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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-09
The Decline OF Painting.

Painting is so common with some per-
sons, particularly women, and the cause
of it is so little understood by non-pro-
fessional people that some knowledge on
the subject often proves valuable. Faint
ness consists in temporary failure of
the activity of the heart, the blood not
being properly circulated in conse-
quence. Although it does not reach the
head, the sufferer loses all clearness of
vision, and, if not prevented, may fall,
the fall not infrequently restoring the
normal condition. There is no conyul-
sion, and though he-more probably she
can hardly be called conscious, he is
not so profoundly unconscious as to be
incapable of arousal, as happens in epi-
lepsy. There are all degrees of faint
ness, from merely feeling faint and look
ing somewhat pale to positive and COM
plete swooning. In some cases one faint
is no sooner cured than another and an
other succeed, hour after hour, even day
after day.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that such
cases are serious and need prompt treat
ment. The causes are various. Some
persons are so easily affected that they
swoon if they cut their finger or see any
one bleed. Their defect is over-sensitive
nerves and weak musclar fibre. The
heart is essentially muscle, which is
feeble in some, strong in others-feehle
generally in women and strong in men.
Whatever weakens the heart and muscles
commonly produces faintness, close, foul
air being an active cause. Whatever
greatly affects the nerves, such as bad
news or the sight of the disagreable or
horrible NAV induce swoon and loss of
blood is another and serious incite-
ment. Sound health, naturally accom-
panied by firm nerves and muscles, is
the preventive of faintness. The majori-
ty of vigorous men go through oil kinds
of severe and painful experience without
fainting, while delicate men and many
women swoon at trifes. American
women, who used to faint continually
in crowds, at scenes of distress-now
faint comparatively seldom; and the fact
is ascribed to their REIMBURSEMENT, for
the most part, of the habit OF lacing, to
their increased exercise in the open air,
and their better physical condition. Not
one American woman faints to-day where,
thirty years ago, twenty-five women
tainted, and the diminution of the disor-
der, always the result of direct causes, is
an unmistakable evidence, which other
things corroborate, of the marked amel-
ioration of the health of the highly or
ganized, extremely sensitive, but flexible
and enduring women of our complex
race.
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SEEING OURsELyEs.-A man is ordina-
rily said to be young, even in this coun-
try, where we live preternaturally fast,
up to 30 or 40, to be middle-aged from
40 to 90, and not to be positively old, if
he be of sound health and well pre-
served, until he shall have reached 60 or
thereabout. This estimate of years
would indicate the normal age of man to
be 100 las Button declares it should bel :,
though his average age is scarcely so,
and 60 is much beyond it. What reason
is there, then, for speaking of 35 to 40 as
young and 40 to so as middle-age :?
None, unless we consider that we begin
practical and useful existence, as we
really do, with the attainment of our
legal majority; and, as rule, people
have very little life-30 to 35 years
after that It is common to speak of
men, especially in public positions, of
sixty, as in their prime. A few appear
to be SO, notably in Europe; but they
are not actually. since, at seventy-fiye,
the public distrusts them merely from
their age. The great majority of men
are buried and forgotten before they
have gained three-score, and he who is
in his prime then in seeming sense is as
exceptional as he who lives to ninety or
ninety-fye. We all like to delude our
selves in respect to life. When our
neighbor is sixty he appears to be very
old. When we are of that age, we are
not young, to be sure; but we feel as
young, we say, as ever. In fact, we are
in our prime. While we can creep
around and are in possession of our fac
ulties, we insist that we are not very old;
but our friends, Smith and Brown, with
not year more than we, if the truth
were known, make themselves ridiculous
by trying to appear young.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PORTLAND, August 4, Is

PORTLAND, August 4, 1879.
Legal tenders in Portland-Par.
Silver coin in Portland-The banks quote
per cent. discount to par.
Coin Exchange on New York. per cent.
premium. "
Coin exchange on San Francisco, par to !
Z prem.
Telegraphic Transfers on New York, per
cent. premium.
BY TELEGRAPH.
SAN FRAScIsco, Aug 4-Currency, par
buying, par selling.
Silver, 99a buying, 995 selling.
Trade Dollars, no more quotation; none in
market for sale.
New YORK, Aug. 4.-Gold at IL A. NJ.
not quoted.
Silver Bullion, 1000 fine, per fine ounce,
IL.
U. ). Bonds. 5s of 81, q; As, q; Ais
Ct. Closed, 5s, %; AIS, 6; 4s, Il.
In shipping there is nothing new to report.
In the General Merchandise market trade
continues dull with little improvement looked
for within this month Values are unchanged
except in Dry Goods which continue to appre.
ciate
In the Produce market there is absolutely
nothing doing, caused by the absence of
stocks. With the commencement of another
week under free receipts we except to chroni-
Gle large movements in Wheat. but as It now
is, quotations are entirely nominal.
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Home r.roauoe Marker

The following quotations represent the
wholesale rates from producers or first hands,
FLoUR-Qnotabe In jobbing lots at: Standard brands,
81 75@ts5 90 hest country brands "a 00@n4 75; su-
perfine, S3d3 75.
WOOL-ysilcv, l5@2ie: umpqua, 22td23; Eastern
Oregon. 14dl7c Very choice Of Valley, Umpqua
and Eastern Oregon command an advance on these
quotations.
wHEAT-sl 52s1l s7l for average milling 81 eoal e5
Walla waila from 23d5 cts less
POTATOES ut 9oc@si 90 per loo Ms, as TO de-
scription and quality.
NOTWITHSTANDING at feed, s20@25 fine, ss5927.
Y ton.
BRAS-Jobbing at per ton, &l5
oATS-Feed, per GENITAL, 81 2tG$l 25, choice shade
higher.
BACoN-Sides, sdec: hams 10dl2c shoulders, 6a7c
HAY-Tnothy baled, buving at Sl0tdl2 per ton; weak
LhRD-In kegs none; new In tins 9ri0c
BUTTER-We quote choice dairy at 25c; good fresh
solid; common, l2l@l5c; market steady; CAsornia
fresh roll, 29kel25.
GREEN FRUTTS-Apples, none; Lines, Sl@l so per
box; Oranges, ~ 5o94 per 100
DRIED FRuITS-Appcs, sun dried, sd5c; machine
dried. Csc Pears machine dried, 7e9sc. Plunls
machine dried, l5@lsc; ptted, l0@lsc; with Pits
sale
EGGS 25 cts per dozen.
foULTRY-Hens and roosters, s4@5; chickens 81 75Qe
so.
CHEESE Oregon, lO@l2se; California. l0al5c
BEEF-Live weight 2ad34 cts 4 good to choice.
SHEEP-Liye weight 2sta3i cts
HlDES-Quotable at l3l@14tc for all over l6b, one
third
OF for under that, also third of for culls
ALL0W-Quotabe at 5@f53c
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A Bears FREAKs.-A bear has an ap-
petite very similar to that of goat. On
board the United States man-of-war
Alaska there is a bear cub which was
obtained at Sitka by an ensign, and
which is the pet of the ship. 1t is a very
playful and sociahle animal, climbs to
the maintop when so minded, and roves
in freedom throughout every part OF the
ship. On its first appearance ON board
it devoured all the soap and candles in
sight, and ate two officers dress suits.
They were obliged to lock up the soap
in an iron safe to keep it out of reach of
the bear, and the ensign who owns the
animal is mortgaged for two years pay
for damages to the officers suits. One
of the freaks of the bear was to raid on
the BARRIERS shop of the ship and eat all
the shaving soap, shaving-cups and
brushes, hair-oil. combs and brushes.
By order of the captain guard is kept
over the ships guns night and day to
keep the bear from eating them, the ami
NAL having made several attempts in
that direction San Francisco Stock
Reporter.
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A NAUGHTY MAN AND A NICE GIRL.-A
friend of mine, coming from New York
lately, was a fellow passenger with a
Yankee who never by any chance, except
when he was eating or sleeping, had a
cigar out of his mouth. I have seen a
good many smokers, said my friend to
this individual, "but never saw such an
incurable chimney as you are" Yes, I"
was the reply; q I am fond of my Ha-
vana. can't live without my Havana,
and I have left instructions that one is
to be put into my coffin when die. !"
!. And interjected another Yankee of
the party, " / guess you won't have to go
far for light, anyhow" This anecdote
being repeated in the presence of two
specimens of the rising generation, one
evidently enjoyed it, but the other
looked very solemn indeed. When they
got together out Of the room, she of the
serious turn of mind said to her COM
panion, .. That was very naughty tale
your uncle told. I know that there are
all sorts of nice things in Heaven, but I
am sure there are no cigar lights there. :"
A right-minded child, that.
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SECOND DISPATCH.
Beerbohm,. Enx,i.n wbeat Report.

LONDON, August 2,--Floatlng cargoes
steady with fair demand.
Cargoes on passage and for shipment,
quiet.
Quotations of good cargoes off coast, 80
lbs sea damage for sellers account, less usual
q per cent. commissions; Med. Ch. or Mil 43s
Cd; Red Winter, Ass; Gala 500 lbs,
AIS.
Good shipping Gala. Wheat on passage, per
500 lbs, Queenstown for orders, just shipped
or to be promptly shipped, 46s Cd; nearly due,
Ats; Oregon for shipment, AIS Cd: fair aver
age Ch. or Mil. for shipment during the present
month and following one. per $50 lbs, Am.
terms, AS Cd.
Weather in England, line.
Liverpool Wheat spot. rather easier.
Liverpool No. standard per ctl 9s Id; No.
2, 9s 6; Red Winter 9s Sd; White Michigan,
9s Sd.
Liverpool fair to choice shipping club, per
GENITAL, 9s 4d@9s Cd; fair to choice shipping
Gala per GENITAL, as @as Sd; Red Am,
Spring, No. 3 to No, 2, shipping. per GENITAL,
IS ld@as LODI fair to good shipping Oregon,
per GENITAL, Is 7d@ss sd; good to choice ship
ping oregon. per GENITAL. 9s 5d@as Sd.
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General NJ erChand Iss<s.
RlCE-Market quoted at China mixed 53@6; japan,
6i@7!; Sandwich Island, 7td14
COFFEE-Costa Rica, l6Aedl74c; Java 25c Rio, none;
Guetanlala. l64@l7c.
TEASING quote japan in lowered boxes 35@ i0c; La
snered boxe5ef5oc: paper, 30d3Tlc.
SCGARS-Sandwich Island, 7t@9c; Golden Coffee, in
bbls 91c, hf bbls S4c Crushed bbls 1o1c, hf bbs
1oac; Pulyerized bbls lie, hf bbs l1tc Granulated
bbls l0c, hf bbls 10Ic
SYRUPS-Quotabe at47 ic in bbs, Soc in hfs and s5c
in kegs.
sARDINES- Or boxes, 81 80; hf boxes, 81 9@s
209s2c gross; Preston & Merrill, 24c o gross.
WINES-SherTy, foreign in blk, 81 50@5; in es s7&f9
Sherry, domestic in blk, 81 50d2 so; in cs. q
@6.
Port, foreign in blk, & 50@7; in cs, S7ao.
Port, domestic in blk, 81 5062 in cs, 81 5000.
Angelica, domestic in blk, 81 60G2 50 in cs, "a 50
@6.
Muscstal, domestic in blk, 81 75a2 50.
Reislng, domestic in blk, 81 50d2.
Sonoma White, domestic in blk, sl@I 25 IN
$495.
Claret, foreign in blk, 81 5o@2; in cs, a 50@s.
Caret, Domestic in blk 75c; in cs, Sf0S4j
CANDLES Emery, l2ic; Pick &Shovel, l5c; Harkness
20lc: Grant, l5e; wax. 2lc
SPIRITS AND MALT LIQUoRS-The following are
the prices current Of certain brands of whiskies
and beer: j. II. Cutter, old Bourbon whisky, man.
ufactured by C. +. Moorman Co, Kentucky, IS S5
al; N. NJ. Marshall, Kentucky, S.; Other brands,
81 5oa2 IS.
OILS-0rdinary brands Of COAL 25c; high grades Dow.
ner Co., 35d40c; boiled linseed, 90e; raw linsccd,
soc; pure lard, 81 00&l TO- cnstor, 81 259l SO;
'urpentine, 60665c
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EXPERIMENTS WITH ORANGE WINE.-
The constantly extending ravages of the
phylloxera have induced the inhabitants
of certain wine-growing countries to con-
slider from what fruit might be obtained
q product which, by appearance, taste
and bouquet, would resemble the Juice
of the grape. Experiments have been
made, and the fact has been established
that the liquid extracted from the orange
would constitute reserve on which to
fall back The first trials made showed
that the oranges, when they have attained
their full development, are unfit for the
purpose proposed, and they must be
selected, not when they have become
quite mature and superabound in the
sugary principle, but before they are
wholly ripe, and still possess AL appre-
ciable amount of citric and mallic acids.
At present four different sorts of wine
have been obtained from that fruit. One
called Imperial and dry wine are pro-
cured in January with the fruit of the
season; another, the Mandarin. is fur
nished by the orange grown in April
Those three sorts have color pleasing
to the eye; are perfectly translucid, have
an agreeable flavor, with tinge of acid
ity, and an alcoholic richness of about
Is per cent. As to the fourth, sparkling
wine prepared by special process. It
possesses little more than II per cent.
of alcohol. However, the experiments
made hitherto are still too insufficient.
and the methods of fabrication too rndi.
mentary for the article to be placed upon
the market. Besides, another very inn
portant question arises, VIZ, if every
success is obtained in the production.
can sufficient quantity of the fruit be
procured to replace the grape, and if so.
what will be the relative cost of wine
from the vine and the orange? Doubt
less. attention once turned in that diree-
ton, we shall be provided with some
sort OF liquor, probably of excellent
quality, but we vastly doubt whether
the orange or any other fruit can com
pete with the grape.-Toga and Co,ln-
try Journal.
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THE INDEPENDENT.
ATsEA.

Worn voyaeers, who watch for land
Across the endless waste Of sea,
Vi no raze before and on each hand,
Why look ye not TO what ye tieeY
The stars, by which the sailors steer,
Not always rise before the PROV;
Though forward nought but clouds appear,
Behind they may be breaking now.
What though we may not turn again
To shores Of childhood that we leave,
Are those old signs we followed vainf
Can guides 80 or found true deceive?
Oh, sail We to he south or north,
Oh, sail we to The east nr west,
The psrt truin which we first put firth
unr hearts home, is our life's bestl
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Sure Cure for Catarrh !!

The Doctor treats successfully all Chronic
diseases and Female Weaknesses; cures Cancers
without the use. Of any knife, and free
from pain; has a NEVER FAILING CURE
for FEVER and AGUE. Medicines sent to an
parts Of the country, and all proper questions an
swered through the mails promptly by enclosing
two stamps. Office consultation FREE. Write
or call and see the doctor if you are needing med
4 an evidence that my Catarrh Remedy is
no patent, worthless nostrum, and that mean
what | say, viii forward, on application, TO
parties a. distance, sample bottle Free OF
DR.. JAMES KECK, I35 First Street, Port
iand. oregon. Postofice box s69 Please men,
s'on m what paper you saw this notice.
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IrorSrails are S. a ton higher now than
last year at this time-steel rails S. and
pig iror, 81 to So.
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The Markets.

FIRST DISPATCH.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Wheat-S6s cts. paid
for Sept
Pork-ss 22a paid for Sept.
Lard--$5 60 paid for Sept.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-Wheat-Unset-
tied; little doing, holders firm.
Barley-Feed easy, brewing steady.
Corn-Dull; white sold at S71 cts.
Flour-Qulet but firm.
New York, Aug. 2.-Wheat, cotton and
wool quiet.
Flour-Steady.
SECOND DISPATCH.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 2.-Wheat-Marke
very quiet, but firm from holders views; there
is no buying pressure; for choice to extra
choice milling 81 77i asked, 81 rs bid; choice
to extra choice shipping is quoted at 81 20;
there were few sellers at this. A great uncer.
tainty characterizes the market, buyers are
afraid to venture above quotations aud Euro
pean markets do not justify more. Holders
are generally confident Of higher prices; all
are watching the Europe and Chicago markets.
Russian crop report and weather in England
and France; future will hardly define itself
clearly inside of another month.
ats-Feed-Choice old, firm; other kinds
easy.
Eour-No demand for export and bat small
for consumption, still are light and market
firm; Walla Walla brands in very light sup
ply, but market not so firm.
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All agricultural interests in Louisiana
are in a healthy condition, and it is said
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
DENTIST.
TO PRINTERS

We have 800 pounds of BREWER n excellen
order, which we will sell for IS cents per pound
PACKARD & CO., Portland.
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Mooney LOANED GOODS BOUGHT
I'VE Produce Sold-Accounts Collected. r
A. WOOD & CO, Principal Real Estate Agen
Portland
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Very long gloves are fashionable in
London.
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SIX Hundred and Elshtx-Thres We.ma
Eznefled-

After suffering ior l2 years and lying in one
hospital FOR three months, and being stuffed and
infested with morphine and drugged BY MANY
physicians for this, that and such complaints, tii
! consulted DR.. Van Denbergh, Of No. 2I2 Fi,ss
street, Portland. He said il was worms which
caused all my misery, and aftsr taking 10 of I'D
small worm powders. pissed sS3 horrible look
ing worms, s9lse measured one and one-half
inches IN length, by three-eighth OF an inch IN
thickness reside up stairs, at No. 2ii First
street, Portland, Oregon.
pErEa q. Ealcxsqs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY, AUGUST " 1879.

or q meeting OF any kind given without me,
and that visit and know every one 81 every
nation, and that my whole nights and days
I am very intimate with all the foreign min
listers, and that / am regular In my attend
ance at court, and very highly respected by
every one. 80,
series. Nine Bonaparte fires farewell shot
al her father for the wrong, real or imagn-
ary. which she had suffered from him and
his family. Some passages In this letter are
exnlisiteIy sarcastic, and might have been
written by Byron in his most savage mood.
although her son has so cruelty disappointed
her by marrying the daughter q Balti-
more merchant instead Of o European prin-
cess, she declares her intention III leaving
him her whole fortune.
Myson was intendt d to live In Europe. tried
to inspire him with the ambition and the
proper pride which | possess. / told you and
him ever since his birth that he should never
marry an American. ] let him return to Bal
timore to please you. You took advantage Of
my absence to promote a marriage which
you supposed would annoy me vitality. You
hurried IT over to prevent my interference.
vised me to no longer oppose what could
not prevent. felt, too, that having been IN
able to inspire my son with proper views OF
his situation In life. it was more prudent to
let him degrade himself for money than to
keep him single for short time longer at the
risk OF his marrying q woman OF the same
birth and connections and less money.
wanted 30 to make q figure in the world
and to live with the great. He has neither
ambition nor industry, and the efforts made
to push him on were like rolling stone up a
hill. You had acuteness enough to perceive
that he was deficient In most OF the qualities
which enable men to shine | knew it, but
my affection for him made mo struggle
against this conviction and against his hum
BILE nature. / toiled for years to convert him
into a man of talent and to inspire him with
the elevated sentiments which ought to dis
tinguish q nephew Of the greatest genius who
ever lived.
This great man bequeathed to his family
only a great name. His genius, his ambition,
his energy were buried In his tomb; not q
single spark OF these were inherited by his re-
| lations. They are poor, tame, unambitious
race, calculated only for the obscurity Of ami
NAL existence to draw nutrition, propagate
and rot"
Nine. Bonaparte's son died nine years be
fore his mother, whose immense fortune was
divided between her two grandsons, Col
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles j..
Bonaparte. The elder Of these is q distin-
gushed soldier, and the only Legitimate heir
of the Bonaparte dynasty, and when we re
member the extraordinary events that have
taken place In France during this century we
may yet see an American Bonaparte Oh the
throne Of Napoleon.
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I '9l.H.
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said election to the Secretary Of State on or he.
fore the twenty-ninth day of December. 1879. In
accordance with the provisions of the proposed
constitution.
In testimony whereof have hereunto affixed
my signature. and caused the seal of the State,
Of Louisiana to be affixed thereto. at the city OF
New Orleans this thirty first day of July in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy nine.
By the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO, m5-s z..s@5 5.s
Assistant Secretary Of State.
au2 1tawtOc1-dte
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Soon after the Ecumenical Council had
pronounced by reclamation the dogma OF
Papal infailibility there was a falling off in
the contributions Familiarity known as est
Peters Pence" AS years went on, until the
death OF Pic Mono, eighteen months ago, a
steady diminution continued, and at last they
can't sum. Since the accession Of Cardinal
Pecci the pence have been coming In to the
Vatican with the profusion of former years.
For the semester of the present year, termin-
ating June 80, the amount yielded exceeded
by $4,000 the proceeds for the corresponding
semester OF 1878. The present Pope has cut
down the expenses Of his household from
$4,000 month to $500, and has effected i'm
portant economies IN other directions. His
thrift has made an excellent impression upon
the Catholic world.
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CONFIDENTIAL.

We met one summer day:
She was playing at crOquet-
She, I truthfully can say,
Was an elf.
Her pensive lily face,
Lit with beams Of tender grace,
Seemed picture on a vase
On q shelf. a.. :
We fingered near the stile-
a saint she would beguile
With her lips curled in smile
Soft and bland.
She seemed dropped from above,
And ROssetti, how he'd love
TO paint her with dove 49,
On her hand.
We wandered down the Mall
And. beneath her parascl.
Heard the sounding waterfall
Roll ia strife.
By her features mild. serene.
she's as naughty rs a queen,
Yet the sweetest girl I've seen
In my life.
By a brooklet cool and clear
Then / whispered In her ear
The feeling 1t was queer
What q bound
My heart gave when said
All. she turned a trifle red.
And inclined her golden head
Toward the ground.
In the trees the birds all right
Merry sang and with delight
Cribs figures rather trite 5.
| SUPPOSED.
While / told Ia language plain
From contrasting Iii refrain
That part had best remain
Under the rose. ..