The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-15
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


Cruelty to animals is the crime of cow
ards.
Happiness is something to hope for
and something to love.
A mind too vigorous and active serves
only to consume the body.
! Great men and geniuses find their true
places in times of great events.
French may be learned without a
teacher; but it is not half so nice.
A politician once laid on the shelf
should never be taken down again.
Justice consists in doing no injury to
any one; decency in giving no offense.
Let no one overload you with favors;
you will find it an insuferable burden.
Acts, looks, words, steps, form the
alphabet by which you spell character.
There is great art i'll knowing how to
give without creating an obligation.
Great things are not accom- lished by
idle dreams, but by years of patient
study.
They who presume most in prosperity
are soonest subject to despair in adver-
sity.
What we charitably forgive will be
recompensed as we'll as what we charita-
tably give.
Pleasure is the mere accident of our
being, and work its natural and most
holy necessity.
Leisure is sweet to those who have
earned it, but burdensome to those who
get it for nothing. ae
Education begins the gentleman; but
reading, good company and reflection
must finish him.
The idle man travels so slowly that
even poverty easily overtakes him at the
first turn of the road.
The most brilliant qualities become
useless when they are sustained by force
of character.
Mr.. Bierstadts 'Scenes in California
on Kings Canyon" is reported sold in
Chicago for $4,000.
The statue Of the late Oliver P. Nor
ton is to be made by Franklin Simmons,
who makes Rome his headquarters.
The Museum of Brussels has recently
purchased, for $22 900, Gallait's last pic
ture, ''The Plague in Tourney"
What word in the English language
pOoccoooS tuo STCuucou AumOCI Vi Ouc
particular letter? Possesses.
Modest persons are not the soonest
frightened. 81 wonder what they will
think of me?" is not the inquiry of hui
mility, but vanity.
The mind profits by the wreck of every
passion, and we may measure our road
to wisdom by the sorrows we have I'M
dergone.
Sew women know the importance
and value Of their beauty until they
have lost it, twas said by Madame Ro-
land. KS 'f
As selfish and ill-bred as the mass of
mankind are, 1 prefer to live with them
rather than go into solitude and try to
live with myself.
1t is always we'll to accept the inevita-
bic with equanimity. The old proverb
runs: "Since my house must beNburned,
I will warm myself at it,"
When Patrick saw the announcement
in shop window, "Grest Slaughter in
Clothing" he stepped in and inquired
for ivan of them kilt SUITS"
The Paris Salon has portrait of the
Pope receiving q crowd of visitors at the
Vatican. Gaillard, the artist, secured a
perfect likeness while in Rome.
Colonel Robert G.. Shaw, who fell
while leading his colored troops at Fort
Wagner, will have q bronze memorial in
front of the State House at Boston.
A cable dispatch announces the sale to
the French government OF the Salon
picture, wood Scene in November" a
painting by Birge Harrison of New
York.
The Missouri Historical Society has
been presented with q portrait OF the
negro bred Scott, whose case brought
Judge fancy into such Objectionable
notoriety.
Chicagos telephone company has
busted, it's customers being 80 unreason-
able as to withdraw their patronage be- |
cause they could not talk through it.
Phila. News.
Speaking of one of his works to .
critic, o dramatic author said, with the |
consciousness OF modest worth: 1T has
ad many imitators." YES" replied
the critic, especially beforehand.
'Chloride of Lime Water for Washing |
Purposes" is q sign in an uptown gro
Gerry store. This 10 simple and direct |
answer to the question 60 persistently |
asked during the last year or so to wit:
What wears out the clothes :?
"Whsk are YOUR amusements this |