The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-01
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preston in his face whether it is there or
not.
Conscience is o coward, and those
faults it has not strength enough to pre-
vent it seldom has justice enough to
accuse.
Every man ought to act and speak
with such integrity that no one would
have occasion to doubt his simple affirma-
tior.
The virtue of prosperity is temper
ance; the virtue of adversely fortitude,
which, in morals, is the more heroic
virtue.
An active and faithful memory doubles
life; for it brings a man upon its stage
with all those who heve made their
exits.
A truly good man had rather be de-
ceived than be suspicious, and rather
forego his own right than run the ven
ture of doing even hard thing.
The New Orleans Picayune says that
politician once laid on the shelf should
never be taken down again. Unless you
desire to preserve the poor man in spirits.
San Francisco has expressed desire
for brass bands in churches. Tire good
people of Frisco will be wanting to
smoke and drink beer next. There is no
satisfying some people.
It is really very little use teaching q
future great man penmanship. When
be gets to mans estate he is sure to write
as if he we're drawing Q design for a cob
web factory.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, claims to
have a fine record for resigning Office.
He says that he has resigned every Office
that he has held, with the exception of
State Senator and United States Senator.
Miss Lillian Taylor, daughter of Bay
ard Taylor, has translated with success
two of Mr.. Booths acting plays into
German. Mr. Booth will use this trans
lation during his German engagement
next summer.
The Boston Courier says: "a good
many people would like to be P. M. of
Boston. In order to occupy this place,
they will have to get up early in the A.
NJ" And keep on the right side of an
M. g.
A western paper says that man on
the New York police force is 81 years of
age. When we reflect that the cause of
justice in that city is somewhat queer,
we are not disposed to dispute the state
ment.
The only girl that Mr.. Charles Francis
Adams ever expressed an admiration for
was named Floes. An ice girl was Floe.
but she was death to sea-dogs or barks
who came to visit her, and she could not
endure schooners.
A New York rat catcher says that
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every year, and he thinks that another
fifty years will bring them down to the
size Of mice. This country seems to be
degenerating every way.
Mrs. Mary Durant, of Elkhart, Ind,
blind for twenty five years, claims that
her eye sight has been restored through
prayer, and won't admit that. sus-
picion that her husband kissed the serv-
ant girl had anything to do with the re-
covery.
According to Professor Young the to-
tai quantity of light emitted by the sun
is equal to {, 300, 0OO, 600 600 OO0, 900 ,OOO,-
OOO, 900 candles. We never tried to burn
so many candles at one time, but it seems
q good deal of tallow. There is money
in these candles for some fellow.
When women are the advisers, the
lords of creation don't take the advice
till they have persuaded themselves that
it is Just what they had intended to do;
then they act upon it, and il it succeeds
they give the weaker vessel half the
credit; il it fails, they generally give her
the WHOLE Louisa NJ. Alcott.
A Louisville boy stole his mothers
hooking bird and sold it to man who
had just lost one, taking the dead bird in
exchange. The good lady was over
whelmed at the death of her pet and
gave him fearful burial, at which her
con, the money jingling in his pocket,
assisted with great solemnity.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch pub
fishes accounts of the winter wheat crop
from over $50 different points in Kansas,
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Michigan, all of which are quite favor.
able, and represent the wheat crop in an
advance state, and the prospects for
good crop 70 be very ane.
The clergymen of Chicago are deter
mined TO put . stop to Sunday night
theatricals. They can do it by giving o
better show themselves, so % to draw
the crowd end make the theaters lose
money. Fair competition is always Il.
lowable.
"Drinkwaser il dead At last" said
Jonesbury - he entered the house the
other evening. "Oh, dearr' exclaimed
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