14

GRASS UNDER THE iSNOH
THE work of the sun is slow,
But as sure as heaven, we know;
So we'll not forget,
When the skies are wet,
There's green grass under the snow.
When the winds of winter blow,
Wailing like voices of woe,
There are April showers,
And buds and flowers,
And green grass under the snow.
We find that it's ever so
In this life's uneven flow;
We've only to wait,
In the face of fate,
For the green grass under the snow.
Springfield Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14

WE should like to indorse that story
mirror in the moon, but it Is difficult
believe in the mirroraculoVs,-Rqe
Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

THE BoY's HIocoUGH CuRE.-A young gentleman who attends the Austin public school had been told that a sudden shock of fright would cure the hiccough, and the other evening, while he was studying his lesson of the morrow by drawinga picture of the schoolma'm on his slate, his respect ed progenitor was seized swith fit of hic- coughs. The old gentleman was tilted back in his chair, with his feet resting on the top of the stove, and the young hope full concluded to try the cure on him. Just as the old man was 'rastling' with heart breaking hic the boy jumped and yelled Fire! The old man wes just getting out cuh-cuh, but he never got it out. He gave a jump which tilted over tic chair. and in endeavoring to regain his lost equilibrium hls feet flew against the table, upsetting it, and student lamp which stood upon it, and his head landed in the ashes on the stove hearth. The old lady, hearing the racket, came running in from the kitchen and tripped over the old mans prostrate form, knocking down a whatnot with lot of glass and china ornaments. When that boys father arose from the wreck and shook the ashes and splinters of glass out of his hair and clothes he was cured of the hiccoughs, but tlke was look of stern ness in his eye. He cart play tag now, and the boy sits on the end of the seat at school and lies on his front when in bed, and silently murmurs that the old man can hiccoush his consarned old head off before he will ever try to cure him.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

THE PIANIST DESCRIBED After the con- cert was over he quietly took us aside and gave vent as follows to his pent up feel ings: II tell you, mister, she was 8 slash CT. Our Gennie couldn't hold candle to her. When she first set down she looked kind wild, then with howl dug her fin ger nails into them ere rough notes, and run lem like lightning up into the thin ones. Then she paused for reply, mister. She then commenced at the right hand side, went rippin' down hand oyer fist, till she got clean down, maxim noise like thun- der. She ysnked handful out of the cen ter and planted them at the end, then wig gled around with two fingers, grabbed up another fstful, punched right and left ,went ripety-hopety-scotchy up and down, and tell ou that ere pianner howled. She then gave another snort, and when she went she busted in like mad, raised up off her chair, stuffed three fingersful there, caromed six more in tue corner, gobbled up few more tunes and settled their hash in about min. ute. After that she tackled it with her lief, hand alone, Between you and me, mister, the man that owned that ere pianner went shiftin' around on his chair as though he had a carpet tack under him. Good night mister"
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

DRIzzLE, DRo8zLR.-The advocate of Tyndall's prayer gauge ought to be satis- fled, we should think, with the results fol- lowing the special prayer recently in New South Wales. The inhabitants of that couutry bad been suffering under . long and terrible drought, and there was much public praying in the churches for rain. The applications were shortly answered in the shape of regular dslugc. which caused disastrous floods, destroyed thousands of dollars worth of crops, submerged railroads and highways, and rendered many people homeless. The uext time the good folks of New South Wales pray for rain they will probably emulate the example of sim ple-minded, worthy old Psrson Miles, who once instructed the Lord as follows: Q Lord, Thou knowest we did not want Thee to send us rain which shall pour down in fury and swell all our streams and sweer away our haycocks and fences and bridges but Lord we want it to come drizzle droz gle, drizzle drozzle for about week. Amen -Neao Hauen Journal and Conrier.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
Ore Hill.


 Considerable excitement was created here on the 9th inst. over dog fight. One owned by Moses, the peddlar, which was supposed to be the champion of Connecti- cut, as he had had number of battles be- fore and always came off victorious. The other one owned by Mir John Horen of this place, was also good dog, which made the fight very interesting to those who wished to see dog fighting. The fight continued about one hour and twenty five minutes, and ended by Mir. Horen's dog coming off victorious. Moses went away minus his dog and ten dollars out of pock- et......The Brook Pit company have com menced work in the Brook Pit ore bed with fifteen men, it being smaller mum Der than their usual force, but few as it IS, it is great help to the laboring class of people, who have for so many months been idle......Mr. H. A. Gibbs has been having a new barn built east of the one which was built a year ago......Mr. Charles Evarts has been having his house, which he purchased of MT. James Van Deusen last fall, rebuilt, which improves the appear ance of the place greatly. school opened short time since with fair pros- poets of having good school; the higher department being taught by Mr. E. F. San. ford, an experienced teacher, formerly of Maine. The primary school is under the tuition of Miss Libbie Cleveland, who is well liked as teacher. .Mr. Peter w cav CT has SO far recovered from the injury he received by the explosion of powder at Mir. George Peet's ore bed, that he Is able to be at work again. c.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
ET Of the young inventor. Samnel I

Eg Of the young inventor, Samuel H. Mead, Jr., who was recently killed by ac- cident in New York, Dsrien correspond ent of the Norwalk Gazette says: "He is remembered by many of the citizens of Darien as the young man who few years ago erected a small house on the OK Ridge road, with steam boiler, etc., to experiment with hydrogen gas with view of making it useful for the head lights of locomotives, an invention contemporaneously made in France and published through the scientific journals. Mir. Mead was young man of remarkable qualities ot mind. dclighting in scientific research, firm and honest in all his convictions, but at the same time show ing the greatest kindness and consideration for those differing with him in opinion. A diligent and faithful worker, yet ever ready to amuse, entertain or teach by ex = planation any, especially children, who sought his companionship. Certainly the death of man of such promise for useful ness is great loss to the world. The Mead Meigs Shell,' which was invented by him and which has been used in destroying fierce animals at the west and south, Is re- ally one of the most merclful weapons that can be used for the purpose, az the animal is killed by one shot. that with the ordinary bullet might require many, and in the meanwhile cndanger the lives of the hunters. On Thursday last as hs was pack ing, preparatory to taking an excursion to Martha's Vineyard with his father, to try the effect of his shells on sharks, going te get his rife from an upper room it was ac- cidentally discharged, the bali taking effect in the back of his head and killing him in stantly."
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

What is that a poor man has and a rich map wants ? Nothing.
 'Orthogrammania' is what they :le call ing the rage for spelling matches.
 Don't imagine that you were born to re- form the world. You can't split noun tain with a toothpick.
 A certain Western editor, who was pre- sented with box of collars in pay for an advertisement, is waiting in daily expecta- tion that some one will present him with a shirt.
 A man will carry five hundred dollars in his vest pocket, but woman needs mo- rocco portmonnaie as large as fist, and too heavy to carry in the pocket, to escort fifty cent scrip, recipe for making jelly cake and two samples of dress goods down and back, every pleasant afternoon.
 The new building of the New York Tribune is nine stories high. When man comes in and wants to know who wrote that article, he is told that the author IS on txe top floor with the elevator. broken. .'
 A Connecticut girl patiently listened to a long declaration of love, pathetic and proposing from @ young man, and then knocked the poetry all out of him by say ing, "Now let us talk about your business affairs." On recent trial in Wales to test the va lidity of will, 1t was proved that in 1869 the testator became impaired in intellect to such an exteDs that he went to the pest office with postage stamp on his forehead and requested to be sent to place he men, toned, f"r .
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

The long spell of dry weather so unusual in the spring and early summer, has at last been broken by gentle, refreshing rain, and everybody rejoices. l presume we have had many such drouths heretofore at this s,ason of the year, although our oldest inhabitants fail to recall any so severe dur ing the last half century; but if there is anything about which mans memory is particularly treacherous it is the weather
 Every season we hear the same old stereo- typed remark: ''I have lived seventy odd years and never saw such weather be- fore. Rum afforded us another dis graceful scene Saturday evening. About a dozen colored persons of both sexes, after lmbibing the ardent until they could scarce lay on the ground without holding on to something, tumbled around the street in a very general manner, and made night hide ous with the most disgusting, filthy and profane language that often falls to the lot of civilized community to hear. How long are these things to be? Where is the officer of the law2 Must our beautiful streets be turned into a pandemonium every week in which public performances are given that would disgrace the vilest brothel in New York city? Four gin mills in our midst in full blast every day, the proteges of the town authorities, answers emphati. cally, Yes! We'll, if we must have therepu. tation of loving rum SO we'll that we have g gin mill almost in every door yard, we are not yet so utterly depraved but that we ask that there shall not be repetition of the scandalous orgies of Saturday night.
 ALPHA