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'vWWy. .... m Si IN I WW NO., 19. VOL. III. HILLSBOUO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST, 12, 1875. - A A ' S K d Tiw Yi rz to ft Y A mYHTn I I F II 111 THE INDEPENDENT. I&llsbare - v - - - Oregon $B, 23 X XT O 13. Editor and Proprietor. ERMS OF SUBSCIlirTION(Coin) : Ono y ar,.. Hit m nths,. Three iQontha, feiaglr topics. $2 50 1 50 l 00 10 RATES OF ADVERTISING (Coin) : Jiegulr Advertisers. TIMS 1 SQ. 2 SQ. )i Col VJcol lcol 1 wiek. 1 50 2 00 3 50 6 00 10 00 iwms. 2 00 2 50 4 50 8 50 15 00 1 Month. 2 50 3 CO 5 00 12 00 20 00 3 Mos. 4 50 6 00 9 00 20 00 30 00 6 mos. 6 00 10 00 16 00 30 00 50 00 1 tkar. 10 00 15 00 30 00 50 00 90 00 Transient advertisements. $2 00 1st in sertion; each addiiioual insertion, $1 00. Lot? -1 Notices, 20 cents per line for enfcll , insertion, . No notice lews . than SI 00. Summons, ShevitTs Sale, and all other lgal notices. $1 50 per squnre, 1st inser tion; each additional insertion. 75 ceits. A Squabe is one inch np or down these columns. AGES TAT PORTLAND, OREGON L. SlMtJKLS. AGENT AT SAN FRANCISCO L.P.Fish h, rooms 20 & 21.iItrchiiut'sExchan3'e California street. AGENTS AT NEW YORK CITY-S. M. I rfTrrviittt. & f!r 37 Park Row. cor. Bekman st.-Gico. P. Roweli. & Co., 4 1 Park Row. j AGENTS AT ST. LOUIS Rowfxttt Chksmak, Cor. Third and Chestnut Sts. 'TO CORRESPONDENTS. All commnni c:tkns intended for insertion in! The 1 Impendent must be authenticated ly name nud address of the writer -mot necessarily for publication, but us a guaranty of good faith. OFFICE In Hilisboro in the old Court House buildiiiij ou the Public Square. PROFESSIONAL, CARDS. JAMES VITHYC02tBE, Veterln a ry Snrgeo n, HILLSBOUO, - - - - OREGON. ftp Will be at the Oregon Livery KtablcR. Corner of Morrison and First Streets. Port ind, every Friday. uprStf JOJIX VITE, M. !.. Phy ia-a and Surgeon U ILLS HO R0, - - - ORIXi.N. rySprcial atknti-m (jhxn to DEFORMI TIES; also CIIliUNIC CLCKliH. OFFICE Main street Hilisboro. Oregon. F. A. BAILEY, M. D. 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NOTARY FURLJC and CONVEYANCER LEGAL papers drawn and collections made.L Business entrusted to bis care at tended to promptly OFFICF.New Court Hfw m3 -3 MARK TWAIN'S BIG FRIfcHT. A Story of Old Tines on the ttistb sippi not in tbt "Atlantic ttonthfy." While stttin in front of the Southern Hotel, talking to a future great citizen about the old steamboat days of St. Louis, when captains, clerics and pilots ran the town, and ran it under a full head of steam, an ancient mariner let up on whittling the urm of the nest chair, turned to ward us, and remarked, "You were speaking of the old river day?" "We were," I replied. "Perhaps, now, jo a have been muling some of Fam Clemens's yarns?" I held Up a copy of the AHantint opened at Mark Twain's article, which had really brought about the conversation. "Yes, I thought so; well, he don't tell all he knows," said the social liverman, reaching over for a tobacco-pouch which a gentleman was passing to a friend. "There's one little affair he aint worked into piint vet, and it aint likelv he will." The social stranger quit off on his reminisce ii ce at this point and talke 1 generally about the bad out look of the crops and the universal disadvantage of dryness. Seeing that nothing but gin and surar would start him anew, ho was per suaded in o a convenient bar-room, and hoisting in three fingers (held j vertically), a handful of ciackersand several chunks of cheese, he pro ceeded with his auecdote, interrupt ing himself a number of times to re mark to the barkeeper, "The same, paid' "I was first engineer of the Alex- ander Scott when Sam Clemens J (Mark Twain) aa a cub in her pilt- j house. He was a chipjer young ; chap, with legs no bigger'n a casting line, and fuller of tricks than a mule colt. He worked off jokes on every body aboard, from the skipper down to the roosters (darkey deck hands), but they were all taken in good part, but I la' by two or three to pay back. About the time Sam got th run of the river enough to stand 0 alone at the tvheel, the Scott went into the lower river trade, carrying cotton from McOihi4 to New Or leans. Pei haps now, you never see a boat in the cotton trade burn. Well, you may cover your cotton from stem to term with tarpaulins, and keepyour donkey engine steamed up, but if a spark of fire touches cot ton, enough to fill a tooth, your boat's a corpse. It's quicker'n than gunpowder to burn, and no pilot can reach the lower deck from the texas in time to save himself, let alone his Saratoga. So you see ev erybody in that trade is on the watch, and an alarm of fire in a boat loaded with cotton will turn a man's hair graj' quicker'n an alligator can swallow a nigger. "Sam,being a young pilot, and new to the cotton trade, was told over again how the profession would lose a promising cob if ever a fire broke out on the Scott, and the boy got nervous. My striker and me al ways managed to be in the lunch room when Sam came off watch, and as he came in we would talk, about th number of cotton boats that burned in such a year,and how such a cub would hav made a lightning pilot, if he hadn't got burnt up in the cotton trade; and we always no ticed that Sam's appetite failed him after that, and instead of going to bed he would go prowling around the lower deck and peering about the hatchways, smelling at every opening like a pup that bad lost its master. "One day when we backed out of Memphis with a big cargo of cotton, I complaiue.1, in Sam's hearing, that the mate had loaded the boat too uear the engines. The boy foDemed mo into the engine room, and, with out seeming to notice him, I , told my striker I wonld do my level best j to keen that cotton from catch ing fire, but that it was a slim chance with bales piled right up before the furnace doors. Sam got wbiter'n a bulkhead, and v-tut up to the tex.w, whero he packed his Saratoga, ready for any business that might coma before the meeting. When he went on watch I posted the second clerk to keep an eye on him. He bid lie hind a smokestack and tSm Sam alone in the pilothouse, his hair on end, his face like a corpse's, and his eyes sticking out so far yon could have knocked them off with a stick. He danced around the pilot house, turned up his nose like he was smell ing for. a pole-cat, pulled every bell, turned the boat's nose for the bank, and yelled Fiier like ft Cherokee Indian on the war path. We had a big cargo of passengers, and the wo mon screeched, the men rushed for cork pillows, and the crew yanked the doors off their hinges and rushed to the guards, ready to go ovex board at the first moderation of the weath- ! er. The skipper had hard work to I make tne crazy passengers believo ! that there wasn't any fire, but he I brought them to reason finally. I j p.iid no attention to Sam's frantic yells, so the boat didn't run her noz zle against the bank he aimed for. "Tho captain and pilot and a lot .f passengers, after bunting all over I the boat, couldn't find n sign ot fire anyvvht-fe outside the furnaces, and then thcV went for Sam. He swore up and down that he smelt cotton burning; no use talking to him he knew the sm 11 of burning cotton, and, by thunder, ho had smelt it. The first pilot said, kind of soft and pitying to Sam, "My boy, if you'd told me you was so near the jim jams I'd stood double watch for you. Now, you go and soak your "head in a bucket of water nud take a good sleep and you'll be all right by to morrow.' Sam ju t biled over at this, and wheu a pretty young woman ; passenger said to the skipper, loud enough for Sam to hear, So young and nice lookiug, too how nsd it would make his poor mothor feel to hear how ho drinks he fairly frothed at tho mouth. You never see a fellow so toned down as Sam was after that, and though the boys neer quit running him, he never talked back, but looked kind of puz zltrd as though he was trj'ing to ac count for that smell of cotton smoke." "And what was the cause of the smell?" I asked cmiuo Ancient. He chuckled a full minute and then said, "You see there's a speaking tube running from the engine room to the pilot bouse. I had in mind the tricks Sam had played on me, and having worked him to a nervous state about fire, I waited till be was alone in the pilot house, and then set fire to a little wad of cotton, stuffed it into the speaking tube, and the smell came out right under his nose. A little more sugar in it,pard." Louis Corr. of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Hearsay Evidence. "I say, Mr. Smiihcis," said Mrs. Smithers to her husband; "didn't I hear you down in the kitchen kissing the cook?" "My dear," replied Smithers, blandly, "permit me to insist upon my right to be reasonably v ignorant. I really cannot say what 'ou may have henrd." "But wan'tyou down Ihero kissing the cook?" "My dear, 1 really cannot recol lect. I only remember going into the kitchen and coming out agnin. I may have been tbere, and from what you soy I infer I was. But I cannol recollect just what occured." "But," persisted the ruth lew cross examiner, what did Jane mean when sho said; "Ob! Smithers, don't kiss so loud, or that old she-dragon up stairs will hear us!" "Well' said Smithers, in his bbtZKlest tones, "I cannot remember the interpretation I did pot on the words at tl e time. They are not edy word8y ymi muSt remember. The seeds of love can never grow but under the warm and geniai ia tiueneeof kind feeling and affection ate manners. A FIGHT F0n SUPREMACY. 3 cf Trcvcl in th Sssthvmt. nil wmm From the Vicksburg Herald. A gentleman residing in this city had occasion, a few days since, to make a journey down the river and several miles back from it, using a a saddle-horse. Darkness overtook him in7! sparsely settled district, und as the roads were in a bad con dition and the evening looked threat ening, he halted before a forlorn looking hut, and asked if he could find lodgings. "I reckon yo raoogbt," replied the Icngdiaired, sorrowful-cycd squat ter, after hesitating for a moment. The VicksbtJrg:ef f oati little to eat, and his horse fottnd still less. The squatter and hjs wifo were all alone, and they had but few words for the stranger, and scarcely spoke to each other When tho evening grew old the traveller camped down on the floor on a blanket, aud being very tired he fell asleep while host and hostess were smoking their black clay pipes at the other end of the room. He had slept about two hours when the squatter she ok him by the shoulder and said: "Stranger, I'm powerful sorry to disturb ye, but I want to at a ia vor." "Yes yes what is it?" inquired the Vicksburger, as h rubbed his eyes and sat up. "Ye like to seo far play, don't ye, stranger?" "Yes, of course." "Wall, mc'n the old woman cau't agree; somehow she's cross and tetchy, and I guess I'm a trifle ugly. Leastwise, we don't hug up worth ole boots. We've fit and fit; I'm old and and she's chuck full of grit, and jt's about an even thing!" "Well, I'm eorry," put in the Vicksburger, as the jtquatter heai- tated. "We've been a-talkfn' sinco ve cum, stranger, and we've mado up to ask ye to hold the caudle and let us go in for an old rouser of a fight a reg'lar old sockdolager, which shall sctile our fuss! If I lick, she'll go; if she licks, I'll travel!" "I'm sorry if there's any trouble, and I hope you won'tlfight." " We'vo got to do it, stranger, "re plied tbe old woman. "I won't lire with a man who kin lick me, and he's just as high-born. Sea 'a a& good as the run o' men, but he's lazy and sassy and wants to wear his hat on bis ear!'. "She's right, stranger," aid the squatter, "and this cabin can't hold both of us any longer! If s to be a squar' fight no kicking or clubbing, and we wont go back on yer decis ion." The Vicksburger protested, but the woman placed a lighted candle on his hand, and posted bim in the door, and the man and wife stepped out on the ground. "Suke, I'm going to wcllop ye right Mnart iu just four hoots and a holler!" said the squatter as he pushed up his sleeves. "Sam, 3e don't weigh 'ouff into three tons!" she replied in a grim voice, and the battle commencd. Tho Vicksburger raetally bet twen ty to one on the man at tho btart, but in two minutes he had reduced the odds to ten, and in two minutes more he was bitting even. The wife was like a wild-cat, springing, dodging, striking and clawing, and pretty soon her husband had to stand on the defensive. "Look out for tho Bengal tiger, Soke!" be warned as be clawed the air. "I can whip the boots ofTn ye," "Sam, she replied, and the battle grew fiercer. One of the woman's sharp nails struck the husband's eye and blinded himfor an instant. As he threw vp bis arms she seized both hands into his hair, yanked him down, and in anoth moment - bad the, "gouge" on him. "Sam, do ye cave?" he akd, as they lay quiet. "That's the dead-word, fluke, and I'm a licked man 1" b carnfoily answered. She let him np, and be tamed -to the Viokstcrrr and inquired: "Stranger, was it a fat fought?" "I guetait was." "Then I travel!" He entered the but, put on his coat and hat, took up bis rifle and as be came out he reached his hand to his wife and said: "Good bye, Suke! Wo agree fa'r and squar', and here I go!" Then turning to the traveller he added: "Much obleeged, stranger; ye held tbe candle plump fa'r, and ye didn't holler for cither one of us!" Aud he walked down to the fence, leaped over, and was soon lost to sight. "Good 'uuff on the shoot," mused tho wife as she gazed after him, "but his fighting weight is clar run down to nuthin'l" SSAy. Sarah Smith stands sorrowfully solus; she sees splendid spruces sur rounding shad' spots sho sees sum mer' sun shiniug; she smells sweet savors; sweet songster singing sil very strains serenade Sarah. Still si e sighs. Sunset's soft shades set tle silently, still sho stands sadly sighing. Suddenly she started. She saw some strauger strolling silently southward. "Stop!" sho shouted. "Stop, stranger! Saiah Smith says so!" Stately sho stood, sternly she ishoutcd "Stop!" Samuel Slocum, succetful statesman, smooth speak er, started, saw Sarah, seemed sur prised said soliloquizingly, "Strange; seemingly scarce sixteen; so sweet; so simple; still so singularly suspi cious! Mie seems strangely sad. Say something sweeter, Sarah." She, stopping omo silent struggle, said, "Surely some stranger seeing sights. Shall Sarah Smith shun such; scarce ly." So strolling silently stranger ward, sho said: "Sarah Smith scorns suspicious scandals, sho seeks sym pathy; seeks sho successfully?" Still shone silvery streams slant ing southward. Samuel Slocum sat sweetly smilling. Sarah Smith al suspiciously somewhere. Sunset's serene splendor suggested supper. Still she sat. She sought sympathy successfully; supper seemed super fluous. Some six Sunday's succeeding she signed some sketches Sarah Smith Slo.um. It. ft Fashionable Ufa. If there is any environment which can degrade a human being or bard en a young heart, it is the atmos phere of fashionable life without that homo culture which should be its natural accompaniment. You may take the tendercst and most beauti ful aud lovely girl, the one that is kindest at home, and loves her father and mother most, and put her in the highest circle of fashionable life, with plenty of money and full scope to do as sho pleases; let her dress herself as sho will cover herself with diamonds and pearls; let tho love of admiration become tho ruling passion; and soon all the tenderness of that young naturo passes away; her thoughts concentrate upon her-selt- what figure she is cutting, who her ad:i irers are, what conquest i she can make. By and bythe youthful, beautiful modesty is gone, and the way is open for vice, that, in the beginning, would not havo been dreamed of, or, if thought of, put away as utterly impossible. Owing to the recent spell of warm weather in Douglas county, the grain has matured very fast, and on ac count of a scarcity of machinery to harvest the crop , immediately tbere will be quite a loss to tbe farmers. We understand that Benton coun ty failed in raising $100,000, to in sure the completion of the proposed Yaqnina : railroad. Linn .county." is going to try and raise this amount. Hay in IloKeburg is $12 n ton. lT6CE in KA2SA3. A Choyenn) Iniiin Atfenspb to bst a FcjTstr'i 0;htcr. , , . One of the main tributaries b( the Little Arkansas river is called Cun ning Turkey creek, at the month of which is Jim Geary's rancho, an old and tomewbat notorious stopping place in the days when Government previsions were hauled from Fort Harker to tho Indian Territory by means of bull aad mule teams. Among the early settlers was a fami ly from Ohio named Falconer, which consisted of Robert Falconer, bis wife Sarah, and an only daughter Bessie, nt this timo about seventeen years old. Tho young girl was en-' engaged to a young farmer, and had nothiug happened vould havo bean married on last Friday evening. The time for the marriage arrived, sad id tho bridegroom and invited guests, but, strange, no bride appeared. Her patents supposing sho was in her rohm, went to the door to warm her that the time for the perform ance of the ceremony , had arrived, when thoy found the ro.m empty. It w as early evening, and not yet dusk j so they walked to the window to en deavor to discover the truant. Their horror may bo imagined when they saw, rapidly disappearing 'through the timber on the creek bank, a man, carrying iu his arms tho form of a young girl, which, from the dress, they immediately recognized as that of their daughter. In an instant the alarm was given, and the whole par ty, well armed, started in pursuit. Witnin a few minutes they were within gunshot of the fugitive, bat were uuablo to use their weapons in consequence of bis shielding bis body with the loved form of tbe bride elect. The young lover was almost frantic, and in bis frenzy ap peared to havo gained the fleetnees of the antelope, overtaking tho al most breathless abductor, he eeized him, and after a brief struggle wrested tho girl from him, at the same timo discovering that tbe ab ductor was a Cheyenne Indian ' who had been around the neighborhood for a year or two. At the same time that the farmer I egained bis sweet heart, the savage with eel-like wrig gle, escaped from his hold and start ed on a keen run down the craekV The pursuer, however, were too much for bim, and one of their num ber brought him to the ground by means of a well-aimed bullet from av needle-gun. It was soon ascertained that the red man was only wounded in the thigh. He was then Ukeo prisoner and lodged in a neighbor ing dug-out, from which by some means he escaped during tbe night, carrying tbe needle-gun ball in bis tbigb, and has not since bson 'beard of, although dilligent search baa bean made by the friends of the young lady, whose wedding has been indefinitely postponed in conse quence of an attack of brain feteY, tne result of tbe fright the received St. Joseph, Mo.t Herald, July It. Condition of Te Wheat Crops In thi East. Washington, July 23. Returns of the department of agriculture for Ju ly 1st, show the condition of spring and winter wheat together at about 81 per cent, of an avotage , Winter wheat, including California, average 74, aud spring wheat .96. Spring wheat, iu States in tho northeast and northwest, is gcueally in high con dition. Of winter wheat the area ill tbe South Atlantic and Gulf I tttate is generally above' the verage, but in the middle 8tates tbe coudition It very low, ranging down to 46. West of the Alleghanies from New York, the prospect is better, the State erages being between 71 in Ohio tad 95 in Iowa. California report zdn wheat at 76 and spring wheat ct 5. Rev. Addison Jones, pastor' of the' Baptist church, Salem, is lying "dan, geron ly ill,' with Tittle hopes' "ente? tained of his recovery. , ,1. Srr.scnrnr for your locrd papeiv ! r 4.