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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-25

VANCOUVER, W. T., Nov. s, Is,

VANCOUVER, w f., Nov S, 1880
At the teachers examination last We'd
nesday, the 4th inst, fourteen of the tif
teen applicants We're granted certificates.
The questions We're simple and practical rs
usual, but their number and the character
OF the answers required involved an amount
of work not easily accomplished in one day.
The task was especially difficult for those
who had been unaccustomed to written ex-
aminations Had it not been for the insti
ued until noon OH the following day. As il
was, several did not complete the examina-
ton required, aud the papers of nearly all
showed the effects OF haste. Walter Sparks
and Sumner Lockwood constituted the Ex-
aiming Board, and did their work in very
croditablc manner. The marking was quite
liberal; every privilege that the regulations
would allow was given. Only two received
first grade certificates These were granted
to Miss Eunice Backwood of this place, aud
Edwin Pratt of Lewis river. OF the others.
five were of the 2nd and seven of the 3rd
grade. The average standing in arithmetic
was lower than usual, and this being one of
the test branches it affected the grade OF
several certificates. As these examinations
are conducted, no applicant can have any
cause to complain of Partially being shown.
The marking il all done by the two mem.
bers OF the board, and As the name of the
applicant, whose papers they are marking,
is unknown TO them, there eau he no eausc
for complaint. The papers of each are kept
on file,s and may be referred to at any time.
There are now about thirty teachers in the
county who hold certificates. This is a suf-
ficient number to supply all tho schools, and
it is to be hoped that the circumstances will
seldom arise which will necessitate the
granting OF permits. r.
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUELIc.-La
Saturday as per announcement, in the call
for a meeting of the ex-Union soldiers who
aided maintaining the honor, integrity and
supremacy of the National Government dur
ing the late war, met in Vancouver and took
steps toward perfecting an organization of a
Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Another meeting will be held at P. NJ on
Saturday Nov. p, at Damphoffer's Hall.
The following comrades answered roll CALI
NJ. C. Henslee, Major, 9TH Mo. Cav. Robert
Williams, Capt. 10Th Iowa Vol, Inf; Edwin
Sparks, Sergt. DIST Iowa Vol, Inf; G. B.
Gillihan, Corporal Nth Mo. Vol, Inf. Ira
L. Spencer @. NJ. Sergt. Cd Mo. Vol, Cav
Merris Horse; NJ. Dampho!ler, lst Oregon
Cav; VIM. Baker, 25th Mo. Vol, Inf; d.
NJ. Spencer, I'd Iowa Vol, Inf; G. w.
Brownmiller, LIST U. S. Cav, Band; Albert
Clapp, 9th Mich. Vol, Cav; John w. Coch
ran, l46th Ill. Vol, Inf; Frank Tuger, I'd
U. s. Cav; NJ. S. Phillips, lst Wis. Vol,
Cav; Geo. Shellkoph, ID Del. Vol, Inf.
Every comrade is a recruiting officer and is
expected to bring in all the recruits he can
find, for muster at an early day. Gen Spar
ling of Seattle, the commander of the g. A.
r. department of Washington Territory will
muster the Post, ordetail one of his staff Off
GERS to perform that duty. Comrades let us
revive the memories of the war from Donald
son around to the sea; from Gettysburg to
Appomattox.
Holm W COCHRAN Sec'Y.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The subject OF Geography was taken up
and discussed at considerable length The
general conclusion was that primary eeogra-
ply should be taught on the plan given by
Territorial Superintendent in the forenoon
for teaching map drawing. In reply to
question in regard to the proprety of requir-
ing pupils to memorize the names and ioca-
ton OF all the towns and cities as is required
by our present text books, the Territorial
Supt. said that he would require them to
become thus familiar with the map Of this
country, but would not extend this thor
oughness to the maps of other lands. He
would exercise them freely in routes of
travel; would give them journeys to make
from one part of the country to another, and
have them tel! what they might expect to
see along the route He referred to the
Quincy method" that had caused such an
educational Juror in the East, but thought
it would not work so well here, especially
in our country schools Mr.. ". T. Daniels
spoke of the erea, advantage of we'll illus
trated text books on this branch and OF the
marked improvement in this respect since
he attended school
The subject of Meutal Arithmetic was
taken up by Mr. Sparks. who claimed it to
be more important study in our schools
than written arithmetic, iuasmuch as it Is a
better, mental discipline. Several other
teachers agreed with him, and thought tina;
all scholars should study it. large rs well as
small. The remainder of the afternoon was
occupied in discussing that old and vexed
question, whispering in school. A few
thought it well enough to allow scholars TO
communicate about lessons but tine larger
part seemed to thaS that the less there is of
it the better it is for the school.
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Military items.

Lent. L. j. patten, 2lst infantry, arrived
at the post on Tuesday. direct from Fort
Boise.
Mr.. 7. i. Riley, late Captain in the DIST
Inf, on Friday last with his family sailed on
the way to the eastern states.
Col. ii. \. Morrow. Dist Infantry. lee
tured before the Portland G.. \. K. last eve
ming, subject, the Mexican War
Capt Geo. d. Hill, L. s. A., tretireil. was
reelected treasurer OF King county at the re-
cent election, but his opponent proposes to
contest the matter in the courts.
Lieut. H. l.. Bailey, 2lst Infantry, re-
turned from Fort Townsend on the 18th.
having completed the duties assigned him
there Mrs Bailey returned with him.
Mai John Moore, recently appointed Med
ical Director OF this Department. was re-
lieved from duty at New York Nov. lst by
special order OF the War Department, but he
has not yet arrived here.
LIST Lieut.. Louis \. Nesmith u S. A,
(retiredl. died few days ago in New York
City, which fact we mention as he is rea-
tive OF Hon. j. A. Nesmith of Oregon, and
has some friends on the coast.
Col Cuvier Grover, lst Cavalry, arrived
on the California steamer yesterday being
on his way to Fort Walla Walla to take
command of his regiment and the post. He
returns from recruiting detail in the East.
1t is stated in the Army ard Nary Regis
te,' that the physicians of the government in
SANG hospital at Washington think there is
little reason to expect that Lieut. w. Y.
Wolfe. "a Infantry, will ever recover his
mind again '' itt
Lieut. f. s. Parrow. 2lst Infantry. yes
terisy started for Washington. where he
goes to furnish information to the Engineers
Department concerna, the country he has
Travelled over on his expeditions for two
years past Mrs. Farrow accompanies him.
BY order Of the War Department. hospital
steward W. II IL. King at Vancouver Bar
racks. was ordered Oct. 18th to be honora-
bly, discharged from the Y, 5. service. On
Oct. 2Sth the honorable discharge was or
dercd OF hospital steward Geo. Dietlenbach
at Fort Townsend.
Gen. .. .. Howard on Saturday last re-
ceived telegraphic orders from the War De-
partmeut to report at Washington, and he
left on yesterdays steamer, accompanied by
Capt. j. A Sladcn, his aide de-camp. Moth
ing is positively known here as to the cause
OF this sudden movement. aud one surmise is
as good as another.
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Notice of Sale.

IN TIE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SEC
L ond judicial District Of Washington Ter
ritorv, holding terms at Vancouver for the
counties of Clarke and >kamauia.
Andrew Luton, plaintitl, vs. Thomas George
Davidson and George w. Dent coN,artncrS,
doing business under the firm name Of pa-
wilson X Dent, defendants
Public notice is hereby given, that pursu-
ant 10 and by virtue Of a copy OF the decree
and order of sale and Judgment made and
rendered in the above cause by the above
court at the .egular term of said court, begun
and held at Vancouver. in the said Judicial
District on the fourth Monday in October,
A. ID. 1850, which said copy was duly issued
and certified 10 ine by the clerk OF said court
under the seal thereof on the 18th day Of No
vember. 1850, |. John r. Longacre the I'm
dersigncd sheriff OF >kamania county, Wash
ngton Territory, will on the
3Ist day of December. \. ~. 1850.
At the front duor OF the court house cf said
Skamania county, at Cascades, W T., at the
hour Of ten o'clock in the forenoon OF said
day, sell al public auction to the highest bid
der therefor in cash, tho following Described
property and premises situated in sad county
of Sksmanla, to-wit; That certain Saw.ni D
building, office, warehouse, cook and bunk
house, tracks and tramwsys situated near 10
and adjoining. leading to and belonging 10
said saw mill building, all Of WHICH building.
tracks and tramways constitute the saw mill
and appurtenarces of said defendants. and
are situated upon Lot one Of section thirty
two, ,a2) IN township three go no' th. Of range
eight tsl east tn Skamania county Washing
ton Territory. the property of said defend
ants, and also fixtures, tO-w.i: Al, the mill
machinery attached 20 and being in the saw
mill aforesaid
The above property and promises Is taken
and viii be sold as the property of said dc.
PENDANTS 10 pay the sum 81 one hundred and
sixty and 50. 100 dollars together with six
aud 90-iO1 dollars interest due thereon. ard
for all costs Of suit taxed az ffiy and 55-loQ
dollars and all other aud further costs herein
that may be incurred in iic Shgrifi'- sale.
JOHN q. LONGACRE,
Sheriff Of Skamania Comfy ". T.
25nov5
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HEAR YE! HEAR YEl-On account of
contemplated change of business in my es-
tablishment January lst next, all persons
having accounts with me are hereby re-
quested and required to come in before that
date and make settlement of the same.
First and last call NJ. WHITTIER.
Vancouver, Nov. II, 1880 It'd
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ems Society desire to return their thanks to
the friends who contributed to the success
of the social held on the evening of Nov. II.
The receipts were very satisfactory, being
5000 NJ. +. NICHOLSON, Sec'v.
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NOTICE,


Novern rcr Is 1880.
Compliant having bern oniercd nj this Of
fee by llyal Lawrence against William b.
Johnston FOR abandoning his Homestead En-
Try No. 2l45. dated March 5ih. 1871. upon the
south east OF south west z, Sec. -, Town
north, Range east IN Clarke county, W T.,
with view 10 The cancellation Of said entry;
the said PARTIES are hereby summoned to sp-
pear AZ this ofilce on the 2iih DAY of Dccem-
hcr $50, AT O'Clock p NJ to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment
W w. NFw1I N. Register.
2Saovsl :. " BROWN, Receiver.
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Vancouver market.

Producers Or first hands are paid the follow
ing prices:
WHEAT-G5c per bushcl
OATS-i0 cents per bushel.
HAl-Loose Timothy, Sl4 per ton; baled
$l6 bottom, ss@l0
POTATOES-50c per bushel.
BACON-Hams 15c per pound; Sides 16;
shoulders, 8 to Toe.
LARD-14c per pound
BY FER-Frc>h roll, !5@30c.
EGtiS-2jc per dozen.
CHlCKENS--Liye.S So 50 per dozen.
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THE

Neatest, incest, nobbiest, cleansst coolest,
cosiest, best lit, highest ceiling, largest sky
hght--in fact the Bon Ton place,
"THE IDENTICAL"
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Facts Acknowledged by All.

Razar Pattern. arc perfect Hitting,
simple. S'iai.t. !et rich.
Frequently one 20 tro yards of ma.
terinl saved Iva ;;,ss,'g Ba1;'r Patterns
la preference IT, amy other Pattern.
Barar Patterns are thoroughly APP
;.reaiRieI nv ibe best naA suited To the
poorest E.a lies. tH4itrel PATTERNS
are always Ia >. ,iiy spoken Of
Ne have a competent lady in charge Of
this department.
We want an agent in each city and town OF
this coast whore we have not already estab-
lished one.
Illustrated usaivs ue nov .S....y, 70
he mailed to aay address. free. on APP
pI.cas-"n.
Dressmakers we furnish with the Fashion
Plates and the Bazaar Dress maker.
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Persons wishing to buy farm will please
call on the editor of this paper, who knows
of several good ones for sale on reasonable
terms. II
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.

6chQtes
Mr.. Kirkwood, from the committee on
pensions, reported tavorably on the Senate
bill for the increase of pensions OF totally dis
abled soldiers and sailors. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Butler introduced resolution in
structing the committee on territories to
inquire as TO the expediency and propriety
OF establishing a territorial government tor
Alaska.
Mr.. Wallace presented petitions of citizens
of Philadelphia on the repeal OF the legal
tender power of greenbacks
The military academy appropriation bill
was passed.
Mr.. Herman presented the memorial OF
over 800 individuals and firms of New York
State and city, OF all political parties, for the
withdrawal OF the legal-tender quality of treas-
ury notes. Mr.. Herman said that he believed
it represented the views of the majority OF the
citizens OF New York, and he asked Tor it the
consideration il deserved.
Mr.. Bayard from the committee on finance,
reported favorabiy on the bill to admit, free OF
duty, articles intended tor exhibition at the
Millers' international Exhibition, in June,
and it was passed.
Several Senators have presented numerous
ly signed petitions for the appointment of a
commission of equity into the alcoholic liquor
traffic.
Mr.. Kirkwood called up the bill to increase
the pensions OF totally disabled soldiers and
sailors, and it was passed. Mr.. Kirkwood
explained the bill as follows: In 1874 a bill
was passed increasing from $3l to $50 per
month the pensions of soldiers and sailors
totally disabled so as TO require constant
attendance This class included those who
lost both hands, both feet or both eyes; but
outside OF that class there were many persons
even more hopeless than they, so paralyzed
as to be unable to move about. In June 1878,
bill was passed increasing the pension of the
trst-named class to $72 month, but not
increasing that OF the last-named class. The
bill remedies the injustice. There are 7l3 OF
these pensioners altogether; OF that number
377 had received an increase OF pension to S72.
The rest will ceive it by this act.
Vice-President Wheeler and Messrs. Conk-
ling, Herman, Anthony and others have pre-
sented petitions OF women, asking for the
removal OF their political disabilities and for
constitutional amendment giving women
the right to vote. | era
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on finance,
and Mr.. Bayard from the same committee,
presented majority and minority reports on
Mr.. Bayard resolution for the withdrawal oil
the compulsory legal-tender power of green
backs. The majority report, which is adverse
to the passage Of the resolution, is signed by
Messrs. Allison, OF lows; Ferry, OF Michigan /;
Beck, of Kentucky; Jones, OF Nevada, and
Voorhees, OF Indiana The minority report,
which iavors the passage OF the resolution, is
signed, without any reservation, by Messrs.
Herman, OF New York, and Bayard, OF Dela-
ware, and with reservation by Messrs.
Wallace, OF Pennsylvania, and Morrill, oil
Vermont.
Mr.. Morrill, spoke in favor OF the practica-
bility OF refunding the public debt at les,
rate Of interest than per cent
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-23
News and Notes for Women.

There are now fifty girls among the
students of Cornell University.
A Philadelphia woman owns the
largest colored diamond ever brought to
America.
The empress of Austria has a large
riding school attached to her estate.
She loves to watch the training OF
vicious horses.
Miss Eckhardt, a farmers daughter,
OF tate Centre, Ohio, pitched "eighty
acres OF wheat from wagon to stack, y
and was married a few hours afterward.
A celebrated French beauty in the
time of Napoleon Bonaparte, Nine.
Louise Lucerne, has just reached her
Tooth year. She was the friend and rival
In beauty of Nine. Recamier.
Miss Gabrielle Stickney has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Collyer, Kansas.
She was a types setter on the Chicago
Legal Nea0S four years ago, but went
West to grow up with the country.
Miss Mary Ripley has charge of the
boys department of the high school, al
Buffalo, N. Y, where there are over 2OC
young men, whose ages range as high as
twenty-five years. Few men who have
preceded her in the work have been
able to do it acceptably. Her influence
is such as to make not only law-abiding
hut enthusiastic students.
A pretty miss of eighteen, who be.
longs to a good family in Union City
Ind, and has been we'll educated, has
recently been released from jail, wher
she was awaiting trial for kleptomania.
Themost influential people in the county
united in appeal for the dismissal Of
the indictment, and the court gladly
acquiesced in nolle prosequi.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-23
The Make Up of the Body.

Suppose your age to be Is or there
abOuts, can figure you to dot. You
have 100 bones and 500 muscles; your
blood weighs SO pounds; your heart is
hive inches in length and three inches in
diameter; it beats 20 times a minute,
200 times per hour, 100000 per day,
and 50. 1872 900 per year. AT each beat a
little over two ounces of blood is thrown
out of it, and each day it receives and
discharges about seven tons of that
wonderful fluid. Your lungs will con-
tain a gallon of air, and you inhale
"a 900 gallons per day. The aggregate
surface of the air cells of your lungs,
supposing them to spread out, exceeds
10000 square inches. The weight OF
your brain is three pounds when you
are man it will weigh eight ounces
more. Your nerves exceed 10000, 900 in
number. Your skin is composed OF
three layers, and varies in thickness
The area of your skin is about Loo
square inches, and you re.subject to an
atmospheric pressure OF Is pounds to
the square inch. Each square inch o.
your skin contains $500 sweating tubes
or perspi, atory pores, each of which
may be likened to little drain tile, one
fourth of an inch long, making an aggre
gate length of the entire surface of YOU
body ofa drain or tile ditch for draining
the body 23I miles long.-DiO Le,0iS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-23
the Danger ar winter Spor,s

Allen 7. Foster, of Big Shanty. Pa,
hnd his leg shattered by-his- rite ball.
APT dragged himself four miles to his
home.
Celebrating his birthday on the ice
with skates, Arthur llyland. aged
twenty-one, of Winamac, Ind, went
into the lakeand was drowned.
Charlie Herndon, of Richmond, XIV.
got his rabbit, but his gun barrel left the
stock, and Charlie lost the thumb OF
his left hand.
Joseph GendrOn and his sweetheart.
Amelia Cloutier, of Penetanquishene,
Ont. ska ed under the ice together and
were drowned.
While driving a pheasant out of a
bush for his son to shoot. Job Monroe.
of II ufton, Ind, caught the full charge
of shot in his face.
While Harold Wallace, a six-year-old
son of DIR. Wallace, of Helveton, N. Y,
was coasting, he ran into team and
was kicked to death.
! Orson Stone left his fingers in the
Maine forests. He had habit of plac-
ing his hand over the muzzle of his gun
as he walked through the woods.
Three friends, S evens, Robinson and
Moore, of st. Paul, MINI, came upon q
deer. Moore's head came in front oil
Robinson's gun, and Moore is dead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-23
Sliding Down a Mountain

The trail leading to the Metamoras
mine is both steep and narrow, and
winds along the side of Prospect noun
tain from the base to almost the summit.
In places the descent from it is very pre-
cipitous, falling off almost perpendicu-
larly for q distance of 300 or 300 feet.
Several pack mules have been killed by
being pushed off at these points, but no
accident has ever happened to the hardy
miner and prospector who pass over it
until recently, and this fortunately was
not fatal one. The snowfall had
almost obliterated the pathway, making
peculiarly dangerous, and when James
Ahearn attempted to make the ascent he
was forced to grope his way blindly,
trusting to his knowledge of the route
to carry him over safely. 1t was not
sufficient, however, for when about half
way up he slipped from the icy crust
and before he could recover himself he
was travelling down the side of the
mountain at a rate of speed only equaled
by meteor. While the snow was the
immediate cause of Ahearn's disaster it
was also his salvation, for it not only
preserved him from contract with the
rocks as he plunged down, but received
him in its soft embrace at his stopping
place, some $50 feet from the point OF
departure. AS It was his clothes were
rent and torn, SO was his skin in sun
dry places, and while no bones were
broken there were aggregate bruises
that will painfully remind him of his
experience for some days to come
Eureka (NeU.) Leader.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-23
Fashion Notes.
George Birdseye.

Flowers reappear as trimming for
dress bonnets.
Cashmere colors are more sparingly
used, and chiefly as relief to plain vel
vets and cloths.
A great deal of figured and stamped
velveteen is used inexpensively with
satin and silk in street costumes.
The latest boots for ladies have broad
projecting sole, and button on the out
side of the foot instead of over the instep,
as formerly.
Wide ribbons with dark borders and
chintz or palms in the center, are used
with striking effect with delicately
tinted muslins and satins for evening
dress.
The new fur-lined circulars are made
with q deep collar of fur instead of the
hood of last winter. and all a trifle
shorter, to enable them to be worn with
the short costumes.
Garnet and pink are the leading COM
bination of colors for evening dress. No
shades are more inviting in assistance
to the complexion. A great deal of
iilmy white lace or gauze de sole is in
dispensable with such costumes for
young ladies.
1t is averred by dealers that ladies
who own fine diamonds purchase and
wear numbers of paste stones in hand
some settings, to enchance the splendor
of their display. The white topaz, found
IN Arizona and Idaho, is frequently set
with real diamonds to make show.
Princess dresses for evening have the
'front.' slashed in deep points from below
the hips, edged with feathery fringe,
falling. over satin of a deeper shade.
An Oriental scarf, which combines the
shade of the dress with brilliant, yet
su6dued embroideries, in gold and colors,
is draped round the hips.
The broad brimmed hats of fur felt.
wrongly called beaver, are in request by
ladies wishing a change of millinery,
who cut off part of the rim, and bend
the hat into close, becoming shapes.
Broad satin loops and a feather or wing
are the proper trimming for such hats,
which are rather more stylish abroad
than the dressy turbans.
Flowers are worn with evening toilets
in every fashion. A bouquet is tucked
in the lace at right of the low, round
corsage, OF on the Grecian bertha di.
rectly in front. In other designs.
smaller knots are worn as epaulets, and
q rose heads the lacing in the back oil
the cuirass basque, or dozen roses OF
graduated sizes form a Gordon from the
left shoulder across the bosom. This
is particularly rich, with black lace OF
satln dresses. A testoon OF roses heads
the deep lace of the apron, with trail
falling at each side, or a spiral of lace
headed by flowers is carried down the
back of the dress, in new and elegant
fashion.