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, 1882-10-04
To the Editor Of the st. CrOir Aris

10 inc Razor o. me DL CFOtC At8
SIR.
In your issue No. II "a planter and
others who pay horse and carriage tax"
have, with regard TO the communication
in your No. rs signed Zone who pays
horse and carriage tax" as they say
drawn largely on their memory to re-
call % time, during the past 20 years,
when our country roads at this season
of the year were in better condition eX-
cept PERHAPS the roads at the east OF the
town on which however there is now
hardly any traffic. On the contrary it
seemed to them a matter of regret that
at this season of the year the country
roads were yet in such good condition"
Thus in your paper two distinctly opposite
opinions have found expression concern
ing the state Of our country roads now
compared to what they have formerly
been. In order to have a proper light
thrown on the question [ resolved, on
reading the article in your No. II, that [
OH the ensuing day, Thursday, when I as
usual would drive from Christiansted to
FrederikSted, would then pay special
attention to the condition of the road
and make notes thereon. In my bust
ness | do generally at least once a week
pass this main road and having been here
lOE SlACtcu y CCIo l. duI NOlSCHuCAA19 putty
we'll acquainted with it. l carried out my
resolution on Thursday and, having occa-
sion to so to Frederiksted again on Satur-
day the Both, I got a further opportunity
of comparing my first notes with the road
and thereby to make them still more
minute. 1t is the result hereof, Mr..
Editor, which l send you for publication
to your readers if you think fit.
Let us then begin from the smithshOp
at Bassgate here at Christiansted and
from this point go over the main road to
Frederiksted. From this smithshop up
the first hill toward COntentmenU there
are q number of cuts in the road. From
here up to the foot of Beestonhill, where @
road to the right leads to Orange Grove,
the road is bad; it is almost everywhere
cut up with cutters, of which some are
pretty deep; it is very uneven; there are
, 1882-10-04
UNCLAIMED LETTERS CHRISTIANSTEDS POST OFFICE.

UHVuAIMLU LLl IAAD kN VHHlDlIAuplhU VEAAsH'
Mr.. Augustus Cesar Adams, Mr.. George
A. Bittis, Miss Theresa Clendinen, Mrs.
Anna Davis, Mrs. G. DuxOn, Miss Sophia
Heyliger, Miss Charlotte Hutchinson, A.
B. Irwin, Abbarina Jackson, Mr.. J~osephus
Jackson, L. LettOrino BokhandeI, Mrs.
Louisa Lauey, Mrs. Cathrine Martin,
Miss Elizabeth Marquis, Mrs. Peashont
MOrtoson, Miss Louise Mayne, Mr.. John
NeptOn, Miss Alice Schone, Mr.. Pactross
Stephen, Mr.. Frank Thomas, Miss b.
Williams, Miss Cel8stina Williams, Jos.
Wittiner.
Dead letters returned to Sender.
Suzanne Lucas, Maria Stephens.
~Christiansted's Post Office, st. CrOix,
Both September 1882.
A. j. BOYE.
COnSt
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
Miriah Dorkty, Charlton B. Davis,
Mary Syble.
Ann Eliza Blyden, Peter Christensen
(Soldat No. 49, Kitty Fol, r. Franklin,
Sarah Matthias, John Jacob Sivile, ia
cob Ventin, A. Wilson.
Frederiksted Post Office, st. Croix,
2nd October 1882.
II. RICHTER,
cOnSt.
, 1882-10-04
T. n E 'Ay]S,"

We call the attention Of our
readers to Mr.. Jennings letter,
which we consider a very proper
corrective to tie rose-cOlOured views
of q" planter and others expressed
in our issue Of Wednesday last.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
The Earth's Great Age.

In recent lecture at San Francisco,
Professor William Denton gave several
striking illustrations of the earth's age
First, he said, we had evidence of IL Q
earth's great age in the tiny particles of
soil beneath our feet. The great trees
of California, with from one thousand
three hundred and fifty to two thousand
three hundred and fifty annual rings of
vegetable growth, reveal the fact that
these monarchs of the vegetable world
were saplipgs when Nebuchadnezzar was
born. The great fallen monarch of the
four thousand years old, and grew from
seed propagated by older parent trees,
and these in turn from grandparents,
whose crumbled dust forms rich veget-
able mould to nourish their younger
progeny. How many such generations
occurred no one can tell.
The older than all these are the glacial
beds. When these plowed their way
over the surface of North America and
Scandinavia they planned out mighty
beds and ground and polished down the
uneven surface of former age. In this
remote age the coast of New England
was like that of Greenland at the pres
ent day. Few biologists will place the
glacial period at less than one hundred
thousand years ago. But we could go
back still further. In the tertiary strata
of California has been found what are
called the earliest human remains ever
discovered. These existed many thous-
and years ago, when one-half of New
Jersey, one-third of Virginia, all of
Florida, part of Texas and Great Britain
were under water. The Mediterranean
Sea was then double its present size,
and the Gulf of Mexico extended to
Ohio. A large part of California was
under the bed of the Pacific ocean, and
waters then extended back to the foot
hills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
But older than this period and forma-
ton was the underlying qualification of
chalk; still older was the Triassic, and
older yet, the new red sandstone. Older
yet was the carboniferous formation.
Then further back was the old red sand
stone, such as comes to the surface in
parts of Scotland. Again, still lower,
the older Silurian, then the older Laur
entian, seen at the surface in Western
Canada. and older vet than all these the
granite or great underlying rock, the
parent that thrusts itself up as the back
bone of continents, cutting through all
others to show us on the surface what is
below. What an infinity of time must
have passed away in the successive for
nation of these rocky lovers
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
The PolygamIsts' Dilemma.

There is general ferment in the Nor
mon mind, and the church elders seem
unable or unwilling to sound any rally
ing cry The Mormons are heard to re-
greet that Brigham Young is not alive.
They recall that he contemplated aban-
doning polygamy if the Reynolds decis-
ion was against it, and demand that the
present church leaders shall openly an
nounce their submission to the law, or
their intention to continue to defy it,
Their instructions to polygamists to find
separate houses for their plural wives is
regarded as cowardly, and is creating
dissatisfaction among the Mormon
women. The coming constitutional con-
vention is expected to provide against
the further extension of polygamous
marriages.
But what the people already in polyg-
amy are to do gives the most concern.
Some polygamists have sent away their
plural wives. Others have not, ard say
that they will not, although greatly dis
turbed as to the possible consequences.
They say that they are willing to suffer
political disfranchisement, and aid in
stopping further polygsmous marriages,
but that they will not abandon their plu-
raj families, and they fear prosecution if
they do not The women have suddenly
acquired great increased Importance.
The polygamists will not endeavor to be
registered for voting by the election.
They expect to be able to elect monoga-
nous Mormons to all offices. Neverthe-
less, there is great rush for naturaliza-
ton papers. There would be but little
disposition among the Gentiles to dis
turb existing polygamous relations il
the church would stop the practice where
it is, but they show no disposition to do
that, or those who have the disposition
lack the courage to act.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18

and on other days none at all. There
have been many things published that
are not true. You will remember that
he announced in court that he would re-
ceive callers at New Years. and the pa
pers contained glowing accounts of
Guiteau's reception. Now the fact was
that, fearing there would be such a jam
that he could not attend to them, and
partly for the prisoners security, left
orders that no one be admitted, and the
fact was that on that day not one of the
many who called saw Guiteau, except
the members of his own family. Then,
too, there have been reports of the fine
dinners sent to him from the oatside.
Here, too, the fact is that these stories
have no foundation. Guiteau has never
pertaken of a single meal in the Jail
since he has been there that was not fur
nished and cooked at the Jail. At the
court room dnring the trial he had extra
meals, but never at the jail, except what
we gave him. He has the same fare rs
the other prisoners, except that it is
cooked separately and with great care,
with view to the preservation of his
health"
"What is his manner now?"
Entirely changed. He has lost his
old fippancy of manner, and, although
he is not so respondent as he was few
weeks ago, he is by no means buoyant,
and think expects to go"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
Sowing Corn FOR Fodder.

Those who do not adopt the ensilage
system-or. indeed, whether they do or
should not fail to put in few
acres of ground for soiling cattle with
sown corn, the great advantages and
value of which we had fully demon
strated under our own eyes last year
and we can fully endorse all that is said
in the following paragraph from COR
respondent III the Prairie Farmer:
"There is nothing the farmer can get
as much stock-food from for the amount
of labor expended than he can from a
is good time to begin preparations.
Select your ground, and, unless rich,
give good coat of manure and pillow
it under. Let it lie under until the last
of May or the first of June; then replow
and harrow until the surface is pulveriz-
ed thoroughly; then SOW the corn with
a drill about one and half-bushels of
shelled corn to the acre if you want
it for fodder alone, as by sowing thick
the stalks will be smaller, and you will
have a larger qoantity of blades and tops
that the stock will eat up cleaner. By
sowing thinner you get larger and
heavier stalks, and by sowing a little
earlier and letting stand longer you can
secure good supply of nubbins. 1
prefer thick sowing, as it shades the
ground more completely and weeds have
no chance at all to grow, hence there is
no need of cultivating. Cut us soon as
it is all tasseled out we'll; lay in bundles
until thoroughly cured, and then shock
up or haul to your barn. If you have
never tried it you will be astonished at
the quantity of fodder you can raise on a
small patch of ground. Besides getting
good supply of fodder cheaply, far
mers will find this crop great help dur
ing August. When pastures begin to
fail and dry up, and the supply of green
food gets short, you can keep your stock
growing and improving all the time by
cutting and feeding from your patch of
fodder. We all know that very often
stock loses considerably during the very
hot weather of August, when the grass
in the pastures gets short, and that, too,
just when it is most desirable to keep
them growing. A good supply of green
corn grown in this way will be of great
benefit at this time. 1t takes but little
ground and very little trouble to give it
trial, and we know from experience
that tried once you will never be with
your patch of fodder afterward.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18

Sir Edmund Beckett says that the re-
visers "seem always to have introduced
the before Christ in the Gospels" and
considers that this has been done Gin q
manner quite natural and offensive, con.
sidering that Christ has for nearly nine
teen centuries been proper name. !"
But Sir Edmund has here unwittingly
given the very reason Why the accuracy
OF the revisers is not only correct, but
really important. In the Gospels the
word "Christ" with scarcely single ex-
ception, is not proper name, but the
designation OF an Office. Herod did
not ask the Sanhedrin "where Christ
should be born" tu whore the
Christi. e., the promised Messiah
should be seem" 81. John did not hear
in prison the works Of Christ, but Mes
siahic works--the works Of the Messiah.
The fact that "Christ" became proper
name, even within the New Testal6ent
epoch. is one OF the silent indications Of
the rapid growth Of Christianity. The
passage Of the word Christ" from the
designation Of an Office TO the name Of Z
person u determined by the great land
mark Of the resurroction from the dead.
That landmark, oblitsfated BY the
authogised vsrsion. Il rsstorsd by ihe n
visers Cnnoa Tarar, N The Contempt
my Rsvisw.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18

Warden Croker was asked day or
two ago concerning Guitesu and replied:
He has been very apprehensive, lately,
and prior to the last week we had to take
extraordinary precaution to keep him
from breaking down under nervous ex-
element. He realized his position as
much - any criminal under sentence
would. and do not think he expects
much from the court. He says some
times he may have to go, as ne calls it,
but still he Processes to think that the
President may, in the end. commute his
sentence"
rs his physical health good ?"
Yes, but he has suffered from sleep
lessness and want of appetite until within
the past week. He has not gained in
weight, as has been reported, but has
actually lost five pounds since the trial.
At one time he weighed 14l pounds dur
ing his confinement, but he is now about
ten pounds lighter"
"Who visits him ?"
Strangers altogether. Washington
people DO not come near him, but sfron-
Goes viGiting ~ city svail theDoslveu q
IL opportunity 10 ~ him. There ere
noe . na1y u thsss - il generally sup
poeod- 10y ~ = deooo spme days.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
Scene In Ireland.


held last week-the presiding magistrates
being Colonel Stuart and 7. B. Wilson
three young men named Corbett and q
man named Shea we're charged with hav-
ing murderously assaulted a process
server named Sheedy.
Patrick Sheedy deposed that he re-
sided in Carrick on SUR, and was pro-
cess-server. On Thursday, 10Th of
December last, he got number of writs
to serve on the tenants of Mr.. Scally.
The writs were for rent due. In the
discharge of that duty he proceeded to
Ballyneal, and served some of the tenants
with writs.
while you were serving those writs
did anything happen to your"
Yes"
"What was it?'
II had them all served but two-one
for Mrs. Shea and another. got as far
as Shea's house, and as / entered the
farm yard, Shea, the prisoner, met me.
He said, 'Sheedy. never thought I
would see You at this dirty work. ;"
Ibid anything happen to you then?"
''Yes, I heard voices in the kitchen.
and became frightened, and, turning.
ran; but before had gone twenty yards
I was seized by three or four persons,
and dragged back into the kitchen"
"Were the writs taken from you?"
eyes"
after you were taken to the kitchen
did anything happen to you?"
Yes; I was knocked down on the
broad of my back, and several parties
shouted, Shove the writs down his
throat.
''Can you say if the prisoners were the
parties who shouted, Shove the writs
down his throat?'"
II was too terrified to know who did
it."
Were the prisoners there at ALP"
Eyes, they were all in the kitchen"
"You say that you were knocked down
in the kitchen. When you were down,
did anything happen to your"
eyes"
WHAT
''As soon as they shouted, Shove the
writs down his throat pleaded for
mercy, but it was no use, and one of the
party stuck writ into my mouth, and
was held down until swallowed it"
"They made you swallow the WRIT
Eyes; Shea's writ"
DAu ouy VI tAo PiioouCiS oohC paw al
this?"
'It was not they that showed the writ
down my throat, but they assisted in
holding me while it was being pushed
down my throat"
did you swallow more than one
writ?'
81 was kept down until swallowed
the other"
Ibid you get any water to wash them
down? Laughter.
Eyes; after 1 swallowed the first writ
somebody said to give me drink of
boiling water, and after that got some
dirty water to drink"
And after you got the water they
made you swallow the second WRIT"
Eyes, SIR"
"Did anything else happen to your"
Eyes; was cuffed and beaten and
threatened again that if I was ever
caught at such dirty work again would
not get off so easily; and just as I was
going out of the kitchen, running, q
kettle of boiling water was thrown
after me, but it did not do any harm
to me-"
Had you not to promise that you
would never again go writ serving?"
Il had. dublin Irish Times.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
A Great Naphtha fire.

Although the existence of the Naphtha
Springs in the neighborhood of Baku,
Russia, has been known for centuries, it
is only within the last ten years that
measures have been taken for realizing
their production. by using it for light
ing purposes. From one of the chief
wells the liquid shoots up as from 3
fountain, and has formed lake four
miles long and one and quarter wide.
Its depth is, however, only two feet, so
that in very hot summers it is nearly
dried up. This enormous surface of in
Aamable liquid recently became ignited,
and presented an imposing spectacle, the
thick, black clouds of smoke being
lighted up by the lurid glare Of the Gen.
trail column of fame, which rose to a
great height. The smoke and
heat were such as to render q
nearer approach than 1000 yards dis
tsnce impracticable. Suitable means for
extinguishing the fire were not at hand,
and it was feared that the conAagration
would spread underground in such q
manner Is to cause an explosion. This
supposition led many inhabitants OF the
immediate vicinity to remove 10 q safer
distance. Tie quantity of naphtha on
fire was estimated at 4 ,500, 600 cubic feet.
The trees and buildings within three
miles distance were covered with thick
SCOT, and this unpleasant deposit APP
peared on persons clothes. and even on
the food in the adjacent houses. Not only
was the naphtha itself burning, but the
earth which was saturated with it was
also on fire, and ten large establish
ments, founded at great expense for the
development Of the trade in the article,
were destroyed. The fire ceased Of itself
unexpectedly, and thus the fears Of q
total destruction Of the local nsphtha in
dustry have been allayed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
A Vegetable Soap.

Attention has recently been drawn to
the commercial value of the quillaia tree
WQuillaya saponaria") "a native of Chill
the bark of which has been known for q
considerable time both in this country
and on the Continent for the saponaceous
principle which it contains. In conse-
quence of the trees having been cut
down to obtain the bark there is much
reason to fear that the supply may fail,
particularly If the demand increases.
Quillis bark it seems, is very extensively
used by wool and silk manufacturers
both in this country and in France, in
consequence of its efficacy as q
powerful cleansing agent. The
Colonies and India in drawing
attention to this tree, remarks ''that q
decoction prepared by placing . small
piece of this bark and soaking it over
night in water will remove in q minute
or two, grease from articles of clothing
and leave the cloth clean and fresh as II
it was new. It may also be used for
cleansing hair-brushes and other similar
purposes under conditions in which soap
and other alkalies are powerless. It is
suitable for hair wash, and
is said to be largely used by
French hair-dressers though the
mode OF preparation is kept secret.
Such tree ought to be invaluable in Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Cape Colony and
other colonies where wool growing is q
staple industry" Among the uses to
which this bark is put may be mentioned
that of preparation for giving an arti-
fetal froth or head to ales, = very small
quantity put into beer that has become
dead, causing it to be covered with froth.
The bark occurs in commerce in two
forms, that of irregular pieces - taken
from the tree and in the form Of powder.
Il Nature.
QUEEN vIcToRIA's BEDs.-A bed for
the Queen II invariably sent from Wind
sor Castle whenever her majesty goes
anywhere. : perfect simpls bedstsad Of
maple wood. with plain green hAngings
arranged - UT, mnelin curtains and
: hair nG11reos- Her majesty often
leaves her ~ = 3 sort II soovonir.
T6oge = 90 e Dnnrobin Ghotkeg -
DunkG11. - oohouD q Uodon - Co
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
Vancouver Independent

OFFICIAL PAPER OF CRY AND COUNTY.
Vancouver. Clarke County, Washington
Territory.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18

II one can't b wholly good he ought
10 Be - good ~ he can be without too
great inconvenisnee. 81 stoled your
noasy," wrots . thief 70 his snploysr.
"Bemogse nsvU ~ c0nshenco End /
SOD some u 4 haok. Vhsa romorse
navs aCnin / win sond $500 nosD."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-07-01
JNO. +. WELSHANS.
SPRING and SUMMER.

IUANE lust received and am now offer
| ing for sale Il magnificent stock of Dry
Goods, Notions, Millinery and Fancy
Goods.
In Dress Goods we have all the lcadin.
Novelties of the Season. Still making
Blacl, Silks and Black Cashmcrrs Spcci-
atty.
Our Stock of Domestic Goods Ia unsur-
passed, comprising all the best makes OF
Blcachcd and Brown Coltons, ShirtinSi,
ShcrtingS, Ticks, Ginghams, Print, Per-
Gales. Cambrics. &c, Dc.
Our Notion and Fancy Goods Depart
UIcnt cannot lc cN"cllcd. Ladies, Gents
aud Misses Hose, GLOVES, Corsets, Mitts,
Buttons, Passamentric Ornaments, Parn-
solS, Fringes, &C., &c.
We also hayc "a beautiful line OF plated
Jcwclry; quality and price guaranteed.
Our Millinery Stock Is one Of the largest
ever brought Ia this market, and for va
ricty, STYLE, quality and price L. unex-
ccllcd. B0nncts, Hats, Ribbons, Fraih-
crs and Flowers in great variety and pro-
fusion. This Department is In charge Of
a First-Class Millincr from New York
City, who will always be in the store 10
wait on customers. Trimmed work con-
stantly on hand. Orders promptly iillcd
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Thankful for the liberal share of palrou-
age extended Ia mc Ia the pact solicit n
continuance of the same.
Very respectfully,
JOHN +. WELSHASS.
May g. 1852. tf
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-07-01
Alarrla9es.

In the Nj. f. Church South, in
Charlestown, on Thursday evening,
June 18th, by the Rev. J. l.. Shipley,
Mr. WILLIAM III. ANDERSON to
Miss ANNIE f. LUCAS, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. Il. b. Lucas, all of Charles
town.
On the 10Th, inst, by Rev. VIM. Ger
hardt, Mr.. JAMES A. COWGlLL to
Miss MAGGIE Z. GRAMLIClI, both
of Marlinsburg.
June LIST, at the residence of the
brides mother, in Martinsburg, by Rev.
Mr. Leech, EUGENE GRIM, former
ly of Charlestown, to Miss SALLlE
F'IZER, of Martinsburg.
On the 22nd inst, in the Reformed
Church, in Burkitisvlle, Md, by Rev.
NJ J.. Shuford, ADAM LORENTZ to
Miss LUCINDA, eldest daughter Of
the late Hon. Daniel s. Biser, all of
Middletown Valley, Nd
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-07-01
FOR CONGRESS,
Hon. Daniel i. Lucas

Mr.. Edtor-Peoplc are beginning to
talk about candidates for Congress AL
ready. We don't take any active part III
politics, but we should like 10 have the op-
portunity of voting for Hon. ID. Il. Lucas
this Fall. Ii seems To us that Mr.. Lucas
has been clccting men TO Congress long
enough now lit is time there was Il change
made. Considering his superior qualifica,
tons for the position, and the personal
sacrifices that he has made for the good OF
the party and the various Candidates;
there is no man who presents as strong
claims to the Democrats Of the 2nd Dis
trict, rs ID. B. Lucas. Since the State has
been divided into fonr districts the Demo-
cratic majority of this district has been
fearfully diminished. There certainly
will not be much margi in TO throw away
votes on inferior candidates. If that sort
of thing goes on, we are likely to get most
disastroasly defeatcd-a thing that Will
be most unfortunate for the Democracy OF
the country ut large.
We then say let every democrat ana
other friends of Mr.. Lucas put their shout,
ders TO the wheel and his nomination and
election is fixed fact. We regard Mr.
l.. rs one of the ableSt men of the State,
and his services in the Halls of Congress
would prove incalculable benefit 10 our
rich and prosperous little State. ii.