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An indian " Potlash. "

There was a mighty gathering of the race
of ssLo . at Saanich yesterday. Upward of
5000 redskins III 275 canoes were present,
the tribes from Nanaimo, Cowlcac, Chem
Anus, Burrard Inlet, Langley, New West
minister, North and South Saanich, Beechy
Bay and Nitinaht, Oh the British side of
the straits, being all represented, while the
Semiahmoo, Lumrnie and Callams appear
ed for the American Siwashes. The occa
sion of the assemblage was grand potlach
oyer $15, 900 worth of goods being given
away. English blankets to the value Of
5000 were thrown from the top of the
lodges to be scrambled for by the natives
below, who stood armed with long poles,
stuck full of nails at one end, to secure the
prize as soon as it fell.
In addition to these, some curious "per-
cecees, " made by the natives themselves
from the wool of the mountain sheep, were
thrown. Three hundred guns, among
which some fine double barreled pieces,
with percussion locks, were thrown down
ana CauSell d SERIES VI bICuttttitEUuS btfuSSlcS
which lasted in some cases for nearly an
hour. Pieces of board. representing sums
ranging from 800 to $500, were then
scrambled for after the same fashion.
Three brothers gave 8, 500 blankets as their
contribution to the grand gift enterprise"
which had all been paid for by the products
of the chase. The stock of gifts being ex-
hausted the natives got into their canoes
and left, thus ending one OF the largest
meetings of the kind which has taken place
for some years, and probably the last ofany
magnitude which will occur, as the rising
generation Of Indians seem to care very
little about perpetuating the customs Of
their folefathers, and this, as we'll as many
other ancient practices, win soon be num-
bered among the things of tha past. AL
was conducted soberly. and the Indian SUI
perintendent, Colonel Powell, and Police
Superintendent Todd. aho we're present,
wers both struck By the absence Of any sign
Of intoxication. British Colam5ia Colo
nis, s,s
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THE OLD STORY.

The waiting women wait at her feet,
And the day is fading into the night,
And clese at her pillow. and round and sweet,
The rcd rose burns like alamp alight,
And under and over the gray mist's fold;
And down and down from the mossy caves,
And down from the sycamores long wild leaves
The slow rain droppeth so cold, SO cold.
All! never had sleeper sleep so fair;
And the waiting women that weep around
Have taken the combs from her golden hair.
And IL slideth over her face to the ground.
They have hidden the hight from her lovely eyes;
And down the caves where the moses grow
The rain is dripping so slow, so slow,
And the night wind cries and cries and cries.
From her hand they have taken the shining ring,
They have brought the linen her shroud to make;
o, the lark she was never SO 10th to sing.
And the morn she was meyer SO 10th to awake!
And at their sewing they hear the rain
Drip-drop. drip drop over the caves.
And drip-drop over the sycamore leaves,
AS if there would never be sunshine again.
The mourning train to the grave has gone,
And the waiting women are here and are there
With birds at the windows and CLEANS of the sun
Making the chamber of death to be fair,
And under and over the mist unlaps,
And ruby and amethyst burn through the gray.
And driest bushes grow green with spray,
And the dimpled water its glad hand claps.
The leaves of the sycamore dance and wave,
And the mourners put cit the mourning shows;
And over the pathway down to the grave
The long grass blows and blows and blows.
And every drip-drop rounds to flower,
Anh love in the heart of the young man springs,
And the hands of the maiden shine with rings,
As if all life were festival hour Alice Carey.
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GREAT BEND, Kan. Jan. "a.


had quite dispute as regards the So
called Irish potatoes. I maintain that they
were discovered in the United States. I
want to know their native country, and
why they are not called English or Amer1-
can potatoes, and by whom discovered, and
their native country.
Ans.-The potato is native of the ele-
waited tropical valleys of Mexico, Peru and
Chilli, and the most authentic accounts say
that it was probably carried from Peru to
Spain In the 16ih century. It was proba-
bly, introduced into Virginia from Florida
by the Spanish explorers, and into Great
Britain from Virginia by Sir John Hawk
ins in 1865. By some this is credited to
Sir Walter Raleigh, but as he was never in
Virginia it is incorrect. The word potato
is corruption of the Spanish word batatas.
1t is called the Irish potato because it has
for many years formed the principal diet of
the Irish peasantry and to distinguish it
from the sweet potato.
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WHAT THE WITS SAY.
Has not William s. Groesbeck's nose
the angle of an excited interrogation mark
N. 7. Herald.

Has not William s. Groesbeck's nose
the angle of an excited Interrogation mark ?
IN. 7. Herald.
Have the courage to pay debt when
you have the money in your pocket.-Cur-
rent Item. Oh, thunder, we've got courage
enough, but-ReynoIds Herald.
There were two men hanged in Missouri
the other day. They made heat and
came under the string neck and neck
N. r Herald.
People who start for the west to see
where the wave of civilization ends, rarely
get beyond Trenton, New Jersey, when
the Legislature is in session.-BrooklyB
Argus.
"The nearest that ever was to hell"
says parson Brownlow, "was when I was
in Washington" All, yes, Parson you
we're mighty sick there, sure enough
Courier-Journag.
So many hotel clerks have gone into
bankruptcy in Philadelphia since the close
Of the Centennial that a very fine cluster
diamond pin can be had there from fifteen
cents down.-Easton Free Press.
An Iowa paper speaks Of man having
been lynched for burning the barn and
contents Of his soI-in-law." Any man
who will burn the contents of his son-in-
law ought to be lynehed. d.-Norwich Bulze-
tin.
The dairymaid's ditty-"'Tis butter lit
tie faded flower" The butchers-"1 "1Ieat
me by moonlight alone" The barber's-
"Im dying, Egypt, dying" The burg
lar's-"Oft in the Silly night The
carpenters Wood 1 were with thee"
The thief's-"Still so gently DER me steal
ing" The auctioneers Sail on.'' The
distiller's-" Her bright smile haunts me
STILL" The stock k-broker's-H Bear my
bark, oh, gently bear" The drummer's-
Beats there heart"
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A Wooden watch.

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We were shown yesterday, by Engineer
Matt Franklin, a wooden watch made by
Victor Doriot, Of Bristol. The case is
made Of brier-root, and the inside works,
all except three Of the wheels and the
springs (Which are metal. are of box
wood, while the face is made fror, piece
Of The shoulder-bla Of COW, which was
run over By train and killed somc time
ago. It is an open faced watch with a
glass crystal, and is an elegant piece Of
workmanship, displaying wonderful talent
in the maker. 1t does not weigh nore
than an ounce. Matt says he has carried
the watch q day or two, and it keeps as
good time as any watch he ever carried
Lanoxrille Chroaicls.
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An AMATEUR DrploMArTsT,
How 1crd Salisbury was outwittsl by the
.-,- Grand Vizier. ...s....-
From the London World, Feb. Z.

From the London World, Feb. z.
The recent Conference at Constantinople
has proved that diplomacy is after all
business, and that the employment of
amateurs is dangerous Many amusing
stories are current connected with the
failure OF the special envoy, of which the
following is not the worst Soon after
Lord Salisbury's arrival he went to call on
the then Grand Vizier, Mehemet Ruschdl.
The conversation turned on Montenegro,
and the British Plenipotentiary strongly
urged that in the coming settlement . port
on the Adriatic must be accorded to her.
The Grand Vizier seemed reasonable, ac-
in the demand, and. added: The Bocche
di Clttaro would suit her best" "Then
why should she not have it?'' replied
Lord Salisbury. Mehemet Ruschdi looked
grave, but said, 81 think can promise
that on this point no opposition win be
raised by the Ottoman government. :"
Elated at his first diplomatic success, the
English Envoy went to the preliminary
conference, and triumphantly announced
that through. his exertions the question of
Montenegrin demands might be considered
settled, for that If the Conference would
only propose the cession of the Bocche di
Cattaro, he could answer that no opposi-
tion would be raised. Ignatieff smiled
blandly. Count Zichy sprang to his feet
in dismay and wildly asked whether the
dismembermens Of Austria was contem-
plated. 1t then dawned upon the British
Envoy that he had been giving Away an !.
Austrian port.
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PosEYvILLE, Ind, Jan. 81, 1877.
/. What was the maiden (family name)
of Queen Victoria? 2. Family name of
Prince Albert?
Ans.-1. She has none. Strange as it
may seem royal families drop their family
names. Victoria belongs to the house of
Hanover Or is in the Hanoyerian line of
descent, but her name is not Hanover.
Her name and only name is Victoria Alex
andrina. Franz Joseph |. of Austria be-
longs to the house of Hapsburg, but his
title is his only name. Alexander H., of
Russia, belongs to the house of Holstein-
Gottorp but, although he has descended
in the female line from Michael Romanof,
and in the male line from the Duke Karl,
of Holstein- Gottorp, yet he adopts his title
as his only name. Princes of the royal
blood are christened and married by their
titles only, and their family names become,
by lnter-marriage, extinct. Take, for il
lustration, Napoleon Bonaparte. When
he became Emperor of. the French he
dropped his family name and became
Napoleon |. The last Napoleon being
Napoleon III. Now, if in time the last
descendent of the family should be a
female, and she should marry some prince,
say of Austria, and her son should become
emperor of the French, he would belong.
so far as the French throne was concerned,
to the house of Bonaparte but if he as
cended the Austrian throne he would trace
his descent to the house of Hapsburg,
although his name would be neither one or
the other. g. The same is true Of Prince
Albert, he being the second son of the
reigning Duke Of Saxe-Coburg Gotha.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
From the Inter-Ocean.

GooDLAND, Ind, Jan. 90, 1877.
Please answer few questions and settle
a dispute. 1. What is the length of the
Mississippi river, and how far is it naviga-
BILE. Also the same question Of the Mis-
souri, river? 2. What is the area of the
United States? 8. What are violin strings
made of, and how made ,?
Ans.-The length of the Mississippi from
it's source, Lake Itaska, is, by it's tortuous
channel, 2,sOo miles according to Johnson,
3,16o according to Lippincott's gazetteer,
and $500 according to Zell. 1t is naviga-
BILE for 1900 miles from its mouth. The
Missouri, from it's confiux with the Missis-
sippi, is 3,O47 miles in length, and is nayi-
gable 2,575 miles. 2. The area of the
United States is s,603,884 square miles.
3. They are made from the intestines of
the sheep, thoroughly cleaned, treated with
oil, and dried.
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OLATHE, Kan, Jan. 16. 1877

OLATHE, Kan, Jan. 16, 1877.
/. When and where were music notes
first used, and how did they teach music
before their introduction? 2. Did the
earliest printers put in the pauses in their
prints as they are now put in. 3. Has the
phrase common sense'' any definite
meaning in morals?
Ans.-1.-Music was first reduced to
rules by Jubal, 1900 B. G. The different
nations used different scales, and repre-
sented the tones by different devices, the
Romans using the letters of their alphabet
as notes. Music as now written has been
the growth of many centuries, and it is
almost impossible to state authoritatively
when Or by whom certain changes came
into vogue. 2. No. 5. Yes: common
sense is that faculty Of mind by which a
person almost instiEctively arrives at right
conclusions in regard to morals, as we'll as
other matters. of life. tE".
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THE LITTLE MAIDEN.

Who waits and watches at the door,
Pointing, " He said he'd come at four,
And now it is half past Or more?''
Your loYing little maiden.
Who runs to meet you when you come,
Kisses your wise excuses dumb
Queen, crowned with red geranium
Your happy little maiden.
Who, keeping with such jealous art
Her lips from all but yours apart,
Kisses you. ah me! from her heart
Your faithful little maiden.
Who holds you, above all the rest
OF men proved true from East to West,
The strongest noblest, bravest, best =?
Your trusting little maiden.
Who asks for nothing old or new,
Who cares for no one, false or true,
But only, only, only you?
My darling little maiden.
-Neeu York WorId.
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THE TURNED-DoWN PAC

There's turned-down page, as some writer says,
In every human life
A hidden story of happier days,
OF peace amid the strife.
A folded leaf that the world knows not
A loye dream Iudely crushed;
The sight of foe that is not forgot,
Altho' the voice be hushed.
The far distant sound of harps soft strings,
An echo on the air;
The hidden page may be full of such things
OF things that once were fair.
There's a hidden page in each life, and mine
A story might unfold
But the end was sad, of the dream divine
1t had better rest untold. -PhitdelohiG Inquirer.
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Give portion to seven and also to eight,
for thou knowest nor what evil shall be
upon the earth. Eccles., XII, Q. Amend
ed by the latest commentators 50 as TO
give the whole to eight. Boston Post, r
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l. Any who takes paper regularly from the Posi-
oMss-whsthsr directed TO his name another's, or
whether he has subscribed nos responsible for the
payment.
If person orders hin paPsr discontinued, he MUS
pay all arrearages the pIbahsr will continue to sad
1t until payment is made and collect the whole amount
whether the paper 10 taken from the ONCE not.
g. The courts have decided that fefzinK to take tAe
newspapers periodicals from the poat-ofee
ing and leaving them uncasd for is pra aca evidence
of intentional fraud.
Papers ordered to any address be changed to aneth
address at the option Of the subscriber
Remitances by draft check money order or registered
letter may be cent ut risk Ali Postmasters
qured to register letters c. application.
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PoETRY z
BURGUNDY ROSE.

I.
Burgundy isn't good thing to drink;
r Young man. beseech you, consider and think,
Or else in your nose, and lik ewise in your toes,
You'll discover the color of Burgundy rose;
Burgundy rose, Burgundy rose,
dangerous symptom is Burgundy rose;
II.
'Tis very nice wine and as mellow as milk
'Tis very nice coler in satin or silk;
But you'll change your opinion as soon it shows
In halo around the extreme of your nose;
Burgundy rose, Burgundy rose,
'Tis very bad thing at the tip of your toes.
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The statement of the fires and are los
ses in the United States for 1876 shows that
there were Q. 3o1 flies, and the value of
property destroyed was $73, 7775. 000--of
which $50, 2s2, 900 was covered by insurance
and in the preceding year the losses
amounted to $50, s2s, 900, and the insur-
ance to s43, G3l ,0U0 The losses for 1876.
were about Of per cent. on tho assessed
value of all the taxable property in the
country; those for 1876 we're nearlss ] OF Il
per cent and those of 1871. the yearof the.
Chicago fire, were about per cent. If
we estimate the annual increment OF ma
tional wealth ii percent. 10 per cenf.saf
this increment was destroyed by fire last
year. and 80 per cent Of ii IN 1871. i i.
not encouraging % reflect that We are burn-
ing mp our animal net earnings at this rate.
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Fall PIoughing.

Much has been written and said in fa-
vor of fall ploughing, while some few
have spoken and written against it.
Both may be right, while it is quite GER
tain that both may be and are wrong
The condition of the soil and its expo
sure must must be considered in order
to decide whether fall ploughing shall
be recommended and practiced or not.
If dry, sandy loan, and exposed to
high winds in open winter, blowing
off all the -four Of the field" as IN old
farmer once said, and as we have often
observed, then We should say avoid fal
ploughing. if YOU would husband its
best and most soluble plant-tood. But,
on the other hand, if the soil be of a
heavy, tenacious quality--and more es-
pccially if it be sod-land--thcn fall
the freezing and thawing Of winter and
early spring lands to promote the disin-
tegration of the soil, thus by atmospher-
ic action developing the latent fertility
of the upturncd burrows, and so mellow
ing the sced-bed for the forthcoming
crop. such land no one can fail to see
is greatly improved by fall ploughing,
a. indicated, not only, but IL serves to
kill the grass and other plant roots,
which, if the season be wet, could not
be ploughed until late in the following
spring, and the grass and other green
heritage would trouble the farmer all
summer, and give him lean harvest in
autumn.
Besides the disadvantages and advant-
ages of fall ploughing named, both of
which might be greatly enlarged upon,
l.. Il
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The Gospel of Merit.

Where there is so much rivalry rs in
the manufacture of family medicines, he
who would succeed must give positive
and convincing proof OF merit. This is
an age of Inquiry. People take nothing
for granted. They must know the
"whys" and "wherefores" before ac-
knowlcdging the superiority of one
article over another. Among the few
preparations that have stood the test,
those manufactured by II. V. Pierce, NJ.
D., of the Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo,
y. Y, have for many years been fore
most. The truth of any statement made
concerning them can be easily ascertain
ed, for Or. Sagc's Catarrh Remedy and
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
are now prescribed by many physicians
In curing obstinate cases of catarrh and
incipient consumption. The Discovery
has no equal in curing coughs, colds,
bronchial and nervous affections. II
allays all irritation Of the mucous mem
brane, aids digestion, aud when used
with DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye
Pellets readily overcomcs torpid liver
and constipation, while the Favorite
Prescription has no rival in the field OF
prepared medicine in curing disease:
peculiar TO females. If you wish to
know myself" procure copy OF
"The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser" an illustrated book of nearly
1000 pages, adapted TO the wants Of
everybody. Price 81 80. postage pre-
paid. Address tho author, II. V, Pierce
Buffalo, n. Y.
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81 The Vermont Farmer and other
papers in the state have illusions to bad
feeling between the new Board of Agri-
culture and the Dairymcn's Association.
On the part Of the Board, we disclaim
any intention or ambition to quarrel
with the gentlemen who manage the
affairs of the Association. They have
no bad feeling toward that or any other
association engaged in like work in the
state. The members of the Board hope
to so act, and expend the funds entrust-
ed to them by the state in such manner,
as to give no reasonable ground for Of
fence to any one, but they must be their
own judges as to their duty and the man.
ner the legislature intended they should
expend the funds voted to dcfray the
expenses of the Board of Agriculture:
although suggestions will at all times
be thankfully received and duly con-id-
cred.
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The Brighton grape.

There are several reasons why this
grape may be safely commended as
worthy of trial by fruit growers
throughout our land. Though one of
the newest varieties. yet 1t has been sufll-
GENTLY tested TO allow of fair dcscrip-
ton being given. II is very justly
brought into special prominence from
the fact of its being an early red grape
"A merit that may well cause ii to be
highly priced. Our early grapes hith-
crto have been largely confined to the
black varieties, such as the Hartford,
Concord, ETC., but the Brighton coming
among the earliest, and being of good
size and beautiful red in color, will
prove very acceptable to those wishing
TO have a good display and variety for
table use. am well aware that its col
or alone would not entitle it to general
introduction were il not for its other
good qualities, as there are also some
few other early rcd varieties in cxis-
tcnce, but having one or more serious
defects. The Brighton is a cross be-
the Concord and the Diana Hamburg,
and combines in q. remarkable degree
the good qualities of these varieties.
The vine is strong and vigorous grow
er, having immense glossy dark green
lcavcs--rcscmbling strongly its parent,
the Concord, in habits of growth. 1t
also possesses the unusual hardness of
the Concord, passing safely through the
last severe winters with no other care
bestowed upon il than is given to other
outdoor grapes. The vines grow very
rapidly, ripcn their wood early and very
perfectly. rendering II Of special value
for general cultivation.
a. desirable table grape il can hard
" he cxcelled When tastefully ar
ranged upon the fruit dish and inter-
spcrsed with punches ofwhitc and black
varieties, 1t forms II beautiful contrast
which needs TO he seen to be appreci-
ated. As to its quality, it seems to
have retained to an unusual degree the
delicate flavor of the Hamburg, COM
pairing tavorably with some of our most
desirable hot-house grapes. The ber-
ries are sweet with little pulp, and may
be classcd among our larger varieties in
point of size. The bushes are of good
size; some would call them large. They
are seldom if ever di-figured by having
the fruit crop from the stem. The vines
may safely be called productive-per-
hap, every productive" would be n
more accurate description. 1t may be
years before another variety possessing
more good qualities will make its APP
pearance, though a. Il friend 10 perfec-
ton in fruit culture, | shall be happy to
yield to the post of honor, when any
such variety does apper.
X. ii. IIAINEs, Maldcn-on-ihc- Hudson.
- Country Gent.
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We owe 10 Professor Caldwell the
presentation of these experiments, and
In addition, he points out from authori-
", That more of understood or small
seed fail to terminate than oflarger seed,
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Agricultural Department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.


We made call last week upon Mr..
C.P. Morrison of Addison, and were
much pleased with the improvements
Mr.. NJ. has made and is still making in
his herd of beautiful Devons. In his
own peculiar way. and carrying out hi
own personal views, Mr.. Morrison has
added much To the size of his Devons,
and increased their milking qualities
beyond what is usually possessed by
this beautiful breed Of cattle.
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ELECTRICITY
FOR THE MILLION. AN ELEC.
TRIO BATTERY FOR
% CENTS.
COLLINS vOLTA1C PLASTER
Are Doing Wonders. "

Mes.fs. Weeks f. PVfta Gsailsnsa COLLINS
VoLrAIc PLAsrERs are doing wonders They
work like magic. and those you sent last are all
sold and more wanted. Please send me three
dozen as soon as you get this. Money enclosed
sible. In haste Yours. T. PALMER, Pm.