The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-26
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What kind of sweetmeats were il the
Ark2 Preserved pairs.
He who would acquire fame mus not
show himself afraid Of censure.
A man calls puppy after him by
whistling; but girl only has to wink at
one.
The most matured and happy Girls
tions are, for the most part, those Who
early come to tho Saviour.
Tomorrow in this life may take are
of itself, but tomorrow in the Great Be-
yond m lst be provided for.
This short span of life no more CON-
pares with eternity, than single grain
of sand does with million worlds oft.
There is great deal of modesty in
this world which will gaze at almost any,
thing-provided it can be seen through
a crack.
A young lady of Lynn was Tilted by
her lover, and her hair turned gray in a
single hour. Poor grill She will, prob
ably, dye.
Judge-"I hardly know what to give
you-ten days in Jail or So" Prisoner
eff its all the same to you, Judge, I'd
sooner take the So"
"Well, Billy" said an old farmer;
"when you take off that big plug hat,
and spit two or three times, there amt
much left of you, is therel"
An old salt sitting on the wharf the
other day, very soberly remarked: 81
began the world with nothing, and !
have held my own ever since"
"lsn't that a perfect likeness of mep
said she. "No," said Leander, "it looks
too quiet about the mouth" She didn't
look so for the next ten minutes.
The advertisement of Western stone
cutter reads: "Those who buy tomb
stones from us look with pride and sat-
isfaction upon the graves of their
friends"
The great question of the day in social
life is, how shall we educate our daugh-
tiers so that they will be able to provide
their husbands with a comfortable sup
portl
The average life of farmer is &C
years. At 65 he may safely begin to re-
turn borrowed tools, pay old debts and
ask forgivness for cheating in horse
trades.
Said a customer to bookseller: "The
book trade is affected, | suppose, by the
general depressionl What kind of books
feel it mostl" "Pocket books" was the
laconic reply.
Burberry pies are just the thing to
take with you on a picnic. The rich
purple of the blueberry juice harmonizes
with the white vest and goes very well
with linen trousers.
A couple of reporters spent the night
in a cell with a man who was doomed
to be hanged in Connecticut recently,
and in the morning the prisoner was per
fectly willing to die.
They were at dinner rarity, and he
remarked that he supposed she was fond
of ethnology. She said she was, but she
was not very well, and the doctor had
told her not to eat anything for dessert
but oranges.
One of the oldest things to witness, il
not one of the most disagreeable to en-
counter, IS the faculty which sowe PEG
pie have for taking offence where no
offense is meant-taking "huff" as the
phrase goes, with reason or without
making themselves and everyone else
uncomfortable, for nothing deeper than
a mood or more than fancy.
That dictionary in Bible cover, With
which they swore witnesses for some
days down at the Central Police Station,
is now famous, but the magistrates
thought it was the Bible all the time,
and 50 the fact is surpassed by the deeds
of New Haven notary public. He
had to take disposition to be sent to q
Maryland court. The form of taking
an oath in MARYLAND cases also be-
ing the kissing of the Bible, he looked
for n Bible, but there was none. AS he
glanced around the room his eye fell
upon a copy Of municipal reports bound
in morocco, having giIded edges and the
general appearance of Bible. He
jumped at it, saying, "Oh, yes, theresa
Bible," and the witness swore ON it.
thinking it was the good hook.
Somebody once SAID that il you went
into the sntecedents Of nonagenarians
you would generally find that they had
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