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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-31

He MEANS IT.-There is an indus
trious, working man doing bust
ness on Main street who feels lone
some and wants to get married. He
is little past the meridian of life,
but still robust and spry. He says
the ONLY reason he didn't marry long
ago, was because he never could find
any one that would have him. Poor
fellow.-Baila Iyaiia Ijatchmaa.
Vancouver has several such men
on Main street and elsewhere in town
poor fellows.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-31
PiOus Trickery.

No doubt the most of our reader.
have been present at church dedica
tions, and at other times when it was
attempted by pleading, exhorting
and other ways to extort money from
the congregation, and have been dis
gusted with the willy arts adopted to
raise the required sum. The follow
ing in relation to Mr.. kimball, the now
celebrated theological drummer, APP
pears in the New York SuR:
Mr.. David NJ. Stone, of DR.. Scud-
der's church, in Brooklyn. seems to
be a man of sound sense and sturdy
principles. When brother kimball.
the church debt raiser, was introduced
into the pulpit last Sunday, and it
was announced that he would proceed
to drum up subscriptions to relieve
the church of its debts. Mr.. Stone
took his hat and walked out of the
temple.
The reasons Mr.. Stone gave for
his conduct were that he didn't think
it becoming to turn a church on Sun
day into a place for the methodical
raising of money for the liquidation
of a business debt. 1t was well
enough to make collections for aims.
but the business affairs of the church
ought not to be allowed to interfere
with the solemnity of its religious
services on the Lords Day. He
would, in the first place, have the
money matters of church conducted
like those of a merchant, and so avoid
the necessity of exciting congrega-
ton by appeals to its pious impulses,
yielding to which it might do what,
when the heat was over, its members
would bitter Y regret. The business
matters of churches" says Mr.. Stone,
''are conducted too much on faith.
Some very good people, if their church
income is $4,000, and their expenses
are $4,000, will pray that these fig
ures may in some way be made to
agree" ''Church finances" he adds,
''should be managed on the same
business principles as a grocery or a
saw mill"
These are sound views, and if
churches acted on them uniformly,
their moral and religious influence
and example would be better than
they now are; and perhaps we should
hear less of defalcations among their
members. There is a great deal of
plous trickery about the operations of
brother Kimball, and the result of it
cannot always be wholesome.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-31

\ SENSIBLE WoMAS.-Last Thurs
day night, as Mrs. a. w. Cone of AS
toria, was about retiring, lamp in
her hands exploded, breaking the chin
ney, "all to flinders" and startling her
considerably. In an instant after the
first shock she observed that the oil in
the fountain of the lamp was on fire,
and Immediately another explosion fol-
lowed, blowing the burner off. Not
an instant was TO be lost; the window
was not open; 1T was some distance to
an outside door, and "what to do next"
was flashing through her mind, when
she slipped the bed open with her left
hand, and deposited the lamp, fire and
all into the bed, when she smothered
it and thus prevented what might have
been very severe conhagration.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-31
Telegraphic News.
Matthews Resolution Passed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The SEN
ate by a vote of yeas 43, nays p,
passed the concurrent resolution of
Matthews declaring that all bonds of
the United States issued or author
lied to be issued are payable, princi-
pal and interest, at the option of the
government of the United States in
silver dollars of the coinage of the
United States, containing 412@ grains
each of standard silver, and that to
restore to its coinage such silver coins
as legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not
violation Of public faith, nor in
derogation of the rights of public
creditors.
Serious Disaster to Shipping on San
Francisco Bar.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-The ship
Western Shore, for Seattle; bark King
Philip, for Port Gamble; and the Bo-
Gvian bark, Don Nicolas, for Victoria,
were lowed to sea this morning. The
tugs Left them inside the bar which
was breaking heavily, and the wind
was too light to enable the ships to
work across against the heavy rollers,
and all three were carried about a
mile south of the heads where the
breakers are continuous from beach
to bar. All anchored in the break
ers. This afternoon the King Philip
parted her cable and went ashore.
The others are still holding on but IL
able to go at any moment a heavy
sea is running owing to the recent
gale. The fate of the crew of the
King Philip is not vet ascertained.
She will undoubtedly soon go to
pieces. She is bark of 1,lS9 tons,
owned by Pope & Talbot, Of this city.
All the vessels We're in ballast.
A portion of the crew of the King
Philip have reached shore in boat
others remain on the vessel. The
Western Shore still holds ON. Several
tugs attempted to rescue her from
her perilous position without success.
Capt. Blinn, her commander, was
killed by the parting of the hawser,
which struck him on the rebound
The bark Don Nicholas, which lay in
a more favorable position, has been
towed off and is now entering the
harbor. At last reports sea increas-
ing. The King Philip was valued at
about $4,000; uninsured.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-31

Winter is beguiled by a singing
school at the Dalles.
The New York herald., 1878-10-05
MI ELEVATED RAILWAY.

M ELEVATED RAILWAY.
REoruR sr.-Searr-t point for wall street ferry, and
conuects with .ars Tor South ferry.
OohrLANDT sr.-Nsares. point foe Jerses City and
PxRR fLAca-s poiu, for Pos, osce city Hall
UHAMBERs sT.~Nssre.s point Tor Psvonla and Erie
hi'y.s rExskLiS Kin ST
CONNECTS with cars and Eas brand street
srl sTNcsrest point ior Christopher street terry 70
oooken connecting With cars for christopher and East
i4Tll sT.-Neares, point to Union square. wallacks
and Lsceum thcatrcs Academy OF Music Irving and fam
and E,st Twenty.th.ri Thirty fourth street ferries
23D 81. Nearest pont TO Boctns e. James aud Park
theatres; Grand Opera House Gmores q Gsdea and Ma
sonle Temple and wentytnrd ct terry TO Jersey city
p ,enns qursm !" @ ssS sna
Mn,,rs.s eennse,ins Win cars for ws.hswssn ,srry
cabs for Grand Central Depot nN
Ssrii sr. Nearest point Tor Central Park
roK rprowN rsAiss take east side st.sion.'
FARE. 10 CENT.
except between the hours o 30 7;3j aud tot
wM H. GARaIsOy President
". VAN BRocxLiS, superintrndent
NEn Linz 70 BOSTON, VIA AI.LyN,s PUTST,
steamer. . civ os NV YonK ana al rHy m sisr
att T. daily, Sundays lpcaded FARK ONE DoLI.As
day la the week Positively tIckets good ouiy
dsv Of sale traioa connecting boat Aynis
Point 0ood supper tor so cents Tickets tor saic vt
NURwICn LINE lor BosToS. woRc ESTER. PoRr-
and Norwich steamers CiTy OF LAwRrSCE md FAL.
MuUtH rutn 40 Moth River. T. ~ daily, sun
office Of the company No All Drosdwy. cornsr of
Cana IT. Freight taken for all points lowest rates For
iurtner information inquire ~ vier 40 worth DIVER
~ MAKES HAIR Grow
- 80, 49,, ,,n,,xr,oN BALD HEAps
The New York herald., 1878-10-05

" MAKES HAIR GROW
On BALD nEADS
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

"A religious controversy, ,.aln1bst equal
Ing the famous Campbell- Purcell aifail
Of Cincinnati some years ego, has beer
raging here between the Prolestanis ana
Caiholics-caused by q recent Iecturs
Of the Roman Catholic Bishop Ryan. ol
ibis city. upon "Whai Catholics do no
Jew. Gentle and Christian are ming.
ling in the strife. and "the end Is no.
yet" Il iss hosssves, remarkable fcs
sn entire absence Of personalities gen.
orally accompanying such dlscussIcns.
RECONCILIATION
No special action has been taken in
this city upon this question, though the
vote Of her Representatives in Congress,
as well as those from the State ut large,
Is in entire harmony with the sentiment
Of the people here upon that all absorb
ing question.
The Republican" smiles and all the
leading papers vigorously call for i'm
mediate remonetization--''it is written
in the bond.
HAA HaUtGna&C hUuSC ge tuG w GSt W
Eastern papers is as inconsistent and
foolish as il is illogical. Business ol
all kinds, especially cotton and grain, is
largely on the increase. and in view oil
the general depression everything is
very encouraging here. The opening
oi the Mississippi by the Ead's Jetties
is already having q remarkable inhu-
ence apon trade.
Capt. Eads has just delivered lec-
tnre before the Chamber Of Commerce
upon the improvement ofthe Mississip-
pi--a system to snpersede the levees--
which will be presented to Congress at
an early day. Of this | viii write you
In the future.
A large delegation of business men
have just returned here from an excur-
sion to Cuba via Savannah. They repre-
sent the outlook for business in that
section as rather gloomy. 80. Ess
The revolutionary state of The Island,
high tariffs and the general torpid con-
dition of the people are at present un-
favorable to commercial relations.
The mildness of the Winter is be-
yond the memory of "the oldest inhab-
itant," (he j. completely confounded y
No snow, no ace yet.
MARYLANDER.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

WeBsrER'sW WooiNc..A ..A-In olden times
il was The fashion for suitor to GO
down on his knees TO q lady when he
asked her to become has wife, which,
with very stout gentlemen, was an un-
comfortable proceeding. The way in
which Daniel Webster proposed to Miss
Fletcher was more modern. being al
the same time neat and poetic. Like
many another lover, he was once hold
ing skein of thread or wool which the
lady had been unravelIing. ''Gracie,
said he, "we have been untymg knots
let us see five cannot tie one which
will not unite IN q lifetime. With I
piece of taps he fashioned the half Of .
true lovers knot; Miss Fletcher per.
fected i:, and kiss put the seal TO the
symbclical Bargain. - 9gsi
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

tSrw III Nfs 6kn1rin.ess
ing only IN this, that the neat I5Ifever
raised to the boiling point, but only to
very gentle simmering, with very
small Quantity Of water. II requires a
much longer time to cook in this man
ner: but IN stewing, the texture OF the
meat is rendered more tender, the ge-
latinous parts are more completely dis
solved, and instead OF considerable
part going into the water, as in boiling,
the whole of the juices are preserved
in the stew, which is, therefore, very
nutritious. StewIng is, therefore, one
Of the best modes of cooking, and it rs
also one Of the most economical, for a
very small quantity of fuel, properly aP-
piled, is sufficient to keep up the re-
quired Simmering for great length oi
time. The constant practice OF stew
ing is one Of the secrets Of the perfec-
ton OF French cookery.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

JupTcroUs FARMEEcs-On one occas-
ion we heard an old and wealthy sgri-
culturist remark that the 'stest of good
farming is that every Successive crop
is better than the one lhst preceded il"
To oblain such an evidence Of useful
tiliage, however. for long series ol
years. would be an impossibiliiy, bat 10
keep the soil in such q state of fertility
as 10, insure q full and remunerative
yield when favored BIZ the season. is an
evidence of Intelligent farming. of by
no means uncommon occurrence. We
have no fear of the ultimate prosperity
Of the agricnlturist who obtains this en-
couraging result for his labors.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

e5-During cholera times an UNDER
taker, being asked by lady who was
employing him at some household work,
whether he would have q glass rev or
wait ill he had finished his JOB, said I;
"Pll be taken the glass moo, men" "
said the artisan, for dkere's been pow
er o. sudden deaths lately m
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

"e%Will you always trust me, dear
est p be asked, looking down into her
great blue eyes with unspeakable aifec-
ton. She was a saleswoman for an
uptown shirt store, and she told him
business was business. and he'd have
to pay cash every time.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

e. "It may be glorious to write
thoughts that glad the two or three high
souls, like those far stass that come in
sight once, century" says the poet.
And the Worcester Press says: "Who
is there that has succeeded in making q
satisfactory report Of base ball game
and has not deeply felt The truth of the
above 7"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

O. II is nonsense to talk about silver
being deprecated currency. which is
being forced on the country, when gold,
Al q premium, is demanded with inter-
est in gold for loaned greenbacks that
were worth forty cents On the dollar.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

is.'.In the sentence John strikes
William" /" remarked q school teacher.
what is the object Of strikes p
nHigher wages and less work. prompt
" replied the intelligent yoash.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

e%The model husband has been
found. He don't permit his mlie 10 90
more Than half the work. She puts
up the canned fruit in sumner, and be
puts It down in winter.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

e%The charge that the silver resdmp-
t;onists are Hsfipping'' the dollar comes
with bad grace from those who none
sized ''nickel," and now make the Pe0-
ole take at par the metal hve'eent
piece, which 6 only worth fifty cents
on the dollar.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

o. A worthy, overaken by heavy
shower of rain, was advised BY friend
10 run home and get out of the wet.
s..Rin 20 said he, "what tae sad / rim
for isn't it rainia' as fast al6re me As
ahin me u
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

o. "But l pass" said minister in
the West. recently, in disnissing one
theme of his subject to take up anoth-
er. "Then / make il spades" ;" yelled .
man from the gallery, whs was dream
ing the happy hours away in an imagi-
nary game OF euchre. Ii is needless 10
say that be went out on the next deal,
being assisted by one Of the deacons
with full hand Of clubs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

%. Augustus, love, what are you
thinking about so intsntly p "Why,
Aurellna. you know when we're mar
ried we shall be made one, and was
trying TO make oat winch Of rs that one
would be-"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

Co. A little boy, whose spfsifSed wrist
had been relieved BY being batbed in
whisky, surprised his mother By asking
If papa had 5 sprained throat"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

rest Of iudsneHt. which will be ar
gukh sery shortly. Ol course these
eases will only end in the SuPEems
cocrt.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

IL on The city hall steps Bat what
puzzled ne is Why I'll the hotels are 50
tull . man cant get bed in any Of
them, and Why the landlords all look
sly the minute you ask for room -
While your II work explaining this,
will ton tell ne. IA The correspondents
column. the shortest foot road 10
-.F hs9Hs~7 sFea VISA DAMs
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

@. Thrice is he armed who hath his
quarrel iust.--Siakpeare. And four
times be who gels bis blows in fnst.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-29
NO. g..

Are you ready to make me those promi-
ses have asked SO long n at the same
drawing a revolver. At this all the girls
began to scream, Mary crying out, yes,
yes, win promise youlevefythng, Gaetig
stepped between her and the door, say
ing, you promised me because you know
I am, goipg,t9 kilbyouSr HeraFed the
revolver and fred five shots. The girl
fell at the first shot. The second shot
struck Biddie Mclaughlin in the right
check, and, glancing, lodged in the abdo-
men Of Miss McGlew; the third shot
struck his victim in the neck the fourth
took effect in the thigh Of Cate Collins,
and the fifth entered the eye Of the dying
girl. 1t is hard case for a woman to be
shot if she will not accept the love Of any
ruffian who offers it, but the American
papers hayeg rHuentl5a BEEN fiiEI Of such
executions. Fl
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-29
The Fuel Used i'm Paris.

The wood used in Paris is cut from
young trees, and consists almost entirely
of small round sticks says correspon-
dent How this immense city can obtain
a sufficient supply of this kind offuel in
this almost denuded-ofwood country is
mystery l cannot explain, unless it is
because they do not consume more than
one ten per cent. as much fuel as is us d
in New York city. So costly is wood
that 1 have seen it piled up IN the most
artistic manner in the second or third
story ofa building where it is kept for
sale, have even seen it piled in shop
windows as sign that it can be pur-
chased there. It's saving that French
family can live luxurious on what an
American family will waste, SO throughly
do they understand the art Of cooking and
Of economizing food. 1t can be said
with equal truth that the same family viii
keep comfortably warm and do all the
cooking, on the fuel that is unnecessarily
consumed by the American family. Dur
ing cold weather only one or two apart
ments are heated besides the kitchen.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-29
Woman's Rights In Ancient Egypt.

We are not perhaps accustomed to
think Of ancient Egypt as very advan-
ced and liberal country. It's certain, how
ever, that ladies had no cause to make
one of The complaints which is so often
heard in modern England Women not
only might hold property, but they often
absorbed all the wealth of their husbands.
There is in the Egyptian Museum of the
Louvre collection Of legal documents
from the time Of Alexander the Great to
the twentieth year of Ptolemy Energetes.
These documents, which are family con
tracts, wild, deeds, and SO forth, have
lately been deciphered BY NJ. RevilIout,
He has traced legal existence of several
generations, and thrown great, perhaps
unexpected, light on the history of female
property. 1t seems that husbands always
ceded all their wealth, real and personal,
to their wives, who disposed Of it in turn
to the children Of the marriage or neph-
ews. A widow was thus left in a comfort
able and even commanding position. Let
US take the case of Patma, who, on his
marriage with lady named Taoutem,
made her bridal gift, perhaps answering
to the morning gift Of the Germans and
the Hin,ioo gift by the nuptial fire. He
also promised to make Taoutem small
yearly allowance, on the security Of his
property. Three years later we find poor
Patma deep in his wife's debt, and he
promises to yield up all he has if he has
not cleared himself in three wears. A la
ter papyrus shows that Patma had to sell
all his possessions, which are carefully in
ventoried, and that he satisfied the claims
of his wife at this alarming sacrifice Ex-
amples of this kind are common. Hus-
bands were ruthlessly sssold out" and
property was concentrated in female
hands. The husband, poor fellow, often
inserted clause in the marriage contract,
by which he stipulated that his wife should
maintain him in his old age. Diordorus
Sicnlus, we believe, mentioned these facts,
but it was supposed that it was only Di-
ordorus' fun a mere travellers tale. The
new papyri demonstrate beyond all doubt
that man has often been, in times past, a
wronged and submissive being.-London
Wei.