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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
An Insane Money-Ma-
k0r.

The New York correspondent
of the Troy Times writes of insan
Iity, and says: l may here refer
to the death of an ac9u aintance
(which occurred at Bloomingdale
Asylum. He was a man of slen-
der build, but mental disease had
reduced him to extreme emacia.
ton. He had not lived much
more than forty years, and yet he
was the image of idiotic old age.
Such was the last scene in the
life of one who was once highly
gifted and eminently successful.
When first l knew him he was a
fine-built young man, with a bril-
liant countenance and easy man
ner. He hired a loft in a ware
house and began trade on a capital
which could not have exceeded
$500. But from that beginning
sprung one of the greatest houses
IN the city. His course was one
of wonderful success, but it taxed
his system beyond its strength.
He was so excited that he could
not sleep. lie became delirious
on the subject of making money.
1t was the sole theme of his con.
versation, and at last it was fear
ed that this talk was but a form
of insanity. He would call on
his friends to show them chow to
make money" And this, with
other vagaries, compelled his
friends to place him in the asy-
lum. Here he became a lunatic
money-maker. He would spend
the day in calculation and at
night tell how many millions he
had made. At last his brain wore
out and he sank into idiocy, which
only terminated with his life.-I
The concern which he built up
is one Of great wealth, and he
left his family with half million, !
but it was small price for which |
to sell his reason.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

ONE day last week a smiling in
fant toddled away from its home
near Viola, Iowa, on the Dubuque
Southwestern Railroad, and lay
down between the rails to sleep A
few moments later train came a.
long, and the engineer, seeing he
could not stop in time, pulled her
wide open aud banged the whole
train over the sleeping cherub be-
fore it woke, and never touched a
hair of it. Had the little one at
tempted to rise it would have been
killed instantly.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
A Centripetal Force.

A couple of boys with a dog
went into a drug store in Balti-
more the other day. and while
one interested the druggist IN put
ting up five cents worth Of med
icine, the other tied the dogs tail
to the twine on the counter reel.
When the man Of medicine re.
turned to the counter the reel
was flying like fury. The doc
tor quietly reached for a pallet
knif., and, having hung himself
over the counter, made a desper-
ate whack at the Uranium of the
youngster, who, he supposed, was
sitting on the floor helping him
self But, lo! the Toys and the
dog Bouncer were not there. The
docter having tried in vain to
stop his reel, was obliged to give
it up on account of the heat it
communicated TO the palm of his
hand. When he reached the
door he beheld the boys upon the
sidewalk. about two blocks off,
and Bouncer in the middle of the
street going at the rate of forty
knots an hour, the string pointing
directly towards his tail. The
boys had secured a kite string.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
Hints TO the Judges.

The ShelbyvilIe correspondent
Of the Nashville Banner tells
thusly about little matinee, J.
Lynch, manager:
The action of the Supreme
Court in the case of Jordon Holt,
the negro ravisher, is producing
its Legitimate fruits already. Last
week brutal negro attempted
to commit a similar outrage, with.
out succeeding, on a most estima-
bic young lady in the western
portion Of this county, near the
Marshall line. The negro was
caught and quietly hung, and as
quietly buried by the neighbors
next day, without even the form
atty Of a coroner's inquest. His
tender years did not save his
neck.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
A Prospective Isuel,-All
About a Kiss.

Last Saturday a party Of about
seventy young men end ladies'
left this city on a special train,
for the purpose of enjoying a quiet
picnic i'll the woods. The party
took with them an abundance of
the choicest edibles, wines, etc.
and full string band, and spent
the day right royalty. During a
lull in tae festivities a bevy of
young ladies, about fifteen IN num-
Der, withdrew to quiet nook and
formed secret society, and then
called for candidates for initiation
from among the young men. The
ceremony of initiation, the only
degree that was conferred on that
day, consisted of blindfolding the
candidate, leading him into the
center of the magic circle, formed
OF young ladies; and after causing
him to kneel, a sweet kiss was irn-
printed on his lips, and he was
made to guess who kissed him
Quite q number were initiated,
and growled because they could
not take "a few more degrees
One young man, quite ladies'
man, who has an immense opin-
ion of his own Individual sweet
ness, after much coaxing, consent
ed to take the degree, and allow
one of the ladies the privilege of
kissing him. He was blindfoIded,
led into the circle, and assuming
his most fascinating expression,
knelt upon the ground, although
he knew he was about to cause
the breaking up of the society,
owing to the row that would oc-
cur among the young ladies in
their eagerness to press his cherry
lips. The secret of the initiation
was, that instead of being kissed
by one of the ladies, a young man
was let into the secret, who did
the kissing, but in the case of this
the master of ceremo-
MES substituted for himself swar.
thy negro who had been taken a.
long to wait on the party, and
just as his india rubber lips touch
ed those of the young man the
loodwink was removed. His look
IF astonishment was greeted with
1 roar of laughter. Of course he
vas indignant, but when he dis
covered that all the other initiates
lad been kissed By a white man.
lis wrath rose to a fever heat, and
le determined to have satisfac.
ion. We learn that notes have
passed between the two young
nen, and a duel is imminent
Having an eye to business, and
believing that a sensation may
yrow out of it, our reporter with
holds names, for fear the police
nay interfere and spoil the pros
,ective item-MemphiS AUa-
dncbe,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
How to Get a Dinner.

A day or two since clerk in
one of the telegraph Offices in
town, being the last to leave for
his dinner, found the door locked
as is usual, but, as is not usual,
discovered that he had left his key
in another coat pocket two or
three blocks away at his hotel.-
The windows were two stories up,
and he did not exactly see the
point of an exit that way. And
every minute his dinner was grow
ing cold and his temper cores
pondingly hot. He ratified the
door, tried to pick the lock with a
shingle nail, and repeated softly
to himself choice extracts from
profane history. bu. there he
staid, and relief seemed appalling
~ remote. Did he wait there
till his brother clerks returned
from their seven courses, from
soup to doughnuts, to let him out?
Not he. Not he. An idea struck
him and the impression left bore
its fruits. He telegraphed to St.
Thomas, Canada, had it repeated
in Detroit, Mich, whence it was
returned, according to accompa
nying instruction, to the Atlantic
and Pacific office here on Main
street, the resHlt of which was to
send boy up to his room after
the key and down to his Office to
release him He was in time for
ner.-BufaIO Courier.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

The festivities incident to a
marriage at Christianburg, Va,
were somewhat peculiar. A
venerable preacher Of that place
recently married a couple, when,
upon the conclusion of the GER
emony, the bride challenged the
preacher to a foot race. The
old man Of sixty years accep-
ted the challenge at once, and
preparations were made for the
contest. At the dropping Of a
hat, parson and bride started off
together at a tremendous rate
Of speed, amid the enthusiastic
applause Of the bystanders. AT
first the young woman fairly
flew, leaving the veteran consid-
erably in the rear, but later in
the race the old gentleman's
staying qualities told in his fa-
vor. He passed the bride on
the home stretch and came III a
clean winner.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

Those of our readers, says the
Detroit Tribune, who read in our
report Of the Congregational con-
vention at Kalamazoo last week,
that in some localities there "were
not shingles, enough for two
churches, will get our correspond,
ent's intention and the truth Of
the story by correcting it by the
insertion of the word "support"
in the place of "shingles." The
church at Lodi was printed as
having been, during the year.
"afllicted with measels." What
the report said WIS, that the
church at Lodi had been, during
the year, "ahlicted with diyis-
ions"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

Grant says that he won't take
a third. term nomination unless it
comes in such form as to make
it san imperative duty" That is
just exactly what will occult
His cflice- holders will pack tie
Convention for his nomination,
and then he will consider it his
imperative duty to accept. He
has powerful sense of duty, and
could be easily persuaded that it
was his duty to take the fifty
thousand dollars year Presiden'
tial salary for life.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
Food for Lean Women

If any one wishes to grow feshy
a pint of milk taken before retir
ing at night will cover the scraw.
niest. Although nowadays we
see a great many feshy females,
yet there are many lean and lank
ones who sigh for the fashionable
measure Of plumpness, and who
would be vastly improved in
health and appearance could
their figure be rounded with good
solid flesh. Nothing is more COW
eted by thin women than a full
figure, and nothing will so rouse
the ire and provoke the scandal
of one of the "clipper-builds' rs
the consciousness of plumpness in
a rival. In cases of fever and
simmer complaint milk is now
given with excellent results
The idea that milk is 'feverish" "
has exploded, and it is now the
physicians great reliance in bring
ing through typhoid patients, or
those in too low q state to be
nourished by solid food. Itis a
great mistake to scriInp the milk
pitcher. Take more milk and
buy less meat. Look to your
miIkmen. Have large-sized, we'll
filled milk pitchers on the table
each meal, aud you will also have
sound flesh aud light doctors
bills.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
When Gen. Cluseret was all

When Gen. Cluseret was all
powerful in Paris in the days
sOf the Commune, he conceived
a dislike a for a man named
Pichon, whom he determined to
imprison, and with this view he
said one day to an officer of his
staff 81 point out Pichon to
you; do not lose sight Of him. "
The officer not understanding
Cluseret's motive, but thinking
he wanted Pichon promoted,
had him forthwith made lieuten-
ant. A few days later Cluseret
said again, "You are not losing
sight of Pichon, are you?" A
gain promotion followed, and
before long, by this system,
Pinchon found himself named
colonel. In full uniform he
hurried to the Place Vendome
to thank Cluseret, who said,
overcome with surprise, "Well,
as you have distinguished your
self in service, and have shown
that you are a brave man, let us
embrace, and let all be forgot
ten."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-Ofice.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
day at A. NJ; arrives at 5 P. NJ. Supplies
the following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
willie. Oregon, Georges Store Flora Hunts
Station, Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
ncsday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
davs at2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
-burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P. NJ. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
THURSDAYS at 8 A. M; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at Arm. Supplies Norris Creek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville
Pulaski housewives everv Friday at Il
NJ. leaves same day at 1880. Supplies Cy-
ruston, Boons Hill, Millville, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
Blanche horso-leaves every Friday al
NJ: arrives Saturday at P. 81. Sup
nj es Camargc, MoIino, Cold Water, Blanche
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
sca upon post offices in all parts ef tho L.
rited States. A list of Money Order offices
may be seen on application. Rates of CON-
mission for Money Orders are as follows;
Nor exceeding SO. cents
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

A tramp entered a hotel in
Wheatland CAL, sat down at the
breakfast table, and speedily de-
molished a hearty meal. He then
ordered another beef-steak, and on
its being placed before him, he
suddenly covered his nasal organ
with his hands and started for the
door, apparently taken with bleed
ing at the nose. He passed
through the hotel and across the
street to a pump, from whence he
soon boIted down the track and
made of.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

A Norfolk (Va.) man who
had lost several sheep by dogs,
put strychnine in large quanti-
ties upon one of the carcasses,
the other day, and the next
morning found thirty-one dead
dogs in the field, the furtherest
one being less than one hum
dred yards from the dead sheep.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

one OF the finest springs L evel
saw. 1t is large, and the water
Is cold as ice-water. Pipes arc
laid four or five feet under the
ground from this spring to the
village, and every man who de-
sires it, has a hydrant of pure
water right at his door or in his
house. 1t is owned by a private
firm, who charge small water
tax. A large Touring mill and
distillery are located here, and
hundreds Of barrels of the cele-
brated Lincoln county whisky
are shipped every year. Leav-
ing Lynchburg with kindest
feelings for its hospitable people,
we passed down Mulberry
Creek through a beautiful coun-
try, in a high state of cultiva-
ton, and were soon at
MULBERRY VILLAGE,
located eight miles from Fay
ettcville. There is a splendid
turnpike ali the way from
Lynchburg to Fayetteville
Our stay at Mulberry was short,
but long enough to convince us
that it is made up of intelligent
and cultivated people, with in
dustrious habits and entcrpris-
ing disposition. A fine acade1
my is located at Mulberry.
Our next point of destination
was FAYETTEVILLE.
/ had not seen it for more
than twenty years, but | could
see marks of improvement eve
ryWhere, and signs of thrift and
enterprise displayed. 1t has
clean, smooth streets, and a
number of elegant buildings,
including several handsome pri-
vate residences. This is the
home of the Hon. j. NJ. Bright,
whom | foand to be exceeding
ly popular amongst his neigh
bOrs.
There is a Touring mill near
Fayetteville, on which great
deal of money has been spent.
At present a planning mill is be-
ing erected in the suburbs.
found a good deal of talk a
bout the dog law in all the
counties 1 pass through. 1t was
stated that the Assessor for Lin
coin county has assessed 5000
dogs and that fully that number
had been killed to avoid the
tax. just think of county
no larger than Lincoln having
ten thousand dogs, and yet there
are no more there, | presume,
than in other counties of the
same size. / found that the dog
law was gaining i'll popularity.
| don't believe it will be re-
pealed. l went to
PLEASANT PLAINS.
nineteen miles below Fayette-
vile on Pea Ridge. The road
passed through a BARREN country
which is poor for farming, but
for grapes and fruits is fine.
Pleasant Plains has the right
name; it is indeed a very pleas
ant village. After returning to
Fayetteville and resting a night,
l took the train and stopped
over at
KELso STATION
q few hours, which / found to
be in q rich and thriving valley.
Another short jaunt on horse
back brought me to
FLINTVILLE,
about fifteen miles from Fay
etteville and Immediately on
the Winchester and Fayette-
vile Railroad. This a new
town, and / learn does a good
deal of business. After spend
ing q pleasant night at Flint
vile l find myself on an early
train bound for
WINCHESTER,
which Preached about 10 o'clock
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

A Delaware man married a
woman because she was deaf, and
he thought she'd keep her tongue
still. So she did, bat when he
fell into the we'll and yelled him
self hoaIse trying to make her
hear. he wished that she had ears
a foot long and could hear a whis-
per a mile away.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

According to therecentreport
from army headquarters, over
LOO men have deserted within
the last ten months, being a
proportion of l to II.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

Dwell, [ always make it a
rule to tell my wife everything
that happers," said Browning.
"Oh my dear fellow, that's moth
ingw said Smithwig, 81 tell my
wife lots of things that never
happen at all. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

SHOW don't be rough" remark
ed person, who had been arres.
ted for thievery, the other night,
"Pray don't cay am thief. Be
polite and call me canal con-
tractor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
Rootmaker (Who has q deal

Bootmaker (who has a deal
of trouble with his customer p
II think, sir, if you were to cut
your corn, l could more easily
find you a pair" Choleric
old old gentleman-"Cut my
corns, sirl I'm not going to
plane my feet down to fit your
boots!"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

TRANSMISSION of blood is a
humbug in some cases. y
Chicago man had pint of bull
dogs blood conducted into his
veins and then tried to lick his
his wife. She laid him up for a
week.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

A candidate for Treasurer in
Mississippi announced that in
case he was elected he would pay
all his debts. AS majority Of
bis constituents were deeply In.
terested in the paying part of the
matter, he was triumphantly elect
a1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

At recent trial of Il colored
man in Detroit, for the murder
of his wife and stepdaughter.
the skulls Of the two murdered
women were produced in court,
for the purpose of showing to
the jury that a blood-stained ak
found IN the defendants shed
exactly fitted into tho holes in
the skulls. The defense stoutly
protested against the produc-
ton of these relics Of mortality,
but the court allowed them, and
an exception was entered a.
gainst them. If these crushed
skulls are to be filed as evidence
in the case, and carried up to
the Supreme Court on a bill of
exceptions, their history will be
peculiar, rather than pleasant.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08

A clergyman in England by
the name of Thorn has recently
written a book against the Bap-
lists. Spurgeon one day met
DR.. Campbell, a Congregation
alist, in a book store. The lat
ter pointed out the book to
Spurgeon, and said: ''That is a
thorn in the flesh to the Bap-
lists" "My dear sir" respon-
ded Spurgeon, "yOu ought to
have quoted the rest of the pas
sage, so that we might know
what this thorn in the flesh is.
1t reads. "a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet
me- "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
TERMS-

~ Two Dollars for one year, inca
raably SR Gd0Once; Two DOiIars and
Fifty CcEats if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
TO be paid for IN adUance.
BG@ Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-08
81 Dreamed of Soup Last
Night"

In comfortless tenement hous-
es of New York many scenes
of pitiful sorrow are every day
enacted. Often they are never
known outside the miserable
room in which they occur, but
sometimes there is by chance a
witness. A short time ago a
visitor of St. Johns Guild dis
covered in a tenement in Six
teenth street, two aged women
-one seventy-one and the other
eighty-nine years old. They
were sisters and held in their
arms two grandchildren of one
of them, both Of whom were sick
with fever, and the mother dead.
a son and a son-in-laW were
both out searching for work.
There was not even a crust of
bread in the place-nothing but
a dish half full Of water from
which the children drank eager
ly. The visitor asked if they
had any one whom they could
send to the Guild office for food,
and the younger of the women
said her son would gladly go
when he returned home. The
elder woman asked if the visitor
would be kind enough to send
a bone to make some soup.
II dreamed Of soup last
night" she said.
While the visitor was MAX
ing arrangements for relief there
was an authoritative knock at
the door. A police officer en-
tered, inquiring,
care you Mrs.
"Yes," said the old woman.
"Your son." said the officer,
was found drowned III the
East river to-day at noon."
The shock produced by this
sudden announcement may be
better imagined than described.
The starving women thought
no more of food, but sObbcd in
each others arms. When at
length the policeman asked
what should be done with the
body, the answer came with Bit
ter agony, eve must let you
take our boy to the MOrgue."
There was not even a clean shirt
in the house in which to
dress the corpse. Every article
had been paWncd for food.
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Legislative Notes.

pr. Tanner Is after true statement Of what
became of tie money received for the sale of
$50 600 acres Of land donated by the Federal
Goycrumeut 20 West Virginia 'ar agricultural
rrrrases. a suspicion. reduced almost o. a
certainty, that AN improper disposition OF t.'S
lluI scrp Lai been made. las prevailed i'r
some ,iuc. We hope ilc Or Will getscme
light GA the subject.
A motion o. advance ,lc bin Tr-yi'iug for
,he location Of ,hc Capital by popular vote.
S. third reading, was lost 10 tbe oeuo'e Oh
Ealay by Gle yo.e.
A bin has passed by.i houses which erac;s
that State licenses. or purposes enumerated a.
length ia Section J. cArpter 81. OF thc C"te
shall De issued only wHcu authorized by The
County Court or The Council 1l tic village,
town or city. where the act uf business IS Co be
,l9ue i0 village, t1wu ur cliy. 10 iWther
,uacts That Snch Caur, 20 Council shall not
authorize any iiceus. o. s-,i spiyitU0uS liquors,
wine, porter. sc ,uutlthe applicant shalt have
eiven bond 10 addition Oh the b1ud required
by the ace entitled "Au act providing against
the evils resulting from the sale of lut"Nlra-
.iag liquors" with approved security. 10 Tie
penalty OF $500. coult.lnel tblt Doe viii not
permit a0y person % drink O. iatnXiCau"n on
any premises uuder lis control. ard Vlii act
s.il " furnish any Intoxicating drinks ta any
person who D., Intoxicated 90 th- ,'ue. or Is
ksoWH Oh have the habit &C drinking {. lrtox-
,clfi.u. OF j. 4 minor: .uf furnish -Gch tftrE
e, aly person on sunday. y violation OF
these conditions Is made uiS3rUelt'r. The
fine is 90 te uot less than Sl0or more than
G1r0 ff. ar1 IBIS -rr.f.rS shall be- liable lr