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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
A Very Interesting Puzzle.

In u storm at sea there was chris
tian captain on board vessel with
fifteen seamen, who chanced to meet
with Turkish vessel with the same
number of seamen on her, who were
in danger of being lost. The Turkish
captain most earnestly cntreated the
christian captain to take him and his
men on board his vessel in order to
save them from the danger to which
they were exposed. The christian
captain consented and took him and
his men on board his vessel, but the
storm still increasing until their de-
,truction seemed inevitable, it was
then agreed by both captains to place
all the men OH deck and east otf every
ninth man until half the men were
thrown overheard, in order to save
the other half The christian captain
performed this with such simplicity,
accuracy and ingenuity that, by cast
ing off every ninth man, he drowned
all the Turks and saved his own men.
The question is, how were the thirty
men placed in line:
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
The Tacoma Lime Kiln.

The lime business has been very
prosperous this season for the owners
of these kilns. All of the product of
the one large kiln in use has found
ready market, much of it being or
dered in advance. The demand has
been and is such that the capacity of
the kiln now used is not sufficient,
and an old kiln which has been idle
for year past was recently repaired,
and will be put in operation at once.
This will increase the capacity about
500 barrels per month a third kiln,
of an improved kind and large capac-
ity, will probably be erected in the
spring, to meet the increasing demand
of building at Tacoma. The Tacoma
for superiority in the Puget Sound and
Portland markets; and freightage of it
to Portland has come to become Il con-
siderable item in the traffic of the rail-
road between here and Kalama. Also
large shipments of the peculiar rock
from which this lime is produced have
been made since July last to the iron
smelling works at Oswego, Oregon,
where it is used for fluXing. This un-
der a contract calling for about 1000
tons, deliverable the present year,
600 tons of which have already
been shipped. The fact that this rock
is transported by rail and steamer a
distance of about $50 miles at much
expense, would seem to indicate for il
large degree of superiority over the
ordinary lime rock in the process OF
smelling iron ores, and its presence in
Puyallup valley near iron and cokine
coal may be regarded rs fact of inn
portance in determining the location
of future iron works, which will inev-
itably be erected at or near the neigh
borhood of Tacoma Lcd9or'
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
[Cardir (Walcs) Mail, August 1th.
DR.. Tanner Out,iOAc.

w. Brankstone Richardson writes
from 81 Sutherland Gardens, Maida-
vale: Concurrently with the forty
days fast of the misguided American,
another fast has been in progress in
ourown country, for the truth of which
T. myself, can vOuch. A friend of
mine, who lives in Devonshire, left
home some weeks since on series of
visits to his friends in different parts
of the country. a few days after he
left his servants wrote him that his fa-
vorite Skye terrier was missing My
friend, after every search had proved
fruitless, considered that the dog had
been stolen. On his return home, af-
ter an absence of one month and five
days, he unlocked the library, the
doors and windows of which had been
bolted and barred during his absence,
and to his astonishment the missing
dog crept outsintc the light, living
skeleton and totally blind. He was
well cared for, and has quite recovered
his health and sight. But his exist
ence was wonderful. He had no food
and no water, and had not gnawed the
books nor obtained sustenance from
any source whatever.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
THE OID ORCHARD. Stecn

The OLD ORCHARD. D.-Sheriff Steen
presented us with some specimens of
the apples grown on the large trees in
the old orchard at the mouth Of the
Alpowa The apples are fairsized and
Of a good quality and would never be
taken for seedlings. The tree which
produced them has II nearly round
body and is twenty-siX inches in di-
ameter two feet from the ground. 1t
is beginning to show some signs of de-
cay in the limbs. The seed from which
it sprung was brought from the
Estates" by Rev. Mr.: Spaulding in
1886, and given to Red Wolf. chief Of
the Alpowas, who planted it the fol-
lowing year. This tree, therefore, Is
forty-three years old, and undoubtedly
the oldest bearing apple tree in the
Pacific Northwest. The old orchard
has passed from the hands of the In
dams who planted it, and is now
owned by David Mohler, who resides
on the premises. ChrOaicte,
Dayton.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
NUMBER 9.
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

A gafg OF Cinnamon near Seattle caught
LOO salmon in one haul one day last week.
1t is now reported, for a fact, that the o.
r. x n. Co. have purchased the Seattle rail-
way and coal mines.
A reward of 81 900, ''dead or alive" has
been offered for the three convicts who re-
Gently escaped from the Boise City peniten-
tiary, and who have been robbing ever since
along the Rocky Bar stage road.
woman in Port Townsend, too heshy
for comfort has taken no nourishment for
three months except a pint of cows milk
once in two hours and she thereby reduced
her figure to the correct dimensions. We
mention it for the benefit of certain ladies in
this county.
The boats above Cello are constantly max.
ing trips to Ainsworth and unloading rails at
that point Notwithstanding every effort is
being made by the company to remove these
rails as fast as they are received, yet several
car loads have accumulated between The
Dalles and Cello Last week 1874 tons
were landed at Ainsworth, and as many
more will be shipped this week
By command OF Gen. Howard an order is
issued to the effect that the territory set
apart for the Spokan Indians by Inspector
Watkins in 1877, must be protected against
intrusion by white settlers, or other persons
than said Indians, until survey shall be made
or further instructions are received. This
territory lies Just north OF the Spokan river
and east OF the Columbia. and is OF no very
great extent. The commanding officers of
troops at the upper Columbia posts are
charged with the execution of the order.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
Newspaper Decisions.

l. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-oflicc, whether directed In his
name or another's, or whether he has sub
seribed or not-is responsible for payment.
:. II a person orders his paper discontinued
he must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether The
paper is taken from the o.lice OF not
s. The courts have decided that refusing To
AXE newspapers and periodicals from the post,
officc. or removing and leaving them uncalled
eor. is prima facia evidence of intentional
fraud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

Gov. f. p. Ferry has at last sue
ceeded in obtaining house in which
to move his family, when they come
here from Olympia. They will take
for the winter the Briggs house, at
present occupied by Mr. Alfred Snyder,
and in the spring will move into the
middle residence of the new Stetson &
Post block. The Governor knows no
more of the coming of Gov. Newell
than the rest ofus do, but he does know
that if not relieved in the course of
month or so by that gentleman he will
vacate the office without further wait
ing: in which event Secretary Owings
will be Acting Governor Gov. Ferry
is now in the ninth year of his Guber-
Material Office, the lenght of his term
considerably exceeding that of any OF
his predecessors. He returned to the
capital on the U0lcOttin the afternoon.
-ScatHc IiteUigencer
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

Only a few days ago lady named
Moore, residing in Douglas county,
Oregon, hearing her husband calling
her his better half. shouldered his
Henry rifle and made her way into
the woods to take a hunt. She re-
turned in a few hours with the skin of
large cougar as trophy Of war.
Mrs. Moore deserves .credit for her
bravery.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

Mrs. Herd, Of Yaquina Bay, was the
heroine of an unpleasant adventure
recently. She went into the woods to
gather blackberries, and getting lost
remained in the forest for two days
and nights. She was fortunately dis
covered i'm time to save her fromoleath
by fear, starvation and exposure.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

Father Malo, connected with CATH
olic Indian missions, and 21 years ago
prominently identified with Oregon
missions, is in New York raising
money for Indian work For the last
three years Father Malo has been all
over the western and eastern states
collecting for missions and giving aid
wherever needed. The veteran mis-
sionary confirms the oft-repeated as
sertion that the Indian must go down
before the white man. All congrega-
tions he established or saw established
during his 2l years of work are still in
existence, but in many cases with re-
duced numbers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

Charley Michels, who was shot in
the head about four months ago in
this city, and who has carried twb IS
caliber balls in his head ever since, re-
Gently submitted to the operation of
having them cut out. The operation
was successfully performed by Doctors
Baker and Kinney. The patient stood
the operation without scarcely finch
ing. Both balls passed entirely through
his head. ltis "a very remarkable case.
-Astoridn.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The new Warner observatory which
is being erected at Rochester, y. y,
is attracting much attention in social
and literary as well as scientific circles.
The new telescope will be twenty-five
feet in length, and its lens 16 inches
in diameter, thus making it the third
in size of any instrument heretofore
manufactured, while the dome of the
observatory is to have some new APP
pliances for specially observing certain
portions of the heavens. 1t is to be
the finest private observatory in the
world, and has been heavily endowed
by Mr.. III. III. Warner, proprietor of
the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and
other remedies. Prof. Swift has la
bored under numerous disadvantages
in the past and the new comet which
he recently found was in spite of many
obstacles, but as the new institution is
to be specially devoted to discoveries
there are good reasons to expect very
many revelations in the near future
from the Warner observatory at
Rochester.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The Hudson Bay steamer Bearer,
around which cling many historic
memories, struck on II rock near Bella
Bella on the 10Th Of September, and
was subsequently sold at public auc-
ton for account of the underwriters to
Capt. Spring for $1,000, it being sup
posed that she was injured SO that she
would have to be broken up, but that
day has been postponed. Aftera care
full examination it was found she
could be raised. A patch was put over
the hole that had been made; she was
pumped out and then steamed into
Victoria, where she is now on the
ways, and will receive n thorough
ovcr-hauling.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The hop crop of Puyallup will be
fully fifteen per cent short of the
early estimates. The aggregate yield,
however, will be much larger than
last year, as the cultivation was more
thorough. Careful estimates now
place the yield of the Puyallup valley
at six hundred thousand pounds,
which at present market values would
bring to the hop growers about ninety
thousand dollars. The first car load
of hops for this season was shipped
from Puyallup on the 2lst of Septem-
ber, To san Francisco via Portland.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
THE INDEPENDENT

Il Published every Thursday.
J =. BEESON EDITOR.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The revenue cutter Cor,cin brings
news that at st. Lawrence Island, out
of seven hundred inhabitants five
hundred were found dead of starva-
ton. Traders had introduced liquor
among them, causing them to neglect
laying in the usual supply of provis-
ions. Officers of the Cor1rin express
the opinion that the jeanette wintered
on the Siberian shore, and 10 now
there west of North Cape. The Co',cin
could not get far enough west to ver-
ify this belief on account of ice.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

DR.. r. V. Pierce, consulting physi-
elan To the Worlds Dispensary and
lnvalids' Hotel, of Buffalo, y. Y, has
resigned his seat i'm Congress that he
may hereafter devote his whole time
and attention to those applying to the
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
tion for the treatment of chronic dis
eases.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The military telegraph line was COM
pleted to the summit of the CPur
d'Alene mountains, and connection
made with the eastern division, in q
heavy storm, at noon of the 25th ult.
The line is down east of the mountains
and no dispatch has yet been received
from Bismarck. The rates from Chi.
cago to Walla Walla by way OF Bis
marck will be about thirty per cent.
less than by way of Portland II il
extremely doubtful if the new line can
be worked during the winter months.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16
at is Mauvain," said Harold. almost in


whisper.
est is Mauvain." replied Rant. "Can
you not find clue in your mind to this
false use of your name, if it is false, as you
may soon discover? Is it not possible that
Clarice's lover, for purposes of his own not
difficult TO understand, for some time con-
cealed his own name and wooed her in the
name of an absent friend The deception
could not be kept up forever, and when 1t
was confessed, it neither lessened nor
added to her shame. Say that this is pos
sible-what near friend would occur to
your mind as likely to use you for his pur-
poser
"Mauvain !" cried Harold.
"Aye Mauvain, said Rant; and at that
moment Mauvain came straight through
the moonlight, and stood upon the threshold
of the hut.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16

I CHEERFuLLY RECOMMEND Hammers
Cascara Sagrada Bitters for dyspepsis,
habitual constipation and liver complaint
They have made me well man.
z. DAVIS. All K street. Sacramento.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16

BERrAup's INrALIrBLK INJECTION. = Tue famous
French remedy for gonorrhea, gleet, etc. NJ. 3.
Hammer, Sacramento, agent for Pacific coast Sent
q q ID To any address,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16

HAMMERS GLYcERoLE OF TAR, for coughs and colds
Try it.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16
"LIPPINCoTT's ;


PHILADELPHIA is the only magazine proper
left. 1t is II years old, and has circula-
ton, hear, of not more than 10000. 1t
is decidedly readable and ably-edited by
John Foster Kirk but it is not very en-
terprising, nor very liberal in its dealings.
In its character it is more provincial than
cosmopolitan, most of its contributors ap-
pearing to be Pennsylvanians. ]. B. Lip
pincott g. Co. appear to regard keeping it
up as desirable; but they do not
pretend that it is other than loss, or that
it has ever been. 1t is reported that its
expense falls some $500 behind its cost
on each number; so that it is not impossi-
BILE that the publishers may tire of the
heavy drain upon their exchequer, as the
publishers of the Galaxy, Putnam's, Ap-
pletoa's Journal and others have tired.
The whole history of magazines in the
United States is disheartening to the pol
icy of putting one forward, and the man or
men who shall venture to publish any new
monthly are deserving of consideration for
their hopefulness and audacity, whatever
may be said of their foresight and discre-
ton. CHAUBERT.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16

body, writer and professor, also occupied
the sacred chair with other worthless. Iry.
ing, Halleck, Paulding, Bryant, Dana,
Drake, and most of the writers of by gone
time, were more or less frequent con,ribu-
tors to the Revie,r. whose back volumes are
the literary mile stones OF the past. To-
day the North 44meyicda bfeathes the air
of the last quarter OF the niuteenth
century, and seems to be somewhat
modelled on the English magazine of
that name. Rice, who is rich, is
ambitious to make it power and
an influence in American thought, and his
ambition is surely more laudable than that
of many of our young men who seek dis
tinction by driving coaches, as he once did,
playing polo, leading the German and
staring out of
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-19
Woman as q Census Taker.

In many parts OF the country women
will be appointed as census enumera-
tors, with the probable result some'
thing like this:
Neatly dressed woman ofan uncers
tain age with big book under her arm
and pen in haud rings the door BELL
Young lady appears at the door.
Census EnumeratOr-' Good Morn
ing. Lovely morning. Pm taking the
census. You were born:'
Young lady Yes'm.'
Your name, please What a pretty
dust-cap you have on. Can get the
pattern? It's just like the one the
lady in the next house has. Let's see,
your namc?'
Il haven't the pattern. Don't you
get awful tired walking round taking
the census?
'Oh, yes, IT'S wearisome, but pick
up a great deal Of information. How
nice your dinner smells cooking! Plum
pudding? Where were you born'
In Maine. No, 1 haven't plum
pudding to-day. I'm looking for new
recipe
i've got one that I took dewn from
1odv,s cook.book across the way. Are
you married?
No. Want an invitation to the
wedding, don't you? 1t will be a long
time before you get it. You can keep
your plum.pudding recipe, thank you.'
Il sh'd think 'twould be some time.
Have you chill Oh, of course, Iforgot.
This hall carpet is just the pattern Of
Aunt Pudy's. She's had it more than
twenty years. How many are there in
the famIly?'
'Ifthis hall.carpet don't suit you, you
can get off from it and 60 about your
censusing.'
well, you're an impudent jadei
anyhow. You haven't told me when
you were born, or what's your name, or
when you expect to get married, and
there's ten dollars fine for not answer
ing census.taker's questions, and II
was you wonldn't be seen at the door
in such ilouchy morning dress, so
there.
'Oh, you hateful thing. You can
just 60 away. I'd pay ten dollars just
to get rid of you, and smile doing it,
It's none of your, business nor the CEN
.us either. No, it isn't. You can
keep your pattern and your plum'pud'
ding and your saucy, inprudent guess
ton, to yourself IL
Good morning. must be getllrR
on. / Ihavn't done but three families al
the fore noon,' and all energetic bang
of the door just missed catching foot
of her trailing dress skirts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-19

ELEGANCE OF HoME.-I never saw
a garment too line for man or maid (;
there never was a chair too good for q
cobbler or a cooper or king to sit in 4;
never a house too fine to shelter hu-
man head. These elements about us,
the glorious sky, the imperial sun, are
not too grand for the human race.
Elegance fits man. But do we not
value these tools for house keeping
little more than they are worth, and
sometimes mortgage house for more
than we put into it? had rather eat
nv dinner of the head of barrel, or
dress after the fashion OF John the Bap-
tst in the wilderness, or sit on block
all my life, than consume all for myself
before 1 get home, and take no such
pains with the outside that the inside
i. as hollow as an empty nut Beauty
is a great thing, but beauty OF garment,
house and furniture are tawdy orna-
ments compared with domestic love.
All tie elegance in the worldiwill not
make home, and would give more
for a spoonful Of real hearty love than
for a whole ship load of furniture, aud
all the gorgeousness all the uphols!er-
ers in the world can gather.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-19
ers in the world can gather.

THE BEST BUsINEss.-The "fo'
litical Farmer relates an instance OF
a boy from the country, who, having
come into possession Of few thousand
dollars visited an uncle 10 the city, an
old merchant, to get his advice about
investing his capital in business. "Go
back to the country, young man,"said
the merchant, land invest your money
in land. Buy farm aud settle down
on it and do safe business.-l have
been in business nearly forty years, and
have accumulated q fortune, but II has
been done BY fearful risk, heavy rcspon'
sibility, constant toll and worrying anx'
leties. A dozen times l have been on
the 4. verge Of bankruptcy, aud twice
have been sorely tempted to take my
own lie. Often men who commenced
business here when did, only one be-
sides myself succeeded. The rest all
failed, one after another, some dragging
their families TO poverty and Disgrace.
Take MY advice. Keep away from the
city and its delusive business avenue.
Quiet contentment on moderate COM
potency IN the country is the best tor
tune could wish you.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-19

THIS is Zeb. Voncc's description Of
the bloody-shirt banner, as given in his
speech in the Senate on the kellogg ex-
pulsion: "A banner not emblaEoned
with the stars and stripes, or its colors
Of any other nation. lion rampant or
bear couchant, but shirt fippant,
hoppant.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-19

The wretched beggars whose feet are
washed every year on Good Friday by
the King Of Spain are the most un-
happy of mortals. They are forced to
take six footpaths a day for a week
previous, and la whole army of chiro-
podists are let loose upon them to ex-
tract corns, polish and perfume.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-19

Gold and silver mines are being de-
veloped with startling success IN the
vicinity Of Ashland, Wisconsin. They
are being worked as secretly as possi'
bic principally BY Chicago parties.