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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07
Cascades Excursion.

A party of twenty-one ladies and
gentlemen of Vancouver, went on
an excursion to the Cascades, on the
steamer Willamette Chief last We'd
nesday. Although the fog of the
morning was disagreeable, after ten
O'Clock the sun shone warm and
bright, and the countenance of every
one was sufficient affirmative an
swer to the question, "Are you hap
py?" The first raid, after arriving
at the Portage, was made upon the
lunch baskets. The second raid was
upon the numerous fossil specimens
on the Oregon side of the river.
Both were destructive onslaughts, as
the dearth of viands in the baskets af-
ter the first and the plethora of
rocks therein after the second, abun-
dainty indicated. The scenery here
is of the grandest on the Pacific
Coast. The serricd range of the
Cascades is cut in twain by the Col
umbia River, winch hurries through
narrow rock bound channel, 1900
feet below the heads of the noun
tain sentincls on the southern bank.
Authors have attempted to describe,
and artists to picture, the grandeur
of this peculiar domain of mother ma
ture, but no representation can do it
justice; for to feel the force of its in
spiration, one must stand beneath the
shadows ofthe great original. There
are two leading thoughts in the tcs-
timony of these rocks; by their inf.
mite variety of material and shape, the
great age of the earth; by their inn
mcnsity, the relative littlcncss of man
in the material universe. We know
of no better place to rlisticatc than at
the Cascades Of the Columbia River.
The climate is hcalthiul at all sea-
SONS of the year, and the scenery can
not be cXcellcd. A Vancouver
camping party to go there next year
will be in order. The thanks of the
cxcursionists is rendered to the officers
of the O. S. n, Co., on the Chief, and
to the Agent at the Cascades, for ia
vors received. The names Of the cX-
cul sionists arc as follows:
Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Sohns, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs.
Nicholson, Mrs. Mcconnell, Mrs. Coombs, Mrs.
IIakcs; Misses Nickels, Buss, Hathaway, Smith,
StoughtOn; Mcssrs. Mcconnell Whitney, Gray.
IIakcs, hathaway, Gli'llcy, Coomhs, Thurston
Daniels ard w. Byron Daniels.
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Mountain Range Butter Making.
SToUGHToN, w. T.,
September %, 1876.

EDITOR INDEPENDENTS:
In the last issue of the INDEpEN.
DENT | saw an account of butter
making, by Mr.. Spacht, who lives,
as l understand, down on the river.
My cows have only the free range
of the hills. From the first of May
to the middle of Junc MIXED six
cows, and since then eight, and up
to the 10Th of this month l have sold
$50 pounds of butter. l have eight
hearty eaters in my family, who con.
sumo on an average four pounds of
butter per week. l have, therefore,
made about 735 pounds in the time
specified. Who can beat this on a
hill ransc' WIN. 7. HAMMOND.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07
Mr.. Rallck.

Last Saturday, when the Demo.
Gratis ran out of available material for
candidates, they had to come over
into the Republican ranks Tor anoth.
or supply. They nominated VIM.
Ranck for Probate Judge, who as
everybody knows is staunch Re-
publican. Fearing that his friends
may think he has changed his polit-
ical colors, he has informed us that
sixteen years ago he helped to organ
izc the Republican party in Clarke
county, and has ever since acted
Herewith and does not now propose
to follow the example of the illus
trious Horace Greeley, "Turn Dem
ocrat and kick the bucket" but cx-
poets to live in Clarke county for
many years a consistent Republican.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07
La Center Lodge.
LEWIS RIVER,
Washington Territory,
October 1th. 1876.

October 4sh, 1870.
EDITOR INDEPENDENTS:
Mr.. Levi Leland, G. w. &. T., Or
ganizcd Lodge of Good Templars
in the Grange Hall last evening, to
be known as La Center Lodge, with
twenty-five charter members. The
following officers were elected and
installed: John c. Miller, w. G.
T.; Mrs. Mary ]. Miller, w. V. T.;
Chas. eagle, w. S.; Thos. Bolen,
w. F. s.; Miss. Lydia Timmon, w.
T.; Burt johnson, w. NJ; A. ].
Rense, w. I. g.; Chas. Anderson,
w. o. g.; NJ. X. Espby, w. c.;
John Egan, p. w. {. I. The lodge
will meet next Saturday night at the
Grange Hall to make arrangements
for a regular meeting place.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07
Dogs.
For the Independent.


For a farmer living in the back
woods, or a stock herder on the grassy
hills and prairies, dog may be some
times a useful quadruped; but for
townspeople there is no greater piece of
nonsense than to have great, lazy
dog lolling around to growl and snap
at folks, to bark and howl nights, and
to breed fleas to worry the wife and
children. A town dog adds nothing to
the revenue of his keeper, but is con-
slant source OF annoyance and expense.
What he eats had better be given to
the chickens or a pig. Broken scraps
Of food from the family table can be
turned to profit by feeding them to the
chickens. This sort of food is the very
best for fowls; they thrive on it and
lay plenty of eggs in return. But the
dog returns no profit to his owner, and
will eat more than would take to keep
flock Of thirty chickens. Some peo-
pie keep dogs for their company. They
become attached to them and take them
wherever they 60, into public places
and into peoples door yards and houses,
and never seem to think but that other
folks should have as much affection for
their pet beast as they do. Drive off
the beast and you insult the owner.
Often l have seen people made I'M
comfortable because Of the presence in
the church, the dwelling house OR else
where, Of a disgusting dog. Drive off
the brute with a cudgcl, as every man
should do under such circumstances,
and somebody will get angry nine
times out of ten. Now, it is a radical
waste Of affection to lavish it on dogs,
and therefore sin, because human be-
ings should have something better to
love than brutes. How common it is
to see great soldering beast lying on
the door step, or on the floor of the
family room and lovingly called "Our
Pet" This beastly presence has no
good and elevating effect upon tie ten
der senses and minds of children, aud
there never was a dog so good and do.
cile as not to take notion sometime to
bite somebody. No man ever owned
dog that would bite (?) sob No!'
They say, "He won't bite yon, don't
be afraid" and moment afterwards
the brute jumped on your shoulder aud
made a pass for the throat. That has
been my experience. I never saw
\ man in my life who would believe
it when first told THAI his dog had COM
mitted a depreciation. Most people will
swear by their dog. Dogs always bite
the innocent. They are kept, as is
said, to guard and watch; but in this
they are failures, for they bite ten inno-
cent persons to one guilty one. The
supporting Of large number of dogs
in a town Or. a city is an evidence of
the presence Of an element of barbar-
ism among the people. The constant
and familiar presence ola large number
of Improbable beasts is not compliment
AIRY to the character, taste and cultiva-
ton of a community. Down with the
dogs, by gradual determination if posi-
BILE, but down with them. G..
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07

1OINT CANvAss.-N. ii. Bloom
field and Judge Lancaster, Rcpubli-
can and Democratic Candidates for
Prosecuting Attorney, are to make Il
Joint canvass of the District. The
notice ofthcir appointments appears
in another column of this issue.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07

FIRST MEpAL.-Thc Wheeler &
Wilson Sewing Machine Manufact-
uring Company, has been awarded
the first medal at the Centennial, and
also at the State Fair at Sacramento,
California. MIR. Bibber is the Agent
of this Company for Clarke County,
and is giving everybody chance to
to test these really excellent ma.
chimes.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07

SMALL-Pox.-A little daughter of
Mrs. Keller, wife of member of the
lst Cavalry Band, has the smallpox.
Surgeon Alexander and the other
officers Of the Post will make all ne
cessary arrangements to prevent the
spreading of the disease.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07

EXCURsIoN.-The excursion from
East Portland to the Cascades last
Saturday, for the benefit of the NJ.
L. Church, was very enjoyable af-
fair socially and y financial success.
They netted about $I5o.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-13

why, I've been cherishing wicked, angry,
jealous thoughts that ought to be asham-
ed of. I've been as bad at heart as lad
could be but its all over now, Jennie, and
I'll never be jealous of you again-never,
darling"
And Caleb never was and the remem-
brance Of that evening remained with him,
though he could not bring himself to shock
Jennie by telling her the whole truth.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-13
Meaifal
THE MILD POWER CURES
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS.

Been in general use for twenty years. Everywhere
proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL,
and EFFICIENT medicines known. They are just
what the people want, saving time and money avert
ing sickness and suffering. Each single specific the
well tried prescription of eminent physician
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-13
Segister's NntIERs.
ID EG1sTER,s OFFICE,

Id EGIbTERb OFFICE,
HI NEW CASTLE COUNTY, May list 1876
Upon the application of John W. Huxley, Execu-
tor of Elisha Huxley late of Wilmington HID, in
said County, deceased, it Is ordered and directed
by the Register that the Executor aforesaid give
notice of thegranting of Letters Iesamentary upon
the Estate of the deceased with the date of grant
ing thereof by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date of such Letters in
six of the most public places of the County of New
the Estate, to present the same, abide by Act
of Assembly in such case made and provided. And
also the same to be inserted within the same
period in the DAILY COMMERCIAL, a newspaper
published in Wilmington and to be continued
therein three weeks, (eod)
Given under the hand and Seal Of Office
[LS.[ of the Register aforesaid at New Castle, in
New Castle County aforesaid, the day and
year above written. s. @. BIGGS, Register
NOTICE.-All persons having claims against the
Estate of the deceased must present the same duly
attested to the Executor or before May lst,
1871 abide the Act of Assembly in such made
and provided
JOHN W. HUXLEY, Executor,
mayl-3weod Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-13
10 EGISTER'S OFFICE,

ID EGISTER'S OFFICE,
IA NEW CASTLE COUNTY, April D. 1876.
Upon the application of William Candy Admin
isrator Of DIR. Robert II. Porter late OF Wilmington
Hundred, in said county, deceased, it is ordered
and directed by the Register that the Administrator
aforesaid give notice Of the granting of Letters of
Administration upon the Estate of the deceased
with the date of granting thereof, by causing ad
vertisements to be posted within forty days from
the date of such Letters in six of the most public
places of the County of New Castle, requiring
all persons having demands against the Estate
to present the same, or abide by an Act of
Assembly in such case made and provided. And
also the to be inserted, within the same
period in the DAILY COMMERCIAL, newspaper
published in Wilmington, and to be continued there
in three weeks o d.
Given under the hand and Seal of Office of
IL. s. the Register aforesaid at New Castle. in New
Castle County aforesaid, the day and year
above written. S. o. BlGGS, Register
NOTlCE.-All persons having claims against the
Estate of the deceased must present the same, duly
attested, to the Administrator, or before April
22d, 1877, abide the Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided.
WILLIAM CANDY, Admir-,
or his Atty Geo. ii. Bates.
Address, Wilmington. Del apr253weod
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-13
9totels, 8estaarants, &c.

DOSS HOUSE.
ELM AVENUE, OPP. CENTRAL ENTRANCE
MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING,
PHILADELPHIA.
Firstclass Confectionery Ice Cream and Dining
Saloon attached.
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ONE
HUNDRED GUESTS.
eE No Liquors sold.
STULL, ROSS & co.
my11lm' Proprietors
Nv WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
Fronting on both Belmont and Westminster Ave.
nues, near Centennial grounds.
mya,tf WESTMINSTER HOTEL CO., Pros
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
THEY HOLD US IN CONTEMPT.

"Awell informed correspondent writes
to us from West Virginia: The greens
back "ilurry here will end, rs it began,
in "blatherskite howl, and there is
nothing to "prevent the success OF the
Democratic "ticket in October by ut least
rs large majority as that predicted by
Judge Camden.'-NeW York World.
Read that. Independent Greenbackers
That's the way the Democracy will
speak of you il they are able to coax
you back into their party. They will
send word to the purchased newspapers
Of the bullionists. The greenback party
OF Minnesota ended. rs it began, in u
blatherskite howl" And the bullionists
will chucklc with the sweet conviction
that they can phil the wool over your
eyes at any time.
Stand firm. The new party has got
to make beginning. Now is as good a
time as any. Ii the Anti-slavery men
had never voted until they were MAJ
iority they never would have been a
majority; but would have ''died in the
borning."
Every vote cast for the cause this year
is seed sown that will bring forth hun.
dred fold next year. Stand to your
guns. Resist the cunning appeals OF in
tefested politicians whose bread and
butter are endangered by political res
volutions.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
HOW IT WORKS.

"A prominent eastern democrat, ,thoug h
not active in the politics Of the party. has
contributed SlO,O 900 towards the expens-
es OF Metropolitan campaign in the west
He approached the republican commits
teemen and inquired whether funds were
needed to maintain speakers in the field,
and said though he was 4 democrat,
and expected to remain in that party,
yet it was so clear to him that present
success would be destructive of the
prosperity of the country that he ielt it
necessary to do all in his power to defeat
the present leaders"
We will venture the assertion that that
prominent democrat was holder OF
government bonds. 1he bullionists and
capitalists Of the east are satisfied with
the Republican party; it has given all
they asked tor. The Democracy. it is
true. are crawling on their bellies before
them. in the mud Of political abssements
bat whv should they turn their backs
upon their old faithful and tried SER
wants for the sake Of . new set Of lackeys
whocertainly cannot outdo the ones they
now have. And 80 - prominent east
ern Democrat ponies down $4,000 to
help the Repablican party.
Oh. blind Dsmocratk This Is what
you get for your sacri6ces Of principle.
Would il nos have been better 70 have
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
MINNESOTA, OCTOBER

posts it can safely lend out $4,000 to
its customers. Ii the government re-
ceived for 3.65 bonds the billion and 3
quarter dollars now on deposit in saw
ings banks in the United States. it could
pay off the billion and quarter dollars
Of bonds bearing four, five and six per
cent In gold, and thus save an immense
sum annually in reduced taxation. For
the government would not, like the
banks, have to keep on hand any part of
the money deposited. for it would pay in
greenbacks fresh from its own printing
office. Aud as soon as there were
more greenbacks af1oat they were de-
manded hy the wants Of trade they
would be converted into 3.65 bonds; and
whenever the rate Of interest, or the
profits on industry. rose higher than
3.65 per cent, the money would be with~
drawn from the bonds and set afoat in
the community. Thus the 500 bond
would act like an automatic self-regula-
tor obedient to the great law Of demand
and supply.
Carl Is dishonest in thus setting up q
man of straw to knock down again.
But it is just such bosh as this that is
greedily swallowed by the weaklings.
1t disappears between breath OF honest
thought.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
WCANNOT BE TRUE.


We sincerely hope the following state
ment is not true. and we shall be glad to
chronicle Judge Wilder's disproof of
it. We quote from the Pioneer.Press-
Tribune:
1T is charged by the only clean-out
republican organ in st. Paul, that Judge
Wilder. the candidate of the democracy
for congress in the second district, was
guilty OF the following act of copperhead
baseness while the boys in blue were do
ing his fighting for him at the front.
During the war, tax was levied in
Goodhue county to pay bounties for vol
unteers, Judge Wilder, who is quite
wealthy, paid his share of the tax with
much grumbling. He was notorious
copperhead, and did not relish the idea
of his money going to reinforce the Union
armies. Afterwards, in nosing around.
he found out that there was legal flaw
in the call for the special election which
voted the tax, and forthwith sued the
county and recovered back the amount
OF his tax with costs and interest.
The people of the free state of Minne-
sofa could forgive Judge Wilder for kill.
ing his neighbor, but they will scarcely
forgive him for suing for and recovering
the taxes he paid during the war for
bounties to soldiers, because of legal
flaw in the levying of the lax. That is
more despicable act OF copperhead
meaDness and cupidity than they accuse
Samuel j. Tilden of. We wait for Judge
Wilder's explanation before giving evil
dcnce to the self.evident SANDER"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
THE GOOD WORK.

The New Haven Union says
"On Tuesday last the Kansas Green
back State Committee met at Topeka,
and held a conference with Hon. NJ. E.
Hudson, the Greenback nominee for
Governor and his associates on the tick
ct. The reports from all sections of the
State were of cheerful character and
arrangements were made for red hot
campaign. In Illinois the outlook is
also encouraging. General Singleton,
chairman Of the Greenback State Com
mittec, after a trip through the State, re-
ports the prospects Of success excel
lent. Immense mass meetings are held
daily, which are addressed by good
speakers. On the 22nd INST an immense
barbecue will be held in the interest of
Peter Cooper in Jefferson county. Ar
arrangements are now being made for the
feeding of fifty thousand people. Twenty
five head OF tat cattle and one hundred
sheep will be killed. General Cary.
Sidney Myres. General Singleton. and
other distinguished speakers will be on
hand. In West Virg ginia, Michigan and
Indiana the work Of organization goes
bravely on, Hon. w. Field. OF Detroit,
writes that there is some hope of car
rying Michigan, so great and far reach
ing is the revolution there. In Indiana
the greatest activity prevails. To-mor-
row evening there is to be . demonstra-
ton in Vigo county which promises to
eclipse the efforts OF the old parties. 1t
is expected that several thousand Green.
hackers will march in torchlight pro-
cession. He that says the Cooper move.
ment "dont amount to much is q fool.
We say to our friends in Mirneso,a
that it is still several weeks to election
and it the Greenback party continues to
grow during that time IS it has in the
past few weeks, We will have fair show
OF carrying even Minnesota tor Cooper
and Cary.
Let US all put our shoulders to the
wheel and there is no such word as fail.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
4 GOOD JOKE.

A leading and eloquent Democrat
made Democratic speech the other day
at Pine City and, as usual with the Dem>
ocrats, stole the greenback thunder, and
narrowed up the souls of his audience
with a disquisition on contraction,' re-
sumption and the demonetization of sill
YER, and when he concluded some chap
in the crowd shouted, "Hurrah for Peter
Cooper"
That man had logical mind; and he
could not see how our friends speech
fitted into Tilden's platform.
Oh! 1t the Democrats had only adopt
ed Bill Aliens platform how the Demo
cratic orators would make the fur fly
They would sweep the country.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
MORE NEW GREENBACK PAPESR.
Still they come. Their name is ..Le-

w
Still they come. Their name is "Le-
gion."
We have received No. l OF vol. l of
1.-The Sovereign Greenback, published
BY John S. Merrill at Charleston, West
Virginia. tits we'll printed, we'll con-
dueted able journal. 1t hoists the In
dependent standard and the names Of
Cooper and Cary.
We have also received copy of the
Nonpareil published by Allen Hickok.
at Columbus City, Iowa. II published
4 call Tor state Independent Conven-
ton TO be held at Des Moins.
we have also received the st. Ans
gar Register. 1t is \ handsome sheet
published at st. Ansgar. Mitchell Co.
Iowa. Ii Is full OF greenback articles.
We have also received Vol. No. Z
Of the Farm and Factory. published at
La Crosse. Wisconsin. Ii flies the names
OF Cooper and Cary At the mast head. 1t
is far above the average In appearance
and ability.
We have also received vol No. 23 OF
TAs Grcenbuck, published at Janesville
Ohio, seven column. four page paper.
which. as its name implies. supports the
great cause OF financial reform.
Then we have No. ) of Vol Of The
0resnAoct Independ<pt. published at
Williamsport. Penn. Il 100 dies Peter
Cooper's name at the mast head, and
utters no uncertain sound in behalf ol
tho good cause.
Next 70 our hand. i the Waip and
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
THE HARD TINES.

The Wilmington Del) Herald OF
June 81. says:
"Oh, the Times! the Times! The first
Monday OF each and every month is
fixed by act OF assembly 1sell real es~
tate by the Sheriff OF Philadelphia. The
first Monday of this month was the blu>
est day that city ever saw. Over one
thousand properties were sold by the
Sheriff, and in almost every instance the
property was bought in by the mortgage
or judgement creditor.
The rich are enriching themselves by
obtaining for debt representing say 40
per cert. of the value of a piece Of real
estate, a property worth twice more than
the amount of the debt. Think Of the
Sheriff7s hammer falling successfully for
eight hours, and each strike the type OF
ruined hopes, the sad ending OF a strug-
gle to have shelter for the declining
days of ones life. Is it not enough to
make strong men shudder? Next sale,
said the Sheriff, will be still larger
Next sale will be on the Sd OF July. How
many groans OF sorrow will be mixed
with the popular gratulations Of the CEN
tenaial ese.n
And yet Deuocrats aud Republicans
stand sileatly ~ seeir this immense
iniquity caEtfo4 out, i, q without one
word Of pso1ont t1Gainst III
A Wriser, quoliog the above extract,
SAYS:
"Taking Philadelphia rs basis to
found calculation. I find the population
of the States to be seventy-five times as
large. and that the average amount OF
landed estate over the country under
mortgage, or subject to judgment credi-
tors, is fully as large as in the city Of
Philadelphia hence $4,000 homesteads
are sold out by the Sheriffs to satisfy the
creditors, and on this basis for the twelve
months during the year 1876, the homes
of 100000 of our people will be swal-
lowed up under the policy Of ''contrac-
ton" "resumption'' and ''specie basis"
This is no overdrawn picture. and if auy-
thing. the estimate is too low. II any
one doubts the statement the official
figures can be given. Now this policy is
to be continued by the Republican and
Democratic parties, and there is no help
but to crush the vampires, the thieves
and the vandals that have control ofthe
government"
There are almost six million heads o1
families in the Unlied States, and about
one million are being driven to the wal
every year. Is there no remedy. Yes
at the ballot box. Vote the Independent
ticket.