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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
How Tastes ID her.

The Germans and the English esteem
goose almost as highly as the turkey.
But in France the former is looked upon
AZ vulgar bird. unfit to be set before
epicures. An English journal, writing
OF the change OF taste with respect to eat
ing birds, says: To-day we never sec .
poulterer's shop adorned with rows OF
peacocks, and should one OF these beau
tiful birds appear upon the table at some
grand public or private dinner, none OF
the guests would go into ecstacies over
the dish, as il its delicacy was fact uni
versally known. But at Rome no ban.
quet was complete without the presence
OF peacock. Among the other largo
birds the cranes, the swans, and even the
ostrich were held in high esteem. Geese
we're also highly priced, and they were
eaten not with Q sauce, but stuffed with
small green apples. The duck and teal
were served with the juice of the orange,
and not that Of the lemon; and they
were preferred to the heathcock and
woodcock. As for larks and thrushes,
they were usually eaten ct the end Of .
meal, with the idea that it would prove
sovereign remedy against affections Of
the bowels. But the bird most in esteem
with the subjects Of the Caesars WAS the
common thrush. These birds wore
raised and fatted in large esta blishments
near Rome, and brought very high
prices. The artificial rearing OF thee
birds, which are excellent for the table.
would prove IN easy matter"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
Equarring Accounts.

II s'pose You have heard Of DR.. Ames-
bury, hain't you ?"
81 never have"
"Well, then, I'll tell you. One day
met the doctor over in Simkin's shop,
buying groceries. 1t was awful cold.
felt little hoarse, and my tongue was
rather furry; So" says 1, my head feels
little achish like; what do you think
I'd better do ?"
''Says he: Friend S., the best thing
you can do is to go straight home, and
soak your feet and take sweat. cause
if you don't you might have fever"
"Says 1: Doctor, was just thinking
sweat would do me good, and now
guess I'll do it."
$50 home went. and drank bowl OF
tanzy tea, and if l didn't sweat like q
beaver, it's no matter. The next morn
ing my head was as clear as n bell, and l
was well again.
"Well, day or two afterward met
the doctor, and says he:"
'Neighbor S., l have small bill
against you"
II looked at him, and says l."
GA bill ?"
"And says he:"
LES, Jill VI uuNlCo, you huOW, ht
Simpkin's shop the other day"
"What do you think he charged?
Why, 81 for telling mo to go home and
take sweat"
"'Well, DOCTOR says I because I
would not appear small, You know
it's all right, and I'll bear it in mind. "
"Well, few days after, the doctor
was passing by my door in his chaise,
and somehow or other one of the wheels
got little loose: SO says l."
Doctor, if you don't drive that
linchpin in an inch, the wheel might
come off,"
"Says he:'
"'I thank YOU" and he drove in the
well, went into the house and just
made charge of it. When l met him
again presented him with the bill.
"Hallo! What on earth is this for?'
said he"
"Why, that's for advice"
"Advice! for what?" says he.
"Why, for driving in your wheel-pin,
and have just charged You 81. 25."
"Well," says he, "the difference be-
tween your bill and mine is just %
cents"
"'That's all you owe me- says I.
"'Well, I'll bear it in mind. says he"
"But the doctor is as tight as CANDLE
mold, and guess he is able to bear it in
mind"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
Beds and II, d.clOthes.

As at least one.third of our lives is
passed in our beds, their arrangement
and furnishing is matter OF no small
Importance. The new steel spring bed
is. of course, the bed Of the future. As
it fulfills every intention of hexibility, it
is durable; it goes with the bedstead as
an actual part of it, and it can never be
a nest or receptacle of contagion or i'm
purity. On the subject of bed-clothes
the points that have most to be enforced
are that heavy bed-clothing is always
mistake, and that weight in no true sense
means warmth. The light down quilts
or coverlets which are coming into gen.
eral use are the greatest improvements
that have been made in our time In re-
gard to bed-clothes. One OF these quilts
takes we'll the place of two blankets, and
they cause much less fatigue from
weight than layer upon layer
Of blanket covering. The CLOTH
ing must be regulated according to
the needs of each individual; the
body under the clothes must neither be
too cold or too hot; but 1t ID better to
sleep with too little than too much
clothing. The position Of the bed in the
bed room is of moment. The foot OF the
bed to the Fireplace is the best arrange
ment when it can be carried out. The
bed should be away from the door and
should never, if 1t can be helped, be be.
tween the door and fire. If the head oil
the bed can be placed to the east, SO that
the BODY lies in the line OF the esrth's mo.
ton. think it is best for the sleeper
The furniture of the bed room ,other than
the bed, should be Of the simplest kind
The chairs should be uncovered, and
free from stuffing of wooden or other ma
terial; the wardrobe should have closely
fitting doors; the utensils should have
closely fitting covers; and everything
that can in any way gather dust should
be carefully excluded.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08

Iconoclssm: The old proverbs are
great things. At least some folks think
thew are. One Of them says, "A man
cannot bite the bottom out Of Trying
nan = ithout smutting his nose" Now,
what 10 there clever or remarkable about
that? II il had said that man cannot
bite the bottom ont Of his nose without
smutting the frying pan, or that . man
cannot bite the smut Oh the pan without
frying his nose, or something like that.
there would b something 70 It 10 inter-
ct and instruct.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
The Man Mt the Junction.

| The other day six railway passengers
over line in this State were put down
at q junction to wait for a cross-lire train.
The little depot was the only building in
sight, and the man in charge of it was
not telegraph operator. He simply
kept the station house and tagged the
trains, and he was no more responsible
for the running of trains than the Ty-
coon of Japan. Every one of the six
realized this, and yet it wasn't over two
minutes before one of the passengers ap-
preached him and asked:
SIS that train on timer
II guess So"
"You guess sol Don't you know
"No, SIR
"You don't, eh9 Then how do you
know it is not an hour late?"
81 don't"
Don't Ell? Well, if that train S late
you'll"
Here he was elbowed away by the old
woman who made up the six, and who
wanted to know:
Twill I git home to-day?"
II guess So"
1.-The train stops here. does it,"
"Yes'm."
"Stops long enough for me to git on?"
"Oh yes"
"Well mebbe it does, but if it don't
you'll hear from us!'
She gave place to a man who had
looked at his watch three times in six
minutes, and who sternly asked:
did l understand that we were to
wait here two hours?"
"Yes, sir"
| sis it two hours before that train
crosses here?"
Yes, sir"
whereabouts on the line is the train
now?"
II don't know.
"Why don't you telegraph"
I'VE have no instrument here"
Haven't Ell? That's pretty state Of
affairs! Two long hours, and perhaps
four! Now, then, if"
Here he was called away by the blow
ing of a saw mill whistle, and the most
peaceful looking man in the crowd edged
up and inquired:
''Train on timer
Eyes, sir"
"Does it cross hsre?"
eyes, SIR"
always stop?"
always"
''If l should get left here tonight 1T
would cost somebody q good round sum. )"
In the course Of the next ten minutes
the other two men approached and in
dulged in about the same style OF con-
versation, and after an interval OF ten
minutes he was asked what time it was,
why he was not an operator, why the
trains didn't make close connection, and
why on earth he didn't have an eating
house in connection with the station.
He had a civil answer for every ques-
ton, and his patience never wavered I'M
til Just four minutes before train time.
Then the old woman said to him for the
twentieth time:
"Do You 'spose I'll miss the train ?
II hope not" he quietly replied, ''for
if you do shall take to the woods!
And at that the six passengers gathered
on the end of the platform. went into
convention, and it was unanimously
Resolved, That the arrogance and i'm
pudence of public servants must be and
is hereby sternly rebuked."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
A TRUCE MATRIMONIAL.

''I'm tired of all this" said Mr.. Brew
ster Sepal.
$50 am I, said his wife.
'If we can't agree together, We had
better live separate, said the gentle.
man.
'"That has been my opinion for many
weeks past" said the lady.
It was drawing on toward twilight.
Out OF doors the yellow stars OF the street
lamps were beginning to shine through
the warm purple dusk; in the angle of
the pretty little octagon-shaped drawing
room mystery of soft shadows and lin
gering reflections seemed to brood, like
tender, half forgotten thoughts.
Mr.. Sepal was stalking up and down
the room, like the proverbial Gagged lion,
with his hands in his dressing. gown
pockets. Mrs. Sapel, sat stiff and rigid
On a chair near the fire.
"Your temper, ma am is uncomfortable,
said Mr.. Sepal. -.
II suppose you think yours perfection!'
sneered Mrs. Sepal.
mo man can endure being caught up
at every turn" Numbered the Benedick.
so, of course not-women like that
sort of thing. Every one knows that,
said the lady, with bitterness.
Il have been mistaken in your charac-
ter from the beginning, remarked Mr..
Sepal, gloomily.
Goodness knows, "retorted Mrs.Sepal,
''if I'd known al! about you hat l know
now, I'd never have entered the church
doors with YOU
IF that is your opinion, ma'am-"
said Mr.. Sepal, stopping in front of her.
at is !" she asserted, with positive
toss of the head.
"In that case we had better separate
at once"
"Just what I have been thinking this
long time" said Mrs. Sepal.
''There need be no scandal about it, !"
added the gentleman.
''Oh, certainly not" said Mrs. Sepal,
stifiy.
jefferson, the lawyer, is an old family
friend" pursued Mr.. Sepal. HE can
draw out articles of separation, and ar
range all financial matters. Nothing
need be said about it. You can 60 your
way, and l will go mine"
Certainly" said Mrs. Sepal.
I'VE can then have liberty each to fol-
low our own tastes and inclinations."
nv istSts bdiu 70. t1CPoA3 NV "AsAA
out vindictiveness.
I'm only sorry we didn't think Of il
before" said Mr.. Sepal.
mot more so than / am, declared
Mrs. Sepal.
ST will send a note to Jeffers on al
once" announced the husband.
1.-THE sooner the better" said his wife
81 wish you very good evening" re-
marked Mr.. Sepal.
"Oh, you needn't trouble yourself e
BE- so polite" observed his wife. III
isn't your usual custom"
Madam" said Mr.. Sepal, "tbere II
such thing as throwing pearls be
fofe-"
s'Swine," interrupted his wife, with .
little hysteri,al laugh. pray don't hest
tate before the obnoxious word. We 81
know the estimation in which am he'll
in this household"
Mr. Sepal vent out, banging the doc
e1phstically behind him. Ars. 6epa
uFot into. toars.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
THE DEACON AND HIS CRUTCHES.
ny r. X. MUNKITTRICK.

While the deacon keeps his place
In the sun,
He belives his earthly race
Nearly rum
Yet his face with pleasure beams,
As he smokes his pipe, and dreams.
For be ever, ever seems
Full of fun.
lie is never known to croak,
Full of fears,
And he often deigns to joke
At his years
For he IS merry, and he IS bright.
And he chuckles with delight,
Though the hair is thin and white
Round his ears.
He IS too old to walk around,
Bleak or fair;
Through the day he 5 ever found
In chair
To the vagrant bird that comes
To his feet he losses crumbs
In the air.
When the summer winds his face
Softly touch,
And he wants To try his pace
Very much,
Then his arms he feebly throws
Round the necks of Grace and Rose,
HIS granddaughters-each he knows
AS crutch.
Thus upon them of he leans,
Joy to know,
And his crutches both are queens,
Fair as snow.
While their beauty DER him sways,
In his vision sweetly plays
Tender loves of sunny days,
Long ago.
When he roamed meath beeches tall
In the dell,
When the world to him was all
Annabel,
When meath the moon they'd meet,
Attic bars beside the wheat,
When each word was as sweet
Fairy knell.
Even their rambles precious love
Doth attend,
And the birds their songs above
Gaily blend.
Fen his crutches on him wait,
And they'll lead him, kindly fate,
Till he sees the Golden Gate
At the end.
May we all know just like him,
Keen delight,
Long ere Time, tyrannic, grim,
Wins the fight;
Nav such crutches be our aids,
And, when all about US fades,
Help dispel the coming shades
OF the night
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08

The New MINISTER TO SPAIN..-The
Bangor Wing tells characteristic story
concerning Mr.. Hannibal Hamlin, who
on Friday was standing in store in
Pickering square when a farmer drove
up with . load Of oats. Mr.. Hamlin
purchased them and was telling where to
take them, whom the farmer, not know
ing that his customer was an Ex Vice
President of the United States, inter-
rupted him by saying CURLY: Git ON
and ride up with me YOURSELF" But
you have no seat in your wagon" re.
piled the Ex-senator. "Never mind
your clothee-set on that bag Of oats,
was the business like reply; SO the Ex-
Senator clsmbered up and sat down on
the dusty load. and the cart rolled away,
while the farmer wondered ct the quaint
look that crept into the face Of his com-
pepion - be gave . nod Of recognition
10 the well-plsased lookers-on.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
Mistakes OF Millions.

els it true" inquired reporter Of
Postmaster Pearson, of New York, YES
terday, "that there are nearly 81, 900 900
in the United States sub-treasury, repre-
senting accumulations from unpaid
oney-orders for several years backY
Eyes" replied the postmaster, II sup.
pose that in round numbers they hold
about that amount belonging to careless
persons whom it is impossible for us to
find"
"what do You propose to do with this
money, Mr.. Pearson?"
Congress will probably be asked at its
next session to make some dispersion Of
it,"
.sWhy was this not done heretofore?"
"WeiI, there is no legal limitation to
the time when funds of this character
may be accounted for. The postmaster
cannot tell when the parties to q money
order may correct fatal mistake in the
order and demand their money. You
know we mus. always be prepared to pay
on legal demand"
"Can you give me a general idea Of
the way in which such large, unclaimed
accumulation of money comes abont?'
Primarily it is due to lack OF knowl-
euSo COuCcIuluS VIC oPSAoeAoAAS "a WV
law under which the money order system
is organized. Then great many people
who understand tho provisions of this
law are habitually careless and overlook
some of the necessary details in making
out the order. For instance, they may
get the name of the payer wrong, or they
may neglect to notify him by mail.
Then, again. the person to whom the
money is sent may be q travelling man,
who has left the town where the order is
payable and who may never return there
again. No legal provision has been made
for advertising for these people. The in
dividual amounts which go to make up
the large sums of unpaid money orders
in this Office are, generally speaking,
small, and no doubt have long been for
gotten by the persons who sent them, as
we'll as by the persons who were 10 re-
ceive them. All postoffices which do q
reasonably fair share Of money order
business have the same trouble to con-
tend with, but some day or other Con-
gress may definitely settle postal re-
sponsibility in the matter"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08

On Sunday. September 10, at Kingus-
sic. Scotland, several persons observed q
pink rainbow inst over Glen Feshy. The
bow was shaded from crimson 10 pale
pink. but there vas no other color. Not
one Of the party had ever noticed sim
liar phenomenon before.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11
~htRDEhUUS AffglYS.

With the advent of warm wealth
CT has come almost an epidemic OF
murder. fighting and shooting.
Below We give several such affairs
that have occurred in Mississippi
in the last few days; at Kosci-
usko on the isl inst. Balm Adkin-
son, Of Winston county, cut Bob
Munson, colored, in the throat.
seriously while Henry Richard-
son, also Of Winston county. was
trying to separate the parties, Adj
kinson rushed on him with his
knife but Richardson knocked
him insensible with the breast
yoke Of a wagon. At Senatobia,
on the I'D Inst, in 4 shooting af-
fray between Blount, u barber, and
Up. McCraeken, deputy chancery
clerk, the latter was killed and the
former wounded lately near Buz.
card SRoost, Iishomingo county,
one Bridgrr was found dead,
supposed 70 have been killed by
the cars. but Two men, one white
and one colared. are in Jail charg-
cd with numbering him at Yazoo
ciy on the goth inst, Richard
Lindsey was arrested for killing
Joe Johnson ; one day last week.
a, Creenville, policeman Branuan
shot Mrs. Cornell, widow woman,
In The Lex ! on the ao,h ult., at Le-
ota. Washington county. Charles
Coleman, colored. called Levi
Hampton, oolorcd, out OF a church
and attempted 10 murder him BY
stahs In the abdomen at Ben 10.
mond, on the 3ist ult.. m old Ger.
man was murdered bys. ]. s,eph.
ems on the a6th ul,.. Mt Green.
vile. George wprdlawc, colored.
shot another colorcd man. whe
stabbed the assaiIant; in Coaho.
ma county, on the 7sth. ult., Ton
Langford and Tom Hillman. col.
ored preachers. had a difficulty,
which resulted In The death Of tho
latter BY being discmbcweled viii
: knife.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11

II IS Away 4 serious matter NJ
record The demise ~ onc who hns
occupied a position Of prominence
IN the Eyes Of his follow men and
yet h . duty winch necessarily de-.
wolves upon IN editor IN dc course
Of even thu bricfost career.
IL Is ours now 70 say with tears,
Che character Of which II is I'M
necessary 10 pArtiealarizc) lliat A.
ter = cong aud distressing malody,
sometimes yariously called ambi-
ton, vanity and egotism. attend
ed with numerous oubursls Of
Spleen aud envy and considerable
irothing At the mouth, one Roscoe
conkIing better known is the tut
ksy ek Of tho hills VI Utica de-
parted this life politically on or
about the middle Of The nowery
month Of May. For a while the
unfortunate victim Of self imitation
and too much opinion Of his own
importance, would not believe he
was dead, nor even that he was in
a eataleptic slumber, but, the sad
truth was too obvious to bis friends
and satellites to adult Of doubt,
and when at last the jury of in
quest ''sat down upon the carcass
at Albany the distressing cry went
up from many a throat. down
which Conkling whiskcy had time
and again conrsed its way "Alas
poor Yoriek.7 The corpse, how
ever continues 10 be a sort of.
!H d
anomaly. tits dead, but still kicks
fcebly, and snarls and snaps, and
now and then strikes out like an
adder in his last throes. But he's
dead for all that, though. for aught
that is yet known the legion of
hat was in him may have
shrewd enough to get out Of
the corpse and effect an en-
somewhere else. We shall
see. Meantime, long rest the tur.
soul Of Conking, Fare
well brother Crawford"
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11
B~ATEsvILLE ITEMS.
STAR:

EDITOR STAR:
The Board Of Supervisors met last Tues.
day. the session was one OF some interest,
however fecliag satisfied that a full synopsi.
would not be OF general iatetssti will simply
note their most important. In the matter
OF a bridge across the Yocons river at the
old Mcfarland bridge site Mr.. Billy lIer.
ron, OF CORTLAND. was appointed commits.
siouer from this county TO meet Mr.. w. A.
Herring Of faIlchusha county. These two
are TO draw plans and specifications, and
estimate Coz, u bridge, and report TO the
Board Of SUPERVISORS OF this county at their
neat iscsiing. Ysilohusha county IA 10
pay one half the cost Of the bridge. In the
courthouse matter ecoan,s 10 the amour,
OF near ssouo were allowed. This WINS 10,
money aud other materials FUR ished by
outside parties and not a. an insu1lmrnl to
b tho contractor. The contract f~ trans.
sribisg The rceords for che al district was
awarded TO Geo. r. Lester at / cts rsr TOO
words. There was another bid teforc the
Board proposing 10 do The work Cor a. cts.
somias from a responsible party, or a, least
one that presented The hard with . ''sils
edge bond they Of course reserved the
right to reject any and all biis, and | sup
pose TIA, dial not ssss Them. Thss loci.
'sorter stranEc" to common folks that cant
unicrs,and the mys,srisvs workings Of
Board Of Supervisors. II asnt took 10
them much liks saving the dear people.
money.
EMILE.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11
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darling, whose lips and
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and, il gives one a sweet and holy
feeling Of being loved BY the an-
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11
TIKI WEST POINT T. "

Our contemporary Of the Wcst
Point News has a ''Ievcl head
generally, and especially upon The
subject OF that "dotostable fashion
which the STAR condemned so
poiniedly a week or two ago. We
are glad To see the reputable press
manifest its disapprobation of this
cxcciable innovation upon propri-
ETY.. We know very well il the
fair ones could hear all that is said
abont IT by the other sex, thew
would tsome Of them at leastl
sooner have their pretty little hands
squeezed flat in a hlacksmiih's
vice than submit to it. Our con-
temporary is mistaken in one thing
however wc don't want to sec the
dear Creatures fall, but he /, per-
correct in saying IL one OF
them should idl while we arc any
where near, wen pick her up,
all the pleasure and tender
ness imaginable, and Ii she should
happen 10 BE- one bright particular
star wc wouldso Ear frum allowing
her 10 thank us, regard the.obliga-
ion as being on the other side, and
her or ''thc iatcs" for the
privilege.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11

A clergyman Of a country vii.
lage desired his clerk to give no.
ice tha, there would be no SER
vices in the evening. as he was
going to ofiiciase Cor another cler.
gyman. The clerk, as soon n the
sermon was ended. called eu, . al
am desired to give notice there
VIII be no service this afternoon.
a. Mr.. Is going a fishing with
anothrr clergyman.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11

Last week all four of the pris-
onsrs in jail at Coiiceulla made
their escape by breaking ont.
One was rccapturcd, two yolunta.
rily returned, and the other Is sin
At large. Sc
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-11

Ar the Adjournment, Of circuit
court IN Jackson county, for the
ilrst time in the history of that,
county, the jurors were paid in
cash.