, 1880-04-29

in finding friends and lucrative situations
among families OF the highest respectable
ity. Some young women have done this
10 their advantage, and If enough OF them
will tho it. the Chinamcm will soon be
driven from Our kitchens.
LABoRERs, DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND
The field for laborcrs il increasing with
the opening up OF new Industries every
year. No country in the world, OF equal
extent. holds ont to the lNbOrer brighter
prospect for steady and rem,ncrative EN-
ploy than does Western Washington
Territory. The elements its prosperity
are almost wholly within irselt Unlike
many other countries. enough has already
been discovered in this to prove that 1t is
so diversified in its resources that nothing
necessary to the attainment OF the highest
condition of prosperity and civilization
seems lacking.
It's almost boumdlcss forests OF splendid
timber, superior tor the building oi ships.
houses. etc. and the manufacture OF luInit-
tuiy and whatever other Uses wood Is put
TO, will give employment to thousands of
lOggers, sawyers. shipwrights, carpenters.
cabinet makers and every other kind of
workers IN wood.
Its comparatively inexhaustible fields
Of good coal-coupled with the lack OF it
In the States and countries south-will
make 1t the home OF happy miners for
centuries to come. |ae.
Its mountains OF limo rock and building
stone, which have long supplied all de-
mands at home aud IN Oregon. will fur
ulsh work to thousands Of coopers, lime
burners. lDasons, etc.
Its treasures OF precious metals-consitE-
cring its mild climate and the cheapness OF
supplles--wil for years yet make 1t the
favorite EloMdo of gold seekers and en-
rich them for their toll
Its magnificent inland harbors and un-
paralleled highways OF navigabe waters,
are destined by reason of their climatic
geographical and nautical advantages. to
become the greatest marstlmc ports aud
commercial centers on the Pacific coast,
from Behring straits to the straits of Ma
gellan. faa 80 o.a la, al
Our fishing and sealing fleets and fish
curing establishments will soon rival and
then excel those Oh the Atlantic, until we
shall become the principal exporters OF
fish II, the world.
Add TO these orr iron and agricultural
interests. and the innumerable industries
which they all create, aud an estimation
may be made OF our future greatness, and
the field that will be opened for men of
every vocation.
EDUCATION.
The public. or tree school, system Of the
Territory Is probably as good as that of
any state In the Union, or of any country
in the world. In every district where
there are Is children between 4 and 81
years Of age, such district is entitled to It's
apportionncnt ofschool money, provided
school Is taught ut least three months In
two years. Ample provisions for the sup
port Of free schools are made by public
tax, revenues received from licenses, fines,
etc., and the interest accruing from an IT.
reducibe fund derived from the snle OF
public lands donated to the Territory by
the general government. The public
school. supported by public money, is,
with all its advantages, as much open to
the children Of the poor man without a
dollar ms 1t Is to the children OF the rich
man with his thousands. Nor are the pub
lie schools the special wards Of any church
creed, sect or Issue. They are cosmopoli-
tan; every body within age may go with
ont price and without fear OF interference
with their religious teachings, beliefs Or
convictions. The Bible, as well as all
books, tracts papers. cateehisms, or other
publications ofa partisan, donominational,
political, sectarlan or infldel character are
positively excluded, ana nothing OF the
kind Is allowed to be taught therein. The
teacher Is required to teach the following
English branches, viz: Reading, ehlrog-
raphy, orthography, arithmetic, geogra-
ply, English grammar pliysioloy, history
Of the United States and such other studies
as may he authorized by the directors. He
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