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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-12
A Valuable Medicine.

Dr. FRAzIER:-"My constitution was
very much broken down for years. My
digestion, bowels and nervous system
We're in a very bad condition. My sys
TEN was not properly nourished. After
eating ] was distressed, and my food
would not assmilate properly, so that J
received little benefit. | was weak and
most miserable, but on trying your Root
Bitters | seemed to be wonderfully acted
upon, and they have given me great
comfort while using them. Enclosed
find So for sin bottles, which please send
me soon. J. j. SPINNING,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ds. EkAZIER.-'I have had splendid
trade on your Root uitters. They en-
tirely cured one of my customers, wo-
man, of Dyspepsia, who had used all
kinds of medicines without any good re
suits. A. J. MILLER, Druggist,
2S4 Southwest street, indianapolis, Ind.
See advertisement headed Life in a
Bottle" in another column.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-12
What is CASTLE Soap ?

4 subscriber wishes to know how
this differs from other soap. The hard
soaps made in this country are almost
exclusively from animal fats; in the
south of Europe, where the olive grows
abundantly. the poorer kinds Of olive
oil are used for soap making Common
soaps are soda and animal fat CASTLE
soap is soda and vegetable oil. In
making CASTLE soap great care is taken
to avoid an excess of alkali (the Soda,
only Just enough being used to neutra-
lie the oil On this accountable soap is
much milder, and may be used on wounds
and other surfaces where com
mon soap would irritate and
give pain. The notified appearance Of
Castle soap is due to a small quantity
Of solution of copperas (sulphate Of
from which is stirred into it before it
hardens; this leaves blush oxide of
iron in the soap, which when exposed 10
the air, becomes changed to the red
oxid White CASTLE soap is also sold,
which is the same as the other, without
the coloring. Though called CASTLE, it
is by no means exclusively made in
Spain, the largest share coming from
the south of France, and indeed it is
generally known in Europe as Marseilles
soap.-American Agricultural
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-12

If you are going to paint your house,
barn, wagon or machinery, the wonder
full lmperishable Mixed Paint is surely
the best, for it is warranted by their
agents in your own town not to chalk,
crack, peel or blister; to cover better and
work easier than any other paint. The Imper-
ishable Paint was awarded the first premium,
over all other paints, at the California state
Fair, 1873. and the Gold Medal Al the Oregon
Agent, which explains this wonderful disc0v-
cry. Try the paint and you certainly would
have NO other.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-12
Berkley's Masquerade,

Better 60 Dick, said Hatton. Lots
q fun The grandest thing of the sea
son. The masks and git-ups all of the
latest and funniest Partisan style"
Dick Berkeley took the cigar from has
mouth, blew out spiral cloud Of smoke,
and reflected moment. They were in
Berkleys sitting room, and the door
which opened into the hall was Slightly
aar Both men had their backs to the
doo,, and faces toward the blazing crate.
- would g if was sure l could
keep my wife from knowing it." said
Berkeley.
why, 10 De sure you can, replied
has friend Hatton, gay bachelor of
thirty OF more. "What is the use Of
being bound in the iron bonds of petit
coat government, tied TO a woman's apron
strings, and make both . slave and a
fool Of yourself all your life. | tell yon
men ike rs, VINO are kept in courts and
among Iesal papers and documents, need
a little recreation sometimes"
MY wife would raise thunder if she
knew Of NY going to masquerade"
The deuoe-she need never know it, "
replied Hatton vehemently.
At this very moment Mrs. Berkiey
was passing through the hall, and paused
at the door, having heard her husbands
remark.
Lets set. when is ita' aske, Rerk
ley.
Next Thursday night.
'Ill 60"
so will l." thought Mrs. Berkeley, as
she disappeared unobserved from the
door way
"In my carriage? asked Hatton.
Eyes; expect me in front of the Lin
dell, from there we can drive to Kruth's
or Mrs. Purcells for our costumes and
masks"
Thursday night came, and our two
friends were at the masquerade Berk
ley was disguised as Turk and his
friend in the hideous garb of an Indian.
There was one faultless form, dressed
as page Of the olden time, which
seemed TO be the admiration of every
one. Our friends were not iong in find
ing this strangely disguised and evidently
fast young lady, as she made herself
especially pleasing to Der kley The
latter promenaded and danced with her,
and they retired to another room for
refreshments. The eyes which cleaned
out from the ncles Of the mask our hero
declared TO be the most lovely ne ever
beheld. While chatting and drinking
sparkling champagne with the artful
beauty he ehuckled to himself to think
what nice Trick he had played or bis
wife
"Now my charmes' ne said, pouring
out glass Of champagne, 81 drink TO
your health alone, and vow | love no
other after which | ask, as we are by
oursei yes, that VIC unmask.'
bah, Sir Turk you do not pretend
to say YOU love me 2"
More than tongue car tell
And that you never loved another =
''Never, by the jumping Jehosaphat
Nonsense, I'll venture you have 4
wife and half-a-dozen children"
81 swear by my beard | have not, &"
vowed the Turk.
"Pshaw ! we women know yoe men
too well to believe what you say Men
must have some recreation you know"
said the artful beauty.
But know, dearest, adored un-
known" began our hero, pushing his
chair Just as close to the page as he
could get il, and placing one arm afIec-
tionately around her waist, chat have
found my a6nity in you, that / never
loved till / sav you, and that adore
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-12

Men have fought in steel-plated vests,
and men have hanged under the infiu-
ence Of chloroform, but the end 10 not
yet The BAptists are nov bAptisins
peOeIe in rubber suite
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-12

1t is now said by scientific authority
that sleep commences in the feet and
extends to the head. Possibly the Gus
tom Of aitting with the feet toward the
palpit may have something to do with it.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-12

All Ritser~ are whisky In diagaisctl FsrH.
10 n far better and moro honorable for . nan
% ''brace up'' % = har and call fer wAAshy
tAan 70 sneak In che hack deer Or his. Aouso
with bottle Of Biesers under his coaS. HCs
Whiaky In bottle % all she Rause.~ No whfs-
~ In Plumbers Oregon Bleed Purifier.
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The CampanerO or Bell-Bird.

think there should be a revised
edition of the Cock Robin tragedy. I
never could see any propriety IN the
bull being a: that bird.funeral. The
Campanero or bell.bird could have
tolled the bell, even though there
had been no bell in the world. It
has fieshy "horn" on its forehead,
which is connected with its palate, and
at moments notice it can fill this
with air-and then you should hear
it! It utters a solemn, clear bell.nOte,
like the toll of a distant convent bell,
pauses for minute or two, then
gives another toll-another silence
and another toll-and the sounds can
be heard three miles of.
II is sad pity the Campanero was
not at Robins funeral, for il is a
gentle creature and its dress is most
appropriate for such an occasion--be-
ing snow.white, while the horn is jet
black with a few white feathers.
True, they would have had to send
TO the country of the Amazon for it,
but the birds could have managed
that.-"Jack-in-the. Pulpit" in st.
Nicholas.
When "a widower aud widow, both
having children, get married, it is called
pooling their issues"
Treat all murderers alike, yells an
exchange. Exactly; or, better yet, don't
treat em at all Send 'em off on hemp
lie stomach.
When Shakespeare built this conun.
drum, "Tell me, where is fancy bredl'
ne little dreamed of the shower Of vi
emma bakeries that our centennial was
to bring.
Trade dollars in the East can only be
disposed Of vt church strawberry festiv-
ais. A dollar will buy one strawberry
and no distinction is made in the kinds
of dollars
A new contribution Don has teen
invented. 1t resembles the Slawson car
fare box. The key can 10 sent in al
vance to the poor heather, and they
alone will be able TO appropriate the
ANAL change.
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II any druggika will prove by analysis sAas
any patent nneaicin ne ON his shelves n q better
rcnledy than Pfu ndeP's Oregon Bleed Puri-
ncE. his fortune H. made, II he will sead aho
formula % us.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-04
THREE DA Us.

Q Yesterday! thou day for o ever G Gdeadi
With what strange garlands shall crown thy
Thou silent Onea For rose and rue are near
That thou thyself didst bring me; heart's-easc,
And dark in purple opulence, tina. shed
hare odors round; wormwood and herbs that
Ny soul with bitterness-they all are here.
When to the banquet was called by thee,
Thou eavest me rags and royal robes to wear;
Honey and aloes mingled in the cup
OF costly wine that thou didst pour for me;
Thy throne, thy footstool, thou didst bid me
On crusts and heavenly mamma bade me sup.
The dead past had its dreams; the real is thine.
=. An armored knight in panoply divine.
II is not thine to loiter by the way, >. Ir-
Though all the meads with summer Howers be
Though birds sing for thee. and though fair
And every god pours for thee life's best wine;
Nor friend nor foe hath strength to bid thee stay.
Cleaning beneath thy brows with smouldering
Thine eyes look out upon the eternal hills
From thy far heights voice cries: Come up
And in swift answer all thy being thrills.
When, 10! night falls, thy sun is in the west.
But thou, Tomorrow! Never yet was born
So glad vision DER the hills of morn.
FEesh q the radiant dawnine, all unwom
By iehtest touch of sorrow or of care
Thou dost the glory of the morning share,
By snowy wings of hope and faith unborne.
o fair TO-merrpw! what our souls have missed
The buds Of f promise 1T that at r Iaue never blown;
The tender lips that we have never kissed;
The c s9nc whose high, sweet strain eludes our
The one, white pearl that life hath never
-Js.id O. r. Dorr. In Lippineotrs Magazine for
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NUMBER II.

so lonely; and want you to have a nice
dinner Thanksgiving Day"
Where did ye get itP'' was the next
question, as MIR. Job gave the little fell
low a piercing look from under his
great shaggy eyebrows, though he had
left off his goggles. IN
81 bought it, !" answered Kit, {" with
the money got out of my own savings
bank. Don't you like turkeys. Mr..
JobP"
"Yes," said Mr.. Job; much
obleeged. Goodbye. little feller. Call
agin." ~ --,-7
As Kit went home, he did not feel
quite SO happy about the turkey as
when he was on his way to Mr.: Peters
house with it over his shoulder. He
wondered if Mr.. Peters was angry be-
cause he had given it to him; for he re-
ceiyed it in rather a gruff way. Finally
he decided to consult his, mother, who
was always ready to help him out of
all his difficulties. ls I'D a 81
His mother was very much touched
with the little fellows generosity; but
she said to him, that, although she
knew Mr.. Peters could not be really
angry, yet, if he had only asked her in
the first place, she could have told him
that Job was not in poverty-stricken
condition by any means; on the con-
trary, he was very well off. She praised
him for his act of self-denial, and
promised to make it all right when she
saw Job; so Kit felt relieved. r.;
When Thanksgiving morning arrived,
Job feters made his appearance at Kits
home, looking as dilapidated as ever.
He carried in his hand q queer-looking
bundle, which he refused to hand to any
one but Kit. -.r- s-----s
As soon as Kit caught glimpse of it,
he ran to his mother, crying out in the
most woe-begone tone, 20 mother he
has brought the turkey back"
His mother could not leave what she
was attending to, just then; SO she told
Kit he would have to go and take it, any
way, as Job seemed so persistent.
Kit received the bundle very reluct-
antly; and Job hobbled away without q
word. s-.ssaz.
Kit opened the package in dreadful
state of Disappointment; but what was
his surprise when, on removing half q
dozen different wrappings, he discov-
cred inside the most beautiful pair of
skates he had ever beheld!
But this was not all; for, tied to the
skates in very careful way. was an
other bundle exceedingly small, with
just as many papers around it; and OUT
side Of the last one was written: "For
the Savings Bank" Inside was a five
dollar gold piece.
Kit almost acted like lunatic the re-
mainder of the day, and hardly knew
whether to run down to Jobs and thank
him, or to sit down and write him
letter, which latter looked like very
formidable undertaking. '-
He finally made up his mind to 60 in
persons. but as soon as he began to
speak of the skates and the gold piece,
and to express his gratitude to Job, he
was very much surprised to see Job put
on his goggles, arrange his arm in the
sling, take his crutch and hobble out of
the house without word.-The Well
Spring.
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conveyed through tho body framework
of the head to the auditory nerves in
closed in the inner ear, thus producing
the sensation of hearing. just as the
phonograph or telephone records or
transmits every sound with the utmost
accuracy, SO the audiphone receives
and transmits every modulation of the
speakers voice, until it is heard as
clearly as by the ordinary healthy ear.
In using the audiphone the deaf person
simply holds the instrument in the
hand, and it is of no importance wheth-
or it is held close to the mouth or with
the hand resting on the knee, or in any
other convenient position, as the con-
ductor connecting the mouth-piece may
be so heightened or shortened as to al
low the instrument to be held wherever
it is most comfortable for the person
using it. Thus it will be seen that, in
addition to its small size, which makes
it convenient to carry in an ordinary
watch pocket, the ease and comfort
with which the audiPhone is used rem
der it entirely yunobjectionable to many
persons who would be too sensitive to
carry an ordinary trumpet.
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Hearing With the Teeth.

A gentleman in Cincinnati has in
vented an instrument for enabling the
deaf to hear. 1t is called the audi
phone, and has been received with
great favor wherever it has been
introduced. 1t appears destined to en-
tirely supercede the ear-trumpet, and
it enables many to hear who could not
distinguish sounds by the use of this
clumsy and old-fashioned instrument.
The principle on which it acts has been
known for at least two hundred years,
and it is somewhat remarkable that it
was not applied to practice before this
time. Beethoven, the musician, was
deaf, but he was enabled to hear his
own music by the aid of q wire passing
from a piano or organ to q piece of
metal or other material that he held be-
tween his teeth. The new instrument
for enabling the deaf to hear is thus de-
scribed:
The audiphone, like other important
inventions, is comparatively simple in
its details, though yielding such re-
markable results. In size and shape
the instrument very much resembles an
old-fashionSd silver watch, and weighs
but little over an ounce and half. 1t
consists, in brief, of chambered box,
in which is secured an exceedingly deli
cate, easily vibrating diaphragm. The
size and shape of the chambers, the ma
terial and construction of the diaphragm,
ETC., have been determined by ex-
pertinent, as, indeed, has every detail
pertaining to the instrument. In the
diaphragm and chambers consist the
essential parts of the audiphone, all
other points being of minor Importance,
Sounds caused by the human voice.
musical instruments, ETC., ETC., impings
on the delicate diaphragm of the audi
phone and throw it into vibration, ex-
actly as the same sounds would cause
the drum of the healthy ear to vibrate.
These vibrations of the diaphragm are
increased in intensity by the peculiar
construction of the chambers of the in
struMent, and are then conveyed to the
mouth-piece in contact with the teeth.
From the upper teeth the vibrations are
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CRILDS THANKSGIVING hymn.

In the lovely spring. time.
Came the seed-sowing; -t = t.'
Fruit and grain were growing - rI--.
Fruit and grain in plenty,
Enough for all the Hving;J lss-r.IaEsg-i
Now in cold November
Comes the glad Thanksgiving. T7.
How shall we thank Thee " -.
For Thy constant blessing?
Low on our bended knees,
Sins and faults confessing?
Or in the sacred church,
Where the bells a-ringing HIi3 'r'
Calls US to greet the day f..--fY .-.
With our joyful singing?
Prayer and song we bring Thee;
But . heart of pity,
For the hungry, homeless ones
Who wander through the city
Who wander through the fields, rF-..
AM mourn that they are living,
In Thy sight. o Lord. il .,ifFrg s...t
Is the best THANKSGIVING.
-Ars. N. r. Butts. In Wide-Atrake.
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An Old Bachelors Clocks.

Not far from the village of Gouglers-
vile, near the extreme end of Breck
mock township, up to within q few
weeks ago, lived an old and eccentric
bachelor by the name of Elias Filter
ing. Yesterday Squire Gougler took
the afidavlts of the appraisers of the
deceased's personal property, the ap-
praisement having been made under
the supervision of the attorney for the
parties, /. c. Becker, of this city. Fit
tering was past seventy years of age.
and lived on his forty-acre farm alone
and unattended Several weeks ago he
died, when his four-room log building,
with all its curiosities, was locked up
until yesterday, when the appraisement
was made. -i'-1a -
The great hobby of the old man was
clocks. In his little home he had no
less than fourteen clocks Of as many
styles, sizes and shapes. Nearly all of
them were of old styles. and contained
musical boxes and automaton figures.
In one room he was obliged to lower a
portion of the floor and raise a portion
of the ceiling in order to place in tall
clock of q peculiar description. He
had small clocks containing "cuckoos,"
and large clocks that played tunes and
worked number of wooden figures.
One figure was that of a pretty woman,
which he regarded as his wife. '' His
sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts''
were pictured in the remaining figures.
In the society of these speechless au-
tomatons the old man spent many hap
py hours in contentment. In his 'tpar-
lor'' was = large organ for which, about
1882, he paid S4O0. This huge instru-
ment is all enclosed. and the keyboard
is only reached after several coverings
are removed. It was built in Reading,
but is now somewhat out of time. The
organ was appraised at $40. In his
cellar the old man had splendid cider
press built at great cost There he
pressed his cider and cooked apple
butter. Pots of apple butter and jars
of preserves were found in the house
supposed to be at least thirty years of
age. In one corner of his room was q
cane with the head to represent Adam
and Eve, with trailing serpent near
them.
He had several costly musical boxes
and an ACCORDION and flute. Upon
these two instruments he was quite an
expert performer. All his tastes and
desires ran to clocks and musical in
struments. In the purchase of these he
was liberal, while he was entirely in
different in the matter of furnishing his
house. His domestic, comforts, from q
modern standpoint, were extremely
limited, but he was always apparently
happy, He had large. lot of the
strangest looking tools; two new car
riages were found packed under .
quantity of hay, and large number of
quaint and curious articles were found
in his house. He had fine harness and
plenty of hay, and the appraisement
amounted to quite q large sum. The
deceased had no children, and his estate
is to be divided among his collateral
heirs, about three in number. 1t is
thought that no other house in the
county contains so many clocks and
other quaint and curious articles to be
compared with this.-Reading Eagle. T.
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sectlOn, 1t Will be readily seen that no
one can escape a keen cross-examina-
ton during the hour.
The fact that Professor is known to
make the rounds of the section rooms
is guarantee to the cadet that no in
justice will be done him by young
instructor who for any reason may be-
tray partially. The Professor is sure
to seek an explanation for any great
difference between his mark and that
on tutors book when the same man
is under consideration. 1t is the curse
of the marking system at our American
colleges that a man is at the mercy of
a young tutor who by his mark-book
sits in Judgment, from which there is
no appeal. Every College man knows
how much injustice is done by few
callow instructors who have perhaps
forty men to hear at time, who hear
each man perhaps every other day,
and must determine his stand by the
two or three minutes he is on his feet.
There are SO many opportunities for
the dishonest student to impose on the
tutor, and the tutor is so quick to sus-
pect laziness the man who is too dis
honest to +" pony'' or hand in " sick
excuses" and, moreover, the divisions
are so large and the examinations so
infrequent, that the marking system,
in my judgment, is fruitful of evil.
NO educatlonai lnstitution IN TINS
country has probably SO large teach
ing force in proportion to the students,
as west Point. At Yale and Harvard
tne proportion Is about one 70 ten; at
tne military academy II Is one 70 nve.
AT iale a professor mas somenmes Sky
men In recltauon-room; mere ne mas
nlne- here the student must learn;
there he may. Here he must learn SO
much and no more; there ne must
learn little less than SO much, but
may learn q great deal more.
AT west toint the marking system Is
necessary, is wisely managed, and
cannot be abused; but in college the
case Is different for there are three
umes as 1nany men before the tutor as
oe10re the west foint instructor.
Inc marklng system again mas
very strong tendency to suppress that
Iree communicaton between the teacner
ana the taught wnlch IL indispensaoie
TO the best education. NO ordinary
man will imperll his standing by ex-
posing his ignorance before his tutor.
Many instructors feel thls' and invite
thelr soholars 70 questlon freely, put
tne ooys are sny.-. Iney rear 70 SOW tne
WING. "A gooo s.ory Is Ioio mere OF one
S2, 0n the Dest anu most PoPuiar PROFESSORS. >.
ne caue' WIZ .oiu ~ is no ions IN IN !
lne corPs' ne Is tnereiore saIe. !ne