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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

".Most es.ilnable woman" is the
way a Kentucky paper ruts it,
and the change affords re ief. The
expression will be found valuable
to writers of society snews who
have ruug the changes on "the
beautiful miss ''ihe beautiful
miss" ''the heautiful' and accom-
plished miss,r till there was e cry
ing need for anew phrase. Ken
lucky has supplied the long felt
want. yts,es.aa ida 81 ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

I Two friends, just married, were
discussing rapturousIy, as they
congratulated each other. the mer-
its and charms of. their spouses.
One said: "My wife has got The
loveliest head Of hair | ever saw,
even on the hair renovAtcr a,eIs.
When she let's her hair down the
ends fall TO the, foer.~ 'sThat's
nothing" replisdithe other; ,Nhen
my vile let's her hair down it all
falls TO the floor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

1oA lowell Mass Grm sent
lot Of bills west for collection.
The list CAME back.wish theresnlt
noted agalps: each name, one be-
ing mlrked dead. " Three mouths
after the same bin got iuto new
lot that was f5rwarded, and when
the list came back the name was
marked still dead"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27
a young lady was asoverheard ex.

ID Ayoung lady wasoverheard ex.
claiming to. a friend as they e.
merged from very fashionable
ultra high church place Of wor-
ship III London a few Sundays a.
go, that although it was dread
feilyjong way tocoms, she never
missed . Sunday service there, be-
cause she invariably got q new
idea as to dress or bonnet.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

, A New York woman has
; brought o suit for the rscovervol
$50. 600, ,OO0iworth ofland sIt,a
tsd in Virginia, Penhsylvan;a
Kentucky, West ; Virginia. In, ~
heaven 7, be praised, she skipped
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

leThers are 946 prisoners in the
heneueky Peni'eutiary. 9lS Of
shem mal'ss Ol the So > ara
preachers. 3 are c"mI'osilors, aud
only | is an editor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

A de lcon ~ DlnviIle, KY, is
50 serupaIoos ABOUT observing the
Sabbath thatifor twenty years he
has not even h fed his stock on
Sundays. Its also noied that he
has done verylittle wnrk eu other
lays
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27
lTBe ] swass ! sI1gsE Of

Although "the Sweet Singer of
Michigan Mrs, Julia A. Moore
makes this touching APPEAL at
the conclusion Of her inireducto-
lry song:
Aadsnow, kirsi trisaiIs ThatI have wrote
i hope you viii pass DER,
.LAnd not criiieise as s0ae have don1
Hitherto heretofore.
yet her songs have been more ex--
tensively criticised BY the press
Than aBe songsi of other singer,
sweet or sour, since the invention
of the macking bird. Il is real.
Iy cruel thus to '.tromp onto" the
warbliDgs OF this gushing young.
minstrel, for she says herself:
It may seem straagelso you z
1t seems very strange to. me sometimes,
It was natural for to compose
And put words in rhymo. 81
SO, you see, she conldn'! well
belp it. As for, ourselves, so Pc
culiarly sweet and touching are
her songs that they remind US Of
the old man whom Artemds Ward
once knew out in Iow4. "Ile
could beat any man warbling on
the bass-druml that ever saw,
aDd yet be didn't have single
tooth in his head.
a wife nearly ten years, having
given her servant a holiday, was
to culinary matters her.
self, and hearing her husband com
ing into the kitchen, thought she
would surprise him as sooh- as be
entered the door, by throwing her
hands over his eyes and imprint-
ing a kiss on his brow. as in days
Of the honeymoon. The husband
returned the salute with interest,
and asked, as he disengaged ber
hand: %Mary, darling, where is
your mistress?p The wife dis
charged "Mary, darling" the next
day, and adopted u new plan of
surprising her husband.
"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

zT 1--WE Dcilars for one year, snca-
r'iablg ip Gdceace; Two Dollars aud
Effsy Cengs Il pa ypseat be deferred three
months All papers going out Of the county
10 lie paid for ia uacouce
Bar Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27
A Merchant Princes Ex-
Bfd Yf.speriment.y ti4 I3g

late A T. Stewart once
came to the conclusion that al.
though advertising was a good
thing as a -ladder,it it was of no
great benefit to him, as his name
cold bis goods. To test il. one
department. only ofhis establish.
ment was advertised. It's. busi.
ness overtopped that of the others
soimmediately and so lafgel 7 that
Mr. s. S.lconclnded that to get the
full power oflhis name It must
appear in printers INK. His ad
vertising Manager says afrom that
time he advertised more largel !
than ever in the papers, R'' I
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

s. William Dooley, an amateur
aetective in search of two cattle
thieves, found them at church at
White Sulphur, Ky, whereupon.
pistol in hand, be informed
preacher aud congregation that
they were all under arrest. While
everybody looked astonished, he
picked out bis men, marched
them out Of the building at the
muzzle Of his weapon. and turn.
ing on the step, shouted to the
minister that he could go on with
the benediction. s of
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

The Congregational Church of WaIcoh decided
that the use of wine at the communion table tends
promote intempcrancc. Wacris hereafter TO be used
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

The general Assembly of the
Presbyterian church, g nfb
squarely condemned ALI kinds Of
-daHcipgs.sOne OF: tie resolutions
says: ''Some forms. Of this. amuse..
ment are more misehievoas m in
others, the round dance than ,he.
square, the publicdball than ire
private partyF bat none Of them.
are good, but all are evil and.
should te discouniehanced. and
we affsctionaieIyl urge all our
Christian parents not 10 send
their children to dancing schools.
where they acquire a Gondness
and an aptitude for the dangerous
amusements.jf6o ssls siisg f1osi
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

Quite a new feature Of these
times was recently witnessed at
Coles circus. in Danville. Va A
large crowd had gathered and were
quietly awaiting the performance
to begin, when a squad Of Dan
vile young men, to 'kill time,"1
struck up one Of Moody's songs.
They sang we'll, and sitting just
in front Of the long row of negroes,
the darkies all joined in the chorus
and the circus tent for while
sounded like a camp meeting.
They sang hymn alter hymn and
the audience sat charmed. Soon
the band struck up and the horses
entered. These are curious t.mes,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

A woman ffty-nine years old, with her son. arrived
in La Grange, Oregon recently, having walked thither
from her home in Indiana. She carried pack weigh
ing seventy-fiye pounds --s---.--
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

ant, shop keeper, confectioner,
liquors shall keep open his or
for the purpose Of vending
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-27

nv be seen on application
--...L !, { z....1.z, lrlaZ1
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
The Origin Of Postage Stamps.

THE origin of the postage stamp had
a tinge of romance in it. 1t was thirty
seven years ago that Rowland Hill, while
crossing district in the north of En-
gland, arrived at the door of an inn
where postman had stopped to deliver
a letter. A young girl came out to re-
ceive it, she turned it over and over in
her hand and asked the price of postage.
This ~MEs sp large R sum- IN and evidently the
a shilling. She sighed sadly and said
the letter was from her brother but that
she had no money, and so she returned
the letter to the postman. Touched with
pity, Mr.. Hill paid the postage and gave
the letter to the girl, who seemed very
much embarrassed. Scarcely had the
postman turned his back when the Young
innkeeper's daughter confessed that it
was trick between her andher brother
Some signs on the envelope told her all
she wanted to know, but the letter con-
tanned no writing. eve are both so
poor" she added, "that we invented
this mode of corresponding without pay
ing for our letters" The traveller, CON
tinuing his road, asked himself if a sys-
tenn giving rise to such frauds was not
vicious one. Before sunset Rowland
had planned to organize the postal
service upon new basis-with what sue
cess is known to the world.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
The Practical joke.

THE practical joke is not to be encour.
aged in all cases; but we do think that a
young man who departed this life in a
certain city last Friday was a little too
harshly punished for his amusement The
young person had habit of soaring the
girls and the younger children, and &C.
casionally the older persons of his &C.
quaintance. He would take an empty
pistol, or a larger weapon of the same
species, and, pointing it at the person
mentioned, would remark quietly: Look
out. Pm going to shoot you" The
foolish persons would generally run away
If they could, making most ludicrous ap.
pearance. If they couldn't they would
faint, or go into Mysteries, or do some
thing equally laughable; when the young
man would roll on the ground in uncon-
trollable hilarity, and kick up his heels
with bounding happiness good to see
Sometimes the result of his amusement
was more serious than he had anticipated.
One old lady, for instance, is an inmate
of lunatic asylum because of the fright
the harmless weapon caused her; another
has frequently declared that her nerves
will remain shattered as long as she
lives; and venerable person of the male
persuasion took to his bed and never
rose again. OF course, the young man
was not to blame for this. 1t could be
easily shown, if arguments were neces-
sary, that he wasn't responsible for the
sickly constitution and the weak heads
of the unfortunates mentioned. So he
went on with his amusement and waxed
fat and complacent, and was as pleased
as if the world were one grand menag-
erie gotten up for his especial benefit.
Some months ago, we regret to say,
there was an accident-a very melan-
choly accident. The facetious person,
prosecuting his chronic humor, met a
young lady who had been so inconsder-
ate as to refuse to marry him.
81 have come, Mary" he said tragical-
Iy, :" to ask you for the last time whether
you will reconsider your late decision"
" am sorry" she said gently, "but it
IS impossible"
Then there is but one way!" he re-
olied, drawing his harmless pistol.
Unhappily, there had been several
Eases about that time of rejected lovers
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

yet every person present believed her to
be true witch and in league with the
devil. she further declared that julius
Perry accused her wrongfully. She said
she was in the forest gathering herbs,
and that Julius Perry came along and set
his dogs upon her, and the animal bit
her shoulder, and that he, fearing to be
detected in this bad act, had laid the
charge of witchcraft against her. This
she said under the gallows. Whereupon
shout was made among the people to
'"burn the witch" as hanging was too
easy death for SO foul strumpet of
the devil. While the people went to
fetch wood to burn her, the Sheriff hung
her up, so that she died on the gallows
before the wood could be brought.
This account of Juliana Cox's witch
craft and death is abridged from the
statement of Dinah Jones before com.
mittee of delegates to revise the laws OF
Connecticut.-HarJo~d Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
The Old Times Gone.

He arrived at the Second Precinct of
the Fifth Ward at ten o'clock yesterday
forenoon. He had a brick-bat in each
pocket of his overcoat, and pair of
brass-knuckles in his bootleg, and his
hat was sianted over on his ear in the
gay style prevalent in Detroit twenty
years ago.
He was one of the b'hoys
He had been out West for years, and
he fondly imagined that he would find
things as he left them. He walked around
tbs crowd, spit through his teeth, and
snuffed the air to see where the saloon
was. he couldn't find one. This was
the first thing to arouse his suspicious
that times had changed. Much annoyed,
he elbowed several men around, kicked
dog and cussed both tickets high and
low, but no one struck him. He was all
ready to be struck, but no one seemed to
know that he was there, even. He ell
bowed some more, spit on citizens
boots, and called out that he wanted
some one to come and see him, but no
one came-no one except policeman,
who told him to dry up or he'd "get
yanked."
But want some fun" he protested.
"There is no fun" was the solemn an
swer.
"Can't l have no racket with the
beys?"
The boys are dead; the grass has
grown over them this many year"
But amt this election day? Hain't
hor no. &c m in
on me and bloody my nose?"
"No; that man is far away. He
packed up one day and logged along tC
find some sacred spot beyond the reach o.
the law"
whats the use of lections if WI
don't have any hitting out from thu
shoulder" Indignantly asked the stran
ger.
"It used to be the fist of the peopl,
now it is the gO5ce," was the answer.
"And no one will give me any chin
music?"
"No."
Nor kick me?"
"The kicker is dead. Hip disease Sc
in and carried him off. He passed ava
without word or a sigh, and the sun
flower now blossoms over his grave"
and there's no whisky here?"
Not drop?"
"And no one buying votes?"
"No one"
The stranger walked across the street
his mats, ana returning, said:
" Say, do you know what l think O
this town."
How can l know"
" She'd better sell out for a graveyard
she had. Whoop! Pm wild boss fror
Oregon! I'm a"
he might have been, but before h
could say SO the police had him in tn
bottom of wagon and were sitting o.
him as the horse headed for the polio
station.
1t is sad, very sad, but the world won
stand still, even for the tarantula of tn
ballot box.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
The Burlington Rifle Club.

The Burlington Amateur Rifle Club
says the HACK Eye, will send team to
compete for prizes at the international
contest next year. The club is going in.
to arduous practice and training at once,
and has already constructed rifle range
on the South Hill grounds that is the
most complete in its way, and affords the
finest scope for accurate shooting that
we ever saw. The range consists of nine
long stretches of two-inch gas-pipe,
eighty-fve yards in length, the pipe be,
ing supported on trestles at a distance
of four feet from the ground. In prac.
tice, the rifleman sticks the muzzle of his
rifle into the home end of the gas
pipe. The target bearer, sitting on the
ground, then holds the target up against
the other end, and the mark sman fires at
will. Thus far the practice has been
very perfect, and only two misses have
been made, and in one instance it was
the fault of the target-holder, who took
the target away, out of pure malice,
when he heard the bullet rafting down
the pipe, and in the other instance it was
the fault of the man who loaded the gun.
who put the bullet in first, and then filled
the rifle with powder. If the Burlington
boys go to Creedmoor or Wimbledon next
year we know they will bring home the
shield and cup if they can get enough
iron tubing to reach across the range.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
The Reward OF COntumacy.

Not long since man, who had long
maintained the appearance of great pow,
erty, died in Berlin, leaving behind him
fortune of 81, 900 marks. He also left
will in which he directed that, with
the exception of 5000 marks the whole
of his property should be given to the
authorities of his native place in Batavia
1t was further directed that the 5000
marks should be divided in equal sums
among nine of his relations and the
friend with whom, as he said in his will,
he had formerly had a difference. 1t
was stipulated that none of these legatees
was to follow his coffin, and the relatives
observed this stipulation. But the friend,
mindful of old times, quietly went to the
church yard, and, on the coffin being
lowered, threw in three handfuls of dust.
This friendly act was met with substan.
tial reward, for on further search codi.
Gil was found, directing that, in the
event of any of the ten Iegatees disre.
garding the injunction not to follow the
coffin, the contumacious one should re-
ceive the bulk of the fortune otherwise
left TO the town. The authorities of the
native town do not disguise their convic-
ton that the friend knew all about the
codicil. But, however that be, he is to
have the fortune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
Juliaua Cox, The Witch.

A friendsin Glastonbury sends US the
following account, which had been cut
out of the Times way back in 1928, and
pasted in an old scrap-book. Juliana
Cox, we rejoice to believe, was the only
witch that was ever hanged in Connecti-
cut--and it is a matter of regret that
even one such case of superstition and
shame can be brought up against the
good old State. The place of the exc
cution, on Gallows Hill" in this city, is
now known as the commanding trap
rock ridge by the " stone pits" Here is
the account:
In the beautiful town of Glastonbury.
in Connecticut, the following remarkable
event occurred in 1853. In March of
that year one Julius Perry went out with
his dogs to hunt. In the depths Of the
forest he discovered las he alleged an
old gray fox, and his dogs gave chase.
After chasing this fox upward of two
miles, the animal was holed. When Mr..
Perry came up he heard a strange noise
over the other side of the hole, and. 90
ing to the spot, he there found Juliana
Cox lying and painting for breath. Her
LETT shoulder was bleeding and had on it
the marks of the dogs teeth. This was
just the spot on the gray fox's shoulder
where the dogs had seized him. Upon
this testimony Miss Cox, a maiden lady
of forty-four, was brought to trial for
the capital otfense of being witch. On
her arraignment she pleaded not guilty,
and 1t was determined that committee
of the Selectmen should examine her
person for witch marks, in order to in
troduce contirmatory proofs against her
She was therefore remanded to prison.
The following persons were appointed on
the committee: Eben Brewer, Elexas
Jones and Samuel Cutworth. These men
proceeded at once to the prison, and
stripping Miss Cox, they began their ex
For time exceeding an
hour they could find no marks. and Miss |
Cox submitted TO their examination with |
tears and sobs. Finally, when thev had |
prlcked many places on her body without
success, she confessed to two marks
one little below the right hip and one
On the left arm. The committee now he.
came satisfied that these were true marks
as the flesh was thereon discolored in a
slight degree. They thereupon made
heir report to the court appointed to
near the trial.
This evidence confirming that of Mr..
Perry, was thought to be conclusive, and
IN the Sd of April the trial took place
t was thought unnecessary TO resort to
urther tests, and Miss Cox was found
guilty of witchcraft on the evidence al.
eady quoted, and sentenced to be hanged
strange noises and demons haunted the
all at Hartford up to the time that her
Execution took place, which was on the
tn of April, at five o'clock in the morn.
ng. There was large concourse of
men and women attending her execution
nd, although she declared that she was un.
Justly accused, and that she confessed TO
he witch marks to stop the pain of being {
o cruelty pricKed by the conmitteemen ,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
John Jacob Aston.

Among the subscribers to Audubon's
magnificent work on ORTHODOXY was
John Jacob Astor. He was always ready
to encourage such works, and he put his
name down on Audubon's book for one
thousand dollars. During the progress
OF the work, which proved to be more
expensive than had been at first antici.
pated, Mr.. Audubon often found himself
Obliged to call upon his generous patrons
Tor assistance; but he did not call upon
Mr. Astor until the letter. press and the
plates had been delivered. When the
tlnal delivery had been made, however, he
called upon the great merchant for his
thousand dollars.
All, Mr.. Audubon" said the owner of
millions, you came in a very bad time.
Money is scarce and hard, and l have
everything snugly and tightly invested"
And so the great ornithologist called,
time after time, and was often put off.
1t was not because Mr.. Astor did not
wish to pay, but it was from that strong
desire, growing stronger with his years,
to keep his property intact and see it in
crease. When he had put away hun
dred thousand dollars for really benevo-
lent purpose he felt good, as a man feels
good who has got rid of an aching tooth.
1t was only the wrenching away of the
money that hurt him.
At length Audubon called the sixth
time. Mr.. Aston had commenced to be-
moan the low-ebb condition of his cash
in hand, when he caught disappearing
look from his son William, who hap
pened to be present.
But" said the old man after pause,
" suppose you want your money, and,
really, l should like you to have it. |
may have little in the bank-William,
have we any money in the bank9"
Evidently John Jacob had expected
his son only to answer simple yes; and
it may be that William B. thought his ia
Their wished to know something of the
bank account. At any rate he was Just
fresh from the cash on hand page of the |
ledger, and he answered.
g Yes, we have little over a hundred
thousand in the Bank of New York,
eighty thousand in the Merchants, nine
weight thousand four hundred in"
That'll do, William that1l do! l
guess, Mr. Audubon, William can give
you check for the money"