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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
F. Stockman Again.

LYNNE, Utah, July 6, 1873.
EDITOR AGENTS HERALD:-
As subscriber for your vaIua-
ble paper, l feel lively inter-
est in having all frauds and inn
posters exposed, and rendered
harmless. For this reason / in-
form you Of n swindle executed
by f. Stockman, 27 Bond street,
New York. This spring l re-
ceiyed one Of his circulars, adj
yertising "Spring Clothing" az
greatly reduced figures. / sent
him $1,000 in a registered let
ter, on May 11th, with some or
ders for clothing. The receipt
of this letter and its contents
was not acknowledged, except
by the registered letter receipt
from the postmaster. On May
18th, | sent him $500 more Tor
stationery, which Stockman ac-
knowl, dyed, but declined to
send the stationery, as he would
lose money by fulfilling his cf-
fer. In reply, l told him to ci-
ther to send me the goods / had
or TO return me tire
S12.G0 | had sent him. To this
| received an answer signed
"K. b. Apgar," stating that
Stockman had closed up his
business, and left for parts un-
known. a careful comparison,
however, Of the handwriting
and spelling of the letters OF
:'Stoekman" and "Apgar," show
conclusiyely that they ere one
and the same individual, carry
ng on a dishonest game, which
be is only able to do flom tho
Of the public to his
cal character. considering the
frauds whichyou have
rom time to time burst up in
your paper, | hope.yon viii ike
wise give this Stockman, alias
his due, and thus pre-
vent him from carrying on his
fraudulent transactions. Pa
pers like yours can do a great
leal OF good in re-establishing
confidence between your adyer-
Users and the public.
Yours, T.. STONE.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
The Tramp Problem.

Hon. w. a. GaIbralth, PresL
dent Judge at Erie, Pennsylvania,
in q recent charge to the grand
jury discussed the tramp question
at some length. He made peril
nent remarks as TO the treatment
OF this "vexed question" which
we suhjoiD, thinking that they
may Re OF some interest TO our
readers !:
"What the tramp most breads
is work, and the real underlying
cause of the idle wanderings of
the vast bulk of this immense
mode of worthless drones is lazi
uess--a chronic aversion to labor.
The pretense is inability to get
work to do, but the actual fact is
the determination to shirk work
and avoid it. So long as be can
be fed BY the charity or mistaken
benevoIence of the public, sleeping
in barns and occasionally stealing
such portable property as comes
in his way. he will not work. lie
prefers to be pesfiferous eye sore
and continual burden and menace
to society-a terror to the unpro-
tected and defenseless, ready for
any crime, from robbiDg a hen
roost to murder, rather than 10 do
an honest days work for living.
"The plain and obvious remedy
for this threatening and alarming
evil is compulsory bard labor in
county and district warehouses.
Ii every tramp coming within the
bounds of the county could be
committed at once to workhouse
where he could be required TO
work at some suitable coarse labor
not requiring skill, tor from three
to six or nine months, We should
soon be comparatively free from
the visits Of this dangerous class.
They would avoid US and bestow
themselves elsewhere, and could
this system be made general, so
that there would be no State
where he would be safe from ar
rest and sentence and hard labor,
the evil would soon be greatly al.
Ieviated and utterly diminished to
Insignificant proportions, for even
a tramp, when he found work to
be inevitable, would prefer being
his own master and having his
own earnings to working for the
public. OF course there is small
per centage of those known as
uamps who are honestly looking
for employment An intelligent
can readily distinguish
and avoid the errorpf committing
such as vagrants. The tramp
proper is distinct species, always
recognizable"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

Patrick Shuckrow has been
discharged from a Massachu-
sctts State prison after serving
a year on a sentence for sup
posed robbery. It's clear now
that he was innocent. lie met
and got drunk with James VIII
kins, who suddenly attacked
Aim with a knife and then ac-
cused him of robbery. Shuck-
row was convicted. Lately VIII
kins killed woman while in an
insane rage, and it was then
learned that he had fer years
been crazy, his constant hallu-
cination being that he had been
robbed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
Her Two Husbands.

A queer story comes from tht
West, whence SO many queer sto
fies come. The wife Of a mer
cl AIT finding, some six no.ths a
go, that the climate of the Pacific
coast did net agree with her, al
her lungs were rather delicate, de
cided to visit her relatives 10 Chi
cago, to see if the change would
not benefit her. She went over
land, her husband remaining ir
California because he was unable
to leave his business. For two
months after her arrival she wrote
regularly and affectIonately, de
claring that her health was stead
| lily improving, and that she hoped
to rejoin him very soon. For tie
next three months her letters
steadily decreased both in fervor
and frequency, becoming very rare
and cold toward the close of that
psriod. lie complained of the al
teration in her feelings, which she
denied in words, and proved in be
havior. Ia 1Wo or three weeks
more be set out for Chicago to as
certain the cause of the revolu
ton, and reaching bis destination
went to the hotel where she was
staying, went directly to her room,
entered, found her talking pleas
antly 10 man, who appeared to
be quite at home, but whom be
had never seen befure. The bus.
band began upbraiding his wife,
when the stranger demanded :
:'By what right do you thus ad-
dress this lady?'
"By the right Of husband, !"
was the response.
THAT right is reserved for me,
sir | am her husband ~
"You? for how long, pray ?
"For three months"
"And | for six years"
Both spoke the truth. The sec
ond marriage, as may be inferred,
had been made after an irregular
divorce the woman having dis
covered that she liked The man
present in Chicago much better
than she did the man absent in
San Francisco. The lieges talked
reyolvers, death, and gravey ards
for awhile but after growing cool,
resolved not to make fools Of
themselves. The woman frankly
acknowledged that she preferred
No. ., whereupon No ] express
ID satisfaction sensibly left her
10 her new found felicity; bought I
a ticket for home /; departed in
the morning. leaving note fer
her, saying that be would trouble
her no further, and do his utmost
never to meet her again.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

The Governor of Iowa par
doncd man who had been sem
fenced TO The State prison for ten
years, on the conditions that he
should, during the remainder Of
his term, abstain from the use Of
Intoxicating liquors as a beycr-
age: that he should exert HIM
self for the support Of bis
mother and sister; and that he
he should not be convicted du-
ring tic term Of the sentence
of any violation OF criminal law.
The act Of pardon provided that,
as 10 The first and second of the
conditions, the Governor was to
be judge, and that, in The event
of the violation of either, he
should have The right to remand
the prisoner TO custody for the
remainder Of the teim of his
sentence. The prisoner accep-
ted the conditions and was re-
leased. Subsequently he fell
into drunkenness, and the Gov
ernor ordered his return to
State prison. The question as
10 the validity of this proceed
ing came before the Supreme
Court Of Iowa, and it was Held
by the court that the Governor
had the right TO grant condi-
tional pardon, and upon the
failure of the party to fulfill the
conditions specified, to replace
him in the position in which he
would have been but fer the
pardon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

Beaver hunters in California
live in arks Of floating houses,
in which they move from place
to place on the streams and
ponds. The one small room on
such a craft contains bench
es for several men, cooking u
tensils, hunting articles and a
stock of provisions. The hunt
ers are a lazy, card-playing and
careless lot, but live comforta-
bly, and make the business pay.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

A sharp little girl in Chicago
got out of patience with her
bashfuI lovers backwardness,
and so brought matters to fa-
vorable climax by saying TO him
Il really belive you are afrdid to
ask me to marry you, for you
know / would say yes"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

A young lady writes: If the
young gentlemen of Kansas City
will 90 to church in the morning
read some pleasant book in the
afternoon, and call upon the Ia
dies in the evening for church es
corls, and maybe,a a little Irritation,
they will not get drowned in fish
ing streams.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

"Why are the men of genius
so often bachelors?" asked Miss
Kate Sanborn. As genius Is
merely another name for excel
lent common-sense, any answer
is apt TO make the married man
look bad by contrast.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

An Epson salts mine has been
discovered about twelve miles
from Chattanooga, Tenn. Il be
deposit is two feet thick, and is
easy 'of access. 1t is pure and
only requires crushing TO make il
remarkable.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

II is well enough to denounce
tramps and say they won't ac-
cept positions. just offer one
Of them the presidency of a
bank once. That would be a
square test.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

William Payitt, of st. Paul,
ON being arrested for branding
his nnruly sons tongue with q
hpt iron, said that things had
come TO a pretty pass, when a
parent could not discipline his
own children.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

At The Missouri State prls0Ii;
at Jefferson City, during the
last six months of their term,
prisoners that have been well
behaved are allowed to go out
and work i'll the city as team
sters, laborers, &c. They are
perfectly free, and are not un-
der any supervision by guards.
OF course at night they have to
return to the peniteniary. While
in the city they are not allowed
to enter any stores or saloons;
if this regulation is infringed
they are Immediately confined
to the prison. Attempts to cs-
cape while working free from
all surveillance have been rare,
for should they be recsptured
they have to serve a double term
under more stringest rules.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
sIEgIlaiee8aetrg, EI
LITTLE BY LITTLE.

"Little by little,' the tempter said
As dark and cunning snare he spread
For the young, unwary feet.
Little by little and day by day,
will tempt the careless soul away
Until the ruin is complete"
"Little by little,'' sure and slow,
We fashion our future bliss OF woe,
As the present passes away.
Our feet are climbing the stairway bright
Up to the regions of endless light.
Or gliding downward into the night,
"Litle by little, day by day"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
A lover who had "gone Vest

A lover who had "gone West"
to snake a home" for his "Bir-
die," wrote to her: "I've got
the finest quarter-section of
land (l6s acres) / ever put my
foot down on" Birdie wrote
back: "Suppose you buy anoth-
er quarter-section, John, so We
can have a lawn around your
footp John ''made a home, "
but Birdie never was the mis-
h'ess Of it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
Mall Directory
Fayettevillc Post-Omce.

Railroad--leavcs every day except Sun
dav at s:45 An. arrives at $40 pm. supplies
the following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
vile. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyville stage--arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday az II A. N; leaves same
days at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville.
Huntsville stage-lesves Monday and
Thursday at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at N. Supplies Goshen, Halle
.Sreen. Meridianville aud Huntsville.
Shelbyyille hack-ltaves Mondays and
THURSDAYS at s A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday ut NJ. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne AMI Shelbyyille.
Pulaski horse-arriyes every Saturday Al
1l:3OA1: leaves same day a. 1880. Supplies
.Cyruston, Millyille, Pisgah, Bradshaw and
Pulaski.
Blanche horse-lcaves every Friday al
g A. NJ; arrives Saturday at P. NJ. Sup
.,lies Canargo. Molino, Cold Water, Blanche.
Boons Hill hofse-arriyes every Saiur-
.day at r. NJ; leaves same day at ? NJ.
y Petersburg horse leaves Saturday at : A
NJ. arrives at 3 Pm same day. Supplies
Ronf,ow Station and Petersburg.
Money Orders can be olta n. a at this Of
fee upon post offices in all parts ef the u
nited States. A list of Mon y Order Offices
raw be seen on application. Rates OF COM
EMISSION foT Money Orders are as follows;
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

In China parents do not cal,
their girls by given names, bnt
by numbers, 1, 2, 3, and so on.
In that country a young man
doesn't always look out for "No.
l." without she's good-looking.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22


When the triangle had called
the meeting 10 order, Brother
Gardner arose, with his usual
sickness, and said: "Gem'len,
if it wasn't for de wheels on a
wagin, de,wagin wouldn't move.
When de wheels am on, den
what?' "Grease!" solemnly
exclaimed the old man Toots,
"K-rect!" whispered the Presi-
dent softly, rubbing his hands
together. eve hez &c wagin
an de wheels. We will now
pass dc hat aroundfor de grease" F"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

In the bright lexicon of A.
merican youth, there is no such
word as fail. A man merely
becomes embarrassed and COM
promises with his creditors for
80 cents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
other expenses have been:
Everybody has heard of Clan.

ber's salts, but bow many know
whether Glauber is the name of
a man or a place. He was in
fact a famous chemist of AM
sterdam in the sixteenth centu-
ry, who invented the prepara-
ton bearing his name.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

Two lawyers, while bathing al
St. Croix the other. day, were
chased cut ol the water by a shark
This is the most ilagrant csse OF
want OF professional courtesy on
record. San Francisco Post.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

A fop visited a masked ball
without mask or domino, which
somewhat incensed the hostess
"And pray, sir" said she, "what
.'what character do you person
ste?' II appear as a gentleman,
was the reply. "Ah capital
disguise The gentleman with
drew for repairs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

n. p. Carter, County Judge
4. $. Fulton, Clerk Chancery Court.
Theo. Harris, do Circuit do
y. d. Beyce, do County do
IAK. A. Mialard. Sheriff.
3 Morgan, Jas. Stiles. r. I. Holland,
Dcputy-Sheriiis.
Henry Herdeyson. Trustee.
Il II. Thompson, iseais.er.
al G. Duff, Cnuaty Surveyor.
= j. Rives, Sap't OF Public Schools.
AisM. Dean, Coroner.
II. o. Wallace, Ranger.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
A Horrible Yarn.

n aUETtuI0 dI IL.
Let Us Hope that it Originated in
the Chicago Times.
Nashville Dispatch to the Chicago Times
1t was before the war. II
was the habit here then for tho
poorer students TO mess tC
themselves. We had a student
whose stomach never failed tC
revolt wheE, in the process of
dissection, bones were laid bare
to his vision. From this fact
he could never as much as look
upon a piece of steak with a
bone in it without dccp-reach-
ing yomit. He consequently
purchased boneless steaks. He
was an excellent cook and that
qualification was net long in
lmaking itself known. 1t was
not uncommon, therefore, for
the students to steal them away
! just about the time they had
been we'll cooked, if allowed
the least opportunity. He was
a studious boy, and would often
be so absorbed in his books as
to almost forget he was cooking
a meal. He knew SO well, how
ever, to regulate his fire that he
rarely ever so far forgot him.
self as to let his meat cook too
much TO be sayory. But he fin
ally got tired of the inroads SO
often made upon him, and re-
solved to make his "first cure"
The cadaver of very fieshy
negro, who had been killed by
accident, was brought in one
night for dissection. At the
close Of the evening the poor
student waited until all his
companions had gone ont, and
then cut from the negro's leg a
steak resembling, to all intents
and purposes, beef-steak, be-
reft, as it was, of the outer skin. !
This he salted and seasoned,
and cooked the following morn- /
ing. As usual, one of bis prin-
cipal tormentors was around
waiting his opportunity TO seize
the steak, 1t was unusually /
we'll cooked. TO permit its abb
straction the student went into
an adjoining room, and, through i
the crack of the door, saw his
friend take it away and subse-
qqentIy eat it with greediness.
"That was a fine steak you
ate this morning." suggested
the poor student to the inyolun-
tary cannibal, in the presence I
of crowd of students, who un-
derstood The joke.
Every fine, indeed" said he,
seeming to enjoy the poor stu
dent's feigned discontinue; "the
best / ever ate. 1t was very {
fine, old boy; very juicy; so
highly favored; the best you {
ever cooked" /
"And so it was suggested {
the poor student. "Thc only t
wonder i. that didn't smell" {
"Oh, it did," said the canni- {
bal, rubbing bis hands with az /
parent delight; the most deli a
;ious odor, and done TO a turn. '
By the way, who's your butch G
sr, my boy. BY Joye, | think t
['ll have to call around ard see q
him." c
"He is here before YOU" t
"So?" i
Exactly" /
"What do you mean?" i
81 mean that ] cut that steak n
off that 'nigger's' leg last night, n
md cooked it for your benefit" Il
At this the involuntary CAN {
nibal grew ghastly pale; he a
,ave a fearful, a desperate heave, P
md threw up the "nigger," {
While a regular old-fashioned j
yuffaw went up from the crowd. r
lsVUL1 go tLo ,,,o,, rf r.o,,;,,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
A Suppressed Letter.

VIM. Simpson, q Republican of
New Orleans, whose honesty and
integrity are endorsed by such
Republican statesmen as General
Banks and representative Con
ger, of Michigan, wrote to tie
President last March a letter, in
which he said:
"Of course you cannot be per-
sonally conversant with every de-
tail concerning your numerous
subordinaies, and | write, there.
fore, with no feelings of personal
animosit,; but when | tell you
that one Of :he m. mbers Of the
Returning Board demanded and
received ten- thousand dollars be
fore signing the returns, | have
it from 40 eye witness So COO
being paid in cash and S5,OOO IN
an Obligation, or note, you. can
not wonder at the disgust of an
honest citizen who has imperiled
his life and given twelve of his
best years in the defense and ser.
vice Of his coun!ry"
The letter was sent TO John
Sherman, who sent it to Tom
Anderson at New Orleans, Nei-
ther Of these men had "the dis
gust OF an honest citizen at tsuch
corrupt Developments. and being
inter, ste6 in suppressing the facts,
Of course tried to hush up Simp'
sca.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
What Bankruptcy Costs
A Quarter Of q hIiliIan Spent
for Expenses in the
Cooke Case.

The management of the Jay
Cooke estate is a fair sample of
what it costa to g1 into bankrupt
Icy. In the yolumnious report
submitted TO the creditors hy
Trustee Lewis the expenses Of the
estate sinec.the eventual Septem
Der, 1873, have fo,!ed n s2S7..
81. Prominent among The items
are the fees paid to the lawyers,
of which $4,000 was paid 10
John G. BulIi;t; s2O.5OO to Rich
ard L. Ashhurst; $1,000 to Sam
uel Dickson; $4,000 to Theodore
Cuyler; $500 to Henry Wharton.
The cost of litigation has been
$3S 673 The commissions paid
to Edwin NJ. Lewis, the Trustee,
have so far amounted to S33, ,207
The full sum which the latter is
to receive is restricted to $780,
600. There has also been paid to
the committee of creditors the sum
of 81, 1000 each year for fur years
past, making $50, 1000 in all. The
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

When rider is thrown over
a horses head the horse becomes
the power behind the throwns
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

Our authorities have decided %
treat Sitting Ball as n priscneret
war on his arrival in this cuuntsy.
We would suggest the catcbipg
him Grst.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

Thirty-three soldiers on the
pension rolls of the army Of the
United States have lost both
legs, thirty-one both hands, aud
one both hands and both legs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

asy- Two Dollars for one year, tnrd
r4ablg IN adcoRee, Two fIeiiars and
Fffey Censs IL payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out Of the county
10 be paid for IN adUance.
gGy- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

~sN|N~Nre~~~4cs~-~~-r-N-c-Nsc-r
Paris Letter.

The Cuisine of the French Capt.
tai. How, and What, and Where
the Different Glasses Eat. From
the Grand Restaurants Of the
BOuleyards to the Dingy Wine
Shops of the FaubOurgs. The
Maison Doree and the Cafe An
glais.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22

81 mean that ] cut that steak
off that 'nigger's' leg last night,
and cooked it for your benefit" "
At this the involuntary cam
nibal grew ghastly pale; he
gave fearful, a desperate heave,
and threw up the 'nigger, "
while a regular old-Gashioned
guffaw went up from the crowd.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-11-08

''DNuM'r ~ HANK AMI k1A1t,' WI.
the slogan ~ those old political III,
rors, those oil tlihun.s ~ tic p.p,
pie. those uld champion. II nl,pl
md tie lnhorer. Thomas Jefferson
and Andrew jackson Ihe .Asn III
pnLiir, National tnnh organ. Hash
inufpn n r.
lcs nni those Who nIhsr. - the
opinions nj Jefferson nn,l JHrk~nn
nrc r,ill making wnr nppn HI. III
tionnl hanks. Jefferson rui,l
Bank ~ Issue Ars NOR. danger
OTIS a. til. liberties II ii country illnu
standing nflnl.Ht Inak currency
must III suppressed md III. i a
lnilnn Restored - liz government 81
which II helpllsae
Good sound sloeiilI. In III laif I
TIT government tssiiltlY Il. 81 I. u
instead II IL shnli.iihp corpora
tlonn T. IL IL.
sage In opposition ~ the National
bhnk aud fusoilnp III insisi.
Treasury ss~t.m faitIhlts mi put
In lsio uhi fully III ttda ii lie ~.
81 treasury mt q f4tefiissthF:
M on ean Iaubl tint til. d ...fi3.
mrht credit Il h.il.t lllntl iltui II Ans
bunk, moi" r.inl4lr. more nnfe
AnI ynf farther LAX tl!an ills III
1912 thr Z. i s,aI.f.n.. court enitfs
posed 81 men II un1,l. siieneI H..
mo.racy declared tin. United
States Treasury noisr, llpl lnls,m.
sblc In my afhrr circulating med.
inm, are constitutional money Iii
peace or war"
John g.. Calhoun whom ~ ons
sscr suspected VIM any 'hlnf ~