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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10
Injuries By Animals.

Owners of beasts, or beasts that are
in their nature vicious, are liable under
all or most all circumstances for injuries
done them, and in actions for injuries
by such beasts it is not necessary to al
lege that the owner knew them to be
mischievous, for he is presumed to have
such knowledge, from which it follows
that he is guilty of negligence in per-
hitting the same to be at large.
Though the owners have no particular
notice that the animal ever did any such
mischief before, yet if the animal be of
the class that is fere nature the owner
is liable to an action of damage if it get
loose and do harm. Owners are liable
for the hurt done by the animal, even
without notice of the propensity if the
animal is naturally mischievous, but if
it is of q tame nature there must be no.
tice of the vicious habit. Damage may
be done by domestic animal kept for
use or convenience, but the rule is that
the owner is not liable to an action on
the ground of negligence without proof
of that he knew that the animal was ac-
customed to do mischief Domestic ami
mails, such as oxen or horses, may in
jure the person or property of another,
but courts of justice invariably hold that
if they are rightfully in the place where
the injury is inflicted, the owner of the
animal is not liable for such an injury
unless he knew that the animal was ac-
customed to be vicious, and in suits for
such injuries such knowledge must be
alleged and proved, as the cause of ac-
ton arises from the keeping of the AM
NAL after the knowledge of it's vicious
propensities.-Justice Clifford of the
United States Supreme Court.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10
Jenny Lind in Old Age.

And before | quit the theme of song
and OF singers, let me mention glimpse
that l ught before leaving London of
the celebrities of the past. On leaving
the home of Nine. Albani, l crossed the
street to look at the dwelling of Jenny
Lind. The house stands back from tina
street, and garden, that must in Sum
mer be very bouquet of flowers and
verdure, extends in front of it. A bust
of the great singer, life-sized and in
marble, stands in O. large bay window
that fronts the garden. And beside the
bust sat an elderly lady in a white mob
cap and white cashmere shawl, engaged
in partaking of the afternoon cup of tea
that forms so prominent feature in
English social life. She was talking to
some one in the room, and as she turned
to the window saw again the face that
l had last looked upon, crowned with
roses and lighted with inspiration, on the
stage of Tripler Hall, twenty-eight long
years ago. Under the disfguring cap,
the fair hair, now plentifully streaked
with gray, was seen rolled back in pre-
cisely the same fashion as that which set
all the girls in America to twisting back
their tresses in those bygone years. In
other respects Jenny Lind has greatly
changed. Few could have recognized in
the pale, worn lineaments of the elderly
lady the well nigh angelic countenance
of the greatest singer of our day and
generation. l permitted myself but one
glance, not wishing to violate even by
look the sanctity of that tranquil home.
| am told that Madame Lind-Gold-
schmidt, as she styles herself, is very
eccentric and peculiar She still interests
herself in music, being the leader of the
Bach Choir, private association, to
which some of the first ladies of London
belong; and so severe is she in her re-
quirements, and so strict in demanding
their fulfillment, that her high-born
pupils are often tempted to rebel Her
eldest daughter had an extremely pleas.
ing voice, and it is said that Jenny Lind
for time cherished the hope of seeing
her own artistic glories revived in the
person of her child; but, unfortunately,
the young lady had neither inherited
her mothers genius nor her ardent pas
sion for art. She was indolent, and
would not study; so that hope is at an
end. Probably it is as well. From all
that l could hear, it appeared that her
voice was in nowise one of exceptional
power and beauty. And to have been
the daughter of Jenny Lind and to
achieve only a moderate success, would
have been result by no means en-
viable.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10
Bones Of the Moa.

The Rev DR.. Begg has received from
his son in Otago, New Zealand, large
box filled with bones of the Moa, a
species of wingless bird of immense
size, which is supposed to have been long
extinct Such remains are rae in this
country, and number of enthusiastic
ornithologists who have inspected the
collection in the possession of DIR. Begg,
have not only been impressed with the
great size of some ofsthe bones, which
are not unlike those of the legs of a
horse, but with the weight of several of
the specimens. 1t is the intention of
DIR. Begg to have case prepared for
the preservation of the bones, which
will be classed by a gentleman versed in
ornithology, and it is not improbable
that arrangements may be made by
which parties interested in the subject
may have an opportunity of examining
the collection
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10
Mistakes of the NEWLY Enriched

A &rol incident occurred at Tiffany's
the ol1er day. a woman Of much re
Gently acquired wealth called and asked
for some unusually fine solitaire diamond
ear rings. Several pairs were shown. one
OF which seemed specially TO please her,
an she finally said she would take them
il ne firm would warrant them to gen
in solitaires 1t is hardly necessary 10
All tina, the sale was completed. This
Suggests another story of the newly en-
liched. One of Churchs largest and
most important works was lately offered
sor sale from one Of the private galleries.
\ new collector hearing of it consulted
one Of the best ar. critics here in regard
TO the purchase. and he recommended it
by all means, although the priceNwas high.
A few days later he received a note from
the intended buyer to say that she fell! she
could not give so much for "a second
hand picture. IN. Y. Letter.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10
Mrs. Sprague's Triumphs

Writing of Mrs. Sprague's triumphs,
and the fact that last week General Sher-
man accompanied her into court, recalls
social strategic movement, in which
she was successful, at the wedding of
his daughter in October, 1874, which
resulted in a rout Ito use army phrase.
ology) of no less a parsonage than the
President of the United States Grant
and his wife. When Miss Minnie Sher-
man was married to Mr.. Fitch, the nup-
tial high mass of the Roman church, of
which both are members, was celebrated
at Aloysius Church, in this city. AS
usual on such occasions, the front pews
were reserved for the relatives and
friends of the bride and groom equally
good seats on the sides were set apart
for President Grant and his wife Mrs.
Sprague arrived late enough to have
made a sensation in any event, but she
heightened the effect with her customary
ability by showing herself and her com
panion ia young man) into the only good
seats vacant, those reserved for the Pres.
ident and Mrs. Grant. She took no
notice of the ushers information as to
whom the seats belonged, but took
possession. The Presidents carriage
met with an accident en- route to the
church, which detained him and his wife
until after the ceremony began When
they entered the church they modestly
took the only seats the usher had to
offer, which were where the orphans
usually sit, outside the front pews John
Sherman ut once rose and gave them his
seat and that of one of his family, and,
necessarily, he and the other had to go
elsewhere Meantime the victorious Mrs
Sprague remained in the place she had
appropriated, and beamed with the con-
seriousness of being the most aItistically
dressed woman in the congregation, and
the most conspicuous, outside the bridal
party. The confusion occasioned by her
taking the Presidents pew did not annoy
her, though it did Mrs. Sherman, who,
as devout Catholic was naturally much
troubled at the interruption of the SER
vices, as well as at the slight which some
might suppose was put on the guests to
whom she meant to show special honor
1t would naturally cause comment if, at
the wedding Of member of the family
OF the General Of the Army, 40 seats
were reserved for the President and his
wife.-Washington Corr. Boston Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10
"Mr." or "Esq."

In England to-day the lines are us
closely drawn as in earlier days, with
reference to the mode of epistolary adj
dress to a freeman and q gentleman.
That is to say, the city or freemen of
olden times, and in many cases now, is
addressed as Mr., while the gentleman
has his name adorned with an Esquire
at the end Woe be unto the writer of
an epistle to non-city man who omits
Esquire. 1t is an evidence Of the under
bred or ignorant. You may hatter q
city man by giving him this aflix to his
name, but would not offend him by the
prefix of simply Mr.. In the case of
the non-city man being addressed by let
ter as Mr., otfense is created. You
would hardly think that this matter is
dwelt on 50 strongly in this age. 1t is /;
and I know of cases of friendly relations
being served by the application of trades
men Mr.. to the impecunious West End
gentlemen who demands Esquire
In the plays of Massinger l remem-
Der numerous illustrations of this dis
tinction. Yet, as far as my reading goes,
and l must confess to Il weakness in
reading old books and old subjects, l can
not recall single evidence that the word
freeman was not prior in its creation to
the word gentleman. But Mr., a cor
cuption Of master, al employer of APP
prentices in trade, is an after appellation
of either. In the time of Richard I'LL,
"a city man was Mr., but no gentle
man," and to-day the distinction obtains
more or less discriminate. At parties,
dinner parties especially, you will see
the plain Mr.. singled out for the minor
places, if he be out of the three liberal
professions, divinity, law and physica and
if he be in trade.
| remember on one occasion q wealthy
banker, now of some note Us the success
sor to great American financier and
philanthropist, whose bronze etfigy is in
the shadow of the Royal Exchange,
being given secondary place at dinner
table to glowing uniformed captain in
the navy who could not put a penny
side by side with every thousand pounds
VI eiiC pduhSt, "Hu wiz iA'iu iioU Ill
equivalent proportion of brain or pedi-
gree, but who ranked the banker in his
status by reason of his profession. One
was plain Mr., the other titled cap
tain. One was plain man, the other Il
gentleman.
Not until you go into English society
thoroughly do you know how rigidly the
lines are drawn in such weak trifes.
Some say they are becoming weaker and
less Others say the contrary. Of a
rank so vague and so difficult of clear
and concise definition as that of gentle
man, comprising as well those who have
a superior specific station by birth and
manners as those who, if they possess
any at all, possess no other, it is very
awkward how to determine precise
period of English society when the word
originated. For ages after the Norman
forays here you cannot find the word
used; and l am at loss to say when
"the fine old English gentlemen so rare,
appeared first on the soil. London
Letter in Baltimore Sun.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10

Down in Indiana when they don't
want man to be candidate for Office,
they get the papers to speak Of him as
IAN aged citizen whose many infrmities
will prevent him from entering the pc
litical field"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10

my dear" said gentleman to his
wife, ''our club is going to have all the
home comforts" "Indeed," replied the
wife "and when, pray, is our home to
have all the club comforts p
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10

The man who thinks nothing of pay
ing twenty -6Aecents for q cigar will get
wild if his wife breaks lamp chimney.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10

A ships wake like the irishman's,
comes only after the ship Tor the Irish
man) has passed away.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10

Gentlemen are not expected to take
their hats off when driving; to incline their
heads is sufficient.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-10

The man beneath whose weight the
kerosene barrel gave way said he struck
oil.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-03-28

Since during tho acts of sensation
anil intcllcction phosphorus Ii con-
rnmcd In the hrAin and nervous system.
there arises a necessity 10 restore thu
portions MI consumed. or. m tho lnpa.
lar expression Ia, nsc hrain food INV,
m every one knows, II ii thu property
II phosphorn. " shine IN tho dark |;
and ~ fish III 4 certain state VI pntrc.
factivc decay often emit light. or he-
come phosphorcsccnt, Il Inns hecn
thought TINT this IL due to the abund.
ancc III phosphorus their flesh contains.
and hence TINT they Arc cminensly suit
abb for TIN nouriKimrnt III thu nervous
system. nnd Are An invarinhlc brain
food Under that idea many persons
resort 10 diet III fish. and persuade
themselves that they derive advantage
from II in Increased vividncss III
thought. a Signnl improvement In tho
reasoning powers, Hut tho flesh II
fish contains no excess III phosphorus,
nor does its shining depend on tim.
element. neeaying willow wood shines
even more brilliantly than leeaying ilsla
IL may sometimes bc AisccrncA Afar III
nj night, Tho shining In thc two case,
| Ia due tn the same cause Tho oxidation
of carlson. not n phosphorus, In or
ganic substances containing, perhaps
not pcrceptihlc trace vi thr latter rlc
mcnt. Yet surely no one found him
rolf rising II i roctical fervnr M tasting
.lccaying willow wood, though II ought
on these principles, to he bette
brain food than much large
quantity of iish. Dr. ! n. Draper
| IN H0rper's Magazine for april,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-03-28


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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-03-28

The Republican Representatives in
Congress, ~ caucus hcid March II, nnanl-
monsly nominasc,l thr foliowin. cansisiatcs for
the various elective Offices of the House For
Speaker. G.n. Garfield; Clerk of the House.
es-tongrursmAn Ra,n,y, Of Suuth Carolina
ssrgcani- at. Arms. jeremiah N. Ru~k. Wis.
ennrin; DoorLeerer, James Melton. Tonnes
see; Postmaster, tien. Harry sherwood. Mich.
isan. Chaplain, Dr. Nsylur, of the Metha-
dirt Episcopal Church, Washington. Tho fol
lowing resolution Was adopted -h,soirs,i.
Tha, il il the -ensc II this caucus that no iagis
laioa shall be entered upon during Tits Scs~ian
ot congrr~. other th~n ihat for which the SOS
sion was special. called The Democratic
causa. met At ahou, tho same hour, and r..
lug - votes, 10 II for J. e. Blackburn, for CaA
= for MAcNlAl,on, And . Tor Morrison Me~~rs.
Adams, Thompson. Fic.d aud Harrison were
rnnominassl hv reclamation for their OLD pnsi-
sians If Clerk. Sergeant Arms. Doorkreper
and Chaplain. The C'rccnhaekers Al-o held a
caucus, and decided to supror, Hendrick Il.
Wright, Of Pennsylvania. for Speaker
ExCongressman Carter Harrison has
been nominated hy tho Democrats for Mayor III
Chicago
4 new Democratic morning paper,
called the H,,ati. has hcea started In Chicago.
Il i an eight. column folio, and il sold NJ !.
cents copy.
The three chairmanships Of standing
committees accorded d the Republicans, viz
Revolutionary Claims, Private land riaims
and Engfnssea Hills, have been assigned, II
accordance with tAe decision Of the Republican
Senatorial rancu-, 10 Me~srs Anthony, I'll
mnnds and cenklln1, respectively. Wc~teri
Republican senatnrS complaia VERY much be
cause all of ,he chairmanships to which the,
we're entitled werr given To TIM East
The Rhode Island Republicans held
their state Convention last week AL of III,
present State oiiieefr wcr. nominated for rc
election. The Democratic also mrt IN cunvcn
tion aud nominated Thomas W Logan for tios
ernof. j. u. bailey for Lieutenant Governor
y, \ BAKER. Jr., for Secretary Of state, and G
II. Page for A.erne. General
The National Executive Committc,
of tho National urccnback party hAs issued ~
sldre~a 10 the people Of the United Rtatcs, Il
which they state that no dependence IL 70 "
placed on thu professions of tho Avowe,
/ friends 10 the cause: tia. tho hopc fo
financial relief within oil party line
hAa been exsinsuished, and that the
have bccn, In several instances. misle
by nominees Of tho party and others who Oh
tanned its support. II l. only posaible shrous
new organization 10 found party whie
shall accomplish thu desired cna. 10 sncecs
uniform effort must hc made. and po.ltio
hold. aggressive. independent. and ,,ncomr-,
msing mist he taken.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-03-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.

John nj. Morton, son Of tho latc Sen.
A,or Morton, who has been special agent IN
charge of Government interests In Alarka. has
hccn appointed Consul q Honolulu, Sandwich
islanslM
Tho President has appointed Char.
cneo king Director u the Geological and Goo
graphical survey. and 0cn. Francis A. Walker
Superintendent u tho Forthcoming ccnsuA
II is said that tho Southern members
~ ConRress will insist On the passage " I bill
providing for 4 national quarantine, some such
h,ll ~ tina, which passed shc senasa las. scs~ion
and wAs deft aiei In tho House.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-03-28

There was nh exciting discussion III
the German kcichssag the other day. Herr
ticbknccht Socialist. declared that his party was
the party VI reform. no, revolution lie de-
fondcd the course of the Socialist Deputies In
no. rising frnm their scasa when cheers were
given for the Emperor. The President Of the
keichstag, amid cheers, remarked that this con
duct otfen,l.s. the moral sense of tho Chamber
Herr Iachknesht continued, II = scpnh-
lie II established IN Gcfman,--" III was nm
able 10 finish the sentence IN consequence u
Tho uproar which the words oecasioncs The
rresi,ien, threatened 10 deprive linn cf his
righ, Of speech. Al the close of Herr licl,-
knechts speech. the President Of the Reich
stag threatened him with forcihlo removal from
the tribunal. The tnmnl' a Tho time was in
dc.crihable
Ex-presidcnt Grant il travelling in
India.
Many ayalanclles have recently oc-
enrred In tho Austrian Tyrol. Al Hlcihnrg ton
houses .were crushed forty persona killed.
eighteen seriously injured, and fifteen missing
A cable dispatch from Pesth, in Hun
gary, says THAT i.N,un rcrrans wenu rendered
homclcns by the rcccn, overflow of tho river
1heis., that !. ~ houses were swept away, and
40 persons drowned.
A dispatch from Kingston. Jamaica, rc-
ports that tho British steamer Bolivar. plying be-
tween Liverpool aud ~ Thomas, came In col
lision with the HAyiien steamer Michael Tie
latter rank, and sis'y pcrrons wero drowned
Herr Andcrson, the celebrated chess
player. IL dead.
The Emperor Of Germany has just
celebrated his s.l birthday.
One hundred and twenty more
French Communists arc 10 - par,lnnc,L
The Swiss State Council, hy vote
OF twenty seven 10 fifteen. has resolved to res
store capital punishment, IN Switzerland
A cable dispatch reports that the
French hoafing battery Arrogante sunk On thu
Mediterranean coar, ~ France Forty seven
of her crew were lost
The expenses Of the French Intcrna-
tional Exposition were ss.un.n0 francs; the
receipts amounted 10 ~. .OM. o0o frAncs
BY vote Of 80 To III. tho French
Chamber of Deputies has resolved in favor al
IN amendment 10 the constitution providing fol
tho transfer OF The ecat Of Government from
Versailles to Paris.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-03-28

w rc,lonhlc onr cxrrtinns. AMI tho
whales. tinaliy Yielding. follow their
wounded companion and ling them.
selves On the shore, wh.e they liz,
wallcwing in the shallow water. With
Il cry NJ triumph. which II hnrnc hark
from The wamcn Nho stand nn tlis clill,
All tho boats nre roWca for ,hc shore,
cuch striving H. H. the first u cum-
menee the fight With final cheer tho
men drive the beats in amons the fish.
lean out. and begin 10 strike right and
lcit.
threw away the lance and attacked
the nearest with my long hunting knife.
seIsing hold III thu monsters tlns, in
spite III its struggles, | plunged thu
knit. repcate,ll, into ~ heart Its "a.
ertinns aud plnngrs were incessnnt, ir..
,ln.ntly lifting me IN my i..t AMI
throwing mr under the water. | man.
a.e,l tn hold on. and kept striking
till, With II supreme effort, Il turned
o,, its back. Similar encounters M.re
sning on I'LL nhen, me-, with Will cries
and naths the men struck an.l l,sMvd III
the whales ~ II iniunai.a. regardless
III bruises anti the waves hal sNsp. over
theM every Mututnt. Aiia NVuNNf'h9
my breath and looking out fnr another
prize, received tremendous hloN
from tho tu.l IT one hehina me, | wns
stunned for 4 nisnent, and, ~ recover.
ing, found Ind hyn placed III ono ~
the hnats, tpnlle satisfied with my cA.
ertians, l sat will and watched tho
strange combat. ALREADY closing, ~ th.
poor, stupid iiell. ignorant III their
strcngth. fu.l ,n~, victims tn their de-
termincd enemies. Thu sight Mas
strange and striking, The cioudlcss
sun wns shining IN the waves Of The hay
which was III II magnificent hine. except
over large lmteh dyed rod with hlooa
Here each wave showed streak II
crimson. an II washed over iii. Elirtrn.
,np bodies that hal lately sMnm lords of
the deep. tlehin,l marrow hearh ro~e
ll,e steep clitl. down whicl.w.fr running
the women md children, their shtill
,ries rising alove the shouts II tho men
and the ruur III thr waves. tsrn,lunlly
the tunnl. cca~ea, except where 4 whale
In tho Inst illras~ wrapped i,self In II
cloud ~ hleods slrny aud delugsd thu
men who stoud hy Watching,