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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19
Cultivation Of the Tuber.

mast month. Last Tuesday she returned
home. The farmer was i'll and called
mon n neighbor to bring her into town
70 take the train. The neighbor who
was 70 perform this office for the young
lady from Boston, is an elderly party;
who knows more of hay-seed than OF the
nentatuech. and whose barnyard flavor
rises M to heaven in the hope OF Jnstl-
tication. The young lady from Boston
wore glasses. singularly enough, ana
wore her clothes as if they belonged eX-
clusivelv to the other and more despica-
ble gender The old party took her on,
and they two logged into town. There
were several bags of potatoes IN the
hnck of the wagon. and when the yonng
Lady from Boston learned the nature OF
the load, she said: -,
"Dovou cultivate tubers extenslvely!
"Eh?" asked the elderly party
"Do you cultivate many potatoes!
ooh, summat.
"Thc tuber is pretty diflurive IN TINS
section I should Judge.
The unhappy man scratched his mead
an instant in profound perplexity, then
he stole n sidelong glance ut the young
lady from Boston. but finding her coun-
tepance in exasperating repose, he whip
ned ND his horse in absolute despera-
ton, .,,
"rTow long have YOU titled the soil?"
she inquired after prolonged pause.
Better'n forty years
"And YOU have raised many OF what
You call potatoes?
"Oh. yes a heap.
eft is hprbaceO1S, / believe
/ "Yes-no-that is. | don't think
oit.airp. Brownie" explained the farm
er. hitting his animal another lick, while
the perspiration gathered in heavy beads
on his forehead
The Young lady pondered moment
in an distracted manner. Then she said
I'm the cultivation of the tuber you
have probably noticed that the herbal
ceous stems throw out pinnate leaves!
Il can't say that l have responded
the farmer, looking sideways and with
considerable uneasiness at his lnterro-
gator.
"You are aware, of course, whether
the corrolla is either white or purple?
The elder party shifted about on his
seat to n degree that caused small boy
whom they passed to turn around and
stare at him in all absorbing amazement.
Still there was an interrogation, and the
humble farmer could not dodge it.
like many Il better man under the same
.: :i.'.,, '" ha wasindiscreetly hasty.
vi ." mi, "ns
~ Glad &c that" said she tri-
,'i,a ""i What cor,ses ito"
UNI 'in ~ ~, lady from BOSTON worn
.,. ii'',. WV '. ior nor. ;nsteo1 of her ewes.
S''9'es ~, i'o' i'..1 Lolf s,,,nressed
si'o ''''s u; frnn, Lo,. comianion.
~ a"nl1n,t sow y he finally ruspeh.
.n',, ,a, 70 GOV th.t Won hnve
70 ". n' n'. +nhnr for voors
c"i'i' '..'o .'u ax,,la;n the sources OF
''n,' Se; ' thn onrrnila."
oo ira -, H., mann was forced TO admit
~. ,o ".l.it s;l.s.,ses
horses tail. sis not indireiioiiis' 10 'tli>
country. It is an olisprino of fnr-awoy
Mexico. In several respects it is fal
inferior to many other plants in nitro
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

CURIOUS FRENCH HABITs.-Travellers
in France are often puzzled by the curl
ous habits of the country. The people
are very social and kind-hearted, and
polite in many ways, but they seldom
invite foreign visitors to meal. That
is not their way of showing friendship:
When they show special attentions, and
invite to dinner, visitors are perplexed
by the curious order and kinds OF dishes.
Meat comes on the table municipalities,
and after the meat is removed green peas
and salad are served as separate course;
Knives and forks are not changed until
the dessert appears, and are sometimes
kept through the entire meal. Inc
strong black coffee at the close, without
either sugar or cream, is rarely palatable
to ladies'. To complete the bewilder-
ment of guests, the lady of the house
will often excuse herself after dinner,
and 90 out for promenade. Cham6ers
Journal gives an amusing account OF
some Scotch ladies visiting Paris-very
prim and precise-who, after passing
through an experience of this kind, con
cluded the French had no taste in table
arrangements, and no good manners to-
wards guests. They forgot to make al
lowance for differences III national Gus
toms
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

A PROMINENT broker has on his office
door the following interesting legend:
" If you owe me and cannot find me.
employ some one who rants to ore me.
as they can find me in about thirty min
utes."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19
The Difference Between En-.

There is difference, says the Dano"'y
Ne,rs. in the conduct of man and wo-
man in new clothes. When a woman
gets new suit she Immediately prances
down town, and for hours will walk
contentedly along crowded thorough
fare, receiving fresh impulses OF JOY
every time another woman scans her
wardrobe. But man is so different
He won't put on his new clothes for the
first time until it is dark. Then he goes
down town so cautiously as to almost
create the impression that he is sneaklng
along. If he sees crowd on corner
he will step across the way to avoid
them, and when he goes into his grocery
he tries to get behind as many barrels
and boxes as he can. All the time he is
irving his level best to appear as if the
suit was six months old, and all the
while realizes that he is making an in
fernal failure of it. We hope the time
will come when new pants will be so
folded by the manufacturer that they
won't show a ridge along the front OF
each leg when the wearer dons them.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

SOME months ago IL lecture on expio-
sives was delivered at Hoboken. illus
trated by experiments. just before the
lecturer stepped on the platform, an
ANXIOUS committeeman approached him
and whispered that no package had ar
rived. and perhaps something else might
be substituted for the proposed expert
ments. IT is all right, smilingly re
piled the lecturer: II have the nitro
glyccrine and all the other things with
me. in my pockets" The committee
man Immediately took seat among the
audience instead Of on the PLATFORM
Il.ihnne
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

HOUSEHOLD NoTEs.-A farmers wife
has the same right to be neat and fash
ionable and refined that a woman of the
city has. because she lives on Il farm,
and feeds the pigs and chickens, is no
reason that she should make a drudge
of herself and not care for personal ap
pearance When YOU buy Il piece of
furniture get the latest style, for you
can get it just rs cheap, and it will last
Just as long as the style of twenty years
ago. And when You get dress, al
though il be nothing but calico, cut it
fashionable, but don't trim it, forit don't
pay to trim cheap dress. Don't slip
on II dirty wrapper in the morning. and
twist your hair up in knot, and kick
the dog. and tread on the cat. and scold
your husband, and tell the children to
keep out Of the way. for you have big
day ; work To- do and YOU must not he
hindcred. Don't do tall the work
you will do will not compensate your
family Tor your looking so dirty and un
tidy. You can he a hclpmeet to your
husband in the true sense of the word.
and still be neat and fashionable.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

PAPER PRoDUcTloN.-Dr Rudal cal
culates that the quantity of paper pro-
dnced in the whole world-paper Of all
kinds, of hemp, of linen, of straw, of
jnte, OF rice, ETC., amounts to 500 .000.-
600 lbs. Half of this quantity is en-
pioyed for printing purposes, a sixth for
writing purposes, and the remaining
part for divers uses. The whole may be
thus categorized: For Government pur-
poses, 203, 0oO, 900 lbs. are used; for in
struction. 1S0, 600, 900; for commerce.
240. 900, 600; for industrial manufacture,
10000, 900; for private correspondence,
100, 900 600; and for printing, 9O0,O
600. For the production of these $780,
o00,0o lbs. of paper there are $500
manufactures, employing 10000 men
and 100000 women. In addition,
JOG, 900 persons are engaged in collect
ing rags. At the present moment the
United States import only 1900. 900 lbs,
local paper making amounting to 374,-
600, 900 lbs.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

THE lady who fell back on her dignity
came near breaking it; and the man who
couldn't stand it any longer has taken
seat. and is now quite comfortable.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

NOT lEr.-A country girl near Utica
mistook the meaning of Young man
who was looking up pickcrs for his
fathers hop-yar,l, and. when asked if
she was engaged, swectly said, Not
yet, but always thought it would he
pleasant" The young man drove home
quickly, and dreamed all night of
breach of promise trials.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

TREATMENT OF SORE THRoAT.--In
cases of ordinary sore throat, the simp-
lest and best treatment is the wet pack.
using linen cloth wrung from cold
water, and over this knit of crocheted
yarn band, four feet long and four inches
wide. Apply this two or three nights in
succession, unless it is very serious
case, when the pack should be kept on
during the day. If taken off in the
morning, wash the throat in very cold
water. and rub dry with n coarse towel
and with the hand. This will prevent
taking more cold. The more friction
used the better: let it he sort of squeez-
ing of the parts so as to affect the deep
seated tissues. Sore throats may be
prevented by these means from becom-
ing chronic.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

WHILE looking at and listening to q
Col. Selby. in Buffalo, Mark Twain wor-
ried through until Laura's pistol term
mated the impersonation." Twain
drew long breath and said, earnestly:
" / do thank God that fellow is dead at
last. If | had known what an internal
bore he would be, I'd have killed him in
the first act"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

DowN N THE Nor IL" Why, Bill.
what the matter with YOU? you look
down in the mouth" Well, Pete, /
guess if you'd been through what l have
you'd look bad too" What the mat
ter" We'll. you know Sarah Snivela.
don't You. Pete" Yes" Il dis
carded her last night" You did
What for?" We'll, III tell you she
said she wouldn't marry me, and I'd
discard any girl that would treat me in
that way
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

A F1owER-EATING squirrel would
probably be regarded by most persons
as an exceedingly rare creature;, bus
that such animals really exist, and are
by no means uncommon, appears from
q letter addressed to Mature by Mr.. f.
II. Storer. dated at the Bussey agrlcul-
tural school connected with Harvard
University. He says that in New En-
gland the common red squirrel IS ex-
tremely fond of flowers, and he is IN.
clined to believe that in the vicinity OF
Boston he destroys more flowers than
any bird. His appetite for cherry. bios,
SONS is Unsuitable. II have noticed,
writes Mr.. Storer, "that one squirrel,
working by himself, will destroy, IN this
way. two hundred blossoms or more IN
the early morning of a single day.
Freshly opened flowers are preferred,
and the squirrel eats only the ovary at
the only case ca tf R Me he SEEKS eek is tn inv
tit-bit at a great sacrifice; it is we'll
known that he will gnaw the choicest
pear in two merely for the sake Of the
seeds.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

Nrrnrrss SICKNESS Prevention is
hetter than cure. and in most small all
nants there cannot be safer pilyslc
than abstinence from over
food overwork. How persistently we
shut our eyes to the beginnings OF aus
ease. beginnings so trlillng th"t we
hardly notice them, until they end IN
that premature decay which seems only
Zoo common among our best and greatest
NON .nd those whom the world can
Ia" ,n' pmenn, 1lfe.s never " ,..p .le"t"rs tQ
themselves by putting stop to the eX-
citing causes of i'll health. As wise
old woman said to very foolish young
one who brought her Il heap of feeble
MSS. to look over and try to sell, on
the pitiful plea that she must have
money, in order to pay for her medicine
and her wine: My dear, stop the wine
and stop the medicine, and then yon
will he able to stop the writing also,
which will be much the better for both
yourself and the public" The selfish
ness of people who will not stop, who
go on indulGing their Injuries, careless
or studious habits until they make them
selves confirmed invalids, an anxiety
and torment to those about them, can
not be too strongly reprobated ay, even
though it takes the form of Il noble in
difference to self, in pursuit of knowl-
edge. wealth, ambition, any OF the pretty
DISCUSSES in which we wrap up the thing
we like to do. and make believe to other
people, often almost to ourselves, that it
is the very thing we ought to do.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19
A Common Sense View Of Food.

Something like "battle OF foods has
been going on for some time. Many
medical men, neglecting the evidence OF
their experience, have declared against
the common use of non-nitrogenus food
as innutritious, although its uses are as
paramount in supporting human lie as
the most high heterogeneous edloie SUI
stances. Starch, for instance, mas
value rs n nutriment like sugar ana 1at'
OF course we know neither muscle nor
hone can be made of starch alone, p"t
neither can muscle or bone be accnmu-
lated if man or animal be fed entirely
unon heterogeneous foods, even though
thew contain phosphates, lime, etc. IN
combination. Fed on heterogeneous food
alone. death is as certain as on pro-
Ionoed continuous diet of starch, sugar
or lat Farinaceous foods are OF equal
inheritance in the economy OF lie, as
anv other Such are the teachings OF
Mr.. w. j. Cooper's paper, recently re',
before the chemical section OF the BRUSH
Association at Brighton, and we must
admit his arguments are at all points
conclusive. Man does not live by bread
or beef. butter or eggs alone. mixed
diet is essential to him. His health,
however, depends greatly on the proper
admixture and administrator OF Ioou II,
childhood or manhood, sickness or oio
ace. Farinaceous substances, such us
arrowroot. corn -four, and similar SUP
stances. are as valuable foods IN thelr
wav as any other kind.
In Ireland it is we'll known that starch
furnishes about 80 per cent. OF the actual
weight of nutriment taken by the peas
antrv potatoes only containing some ~.
to ner cent. of albuminous matter, and
% or % per cent. of starch, the rest be-
inc wafer. In India, China, Mexico,
and some OF the South Sea Islands, be-
sides other places, nine-tenths OF the
fool consumed by the inhabitants Is
mainly starch. In England our dietarles
ara ant to be too heterogeneous, and hence
the great value and necessity for as
sim;iatiye farinaceous food. That some
foods are heterogeneous and others farm
oceous is advantageous, so long as nc
nerfect food is known to exist, with the
excention always of milk. But Mr.
Cooper rightly maintains that IL wonl your,
be MS idle to complain OF the outchel
for not selling vegetables as proper
part of the Joint, or the baker 1or no
selling butter with his bread, as TO Talst
objections to these starchy foods, which
are the most convenient media for con
vevinr by admixturs wholesome
amount of heterogeneous substance, modl
fed according to the requirements o
children and invalids, who would other
wise be incapable Of assimilating ordln
airy food.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

ALL honest labor is manly, and merits
the respect of the good.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-19

a BouISG LAKE.-Ihe discovery of a
boiling lake in the Island Of Dominica
has excited much scientific interest, and
investigations of the phenomenon are to
be made bv biologists. II appears that
Il company exploring the steep and for
cst-coVcrcd mountains behind the town
of RosScnu came upon this boiling lnko,
about :. 800 feet above the sea level. and
two miles in circumference. On the
wind clearing away for II moment the
clouds of sulphurous steam with which
the lake was covered. mound of wator
was seen ten feet higher than the gen
eral level of the surface. caused 10y chul-
lition. The margin of the lake consists
of beds OF sulphur, and it, OVERLOOKING
found exit by waterfall OF great height.
A PHILADELPHIA brewing firm have
paid 500. 900 for the monopoly of the
sale of beer on the Centennial grounds.
As they expect to dispose OF 3o0, 900
barrels. they are contracting with other
brewers to assist them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-20
sIt,p Message
Dm the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
There was unusual interest manifested
in Detroit Yesterday regarding the eX-
pected Presidents message.
About 10 o'clock red-eyed vagrant
entered the Central Station and wanted
to know if they had copy of the message
lying around.
YOU'D better be looking for soap and
water" replied one of the men,
IL had, chi | want you to understand
that | can read the Presidents message
gpicker'n any policeman between Ty-
burn Tree and Oregon. L don't look
stylish. but | can take the Constitution
of the United States apart and set 1t up
again, and the biz words in Presidents
message don't bother me any more than
straws bother an elephant
He went out, but at IL o'clock re-
turned ard wanted to know il the mes
sage was in yet.
mo, sir?" was the prompt reply.
"All right-all right" he observed as
be turned away: Pm gong to digest
that message before | sleep
"DO you expect that message to refer
to vou?n asked the sergeant.
No, sir, don't, but i want TO know
whether the lamp of liberty will shine in
America, and whether the Star Spanglcd
Banner is our tiag or some tyrants mop"
He returned al l o'clock and gently
remarked:
If you have no objections will take
q lnOl, st that message"
"See here now, You want to dig out o,
III let YOU take look Mt u cell" replied
the ANNOYED official in charge.
Put me right I'M The country Is
drifting into anarchy anyhow, and l
want to do my share OF the suffering"
He was locked up, and at midnight
was still calling for the message.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-20

WE learn that VIM. Martin, Esq, OF
This city is candidate Tor Assistant
Clerk o., the State Senate. and We trust
that that body will avail itself OF his eX-
nerience and capacity by electing HIM
He has served about seven years rs clerk
in Legislative bodies-ln the Coniedcrsel
Congress, the Legislature OF West ' r.
ginia and of this State. and Is thoroughly
conversant with MI his duties OF the pos
ition for which he is candidate. MI
Martin is life long Democrat, and by
hi. active and Intelligent support of the
principles and candidates OF the party
deserved recognition NJ its hands. We
rms, he will be elected without opposition
feeIjng sure he will prove to be the right
man in the right place.-HHHtihgton a.
rertiSCr.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-20
The two Roads 10 Peace.

The only hope of peaceable solution
Vi the Presidency is at present com.
promise IN the Senate, or an intrigue in
the House.
The Presidential compromise would be
an Independent movement on the part of
Conkling, Christiancy, Frelinghuysen
Alcorn, Allso On, Wright, Booth, Ed
munds, j. P. Jones, Mcmillan, j. S.
Morrill,, Robertson and Sharon to throw
out the vote Of Louisiana, which is the
State the Republicans feel most scruples
over. But throwing out Louisiana would
only defeat both candidates, not elect
Tilden. To count Oregon for Tilden
Will not be assented to by any of the
above possible compromises. But it is
within the range of probability that q
new election may be ordered, the Pres
ldent of the Senate governing meanwhile
l am told that Mr. Coukling has favored
this resort, and that Mr.. Tllden has
looked upon it with favor. The Tilden
men are only afraid that there would BE
two Democratic Conventions, and that
Hayes would not get the next nomina-
ton. They think Tilden could easily
beat Hayes. The only possible solution
OF the Presidency in the Senate is a
new election, and all the Democratic
Senators would have to support the law
for said election to pass 1t. 60
The other alternative is an intrigue,
which hear is already going on, for
certain Southern politicians in the House
and Senate to count in Hayes and accept.
from him home rule of white men in the
South--in other words, to form around
Hayes national party for tour years
and join the conservative Republicans of
the North. There are certain influential
Southern men whose ambition is as great
as the Presidency ITSELF and who see
under the present sectional relations of
parties no hope of Southern Dem
ocrat becoming President for years.
Rather than submit to this they indulge
the vision of a grand coup detat, by
which, ut bound, they will, revive the
confidence OF the north, recover all their
States from the negro and from a new
cival war, and instantly possess aportion
Of the patronage. Their scheme Is lit
tie too bold to win, but it is part of the
Roberts-Hayes- Comfy conference.
GATH.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-20
HI AT LAST

with silent lip and unappealing eve,
Ana forehead barred To the unkindly sky,
III walk lies way, ana find it's burdens
sweet.
It's burning sand like moss beneath my
feet.
And from my heart no sob OF grief shall
rise.
Fen when the fair mirage before me tiies,
And | awake from weak, fond dreams,
wherein
have beneld, dear love, what might
have been.
Stout-hearted, Twill spring to meet each
day
OfduSt1Hd mlre that bears me on the
way;
And pam aud thirst shall be unfelt, un-
known,
III may call thee at last mine own.
If, after patient years, l may but come
To dwell with thee in some sweet sylvan
home,
And underneath LIES soft autumn mai sky,
To live one little day before die.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-20
COMMISSIONERS SALE.
In the Municipal Court OF Wheeling:
y. In Chancery.

In the Municipal Court OF Wheeling:
Oliver IIu~'t. 81 a..
". In Chancery.
J0h. MCGauuOu, 81 al.
In pursuance. OF q decree IN the above
named cause entered On the llth day OF
Deem Der. \. j.. 1876, by the SAM court,
Tho undersigned -.-cial conn Hiss Ouer
will 81! AT puD.icauctiOn at the front door
of IN. court House Of ohio county, o.
Thursday. January Il. 1876. al 10
o'clock An the following descri bed real
estate. to- wit: \ lot or parcel Of ground
situate IN the city Of Wheeling, that Is 20
saw. lot mum brred . seven in the sub
division o. square numbered - eight in
said city. made by 3 VI. Eor, executor Of
Ioun F,off decd. which lot fonts twenty
two 20 feet on Market street, the nor
and sOarh lines thereof extending west
wardly parallel with John street old
name unit. they reach South street.
Also. 4uotkrT lot or parcel Of land situate
I'm New Manchester, iu said county Of
ohio. being lot mum rer-d twO'2I in james
and James T. Bakers addition - Philip
R-illv's town OF NancheSt ?.
The above named lots will be sold Sc par
atsly.
TERMS or SALE-Oue-iOurth OF the
purchase money. or a. much more IS tn a
purchaser may eject, cash in hand Oh the
day OF sale, and the remainder IN thrr"
equal instruments, payable respectively
with interest, in six, twelve and eighteen
months from the day Of sale, the deferred
instruments 10 BE- secured 70 the satl,iAc-
ton OF the said special com missioner.
HENRY VI. RUSSELL
decliI Special Commissioned