The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-08
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years to learn to fan a young lady so as
not to muss her bangs. Cleveland
Herald.
Mrs. William B. Astor gave ball
few days ago, on the eighteenth birth
day of her daughter, Miss Caroline
Astcr, which eclipsed all former balls
and parties.
Brave "Pat' Lynch, the New York
fireman who SO nearly lost his life in
trying to save the lives of woman and
her children, was the recipient of
"beneft " at Niblo's Garden, which net
ted the handsome sum of 50, $50.
1t is done at last A Scotchman in
forms the Glasgow Philosophical Society
that, after experimenting since 1865, he
has succeeded in obtaining crystalized
forms of carbon, which Professors Tyn-
dali and Smith, with other eminent au-
thorities, pronounce to be diamonds.
A wild story is current in Owings-
vile, KY, of man floating over the
place in the air. Several persons declare
they saw him. A wona an describes him
as making extravagant gestures awhile,
and then rising out of sight. One the
DRY is that it was Wise, the missing
aeonaut; that he had let himself down
by rope from his balloon, which the
startled spectators failed to see, in the
hope of effecting landing
A bark in New Orleans failed last
year, leaving about 100000 assets, to
manage and disburse which receiver
was appointed Last week he made a
statement to the creditors, showing that
this balance had been entirely absorbed
by his fees and legal expenses. The
stockholders thereupon passed series of
sarcastic resolutions thanking him for
not bringing them into debt The re
ceiver responded cheerfully, saying he
had worked pretty hard, it was true, but
he was sufficiently rewarded by the
proud consciousness of having done his
duty. We have since telegraphed the
said official o flattering offer to edit this
department. A man with such fine
sense of humor as that shouldn't be
wasted.-S. +. Post.
A transposition occurred in the make
up of two telegraph paragraphs in the
New Haven Journal and Courier recent
ly, which produced the following effect
The first paragraph read: "a large cast
iron wheel, revolving nine hundred
times per minute, exploded in that city
yesterday after long and painful illness.
Deceased was prominent thirty second
degree mason" This was followed by
the second paragraph which read "John
Fadden, the well known florist and
real estate broker, of Newport, r. l.,
died in Wardner d Russells sugar mill,
at Crystal Lake, ILL.,, on Saturday, do
ing $4,000 damage to the building, and
injuring several workmen and Lorenzo
Wilcox fatally.-Troy Wing.
Talking about warm hair, lady in
Milwaukee, whose hair very nearly
matches the brick in the WInconsin
building, and who has been joked about
her hair until she goes around and
shoots the last few thousand who make
ancient remarks about it, says she
heard new thing on red hair the Other
day. A friend from the East said to
her: "Mrs.- rather like this Ske-
nestales hair of yours She didn't like
to ask any questions, but finally curios-
ity got the best of her, and she asked
"Well, what in the name of the thirteen
apostles is Skeneatales hairp "Oh!"
said he, as he got on the other side of
the table, and held his elbow up over
his head so the press-board wouldn't
hurt, "Skeneatales is about forty miles
beyond Auburn, you know" He is now
carried III sling, and his friends have
to get pass from the matron of the
hospital to see him. Boston Globe.
A prominent merchant of st. Johns,
N. B., disappeared from his home re-
Gently, and after wandering insanely
aronnd for a while, was picked up in the
streets of Rochester, N. Y, and COM
mitted to the asylum. Papers found on
his person revealed his identity. His
friends were notified, and when his wife
arrived at the asylum, the joy of meet
ing her, instantly restored his reason.
He knew nothing about leaving home or
where he had been, and was greatly as
tonshed to find himself in a lunatic
asylum. A somewhat similar case of
sudden insanity occurred in Oakland,
Cal, recently. NJ. =. V. A. Smith, a
well educated and biohly respected youno