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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
Musical Influences.

We may collect engravings, and
china, and make ourselves learned in the
history of art; we may found museums
and institutes, and spread casts Of We
nus and Apollo through the land; We
may give thousands OF pounds for pieces
of clever vulSarity; bus We shall not
make English he much more beautiful
or joyous unless We can produce art
which will educate the nation 10 see
with its eyes and to hear with its ea,s
the country in which it dwells and the
history which it inherits. 1t is in mu-
sic, perhaps, that the outlook is the least
disconraging. Here there is pessibili-
ty of acting upon large masses with
some effect here social distinctions are
less felt: here, too, the English nature
seems to show more aptitude and sus.
ceptibility. We can hardly hope to
make our towns beautiful, but it is not
ch;merical to look forward to u time
when they may each have their orches-
ira and chorus, and adequate pro
vision for hearing them. There is no
need to quarrel about the precise educa
tional effect which modern music has or
may have. That it has some such effect
will not be denied except by those who
wish to keep it to themselves, or by
those who are irritated at the stupidity
of its would-be advocates. The appar-
ent vagueness Of its influence, arising
from the difficulty of formulating, is
neither proof of it's unreality nor an
argument against utilizing it. Every
body who is at all susceptible to music
knows that he is better for havi * it,
and worse for being without it he also
probably knows that the composers
whom the world has agreed to call great
are, some or all of them, those to whose
music he most likes to listen I; more than
this he need not be able to say, for a
fact is not made more of fact by being
talked or written about. II it re once
fully recognized that music has a great
emotional power over considerable pro-
portion Of English people, the proper APP
plication Of the power becomes public
duty, and it is only a question OF time
70 discover the best way Of doing it.
QollanieA
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
Hints About Camping.

Camping parties will soon be in order
and the following hints about camp beds,
from the columns Of Atield and AHoat
may prove to be of benefit to some OF our
leadcrs about to 90 to the mountains on
Summer excursions "tlme used III max
ing a bed is well spent Never let your
self be pursuaded that humps and hol-
lows are good enough for tired man.
If YOU cut bouchs, do not let large sticks
90 into the bed: only put III the smaller
twigs and leaves. Try your bed before
YOU turn in,' and see if 1t is comfort
able. In permanent camp You ought
to take time enough to keep the bed
soft; and | like best FOR this purpose to
carry mattress when ! can, or TO take
a sack and fill it with straw, shavings,
or what not. This makes Il much bet
ter bed, and can be taken out daily to
The air and sun. b. this | avoid the
clutter there always is inside tent fill
ed with boughs; and, more than all, the
ground or floor does not mould in damp
weather from the accumulation OF rub
bish on it 1t is better to sleep of the
ground if you can, especially if you are
rheumatic For this purpose build some
sort of platform ten inches or more
nigh, that will do for seat in daytime.
You can make sort of spring bottom
affair if you can find the poles for it, and
have little ingenuity and patience; or
you can more quickly drive four large
stakes, and nail frame wo:k To them
to which you can hail boards or barrel
slaves. All this kind of work must be
strong. or you can have no rough and
tumble sport or it. We used to see in
the army sometimes. mattress with a
bottom Of rubber cloth, and top of
heavy drilling, with rather more cotton
quilted between them than is put into a
thick comforter Such a mattress is n
fine thing to carry in wagon when you
are on q march; but you can make 4
softer bed than this if your are in per
mAnsnt camp"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
A Managing Daughter.

A man in Toledo. with a wife and
three children, became enamored Of an
intriguing woman, and procured di-
vorce in an obscure Indiana town. He
did not say word about it at home.
One day his Oldest daughter received a
parcel of patterns from lady in Indian
apolis. 1t was an old copy of country
newspaper. An advertisement attracted
her attention. 1t was an application
for divorce for her father from her
mother. The young lady decided to
visit her friend in indianapolis, and
to make an excursion to the country
where the divorce had been granted.
She returned with ample evidence that
her mother was living with divorced
man. She showed her father copy of
the advertisement, and told him she had
found out all about him. lie walked
the floor for minute, and then turned
to his daughter. 81 have been very
bad and guilty man" he said ;
"but it is not to late to make
amends. will 60 to her and confess
all, and undo what l have done. "Con-
fess first to me-" said the girl. at is
Miss - who is the woman in the case
is i, notp cit is" 81 thought as much.
Are you to marry herr" 81 was to have
married her." "You must not 90 to
mamma yet. She must be your wife
again before she knows the fearful
truth The young lady was equal to
the emergency. The twentieth anniver-
sary of her parents marriage was close
at hand. She invited all the friends
and had them married again by the same
minister who performed the ceremony
twenty years before. She took pains to
have her mothers rival present, and re-
marked to her in corner, Papa and
mamma are married again rs fast as the
law can do IT, Whether the truth is
ever known depends upon you. Papa
viii never Sell it, l am sure, and for
mammals sake | never shall. Eat it
does seem to me, dear, that some other
climate would suit your constitution bet
ter than this"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
lylcaraguan Monkeys.

The Philadelphia Bulletin says: IAN
other recent arrival at the geological
Garden is that of four bowling monkeys
from Nicaragua. These animals have
the reputation OF being able to make
more nois.s in proportion to their size
than any other animal yet discovered,
except, perhaps, the tree frog. In their
native woods, just before sunrise, these
howlers commence, and their dismal
bowls, it is said, can be heard for miles
around. They are enabled to make this
terrific noise by reason of n special de
velopment of the vocal organs. They
are small animals, and are generally
found in South America. The ones at
the Garden are known as the 'Mantled
Howlers,' because Of line of gray hair
around the back and sides, and are the
most northern of several species. They
are the first which have been in the
Garden, MS they are scarce and hard to
capture Besides that they are veiy
delicate, as was shown by the fact that
the four which arrived here are all that
WAS ltIL Oh IOuttt,tI WHICH WtIc scut
from Nicaragua To capture those
fourteen little monkeys it took about
eighteen men for several hours, and
necessitated the cutting down of about
four acres of trees. A tribe or lot of
the animals were observed in the forest,
and the method by which they were Sc
cared was briefly as follows: The men
first surrounded the tribe, so as to drive
them rs closely together as possible.
Then an outside ring of trees was cut
down, the fall of which drove the mon
keys still closer to the centre. More
trees were then felled, until but siugle
clump of two or three trees was left
standing, and the monkeys were shell
tered in their branches. Then ono after
another of these trees were cut down, so
that all the tribe had to take refuge in
one tree. The capture Of a number Of
them was then u comparatively easv
matter. The four little strangers were
then placed in ono of the cages in the
monkey house. With them arrived a
black handed spider m onkey, speci-
mems Of which have been in tho collec-
ton before. The name indicates just
about what they look like They have
black hands and long arms and legs,
which make them resemble . spider
very much"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
An Ancient Jutland Tomb.

Oar correspondent ut Copenhagen
writes: AN interesting and proba bly,
unique discovery has been made close to
the town OF RanderS, in Jutlaud, OF
grave, dating probably from the sixth OF
seventh century, containing the romans
Of woman who had been buried in her
richest attire, it being still possible to
trace the dress, which had been inter
woven with gold thread Across the
chest were laid two bands with II kind
of gold lace, on the top of which again
were laid some ornaments composed OF
colored glass beads, some having an out
shell of gold leaf, and several cut like
diamonds, as well as small perforated
silver coin. To the left of the body was
found knife, a pair Of scissors, small
milestone, flor needles) and small
glass cup, which was broken in pieces
In the tomb was also found the remains
of VIC, den pail with iron bands, which
had contained the food supposed to be
necessary to support the diseased on her
journey to Hades This discovery az
lords another proof of the exceptionally
high position occupied by the woman in
Scandinavia during heather times in
comparison with nearly all other heather
countries. The body had evidently
originally been enclosed in coffin of
rough oaken planks Great Interest il
taken in the scientific examination OF
the silver coin, by which the actual per
iod may be at least approximately al
certained. -Pall Mall Gazette.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
Bessie Palmer, the Gypsy Queen.

Considerable interest has been excited
in this city over the report of the death
Of n Gypsy Queen who has attained
some notrie.y as a fortune teller, and as
the leading spirit of band of gypsies
who have made Oakland their headquar-
tiers for some time. The band is a large
one and has camp at Twelfth and Pop
lar streets. and another on Telegraph
avenue, together with a number of its
members occupying houses in the vicia-
ity of the first camp named. The queen
is said to have been Of good family in
England, and under the influence of love
and romance ran away and united her
fortunes, or rather left them, and united
herself to the Gypsy Chief, who was at
that time handsome, attractive Lo-
thario, and is now q well preserved, fine
looking, obese, elderly man. He thor
oughly carries out the Bohemian char
acter and still takes things easy. Ac-
cording to the customs and traditions
of the tribe, all the wearing apparel and
effects of the deceased, together with a
selection of trinkets of small value, her
bedding. etc, were built into funeral
pyre and consumed, with the prescribed
incantations and solemnties, the chief
presiding over the ceremonies. The
utensils she had used, and the debris
about the tent were included, and the
ashes preserved. 1t is q singular Gus
tom among the gypsies, and as well
familiar to the American people, not to
destroy valuables. The expensive jew
elry owned by the deceased was for some
unaccountable reason preserved, and ru-
NOR has it that pot of buried gold was
not placed upon the funeral pyre, proba-
bly, ON account of its indestructibility.
There is some doubt as to the place of
the death of the deceased, the physicians
certificate stating that she died at Four
teenth and Kirkham streets, where the
body now lies, and the chief and neigh
bors stating that she was brought there
on the train after her death AT all
events she is dead, the sad event having
occurred on the Sth instant. Her name
was Bessie Price Palmer, native of
England, aged 40 years, and she had
been a resident OF this city for five years.
The body is lying in state at the place
above mentioned, in IN otherwise unoc-
cnpied house, preserved III ice in large
casSet which is covered with flowers
and candles 1t is the intention OF her
husband to keep the body until the ar
rival of one of his daughters, which is
only resident absent She j. living near
Canyonvile, Oregon, over two hundred
miles from a railroad and is now on her
way to this city. She has telegraphed
that she carnot possibly arrive before
Saturday next, the 10Th instant,
after which the funeral will take place.
This extraordinary delay in burial IS
presumed to be on account of the impor.
lance and rank of the absent daughter,
who will probably receive the scepter OF
the tribe Oakland (Cal), Evening Tri-
bunc.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01

he understands all these contingencies,
and is prepared for them. 1t is certain
that unless some untoward accident has
happened, there Is not the slightest rea-
son to doubt the Jeannette's present
safety. Meanwhile, Mrs. De Long,
wife of the commander, is said to be re-
siding with friends in Burlington, Iowa,
quite untroubled by the many unfavora-
bic reports that have recently gained
currency.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
Burdette on Blackberries.

Formerly the blackberry was regarded
as merely Il bramble in this country 1t
is quite generally so regarded. When
man gets 20 thinking it is not bramble
all he has to do is to go waltz around in
healthy patch, with nothing on him
but cotton shirt and a pair of tow
trousers, and he will come out restored
to the faith of his fathers. The grea est
enemy the blackberry has is boys. Five
boys, from town, can eat more green
blackberries i'll day than would ripen
in week. For many years the great
desideratum has been hardy berry that
would resist the premature onslaught of
boys from town. 1t is great desidera
tum still. The Schneider, variety
that was invented by an Iowa horticul-
turist, is the nearest approach to it. IL
is bred from perfectly green persim-
mon crossed with dogwood tree, and
still further propagated with a hybrid of
NORWOOD bush and wild crabapple. 1t
is not perfect defense. but there are
very few boys who care to eat more
than quart of them. Nobody else,
however, can go past the field where the
Schneider is growing, without being at
tackled by Asiatic cholera, and this tends
to weaken the partial success this hardy
berry has achieved. Then there is a bug
i do not know the name Of it--that
crawls over the berries now and then.
When you eat berry that has been glo-
ri6ed by visit from this bug, you lie
down in the briers and pray Heaven to
take you home in just about three sec
onds. And if you live, you can wake
up in the night, along in the middle of
next Winter, and shudder as you taste
of that berry.
When your blackberries grow toe
thickly You will want to thin them out.
To this end you must kill some Of them.
This can be done by digging well
where the plant stands; then turn the
farm upside down and let 1t dry out
thoroughly for couple of years, then
turn it over, upside down. and start
brickyard on the top of it. This Will
kill off some CT the plants. There may
bt SOllt SlioI ttl anu al NtA''' u
killing blackberry vines than this, but /
have never heard it and 1t ism, likely
there is any.
If you want TO devote about forty
acres of ground to the cultivation Of
blacl:berries, plant about three vines in
some corner OF the field about the mid
die OF April. Tnen about the first OF
May the man who owns the farm on the
other side OF ;hc road viii bring civil ac-
ton against you, and thy to collect dam
ages .or the destruction Of his Two fields
Of wheat 10y RAID OF blackberry vines
1t is not known Just at what season
Of the year hlacl. ripen. The
blackberry has never been known to
ripon. II the hucksters and boys should
all die ia June, it is probable that the
berries would ripen sometime IN July OF
August. But they have never had
chance to see what they could do at
ripening.
The blackberry is so named because
it is blue, in order to distinguish 1t from
the blucberrv, which is black
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
Facts For Farmers.

Oats are the best feed for working
horses, us they furnish more nourish-
ment and flesh material than any other
food
A gardener recommends that to keep
bugs OF melon aid squash vines to-
mato plant be set in each hill, saying
that when he had follow ed this plan,
his young plants were not mulested
SunAowers are recommended in the
Duchess Farmer for bean poles, plant
ing them at suitable distance i'll the
garden and planting the beans around
them when three or four inches high.
Paint the inside walls of corn house
with coal tar, and it will drive weevis
from the corn. 1t costs but few dol
lars a barrel, and barrel will last sew
eral years IN hen houses and corn
houses
Feed horses according to THEN age anG
the work required of them. Full feed.
ing and little work disorders the digest
i've organs Select only such hay as is
the best quality, as that of inferior quail
ity is dear at any price, as there is no
PROPER nourishment in it.
1t is not generally known how easy il
is to propagate most shrubs 10y root cut
tings Roots the size of a penhoder are
the best. Cut these into pieces an inch
long, and plant them an inch deep in
cold frame, and they will be six inches
high and ready to plant by the time the
garden plat is ready.
A few sweet herbs should have
place in every garden. Every cook and
housekeeper knows the value of the lit
tie patch of herbs upon which she makes
such daily drafts in summer, and which
furnishes her with nice collection for
Winter seasoning, without which the
Thanksgiving turkey would lose all
flavor, while strong kinds are as excel
lent as medicine.
If you desire to get large Weld Of
rich milk give your cows, every day,
water slightly salted, in which bran has
been stirred ut the rate of one quart to
two gallons of wator You Will find, Il
YOU have not tried this daily practice,
that your COW viii give % per cent.
more mil, Immediately under tne elects
Of it, and she viii becom" SO accustomed
to the diet that she will refuse go drink
clear water unless very thirsty.
Mr.. VIM. Myers, Of Pittstoid, ". :,
recently lost a COW in which, ON post
norton examination, We're found six
fully developed calves, the smallest OF
which weighed twenty 1.-TWO and = half
pounds. The COW Was three yeu-olG
short-horn. Five Of the cal>ei were
male and the other heifer. The ,Fins
have been stuffed and vii bc preserved
AS a curiosity.
An English gardner writes to thc
Garlnrrs' Chronicle thai last season he
applied good dressing of charcoal to
some OF his peas at the time OF sowing,
and that these grew very strong and RI
sisted mildew entirely, while those sown
III the usual manner We're 4 total fail
ure, or nearly so, the mildew attacking
them rs soon as they were in flower
The charcoal used was the refuse Of
chemical works, and was very finely
powdered
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01

"You will observe from this word
pater," sail schoolmaster to his pupil,
'the great hexibiIity OF the English
language. Pater is a father and here
we have patruus, an uncle. Is there
any way you can change father into
uncle in English r 81 don't think Of
any" reptile pupil, "unless you get him
v marry your aunt"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01

Through ocrrespondenoe carried on
under fictitious names . Poughkeepsie
man and wife eloped with each other.
They expected u have lots Of fun in
stead ol 1shA
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01

Words ars the key Of the heart
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-30
Sad Fate of an Old Bachelor.

That blessed baby had been bowling
IN the street car for nine blocks, says the
Galveston Nes0s, until everybody else
IN the car had escaped except bald
headed old Galyestonian, who rubbed
the top Of his dome of thought, scowled,
stamped, fumed, and gave other evi-
dence Of being annoyed.
I hope the baby don't disturb you,
sir, said the mother, pleasantly.
No, madam, it does not" he said,
sayagely gritting his teeth.
l am SO glad. was afraid it did
little tootsy wootsy, yum, yum, yum. .
No, madam, it don't disturb me, y
+ he said, still more savagely. Little
tootsy fddleshcks only disturhs people
IN. the adjoining county. Il has made a
cliattering idiot Of me FIVE blocks ago. !"
And, springing through the car window,
he game q maniacal ha ha! ha and
disappeared around q cmner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-30
LONGING.
By JAMES RUSSELL LowE "a. I,

By JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
OF all the myriad moods Of mind
Thatfthrough the soul come thronging,
Which one was e'er so dear, SO kind,
So beautiful as longing?
The thing we look for, that we are
For one transcendant moment,
Before the present poor and bare
Can make its sneering comment.
Still. through our paltry stir and strife,
CLOVIS down the wished ideal,
And longing Eolds in clay what life
Carves in the marble real.
To let the new life in, we know
Desire must open the portal:
Perhaps the longing to be so
Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh heavenward will:
With our poor earthwaru striving,
We quench it that we may be still,
Content with merely living.
But would we learn that hearts full scope
Which we are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope 70 hope
And realize our longing.
All! let us hope that to our praise
Good God not only reckon
The moment when we tread His WAYS,
But when the spirit beckons
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond seif-satisfacion,
When we are simply good IN thought,
Howe'er we feel in action.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-30
Better Than Expected.

A crowd composed mostly Of farmers
got to talking polirics in a hotel barn,
and the dispute grew SO hot that two of
the party came to blows. The affair had
just ended when an old man drove up in
wagon, and he was at once informed
that his son George had been in a fight.
:. Has he? Has he? And did he have
a fair show %
Yes
ut was square work, was it?"
IT was, and your boy got licked"
Noa r
Yes, he did. In three minutes he
was cleaned right out and used up
Did he make an apology"
He did"
" And said he was in the wrong?"
6 yes
6 And did he leave the barn on the
run p
No; he walked over to the drug
store. y,
Walked, eh Bully for George! Il
did make me feel little bad to hear he
was bounced, but the most I feared was
that he had started on the run for home
and left me to load two barrels Of salt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-30
w0MANHOOD.
BY RACHEL HAINEs,

u =
Pure was her heart and true,
This by her eyes I knew,
Pure as a star,
So when / saw her there,
Sweet, gentle, pure and fair,
Standing mid flowers rare,
All my heart went to her
Lett me and worshiped her,
Standing afar.
When, kneeling at her shrine,
Told l that love of mine
Deep as the sea,
Into the dark blue eyes
Came such q sweet surprise
Upon the sweet, fair face,
In which shone every grace,
Plainly I then could trace
True love to me.
Brown was her ripping hair;
All, she was good and fair,
My own loved one.
Eyes like the stars of night,
Eyes deep as wells ofilight,
Thought I in my delight,
As my lips hers did meet,
Making my life complete,
''There is none half SO sweet,
None like her-none!"
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