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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
Scientific Miscellany.

After some $4,000 examinations, DR..
Jetf'ries atiirms that about one male in
twenty-five is color-blind to greater or
less degree. He finds the defect to he
largely hereditary, although sometimes
caused by disease or injury. In the
former case it is incurablo, but II the
latter, it may be only o temporary diff
Guilty.
Recent comparative measurements Of
the crania of eminent men and of crimi
nails show that while capacious intel
lect requires O. large skull, large crani
UNI is not always attended by high or
der of intelligence. The crania of a
considerable number of criminals were
found to have capacity much above the
average
A recently discovered fossil animal,
amphidallias fragilissimus, is described
as a monster considerably more than one
hundred feet in length, with spinal YER
tebrae six feet across, hind legs forty
feet long and large and powerful tail.
Imagine the monster in life, standing on
it's hind legs in the water and catching
it's prey with its fore paws and q picture
is presented to the mind from the ages
long ago.
Berlin rejoices in the possession of a
scientific cooking association, formed by
ladies of the city. 1t has a school of in
struction in cookery, and qualified
chemist gives members Of the society
lectures in practical chemistry. A la
boratory has been established, in charge
of the chemist, for the examination of
food, and also of utensils employed in
cooking.
From study of the action of tea,
Mr.. w. J. Morton has arrived at these
conclusions AS with any other drug,
there is proper and an improper use
Of it. In moderation it is mild and
harmless stimulant. Its immoderate
use leads to serious symptoms such as
headache, vertigo, ringing in the ears,
tremulousness, nervousness, exhaustion,
irregular action of the heart and dyspep-
STA. Many Of the symptoms Of excessive
drinking are such as may occur with
out a suspicion Of the real cause.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
Treatment Of the Hair.

How to preserve the hair is subject
which seems to interest most every body,
if we may Judge from the frequent in
quiries from every direction which come
to this office. One wishes to know what
will prevent badness, another how to
preserve their hair from turning gray,
another how to eradicate dandruff, etc.
Now, it is a delicate matter to recon-
mend any special treatment, but Prof.
Wilson, Of England, who is deemed
high authority on the hair, condemns
washing it, and advises instead a thor
ough brushing. This promotes circula-
ton. removes scurf, and is in all respects,
he SAYS, better than water. Cutting the
hair does not, as commonly thought,
promote its growth. Most of the spe-
cifcs recommended for badness, not ex-
cepting petroleum, are mere stimulants,
and are seldom or never permanently
successful. Some of them give rise to
congestion of the scalp. When a slim
uant is desirable ammonia is the best.
1t is safe. For falling out of the hair,
DR.. Wilson prescribes lotion com
posed of water of ammonia, almond oil
and chloroform, one part each, diluted
with five parts alcohol or spirits of rose
merry, the whole made fragrant with a
dram of oil of lemon Dab it on the
skin, after thorough friction with the
hair brush. 1t may be used sparingly
or ahundantly, daily or otherwise. For
a cooling lotion, one made of two drains
of borax and glycerine to eight ounces
of distilled water is effective, allaying
dryness, subduing irritability and re
moving dandruf Both badness and
grayness depend on defective powers OF
the scalp skin, and are to be treated
alike What is needed is moderate
stimulation, without any irritation.
The following is good Rub into the
bare places daily, Or even twice day, a
liniment of camphor, ammonia, chloro-
form and aconite, equal parts each
The friction should be gentle. -EX.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
Romance Of a Ring.

A Princess Of Prussia at one time re-
ceived a small antique ring from her
governess for present. About year
after the occurrence the court received a
visit from the Grand Duke Nicholas,
the brother of the Emperor Alexander,
and who at that time was not the heir
expectant Of the crown. The Grand
Duke saw the Princess, and with the
quick resolve native to his disposition
Immediately determined to ask her in
marriage. One day, as he was seated
by her side at the royal dinner table, he
spoke to her of his forthcoming depar-
ture, adding that it depended upon her
whether OF not his stay in Berlin should
be prolonged.
"What shall / do, then, to influence
your intention q was the reply of the
smiling princess.
"You must not refuse to receive my
addresses" Immediately returned the
outspoken Nicholas.
"You ask much"
81 ask even more. You ought to give
me some encouragement in my endeav-
ors to please you
"That is still more difficult Besides,
the moment is not we'll chosen for a
favor"
81 beg your Royal Highness to give
me a sign that | am not totally inditfer-
ent to you. You have a little ring on
your finger, the possession of which
would render me happy. l beseech !ou
to give me the ring
"What give the ring at the dinner
table and in the presence of all these
people p
"Let me see press it into this piece
of bread and give it TO me"
And press the ring into piece Of
bread she did and gave it to the future
Emperor. Nicholas took an early op
portunity to leave the hall, and on ex
huming the treasure from its wheater
tomb discovered all inscription on the
inner side in French, and running to tn,
following effect "L'lmperatrice de Is
Russie."
He is said to have worn the keepsake
for the rest of his days attached to q
chain round his neck, the ring being to-
small, of course, for any of his colossa
fingers The future Empress, it seems
had been unoonsciously wearing fol
some time the emblem of her futur,
greatness.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
A Notable Pauper.

A notable pauper is said to have ciet
lately in Charlton Workhouse, England,
at the age of Ga. The Clerk of the
Board, who may be presumed to know
the facts, informed the guardians that
the deceased, Charles Cartwright, was a
man of education and had once pos
sessed very considerable means. He
had lun through two fortunes, one of
100000 and one of fS0,000, spending
the money, it would seem, chiefly in an
unostentatious manner, and when ut
terly destitute had betaken himself to
the workhouse, where he lived quietly
and apparently contentedly for many
years, earning a few Injuries for him
self by writing poems for the country
papers and sermons for neighboring
clergymen. Occasionally his friends
would take him away and grant him an
allowance, but their efforts were always
useless, as he instantly resumed his old
habits; frequented the dearest restaur
ants, smoked the most expensive cigars,
and drove abou. in cabs. At last he
died in the workhouse, having nsver,
the clerk thought, been unhappy, though
the chairman en- that point snubbed the
clerk, asking if he supposed any con
tented man would ever write sermons. -
The Spectator.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
The Mysterious Ouida.
"Who is Ouida p


"Ouida is a mystery that no person
mas yet been able to solve. All that i:
really known Of her is that she is the
daughter Of u Frenchman, and her
name is Rosa de Ia Rama. She was an
obscure contributor to the London mag
azines, glad to earn G pound a page for
her stories, when ] came across 'Gron-
vile de Vinge. Strucl, by powerful
delineation Of character and the dash
and brilliancy Of style I published it
under its original name of Held in
Bondage The name was unfortunate.
People thought it was a novel about
slavery, Of which they had a surfeit just
then. Consequently the Look failed to
attract attention, and only 800 copies
were sold, and that was more owing to
our immense distributing facilities than
to any public interest in the novel it.
self When 'StrAthmore' was published
in England | rapublishe1 it here, and
having faith in Ouida as strong
writer, although | did not know at that
time whether the writer was q man
or woman 'Strathmo-e va, q success,
and upon the strength OF cha | brought
out new edition of Ler first novel, un-
der the better title Of Granville de
Vinge, or Held in Bondage, using the
second title to avoid deceiving the peo-
pie who had already bought the book
under its original name. 1t made a
great hit and Ouidas reputation was
established She saws she is indebted
to me for her success, and is grateful
for it."
"Where does she live 2
1.-TWO miles from Florence in loyely
villa. Dogs are her pets and the house
is full of them; wherever she goes
she is surrounded by her canine
favorites. She says they are more
faithful than the human race. When
ever one of them dies he or she is
buried with more respect than is some
times shown to men and women
"Is Ouida pretty9'
"She is dashing looking rather than
pretty. Her manners are fascinating !;
her conversation lively Der eyes bright
and expressive. She is saucy and au,
dacious in her remarks and sometimes
INDUCES in ladylike slang but in spite
of all this she is great favorite among
English and American residents at
Florence, and they are glad to accept
invitations to her villa, for she enter
tains magnifcently."- New York Her
aid Interview with Dir. Lippincotc
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
4 Swindling Gamble $ Clever
Device

There is at present on exhibition at
the miut queer gambler device, de-
scription of which may cause good
many of our readers to look back few
years and recollect how they parted with
their easily earned coin in the early
times. The device consists of a stack
of half dollars-the regular twenty roll
and these are soldered together so
neatly that no ono would suspect it.
On one side nearly half of the metal is
cut away and mirror inserted at a
convenient angle SO that the dealer with
the stack of coin facing him, can see by
reflection every card which he deals his
opponent, who labors under the pleasant
delusion that the mirrored stack is q
twenty roll which he can win if he plays
ons enough.-Carson Appeal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
A Curious Story About a Bill.

Curious experiences sometimes over
take railroad conductors. The following
is the substance of story in the Spring
field Republican, which is strange
enough: Many years ago, ono night
while conductor on the Southern Rail
road was taking up fucs, a man with.
out ticket offered him large bill, and
lie, az conductors are apt to do, took it
along, saying he would soon return with
the change. The purpose of these de-
lays is to make quiet study Of the bill
in a baggage Car, and see if il is all
right. When he reached the baggage
car with the bill, Mr.. Mckinney found
that what he had taken to be 500 was
bill for $1,000 He returned to the
passenger and found that he had shifted
his seat. Telling him there was mis-
take, that tho bill was for 1000, he was
amazed to have the fellow repudiate the
whole arrangement. He knew nothing
Of it, and insisted, and was supported by
friends testimony, that he had
ticket, and that it had been taken up.
Finally Mr. Mckinney went off with
the bill, which the next day he turned
into the company, with his explanation.
1t was deposited here in the Phoenix
Bank, as special deposit, and drew in
terest for several years, was never
claimed, and finally was given to the
conductor by the company. The only
explanation was that some bank burglars
were on the train; that one Of them
csrelessly took out the wrong bill, and
that it was decided safer to lose & 900
than TO risk being arrested. Probably
they thought he knew OF the burglary.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
A Mine in a Glacier.

The Mountain mine, IN the Yankee
Fork country, was found in real gla-
cier. Sixty feet of the surface crop
pings had been broken off and carried
some 80 or 40 feet down the mountain.
The owners, knowing that glaciers never
move up hill, followed upward through
the frozen ground until they reached the
point where the lode was broken off;
finding it as large and quite as rich as
below. The company's orehouse, dump,
ETC., are all on this glacier, but its
movements are not perceptible, if indeed
it moves at all.-Montana Independent
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

Will some one who is versed in the
science of sound please get up and OK
plain why . hotel waiter, who cant
hear the call Of . hungry man two feet
and half away. can hear the jingle Of
. quarter clear across dining
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

Scene, q Swiss hotel parlor. ORA
matist persons-English lady and her
daughter, the latter in mountain cos
tune. American lady on the sofa
English lady Qoq. )-non't laugh so loud,
Mary you'll be taken for an American.
American lady (sotto vose)-"Quitc
impossible Look at her feet"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

A Cleveland man who has had several
wives says a bald headed eagle h one
that has been married.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

It is said that Romulus, at the rape
Of the Sabines, wrote as . war-aong, the
ballad: "If ever / seize to love"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

The home stretch is best taken in the
evening on the sofa
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15

Saoul and other towns are closed at q
given signal. AS soon as this has taken
place all men are bound to leave the
streets, and these arc abandoned to the
women for the purposes Of recreation and
promenading. Any male finding himself
by accident belated and behind the ap-
pointed time in the streets is sure to hur-
ry to his house as fast as possible, with
out looking up or regarding about him,
and severe punishment would fall upon
any person, daring. in the face of the
stringent prohibition, to modest women
in the least. Good breeding demands
from any man (and this is always done)
to cover his face with fan as soon as he
encounters ladies walking during these
hours, so that he may not be recognized,
and to walk over to the other side OF the
street so as not to disturb or to terribly
them. =. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15

4 spz1ng. time when tho warbling
Of The birds 10 heard Away,
mall ~ not enjoy their singing
In he balmy air, pray!
{ Whea flowers their leaves unfolding,
Bunting Into natures bloom,
oAau ~ not, the hours beguiling,
Thus enjoy their sweet perfumei
-.' Why not:
n summer when hill and valley
~ azzayed in living green.
Wan The days aro warm and sultry,
Wen enjoy tho cooling stream.
..''.. Why not?
Vhen tho dewdrops kiss tho flowers
~ they raise their tiny heads,
We Win oeek the rosy bowers
By some guardian angel led,
Why not!
= N autumn, when the leaves are falling.
And mosquitoes MI the air,
Whso luscious fruit IL ripening,
Wen partake of dainty fare:
Why mott
Wheu tho music Of the water
Laughing comes from brook and stream.
3hen the golden harvests totter,
Nay No not Of plenty dreams
Why not2
In winter, when cold and chilly,
And the snowdakes I'LL the air,
We win help the poor and needy
They shall Of our bounty share.
Why not?
When the hosry frosts Of winter
Dlanch tho fields and MI the air,
When the Christmas dinners ready,
Nay meet my loved ones there.
Why not:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15
=. : = = ?,
THE WANTS OF LIAM.

Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long," +
Butt could. "a have you know,
I'd take ten million strong;
1want . house, roomy one,
OF MARBLE plain and white;
Npaying bonds about . ton,
All drawing ten on sight.'
And then, pretty little wife
Who does not want the sameO
Who'd soothe each troubled care Of life,
And gladly don my name;
One who could use the broomstick we'll,
One wh noS w %&Ga @y P..s; lovely belle.
Can such e'er BIO my fate2
I'd tako-show me q man that WON'T
OF railroad stock share;
a foreign miss1on-one that don't
Dissolve in misty air;
One whore they use fellow grand,
And treat him like = King;
Where naught's too good to grace 10 hand
1Ruess that's just the thing.
Ihave no care at all for fame,
But yet wouldn't mind
To don . Shakspeare's honored name,
Or something Of that kind.
Or, for change, perhaps Id be
second q. 8. Grant;
nother people thought like me,
I'd be the President.
I'd like to write book or two
Bound III morocco, ridged),
About the size Il guess 'twouid do)
OF Webster's Unabridged;"
OF man, of gold, Of love I'D sing,
OF course, of woman, too,
Until my muse, disabled thing.
Should whisper, That will do"
Man wants but little here below
The burden Of my song:
Yet if the gods no gifts bestow
His wants are MOTOR long;
But, as my theme I now forsake,
moral here set
It is that you and I may take
All honesty can get.
Chicago Ledvep.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15
Novel Cure for CONSUMPTION.

Alexandra Dumas published once, in
daily Paris paper, q novel, in which
the heroine, prosperous and happy, is
assalled by consumption. All the slow
and gradual symptoms were most natu-
rally and touchingly described, and the
greatest interest was felt for the hero
inc.
One day the Marquis dc Dalomieu
called on him.
"Dumas," said he, "have you COM
posed tho end of the story now being
published in the -"
"Of course"
"Does the heroine die at the end?"
"Of course; dies of consumption.
After such symptoms as I have de-
scribed, how could she live2"
You must make her live. You must
change the catastrophe"
II cannot"
Eyes, you must; for on your hero.
ines life depends my daughters"
"Your daughter's?"
"Yes, she has all the various symp-
toms of consumption which you have
described, and watches mournfully for
WY AoAAAOoA "a JOuA AONcA, 1tttu1uS
her own fate in your heroine's. Now,
it you make your heroine live, my
daughter, whose imagination has been
deeply impressed, will live, too"
"Come, life to save is tempta-
ton"
mot to be resisted"
Dumas changed his last chapter. His
heroine recovered and waa hannv
About five years afterward, Dumas
met the Marquis at party.
"Ah, Dumas!" he exclaimed, "let me
introduce you to my daughter; she owes
her life to you. There she u.s."
"'That fine, handsome woman, who
looks like Jeanne d'Arc?"
Eyes. Sic is married, and has had
four childr. H."
"And my novel four editions" said
Dumas; $50 we are quits"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15
Women of COrea.

The women of Corea have to remain in
the apartments set specially apart fer
their use, and those of the hi CHER classes
are even more isolated here than in
China; little moro liberty is allowed
them in the country, where portion of
the labor in the fields falls to their
share, but although they can move about
there somewhat more at their ease, they
are still much more restricted than the
female country population in China. In
cities and small townships it is, however,
considered a great offensc against mod
esty and custom whenever woman is
met on the public streets in the daytime,
and they quit their apartments hardly
ever during the day. To indemnify them
for this strictly kcpt-up seclusion, the
following remarkable arrangement has
been made: At 8 o'clock in the evening
during the summer, and at an earlier
hour during the winter, the city gates of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15
Dickens Advice to His Son.

ADELPH HOTEL,
LryERpoo1, Thursday Oct Is, 1868
MY DEAR HARRY: 1have your letter
here this morning. I inclose you an
other check for EOS, and I write to
London by this post ordering three
dozen sherry, two dozen port, and three
dozen light claret to be sent down to
you.
Now, observe attentively. We must
have no shadow of debt. Square up
everything whatsoever that it has been
necessary to buy. Let not farthing
be outstanding on any account when
we begin together with your allowance.
Be particular in the minutest detail.
wish to have no secrets from you in
the relations We are about to establish
together, and I therefore send you Joe
Chitty's letter bodily. Reading it, you
will know exactly what know, and will
understand that T treat you with per-
feet confidence. It appears to me that
an allowance OF :e250 year will be
handsome for ali your wants, if I send
you your wines. I mean this toinclude
your tailor's bills as we'll as every other
expense, and strongly recommend you
to buy nothing but the clothes with
which your tailor provides you. As
soon as You have got your furniture &C.
counts in, let US wipe all those preiimi-
nary expenses clean out, and I will then
send you your first quarter. We will
count in it October, November and
December, and your second quarter will
begin with the new year. If you dis
like at first taking charge of so large a
sum as e62 4Os, you can have your
money from me half-Guarterly.
You know how hard I work for what
I get, and think you know that never
had money-help from any human Great
ure after Twas child. You know that
you are one of many heavy charges on
me, and that I trust to your so exercis-
ing your abilities and improving the adj
vanta9es OF your past expensive educa-
ton as soon to diminish this charge. I
say no more on that head.
Whatever you do, above all other
things keep out of debt and confde in
me. If you ever find yourself on the
verge of any perplexity or difficulty
come to me. You will never find me
hard with you while you are manly and
truthful.
As your brothers have gone away one
by one, I have written to each of them
What I am now going to write to you.
You know that you have never been
hampered with religious forms of re-
straint, and that with mere unmeaning
forms have no sympathy. But most
strongly and afCectionately impress upon
you the priceless value of the New Testa-
ment, and the study of that book as tho
one unfailing guide in life. Deeply re-
speeding it, and bowling down before
the character of our Savior as separated
from the vain constructions and inven-
tons OF men, you cannot go very wrong,
and will always preserve at heart true
spirit OF veneration and humility. SINH
larly I impress upon you the habit of
saying Christian prayer every night
and morning. These things have stood
by me all through my life, and remem-
Der that tried to render the New Tes-
lament Ineligible to you, and lovable
by you when you were mere baby.
And so God bless you.
Ever your a1fectionate Father.
dickens letters.
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dOneSt

A Vermont pastor attempted a little
personal labor by way of remonstrance
with one of his parishioners who sci.
dom attended worship, and whose NOR
ais were very questionable, and who,
withal, was not overstocked with knowl-
edge or brains. He replied in the
usual form: 20, I am honest, and love
my fellow-men." @Very WE'LL" replied
the pastor; "but you ought to love
God, also" 20, I do" he replied; Il
love God and my fellow-men, and every
thing God has made, except these tar
nal spotted adders." The pastor SUBJ
sided.