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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

Wy-eime-cott, the seventh and last
ofthe Perkins murderers, was arrested
in the Colville country. Tenas Kit,
chief of the Okanogans, assisted in the
arrest. He, with small party of his
kin, was camped in the mountains.
A family quarrel arose among them,
aud while bad feeling existed one of
the party told the character of the
locality of the camp. 1t was the Gus
tom Of Wy eime-cott to lay out dur
ing the day and come to the camp at
night. He made several attempts to
escape after his capture.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

Ex-Secretary Gorham, ofthe United
States senate, few days ago, at the
close of his administration, during
which he had handled many millions
of dollars, found that exactly one cent
was due him by the treasury depart
ment. A check was made out for
that sum, and the COMA big old
fashioned copper-was sent to him
and will be kept by him as me-
mentO.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

1t is stated that the farmers of Sne-
homish and Whatcom counties are
turning their attention more to the
raising of grain each year. Where
two years ago only a few hundred
bushels Of wheat were raised, several
thousand bushels were raised last
year, and this year the amout will be
increased to forty or fifty thousand
bushels. The yield on dyke lands is
said to range from so to 60 bushels
per acre, on the uplands from 35 to
so bushels. The practice of fall SOW
ing wheat is growing in favor.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22
[Yreka Journal, April Sd.

Last Thursday evening about dark,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell and
Dick Mannon were sitting on the
porch of the Soda Springs Hotel, at
Soda Springs, on the Sacramento
river, while Mr.. Campbell's little boy,
aged about 8 years, was across the
road, about so or 60 feet distant,
amusing himself by cutting bushes
with little Ratchet. Those on the
porch we're startled and Mortified by
observing panther spring upon the
child, and at the time supposed he
was dangerously injured, which would
have been the case, no doubt, had
not the child screamed and had not
those on the porch shouted excitedly,
which prevented the panther making
a deadly spring, as he was evidently
watching and fearing the parties on
the porch. AS it was, the panther
seized the child by the chin, one of
the tusks of the under jaw cutting
his neck, while the paw of the beast
struck and scratched him in the breast.
The shouting and rushing toward the
child by those on the porch, caused
the panther to make tracks up the
mountain speedily, and after picking
up the child and examining the
wounds inflicted, Mannon returned
to the house for his gun, and follow
ingit up the mountain, soon dispatched
the panther, hungry, lean-looking
customer, measuring five feet from
tip to tip.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

Our liberties and our system of
government were never exposed to
one thousandth part as much danger
from the army as from ballot-box
suffers in the great nortern cities
and from bulldozers in the south; and
if this issue goes to the people they
will clearly understand it and pro-
nounce their verdict accordingly
Er.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

The people of British Columbia dem
onstrated to the world that where there
is will there is way, but that way
can be opened for traffic. By persist
ent representation, they have COM
PEELED the Dominion of Canada to &C
cede to their demands, and now they
are rejoicing over the prospect that
they will have railroad outlet to the
remainder of the world in a reasonable
length Of time.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

The recent breaking out of yellow
fever on ship which, though affected
last season, had been thoroughly fu-
migated and had moreover been sub
jected to the frosts and cold of the
entire winter in a northern port, is
causing much alarm throughout the
south for fear that the germs of the
dreadful disease have not been killed
by the winters frosts, and a return
of the fever, earlier and more malig-
nant than ever may break out and
sweep the country again with the first
return OF warm weather. Every pos
sibls precaution should be taken to
prepare for such visitation, even in
the north; and the work of cleansing
up cannot be begun too early, or re-
peated too often.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22
NOTICE..
U. s. LAND OFFICE,

U. s. LAND OFFICE,
Vancouver, w. T., May IL, 1879
Complaint having been entered at this office
byGeorge Tams against John Ready for aban-
doning his Homestead Entry, No. 3OS2, dated
Oct. 3 1876 upon the North = of South East
4 Of Section 20, Township No. North, Range
IL East, in Klickitat County, W. T., with a
view to the cancellation of said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear
at the office of William Frasier, Justice Of the
Peace of klickitat County, at Fulda in said
County, on the l4th day OF June, 1879, at 2
O'Clock r. NJ, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment.
w. II. SMALLWOOD, Register.
s. W. BROWN, Receiver
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22
The Walla Walla Statesman saw

The Walla Walla Statesman SAYS
that Saluskin, now under arrest on a
charge ofconnection with the Perkins
murder, persists in his charges against
Chief Moses, and is louder than ever
in his denunciations respecting his
righteousness. The sheriff from Col
vile, who has just taken him to Yak
lima for trial, thinks there is reason,
for the Indian renegadss along the
Columbia are very saucy and suthori-
tative to the settlers and travellers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

There is almost panic in British
agriculture. Tenants are giving up
leases. declaring that landlords must
give lower rents or more freedom in
cropping, or both. Landlords hold
as tenaciously as possible to their ad-
vantage to submit when they must.
The laborers with thirty per cent.
higher wages than their fathers re-
ceived have no idea of submitting to
a reduction, but are inclined to ask
more. The landlords, as it is stated
on acceptable authority, are generally
getting but three per cent. income,
with probability of future reduc-
ton.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

The following from an exchange
is downright mean, and we only give
it space to show the "cussedness" of
some newspaper men. No woman
ought to read it:
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22
FARM FOR SALE.

100 ACRES. The well known farm of
lOO the undersigned on the Lacamas is
now for sale, and with il will be sold all the
farming tools, including new Buckeye
Mower, and new self-dumping horse hayrake,
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, everything
necessary for start. 100 acres of the farm
cleared If the farm is not soon sold it will
be for rent to Il good tenant
For further particulars and terms apply to
A. j. Bean, Vancouver or to the undersigned
on the premises. A.F.DAVID.
January 20 1879
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22
INDEPENDENT OFFICE.

Give us call and we will guarantee satisfac
ton.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-22

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St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
The Crushed Serenader.


Young Bilkins went to serenAde his
girl on Van Ness avenue. The smats7 7ur
orchestra, OF which he is member, had
hardly squelched out the first two bars
of "Come Where My Love Lies Dream
ing" when the second-story window
went up and old Bogg's, Amelia's father,
stuck his head out and remarked:
els there no way Of compromising this
thing ?"
What-w- what ?'' gasped Bilkins.
"I say, can't we make some arrange
ment to get out of this matter. How
does four dollars and an old gas stove
strike you p
Why--this- this is serenade,"
exclaimed Bilkins.
Exactly; so l see. Now, suppose I
were to stand the beer and car fare all
round, wouldn't you 90 out in the SUBJ
urbs somewhere and work off the rest of
it in front ofsome deaf and dumb ASYLUM
or other y
"Well, Pm blowed!' CALCULATED the
crushed lover.
~ should think you would be, hitched
to the end of that big trombone. Don't
point it this way, for iheaven;s sake; it
might 60 off,
"Come down here and say that like a
man." roared the big drum, who was
full OF Budweiser and fury. You bald.
headed old pelican, come down"
I--I-thiuk We had better--better
go, as it wsre," boys" murmured the
mortified B.ikinR, and the disguised band
walked sadly off, scornfully ignoring
Boegs' parting injunctions to reform and
lead better lives, after the thing blew
over.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
Duties of a Queen.

The London correspondent of Liver
pool paper says: "The labors of a queen
are more onerous than those who look
upon royalty as round of pleasure may
believe. For example, it may not be
generally known that during the six
months prior to the departure of her
majesty for Baveno, about 1,7O0 boxes,
containing dispatches from the various
departments of state, were forwarded to
the queen at Balmoral, Windsor, ETC.,
for her majesty's perusal, consideration,
signature, etc. This statement I receiv-
ed from one in a position to know its
truth. During the last twelve months
the number of kilograms flowing into the
foreign office, day and night, from all
parts of Europe, have been unprecedent.
ed, probably, in any previous adminis-
tration. The India office, the war
Office, and the colonial office have each
contributed enormously to the dis
patches received by the queen, many
hundreds requiring her sign manual.
The duty, moreover, il not affected by
absence, as, for example, at Bsveno, the
post brings daily heavy bsg to the
chateau, while the telegraph supplies
work for the interval"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
He Knew the Machine.
Western Farmer,

One day just before harvest, an Ohio
farmer went to Cincinnati to buy q
reaper. A delighted agent collared the
granger and dragged him to his ware
house. As they walked down the wells
stocked room, the farmer, in medita.
tive mood, quoted the line, "1hese is a
reaper whose name is DEATH" but before
he could start the second line the agent
broke in: All, yes, know it, sir. /
know il like book. We handled that
reaper one season, sir, and I'd take
$4,000 out of my pocket this minute if it
would undo the damage that reaper did
our business in that one year. You
don't want it, sir. You don't want to
look at it. The machinery is complica,
ted; it gets out OF order easily; you
have to send clear to Akron for new
piece Of gearing; it doesn't cut clean,
and it nearly kills the horse. Jams
their shoulders all to pieces, sir. |
know that reaper, sir. It's an old, old
style, sir, and you don't want it. Now,
here, sir, I can show you reaper
that" But the astonished farmer
just interrupted him to say that he
knew the reaper he mentioned was an
old style, but he was certain that it did
its work we'll, though, all the same; it
wasn't the kind he wanted, and he had
no idea of buying it to work on his farm.
He bought another reaper, blood thirsty
as Cossack, and red as an autumn sun.
set, and the agent told how nicely he
sold reaper to an old fellow who came
in there just dead set for some old
that he had never heard of
before.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
Seeing StonewaH Jackson.

Mr.. A. G. Redwood, in one of his
papers; in Scribner for June, gives this
description of an incident within the
confederate lines. ifo says; It was the
end of bleak November day the fires
of railway ties, extending in long line
either way as far as tie eye could follow,
made still more neutral by contfass with
their ruddy light the dun-gray fields OF
stubble, and the woods in which the
gorgeous panopiy of the earlier season
paling into ruaset ard =shy tones. The
work VAS over and we were waiting with
some impatience for the order to take
up the line of march back to camp;
for the evening air struck chilly through
our threadbare and tattered jackets, and
we had eaten fothing since early morn.
ing. Moreover, a wild rumor had spread
abroad that an issue of fresh pork await
ed our return, and though the long habit
of expecting nothing good until it came
secured US against any serious disap-
pointment, there were not wanting tens
der memories of short" biscuit to raise
our anticipations higher than We cared
to own. Thus preoccupied, we were
fain to refer distant cheering further
down the line to tidings of the coming
rations, and we gather by the roadside
in order to get off the more promptly
when our turn shall arrive. The sound
grows more and more distinct every
moment, and now, far down the road
some moving object can just be discerned
in cloud CT dust which travels rapidly
our way. Nearer and nearer it comes;
louder and more enthusiastic ring the
shouts; and now we make out in the
dust the figure of single horseman,
with clump OF others trailing of into
obscurity behind him-Jackson Is com.
ing A moment more, and he is here,
going at almost Top speed; bis hat is
off his brown hair blown back FROM his
broad white forehead his eyes dancing
and his cheeks aglow with excitement
and the rush of keen air. And now the
cheers grow deafening and rsgeed hats
are swung more wildly still as the men
of the foot cavalry recognize their leader.
The cavalcade passes like a Whirlwind
and disappear in the dust up the road,
cheered to the very last tagging cour.
ier Of the escort-for we are il good
humof now with ourselves and all the
world. And, as we step bliskly out
upon our homeward march, the air
feels fresh and invigorstiDg, and the
miles seem shorter than they were in
the morning even the beloved biscuit
is of minor consequence, and the pronl~
ised pork pales beside the thought
which fills us-that we have seen Jack
son! And We got the pork besides!
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
r., re TWO LIGHTS.

=" When I'm m,,u," the stripping cries,
And strives the c,,uing years te scan
d All, then shall be strons ana WIS.,
When I'm mani
When was young" the old ma
BraVelY the lark and linnet sun
Their carol under sunny skies,
When was youngp'
q When I'm man, shall be free
To guard the right, the truth uphold
When | was young bent no knee
To power or sold"
81 Then shall tatisfy my eoul
With yorder prize when I'm man"
" Too late founlt how vain the goal
To which r.'n."
W hen I'm man these idle toys
Aside sor ever shall be flung"
Ihe' 9 was no poison in my joys
When l was : ytpng''
The boys bright dream is ali before,
The ma n g romance lies far behind
Had we the present and no more.
Fate were unkn6.
But, brother, toilips in the night,
Still count yourself not all unhlest
II in the east there CLEANS light,
Or In the west.
Bldckuood's Mdgasine.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
Business.
Chicago Tribune.

The imperturbability and extreme
caution of the average pawnbroker are
proverbial. On Saturday young man
of an experimental and tacetious turn of
mind resolved to astonish pawnbroker
or die in the attempt, so entering the
secret shrine he gave the officiating
pontiff ten dollar gold piece, and said,
Well, old man, how much'n you ad-
vance me on that ?'' The pawnbroker
tasted, rang and weighed the coin,
dropped a little aquafortis upon it, and
replied, {" I can let you have four dollars
on it." "Four Erebuses !" cried the
young man; "why, it's worth more"
swell, yes" answered the pawnbroker,
"the gold is good, evidently, but it is
very ld-fashioned-it was made in 1884
and isn't worth any more than its
weight as old metal. Besides there are
such fluctuations in gold and silver.
I've seen gold up to 2S5 and silver down
to "a; how do I know but that silver
may 60 up to 2S5 and geld down, to "a :?
I can't take any risks in my business
like that, you know. But I'll tell you
what I will do-seeing it is you, I don't
mind letting you have five dollars on it,
but don't let the boss know, for he has
the heart disease, and the shock might
kill him." "Gimme seven dollars, and
and I'll take it," said the impetuous
youth but the pawnbroker shook his
head SO sternly that he knew it was no
60, and 80, picking up his ten.dollar
piece, he departed. H returned three
minutes atterward, and, throwing dewn
the same piece, said to the pawnbroker:
"Say, can you give me two fve-dollar
greenbacks in change for this ?" "Cer-
tainly, sir" said the pawnbroker, calmly,
and produced the notes. "Yeu sweet>
scented old jdiot," said the young man,
az he pouched the bills, that's the same
ten-do1lars piece that you wou dn't lend
me seven dollars on at interest minute
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
THE TIME OF LOVERS IS BREPFs

THE TlME OF LOVERS IS BREPFs
From the depth of the green gsrden-closes,
Where the summer in darkness dozes,
Till autumn pluck from his hand
An hour glass hat holds not a sand;
From the maze that hower-bed incloses
To the stones and sea-grass on the strand,
How red was the reign of the roses
Over the rose crowned land
The time of lovers is brief;
From the first fair joy to the grief
That falls when love is erown old
From the warm, wild kiss to the cold,
From the red to the white rose leaf,
They have but season to seem
AS rose-leafs lost on a stream
That part not and pass not apart
as a spirit from dream to dream,
As sorrow from heart to heart.
From the bloom and the gloom that incloses
The death-bed of love where he dozes
Till relic be left not of sand
To the hour-glass that breaks in his hand,
From the change in the gray garden-closes
To the last stray grass of the strand,
A rain and ruin of roses
Over the red rose land
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
Selected Bosspy.
THE MAIDEN AND THE LEAF.

THE MAIDEN AND THE LEAF,
dead leaf drifted along the snow,
poor brown leaf with edges torn;
-.ow here, now there, blown high and low,
An vutcast, and q thing OF scorn.
Alasi Alas
50 life drifts on to hearts forlern.
nee in a bower. fresh and bright,
Kissed by the sun-rays and the dew,
4 maid, to flee the hot SUMS might,
Prone on the ground her fair limbs threw,
To sleep, to sleep,
And dream OF some one that she knew.
She slept and dreamt horrid thing
That ne she loved from her would stray,
And stan ting up deep sorrowing,
Resolved to seek him out that day.
Alas! Alas
Twas al too true-he'd fed away.
Her last love token-ius leaf
OF sycamore e-loves emblem bright,
She threw away, then prayed that grief
Might bear her off from mortal sight,
Alasl AIasl
Whilst the dead leaf drifted through the night
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
4{f}.i'. { A?:oa }{i}l }{i}lnin..:

"A little Philadelphia boy startled a
friend of the family the other day by
remarkiDg that he was "four yeas* With
his clothes on p
IFS always big fellows that get to
the front in crowd. Look at the
strawberry bog for instance; the little
ones are always at the bottom.
"Do you ever go to meeting?" asked
q minister of bluegrass Kentuckian.
"Certainly, sir, twice a year; spring
meeting snd fall meeting, sir
"A Frenchman can not pronounce
"ship." Seeing an lronclad, he raid to
a boy, "Is dish a war she%p7'' NO."
answered the boy, cts ram
AN evil passion sinks US below the
level of the brute. Tt was Rochetou-
eauld who said, "When our hatred is
violent it sinks us even beneath those we
hate"
"A poetess sings: "Tho' were dead
nv heart would beat for thee" This
would certainly be dead beat" AMI
it strikes US the poetess assumes too
much poetic license.
Birds sing sweetest in spring timey
when they are choosing mates. Before
fall they will be fighting over worm
and picking each other eyes out. Such
is life.-[N. .. Picayune.
He dug his bait and of he hied
Unto the r1acd Eeuse's side.
His hook sank in the wave;
lie sat with basement very wet,
But only one bite did he get,
and thst-mosquiro gave.
If the devil has fair chance at you
once he will be sure to look your way
again. There is an old provezb TO the
effect that when the wolf gets one lamb
he looks for another.
Tit for tat.-Mamma Ito Hamilton
who has been put in the corner because
he would not say "plesse'): " You may
come out now" Hamilton. Not till
you say please mother. - Punch.
Scene in a Cambridge ball ~1oom
snodkins to very young lady-Are you
engaged for the German, Miss w?
Very young lady-Alssl Mr.. Snodkins,
1 am. snodRins-So sorry; you were
my last hope.
An Irishman, at the imminent risk
of his life, stopped runaway morse few
days ago. The owner came up after
while, and quietly remarked: THANK
YOU, sir" can faith, an how are ye
goin' to divide that betwane two of us p
replied Pat.
Mrs. Whitefour had company.
Now. if there was one thing more than
another on which Mrs. Whitefour prided
herself it was her cooking. "Wlll you
try some of my sponge cake, Mrs. Tat
tletongue 2" said she; it isn't very
pood to be sure. / never had such poor
luck in my life as l did in making it."
Why, mis- !'' cried Johnny in amaze>
ment, "you said yesterday that was
the best sponge cake you ever made -
Tableau.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26

..Greatness and usefulness in this
world, little men, do not depend On
size. The smallest thing about mans
trousers is the suspender button. But
just let it snap off while he is presenting
his respects to his hostess at an evening
rarty. An ulster that woull fit Go]iah
wouldn't cover his confusion.-- Hawk
eye.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26

There is at least one thing which no
one ever saw, and that ia the facial gyra-
tion man makes when he is feeling for
gemethinr in the dark and doesn't know
at what moment he is going 10 collide
with half-open door.