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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08
Tall Times liz store.

Something is very likely to happen
next year. If not next year the year
after. Prophecyings and miracles seem
to have broken loose all along the line.
The attack began in Canada, where one
would suppose the winter air cool
enough to tone down undue cerebral
action. Virgins had it. His great blow
about tornado next March, attracted
the attention of "three worlds" as the
ministers say. They were Canada, the
United States and New Jersey. Then
Cincinnati got it, The prophet was one
Swormstedt, who is exceedingly liberal
in the unfoldings of the future. Next
year, "even if nothing splits more than
what is cracked" We ale to have a
financial panic, communistic war, great
whirlwind (which Satan will whirl out of
jeremiah XIV, seven great comets
(also under the control of Satan which
will re enforce the sun until light will be
thrown upon many dark subjects. There
are also to be earthquakes, and so on.
But the Lord will restore double to
us. All who survive these "hard times
will stand chance of being at the mil
lennium, which is to begin forty years
sooner in the United States than in other
parts of the world. Persons desiring a
safe place of refuge meanwhile are in
vited to resort to the immediate neigh
borhood of the great pyramids OF Egypt,
which are old settlers upon the face of
the earth and do not mind this sort OF
thing. After the spring of 1885 they
may safely return to this country.
New York had it next, but not so bad
This one is medium, and the medium, OF
course is always safest, as the ancient
Romans we'll knew. He is a Psychic
artist. He can "sense" conflicts and
wars in the spirit world, where common
sense is of no use to man. He foresaw
the shooting of President Garfield (bui
not the location of the ball). According
to spirit guides the last king or queen OF
England now sits. upon the throne
Queen Victoria is to be succeeded by an
Irish President whose name will be Pat
rick Mclaughlin. After three years
comes the millennium.
The Herald is obliged to confess that
some of these things are strain upon its
faith. That something unusual is likely
to happen next April we can readily be-
lieve. Mayor Harrison and Mike Nc
Donald have agreed with us and made a
note of it, Something more is likely to
happen within three years. But the
prophets are mistaken in basing their eX-
pectations of the millennium upon
the prospective coming in of Demo
cratic administration.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS

A glass spire is to be a feature of
new Presbyterian church IN Phlla-
delphia.
Electric lights are to be placed in all
the rooms on the main floor of the new
capitol of Albany.
A company is organizing in Portland
with $500 900 capital to buy Cushing's
island, Maine, and fix it up for summer
resort.
1t is said that consumptiye parents
may save their children much of the
hereditary faint by raising them ION the
bottle"
Nearly all of the girls employed at the
treasury department have their salaries
mortgaged for three months In ad-
vance.
General Fitz-Hugh Lee has declined
to deliver his lecture on ChanceIlors-
Vile, in Maine. The old sentiment does
not seem to be entirely extinct.
The religious element is not largely
represented in the Missouri legislature,
there being only four ministers and three
editors among the members.
A will written on the back of a bill
head was lately registered in Chester
county, Pennsylvania, the paper is only
two inches wide by four in length.
The United Brethren of Pennsylvania,
are erecting theological seminary at
Sugar Grove, Warren county. Over
SIS, 900 have been subscribed toward it.
The latest product of the inventive
brain Of the Yankee is an artificial Glove,
made of soft wood and soaked in essence
of Glove to give it the necessary
aroma.
A gold watch, two silver watches, two
twenty-dollar gold pieces, and gold
ring were recently found in cleaning out
an INSTRUCTED drain under Washington
hotel.
When Closephist died his disconsolate
widow moaned through her tears: well
there is one thing, John never gave me
a cross word" Nor anything else that
he wasn't obliged to" murmured Fogg
The question: What will be the
cheapest food this winter for cows pro-
ducing milk?" was answered In the Ell
mira, n. Y, Farmers Club recently by
the recommendation of clover hay and
sowed corn, although barley meal,
shorts, corn meal, bran, etc, we're COM
mended.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

ways kept the closet locked, and carried
the key in his pocket.
Well, it couldn't have come to light in
a time when it was more needed. Julie
flew about like little insane girl, and
her mother declared that she felt able
to sit up, their good fortune had been
such medicine to her. 1t was not long
before there was the merriest OF fires
dancing on the hearth, and such din
ner as they had that day, Muff aud all!
He expressed his satisfaction at tue sud-
den turn of affairs by purring until he
was hoarse, curled up in the warmest
fold of the hearth-rug. And he looked
very dignified and consequential, as if
he we'll knew that he had been the
means of bringing about the delightful
state of things. Mrs. Carlton soon got
well, and after that they never saw the
time when their cupboard shelves were
bare. Muff is very old cat now, and
has left off playing; but he seems to
have very pleasant meditations as he sits
day after day, blinking by the fire.
Julie has made him soft cushion, which
he enjoys extremely. and every now and
then she stoops to pat his wise old head
and tells him how much good he brought
them, long ago; and you may sure Mutf
understand every word.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08
The Girls Side.

E. J. Baldwin is rich man. He was
shot by helpless girl on last Thursday.
We pity the girl and condemn Mr.. Bald
win. There was cause for the desperate
action of Miss Baldwin. We have no
sympathy for man who sails under the
name of Lucky" A cognCmen con-
nected with that which is vulgar and dis
reputable. Mr.. Z. J. Baldwin has never
done much for the moral progress of the
race. We almost laugh at the idea. 1t
is so foreign to his nature. Mr.. Baldwin
advertises considerably, 50 that many
papers will speak of the wounded man
very kindly. and will write of his many
virtues with a golden pen. E. j. Bald
win deserves the severest censure. His
ungallant charges against the young
lady were made in a most CALLING man
ner The whole affair is most unfortu-
nate and is another revelation that will
have it's disgusting details for the young
to feast upon, ant. emulate. Silently let
Us ring the curtain down upon this
scence, and whisper in company, though
it be vulgar, that Z. j. Baldwin was
most unlucky. Let US whisper words of
pity TO the erring girl, ruined in the
struggle between wealth, poverty and
virtue.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08
Saved BY His Scissors.

The editor carries beautiful slip of
paper when he travels. He shows 1t to
suave conductors and they all admire it,
1t has the editors own name on 1t, writ
ten in his very best Sunday go-to-meetin'
style. That is what the conductors par
ticularly like to see, and they like it so
much that they want him to write 1t
again in exactly the same fine style.
The other day the editor exhibited the
beautiful chirography and the conductor
as usual requested him to duplicate 1t In
another place The editor knew he had
never written in that style before and
never should again. but he did his level
best. The conductor shock his head.
Don't correspond" he muttered.
BEST can do, said the editor. do
you suppose can dash of 500 pages per
day and keep up the Piercerian system Of
penmanship? Do you suppose l can
write like that with these cars of yours
banging away at my elbow"
Don't correspond" repeated the con-
ductor ominously.
"Do you imagine I'm not the editor OF
this paper?" asked the editor, drawing
out gilt-edged card and copy of The
News.
MAY be a SUBJ" suggested the con
ductor.
DO look like subj inquired the
editor. Indignantly pointing to his dollar
diamond shirt studs and finger ring.
"But l can prove my identity" he
added, with chuckle OF satisfaction.
He whipped out bright pair of scis.
sors and commence slashing up0 that
newspaper into articles at such rate
that in two seconds the whole paper
would have been converted into copy.
stop! That will do exclaimed the
conductor, smilingly. There isn't the
slightest doubt in my mind. You can
travel on this line as long as am con-
ductor and there's rail and piece OF
of the engine left. - keokuk News.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08
SEVEN EPIGRAMSt
FROM THE FRENCH or axE n4rAssI.

There IS no heroine without hero;
Take him away, he courage drops to zero.
What wondroUs Inconsistencies
A womans acts disclose
She bites the hand that would caress,
And kisses give for flows.
Love that from pity is MT exempt,
After marriage oft turns to contempt.
There are many widows who've founl
Their first experiment. cursed;
So married second husband
To revenge themselves on the first.
/ wearied of life in society;
In wedock sought for distraction;
| found, | confess it, safety,
But somehow found not--sat isfaction.
When wife has a secret to tell, sure as fate
1t is that her husband possesses her hate.
The effect of their marriage is queer
With some men-ouite turning the head
Making all women love' appear,
Excepting the one they have wed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

WOMEN WHO WORKED. Belle G.
Green, daughter of halloween at
Nashua, writes that mill girls of that and
other New England manufacturing cities
have changed completely within twenty
years. Those who worked in Lucy
Larcom's day are now in many instances,
matrons presiding gracefully over ele-
giant homes, the pride and ornament of
what Miss Green calls "ouy best society
4 woman of position in Nashua, over
fifty years old, who never worked in the
mills is an exception. The hands in the
old times came from the farms of New
Hampshire and Vermont, bat now are
almost wholly French Canadians, of far
less Intelligence and scarcely any educs-
ton. ff-taking is common among
them. Although the character of the
female operatives has degenerated, ac-
cording to this authority, more is done
for their moral and temporal welfare
than used to be. The factory boarding
houses, where they are lodged and fed
for - 30 week, including washing. are
clean, roomy, and respectfully conducted,
while the table fare is remarkably abund
ant for the price.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

GAMBErrA Wherein, then, lay the
secret of NJ. Gambettas immense notori-
ETY.? He had not the scholarship Of
Guizot and Theirs, or the judgment of
His published speeches were so incor-
rect in style, so barren in thought, as to
move the scorn of the academy. But he
was born leader of the people. He had
in him the stuff of Rienzi. His ele-
moat was the storm. Living in the first
revolution he would have died on the
seaffold and left an imperishable name in
history. Living in our own epoch he
dies of a gunshot wound, and his fame
will outlive the republic which he helped
to create.-New York Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

An exchange states that 1.-THE women
Of Rockland. Me-, who have entered upon
a crusade against rumselling, have the
courage of their deeds. Not long ago,
one of them, while the court was waiting
for Action against rumseller, asked per
mission to offer prayer, which so moved
the Judge that the defendant was fined
$40 and doomed to serve out a slA
months sentence at hard labor" The
judges anxiety to do anything to avoid
listening to a prayer is cause for COM
ment
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

Perhaps l haven't been so lucky as
some" remarked Brown, but for all
that there's lots O. people who would like
to stand in my shoes" And no doubt
they could all do it, said Fogg, with a
glance at Browns thirtcens. Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

FUS AT DAScE.--At a dance given in
North Carolina the other night one man
was stabbed, one shot. two dubbed, two
had bones broken, one woman had an
eve put out, and the house burned up.
Balance to partners. "All shassay."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

The bows in one of our grammar
schools call their schoolma am Expert
ence. because she is dear teacher.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

A little Augusta three year-old girl
rebuked her mother for alluding to a
black cat. She said it was "coloped
cat"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-08

At Lake Charles, La, wild ducks are
80 plentiful that they sell for twenty-five
cents dozen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-30
Thoughts.

Confidence is a plant Of slow
growth in an aged bosom.
Judge not by appearance; the sea
canhot be scooped up in a tumbler
Working is the acquiring Of
knowledge. Humility is the moth.
er Of contontment.
So adorn the doctrine that those
may be won by the life who will
not be won by the word,
The marriage of true and loving
hearts is the most beautiful and
touching event in nature.
Fame comes only when it is de.
served, and then it is inevitable as
destiny, for it is destiny.
A really great man is known by
three signs-generosity in the de.
sign, humanity in Tie execution
and moderation in success,
Be not stingy of kind words and
pleasing acts, for such are fragrant
gifts, whose perfumes will gladden
the hearts and sweeten the lives b
ull who receive them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-30
Why He Could Afford TO Sell
SO Cheap!

"Boss, does yer wanter buy a
hamH" asked a negro of a white
man.
whats it worth2n
"Wall, as it's yerse'f, yer may
take it fur fifty cents"
"That won't do, you can afford to
sell it for less, for l believe you
stole it, anyhow"
"BOss doan 'cuse tie so rash.
Have a little mussy bout yer pus.
son. But | tell yer, boss, it yer
won't say nothin' bout it, III let
yer hab IL fur forty cents"
The white man agreed, and paid
over the amount The negro, just
as hc crossed tho street, was ac.
costed by an acquaintance, who
saids
"What did yer let dat man hab
dat ham so cheap fur2"
"oh, / could ford It, case / stole
it outen his own smoke.hOuse.-
ArEansam Trare!er
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Yankee Wit.

Many years ago u Pittsburs iron
firm purchased u lot Of condemned
bombshells for oldir6n. The shells
were not loaded, but in order 10
melt them it was necessary that
they should be broken up. This
was attempted with sledge ham.
mers, but the laborers made but lit:
Tie progress and Il was finally Civ.
en- up as a bad job. One day d
long, slim Yankee came along and
said:
q understand you have a job iot
a man here"
"4eS," was the replyj "re want
that pile of bombs out there bro.
ken"
GLOW much will you pay~
I'VE will give q ftp apiece (64
cent9 if you will agree to break
them all all."
"l'll take the contract" answer.
ed the Yankee. The day was a
cold lone, and the thermometer down
to zero. The man Immediately
went to work, but distaincd to take
the large sledge hammer which was
offered him, The Yankee laid
every bomb out on the ground with
the hole up. He procured a buck.
e, filled them all With water then
be came into the house, made out
his bill and said he would call
around in the morning for his mon.
ey. Every one was myslifed, but
in the morning their astonishment
was great. The water had frozen
during the night, and 10 the morn.
Ing a pile Of scrap iron was found,
as the freezing water had broken
every bomb into at least a dozen
piece Pittsburgh Poa.
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sercnaders Sold.

Up Second avenue the other
night five young men softly enter
ed yard, arranged themselves in
d semi circle on the grass, and sud.
denly began to sing, while a guitar
and u banjo added their sugary
notes to the general sweetness. As
the song was finished a sash went
up and a masculine voice called
OUT
"splendidl Beautiful Gentle,
men, please repcatl"
The band on the grass was only
too happy to accommodate, and
"0nly a Pansy Blossom" went
floating again on the night breeze.
"Entrancing! entrancinglr Cx.
claimed the voice at the window.
Gentlemen, l don't want to put
you to trouble, but if you would
only sing that over once morel"
Tho song dragged a little this
time, aud The alto voice seemed to
have swallowed u ttoche down the
wrong pipe, but it ended at last,
and the old man called QUIT
"That's what ! call singing, that
Isl Gentlemen, I'm no hog, but if
| could prevail on you to render
that delightful poem once more, 1t
would be a kindness / never could
forgetp
There was a great deal Of growl.
ing in undortones, but the leader
gave the key, and for the fourth
time the neighborhood was filed
with dreadfully faded pansy bloss.
omS, When the last note died
away the old man clapped his
hands aud exclaimed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-30
An Ancient Heroine.

One would hardly think Of look.
ing into Plutarch for tender ro.
nance; set you will find ii there.
| took up, not long sincei his ac-
count Of the campaign Of the Rom
an Emperor vespasian in Gaul,
and one Of the first things that fell
under my eye was the following:
Epponia, a lady of rare beauty
and accomplishments, and Of noble
birth, being informed that her hus.
band sabius, a Roman; who had
bitterly opposed the Emperor had
been beaten by the troops Of yespa.
sian; and that he was lying con.
cealed in deep cave between
Froncho Comte and Champagne,
sought him out, and made herself a
voluntary prisoner with him.
And there, in that cave, they
lived for many years. A price was
upon Sabius' head, and his discoy-
cry would have been death. In
that deep cave children were born
to the devoted twain; and there the
noble wife performed ali the offices
of a lnenial, never tirihg of caring
for aud protecting her beloved hus.
band.
At length, however, the retreat
of the fogitiyes was discovered, and
both sabius and his wife we're Ia.
ken and conveyed before the Em
peror Vespasian, who listened to
the story of EppOnia with aston
ishment.
"How had you, weak woman,
the courage and fortitude necessary
to such sacrificed" he asked.
"Sire," answered the noble mat
ron and wife, standing erect, and
looking calmly into the Emperor's
face. II have lived under ground,
and in darkness, far happier than
you have on the summit Of power,
aud in the broad light 6t the sun.
And though you should now order
us GU the block of The executioner,
you cannot rob us Of those years Of
calm repose."
Sabius looked to see the Emper-
or's face grow dark, and to hear
the words Of doom from his lips;
but instead the noble wife was
fully purdoned; and then turning
to the husband, vespasian added,
that he would rather seek to render
the evenings Of his life comfortable
than to add another pain. He
would do that for the wife's sake,
il for no other.
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llMY Ydarlinr.O hn snid III N N


my darling be said, u can't
deceive you any longer There
was no prophecy about it whatev.
q: l3had been in love with you
for weeks-had watched you every.
where, and followed you to the
camp. ! gave the gypsy ave doll.
ars to say iast what | told her; and
gave the sextontw to get me in.
70 the pew behind you. OF course,
/ also bribed Billberryl. All is fair
in love and war You forgive the,
don't your
For q little while / wouldn't; hut
at last ! gave in. One mus!, you
kno@
u thought Ii was the hand Of
fate guided me-" / said, "of I'd
never have spoken to yOu or let
Billberfy introduce you, or deceive
uncls.n
elt was allyery wrong, | know =
Robin answered. 1T would have
.hesa seFg shafl:iug II 4 ina hpen
some other fellow, but you see i
was l."
Yes, il was he. That seemed to
make all the difference.
"oRobin, the hand of fate was
in it, | believe, after ALL"
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Better and bstteri You have
my heartfelt thanks. The old wo.
man is deal, my darter is in Pont,
iac, and the hired gal quit yesiet.
day, or I'd have them all stick
their heads ou. to thank you In
petsonl Good night, gentlemen
good night, and If you see tit 10
come tomorrow evening IN have
the old woman sbt up with a bed
guilt wrapped around her, Dsiwit
Frce Pr&.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-30
me Me2le1n.

The ordinary Mexican Is not
much removed in appearance OF
habit from the Indian. He has
the retiring forehead, the straight
hair, the sallow complexion, the
same shregtlness and cunning, the
like aptitude in obseryiug tbefab-
its andmoyemeatsof animals, and
similar quiekpess e take oiepse
andfeadiness'tB Bsletaliate q rcai bs
fanCied injury Hegencrally lacks
the activity aud resolution con.
scientiously and promptly to keep
together roaming cattle, but is bet.
ter fitted for lazily lying on tie
sunny plains, contentedly watch,
ing the peaceful sheep, and on his
patient companion, tho burrro,
Donkey, driving the flock to their
corral at night. Men are wont to
work for week or a fottnighti and
throw up their employment idly to
spend the dollar they have earned.
Even the better classes, with farm,
ing lands, stock or stores, rest sat.
isfed with a very modest compe.
tence, and make small effort to ex-
tend their business Or resources
Such apathy doubtless comes main.
ly from long inheritance and from
both strains in their ancestry, but
has also been ingrained by the
comparative facility with which
the bare subsistence with which
they are satisfied, is obtained, the
long.contiuued want ofoppoftuhity
for profitable industry, and the ab.
sence of any market for anything
they produced, Now, however,
that railroads are bringing into
their country Americans and other
active, pushing, enterprising peo
pie, and that mining, cattle and
other industries are being develop
ed, the Mexican, possessed Of good
initiative faculties, and, although
slow, learning to be a fair handi.
craftsman, is already showing some
evidences Of improvement He
'endedyofs to speak English; he is
desirous of having his children
educated; he sticks more steadily to
work;a little plain furniture is
finding its way into his house;
somewhat more attention is paid to
cleanliness and the the dress Of
both sexes; in the house of the new.
conner pots or boxes Of flowers are
seen, and in empty oyster tins or
broken bottles Mexican women and
childred arc observed growing
homely plants. The vices as well
as the virtues of the white race
are, however, unfortunately copied.