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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11

throughout the discourse, and after it
was over shook hands all around with
the mourners, and showed good deal of
fervent and, have no doubt, genuine
sympathy. I did not know until some
time afterward that he was dummy
that's the name we sometimes call them
by. This man is really as jolly fellow
az you ever met, and they say he has
been requested to leave theaters more
than cnce in case he would not subdue o
particularly substantial laugh which he
possesses. In fact, most of these people
who love to go to funerals are good
hearted people. It is not true, as has
sometimes been said, that they are
touched little in the head. The fact
seems to be that they are emotional and
sympathetic, and are strongly affected by
any awe-inspiring scene. Even young
girls and boys have now and then fancy
for funerals, though none of them can
say why. Most of them say it makes
them feel better, but if you ask why or
how. they cannot say. They all watch
everything as though in sort of dream.
"One of my best hesrse drivers used,
as boy, to be regular attendant at
funerals. One day he came around to
my stable and asked If he might help us.
l let him do so, and after a while he
used to take hand regularly in keeping
the hearse in order. When he got old
enough to 60 to work his father had to
bring him to me-he wouldn't work any.
where else. Ifyou ask him why he likes
this business, he'll tell you he don't
know"
A slim, middle-aged man here ad.
dressed the undertaken, and was received
by that parsonage in q most friendly
manner. The slim man suggested that
there might be some way he could be Of
use before the services were done.
"Now, there's man, said the under
taker, "who is interested only in the
mechanical part of the business. He goes
to almost all my funerals but seems to
ieel no special sorrow or sympathy. His
whole mind is taken up with the conduct
of the funeral. To suit him the business
must be done with the most solemn ex-
actitude. He said to me the other day
that if ne could only once have com.
plete charge of large funeral he would
be happy for the rest of his life. IN. Y.
Sun.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11
They Wanted Cocoanuts.

The grocer Was reading in his paper
about some one down east who SNUG
gled whisky BY filling cocoanuts with Il,
and he finished the article, drew down
his left eye, and called out to his clerk !:
Thomas Jefferson Bangs, go out and
buy me gallon of mean whisky"
He selected six or eight cocoanuts,
poured out the milk, refilled them with
whisky, and before night they were sold
or given away. At 7 o'clock next morn
ing an employe of livery stable called
in and asked.
Have you any cocoanuts?'
"Yes, few"
II want to buy ten TO send to my
brother in the country"
He had scarcely gone when . woman
came in and said she was hungry for
cocoanut pie, and she took six Of the nuts
along. Then . boy came and bought
four, and before 3 o'clock that afternoon
the entire lot had disappeared. The only
purchaser who returned was . colored
hotel waiter, who hung around for .
spell and then said:
"Dey wasn't nufip but milk in do
cokernut bought"
Nothing but milk, you rascal" roared
the grocer, do yon imagine that nature
10 going TO grow . big nut like that for
Ave cents and all il with kerosene oil to
bootr-Detroit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11

Folygamy is. according to Col. Godfrey
OF the government Utah commission, TO
be squelched BY creating q division in
the Mormon church; bat the 100, 900
monogamists have winksd at polygamy,
and hence polygamists have ruled. Now
that every polygsmist is disfrsnchised,
the monogamists see that their only hope
OF holding Office lies in declaring against
polygamy-and there are - ambitious
politicians in Utah a. anywhere. The
commission. Col. Godfrey says, have pre-.
pared for recommendation to congress .
marriage law, providing that all mar.
riages shall be solemnized In certain
public places before witnesses, aud that
the persons performing the ceremony,
and the witnesses as we'll, shall make AZ
6davit that they are not poIygamists.
The commission will meet again In Octo.
Der next, TO investigate some contested
election cases.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11

Children frequently make original ap-
plications of Scripture texts 70 trits
proverbs. A little girl four years old.
daughter OF the rector Of church in .
neighboring CITY, had ten cents given
her TO spend. She made some foolish
purchase which was in pieces before abe
reached homo. Her father had long
talk with her, and in the course Of e
quoted, "A fool and his money are soon
parted, impressing the lesson by every
means be possessed. Some Sundays
after, in Sunday school, The plate being
passed, she had 10 thinkfor , text 10 say,
- 10 The custom ON making the contribu-
lions, Finally, dropping her money
into the plses, che rssitsd, triunphantly,
"A fool and his nsaey u soon parted"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11

A correspondent OF the Chico Enter
prise gives the following account Of
malls Of the Digger or California Indians
inhabiting Concow township:
On Saturday, the 25th Of August, The
country around Bloousr hill, just across
H. river opposite Chssokes. vas nads
hidsous By De rsearrsaes Of that savage
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11

"What . wonderful age OF invention it
IT," said Mrs. Peterson; II see they are
now making wire cloth, and I'll have
some this very week to put seat in
Johnny's everyday pants"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11

"Pleass 70 give me something. cir, I"
says a old woman. 81 had . blind
child. Hsva. ny only means Of sub.
sistsaee, and he poor boy hes recovered
his ught."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11

The name Of the presidential camp on
Spring Greek Camp Vest viii pecessitate
the naming Of the next oanp-between
Camp Vest and the buttss- Camp
Tronsers. Detroit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11
Vancouver Independent.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY.
Vancouver. Clarke County, Washington
Territory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21
PERSON1L MENIION.

Jud ,e Brown rendered a decision in the
Kings county supreme court of New York
recently upon the application of counsel for
Mrs. l.. NJ. Brisbane for alimony and coun-
sci fee pending her suit for divorce against
her husband, Albert Brisbane, who at the
age of seventy-one is trying to disown her,
asserting that she is lot and never was his
wife, as there has been no ceremony. The
defendant is worth over S150.000. The
Judge finds that when he is obliged to call
on her to join with him in the transfer OF
his property, and when he lives with her
and introduces her as mis- wife, her claim as
such is sufficiently establish d. The judge
granted $500 counsel fees, and $3.50 per
week alimOny.
The famous MISUNDERSTANDING breach
of promise suit has at last been settled.
When Miss Livingstone was awarded $75,-
600 FlemiDg's rounsel made application to
set aside the verdict on the ground of newly
discovered evidence and excessive damages.
Subsequently overtures looking toward a
settlement were made. The result is that
the suit is compromised, it being understood
that Miss Livingstone receives about SO, 900.
Miss Livingstone has bad several offers oil
marriage since the trial, receiving as many
as three proposals day.
Zsbina Eastman, who came to Chicago
in 1899 and was foremost figure in the
sgitation for the abolition of slavery, pub
fishing paper known as the Western Citi-
zen to that end, died on the 14th, sged sixty
eight He was native OF Massachusetts,
represented Illinois at the peace congress
held in Frankfort in 1855. and at one time
was in the consular service of the United
States
Elk Congressman Chester W. ChspiR, a
pioneer in railway enterprises in the East,
died recently at Ludlow, Mass, in his
eighty-tfth year. He was president for
many years of III Boston & albany
road.
DR.. Max Sering of Berlin arrived in st
Paul on the 18th inst SIS an agent nf his gov
eminent to investigate and report 1poa the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21
Equal to the Event.

Singular as it may seem, ministers who
preach without notes have been known
to forget their text. A Methodist clergy
man, while preaching at camp-meeting
wished to quote the text on which his
sermon was based. Discovering that he
could not recall it, he exclaimed aloud,
81 have lost my textp' 'Thank God!'
shouted Supplemented brother, who
thought the preacher was doing all the
better for his loss. Any one can fall
into an embarrassing position while in
the pulpit; but it requires man of tact
to get out of it gracefully.
Richard Wbatcoat, an old-fashioned
Methodist minister, was once preaching
with great earnestness. Suddenly he
found that he had wandered so far away
from his subject that he could not recall
his text.
Brethren" he said, dropping his
voice to a conversational tone, 81 have
been talking so long that some of You
may have forgotten the text. Never
mind if you have; l will take an
othe
He did so, and preached from it SER
mon Of so much power that for months
it was the topic OF conversation.
Father Taylor, the eloquent sailor
preacher, while addressing al large au-
dience in Music Hall, Boston, lost himself
amid the wandering of a long and in
volved sentence.
"Brethrenr he exclaimed, coming
suddenly to a stop, 81 don't know where
my nominative is or where my verb is,
but this do know, that am bound for
the Kingdom of Heavenw
That brought down the house.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21
GEyER1L NEVIS GOSSIP.

Reports received during the past few
| days as to the general condition of the
! crops and adjacent states have been very
meagre, but are sufficient TO show that all
| sorts OF grain have s., ffered much from the
wet weather of the past week or two. The
| bad weather has extended generally
| through southwestern Minnesota and the
| adjoining portions OF other states.
The Monongahela association of the Bap-
It's church at Counelsville, Pa, after hear
ing the charges agai ist Rev. r. c. Morgan,
alleging malicious and general lying rend-
| ing the church into two parties by I'm
| Just and uuscri plural ruling indecorous
and grossly immoral conduct unanim us
| ly sustained the charges and excluded Nor
gan from the Baptist church.
The Harper high license bill passed the
Illinois senate on the 18th, thirty to twenty.
Ed wards {Dem.) of Hamilton voted ave,
and Needles (Rep.) of Washington voted no.
With these exceptions it was party vote.
The governor signed the bill soon afteryarl
The general appropriation bill passed the
house with nineteen votes in opposition.
Capt. John P. Walker of the Third cav
airy, whose wild escapades for four or five
years have been numerous, is again defying
the war department. This time he has lett
his post and is wandering about New Mexi-
CO. y medical board will examine him,
and probably he will be put in confinement
The Chicago Bicycle club starts on its
canadian tour June 80. Among the wheel
men from outside who will go with them
are Ben +. Melvin of Winona, Mimi, :;
John : Wilson of Winona, Dr. H. +. Prin
gle of Northfield and Capt Ham of Fari-
bault.
Three suits have been substituted against
Washburne, Moen & Co, at Joliet, ILL.,, to
restrain them from collecting royalties from
local barb wire manufacturers, and fourth
to recover $500, 600 of royalties already paid
by II. r. Scott.
A contract for erecting buildings Tor
Indian training school at Lawrence, Kans.
has been awarded to firm in that city at
$f4, 9t9, the buildings to be similar to those
at Carlisle Pa.
There is talK in Virginia of state con-
vention of confederate veterans. The plan
is to ultimately effect general organization,
comprising ali confederates from Maryland
TO Texas
The total receipts for the Garfield monu-
ment in Cleveland are $3.50, 75s. 6s. Most of
this is drawing per cent. interest.
Joliet, ILL.,, has increased the liquor Ii
censes iro II $500 to $1,000.
Sweden sent US 12, 163 immigrants the last
five months.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21
RECORD or CASUALTIES.

Admiral John Roudolph Tucker dropped
dead at his residence in Petersburg, Va, re-
Gently, aged seventy-two. He left the Uni
ted States navy for the confederate navy al
the beginning of the war, and at the close
entered the Peruvian navy.
There now seems lit e doubt of the loss
of the steamship Africa, of Cars Hamburg
line at sea. She left New York on March
q for Leith and Hamburg and has, there
fore, been out seventy-six days.
At Oshkosh, Wis, Casper Smiths flour
ing mill was burned Friday afternoon. Loss
$35, 600; insurance $25 900. The fl mes
communicated 10 Comics lumber yard; loss
81, 600: insured.
AS Daisey Belmont, a young girl, was rid
ing in Dan Cast ellos circus in Duluth she
fell from a horse and struck on an iron
stake, being seriously injured.
William Shuttle, man about thirty years
of age, employed rs an assistant watchmar
on the Winona railroad bridge fell from
the bridge and was drowned.
At Birnam wood near Appleton, Wis, tn,
boiler in the saw-mill of w. A. York had ex
plOded, tearing down the entire mill anC
killing the Waterman.
In Leon, Mimi, Eriek Anderson wa
thrown under haI row by runaway team
one tooth penetrating the brain, causing
instant death.
Anna C. Chair of Reading, Pa, has laiC
in trance for eleven days. and all efforts tt
rouse her have proved futile.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21
RAILROAD RUIIBLTNGS.

A reorgan ization of the Austin, Mauka-
10 & St. Cloud was effected recently. The
directors of the road met during the day at
the office of Langcon, Bishop & Co., Sixth
and Jackson streets, 81. Paul and elected
he following Officers: President, Gen. j.
W. Bishop: vice president, Conrad Gotzian
treasurer, II. z. Upham; secretary, S. i.
Mcconnell. a surveying corps under
charge of o. d. Brown has, during the pas
week, been making preliminary survey of
the bluffs ON the Nicollet side OF the river
at Mankato, with a view to finding the best
grade t. the prairie upland. 1t now seems
that a line. crossing the Mississippi river a
little below the mouth of the Blue Earth
and following the north bank of the Min
nesota up four or five miles, to the vicinity
of Hebron, before reaching the table land,
will be the one chosen. The proposed line
of the road will run from st. G oud to Aus
tin, by way OF Litchfield, Hutchinson, Man
kato. as soon as the survey is made work
| is to be commenced, and the road construc-
ted at as early date as practicable.
The Ashland branch of the Omaha will
be opened for business July /. The branch
leaves the main line at Ashland Junction,
| point six miles this size of Vanderveter
where the road first touches Chequamono-
gan Bay. The track is being extended to
bayfield, six miles above Vanderveter
| which the company also hope to open at
the same time as they do the Ashland
branch.
Mr.. John W. Garrett, Of the B fillmore &
| Ohio railroad has made present of his stall
lion Damascus, valued at $4,000, to King
Humbert of Italy, stipulating that the sculp-
| tor Story shall have the privilege of max
| ing model of the animal. In return for
the gift the king will send Mr.. Carrot two
| camels.
W. S. Alexander, general traffic manager
\ of the Manitoba, has issued a circular to
agents of the road, instructing them to sell
for the Fourth ofJuly, round trip excursion
tickets 10 all stations and return, at one
| fifth more than the regular fare. The sale
will commence July and the tickets will
be good for return until the 9Th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21

This word-the plural of trichina-
has its accent on the second syllable. II
is from a Greek word meaning hair, and
is the name Of the hair-like worms some
times found in the human muscles. The
word "spiralis, is generally attached to
it, and refers to the manneriu which the
parasite lies curled up in his tiny cap
sule
When fully grown, it would take eigh-
teen of the males, placed end to end, to
make an inch The disease to which they
give rise-at'frst often.mistaken for mus
cuIar rheumatism-is called trichinosls,
sometimes trichiniasis.
1t was not until 1885 that the parasite
saw found in man. During the next
twenty-five years it was proved that
there was connection between the dis
ease in man and that of the hog; ana In
1867 the paraslteiwaS found IN the muscles
of the latter. Whence the hog has de-
rived 1t Is an unsettled question.
AS long as the hog lives the parasite
remains dormant in the animal, like the
chrysaIis of the butterfly. But when
the hogs flesh is eaten, the tiny capsules
then are dissolved by the digestive juices
and trichin9 are set free.
A single meal may introduce many
thousands of them-over million, says
one writer-into the stomach. Thus in
troduced they live from five to six weeks
in the intestines, each one producing
meanwhile brood of at least one thou
sand five hundred The latter soon mi
CRATE toward the muscles, following the
course of the blood vessels and nerves.
and reaching the goal about the tenth
day.
Here, in five or six months, they pass
into a sort of chrysalis condition, to be
freed from it only by the gastric Juice OF
some other ,beng. Similar mlgratlons
NAV follow, wave after wave. More or
less however. are swept out of the in
testnes. possibly to find their way back
to their ancestral home in the swine.
The trichin8 have been found in every
land. They have also been detected in
the cat, dog, rabbit, rat, mouse,
marmot, the wild hog of Europe. and
even in the hippopotamus.-Youth's
Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21

ranged her oilet as carefully possible. Be-
ing unable to procure a rope she made one
of a hank of warn. This she secarely tied
to the limb of the tree, formed moose at
one end, and encircling her neck, sprang
forward. She fell five feet and died OF
strangulation.
George Adams, farmer in Great Meadow
township, Cherokee county, four miles cas-
of Sioux City, was murdered, recently by
Walter Fitzgerald during an alteration on
the nrairie, Adams throes was cut by
Fitzgerald, severipg the jugular vein. The
murderer escaped on his horse to Sioux
City, and is thought to have gone to Ne,
braska. Officers are In pursuit.
George r. Pearson and wife Of Bangor,
Me-, who have been doing large and lu
crative business throughout New England
for number of years in inveigling old and
wealthy gentlemen intocompromsing situa-
tions and blac kmailing them, have been ar
rested at Boston on the complaint OF one of
ne men they attempted to blackmail, and
are held for trial in 81, 500 bonds each.
Henry Still was shot and instantly killed
recently by Barney Polar, at Martsaeld's
Station, thirty-fve miles northeast of Arti-
go, Wis They had been drinking together
during the evening, but parted IN a friendly
taanhef. Polar afterwards returned and
shot Still from behind with Winchester
rifle.
Milo w. Winter, jr., farmer living six
teen miles northwest ofSIoux Falls, went
to the honse Of a neighbor recently. He
met his own son, Jake, at the door, ard
fired a charge FROM the shot gun he carried
into his own sons shoulder and head. The
young man was not dead at LAST account.
3 Robert J. Cook and Sergeant Charles Bal
ton, two enlisted men selected by fieut.
Darlington for the Greeley expedition, have
deserted, after receiving six months pay in
advance Strong efforts are being made to
capture them.
A bru in Adair county, Iowa, who was
| beating his wife was shot by Joseph Mars
| ford The latter was sentenced to six
months in Jail and was pardonea by the
| governor.
Robert Morrill,, chief auditor'of the Phil
| adelphia Gas trust charged with forgery
! and embezzlement, has been committed to
| prison. 49,.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21

Tho acquital of the Star Route thieves
Is no more, if quite as much, a surprise
as conviction would have been, for any
thing but disagreement was not looked
for. The result, however, is to be de-
plored because they richly deserved
punishment, and also for the additional
evidence of the impossibility of convict.
ing and furnishing public officers who
betray their trusts and rob the govern
ment, more especially when they are
tried in Washington. Public sentiment
at the national capital has become de-
bauched TO such an extent that public
funds are considered legitimate plumber
The tone of the newspapers in that city
amply sustain this statement. 1t is
fortunate for the country that healthier
morals prevail in the country at large
Were this otherwise the future of the
Country would be dark indeed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21
snrei hr q Poor RevoIver.

RIVER FALLS, Wis, Special Telegram, June 10
The following details OF the scandal now engag-
gug public attention here have been learned; Dr
J. +. johnson is physician who enjoys a large
practice. Mrs johnson, it is alleged, became init
mate with a good looking young CLERK named Oe
Anderson. The other evening DR.. johnson gave
his wife to understand that he would be away from
| home over night: but instead Of leaving town, he
kent watch and at midnight armed with his re-
volyer crept to the window of his home and saw
enough, he says, to justify him 10 shooting Ander-
sou on the spot. This h. would certainly have
done had not his pistol refused to act after the first
| shot which missed the mark. Opening the win
dow the doctor sprang into the room and using the
pistol for a weapon, dubbed Anderson over the
head, knocking him down and, as he believed,
| breaking his jaw Escaping from the hands OF the
| husband Anderson fed, barefooted, minus coat,
hat and vest the store, where he repenished his
wardrobe and left for the country. The next
morning Mrs johnson ATTEMPTED to get out war
rant against the doctor for assault, but her cause
was not clear enough to satisfy the justice and j
was not granted 1t is probable that the case VIII
end with divorce suit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21

Ats meeting of the Minuesota Catholic
Total Abstinence Union at Faribsult, the
following delegates were elected to the ma
tionaI convention. Rev. ]. McGolrick, Rev.
John Stanley and J. II. Nightingale. Al
bert Schaller OF Hastings was elected presi-
dent of the union. J. A. Nolan of st. Paul,
secretary. and d. Doyle, of lie Sueur
treasurer were accepted. The
membership in the diocese of st. Paul now
numbers $500. At one of the meetings
Patrick Fgan late treasurer of the land
league said that he was practical temper
snce man, though not connected with any
temperance organization. He branded as a
falsehood the charge contemporaries against
the Irish people, AMI said he had attended
meetings of 10, O01 to 10000 people, when
not sign of drunkenness was observed.
More intemperance existed in England and
Scotland than in Ireland. The latter part
of Mr.. Egan's address was devoted to an
enumeration of the wrongs hesped by Eng
land upon the Irish people
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21

English papers, even those of literal
news, speak of The probable retirement
of Mr.. Gladstone during the year, and
say, that he earnestly desires to retire
from public business; that he has very
Ianguid interest in what is passing before
him and seems to view the scene as
though he were philosopher contem-
plating with calm Indifference matters
which no longer concern him. Promi-
nent Englishmen say that, when Glad
stone does throw down his cares of office
Lord Granville will succeed him as pre-
mier an Lord Hartingto as leader in
the house of commons-tla at is, unless
the conservatives come in power az in,
which is not at all unlikely.