The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-23
SENSE AND NONSENSE.

DENSE AND NVNNENSEs
Mormon women do not keep open
house on New Years Day, and they never
look for anything in their stockings on
Christmas. They have all they can do
to be Mormons.-FreeP Press.
The area in tobacco in the United
States in 1880, was 637 $50 acres, and the
product 473, l07 ,573 pounds, lower pro-
duction than in some previous years.
Kentucky produced SO per cent. of the
crop, Virginia ranking next, and Penn
sylvania next to her. Fifteen States
produced SO per cent. of the whole.
Montreal is overrun with horde of
rats that are devouring the cats. II this
thing continues, folks in the city will
pass their nights pounding on the wall
fend away, instead of hurting bootjacks
drat yer peltr' 1t it will be change,
anyway.
Occasionally we meet o philosopher.
Ragbag did the coal-hole act and got up,
terribly bruised and injured. But he
was apparently not angry or grieved.
Somebody said to him: "You don't seem
to mind the fall?" He replied: IT didn't
particularly like it, but of course I'm
going to get over feeling mad about it
some time, and may as well begin now
as tomorrow"
They have way Of letting man down
easy in Chicago. When o prominent
citizen got drunk at wedding, and, be-
ing called on for q speech, rallied the
father of the bride because he didn't
have his other family residing on the
East side present at the wedding, and so
kicked up perfect hades of time, the
papers said merely that "the remarks of
Mr.. Jowls were somewhat inappropri
ate."
There is nothing which gives man so
much confidence in passing beneath the
roof of building, from which the snow
is being shovelled, as to hear the voice
of the hired man on the roof shovel in
hand, head averted, hoarsely whisper
ing down the chimney, words of love to
the chamber maid, making beds below.
There won't be any snow slide until the
hired man gets his answer from the hue.
Hymn Bee.
Jute is probably to be one of the lead
ing crops in the Southern States. Its
fibre is used in making gunny sacks,
bagging and other coarse articles, and
the imported article is used in many
finer textile fabrics. The plant grows
we'll in Louisiana. The seed came from
India, where it is leading crop. Many
million pounds of the fibre are shipped
into the United States every year.
The Rev. DIR. Leonard Bacon left an
article on the Mormons unfinished the
night before he died, intending to finish
it next day. He took the ground that
the determination of polygamy had be-
come imperative, and the last completed
paragraph was caustic arraignment Of
the. the late Jim Fisk as a social offender
of She sort, but in far less degree than o
Mormon. The doctor must have thought
the Mormons pretty lively offenders.
He was shrewd grocer, and when the
lady, who was going to have the sewing
society, came down Tor jug Of vinegar,
he filed the jug with whisky. And
folks quietly asked her where she bought
her vinegar, and the next day the grocer
sold six barrels Of cheap vinegar to his
customers who thronged his store. And
though they were all pretty mad. they
couldn't very well kick, as he had given
them what they called for, and then to
say anything would be to:get laughed at.
All woollen dresses are simply made,
the leading colors being Vandyck brown,
Venetian green, mahogany red and royal
blue. the latter being special favorite.
These serviceable suits are trimmed with
bands Of soft gray fur brought from the
Sicily Isles-a pretty and effective trim
ming which is inexpensive and quite
durable. For trimming street dresses
of more expensive description Russian
and Lapland furs are in great demand.
Silver and blue fox are among the fancy,
furs, while the costly sables hold their
sl.--k l. l.