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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04
Brother Gardner on Jeremlahs.

"Dar am sartin folkses want to keep
away from" began the old man as the
voices of the Glee Club died away on the
last strains of ''Sarah James Baby"
II mean dat class of people who groan
ober the wickedness of the world, an
who have heartaches an sorrows to ped
die aroun' de kentry at the reg lar mar
ket rates. OAR am de ole man Turner.
He comes ober to see me now and den,
but he can't sot still kase somebody stole
his dog, or hit him wild a brick-bat, or
beat him out of seventy-fve cents. He
fully believes dat de world am gwlne to
smash at de rate of fifteen miles an hour,
an it would eanemost kill him to lose
his ole wallet an find man honest huff
to return it.
"De widder Flumsell comes ober to
borry some butter for supper, an she
draps down on q char an heaves sigh
as big as barn dosh an goes on to say
that dis am q cold an unfeelin' world.
'Cording TO her tell all men am dishonest
all women extravagant, an all chillen
Just ready to come down wild de measles.
Tears run down her cheeks as she tells
how she has to work an plan while
eberybody else has money to frow inter
Lake Erie, an she wipes her nose on her
apron as she asserts dat dis wicked world
can't stan mo- dan TO weeks longer.
Deacon Striper draps in to eat pop
corn wild me of Friday ebenin'. an he
hardly gifts out from under his hat befo'
he begins to tell what his first wife died
of; how his second run away; how his
third broke her leg by fallin' off fence
and cost him 1913. IA for doctors bill, an
befo' he gifts frew you couldn't make him
believe but what de hull world was dead
agin him. He predicts late spring,
hot summer, poor crops, high prices,
bloody war, an goes home feelin' dat he
am stoppin' on airth only to accommo-
date somebody.
81 have no sorrow OF my own. I've
been robbed. but dat was kase left q
winder up. I've been swindled. but dat
was kase I thought TO queens would beat
TO- aces. I've bet on de wrong boss; I've
bought lottery tickets which didn't draw |;
I've bin sick unto death, and I've bin
shot in the back wild hull brickyard,
but do not sorrow an I do not Ak fur
sympathy. De world am plenty good
huff fur de class of people liv;n' in it.
Honest men am not lonesome fur COM
pany; an honest woman am sartin to be
appreciated. De janitor will now open
TO wlnders an we will purceed to biz
esq., Detroit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04

He got his cap and went to join the
others that were already fitted out.
Then came Osy Neeshy, followed next
by George Wampum, then Shawno Cato.
81 kind o. sort O. try to keep 'em
divided into lots Of five, you see, by
giving them names of O different ma
ture, yet something alike; for in
stance, Injun names all come together.
But right about hyar always get
mixed when try to pick the lads out
according to their ages, cause, you
see, the eyes begin to change along
about the tenth baby that comes.
Commencing with the first, who, as you
saw had black eyes, the change of color
keeps on black, then blue till it gets
down to the tenth or eleventh, when
there is change right around the other
way. For instance the tenth being blue
the eleventh ought to be be black, bat
one Of his eyes is blue and one is black;
then the others start ont just opposite to
the way they first kbegan. That is, you
will notice, now strange that-let me
see," unused the father, trying to single
out the proper one. Eyes, the twelfth,
who should have had blue eyes if the
change had not taken place, is black.
Then the next is blue, the next black
and so on to the end. On account of
this change the first and last
are black, whereas, if the alteration had
been kept up as it started they would
have been opposite in color. In the
same way the next to the first and next
to the last are both blue, and so on"
The introductions kept on, and the
boys we're all fitted with cap each. free
Of cost, by the good natured halter. The
father stated that there were no twins in
the party, and that they we're all the off.
spring of one wife. There was about
years difference in their respective ages,
the youngest being about twelve. Rela-
tive to keeping the run of the family the
old man stated that his wife. the mother
of the boys, knew them better than he
did great deal-that is, she could call
off their names and ages without having
to stop to think, like he did, at times.
"What do you propose to do with
your boys?" inquired that halter.
MAKE farmers of 'em, We're jest
travelling through hyar now on our way
to settle somewhar, but we don't exactly
know whar."
Ibid you ever have any girls ?"
MARY gal, stranger. All boys, and
we've never had any death in our
family. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04
A Brave Girl.

About mile from the village OF Pres
ton, Conn.,, girl of 10 lives alone with
her father. The other evening the father
went off to the village, leaving the
daughter by herself in the house. Some
time after dark she heard rap at the
door, and on opening it she found lit
tie negro, leaning on his stick and evil
IDENTIFY very feeble, who asked for some
thing to eat. The girl would probably
have turned back to find something for
the beggar, but she suddenly caught
sight OF the negroes eyes and saw that
they were blue. Now, blue-eyed negro,
as the intelligent young lady was aware,
is something Of . rarity, and she at once
touched the little old mans face
some charcoal from the one
to stick to the other. The pretended
beggar no sooner saw that his fraud was
detected than he threw of all disguise,
revealed himself Q tall, powerful man,
and rushed upon the girl before him.
She struggled with all the strength
which her terrible position gave her and
at last succeeded in getting near the
fire place. With great effort she freed
her arm. grasped an iron poker and put
her whole soul into blow on the ruff
fans head. He was stunned for mo-
ment and the young lady lost no time in
tying his feet and hands together. Hsv-
ing done this she went out and hitched
the horse to the wagon, came back and
forced the helpless prisoner into the
vehicle, drove Of and only thought her
work done when the fellow was in safe
keeping in the village.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04
Littleton, and he said, "of course I

Littleton, and he said, "Of course I
will"
So he got his oven coat and muller, and
ere long we started on.
reached the end of my route with my
mail all safe, though not as snug as it
might have been, and my mail bags a
little the worse for the trick that had
been played on them. However. the
mail robber was secure, and within a
week he was identified by some officers
from Concord as an old offender, and I
am rather inclined to the opinion that
he is in the State prison at the present
time. At any rate he was there the last
time I heard of him.
This is the only time ever had any
mail trouble, and I think that, under all
the circumstances, / came out of it
pretty we'll.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04
TIE CASTLE OF BoNooURT.

dream watts me back to my childhood
Disturbing my hoary head;
How come We, again, oh re pictures
That long seemed forgotten and dead ?
High rises, on shady enclosure,
A glittering castle, in srate-
The battlements know I, the tower,
The olden stone bridge and the gate.
| see on the gilded escutcheon
The Lions, familiar to me,
salute thee, nv dear old acquaintance
And HE to the courtyard with glee.
There lieth the Sphyrx by the fountain;
The big tree is green by stream!
And yonde- behind the old window
Dreamed |, sweetly, my life's first dream.
I enter the dear castle chapel,
And seek for my ancestors grave
There it is there, hang by Wonder pillar
Old weapons, once worn by the brave.
NV dim e, es can't read the inscription,
The traces yet lingering there
Howe er clear, through the painted windows
The light breaks with golden glare.
So standest thou. home of my fathers
In my heart. oh. so true and fair
And yet from the earth thou hast vanished
The plough goes over thee there.
Be fruitful, oh soil, we'll beloved,
bless thee with love and tear
And bless him two-fold, who shall ever
Move the plough DER thy bosom so dear!
But will arise from ny dreaming
With my mournful harp in my hand;
will wander the wide world over,
Still singing from land to land.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04
crowded Churches.

Of course tho Roman Catholic
churches are crowded; they always are.
The Roman Catholics during Lent have
their regular services, and go to church
"between meals" as well. How is it
with the Episcopalians went to Trim
ity the other day, and I had to stand
round for half an hour before the
gowned verger could find me q seat. and
when he did find me one, just at the be-
ginning of the sermon, it was in the
aisle. I went to st. Johns Church one
evening; it was crowded to the door. /
went to the Church of st. Mary the Vir-
gin, and was seated behind stone pill
lar, where my view of the gorgeous cere-
monial was confined to dozen candles,
which Aickered ON the extreme right Of
the altar, and to An acolyte who sat near
the altar rail and made eyes at q pretty
girl in the congregation. No wonder
there was crowd. Such vestments,
such incense, such lights, such singing,
and such painted saints on the wall!
Surely the congregation was not fallen
of here. The Baptists--well, go to DIR.
McAithur's, and you must be early to
get . seat; or 60 to Mr.. Judson's,
where you'll surely find q crowd, though
you may always count on seat, even II
some Of the regular congregation have 10
give up theirs 70 you. Go 70 almost any
Baptist church, and you'll find almost
as many people q the church will con-
tain. The Methodists never have small
congregations; one Of their proverbial
virtues ie church going. In short, go to
any we'll established church Of any living
and working denomination, and you'll
find put how absurdly false is the per-
iodical paragraph about failing congre-
CATIONS. But 60 where agn0stism 10
preached and you will SEQ . beggarly
number OF empty benches. The vaga-
ries Of spiritualism and the agonies Of
second adventism are NO longer popular.
The predicaments Of the former and the
predictions Of the latter have proved dis
astrous. Al far - New York 10 con-
cerned, 1 believe that the proportion Of
church-goen to the population Il -
large ~ a any tina In the city's history
and larger than in most New England
villagsa.-[Nev York Corrsspondence
Boston Traveller.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04
A Strange Tale.

The Shanghai Mercury says: A very
singular discovery is reported to have
been made by party of six Spaniards
while on shooting expedition in the
island of Formentera, which is part of
the Balearic group. They came upon
large cavern, entrance to which seemed
almost impossible, owing to the thick
growth Of brsmbles. Their curiosity,
however, was excited by the evidence
that the cavern had been made by hui
man hands, and they cleared away the
obstacles in their path, arriving after
several hours hard work in spacious
chamber Of Arab architecture in An ex-
cellent state of preservation. In the
centre Of this chamber stood two splen-
did tombs Of very peculiar shane and Of
great external beauty. They lifted With
ont much difficulty the lids of these two
tombs and were greatly astonished to
find that they contained the mummies Of
young woman and an elderly man Of
colossal stature. Upon the head Of the
woman was . disdem which, IL the
stones are real. l. al priceless value.
There was large pearl necklace round
her throat, carbuncles in her esrs, and
her fingers were covered with rings.
The male figure had IN imperial crown
upon it, he'd and soeptre in it, right
hand.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04
Twenty Sons.

One day there came into old Mr.. GAL
lagher's hat store q man who asked to
look at q cap. He was shown number
of caps, and selecting one that suited, he
stated that he would take four of them.
The halter was somewhat astonished to
hear the man ask for four caps at once,
especially as he said he wanted them all
the same size.
asked Mr.. Gallagher.
Eyes, sir, have; and I've got sixteen
others besides" answered the man.
"Where are they?" inquired the halter.
who stood all torn up by curiosity at
the strange statement.
They're down here at the market,
They're down here at the market"
was the reply.
Bring them here" said the halter,
land I'll make them all present of
cap each.
turned, chasing into the store Q drove of
boys that looked something like the
famous staircase band you might see in
the theater if you ever visited such a
place.
"Hyar they be, mister. These be my
boys, they be.
"Well, we'll, we'll, never! Doesn't
that beat ALI" calculated the old halter,
as he gazed in wonder at the group of
gawking young fellows who stood there in
all sorts of awkward attitudes, some star
ing about in an absent sort Of way Others
giggling like schoolgirls, and the rest
getting all tangled up with each other in
endeavoring to keep from trampling on
the boxes or oil-cloth or mating on the
floor.
"Come in, boys, come in and make
yourselves ct home, shouted Mr.. Gala
CHER as the string blocked up the door.
way. And he was soon busy fitting"
their pates with caps.
.sThis 'ere's Thomas Dittimus," said
the happy father, dragging forth the
eldest OF the gang. Hes the first born,
and a mighty good boy he is, too. He's
about thirty-five years DID,"
He was speedily suited with cap and
told to stand aside
ssThis hyar one," said the old stock
raiser. sis the next oldest. His name is
christopher Holiness" And his father
grabbed another of the drove - though
be were . big sheep. "Ef you'll notice,
stranger. you'll zee that the first boy has
got black eyes like mine, and this has
blue eyes like his mother" Il was but
the work OF second TO slap cap on the
blonde head, and he was pushed over BY
the side of his older brother, with the in
junction not to get mixed in with the
others till every fellow had got his new
cap: 49, n;.,.na.. .
commanded the owner Of the bunch of
boys. At THE, . third young man am
bled ont in front Of the delighted halter,
Who enjoyed tho experience beyond de-
soriptiou. ''Hayr's other black-eyed
boy" remarked the boy-buildsr. "You
see every other one II . blue-eyed, and
the rest il black-eysd 10 far, and this
helps 10 keep the run Of them II you un-
derstsnd the systsn, but whsn you come
70 70 through the whole string you'd
rel mixed Alter the nrst ten. q III ex-
plain 70 you further along. Now this
one i Calendar JONES'" and making .
dash in among The mob the daddy
brought out fourth son and almost
hsld Hin up By Tie back Of TIE nsek. A
90 ~ passsd down OVER biz hsad, and
= NJ sssisnsd position anaas ~
Nnnisr Avs ~ 61hsd out 4 ~
roCinsnt snd in1ro1need - Eeey ~.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-04

prepared.
He rolled out into the deep snow with
heavy buffalo robe about him, while I
alighted directly on the top Of him.
punched his head in the snow and called
out for old Longee. did not have to
call second time, for the farmer had
come to the window to see me pass, and
Is soon as he saw my sleigh overturned
he had lighted his lantern aud hurried
out.
whats TO pay?" asked the old man, -
he came up.
LEAD the horses into the track, and
then come here" I said.
Az spoke / partially loosened my
hold upon the Villains throat, and he
drew pistol from his bosom; bat l Jaw
it in good season, and jammed his head
into the snow again, and / got Il away from
him.
BY this time Lougee had led the horses
ont and came back, and / explained the
mattsr to him in - few words - pos
sible.
We hauled The rssoal out into The
road agnin, and, upon sxamination, ~
found about twenty paskaGss Of letters
which b had stolen lrom Tie mail bag
end s1ovsd svaY y III pocsees. He
suors. fk1on1ons3 aad $500, but "
paid 10 a11cn1fn - ~ blaF1e1. LpoGpe
eot 49, ehDo1 oos6. - ~ ~ ~
sseu&u1y boun1 ~ vi11nln - tumb1od
hin Into ~ ping. 1 - eshed ~
old tnan 4 h vcoA ascenpony - g
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-10

VACCINATION AND CLEANLINESS IN
THE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The following is
Senate bill No. 243, to amend and re-enact
section so of chapter IS, of the Code of
1878, III relation to vaccination in the pub
lie free schools, (patron, Mr.. Fletcher,) re-
ferred to Committee on Public Institu-
tons and Education:
Be 1T enacted By the General Assembly,
That section so of chapter 70 Of the Code
of 1878 be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
so. Persons suffering with contagious
diseases shall be excluded from the public
free schools while in that condition, and
the teachers shall require of the pupils
cleanliness of person, and good behavior
during their attendance at the school, and
on the way thither and back to their
homes; and no pupils shall be admitted un-
less vaccinated.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-10
DANGEROUS Thieves.

On Friday night last. two well-known
colored thieves, Fred Adams and Jim
Lowrey, went on the premises of Mr.. jos.
B. McComb, near town, and stole guam
tity of meat, apples, chickens, &c., and get
ting two horses out of the stable, saddled
them and rode off with the plumber. The
next morning the horses were found stand
ing under the tree On the Lexington road
to which Hodges, the horse thief was hung
Oy mob many years ago. They were ia
ken to Burke's stable by the gentleman
who found them to await an owner. The
city police searched the Staunton home of
the thieves, and found quantity of ba.
con, and a number of bags which had re-
Gently been stolen from DR.. Hildsbrand.
The thieves had cut the skirts off one Of
Mr.. McComb's saddles. and the piece found
with them matched the saddles. One of
the men was formerly owned by Mr.. Nc
Comb, but was sold South, before the war.
for burglary at a store, but has since
the war returned here. Justice Lckliter
committed the accused to jail for trial.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-10

REDEMPTION OF MUTILArED Conn.,
AS SO many of our people have been caught
with mutllated coin in their possession, it
may De Of interest to them to read the fol-
loWlng circular, which has just been issued
by tie director of the mint:
THE superintendent of the United
States minis at Philadelphia, San Francis
Co. Carson and New Orleans have been au-
tnorlzea to purchase mutilated and upcur-
rent United States silver coin of standard
tneness at the rate of one dollar per ounce,
troy weight, when presented in sums
OF three dollars and upwards. Coins can
DC forwarded to those mints by regis
tered mail or by express. Charges prepaid, J
and the value will be returned, at the sell
ler's risk and expense. by express, regis
tered mail, check or draft. Persons send
Ing full weight United States subsidized
silver coin would receive at the rate au-
thorized, eighty cents per dollar Of their
face value, but for mutilated coins less
amount, proportloned to their def cheney
IN legal weight. At the rates paid, mutt
lated silver coins will be worth at the
mlnts, per ounce, troy, ST.; per ounce, av-
ordupois, (about) 81 cents; per dollar, face
value, approximately 70 to rs cents.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-10
Lands for Sale.

Some very desirable properties are offer
ed in to-day S VINDICAToR for sale.
Messrs. Stephenson, McAllister, Letch-
er and Parrish, Commissioners, offer at
auction at the Warm Springs, in Bath
county, March 18th, the Charles Sitting
ton farm in that county, Of 1874 acres, one
of the best farms west Of the Alleghanies
Messrs. G.. NJ. Cochran and W. A. Hud-
son, Commissioners, offer at auction, in
Staunton. February 9th, tract of III
acres Of the W. Fl. Bell land, with dwell
Ing and all improvements.
Mr.. Samuel Carpenter offers for private
sale, before March Goth. his nice little farm
of 684 acres, near Koiner' IS store.
Mr.. T. D. Ransom, Commissioner, offers
tomorrow, in front of the Courthouse,
the weil-known W. D. Barbour property.
Mr.. S. M. Finley, offers at auction, in
front of the Courthouse. Feb. 9th, his
farm on South River, 2o2 acres, (the we'll
known Patrick farm
Mr.. John Ballard Smith, of Waynes-
boro, offers for private sale 1861 acres of
good land within II miles of that growing
town.
Mr.. VIM. F. Smith, Of Greenville, Ad-
ministrator of Mrs. s. e.. Graham, decd
offers some valuable property in and adj
joining that thriving village, at auction, on
March 23d. The sale to take place at
Greenville.
Messrs. Grattan. Craig and Bumgardner.
Commissioners, offer at auction Saturday,
March 18th, the valuable and convenient
dwelling now occupied by Gabriel Hirsh;
also the store room now occupied by
him, and half acre of land in the county
belonging to him.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-10
Death of Mr. John J. Bell.

A telegram received here announced that
on Friday. Mr.. John J. Bell, for mora than
half century a prominent and respected
citizen of this county, but who for the last
two years has been residing with his SON
in-law, VIM. Hartman, in Culpeper, had
been paralyzed. Later intelligence says
that he died yerterday about noon, Mr.,
Bell was in his seventy second year,
and as this was not his first at
tack of paralysis, his friends had
hardly a hope of his recovery.
Mr.. Bell was native OF Augusta and one
of numerous and influential family. OF
his brothers, J. Wayt Bell, W. A. Bell
and James Bell are dead, and the survi-
vors are Col. David Bell and Maj. Ell. M.
Bell. Of his sisters, Mrs. John Wayc IS
dead and the survivors are Mrs. Arbuckle
of West Virginia, and Mrs. Frank M.
Young. Mr. Bell, was quiet unobstrusive
gentleman. but one who welded marked
influence by the simple weight of high
character and Christian life. He had only
one child, daughter, with whom his lat
ter days have been spent His remains will
be buried at Waynesboro to-day at 2
O'Clock.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-10
''Hazel Kirke'' at the Opera House.

Thomas II. Brown, ESQ.,. who represen-
ted the Madison Square Theatre of New
York, called on US yesterday in the inter-
est of the remarkable company which be
represents and which is to appear at the
Opera House in Stanton on THURSDAY
night, Feb. 23rd, in the famous play of
"Hazel Kirke." We say remarkable, for
we have in our poss ession beautiful art
souvenir containing pictures of the prin-
cipal scenes of the play, which was distrib-
uted to the audience in Boston on the
night Of Oct. 10th, that being the one
thousaadth performance of that play by the
company. 1t is also remarkable in the re-
alistic character Of the scenery which it
carries with it, even to the flowers which
climb the pillars of verandah. It is a
piece of good fortune for Staunton to have
this company and it will appreci ate it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-10
Three Score and Ten.

Our venerable fellow citizen, Henry
Wehn, Esq, celebrated his SEVENTEEN birth
day Oh Monday night last by an entertain
ment given his friends, young and old, at
his country placs near town. There were
about fifty ladies and gentlemen present
and dancing was kept up to a late hour
and among the dancers none were more
active than the venerable host himself.
Mr.. Wehn is a native of Hesse Darmstadt,
Germany, and came to this country when
a mere youth. He learned the bread max
ing trade in Baltimore and was for many
years the baker at the W. l.. Asylum here.
The frosts of seventy winters have not
chilled him, into decrepitude, and he is
to-day as fresh and hearty as man half
his age.