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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25
The Author of ''Paul and Virginia"

suppose that this author gave great
deal more of study and care to his book
on nature than he did to the little story
of ''Paul and Virginia" Yet it was this
last-which was published some two
years or more before the capture of the
Bastille-which gave him his great fame.
Where there was one reader for his
other books, there were twenty readers
for paul and Virginia" In those
fierce days when the Revolution was
ripening, and gigantic system OF lord
ly privileges was breaking up and con-
Stunning away-like straw in tire-this
little tender, simple story, with its gushes
of sentiment and its warm, tropical at
mosphere, was being thumbed in porter's
lodges, and was read in wine shops and
hidden under children's pillows, and was
sought after by noble women-and wom-
en- who were not noble-and by priests
who slipped it into their pockets with
their books of prayer. Even the hard,
flinty-faced young officer of artillery, Ma
poleon Bonaparte, had read it with de-
light, and in after years greeted the au-
thor with the imperial demand-"When,
M. st. Pierre, will you give US another
Paul and Virginia."
Do you not wonder, as you read it,
that so simple and slender tale could
take any hold upon people who were en-
quilted in the terrors Of that mad revolu-
ton?
Why was it9
Partly, think, because the dainty and
tender tone of the story teller offered such
strange contrast to the fierce wrangle OF
daily talk; partly also because, in the
breaking down of all the old society laws
and habits of living in France,it was re-
lief to catch a sweet glimpse OF the pro-
gress of an innocent life and innocent
love-albeit of children-under purely
natural influences.
1t is worth your reading, were it only
that you may see what tender and exag-
gerated sentiment was relished by this
strange people at time when they were
cutting off heads in the public square by
hundreds.
1t is specially worth reading in its
French dress, for its choice, and simple,
and limpid language.-St. Nicholas.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25
" Safety Matches"

A gentleman who had been employed
in the manufacture of safety matches ex
pressed it as his opinion that they are the
most dangerous matches made. For, in
the majority Of cases, when match is
struck, some of the phosphorus on the
box flies off, and, being highly intlam-
mable, if it meets with any combustible
substance, it always gives rise to dan
gerous fire. If lighted where the phos-
phorus can fall on the carpet, the result
is the same as though the carpet was ex-
posed to the sparks of fire. There is
also a certain degree of temptation
offered to those who manufacture these
matches. This consists in putting a
small quantity of phosphorus into the
heads to make them ignite more easily
when brought in contact with the phos-
phorus on the box. This fraud has ac-
tually been carried into effect in Northern
Germany, and although nothing of the
kind has been discovered in this country,
the fact that it may be will probably in
crease their unpopularity. The safety
match has certainly had time to win its
way, as an old variety of it existed in
OWltLcIlduu dt pCiiOeA "hoh OehSA POI w.
of the world were still occupied with the
flint and steel. 1t has been claimed for
these matches that they are better able
to resist moisture than other varieties.
The reason, however, is not apparent, as
the heads are composed of salts, which
are affected by water in the manner OF all
saline substances. 1t may be stated as a
general rule that those matches are safest
which require considerable friction for ig-
milton and which, when lighted, furnish
merely heat enough to kindle the splints.
The safest, probably, are those in which
considerable part of the compound is
formed of sulphur, as it requires more
than usual friction to light them. They
are also quiet match, and in lighting do
not scatter any part of the head about.
But they kindle slowly, and the sui
phurous fumes always render them OBJ
jectionable. They can also be lighted so
conveniently rubbing them on the wall
that great temptation is held out to ser
wants to disfgure the appearance OF a
room in this way.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

fellows llhim Fanny,-alle xcept"-and
Chad's cheeks flushed and his eyes bright
ened with the triumphant vindication of
his friend, tall except Seth, mother !;
Seth never calls him names; he always
stands up for Frank. He takes Frank in
his lap ON the sled, just like a baby, to
keep him from tumbling off. And Seth's
the best skater on the pond; but he often
loses the race, when we boys race, because
he's got Frank Finley, Juggling him along.
And Seth always chooses Frank on his
side in toss-up, cause the other fellow
won't have him. tell you, Seth's high
old trump. Mayn't go, mother9"
"Yes, suppose so; but l don't see
why boys have to catch all the slang
that's floating around" said the mother
But Chad did Lot hear the remark.
With the first word of his mothers reply,
he had rushed for the street, slamming
and banging the doors after him. Sarah
Winter Kellogg, st. Nicholas for October
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25
Don't Take ii to Heart.

There's many trouble
Would break like bubble,
And into the waters of Lethe depart
Did we not rehearse it,
And tenderly nurse it,
And give it a permanent place in The heart.
There's many sorrow
Would vanish tomorrow,
Were we but willing to furnish the wings;
So sadly intruding,
Aud quietly brooding,
1t matches out all sorts of horrible things.
How welcome the seeming,
OF looks that are beaming,
Whether ones wealthy or whether ones
poor;
Eyes bright as berry,
Cheeks red as a cherry,
The groan, and the curse, and the heartache
can cure.
Resolved to be merry,
All worry to ferry
Across the famed waters that bid us forget,
And no longer fearful,
But happy and cheerful,
We feel life has much that's worth living for
vet.
-Georgiana G. Clark.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25
Military BallOOning o Failure.

1t appears from report Of the result
of series of experiments to determine
the utility of ballooning for reconnoiter-
ing purposes, recently carried on in Ger
many and extending over considerable
length of time, that, after repeated trials,
q balloon was constructed that could be
packed up in comparatively small space
and carried about without being dam
aged or rendered in any wsy unfit for i'm
mediate use. A second difficulty arose
providing portable apparatus capable of
supplying a sufficient quantity of gas for
the initiation of the balloon whenever and
wherever it might be required to use this
latter. But this impeachment was likewise
overcome, and an apparatus was designed
which could generate in from two to two
and half hours enough hydrogen to
raise balloon carrying three persons.
Unfortunately, however, there has been
found to be yet another obstacle in the
way of using balloons for accommodating
purposes, for which no remedy can as
yet be devised. From the height to which
the balloons must ascend, useful obser-
vations can only be made by the aid of
telescopes. The balloon must, however,
necessarily be Captive" that is, they
must be confined by rope and pre-
vented from drifting away, perhaps only
to fall into the hands of the enemy; and
it is found that when there is the
slightest current Of air such captive
balloon begins to rotate about its vcrti-
cal axis, and this SO rapidly as to prevent
observations being made with the neces-
sary accuracy and detail. Consequently
the conclusion has been arrived ut that
captive balloons can not at present he
used for accommodating purposes, aud
that therefore the employment of bal
looms in war must be limited to carrying
dispatches and information.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.-Kalg

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.-Kalgan
commands one of the passes through the
great wall of China. 1t is there built
of large stones cemented together with
mortar. 1t tapers toward the top, being
twenty-one feet high and twenty-eight
feet wide at the foundation. At the
most important points, less than mile
apart, square towers are erected, built of
bricks. 1t winds over the crest of the
mountains, crossing the valley at right
angles, and blocking them with fortitica-
tons. The Chinese estimate its length to
be about eighty three hundred miles !;
but in parts more remote from Peking
the wall is of very inferior construction.
There is nothing but dilapidated mud
rampant, as Col. Prejevalskr saw it on
the borders Of Alr-shan and Kansu. 1t is
said to have been built upward of two
centuries before Christ, to protect the
empire against the inrosds of the neigh
boring nomads; but the periodical erup-
tons of the barbarians were never checked
by the artificial barrier.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

=" OYSTERS unwholesome,n said he,
with contemptuous sniff. Il amt got
any patience with these new-fangled
ideas. Oysters can't hurt nobody. Why,
I give um to my grandfather, old man of
ninety, sir, give him dozen raw oysters
they wasn't particularly fresh, either
give um to him half an hour before he
died-'n' they didn't do him no harm.
Oysters, sir, is wholesome"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

A GOOD character is in all cases the
fruit of personal exertion. 1t is not
created by external advantages; it is no
necessary appendage to birth, wealth.
talents or station; but II is the result Of
ones own endeavors, the fruit and reward
of good principles manifested in course
of virtuous and HONORABLE actions.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

COLONIAL Relics.-There lies in the
Stone River, near Church Flat, four
stone anchors, which are supposed to
have been cast there when the British
first landed ON Carolina soil. These four
stone anchors are square, and weigh
about five hundred pounds each. An
iron is run through the stone and riveted
at the bottom, and at the top are fastened
iron rings for the purpose Of making
them fast to q vessel. On the stones are
cut the coat-of-arms of great Britain.
Those four stones are separated from each
other not more than twenty-five feet. A
gentleman from this city came across
them the other day, and made an effort to
raise one, but without effect, as it was too
deeply imbedded in mud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25
Cucumber Pickles,

The pickles or small cucumbers should
be carefully assorted as they come from
the field, and all large ones sailed by
themselves or thrown away. The large
ones need more salt; are harder to keep
and to prepare for sale, and sell for much
less. A cucumber that begins to grow
yellow, or is too large to count 100 to the
bushel, should not be sailed at all. The
medium sized ones, counting about 800
to the bushel, are the sizes mostly wanted.
AS soon as assorted, they should be placed
in empty beef barrels or molasses hogs
heads and covered with brine; the brine
is made strong enough to float potato,
and the pickles are kept under by head
fitting the barrel loosely, and loaded with
one or two stones of about 20 pounds
weight each for a hogshead. The brine
soon becomes weak by absorbing the
fresh juice of the pickles, and will need
to be drawn off and poured on again in
order to thoroughly mix tue stronger
brine at the bottom of the package with
the portion at the top, which is weaker.
This should be repeated two or three
times at intervals of two or three days,
and if the brine is on large pickles few
handfuls of salt added each time. If
carefully kept under the brine and the
surface of the brine kept equally mixed
with what is below, there will be no
trouble in keeping them. ''
They are taken out OF the brine several
days before wanted for sale, and placed
in fresh, cold water, which must be
changed as often as cOnvenient-say two
or three times day-and after four or
five days they will be fresh enough to
receive the vinegar. The strongest of
white wine (whVky) vinegar is used, and
allspice and pepper added to taste. There
is no need of scalding either the pickles
or vinegar; if the latter is strong enough
they will keep. Cider vinegar is of un-
certain strength, and is often too weak
to keep pickles after warm weather be-
gins. If the vinegar is not strong enough,
scalding will do no good. Pickles thus
prepared are known as English pickles.
and have dull yellowstone color,
impaired by the brine. The bright green
color often seen in the pickles in market
is impaired by scalding them, when taken
out of the brine, in a copper kettle; they
absorb enough verdigris from the kettle
to give them the desired color, and yet
SO little that copper poisoning from eat
ing pickles is thing unknown. Still it
is one of the signs of increasing knowl-
edge of what is done in preparing our
food, and of care in rejecting anything
suspicious, that the green pickle, so uni
versally used a few years since, is fast
becoming unpopular, and giving place to
the English pickle, prepared without
copper. Peppers, beans, caulifOwers,
unripe melons, and martynias are pre-
pared in the same way as cucumbers.-
Country Gentleman.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

"HAyE you 'Goldsmith's Greeccf'" Was
asked of the clerk in the store in which
books and various miscellaneous articles
were sold. "No," said the clerk, reflec-
lively, 1--WE haven't Goldsmith's grease,
but We have some splendid hsir-oil."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

TOMATO VINEGAR. Take one bushel of
ripe tomatoes, mash them in an open tub,
add one quart of molasses, and thorough
ly mix the whole together. Let the tub
stand several days, frequently stirring
the mixture. When decided vinegar
odor is given off the juice should be
strained from the pomace and put into
casks. Vinegar thus made is equal to the
best.
To PRESERVE CORN.-Take good corn,
boil until the milk is killed; when cold
cut from the ear and put in stone jar
allow one pint Of salt for three pints of
corn; put in layer of salt and one of
corn until the jar is full; when opened
for use remove the top; soak till fresh
then season as you would fresh corn; add
one tablespoonful of white sugar, and
cook in milk or cream.
CHILE SAUCE.-Two large onions,
twelve large ripe tomatoes, four green
peppers, two tablespoonfuls salt, two ia
blespoonfuls brown sugar, two table
'spoonfuls ginger, one tablespoonful Gin
namon, one tablespoonful ground mus
tard, one nutmeg, grated, four cupfuls
vinegar. Chop peppers and onions fine,
peel tomatoes, and boil altogether until
done. If boiled too long it will be too
thick.
BREAKFAST RELIsH.-Cut into small
pieces one-quarter of pound of cheese,
place in spider with a small piece OF
butter; pour over it one cup of milk and
one egg we'll beaten; season high with
salt and pepper.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

RIPE TOMATO PREsERvEs.-If red pre-
serves are desired, choose small, red,
plum shaped tomatoes; for yellow pre-
serves, the round yellow Gregg tomatoes
scald with boiling water to take the skins
off. Put five pounds of the tomatoes with
four pounds of sugar, and let them stand
one night. In the morning drain off the
syrup and boil it, skimming carefully.
Put in the tomatoes and boil slowly
for half an hour, with the juice of two
lemons and little bag of ginger root.
Take out with skinner and set in the
sun to harden. Boil the syrup down until
it thickens, add the white Of an egg and
skim we'll. Put the fruit into the jars
and fill up with the hot syrup. Seal or
tie up when cold.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-25

To GIRLs.-Be cheerful, but not gig
glers; be serious, but not dull; be com
municative, but not forward; be kind,
but not servile. Beware Of silly, thought
less speeches; although you may forget
them, others will not. Remember God S
eye is in every company. Beware of
levity and familiarity with young men, a
modest reserve, without affection, is the
only safe path. Court and encourage con-
versation with those who are truly serious
and conversable; do not go into valuable
company without endeavoring to improve
by the intercourse permitted to. Nothing
is more unbecoming when one part of a
company is engaged in profitable CONVEX
sation, than that another part should be
trifing, giggling, and talking compare
tive nonsense to each other.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20
4 MORAL VICTORY.

II Slowly and sadly she turned away from
the home of her happy wifeloed. 11er ur-
consious husband and children, ignorant OF
her fight, lay sleeping the sleep OF inno-
lcencc, while she was seVering their heart
strings at every step The early birds OF
morning twittered Ola the caves. The early
sun gleamed upon the cool waters of the
lake. The old well and the old bucket put
on a sorrowful smile as she passed them by.
The garden gate gave quite a little groan as
she pushedAit open for the last time. Then
she flung back her bonnet from her flushed
forehead and stepped cut. Suddenly a lark
whirred up from the popped wheat sfleld
and gave his matin song to azure above.
She stopped, and q strange hungering look
came into, her eyes. :" [ wila go back again."
she murmured. A favorite dove hoped on
her shoulder and said "Coo.'' "Imust 20
back again" she said. At the end Of the
lane, Tommy, the blind pony, ran up and
rubbed his nose against hers. IL will 60
back again she cried. She turned her
fair young face once again towards her
home q There was a look Of determination
in her eyes, and with bold brave steps she
opened the wicket door and went up the
gravel path. On the threshold OF the floor
she halted. But the song of the lark burst
out again, and nature t%riumphed. Il viii
go in again." she whispered, u know there
is another dollar ia his pocket, and he ain'
awake yet" teXg pa .Et - .a}s
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GOLDEN SHEAV S..


10 trust myself 20 Thee;
However strange Thy will appear, @HtAi
Thrust be good for me-. Ii e)sa8l
I0a Q Father, kind, ~arnliwise, and stroag, fI0s3
j Thy will can do no c~gaaturc wrong. a.a,
.sii-Ihereiis no joy Without kindness. n;
bf+-Ajoyous laugh flows from the heart.
a)a--TWenty Christians cal fight }eroica,ly
where one can suffer greatly and be sirnnx
ana ne sttll. lN Id6ol ~ qs9& ul 5~t3tgtest
6A--Ille wealth OF a man is the n,nnber Of
things which he loves and blesses. wliviashe
is loved and blessed by. ;iai I,;rt te .F.,.8t{
1.-The more enlarged Isl our mini, The.
more we discoyerHof men Of originality.
Your commonplace people see no difference.
between one and another. t4i 81 H5.,f.ttt
y Every human soul has a germ of some
flowers within, andthey would open if they
could only lind sunshineand tree 1airfto ,es
patld in. Not havingienough of sunshine is
what ais the world. Make people hanpv.
ana there will not be half the quarreling ei
a tenth part CT the wickedness there is.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20
sUArMER NOON.

s,,as are all aslow. No living thing
linz =, rho sunshine, save 81 hungry bee,
".r,l yoolpccker, tapping on the tree,
o,orhcad. The low winds family bring
~, I, u,,t, of roses, and u trickling spring s
,T,ler the fierce heat Gibbs its life away.
=, all around, born of the passionate day,
a,ar vests. Suspended is the ring 1913
goodman axe, heard rcWhiie in the grove,
And on the p~ulseless air there floats no sound
.,,.,n forest depths TO break tlio hush Profound
., ,bsn the turtle cooling to lis love,
~. n~rtsbell, dropping to the leaiy ground
+ ,,,,,,el-ncst among the boughs above.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20
ROMAN MAGNIFICENCE.

If anything was wanted to give us an idea
of Roman magniGcence, we would turn our
eyes from public monuments, demoralized.
games and grand professions, we would
forget the statues in brass and marble,
which out numbered the living Inhabitants,
so numerous that one hundred thousand
hayebeen recovered and still embelish lt:i-
w.: and, would descend into the lower
sphere Of material life-those things which
attest luxury and taste-to ornaments,
dresses, sumptuous living, and rich furni-
ture.
The art Of using metals and cutting pre-
cious stones surpassed anything known at
the present day 49, b a
In tlle decoration Of houses, in social en-
tertainments, In cookery, the Romans were
remarkable. The mosaic, signet rings,
caa1mheos,d bracelets, bronzes, vases, couche$,
banqueting tables, lamps, chariots, colored
glass, gliding mirrors, mattresses, cosmet-
les, perfumes, hair dyes, silk ribbons, pot
teries, all attest great elegance and beauty.
The tables of tlluga root and Delian bronze
were as expensive rs the sideboards of Span
isls walnut, 50 much admired lin the Great
Exhibitionaat London.
aa Wood and. ivory We're carved as cxqui.
sitely as in Japan or China.
ii1Mirrors were made b polished silver.
Glass cutters could initiate tile colors Of
precious stones so we'll that the Portland
vase, taken from. the tomb of Alexander
.Seyerus, was long considered as a genuine
sardonyx; brass could be hardened 50 as tt
The palace Of Nero glittered with goli
and jewels. Perfumes and flowers show
cred from ivory ceilings. The halls Of Hell
%iogabulus We're hung with cloth and gold
enriched with jewels. His beds were silver
and his tables OF gold. Tibefiris gave /;
million Of sesterces for q picture Tor his bed
room. A banquet dish OF Dasillus weighed
i've hundred pounds silver. ID. s@
The cups Of Druses We're Of gold. Tu
MICS We're embroidered with the figures 0
various animals Sandals were pgarnishet
with precious stones. Drinking cups .wer
engraved with scenes, from the poets. Fl
braries were adorned with busts and witt
tortoise she'll, and covered with golrgetou
purple.
The Roman grandees rode in gildcd cha,
lots bataea i'll marble baths, dihed on gold
en- plate, drank from crystal cups. slept O.
beds of down. recliped.. on luxuriou
couches, wore embroidered robes, AMI wer
adorned with precious stones. El5 A-3a
They ransacked the earth and the sea
for rare dishes for their banuuets and orna
mented their houses With carpets from Bal
ylon. onyx cups from Numidia, bronze
from Corinth, statutes from Athens-wha1
ever, in short, was precious Or culiousin tn
most distant countries. .
Tie Injuries of the bath almost excee
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belief, and Oh the walls We're magnificent
slescoes and paintings, exhibiting an mex
haustive productiveness in landscape and
NEUROLOGICAL SCENES II-L.lNl@ L.-.t -L-I[-
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IT is proposed, in Ihdian:a,' to change the
marriage service so that it will read, ,.WLo
dare take this woman 90 And the bride
groom shall answer, "Ldare." .4astau
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y A Eighty young; lord, whose ~con1ucsts
IN the female line We're nunberless, was
he met antold frirnd, awellknown countess,
who remarked, swell, | hope you will now
mend.' Madam - he replied, = you may
depend upon il, this is my last folly.". q.
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MISTRESS, who has been writing for
Bridget; "Now, Biddy, shall | add anything
else?' Bridget: mo, mum, that's all, /
guess. You might just AK them to excuse
mistakes and bad spellins.'' 5000 a'.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20

"A GENTLEMAN in England committed SIT
ieide the other day, and left a paper stating
that he did SO because his wife was a great
deal too good for him. That's why the
jury returned q verdict recording their opir-
ion that deceased - was of an unsouni
state of mind.f' 0I s y 34H