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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

THcSc FeCtIPts T IHTHk We TIIy TVVI sdUI9-
fed with, when We remember that this is
the season of the year when we are, each one
of us, the most occupied with our own pri-
vate affairs
The following is a summary of our work
for the year ending today. We have held
ffty-six meetings, twenty-five regular and
thirty-one special of these ten have been
devoted to charitable work
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

There are now about twenty wounded men
I'm Pcndlcton. and strange to say four htihs
Of them are wounded In the leg only two
or three Of them considered 40 all dangerous.
They are kept around at the private house,
in town aud are all made as comfortable as
po,siblr
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

Davidson Bros. have recently made i'm
p0rtaut additions to their stock OF photo
graphic instruments, and are now prepared
to take pictures of the largest and smallest
sizes. These gentlemen have gained much
celebrity because of the excellence Of their
work and the reasonable nature ofthcir prices.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

TELEPHONE. On Sunday last, S. c. Lamb,
of Portland, came over and attached the in
struments at this office, in connection with
the Portland office. The result was not en-
tirely satisfactory, owing to some imperfec-
tions in connections at the Portland office,
and the sounds through the telephones were
only family heard.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

THE Portland Bee is responsible for the
following Lewis river yarn, published on
Tuesday: "Nlr John II. Piper. who has a
store ON Lewis river about l. miles north OF
Vancouver, called on us yesterday and re
lated that on Sunday neighbor called and
told him three tents of Indians, who had
been camped near by, had gone away, say
ing that a war dance was soon to be held at
a point not understood. Yesterday MIR. Pi
per, while ON his way to this city, learned
that the war dance had been held yesterday
in Yacolt valley, which was attended by 300
Indians There is a trail from Lewis river
to Yakima very commonly travelled by the
Indians No such number OF Indians as the
above belong to Lewis river and recently
Indians have brought numbers OF horses by
Lewis river to Oregon to dispose OF. 1t is
hardly probable that mischief VIII occur
from the Indians on Lewis river, but IT is
very probable that they are in sympathy
with the hostiles, and that they afford every
assistance to these Indians that are at war
with the whites"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25
Sheet Music.

One hundred pieces of selected sheet music
are now on sale at billions, al les, than san
Francisco cost price The stock must be
closed out
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

\ nice lot Of all the latest and most fashion
able styles OF gold jewclry, now closing out
al nlllon's.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

The work of completing the cupola upon
the House of Providence has been COM
menced and will be pushed right along.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

/ few more summer coats left at Dillon's-
! don't wait till next winter t0 20 and buy one.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

made an extra trip on Tuesday, bringing
over q company of soldiers that arrived up
on the Ancon. The officers arrived yester-
day morning, having been left at Astoria by
the hasty departure of the Ancon.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25
Watches! Watches y

Call at Dillon's and see the magnificent
stock OF silver watches now being offered at
at reasonable prices as they can hc had any
where
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

RUNAwAY.-Co untry teams cannot always
stand city noises, which was the case with
one of Smiths Vancouver livery teams last
Saturday, which Capt, Noyes drove to Port
land. The racket of trucks and wagons,
and horse cars, and hoodlums, gave them a
start that resulted in smashed buggy, but
no damage to occupants. Repairs were made
in time for the return home the same after
noon.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

The Treasurer's report of the Ladies Guild
of st. Luke's Church recapitulates as follows,
on July 18th, 1873;
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

GovERNMENT TELEPHONES Men are now
engaged putting up lines between the head
quarter offices in this city, under supervis-
ion of the American Speaking Telephone Co..
There will be instruments in the Offices of
Gen Sawtelle, Col Sladen and Maj. Kress.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

New SAFE.-After Burke & Co. had their
money stolen last week, they concluded to
lock it up, so they bought safe; and when
the money was put in it was safe, surely, for
the blasted thing wouldn't unlock. They
sent it back and took in its place one of the
McNeale & Urban safes, which comes when
called.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

GONG. Mons. Leotard, the man who
makes such wonderful leaps, and paints such
beautifully artistic signs; the man whose
sleight of hand is carried intofurniture stores,
tin shops and groceries, is about to move to
Walla Walla. Sundry creditors have been
pursuing him hotly for few days. but he
expects to get away with a whole hide.
AT a regular meeting of the Ladies Guild
of St. Luke's Parish held July 18th, 1873,
the following officers were elected for the en-
suing term OF six months: President, Mrs.
s. J. Hakes; Vice President, Mrs. +. j.
Troupe; Treasurer Mrs. 5. j. Fletcher; Sec
rotary, Mrs A. II. Middleton; executive
committee, Mrs. c. II. Whitney (chairman),
Mrs Jane Davidson and Mrs. A. Ebert.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25
INDEPENDENT OFFICE.

Give Us a cali and We will guarantee satsfac'
iiuH.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
Spirit Of the Grange.

One Of the most affecting character
teristics of the grange is that every
meeting gives evidence Of its interest
and Importance. Each and every hours
work in all well regulated %Organiza-
tons goes to confirm this assertion.
Do what we will, go where We may,
the great law of human destiny here
follows us, keeps close to us, hangs
upon our steps, and accompanies u
undertakings.
We have but seldom been called
upon to mourn over the departure OF
kind brothers and sisters, who have
been the pride of our hopes, the joy of
our lives. Let us recall the assocla-
tons of early and pleasant hours spent
in our meetings, and the fellcitous
bouquets Of our many CHEEKY gather
ings.
The doctrines taught by the Symbol
lism Of patrons are not only IN accord
ance with the ~profoundest scholarship
of the times, but that upon reflection,
it will be found that they are serving,
in some degree, as a check to the
cause of materialism and false liberal
ism which are insinuating themselves
into the ~crevices Of the bulwarks of
christian faith.
do not mean that the grange is
religion and that the grange room is a
church, But if the lessons taught in
our ritual means anything, | believe
they teach, Enthusiastically, the duty of
our aspirations to a higher life, and
the Immortality of the soul.
In a model grange, men and women
come together as brothers and sisters,
in fact, as we'll as in name. They make
their grange halls the rallying point of
mutual intrest and affections. 1t is a
sort of family, wherein members do
not have to go about asking to be in
PRODUCED to each other, or wondering
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

Lenoir, Rutherford. Randolph. Pas
quotank, Pennsylvania. Wake. and
Warren.
In this Museum it IS our design TO
make such a display Of all the products
OF our State, a VIII illustrate its capa-
blllties. Each county has its seperate
space IN which we want not ONLY spe-
cIinens OF all its products. but design,
as soon as the material can be procured,
10 place there a statistical compendium
OF all Its products, industries and
prominent physical characteristics.
In short We desire 10 have this museum
a permanent obj~ect-school in which
may be learned the resources and ca
pabllltles of our State. and 10 make it
complete it is indispensable that we
should have a good map of your coun
~. VIII you do me the kindness to
inform me whether we may hope TO
get one from your county.
Your early attention viii greatly
oblige.
Yours most respectfully,
l.. l.. POLK, Commissioner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
AecklenouTg County \ \ Con
yentlon.

II hr>t County SUNDAY ~choal Con
NeutIon cScr held m North tArollu.
occurred IN the cts II Charlots. On the
sd uit Nearly every Protestant sun
day ~.ho'l IN the county was repr,
scented. embracing about ~ Sabiash
School ;, holar-
Gen X ID Johnston, Superintendent
ot the : :. Of Second PRESBYTERIAN
church ~ Charlotte. was chosen Pres
dent. capt. K II Graham. SulSrau-
tendent Of the baptist : ). wee
President. Or. I. {. smith, >uISrln
tend,ut Of the Methodist : :. seer
tarN an III A kluppcIburg OF the
Lutheran school. Treasurer.
The Convention MAS Addressed b.,
General Johnston, Rev. " IL l'olbltt.
- =. Rev. \. 4. Bo.hamer and the
writer. bat tile most interesting part
OF the proceedings Was under the head
"fiow We conduct Il Sunday schools, :"
when each Superintendent made hts
report. and a free conversation wA~
permitted A. to the best means Of piC-
noting the interest oi this nr that de
partutent oi sunday School work.
The Convention adopted a eou~titu-
ton. ami appointed permanent o%tli,-r-,
AMI an executive committee.
II also passed resolutions calling for
Il State SUNDAY school Convention, a.
well a requesting other counties Ia
organize similar Conventions. and also
requested pastors To speak Ia their
people upon the evils of sabbath
breaking. and the running of SUNDAY
trains, especially excursion trains, on
the railroads.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
65

Carolina from Tennessee has several
peaks higher than Mt. Washington.
n highest of these Il the Smoky
Dome, whose altitude j. s. esq feet. or
80 feet greater than that of Mt Wash
InEton.
LIT North C1r,iina enterprise ID for
heT Mountains What \cw England has
done for hers. snd the tourist. whether
n lue~t If r~~Crtatton. health ar natu-
TaI scenery, will hai oar state p,~~s~
sing advantages. IN all these pArtIcu
taTs. superior t. many and surpassed
by noae. Il her sister states
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

GoOD.-"Juvenis'' writes in favor of
more exercise for the Wake Forest
boys. He says:
Employ a regular Gylnnast and make
the boys exercise. If the Faculty of
Wake Forest College were to say to the
students, Young men, we advise you
to recite lessons bat We'll leave it with
you, you can recite if you please, and
when You please, or not at all if you
please. guarantee that there would
be but little regular reciting. Some
times the boys would recite, and then
again they wouldn't. Feeling and
convenience and the weather would
disarrange things nightly. They
know better than that. They say no
such things to the students but they
do in action say a very unwise thing to
them when they leave them to take
exercise when they please, or not at all
if they like. Let's have the Gymna-
SUM.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
WORKING ON PUBLIC A
Hints to R~OadmaSters.

AAIS "
Edpor Farmer and Mechanic
DIR While others are discussing
our Dad laws let us give our roadma,-
tiers a few hints. The secret OF making
y maintaining a good road. lies in
making 1t dry and Keeping it dry
Now as rain falls and water runs. we
must make our roads OF such a sh 20
that they Will TO some extent shed rain
and make the water run elsewhere
than on the road. This can only be
practically done by turnpiking the
road and making bitches at the sides.
W must get the road high in the mid
Ole and not be afraid Of getting it too
nigh. The higher it is made now the
less work we will have afterwards in
keeping 1t in shape. To go 10 a hill
side and fill the bitches, which the
water has washed lii the road, is not
enough, because the next rain will
wash our work away we must Gu of
the dram at the top and SO raise>the
centre throughout its entire length
That the water will run faster to the
sides than it can do lengthwavs or
down the hill. The rain can then
only run very short distances from the
top to the sides oil the road and then
the ditch and not the road will suffer.
The ditch must be watched and get a
coat of pine brush once in a while.
but how are we to get the DAD high
and round in the centre: 1t needs
work, but not SO much as men gener-
ally suppose. First Of all make up
your mind to do it, no matter how
much labor it takes, and then go to
work. Plough a few burrows down
n side and up the other, where you
want your bitches to be, scrape the
loose earth SO loosened into the centre
of the road, and repeat the process
again and again until it is SO high in
the middle that water will run off it
swiftly. In blowing it will often be
necessary to send a stout active man
to hold the pillow down so as to get it
~ 0iip III itIb ih11os toi
be managed by placing both hands on
the beam a little ahead of the cuff or
mortice and leaning on it heavily
while walking on the side to watch
the furrow is being thrown. 1t is well
to have some grubbing-hoes along lest
there should be some extra hard spots.
Don't be afraid of getting it too high
in the middle. See that no holes or
uneven places are left in the work or
the roadbed. All such oversight will
cause future trouble. A bank of earth
must be placed across the road at the
top of the hill tic shed the water into
the bitches, or better still into the old
.'head-race ditch" which should be
preserved and SO improved that the
water will have a good run throughout
its entire length. Do the job thorough
ly if you want your work to stay. Our
experience is that one horse and 6 or 7
men a thoroughly complete about
$50 yards of quilted hillsides in one
day, making the road and bitches
cover a space of 10 feet wide. and that
for the next Or years very little
more work is needed thereon. The
roadmaster will find it very unprofita-
BILE to get 20 or 80 men to stand in each
others way and talk. He must be a
man of firmness and energy, n let
the hands know that they must work
faithfully or stay on the road day after
day.
Respectfully,
HORNY HANDS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

ho" It could have hApp nej ti.at tin,
man or woman -ould have bcen admit
ted 10 the nights and privil,gs II the
organization.
Ii l. a homogeneous body. ali aeas-
quainted and willing Ia recognize each
other wherever and under whatever
circumstances they may met. No
stranger can come within their 1ae~.
except by the assent Of their memt- r.
ship. Ii may be that some have
Joined our fraternity from selfish mo
tlves, all such have..b~en a drag on the
order, and sooner or later are nuns
bered with the nonaffliates.
Ii should be our policy 10 be careful
IN the selection Of new members. 50
that no danger from without viii
menace, while every advantage -
those within Will be subservel.
Let Us make ii a grand object an the
work Of our oranges II benefit all. AMI
promote the prosperity and happiness,
of the human race
Now that the FARMER AND MEgHA<t,
has become the organ of the Grange
in the state, | hope 10 hea~. soon and
often. through its columns, from pat
rons in every portion Of North caro-
lima, and especially from our revered
brothers, Davis and Grant. To whom We
look TO stir up and quicken the spirit
Of Oranges throughout the STATE, and
review the work Of our order gencr-
ally.
Shall they suffer disappointment Al
our hands, and shall We be disappointed
IN them, in the great and important
work before them, | hope and trust
we will not. Brother Oranges call for
their services and they Will do you
good, for they are brimfull of enthusi-
asm and waiting an opportunity to
ventillate it. ID. y. NJ.
Co., Shops, n. C., Sept. ond, 1878.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
County Commissioners.

The following are the new Boards OF
Justices of the Peace in their respec-
tive counties. Their term of office
begins December 1st. The Boards, of
course are all Democratic.
ANSON.-T. Redfearn, w. A. Red
fearn, IL. w. Ledbetter, Julius Barns,
b. L. Clark.
BUNCoMBE.-J. + Rankin, r. w.
Drank, L. ID. Britain.
CLEvELAND.-John A. Roberts.
Sam Young, ID. ID. baltimore.
CUMBERLAND.-McKethan j. I.
Townsend. W. III. Melvin, Hector Nc
Neil. Cader Parker.
CABARRUs.-R. w. Allison, NJ. l..
Bost, f. S. Goodman. j. II. Morrison
j. IL. Moose.
CASTOR. = j. G.. Gulick, NJ. ID. Fri
day, Jacob kizer, b. f. Brady and W.
G.. Rutledge.
IREDELL- w. Jamison, J. +. Dodson,
II. \. Neil, j. w. Alexander and A. G.
Tomlin.
JoNES.-Benj. Brock. b. Askew, j.
F. Foscue, w. G. Fordham. l.. Lewis,
p. Bynum.
MACON.-Wm. Angel, John Am
mons, John Bryson.
MECKLENBURG.-Thomas l.. Vail, A.
G.. Neel, II. A. Terrence, John r. Nor
ris and DR.. T. Il. Sandifer.
Observation-Disclosures, Thaddeus
Haywood and I. Coggins.
SToKEs.-Capt. J. l.. Smith, l.. w.
Anderson and DR.. j. f. Pringle.
UNION.-C. A. Ashcraft. John Shutc,
Austin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
No. d..
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

RALEIGH, y. c., Sept. 9th 1873.
To the Board Of County Commissioners
GENTLEMEN: At a meeting of the
Board of Agriculture held in this city
on the 18th day of July 1877, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted.
ReSolred, That the Boards of Com
missioners of the several counties be
requested to send to the Commissioner
of Agriculture a map or plat of their
respective counties, to be hung up in
the department of each county. with
its products in the Agricultural
Museum.
| had the honor to send Il copy OF
the above resolution to each county
board in the State, on the 18th of July
of last year, and maps only from the
following counties have been received,
viz: Alexander, BERTHE, Cl~eaveland.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
Sheep Raising.

We take from the Practical Farmer"
The following good advice to sheep
raisers given by Mr.. Asa Crooms,
through the Western Farmer. especially
the raising thethoroughbred Cotswold.
"Ife commenced with twelve pure
blood ewes in 1870. and bred them to
a buck oct. LIST. The lambs Were not
dropped before March 1st. 1871. some
six weeks being occupied BY the wean-
ing season. BY that time grass was
growing and the ewes kept in good
order all summer. lie fed his ewes
corn and stock fodder. giving them al
they could eat he also gives them
two or three ears of corn per day, as
we'll a. good range and freedom from
other stock. To preserve their health
he gives them rosin and sulphur in
salt and meal a great benefit to them.
Much depends on the constitution Of
the breeding buck iii the production
of thirty lambs. Mr.. &. requires him
to be at least two years old and of the
most masculine appearance. Bucks
which wear the appearance of ewes
should be avoided. Cotswold are not
quite SO prolific as common sheep, and
they require more attention but then
they produce ten or twelve pounds Of
good wool each. A fine old buck will
yield twenty pounds. An ordinary
farmer with 200 or 300 acres can make
it very profitable to keep from thirty
to fifty head of good Cotswold sheep.
They do not do well together in large
numbers. He breeds scrub ewes to a
pure Cctswold buck and realizes fine
mutton lambs worth $3.50 per head at
three months old. He Is careful to
shelter the breeding ewes in bad
weather. lie purchased 3.S2 sheep
Sept. Sth for $500, II year after, the
wool, lambs and old sheep, all included
brought over 1920 a profit of 81, per
head on the purchase, for thus keep
ing. He SAYS. this lot of ewes had
1S6 acres of bluegrass land. 100 shock
of fodder, and 30 barrels of corn all
the feed they had from the time |
bought them until | sold them. He
believes the breed of sheep can be i'm
proved with less expense than any
other stock. One of his neighbors
bought sixty scrub ewes and three
pure bred Cotswold buck four years
ago. That neighbor has now as the
result of his purchase 100 ewes which
yielded eight pounds of wool per head
last shearing time. He sells all of his
ram lambs and his poorest old ewes.
Breeding fine bred ewes to scrub bucks
is folly; nor will it answer to depend
ON half bred bucks for good lambs.
We should say in connection with the
above, that the most extensive wool
buyers of Philadelphia recon-
mend the use of merino ewes, in
stead of the scrub, for breeding to
Cotswold bucks. This course secures
a finer, shorter and more salable quality
of wool.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

The following circular has just been
issued from the office of Department
of Agriculture, and we hope it will re-
ceivc that attention which its impor-
lance demands. We commend the
earnest efforts of our Commissioner to
all our people. 1t is Il sad truth that
there has never yet been n correct map
of our State published and could our
Commissioner get these county maps
We might hope to set a correct map
of out State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

We notice an article in the western
Farm Journal as follows.-The manu-
facturer and Builder calls the attention
of manufacturers who can cast heavy
pieces of glass, also of Millers, to a re-
cent German discovery, that the finest
flour is produced by those milestone
which have the most CLASSY texture
and composition, and the consequent
discovery that pieces of glass combined
in the same way as the French burr.
and similarly grooved on THEN surfaces.
will grind better than the burr mill
stones. Stones Of four and one half
feet in diameter, driven by six horse
power, ground 220 pounds of flour per
hour, and did it while remaining cold.
We have always heard that pounded
glass was q good eXterminator of dogs.
We have no doubt that bread given to
dogs from flour ground by these mill
stones would be beneficial to sheep
husbandry. Glass millstones may do
for Germany but we prefer our flour
ground from the m%illStones which gre
found SO abundant in our State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

SrIINTERN.-A fatal railroad collision
occurred II England eight persons
killed and thirty wounded The
Earl of lauicrdalc * dead. .....I There
was a rush in New York for the bank
rupt court on Saturday ......SIxty petit
tions were filed in Brooklyn, thirty six
III Washington, over one hundred IN
Chicago, and nearly "A hundred IN
C~levelan }...... Pensacola Is healthy and
IS helping the stricken cities..-..The
fever i gradually but certainly spread
ing in New Orleans......Houston
Texas, issues a rigid quarantine notice
photographer Flannery, OF Rich
mond, VOLUNTEERED his services to 70 To
Grenada.....Saloon keepers attempted
to resist the Sunday law ut Chicago,
and four broke into the police station
and there remained ..... The Austrians
are acting with great energy in Bosnia
and Herzegovina, but with mod"ra-
ton and disclpllnc......The Russian
Generals deny the reports about afro
cities in Bulgaria......Nc York mar
kets Money easy at | per cent gold
quiet at 1000 cotton quiet at II 3-lt "a
u 1-lG cents; flour unchanged wheat
less active ut 5(dl cent lower; corn a
shade irmer and moderately active at
4j01Olc: spirits turpentine steady al
Csc: rosin steady at 81 40(al 40.