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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-08-11

An engineer of train coming into
Paterson, N. j., the other day, was hor-
rified to see boy deliberately take off
his coat, turn down his collar, and lay
down on the track with his neck across
the rail- The scared man screamed on
his whistle, shut down the brakes, re-
versed the engine, and stopped the train
just in time to see the boy rise and re-
treat, executing suggestive signs with
fingers to Bis nose. The train will not
be stopped next time.
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Tho Widows Mite.

Tho Widows Mite.
A tramp went into widows cot,
On dark and stormy night;
He demanded food and bed on tho spot
And put up his fists to fight.
The widow grabbed pewter pot
And hit out straight from the right
The tramp went down as II he was shot
He had got tho widows might.
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be opened as such, don't make it high
way or open it. The way to have good
roads is to attend to those we have, the
main throughfares, and not scatter
time and taxes all over creation, until
nothing is really done anywhere. Let
immigrants see the roads that are or
dered to be opened, and compare them
with the roads that are opened, and
then exhibit to them our last financial
statement, and it will no doubt furnish
inducements to immigrants-toleave.
Mr.. Goodroads has a novel way of
explaining why the wood bill was so
large; it is because there are so many
stones, old iron hoops, tin cans, old
shoes, garbage and stagnant pools of
water in the streets of Vancouver.
What that has to do with the wood bill,
I can't see. I suppose that if there
were more stones ETC., the bill would
have been larger. But Mr.. Goodroad's
garbage" don't alter the fact that the
taxpayers did pay for wood when there
was chips, bark, etc. that children could
have picked up, and it would, at least,
have lessened the bill. Is it the cap
propriate Committee" to which Mr.
Goodroads refersl I can only say, the
people will better understand the mat
ter when the committee reports, and
the bills come in.-Sabe, Johnl
Taxpayer.
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west on the river, is the point where
steamboats, land, Here are the stores OF
Jones and Carpenter, opposition mer-
chants. Two steamboats,, the GdzeNe,
Capt Armstrong, and the Cdtltope,
Capt Love, make regular trips between
this place and Portland.
The road over Washougal mountain
has been much improved, but is succep-
tible of still greater improvement, es-
pecially along the river bottom, before
climbing the hill Crops of all discrip-
lions, both here and along the road to
Lacamas and Mill Plain, Look as well
as could be desired.
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The DalIes.

A brief visit to this stopping place
for numerous travellers going up and
descending the Columbia river, afford
ed us much pleasure. Signs of thrift
and prosperity were manifest on the
thoroughfares of business. The resi-
dences, generally modest in their pre-
tentions, nevertheless impress the cas-
ual observer with the air of refine
ment and general coziness in which
they seem to be EMPOWERED.
Two things call for two practical
suggestions,-to those whom it may
concern,-froma disinterested friend:
The first is to "mine host of We
Umatilla House" DO not CONNER
cially commit suicide by neglecting
the demand of the public for better
table and more careful attention to
the amenities that cost hotel proprie-
tors 50 little, yet do SO much to make
warm friends of travellers (often weary
and disheartened) who share them.
Loud and repeated complaints, heard
by us on the beautiful steamers of the
o. S. n. Company, constrain us to
volunteer this gratuitous advice.
The second is to the Missionary So
ciety of the Nj. E. Church of New
York.-Be sure and do not rob your
own treasusy by endeavoring to exact
too large price for titles to land al
ready improved and paid for by the
present settlers and business people.
A generous policy just at this time
will give all business good start, will
inaugurate an era of good feeling to-
ward Methodism, will promote build
ing enterprises, and in the end will
double the value of such portions of
the Methodist Mission Land Claim as
are not occupied.
"Saum cuique."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14
Fourth of July
Celebration.
Vancouver Proposes to Celebrate
the 4th of July.

At the mass meeting last evening,
a committee was appointed to take
the matter in charge. 1t was resolved
to invite Gov. Ferry to deliver the
grafton, and if he could not come, to
invite somebody else. The commit
tee extends general invitation to
the people of Clarke and Cowlitz
counties, and to the people of Port
land to join in the celebration. Ar
rangements will be made for boats to
come from Lewis River, Washougal,
Fishers Landing and Portland, to
bring all who may want to come. A
glorious time may be anticipated. Let
everybody turn out.
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The American Sunday.

Rev. P. S. Knight delivered a SER
mon in Salem, on ''The American Sun
day. "The following is an extract:
"The American Sunday" is revered
by all, whether the descendants of the
Puritan, the Hugenot, or the Roman
Catholic. 1T is a day of liberty but
not of license, day on which one can
rest and worship as he wills. The
Sabbath was made for man and not
man for the Sabbath;' and here in
America will, at no distant date, be
found the realization of the Christian
Sunday, day of mental and physical
rest and spiritual recreation, not over
crowded with religious observances,
gloom and fasting, nor closing by
preachers discharging red-hot evening
sermons at the nodding heads of full
fed and sleepy congregations. Laws
are but as ropes of sand but GUS
tom is all powerful; let then the
American people at large show bytheir
actions what they consider the proper
mode of observing their Sundays, and
all foreigners will follow example.
"Our Gallo and Teutonic citizens are
not deficient in education and culture,
and they as gentlemen, fully under
stand that even what they may think
the prejdices of the many, are entitled
to respect, and that liberty should not
degenerate into license. Trust to
Gods power and mercy and not to
human laws, and the American Sun
day will ever be respected, not only
by Christians but by non-Christian
gentlemen, and those who belong to
neither of these classes would be
forced by public Mon to drift along
with the tide"
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HINTS FOR Poor SLEEPERs.-
sleepers, says the Herald Of Health,
will find it advantageous often to raise
the head of the bed foot higher than
the foot, and then to sleep on "A tolerably
thick hair pillow, so as to bring the head
little higher than the shoulders. The
object of this is to make the work of the
heart in throwing blood to the brain
harder, so that it will not throw so much
A level bed, with the head almost as
low as the feet, causes an easy flow of
blood to the brain, and sometimes wake
fulness, when the vessels cannot con-
tract on it and keep the brain empty.
Then the bed itself should be good.
A very hard or very soft bed is not the
thing. Hair mattresses are often the
best, but these might be improved.
Then the bedding should be porous, so as
to allow free interchange of air. Air
tight beds are bad. So, to, the room
should be large and airy, and the feet
kept warm, and persons with sensi-
tive skin should have as light clothing
as possible. Heavy clothing some
times keeps the sensory nerves of the
skin SO active, that they send to the
brain sensory currents that keep this
organ active.
Whether sleeping with the head to
the north makes any difference we do
not know. 1t seems to in some cases,
and in others not. 1t may be we'll to
try. Generally sensitive folks sleep
better to have bed to themselves,
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NOTICE.
Us. LAND OFFICE.

Vancouver, W. T., May. Is, 1877.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Robert Nascr against Iiinrich Yunge for
abandoning his Homestead Entry, No. 1913,
dated October 20, 1874, upon the North y of
North West 4 of Section ~, Township North,
range , East. in Clarke County Washington
Territory, with view to the cancellation Of
said entry: the said parties are hereby sum
moned To appear at this Office on the 18th day
of June, 1877. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment
w II. SMALLWOOD. Register.
s. w. BROWN, Receiver.
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NOTICE.
L. S. LAND OFFICE,

u. S. LAND OFFICE,
Vancouver, w. T., May llth. 1877.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Edward j. Ford against james O'Leary, for
abandoning his Homestead Entry. No l64S,
dated March 22d 1872 upon the Lots Nos. q,
9, 10 and IL, See 3. and Lots Nos g. 4 and o.
Section s, Townships North. Range 10 West,
Pacific County Washington Territory, with n
view 10 the cancellation of said entry: the said
parties hereby summoned To appear Mt
this Office on the l2th day Of June, 1917. at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged apandonment
w. III. SMiLLWOOD. Register.
S.W. BROWN Receiver.
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Fern Prairie, Sunnyside. Wash
Ougal.

Last week we visited the eastern
part of the county. At Fern Prairie
I'VE find Messrs. Butterfld and Web
ser industriously at work on their
farms Other farmers are building new
houses and making other improvements.
This is thriving community. Atpres-
ent they have no school in progress, but
we understand steps will be taken to
organize summer school before long.
Sunnyside is very appropriately
named. The locality is on the south
ern slope of the hills lying north, and
northwest of the main Washougal river.
These hillsides are, to great extent,
exempt from frost, and owing to their
peculiar slope toward the south, are,
therefore, admirably adapted to fruit
raising. There is but little heavy green
timber here. Extensive forest fires in
years goneb by havecompletely devastated
this region. The land is comparatively
easy to clear, and there are thousands
of acres which will some day be utilized
by settlers from the East. Owing to
the broken surface of large portion of
this country, it is better adapted to fruit
growing and cattle raising than any
thing else. The range abounds with
wild pea vines, and other tender and
nutritious heritage, and cattle are roll
ing fat. Among the hard working and
industrious citizens of this section. are
Messrs. Blackwood, Carleton and J ohm
son. A road has lately been surveyed
and opened to the bridge on the Wash
ougal, distance Of about Al miles,
The trade of this section of the country
goes to Parkersville.
Time and strength did not permit an
extensive visit to the washougal coun-
try. We visited C. T. Stiles, ESQ.,, and
found him busy manufacturing cheese.
At this place they milk 63 COWS, and are
averaging l60 poundse of chees per day.
1t is interesting to watch the process, as
the young law maker, with sleeves
rolled up, manipulates the curd,
taking out of the presses FIVE large
cheeses every morning The business
involves great deal Of work, but when
the cheese meets with ready sale, it is
. profitable employment Of both labor
and capital Prkerville, two miles
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We are selling Stoves of the best manufac-
turcrs at the very lowest living rates. Our
Tinwarc and everything that we manufacture
is warranted Ia be \ |. We use the best ma
tcrial and do the most thorough work. Read
our advertisement in another column and give
lis Il call DANIELS BROS.
n 10 t6-u
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PHOTOGRAPHS ENLARGED.

agent for Silver Type, India Ink and Water
Color, or the Riegle and Wells process Of en-
larging photographs. Photographs enlarged
to any size. Orders received and satisfaction
guaranteed or no pay.
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Fast Trains.

Fast railroad trains are becoming
fashionable in the East. The abomi
nably slow coaches that have been
running on Eastern roads for the past
two or three years, kill only about a
thousnd people per month; a mortuary
list too insignificant to be consistent
with this fast age. 1t is proposed to
run train from Chicago to New York
City in 26 hours, one from st Louis
to New York in 35 hours, and Cincin-
natl, the great Porkopolis of the west,
VOWS her train to New York City
shall make the best time on record.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District Of Washington Territory. holding
terms at kalama. for the counties Of Cow
litz, Wahkiakum and Pacific.
Samuel A. Miles, Plaintiff,
Michael Miskel, Mary Miskel, Edward Corri-
gan and Mary Catherine Miskel Defendants.
Public notice is hereby given that pursuant
to aud by virtue of copy of the order OF sale
and judgment made and rendered in the above
cause by the above court at the regular term
OF said court, begun and held al kalama, In
said district, on the first Monday in January,
A. d., 1877, which said copy was duly issued
and certified to me by the Clerk Of said court
under the seal thereof, on the 18th day OF May
A. ID, 1877, j, j. b. Stone, the undersigned
Sheriff OF the county Of Cowlitz, in the above
Territory, win, on the 25th day OF June, A. d.,
1871, at the court house door In Kalama, W. T.
at o'clock A. NJ, sell at public auction 10 the
highest bidder therefor in cash, the following
described real estate situated in said Cowlitz
county, to-wit Lots two CD, three (3) four
a. and five 90, in Section thirty. two l:s2l In
Township eight 90, North Of Range two (2)
West containing ninety-four (94) and IS 100
acres. The whole Of the ninety -four (bI and
$500 acres being situated In Cowlitz county,
VT.
The above described real estate Is taken and
will be sold as the property Of said defendants
to pay the sum Of two hundred aud thirty.two
and 100 dollars judgment. together with In
tercst thereon. aud costs ~ suit amounting 10
ninety-fiye and S0-l00 dollars, and all other
and further costs that may be incurred In the
Sheriff Sale
Dated this 2ist day Of May, A. d., 1877.
J. b. STONE,
Sheriff Of Cowlitx county, W.T..
n. H. Bloomfield, Plaintiffs Attorney.
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BURGLARS CAPTURED. Henry Schultz,
alias Henry, alias St Clair, and Doc
Fitzgerald, alias Doc O,Brine, have
been arrested in San Francisco for rob-
berries committed in Portland, Seattle
and Kalama. They are identified be-
yond question as the men who robbed
the N. p. r. r. Co.'s safe at Kalama.
They will be brought to Portland On
requisition, where, it is hoped, they
will meet the punishment their crimes
deserve.
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MONEY SAVED.

Send one three cent stamp to Clara Duniway
-Stearns, Purchasing Agent 7. o. Box $50,
Portland. Oregon, for Catalogue and Price
List of 1000 elegant and useful articles which
can be bought in Portland, cheaper than any
where else on the Pacific coast. If
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JOHN GRAN & co.
WANTED

BY gentleman who has had experience as
teacher--a situation rs teacher of a school in
the country. Best of references furnished.
Address INDEPENDENT OFFICE.
May Goth, 1877.
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- AuGSs z 0giIlo. OI6o : mosts
Petd q aocd Asents. Anssr bnos
- ~ jks AnGw o. ~ LOaiss NJ
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In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District Of Washington Territory. holding
terms at kalama. for the counties Of Cow
litz, Wahkakum and Pacific
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-08-02

=" will give snd bsqusaih," said Pet Ia
his will, 10 my beloved wife, Bridget, eli
ny property without reserve TO my
oldest son Patrick. one half Of the reusin-
esri and to Dsnnis. my younger son, the
rest. lfanything is left. II may 20 "a
ference VCsrty, In sweet ould Irslsnd.T
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per Advertising Agents.
GEO. P. ROWELL g. CO.,
al PARK ROW, N. Y.

They have the satisfaction ~ controlling
the most extensive aud complete adver.
tising connection witch has ever been Sc
cured, and one which would be hardly
possible in any other country but this.
They have succeeded in working down q
complex business into 50 thoroughly
systematic mothoi that no change in the
newspaper system Of America can escape
notice, while the widest information
upon all iopices interesting 20 advertise
ers is placed readily at tho disposed of the
public c-Erivoct h,. Nse York Times,
June II, 1875.
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AGREEABLE PgoPLE..-People who are,
easily pleased. and require little TO amu.e
them. are generally considered thoroughly
agreeable by all with whom they come i'm
contact. Pleasent foIks are they who ali,
ways feel pleased with the company thew
are in, AMI rather to seem well entertain. :.
ei than TO give entertainment, A man
ihus disposed perhaps may not have much
learning or any wit but if he has common
sense, aud something friendly in his bo-
hnvior. 1t coDcilintes mems mind more
than the brightest talents without mi,
disposition and when u man OF sucb a
turn comes to old aga. he is almost sure
TO he treated with respect. Il Is true. in
deed that we shonll not dissemble ana
Halter in company. but q man may B.,
very agreeable, strictly consistent with
truth and sincerity. by a prudent silence.
where he cannot concur. and q pleasing
assent where he can. Now and then yo,s
meet with person so exactly formed TO
please that he will gain upon everyone
that hears or beholls him. This disposi.
tion Is not merely the gift Of nature, but
frequently the effort Of much knowledge
Of the world, and thorough command
oyJ passion and prejudice.
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ELiJAH kII,LAM. n farmor NJ Worro


EL'JAH kILLAM, farmer Of Wayne
county, Pa, near Cochectum, N. Y,
on Thursday week, kissed his fam.
ny, saying it was for the last time.
lie called his oldest son aside and
told him what to do with the farm, for
I'm to be dead man before night, I
know. A thunder storm was com.
ing up killam went out in q field
to turn hay: IL began to rain. Ho
went to tho pig pen near by and
took shelter. His pitchfork was on
his shoulder. A thunderbolt de-
scended and struck the tines OF the
fork, melting them, and passing
through the farmers body, killing
him instantly, and also killed dog
that was near him.
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Walking in the Fio-y + ..'1ace.

In London. experiments wero
made in the grouudsofth Aloxin1ra
Palace with an extraordinary inven-
ton. by which results somewhat
analogous to those recorded rs mi
rnculous in Jewish history were
achieved. Mr.. Oersberg. Swedish
mechanician, claimes TO have invent
ed, and Mr.. Ahlstrom. n compatriot
to have matured and fitted for prac.
tice use dress that will enable tho
carer to dash with iinpnnity into
tho fierccst fire for the purpose Of
saving life aud property. At tho
end of the Palace, between the cir.
Gus and The banqueting hall, huge
piles of old dried wood were heaped
up. intersoctcd by narrow avenues,
and the wood was drenched with
petroleum. Tho consequence was
that the moment n light was applied
to tho pyro the whole blazcd mp with
a flame 50 fierce, and sending forth
heat so intense, that the tlrous-
ands who had gathered around to
witness the sceno were forced to re-
tire to more respectful distance.
The suns rays, which had hitherto
been inconveniently felt from above,
were quito forgotten in the glow
which now famed up from below,
and it really seemed as il ttsere was
malice in tho tongues of fire that spat
out on every current OF passing air.
Standing forty yards to the wind,
ward Of this fierce fire, the heat was
all but intolerablo and even the
firomen of the Palace brigade, un-
der the command Of Captain Archtr.
the chief officer. were fain to give q
wide berih to the burning centre.
Than it was that Captain Ahlestron.
clad in dress not at all unlike that
worn by Captain Boyton when he
padded across the Strait of Dover
made his appearance on the scene.
His costume consisted, 20 far as it
was possible to ascertain, of An
over coat Of fustian covering au in
ner garment Of wool and felt. BE.
tween the two skins, so to say, is a
network Of veins, through which are
pumped continuous supplies of air
and water, the main air tube, before
it reaches the body, being enclosed
in the larger water tube, and by
such means kept perfectly cool.
The escape Of tho cool air is
through oYiiices in front of the face.
and the current SO made forces back
the flames and leaves perfect breath
ing space.
ASSURANCES WAS given that the
clothing itself is in no way chemi-
cally prepared, and is simply pro-
tected agaiDst the action of the
flames by the torrents of water that
pour over the man from head to
foot With the greatest possible
nonchalence Captain Ahlstrom walk
ed into and through the fiery fur.
mace, not only free from discomfort,
but apparently with esjoynent,
After spending about ten minutes
IN about the warmest climate it is.
possible to imagine enveloped at
times so as to he hidden by flames.
he carried out n chair which was ON
fire, sat cody down npon it, and, to,
the amusement and .astonishment
OF crowd OF spectators, smoked q.
cigar.-Scientifir Americaa>
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Not one 10 . thousand Of the readers OF
krsnk Leslie's publications know thae
Frank Leslie 10 . NON Ds pLuns, aud that
the ProPrlesor's real name 10 Henry Car
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LAST week Daniel Smith and his
hired man were working in field,
near Danbury, Connecticut, when
suddenly, Mr.. Smith heard tho noise
of thunder and became unconscious.
Tho man also heard the noise, but
neither Of them saw any fash OF
lightning. The man went to Smith,
and in about twenty minutes he was
restored to consciousness. Then att
tention was given to the horses. Ono
OF them was standing erect, with
ono foot lifted little way from the
earth. and the other was kneeli ng
with his nose in the earth, and both
were stone dead, and retained their
positions until they were push cd
over. The supposition is that in
this case the electricity went from
the earth to the sky.
GEs. GRANT goes to Belgium,
Switzerland, Norway and Sweden.
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FOREIGN papers bal;eva tho,

FOREIGN papers believe that En-
rope can take 100000 head of cat
tie from the United States every
year, the limit of cattle rearing hav-
ing been reached in many parts of
Europe. Figure up yourself what
that would come to in the way of
revenue to the United States at $75
q head. The impression abroad is
that Americans arc not acting with
reference to the export OF beef "a
vigorously as they might.