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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

IN Planters Insurance Building, double and
4 single Offices, suitable for lawyers or physi-
clans; and double and single bedrooms. All
well lighted and ventilated, and All modern
eonveniences. Apply at Office OF Planters In
surance Company, II Madison II. lSLl35
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A WOMAN to cook, wash and iron.
n 1875 100 BEAL STREET.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

0N Saturday, January 18th, a large, long.
" heavy gold chain in q watch boz, news
paper wrapped around IL. Supposed 70 be In
P Main street car, between Winchester and
for its delivery 10
il&-l@ JACK WALSH, ai Second Il.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

A LADY with one child wishes to take caro-
~ Of a gentleman's family Of children
Country preferred. Apply at & st. : Rrtin
street 13l-lB
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

QUITE OF rooms formerly occupied by Jar
- nagan q Frazier, over Mechanics Bank.
Also two ro0nf in stanton Block. Apply to
G. ID. CROCKETT, 25 Main Il,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

HlHE PUBLIC TO KNOW that will not be
i responsible for any bills bought by any one
connected with the I.EDGER Office or out Of Il,
and will not allow such bills in settlement OF
my accounts unless accompanied by my writ
on order.
S-t +. WHTTMORE.
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FOR SALE.

VAWO7 q octave pianos, very elegant case
l. nearly new, and one SMITH American
large organ, for sale at great bsrgain al Hol-
len0erg Music Store. Int
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01
LOST.

C1000o Of Blud City Cotton Mills stock,
No. 8 Madison street. n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

OLD TYPE better than Babbitt metal for
" light iast running machinery, at THE
once. ct
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ONE-ST0RY frame dwelling, s rooms,s 81
" Vance street. Apply 70
1921 MARX a BENsDORP. 7 Madison St.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
A CuR1ous PAIsrIse D1scovrRED.-A

A Curious PAINTING DIscovERED.--A
curious discovery has been made at the
Vernon House, Newport, R. l., which
was formerly the headquarters of Wash
ington, Lafayette and Rochambeau It
is now being prepared for the Offices of
the United States Geological Bureau. A
day or so ago it became necessary to re-
move large broad panel from over the
fireplace in one of the upstairs rooms.
Behind this panel was discovered an old
fresco painting in oil on plaster and
measuring some three feet square. The
subject appears to be West Indian
scene. In one corner are the figures of
three beautiful females, one being dressed
in red, with long hair flowing beneath a
hat decorated with plumes. In her hand
she holds mandolin. This group stands
at the gate of castle, beyond which
may be seen cluster of houses with red
tilen roofs. Opposite this is q turbaned
negro holding two snow-white horses
somewhat heavily harnessed. In the
background is gathering of Indians
with long lances. The painting is bor-
dered above by stripe of yellow, over
which is frieze of passion-howers and
sea-shells. 1t is curious work of art,
and has proved quite puzzle to local
connoisseurs. It has been presented to
the Redwood Library.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
TIE INDEPENDENT.
zHE WzzER MIL.


Listen 70 the WafeE-mill.
Through the live-lenF day,
How the cIanlzing or the wheels
Wears the hours awayg
Lan9uidIg TIN Autumn wind
Htfrs the green goed leaves;
From tbs neif1 the Feapefs sing,
Binding up the sheaVea.
And progerb bzunla my mind.
Asa spell Ii cast.
s.The mill will never grind
with the water that Is passed" ("
Take the lesson to thyself,
Loving heart and true;
aolden years are Meeting BY
Youth IL passing 100;
Learn 20 make the most OF ltfes
Tins ms viii sifI never nras bring thee back
Chances swept awey.
leave no tender word nnsatd;
Love while life shall last
spThe mill win never grtnd
with che water that is passed.
WORK while yet the daylight shines,
Man os Elrer 9Th and will;
Never does the stEesmIet glide
Useless by The mill.
Wait not tili the morroWA sun
BeAma upon the Ways
All that then canst csti thine own
Lies Ia Thy to-day.
Power, intellect and health
May not. ean not last
.sIhe Infii will never grind
with the water that has passed"
Oh. the wasted hours OF life
That have dflffeo by
oh, the good We might have done,
Lost without sigh.
Lore thai we might once have saved
Bye single word;
Thoughts conceived but never penned.
Fefiahing uuheardt
Take the proverb 70 thine heart,
Eake Oh, hold n fast
aThe mill will never grind
With the water that has passed. y
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
The Dignity Of Onlee.

A Detroiter, says the Detroit Free
Press, who was rnsticating in one of the
wilderness counties of Michigan, was one
day out hunting, when he came upon
hamlet consisting of sawmill, two
houses and a log barn. The sign OF
ssPostotiice" greeted his vision over a
door in one of the houses, and he inyes-
tigated. The Office was an eight by ten
room, and the boxes for mail matter
numbered just four. A written sign on
the wall announced that the mail arrived
and departed once week, and the Post
master sat behind pine table reading
the Postal Guide and chewing a sassafras
root.
ANY letter for John 10y" asked the
Detroiter.
The Postmaster didn't shake his head
and crush the inquirers hope all at once,
as some officials do, but slowly rose,
looked carefully into each one of the six
empty boxes, peered into an old cigar
box on the window sill, and then an
swered:
don't see anything just now, but it
is only four days to the next mail.
is this money-order office?" con-
tinued the stranger.
well, no, not exactly, though we
handle considerable money here.
Can get dollars worth of threes p
asked the Detroiter, after pause.
!. Well, no, not exactly, !" replied the
officer, looking into his wallet.
guess / can spare you five or six now
and the rest next week" !"
There was another pause as the Post
master yainly tried to make change for o
quarter, and the Detroiter finally re-
marked:
..This isn't rated as a first-class post
Office, is it?"
We'll, no, not exactly, was the conf
DENTAL reply Fact is, we don't do q
very rushing business here, and some
times I think it would pay me better to
go back to the farm"
II don suppose you make $50 year
here, do you %
Well no, not exactly; but don't
look at that altogether. The position
that it gives us in society here must be
taken into consideration, you know"
The population of the hamlet, in-
cluding tame bear and a dog, num-
bered thirteen.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

A GENIUS AT FIGURES. Leonard Gard
ner Of South Weymouth, mechanic,
who never had more than ordinary
schooling, deyotes the most of his time
to astronomical calculations, by methods
he has taught himself, and has attracted
the attention of the scientists at Cam
bridge and Washington by the accuracy
of his computations, in some cases having
pointed out and corrected the errors in
those of more learned men,. He spent
some time last year in computing the
limits of visibility of the recent transit of
Venus on the earth, with the time of be-
ginning and of the transit at one hun 1red
and eleven PAGES on the globe. and the
SUMS altitude and azimuth at the begin
ming and end. The work filed closely
lined book of large paper and over 400
pages, which was bound and presented
as q curiosity to the public library Of
bingham, of which town Mr.. Gardner is
q native. The library was burned last
year, and the book shared the same fate.
but, though Mr. Gardner had no other
record of his work, he determined to re-
place the volume, and again completed
the computation, and had it substantially
bound by Groom, of Boston It is un-
derstood that the governments of the
observatory at Cambridge are desirous
of securing securing it for the library,
not only for its value as mathematical
work, but as a curious specimen of work
done by q mechanic who never enjoyed
special culture. Mr.. Gardner has offered
to furnish for the library at Weymouth .
drawing Of the coming transit Of Venus
in 1882, with the time OF its beginning
and end in that town. Boston Globe.
Every man has his prejudices, and
| xxx,r..s.< l.eer,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
Young Men strike Ont.


II the able bodied young lnen VIZ ! ~. -
gregate m our large clIies, lnssssu :
standing apout corner erocoIios ~. -. 80 -
capitalists ana the tfoSe,nl,aels I ~ -
supplying them wiIn Mo1A AZ e l,e. s.as nj, iii
ges than Lnan trade anu sil1 - s,.s : =. =.
JUSTIFY, VIII stflke o,it lol sne .nI IL. :.
the unsettied parts o. s.le 1oa, ....;sa ~. and
would DO the puptie = ieaai sSi 49,, 80
ID Jew years, ~ inuss1iJ anu ooo.., s:.e....,
find themselves IN lnuepsnuen. eIp's!ea ~
stances. Inere are g ~ nainoLnia, =. a,':.
da, oregon ana ~ Masnahsoon nd aeia.sglJ .se,:l
and Arizona 5oi ooo,ivV ~ acsee aee ola oa paoaao
lands, OF whlch on!y so,oVv,Vou naso
been surveyed. ~ ls safe " q eselln...e
that over lOV VOOu,ueV acres y .ills uilsaI,
veyed land is eapapie Of cultlvalion, aug
at least one-halI OF the remainder Moulu Ii
Craze sheep and wooi.pearing goa.s; -
Is said by men VINO are posted, ina. 1hefe
are nearly 4n,ooo,v ,voU acres IN Ca,i,oInla
of the best grape land IN the worid; tnat
nearly all the hill and mountain sldes
extending from far up the olerras down
to the sea shore, most OF 1t now covered
with brush and chapparal ana considered
almost worthless, viii II cleared and cul-
tivated, produce the table, ralsln and
wine grape to perfection. There are
thousands of acres within sight OF San
francisco. bay that can be bought for
from SO to SO per acre, or less, twenty
five acres of which cleared and cultivated
in the right kind OF grapes would IN tour
years make their owner independent. VI
all the industries IN this state we don
believe that anything IS more promising
IN the future than the culuvation OF the
grape. With l,ouu miles OF sea coast,
commanding the best nsher1es IN tne
world, with mountains oI g mineral wealth.
within days travel OF Boan francisco,
and extending al tne way from neAlco 0e 2
on the south 10 ALASKA on tne Noftis ana
comprising gold, siiVer. lead, copper,
quicksiiver platnium, iron, coai. &c.
all iree 70 the nrst Ioca1or, anu wais,ns
ior the lnaustfi0us pIospecsor " usveiol'
them with tne nness forests o. tlnlpeT ! y
the Worio ana ciiilf'se .tlse o.1i.noe De y
surpassed anywhere, W,sn inliitons ~ "
acres oi as nle gram aapu III 10 .I, u;l y aar,
nisllsu Any 49, M.s' re ,saaa I pa;,.5 sy a;,.
ies1esl " .iis = :. :. !: ..ssI@t;a,,
lapi'1 = a.,S
,;t1, oil +basa
-. ,,,,,. a.
...iu ssl 1eoItl, ,1
.nu, i . s,,s s.o as,5 . az :. strset arrars an5 n
W. sss,..s. a. -
a.so s'.e ,,.;t,, ,ra,.i -. III
~ nos r ye .tt :. i. ta,.a,, -,
.ilo !, iluauo ~ ~ oaSls - - la. -
~ tiie iieateSs eii.. ,
IKE q Worshless oog. IatehIs snoaiu !a,l
encourage tielr soiis W issse :, 'he eisses es
as carry % PosS1Dlc anu SUM- ous q, loi
themselves. we venture 20 say tnas INA.
there are few healthy GROWERS IN pan
fTanelsco OF other cues ON tne coasl
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

In cold weather give pailful at a
time. three times day. This is enough
unless you are working them reguiarlyi
eeea seen a four 'np pailfns s % day ~. In y warm
weather when they are first brought in,
first sponge out the mouth and nostrils
well with cold water. After a few spong.
ings they will wait for it to be done.
Then give them not to exceed pailful
apiece, and after feeding give one more
pailful before you commence work.
Don't let them go without long enough
to want more than this. II allowed, q
thirsty horse, when warm, will drink too
much. A common twelve quart pail is
the size referred to above.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
VARIETY.

Ewes first outfit was fall costume.
A girl may smile and smile, and be
unwillin' still.
A woman's belt covers a great waist Of
vital energy.
When people are killed by an over
dose of opiates, isn't it landan'um to
the skies?
80. What's Y. = that man yelling at9" asked I. 9
voice, chuckled the boy.
In amt so mutch what man kan LIT,
as what he kan hang ON to, tina shows
hiz aktual strength. Josh Billings.
In the worlds broad field of battle.
In the biyouac of life,
Be not like dumb driven cattle;
Be martyr-take wife.
The walking match is no longer test
OF the endurance of the pedestrian. 1t is
the public opinion upon which the strain
comes.
If you want to go into first-class
society in Cincinnati, you mustn't call it
tube-rose, but 'tu-ba-ro-se. - Detroit
Free Press.
1t was the proprietor of Bessemer
furnace who first rejciced when he met
"a foeman worthy of his steel. =" Bur-
ington Hawkeye.
A new arrangement of "Pinafore" has
been put upon the stage, with the
hardly ever" left out. 1t will draw
like plaster, Burlington Hawkeye.
A mob tarred and feathered a comic
singer out West for eloping with another
mans wife. His manager bills him now
as the Great Feathered Songster.
A Miss Whitton, now at Damariscotta,
Me-, has probably the longest hair OF any
woman in the world. It is eight feet
long, and when in French twist It passes
six times around her head The growth
is perfectly natural
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
Johannes Rex.

OF all the wonderful adventures ever
told, commend us, says the London
Daily Telegraph, to the history Of John
Dunn. Mr.. Dunn is colonist who had
the skill to gain the good favor of the
Znlus and the wisdom to utilize his luck
in the most practical manner. He is the
son of an English officer, and, for aught
we know, pattern son, an excellent
father, and model husband He ought
certainly to be the latter, at least, or if
he be not, it can hardly be for want of
practice, for Mr.. Dunn has quite become
convert to Zulu ideas, and possesses q
harem worthy of pious King Soloman
himself. Now, this worthy man was by
trade (start not, Oh, readerl1 a
smuggler, purely and simply. The
British government forbade the exporta
ton of arms to Zululand, and Mr.. Dunn
snapped his fingers at the British Gov
ernment and ran his muskets across the
Tugela river by the hundred. On the
breaking out of the war it seemed a toss
up whether John Dunn would accept the
post of generalissimo of the Zulu army,
or whether he would find it more to his
advantage to bring his pigs to our mar
keith other words turn spy upon the
people with whom he had lived and
whose confidence he had gained. With
that noble disregard for the smaller de-
tails of morality which characterizes
your soldiers in want of information We
bribed John Dunn into taking his chance
of being shot with one of his own rifles
or struck with an assegai of his own in
yention, for we have but little doubt
that Cetewayo would have shown him
but scant mercy had he fallen into Zulu
hands, This, however, may have been
all very right and justifable; the funniest
part was to come. Sir Garnet Wolseley's
great scheme turns Zululand into sort
of negro United States, with a paternal
providence somewhere in Natal, and one
of the States to be ruled by Dunnl That
this ci-devant smuggler and whisky
seller, and present spy and enlightened
polygamist, should be made a king is
really too remarkable an idea to have
emanated from any one but the author
of 'sVivian Grey" John Dunn signing
Johannes Rex and treating as an equal
with Her Majesty's Resident would make
historical picture which might be hung
cheek by jowl with another representing
Mr.. Dunn's twenty or thirty dusky
spouses being represented at court. Per-
haps, however, ON the principle that
your converted poacher always makes
the best game-keeper-a principle well
known to and often acted upon by our
proud nobility-Sir Garnet thinks that
John Dunn is the right man to stop the
smuggling of arms, which we have de-
creed is now to cease. This much, at
least. is true. that Dunn will never let
any one smuggle arms-but himself.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

J. K Gill & Co., the well-known sta
TONERS, are now permanently located in
their princely quarters in Union Block,
on Stark and First streets. Their magnifi-
cent establishment is filed with choice
stock of stationery and the best selection
of books of all kinds on the coast. The
prices are always low, and satisfaction is
assured. If you want anything in their
line be sure to call at this house.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

That was an observing fellow, If he
was but six years old, who said: Papa,
/ wish you'd quarantine against Tom
Jones comm here every night to see
Jennie. It's got to be too epidemic.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
no PRINTERS.
COMPOUND OXYGEN,

With free use adjuncts of PHOSPHORUS
and CARBON compounds.
A new treatment for the cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Neuralgia, serofula and the
worst cases of DYSPEPSIA and Nervous Debility, by
a natural process Of yitalization.
The following cases treated within the last few
months are selected as showing its range Of APP
plication
/, a. Four cases of fconsumption--two of them
having cavities in the lungs-are all entirely
well.
5. Mr.. T. R. g., of Bay Centre, w. T., Chronic
Bronchial difficulty of years standing, also gen.
eral and nervous debility, threatening complete
wrecking of health. Cured in October.
6,7. Two cases of marked blood poisoning
Cured in few days.
50. Two cases Of nervous debility Of women
the other in sixteen days.
10 to H. Five cases of chronic dyspepsia,
catarrh or scrofulus ailment All cured or
greatly relieved in a few weeks treatment
A small pamphlet on the Oxygen Treatment
and all enquiries answered, SENT FIRE, on ap-
plieation. Also, references to patients who have
taken, or are now using the treatment.
Address Dr. Pilkington. Cor. Ffrss and
Washington Ats !. Fertiand,s Ogn.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
TYPE FOR SALE.

We have several fonts Of Job Type
NEARLY new), which we; will sell low.
Cases, Galleys, Leads, Rules and
Printers necessaries generally kept on
hand
Newspapers outftted at List price
freight added.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

A recent obituary notice says: .Mr.
Smith was an estimable citizen. He died
with perfect resignation. He had re-
Gently been married.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

THE STEAMERS WILL SAVE THE
Z price Of themselves in two weeks in any
in boiling, as il is impossible 70 burn meat 81
vegetables TO the bottom OF your kettle. when
they are used in steaming, whatever you are
cooking is inside Of the kettle, thereby getting
the full benefit Of the heat. They are Just what
is wanted in canning fruit Either the strainer
or Steamer can be removed with knife or fork
when hot, and are easily adjust d No corners
orjoints about either that are hard to keep clean.
sold by Agents for % Cents Zach
County Rights for Sale, Address
JAMES McMURRAY,
East Portland, o..
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

srin making any purchase or In writ.
ing I'm response 80 any advertisements ~
tbis paper yeu will please nseatien the
name Of the paper.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

JEfF DAVIS AND THE DORSEY ESTATE
"A Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times writes: II am glad to
hear from mississippi Democrat that
the feeling in that State is with the heirs
of the late Mrs. Dorsey and those of her
late husband in regard to her estate,
which she left to JEFF Davis, and it is
thought the latter will do himself an in
jury If he seeks to establish by law his
right to the beqnest in contest against
the natural heirs. This feeling arises
from the fact that Mr.. Davis does not
need the money and property and the
heirs do, and that Mrs. dorsey was gener-
ally believed to be fiighty and erratic, and
incapable, from fostering romantic hero
worship, of making just will. I"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

FRuIT GRowISe. The Gardeners S
Monthly says: In all professions it is
chiefly those who aim at excellence who
succeed. In fruit growing the market is
never sgluttedn in good seasons to the
grower Of superior variety. Superb
ority, in fact, is the insurance against
over-stock. On this the Country Gentle
man truly observes: Second rate,
scrubby, knotty apples find low sale at
a low price Those who, with good cul-
ture, manuring, thinning, asserting and
careful packing, place the finest speci-
mems before purchasers, obtain good
prices and ready sales, and as soon as
their products become known they are
eagerly sought on account of their ex-
cellent quality. even in abundant
seasons.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

Every man has his prejudices, and
every woman her bias,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15

Address Dr. Pilkington. Cor. Firse and
Washington Ats Pertiand,s Ogn.
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Agents for Shattuck & Fletcher
well-known Black and
Colored Inks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-26
The Civil Policy of the Hebrews.

At the foundation of the civil polity
of the Hebrews, we tind-three thou
sand years before the Declaration Of
Independence, and long before any
other nation had reached that broad
tableland of liberty-the equality of
every man before the law. The people
were represented in great congrega-
ton, but we do not know how the mem
bers of that body were appointed, or
what was the proportion of their num-
Der to that of the population as whole
All that appears is that it was kind of
rudimentary parliament, which was
summoned on great occasions for we
find mention of it once or twice in the
history of Moses, and at least twice in
the history of Joshua, while it occurs
again in the histories of Samuel aud
David. Above this was council of
seventy, called "elders of the people,
and officers over them," which formed
sort of upper house. The duties Of
these senators are not definitely stated /;
neither does it appear how they were
appointed, though the presumption is
they were heads of houses but as they
were associated with Moses at the re
bellion of Koran, tie probability is that
they were the Privy Council, or Cabi-
net, whom God had for the time desig
mated as the leaders of the State
Judges chosen by the people, but APP
pointed for life, were designated, as we
recently saw, at the suggestion OF Jeth-
70 and as the jurisdiction was most
infinitely subdivided. with the right of
fhn Ion tf, TIM Ia ~v1, &ri
bunals, there was no danger of delay
in the administration of justice, while
in important cases, the decision of the
ablest, wisest and most experienced men
in the nation was secured. Each tribe,
again, had separate autonomy of its
own. Its members lived in one terri
tory, had their own chief, or sheik, with
his counselors, and governed their own
affairs almost like a separate republic.
But lest that independence of the tribes
should lead to the alienation of one
from another, and the fostering of dis
tinct interests among them, the unity Of
the nation as a whole was conserved by
the religious code, and especially by the
ordinance which required that three
times in the year all the males should
assemble at the place where the taber
nacle should be fixed. The value OF
such custom for the welding of the
people together is apparent from the
fact that when Jeroboam, with the ten
tribes, separated from the other two,
one of the first things which he did was
to discourage the people under his rule
from going to Jerusalem at the feasts,
and to set up for them shrines at Dan
and Bethel, the attractions of which
might counteract those of the temple
on Mount Moriah.-Dr. Tag.