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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09
The Religious Bootbiack.

"Say, mister, will yer lend me a nick
ell fer to buy papers q I'm clean busted.
The speaker was bright, CHEEKY faced
bootblack. His swallow-tall coat show
ed signs of wear, but had been neatly
mended, while his white vest and lawn
tie were immaculate and his fashionably
cut pantaloons and neatly fitting boots
testified to the pure and honest heart
within. His box was Of redwood, inlaid
with ivory, while his backing brush was
a snow white. Everything about the
lad bespoke sturdy integrity.
Sand if l lend you five cents, my lit
tie man, shall | ever get it back ?" asked
the gentleman addressed, whose rusty
suit and dingy silk hat betrayed the lib
rarian in some charitable institution,
where guide-books are considered as
geography and almanacs are regarded as
philosophy.
"S'help me :" exclaimed the rosy boy.
"I'll give yer yer money. Lend me
nickel"
Charmed with the frankness OF the
lad, the gentleman handed him the
wealth and went home forgetful of the
circumstance.
Years passed away. The not only
bent but sadly broke librarian had
grown old. The shadows of his life were
lengthening toward the grave, and he
didn't know where to turn himself for
funeral. The bootbiacll had invested
the five cents in papers, and in year
and a half Lad amassed an enormous
fortune. He had lost all sight OF his
benefactor, but had not forgotten him.
One night, as the rich man, who had
loaned his carriage to 4 poor cripple,
was travelling home on foot, he was ac
costed by worn and haggard man, who
begged assistance. The millionaire re-
cognized him. 1t was the party who
had loaned HIM the five cents.
He took him home and braced him up.
Did he pay him the five cents No,
boys, he did not. He took him into his
bank and made him cashier, and in three
months the two skipped off for Europe
with the funds of the depositors, amount
| ing TO ever 50 many HllIllOnS ol uoiltis.
The boo.black showed his gratitude and
the librarian reaped the reward OF his
charity.
Now, boys, when ,ou see a bootblacll
in swallow tail coat and white vest,
put your money right out at interest.
lis better than bank, beeause.you
have chance of getting it back as the
librarian got his whack out of the poor
but honest boy he befriended.
Paste this in your hat, boys, and re-
member that evil communications with
n rich man beat two honesties in bush.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09
TO A YOUNG PRINTER,

Be yours within the book of life
A record clear, of honest measure,
Imprinted there in well-set form,
That all may read with solid pleasure.
Your stand be firm in every case
Where right should bear no imposition,
And give clean proof that manhood's type
Is registered in your composition.
And when at last your form is laid
Awaiting final distribution,
May YOU a hopeful parting take,
And leave behind good impress sion.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

To KEEP OUT FLlEs.-A lady writes
to the Minnesota Farmer: "For three
years have lived in town, and during
that time my sitting room has been free
from flies, three or four only walking
about my breakfast table while all my
neighbors' rooms were crowded. | often
congratulated myself on my escape, but
never knew the reason of it until few
days ago. / have had occasion to move
my goods to another house while I re
manned for a few days longer. Among
other things moved were two geraniums
and calceorlaris which stood in my win
dows, being always open to THEN full ex-
tent, top and bottom. The boxes were
no. gone half an hour before my room
was as full Of flies as those around me.
This, to me, was a new discovery, and
perhaps may serve to encourage others
in that which is always a source Of pleas
ure--namely, window gardening. Mig
nonette, planted in long, shallow boxes,
placed on the window sill, will be found
excellent for this purpose"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

A good deed is never lost, he who
sows courtesy reaps friendship. and b
who plants kindness gathers love.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
AN EDsroR,s VACATION.

About six weeks ago q person en-.
tered our Office and proposed to sell
US a new tangled fountain pen.' The
rash young man at length mentioned
as a recommendation that the pen held
ink enough to last through twenty
four hours incessant writing, and OBJ
waited the tedious necessity of dip.
ping it in the lnk-stand. Thereupon
we exclaimed: Dear young friend :,
would you deprive US of our vaca.
tion2' Il don't understand he re.
piled. why said we, the only va
cation we get is while we are dipping
our pen in the ink-stand, and no man
shall deprive us of that. Please go
away with your vacation extinguish-
err He saw we were in earnest, and
he went, not even daring to offer us
one of his foupta tains' as gift, and We
dipped our old fashioned pen in our
muddy old inkstand and took rest
Albany Law Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
HOW OLD GLASS,

The oldest specimen of pure glass
bearing anything like date is little
nodded lions head, bearing the name
of an Egyptian King of the eleventh
dynasty, in the Slade collection at the
British Museum. That is to say, at a
period which may be moderately
placed as more than 1000 years B. c.,
glass was not only made, but made
with a skill which shows that the art
was nothing new. The invention of
glazing pottery with q film or varnish
of glass is SO old that among the frag-
ments which bear inscriptions of the
early Egyptian monarchy are beads
possibly of the first dynasty. Of
later glass there are numerous exam.
pies. such as bead found at Thebes,
which has the name of Queen Hatasoo
or Hashep, of the eighteenth dynasty.
OF the same period are vases and gob-
let's and many fragments. 1t cannet
be doubted that the story prepared by
Pliny, which assigns the credit of the
invention to the PhRuicians, is 80 far
true that these adventurous merchants
brought specimens to other countries
from Egypt, DR.. Schliemann found
disks of glass in the excavations at
Mycene. though Homer does not
mention it as substant known to
him. That the modern art of the
glass-blower was known long before
is certain from representations among
the pictures on the walls of tomb at
Beni Hassan, of the twelfth Egyptian
dynasty but much older picture,
which probably represented the same
manufacture, is among the half oblit.
Grated scenes in the chamber Of the
tomb Of Thy, at Sakkara. and dates
from the time of the fifth dynasty, a
time so remote that il ia not possible,
in spite of the assiduous researches OF
many Egyptologers, to give it a date
in ycars.-TSaturday Review.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22

The other night nervous Pond
street man was awakened, hearing
some marauder in his chicken house.
He hastily dressed himself little,
sneaked out to the hen house, grasped
his club firmly. put his head in the
door and shouted: Come out of there
you son of sea. COW, or Ill chaw the
heart out of you : and then. before he
could see which way to strike, large
dog, with jaw like an alligator, sailed
out of the hennery and bit him four
times in the legs before the astonished
man could reach the hall door. The
man is now writing q pamphlet to
prove that owing to the unrestrained
and limited intelligence of the lower
order of animals, language calculated
to inspire man with terror may be
addressed TO q strange dog with no
effect beyond that of enraging it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
my MOTHERS KITCHEN.


How sweet to my sight was my mothers old
kitchen,
As prompted by hunger entered therein;
The kettles and saucepans they looked so be-
witching.
And halo of glory surrounded the tin.
The tea-urn and caddy on the shelf just above.
A jar OF nice pickles, and all the good victuals,
And the juicy mincc pies which so dearly 1
love-.
My mothers old kitchen was always the haven
Where, in childish distress. put In for relief,
And the tablets of memory will ever be craven
With the pastry CONNECTIONS that smothered
my grief.
How eager teased while mother was making
A squirrel-shaped paddy or sometimes dove
And with lips that were watering. watched
while twas baking,
The juicy mince pie. which SO dearly love.
With my alphabet plate. and paddy upon it,
haste to the doorstep that fronts to the street,
No sweet-cake or pudding could win my heart
from it,
Though luscious with spices and everything
sweet.
And the ugh. since my childhood, I've been
roaming around
On life's stormy billows, I'll return like the
dove, .t..tr SD
To rest in the old kitchen till turmoil is DER.
And partake again of the pies that love.
The tender crust pics, the spicy mince pies,
The sweet juicy pies. which SO dearly love.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
TALKING BY MACHlNEK

A speaking machine was recently
made by NJ. Faber. NJ. Cartel writes
of it in the Journal de Physique
that il consists essentially of three
parts-a blowing arrangement, an ap-
paratus for producing sound, and an
articuiating apparatus. The first sends
a current of air through the larynx.
This latter is an iron reed, the length
of which can be varied within certain
limits, so as to change the pitch of the
sound. on. Gariel thinks system of
membraneous reeds would have been
better) The articulating apparatus
comprises part for comprising VOW
els and another tor consonants. The
former operates by the passage of air
through apertures of various forms in
diaphragms, which are euccessively
placed in the passage of air currents
by levers worked with keys; a spec
ial cavity. which can be connected
with the other, produces nasal sounds,
the communication is effected at will
by means of special lever. The con.
sonants are given by pieces whose
action is very similar 10 those of the
lips, the teeth, and the tongue. A
special drum produces the r sound.
All these pieces and argans are put in
motion by fourteen keys, which are
ngeniously arranged SO as to cause to
act, with suitable intensity and in
proper order, the organs meant to
produce a syllable. Fourteen keys
are sufficient, because with the help
of accessory keys, one can vary the
character of consonants from strong
to weak, etc. The speaking of the
machine is necessarily monotonous,
and not perfect; certain sounds pro-
duce better effect than others; still,
in general, one can comprehend the
words and phrases produced. The
machine is interesting, as showing
distinctly the mechanism of phona-
ton, which has been thus reproduced
and therefore obeys abso-
lutely the laws of acoustics.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
THE SWIFT WITH ESS.

Tom Gains was what you call q
swift witness. When Tom was for a
feller he was for him all over, and he
was 80 friendly and confiding the
judge didn't know what to do with
him. Last court Lawyer Branham
put Tom upon the stand to prove that
drunken man couldn't remember
what he did when he was drunk. Tom
had taken about two drains that morn
ing and was feeling splendid. He
swore straight out that he couldn't.
The judge didn't like that. He
didn't like witnesses who were will
ing and familiar, and SO he put few
questions to Tom from the bench.
sMr. Gains, weren't you drunk yes
terday [Sunday.J s-...s .g
sThey say was, your honor
And you don't remember it2'
It's sorter like dream, your honor,
but do remember was awfully sick
last night
How are you now, Mr.. Gains? p
Il am tolable well, 1 thank you
judge; how do you do, yourself p
and Tom bowed humbly, for he
thought the judge was kindly inquir-
ing after his health.
When the sheriff had qnieted the
general hilarity, the judge said: Mr..
Gains, you was drunk yesterday,
which was Sunday. Now, where did
you find your whisky?'
In the jug,.judge-right in the Jug
Well, sir, where was the jug?'
under the fodder stack, Judge; l
always keep it there, or in the shuck
pen and, if your honor ever passes
that way, it's free thing to-
Mr.. Gains, you can retire, sir.
believe you are the same man who
about thirty yerrs ago testified in this
court house that Jim Wilkins bit his
own ear off,
'They say l did, judge, but you
know / was daunk, and of course 1
don't remember it. You was defend
ing Jack Boozer for bitin' off Jim
wilkins ear, and you told me that in
the scrimmage Jack showed Jim up
agin the sharp edge of the door and
the door cut it off but you see, judge,
1 got drunk and forgot what You told
me, and 1 s'pose l did swear that
Wilkins bit his ear of himself; and it
wasn't 80 unreasonable, nohow, for he
had the awfuIlest mouth that eyer
was seen-didn't he, judgeT
'Mr. Gains, told you to Sit down,
sir. Mr.. Sheriff, give me the names
of those gentlemen who are SO hilarl.
Gus; I'll see if l can't stop this merri-
ment. Brother Branham, put up your
next witness. BILL ARP.
Atlanta, Ga. s-a.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22

of the State had been nettled by the
fact that those whom they considered
citizens had been made to ans
wer to the demands of British author
tiles; and, now that a definite issue
was made, they were enthusiastic in
their support of the war measures of
the Governor. Regulations were
made and unmade in the bloodless
conflict. A story similar to that told
of "Governor" Dorr, is said to haye
ruined in later years the reputation of
an aspiring politician. By wise meas
ures the threatened collision was
aud the outcome of it was the
of an additional honor upon
the already great fame of Webster.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
NAPOLEeN,s SISTERS.

The sisters of Napoleon were too
valuable as counters in his game to be
allowed to give their hands where
they liked. Tlsie, it is true, chose for
herself before her period of omnipo.
tehce, and became the wife of young
Bacciochi, poor Corsican officer, who
lived to share with her a throne which
was scarcely wide enough for two.
She was made Princess of Piombino
and Lucca, and Grand Duchess of Tus-
cany, and left family who afterward
held positions at the court of Napoleon
III. The life Of Pauline, the second
sister, if written as only herself or the
recording angel might have done it,
would probably have surpassed any
thing that the Sieur De Brantome has
left for the wonder and the scandal
lied amusement of mankind. While
she was yet little more than a child
her hand was disputed by Junot, Du-
phot, Freron, and Leclerc. She chose
the last, and accompanied him to San
to Domingo, undeterred by pestilence
and massacres, and after faithfully
nursing him through his fatal illness,
she brought his remains back to
France for burial. She was then taken
in hand by her brother, who needed
to strengthen his interests in Rome,
and married to Prince Camille Borg
hese-a union unhappy from the wed
ding benediction. Perhaps she had
loved Leclerc-she certainly adored
her brothei-but the rest of the world
Of men, with the exception of poor
Borghese, seemed to her alike crea-
lures of her conquest and her lnsatia-
BILE curiosity. She was one of the
most beautiful women of her time,
She posed to Canova for his 'Venus
Victrix,' and the great sculptor was
reported to have aaid that, with such
models statues could be made by jour-
neymen. She had many virtues; she
was amiable, generous, enlightened,
and intelligent she loved letters and
art, and, as Duchess of Guastalla, kept
a brilliant and popular court. The
ablest politician of the three sisters,
and the least personally interesting,
was Caroline, who married Murat,
and became successfully Duchess of
Cleves and Queen of Naples. She was
splendidly educated, brave as lioness
in battle, and possessed of a singular
ability, but she betray-
ed her brother too readily when for
lune frowned, aud she married Gem
eral Mcdonald too soon after her hus-
bands tragic death.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22

n u Il
That 1 will never mix drinks any
more. 't
That l wish had sworn off one day
earlier. g..
will not eat chicken salad again
for q year.
That will never again make New
Years calls.
That I will never get into fight
with stronger man.
/ Iresolve to re-resolve all good res
olutions l have ever resolved.
I will not ask for an increase of sal
airy, but I'll hope on all the same.
will stop all my nonsense, if 1 can !;
and if can't, why, how can II
That will live within my income,
if can only contrive to get one.
That, although it's leap year, will
try and be more wide awake than
ever.
That will never invite ANOTHER to
dinner without forewarning my wife.
That no balmy day in spring shall
delude me into coliateralizing my ul
ster.
Resholve III 'fler That never'll toucha
mother drop slongs} liveselpmegra-
cious.
That will turn over new leaf
as soon as new leaves make their ap-
pearance.
That will brain the man who says
"hardly ever" or any other Pinafore
absurdity.
That will never again call at q
house where the steps have been new
ly painted. Never.
If live another year I will be a
year older. Experience teaches wis.
dom. and my resolutions can wait.
That will not endanger my under
standing by attempting to walk in
slippery places-for the balance of the
winter.
Twill try and remember that the
difference between a tree and and ele
phant is that one leaves in the spring,
and the other leaves when the menag-
erie does.-[ Inter Ocean.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22

BLACK CREEK runs through deep
gorge in Luzerne county, Pennsylva-
mia. A correspondent of The Phila-
delphia Times thus describes it /:
'Only narrow stretch of sky is visi-
ble from below and this is almost
filled with haze, which the snnbeams
scarcely ever penetrate. When the
sky happens to be clear it is not sun
rise in the gap till 10 O'Clock, while at
2 the sun goes down. immense gray
boulders abound. The ground is COW
cred with ashes !; and trunks of fallen
pines, ,charred and blackened by noun.
tain fires, which yearly sweep over the
place, lie decaying, sometimes one
across the other. Enormous snakes
crawl over the rocks or bathe in the
Shiny pools. The only trees are stunt
cd pines, which grow out from be-
tween the rocks. The waters are very
dark and extremely sulphurous. In
them fish cannot live, while frog or
snake thrown into the stream Instant
Iy turns over and floats away dead. A
railroad runs through the gap, and
some mining is done there; but pros
perity has of late deserted the neigh
borhood. Henry Croll, who owns
hotel there, and has namesake in the
only village, Crolltown, has adver-
tised his property for sale. but he
frightens all intending purchasers by
telling them that Black Greek became
sulphurous through the devil, and that
witches infest the stream every night.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
ADVICE GRATIS.

Never fail to give polite answer to
civil question.
Try to see yourself through the eyes
of those around you.
Give children little to edo; make
much of its being we'll done.
There would be fewer young fools
If there were more wise elders.
Say not, because thou canst not do
everything, 81 will do nothing"
He is the only rich man who has
learned to be content with what he
has.
He who shows kindness towards
animals will display the same charac-
teristic towards men.
"Do come and see us I" sounds very
well; but how much heart is there in
it in many cases?
Much jewellery is vulgar; do not
smack the lips while eating; do not
cut your nails in public.
knowledge, when in the possession
of only few, has always been turned
to iniquitous purposes.
1t is unfair to say that man does
good deeds only for effect, merely be-
cause he does them with effect.
All the blows we strike should be
for purpose every nail driven should
be q rivet in The machine of the uni
verse. a.8H
Many a religious man, who would
scorn to worship an idol, takes a Pc
culiar delight in being worshiped as
an idol himself.
Nothing is so handsome. nothing
does so much for peoples looks, as 3
little Interchange of the small coin of
benevolence.
There is gift that is almost blow,
and there is kind word that is mu-
nifcent SO much is there in the mode
OF doing things.
You may mend a rent in damaged
reputation so that it may not show,
but you can never make the reputa-
ton whole again.
The plain and " wholesome things of
life are its greatest blessings. We are
to pray, not for luxuries or dainties,
but for daily bread.
Do nothing as it were trif1ing;; slur
no part of your work; in everything
seek to do your best. Whatever is
worth doing, is worth doing we'll.
A more glorious victory can not be
gained over another man than this,
that when the injury began on his
part, the kindness should begin on
ours.
To know a man, observe how he
wins his object rather than how he
loses it; for when we fall, our pride
supports us-when we succeeds it be-
trays US.
Every degree of guilt incurred by
yielding to temptation tends to de-
base the mind and weaken the gener-
ous and benevolent principles Of hu-
man nature.
The difference between those whom
the world esteems as good, and those
it condemns as bad, is In many cases
little else than the former have been
sheltered from temptation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-22
HOW TO GET RICH.

Several of the richest men in this
country have given in senten tious lam
guage the secret of their worldly sue
cess and fortune. "There is no secret
in it," said Commodore Vanderbilt;
call you have to do is to tend to your
business and 60 ahead-except one
thing" added the Commodore, sand
that is to meyer tell what you are go
ing to do till you have done it." Asa
Packer gives his idea of the way to get
rich in this remark: ECONOMY and
safe investment are about the best
means of attaining financial prOsperi-
ty." George Law, also, remarked in
conversation, 'sthere is nothing so
easy as making money, when you
have money to make it with the only
thing is to see the crisis and take it at
it's flood )" and when further pressed
to tell the secret of his own success, he
quickly responded: Determination
to work, and working" A. T. Stew
art told an anxious inquirer that he
considered honesty and truth great
aids in the gaining of fortune" To
these observations we add 10 that of
Rothschild, who ascribed his success
TO the following: "Never have any
thing to do with an uniucky man. Be
cautious and bold. Make bargain
at once" AS preparation for sue
cess in life, next to good health and
sound constitution, nothing is more
valuable than the faculty of saving.
AS writer of the Spectator said,
there is no greater blessing for people
of moderate means than the posses
sion of a years expenditures ahead,
aud few things are harder to attain or
more rarely found. John Jacob As
tor said it was easier to make for
tune after having save the first thous.
and dollars, than to amass that sum at
the outset.