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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-28
Tho CRY eirI.

The girly girl is the truest girl. She
is what she seems, and not sham and u
pretense. The slangy girl has hard
Job Of it not to forget her character. The
boy girl and the rapid girl are likewise
wearers of masks. The girly girl never
botbers about woman rights and woman
wrongs. She is girl. and is glad Of IT..
She would not be boy and grow up into
man and vote and go to war and puz-
zle her brain about stocks for kingdom.
She knows nothing about business. and
does not want to know anything about
it. Her aim is to marry some good fell
low and make him good wife, and she
generally succeeds in doing both. She
delights in dress and everything that is
pretty, and is not ashamed to own up
that she does. She is pleased when she
is admired, and let's You see that she is.
She is feminine from the top Of her head
to the end Of her toes, and II you try to
draw her into the discussion of dry
themes she tells You squarely that the
conversation does not suit her. She is
the personifcation Of frankness. There
Is not particle Of humbue in her COM
position. Here Is health to the girly grill
Nay her number never grow less. Phil.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-28
A New MasometSn Era.

Mussulmans are just now on the tiptoe
of expectation. knowing that an import
ant event affecting Islam is to take place
in few days. About the oath OF this
month the Mahometan world will enter
upon 0 new century. Tho Egyptian
question, affairs of the Hedias and other
important state questions are all put into
the background, while the Sultan's
almost undivided attention is given to
astrologers and other "wise men Of the
East" who are busily engaged at the
palace in studying the stars and other
signs in the heavens which may enable
them to unravel mystery. According to
the ancient prophecy, new prophet may
be expected about that date who
is supposed to raise Mahometan
power TO position OF splendor
unequalled even in its most palmy days.
The mystery which. these wise men are to
penetrate 10 TO And out upon whom this
enviable position is TO devolve. At one
time Yildix entertained the idea that
possibly Arab Pasha might be the cho-
sen one, but subsequent events having
disposed Of that theory, Abdul Hand
does not despair of being himself recog-
nized a. the great mau. Everything Was
working smoothly at Yidiz-the astrolo-
gers and necroxmancers were all but ono
the point OF solving the mysteries
attached to the forthcoming anniversary
--wheh . present reached the Sultan
from the very learned 6heik Of Mecca
which completely upset al calculations.
The Riit consists Of couple Of pigeons
and sword, and these are suppoeod 70
hare direct relation 10 the importaot
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-28
EVERY YEAR.
BY ALBERT PIKE.

The spr ng has less of brightness,
Every year;
And the snow ghastlier whiteness,
Ever year;
Nor do summer flowers quicken,
Nor the autumn fruitage thcken,
AS thev once did, for they sicken,
Every year.
1t is or swing larker, colder,
Every year;
As the heart and soul grow older,
Every year;
! care not now for dancing
Or for eyes with passion cleaning;
Love is less and less enhancing,
Every year.
OF the loves and sorrows blended
Every year;
OF the charms of friendship ended
Every year;
Of the ties that still might bind me,
Until time to death resign me
My infrmities remind me,
Every year.
All Il! how sad to look before as,
Every year;
While the cloud grows darker DER us,
Every year;
When we see the blossoms faded,
That TO bloom we might have aided,
And immortal gsrlands braided,
Every year;
To the past go more dead faces,
Every year:
As the loved leave vacant places
Every year;
Everywhere the sad ewes meet US,
In the evenings dusk they greet US,
And to come to them entreat us,
Every year.
"You are growing DID," they tell US,
EVERY year;
"You are more alone," they tell us,
every year;
"You can win no new affection,
You have only recollection,
Deeper sorrow and detection,
Every year.
Yes the shores of life are shifting,
Every year;
Old places, changing, fret US,
The living more forget us,
There are fewer to regret US
Every year.
But the truer life draws higher,
Every year;
And the morning star climbd higher,
Every year;
Earth's hold on us grows slighter,
And the heavy burden lighter,
Aud the dawn Immortal bri ghter,
Every year.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-28

SIZE OF PULLEYs.-It is generally
supposed that the larger the pulley the
better the belt will hold, or the less ten
dency there will be to slip. Independ-
emit of other considerations this is true.
A belt travelling 1000 or other given
number Of feet per minute, all other
things being equal, will slip Just IS
even eight feet in diameter as it will over
pulleys than the small pulleys. The
power that belt Will transmit is in pro-
portion to the number Of feet ii travels
FER minute; without any reference to the
size OF the pulleys, provided, Of course.
the pulleys are large enough for the belt
to take good hold on. "A belt cannot
bend around and hug :closely 70 pulleys
but q few inches in diameter.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-28
One OF WOman's Right.

Ever since woman has been considered
one of the potent factors that enter into
the composition of what is called society,
certain rights have been conceded to her
rights what men are bound to respect
ann which they cannot consistently APP
propriate to themselves. One of these
alleged rights peculiar to woman is the
admission of her age. It is an estab-
lished fact that the majority of women
are prone to fib about the number Of
years that have passed over their heads.
and seem unwilling that time should
have any claim upon them after certain
period. Recently a judicial decision in
an Illinois court puts an end to the dis
prte whether woman can conscienti-
ously |ie as to her age. A woman seventy
seven years old, insured her life, repre-.
senting herdelf to be only sixty-three,
and died soon after she had taken out
her policy. The insurance company,
upon learning her real age, refused to
pay, and a suit was brought against it for
the recovery OF the amount Of the policy.
The company was debated, the court
holding that the policy had not been
vitiated by the false representations as to
the age Of the woman. This is the first
decision OF the kind on record and there
is no telling what effect it will have upon
cares where the question Of similar de-
ceit is raised when matrimony is in
volved. 1t 10 an ancient and time-hon-
ored Law that imam may not marry his
grandmother, but il woman is LEGALITY
entitled TO lie about her age, the young
man who contemplates marriage cannot
be too careful in his efforts to ascertain
the truth, and may 6nd it to his advan-
tage to get thoroughly conversant with
the family record of his prospective bride
before becoming betrothed.
The more an idea is developed, the
more concise becomes the expression;
the moro tree is pruned, the better is
the fruit. Alfred Bougeart.
Those with whom we can apparently
become better acquainted in few
months arc generally tho most dimoult
% rightly know and understand. = Haw-
)horne.
They do nv that the arst question
oehod BY deacon Visiting Egypt was:
''Nov vhot aro Tie real lasts Of The
po(lphaE soandall"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-28

0oo1nse2 thinks no III whore no III
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
An Tntellignnt Horse,

A gentleman owned horse which
was very fond of him, and would come
from the pasture at the sound of his voice
and follow him about like dog. At one
time the horse became lame, and was
obliged to stay in his stable and not be
used for many weeks. During this time,
an old cat made her nest upon the scat
fold lust above the horses manger, and
placed there her little family Of five kit
tens. She and the horse got on nicely
for some days. She jumped down into
his manger and went off for food, and
then came back and ieaped up to her
kittens again. But one morning she
rolled off into the manger with her foot
bleeding and badly hurt, 50 that she
could scarcely crawl; but She managed
to leap away on three feet and ge her
breakfast But when she came back
she was entirely unable to get to her
kittens; and what do you think she did?
She lay down ut the horses 5 feet, and
mewed and looked up several times, till,
at last, pony. seeming 10 understand her
wants, reached down, took the eat in
his teeth. and tossed her up on the scat
fold to her kittens, who, [ doubt not,
were glad enough to see her. This was
repeated morning after morning. Kit
would roll off into the mangcr, go out
and get her breakfast, come back, and
be tossed up to her family by the kind
horse, who must have understood eat
language, and been willing to listen to
it Western Christian AdUoc0tC.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
An Australian Legend.

The Pleiades were q queen and her
six attendants. Long ago, the Crow
fell in love with the queen, who refused
to be his wife. The Crow found that
the queen and her six maidens were in
the habit of hunting for white, edible
grubs in the bark of trees. The Grow
at once changed himself into a grub and
hid in the bark of . tree The six maid
ems sought to pick him out with their
wooden hooks, but he broke the points
of all the hooks. Then came the queen
with her pretty bone hook. He let him
self be drawn out, took the shape OF a
giant, and ran away with her Ever
since there have only been six stars, the
six maidens, in the Pleiad. This story
is well-known. by the strictest inquiry,
to be current in Australia.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
The infamous Gerrymander.


The following is the apportionmen
Z, of Representative in Congress under
the bill which passed the Legislature
under the gag just before the adjourn
mebt: z@ 'sE-'-
First and Second Districts-Hamil
ton County, as at present.
Third-Preble, Miami and Mont
gomerv.
Darke, Shelby, Mercer, ,As
glaize and Allen.
Eihh-Putnam, Hancock, Wyandot
Seneca and Craw ford.
Sixth-W ood, Fulton, Williams
Henry, Defiance, Paulding and Van
Vert. -.....-... ..--...........
Seventh-Greene, CIermont, War
rem and Butler.
Eighth-Clarke, Pickaway, Cham.
paign, Legau and Madison.
Ninth-Knox, Delaware, Morrow
Union, Marion and HarI in.
Tenth-Sandusky, Ottawa, Lucas
and Erie. ....-
Eleventh -Scioto, Adams, Lawrence,
Gallia, Jackson and VintOn. "
Twelfth-Clinton, Highland, Fay
cite, Brown, Ross and Pike.
| Thirteenth Fairfield, Franklin,
Hooking and Perry. -.....-. ....
Fourteenth = Richland, Ashland,
Huron and Lorlin. '+'
| Fifteenth-Meigs, Athens, Morgan,
Washington and Monroe.
Sixteenth - Licking, Musklngum,
Coshocton, Holmes and Tuscarawas.
| Seventeenth = Belmont, Harrison,
Jefferson, Guernsey and Noble.
Eighteenth - Carroll. Colum bisna,
Mshoning and Stark. a.+
neteenth-Portage Lake ,Geauga,
Ashtabula and Trumbull. ...-..--
Twentieth-The Counties of Sum-
nit. Medina and Wayne; the towl :
ships of Bedford, Chagrin Falls, Eu-
cid, May field, Newburgh, Orange,
Wsrrensviile and Scion in Cuyahoga
County; and the Fourteenth, Fif-
teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth snd
Eighteenth Wards of the City Of
Cleveland.
Twenty first-The rest of Clevelal d
and Cuyakoga County. sry- -
OF these Districts the Fourth, Fifth,
Tenth, Thirteenth and Sixteenth are
Democratic, and the other sixteen
Republican. This division is so man
ifestly unfair, that the following pro
test, offered by Mr.. Miner, Democrat,
of Mercer County, exactly covers the
case:
WHEREAS, The Republican majority
of the House have, in violation OF jus
tice, fair dealing. and the rules OF
common decency, perpetrated an out
rage upon the people of this State in
the passage of an infamous Re-dis-
tricting bill, under the gag of the pre-
vious question, ....
Therefore, we, the undersigned Dem
ocrats, in the name of liberty, the
rights of man and fair dealing, do
hereby enter our protest against said
fraud and outrage, whereby thousands
of Democrats ara deprived of all rep !
resentation in Congress, and we call
upon the people to rebuke the said
infamy at the polls,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
Rather Hraon

''Of all the rustics that stop at this
house, the natives from Bodie take the
matza," said the room clerk of the Bald
win to . Post reporter the other day
''Sorter green ehp'' %3sss
Screen? Well, l should snigger. You
see. because they've been making a
little coin up that way they think they
know it all. A party of four GOT here
yesterday morning, and started out shop
ping right after breakfast. At dinner
they came i'll all shaved, trimmed up,
and logged out with new suits, and I'm
blessed if each didn't have red flannel
chest protector hung round his neck
out side of his coat They actually be-
lieved they were some stylish new ar
rangement to protect the clothes from
being soiled while at the table - San
Francisco Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

The following are some of the infinite
number of Oriental proverbs: -.
1t is easy to mount a little donkey
The nightingale was shut up in gold.
en- cage, but still she cried, MY home,
my home"
Two captains in one ship will surely
sink her.
The fox ends by getting into the fur
rier's shop.
Knife wounds heal, but not those pro-
duced by word.
The heart is crystal palace; once
broken, it can never be mended. si
With patience sour grapes become
sweet-meats, and mulberry leaves turn
to satin.
At sight of glow-worm the tinid cry
''Fire."
A fly is nothing, but it spoils the ap-
petite.
The apple and the pomegranate trees
disputed which was fairer, when the
thistle exclaimed, :'Brethren, let US not
quarrel' ~ T tFEE %,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
Romance of Arithmetic.

The following story about Mohammed
Ali and the camels is not new, but it is
interesting:
A Persian died, leaving seventeen
camels to be divided among his three
sons in the following proportions: the
eldest to have half, the second third,
and the youngest ninth. OF course
camels can't be divided into fractions,
SO, in despair, the brothers submitted
their difficulty to Mohammed Ali
'I'll lend you another camel to make
eighteen, and now divide them Your
selves" The consequence was, each
brother got from one-eighth to one-half
of a camel more than he was entitled to,
and Ali received his camel back again;
the eldest brother getting nine camels,
the second six, and the third two.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
Our Congress.

According to the Directory of the
Forty-seventh Congress there are lin
that body 293 members -
One hundred and ninety-five law
yers. +af@ s..u
Nineteen professional politicians.
Three railroad officers. ..,.s d.
l. One capitalist. Il tas-' q, s-4
| One clergyman.
| There are sixty-five members repre-
senting the useful employments of the
country, as follows:
Seventeen merchants.
Eleven farmers. s3-tE -
Twelve editors. .-..-
Ten manufacturers, ..--
Five physicians.
Two civil engineers.
| Two miners. ..t'.s-.. .-5e.t >
Two mechanics. ...... .-.- ,... --
One metallurgist.
The useful employmentss are still
worse represented in the Senate, as the
| following shows. There are seventy,
six members, whose professions are as
| follows:
Fifty-seven lawyers.
Five bank officers. -rs
Three railroad officials. g.. ...s
Three professional politicians.
Of the useful professions, there are
eleven:
Three merchants. -- t- -
Three manufacturers.
Two miners. ..-. ..-.
Two general business.
One farmer. "
One editor. - sr
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

The residents of certain locality in
hungary Hollow, reports The Woodland
democrat, have for some time been puz-
zled by the mysterious ringing of bell
in the fields bordering on a bayou, whose
origin could never be ascertained, as
when anyone approached the spot
whence the sound seemed to proceed. it
would rise in the air and recede in a
very ghostly manner. Finally a bold
citizen discovered that the ringing came
from large buzzard, around whose
body common cow-bell had became
fastened in some unknown way.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

There is lung doctor advertising in
the indianapolis papers, who displays
the most remarkable cut we have seen.
1t is Il portrait of himself with his coat
neatly cut away in front so as to show
the heart and its chief arteries. The
placid expression of his countenance,
taken in connection with the frightful
excavation his chest has undergone, has
something sublime about it, typical of
heroic suffering for the benefit of science.
He goes much farther than the man who
wore his heart upon his sleeve-he wears
his as bosom pin. Contributor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
He Regarded His Freedom as a Failure

He Regarded His Freedom as Failure.
Il amt got enough sense ter vote at
ward election" remarked old Isom
yesterday.
"Why?" asked a bystander.
eyer see. a nigger what keeps a bacon
store at de udder end OBJ town give fifty
cents premium on silver dollar made
last year. TUX dollarwid de correck
date, an, going ter de store, handed it
ter him. an tole him ter gin me de
premium. He looked at de dollar, hand
ed me fifty cents, an drapped it in de
draw. l tux de fifty cents an come on
up town. | hab jist diskivered dat Use
out fifty cents. Irepeats dat amt got
sense enough ter vote, an de Newnited
States can hab my freedom back ut any
time de Secretary OBJ War will notify
mo OBJ dat fack.' Little Rock Gazette.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
House and Lot for Sale,

IA offer for sale my House and Lot. situate
l%,S ON Elm street. ltavchna, Ohio. The ous0
Is nearly new Two stories high. contains
nlpe rooms, convenient pantry. bedrooms and
closets, and H. finished in Il work manlihe man
ner throughOut.' There i small barn on The
premises. good supply OF well and cistern
water. and Il number OF fIuit trees of the best
varieties, just beginning u bear. Any one de
string to purchase first rate home in the VII
lage, is requested tn call and examine this
property. II L. MORGAN.
u. ] - Il: ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

IN the course Of a recent lecture in
New York on "Talmagian Theology" +"
Colonel r. G. Ingersoll said: They
say 1 was defeated for Governor Of IL
linois because was an infidel, and. that
Twas an infidel because was defeated. {.
That's logic. Now, III tell you. They
asked me whether I was an infidel,
and I said | was 1 was defeated. ]
preserved my manhood and lost an
Office. If everybody were as frank as
was, some men now in office would
be private citizens. | would rather be
what am than hold any office in. the
world and be Shiny hypocrite." 4=s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

GENTLEMEN: With over fifteen years expert
ence in building buggies. wagons &c Il do not
hesitate in saying your bugsies anu carriages
are strictly fr.t class in workmanship. materi-
al and proportions, filling long-felt want for Il
reliable buggy THAT can bc sold Tor price lower
than any ordinary manufacturer can produce
and sell the same quality of work ut.
Yours, eIe, l. 5. KIRK.
Conneautville. Pa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

DEAR Sir: For the past two years we have
used your buggies side by side with other
makes in both our stables, and are perfectly
satisfied with the strength, durability and
workmanship, compared with others. AS last
our stock in livery is used up we shall re-
place them with your manufacture, knowing
from experience that it is the best we can do.
Respectfully.
SWEET " FOLLANSBEE,
OuincS Illinois
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

GENTLEMEN: l have used your Brewster side
bar buggies for four years, together with bug
gies that cost me S3UO and $3.50, and your bug
sies were the first that went out, OH account OF
being sidc-bar. They have not cost me S. for
repairs, and those have sold OF our make have
given good satisfaction think that you make
the cheapest and best road wagons that are
made in the United states for the money.
Respectfully,
PM. HAMLIN.
Lawrence, Kansas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

| Accommodation train leaves Cleveland Union
Depot at 5 .35 p m, arrives hudson IS p, m II,
Ravenna las m.
/ All trains connect at Yellow Creek for W heel
ing and Bellaire.
Pitts sburgh. Fast Line runs through Sleeper to
New York. Day ExpressrunS through Sleep
er to Pittsburgh,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
Mansfield, Pa

GENTLEMEN: have no hesitancy in saying
that the buggies manufactured by the Column
bus Buggy Company are the best work for the
price have any knowledge OF In not a single
Instance has there been any dissai isfactiOn on
the part of any one OF my customers.
FRANK l.. HALL.
OWenSbOro Ky.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
wealth i'm the Senate.

The present Senate contains at least
a score OF Senators not one of whom is
worth less than S200, 900 The richest
man is, of course, Fair of Nevada, vino
probably possesses as much as all the
other Senators together. Next to him
is David Davis of Illinois, widower.
who is raputed to be the possessor of
millions. It is somewhat difficult to
name the Senator whose fortunerauks
third in size; but if Eugene Hale of
Maine has received the mantle of his
father-in-iaw. Zach Chandler, with its
well lined pockets, his fortune is near
ly as large as that of David Davis.
The wife Of Senator Hale is the only
daughter of the late Senator Zach
Chandler. Other very wealthy Sena-
tors are Miller of California, Mahone
of Virginia, and Sawyer of Wisconsin,
known to be worth more than .. mil
lion each. Seweli of New Jersey is a
railroad man and is very wealthy.
Senator John Sherman of Ohio. it is
said is worth more than S., 200 600, his
property consisting largely of real es-
tate in Washington. Among other
Senators who write their fortune with
seven figures are Cameron of Pennsyl-
vania> Cameron and Davis of West
Virginia, Brown of Georgia, and Plumb
of Kansas. Senators Hill of Colorado,
German of Maryland, Mcpherson Of
New Jersey, aud PendletOn OF Ohio,
are all worth more than $500, 900. Many
other Senators, are comfortably fixed,
possessing little boards of from $20C,-
600 to 100000 Among those who
have but little comparatively here be-
low, that is, not more than 100000
apiece, are Morrill, of Vermont, An
thony of Rhode Island, Rollins Of
New Hampshire, Jones of Nevada,
Saunders of Nebraska, and Allison of
Iowa. .-4- .s.a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01
Quincy, illinoi.

GENTLEMEN: Your buggies in this section OF
the country are giving perfect satisfaction foi
durability and finish. As for style, they can
not be surpassed. | took first premium at two
Fairs last fall with one had used four mo this
and hal been washed, presume twenty times
and still the painting held its gloss. They arc
pronounced here as the finest buggy going
Very Truly.
T, ii. BLOOD.
Madison. Lake county. Ohie.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-01

DEAR SIRs: have been using your huggies
and phetons in my business for over three years
and can cheerfully recommend yonr work. Any
buggies that can stand the work in Il livery sta
BILE must be of good material, and as long as you
give me the same good material and style as you
nave been doing l shall use no other work than
the work OF the Columbus Buggy Company, OF
Columbus, Ohio.
Very Respectfully.
EARNEST BURG DORF,
Livery and sale Stable.