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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

There were 1,780,961,O0 ci-
gars manufactured in this country
last year. 1t is stated that for
every cigar that passed through
the customhouse twenty-three
were manufactured and paid duty.
The duties on cigars imported
last year was. Sc, 100000, and the
tax on those Of domestic manu-.
ture $33,242.S75, making total
of nearly $40, ,0O0,Q00 our people
pay the Government annually for
the privilege of smoking cigars.
The consumption amounts to about
100000 cigars every twenty
our hours.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08
a Rat Story from PennsyI
Vania.

The Carlisle Penn.) Herald
says: Mr.. Jesse Layerty, of
East PennsborO', living near
Booser's Mil, was lately very
much annoyed by rats, which
carried off his eggs and made
sad work with his corn in the
crib and then invaded his gran
ary and commenced DESTROYING
a bin of wheat. Mr.. LayertT,
on examination, found there was
but one place where the rats
got in. He thereupon resolved
to kill the rats by an artiiiee
we'll worthy Of the cause. lie
Istrewed corn meal liberally en-
the floor of the granary, and a
bout an hour later he nailed the
hole shut; he then called his
dog "a Spanish terrier) andarmcl
with club went forth to bat
tie. Now the door Of the gran
airy IS fastened oy long wood
en- latch extending full across
the door and can only be opened
from the outside. and AIr. Law
erty on entering the granarv
drew the door shut and heard
the latch fall. He then thought
the enemy was his, but that was
an error, for the rats were more
numerous than he expected, and
finding no way of escape, at
tackled both Mr.. Layertv and
his dog with great fury. Mr..
Lavcrty laid on his blows hard
and fast, and one blow aimed at
rat, unfortunately hit the doc
on the head and killed him. Nr.
Layerty, being thus deprived OF
his faithful ally, would have fed,
but could not. He then com
menced calling for help; the
rats, meanwhile, kept skirmi<h-
ing around his legs, ran up his
body, bit his hands, and one
bOlder than the rest bit his nose.
1t is impossible to say what the
result of this unequal contest
would have been had not a pass
ing neighbOr, attracted by the
noise and cries gone to the re-
lief of Mr.. Laverty, who presen-
ted shocking spectacle, his
face and hands bloody and bis
clothes torn into shreds. Mr..
Laverty being washed and re- .
habilitated, sat down to reflect,
when he hit on q better plan Of
warfare. He went and borrowed
twelve cats, which with his own
made fifteen; these he, in the
evening, shut up in the granarv
with the rats, and the next morn
ing he found on examination.
ten dead cats, one blind one and
two with on eye apiece. The
remaining two were unhurt,and
by actual count he found 10
dead rats; of the dead dog there
was nothing left but the bones
and hair, the rats doubtless hay
ing eaten him while Mr.. Lave t.
was hunting cats.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

\ writer in the Ereaing Post
says That "there is n great deal cf
maud.in sympathy expressed bv
certain people for outrageous erin.
inals, and very little for thosa
whom they. poster, with their
crimes. And when a supposed.
or at the lDost'a temporary evil.
resting TO those who are depend
ent upon them for support (which
very likely in such eases they Il,
not supply Is brought forward to
prevent their receiviug.the iast
penalty fer their crimes, it rather
taxes our endurance. II Won
wish really to- benefit tho families
of these criminals, punish them ir
they commit crime; especially such
crimes as cultivate and strength
on in them heartlessnpss. and
blood thirstiUPss and brutishness.
Punish the brutality out of them,
if possible, and you will truly ben
eft their ''innocent families
and if punishment will not root il
out. why just shut them mp for
good and all, where they will have
no one to iDjure but themselves.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

q Twelve persons recently stop
ped at a hotel over night. Onask-
ing their bill next morning, they
found it to be So. The old
men paid So each, the old wo-
men paid s. each, the young
men paid 80 cents each, and the
young women paid 25 cents
each. How many old men, how
many old women, how many
young men and how many
young women were there trav-
cling in this crowd?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

1
marched directly in front, eight
PAGES, and wheeled as the word
'fire" was given. Each man
shot, but not at his adversary, as
there was an eight-foot hill be-
tween them, the seconds having
chosen the top of the ridge or
"back bone," and each man had
marched out Of sight of the other.
The crowd were not long in
seeing the "pint," when a loud
hurrah went up, and the Virgin
ian "set up" many a gallon of
old rye over his duel. The
principals were the best of
friends before night, and went
together on jolly spree.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

And now it is that the most
gifted liar Of a hamlet Of the
wide, wide West, entertains a
ost-oflicc assembly with tales
Of cold winters in Kansas, where
whisky was sawed off by the
drink, being frozen solid; and
feeling encouraged, tells about
being stabbed in a fight and ow-
ing to the extreme frigidity of
the atmosphere the wound did
not bleed until the spring thaw.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

In the office of one of the hotels
recently gentleman snapped bis
finger to j boot-black, and as he
put his foot on the box be said:
"You look like good, smart boy"
See here, mister!" replied the
boy as he rose up, a brush in Ell
ther hand; ''l've had that game
played on me dozen times, and
now | want to know whether
this a cash shine or whether
you're going to pat me on the
head when | get through end tell
me that I'll be Governor of Mich
igRn some day?"- Detroit Free
Press.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

A youngster, while warming
his hand over the kitchen fire,
was demonstrated by his father,
who said: "Go way from the
stove; the weather is not cold. "
The little fellow, looking up at
his stern parent demurely, re-
piled: Il amt heating the
weather; I'm warming my
hands"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

A wedding that was to have oc-
Cured few days ago has been
indefinitely postponed because the
mother-in-law elect heard that her
daughters future husband had an
uncle somewhere cashier in a
bank. She said there was sure 10
be irregularities" sooner or la.
ter. and she didn't want the fami-
ly implicated in any scandal.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08
Phenia Epps of Hamilton, Ohio

Phenia Epps Of Hamilton, Ohio,
asked her mother to take a note
for her to a friend Of the family
living in a near street. The note
when opened was found to read:
''This is a little 'ruse of mine to
get mother out Of the house. Be-
fore she can get back | will be on
the cars and gone with dear Lo-
renzo, and before night will be
married" "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

These spelling-matches that
are travelling all over the con-
try are funny affairs. If the
leaders Of them would give out
a few words in the English Ian
guagc, in common use, such
words as the medium scholar
uses in his daily conversation,
they would be beneficial. But
no; they search the dictionary
for the hardest technical words
rarely used by any one, and thus
turn down the spoilers. Whao
do you think Of EpiphvIIosprr-
nous, Hyoscyamine, Marg ri
acR, for samples? Reform it
altogether. Such words as these
would floor old Ben Butler.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

A Maine woman was true to
her lover, and married him af-
ter he came back from Califor-
MIA afteran absence of twenty
years. n. Bile came back
rich.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

"Idiot!" exclaimed a lady
coming out of the theatre last
evening, as a gentleman acci-
dentally stepped on her trailing
skirt. (Which one of us""
blandly replied the man. oo1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

After leaving a Milwaukee
street car, a citizen ran and O.
vertook it again, annd entering
looked around on the floor and
asked: "Did any one see let
ter in mourning envelope" All
answered NO" and he contin-
ucd: "Well, it's no great loss,
though I'd like to be sure wheth-
er it said my brother William
or nv Uncle James was deadY'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

President Porter, OF Yale Cul.
lege, recently gave the following
laconic advice to the students la
the course OF an extended address:
Don't drink. Don't clcw.
Don't smoke. Don't sweG~.
Don't deceive. D1n't read nov
els. DJn't marry until YOU can
support a vile. Be earnest. BE
selfrel;an: Be generous. b.
civil. Read the papers. Adyer.
tise your business. Make money.
and do good With it. Love Cod
andiyour fellow men.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

eff l had leisure, would re-
pair that weak place in my fence,
said a farmer. lie had none, and
while drinking with a neighbor,
the COWS broke in and injured a
prime piece of corn. lie had leis-
ure then to repair his fence, but it
did not bring tack his corn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

DR.. De Haas, American Consul
at Jerusalem, sends the informa
ton that for the first time
known to the present inhabitants,
the cold weather was so severe as
to form ice. The Arabs having
never seen ice before, were
completely puzzled and could not
understand "why water should
change into glass!' qr.--.r
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

AN attendant at Mount Yer
non, not long since, found a la
dy weeping most bitterly and
.audibly, with her handkerchief
at her eyes. He stepped up to
her and said:
care ouin trouble, madam? p
'ENo, sir!" she sobbed.
u saw you weeping"
"Ah!' said she, chow can
one help weeping at the grave
of the Father OF his country?"
ooh, indeed, madam, said he,
''that's it? The tomb's over
yonder, this is the ice house"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

The Rome Sentinel says
'The women of Wateryille
are discussing the question:
How shall we keep our hus-
bands al home evenings?" A
subscri Der recommends them to
hire handsome servant girls.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

A young man charged with
being lazy was asked if, he took
it from his father. 81 think not,
was the reply. "Father's got
all the laziness he ever had" -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08
TERMS.

S- Two Dollars for one year. tnca-
.'to6'g an ddc0Rce; Two EsOiIare a.sd
Fifty CesIs if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
70 be paid for IN GdrG1tce.
Rzly- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

"There tbst explains where my
c!otLes-line went to!p exclaimed
an Iowa woman as she found her
husband hanging in the stable.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

The wise legislators of Indi-
ana know how to settle the
question Of people being over
run by street cars in PoPuIous
cities. A bill has been intro
duced ipto the House making it
unlawful to cross the street In
front of a street car in motion
within less distance than ten
feet Of the animal drawing it.
If that law only passes, and
people supply themselves with
proper measuring tools, we shall
have no more accidents by street
cars running folks down. Wis
doml
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

The paper manufacturers re-
port the rather peculiar fact that
the rags received at the mills
this winter, are noticeably more
ragged and thread bare than usu-
al, which is supposed to be the re-
suit of the bard times; every body
wearing out old clothes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

"May heaven bless and keep
vou from your own true love,
Benjamin Herrick," was the way
the letter ended.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-Ofice.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
day at 6 A. NJ; arrives at P. N. Supplies
the following offices: Kelso Lincoln, Flynt-
Vile. Oregon. Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
Station, Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyville stage-arriGes Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. M; leaves same
days at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. Bonneville County Line, Shelbyville.
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at Az. N. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 2. N. Supplies Norris Greek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville.
Pulaski horse-arrives every Friday at y
n leaves same day at 1870. Supplies Cy-
ruston. Boons Hill, Millyille, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
Blanche borse-leaves every Friday at
2. NJ; arrives Saturday at 3 P N. Sup
Mics Camargo, Molino Cold Water, Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
fc4 upon post Offices in all parts ef the L
rited States. a list OF Money Order offices
NAV be seen on application. Rates Of com
mission for Money Orders are as follows:
DTor exceeding SIT. lO............-. cents
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

The following case was decided
in the N. Y Court of Common
Pleas last week: Two carriages
respectively owned by George S.
Hastings and Edward T. Young,
We're stopped in close proximity
on Broadway, to make room for a
procession. One of the horses at
tached to Mr.. Young's carriage.
kicked a hole through Mr.. Hast
ing's carriage. The latter brought
suit ard recovered damages. This
judgment has been reversed by
the Common Pleas in General
Term, holding that it was not
sufficient to show that the horse
did the kicking, but must show
further that kicking was one Of
his characteristics, which the de-
fendant was bound to guard.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

Every pound of cocbireal con
tains 10000 insects boiled q,
d-ath.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-08

The following is one of the
sweet little ditties of the Western
spelling school:
0, leadmy infant feet to walk
Into the spelling school:
Let other children sneer and laugh
At photographic rule. -.-.
But me that better way will lead
Until perfectly / spell: ..--a
So may | shun the path that leads
To where Josh Billings fell.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-09-09
LONGING.


All from out this gloomy valley
Where the chilling storm-clouIs rest
Could find the gate to sally
Ali. forever were blesti
YOnder gleam the lovely mountains,
Ever young and ever fair
Had pQwer-had hut pini0as,
SwifLly should they wait me there.
Perfect harmonies are ringing,
Sweetest tones are heavenly calm,
And the gales are lightly bringing
Down ward scents of odorOus balm
Golden fruits see there glowing.
Reckoning from their leaves of green
Aud the blossoms yOnder blowing
Never winters blight have seen,
All. how blest 1t were to wander
In that sunshine bright and free;
And the breezes stirring yOnder-
oh how healing must they bs!
Bat the torrent intervening
Bass my way-its pillows roll
Mountain high, with angry meaning,
Striking terror 10 my soul.
See a boat Is yonder Yeering,
Bu., alas! the pilot fails,
Enter freely, without fearing,
Rounded are the shining sails.
Thou must trust and thou must venture
For the gods give pledges ne'eT;
Wonders only can a mortal
To the Land OF Wonders bear.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-09-09
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAY.
ny, your TICKETS via the CHICAGO 4
NoKrH- WESTERN RAILWAY for
SAN FRANCISCO.

Sacramento, Ogden, salt Lake City, Chey-
enne, Denver, Omaha, LtncOlH, Council
blufS, 1anktOn, Sioux City, Dubuque, VII
mona, u. Paal, Duluth, Marquette, hough-
ton, Hancock. Greeu Bay, OshkOsh, Fond do
Lac, Madison. and Milwaukee.
III you want 10 go IN Milwaukee, hkosh.
- Paul, Minneapolis, Duinth, Fort Garry.
Wtuona, Warren, GaIeua, Dubuque, SiOnx
city, va kton, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Lin
Lincoln, Denver, Salt Lake city, Sacramen-
10, San FranciseO.sr hundred other north
great line i the one you should take. The
track Is Of the best steel rall and all the ap-
pOintments are flrst-ciaSs in every respect.
Its trains are made up Of elegant new Pull
maH Palace Drawing Room aud Sleeping
Coaches, luxurious, well lighted and well
ventilated Day Coaches and pleasant lOung-
Ing a ID smoking cars. The cas- are all
equipped with the celebrated Miller safety
Platform, and Patent Buffers and Couplings,
Westinghouse Safety Air Brakes, and every
other appliance that has been devised for the
safety OF passenger trainE- All trains are
run by telegraph In a word, this GREAT
LINE has the best aud smOOthest track, aud
the most elegant and comfortable equip
ment OF ANY road IN the West, and has no
competitOr In thecountry. =
On the arrival OF the trains from the East
or South, the trains Of the Chicago & North
Western Railway leave CHICAGO as fol-
lows:
For Council Bluff. omaha. ara Cal
1fORnia, Two thorough trains daily, with
Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Sleep
Ing Cans through 70 Council Bluffs.
For st. PauI aud Minneapolis, Two
through trains daily, with Pullman Palace
Cars attached on both trains.
For Green BAY and Lake Superior,
Two trains daily. with Pullman Palace Cars
attached, and running through 70 Mar
For milwaukee,. Four through trains
daily Pullman Cars on night trains.
FOR Winonn and points In Minnesota
One through train daily
ROF Dubuque, via Freeport, Two
through trains daily, with Pullman Cars on
night train.
For Dabuque ana La Crosse, via
Pullman Cars on night train.
FOr Stoux City and HankfOn, Two
trains daily. Pullman Cars to Missouri VAL
ley function.
For Lake Geneva, -Four trains daily,
FOR Rockford, sterling, AenOshas
Janesvflfe, and Olher points, you can have
from two 10 ten trains daily.
p U L NAN PALACE CARS.
These celebrated ears are run on all night
trains ON AL the lines on this road. They are
run between-ChicagO aud Omaha, Chicago
and Cedar Rapids. Chicago and Dubuque,
via CLIFTON, Chicago and EFeepsrt. Chicago
and Marquette, Chicago and Green Bay,
Chicago and Ailwaukee. Chicago and 50.
Paul.
This is the Only LIue running these eers
between Chicago and St Paul or Chicago
and Mii~aukee
At Omaha our Sleepers cOunect with the
Overland SieeperS on the Union Pacific Kali
er. All Ticket Agents sell tickets by this
MARvIS HUGHIrr,
Gen'l Superintendent,
W. II. STENNETT.
Mar 4. '75-ne2si Gen1 Passenger Agent.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-09-09
GOING EAST

j. 8. MUhNIS, bupIt.
W. Z. BEAL, Master Transportation.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-09-09

Yoo see," sed I, my friends, that
wed Jest ez ION pay greenbax ez our
own money"
The crowd wuz re-ssbOOrej and
took our bills tz readily eZ ever. Pol
lock aud Rigler gave up the property,
but they didn't leave the village. On
the contrary. they went to the tavern
70 board and j=ered at Us wuss than
ever. They srd they he'd made more
money by this tr2nsAeKshen than
they he'd ever mad in the Corners
since they had landed there
Deekin FOgram, Capt. MePelter aud
Isazker Gavitt hev all paid off mort
cages on their farms, aud l hev bot a
farm and am gettin up plans for u
manshun befittin my new position .
| am now happy and contented
hev FINELY struck my gait. Bank
Presidentin scots mel wnZ born for
it. Ef | wuz relijusly inclined
shood pray for WIllyum Alien until |
he'd corns on both knees.
PETROLEUM V. Massey,
President NV the Onlimited Trust and
a,onfidenee Company.
7. S.-There's a triflfn, but still en-
barr assin, trouble Okkurred. The on
preeedente1 run on Biscom in eonse-
kence Nv the plentifulness Nv money
exhausted his stock nv likkers yester-
day, and he sent to Louisville for
more. The likker merchants Nv that
mersenary city, tZ mere matter NV
form, generally require BaseOm To
pay TOR goods afOre they ship EN-. To
avoid mistakes. He sent on a thpu4
and dollars NV our money. AND THEY
REFoozED To TAKE 1T Ez he PAID
all the greenbax he he'd ta Pollock,
be can't get supplies, aud the Cor
ners Is parcheds Wat To do We don't
know. We don't see why our money
shoOdent go in l. S.isviIIe.
It will take two weeks TO ship
enough grain To Louisville to ex-
change for the likker, and then comes
another terrible quondary. BlscOm
demands the grain NV the Bank ald
wants t3 pay for il ia the Banks
ishoOs And he insists on hepin II at
wat its wuth in louisville ia Green
bax Finanseerin aint the easiest
biZnis in the world. Oar money
staFtid well enuff Oh the cirkle, but
there seems to be n break III It. Ef
We let Btsc0m hev that gr in ami
take our own money for it, were Is
our profits? Ef we don't let him
hev the gram the G ,rners will die uv
drOuth And eff he gifts it our money
must hs taken fur it, for it's all he's
got. cIOd cut the GJrien knot by
fallln, but then the wheat wood be at.
tached. shell holi on and see wat a
Week will bring forth. Pr0vi Ience
never deserted me yig. P. V. II.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-09-09
New YORK. Correspondence ChIehgo Tim es.l
An Interview With TIIton.


/ int.rviwed fhsodOre FiItOn for an
hour the other day. The famous
scandal piainIIff was in poor eondi-
tion aud dull spirits. All the exuber-
anee which ne formerly displayed has
disappeared, aud ~ has the puck aud
power which he had during the trial.
Two months nave passed since the
close Of the half-year trial, and he has
remained quietly in his house, engaged
10 the preparation Of lectures for next
winter, and the composition % his
novel. He resides in the same pleas-
ant old wooden cottage in Brooklyn.
With him are his tvs daughters,
FlOrenos, aged "a, and Alice, aged
lS-hOth of them pretty and intelii-
gent young ladies' He lately visitsd
the old homestead Ia which his faith
er resides; he occasionally gDes
out among his friends, and he often
takes long tramps in the country.
But he hss not seen or held any COM
munication with his wife EllZabeth (;
and the stories about the prospect %
their reunion are all without foanda-
ton. She herself will not tolerate
the mention Of the subject in her
DIcSCuCcf auA tue ADDrato Oi uEr
daughters have not the slightest ef-
feet upon her. TiitOn himself always
speaks of her as he did during t5e
trial, eulOgizing her character and
virtues, but insisting upoH he-t guilt.
He has fDst none Of bis former feel.
ings toward Beecber, and the men,
ton OF the name is evidently aggravz.
ting TO his temper TfltOO spike
feelingly Of his present poverty, in
contrast with his former easy eondi-
tiOn, aud his chronic depression Is
doubtless partly owing to the charge
in his circumstances and position.
He is quite well aware OF his unpopu-
lArity in Brooklyn, but he is not un-
aware that he has friends there and
elsewhere. He feels hopeful that his
peeunisry Affairs will be greatly i'm
proved d0Fing the coming winter. by
his leetnrinZ tours, and spoke proud
/ ly of the storm Of invitations 20 lee
I tu-e that has been pouring IN upon
him. So far as fiitOn himself Is con-
cerned, he has no inteniiOn whatever
of bringing Beeeher % another trial,