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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
Afternoon Dances.

Afternoon dances, says London Truth,
are form of entertainment popular with
hostesses, but not with guests. Dancing
by daylight is not looked on with ap-
prevail by the performers. Men hate it.
Girls don't quite hate it, because they
could not, under any circumstances, hate
dancing; but they would infinitely prefer
that, to their minds, enchanting exercise
by any other light, be it gas, candles,
stars, moon, electricity or tocrhes. Day
light is merciless to flushed cheeks.
crushed flowers and torn dresses. Many
man has been disenchanted at day
light dance, whose chains would have
been only the more firmly riveted at an
evening ball. Christabel looks lovely
enough when she enters the room in her
fresh and dainty cam brio gown and that
large hat enwreathed with roses. Claude
eagerly secures two or three waltzes, but
disillusioning sets in. That lovely creamy
bloom that set so freshly on her cheeks
has given place to a hard-baked brick
dust red. The soft eyes that beamed on
him so kindly when she came are no
longer soft. The glare of the heat is in
them. Two or three hairpins are pain
fully apparent, having been jerked out of
position by the evolutions of the valse
and the weight of the hat. Claude has
large scratch Oh his cheek, inflicted by
the notched brim of this very hat, which
he had thought SO picturesque. He has
changed his mind about it somehow. His
glance wanders to Christabel's ears, once
so prettily pink. They look as if some
one mad viciously pulled them. Her nose
is red, even. This is no Christabel. 1t
is Lady Blowzabel.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
Honey Of the Woods.

A gentleman, an old bee hunter, lately
told a story how he once took some honey
out in the woods, warmed it on stones,
then left it there as y sort OF feeding
place for the bees, and q day or two after.
wards noted the direction in which they
went after loading themselves, and by
following them some distance found
there were two lines of bees running par
allel to each other. In about three hours
he found one tree, marked it, and then
again set out his honey. In short time
he took the other line for the other tree.
He hunted and hunted for long time
without success. Finally reaching cliff
of rocks, while trying to pick his way
down, be accidentally slipped and slid to
the bottom. Somewhat stunned he laya
few minutes, and looking up TO see how
far he had come, 10! and behold his ex-
perienced eye saw bees going in and out
of q hole in q tree within few feet
of him. From those two trees he took
eighty or ninety pounds OF honey, with
q considerable quantity OF beeswax, and
considered it one Of the most successful
hunts he had ever had. Besides honey,
there is used in bee hunting a strong
flavor of young clover. as it is called, Of
which the bees. seemingly, are ionder
than honey itself. The proper way to
trace bees is to heat stone, drop honey
on it, have the comb near by, and the
heated honey will Immediately draw the
bees, who will then find the comb and
proceed to load themselves with it and
return to their homes. Itreqnires sharp
eye TO follow the line, but the term "a
bee line" Is well known to be line
straight Is an arrow, and all the bee
hunter has to do is to get the course of
the bee and follow it straight until he has
reached the vincinity OF the tree, ~ near
as he can Judge, after which he will try
his honey again, and 30 tell whether he
has not yet reached it or gone toy. Some
hunters select good, lively bee, throw
-four over him, and then by noting the
time it requires for that bee TO unload
himself and return, get good idea OF the
distance.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
Taking q Long journey.

taxing Long journey.
When one OF the trains of this city
came in at midnight few nights ago, an
old man was found sleeping in one of the
seats; the conductor flashed his lantern
in his face; the brakeman stirred him up,
and one OF two passengers looked at him
carelessly, but no person seemed to be-
long to him. He was neat and clean,
but thin and wasted by old age or priva-
tion. All sorts of troubles were mapped
out on his clean, withered face, but the
main thing just then was to get him
awake and on his feet and out of the car.
81 say, old man" yelled the conductor
in seven league voice, "get out of this;
do you hear? This is Detroit. If you've
got any friends they'll be looking for
you"
He opened his eyes so wide and sud-
den that the brakeman and conductor
and the curious passenger fell back on
each other in heap, but only his lips
moved:
where's Gracie?"
"Who?" asked the conductor, recover
ing his official voice.
Little Gracie-grandpa's little pet!
brought her with me. Is she's she
there?"
Il guess be is not wide awake yet"
said the curious passenger. Suppose
you help him to his feet?"
Conductors are expert in helping
people to their feet, and this one was no
exception to the rule. He took the old
man by the coat collar and stood him up,
but he sank down the next moment limp
and motionless. Just then depot hand
came in.
"The baggage master wants to know
what YOU re goin' to do with that mite of
deal box over there. He don't want
any of that kind left over, and there
amt no direction on it but 'Gracie'-"
"That's herr said the old man, and lie
stood up feebly ''Take me there.
We're going a long, long journey
Oracle and me; long, long journey,
right clear"
him on one of the benches, and put his
old carpet bag under his head, but he
still fretted for his ''leetle Gracie-his
pet" and at last they consoled him by
telling him she was resting, was asleep,
and must not be disturbed.
"We've long journey to go" he kept
saying to himself; "and grandpa's baby
mustn't get tired. It's long way.a long
way"
The little "box," with Oracle written
upon it in lead pencil, was safe enough
with the other ''freight," and the old
man slept peacefully at last Some kind
soul threw rug over him near morning,
and asked him what train he was waiting
for; but all the answer he made was a
feeble "Thank'ee; call me at sunrise.
We're going long journey, Oracle and
me-"
He was called at sunrise by voice
that none may refuse, and when flood
of rosy light shone into the dreary room
he wss up and away-gone on his long
journey. Only the worn out body was
there, and yesterday it was laid away
with 'little Oracle" in the strangers lot
at Mount Elliott, alone, unknown, yet
possibly in as ''sure hope of gracious
resurrection" as if marked by thirty feet
of monumental CLAW
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
The Time. Consuming Match.

Mr.. Edward Prince, splint manufac.
turer of Horseshoe Bay, Buckingham
township, is authority tor the statement
that there are about twenty-five match
factories in the United States and Canada
and that the daily production-and con-
sequently daily consumption-is about
%, 900 gross per day. 1t may seem
queer statement to make that one hun
dred thousand hours of each successive
day are spent by the people of the two
countries in striking light, but such is
undoubtedly the case. In each gross of
matches there are IA boxes, so that the
25 900 gross produces 100000 boxes.
Each box, at least those made in the
States, where duty of one cent upon
every box of matches is ievied-contains
100 Matches so that the number Of
matches produced and used daily
amounts to 360, O0O, 900. Counting that
it takes q second to light each match
and it is questionable whether il can be
done in less time than that while some
men occupy several minutes in trying
to strike light particularly when booty
to light the 360, 900 900 would take
Just that number of seconds. This
gives 5000 900 minutes or lOO, 900 hours.
In days of twenty-four each it figures
up to 1869, and gives eleven years and
Ave months, with couple Of days extra,
as the time occupied during every twen-
ty-four hours, by the people Of North
America-not figuring on the Mexicans
in striking matches. figuring little
further it gives Also years in each year.
The fact may seem amazining, but it il
undoubtedly quite correct.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
Minister Loweips Speech on the Press.

The seventeenth annual dinner of the
newspaper press fund took place on Sat-
urday evening, June 18th, in London.
Mr. James Russell Lowell responded as
follows:
81 have reached that period of life
when almost every man becomes, more
or less, "a laudator temprisacti, and
when he begins, either silently or pub
licly, to conceive or express consider
able respect for opinion Of that Consul
Plaucus" whom he particularly lam
pooned in the hot days Of his youth.
That is probably natural tendency. 1
suppose that Adam, in his old days, re-
gretIed the degeneracy of apples-that
the modern apples had not the flavor and
the piquancy, and were not such aids to
digestion, as those which he remembered
in his youth. But I think there is one
thing in which even those who are
pessimistically inclined, will say that
the world has improved, and that is the
press. 1t is certainly long stride from
the Grub Street Journal-nay, from
Thackeray's picture of the pressman,
which is only generation old-to such
q table as this, and to prosperity Of the
press which indicates higher civiliza-
ton, and which also is justified by the
noble manner in which it is used. The
great danger which thoughtful men have
always dreaded from the press is the
danger of irresponsible power has al
most invariably been ill-nsed power.
But l must say that in that respect
the press has advanced i'll the right
direction, and that such publicity as it
gives is more useful than harmful. I
have more than once protested against
the interviewer, who has certainly done
what few men of genius have been able
to do-that is, to add a new word, will
not say whether or not it is an elegant
one, to the language-but | must ac-
knowledge that he is frequently useful,
and that he enables public men out OF
power to make speeches from which they
would otherwise be precluded. And
when remember that the first great and
model interviewer was Boswell, i con-
TESS that my feelings soften toward the
whole race. 1 alluded moment ago to
what is sometimes disagreeable--or may
become very disagreeable and danger
ous-quality of the press, and that is the
catering of the universal curiosity which
leads to an invasion of the privacy of life
and which, it is justified all that has
been feared of it, would make us all live
in much fercer light than that which
is said to beat upon throne But
when we consider, las think all thought
full men should consider, that, will not
say to the majority, but to considera-
BILE portion of mankind, their consciences
are external to them, and that Mrs.
Grundy, in short, is large part of their
law, l think 1 can see how, in this direc-
ton, the press may be highly serviceable
in promoting purity of life, and high
cole of public morals"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29

Mr.. Robert James, who arrived in this
city yesterday from Chicot county, Ark,
tells of horrifying incident which, he
stated. had just taken place in that
county. A farmer, returning at noon
from the field, while passing through the
yard, discovered his little boy, about one
year old, sitting near the fence, with one
end of what seemed to be . leather strap
in his month. while with both hands he
held the strap near the middle. Approach-
ing, the father was Mortified to find that
the child held snake and the snake
squirmed, but the little fellow pulled and
closed his mouth ~ tightly Is though he
were trying 10 bite of the serpent's head.
The father seized the child and tore the
snake from his hands. The snake was Of
the black species, and might have wound
its body around the boy and choked him
to death. The child was teething and
wanted something 70 bite, and in the
absence OF rubber or pointed stick
adopted tho snake - substitute. II Lit
| tie Rock (Ark.) Gazette.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
The Kind Of q Fellow He Was.

A very high toned looking young man,
in exquisite mustache, plaid clothes, red
necktie, low crowned hat, straw-colored
kids, and knitting-needle cane walked into
a tobacco shop, and, throwing down a
half-dollar on the counter, said "Well,
this is the worst town ever saw; gen
tleman can't get anything in it satisfac
tory, and am utterly unable to see how
a person of fastidious taste can live here.
I say, Mr.. Shopkeeper, can You sell
fellow q decent cigar ?"
Eyes, SIR" said the cigar man meekly.
"Well, then, fly around lively and do
it. Don't you see that half-dollar ?"
eyes, sir. What kind of q cigar do
you wish, sir ?"
"What kind ?"
eyes, SIR"
"Why, look at me, sir, q moment, and
see for yourself what kind of cigar
would suit me-" and he drew himself up
grandly and gazed down on the shop
keeper.
The shopkeeper looked and then took
in the half-dollar, got ont cigar, and
handed it to the man with 40 cents in
change, saying: 81 owe you half cent,
sir, but cant make change unless you
take another cigar"
The nice young man looked at the
shopkeeper and then at the cigar, and
then at himself, and, without . single
word, walked out of the shop.-Steu-
benville Herald.
WINDOW GARDRNING.-Window gard
ening seems to be receiving more and
more attention in this country. The
principle thing to be obtained is box
that will sift more dirt down on the
heads of passers-by than on the carpet
inside. Sometimes, but rarely things
are planted in window gardens. Much
oftener things, such as spools, scissors,
pencils, ETC., are lost in them. Nothing
is ever expected to grow in garden
window. The boxes should always be
painted red. If the boxes can be 30 set
that they will fall always about one AN,
| it will be vastly more irritating to the
dog that sleeps under the window, and
will be very hard on the nerves OF the
family, but it will be much safer for the
baby who plays in the yard during the
day. The average window garden must
be very useful. Certainly it is not beau
tifulJ A window garden Is not an evi
dence Of good taste. You take the testi'
mony Of every woman who has utterly
failed to make anything grow in hen
window garden, and she will tell you sh9
wouldn't have one OF The horrible thing
about The house. The window garden Il
great thing. Bat then. this y grse'
eoantEy.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
kITTIE IN DISGRACE,
MARY A. r. SrANsBuRY.

I'm just the saddest kitten,
And this the strangest world
I've pondered DER my sorrows
Until my brain has whirled.
To think that, but this morning,
So ga, and proud was l.
Now, faint and broken hearted,
think I'd like to die
Within the pantry hiding
A prowllng mouse spied
caught him in twinkling,
And ever, body cried:
"Oh what u pet and treasure,
The tarts and cake to save
Who ever saw kitten
Solittle and so brave -
They petted and they prais' d me
Miss Nellie brought cup
Brimful of cream and sugar;
And, while Tapped it up,
Said, as she tied ribbon
just underneath my chin,
"How sweet you look in SCARLET,
My darling kltikin !"
Hay upon the cushions
In just the soitest chair,
Till tired. at last, of mapping
wandered up the stair
And there, upon table,
A great glass globe found,
With shining, golden fishes
All swimming around and around.
sprang up close beside it
And scanned the water clear
So deep it looked and chilly,
My heart beat fast with fear;
But, thinking of Miss Nellie,
felt could be brave
And, for her smiles and praises,
Risk cen watery grave.
With paws and whiskers dripping,
scarce had gained my prize
When, at the doorway, Nellie
Screamed loudly in surprise.
She flung Inc from the table
And cried, with many blow,
"Out of my sight. this instant,
You horrid creature, go"
She tore away the ribbon
That bound my neck so whit
She locked Inc in the cellar
Without one spark Of light.
Here, hungry and forsaken,
Not knowing why or how.
| think of just this morning.
And then remember-now."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29

Smith, once possessed . splendid
dog. which could always distinguish be-
tween . vagabond and respectable per-
SON" Jones-"Well, what became Of
him ?" Smith-"Oh, I was obliged 10
give him away. He bit me. II Boston
Transcripts.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29

6uperAuous-''And 70 you learn dane.
ing, Bob? And how do you like valsinRY'
"Oh, its not badl ! can manage very
veil myself, but ! think girls rather IN
~ way"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29

There 10 nothing that has 10 muoh au-
thority, and 10 entitled 10 20 little, =
custom. II rules al TIE fools with -
Of iron, and thseatens even Tie wiao
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-04
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

v in. j. Davis returned from Colusa yesterday
morning.
J. W. Harrington, proprietor of the Amador City
Hotel, is in town.
C. C. Salmon of Chico viii arrive from the East
by overland this morning.
W. r. Chamberlain, of Reno, is 10 the CITY. and
will remain until Wednesday.
Felix Tracy, of this city, remains at Colusa to-day
and returns home tomorrow.
Mrs VIM. Hooper, of Oakland, is visiting her old
home, Plymouth, Amador county.
Solomon Dlvis, of San Francisco is on visit to
friends in Sacramento for few days.
John Likins and sister of San Francisco are in
the city en- route for Apador county on a visit TO
relatives and friends.
Lieutenant Stewart, L. s. A., and detachment of
twenty men will arrive this morning from the Eas.
en- route to the Preside.
Louis S Fontenrose and Miss Nell Meehan were
married in the Catholic Church st jackson, Amador
county, last Thursday, in the presence OF many
friends.
The Aka and Athenaum Societies of Sa EN-, Or,
played Cast Upon the World E" at the Opera
House last week, and, for amateurs, did exceed.
irgly well.
Theodore Jones, Of Suffer Creek had the misior-
tune while engaged in some pastime recently at
Jones' Station. to break his left wrist little dis
lance from the hand.
B. B. Redding Fish Commissioner, Saturday
went to the haadwaters of the Mccloud river to fish
two or three weeks and rest IN the mountain air.
| His headquarters will be Berryville-
The Placer Herald says: The Messrs. Jewett, we
believe, contemplate leaving the county. The
elder Jewett goes to TulaTe, and the younger
Jewett to Sacramento or San Francisco.
| NJ. leopold Lavater, descendant Of the famous
| theologian and physognomist, has just died in
| Paris. He was an eminent engineer aud mechani-
clan, and only lately had patented new system of
printing
Wednesday evening wss gala time with Victory
Lodge, No. 1915, Knights of Honor, of Chico This
was the occasion of their first annual banquet, and
| right royalty did they enjoy themselves. The
| assemblage was large, and perhaps one Of the most
brilliant ever held in Chico.
The observance OF Independence ct Ernigrant
Gap day will consist of Grafton to lie delivered
| by p. Sumner Dipple, reading the Declaration Of
Independence by j. b. Chinn, and songs by J. Les
lies Glee Club, 10 close with grand ball and FIRE
works in the evening. David Cafyn is TO be general
manager Of the exercises.
! party consisting of Professor Charles E. Hutton,
wife daughter and mother, Mrs G. D. Green, Mrs.
! B. Case Miss Carrie Case, OF Petaluma, and Miss
| Georgia Reynolds, Of Donahue, have gone 10 Pacific
Grove Monterey county, where they propose to
spend couple Of weeks camping out
On the 10th Z. n Phelps and wife, of Heads
/ burg, celebrated the golden anniversary OF their
wedding at the residence of their son, where a
teresing ceremony and participate in the festivities
| Elder Corbaey re;ied the nuptial knot in most
| impressive manner, after which ceremony came
golden presents to the venerable old couple, donated
by relatives and fliends followed by teasting music
| and social intercourse.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-04
GENERAL NEWS.
Grant Answers Youns.s Letter.


New YORK. July 3d.-General Grant has
written q letter to Ex-Governor Young, of
Ohio, in reply to the letter written by Young,
which was extensively published. Grant
answered Young that the newspaper state.
ments OF his language in speaking of him has
been grossly exaggerated. The letter was
addressed to Governor Young in this
city, and has been forwarded to him in Cali
fornia, where the Governor now is. 1t will
undoubtedly be published when Governor
Young receives it, as in it General Grant
says he has no objection to its being made
public.
A Graceful Act.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-I'he President has
appointed Walker Blaine Third Assistant
Secretary of State, in place of Charles Pay
son, appointed Charge d'Affaires ct Den-
mark. The President sent for Walker Blaine
and rendered the appointment with many
expressions of friendly regard, telling him
not to consider that it was done on HIS
fathers account but on his own. The Presi-
dent has known him since his early child
hood.
CorneIi's Failure.
LONDON, July 3d.-Commodoro Chase says
the Cornell crew lost the race for the Stew
ards cup on account of a foul, and yester-
days race with the Hereford crew on account
of the intricate nature of the course. They
will try at the Metropolitan amateur regatta
on the 18th instant to row against the best
clubs in England, and they believe that on
clearer water and broader channel they
will do better.
The TurcO.Greek Convenfion-Abdul Az
lis Murderers.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 3J.-Server Pasha,
President of the Council, and the Greek Min
lister to Turkey, have signed the Turco Greek
Convention.
It is expected that the sentence of death
passed upon Midhat Pasha and others, for
the murder of Abdul Aziz. will be com.
muted to 10 years imprisonment at hard
labor.
Death OF a Prominent Mexican.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 1st.-General Juan
Lopez died here Thursday.
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slipht Breeze nj San Gu Min.

SAN RAFAEL July 2d-Quite a little
breeze was created here to-day by the arrest
of an ex-convict by the name of Jonathan
Mcneil, who had Just served term of two
years for DEMONSTRATING, having been sent
from Yolo county. 1t appears that
McNeil's time was up this
morning, and as is the custom
at the prison, he was taking his last
meal before departing at the dining-room
outgide of the walls. The Sheriff of
Suffer county was waiting at the east
gate to receive him. As Mcneil passed
into the dining-room he happened to get
a glimpse of the Sheriff, and knowing
he was probably after him, when through
breakfast he passed out at side door and
came over the hill to San Rafael, showing his
discharge to the rear guard as he went by.
Scouts went out, but he was not found until
1, - tksS afyarpnon
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Drowned in San Diego BAY.

SAN DIEGO, July DIV. II. Broad. Of
the firm of Broad and Barker. contractors
on the California Southern Railroad, was
drowned this afternoon while bathing in the
bay. Mr.. Broad, with friend, were swim
ming together, seemingly enjoying them
selves heartily. Broad appeared to be an
expert swim mer, and his friend came:
back and was dressing. when some of
the bystanders asked, 'WheFe is your
friead:' He replied, ''Oh he came
in before did," 1t appeared, however, that
he had not come back, and after searching in
the vicinity for about two hours it became
evident that he must have gone down. The
tide was setting at the time. Search will be
continued for the body. Mr.. Broad came
here from Bakersfield. where he had been en-.
gagged in building TIE irrigation bitches.