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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09
OREGON.

\ new quartz vein has been struck in Tilla-
nook county, also rich coal mine.
About 200 head of cattle have died from
poison herbs in the vicinity of Silver Lake,
Lake county this spring.
;. Il. Skidmore, l. White l.. White, J. Ter
willigcr. Col Eddy and wife of Portland, left
san Francisco on the 10Th Of April Ell route for
Paris.
The colorcd baby came near getting away
with the first prize at the baby show. 1t came
second ON the list, far out-numberng the
most of lis white competitors.
Thomas Pearce, of Eola, has raised a chicken
with four perfectly developed legs. A
breed of this kind would find ready sale
among boarding house keepers.
The s35O0 necessary To purchase the iron
and rolling stock for the first ten miles of the
railroad from Corvallis To the Iaquina Bay is
subscribed. This secures the completion of
the entire road.
Mr. Arthur Odncnal, while playing base
bail at Albany few days ago, broke the bone
of the fore finger on the right hand. The
fracture was very bad, the broken end of the
bone protruding through the flesh at the root
uf the nail
Two boys at La Grandc, 4 few nights ago,
one fourteen and the other sixteen, robbed
pcddlcr Of live or six hundred dollars worth
of goods Uu being accused one of them
made confession. They were held To answer
i'm the sum $1,000 each. The local paper
doesn't give their names.
On April 18th. on the road from Roseburg
To- Coos Bay. a man named Panther was rob
bed of five hundred dollars. The robbers were
two i'm number and had their faces blackcd.
II would appear that 10y some means they be
came informed That Panther had the money.
\ reward of two hundred dollars is offered
It is reported about The Dalles that the o.
) y Co.. are about to commence the building
of portage railroad on the opposite side Of
the river The reason for this, as We incident
ALLY learn, is that the business is increasing
So rapidly that the road ON this side will not
bc able TO do the work great while longer;
and then the sand is very bad on this side,
which often DELAYS the trains for hours.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09

NUMBER 81.
TERRITORIAL.

The I. O. O. F. have organized lodge at
Snohomish City.
\ Mr.. Stewart, of Tacoma has discovered Il
glacier at the head Of Puyalup valley.
a gang Of horse thieves is said to be max
ing things lively among the farmers of Walla
Walla valley.
Twenty-four newspapers are now published
in Washington Territory. But the dead out
number the living.
Rails for the Olympia and Tenno Railroad
will arrive about the middle of May, and will
be laid down at once
Port Madison, W T., has fiftecn-y -ycar-old
boy who weighs 221 pounds. He is known us
the primrose of Madison
Dr. Baker has field of wheat growing near
Walla Walla having an area of 1000 acres
He will harvest GO,OOO bushels from it,
VIM. Coyington, of the Upper Columbia,
was robbed Of 10 horses last week by parties
who made tracks towards British Columbia.
The business part OF the city of Nanaimo, b.
c., was almost totally destroyed by fire on the
2Oth of April. The total loss is about $4,000.
The third prisoner of the four that escaped
from Port Townsend Jail short time since
ha, been rccapturcd. Sutton is the only one
that is still at large.
The steam sawmll belonging to the Yakima
reservation will be running in full blast in II
few days, and considerable building will be
done ON the reservation this summer.
The Alaska waters contain more salmon
than all the other waters in the known world
can produce. Within a few years salmon can
ncrics will be established all along the Alaska
coast. Already the Pioneer canncry of Alaska
has been located at Klawank, on Prince of
Wales Island The company, with capital
Of 100000, have now erected the necessary
buildings for carrying on the business.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09

EDITOR INDEPENDENT-Dear Sir:

EDITOR INDEPENDENT-Dea Sir:
If there is anything that denotes a disre-
gard for decorum, it is one thing more than
another. Taking dogs to church approx
mates that one thing. Some good people
consider it an estimable weakness to be fond
of dogs All sensible persons regard it as
an unqualified nuisance to have dog dis
tracing the attention of a congregation.
One common cur, shifting along an aisle
of the sanctuary, eXcites more intense inter
est than the most erudite or edifying dis
course of an eloquent divine. Some good
Deacon recognizing this fact, essays to eXpe-
ditc its exit. First, he tries persuasion. 1t
generally fails, as persuasion frequently does,
with both boys and dogs. The situation is
now embarrassing Attention is divided be-
tween the Deacon and the dog. The former
is blushing conscious of the fact. Harsher
measures are adopted. Harsh measures are
always unsatisfactory, even If successful.
The miserable animal sncalls into pew, and,
if possible crawls along under the seats,
causing CONSERVATION among the fair ones,
and receiving sundry sly kicks from the men.
Few men can resist kicking a dog under
such circumstances. The course of the cul-
prit canine can be traced by its unearthly
howings At last it is driven or carried
bodily ont. The people now turn to the
preacher, who during this time has been en-
tircly forgotten. There ought to be a clause
in our new Constitution ON this point
Cordially yours, 7. y. PAYER.
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Lands For Sale.

will sell on easy terms the following de-
scribed tracts of land, situate in Clarke comfy,
". T., to-wit:
g5iS acres at Parkersvillc, 20 acres under
fence, good orchard, barn and other improve
ments, with wagon, team, and other stock,
price, 5000.
lGO acres, two miles north of Parkersville,
price $lO00
Is acres, three quarters Of a mile north Of
Fishers Landing, all good timber, price 5000.
40 acres, at the mouth of Lackamas Lake,
price 500. -.
Apply To G. II. Steward Vancouver, W. 7.
ALEX. :. COFFEY.
February 5, 1873.
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NEWS ITEMS.

Russians at Constantinoplc regard war with
England rs inevitable.
The public debt statement for April shows
a decrease of S},025S65.
A Chinese minister to Washington will soon
leave China for this country.
Eight thousand San Francisco school chill
drcn took part in Il picnic to Alameda on the
1St.
A communist named Lagoon, is in New York
purchasing arms for the fraternity through
out the country
The tug boat Warner burst her boiler on
May lst opposite Memphis, killing seven en-
ploycs and woundinG several more.
A very disorderly public meeting was held
at Victoria on the 21th, in which the lights
were put out among groans and hiNsee
A scare, caused by the Russian declaration
of prvatecring, is reported to have dcpress
ing influence ON British shipping"
1t is reported that all the SO called Irish
regiments in Ireland have been removed to
English garrisons and their places filled with
English regiments.
The treasury department has announced
that Mexican dollars are nota legal tender in
this country, and that those accepting them
do il ut their own risk.
Russia stil holds to all her territorial gains,
though ready to yield much when it will in
sure peace England ha, gone so far with
war-likc preparations that it Is thought She
cannot back out without lighting.
The New York telegram saws: With the
grccnbuck within less than one per cent. of
pold. il is a very appropriate season for the
Democracy of Illinois and Oregon to demand
the repeal of the Resumption act.
Approximations in several quarters Of scri-
ous troubles with Indians this summer are
not thought TO be ~roundlc,,. The war de-
partmcnt has communications from partic, to
the effect that warli>e movement, are clearly
disccrniblr ON the part of several tribes.
,rno., i. ,.roo+ di,or.ft, IF o,iri,n omono
So, y" ,,rarIin., Kan,
, '' i,,,,,I ~, M tLnr
mr onn drlI,!d and ,',rord ,rorin'nrm in
CI,i,',' and 9nno IN Cimcinn,ti wLn ,v",,iJ
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salmon.

Il start.

From the Commercial Reporter
The market is very much like Pa
tience on amonument smiling at Grief. -
Dealers, exporters, spectators are 81
lentlv waiting the catch 10y which to
guage their prices. From our private
advices the ran OF salmon does not av-
eragc over from eight to twelve fish a
boat When at Astoria, the run is
heavy, farther up the river the run is
light, and when light at Astoria, farther
up is heavy Alta certain stage OF tide,
the majority of the fisherman stay out
from thirty-siN to fifty hours, SO as to
take advantage of the better run; then
of course they catch large number
which is herllded forth without the eN-
PLANTATION of its being two days catch.
These same fisherman lay by one or two
days fixing nets and regaining lost
sleep. We hold that no one can predict
what the seasons canning will be, as
there is nothing SO uncertain as salmon
canning.
Canncrymen down the river are all
very busy canning their shipments are
more than seasons up to this time, but
we are inclined to think the number
canned is more than last season for a
like time.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09

From the san Francisco Call, April 26l
\ person having thousand dollars
in gold coin to-day and desiring to
change it into greenbacks, can do so 10y
paying premium for currency. This
Is rather more resumption than most
persons look for Cold coin at dis
count is certainly a novelty in this
city, which pins its faith ON twenty
dollarpieces. Thisdemand forcurrency
suggests such a modification of instruc-
tons by the treasury to the sub-treas-
urer Of this city as will permit him to
exchange currency for gold. Without
doubt, ii currency maintains its present
value, it will soon pass into general use
on the Pacific coast
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Newspaper Decisions.

|. ANY person who takes paper regularly
from the post office whether directed IN ms
name or anothcr's, or whether lie mas SUD
scribcd or not-is responsible for payment.
. If Il person orders his paper discontinued
he must nay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made ana
then collect the whole amount, whether inc
pnper is taken from the office or not.
). The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from Tue p4Hl,;
for. is prma fuca evidence of Intentional
fraud
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09

ALASKA FIsHERlEs The canning
establishment at Clawauk, Alaska, is
turning out about 5000 cans per day.
Salmon at that point will commence
running abont the first of next month.
The weather at Wrangel has been SO
fine that at the time of writing (April
l2th) they had radishes, turnips, lettuce
and peas. up and looking well. These
facts prove that Alaska has some re
dceming qualities, instead of being eft
only for polar bears to dwell in.
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STEAMER LINE. An effort is being
made to establish line Of coal steamers
between San Francisco and Seattle, to
call in at Astoria on the up trip to
land passengers and freight for Oregon.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09
\ san Francisco Pri,aiecring scheme.


SAN FRANCisco April 21-lt is reported
this evening 10y parties who claim To be in the
plot, that in anticipation of the breaking out
of hosiilitics between England and Russia, a
movement Is afuot to iii out a prvatccr in
this port To prey ON British commerce. Let
tiers of marque from the Russian government
are already here in blank, waiting for the
declaration of war to be filled ont Ncgotia-
lions are under way for the purchase of one
of a number of steamers now laid up In Ala
media creek ON the opposite side of the bay
The commissions Of the officers are also here
and funds to carry out the project. Over 2uO
men have signed articles binding themselves
to engage in the enterprise, recruits being
mostly drawn from the idle class who are
ready for anything. Capt. Naddcll, late Cf the
wrecked Pacific Mail steamship City of san
priyatccr Shenandoah, is mentioned a~ the
probable commander, and Capt Lapidgc, late
of the pacific Mail service, l. named IL one of
the officers An attempt will Dee made 10 pro-
cure number Of boys from the training ship
jamestown for service a. mid>hlpmcu. The
parties profess to mean business, and viii be
prepared To move ON the instant war Is dc
clared. From other sources ii is learned that
the Russian corvette Cray>~er, now lying in
port, Is prepared for instant action, and the
object ui her long delay here is 10 obtain the
earliest possible news OF the outbreak Of hos
tilitics and at once 70 to sea to lie i'm wait for
British vessels bound to thi, port. II is un-
dcrstood that with the exception of the cor
Vette Opal and small gunhoat the Rocket
at Victoria, and the lrigatc shah, which is
supposed To hc somewhere in the nrighbor-
hood Of Panama. there i not single British
war vessel in the North Pacific 10 Interfere
with the design, of the Russian cruiser, and
it is probable the vessels al Victoria would bc
retained there for defensive purposes.
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VALUABLE CARGO. The barkentine
Quickstep, from New York to Portland
direct, broughta a cargo valued at sevsrel
hundred thousand dollars ltconsisted
in great part of agricultural and mill
machinery. Every package came out
in AS good order as if it had been iii a
dry house.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09

The Chicago Times, a journal that
supported Tilden and Hendricks, two
years ago, says: "The physical servi-
tude of the African race in anti-war
days was honorable compared to the
mental bondage and political serfdom
in which the northern Democrats are
new held by the confederates.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-18
Singular Phenomenon.

There was once found, says the Inyo
(Cal.) Independent, a pair of field glasses
in the desert near what is known as
Deaths Valley. The glasses are sup
posed to have belonged to Hahn, lost
guide of Wheeler's expedition. They
were brought into one Of the interior
towns BY ali Indian, and purchased from
him. The most singular fact connected
with them is that every object within
range of where the glasses had been lying
for year or more is distinctly photo
graphed upon them. We have heard of
such phenomena before, but this is one
of the most remarkable instances we re-
member. Both object glasses are COW
cred with perfect and beautiful photo
graphs or etchings of desert shrubs, stems,
branches, leaf-stalks. Leaves and leaf
let's are distinctly marked, as if laid on
by master hand. There is no mixture
or confusion of one plant with another,
each having clear border of unmarked
glass, rendering it probable that the sun
or lightning photograph, or whatever it
may be, was received through the eye
glass. These pictures seem to occupy a
position about the center of each of the
object-glasses, but little nearer the
plane than the convex side.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-18
Poisoned Spears.

In an interesting series of letters to
the London Field from the New He
brides, group of islands north of Aus
tralia belonging to the Graguan group,
whose inhabitants are extremely savage
and think nothing of making meal of
a missionary. Mr.. L. Layard describes
the dreadful poisoned spears of these
islanders, made with long carved points
of human bones. These points are formed
from the leg bones of either friends or
enemies, a thigh bone being split into
four points, while shin bone sufices for
only two. The natives are very rarticu-
lar about the selection of them. They
say that the hone Of 3 persan-nader 20
is too weak and spongy; from % to 40
they are at their best. After that age
they become too brittle. Some spears
have as many as 200 or $50 points, and
splinters fastened on them-three or
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-18
The Home of the Potatoes.

Mr.. Edward Andre has an article in
the Illustration Horticole, showing that
that the original home Of our common
potato is in South America, in the Andes,
near the equator. He first found it
growing wild on the summit of Quindio,
near the volcano of Tolima, at height
Of II, 400 feet, in latitude 40994 north
He next found it at $500 feet high in
the Cauca in 10 33N north, in May 1866.
1t was growing as handsome vine, sup
porting itself on the neighboring trees
and bearing magnificent flowers of a
deep purple. M. Andre also found it in
North Lima in the Amancoes mountain,
where in the midst of very scanty veg
citation the potato is found growing in
abundance. 1t is equally common in
island of San Lorenzo, near Callao. NJ.
Andre is convinced that Humboldt is
entirely mistaken in his opinion that the
tuber did not exist either in Chill, New
Granada. or Peru,
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patented. I can afford to keep a wife,

patented. I can afford to keep wife,
Mr.. Lubke."
"And pray where have you learned to
take 80 great an interest in my daughter
Hilda?"
cover the fence" answered Erasmus,
stoutly. Pastor Lubke gave grim little
laugh.
"Such things are not to be settled in
a minute, my young friend" he said.
j." Youth is always in hurry. Hilda, you
had better 90 in. lfyou will follow me
to my study, Naturalization,
we will talk farther of the matter"
Follow by way of the gate, was
what the good pastor meant; and ne
was by no means prepared for what
happened, namely, his young friends
vaulting the fence like an acrobat, and
gaining the garden at a single bound:
Hurrah, darling!" he whispered to
Hilda as the pastor led the way through
the garden. "The fence is climbed. l
always vowed that I would get over
some day or other, and have"
And SO it proved. There was some
bitches, some delays. Erasmus was not
allowed to marry Hilda next week, as
was his first wild proposition, or even
next month. "Sister's" wheel buzzed
like great bumble-bee all summer
long, and busy fingers toiled over the
wedding outfit through winter days and
spring days, before Hilda was pro-
nounced by her father "ready " to begin
her new life. A years engagement even
even seemed disgracefully short one to
"Sister." Had not their own mother
been betrothed for seven years before she
married Papa? But at last spite OF
delays and scruples, the long waiting
ended, and Erasmus bore away mis- bride,
He scandalized his sisters-in-law greatly
by proposing to carry her over the fence,
as the road by which he himself had
come in, but this was overruled, and
they de parted prosaically in hack,
like other brides and grooms. And so
we leave our little pair, as likely, for all
/ can see, to I" live happy ever after"
as any prince and princess of fairy tale.
For fairy tales, however fanciful, must
strike their roots always in a solid basis
of everyday contentment, and, giving
the contentment, one can easily dispense
with the airies,-Hdrper's Bazar.
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four vastly exceeding others in size, be-
ing in fact the main points. A fragment
of one of these remaining in the wound
is almost sure to produce fatal results, as
the cellular structure of the bone IS, OF
course, impregnated with the virus OF
the body that has decayed around it.
They are used for arrows also, and
barbed for the purpose of being fixed IN
the wound long enough for the poison
to mingle with the blood.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-18
Woes Of the Carpet-Jerker.

The carpet-jerking time is near, the
saddest Of the year. When the usually
urbane citizen appears crusty and snap
pish, and sinks his hands deep into his
pockets as if muttering vengeance
against something, it is sure sign that
he has been engaged in such domestic
delights as taking up carpets and putting
down mating. Yet many Of these will
beseen Oh the streets shortly, and it may
be well for prudent acquaintance not to
be too familiar with them. When you
see friend with bandaged thumb and
an inclination to put that thumb in a
convenient pocket, decide at once that
the perverse hammer has done its SAN
culinary work, and do not ask who chew
ed the unfortunate member. When a
black eye is visible and the hat is worn
unusually low down in front, do not ask
about the fight, but remember that the
best made utensils of domestic institu-
tions oft slip the handle. Irrelevant and
irreverent questions under such circum-
stances have tendency to break the
strongest ties of friendship. When the
gloomy householder straightens himself
and appears to have kink in his back,
sympathize with him mentally for he
cannot stand open commiseration. And
when he sits cautiously on the edge Of
his chair or declines reluctantly and
timidly to sit down at all, excuse him
without any comment, for he knowshow
sharper than serpent's tooth Isl saucer
of tacks, as he has been cruelty and sud-
denly repulsed in an attempt to rest, and
is asuflering martyr to misplaced conf
dence-and tacks.-Raltinacre Neacs.
French WOrkmen.
According to the report of Mr..
Smalley, writing for the New York
Tribune, it is easy to account for the
backward condition of affairs at the
French Exposition:
Did you ever watch party of French
workmen? The day begins for them
nominally at o'clock, which is earlier,
l must admit. than my own observation
OF them begins. An early-rising friend
describes them as usually arriving on the
scene from six to half-past. The first
thing they do is to sit down on some con-
venient stone or bench, and have talk.
Pipes come out, and are leisurely lighted.
and tobacco is great promoter of con-
versation. Presently arrives comrade
with newspaper, which he unfolds and
reads aloud the performance being much
enlivened and protracted by continual
comment, and followed by a general dis
c,lssinn nv the companv All this may
last an hour, at the end of which coats
are laid aside and the blouse put on, and
tools are picked up and good stroke OF
work is done till breakfast. There is at
least as much talk as eating, for the
Frenchman is temperate in diet and in
drink, and takes an nour to dispose of a
meal which an Englishman would dis.
patch in five minutes; asking for more
as soon as it was devoured. Then an.
other pipe and more talk; then a stroll
back to work; then a discussion how ii
| should he done.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-18

A WOMAN in Mlddletown, Ct, recent
ly placed a dozen ducks eggs under a
hen, hoping to raise some young ducks
After staying upon the nest until two
days more would have Matched out the
young ducks the hen left and would not
return. Then the woman took the eggs
and placed them in the bosom of her
dress, where she carried them for two
days, when five young ducks came forth,
all of which are alive and doing well.