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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

SNAILs AS Foop.-In some parts eff
France, snails arc specially reared for the
Paris markets, the natural delicate flavor
of their flesh being improved by feeding
them on beds of aromatic herbs. 1t is
not only as delicacy that snails are so
generally appreciated in France. They
also take high rank as most nutritious
food, and from the time of the Romans
downward have been regarded as an ex-
cellent medicine in consumption and
weakness of the chest. According to
Payen they contain seventy per cent. of
water, sixteen per cent of nitrogen, one
per cent. of fat, and two per cent of salts,
and five per cent. of undetermined mat
ter. In preparing them for the table
they are first we'll washed and then
thrown, shells aud all, into boiling water,
where they are allowed to remain until
we'll cooked. The liquor is then strained
off, the contents of the shells extracted
with suitable instrument, and chopped
up into a fine hash with sardincs and
bread crumbs. The shells are then
crammed with this forcemeat, broiled
lightly in butter, garnished with parsley,
and served up with the sauce prepared
from the broth obtained in the boiling
stage of the process. 1t is not generally
known that the French first acquired
their appreciation of these delicate mol
lusks from the Germans, who introduced
the custom of eating them into the east
ern provinces, whence it spread rapidly
through the whole country. In Ger
many it has fallen into complete disuse,
except in some few parts of Bohemia.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18
Evenings at the White House.

The president and family receive in
formally in the evening, sometimes in the
red room and sometimes in the library.
These visits, however, are only made by
intimate personal friends, or by those
warranted through their acquaintance to
call in a social manner. The event. gs in
the library are charming. Brilliant and
cultivated men and women gather in lit
tie knots in different parts of the spacious
and cheerful apartment, and Wit sparkles
and anecdote enlivens conversation. The
president frequently disappears; he has Il
private library, where he rctires when any
gentleman present wishes TO speak with
him on matters of policy or politics;
but lie soon returns, to all appearances as
unrufi1cd as if the great sea OF public opn-
ion had settled into a perfect calm. Mrs.
Hayes entertains her visitors in an easy,
cordial manner, moving among them with
stately grace, aud scattering pleasant
words. Great gcntleness and sweetness
pervaie the whole domestic life of the
presidents family. Little Fannie, the
only daughter, bright child of nine
years, the pet and favorite of all who
know her, is never visible at dinner or to
cNculHE NlSIttIS. all oDlI0tu W CtIl-
promise with my little lady remarked
Mrs. Hayes with a smile, "as found her
growing old too fast for her years; We
serve her dinner in her room, which she
csteems high compliment The pri
vate dining room of the presidents fam-
ly is tho Only one of their private apart
ments which is on the great main floor of
the White House. The meals are break
fast, lunch, and dinner, instead of break
fast, dinner, and tea, as in the time of
Madison. No unusual forms and cere-
monies are observed in the service further
than those at any gentlewoman's table.
The Inequalities of either lunch or din,
ner are frankly rendered to any familiar
guest who may chauce to be calling at the
specified hour, and not unfrequently ac-
cepted.-Aartha j. Lamb, in Hdrpsr's
Magazine.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18
William PENIS Deed From the In.
dams.

This indenture witnesseth that we.
Packenah Jaracoam, Sinkals, Par,egue-
sa,t Jewess, E.pennock, Felkroy, Hekel-
Japan, Ecorus, Machlona, Metchcougha.
Hisa Powey, Indian Kings, Sachmakers
right owners of all lands from QuipU
Quingas, called Chester Creek, all along
by west side of Delaware river, and SO
between the said creeks backwards as
far rs a man can ride in two days with a
horse, for and in consideration Of these
following goods to us in hand paid by
VIM. Penn, proprietary and governor of
Pennsylvania and territories thereof, viz:
20 guns, 90 fathoms mathcoat, 90 pounds
powder, 100 bars of leads, 40 tomahawks,
100 knives, 40 pairs of stockings, barrel
of beer, 20 barrels of red lead, 100 faith
oms of wampum, 30 glass bottles, so
pewter spoons, 100 awl blades, 800 to-
bacco pipes, 100 hanks of tobacco, 90
tobacco tongs, 90 steels, 200 tlints, 80
pairs of scissors, 50 combs. 60 looking
glasses, zoe needles, che skippe of salt,
30 pounds of sugar, gallons of molasses,
90 tobacco boxes, 100 jewsharps, 20 hoes.
so gimblets, 80 wooden screw boxes,
100 strings of beads, do hereby acknowl-
edge, etc. Given under our hands. etc,
at New Castle, second day of eighth
month, 1899.
The above is true copy, taken from
the original by Ephraim Morton, now
living in Washington, Penn, formerly
clerk in the land Office, which copy he
gave to VIM. Stratton, and from which
the above was taken in Little York, this
eth day of December, 1918.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18
To Barry Jade.

The hood is beabig brightly, love;
The sdars are shidig too;
While ab -azig dreabily,
Add thickig, love, Of you,
You caddot, oh. you caddot kdow,
BY darling, how bliss you
ooh, what fearful cold I've got,
Ok-tish-u, Chick -tish-uJ
20 sitting in the arbor, love,
Where you sat by 10y side,
Whed cd that calb, autubdal Digit,
You said you'd be by bride
oh, for wud bobed't to care,s
Add tedlerly to kiss you;
Badt do! we're BADLY bilcs apart
tHo-rash-o. Ck-ck tish-u,J
This charhiug evedig brings to bidc
The tibc whcd first We bet;
1t sccbes b,tdt odly yesterday;
thigk see YOU yet;
Oh, tell me, alb still you OVID?
BY hopes-oh do not dash thcb!
God fond by cold, It's getting worse
Ck-tish-u, Ck-ck-thrdSd-eb0
Good-by, by darling, Barry Jade
The bid-dight hour is dear;
Add it is hardly wise by love,
For be to Tiger here
The heavy dews are falling Fast;
a bod good Digit wish you.
(uo.rash- there it is agaid,
Ck-thrdSh-ub! Ck-ck-Gsh-uD
y,,.yr1 N-,,,.yb St,.,,,..
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

THE STARs.-Look at the distant star
which wrinkles in the ornament. There
it has shone with undiminished lustre
for centuries. The eyes that have been
sealed in death thousands of years have
gazed upon it, and seen it the same as we
behold it now. 1t has held its place
through successive empires. If we look
back through the vista of distant ages,
we find it there. 1t beheld Rome in her
might and majesty; it looked upon Baby
Ion in the days of her glory; it saw
Egypt in her rising greatness. Yet still
it shines on, without change or diminu-
ton of lustre. Pcrpetuity, consistency and
endurance of heavenly friendship. Thus
saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for
a light by day, and the ordinances of the
moon and stars for light 10y night;
which divideth the sea when the waves
thereof roar The Lord of Hosts is his
name; if those ordinances depart from
before me, saith the Lord, then the seed
of Israel shall also cease from being a
nation before me forever. The mountains
shall depart, and the hills be removed,
but my kindness shall not depart from
thee; neither shall the covenant of my
peace be removed, saith the Lord that
has mercy on thee" II We attach so
much value to the constancy that can
abide but few years at most, how can
we estimate Alright that which endures
foreverg Think of friendship, the
measures of whose duration il eternity
itself, the tenura of it without limit or
end 0 what basis for everlasting
confidence is this!
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

DREvITY.-Talk to the point, and stop
when you have reached it. Failure to
follow out this apparently simple rule
has made many really learned man ap-
pear ridiculous when writing for the pres.
or addressing a public assembly. The
faculty some possess of making one idea
cover quire of paper, is not good for
much. BE comprehensive in all you say
or write. To fill q volume upon nothing
is credit to nobody; though Lord Ches-
terficld wrote very clever poem upon
nothing. There are men who get one
idea into their heads, and but one, and
they make the most of it. You can see it,
and almost feel it when in their presence
On all occasion; it is produced, till it is
worn as thin as charity. They remind
one of twenty-four FOUNDER discharged
at humming. bird. You hear tremen-
dous noise, see a volume of smoke, but
you look in vain for the effects. The
bird is scattered to atoms. just so with
the idea. 1t is enveloped in cloud, and
lost among the rumblings of words and
fourishes. Short letters, sermons,
speeches and paragraphs, are favoritc. with
us. Commend us to the young man who
wrote to his father: "Dear sir, am going
to be married. and also to the old gentle
man who replied: "Dear son, go ahead"
Such are the men for action. Theyldo
more than they say. The half is not told
in their cases. They are worth their
weight in gold for every purpose in life.
Reader, be short; and we will be short
with the advice.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

A MADXANs FRRAKs.-William Cush-
man. Il passenger on the fast line west over
the Pennsylvania road, became deranged
on the cars, and, as the train was passing
Csrney's station, forty miles east OF Pitts
bur2h, he ran out on the platform and
made Il desperate leap from the train,
which was running ut the rate of forty
miles an hour. The mailman escaped
with few slight bruises, and, when the
conductor stopped the train, was not to
be found. After the train pulled out he
made his way to the signalstation, near
Carncy's, from which he sent telegram
to the Superintendent, saying he had
jumped from the train to escape a party
of men aboard who wanted to shoot him.
The telegraph operator did what he could
20 quiet the man, but in short time he
became very violent, and, drawing re-
vover, forced the operator to vacate. The
latter notified the fireman, who ordered
out his force, and attempted to capture
the insane man. The latter, however,
held possession, threatening to shoot the
first one that entered until daylight, when
he set fire TO the signal tower and was
forced to jump from the window to es-
cape the flames. lie was instantly cap
tured.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

ASTIQUE.-Durng the recent excava-
tons in London, curious old boots, of
rough and clumsy make. have been turned
up. The peculiar quality of the soil in
certain localities has preserved them from
decay. They are of the style of the thir-
ieenth and fourteenth centuries, and are
probably four or five hundred years old.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

THE son Of clergyman was delivering
college valedictory, when, in pulling
out his handkerchief, he pulled out pack
of cards. "Hulloa!" he exclaimed, I've
got on my fathers coatl'
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

Az Irishman, fresh from the "old coun-
thry,' saw a turtle for the first time, and
at once made up his mind to capture it.
The turtle caught him by the finger, and
he, holding it out at arms length, said
Faith, and ye'd better loose the how'll ye
have, or III kick ye out Of the very box
ye sit in, be jabers!'
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

THE rutfed-up egotist who says a wo-
man can not do anything as well as man
has never seen her pack a trunk.-Er.
How if the trunk is To be packed up
three flights of stairs.-Col.a5w Jour
nal
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

The mother of p. p. Bliss, the sweet
singer, died at Towanda, Pa, recently.
She had just moved into Il comfortable
home built from the royalty of gospel
HYMNS written by her son.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

ALWAYS take a rope into your room At
the hotel. 1t may enable you to slide
out even if there is no fire. A big board
bill 10 a. bad as a confagration.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18

THE original 9reenbacks were frogs
and they have always been infstionists
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24

find that the failure of the system may be traced more to the INDIrrER- ENcE OF THE PEOPLE AND TnE NEGLECT AND woRTHLEssxEss OF OUR SCHOOL OFFICERS than to the law. If the law as it is was enforced-if the du- ties which it imposes upon school officers were faithfully aud efficient ly and promptly discharged, and if the people would do their part by putting their children in the public schools and by showing some inter est in the success of theIr district schools, we would have far less cause to complain of the failure of the system. Let the people elect better qualified and more zealous school of ficcrs, especially for county and district positions, and let full and prompt discharge of every duty i'm posed by law be demanded of them, and we will have more successful schools. The law provides penalties and forfeitures for the non-perform- ance of duty on the part of school officers, and yet notwithstanding the fact that there is scarcely a school officer in the State who has not in- cured the penalty of the law by the grossest and most willful neglect of duty, when has one of them been made to feel the penalty so justly due his nonfeasance? Here lies the troubie-school officers fail most miserably and disgracefully to do their duty and the people are too in- different to demand the enforcement of the forfeiture due the county and district. The hue and cry is then raised that the public school system is failure and that the tax money paid therefor is thrown away. This is all mistake. The public school system is the correct system; our state school law is very good, if properly enforced; money paid for the support of the public schools is most wisely expended, and if the people will only take sufficient inter est in this matter to see that the school officials do their duty and to keep good teachers in their school houses and their school houses full of school children, great and inesti
 mable blessings will flow from the public schools-ignorance, the curse of our land will be driven to the heather and civilization will go marching forward.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24
THE STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

We are proud to see that just now the subject of our Public School is getting some attention and evok- ing some discussion from the State newspapers and correspondents thereof. Interest in this matter is what we want, and it augurs we'll to see the subject brought into discus sion. We can erect no monument which will reflect as much credit upon the wisdom of our statesmen as to give the State good system of Public Schools. Government can confer no blessing upon Its subjects of so lasting and paramount value as to make ample provision for the education of the masses. The i'm portance of this matter has never yet been felt by the people of our State, anu at times we had almost despaired of ever seeing interest enough aroused in the premises to secure it the attention that it's i'm portance demands. We are, there fore, glad to see some discussion through the public prints on the subject. A correspondent of the atchman, published at Beebe, White County, criticises and con demns that feature of the School Law which provides that the State school tax shall be paid into the Treasury. This correspondent ia vors the payment of the State School Fund, directly into the County Treasury for the respective counties. The Gazette combats this plan, and we must agree with our Capital con temporary, that the law as 1t stands in this respect is far better for the whole people than it would be if il were as the Watchman' correspond ent would have it.
 In our opinion, however, the fail ure and inefilciency of our Public School system, is not due half SC much to the defects of our State School law as it is to other causes The law may be defective. but if ws sift the matter to tho bottom we vii
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24

squa16le winch cnsues M tiis ai proacb of each anl every State caus psign Never y1t has Pope county tntered tho arena of political strils by putt.n4 fol ward one cf her citis zens for place on the State ticket. Be it said to the credit of our county that we have been blissfully free from office seekers and babbling po- litical aspirants. The modesty and perfect decorum which Pope has practiccd and preserved has kept her heretofore from offering the name ofany of her citizens for a place on the State ticket. It was not because she had no men compe- tent and pre-eminently fitted to fill . place Tn the State government. Not at all. She has citizens who would grace any position on the State tick et-cltizens whom the people would love to honor, and we now give fair warning that 1t is by no means i'm probable that we shall this year as sert the claims which our county can justly present for place for one of her citizens upon the State ticket. We have no office seekers, but we we have the best timber in the State for PEOPLES GOVERNOR, and in due time we hope to see the name of one of our citizens before the voters of Arkansas.
 On this subject more anon.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24
= -
 SheYinS Sale.

Notice is hereby given thatI will on the 2nd day of February, 1878 at the Court-House door in the town of Dover, Pope county, Ark, be- tween the hours prescribed for judicial sales, proceed to sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, the following described land lying in the county of Pope. State of Arkansas, to-wit: The north half of the north east quar- ter of Sec 5. township north. range 19 west. containing 73a acres levied upon by me as the property of J. J. Bowden, 10 satisfy executions issued by the Clerk of the Probate Court of Pope county, Ark. in favor of II. Kirschof, J. L. Sninn, J. l.. shinn adm'r of estate of B. D. K. Shinn deed, J. l.. Shinn assignee of J. L. Bowden, J. A. Hearne. J. R. II. Scott, H. Der nard, Wm. Critics, J. C. Wheeler, and J. w. Russell, adm'r of estate of Thomas Russell, deed, against said J. J. Bowden upon an order rendered by said Probate Court at it's October 1877 term. in favor of the above named plaintifs ct al, creditors of the estate of J. s. Bowden deceased, against said J. J. Bowden administrator of said estate. Terms of sale: Three months credits bond and approved secur- ity required of purchaser and lien retained on land for purchase money
 R R. HOGINS. Sheriff.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24

months for the people to find out i'm: portaDt events that transpire right here in our own midst One reason why our people think no more for their own interests is that they doE't read. Their minds have nothing to act upon, and are consequently inac- tive and useless and the majority go in on their muscle alone for a livli- hood. Cannot we get more readers2 Will not those who know the value os newspaper aid us in extending our circulation? We can ther work with better cheer, and feel that our labor is appreciated.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24
VOL. IV..--NO. |.

With the present issue the DEMO GRAF enters upon it's Fourth year. What good the paper has accom- plished in it's three years existence just closed, we leave for the public to say. One thing we know-it has taken hard, steady work from all connected wi.h~ the publication of the paper to keep it up. The pub fisher, editor, and printers have worked faithfully and hard to give the pubic a good readable paper. It has taken money, too. We do not regret our labor, nor are we dis- couraged; but we must be allowed to say that the people of our county have not shown that appreciation of our paper, which, without any self vanity, we think we are entitled to. We are grateful for the support we have received, and we now take this opportunity to thank all our patrons for their encouragement. For the future we only promise the same faithful efforts to give you good paper that we have exerted in the past. We would like to have more readers among our county people. It would make us feel more like laborlng, and more like we were doing some- good. Wishing that while we are laboring upon our paper this year, endeavoring to do our duty, all the people ot our coun- ty may enjoy prosperous year, and come more generally up to the sup port of their county paper, we pre- sent you with this First number of Vol. ".
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24
THE GOOD OF TT.

The good that is sure to result from the wide circulation of a good county paper among the masses of the people of the county can scarcely be estimated. In thousand ways it is calculated to advance the general interests and stir the people up to ac- tion and energetic effort. As me- dium of inter communication and ex- change of views it is the best and cheapest medium which the people can possibly get. As means of quick and general notification of i'm portant events, it is ahead ofall other mediums. But home paper to be valuable as a means of serving the pubic good must be read by the mas ses. For instance, suppose we are publishing the best paper in the world here, with the best writers in the country as regular contributors. What good would it dc if the masses refused to take and read the paper? Or, suppose we could make truthful predictions of every danger that threatened the public veal and pub lished them every week, what would it benefit the people If they did not read the paper and be informed? The work of the best editor in the world is useless if he cannot secure circulation for his journal among the people. It Is love's labor lost A county without paper is like ship in fog without any fog whistle-lia- ble to be run over at any time, or lia ble to crush to pieces upon the coast rocks at every turn of the wheel.
 To illustrate the use of & pewspa- per, let us suppose that some matter of vital importance should require a unanimous rally of the people of thls county at the court house next Satur- day. If every reading family in the county took the DEMOCRAT all that wodres be necessary to get notice to every nook and corner oi the county would be to publish it in Thursdays paper, and by Saturday morning ev- cry man in the county would know it, whereas without this medium it would be necessary 10 send out a score of couriers on the fleetest cours- CTS, as was done in olden times.
 Again:-Our Moreland correspon- dent in this weeks paper makes the suggestion, land a good one it is, tool that we set aside a column of onr paper as an Educational depart ment for the publication of items from teachers and others in the in. terests of education. Now we are perfectly willing to do this, but .whas good will it do if the people refuse to read the paper. And how much
 good it might do if every family kept the paper on their table and gave their young folks access to it. The
 DEMOCRAT ought to visit one thous- and homes in Pope county every 
 week, and if it did it would not
 take from three weeks to three