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New-York tribune., 1878-06-08

Congress moves slowly enough in the matter
of accommodation for its crowded Library;
still it moves. The commission appointed to
take the matter into consideration, has de-
cided to report in favor of the erection OF
separate building in one of the parks of Wash
ingtOn having a central situation. This
plan will make it easy to extend
the building as the rapid accumulation OF
books renders it necessary, and at the same
time a library of 10000 vOlumes-twice the
size, Mr.. Spolford says, of any other parlia-
mentary library in the world-will be kept III
the present hall, to supply all the wants OF
Congress. The conclusions of the commission
seem wise, and it is to be hoped that Congress
will act upon them promptly, and in a liberal
snirit
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06
Nacready's Second.

Macready once met an actor of the
name of Pauncefort who spoke warmly
of favors received from the tragedian
The rest of the company complained of
Macready's insolent and grumbling pro
pensities, as they had appeared when they
had met him.
"He never uttered an unkind word to
me-" said PauucefOrt. 81 played the
round of all the second parts to him
Iago, Uric, Macduff, etc.--and not IA syl-
liable of fault-tinding ever passed his lips.
He had a first-class opinion of me, |
know"
This was, of course, highly satisfactory
to all parties, and more especially to the
stage-manager, on whom devolved the
task of Casting the pieces in way
that would be not only conducive to their
being well received by the audience, but
agreeable to the London star. The morn
ing arrived. Macrcady staiked on to the
stage. The prompter placed a chair for
him at the prompt table, and Macready
entered at once into a conversation with
the stagemanager.
GLOW are the pieces cast?" asked Mac
ready.
The stagemanager began to turn over
his papers, and hurriedly placed one or
two thin, narrow slips beneath the eye of
the great man.
"These are some of the casts he
said
"No," broke in Macready, impatiently
pushing them from him; I'm not partic-
uar as to who plays the minor characters,
but | should like to know who is my
Iago, Uric, Macduff, ETC.
The stage-manager's face frightened.
"There, | think, we can please you.
We have a gentleman you have played
with before"
so, indeed. Where did meet him2''
"At Bristol"
AT Bristol? When?'
1.-TWO years ago..
Bring my book of engagements, said
Macready to his agent.
The volume was produced.
"Bristol, two years ago unused Mac
ready, as he turned to the pages. Why
he said, starting suddenly up as his eye
fixed upon the entry, ait was the worst
company ever performed with. Paunce-
fort-Pauncefort Is he my second y
roared the tragedian.
"CertainIy,' replied the manager.
80, heaven help me - answered Macready
striding up and down the stage.
why said the other, following him,
che said he was favorite of yours"
"A isvorite."
Yes; he said that while you found
fault with everybody else, you did not
once find fault with him"
with him-no! With the Others there
was some hope, but with him there was
none
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

WHY GIRLS CANNOT Throw STONES. -
The difference between girls throwing
and boys is substantially this The
boy crooks his elbow and reaches back
with the upper part of his arm about at
right angles with his body, and the fore
arm at an angle of forty tive degrees: the
direct act of throwing is accomplished
by bringing the arm back with a sort of
snap, like the tail of "a snake or a whip
lash, working every joint from shoulder
to wrist. and sometimes making your
elbow sing as though you had got a
whack on the Crazybone. The girl
throws with her whole arm rigid, the boy
with his whole arm relaxed. Why this
marked and unmistakable difference eX-
lists we never learned until, at some
what advanced period, we dove into a
book of physiology, and learned that the
clavicle, or collar bone, in the anatomy
of female is some inches longer, and
set some degrees lower down than in the
masculine frame. This long, crooked,
awkward bone interieres with the full
and free action of the shoulder and that 5
the reason why girl cannot throw Il
stone.-Home JourHal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

a GENTLEMAN from the North stopping
at jacksonville, Florida, recently wan
dercd off on little forest stroll, and soon
came upon tumble-down old cabin, at
the door of which was seated venerable
white man, with eyes blinking with age,
and his snowy hair falling thickly about
his shoulders. He was watching little
darkey, about fifteen years old, gathering
palmetto roots. The gentleman from the
North engaged the ancient forester in
conversation about the crops, etc, and
found the old man intelligent and well
informed about his surroundings. But
as to wages now," pursued the Northern
visitor, show much do you have to pay
hired help down herel Take that little
niger gathering roots there, how much
do you pay him dayi
The old man hesitated a second or two,
aud then slowly said, skening his long
white hair through his fingers, "Well, to
tell you the truth, stranger, I'm not much
on wages myself. The fact is, that little
boy gathering roots out there is my wife
son."
The Northern gentleman had no fur
Their questions to ask, more particularly,
perhaps, as "that little nigger's" mother,
Il big colOred woman, came out of the
cabin about this time with big pair of
tongs in her hand, carrying blazing
coal for the old mans pipe.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

ANY parties DESTROYS of having goods purchased for
them in San Francisco can do SO by addressing Mrs
w. H. Ashley. who will send samples of goods for
their Inspection. To the ladies' | would say that /
have hrstcass cstab ishmcnt for Dress making and
am prepared to execute country orders with dispatch.
Being engaged in business here | have the advantage
of buying goods direct from the importers whole
sale and would give my patrons the benefit of same
Goods purchased and scntC o. d. Setd for Circular.
Address Mrs. W. II. ASHLEY, I2O Suffer street,
Room II, san Francisco
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

And Others, not satisfied with the goods and nrces
the interior, would find It their advantage to for
ward their orders the old and wcll-known Grocery
House Of c. J. HAwLRY q Co.. established in lS53.
1t has one of the largest and best selected stock Of
goods the Pacific Coast. Please favor with your
orders We guarantee satisfaction or refund the
money. Goods shipped 10 any depot or boat free of
charge. DO not hesitate to send your orders. c. j.
HAWLEY u co, Wholesale and Retail Groccrs 2:J
and 2I9 Suffer street. san Francisco. p. O. Box SIT
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

The SECRET OF BEAUTY. Persons may
outsrow disease, and become healthy by
attention to the laws OF their physical
constitutions. BY moderate and daily
exercise, men may become both active
and strong in limb and muscle. But to
grow beautiful, howl Age dims the lus-
tire of the eye, and pales the roses on
beauty's cheek; while crow feet, burrows,
and wrinkles, and lost teeth, and gray
hairs, and bald-head, and lettering limbs
and limping feet, most sadly mar the hu-
man form divine. But dim rs the eye j.,
rs pallid and sunken AS may be the face
of beauty, and tral aud feeble that once
strong, erect and manly body, the i'm
mortal soul, just Hedging its wings for its
home in heaven, may look out through
these faded windows, as beautiful as the
dewdrops of IA summers morning, as the
tears that glisicns in affections eye, by
growing kindly, by cultivsting sympathy
with all human kind, by cherishing for
bearance towards the toibles and tollies
of our race, and feeding day by day on
the love of God and man which lifts us
from the brute, and makes us akin to
angels.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

Alternately Shaken and Scorched

BY the paroxysms of chills and fever, the
wretched sufferer for whom quininc has been
prescribed essays in vain to eXtermnate the
dreadful disease with that hurtful palliative,
which at best only mitigatcs the violence Of
the fits, and eventually proves highly inju-
rious 10 the system. In order TO effect a
Horough cure of malarial fever, whether Inter
mittcnt or remttent, or TO render the system
impregnablc to its attacks, llostetter's Stom-
ach Btters should he used daily. That this
medicine is a searching eradicant Of diseases
generated by miasma, and reliable safe.
guard against them, is fact so widely rec
ognized in this and other countries that to
adduce evidence in support of ii Is unneces-
sary; but were it either essential or desirable
TO do so, it may wen be supposed that from
the testimony corroborative OF it, claims,
which has been accumulating during the last
twenty five years and over, sufficient proofs
might be gathered to convince the most in.
Vcteratc Skeptic.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

WANrEp--A good Agent in every city,
town aud village In the United States, 10
take subscriptions for the COMMERCIAL Ap-
vocArE, the only anti-Catholic and conserva-
tive labor paper published in America. sub
scrpton $500 year, in advance food in
ducements will be offered TO agents. Write
for terms and full particulars. Address Con-
MERcIAL ADVOCATE, 526 Montgomery Street,
San Francisco. Cal
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

.ErSA MOWERS, with double motion and
latest improvements and extras" at greatly
reduced prices. Berry X Place, corner Mar
ket and Fremont streets, San Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

PuYsIcIAxs of high standing unhesitati ne
ly give their Endorsement to the use Of the
Graefenberg. Marshalrs Cathoicon for all fe-
male complaints. The weak and debilitated
find wonderful relief from constant use of
this valuable remedy. Sold by all druggists.
81 SO per bottle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

MEADOWS MAGIC LINIMRNT is sure cure
for Neuralgia, Headache, Rheumatism, ETC.
or money refunded. 1t is sold by all drug
gists, at 80 cts a bottle. Abrams Il Carroll,
I Agents, San francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

WHAT relation is there between brass
bands and local politics I - Rochester
Democrat. Why, one blows the horns
while the other horns the blowers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

TaE American Bible Society announces
that thus far during the current year the
expenditures have exceeded the dona-
tons by $4,000. The society has made
grants of 100000 copies of the Scriptures
during the year, and has appropriated
$4,000 TO the foreign field.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06
A Baby Saving Its Mothers Life.

M. and Madame Henri Schneider went
to the ball given on the occasion of the
marriage of the King of Spain. 1t is a
considerable distance from Madrid to
Crenzot, and Madame Schneider on ar
irving home few days ago, was greatly
fatigued. Two days and two nights of
railroad travel had completely exhausted
her. 1t was evening, and she told her
servants that she needed complete repose,
and added: "Above all things let nobody
come into my room tomorrow morning
before ring the bell" However, during
the absence of Madame Schneider, her
people had proposed surprise for her.
They had at last succeeded in making
her little daughter walk. The child was
a rosy baby who up to that time had not
been able to advance single step. They
were anxious to show Madame Schneider
the newly acquired accomplishment of
her baby, but the orders were strict, pd
this was great disappointment. But
in the morning the nurse could no longer
hold out. She thought that the mother
would forgive an indiscretion so well
justified, and, Notwithstanding the order,
she knocked at the door. There was no
response. She went in, and staggered
back, uttering cry. Madame Schneider
was stretched upon her bed motionless,
and apparently dead. She was suffocated.
A crack was opened in the wall through
which the smoke from the chimney en-
tered the bedroom. An hour later and
nothing could have saved her. 1t was
three hours before she became conscious.
She is not yet completely restored. But
had it not been for the good fortune of
the first steps of that baby! However,
we are happy to announce that she is out
of danger Moniteur UntoerSeL.
A SINGULAR WoMAN.-The Princess
Metternicb, who played such conspicu-
Gus part in the Paris of the Second Empire
as the wife of the Austrian Ambassador
and the intimate friend of the Empress
Eugene, has lost her father, and is just
about to part with one of her daughters
in marriage. The Princess was niece of
! her husband, her father having married
the daughter of the famous Austrian di-
plomatst by his first wife. Her father
was an eccentric and remarkable person.
He was a Hungarian magnatc, Count
Maurice Nagy-Sandor, whose teats of
craftsmanship were famous even in that
country of horsemen. He thought moth
ing of riding up flights of stairs and
over dinner tables set with all the array
of II banquet. His daughter, though alb
solutcly the reverse of beautiful, by her
daring temper, her wit, her grace and her
originality, made herself Il social power
both in Austria and in France. Her en-
tertainments at the Castle of Johannis-
berg, which with its rarest vintages be
longs to her husband, have taken their
places among the social events" of the
current century. Her eldest daughter,
the Princess Sophie, who inherits her
singular i'll looks and her not less singu-
lar attractions, is about to marry Prince
Emile of Oettingen Spielburg, Il member
of one of the noblest of the great Sua,
bian families Neo York WoNd.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

HERBINE is a household blessing.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

PHoToGEAPns of superior finish at Morse's Palace
of Art. AZ Montgomery street. san Francisco
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-06

BUrrgRfcK IL CO.'S Patterns spring styles. Send
stamp for catalogue. 1874 Post st., san Francisco
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-23
The u. meeratIc Programme.

The 0ko' "a (Miss States irdal.
ges in it'll; horoscope view Of the
victory of 1851 1t will do no harm
for NoFtbern Democrats to read il,
aad it may b. q benefit to some luke
warm Republicans who think every
thing has been setiled aud the battles
all won. 1t says:
10 all human likelihood a Demo
era: will walk up The White House
steps in 1881 aud take biz seat 10 the
Presidential chair" It next declaIes
that this Democratic President will
send his first message TO Democrat
ic Senate and Democratic House
That then al Irresistible polili al
revolution will set ia revolution
that Will sweep from The Constitution
and statute books tho last stain and
biemish Of New England ideas"
l. il safe to.say that the folio wing
programme will be followed out 70
the utlermost letter and sylaqle:
First. The republic will be di-
vested Of the powers that it has usur-
ped froPl the States since 1861. TIE
reser7ed rights Of the several Com
mongealths of the Federal Union
will be recognized in their widest
scope and range la a word, the
Calhoun theory will be put in prac
tice, while Hamiltonism will tie torn
up root aad branch, and destroyed
forever
Second The unconstitutional
amendments will be repealed, and
the Constitution will thus be restored d
to its primitive yigor, the ballct-box
purified, aud politics redeemed in an
unlimited measure from the demoral-
izing Influence Of ignorant, vicions,
and merceDsry suffrage
Third The national banks viii ba
leyeled with The dust, the United
States bonds will be taken. and the
greenbaeks will be made a legal ten
der for every dollar of pablic iadebt-
edness.
1t goes on to state that "a thous-
and and one other reforms, necessitG-
ted by radical treason and misfule,
will be made" 1t shouts "Hurrah
for JEFF Davis" and why not? With
such changes he will be the represen,
tative statesman The editor at Ok.
elena may not be as wise as some d
his fellows, bat We have no doubt be
il more honest and outs poken.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-23


The Gfeenhaek Labor Reform ora
tors are making a great deal Of noise
10 this campaign by gebble on the g.
nancial question, which IA as devoid
Of argument a. iL is Of truth Their
allegation is that the currency has
bsen contracted 70 such a degree that
business mea cannot receive the bank
ing accommodations necessary b Gu
able them to conduct their operations
This "a iavorile plea with tbs ora
tors 10 question.
/ They assert that the country II
starving for the want Of money The
best way TO reply 10 such allegations
Is by the testimony Vt an official who
has the greatest opportunity Of know
| log all the facts involved ia his
late speech on the subject Of laances.
the Secretary Of the Treasury thus
disposes Of this point 10 tbe Green
back Labor Reform campaign
/ ask every man who believes 10
this allegation % wrestlc with the i1i-
I lowing facts;
Ia 1860, a year Of peace snd al
least Of fair prosperity, q year of
Democratic rule, this coaatry had
S2O7, 600. 900 Of paper currency Up
10 that tine S2l5, 600 900 was The
largest amount Of paper currency ey.
ef in circulation at aoy one time IN
this c0untry Banking was free in
most Of the States and bankers were
Issuing all the currency they could
Keep 10 circulation
No one then claimed lha, there
@as an insufficient volume Of curren-
/ cy, aGd | doubt whether auy reason
able man will nov clsini tba, the cur.
rency cf 1850 was insUfic'e1, 10
amount
Now, Ia the month VI Jnne, 1873.
just before The great panic struck us.
our outstanding psper currency was
$7j000O.000. or more than three
times the amount 10 1860 Ia tie
face Cf this fact will any man 0f iatei-
ligencs say that the puaic Of 1873 vas
caused by an insufficient volume Ct
paper currency
Tho volume ia 1873 was greater
than 10 lad been 10 the siz previous
years. II was $4,000 000 greater
than in 1870 10 fact the panic Of
1873, Ike all It's predecessor. eccar
red when there was On 4GHr! and
Increasing volume cf c.--e1ry and
credit, aud 1 do rot hesitate o. de-
clare that Initiation was oa= q the
leading causes Of that p l.c
That the above staten 1tis cJrreet
can be easily verified b, okipz in,c
the report Of the Secfet tary i The
Treasury for the period c}ger d by
this controversy, aud D. l5lg : al
facts at issue
But what mus. be thou shi { the
vapid demagogues who s8eakiogiy
seek to dslade wsIkingmen by ascrib.
ing tie "hard ,imss7 to the degiruc-
ton Of the peoples money by the
Government, = hen IL IS a pslpsble
fact that We have now meIs money
ready for circulation since tie Ia 4
tines set 10 than we had ID circu.a-
tion during the baleyon days wien
eyerybcdy was prosperous.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-23
HARRIsBURG, September %,

HARRISBURG, September p, 1878
"A little Incident occurred yester-
day morning, that will be Of more
than ordinary interest to the veteran
Union soldiers in Harrisburg, espeei-
ally to those who were confined in
the prison pens of the South during
the war. Among the guests at the
Lochiel for the past week hes been
General David Vickers, of New Jer-
sey, d tail, fne-looking gentleman,
who served with credit ard gallsn,ry
10 a New Jersey regiment, as Gener.
al Hoyt did in one froGl the Keystone
State During the war Vickers and
Hoyt were captured by the Rebels,
and contined in one of the Southern
prison pens, Macon. Georgia, for a
long time In order to prevent the
threatened bombardment Of Charles
ton. South Carolina, by our troops on
Morris Island, large body OF pris-
oners. about six hundred in number.
including all the field officers, were
sent on cars 10 that city. Daring the
journey Generals Hoyt and Eickers,
accompanied by two or three others,
sprang from the cars in the darkness,
when they were in full motion, and
escaped They wandered through
the swamps all night. aud kaowing
they were hunted like Wild beasts.
and fearing recapiure, waded into a
dense thicket Of brush aud water, aud
remained there oil day, hungry unto
starvation, and almost literally con
sumed by mosquitoes. When the
night came on they got back into the
ruad, and when within a few miles OF
our lines were treed by bloodhounds,
and taken on TO Charleston, where
they remained all through the bonn
bardment. During their stay there
they became separated. and from tha;
day until Yesterday they bad never
met, aud hence II was with more than
ordinary fervor that the two veterans
grasped hands aud congratulated
each other at :hc Lochicl Hotel yes
terday. The two officers sat aud 70
lated their experience 10 each o.he'
siaco their separation, and ii was evi
den. that their parting for ff'ee.
years had not ohlitessted thai love
| for eash other that is felt in common
by ali the veterans OF the war -
! Harrisburg DAILY Telegraph
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-23
rne --latest Case Of Hu,i-D,4,as

Ga the 2lsi OF September. Demo
crauc aad Republican meeiings
we're held IN The town oi Nateai.-
cches. The Republicans Were ad-
dressed by Judge Breda sad the
Rev Raiord Bla1i. a Baptist minis
teg. Tae speeches were eGrnss; DC.
temptT-t,, and 20 reference was made
70 the Democratic meeting il saojh-
er psrt Of the iowa-
After tbs Repuhlicaa nes ing had
adjourned, s crowd oi armed psUo-
Gratis surrounded The place Of Meet'
ing Learning that TIE mesIiuc lad
adjourned, they proceeded to'B -ls's
residence. palleG dowa the doors
hroks ia ibe wiaiows. rAnsacse5 ths
house, and mutila;ed the farnisare
They iasliy reyiseG, iakias- Nr
Blunt, bis wife sad daEgh,eE. 10 jsil
The Mayer &C lAe town was pceseas
and approved he proceedings of ths
moh Other Republicans we're 81,
rested. Snd ere was kiilca Fer sev.
ersi days notkiny was beard froE
BFedS Sad Blaat. aad .ssaIa- Re
Pab.icaas IN New Orleans waited ~
GA Governor Nicholls sa3 asked hi:
interference. The Gove-sor deeiia.
ed 10 admit thar any eutyaSes hs5
bCea committed, hai SAID ,ha, ia
zach cases he would sisjse ths pr
seated Individuals 30 leave 6,s,eg6e,
ReighboThoods So the matter res,
ga aaiil Mr Rlan, arrived in Nee
Orleans and sola his ssasy.
Alter remAiaias Ia jail saal @i&
siEhs R'aet vas taksa eat pes ~
bis horse. and esSogtea eas ci tee.
hv moh nsGaged % aogssS Wsse
,hev left him he was ordered - t,e,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-23
wonidH'i BsIie,e IIrm


4 curious eneciJ.e vas tod some
years ay0 aboa. one II tie chief of
lcials Of tie Lo1don geaeral post-of
ice wao bolds the highes. Ta1k
among our writers u Gclioa. Pass
iEg from bis room 20 the p0s-o.Ies
through az open door, be dis.iac.iy
saw q letter surfer abstract seg-
ereign from a letter s1d pat Is i1-o
his POCKET Tie nsa vas given ili0
custody, c0mnitted 70 prisa7 ald
brought to trial Tee only witness
was tie gentleman Ebo szg The
theft committed. A. tie close ~ tle
examination for The prosecution lts
counsel for the priscser thus a3lrsss-
ed the witness
Z believe. sir. besides hoidiaz g
sppoiBtme1t il tbe pos--cfic-. ga
are a p5pgisr auibe- .7
The reply Eas 10 tie aE-ma.s9s-
Pray, sir, whst NAV bs tbs class
Cf books yea write
Wofss 0f Imagination
"Wcrks of imlgi1a-io1. f7
lies. Prey. sir. how io3g Is is s-e-
sou sfst began % gain year liver
hood ia pzr- by s1ch aa cee1pE-
rioa
"Nias yezrs
Year motGsr, / be,ieTe. vas a--5
al author, and wrote siuIlsr boss
Nay / ask hoE many years she 90
ed 3 livelihood By dong 60
"TEeRtY~
Then tlraing % TIE jury zee P-=-
oueF's counsel said
Gs5ileme1, an sure u Bri-=-
jary viii eoaFiet the pgisoae- on -ss
unsupported evidence Ct psfs-E
Eh7 comes here a-d tells y3g t1z-
hs has for ni1e wears gained g-sz-
( pa-g Of his livelihood bv telhaz iss
and that bis mother before him ~
ioged tie same ealing t1r re
I yesrs
NotEiibstsadiaz he AIDES 81
ming up, BE pes.iE j1.y sesaittsd -ts
{ prisoner. neither e tts1 p-sbalv
hsvias heard Of ja4 eEest u3vsls-s
nsEs III Be appeared IN the wit-sss
I-