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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
Love IA the Apprentices.

Beppa, who gives us much informal
ton, thus describes the mountain custom
of making love ''When a young man
who has never had any thought OF mar
riage sees, at last q certain maiden. he
says in his own heart, That girl would
suit me. So he goes and speaks to her,
saying, Good damsel, are you betrothedF
If the girl answers yes, he has to give
up thinking about her; but if she
bushes and says, Nobody has asked for
me- he demands, will it please you to
let me make love to you, and then if we
like each other | will ask you Of your
father (Che ii piacerebhe di far
ramore con mel E poi Sc CT piaciamo
runo all altro vi domandem per sposa.)
So" adds Beppa, che makes his court to
her, and after a time asks, We'll, do
you like me we'll enough to marry me 2
If she says, Yes, he asks for her, and
they begin to get their corredo ready"
'But supposing the father will not give
his consent p we suggest "Why, then"
quoth Beppa, ''either they must give
each other up or if they cannot live
without each other, and if her father
won't let her go out at the door, she
Jumps out of the window, and they go
off without his consent. Parents do not
ottsn refuse without good reason, for
they know it is either life or death to q
girl. The corredo is great point in
Italian weddings. 1t does not mean
simply the brides personal trousseau,
but the house and bed linen, which it is
her part to provide The bride has also
to find the furniture of the nuptial
chamber, while the sposo furnishes the
rest Of the house. In some remote parts
of Italy q great ceremony Is made OF
sending home the corredo. The noun
taineers have very pretty way of call
ing dead children angels. You never
hear OF a child being morta. They say,
'Adele's or Gigia's angel is to be carried
away to-day. If you ask after a lost in
FAINT they will say, 'Ah buon ANNA,
good little soul, he was made an angel
on such day When child is bap
tiled, they say it is made u Christian,
and that until it is baptized the witches
have power over it. They can make ~
use of anything which has not been
signed with the cross.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
The Telephone in a Coal Famine

The coal famine has developed new
use for the telephone. To Illustrate by
every day occurrences in Cincinnati:
Irate patron goes into a coal office
and demands, in the name of the bird
with the broad and sweeping wing, why
his coal, that he bought and paid seven
prices for week ago, had not been
delivered.
Good gracious - cxclaims the clerk,
haven't you got your coal yeti Too bad,
too bad I'll call the main office and see
about that
Clerk goes to the telephone and, after
the preliminary hello, "Well," "Yes,
81 hear" etc, he carries on his part of
an alleged conversation with the main
office in the presence of Mr.. Jones, as
follows;
"Why in thunder hasn't Mr.. Jones
coal been sent aroundF
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
How to Peel Opl"ns.

She came on board As pretty as a
daisy and as sweet and fresh as an eie-
giant get-up can make her. There was 3
chattering aft on the yacht what they
would have for dinner, and it was
agreed for fun that, as it was cLowder,
each one was to do something toward
the same. you have got TO peel and
chop up them onions" says dandy
kind OF n fellow to the pretty girl
agreed, said she, not wincing a bit,
and they laughed and pitied her. When
the time came for fixing up things, kind
of urged to it, | brought that pretty
girl peck OF the fercest onions real
red skin ones-you ever smelled
There is going to be a, lot of crying"
thinks ! ''if that would be the only
sorrow in hcr life " Says she to me,
"Mr. Robert do you haul me bucket of
water" aid / did it. Then she took Off
her whit fingers lot Of rings and put
them in her pocket and asked for a
knife, auI the onions being in the water
she pec.ei and sliced them under the
water, Id nary tear came. nor moth
ing. Tow, says she, holding out the
tips OF lrr pretty fingers, who will be
gallant enough to kiss these = Seeing
was cook diin, like to be 80 bold,
but there was half dozen of the men
who rushed forward and oe course hal
no chance. That's the way ] learned
how ladies can peel onions and not cry
over them. Bob, the Sea Cook, in New
Yo.k Times.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
English Women's Service il
School Boards.

Tie ladies---Miss Helen Taylor, MissI
Fenwicll- Miller, Mrs. Westln;e and
Mrs. 5urr-who have been for some
years now on the Londoa School Board
have done such service that the electors
of Chelsea proposed to add another lady
thereto. The new candidate is Mrs. Az.
9usta Webster, wife of an eminent bar
rister and Ill authoreSs Of several iiterar,
works. When the first School Board
was elected there was Il good deal of
ambition felt by eminent men to belong
to it, even Professor Huxley having
undergone a laborious canvass. But he
and others found the iabors too arduous,
and left the Board but the ladies' elected
have stuck to it, made it the great end
of their lives, attended all the meetings,
and have been the means Of passing i'm
portant reforms. A school board with
out women would now be an anomaly
quite out of the question. In the last
session of Parliament the leader of the
House of Commons, Sir Stafford North
cote, said that after the count,y's expo.
rience of the way in which women had
exercised their lights OF suffrage in
municipal and school board elections
it could no longer hc said that the sex
was untitled for the parliamentary fran
chise, and that the Government would
now adopt that measure, only because
it would require more elaborate prepare
alton than they had opportunity to give
it. The services which women are
rendering to rational education ave such
as must command the national gratitude
still more, and are likely to lead to the
genera! Acknowledgement o: their sex. -
NJ. ID. Conway in Cincinnati Commeiciai.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
A Curious Plant

The Appleton wis Post reports the
discovery i'll Wisconsin Of n curious
plant, which produces kind Of cotton
and flax from the same stalk II has
already been woven into fabrics, and as
any article that viii make as GOOD cloth
as can be made from this plant will max e
good paper. it has been called the paper
plant. 1t can be planted in the Spring
and cur in the Fail ana Winter. 1t
bleaches itself white as it stands, and
will yield at least three or four tons to
the acre From single root that was
transplantsd last Spring grew twenty
large stalks, with 800 pods containing
the cotton, with at least sixty seeds in
each From this root were obtained
seven ounces Of pure cotton and over n
half pound of fax 1t is very heavy
plant, and grows from six to seven feet
high.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
The New York Obelisk.

How is that obelisk regarded in
Egypt"
J." 1t is the only object of great histori-
cal interest left in Alexandria, and it
won't be there long 1t is the first OBJ
ject you see in approaching the city
from tie sea. The obelisk that went to
England had been buried for hundred
years in the sand some thirty feet from
the one standing. Both were brought
from Heliopolis by Cleopatra and placed
in front of the palace OF the Caesars.
The New York obelisk is much better
preserved than tie English trophy, and
the writing on it is more distinct 1t is
one of the oldest obelisks in the world,
and was constructed during that splen-
did era Of art of the twelfth dynasty,
thousand years before Joseph. Not a
man in Egypt could realize that the
khedive had given it away. They
were all wonderstruck. When England
was moving her obelisk there was gen
eral rejoicing in Egypt when the rumor
came back that it was lost in the sea"
"What is the color of the New York
obelisk T.
1t is the color of brown stone
front on Fifth avenue. 1t came from
the famous quarry 600 miles above
Cairo think it is about seventy feet
high. The granite, fresh from the
quarry, sparkles like Jewels The grand
est of all obelisks is still sacred in the
Temple of Karnak. 1t is one hundred
feet high and is the most beautifully cut
and engraved Of all known obelisks
The one in Paris was in this temple, and
is the second IN heigh. in the 'sorld
There is one in the quarry like the one
at Karnak The New York obelisk is a
thousand years older than either Of the
other The most interesting one, his
toricallv, is still at Heliopolis. 1t was
cut 1904 year b. c., and preserves all
the style and grandeur Of the finest
sculpture of that brilliant epoch of
Egyptian art. 1t is the only object left
of the splendid city of 'On' 1t stood
IN front of the Temple of the Sun, of
which Joserhs father was the priest,
where Moses learned his Egyptian wis
dom, and where Plato, Scion and Pyth-
.goras learned their philosophy. Gen.
Loring, of the Egyptian army.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

OF this statue recently unyrG-d ,u
Washington we haze The following &c
count.
1t is nearly Nix wears since ,ie Don
tract for this piece of work vas awarded
tic Mr. Ward About six mcaths aro
he completed his design in plaster g
Paris and forwarded it 70 the founder,
at Philadelphia to be cast He aid not
visit the foundry until last week, when
the work WAS done, and expressed great
satisfaction at the manner in which his
instructions had been carried out. The
first bronze casting "A, made last Nav
and the finishing touchcs were put upon
about l. DAYS ago. Considerable dill
eu''y was experienced il molding the
chest Of the horse, but all impedimenta
were al last overcome, and il is said that
tue present statue is th- finest II tie
kind in this country aud superior To any
similar work done in Munich. I.stand,
10 feet high from The base to head os
rider, ana ID feet in length from nose to
tail OF horse. The weight OF the horse
and rider is $500 pounds. and of the
base 1900 pounds The cost of tho
statue was $4,000 which will be paid
10y the Army of the Cumberland. and
the granite pedestal upon which it will
rest was furnished by the United States
Government at cost Of $4,000
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
"Sure of it, are your
"Thanks. See that you make no mis-

''Thanks See that you make no mis-
takes this time. Good day"
Mr. Jones goes home in the evening
and finds no coal. Goes back to the of
flee next morning. The telephone dodge
is again sprung on him. This perform
ance is repeated daily, with slight varia-
tions, for a week. At the end of this
time the river rises and coal drops a
Thousand per cent. Jones gets his cart
load, paying therefore sum sufficient to
buy fat boat load at the r'duced prices,
and gets no interest from the coal men
for the use Of his money. either. Besides
this, he has burned up SD worth of his
back fence, not to mention the back
fence Of his neighbor. Big thing this
telephone. see Gin. End
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
Hard to Please.

There is no pleasing some women, as
a case just pending in an Oakland
court exempliiies 1t seems that Mr..
Van Duffy, who is bachelor, boarded
at the same house in East Oakland with
Mrs. Bennett, married lady, and
that on recent occasion, when the
latter vas going out for ride, she left
her two year old baby in the charge of
Mr.. Van Duffy as "a peculiar mark Of
her confidence To amuse the little
cherub Mr.. Van Duffy tied it firmly but
comfortably On the end of Il pole and
held it up so that it could suck the
plums growing on the trees in the
orchard Tie did this, h. states, because
he understood that ripe fruit was good
for children. After few hours spent
In this manaer the mother returned, and
instead OF admiring Mr.. Van DIS inge
nuity, has abused him like pickpocket
ever since. The fact that the baby died
the next day of the collie is no reason,
Mr.. Van Duffy thinks, why Mrs. b.
should go huffing around and have him
arrested for malicious mischief. 1t is
hoped that the jury in the case will do
something to check this growing tenden-
CIV among women to make fuss about
trifies.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

whats that Ia less than an hour,
did YOU say You'll send it around in
less than an hour I'll see if Mr.. Jones
can wait that long
Mr. Jones is consulted and thinks he
can wait an hour longer.
"Mr Jones says if his coal is delivered
in an hour it will do"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

Yes. Well, Mr.. Jones has teen en-
tirely out of coal all this time, and thinks
we ought to have returned his money,
when we found we could not furnish it
according to agreement"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

In Iowa tie second wife OF man
who was about to be hanged was sup
plicating for his life while he was beg
g;ng to see the picture of his first wife
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

"Oh, that's it; when you got the
order to the office they didn't have any,
was none of that kind to be had at any
of the other yards p
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

ayes, know that, but we took his
money and promised to send it last Tues
day. He hasn't seen pound of it yet. "
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

blessed are the piece-makers," said
the small boy who dropped costly
porcelain ornament.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

The true gentlewoman causes all to
feel perfectly at ease in her presence.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

"What! You can get it around in
half an hour if necessary
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

American Protestants have given four
colleges TO Turkey.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

Handy Fingers.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24
THE RACES.

This heading is blunder itself, for there
was but one race at the Carson track yester-
day, instead of two races, as most people ex-
pected to see. The principal race, for $500
a side, between Illusion and 81. ID. Fry,
did not come off, as the latter showed lame,
about town yesterday morning that the main
race was off, and this had the effect of pre-
venting many persons from going to the track ;
and consequently the attendance was light.
The only race Of the day was half mile
dash, for which there were three entries,
three year olds, and all foaled and raised in
Carson Valley. Following were the entries :
Camerons sorrel colt " Music" by 'Joe
Lewis" he by Riheman," dam " George
Moore mare
Vansicsle colt g Black Oak, also sired by
Lewis half brother to the Cameron colt
and also half brother to " Red Oak.
Jamess bay FLY "Betsey Mcguire" by
" Bots d'Arc, dam " Mission Belle" g Bel
mont" mare.
The race, which was for $500, or 500
side, made year ago by the owners of
the colts, aud was sort of neighborhood
affair.
In the pools the James FLY the favorite
by long odds, and buyers on the fayorite were
for once on the right side. The positions
were as follows i'll the race Black Oak y
first, g Betsey Mcguire second, and emusic
on the outside. They got a fair send off, and
it was soon plain case that the race belonged |
to the James lilly, who won, after the manner
of the young man on the flying trapeze, with |
the greatest of ease" in 493, " Black Oak .
second, and emusic at the wrong end of the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24
OUR ADVERTISERS.
NJ, GIILIGAN.

Bill Pyne once borrowed our boots to veal
while his own were being mended An houl
later he brought them back and swore he
| could not get past a certain saloon, the boot:
would not go foot beyond the door, and
when he took another course he found himself
ascending pair of steps where he did not
want to go and where he knew do one, and
he was compelled to give up a visit he started
for on account of those boots. We never
believed fully his yarn, but his story was
rather convincing, and we never loaned a
pair of boots afterwards. We had forgotten
all about the circumstance till looking into
Mr. Gilligan's store yesterday morning, and
We thought, what jolly place to buy boots
or shoes is that Giligan's Such confusing
amount of splendid stock, from Grand
cack to a cork soled boot, and such styles !
Boots warranted TO cure "pigeon toes and
oh, go and see his stock We can t do justice
to the subject.
THE BOSTON BAKERY.
j. Nc. NJ. Shafter, the well known Califor-
mia politician, has added to his business of
saving the country politically the laudable
attempt to save it sanitarily, and has offered
a premium for the best bread-a most e1-
celient idea. There are a great many things
needed in the outside world that We have to
overlooking in Carson, and among the rest,
good bread If any one doubts our word, let
him try the Boston Bakery, in the Adams
block, and if he does not agree with us that
Schneider is net Tailor, but first class
Baker, he's dough head.
THE OPERA BAR.
We were taking a 'spin with on: girl and
she made the remark, innocently, that Marston
Kept very nice place nice carpets and a
inc piano and" Well, but ladies no not 90
% the Opera Bar, do they?' we asked. |
nterrupting the description. go, yes, they
10, she said he keeps ice cream and other
Kings which are served in the private room.
We guided her footsteps away from Marstons, |
IS we thought of that fattened out purse re-
,osing on our bosom, but We wanted to 90 to
1arston's all the same.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24

A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER. On Friday even
ing the "blonde" who was caught in the act
of destroying another mans domestic happi-
ness, and let off in very easy manner,
walked into a salosn where the injured hus-
band was dealing faro, and remarked, with
an air of staggering bravado, "Wel, I'm
not killed yet" at which the i. h. looked up
from his game and gave the 'blonde' the
most fearful tongue flashing ever heard. The
"blonde'' during all this time maintained
neutral position; he would not fight. The i.
h. seeing that the destroyer of his home was
a coward, at last became more thoroughly dis
gusted with him than before, got up from his
seat and kicked him in the abdomen. The
"blonde'' WINGED, threw back his coat and
placed his hand upon the hilt of white
handled knife, which, however, he did not
have the courage to use, but rather tried the
conciliatory dodge, by saying in a whining
tone, "Mr -; let me reason with you," a
remark which he repeated number of times,
and at each repetition of the request the l. h.
pasted the ''blonde'' in the face, saying: You
are a pretty --- to break up a mans
family The amorous blonde" would not
ight, so the i. b. had the fun all to himself |
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT BODIE.

A private telegram received in this city last
evening, states that the most intense excite
ment prevailed at Bodie last night. The
trouble grew out of the fact that the Owyhee
Company, whose mine adjoins the Jupiter
mine, contemplated sinking shaft on the
Jupiters ground, which was objected to by
George Daley, the Jupiter Superinten-
dent, and he employed several fighters. On
Thursday night as the Owyhee people were on
the point of beginning operations the Jupiter
fighters fred upon the men, killing one by
the name of Golf, and severely wounding two
others. The life of George DAILY has been
threatened. The parties having made the
threats are determined men, who will likely
carry them into effect if they capture him. 1t
is supposed by some though, that Daley,
knowing the danger he is in, has left the camp.
Everybody in the town is in high state of
excitement
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24
THE OPERA BAR.
THE QUESTION SETTLED.

few days since an item appeared in these
columns, expressing the opinion of promi-
nent lawyer of this city, TO the effect that the
President pro tenn. of the Senate could not act
as Governor of this State during the absence
Attorney General Murphy yesterday called an
APPEAL reporters attention to the following
clause in the Constitution OF this State, which
conclusively provides that the President pro
tenn of the Senate shall act as Governor in
such an emergency.
Article V. Section II. A Lieutenant
Governor shall be elected at the same time
and places, and in the same manner as the
Governor, and his term of office, and his
eligibility shall also be the same.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24
DISTRICT COURT.
procession

The following business was disposed of yes
terday
The case of Bryan l. Truman VS.. Calhoon
Mining Company set for trial Thursday, 2Sth
instant
In the case of Gettys VS.. Gettys, suit for
dissolution of matrimonial bonds, divorce
was granted the complainant.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24
BRIEF MENTION.

The public schools will not reopen until the
9Th of September
There was no change worthy of mention in
yesterdays stock quotations
There will be preaching at the Presbyterian
Church at 8 o'clock this evening.
Two coaches with thirty passengers, came
down from the Lake yesterday afternoon.
The County Clerk granted license yester-
day to Albert w. Jones to marry Maggie J.
Murphy.
The excursion train for Steamboat and
Bowers Mansion leaves at the usual hour
this morning.
J. Calbraith, an old Carsonite, came in
from the southern country yesterday. He will
return south.
Large quantities of machinery are being
constantly received and shipped from here to
the southern mines.
The travel to Bodie and the country south,
does not diminish. 1t is estimated that there
is population of 10, 900 souls in that sec ton
now.
Miss Lizzie Crawford, neice of Superinten-
Crawford, of the Mint, will return from her
visit East during the very early part of next
month.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24

In BAD LUCx-John T. Pantlind had only
reached point twenty-three miles from here
at 10 clock yesterday morning. His wagon
had broken down through the carelessness of
his driver, and it required some time to place
it in travelling condition If the outfit do not
make better time in the future they won't
get to Bodie much before Christmas.
EPISCOPAL 'CHURCH.-Regular service to-
day at the usual hours Parents are requested
to see that their children are sent to
the Sunday School rooms, promptly at 1890,
as the Sunday School is to be re- organized for
the winter session. Public invited, to at
tend the services. Geo. r. Davis; Rector.
DEPARTURES -The following passengers de-
parted on the southern stage yesterday morn
ing II. C. Callahan, r. c. Morton, A. T.
Lew, j. Ullrick, s. Sickles, Miss } Csyer,
J. III. Cacon, F. Olsen, J. M. Lay, VIM.
Noles.
rived on the southern stage yesterday after
noon B. L. Gray, G. Bursett, c. Levrin,
II S. Jacobs, S. c. Miller, P. Gray.
The case of Harry Butts for hitting Glenn
Berry in the head with a glass, on Friday
night, will be heard before Judge Cary at
o'clock to morrow morning.
METHODIST CHURCH Rev J. T. Ladd
will preach in the NJ E. Church at ii A. M.
and p. NJ Class meeting at IL NJ. All are
welcome.
Mr.. FRANK BLATTEAU, wife and Miss Mary
C. ST. Clair, leave for St. Louis, MO, tonight !
at which place they will reside in the future.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-24

SCAN MAG.-It never rains but that it
pours. Another man in this city, occupying
a somewhat respectable social position, has
within the past day or two become convinced
of the infdelity of his better (O half. The
upshot will be the institution of divorce
suit in this or Storey County, at very early
date. The names of the interested parties
will soon be known without giving them
publicity in these columns.
In TowN.-We had the pleasure of meet
ing yesterday Mrs. j. B. Fulton, of Eureka,
who is visiting Carson en- route for California,
where she goes for her health. She is the
guest of Mrs. J. G. Fox. Mrs Fulton's
husband is Secretary of the Eureka CONSOLE
dated Mining Company