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CONSTANCY.


HE SAID:
And leaned ash spoke on the pasture bars.
That he vowed by the heavens blue
ny the silyery moon and the shining stars
10 ever prove leal and true.
Men change, tits true . he said "but oh!
Believe me, my own true love,
AFFECTION like mine, us time will show =
has strength that no power can move"
SHE sAID:ss
mo fear ordoubts, beloved, have1,
For deep In this heart of mine rg
Is II love that will neverlim or die, -N'
But will last for aye-like thinel''
He gave hera ring and fond caress,
While her tears like a torrent fell; ~
AS with faltling words and in sore distress,
He babe her long farewell
But the man in the moon, who had often
viewed fHi7f hl
Such tender scenes, ween,
Winked knowingly then, as the lovers stood
Beneath, In the silvery sheen.
Two summers with blossom and bug were
Two winters with frost and snow;
And again the manin the moon looked down
On the whirling world below.
And what did he see? Why, the lover had won
A widow With wealth galore,
While the maiden had welded, that very
The clerk pf dry-goods store. =
Quoth the nan In the moon: SsIt's exactly
now n t
As itswas then the world began, -
No weaker thing than a womans vow,
Exceptingthe VOWS of aman."
These thing have given the man in the moon
Such cynldil views OF life
That this is the reason he lives alone,
And neyeIhas taken wife. tn5
-R. H. Converse. IN PHILADELPHIA Cal.
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PITH AND POINT.

To speak OF the thread of IN arpu.
ment would imply that the whole thing
is ''yarn. ~ y. life.
The late Mr.. Yale, of New Haven,
left a fortune Of $8,000,000. Like sam.
son, his strength was in his locks. -
Rochester {, Post-Erpress, n. d.
-Greenburg pa. men shot tramp
for stealing potatoes from their field.
Such conduct is tuber-rootal for any
thing. ~ Pittsburgh Ielegraph,
Six months after marriage: eWocl,
weel, Sandy, how dye like tho little
leddyP' "Ah, weel, Alec, III nae deny
that she has fine conversational pow
ers. Chicago Tribune, ''s'
"A Pennsylvania lady ninety-three
years of age milks, washes and bakes
for family of three persons. A great
deal.can be got ont OF did people ii they
are properly managed. Young people
do not get enough rest. - Louisville
Courier-Johrtidk. e1f t3st8
--'Gentlemen,' y said the Texas man
In the restaurant when the waiter
dumped a plate of hot soup down his
back, gentlemen, don't laugh. ~ As
he had risen to his feet and drawn two
reyolvers, his wishes were respected
The New York Morning Journal
says that "a man in Harlem is, SO fat
that the shadow he casts is as round ms
a ball" He's pretty corpulent, no
doubt; but there Is man In Norristown
SO fat that his shadow leaves a grease
spot wherever IL touches. --Norristos0n
Herald is,4-,at lest te.f.,.
acknowledge xaift HISS f.J sss Ell
Knowledge-who hath III nay not thou,
Pale student, poildering thy futile lore;
a little space 10 shall be thine, as now
Twas his whose funeral passes at thy door
Last night clown that scarcely knew to spell;
Now ne knows all. o wondrotis mifaclei
t@.rsaa lni Atlantic.
I'D vas petter,p said the German
tourist at Watkins Glen, who fell over
precipice into a gprgling brook, I'D
was petterdat Watkins pud up some OF
does warning dangers pill poards so
dem prides und grooms apoud here
doan attend deTe funerals. IN Y.
Nal. 81.
When Lord Coleridge returns to his
native cath and writes a book about
America, we trust he will not say that:
Shieago is larger State than Hoboken;
"a ~ LOUISVILLE Is an lSthmus that con-
.Iv = California and Hartford; that the
- ton River is beautiful city; that
agSeghanies are a lovely archipel-
Brod that Idaho is the capital Of
to -N-Pack.
til whirlp2g up to it: 81 can swim the
Iat in con Niagara = said stranger
ed man ON Nal whisper to hardware
m ..Can youAward avenue yesterday.
ty- like some afeel that I can. should
iii try it if you from you. 1 Would YOU
led sir, ! wouldn'pe2p mo. sir-tno.
ian man who hasnk of such thing. A
led q year, nor had in bath-tub for
or, month, wouldn'tslean shirt for a
ow show with whirl4 the ghost Of 4
ce- go and tackle ! You'd better
the gradually work up tot water and
FfeSS; sDstro1 Free
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-12-01

An old sea Captain is preparing to
make fortune by running into South
Africa with an ice-making machine that
will turn out four tons of CONCEALED
ice day. He will locate in East Lon
don, where imported ice sells for sixty
two cents and half a pound, and will
try to equal the success that attended
the efforts in like direction of a man
who attempted to cool the parched
throats of The people of San Salvador,
Central America. First thing we know
those savages will be setting up ice.
cream booths to ruin the youth Of the
country. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
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THE iOQUI SNAKE DANCE.
A Legend add Solemn Religious Ceremony
of the RIOiui Indians of Arizona.

VI
9aI THE LEGEND. -,
In the coSntrv of Tusayan. an ancient
province Il Northern. Arizona ''', there
lived n neoble-the remote ancestors Of
the nreselt Moonis An entarnTisi,,f.
youth Of this people. desiring to dis
cover thesources of rain constructed n.
raft and assembled q great river until Il
the banks and cliffs Seemed 10 reach
the heavens The voufb was kindly
received NV fine peo1Ie of that region
and he married a wife and remained
there several wears. After This he re-
turned ohis own country. accomnanied
by his wife. His own neon1e were re-
ioiced to see him and gave his wife q
most fIattering feception and kindly
treatment. TRis Ehdness aroused the
jealousy of the Mooui ma1dens and
caused her TO he IN object of envy and
persecution among them. The wife
kept her troubles to herself. but in
the course of tine, gave birth to a
great serpent which made war on the
tribe as enemiesl of his mother. and
drove them into another region of
country. where hemet another serpent
which killed him. The victorious SER
pent welcomed the fugitive people to
his-own country and babe them rem ain
in it. They did $50 and that is the
present country and people known as
the syMoqui-Pueblos, and this legend
gavesris to
THE SNAKE DANCE.
This dance was instituted and is per-
petiafed' in honor Of. the serpent pro,
tecter of the tribe, and to insure a
SUNNY Of rain. At first the snake
danoe. was .solemnized every wear
This caused too much rain, and the
country was. Inundated with floods
Afterwards the dance was solemnize6
once in ,'seven years. The country
wag then afflicted with drought and
famfi,Is. M The rule now is to perform
theisnake dance once in two years
This. is supposed to induce the proper
am0nT4f OF El.aAn. Among ltlpSo4 zDeOD1i
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HE SAID:
And leaned The spoke on the pasture bars
That he vowed by the heavens blue
by the silverymoon and the shining stars
To ever prove leal and true.
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A person can not be estopped from
declaring his signature to note a
forgery merely because after plaintiff
had taken the note he did not notify her
that 1t was a forgery. as soon as he
knew that his name purported to be
signed to it. Matter Of Zell's Appeal,
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania.
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Aamphor il tsspeut,ne.

and 1AmpAor II tsspentins.
CAeAsiie Aid, Cseosese-Whsn, this
eemplajnt Aepesda open infjsa0at5se
ss16S pajp hsslG ~ Aptltsasioa ef
par. oseosote or carbolje acid geueraliy
misigates o. quits ssli6ves The psin.
Reichenbach first suggested tho use Of
. aDooth wsah Of ersosots water but
aftsrward recommended that,
when the nerve il exposcd. y email
piece Of cotton wet with cre0sOte should
be introduced into the carious cavity,
but in such \ manner ~ not toexert any
or much pressure. Care should also
BE- taken to protect the gums, cheek
and tongue from the corrosive action of
the liquid. This effect may be olivia
ted by using a mixture of Is parts creo
snte to 10 If c0llOdiOn. 1t was at tirst
supposed that creOsote exerted an anti
sceptic influence. preventing the extern
sion of carries. This impression is rath
or erroneous. In cases of rheumatic
ode ntalgia = month wash containing
creosote relieves the pain. The same
preparation is useful to correct the to
tor of the breath. Caiho!ic acid can be
substituted for creUsote, aud you are
more apt to get pnre preparation of
the former than of the latter.
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esass in her shoughtisss giving up 1t
.sssry moment IF time aud ofevsry re-
uasi Of nsrveus foSes t. he 0Ai1y -
1asda q her hes6sholA, - has s1se
lutely no oppostunity lsh fer sitting &C
tho Masters feet. Society 10 NOT, in
our cities, given up 20 wholly to the
young 40 it was = lew ysars ago. In
fact, there can bs no social success
where only the crudity OF early youth
appears on tho scene. Older people
who bring to the trout the tact, the o.
perience aud the knowledge which they
have gained through the years. must
mingle N the social gathering if it is to
he witty. brilliant and attractive. The
mother. must be in the van, and the
daughters, as befts their age, u little
in the sheltsring shadow if we are to
have the ideal social life growing out
of the ideal home life.
am very fond Of the Helens and Ju
las. l like their sparkle, tiheir vivsci
ty, their esprit. but l do not like their
want OF consideration for mother. if
she -, Perhaps, a little old fashiousd,
a little tired. u little diaident and
frightened in the blaze Of their spi~n
DOR. True and tenderly-loving daugh
tiers will never be cont~nted to let mo
theirs efface themselves, eve though
self-denisl be al easy maternal duty
COngregGtiOaGlist.
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"JUST HIS LUCK"

''I'm hungry aud ragged, and half
sick and lead. broke muttereda tramp
yesterday. ~ he sat down for a sun
bath on the wharf At the foot of Girls
void street ; ''but it.. just my luck"
Last fall got into Detroit just two
hours too late to cell my vote. Nobody
to blame. Found . big wallet on the
street in December, and four police
came mp before l could hide it. Luck
again. Got knocked down by a street
Car, but there was no opening for a suit
and damages, because l vas drunk.
just the way. Last fall nails were way
down. uknew there'd bc Ia rise, but I
didn't buy and hold for the advance.
Lost ten Thousand dollars ont and out.
Aims that way with me. Glass went
up twenty five per cent. but hadn't a
pane on hand. excepting the pain in
my back. Never knew it to fail. Now
lumber's gone up, and l don't own even
Il fence picket to realize N Just me
again. Fell into the river the 'totller
day. but instead of pulling me ont aud
giving me 4 hot whisky they pulled mo
out and told me to leave town or I'd
get the bounce. That's me again.
Now I've got settled down here for "a
bit of Il rest and a snooz e, but I'll be
routed out in less than fifteen minutes
and l know it. tn be Just my behaDg
ed luck !"
He settled down, slid his hat over
his face. and was just beginning to feel
slice " when a hundred pounds of coal
down OH him.
II knew i'll knew it shouted the
as he sprang up and rubbed the
dust of his head said 20 all the
time. and l just wish the dnrned old
hog~head had cone down along with
The coal and jammed me through the
the wharf" Detroit Free Press.
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TIE 1DCUArOx or @IkLx

A6l6p 11 1asSt Eiss, jsss
|aase1Gi >yoek Cte1, essssins in
it, initial nsashss - Interesting letter
fts,ss AEiss Losiss n. Aieses in which.
after espssssins approval Of the objects
Of the pavss, che seys ~ can only
hope that with the new and frees ideas
now coming up ssGs5 u the good old
wsys may b. ssstorst. The respect
shown I the aged. modest women, sim
pie dr.ss. housekeeping daughters
learning from good moshers the do,n-s
tic arts 40 much better than tho too eat
~ frivolity and freedom - many girls
enjoy now. The little daughter sent
me by my diving slater has given me n
renewed interest in the education of
girls, and a fresh anxiety concerning
tho sort of society abe il to enter by
and Ivy. Health omc tirst, and early
knowledge of truth, obedience and self
control. Then, ~uch necessary l-ssons
all must learn, aud later, such accomplish
ments as txstevand talent lead her u
desire. A profession or taste to fall
buck upon in time Of need, that she
may not be dependent Of too proud to
w."k for her bread. Experience. is the
hest teacher, and with good health,
good principles aud q good education, |
any girl can make hsr ow" way, and be
the Drawer and better for the 'eaerli"u
and discipline. No late hours, unwl"le
some pleasures aud dress, no mixing of
school aud Irritation. but simple amms-
msnt.. dairy dnties, aud . purpo.c in
lite to Keep them girls Mt heart even
while preparing fOr the work and hap
piLess 1T wOauen.''
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MOTHERS AND

Said one dark-eyed woman to her
neighb0r. in the public conveyance
which accommodated q throng Of pas
sengere.
"She has completely efaced herself
for her daughters. Everything is done
to accommodate Helen and Julia, aud
Mrs. - is superseded. 1t doesn't
seem just right to me that q mother
should be kept altogether in the back
ground"
"Oh," said the sweet looking lady to
whom this was addressed, s.self-denih
il easy to mothers. What is a mothers
life anyway but q sacrifice all through T.
/ agree with the first speaker. 1t
doesn't seem right to me that the He
lens and JuIiae, bright, beautiful. be-
witching though they may BE-. should
step to the front in selfish absorption
aud ~monOpolize the best things. while
''mother," q pale, c0lorless, worn out
figure, is wearing old dresses, reading
old books, or none at all, seeing few
friends, and living a h0mdrum life of
routine, chiefly enlivened by conflicts
with Bridget's stupidity and Norah's i'm
%pertinence. Indeed, it ia not right, aud
Helen and Julia, flashing like butter
flies in the sunny morning OF youth,
would be the last to enjoy their warm
and cosy home if they felt that they
responsible for the monotooy Of their
mothers existence. Mother is herself
easy to blame. For self. denial is easy
indeed to q real mother. From the hour
when her nature first over brimmed
with the tidal rapture which sweeps
full bloode6 into the heart that cradles
a babe. through the weary, watching
hours of teething and whooping consh,
humps and measles, on through school
days, aud vacation day. and counting
days, the mothers life is poured out
and given necessarily for her children!
So it should be in a sense. In every
child the mother renews her youth. and
each son aud daughter is an addition
to the whole wealth.
But some Of you mothers, to whom I
am talking, carry your self.sacrifice so
far that you forget that you have any
life Of your own, for your own. for
which you are responsible to God. You
spend your strength SO freely and 20
recklessly during the years of your
children's childhood that you have no
elasticity, no resources, no health LETT
to spare by the time they are gown up.
Yon so devote your skill and talents to
the materialside of the house that You
have no time to keep up with the cur
rent of the worlds thought, OF to grow
up Intellectually with your Young PEG
pie. Many . good woman suffers her
religious life t. droop aud languish be
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TELEPHONE

1xZ1xA ~ ANxIxLx xVZV
II guess l hat my telephone took
out Of my house," said u resident
of the eastern part of tho city, as
he took Il seat beside Manager
jackson the other day.
"Anything wrong I"
eyes, eafrytlngs il wrong" was
the d0leful answer.
"Perhaps the battery needs moro
water r.
"Vhell, maybe so, but I doan'
keep no track Of dot. You see,
l vhas down to my beesuess a good
deal. In der morning, after l was
gone a leedle While. somepody rings
ab0udt sixteen hundred times and
scates my old vhoman half TO death.
She asks Who vas deere, and some
pody answers: Hello! Shake,
vas dot YOU! Say, Shake, how
abondt dot Ieedle gal dot wrote you
dot letter? Ha! ha! ha! Und dot
makes my White so madt dot she
shumps oop und down und pulls
her hair, und when l comes home
she goes for me like some tigers.
Vhas dot der right vhay to put up
some slObs on a man {"
mo, Of course not"
"Und pooty Queek after dot some
body else rings Cop my house two
tousand times. und my White almost
faints AWAY. When she asks who
vhas deere somepody answers Say,
Shake, / saw you riding ondt init
yoif White o. der Lake road last
Sunday Doan' he afraidt-I
doan' give away! Und den my
Wife vllas madt enough to bust in
two. und vheu ! comes home she
sthrikes at me NIT der teapot. Dc
you call him telephone conve
nience {"
II call it a shame sir"
"'Vhell, some Odder times some |
pody goes r-r-r-r-ring-ing.ing.ring
like tunder, und my Wife vhas AZ
pale ash II bedquilt. She tiuks dot
vhas some Occident to me, or some
bowed up NIT her sister.
Her heart beats like it would slump
oudt on der floor, und when she
asks who vhas killed, somepody an
swers: 'lsh dot you Shakei Say,
Shake, how much You gift dot po
to keep sthill on you, eli I
All! dot vhas a fiue racket, Shake,
but if der Oldt vhomans drops on 1t
you vhas gone oop like GiIderoy's
Den my vhife she vhas madt
some more, und sue packs oop her
trunks, ind she vhas all ready to
60 When l comes home. Was dot
some more convenience by electri
:ity :"
II shall certainly look into the
matter. Such thugs must be stop
"Und sometimes somepody rings
shust like cats, und my
'hife wants to know who vhas dot.
Ne! Who vas met KatieH Who
has Katiei Why, Shake, doan'
'ou know dot viddcr vhOmans You
net on der boat! Say, Shake. how
has der oldt vhomaus to days.
ind how vhas dot Oh me when I
,oes homes Uud how can l make
Ter oldt vhomans pellet I vhas in
ny saloon all der time, und dot II
loan' know some vidder vhomans
rom a load Of hay? I tell you,
'lisser Shackson, dot telephone
Freaks oop my family it l doan'
ook oudt. Eafery day it is 'Hello!
Shake !" uud eafery evening when
comes home it is some more cry
ng und talking like l vhas der
'orst man in Detroit"
He was promised speedy and per
nanent relief, aud as he backed up
talrs TO the side walk he said: -
"Vhell, dot makes me feel like 1
vhas happy. If somepody WANTS
o Hello! Shakev on me let him
ONE to my saloon. I gift him some
telephone convenience so he vhas
anne for six months - Detroit
Free Press. |.
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SUNSHINE Ar HONE


MAUD MILLER.
No matter the season
Wherever we roam.
If We have that great blessins-
Sweet sunshine at hoane;
With . room of our own
Where to read and to write,
And bright faces to welcome
Our coming ut night
1t matters not either
The cold or the heat,
When u loved ones they hasten
Our footsteps to greet.
Dear faces Of father.
And mother and wife
And then the dear children,
The joy Of our life.
Yes ! now pretty darlings
Put ON your best dress,
And receive that fond blessing
A fathers carcss.
What arc losses or gains
At the end Of the dsyl
When q father ran Join
With his children ut play
Yes sunshine at home
It il better than gold,
Or the rarest of Jewels
That mines can unfold.
And that man he is happy
Where'er he may roam
Who 10 sure of that blessing
Bright sunshine at home.
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-04-26

Col. Nj. |. Ludington, Chief Quartermas-
ter, is expected to arrive at headquarters in
short time.
Capt Gilbert G. Smith has entered upon
his duties as Depot Quartermaster at Van
couver Barracks.
1t. G. w. Goethals, Chief Engineer officer
of the department. returned this week from
his trip into the Moses country.
1t. Abner Pickering. 2nd Inf, reported
at headquarters yesterday morning, and will
probably remain for week or more.
Master Elwood Evans, son of Capt. G.. W.
Evans, DIST Inf, who has been attending
school in Baltimore, joined his father a few
days since.
Gen. Rufus Saxton. Chief Q. NJ. Of the
| Division of the Pacific, is Oh the incoming
steamer on a toar of inspection Through the
| department.
| Col. Jas B. Fry. retired visited head
quarters on Monday last accompanied by
Senator Dolph, Judge Deadly and n. w.
| Corbett of Portland.
1t is getting to be a generally accepted
impression that the 2lst Infantry will not
be removed east until the Northern Pacific
railroad is completed
The wife and daughter of Capt. Jas. A
Haughey, 2lst Inf, sailed for New York on
the 18TH from England, and are now once
more on American soil.
1t. c. NJ. Trutt. Olaf Inf, has relin.
pushed his leave of absence for the purpose
OF going into the Held with his company, now
in Chief Moses country.
Capt. w. A. Elderkin, Chief Com. Sub
OF the department, reported for duty yes
terday. Capt Cushing, who is relieved, will
depart for the east about May LIST.
The military bridge across the Spokane
near Fort Spokane was recently washed
away. 1t was a great convenience for the
post, and will probably be rebuilt soon.
1t. John NJ. Ross, 2lst Inf. left yesterday
en- route tor Fort Townsend in charge of a
detachment OF recruits. Lit. G. A. Williams,
2lst Inf, also took charge Of detachment
for Fort Candy.
BY order of the War Department Capt.
II. Ii. Pierce. 2lst lnf., has been relieved
from duty at the Forest Grove Academy,
aud remains oa duty with his company at
Vancouver Barracks.
While on his recent trip into the country
OF Chief Moses, It. w. Il. Abercrembe, Pad
Inf. was engaged in making an enumera-
ton of the Indians for the information of
Washington authorities.
The U. s. Grand Jury at st. Louis has ig-
nored the charges against the late Major +.
d. Baker, U. 5. Army. arising out of the
purchase of certain mules for the Govern
msnt from various dealers in that city in
the summer of 1851