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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21
how many mothers he had, h

replied:
"Four, SIR"
"What! four mothers and on
ly one father?"
"Yes, sir; bnt next week ]
shall have five," said the little
fellow with an air of pride.
This little boy / thought
beats the orthodox New Eng
landers. They boast of their
forefathers, but here is a boy
who boasts Of his four mothers.
We found that the younger
daughters of the Prophet are
opposed to the double-wife sys-
tenn. One beautiful daughter
of the Prophet recently married
Mr.. Harris, the handsome man.
ager of the Mormon theatre.
We heard her play one night,
and she showed as much tall
ent as any of our rising actress
es. Mrs. Harris, when she mar
ried, stipulated that her hus-
band should never take a Sec
ond wife. Another younger
sister-a beautifulgolden-h
blonde, as sweet and lady-like
as any young ladies you will
see walking up Fifth avenue
told us that she would die be-
fore she would marry a man
who would divide his love with
a second wife. So, as the Nor
mons become cultivated, I find
the prejudice against polygamy
increases. Cultivation and re-
fnement will eventually kill
polygamy.
The furniture of the Lien
House is such as any well-to-do
farmer in central New York
would have-simple ingram car
pets and rep-back chairs. gDu-
ring our visit the Prophet ioc-
cupied his tine talking in asran-
dom, semi-philosophical man
ner to the grown people, and
shaking hands in a patriarchal
manner with the children.
sLet's see! what is your
name?" he would say, taking
hold of a grandcbild's hand.
'sMy name is Nathaniel, sir. "
"Oh, this is daughter Mary's
little boy, isn't it? the Prophet
would say, looking at Mr.. Clau-
sen. 1t seems that Brigham
can not remember his grand
children. He says he doesn't
try to any more. 81
While we were talkinga broth
er in the church called and said:
"Brother Brigham, / called to
get your carriage for my sons
funeral"
"Your son by Helen?'' asked
the Prophet feelingly.
eyes, Helen's boy; twenty
seven even years old. He died last
night. fssBe.S r. "a o. a..
aOh, yes; take the carriage,
Brother John! He was a good
boy-paid his tithing regularly,
and took good care of his moth
er. Can / do anything else?"
They told me afterward that
itgwas the Bishop of the Thir-
teenth ward who called, and
from thep1 / learned that every
ward in the city is organized in
to a bishopric, with a school at
tached for the children. In ev-
cry ward there is a branch Of
the great cooperative store,
where all the faithful trade.
On the front of each store is
is painted in large letters:
X X X X X X X X Il X X + Z x x X X
Z uOTnrrcc mo rtrr Tnpn
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

A farmer in Ohio was prevent
ed six weeks ago from cutting his
throat with razor. He said he
would starve himself. He has
since been kept alive on such
liquids as he could by pretext be
persuaded to swallow. lie has
had his coffin made, and it stands
in his house ready for use.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

Queen Victoria was recently
asked by Liberal peer if she
were not reluctant to retire to Bal.
moral and leave the affairs of the
nation in charge of ga equity Pre-
mier like Lord BeaconsfeId." I"
"No," answered her majesty,
"gout is not disease of the intel.
lect."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

A Washinfton constable levied
on "the undivided half" Of gray
mule. He wasn't particular which
end he took, and it was thirteen
days before he opened his eyes
and recognized his wife.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

For som. reason or other no
one invented a washing machine
last week, and the folks in the
Patent Office are wondering what
has become Of the genius of A
merica. II is the fist omission
for over Two years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

sg Two Dollars for one year, .nva-
rtdoty an odU0Rce; Two DOiIars and
Euty Cents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
TO be paid for in dduance.
Ia Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

TO aid him in breaking off the
habit of tObacco-chewine, an
Onondaga county man had all bis
teeth extracted.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

a boy in Salem, Mass, died
last week from l0ckjaw resulting
from the filing of a tooth.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-06-21

Modern marriages,says a con-
temporary, begin with a court
and end with a Court.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
Retyy.
The Conduct of Life.

BE it good that we do. let us do it,,
Giving soul and our strength to the deed
Let us pierce the hard rock and pass through it
And compass the thing that we need.
Does Fate. as dark cloud, hang over
And cover our heads from the lightl
Does Hate mock the heart Of The lover2
Must wrong be the victor Of right
Yet in Fate there is feedom for each one
To mako or to mar, as he will;
And the bolts of ill fortune that reach one
May main, but they never shall kill.
Ever onward and upward pursuing
The aim that is thine for the day,
Adding strength to thy strength by thy doing,
Thou shalt gain it, nor faint by the way.
And though thou art busted with small things
Though menial thy labor may be,
Do thy utmost in that and in all things,
Thou still shalt be noble and free
Dost thou love ? let it be with full measure
Nor mingle with coldness or hate
Of others the joy of thy pleasure
The passion that crowns thy estate.
Be to every man just =; ard to woman
Be gentle, and tender, and true;
For thine own do thy best but for no man
Do less than brother should do.
So living thy days full to number,
In peace thou shalt pass to the grave;
Thou shall lie down and rest thee and slumber,
Beloved by the good and the brave.
-Tinsby's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
Reply to DR.. Randall.

Mr.. Randall, you ask me "Did God
create enemies ?" You say Spiritual
ism is the truth but 1t has many
enemies. Ifyou will answer the ques
ton "Who made the enemies to
Splrituaism ?" you will answer your
question to me. Suppose | should
say, God made men, and they have
made themselves enemies to truth and
goodness. A few years ago, there
wereamany enemies to the constitu'
ton and government OF the United
States. Who made them l think
that, death, as an appointment of God
to all men, lis a friend to all "To
die is gain SO says Paul. but we are
in the constant habit of calling things
enemies to us which destroy us from
the earth, as disease, poison, wild
beasts, intemperance, &C., &c. So
Paul personities death in 1st Cor Is {:
26, because death destroys US from
the earth. or closes our earthly exist
ence, and in this sense he calls death
an enemy or destroyer of the human
race. Truth is the power to subdue
and destroy talsehood love to sub
dne and destroy hatred ; light to
h.nish darkness, and life to make an
end of death. God will destroy SIN
and ignorance and fill all souls with
holiness and knowledge. Love and
holiness are not now in all souls but
"God is love and light and when
love and light become all in all, then
"God will be ssall in all" for "God is
love and light"
1t does not seem to me necessary
that you should take so much pains
to show that You are an enemy to the
Bible. Did God make you so !
Yours, ELI BALLoU.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

direction in the future state or worl'
is completed, then, the apostle say
hades will have no tenants, no victor,
left.-1st Cor. Is So.
From all these considerations then
we think it follows conclusively tina
the resurrection in John 5: 28, 20
takes place in this lte--that it is {
rising up of spiritual life, from "deatl
in tresspasses and sins. "-Eph. 2:
IS, also 5: IA.
As to the nature of this resurrec
ton, the learned DR.. Llghtfoot says
"These words may also be applied tc
spiritual resurrection, as were verse.
"a and 25 (and so coming out of the
graves meaneth.-Ezek. 81: 12)
The words of the verse following be
ing.only translated and anglicized thus
"They that do good after they heal
his voice in the gospel, shall come
forth to the resurrection of life and
they that do evil, after they hear the
gospel, unto the resurrection of dam.
nation" i. e., those who believe the
gospel and obey it experience rising
Of life in their souls and those who
do evil after they hear the gospel, by
rejecting and disobeying 1t, experience
a rising up of condemnation or judg.
ment, in their souls, because they sin
against greater light than they had
before they heard the gospel preach
ed Rev. James Freeman Clarke
says, "Judgment is a better word here
than damnation, tor it accords with
the doctrine of the New Testament,
that in proportion as men 60 wrong,
they dull their moral sense, and need
revelation Of truth to show them
what they are. When they see the
truth it judges and condemns them.
But this Is really an ascent to them
also. 1t is going up higher TO see
the truth, even when it condemns us.
This passage then is no exception to
the principle that wherever 'resurrec-
ton (anastis) occurs in the New Tes-
lament, it implies going up into 4
higher state" See Clarke's "Truths
and Errors of Orthodoxy" page all,
In one letter more l expect to finish
this review OF the passages manyyo
cited as proof of your theory of ami
hilation. Yours, &c,
ELI BALLoU.
So. Woodstock, VT, Dec. 81, II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
The Chief of Sinners---in Theory

We take the following from Ed
ward Eggleston's new serial, Roxy,
in Scridner for January
Wherever Mark went he was sue,
cesstul, and nearly everybody praised
him. Mrs Hanks, Roxy's well.to.do
aunt, held forth to Jemima upon the
admirable ability Of the young man,
and his great goodness and self
sacrifice in "laying all his advantages
of talent, and wealth, and prospects at
the foot of the cross
81 tell you what | think, Henriette,
replied Jemima, with her customary
freedom 81 think that's all fcl-de rol
and twaddle.de-dec.' Here she set
her iron down with nmphasia and
raised her reddencd face from her
work, wiping the perspiration away
with her apron. Il think it's AL non.
sense fer the brethren and sisters to
talk that way, jest like as eff Mark had
conferred a awful favor on his Greater
in lendin' him his encouragement.
Do you think it's sech a great thing
to be Colonel Bonamy's son and a
member Of the Injeanny legislator,
that God musl feel nightly obleeged
to Mark Bonamy fer bein' so kind as
to let him save his immortal soul 3
Now, | DON'T and here she began to
shove her iron again. "You all II
spile Mark by settin' him up on a
spinnacle of the temple" she added,
as she paused a moment to stretch
out a shirt sleeve, preparatory to iron.
ing it.
"Jemima," said Mrs Hanks, ''its
wicked to talk that way. Yoa are
always making fun of the gospel. I'm
sure Marks very humble. He calls
himself the chief of sinners"
81 s'pose he does. That's nice to
set himselt up alongside of Paul and
say: See, Paul and me was both
great sinners That:makes you think
he's a-goin to be like Paul in preach,
In. But s'pose one Of the brethren
brother Dale, now-was to say -.
Brother Bonamy, you're the biggest
sinner in town. You're wuss'n ole
Gatlin that went to the penitenshry,
an you're wuss'n Bob Cramps that
was hung D'you think he'd say,
Amen, that's fact (? But eff bein' the
chief of sinners means anything, that's
what 1t means"
Jemima, tell you, you're wicked.
It's right to kill the fatted calf for the
returning prodigal."
"Oh yes, l know" and Jemima
wiped her face again. "But would
not kill all the calves on the place and
then begiA on the ye'rlin's so as to
make him think it was nice thing to
be prodigal. I'd be afraid the scamp
would go back and try it over again"
And here Jemima broke out with
her favolite verse
"Oh hender me not fer will serve the Lord,
And L IL praise him when die"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

IT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD
We flourish for awhile. Men take us
by the hand and are anxious about the
health of our bodies and laugh at our
jokes, and we really think, like the fly
on the wheel, that we have something
to do with the turning OF it. The sun
does not stop for our funeral, every.
thing goes on as usual, we are not
missed in the street, men laugh at the
new jokes, and in three days the great
waves sweep over our path, and wash
out the last vestige cf earthly foot
prints. Such IS life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Think not of faults committed in the
past, when one has reformed his con,
duct [Contucius.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
CHICAGO EXPORTING BLooD.-Gov.

CHICAGO EXPORTING BLooD.-Gov.
Seymour says: "Whlle in Chicago,
| discovered that an immense business
has grown up from preparing calves
tongues and pigs feet for European
markets. They are better able to do
that in the West than we are, on ac-
count of the abundance of their sup
ply. In expressing my surprise at
this to a banker, he said: why, sir,
l can tell you something more strange
than that. One of my customers pro-
duced large drafts upon certain quar-
ter, and when / asked him how that
happened, he said: That is for the
blood l SELL The blood Of Chicago
is exported for agricultural and com.
mercial purposes.
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TO COnSunptiveS.

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a simple remedy, is anxious TO make known
to his fellow sufferers the means of cure
To all who desire it, he will send copy of
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Parties wishing the prescription will please
address, Rev. Il. A. WILSON,
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Mos! of their faults women owe to
US, whilst We are indebted to them for
most of our better qualities. + [Lemesle.
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l! is great misfortune to have a
fre,ful disposition. 1t takes the frag-
rance out of ones life, and leaves only
weeds where a cheerful disposition
would cause flowers to bloom. The
habit of tretting Is one that grows
rapidly unless it be sternly repressed ;
and the best way to overcome it is to
try always to look on the cheerful side
of things.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-13

-,
A. I loltered through tho viuages
1mW chfldren q their play,
Blowing bubbles in the sunshine
EroU . Jenny pipe Of clay
( hsd passed eheR With : Feeang.
- - ..{ - ~2<cS ~ sobbles-
- e.,i;rs 4 - ,5rc1ssS ike6nmers glow. .
~
Thpuph thsy secmed nce naif % prilians
A. b boYho0Q heo otoWns
Whea ~ smallest q my bubbles
Heid Z r1lnbow q sifs own,
Ye ny nssle ftiseds fsew nsny
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D. 8. Journal.
There il no trouble about the lion
and the lamb lying down together-if
the lion Is dead.
The streams are not the only thing
damed these days by reason Of the cold
weather.
The doctors are kept pretty buey
now picking shot out of the shfns and
hams Of amateur sportsmen.
A new counterfeit 5000 hIll n ont
We don't care . Continental, bot will ba
. little more scrutinizing In making
change.
Glass collins are the latest innovatiou
In the planting line. Those who have
tried them prefer them to any other n
the market.
The man who cannot boast Of pep
pering from fifty to sixty quail In O.
many minutes, dent amount to much
rs liar these times.
Mum eocials are all the 90. mum
the word, humble peg tbs game. and
those who take part are more or lees
'mummies.'
When the fool killer comes to Salem
we want to sac him. We have . Job
for him Salem Republican. That's
the ic0rst give away We ever saw.
A New England woman has invent
ed squ. ezing machine. The boyx
generally attend tothat agreeable duty
in this part Of the moral vineyard.
Up in Erie county Q girl named
Mike makes Troubles mit Q man
named Brsdshar, and now he swear
he wishes he had been weaned young
Ter. No more milk in his'n.
The time Is at hsaf for the head OF
the family to 60 prsnrine about the
house 'cursing till things ara blsck
and blue. just because that water pipe
is frozen tighter than beeswax.
1t is nip and tucK as to who thalI eei
over Jordan first, the quail or the hunt
tiers. About twenty Of the latter have
passed in their checks, and the fun has
Just commenced, as II were.
A disgusted looking tramp left the
city the other day because he had
stripped clothes line in the dark oi
about half dozen shirts, AID upon in.
vestigation found out they wern't his
kind of garment.
The red hot stove stealing business
ia thrown la the shade. Up Ia Trum.
bull cuuRty, the other night, . man
stole half = hog! Why he dill not "a
The whole hog is what an sgouized
world wants the calcium rays turned
on.
Come together in a united capacity
IL the compact way the Mayor Of =
Northern Ohio town advised the deni.
gems of his bailiwick to assemble for
the purrose cf presenting a bold fruni
at the Throne of Grace ON Thsnksgiv'
ing morning.
A correspondent asks: DO hens pro.
mote Christianity?' We haven't Civ.
en- the suhjec: that study which per.
haps its Importance demands. but at
uf hand, are of the opinion that great
deal depends on thu kind OF devilment
the hens are engaged in.
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Etpll Corr
" ss.sRsE.ia. g. 81 cP.n' 2
Il donoo1 ohput
And 4 d1nesd up high
he omkeU We5e hot
ID sheir 1ery light,
AID B W<nf up brown
Ard 4 cnne down white
Whits and beautlfals
cEinped and curled.
n prs1zisse fairy dance in ne wofso'
Al! uauy Z time ere the enben bot
And III huunan spfut can nrook . ~;
Y8 rndinnf fuf1h fFum u ns!y ngns
o1nesh ezonsesgmed Nd enrooed N WINS
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lance in the Chinaman's prOmiSe-Rs,
Indeed. did nOt-snd would not con
sider myself responsible for whatever
disappointment might occur. They
were welcome 70 sit In my garden as
llong as they wished, but l had not in-
v;ted them, and should not exert N.Y.
self 20 efford them entertainment.
All Kin made his appearance ut ten
o'clock, accom- panied by another Chi.
namau bearing basket containing
apparently nuthing but fresh new
earth. They were both dressed in
clean hut cuarse cotton clothes, and
All Kin-who looked more emacjated
than / had ever s.en him. since he
hasi newly arisen from his sick bed
carried over his arm y large mantle of
faded yellow silk.
He selected q SPOT OF green swafd
upon which he directed the basket
carrier to empty the earth. after which
he dismissed him. and throwing him
self upou his knees. proceeded TO press
and nat the snIl into a smoothIy ronnd.
ed little mound. about the liz, az an
inverted wsshbowl.
He then t0ok from somewhere In the
folds of the HiIk ,nantIe y liftle r,nnd
purple seed or bean. which he held nm
fnr ,,s ali to exsmina. bet caen his ior..
finp.r and thumb. This he denosite,t
I'm a srnsII h.,le In the canter n fhs
heau. Coverinv IL mn. he made = mum.
Der of cabalistic sip M over the snrf.ce
OF the mound, while he mutterpd to
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G.. IT. ". & w. Railway.
Cleveland, ruscarawas Valley q Wheeling)
Railway Companv.

Railway Company,
Cleveland. June ~, 1877.
puSHE Subscriberr q the Capital stock OF said
Il Company will take u0tics thar their suo.
ciirti0ns heretofore made for the purpose OF
aiding IN extending the railroad of said Com
psDy from It's present terminus to the ONO
"a I'D Com pany, the Board OF Directors Of said
Company at meeting thereof, held on the
5tk DAY OF June, Io77, by . resolution. ordered
that the nrst instaIlment OF fve doilsrs $500
on each share OF any dollars $50 70, 30 sub
scribed 70 the capital stock OF said company.
nos due from subscribers. appearing on the
books and individual subscriptions % eceept-
ted si.ail ue paid On or befor' July Ist, hi 10
r. a. Hescefn 7feusurev ef sn$d Company. at dc
general ogtoe fheree. % the sanse may be paid
10 A. J. Baxgs, ~ bridgeport. Ohio, OF to such
person A. he may direct; and said Treasurer
and said raggH. and also such person ~ the
said Baggs may duly suihorise 70 receive
money due pom Hsid subscriptions are either
nf them by said Company empowered add au-
,horixed 70 receive and receipt tor tie lssne
for and On It's behal and ten per cent Of setd
subscription shall be due. (and is hereby re-
erni Office Of said Company. az aforessid, or the
port Ohio, or such person as he may desig>
nate who are authorized 10 receive the same
tor and on behalf OF said Company on the
day following the expiration of every thirty
lays from and after July LIST. 1877. until The
Whole subscription shall BE- stue and required
tn be paid, NJ aboye specified.
By order OF the Board oi Directors.
p. A. HEW TIT. Secretary.
July S, lS77-l0m.