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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
A Young Mans First Stovepipe.

Yes, son, you are correct. The first
time you wear a stovepipe hat every
body looks at you. Not, as you vainly
imagine, because you are the first young
man who ever wore q stovepipe hat, but
because it is apparent even to the old
blind man who sits in the back pew,
without any cushion in, away back I'M
der the gallery, where the poor have the
gospel preached at them, that is the
first time you ever wore hat of that
description. Your old father claps one
on the back of his head. puts his hands
into his pockets, holds up his head, and
walks off down the street in gale of
wind, and never thinks of his hat. But
you, son, you pull yours on at the most
graceful angle it can be posed, and you
60 lettering along, both hands ready to
fly at the hat at the slightest provoca-
ton of the ghostliest phantom. Of a puff
of wind. You don't look comfortable,
son. Your hat is always trying to
come off, you bump it against every
thing you pass, you rub it the wrong
way when you try to brush the dust OFF.
When you carry it up the aisle in your
hand everybody smiles, because you first
hold it by the brim and let the crown
tip gracefully over your arm, and by the
time you have hit three or four worship
pers on the head with it, you change
and turn it under your arm and try to
carry it that way without touching it;
and the first thing you do in that pose,
you put woman's eye out with your
elbow. Then when you sit down, you
put the hat down on the floor, setting it
on the brim; fatal mistake. And
then before the sermon is half over, you
put your feet on it three times. But
never mind, you have to learn some
time. Only don't imagine that people
never saw anything of the kind before,
because they have. And finally, son, if
you are only five feet three inches tall,
don't think that hat three feet five IN
ches high improves your appearance or
makes you look taller. Because it
doesn't. 1t may make you look as
though you clerked in secondhand
clothing store, but it doesn't make you
look taller. BY and by, when you have
worn high hat two Or three years, you
will wear it so naturally that it will be-
come you. But the first time. Oh, my
son, my son Burlington Hawkeye.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
Only Temper.

Touchwood is tina, kind o! good fellow.
He is by turns insolent, quarelsome. re-
pusivelv naughty to innocent people who
approach him with respect, neglectful Of
his friends, angry in face Of legitimate de-
mands, procrastinaing in the fulfillment
of such demands, prompted 10 rude words
and harsh looks By moody disgust with
his fellowmen in general-and yet. as
everybody will assure you, the soul OF
honor, a s,eadfas, friend, defender OF
the oppressed, an affeeionate-hearted
creature Pity that, after certain ex-
perience Of his moods, his intimacy be-
comes insuppo'tablel A man who uses
his balmorals to tread on your toes, with
much frequency and an unmistakable
emphasis may prove fast-friend in ad-
versity, but meanwhile your adversely has
not arrived, and your toes are tender.
The daily sneer or growl at your remarks
is not 10 be made amends tor by pos
sible eulogy or defense of your UNDER
standing against depreciators who may not
present themselves, and on an occasion
which may never arise. cannot submit
TO a chronic state Of blue-snd-sreen bruise
as form of insurance against an acct
dent. George Eliot,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
Periodical Rests.

The necessity Of adopting some ar
rangement for periodical rest would rem
der the division of time into short peri
dds of unvarying length desirable. And
as herdsmen and laborers were early en-
gagged by the lunar month, and after
ward by its subdivision, the quarter
month, it is very probable that the be-
ginning of each month would first be
chosen as suitable time for rest. while
later, one day in each week would be
taken as a rest day. This would not be
by any means inconsistent with the be-
lief that from very early times a relig-
ious significance was given to the weekly
and monthly resting days. Almost
every observance of times and seasons
and days had its first origin, most prob
ably, in agricultural and pastoral Gus
TOMS 1t was only after long period
had elapsed that arrangements, originally
adopted as convenient, became so sane
toned by long habit that religious
meaning was attached to them. Assur,
edly, whatever opinion may be formed
about the Sabbath rest, only one can be
formed about the new moon rest. That
certainly had its origin in the lunar mo-
tions and their relation to the convent
ence and habits of outdoor workers. Il
seems altogether reasonable, apart from
the evidence a priori and posteriori in
favor of the conclusion to adopt q SINH
lar explanation of the weekly rest, con-
stantly associated, as we find it, with the
rest at the time of new moon. This ex-
PLANTATION implies that the week would
almost certainly be adopted as measure
of time by every nation which paid any
attention to the subject of time-measure-
ment. Now, we know that no trace Of
the week exists among the records of
some nations. while in others the week
was at least only subordinate time
measure. Among the earlier Egyptians
the month was divided into periods of
ten days each, and hitherto no direct evil
dence was found to show that a seven
day period was used by them. The Chi
nese divided the month similarly. Among
the Babylonians the month was divided
into periods of five days-six such peri
DDS in each month-and also into weeks
Of seven days. The same double arrange
ment was adopted by the Hebrews r.
A. Proctor, in Contemporary Review.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
How Shall We Buy and Sell?

"Buy for cash and in quantity" is
fundamental maxim of the Grange,
and practically worth whole volume
of finance. The want of ready means
has interfered with the average farm
er's taking advantage Of this simple
rule. Do what we may, when the
coffee and sugar and boots are wanted,
the pocket book is empty, and pur-
chases are made in a retail way, on
the credit system, to be paid latter
harvest" He wonders why he never
gets along in the world. Sometimes
he sees the big leak, but seems pow
erless to stop it. The Grange has
opened up the way by obtaining
capital fund by small loan from each
member, to be used as purchasing
fund for the commodities the farmer
wants. Many Oranges find it more
convenient and cheaper to distribute
at the Grange hall at fixed times than
to open store. Here retail quantities
are sold at wholesale rates, the loss
saved ranging from 10 to 25 per cent,
rather a heavy interest to pay! This
plan of distribution has commonly re-
ceived favor and adoption more read
lily than q 'store," with salesman,
shelves, counters, and all other ap-
purtances of grocery.
The reason is simple enough-is
costs next to nothing. The Grange
hall furnishes the store-room, and a
member will attend to the wants OF
customers at nominal rate. 1t re-
quires less capital. 1t avoids the ac.
emulation of dead stock. 1t is SIM
pie in its management, requiring no
complicated system of bookkeeping,
the simplest entries of purchase and
sale answering every purpose. It
takes away the temptation to buy on
credit. In its distribution of profits
it is substantially the same as the
Rocbdale plan-refunding to each
one the difference between the whole
sale and the retail price, but making
the return at the time of purchase
instead OF at some future date. The
capital may be turned over again and
again. 1t induces members who want
an article to turn out on Grange
nights. The main Inconvenience is,
it is apt to interfere or delay the
evenings work.-[Grange Bulletin.
The wheat crop of Southern Indiana
and Ohio has been saved in good condi-
ton. 1t averaged in many places forts
bushels to the acre. Harvest handy
have been paid 81 so per day.
The recen, cyclone in Kansas was
quite popular-man, persons were really
carried away with i..--Bsooklyn Union
Argus.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07

Yakoob Kahn parts his hair in the
middle. Yakoob Kahn never merit our
respect no long as he docs that
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
eThat Cheap Encyclopaedia Z

Volume one of the new "Li-
brary of Universal Knowledge
is issued September Goth. 1t
contains 736 pages ofIsmall but
clear and beautiful type, hand-
somcly printed on good paper,
and is neatly and strongly
bound in cloth, half morocco
and half Russia, at so cents, Is
cents, and S1.00 per volume.
The succeeding volumes will
appear about two each month,
till the 20 volumes completing
The work are issued. Specimen
volumes are sent 10 any part Of
the United States 90 cents ex-
ira for postage), with privilege
of return after examination.
Specialterms are offered to ear
ly subscribers and to clubs, Of
which full particulars are sent
free on request by the publish
ers, the AMERICAN Book Ex-
cHAEGE,55 Beekman street, New
York. fw m Is van
That a complete Encyclopa-
dia, first class in character, and
containing more matter than
any heretofore published in this,
country at any price, should be
made and sold for the trifling.
sum of $1,000, seems SO extra
ordinary, that many who wish
it may be true, are very natur--
ally incrcdulous. The same
house publish a large list of
standard works, all at similarly
low prices, and the presence of
some of them already in the
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
A Grant Organ.

The Lemars (Iowa) Sentiae1
is only one step ahead of its.par-
ty because it is not a hypoerite,
but speaks straight out it's true
sentiments as follows: ,v.Il..a.,i
- Rutherford, are you the man?
Issue the proclamation. fl-aai1
al Appoint Ben. Butler military
governor of, the insurrectionary
provinces, with headquarters jim
Yazoo City, in old Mississippi;
Call an extra session of Con-
gress; ~ ~ .-Y.aof.il x'fsgGRai
Exclude therefrom every So
called senator and representa-
vefr6m The febelliolis territory,
land withJai loyal Legislature
begiI19the gTeatswork ofniUuld-
ing plastic. nation into forln.l
.1oThis is, a heroic metllodJ and
ahero in the yan.ts a0l
,q Rutherford, we fear YOU are
not the man on!horsebdck. osiY
The white-winged couriers of
the deep will9bri1g MM from
the Orient, I3Gl 9 d9Us dIiW dsii
Where he is now arbitrating
the affairs of Empires whose his
tory takes root in the mistsi of
an antiquity measured by thou
sands Of years. .7ic .oL"
Grant, the simple citizen, smc-
king his cigar, the statesman
without an equal, the soldier
without a peer, Of ibodE sga
ads coming, he, for whom the
loyal north o. h34fsd 9d bas3
. Watches and D9iliI glialsm9
II Waits. go 3.us w oIli,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
NEW YORK LETTER. J
neathhfnaniel Drew "a.

NEW York, Sept. 19th.-ED.
OBsERvER-The death OF Daniel
Drew, the ex-kings of Wall Bst.,
is the latest sensation. The poor
old gentleman, who was at one
time worth many millions, and
was at various periods the staun-
chest friend and again the bitter
est enemy Of Jim Fisk, Commo-
dore Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, and
other financial magnates, died'al-
most as poor as when he began
life-a poor cowboy in Carmel,
Putnam county, n. X. He
made money first as a drover,
having made his first purchases
of stock ON his own account with
money saved III his service as a
soldier in the warLof 1872. He
was proud OF his service and
with the veteran T9ufIow Weed,
used regularly appear every
qnarter toireceiye his pension of {
SO a month. isdj le0d gijea O
His career was not without
fruit. If the gains of his life
do not stick to himself, fractions
were placed where they didado
good. The Drew Seminary was
established mainly by his abene-
faction, and his family was COM
foftably if not luxuriously pro-
vided for. He had long dropped
out of the street where his quaint
sayings and doings were daily
talkedso off but to the last could
not. refrain from playing his PEN
MES where he had iisked his
millions. He died of diseasegofi
the heart, at eleven o'clock on
Thursday night,in his sons home
IN this city, while in convefsa-
ton with one of his brokers. a
Asglorious and infallible sign
of our approaching prosperiey'is
afforded by the sudden and great
increase Of immigration, rand
chiefly of good substantial peo-
pie with some little capitaL o'In
one day alone, 1,007.were landed.
Quite a proportion are Mormons
who don't scarce worth a cent
for Secretary Evaft's recent proc
lamatio1 against them. iHpaoni
-1al4 .oi -aa.lJay{ 9ia RADIX. nsi
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
Don't Marry a Twin.

A correspondent writes the
Cincinnati Enq,tire''S House
hold Department" some words
Of warning about twins. which
illustrate the way the thing
worked with him: iai
"Let me give some good adj
vice to Boy in Love- Ny
dear boy, for mercy's sake have
nothing to do with that twin. l
married a twin. / was a twin.
Ny father and mother were
twins, and so were the parents
Of my wife. Consequences:
We have been married eight
years and we have already four
.pairs of twins. Young mani
find a gIri, if you can, who new
CT hcard OF twins.
&C. ID. MAN"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
"Yes / Know, That is So"

so says the flm famed Little
,Buttcrcnp to- the gallant Cap
tain ofthe 9Pinafore,N when he
remarks that The SoUTHERNMu-
sIctKt.' JOURNAL gives the most
music FOR the least money, and
a,solil musical South with its
sisters, and its cousins, and it's
{ annts" will join heartily in the
refrain, "Yesi | know, THAT is
+ so.p ts5ef .r...as
sA. This point settled, we shall
live in daily expectation of re-
ceiging your subscription, or at
least Zen Cents for a specimen
copy, with It's Dollars worth of
mnslc. II i,t.a,...l.t- 49,.
This September number con-
fains the following music; ';Let
The dead and The Beautiful
Rest" song and chorus, by S.
Wesley Martin; "Sensaiion
: Wsltz,G by Beck; Three Fish
ers,S song by Hullah. Send for
this, unmber. Address the
publishers, LuDDEN & BATES,
Savannah, Ga. @
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25

csaSsed.
The Cldckasaw Guards, the
NS~slpllis military company, have
gone to the st. Louis fair to drill
for a cash prize amounting to
$1,000. as'19l siis
The execution Of Lewis Gnetig
took place at noon in Indianap-
oils last Friday He murdered
Mary McGlew, just one year be-
fore the hanging. .ig5a.,r.s.
England and Russia occupy
unpleasant relations. Russia is
destined to be flogged before
long, if it takes the combined
forces of England and Germany.
to do it. 2'3do 3d4 Be- IL.
In Taylor County Ga, Mr.. JOHN CHInl
DREW aged %, Mrs. b AR1LE PT aged, 80
Tho lady was a widow Of three mouths
standing, possessed OF considerable wealtiL
and the groom was one, Of her employees.
Tho bride, having amounted her intention
10 thoroughly educate her spouse, has al
ready sent him 70 school I ~ gig
Near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a
Young man named. Lii Boyd
was sitting in the house rocking
the cradle Of his infant child
when an unknown assassin's buf-
let sped in at the open door, and
he fell dead to the floor. 6
: On Tuesday night eflast week
in Jonesbolp, Tenn,s Dir. \ Dung
Bayless, aged 8G years, was mar
Iied to Miss Neoma Lane, The
beautiful and blushing bride is
"only just sixteen a spring
violet caught in curling snow-
drift. a ms.ltoa ,isF ait;l
1t may not be generally known
that the recent postal regulation
permits Of the mailing of state
ments, bills, and such like docu-
ments in unsealed envelopes with
one cent stamps. No writing
other than the proper wording Of
the document is permissible. fil
The visions that arise in Ben.
Buffers mind of the Massachue
sctts gubernatorial chair may
prove to be not wholly delusive.
For the second time he has been
nominated a candidate for gov
ernor of the Bay State, and this
time he has been approved by
three conventions. If. there is
any mystic power in the number
three, Benny will yet reach the
goal of his ambition. IL
Mrs. John Wagner ofIndia-
napolis, whilst on a visit to CO.
lumbia, Indiana, had her little
daughter Katie baptized b 3
Victor A. Schnell, a Catholic
priest. When Mr.. Wagner
learned of this, and that said
baptism was duly recorded in
the records of said church, he
fled a complaint in the circuit
court asking that Father Schnell
be required to bring the church
and baptismal record into court
and then and there make era
sure, cancellation and destruc-
lion ofthe same. Father Schnell
has employed counsel. This is
surely novel case. 9.8
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25


Edinburgh, had analysed many
specimens of beer and ale OTTER
ed for sale in that city and found
them to contain one part OF nn-.
tfitNe matter in 1866 paris
Prof Yeenaan, NewzYork, states
alcohol has no claim to be con-
sidered nutritious. q 1tIcan,Ict he
transformed into any of the It's
sues Of the human body. ''1ts
composition forbids the posslbil-
Hity Of ssnch a things aud no man
acquainted with the ruaiments
of physiology Chains 1t. sJssdye
Humphrey. IL
NEW YORK LETTER.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
NON RESIDENT NOTICES.
Nom Resident Notice.
Letitia Carey rs. Nathanie1
Carey.
IN ChaneerY al FaretteriIIe.

y
In this cause it appearing 10 me. W. r.
Martin, clerk and master Of the Cbancerv
Court at Fayetteville, Tennessee. from COM
plainant's bill. which is sworn 10. that fine
residence OF defendant, Nathaniel Carey, is
II is,therefOre, ordered NATURALIZATION he
made in the FAYETTEVILLE oRsERvrs a
newspaper published in the town of Fav-
etteville, Tennessee, for four consecutive
weeks, requiring said defendant TO appear
before the ChaneeIy Court for Lincoln coun-
ty, Tennessee, sitting at Fayetteville, Ten
nessee, on the 9th day of October,
1879, and defend complainant's bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed. This
9th day Of September, 1879.
W.B. Martin,
sept III Clerk and Master.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
worthIasv Stna,

r Not so fast my friend; if you could see
the strong. healthy, blooming men, women
and children that have been raised from
beds ofsickhess, suffering and almost death,
by the use of Hop Bitters, you would yss v
GLORIOUS and invaluable remedy" See
anotiier column 81 sSfii iiAl@f ~ y
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25

A man in Louisville commit
ted suicide by saturating his
clothes with coal oil and setting
fire to them. -.,a
Last Saturday the train ran
over q negro man named George
SUMMONS At Winchestei, and so
@aHg nsauglca hfs. right arm
..l,.ll It had 40 be ampNtatednear
the shoulder.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
Ns0lVtHT ESTATES.

INSOL VENT NOTICE.
DURSUANT 10 an order Of the Clerk Of
Il the County Court Of Lincoln County,
Tennessee, upon the suggestion Of the adj
ministrator Of the estate Of
James ". George, Deceased,
Of the insolvency Of said deeedenrs estate,
notice is hereby given TO al persons having
claims against said estate 10 present them
TO the Clerk Of said Court, authenticated,
on or before February Bird, 1850,
for pro rata distribution, or they will be
forever barred. +. L. EZELL,
sept T. Administrator.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25

ISL lar We also deal in PRoDUcE of all
kinds and pay the highest market price in
Cash or Goods.
B1- We keep the most varied stock to
be found anywhere and invite all to exam-i
ire our goods and prices. We guarantee
satisfaction. J Il. BRYANT & co.
oct3lo
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
! z 90 >. f' !, LAND SALES.
.lI-lnnl. LhalNU sHLtS'
sol sdi ~ lAJI1i II ~ ~.
b fuodE h3--or-L gieH a
WALUABL ELANDI}


Hinder and by Eirtuese Of the will Of the
~ late Reuben Woodland, dec, we will on
Tuesday, October 7tk, 1879,
at the1ate Residence " said 5iedben Wood
ard in the I2thi GIRL district Of Lincoln
coHnty, offer al publiclsale TO The highest
bidder, the tract of land containing
AbOut 100 Heres !
of which saidswoodard died possessed.
The place Is only Eve miles from Fav-
etteyiIie, is well watered and has one brick
house on il in addition to dwelling house
and the land is frsf-class The land will
be sold on credit Of one, two and three
years, the purchasers being required 10 give
notes with good and sufficient security for
the payment Of the money, and a lien re-
tanned until all the purchase money is paid.
At the same time and place viii also be
sold lot of personal property. Any one
desiring TO see the premises can do so by
calling on T. NJ White at the residence.
Il. M. WHITE, v
A. b. W00DARD,
septI1 Er'rs Of Reuben Woodland, dec.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25

Scarlet fever Is SO prevalent IN
indianapolis that the adYisabili=
ty Of keeping the public schools
closed for a time is being dis
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25

Gen, Grant has allivcdin San
Francisco.
During the first eight months
of this year $4,000 immigrants
landed at Castle Garden, New
York.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25

The liquor bin Of the United
States, according to official IN
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25

The Clickasaw Guards, the
Ess4ipliis military company, have
gone to the st. Loris fair to drill
for a cash prize amounting to
$500. ~"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-22
How They Go to Leadvilie.

"Why is IT," asks a correspondent,
" that if Leadville il as bad place as
you describe it, we never see any of the
people who GO there come back?' ''Oh,
well, that is easily enough explained.
When a young man sets out for Lead.
vile he arrays himself conspicuously for
a day or two prior to his departure,
then he has the fact of his going and the
train he Will take announced in the vii
lage paper, and at the appointed time he
goes rafting down to the depot in an
open carriage two hours before train
time, and swsggers up and down the
platform while he waits, and as the train
gees off he leans out of the window and
wells personal good.by to everybody on
the platform. But when he comes back
he times his return SO as to strike his
town by back road, after dark, then he
sneaks home through the alleys, climbs
over the back fence, taps at the kitchen
window and begs, under his breath, to
be let in, and when he gets in he stays
in bed three or four days, while his new
clothes are being made and the doctor is
irving to count the blisters on his feet.
Oh, it's easy to explain why we never see
them come back ; but they do come back
all the same"