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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-30
ry Mrs. GEORGE EAETLiTT.

My dear Kate, You are ont OF yonr
senses
but don'twish to think OF George
for II husband!
mo; but this scheme to get rid OF
it,
Indeed, / assure you, it is quite adj
mirablc."
"No such word as fail for me; my
nlon shall succeed; tomorrow return TO
New York, and l shall put it in immedl-
ate execution.
This conversation took place IN Il
charming little sitting parlor OF IN ole-
cant house in Baltimore. The speakers
were Miss Bell my, the young mistress
n, the house, and Miss Kate Fanshaw,
a blue-eved beauty of New York. Nate
wos a beauty. and irrisistibly charming;
and what wonder her cousin George
Ellison wanted to marry her. George
;s we'll enough. but to marry him, O..
dear me. no, he has not ut all my style,
she said, land very nice way to settle
tho matter. is to declare that ! am So
crctly married altogether the thing viii
he 90 romantic. It is horrible to tell
such n tib; but. you know, to distress
uncle and aunt by SAYING | cannot mar
~ George. their favorlte son, would he
ton times worse. SO ! have planned it
all ont. | will say when | was at school
ot ST. Marv's | became acquainted with
a vounr officer and that Il few months
AGO | was married to him, secretly: you
know 1 like things ont OF the ordinary
run.
might he scandal.
"A tib for scandal Ais well that
ends we'll.
- And the officer?
.Why. of course. it will be necessary
70 plare him somewhere; and then. you
see. aftern month or two. must get II
letter informing me that he went ont To
FIGHT Indians, and got killed, or else he
fell in Il duel that perhaps would he
more elegant: yes, now THINK OF II.
that's Just the thing.
sMy eraciousl but who would the
letter come from?
Why Won could send it; disguise
vour handwriting, and sign it with Il
ocntleman's name. A brother officer.
Won know say 1t was your sad duty to
convey the dreadful tidings; and all
TINT. on WoUtt u'l'i'iS'''iN' ~ 't' ~ :.
And then. You see. should hca widow
Oh. my. how delightful,
Mercy, Kate, what scheme 1t
scarcs me to think of 1t.
III don't me; il will work beautI tut
". AMI then. You see, can nave
Georg. for good cousin without the
hother of being married to him.
"A; lcnst till you are ii widow.
Yes for awhile, nj least; an" l
shall I've II charming widow, and wear
mourning and Jet ornaments SO lovely
Kate was IN orphan, and MI ana
Mrs. Ellison had for years taken care
Of her rs their own child, secretly ch'f-
ishiur the wish that she would become
the wife of their only son George ms
plun had never been suggested 10 N"1c
iii inst before her visit to her trieha'
Mrs. Bellamy, but when she qua per
ccivc it. she felt all the opposition Oh j."
willful nature. and Mt the same tune II
decp sense of regret Mt thwartinS que
wish of those who had been the klnd's'
of parents to her.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-30
Autumn spfne'

Long. long summer. Il Is over
bend nrc daisy wrraths ana cl'Ncri
Wasted. pale. the slender grasses
B,ud in every hreczo that passes
Gon, nrr robins gone are swallows
Dead leaves mn the rounded h"llowN
Who're the violct's early blossom
Held all spring time in its BOSOM
Tonrlv are the woodland spaces.
Lost. the glimiucring howcr-iaccs
S,,rcc trailing token fingers
or the ferns green, graceful hngcrs'
All il changed and strange ana iheIN'
save the brook Il glad beauty only,
Through the branches bare and rivcn
Flashing back the blue of heaven.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-30

AMERICAN LrTERATURE.-The current
British Qua11eriy Reriem, in an article
on The American Centennial. has the
following civil paragraph:
But few words can he said here on
American literature. No one will ask
now. who reads an American book ?"
Rather may it he asked, " Who does
not =" America has given no suprcmcly
great genius to the world. Her people
have been engaged in tanning the wild
and shaggy continent, and SO have had
little time for the construction OF a great
literature But America has nearly, if
not quite, kept pace with England in
literary production. In poetry there
are the names of Bryant, Emerson,
Lowell. Longfcllow and other lesser
celebrities in fiction, vthornc stands
in the foremost rank of literary artists
in history. Bancroft, Prescott and Mot
ley are trio of whom any nation might
be proud; in science, Asa Gray, Dana,
Draper and others are men of deserved
emincnce; while in language and phil
osophy Marsh and Whitney shed "A lustre
ON American scholarship. Then we
have the rich. native hUmor of the
Bigelow Papers" the rare and subtle
thoughts of Emerson's - Essays and
the genial laughter and tender pathos
Of the "Autocrat." America has had
many students OF philosophy, especially
of the transcendental school Of Ger
many, but she has as yet produced no
philosophers, excepting the great New
England theologian. Jonathan Edwards.
In art. Powers. Crawford and story are
names of deserved cmincncc as sculp-
tors, and the grand scenery Of the West
is beginning to inspire painters.
The sovereign remedy for staining from
gallnut ink and ironmold is Il solution
of one part of oxalic acid in ten parts Of
hot water. Dip the stain in this solu-
ton, and after a few minutes it Will dis
appear Afterwards. rinse the spot IN
II solution of soda to kill the acid, and
TO restore the color it affected.
VANDERBILT's physicians have re-
solved to either kill or cure their pa
tent or perish in the attempt Only
two of them have persisted thus far
No,ristown Herald.
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VANDEEBILrs physicians have re-
solved to either kill or cure their pa
tient or perish in the attempt. Only
two of them have persisted thus far
Noryisiown Herald.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30

a correspondent OF the Liverpool
Journal of Commerce furnishes the
following account Of the voyage Of two
California wheat ships under date of
May 5tl:
On the 28th ult. there arrived at
Liverpool two American ships-Ihe J.
B. Brown, under the command Of Cap
tain keza; aud tie Southern Gross.
nGler command OF aptain Ballard.
he two ships towed ont through the
heads at san Francisco at 6 o'clock on
tie morning of December 81, 1873,
side by side, discharged llieir pilots at
the sap,e tinie, aud passed the Earallone
Islands together Alet each other next
day, and parted company that night.
Alct again Oh the line iii the Pacific.
and again in the neighborhood of.
Pitcairn III the South Pacific, and again
and did not see anything OF each otl,er
again until i'll about three or foNr de-
grees OF south latitude on the Atlantic
side. Here they lad it in nip and tuck
for week or ten days, watching each
other as a cat does a rat Finally a
circumstance took place which the
master OF the Southern Cross says he
never experienced before during com
mand in the East IndIa trade for twenty
five consecutive years. Both ships ar
rived on the equator side by side. bear
ing the compass due east and west, aud
on working up their latitude they found
no latitude at all, not fraction either
way; in fact, they were exactly on she
equator. From this point they parted
company Met again III the northeast
trades, sailed in company for week or
50, aud then parted. Met again off
Holyhcad, and took tugs from the same
company, were towed up the nlersey
side by side, and, lad the dock-gates
been wide enough, they could have
entered side by size. As it was ,hs
Cross led the way in, the Brown follow
ing within foot of her all the way.
Tie j. Is. Brown was loaded by
Rogers, Meyer IE Co., and the Southern
Cross by Stevens, Baker G Cot of San
Francisco, and each made the passage
in III days.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30
THE Two "Dueke3s.'

4 Cleveland drummer {says the
Leader) was in Elyria few Sundays
ago, and while sitting in his room heard,
from the next room, the mysterious
question and ai:swer:
s.Whose dnckey are you?'
I'se your duckeyp'
4 lew moments passed, during which
the drummer sat in open-monshed won
der, and the silence was again broken:
g Whose dncky are yon?'
''i'se yosr duckey!,'
Unable to stand il much longer alone
the Clevelander hurried down 10 the
Office and learned that pewly-married
couple were IN the house, invited three
other drnmmers to hear the fun, ard
tptoed back To his room. The. wicked
quartet csanmed their ndkerehiefs in
their mouths, and during the next
quarter of an hour heard that fond
conandrun put and answered no less
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30

than four tireS by the unconscious
rustic and his blushing bride.
At dhner, a. luck would have it, the
BRIDE and groom were seated next be-
tween two nf the drnmmers, while the
original discoverer OF the bonanza sat
opposite. he iabe lad hein cleared
OF tie sul'stantials and orders for des-
sert had been given. At that moment
a spirit of mischief took entire posses.
si"n of the1 highlander. Leaning across
the table, be ooked archingfy at his
leareSt iiiei.d, aud III dnlcet tone pro-
pounded the cohuinlruTn
''W hose dnckey are yours
The other clap was equal TO the
emergency, aud III tones OF affected
sweetness got III his answer:
''l'se Your dnckeyn'
Two scarlet rustic faces, the tlutter
OF white dress through the doorway,
tw" vacant seats at the table, and tour
crazy drummers Laughing TIL the tears
ran, flashed across thee vision of the
spectators as the curtain fell.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30
A USEFUL ExvENTEoS.

A pale-faced, anxious-iookine man,
says the Burlington HaacEeYe, who
looked as though he supped with sor-
row every week, lives out on North
Hill with his wife aid 81 ven loteiy.
blooming daughters. He has, with all
these seven daughters, only one front
gate, and that is what makes him pale
Last summer he spent S217 repairing
that front gate, putting III new oles,
and experimenting with various kinds
of hinges; and after all that the gate
swung all through the winter on a
Gather strap and piece of clothes-lire,
and there was peace i'll the household.
aud the man grew fat. But, when the
April days were nigh, it soon became
apparent to the man that. his troubles
were at hand, and anxiety soon drove
the roses. from his damask cheeks and
robbed his ribs of their substance. He
ased to climb over the back fence to
avoid calling attention to the disrerut-
ble-loolsing old gate, but his self-denal
was OF no avail. One eve-ing his
eldest daughter, Sophraiia said:
ssPa, that horrid old gate is the most
disgusting thing on this street. It you
can't afford to have it fixed, Pd take it
away and put up stile.'
ia only groaned But an evening
OF so later, his youngest daughter came
in. and said With considerable warmth:
PA! i wish You had that beastly
old gate tied to your neck, that's what
! wish =,
And she dissolved in tears and evap-
grated upstairs in asmisty cloud, while
her sisters followed slowly, casting re
proach.ul looks at Pa And the next
evening his third daughter, Azaiea,
came bouncing into the room about $50
p. IT.. with her gloves IN a condition to
Indicate that she had been pattibg grav-
el, aud SAID, with some energy, that it
Pa had no feeling other people lad,
and she wished she was dead, she did,
aud she hoped that the next time that
Pa went ont OF that hateful old gate
he'd fall from AcII street TO the bridge,
81 size did. And. she broke down and
disappeared with a staecato accompani-
H1ent Of sebs and isuIffies. And the
rext time that Pa went out of that
gate he fcnBd it PROSTATE bet Ween the
two postsssalld saw that tie fragile
strands of the elothes-liue had parted
under some extraordinary pressure, and
that was what allied Azalea's gloves
Pa saw there was nothing for it but a
new gate, ,aand he groaned aiond as he
viewed the. drea-y prospect of furnish
ing gates to support the manly forms
OF the best young men in Burlington for
another summer. He pondered, and
pondered, and pondered. He became
the confidant of carpenters; he was often
seen guilty showing certain plans and
drawings to blacksmiths and cunning
workers ingifon and steel. And in due
time he had new gate up, mas
sive gate, with great posts, ornanented
aud substantial, and the. seven sisters
were pleased. They read in the little
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30

4 New MEDICINAL AGENr-Our
attention las recently been called to
new combination in medical chemistry
which seems likely to be the means of
alleviating a large amount OF. suffering.
These healing, soothing and balsamic
substances have been united in modi-
CHE which we are assured by those who
have lad a fair opportunity of observ-
ing It's effects is,a positive remedy for
all Ordinary diseases Of the throat and
lungs. The formula is said to have
been furnished by q distinguished for
eign physician (Dr. Hale. aid it is all
vertised as 'sHaEe's Honey Of Hore-
hound oqasl 1S7r.n There can be no
donbt from the character of the testi-
mony in its favor, that it is prepara-
tion OF superior merit. and as thespecifc
of a member of the profession who has
made pulmonary diseases his speciality,
IL Is fully entitled we think, to the con-
tidence OF the public. One thing is
certain, it is in great demand, and all
druggists find it necessary to keep it.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30
Age.lts for tne EsegIsser.l
Good Night.

What do see in Baby's eyes?
So bright! so bright!
I see the blue. | see a spark,
see twinkle in the dark
Now shut them tight.
What do see in Baby's eyes?
Shut tigit-shut tight.
The blue is gone. the light is hid
III lay a soft kiss on each lid.
Good night good night!
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30

The lsad1pe,segeast says: The most
favorable reports are received concern
ing the crap prospects. Everywhere
grain is reported as doing unusually well,
aud all agree the largest wheat crop
ever grown in Douglas county will be
thresled ont this fall.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30
Piles Piles

II.
WHY SAY THIS DAMAGING AM,
w troublesome complaint cannot be
cured. when so many evidences OF success
might be plnced before yGn every day
cures OF StipDosed hopeless cases2 Your
phYsieianinforns you that the longer you
allow the complaint to exist, you lessen
your chances for relief. Experience has
duqht this in all cases.
a. Carosners & Co.'s Ffae Pills and
Ointment
are all they are recommended to be. Will
cure Chronic, Bind and Rleeding Piles in
q. very short time and arc conre7lieqlI 20 7Ese
This preparation ia sent by mail or ex-
press to any point within the United States
Mt 81 so per package.
Address. A. CAROTHERS & CO..
ssv5 Box So, Albany, Oregon.
The Eugene firemen are making ar
rangements for a grand ball 1T Lanes
Hall on Christmas eve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-07
Political uOtee.

Governor Tilden said At the state head
quarters: "The democrats will have . ma
1ority In New York state north OF Harlem
bridge-in other words, they will carry the
state outside Of New York city and Long
and Staten islands," 1t Ii thought At the
majority of $1,000 In the city, and that they
will carry Kings county BY Is ,ooo.-N =.
Sun, Nor g. ....Genersl sherman. who
dc saynf %pSn is
ton for Governor Hayes, both ~ q soldier
and man. He was brave officer, and
will be. This is my individual opinion, and
i uOn't care who knows II, but do not wish
TO say nythiDg for the purpose Of innuenc-
Ing Others" ''''During the week before the
October elections, when the general opinion
was that Hayes stood the rest chance OF
being the next President, the closing price Of
gold in New York averaged 100 Is "a. During
the week ending on Saturday, when the gen.
eral opinion was that Tiiden stood the best
chance OF success, the closing price of gold
IN New YORK averaged 100 20 "a. Which
SHOWS now wall street Is frightened almost
TO death at the near prospect OF democratic
President.-SpTirtGfteLd Republican. The
New YORK Tunes speaks In complimentary
terms OF General John III. Ketcham, one Of
our District Commissioners, and a candi-
date for Congress from the 18th New York
district. "ln war" says the Times, che made
a brilliant record; in Congress good one.
The general is deservedly popular
in his district aud will undoubtedly be
elected" '''.At the last Congressional q lee
ton the representation chosen for Maryland
was sOlidly democratic, and IL we may Judge
from the m sjOrities then cast in the different
districts there 10 little reason TO suppose
that any material change will be effected
where the democratic majority in 1874 was
so small as to offer to q strong republican
candidate at least q chance of Success
Bdho. Sun; The registration in San Fran
cisco, Cal, is unprecedented, being IS, 900.
Several persons were arrested yesterday and
held for fraudulent registration Both par
ties express confidence in carrying the city
and state. .'.'aere comes the Milwaukee
Times asking, "Who would be in Grants
placer" Tilden.-M r. Herald Happy
The man who can stand aloof and witness
this gigantic spectacle, undistur bed by It's
blare and turmoil, even as the pensive stu
dent Of nature surveys dog fight through Q
Knot hole In his garden fencs.-Brooktya
ArOuS-
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QUIET EVERYWHERE.
NO DISORDERS IN THE CITIES.
4 LARGE VOTE BEING POLLEp.
The Weather in Every State.
RlIsY IN THE EAST; CLEAR IN fHB VESI.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
rHE WEATHER THROUeHOUr
THE COUNTRY
Clear In the West. CiOudy and Rainy


NEW YORK, Nov. THE Signal Service
bulletin OF observations taken at T:E q. m.
To- day shows the weather throughout the
country as follows: In Alabama, clear and
cool; Arkansas, clear and cold; California,
Gear and cold; Colorado, clear and cold;
Connecticut, rainy; Delaware, cloudy and
threatening Florida, cool and fair; Gsorgia,
cloudy end light rains along the coast; ILL
nois, fair and cool; Indiana, clearing and
cold; Iowa, cloudy and cold; Kansas, clear
and cold; Kentucky, clear and cool; Louis
lana, clear and cold; Maine. rainy; Mary
land, clearing up; Massachusetts, rainy;
Michigan, cloudy and cool; Minnesota, clear
and cold; Mississippi, clear and cold; Mis-
souri, cool and cloudy; Nebraska, clear and
cold; Nevada. fair and cool; New Hamp-
shire, rainy; New Jersey, cloudy; New York,
rainy ON the coast, cloudy on the lakes and
interior; North Carolina, coast rains; OHIO,
cloudy and pleasant; Oregon, cloudy and
cool; Pennsylvania. threatening at Philadel-
his, cloudy at Erie and Pittsburg; Rhode
Island, rainy; South Carolina, cloudy; Ten
nessee, fair and cool; Texas, clear and cold;
Vermont, rainy; Virginia, cloudy at Nor
folk; Wisconsin, fair ana cold. The tempe
nature At Breckenridge, Minnesota, this
morning Re orded zero.
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THE NON.ARRIVAL OF TWEED.
slow Voyage Of the FRANKLIN Ac.
eOnnfAd fnR

NEw YORK, Nov. "A Wsshington dis
patch says: The President, spea King OF the
delay In the arrival Of the FRANKLIN with
Tweed, said that Commodore Ammen in
formed him that he had received q pri Y ate
letter from Capt. Samuel =. Franklin, the
commanding officer OF the Franklin, dated
at Vigo just before her departure, In which
the captain told him that the Spaniards had
put up the price OF coal on him to IN enor-
mously high figure just ~ he was getting
ready TO leave port, and therefore instead OF
laying In full supply he purchased only
$50 tons, consequently he would have TO use
bis steam sparingly In order to make hts
fuel last, and would therefore 20 under sail
the most OF the voyage. This will account
for the great length OF Time the Franklin Ia
makinRp
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ANrONELLI'0 LAST I'LL.
NESS.

Nlw YokK, Nov. IA Rome special
ssys:-'The Pope was greatly elected by
the suddennees OF Cardinal AntooIlli's pros
tration. The latttr was, by direction OF the
The Pope sent for his own physician, but
upon the arrival OF the doctor all hope was
declared gone. The sacred rites were then
partaken OF by the dying cardinal, and the
Pope retired for short time 10 another part
OF the palace. His Holiness, however, again
visited the sufferer before going to his bed
remained by his side for some time adminis-
teripg comfort and consolation, and upon
leaving, as the hour was late and His Holt
ness almost Ill himself, ne gave the dying
man the benediction In dTftcld0 Dloifis.o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-07
The Death OF Cardinal AntOnellf.
THE GREAT WEALTH OF THE DEAD PRE-

LATE.
The London Times dispatch from Rome
says Cardinal Aptonellf was trauaactlnR
business with the Pope on Sunday when he
was seized with severe attack OF govt In
the chest. He was Immediately carried to
bis apartment. He refused to believe that
death was approaching. At last he con-
unable to swallow. He expired at 7.15 Mon
day morning, shortly after sending q mes
sage to the Pope asking his blessing and i'm
plOIfDg pardon for all the faults he might
have committed during his administration.
The fortune left by the cardinal will be divi-
ded among the mem bers Of bis family. His
fine collection OF gems, antiquities works OF
art, &C., are bequeathed to the Vatican Mu-
scum. Cardinal Antonelli was by far the
wealthtest Catholic ecclesiastic, IL not the
wealthiest of all Italians. His fortune is
100000 francs, independently OF his rare
and priceless collection of works of art,
ancient coins, ancient statuary and other
articles OF vertu worth not less than 20 O00,-
600. The Cardinal possessed one of the finest
asEortments OF precious stones to be found
In Europe, and could boast OF diamonds of
all shapes OF the purest water, Incompatible
emeralds, pearls and turquoises, the richest
laces, and matchless marvels OF the LOOM
His business for many years has been to
transact all the temporal affairs OF the Pa
President OF the Council OF Ministers Pre-,
feet OF the Sacred Apostolic Palaces, OF the
Sacred Congregation of Loretto and of the
COnsulta. He Inhabited O noble palace on
the summit of the Quirinal Hill.
MOnsignOr v. Vannutelli, under secretary
of state, has been appointed successor al
interim OF the late Cardinal
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CONCORD, n. a., Nov. The election in
tnls city IA progr ssing quietly with little
or no excitement at the various places The
vote polled In the central wards IN To noon
was much larger than that of previous years
at the same time. The following was the
Tilden 200; ward 5-Hayes 3I6. TIldeu I4e;
ward 6-Hayes 215, Tilden IS5; ward =
Hayes ZOE, Tilden 81. AT the republican
headquarters no dispatches have been re-
ceived yet from towns I'm the state excep,
Mortified, which elected q republican
moderator, which Is gain. The weat her 10
rainy, but probably will not interfere with
thetvote OF the state, which will, 10 Is general
ly thought, be close and smaller than that OF
last spring.
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the Indications at present are that he viii be
erected over both competitors, though Judge
Hear is receiving some unexpected support.
Btg Vote ~ worcester.
WORCESTER, Nov. The election Is pro-
effect on the voting. The ward rooms are
al crowded, and q very large vote IL being
cast. On the Congressional vote both par
ties are solid, with but little scratching.
Rice keeps well mp to bis ticket.
Killed while Tryf 60 Get 60 Lie nor.
BOSTON, Nov. AT O'Clock this morn
Ing some members OF q political club at
tempted 20 break down the door of the prem
ises OF Adam Horn, Jamaica Plains, In
order 70 procure liquor. Horn fired into the
crowd, killing VIM. Fleming and wounding
several Others