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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16
ReIil0nstTailce.

EDITOR INDEPENDENT:
Thrn.sh thc medium of your val
liable paper. we, the undersigned in
habitants an. property holders, i'm
mediatcly adjoining, and those in the
vicinity of, a road. from point on
Lacamas Creek near MaNon's lower
mill, to Fishers Landing, (rcport of
said road read twice, accepted, and
the road ordered to be recorded and
opened according to law by the Hon
orablc board of County Commits
sioncrs, on the second day of their
last mccting) respectfully rcmon-
stratc against their action in the mat
ter, on the fourth day of their last
meeting, on the ground that they,
the undersigned, not being repre-.
scented in any way at said meeting,
and that their action was premature
and unjust to the majority of the par
ties Immediately concerned, said ac-
ton being taken simply on the mo-
ton of Mr.. John I. Lovelacc, and,
in our opinion, no cause should be
decided in any civilized community
without fair and impartial repre-
scntation of all concerned.
JAMES NJ. HILL,
THOMAS ]. BEATTY,
WIN. a. HAYcock,
JOIN w. WEsrFALL,
JAMES ByHEE,
ALMoN PAYNE,
EDWIN SPARKS,
PHILIP s. STAMP,
JOHN SWEENEY,
ID. NJ. PAYNE,
EDWARD DonERTY,
MICHAEL Nolan,
S. w. FISHER,
ADAM S. KNIGHT,
J. J. WHITTIER.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16

The Oregon Legislature convened at
Salem on the 18th inst, and organized
by the election of John Whiteakcr,
President of the Senate, and j. X.
Weatherford, Speaker of the House.
The senatorial contest and other i'm
portant matters that will come up for
consideration will render it a very live
ly session.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16

numbered among the few towns of its
size in the Nation where it is necessary
for the press to advocate these prlnci-
pies; necessary because they are not
already the basis of working system
of public education, whose utility and
benefcence to urge would sound as
trite as to say, Honesty is the best pol
icy" or, "Virtue alone is happiness be-
low"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16
T'antuuver gndepeudent,
The Conventions.

The party conventions tor the
nomination of candidates will be held
in this place to-day. Every good
citizen throughout the county is in
terested in their results. The well
fare of the county depends to a great
extent upon the GOODNESS and judg-
ment displayed by the delegates in
their choice of candidates for the diff
fcrcnt offices. The duty of the del
cgatc is plain one. He has but one
duty in fact, and that is to conscien-
tiously assist in selecting honest and
capable men as candidates. No man
who is known to be either dishon-
est or incapable should be nominated
for the sake Of cxpcdiency, Perfect
capability cannot always be secured
in candidates. The men best quail
fled for office often refuse to accept
nominations; in this event the con-
vcntion should select the next best
man.
Nothing should be done in 4 hur-
nv in the convention. Its actions are
important. The people vote the diff
lcrcnt tickets, but the convention is
really the place where the officers
are chosen, because the voters as Il
rule 60 for party candidates. The
offices that arc sometimes considered
of minor importance are neglected
in conventions. Commissioners. AS.
SCISSOR, Superintendent of Schools,
Get, are really as important as arc
those of Representative, Auditor. or
Sheriff. The Asscssorship IS one of
great Importance. Upon the faith
full execution of the duties of this po-
sition depends the finances Of tic
county. The duties of Il Commits
sioncr are varied and responsible, and
require Judgment, discretion and
public spirit in the citizen who as
sumes them. An energetic and faith
full Superintendent of Schools can do
much for the cause of education in
the forty-odd districts of the county.
over the nominations for these of
fees; should not permit them to he
neglected because there is a scramble
for the candidacy of the offices that
pay best.
If an old officer has proven him
self capable, honest, and in every
way faithful public servant, the best
interests of the county demand that
he be re-nominatcd in preference to
another who is untried. Again, pow
crty should have but little weight in
the choice of candidates, and that lit
tie should be rather more against
than for the candidate. AS a rule
the presumption is a fair one that the
man who does not attend to his own
affairs industrously, should not be
entrusted with the affairs of the poo
pie. BE careful how you select the
man who pleads that he is poor
man. Before nominating him, in
quirc particularly into the cause of
his poverty.
Finally, delegates, sec that you Sc
lcct sober, dignitied and capable men
as candidates; for if you do not, you
may be sure of finding an element
at the polls, composed of the better
class of both parties, who will not as
sst in the ratification OF your action.
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Chelatchie and Vicinity.

Helm Kulper, of Chelatchie, gave us
a call last Tuesday. lie reports the
harvesting about over within his sec
ton of the county. His farm at Che
latchie yielded 1900 bushels of grain.
Of this total, 500 bushels were wheat;
400 oats, and 800 barley. He raised
10 bushels of barley to the acre. His
wheat averaged 20 bushels to the acre,
which, in consideration of fern, weeds
and light cultivation, is remarkably
good. Twenty-Five acres was new
land. lie has never summer-fallowed
any, but hopes to, ere many more crops
are gathered. Woodlands new grist-
mill on Cedar Greek will be ready to
do grinding in about four weeks.
The BRIDGE BUiLDERs.- -Messrs.
Durgin and Gridley, builders of the
Lewis River bridge, were in town last
Saturday. They report progress with
their work. They returned to the
river Sunday afternoon, and ere this
doubtless the bridge is completed.
PATENTS. Homestead patents have
been received at the Land Office for the
following named persons: Albert
Proebstcl, jeremiah Groat, George
Sliderburg, James A. Reynolds, Died
rich Meyer, George w. Gassoway,
John X. Eaton, John lIarl, Marquis
DE l.. Webb.
CENEROUs.-The enlisted men at
the Garrison have raised among them-
selves $I52, for VIM. Conlin, the
disabled soldier who was discharged
the other day. y substantial evil
dcncc of their good wishes and of
Mr.. Conln's popularity i'll camp.
RIALDO q Co, the ilusionists, VEL
triloqu-ts, etc, gave an exhibition ut
Brant's Hall last Saturday evening ac-
corling to programme. The perform
ancc was crcdi,abc one. Radios H.
lu'ons are quite equal to the perform
onces of Herman the wizard, and elicit
ed the attention and applause of the
audience. The prizes distributed, with
one or two exceptions, were not of
much value, but were cutie as good as
could have been expected considering
the attendance. Twenty-Five or thirty
dollars would cover the receipts at the
door, not warranting the managers in
bestowing many forty dollar bed
room sets upon the audience.
PRlMARY.-The Republicans of
Vancouver precinct held their primary
meeting at the Court House, last Sat-
urday, at 2 o'clock p. NJ. The meet
ing was called to order by S. II. Whip
pie, member of the County Central
Committee. JIM. Fletcher was chosen
Chairman, and Chas. Brown Secretary.
+. W. Bier, Wilson Knight and M.
Shea were appointed tellers. After
considerable discussion in regard to the
mode of elccting delegates, the follow
ing named persons were chosen as dele
gates to the County Convention, to as.
semble at Vancouver the 10th inst: d.
F. Schuele, Matt Sturgeon, M. Bur-
lingame, II. II. Gridley, T.. p. Hamil-
ton, Charles Goddard, Geo. J. Tooley,
S. II. Whipple. L. w. Bier, Joseph
Goddard and W. Byron Daniels.
RumOr saws n new hut..hcr cbo,,
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Marricd.

At the residence of the brides mother, Sep.
TENDER 18th, 1916, by the Rev. X. s. Stubs,
Mr.. Henry X. Capcs to Miss f. j. Hathaway,
all Of Clarke county.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16
Personal.

Mr.. d. A. Miller, Agent and Cor.
respondent of the daily and weekly
Bee, of Portland, made us pleasant
call last Thursday.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16

Lieut.. Duncan, who was expect
ing to leave last Thursday for the
Centennial, is unfortunately detained
on account Of the Indian difficulty at
Wallowa.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16
Fawn and Platter.

Judge Jacobs has been in town the
past few days. His appearance, how
ever, did not produce a ripple in the
political current. What is the matter
of his personal and political adheren:s'
Have they forgotten how to fawn and
Aatter?- Washington .Sandard
What occasion is there to ''fawn and
fawning and no Aattery is good evil
dence that the Judge is not much in
fluenced by such catering, and is there.
fore a dignifed and just representative
>of his constituents. On behalf of the
Judge we bow an acknowledgement for
the STANDARD compliment.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16

Legal Tenders in Portland ooH
&c 9I19.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16

w. c. Knight is still in the bust
ness of furnishing the different "vari-
cites" of fruit to his Vancouver Gus
toners.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16

CENERoUs.-The enlisted men at
the Garrison have raised among Them
selves $I52, for VIM. Conlin, the
disabled soldier who was discharged
the other day. n substantial evil
dcncc of their good wishes and Of
Mr.. Conlin's popularity in camp.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-16

Rumor says a new butcher shop
is to be opened down somewhere on
Main street.
The residence of Mr.. VIM. M.
Simmons is having new siding put
OH and being otherwise improved.
At the Republican Primary meet.
ing at Lacamas Precinct last Satur-
day, Henry Christ, Hon. Alvin
Clark, Hon. w. S. Douthit and Rev.
]. II. Allyn were chosen as delegates
to the County Convention, which
assemblies in Vancouver ut 2 o'clock
p. NJ. to-day.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01
BLUE; AND GRAY.

''Oh, mother! what do they mean by blue
ana what do they mean 10y gray 2"
Was heard from the lips of IA little child
As she bounded in from play.
The mothers eyes filled up with tears;
She turned TO her darling fair,
And snoothed away from the sunny brow
It's treasures of golden hair.
why, mothers eyes are blue, my sweet,
Aud grandpa's hair is gray,
And the love we bear onr darling child
Grows stronger every day."
"But what did they mean ?' persisted the
child
For | saw two cripples today
And one of them said he fought for the blue:
Tie other, lie fought for the gray.
'Now he of the blue had ,ust leg,
The other had bat one arm;
And both seemed weary and sad
et their greeting was kind and warm
They told of battles in days gone bv
mn u made my young heart thrill
The leg was lost in the wilderness fight
And The arm ON Malvern Hill.
''They sat at the stone hy the farm-y yard gate,
And talked for an hour more
iii Their eyes grew bright and their hearts
seeiurd warm,
With lighting their battles Ger;
Aud parting at last with Il friend V grasp,
In a kindly, brotherly way,
Each called 10 God TO speed the time
Uniting the blue and gray
Then the mother thought of other DAYS
Two stalwart boys from her riven
How they kneit at her side ana, lispug,
prayed
'OHr Father who art in Heaven
How one wore the gray, the other The blue :;
bow they passed away from sight,
And gone 10 the Lard where gray and blue
Are merged in colors OF light.
And she answered her darling with golden
hair,
While her heart was sadly wrung
With the thoughts awakened IN that sad
hour.
by her innocent, p-attling tongue;
The blue and the gray are the colors of
God;
They are seen in The sky at even,
And many noble, gallant soul
Has found them entrance TO heaven"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

How THEY MAKE PISs.-A snappish,
voracious little dwarf of a machine pulls in
the wire, bites it off by iucbes incessantly,
40 bites minute, and Just rs it seizes
each bite a saucy little hammer with n
concaye face hits the end of the wire three
taps aud ''upsets" IL TO a head while he
grips il in countersunk hole between his
teeth and lays it sideways in n groove,
where levers and springs, playing like
lightning, points the pins, and whence they
are dropped into box. The pins are then
polished, and two intelligent machines re-
ject every cooked pin. Another automaton
asserts half dozen lengths, and perfect
genius of a machine hangs tine pms by the
heads and transfers them to slips OF paper
and 10y one movement sticks them all
tsrouy IN two corrugated ridges in the paper,
when the work.is finished. The pin ma
chine is one OF the nearest approaches 10
the dexterity of the human hand that has
been invented. 1t is about the size of n
sewing machine. which it closely rcsem-
bles.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

HOME TEACHINGS. Teach Them that a
true lady may be found in calico unite as
frequent as in velvet.
Teach them that common school edu
cation with common sense. Is b.tter than d,
college education without il.
Teach them that one good. honest trade
well mastered, Is worth a dozen bepgalIv
''professicEs."
Teach Them That .thonestv is The hest
policy that 'tiS better 10 be poor than IN
be rich on tho profits of crooked whisky
etc, and point your precept 10y examples
ot those who are BON suffering lac turmeuts
of the doomed.
Teach them to respect their elders and
themselves.
Teach them that, as they expect to DE
men some day, they cannot too soon learn
to protect the weak and helpless
Teach them by your own example that
smoking in moderation. though tie least n
lie vices to which men are heirs. is dis
gUsting tc others ard hu-.rUl to themselves.
Teach them that to wear patched clothes
is no disgrace, bat to wear a 'blacl, eve j..
Teach them that @ Bd is no reSiecter of
sex, and that when lie gave the seventh
commandment he meant lt for them As veil
as for their sisters.
Teach them that by indulging their de-
praNed appetites in the worst forms Of dis
Sipation, they are not fitting themselves tn
become the husbands of pure girls.
Teach them that it's better to be a hon
est man seven days in the week. than tn Ia
a christian o. one day and a william six.
Teach tbcm that ''Soa helps them who
help themselves"
DO all this aud you viii have brought
them up ''in She Way they should go.''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

A WONDERFUL BIRD AND Doc STORY
The following incident of yesterday is SO
improbable, aud yet 50 Interestingly truth
remove all cavil. Dr.. Hunt, ut Irvngton,
has an English pointer dog, who is the ad-
miTation of the neigh bcrlIood and the ter
ror of tramps, Madame has canary birds.
yesterday morning one of them escaped,
and the usual stern chase succeeded. The
bird made a long detour, closely followed
to her occasional resting places, until near
ly an hour had been wasted. while the pur-
suers had grown six in number, we might
say seven. for old "DaSh" had been lat
heel" and was interested in the result -
Suddenly the bird flushed sailed swiftly
across the street, with Dash hard after her.
The bird was flying low and all the puisuers
trying to call off Dash, but he kept on,
made a sudden leap in the air, caught the
bifd in his mouth, as n Irvington boy
would a ball on the fly, and then dropped
to charge"
OF course the bird was eaten mp and
swallowed OF course not. Mr.. G.. w
Harrison ran up and there was the bird
tendeIly imp isoned within the capacious
jaws of Dash, and the old fellow promptly
surrendered "Diclley" to Mr.. Harrisous 5
hand, with hardly more than ruffled
feather. The affair was wonderful in two
things-the accuracy of the catch, and the
gentle shelter Dash gave the little fugitive
in the only spare room he has his capa-
cious mouth. Where is the border line te-
tween reason and instinct?-N. y. -AdceTtiSer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
= named accounts have been passed and filed
m thf. E,,gistprS DlHcp at EbcuSburE, in and
for tha county OF C.unbriH. and will be present
cnuf frTutjon and allowance, on WEDNESDAY,,
the Ossl day of DECEMBER, A. ID. 1876:
I The first and fnal account OF Thomas Grif-
fth guardian of Newton Griffith. minor child
OF rGrmth Grffth. late OF Cambria towEshp' de-
+, he first and partial account OF Jos. d. Jose,
guardian of William r.. Mary - John H. Jane,
Cferrude and Fannie Nevili, chi dren OF william
and Elizabeth NeviIi, late Of Johnstown borough,
Thc hrst and anal account of Joseph Criste,
Kearnev. late OF Munster township. deceased.
4 The account ol Joseph Masters guardian OF
Lucinda Wagner. a minor child oi Lewis BenshooI,
late OF TIA ylOr township. dece sed
3 The iirst and partial accoun. of David r.
Hess. administrator OF John ID. Adams, late OF
Compensate borough, deceased.
G. The FIRST aud fnai account of James krine,
administrator of Daniel w. Goughnour, late OF
Couemaugh borOu gh. deceased
Ntzhugh,. adIninisi rators of Matthew McHuSh,
late OF Munster townSii p ue.',.' -, d.,
ton. administrator Of Israel Goushnour, la'e oil
Jackson township. deceased -
ton, trustee to sell the real estate oi Lewis Zen
10 The account of George Schrader, executor
o. Susan Wilhelm, late OF Johnstown borough
II. The first and final account Of Jacob thinner;
man. guardian of Mary EiShenseIr, an, a iiioi T,i'
of Iohn Eichensehr, late of Conemaugh borough,
dcceased. ,,.c
~ The second and final account Oi i5ar"hF" i'il-
finger. adntnistratrX ot Christian Blhhge'' late
OF Conemaugh borough. deceased.
49, The first and hnal account OF John shar-
hau9h trustee to fell the real estate oil I5ridget
Campbell Ia te OF Washington township, deed.
II The first account of CHtharine j. Stuitz, al
rniuistratrlx of FL zabeth Crum, late of summer
Hill township. deceased GO. =,
- TIE FIRST accoGnt ~ Cntharine j StuiU ad-
rninfs.rarfx of Catherine Crum, late oil SUNNI
hi.I township. deceased
Ia The second and final account OF Henry scan
Ian and John ManniOn. executors OF Mieh.l Gun
niu.r ham late oi Susquehanna toNnsfiip dec
L.. Tho first and final account OF Andrew Strltt,
matter executor of Henry Buck, late OF CarroIl
township. dece8 sed. 60,
IS he first and partial account of H. r. Stuti,
executor of W. II. Stuil, late OF Adams township,
JAMES VI. SING ER, Register.
peyis.cr's Cfice, Ebensburg Nov. g. 1876
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01
EJRIAL LIST for December Term,
L. 1876, commencing Oh MONDAY, the

T-77T WEEK.
ETentZer vs.. Hopper * Conrad: Kline rs. II. IT.
NathInson * Co; Myers VS. NJ. II. NathansCn.
SECOND WEEK.
Saupp VS.. Krise, NJ. D.. feigned issue; Burns
vs. Krise. VI. D.. fei.ned issue: SCiden vs.. Con
rad, teigued issue Pate VS.. Wentroth, feigEed
issue: Flattcry Flattery; Cambria Iron 60.
VS.. Fisher: 81 hite IS. KnOUlton: HugUs VS.. Nor
rson; Cooper McMuiiin; Hamilton vs. Kay
lor: watson VS.. Lapsley: Russell vs. H0chs elm:
Watson vs. Kennedy et. al: Brcstle vs. Harmon ;
O'NciIl vs.. Carney; Fr0nheiscr vs. .Iohnstown
Borough: McGarvey Patterson: Kerr
Bradley, ct. al; Waite IS VS.. Shoemaker: Griffith
keim Irwin \ heim vs. Nagle: Mellon vs..
Finney s Johnston Cooper * NJ elton vs.. Finucy
* Johnston: Shaifsr W. Bonacker; Fritz X CO.
Lynch. Il NcSOLGA n. Prot hUnOtHry.
PrOthonotary's Ofiice, Ebcnsburg. Nov. 8, 1878.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

AN ExAMrLE FOR I.s.-Llsie EmpOrt.
q tiaug hter of citizen of Paris, was be-
tro;hed to young man, TO whom she was
to be married in September, 1776. On the
evening before the wedding day the bride
groom was at a party, at which the bride
was also present ; he was very merry, talk
cd great deal, and in his self-conceited
efforts to amuse others around him turned
his jokes against religion, His bride affcc
tionately demonstrated with him, but he
rejected all lier remonstrances with the
tone of a man of the world, who will not
appear so Old-fashioned as TO show any re-
spect TO God aud religion. The girl was
frightened at first, but soon summoniDg up
all her courage said decidedly: From
this moment, since | remark that religion
is not worthy of your esteem, l can no lon
ger be yours; he who does not love God
can not really love his wife - and to this
decision she remained steadfast. In vain
did the bridegroom now simulate religious
sentiments she only despised him all tie
more. In vain did her parents try to
patch up the matter. She kept firm to her
determination not TO we'd .he man who
moeked al his God ard religion aud she
won thereby the respect of all truly good
people. who felt that she had acted wisely
and well.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

"WEIL. Pat" said an indulgent master
to his coachnan. who had Just been de
scribiug .he glories of a St. Patrick's day
dinner. twas your appetite sated p 'Satcd
is it. yer Honor? Shure an j. wasn't. IL
had to shtaud up along " id mvself most of
tie time
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

How TO MAKE vienna BREAD Sift :,
tin pan fonr pounds of -four bank II r.,
against the sides, pour in one quart of mill
aid water and mix into it enough flour In
form a tin batter; then quickly and ligbtIy
add one pint OF milk, H. which is dissol,,,s
one ounce of salt aud one and three-ors,,
ters ounces Of Gaff and flei -rhr,an,,,s -.
pressed yeast leave the remainder OF IT,
ii"ur against The SIDES Of the pan cover
the pan with cloth and Sc. IL ia -.
free from dTaught for three-qnarters of an
hour; then mix in the rest Of the fiour nnt;i
the dough viii leave the bottom and sida.
oi the pan. and let 1t stand two and a lalf
hours. Finally divide the mass into one
pound pieces, TO be cut In turn into tu,l,.,
parts each. This gives square pieces abont
three and half inches thIck. each co,r,,.r
of which is taken up and folded over tot5s
centre, and then the cakes are tu,,ed 80,
on a dough board To rise for half An r..
when they are put into a hot oven tbat
bakes them in ten minutes.-N y W.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

MULE near Marysville. Califa,-t;, ;s
probably the only animal of his Kind =, :,
country with a bank account. lFis ,v,,e,' :
a sheep -herder near Gridley's F,T
some tlme he has been depnsiti,p i, r.
bank the sum OF 50 pef monti, IN the cred,t
oi hls dog aud mule. SO ia case of MS s,,5s
denly Kicking The bucket they would have
something 20 live rnan. Tbc -. q, 20
the dog died, and the mule i r,,li - u',s
the estate. '' "