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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-29

The papers are constantly
telling MS how to live on 81 a
week. 1t is undoubtedly a very
difficult problem, but by no
means The most difficult. The
world would be far wiser and
happier if some brilliant genius
would only tell us how to get
the 81.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-29

1t is strange how the sudden
opening of IA parlor door will
send two people to the ends of
sofa, and set them to counting
figures in the carpet. There
must be something powerful in
the draft Of air to blow human
beings around in that way"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
On His Wedding Day.

On the Odd of July melancholy mar
riage ceremony was celebrated in the
principal jail of Madrid Some days
previously young man named Alvarez
Olivia and his mistress, with whom he
had lived for several years, were tried
for murder by the criminal tribunal in
the Palacio de Justiz, and having been
proved guilty. were sentenced, the form
er to death by the garote, the latter to
ten years. imprisonment, with hard la
Dor. Shortly after their condemnation
they craved permission of the authori-
ties to be united in matrimony ere the
dread sentence of law should into effect,
in order that their only child, little girl
5 years old, shonld be legitimized Their
petition was granted, and the jail chap
lain pronounced the blessing of the
church upon their union on the morning
of the day appointed for Alvarez s execu-
ton. Having only exchanged rings and
pronounced vows of mutual fidelity till
death should part them, :" they took an
eternal and affecting leave of one anoth-
er, after which the bride was removed to
the scene of her future punishment, and
the bridegroom was conducted to the
condemned cell, where, having confessed
his sins and received ahsolution, he was
pinioned and conveyed to the scaffold.
A few minutes later he had ceased to
live. Surely no grimmer expiration of a
capital offense has ever been suffered
by the most atrocious of criminals than
to be inexorably strangled on his we'd
ding morning by the public executioner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
A Sleeping Beauty.

Scarcely less astonishing than Dr.
Tanners recent feat of fasting is the con-
dltion of a young lady, the daughter of
the mayor of Grambke, village near
Bremen, who is said to have been fast
asleep ever since the second week in
January with the exception of a few
hours of semi-wakefulness at intervals of
from six to eight weeks. An interesting
account of her extraordinary state is pub
hshed In the Hanover Courier. It ap-
pears that she lies, plunged in profound
slumber and entirely unconscious of all
that goes on around her, night and day,
reclining ON her left side, warmly COW
cred up and with light gauze spread
over her head. Nourishment, chiefly in
a liquid form, is daily administered to
her, which she swallows without waking
for a second. She is a pretty, slender
girl, of pallid complexion, but she does
not lose in weight during her frances of
from forty to sixty days, and when awake
exhibits cheerful disposition and an
eager desire toperform such small house
hold tasks as her strength enables her
to fulfill. Her father is a well-to-do
man, who has consulted several eminent
medical men in the hope of discovering
some remedy for his daughters abnor-
NAL condition, which entails serious in
convenience and constant anxiety upon
the other members of his family, but all
efforts hitherto made to keep the un-
lucky girl awake have resulted in total
fai11re
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
A Bad Case of Scarlet Fever,
from Chambers Journal.


There was story told of Mr.. Rad.
cliffe, fox-hunting parson in Devon
shire. The bishop of Exeter (Dr.
Philpotts) came one day to visit him
without notice. Parson Radcliffe, in
scarlet, was just about to mount his
horse and gallop off to the meet, when
he heard that the bishop was in the
village. He had barely time to send
away his hunter, run up stairs, and
Jump, red coat and boots, into bed, when
the bishops carriage drew up to the
door. "Tell his lordship I'm i'll, will
you? ?" was his injunction to his house
keeper as he flew to bed.
Is Mr.. Radcliffe in ?" asked DR..
Philpotts.
g He is i'll in bed" said the house
keeper.
Dear me am so sorry. Pray ask
If L may come up and sit with him, -
said the Bishop.
The housekeeper ran up stairs in sore
dismay, and entered the parsons room.
The parson stealthily put his head out
of the bedclothes, but was treasured
when he saw the room was invaded by
the housekeeper, and not by the bishop.
" Please your honor, his lordship
wants to come up stairs and sit with
you q little"
with me p gasped, the parson.
"No; go down and tell his lordship I'm
took cruel bad with scarlet feuer; it is an
aggravated case, and very catching. "
Enough, doubtless, to settle the bishop.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
A Suspicious-Lo Glass.
from Chambers Journal.l

A young, smart-looking Scotch clergy
man was preaching in strange country
church. Fearing that his hair was not
properly parted in the middle, or, per-
haps, that he might have smudge on
his nose, he quietly and significantly
said to the beadle, there being no mir
ror in the vestry:
"John, could you get me a CLASP
John disappeared, and alters few min
utes returned with something under his
coat, which to the establishment of the
Clergyman, he produced in the form of a
lemonade bottle, with gill of whisky in
it, saying:
eye mamma let on (telD about it,
minister, for I got it as a great favor;
and [ wadna haze got it ava if I hadna
said it was for you!''
It may be well to mention that amongst
the humber orders in Scotland, a
"glass " is an expression for dram of
liquor. In the foregoing anecdote we
are not told whether the minister or John
consumed the gill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
How Edward Arnold Found His Wife.

An intimate friend of Edwin Arnold,
author of "The Light of Asia," tells
how the poet found his wife: Mr..
Arnold was in the British Museum one
day-the day when pictures by the old
masters were allowed to be copied
when his attention was arrested, as never
before, by picture of Perugino's which
a beautiful young lady was copying.
I1resistibly he halted and admired the
painting with her. Presently the face
of the fair woman in his eyes grew more
charming than the work of Perugino,
and Mr.. Arnold did not rest in his new
quest of love until Miss Fanny Chan
ming, the daughter of the Rev. w. H.
Charming, of London, had become the
central charm of his own home. This
happened in 1869. His home life is said
to be as charming as his public life is
vigorous and energetic. He does not
seek society, and has, in fact, little time
for recreations, but whenever he is thus
entrapped by his friends he is by general
consent the center of the group, and his
conversation is rich, full, exhaustless.
Mr.. Arnold has the bilious-nervous
temperament and the stout muscular
physique which enable him to be always
active and yet always fresh.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
Suddenly the church bells rang ont

Suddenly the church bells rang out
into the night: .,...a.,..st
Ding! don! What have [ done?
Ding! don! It is crime! Ding! don!
Noun was wicked to me! Ding! don!
He was kind to me! Ding! don! It is a
crime! Ding don! Oh! bells be ST.
lent!'
Half crazy Mathurine returned to the
village. The church existed no longer.
The beams of the bellfry had burned
apart, and the bells, in falling into the
ruins below, had sounded their last peal.
Before the ruins stood the cure with
clasped hands, Watching the destruction
OF all that remained of the house of God.
That holy dwelling which he had loved
SO long, for which he had saved and
cared with SO tender an affection, and
where he had SO often offered PRAYER.
Great tears gathered in his eyes and
chased each other down his cheeks. iif.
Matht1rine, frightened by his tears.
gazed at him an instant. In that one
moment her soul was opened to knowl-
edged, to faith, to repentance. to affec-
ton. She made movement as if to
throw herself at the feet of the cure. and
cried out to him:
"Forgive me! forgive me!''
Then rising quickly she suddenly dis
appeared without awaiting for his reply
Six months afterward Mathurine ex-
changed her black bonnet for the white
cap OF the Sisters of Charity. Then her
life belonged to the poor, the sick, the
humble and the uncared for little ones.
- And now, when the Angelus sounds,
Mathurine no longer clasped her hands
over her ears.
"Ding! don! Ring bell! Ding! don!
Thou art voice from above Dingi
don! My God forgive me! Ding! don!
Forgive mei'' .Ha ..f
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08

THERE is young and handsome
woman at Saratoga who wears large
diamond ring on each of her eight fin
gers whenever she is seen, whether at
breakfast or by gaslight. She also wears
diamonds in her hair. large solitaires in
her ears, bracelets and pins set with
these rare jewels, and one night she wore
a diamond cross five or six inches long
A saucy letter-writer says she is suspect
ed of also having anklets and carriers
clasped with diamonds, as well as shoe
buckles. Who she is is mystery, and
she is properly referred to as " the dia-
mond princess"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1880.
BEFORE THE SHOWER.

Thou merry, scarlet-crested bird.
Low on the elm-bough swinging,
A sweeter song meier have heard a
Than that which thou art singing.
o robin ere thou take thy fight.
Wilt tell me wherefore thy delight
"Chee-wee! I" so full of glee,
Sang out the joyous robin.
Loud clear and high, each liquid note
Some wondrous joy seems telling;
Sweet to my listening ear they float,
From thy full bosom yelling.
o robin tell me ere thou go,
WHAT'S it that delights thee so?
"Chee-wee. chee-weel the rain is slow! !"
Soft sang the CHEEKY robin.
Rain! Nay, the skies are clear and bright,
And sunny is the weather:
We shall not have the rain tonight,
Thou bird of scarlet feather,
Swift HE thee to thy home again,
Nor longer watch and wait for rain.
"Chee-wee, chee-wee! know, trust me
Loud sang the joyous robin.
But if, perchance, should come the rain,
Thou robin, blithe and CHEEKY,
Thou could'st not then thy nest regain,
Full soon thy wing would weary. . .
Go, HE thee home before it come, lass
Nor farther from thy nestlings roam.
"Chee-wee chee-weei it harms not me! !"
Still sang the bold young robin.
Up rolled gray and gloomy cloud;
The blazing sun went under;
The skies were yelled as in a shroud,
Low growled the distant thunder;
The long grass bent beneath the breeze
That sighed among the swaying trees
"Chee-wee, chee-weei'' exulhngy
Sang on the joyous robin.
Fly home, thou bird of scarlet breast,
For fast the rain is falling!
Fly home, for from their secret nest
Thy little are calling.
Fly home. but tell me ere thou go,
Thou bonny bird, how could'st thou know?
"Chee-wee, chee-weel said 1 not so?"
Loud sang the raptured robin.
Then from the bending bough he sped;
Afar L him flying;
AS through the mist and rain he fled
heard him still replying
'.When robins sing joyous strain,
tChee-wee, chee-weel i then cometh rain!
Chee-wee, chee-wee {" in ecstasy
Still sang the distant robin.
Wide AaCdke.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08

81 NOW have something for rainy
day." said old Mr.. McSnifkin the other
evening, as he entered the room and
greeted the family. GA windfall, wind
fall!'' screamed Mrs. McSnifkin, in an
ecstacy OF mental paralysis. "No, no,
he responded, quietly, as he drew his
slippers from under the sofa, "it's an
umbrella" Mrs. Mes. told him he was
real mean old thing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
IF AND IF.
BY MARY AINGE DE WE'RE.

If all the pity and love untold
Could scatter abroad in coins of gold,
There would not be on the whole round earth
One hungry heart, nor one wretched hearth.
And, oh, if the kind words never said
Could bloom into flowers, and spread and shed
Their sweetness out on the common air,
The breath of heaven would be everywhere!
-ChristiDn Union
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08

dOn!'
She ran like a CLEAN in the night to-
ward the church, without any plan,
without any project, without knowing in
the least what she wished to do; only
because the bells were ringing. she
thought Noun to be there.
The wind blew violently from the
mountain; the icy earth creaked at every
step, and the long frosty needles swung
from the branches of the pines. The
moon was obscured by drifting clouds,
and in the village all was silent. Noun
had left the church, but before taking
his departure he had lit the small lamp
in the chapel of the Virgin.
Standing on tip-toe at an open win
dow, Mathurine could see this twinkling
light, and the chancel filed with flowers.
adorned for the great Christmas festival
Her hate became more violent. To her
the church represented only Noun. Lisa
and the bells; she did not think of the
cure. If she were to do evil to the
church, she would be revenging herself
upon those whom she hated.
Trembling, pale, disheveled, and Wi tn
chattering teeth, she passed through the
WIHuo" d 1ouS pfAHcH oI CHy WOOD. She
held it for an instant in the flame of the
burning lamp suspended near the wall.
and then placed the burning brand
against the pine boards which inclosed
the church and belfry.
In five minutes the building was sur
rounded by flames. Mathurine ran feet
ly away, and from safe distance. hid
den among the rocks, she watched the
incendiary CLEAN. She believed herself
proud of her work, she trembled-she
could have wept for Joy.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-11

The correspondent Of the New
York Times t~elegraphs the following
from Washington: Great care has been
taken 10 conceal the feeling with which
certain prominent democrats in Indi-
ana regard English, but rumors are
nov coming into circulation that an
effort will be made 10 induce English
10 retire, on the ground that his pres
ence on the ticket will render success
in that state impossible because he Is q
hard money man, and therefore unac-
ceptable 10 many Indiana democrats,
and especially TO Landers, the candi-
date for governor. because the friends
OF Hendricks and Mcdonald cannot
regard him with pleasure and for
other reasons II Is asserted that n de-
sire that no effort shall DO spared 10
secure Indiana has led certain demo-
Gratis OF prominence seriously 10 con-
slider this step and 10 propose that Nc
Donald take the second place ON the
ticket in English's place. Whether
the assertion Is well founded or not, IL
Is plain that the managers have their
eyes on Indiana, and that they are be-
set with fears about the contest in that
state, because Of the nomination Of
English.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-11

died "a saturday night, twelve O'Clock.
Deosmbsr :lst. TTs9.
Edward II, Of England, vas born IN
CAsfnanou, Wales. The Rztiyes claim
ed the child as their r~eaHtTyman, and
he ~ declared Prince Of Wales, q
title which has aimee always been borne
BY the eldest o Of the sovereign.
Conscript fathers was IN Roman an
tiquity the appellation Of the senators.
They were 50 called because their names
were written togstber In the senate's
register.
Pleiades the sailing stars
because the Greeks considered nayig-
alton safe at the return Of the PleiAdes,
and never attempted IL after these stars
disappeared
AlArie, king Of the Visigoths, was
the hrst who opened the road for the de-
huge Of the northern barbarians and led
them into the heart Of the Roman
world.
In the year 1890. during the reign Of
Edward !, the Jews were ordered I'M
der penalty Of death to quit England
forever before a certain day.
The British sovereigns from Edward
the confessor, 70 Queen Victoria have
been crowned In Westminster Abbey.
Andrew jackson was the first memb.
er Of the house OF representatives from
Tennessee.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-11

% the party she mad tie original
eltEy, or 10 bis hsin, szeeutoEs or ID
ninistE1ton. o. 70 Aszipsss specially
authorized 70 Tecsiye such nep1ynept,
bat q mere conveyance Of the land vii
not Be deemed snfieient 70 carry with
1t the right 10 repayment, unless ex-
pressly stated in the assignment; where
there has been a conveyance Of the
land and the original purchaser applies
for repsymeut he must conelusisely
show that he has Undermined his as
signee or perfected the title In him
through another service. Assignees Of
the title TO the land must show BY an
davit or otherwise that they have not
been .indemnihed By their grAntors for
the fAIlsre Of such title. and that title
has not been perfected in them by their
grAntors through another source
Where there Is specific assignment Of
the purchsse money, evidence Of non
decentralization by the gantors Is not
required In the case OF desert land
entries. Assignsrs Of the purchase
money are the only ~assigners recognized.
AL applications for repayment . TO b
transmitted together with all papers In
The case to tho Commissioners Of the
general land oriee through the regis
tiers and receivers Of the proper dis
| tricts.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-11
The PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
PACIFIC MAIL.

A newspaper reporter, who has been
in search OF the principal Office Of the
Pacific mail steamship company, after
an extended tour Of exploration, dis
covered the Office in n deserted farm
house in Clarkstown, upper Nyack,
Rockland county, New York. The
corporation has been assessed In New
York city on a. valuation OF about
s3,5000,000. The managers Of the
company In some mysterious and m
explained manne learned that the last
legislature would enact n law providing
for the assessment and collection Of
taxes on corporations In the city or
county in which its principal Offices
were situated. So before the legisla-
ture met the Pacific mail steamship
company put Its principal Offices into q
carpet-bag and carried them TO Clarks-
town, upper Nyack, where they remain
in strict seclusion. Rockland county
assesses the corporation ut a valuation
Of 81 ,00o, 600, at n rate unknown, and
is glad to get 90 handsome an addition
to its taxable property, but 1t does not
seem reasonable that this transparent
humbug should benefit the Pacific mail
steamship company.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-11

Actors, Vocalists, Public Speakers,
recommend Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one
Minute.
NATURE la PROVIDED n most
potent specific for diseases Of the skin,
rheumatism and govt, viz: Sulphur.
That admirable remedial agent Is made
available ut IN innnetly less cost than
formerly in consequence of the intro
duction Of GLENN's SULPHUR SOAR.
Sulphur baths n expensive, 50 are
visits to Sulphur Springs, but at a cost
Of sixty cents, the price Of the above
article per box containing three cakes
precisely the same curative result can
be effected as Sulpher bathing accom-
plishes. GLENN's SULPHUR SOAR like
wise heals bruises, sores and all abra-
sions Of the skin, whitens and softens
a. well as puriies 1t. The ladies prefer
1t to any cosmetic, not only because It
Is q o effective complexional bcanti-
Ger, but also because 1t Is eminently
conducive to health, which cosmetics
are not. Il IL n capital disinfectant Of
clothing contaminated with disease,
and its timely use prevents maladies
communicable by contact. 1t Is far
preferable to any salve or ointment for
the cure Of affections OF the skin, being
infinitely moro effective and clearly.
Sold by druggists. Price, % cents
per cake. One box % cakes) 40 cents,
sent by mail, prepaid, on receipt OF
price. C. N. Crittenton, Proprietor,
115 Fulton street, New York.
HILLS HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE.
Black or Brown, 90 cents. j22-dawlw
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-11
s-crExrrFIc ~MIscELLaxY

Compiled for the Leader.
II has just been shown that an alloy
OF lead and rhodium has the curious
property OF exploding on exposure to
heat.
In discussing the cyclones which Wis.
tied tho Bay OF Bengal in October,
1876, Mr.. Elliott. meteorologist to the
Bengal government. incidentally gives
some idea Of the tremendous forces
which are developed by such storms.
The average daily evaporation register
ed by the Bengal instruments In Octo-
Der Ia two inches. The amount OF heat
absorbed by the conversion into vapor
OF this amount OF water daily v 50
large an area as the Bay OF Bengal, Is
enormous. Roughly estimated, It is
equal to tho continuous working power
OF 800, 900 engines OF 1000 horse power
each. A simple calculation will show
that 1t suflces TO raise over Al, 900 GU
bic feet Of water every t~wenty-four
hours from every square mile Of the
surface Of the hay, and transport II TO
the clouds above. When the c~alcula-
tion Is extended from a single square
mile TO the area OF the whole Indian
gulf, the mind is lost In the effort TO
conceive the force which In n days
time can lift 10000, 900 tons. Yet It
would be easy to show that such fig-
ures, fabulous rs they seem, do not nd
equately represent the cyclonic forces
Of n single storm.
Prof. Palmierie considers IT proven
that great earthquakes are always pre-
ceded by a eason Of preliminary earth
tremblings. He believes that, by
means OF Geographically connected sta
tions for observing and reporting these
trembllngs, 1t would he possible to fore.
tell earthquakes just as storms are now
foretold, and to issue warnings to
threatened districts three days in ad-
vance.
The French government has ordered
the teaching Of scientific agriculture
" 'o"
After n prolonged observation, NJ.
m"y nus 'nA vel! ''iu sein
as'N''oh
or 'ah OIL .empera'ure IN the ~
.es'ons VI 'ne mr. anu consequently
'no app'oa0n VI 'Au "ea'"er'
There a been for some time on ex-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-11
OF INHERENT TO sETTLERs ON
PUBLIC LANDS.

Commissioner Williams, OF the gen.
eral land Office, has issued q series of
detailed instructions to all registers and
receivers, which precsribes the regula-
tions necessary for carrying into effect
that law enacted ut the last session Of
congress for refunding all excess pay
ments, ordinary purchase money, fees
and commissions on void entries Of pub
lie lands. The act affects thousands Of
settlers throughout the western states
and territories. The first section au-
thorized the repayment to the inno-
cent parties Of fees and commissions
paid by them on entries OF fraudulent
'isoldiers and Sailors and additional
homestead scrip. OF which very large
quantities were forged and set afioat In
the western states some years ago.
Commissioner Williams instructions
require thorough proof Of the inno-
cence Of applicants for relief under
this section. The second section pro-
vides for the repayment Of the pur-
chase money and Of fees, commissions
and excess payments in all cases where
entries Of public lands have been can
celled sfor conflict, or where, from
any cause. the entry has been errone.
ously allowed by the local land Offices
and cannot be confirmed, and also for
refunding the extra sl.25 per acre paid