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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07
Novel Rules.

The following %"rules" are posted up
in a store in a certain town, and are GER
tainly explicit enough for all practical
purposes !:
&"The proprietor is not in; don't know
when he will be.
ave have no money to lend, Bat we
borrow all we can.
'The person who repeats anything
from 'Pinafore' will be bounced.
"Don't want any suspenders got a
loft full up stairs,
Don't want any lead pencils l.; buy
t en- by the ton.
care not in want of soap.
"No shoe-hlacking required; we wear
patent feathers.
"Cofins~ provided for book agents and
vas
Bulldogs in the cellar feed him on
peddlers.
coffee hours for tramps from II P.
NJ. to 5 A. NJ.
"All beggars are bounced.
"Bouncer goes by steam"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

EMp-oYMEyT OF PILoTs.-The navy
department ha- issued the following gen
eral order IN regard TO the employment
of looai and coast pilots by United States
vessels: Coast pilots will not be EN-
ployed on any vessel OF the navy unless
authorized ty the Bureau OF Navigation,
and when coast pilots are allowed, they
shall not be paid for local pilotage.
When any vessel OF the navy shall re-
quire a local pilot in the waters ef any
Sta.e, a pilot licensed under the lews of
the United States, or one licensed under
the State laws, shall be employed. But
vessels of tie navy may enter and depart
from ports within the waters Of any
State withou. United States or State
pilots, at the discretion Of the command
ing o.i;c GERS thereof. In all cases, pilot
sge of any such vessels will be regulated
in accordance with the existing laws of
the States, respectively, wherein local
pilots may be employed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

SUPERSTITION IN PENNsyLYANIA.-A
singular instanceiof belief an witchcraft is
reported from Ncrristown. Some days
ago a young married woman was taken
i'll, and her sickness was attributed by
her husband to the fact that she is be.
witched. Anxious to discover the
guilty party, lac procured q new horse
shoe from a blacksmith's shop, prepared
it in some way to act as a charm, and
then threw it into the fire. Not long
afterward Ire heard one Of his neighbers
complain Of a burning in her chest and
believed that he lad found the witch.
To make sure, he placed some salt under
the carpet at the doorway of his house,
and awaited results. Several neighbors
came to see the sick woman, and crossed
the threshold without difficulty, but the
suspected one stumbled in passing over
it. He intends to try further expert
ments reported to be effective in discov-
ering witches
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07
Bench and Bar.

When I was younger I could declaim
against the enormity of judicial corrup-
ton. l conld not now. L have no heart
for it. The mere words seem to have a
deeper ignominy than the wisest brain
and most fluent tongue could put into
other language. The judge who palters
with justice, who is swayed by fear, IA
vor, affection, or the hope of reward, by
personal influence. or public opinion,
prostitutes the attribute of God, and
sells the favor Of his Maker as afro
ciously and blasphemouslY as Did Judas.
But the light Of Gods eternal truth
and justice shines on the just judge,
and makes it visibly glorious. He (the
professional adventurer who trades in
judicial favor") is almost Ounce, a fel-
low of low intellect and vitality; of
meagre life; of mean and selfish in
stincts and tastes; dull of head and cold
of heart; of little passion and nc i'm
pulse; so cold and clammy that he might
have been a fish; a creature whose lean
brain and thin blood, cautious egotism
and selfish greed, would fit him, as far
as they go, for store or bank or factory,
conducted on purely economic principles;
but could fill no hottest place in a law
ver's Office. A quick tempered or arm
hearted rogue could never fill the fsvor-
ties place. 1t requires a fellow of no
pity to mitigate his thrift, and Of no
temper to betray his ~confederacy. So
you find him u grave, quiet, sedate
sharper; guarded, formal, presuming,
dogmatic, with as iittle taste for fun as
talent for honor. Ia his intercourse of
business he rarely speaks of his uncle,
or father, o. cousin, the judge; but he
utte,s no words to client or adversary
in which the judicial influence is not
implied, likes the verb sometimes in
grammar, which gives significance to
the Whole sentence. He is indignant at
the slightest reference to the nepotism.
Buv lie is v~irtuous about expression
Only, the thing he wishes always under
stood. It is his stock in trade, his fam
lily estate Chief Justice Ryan of Wis.
cansin.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

EsNls GtLv tNlC MEDICAL REiT. 4 NEW
u and wonderful invent on tthe only scnuinel viii
cure without medicine, rheumatism. PARALYSIS, Neu-
ralgia, Kidney, Livcr, spinal diseases, lmpotcncy. Rup
,ure. Ague, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and other diseases
Of both sexes. We challenge a scientific Investigation
of It's merits. Call on ~ address HORNE 4 WEST
ELECTROMAGNETIC DELI Co, 7os Market A. San
Francisco, Cal. a27ttsimW
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

MEissoNIER's PANoRAMAs.-It isqui.e
true that Meissonier has bound himself
to paint two panoramic pictures, paris
during the War;" and "Paris during the
Peace" The pictures are 10 be each
eight metres high, and they are to be
finished at the end of 1882. The price
is 1900, 900 francs. The affair is in
the hands OF a group of Belgian fnan-
ciers, who have started a stock company
on the strength of the contract that
Messonier has signed with them, and
much to the painters disgust they have
used circulars of the Company Paris
Meissonier. This, We believe, is the
first time that a Joint stock company
has been formed to exploit a painters
talent. Small capitalists may now buy
800 francs worth of interest in the gen
Jus of Meissonier.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07
Remarkable Cases.

Among the very many remarkable
cures affected by Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure, may be mentioned that
of Charles S. Prentice, Of Toledo, Ohio.
who was by its use restored to health In
a few weeks, after he had tried the treat
ment Of some Of the most eminent phys
icians of France, England and America
without benefit. His trouble was
Bright's Disease. Another is the cure
of Peter Slovenian, at the age of sew
enty years, after greatly suffering for
forty years from kidney and liver diff
culties. Testimonials Of these and others,
can be seen.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

How TO JrMP.-Once a correspondent
wrote to the Scientific American, asking
whether a person should ace;fcrward or
backward in jumping of a train going at
the rste of of thirty miles an hour. The
American yerv laconica,ly aad signiti
cantly answered that it did not make
any difference. As a general thing it
doesn't, yet two men who jumped off a
train going at the rate OF for5y miles IN
hour, and jumped, toe, under very adj
verse circumstances, are vet alive, They
We're chained by the wrists and ankles,
yet two men took the terrible leap, and
lived. They were sentenced 70 fifteen
years each at Trenton, and the desperate
dash was for liberty, which they did not
obtain. The best wsy TO jump from a
fiying train is TO take a secure hold Of
the irons at the steps and then recon
slider the matter and conclude to post
pone the acrobatic perfcrmance.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

Probably the largest and highest rocl.
in the known world is the south dome
of the Yosemite. Standing st the fork
of the upper valley, it rears itself, a
solid, rocky loaf, six thousand feet above
the ground. \ more powerful hand
than hat of a Titan has cut away the
eastern half, leaving IA sheer precipice
vera mile in heigl1. No man ever
trod the top of this dome until last year.
Former visitors gazed in wonder at the
spikes driven into the rock by hardy
spirits who had repeatedly endeavored
to scale it. The shreds of ropes dang
ling in the wind told the story Of their
failure. Lastyear, however, after thous-
ands OF dollars were spent, several per-
sons found their way to the top of the
dome; and this summer two sheep were
discovered browsing on the hitherto IN
accessible peak.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

"OH HOW MY BACK ACHES" How
often we hear, it said. Well may the
victim complain, for the kidneys are
suffering; an | when that is the case there
is always de iger-peat danger. Kid
ney diseases if let run, too often end
fatally. There is, however, a sure cure
for them. HUNTS REMEDY is a
medicine that does not fail to cure Kid
ney, Bladder, Liver and Urinary COM
plants. Even Bright's Disease, the ter
ror of physicians, is cured by HUNTS
REMEDY, the great Kidney and Liver
Medicine. Try it, and cure your back
ache before it terminates in something
worse. Sold by all Druggists. Trial
size, 20 cents.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

The nurse in a female ward CT the
Boston city hospital the other night
walked up a patient who was suffering
from burns on the neck and arms,
and put on a tremendous bread poultice
from her waist to her feet. In vain
she protested that there was nothing the
matter with her lower limbs, but nurse
said: "Oraers are ORDERS" and showed
her written instructions, reading them
aloud: "Poultice for No. l6 from feet
to waist The patient was helpless and
had to submit to lie in that fix all night.
The next morning the nurse ~apologized,
saying she had misread No. l6 for No.
26..
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

The Galveston people are the most
polite in the world. A few evenings
ago at a little social gathering, a fash
ionable young Galvestonian could not
find his hat. He had not had a drink
for more than half an hour, SO he had to
retire for that purpose. Finally he dis
covered that a lady weighing two hun
bred pounds was sitting on his hat. He
approached her very politely and SAID,
"Madame, will you be kind enough to
let me have my hat for e. few minutesl
AS soon as | return l will put it right
back where l got it from"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07

Men are sometimes accused of pride
because their accusers would be proud
themselves if they were in their place.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07
Nerve.

1t is a great thing to have what is
called nerve and nothing contributes
more to the power of physical control
thus named, than Warmers Safe Ner-
vine. 1t also. relieves all kinks Of pain,
and cures headache and neum.lgia
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09

To the Republicans Of Portland.


GENTLEMEN:-Our city election occurs three
weeks from today, and you owe duty not
only to yourselves but to the party in the state
and nation to give the present hybrid fusion
concern called the Democratic party thorough
drubbing. Our party and city have been
grossly outraged and wronged by this kangaroo
combination. No city or town in this country
has had greater wrong inflicted upon it than
the one attempted by the fusionists under the
lead of Pillsbury. Dana, Chase & Co. The
Democratic party is a standing menace to the
country The Republicans of this city and
state will long remember its tender mercies
and the hate and personal enmities shown
them by men they thought their friends, as
we'll as the utter lack of personal integrity on
the part of those who were ready to profit by
Democratic rascality in accepting offices to
which they were never elected by the people.
These reasons should make each member of
our party feel that this city election is his own
personal concern and he should feel it a duty
not only to vote but use his influence to get
others to the polls. We have no doubt that we
shall carry the city. but we want to administer
such rebuke to the thieves that there never
will be another attempt to destroy suffrage like
that made by Garcelon and company. The
enemy are at work. They have their canvas
sers busy and are no doubt using money as
they always do. 1t is a death struggle for
them, and Dana, Chase, True and Turner
will try hard for an endorsement by the peo-
pie We hope every Republican will do his
duty. If that be done Portland will bury the
fusion party past redemption.
Remember that every Republican can do
something. Let us then elect good, square
Republican city government. That will give
us good send off for next September.
MANY REPUBLICANS. =
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
Brief Jottings.

Splendid day yesterday. Mercury 160 at
sunrise, 800 at noon, 800 at sunset; wind west.
The total value of foreign exports for the
last week was 1928, 1855
There was threatened cutting with razor
by Congress street barber, Saturday, but he
did not cut.
AT a meeting of the Board of Mayor and Al
dermen Saturday afternoon the sewer assess
ments were ordered TO be made in accordance
with the previously published figures.
On account of repairs upon their hall, the
Portland Turnveren have postponed their ex-
hbition and entertainment from the 18th to
the 18th inst.
A memorial service was held at Congress
the late Charles E. Bunker, attended ty the
Odd Fellows of Ancient Brothers lodge.
The Temperance Union had very success
full meeting at Congress Hall last evening
Able remarks were made by A. d. Brown,
Hon. BENZ. Kingsbury, G. w. Murch, L. FL.
Mcdonald and C. D. Starbrd. Twenty-three
signatures were obtained to the pledge.
The Lake Winnipeg of the Beaver line ar
rived from Liverpool yesterday morning. She
has been two weeks on the way. She en-
countered head winds and rough weather
which delayed her, but received no damage.
She came direct and did not stop at Halifax.
The Sun remarks the last project is to start
a straight out Democratic newspaper, to be
published daily. The gentlemen who are
wishing SO engage in such an enterprise are
men of means and declare that they mean
what they say so far as the finances are con-
cerned. They think the Boston Post would be
their model
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Visit of the Supreme Chancellor Of the
World.

Saturday evening full delegation Of the
Pythian lodges of this city assembled at their
hall in Clapp's block, agreeable to anlinvitation
Of the Chance lior Commanders of the several
subordinate lodges. The occasion was the
visit OF Supreme Chancellor D. B. Woodruff,
of Macon, Ca, the head of the order in this
country, accompanied by Grand Keeper of the
Records and Seals Chute OF New Hampshire.
The business was exemplidcation of the secret
work of lodges after which the officials were
introduced to the members.
An informal collation. was served at the
Prebe House, in honor of the guest, at 10.30p.
IN. There were 30 plates laid.
There are 100000 knights in the United
States, of whom 100 are affiliated with Maine
lodges, and embraced in % subordinate bodies
A new lodge is about to be instituted at Lew
iston, which will make the whole number %.
The plan Of the proposed new Pythian hall
was exhibited and was received by the men,
bers with great favor.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
Personal.

Mr.. Bunker, pension agent under the State
administration, is going to publish Green
back paper at Fairfield, to be called the "Pine
Tree State.'
Mr.. e. P. Mayo of the Somerset Reporter,
formerly of the PRESS, is writing the history
of Somerset county. for a new illustrated his
tory of New England about to be published in
Boston.
1t will be remembered that about the first of
December, a man calling himself Dr. B. West
alias DR.. Milo, left Portland suddenly, having
yictimized several firms and his partner in the
dentist business on Casco street. Saturday he
was arrested in New York, charged with hav-
ing robbed Major Morton of that city of val
liable lot of diamonds He was tried and
sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
A Challenge for Davis.

The Spirit Of the Times says; "Our state
ment that M. Z. Davis of Portland, Me-, can
beat any oarsman of his weight in the world,
is characterized as "a statement it is impossible
for the Spirit to verify We may not be able
to prove this in court by legal testimony but
are perfectly willing to substantate it by Eng
lish proof-that is, by betting On it, We will
back Davis against any sculler of his weight,
or less than his weight, III the world for $1,000
or $1,000 side, over any fair course in
America for any distance from one to FIVE
miles. any time this season, and will thank
Land and Water to find us q customer
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09

The reception to Gov. Davis tomorrow
night promises to be the event of the season.
The arrangements are nearly perfected and
the indications are that there will be q crowd
at City Hall to participate in the reception
Already a large number of tickets have been
sold and those who wish to obtain reserved
seats in the gallery will do well to call at 1872
Middle street and procure them at once. There
will be band concert from to $50, after
which there will be dancing and jolly good
time. The hall will be beautifully decorated
and everything will be done to make it pleas
ant evenings entertainment for all who partic-
ipate.
The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed committee of reception to the Gov
ernor and Council:
George Walker, Mayor; Israel Washbu m,
Jr., w. W. THONGS, Charles Mclaughlin W.
L. Putnam, S. E. Spring, George S. Hunt,
Samuel j. Anderson, George p. Wescott,
John B. Brown, S. c. Stout Josiah II. Drum
mond Horatio n. Jose, Charles P. Mattocks,
Dr. S. c. Gordon, A. A. Strout, J. ?. Baxter,
j. S. Winslow, Ira p. Harrington, E. G. Jor-
dan T. G, HerSey.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09

AT the First Free Baptist church Rev. Jason
Mariner Of Auburn discoursed from l John.
V: 14,15. He very pleasingly and proftably
entertained the large audience on the condi-
lions of answers to prayers, very beautifully
illustrating his subject with incidents from
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The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
Cant. Arid.


The following notice of the Allan steam
ship Sarmatian and its gallant commander,
Capt Arid, is copied from the Liverpool Mer-
cury of January 22d, and will be read with
pleasure by numbers of our citizens who
crossed in her when she ran from this port as
well as by many other friends who remember
Capt. Arid SO favorably. The Sarmatian ar
rived with the Princess Louise, at Halifax last
week.
1t is no secret that her royal highness in her
transatlantic voyages has great confidence i'll
the good ship Sarmatian, and her skilfui COM
mander, Capt. A. D. Arid. Shortly, indeed,
before she landed at Liverpool, on her return
from Canada, she arranged for the Sarmatian
taking her out again on the 23d instant, for
which purpose the necessary changes had to
be made, officers and crew on the intervening
trip having had but few days in this port.
The Sarmatian bids fair to be quite historical
steamer. She was chartered by Government,
it may be remembered, during the Ashantee
war; to convey tie troops to Cape Coast Castle,
and on her arrival at Plymouth, at the close
of the war, was the centre of great ovatien
During the interval her spirited commander,
Captain Arid, had rendered important public
service, by an unusually quick run from the
African shore to Gibraltar, the bearer of an
important telegram from Sir Garnet Wolsely,
the commander of the British forces on the
West Coast, to the War office. The conduct of
Captain Arid excited much favourable COM
ment at the time, and has no doubt had its
share in stamping him in the eyes of the offic-
ial authorities as not only a skilful navigator,
but as man of combined energy and pru-
dence, to whom the care of a member of the
royal house may for third time be entrusted
with confidence, all the more that it has been
the specially-expressed wish Of her royal high
ness herself.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
Hiram.

Thursday evening the Hiram Cornet Bane
gave drama and band concert, with farce
songs, etc. The concert by the band was good
Few bands with the same amount of practice
could do as we'll The song by Rowe and Bar
ton, "Brannigan's March, was encored and
they gave another song. The drama, "Out il
the Street, was finely rendered. All took
their parts exceedingly we'll. After this came
the farce, 'The Wrong Box. which was quite
laughable. This was followed by dance
About 800 persons were present. 1t will be re
peated tonight. The band boys are to be con
graduated for their fine entertainment.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
Relief for Ireland.

The adjourned meeting of the executive
committee to raise funds for the aid of Ireland
was held Saturday morning in the Aldermen's
room, City building.
Rev. d. NJ. Bradley was unanimously chosen
treasurer.
The committee designated the following
places at which subscriptions will be received:
The Mayors office, Charles Mccarthy, Jr S Of
fee, John Davis at Grand Trunk ticket agency
on Exchange street, Edmund Danas drug
store, T. P. McGowans book store, f. a. Tur-
ner's drug store, Merchants Exchange, VIM.
McAeney's on Preble street, B. E. McDon-
oughs on Congress street.
Rev. d. NJ. Bradley and Mr.. B. e. McDon-
ough were added to the committee.
The committee appointed the following sub
committees to canvass the city thoroughly:
Middle street-James Bailey, Charles Nc
Carthy.
Exchange street-DIr. Ingraham, Mr.. D.
O'C. O'Donoghue.
Congress street,. j. Lynch, Hugh Nc
Gowan.
Commercial street-Thomas Hassett, Ed
ward buddy.
Washington street-Frank Cunningham,
Daniel Manning.
Fore street-B. C. Donahue, Daniel Bowen.
Pleasant and York streets-C. Connolly.
Danforth 5treet-John Hovey.
Center and Cotton streets-James Cady,
VIM. Ladrigan.
Free, Cross and Union streets, Andrew Null
nix, Daniel Kelly.
Federal street,. A. Gallagher, D. D. Han
nagan.
Plum and Temple streets-J. G. Hayerty, T.
p. MCGOWAN.
Market, Silver, Milk, Pearl and Franklin
Streets j. Lappin, Peter O'Connor.
India street-Patrick Bradley, George
Keely.
Adams, Monument and Newbury streets
John Reardon. Patrick McGlinchy.
Portland, Green and Kennebec streets
Richard Shanahan, James Councillor.
The wharves-T. f. Lynch, Jamess Quinn,
John CULVER, Thomas Mcmahon.
The following additional Subscriptions were
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
Accidents.

The breaking Of the gang sweep at Meserve
& Moulton's sawmill at Saccarappa, on FRI
day, will cause few days suspension of work
A few days ago Mr.. J. Lebreck, an employe
OF the paper company at Cumberland Mills,
was somewhat injured by being damned be-
tween freight cars.
Mr. Hunt of Westbrook was driving home
late Saturday afternoon when his horse be-
came unmanageable, owing to the harness
breaking, and ran away. In turning the cor
ner of Cumberland and Elm streets the sleigh
was upset and Mr.. Hunt thrown violently out.
He hung on to the reigns, however, and was
dragged some distance, receiving several pref
ty severe cuts thereby. The horse was caught.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09

A goodly number of invited guests assem-
bled at the residence of j. ". Kimball, Esq,
Pine street, Saturday morning last to witness
the marriage of Elmer II. Waterhouse and
Miss Susie Kimball, daughter of the host The
ceremony was performed by Rev. C. j. Clark
of Chestnut street church. The presents,
which were numerous and elegant, bore testi
mony to the high esteem in which the bride
and groom are held by their many friends. A
sumptuous wedding breakfast was served by
Robinson The happy couple left in the 1.3C
p. NJ train for Montreal, bearing with them
the kindly wishes of their friends.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-09
E2CCa.raDDa..

VIM. E. Could Esq, of Deering, delivered
his lecture Emusic in the Church" in the
Congregational church, on Saturday evening,
to large congregation. The entertainment
was one. of the best ever given in the yestry and
al were delighted. The Ligonia choir gave
several pieces in Welsh which were enthusias-
tically encored.