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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-02-05

BIRDS OF a FEATHER.-Up in Ada
county, Idaho Territory, n society
wedding took place recently. The
church was filled with Il large and
fashionable audience. The contract
ing parties and those connected with
the affair attracted great attention 10y
the singularity of their names. Col.
John BuzZard and Miss Eleanor Crow
were united in marriage by the Rev.
DR.. Robin, Miss Mary Wren and Mr..
Richard Heron acting a. bridesmaid
and groom. They were driven 10 the
church in a coach and four, Mr. Bill
Snipes handling the ribbons.-Stdtcs-
man.
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\ writer in the ~pokan Times say,
that he has in his possession speci-
mems OF a superior quality OF bitumin-
Gus coal that We're taken from near
the big fall, Of the Pen d'Oreille river,
and from deposits that only need the
completion 81 the \. ?. K. +. 10 the
lake to become available. He also
says that the Pen d'Oreille mountains
are full OF gold, silver. lead and man
ganese Lodges.
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s G. II = q ULA.
Wonderful Cure Of Blindness,
g. 8 @ 60 % @

will he paid 10 any Public Hospital to be mutu-
ally agreed upon, for every certificate of this medi
cine published 10y us which is not genuine.
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Ii is stated that some of the colored
people who have migrated from Texas
to Kansas have gone back again.
This has often happened in the case of
white immigrants, and il is well. 1t
is this ebb and flow of humanity that
keeps the world healthy. Let the
black folks learn in the school OF eX-
perience and stay or go as they may
elect. These removals spread llnoWl-
edge and shed light on the black, ig-
norant, hopeless masses in the south.
Through discomfort will eVcntuall y
come better destiny
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-02-05

Messrs. Lang x Ryan. saws the
Dalles Nomt0jHcer the gentlemen
who drove a large band of cattle to
Cheyenne last year from this section
OF country, are again in the field and
have already bargained for over $1,000
head and viii purchase a. many more.
TO make the drive this year they will
require five hundred head of horses.
We are informed that they have par
ties in the klickitat Valley buying
horses. as they yet lack POO head OF the
required number.
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the X b., upon proper personal application when
satisfied that imposition is intended, we will
give the names OF all its ingredients by affidavit
The above offers were never made before by the pro-
prietor of any otler Family Medicine in the world.
Many testimonials further information, and
full directions for using will be found in the pam
phet Treatise on Diseases of the Blood" in
which each bottle isenclosei Price $ Per bottle con-
aiming l. ounces. or 40 10 50 doses sold hy drug.
0sss. d. RANSOM, Son & Co, Prop'rs, Buffalo. Ny.
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NOTICE.
L. 5. LAND OFFICE,

u. 5. LAND OFFICE,
Vancouver, ". T., Jan. Goth, 1850
Complaint having been entered ut this OF.
flee by William Il. Thomas against Richard
Henncssey for abandoning his homestead
entry, No 2429, dated January II, 1872 upon
the east = Of northwest Il, and lot > Sec t.
Township north, Range q east, in skamania
county, Wash. Ter, with view to the can
collation. of said entry; the said parties are
hereby summoned to appear at Che Office OF
Thomas Moilett, county auditor OF Skamanih
county, W. T., at Cascades, tine county seat OF
said county, on the 2oth day of February, 1850,
at II O'Clock NJ, to respond and furnish testi-
mony concerning SAID alleged abandonment.
w. II. SMALLWOOD, Register.
29ian5#l 5. W. BROWN, Receiver
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
Pittsburgh Iron and Steel.

One-twelfth Of all the pig-iron pro-
duced in the United States is wrested
from the glistening ore by the furnaces
of Pittsburgh and her immediate vicin-
ity. In the matter of blast-furnaces her
record dates back to 1892, when the
primitive structure erected by George
Anshutz sent its smoke into the clear
sky, now darkened by the warm breath
of fifteen huge furnaces, capable of pro-
ducing 500, 900 tons of pig-metal every
year from the ores that come from far
and near. And to further prepare this
metal-the first result of fire upon ore
there are in Pittsburgh thirty-fve roll
ing mills, wherein 800 boiling or pud-
ding furnaces are seething like minia-
ture volcanoes In constant eruption. and
whose product is here fashioned into
one-quarter of all the rolled iron made
III the broad republic.
Ascending into the realm of steel
that perfected, purified form reached
through these crucial boilings and
MEETINGS and hammerings Pittsburgh
claims, with pardonable pride, sixteen
enormous establishments devoted to
making all manner of steel, including
the finest grades of stool +" steel, until
lately supplied by the English manu-
facturers. In this Pittsburgh excels.
and makes two-thirds of all the crucible
steel produced in this country.-G. F..
Muller, in H0aper's Magazine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28

ken at this tendency to vagrancy in hel
pet, but Hannah only smiled and said
"Wait At bit, and you'll see something
nice"
But, though Hannah had her sus-
plclons, she was not prepared for what
really occurred one day.
After this strange conduct had been
going on for few weeks, there came a
day when Hannah had another scare.
SHE declared that tramps or thieves
were mp in the wood-shed chamber she
heard them and she dared not 90 up.
While she stood in the wood-shed tell
ing Margery In whisper about it, the
child heard step that she knew.
Kris hoped down on to the top step
of the stairs which led to the room
overhead. After a moment she hoped
to the next, and after her came, one by
one, twelve baby turkeys.
Margery screamed with delight, and
ran to catch Kris and pet the whole fam
Ly, while Hannah rushed up stairs in
dismay and saw sight that shocked
her more than the fear of tramps.
In that room trunks and things not in
use were stored, and q month or more
ago Hannah had carried up there a
large, square, "squaw basket" with coy
era basket such as the Oneida In
dians'of New York State make for vari-
Gus household uses of their white sis
ters. This basket was nearly full of the
winter supply OF WOODEN stockings, all
neatly mended and laid away till fall.
In this basket, on these soft stockings.
had Madame Kristine made her nest and
Matched out her interesting family.
She must have found the door aiar,
and managed to pry off the cover, which
lay on one side, aud here she hadhidden
all these weeks.
The room was put in order and the
door closed, and Kristine was provided
with place in the yard Every day
she wandered off with her babies. but
she never started until she had visited
the breakfast-table with her whole
brood to get her regular morning meal.
At first it was funny to see them run
around and pick up crumbs, but as they
grew it began to be troublesome to have
flock OF turkeys so much at home in
the house. So mamma made a new law.
that Kristine and her family must be fed
at the door,
After that, her life was like that of the
other turkeys, only she knew her name
and would come when called, and never
failed to run up to Margery whenever
she saw her.
and the dinner that walked away last
year supplied twelve dinners this year.
and provided Margery with a fine lot OF
pocket-money for her pains.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
The Charity of Extravagance.

Whenever the laboring men are out
of employment they begin to hate the
rich. They feel that the dwellers in
palaces, the riders In carriages, the
wearers OF broadcloth, silk and velvet.
have IN some way been robbing them.
AS matter Of fact the palace-builders
are the friends of labor. The best form
OF charity is extravaganza. When you
give man money, when you toss him a
coin, although you get nothing, the
man loses his manhood. To help others
to help themselves is the only real char
ity. Whenever see a splendid home.
q palace, q magnificent pile, I think Of
the thousands who were fed, of the
women and children clothed, of the fire
sides made happy.
A rich man, living up to his privil.
eyes. having the best house, the best
furniture, the best horses, the finest
grounds, the most beautiful flowers. the
best clothes, the best food, the best
pictures, and all the books that he can
afford, is q perpetual blessing. The
prodigality of the rich is the providence
of the poor. The extravaganza of wealth
makes it possible for the poor to save.
The rich man who lives according to
his means, who is extravaganza in the
best and highest sense, is not the enemy
of labor. The miser who lives in a
howell, wears rags and boards his gold,
is perpetual curse. He is like one
who dams river at its source.
The moment hard times come the cry
OF economy is raised. The press, the
platform and the pulpit unite in recon-
mending economy to the rich. In con-
sequence of this cry, the nan of wealth
discharges servants, sells his horses, al
lows his carriage to become a hen-roost,
and, after taking employment and food
from as many as he can, congratulates
himself that he has done his part toward
restoring prosperity to the country.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
The English Lakes,

The beautiful scenery of Great Britain
has been so largely evolved out of the
inner consciousness Of poets that it
would be an interesting experiment. to
take an imaginative American on tour
of the English lakes under an impress
sion that he was travelling in Wales.
The American who has seen the best
mountain and lake scenery of his own
country might pronounce the Welsh
scenery more grand than that of the
English lakes; that is, supposing he
could see the two as SO much combina-
ton of land and water; but that he
cannot do. He must see these English
lakes as exalted and spiritualized in a
a poetic mirage. Never again can one
look upon mere Rydal Water; he must
see therein the reflected vault of Words
worth's pure reason. Nevermore will
Lodore dash down its food and foam
save with the rhythm Of Southey. East
winds will not bite so keen as we pass
through the woodland where Felicia He
mans found repose, and the pelting
storm OF week will have to let some
sunshine through when one is wander
ing after the zigzag track of CHEEKY
Christopher North.
The scenery is all picturesque, and
sometimes sublime. But its chief
charm of decoration is that which the
poets have given it. One finds not here
the quaint white turrets lanced from the
riverside hills Of France, or the grace
fuf chalets which give an air of culture
to the italian lakes. Art has done moth
ing for the English lakes, and, [ am
sorry to say, religion has done rather
worse, in surrounding some of them
with remarkably ugly churches-the
ugliest, perhaps, being that at Amble-
side, of which Harriet Martineau wrote,
"There have been various reductions of
the beauty of the valley within twenty
years or so; but this is the worst, be-
cause the most conspicuous. The
weather is rarely beautiful, and "seeing
the lakes " sometimes means glimpsing
lunettes between the points of an UNI
brella. Here are no peasants dancing
in gay dresses, nor merry fairs surviving
from that mythical realm, "merrie old
England" The traveller finds here
beautiful nature unadorned but not in
animate; through reverent genius a
subtle lfe-giving breath has gone abroad,
and invested hill, dale and lake with
mystical groves and grots and fountains,
beside which even the enchanted valley
of Tristan is somewhat theatrical
d. Conway, in Harper's Magazine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
Arctic Stories.

Lieut.. Sohwatka's party of Arctic ex-
plorers tell some travellers stories
among them the demand of an old lady
on the north shore of Hudson's strait
Gas her pay for pair of fur stockings),
for some "keengkevven-zhak." Nobody
could tell what she wanted TIL she made
motions as of dealing and shutting,
when it flashed upon the savans that It
was playing cards that the venerable
heather desired. The accounts of the
mosquitoes fourishing ON that bound
shore are also something marvellous.
Their bite Is poisonous and their thirst
for human blood ravenous. They are
not to be scared away, and can only be
wiped of. The natives resort to
" smudge" or smoldering fires to keep
them away, and mosquito-net hoods are
an essential part of the outfit of the fur
clad hunters.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28

gives his sword on entering actions as
the weapon would permit, and then
gave this astounding order:
Halt the whole universe, by flank
into Engdoms-fire p
The military command astonished the
British, but that was nothing to the sur
prise that followed the volley. Two or
three went down, and one staggered and
made his way to the roadside, and when
the others, looking up, saw the multi
tudinous display of Pickering lanterns,
they took dn 81 SfN66 Setter +s STAY and fight
or go the other way. They went with
ALL speed, not stopping to see who were
left behind.
Now, of all the nursing and care that
wounded soldiers had in all that strug-
gle OF the Revolution, none had better
than the three men whose bodies had
been the targets of Capt. Sally's army.
for Miss Sally Wages nursed them her
self.
BY the next day the Continental mi.
htla were on hand and had driven these
marauders back.
From that time on, Miss Sally Wages
went on new road. It seemed as if
she had awakened that night from a
sleep that had lasted since her birth.
Her advice was wisdom, her courage in
sprung, and her ambition great. Sc
great, in fact, that some years afterward
she married young Lathrop and his
ships and other possessions, and more
than one of her descendants have been
in high places since.-Dan6auy (Ct.)
Cor. Nea0 York Sim.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
The Ruling Passion.

1t was in 1924 weekday appoint
ment for Methodist meeting at An
thongs Creek, Greenbrier county, Va
Brother j. was to preach. The
larger game, bear, wolf, and even pan
Their, were not uncommon thereabouts
and deer were abundant. The preacher
had some pulpit ability, and at times
was impassioned and eloquent. Though
not young, he was unmarried, peculiar
and seldom smiled. The congregation
were mainly rude hunters and theil
rustic families and the trusty rifle, the
faithful dog, the picturesque hunting
shirt, with brain tanned" moccasin
and belt, and cleaning knife, were as
sure to put in their appearance at &c week.
day meeting" as the hunter himself
The place of worship was at Father
Perkins double cabin, which had been
built with as much reference to worship
as to the comfort of his own family.
This notable man of four-score was
quite distinguished for piety and his
gifts both in prayer and as class-leader,
but not more so than he had been fol
his superiority as hunter. With him
the ardor of the passion for the chase
was unabated, though he was entirely
disabled by the infrmities of age. The
writer has, at the same sitting, been en-
tranced at narrations of the hazards OF
his hunters life, ard edited by his deep,
undoubted, child-like piety.
1t was a grand occasion for Brother
j. With q crowded house, and
Father P. in the amen corner, and
nothing to divert attention, unless it
were the large number of rifles and
guns, which, as usual, were placed con-
veniently near against the fence of the
yard, and outside the wall of the house
itself. The opening service gave great
promise of "good meeting" Both
Brother j and Father Perkins were
quite demonstrative in their devotions.
The congregation became deeply inter-
ested. The preacher warmed with his
subject, argument eliminated into
poetic imagery, and the pathos and
power Of unstudied eloquence melted
and overwhelmed the rude audience.
But between the eloquent strains of
the impassioned preacher the trained
ears Of the congregation detected the
peculiar yelp OI d Well-kHOWH Oiu uOuud.
The sagacious brute was understood and
believed, and the congregation was
electrified. This manifestation Of in
tense interest invaded the rude pulpit,
and reused Brother j to still higher
strains, which were presently inter
rupted by the thunder of the approach
of a herd of deer closely pursued by the
fleet and faithful dogs. simultaneously
with the climax of the last burst Of elo-
quence the entire congregation, pell-
nell, broke for the door.
AS the earnest preacher dropped his
hands to the rude desk, with comical
tone of sadness and disappointment on
his lips, and holy horror depicted on his
face, with bitterness of soul he OK
claimed:
cit is no use It is no use y
To which the piping voice of the in
firm and rheumatic old hunter and
class-leader responded, with great
earnestness:
eyes, it is, Brother j; they'll
catch 'em, certain sure. DC Editor 5
DraUer." IN Harper's Magazine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
WINTER.
BY JOHN lakewood.

The dead leaves rustic on the Dough,
The weather's getting cold;
The ground is frozen, and the snow
H2se c1e saf iff beeS shRa 1SaAd fire,
And cherubs on his knees doth ride,
And prattle to their sire.
The Kettle ON the crane still swings;
HIS good VITO rambies round,
And Viands from the harder brings.
AS good as any found;
The neighing stock are house6 and fed,
The sheep are in the fold;
There's wood within the CRATE and shed.
Without the snow and cold
HOW goes it, friend, these chilling dave
Are you prepared to meet
Inc north-wlnd's blasts, the icy glaze,
And winters snow and sieet?
Are You prepared to face the wild.
Relentless ice-king's spell.
supplied with food for wife and ch;,d.
And raiment, too, rs well?
If nor, T;si SSstg you, my frieIGi
Fcs charity iscorr,
And sympathy no clothes VII lend.
Unless Endorsed by gold.
True charity has open ears,
BUs is so seldom found
That little Of the true appears
To aid the poor around.
God pity you, full well, my friend.
And care for you and yours,
And may he food and raiment send
While winters co,d endureS;
And when the May-day comes again,
With bright sunshine and flowers,
s.. Il, -.
And live in brighter hours.
GRAYSylIIE PA
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
Popped.

He stood twirling his hat in his hand
in the hallway. 1t was about time for
the morning stars to begin their song
together. "Well,'' and he moved one
step nearer the door. "Well," she re-
piled, as she stepped to the door also.
Well, II must be going. If"
"That's right, John, if, and she leaned
her head on his shoulder, "if-you-
have-any- conundrums -to-ask-ask
-them-now. He was measured for a
new hat and a pair Of kid gloves on that
same day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
MASKS.
BY JENNIE E. OWEN.

The face too oft is but mask
Which hides the heart below,
Ana oft it beams with sunny smiles
While dark the heart with woe.
4 smile may hide breaking heart
AS flowers hide tomb
And none would guess that meath could Toe
Such loneliness and gloom.
handsome face oft masks heart
That's stained with crime and sin,
As sometimes fruit most fair to see
The sweetest nut that ever grew
Is hid in rough brown case,
And so pure and honest heart
OFT hides meath homely face.
II life is then masquerade,
Judge not" was wisely said,
For who,appears fairy nymph
May prove an imp instead.
But wait, for there shall come time
When masks no more shall hide
Mems vices and the woes that lay
Close hid by human pride;
But every heart shall be unmasEed
Before the Judgment throne,
And every secret sin and vice
And sorrow shall be known;
And every kindly word and deed
mat was in mercy given
Snall show upon the human heart
Before our God in heaven.
ONARGA. Ill.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
She Would See Ahont II.

Miss Patey said, when Chicago
clergyman, in q marriage ceremony,
asked her if she would love, honor and
obey her husband 81 will love and
honor him, but whether l will obey him
depends ON circumstances"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28
Heroic Treatment.

A Galveston man went to a doctor and
complained that he suffered from loss of
appetite and drowsiness. The doctor
examined his tongue and said:
"You should walk two hours every
day."
"Two whole hours! When, then,
am I to find time to eat and sleep ?"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28

IT will cost the cotton planters about
100000 to market their crop this
year, of which $4,000, 900 will go into
the pockets of colored laborers, many of
whom are women and children,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28


from the house. Then she commanded
her father to fasten the five lanterns to
long pole, and attach each end of that
to tree, and the moment she gave COM
mand he was, by such violent swinging
of the pole, to make, by the confusion
of lights, the five lanterns seem as near
ly like fifty as the alcohol in his nerves
would permit.
Without one word of remonstrance
Squire Scribner obeyed her, and got
behind tree, and Grandfather Scribner
knelt, the better to steady his muscles,
by a rock, while Capt. Sally and youag
Lathrop stood exposed.
By-and-by the British came along.
They were merry with liquor, and Capt
Sally's army could hear their boasts of
what would happen in the 'Squire's house
within an hour.
Young Lathrop was for shooting when
away out OF range, and Capt. Sally
found it necessary to give him tap on
the hip with the butt of her musket that
made him vince before he came into
discipline.
At last they got, half dozen of them,
well abreast of the army in ambush on
the hillside.
CHOW, whispered Capt. Sally, "when
L give the military command, father,
see to it that the lanterns culver like
tirebugs, and we'll give them a reception
from the 'Squire's farm that some OF
their mothers and sweethearts will la
ment."
Then she stepped out into full view.
with young Lathrop by her side. She
waved her gun with as nearly like the
| encouraging motion which commander
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she must leave off her dress, end go out
of doors with the rest. So the first really
warm day, Margery took off the red
dress and drove her out.
Kris had not forgotten her cool re.
ception in the winter, SO she at first
was careful not to go too near the tur-
keys, though they did not object to hel
now in her feather dress. After a few
days she stayed most of the time with
them, only coming when called, and
generally making visit to the table foi
her usual treats.
She had not been out very long when
one morning Margery went out to sec
her, and she was gone. No one had
seen her since breakfast. Margery felt
very badly, and, after looking all about,
came to the sad conclusion that she had
strayed away and got lost, for the whole
flock wandered far off to feed. But the
next morning, at brealdast-time, Kris
walked in as usual and began to beg
for food. Margery Rugged her and
fed her, and she ate as though she was
starved.
When she had finished her meal she
went out again, and about noon her lit.
tie mistress sought her again, and again
she was missing.
This now became the regular thing
with Kris. Every morning she was Oh
hand for her breakfast, and, in spite Of
watching, she would slip away and hide
SO that no one could find her again.