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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

School EXHIBITION. The school in Dis
trict No. 81 closed on Friday last under cir
cumstances of a very encouraging character.
Notwithstanding the fact that the people of
that district have heretofore shown more
than ordinary interest and unanimity in
school matters, the writer was not prepared
for so favorable condition OF things The
school-room had been appropriately decor
ated, and everything indicated that neither
labor nor pains had been spared in the prep
aration. The forenoon was spent in the ex-
animation of the different classes, which was
witnessed by the greater portion of the pat
IONS of the school, In the afternoon the at
tendance was much larger. The exercises,
consisting of compositions, dialogues, decla-
nations, songs, etc., were well selected, and
so thoroughly committed to memory that
but little prompting was necessary. The
scholars, without an exception, acquitted
themselves in a very creditable manner.
The singing of Miss Cleary was exception
ably good These exercises were followed
by some short speeches, aud general ex.
preston of gratitude to Miss O'Brien for the
noble work she had done in the school. 1t
was grand success. The examination
showed rapid and thorough work in the diff
ferent branches, and the examination was a
fitting termination of one of the most sue
cessful schools ever taught in the county.
All seemed agreeably surprised. and evil
IDENTIFY went home not only with higher
estimation Of the capabilities Of the children,
but clearer aud q nobler appreciation Of
the work Of faithful teacher. -
| A man by the name Of Burton, from YAM
hill, who recently bought Of Judge Stott q
piece of land situated near Washington
county, has just discovered valuable coal
mine thereon. The strata said to be II
feet thick. and coal Of the variety called
camel coal.
The people Of Tillamook arc epdeavoring
to incorporate . company for the purpose Of
essctinG snlnoa canneFy = Gazihaldi
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
CHEAP FRUIT TREES

offer for sale at my nursery in Vancouver
a number of five and six year old apple trees,
which will sell in lot Of not less than 100,
at six dollars per hundred. They are all good
trees and named varieties of standards The
trees must be removed this spring to make
room for netting else
GAY HAYDEN
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
Farsn tor sale.

I will sell, for part or all cash down, from
sixty to eighty acres OFF from my farm, hav-
ing on it good orchard a small house. a run
ming stream OF water, and good living
spring of water. II is situated within miles
of Fishers Landing on the Columbia river, 10
miles from Vancouver. Nearly the whole of
this land is now in meadow. 1t is No. |
piece of swale ground Apply at this office,
or to JOHN SWEENEY.
March IL 1881.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office,
Vancouver W. T., March Is, 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settlers have filed notice Of their In.
tention to make final proof in support Of
their claims and secure final entry thereof,
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver of the U. 3. Land o.
flee at Vancouver, Clarke county, w. T., ON
Friday, the 18th day of April, 1881, viz:
james Rogers, Homestead Application No.
1862, for the east y of southwest u and west
= of southeast Sec. "a, Town north, Of
Range east and names the following as his
witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation Of said tract, viz: Al.
vim Kerns, Ethen Allen, J. +. c. Durgin and
Peter Stice, all of Washougal p. O, Clarke
county w. T.
Alvin NJ Kerns, Homestead Application
No: 1865, for the north Il Of northeast y Sec.
:, Town NORTH Range east, and names the
following as his witnesses to prove his con-
tinuons residence upon and cultivation Of
said tract, viz James Rodgers, Ethen ALLEN,
j. Z. c. Durgin and Peter Sticc, all Of Wa
shougal p. o., Clarke county, w. L.
l7martd w. w. NEWLIN, Register.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLARKE
L County, Washington Territory.

L County, Washington Territory.
In the matter Of the estate March Term,
Charles Spann, deceased. l'o''
It appearing to the Court by the petition
this day presented by John II. Timmen. the
Administrator Of the estate Of Charles Spann,
deceased, praying for IN order to sell real
estate, that its necessary to sell the whole
of the real estate belonging to the said de-
ceased to pay the debts outstanding against
the deceased, and the costs and charges OF ad-
ministration,
1t is therefore on this twenty eighth day of
March, A. ID. 1881, ordered by the Court that
all persons interested in the estate of the said
Charles Spann, deceased, do appear before
this Probate Court on Saturday, the thirtieth
day of April, A. ID. 1881, at the hour Of Ten
O'Clock in the forenoon Of said day. at the
Court Room Of this Court, in the City of
Vancouver, Clarke County Washington Ter
ritory, then and there to show cause why an
order should not be granted TO the said adj
ministrator to sell the whole of the real estate
of the said deceased or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to pay such debts costs,
and charges
And that copy OF this order be published
at least four successive weeks in the VANCou.
YER INDEPENDENT, u newspaper printed and
published in the city OF vancouver aforesaid.
WILLIAM RANCK,
Probate Judge, Clarke County, w.. T.
Territory of Washington, 90
County Of Clarke.
l, William Ranck, Judge of the Probate
Court OF Clarke County, Washington Terrific.
ry, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy OF the order made by this Court in
the matter Of the application of John II. Tim
men, administrator Of the estate of Charles
Spann, deceased. to sell real estate
x......~ Witness my hand and the seal
SEAL of said'Court this 2sth day of
*.'....* March. A. ID. 1881.
WILLIAM RANCK,
3lmch5] Judge Of said Court.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

). w. Brace, Geo. l.. Hubbard and
John Switzer, have organized the Or
egon Boot, Shoe and Leather Manu-
featuring Co., with capital of $780,
600 and headquarters in Portland.
Their object is to carry on extensively
the business indicated by the title of
their company.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

The Chinese navy has been placed
in command of Commodore Shufeldt
of the L. s. Navy, who has been
granted leave of absence to take the
position. There is much speculation
abroad Concerning this change. The
New York Herald says there is more
than ordinary significance in the re-
port that Commodore Shufeldt is to
re-organize the Chinese navy. Here
tofore England and France have al
most always been drawn upon for Off
GERS to render such services, but the
Chinese, like other Asiatic powers,
have abundant reasons to be doubtful
of the intentions of the great Eu-
ropean nations and would naturally
distrust the loyalty of French q En-
glish officers in her service in the
event of trouble with those powers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
NEWS ITENS.

Count Pecci, the popes brother, is dead
Florida orange groves are seriously injured
by the late cold snap.
Indians are raiding in Green county Tex,
and considerable damage has been done by
them.
The Beers have accepted the British terms
for cessation Of the war, and have appointed
a royal commission. Peace is regarded as
sure.
The annual report of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad for the year end
ing 3lst of December last, showed that the
road earned $50, 402, 945.
Kalloch, charged with numbering Charles
DeYoung, was acquitted in San Francisco
on the oath, and pulled home in carriage
by a large crowd of admirers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

HARPER's MAGAZINE for April, besides
being a very beautiful number, offers its
readers very unusual variety of entertain
ing reading matter. The number opens
with a descriptive article by w. H. Rideing
on 1.-THE Green Mountains in Sugar Time"
with characteristic illustrations by Nc
Cutcheon. Arthur Gilman, the architect,
contributes beautiful and instructive illus
trated article on Salisbury Cathedral 'In-
dian Education at Hampton and Carlisle" is
the subject of very interesting paper by
Helen ". Ludlow, one of the Hampton
teachers, with fifteen illustrations. 'Italian
Life in New York." by Charlotte Adams,
furnishes Mr.. Rogers with number of pic
turesque subjects for his pencil Alex. F.
Oakey's prper on cart Embroidery" is full
OF valuable suggestions on subject of gen.
eral interest, and is illustrated with some
excellent designs. Ernest Ingersoll con-
tributes an article on Milwaukee, illustrated
with IL beautiful engravings. S. II. NJ.
Byers, United States Consul at Zurich, in
my Farm in Switzerland" illustrated,
conveys some very useful hints to our farm
ers as to the economy of agriculture. The
two serial novels-"Annc," by Constance F.
Woolson, and "a Laodicean" are contin-
ued. Sherwood Bonner contributes strong
story, 1.-TWO Storms" W. H. Beard, under
the title of "An Artists "reminiscences, y
tells touching story of his boyhood. which
he also illustrates with charming picture
Another side of life insurance, contrasting
with that given in an article on the subiec,
in the January Ha,per, is presented by tn,
Rev. Stephen II. Tying, Jr. Poultney Bige
low under the title of young Man, Gs
West" describes the Close colony in Iowa
The editorial departments Are filed will
timely. instructive and entertaining matter
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT.
THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1881.

Great floods are prevailing on the
Platte river in Nebraska, and its trib-
utaries, greater than We're ever before
known since the country has been set
tied. The valley is one vast lake, and
great damage to property is the re-
suit.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

Gov. Newell has appointed Amos
Tullis, Esq, OF Lewis county, to be Il
trustee of the asylum for the insane of
Washington Territory in place of
Gen. I. l. McKenny, resigned. Mr..
Tullis is Il successful and experienced
man of business.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

A theatre was last week destroyed
by fire at Nice, Italy, and of less than
800 persons in the house about 100 per-
ished in the fire. The occurrence has
created a sensation throughout Eu-
rope, and it shows that America is not
alone in having occasional horrible ac-
cidents.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

There has been much talk in the
east for four weeks past concerning an
extra session of congress, which some
of the politicians, not the people, have
been clamoring for. President Gar
field has very properly refused to call
an extra session.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
pxspepsln ami riyer fomnrsint.

Is it not worth the small price of - cents
to free yourself Of every symptom of these
distressing complaints? II YOU think so call
at our store and get a bottle of Shiloh's Vital
izer, every bottle has Il printed guarantee on
it; use accordingly, and if it does you no good
it will cost You nothing. Sold by DR.. Will.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

Will you heed the warning. The signal per.
haps of the sure approach of that more terri
Bile disease Consumption. Ask yourselves if
you can afford for the sake of saving fifty cts,
to run the risk and do nothing for it. We
know from experience that Shioh's Cure will
cure your Cough. 1t never fails. This eX-
plains why more than million bottles were
sold the past year. 1t relieves Group and
Whooping Cough at once. Mothers do not
be without it. For lame Back, Side or Chest,
use Shiloh's Porus Plaster. Sold by DIR. Wall.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

We have a speedy and positive cure for
Catarrh, Diphtheria, Cankcr mouth and Head
Ache, in SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY.
A nasal Injector free with each bottle Use
it if you desire health and sweet breath
Price 80 cts. Sold by DR.. Wall.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

The Olympia Courier says: In con-
versation, this week, with one of the
employees connected with the railroad
surveys in the Cascades, we learned
that the trail on this side the mount
aims will reach the summit this week.
There are two surveying parties on
this side and one on the east side,
pushing their work as rapidly as pos
sible. Engineer Bogue who has charge
of the work, expresses his satisfaction
with the Sheets or Green river pass,
saying it is the best yet known in the
mountains and presents no serious
difficulties in the way of constructing
a road through it. No tunnel is likely
to be required or at most a very short
and inexpensive one.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

The New York Tribune of March
10th says that Bishop Paddock is to
leave Brooklyn in few days for the
diocese of Washington Territory. No
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
church has everleft the east for mis-
sionary diocese financially so well
equipped for his work as he now is.
The ByoolIlyn churches have re-
sponded generously to his appeals for
aid, and liberal contributions have
been made by churches in New En-
gland, New York and Pennsylvania.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

The breaking~up of an opium den at
Ainsworth a few days ago caused a
row, in which rough named Dick Os-
borne stabbed gambler named Babb.
Osborne was jailed, but the next
morning his carcass was found orna-
menting a pole, and the courts are
cheated of the trial of murder case.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

ana WEEK. sis day at home easily made. Costly
VI Z Outfit free Address TRuK a Co, Augusta Maine
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az IL QAh per day ut home Samples worth es lfss.
w W e6u Address srnsox Co, Portland. NainA
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

The Tacoma Ledger says that the
snow on the Cascade mountains is
much less now than it has been for a
number of years so early in the sea-
son, which augurs favorably for the
engineers at work locating the Cas-
cade division. On the middle of March
last year snow covered the hills, and
we had snow in the streets of Tacoma.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

A new town has sprung up at the
intersection of the Southern Pacific
Railroad with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe r. r. The remarkable
point about it is that although the
the town is not yet two weeks old it
has more inhabitants than any town
in this Territory, having at the time
when it was week old 5000 inhab-
itants. The great west is a great
country for mushroom growths.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31

The fight for the control of the
Northern Pacific Railroad still goes
on in New York. The Billings party
recently issued all the stock provided
for in the organization. and the Viii
lard party secured an injunction
against it. Whichever party wins,
the road it is said will goforward, and
the present agitation will prove an
immense advertisement to the road.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09
A Rich Puff.

A manufacturer and vender of quack
medicines wrote to friend for strong
recommendation of his Ghe manufacture
er's t' Balsam." In few days he re-
ceived the following, which we call pref
ty strong:
DEAR S1R:-The land composing this
farm has hitherto been so poor that a
Scotchman could not get a living off it,
and so stony that we had to slice our po-
tatoes and plant them edgeways; but,
hearing of your balsam, I put some on
the corner Of ten-acre field surrounded
by rail fence, and in the morning I
found that the rock had entirely disap-
peared, neat stone wall encircled the
field and the rails were split into fire.
wood and piled up systematically in my
back yard. put half an ounce in the
middle of huckleberry swamp; in two
days it was cleared off, planted with corn
and pumpkins and row of peach trees
in full blossom through the middle. As
an evidence of it's tremendous strength,
I would say that it drew striking like
ness of my eldest son out Of a mill pond;
drew a blister all overhis stomach; drew
a load of potatoes four miles to market
and eventually drew prize of $97 in a
lottery.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09
CarIyIe's Wife.

CARLYLE was married in 1927 to Miss
Jennie Welch, ineal descendant Of
John Knox. He lived with her for near
" forty years, in great harmony; and,
being without children, she devoted her
self TO his literary comfort. She died
suddenly, in 1866, when riding in the
Regents park, London. A pleasant an
ecdote is told OF her. While Leigh Hunt
was strolling one morning in the private
grounds of Holland House, ne was met
by Lord John Russell, then one Of Queen
Victoria's ministers. In the course of
conversation the minister said that the
queen had been pleased to grant Carlyle
a pension OF 9200 year, adding, 'As
you, Mr.. Hunt, are near nelghbor OF
his, it will perhaps be an agreeable task
to be the first to announce the compi-
ment to him. Leigh Hunt was soon at
Cheyne Row. Mrs. Carlyle was SO oe-
lighted with the good news that she
threw her arms around the messengers
neck aud gavehim good hearty ''Scotch
smack" as they call a kiss in the Land
of Cakes. The next morning Leigh
Hunt sent to Mrs. Carlyle this verse:
"Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, you love to get
Sweets into your book, put that In!
Say that health and wealth have missed me,
Say I'm growing old, but add,
"Jenny kissed meW
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09
Aaron Burr and Mrs. Hamilton.

From NOteS ana Quer1e6.J
When on an official visit to the United
States in 1853 I spent a day or two at
Mr.. Stuart Brownies place, on the New
Jersey shore of the Hudson river, above
Hoboken. Gen. Taylor, of Ohio, was
another guest, and as the house was at
no great distance from the spot where
the fatal duel between Burr and Hamil-
ton took place, (July -, 1904, } a CONVEX
sation arose on the event, and the char
acteristics, public and private, Of the
two men. Gen. Taylor told us that when
a very young man, studying at West
Point, he was on river boat, and among
the passengers was Mrs. Hamilton, wild
ow Of Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron
Burr, who had returned to the states after
his enforced absence in Europe, in con-
sequence of his proved reasonable prac-
tices. Burr was then an old man, but
still retained much of his former conf
dence and manner, especially with ladies.
To the astoDishment OF those who knew
him, on discovering that Mrs. Hamilton
was on board the steamboat, he ap-
preached her, took off his hat, and bow
ing, said, "Mrs. Hamilton, I believe
MY name is Burr" The effect upon the
lady, now well stricken in years, was
electric. Rising from her seat, she gath
cred up her dress, as if to touch Burr
with it would be contamination, drew
herself up, and looking at him from head
to foot, swept away with a dignity and
grace worthy her best days, and left him
standing abashed, if he we're capable OF
feeling so, before the spectators. Burr
replaced his hat upon his head and slow
ly moved back to the seat he had left
purposely to make this experiment upon
the feelings of the widow of the man he
has slain, for one cannot suppose that he
had any intention to apologize or explain,
since this was impossible.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09
At Night.

Here is one of Thackeray's pleasant
touches:
It is night now; and here is home.
Gathered under the quiet roof, elders
and children lie alike at rest. In the
midst of the great peace and calm, the
stars look out from the heavens. The
silence is peopled with the past; SORROW
full remorses for sins and shortcomings,
memories of passionate joy and griefs
rise out Of their grave, both now alike
calm and sad. E yes, as I shut mine,
look at me that have long ceased to
shine. The town and landscape lie un-
der the starlight, wreathed in the autumn
mists. Twinkling among the houses, o
light keeps watch here and there, in
what may be a sick chamber or two.
The clock tolls sweetly in the silent air.
Here is night and rest. An awful sense
of thanks makes the heart swell, and the
head bow, and I pass to my room
through the sleeping house, and feel as
though q hushed blessing were upon it..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09
The Formation of Coal.

In the swamps and bayous of the
moist regions of the south, pure vege-
table matter, having the appearance and
properties of peat, may often be found
in the very act Of accumulation. It fire.
quently occurs in immense beds, and it
requires no trained observation to see
that, in addition to the remains of the Or
dinary low marsh plants, it is made up
of the ruins and refuse of swamp-lo loving
forest-trees. Now, all about the fanks
and spurs of the Rocky mountains, with
greater OF less intervals, from New
Mexico to far beyond the northern limits
of the United States, there are found
beds of coal of peculiar quality. This
coal is covered up with hardened mud
containing shells and bones of aquatic
animals, and everything about it sug-
gests that the coal-making material was
somehow sunk beneath the waters of an
old lake, and was buried under the
gradually increasing bed of mud with
which the old lake-basin was finally fill
ed. But the point of interest is this:
that in many places the Rocky mountain
coal has reached q stage of decomposi-
tion not so very much in advance of the
humus and peat of our modern swamps
and bayous. We might, indeed, hesitate
about calling some portions of it coal at
al-for the original structure is almost
perfectly prese1ved-yet it must be ad.
mitted that for the most part the decom-
position has advanced far enough to pro-
duce an article that deservedly ranks as
coal. In the light of what may be OBJ
served going on in every favorably
situated swamp to-day, the source of the
material and the method of accumula-
ton of the Rocky mountain coal can
hardly be doubtful. I need not weary
you by leading you step by step through
all the known coal fields that illustrate the
different stageshnd process Of coal-form-
alton. It will be sufficient to say that
perfect gradation may be traced from
the Ignite, as it is called, Of the Rocky
mountains to the purer and more perfect
coal of the Mississippi valley; and SO,
even setting aside the internal evidence
of our Iowa coal, We are compelled to
believe that it is simply one Of the terms
of the same series to which the Ignite
and peat belong, and that the initial of
that series is to be looked for in the liv
ing vegetation Of modern marsh and for
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09

At Galesburg, ILL.,, on the Sd inst, station
and hotel was destroyed by fire. Loss $50, 900.
A fire destroyed eight buildings at Middleton,
Tenn, on the Sd inst. Loss 100000. No in
surance.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, suffered 100000
blaze on the Sd inst.
The northern section of the large brick build
ing, corner of Jefferson and Lake streets, Chi
cago, was destroyed on the night of the I'd.
The total loss amounts to $75, 900.
News has just been received of a destructive
condagration which occurred at Toxic on the
25th of January. Eleven thousand houses
were destroyed, rendering thirty thousand peo-
pie homeless.
THE town of Franklin, Va, on the seaboard
and Roanoke railroad, was half destroyed by
houses, including the post and telegraph offices
were swept away. Loss estimated at $3.50, 900;
insurance $4,000. The fire originated from
the explosion Of an oil lamp in grocery store.