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wharf, Ellsworth, always ready 10 tt-,..,
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DOUBLE YOUR TRADE

DTuggIsts, UfOcers and DeSIers 7 Pure China an
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circular The WELLS TEA COMPANY 20I Fulton
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Taking Him In.

The Cincinnati Times says: A
lady occupy ing high position at
Washington, whose husband was
of the Government, made trip to
Europe with him. She "doted''
on lace, and here was her opportu.
nifty. Talking of the acquisitions
she would make in this line, he
told her he should purchase any
reasonable quantity, provided she
would not smuggle ary. To this
she acceded. The gentleman
took as part OF his wardrobe a
dressing-gown, for, like most A
mericans, in the privacy of his
room he liked to pull off his coat.
Several times on the trip he OBJ.
served the care his wife took of
this garment, and was gratified
fer her anxiety for his comfort
Once when smoking, while light
ing his cigar, he sat his gown on
fire, and quite u hole was burnt
in the skirt. His wife was con
siderably agitated, and he was
fattered that SO trifling a danger
to him had so moved her. One
morning Immediately after their
return to this country he found
before be reached his office that
the keys he needed he had left at
home, and retraced his steps to
get them, Letting himself in
with his latch-key, he proceeded
to his chamber, and Oh opening
the door found his wife on her
knees on the floor, his dressing
gown divesIed of its lining and
spread before her, and she, scissors
in hand, disengaging from it Il
white, fimsy fabric with which it
was covered. She sprang up on
seeing him. laughed, and exclaim-
ed: "You are the smuggler. You
wore that lace all over Europe,
and brought it home"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
How She Knew Tt.

a west end man went home
from a days meandering down
town., as usual, the other night
and was met at the door by his
wife with the customary kiss
Thinking what a nice, blessed
body she was, he hung his hat
on q nail, and was about to re-
turn to her side, when she be-
held that a great change had
come over the spirit of her
dreams.
She looked as one to whom
had come a revelation, while her
face and attitude gave evidence
that great gulf had suddenly
become fixed between them as
man and wife.
"Wha-wha- what's the mat
ter?'' he asked, misgiyingly.
"John Henderson" said she,
didn't you tell me you would
give up smoking if I'd go with
out new bonnet this year?''
81 d-did," f" was the reply, 'tha-
that smoke you smell | got
from sitting with a m
"Nonc of your lies to mic,
John Henderson, interrupted
his spouse. .''''.'7
"Let Inc ex-"
"No, ] won't let You explain
any Of your mean, ,Iastardly
fdlsehoods," said she, choking
with the sense of the great
wrong she had suffered.
"But / haint lit "a"
"That will do" said she; and
then she twisted one of Johns
pants-legs aronnd so that he
could sec for himself and, point
ing TO a dozen long, white
marks up and down the thigh,
she asked with tirmph in her
eye:
DO You pretend to say them
wasn't made with matches?"
The next day Mrs. Hender-
son asked her husband for some
money to get bonnet with, and
he gave it to her; but he doesn't
strike his matches Oh his panta-
looms any more when he lights
his scgar.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
thou aims at be thy Countrys, thy Gods and Truths
A Gigantic IcicIe.
From late Newfoundland Letter

FROM late Newfoundland Letter.
There is no record of such ice
fields as have been sliding past
our shores this season. The
sealing captains report the ice
in many instances twenty feet
in thickness and hard as float
ing masses Of granite. Had
the season been a stormy one,
this ice would have played sad
havoc among our fleet. From
the 9Th Of January, when the
ice first appeared here, till the
11th Of May, it was never out
Of sight--a huge river of ice
slowly floating past. Ships
that came through it reported
it to be 200 miles in breadth.
It's length is unknown, but in all
probability it extended from
Baffin's Bay to the Gulf Stream,
a distance Of 1,500 or 1000
miles. The intense cold Of the
winter seems to have converted
the whole surface of the sea a.
long Greenland into ice-felds,
and no sooner was borne away
on the bosom of. the Arctic cur
rent than another one was form
ed. One would suppose that
such an enormous ice delivery
would temporarily lower the
temperature of the Gulf Stream
itself and give us a cold sum-
mer. Even at this date vast
quantities of ice are passing
south, though not in sight.
The first two outward bound
mail steamers from Liverpool
were unable to enter the port
Of st. Louis owing to the ice,
and had to run on to Halifax,
and the same is true of the two
first homeward- bound steamers.
The third outward mail steam
er, by which this letter should
be conveyed, is overdue, and
may also have passed us by.
The "oldest inhabitant" remem-
bers no such season as this.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
The Pastors Strong Flip

The Northampton (Mass) Ga
zette tells the following story of
the first minister in Pelham, Mass:
'Some of the members of the
church somehow got the idea that
the minister was using too much
rum in the way of flip, and a COM
ittee of five was chosen to wait
upon and demonstrate with him,
not against the practice, which
was common, but in reference to
the quantity used by him. Mr..
A., was apprised of their errand,
and knowing that, notwithstand-
ing the object thereof, he would
be expected to treat them to flip,
instructed his wife in regard to
the strength Of the beverage
First time around considerable
water; second1ime, more rum and
less water; third time, all rum, or
as nearly as possible. and have 1t
palatable. The result was, the
committee passed a jolly evening,
after concluding their business,
and three of them passed the
night on the floor, being unable
to go until early next morning
At the appointed time they made
report to the church to this effect:
'Your committee called on Mr.. A.
and demonstrated with him, and
have, to report that he gave us
Christian satisfaction. We had
this from a grandson of the afore-
said Mr.. A., and it ought to be
true"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, Fayetteviilc--serVices ev-
cry Sabbath at 10:3O and at night; Rev Geo
Hall, pastor; Sunday school at 8 AN.
MetEo'list-services every Sabbath at
IO:;O and at night; Rev L b Fisher, pastor
Sunday school at O'Clock.
Cumberland esbyterian-services every
Sabbath at 1870 and at night; Rev Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Methodist, FlyntvillS--services lst Sab
bath in each month at 4 and night; Rev WA
Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school at 8.
Union Church, Pleasant PlaDs-seTyicts S
list Sabbath each month at IL and night 10y
the Mcthodists; Rev Mr. Barham, preacher
chargc-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
at ii by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans, Rev j b Muse, pastor. Union Sun
day school at 8.
A Il Presbyterian, New Hope, services 1st
and 3rl Sabbaths at ii; Bethel, End and
5th Sabbaths at Il-Rev A 5 Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-services 3rd Sun
day in each month at IL O'Clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJ Collier, pastor; Sun
day School at 8.
Cumberland byterian--services 4th
Sunday each month at IL O'Clock A NJ and at
night; RcvMrMorris, pastor; sabbath school 8
Baptist, Mulberry--church session Sat
urdAy before lst Sabbath in each month;
services 1st Sabbath at IL; Rev A Van loOsc
pastor; Sabbath school at
United Presbyterian, Lncoln-services
every Sabbath at ll:l5 NJ; RcvJ w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (SheltOn's
creek k(-scryices 4th Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev GLByrum, preacher in ch
Libe.ty Grove-services 2nd Sabbath at
HAM; Rev w \ Gill, preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(near Flyntville)-serviccs 4th Sabbath in
each month at Ii O'Clock; Rev A w Suth-
erlend. supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, on the Petersburg
road. 6 miles North of Fayetteville, 1st and
;}rd Sabhaths in each month-also Swan
Greek Church, End and 4th Sabbaths in each
mouth; Rev 2 Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Greek, on
Fishing Ford road, miles North of Fay
cttevillc, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths each month;
Rev b Iigert, pastor.
Methodist, Oak Hill-scryices 4th Sab
hath each month at 10 O'Clock.
Cumberland Presby yteriaG-Rev n DCraw-
ford pastor.
Methodist-services End Sabbath at 10 A
NJ; Rev w b Lowcry, P c.
Cumberland resbyterian-Scrvices 4th
Sabbath at 10 Mi Rev B Tigert, pastor;
Union sunday school at p NJ every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Mt. Hermon, Flintville circuit--seTvices
3rd Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
w A Gill. preacher in charge.
Macedonia, Flintville circuit-scrvices 4h
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev w a
Gill, preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Greek, Duck
eye)-services 2nd Saturday and Sunday in
each month; Rev l. Sanford, pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Hydrophobia in Fruit.
Poisonous Peaches In India-l
Wonderful Occurrence
at Lucknow. tr,4t-

From the Lucknow Correspondence Of the
Indian Daily News.
Two native gardeners and a lit.
tie boy having been snd ddenly
seized with alarming spasms, &C,
companied by foaming at the
mouth, after eating quantity of
PEACHES, the Englishman to whom
the peach orchard belonged forth
with preceded TO analy re the
fruit. TO his horror, the juice
was found to contain a consblera-
ble proportion of poisonous virus,
a discovery which naturally led to
close examination Of the tr-e from
which the fruit had been gathered.
After inspecting the leaves, the
branches, even the bark, with no
scientific results, one OF the exam.
ining party suggested that the
roots should he uncovered. This
being done, the origin of the pois
on at once came to light Being
anxious TO enrich the soil of the
orchard, the gardeners had buried
dead dogs under many ofthe trees,
including the one on which the
deadly peaches had grown. Un-
der its roots lay the carcass of a
defunct pariah, proved by appear
ance to have died Of hydrophobia.
After this discovery there could
be no doubt about the source from
which the frui' derived its poison
Gus qualities. The virus Of hy-
drophobia had first impregnated
the soil, next the sap of the tree,
and subsequently transmitted it
self to the fruit. Yet the poison
appears to have lost some. Of its
power in transit, since it is rrla-
ted that the three patients ,swere
successfully treated and all recov-
ered."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Navigation under Diff
cufties.

A little boy, four or five years
old, while playing near deep
gutter in street in Indianapolis,
Sunday afternoon, lost his balance
and fell in the water. 1t was af.
ter rain and the current was rap.
i'd. The boy aoated swiftly with
the stream, the Sentinel says,
aud before he could be rescued he
had passed under platform which
extends over the gutter for four or
five hundred feet. The little fel-
low foated along in the water for
nearly ten minutes before he e.
merged at the south end of the
wooden tunnel. When picked up
out of the water By those. who
had run to the opening to watch
for him, life seemed to be extinct.
He was, however, resuscitated af-
terra while, and is now in lair
way to recovery. 1t was very
fortunate that the lad did not
lodge in the tunnel while on his
involuntary trip, for had he done
SO, he would inevitably have been
drowned before aid copld have
reached him. AS it was, the es',
cape Was narrow enough.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville Post-Omcc.

Railroad-lcavcs every day except Sun
day at 6 A. NJ; arrives at 5 p. NJ. Supplies
the following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
Vile. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunt S
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shclbyville stage-arrivcS Monday, We'd
ncs,lay and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at 2r. NJ. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyyille
Huntsville stage-leavcs Monday and
Thursday at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P. NJ. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green, Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbvville horse-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
F,idav at P. NJ. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyvllle
Pulaski horse-arrives every Friday at II
NJ. leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston. Bocns Hill, Millyille, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
blanche horse-leaves every Friday at
SA. NJ; arrives Saturday at P. N. Sup
lies Camargo, Moline, Cold Water, Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
flee upon post offices in all parts cf the u
ni;ed States. A list of Money Order offices
NAV be seen on application. Rates OF com
mission for Money Orders are as follows:
NOT exceeding S15. ~ cents
over Is apd not exceeding S30....l5 do
do 80 do do 10 20 do
do 40 do do 30. 20 do
w. b. DOUTHAT, p NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
The Public VS.. NeWspa-
pGrS.

The idea of working for the
public for nothing, says an ex-!
change, is never applied to any
body but newspaper proprietors.
Court houses, churches, jails, acad-
emies, &c, are built for public
conveniences, ard used by the pub
lie, yet who ever argued that, for
this reason, brick-masons, carpen-.
ters, plasterers and painters, ought
to build them for nothing? There
is another unjust imposition upon
the newspaper men. Some pub
lie or private charity needs help
the editors are called upon to
have five, ten or fifteen dollars
worth of advertising-al of which
must be free-while his neigh
bors are expected to contribute
dollar or two, and are>extolled for
their liberality. The proper
course is to pay the editor, like
all other men, for what he does,
and then let him contribute as
others do.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
An Elephantpicksayoung
WOman's Pocket.


Correspondence of the Kansas City Times
On Tuesday the. entire popu-
lation, except a blind woman
and Rouse, went over to see
lQueen's great show and have a
nice time. A young lady from
across the Jersey took her suitor
and an opera-glass. The young
lady says she thought the per-
fcrmance real romantic until
she stopped to see the elephant.
She wore one of those pock-
cts behind, in which, besides her
handkerchief, she had deposi-
ted an apple, handful of pea
nuts, quarter of a pound of gum
drops, a little bottle Of ammo
MIA, and some other trifes. She
and her swain, after admiring
the complexion Of the huge
beast, turned their backs upon
him to watch the monkeys and
the 1--we kangaroo, and gaze into
each others eyes; to do this
the better they leaned back a.
gainst the rope which inclosed
the stately. monarch, who saw.
the apple protuding from the
pocket of the unconscious fair
one. He hesitated a moment,
and was lost to all sense Of hon
or or self-respcct, for with shuf-
fling movement he emulated the
example of our common moth
er, plucked and ate the fruit,
returned to the pocket and
scooped out the gum drops and
peanuts, and with a sly wink at
his nephew, who was looking
on with anxiety at the proceed
ing. But in the last mouthful
the majestic beast took in the
ammonia bottle by mistake, the
cork came out, and about an
ounce Of hartshoin ran down
the throat OF the greedy beast.
This beverage is said to have
reviying and stimulating infu-
ence, and in this case it proved
It's power, for a more revived ell
ephant was never seen on earth.
With a wild yell lie grabbed the
protuberance behind the lady
which had been the cause of his
disaster; she was ''pulled back
some before, but as the exasper-
ated trunk yanked at the hustle
and accessories, all former at
tempts at that style Of wearing
gear seemed pale and sickly;
everything was "pullcd back"
until the young woman looked
ike the statue Of Niobe in blue
calico. The young man with
great presence of mind shouted
"shoo," and the gentlemanly
clerk of the elephant, with a long
prod, persuaded the beast to let
up. But the fun was over for
The day; cake had 10 charms,
md soda no balm for these two
souls, who walked home with
out single thought about wild
animals.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
One Of the stoutest liquor

One Of the stoutest liquor
laws on record wasspassed by
the last legislature Of Georgia,
for the benefit Of Wilkes and
Polk counties, in that State. 1t
provides that no license to re-
tail liquors can be granted for
less than twelve months. or for a
less, sum than one hundred dol
lars; and no license whatever
can be granted outside the linn
it's Of incorporated towns, ex-
cept upon the written consent
of the majority of the freehold
ers who are voters that reside
within three miles of the place
of sale.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
and Sentinel tells this eXtraord.
nary story: GA physician of this
city received from a brother ply
sician in a neighboring city, a few
days since, human heart which
has attached to it most remarka
BILE story. The man from whose
body the heart was taken at
tempted to commit suicide by
siabbing himself with a knife, Ike
weapon penetrated the heart and
cut "a cash entirely through it
Notwithstanding this, the man lived
for thirty days aftervard, and
would probably have survived for
many years had he rot risen from
his bed and got on a drunk. =
While in an intoxicated condition
be died. The heart is now in the
museum of the Georgia Medical
College"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
w eStern Bridges.

Nothing cxccls in wonder the
bridge system of the West, built
up since the war. The Nilsson
ri is bridged at St. Charles g.
5;}5 feet long), Boonyille, Kan
sas City ,Leavcnwortb, ,Atchison,
St. Joseph, ($1, ,0O0,OOO), and
Omaha. The cost of these
bridges was about $11, ,O00,OO0.
or 100000 less than the sin
gle bridge and approaches at
St. Louis. The Ohio IS bridg-
cd eight times. below Pittsburc
at a cost of $16,OOO,O0O. The
Mississippi is bridged at ST.
Louis, Hannibal, Keokuk, Bur
iinSton, Clinton, Dubuque,
|yinona, Ia Crosse, St Paul,
and other places at cost of
S25, ,0CO,C00. An engineer told
me a few days ago that the
bridges Of the United States
built since the war had cost
100000. The great bridg-
es at Saybrook, Albany, Hay-
re de Grace, and Buffalo do not
bear comparison with the bridge
system Of the West.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Finance and Eggs.
From the Detroit Free Press

She said she'd take q dozen
of eggs, but while the, grocer
was counting them out she
asked the price. He told her
andshe shrieked:,. --.-..p.,--,.s,-s
"Seventeen cents?''
eyes, ma'am.'' =
"Why, that's outrageous!"
@Well, it's hard times, and ey-
cry thing is up"
She sat down on a sugarbar-
rel, sighed several times, and
asked if eggs were likely to be
lower or higher.
q don't claim to be proph-
ct" he replied, as he twisted a
sheet of paper into the shape
Of a funnel, "but | dare say that
they'll be down to sixteen and
one-half cents in less than a
week, and perhaps go lower
Trade, which is naturally de-
pressed during July and August,
is looking up little. Our ex-
ports of gold are now equaled
by our imports. The calling in
OF bonds put more ready monE
ey afoat, and capitalists are
much more hopeful this week
than last. The crops are about
ready to move, navigation pros
poets are brighter and public
cOnfidence,in financial measures
is rapidly returning. One thing
moves around another, you see,
and though, as / said before, I
am not financier, and my pre-
dlctions are not entitled to any
great weight, it seems clear to
me, that eggs have gotto come
down. A great current of eggs
is setting toward this point from
a dozen different directions, and
even if the calling in of bonds
and the sale of surplus gold
don't produce lower prices I
cannot see why figures should
go up.Dp
She reached into a pickle bar
rel, nipped a cucumber and went
away wondering why her hus-
band never knew anything.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19

"Amen! amen!" shouted a
Cedar Rapids parSon, at the ell
egant remarks of stranger at
a camp meeting. Suddenly the
parson turned his eyes on the
man, and jumping up, scream
ed, "Catch him, brother, catch
him! He's the three card monte
man that got my last months
salary" This is a fact, and the
monte man is now in Jail at Ce-
aar Rapids.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
Law VS.. the Truth.

A singular case, which occurred
in one of the rural towns of Yer
mont is thus described by the Rut-
land, Vt. Herald: Capt. A. shot
and killed a dog belonging to bis
neighbor, Smith. This act was
charged upon one g., and suit
was brought against him to recov-
er damage. The case was tried
by jury before a Justice of
Peace, and Captain A. sat as ju
ror. Circumstantial evidence was
presented to prove that G. shot
the dog, and the jury agreed to
return a verdict of guilty :
Several years after the trial, Cap.
tain A. acknowledged that he
killed the dog, and defended his
course IN rendering a verdict of
"guilt3" against G. on the ground
that his jurors oath required him
to decide the case according to
law aud evidence, and it was fair
.ly proved, he said, that G. killed
the dog.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-19
stSEIUflIlalreRlo tEIUfl
That Baby Over the Way.

- AAeSC -A1NSVJ " VI ehAO w UJ
AS I've sat at my chamber window,
2 I've noticed again and again,
That sweetest of baby figures,
At the opposite window pane:
Rosy cheeks daintiIy dimpled,
Curls that, without any check,
Tumble and twist in confusion,
With the corals about its neck.
Eyes-but TO mention the color,
| must wait for nearer view,
Though 1 think | may state at a venture,
They'll match with the ribbons of blue.
Feet with their tiny bronzed slippers,
And the dearest Of wee chubby fists,
And arms in whose folding of fatnl IS
You must search for the little ones wrists s.
Sometimes throw kisses 10 baby,
And back come the kisses 10 me,
And the intricate game of "bo peep"
Is source of infinite glce,
That lights up the smiles and the dimplcs;
So think we may truthfuIly say,
That have an established Irritation
With the baby over the way.
But how has that little one stolen
A march on my foolish oil heart?
And why, as | watch those bright eyes
Will the quick tear instinctivcly star?
Ah!Nbecause in The long ago years,
& Ere time mingled my tresses with gray,
l, too, had baby as lovely,
As the little one over the way.
From the white robes and clustering curls,
From that vision of inanti!e JOY
Oh sadly, so sad " turned,
. To all have of my boy;
To the baby clothes, yellowsh with age,
To the curls that once lay on its brow,
TO the Old-fashioned cradle-the nest
So dreariless, tenantless now.
The first grief comes back to me then,
The longing that cannot be told,
For the sight of the dear little face,
For my own darling baby to hold;
And my arms ache with emptiness so
That feel am hardly content
To wait for the summons to go
The way my little one went.
And SO, for the sake of the joy
That long ago gladdened my heart
For the light that once shone on my way,
So quick alas! to depart;
For the love that | bore my own darling,
All babies are dearer to-day;
And think must call on the mother
Of that baby over the way.