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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28
Fretting Over Trifles.

People who fret over trifes are not only
in hot water themselves all their lives,
but they keep other people there, too;
they are always in trouble of some kind,
and nothing goes on a. they would have
it. 1t always storms when they want
pleasant weather. and when they could
enjoy a rainy day it is sure to be bright
and sunshiny. They have most pecu
liar faculty of being miserable; if it is
not one thing, it is another. They are
sure to find something to groan and croak
about. In the summer they complain of
the heat and collie; in the winter of cold
and rheumatism. One would think they
enjoy being miserable. They are always
borrowing trouble. We remember wo-
man who went to church on Sunday
morning; her little girls she took with
her, but the boys were left at home. She
told them what they must and must not
DO during her absence, and charged them
to be obedient and good. During the
long prayer, her nina wandered off, and
she commenced thinking about the ur-
chins she had left behind, and she thought
that if Jimmy should go out to the big
barn to look after hens eggs, and should
climb up on the high beams, and fall ana
break his neck; and Tom should wonder
why Jimmy was gone so long, and 60 out
to look for him and go into the stable,
and the colts should kick him and break
his leg; then, if Will should wonder what
&c boys were. doing, ard 60 to see; and
the bul .hould get loose and gore him to
death. She worked herself into such a
nerv is state of mind that she went home
earlier than she had intended, and found
trat not one of them had been into the
barn while she was absent. Any person
could say it was perfectly ridiculous for
her To- get up such an excitement and
make herself uncomfortable, all for moth
ing, bat it was her way, may be her tenn
permanent; and there are plenty of indi
viduas who do the same continually, and
so deprive themselves of happiness that
they might enjoy, il they would only take
thinks as they came, and rot borrow
trouble. BIB.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28
The Cat, a London Gin Palace.

1t was about $50, fairly set in, and the
street below was lit through its entire
length with flame jets from gas and oil
and naphtha, that the crowd began to
make its appearance. From my observa-
tory l could see through the whole
breadth of the plate-glass windows of the
Cat, and scarcely yard of the ample
space before the bar, provided by five
compartments, was hidden from me.
There had not been much trade doing at
that establishment as yet; but the decks
were cleared for action, and the crew of
muscular barmen were evidently prepared
for action. There were four of them,
strong and hearty fellows in their shirt
sleeves, which were rolled back above
their elbows, and with white aprons, but
with neither shirt-cola nor neckerchiet
the object evidently being to avoid any
supertiuous incumbrance that might i'm
pede free action when the time for dis
PLAYING it arrived. Mr.. Clowler, the pro-
prictOr, was present, but lie wore his CLOS
sy hat and his black coat, and his frilled
shirt with the emerald studs, and lounged
negligently at the door of the private bar,
smoking a cigar in manner admirably
adapted for the display of the two large
diamond rings with which his short and
chubby little finger was adorned. The
Queen was in her counting house count
ing out her money. In other words, Mrs.
Ch0wler, wearing the sleeves of her black
satin gown short enough to fairly reveal
her heavy bullion bracelets, was busy in
the parlor with u cash-boX and Il tray set
ting out countless heaps of change for
sovereigns and hali-sovereigns handily
counted and all ready. Seven-7.30
came, and a, present the four stalwart bar
men had such an easy time of it that | he
gan to think that | had unfortunately hit
on an exceptionally slack night. But my
alarms were soon dissipated. At 1.30
counted 1G people drinking at the bars :;
at 40 there were SO; at S.15 there were
80 many and the doors were SO constant
y opening and shutting for the egress
ard ingrcss Of customers that found it
impossible to keep count and gave up the
task "a hopeless. There was no rush as
yet. However elaborate might be the
carving and gliding and cumbrous orna-
mentation on the liqnor-vender side of
the bar. the most rigid economy as re-
CARDS space was observed on the drinking
side of it. In each of its five compart-
ments-which included the great princi
pie one, capable of aifording standing
room for perhaps 100 personal---very.
thing was As naked and bare us ware
house. Not a chair, not form to sit on :;
not table or SO much as an upturned tub
to rest a pot or glass on. But as there
was by no means room enough ut the long
length of bar to accommodate the groups
of friendly drinkers, who, as the night
advanced, poured in thicker and faster,
there was nothing for them to do but 10
stand in the midst of the restless mob in
clusters, sore pressed for elbow-room as
they turned their measure Of gin into the
glasses, or raised the shining quart-pot
out of which they were amicably swig-
ging.-BelgraUid.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28
The Fork.

We often laugh at the Chinese and
their chopsticks, or small, thin sticks of
wood or ivory with which they eat, and
fancy they must make very dirty work
at their meals, yet they are clearly and
civilized compared with the habits of
our ancestors some 800 years ago. Then
forks were unknown; each man had his
own knife, and at dinner seized the joint
with his hand, and cut off what he
wanted; the dish was then passed on to
the next, who did the same. The knife
then cut up the portions into small
pieces, which were put into the mouth
by the fingers of the hand unoccupied by
the knife.
In many parts of Spain, at present,
drinking glasses, spoons and forks arc
raretics; and in taverns in many coun-
tries, particularly in some towns in
France, knives are not placed on the
tthle, because It is expected that each
person has one of his Own--a custom
which the French seem to have re-
tanned from the old Gau.s. But, as no
other person will any longer eat without
forks, landlords are obliged to furnish
these together with plates and spoon.
None of the sovercigns of England had
forks till the reign of Henry VIII; all,
high and low, used their fingers. Hence,
in the royal household, there was Il dig
nitary called the ever, who, with a set of
subOrdinates, attended at the meals with
basin, water and towels. The office of
every survived after forks came partially
into fashion. About the first royal per-
sOnaue in England who is known to
have had fork was Queen Elizabeth;
but, although several were presented to
her, it remains doubtful whether she
used them on ordinary occasions.
Forks we're employed only by the
higher classes at the middle of the seven
teenth century. About the period of
the Revelation, 1858, few English noble
men had more than dozen forks of sill
yer, along with few of iron or steel
At length for general use, steel forks
became an article of manufacture at
Sheffield; at first they had but the
prongs and it was only in later times
that the three prongcd kind were made.
AS late as the early part of the eighteenth
century able-forks---and we may add,
knives-were kept on SO small II scale by
the country inns in Scotland land per-
haps in some parts of England) that It
was customary for gentlemen travelling
to carry with them a portable knife and
fork in "A shagreen case. The general in
PRODUCTION of silver forks into Great
Britain is quite recent; it can be dated
no further back than the termination of
the Preach war in 1914.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28
Advice to Boys.

Whatever you are, be brave, boys!
The liars a coward and slave, boys;
Though clever at ruSes
And sharp at excuses,
Hes sneakiu- and pitiful knave, boys.
Whatever You are, be frank, boys.
It's better than money and rank, boys;
Still cleave 10 the right,
Be lovers Of light,
Be open, above board, and frank, boys!
Whatever you are, be kind, boys!
Be gentle in manners and mind, boys,
The man gentle in mien,
Words, and temper, ween,
Is the gentleman truly refined, boys!
But, whatever you are, be true, boys.
Be visible through AM through, boys;
Leave to others the shamming,
The "srccniug' and "cramming,'
In fun and in earnest, be true, boys
Henry D11raton, in Leisure Hour.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

AMERICAN BEEF IN BRITAIN.-W. w
Woolnough, editor Of the Battle Creek
Tribune, now visiting his boyhood's home
in England, writes as follows of the ex-
citement produced among the butchers
by the sale of American beefin that coun-
try: at is amusing to witness the indi-
cations of suspicion and incredulity Of
the people in regard to American meats.
The other day we attended the market,
and there saw sharp, laxative English
man selling Chicago hams, shoulders and
bacon. lie cut the meat into small pieces
weighing two or four pounds each, and
disposed OF 1t at five pence, six pence and
seven pence per pound about ten, twelve
aud fourteen cents our money!, according
to the value of the cut. His stand was
surrounded during the entire afternoon by
men and women both of the town and
from the rural districts. Those who were
inclined to risk the purchase of piece of
Yankee meat "reconnoitered" the entire
situation before doing SO. The meat was
picked up, the nasal organ was invoked,
and it was critically examined with the
eye. Our felt hat and general wearing
apparel denoted that We were a stranger;
the people suspected that we were Ameri-
can. In conversation with several the in
Quiry was made "if that meat was put
up ia American" lis it fit to eat3" at
is not well blackcned' (sm0ked). They
were informed than II WAS AS good meat
as Eoyland was capable of producing.
1t sold here at from five to Fix cents per
pound less than the home article.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

LECrURING a TEACHER.--Whcn Aaron
Burr was at Princeton College, he took a
strong dislike to one OF the professors,
who, being good deal of martinez,
was in the habit of lecturipg the stud nts
for tardiness and other miSdemeanors.
The professor was "a member of Il society
of which Burr happened to be President,
and occasionally attended the meetings.
One evening he came in while they were
transacting business. Burr saw his OPP
portunity, and determined 20 improve 1t.
With great dignity and severe coun-
tenance, he called on the professor to
rise. lie then began to lecture him on
the bad habit of want of punctuality;
adding that the older members were ex-
pected to set Il good example to the
younger.
IL hope" he said, in closing, mot to
be under the necessity of recurring to
the subject again. You may take your
seat, sir
The whole thing was done so naturally
and gravcly that the professor submitted
like schoolboy, and it was said that a
great improvement in his treatment of the
students followed. He had learned by
experience the disagreeableness of per-
sonal lectures before crowd of witnesses.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

BoNEs.-The value of bones imported
annually into England to he used for fer
tilizing the land is computed to bs $lO,-
100000. They are obtained from Russia,
Germany, South America and the United
States. Throughout Great Britain bones
are collected from every possible source
OF supply. SO valuable are bones con-
sidered in Germany that proverb there
reads, Zone ton Of bone dust saves the
importation Of ten tons Of German corn. ~
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

To RENEW OLD BREAD AND CAKE.--
FIJI bread steamer about half full of
water, and lay the dry bread on it, and
set it on the fire, where it will steam the
b cad from half to thrce-quarters of an
hour, then wrap the bread N towel, and
let il remain till dry. In this way, bread
that is old and dry may be made moist
aud good. Where steamer cannot be
procured, soak the bread in cold water
till it has absorbed sufficient water to be
moist inside-then put it in bake pan
without any cover, and heat it very hot.
Ii broken pieces of bread are put in the
oven, five or six hours after baking, and
rusked, they will keep good a long time.
Sour, heavy bread, treated in this man
ner, will make very decent cakes and
puddings, provided there is enough sale
ratus used in making them to correct the
acidity of the bread Rich cake, that has
wine or brandy in it, will remain good in
cold weather several months, if it is kept
in a cool, dry place. The day in which it
is to be eaten, put it in cake pan, and
set it in a bake pan that has half "A pint of
water in il -Sct on the bake-pan cover, and
let the cake bake till it is heated very hot.
Let it get cold before cutting it.
CocoA-Nur PIE.-Grate one large CO.
coanu, and add one pint of milk, four
eggs-bcaten leparatel y-one tablespoon
full of rose. wntcr, two tablespoonful of
butter. sugar to the taste, two tablespoon
fuls of corn starct, nutmeg to taste
Line the tins with pastry, pour in the
mixture and bake at once.
LEMON CREAM. - Beat the yelks of
eight eggs light and mix with them eight
tablespoonfuls Of sugar the grated peel
of one lemon and the juice Of two, one
wine-glas1 of wine; simmer - bus not
boil-untl it thickens; take off and stir
in the beaten whites of the eggs. Pour
over slices of sponge-cake, and serve cold.
DOVER CAKE.-Six eggs, one half pound
Of butter, one pound of sugar, one cup
of milk, one. half teaspoonful of soda
and one Of cream tartar, one pound of
flour, wine-glass Of brandy; nutmeg if
liked.
RAW CADBAGE.-A nice way to pre-
pare raw cabbage is AS follows: Select a
firm, good head, chop finely in a bowl
" hat you think will be needed, and to
every quart add one-half teacupful of
Mick sweet cream; two tablespoonfuls of
strong vinegar or lemon juice; one cupful
of white sugar, and mix thoroughly.
COOKED CABBAGE. - Cut fine as for raw ;
put into kettle and add water to cook
until tender; then add one-haf cup of
sweet cream; one half cup Of vinegar, in
which mix one tablespoonful of flour;
season with pepper and salt TO suit the
taste; let it boil up and serve.
NUMBER CAKE. -One cup of butter; ;
two cups Of sugar; three cups of flour;
four eggs; one cup of sweet milk; one
tesspoonful of soda and two of cream of
tartar. Flavor with lemon.
CooKIEs.-Three eggs; two cups of
sugar; one cup Of sour cream; two-thirds
Of a cup of butter; one tesspoonful of
soda. Mix hard enough To handle easily.
GINGER SNArs.-One cup of brown
sugar; one fcup of molasses: two eggs !;
one cup of fried meat gravy; one table
spoonful of cider vinegar; two heaping
teaspoonfus of Soda one Tablespoonful
of ginger. Flour enough to roll.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

CossoLISG.-Someo one has discovered
that short young ladies generally get mar
ried quicker than tall ones, and that the
former make the best of wives. This will
.be source of great consolation TO the
four ieet-fve young ladies who have been
looking gloomy and sad because their
new bonnets don't show above the pew
back at church.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

EVIL ToseUE.-The cure of an evil
tongue must begin at the heart. The
weights and wheels are there, and the
clock strikes according to their motion.
A guileful heart makes a guileful tongue
and lips. 1t is the workhouse where the
forge of deceits and ISLANDERS is, and the
tongue 10 only the outer shop where they
are vended, and the lips the door of it.
Such ware is made within and no other
can cone out.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

MORE than fifty kinds Of petrifed
nuts have been found near Colorado
Springs. Cal. Many Of them belong to
o class now found in the tropics.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

THE FUNERAL CAR FOR VICTOR EN-
MANUEL.-The funeral car, upon which
through the whole route fell showers of
cut flowers and wreaths of white flowers
and laurel, was in the center Of the pro,
ce,si"n. 1t WAS drawn by eight magniti-
cent horses, wearing bronze trappings
and Grape wells, which covered them en-
trely. Each horse WAS led by man on
foot, who wore white wig. The car
which was brought for this occasion
from Turin, aud has been used for pre-
vious funerals for the royal family, is gilt,
and of an antique aud graceful form. Its
open side left the case containing the
Kings body exposed to view. This WAS
of walnut, lined with red velvet, orna-
mented with gold braid and with gilt
bronze handles. Within this case was
another of zinc, and the body was dressed
in white satin; the lid of the zinc coffin
being of glass.-Rome Corr. N. y. Post.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

\ CURIOUS EXPERIMEST.-A curious
experiment has been tried with butter
mix toy testing it against claret. One
who Is in the secret will bet with one who
is not that the latter, il bindfolded, can
not distinguish claret from buttern.ilk
by the taste. Several glasses are filled
with claret, and an equal number with
but,ermilk, and they are handed alter
nately to the blindiolded person who
tastes them. For time he will name
he respective liquors correctly; but after
awhile his sense of taste becomes confused,
nd he insists that buttermilk is claret,
and vice versa.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28
Result Of Over-Work.

The victim Of an over-worked brain
may readily recognize the symptoms Of Il
dsordered intellect. He is liable to YER
tigo; noises in the ears, dark spots before
the eyes, Il staggering in the walk, numb
ness in the limbs and twitching or spasms
in the face. There is mental disturb
ance which is shown by Authorizations,
and principally Ivy slceplesiness. The
digestion is impaired These are the
symptoms in violent cases. In general
the patient is deprived almost wholly of
sleep, or has unpleasant dreams. He finds
it impossible to fix his attention on any
subject, and is attacked by II pain in the
head il he makes mental effort. He
cannot depend upon his memory, but
forgets the simplest facts, and makes
mistakes in using words. There IS a
great deal of indecision manifested in
simple matters, accompanied by morbid
apprehension of impending evil, and the
patient is afraid that he will himself com
nit some dreadful act. have known of
u man who dreaded to 90 on ferry boat,
because he feared that he would throw
himself off; of another who would not go
near train for fear he would throw him
self in front of it, Of IA usband who made
his wife keep his razors locked up; of a
man who would not take warm bath, in
the fear that he would not turn Off the
hot water. Mental disease is more apt to
attack those in middle life than the young
or old. To be cured the patient should
abstain from severe mental work, should
exercise in the open air, indulge in mod,
crate gayety and plain nutritious diet.
Exercise and cheerful society are worth
tons of drugs and medicines.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-09-14
The London Newspapers.

The London newspapers would all be
voted extremely dull and uninteresting
if published in the United States. The
only item of news from the United
States in them during the past weel,
was three lines announcing a railroad
accident at Steubenville, Ohio. With
the exception of the stock and cotton
market reports, they receive nothing
from the United States. More than
half their contents consists of Parliamen-
tary debates and political editorials on
these debates. The local news of Lon
don seems to be a matter of little or no
Importance, as scarcely any attention is
paid to it. The movements of the
Queen and members of the Royal fami-
ly are daily chronieled, even to where
they dined and wined, and where they
rode or walked; and if they appear
anywhere in public, columns are given
to a description of the event. The
same news appears in all of them, and
mostly the same reports, the only dif-
ference in them being the character and
tone of their editorials. "Letters from
the People," discussing various local
subjects, are, however, a great feature
in all the London papers M. Falton,
IN Baltimore american,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-09-14
MINOR NOTES.

Gen. Butler has made engagements to
speak at indianapolis on the 10th and at
Terre Haute ON the 2lst, under the auspices
of the National -Greenback party.
Gen. Lew. Wallace, Of Indiana, has been
appointed Governor of New Mexico, vice
Axtell, suspended.
The Congressional Custom house Com
mittee, of which Fernando Wood is Chair
man, commenced its sessions in New York
City on the I'd.
President Hayes had apublic reception at
the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, on the
evening of the Sd.
Charles G. O'Neil, aged %, an employee
of the dry-goods house OF Wm. Barr & Co.,
St. Louis, committed suicide in New York
City on the ID, where he had gone on busi-
ness for the firm. No causeis known for the
act.
There was an impressive funeral cere-
mony at the Cathedral OF Notre Dame,
Paris, on the 3D., in celebration OF the death
of NJ. Thiers. Deputations were present
from all parts Of France Nine. Thiers
spent 100000 in preparation OF the cere-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-09-14

O. That rs Congress has the sole power te
com money ana to regulate the value there.
o. under the Constitution, II should exercise
the sole power to provide "A paper currency
10 ne used as money that such money De IS.
sued in such sufficient volume as may be- nee
t~sary tort the convenient transaction of bust.
ne-s at all times, and 10 stimulate enterprise
secure fair recOmpcpso to labor ana its
products, and promote a due development Of
thc vast agricultural, mineral and mechanic
Al resources OF the country.
T. lhat We favor the unconditional repeal
OF the Resumption act of 1873, the fun romun.
ctlzatlon of silver, the removal OF all v,~trlc-
tons ON its coinage, placing il on an po,InI
footing with gold, the repeal Of the National
Bank law, the retirement OF National bunk
notes and the substitution Of Treasury notes.
commonly called greenDacks, in their place.
sAd notes to be made legal tender ior all
purposes
s. That we arc in favor OF a tariff for rove.
nue. only.
.. That upon the lea'ous preservation of
lht IIAut pl local -nI- government 0tUD State
ana the municipality iu a'I matters OF local
import, tree from dic,atiOn or mtericrcnce
ny Federal authority in any lOrm political
or judicial, depends tHe pcrpetUty of our
FORM nt government rs q Democratic re-
public.
10 Thatiti is the duty Of the state in the
protection Of society against convicted Grim
mas and performing its duty in teaching
luem useful occupations and fitting tnum Ton
iutura usefulness, To provide Tor the protuc-
ton OF mechanical labor against the daUaE-
ing competition involved in the present -ys-
tenn Tor the employment of convict labor. aud
TO provide tuatthn profits arising from such
labor shall iuure to the state and not to cor
puraUOns or Hs-ocia.
II. That as 20 measure impcratively essen
tial TO the protection u t.e agricultural and
uture -Houid ut It-l.Nt Sos ION enact u law
Iagg.utUg the rates %. charges for TRANSPORT.