, 1880-04-29
the laws of health.

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the conviction that the per'nanency and
perpctuity OF our tree Institutions depend
upon popular education, and so strongly
are they attached to those institutions.
that free and thorough education OF the
whole youth of the land Is the last duty
they would think OF neglecting. Asa con-
sequence OF this common interest OF edu-
cation, there Is not community Of any
considerable size In the whole territory
that is without its free school from three
to 10 months in the year.
TEACHERS.
We are favored with frst-class normal
trained teae5ers--male aud female--from
the states; besides we have schools of
grade capable OF preparing good teachers
at home. The wages OF teachers in public
schools range from $25 and board to 500
without board per mouth. 'a
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
There were. In 1879, IN Jefferson Co.,
5 schools, 437 children. Average wages
paid teachers, $62 80 per mouth. The
other counties described in this pamphlet
had. In the same year, as follows: Island,
9 schools. 2O5 children, average teachers'
wages. $40 per month; Clalam7 schools,
l9I children, average wages $40 per month;
San Juan, 6 school, 300 children, average
wages S45 per month; Whatcom, q
schools. sl7 children, average wages $40
Per moEth. ',v a..sl gaayo# 70
MARKETS AND FACILITIES FOR REACHING
THEM.
Our markets for farm produce are prin-
cipaly Mt home among the towns, milling
ports, and logging camps; the remainder
goes to San Francisco, and foreign ports
Our markets for lumber, shingles, latlls,
etc, are: California, Sandwich Island.
Australia, China, South America and
other foreign countries; while spars and
other ship-builtling material ARE shipped
largely to the Atlantic States. Our coal
and fish are chiefySnarketed In San Fran
cisco. Being right on tie seaboam. we
are comparatively right in the market,
and are exempt from the enormous freight
charges that producers in the interior are
subjected to.
The worst located farms OH the whole
Sound are only few miles from a good
place where surplus crops can be shipped
on Vessels while there are plenty OF places
which border ON an arm of the Sound
or some navigable slough or stream so that
scliooucrs can come alongside ofthc iarm-
er's granary and take away all he has to
dispose Of These advantages to producers
can hardly be oyerrated, and, by reason
Of them, a ton OF grain in ono OF our farm
er's granaries is worth about double. what
ton OF the same kind would be in the
granary ola farmer east OF the Cascade
range; besides, he can raise as much or
more 70 the acre and with as little cost
and Is inst as sure ofa crop. There isno
such thing here as hauling the surplus crop
= wagon load at q time, two or three days
journey to dispose of it.
DAIRYING.
This country Is one of the very best for
making butter and cheese. because In sum
mer the weather is cool, an abundance of
pure running water is found on nearly
every farm, and the cows feed In rich.
green pastures from early spring until
late In the fall, and it is not unfrequcnt
that grass grows all winter long sufficient
to keep up the flow Of milk. Besides. the
country Is so well adapted to raising roots,
that the dairyman can profitaby raise the
various kinds to feed his cows when neces-
sary. Add to these advantages the fact
that 1t does not cost near as much to win
ter stock here AS it does in Ohio, Penn
sylvania or New York, and the other fact
that good butter will always sell here at
good price (lt has been from 25 to 40 cents
pound for the last ten years at least and
ashowing is made whieh it would seem
ought to attract dairymen to Western
Washington. D
POULTRY AND EGGS.
Everybody keeps poultry and they DO
well yet chickens and eggs always COM
mand high prices. "a.t
'" o FLOWERS. .t
Mrs, A. n. II. Stuart. Chairman OF the
Territorial board OF immigration, says
that 400 species OF native plants have
been collected, but these do not embrace
onP-fourth Of the number, tor no collec-
tion has been made Of = pine or subalpinc