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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11
The POre's Costume.

| The ordinary costume of the Pope con.
sisted of simarra, carlotte, or skull cap
stockings and slippers. The simarro is a
| long white gown or robe, much resem.
bling the ordinary S0utdne, with false
sleeves, buttoned from the elbow to the
wrist, and around the neck, descending
to the shoulders, bacdretto or close fitting
pelerine. 1t is made of cloth III winter,
and melino in summer, the trimmings.
buttons, button-holes, etc, being of white
silk; a collar attached to it surrounds
and protects the neck. The carlotte, or
skull cap, is of white silk throughout. in
the form of hemisphere, with triangular
sides. This is worn ON the back of the
head, one edge being barely perceptible
in front. The stockings were of white
wool or silk, according to the season. The
mule or slippers " ere a kind of light shoes,
with flat soles, made up of morocco or
red cloth, for the winter, and of silk for
the summer. They were tied with strings
of red silk. and had cross, embroidered
in gold, ON that part of the upper cover
ing the instep. 1t is this cross which the
holy father presented TO the faithful to
kiss. The ring worn by the holy father
in ordinary costume WAS of gold, with n
cameo or a precious stone in the setting.
The ring is the sign of alliance and union
with the Holy Roman Church, and was
worn on the fourth finger Of the right
hand. Plus TX. was the first to com
mence to wear the pectoral cross, because
it characterizes more particularly the
episcopal order. 1t is Of gold. and rests
on his breast, suspended from agold chain.
The cincture of white mobair WAS another
OF his innovations. 1t was passed round
the body and knotted at the left side. Its
xtiemities, which hung toward the front,
were ornamented with plain silk fringe,
or band of gold braid. During the
winter, large red cloak of wosllen ma
terial or cloth, lined with silk, WAS worn
by the Pope over the shoulders. In win
ter sometimes he wore the cdmauro, a
large deep cape, made of velvet and en-
broidered with ermine. Plus x. WAS the
only Pope since Plus vi. who wore the
eamouro. The copellone is low hat with
a very wide leaf. made of red felt or
straw, covered with red silk for the sum-
mer. 1t is of peculiar form, ailapdls
The leaf is raised at each side, and is at
tached to the crown by strings. 1t is
hound with a ribbon Of gold, and is sur
rounded by cord of red silk and gold
passementerie, which is terminated by
tassels of gold.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

What Is that legend of Mrs. Plat $
poem about the bird in the brainl Birds
are perhaps the most human of creatures,
and should not be surprised If told we
all carry more or less of them in our
hearts and brains. have seen the hawk
looking out Of the human face many a
time, and think | have seen the eagle :;
| credit those who say they have seen the
owl. Are not the buZzarCs and unclean
birds terribly suggestivef The song birds
were surely all bropdei and Matched in
the human heart. They are typical of its
highest aspirations, and nearly the whole
gamut of human passion and emotion is
expressed more or less fully in their varied
songs. Among our own birds, there j.
the song Of the hermit thrush for de-
voutness and religious serenity, that OF
the woOd-t thrush for the mu>ing, melOdi-
Gus thoughts Of twilight, the soug-spar-
rows for simple faith and trust, the bObo-
links for hiiarity and glce, the mourning
doves tor hopeless sorrow, the viero's tor
all-day and every day contentment, and
the noctuIne of the mocking-bird for love.
Then there are the plaintivc singers, the
soaring, ecstatic singers, the confident
singers, the gushing and voluble singers,
and the hali-voicet, inarticulate singers.
The note of the pewee Is Il human sigh,
the piping of the chickadee unspeakable
tenderness and fidelity. There is pride
in the song of the tanager, and vanity i'll
that of the cat bird. There is something
distinctly human about the robin; his is
the note of boyhood. ! have thoughts
that follow the migrating fowl northwGrd
and southwark, and that 90 with the sea-
birds into the desert of the ocean, lonely
and tireless as they. | sympathize with
the wa,chful crow perched yonder on that
tree, or walking about the fields. ! hurry
outdoors when hear the clarion of the
wild gander; his comrade in my heart
sends back the call.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11
A Baby's Smile.
As through the busy street | pass,

As through the busy street pass,
Often, in sun or rain,
! mark some pleasant household group
Behind a window pane;
The mother is politely blind,
The father does not see,
But if l note a baby there,
The baby smiles at me.
Dear sinless soul of babyhoodl
She does not coldly wait
To ask about my bank account,
Or bonds, or real estate;
With small, soft face against the pane,
And dove-likc coo the while,
She beckons with her dainty hand,
And answers back my smile
She does not scorn my glance because
She never heard my name,
Nor query Of my social place,
Nor question whence | came;
No tedious rule of etiquette
Restraints her loving grace,
Or chils the winning smile that lights
Her lovely wid-hower face.
She knows me by that nameless sense,
That wisdom sweet and fine,
Which babies have, ere time has spoiled
Their innocence divine;
That strange, unerrng magnetism
Which some kind angel sends,
By which all sinless things perceive
And recognize their friends;
Which draws the pigeons to my hand,
Fearless and trustful still,
Which makes the social sparrows crowd
My friendly window sill
The silent sympathy which makes
The loneless dog meet
Forget this hungry lonesomeness
To fawn about my feet.
All, though the world seems full, sometimes
OF darkness and of dust,
The soul is not quite desolate
Which birds and babies trust;
Life is not all a wilderness,
Made up of grief and guile,
While eyes so shadowless and sweet
Smile back 10 eyes that smile.
Elizabeth Akers Allen.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

might, if you tried very hard, have her +
you calculated Mr.. Lampson, in
astonishmont. "1ouW
why not?" replied Mrs. Belvan. at
is true that there is a slight disparity IN
our ages, but what of thal9 Love knows
no age. The immortal Shakespeare,
whom have heard frequently spoken OF
as the Bard of Avon, married woman
| fifteen wears his senior, and if they were
not happy i was probably his fault. |
have heard he was addicted to literature,
aud probably neglected her. Washing
ton, the father If his country, and moth
ing else. was younger than his wlte-the
cases are innumerable.'
"But my hearts NATL
stuff and nonsense, Horace. Your
heart is whomsot you choose to give
it to-. Don't talk nonsense; am II WIDOW.
Listen. | have a very scant incope-just
enough to squeeze through on, and no
more. Iou nave a very small income
in fact. you are poor. Still your income
aud mine joined would make Us COM
forts BILE. Comfort is assured, in any
event. My son-in-law, Battleman. is
rich. There is no doubt about that. He
loves Matilda to distraction, ANA such Il
love is sufficiently all-embracing to in
clude in its sacred folds Il mother-in-law.
And were it not. Matilda's love for me is
such that if he in any way neglected me
she would make it so warm for him, that
he would be glad to come to terms on
such conditions rs she might impose.
Matilda has will, decision, ana persistence
she is my child
"Well!' said Lampson. irquirinely.
but with much less anguish on his face.
"Well, can't you seel Our own joined
incomes for our omfo,ts--Natilda' hus-
band Tor our Injuries. 1t Is 70 small
thing Horace Lampson, 20 have rich
son-in-law to draw on. 1t is sweet to
borrow, it is sweeter 10 borrow where
you know YOU will never have TO pay.
And to think that they will 60 TO Sarato-
ga, to Niagara, to Long Branch in the
summer, Do you suppose that good
natured young man would let lis wlte's
mother stay behind in solitude, and if
she had r. husband, do You suppose be
could omit him in the general invitation
Never. Horace, be niue
By this time all the anguish had left
Mr. L9mpson's face, and he quit signing
like furnace, or stormin9 like madman.
He had got to be the most quiet and
we'll behsved Of men. and in four min
utos by the clock that was ticking merrily
on the mantel, he had the widows hand
/ in his. and she was biushing rs red as IL
peony That very afternoon they We're
married, ana it is only justice to say that
/ the widows calculations we're correct.
Mr.. Battleman behaved nobly to his ia
ther-in-law, and they 90 out nights to-
gethor to billiard rooms, on lodge nights,
and are lnseparsble friends. The ladies
are happy, and life with them goes on
quietly and contehtedly. AIS well that
ends well.-N. Y. WdU.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

THE DIVER AND THE SHARKs.-"l dove
once in Mobile Bay, where l put over
three hundred chains under an iron-clad.
The greatest annoy ance that we had there
was sharks. They DIDN'T hardly dare
tackle III, because with our armor We
looked more like scarecrows than any
thing else. They would come sailing
along, and gradually swim up towards US
with their great big mouths wide open,
but when within few feet of us they
would stop and lay there flappin' their
fins and looking, it seemed to me, like
the very devil himself Finally we de
vised way to scare them of that never
failed to brighten them so that they would
stay away an hour or longer before they
dare to come back. the armor that we
wear is air-tight, you know. Our jacket
sleeves were fastened around our wrists
with an elastic, so that the air could not
escape. BY running my finger under the
sleeve of my Jacket could let the air out,
and AS it rushed into the water it would
make a sort Of Kissing noise and u vol
ume of bubbles shoot up. So whenever
those internal sharks would come prowl-
ing around me ! would hold out my arm
toward them and, putting my finger un-
der the elastic of my jacket sleeve, l would
let u lot of air out and send u stream OF
bubbles into the sharks face with hiss
ing noise like steam from gauge cock.
The way that those sharks would 20 scoot-
ing of was funny to behold"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11
With the Children.

One of the sweetest morsels OF wis
dom in "H HIS bits of Talk" about
home matters-a book, by the way, that
every mother should OWLS her caution
against "needess denials' to children.
mo" is only one letter less than "Yes;"
and yet it is often spoken so much easier
when there is no need OF saying it, that
one wonders why it is so hard to speak
mo" when immortal consequence may
depend upon its utterance.
From the pruttling pleas of ba6yhood
to the earnest requests of youth, there
is in some families snch a running fire of
"Noes" that one might think the chief
office Of parenihood is to deny its
children. The habit often springs from
the perpiexities of family government,
and the needless deniais come to he the
rule in the household largely because it
is the quickest and easiest way to settle
matters.
Let parents not be too sure of this.
Nothing, according to orr observation,
has such a tendency to weaken just pa
rental authority as an indiscriminate -
and therefore often uniust-usc of the
veto power y child's sense of justice
is one of the earliest things developed
in him, after he arrives at an age when
reason begins to support instinct. 1t
cannot be too often repeated, either, that
what may seem small and trivial to the
parent is actually large and important to
the child. A trimming cup is rs full as
an overlooking pail. There should at
least be thoughtfulness and justice, and
there ought to be consideration and kind
ness. in every denial Of childish re-
quest. The difference betwecR yes
and "No' is often the difference between
happiness and wrctchedness, Just as
truly in the case of children as in that
of their elders. And without relaxing
in the least any needed restraint, or Civ
ing way the innocent inch that leads to
the disastrous ell, we are sure there may
wisely be more compliance and conces-
sions in many homes.
The time of year is come when pa
rents may enter blessedly into the lives
of their children, more than they are
in the habit of doing. The long even
ings bring many opportunities for com
panionship. The boys tastes in litera-
tule, or the girls bent in sociality, music
or art, may he easily influenced. The
rational use of amusements and games,
likewise, may be inculated Ivy that most
potent of teachers-eXample pie Golden
Rue.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

The latest controversy afoot is one as
to whether Gerritt Smith aided and abet-
ted John Brown in his raid upon Har-
per's Ferry. rockingham says he did /;
Fred Douglass and half dozen others
say he dian't And yet, while John
Brown was good old man, we are not
sure that Smith was not abettor.-N. y.
Mad.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

SALT FOR BURNs.-An extensive scald,
which for twelve hours gave agoniling
pain, when immersed in a saturated so-
luton If sat, was followed with surpris-
ing relief. The abatement of pain was
immediate, and in fnnr hours both pain
and swelling were gone. The next Gay
the scalded hand differed from the other
only by slight swelling and redness.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

WHILE growing at her husband last
summer, a New York woman was struck
by lightning. If you wish your wife TO
see this paragraph, cut it out and paste it
on the locking glass.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

" ever the millennium reaches this
country. it will be the day when the Con-
gresham who can hardly spell his own
name stops making fool of himself by
prefxing Hon. to it upon every occasion.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

The buckwheat pancake Is IA artl-
Gle largely used; but, AS commonly pre-
pared, II is not tit to serve up at any table.
1t is heavy and distressing to the stomach.
Though the batter may be light, yet
when 1t gets GA the griddle it is apt to
fall and become the heavy, indigcstlble
thing we find it. Not unirequently it
is sour. Now all this can he ohviate,l,
and IA light, palatabe cake made, with
little care, by the addition of Graham
flour mixed with the nuckwhcat, the pro-
portion of Graham being n little over
quarter. Mix the flour to keep on hand
ready for baking. When wanted to be
used, bring to a batter with buttermilk.
Other sour milk will not do; it must be
milk from the churn. and it wants to be
quite sour. Raise with soda, and bake
at once. The first baking will in gencr-
nj not be satisfactory; it will lack light
ness. Still il will he better than the usu-
II pancake. Nov leave what batter re-
mains in warm room. This will some
what raise il; and the cake, the next
morning., will he improved. Another
twenty.iour hours exposure to the warmth
say, of seventy to eighty degrees, and
there is still further improvement. AZ
ter that there will be little difficulty.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-11

OLp FASHIONED PUMPKIN PIE.-Cut
the pumpkin up in small pieces, wash
an put into preserving kettle, with
water To cover it; let it cook slowly until
very soft and dry; mash it well, and while
hot, add butter and "a little salt. When
cold season with ground cinnamon; add
brandy or wine if desired. To good
sized pumpkin take s eggs; . quarts of
rich milk sugar enough to swee,en make
into custard, and add to the pumpkin.
Pat on no top crust. Keep out some of
the whites of the eggs and beat them
stiff, and just before You take your pies
out, cover them with this and let them
stay few minutes, 81 rs to get light
! brown; always cuta cash or two in the
crust to prevent its being sad
! RED OR WHITE CABBAGE PICKLE
Slice the cabbage very fine; put it in y
jar with little salt sprinkled between
each layer; in the morning drain it we'll.
Take good vinegar aud boil with mace,
whole peppers, cloves, and cinnamon, if
you like it, pour over the cabbage boil
! ing hot. The next morning boil the
vinegar again and pour over it; tie it
down tight when cold.
/ 1HOtOIAIE IlDDlNG. ALLOW VDItt-
fourths OF "A cuptul of grated chocolate
t. "a quart of rich, new milk; let it boil
up aud then set aside To cool; beat up the
yolks Of four eggs until very light, and
then stir gradually into the cooled choco-
late; sweeten to taste and flavor with VA
nllla; pour into baking dish and bako
slowly. Make II meringuc OF the beaten
whites Of the four eggs, to which add
four tablespoonfuls Of powdered sugar,
and flavor with lemon; when. the pudding
is done spread this over the top, and re-
turn to the oven to brown; serve either
| hot or cold.
APPLE CAYE.-Two cups of stewed
dried apples boiled in two cups If mo-
lasses. Drain oil the molasses (fur the
cake) from the apples, add two eggs, two
teaspoons of soda, four cups of flour, one
cup OF butter, one cup of sour milk.
Spice of all kinds. Then add the Al plc
(Which was drained as above). The mp
pies should be soaked the night be ore
stewing for the cake.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-11-13
Mrs. A. T. Stewart Ill.

At the time Of the stealing OF the
body other husband from the vault OF
st. Marks churchyard, in New York,
Mrs. A. T Stewart was very I'll. She
is in her seventy fifth year, and has all
ed much of late. Judge Hilton did not
break the news To her until late hour
in the day. He SAID it was one OF the
most painful tasks that had ever fallen
on him. He put it of, owing to the
lady's weak condition, as long as posi-
bic. Thursday afternoon, when the
newsboys began to cry the story in the
streets, they seemed to loiter about the
lady's residence with lingering inter
est, and to cry the story more loudly
and persistently than usual. Mrs.
Stewart always takes lively interest
in current events, and exhibited A sin
gular interest n desiring to know what
event was cried Oh the streets. Judge
Hilton, who mere than most people
knows the strong good sense OF the
lady, then related carefully to her the
story of the robbery Of her husbands
grave. Mrs. Stewart bore the shock
with wonderful heroism, but it proved
at length too great strain on her
weakened strength, and she sank per-
ceptibly under the blow. Judge Hilton
said that the terrible affair proved a
cruelty to the estmablc lady difficult to
conceive and extremely trying % wit
ness. It's feared that the result may
prove very serious to Mrs. Stewart.
There can be little doubt that the crime
was prompted by the hopes of obtaining
a large reward for the return Of the re-
mans. 1t was, of course. generally
known that Mrs. Stewart was only
waiting for the completion Of the mag
nifcent edi6ce at Garden City to trans
fer her husbands remains to the bcautl-
full crypt which is preparing for their
reception, and the robbers counted on
Mrs. Stewards affection to secure a
large reward fer their return.
Judge Hilton is quoted as saying
Two years ago Mrs. Stewart received a
l.tter the purport Of which was that the
body of MIR. Stewart would be taken
from the grave unless demands for
money would be complied with. The
letter was shown to ME. Was in re-
ceipt of thousands OF such hyena like
letters; some written in red INK, to
simulate blood, Others from spiritualists.
telling what Mr.. Stewart said from the
spirit land, but all demanding money"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-11-13
Communicated
Captain John Pasl.

THE LATE CANVASS FOR CONGRESS.
While we took no part in the late
canvass. justice to the defeated can
didate compels us to say that no man
ever made a bolder or more gallant
fight.
Capt. Paul started into the canvass
with but few personal friends or ac-
quaintances in the district outside Of
Rockingham county. He had to make
his friendships everywhere else. lie
has unqueslionably been the candidate
OF the masses. His speeches all over
the district indicated how deeply aud
truly Inc sympathises with the people.
lie had to combat the studi0us and
well-li2e pat ona.e years possessed by
the present representative. Single
handed and alone he has stood against
nearly the combined press Of the DIS
trict, pursuing h!m in many instances
with Il malignity as bitter and ylndlctive
as it was cruel and unjust. He had to
fight the money-POwer,t The bank-pOwcr.
the funding-bll power, the hard money
power, the anii-lree school power, in
short, all the elements in the district ad-
verse to the interest of the people.
The high estimate in which Capt.
Pau! is held by those Who know him
best, is well evidenced by the majority
Of nearly two to one given him il
Rockingham county. and Of more than
three and half to one III the town Of
HarrisCnburg, the home Of his success
iul competitor and himself. Judging
fiom the meagre majority given linn in
large district, it is fair to infer that
had he been as well known as his com
petitor the result would have been
different.
Defeat under such circumstances has
all the glory OF victory, and the thous-
ands Of high, true and warm-hearted
men who have followed the banner OF
Of the gallant Paul, will recognize it as
such, and lose none Of their love fer
their fearless leader. -
SperH ofhe V0Uey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-11-13
Murders and kidnapping in Dale.

CINCINNATI, o., Nov. s. There
is great excitement throughout Dark'
county. Ohio, ever a number Of violence
recently committed upon number o
the residents of that county. Some
month ago a man named Greer was
murdered beside his wife at Palestine
by band Of regulators. Afterward q
man named Quackenbush was ordered
to leave and did so. On the 9Th Cf June
last thirty men went to the house OF
Steve White, celored, and kidnapped his
son William, whom they took 10 Win
chester, where he was convicted Of grand
larceny and sentenced to one year in
the penltentiary. He afterwards secur-
ed new trial. At the same time the
elder White received notice from the
regulators to leave the country. He
subsequently, received TWO similar or
ders, and not needing them was shot
dead in his house by large body OF
men who were mounted. The grand
Jury found true bills against Joha Arch
lie, Jacob Bnrdie, VIM. Shumate. Al
bert Dickey, Solomon Ferguson. Olo-
yer Morgan and Robert Hart, for kid
mapping White. Yesterday Marshal
Shafer procured assistance and arrested
the entire party. VIM Shumate is worth
$4,000. Since the Killing Of White ten
preminet citizens have received orders
from the regulators to leaye the county
under penalty Of death. Mr.. Putnam,
u colored lawyer, of Palestine, received
such nstlcc, and fearing his life to be in
danger immediately left.