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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28
Australian Women.

Our hostess is specimen of the rare
womanly beauty which IiEen into such
perfection beneath the ardent Australian
sun. Indeed, the traveller cannot fail to
be struck with the general appearance
of the Australian women. think they
possess greater charms Of face and figure
and a more delicate, refined style of
beauty, as a rule, than their Northern
sisters. The Australian born woman is
generally tall, well-proportioned, agile,
1.-the of limb, and has her features cut
in classic mold Of rather Grecian or
aristocratic type. In plain words, l
think Australian women are more gen
orally graceful in figure, than English
women. The climate has doubtless
much to do with this, but beauty is not
by any means confined to the wealthier
classes The free out-of door life, the
abundant fare, the freedom from many
kinds of conventionality which handi-
cap the English girl, all go in favor of
the A lstralian. One is surprised to find
so many really beautiful faces and fault
less figures, in all ranks; and the observ-
ant student of ''the human form divine"
must come to the conclusion, that so far
as outward beauty is concerned, the race
has not deteriorated transportation to
the antipodes. The Australian, however,
must strike her flag to the fresh, rosy
cheeks and rudy warm complexion of
the village beauties Of the old country.
Clear compilations are not the strong
point of Australian bellies.
Far more freedom is accorded to Aus
tralian girls than mothers in England
would ordinarily think consistent with
propriety. The Australian beauty Is
quite able to hold her own in railway,
omnibus or steamboat. 1t is not con-
sidered at all uncommon or remarkable
20 see her go shopping, travelling or Wis
iting without male escort or female
chaperon. Whether the girls are I'M
proved by this, or the reverse, may bea
mooted point; opinions vary. Austral
ians are certainly quick, intelligent,
seli.reliant. Their detractors, who may
not have had the same degree of liberty
accorded them in their own youth, will
occasionally hint that they are Just lit
tie too strong-minded, impulsively for
ward, and free spoken. Let us assume
that that this is pure jealousy .-Inglis'
Life in Australia.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28
A Battle Royal.

Lord Archibald Campbell sends to
the Scotsman the following account Of a
battle iof which he was witness. be-
tween thresher a swordisl and a
whale, off Bolleisle, at P NJ, on
Sept. 9Th. His Lordship, who was a
passenger on the Peruvian, writes
when outside Belleisle Island lat
81 50 n, long "a 81 W., with ice
bergs OF no great ize on either bow, and
fairly in the Arctic current and the leu
t1nia on our starboard bow, the first Of
fcer told me that he had seen twice a
large 'thresher fish leap clean out of the
water not far from our bows. We kept
a close watch near about where he had
last seen the fish; nor had we long 10
wait, and for the next ten minutes to a
quarter Of an hour we watched a ire
mendous fight between this fish and the
large whale, which. evidently attacked
also from below by sword6sh, was in
efectually trying t. sound and do all in
It's mighty power to get away, but there
was no escape. The thresher, an enor-
NOUS tish-reckoned by the first officer
and engineer TO be 80 feet in length
kept continually lashing the whale with
its powerful tail, and, as If not satist ed
that these stunning blows had told
threw itself into the air with enormous
leaps, landing on the back of the whale
with the most resounding 'whacks,
The sublime and the ludcrous were
strangely blended in these attacks; the
passengers and crew were all gathered at
the bulwarks, fascinated by the gigantic
fight. The whale turned in its agony
almost belly uppermost, casting itself
about in all directions, but there was no
escape. 1t never got deep below the
surface, which was churned by its
mighty efforts into seething mass of
scam. The combatants went right in
the teeth of the wind and sea then run
ming. We cav tie whale in a regular
''hurry" often, and when our straining
eyes last saw them they were at it as
hard as ever, and it was the opinion Of
most OF board that the whale was fast
sickening. The whole of the underpart
of the whale was white, and / hope
some one will give me some information
as to It's species. From the tips of the
tail to the jaw it was as if painted pure
white, a leaden color above. There were
many on board who had sailed che At
iantic for upwards of thirty years, but
had never seen such fight. 1t took
place, so to speak, close to both vessels,
the fight raging between our ship and the
Teutonia."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

GINGER CookIEs.-One cupful sugar,
one cupful butter, one egg, one-third
cupfui molasses, one tablespoonful gin
ger, one and quarter tablespoonfuls
cream tartar, one teaspoonful saleratus.
The materials for both be mixed quite
stiff. rolled thin aud baked in quick
oven Great care should be used, for
the cookies must not brown, but picely
bake through. They must be removed
from the dripper with knife and laid
on, d paper to cool. After becoming
cold they can be pu. in liar and set in
a dry storeroom, or on shelf in the pan
try. The first are incest cut with
fancy stamp, but always Use a plain one
for the other. .........
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

Queen Victoria having been excep-
tionallv happy in her matrimonial life,
has no sympathy to waste on her sister
women who failed to draw prizes, but
''caught a Tartar instead; If they
have had their mismatcaments mended
in any way in the divorce courts they
must not hope to be admitted to her
msjcsty's drawing-rooms. No matter
how much the woman may have been
wronged, nor how much against her will
she may have been forced into the di-
vorce court, no matter how blameless
may have been her conduct, and how
irreproachable her life, there is no re-
demption, she must be cast into outer
darkness. 1t would have been better
for her TO have been born a man.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28
A Lonely Grave.

That afternoon found something 1
had never seen before-a little grave
alone in wide pasture which had once
been a field. The nearest house was at
least two miles away, but by hunting
for it found very Old cellar, where
the child's home must have been, not
very far off, along the slope. 1t must
have been a great many years ago that
the house had stood there; and the small
slate head stone was worn away by the
rain and wind, so there was nothing to
be read, if indeed there had been any
letters on it. II had looked many a
storm in the face, and many red sun
set. I suppose the woods near by had
grown and been cut, and grown again
since it was put there There was an
cd sweet-brier bush growing on the short
little grave, and in the grass under
meath found a ground-sparrow's nest.
1t was like little neighborhood, and !
have felt ever since As if 1 belonged to
it; and T wondered then if one of the
young ground-sparrows was not always
sent to take the nest when the old ones
were done with it, so they came back III
the spring year after year to live there,
and there were always the stone and he
sweetbrier bush and the birds to remem-
Der the child. It was such lonely
place in that wide field under the great
sky, and vet it was so comfortable too;
but the sight of the little grave at first
touched me strangely, and l tried to pic
ture to myself the procession that came
out from the house the day of the funer
al, and thought of the mother in the
evening after all the people had gone
home, and how she missed the baby, and
kept seeing the new grave out here in
the twilight as she went about her work
| suppose the family moved away, and
SO all the rest were buried elsewhere.
often think of this place, and link
it in my thoughts with something saw
once in the water when l was out at sea
little boat that some child had lost.
that had drifted down the river and out
to sea; too long voyage, for it was a
sad little wreck, with even it's white sail
of handsDreadth half under water, and
its Irvine rigging trailing astern. Itwas
silly little boat, and no less, except to
it's owner, to whom it had seemed as
brave and proud a thing as any slip Of
the line to you and me. 1t was ship
wreck of his small hopes, suppose,
and can see it now, the toy of the
great winds and waves as it hoated on
It's way, while ! sailed on mine, out OF
sight of land.
The little grave is forgotten by every
body but me, think; the mother must
have found the child again in heaven a
very long time ago; but in the winter !
shall wonder if the snow has covered it
well, and next year shall go to see the
sweetbrier bush when it is in bloom.
God knows what Use that life was, the
grave is such short one, and nobody
knows whose little child it was; out per
haps thousand people Il, the world to
day are better because it brought little
love into the world that vas not there
before. - From "An Autumn Holiday"
by SARAH O. JZwErT, in Harper's Mag
azine for October
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28
HIS Lost VITA

The police Yesterday had call nom
an old man who had come down from
Isabella county with his wife to see the
State fair. He was in heap of trou.
BILE over the fact that they had become
separated over twelve hours previously
and all his hunting and inquiring had
failed to get trace of her. He explained
the separation as follows:
"You see, we was lookin' at the run
min races Sich things allus excite me,
fur I've bin thar myself. The boss 1
bet on was losing ground, and 1 tried to
climb a stump to swing my hat and en-
courage him. That let the crowd in be-
tween me and Hammer, and the first l
knew I couldn't lind her."
GLOW old is your wife 7" asked the
officer.
about 90" replied the old man as a
red came to his face. "She's nv third
wife, you see. Maybe I was little
foolish"
"Did she have any young lovers y
"Piles of EN-" 3D.
"Were any Of them at the State
fair
81 believe [ saw two or three of EN-
there"
"Old man," said the officer, after a
long pause, 81 want to ask you ques-
ton, aud I hope you will not get Of
Tended"
"No, sir, 1 won't be miffed at any
thing you ask"
Suppose, now, that your wife had
had That is to say, suppose she
had-Y
"By gum - exclaimed the old man, as
he shut up his jack-knife; II believe 1
ketch your meaning. If Hammer has
played that trick on me, somebody'll get
shot"
"That's only my theory" unused the
officer. Perhaps she loves you and
wouldn't think of clipping"
81 dunno about that dunno.
gave her l20 acres of mighty nice land
before she'd have me. What shall / do
l feel as if l stood on a hot gridiron."
"Take one more look over the ground
and I'll see you at the grand stand in an
hour"
The old man hurried off at a canter,
and when the hour was up the officer
walked down to the stand There he
found cross-eyed, lop-shouldered wom-
an sitting on the fence, with her No. Z
feet displayed to the gaze OF thousands
Beside her was the old man. When he
saw the officer he got down and shook
hands, and whispered
That's her, and she never even
thought of clipping"
The officer looked the young wife
over from head to foot, and was turn
ing away when the old man whispered
II kin see them feet, and them eyes,
and that shoulder jist as plain as you
kin, blu. Tn no fool Her mother is
the only woman in ou, county who
weaves rag carpets, and her dad has
lent me 5000 without an indorser. And,
sayl'
eyes"
"The land l gin her has twelve tax
titles and mortgage on it-see Re
luck-whoopl I'm no chicken
And he climbed up beside her, put
his arm around her waist, and yelled
out that he would back the roam horse
against the field Detroit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

The father Of his country was al as
tute husband and singularly Just. "Mar-
tha," he said, three days after his mar
riage, eve might as we'll understand
each other l am prepared to admit
that the late Mr. Gusts was the best
man that ever lived. He was good
provider and most excellent in every
way. But he is dead. am frank to
say that l can not weep over it. 1t is
simply 3d. Let US not resurrecr him.
Let the dear old fellow rest in peace
He was too good for this world. We
will not call him back. Let me hear no
more regarding the late Mr.. Gusts, my
dear" And these simple words, firmly
spoken, secured Mr.. Washington mnch
peace and almost as much matrimonial
happiness as though he had married the
lady known as the Highland Beauty.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

When you see an article in the edi
toral columns of paper headed "The
Political Outlook look at the bottom
line, and if it says sold by all drug
gists, don't read it. There is such an
article going the rounds which is an adj.
vertisement of a patent medicine 1t is
a counterfeit we'll calculated to deceive.
Don't read political article unless the
owners name is blown in the bottle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

"Is this my train" asked traveller
at the Kansas Pacific depotof a lounger.
81 don't know, but ! guess not" was
the reply: 81 see that it has got the
name of the railroad company on the
side, and ! expect it belongs to them.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

A doctor, being out for days shoot
ing, took an errand-boy to carry the
game-bag. Entering field of turnips,
the dog pointed, and the boy, enjoyed at
the prospect of his masters success, ex-
claimed, "Lor. master, there's a Convey;
if you get near 'em won't you physic
'eml" "Phyic 'em, you young rascal,
what do you meanl" said the doctor.
"Why, kill 'em, to be sure replied the
lad.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

"Any letter for me p asked young
lady of thefemale postmaster in a coun-
try town. "No," was the reply.
"Strange," said the young lady aloud to
herself as she turned away. "Nothing
strange about it, cried the {. p, through
the delivery window; "you amt an
swered the last letter ae writ yev
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

A poor old deaf man resided in Fife;
he was visited by his minister shortly
after coming to his pulpit. The min
lister said he would often call and see
him; but time went on, and he did not
visit him again until two years after,
when happening to so through the
street where the deaf man was living,
he saw his wife at the door, and could
therefore do no other than inquire tor
her husband. "Well, Margaret. how
is Iammas" "None the better O you, u
was the curt reply "How how Mar
garrett "oh, We promised twa years syne
to ca and pray once fortnight wi him,
and hae ne'er darkened the door sin
syne.:" "Weel, weel, Margaret, don't be
so short : l thought it was not so very
necessary to call and pray with Tam mas,
for he is sac deaf We ken he cannot hear
me-" "But, sir" said the woman, with
rising dignity of manner, "The Lords
nae deaf" And it is to be supposed
the minister felt the power of her re-
proach. Leisure Hours
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

Minnesota is not renowned for its GU
cumbers, but in ten years the population
has nearly been doubled.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28
Osage Hedge.

A Nebraska correspondent Of the
Prairie Farmer gives the following as
his method of growing and treating an
Usage hedge which, in the main, is most
sensible mode Of management:
A foot apart is, in my Judgment,
about tho right distance to set hedge
plants; they grow little more thrifty
set that distance, and it is little less
work to plash 1t than when it is set
closer. Still l think good thorough cul
ture has more to do with the growth of
plants than the distance apart. The OBJ
lection to setting the plants 50 far apart
is that if plant or two misses there is
a hole in the fence. A. D. Us asser-
ton that the lateral branches will fill it
up to the contrary notwithstanding If
you wish to make the hedges to make q
pig-tight fence of it, it is very difficult to
get it down close enough to prevent a
pig-hole, and if you wish to let it stand
as it is, and make careful fence, In q
few years the lower branches will die
off and you have cattle hole. l have
had to put holes in two-foot gap to
prevent cattle getting through after
the hedge got to be ten or twelve years
old.
In view of the fact that hedge fence
is a permanent affair and not a thing
that is to be renewed like post and
board fence in few years and that gaps
once made in hedge by missing plants
can seldom if ever be filed to be as good
as the balance of the hedge.
Set your plants good thrifty ones
from ten inches to one foot apart; heel
in a few of the largest and incest plants
you have to reset with. They should
be covered deep enough so that the
sprouts will not come through the
ground.) As soon as your hedge is up
fill in where plants have missed wi it'll
those you have heeled in. They will
come ON nearer together than to wait
till next Srrlng before resetting. Tend
the hedge we'll for two or three wears,
when it will take care of itself When
six or eight years old plash it carefully
trim it two or three times year.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

An Indiana oditor says: "Coal oil
rubbed on the head and neck will cure
hog cholera; we have tried it. Who
can dispute testimony like that ? 81
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

An American husband seeking belle,
on foreign quest, is often over an xious
to be called to Count.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-03-06
BUSINESS locals.

n>Y"If you want stylish hat. cheaper than
you ever bought one, call ut RoSENFiELD's
clothing store.
Prices way down in Gents fine and coarse
boots and shoes. All goods warranted as
represented. ut BLUM's.
For good. durable and neat fitting shoe.
go TO BLUM'S.
RI Choice Hams and Smoked Beef, at
MYER S DEvoEs market, Bridge Street.
JACOBS is selling clothing cheaper than
ever.
n~gsAt MYER & DEvoE's market is the
place to get tender steaks and nice roasts.
Country dealers will find it to their advant-
age to buy their candies at FITCH's.
NO" Geo Lynchcome has opened new
Barber Shop over Powelfs store where he is
always ready TO wait upon all those who may
favor him with their patronage. Shampooing
hair cutting Ladies' and Childrens hair at
their residence no extra charge.
c. w. JONES is prepared to mend rubbers
OH short notice, i'll the best manner. Shop
corner Main and Pine streets, in rear of RE-
VIEW Office. Charges reasonable, and work
guaranteed.
Parties are continually asking how can
groceries be sold SO much cheaper at Ross
ISL W aIQ stOTt ttidU lHeS Gun III TIC HeaTl OIL
town. Because he buys his goods for cash,
and can afford TO sell them low.
Ask for one of those dollar-and-a-haf
switches, all Hair, 30 inches long, at Mrs. NJ.
A. FLETCIIER'S, No. 4, Bridge street.
WANTED TO PuRcHAsE.-A good tract of
timber land. For particulars, call or address
this office.
Cigars of about every known BRAID at
FrrCu's.
j. A. MAEvILLE. Towanda, Pa, will sell
strictly first class Pianos and Organs ut great
rfrsf u tire ilcxt sixty days.
Pianos and Organs Tuned and Rep ired.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-03-06
<YOTTCE OF DISsOLUTION.-No.

= n tice is hereby given that the partnership be
tween Richard ID. Burchill, Arthur H. Burchill and
Abram Burchii, was dissolved on the 10th day of
February 1880, SO far relates to said Richard d.
5Burchill. All debts due to the late partnership
must be paid to A. H. and A Burchi who arc ONLY
authorizedto receive the same. All claims against
saidpartnership will be settled by the said A H. &
n. Burchi who will continue at the old stand TO
manufacture, make and furnish Monuments Tomb
stones, and do general business of Marble and
Stone cutting, under the style and firm name of
Burchl Brothers. Il. D. BURCHILL.
ARTHUR III. BURCTIILL.
ABRAM BURCHILI
Towasds, Feb. Ie, 1880.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-03-06
The News Condensed.

in ST. Louis for another month.
There is not railroad track in Fulton
county.
Elk have not been seen in the state for
fifteen years.
All the slate works about Slatington are
being enlarged to meet increased demands.
Ehrhart's paper bag factory, on the
Bushkill River, Monroe county, is making
10000 bags day.
The aggregate weight of a Summitvillc,
Cambria county family consisting of ten,
is 1000 pounds.
John Ferguson, of Latrobe, Westmore-
land county, was SIS badly bitten by a
dog that he survived but few honrs.
The old rolling mill, of the Catasauqua
iron company has been leased and will be
put in operation in about ten days, employ
ing l30 hands in manufacture of muck bar.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are
said to have made up their minds to es-
tablish fashion of Z O'Clock dinners, in
stead of thos given at the absurd hour of 8.
Mrs. Mary Pomeroy, stepmother of the
notorious 'sBrick," former resident of
Southport, N. Y, died in Colorado sew
eral weeks ago.
Mrs. Schulcr, of Catasauqua, went out
to wash ON C1esllay, aud left > Issaoraan ~ u
charge of her three children The woman
left in the afternoon, and the two eldest
children went out to play. Soon after
ward fire was discovered in the house and
the remaining child, baby, was taken
out burned to crisp.
There are measles and to spare in the
Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal, Ohio.
On Friday of last week the first case was
reported, and by Saturday night there
were so cases. At noon, Sunday, there
were l50 cases, and Sunday night almost
200. There are only 325 inmates in the
Homo, all told.
A strange old man who died near Troy
last Sunday, requested that his remains
should be kept in the honse for three
weeks; that one of his sons make his cof-
fin, and that his four Sons dig his grave
and inter the body, lowering it into the
grave as the sun should be setting behind
the mountains near the house.
The poor Gar cannot be shielded from
the meddlesome pranks of the Eihilists.
When he wakes in the morning he finds
revolutionary documents on his dressing
bureau. When he opens his mail he reads
menacing letters written on black -bor-
dered paper When he goes to the thea
tre he draws from his pocket with his
handkerchief revolutionary manifesto.
Is it strange that he distrusts everyone
in his Service?j
Mr.. Redpath. the special correspondent
whom The Tribune has sent to Ireland, re-
ports interesting conversation with Lord
Churchill, son of the Duchess of
and her active assistant in
the work of managing the Relief Fund
which she has called into being. The
talk gives an exceedingly clear idea Of the
method of relief employed by the Ouch
ess as contrasted with the method of the
House Committee, and also of
the extent of the famine. The encour-
aging statement is made that the famine is
we'll in hand, and that all danger of gen.
eral starvation seems to have passed.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-11
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council Of the city Of
Alpena met in the Council Room. ON
Monday evening, August 2nd, 1880, and
was called to order at s o'clock by tho
Mayor.
PHEsENr.-G. A. Buttcrneld, Mayor,
ana Aldermen Campbell, Golling, Geb
hardt and O'Bricn.
Journal 'of last session read and ap.
proved
PETITIONS
+. W. Gilchrist and others, asking for
u drain on Mill street. Referred TO
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
REPORTS or OFFICERS.
Comptroller, recommending the Day
ment Of sundry bills. Referred TO the
Committee on Ways aud Means.
Comptroller, recommending payment
Of the following bills: