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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20
Heroic Treatment.


manner in which Frederick the Great
could deal, where other men had failed,
with a prima- donna of the period who
was inclined to set too little store by the
public. This great artist seemed to catch
cold, which had the effect of rendering
her hoarse and consequently unable to
sing, whenever any body or thing had
displeased her.
One day certain opera was to be per-
formed at Berlin before the King him.
self. At the appointed hour the manager
came forward, and said, "Ladies and
gentlemen, we grieve to inform you that
our prima- donna has a sore throat, and
that the representation announced cannot
therefore take place" The stolid leu
tonic audience seemed no whit surprised,
and was moving out TRANQUILITY, when the
King rose and commanded the musicians
to keep their places. The audience sat
down again, and waited patiently on
events.
In less than quarter of an hour the
manager reappeared, and spoke as fol-
lows: "Ladies and gentlemen, have the
most unfeigned pleasure in informing you
that our prima-donna is completely cured
of her sore throat, and will have the honor
to sing before you tonight" Surely
enough, the famous singer soon appeared,
and never had she sung better. Her
triumph was complete.
The Kings prescription had been a
very simple one. The prima-donna, hav-
ing dismissed the unhappy manager, was
sitting comfortably before the fire in her
own room, and rather pleased at the idea
of having spoiled the pleasure of several
hundreds of persons, when the door was
violently thrown open, and there entered
an officer followed by four dragons.
"Mademoiselle, quoth the officer, 1.-The
King, my master, has sent me to ask after
your health" "The King is very good !;
| have bad sore throat" His Majesty
knows it, and has charged me to take you
at once to the military hospital, where
you will be cured in few days"
Mademoiselle turned pale. "YOu are
jssting," she simpered; but Prussian
officers, she was informed, never jested.
The lieutenant gave the order to his men,
who seized mademoiselle and carried her
out Of the theatre.
A coach was in attendance; the lady
was deposited therein; the officer took
his place beside her, after shouting his
address to the driver, 1.-THE military hos
pital, and off they went, the Dragons
riding alongside. In few seconds,
"Stay," said the lady, II think l feel bet
ter" The King is anxious, mademoiselle,
that you should be quite restored, and
even that you should sing tonight" ~
will try" murmured the prisoner. "Back
to the theatre" cried the officer to the
coachman. Arrived there, mademoiselle
began to think she had yielded too easily.
IL will sing since his majesty commands
me-" she said, "but God knows how"
"You will sing" replied the officer, like
the great artist you are" 81 shall sing
like an artist with bad cold" IL think
not" "And whyl" Because a couple
Of dragons will be in attendance be-
hind the scenes, and at the least c0udc
they have orders to arrest you aud carry
you off again to the military hospital"
The hoarseness was now completely
gone.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20

UNwARRANTABLE INTRUSION. Gentle
mani hear you had bad luck on Fri
day, Jeml" Huntsman-"Luck,s irs
believe yer! A lot o. them blarmed
townies come out 'ollerin' and shout
in, afrightenin' the poor foxes out o.
their seventeen senses! The Queen
oughter make . law as they shouldn't
build no towns not within ten miles o. Z
peck o. 'ounds!"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20

A BRAVE GIRL.-Emily Bronte, author
of "Wuthering Heights" and sister of
the famous Charlotte, possessed extraor-
binary courage. Timid as fawn in go
ciety, and afraid to hear herself speak,
but in the face of appalling danger she
was lf-possessed, knowing no fear. She
was passonately fond Of dogs, and al
ways took them for company in her walks.
One day when she was giving water to .
dog at the parsonage door-her father
was clergyman-he bit her hand severe
ly, and showed evident symptoms OF
madness.
The brave girl uttered no cry of pain,
nor called for help. Walking calmly to
the kitchen, she found an iron heating on
the fire, aud applied it to her arm. She
held it there without finching till the
wound was thoroughly cauterized, and
broad scar remained, which was visible
to the day of her death. Neither Of her
sisters knew what had happened till many
weeks aftcrward, when, thinking all dan
ger had passed, she informed them.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20

A GENTLEMAN of IN investigating turn
of mind inquired of an Oakland saloon
keeper why he did not provide blue glass
tumblers from which his patrons might
drink. His reply was that his customers
invariably became blue tumblers before
leaving the house.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20
All Saved From Fire.

1t was not the fire alone, but the panic
and the fire that destroyed the three or
four hundred lives lost in the Brooklyn
theatre. The terrible calamity recalls
the burning of the steamboat Ph0nir,
many years ago, on Lake Champlain.
The fire was discovered ut midnight,
when the passengers were in their berths;
the boat was three miles from land, and
yet not life was lost. WhyI
The captain, Richard M. Sherman, bad
a cool head, a brave heart, and resolute
will-though he was but youth of
twenty-five years.
Awoke by the cry, "Fire! fire!"
the passengers rushed on deck and made
for the boats. At the gangway they were
met by Capt. Sherman, who, abandoning
all hope Of saving the boat, was deter
mined to save the passengers. With a
cooked pistol in each hand, presented
towards the frightened crowd, he cried
"Back l will save you all, but will
shoot the first person who approaches the
boats"
They grumbled, wept, but held back.
With the calmness of statue, Capt.
Sherman saw that the boats were prop
erly lowered, and the passengers, one by
one, slowed in them. After all the pas
sengers, but none of the crew except the
rowers, had embarked, the order was
given to shove off.
Reaching the shore the passengers were
landed, and the boat returned to the
burning steamer and took off the crew.
Capt. Sherman, who had reserved q gang
plank to aid him in escaping, remained
on board to see that all had escaped.
After the boats had showed of, he dis
covered under settee the chambcrmaid.
She had tainted. Lashing her to the
gang plank, he launched her overheard.
And then, satisfied that no living being
remained on the burning steamer, he
jumped into the water, and by means Of
settee, reached the shore.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20
Persians' Love of Flowers.

The Persians have an intense love for
flowers. They seem to worship one that
is very beautiful. A writer in the London
Athen@um thus sets forth their singular
behavior and aesthetic enjoyment when
some extraordinary flower attracts them
In Bombay / found the Parsees use the
Victoria Gardens chiefly to walk in, "to
eat the air, ito take CONSTITUTIONAL "
as we say. Their enjoyment of it was
heartily animal. The Hindu would stroll
unsteadily through it, attracted from
flower to flower, not by its form or color,
but its scent. He would pass from plant
to plant, snatching at the flowers and
crushing them between his fingers, and
taking stray shifts at the ends Of his fin
gers as if he were taking snuff. His
pleasure in the flowers was utterly sensual.
Presently a true Persian, in flowing
robe of blue, and on his head his sheep
skin hat
"Black, glossy, currd, the fleece of Kar-Kul,"
would saunter in, and stand and medi-
tate over every flower he saw, and always
as if half in vision. And when at last
the vision was fulfilled, and the ideal
flower he was seeking found, he would
spread his mat and sit before it until the
setting of the sun, and then pray before
it, and fold up his mat again and 60
home.
And the next night, and night after
night, until that particular flower faded
away, he would return to it, and bring his
friends in ever-increasing troops to it,
and sit and sing and play the guitar
or lutte before it. They would all together
pray there, and after prayer still sit before
it, slipping sherbet, and talking the most
hilarious and shocking scandal late into
the moonlight; and SO again and again
every evening until the flower died.
Sometimes, by way of grand finale, the
whole company would suddenly rise be-
fore the flower and serensde it together
with an ode from Hafz, and depart.
UPoN the death of worthy bailie of
Edinburgh, his relatives resolved to erect
a monument to his memory. They ac
cordingly applied to a mason, and among
other directions, desired that he would
represent an angel bearing the baltic to
heaven. The mason set to work and
chiseled out an alarming likeness of the
deceased worthy. On the head of the
angel he carved wig similar to the
babies, which was the largest wig in the
town council. One of his relatives, on
returning from London, went to inspect
the subject of the sculpture. After mus
ing some time over it he asked the mason
whom the.l lower figure was intended for.
"Ohl that's the angel lifting our old
friend up to heaven" 1.-THE angelr' ex-
claimed the gentleman. "Who ever saw
an angel wear wigs" ''Did you ever see
one without wigl" retorted the artist.
This was unanswerable; 90 the monu-
ment was erected, and may be seen on the
north side Of the cemetery, TO the wonder
ment of al beholders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
DIR. MEiEK's TiRDr OFFENCE
He Shows his Garden. Declares his Innocence,
ana Makes some Admissions.

nr. Meyer of Second avenue refused
until Yesterday e. talk about his trouble.
H. then said 10 a reporter: q" | wish you would
como out into my garden. 1t is in precisely the
condition that It WAS when was arrested. The
detectives say they found human remains in
brown paper. a skull. and the hand and arm of
a child twelve years old in the tub of water.
Lei u see how that is lie led the way into
little Tagged enclosure IN the centre Of which
is a summer house. The place Is crowded
with plants in tubs. boxes. and pots. In the
little summer house Mrs. Meyer sat TALKING. with
u man.
Now here said Dr. Meyer putting his hand
under the seat on which his wife was sitting
" j. one oi the terrible Things the detective
found In his hand he held the lower portion
Of a human skull " This II "A specimen had
prepared Tor showing my students tlo stru 'turs
OF the skull Vow We VII see about the brown
paper containing bit- II human H. sh. and
from r.iuse heap 10y the hack wall OF the en-
closure ne y. Rcd out piece 81 meat wrapped
IN paper; tn = contains what my cat has left
- "a li''c OF liver ihhi bought ~ the Tut hers.
Now for the hand and arm Rolling up IN.
si'.ye, be- reached into tub ol water. AMI
drew from IL 20 hin lr arm. " fh's - 2 Speci-
mon TINT was preparing Tor The museum Il
which ana curator. II Is tE,m a child two
ar- old. S'ru'h for my garden.
E'"N wills FOO uy house. nor that sin" had "A
rgcuHIur- birth here. ,l"ny tint Il W,s the
suit # amy operation. however, either hy my
a ven g. ger ~ persons "n tho M'-t sid" OF ih"
city. NlSs L eyes came acre with Young
" ulu. IN. lttt saylus that about w,r'h p"-
Z Pc VI = Reeves bad begun to take m~iic.u"-.
lh'r ,if".t was beginning 20 he felt hy VI -
Roy $. and she " hid to pace herself in my
care. rs she had no home ia New York. | re-
c.iv'l Ter ana treated her, AMI her condition
Wu- at nn tluN dams rDu~ Ilc matN'r ln
wn.A Size .ril my heuso at midnight on Thurs
BIS. THIS Is ALL have % DO with Her as. |
r. r.f'-l b r alter Size nAd Do. "n tag inE u."d'-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
Discomfort AT THE MINES.
THE LEUTGH AND UTLKEsBdRRE MEN
WILL NOT SURRENDER.
Detcrmir e. to Hold Out 70 the Ritter End
Hut Disanection Threatening u serious
Division-sunering In the Mining Regions.

Detcrmir e. to Hold Out 20 the hitter End
Hut DisaTection Threatening u serious
Division-sunering In the Mining Regions.
WILKEsBARRE Pa, Sept. 16.-The miners in
this section are exhibiting much uneasiness,
and will soon abandon the passive attitude which
marked their conduct in the early days Of the
strike. On Wednesday a committee meeting
was held at Sugar Notch. to consider the PROPOSE.
ton made by Mr.. Charles Parrish few days
previous. but that offer having been withdrawn
before the men could come together. the gather.
ing proved ineffective and unsatisfactory. 1t ID
manifest. however that tho action Of Mr.. Par
IRISH has greatly cxasporatcd the men Of the
Ichigh and Wkcsbnrre Coal Company. and
they are moro bitter and disconnected than ever.
They are loud in their declarations that they
will hold out to tho bitter end whatever that
may be. and will allow no work to be dona
around the mines that they may have the power
to prevent. Some Of the operators have lately
been DESTROYS Of employing few men to do
what is know rs dead work, believing that thu
strike Is nearly over. but find 1t impossible Ia
obtain the necessary laborers TO perform it,
Heretofore this kind Of work has been allowed
to proceed without regard to any. strike in
progress, ms IT is merely clearing up the mines,
10 have them ready Tor operations when work
hcgins in earnest. Now the miners reject even
this ptttaucp Of work.
A rapidlv-sprcndng jealousy among the dit.
fcrent districts. and among the men themselves,
has been developed within week. and i tends
greatly to complicate the situation On Thurs
day n meeting OF the Miners COMMITTEES
was held in Plymouth, some of tho men II that
locality claiming that the meeting at Sugar
Notch had no right to leglslate on their affairs.
This meeting also turned out unsatisfactory
in regard TO results and there was a mass gath-
ering NJ dissatisfied miners in Parrshs Grove
Yesterday afternoon. AS 10 the proceedings
OF either meet ng the great public are To- remain
IN impatient Ignorance. IA all the delegates 10
the miners conversations are sworn to secrecy,
10 those familiar with strikes IN the mining
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
F.iSHION VOTES.

Skirts arc worn short in front
S,dtan s. the new shade Of red.
tn" newest la"o IL the Oriental.
Fancy hu 'il-s are worn with belts.
Belts are worn with street costumes.
Dress trains trow longer and longer.
fdvoritr dark shade * lees Of wine.
Box-pleaed 90 sngos ara coming in vognc.
Co'orel silk tor. hon Is one Of the new laccs
Bird Of Paradise lu'..,s will bee much worm
Marine blue and dark maroon are fashion
Pleatel and gathered corsagcs arc coming in
Bronze brown and bronze green arc leading
colurs
Prune and puce arc the fashionable autumn
cu.urs
Moonlight beads is another name FOR clair dc
=, Tho necks Of all new dresses open en- chale or
Colorci smyrna and guipure laces are COM
ins an ti,hiou
A gront many ribbon bows are seen on all the
Lace bonnet strings and lace scarfs are no
longer la eh4uuthc.
The Avalon isapreuy, modest, close brlmmed
bonnet tui TAIL VICAR
The now iringoe combine crimped braid. silk.
ami clair de la 4unr lrt
The serbian is the costume destined to take
the place oi the Breton
Ha-quos. tuni,s and polonalscs are all worn,
Tho nov hornets hayo coronet brims and
elaborate lul' cap Clowns
The new It ,trawRnl felt hats are the Helmet.
Nesta, Ashley, Yea, Hnd k,taL
Caps and bonnet crowns are large. high. and
mum'ucnY treated IA tie .oopis and arraDt en-, n VI
The latest novelties in scarfs are of crone
and designs.
handsome fancy feather for dressy hat is
feathers eomD,ned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
Why the Lcuo. Library |. Kept Private.


Fnn he Hsis''er isnt Arrt' act ftt0lfTc
Many have been surprised at the intensity
of MIR. Lemons lifelong determination Ia keep
his library private. Tor thirty years no one
lryonl his own little circle has been allowed To-
enter = pre- inrtS. | have been lately informed
that the r'nson ot this, asld" from his natural
love ot rctiremcui, Is the mutlutlon OF SOM"
valuable hooNS. This WAS dome many years
ton. and since then the latter has been kept
strictly private.
Blob, a. the yalu" of slUuOl. These are an
closed hy plate-glass doors. and the latter ara
also protected by wire netting. Tho glass doors
will he opened only 20 the choicest interests.
and thi, VIII be- lone under tn, supervise ION Of
the Librarian. Theft aud mutllut.On viii thus
b elfnNually prevented.
II is supposed that the library win be ready
for The public by spring. II il under the cons
trpl of George II. moore. for many years libra
rian II the Historical Society.
Tho salaries Of Librarians are not largo Chr
son BrcVoor Of the As'ur receives siun0; Mr..
VI ODrr wlui" in the service OF the Historical So
clcty. had the same salary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
cREEDMOOR TICE.
The Case or "a Boston Man who was Uur-
ried on To the County DAN.

To THF EDITOR OF The SCN-SN: Ihave
boon looking in vain for the past two or three
days for some report on a case | saw in tho
Department Of Justice at Crrodmoor on
Thursday. Attracted by persons standin. be-
fore a small tsnt. myself and three friends
looked in and saw porty pompor. middle
aged mnn sitting at table in ~ centre lie
was Justice Of the Peace. On ono side sat
pnlo. nervous looking individual thccompan-
ant in a cas-" ut niomut"i robbery. and on the
other, guarded by policeman, tho accused
man.
this man -
Tho complainant answered that he wont into
Ovorion'- restaurant tent, and whine there IN "a
thrpng udmlrng Buffalo lilll and his Indians,
hr tri some one push a-nu~i him and A.W Wac
prisoner attempt To pat his hand IN his tthr
onmpainant~l pocket Wher" WAS his gold
watch. He pushed the man. hand away kept
h. rV' an MIN until a policeman drew near
aud then gave HIM nto custody This was all
the evidence. and ON tin unsupported stimuuy
of his Hcrusor tho Just "'. vino umnd Ia take II
for gUlutHd thnt the man WAS guilty, sent the
unfortunate fellow to the County JAN for 30
days. Tho man gave very fair account Of HIM
IS III e0id b" wis native Of ohio. "A pn-trror.
and that his home was NJ resent in Boston,
whore lace worked AZ hl7 business; tlut hr nov r.
saw his acrusrr until given INTO custody. lie
earnestly protested MS innocence. lie did not
look like u thief, and believe he Is iAnOnent.
WE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
Born In y all.


now prisoner arrived Mt the Owen county
Jail last uighL Mr. fanre Horton confined charge
Of murder and aw uiillis Indictment. devo rcd
healthy ma" child. A. court meets In about three
week. II i thou-t she will hardly be ready Tor trial al.
thoush mother and child are dong well
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
The New Party In Iowa.i

Dies MoINEs, Iowa. sept. l2.-On Wednesday.
IGN inst, the friends ot temp rance H.
press tree pulpit and all opposed to secret socictcs
general, and Ere" Ml,nns in particular, will meet AZ
Marshsltnwn to nominate fu state ticket NJ persons
not IN the whlskey ring the pot, Al rink and who
not ari,tocrlts Another requisite Is that they shall
favor woman suffrage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
The Death OF Levi CONN.

CINCINNATI. Sept. l6-Levi Coffin woll known
In ante br!lum lays - President of the underground
railroad alWHy~ pruuiG nt anti slavery man find lt
h> residence IN ANInian nofr this clf! 80 this
afternoon. His age Wa, hhOat - wears.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17
Jf.IRINE INTELLIGENCE.

SfNfArrrF ALsANAc-rfffs nav
... ia san ~ef~ % fsi Noon sofs II 10
Hinu y ttEi-rins nN
H.. ~ Gov Island ~ dcli Gate. o II
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RrnIu Professionalism the nran. Positive
remedy weakened forces aui lnnltcncv. Price 81
All druggists Depot. Atoms Pharmacy, 18th ST. LIST
HN., New York.
Brain Food is .od ~ Hudnut. Herald Building
CaswcA Massey, 10Th ST. and Broadway.
The Best Remedy for Children while Teeth
H. Mrs " lN~IflN SUItull, syrup
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DIX TOKI " VTNFTTNN TTNTNENT
butN Nur 60 ltE
Croun, snrains vomitiu. ~otc rIroat Pains IN ths
iAmi,, Back, AMI Chest, qt kt N.l tu. t, remt'y.
Established IN 1877. amt Ner !uIet sV.J b u,e Drag.
gnu, Depot ~ rark place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17

lfAyAN,, Sep u Ahou, aVo more troop. have ag-
different palts ol the i,.inu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-17

About VI Tx Of Magnes,a2 That Il IL an excel.
leAt remedy lor disorders VI Inc stomach ado
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INN sEl>InE library.

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It...r Farm. HN Ou,dH goo.
81 hr' nr ~" Ni" Nuudrn shoes by Duida lnc.
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Verne .l0c.
40 tNanfNs hN buliH ..... Observation-Disclosures. c.
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brrs, hA GlOEGE NJ $3.50. - h.t. NAV - Nrw iurN
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Married women suffer severely from nausea.
AnA oi Magh,sia Always relieves uen.-Ad~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-04-09
j. S. Marshal's Office,

PORTLAND, March cath, lS77
nISTHCT OF MAINE, Ss:-This is to give no
- tice, that on the pa day of March, A. u. 1871
warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against
The estate Of William H. Wiles, Jr.. of Gardner,
in the County of kennebec, and State of Maine,
who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his
own petition; that the payment of any debts
and delivery of any property belonging TO such
Bankrupts, to him or for his use, and the trans
fer OF any property by him, are forbidden by law
That meeting of the Creditors of the said Bank.
rup,, to prove their debts, and TO choose one or
more Asslgnees of his Estate, will be held at a
Court of Bankruptcy to be holden at the Court
House in Augusta, in said Dis rict, before John
W May, Esq, Register, on the thirteenth day OF
April, A. d. 1871, at 10 O'Clock \. NJ
S. S. MARBLE,
U. s. Marshal, as Messenger tor said District.
mar2h.f Il M2X
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-04-09
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selected in different parts of North America an
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Policy holders. The assurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums az
returned annually to the Insured