The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-22
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Inc execution OF the assassin OF fre6l'
dent Garfield will not be public.
When it comes to descending aladder,
the bravest of us generally back down.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
company's loan was placed in London
above par.
The New Workers are shortly to be
treated to the spectacle of boa-constric-
tor swallowing living calf.
Iowa will vote on q prohibitory amend
ment to the State constitution June 9th.
Indications favor its adoption.
Mr.. Muller, of Bristol. on the occa-
sion of his recent visit to Jerusalem, ad-
dressed two companies of lepers.
Since the first of the month nineteen
saloons have been licensed at Ottumwa,
Ia, at $1,000 each, and SIS, 900 paid into
the city treasury.
The first Chinaman come to Marlbor-
ough, Mass, has just been mobbed off.
He wanted to start laundry, but got
''cleaned out" himself. -
At Toranto colored man was ap-
pointed letter-carrier, and the other
carriers, some fifty in number, refused
to work if the negro was taken on.
There are over 200 applicantions before
the President for appointments to men,
bership on the tariff commission of nine,
recently authorized by congress.
The Montreal ship laborers are &C
cepting work from ship owners at
20 and 22H cents per hour. A further
detachment OF English stevedores was
landed there recently.
A chap who sent us poem beginning
"When twilight dews are falling fast
upon the rosy lea" has since married
Rosa Lee, and now the weekly dues are
falling faster upon him.
Considerable variety is displayed in
fringes. Some of the patters are exquis-
itely ornamented, and form rich effect
used separately or in combination with
passementeric headings.
OF certain brand of whisky, on be-
produce headache, Artemus Ward said:
''Ah, my mistake must have been that
did not drink quite barrel"
Zone touch Of NATURE" etc. Street
preacher--"I now ask, brethren, what
can / do to move you in this world Of
wickedness?" 'A-ry-'Send round the
at, guv'nor, That1l move EN-"
Mr.. Seligman is reported as saying
that the taking Of the 81. 000, 900 Atchison
loan by Barring Brothers and the Nc
Calmounts indicates that Europe is pre-
pared to take good American securities
again.
eff I had million dollars, said young
Brown, ~ would"-''No you wouldn't"
interrupted Jeems; "you would be big
ger fool than you are" Jeems was
rather rude, but nevertheless he told the
truth"
The mayor of Fall river has refused
to licence woman to sell liquor, not,
it is stated. because the occupation
would not become her sex, but on the
ground that it would be unfair to the
other dealers.
In the New York senate, the bill to
organize q railroad commission failed to
receive the constitutional majority, and
was laid aside. The Democrats insist
that the commissioners should be elected
by the people.
Kate Sprague has been to Cincinnati,
on the invitation Of citizens, to arrange
for the transportation of the body of her
father, the late Chief Justice Chase,
from Washington to Spring Grove
cemetery.
Teacher.--''Suppose that you have
two sticks o. candy and your big broth
er gives you two more. how many have
you got then?" Little boy (snaking his
hesd) "You don't know him; he amt
that kind of boy"
The Paris correspondent Of Harper's
Bazaar says that small children are wear
ing sashes of much narrower ribbons
than formerly. No. ~. for instance being
favorite width.
"How beautiful is Shakspere, Adolf
plus |" lisped Arethusa, - she turned
the pages Of the immortal bard. "'Na-
lures sweet restorer.' Isn't that fine :"
Beautiful" said Adolphus. How
appropriate motto for hair restora-
tive r.
Patti says il 10 her ambition ITO live
quietly and sing to the poor" Her sys-
tenn Of gratifying this ambition il 10 take
mighty good care that by the time the
people get in whore they can hear her
sing, they are very poor.
II Il hard TO believe that Any ono
should have been 70 foolish - = aftempt
to bride Legislator with railrood pass,
inasmuch - il would b. next 10 impoo-
sible to find legislator Who was not
already provided for IN this regard.
aha askad tha CLARK II ha vas noaitivo