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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Inviting Company.

In inviting your friends to visit
your house, why not be honest, and
specify the length of the visit you de-
sire them to make Everybody knows
when he has asked friend to his house
how long he wants him to stay.
There may be fifty reasons combining to
make him very glad of visit three
days in length, and very much incon-
venlenced by longer stay. Honest
people ought to find no difficulty in say
ing this, and honest people take no of.
Tense at hearing it. This does away,
also, with all possibility of misconstruc-
ton on either side, with all uncertain
ties as to welcome, with all fears of in
trusion. To render 6. guest thoroughly
comfortable and at home, there should
be on the part Of the host and hostess
no strained efforts to entertain or amuse
the guest; on the part of the guest, no
expectation Of being amused or enter
tanned. Simply to meet for the inter-
change of goodwill and cordially, the
usual current of life going on undis-
turbed, the habits of the family remain
ing unchanged-that is the true socia
visit, and embodies genuine hospitality.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Discussion of the Timber Cues
ton.

A dispatch from Washington says that
a conference was held at the Interior De-
partment, between Secretary SChurz and
Gen. Williamson. Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, on one hand, and
the Senators and Representatives from
California, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado,
and delegates from the Territories, on the
other, for the purpose of comparing views
and devising, if practicable, some form Of
legislation that would prevent further dep
relations for speculative purposes upon
public timber lands in those States and
Territories, and also to allow the purchase
and use of timber of certain growth by
actual settlers upon non-timber lands, and
by those engaged mining and other
pursuits calculated to develop the re-
sources of the country. Secretary Schurz
said the present laws, relating to timber
depredations and its preservation, are not
sufficient for the purposes intended by
their trainers, and are not calculated to
promote harmony between the Govern
ment and the people. He did not be-
believe anything could be done the pres
ent session, but by consultation and study
of the subject they might hope for some
well-united well.considered action at the
next session OF Congress. An interesting
interchange of opinion followed. At
tention was called in the course of the
conference 10 the annoyances resulting
from a strict enforcement of the law to
settlers whose need of timber for domes-
tic purposes cannot be otherwise met.
Secretary Schurz said that it was not de-
cided, in the first place, TO institute sys-
tenn annoying 10 settlers upon untimbered
lands, but it was known officially that
public timber on mountain slopes and
mountainous districts of the country is
indiscriminately destroyed, and the con-
sequence will be disastrous to all the
States and Territories, wherein such dep
relations are committed, in the long run.
The Plumb bill was taken up and dis
cussed by the conference, and in the
main, its provisions were found to be &C.
ceptable to those present. 1t is hoped
and expected that satisfactory legislation
on the timber question will be had at the
next session Of Congress; as the result Of
interchange of opinion at this meeting.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
A Minister'S Stratagem.

The recent death of John Pierpont,
and an allusion to his former settle
ment over the Unitarian Society in
Savannah, Ca, recall to the Boston
Transcript an incident that occurred
during his ministry there. His father,
once the eloquent pastor of the Hollie
street church in Boston, and then known
as prominent abolitionist, visited his
son, and remained with him for several
weeks. 1t was quite natural that the
young pastor should desire public hear
ing for his venerable father, and accord
ingly he conferred with several of his
parishioners, who cheerfully fell in with
his suggestion, and it was agreed upon
that the old gentleman should officiate
on the succeeding Sunday. Saturday
afternoon came, and as the father and
son were seated in the latter's study,
the son was called to the parlor to learn
from the persons with whom he had pre-
viously conferred that the announcement
of the contemplated service had al
ready created much excitement within
and without the parish, thus rendering
it unsafe to carry out his wishes The
son returned to the study quite indig-
nant, but was met by his father with
the remark that he had expected this,
and the services should proceed as if he
were not present other than as a nearer
and one Of the congregation. "But
what shall | do :" exclaimed the son !;
"for relying on this arrangement, l have
made no preparation, and it is too late
now" With the fathers ready wit
came the suggestion, 81 always go pre-
pared for an emergency, and hence in
my trunk are several sermons select
such as you like" "Capital Capital !!
If they refuse to hear the voice they
shall have the doctrine;" and during the
entire stay of the old gentleman the Sa-
vannah congregation listened with pro-
nounced satisfaction to the regular SER
mons written by noted abolitionist,
and previously preached before northern
societies by one of the most eloquent
preachers of the day, but whose personal
illustrations had then, for the first
time, been refused
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Acquaintance Not Made by an
Introduction.

Apropos to this expression OF making
acquaintance, was little taken back
the other day at hearing sharp reply OF
kind not so common in these days as in
those OF the Lady Hollands and Wortley
Montagus. A certain gentleman had for
some time admired certain lady with
out knowing her. She had been informed
that he desired to know her, and it Glanced
one day that they met at the house of
friend, and were introduced Exhibiting
his sudden sense of satisfaction at the
rencontre, he darted eagerly forward, and
with his hand extended, exclaimed:
"Happy to meetyo Miss F; delighted
to make your acquaintance. The lady,
with curled lip, suffered the pendent hand
to lie before her, as she replied, "You
haven't made it yet. sir, giving him to
understand that the acquaintance of a
lady is not made from single introduce
ton, nor her hand to be shaken as if it
were Chinese puzzles. Indeed, there
are some men who have fashion of Off
ering the hand that would lead one to
say "What shall do with itT' When
will Americans leave off handshaking,
or at least learn when not to shake George
Francis Trains custom, adopted from the
Japanese, is the best-to shake ones own
hand and preserve ones electricity, not
giving it out to every chance conner
Boston Transcript.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Banged Hair.

The present excellent English Queen
is eminently sensible in her domestic
notions. She cannot endure the mod
ern idiotic habit of women wearing Il
low fringe of hair across their foreheads,
An English exchange says that her Ma
iesty sent special instructions to the
bridesmaids at the late wedding of her
son the Duke of Connaught. that they
would not be permitted to wear these
hair fringes, or high heels to their boots,
nor to tie their dresses back in the pres
ent most uncomfortable and indicate
fashion. Victoria deserves the thanks
of every intelligent mother in the land.
The same paper says last year one
lady appeared at drawing room with
her hair over her eyes. The next day
she received a message from the Lord
Chamberlain informing her that until
her hair had grown she would not be re-
quired to attend any more drawing
rooms LIONS Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
An Elephants Gratitude.

The Birmingham Gazette says that
among the animals belonging to the
menagerie that visited Tenoury recently,
is fine female elephant named Lizzie.
Nearly five years ago this animal, after
a hand walk, was allowed to drink a
quantity of cold water, the result
being that she was seized with
severe illness, and her life was
all but despaired of. A chemist of
Tenbury being called in, by his vigorous
efforts and skillful treatment she
ultimately recovered. Lizzie had not
forgotten her preserver, and when she
was walking in procession through Ten
bury, recognizing the chemist at the
door of his shop, she left the other ami
mails, and going to him affectionately
placed her trunk in his hand. In the
evening the chemist visited the exhi-
ton, when Lizzie gave him a warm and
most gratifying reception. Gently en-
circling him with her trunk, she held
him for some time captive, to the ankle
ty of the spectators, and was with diff
Guilty induced to let him go.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
No License Needed.

A sober-faced man, dressed in modest
suit of black, called in at the town
clerks, and, politely doffing his castor,
inquired: "This is where licenses for
dogs are procured, believe, sir 2" He
was informed that such was the fact.
He went on: 81 have dog that has
been in the family great many years,
and we are naturally much attached to
it" sit will cost you two dollars"
broke in the gentlemanly clerk, eff
male "But it is not male dog-at
least /" "Well, then, it'll cost you
an even tive"-scsibbling few minutes
There is your license, sir; you can fill
in the critters name" Taking the
paper and examining it carefully, the
man in black said, perplexedly, "There
is some mistake here. The dog is not
female "Whatw broke in the other,
mot malel not femalel" Said the
man in black again. participating
some Misunderstanding, l have brought
the dog with me-" producing an old
fashioned fire-dog -"and you can tell me
whether or not license is necessary"
There was just the merest glimmer of
twinkle in the eye of the sober-faced
man as he said this. No license was
needed, he was told, and he departed.
The gentlemanly clerk waited till his
visitor had got to the landing below be-
fore he brought his fist down on his
desk like trip-hammer, with the very
expressive accompaniment of "Sold, by
thunder Boston Transcript.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
A Birds Courtship and Death

A lady who lives on Olive street re-
lates the following A few days ago
there fell in front of her window from
a tree "chippy," or ground bird, such as
chatter about the parks and streets. IL
seemed wearied and crippled. She
picked it up, carried it in the house, fed
it from her mouth and at night placed it
in the cage with her canary. The can
airy at once bestowed upon the new
conner all of the attention of mother
and nestled beside the little stranger
during the night. In the morning the
lady placed the chippy in the window so
that it might have the privilege of re-
gaining it's freedom. 1t plumed its tiny
wings and went away. The canary
mourned during the day as if it had lost
it's mate. In the evening the chippy
came back and perched upon the
window. The sash was raised and 1t
flew in and nestled upon the
cage; the canary at once struck up his
liveliest notes and seemed sratiiied.
This was repeated two or three days, the
chippy going each morning and return
ing in the evening. One day it went
away and did not come back. The ca
nary dropped and the next day fell
dead from his perch in the sunshine that
played over the gilded cage in the win.
dow. That night the chippy returned
and during the evening it mourned over
its dead companion. In the morning it
chung to the cage until it was turned
out. For few days the empty cage
hung in the window, and on each sue
ceeding evening the chippy returned and
chirped as if it was grief-stricken. One
day it brought worm in its bill,
dropped it in the cage, flew away and
came back no more. st. Louis Times
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Hand Training in Education.

In a paper on hand-training in the
public schools, read before a Massachu-
sets county teaching association, the
reader, Rev. G.. l.. CLANCY, laid special
emphasis on the need of giving public
school children the proper bias toward,
not against, manual labor. AT present
children are taught in such way that
they look down upon manual labor.
Education should not thus be prejudi.
cial to the laboring interests of the
country. Industrial education is alb
solutely necessary for us as people
Handwriting is in reality mind-train-
ing, or brain building by hand" Mr.
CLANCY argued that special trade schools
should be maintained by manufactures,
for which the public school training
should be preparation. The work Of
the industrial School Association in
Boston was alluded to as an example of
what might be accomplished in the
manipulation Of tools common to all the
trades
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Has a Cat Nine Lives?

Last month, writes correspondent of
London Land and Water, greatly to the
sorrow of the children, our cat, half
Persian, suddenly disappeared and her
accustomed place by the hearth knew
her no more" Search was made high
and low, but no trace Of puss could be
found. AS time went on we conjeCtured
that either our favorite has been stolen by
a sailor and taken for voyage or killed,
and so resigned ourselves 10 our loss.
Great, then, was Our surprise last Friday
on seeing puss quitelY walk in, scarcely
able to stand, veriest skeleton covered
with fur, and take her seat before the
fire. l need not say she was fed and Ca
ressed adlibitum. The next day we learn
ed her adventures. Itseems on the 24th Of
February puss had strayed in to pay a
neighbor visit, and then, finding plank
OF the flooring up-a man was altering
the gas-pipes-had retired into this hole
to seek mice. In due course the plank
was nailed down, and the cat made a
prisoner. Here, then, without food, drink
or air, puss remained until the 10th Of
March, when her incessant scratching
made the occupier Of the house fancy a
rat must have nest there, and take up
the flooring to lay poison. She was
taken out more dead than alive, but kind
ly nursed and fed with little drops Of
beef lea, and the next day found strength
to crawl home. After her twenty-six
days fast. 1 think poor puss fully entitled
TO most absolute indulgence during the
remainder of Lent.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Window Boxes.

Procure box about fourteen inches
wide, six inches deep, and of length to
fit your window; if possible have an
other box two inches smaller every way
and place inside the larger one, filling
the space between them with sand or
tan or straw; have holes bored in the
bottom of both boxes, and place pieces
of broken charcoal to insure drainage;
fill with the best earth procurable, re-
membering that good, rich soil will in
sure you the finest flowers; place in the
ends of your boxes German ivy, morn
ing glories, madeira vine, and any other
climbers that you like, and along the
sides maurandi, thunbergia, othonna,
nasturtion and kenilworth ivy, and just
inside of these oxalis of different colors
and varieties; in the center you must
place your tallest plants, and the lower
growing ones around it; have some cows
lip, Chinese primroses, sweet alyssum,
mignonette and vinca myra; a mountain
Of snow geranium gives variety to the
appearance, as will also the canary bird
flower, which will give masses Of yellow
flowers, if it has the sun, and the blue Of
the lobella will also heighten the effect.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Disraeli and Newman.

On most Saturday afternoons, in the
last year of the first decade of the
precent century, two boys, aged re-
spectively nine and five, might have
been seen playing in the grounds of
Bloomsbury square, London. The boys,
both natives of the square, offered the
most complete contrast to each other in
appearance. The younger, whose head
was profuse with long, black, glossy
ringlets, was a child of rare Jewish type
of beauty, and full of life and activity.
The other was grave in demeanor, wore
his hair close cut, and walked, and
talked, and moved in way which, in
young people, is called old
fashioned" He was of pure English race
and Puritanical family. The names Of
the children denoted these differences as
much as their appearance. The one was
Benjamin Disraeli, and the other, John
Newman. Sixty-eight years have passed
since then and much has happened in the
meantime, but nothing more wonderful
than that the handsome little Jew boy
should become Christian and Prime
Minister of Protestant England, and the
Puritan lad Catholic and Cardinal of
the Holy Roman Church Roman Pa
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
A Little Paper Maker.

a wasp uses kind of blue-gray
paper in making her house, and she
makes the paper herself. No one taught
her; she does hot need to learn her
trade, or even see another do it. She
carries her tools with her all the time,
and when she finds piece of soft wood
she can set to work if she pleases. She
cuts off bits of wood, about the tenth
part OF an inch long, and as fine as hair.
These she lays into little bundle, and
when she has enough she works it up
with her feet into soft ball. Then,
with teeth and tongue and feet, she
spreads this ball out into thin leaves,
as thin as the finest paper. But this is
not strong, SO she puts on layer after
layer until there are fifteen or sixteen
sheets all in one. Now it il strong
enough to use in building the wasp's
house, and will last a long time.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
A Family of "Lightning Calcu-
lators."

There recently died in England, aged
70, man of prodigious arithmetical
powers, whose mental faculties afforded
matter for profound research to psychol-
ogists. His name was George Bidder,
and various are the anecdotes of his
wonderful powers of calculation and of
memory. A person could read to Bid
der two series of fifteen figures each, and
without seeing or writing down single
figure he would multiply one by the
other without error. Once, before a
Parliamentary committee, an opposing
counsel said "You may as we'll profess
to tell us how many gallons of water
flow through Westminster bridge every
hour" II can tell you that, too" was
the reply, and lie gave the number in
simultaneously. The whole family pos
sessed the same or similar powers. The
eldest son could also multiply fifteen
figures by fifteen figures without seeing
them, by process of his own. Even
the granddaughter had extraordinary
powers of calculation. Hutchins, Bar
NUNS lightning calculator, bore no COM
parison to Bidder His greatest feat of
calculating was multiplying five figures
by five figures in one line, using slate
or blackboard, and, of course, seeing the
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

Gentleman, by request of lady--Con-
ductor, put this lady off at the next
corner. Polite new conductor-'Xcuse
me, sir seems as how she's a behaving
Of herself don't seem no occasion for
proceeding to 'xtremeS
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

Eve was the first and we reckon the
only woman who did not gather up her
dress in both hands and yell at the sight
Of snake.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

Exchange is no robbery" is the prov
erb, but exchanges are conducted on the
opposite principle
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

soldiers at the fort, and no doubt was
shown to Judge Nicholson there
Baltimore Sun.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

Never pass an acquaintance without
salutation Of recognition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01
Overwork-Tle Breakdown.

met a man some time ago who used to trav-
ell in business, and almost passed his life upon
the rail- He came home one evening, and,
walking across his dining-room, he staggered
like a drunken man. Uncharitable people, who
did not know his habits, might have thought
him intoxicated. He sank on his chair, and
he was prisoner in his chair all the rest OF
his life He was completely paralyzed Ill ms
lower lirlbs. The incessant travelling on the
rail had at last proved too much Tor his ner-
yous system Hence the collapse; and nave
/, strong impression that other collapses might
be traced to a similar source. L knew OF a
LAWYER who was in great rush OF Dusihess,
He liked his fees; but like all me n VINO succeed
he liked business thoroughly for its own sake.
He was unable to refuse business, and, indeed,
to refuse business is the hardest trial when
can happen to any professional man. his MS
take was that he did not provide hlmseli WIN
adequate assistance. The iii-ifeatea praan .ln
took to softenng, and then all business came
to an end. I knew of man who was enormous
ly wealthy. In addition to the constant employ
nent which his own vast property gave MIN, ne
was trustee for ever so many WIDOWS, or
nhans and charities He worked hard at ac-
counts till the small hours in the morning. A
boy clerk at l5s. week, might nave Done IL
ali for him. But he preferred doing ms own
work HIMSELF and accordingly he had to quit
this inferior existence, where such coNditlon
of things is not always possible one OF .ne
best-known men in the country once told me
That he was going to take six weeks holiday
AZ the seaside! was reioiced to hear it. No 70 man
better deserved or more required such a holiday
Then he told me that he was going 10 take
mis- new book with him to the seaside, and
hopeJ to have it ready for publication by the
time his holiday was over. l expostulated
with him. l explained that he was only eX
changing one kind of hard work for a still
harder kind of hard work. But he took tht
Idyice of what is often mans worst counsel
op-himself His book was successful; but h'
never knew of the success.-London Society.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01
a Society to be Encouraged.

The prospectus of the Cincinnati society lor
the Suppression of Music, as published by the
Commercial, would draw tears from the eyes
of n brass cat ''Tone dreams run riot through
the columns of a suborned press; dHegrettt mot
to agitato hold high carnival in the sanctuary
Of our fresides, and symphonic poems desc
crate the very altar OF our God-Sent SUMMERS:
The holy ties OF wedlock have grown out OF
.nne and harsh; the sacred fonts OF emotion
= ava hecome tainted with its mlasma. we
- owe seen our Penates overthrown, and So
N, ,rous calf SCI up where erst stood the A1ollan
h, IN: nav more: not satisfied with pandering
rn he rjbald dictates of an unscrupulous man
aoe neils By paying the exorbltant lee OF ~ 10
ne n olrepched with the drizzling insanity OF a
Schutnapi symphony, we have seen whole
audie nee. rise up. shameless at the piddlhg Oh
A priest of Bs,al, to join i'll the pecan OF Its own
degra,dation 1t is time our lie, our liberty,
rhe pursuit OF our happiness were wrenched
from the clutch es of these aesthetic barbarans,
who. in the narue of music, have made harno-
nv n barren e;ility; and to the strife OF these
nsfarious hireli ugs, to the extermnatlon OF
their infamous teachings and the crushing ou'
of their heresieS we pledge our hVeS, our lVi I
tunes and our most sacred honor, ana coroially
invite ALI those who have slnned with tnenl, as
,vall as those who have suffered with us, TO JOIN
IN this crusade. As in the days OF the Hood,
the issue is keen au1 all-absorb,ng. You mus'
be with men in the abyss, or with men IN the
ark"