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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

STATE OF MISSOURI
CorNrY GF iErIIs
In TIN. cIr-ui Of p. tits county. s>ruri, in
ya-atIop, Iet.. mher 81. 1Ssa Martina \. Ll,th-
rope. pi,intih, ". Washington l.. Lsthrop., de-
PENDANT.
Now AZ this day comes the pia.n'ff by her az
toTney, srd l.- f~r p-ttIon snsi affidavit. from
whsci u sops ar> q az the defendant - aonre-i
dent Of the state Of Missouri. wherefore. " IL
Ord-.rei by the CLERK. n vacation, that the laid
sietcnti,ut, Washington Iari rope. Pc motif, q
ty puiiwai ION that civil action. ~ pe'fion. has
.een commenced against HIN by plaintiff in this
CONT. the general nature ard al ct a. winch -
that plaintiff may Obtain a divorce from def-nt-
ant. ard that thu. bombs Of niatrinony Hox x
f~t,as between plaintiff and d.iendsnt may he
dissolved am. that uni - he, defendant. IN and
apPrir a; the uext May term of this court 10 I've
h"gnn an,. hol.sn at tho. couf. house. IN t!e city
1T Ss dial u. P~,ti- county, Missouri. on the nr>t
Monnsy ia Nav next, AMI on or b. tor. the s'1th
dizzy thereof, ~ the term shall long continue,
and n no, tren before the end q! the o. rin) and
answer the plaintiffs petItion, the same viii te
taken a. c"use--.d against ban ami Judgment
rcr'i, r Il accordingly 10 l. ats" or.isr,d that y
copy hs reof h. publ shed IN the >edsi,a Rsz"o, q
newspaper printed anil pntii-n~d IN Pst'I- univ.
Missouri. said pub,icrIIon To be al hast four
We. IL sIlcc. s>.vriy ant O. last Insertion thereof
{ b.. AZ Ies~c sUr Wet h-for- the first day Of
tn. next May term OF ihi- corrt.
Attest h. ii. INGRAM. Clerk.
h. q. l.. JACKSON. y. G..
ID. NJ Let, plaintiffs attorney. l-t-w4ts
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
The Lions Tongue.

We read in Land snd Water: 81
have now in my hand the dried
tongue ola lion; it is covered With
.harp-pointed. horny pspilie. set
very ,hick'y upon its surface. The
papiila on the front PARTON Of the
tongue, are much larger than those in
the rear part OF the tongue. but the
smaller ones are set much closer To-
seiher than than those in front. Each
papilla consists Of a horny spine. the
point Of which il curved and set
directly backward. reminding me
much of the spines on the tail Of the
,hornback ray. Ga applying thi.
lions tongue to the cheek. l 6nd tba,
the roughness is 81 erea, that with
q little pressure wound nigh. easily
he made in the human skin. The
use of this is to scrape of the meat
from the bbues Of the animals. for the
lion is not q great hume eater he
leaves the bones for the hyenas To
crack. the animals having teeth
especially constructed for the cracking
# bones. The Peculiar roughness Ut
the tongue is also present, but in a
less degeee. in the common eat, and
il can be seen when the cat is tapping
milk. but siill better il the tongue 1T
q defunct specimen be taken out, put
For . while in spirits. and thin pinned
nut tight ON . bOard. This ruush
tongue is Of great importance to the
health Of tie lion"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
AcHILDS DREAM.
Foretel,ins her Death, which vas
Followed By that Other Father.

Mes York Sun.
The First Methodist Episcopal
Church al Orange. n. j.. was crowd
ed yesterday afternoon nj the services
in memory of James N. Beede. the
Assistant Principal OF the High School.
and his daughter Clara. Eve years
old. VINO died If diphtheria, las; week
within q few days of one another.
On the Sunday following Christmas
Clara come down stairs wearing n
serious lock. In response {" her
mothers inquiry she said she had q
dream.
Il dresmt. MOTHER she said. "that
l died and went TO heaven. When /
got up there an angel me: me at the
door. tie led me by the hand to-
ward lake of clear water. asked
f,r a drink. I, was handed to me-.
Oh. mother. bow delicious it was. !
could feel il 60 through all my veins.
Then. mother. l saw you bv my side
l was glad At that. for saw you drink
too"
In the afteroon she was taken sick
with diphtheris. and she died ON New
Years Day.
Six days aiterward Mr.. Beede died
His wife vas dangerously sick at the
time. but had rec ;vesed sufficiently
Yesterday Ia attend the services.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
Going for Him.

The Noteriy Monitor goes thus for the
old msn:
Old Christisncy il an infsmous brute. .
di-grace not only tn hi posiii"n ~ foreign
minister Of ire government, but IN his riti.
seo-hIp - veil. No man cnuld pr~iuc~
ouch testimony before court in regard To
WON an when ne once aucre 10 love
and protect - he has produced IN regard
tn Mn. Chr,etiancy uniss. he VA boz.
With ell the instincts If Q dog snd
hss carrfully cuItiv si-d them through life.
A white ,ired old r.ke ssea ing that his
vile did al the counting, b-gH-d him 10
mary her and three os~r him speil that
be wsa enable to re.iss. 0ust b st~epsd in
The refuse Of % ordinary debsuchse.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
The American Girl Abroad.

Here is q pen-and-ipk sketch OF
an American girl, which is interesting
as showing bow Yankee girl appears
to French eyes: Stylish to the back.
bone. Independent as Independent
can be, but very pure. Is devoted to
pleasure, dress, spending money, shows
her moral nature nude. jus. as il il,
so as to deceive nobody. Fiirts all
winter With tbi. or that one, and
dismisses him 10 the spl ing, y hen che
instantly catches another. Goes out
alone, travels alone. When the
fancy catches her she travels with
gentleman friend, or walks anywhere
With bin: puts boundless confidence
in him conjugal Intimacy seems to
exist between them. She lets him
tell what he feels-talks of love from
morning till night; but she never
gives him permission to kiss So much
az her hand. He may say anything,
he shall do nothing. She is restless:
she gives heart and soul to amuse.
ment before she marries. After mar
riage she is a mother annually; is
alone ali dsy: hears all night nothing
except discussions about patent
MACHINERY. unexplosive petroleum.
aud chemical manures. She will then
let her daughters enjoy the privileges
she used without grave abuse. As
nothing serious happened to her. why
should Fanny, Mary, Jenny, be less
strong and adrolt than their mother /?
She originates French fashions.
Partisan women de:est her. Provin-
cial women despise her. Men of all
ador her. but will not marry
her, unless she has an immense for
tune. Her hasr 10 vermillion, paler
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
What Il Thine AeeP

Father said a Persian monarch In
an old man. who, according TO Orient.
al usage, bowed before the sovereign.
throne, pray be seated / cannot re.
ceive homage from one bent with
years, whose head il white with the
frosts of age
And now, father said the monarch
when the Old man had taken the prof.
tered seat, tell me thine age: how
many of the suo's revolutions hast
thou counted ?
Sire, answered the old man. L am
but four year,
What. interrupted the king fear
eat thou not to aLswer NE falsely. or
dost ,hou lest on the very brink of the
tomb 2
Il speak not falsely. SIRE" replied
the aged man. .'nei:H.r would l ,ff.r
a foolish jest on a subject 90 solemn.
Eighty long years have l wasted in
folly and sinful pleasure and in amaze
ing wealth, none If which can take
With me wien l leave this world.
Four years only have I spent 10 doing
good to my fellow.men: and shall l
count those yesrs that have been Mt.
terly wasted Are they not worse
than blank, and is not that portion
only worthy to be reckoned as q par,
IF my life. which has answered lite
best end ?"
And then the old fraud borrowed y
dollar and halt from the king. vent
'ut to a nsighb'ring nasz " filled him.
.elf up on iced sherbet and Arabian
langlefoot and vent weaving down the
street swearing that MethuseIa vas
not spring chicken alongside Of him. |
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
Woman'o Suffrage.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-The ma.
tioual convention of the Woman Suf
frage association Yesterday passed the
following resolution:
WHEREAS. A party must have some
vit~i issue to give it life: and.
WHEREAS. The two great political
parties are alike divided On finance.
free trade and labor reform; therefore
Resolred. That . party that would
triumph in 1884 would be wise u
place . woman suffrage plank in its
plaiform-the most important question
If human rights now before the peo-
pie for coos ideratiOn.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
II IA veil that Whitaker the

It 10 veil that Whitaker. the col.
ored West Point cadet, is to be tried
By court martial. We trust that biz
trial will be characterized BY the ut
most falrness; In other words, that he
will Be tried precisely as if he were a
white man. We advocate the entire
expurgstion of all distinction between
men on account of color. But while
We contend that q colored man should
suffer no disadvantage on account of
his skin. We maintain. on the other
hand. that he should derive no advan-
tage from that circumstance. Let
the scales b equally poised; that is
good enough for everybody. If Whit
taker u innocent, We sincerely trust
be viii b acquitted. If be is guilty.
let him b convicted, just q if be
were . white man.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

Compressed peat in London, and in-
deed, in almoet all the towns of con.
siderable size throughout Crest Brit
a:n. is rapidly coming into use. On
one side of the most important rail
road lines, too, compressed peat has
for some time past been used, and with
entire satisfaction, the fact appearing,
from the engineers report, that twen-
ty-ooe pounds of peat will raise steam
for mile of transit, while the num-
Der Of pounds of coal required to do
the same work is twentysix. Its cost
il less than one-half that of coal.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

An inhabitant of Cabaceiras CITY,
Brazil. named joaquin Marreiro, and
his wife. Juanita, aged respectively
103 and 81, contemplate ere long cele-
brating the eightieth anniversary of
their junction 10 the bonds of holy
matrimony. OF the twenty-three
children born in wedlock to this aged
pair, fourteen still survive, themselves
sbnormally old men and women.
joaquin MArreirois family at the pres
ent time consists Of 23S persons, in-
Guiding bis venerable spouse and him
self. A hundred and twenty-eix
grandchildren and ninety.seven great
grandchildren will attend the cere-
mony, which, for want of q better
name. might be described as the COM
pressed steel wedding.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

than golden hair; her black eyes are
bold and frank sine has q patent
shape which it Is forbidden T., counter.
felt; spreads herself in = carriage as If
she we're in q hammock the natural
and thoughtless posture OF her passion
Tor luxurious ease. When she walks
she moves hri.kly. aud irow. every
glance right and !eft gives many of
her thoughts TO herself. aud few Of
them to any body else. She il wild
plant put in a hot house.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

To judge from the number Of
empty houses in the city Of Berlin.
that so-called centre of thought and
activity is yearly offering fewer at.
fractions q q place of residence. In
1871 1,500 dwellings we're vacant, in
1873 Its, 10 1875 $500, 10 1877
Is, 209 and in 1873 21,99s. Since
then the city has apparently had a lit
tie bus;seos boom, aud there has been
. slight influx in population but still
over Is, 600 houses want tenants.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

At q recent bird show In Berlin.
Germany, green canaries we're exhib-
tied. Others were red. light brown
and gray. The variations of color
had been caused BY the daily use Of
cayenne pepper in their food. The
pepper was at FIRST given in small
quantities. and the birds appeared to
like It, but the feathers soon fell, Civ.
ing them . moultlng appearance. 10
. short time new feathers Of divers
eolors sprouted. The variations were
ascribed to the different qualities of
the pepper and to the quantity given.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

Concentrated food will not alone
sustain LITE. Every animal requires a
certain volume OF food to maintain the
natural expansion Of the stomach, and
hay and other articles are mingled
with the more nutritive grains. The
barge horses along the Moselle and
Saar, in Germany. readily eat saw
dust mingled with their oats. Its nu-
tritive qualities are very slight.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

The books of the Paris morgue
show that during the year 1880 to-
tai of sos bodies, the results of crime,
suicide aud accident. were deposited
in that grim establishment. These
figures show an increase of IS over
those referring to the year 1879.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
Answer THIS.

Did you ever know any person 70 Be III,
without insct,on Of the stom.cb. liver or
.idneys. or did you ever know one Who ga
veil when either vas distracted or inse-
tive and did you ever knov or hear Of any
cs.e OF the kind that Eop Bii,ers would no,
cure. Ak your us'ghber This ssos ques-
tion.-Times.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

The legislature of Ohio has just
passed . bill prohibiting pool-selling
in the state. It is claimed by turf
men that II it should become law
IL will end the entire turf interests in
Ohio. - they say races cannot be sup
ported without the profits of pool
selling.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
TRlrsTEESsaYE

Whereas. J. r. ..il'1t, and ap,s ". Elliott h,s
siis. ~ their iru-t ssd. dar. q Jan s. Is>p snsi
recorded m 'h~ r"cor her. ssc~ of Pe,ti- county
-'st~ 81 Ns-..uri. IN trust decd b -ox II. page
tiv. couv.ve| 'o tn ter-i.n-d trustee. Ia So
cure the payment NJ ~ .sni~~orv nsts. IN .s,i
trust decd described 'h~ foi owing described real
s-ta'~. siiuste P-t,i- county. state Of Missouri
To ait:
Lott eleven twelve AMI thirteen. IN block fur
N the iosn of HnshessIie. And
wher~s-. ssid IN sad trust decd deer ~
I'd. - ra-. due. All dsfsuir hss ban made the
psy,nsns th-reof- Nos therefore. at the request
of the legal holder of -srI note. ard the - re-
nrisry "a sad trust d-es. and pur.usn.~ NJ ,n~
rrovi.'ons o. aid trust de d. the rnd~rsIxped
trustee Ail,. on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY -. 1881.
ut the aurs hou.- door IN Ell county and sss,s
between th- hours of orIo-k o m. md O'Clock
m. cell tin above d~-crt'p-d resl e-,sf~. a.
pub ic veudue. foe rs.h. the shess h,c.i~r To
.sfi-fy sald note and interss, snd the this
rust - w RlTCHEY. Trust-e.
Il. G. sINX4Tr. AsssE1sy, ssSs
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

A few days ago Justice Clifford Of
the United States supreme court, who
% suffering with softening of the brain
sent . carefully prepared opinion to
bis associates upon . question he evil
IDENTIFY believed had been referred to
him. It vas written out verbatim a.
he had dictated it. and was found to
contain many points Of sound Law, al.
though In the main incoherent.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

No remedy for kidney di-e s.s hereto
fore discovered can I've held far "ne moment
in Comparison with W.rner's Safe kinney
.nJ L,v-r Cu7e.-C. A. H,rvey. ID. ID.
Ws.hng,nn. DC.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

The Chicago Tribune thinks that
there are no grounds for . Chinese
labor scare. In . population of 6S4.-
600 in California there are less than
80, 600 Chinese, and this number is
rapidly diminishing.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

The receipts Of the Catholic society
for the propagation of the faith for the
last year were 81. 100000. Of this
amount France alone contributed
1882, 900. Only 81 100 we're received
from the United States.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
NrrIcE uF FIyAl. >ETrt ElLNr.

Not re, - E-f-t'y gwen Ia al Cr@;; - and
others t.t't rrsi ~ tii.---t = ~ b,Tsu- .rtv.l,
decca-.1 that J. the uuJ-I signed s.tau-t r.s- or,
tie tnnI- r.p, %! >;,i. estate intend mas. disi
sett. -a.! estate af the ~ tern, the
Prosa'r rcur, II p f'i- c"uhty. Missouri. 10 he
held 80 ii- ef.y of - .asIa. Ia >1rs ccu"ty.
Mondsy. the .nnrteehth day II FcbrGsr.. issi.
= ,.FNi,
Ad'o'n'-'.sfoT dc bpIis non OF Darius PartveH.
dece. --s.. i-l.wSS
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
STRAY NDTIl =.

Taken ~ - stray, ~ g.. :. hSinP. living
Tire. IN le- a"r,t.t.~r ~ lIr,.-is = ~ county,
Missouri, ~ u.ssf.,. t.sn!-. p. Courtney Is!re
ut the ponce ." I'r--''"l 'owD-h'p. one rea and
white spotted yea >rs-r. tsfrbed With crop
,tst over tit the q .aI and bra, Il q with
a LITTER f. On the right hip; appraised at fifteen
d,l!sr- by a. A. StIne, A. r. Sh0he and v. G..
DrvI>. syorn Ly me for that purpose. true
copy OF my stray book Dec-nber 2:rh. lssO.
COURTNEY.
1-liw3tS Justice Of the Peace.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
NOTICE. OF FIN.L SETTLEMENT.

Al, creditors and others Interested in the tate
Of B~rJ min r. DAVIS, deceased. are notified tha:
tend To maj Ike final sett em.nt of said estate at
the N xt term 1T the probate court Of Prtrs
county. Mo-. to be holden 1T S-tislrs.
county, on the seron'i Mo day Of February, lSSl.
H.G. LAWS. .d,,,;,;.,r.,o-.
b. X. DAMS. A'""'o'S''A'ors
n. c. Sipnet. atty for adsn'rs. 1-iSw4t
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

III creditors and others Interested in the estate
vi James ". Bohon. deceased, are nOtifies that
the made r>Igne't administrator of said estate in
tends To make fn-i settlement OF salt estate ut
the next term of the pret,af. COURT Of Pitts
county. Missouri. to te bodeL at S,s'airi. IN said
county, on the second M"rTav Of February. lesl.
hHN BOHON, AdminI>tTa
H. c. Siunef. ATTY for Adm'r. ilwst
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

All creditors and others IT, ,eres ted in the estate
Of Gsorg VI. P-m5erion, d. ceased. are not O. d
tina the uD,er- gned admin traitor Of laid estate
intends TO make fi:is. settlement Of said tate at
Missouri, 10 ~ holden ut Sedtia. IN said county,
on the second NOn.'ay Of February. 1881.
THOMAS b PEuBERrUN, Adm. nI-trafor.
he. Sinnet, atty for Admir-. l-ilwlt
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

success.
Pamphlets senf':ree to ALL Write for them An
get ril. partieuia
Price, Ssecifc. 81 ~ per paekage. or six pack
ages for &5ts, AstsiP..ss all orders 10
J. b. SIMPSON MEDICINE Co.,
Nos 1O4 and loo Nam st, Buffalo. N. v.
Sold in 5s.daiia oy Q. C. Slack.
S-J1-s1SwIvy
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

These goods are all dt ade by manufacturers who have millions
dollars
with them either quality.
Cmton within 500
sl and workmanship CONSIDERED Work built
an" d;-".'~h i7-37a&w,v! G. CROWLEY r.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
eiiz,&s0

.s~<t Pr,.es. SitS,*u
Whole ticket. g. Hslf ticket. ~.
q th-ket<. SjJ. S tirkets. Sf".
Remit n,nnSv or hunk drsfs m Litter. or send ny
expr--. Dat ~-pd by r-gi-t-r-.t letter M p-,-'
ONE order. Orders Of 8 AMI upwsnt-. hv
~xrre~s. can b. sent at orr expense.
Address ell orders to x ". BOARD iAN. oGr-r-
Josirns, IA. hing. Louisville. Nv. or 7. }. CON-
ERYORO, 2lI 6roo6 cay NeV York.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25

A bin Il to be introduced in the
Delaware legislature exempting from
taxation. for ten years at least, all
persons coming into the state with the
intention of colonizinR.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
70 NERVOUS sUFFERERs-rHE GgE.r Ell
ROPEAN REMEDY-DR. J. Il. SIMPSONS
SPECIFIC MEDICINE

u is positive cure tor sPrrma,orri.ea. Seminal
lean and oil si~au
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-20

The high water of the Columbia came
within foot of lifting the new boat off the
stocks, but going down left her all right.
The A 0. U. w. of Olympia had grand
ball on Monday night, to which Vancouver
members were invited, but none went from
here as many cannot dance, and those who
could felt week in the knees as they thought
of the journey to Olympia and back.
A very pleasant time was had at the Dill
lon school-house few miles below town
last Friday night by the young people of
the neighborhood, where they spent the
evening with variety of entertainments
Rotations, spelling match, songs, etc.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-20
Military Items.

On Tuesday Gen. Howard was to take
command at West Point.
The absence of mail and telegraph facili-
ties for ten days makes business dull at
headquarters.
master, Portland, Or, was at headquarters
on Friday, engaged as a member of board
of survey.
The antics of few of the boys in blue
after pay day has resulted in reinforcements
to the shovel brigade at the post, and more
cleanliness of the walks and roads is the full
fillment of the penalty.
Lieut.. Col. Alex. Chambers, 2lst Infan-
try telegraphed on the 18th that prevailing
storms prevented his immediate departure
from Fort Lapwai for this post, and it is still
uncertain when he can come down.
Lieut.. A. r. Egbert's raw recruits are get
ting the rawness somewhat worn off by per-
sistent drilling at the Barracks and by the
time they go forward to their posts they will
no longer be set down as on the half-shell.
Capt. James Miller, I'd Infantry, who ac-
companied Gen. Wheaton to San Francisco,
arrived up on Friday, and is now at the post
awaiting the opening of navigation on the
upper Columbia, when he will return to
Fort C@ur d'Alene.
Major Joel G. Trimble, LIST Cavalry, has
recently written an account of the Nez Perez
war, which certainly gives that tribe all the
credit any body could ask, and published
the same in the Walla Walla Union. He
draws mild bow for one who has hunted
Indians so hard.
Last Friday there was another episode at
the garrison, two episodes, both boys, twins
in fact, presented by the wife of Major John
A. kress, of the Ordnance Department.
This is the second pair of twins at the gar
rison within two months, and if this sort of
thing goes on much longer none but single
men will consent to be assigned to Vancou-
yer Barracks
Upon the recommendation of the Chief
! Quartermaster, a system, to be known as the
| Forage Agency" system, has been estab-
lished in this Department, to the end that at
each convenient stopping place on the main
routes of travel in each forage district, pass
ing oificors enlisted men and Others,
may obtain the regulation allowance of for.
age to which the public animals i'll then
charge are entitled. at stipulated price
In view of the prevalence of scarlet fever
as an epidemic in Portland, Major John
Moore, Medical Director of the Department
OF the Columbia, has written a letter advis-
ing the people of the garrison and of Van
couver town to prevent any children from
visiting Portland during the prevalence OF
the epidemic, and cautioning every one con.
corning entering rooms where there has been
scarlet fever. The recommendations of the
letter are timely, and should be strictly fol-
flowed by all our people. Orders will be is.
sued at the garrison to enforce proper pre-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-20

A Coon BoAT.-The Veto No. 2 has been
regarded here as a first-class boat of its kind,
and now proves superior to the Stark street
boats in Portland. A Portland paper says:
The powerful ferry-boat Veto No. 2, which
was taken from the Vancouver route the
first of the month on account of ice, has been
engaged by Knott brothers to ply on the
Stark street route until the food subsidies
She makes trips with ease, lodging among
the drift and heavy trees with great rapid
ity and in satisfactory manner. She will
resume her route on the Columbia river on
the first day of February.