The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-23
The Port Townsend Argus, publish

TN Monday afternoon laSt, COW
belonging to Mr.. A. A. Plummer, broke
into the orchard opposite the residence
OF Mr.. Tibbals, and while wandering
about she managed to fall through the
rotten boards that covered a cistern.
In order to get the COW out it was nee
cessary to rig a pair of sheais, and Just
as they got the animal landed the shears
tell down knocking Mr.. Plummer over
and breaking the ankle of his son
Enoch.
They NEVER Do.-Trials never
come singly. 1t was only last week
that we learned that the coal supply
would be exhausted in little over o.
100000 years, and now news comes
that the planet Vulcan is lost. We
can hardly think any one would be
mean enough TO steal Vulcan, but the
nights have been dark lately, and there
are good many tramps about. If
Vulcan has fallen into the hands of an
honest person it will probably be re-
turned; but perhaps the best way
would be to offer liberal reward, and
no questions asked. -Norwich BuNe-
TN.
ORIGIN OF INDIAN \AMEs.-Thc
Sioux Indians name their proposes af-
ter events Transporting at the time of
their birth. As Illustrative of this pc
cuiar trait, Red Cloud is known to have
taken that name from the fact that the
western sky was ovcrspread with red
clouds at the moment of his birth, while
the bringing of a captive horse with Il
spotted Aail gave the great chief the sim
sular cognomcn of Spotted Tail. Sit
ling Bull received his name because
buffalo bull was, by lucky shot,
thrown opon its launches in plain sight
of his mothers tcpec at the natal hour,
while the cavortiug of a fractions pony
furnished name for the rcdoub,ful
Crazy Uorse.-Ncw Haven Register.
MODIFYING FLAvoGs N FGv,r.
In relation 20 This sabicct, the Len
don JoarnM Of Horticulture says:
Many, if not all sorts of pears, are i'm
mcnsc'y improved by being subjected
10 Il temperature of 100 deg. tor an hour
or two previous TO being eaten. To
take the best kinds of fruit direct from
the fruit room, which may not be halt
Il dozen degrees above the freezing
point, is not ooing justice t. the fruit.
or, | must add, 10 The owner. Let any
one test fruits of any good soits of APP
pies and peas, some Singing cold aud
oilers aiiiiicialIy warmed, and note
the superiority OF The latter, which is to
my mind conclusivc.'
When the spirit is willing, but the
flesh weak; when The law in the men,
bers wars against The law of the mind;
when, though you would do good, evil
is present with you; when some ire
sistiblc current seems to be setting you
down away from what is good and
night; then remember that you need not
despair; that you are not asked to do
, more than you can, but only what you
can; that, having little, and that your
reward will be greater if you use your
own talent Alright, aud improve it TO the
utmost, than those obtain who, having
IA great endowment of power and facul-
~, make li'.lcuse ofit.-.JAMEs FREE
MAN CLARKE.
The Corvallis GAZETTE calls Kelly
the putty man OF the Senate"
DR.. John Vito. Of llilsboro, died
suddenly, last week, OF apoplcSy.
A lady took her son, of some five
years, TO church. After the minister
had been preaching about half an hour,
the little fellow grew sleepy, and began
TO nod. The mother aroused him into
attention several times by pushing; but
as it seemed hopeless case, she con-
cluded to let him sleep undisturbed.
Ancr a while the little fellow had his
nap out, and saw the minister holding
forth. lie looked up in his mothers
face and innoccntly asked, "Aothcr, is
this Sn, day night, or next Sunday
night
Sieiacoom had a masquerade ball
roc.utv in which ~ cou,,l.s r,rticinat.