The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-03-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Tramways are projected between many
villages in Italy on the roads built by the
old Romans.
The latest aesthetic slang the ladies use
when reproving their admiring gentle
men friends is, You flatter too awfully
perfectly much"
A shoemaker advertises to make tenn
perance boots end shoes, or, in other
words, boots and shoes that are never so
tight as to be disagreeable.
"Don't you think that Miss Brown is
very sweet girl?" asked Henry. "Oh,
yes, very sweet" replied Jane; THAT Is
to say, she is well preserved
There is prevailing superstitious ter
ror of the number thirteen. That's prob
ably the reason that the small boy has
terror of his mothers slipper.
General Butler says one Of the two
things he regrets is that he never hanged
an editor. And this after all the free
advertising the newspapers have done
for him!
As the average salary of Government
clerks in France is only about $500 o
year, ambitions young men in that coun-
try are seldom paralyzed with craze for
office.
1t is thought that "Clara Belle, "of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, is man. No man,
however, could write so intelligently of
woman's dress, except, perhaps, j Jefferson
Davis.
"a little girl, seeing two love birds
billing and cooling, was told that they
were making love. why don't they
marry?" she asked; "then they would
not make love any more"
Any time during the first two weeks OF
February will be the proper occasion for
predicting late spring. The later you
can make it the more you will please
folks who don't eat onions.
Nellie Grant Sartoris who has been
visiting the daughter of Surgeon General
Barnes iwho was one of her bridesmaids)
in Washington, retains the charms OF
her girlhood days.
Oscar Wilde, the Boston Traveller as
serts, went to his lecture in that city in
knee-breeches and long hose. Discover
ing the plagiarism of the sixty Harvard
students, he sent to his hotel for the con-
ventional evening dress of the average
man, and thus attired made his appear
ance upon the stage. This was the
cause of the twenty minutes delay in
beginning the lecture.
The very latest thing out is the paint
and powder" party. Invitations have
been issued by New York lady for
dinner and on the invitations are writ
ten paint and powder" The ladies
will come attired in the last century
costumes, with paint and patches and
powdered hair. 1t is said that the
gentlemen will also appear in the male
costumes of that period, but this is not
certain. This dinner will be much
talked of event.
The Philadelphia Press says: "The
old story about ex-President Wheeler's
approaching marriage with a Chicago
lady, formerly of Washington, the
widow of DIR. John NJ. Woodwork, late
Superintendent of the Marine Hospital
service, is revived with an appearance of
authenticity. He has been twice to see
her lately, and is going again. She was
one of the most solicitous and faithful
watchers at the deathbed OF his late wife,
and Mr.. Wheeler, in turn, was assidu-
ously attentive in Dr. Woodworth's last
hours"
The lion (Herkimer County, Citizen
remarks: "Some wealthy Boston tanners
have purchased the hemlock bark on 49,
600 acres of timber land in the Adiron-
dack region, and propose to strip the
trees. We thought the Legislature had
contracted to preserve the great northern
wilderness for the purpose Of promoting
the rainfall OF the State, and OF supply
ing the Erie Canal and Hudson river
with water enough to float boats. We
can't spare hemlock bark for tanning
purposes any longer. Let some one in
vent substitute"
Superstitious people are relating of the
late Mrs. Caroline Richings-Bernard that
q few months ago, on the thirteenth an
niversary of her wedding. she gave din
ner party at which there CHANGED to be
thirteen persons present, and that the
occurrence made an unpleasant impress
sion on her mind; that on the 18th of
month she signed a contract which was
one Of the most unfortunate business
transaction OF her life, and by which she
lost about $50 900, and that she was sick
thirteen days, and died at the close OF
the 18th day of January.
As car was on its way down town
Yesterday, it was halted by the
vigorous shouts and gestures of man
nearly block away. He finally reached
the car, putting and blowing, dropped
into seat for = minute, and then began
feeling for his nickel to pay fare with.
He went through every pocket twice