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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1880)
March, 1880. ANGELA COLLEGE, VICTORIA, B, C. This handsome brick building which is one of the ornaments of Victoria, was built by the Bishop of Columbia for the purpose of a College for Young Ladies. It is situated in the healthiest part of Victoria, and is admirably adapted for its purpose, having large, well ventilated school rooms and dor mitories, and being surrounded with large grounds, well fitted for exercise and recreation. The college was re organized in 187S and a thoroughly efficient stall' of professors and teachers engaged by the present Principal, Mrs. OUR CATTLE RESOURCES, Messrs. hang & Ryan recently pur chased in Eastern Oregon, Washington anil Idaho, for the Cheyenne market, i ,Soo head of cattle, paving an average of $13 a head for them. This makes a total of $3(x),.(X), which the country east of the Cascades will this year re ceive from this firm alone. The outfit to drive these cattle Bait consists 0 1 jo men, o wagons and Sou horses. The drive will be about nine miles per day, and will finally decrease to live miles per day as the hot weather ap proaches. They expect to be ready to "go Last" by the 95th of April. Hi: CARIVUL What You Siun. We have frequently cautioned our read ers never to sign anything, when solicited to subscribe for papers, maps, books, plants, etc, The purchaser's word ought to he quit! sutlicient for his order, and if the canvasser docs not wish to take that, you had better do without the trash offered vou. The preparations for taking the U. S. CenSUl has just developed a new Held for swindlers. The tKMUU tttfUHmt Varies, but is something after thin fashion: A gentlemanly looking fellow drives up with blanks for statistics of the SS nwimJI' "sBljjB h3-' iPIfcI3fflBHBIIay itfJi'Sfw1 " ' LvKb ANGELA COLLBOE, VICTORIA, U. ('. I-'kom a Piioio nv R. Maynami. Mason (wife of the Very Rev. the I Dean of Christ Church), under whote able management the number of pupils has largely increased. The Dean and Mrs. Mason reside in the college, and receive a limited number of boarders, who are under charge of a resilient governess. A cockney described falling in love as an insane desire to pay a young woman's board. We always respect old age, except when stuck with a pair o! tough chickens. Thi Sikammui' Columbia, A letter from the Delaware Kivcr Iron Ship building Works, at Chester, l'a., informs us that this magnificent steam ship, just completed by them for the Portland and San Francisco trade, will sail for Portland direct on or about the 15th of April. Her dimension an as follows: Benin, 3S feet, (t inches; depth ol hold, 11 feet. She is of 3,11 tons burthen, has ( boilers, compound en. glnet, and is lilted up with every appli ance for the comfort and safely of pas sengers. Length, over all, 33: feet. lie that pi lls ut every barking dog must pick up a great many stone. farm - No. bushels of wheal, number of 1 , title, acres under cultivation, etc. Itctwccn the tabic and the foot of the pagl where the farmer signs his naina attesting lite statement, is a blank space, whose existence is accounted for as allordiug room for miscellaneous Information! in a month or so the farmer receives notice from a neigh boiiug bank that his note for $150 is due. He knows nothing of the note, but investigation shows that the " ecu ' aiis taker" has tilled in the blank with a 1 prumise to pav. which beiinr in the dan. I . of an innocent holder, must Ixt 1. ml by the unlucky dupe.