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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

The cash, bonds, and net revenues will
nearly suffice 10 complete the work, but not
the payment. When completed there will be
due the contractors upward of $4,000, the
percentage retained on their contracts. To
complete the work and pay the contractors
in full recommend the appropriation of the
above balance, SOL, 1918.
When the canal was projected il was a
gigantic enterprise for an iafant state. lis
construction developed our resources and en-
larged our commerce If not constructed, il
Is doubtful If the expenditure would be made
q this time. The percentage of net revenues
is small compared with the cost. Its great
value To the public is cheapening of ircights,
by competition; and this value will be large
" increased by the use of steam canal-boa,s
and by the completion Of the proposed I'M
provement of the illinois river
| therefore recommend that the net revcn-
uGs of the canal and locks be So: apart for
the proposed improvement, and 10 be paid
into the state treasury 10 constitute the "Illi-
nois river Improvement fund"
STATE SUPERVISION.
The state and warehouse commissioners
also make an annual rcporl-the year ending
Nov. 30:
In the grain inspection department, during
the two years, there were inspected ia 1iG..
014,4Oi bushels: inspected out l04 6S7, 496
bushels-total, % Col 900 bushels.
The difference between 10 and ont inspec-
ton is accounted for by grain shipped direct.
| ly to other markets. and taken from cars and
vessels for local uses, without going into
store.
| The 2sth general assembly provided for a
lcommittee of appeals, composed three mem
bers of the board oftrade, TO which tribunal ap-
peal are taken from the inspection department.
The ability and integrity of the inspection
department is fully established by the fact,
lhai. IN the inspection Of 800. 65i go bushels
~ gTa.a, caly 23t appeals were taken, anl ci
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the shape of a regular allowance" In
most cases where people are able to
do something for themselves, regular
allowance would be better for them
and for the county, than to let the
paupers do their own trading, and
the merchant present the bill to the
Commissioners.
The bill of ]. o. Smith of sS for a
hearse for J. w. Russell, included
carriage for Mrs. Russell and family.
Allowing County Orders to be worth
Is cents on the dollar, the bill is Sc, or
SO coin each for the hearse and car
riage, being two dollars less on the
hearse than Tax Payer had to pay
when he had the hearse.
I have no doubt the Commissioners
are trying to do their daty. 1t must
be remembered that they are new
men in office, and not yet perfectly
familiar with county affairs. 1t must
be remembered, also, that they are in
position, as Commissioners, to know
more intimately the character and
justice of claims against the county,
than an outsider who reads the list of
allowances as published. In the mat
ter of road petitions, and all allow
ances generally, there are many argu-
ments and reasons which are presen-
ted to the Commissioners that are not
published. The actions of any public
officer will sometimes appear arbi-
trary. The law leaves many things
to the discretion of the Commission
ers, and the outsider cannot always
judge fairly, unless he puts himself in
the Commissioners place, a thing he
cannot do, unless the whole subject
matter under consideration, is placed
before him as it is placed before the
Board. JUSTICE.
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That Lewis River Bridge.

EDITOR INDEPENDENT:
In your "Local Briefs" of the llth
inst. we notice an item with the infor-
nation that the Lewis River bridge is
in an unsafe condition. This recalls to
mind few facts in regard to the means
employed to secure bridge at that
crossing. When the question of
bridge across the East Fork of Lewis
River was first agitated, there were two
points it was thought practicable to
bridge, either of which would accomdate
the majority of the people, viz, at La
Centre and the present crossing. An
effort was made to secure a bridge at the
former place, several hundred dollars
were subscribed and the enterprise was
in fair way of being commenced,
when objection was made on the ground
that the river was navigable for short
distance above that point. 1t is navi-
gable very short portion of the year,
when there is sutficiency of water and
not very high. When high it becomes so
swift as to make up river navigation
impossible On this petty pretext
most commendable effort of the people
was frustrated. The County Commits
sioners, without inquiring into the
merits or demerits of the respective
places, and presumably taking a dollar
and cent view of the case, made an ap-
preparation for bridge at the latter
place because it could be done cheaper.
We don't wish to say anything that
would reflect on the honor or good in
tentions Of any one, but think that if
the location could have been fairly
represented to the people--many of
whom were new comers and necessarily
unacquainted with regard to it, the
scheme would have failed In regard
to the most central or practicable route,
everything else being equal, probably q
bridge At the upper crossing would hav-
been the most desirable. but the great
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07
Grange Principles.

The Grange does not regard the farmer as
a mere machine. 1t looks upon him as
reasonable, responsible being. and seeks to
elevate and improve him. 1t stretches over
him the shield of its protection against the
enemies that assail him and seek to rob him
of the rewards of his industry. 1t offers
him the means of social enjoyment and
teaches him the duty of healthful recreation
and pleasure. 1t recognizes the right of
woman to share the pleasures as well as the
cares of man, and secures her pure and emo
bling influence and cooperation in its work.
And it teaches and enforces the lesson, that
the most intelligent and thoughtful farmer is
sure to be the most successful In short,
the Grange seeks to make better farmers of
the agricultural class. 1t claims no author
ity to coerce them into any course of action.
No right to commune. 1t is merely an ad-
visory body, and it seeks the Improvement
of its members only by its moral power 1t
is to the farmer wise and judicious friend,
and it advises only that which his own good
sense tells him is the hest course for him.
Its mode of operation is very simple. Re-
ports are sent in to the National Grange by
the State and Subordinate Oranges, of the
condition and prospects of the agricultural
interest in their respective localities. The
authorities of the National Grange are in this
way to exercise an intelligent supervision OF
the farming interest in the whole country.
Reports are regularly sent to the State
Oranges, and by them distributed to the
Subordinate Oranges. The National Grange
is thus national intelligence Office for the
benefit Of its members, and the hnmblest
farmer can, through the system thus adopt
ed, keep himself well informed as to the
actual condition Of the interest to which he
is attached. The state of the crops. the
probable amount of the harvest. upon which
anticipations of value are based, can he thus
ascertained. The farmer can be kept advised
of the ruling prices in the various markets OF
the country, and freed from his dependence
upon the grain dealers and their organs for
this information. In this way he is better
prepared to 60 into the market and dispose
Of his wares. But not only does the Grange
keep the farmer advised upon these points, II
recognizes that agriculture is susceptible Of
great improvement. and it makes it its busi-
nsss TO ASCERTAIN and maks known the bsst
means Of attaining high STATE Of sxcsllsnos
u this pursniA From ~ Ns&ioeal ssd
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07
A KISS AT THE DOOR.

We were standing in the doorway
My little wife and /;
The golden sun upon her hair
Fell down SO silently.
A small, white hand upon my arm
What could ask for more
Than the kindly glance Of loving eyes
As she kissed me at the door?
Who cares for wealth, or land, or gold,
Or fame, or matchlcss power?
1t does not give the happiness.
OF just one little hour
With one who loves me as her life
And says she loves me more?
And / thought she did this morning
As she kissed me at the door.
At times it seems that all the world,
With all its wealth and gold,
Is very poor and small indeed
Compared with what / hold!
And when the clouds hang grim and dark
only wait the more
For one who waits my coming steps,
To kiss me at the door.
II she lives till age shall scatter
The frost upon her head,
know she'll love me just the same
AS the morning We were wed;
But if the angels call her,
And she goes to heaven before,
shall know her when meet her
For she'll kiss me ut the door.
Selected.
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Pekin, Cowlitz County, w. T.

A clerical manifesto has been issued
in favor of opening English museums
and picture galleries on Sunday after
moons. Among the signers are Dean
Stanly, Canon Duckworth, and the
Wears of several prominent parishes,
some Of whom are Broad Churchmen,
while others are Ritualists. They take
the ground that this plan will bring
within the reach of the working class
es new means of intellectual improve
ment, and even of Christian influence;
that it would relieve the church from
an injurious misconception which al
ienates many people from religion;
that it would directly counteract, by
the competition of an innocent recre-
alton, the manifold temptations to
drunkenness and other vices; and that
it would indirectly promote the moral
and religious welfare of the people.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07
No. H..

State Oranges, information is sent out con-
corning the latest improvements and the
needs of the system. Nothing is ordered.
The Subordinate Grange is informed that
such and such Improvements have been used
with profit in certain parts of the country,
and is invited to discuss the question whether
they are needed, and may not advantageously
be introduced into its own community. The
local organization is free to adopt or reject
them, but the discussion is of infinite value
to all concerned in it. 1t brings out the
opinions of the entire farming community,
and many useful and admirable suggestions
which are often carried into practice by the
members The order of Patrons of Husband
ry is acknowledged to be one of the most
useful and powerful organizations in the
United States. Its grand objects are not
only general improvement in husbandry, but
to increase the general happiness, wealth and
prosperity of the country. 1t is founded
upon the axioms, that the products of the
soil comprise the basis of all wealth, that in
dividual happiness depends upon general
prosperity, and that the wealth of a country
depends upon the general intelligence and
mental culture of the producing classes.
Mr.. Editor, hoping that you will not feel
imposed upon by my lengthy article for your
paper, / remain yours truly,
j. S. STILL,
Pekin, Cowlitz County, w. T.
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From the most reliable information
we have been able to find we are in
clined to the belief that the amount
of wheat that will be brought down
the river this coming season from the
Walla Walla valley, will amount to
about one million of bushels. This
amount will be about one-third as
much as will be shipped to market
from the Willamette valley. Should
the price of wheat continue at fair
paying figure for three years, this side
of the mountains will ship the greater
amount of wheat. This is just as cer-
tain as that the Columbia river runs
down to the sea.-DdiieS Moaatdineer.
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advantages in the La Centre crossing
will be seen from the following: The
valley is narrow at this point with a
moderate current in the river and a
solid clay bottom. A bridge would
stand as long as the timbers would last,
while the cost of building would be but
little more than the upper bridge. There
would have been none of the attending
expenses of keeping it up, and the
bridge would have beef available at all
stages of the water. AS nearly as we
can judge, the road leading through
the valley to the upper crossing is
about a mile long and crosses the
three branches of the river, which are
bridged, besides several creeks and
sloughs. In time of freshet these
sloughs are impossible, thus rendering
the bridges useless. When the water
is at medium stage, the river can cas-
lily be forded at this point, with loose
sandy bottom, and when high, violent
current. The bridge across the main
branch of the river has stood remark
ably well. In making these compara-
sons, we have tried to be impartial. If
there is any misstatements in the above
we hope some person will correct us.
This bridge is of Importance to but a
comparatively small portion of the peo-
pie. What the masses want is bridge
that would be accessible at all times.
Such one would be of incalcuable ben
eft to the country, would do away with
the vexatious annoyance of broken
down bridge on public thoroughfare,
and what is worse than no bridge, one
that is not accessible when most needed.
SEMI OCCASIONAL
Lewis River, w. T., May 9th, 1877.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07
The Paupcr Bills.

EDITOR INDEPENDENT:
"Tax Payer" in his letter in last
weeks issue of the INDEPENDENT, in
referring to the matter of paupers,
says: "One merchant furnishes goods
for one pauper, s12.75, for another,
s61.O5." He then comments as fol-
lows: "What kind of provisions and
by what authority were they furn-
ished? I wonder if any canned fruit
or the like was furnished"
Now any one reading those para
graphs in Tax Payers letter, would
naturally infer that the merchant
referred to, had a little ''job" in sup
plying those paupers with luxuries,
whereon big profits are made at the
public expense; when, according to
the facts of the case, nothing could be
further from the truth. An examina-
ton of the Proceedings of the Com
missioners, published in the INDE-
PENDENT, shows that the merchant
above referred to is NJ. J. Maxon, and
4 further examination of the itemized
bill, rendered by that merchant, also
shows that no s'canned fruit or the like
was furnished" that in fact nothing
was furnished except the necessaries
of life. 1t is also true, that the bill of
s6l.O5 was rendered for running
account of six months, instead of three
months, as might be supposed from
the circumstance of no bill having
been previously rendered. | am in
formed by Mrs Maxon that the bill of
s61.O5 (which was for articles furnish
ed the Wolf family lacks somewhere
in the neighborhohood of $50 of cover
ing the articles she has furnished
them at different times since they be-
came public charge. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Maxon have been very generous
with that family, and only asked the
County to pay for the necessaries furn-
ished, when the account was drawing
more heavily upon their charity than
they could afford. The expense which
this family of father, mother and six
children has been to the county,
during the past six months, the ex-
cessive wood bill included, is not one
third the sum it would have cost the
County, if they had been quartered at
the poor house, at the lo,c price of t,co
dollars each per week. Mrs. Wolf
has been, and is, ready and willing to
work, and with some assistance will
support the family. 1t will be far
cheaper for the County to furnish her
aecessaries as they have done hereto
lore, than to send the whole family to
zeek to board at t3.95 each per
week. agree with Tax Payer that
III people are poor and needy lot thom
b. helped, but lot the help come IN
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Newspaper Decisions.

I. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-office, whether direeteo IN MS
name or another's. or whether he has sub
scribed or not-is responsible for payment.
=. Ifa person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, ana
then collect the whole amount whether the
paper Is taken from the office or not.
3. The courts have decided that refusing TO
take newspapers and periodicals from the post;
Office, or removing and leaving them uncailed
for, is prima facia evidence OF ihtcn'oha'
fraud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07

You can train the eye to see all
the bright places in your life, and
so slip over the hard ones with sur
prising ease. You can also train the
eye to rest on the gloomy spots, in ut
ter forgetfulness of all that is bright
and beautiful. The former is the bet
ter education. Life is too short to
nurse ones misery. Hurry across the
lowlands that you may linger longer
on the mountain-tops.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07

"Who loses self in brotherhood
Forth giving ever gathers good;
And who for truth or ri~ht would die,
In falling gains the victory.
The spirit wrought to noble aim,
The thought that sets the mind ahame,
The faith that wins In deadly fight
Forgetting self, have greatest might"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07

1t is not always ''the loud laugh
that speaks the vacant mind" for
persistent whistling speaks the same
language.
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JOB PRINTING,

The undersigned having purchased the
printing material Of Jos. A. c. Brant, Is pre-
pared to do all kinds Of plaip and ornamental
work ut the lowest cash rates.
Office at Judge Gindcr's residence, South
west corner Main and Seventh streets, Van
couver, w. T.
srz.Ali orders ieh with me will receive prompt stten-
SsS ton John n. Ginder.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07

The General Association of Congre-
gational Churches of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory viii meet at Seattle,
w. T., on Thursday July 2lst.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07

There il always room for . man e
force, and he mskss roam for many
EMeysoa.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-07

The Astorian says it will be fatal to
the salmon business to delay replen-
ishing the stock in the river another
year.
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The Independent
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Select School
FOR
GIRLS.

Hiss a. xoomis. Principal, and Teacher
Of English, Latin and French.
Hrs. J. =. Nicholson. Teacher OF Mu-
AZ
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-07-19
PERSONALS.

Rev. A. NJ. Hills started with dogs
and gun for the happy hunting
grounds of Lake and Ashtabnla coun'
tiee, on Wednesday, himself and fam
lily spending tour weeks vacation
among friends and relatives in thai
region.
Ed. H.Hughes the efficient and pop.
ular clerk at the Portage House, re.
tired from that institution onTuesday.
He goes to Clio. Mich, where we un-
derstand he takes charge of a hotel.
He has experience in the business and
will merit success.
A few days ago, while Mr.. Z. NJ.
Jones was at work in the bayfield, be
had the misfortune to inflict severe
Gu. in his left hand, and now ne is sat-
isfied that if all flesh is grass some of
it is mighty tender, anyhow.
Our popular baker. Mr.. VIM. Ruffie
has rebuilt his oven and is prepared to
supply all customers with anything in
the baking and confection line of the
best quality.
Mr.. Elias Musser has leased the res
idence of Ii. Ii, Stevens, Esq ,onSouth
Walnut street, and will take posses
sion the first ofAugnst.
Our old Democratic friend, John
Burnett, started on Tuesday for trip
to the West to visit friends.
w. p. Clark is confined to his house
by an abcess in his leg, from which he
has been suffering for some time past.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-07-19
KILLED BY THE CARS.

About eleven O'Clock on Friday
morning Mr.. Charles G. Mason, a con-
ductOr on a freight train OH the G.. &
=. Railway, WAS run over by car on
that Road at Wellsviile aud so badly
injured that he died about four hours
afterwards. The block on one of the
brakes of the caboose car had taken
fire from friction and Mason had got
Off the train. with Jug of water
put ont the fire. In getting upon the
car his foot slipped and he went un-
der the wheels, which ran over him
crushing both his legs and one arm,
and otherwise msngling him. Mr..
Mason was a son of the late Cullen
W. Mason, and for many years was a
resident of this town. AT the break
ing out of the war he enlisted i'm Cot
ter's battery and was elected a Lieu
tenant in that organization, serving
therein for two years when he resign
ed and. returning home, entered the
service OF the G. & p. Rrailroad Com
pany, and has continued in their en-
ploy up to the time of his death, in all
about thirteen years. He was forty
years of age, and leaves a wife and
four children-three daughters and
one son to mourn his loss.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-07-19
KAVENNA ZION SCHOOL.

At the end of the school year, pro-
motions were made to depend on the
pupils standing as shown by daily
recitatiOns during the year, and by
term and final examinations; the daily
work counting twice a week as the eX-
aminatiOns.
Those failing on this basis i'll two or
more important branches, such as
arithmetic. geography, grammar, his
tory, etc., cannot, it is believed after a
years trial, hold their position
in their position in their grade
with advantage either to themselves
or their classmates. Those, however,
who fell below the standard for pro-
motion in only one such branch, can,
if disposed to make the effort, have an
other chance of promotion. If they
will study said branch thoroughly
during the present vacation, / will
meet them in the High School room,
at A. NJ, Wednesday, August 29th,
and re-examine them in said study.
ID, ID, PICKETT.