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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

The Swinomish farmers are cult
waiting this year about onethird more
land than last year, and the increase
is all sown in oats and barley. y
rough estimate of the area thus sown
will include 5000 acres, on which the
average yield will be 60 bushels to
the acre. Nearly or quite 100000
bushels of grain will be raised on that
little patch alone, and yet the reo-
pie say if we only had agricultural
resources this country would quickly
amount to something. The Skagit
and Stillaguamish valleys will also
produce more grain this year than
last, but not very much more, the far
mers devoting themselves principally
to hay and garden truck for sale to
loggers. 1t is a reasonable estimate
indeed to say that the Sound country
will produce in 1873, with favorable
weather, surplus of 100000 bushels
of grain surplus of 100000 pounds
of hops, and surplus of 10000 bush
els Of potatoes. The exports Of wool
will probably amount to 100000
pounds, of cattle to 1900 head, Of
sheep and hogs to 5000 head, Of hides
and skins to $4,000 in value, OF on
ions, turnips, cabbage, fruits, chick
ems, eggs and butter, etc, to an
amount not less than $4,000, and
yet we are only beginning, and it
seems like but yesterday that every
thing was imported either from CALI
fornla, Oregon, or the East. For
twenty years we sent away nothing
but lumber Then came coal and
lime; after them farm produce, and
now slaves and bolts, fish and oil, and
a hundred and one other things. Take
it all togcther-lumber, coal, grain,
fish, etc.-and there is no country
under the sun having Il population no
greater that produces and sends 50
much TO market, consider, <, either as
to quantity or value, as Washington
Territory west of the Cascade Noun
tains; and in making this statement
we except neither the famed William
cite nor fertile Walla Walla valleys.
Seattle Trt6aae.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

Much doubt has been expressed as
to whether the alfalfa clover, which
produces such wonderful profit in
California alluvials, would succeed
in our climate and soil. 1t is true it
is plant that thrives in warm eli
mate. .and demands a warm rich soil
where its roots can find water bv
reaching down. Yet the experiment
has been tried with good results by
Mr.. John :. McCalliStcr, of this
county. He sent to California for
seed sufficient to stock one half acre,
which he sowed with timothy on his
farm at Cedar River. This has made
Il good stand, and is already up three
feet high for this seasons growth,
and yet without perceptible crowding
or smothering out the timothy. 1t
makes a heavier hay crop at the mid
summer cutting, then springs up i'm
mediately again and furnishes a sec
ond summer hay crop, and after this
is taken off still makes a third strong
growth, furnishing a rich winter pas
turage. Mr.. McCallister purposes
sowing large additional area for his
butter and cheese dairy. In addition
to this testimony, we have the eNpe-
rieuce of the San Juan Packing Com
pauv, who have sowed eighty acres
in alfalfa ON their breed farm on san
Juan Island for hay pasture. They
were encouraged to this by noting
the richness and vigor of this forage
at the English camp, on that Island,
where it has obtained start by some
means. This alfalfa stands already
some three or four feet high at that
point.
OF the prolific yield and rapid
growth of this new forage in our eli
mate there can no longer be a doubt.
Whether all our soils indiscriminately
are adapted to it, or whether it pos
sesses the same strength and nutri-
tive value in our cool climate as in
California and Australia, are difiercst
questions, and changes should be eff
fected with deliberation in its intro
duction.-SeatHe IateiigGacer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

III. r,,iio,,s a,.., .,l,,,.. ,.c...i .:-
Of ~ n1ii". gr 81, 49,; VI say
p.,,ort Sbo,.,... ~, ,.,5 ,,i,.,,.,..r l,.5,,1-,
,,., \.t,ri, N.,I a.,..i =, ,,.',-. ''
Inc large steam Hour mli ln McMlhnyi.le
was outntu !" tne Stounu las' thursday altrr-
noon me HI' ana contents are '''h loss.
Sheriff Sargent. of Umatilla county, has
taken George Day, ". Taylor, John sullivan
and !. ". Bryant, convicted go the late term of
the circuit court, 10 The pcnitcutiary al salem.
Bi.hon scott, Grammar school will bc re.
i,,,tlt ,it ,,,,,,,,..r 'a,,l MN b.. .,.,,,I .
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16
Newspaper Decisions.

l. Any person who takes paper rG@ularF
from the post-oilice, whether directed III MS
name or another's, or whether he Ea- SUD
scribed or not-is responsible Tor payment.
:. fla person orders his paper discontinued
he mrAt nav all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it uHtil payment is made ana
then collect the whole amount, whether lhe
papcr is taken from the Office or not.
!. The courts have decided that refusing TO
take newspapers and periodicals from lne p32'II1 p2',I
oilice. or removing and leaving them uncalied
fer is prima facia evidence OF Intentional
fraud
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16
Lands For Sale.

will sell on easy terms the following de-
scrihed tracts of land, situate in Clarke comfy,
W T. to-wt: :
o. acres at Parkersvillc, 20 acres under
fence, good orchard, barn and other improve
mcnts, with wagon, team, and other stock,
price, $1,000.
100 acres, two miles north Of Parkcrsyille,
price $1,000.
IS acres, three quarters of a mile north Of
Fishers Landing, all good timber, price SGo0.
10 acres, at the mouth of Lackamas Lake,
price 500,
Apply to q. II. Steward. Vancouver, ". I.
ALIEN ). COFFEl.
February 5, 1873.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16
NUMBER 38.
TERRITORIAL.

-,
lnc Nouno 'oun'l1 lhloi'e Iu9 houI lIohi
,,..-..o .-,.
oeal[le "''u NiSt1il" tt IiNc cluo9 are " sHoo'
iii"'' " VI" ''' -f'i'
hich quartz discoveries are reported III dh-
i'lD"' pau y VI i"'"''
The old mad house at Seattle was destroyed
by fire few evenings since.
DR.. BOYD intends introducing angora goats
ihto Columbia county, W. T.
f. &. ingalls,. Of Tacoma. has coopers at
work MAKING > 600 salmon barrels
4 new paper is 10 be started at Goldendale
Klfckitat county. bv Eugene CampbeIl
S,,,o how. .a,,,,,,, ao ,,,,,,,d ,lds.h ,,hi,,
,,3i, " Sa+tI io oT,iu tporiS "niie
~, -.
i -,,'l.I - : - ~ iDioo i'f lag ri
~ .o'ii anu - 'lo oiou1"'3 succeSs'ul'
Nhlte balt-cohsidered a great delicacy IN
hs ,ba I'''I''' hn.hli' no" O' A'u Oh ruSe' 9ouno
Inc chronicle, new republican weekly
ne"spaper mas Just mace lis appearance at
"a! 'o''' '" l.
ElSht or ten lamilles are sald TO be now en-
rout" from tine cast to settle permanently on
The HIohomish.
The Ohio jumpers brought to Walla Walla
by u-e peddlars, have all died, and the price
ol Sln has advanced
The Walla Walla railroad will be put in con-
dition to do ten times the business This wear
that has ever offered before.
\ salmon measuring II inches and weigh
i,'S 90 i's' vas {" .l one ol Pauoiet
I'll. s.ottl. r,tolli,,,r.,.r-. -.,... IN, -.
ging business. in general wav. appear. TO 6e
iu.t now, la,r.rinee iindrr "a ,1,II ~ ,ro1eral do
prcs,ionn
W.T., ,t.,. 100. ,.,.,, ,.es
= = ' a. Il - s.3i n ~ g"' vi Hc"t-
Lr,,,bt ,d i,I,, 'Iiu GU
5000 bonds
II was rumored that son,e horse thieves
from, NrqUa N,ua M, tbeir ,..,,. - NIttona
with tlrir booty. wore calIrIt Inv settler. and
rro,nntly Lanrcd
W r,r.,at.. 8. ,i., ,,.,,,, .c -. 49,.
DID, ~ , - "a, nT5iV w VI u. suT lHteeO
chants. After getting good pummelng he
Jumped the town.
Twelve bucL, indians nassed tbrourb nov.
ton Io.t week in search If .o,na si,rasG,4s y,Eo
had run away with their "klootcbmrn" Thy
were Spoilin,r for war
- - -.
- y. ~, ouIu' .,l NOR io-s' - 10 ~ ieet
long logs ranging from ~ to 20 feet, are in
good demand and lind ready sale.
An Indian war ha, broken ont at Snokore
falls. Two ,utlaws who had been DOING a
DAYS Washing for citizen SET upon him IN
make him pay the bill Result Of the tusslr
not known
I'll. P.,,'.tcr "a, Or,,.,.,io,, s,,.. ,,.,
less We have rain soon the wheat crop on the
hill of that county and in Eastern Washing
ton Territory Will fall short of what was pro
duced last year.
Mr. Moses Fowler of Boise valley has hon
which hu, taken charge Of a litter of kittens
and contests the office of maternal guardian
-l.i,. ,,itf. tl,, r...I .p..I., ,.l,, a.; - :.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-16

The postoflice at Tulalip, by recent
order of the Department, has been
discontinued.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-26
TOO MUCH STYLE.

To THE EDIToR THE HERALD
Can beg space in your columns to make COM
plant universal among government employees in the
matter OF being obliged to uniform consisting
of brass buttons and blue clothes ? Said uniform
costs about half more than ordinary suit. which
is q tax unjusty imposed a in this so-called
free country. l trust clerk IL ashamed of his
employment but to advertise II 365 days in year is
al least embarrassing to modest man Il know there
modest men among usI therefore think
il an imposition OF the mesnest kind. The working
UNIFORM to be while duty IN accepted by all
AZ u needed reform. We now respectfully ask to DO
relieved of the dressed up uniform of brass buttons
and blue clothes. ONE OF THE AFFLICTED.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-26
Is 1T AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR?

To THE EDrToR or THE HERALD
saw in the HERALD complaint from 'P p"
on American pastry. Now am an American lady.
and pride myself my pics as well a. other cook
cry. think he must be German, for their cake
tastes like bread though not so sweet as we Ameri-
cans make brown bread AS for buildings and
pies, you seldom. " ever them on German tables
II there they bought at restaurants Of bakers
II Up. r." is Swtzer "Pare Woo or one of those
who always finding fault with this ''blarsted
and not find fault with things that Of his coun-
tlywomen can better. M. ID. u.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-26
RAPID TRANSIT GRrEFs.

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD;--
In to the letter of "a Sufferer" in Sundays
HERALD. allow me to say. hrst that the property
owners do not wish the stairs to the Elevated road
rcferred to) removed as they prefer the lesser Of
two evils Second that the said property owners
petitioned the Mayor to veto the ordinance and lie
did so, and If "a sufferer" would read the papers
more carefully he would have heard Of it. Third,
that IL "a sufferer" would allow the properly
owners TO attend to their own business. he would
have more time for his and would himself
tho exposure Of his grammar aud ignorance.
TRUTH,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-26
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

NoTE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and address to
insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling
to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing
Write only ON side of the psper.-ED. HERALD.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-26
coAsrMIsE srEAMsuuPs.


- steamship y DsoS win leave sasalday, December 2s
fes.cd a onehaIf per cent on open policy
a.sn ois % iaaiaT sssn g IDLE anu 81 ao
pis . cTARk sEXaAS' i VEST s. = GU : p
TEXAS LINE FOR GALVESTON. TOUCHING AT
Aickeson, viii sail from pier 10 East River Saturday
Through bills Of ladng given TO Houston and all peins
on she 9ienationai and Great Scrher Hons,
Antonio railroads.
For freight and general Information apply to
pier 70 East River.
RERMUDA WEST INDIES AND VENEZUELA
Tor ss aas S daSas
puGRro caBEEIo and drRAcoa oN sisam.Sp i AbJf
December ~ ~, Calling a Ponce rsiprnpg9 mos 90,
2S 1bsras saSslS IT Assa ana
A. Z. ouTERkRIDGE 4 90. Agents, % Broadway.
8 ,S Z Dk sbpH ~ sr % Ersaa~Ay
I oSL{ pjNfS Tyl LSSE s r shSFiDA
s HoSfS' As a :, fsn $ttabsS bsss%Ss' IS
for Fsrnandias direct pier NORTH Rser asrM
Only line issgng through tickets and sIils e aang 70
and Flint River, and Brunswick Ca Insurance. onehalf
per cent Bills 81 ading signed on pier
For further information through pills ofsdng and pas
sage rates, apply 10 N honEhls,,
No. 1T West 81. up stairs
FLORIDA DIREcT,-MALLoRY ;-sTEAMERs
Z leave pier ~ Eas. River every Friday; at r NJ fer
Jacksonville Fla touching brunswick ana
steamer WESTERN TEXAs, Captain Hines, will SAL on
sanger given all points in the South and
e. H. MALLORY CO.. Agents, oicc pier 20 East River,
Or COOK, son a JENKINS, 26i Broadway.
SAvANSAH AND FLORIDA
GATE CITY Capt Daggett Wednesday, Dec %, at II NJ
CITY MACON Capt Dec. Is, y 4. NJ.
From pier i3 North River.
connecting with the Central Railroad of Georgia Atlantic
and Gulf Railroad Georgia and Florida Steamboat Com
G. b. OWENS GEORGE YONGE Agent,
General Agent A. andG. ocean 80 co. ana central
r. r., 80 Broadway. X T. OF Ga, 4os Broadway
NASSAU n r. ST JAGo AND CIENFUEGoS,
~ Cuba-Steanship NORMAN, January is, 1873.
Tor NASSAU only, steamship SECRET December u
From JACKSONVILLE, steamship SECRET January
Thereafter THREE TIMES MONTHLY rom JACKSON
WILLIE MURRAY, FERRIS co. 62 South st.
HALIFAX. y. s. AND ST. JOHNS, y. r.. CROMWELL
Understanding leave follows from pier 10 North
For passage svng excellent freight
apply to CLARK SEAMAN, ~ West st.
nLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
sailing from pier - North River
DAY THU RSDAY SATU EDAY At 3 +. NJ. connect
ing with all RAILROADS Tor the SOUTH SOUTHWEST
and WEST; also with steamers for NIWBERNE and
WASHINGTON. n O.. steamers for LENES, DEL and
REhOBOTH BEACH. and connecting railroads, TUES
DAYS and FRIDAYS, at = p. NJ.
points lowest Insurance for Norfolk &e 1T =
Freghts received daily ut pier 81 North River
General office No. 1877 Greenwich ST.
n l.. McCREADY. President
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-26
TRAYELLERs, GUIDE.

L,OR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST.
TIE OLD RELIABLE STONINGTUN LINE
Steamers STOSINGTON and NARRAGANSETT. from
pier ~ n r. foot JAY at 80 r. NJ Sundays exceptedL
PROVIDENCE LINE freight only. daily except sun
days. from pier - ~ r.. foot Of Warren ST. at i. NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-26


Association in the publication of reports, pamphlets
and other documents tending to show what terrible
thing boe CRIME nv reorm n ths ermna IN
of which but pet theories compared
with the actual knowledge a real criminal
obtains during his career, and when such man
wants TO reform he fully knows how TO go about 1t.
bu. wants little friendly assistance and encourage
ment, not homilios the enorInity Of his former
course. The large sums squandercd thus unneces-
sarily might produce better fruit II otherwise APP
piled. physician can easily produce learned di-
agnosis ~ his patients maady and allow him to
read about the danger that menaces him unless the
curative process at commences but this will
not save the patient unless something more is done
than merely pointing out the danger so 1t IL with
criminals; they cannot be saved by advice. and IL
the association does not mean to render necessary
aid they cannot reform any one.
poor man. without friend, recently applied to
Dr. Harris for a situation. One procured and he
did we'll until one afternoon, when a clerk OF the
sociston with some ladies' visted the place In which
lie working and inquired OF the doorkccper about
him. stating that he had been in prison and that tho
of labor was in large public institution IL soon
became known who and what be was. In his distress
he wrote to DR.. Harris complaining OF the clerks
uncalcd for exposure. DR. Harris replied that ~
would soon blow over, and advised him not to mind
IL. The man retains his situation yet aud Is doing
WELL though many under the circumstances would
have left and again committed crime. This circuin-
stance be proved should the association desire
to investigate it, the parties oil in the city.
HAfinIB' FEAR
DR.. Harris will not trust an applicant for aid with
twenty,e cents for fear people will boast that
wrong to men who sincere in their utterancos.
Suppose, for instance, three men out OF -four cheat
the association out Of So each and that the fourth
man is reclaimed and is made q good citizen with
another So. Would not this be better than the
donbly guarded policy now in vogue, which causes
tho rst three to go away laughing at their success,
and compcs the fourth to again steal? Merchants in
dealing with honest people get swindled, then why
should not Dr. Harris In his dealings with profcssed
rogues? Even with saving of but oncfourth OF the
criminal population | think the investment good
one; but they will not 20 upon such plan, and
hold back until men steal rather than visit tlicm
THE coSvIcTs ALLOWANCE BILL.
The Legislature passed bill during its Last session
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-15

The following snecdote is new, and
being related By Judge Hilton, not
WIthstandiDg his acute perception OF
Grant's weakness, attests the curious
hold Grant has partly got even upon
his critics:
Nothing injured Grant 20 much. -
said Judge Hilton, Sin the minds OF
gentlemen as his alleged behavior 70
President johnson in breaking his
word 70 johnson about the war Office.
which be promised 20 deliver back.
but let Stanton resume instead. Il
was that which disgusted Commodore
Vanderbilt. Mr.. GrinneIl said 70 me.
That man Is not gentleman Il IL
still the subject Of the principal
criticism on Grants individual
honor" ssHoW," continued Judge
Hilton, sin that matter Grsnt was
not bit guilty in any way, and Stan
ton exercised q coup d'eEdt on the
Office, but Grant, though ircsused st
Stanton, would never open his mouth
70 explain. In one Of those spelIs Of
silent obiurscy or obstinacy which
seem tc reach the depths Of his charac-
ter Grant let maokiad rail- on a1d
plosed his lips. Not even johnson 90.
the Denefit of an expiration and
abused Grant without answer until be
iIed.n
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-15
HANCOCK AND JONES.

The nomination of Judge Hancock
tests the practical good sense of the
people of this district. No sane, sensi-
BILE, intelligent person, whatever his
partisan, personal or sectional preju
dices, will hesitate to say that Ham
cock can serve us more effectually at
Washington than any citizen of Texas.
His relations to the President, who
proffered him place in his cabinet,
his confessed personal influence in
Congress, unquestioned ability and in
valuable experience, render objections
of prejudice, and even those based
upon his votes upon side issues, trivial
and of no import. He soas Union
man we are all Union men. He voted
for the back salary grab; if he had
voted against it he would have de-
feated appropriations for his con-
stituents, which might never again
have been scared. He lost mile
age to secure back salary, and
thus personally gained nothing.
But even if he were wrong, now and
then, in speeches and in voting; even
if he blundered here in the Capitol on
one. occasion in speech making, it sig
mites little. He has only wounded
our prejudices. He was our best
public servant, and we choose con-
gressmen in order to profit by their
ability and power. We do not send
men to Washington, while the Federal
government is expending FIVE hundred
millions annually, that they may make
gllttering speeches or beget excitement
or array enemies against the State or
against the South. We did those
things before the war when we were
addicted to ''chivslry" and political
jim jams, aud loved to play the role
of gamecocks. When we now vote fer
congressman we "mean business" It is
a matter of dollars and cents, and that
district is wisest and deemed most for
tunste whose representative at Wash
ington stands first In power, in
telligence and usefulness. Confessedly
no district of any State, North or South,
if John Hancock be elected, Will have
a more efficient, adroit, able or influen-
tlal representative than this. There
fore we have said that the nomination
of Hancock tests thoroughly the INTEL
ligence and good sense of the people.
Will they be wise and prudent and de-
voted to the State and to the South,
or, imbued with Rrejudices and predi-
lections affecting individuals, will they
sacrifice the State and the district that
q personal prejudice may be gratified or
some real or imaginary partisan wrong
svengedl We have faith in the prac-
teal good sense of the people. We can |
never believe, till the end comes, that
George Washington Jones, with his
personal good qualities, to say nothing
of his Questionable idiosyncracies of /
conduct, character and political trans
formations which wholly unfit him for
usefulness IN Washington, can defeat
John Hancock.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-15

WE can't help thinking when delv-
ing into the philosophy of finance thai
there is much moonshlne and twaddle
in the everlasting STAT" money Green
back goose-gabble, and if those max
ing most noise and winning most cheap
notoriety were in earnest about reliev.
ing the country, they would sheer of
from whisky shops, abandon the
streets and country stores and village
green and go home to work. There is
wealth aud plenty and prosperity.
sooner or later, as sure as God reIgns,
in the sweat of the brow and toll of
the muscles. 1t were infinitely wiser
to preach the gospel of hard work and
of abundant money won by it than in
dulge these shallow plstitudes about
" iat money" the conversion of all
bonds into greenbacks and the making
of a paper balloon of the currency of
the Union.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-15
AUSTIN. AUGUST Q. 1S7S
GREENBAckERs' organ says that

A GREENBACKERs' organ says that
When greenbacks first saw the light
the Democratic doctors, one and all,
declared them unconstitutional. They
ceased to do this when the greenback
became popular.
Nothing is further from the real
facts of the case. George 81. Pendle-
ton and Henry Clay Dean and the
st. Louis Times, certainly in 1s67-S,
were as thorough Greenbackers as
the most advanced Democratic think.
ers of to-day. The Northwest
and South would have made the issue
then, which Is made to-day, but a
greater question, involving the person
al and political freedom of the people
of fifteen States, was before the coun-
try and this question of finance was
necessarily postponed tall Hayes, liberia
ting the South, liberated the opinions
of men and wrought the reconstruction
of parties. The Democratic party only
postponed the determination of fnan-
cial questions till the proper time came
for their consideration. Meanwhile a
body of good and great men, suddenly
discovering an opening through which
they might rush TO the front, mounted
the Greenback hobby, but Democracy
having broken the colt and has no idea
of surrendering the horse, and those
fellows that think they are gallopiug
away to glory are really ''riding be-
hind, y or trudgiDg along many years in
the rear of the great political race-rid
ers Of the country. These modern
Greenbackers are very slow and, worse,
stupid in boas'ing Of speed.