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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-02

eyes" he said, latter some trouble. a"
"Thank the Lord for that |" she an
swered, fervently. "The poor boy can
die in peace, at any rate"
IT ordered the things sent up. Is ne
asleep?"
Unconscious-like, answered the
woman. "His brain wanders little Mt
times"
A littl. morsel of boy lay upon
bed-the unmistakable mark OF famine
in his face.
The doctor bent over him, and look
ing into his face moment, said to the
woman, standing silent at his side.
His pain is over, He will prob.
ably live until morning, but he will
never again be conscious.
The long night passed, day dawned,
and the boy still lived. The morning
wore on and church time came. Car
riages ratified up to the door OF the
church and discharged their loads OF
silks, satins and broadcloths. The
bowling ushers opened the doors OF the
crimson lined, luxurious pews. and the
congregation slowly assembled:
"What do you know of charity ?"
thought the doctor. Here, not more
than twenty feet from the pulpit OF
your church, poverty re gins supreme;
vet not one of you all ever took the
trouble to look here for a field of use
fulness. You give little from your
abundance. and plume yourselves upon
your charitable hearts; and from that
poor woman by the bed you might learn
much. She cheerfully gives what she
can-her time-in behalf of boy she
never saw before, and"
The organist of the church commenc-
ed the voluntary, and an exclamation
from the woman brought the doctor to
the bed. The little sufferer moved I'M
easily, then a smile came upon his wan
face. q far.away look in his eyes.
II hear music, he murmured. Was
it the song of the angels, or the strain
of the grand organ that he heard? Who
can tell?
"He is going FAST" whispered the
doctor. The woman was silently weep
ing, and covered her face with her
hands. And the first notes of "Come,
ye disconsolate, came to them from the
church. Again the far-away look came
into his lips; his thin, white hand stir
red upon the bed. and while the last
strains still fingered upon the air. he
turned his face to the wall and 80 died.
And as the man in the threadbare
coat and the woman in rags knelt by his
side and prayed silently, in the church
the preacher, clothed in broadcloth,
arose and gave out his text; "Charity
covereth multitude Of sins"
Silks and satins rustled as their
wearers seated themselves to listen, and
the sermon went on, and in glowing
language depicted the want and wretch
edness Of the poor. and the vast congre.
cation listened with rapt attention.
Upon the speaker. too, the subject took
a hold, and by degrees his GESTURES be-
came more natural and less studied, his
phrases more earnest and less glitter
ing.
So the sermon went on, and at last,
after thrilling appeal, the preacher
raised his jeweled hands, cast up his
eyes, and cried Us though in agony,
"God help the poor II and the vast con-
gregation bowed, and softly murmured,
"God help the poor y
And then-well, then the service was
ended, and preacher and congregation
went home to their dinners and the AL.
mighty.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-02

STORY OF FALSE AND TRUE CHARITY.

The simple facts recorded in this
story occurred in city not many miles
from here. 1t would be impossible for
such case to happen in New York.
We are tho personification of charity.
We are angels and this is paradise!
Therefore, 1 wish it distinctly under
stood that write of a "pitiful case"
as the papers call it, which came under
my notice, in a distant city, years ago.
As a rule physicians are the most
charitable men. They may not give
fortunes away in arms ; but their time.
which to them is money, is freely given
to the suffering, in more cases than one
might suppose, without money and
without price" It was upon freezing
cold night that young physician step
ned into the warm, well-lighted Office of
a merchant prince. The doctor was
poor and needy his coat was worn and
threadbare, and furnished but little pro-
lection against the cold Of the season,
because lie labored among the poor, and
gave his time to those who were unable
to pay for it.
The merchant was n pious, "emi-
nently respectable" member of society.
He was the mainstay of church, the
promoter of charitable schemes, and
subscriber to all charities-which were
backed by influence, or conferred dis
tinction upon the giver. The world at
large honored his name but the men
in his employ were wont to smile mys-
teriously when his charities were mem
toned in their hearing, and one of them
was heard to remark that he "never
knowed man so we'll named" Now,
strange to soy, this model mans name
was Cantter.
So. into Mr.. Cantter's Office the
Young physician walked with some tre-
pidation but, being one of the world
at large, was confident that he would be
heard, for he was on q begging expedi-
ton not for himself-he would rather
have died than beg-but for o poor boy
who lay in tenement house in Dead
Mans row-lay dying of starvation. 1t
was to late to save his life-that the doc
tor knew but he hoped to raise suffi-
Gent money to make the boy comforta-
BILE for the remnant of his life left him.
As he opened the door of tho counting
room he saw Mr.. Cantter standing be-
fore the glowing CRATE fire, declaiming
nobly upon the beauties of true charity
to his book-keeper, who, being hard
pushed to live upon the pittance paid
him by his employer, was hardly likely
to profit by the homily.
and has not charity, it profiteth
him nothing" said Mr.. Cantter, in .
loud tone Of voice a. the door opened,
and the truth passed through his mind
that perhaps it was tho pastor Of his
church. The doctor entered, and sud
denly the food of eloquence which Mr..
Cantter was pouring npon the unresist-
iae clerk was hushed, for he knew tho
Doctor, and knew also that he was about
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Mr.. CONWAY, in . letter from Lon
don, tells the following story of Dean
Stanley: "Once upon time, the Dean
of Westminster, going to the Abbey,
put his gloves into his hat. On rsGurn-
ing home from his discourse he seid to
lis wife, Somehow the congregation
seemed to gaze upon me to-day With .
peculiar interest while was pres hing
I do not wonder, replied Lady fStan-
ley, for during your entire d)rmon
your gloves rested ON the top Z your
head"
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sons Of the Swiss SgountaIneer.
BY aRon0R BANCROFT oRIryTTH.

Nv herd is impatient, for Winter is over.
As sailor the sea. yonder mountain view;
So I'll shoulder my basket. milk.stoo and strainer
And bid the sweet vale Of Mexringen adieu
The falls Of Reichenbach are greatly rejecting
The iris that spangles its morn.g ilded spray
On the banks Of Aar River my presence expecting
Stand brother aud neighbor, so must away.
And yet from my chalet see the smoke rising,
The meal .f the morning. my spouse has prepared
| must break the loaf with them. oil sadness dis
For IN the full Joy of my household I've shared
Though ever tho pines OF the mountain are signing.
AMd the roar Of the torrents, hear sweet voice
In the temples of crystal. like heavens walls lying
Half hidden in cloud say " Ascend and rejoice!
Up up where the luminous glaciers are lifung
Their spires DER the valleys, unpillared and free
palaces floating. coud-seas calmly drifting,
And only the eagle TO share them with me.
Up! up where the standards Of ice have forever
Their mist. wreaths of glory. like banners I'M
The estsrscts' thunder doth praise the All-Giver.
True grandeur sits sternly aloof from the world
Delay not delay not! the Alps are all flashing
With smiles that are mirrored from morn oeam'
Through ali the great denies rich coors imprnting.
bridal veil flung 'twixt the earth and the SKY J.
Aye! homcward I'll hasten, the frugal meal tasting.
Then quickly my iron bound staff I'll employ;
For xuccuient heritage my cattle are waiting.
Well soon journey up with companion. like JOY
Old Brindle and Starfsce, and Spotty. the heifer.
far!
Hank hear the lark's anthem ! the swift flowing
river.
As flooded with silver, the beautiful Aar!
Lo, now from high gardens, in Summer wales bloom
ing.
Where Alps rise on Alps We can fearlessly roam
Our comrades the stars all their beauty revealing
through the thatch in the roof of our dear noun
tain home.
Our hearts swell with pleasure NO sound can alarm
uR,
No longer lie lonely the shadows around;
We dream that the land nearest heaven IL found,
The storni.clouds below US may lower a6righted.
The eagle ay shrieking his eyrie before
with God still above uB wander delighted,
Heaven opes near our dwelling its beautiful door.
-YovtAs Companion.
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You can now buy . paper collar with
. picture Of George Washington ON each
end. The time 10 ct hand when man
earning but % . week can have pictures
all over his shirt.
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Flags at HNlf.Mnst.
M ADDISON y. BROWNE.

OF late have noticed that flags at half-mast
Full oft to the eye are displayed
A true indication that mortals have passe"
Through region of silence and shade.
But only for those who had stations In NE
That proclaimed their names to the worid,
And who dwelt in region remote from its striic'
Is the sorrowful banner unfurled
For the millions who pass to the giitter'ng snore
And enter the portals of rest,
No banner shslI wave when their journey is DER
To tell that spirit Is best
Still the Saviour's afection-suficient for all
When we pass through the shadowy way:
Though the spirit be humble that hears the dread
call
Gives welcome to giorifed day.
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WY il chloroform like Meudd |sohu?
It's the greatest Of modern COO losers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-02

CHEAP AND CONVENIENT GArEs.-A
writer in the Rural Home says: II
have made gates to replace some old
fashioned bars that am heartily tired
of continually opening and shutting.
They are durable. and very easily made.
Each gate is twelve feet in length by
four in hight. Five boards, four inches
wide, are used, besides battens and
braces. Battens should be placed on
both sides, making three thicknesses to
nail through. It does not take more
than thirty-three feet of boards, worth,
perhaps, sixty cents, to make each gate.
Add to that ten cents for nails, and the
value of one hour of your time, and you
have the whole expense. A gate of this
kind will outlast framed one costing
four dollars; and, as no hinges are used,
that expense is saved also. It is held in
position by means Of stake driven in
the ground, four or five inches from the
post; not in a straight line, but y little
more than the thickness of tho gate
toward the driveway, so that when
opened the gate can be turned half way
around, and be parallel with the drive
way. It il kept q few inches from the
ground by o strip nailed to both stake
and post. on which one end rests when
shut, and on which it slides half its
length, and then swings around as on q
pivot when opened. The strip is ,lsu-
ally placed under the second board, in
space arranged for it, cutting sway
two of its hinges. A gate of this kind
can be made in much less time and at Is
little expense as q pair of bars, and is
certainly much more convenient"
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How to Tell a Horses Age.

The Journal Of til, Farm tells how to
know the age of a horse as follows:
The colt is born with twelve grinders.
When four front teeth have made their
appearance, the colt is twelve days old,
and when the next four come forth, it
is four weeks old. When the corner
teeth appear. the colt is eight months
old; when the latter have attained to the
hight of the front teeth, it is one year
old. The two-year old colt has the kerr
nerl 1.-THE substance in the middle of the
tooth's CROWN ground out in all the
front teeth. In the third year the mid
die front teeth are being shifted, and
when three years old these are substi-
tuted by the horse teeth. The next four
teeth are shifted in the fourth year, and
the corner teeth in the fifth. At six
years the kernel is worn out of the lower
middle front teeth, and the bride teeth
have now attained their full growth.
At seven years q hook has been formed
in the corner teeth of the upper jaw,
the kernel of the next teeth at the mid
die is worn out and the bride teeth be-
gin to wear off. At eight years the
kernel is worn out of the lower front
teeth, and begins to decrease in the
middle upper front. In the ninth year
the kernel has wholly disappeared from
the upper middle front teeth, the hook
on the corner has increased in size, and
the bride teeth lose their points. In
the tenth year the kernel is worn out of
the teeth next to the middle front of the
upper jaw. and in the eleventh year the
kernel has entirely vanished from the
corner teeth Of the same jaw. At twelve
years old the crown of all the front teeth
i'll the lower jaw has become triangular,
and the bride teeth are much worn
down. As the horse advances in age the
gums shrink away from the teeth, which,
consequently, receive long, narrow
appearance, and their kernels have be-
come metamorphosed into a darkish
point, grey hairs increase in the fore
head and over the eyes, and the chin
assumes the form of an angle.
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D.vRA11z quartsrs-Silver ones.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-02

FLAX SEED FOR FEEDING CATTLE
The Flax Society Of ireland gives the
following advice on the manner of using
fax seed for feeding cattle: The seed,
given by itself, is too strong and oily to
he very wholesome food; and, besides
this, the miscellaneous matter prevents
the seed being bruised by the animals
teeth, or dissolved by the gastric juice.
It is much better to take the bolls to a
mill, where there are edge-stones, with
out threshing out the seed, and to have
them ground under the stones, set very
close, or have the seed cracked in an
oat-bruiser; or the small farmer, when
no other means are within reach, may
use large metal pot, bedded in clay,
and pound the hollis in it with O hard
wood pestle, made to fit the bottom of
the pot. About dozen strokes ore suf-
ficient to make the hollis into fine meal.
The chaff and seed, mixed together, af-
ford most nourishing food. It may be
given to cattle steamed or boiled, but it
is best to steep the mixture from twelve
to twenty-four hours in cold water, and
then mix 1t up with luke-warm water to
the consistence of Cruel. It will have
formed rich, finely-dissolved jelly,
easily digested, and of the most whole
some and nutritious quality, excellent
to be given to cows, and producing
plenty of milk and butter. 1t is also
good for horses. sheep or swine. A pint
of seed and half bushel OF chaff may
be given to cow at feed. A farmer
who has experienced the advantages of
saving the seed hollis of his flax crop,
will never neglect it again, as they can
be turned to much advantage in one way
or another.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

WILMINGTON. Dec. 4.-spirits turpentine
steady at 35c.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Alive hogs quiet al
$5 30a5 55 per lU0 lbs.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Dec. Wheat: little
doing. Corn firm at 52e Oats: small lots 35a
SIC per bu.
CLEyELAND. H.. Dec. 4--Petrolenm is
quoted at 28c per gallon. =, .-,-s C,
oswEdo. Dec. 4--Wh6at firm: No 2 Mil
watlkee club, 81 I'll; No. white MItnigan,
81 49, Corn steady: Western mixed. t8c.
BOSTON, Dec. 4.-Flour steady and prices
are unchanged. Corn is in fair demand. Oats:
No. mixed, No. 9 white and No. white, Asa
a46c.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 4--Flour steady: Choice
family S6 50a1 w. Com quiet at 5Sa62c. oats
hrm at 47a4S'. Lard quiet llEal21c. Bacon
quiet at s4a9xalOkc. Baggmg hrma5 l2>sa
lse.
rITrsBCRd. D9c. Wheat: Fair to prime
ONO and lr,tiana red winter, 81 30al 35. Oats:
very dull Mixed OHIO and Pennsylvania,
S2a33ei fair mixed to prime yellow, 50a5Sc.
Ryeunchanged at 1SaSOc.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4-Flour firm and unchanged
Wheat steady; No. spring 81 l0k,. Novem-
Der: 81 11A, December. Corn easy: t3Bc. De-
cember; 43kc, January. Oats easy: 43Hc, De.
cenber; 33Xc, November. Barley dull and
lower: No. =, 7Sc cash and November. Pork
steady: SIS 35, year. Lard firm. Whisky low
! er: 81 0H
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CHEMICALS,
PICTURES,
The Young NavigatOrs...lIxl6. 81.

Also beautiful country scene Four chill
dren, three girls and boy, have left the dis
tant house to play. Two are seated on the
bank of the little lake, near the trunk of a
picturesque old tree, and these act as specta-
tors, while the other two, a boy and girl, are
on their knees near the water, endeavoring to
guide two little boats with sticks in their
hands. The boys boat is a full riggel sloop,
with sail spread; the girls only faint imita-
tion Of a boat, doubtless the work Of her own
hands, being made of chips.
A Country Stile--.llxl6, 81.
This is a view of farm in the early cum.
mer. The house, almost hidden by foliage
and surrounded by meadow land, is seen in
the distance. In the foreground are four girls
reposing upon and near the stle Of the old
fashioned kind. All have been gathering
flowers, and one little gill is seated in thu
grass endeavoring to form bouquet.
charming picture.
The Darling Babe.--llxl6, 81.
This Is a companion piece of the English
Cottage. 1t is a garden scene. In the force
ground a young girl is contemplating, with
fond affection, a sleeping infant in its cradle,
cat, lies rolled up in sleep near by. The back
ground shows parterre of flowers and shrub
berry Of luxurant growth, and also large
dish OF fine ripe fruit. The expression aud
position Of the young girl are so natural that
one can almost fancy her words spoken, 1.-The
Darling Babe"
English COttage--llxl6, ST.
This picture represents the farmers homo
so common in England. A plain, homely
building, truly, yet suggestive OF much coms
fort, and even some beauty. The background
covered with the shade Of grand old tregs, and
the foreground with abundance Of flowers,
while roses in bloom almost hide me doorway
and are trained high up in t,ne roof Housl
utensils in common use are Standing neaEths
vel, and the mother of .Ghe family is dra%in1
water from the well. with the daughter and
her little charge, tie infant of the family, and
the sleek house cat sitting near as spectators.
STR0BRIDGE & CO., Publishers,
Cor. Race and Baker Sts.. Cincinnati.
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DAYTON, KY.

The Centennial Dancing Club, an or
ganization composed Of some OF the best
young people Of the city, and whose en-
tertainments are always characterized
a party at Nolte's Hall Wednesday eve
ming, December 20.
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MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.
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FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4-1:sO z. M

CINCINNATI, Dec 4-l:30 ?. N.
Cash gold is steady to-day, and it is buying
at 1857 and selling at 109. Gold checks are
drawn on New York at 1857.
Sterling exchange n;inues steady, with
moderate demand. No change In rates. We
quote it 81 IS for sight draft and "a 83 for sixty
day bills per f IN gold.
Eastern exchange is steady at previous rates.
Demand moderate. Buying at lilo discount
and selling at par.
Cincinnati Southern Railroad 7-3Ds are quiet
at 1861 and interest
Government bonds are firm, but with no ma
terial chan ue from ureVous nuOtations.
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BABBITTs SOAP.
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should subscribe for the MORNING NEWS. pub
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in these States, should use its columns. 1t is
the best paper in the Southeast. Specimen
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