The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-11-06
One From Whose Lips Jewels Fen.

Of all the fairy tales dear to US in
childhood, We gave the preference,
after due consideration of the charm
of "Cinderella" and the "Sleeping
Beauty" to that of the two sisters
who were rewarded by the fairy that
interviewed them at the fountain, and
besought each in turn to relieve her
thirst. the one receiving a good and
the other an evil gift. Everybody
knows 1t, how the obliging maiden
gave water to lovely lady at the
spring, and upon opening her lips to
relate her adventure at home pearls
and diamonds feb from them in
profusion. which sent her ili-natnred
sister in turn to seek so good fortune.
and how the latter, unable to pene-
trate the disguise ofthe fairy, Grossly
repHlsed the wrinkled old woman
whom she found there, and in eonse-
quence cenversed in toads and vipers
instead of jewels. 1t now appears
that this tale was prophetic as we'll
as symbolical, or possibly it was his
torical. At auy rate there are, if we
may believe correspondent of the
Banner Of Light, persons who would
be living mines of. wealth if their
speech could be stored up. At the
funeral of an excellent woman in
Peabody, Mass, the other day, her
friends were addressed by Miss
Lizzie Doten. IA gentleman saw
the words as they as they fell from
Miss Doten's lips formint beautifully
colored jewels, each facet a difference
hue. and as they fell making q bril-.
liant shower of light and color" We
have all heard of honeyed Words and
oily speech, of weighty argument,and
spicy discourse, and gems of thought,
of stthougts that breathe and words,
that burn" but we have always
believed these expressions to be
figures of speech. A continuous
shower of words made visible strikes
us as wonderful in latter days, to say
the least. 1t is probable that lady
of the jeweled speech is a lineal des-
cendant of the good sister who gave
drink to the fairy; or it may be thai
the observer is an opium eater, and
the brilliant spectacle existed only
in his imagination.
The London correspondent -of th,
Boston Adrertiser says of several gen
tlemen who have made experiments il
ballooning Mr. Lefevre, the Presiden
of the Balloon Society OF Great Britain
assisted by Col. Noble. Sir John Adg,
and others, organized series of stimuli
tions, proved successful. Acrostaticl
and aeronautics engage the attention o
many scientific men; but up to the pres
ent time the secret remains undiscovered
as to how bird supports and directs it
self in its flight through the air. Thi
secret is being diligently sought after
and when found will form guiding prin
| eiple in aeronantics. Mr.. .Templar and DR.
Lawrence Hamilton were at one time de
voting their united energies in trying Il
solve the mystery, and it is to be re
| gretted that DR.. Hamilton found that th,
| prosecution Of his work engaged to,
much of his valuable time. A great dea
of money is required for carrying ont ex
periments. and am glad to learn tha
the government will give material ais
for the furtherance of this end in the ser
vices of efficient officers and men, a. vel
as by grant Of money. For meteoro
logical purposes, and, under certain con
ditions, for military observations, bal
looms may be Of great service. Let n
hope that before long aerial navigation
may prove practical fact.