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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04

Last evening I attended little din.
ner party given in honor of II very love
ly young lady here on visit from Bal
timore. The young hostess was gra-
cious, the parlors charming and full of
flowers, the guests selected with n view
to their congeniality, and the dinner
perfect in ell its appointments. There
were only six couple invited, and all ar
rived within the limits of fashionable
punctuality, save the gallant Colonel
-. Finally our hostess gave him up,
and the signal was given to adjourn to
the dining-room. We had barely seat
ed ourselves when the missing ex-war-
rior arrived, and received the formal
welcome was introduced to few who
were strangers, and thdBalti.nore belle,
whose place of residence he did not
catch.
When the dessert was brought on the
people became, as they always do, more
convivial. and over the nuts and wine
some very amusing stories were told.
At last Colonel -, who is considera-
bic of wit, was called upon for some
Of his war "reminiscences. 1t was i'll
vain orr gentle hostess shook her brown
head at him the Colonel did not notice
it, and launched at once in an interest
ing skirmish he had with a p.rty of
"rebs"
He had hardly spoken the latter word
when his host, unable to restrain him
self, gave him a gentle but insinuating
kick under the table; but the orator, as
if of flint, went on, and even when tt
hint was repeated, steadily pursued his
recital; finally he put his foot in it by a
reference to the Marylanders, whom he
characterized as "skulkers," when up
rose the beauteous brunette, with flash
ing orbs, and making him a sweeping
courtesy, said: AT leasr, Colonel
-, they have too much ch;valry to in
suit lady at the table of friend, "
and left the room.
Great heavens. what have / said q
cried the ipan of blood. Il insult a
lady, never"
Then said the hostess reproachfully
Colonel, 1 tried in vain to stop you,
but it seemed rs if you avoided my
eye. Didn't you know that young lady
is from Baltimore, and her father an
ex-Confederate soldier?'
Know! how should I know" quer-
ried the crushed Colonel; Il thought
that you said Boston
Talk about taking hint. ehimed
in the host, Il kicked your leg once,
twice thrice under the table, and on you
went.
As the latter spoke, the Colonel's
eoun'enance showed n struggle between
anger and amusement til he burst out
with ON my leg; didn't You know i,
was a wooden one ?" and then he begged
pardon for his expressive adjective, and
rushing after the irate youug Southern
err, laid himself at her feet, so to speak
She sweetly forgave him and oil went
merry.-Er.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04
How a Vessel Captain Got Square
With alLazy Passenger.

Several years ago was called upon
by party named Tom-to allow
him to work his passage on the schoon-
er-to Baltimore and return Ia berry
common request before steamboating
was established on the river we hailed
from. Iagreed, and he took his place
in the cabin and seemed more at home
there thai anywhere else. He could
Tor wouldn't) neither "steer," "stow"
Excepting grub nor "reef." 1 tried
him at everything that falls to the lot
of o sailor, and though raised in salt
water region he failed at all. On our
way back we arrived off the mouth of
the river IA very wide one) about mid
night, and as the wind was very light,
and strong "ebb tide" l anchored
with my sails up. A large schooner
was lying ahead of me, at anchor, and
was the only visible thing. Now, thinks
I, is the time to settle with my green"
~ passenger. He was in tho cabin
dead" (asleep). The crew went be-
low" and turned in" 1 waited till
everything was quiet, then standing by
the wheel, called Tom. After good
deal of yawning he "turned out" and
wanted to know what was wanted.
told him to take her little while. "
Il. e., to take the Wheel He said, you
know cap" l can't steer by the COM
pass, Now Tom, I've got you all fixed
up nicely. You see that large schoon-
er ahead? Yes, sir. Well, STEADY
her" right for her She is heavy craft,
and as the wind is light, we ought to
overhaul her; that is, if you can keep
our craft steady. Aud telling him to
call me when he came up with her I
laid down. The strong tide made our
vessel "sheer about" whenever Tom
moved the helm and the water passing
us gave the appearance of the vessel 60
ing ahead. After half hour L sang
out: "Tom?" "Sir!" "How are you
making it?" Pretty we'll, SIR (mov-
ing his wheel little). "How is she
making it with the schooner ahead?"
well, sir, it is about "what-what" IA
great expression with him in comparing
rates of speedy. After an hour, perhaps,
sang out Tom" "Sirw Have
you come up with the chap yet?' "No,
sir" "How are you making .it?" about
what what SIR" Towards day-break
awoke. The wind was better and tide
about done. Iroused one Of the men,
sent him on deck, and sang out: Tom
AYE! aye! sir" says he. Lay for.
ward" with Jim and "get" our anchor.
Set phal'" 1.-The anchor" 1.-The an.
chor?" Eyes, get the anchor up He
stood still, stared little, and the way
he breezed would have put to shame q
Black Hills miner. Just to think (hf
soliloquized) l straddled that d-nd
wheel, half the night, steadying thi,
"old hulk" Racing with another
vessel, and both Of them anchored, and
to brag about it, too. Twas too much
for him, and to-day the question, How
does she head?" will put him on his met
tle.-Detroit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04
Ihe Usual Way.

so you love mo, DO you?" inquired
sweet girl of the youth who had been
talking to her. That's bad. What
have done to deserve it Have | not
always treated you well?" "You have,
Won have, was the earnest response.
But why is it bad, oh, pride Of my
hearth" ~ trust" she went on, mus
ingly, lyon must not select the usual
weapon. If must die, [ want to 60 of
in some unusual-not in the stereo-
typed, tho common and vulgar way.
On, promise me that you will not dis
appoint me in this! 1t is my last re-
quest" Why, what do you mean ?" in
CURED the youth staring at her. " l
mean that l am obliged to refuse you.
l am engaged to Mr.. Smith. You will
kill me, of course. 1t is right that
Won should. 1t is the usual way. But
pray, pray do it with dagger. Do
not use the vulgar revolver. Let there
be something nice and original in this
tragedy. As l said before it is my last
request" 1T shall be as you say" he
replied in husky voice; and, in proof
of his honorable intentions, he fired his
revolver in the air and rushed to the
nearest hardware StOTcs huHSuS 'hV
Times.
A BEAR CHASE ON THE WATER.-A
letter from Manitoulin Island says;
This is a good country for poor peo-
pie; they can raise anything they plant,
and get all the fish they want to eat.
The bears have been rather trouble
some this Fall. They have taken some
pigs away, and have tried to take some
more there have been several bears
killed. Recently two boys while cross
ing the Manitoulin Lake in sail-boat
spied bear crossing the lake, or rath-
er trying to do so. They overlook it,
and having no gun to shoot, seized
their oars. andafter hard battle killed
him, and by the help of n woman got
him into the boat and took it with him.
The bear was fat, and after he was
dressed weighed two hundred and fifty
pounds. The woman tried all she
could to pursuade the boys to leave the
bear alone, but they would not heed
her, but pelted away at him till they
ended his career. The lake was six
miles wide where the bear tried to swim
across.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04

As an indication that the good time"
so long coming is almost here, we may
mention that Chicago publisher offers
a dollar and half cook book for eight
dollars worth of advertising. Only
three years ago, fifteen dollars worth
of advertising would have been de-
manded for the same priced book
Norristocn Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04

The man who has been sparkling a
girl says that she has heart Of flint.
The years will go on; but we shall
never be able to say that time no mower.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04

The largest steamship ever built eX-
cept the Great Eastern is now in New
York. She is named the Hooper, and
has been used in the laying of telegraph
cables. This is her first trip to this
country. She is $50 feet over all, 80
feet wide, and &c deep. She is built of
iron and dragged as deep. She is regis
tered as 4 ,935 tons, but has capacity
of 6, 900 tons, exclusive of passengers.
She will carry out the largest cargo
which ever left any port in the United
States.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04

She was one OF those women You
couldn't quarrel with. She was that
agreeable that her old man got tired of
it, and tried to have a row for n change
He began to chucking the things about
But she only smiled like an angel. and
said, Law, ducky; how lucky didn't
put the pest service on to-day. And
the next day she did put the best service
on, and he remembered it cost him
eighteen guineas, and he didn't care to
spoil the set. Then he took to stopping
ont late and coming home drunk, but
when he staggered up stairs she always
welcomed him with n smile, and caught
him in her arms and kissed him, and
said, a. wonder, John dear, whatever's
been split on your coat; it smells like
spirits. Now, this was enough to make
any man wild. Sc one evening he said
to her quietly. 1" Ish me. my luvsh, I'm
toshicated," Are you john" she an
swered, :" why, you old dear, shouldn't
have believed it. And then she gave
him sweet smile that made him that
mad he didn't know what to do. But
he wasn't going to be done; he deter
mined he would have row somehow
or other, so one night when she wouldn't
believe he was drunk but kept Oh kissing
him and calling him an old dear, he
Just let oRt some strong language and
hit her on the head with the fire irons.
She smiled, but she didn't say anything
III particular. She took him by the hand
IN an afiectioRate manner, and led him
down stairs into the street, and kissed
him, and handed him over to IA police
man. And she went down to the court
the next morning and got him six
months in such pretty, agreeable way,
the reporters fell quite in love with her.
And when he was going away she leant
over the dock and kissed him, and said,
Take care of yourself, ducky. Ill
have "a nice dinner for you the day You
come cut. " And the last thing he saw
as he went down the steps was his am
liable wife kissing her hand to him and
smiling away as sweetly as ever,-N
Louis Post.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04

81. LOUIS has q bench show.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-04

THE man with the Mister occupies an
equivocal position in society, but his
legs are warm, and he is raised high
above many Of the petty annoyances of
ordinary humanity. He can wear his
old trousers every day, and he does not
care if there is patch on the knee and
whole rear platform is worn of. - Puck.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02
Those Big Brook Trout Again.

This is the season for big fish stories, and
thousands of fishermen are out dropping
lines to the fish and dropping lines to the
papers about their catches. They are TAX
ing a good deal of exercise and ought to be
able bodied, consequently they do everything,
catch their fish and tell their stories in able
bodied style. Although these stories are
told every year, and at about this season of
the year, there are still great many natu-
ralists and well-read fishermen who can
not be made to believe that brook trout
weighing anywhere from five to twelve
pounds ever lived in brook or lake. Yet
every year somebody reports catching these
lusty fellows, which scientific people, or
brook-fshers of experience, no more believe
in than the average reader believes in the
records of tho sea serpent. The last report
of these monster trout comes from Maine,
and the following chain of lakes is credited
with them: Oquosco, Mooselucmagnutic,
Cupsuptic, Kennebago, Molechunkannunk,
Welokennebacook and Umbagog. They are
called the Rangeley lakes, and probably
their names, which combinations must ter
rify English letters, may have something to
do with the production of outlandish
fish. They have a surface of seventy
five square miles aud are Joined by
creeks as neatly as if they had been origin
ally constructed for artificial fsh-raising.
The latest report from these lakes states
that the usual catch of trout runs from
three to six and eight pounds, and that
trout have been taken weighing twelve
Daily globe., 1878-09-02
A BRAVE RESCUE.
Ho,c Too Fo,sng Hen Wcre Sared from
Shooting Niagara.
niagara Falls Gazette.l

Niagara Falls Gazette.
A boisterous northwest wind troubled the
river all day last Friday, and during the after
noon the waves ran pretty high. Despite the
threatening appearance of the river and the
menacing tone of the wind, two young men,
Fred Burdick and James Geagan, started out
with boat, with the intention of enjoying
sail across the Chippewa. Before the occu-
pants had realized their position the boat had
filled with water and was slowly sinking. Both
jumped into the river, and when the craft
| arose to the surface, the sail still upright,
they attempted to make use Of the sheet to
drift them nearer Grass island. In their
maneuyering the boat upset. They had
climbed on the keel, SO when the boat upset it
| threw both into the water again. At this
point, Burdick, after divesting himself of his
shoes, started to swim for Grass island
Geagau, who had taken his coat off before the
accident occurred, took off his shoes, and, after
securing the mast and sail as floating sup
port, attempted to attract attention from the
shores by raising his hat on the spirit. Seeing
a sailboat start out from Binkley's, Geagans
hopes were only raised to be again annihilated
when the occupants of the boat, evidently not
having observed the accident, tackled and re-
| turned to the shore.
Seconds grew to minutes and minutes to
hours in the excited Imagination of the floating
castaway, but after all hope had been aban-
doned his eye caught sight of a rowboat which
had started out from Port Day. He watched
the rescuing boat reach and save the we'll
nigh exhausted Burdick, who by this
time had been carried down nearly oppo-
site the ice-house on the lower point of
Port Day, and after conflicting hope and des-
pair, doubling whether the boat would dare to
venture down where he lay helplessly floating,
he was finally reached by the brave rescuer,
taken into the boat, and the struggle to return
commenced Pipus Walker, who, having heard
of the accident, had dared to attempt to save
the drowning men, at first contemplated max
ing direct for Goat Island, perilous feat to
attempt under the most favorable circum-
stances, and greatly more so under the disad-
vantages surrounding him then; but reflection
led him to attempt to breast the fierce current,
a feat which steady and powerful strokes final
ly enabled him to accomplish. The sailboat
cars, ETC., were all carried over the Horseshoe
Fall. The boat, with the stern broken off, was
afterwards seen floating down the river below
the fall.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

Further Particulars of the Encounter Be
t,ree,s Rerenue Officers and Illinois Dis
tillers II, Tennessee.
Nashville Special aug. 27) to Chicago Tribunel
Collector Woodcock tonight received the
following additional official particulars of the
revenue fight in Overton county, from United
States commissioner Mather: THE chink-
ing in the attic story of Peck's house was
out, and the building was splendid fort.
Firing was kept up all day. Saturday we
had no water, and little to eat. We were
completely invested by 100 men. At
sundown it seemed as though there
were 1000 men around us from
the sound of the bugles, shouting, and
firing. The whole night was a pande1non-
ium itself, and Sunday morning dawned
with men in sight in every direction. Peek s
daughter went to the spring, but Morgan
took away her bucket, and she, Mr.. Henly
and others were given one minute to get into
the house or be shot. The road had been barri-
caded by high fences, and the blockade was
complete. Firing was kept up regularly
about every ten minutes. AT ten A. NJ. it
rained, and we got supply of water, but,
possibly to keep their guns dry. firing
was doubled. Now and then we
saw chance to get in good shot, and
promptly put it there. This was the condi-
ton of things when negotiations for cessa-
ton of hostilities commenced. Richard
Pippen and g. w. Terry came in from Nor
gan, went back to him, and returned with q
message that, if we moved a petition to the
President and federal court to pardon their
ofenses up to date they would let us out
We reported that we could not control the
action of the federal court, and would
promise nothing we could not cora-
ply with; that we were citizens of
the United States and Tennessee, and
had right to be protected; that most Of
these men had come from distant county,
some thirty OF forty miles from home, to
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

by these men is that there is now too much
untaxed property in the country. Cannot
they see that the success of their scheme to
substitute untaxable greenbacks for taxable
bank notes would augment the cause which
is the basis of their complaint in regard to
untaxed property. 1t seems reasonable and
just that all property should bear it's pro-
portionate share of the expenses of the gov
ernment."
Mr.. Bayard spoke for nearly two hours,
and
IN SUMMING UP
declared the remedies for the business
troubles and financial depression to be: First,
tariff reform; second, a reformed civil service;
third, a sound currency based on and redeem
able in coin of unvarying value. Patience
and courage for but little while longer he
believed would bring about the latter, the
most important of all, and no attempt to
reach healthy condition of business by any
other means could afford permanent relief,
or end otherwise than in failure and more
widespread and complete disaster and ruin.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

pursue and attack us; that We had plenty of
ammunition, and help was coming. They
returned to Morgan, who said he had heard
Davis would kill him on sight, and he did
this to defend himself; that, if the govern
ment had any process to serve on him, and
would give it to any person to terve besides
Davis, he would promptly answer
it and give bond, and use his influence
to correct the ways of his neighborh4od, and
this should be his last shot, and he would
make friends, and requested that his men be
allowed to pass the road on tie way home.
This proposition was readily acceded to.
Morgan and his men went home, and we to
Cockville. We were told that a young man
named Gentry, of Morgan's men, had been
killed, and several others of his party
wounded.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02
Sn,ls 1t Is Mnficio,1s.

BEAVER FALLS, Aug. 26, 1S78.-As serious
charges are published broadcast by preju-
diced and malicious parties against myself
as county auditor, my bondsmen naturally
have some anxiety in regard to their respon-
sibility as sureties. I will state here, that
each one of my bondsmen can rest assured
that if 1 am behind in any manner, except
as to keeping of the books, l shall straighten
everything up, financially, relieving them
from all their obligations to myself. A
part of the books are not posted up to date,
but every paper belonging to the Office of
the auditor of Renville county can be OBJ
tanned, and when the Hon. (D board of
county commissioners appoint my successor,
I will show him the papers SO that the
books may be posted correctly.
ERIC ER1csoN,
Suspended County Auditor of Renville
County, MINI.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

pounds-ssg square-tailed speckied
trout, too.' The temperature ranges from
coo to 800 during the hottest, and month
may be spent among these lakes for the
small sum of $55, including outfit. Those
stories told of big brook trout are told 80
often and SO earnestly that somebody will
believe them after while. At present they
are in advance of the credulous capacity of
ha
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

In addition to the number here given,
several hundred thousand have come here
either by way of Canada or as if from "Great
Britain Among other causes to which this
abandonment of Ireland is attributed is the
diminished area of land sown, and the
diminished production of grain, potatoes,
and other food. The decrease in population
has been uniform with the decrease in the
area cultivated The following table shows
the acreage of each principal crop for the
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

California paper says: Among the pc
culiarities of courting in Texas is that the
young feller' is occasionally asked to step out
side the house and hold an apple potato for
the girls brothers to shoot at, and II is consid
cred highly unsociable not to comply. 1t is
equally noteworthy that the wellto-do young
suitors never get hit
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

The improvement since 1876 is compara-
lively so small as to hardly justify an ex-
pectation that it will be at all permanent
The causes of this rapid decrease in the
population may be accounted for by the
enormous emigration of this people to this
country, the number in round numbers
being nearly 100000, and another million
to Australia, Canada, and other countries
The number of emigrants to this county was
as follows:
Daily globe., 1878-09-02
IRELAND's DECAY.

Ho,c Emigration and Famine Haze Dc
populated the "Old Sod"
fCincinnati Commercially
Reliable statistics of the history OF Ireland
during the last thirty years present some
startling facts. At the beginning of the
present century the population of that coun-
try was about 100000. From that it in
creased until in ls4l it was over 5000, 600,
and before the great famine of 1867 it
probably was 900 more. The following
tatle shows the changes that have taken
place since 1900:
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

Princeton theological seminary owns over
100000 worth of property. About quar-
ter of this is in real estate, the rest in bonds
and mortgages.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

*Exclusdve of those kept in towns and by cot
tagers.
While in proportion to the population the
number of live stock has slightly increased,
the picture presented is not pleasing one.
There are evidences of increasing poverty
on every hand. In 1857 the number of
paupers receiving assistance from unions,
etc., was 1854; in 1867, g., $50, and in 1877,
S5,53O-about dot BILE the proportion of
twenty years ago.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

THE BATTLE OF THE INCONSISTENCIES.
Daily globe., 1878-09-02

With the exception of the great increase
of horned cattle from 1857 to 1865 there has
also been o general decrease in the number
of live stock The official estimate of live
stock in Ireland ia as follows.