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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07

The Oregon barrel factory has re-
sumed operations at their factory To-
Gated at st. Johns. They are now en-
gagged in the manufacture of slaves
and headings sawed from spruce
timber, which are to be shipped tothe
Sandwich islands. These slaves are
put up by experienced coopers at the
factory, then taken apart and tied up
into bundles, each keg seperate, SO
that on their arrival at their destna-
ton they only require setting up.
These slaves make good strong kegs
and look well, and are much stronger
than those made in the eastern states
of sap pine. With this, in addition
to their former work of manufacture
ing slaves and heads from cotton
wood for the sugar refneries at San
Francisco, and the boxes for the fish
cries on the Columbia river, a rushing
business at this establishment is pre-
predicted next summer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07

The spirit of chivalry has not yet
disappeared among the white men of
Louisiana. A dozen of them in West
Baton Rouge, one night last week,
hagellated four colored men, whom
they suspected of being cattle thieves,
The next night they went to the house
of one of the unfortunates and apollo
gized because they had thrashed him
by mistake. 1t was very kind of them
to do this, and their courtesy must be
fine salve for a sore back.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07

1. Any person who takes paper regulariy
from the postoflicc, whether directed IN ms
name or another's, or whether he has SUD
scribed or not-is responsible for payment
I'm person orders his paper discontinued,
he must nav all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, ana
then collect the whole amount, whether 'hc
naper is taken from the office or not
3. The courts have decided that refusing 10
take newspapers and periodicals from the post 70 l.
otiicc or removing and leaving them uncalieo
for IL prima facia evidence OF in'en''o"a
fraud,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07

A letter to the Port Townsend AT-
gus say there is much activity among
the people on San Juan and Lopez
Islands Farmers are busily employed.
The Catholics are building church on
San Juan island, and the lumber for a
Presbyterian church is on the ground
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07

The daily Astorion has commenced
its second year. The people of that
city should see to it that it lacks no
element of support, as it is worthy,
and of great benefit to that city.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07

At Tacoma with Pacific Mail Steamships
for Victoria and San Francisco, and with Sound
steamers for Seattle, Stelacoom, Olympia and
all points on Puget Sound.
At Lake View with stage for Steilacoom.
At Tenino with stages for Olympia.
At Xalama with o. S. n. Co.'S boats for
Portland and all points on the Columbia river.
At Portland on Wednesday and Saturday,
at q A. NJ, with steamers for Port Townsend,
Victoria, Nanaimo, New Westminster and Fra
ser river
Through Tickets for sale at principal offices
OF the Company, and ut the office Of the o. 5.
n. Co, Portland, Oregon, to Victoria and Seat
tie and via p NJ. S. s. Co.'S steamships from
Tacoma, and o. 8. s. Co. and 2. {. 5. 5. Co.s
steamships from Portland to San Francisco.
Through Tickets to Portland, Oregon, for
sale at Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma and Tcnino.
SAMUEL A. BLACK,
General Superintendent.
W. WAYNE VoGpEs,
General Ticket Agent.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07

II appears from Eastern exchanges that the
fearful disease diphtheria Is prevailing 10 an
alarming extent nearly through the entire
country. Pennsylvania paper Of late
date gives account Of family Of II per
sons being all down with the terrible de
stroyer of human life. II !. as fatal In the
East as II has been on this coast
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-07
The Independent
Il Published every Thursday.
]. J. BEEsoN, Editor and Proprietor
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Notices of births, marriages and deaths in
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, 1878-06-07

Tlp Portland standard" says: Mr.
Higgins. practical ship carpenter, who
had charge Of extensive yards IN the Eat.
and thoroughly understands the business
of ship-bullding and repairing In all their
details, is making an effort TO build dry
dock at Westport, down the Columbia
river on the Oregon side. The enterprise
will require capital, and Mr. II, Is en-
gagged In securing subscriptions for stock.
Oregon has needed drydock Tor long
time, and Mr.. Higgins should receive sup
port.
, 1878-06-07

A man saw ghost while walking
along II lonely highway at midnight. The
ghost stood exactly in the middle Of the
road, and the wayfarer, deciding to i'll
veStigate polSed at it with his umbrella.
The next instant he was knocked twenty
feet into mud-hole. Moral-Never poke
an umbrella at a large white mule when
its back Is turned.
, 1878-06-07
PUGET SOUND ARGUS
Is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT
Port Townsend, Washington Territory.
ALLEN WEIR,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

Terms OfSnbScrip ption. 81. 90 per annun
in advance; six months, .l.5O.
RATES OF ADVERTISING
One inch, first insertion. 81 30
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EST All Accounts Settled Monthiy.-E5
, 1878-06-07

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
CHARLES BELL, DECEASED.
Order show cause why order OF sale of
real estate should not be made.
f. H.. POOR, administrator OF the es-
tate of CHARLES BELL, deceased, having
on the 9th day OF March, A. d., 1873,
presented his petition under oath, to this
Court, praying for an order Of sale OF the
real estate belonging to said estate. and
that time and place may be set for hear
ing of said petitions; and it appearing
from said petition that there is not sulli
cient personal property belonging to said
estate to pay the funeral expenses, ex-
penses of last sickness. the chalmers against
said decedent. and that it will be necessary
to sell the real estate belonging to said e.
tate; 1t is therefore ordered by this Court
that Friday the 2Sth day of June A. d.,
1878, Mt 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the Court
room of this Court, be the time and place
for hearing said petition; at which time
and place all persons interested in said es-
tate are required to appear and show
cause why an order should not be granted
to said administrator to sell the real estate
belonging to said estate; and it is further
ordered that notice of the time and place
of the hearing Of said petition. be published
in the Puget Sound ARGUS, n newspaper
published in said County, at least iOur
successive weeks before the time set for
hearing the same, and proof Of such pub.
lication be made to this Court.
j. A. KUHN, Probate Judge.
j. G. McFADDEN, Atty for Estate.
May 2S, 1878. 1874
, 1878-06-07
Probate Notice.
In the Probate Court Of Jef-
ferson county, w. =.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
CHARLES BELL, DECEASED
, 1878-06-07
Administrators Notice

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN BY
IN the undersigned administrator of the
estate of Mary Francis Hunt, deceased. to
the creditors and to and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhi6-
it them with the'necessary vouchers within
one year after the date of this notice, to
the said administrator, or to his attorney,
at the Office OF G.. Morris Hallcr, ESQ.,, in
the city of Port Townsend, county of JEFF
terson and Territory of Washington, or be
forever barred.
Dated May "a, 1878.
III. T.. MORGAN,
Administrator OF the estate of Mary +.
Hunt, deceased
G.. MORRIS HALLER, atty for admin. l4:4
, 1878-06-07

Virtue is its own reward; but little be-
Sides that viii buy something, is general
ly quite handy.
, 1878-06-07

A gentle youth Of 73 winters was mar
ried to sprightly maiden of SO summers,
in Vancouver, IA few days ago.
, 1878-06-07

Judge Green has been reappoIntea an M
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
Washington Territory.
, 1878-06-07

IL IL hard to discover Il great man VINO
has not at some time worked III pruning
office.
, 1878-06-07

There are three orfour fishing parties in
operation this season at Point Roberts.
, 1878-06-07

Don't argue with fool, or the listeners
will say there Is pair of you.
, 1878-06-07

The Queen will shortly inspect the
troops at Woowich, the first time in %
years.
, 1878-05-01
.SCTENqIFTC NOTES.

A process forpuriiying rancid butter,
eecentiy patented, neutralzes and re-
moves the developed acids which are
formed upon the butter glohulcs by the
fermentation of the milky film, aud con-
sists in working the butter through u
ISOLATION of brine containing an alkaline
carbonet mixed with solution of tar
taric acid or its equivalent. The aka.
line Oarhonet neutralizes the rancid acid,
while the effervesccnce, caused by the
decomposition of the alkaline carbonate
by the :altaIic acid, loosens and removes
the neutralized impurities.
Recent experiments made with steel
wire ropes, ut one OF the English dock
yards, were pronounced com plete sue.
cess. The samples operated upon were
respectively of the circumference of thoee
four, five and six inch, and the core of
each was formed OF tarred hemp, over
which was, twisted six strands, each
strand being composed ot nineteen high
tempered steel galvanized wires. The
three.lnch hawser, which was formed of
fifteen gauge wires, broke Mt twenty
two and an eighth TONS, the four inch,
fourteen gauge, at tbirty five and seven
eighths tons; the five inch, twelve gauge,
at fifty seven and three eighths tons, and
the six inch, ten gauge, at the enormous
strain OF one hundred and three eighths
tons. In every instance the strands
parted at the splicing, which were the
only. parts displaying any appreclable
elongation under the tests. In the mat
ter OF weight, the advantage is claimed
to be entirely on the side of the metal.
tor example three and SIX inch wire
hawsers weighed respectively seven and
twentynine pounds per fathom, while
nine and nineteen inch hawsers of hemp
weighed nineteen and eightyfour pounsd
to the fathom.
, 1878-05-01

A description appears Of a remarkable
clock, which, in addition to other special
features has an electrical attachment
which renders it for the purpose Tor
which it is used--rating chronometers-
as nearly perfect as can be. 1t is called
an astronomical clock, with mercurial
compensating pendulum. Every time
the pendulum Vibrates its lower point, of
platinum, passes through an insulated
bulb Of mercury, which alternately con-
meets and breaks the circuit of battery
with little sounder that taps the sec
onds. To this sounder is attached q
little ratchet wheel with ten ratchets, and
at each tap of the sounder the wheel
moves one ratch. At the zenith ratchet
platinum arm goes into drop OF mer-
curry, making q circuit with anothe SCUM
der, thus giving every tenth second o
tap which, beng louder than the other,
is easily distinguishable, This ten-second
sounder enables the operator at the first
rating to rate the chronometer to hall
second, and at succeeding ratings, to re-
duce the computation of the error 10 an
infinite fraction, and by 1t the operator
can rate chronometers almost as fast as
they are put befure him. The conven-
fence lies in the fact that every tenth
second being distinguishable by sound,
the clock need not be watched.
, 1878-05-01
4 NEGRO on CREATION

The following extract, from n sermon
preached by aSouthern negro minister to
his congregation, is too good to be lost,
and we give it as near verbatim rs memory
will permit:
De Lord made man.; am he made him
out O. mud; an sethim up agin tic fence
to dry. He breaved in dat man de bret
oh life; an he called dnt man Adam IN
he says, "Atam eat all de apples in de
garden ccp'n de apples in de middle oh
dc garden, kase denis my wntnh." By'm
bv Adam got tired libbin' by hisset all
alone, so. one day when was was asleep
de Lord took butcher knife an he
gouged out rib. from dat rib he formed
woman; an he sot her up agin dc fence
to dry.
| He breaved in dat woman dc bref OF
lite; an he call dat woman Ebe; an he
says, "Ebe, look aheah; honey eat all de
apples in de garden, 'ccp'n dc apple in de
middle oh, dc garden, kase dem's my
mintah apples" Den de Lnml wentaway
agin. By'm by de Dcbblc comes-dressed
IN de sarpent's skin; an fust he goes up
to Adam, an he say. Look head,
Adam, eat de wintah applet" Adam say.
Nh! De Lord say. Eat all de apples
in de garden 'cep'n de apples in de mid
die Of the garden, kase denis his wintah
apples" Den dc Debblc went to Ebe,
an he chuck her under de chin, an he
say, "Ebe eat de wntah applet" Ebe
took de apple aud gave Adam bite.
Den de Lord kim back, an fust he goes
W to Adam, an he says in tones
most awful: "Adam who eat dat wintah
applet" Adam was skard, powful skard,
an he say, ILL dunno, Lord-Ebe, l
,spcctl" Den dc Lord went to Ebe, an
lie say, "Ebc, who eat dat winter apple3'
an he say, Ebe say, ILL dunno--Adam
l 'spect!' Den de Lord got berry angry
an he war awful angry, my brudern,
an He picks 'cm bot up by de nap
oh de neck, an he say, "Go earn your
| own libbin".
, 1878-05-01
VALUABLE RECIPES.

CHARLOTTE RUssE,-One quart Of
milk, six ounces of sugar, two ounces Of
isingloss. Put all into a sauce. pan and
onths stove. When dissolved take it of
and strainnthrough sieve; then put it ON
ice until it begins to set and then add
one cup Of wine and flavor to taste.
When it begins to set take one quart of
cream, beat in to astitf froth and stir il
altogether. Then take Charlotte Russo
moulds, line them with sponge.cake, with
II large layer of jelly at the bottom; fill
with the custard and set on iee for two
hours.
FRENCH MUSTARD. Tie ingredients
frequently employed in making French
mustard are -four of mustard, a little
dried mint, or any other herb of that
kind, and a'littlc selt. These ingredients
are mixed with the sweet must of wine.
Vinegar may be used instead of the must,
but in this case the best white. wine vine
gar must be procured.
PnrLADELPH CAKE.--Melt % quarter
OF a pound of butter in new milk and
stir it intN two. pounds of dry flour.
three tablespoontuls Of yeast and two
wcllbeaten eggs. Cover'thc dough with,
coarse towel, and set IN warm place
to rise. Whenlight knead ii into cakes,
and bake in well-buttered tins.
DoUeHNUTs WITHOUT EeGs.--One pint
buttermilk, orc cup sugar, one teaspoon
ful salt, one of allspice, one OF soda dis
solved In the buttermilk, -four to mix.
soft. When your lard is hot pare
mcdium-sized potato, slice thin and fry
in lard Till brown: remove and fry cakes,
and they will not soak lard.
OYSTER CAKEs.-Boil the oyster plant
until 1t can be mashed with spoon,
scraping each piece carefully before
cooking; mash through sieve. Beat
eggs very light, in the proportion Of one
egg to a teacupful of vegetable; beat
we'll together, forming balls, with we'll.
houred dhands, and fry brown.
, 1878-05-01
KkA RNEY MUST 40.

Let us all say that Kearney must go,
let the press say so, let the pulpit say SO,
let the Mayor say so, let the police say
so, let all our city and State authorities
say, so, aDd finally let all law w-abiding
citizens say so, and it will then be so.
1t has got to come to this, and The sooner
the better. "The Chinese must go' is
played out. They do go, on as usual,
in their daily avocations, apparently
unmindfll of anything that Kearney &
Go. say about them. They take things
as they are with practical GOODNESS and
sagacity. Instead Of bowling about the
streets tor higher wages, they take what
they can get and save money, and all
classes of laboring men cand do the same
if they will go to work. There is plenty
OF work now for all If they will 60 where
it is, and go to work as they should.
Have Kearney g. Co. go some aohere and
great many of the now idle will 60 to
works. r. Com. Adcacate.
Bro. Commercial, please becareiul that
you don't point there noses toward Sno
homish when you "tire them out" We
don't need them in our business. One OF
that kind came up here, and he is more
than enough for the whole Sound country.
, 1878-05-01

The Pal6use Gc.ette furnishes us the
following news from Spokan Falls: "The
army which wintered here has been or
dered into the heart of the buffalo. gnat
and mosquito kingdom, where no white
man or Indian shall modest. Three hun
dred thousand feet of saw!ogs, being cut
about thirty miles up the river, were
levied on last week by military orders.
If this thing is general, ID will work a
fearful hardship on the new coming pop
ulstion, who will be without homes. l
it is not general, why is it speciaI1 How
are people to improve the country, il
every stick of timber cut ia a,violation OF
law. Men who are rushing into the saw
mill business, would do well to pause be.
fore they purchase
, 1878-05-01

POEZ 21.
DICK coLEMAN'S WILL,

Just roll me over to the other side,
And stir the strNw-yeS, It's better so.
Smooth down the blankets; no, the banks
not wide,
-. Bring me some water, Ben. before you go.
How long haze been sick? week to-day;
Yes, that is it; Eye taken cold again;
You do not know how hard tits to lay
Without IL soul to'spsak to, in such pSin,
Takc that old coat and place it 'Eeath my head,
And hang this shirt just so, to hide the light;
'cle boys do all theycan, but then the bed
Is not of down, and sunshine hurts my
sight.
There-that is nice; pull thetold box up near,
And sit a moment. Are the boys in camp?
Tell them to bring my pick and shovel here;
Whit, strnck Il Icad, Ben? won t you light
the lamp
Not dark, ne. dark; just ioke my hand, dear
Ben;
7 think my head has gone little wrong.
You do not think I'm dying now? well, then,
Call in the boys | know it can't last long.
All here goodby: have no will to make
Yes; there's my claim, boys; il you strike
lead
Just give my mother something for my sake
Trust you, aye. with u Thousand claims, If
need,
Then faint grasp, a quivcring of the breath,
And all was quiet. Nota word was said;
We stood q moment face to face with death,
Each with an honest sorrow for the dead
Dick Coleman spokc-broud.shoul sun
Drowned youth;
Long shambling limbs and snews tough as
oak
We knew his heart, his bravery, and his truth,
And listened while his words the silence
broke.
Here, by the deau boys''-ey'ry hand was
raised,
And cy'ry hand was lifted from the brow
II make my will brown eyes upward,
gazcd--
"And here's my pile; he cannot see me now;
But he will know In the great world, of bliss
How stood by him. even after death;
To help his mother will send her this
He thought of her, aye, with. his latest
breath"
Before the twilight deepened inthe west
Six pies OF gold dust hcaped upon the floor
Told how we stood by Dick, kind words I'M
pressed,
Each gave his ALA king could do no moro,
Z We dug grave and laid onr comrade there
On the hillside, and marked the place when
done
With a great stone; our hearts were full OF
prayer
For the poor mother who had lost son.
Mrs. 9. IT. Stone
, 1878-05-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A Chinaman will be one of the speak
ers ut the Yale Juniors exhibition.
The senator's who got drank the night
of the passage OF the silver bill were all
from the south and West
The people of Mississippi are to be
congratulated OF the fact thnt the Legis:
lature does not III ct again until 1880.
Maine has law against blasphemy, and
Bob lngersol is threatened with prose-
cution II he lectures in Portland.
At late grand dinner given in Paris,
some leaders of fashion wore black kid
gloves with their white, pink or blue
costumes.
A Texas school marm has lost her
place for beating with aeowhide young
male teacher ina colored school,, and, in
addition, has been tned'$100..
A resolution has been introduced into
the Virginia Legislature for the appoint
ment of committee to receive and sell
the jewelry which the heroic matrons Of
Virginia propose to give toward paying
the State debt.
"Lhe girls of our day are very badly
educated" said one of the members of a
committee Oh education to the Bisnop of
GlUuchester. THAT cannot be denied"
retorted his Londship, "however there is
one consolation; the boys will never And
it out"
"Well, swon, Billy said an old farm.
er to an understood nephew, who was
visiting him, "when you take off that
plug hat and spit two or three times the
haiu't much left of you, is thei"
Albany Democrats The absence from
home OF the senior editor of the Democrat
and a o. pound episode" in the family
of the junior, cut our paper II little short
lust week, But neither of these things
occur very often in the Democrat family
, 1878-05-01

The steamer Grand Republic, just
bnilt at New York, beats the Oregon
steamer, Wide West, two to- one in size
at least. Her description is thus given
by the Herald: Tho vessels extreme
length is 800 feet, breadth "a feet. ton.
mage 1900 tons. She will resemble the
Columbia in the matter of open decks,
of which she will have three extending
the entire length, with ample capacity
for 1000 passengers. Her hull is built
white oak and locust, firm and we'll
braced, weighing 1890 tols without
machinery, Joiner work or machinery.
The engine will contain some of the
recently introduced improvements, IN
marine engines, and will be an American
beam,. wsth rs inch cylinder Of IL feet
stroke, and with wheels SO ieet in diam.
eter and 80 buckets or paddles, being
10t feet wide. The boilers have been
made of the best iron, tested by govern
ment officers at $1,000 pound, pressure
, 1878-05-01

1t IS said OF Ethan Allen thatshe once
attended church where the minister
made an estimate, the result of which
was that out OF the whole human race no
more than one in o. thousand would be
saved. On the announcement OF the
result Allen took his hat and walked
out, saying as he went: "Gentlemen, if
any of you want my chance you are well
come tn it, 1t is not worth staying for"
, 1878-05-01

The School Superintendents of the
various counties will, on the 1st of May,
officially examine all applicants for
teachers certificates in their respective
counties. The questions that will be
put are those that were prepared by the
Territorial Board Of Education, and the
county superintendent are allowed no
discretion or latitude in asking Others.
No applicant can know what these ques-
tions are until he or she presents him or
her sell for examination, when they will
be offered in writing, and in writing the
answers are required.
, 1878-05-01

There is law in Brazil against the
importation of negroes, in order to pre-
vent the landing of slaves. As Phila-
delphia contractor for building railroads
in Brazil wishes to take with him colored
laborers, Dom Pedro has made conces
sion in his favor providing, however,
that the colored men land as American
citizens, furnished with passports.
, 1878-05-01

A girl who will sit with fellow all
night On the stairs, at ball, with no
clothes on above her waist, to speak of,
would faint dead away if the same fellow
were to meet her on the stairs, mutfied
from head to foot, in three nigntgowns'
Curious, isn't it2-PRadelphia BuNs.
ten.
, 1878-05-01

Brick Pomeroy, alter trying to run the
new NatioDal party, and getting snubbed
now denounCes it, rakes the managers
fore and aft, and calls upon the green
back element to separate from it and go
it alone. Bricks idea Of politics is
modelled on the Donybrook fair notion.
Whenever he sees head, he hits it, be-
gad.
, 1878-05-01

The Cleveland PIaiadealer objects to
James Russell Lowell as Minister to Spain
because lie parts his hair IN the middle.