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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29
First Lesson in Highway Robbery.


An Irishman, finding his cash at low
ebb. resolved to adopt "the road" as q
professional means of refreshing the
exchequer; and having provided himself
with a huge horse pistol, proceeded
forthwith to the conventional farmer,
returning from market with bag of
money" of course, soon appeared, to
whom enter Pat with the regulation
highwayman offer of choice, "Your
money or your life!" remark forfeited
by the simultaneous exhibition Of the
firearm in the usual way. The farmer,
who was Quaker, essayed to temper
ize.
81 woald not have thee stain thy soul
with sin, friend; and didst thou lob me
of my gold, it would be theft; and didst
thou kill me, it would be murder.
But hold! A bargain is no sin, but o
commerce between two honest men.
l will give thee this bag of gold for the
pistol which thou holdest at my ear"
The unsuspecting amateur Macheath,
yielding perhaps, to the Quaker's logic
and solicitude for his spiritual welfare,
made the exchange without moments
hesitston.
Now, fiend." cried tho willy Ephraim,
leveiing the weapon, "give me back my
gold, or I'll blow thy brains outr'
"Blaze away, thin, darlint!" said Pat.
"Sure. there's niver dhrop Of powther
in itp
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29
LOngfellow's Visit to the Queen.

Miss Blanche Roosevelt gives the fol-
lowing as Longfellow's account of his
interview with Queen Victoria at Wind
sor Castle:
San imposing lady in black, with
flowing drapery, came quickly forward
to greet me. 1t was her Majesty Queen
Victoria. She extended her hand and /
offered to take it.
"What" interrupted, did you not
bend or offer to kiss it?"
NO. he said, timidly, IT was not
then familiar or acquainted with court
etiquette, as I am now. She offered me
her hand evidently to shake, and shook
it,"
"Why," said 1, "she is the most mex
orably 'sexigeante" of all sovereigns.
You must have Mortified her."
81 presume I did," said he simply.
"Now, think of il, she was discomfort
ed, I suppose for that reason, but she
rallied graciously, and asked me about
America and myself. She explained:
1--WE speak of America first because
you are Americans poet. Tennyson is
ours"
"Tennyson is the worlds poet,
madam" said I, bowling gravely. She
smiled in gratifed acquiescence, and
continued:
"You are very generous"
Her Majesty was then pleased to con-
verse on general topics, but persistently
got back to the subject of myself. I felt
that she was piqued about something ut
first, and her last words we're:
I'VE shall not forget you," adding
with laugh, why, even all my servants
read your poems y
The poet then glanced up. and with an
almost comical expression, he said:
"What do you think she intended by
it? 1 was nonplussed, and to-day, al
though many years have passed, am
undecided as to what her Majesty's real
meaning was. Boston Traveller.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29

To get it repeated often enough for such
purpose, would need the use of the
incest diplomacy. The Bible begins
with the mythical origin of the people,
and then enters upon what is evidently
genuine history. This is brought down
to comparative recent times, but the
work ends before the era Of the Spanish
conquest is reached. The story of the
Zunis is told from the time when their
home was on the shore of the great ocean
to the westward, probably in Southern
California, and the various changes of
abode are given during their migration
to their present seat in the land of Ci-
bola, as the country of the Zunis, after
much historical controversy, is now
proven to be by Mr.. Gushing. The
sites of the seven cities of Cibola, de-
scribed by Corando and Friar Mia, have
been accurately fixed by Mr.. Cushing;
they are in the immediate neighborhood
of the present pueblo of Zuni, which
was established upon its present site not
long after the Spanish conquest, having
been removed from it's location near by.
The accuracy OF the information pos
sessed by the Zunis concerning the
ruined towns where their ancestry lived
is marvellous. These towns were sue
cessfully settled and abandoned for
various causes, chief among which were
the pressure of hostile people, and the
choking with sand of the springs upon
which they depended. The history of
these places, which are almost innumer
able is mostly back III obscure antiquity,
as Is certified by times Imprint upon
the ruins. The region in which these
ruins are found covers large part of
New Mexico anil Arizona. Every in
vestigation of ruins claimed by the Zunis
as theirs-their localities often having
been unknown until Mr.. Gushing was
told that the Zunis once lived in certain
places, to be distinguished by certain
marks and features-has verified their
statements their accuracy always proving
unerring.
The language of the Z.nis is the re-
verse of barbarically crude, rs might
perhaps be expected of an aboriginal
tongue. 1t has finely ordered struc-
ture, and is very expressive. Astounding
in delicate shadings, and allowing fine
distinctions of meaning. The order of
sentences resembles that of Latin and
German rather than English. The Zunis
are fastidious in their requirements for
the correct use of the language, and are
intolerant of ungramatical speech; and,
strange to say, they have an ancient or
classical language. spoken centuries ago,
harded down in the many sacred songs,
and used to-day in their religious OBJ
servances. This dead language bears q
similar relation to their speech of to-day
as Anglo-Saxon to English. It is not
understood by the common people. but
is familiar only to the priests and lead
ing men. So here too is the church the
conservator of ancient erudition.-Har-
pers Magazine.
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Amber.

The best pieces of amber are now
taken in the rough by Armenian mer-
chants to Constantinople, whore they are
carved and chased and polished by the
hand of the engraver as mouthpieces for
pipes. In the Pipe Bazaar of the great
Byzantine edifice-which contains many
mosques, fountains and a labyrinth of
arcaded streets, each a separate bazaar
are hidden away under amber mouth
pieces OF fabulous value, in every shade
of color. lustrous as crystals, and set
with diamonds and rubies. Supported
by sculptured columns, and decorated
with arabesques. this dimly- lighted city
in the heart Of Stamboul ia full of mar
wells and treasures. Through its narrow
thoroughfares camels and carriages and
horsemen force their way, among dense
throng of people of every nation and type
Turks in muslin turbans, Persisns
in pyramidal bonnets of Astrakan fur.
Hebrews in yellow coats, with Greeks,
Armenians. and running footmen in
gorgeous liveries; and in this shifting
crowd are dignitaries of the Court, who
spend perhaps so. 900 francs on their
pipe collections; and harem ladies
wrapped in long white wells, who come
for gray. amber, gold-embroidered bags
of sandal wood, and the sweet-scentsd
gums made by the women Of Chic,
which are all sold in the Perfumery Ba.
zaar OF this great Oriental fair. Amber,
little esteemed q it is at the present
time in Europe. and although no longer
the important source Of wealth that it
ives, still has plsce in the luxury and
religion of the East; and the dim rec
ords Of its venerable history furnish MS
with mahy picturesque and poetic as
sociations. whether We think Of it in its
early home amid archaic forests, or as in
classic lore
The sweet tear shed By fair Heliades-
Appollo's daughten, .
when their Fa6h brother down The velkiu npeds
Lashing his 5asheF's sun team. and fell dead
In Euxtne Waters."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29
The Novel Bsaa.y In the Capitol.

At the Garfield tea party, recently
held in the rotunds of the capitol, there
was one beautiful stranger who excited
everyone's interest. She was tall, ex-
quisitely slender and graceful, with fine,
delicate features, creamy complexion
and eyes and hair like midnight.
Women of that particularly rare beauty
were only to be met in Spanish American
countries, and approached 10 barely by
the lovely creoles Of New Orleans. The
unknown lady wore Just the dress an
artist would have put her ina deep,
gold colored satin, with sleeves and dra-
peries Of black thread lace, and large
corsage bouquet of red roses, and her
hair was caught back in . gracefully
loose knot. She stopped before the
Kansas table and spoke to Mrs. Ream.
rushed to ask who the Mexican beauty
was.
DO you know her?" he said. and the
that she did. She was the daughter-in-
Law Of Mrs. Ream. Of the Indian Terri
tory. Mrs. Ream was . princess Of tho
Cherokee nation, with : soft, musical
name Of that dialect before she conven-
tionalized It by marriage, and she is still
one Of the most beautiful women to be
seen.-[St. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
TUITION ron DAuonrEns. The Joul-
nal Of Health asserts that no thoughtful
mother should rest until she hes taught
her daughter 10 do we'll the following
things; To make . cup 81 cofbe, 70
draw dish Of tsa, 10 bake . loof Of
brond. u oook : r,nhako IN onf ~ and
make dress, and 70 ~ : w 1nbls.
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The Cairo correspondent Of the Paris
Temps gives an account OF the attempt
made by one of the ex-khedive's wives
to land at Alexandria short time ago.
The princess is in i'll health, and having
been much affected by the deaths Of sew
eral members Of her household, at Ma
pies, had expressed fervent wish to
return to Egypt. The ex-khedive put
her on board the Arabia, an Italian
steamer, and in . telegram to Tewfik,
asked his son to give the lady kind
welcome. But the young khejive, who
is continually haunted by . dread Of
his fathers return, called . council Of
his ministers, and informed them of his
resolve not TO allow the lady to reside in
the country. The governor Of Alexan-
dris Was therefore dispatched to the ship
then lying In the harbor, with .
commission of three doctors, who were
appointed to investigate the illness of
the princess. She naturally refused to
see the governor. and in telegram to
the khedive, begged him to spare her
the humiliation Of . medical examina-
ton, and to allow her TO land. But
Tewfik remained firm, and ON the follow
ing day the ohicial journal published >
letter from Arab Boy, stating that the
army vas opposed to the entry into
Egypt Of any person Of either sex Who
Was connected with the ex-khedivs. The
was that the Arabia return
cd to Italy with the unfortunate lady
still on beard.
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Had q Good Thing.

A stranger, who seemed to be from
Connecticut, was strolling through Bat
terry Park the other day, when he was &C.
costed by a match peddler and asked to
make a purchase.
mo, thankee, don't smoke, chew,
play cards, or drink whisky, and don't
need Them" was the reply.
I'm very poor" pleaded the match
'Ah! then you put it on the ground of
charity, Ell? Very we'll. Now, my friend,
how much do you make on box of
matches?"
"Three cents"
'And how old are you?"
"Thirty-fve."
Gust so. You have Is years of active
life before you. In Is years there are $50
months, 1920 weeks, or 9240 days. Knock
off the Sundays and we have 7940 days on
which you can sell matches. You ought
to sell Is boxes per day. That is an IN
come of As cents; 794G days multiplied
by As gives 357 ,S2O cents, which is
$3577 90, and don't you forget it. No,
sir, I can't buy on the grounds Of char
ity. You've got good thing. All
you've got to do is to preserve your
money in an old stocking, and at 80 re-
tire from business and invest in per
cent. securities. Pass on, sir"- Wall
Street News.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29
The Zunl Language and Folklore.

1t was an early June morning. with hot
sunshine, but clear, inyigorating air,
when we started in four-mule ambu-
lance on our trip of thirty miles in Zu-i.
There were four of us--Mr. Gushing, a
young lieutenant, the artist and the
writer. We were soon high up on the
wooded uplands of the Zuni range, en-
joying on the ascent backward views
over great plains expanding away to the
blue distance of Arizona mountains. The
forest scenery of the mountain heights
was in delightful contrast to the dusty
plains dry waste. The road wound
through shady groves of tall and sturdy
pines, their trunks marked with clean
red bark; also cedars with bark in queer
gray scales, like the back of an alligator.
The woods stood, not with closed ranks
like an Eastern forest, but open and
park-like, interspersed with beautiful
grassy glades; just the places for grazing
deer.
Time sped quickly in listening to Mr..
Cnshing's willing replies to our multi
tudinous inquiries. IF you are told
that any primitive people is ignorant of
its history, don't you believe it," said he.
''They know al, about it." And he told
with what wonderful accuracy traditions
are handed down among the Zunis, the
tales, repeated thousands of times, being
transmitted from father to son without
the change of a single word, for genera
ton after generation. Reliance on
written words seems to impair the
retentive power of the memory
Of lettered races, and the marvellous
memorizing capacity of illiterate peo-
pies is illustrated in the handing down
of the grand old Northern ssgas by the
Icelanders until the acquisition of the
alphabet enabled them to be recorded by
that great author Snorri Sturlusion
also the transmission for generations,
among she same people, Of the most in
tricate of genealogical details, involving
the history of widely branched families
for centuries, and covering all the landr
Of Scandinavia.
In the same way the Zunis have an
extensive unwritten literature, if the ex-
preston may be permitted. They have
a vast accumulation of fables and folk
lore, and the past Of the nation is given
in what may be termed the Zuni bible.
This sacred work is publicly recited at
rare but regularly recurring intervals.
1t Is in four divisions, corresponding to
four books, and each OF these books is
divided into four chapters. Its recita-
ton requires two long evenings. 1t is
in perfect rhyme and rythm, and is
highly poetic. When Mr.. Gushing came
to Zuni the charge of the bible was en-
trusted to an aged, white-haired, and
blind old man, q veritable native Homer.
This was the sole duty Of the bard, and
he was supported by the public. He
died and the succession came to one of
four whom he had trained up. These
four are in turn continually instructing
youth qualified for the high trust by birth
and lineage.
To acquire and record this wonderful
work, the Zuni Bible, would be HON.
eric task. Mr.. Gushing has several times
had the privilege Of listening to its re-
cital--it is very often recited informally;
but 70 memorize il and write il down
wonld demand the closest application.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29

A bill was recently introduced in the
Ohio legislature TO permit Buckeye
girl to change her name. The statesman
Who presented the bill was . bachelor,
ard an amendmept vas offered substitu-
ting his name for that whioh the young
woman coveted. This measure was
rashly adopted before she had been CON-
suited. A motion to reconsider Was
therefore deemed no more than fair 70
her, and she waa authorised to take the
name Of hsr ohoice. Near1y half day
Va thus 'spent n Legislative sky-
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HARK |
clark y

-"Harki -
She sat upright in her bed,
The golden hair from her head
Crisping, coiling, wandering low,
Der her bosom cold as snow
For the heart in her oraist stood still,
And the blood in her veins ran chill,
At the sound she heard in the dark.
clark p
1t sounded like the scream
OF a dreamer in his dream,
Yet her eyes were wide and blue,
Piercing midnight through an through;
Her parted lips were white
with the terror of the night,
And her arms spread sliff and stark.
"Hark !"
Weakened the mother mild;
"Why dost thou call my child?
rAe kindling morn is not yes red,
The night is silent, the winds are dead,
To morrow thou art BRIDE:
Sleep. darling at my side.
But again she whispered, lark T.
"Hark
scar ,ne slew steps that bring,
Stumbling, some dreadful thing!
Hear the low, hushed voices calling
Hear the sullen water Ealing
Hear oh, mother, hear!
They are setting down the bier:
And the watch-dogs do not bark
"Hark !"
The sudden taper, burned,
The KEY IN her cold hand turned,
Nothing in the lofty hall
Stiffness, darkness over all.
"There is not creature here,
Nor bearers, nor bier,
Nor anything but the dark"
clark p
The wedding bells ring loud,
The wedding jewellers crowd,
Waiting. watching, still she stood
In her bower white solitude,
Waiting in her bower
For the bridegroom ard the hour,
Watching the dial'r mark.
"Harkw
The creeping shadow is there
He is coming up the stairs,
Coming Stumbling steps and slow
Up the stately staircase go.
Low, hushed voices-bring him here,
Softlyl now set down the bier,
Dripping waters dropping fall
On the fiagstones of the hail.
It is this she heard in the dark.
'Hark 70
The tolling bells ring low,
And the mourners come and 60,
Whittier than the palest bride,
Down she lieth at his side;
For she looked out on the dead,
And her life was smitten and sped.
She will nevermore say, clark !"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29
Fine measurements.

A Wilmington Star reporter has been
shown at machine shop in that city q
collection of gauges.
"How accurate are these ?" was asked
of the foreman of the department.
"They are true to within the ten
thousandth part of an inch, in tempera-
ture of rs degrees Fahrenheit" was the
reply:
part OF an inch ?" he asked the reporter,
who replied to the effect that he had
never even seen, heard, tasted or smelt
the ten-thousandth part of an inch.
The foreman with smile, turned to q
small machine. 1t is Theoretically simple
but exquisite in workmanship.
In small horizontal and perfectly
level iron framework is adjusted hori-
zontal screw, which carries one jaw of q
small wise, the other jaw being fixed.
The screw has ten threads to an inch.
1t is obvious, therefore, that one turn of
the screw will altar the distance between
the jaws of the little wise just one-tenth
of an inch.
The head of the screw is circular eel
plate, about four inches in diameter, the
circumference of which is graduated into
100 equal divisions. Turning tho head
of the screw through the extent of one
of these divisions advanced the screw
the one-thousandth part of an inch.
The finer adjustment is made by q
vernier affixed to the head of the screw,
which is SO graduated that the turning
of the head until division of the scale
upon its circumference comedies with
the nearest division on the vernier scale.
advances the screw one thousandth part
OF an inch. As the screw cannot be
made absolutely true, there is An in
genious attachment for correcting the
enthusiastically minute error in its work
ing, and, Is . change in few degrees in
the temperature of the room, or of .
gauge to be tested, would affect the
nicely of the operation, the mschine is
adjusted for temperature Of rs degrees.
and the trials are made with the gauges
at that temperature.
Adjusting the wise jaws ct one ten
thousandth Of an inch more than two
inches apart, the foreman handed the re-
porter . two inch gauge and told him to
pass it carefully and slowly between
them. Left 10 itself the gauge fell freely
OF its own weight through the space; but
when made to descend slowly . percept-
IDLE pull was felt from each Jaw, anala-
gous to the pulling power Of two mag
nets.
The foreman gave the head Of the
screw an almost imperceptible touch,
making il coincide With the WERNER.
The gauge would no longer pas through
il filed the space between the Jaws ex-
actly. That touch had brought those
jaws nearer togsther by Just the ton
thousandth part Of an inch.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29

A Western man, aged edghteen, has
eloped with married woman Of three
score years. This esthetic craze for an
tiquitiss ID becoming altogether too gen-
eral, and threatsns TO cause trouble
NorfistoWn Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-29

The mind proAls by the wreck Of every
passion, and Ne may meaDuso orr road
Of wisdom By ~ sorrows " have IN.
dsrgons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-31

make the appropriation bills aud other
measures Of necessity wait for any pro-
tracted period in the attempt to seat a
man who has no legal claim Is some'
what doubted, although such are the
threats which are current,
There has been talk Ia some quarters
about the necessity Of creating lribu-
nal 70 take the settlement OF contested
cases out Of the hands Of Congress
Certain nou,parlisan journals have adj
yocated such q plan, and there Is much
solid truth IN the reason assigned Tor It,
"Copgressmen simply vote the party
ticket IN deciding a contest without re-
gard to right OF wrong, This IL done
10 50 cynical manner that II seems Us
IL members Of Congress had lost oil
feeling of the moral obllqulty Of Il, and
a. II the strongest appeals to higher
motives Of action were and would re-
main unayailing, II Il very evident
that under such circumstances Con-
gress IL not tho proper authority to de-
eide contested election cases, aud that
Ia order to secure justice and to arrest
the infection Of such demorallzlng prac
tees, II will be necessary to look for
some judicial tribunal outside to which
such cases can be submitted with the
assurance that evidence will receive ils
duo weight, and that tho man justly
entitled to the seat will have II, no mat
tor whether his party Is In majority
In Congress or not" This Is oil very
well, but the questions Is where are we
TO find the tribunal lifted above and be-
You'd the political influences that con-
troll Congress, II hos been pretty
clearly demonstrated that the Federal
Judiciary does not come up to that
standard, aud one of the strongest ar
guments for Democrats against Judge
Davis Supreme Court bill was tho fact
that President Arthur, IN intense par
tisan, would likely appoint all those
new judges from men Of his own ilk'
We had lesson the people will not be
slow to forget in the tribunal created to
settle the contested election between
Hayes aud Tildcn, when the judges
taken gowns aud all from the Supreme
bench, twisted the same point both
ways--onc way in Florida and another
way in Orcgon--to suit party ends.
PmoSo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-31

10 The Ncwburyport (Mass)
Herald remarks that the Phillisiines
who object to Walt Whitman as OBJ
scene would find the same in tho Bible,
Homer, Virgil, Shakespeare and' III
fact, almost all the great poets and
writers of every age. Attorney Gen
cral 'Marston would have suppressed
the Song of Songs, and have clapped
Solomon into the jug as Il corr''ptor
Of youth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-31
West Randolph.

West Randolph.
--"'Buckshot Bill" has been in town.
He tells many yarns about his life
among the Indians,
Rev. {. j. Smith preached his
farewell sermon at the Christian church
Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Phillips has been
engaged to supply the pulpit.
Rev. Mr.. Forest Of Randolph
Center preached in the Baptist church
Sunday. In the evening he gave n
lecture to the young people.
-Alyira Griswold has u bull calf,
high blood, that weighed III pounds
when two days old.
EARLY amber cane seed is for sale
by w. w. Morton. Several, includ-
ing your correspondent, will raise u
patch this ',on.
Frank Boutwell, has opened gro
Gerry store under Montgomery's store.
The High School will close the
9th. A class will graduate at that
time and there will he II public exam
nation.
"A new piper arrived in town last
week. 1t is said TO have fine voice
and good ear for music. lie is stop
ping with $. d. Piper.
There was dance in Liberal Hall
Friday evening.