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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-16

The Canadian authorities at Niagara have
kaken decided and praiseworthy stand in
regard to reckless attempts to gain notorlety
n the Falls. They have informed foolhardy
inventor who had announced his intention to
swim The rapids in his patent life-pleserver
that If he tries to do it they will treat him az
Ehcy wonld treat lunatic and prevent him by
force. This is the kind of talk and action
which the most foolish adventurer can under
stand. The authorities on the American side
of the Falls would do well to issue similar
warning. Public sentiment at present is de-
cidedly against all such performances, and
everything possible should be done to
strengthen it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-16

/ Reports from Cuba are not of character to
encourage the so-called patriots of this city
who are trying to get up revolution in that
unfortunate island at this safe distance. From
many sources comes the information that there
b NO desire in Cuba for a revolt against Spain.
Indeed the people there are SO tax-burdened
that they have little spiritleft There are Ian
dits who commit depredations all over the
island, hut their acts are for the sakn of plum
der, and are based on no political feeling. So
Tar from being ready for revolution, indeed
Cuba is more nearly ready to go into the hands
of receiver. A full appreciation OF these
facts will not be likely to help on the financial
plans of the patriots who make New FORK their
headuarters, but it may save the honest friends
of Cuban independence some money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-16

The most recent interesting discoveries reported
are those of Noahs Ark on Mount Ararat, the orgi-
nal photographic stone containing the Ten Com
mandments tho man who derided and sold out
General Hancock, and the individual who bought
the Republican victory of 1880. We need not now
despair of the success Of the French Able Molgnot,
who 10 about to explore the Red Sea in search of
Pharaoh's lost army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-16

Even the industrious Mr.. Gladstone must be salts
fed with the rapid progress which che Government
measures are now making. The Corrupt Practices
bill and the two Agricultural Holdings measures
have been sent to the Lords. and Tuesday night
witnessed the third reading of the Bankruptcy and
National Debt bills The Bankruptcy bill is n most
complex measure, which could not have been passed
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10

pleasant, nourishing, and does not disor-
der the nerves.
+ For alcohol in any and every form, the
lecturers emphatic advice was, Let it
alone" More and more largely with
every year, are scientists coming over to
the doctrine that alcohol is one of the
agents to be resorted to only by the adj
vice. after careful thought, Of the family
physician. In regard to foods, at least
two-thirds in ordinary cases should be
refuse, if you wish to keep healthy, to
eat and drink foul air, II in that con-
venient appurtenance, the permanent
wash basin, you observe peculiar odor,
have the traps examined, cork up all the
little holes at night, or remove it alto
gether-that is. if you dislike diphtheria
and kindred affections. If you observe
the slightest smell of gas from your coal
stove, have it looked after, leave the
room and open doors and windows. Do
not, as q rule, blow out the gas instead
of turning it off; but remember that gas
from your stove is more insidious, be-
cause it rermeates the air so gradually
that you sit unconscious of the poison.
Never sleep without window down.
Wash every morning in cold water; this
is a great preventive of colds-catching
cold is almost always catching bad air,
which puts the body in state suscepti
BILE to every draught. If you travel, be
a benefactor to your race by insisting
that the ventilators in the cars shall be
used for ventilating. The faithfulness
Of conductors in shutting these apertures
is worthy of better cause.
If we are to have men and women ca
pable of good work, said the speaker. the
children must be allowed to play, and
that most of their time. Three hours
brain work is lual to seven or eight of
pulcly muscular effort. Rest one day
utterly, if possible, ore day in seven.
When the French tried to make their
week ten days long, they found that
merely as a matter of state economy Il
did not answer. Get plenty of sleep;
northing shortens life like want of sleep.
If children are put to bed early they will
not sleep longer than they Deed.
The lecture was enriched by numer-
Gus illustrations, and at Its close Mr..
Holeman showed by his lantern micro
scope the circulation of the blood in a
salamander, and also the wonderful
rhthmic movement of frogs heart
Philadelphia Ledger
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
THINGS IN THE BOTTOM DRAWER.

There whips and tops and pieces of string,
There Are shoes when no little feet wear
There are bits Of ribbon and brtken rings,
And tresses OF gJlduu hair:
There are little dresses fDid' away
Out OF the light of the sammy day.
There are dainty jackets that never are worn,
kThere are toys and models of shirs;
There are books and pictures oil faded and torn,
And marked BY the finger tips
OF dimped hands that have fallen IN dus.,
Yet strive to think that the Lord IL just.
But feeling OF bitterness fills my soul
Sometimes when try to pray,
That the Reaper has spared SO many howers
And Ia ken mine away;
And almost d .ubt thai the Lord can know
That a mothers heat can love them SO.
Then l think of the many weary ones
no are waiting and watching to night,
For the slow return Of the fatering feet
That have strayed from the paths of right:
Who have darkened their lives by shame and sin
Whom the SHARES of the tempter have gathered in
They wander fur In distant climes,l
They perish by hre and flood.
And their hands are black with the direst crimes
That kiude the wrath OF God.
Yet mothers song / as sOOthed them to rest,
She hath lulled them TO slumDeI upon her breast
And then think of my children, three.
My babies that never grow old.
And know they are waiting and watching for me
In the city of streets OF gold,
81 g. safe from The cares of the weary years,
From. sorrow and sin aud war,
And thank my God with falling tears.
For the thing In the DO tom drawer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
A North Carolina Story.

One OF the most remarkable malalies
known to tho medical profession of this
state is now puzzling tho doctors here.
This is that OF A. NJ. Wilhelm, aged about
eighteen. II an ordinary bathing tub is
filled with ice cold water and the boys
feet placed in it, in less than ak minutes
tho water is made to come to boiling
heat. The boy suffers the most intense
agony. and has to be kept in cold water
nearly all the time. As soon as one yes
sci containing water becomes too hot for
use it is replaced by another. and the
change is continued as rapidly as the
water becomes heated. Morphine is used
in treble doses, but has but little effect
upon the patient.
He has been suffering with the remark.
able disease about month. and during
that time has consulted and been treated
by the ablest physicians in the state. It
wa. causad, it is thought, by being ter
ribly rcked by steam engine. upon
which he got to adjust some portion Of
the machinery. The throttle valve was
10 some way moved and full head of
steam put on. The motion Of the engine
jsmmed he boy so as to dersnge his
nervous tystem and leave him in the hor-
rible condition he now finds himself. He
is to be examined by some phyt icians
from . distance. The case is attracting
very general attention.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
Nature In Siberia.

THE history of animal and vegetable
life on the tundra" says the author, lis
very curious one. For eight months
out of the twelve every trace of vegeta-
bic life is completely hidden under a
blanket six feet thick of snow, which
effectually covers every plant and bush
trees there are none to hide. During
six months of this time, at least, animal
life is only traceabe by the footprints of
q reindeer or fox on the snow, or by
the occasional appearance of a raven or
snow owl, wandering above the limits of
forest growth, where it has retired for
the winter. For two months in mid
winter the sun never rises above the
horizon. and the white snow reflects
stars or the aurora borealis. Early in
February the sun only just peeps upon
the scene for few minutes at noon, and
then retires. Day by day he prolongs
his visit more and more, until February,
March, April and May have passed, and
continuous night has become continuous
day. Early in June the sun only just
touches the horizon at midnight, but
does not set any more for some time. At
midday the suns rays are hot enough to
blister the skin; but they glance harm
lessly from the snow, aud for few days
You have the anomaly of unbroken day
in mid winter.
Then comes the south wind, and
often rain, and the great event of the
year takes place-the ice on the great
rivers breaks up, and the blanket of
snow melts away. The black earth alb
serbs the heat OF the never setting sun /;
quietly but swiftly vegetable life awak.
ems from its long sleep, and for three
months hot summer produces brilliant
Alpine fora. like an English flower gar
den run wild. and profusion Of Alpine
fruit, diversified only by storms from the
north, which sometimes for day or two
bring cold and rain down from the Arctic
ice. Chambers journal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
As the Church Views Ii.

Senator TABOR and his bride will have
uphill work in their proposed descent
upon Oshkosh to capture the first socie-
ty. Rev. Jas. OMally, pastor of st. Pc
ter's church, has caused sensation by
publishing carl declaring the marriage
of the pair illicit. The is addressed to
the public and reads as f, lows:
1T becomes my painful duty TO inform
the public that the late marriage in
Washington, D. c., between Senator Ia
Dor, of Colorado, and Miss Elizabeth B
McCourt, formerly of this city, Father
Cappelle officiating, Is in no wise sane
toned by the Church. and is declared il
licit, "a Miss McCourt wa' married by
me in ST. Peters Church, June 9th, 1877 4,
to VIM. H. Doe. the latter being still
alive. The Catholic Church has always
maintained with the greatest tirmuess
that the bond of m ltrimony is indissol-
uble. Jesus himself gave this important
command when speaking about marriage
ia the Gospel of St. Matthew. xix. chap
ter, 9th verse, which says: What, there
fore, God hath joined together. let 10 man
put 1hsunder.' The same words We find
also in st. Marx, <. chapter, 9th verse.
eff Father Cappelle were aware of the
impeachment to the marriage. and never
theless performed the ceremony, he
would be suspended ''ipso facto." He
states, however, he is innocent of the
fact. We were shocked to learn that
even Catholics we're present at the mar
riage. and never informed the officiating
clergyman that Miss McCourt had
husband living. In this respect they
committed grievous fault in remaining
silent when they should have known the
i'm sediment to the marriage-something
each Catholic is obliged in conscience to
do"
Father OMally has also collected a
mass of testimony upon the subject, and
will place it before the highest authority
of the Church for action.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
An Unfortunate Waltz.

At the last State ball at St. Petersburg
the Empress honored a young officer by
allowing him to waltz with her. The
gentleman was reputed famous dancer.
but. somehow, on this occasion his skill
seemed TO have deserted him. The En-
press and he fell heavily to the floor.
Thereon tho Emperor ran across the
room and auxiously inquired from his
wife, who had risen, whether she was
hurt. The Empress replied that she had
not suffered, but she took the arm of her
husband and went for a time to retir-
ing room allotted to her. Meanwhile the
chagrin of the unhappy officer was visi =
BILE to all the guests. By aai Ivy the
Empress returned, and, seeing the dis
tress of her late partner, went to him
and insisted on his dancing another
waltz with her. This time there was no
accident, and the uniucky incident was
fors often in the gracious kindness of tire
popular Czarina.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
Pour Sets Of Tripiets.

Within the month of February just
passed there were born in Philadelphia
| four sets of triplets, which is certainly a
record which any city may be proud Of
| The list is as follows: Thursday, Feb
ruary s, Mrs. Charles Quinn, the wife OF
laborer at the Midvale Steel Works
gave birth to two daughters and son
| on Monday, February II, Mrs. William
Pedrick, the wife of laborer employed
at the machinery works, Race street,
above Fifth, gave birth to three boys
on Sunday, February %, Mrs. Jefferson
Bryan, wife of shovel polisher at Row
lands shovel works, Frankfort. gave
birth to three boys. The fourth and last
case of this boom in the triplet business
occurred on Monday last, the mother be-
ing Mrs. Kate Welsh. boarder at the
Lehman house, Thirty ninth and Market
streets.
The lady is about forty years of age,
and is remarkably well built. One Mou-
day afternoon Mrs. Welsh left her home
to go to an hospital, to be treated for a
sore limb. On her way there she called
upon friend, Mrs. Margaret Oman, who
resides the south side of Market street,
below Forty ninth. While there, Mrs.
Welsh grew suddenly i'll. After awhile
she rallied somewhat, and attempted to
go home. She became so weak upon
reaching the door that she reluctantly
yielded to the invitation Of Mrs. Oman
to remain with that lady all night.
Mrs. Welsh failed to acquaint her
hostess with the cause Of her sickness.
and the latter thought it was due to the
fact that her guest was suffering from a
sore leg.
About three o'clock in the morning a
fine, healthy looking little boy was
born. Fifteen minutes later another
boy was born, and half an hour subse-
quent Mrs. Welsh, gave birth to a still
born female infant.
Not until fifteen hours after the ev, Mt
were the services of physician secured.
and then DIR. James Henry Lloyd, Of
Fortieth and Walnut streets, called. The
coroner was yesterday notified of the
still born girl, and an inquest will be
held to-day.
The mother is still at the house of
Mrs. Oman and is improving rapidly.
The two boys are doing well.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
The Tenor and the Italian Dude.

4 curious instance of italian manners
and customs is reported from Milan. NJ.
Provost, the tenor at the Dial Verm Thea
ter. was at cafe with lady recently.
when be observed young man staring
at her 10 the offensive way so common
among young Italians who wish to be
considered lady killers. NJ. Provost re-
scented the offense to this extent: he
boxed the young mans ears. When the
next night NJ. Provost appeared on the
stage he was greeted with storm of yells
and misses. The second tenor then came
forward and expressed the hope that as
NJ Provost was not an Italian he might
perhaps be excused if he did not quite
understand italian ways, but the audi
ence went on yelling as before. A police
officer came forward and announced that
the performance must cease and he was
Kissed. The second tenor made another
attempt in vain. The police officer tried
again, but without success. Finally M.
Provost himself appeared and protested
that he had no hostile feelings toward
Italy; that French and Italians had
fought side by side, and that he had only
wished to give lesson to youth who
had acted Extensively toward lady. This
little apology was iavorably received and
the representation was resumcd.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
The Panorama of a Night.

1t is night. A policeman awakes with
o sudden start and moves around the cor
ner, having a secret fear at his heart that
he had slept through all that night, all
next day, and far into tomorrow
night. 1t is night in great city. The
poker and faro rooms are in full blast,
10, 900 loafers are holding down street
corners, and here and there an intoxi-
Gated alderman can be seen making his
way to policy shop or gathering of
the pavement ring. Under cover of the
darkness, first manufactured over 5000
years ago, the hotel beat lowers his duds
from the fourth-story window; all who
have dead head tickets start for the
opera house; hundreds of young men set
out to spark; reporters look forward to
fires, robberies and murders, and church
choirs meet to rehearse anu wrangle and
lay up clubs for each other.
'Tis night in the country. The stock
has been fed, the squeal of the pig is
hushed, and the tired horse munches at
his corn. and wonders why his master
throws in so many cobs without a
kernel on them. The watch dog sits at
the gate, perfectly willing to chew up
any of the neighbors for cent, and
in the fam house all is serene, or would
be, if John Henry could find the grease
for his boots, Mary Ann could find her
novel, the old man could discover the
hiding place of the bootlck, and the
mother solve the mystery of how some
of her neighbors managed to get dress
costing two shillings per yard when she
haA nothing but calico.
IT'S night on the ocean. The proud
steamer sails CALAMITY on and on, the
captain snoring in his berth. the mates
playing eucre, the lookout asleep, and
everything in readiness to swear in case
of collision, that 1t was all the others
vessels fault. Nothing is heard but the
steady beat of the propeller. the groans
of the immigrants and the voices of the
men and women declaring that nybody
who plans an ocean voyage for pleas.
ure ought to be shot. The sportive dol
phin gambols away his hard earnings,
the whale rolls over for another nap, and
the business-like shark follows in the
wake to pick up any opportunities which
may tumble overheard.
IT'S night on the prairie. The red men
gather about the camp fire to count the
scalps they have taken within the last
WCCA oui W Nv tuo DO'Ci hlhOde
for not furnishing them with port and
repeating rifles. The winter hunter and
trapper curls himself up to wonder
where he can find old bones for break
fast, and to realize what fool he has
made of himself, and the gauut wolf
shoulders his empty stomach and goes
out in search of something to make life
worth living for.
Night grows apace. In the city the
weary wife takes her place in the hall
with club in hand. In the country the
old FOLKS fall into bed aweary with the
work of the day, and the young people
spark and pop corn. On the ocean the
sea-sickers continue to grow worse, and
the songs of the mermaids fall fat. Ga
the prairie the Indians finally decide to
make war in the spring, the hunter falls
asleep to dream OF eating his boots for
dinner, and the wolf meets a wildcat
and offers to toss up who will eat the
other.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
Wants Her Slaves.

Judge Cobb found it necessary re-
Gently to prove the identity of one of the
illegal voters by an old lady named Mrs.
Oglesby, who was once the owner of q
number of slaves, but is now in very re.
duced circumstances. She was accord
ingly summoned to appear before this
august tribunal. The witness walked
into court with a short clay pipe in her
mouth, and stepping up in from. of his
honor, she remarked:
"Now, amt you ashamed Of yourself,
Judge, to make a poor old bed ridden
body like me come here, while you're a
great, big strapping man that could have
walked up to my home just as easy as
not. Now, il you've got anything for
me to do. just spit it ont; for my old
mans ailing powerful bad today."
Judge Cobb explained that he would
not detain the lady long, and asked if
she knew the prisoner, pointing to ne
gro man.
"Well, I should think did" was her
reply, "for didn't l raise him? and lie
b'longs to me right this mint. I've got
his name and age sot down in my Bible,
and do hope that you will fix it up so
that can put him to work again. I've
never sold that niger and he blongs to
me just as much as this frock that
I've got on. And there sets another one
OF my niggers (pointing to another ille-
gal voter, and ought to be at work right
now in my garden. tell you, Judge,
this thing Of stealing body's property
Is a shame, and l do hope that you will
give them back to me. There amt no
law nor justice i'll it.
The Judge explained that he only want.
ed Mrs. Oglesby to identify the parties.
and that his jurisdiction extended no
further, as they were now free.
Free you say" shrieked the old
lady. why, they are rs much my mig
gers to-day as they were when they were
first hatched. Why you talk, Judge, like
an old Abolitionis,! II my old man
wasn't on his back we'd soon show you
how folks around town are hiring our
niggers and not paying cent for EN-.
That black rascal over there knows he
b'longs to me, and I've got sbout fifteen
other niggers in this here Athens that
Tn going to see if can't get back. If
there's any law in this country. Now
Just You keep them boys locked up, ard
don't turn them loose until tell YOU"
The judge told the irate old lady that
she conld now return home.
Howell, ain't you got cigar you can
give me ?" sho asked.
J The Judge said he vas out, but told
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10
SELECTED MISCELLANY.

The glory of woman is another wo-
mans hair
Pleasanter by far to pay your ad-
dresses than your debts.
why is young man like a kernel OF
corn?' asked young lady. Because.
said another, che turns white when he
pops"
The skeleton of an enormous animal
has been found in Wyoming Territory.
The jaw weighs eleven feet. This must
be the skeleton of the original mother
in-law.
The Arab horse is not broken until
his fourth year. That is where they
differ from teacups. But then the Arab
horse is not washed by the average
kitchen girl.
An old fellow went to dine at chop
house and after waiting some minutes
he grufliy asked the waiter: How long
will my chop be?' About five inches.
sir, was the reply.
"Ah," mourned widow It cently be-
reaved, what a misfortune L know
what kind of husband l have lost, but
how can | know what kind of a husband
his successor will be-"
1t is said that inhaling the fumes OF
sulphur will cure catarrh. The course
which many people pursue in this life
gives promise that they won't be afflicted
with catarrh in the next.
While seining in the river of Ship
pinrpolt, Kentucky, fisherman brought
up ,ubber overcoat containing a pock-
etbook, in which were a $50 greenback
and $50 gold piece.
when man hes," remarks an ex-
change, 1.-THE devil laughs When
woman laughs the devil hasn't time to
laugh. He is too busy putting up some
other woman to catch her at it.
Canning oranges is the latest Florida
idea. 1t was started by two maiden Ia
dies, who finding no market for their
oranges, conceived the plan of canning
them like other fruit. 1t was perfect
success.
A debating society in Iowa has one
hundred and ninety six bylaws to be
observed, respected and obeyed. How
a man can possibly spit on the stove
when the society is in session is some
thing We cannot tackle.
A deaf man recently said he could
IeCl tue Jar OI TallrOhu Train louB Do-
fore it reached him, but the jar on him
the other day, and the first thing he felt
was curve in the air and a drop in the
swamp.
Mrs. Darlington may take back seat.
A Georgia farmer recently announced
that he was about TO build condition"
to his house for conception room,'
wherein to entertain his guests in hos
tile manner"
1t took young Parsonby all abacS
when, at the theater the other evening,
he whispered to his girl that he guessed
he would step out moment to take the
air, and she quickly responded; 1T is
very oppressive, George; I'll go out with
you"
A Pennsylvania man proposed to kill
the baby in order 10 reduce the expen-
ses of the family, but his wife finally
persuaded him TO reduce the dogs ra-
lions instead, and in a few weeks the
family was rich enough to buy another
dog