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Year: 1872

| was armed to the teeth with a
pitiful Smith & Wesson's seven
shooter, which carried a ball like a
homeopathic pill, and it took the
whole seven to make dose for an
adult. But I thought it was grand.
1t appeared to be a dangerous wea-
pom. 1t had only one fault-you
couldn't hit anything with it. One
of our "conductors" practiced with
it while on a COW, and as long as
she stood still and behaved herself
she was safe; but as soon as she
went to moving about, and he got
to shooting at other things, she
came to grief.


The Secretary had small-sized
Colts revolver strapped around him
for protection against the Indians,
and to guard against accidents he
carried it uncapped.


Mr.. George Bemis was dismally
formidable. He was our fellow
traveller; we had never seen him
before. He wore in his belt an
original Allen revolver, such as ir-
revercnt people call a ''pepper-box." "
Simply drawing the trigger back,
cooked and fired the pistol. AS the
trigger came back, the hammer
would begin to rise and the barrel
to turn over, and presently down
would drop tho hammer and away
sped the ball. To aim along that
turning barrel and hit the thing
aimed at, was q feat which was
probably never done by an Allen in
the world. But Georges was re-
liable weapon, nevertheless, because
as one of the stagedrivers after
ward said, eff she didn't get what
she went for, she would fetch some
thing else" And so she did. She
went after deuce of spades once
nailed to a tree, and fetched mule
standing about thirty yards to the
left of it. Bemis did not want the
mule, but the owner came out with
4 double -barreled shotgun and per-
suaded him to buy it anyhow. II
was n cheerful weapon-the GAL
len." Sometimes all its six barrels
would go off at once, and there was
no safety in all the region about but
behind it.
Year: 1872

Seals hunt salmon much in the
same way that hounds hunt hares.
Seals swim faster than salmon, and
the fish escape by doubling and
evading their pursuers. In clear
water, and with little wind and no
surf, salmon swim deep or very close
in shore, sheltering themselves in
seaweed, as hares do in covers.
The marks or scratches on salmon,
especially on one side of the salmon
mark those who have made a hair
breadth escape by doubling while
the seal has run past his quarry.
In very calm weather the seal takes
up position III bay or in the
track that salmon run, raising his
head well out of the water, sustain.
ing that position on his hind flip
pers, his head moving as if on a
universal joint, watching eagerly
for a salmon to leap, when he
rushes with unerring accuracy to
the spot. l saw an instance of this
kind in June, 1881, in Boyndie Bay,
near Bauff, in the year when my
farther and uncle were tenants of
the Earl Of Flies fishery in the
Dcveron. | was then waiting with
4 crew Of men an the beach, before
fishing the nets after two hours
flood, the most likely time for sal
mon to swim in shore.


A seal was in the center of the
bay, about couple Of hundred
yards from shore, in the position l
have described. A salmon leaped,
land at the period | mention they
were very scarce), the seal dipped
and swan to the spot where the
salmon leaped; in less time than |
write about his movement, up went
the seal with the salmon in his
claws. The struggle was of short
duration; two or three twists, and
the salmon was motionless; then the
seal, in his own fashion, began to
feast on him, commencing at the
head, tearing off the skin, and
swallowing lump after lump, and in
less than minute the salmon was
in the seals stomach. When a
seal is very hungry, and salmon
very scarce, especially in the months
of February and March, seals are
obliged to content themselves with
fare such as seaperch and lump
fish, tamiliarly known among sal
mon fishers as paddlecocks.


The latter is u sluggish fish, pad
ding along with the propelling
power ola small tail, provided with
a fringed sucker under the throat,
by which it adheres to rocks in
stormy weather; it has rough, prick.
ly skin, and only frcquents our
shores in the spring to deposit its
spawn. 1t swims so slow that il
falls an easy prey to q seal, power
less to escape from him. l have
often seen seals take these fish
they make short work ofthcm, there
is no bone in them: the seal takes
him in his paws as monkey would
an apple, tears off the skin and
soon swallows the lump-fsh. l hav.
often seen seals feed on these fish
and found tho skins Of these fish
strewn along the shore.--Land ane


Water.
Year: 1872

other, if thrown together in this
way for two or three months, would
come to hate and loathe each other.
So true is it that many people are
best friends at distance, and that
it does not do to see too much of
one another"
Year: 1872

AS the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits Independence is familiar
with Turner's Millinery and Fur
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it (and
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assort-
ment as can be found in any
store of our class of goods west
of Chicago.


To the Ladies Gas usuaD, we
solicit a share of your patronage.


To the Gents-remember it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; expen.
ses small consequently oul
prices we guarantee.


Remember the place, The
Sign of the Big Hat.


INSURE WITH
Year: 1872

The sale Of this journal for the sum
ois456, 100 has already been announced
The St. Louis Republican of Saturday
says:


This is the first direct public sale oI
a large and established newspaper that
has taken place in this country for many
years, and the price paid affords some
indication of the cash value Of such a
journal. 1t has been held difficult
matter to accurately estimate the worth
of such an institution, on account OF the
varied properties that make it up. The
actual material in the Democrat estab-
lishment would be valued at compar'
atively small proportion Of the price
which the Journal has just been sold for,
but this material comprises only small
proportion OF the real value OF the
establishment. The attributes OF age,
established character, political views,
advertising patronage, public influence
and subscription list all grouped usual
" under the head Of goodwill, con-
stitute the substantial elements Of value
in an established journal. They are Of
a moral nature, and to certain extent
indestructible. The Democrat has its
own share Of these valuable elements,
and they represent tine larger portion OF
the handsome price for which the paper
was sold.
Year: 1872

Dr.. HOLMES says: A woman, not
vi,hstanding che is the best OF listen
ers knows her business, and it is a
woman's business to please. l don't
say that it is not her business to vote,
but I do say that the woman who does
not please is a false note in the har'
monies OF nature. She may not have
youth or beauty, or even manner; but
she must have something in her voice
or expression, or both, which it makes
YOU feel better disposed toward your
race to look at or listen to."
Year: 1872

SOME theological inquisitor put the
Calvanistic screw to Beecher, to which
be replied: Whatever else you do,
don't slam the door Of possibility in any
mans face. = Build up such a
spiritual superstructure that every little
child shall feel it to be easier to live a
Christian life than an ungodly life e."
Year: 1872

Real glory springs from the silent con-
quest OF ourselves.


Let reason go before enterprise, and
council before action.


He who can suppress a moments an.
ger may prevent days of sorrow,


TO be dextrous in danger is virtue,
bat TO court danger is weakness.


a good opportunity never waits. II
you are not ready some one else will be.


Nurture your mind with great
thoughts. 10 believe in the heroic
makes heroes.


Do with trials as men do with new
hats--put them on and wear them till
they become easy.


The cultivation Of the moral nature
in man Is the grand means for improve
ment in society.


A good word is AL easy obligation,
but not to speak i'll requires only silence.
which costs nothing.


The best hints are obtained from snarl.
ing people. Medicaments make the
pHhAShS Dub NhCI HSdi.
No person ever got stung by hornets
! who kept away from where they were,
II is just So with bad habits.


A promise should be given with eau.
tion and kepL with care. 1t should be
made by the heart aud kept by the head.
The fixed purpose sways and bends all
circumstances to its use, az the wind
bends the reeds and rushes beneath it.


Bible promises are like the beams Of
the sun, which shine as freely in the
window of the poor mans cottage as
at the rich mans palace.


Without virtue there can be no true
happiness; but we want love joining
with virtue to give us all the good
which this world is capable of bestow.
ing.


Some men make great flourish about
always doing what they believe to be
right, but always manage to believe
that is right which is for their own in.
terest.


a man who is not able to make bow
to his own conscience every morning, is
hardly in condition to respectfully sa.
lutte the world at any other time Of the
day.


Preserve your conscience always soft
and sensitive. If but one sin force it.
sell into that tender part of the soul,
and is suffered to dwell there, the road
Is paved tor thousand more iniquities.
Year: 1872

H. Reed 1t is gratifying to notice the in.
crease of business in our town, and that the
competition which may be dreaded somewhat
by the class of dealers called fogies is gratify-
ing the people, and in reality will increase the
trade of all who do not desire 10 be slow
coaches in business. 1t is mistake to sup,
pose that the enterprise and activity of CON-
petitor will always result to the disadvantage
of others in trade. This will not be the case
unless there is disposition to cling to the old
style of business-a determination to resist the
spirit of the times-such a course will result in
ruin to any business interest, or any town.


Yours for the prosperity Of


nVYY
Year: 1872

/ never knew good horse which had
not some odd habit or other, and never
vet saw minister worth his salt who
had not some crochet or oddity. Now
these are the bits of cheese that cavilers
smell out and nibble at; this man is too
slow, and another too fast, the first is too
fiowery and the second is to dull. Dear
me it all Gods creatures were judged
in this way, we should wiring the dove's
neck for being TOO tame, shoot the rob
ins for eating spiders, kill the cows for
swinging their tails, and the hens for
not giving us milk. When a man wants
to beat a dog he can soon find stick,
and at this rate any fool may have some
thing TO say against the best minister in
Eng land.-John Ploughman.


Words cannot heal the wounds that
Year: 1872

A WORTHY woman in Iowa drove the
reaper through the harvest for her hus-
band, and then closed her labors by talk
ing rake in the shape of one of the farm
hands, with whom she departed for fresh
fields and pastures new.
Year: 1872

"A MAN in Mississippi, recently, killed
his bootmaker because his boots were not
finished at the time specified" If this
rule were put in practice here, there
would be dangerous mortality among
our shoemakers.
Year: 1872

In New York, recently, woman at
tackled burglar who had entered her
room, and threw him down stairs, and
nearly broke his neck. She said she
thought it was her husband coming home
drunk again, and she didn't intend he
should stop there.
Year: 1872

a Desirable Iziss.-There is the hiss Of
ridiculc, the hiss of scorn, the hiss of snakes
in the grass; but the most desirable hiss il
that of


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In the sparkling goblet, giving assurance to
the invalid that his thirst will bo deliciously
assuaged; that his stomach will be refreshed
and purified; that if he is feverish, his body
will be cooled by healthful evaporation that
If he is constipatod the difficulty will pass
away without pang; and that if the condi-
ton of his general health is impaired, it will
be speedily restored. Of course, he will take
care to procure none but the genuine.


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Year: 1872

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Year: 1872

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Year: 1872

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to the fact that these Companies do FIRE
Insurance business exclusively hence
their Assets are pledged Solely to their
Patrons as security against Loss by Fire.
and are not weakened and diminished by Ma
rine, Inland and Life Liabilities, rs is the
case with Companies combining the several
branches. Those desiring


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at fair rates. are invited to apply at the offices
of the above Companies.
Year: 1872

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Year: 1872

FORFEMALE COMPLAINTS wheth-
er in young or old, married or single, at the
dawn of womanhood or at the turn OF life,
these Tonic Bitters have no equal.


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They are, Gentle Purgative as
we'll as Tonic, possessing also the pecu-
liar merit of acting as a powerful agent in re-
lieying Congestion or Inflammation of the
Liver and all the Visccral Organs.
Year: 1872

Your facetious and very intelligent cor
respondent rs. Y. C.,n makes some en-
cellent Observations with regard to the
East Tennessee University; and while /
10 not propose TO mount that hobby, am,
nevertheless, disposed TO encourage him
or any one else who will make the at
tempt.


When he asserts that "it was the design
of God that East Tennessee should bt the
educational center of the Cotton belt
he only utters q sublime truism. ! like
that idea. 1t is not only a practical one,
but grand one, and is highly creditable
To the discriminating mind of ~. Y. W.
| want this idea to ring out clear and
strong throughout the Cotton belt Let
US all put our heads together for the pur-
pose of propagating it. Your corre~pon-
dent deserves the gratitude of this commu-
nifty for venturing upon such suggestion.


But ] will give the idea n wider sgnifi-
canoe. The University may not only be-
come n central scholastic influence in the
Cotton belt,n but of the Northern beltn
also. Our geographical position Is ex-
tremely favorable to bring this about. If
the southern people may find in our cli-
mate theelement Of physical, az well as
mental invigoration and an escape from the
torrid heat of that section, so may the
Northern people obtain relief from the
| terrible rigors of Northern climate. We
may thus become the center of educational
influence in both directions, and, while
we are educating the Southern mind, we
| may also accomplish the same result with
| the Northern mind. Taking this view of
the question, how formidable might this
institution become, and what grand results
might she accomplish, ! confess there is
! majesty and an overwhelming power
| about il that causes me to stand aghast,
and, yet, | cannot resist the conviction
! that all this might be achieved.


! Still another aspect of The ease. Let us
consider it legtimately. This University,
| drawing into its enclosures the young
men of the South and the young men of the
. North, would do more to unite and har-
monte the two sections than all the acts
/ of Congress, or the efforts of the press in
! this direction. We are discovered people
because we do not intermingle. That has
been our ruin. The two sections have


been as distinct as the Egyptians and the
| Turks. What q revolution might be
brought about by bringing face TO face the
youth of the two divisions of our country


We may contribute much toward this
result through the powerful agency OF
this institution. Their should be vigorous
efforts to widen the area of its in
fuencc, Let il act in every direction


/ have no doubt but that "S. y. U.,h with


his able pen, is ready to endorse this senti


ment. We must not only reach the "Cot


ton belt,n as intimated elsewhere, but WI


must pass over into the New Englan,


States. We would like to see the yam


kee'i and the Southern" boy sitting to


gether and both drinking from the same


educational spring. Thus we might rails,


up q mighty progeny who would strive


TO hold the nation together and tC


perpetuate it, renown. REFORM.
Year: 1872

SENIERVILLE, Eeb. u, 1872.


AiEsSRS. EDITORS: There has been much
said about the Knoxville and Clifton Rail-
road, by way of Sevierville and cambridge.
All seem to favor the enterprise, but while
we think it is well to have enough of wind
work about anything, neither wind-wri-
ting nor talking will build railroad.
Now to the point. We think all the cOun-
ties interested should come together and
come to some conclusion as to the matter
Let them put their shoulders to the wheel
and have this road in process of construe-
ton this spring and summer. We think
If the parties from the different counties
who were appointed at the cambridge
meeting either in November or December,
would appoint some time and place to meet,
come to some understanding, and then go
to work, and let the different county courts
go TO work, and all come up like they
meant business, it would not be long until
we would hear and see the ears in SEWER
vile. Then we would realise something
for our surplus produce, that is cast out and
wasted for the want Of market. Then
the people of this beautiful valley of Pig
con river, and throughout the county,
would feel like they were at home and not
in the Wilderness SEWER has already done
nobly, and will do her part whenever the
other counties will do theirs.


SlNtl,R
Year: 1872

10y the nakek eye, and at present they are
covered with snow. tTELt


A great many Northern families are Nv
ing here and some of our most prominent
citizens, both merchants and lawyers, are
from the North. No difference Is mani
tested in reference to nativity. Greene
vile Is also the home of FX-President
Johnson.


With these facts written in a hurried
manner, we will welcome any who may
wish TO make their homes with us, belev-
ing that our county can furnish greater in
ducements to the immigrant than any 9TH
er section. Our lands are cheap and can
be made productive. Our people need
more labor and capital-are sociable and
VIII be glad to get assistance in the way of
immigration. A. Y. l..
Year: 1872

SAITING BUTTER.-The action of salt,
sugar, saltpetre, etc. is to attract the wa
ter of the buttermilk toitself. The best
butter may as ea1ily be made with pun e
salt, as by the addition of the other in
gradients named. The action of salt is
to penetrate the buttermilk, absorb wa
ter, and make strong brine, thus rem
dering decomposition and consequent
putridity impossible. Buttermilk, the
presence of which in butter imparts a
disagreeable taste and subsequent ran
cidity to the mass, can be removed by
working alone. The removal is assisted
by the use of salt. Washing in pure,
cold water aids materially in this. The
quantity of salt used varies in different


laries. At the first working, about
three per cent. of the weight of the but
ter should be used, taking care not to
injure the grain of the but' 'er in work
ing. After an interval of twelve hours
the butter should be reworked, after
which it may be packed, adding about
one per cent. more of salt at this time.
If the butter is properly made this guam
tity of salt will be sufficient. No fou.
odors should be admitted about the room
where the milk is kept, and where the
various operations are performed. This
is essential.


A good ordinaryirule in butter making
is to use one ounce of pure salt to the
pound of butter, and if you allow also
an ounce of the best granulated sugar to
each four or five pounds, it will do no
harm, but will assist in the preservation;
but the best butter is made by attention
to strict care in the manipulation and
the perfect condition of the packages
used.- Western Rural.
Year: 1872

KILLED FOR DIsoBEYING ORDFRs-The
drummer boy at Fort Vancouver, was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed on Monday evening by the sentry
on duty at one of posts within the con-
fines of the fort. The boy had been
sent to the guard house for trivial Of
fense and put in one of the rooms with
out being confined. He attempted to
leave. when he was called to halt by the
sentry, but disobeyed the order and was
shot down in his tracks. the ball going
through and through him. Writs for
the arrest of the soldier were served by
the sheriff but the military officials re-
fuse to give him up, Gen. Candy hav-
ing ordered Gen. Granger to hold the
prisoner until writ from the supreme
court of the territory was issued, or from
the United States court of second dis
trict,
Year: 1872

EDIroR DIsPATcH:-The stage Co. Of
Co9gan & Co., propose to run a line Of
stages from the end of the Railroad, at
Hodglen's, to Seattle, as soon as the
road around Stuck mountain is built.
To complete this road in King county.
the business men and property holders
of Seattle will be asked to assist District
No. II in opening that part which lies
in said county. The few settlers in the
district have worked already from ten
to thirty days each, and the necessity OF
opening the road, and for the people
of Seattle to assist is too obvious to
need argument. Contributions can be
placed in tine hands of the Supervisor,
who will account to the Commissioner S
Court for its faithful expenditure.


SUPERVISOR
Year: 1872

OF Republican antecedents, and have been IN the Past
among the effective organizers ana Aoorers wIt
now disrupted Republican party In presenting the
OF nearly two score OF prominent Repnboans ~
the active Central Committee OF the Liberal kePuDhca
organization. abundant evidence IL offered OF IDe
present strength OF the new movement. We are IN
formed that advices received from all sections OF the
State indicate the existence Of widespread reform sen
tment The new State Committee viii meet In due sea
son for organization and inaugurating the campaign a
Liberal Republican State Convention VIII De helq carry
In the Autumn. and tho canvass will open under the
most encouraging auspices.
Year: 1872

In a recent debate a member of the
California Legislature exclaimed "The
honorable gentleman from Calaveras
County is undoubtedly person of great
abilities-a man of talent-a natural born
genius but there is one thing | defy him
to do and that is, bite The bottom Oa1 Of a
frying pan Ditlt9u smatting his nose"
Year: 1872

THE Louisville papers tell curious
story about negro woman who was bit
ten by dog thirty years ago, and has
been subject to convulsive fits about twice
a month ever since She is perfectly
harmless, but when the fit is on she lies
on the floor doubled up like a hoop, and
barls for twenty minutes together. Her
bark cannot be distinguished from that of
q dog.
Year: 1872

A PARALLEL to the apple.shooting case
of the celebrated William Tell was wit
messed few days since in Newport, KY,
one young man shooting with pistol, at
a distance of fifteen feet, a circular card,
two or three inches in diameter, from the
head of another young man. 1t was the
result of bet
Year: 1872

A FISHING schooner from Gloucester,
Mass, set her seine around a school of
mackerel on a recent occasion, and sue
ceeded in getting it full, when whale
went clear through the seine, tearing the
net badly, and allowing the mackeT0l 10
escape