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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04
Order in the Kitchen.

Disorder and confusion among work
mans tools may be a sign of business
pressure-may be the consequence of a
want of time in which to attend to the
details of an orderly arrangement, but we
are inclined to think that they are almost
always the result of lack of an appre-
citation OF the benefits of system, and that
there is not only no person too busy to
give attention to system, but no one whose
tasks may not be materially lightened by
it.
In most work-men's work-expedi-
ton may be the only gain from thor
ough system and orderly surroundings
in a law office, loss of time and worry of
mind may be the only i'll fruit of pro-
miscuously burdened table and disar-
ranged book shelves; in business office,
nothing more than omitted entries or I'M
balanceablc cash book may result from a
tumbled desk and spasmodic posting of
the books; in an editors room, only over
looked articles of value, hurriedly written
manuscripts and slowly read proof may
proceed from want of system indicated
by a chaos of half-read exchanges on the
floor. But in kitchen, when the cook
has to kick the dog out from under the
table that she may get the pot against
which he has been comfortably leaning
when she has to disinter the gridiron
from the dirty clothes basket; when she
has to deny the window the support OF
the iron spoon when she must drive pussy
from her nice place on the griddle be-
meath the stove; when to. days dinner
is commenced in the midst of yesterday s
apple, potato and turnip parings and
meat scraps, there is apt to be some worse
result than late dinner; there is apt to
be dinner of dishes not any too clean.
At any rate the sensitive stomach of him,
or her, who is 50 unfortunate as to catch
glimpse of the condition of things in
the kitchen and Whit of the stale odors
that proceed from the promiscuous re-
mains, is apt to be suspicious and I'M
| friendly towards the dishes which come
therefrom, be they smoothed over ever so
nicely.
On the contrary, the plainest kitchen
whose table and floor are kept thoroughly
secured, and whose cooking utensils are
each assigned a place, and kept in lit,
every day freed from the clinging re-
mains of yesterdays meal and made to
enter like new utensil Into the work OF
to-day, besides its manifest economy OF
time, has a wonderfully wholesome, APP
petizng effect on the observer, and goes
far tow ards the production of apprecla-
ton on the part of husbands and sons
at the dinner table.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04
Snapped Hearts.
BY SIR JOHN SUCKING.

prithee send me back my heart
Since l cannot have thine;
For if from yours you will not part,
Why, then, shouldst thou have miner
Yet now think ont let it lie;
To find it were in vain,
For thou'st thief in either eye
Would steal it back again.
Why should two hearts in one breast lie,
And yet not lodge together?
o Love where is thy sympathy,
II thus our breasts thou severn
But love is such mystery,
cannot find it out;
For when | think I'm best resolved
then am in most doubt.
Then farewell care, and farewell woe,
will no longer pine;
For I'll believe have her heart
As much as she has mine.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

IMMENSE importance seems TO be at
tsched to the fact that Prince Bismarck
attended the royal wedding at Berlin,
on the 18Th inst, but did not partic-
pate in the Ministerial dance on the oc-
casion." The thrilling fact is communi-
Gated by cable to the United States.
What may be inferred from the mys,eri-
Gus circumstance, what complications in
European politics, what alliances, ar
mistices, treaties, declarations, protocols
and ultimatums, We are not diplomatic
enough to conjecture. Neither do We
know exactly what ministerial dance"
IL; but it is something, we suppose, ex-
tremely grave, u sort of minuet de Ia cour
with several additional steps Of particu-
lar dignity and ststeliness. We regret
that the telegraph should be at the
trouble of sending us piece of iufor.
nation fro m which we can deduce moth.
ing, but we appreciate enterprise. we hope
even when it does not happen to be OF
the slightest importance.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

PLEASANT BEpRooMs.-Therei is moth
ing more indicative of refinement and II
genuine culture in a family than bright,
cheerful, and tastefully- decorated bed
chambers. Tasteful decorations do not
necessarily mean expense, and it is possible
to make chamber look very pretty at a
very small outlay. Indeed, in many in
stances no outlay at all will be required
beyond what would be incurred under
any circumstances. The women of fam
lily, especially, are apt to pass a good
portion of their time in their bed-cham-
bers, and in some households the sleep
ing apartments are used alike for sewing
rooms, sitting-rooms and nurseries. 1t
is worth while to obtain all the innocent
pleasure we can find in this life, and
there can be no doubt that life is pleas
anter if most of its hours are passed in
cheerful looking apartments.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

CoFFEE.-Always wash coffee before
roasting it, and those housewives who do
not, would find it great improvement to
DO so. Take Ms much coffee rs can be con
veniently drowned in a kettle and pour
boiling water over it. Drain the coffee
in colander, put into the kettle and set
on the back of the stove to dry, stirring
occasionally.
APPLE CUsTARD PIEs.-Steam sour APP
pies until they are SO soft that they Will
rub through a sieve. To quart OF
the stewed apple add two teacupfuls OF
sugar, one pint of milk, half teacupfui
of butter and five eggs; season with graf
ed lemon peel, and bake in puff paste like
custards.
YEAST WITHOUT Hors.-Boil four
large potatoes in two quarts of cold wa
ter, mash, mix four tablespoons of flour,
two Of white sugar, one OF salt, and stir
in the water " hen cold add one gill OF
good yeast; when fern.ented bottle; one
cup for four leaves of bread.
GOLDFISH BALLs.-Take six goodsized
potatoes, boil, pare, and cut in two; one
pint bowl of Goldfish picked fine; put all
in kettle, and boil until done; drain
and mash fine; beat two eggs thoroughly,
and mix with them; then drop from a
spoon, and fry in hot lard.
INDIAN BREAD-Best two eggs in a
bread pan, and add one pint of rich but
termilk, one-half pint of hot water, one
teaspoonful Of salt, one-half teaspoonful
of soda; enough fresh siited white meal
to make tolerably thick batter; bake in a
hot oven.
BREAD OMELErrE.-One large teacup
of bread, one teacup of cream, one table
spoonful of butter, four eggs. Salt and
pepper; fry like an omelelte.
BOLOGNA SAUsAGE.-Chop your beet
raw; season with pepper, salt and syrup
stuff hard press few days, aud smoke
and dry well.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04
A CHINESE HELL.-A traveller thus

A CHINESE HELL.-A traveller thus
describes a representation of the punish
ment of the wicked after death according
to the Buddhist theory, which he wit
messed in the suburbs of Canton AFTER
walk of about mile, we came to the
Temple of Horrors This is horrible
place-that j., the scenes are hideous.
The intention is to represent what bad
man would suffer after death. Ii is com
posed of ten different groups Of statuary,
made If clay, and many of them are
crumblng to pieces. The first group
represents the trial of the man; he is sur
rounded by his family and friends, who
are trying to defend him; the second,
where he is condemned and given over
to the eXecutioner; in the third he is I'M
dergoing semi-transformation from the
man to the brute the fourth, where he is
put into mill, with his head downwards,
and is being ground up; his dog is by the
side of the mill licking up his blood. In
the fifth scene he is being placed between
two boards, and Is being saved down
lengthwise; sixth, he is under large
bell, which is rung until the conclusion
kills him; seventh, the man is placed
upon u table, and two men are padding
or spanking him with large, wooden pad
dies; eighth, he is upon "a rack, aud the
executiouers are tearing his flesh with
red hot pincers; ninth, he is in caul-
dron of boiling lead; the tenth scene rep
resents him upon grid iron, undergo
ing the process of roasting. In all these
his family are present; also large figures
who represent the judge, executioners,
little devils, and various instruments OF
torture.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

A THoUGHT.-People despise each 9th
er too much. There is really some good
in almost every one something admirable
in most. The stiff and solemn serious
man may be a model of integrity and
purity, though the gay B hemian grins
at him. The Bohemian, at whose APP
pruach the sober, solid man shudders,
may really be warm hearted, generous
and seltsacrticing, though many liba-
tions flush his face, and he seldom saves
enough to buy himself the coffin for
which he makes himself pre- maturely
ready. The business man, whom Others
think creature of dollars and cents,
doubtless fought in his youth an ApollyoD
of encouragement, and is secretly more
tender hearted and charitable than he
dares let the world know.
From this sef-contained and unrefned
person you often hear homely truths and
honest sentiments. This elegant crea-
ture, who seems to live to be pampered,
proves herself strong and steadfast in
time of need.
Even those deep in the gulf of vice
may not merit as much scorn AS we give
them. Who has held out the helping
handl Not we, who gather back our
robes lest they should touch theirs. Did
we not SO deeply despse those of whom
we disapprove, doubtless the shining ex-
amples that we are vain enough to fancy
that We set them would do them more
good
But one thing is certain: Whatever
good impulses We are conscious of, exist
in other bosoms. God did not make US
in peculiar fashion. We suffer and re-
joice, aspire and fall, as others do. The
man who despises his fellow man only
scorns himself under different circum-
stances.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

HOME TIEs.-The memory Of the loved
ones at home is check upon the bravest
of men. A brave man would hardly be
worthy of his birth, if being alone in the
world he would not at any moment risk
his life in the attempt to save the lives of
others. 1t is another thing, however,
when before mans eyes the picture
comes up of his wife at home and of his
little ones around her knee, waiting his
return. The greatest of all the Roman
poets long ago pointed out how, for the
man who has wifc and children at home,
fresh sting is added to the terrors Of
death. Rather, we should say, II is the
only terror death has for u man who 10
worthy Of the name.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

his landlady, to whom he was indebted
for board in the sum of perhaps 5000,
made a peremptory demand for her dues,
and attached his clothes and what little
jewelry he possessed. His tailor came
around persistently for the balance that
he owed him, and his boot maker and
laundress made life uncomfortable for what
he owed them, which heretofore they
were content to take in instalments.
He had been rubbing along, after a
fashion heretofore. but now everything
that was disagreeable and terrible in life
came upon him at once, and he was we'll
nigh crazy about it. Turn where he
would, the ghost of his debts followed
him--no, not the ghosts but the solid
reality. He was waylaid and driven
wild about them. One would be waiting
for him at the hall.door, another at the
street-corner, a third on the street-car,
and the rest of them at his office. Life
was to him an unmixed misery.
One day after about month of this
he was sent for by Miss Macintosh. He
came into her presence meekly.
ALBERT" said she, 'have you had
enough of this9" :
"Of what, prayF
"Of being worried and narrowed, OF
having those you owe follow you up and
waylay you, of having what life you have
poisoned by the foul malaria of impecu-
mostly, which is worse than sewer gas.
Have you had enough Of it2"
Enough of it! Too much. l tako no
comfort am miserable from morning
till night, and from night till morning.
escape them by getting into my room
at night, but know that they are all on
the lookout for me in the morning, and
that there is no escape from them.
shall soon go hence unless l get relief"
"Albert, listen. l am your sole cred
itsr. hold in my hands every debt you
owe. bought them up, on tho condition
that you were to be worried in this way
for a month, or until you paid. You
cannot pay, and are daily increasing the
volume of your woe. There is but one
escape. l can save you. Why longer
resist9 l shall have you in Ludlow Street
Jail tomorrow. Is not freedom and a
reasonable allowance better than dun
geon and debt4"
There was little time for consideration
Poor Throckmorton looked at her and
his soul rebelled. Then he thought OF
Jail and his soul reented. He is Il man
of quick decision. He fell on her neck
"Armipia, have always loved you.
repealed you because l wanted to know
whether you loved me for myself alone
"What else have you to lovel" was hel
, answer.
II will be yours-I will allow you the
sweet boon OF paying my debts and car
ing for me wholly. Law is Improbable
and a life with competency is not to be
despised. Arminia, am yours, and
yours alone"
And they were Immediately married
and she allows him fair amount to live
upon, and they are as happy as two PEG,
pie ought to be.
She loves him with fervor that can
not be accounted for, and he is grateful
to her for supplying his daily wants, and
so perhaps they get on as we'll AS most
people. Both are practical, and both
have what they most need. There is nc
moral to this true story.-N. Y. Paper.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

DR.. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, May
or Prince, and other prominent citizens
of Boston, have presented To the Boston
School Board Committee formal rem
oustrance against the admission Of girls
to the Latin School. President Eliot,
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, aud Piofes-
sor Dimmock, OF Adams Academy, have
written letters in support Of the remon-
STRANGE.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

A MAN who has duly considered the
condition of his being will contentedly
yie.d to the course of things; he will not
pant for distinction where distinction
would imply no merit; but though on
great occasions he may wish to DO great
er than others, he will be satisfied in
common occurrences not TO he lsss.-
JshassR.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

All sorts of things began to happen
with that unfortunate young man. HIS
landlord, who had monthly enlivened his
Office with a visit, now suddenly notified
him that henceforward and forever he
would be expected to pay in advance,
and that he should require q mortgage
on his library as security fer rent. Then
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-04

YIELD not to discoursgements.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
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Fer Clerk of tha Horse.

Mr. d. Il. Emmert, the EAGLES can
dlda,c for Chief Clerk, is an old citi.
zen of the State and good man. Ii
is unfortunate for him that he halls
from a Democratic district while the
Kansas House is rwhelmingly Re
publican. Then. too, many viii think
that his candidacy has some cennec-
ton with the attempt Wichita is max
ing 10 secure enough influence in the
next Legislature to transfer part OF
the SeJgwick county bonded debt 30
Harvey county. All things considered
this is not a very good year for him 10
run Ga his own account. we are sjr-
+, he has announced himself as can
didate. Hiafsld Courier.
We expected better things from the
Courier Mr. Emmest is not the EA
Giles candidate. aud if he was, why
drag in matters in no way connected
with him or his candidacy. Wichita
is just as strongly Republican a. Win
field, and the Harvey county matter
has not been mentioned for two yoars.
that we are aware of.
The truth is Mr.. Emmer; was urged |
TO offer his name and services to the |
next House by old time Republicans
living in other portions of the State. |
by men who know of his past deyo-
ton TO principle aud of the wears Of
anrcquited service rendered the party
by him. And no, these altogether.
but members, aware of his experience
md splendid qualification as a clerk
n view of the revision of The laws,
lavc urged him to this step. Wichita
Tor any Wichita interest had thing
o do with bringing him out. Tas
EAGLE, simply recognising his pre-
minent fitness for the posiiisa, hear;- :
" endorsed him. As a Chiei Clerk.
}. u. Emmert has no equal ia this
tate, save in the person II ia re l
Iorton Of Topeka and 4. II Bauks OF
lawrence, neither Of whom are cenli
ates. Ia
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
-Four Per Cents.


The four per cent. lean, iiist put on
The market last January, is a great
success. Secretary Sherman says the
sales Of tic four per cents during the
past ten months have aggregated xioi
4i7 $50, and he is confident that he
will be able, next wear, to refund over
$3.50, 0o0,o00 Of the public debt in -four
per cent. bonds. The success of the
four per cent. loan has been achieved
in spite OF the determined opposition
Of New York capitalists. who were in
dignaut al the movement made by the
Government 10 reduce the rates of in
:crcsi ia this country.
Ii is further stated that the increase
in the sale Of four per cent. bonds,
since the election has been quite mark
cd, and the Treasury officials attribute
the il, crease 10 the Republican victo-
rics, which have naturally strength
ened tie crodi. of The Government.
The sales fer September were only
Sc, IA $50. and for October $1,0T 400,
while for November they will exceed
500, coo eco. Al this rate the Govern
mcnt Will, within a few years, not pay
more Than four per cent. on any of its
bonds.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
n ae,is ph rr....ss.


The following, taken from the Pm.
eblo '1Aieftaia, sives 5 yerv comnr =
hensi We idea Of the countrv throrch
which the Santa Fe road il pushing lis
way southward, ~ well as the work
that Is being done. The information
is from NJ. W. r. Morley, who has
charge OF the preliminary survey of
the New Mexico and Southern Pacific
branch, from Trinidad to Fort Yuma.
OF the country through which it pass-
es and the work OF construction the
Chieftais Gays:
"rhe line will be an exceedingly easy
one to construct, there being few
grades beyond Albuquerque to exceed
forty feet to the mile, and most Of them
not over twenty feet. The country
through which the line runs is mostly
mining and pastoral, with but a small
area suitable for agricultural purposes
Inc general appearance Of the coun-
try IS similar to that Of Southern Col
orado, but there is less water. The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
VIII be likely to extend their road dur
ing The coming winter east as far as
Marficopa Wells, one hundred and six
ty-hve miles from Fort Yuma, and
possibly to Tucson, distance of two
hundred aud fifty miles. That compa-
NY is in good financial condition and
able to push forward to meet the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe at any
time.
The following are the distances be-
tween the principal points on the
route: Trinidad to Vegas $50 miles,
vegas to Albuquerque lis miles, AL
buquerque to Tucson 43l miles, or in
all from Trinidad to Fort Yuma 926
miles.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05

Let q Republican Caucus Decide all.

The Wichita EAGLE favors q caucus
to nominate C. Senator. Not much
caucus, Young man. While Senator
Ingalls, might favor il, all crossroads
candidates would oppose being killed
of in any such way. They viii All
expect to get The floating vote and
will, therefore, object TO caucus.
The Republican party is too cowardly
to hold caucus to nominate Sena-
Eidorado Times.
The views of the EAGLE were given
in the absence of all consultation,or ad-
vice from any quarter. We have not
seen Mr. ingalls, for months, nor had q
word from him directly, or Indirectly,
with reference 10 his ideas of what
would be for his interest in the com
ing senatorial struggle. Bat knowing
the sentiment of the Republican party
of The State TO be very largely in his
favor, and that the Democrats and in
dependents are calculating i'll the event
of "no Caucus" to hold the balance Of
power and to force upon the State
Senator chosen or dictated by an ia
significant minority, we spoke our
convictions. II the Republicans Rep
resoniaiives and Senators next month
for the sake of complimenting this or
that local candidate, or to forward
some personal schemes, or little po!iti
cal prciermeuts, should thereby de
feat John J. Ingalls,, it will be mis-
take only equalled by those made by
the last two State Conventions, and BY
which the party is rapidly losing its
We are in favor of a Re
publican caucus, aud in favor Of choos-
ing through it every officer to be elect
ed by the next Legislature, from page |
To United States Senator. BY no 9th |
er course csn We long hope TO hold |
our sway az party in kansas-in this
State that owes all its glory to the Re-
publican party. In no other State
would the Republican party in a like
emergency hesitate single moment
o decide such an Important matter
within her own ranks, without any
lictation from few com BY chan
es,.' or the interests or desires of the
Democratic minority, who, in the alb
enco Of Republican caucus, expect
o play the game that won in Illinois
wo winters ago.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
Fer Chief Clerk Of thu House.

The Wichita EAGLE has announced
the name Of Hon. ID. b. Emmert, of
Wichita. as candidate for Chief Clerk
of the next House Of Representatives
in this State. We cordially endorse
the nomination of Mr.. Eminert, though
he is not on the Tclegrdm's side in pol
ilics. Mr.. f. is man well qualified
for the position, having served some
several terms as a member Of the
House or Sen-te, aud one time at least
as Secretary of the Senate. There is
40 man in the State that has the abili-
~ to or who would make a better
Chief Clerk than Mr.. Emmert. That
position in the House has ,ong enough
been filed by some ''hy up the creek"
with only brains enough to part his
hair in the middle or wear flower in
his batton-holc. aud it is time that
some man of ability, integrity aud per-
sonal worth be elected; and we hope
that the next House will give evidence
Of its good sense BY electing ID. Il
Emmert - HiafeM Telegram.