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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-08-22

The attention of farmers is called to
the following circular, read at the an
nual board of trade meeting in Port
land few days since:
BOARD OF TRADE, PORTLAND, Aug. II, rs
In 1875 we directed the attention
of our producers and warehousemen to
the fact that complaints had been
made in the Liverpool markets, and
litigation ensued because of various
shipments from Oregon the preceding
year, of inferior, dirty, shriveled and
unsound wheat Last year repeti-
ton of the same evil took place. I'm
sound and inferior wheat shipments
were of such frequent occurrence that
not only did the Liverpool purchasers
sustain heavy pecuniary losses, having
to guarantee, as is the custom in Eng
land, each shipment when resold, but
as a necessary consequence, claims to
the amount of thousands of dollars
have been enforced against our ship
pers by buyers in the Liverpool mar
kets, who have this year resolved to
purchase no cargoes from Oregon
which are mixed with foul or unsound
wheat. Accordingly Portland ship
pers have been compelled, for their
own protection, to stipulate with mer-
chants, producers and interior dealers,
that all wheat which is foul dirty or
unsound will be rejected, and inspec-
ton of every parcel of wheat is to be
made at Portland before placed on
board. 1t is, therefore, essential for
our producers and interior dealers to
see that no wheat is shipped to Port
land which is not clean, Understandable
wheat" otherwise annoyance, litiga-
ton and expense will be incurred to
the seller, and rejection of the wheat
will certainly follow as a matter of
course. 1t is only by careful inspec-
ton that interior dealers can prevent
this loss, and Oregon wheat is in i'm
minent danger of losing its relatively
high value over the wheat of other
States-a loss which eventually would
fall directly on the Oregon producer
j. MCCRACKEN, Vice President.
WILLIAM REID, Secretary.
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-08-22


Prof Goldwin Smith has recently
written on the Berlin statement, Civ
ing the views of the class of English
men who look beyond supposed tri-
umph of the present hour. He says:
"The treaty of Berlin gives Russia all
she ought. 1t gives her Bessarabia;
it gives her everything she coveted in
Asia. The division of Bulgaria is all
in her favor, if she has any bad de-
signs, since two weak Bulgarias will
be more liable to her influence than a
single strong one. Bul garia is di-
vided, Roumania is dismembered, Ser
via is disappointed, the gallant Mon
tenegrins are sacrificed to Austrian
jealousy, Roumelia is thrust back un-
der the Turkish yoke; Greece, after
being restrained from helping herself
and taking advantage of Russian as
sistance, is put off with a paltry rec
tifcation of frontier, while TheSsaly
and Epirus are again consigned to the
prison house of Ottman cruelty and
extortion, and unhappy Crete is given
back to her murderous oppressor.
At the price of this betrayal England
receives Cyprus, about which Russia
cares nothing. People who raise a
shout of triumph over this acquisition
seem to have forgotten that Nicholas
himself, offered England Egypt and
Crete" England is not in humor
to hear these things now, but she will
be ready in few years, when this
long-mooted "eastern question" "
which is not settled at all but is only
involved in further difficulties, again
puts up its head to disturb Europe.
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\ SCATTERED SrEER.-While the
train was psssing over the main line,
between kalama and Tacoma recently,
a young man sitting on the pilot over
the cowcatcher, clasped to his bosom
young grouse as it attempted to fly
by. The train pursuedits route few
miles further when a young steer dis
puted its passage. More from neces-
sity than from choice, the steer was
taken aboard, and the man on the
pilot almost lost his eyesight as the
animal flew to pieces. He now takes
the rear end of the train, where be is
confident no cattle will walk aboard
and hurt him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

Heaps of corn. the Nebraska Farmer says,
are nearly as common in the yards Of that
State as wood piles at the East, and for the
same purpose to wit for fuel. 1t is on record
that Kansas farmers have burned corn, and
six months afterward paid seventy-tive cents
a bushel for corn to feed their stock. And
when corn in that State was drug at seven
cents per bushel in the field. there was ready
market for it at ninety-five cents. The easy
lesson of which is that in years of plenty it is
the part of wisdom to provide for possible
famine-as Joseph did in Egypt-and not
pile corn on the kitchen fire.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

In Canandaigua it is fineable offense to at
tend a dance to which you have not been in
vited A few evenings ago, while dance was
in progress at the residence Of Mr.. Buchanan,
a short distance east of that village, seven I'M
invited guests, Young men,, made, their APP
of doors, and for time disappeared. But it
was not long before they came back, rein
forced by several others of the same stripe,
and this time refused to leave. Thereupon
word was sent to the Canandaigua police
headquarters, and officers soon had the offend
ers under arrest They We're arraigned before
Justice and after examination fined Sc each.
The fines We're promptly paid.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

Little Annie is too cunning for anything,
and, like most little folks, she says queer
things. A few nights ago her mother had
mothers mothers side, She repeated the Lords Prayer
as usual She had no sooner concluded it than
she repeated it again rapidly. "Annie," said
her mother, why do you say your prayer
twice." Then the little innocent looked up
and remarked: "Well, mamma, feel just like
praying tonight, and tomorrow night L
may not"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

Mr. Dicks is one Of the admired young gal
lants of Wooster, Iowa. Two girls claimed
his escort from a social gathering. He polite
ly offered an arm to each, but that arrange
ment did not please the rivals, who quarreled
in the street. Mr.. Dicks declined to inter
fere in the controversy. He stood aside and
told them to settle the question between
themselves. They did so by long and severe
fight, in which hair and clothes were torn,
faces scratched and fingers bitten. At length
one was yanquished and Mr. Dicks gave his
arm to the victor
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

In Scott county, Kentucky, the temperance
wave has risen SO high that even the figure of
Justice on the top of the courthouse wears
Murphy badge
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

Sworn to and subscribed before me this
eighteenth day of January, 1878.
A. INGRAHAM. Notary Public.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

The baggage of the female minstrels now
here embrace twenty three large Saratoga
trunks. What elaborate and gorgeous out
door costumes they must possess Their stage
toilets would not crowd an ordinary sized
cigar box Eureka Sentinel
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

Fred'k Oamerden
J. L. Harris.
Andrew Stewart.
Joseph Stone
George Martin.
Alfred Moulton.
1. G. Jurey.
Edward Nalle,
Geo. w. Senteu.
A. Levi,
VIM. Il. Matthew'S
Paul e. MorttmeI~
John Y. Moore
w. B. Conger-
Henry d. PEeafSns
] 1rbyL
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

TTNWENTY-E EIGHTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
or THE
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

Give me kiss, dear girl II can't she
replied; 81 don't mind lending you one but
must have it returned tomorrow"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

Thos A. Adams,
Sam'''l B. Newman,
SarA1 81. Kennedy.
John Phelps.
f.dam Thomson.
Henry Abraham.
Victor Meyer,
Edward ]. Gay.
Joseph Bowling.
Simon Hernshetm,
Simon Forcheimer.
Jos. B. Wolff.
r. B. Post,
Ed. Pilsbury,
Jno. E. King.
Reuben g. Bush.
mV0 IL
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

the Moffett tax In Virginia is very uncertain.
Unless It is made more effective than 1t now
seems to be, 1t will have to be repealed and
some other more efficient tax will I've imposed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28

The Board OF Directors. at a meeting held on
the nineteenth day Of January 1873. after set
ting aside 10000 to reserve fund from the net
earnings OF the year. and paying 10 per cent
dividend to the stockholders. have resolved to
pay CASH DIVIDEND OF TWENTY-FIVE
PER CENT on the net earned participants
premiums OF the year ending December N
1877, said dividend payable ON and after Mon
day. the twenty eighth day of January. 1878.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28
f. BUSCH,
GUN AND LOCKSMITH,

no, "a Commercial Place, New Orleans
DELL HANGING, IRON RAILRINGs. AMI
ID General House Work attended to at shon
notice and reasonable prices. Ais ., Vaults
Keys of all descriptions made. Safe repair,
Ing q specially m70 IT
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28
DIRECTORS:

DIRECTORS:
e. J. Hart. Jesse s. Flower,
J. L. Harris. Henry RenshaW.
J. Weis. L. Alcus,
Hugh Wilson, B. w. Taylor.
Scott Mcdehee. B. Biseoe.
J. @. Morris. D. Fatjo,
A. Baldwin. James /. Day.
7. L. Airey. Charles Macready.
Lionel @. Levy. r. E. Craig.
W. E. Seymour. Emory Clapp.
Saml L. Boyd. John g. Gaines.
D. A. Chaffraix. John 8. Groves.
ia2O
, 1878-11-21
AWAKENING AND INsTRUCTING
TUITION:

Tuition is charged from date of entrance to
close of term, and must be paid in advance.
No deduction will be made except in cases OF
protracted illness.
academic A Depart for term of 10 weeks. $40 90
Grammar s. :. so
Primary 50 " 0O
Music, French and German, extra.
Commercial and Normal studies only sl2 so
GssTWe o otfer excellent facilities for pursuing
Commercial and Normal studies. Good board
can he had near the school at from ~ to S5 per
week. Music lessons can be furnished; also,
instruction in drawing.
NJ. G. ROYAL, Principal.
, 1878-11-21

Slow and sure should BIZ the farm
er's motto. No rash speculations
for him. No inflated prices of pro-
duce, stock or anything else, produc
ing corresponding collapse. Care
prudence and industry will produce
liberal gains, but the tiller Of the
soil who expects to become enor.
mously rich in brief space will be
sorely mistaken. If no debts are
contracted and liberal diversity Of
crops be planted and economy be
practiced, commercial panics may
overwhelm the mcrchantile world
and the farmer will not even be en-
barrassed. Slow and sure may seem
out of place in this fast age, bat it
is the only safe way.-"Our Home
Jounal."
, 1878-11-21
A Living Witness.

Do not despair OF ever finding relief from
that dreadful disease dyspepsia, or its mate
liver complaint. A single trial Of Whites
Prairie Flower will make you q witness
to its miaIIibility. Druggists say they
never sold a medicine they can more
heartily recommend. 1t cures chronic
rheumatism. Cutaneous and ulccrous scrot-
ula, organic debility, nervousness, etc. etc.
For female complaint it has no equal.
Prairie Flower is gathered from the
prairie of the tar west, and then carefully
prepared in the form of liquid medicine
by an experienced physician. Is positive
ly purely vegetable and harmless in any
reasonable amount, yet powerful purga-
tive il taken II. over doses. Directions in
iull are with each bottle. For sale by all
druggists. Trial size, % cts. Large size,
70 cts. =
, 1878-11-21
JOHN P. PETERSON
Merchant Tailor, ,
AND MANUFACTURER OF
Gents and Boys Fashionable Suits.

rs PREPARED TO MAKE UP GENTS
l. Clothing according to the latest
fashions. Special attention paid to re-
pairing and cleaning. Terms moderate.
Has constantly on hand a lot of fine
French Cloths and Cassimeres, Oregon and
Mission Cassmeres, from which parties
can select for themselves.
"a orders from Il distance promptly al
tended to.
Parties wishing to buy the best Sewing
Machine should call on John p. Peterson,
Port Townsend and examine the New
White. Mr.. Peterson will be pleased to
show all about the machine and give full
Instructions free. Every machine war.
an ted to please. -
JOHN p. PETERSON,
Agent, Port Townsend.
SAM'L HILL, 10 Montgomery st.,
San Francisco, Gen Ag't Pacific coast
, 1878-11-21

ALL good conversation, manners,
and action come from a spontaniety
which forgets usages and makes the
moment great. Nature hates calcu.
Iators; her methods are saltatory and
impuIsive. Only in our easy, sim
pie spontaneous actions are we
strong. BY contenting ourselves
with obedience we become divine.
a believing love will relieve us of a
vast load of care. o my brothers,
God exists!--R. w. Emerson.
, 1878-11-21
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

This Department is the MOST IMPORTANT
and we propose doing thorough work in build
ing the groundwork for future education,
Our system ofinstruction embraces the latest
plans and most approved systems for
AWAKENING AND INSTRUCTING
the young mind, and ut the same time teach
ing IL to think for itself ACCURATELY and
READILY. The abcdarans are taught from
Wilson'S Family ana School Charts, until they
learn to read, and then pass in order, at the
same time receiving oral instructions in Ian.
guage, Combinations of Numbers, Drawing,
Penmanship and Geography.
, 1878-11-21

ORIGIN OF TEXTs.-The selecting
passages of Scripture as a text or
basis of sermon or discourse seems
to have originated with Ezra, who,
accompanied by several Lsvites in
a pubic congregation Of men and
women assembled the pulpit, opered
the Book Of the Law, and, after ad-
dressing prayer to the Deity, to
which the people responded Amen
read in the law of God distinctly,
and gave the sense, aud caused them
to understand the meaning Pre-
viously to that time the patriarchs
delivered, in public assemblies, either
prophecies or moral instructions for
the edifcation of the people. 1t was
not until after the return of the Jews
from the Babylonish captivity, dur
ing which period they had almost
forgotten the language in which the
Pentateuch was written, that it be-
came necessary to explain as well as
read Scripture to them-a practice
adopted by Ezra, ard since univer-
sally followed. In latter times the
book of Moses was thus read in the
synagogue every Sabbath day. To
this custom the Saviour conformed,
and at Nazereth read passages from
the Prophet Isaiah; then closing the
book, returned it to the priest, and
preached from the teXt. The Gus
tom, which now prevails all over the
Christian world, was interrupted in
the Dark Ages, when the ethics Of
Aristotle were read in many churches
on Sunday instead of the Holy
Scriptures.--Selected.
, 1878-11-21
Course Of Study.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.

FOUR GRADES EACH REQUIRING ONE
YEAR FOR COMPLETION.
, 1878-11-21
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.

This embraces all the stndies generally
Reader, Primary Arithmetic, Third Geogr,l-
ply and corresponding studies, up to the first
OF the Academic Department, at which time
pupils are expected TO pass examination in the
following studies, which constitute the high.
est grade OF the Grammar Department.:
Bullions English Grammar, geography
completed, with map-drawing from memory
and use of Terrestrial Globes.
History of the United States, outlines of
English History, Fifth Reader, p. Parley's
History, Written Spelling, Penmanship, Prac
tical Arithmetic complet ted and Mental Arith-
metic.
, 1878-11-21

A coNTEMPLATIvE life has more
the appearance of life of pity than
any other but it is the divine plan to
bring faith into activity and exer'
else. Cecil.
, 1878-11-21

VIRTUE is what man owes to him
self. Though there were no heaven,
nor any God to rule the world, vir-
tue would be none the less the bind
ing law Of life. 1t is a mans priv.
iIege to know the right and follow
it.-Ramavana.
, 1878-11-21

If we practice goodness not for
the sake of its own intrinsic excel
Ience, but for the sake of gaining
some advantage by it, we may be
cunning, but we are not good
Cicero.
, 1878-11-21

EVERY man hath within himself a
witness and a Judge of all the good
or i'll that he does; it inspires him
with great thoughts, and gives him
wholesome counsel.-Seneca.
, 1878-11-21

g.Ey" The National Gold Medal was
awarded to Bradley & Ruloison for the
best Photographs in the United States, and
he Vienna Medal for the best in the world.
420 Montgomery street, San Francisco.
, 1878-11-21

LIFE is state of embryo, u pre-
for life. A man is not COM
,letely born until he has passed
through death.-B. Franklin.
, 1878-11-21
SAN FRANCISCO PIT. TOWNSEND. VICTORIA

Passengers from up-Sound
ports will take Puget Sound mail steamer
and make connection with the City OF
Panama at Victoria. Steamer Dakota
goes through to Olympia.
These steamers leave Victoria az nom
on the day advertised. Tickets are good
only on the steamer for which they are
purchased, and are not transferable. For
freight or passage apply on board. or to
ii. l.. TIBBALS,
General Agent for Puget Sound,
Port Townsend.
, 1878-11-21
OLYMPIA
UNION ACADEMY Y

Is owned bya joint stock company, with n
capital stock of $50, 200, and is designed to fur
nish the people of Washington Territory ad
vantages for education in those branches of
study usually pursued in Academies and High
Schools besides the branches generally taught
in the common schools of the country
The school is divided into three Depart
mcnts, viz. Academic, Grammar and Pri-
mary, ana pupils are expected to pass from the
passing written examinations in previous
studies, answering 10 per cent. of questions
asked.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-12-12
The New school Building at
BarncsViiIe.

The new School House to be erected at
Barnesville the coming season, of which Mr..
j. W Yost, of Bellaire, is the architect, is TO
be the largest and best in the county, although
owing to the cheapness of labor and materials
at this time it will not be the most costly; as
the appropriation is only $4,000, in addition
to what can be realized out of an old building
now on the grounds, and the new building
will come within the appropriation. The
building is TO contain 16 large school rooms
and fine lecture hall. Each school room is
provided with separate cloak room, with an
entrance through the cloak room and sepa-
rate one for the teacher. The rooms are so
arranged that the light will fall from the rear
and left of the pupil. Each room has a ven
tilator connected with duct extending above
the roof and steam coil and Jet to create
current. The rooms and corridors are so ar
ranged that teacher can from the door of any
room observe all that may be going on in any
of the corridors, the school room CT cloak
room. The boys and girls enter the building
from opposite ends, and each is provided with
au ample stairway leading to the different
floors. The corridors extend across both
ways, thus furnishing ample natural yentila-
tion. The inside arrangement is ahead of any,
thing of the kind in this community for its
accommodation and disciplinary advantages.
The exterior wherever it advances beyond the
merely useful is inclined to the gothic in style
of architecture, and presents as fine an appear
ance as any building of the kind in this sec
tiOn of country-in fact, altogether, it is a
wonderful building for the money, and will be
likely to dwarf in comparison all others in
Barnesville. The tower in the center is to
contain bell and clock, and rises to the
height of 1874 feet from the sidewalk. The
extreme depth of the building is about 100
feet-the frontage extreme about 128 feet.
The heating is TO be by steam generated in an
auxiliary building
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-12-12
Children's Hem e.

The Children's Home for which the exca-
vation is now being made by W. ]. McLain,
the contractor for that branch of the work,
to be erected by Belmont county on the farm
purchased for the site two miles east of
Barnesville, is to cost shout $50, 900, and
when completed so far as interior accommo-
dations and arrangements are concerned, will
not be excelled by auy one in Ohio. 1t is in
tended to accommodate about 100 children
together with all the administrative force ne
cessary to manage the institution. The build
ing has frontage of 1853 feet and is 1lO feet
in extreme depth-the central building three
stories above the basement. The basement
contains the cellars for milk and butter, vege-
tables, provisions, &c. The steam heating
apparatus and fuel room, the kitchen, bakery,
washing, laundry and mending rooms, boys
lavatory, and a large recreation room for use
in bad weather. Dumb walters are provided
to carry clothes back to the different stories,
to carry victuals TO the dining rooms and
serving rooms, and an elevator to carry coal
to the hospital and nursery. The first main
story contains the dining and serving rooms,
the nursery and sitting rooms, parlor, recep-
tion room, &C., having stairways leading to
the basement and to the upper floors. The
second story contains the dormitories for girls
and boys, bath rooms, lavatory, dressing
rooms, school room, sewing room, and sleep
ing rooms for administration building. The
Sd story contains only the Hospital depart
ment, including serving room, convalescent
room, &c In the 4th story Of the tower,
which occupies the center of the front, is
placed large tanks from which water is dis
tribuied by gravitatiOn to all parts of the
building. The heating of the building to be
by steam-to have perfect sewerage from the
waste water and filth. The building to be
ouit of brick with stone basement-galvan-
lied iron roof. The exterior is to be neat and
plain, but if completed according to the draw
lngs, will present as handsome al appearance
as any building of the size could do without
costing more money, and it is doubtful if
there are more expensive ones which are het-
ter suited for the purpose intended. The
pilasters, round-topped openings and corbel
| tables, and the concave roofs on the towers
suggest the Norman style of architecture, bul
the apparent heaviness of buildings usually
designed in that style is omitted entirely
leaving more the appearance of large resi-
dence than of benevolent institution Tn,
talented young architect J. W. Yost, of Bel
laire, made the drawings which are very
!, handsome, and he will have sole supervisor
, of erecting the building under the direction q
he County Commissioners.