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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

THREE LIVES FROM MILTON TO LONG.
FELLow.-Thurlow Weeds stretch of
years bridges span which puts in
strong relief the short space great events
occupy. His life began when we had
barely reached the lakes; he died after
the march of population had reached the
Pacific. If in his first five years he met
any man who had reached the age to
which he has attained, he saw man who
might have looked on William Penn in
the flesh. Such a man could have
shaken hands with man who had seen
King Charles beheaded, so that three
active lives of this amazing span bring
US from the year when Milton was known
only by his college poems. to the year
which saw Longfellow gathered in the
fullness of his fame. Phillip Schuyler
died when Thurlow Weed was only seven
years old, and Schuyler, born in 1877,
in his boyhood talked with men who
were full grown when the Dutch occu-
patton of New York ceased and Phila-
delphia was first laid out. so that here
again three lives bring MS back to the
dim beginnings of our history Phila-
delphia Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04
President White ON c vil.S.ryice Re
form.

There are in this room, / trust, some
good, substantial, hardy laboring men
there are men engaged IN business In the
streets, there are men who labor early
and late to get an honest living and
bring up their children in the fear of
God and with love for their fellow-men.
Let me ask every one ofyou what earthly
chance you have to get You son worthy
position in the public service? fling
back this charge in your faces-I tell
you, you cannot do it. Suppose you had
son in school who is good, sound
boy, You would like to have him enter
the service of the country. He perhaps
has not the qualities to fit him for q
lawyer or clergymen, but he could serve
his country we'll in some subordinate
Office. You write letter to some men,
Der OF Congress, or some senator, or
some member of the administration, and
you say, my boy has all these qualities,
and your neighbors certify to it. What
earthly chance has your boy? Not one
PARTICLE. Where is the aiistocracy?
will tell you. Who is the one appointed?
1t is the man, nine times out Of ten, who
has pulled the wires in the caucas,
the man who plays the tricks. l
do not mean to say that this
is always the case; mean that this is
the sort of claim that is recognized. We
want it here as it is in some other conn
tries, we want it SO that the son of the
poorest man is equal to the son of the
richest man in the race for such posi-.
tons. We talk about aristocracy in
England. But what IL the main outcome
OF this system there. Look at it. Be-
fore civil service reform, great number
Of the government Offices we're filed with
nabobs' sons and noodles appointed ut
the request, nay, ct decree and command
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

AN INVASION OF RATS AND MICE.-A
few months ago it was stated that Rus
sian Turkestan was suffering from an in
vasion of mice from India. These vista
tons are familiar in Asia. Chinese
histories record that ION three occasions
an army of rats invaded the country. In
one instance these Unsuitable vermin,
travelling from one place to another, at
tempted passage of the Wei River and
were fortunately drowned, their car
cases choking up the banks of the
stream for several days after their de-
struction. On the other occasion, how
ever, they were more successful. Myriads
of these creatures appeared in the neigh
borhood of Marking from the Hu-kuaug
provinces. They are said to have crossed
the brooks and rivers in their course
during the night by making themselves
into "a moving bridge-each animal seiz-
ing the tail of the one in front of him
with his teeth, and so swimming across,
and on arrival at the other side they
threw themselves upon the crops and
devoured them. Another time they
effected the passage of the Yellow
River"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

OF the aristocracy. It was a nice place
for the sons of the aristocrats. Lord so
and so could come to the minister and
say 1 want my youngest son appointed.
The poor mans son had no chance. But
now if the lords son wants to get an Of
fee he has to work for it. He sits down
on bench beside the poor artison's son,
and the man who passes an examination
goes on, whether he is an artisans son or
lo,d's son. So it should be here. The
son of the poorest laborer, of the poorest
artisan, of the struggling clergyman,
who cannot bring to bear the influence
with which to procure the desired ap-
pointment, may sit down on the bench
with the son of the governor or the sena-
tor. and if successful, may be chosen to
serve his country in an honorable posi-
ton. This is what is proposed by civil
service reform, and say, when you talk
of aristocracy in this matter you are
assaulting the best democratic system
that ever has been devised, and you are
supporting the most Inherently aristo-
cratic system that the sun shines pon
to-day. But there are other considera-
tons. One man cries ont, "What is to
become OF the great democratic party?"
and another cries, Good heavens, what
is to become of the great republican
party?" Ny friends, if ] thought so
poorly of the party to which belong, as
to think that it would be ruined by
righteous and just reforms, would quit
that party. If it can be broken up by
practicing pure and simple justice, then
let it be broken up. do not see that
any one need waver or leave his party
except when candidate fails to come up
to the mark on this question. If man
says, II will support this REFORM" I
would say, II will support you" If he
evades it or talks about something else,
or proposes substitute, if he INDUCES
in metaphysics, or wakes up cloud in
order to obscure the question, would
say, II will never vote for you if I can
find candidate who is sound on this
subject" A democrat who is sound on
civil service is in my opinion thousand
times better for the Office and just fifty
thousand times surer to get my vote. If
my friends on this side will take the
same view, we are likely to arrive soon
ut satisfactory results.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

CRsAR's FoRTs.-About hundred
years ago, some forts were discovered
which is supposed to be similar to those
described by C,easar. These we're found
in Scotland, but similar to those found
in France. Thuringia, Bohemia and
other places OBJ the continent. These
forts were contracted OF both wood and
stone, the wood being placed crosswise,
forming circular wall. and then the
stone being thrown upon this, the stone
protecting the wall, and keeping it from
being burned. Recently. other forts
have been discovered near Bingen on the
Rhine. The walls OF these forts. as dis
covered, are verified; and q supposition
is that the enemy, in attacking the forts,
set fire to the wood, burned the inhabi.
tants, and left the walls as q vitrifed
mass. The vitrification of the walls would
of course preserve them, and so we have
visible ruins of those very forts which
julius Caesar attacked and destroyed
American Antiquarian.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

A BURMESE BABx-"It's nice to be q
boy" in Burmah, that is, if one happens
tn be q royal baby. The infant whose
royal papa spends million dollars on
cradle for him is sure to be envied not q
little by ordinary babies. At this enorm-
Gus cost King Theebaw provided a
cradle for the olive branch. This extra
ordinary receptacle is described as first
framed with mango wood and then in
cased with shee. gold inside and out.
Over this is ornamental gold work set
with diamonds, rubies. sapphires,
emeralds and other precious stones.
How sweet the infantile slumbers must
be, rocked in the embrace of close upon
millions worth of gold and precious
stones; how good King Theebaw is to his
little child, and how happy his little
child must be when he reflects that,
although no one's head is safe for an
hour in the court OF Burmah, Theebaw
does not forget to see that the infant
prince is graded comfortably as long as
lie lives!
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

THE Boss Corn CRoP..-The yield of
corn this year, it is thought, from the
most reliable information that can be
obtained, viii be the largest ever known
in the countrvs history. The crop of
1879 reached 1,754 coo, 900 bushels, and
was the largest ever produced up to that
time. In 1880 there was falling off o.
about 81 900 600 bushels, and in succeed
ing year of 1901 tue crop only reached
|. 1874 900 900 bushels, which was very
heavy decrease. The crop Of the present
year is estimated at 1,S00, 900 600. which
is an increase Of 80 per cent. over the
production of 1901, and 5 per cent over
that of 1880.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04
CHIN, CHIN.

Tying her bonnet under her chin
She tied her raven rinslets in.
But not alone in the silken snare,
Did she catch her lovely floating hair,
For tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied a young mans heart within.
And many time that little chin
He's heard from SINCE you bet and win
And bonnets she's had for her raven hair,
And many time he's been called bear;
And now she is throwing her ringlets back,
And says she shall have a sealskin s,,cque.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

In every department Of human life, in
the more and the less, there is always
one man who is the best, and one type
OF man which is the best, living and
working his silent way to heaven in the
very middle of us. Let as find this type
then, let us see what it is which make
such men the best. and raise up their ex-
cellencies into an acknowledged and open
standard, of which they themselves shall
be the living witnesses. James A.
Froude.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

When an orchard requires fertilizing
it is best to do this all over the ground
and not to apply manure only near the
trees. This produces large growth of
roots close to the trees, for roots grow
where soil il richest. Orchards need
lime and ashes more than manure,
and these soon produce healthy, smooth
bark.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04
Vancouver Independent.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND County.
Vancouver. Clarke County, Washington
Territory.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18
Sc THE LAND OF THE SKY"
REMARKABLE SCIEYTIFyC DLs-
C0FERY By ".SA WBOyES -.

i @-AsN ~ 81 hoO4NLlao.
NoLF CREEK, Tenn, July Is, lSS3.
To tie Editor Of The MorrizioEn Gazette: -
have read many descriptions of
"Ihe Land Of the Sky.9' That by
/ Christian Reid was the best until | re-
ceived the last number Of the Louis
Vile C0Hrier-JoHTHal. That eorrespon-
dent Out-herods Herod. His descrin-
ton Of the Warm Springs and the peo-
pie residing there WAS Derf, ct
(ss am acquainted there; > but what
he saw at Bluff mountain astouisbed
me. i have lived for maHy : ears near
Blum mountain. l 20 there frequently
apd get from the sides of the molIuttin
beautiful granite. But | had never
been Oh the top. After reading what
the correspondent saw there L deUerm--
inei 70 20 TO the top. IL was so late I'm
the evening when / arrived there was
not much TO be seen. felt that | had
reached " the land of the sky" The
Top OF the Biun mountain barometer
measuremenD ia four thousand three
hundred $500 feet. Just think of il
IL only lacks zen thousand feet of being
as high as Pixies Peak and only seven
teen thousand feet Of Mount Climber !
ago!
i determined TO remain all NIGHT tn /
see the sun rise, and look out for the !
wonderful things seen by the cores
pendent. / made rough bed OF leaves
and grass &C the root Of a tree, ON
which l stretched myself for a 90 a
nights sleep But could not sleep
Tor thinking Of what geolOgisls tell Of
low this mountain was formed. They
'aF where the Appalachian mountains
low are II was great trough or arm
~ the sea, running from northeast to
outhwesti that the country north'and
vest OF II drained TO H., also from a IA
'0ntlnent that was then east OF it, uR-
u there was deposit amounting TO
O,oOO feet, the earth's crust sin KING
While the deposit was being made us-
u the crust was so weakened that !
here was collapse, so forming this
fountain. Then / thought OF the ar I
mean rock, the granite and metamOr- .
HE rock found here. just then /
card music, very faint and far. Z
prung TO my feet aud walked in sew
raj directions before / got the right Z
ne, which was on the right side OF lie Z
luI. AS approached the pracipice \
discovered that IL was q short distance I
GLOW me. IL as evidently the muse '
hsrps. / said to myself: " this Is =
he land of the sky and these are an n
Dis playing on hlrps." listened FOR =
me time and could only recognize I,
Re tune, "the Arkansaw Traveller n
then returned to my bed and to sleep. Z,
bad probably slept two hours when 1 n
VI terrible awakening. / thought h
Q TOD of the mountain was being torn n
T. There was a grinding and crush "a
noise aud a great light all around al
E. But L soon took In the situation: In
3 mooa had come In contact with bt
granite Of the top. From my ex- O.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18
IRON JOHNs0N,S oTTF

JoHNsoN's CITY, Tenn, july I3. I'D
| 10 the Editor Of The Morristown Gazette
Aftera very pleasant journey Of three
hours on the east-bound PASSENGER
train, No. 2, on the 9th instant. your
scribe and his mother arrived at John
sons City. Tenn. The railroad il in
excellent condition between Morris
town and this point. The train glided
aiong smoothly at a rapid rate without
shaHihg the passengers. This is owing
70 the wise management and energy Of
Capt. y. L. Plat, the present sunervi-
sor Of this division of the East Tanres
see, Virginia aud Georgia railroad !
johnson City is destined to he
manufacturing center. There Is
being invested at the present time
ABOUT two hundred and fifty theusand
dollars IN an oak sole leather tannery.
Inc company engaged in the enter
prise mas purchased 10000 acres of
mountain woodlands, from which they
VIII get the bark they use, paying the
cash Tor IT. Thogsands of dollars have
very rseentfFlbeeh fnveste,Ifn Ia5dsfin
and around the city BY capftaiists on
which TO erect large manufacturing |
establishments. = - - ~ = :"
The citizens have high hopes OF. the |
near inlure OF this place, The lumber /
trade Is carried on with great activity /
building and improvements are going /
on ra IDLY: The Narrow Guage rail- /
road which connects this Mace with
Ihe cranberry Iron Works, N. c.. is
SAM to be the most romantic and pic
-uresqne- route i "a the South. Its dol
lng live business In freighting lum-
per, iron, ETC., two trains daily run
ming over ii.
wheat crops are good. Corn crops
COX well. Fruits and berries are very
L0undant. Yours truly asfaaa 81
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

sminations nexs morning this thing
has been going % Tor some time. And
let me say, right here, that scientists
tell us thar the far side Of The. anoDn
from US, which we never see. NAV be
inhabited This is certainly SO. saw
several OF the inhabitants peeping over
the edge tosSeer what uwa 40 slho matter.
And scientists furthef fetLus that the
earth is slowing OPP In its motion. caus-
ed Dy the friction produced by the
tides- This Is a.mistake.. Tie trouble
Is right here, and thes Government
shoul make IN appropriation TO blow
OH the top OF this mountain. wish
the Louisville correspondent could
have witnessed what l saw that night.
IL he had, il would not have been more
than what he has already
published SIWRoNFs
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

The last H0iston Methodist publishes An
extract from a private letter written
ly Kew. ID. w. Carter, missionary I'm
Mexico. lie has many friends among
our readers who will read this extract
with interest: II 60 in ten DAYS 10 NV
field In OaNaca. IL "a the fret time a
foreigner has been sent there. It's
distant and isolated. hear of only
two or three English speaking people
there. There are few believers. but
the people are liberal. IL Is said 10 be
materially one Of the beSt states in the
Republic IL Is warmer than this.
which - no objection. / have found
no occasion here for changing my clo-
thing-haHnels are quite comfortable.
The sun at noon Is hot a nj penetrating,
but the shade always quite cool The
air never seems heated. / shall feel
.he solltariness OF my situation. beg
you viii remember me i'm earnest pray
er." The city OF Oaxaca, where Mr..
Carter Is located, has a population of /
abou- $1,000 Inhabitants, and Is the /
capital Of the State OF the same name. /
IL j. situate on the Rio Verde river, 2IO /
miles southeast Cf the city Of Mexico.
IL covers Hn area two miles in length
oy Que ard a Iarter In breadth, Is well
buiit, with open streets, fnterspersed
with plantations, on which the cochin
"a! iasect leeds. Silk. cotton, sugar
anu chocolate are manufactured.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

EX-Mayor > b. Lattrei was elected
President Of the Mechanics National
Bank OF knoxville, last week, TO nil
tie vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Col. +. J. Sanford. NJ l.. Ross, ESQ,
was unanimously elected Vice Presi-
dent 10 NIL the vacancy caused by the
promotion % Iultrell. These gentle
men are recognized as among the best
aud most successful business men of
Knoxville, and the affairs OF the Bank
have been 50 fortunately managed as
70 make &c one ~ the most popular in
situations ia the city.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

NONE LIKE Tive are indeed Glad
to say that there is no other remedy in
the world that combines more hapnilv
tonic, Alternative and diuretic proper.
ties chan the Seven Springs Iron and
Alum Mass, manufactured by Landrum
* Litchfiel !, Abingdon, Va. This IA
nous and widely known medicine il
Tor sale by every Druggist at 20 cents
ana SI.OO per bottle. For General De-
olllty and Nervous Prostration it has
no equal. Try it. t"e
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

We have received of Jas. s. Nelson.
OF Beech Grove, near the Bent Of Chuc-
Ky, hne specimen Of a new kind OF
grass. The seed were sown in his Ia
ther's meadow, forty or nifty years ago.
ey his father, who bought a spoonful
OF the seed from an old lady on the
north side Of Clinch mountain. The
grass being thinly scattered over very
me meadow Of timothy and herd grass
dld not attract special attention till one
year since, when the heads were gath
cred and the seed sewn together with
4 result that has attracted much at
teutiOn- The appearance of the grass
While growing is unlike ANY other i'm
TINS country, being more luxuriant
AMI thrifty. It grows about four feet
high, with large, soft, velvety stalk.
full OF fodder. The head is perfectly
white, bearing remote resemblance
10 blue grass. though much richer and
heavier, and the grass presents a beau
tiiul appearance while staading In full
head. Mr.. Nelson has saved the seed
from an eighth Of an acre this wear
which he Will SOW and will be aole
next year TO furnish seed for market
All who have examined the grass pro-
nounce Il very line and predict for il 1
much attention from farmers.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

Two young Men have located upon a
I-.Eln they have purchased near Knox
Vile Tor stock raising purposes and
have FAMED their place Dudes Rest. ("
employees are engaged in identifying
Va place and, iu the words Of another.
Z wing tue surroundings an air Of
aesthetic lOveliness.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18
The Thing that win stopIt.

Vtu squire RAMSEY, Of Blue Gan.
wrote TO 4 friend in this city last week. .
he ontinued rains and dam D wealth
er has made ua all sick with Rheumat-
DC E4ins and NeuFalgia. MY wife was
not able towalk for time, and tie o,alu,
thing we could find that would stoD il
was The Genuine Or. Harris Relief. II
mas cured lIs all. Don't buy any ifni-
tation stuff. but if you have rheumat-
Ism, Neuralgia or any pain, get The
Genuine Harris Relief.''f So, 49, =
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

a charter has been registered in the
Secretary Of states Otlice at Nashyi .le
Incorporating the Rogersville Teie-
phone comp ny. the line TO run from
itagersyille TO Rlgersyille Junction.
And SIM Morristown has no connection
% rise UP and say. .hello 20 10.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

Hon. John e. New, assistant secre-
t1ry Of the treasury, who il a member
al the Republican National Committee.
thinks tue next Republican National
Convention will be held az Indianapo-
lis There will be $50 delegates and
the same number OF altsrnates On the
convention.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

The Revs. X. NJ Hickey aud W. II.
smith viii preach the funeral sermon
OF Mrs. G.. W. Noe, who died OF small
Pox, April Il last, in the Methodist
SHGrch, Morris,Own, the first Sunday
in August next.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

One OF the escaped Coal Greek con-
victs climbed into q tree where he
passed the night. He was discovered
there the next morning among the
chickens which gave alarm On being
DISTURBED before daybrsak.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

Al eHJIt is being made among the
leading citizens TO raise a sufficient
amount OF money 70 build a Female
institution az Knoxville. Several gen
tenlen have agreed 10 give $1,000
EACH lt H. desired 10 raise $40 600.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

Mr.. A ID. Smith, Of Fauquier, claims
10 have the ''b0ss" apple tree in Nir-
ginia. IL has produced seventy-ive
bushels In one season, and one
seasons bearing has made forty gall
Ion barrel o. brandy.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

The commodious building which has
been erected Dy the efforts Of the phii-
antuTopic christian womea Of Chalta-
n'ogA y now completed 90 far that II
ls ready for occupancy, aud the
orphans have been moved Into il.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18

Nothing like IL ever seen. Goods nc
retail cheaper than they can be bought
az wholesale. Green and black tea al
% cents. Soda AZ 3 cents, nc MeFsr-
land * McAmis.