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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-02

\A/LAUREL LODGE A. F and A. NJ
NJ holds regular meetings on or before
each full moon.
A. JONES, w. NJ.
A. F CAMPBELL, Secy.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-02
DESTROYED by Fire.

The house of NJ. Ames. Coles Valley,
with its contents. was destro. ed by Ere last
week. There is no reason known Why the
FIRE started.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-02
Morrell,s aIinstrel,s.

This trouat periortued To large and EN-
thusiastic audience last Mon,iav evening.
and next morning continued their t5ver-
land trip TO san FRANCISCO The troupe
will pay Oregon another visit about Fair
rimt- next y.ar
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-02
Nipped Him when the Chance was Good.

AS will be seen by the Court proceed-
ings elsewhere, Cha. Hansen was acquit-
ted OF the charge of larceny from s.ore
Just AS Hansen started 10 leave the court-
ro m, evld nlly highly pleased with the
verdict Of the jury, sheriff Hogan tapped
him on the shoulder and told hIm he WAS
again his prisoner on a warrant from Lrne
county. charging him with ealing watch
from par in Eugene. Hansen = joy At
once departed. He followed the Sheritf 10
JAIL and Friday morning was consigned to
the care OF deputy sheriff from Lane
county.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-02
HATS, SHOES, Boots, ETS.,
GROCERIES,, CROCKERY, wILLOW-wARE CUTLERY

nrRenember occupy DR. Hamtons brick opposite the
the Metropolitan shall sell goods cheaper cash than
before. H. JOSkPHbON
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
PROMISE MAKING.

When Il man is in love, or for some reason
or other wishes TO >eci,rea given Nady tor
his wife. he is apt to be profllse in promises,
and ut t|,e time Wa-n he makes them, 1t Is
nossible that he tlt ends to keep them. Wo-
men are too apt to believe in the lasting CT
feet of promises made under such condl-
tons. They know that under such circum-
stances. ii ever, their power IS strong ana
they are IA little apt to insist upon the max
ing of conditions which at other lines would
not be accepted, and trusting to a contlnu-
ance Of their power tor ensuring a tulfiltnelt
of promises then made. The experience OF
daily lifeshows It's that promises made and
conditions g%rantei under such eraHe circum-
stances are least likely to be kept. When
marriage has taken place, and sober realities
resume their way, the mans mind swings
back into its accustomed position and II he
has been induced to make promises to do
actions greatly ut variance with those which
he usually performs, the chances are that
he forgets all about them, or refuses to graf
ify them. 1t would be wise, therefore, if
ladies, in seeking for proml$e-maklng,
would think a little as to whether what
they ask would be asafikeiy toahe granted in
calm moments as III excited ones. Ifiey
would thus spare themselves much disap-
pointment, and many moments OF bitter
though useless recrilnination.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21

wy Gaining years ago; but Pm o,.a 80.
t 5''. all the same; how have Won ha " 20 see
ttsnn es:s how's all our CAV and fas,;,s :
'unus IN B.? how'sMrs.-a ''s'Se
and aea neeeher broke away from Brooks
"" w neo precipitately down the xta;rs A''0AS
R,h 4e' ',e boys came back to tho oe,oo
h,a wv mem OF the cordial reception hn
,att sven Mr. Beecher, and said thai t,,a
lrn,.. y we great divine's No los ,s W.
With b%anners.n IKE an army
h. on, p'''esRed ''y all the gods at once tb,t
g.u v"'s intended to- inquire after the hea,,h
psrson.l nes''er' and not to rake up old
onsiaaan However," said Bob. with
'eraole spirit, "let the stricken dear na
nrs sp' '''s little episode only serves to in,
vned can no''y mind the truth that a quick
city Derrick. ~ "ccosef''-J III
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
A APP MAN.

We once knew Il man who was always
prai,iny his wife. On the corner. down the
street. at the p%ostotfice, at the race Track,
in the skating rink, at the theatre, LII the
sal-that is at the choir meeting-he was al
ways telling what a happy man ne Was,Just
because he had such a splendid wife, aud he
talked every man he met int a perfect frel-
Nv OF envy about her. Well, one winter
morning, wielnit WAS. not yet too light TO
make one appear not overly ostentatlous,
we sneaked into that neighbours yard TO
steal a fence board for kindling, and had to
wait, before we could safely obtain II, until
tina; man,s>Wite came out and sawed couple
Of armfuls of wood, shoyeled out three snow
paths, fed and groomed the horse, and clean
ed out the coW-shed; and then, when she
went into the house and we heard her call
to her husband that the sitting room was
warm enough for him to dress in it if he
wanted to get up now VIZ were so amazed
that we forgot what we were waiting tor,
and vent back and kinuled the fire with a
corncob and a pint Of Observation-Disclosures
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
LAND AT THE NORTH POLE.

The Virginia CitylNey) Enterprise says:
About four years ago a farmer OF Surprise
valley found in the crop of a Wild goose a
quantity of wild grain the like Of which he
had never befor seen. He planted this
grain and it grew and tlourished, producing
more than a hundred fold. The straw and
beardless head are said to resemble wheat,
while the grain looks like rye, but twice as
large. The farmer has now many bushels
Of this cereal, and has sent samples Of it to
he planted in various places in California,
where food for cattle is not easily obtained
at some seasons, as the stalk of the new
grain, Whensit is thoroughly ripe, makes
excellent hay.
An OLD sailor OF this city, after reading an
item which has been going the rounds of
the papers i'll regard to the new cereal, the
substance Of which item is given above,
nnds his memory refreshed. 1t brings to
ms recollection a circumstance he had al
most forgotten, and has set him to thinking.
lie has thought it all out, and is nov firmly
OF the opinion that there is an inhabitable
land at the north pole.
The old man says lie was one the crew Of
s1e Investigator, Captain Mcclure, which
sailed from England III 1850 in company
With the Enterprise, Commander Collision.
III search OF Sir John Franklin, and he GER
fanny mas IN his possession one of the Are
TIC medals given by the English Admirably
10 all persons engaged in these Polar expe
al1lons from 1918 to 1855. In September Q
that year the Investigator reached a lane
winch Capt. Mcclure named Baring's Land
anu three days after other land, which h,
hahed Prlnce Albert, where about the las
u che month they were frozen in.
"hl'e III the last-named land the explor
ers observed many wild geese and waite
h'"l flying southw ward. Some OF the gees
s'oppel at the place where the ship lay
ana several were killed by the members c
NE crew. In the crops Of some of thes
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
JOURNALISM.

ine New York World has a hjcb ana
a".,''ul sense of Journalism, as eyery onc
'ae profession will at once r%ecaon;ya !.
'"e ,oiloWlng article. Says the tWorn.
Inc task ct the journalist il tbe most
"''en'tt'ng that is imposed upon NAV
r"e paper, while it lasts. must nor ,ss.
= suspend for a day is to yield and nerish
nae men who make newspapers. howave,
subordinate, must continue to make ,h.a.
Il peflls oeset them, there is The moo :.
son Tor not foltering. The Journalist VIII.
leaves his journal when he sbould ha tb.ra
= forever disgraced. Iie cannot leave ~
: Infatuated with the news, and with hin
sell as Its collector. The true ;,nr,.,;s.
l,Ne the Old Guard, dies, but never s,,rren,
'efs. News is all-pervadlng, all-absorhinr
a'i.olhding. Tohaye lived with if once i
" nave an u~naccountable love for If - ~
strongly charmed by it. The basiIisk of
tvpeis fatal to him it breathes.o on.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
A MATRIMONIAL ROMANCE.

Asratfler remarkable chapter of domestic
4 lstory has just come to light in Springfield
l0hio. Years ago John Garrison, then ;
sndenf, afterwards a minister Of the gospel
narrled Miss Sallie Christie. Both were
pemDers of Springfield's first families. Aft
several years Of matrimonial experience,
carlson deserted his wife and young family
pd wandered all over the world. He was a
bassIonary in India, China and other Asiatic
calIfles. He indnlged in every line of for
fayn novelty. He travelled everywhere that
navel was known. He engaged III almost
gerry possible occupation, and after eight
ears Of wandering returned to his native
hnd and located in Middletown, Ohio, where
e soon amassed aconsiderable competency.
Jew weeks since he determined to come to
prlasneld and enquire after his wife, sup
osilig her either dead or divorced. lie
ner yet true to him, and the couple
sre reunited and are now living happily
.niddletown. u
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21

geese he recollects to have seen. and mar
veled ut seeing, a considerable quantity of
grain such az the new cereal of Surprise VAL
ley is said to be. AS no such grain is known
in the temperate zone, and as we have no
account Of a grain of the kind being found
in any known region of the world, he is of
the opinion that the geese obtained it in a
region lying about the open polar sea.
He says no man has yet gone so far north
but he has found wild geese and other was
ter+fowl flying still further to the north
ward. AS these geese are undoubtedly
vending their way to well known stop
ping place far to the north. there must be
something Tor them to feed upon at the
point where the stop. AS wild geese no
more live on fish than do tame ones, there
| must be in the country to which they go
grass and vegetation similar to that toun(
in the temperate regions. The wild gees
that halt on the Pacific coast make the grain
Eeields their feeding place, and it is not like
" thai in the land about the Pole tfleil
nature is SO changed chat they feed upo'
moses or Ri h.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
PHE HOM CIPCLE.
PITT DOWN TIE BRAKES.

tier how well the track is laid,
Nv r,stter how strong the engine is lnsae'
whe, YOU lind it running on a downward grade
Pat down the brakes.
-. .ne demon of drink has entered your sou''
,,a mis- mower is getting beyond your cohtroi'
Al dragging YOU down to a terrible goal
Put down the brakes.
1,o,oo,,ber the adage. "Don't trifle with nre:'
,an,t.tion. Won know, is always IL liar;
II van want to crush out the burning oeslfe'
Put down the brakes.
Ava Won running in debt by living too fast?
!, o, ,aol, back with shame on Il p%ro!itless past,
And feel that your ruin IL coming s. at last!
Put down the brakes.
Whether for honor, for knowledge, or GAM
you are fast wearing out your4,ody nd'pralh'
Y'i,l nature no longer can bear the strain,
Put down the brakes.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
BOB BROOKS AND BEECHER.

Many persons in the Oil Regions will re
greet to hear of the death OF Bob Brooks
which occurred at Memphis yesterday, 0
yellow fever. Bob was a printer before n
became too nervous to set type. When NJ
was obliged to throw down the stick AM
rule he pumped on oil-wells, at differen
times, IN the Butler district, and finally tool
to the road. He was one of the best fellow:
in the world. but, like all other good fellows
whiskey was his bane. He would neYe'
consent to be classed with tfamps, but A.
sisted that he was a !" cosmopolitan, OF, Is
Noah Webster would say, q Ct tizen OF he
world. with no fixed abode" We reall
one incident Of Bob's last visit to lfeo
country. 1t WAS last season. Beecheif vas
featuring through this section at the R'lnehf
and the distinguished preacher droppq ln-y
to a newspaper office in a small TOM tds
make some inquiry concerning trans q q
it happened the editor and employs Wer u
out to dinner, bnt Brooks, who had goppdF l
in to pay his respects and borrow 4 Fiarte, wi
was comfortable seated in tue eoioqFs eha'
as usual half seas over, and as fa&eh aa|
disreputable in appearance as 1t lspossiF !, !
to imagine. Bob knew Beecner va ~ ton |n ~
and recognized him at once. aFfouSh's s
had never met him before :.
II have Called said Mr.. Beqper, pas =
inc m the threshold, "to ASK J
why, blast my eyes exqilned oa a.,
,;s;na from his chair and crossk the dice I'a,
at two strides; .s.blast my eyesf It ain'm ~
old friend Henry Ward, freshpom mdefa j.,
Sodom and Gomorrah knows broobp s,nS9
and he seized Mr.. Beecher.sk hu andTas az
ged him into the little dive ,errs
.Excnse me-" said Mr.. Fecher, entI sars
!, resisting the hospitable boY excusdae' ind
t just called to-" IT,. J.. 50,
mo apologies. you op bird VIII The = fsu
broad and sweeping Why eAclainll Do. arin.
in the exhuberi'hce u ~ con 70 psills
e in,' and he continued 'of4asa le gias ~. bund
toward a chair. sre ]
I :" called to see,1 ~ |, ! o. tuid
G ST know it, and l ouyatn bootyou "
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
THE BEST REST

physician says the cry for r. st has al
ways Deem louder than the cry tor food.
MOI that 1t is important, but it is often hard.
q 70 obtain. The best rest comes from
SOUND sleep. Oftwo men or women. ether
wise equal, the one who sleeps the best vii,
pe the most moral, healthy and efficient
oleep Will do much to cure irritability Of
'7'i'pef''peeVlstness, and uneasiness. II win
es.ofeto'v'gor an overworked brain. II
WIN 'D'lld up and make etrong a weary
oooy. lt will cure a headache. 1t will helm
= broken spirit. 1t will assuage sorrow.
i'ioeeo we mlgh ut make a long list of nervous
ana other maladies that sleep will cnre
Inc cure Of sleeplessness requires a clean.
good bed, sufficient exercise to prodnca
WEAKNESS, pleasant occupation, good air.
anu not too warm a room, a clear consci-
ence, and avoidance of stimulants and mr.
cotics.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
GOLDEN SHEAVES.

Lies words and deeds remain, for good or i'll!
Oh, Brothers OF the mystic press, behold
The white unslllied pager we must I'LL
With Sodom's apples, or with grains Of gold
Let us rather seek to be Judges Of our
selves than the cxecutioners of any others.
When there is love in the heart there are
rain-bows in the eyes, covering every black
cloud with gorgeous hues.
The universe is but one great city, fun
Of beloved ones, divine and human. by ma
ture eldeared to each other.
= Insults" says IA modern philosopher.
rare like counterfeit money. We cannot
hinder their being offered, but we are not
compelled to take them.
Clean hands in matters of money among
the Young certainly ought to be tile inlis-
pensable condition of gentlemanliness. No
man who borrows and does not pay. and
lot care whether he pays or not, is a gentle
nan, no matter how witty, or gay. or fine
re may be. 10 speak in good plain Eng
the mnn who dresses mt another's ex-
'ense, not knowing how to pay, nor caring
he pays, is a genteel sconndrel!
nd yet such things are done by good M
ired folk. by kind-hearted people, by per-
ms who never probe them morally Co ascer-
Iii what their tendency il, ana .siat they
al to.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21
EETTruc ,..-6-
sAiIlNG MONEY WITHOUT worry

the root ~ nays. The love of money is
~ '9o' OF all evil" BIZ that AS i NOV
"i considered. none will aisnnta ~
pos'''on that it is natural for men to de-
ont,;n oaey, and employ various means to
.na II Is a laudable ambition in anv
a'u al people to strive for pecuniarv oa;n.
:, ,s the spirit of reaching out after more
a. 'ese'ops a country, educates a peonle.
.ep' ~ motion the car OF PROGRESS and
t;aa ''a'es all those aids to higher c~iviliza-
m' Mo'ey Is as necessary in the worlds
WIN as Drains; but while brains will nro-
uooe hohey, the reverse is not necessarily,
y ~ mat money will supply brains. The
o'sa' enemy against which we have to con-
s'o y Tue disposition to accomplish results
: sol''e other way than by toll. An infinite
sa'ai percentage of the fortunes now enioy-
- afe Jug result of anything but wears Of
W. Inc man who Is rich in a store Of
N'oWledge has acquired it by ceaseless study
"'u search, and it is the law of Heaven that
acfetlons to mind wealth, as we'll as pec,,.
mary gains, are to be obtained only as re.
"ard Tor faithful service. The effort to Oh.
'ain them otherwise is a species of gambling
Q ciance, that is governed by no law, ant
may result in success or overwhelming de
feat. ~
We despise the tramp that wanders i
iaAeaness through the land, competing rs
divide our bread and raiment with him, y
envy the stock jobber and commercial jig
gef, who, by : bull" or bear" movements
hlsa hundred thousand at his bank. w
nv taught to denounce the man that stakes
Nj money on a card at the gaming table,
Ibt 70 cove the companionship of him who
lies in a palace bought with the fortunes
1those he has ruined, because they fell in
his power. The woman who makes COM
cree with her charms, and wins wealth in
lchange for her virtue. is abIlorred and
itlnned as a social blight; vet the maid that
her life and person in wedlock to a
All because he has a fortune and can sup
1T her in luxury, is the envy of our wives
q daughters, uncIean though she be in the
ut OF those eyes that see only the motive
'mpting the act. Much as we covet wealth
! desirable as it is, we are continually
king sWme other means Of accumulation
2 toll; it is only another phrase of COM
Iiism which seeks a division of acculnu-
onns. Labor is honorable and honest; toll
meet reWard.-Factoay and Farm. S
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21

why Is It that we see around us families
Whlcn We're formerly rich and prosperous.
whach are bankrupt, fading in the social
'hofizon, disappearing from political and
commercial circles? Tits because necessity
did not require them to adopt the industry
OF their fathers.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-21

: Beautiful, beautiful silken hair. - Philin
! mnr1nufed foldlly, toying lovingly with one
OF her nut-broWn tresses; 'ssoft as the plu-
mage on an eagle's wing, hight as thistle
ooWh tfat dances on the summer air! The
summer Of sunset, the glitter of yellow gold,
the rich red-broWn of autumnal forests
blend IN enhancing beauty in its-o And
just then it came off in his hands, and he
forgot just what to say next. There was n
moment OF profound silence, and then Aur-
ella took it from him and went out of the
Dom With it. When she came back he was
zone. They meet now, but they meet as
strangers, and the eyes that were wont to
'eam upon each other with the Il Weakening
ove-llghf, now glare as though life was an
ternal Wash-day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-07

senger agent Of Mr.. Bonds road.
was in the city yesterday. He does
not differ in opinion from Mr.. Bond,
but, like all old engineers and railway
builders, prefers the broad gauge sys-
TEN. Each Is interested in some ex.
isting broad gauge, and each wants a
feeder" to his line, and would evade
the cost Of transfers. But the interests
of a place like Austin often differ
videlysfrom those OF corvergiug rail-
ways and from those Of cities on the
coast. Houston and Galveston would
hardly have freights from the North
west break bulk at Austin. But Aus
tin would prefer the cheap railw, y 70;
all that. Austin, Mr.. Hughes says,
before she loses what IS now left,
should open up q road towards e
Paso, and il incapable Of building an
extension Of the Central, should surely
have the narro~ gauge begun at once.
II hereafter tie Central be extended
the narrow gauge will become an in
valuable feeder to it and to Austin,
and even more valuable as an extern.
sion of the narrow gauge coming soutf
from Denver.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-07
HOT FOR THE NARROW GtUGF--
WHAT RAILROAD MEN SAY
ABOUT 1T.

Mr.. William Bond, president OF the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad,
said last Tuesday:
The difference between iron and steel
rails'i s the same IS between dividends
ane insolvency. He explained that
the old track, which WAS laid with
iron, cost about -. COO, 600. Il was
now nearly worn our, entirely so in
some places, and in ten years from the
time it was laid 1t would be completely
worn out. Over four and half mil
hon liollars gone in ten years, whereas,
u IL had been laid with steel rails, there
would have been no perceptible wear
upon them. Il cost five hundred thou
sand dollars moro to operate the road
last year than il would have done if
the track bad been laid with steel rails,
and the difference in the cost of opera
t'Eg could have been devoted 10 divi-
bends. The fact that the track was
not h.ld with steel rails was what ron
dereti the company insolvent. Il wonld
cost The owners Of the company about
four millions Of dollars 70 replace the
iron rail with steel. bat when il was
done the ROAD would be In . condincD
TO mike money.
10 thsss facts consists much OF the
differences In cost and valSs OF narrow
and broad gauge roads. The driving
wheels Of broad gauge locomotives
weighing fttT tons each speedily de-
stsoy iron rails, and steel mnss be sub
ssitnied on all such highways. On
nsrrow gauge roads iron rails may BE
probably used. Locomotives weigh
Ing tin tons and drawing light esrs do
iron 'Aiis little detrineat. Taerefsrs
e hilppens that the people Of Lam
pasai and Georgetown were right when
they declared that . narrow gauge
from those two points to Austin would
cost 10 pore than a good turnpike,
and DO Allthe service Al half the cost
70 shs people Of broad gauge rosi.
N. u P, Haehes The suuthNn pas
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-07

founders Of Masonry. Within
tho past three hundred years the great
body of members of the order num-
bering to-day million men and ten
thousand lodges in all quarters of the
globe have not been builders or prsc-
tieed educated mechanicians. Men
become members of the order because
of the sublime philosophy inculcsted
BY its splendid, impressive and inpos
ing ceremonials. While il refers in
nothing TO Christ, it denies him not.
aud only cnnfesses the one God, the
Great Architect of the Universe.
Therefore the wars against Masonry,
instituted at times by ignorance and
prejudice, have ignoniniousIy failed to
destroy the venerable institution.
Members OF the order may have COM
mitted grievous crimes and thus dis
honored it, but its history as an unit
Is only less sublime than that of Juda-
ism and Christianity, and these, too,
haYe prosecuted and been persecuted
aud brought incalculable missries on
myriads Of our race. The sum of good
done by Masonry through 1000 years
hns been almost incalculable, and very
certainly whatever enormities may
have distinguished the career of a
Mason he was never the worse man
that he was imbued with the matchless
lessons in truth, virtue and generosity
irculcated by the grand ceremonials
and htsnies of the venerable order.
The first Masons in the United States,
organized as such, are said to have ex.
listed in 1880 in New Jersey. The first
lodge in Boston was organized in 1898.
Though of comparatively. recent date
In this country, in none has the Order
grown more rapidly than in this, and not
elsewhere in the world does it exert
such resistless moral power. Singularly
enough, its potency IS never felt in
politics or in the church, and 1t is
almost impossible to make an Ameri-
can Mason believe that recent revolu-
tions in Mexico and in Central Ameri-
can States have been mainly due to the
forces of Free Masonry. 1t may inter-
est our readers to know that Masonry
Is now firmly fixed In Jerusalem and
In Italy, and wherever it goes the spirit
of free Institutions is surely evolved.