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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

Mr. Edward Pratt of Lewis river was in
the city on Friday. He will commence
teaching the fall term of the La Center
school on the second Monday of September.
Palmer's saw-mil keeps up steady work.
ing gate, putting out from ten to thirteen
thousand feet daily. The logging tramway
has proved great benefit to the business of
this mill.
The Oregonion is still the leading daily of
the Northwest, and the indications are that
it always will be, containing more tele-
graphic, local and general news than any
other daily published in Portland.
The Northern Pacific Railroad company
will soon commence the construction of a
large grain elevator at Albina. Its capacity
will be $4,000 tons. The cost of the build
ing and machinery will be $500, 900.
s. w. Brown fired his 80 acre slashing
just north of the nursery on Monday. He
had number Of men on hand with appli-
ances for combining the fire to his own prem
Uses, and made success of the burn.
Mr.. Alfred s. RACER, of New Albany,
Ind, arrived in this city few days since,
to visit his daughter, Mrs. N. F. Bolton.
He stood the journey pretty well for an
oSou hiah, WHos0 yChis oiC iouh S.ViO'
The Mount Hood party of excursionists
returned home on Friday last, all WELL with
the exception of the botanist, who brought
home a black eye, and the adjutant, who
took an attack of the ague at the snow line.
Forty per cent. reduction will be made
by railroads and steamboats, to teachers at.
tending the educational institute at Olympia
on August 81, % and %, and at Walla
Wala on August 2S, 29, 30 and 81, under
printed regulations.
After all the circus will not be here on
Friday, Aug. 10th, as it is now. announced
to be at Chehalis on that date. By the ad.
vertisement in another column it will be
seen that Castello's circus will exhibit in
Vancouver next Thursday, Aug 10th.
A light shower with plenty of thunder
passed south early on Thursday morning
At Albany, Or, house was struck by
| lightning, and farm hand carrying pitch
fork on his shoulder was killed, the second
death by lightning on this coast in 40 years
We have been requested to call the atten
ton of the road supervisors and all owners
OF property upon which are now growing
Chinese or Canada thistles, to the penalty
for failure to cut this pest down before seed
ing time. See section 2230 of Washington
code.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

Coal MINES Last week H. C. Bridgman
of East Portland effected for party of Kan
sas capitalists lease of coal lands from J.
r. Whittier, Mrs. A. L. Whittier and f. L.
Dole of this city The lands are situated
on the south fork Of Lewis river, some 10 to
Is miles northeast of Vancouver and are
easily approached, wagon road now being
open to the location. The lease is made for
80 years, the original owners to receive 10
cents per ton royalty for all coal mined.
The lease contains conditions of the proper
kind, requiring development within GER
tain time, or forfeiture of the franchise.
Already parties are on the grounds, with
tools and supplies, intending to determine
by digging shafts and other means the prob
able extent and availability of the coal de-
post, which was prospected partially by
Mr.. Dole last year, and who obtained some
very fine samples OF coal from an lS-inch
vein. Should the prospects justify working
the mine, it will be commenced at once, in
which case a railroad would be necessary to
be built from Vancouver to the coal mines,
or from some other point on the river, to
enable the workers of the mine to dispose of
its output. Business men of Vancouver
should watch this enterprise and secure this
city as the shipping point, if the mine ma
terializes
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

The WEST SHORE for July, issued last
of the scenery at the mouth of the Columbia
river, portions of Montana. and on the line
of the Oregon Short Line R. R. The &C.
companying articles are also interesting
1t is good number to send to Eastern
friends.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09
Farm for Sale.

A farm 81 l60 acres, with house, barn,
orchard, well; 3 acres in cultivation, 8 acres
slashed; IL miles north east Of Vancouver on
the Fatwoods road 9. mile from school house
miles from Brush Prairie p. o., miles from
a Touring mill. I O. and store To be sold
on easy terms. Inquire at this Office or at
Pioneer. J. II. PlEPER.
August q 1883 IA
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Board
commenced the August session on Monday,
with about four days work OH hand. As
usual, Mr.. Isaac T. Jenny is on hand to
amase the by-standers and bother the court
with his road mania. The board will prob
ably complete its business and adjourn
to-day.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

THE OLDEST PIASo.-The Tacoma Ledger
gives q history OF 'the oldest piano, as it
supposes, in Washington Territory. The
instrument was brought to Olympia in 1855
by Rev. s. +. Devore and wife, and still re-
mains in the family. The Ledger says there
is probably mistake about thus instrument
being the ''pioneer piano" of the Territory.
The wife of Col. NJ. I. Simmons. then liv-
ing on Skookum Bay in Sawamish NOV
Mason county, had piano IN her house as
early as 1854.
just so, hut John F. Smith of this city,
bought piano of Major Eckerson. stationed
at old Fort Vancouver, IN 1855. which was
brought here by the Hudson Bay Company
in ls4S or 40. There is nothing left, how
ever, Of the piano except the legs, enough
to show that it was at one time an apology
for the more modern piano.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

Land Office at Vancouver, W. T.

Land Office at Vancouver, W.T.
August ID. 1883
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has flied notice OF his intention
20 make dual proof IA support Of his claim,
and thst said proof will be made before the
Register aud Receiver, AT Vancouver, ". T..
on Monday, September 18th, 1888, viz: Ed.
win Pratt, Homestead Application NO. 2y7s,
for the west ! OF north east and north \
Of north west =, See. Ia, Town 4 north,
Range : east
He names the following witnesses TO prove
ton Of said land viz
Gabriel McBrice.... ....of La Ceuter, W. T.
Charles Abbey ............of
Ira r.. spencer. .....--..-.o OF
Levi Mason. ............o
9augo FRED ". SPARKLING, Register.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

CASCADES MINERAL SPRINGs.-Mr. j. E.
c. Durgan of Washougal stayed at these
springs about two weeks recently, and WIS.,
tied Vancouver on his return. He is free
in his praises of the beneficial effect of the
waters in cases of kidney troubles, having
himself experienced much benefit from their
use this summer. Thos. Moffett has a good
hotel there, and has many visitors this sea-
son.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09
SLOCUM'S ADDITION TO THE CITY
OF VANCOUVER.

To anyone wishing to purchase city lots,
they will do we'll to call on c. W. Slocum,
who will sell choice lots at $500 to $3.50, all
located this side of the ridge, in plain sight
OF the river. l9aprtf
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

Wanted. girl Inquire at Gen. Greene s
at the garrison. A elrl from the country
preferred.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

How TO keep cool on these no, days.
Drink ice cool lager at Francis',
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09
MARRIED..

In Washougal July Is, 1888, by D. L. Rus
sell, j. P, Joseph Lechner and Margaret
Heilman.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

SUNNYsIDE. Rev. c. Fl. Atkinson, Con-
gregational minister, of Portland, has this
summer every four weeks held services at
the Sunnyside school house, where large
audiences have gathered at each appoint
ment to hear him. He is doing good work
in that locality. He will hold services
there next Sunday, August 18th.
Mrs. Christensen, widow. is lying very
i'll, and death daily expected, the result of
typhoid fever and other suffering
Farmers have finished haying. and COM
menced grain harvest. Rain is wanted for
root crops.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09
CLOSING OUT SALE.
]. E. c. DURG.AN,
WASHOUGAL CITY, w. T.,

Hereby gives notice 10 his old friends and
customers that a. his health Is now much
improved and stil improving, he intends to
close out his entire stock Of goods on hand
nj very how figures, even below cost. within
the next lew months, to give a chance TO re-
model aud rcft his store building on a moro
desirable plan. after which j. +. c. Durgan
4 Co., on on about January lst, 1884, bring
on an entire new stock of goods, much larger
than has ever before been brought to Wa
shougal, and TO be sold al lower prices than
goods have been heretofore bought this side
Of Portlsnd Thanking my old customers
for their patronage in the past ! shall hope
to retain a good share OF II IN the future, = I
intend to make Wsshougal my home.
J. T. G. DUNCAN.
wsshougal, July %, lsa
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

THE Court of County Commissioners has
some curious business brought before it oc-
casonally The latest was the case of wo
man, who on Monday applied for relief to
the extent OF $50, with which to procure a
divorce. Not getting that she asked the
Board of Commissioners for permission to
marry again without going through the for
malty of a divorce. The matter was re-
ferred to j. II. Alexander, the marrying
member of the Board. who decided ad
versely to the applicant, notwithstanding
he would lose a fee by such decision.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

WANTED. Men to 20 to Eastern Wash
ington, to work on the Colfax Division of
the o. II. & n. Co. s Railroad for the o. c..
Co. Wages, common laborer, 50. % per day;
board, 81 so per week. Transportation will
not be furnished, but men paying their own
again on the first months wages. Apply to
L. B. Clough, at the Alta House, Vancou-
yer, on Tuesday, August IA.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

P. o. REGULATION "A late order of the
Postmaster General provides that no pack
age, parcel or letter will be forwarded upon
which the postage has not been fully paid.
This order is of Importance to everyone,
and should be fully understood. If the card
of the sender is on the package the package
will be Immediately returned, otherwise
the party addressed will be notified and re-
quested to furnish the requisite amount of
postage.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

SCHOOL CENSUS. The reports received by
School Supt. A. S, Nicholson. though not
tabulated, show that there are in Clarke
county over 200 children between the ages
of 4 and 20 years. The August apportion-
,nent OF funds, which is made from the
school funds collected by the sheriff on the
delinquent roll, will be about 20 cents to
the scholar. as less than 5000 school taxes
came in from the delinquent list, an un.
usually small amount, resulting from taxes
being promptly paid last year.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

GRAIN YIELD.-Henry Christ threshed
his grain on Monday. Spring wheat went
20 bushels to the acre, and oats 80, both
grown on high land. This was fer ahead of
the estimated yield. Threshing is progress
ing on Mill Plain. Jas. Bybees grain turns
out better than was anticipated. On the
whole it looks as though the yield will not
be very far below that of last year, but the
quality is not so good in wheat.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
Food for Thought.

Care makes a man old before hi,
time.
Too much reserve makes us miser'
able.
He that doeth no injury, fears no
injury.
Pleasant thoughts make pleasant
lives.
If your path is smooth watch and
pray
What men want is not taient--it
is purpose
Nothing good is ever Effected with
out perseverance.
Jealousy is a secret avowal of our
inferiority.
The noblest mind the best con-
tentment has.
Some rise by sin, and some by vir-
tue fall.
This is the essential evil of vice
lit debases man.
We are never so good as when we
possess a joyful heart.
We can do more good by being
coop than IN any other way.
When the judgement is weak the
prejudice is strong.
Unchase language is the sure index
of an impure heart
When you introduce moral les
son let it be brief.
If you would create something,
yon must be something.
If you wish TO reach the highest,
begin at the lowest,
ANY person may make mistake;
none but fools will stick to it.
Humanity is the most excellent
natural cure tor anger i'll the world.
Envy's memory is nothing but
row Of hooks to hang up grudges on.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08

summers, and Henry and Frank
are fine looking boys, aged res
pectively nine and eleven.
Mama" said Elena, "you
have been telling us how YOU
managed to get Pa out of prison.
now tell us how he managed to
keep them from carrying him
back
well, I will tell you, and you
will find it quite simple. BY the
use of cosmetics for the face and
hands, and some attention to the
already close cut black hair, with
suitable clothing he was readily
transformed into a good-looking
mulatto servant, and in that cap
aclty | carried him home and re-
tanned him as such until the close
OF the war, which was only q few
months, during which time he act
ed in the capacity of gardener and
carriage driver for my uncle, with
whom l was living"
"Hal hal hal" laughed Frank,
wasn't that funny"
Frank" SAID Henry, "that's
why Mama sometimes calls Pa
her carriage driver"
THAT, is it," said Mrs. a., "and
the neighbors were very much as
tQnished to know that our hand
some coarchman had washed off
his mulatto complexion, and that
the wealthy Miss Benton had
married her carriage driver.
Americus Recorder.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
Signs of an Open Winter as Re-
VeaGcd by an Aged Indian.

Signs of an Open Winter as Re
Veascd by an Aged Indian.
Terre Haute Express.
"What kind of a winter are we going to
have, uncle?" asked an Express reporter
of an old squirrel hunterand mink trapptr,
who makes his home in the hills across the
river.
81 kinder calculate that we will have a
rather mild winter all the indications
point to such"
"What signs do you go by, uncle ?'
81 have good many signs, and never
knew one of them to fail yet. When
say you are going to have mild winter,
you can depend On it. Haven't lived in
this country for forty years, and haven't
! watched the winters right along, and
oughtnt be able to tell?"
Are the the corn husks thin this years"
You better reckon they are. There
are cnly two or three layers Of them, and
they are as thin as calico. Why, the
corn is all dry enough now to go through a
snow without injury. The one or two
frosts we have had have sucked all the sap
out of it."
F'Are there any indications besides the
corn huslls?"
''T0u better believe there are. Now,
when the sun crossed the line the wind
blew from the southeast. That indicates a
mild winter every time. If it had blown
from the north you could have been pre-
pared to hear the wind blow great guns"
Is that ALI"
mot by a long ways. l could tell you
enough to fill book. My dog holed a
ground hog the other day. had nothing
to do so set to work and dug the animal
out. He didn't have leaf or twig in his
hole; hadn't nothing in the shape of a
nest.'
"Psnt it too early for a ground hog to
make their nests?"
Now / see how little you know about
ground hogs. A ground hog has his hole
dug, or picked out by the first of Septem.
ber. If it's going to be cold winter he
has it filed with leaves by this time"
1T there anything else?"
eyes. The coons haven't commenced
to knaw the corn. That is splendid
sign. And another sign, and sign thai
never fails. the woodspeckers haven't com.
menced to drum. Now, if this was going
to be a cold winter all the dead trees
would be a covered with red-heads peck
ing away at hole in which to store nuts.
isn't it too eariy for that YETI"
''Not bit. They should have then
holes all pecked by this time and be read,
to fill them. There is not smarter birC
than the woodpecker; he knows what h,
is about when he is pecking away at al
old limb from morning until night"
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
The Dtuukard EIusi Go.

AC E1B GNA6KH HARSH 20.
Some time ago the Chronicle pro-
mulgated the idea that the cause of
temperance reform might be better
advanced by making more war on
the drundards. While the temper
ance guns are aimed exclusively at
the whisky seller, it seems to US that
a great dael OF ammunition is wasted,
and :hat more good could be accom-
plished by directing the batteries
against the main body of the enemy,
the grand army Of whisky drinkers.
We are glad to see that some Of
our contemporaries (notably the
Nashville Banne0 are now advanc-
ing the same idea, and we hope it
may become general. Drunkness
must be made disreputable; that is
The view we take oft, and we advise
the temperance reformers to fight it
out on that line. Prohibition laws
will be turtle SO long as it is no dis
grace to get drunk, and what we
want is a radical change in popular
sentiment. The temperance orator
and The temperance news papershoull
be more outspoken and not hesitate
To denounce the arunkard. The nam
by painhy style in which the temper
ancs war is usually conducted is cal
Quilted to | ring the cause iuto con-
tempt. There is too mach sentimen-
tai wailing over the horrors of drunk
ness and uncalled for abuse Of the
whish. sellers, while nobody is good
enough To say that the man who gets
drunk does more injury to the world
.han a thcif ana ought TO be punish
| tt4 lS ~ GOutiIlOlt VI iliAiidi.
When the drunkarl goes, whisky
and the whisky seller go with him.
Buyers and consumers support sell
ers and manufacturers, and whether
1t be in a wholesale grocery, a drug
store or a saloon, whisky will be sold
as long RS there is a demand for it.
This demand can't be stopped by the
legislative prohibition of the sale and
manufacture Of liquor. In order to
stop he whisky traffic we must abol-
ish the whisky buyer and that is by
no means a small undertaking. The
man who comes under that head is
quite numerous, If he doesn't consti-
tute 90 per cent of our population.
After all it is drunkenness and Lot
whisky thai does all the harm, and
the drunkard is the thing that we
want to get rid Of. We cant dispose
OF Kim with total abstinence pledges.
Such things may accomplish indiv;d-
nal reform in some instances and
temporary good In isolated localities.
But the great temperance reform that
tho whole nation needs can come on
ly from making drunkenness disrep-
utable.
The first step in that important
direction should be aimed at the of.
fetal drnnkncss. No man who de-
bases himself by intoxication is fit tt
hold any Office, aud the drnnkards
ought to be driven from all public
places When this is accomplished
other steps can follow. The Drunk
ard can be deprived of the right t.
vote aud then his offense can be pun
ished as a crime. That is the wa
the evil can be rooted out and that i
the plan we favor. The reform mus
be gradual and it is the work of th
Newspapers to mould popular senti
ment in that Clarksyiii
Chronicle.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08

The complicated diseases brought
on by intense study, thought, care,
anxiety, ETC., are often of the most
serious nature. Heed such symp.
toms as loss of memory, universal
lassitude, heart disease, kidney com
plants, liver troubles and general
breaking down of health and
strength. When thus afflicted, when
the least exertion causes great fa-
tigue, when life seems burden use
the reliable strengthening tonic.
Browns Iron Bitters. 1t will afford
you sure relief.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
Strength for Mind and Body.

There is more strength restoring
in bottle of Parker's Ginger Tonic
than a in bushel of malt or gallon OF
milk. This explains why invalids
find it such wonderful invigorant
for mind and body
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
II Seenls to Satisfy.

A family want, and | wonder how
We ever got along without Parker's
Ginger Tonic. 1t cured me of ncr-
vous prostration, and / have used it
since for all sorts of complaints in
Our family. Mrs. James Albaay.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
Another Cotton Picking Ma
Chime.


Many attempts have been made
and much energy aud money expen-
ded to furnish a machine for the
harvesting of cotton, but so far all of
them have failed on the final test.
Last fall q machine which had been
heraldcd all over the South, the inven
ton of Mr.. d. B. Hazelton, of South
Carolina, which was tested near
Charleston, and, although much was
said in its favor, aad parties were
even SO hopeful of its success as to
form a company for its perfection
and manufacture, we have not heard
Of it during the present cotton pick
Ing season, except in comparison
with a new machine more recently
invented by Mr.. G. f. Mason, OF the
same State. It appears that Mr.
Mason has shown genius for inven-
ton from his youth up, and has al
ready made such exhibition of his
knowledge aud skill as to inspire
confidence in his ability to perfect
his invention, which has successfully
picked one bale OF cotton. This, it is
claimed no other machine ever per
formed, and, although Mr.. Mason's
machine, complicated as it must nee
essarily be, has been tested, and is
still being ested on the present crop
the changes and readjustments found
to be necessary created delays, which
it is claimed, prevented him from
bringing it forward the present sea-
son. A syndicate, however, having
purchased controlling interest in
the patents, it is announced that the
machine, having already solved the
problem Of harvesting cotton by ma
chinery, will be promptly brought
before the public in time for the next
cotton crop. The method of opera.
ting the machine is represented as
being very simple, aud its weight
about 800 pounds, easily drawn by
one horse aud operated by one per
son.
Cotton planters will be glad tc
hear that tie problem has been solv
ed aud should Mr. Mason's sanguin,
expectations be realized next year,
rich reward awaits HIM in the graft
tude of the cotton world. Il is es
timated that the machine will har
vest cotton at 81 per bale, saving o
Sc per bale at present prices 70
hand picking Savannah News.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
NereUN

ia, 7eor no-t dcs.v2csvt 70 aa!.as eea,,b ass fso
mar ~as. pe>IiiV;.ce Aad famine combined 30
I'd distinguished writer many year. AGO and q
- issse today 81 lh.n The poUI noiim Of B!ooA
Dsca~e s dragged ~lfh Mercnry 70 tare the niAady.
I'D taen dosud with 'DGcs 10 cure inl o. ef-
ta:,a POISONING oul n,sead ei Az relief the aSS2
h.Caks down tss general health SID mEkes hlm q
rpp!e and the olAe: fGlhs hIa digestive organs 20
hose afflicted IA this way Swift Specific . TIE
.Teatest 5oci, On ear'h snd Is worth more than ne
'eghl IN rid II antlaoie. .his Me-taYiM Poison.
ones up tie system End h,lhgs tEr sasersr back
0 healt and Happiness EVER pe'sop weo aas
-vei 5ecn saivaed should oy all means laks iEes-
ugh -oa:se Of tile remedy
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-08
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