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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11
Things Learned by Experience.

If your coal fire is low throw on a
tablespoonful of salt, and it will help it
very much.
A little ginger put into sausage meat
improves the flavor.
In icing cakes dip the knife frequently
in cold water.
In boiling meats for soups use cold
water.
If the meat is wanted for itself alone
plunge in boiling water at once.
You can get bottle or barrel of oil
off any carpet or wooden stuff by apply
ing dry buckwheat plentifully and faith
fully; never put water to such grease
spot or liquid of any kind.
Broil steaks without sailing; salt draws
the juices in cooking; it is desirable to
keep these in if possible; cook over hot
fire, turning frequently. soaring On both
sides, place on platter, salt and pepper
to taste.
Beef having tendency to be tough
can be made very palatable by stewing
very gently for two hours; pepper and
salt, taking out about pint OF liquid
when done, and letting the rest boil into
the meat. Brown the meat in the pot.
After taking up, make u gravy Of the
pint of liquid saved.
A small piece of charcoal in the pot
with boiling cabbage will remove the
odor.
Clean oilcloths with milk and water;
a brush and soap will ruin them.
Tumblerss that have had milk in them
should never be put in hot water
A spoonful of tomatoes in the gravy
of either roasted or fried meats is au i'm
provement.
The skin of boiled egg is the most
eflicacious remedy that can be applied
to boil. Peel it carefully, wet and APP
ply il to the part affected, it will draw
of the matter and relieve the soreness in
a few hours.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11
A Liberal Reduction.

Some months after the close of the war
a stranger appeared in Virginia with a
one thousand dollar railroad bond that
he desired to sell to Richmond ban
ker.
"This bond must have been stolen
during the war;" remarked the banker to
the man.
Yes, 1t was.
"The railroad is was issued to aid has
never has been built
"Ah!'
"And the town it represents was com
pletely destroyed by the Federals, con-
tinued the banker.
"Just so"
Under these circumstan ces, ther
what value do you place upon the bond?
asked the banker.
"Well, considering all these circum-
stances, replied the bondholGer, after
thinking it over, Il am willing to make
liberal reduction. III knock off 5000
from the face value and figure the thirty
years interest at only $50! L m from the
North and dor't feet like robbing you
after you've been licked"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11

MARRIAGE OF SErTuAeNERIASs.-An
aged couple were married IN Lowell,
Mass, on the 9th inst, the parties being
Leander Randall, of North Rochester,
aged seventy four, and Mrs. Philena H.
Landers, of Acushnet, aged seventy
three. 1t was the second marriage Of
the groom and the fourth of the bride,
and three generations of the brides de-
scendAnts were present in the persons of
her four daughters, three granddaugh-
ters. two grandsons, and four great
grandchildren. The two eldest grand
daughters acted Is bridesmaids.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11
Interesting Conversation.

The following conversation was over
heard in the green-room of an Easter
theater recently, between Mrs. Havie
and prominent Il erchant:
Nance"
MARE"
cover 40?'
mo"
Born before SIP"
Yes"
"Too old to love?"
"No."
"Occupation?'
Writing love letters
married or single?"
married"
"Dcbts?'
"Weii, so So"
"Coud,ion of property?'
"Splendid."
&c aracter of property"
personal.
"Name of property"
Ernest"
Taxable property"
"Havier"
"Where reside?"
SAT large?"
"Under bond?"
eyes"
"To whom?"
"Man out West"
"Name?"
Burke"
"What holds you?"
"Piece of paper"
"Where is he?"
'Don't know"
do you care?"
mo"
"When heard from?'
-Four years ago.
ANY communications
None"
Have you ever written to him?"
Never"
Had he any influence over your
"None whatever"
"Is he in your way?"
"No."
"How are you employ ed?"
Thinking"
Anything else?"
Lowing"
"Who?"
"My own darling baby?"
mo you want anything"
Eyes"
WHAT"
Never mind.
"Do You love Ernest?'
Eyes"
"Does he love you?'
eyes"
"How much?"
"With all his heart"
"And you?"
with all my life"
Did you ever love any one else?"
"No."
Just then the manager appeared or
the scene, and the conversation wa
postponed for an indefinite period Elk
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11

California journal published in the
interests of the colored race, is called
The Elevator. The favorite expression
in use at the south among journalists,
"esteamed contemporary, will be APP
propriate in illusions to this champion
of colored interests. In fact, wide field
for jokes is opened by this name. and a
large degree of usefulness is possible.
The serials in The Elevator will be
called, of course, first story. second
story, and so forth, and other technical
expressions will be convenient. "Gone
up" may be handy.-Bos. Adv.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11

DIR. Mosso of Turin has invented
machine for measuring thought, which
he calls the "Plethy smograph" One Of
these contrivances was recently left in q
room for several hours with dozen con.
verts to the Oscar Wilde craze. ana after
their departure it was examined and
found 10 have not been effected in the
slightest degree, the indicator pointing
ct zero. The Plethysmograph. there
fore. may be pronounced great success.
Nor. Her.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11

gestions 1t posses imagination enough
to discover opportunities, and ingenuity
enough to devise its own ways and
means. In an Eastern village, there
lived an apothecary, who, in moment
of unprofessional absti action, sold some
arsenic to customer in place of cream
of tartar. The scene at the funeral so
touched the tenderhearted pharmacist
that on reaching home he Immediately
sat down and wrote to the widow of the
deceased Offering her free ticket for his
soda water fountain during the summer
season.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11

Az EQuEsTRIESNE's DEATH. - Our
readers have heard of Miss Pinneo. Of
Greeley, Col, the graceful and endur-
ing lady equestrienne, whom so many
thousands have applauded as she rode
her fifty .mile races. Some time since
she married one Baxter, a saloon keeper
ut Topeka, Kan. and lately took dose
of poison and died Her life appears to
have been sad one. She did not like
the business of riding horses in trials of
speed and endurance, and often sought
to escape such severe tasks. The report
is, and it is generally credited. that she
rode races to obtain the money to pay
debts or make up losses incurred by her
father and brother in gambling, and that
the trouble which became q part of her
life so weighed her down that she
sought res. in the other world Detroit
Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-11

sympathy, my friend" said the
Rhinoceros, as he aided the Ok to stand
up, sympathy sticks in the ear, and lets
the stomach siarve. Depend upon your
friends no longer than they can depend
upon you. Come, nowhere we CO.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
The Next cnmnnlon issue.

The hobby of Southern outrages
is playing out, and the next great
fight will be upon something else
the tariff, may be, and that is Sc
much mixed it will split up the old
parties, and new lines of battle will
have to he formed. Well, fet 'em
| form, we can't be w0rsted. Bles-
sed are they who expect nothing.
We, of the South, are for any tariff
| that gives the poor man, the work.
! ing man, better chance for a liv-
ing. We don't want the rich to
grow richer and the poor poorer.
We want protection to labor as well
as to capital. They should both
work together, and we want states
men not politicians to fix it up as
near right as they can. 1t is science
that we humble people don't know
much about, but we know that the
toiling millions of the people are
not paid for their work. Out of
their sweat comes all the wealth OF
the country and some would like to
know how it slips away into the
pockets of the few. What we want
now is some bold statesmen who
will come to the front and take
the working mans part and stand
by him regardless of the power of
the money kings. The world is
like a bee hive. The working bees
make all the honey and a few fat
lazy drones eat it up, but by and by
the little workers get mad and kill
EN- off. If our millionaires want to
be secure in their wealth they had
better encouragethe men who make
if. BILL ARP.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
the FISH Law.

We see thatthere have been nu-
merous bills introduced in the Leg
islature relative to the present fish
law. We do not know the nature
of these bills, bat have reason to
fear that some of them tend towards
its repeal, or at least to amendments
that will impair or render il inef-
fective. We have heard many ex-
pressions of uneasiness on this
score, and earnestly hope nothing
of the kind will be done. The
people of Tennessee do not want
the fish law repealed. 1t is one of
the very best, most urgent and pop
ular laws enacted by our last Leg
islature, and its great good i'm pro-
tecting, propagating and restocking
our streams with full supply OF
fine food fish is already apparent.
Before the law was enacted it was
almost impossible to catch a mess
of fish of any kind in any of our
smaller streams. Food fish had
been literally exterminated by the
use of seins, nets, traps, baskets
and such wholesale methods of de-
struction. The present law had
not been in effect Il year before its
good results were easily apparent.
The seins, nets, &C., were removed,
and those who visited our streams
with rod and line and trot-line be-
gan TO speak of the rapid increase
of the finy tribe. The fish for the
most part are small, and only need
time and protection from seins,
nets, traps, &C., 10 develop into the
very finest quality of food fish, and
that.tOO in great abundance, so any
skillful manipulation Of the rod and
line can catch fine mess in few
hours effort. Many of our streams
were replenished by stocking with
the finest varieties of food fish, which
were quite young and have not yet
AeAA tALAC W dtIuAu SuiuCICit
growth to make them desirable for
food, and it would be very unjust
and unfair to those who, under the
promise of the law to protect and
encourage them in their efforts to
rebuild and recuperate this desira-
BILE source of food supply, to say
nothing of the excellent recreation
and sport also furnished, have gone
forward and given their time,
money and attention to this end,
now to repeal the law, break down
all protection and permit the
streams again to be Overrun by these
wholesale destoyers with their nets,
traps, dams, &C., to the total ami
hilatiOn of all fish, both young and
old. .....
If the law is to be amended at all,
make it even more stringent than
now. Give us a few more years
time and every man in the State
will rejoice to see our beautiful
streams and rivulets alive with the
finest variety of game fish to be
caught liz the land. We hope our
Senators and Representatives will
use their greatest efforts in behalf
of the maintenance of the fish law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27

DAY after day, some terri De ca
lamity, destructive of life, either
on land or sea, follows close upon
the heels of another, verifying the
old adage that misfortunes never
come singly and calamities
march in batalliOns. Thus far the
year 1888 bids fair to OutrIval all
its predecessors i'm the number and
destructiVeness of its catastrOphes.
The latest horror upon the high
seas is the loss of the steamer CHM
bria, of the Hamburg American
line from Hamburg bound for New
York, which collided Friday morn
ing last with the steamer Sultan,
off the island of Borkum, in the
North Sea. The Cimbria sank al
most Immediately. There were
$50 passengers, besides the crew,
which numbered ITO men, on the
vessel. The Cimbria keeled over
on her side soon after being struck
by the Sultan, rendering it difficult
to launch her boats. The loss of
life is reported as fearful, by far the
largest part OF the crew going down
with the Inflated vessel. The Sui
tan escaped with slight injury. The
collision was occasioned by dense
fog that prevailed at the time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27

A BILL has been introduced in
the Legislature, providing for the
building of an asylum for the in
sane, to be located somewhere in
East Tennessee. Tennessee needs
another Insane asylum, and needs
it badly. The asylum at Nashville
is now overcrowded and according
to the superintendent report there
are yet about 800 lunatics in the
State for whom no Accommodations
can be had. These poor unfOrtu-
mates, for the most part, are now
languishing in our county jails,
without adequate room, care or at
tentiOn. The cause of humanity
calls loudly for a redress of this
wrong and something should be
done to provide suitable asylum
for them. This Legislature should
not adjourn until it has attended to
the matter. Let this bill or sim
liar one become a law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
About Polk.

In speaking of the probable future
of the Polk case, correspondent
OF the Memphis Avalanche says:
There is a varied opinion as to
whether Polk will be punished for
his misdeeds. For myself / do not
believe he ever will, and that a
year from to-day he will be a free
man, with no shadow of a charge
against him. His friends and rela-
tfves will clear up the balance, and
Polk will go unpublished. There
have been several attempts to prove
embezzlement on officials in this
city, and signally all have failed.
The Knight case is case in point.
Knight may or may not have been
guilty. A committee of the county
court reported him behind nearly
$500, 900. Knight is free man, and
an alderman of our city. Commit
tees sometimes err in their reports.
The committee in the Polk case
have probably struck the bottom,
but after the popular indignation
is somewhat quieted who will there
be who will say send One-legged
man to the penitentiary, who bears
the honored name of Polk, especial
ly when he has made up his short
age. When Folks various invest
ments are closed out and subjected
to the States lien, they will realize
100000. The loaned money when
collected will realize 100000 more.
The bonds-men pay 100000 and
that leaves 100000 for Polk to pay.
1t cannot be proved that he took
the $4,000 United States bonds,
with accrued interest amounting to
$34, 900, and deducting this 1884, 600
leaves Polk only SIG, 900 to pay. AS
he is charged by the committee
with having had in cash when he
left Nashville about $4,000, he can
easily pay up his $4,000 shortage
and quit the game 100000 winner.
In all probability, he will never /
live in Nashville again, but in Mex
leo where he will live in the eternal
summer of that salubrious CLINE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
sEEMAN. THE MAGICIAN.
Coy. Bates Amendments

Gov. Bate has made the following
appointments, which were confirm
ed by the Senate:
A. ]. McWhirter, of Nashville,
commissioner of agriculture, Stats
ties and mines. -.
Felix w. Washington, III. b.
Buckner, of Davidson, and John L.
T. Sneed, of Shelby, trustees of the
hospital for the insane. for the next
six years.
Col. James Carter, of East Ten
nessee, superintendent of prisons.
Hon. Thos. II. Payne, of West
Tennessee, superintendent of public
instruction.
Mr.. f. S. Harris, of Lebanon,
ward en- of the penitentiary. Fred
Cass, of Murfreesbcro, assistant
warden.
Mr.. r. w. Cantrell, of Nashville,
private secretary. ...
Mr.. t. j. Hopkins, coal oil in
spector for Nashville. .
Mr.. Geo. A. Cannon, coal oil in
spector for Knoxville. .....-
No physician has yet been APP
pointed to the penitentiary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
The Debts OF the State.

The following is the full text OF
the resolution introduced in the
house of representatives, by Mr..
Moore, of Tennessee January 80:
"Resolved by the senate and
house of representative of the
United States in congress assem-
bled (two-thirds of each house con-
curing therein), That the follow
ing amendment to the constitution
be, and is hereby proposed to the
States, to become valid when rat
flied by the legislatures of three
fourths of the several States, as pro-
vided in the constitution ~. -.e
Article 16, Section1, That article
IL ofthe present constitution be, and
the same is hereby recinded. rF
Sec. 2. That congress shall have
power to provide by appropriate
legislation for the legal enforcement
of the obligation of contracts enter
ed into by any of the States of this
union,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
OUT or THE DARKNESS.


EDITOR CHRONICLES a. friend
visiting GAINESVILLE for the first
time few weeks ago. said to the
writer: "Your town has such a
reputation abroad for activity and
enterprise in business, and for cui-
ture and refinement of a high Or
der, that | am surprised to find
your streets in utter darkness at
night" His surprise was deep
ened when on the next day he dis
covered long rows of lamp-posts
standing as they were planted be-
fore the war, and lacking only the
turn of Il screw and the touch of
match to givethe much needed light
To those whose business or pleasure
requires them to traverse our streets
at night. 1t is a criticism common to
travellers coming to our town, mas
much as they arrive with the night
trains, and in passing from the
station down town, whether on foot
or in a carriage, it is very much
like going through tunnel. Our
own citizens must in walking keep
close to the inside and frequently
feel the fence or wall for guide,
and in driving depend upon the
sense of hearing rather than sight
to avoid collision with passing We
hicles.
In this particular alone are we
behind our neighbors of Hopkins
vile, Springfield, Gallatin, Column
bia, which are lighted with gas or
oil, while our little capital city,
Nashville, has both electric and gas
for the streets, while we are as well
able to afford it as either of them.
The prime object of government,
national and local, is to promote
and preserve the public good, for
which purpose taxes are levied and
paid, and since the government
cannot be a mOney-making eorpor-
alton, it is the plain duty to return
the levy to the taxpayers by sup
plying the reasonable public wants.
Failure to do this implies inditfer-
ence which is objectionable, or in
ability which may be excusable.
1t is not believed that our mayor
and aldermen are at all needless of
the necessities of their people, and
the financial question is said to be
capable of a satisfactory solution.
The GAINESVILLE Gas Company are
now supplying as good an article OF
gas as can be made from Pittsburg
coal, and the writer is credibly in
formed that they will light our
street-lamps at Il very reasonable
cost. Let Main, franklin, Conn
merce and Madison, First, Second
to Seventh streets, at least he light
ed, and so diminish the perils of
the night, which are now almost as
numerous as those which threat
ened st. Paul.
This appeal to the town authority
is most earnestly made, with the
hope that it will at once receive
the consideration its importance
demands. LUX.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27

You cannot take up a daily paper
nowadays, that you do not see some
account of a fatal burning. Chatta-
nOoga had three occurrences of this
kind in one day this week. Laura
Watts, daughter of a well-known
citizen, was very dangerously burn
ed, her clothes catching while she
was standing near fire. Mrs. J. w.
Lauderdale, the wife of a promi-
nent railroad agent was fatally
burned while sitting in front of q
fire bathing her child, and colored
child was burned almost to a crisp
while standing near an open hearth
warming. You should bear in mind
that constant vigilance is alone the
price of life while moving or sitting
abOuth the fire this cold weather.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27

OF course, the world at large and
the rest of mankind recognize the
fact that the Tennessee Legislature
contains more SoIons, for its num-
bers, than any other body of law
makers in the Universe. This dis
tinction has readily and cheerfully
been accorded it thus early in the
session, but yet we were not exactly
prepared to see it undertake to di-
rect the course of National legisla-
ton. But that such is the settled
intention of this distinguished body
is fully demonstrated by the defeat
of Senator Daniels very sensible
resolution "for the Legislature to
desist and refrain from further in
structions to our members in Con-
gress on subjects with which they
are thoroughly informed and with
which the legislature is not"
What the average legislator thinks
he does not know is needed for the
good Of the country, isn't worth
knowing, and of course, they re-
garded Senator Daniels resolution
as reflection upon their intelligence
and power.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27

The United States supreme
courtshas decided that section 5519
of the revised statutes is unconsti-
tutiOnal. The section reads as fol-
lows: 'tIf two or more persons in
disguise on the higway or on the
premises of another for the purpose
of depriving, either directly or in
directly, any persons or any class
of persons of equal protection of
the laws, or of equal privilege I'M
der the laws, or for the purpose of
preventing or hindering the con-
stituted authorities of any State
or territory from giving or secur-
ing to all persons within such State
or territory equal protection of its
laws, each of such persons shall be
punished by fine OF not less than
$500 nor more than 5000, or by i'm
prisonment with or without hard
labor for not less than six months
nor more than six years or by both
such fine and imprisonment" The
case before the supreme court was
that of the United States VS.. r. g..
Harris ct al, from the West Ten
nessee district.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27

Mr.. t. Woodfin Keesee, Jr., left
for Helena, Ark, the first of the
week, carrying with him the cele-
brated AllenswOrth mare, which he
proposes to dispose of in that city.
She is bay mare, four years old,
and is considered one of the finest
saddle and harness mares ever in
this section. She is pure blooded,
and has fine record, having taken
many premiums at various fairs in
Kentucky and this State. One
wanting an A No. 1, saddle and
harness mare, would secure such
an animal in her.