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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01
West Of the lDlDfir.

Adjoining it, is Middle Hill, which is destined
at no distant day to become very extensively
known through the operations of the Original
Comstock Gold and Silver Mining Company,
which has 300 feet of valuable, well-developed
property, embracing two locations. 500 tons Of
ore, running from S11 to S23 in gold per ton,
have been taken out. Work is now being vigor-
oisly prosecuted. Within few days the limit
ed number of shares of the reserve stock now
offered will be sold then considerable advance
W II be made in the price Of the remaining stock.
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Out of the $4,000 shares reserved for working
capital, the 5000 offered for sale will be sub
scribed for within few days after which, the
stock will be placed ON the Boards and sold at
an advanced figure. The Office Of the Original
Comstock q. and 8. Mining Company is in
rooms IL and II. HaYWard's Binding, s. +.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

nal Weakness, Loss Of vgor Sexual and General
Debility Physical Pros traton, and the many ALL
ments arising from indis,reton and abuse 10 those
requiring u reliable remedy for the above COM
veritabie TowEw OF SrRENeTH-A FOUNTAIN OF
YOUTH. Price, ~ so per bottle: sent by express,
gists. san Francisco, Post-Oiice Box l.a52. Sole
AGENTS. q ham all orders should be addressed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01
O'Briem Il Wards

EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 60 Montgomery Street,
San Francisco, over California Restaurant, two
doors from Clay, has always on hand first-class
Hotel Help, Farm Hands. Transfers, Dairyrnen
Shepherds, Saw-mill hands Mechanics, Garden
ers, Coachmen, and Married Couples for Private
Families and Ranches, without any charges to
the EMPLOYERS
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

p'y~THE National Gold Medal was awarded to
Bradley d Rulofson for the best Photographs in
the United States, and the Vienna Medal for the
best in the world.
429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01
4 Romance Of . Conductor Life
Stealing Rides.

On Saturday last Conductor Ben Cole
discovered, says the Atchison Patriot,
crouched under one of the seats in a
smoking car, boy and a girl. mis-
ter, is this the road to Haven ?" said the
boy, as he crawled out; and the girl said,
"Mister, please don'tput us off; our folks
live there, and we amt got any father
or mother, and here's letter." ut the
same time drawing from her faded cal
leo apron crumpled piece of paper,
and handing it to Mr.. Cole. After look
ing at it a long time. for it was badly
written, badly spelled and blurred, he
made out this:
"All good people: These children
amt got no father or mother. They
died here in February, and Use been
tending to 'em. They amt got no folks
here; and their folks live in Haven,
Connecut. Use poor niger woman,
and can't keep en- no longer. Use got
myself to support, and theyse a going
back to their folks. They is good chill
dren. and don't do 'em no harm.
JANE MAupIN."
Mr.. Cole sat down by the side of the
boy, who was about thirteen years OF
age, and bright. He learned that in the
Spring, John Howell, with his wife and
two children, left New Haven, Connec-
ticut, for the West, and arrived at
Pueblo, but that there both died, and,
during their sickness, the old negress,
Jane Maupin, was the only attendant at
heir bedside, and when the children
were thrown out upon the world, Or
phans, friendless and penniless, she
cared for them as she would for her
own children. But, having learned
from the father that they were from
New Haven, and that they had an uncle
there by the name of Martin Howell,
she conceived the idea that they ought
to go back, and she thought that the
letter she wrote and gave them would
be a passport to all the world. They
started three weeks ago, taking the A.
T. and s. F. train for Atchison, and a
conductor had put them off near Pu-
eblo.
But they had started for New Haven,
and they resolved they would go. BY
"stealing rides" now in freight car,
now under the seats in smoking car,
and now in the caboose among the piles
of trunks and packages, and begging
their food, they reached Topeka. fifty
miles from Atchison. They wandered
around Topeka all day, and at night they
hid themselves in fiat car laden with
building stone. In the gray dawn they
reached this city, begged breakfast
and dinner, and at two o'clock hid
themselves under the seat in the Mis-
souri, Pacific car, where they were found
by Mr.. Cole.
Mr.. Cole took the children to Kansas
City, the end of his "run," cared for
them there, telegraphed to Martin How
ell 1T New Haven, Connecticut; land re-
ceived an answer to send the children in
care of the conductor to New Haven,
and to draw upon him for the expenses
Of the trip. They are on their way.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

WOMEN newspaper correspondents of
Washington who write ball and party
gossip, are disrespectfully spoken of 40
"persons who get their chicken salad
for nothing"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01


RESPECTABLE FUNERALS IN THE OLDEN
TIME.-Funerals in 1776, says Edward
Abbott, touched weddings at the point
of feasting, and were often very expen-
sive, snowy and pompous occasions. In
some parts of the country, especially
among tho Dutch of Long Island and
New York, it was the custom for young
man to lay by his earnings after coming
of age, until sufficient sum had ac-
cumulated to provide for him "res-
pectable funeral when he should come
to die. Oft times the young burghef
would reserve half of the portion of
wine which he had literally laid in for
his marriage, to be used at the funeral
of himself or his wife. Special invita-
tons were sent out for funerals as for
parties. The clergyman, pall-bearers
and physicians attending were provided
with scarfs and gloves, and sometimes
each with q mourning ring while the
feast which followed the interment at
the house of the deceased, elaborate
with GOLD meats, wines, liquors and
pipes, was not unfrequently an occa-
sion of coarse excess, sometimes de-
scending into hilarious and noisy DEM
onstratiOns. A respectable" funeral
of this description might cost, perhaps,
a thousand dollars while the funeral of
the first wife of Stephen Van Rensselaer,
is said to have cost not less than twenty
thousand dollars.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

THE Original Comstock Gold and Silver Min
ing Company, Room II, Haywards Building
419 California street, San Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

ENGAGING photographer-"Just look
y little pleased, Mics! Think of i'm"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

COFFEE Ice CREAM.-To the pint OF
sweetened cream add cup Of strong
infusion of Mocha coffee, and freeze.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

An Ohio exchange says that a baby
born in that State on the 22d of Febru-
airy, had red, white and blue hair.
There is only one way to explain this
phenomenon. The Ohio exchange lies.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

This Ia an excellent school for boys and young
men, It educates thoroughly and disciplnes care
fully. Young men should examine this School be-
fore attending elsewhere. For Information call ut
the office, "A Post St.. or address f. r. HEALD, ;. +.
so Teeth saved. sle
PAINLESS DENTISTRY. Nitrous Oxide Gas ad:
minstered for painless extraction VI teeth sets OF
Artificial Teeth warranted to last ten years. from
$50 upward. Gold and silver Filings at reasonable
prices Ten years constant practice Office, 10 SUIT
ter street. San Francisco. use the elevator
DIR. r. MOkFFEW.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

Posr-MoRTEM EULoGIEs. - An old
clergyman, who was particularly happy
on funeral occasions, happened to get
very far from home, when his old I" one
horse chaise" was recognized, and he
was importuned to take part in some flu
neral services where the circumstances
were peculiar. On inquiry. he found
two sisters, having lived in the same
house more than eighteen years. had
died within few hours Of each other,
and that theirs was the funeral in ques-
ton. The old man was unusually clio.
quent, and, of course, quoted the lines,
"They were lovely in their lives, and
in their deaths they were not divided"
After the services he was told that the
sisters had led q most quarrelsome ex-
istence, so much so that they had put up
a board partition between their apart
ments twenty years before.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-07-01

Mr.. p, O wealthy man, retired from
business, and was urged by friend to
engage in O mercantile scheme, from
which large profits were apparent.
"You are right" said he, "as regards
the probable success of the scheme, but
I shall not embark in it. I have too
much money already"
He was asked to explain, and re-
Qarked:
"Yes, I would not cross the street to
gain thousands. should be happier if
my income we're less. am old, and in
q year or two whatever I possess will
avail me naught. My daughters are
dead, and I have three sons whom l
dearly love. Ny own education has
been neglected; my fortune was gained
by honest labor and careful economy; l
had no time for study, but resolved
my sons should have every advantage.
They each received a classical educa-
ton, and then gave them choice of
profession. The eldest would be ply
stefan; the second chose the law; the
third resolved to follow my footsteps as
merchant. This was all to my mind;
I was proud of my sons, and trusted
one day to see them distinguished, or,
ct least, useful to their fellow-men. I
spared no expense in their training;
they had never wanted for money, for l
gave each liberal allowance. Never
had men fairer opportunities; but look
at the results; the physician has no pa
tients, the lawyer no clients; while the
merchant. instead of following my ex-
ample, is above visiting his counting
room. In vain urge them to greater
diligence. What is the response?
There is no use, father; we shall never
want money; we know you have enough
for ALL Thus, instead of being ener-
getic and useful members of society,
my sons are mere oilers, and fond of
display. Had they been forced to strug-
gle against difficulties to gain their pro-
LESSONS, and were even now dependent
upon their own exertions for support,
they would, in all probability, have
done credit to themselves and me-"
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,TEATIrea and soAPsToWG,

ENIRE-PROOF Boiler and Steam Pipe Coveripei
Il kTEATlTE m y ~ 4 lsNTlDNes, Fire.Proof
Roofing Material PULvERfZED S'TEATITE aud
sOAPSrONE, FIRE CLAY and LUTING, BY the
ton or barrel Orders for ROOF No and ELTIN0
Boilers and Steam Pipe promptly attended to.
Mandatory, No. 3l4 TOwmsema street, San
Francisco. l. L. MERRELL. Agent
, 1876-02-24

thu" addressed to him AZ hor husband, written
At h1noAouoo, in which NOS tncloset1 look Of
hor hair 10 bo nsed BY him in selecting a
" switch to he forwarded ae . present. Diving
still further Into tho rubbish uaA found what
purportod 10 be u copy Of tho will Of 14ange'a
father, bcating date Of :" "8sutsRast Jhn. 9. "
Ia acrmhn, Tho document bequonthcl to
Lnnge, hin hers and executors, TWO hoasoa III
Stuttgart, ono at No: Gs Karts street: and tho
other at No. l61 Tnbiugor Btscot. II furt1or
provided that, upon tho dealt, Of hla mother, he
WRs TO como into possession OF two moro houaca,
No. 125 1Iirsch atruet md No. 2!a dnnn sttoot,
and also one-half interest tn tho wine business
now carried on by hin father. Looking sttll FUR
thor, 1t wRs found that tho dcoonsod had pFopnF-
~ In Manitovoe, Which was on the owe Of pAss-
Ing out Of l1is hands by foreclosure At Tho tino
OF hi8 death.
"Derthn :" will receive tho goods to-dhy. and
cannot but bo surprised. upon tlio examination
OF Tho Same, 10 flf.d that Ao ltas suddenly grown
to sfI!uenco. Tho property In Stuttgart Ia aa!ti
by tito Coroner, who sHeaka from personal
ki1o,sleige TO to worry valuable. Tho only thing
In tho WnY Of 1lcr gottnE hold Of it Ia that
l,angoa tather. becoming acquainted Of her
frailties, may reconasruot tho will 40 as to
cut her OF. Sho will spare no effort, loubslesR.
after aatiBfying hersolf that Tho instrument tB
gonuino. to make tho most favorable impression
On tho old g0ntloman'a mind. but To thin end 1t
Will not be necessary OF prudent for hcE to visit
him.
, 1876-02-24
SPORTING.

BILLIARDS.
Some circumstanoeA which have oon1e To Hight
in connection with tho recent billiard-match at
the Academy Of Nuaio laro determined gomo OF
tho partios In tntereat to bring what proof thoy
can find bofoTo tho Billiard Congress- OF tho
NorthNcut and Bouthwoat, which Ia composed Of
tho players In tho tournament which took place
last April In this city. Considerable testimony
in tho way Of atldavits has boon gotten together,
md II is proposed to ask for tho expulsion OF
both Shaw and Durlotsh II the Congress bolieyos
that It ia conclusive OF fraud on their part. OF
tho tWolve meDbora OF tho Coogrcas Rhipes,
Parker, and lioa nro ia The city, and
Lirotman, McAHce, Carter, ard Hoa1ng can
he easily summoned Milior and Naegioli are
almost too far away, vhiio Gallagher Ii rather
uncertain IN hts movements. Tho first eovcn.
or quorum. could easily be Cotton togother u
It waIo thought boss and nj. things considered,
psshnpH zucll course would be The bost vay to
aettlo tho question. Tbs DrunaWiok d Da!ko
COMPANY, Btakeho|ders hayo boon aerved with
nosios not to pay over tho atako pendtng tho
proceedings to bo had.
, 1876-02-24
ERQGl The BLACK HILLS.

~ tbs Edltor of This Chicago Tribuns.
GnAND 1s1ANr, Mob, Feb. AL. ]. Perkins
and partner Just arrived at Fort HartsuH from
C1ssor City, IN tho D1ack Hills, report having
mot na1. Footo and party at tho latter place.
Thoy wore MI woll, and had succeodsd beyond
thelr expectations tn laying out an oxcollont road
from Grad Island to Custer City. They woso to
start on their roturn trip In day or
two. Mr. Perkins reports that q friend
of his uatnod Dodge, With tho holp Of o hItod
man, took cut $500 in ono day and hall from
q holo foet by IL. foot doop, and that tho
last pau yielded Go conts; that numbore Of
claims equally as good woro bclng worked. and
tho prospects generally WoEo worry enoourAg-
lug. There ia now no four from tho ILL.,
diaus, aB tho mtneta ARC woll armed sud
numerous enough 10 protect themselves, aud
although 1t Is not formally announced, the
Government IL making every preparation to pro-
tect travelling partta9 on tie di1orone roads loud
itlg to the Hills. lut whatogoE attempts tho In
d!anb may mako Oh routes starting from points
woBt OF tAia plaee, wo bs!loYe tho Grand Island
road will mover bo interrupted, - It Ia protected
Loup Riyer, ind Camp Sheridan within GO milos
OF Custer City. The black Hills Transportation
Company haye ahoWn groat wisdom 10 nelectiu1
slls road to carry passengers over. March q
train OF ftteou to twonty wagons wFll start from
this placo for 0ustor City carrying both pas
sengera and freight. Smaller tralns aro going
out continually, aud our MERCHANTS aso doing =
good bualn In Quitting passengers for Tue
intuaa. At the pE0s0at ratio Of Increase the
TersLto1y OF Wyoming will soon be knocking for
adm,teanoo IL state. Guam ISLAND.
, 1876-02-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Horace White Es1- will doltvcr tho uo1t 1oc-
tuso In tho Sunday course at Mccormick Hall
Sunday afternoon at 8 p. m. His subject will bo
"Tho Financial Crials." Admission, 10 coats.
A mass.mcos!ng Of tho proporty-ownoEs and
rosIdonsa Of tho Thirteonth Ward wilt bo hold
ncxt Thursday evening at No. 352 ogdcn avenue,
for tho purpose Of having limo Of alteot.cars
plnced on tho avenue.
"William tho Silent, Prince Of Orange, as
Statesman, Patriot, md Warrior, without Peer
in tho ANIMALS Of History" Is tho subject Of a
lecture by Prof. J. ". Lnr,mo1o, at Lincoln Park
Church, coztot Sophia and Mohawk stsoots, this
oyening.
Tho meeting Of tho residents Of Wos.on atreot
Who desire thas gas-mains should be lasd Oh that
street, and which WAS to hnTo taken place this
ovoning ut the corner Of Chicago avenue hnd
Wcsson strcot, has boon postponed TIL Saturday
e7oning at tho samo place and hour.
Prof. Ransom Dexter, u well-known naturalist
and Professor in tho University Of Chicago, will
lecture 10 Farnuol Hall this evening. Ho will
talk about tho phonomnnn Of tho brain and
spinnl cord, tracing tho physical and mental DO
veiopment Of mans nervous systom through tho
typo Of nplma! to which no belongs. With illus-
tlhttonH.
, 1876-02-24

tho WAT, distinctly and clearly, uttos The opinion
that no wero going to be succoasful In H."
ALLOW mo to say, htr. Editor, that In the aboys
assertion Mr. Hwo.t Is entirely mistaken. In
April, 1862. no viaitod Mr.. Lincoln in Waahtnr.
ton. Thoao dhys wore as dark aud discouraK.
Ing, rerl,aps. GO any during tho War. Tho oiec.
efona, Ia oomo ct tho Enntern md Middle Btntca
had gono against tho Naturalization, mud at ue
t,sno during tho ltcbolion was tho Ronorat out.
look mora unfayorable. While at Washington,
ct tLat time, had repeated interviews with
tho President. Having bcon n noar neighbot
OF his for Joars 10 Springfield, living Oh tho shms
etteos. and opposite coruoTa, nnl knowing him
intimately, he roceisod mo ~ friend. Ona
afternoon VIC spcnt aovorat haurs with him IL
hs ca!siago. md during tint honorable ride va
ta>ked freely about tho atirring acencs through
which no wore passng. / recollect with
all tho diatinctnesa Of yesterday a3king Ms,
lincoln this question "Do you think, judy.
lug from your standpoint, thnt wo ahailt
bo ablo to put down this Rebellion 7" 11o TO-
piled You know that am not man OF 4
very hopefu] temperament. I can talto hold Of q
thsng aild hold on good who. but relying On
t'io tistncsa Of our cause, and trusting In uo;l
for old, firmly Ieifcpe tce sItaH conqnor IN ihd
end" Dut, he nddod, "tllo struggle NIl 10 nro-
trnclad and Boyere, involving g1oat sacrifice Of
N. ". nl1szn.
, 1876-02-24

THE WEALTH An GID YAL13E CONTAINED.
A tow days ago an account OF Tho llto and
death Of August Lsngo was published ln tleso
columns, particular attention being givon to his
relations with woman 10 claimed AZ Lis wife,
bearing the undescryed coguomon Of "Hanl-
so1no Bertha" Her untaithtulnosa and h!a
jealousy wore graphically depicted, sna At
Ills death sho was traced to 11anltowoc,
Wis, ulloro ahe wAs supposed to bo
sharing tho homo OF somo one to whom Lango
waa stranger. Yesterday, After III absence
from tho city Blnoe August last sha again turned
up not as q mourncr, but ~ tho heir to Langes
eGecta, which. to All appearances when he died
10 suddenly. consisted OF yslise, several pawn.
tickets. u few botsleB Of luedic!no aud Iiboral
supply 1t old clotleH. She turned from tho
wealth spread before her in answer to her de-
IuRnds for Ills property With naughty air, ss
much as to Hay that sho had no uHo for erch
stuff, but upon reelection concluded that appear-
ancos might bo deceptive. and ordered eyerY.
thing Boot TO- her quarters Oh tho
North Sida. llcf stay was short, and
when eho had switched out Of the Corpuera Of
fco thoue who had watched her moyeluonts
breashed easier. Tho Coroner then eck about
examining the property With view OF sciodul-
in 1t, tho OCCASION beng tho dFst leisure ho had
lad siucs having It in hs possesston. Iu the
ya}lso we're found ~ unusual supply Of tsiakets
ok no value, photographs, iettora, aud solled
linon. Among tho lstts1s WV one from "Ber-
, 1876-02-24
CHICAGO Enterprise,

st. Louia BEATEN. AT uEA OWN DOOR.
Tho bids for the iron work OF tho new St.
Louis Custom.Iiouae, when opened Monday,
woro found 10 be- aa is usual In all matters Of
tho Kind, tribute to the business enterprise Ut
Chicago, and N. 3. Bouton secured tho contract
oser seventeen competitors from all over tho
Union. Tho Gtobe-Dcmocras scolds tho sleepy
homo manufacturers, and says TINT hlr. Douton
"has undcttid our manufacturers. although tho
Iron lays At tle!E vc1y doors and saves them tho
expense OF freight. Tho truth is that our roll
lug mills .aso no facilities for rolling nn iron
beam suitable for any of our heayy bindings,
md VIC nre Obliged to noul 10 pittab,,rg. buffalo,
or even 10 Nov York, for Leams whlch re onnht
to mako nt home. Inasmach aa pair Of rolls
for the purpose would Gust oaly 81, 100, aud ~
tho iron work OF tho new Custom. Itouso alono
will cost In tho nclghbor,ood Of $500 0O0, it IL
hard to account for tho lack Of enterprise which
compels our capitalsstH to acnd abroal Tor iron-
work, aud which biecta oar manufacturers TO
tho humiliation Of being undorbiu by compot-
itors who hayo eyosy disadvantage TO overcome"
, 1876-02-24
sont for tho proprietor. 4 lttle Inquiry bhowed
that young Athens had skipped With the money.
Tho po1ioo arc hftor him.


MkAvf EMnEZLLENENT.
A young fnhn named @. J. Backford who has
hlthcrlo occupied prominent position socially
and commercially In ibts city vas ar.aIgned bo-
foro Juasfco 11atncs yestordAy On charge Of
ombezalemont, and held In bonds Of $4,000 for
hin appearance OH Saturday. Tile charge
is preferred By tho firm Of Allen.
Keith y Co.. Who si'cgs that Tho frauds.
aggreeasing bono e5, o00 vere porpotrhtotl by tho
defendant during the years. 1878 and 1874 while
In thor employ as an accountant. Tho plan
ntlopted waa by fnfao entriea, aud tho amotnta
thus appropriated ranged from eioo 10 $500
nt time. Tho utmost confidence was
fclt In his integrity until reccnt1y, mad no sne-
rlcion waa ever arounod BY his actions TO induce
3 conclusion adyorno TO h!s honesty. Mr.. Al!ou
ie confident he did not gamble, WAS not o1trAvn-
giant tn lis personal expenditures. nnd thor
ouehly regular In hls habits. Ho ia mar
naturally distressed beyond expression at
her husbands unfortunate position, and
Inns son. bIr. Allen thinks Tint tho money
ombozZlod hos boon uaed In tho support Of an
other establishment that, ns us.,At, tiorn is
woman at tho bottom Of it, hut who Hho may bo
OF where sho can bc found IL beyond tho kon
OF those Interested. Tho examination on Satuf-
day will, Il is said, tosoal facta at present un-
known Of heretofore boliovGd.