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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-02-20
ShcriH's Sale.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District of Washington Territory, holding
terms at Kaama for the counties of Cow
litz and Wahkiakum.
John F. Curtis, plaintiff,
George F. White and
Rebecca White, defendants.
Public notice if hereby given that pursuant
to and by virtue of a copy of the order of sale
and Judgment made and rendered in the above
cause by the above court, at the regular term
of said court, begun and held at Kalama, Cow
ltz county w. T. in said district, on the first
Monday in January, A. d. 1879, which said copy
was duly issued and certified to me by the
clerk of said court, under the seal thereof, on
the 18th day of February. a. d. 1879, |, James
B. Stone, the undersigned sheriff of the county
of Cowltz, in said district and Territory, will,
on the
3lst day Of March. A. ID. 1879,
at the front door of the court house of said
Cowlitz county, at Kalama aforesaid, at the
hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
sell ut pilbiic auction to the highest bidder
therefor in cash, (the same to be in United
States gold coin,) the following described real
estate in said Cowlitz county, to-wit:
The south one half of the southeast quar-
ter 6 = of S L -, and the northwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter N W Il of ) L
IA. Of Section five 90. in Township nine,
60, north Of Range one %, west of the Will
amette meridian, containing one hundred
and twenty (l2O) acres, more or less, or suf
fcent thereof to satisfy this decree, together
with all and singular the tenements, hered-
itaments, and appurenanccs thereunto be-
longing or in anywisc appertainng, ana all
the estate right, title interest, claim, or de-
mand of the said defendants or any of them
at law or in equity in or to the same.
The above described real estate is taken
nd .Vi11 k. oil la arf. of. nj 14
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-02-20
In All It's Branches,

And while soliciting share of the public pat
ronage take the opportunity to thank my pat
rons for the many iavors heretofore received.
MRS. 4. X. MIDDLETON.
Feb. 20, 1879 IL.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-02-20

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District of Washington Territory, holding
terms at Kalama for the counties Of Cow
ltz and Wahkiakum.
John T. Curtis. plaintiff,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-02-20
JAMES Z. STONE,
Sheriff Of Cowlitz County

T. Y. & F. r. STRONG,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-02-20

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District of Washington Territory, holding
terms at Kalama for the counties of Cowlitz
aud lohl.iol.un
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
Helena, Montana, Thursday, April II, 1879
Another lDeluge Coming.

A Belgium professor has published work
entitled "Periodicite des Grands Deluges Re-
sultant du Movement Graduel de la Ligne
des Aspides de la Terre," in which he warns
us that we may be on the lookout for another
deluge of the world. At certain regularly re-
curing intervals, he maintains, the waters of
one hemisphere are suddenly precpitated
across the equator and flood the other. The
last of these deluges, which always flow from
north to south, or from south to north, was
that of Noah's time, which was from the
north. Hence the explanation of the great
preponderance of water in the southern trend
of North and South America, Africa, and
many minor peninsulas The next of these
deluges will flow from the south to the north
The course, he argues, is the alternate in
crease and decrease in the ice-caps at the
poles, and the consequent change of the
earths equilibrium. Since 1248 the South
Pole has been continually enlarging, while
the North Pole has been propOrtionately
diminishing, to-day the diameter of the south
ern glacier being about 8, 900 miles and that
of the northern 1900. When these two gla-
ciers shall have arrived at their maximum
and minimum extension, then will the earth
tilt over and be submerged by another great
flood, the fifteenth of the kind that has oc-
Cured. In view of this impending and some
what serious probability. the question arises
What are we going to do about it? If no
one can offer better suggestion. would it not
be advisable that each of US resolve himself
into his own ark by wearing night and day
one of Paul Boytons rubber swimming cos
tunes?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
How Our Forests are Disappearing
New York Times.]

New York Times.]
A writer who has been making a study of
forest trees, their rapid destruction in this
country, and their effect on climate and
health, says that since 1885 the forest trees
of the Western Hemisphere have decreased
at the yearly average rate of I, 600, 900 acres,
or about II 900 square miles, and that this
rate in the United States alone has advanced
from 1000 square miles in 1885 to 1000 in
1866, and 8, 400 in 1876, while the two last
years have scarcely been less exhaustive.
Statistics for 80 years previous to 1885 show
that We have been wasting the supply of
moisture to American soil at the average rate
of per cent for each quarter of country
during the last 1875 years, and that we are now
approaching the limit beyond which any
further decrease will materially influence the
climate of the entire continent. Many east
India and Asia Minor, once possessed of q
fine climate and abundant harvests, are now
often scourged by pestilence and famine, and
it is altogether probable that their misfortunes
began with the disappearance of their native
forests. 1t is quite likely that we shall suffer
in climate, fertility and health before great
while if we continue to destroy our trees as
recklessly as we haye done, and it behooves
us to be warned in time. What has happened
elsewhere may certainly happen here. In
deed, there is great danger of it, for we
know by experience that fertile lands have
grown sterile by loss of trees, and that sterile
lands have in turn become fertile by system
attic planting. A certain proportion of we'll
wooded, as we'll as of arabic and pasture,
is essential to our material prosperity, and
this proportion can never he kept up, unless
regular tree planting be adopted as set-off
to the excessive destruction necessarily going
on. For $50 years we have been telling the
forest; for the next $50 we should try to re-
store what we have taken away.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
A Romantic Story.

Who says that the days of romance are
ended needs to read the strange history of
Scottish plOwman who has returned to his
native heath after long exile. Twenty
years ago farmer in Orkney hired Dung
man to do farm work. The plowman touch
ed the fancy of his masters daughter, and
the result was that in runaway fashion, and
in opposition to the will of the patriarchal
farmer, the two became man and wife. The
old gentleman was furious and turned his
back determinedly on his SON. -in-law. The
young plowman kissed his wife, left her in
her fathers arms and sailed for Australia,
whence he soon ceased to write. His wife
became a mother and remained in state of
such wretched suspense that her father began
to repent of the treatment to which he had
subjected her husband. Efforts were then
made to trace the whereabouts of the latter
by means of advertising in the colonial pa
pers and otherwise, but all to no purpose.
The grandson grew up to manhood, and, not
liking farm work, bade adieu to Orkney,
took ship last year to the United States, and
after some knocking about found employ
ment in q mercantile house in Illinois. In
the course of business he discovered that the
gentleman at the head of the firm was ma
tive of Scotland. hailing indeed from the
same district as himself. Occasional meet
ings led to more minute inquiries as to dates,
names of places, persons, and the like in the
old country, and after being six months in
the establishment the youth found-however
wonderful it may appear-that he was actu-
ally serving as clerk with no other than his
own father! The effect of this discovery on
both may be left to the imagination of the
reader. Father and son are now in Scotland.
The man who went away penniless plow-
boy but returns rich. has been welcomed with
much emotion by his venerable father-in-iaw,
who is still hale and hearty, as well as by the
wife whom he left many years ago in her
outh and beauty, but who is now middle
aged matron.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
TIL BLACK WAVE.
Five Hundred Negroes to be Employ ed
on the n. r. II. II.
[St. Paul Pioneer Press, April IL

A highly important piece OF information
was placed III possession OF the Pioneer
Press yesterday, being nothing less than that
Gen. Thomas l.. kOsser, chief engineer OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, has made ar
rangements for transporting five hundred Of
the cOlOred men who are now fleeing from
the South, to Dakota Territory to work upon
the extension OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road west OF the Missouri. Gen. Rosser is a
Southern man himself, and being familiar
with the character and habits OF the cOlored
man, he is satisfied that his labor Can be util-
lied to great advantage in the North. The
General says that they have been greatly
Wronged by those who delight in misrepre-
sening them as being lazy and worthless, for
he knows whereof he atfirms when he says
that the colored men voluntarily work harder
and longer upon the plantations of the South
than they will be asked to do on the Northern
Pacific railroad, and receive far less pay be-
sides. Now, to establish this point, five hum
dred of the poor men who are f1ocking up
the Mississippi in search OF employment will
be carried to the end of the line and put to
work they will be furnished with supplies;
the ruling wages will be paid them; and at
tie close of the season they will, if they de-
sire it, be located on some of the fertile lands
AlOng Tue lut, WutIe tAty may Ue OueIeu Tie
opportunity of making their homes, or they
will be returned to the places from which
they came, with the bulk of their seasons
wages in their pockets
This is an experiment the results of which
will be watched with the greatest interest. If
Gen. Rosser's theory of the capacity Of the
colored man for labor is borne out by prac-
tice, it will work revolution in the life of
the race. If even half of the colored men
who go to the western Territories as laborers
should eventually become farmers, able to
maintain themselves in independence by their
toll, the effect would be beneficial in every
way. 1t has been estimated that every in
dustrious laboring man is worth at least $1,-
900 to the community in which he resides.
The loss to the South, therefore, by the re-
moval of its laborers to the far North and
West, and the gain to the latter by the devel-
opment of lis undeveloped areas, can readily
be figured up In few weeks some of the
negroes that are now being shipped up the
Missouri will have chance to try their hands
in building railroad between the Missouri
and Yellowstone, and if they come out of the
trial in good shape, the problem of their fu-
ture may possibly be solved.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
FINDING OUT GOD.
Mr. Beecher Thinks We are on the Eve
of Great Disclosures.
New York World. !

New York WOrd.]
II think" said Mr.. Beecher yesterday,
THAT in the present state of knowledge it Is
impossible to prove the existence of God
by any scientific test, and that is the testimony
of the most expert scientists. They admit
that there may be, but whether or not there
is not demonstrable proof. They do not take
the right means to discover God. Suppose l
were to 60 off the coast of Maine, where the
water is swarming with fish, and putting a
potato on my hook throw it out. l get no
bite, and day by day throw it out and get
no bite, and l say, There's no fish there. ,
Men stand throwing their lines into the vast
expanse of knowledge; they bait their hook
to catch diety, and fish for years and catch
nothing, but blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God, they bait their hooks
with sensibilites. There are some who fash
ion to themselves conception of God that
has some relation to rewards and punish
ments, and out of that they get God of
fear, but man who has risen only as high
as that has risen only few steps; he is
slave, driven afeld with a whip, not loving
virtue but afraid to do evil. One step higher
comes the God of conscience; vastly higher
comes the God Of eternal right and wrong,
whose conscience is the law of the universe,
and this is about as high as multitudes OF
men ever get. They are simply religious
people; they are not Christians. This, al
though q step in advance, is not the harvest
home. God then comes to many persons as
God of taste, of beauty, grace and joy,
and they add this to the conception as the
God of fear and conscience. Then at last
comes the highest development that has yet
been made, and it is realized by those whose
natures are sufficiently high to reach the
grandest conception-of God of perfect and
universal love. believe we are standing on
the eve of great disclosures, and rejoice at
the spirit of inquiry that is abroad, which
will probably result in higher conception
of God than the world has yet known.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
Handsome Clothes.
[Rome Letter to Philadelphia Telegrap

[Rome Letter to Philadelphia Telegraph
A lady whose age and rank accorded such
freedom of speech complimented the Queen
of Italy on her toilet at the recent Teano ball.
Her Majesty replied: "Yes! it is very beau
tiful. I often wonder if am right to be so
fond of dress, and to admire some of my
jewels as l do; now, for this necklace l have
a real true liking" What woman is there
that will not sympathize heartily with her
Majesty of Italy-especially if she has cher
own fling" as the Scotch say? 1t is so nat
ural for young woman to love pretty clothes,
and jewels, and -gsyety. Henri Quarte
wished every peasant in his kingdom could
have fowl in his pinner pot; wish every
young girl could 90 to as many merry dances
as possible. and haye pretty gowns and jew
els; che will have Al mellower old age if she
has had happy youth.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17

She was waiting for the train, and as she
posed in graceful attitude she made quite q
picture. Dressed with elegance, with strik-
ingly handsome face Intellectually high
tened by pair of genuine Boston glasses,
she impressed us as lovely example of cul-
ture and refinement. But the vision faded
The next time we glanced that way she was
eating peanuts and her dainty foot was
swinging in rhythmic time beats to the crack
ing of the shells between her pearly teeth,
and che strewed the floor with the debris as
evenly and artistically as if she was gallery
god.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
MISCELLANE NEUUS.

DENvER's new hotel is to cost $2OO,O
THURMAN and Tilden are of the same age
-sixty-tive.
ASTRONOMICAL business is looking up, Pro-
fessor Peters having just found couple of
stray planets.
WEALTH attracts wealth-that rich old
lady, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, has fallen
heir to half million.
THE Republicans spent 100000 in the
Presidential campaign of 1876. Tilden offered
$4,000 for one State.
DR.. MARY has just kicked man belong
ing to the ''Hub,' for calling her DR.. Pedes-
trian instead of Walker.
NOT until Gabriel puts his lips to the tele-
phone and yells "Ole Bull - will the fiddler
give up playing farewell engagements.
The philosopher of the New Haven Register
soliloQuizes ''In the race for matrimony it
isn't always the girl that covers the most laps
that wins.'
The pastor of Campbellite Church in Aus
tin, Texas, pricks an India ink emblem on
the arm of every convert, and calls it 'the
saving mark"
Sydney Smith once rebuked a swearing
visitor by saying: ''Let us assume that every
thing and everybody are damned, and pro-
ceed with our subject.
In answer to Shakspeare's conundrum,
s'What's in a name?' the Syracuse Times
says that if it is Russian Generals name
the entire alphabet is in it.
THE history of the world teaches no lesson
with more impressive solemnity than this
That the only safeguard of great intellect
is a pure heart; that evil no sooner takes
possession of the heart than folly commences
the conquest of the mind.
'sThank God for free Gospel" said an
old church member, suddenly carried away
by the eloquence of the preacher. "Five
and twenty years have been church mem.
Der, and it has not cost me as many coppers.
'.May the Lord forgive your stingy soul y
said the preacher
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
Fresh Anecdvte of Mary Anderson.

Mary Anderson was very young when she
first went on the stage, and perfectly mex
perienced, for she had no guide save her in
born talent and intuition for the profession.
Well, one day she was rehearsing the part of
Juliet, and her mother, who was present,
noticed that her utterance was somewhat in
distinct. For time we could not tell what
was the matter. but presently the following
conversation, which explained all, took place:
Mother-Mary, my love. come here.
Mary (from balcony)-What is it, ma?
Mother-Bring me that piece of chewing
gum you have in your mouth, and let me hold
it for you.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
TOBIAS-SO TO SPEAK.

Yes, his front name is Tobias,
And he isn't Over-piOus,
And Ills eyes are on the bias,
So to speak;
And his only aim and bent is
Nobby clothing-for this gent is
just bit non compOs mentis
Like, and weak.
And this feather-weighted gent he
Though not over One-and-twenty-
Has of knowledge quite plenty.
SO to speak:
For he'd rather be prancing
And kicking at dancing,
Than h.s stock of wit enhancing
Learning Greek.
Though he apes the drawl and stammer
When he dons his sleek claw-hammer,
Yet Tobias shoots his grammar,
So 10 speak;
And he questions very rarely
$50 his clothes are hanging fairly
II his brain be fashioned squareiy
Or oblique.
No, he has no education.
And his beauty took vacation
Bout the time of his creation,
So to speak;
And, upon mature reflection,
Taking each distinct dissection,
I've decided his cOmplexiOn's
Rather weak.
Though his shirt has not rimple
Nor his beardless chin dimple,
Yet he boasts chronic pimplc
On HIS beak;
And his voice is not reliant,
For at times it is defiant,
And at times it il plant
Little squeak.
Now it seems to me 70 funny
That this half-demented sonny
Should be loaded down with money,
So to speak;
While the writer of this ditty,
Who you see is rather witty,
Has to scrub about the city
On his cheek.
re Conont EoStor in NJ V Com Az
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
An Order Of Court.

The memorable Judge Cartier, of Wash
ington doesn't take kindly or nationally to
the female barristers. Mrs. Lawyer Lock
wood was over-persistent in the effort to OBJ
tain the ear of the court, when his honor
cried out, 'Sit down, woman; you don't
know any more about law than Nicodemus
did about the second BIRTH"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
A VERY MOURNFUL DITTY.

1t is mournful dirge sing,
dirge 30 full of woe,
The tears unto your eyes twill bring,
AS big as Jumps of dough.
Twill make your hearts with pity throb.
You'll sweat at every pore,
For such another awful Job
Was never known before
Full twenty years. as man and wife,
Hao lived couple. true,
And never knL wn the name of strife,
But worn the no y rue.
Full twenty years this happy pair,
On piety intent
Together came for daily prayer,
And they were both content.
But yet, alas! moment came
A moment fraught with woe
A NON mt fraught with tears and shame
And blood, for all ] know.
A matter OF dlsput. arose,
With no mo e sense than meter;
The wife said Abel murdered Cain
The husband said twas Peter.
"You quite mistake" the husband said,
Believing that he'd caught her.
There's something wrong about your head,
'IWas Abel walked the wafer"
The wife replied wi b flashing eye,
And raised her nOstrlIs higher:
II wouldn't like to say you lie,
But Peter slew Col ah."
With this the husband tore his hair;
He uttered words of scorniDg;
He raised fracas then and there,
That pleasant Sabbath morning.
"YOu old, bald-headed, toOhless brat!'
The wife exclaimed with vigor;
The husband said, ''you crazy coot,
You cut an awful fgger."
They fought from morn till dewy eve,
The furniture was shattered;
Nor did they sop at all to grieve,
When looking glasses clattered.
They fought until their noses grew
As fiery as coral;
But here my dirge doth end, and you
May try to find moral.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-17
Flexibility Of the ''United StaGes'' Ian.
KuAX0.


EuaEe.
Our best scholars tell us that the language
of ancient Greece was unsurpassed for its
richness and variety of expression. Well,
then, when an ancient Greek wanted to bor-
row $5 of his classic neighbor, he either had
to ask him:
change?
scads?
dough?
rinO?
shin plasters?
sinners?
ducats?
soap?
rocks?
Have you any spondulix?
brass
scrip?
legal tender?
lucre?
tin?
chips:
pewter?
wherewithal?
ready come down John
Or else doff his abashed hat to the superior
hexlbiity and greater variety and verbal
wealth of the United States language.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-29
CRIChET At PHILADELPHIA.

The return match game between the Irish
Eleven and lhe PhadcDhla Team was played at Phila
delphla Saturday, in the presence Of large number
OF spectators Tho Philadelphia Team the toss ana
decided TO take the ba and sent Law aud Thayer to tie
wickets to the bowling Of Hamilton aud EXnaIn lhe
Philadelphia Team hatted hard. Thayer making H.
Large 20. K. Newhal IA aud G. Newhall 10. and The
side retired being three hours at the bat, with
total OF los After short recess the Playing wac
resumed at O'Clock, witt the Irish Team at the ba
with G. G. Hone and Her the wicket 10 the bowling
oil Clark and &. Ne WhalI. Hunc and Miller played Ncrf
fine the bat aud before they retired they hhd run ny
Il total II 32 The most brilliant batting OF tue
day, however, done by Casey and Hamilton OF the
Irish Team the former PLAYER scoring % and the latter
% before being put The Irish Team scored l2Z
runs IN ali. leaving them victorious by Ii runs III one
inufbg game.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-29
THE FUNERAL or MR.. LOUNSBURY.

BRIDGEPoRT, Conn.,, Sept. 2S.-The funeral
of the Rev. Dexter L. Lounsbury, was soemnised yes
tcrday at Christ Church. sraord Of which he had been
rector The church crowded to Its fullest capacity
aud tastefully decorated. Bishop Williams OF Con
nectcut read the opening sentences the Rev. sylvester
Clarke the Anthem and the Rev. DR.. Weston, the for
er rector Of the parish the lesson. There was large
number Of clergymeh present. including nearly ali the
reetor OF the diocese Bishop Bede of Ohio, aud the
Rev d. Shelton OF Buffalo. were also present Inc re-
weIe taken 10 Wallin gford for interment. Mrs
Inunsbnry remained at the parsonage nearly opposite
,h. cburcn during the funeral She is stl cOnnued TO
Sar hod Cook Iounshury a brother Of tue deceased
fhat N s MS that Mrs Lounsbury must have
heeD su1erng from mental ALTERATION at the Time tne
decd Uas committed.