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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-21

Whenever party applies to make
an "adjoiningfarm" homestead entry
for the use of an original farm-require
the applicant to describe, IN full, all
the contiguous land owned by him at
the date of the homestead entry. You
will write opposite the entry, in your
"Register of Entries" description of
the alleged original farm, in order that,
when final proof is made, a comparison
of descriptions may be easy and dis
crepancies avoided.
Except in the case of a soldier or
sailor of the late war, no adjoining-farm
entry can exceed eighty acres of double
minimum land.
You should avoid having anything
to do with applications for ceyt!fcotion
of additional homestead" rights. Such
applications should be prepared and
transmitted by claimants themselves or
by their authorized attorney.
Never write the attorneys name in
any of the papers in an additional
homestead entry. The patent must is
sue to the original homestead party,
! and his name only must appear in ap-
plication, certificate and receipt.
Fourth, as to timber culture entries
DO not allow timber culture entry
except you have satisfactory proof that
the section embracing the land claimed
is "prairie land, or land naturally de-
void of timber"
Never allow a second timber culture
entry in a section when there is already
an uncancelled timber culture entry of
a quaster of the same section.
Remember that "a party who con-
tests timber culture entry gains no
preference right to enter the land I'M
less he shall, at date of instituting the
contest, file with you written appli-
cation to enter the tract upon the can
collation. of the contested entry.
Remember that the affidavit re-
quired in making timber culture en-
try must be acknowledged within the
bounds of your land district. Return
to the parties all such atfidavits ac-
knowledged outside of your district.
The Honorable Secretary of the In
terror, under date of the Goth of June,
1873, decided that person could not
change his timber culture entry to a
homestead entry.
You will always bear in mind that
your own individual signatures are re
quired in all papers, returns and re-
ports issued or made by you. No per-
son or clerk can be authorized to sign
your name officially for you.
A new and revised edition of our
general circular will be issued in few
days, and will be sent not only to you,
but also to the clerk of the court of
each organized county in your district,
as guide for the preparation of home
stead proof.
The new rules of practice, govern
ing contests before this office as well
as yours, will be sent to you at an
early day.
shall be gratifed if the foregoing
may prove to be the means of some
what improved administration of those
branches of the land service briefly
mentioned herein, and | confidently
count on your cooperation.
Very respectfully,
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-21
NEWS ITEMS.

Nine funerals of children who had died of
diphtheria took place at Salt Lake City in one
day recently.
Senator Sharon authorizes the statement
that he will not resign. He will take his seat
i'll the senate in December.
\ little while ago all the Republicans were
denouncinG Anderson as Il liar. Now the
Democrats find ii necessary to follow SUIT. 1t
does look as if Anderson were not Il man OF
strict veracity.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-21
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Hired girls are scarce at Walla Walla at SIS
and so month.
Drunken Indians are a very common sight
on the streets of Seattle.
deer whose hams weighed ~ pounds was
brought TO Boise last week.
Mr. Harkens has a potato on exhibition at
his place in Seattle weighing 81 pounds.
Bellingham Bay is fast becoming more noted
for her building-stone quarry than for either
the coal or the lumber trade.
The population Of Stevens county, south of
the Spokane river, has doubled within the
last six months, according to reliable author
ity.
l. Colvin, Of Tenino killed a couple ofhogs,
a few days ago, which weighed when dressed
935 pounds They were Chester Whites and
about eighteen months old.
kickitat county (official) gives Brents lss
majority. For prosecuting attorney Bloom
field (Rep) has 1896 majority. Dunbar lRep.)
for the council has % ma ority, Harper DEM
for Joint representative has 80. There were
20 votes for the constitution and lOl against
it, For commissioners, Chapman DEM has
% majority and Short (Rep) 1872. Brown
Dem for Superintendent Of schools has 252
majority, and Lcvins (Rep) for auditor has
40. Schuster Rep for sheriff has majority
and Pike (RepJ for assessor has -. The vote
on county seat in klickitat county was as fol-
lows: Goldendale i9i; Rockland, 81; Column
bus, ..
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-21
Guardians Sale OF Real Estate.

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance
and by virtue of an order Of the Probate Court
of the County of Clarke, in the Territory of
Washington made on the eleventh day of No
vcmbcr A. ID. 1873, in the matter of the estate
and guardianship of William &. Miller, mi
nor, |, William II. Trant, guardian of the per-
son and estate of the said minor, will, on
Saturday the 9TH day Of Dee. A. ID. 1875
At the hour of II o'clock, meridian of the said
day, at the door of the post Office on Main
street, in the city of Vancouver, Washington
Territory, sell all of the right, title estate and
interest of the said minor, William G. Miller,
in and to the following described premises,
namely:
The south half of those certain lots and par
GELS of land situate in the County of Clarke
aforesaid, and designated and described rs
follows, to-wit: The north west quarter OF
the northwest quarter, and lot number One
of section two and the north east quarter of
the north east quarter and lot number Seven
of section three, in Township two north Of
Range one east, the whole containing one
hundred and tfty-s and 5000 acres; and
the south half thereof, (bcing the south half
of the entire tract, and to be taken in one
body from the entire tractD containing sew
cnty eight and 25l00 acres.
The sale of said lands will be subject to
confirmation by the Probate Court.
Terms of Sac-TcE per ccntum Of the pur-
chase money to be paid on the day of sale, bal
anCc on confirmation of sale 10y the Probate
Court. Deed at expense Of purchaser.
WILLIAM IL. TtANT,
Guardian of the person and estate OF
VIM. Il. Miller, Il minor.
Dated Vancouver, W. T. November T., ISIS.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-21

The treasurer Of Stark county, Ohio, who
recently stole large amount OF county funds
and fled To Canada, has been brought back
and sentenced To hard labor for twelve years,
and to a fine u 10000 and costs Treasurers
Of eighteen other counties in the same state
are likewise in default
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
BARON DE PALMS ASHES.
How They are to he Committed to the
Sea by the Theosophists.
New York Sun,

After the body of the late Baron de
Palm had been cremated in DR.. LIE
Moyne's furnace at Washington, Pa,
the ashes were carefully gathered up by
Hieropeant Olcott. placed reverently
in small porphyry vace, embellished
with Hindoo NEUROLOGICAL designs, and
brought to the Lamasery Of the Theo-
sophs, at eighth avenue and forty.
seventh street in this city. There they
have since remained under the care OF
the Hierophant and Nine. Bavatsky,
corresponding secretary of the society.
The cremation of the.body is but one Of
the steps in disposing Of the dead, &C.
cording to the usages of the society.
The final rite among the Hindoos is,
with great and mysterious ceremonies,
to cast the ashes into the Ganges, and
it has been the intention of the officers
of the American branch of the Agra,
Svmaj to perform this last service to the
memory of their late associate. 1t has
been found impracticiable however, il
even it is necessary, to convey the ashes
to India, and the contents of the urn
now at the Lamasery wall, instead, be
cast into the broad bosom of the At
lantic.
Just when this interesting ceremony
will take place the Hierophant OF The
Agra Samaj seems unwilling to say, but
the full arrangements have been recent
ly perfected, and the date Therefore
cannot be far distant. The place
chosen is little cove on the New Jersey
coast, making into rather extensive
farm belonging to a member Of the
society. A rocky projection at either
side Of the cove breaks the force ofthe
surf and leaves a quiet amphitheatre
within. perhaps three or four acres ID
extent. The urn will be brought to this
secluded spot by the Hierophant' &C.
companicd by All the resident members
of the society and such friends as ma!
be honored by an invitation. The ek
ercises will be at night, and will 1esn
with a solemn chant sung by dozen
voices. The vedic ritual will be yer!
long and impressive, and will be par
ticipated in by mysterious Hlnuo0
pandit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
LATER.

LATER.
l-~ New Yosk~~,r,ep,rm
18th gives further part;c,,% Oct
OF we Manhattan savings 'G ;as'
tuition Is the sensation in bank;na ,'s =!
cles; A notice has been posted T. Gu
bank saying, for the purpose Of ~ lhe
venting ioes to depositors, # il o y. pre-,
no payment be made without eel n
notice. The surplus of ths h ~ days
more than sufficient to cover anv MI
able loss that may be sustained bvp , ro
son OF the robbery. A great nnmi iea.
depositors have given the necessars OF
tice. The directors were in secra; no
sion to-day. 1t is said to be tho r,'. s =
janitors of bank buildings in th; a'e iof
to have the combination Of r.u ,l'y
Every available detective in town au b
been assigned to the case. wv" las
The Evening Post says, 80 far os
be ascertained, no arrests have h oan
made yet. Supt. Walling said ' th;
morning, he could give no new ;n tos
nation about the case; denied he nra
fessed last night to have a clue to III. tbo
robbers, and if he had one he w " rIs
not admit it. The janitor and warcb u
man are at the bank to-day, helping 10
straighten out the matter.
Augustus Schell, democratic cana;
date for mayor, and brother of tbs
president, says the bank will have snr
plus of $4,000 of all the coupon bonds
stolen which were counted As los.
Great crowds continued all the morn;n"
about the bank.
The robbers left behind skeleton
key, also three pair of hand cuffs Of
40 or 80 boxes stored away 20 had been
opened and their contents rifled. # i
possible the amount taken NAV he
s., 900, 900, since the contents of mum.
Der of tin boxes containing coin and
government bonds, with which the
sides of the vault were lined have dis.
appeared.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

No, don't learn trade, young man.
You might soil your hands, wilt your
shirt collar, and soil your complexion
sweating. Go hang your chin over n
counter; learn to talk twaddle to the
ladies'; part your hair in the middle;
make an ass Of yourself generally, and
work for wages that wouldn't support
a Chinese laundryman on rice-fed rats,
and leave big enough balance to pay
his washerwoman-just because it's a
little more genteel in the eyes of people
whose pride prevents them from pound
ing rock or hewing wood, and whose
poverty pinches worse than one of those
patent cross-legged clothcs-pins, if the
truth were only told.-E7mira (N. ~
Gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

AFTER Mercedes death King Alfonso
passed every moment not absolutely
needed for business of state secluded in
the Escurial, spending many hours in
the vaults and declining to see any one.
His table was always set for two, and he
would remain gaping at the vacant
chair opposite him, hardly touching a
morsel of food. required the earnest
representations Of his family and min
isters that this seclusion might breed
popular discomfort to induce him to re-
turn to Madrid and resume his audien-
ces and public appearances.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
Unnatural Showers.

Tradition tells many stories OF show.
ers which were not showers OF ram; ~
is stated by an old writer that IN lay
land and Finland, about a century agu'
mice of a particular kind were KNOW
to fall from the sky; and that sucn al III
event was sure to be followed oya sv III
year for foxes. A shower OF irogs l ,rS
near Toulouse in 1904. A prodisi o~s
number of black insects, about on'
inch in length, descended IN "a sliV Nv
storm at Pakrot, Russia, IN lo-'' ,, U
one occasion in Norway, the peAs"
were astonished at finding shoS SI,r.
rats pelting down on their beds. o"' A.
ers Of fishes have been numerous ,.rrs
Stanstead, in Kent, in 1850, \ aporsred
field was found one morning cp 80
plentifully with fish. although IN ',et S,b.
neither sea, nor river, lake ~, rIsces
pond near. In several other p,~d
these showers of fish have occu, usT.
and can generally be explained ey h SYr
understood causes. Stray wlnus s S
ing from sea or river; wa'e. ,,ar:
licking up the fish out OF the n;,S %" and
whirlwind sending them h 1T Tbt
thither; all these are intelllsl oorrttr,aorii
rat shower in Norway was an e .ars tax.
nary one; thousands OF rats M a bily
ing their annual excursion lUuh;rlvind
region to the lowlands whena WI m and
overlook them, whisked them ,u ny di=
deposited them in a field az ase ssstoni:h-
lance; doubtless mucn TO .n "ane down
ment of such of the rats as ca "a that The
alive. Naturalists have prove, &c connect
so-called showers OF bioou g.. insect lie.
ed with some phenomena Oh ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

IN 1870 James Miller, of Ohio, set out
with his family for the Far West, in an
emierant wagon drawn by two horses.
While in Missouri one of the horses
died, and he stole another to replace it.
He was arrested, convicted and SEN
fenced to eight years Imprisonment.
His term has just expired, and with his
family, that had waited all the while in
the same town, he has resumed his
journey.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

EUGENE VERMEsCH, the Communist,
editor in its day of the Pere Duchesne,
died recently ina mad-house in London
a. the age of thirty.thlee. He was
young, educated, clever, an indefatiga-
BILE worker, and the way to fortune
seemed open to him, when he entered
the field of Communist politics, and, af-
ter distinguishing himself for space by
his violence. had to fly to England to es-
cape death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

GEORGIA boasts of citizen who has
never taken drink of liquor nor had a
spell of sickness, never smoked a cigar
nor taken chew Of tobacco, never ate
any animal that could climb tree, nor
anything that could live in water or
burrow in the ground, nor anything that
was cooked by negro.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

A PARIS newspaper has for two
months past been printing long leaders
headed, "What There is Under the
Cards." the subject being the political
situation. All the articles were of a
mysterious, gloomy and blood.curdling
character, and the last one-all predic-
tons of republican discussions and of
the neutrality-suspicious. resignation
having meanwhile been disproved by
the facts headed, "What There is
Under the Cards-There is Nothing ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

Two of the largest iron and steel
manufacturing establishments in the
country are the Cambria works of Johns
town, Pa, and the Edgar Thomson
Bessemer Steel works. The former is
employing 5000 men, and has its works
in full operation, while the steel works
are consuming 5000 tons Of iron per
month.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

STRANGE discoveries of pctrefactions
are reported from Colorado, near Pue-
bio. Perfectly-formed cocoanuts, but
larger than the ordinary fruit, with the
inside of the shell lined with white crys-
tai quartz, were found imbedded in
mounds Of loose sand and shells, be-
sides several huge petrified sea turtles,
such as now frequent the Pacific Ocean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

TWELVE years ago Deacon Benson, OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, a man Of forty-eight,
was worth 100000. He specialized,
lost money, became passenger con-
ductor, then saloon-keeper, then a
street-car driver, then q pauper; last
week he died in the hospital and was
buried in the POtter's Field. I,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

THE Indianapolis, Bloomington and
Western railroad was sold at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, Oct. 30th, under foreclosure,
by order of the court, and was bid in
for the bondholders for 81, 100000. 5
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
WiieSs Zig LleS!''

Not so last my friend for if you would
see the strong. healthy, blooming men,
women and children that have been
raised from beds of sickness, suffering
and almost death, by the use of Hop
Bitters, you would say, Truth, glori-
Gus truth" See Truths" in another
column.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

THE board of investigation in the
Fitz John Porter case, in session in New
York, have decided that it would not
be expedient to take further action to
obtain the attendance of General Pope.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

The state department at Washington
has telegraphed to our minister at Mad
rid to convey to King Alfonso President
Hayes congratulations at the Kings
escape from assassination.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

IT was found, while exploring a
Chinese joss house, that there was but
one female Celestial in New York.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

ABOUT 40 Mormons arrived at New
York from Europe Oct. Both, on their
way to Utah.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
/, GENERAL NEWS.

THE silver product of this country is
estimated at 100000 to 100000 ounces
per week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

A Georgia man killed o'VV'
in his garnet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
REUNION OF THE TENNEssEE ARMY.

REUNION OF THE TENNESSEE ARMY.
4he;Seterans oft6e atIhyVE the Ten
nlssee met in ANNUAL e4nioIt at Indi-
auApolis Oct both. fen. Sherman
presided. Col. VIM. R.sVilas OF Mad
ison, Wis, delivered TIE annual ad-
dress. "A good time was enjoyed by
the old veterans. -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-22
Exit Congress.

The Forty. fifth Congress has adj
journed after session of eight
months. It is commended more
for what it did not do than for
what it did. The silver bill is
almost the only important measu1 e.,
out of over four thousand bills in
troduced, that passed. The new
tariff bill was defeated. The army
is fixed at twenty-five thousand
luen, but it cannot be used as a posse
comitatus. Under the lead Of
Speaker Randall most of the Jobs
were killed, and the lobbyists are
reported as being bankrupt. The
House threw sop to the colored
Cerberus by refusing to kick out
Rainoy, Smalls and Cain, who were
fraudulently elected to that body.
Out of the two hundred and
ninety~threo Congressman and
seventy-six Senators, a number will
retire this fall to the shades of
private life. Among the latter are
Patterson, Spencer, Conover and
Dorsey, tho last of the carpet
baggers, besides Stanley Matthews,
Sargent and Nipple Mitchell, all
Radicals, who will be succeeded by
Democrats. The next Senate will
contain from six to fourteen Demo-
cratic majority. The House at
present has Democratic majority
of twenty, and it is extremely i'm
probable that this majority will be
reduced. The securing of Demo-
cratic House next time is of the
utmost Importance, for on it may
depend the Presidency in 1880.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-22
blasted, and that tho fate Of his new

blasted, and that tho fate Of his new
scheme will only teach him that
revolutions ore of slow progress and
that all great changes are controlled
by old father Time, and are not
subject to the whims and caprices of
even the valiant men of the Dark
Corner. He will ere long learn, no
doubt to his intense disgust, that
his predicted revolution is q wild
dream, a beautiful vision of his
youth, that will never be realized.
'In the sweet bye ,and-bye" he will
pass into unknown worlds, with the
conviction that his life has been
spent in vain, and that mankind has
lost benefactor. In his last fate
ful moments may he be spared oven
the thought of a poor, miserable
devil of a lawyer representing his
native hills and valleys in the
General Assembly, and as he om-
barks upon the river Styx may the
mohotony of his voyage be relieved
by vivid recollection of the "Feas-
terville Resolutions. FAIR PLAY.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-22

N1NETY-S1x has had q grand cele-
bration, in honor of the Old Star
Fort, one of the best preserved
relics Of the Revolution. The
British made q stand at this place,
and General Greene endeavored to
dislodge them. But reinforcements ts
coming up at the nick Of time. and
the Americans being repulsod in an
assault, Green raised the siege
One of the traditions is that Emily
Geiger, the daughter of Fairfield
farmer, carried important despatch-
es for General Green to the re.
mainder of the army. On the
occasion of the celebration Gov
ernor Hampton and other leading
men, besides four thousand lesser
lights, wero in attendance. It was
great day for Ninoty-Six and Old
Cambridge.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-22
Millinery Bazaar.

MRS. BOAG wishes to return her sin
ccro thanks to her friends and the public
generally for the past patronage, solici-
ting continuance of the same. She will
endeavor as heretofore and is determined
to please thu most fastidious.
Millinery and Fancy Goods Stock is
complete, French Pattern Hats, trimmed
and untrimmcd, Straw Hats and Bonnets,
Sun Hats and Sailors, Eibbons, Silks
Laces, Flowers, Feathers, Illusions, Neck
Ties, Ruthing, Linen and Lace Sctts,
handkerchief, Corscts, Gloves, Buttons,
&C., &c.
Second lot Of Spring Ca!icors, also nice
lot of Dress Goods. Mohairs, Alpacas,
japanese Silks, Wash Popiins,
and other nice Materials and
Trimmings. Gail and
see, Ladies, for your
selves.
4 large lot of Mems, Ladies' and
Chlldren's Shoes, Gents cnd Boys Fur
and Straw Hats, fine and course.
A choice lot of Family Groceries, Can
dies, Cakes. Mnckcrcl. Tobacco Cigars,
Kerosene Oil, Hardware, oodenwarc,
Tinwarc, Crockcry, &c.
quantity Of Lumber for sale low for
cash.
march 80 j. o. BOAG.