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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-04
Proceedings of the city Council.
Cry HALL, Vancouver. W. T., !
October |, 1883.

CRY HALL, Vancouver. W. T.,
October |, 1883.
City council met in regular session with
Mayor Smith in the chair.
Roll called, present Councilmen S. W.
Brown. Matt Brown, Jaggy, Nicholson,
and Wall.
The minutes of the last three meetings
were read and approved.
1t was moved that the committee on
streets and public improvements proceed to
survey and plat the southwest corner of the
city cemetery and report by ordinance.
The city collector reported that of S439 80
delinquent tax list he had collected all but
$685.
Claims for salaries were presented, and on
motion allowed, as follows; NJ S. Phillips,
marshal, $50; P. Murray, lamp lighter, $40;
G. II. Steward, attorney, S25; Geo. Allen,
janitor SIS; j. J. Beeson, clerk, SIS. The
following claims were referred to tho com.
inittee on accounts and current expenses:
G. II. Steward, making copy of city charter
S75; j. +. Smith, costs in city VS. Emmett
S3.S5, city vs. Louis Chinaman 81 %; d.
Wall, coal oil, So.
In the matter of the city collectors re-
port it yves moved that the list still remain
in his hands for collection if possible Of all
amounts still due. Carried.
The committee on fire and water then
proceeded to open bids for building two fire
cisterns. The bids were as follows:
Thomas Sperry ........... 500 90 each
u n fiorine. ..-.............. 3J7 90 ="
On motion the council awarded the con-
tract to Thomas Spsrry. upon proper bonds
being given.
The council then adjourned
J.J. BEESON. City Clork.
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COURT HOUSE SoLD.-In accordance with
resolutions of the Board of County Commits
soners of Clarke county, w. T., Sheriff
Merton on Saturday sold the old court house
and grounds at public sale. The building
and lots were bid in by the Sisters of Char
ity, at l,O3O. There were only two other
bidders. The lots will be used for extension
of the grounds and buildings of ST. Joseph's
hospital.
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THE Overland Monthly for October has
amount of interesting matter, among which
are the following articles; Lazy Letters
from Low Latitudes, by c. w. Stoddard;
In Great Library, by c. s. Greene; Science
and Education. by G. F. Wright; Pacific
Houses and Homes, by Susan Power; Small
Latin and Less Greek. by Geo. i. Merrill;
Current Comments, Book Reviews &C., &c
Price 81 per year. Address, Samuel Car.
son, 100 suffer st. San Francisco, Cal.
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Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been duly appointed administra-
tor of the estate of Charles Vernon, deceased
All persons having claims against the said
estate will please present the same to me at
my residence, in the city of Vancouver, Clarke
County, Washington Territory, with the
proper vouchers, within one year after the
date hereof, or the same will be barred by
law. JOHN h. BLANCHET,
Administrator of the estate of Chas
Vernon, deceased.
Vancouver, W. T., Sept. a. 1888. 4oct5
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Card OF Thanks.

The rector and vestry of st. Luke's church
tender their heartfelt thanks to the officers
and ladies of the garrison for the excellent
entertainment given for the benefit of the
church ediice and rectory on Friday last
The entertainment itself gave great satisfac-
ton and pleasure to those present, and the
favor extended is highly appreciated by us
all. A. S. NICHOLSON,
j. j. BEESON, Rector.
Clerk of Vestry.
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DONATION PATENT RECEIVED -The pat
emit for the Donation Land Claim of Bolivar
B. Bishop and wife, of Skamania Co., w.
T., was received this week at the U. S.
land Office, and can be obtained by surren-
dering the certificate of the same.
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NOTICE.


Lana once at vancouver, w. T.,
October End, 1883
Complaint having been entered at this Of
flee by William j. Dickey against Hester 4.
Barlow, for abandoning her Homestead En-
try No. 3005, dated June 81, 1881, upon the
northeast 4 ofnorth-west 4, and west y of
northwest 4, See 3, Town I north, Range
east, in Clarke county, Wash. Ter, with a
view to the cancellation of said entry; the
SAID parties are hereby summoned to appear
at this office on the 9th day of November,
1883, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to respond and fur
nish testimony concerning said alleged aban-
donment.
FRED W. SPARKLING, Register.
A. .. MARSH, Receiver. [4oct6
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For SALE.-A few hundred Sharpless
strawberry plants, at 30 cents per dozen, by
mail so cents. }. j. BEEsoN.
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Wall paper in full stock at Gridley
Whitney's, and trimmed for purchasers, fire
of charge for trimming
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hereby proclaim to the public that the re
port now in circulation against me is abso
lutely false. X. A. HARRELL.
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After September Ist

l will sell my immense stock of laces at
cost. JOHN JAGGY.
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DIED.

At her sisters home in Clarke county, Sep
TENDER 20. 1888, Miss Mary s. Pouley, aged
"a years, q months, Is days
Corvallis Gazette please copy.
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NOTICE.

The Vancouver City Mills are now open
and doing business as usual, under the firm
name of Moore, Stevens IL Co., Jacob Kamm
and 5. w. Brown having withdrawn from the
firm. MOORE, STEVENS II co.
Vancouver Oct l. 1883
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NOTICE..

= All persons not belonging to Vancouver
Engine Co. No. having caps and belts, can
turn them in this month and receive what
they paid for them, or ever afterwards be
barred from receiving anything for them from
the company. n. DUPUlS,
E. P. HAMILTON, Com.
j. ii. JAGGY,
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COUNTY TANES, 1853.

COUNTY IAAES, 1883.
The Duplicate Assessment Roll OF Clarke
Co. W. T., is now In my possession for coll
lection OF the taxes levied therein.
Taxes viii be delinquent on the 2lst day Of
December next at six (6) o'clock p. NJ and
unless paid prior thereto ton (l0) per cent
will be added TO the amount thereof as pen
atty and interest charged at the rate OF TWEEN
ty 200 per cent per annum from date of de.
hnqueney until paid.
Taxes may be paid between the hours Of 5
and IL, and l and ;. at the telegraph office
Just back of DR. Walls drug store
FRED w. BIER.
Co. Treasurer of Clarke Co, ". T.
Dated Vancouver, W. T., Sept "A, lssa
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EARLY CLosING.-We, the undersigned,
agree to close our respective places of bust
ness at o'clock P. M. from Oct. LIST, 1888,
to April LIST, 1884, saturdays excepted):
VIM. G. Hazard & Co. John Jaggy,
VIM. H. Brewster, G. w. Jones,
j. X. Whittier, Sohns & Schuele,
G. II. Daniels, r. Wolf,
G. w. Durgin.
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The St. James Mission schools under the
presidency of RI Rev. Bishop Junger and the
direction of Rev. p Poaps. now numbers esa
scholars, divided as follows:
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LUCIA MILLS. few days the new
lumber mills will start running. After cut
ting about 10000 feet of lumber to finish
covering the mill and wharf, the company
will be prepared to fill orders for everyone.
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NoTIcE.-From Oct. LIST, until further no.
ticc, the price of milk from the Vancouver
Dairy Farm will be $3.50 per month for pint
per day, $3.50 for quart per day and 81 for
quarts per day. BLURoCk & Sons.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
r. r.. r.

Capt. b. r. Harding (and daughter),
Capt MacGlen, Capt Gates, and other
Master Machinests of North Clrolina
Railroads went to Chicago to attend the
Railway Exposition.
A letter giving full proceedings o:
Railroad meeting at Nashville came too
late for last issue, and is now .'old," as
we had already made a note of the main
points. In addition to the persons
named, many other citizens took part
in the discussion and urged its impor-
lance and untiring work in its accom-
plishment Among them Mr.. n. W.
Boddie, Capt. A. w. Bridgers. Major L..
NJ. ConyerS, Messrs. J. \. Kicks, V. Il.
Batchlor, w. III. Robbins and b. II.
Nester.
At Newbern on Saturday. the old
Atlantic II. r. (The Whitford-C lark-and-
Co. -Directory) sued the Midland Il h
CIV. j. Best Il Coz. and Judge Phillips
decided every point in their favor az
follows. You recollect that when w
J b, with jarvis smiles then beaming
over him, leased the Mullet Road, he de-
posted $4,000 in L 5 Bonds with the
Newbern National Bank, as security
for the payment of the lease-money.
Several attempts to capture this deposit
have been made by the warning factions;
but the Bank shut its ewes. and waXed
up its ears, and clung to the spondulicks
like grim death to a dead niger"
Charles c. Clark, attorney for Whit
ford & Co., prayed Judge Phillips to
grant an order giving the latter s2S.-
1913 lease-money. Granted And
to order the Bonds sold. (GrantedD
And to appoint f. B. Borden of Will
mington to sell them. (GrantedD And
to allow the Newbern bank $3.50 for
holding the Bonds in its vaults. Gram
tedD And to apply whatever is left
of the cash to other claims which MAJ
come in. (GrantedD
Upon which the Newbern Journal
remarks that the $4,000 worth of inn
provements put upon the Road accord
ing to the Umpire's estimate. lis gone to
pot!' Poor W. j. -! His bio ven
ture in North Carolina Railroads has
cost him dearly! 1t seems incredible
that a man who three years AFRO was
walking the Marlboro House quarter deck
pulling his side-whiskers.' the observed
OF all OGSerrers.' and surrounded BY
smiling satellites, great and SMALL
should be so poor that even his lawyers
sue him for counsel fees!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
II Ran In the Family.

Forty OF more years ago the counties
of Rutherford. Burke. Mcdowell. etc.
on the Eastern slope OF the Blue Ridge
produced a good deal Of gold dust from
the -washings'' of the Cur
r.ucy was scarce. and minis few so
the Legislature authorized an old Ger
pan in Ruthertordton named Christie
phcr Bechtler To manufacture gold dol
lars. lie made them by beating thin
sheets of gold. and stamping out the
dollars with a steel punch just a.
..washcrs'' are cut out of leather. This
LETT one side OF the dollar with rough
edges; and in fact the whole concern
was crude and bungling. But the
'Bechtlcr Dollars quickly gained cur
rency, because they were supposed To
contain more intrinsic gold than the I.
:. dollars. This was probably true al
first: but We suspect that the olti
DGtchman soon learned to mingle baser
metals with the yellow dust Tor after
his death. indeed a late as ls1o.-a
little boy at play near the Bechtler
houSe,-where the dollars were coined.
found a bar Of yellow alloy.-appa-
rently a mixture OF copper and Brass
which had evidently been used,-a por-
ton of tin debasing the "Bechtlers."
The trick of money-"making' ceased
not with the daddy. Young DR."
Christopher Bechtler Is the fellow who
cheated Messrs. III. ID Lee " Go. of a.
200 with a false draft. He dritted to
Georgia after the war, became a biga-
mist. and an opium-eater, and aft r
serving one term in the penitehtiary l.
destined to be soon en- route thither for
life.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
Fate OF o Fast Girl!

The frea and easy tendencies of the
age are producing a class of girls IN the
grea, cities who are known as gay
ones. or street fiirts . that Is until
they degenerate into the recognized
street walker which they are almost
| certain to do, sooner or later. Ii Is a
REGULARITY of woman's nature that II she
bend over the pool of vice and pleas
! ure. even everso little, or even just Tar
enough TO see her own face upon lts
treacherous surface, she rarely can re-
cover her upright tature. Many be-
come 50 fascinated that they lose their
balance and fall before they dream OF
danger but many others recognize the
peril at the last moment, and maxi ear
nest efforts to rise erect a. before. Alas.
her conduct i sure TO have att acted
attention, aud there viii be GOODNESS OF
friends to wound, ,piIetul gossip to goad
her Oh, aud many traps, laid by men
who Imagine from her fast ways that
she wants To be caught.
These remarks are illustrated by recent
events. Two school girs At Buffalo be-
came known for '-streot-gaddIng aud
handkerchief fiIrtations. Two young
"'Drummers' managed to accost them
on the street, and proposed a picnic at
one OF the Lakeside >ummer-hotels. The
four met next day, had a gay time,
drank plenty of champagne, and were
compromised by their conduct. One
Of the Young girls, the daughter OF a
prominent physician, had sufficient firm
ness to rebel at the last moment, and
hurry home by herself. Tie other girl,
half tipsey, and half IL love, allowed
herself to be carried to a strange hotel.
Her father, almost cfazed, had the drum
mer arrested for seductiou. but What
good could that do.
y still sadder story comes b. telegraph
from Denison, Texas. The dispatch
says: Miss Hattie Bay less and Miss
Mat. Moore accompanied two yong
society beauX on a irollc to Sherman.
Alter the dance the fonr went 20 a ho-
''tel, and took rooms. The affair crea,
'ated much talk and Miss Bayliss, being
closely questioned by her uncle, left the
'parlor. and blew out her brains in an
adjoining room Popular Indignation
is high, and the two young seducers
will probably be lynched."
Later dispatches show that the sheriff
had great difficulty in saving them. The
mob a>salled hun, and his deputies and
they had to pitch the father Of Miss
Bayles~ off from the ear platform, while
the tram was moving off, a. he made
violent efforts to shoot the prisoners 1t
is pretty certain they viii be Killed. But
lhis would probably be unjust because
it is likely the girls met them half way.
Men rarely venture upon tintatiou,
ground without hasing good reason 10
believe that the girl is d gay one" her
self.
We write these things, and plainly
because there are some symptoms OF
Yankee ''fastness'' cropping out even al
the South, and we who love to think and
speak of our gentle c~ountrywomen AZ
Ladies" in the noblest sense of the
word, would show our young girls some
of the perils of "a gay time The
easiest thing in nature is to fall off q
slippery log.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
Bro. Geo. Il. Hart has been chosen
one of the Aldermen of Rocky Mount.

Bro. Geo. L. Hart has been chosen
one OF the Aldermen Of Rocky Mount.
Miss Katie Scales took part in the
grand concert at Danville, Va, last night
and you can guess the rest.
The closing concerts at st. Marvs.
and at Peace Institute. added to the
high reputation OF those institutions. to
which Raleigh owes so much.
Prof. Atkinson's Female Seminary
at Charlotte had a fine concert last
week under the direction of Prof. Bidez.
assisted by MIS-. Atkinson and Mrs. b..
l.. Dewey. Misses Julia Dowd. Louise
Witherspoon. Eva Liddell, Annie Dew
ev. and others. were enc0red.
The Atlanta Southeru- World, ascmi
monthly magazine of great merit lit
claims to have issued 10000 copies of
the June number) contains articles by
Miss Anna \. Gamer, u of Hiilsboro, and
Mrs. Clara G. Steele, of Atlanta. The
letters Of both these ladies to the Far.
n,er and Mechanic have been much ad
mired, and copied. The Southern Uorkd
also has the following paragraph =
Miss Rebecca Cameron, of North
Carolina. Is ou@ of the old North States
most lovely daughters, and one of til,
South s-sweetest poets. Her poem H.
thus issue, "A Nut Brown Eye" is
perfect gem
Miss Cameron was last year elected
"PoEIESs FOR 1852 of the North alo
lima Press Association and we hear that
her poem has been forwarded to the Sec
rotary to be read at the approaching
State Convention, at Haywood White
Sulphur Springs, on which occasion a
large delegation of South Carolina. Geor-
gia, aud Tennessee journalists, including
Il number of ladies, will participate, we
understand.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13

JOURNALISTIC.-A new weekly III
Raleigh devoted to Literature and
family readings being talked of by Il
well-known auIhor.-Bro. Bailey
has Il good word for the publishers OF
the Daily Er.ni"g IiSitor. He SAYS
Bro. w. NJ. Utley i a man who has
mute a paper in spite Of enough hin-
ORANGES and disadvantages to discourage
any ordinary mortal. We honor the
man who succeeds in making himself
and his work a large factor in the life OF
his section. We never advise such
~men-they know more about their own
business than we do. "--Dr. A. b.
Chaplin. Of Chatham Irgus, dropped in
yesterday, en- route to Newbern. He
thinks, as does Col. Shaffer. that Tour
gees mock "welcome'' to Green b..
Raum for his heroism in stepping down
and out of the Revenue Department.. to
adopt the eminent role of a private citi-
zen, lis a rich piece of composition.-in
the strain Of the '.C' letters. and The
Mount Gilead" correspondence.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13

RgHIN order to introduce OR paper
among families and Business Houses all
Oyer the land that may never have seen
a copy, and also to help or -4drertisers.
we offer to furnish copies of any issue of
the Farmer and Mechanic at the simple
cost OF the paper, two cents a copy
provided that the purchaser taken a
bundle of % or more at a time. Or, we
will furnish and mail, postage paid, n
number OF copies at three cents a copy.
If supplied with a list of names we will
marking any article, or advertisement
with a blue pencil to attract the notice
of the recipient of the paper. Wide
awake business men know that promi-
nent people are So bombarded with
cards, circulars, catalogues. etc, that =,
Don as their eyes fall upon one in the
mail, it is apt to be tossed down IN
opened. But a well-printed, handsome
newspaper, like the Farmer and We
chunic will be read by every man in the
store. or mill, or office, and a marked
article will attract every eye. Now the
cost Of 100 copies of this paper will not
equal the cost of the same number of
circulars, including printing, postage,
Gone cent each), envelopes. and clerk
hire, etc. etc. We have the p~ostoHice
address of fully six thousand LEADING
families in North Carolina, embracing
the larger portion of the more prominent
Business men, Manufacturers, Lawyers.
Doctors, Clergymen. School Teachers.
Editors, etc.-in each of the ninety-six
counties of the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
Terrible

Last week a young college student in
New York City, named Norris Stein
hardt. IA son of wealthy parents, bought
six tive-grain capsules of quinine from an
old and careful druggist. Next morning
he was dead. Then the unused capsules
we're examined. and were found to be
filled with morphine Instead Of ~quinine !
The case has caused 4 great sensation In
New York. But not SO great as would
be caused if the fact were generally known
that two lives have been lost In North
Carolina by the same mistake, one at
Wilmington-and that other Gases of
narrow escape are rumOred.
In short it appears almost certain that
one or more large firms are in the prac-
tice of labelling certain bottles of NOR
phine as quinine, -prObably to allow of
their sale without suspicion to morphine
eaters. Either this, or a criminal care
l~essness in putting up. 1t is said the
drugs came from a Philadelphia whole
sale house. The frequently of these
mistakes recalls to mind the article by DR..
Thos. +. Wood, in " {. Me3tcut Jour
! nal, detailing the accident by which
small pox was Introduced into Tarboro,
\ g., in Is22, by DIR. Joseph Smith,
the Government Vaccine Distributor.
He had some scab~ of real smallpox
which got mixed with the prepared virus
for vacciuating purposes and thus in
troduced 80 or 10 cases Of smallpox il
Tlrboro. Few resulted fatally we believe
Judge Romulus VI. Saunders became st
to read his apology, and so wrote him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13

North Carolina surpasses all other
States in her tolerance or justice to the
Jewish Race. Her Senator, Il. B..
Vance, was perhaps the first public man
of his station to lecture in terms of high
praise OF the Jewish people. A Jew
has just been given one of the highest
honors OF the Stare University. Socially,
the intelligent and welltodo Jewish
families like the Mahlers, Kramels and
others in Raleigh, the Wittkowskys and
others in tharlotte, the Heinsbergers
aud others in Wilmington, have long
held excellent standing and we presume
there have been more inter-marrlages of
the two races in North Carolina than
any other State. POLITICAL y, Winning
ton has had a Jewish mayor, Charlotte
an Alderman, aud Raleigh a noted chef
coup Il t0ter.
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For the Farmer and Mechanic
ROSEWOOD, n. g., June Is

RINGWOOD, \. t., June Is
Mrs. @ I \ Whitehead, an aged
christian lady, died at the residence OF
Jno. II. Braswe |, Esp, on Monday last.
Dir. Frank Harris and Miss Agnes
daughter OF Rev. Wiils, VI Brinkleyvillc,
were united IN marriage at Bethes la VI.
T. Church on Tuesday, the father OF
he bride officiating. The happy pal,
took the train ia the afternoon ioI the
hcme Of the groom III Henderson.
Our section needs a railroad badly. In
last issue OF Weldon NeUs one of u iu-
t"elligent citizens, Mr.. l.. Ninson, advo-
Gates a railroad from Weldon to Castalia,
Nash county. via this place and Hilliard-
>ton, in a very sensible article. The
road thus built could proceed to
Raleigh or some point IN that direction.
1t would surely open up a county now
needing railroad facilities worse han any
section with which | am acquainted,
and | have no doubt would soou become
a paying Investment.
Crop prJsptc 5 are good. | see, a'sJ,
| thought a spirit of improvement gov
ing with both the iaLd owner and
laborer. New plows of improved kinds
are being purcha ed, a few fine cattle are
being introduced here, and the people
III general are beginning to agiiate a better
plan Of cultivation. Some of our farmers
have greatly curtailed their arear Of cot
ton. Mr.. w. V. Bobbitt, one of our
Intelligent farmers among others has but
very lltIle cotton planted thus far, but
wheat, oats, clover. potatoes and fat sU)ck
and a melon patch, and vines now bloom
ing, which will make thousands of this
luxurious edible, and why not raise
everything to eat that we need, when
God has blessed u with a soil and eli
mate where We can raise ever, thing that
is eatable?
Your correspondent, Democrat
seems sensible on coup de taters Of Raj.
eigh. The hos es' seem serene enough
as long as their plots work, but when
they see men begin to become indepen-
dent aud vote their intelligent sentiments
regardless of would be masters, the adroi'-
uess and activity, with which dust can be
thrown, false ls>ues raised, schemes de-
vlsed, that are gol- g to do he work
sometime IL the next century, is a spec
racle tor gods and men Nearly every
crossroads editor has ~arrogated to HIM
self the power of leading men to their
way Of thinking politically or a trade Of
Of abuse Is poured from their vials OF
wrath. Hastily,
G. f. NJ.