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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

is wonderful. Wilson calculates that.
taking the breadth of column of pig cons
he saw to be only one mile, its length to
be 24O miles, and to contain only three
pigeons in each square yard taking no
account of the several strata of birds one
above the other) and that each bird con.
sumes half pint of food daily, all of
which assumptions are below the actual
amount, the quantity of food consumed
in one day would be II ,OO0, 900 bushels.
Suppose this column to be one mile in
breadth, and flying at the rate of one
mile minute for four hours, and sup
posing that each square yard contains
three pigeons, the square yards in the
whole space multiplied by three would
give $3.50, 272, 900 birds! In the Ken
lucky country, where they are mostly
found, they appear suddenly, darkening
the sky so completely that all work and
labor is given up until they have pa ssed.
The air is literally filed with pigeons,
and in some places mortars are used to
bring down hundreds at one discharge.
Their rapidity of flight is wonderful.
The woOd-doves or ring-pigeons are
better known in France than elsewhere.
Our domestic pigeon is only modifca-
ton of the blue rock pigeon, and this is
proved by the fact that if the domestic
and blue or wild rock is allowed to
breed, the young will, in many cases,
plumage and barred wings. The do.
nestle pigeons are divided into two
classes, the colombrio and the aviary
pigeons. The former are almost wild,
and the latter are those with which We
are SO familiar.
The question how carrier pigeons find
their way home is probably one never to
be determined. Some persons assert that
the birds are guided by landmarks, and
give as proof that when the ground is
covered with snow the birds are con-
fused, and others soy that they are in
fluenced by some magnetic or electric
current, and on this point it is noticed
that the birds fly either east or west,
north or south, and when started rise at
a great hight, and for q moment hesitate,
and then by unknown instinct they dart
of in the right direction. The exact date
of their utilization is not known, Noah
had the honor of first pressing into ser.
vice our feathered friends. Pliny says
that these birds were used by Brutus and
Hirtius during the siege of town by
Mark Anthony. In 1894, at the siege of
Leyden, they were used by the Prince of
Orange, and by their means he succeeded
in freeing town that was besieged. To
show his gratitude he ordered that the
birds should be fed on straw
berries, nnd when dead that they should
be embalmed with all honor. In Pin
nys time navigators from Cyprus and
Egypt carried these birds on their
galleys, and ON their safe arrival lib
Grated them to convey the good news to
their families. OF the different kinds of
carrier pigeons the Belgian bird is pre-
ferred. 1t has short back, large round
head and broad shoulders. The fancy
carrier, with white wattles in the beak,
is often used, but is vastly inferior to the
former.-[N N. Y. Sun.
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Men who Influenced their Age.

The course of history is not mere
game played by a few great men; nor
yet does it run in an infexible groove
which no single man can turn aside.
The great man influences his age, but at
the same time he is influenced by his
age. Some of the greatest of men, as
far as their natural gifts went, have been
useless or mischievous, because they
have been ont of gear with their own
age. Their own nge could not receive
them, and they could not make their age
other than what it was. The most USE
full kind of u great man is he who is Just
so far in advance of his age that his age
can accept him as its leader and teacher.
Men of this kind are themselves part Of
the course of events; they make it go
quicker or slower, but they do not
thwart it. Can we, for instance, over
rate the gain which came to the new fed
Grafton of America by finding such man
as Washington ready made to its hand!
Or take them of quite another stamp
from the Virginia deliverer. The course
of our history for the last 800
years has been largely affected by
the fact not only that we underwent
foreign conquest, but that we
underwent foreign conquest OF par
ticular kind, such rs could be wrought
only by man of a particular kind. The
course of our history for the last 300
years has been largely affected by the
fact that, when English freedom was in
the greatest danger, England fell into
the hands of tyrant whose special hu-
NOR it was to carry on his tyranny I'M
der the forms of law. English history
could not have been what it has been il
William the Conqueror and Henry VIII.
had been other men than what they were.
One bushes to put the two names to-
gether. William was great in himself,
and must have been great in any time or
place. Henry. man not without great
gifts, but surely not great man, wns
made important by circumstances in the
time and place in which he lived. But
each influenced the course OF events by
his personal character. But they in
fiuenced events only in the sense Of
guiding, strengthening and quickening
some tendencies and keeping others
back for while. Neither OF them, nor
Washington either, belong to that class
of men who, for good or for evil, turn
the world upside down, the great de-
stroyers and the great creators Of his
tory Fortnightly Review.
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John Duncan, q poor weaver of Aber-
deenshire, of Scotland. who presented
the University of Aberdeen with his
herbarium OF nearly 1900 British plants
collected by himself, while engaged as .
harvest laborer in various localities from
Bauf to Northumberland, is now so far
reduced in worldly circumstances as TO
be an actual pauper. He has been COM
PEELED to accept relief frem the poor
rates. Perhaps it would be better to re.
lieve the wants Of this humble worker
in science in some other way than to
erect monument to his memory after no
goes down TO the grave.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12
MY JOSIAH.

Things mas come to pretty pass
The whole wide country over,
When every married woman has
To have friend or lover:
IT amt the way that | was raised,
An haint no desire
To have some Teller pok;n' around
Instead OF my Josiar
/ never kin forget the dav
That we.went out walkin'
An sot down on the river bank
An KEEP on hours talkin';
He twisted up my apron string
An folded it together,
An said he thought for harvest time
Twas GURUS kind o'weather.
The sun went down as We sot there
Josiar seemed uneasy,
An mother she began to call,
"Looweezy oh, Loowez,"
An then Josiar spoke right up,
As was Just q startn,
An said, "Loowezy! what's the use
Of us two ever partin?"
1t kind O. took me by surprise,
An vet knew twas comm
I'd heard it all the summer long,
In every wild bees hummin';
I'd studied out the way I'd act,
But, law! | co1ldn't do it,
meant to hide my love from him,
But seems as if he knew it.
An lookin' down into my eyes
He must have seen the fire,
And ever since that hour I've loved
An wo-shipped my Josiar.
lcan't tell what the women mean
Who let men fool around 'em,
Believin' all the nonsense that
They only say to sound 'em:
l know, for one, I've never seen
The man that Id admire,
To have hagin' after me,
Instead of my Josiar.
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Philadelphis has discovered that COL
orsd lard il being palmed Of ~ butter.
PassinG OF pigs' fest for spring chickens
win probably be the next deception
PhilaAolphia Chronicle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

DIR. GLENN's FARM.-A. B. Whitehill,
writes to the Chicago Tribune as follows:
The ranch of A. J. Glenn, in Colusa
county, California, is one Of the largest
and most noted in the State, and perhaps
presents the best illustration Of extraor-
binary farming along the Sacramento.
On being asked recently why he raised
wheat alone, his reply was as follows:
People ask why l raise wheat. The an
swer is simple: II is the only crop that
will bear transportation; it is the only
crop not perishable. / must not raise
on my land what ruins me, but what is
profitable. DR.. Glenn's ranch COM
prises about 60 600 acres Of land and the
number Of acres of wheat each year ranges
between 40, 900 and sc, 900. Reckoning an
average of from twenty TO twenty-five
bushels to the acre, the aggregate crop
yearly amounts 10 something more than
l 900, 600 bushels.
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ton.
Among this family of birds the passen-
ger pigeon is one of the most wonderful.
Wilson's description of their camping
grounds is: "As soon as the young
were fully grown, and before they left
their nests, numerous parties of the in
habitants from all parts of the country
came with wagons, oxen, beds, cooking
utensils, many Of them accompanied by
the greater part of their families, and
encamped for several days at this i'm
mense nursery. Several Of them in
formed me that the noise in the woods
was SO great as to terrify their horses.
and that it was difficult for one person
to hear another speak without bawling
in his ear. The ground was strewn with
branches, broken limbs, eggs and young
SQUAD pigeons which had been precipi-
tated from above, and on which herds Of
hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards
and eagles were sailing about in great
numbers, and seixing the squads from
their nests ct pleasure, while from
twenty feet upward to the top OF the
trees the vidw through the trees pre-
scented perpetual tumult of crowding
and Auttering multitudes OF pigeons,
their wings roaring like thunder, min.
gled with the frequent crash Of falling
trees. It il utterly impossible to esti-
mate the numbers that congregate TO-
gether. On some trees more than three
hundred nests were found, and the
branches were continually falling, owing
| 10 the weight Of the old birds. Thl
] amount oonsumsd by look a thsss birda
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
" I Will Try"
BY THO. u {. MILLER, NJ. n.

RY THO u t. MlaLbht N ~
twill try" said the hoy to his mother one
Though fail, am sure that the effort will
pay"
And that youth gained place with the wise
and the great.
For he worked with will, and did not idly
wait.
"Iwill try" said an orphan girl, begging for
bread;
~ have none to love me, since my parents
are dead
And through that resolve she is wealthy to-
day,
For "where there's o will, there is always
way"
sIwill try" said father whose locks had.
turned gray,
In bis sorrow DER one who had been led
astray;
And the prayers OF that father were heard
round the throne.
yor the son he long mourned SOON anne
back to his own.
~ will try" says the weary, in hopeless de-
spair,
And the clouds roll away, for the sunshine is
there,
While the effort of trying has banisheG all
pain,
And The heart thrills with JOY that will try
Try again.
twill try, will try" is maxim so wise,
That none OF the noble its worth should de-
sps9;
1t has made empires strong, built republics
80 great,
Where millions of people sail the ship OF
state.
Twill try, | will try" never fails to secure
A happy release from the ills We would
cure;
Aud that man is thrice blessed who in labor
and pain
Will never grow weary, but try, try again,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

CoNsIsTENcY.-Ifyo you have q friend
in p-ivate-Iet him be what he will
You are bound by honor and the law OF
self.respeet, bound by fidelity to your
flag, to be his friend in public. His
character may be shaky, but the creak-
ing of those loose hinges. which has
not warned You off in the safe disgui Sc
of the night, must net make you
ashamed of recognition in the day. It
may be hard, but it has to be done. Be
a spurist, if you will, and decline COM
partnership with men whose moral
hinges hang loose and awry; but, if
you do foregather in solitude, you
must not turn your back in the crowd.
Yet how many people are of this two
fold kind-fair and soft as silk when
no one is near; reserved, cool, repu-
dating their own acts of yesterday
when the world stands by with its tar
brush to sprinkle the companions of
those whom he has already splashsd.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
MOde6ty,

Modcsty is to a woman what the De iica'e
bloom is to the peach--its greatest beauty
but once gone, no human power can restore
il. Many modest women suffer in silence
for years with the most painful affections Of
he delicate vital organs OF the body, rather
than to mpart the kuowrdge cf their sui.
fering1 TO a physician This great army OF
martyrs will be rrjoiced to know that at last
n purely vegetable and harmless remedy has
been discovered, which cures immediately
all diseases and weakness OF the kidney and
bladder, no matter OF how long standing or
OF whst nature. 1t is the wonderful! ORE
GON KIDNEY TEA, which j. sold By all
druggists and chal enges The WOilu.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

A painting by Mr.. Walter Satterlee,
entitled "Tempus-Fugit," and repre-
senting young woman IN the costume
of eighty years ago. standing in gar
den and contemplating a butterfly which
has alighted on her hand, has been sue.
cessfully engraved on steel by Mr.. w.
Wellstood, of New York. The original
work is owned by the engraver, and has
never been publicly exhibited.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
Profit. $1,000.

"To sum it up, six long years Of bed rid,
$1,200-all OF this expense was stopped by
three bottles of Hop Bitters, taken by my
wife. She has done her own homework for
year since, without the loss of day, and
want everybody to know it, for their beIe-
it."-N e. Farmer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
PH0SSe 8 4 s

If your vito is in the habit of
using cosmetics of any kind, advise
her to give up the pcrnicious prac-
tice, as tho most harmless face
powders obstruct the pores of the
skin and sooner Or later injuro tho
complexion, while PHOSPHATE
SOAP removes all impurities and
assists nature in developing nat
ural, healthy and beautiful skim
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

Ifycur wife Will persist in the use
of cosmetics buy her q cake Of
PHOSPHATE SOAP and tell her
to use it every night before retiring.
In that way much Of tho harm will
be avoided, as the skin will thereby
be able to retain much of its natural
Vigor and beauty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
Grateful Women.

Npln receive % mucll b nrti' and nonr are
profoundly grateful and show slic. an IN
t.r-st IN recommending Hop Bi'teis a.
women. Il is the only remedy peculiarly
adapted - tie many ills the sex is almost
unIvcr ally subject To-. Chi.l> and fever, III
digestion or dcraugrd Liver, constant or peri
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or kidneys, pain III the shoulders and dthtl-
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

WHY Nor ?-Boston owns Chicago.
In Boston there are Il great many more
women than meu. In Chicago there
are $4,000 more men than women.
Couldn't some compromise be made?
Chicago can never pay the mortgages
Boston holds against it, and it would
never pay Boston to foreclose. 1t is
equally cetrain that Boston can never
marry off great raany Of its surplus
women, so if the $1,000 extra Chicago
men could be induced to marry an
equal number of Boston women, the
latter might do something handsome
for Chicago in the matter of mortgages,
even if it couldn't do anything hand
some in the way OF the ladies furnished.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

we havo used tho PHOSPHATE
,JAP II our practice, tor cleaning
incident ulcers, and also skin dis
cases, pimples and eruptions of the
face, so often seen in the young OF
both sexes, and can heartily ROC
ommend it to the public as tho
most remedial. agent Of tho kind
that we have used.--S. II. Medwo'
Literary Journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

cheap toilet soaps manu.uclureo
a IN r,:n.!l and rcfuSo grease In.
t;.rc ITO skin aha are really more
expensive than PHOSPHATE
SOAP, which retails for 25 cents
por cake.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

It is an old provcro that an
ounce of preventive is better than
pound of cure. twenty-five cents
invested in q cake of PHOSPHATE
SOAP will save hundreds Of dollars
in doctors bills. 1t acts Us con-
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Rheum and other skin diseases.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
Cancer and TumOr Cured.

Il, ad in another column Of this paper Il
advertisement Of W. Greene, of Oakland,
Cal He cures Cancer AID Tumo and re-
quircs no pay until cure is made. He can
! OF send medicine. Write him full de-
scription.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

Thousands of articles arc palmeo
off on tho public which have no
genuine merit, but PHOSPHATE
SOAP is the result of modern disc
coveriss of celebrated chemists.
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Rurnham's Abietene.

An extract of Fir Balssm. No compound,
but Natures remedy for Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia, Kidney Troubles, etc. Hundreds of
testimonials OF lie virtues can be produced.
Price 80 cts and 81 per bottle
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Halls Vegetable Siciian Hair Remover is
the most reliable article in use for s'orit X
gray hair to its original color and ''g
lie growth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

J. w. Shaeffer & Co., 321 and 1913 Sac
ramento St., San Francisco. employ no
drummers. Cigars sold very cheap.
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OAKLAND CAL, Aug. !, lSI2
S'an8ord Soap Co.-Centtfmem
We have boon giving your PIOS-
PHATE SOAP u pretty fair trial,
and we like it the best of any soap
for toilet use that we have found
on this Coast. We have little doubt
that it will meet with universal
favor. MRS. r. r. JOHNSTON,
1910 Kirkham street.
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TESTIMONIALS:

SAN FRANCISCO. July H.. is;9
Standard Soap Co--tenthmeH
The ladies of my household, four
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with it.
G.. M. SAWTELLE, M. D.,
40 Capp street.
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AN EN''l q, aus -. lN'v.
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I received Il package Of your soap
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Its cmolliont properties are remark
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To the Standard Soap Germany.
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OAKLAND, CAL, April 8, 1880.
STANDARD SOAP COMPANY-GENTs:
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Fort VERDE, Arizona Dec. 10, 1879.
STANDARD SOAP COMPANY-GENTs:
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since until used PHOSPHATE SOAP.
CORPORAL DENNIS BURKE,
Twelfth Infantry.
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SAN Francisco, November 81, 1879

SAN FRANCISCO, November ~, 1873
STANDARD SOAP COMPANY-GENTs:
After number Of trials of Soaps, have
learned that the PHOSPHATE is certainly
the very best for shaving. l thank you for
its introduction. JAMBs T. ARTHUK.
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Needham's e Clover

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