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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
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hessIje 'l4Ssa ID 1aa Dw SIISSl.
aud C allngher, the head cctitre
Of the Delaware & Lackawanha
strike, lapgujshes III dprapee vils
over IL. New. Jersey. Thsy both
claim, very naturally, that they
are abiiseaand pefsacitell Victims
of '.iIon.handed capital" but ~
IDonaL ue was known as one uf The
most reckless obstructionists, and
cSaIIagher wheu TtkehshF ch6rge
was found to carry loaded revolt.
ver, together with a pocketfufsof
extra cartridges, the ahtliofifies
very wisely conclude thautthev
are safest behind bars, and mo.
pose therefore to keep them, there
until they havea chance 10 prpve
Their innocence by means ofa trhh.
Some reports reach us from
without offurther strikes on roads
which thought themselves out 6t
the woods on this question. The
trouble is, that on most of such
roads no pains whatever seem 10
be taken to promote kindlyqieel-
ing between officials and suborh-
mates, and the result is u state OF
mind among the latter which rem
ders an outbreak always possible.
The course of the New York Cen
trail has been the only one report
ed which shows the right spirit.
When the insurrection was at its
highest and spreading in aIl ldi.
Irections, Mr.. Vanderbilt. issued u
circular to his employees, remnd-
ing them OF their fidelity in times
past, and adjuring them,ito con-
stancy during this trial. The re.
suit OF thus putting them on their
honor was that out Of $4,000 en-
ployes, less than 500showed dis
affection. And now, NJ. Wander.
bilt comes out with another letter
to his men, complimentiag them
for their behavior, and annouIic.
ing that 100000 will be distrib-
uted among them at once, as
token of the regard of their en.
lployes. Now | maintain that d
road which in addition to careful
and successful management, 1is
capable of such unique maguahi-
nifty, IS the one to receive public
Applause, and, as far as possible,
public support .3iiiU 9RApIx.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

Elijah Killam, q farmer Of
Wayne county, Pennsylvania,
on Thursday kissed his family,
saying it was for the last time.
He called his son aside and told
him. what to do with the farm,
''for1'm to be a dead man be-
fore night, | know" A thnn-
der storm was coming up. Kil-
lam went out in a field TO turn
hay. 1t began TO rain. He
went to pig pen near by and
took shelter. Lis pitchfork was
on his shoulder. a thunder
bolt descended and struck the
tines of the fork, melting them,
and passing through the farm
er's body killing him Instantly,
and also killed q dog that NGas
near him. st
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
Miss Corisande's Age.
Miss Corisande was born only
two years earlier than her brother

Miss GorlSapde was born only
two years earlier than her brother
Tom. When Tom was ten years
old she gloried because she was
twelve. When Tom was known
to be fourteen, she confessed to
sweet sixteen. When Tom proud.
.ly boosted of eighteen, she timid-
iy acknowledged herself past nine.
teen. When be came home from
college, with a mustache and a
vote, and had q party in honor
of his twenty.frst birthday, she
said to her friends: "What a
boyish fellow be is; who would
think he was only a year younger
than II" And when Tom declar-
ed be was twenty five years and
old enough to get married, she
said to gentleman friend:
"Do you know, ] feel savagely
jealous to think of Tom getting
married. But then suppose
twins always are more attached
to each other than other brothers
and sisters" And two years lat
er, at Toms wedding, she sid
with girlish vivacity to the wed.
ding guests: 'Dear old Tom, to
see him married to night and then
think how, when he was only five
years old, they brought him in to
see me, his BABY sister; | wondey
If he thinks Of il to night" You
have met Miss CorIsaude, proba-
bly, She lives in your town.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
DscsnbH: 18th, 1850 AEETTEEILLHg, TENlESSDE: /,
1lRl0ll salH IgiN ""''" ''i0 f'p -
A Clever Cossack and
His Horse. &ga %

Many stories are told of the
cleverness Of the Cossacks in
obtaining what they need for
themselves or horses, and all
tend 10 show, that their morality
is Of a different type to That of
European civilization general
ly. Some Of the stories may
possibly have been invented,
but they show the general tone
of feeling, and what is expected
from these y quaint, reckless,
merry troops. Passing through
the streets of Galatz, the thin,
weary-looking horse of a Cos
sack fell suddenly, and Jay ap-
parently lifeless on the ground.
Its masterowas moved even to
tears, and tbewailedthe hlnhap-
py fate which had not only de-
prived himTof arfavorite,F bnt
leit' him 'horseless Just at the
most interesting moment Of The
war. "A crowd gathered D.
rcpnd, and in il were men
whose kind hearts would not
suffer them to leave The poor
man without some practical OK
preston of their pity. "a sub
seliption was made, aud the man
taking the saddle from the hfe-
less animal went on his way
wish dried tears, for he had ac-
tually wept. AS the crowd were
bending over the little horse in
pure sympathy, a whistle was
heard at the other end of the
street. The horse sprang to
his feet, and with d joytnl neigh
joined, his master, whose clever
trek was much admired, even
by those who suffered aby it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
EEH4 E&HkaE HEWrWS
A ARemfnfscence ofthe I'm
prisonment of, Mason
and Slidell at Fort
Warren.

"a A person with an eye for the
picturesque, who was an inmate
Of Fort Warren awheDn Messrs
MASON and Slidell were detained
there, describes those gentlemen
as very unlike. Mason was open,
generous and genial; SlidelT self
poised, cold and forbidding AS
they entered the fort Mr.. Mason
showed some little nervousness,
butmore of q natural curiosity, as
he looked around. Mr.. Slidell,
with hisSgray shawl muffled close
'ly around bis neck, walked with
the same quiet indifference with
which he would alight from bis
own carriage and enter his own
house. Escorted to his quarters,
Mr.. Mason was soon busy direct
ing the details attending the prop
er disposition Of his baggage, while
Mr.. Sfidell was promena ling-as
if In want OF exercise--up end
down the Bobg passage way of the
building, ! was standing at the
'endaofsthe passage when he was
approached by gentleman who
desired Instructions as to tue un-
packing of his trunks. Raising
his head quickly, and fixing his
cold, glittering eyes upon the
speaker, he answered in an incis
i've, rapid manner: sit is hardly
necessary to unpack any thing;
we. shall remain here only suf
fcient length Of time for Mr.. Sc
ward to hear from England. P"
And Mr. Slidell was right
&z WS1eN 81 - M 80 EN HaWA
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She bad just returned from a
visit to a married couple, and,
as she threw her hat on the sofa,
she turned up her nose, put on
a look Of disgust, and said: "If
there is anything on this earth
that is hateful it is 10 see mar
ried people kissing and hug
ging and gushing before folks" +"
Her little brother crawlcd ont
from under the table where he
had been hunting a stray mar
bic, and addressing his sister,
said: "You and George is all
the time kissing each other be-
fore me; hut you isn't married
yet, and then l suppose Pm too
small to be folks" That boy
told another little boy next
morning that it wasn't always a
sign when your cars ring that
somebody was talking about
YOU. a IS
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
A Whtttling School. Il
Bosi6n poet

Boston Post.
7 On Tuesday and Fffday even.
'ings Of each week, from 7 to Q o.
clock, for some time past the ward
room on Church street has pre-.
sented one Of the most peculiar
scenes 70 BE- found in the city.
At work benches conveniently ar.
ranged about the room can gener.
any be found 50 boys, ranging
ID age from, y to 1G years, bdsfly
engaged with the chisels, gouges,
and knives in learning the practic-
al features Of the wood caryer's
trade, Each boy hiss four feet in
length Of the two and half feet
wide bench allotted to bin. Eich
bench has a wise With common
wooden jaws and, an iron screw;
a drawer with a lock and key in
which the tools are kept, and u
gas burner with movable hfm.
Each bog is provided with q large
work.apron Of cotton drilling.
All the benches, tools and aprons
are numbered, aud each boy. is
made accountable for their Care
and keeping. Tie pIesent school
is the result Of the union Of the
."Whittling School," which lad
been carried on for five seasons in
the cbapel Of the Hollis Street
Church, with /. the Industrial
School, conducted FOR two. Seasons
in tLc lincoln Bidding NJ.
Frank Rowell, Of !be firm Of Allen
& Rowell, photographers, has beeu
Superintendent Of the '"Whiitlins
School, from the beginning, with.
out salary. Practical wood-carv.
ers have been employed TO give
instruction. The tuition IS free,
and there are more applicants
than could be received. If any
boy is absent two successive even
ings bis place is taken by another.
A rank, fist is kept and pasted. on
the wall, and each boy knows
bow his works estimated by con
sulting the list. A course ol 24
lessons in wood carving was pre-
pared, with special reference TO
securing the greatest amount Of
instruction with the least expen.
diture for tools ard material. 1t
was not designed 10 make finished
workmen in wood carving, but to
take advantage Of the natural tai.
ent any student might possess.
The tools are the lat chisel, The
gougc, and the yeinisg tool.
Smooth blocks Of white wood, 6
inches long, 2 or 8 inches wide,
and i inches Trick, are the ma
teIials worked upon. 49,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
thy GOuntry's, thy Gods, and Truths" !"
How Moonshine Whisky
ja1s Lu is Made. ~ ssgs

MT. STERLING, Ky, July so, Ut.
Something of the manner in
which moonshine whisky is
made in the mountain counties
of Kentucky was obtained from
a resident of Morgan county,
while here in charge Of a Dep
uty United States Marshal,
charged with selling whisky
without license, and who claimed
to be a good Republican, and
held Store-keeper's commits
sion in his pocket. BY a per-
sonal request his name is with
held. His statement is to the
effect that several hundred illic-
it stills are constantly in opera
tion in the counties of Morgan,
Wolf, Magoffin, Breathitt and
Menifee, and the manner and
trick of doing the thing is this:
A practicable site is obtained
behind some mountain cliff-as,
for instance, one of the cliffs on
Glady, where no traveller finds
his way, and where Deputy u
nited States Marshals do not of
ten raid. He obtains authority
to make a run, and the capacity
Of his moonlight still is about
twenty gallons per day. The
Store-keeper is notified, and a
run commences on the first day
of June, say. One barrel is
made upon which the Govern
ment revenue is paid, and then
the distilery suspeBds and runs
the remainder OF the month on
q blind, at all of which the
Store-keeper winks and keeps
mum, for which service he is
evidently wellpaid by the moon
shine man. at the beginning
Of the following month the
same operation is gone through
with. Now the reader will here
observe thst the Store keeper
gets his four dollars per day
from the Government for the
whole month, though the dis
tiIler makes but one barrel of
whisky on which revenue is
paid. You see, then, this pat
riotic ce-holder secures the
revenue on one barrel, sits
down npon it and watches the
moonshiner rob the revenue the
remainder of the month, and
pockets his hush-money and Is
happy in belonging to the great
Republican party.
The above facts can be sub
stantiated, as my informant is
willing to swear to them. He
further stated that a number Of
stills were in operation all over
the Ninth District as well as in
counties above named, that paid
no revenue whatever, Of which
the Store-keepers of the Dis
trict had full knowledge. T
1t is pretty well known that
it costs more to collect the reve-
nue. for the Ninth and Tenth
Districts Of Kentucky than
worth when collected.
STERLING.
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The Citizens Must Pay
al as the Damages. 81

New York Times: 1T is hardly
necessary to reter to examples to
enforce the meaning Of this lesson.
But we have had in New York
City, as lately as 1868, fair illns.
tration of the blind fury Of a mob
overreachiug itself. In that year
certain evil disposed persons, ir,
famed by demagogues, riotously
signifed their Opposition to the
draft for military purposes. The
mob killed several people, Quilted
buildings, interrupted business and
destroyed property. But the war
and the draft went on, and the
city of New York paid S1,500,000
to indemnify those who had .suf,
fered by the riot. The city and
citizens were the ultimate and in
nocent sufferers by that piece of
brutal frolic. Another sort Of
mob rose up when Lincoln was
assassinated, in 1865, and sacked
two or three "secesh" newspaper
Offices in San Francisco. In
course of time the city paid every
dollar of damage sustained by
these newspaper publishers; and
il thesta& payers did not pay the
billstwice over, they were FORUM
ate. g400 w
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

The heaviest amount in the
way of interest and dividends
upon stock and bond, securities
paid to any one man in the U
nited States, if not in the world,
is paid to VIM. III. Vanderbilt.
The total is estimated at over
$1,500,000 per quarter, or be-
tween $4,000, 900 and 81 coo, 600
per annum, of which some ST.
100000 is received from The
bonds and stock of The New
York Central Railroad. ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

~ Aneccentric EngIishman, Beth
ell Walrond, died recently, ieav
ing aswill by which his son was
disinhetited, and his property, a.
mounting to 5000, 900, left 10 an
entire stranger. He was a be
lever in the transmigration OF
souls, had not seen bis wife or
son for '25 years, kept his house
walled in SO that his wife could
not enter, aud hadihis rooms dee
Grated with skulls and other Gu.
neral trappings. The will was
declared invalid, and the estate
divided betu cen the contestants
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

"Yes'm; and were | TO give
my opinion of the fowl, / should
say it was old enough to have
scratched up seeds O! original
sin when they were first plant
cd" a}"F
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
The Moptioello lInd laDemo-

crat tells, of the. termination qf a
lss1shit bcganf foafieen years ago,
TO recover seven dollars and, City
cents for use of water privilege, in
which the costs amoYnt to two
thousand dollars. The decision
was in layor Of the defendant,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
gEltalGega
LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT
SIDE.

~ OSAAYANN AA AAE DuAGAl
"old man. priihee, tell me why
You always wear smile,
Though others Oft look wan and sad.
How do you care beguile?
Though doomed to care and penury, =
And bowing down with age,
Yet still light-hearted, blithe, and gay,
You tread life's weary stase?'
'T'll tell thee all. my youthful friend,'
The good old man replied,
"Whate'er may hap, always look .
Upon the brightest side. ~ t
Ger all the land, there's not q man,
How hard so'er his lot,
But, il he will. can often fad
"A bright and sunny spot.
"Pve lived and toiled for many a year
Beneath the summer sun,
And in the winter cold and drear
Ny labor stiIl went on;
And in that varied course Of years
Did much of i'll betide, s4
But still | always strove 10 look
Upon the brightest side.
when sickness came, and hours of pain
Dragged wearily along,
And MORNINGS sad and murmurings vain
Dropped from my feeble tongue, q
Kind hearts were there, and kindly words
Fell softly on my ear , i.s-tes
And loving ones were always nigh,
My fainting heart to cheer. i
"And through long and wearicd life
I've learned this lesson we'll ...F
That in this world of, care and strife,
There's more Of good than i'll; ~.
And e'en in poverty and toll,
Peace will with us abide;
Man may be happy, If he will
But see the brightest side.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

8 1t takes a woman to getrid Of
the lightning peddler. A lively
wawidow mashed the coun-
tenance Of one lightning rod
fiend with a stick Of wood, and
drew a shot gun on another,
when they took the hint and
left. E4a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

Asphysician was called TO Wis
it aslads inChclsca, Massachu-
setts. After continuing his
calls for some weeks, she ex-
pressed her fears that it would
beineoilgenieht forl liimto come
so fars son cher account. '1Oh,
madam" replied the doctor in-
nocently,aI have another pa
tient in the neighborhood, and
thus IIcR kill two birds with
one stonec'G tt8Et q wv ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

Last Sabbath morning minis
ter was earn silly di coursing about
Peter and Pall, and said they
were a sgood pair"ss Good haudi'
sleepily murmured half wakened
sport in the back pew. "Take
the pot; nothing here but ace
higb,Nl ,WI atiIiIl#
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

Senator Spencer, Of Alabama,
is now stopping near the scene
Of the Custer massacre. 1t is
generally regretted that he was
not there when it occurred.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

An exchange thinks if Grant
were nominated for Prcsiaentin
1880, BE wonld probably carry
all Of Great Britain except Irc-
land.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

At Carversyille, Pennsylvania,
a sign board with flie following
striking announcement meets tile
eye: "All Kiuds Of Tmware Sub.
stantially fabricated. lnvisibly
Renovated, Metmorpbosed a'and.
Duplicated by Cosmopolitan"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
And now eomes a psrtv hy u

And now comes a pafty by the
name Of Piper, who claims that
the Garden Of Esd was located
where the town of Peorai, H.,
new stands. g Iie is not able to
say in whose orchard the original
apple tree may be1found, but de-
clares that he has "dead sure
thingsthst sfhe original Satan is
in the Democrat Office.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

The wickedest people and places
often develop within themselves
the material for a fearful punish
nent A Chicago man has fitted
up a eddie TO run by steam.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

A distinguished looking stranger
begging for bread made his ap-
pearance IN Philadelphia the 9TH
er day. When asked why he
didn't go to work, a thrill of ago
ny shook his fern as be replied,
81 can not. I've been a govern.
ment clerk for the past sixteen
years and I've forgotten how.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

A man in Ohio. who attemp-
ted 10 hang himself recently,
was cut down by his mother-in-
law. She wasn't through with
him yet. Tra..fsrR
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

Business, says the Cincinnati
Commercial, has been struck dead
by the strikers. There was, prior
to the strike, a prospect OF q live
ly fall trade, and business men
began to take courage, and note
the slow development Of traffic.
The fact that it is a fruitful. year,
and that the foreign demand for
the products of the country was
growing, -eassured the hearts Of
men who have waited for o turn
in the tide Of affairs. The strike
has, however, tended to destroy
confidence. interrupted the course
of traffic, disordered business. and
effected a general stagnations sof
industry. Ifths country recovers
from the disastrous results of the
strike in six weeks it will be fort
unate. 7a y i'' s.s- Z
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16
A Singular Piece of Ran
rOading.

a sremarkable piece of work
near Yuma, Arizona, on the South.
ern Pacific Railroad, is known as
Tile Loop and many persons
come long distances to see'it2 In
laying out the line. the engineers
found great difficulty in reaching
the summit without exceeding the
grade to which they had been Re.
stricted. They lleveled here and
there, and found they could only
accomplish it by winding d long
distance around and making sever
al bends in the track, Colonel
Grey found a way out Of the trou
bic by making the road form o
loep or circle upon itself, this, first
attempt Of the kind in railway
engineering. The road passes at
certain point into a short tunnel,
and bends gently to the left; it
goes on and on, till at length as
you look from the rear platform of
the train, yon find yourself direct,
ly above the tunnel, and discover
that the track has made loop
around The mountain as perfect as
the one you form around your fin
ger with bit Of thread. The de.
sired elevation has been gained,
and the train is headed 10 the
same direction as when it emerged
from the tunnel, and almost ex-
actly above the former position. a.
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TERMS.

nH- Two Dollars for one year. .rpo-
t'.dbty sa odc0ace; Two DoiIars aud
Fifty Cents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out Of the county
TO be paid for IN ddcaace.
B9- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-16

Some amuscmcnt was catjsed
not long ago, in ali English
court, b. Y a female witbess, Who,
on the oath Bcitg adininistefed,
repeatedly kissed the clark In
stead Of the book. It twas some
time before she was mule TO
understand the pfoper--or, at
least, the legal thing odo.
a stroke Of Lightning The
.oiber day tore a beys boot .all
10 pieces aud didn't harm Tho
boy. The rcasoB was that lse
had placed the boot M Esr u tlee
,lnd gone ~ swimming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-05-31

Business dull in town.
Work lively in the country.
J. CT. Bruton is visiting i'll Ill.
We had a weeks excitement mob.
bing a thief, and on the heels Of that
came Tuck Simpsons matinee.
Baxter Crawford has got on his
new goods.
Everybody, their wives and chill
children, are planting corn
Mrs. Dyer is fixing to build a new
house.
We have plenty of tramps and 8
few to spare.
G. II. Simpson has gone to Mont.
gomery City to clerk in a store.
The Good Templars lodge is flour.
ishing.
j. w. Llewellyn, of Curryville, has
about $50 acres of cor planted OF
his farm neal this place.
The roads are in a good condi ton,
but the farmers will need some rain
soon.
MUTATo NoMrSEE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-05-31

GIRLs-IIere is IN example of use
full and artistic kicking. 1t is SO
mach more graceful n method of lift
ing the trail than the usual way of
diving to the right and grabbing
behind, that the ladies ought to spend
an hour each day, before a large
mirror, until they become expert to
kick a six foot trail up owe the right
shoulder and sail out, regardless of
mud and trash. Here is the way it is
performed sway down South"
Not more than twenty-seyen blocks
from the Capitol building, on Hills
boro street, a couple of young ladies
elegant costumed in visiting parapher-
nslia emerged from a residence and
entered the street just ahead of us.
Each had a trail, trailing in the dust,
and they must needs be taken up. The
elder of the two followed the custom
of the day by reaching down and tax
ing up hers by hand, but the younger
one didn't do it that way. Planting
her left foot square ON the ground
she gave a sudden kick with the heel
OF the right foot, and the trail was in
simultaneously elevated to its position
in the right hand, extended TO re-
ceiye it. 1t was done so quick that the
motion was hardly pereeptible, in fact
it was the s~scutest'' trick we ever re-
member to have seen and the first
slight-of-heel performance we ever
head of.