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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10
Practical Kindness.

One OF the most beautiful and practi-
cal instances of real kindness | ever saw
came to me in this wise had gone
into my butchers shop one Saturday
night, and was waiting for my steak.
While doing So. mau, black with the
toll and dust of machinery, came in. He
was old and homely, and meanly dressed,
and never should have looked upon him
rs divine agent of consolation had not
"A little girl come in and revealed him to
me- Flows father to-day. Pollyi" he
asked. Hes worse, to-day, aud mothers
down, too;' and the weary little thing
began crying softly to herself Then the
man stopped and said something in a low
voice, to which she only shook her head
and cried more bitterly. SO he took the
basket from her, saying, rim away
home, Polly, or that baby,-she'll be iu'
mischief. III bring the basket" She
offered hsm twenty-five cents, but he
hurried her away aud would not touch it.
Then he cho.e som, good beef, II piece OF
bacon, and plenty of vegetables, and hav
ing paid for them, walked off to II large
tenement house in sight. gave him ST
lent reverence rs he passed me, for knew
him then rs one of Gods messengers,
unconsciously, but oh! how blessedly,
taking N share in the ministry of angels I!
Opportunities like these are constantly
thrown in our way by the angel who
watcheth over our souls; but if u brother
or sister be naked and destitute of daily
food, and one of you say unto them,
depart in peace, be we warmed and
filled, notwithstanding yc give them not
these things which are needful to the
body, what doth 1t protitl"-Se!ected.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

BEER PRoDUCTIoN 1t is generally
supposed that Germany is tire greatest
beer producing country under the sun.
This is not the case, however, and the
palm of beer production belongs TO Eng.
land, which country made last year only
fraction fewer than nine hundred
million gallons, exceeding the production
of Germany more than one-third, and
equaling the product of Austria, Bel
GUM, France and the United States. In
asmuch Ms less than three per cent. of all
the British beer is eXported-the wonder
is that the average Britain does not come
to his bier at II less mature age than the
statistics indicate.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

WoMEN's RIGHTS BY RAILwAY.-Wom-
en- have to take their chances in an Eng
lsh Railway carriage. Two weeks ago
two Rugby ladies took seats in com
partment of the Scotch express from
Euston They were joined by Scotch
gentleman, and just as the train was
starting, the porter put into the carriage
an Unlocking sailor, with large bottle
of whisky sticking out of his coat pocket.
When they were off, he proceeded to of
fer this to his fellow passengers, and on
their refusing, he took out II pistol, which
he pointed at them in turn. The Scotch
man Immediately sprang upon him,
wrcsted knife from him, and seized
him by the collar, forcing him back upon
the scat, ana being fortunately n strong
Young fellow. succeeded in holding him
down in this position, threatening to
strange him II he attempted to get away.
Meanwhile, the two ladies', in great ter
ror, did all they could To attract the no.
tice If the guard; they searched in vain
outside both windows for the cord, add
failed from the roar of the train To make
their screams heard. An hour attera ard,
upon the train stopping ut Ellsworth,
they were freed from their most unpleas-
ant position.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10
HOstetter 8 Almanac.

The edition for 1873 of the sterling Medical
Annual, known as llostetter's Almanac, is
now ready, and may be obtained free Of cost,
of druggists and general country dealers in
all parts of the United States and British
America, and indeed in every civilized por.
tion OF the Western hemisphere. 1t com
bines, with the soundc~t practical advice for
the preservation and restoration to health, n
large amount of interesting and amusing
light reading, and the calendar Hstrouomi.
cal calculations, chronological items, &c,
are prepared with great care, and will be
found entirely accurate. The issue of Hos
letters Almanac for ISIS in the English,
German, French, Welsh, Norwegian, Sw,d-
ish, Holland, Bohemian aud Spanish Ian
guagcs, will in all probability he the largest
edition of medical work ever published in
any country The proprielors, Mvs>rs. Hos
letter ~ smith, Pittsburgh, Pa, ON receipt OF
II two cent stamp, will forward copy 10y
mail Ia any person who cannot procure one
in his uCiu prhpOd.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

WHILE the wife of c. J. Langdon, a
brother-in-law of Mark Twain, was rid
ing near Elmira, New York, with her
child and nurse, recently, the horses ran
away and were stopped by colored
man named John +. Lewis, who was re-
wardcd by present OF 81 900 from Mr..
Laugdon, $50 and set of his books
from Mark Twain, and $a5 from another
person, besides II quit claim for mort.
gag. of 800 on his farm, due to q
gentleman Who thought the deed worthy
Of further reward.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10
Advice to Bachelors.

"Every dog has his day and so has
the bachelor. In all this weary old world
there Is no creature more hopelessly for
lorn than the unmarried man who has
cultivated the pleasures of his youth,
aud finds himself jogging alone-with
ever-increasing speed, despite govt aud
rheumati>m-down the sunset slope of
life. While the bloom of youth was on
him, he was gay gallant, whom ma
neuvering mammas and marriageable
daughters followed, tlattered, sought
and sued;' but when he enters the sea-
son of the sere and yellow leaf. and peo-
pie find out that he is Il confirmed old
bachelor who positively will no, marry,
then female tlatterers drop away, mater
.fdmiitas become devoted to younger and
more eligible beaux, and the girls turn
up their dainty noses at him. So the
social ties of slang syne" are one by one
severed, and no new ones come to take
their place; then he flies to his club for
companionship, but even there he must
stand aside and play second fiddle to
younger rivals. In short, he finds him
self at fifty II complete social failure, and
it does not hel p the matter any when he
realizes too late that it is all his own
fault. Having been rendered doubly
vain and selfish by -adulation III his
halcyon days, he still bankers rcstlcssly
after admiration, and were he less con
cerned, he could discover with half an
eye that his fancied ''triends" do not care
Il straw for him; and they use him only
as suits their own pleasures, and that be-
hind his back they hold his foibles up to
ridicule. And it serves him right, too
for he has neglected his heaven appointed
mission in ife-that of making some
woman happy, and of building up u SOL
ace for his own and her old age in the
shape of home and family ties. and chill
dren to rise up in his declining years aud
..call him blessed" If Longfellow 5
idea is correct, that
"No one is so accursed by fate
No one SO utterly desolate,
But some heart, though unknown,
Responds unto his own"
then there is somewhere desolate and
dricd-up old maid, stranded upon the
rugged sands of time, whose life is as
barren aud bleak as his own-all because
he neglected to find and marry herl Oh,
you grabbed old customer; you selfish
and sinful old bachelor, we call upon you
to repent and turn from the error of your
ways ere it is everlastingly too late, and
you become so chemically sour and snap
pish and altogether disagreeable that no
woman in the world will have you. Be-
sides yon are losing all the real sweet
ness of life, and ARE pursuing an ignts
.tatuus of fancied pleasures which will in
evitaby leave you at last to tiounder
hopelessly and alone through the morass
of regretful old age. Matrimony may
not at all times present paths Of peace,
but in the main ''its ways are ways OF
pleasantncss," and of "two evils it is al
ways wise to choose the least "Single
blessedness is myth when man OF
woman hns passed the golden rubicon OF
middle life,' and since 'misery loves
company" even occasional "double
wretchedness" is preferable to continual
solitary woe.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

Our Domestic COMMERCIAL clause
in the General Appropriation bill, passed
by Congress at its last session, provided
for the collection and publication of an-
nual statistics and facts relating to the
internal commerce of the United States.
The result is n report which we have not
seen, but which il noticed in the New
York Bulleta The comparative value
of our internal and foreign commerce is
the only extract given, and that seems to
be incomplete, for it includes in the in
ternal commerce only the value of rail-
roads and commodities transported by
them The estimated value of shipping,
American and foreign, employed in for
eign trade, is placed at 100000, and the
estimated value of railroads in the United
States at 81 600, 000,0 900 The value of
foreign imports and exports is given at
$l,121 PA Al and the estimated value of
commodities transported by the railroads
is $4,000, 100000 Nothing is here said
about the value OF our commerce on the
lakes, rivers and canals, but it is probable
that the report itself contains statistics in
reference 10 this part OF our trade.-7he
Cincinnati Price Current.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10
The LONGEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD

The LONGEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD
The following are the largest rivers,
with their extent: The Amazon, in South
America, falls from the Andes through II
course Of 1900 miles; the Mississippi,
from the Stony Mountains, runs 2,G00
miles; La Plata, from the Andes, 2.2l5
miles; the iloangho, in China, from the
Tartarcan chain of mountains, lis 3,260
miles; the langtse- kiang runs from the
same mountains, aud is 5000 miles long
the Nile, ir, III the Jhel kumri Mountains,
courses 1890 miles; the Euphrates, from
Ararat, is 2,020 miles long; the Nolga,
from the Naldais, is :, 100 miles; the Dan
ube, from the Alps, is 100 miles in
length; the Indus, from the Himalayas,
is 100 miles; the Gauges runs from the
same source, and is 1850 miles long
the Orinoco, from the Andes, is 1000
miles in length; the Niger, or Wharra, is
1000 miles loHg; the Don, the Dnlcper,
and the Senegal are each over 900 miles
in length; the Rhine and the Gambia are
SSS miles in length.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

PRUNING grapevines may be done just
AS soon rs the leaves fall, or it may be
delayed until early spring. If the
former be preferred it is safer not to cut
to the uppermost bud, which is intended
to grow the next season, since that is
liable to INJURY, unless the vines are laid
down and covered.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

SUBSCRIBE for the Commercial Adpooaie, the
only paper published devoted 10 the Labor
Question on The true principle. Price $500
year. 32column weekly Journal. 1t con
tains all the latest market reports. Address
Commercial Adrocats $40 Montgomery street,
San Francisco, Cal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

PHYSICIANS Of high standing undertaking.
ly give their Endorsement 10 the use Of the
Graefenbcrg. Marshalrs Catholicon for all fe-
male complaints. The weak and deblitated
find wonderful relief from II constant use of
this valuable remedy. Sold by all druggists.
81 80 per bottle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

"WHERE THERE'S WILL THERE'S A
work-people dram; AVN sorry, Mrs.
MDougal, We Gamma tax gless on &C
count of your temperance principles.
Mrs. MDougal-"Hoot, mon! Ye just
poort on ma roll, an III eat it."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10
. ERBIN r.
.-aTrnE's TRUE aEurDV. rHr-

NATURES TRUE RENrDN. PRIV
4 pared from Herb-. and is highly recommended
,pccnc for Cancers rumors, scrofuia. od sores.
Rheumatism. and di-eAses Of the Throat. Lang,
and invaluable compound s well known 20 thousands
None genuine bat those containing the Ectype Of N
poCTUs FERDEsASDERz on the outside wrapper
Price ,20 per bottle. or three for tso sold by
CRANE BRIGHAM and c. y. RICHARDS co,
Wholesale Agents. san Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

ORR neighbor Jones, whose aching bones
made him walk almost double, now uses
ABOLITION on, and has no further trouble
PRArr's ABOLITION on cures all lamencss
and pAin.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

Doctor IN THE CLosEr.-Trappcr's In
dian Oil is one of those harmless, ready rem.
edies that every family should keep on hand.
Whenever there is pain. use IT,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

person who needs it, but is sold for $500 per
bottle
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

J. W. SHAEFFER n cos GREEN SEAL
CIGARS are made from finest Havana To-
hacco. 32S Sacramento St, San Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

ALL Asiatic women ride horseback
astridc
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

HERBINE should be in the hands Of every
hrst-elass druggist Ask your druggist for
II, aud II he has none, tell him to order
dozen bottles
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

II p. WHIGHr NkKCnA>T TAILOR,
ID. ssS Montgomery St, san Francisco.
NoNTGoMEKYs TEMPERANCE MOTEL, 317
i'l Second st. san Francisco. q Meal Tckrts. Al
pn0T LEGS, shuE AND CATER urrERs,
0UOl cath r and nndn,s. no dc ~ - : =
In the known world. Sample Watch Free 10
w Agents. Address, A. COULTER Co. Chicagp.Iu
~ DIR; M: %. L.A"N, n"Nr;.-..
S.tIfYN has removed to HSs Market 81 san Fran
cisco, coracr Of ksa ny-Dr. Chsmbcrain's office.
OO 10 cts. post paid; Packs. 50 cts; T. Packs,
sLm Address G. II HAvrNs, SUNNI {, scho. Co. Y.
nH. CANCERS. KMEv.
kcarny street. sa" Erancic-"
S4O kD: aso OF The lTcsi novelties send
NV for Catalogue. VAN co. Chicago.
N0Cn \ month. Agent. wanted RI best sell.
WJJu Address JAY niioNs0N. Dr'.o,r, Mich.
AGENTS AND CANVASSERS I !" H NJ. M';ea
Fourth street. san Francisco
AGENTS WANTED. I5S FAsr-sE,I.
= Ing articles New lightning Platter. burglar
Send for Catalogue sGpLKR 4 R,Exows. isI.
Market street. San Francisco.
&NA LIVE AND Int L,NE.-srlr~ptp
T. BoLroN, IxO Fourth St.. san Frnncis,o room
FILLING speciality. All work warranted.
SINrN SIN SPECIMEN COPIES OF our BEAU RI
- Full OF ClkOMO> nee. To- rrspon- ihir Agents.
Enclose 10 cts. with your application {. cover post.
age Ntf0ehHdn & Co, ln ". 9th ST. Cincinnati. q.
I AIDES AND GEN rlEMEN WISHING REIIA-
IL Bile female he y, ss huu-rkccpcrs, cooks, auu.
dresses, chamber waiting, nuts etc en- mud such
always with references. nj Mas j. j. FENr.JN'S Nm
pluy mrnt ONCE 7sO Market street, san Francisco
NJ AGIC FOUNTAIN PENS lNpfIIRLE FOR
AVl marking Linen. Writes with watcr-nu Ink ~.
qurrd. Every Pen guaranteed. samples 10y mail.
post paid, ls. for BE Agents wanted every
county DAVID j. KING. us 'th street san Francisco
MINERAL R0DS ' Amp ft:s,sl to Miners il F.
Circular 10 X. n. COFFIN. No. as Bristol
street. bO-ton. Mass.
A0cMYe QUICK FOR NEw CIRCt'-
" u u ! . lars OF Tax ATLANTIC WkEkLY.
Great changes ,cuurry novel announcements. free
outfits and certain profits.
A. pURkEE 4 co,
III Monroe Street Chicago
L'OK PRESENTS or RUSTIC WORK.
i hanging baskets and stands Of all sizes, chairs
sofn-. tables, brackets. and every variety Of rustic
work, wholesale and retail, T. DUFFY, prize manu-.
facturrr OF rustic work. W. corner OF U'Farrrll
| and lcaNrn~orth SITS san Francisco The LARGEST
stock In the United States. The public are invited
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

IlERBlNE should not bee confounded with
cheap nostrums made TO sell at low price.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10

CARDS. u; Cabinets, 81 per dor. PEOPLk's ARR
GALLERY, 81 Third street. San Francisco.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28

an afllay Oh the plantation of Mr.. f. ID.
Green, between a negro woman and
her daughter. The latter was SO badly
injured that she died soon after. The
brutal mother has been imprisoned.
y difficulty occurred at Rock Hill on
Tuesday afternoon between Il. Nj. and
l.. &. Murray, two brothers, Oh the one
side. and Henry Bruncr on the other
-all natives Of North Carolina, and
only temporarily resident at Rock Hill.
Four shots were fired, most Of them by
fruncr, and Mr.. =. Nj. Murray received
two wounds from the effects Of which
he died Il few hours after tho allray.
Brucr has been arrested and lodged in
York county Jail.
n few nights ago james Aluui, q
Frrnrhnan who attends to the Mount
Pleasant wharf near Charleston, was
waylaid on his way home with his little
~"n and almost beaten to death. His
son gave the alarm and rescued his
father from death. The murtlcrOus
t"tI was committed by several negroes,
som" e.! whom have been arrested. IL
j.; supposed thai the ohirc! Of the vii
laiAS was robbery and murder, as they
doubtless supposed tina! Alqui had
funds Of the Ferry Company in his pos
session. The unfortunate man is still
laid up from his severe wounds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28
Whe Schocl Tax,

Somc persons are under the imprcS.
Sion that since thr adoption of ,hr con
stitutional school amendment, the
State pays larger tax than Formerly
for education. This is Il mistake. L,
was the uniform practice of the Raui~
cal Lcg:sla. u"c 10 levy two mills ann,,-
ally tnr schools, and the amrndnpni
merely made thc two mill tax a con.
siituiional rcquirrm'nt inStcG, \ of l,av-
ing the levy to tlc rn''' ice ~. Ihr Leo.
islaturc. The main feature Of the
amendment was the pro .'ision conlin-
ing the proceeds of the tax TO the
county in which ii was levied. We
really pay less tax than formerly for
schools. Every district in Fairfield
under the Old law paid no! only the
State tax of two mills, but generally
levied an additional local tax avcrar-
ing mill ora mill and Il half, maxim"
the total school tax reach three or three
and Il half mills. This, too, was when
the State lax was twelve mills or
more. Now that The schools arc nct,-
ally accomplishing good, while lhc
State tax is bat seven mills. il does
seem that the people shIUlL have thc
power Of lcvying the local tax as be-
fore, provided thcy sec T. TO do so.
The abolition Of the diStri,. tax cron,ps
the schools and virtually forbids thc
erection or Improvement Of school
buildings. The repeal of thc district
tax law rs it stood on Che books was
wise enough, for by it nou-taxpavcrs
were permitted TO crowd the meeting,
and impose any rate. Of taxation on
property that they saw fit TO do. Du,
II new law should be enacted per-
mitting only those persons Who pay 9
tax on property TO vote on the Ques
ton. AS the constitution forbids tho
imposition of any capitation tax olhc,
than the poll-aX, thosc parties who
own no property cannot be affected by
a district lcvy, and therefore should
have no voice in imposing it. But i
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28

property holders wish to raise addition
al funds to ensure the success of the
schools, they should be permitted TO
do so. If they do not wish TO make
shlS levy they are not compelled TO do
ii and the act would work no harm.
The only drawback to the system OF
public education now is tho want OF
enough money to locate Il sufficient
number Of schools. a levy of oEc
mill is only dollar on every thousand
dollars worth OF property, and yet the
proceeds Of mill tax would go far
towards utilizing the system. 1t is
also Il matter Of surprise To some that
the operation Of the constitutional
amendment has not largely increased
the school iluu of Fairfield. The cX-
planaion i very simple. Previously
Fairfield paid about eight thousand
dollars Il year on the two mill tax, of
which she got back only about four
thousand. But III the same time the
district tax realized three or four thou
sand dollars, makinga total Of seven
or eight thousand dollars. Now. how
ever, while The county retains the cli-
tire proceeds of the constitutional levy,
amounting 10 eight thousand dollars,
she does NOT raise Il cent by district
taxation, thus losing three thousand
dollars while gaining four, and not
largely increasing the aggregate. if,
however, thc district tax were revived
and The people paid, for good schools,
only what they formerly paid for
s,lnn,S, thc school fund would reach
twelve thousand dollars, exclusive Of
Nr poI!-;0N, and would effect hand
some results. The people then would
hr paying only eleven mills, against
nineteen and twenty mills paid 70
Moses and Chamberlain.
In answer t, th" poverty Of the coun-
ty ii need only be said that the pay
mrnt OF money for education is ALWAYS
Il good inTcsiincnt. IL is casting the
bread on .hr waters tiat will return
after many days. The efficiency and
u,"illr~; OF The rising generation will
hcvcnd OH the amount Of money and
care "Npcnd"u upon their cducat ion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28
TRfB UTE or II RESPECT.

Since 1t has been the Will and pleasure OF the
Dtcty In his nncrrng Judgment and divine wis.,
unn, 10 sever Tic In our mystic circle, by re
moving from this earthly lOugc rrothcr
ALEXANDER MCKENZIE, the absence OF whom
we deeply feel and dcporc whose usefulness
we can never forget
Ec ii Fc~'rrI, That IN his death WInnSbOro
Lodge, 40. II, A.. t.. Nj. has been subjected
to the loss OF Il member whose place will not
readily be illcd, who waS rntirarcd To us by his
true Masonic worth. and who won our affection
ana esteem by his ever increasing fondncSS,
ana Interest, beautifully though rcscrvcIly
manifested, In all thiaSi pertaining to the wei
1atr and advancement OF our noble Institution.
H"'"'c"o! That his example Shall ever be emu
lated. his memory cnShrincu In our hearts, and
tnou rn We grirvc ut his departure. we mourn
not witha fear OF eternal separation, but con-
lllHnt!y expect to BE- reunited with our brother
when we are signalcl 20 the Great Warden's
call. And be 1t further
R"s''rFH, That rs Il token or brotherly love
ana respect the cmDlcmS and rcgalla OF the
lo'lE" hr drapcd In mourning for thirty days:
That blank page In our minute book be dcdica-
to to his memory, ana That these resolutions
b" published In the Winn boro NEWS AND
lIEKlLD
Extract from minutes
G. McCANTS,
Sept "S-fHlt Secretary.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28

40 TO J. NJ. BEATY'S for J. & p.
NJ Coats Spool Cotton, at the lowest
market price, either by tho spool or
dozen.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28

Highest market price paid for hides
Bring them to us.
april 26 j. F. MoMASTER d co
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28
AUGUSTA HlTEL
Corner of Broad and Washington Streets,
AUGUSTA GA.

TT AS been thoroughly renovated, re.
~ modelled and newly furnished 1t
is located in tho centre Of business
Telegraph Office in tho Hotel building
Express Ollico in tho Same block. Post
ONCE only ono block Off All other pub
Tic conveniences close at hand.
NU- The Office Of the Hotel will DO
open duiiug tho night, and guests will bo
received or c, He'd ut any hour.
" w. MOORE, Proprietor.
Rates of Board, 81 90 por day
oct 20-x,y