The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-06
SELECTED MiSCELLAyY.

mat. tuttt hours Idt".
The heart has reasons that reason doe,
not understand.
Means are always in our power; cAi.
very seldom SO.
The greatest glory is not in never fall
ing, but in rising every time we fall.
Sow good services; sweet rcmeA-
brancos will grow from them.
The great thinker is seldom d..
putant. He answers other men 5 argu-
mento by stating tine truth rs he sees it,.
Good qualities are the substantial
riches Of the mind; but it is good breed
ing that sets them off to advantage.
If man emptics his purse into his
head, no man can take ii away from linn
An investment in knowledge always
pays the best interest franklin.
II may serve as Il comfort to rs in all
our calumitics and affections that he ,hat
loses anything anj gets wisdom by it L.
IL gamer by the losses. l. 'Estranse.
If you wish success in life, make por-
severance your bosom friend, experience
your wise counsellor, caution your elder
brother, and hope your guardian genius.
Addison.
There is not $50 poor book in tine
world that would not be IL prodigious
effort were it wrought out entirely by i
single mind, without the aid of prior in
vestigators.
Now look out for war Planet-tinder
Peters refers to comet-tnder Swift rs
having Indicated the position of his last
comet lin his usual bungling way. -
Syracuse Herald.
The ballad singer signs because there
are no birds in last years nests" 1t is a
great pity. The poet will next cry be
cause there are no CLAIMS in last year
shells, no woodchueks in the old-time
holes.
A lady wants to know why the railroad
companies do not provide special cars
for tobacco-chewcrs. as well as for
smokers. Bless YOUR innocent hearts.
tobacco chewers ar not so particular as
that. An ordinary passenger car Is good
enough for them.
The church was warm, the minister
was dulI, and everybody fell asleep eA-
cept the half-vittcd man, James Elem
nant pastor. You should take the OK
UuIIic bl iuAt I''l tll'A'' AA' N'' ~
awake. "Ay. ay, minister shouted
Jamie; "but if | hadn't been a fool.
would have been asleep like the ithers.
\ young lady artist who roceiYe,
pupils, was called upon the other day by
a miss OF IL vino announced her lnten-
tion of taking lessons. "Do You take
lessons in water colOrs or in oil?' asked
the artist "Oh, Is to that, returned
the visitor hWpIutly, mother says
shall take the thln kind. but I'm bound
I'll take the thick kind or ] won't take
any.
"What kind %. i Wrapper do You con-
slider niccst?" he said, rs they were toll
ing SLOW y up the hill the other evening
in the calm and peaceful moonlight.
"Why. a circular. she replied in tender
accents. And as his arm stole softly
round her waist and restcl there. the
scribe SAW another instance of that beau
tiful and timc-houored sentiment, "Tw"
souls with but Il single Thought. etc.
MAkI>G CWFrE WITH Com WArEE.
An exchange ~ay> that the full aroms of
coffee can h' extracted without any APP
pliration of fir, iy the following process.
and that indeed cold water gives the best
results: talk, five ounces of best Mocha
or old government Java; roast and Tind
to a coarse powder; pour the Gr nnd~
into - eia~- bottle or decanter; poul
ON sufficient quantity of cold water to
cover the coffee. Stop the bottle or de
cuutrr close. set in Il warm place for 30
hours. now filter the infusion 10y passing
il through some fine lawn or blOtting
paper placed on glass funnel. or by