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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-06
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,

OHIIVU NTHIVs IUIU VIIIVV,
Vancouver, W. r., Dee. s, 1850.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof of his claim and secure
final entry thereof, and that said proof will be
made before the Register and Receiver of the
Land Office at Vancouver, W. T., on Fri
day, January ith, 1881:
Aonzo Ward, Homestead Application No.
1868, for the east of southeast 4, of Sec.
6, Town north, Range cast and names the
following us his witnesses to prove his con-
tnuous residence upon and cultivation of said
tract, viz: James McAlavy, Allen McAlavy
and Henry Harris, of Brush Prairie ?. O., and
William Baker Of NancouvcrP. O., all of Clarke
Co, w. T.
9dec5l W. w NEWLIN, Register
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By the undersigned line backed red cow,
with white head, top crop of right ear, split
in left ear, white tail, about years old. The
owner is required to prove property, pay
charges and take her away.
WM. TEATZ, near VIM Curtn's
vancouver, Dec l6, 1880.
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NOT ICE.

In the Probate Court of Cowlitz County,
Washington Territory
In the matter of the estate of Andrew J.
Gillilln, deceased.
Whereas, Hamilton Swagcr having filed
his petition in the above entitled court show
ing that he is the equitable owner and ought
to have the legal title and possession of
certain tract of land situate in Clarke county
Washington Territory, to-wit: the northeast
4 Of Section s in Township north of Range
| east, (Which said tract is inventoried and
claimed as part of the estate of Andrew J.
Gillkin, deceased, and praying that the said
estate may he adjudged and dccrecd to be the
holder of said land in trust for the said petit
toner, and that the administrator of said cs-
tate be authorized and directed by and under
the decree Of said court to make, execute and
deliver to the said petitioner good and sui
iicient deed of conveyance of said land, and
for other relief, and
Whereas, the Probate Court aforesaid upon
reading and fling the petition aforesaid did
on the !2d day of November, 1880, make and
enter an order appointing Monday the 2ith
day of January ISL at the hour of | o'clock
a. NJ of said day, at the Court House IN ka-
lama, Cowlitz County, Washingt Territory,
rs the time snd place of hearing said petit
ton, and did further order that notice of the
pending of said petition and the time and
place of hearing the same be published four
successive weeks next before such hearing in
the weekly newspaper, to-wit: the NANCoU-
YER INDEPENDENT, published at Vancouver
in said Clarke County therefore
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern that at the time and place aforesaid
a hearing will be had in the above entitled
court upon the petition aforesaid.
a...* In witness whereof have here
Il. :: unto set my hand and the seal of
*''''* the Probate Court Of Cowlitz
County.
II. c. COMEGYS,
Judge and ex -oflicio Clerk Of the Probate
Court Of Cowlitz County, w. 7.
Notice of Application u Purchase
Timber Land.
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Livery and Feed Stable.
c. w. MATTSON.

TANCOOTER y. r..
Stable on 9TH street one block west of NJ.
Winters store, in Bcatty's building.
Single and double rigs, and the best saddle
horses, etc, furnished ON short notice, and all
charges reasonable.
Horses boarded and taken care of at reason
able rates.
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No. 1927.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SEC
Iond Ju judicial District of the Territory of
Washington, holding terms at Vancouver for
the Counties of Clarke and Skamania.
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NAL, Atrial, |,
BLOOD
POISONING,

Causing chii!s and Fever
Dumb Ague, Intermittent, Ee-
n:ttert and Typhoid Fovers.
Eil;cuaross, Liver, Storm aCh.
and Kidney d;sCrc'ors, and
many Ot!aog lime ITS, destroy
ing the I,ealth and lives Of
millions, is driven out Of tho
system, and radically cured
by the use OF tho LlSA9 MA
IL RIA AND LIVER PAD and
CAEGi.'CMiC BODY AND
FoCTPGAGTe RS, the cheap
est and only perfect treat
mert by the Absorption prin-
cip!s. The ElGSterS acting in
coniurctio - Will, t.,a Ped up.
on the neEye Conee-S and re-
mote parts OF tn b dy, in alb.
scr5irg and thoroughly rid
dingtI, systeEl from !5 ALA
RIA POISON.
The whole treatment, PAD,
BODY PLA4TEF. ard FOOT
PLASTgRs, all combined,
sold for co the cheapest
and bestramedy ever diScov-
erod, and a positive cure
guaranteed il worn accord
ing to directions. Remem"
Der, Pad, Body Plaster and
Foot Flasters, the whole,
SI.OO. Sold by all druggists.
or mailed on receipt Of pr.Ce
by
the LION eGE1sClNE CO.,
Hrr--rs v~0.7,Fy
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NEW YORK LIVERY,
FEED and SALE
Stable.

Good horses for riding and driving. and car
ra@eS, kept for hire by the day or the hour at
the lowest living "ates. j. Q. SMITH,
proDriptor
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Draying.

The undersigned does draying as cheap as
the cheapest. Orders left with him will receive
prompt attention Small packages taken to
the boats free of charge for regular customers
ALBERT BATEMAN
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Thomas George Da-
wilson and George
W. Dent, copartners
doing business under
the firm name Of Da-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
How Anthracite is developed.

How Anthracite is Developed.
Scranton Republican,
The excavation for the Lackawanna
county court house promises to con-
tribute an interesting chapter to the
history ofthe formation of anthracite.
The tiny fern that was the sport Of
every idle wind that famed the face
of earth in the forgotten cycles has
made in the glistening anthracite a
more lasting impression than the
Caesars, and the Napoleons have
wrought upon their time. To trace
the lessons of the coal measures is a
task worthy the highest intelligence,
and we have no doubt a new and
valuable light will be shed upon the
subject by the formation to which we
refer. Here in the court house exca-
walton is seen, as a greater
depth is reached, the different
stages through which the vegetable
matter passes in process of carboniza-
ton. At first there is the loose,
spongy texture Of the scraW; a lower
level shows it in more compact shape,
and so on down until it becomes black,
close and sticky. By exposure a
piece Of this yielding stuff becomes
brittle and shines like Anthracite.
There can be no doubt that it is coal
in an undeyeloped state. 1t furnishes
an exceedingly interestinp studv for
the geologist. Mr.. Harrison Wright,
the scholarly Secretary of the
Wyoming Historical Society, was IN
enthusiastic visitor to the scene yes
terday, and carried away valuable
specimens, which he will have sub
mitted to a scientific test. We have
no doubt the result will amply repay
for the trouble taken in giving fuller
information concerning the great
product Of the anthracite coal fields
of Pennsylvania,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
A 1 stch Of John Bell.

Old Fogy Henry Watterson) in the
Courier Journal
John Bell, of Tennessee, wa a ma.
tive of the State, and graduated at the
Nashville University. He studied
law and was admitted to the bar in
1916. Ills first race for Congress came
off in 1927, and Felix Grundy was his
competitor. | well remember the ex-
element it produced. There was only
one party in the State at that time
the jackson party. Both candidates
were friends of the old hero, aud the
choice was between men. MI. Grundy
was fifty seven years Of age and Mr..
Bell thirty. Here let me say that if a
sprightly young man is pitted against
an old one in a political contest be-
fore the people, everything else being
equal, he will defeat him nine times
out OF ten. The reason is that he raj
lies to his support the active,
enthusiastic young fellows, and
even the old men who have
sons like to encourage the boys. The
result was that Mr.. Bell was elected
by a majority Of a few hundred votes.
was continued in Congress for
fourteen years, officiating during one
term as Speaker Of the House. In
l847 he was elected a Senator in Con-
gress, and reelected in 1853, serving
until 1859. In 1860 he was nominated
for President, and received the cleo
toral vote Of Tennessee and several
other States. | favored his two
to the Senate, for he was a
head and shoulders, intellectually,
any of his Wing competitors. l
was looking to the honor of my State.
died a few years after the war aged
about seventy-two years.
The Congress which has just ter
minated its labors contained 293 mem
bers--52 Senators and 24l Representa-
OF this number not more than
twenty are now living. In Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee
they are all gone, save Hon. Landiff
w. Andrews, Of Kentucky, and myself.
Thank God, we are we'll preserved.
AN OLD FoGY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30

ethcss pho has never iailsd 10 DO hcr
whole duty. We gaze in the Banner
last spring 8 detailed account Of this
good old lady at a time when the hun
drodth anniversary was SUPPRESSED to
have been, for unfortunately like many
OF the other citizens in a new country.
she had no positive birthday, but drew
her age from passing events and from
the best information she had and
she was a woman OF unusual i%ntelli.
gence-she has passed the hundredth
birthday several months. She used to
say she was two years old at the time
OF Lord Corvallis surrender, which
was in 1888. Aunt Betsey was as
well known in the community in
which she lived and as highly re-
spected as any one in it. She was a
woman of tremendous energyand force
OF character. aud worked day in and
day out. She was one ofthe most liberal
members Of the Methodist church. On
one occasion she built a church, a fine
brick one at that and then put carpets
in it all Of her own make and paid
very nearly every dollar it cost. There
was no limit to her powers of labor.
She continued this up to a time when
all other persons of her age had with
drawn from the cares oflife altogether.
She was a sincere Christian, a de-
voted friend, and now she has gone to
her reward. For many years She has
been like a child, and had to be nursed
as one. Fortunate was it that she
fell into such good hands, as other
wise she must have suffered a g,eat
deal. AS it was, she never knew
want, care Of for attention. She was
buried at the family burying ground
the Maxwell family among the
Of her earlier years. Peace to
her ashes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
Trying to be Thinner,

Long Branch Special.
There is a great deal of excitement
here over the death of Mrs. Kate
Griggs, the wife Of o. r. Griegs. the
contractor and lessee of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railroad, from bloed-
poisoning, caused by using an anti t
medicine. The following facts were
obtained from the mother of Mrs.
Griggs: OnRthe 1lth of August Mr.,
Griggs and his wife came to the West
End Hotel and engaged a suit ofrooms
in the Cliff, a portion of the annex Of
the hotel, Mrs. Griggs was then in
perfect health. On the morning Of
the 18th inst. e servant entering her
room, found her lying in a swoon on
the floor. A doctor of the West End
was summoned, but all his efforts ia
bring her out of the comatose state
into which she had fallen
were fruitless for a long time.
MIR. Griggs finally telegraphed
for DR.. Soss, Of New York, the family
physician. For a while both doctors
were puzzled, and pronounced the
case n of erysipelas. Mrs. Griggs
was very stout, and DR.. Soss, learning
that she had been taking an anti-fa
medicine, began treating her for blood
poisoning. In her lucid moments she
told DR.. Soss that she had taken
eighteen bottles of the anti fat medi.
cine in two months. Recently she
became i'll and had discontinued its
use. Once before Mrs. Griggs was
taken sick after using this medicine,
and the doctor after great trouble
succeeded in giving her relief. He
told her that the continued use of the
medicine would certainly cause death,
and supposed she had stopped using
it! The combined efforts of both
physicians to save Mrs. Griggs' life
were Of no avail. Surrounded BY her
mother and sister and husband, who
ldolized her, she died in great agony
this morning. Her last words were,
Mother, there is rest in the lonely,
lonely grave"
Although only thirty-fve years of
age, Mrs. GTiggs had been married
three times. Der eighteen year, old
son, Willie Nye, by her first husband,
is at the Chautauqua camp-meeting
grounds. Her other child, De Lalla
MARITIME, who is the sen Of her second
husband, was with his mother at the
time OF her death. She had no chill
dren by her third husband. The
cause Of death in the certificate was
said to be erysipelas. At first an
investigation was talked of, but friends
advised differently. The matter wal
kept quiet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
AN yowA 0IRl4soY.
A Sensation Over a Waiter al a
Kansas Ciiy Hotels
Kansas City Times

Kansas City Times.l
A great sensation was created at the
| Montville Hotel, on Union avenue
yesterday by. the discovery Of a young
girl dressed in boys clothing, who for
a couple Of days has been at work 10
the dining room. No one suspected
her gender was other than what the
neat trousers suggested until yester-
day, when a young man thought he
| discovered in the neat waiter boy
tricks and wiles" only known to the
members of the fair sex. Mrs. Mont
vile being notified, sent for the wait
err, and upon being taxed with travel
ing under false %colors, the girl admit
ted that she was not a boy, but said
she had a reason for wearing the
attire of a male. Being asked what
the reason was, she said her home in
Southern Kansas was not at all pleas
ant, and she wa trying to reach
a sister ia Iowa. If she dressed as a
girl it would be impossible to tramp
through the country, but as a boy there
was no difficulty about it. She left her
home last week, and in three days
reached Kansas City, where work was
given her with the above result. The
girl, who is now known as Mary Daily,
is but II years old, and the real reason
for her leaving home is that she was
Tilted by a lover who lived near her
uome. She could not bear to remain
md have his presence so often before
her, SO she started to join her sister.
Mrs. Montville, after hearing the girls
tory, became convinced of its truth
fitness and decided to assist the wan
derer in trouble. Procuring material,
the dress was soon fitted to the girls
form, and by night articles of feminine
wearing apparel were ready, and Mary
Daily appeared in her true colors as a
good. looking girl. Mrs. Montville
will keep the girl in her employ and
eventually will see to it that she
reaches her sister in Iowa.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30

The edition of the LEDGER for
Thursday, September first, will be
greatly enlarged, perhaps to double
the present size, in order to make room
for an annual statement of the bust
ness of Memphis and for such articles
and reviews as may be pertinent to the
opening of the business season. no
pains will be spared to make this a
complete aud interesting number to
our readers at home and abroad. 1t
will be our endeayor to set forth the
progress, prospects and material inter
ests of Memphis and surrounding
country 10 their true light. Those
who may avail themselves of this par
ticUlar issue to announce their bust
ness may be assured that it will reach
the entire reading public connected
commercially and socially with Mem
phis. The frst Of September will also
be an anniversary Of the establish
ment Of the LEDGEB, the first num-
Der of which appeared Sept. LIST, 1865.
Ever since that it has been init
mately identified with the interests
and struggles that have most concern
ed the city and the Mississippi Valley.
The success of this paper is the result
Of an earnest purpose to serve the pub
lie aud to deserve success. 1t viii az
ford us, therefore, more than ordinary
pleasure to be able to make a hand
some showing at the opening of the
business season of 1881.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
DIR. BLISS.
Comment by a Paper That Has a
Doctor for Its Editor.
Nashville Banner.l

Nashville Bannerl
DR.. Bliss has received more criti-
cisms from his brother doctors than
any other mar connected with the
case Of the President. We claim no
immunity in this respect. We confess
to being as unkind toward him as any
one, and the only reason we can assign
was that be was the most prominent
figure to be shot at, and it was more
the fashion to say something than to
keep silent. But a little reflection
will convince every one that there is a
great deal Of injustice done him. The
reporters have besieged the Capitol
from day to day, and pumped all the
doctors on every occasion. The whole
country has been in a ferment for
news, and who has contributed more
than all others to allay that thirst?
DIR. Bliss, Who has kept back for
fear of committing themselves
in a selfish spirit? All must
admit, all the others, Drs. Agnew
and Hamilton, have said less than
any others, though they have the
largest reputation, and yet they have
per~sistently refused to crafty the
public, 1t is no idle curiosity which
impels the public to ask about their
President. 1t is a laudable spirit of
interest. All love him. All sympa.
thize with him. And yet Of all the
doctors in the case, DR.. Bliss has been
the only Que to talk to tell all he knew,
and II he sometimes missed the pre-
d%lction, it only proves that doctors do
not know everything, a conclusion
arrived at long ago. Should we abuse
Bliss because he was kind hearted
and accommodating enough to tell
what he thought2 What would the
anxious reporters do without DR..
Bliss? What would the thousands,
aye, millions of people assem-
bled about the bulletin boards
do without pr. Bliss ? Suppose
all the doctors had refused 10 talk, for
fear of saying too much? What would
the public have done all these long,
painful weeks? Come to think about
it, DR.. Bliss is no fool. He knew he
would be criticised, and he know his
predictions would not come tie pass.
And yet his good nature made him run
the risk. He has we'll nigh ruined
himself abroad, but in Washington,
where his affability is seen, il is reeog
nized, and all love him for it. For
our part we apologize to the doctor for
what we have said. We take it all
back and give him the credit
he deserves. DR.. Bliss is a good doc.
tor. He does not 60 around to. the
big men Of Washington and offer to.
do their practice for nothing, as one of
the big doctors who has been mainly
responsible for criticising him in such
an u~nfriendly spirit. He has not been
by innuendo and insinuation endeavo1-
ing to undermine the old S~urgeon-ip
Chief Of the Army with the view Of
getting his place like chat same emf
nent doctor Of Washington. He is a
polite, aaable, agreeable, aeeommada-
ting, clever gentleman, who has done
all in his power for the President;
perhaps made as few mistakes as any
other doctor, and at the same time
done all in his power to satisfy a laud
able curiosity of the public which
would have, unsatis6ed, sorely dis
tressed them. Sc let US all thank the
Doctor instead ofgiving him abuse,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
A Scheme 10 Encourage .IedIock

London (ont.) Advertiser.
At the next meeting of the Ontario
Legislature application will be made
for the incorporation of the National
Marriage Dowry Association. III,
object of the promoters of the scheme
is III all probability to make money,
but the result of their quest of money
will be to encourage the man and the
maid to wed. The society first began
its operations in Indiana, and it is
now casting its benevolent arms over
the bachelors and spinsters in Other
States, Territories and Provinces. In
the words Of the circular, the associa
ton is established TO encourage law
full wedlock, to promote economy, +,
endow homes, and to make married
life the end and aim Of the rich ano
poor alike The scheme is as follows:
Supposing John Smith, on the 18th
day of August, casts his lot in with
this association. He pays, in the first
place, IS for his certificate, aud a semi
annual payment thereafter of 81. In
case some OF his co,insurers marry.
and there not being sufficient funds in
the Treasurer's hands to pay the sum
to which the newly married man is
entitled, an assessment Of 81 is levied
all round. These are the payments to
which he is liable. The benefits are
that should he marry on the 18th Of
August, 1882, he is entitled to $500.
Should his marriage not occur for five
years, he would be entitled to $1,000,
and so on. We don't suppose that
ladies' are excluded from the associa
ton. It's a grand scheme, Any
young lady who was known to have
one Of these certificates would be the
observed of all observers, aud the ad.
mired Of all admirers, AT church
and market places she would not want
for SWANS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
A Joke on the Bird.
Laramie Boomerange.

Laramie B0Omerange.l
Heap Chin is the Chinaman who
sells cast iron radishes and buckskin
lettuce to Laramie people, doing the
business with a delivery wagon made
Of two waste paper baskets tied to a
hickory pole. He sells only a small
amount OF garden truck, it is true, but
by being economical and sleeping
nights in a fence corner, and living on
rice and mountain scenery, he has re-
duced his expenses so that he is max
ing money. He is not handsome. for
his eyes are bow legged and his face
generally looks like a frightened Zulu;
but he don't care a continental so lonS
40 he car work off his gum arabic
beetS and indestructible string beans.
The other day be sold four pods of
green peas and a radish for twenty. five
cents, receiving in payment an En-
glish shilling. which coin passes here
for two bits.
Heap Chin kicked,
The lady Of the house tried 10 ex.
plain that it was all O. X, but the
corn cOlored heathern shook his head
and answered yet again:
Two bittee all same no good. You
heap foolee me sometime all belly
good: Me no sabe two bittee. Foo
EN- Heap Chin. Two bittee no catci
EN- all same chicken"
When It gets so that the gloPlou.
bird Of freedom is characterized b,
sguint-eyed heather from an eaet,
kingdom as a chicken, it looks a
though this great Republic would havI
to go over to China and kick abou
nine billion Cinnamon TO correct Al
erroneous impression.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30
Attacked bYAIIirntors.

MARSHALL. TEX, August ga
colorcd farmer named Frank Woods.
residing in the eastern part of Harri
son county, says that a neighbor Of
his, while crossing Caddo Lake, last
week, in a skif containing a quarter Of
beef, was pursued by a school of ALI
gators. When about a quarter of a
mile from shore, eight of the monsters
attacked the skif, seizing and en-
deayoring to oyerturn it. By hard
rowing the boatnan reached a cypress
tree, which he seized and assembled
abandoning the skif to the alligators.
He remained in the tree until next
day, when two fishermen, who we're
crossing the lake, heard his cries and
vent 10 bis assistance. The aligators
attacked the reselers, but by the dex.
ferrous use Of their oars and a double
barreled shotgun they succeeded in
keeping the enemy at bay until the
unfortunate man, more dead thar
alive, could be gotten out of the tree
and rOwed safely to the shore.