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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
A Minister'S Stratagem.

The recent death of John Pierpont,
and an allusion to his former settle
ment over the Unitarian Society in
Savannah, Ga, 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 a 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 che 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 nearer
and one of the congregation. "But
what shall l do p exclaimed the son ;
''for relying on this arrangement, 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
ministrations had then, for the first
time, been refused.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
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 resi- gned 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. 1t seems 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, 1879-07-31
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
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 a 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 its freedori. 1t plumed it's tiny
wings and went away. The canary
mouned during the day as if it had lost
its mate. In the evening the chippy
came back and pcrched 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 gratified.
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
it's 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, few away and
came back no more. st. Louis Times.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
An Elephants Gratitude.

The Birmingham Gazette says that
among the animals belonging to the
menagerie that visited Tenbury recently,
is fine female elephant named Lizzie.
Nearly five years ago this animal, after
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 afiectionately
placed her trunk in his hand. In the
evening the chemist visited the exni-
ton, when Lizzie gave HIM 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, 1879-07-31
Acquaintance Not Made by an
Introduction.

Apropos to this expression of " making
acquaintance" was little taken back
the other day at hearing a sharp reply of
a 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 a 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 meet you. 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 itv' When
will Americans leave off hand-shaking,
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 ccmer-
Boston Transcript
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
No License Needed.

A sober-faced man, dressed in modest
suit of black, called in at the town
clerks, and, politely dofing his castor,
inquired: "rhis is where licenses for
dogs are procured, I 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" 'It will cost you two dollars, y
broke in the gentlemanly clerk, ''if a
male" "But it is not male dog--at
least 1" "Well, then, it'll cost you
an even five scribbling 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 a
female" "Whatw broke in the other,
mot malel not female?' 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 a
twinkle ins 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, 1879-07-31
Window Boxes.

Procure n box about fourteen inches
wide, six inches deep, and of a 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 maumndi, 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; 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, 1879-07-31
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 a
low fringe of hair across their foreheads.
An English exchange says that her Ma
jesty 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, OF high heels to their boots,
nor to tie their dresses back in the pres
ent most uncomfortable and indelicate
fashion. Victoria deserves the thanks
of every intelligent mother in the land.
The same paper says: Last year one
lady appeared at a drawing-room with
her hair over her eyes, The next day
she received 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 "-Zion's Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
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 not 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 is strong
enough to use in building the wasp's
house, and will last long time.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
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 a Catholic and Cardinal of
the Holy Roman Church. -Roman Pa
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
A Family of "Lightning Calcu-
lators.'

There recently died in England, aged
y, 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 well profess
to tell us how many gallons of water
flow through Westminster bridge every
hour" 81 can tell you that, too," was
the reply, and he 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 granddaughters 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, 1879-07-31
nd-Training in Education.

In paper on handwriting in the
public schools, read before 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 a 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, 1879-07-31

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 behaving
Of herself; don't seem no occasion for
proceeding to 'xtremes
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

Eve was the first and We reckon the
only woman who did not gather up her
dress in both hands and yell 1t the sight
Of snake.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

Exchange is no robbery" il the prov
erb, but exchanges are conducted on the
opposite principle
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

Never pass an acquaintance without
salutation Of recognition.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

soldiers at the fort, and no doubt was
shown to Judge Nicholson there
Baltimore Sun.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1879-09-15
Sochenflichc SAinois Sfaafs-Beiaene.

aIeroingS ic1r bielfa6 gum &06en ges
braubt, uno ipeut nit 8orit0t un0 Stein
lihfeit 81 Nerfe gegangen miro, 10 ut
alIein 5 a II II JtiGtS fit Die @elunDDett 5lt
beflirdtert, ipeun feline lauren Spetle1t
in Oerlelben geto0t D0er lteben g~elal1en
iper0en. Wtag Da5 &upfcr oocr Wfelllng
nod 10 blanf geidelert lett, eS miro ll1
itetS an Der Stele etipaS &lipfer aut0len,
mo- lebtereS nit Der lauren UlIl1t9tett UNI
Der Suit 5uglet6 III 8erll0rung ltebt.
9Seun alio Gurfel nit @litg uno Nlaun
3ulammen in einem mel1tngncn @etaBe
iteben g"elallen iper0en, 10 lott lt6 Da, 100
bas @jefGB nit bet Slilitgfeit uno Der Slft
suglcid, alio AM &an0e Der 6litiitafctt IN
Seritbrung fomlut, &llpfer III Derlelbet
auf uno Dies giebt Dann alerbtngS ben
@urfcn cine i00ne CRIME Sar6e. 2Stll
man nun einipenoen, DAP oaS TupTer III
10 gertnger Wlenge un0 IN 10 ~fleilen @dz
beu Der 0clun0beit nt6t l6dolt6 letn
iperbe, 10 irrt man Ie6r; 0enn geraoe Otcle
flcilen @abet, ipsnn ld1gerc 3ett btl1ourb
gcuollen, brilgen 6rontihe Sra1fbcttcn
berDpr, Die bduftg lnter 10 perl6icoeneH
Soru1en auftreteu, 6aB DIT nibt einmnl Der
Qlr5t ibre ipabre lrla0e 81 entoefen per=
mag. GS lit bel mebr alS elmer SettIot
Des &6rpcrs na0 oenl SoOe eriDielen, oaB
LANCE !3eit binbur0 erfOlgloS bebanDelte
9Dstrafteu Tolgen elmer 6rontl0en Su>
plcrDcrgtfturg tparet.
0egcn ben @ebrau6 bcS NIaun lQbt 1i6
nid)ts einDenoen; CT perleibt ben ernettbz
ten @urfen bon 9tellem Selti9fett ulo 1T
in g~eringer Weuge Der @eiun0Deit ourh>
aus ntdt na6tbctltg.
Die fOlgenOe Qlrt, Iaure @urfen etn5uz
MAIDEN, bat itO ais Die SneGmGbiglte lett
langer SoDren bctpGbrt: W0n fo0c Die
@urfen, eiHige Wiuuten Lang in Sal5lpalz
ler ab, l0lle tie DGlln in fnlteln 9Gal1er, III
pcl6em eil Stld6en Qllaun auf ein
9funo 0urfen cine babe llnse 9llaun =
aul8elDit lit, etnigeStunocn lang III eillel1
iroenen poer porSellanenen @efaBe ftebclt,
Icge ic borouf in bas sur 9llfbcwabrurg
bertimmtc OcfGB bon Steingut, @laS ooer
6ol5 uno ibergicBe tie nit gutcn, launarz
mem @llig, Der Dorber nit Dem n0tbtgen
0epiira CBiefier. g~lelfen, Senff0rncr, 0tu
&C., 2c.) bis beinoDe sur Sieoebibe erlpGrmt
porDeu mar. g8er Die @urten germ lebr
lharf fat, mag nod ettDaS lpa1iiden
Yfeffer bin5utbun. 9arauf peridlieBt
man boS 0efdB. SoQte fih ipdter ettDas
S0immelbtloung 5ei9er, 10 mltb Der Glitg
ab0egoiicu, burhgeiei6t ul1b einmal lei6t
auf8etoAt perOcrt, ipOrauf berlelbe lnuz
iDarm Wteoer Quf Die @urfen gs9oilen
miro.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1879-09-15

chamber nidt berii5reu. Oa6ei lit cS
aber no%tbpen0tg, anfan9S ale IA GGBe
lt0 ipGtcrbin 1-2nal tu0dcutli0 nod3uz
le6en, oh ii6 aud Spuren Don 6GulliB
5ei8en, unb iolde 9o0If0pfe Sucrit 3u perz
brauden.
3miebeIn miiiicn mad Dem Gin
erlten Dim: gum Sro6nen auSgc6rcitet
tperoen ul10 erbalten ii0 baln crfabrunQ57
9enldB ant bci1en, iuenu man tie Dor Gin5
tr1tt ocs 6roiteS obne 8eitereS uno nit
lbren perOorrten Stengelll auf et1tclt tOaH@
ten ldittct nnO ite bier, ielbit pGbreuo
DeS l~tdrfitet SroiteS unbeoeft rrbi9 Iiegcn
ldBt. Sic bleiber, auf Dieie 8eiic aufbes
ipabrt, bis gum CONNER felt u1o friid-
WetBe st b n werbcn i'm Seller balO
pel5tg; lebr gut aber crbaltelt tie ii0 lit
elmer @rube, oOer and i'm 6reiet auf 1az
der @r0e, mebrere SUB bod nit 9nu6 be-
oeft. Sic iolten tnOelien mt bis 9feHz
iaDr auf6etpabrt tperoen. @tipa5 Idltgcr
balten fi6 Die gelben 9tiiben.
lin ipGte SaIatbo + II II BET eintre5
tenoen1 Sroite nod cine 3eitlang SIT erbalz
ten, 3iebc man Die Stangen nit bcn @ur>
3eln Der 8Dbnen aus Der Gr0e IND fteue Tie
in einem froitfreien 9taunlc aufre6t bin,
100 tie penigitenS 2-3 g806eH Lang gang
trtl6 6leiben.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1879-09-15
neutrality-suspicious..
.,saure @urfcu."

Wtan muB ii6 in bet S0at tpun6ern,
tpie beute nod gum Ginlna1cn BON OUR
fen Das aIte berii6tigte Wtittel enpfDblen
wiro, cine &upfermiin3e nit in ben @liig
sl tperfen, IN ben 0urfen etne l0one
crime Tarbe su pcrleiben. ooer iuie es gar
III einem angebli6 bon eiteln yNr5te" berz
alSgegebencn Tamilienz &alenOer beiBt:
,Otan tbue Die @urfen, na00em tie "a
Stunben in S~alSpaler gelegen, nit Gliig,
0aiicr ulo einem Stidden Qlaun in elm
meiitn III 0efaB, I'm fte 81 perz
b1rten uno grim 81 maden." Oas S1do7
li6e uno iogar 2ebensgefdbrli6e oieier
8oridrift Iie9t auf Der 0anD, oa es ia
langit befannt lit, baB iogar bas blantlte
&upfer ODER Oieiitna lid aud in Der
ldipd1iten Sdure aufl0it, ipcrn es gu
aleider 3ett nit Der &uft in 8erlbrung
fommt. unO baB &upferial5e, Dem menldz
li9eu G0rper etlperleibt, giftig lDlrten, ut
cine 10 algemein anerfan1te Gballa1e,
baB barber nobl fein Wort mebr 81 pers
Iieren lit.
Nuerbings per6en &upferial3e in gez
miIien Sdaen gu 9eilsweden Don Ner3ten
nsroronet; 0ics aber lit burdau5 nt6t ols
elm @egenbeUeis an3uleben, oenn aub Nrz
ie1if uno StrD6nin, tpelde 81 Den ttdrfz
iten @tften SQblen, tuerOen Dor ben Ner5s
ten, nno 5rpar iebr bGufig peroronet. IS
bleibt lomit MIR 81 beiuetle1, Dap III Den
mad Der oben eripGDnteu 0ori6rift bebalt=
belten 0urfen pirfli1 &upferial3e entbals
ten iein m~iiicn.
aupferue unO msiiinsue &eiiel tperoen