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North American Life Insurance Com
pany.

The undersigned having established special facili-
ties with his brother, II. NJ Munsell, of New York,
who is well known in insurance circles throughout
the Eastern country, for presenting and collecting
claims against life insurance companies in liquida-
ton, calls attention OF policy holders to the follow
ing important points:
lst. That in attending to this business, act as
the agens and brokers Of our PATRONS; guarding
their rights and interests and in uowisc for
or in the interest Of the companies.
ID. That the LIST instant the Receiver Of said
company published demand that all policies be
filed forthwith
Sd, That in order to protect the Interests of claim.
ants policies must be filed as required by law in
due season.
It'll That in order 10 protect the Interests Of aim
ants policies should be properly valued hy persons
having experience in the life insurance business.
jth That in all cases whore nou-regs'ercl paid Mp
policies have been received in exchange for regis
tered policies" application should be made at once
to the court to have such registered policies duly
"regitered" and restored to the standing OF the orig
NAL policy, because registered policies will receive
about three times much nou-registered pocies.
9Th All claims Will receive prompt attention, ana
parties who have already filed their claims can have
the same attended to above and collection made
through this agency, hnal settlement being made
with all at this office Correspondence from the in
terror will receive prompt attention.
JAMES Nj SsgLL. JR.,
~ Sansome street, san Francisco, Cal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

THE little Prince Victor Emmanuel
was so fond of his grandfather that they
were afraid to tell him the news of the
kings death. Mr.. Round says, in The
independent, that the king used to relate
anecdotes of his little grandson with
grea, gusto. The king was great smoker,
and once this little fellow, desiring to fol-
low in his grandrapa's footsteps, asked
for cigar. bah" said the king. ITS
bad habit" as it, Well, then, when |
grow up I'll teach you better than to do
it." was the quick reply of the little
crown prince. One day the little prince
was talking with his grandfather, and, as
the story goes, asked him what he should
be when he grew to be a man. "Oh,
perhaps you'll be king some day and |
hope you'll try to be good one was
his grandfather's reply. THAT will be
very pleasant said the prince. "But
can be circus rider, too! Because it
Mould be more fun"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16
The Famine in China.

We published, the other day, commu-
nications on the subject of the famine in
China, which showed that the cause of
this terrible calamity is Inexperienced
by some, at least, Of our readers. Opt
um is, no doubt, curse to the inhabi-
tants of China, and there is no censure
too severe for the mercenary policy of a
Christian country which has urged it
upon them in spite of the protests of
her heather rulers. But opium has
nothing to do with the present famine.
1t is unjust to represent the people of
Northern China as drunken sensuaists,
suffering the punishment of their idle
ness. They are, in fact, swarming
mass of wretchedly poor peasants, ac-
customed to want and to a frugality, of
which the people of this prolific country
can have no just idea. SO extreme is
their condition, even in favorable years,
that certain days are appointed by law
when the bali, starved bands of beggars
are permitted to enter the shops and
houses of the towns and to make what
cutlery they please until they receive
aims. The destruction of female chill
dren, common in these districts, is the
outgrowth of the perpetual want to
which these people have been born heirs
for generations. "Infanticide," says
Christian writer, sit appears to them
merciful necessity, not crime"
The famine, which has reached its
crisis in the present year, has been
caused by the failure of the rice crop
for three seasons, owing to the terrible
oh g., lowaJ +bo 1aatr,ot;on
of the timber in Shan-tsi and Chilli.
Sir Thomas Wade has just issued an ur-
gent appeal for aid to all English speak
ing people, Of which it is only necessary
to quote the fact that seventy-five mil
lions of people are literally starving to
death; that for year they subsisted on
herbs and grass, and last year on the
bark of trees; and that now, all vegetation
having utterly disappeared, they are eat
ing earth and kind of slate stone which
can be masticated. A single guinea, Sir
Thomas says, is enough to save human
| life for year. If any additional mo-
tive be needed to give force to these terri
BILE facts, it may be found by Christians
in his statement, that the English and
American missionaries have given them
selves up to the work of relieving the
dying people about them, and that their
conduct has effected great change in
the opinion of the Chinese with regard
to the religion they teach. 1--WE will
never speak i'll of them again." they
say. This is a better religion than that
Of the Mandarins.'
What is New York going TO do in
this matter: Times are bard, but the
poorest can spare something for a great
nation starving to death. The time has
come to teach Christianity rs Christ
taught it. This is the season when col
lections are taken up in our churches
for foreign missions. We would suggest
that one starving creature saved from
death now in His name would be living
sermon which no tract or missionary in
the future could ever equal.-N. Y. Tu-
bune.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

CoNKLING AS A BoXER.-Senator Conk-
ling, when at college, is said to have had
manners so reserved that they provoked
his fellow students to tease and torment
him. lie was then a tall, slender youth,
and not strong. and feeling his inability
to protect himself properly, he quietly
procured a teacher IN the art of self-de-
Tense, and soon became an expert boxer.
After he had held a few emphatic inter
views with divers aggressive students,
they concluded it was the better part OF
valor to let him alone, and he finished
his college course with no more molesta-
ton, 1t is added that the Senator takes
pleasure in putting on the gloves when
ever he can find anyone to spar with him.
N. J. Tribune.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

The Christian Inteiltgener announces,
with apparent despair, that ladies who do
not know how to bake bread are learning
This is shocking but it may also he re-
corded that gentlemen who do not know
how 10 smoke ham are learning TO
smoke cigars and meerschaums, all over
the country, and have been doing so ever
since it was settled. Whittier are We
drifiingf
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

WHAT He CUr.-A man in Danville,
n. Y, while cutting into strawstack,
drew forth his knife stained with blood.
A thrill of horror shot through him as
he thought that he had killed some un-
fortunate tramp who had burrowed into
the stack to sleep. An examination re-
vealed the fact that he had cut wood
chuck in two.
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Is it Possible to Fly?

An interesting lecture Oh inc ABOVE
SUBJECT was delivered Dy Mr. brearey, inc
honorable secretary OF the Aerohautlcal
society III LphuoI' ie" weeks ago IN
which ne eXpla'neo inc PrlncipieS upon
whlch aerial Navigation must oe conduct
ca, ana indirectly cohoemheo 'he pro-
poSal 10 reach 'ne Poie ny means VI oai-
looms. fish'' lie Sain' was merely me
.'''''i'ai ''o':o' W. ' '.I'' ''''''
~ ",,' e,n Gnt; I",';t' D nI t,
a.. .ta I laIio e ,aoo ".i
Wv . .a'''. u; ~, '''af,a "'''
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di., aP"'1o >. .:1 . w. .; w
"oi 'a' so'o''oe, any, uI,'''1 wv sn'?u9
.NPo' .'''o"'1 'l''e ~ 'I's ''I,' '"' IVA
NV Si 1 Sa'o";na "it' ;, ','9a p.oS
n'', "'1n' "o i,pi''o' o"' NC ooi '.u' iao'
INA. lS"t as 'nc "'Iil"S!no'c Is l" P'o-
POI LOU w 'iio "oiAn, Vi ""'o'' VIC i"'o'
hleu'ulh was oapaoic u supP't'nS "
cic"'"'o o ,,iuo,i nca'iei 'nnn i'se''' "n'lo
wac, oco u,i1" ne"'lei' ontJ SUP
poiieu d nS .r Vi aoou' equ'' "c,?n'' DUN
!ol JUN me cu'Ie.''s' 700 "n'on ciea-
'uiGs III '''e iaici e'ei'leht iiau u I"Pe
"!'"' "eic out Vi all ProPo''ioh u 'nose
VI water .
Inns apPa'cn' an"i''h'y was 'aPaoi' VI
cAP'aha'i"h-it WAS "ue, DIS nc s"i'.' W
niSn' ny merely mechanical action
surprising hsii pore inc sahic propo''ion-
d! weight 10 ,he'r eiehien.ai mcoiul'i as
bann -. -. w. ,mo aa ne in,,oth Wy ,"ou;or
81 :. e,h ,,.oa
unoii, p i';'a ,,,;,,-1,,. ..;,,S
lie gave some curious comparisons De-
tween ulhereht olros anu lhsects' as u
the surface they presented TO inc a'hos,
phere, ana their weight: mus tue Shat
was OF three million times less weight
than the Australian crane Out presented
III proportlon lfo 'lliies niorc su'l"oe W
the air; ana between these TWO thcre were
almost all grauatiohs.
In these investSations lay some OF the
most hopclul iacts "hich seemed 10 rem
oer aerlal Navigation possIpie, ana IL man
couio get suiiicieht suriaoe' hc cou'u
surely get suliicleh' machine power ior
piopus',ou. - "Hs nv. IVY :" n.u.n Il du.s
o elo'. -. r'" ,r,,a.o Wv pp ,aat;I,,
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hher' 10 o''" .;eoi,'. MS " ai.So.,oi,.
oho,[o a,d LoIoy IT, contra of or.vitv
was marvellous Mr. Brearev thouoht
that with the example of the bicycle the
question of balance would not present
much ijllicu,ty.
H. +h,, .onol,ol ~, tho o,,li,o+;on of
$500 '''s a., ",';>.a,;,'1, ''f ,hp I-,t;i
t,'I. :, h ,,J h,,5 ,hon,.L, ,hat th;s WAS
as' LII. ;I''l' ~ - ,,o,,.ar La,a','l
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V. '"' haI I,ot,,nl 49,, ,,.I,
800 W, "a I h ".In ;,h .aa,
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Nv 3 49, p,,,ia p I,a ~ ,.a',
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m n,' hona ,ba Observation-Disclosures, rn;nht ~
Uo'" N.Y. p' r"I 80, wv AHA a. raao Oh
th a' noonhan;sm ST. hird I'm, ,hov m i"I
' an1 ,IeC ah ,hn rorIon, a,,,or .",5 ~
NJ. MARA 'no now ra,l;n,, -, ,ho mroI,an1,
na"s 80 sacra, naS,,r fro from p foor ~
r;d;cHio and nar,lr tlnn, ;ant 81 nr"too
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16
A Rival to the Sea Serpent.

The sca-serpent has rival. II is a
land animal; an animal as large, as fan
tastic, and as elusive as the celebrated
monster Of the sca--and at least twice rs
mysterious.
The minhocao is the new wonder. A
very slight change in its name might
have prejudiced the world against it-as,
for instance, if it had been baptized min
hoaXo. 1t is well fathered in the realm
of science, being brought to notice by
one Fritz Muller, of Brazil, in the Zoo-
iogisAe Garten, and receiving full page
Of large type in n recent number Of
Nature. The minhoaco is believed t.
be "A resident of the region of South
America where the Uruguay and Parana
rivers have their sources. The animal is
sail by different observers to have the
following characteristics 1t is wor m
shaped; about eightytwo feet long (by
guess and more than a yard in thickness
mot very long" however, according to
another account; two horns on the head 4;
a snout like a pig; y less definite descrip-
ton makes the animal Gas big as a
house." and measurement of the tracks
indicates its possible width at six and-a-
half to ten feet. Some years ago, 1t is
said, there was IL dead minhocao wedgcd
in the cleft of Il rock near Arcpehy, Uru-
quay; its skin was as thick as the bark
of a pine tree, and formed of hard scales
like those of the armadillo.
The new animal is, however, chiefly
known by his works. Great trenches
are found in this region, which are sup
posed to be the evidence of the min
hocao's industry. Heaps of earth are
turned up in the process, and where pine
trees stand in the way of the trench,
they are rooted up, and sometimes part
of their bark and wood may be torn off.
The devastation of this performance,
which is chiefly near or under the sur
face of the earth, though often under the
bed of a stream, is enormous. In one
case the entire side of a hill was under
mined, it is supposed by two of these
animals, and was traversed by deep
trenches. By such proceedings, marshes
have been drained, or dry land converted
into morass, and the courses of streams
entirely changed. Some of the trenches
are spoken of as being from fourth.
of mile to a mile in leagth. They are
excavated with great rapidity.
1t will be noticed that the new aspir-
ant for fame has been almost as little
seen as the sea. serpent. The suoter-
rancan monster is simply more fortunate
than the submarine, in leaving more pal
pabe traces than wake of foam. We
may expect soon to hear of scientific
expedition to Uruguay in search Of the
| i,,h : In M
like Il ceratodus or Il lepidosiren or a
plyptadont, it is yet too soon to guess
possibly when unearthed it will be rccog-
nizcd as the descendant of one of the gi-
gantic armadillos that certainly dwelt in
SOUTH America during the reptiliau age
OF geology. " Y. Tribnne.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

WANTED--A good Agent in every city,
town and village in the United States, to
take subscriptions for the COMMERCIAL Ap-
voCATE. Good inducements Will be otero d
Write for terms and fun particulars. Ad-
dress COMMERCIAL ADVOCATE, 52G MontgOm-
ery Street San Francisco, Cal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

PHYSICIANS of high standing unhestatng-
ly give their Endorsement to the use Of the
Graefenberg- Marshall's Catholicon for all fc-
male complaints. The weak and debilitated
find wonderful relief from constant use OF
this valuable remedy. Sold by all druggists.
81 80 per bottle.
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Newark.

Attention is directed to the advertisement
of the Newark lands, to be found in another
column, which are to be sold by auction by
Maurice D0re ~ Co, San Francisco, on Mon
day, April 22d, 1873, on a liberal credit The
lands are near San Francisco, and will greatly
increase in value.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

SOME women love and praise their
husbands. Said Louisville wife the
other day in a frank, honest way "My
husband is smart man. yes he is. |
never saw smarter. Why, he has it
fixed So that can 60 to any store and
run into debt AS much as | please, and
they can't touch thing. But, of course,
| wouldn't
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

HERBlNE should be in the hands Of every
tlrst-ciass druggist. Ask your druggist for
it, and if he has none, tell him to order a
dozen bottles.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

j. W. SHAEFFER IL CO.'S GREEN SEAL
CIGARS are made from finest Havana To-
bacco. 1928 Sacramento street, San Francis co
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

HERBINE should not be confounded with
cheap nostrums made to sell at a low price
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

HERBINE is worth $500 bottle to any
person who needs it, but is sold for $500 per
bottle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

HERBINE contains nothing injurious &c
the system.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

HERBINE should be used by every family
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

DEATH RATE IN VARIOUS OCCUPA-
TIoNs.-Nobody doubts that the occupa-
ton of an individual has much to do
with his general health, and with his
chances of death. Statistics prove that
the death rate is lowest among scientists
and professional men-not physicians
then follow Protestant clergymep, engi-
necrs, farmers and laborers; next carpen-
tiers, machinists, and workers in iron
then come schoolmasters, tobacconists,
physicians, and finally the clergy of the
Roman Catholic church, among whom
the mortality is much greater than among
the Protestant clergy and the other pro-
fessions named. Next we have druggists
and butchers, then miners and glass manu-
facturers, plumbers and coppersmiths,
railway employees and dock laborers, and
last of all carmen, cabmen, horse keepers,
and inn-keepers, among whom the NOR
tality is greatest, and much more than
double that of the first mentioned occu-
patton.
The deduction which may be drawn
from these facts are very instructive and
practically useful; they prove that the
quiet pursuits of science tend to prolong
life AS well as outdoor labor, provided it
is not on railways or among shipping or
horses; that to work in iron is more whole
some than to work in lead or copper, rs
might be expected, while the confined la
Dor of a schoolmaster is AS injurious AS
the state of celibacy Of the Roman Cath
Ollie priest; lastly, the inn-keepers, belt z
most exposed to the temptation of intern
perancc, have the least chance for Il long
life, as we'll as those with whom they
hsbitually keep company. Manufacturer
and Builder
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

HERBINE puriiies the blood.
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"PHrLosorny if rightly defined, is
naught but the love of wisdom"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

HERBINE is natures own remedy.
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Purchasing Agency.

ANY parties DESTROYS Of having goods purchased for
them in San Francisco can do SO 10y addressing Mrs
W. II. Ashley. who will send samples Of goods for
their inspection. To the ilds, l would say that /
have nrst-Cass cstab ishment f'r Dress making
prepared to execute country orders with dispatch.
Being engaged in business here have the advantage
of buying goods direct from the importers at whole
sale, and would give my patrons the benefit Of same.
Goods purchased and sent {. O. D. Setd for Circular
Address Mrs W II. ASHLEY, l2V suffer stree,
Room 81, san trancisco.
ALL Photographs made At the New York Gallery,
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stamp for catalogue. I2t Post It. san Franc SEQ.
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PnoroGRAPns OF superior finish at Morse's Pali
Of Art, a.. Montgomery street san Francisco
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No 25 Third ST., $ F.. guaranteed to be FIRST las
Prices TO suit the times. !. H. PETERS, Proprietor
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11

BUSTED IN BUsINEss.-The other
evening very polite darkey made
his bow to one of the desks editorial
with hat in hand, and the propitary
remark:
L know it's kind o'cheeky to ask it
of stranger, but de fact am | am
busted in business had to sign over
can't pay two cents on the dollar.
is that so? I'm sorry to hear it
Hope your creditors are satisfied :?
TO be suah Dey is all right. Its
me dat's a sutfsrin. De fact is,
want you to advance me the capital
to set me up again in business.
WHAT is your business ?
Use a jobber and whitewasher.-
Ise been doin a slashin' business.
How much capital will it require te
set you up in business again?
Thirty seven and half cents.
This proved too much to be resisted
The capital was furnished then anc
there, and if it didn't set up that mer'
camille son of Africa in less thar
twenty minutes, we made a mistake
in estimating his busir ess tendancy
-'HarJord Tsmes