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The Newtown bee., 1880-06-16

Of our points of punctuation, the per- iod is the most ancient. The colon was introduced about 14s5; the comma about 1521, and the semi-colon about 1870. In Sir Philip Sidney'f Arcadia published in 1887, they all appear, as well as the note of interrogation asterisk and par entheses, Th ancients do not appear to haue had any syssem of punctuation, and doubtless employed arbitrary signs to distinguish the parts of discourse.
The Newtown bee., 1880-06-16

In .joiners' work, executed during the 18th, 14th and 18th centuries, the wood has neither warped, split or shrunk in the tenons or at other joints. This ex- cellence is ascribed to the practice of sea- soning the wood for at least six years aft CT it was sawed, by first leaving it in damp places or even in water, and then stacking it in open piles under cover, where it was often turned and sometimes smoked. After such treatment, the wood, when worked, has tendency to acquire in the course of time the appear ance of Florentine bronze.
The Newtown bee., 1880-06-16

Professor Max Muller lately sent to the American Academy of Arts and Sci ences paper on the discovery of San skrit texts in Japan. ''Life,n said he, in the accompanying letter, ''is too short for one man to exhaust the innumerable veins of gold that run almost across the surface of linguistic studies; and as we grow older nothing is so delightful as to sec younger men thoroughly working the mines, which we could only open, and had to leave half explored"
The Newtown bee., 1880-06-16

The severity of the customs regula- tions on the frontier between Germany and Austria is illustrated by the experi- ence of Saxon farmer who had fields across the border in Bohemia. He sent his w"rkmen in the Bohemian fields lunch of bread and butter and brandy, but the refreshments were seized as con- traband by the Austrian customs officers, and the farmer was summoned to appear before some high authorities to answer regulations.
The Newtown bee., 1880-06-16

A most melancholy picture of Pales- tine is given by recent traveller. For ests are fast disappearing, rich plains of garden soil lie uncultivated, domestic animals are almost unknown, and the villages are nothing but mud huts in an ly the result of excessive taxation. Ev- erything is taxed-trees, cows, horses, every kind of garden vegetable, eggs, etc.; and when, after years of bad har- vests, there comes a prospect of abun- dant crops, a double tax is imposed.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
JRG. OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY |. 1880

being driven upon the ferry fiat at Wick
like landing, on Kentucky river yester-
day, and his mother, sister and MISS
Miller and the horses were plunged into
the river and were drowned. The young
man who was on his way to be married,
narrowly escaped death.
Failure of Crops in Kansas.
ST. LOUIS, April 22.-A special from
Kansas City says that advices from west
ern Kansas report that drought and un-
favorable weather has totally destroyed
the wheat crop west of Salina. and that
there will be a partial failure of the crop
for 100 miles north and south of Topeka.
Farmers in the western part of the state
are suffering and appealing to the execu-
tive office at Topeka for help.
Postal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The postal
doubtedly be much greater than esti-
stamped envelopes and postal cards
issued to postmasters upon requlsltion
during the nine months ending March
3lst last, WAS 23,979,335, an increase OF
over IA per cent.
sitka Claim.
Senator Booth to-day presented a petit
ton from William, l.. Dodge, of Califor-
mia, praying compensation for certain
buildings and land at Sitka which he
claims to have purchased from the Rus
sian American Company. but which the
U. S. military authorities in 1869 forcibly
and have since held for
public use.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
The Big Grave Near Wexford, Rhode
Island.

After much earnest inquiry, and the
cooperative efforts of the solid historical
men of Wexford, We are able 10, lay be-
fore the readers of the Journal the follow
ing valuable notes:
The dead bodies of AZ white mem slain
by the Narragansetts in the Great SCAMP
Fight of December 10, 1875, were tfaas-
ported from the scene of slaughter, in
South Kingston, in carts to the Block
house "a garrison house. of Major Rich
ard Smith, in North Kingstown. one mile
north of Wexford, and buried in the
garden of Major Smith, near the hssst
in one grave, near large Gplk, On which
few letters have been chiseied to pre-
serve the identity of the big Grave y
The block. house erected by Richard
Smith about the year 1910. has been we'll
preserved by timely repairs, and still re-
mains the first English house" erected
in the thickets of the Narragansett Coun.
try. A. b. CHApsEy.
WEXFORD, December 81, 1879.
1t is great satisfaction to be able now
to point to the exact locality ofthis Great
Grave, and to know that the large senti-
nel-boulder remains, and now bears such
marks as may evermore preserve the
identity of The sacred spot, Once an ap-
pie tree grew upon the grave called The
Grave Apple Tree, but It was blown down
in the September gale Of 1915. and the
exact locality was becoming obscure.
Here might well be 4 monument. But
perhaps the now lettered boulder may
serve the memorial purpose. The ashes
of those soldiers, here sleeping together
in the solumn camp ground OF the grave,
after the battle that decided the fate of
Phillips war and the life Of New England,
ought to be sacredly guarded, In the
swamp Fight the Colonists lost 6 Cap
tains, Lieutenant, and over 200 soldiers.
We have the names OF theAcommissioned
officers. Can any one give us<the names
cf the on-eommissioned officers and
privates ?--Prouidence Journal.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
A Dead Goose Flies Away.

W. E. Nichols, well-known sports
man of San Francisco, engaged In busi-
ness in the vicinity of Fourth and
Townsend streets, sought relief from the
cares of traffic last week and hied him
self to Benicia with trusty Parker and
a faithful dog. At. Benicia he met a
number of friends and together they
proceeded to the hunting-ground in a
wagon The vehicle was left at a camp
ing place, and the party proceeded on
foot over the marshy ground to the tules,
where ducks, geese, ETC., were found
plentiful. A goodly supply of ducks
were soon slaughtered, and the party
were about returning to camp when
with their loads when a flock of geese
was seen approaching. The city sports
men caught sight of them with no little
pleasure, and, as they came within
range, he brought big white one to the
ground 1t dropped with heavy thud,
and the Benicians considered the shot a
splendid one. The game, after striking
the ground, never moved, and Mr..
Nichols hastily secured the trophy and
fastened it to his already heavily laden
belt 1t was fully two miles to camp,
and after walking mile or so, our
Nimrod found his burden too heavy for
further progress, and he was prevailed
upon to throw aside the goose, advice
previously given but refused. He pro-
ceeded to unfasten the silly bird, and
flung it away, when to his thorough sur
prise, she huttered moment and the
next winged her flight to the ETHEREAL
vault. It took some time to arouse the
young hunter from his spell of astonish-
ment, but suddenly, as if electrified with
the determination to be revenged, he
brought the weapon to his shoulder and
fred two shots at the marvellous
anserine. But it was too late, the bird
had recovered her freedom, and Nichols
joined his companions, angry over the
thought that silly goose had outwitted
him.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
Boys Take Warning.
fNsw York Times,

When BOYS are advised not to smoke
on hygienic grounds, they laugh ct the
advice, and speak ofits giyers as old fogies.
But careful experiments. lately made BY
a physician of repute, prove that the prac
tice is very injurious. He took for his
purpose So bows, from 8 to Is, who have
been in the habit of smoking, and exainiu-
ed them closely. In q he found ebFions
turtfui effects; % having various disorders
circulation and digestion, palpitsiion Of
the heart. and more or less craving for
strong drink: L. of the boys Were fire.
ouently troubled with bleeding at the
nose: 10 had disturbed sleep; II had slight
liberation fthe mucous membrane OF the
mouth, which disappeared after discon-
tinuation of tobacco for 10 or II days.
The physician treated them all for weak
ness and nervousness, though with little
avail, until they had relinquished smok-
ing, then health and strength were speed
ily restored Even if it be granted that
smoking is not harmful to adults, there Is
no doubt OF its harmfulness to the young.
Dr. Ranking, Dr. Richardson and others,
who have made a speeial study of the
subject. all agree IL, ,ieelafing that it causes
in them impairment of growth. premature
viriIity, physical degradation One ofthe
worst effects is the provocation OF an ap-
petite for liquor, which, indeed. il not
confined 10 the young, but which grown
persons are better able to manage. Where
bows drink TO excess, they are almost
invariably smokers; and il is very rare 70
find a man over-fond OF spirits who Is
not addicted to tobacco Men who want
TO give up drinking usually have to giFe
up smoking at the same time, for they
say that cigar or pipe generally excltes
a desire for liquor very hard to control.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

THE Boys D1seoyEBY.-We have the
smart boy in Centreville. To explain
all, / must first tell you of his father.
Like many gentlemen here he takes his
cod liver oil and whisky each morning.
OF course such an opportunity of inn
pressing temperance principles upon the
youthful mind could not be lost. So
each dose went down with a shiver, ter
ribIe frown and exclamation, "Bool /
could stand the cod liver oil, but this
whisky ky"-another shiver-..is dreadful. :"
Our boy listened and stored it up in his
youthful mind The other day he was
cleaning out the top shelf of closet for
his mother. MA, what's this p
Mother looks and cautiously smells.
"0h! rancid cod liver OIL" Soon an
other bottle is handed down, another
and another; contents varying from q
teaspoonfuI to half cup, all spoilt scod
liver OIL" At last the youngster raised
his eyebrows and grayely remarked:
Ma, it's funny that pa let's all this
good cod liver oil spoil, but never ad sop
Of the whiskey.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
A Story of Theirs, BabyIood.

Tho French Government has just
had printed a report by all the Gus
tom House officers of France on the
various frauds resorted to in order to
eyade the payment of customs duties.
1t is an 8vo. volume of $50 pages,
and is amusing. Goods are smuggled
in hollow trees, hollow axle trees,
hollow poles; leather bags tied to the
keel of boats; linen handkerchiefs in
stead of hair, padding saddles, hogs
head, barrels, baskets with double
bottoms and sides; bedsteads with
all the wood work hollow; wheel
barrows with wheel and handles hol
low; cabbages and cakes of butter
filled with coffee; shoes and boots
solcs hollow and filled with tobacco;
loaves of bread and cake filled with
tobacco and gunpowder; sheep
sheared close as possible, silk or lace
swathed around them, over the goods
fleece ibid you ever before heard of
sheep wearing wigs?); apples and
pears containing jewelry, diamonds
or watches; bricks filled with to-
bacco; dead poultry stuffed with lace;
hats with double sides and tops, wigs
with double lining filled with lace.
AS for the goods smuggled in wo.
mems hair, corsets, crinolines, they
exceed account. Customs officers
almost always see these frauds, but
do not arrest the smugglers to avoid
hourly scandals.
One day mother, who had been
to country house near Marseilles,
returned with her son to Marseilles.
1t was twilight. The child, eight
years old, had been put into peach
basket borne by donkey, and the
mother, fearing the child might catch
cold, Git was in November) had COW.
cred the boy with thick brown
shawl. Tired with running around
the country all day, cozy and warm
under the thick shawl, the child was
soon asleep and hidden by the sides
of the basket. Although the city
gates were neared (there is local
Custom House at the gates of Mar
selles), the mother, forgetting all
about the child, walked a distance
behind the donkey and did not make
him stop at the Custom House to be
searched. The Customs officer see-
ing the donkey jog on without stop
ping, suspected he was laden with
smuggled goods and ran after him to
thrust his sharp steel probe through
the basket. Luckily the mother OBJ
served him, ran forward and scream
ed: "Don't use your probel My child
is in that basketl' That child was
Adolphe Thiers!-NeW Orleans Picd-
yune.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
VOL. 5.
some Things It's Hard to Understand.

Why an endless procession of drinkers
from public dipper, will, without any
exception, drink close to the handle.
Why half the human race was not
born without hearing, and the other
half without speech. Then the takers
might talk on in uninterrupted flow,
and the hearers exercise their especial
gift without their present puriency to
speak.
Why people will ge into society to get
bored when they can get bored just as
well at home.
Why the young lady who will eagerly
chew clearinghouse mince pie, will
cheerfully eschew boarding g-house
meat
Why mans stomach will so ever
lastingly squeamish at home, and at the
eating-house display faith like grain
of mustard seed.
Why a woman will makes excuses for
her bread when she knows it is the best
she ever made, and she knows her COM
pany knows it.
Why young gentleman" swears so
much louder and more copiously when
strange young ladies are within earshot;
or, in other words.
Why the desire to make fool of ones
self springs eternally in the human
breast.
Why we are SO much angrier against
him who shows us our error than HIM
who leads us therein.
Why everybody is so prompt to
answer How do you do?" when you
ask them that inevitable question. And
Why you seem to be perfectly salts
fed with the information contained in
this echo.
Why ones piety strengthens when his
health weakens
Why people will get married when
courtship is so sweet.
Why a man who claims to have found
marriage deluslon will again embrace
that delusion upon the first convenient
opportunity,
Why cold weather comes during the
season when it is least agreeable.
Why it is much easier to be polite to
people whom we shall probably never
see again than to those whose good
opinion We have every reason to cultl-
vate.
Why boys should run after the
girls when there is whole houseful at
home.
Why Jane finds Sarahs hateful
brother so attractive, and why the
hateful brother of Jane finds favor with
Sarah.
Why man should court the good
opinion of another, when he can never
hope to secure his own self-respect
Why it is so much easier to close a
door in summer than in winter, con-
sidering that exercise is generally con-
sidered distasteful in warm weather and
pleasant in cold,
Why one feels bad when appearing in
company in shabby garb, knowing we'll
that ones shabbiness gives more pleas
ure to others than ones rich clothing.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01


In paper read by DR.. D. B. ST. John
Roosa, at the recent meeting Of the
Medical Society Of the State OF New
York, he stated that the most frequent
origin of chronic diseases Of the lach-
rymal passages, of the conjuncfiva. and
OF the middle ear, is in neglected cold
IN the head. 1t is generally conceded
that no person in perfect healtd. excapt
under extraordinary circumstances.t takes
cold, and yet the majority of mankind
have, at some time, suffered from cold IN
the head. The popular idea that . cold
IN the head is an insignificant affair Is
founded on the fact that most Of the
people recover to such an extent that
they are able to go about afterward, and
engage IN their ordinary ayocations with
out special notice, at the time. of the
consequences of the disease, which may
even then be settled upon them. BE
peneved that very many of the naaladies
which prevented men and women from
reaching the allotted period of three
score and ten have their origin in these
colds; and that many serious affections
which act as an impedimen. to the
success Of their victim are dated from !
cold in the head.
He described the suffering IN
cident to an acute attack Of cold
in the head and of the possibility
of having repeated attacks With
out producing serious local Changes
not only local change, but a permanent
impairment of nutrition. To correct sll
this, special attention must be paid to
fadfridual hygiene, and If the evil conss-
quences of neglected cold in the head
were to be abolished, the abolition must
come through public sentiment prop
er1y educated upon this as upon all other
sanitary questions. The family physi-
clan must warn the people everywhere.
as opportunity offers. of the danger in
this direction, and of the means by which
it is to be avoided. The first great pre-
caution to be taken by each individual is
to keep himself in good general condi-
ton, and to do that he must studiously
avoid all that tends to disorder the skin
and the functions of all the organs of the
body. Children must be clothed in fan
mel all the year round, and must be made
to know that the staples Of diet are milk
bre d, meat, vegetables and fruit. and
that tea, coffee and pastry of all kinds
are to be used only as the greatest of lux
uries, and therefore in small quantities
and at long intervals The community
can only become healthy as individuals
become healthy, and all the reforms
necessary to make Memphis and Granadn
places in which yellow fever never comes
may be adopted; but if the control can
not be obtained of the bodies of, and the
modes of living of the individuals in,
those and all other places, evils not so
suddenly fatal, but none the less in the
end dangerous, and all the time injurious
to their well being, viii certainly exist.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN CoURT.-
Typographical errors frequently occur in
the best conducted journals. The change
of one letter often alters the meaning ofa
word or sentence, and most serious per-
versions of the expressions of writer are
liable to result from hasty proef-reading
or the careiessness of eompositors Not
long ago law that bad passed both
Houses ofGongress was put in type at the
Government Printing Office, and after
time it was discovered that u misplaced
comma entirely changed the intent of the
Law, and further Congressional action was
necessary in order to relieve it of the i'm
proper punctuation and give it the force
latitude intended. A serions error of this
nature has been discovered in the publ
cation of Il law passed by the last Leg;sla
ture of this State. The prosecuting attor-
ney of Ingham county recently brought
an action against saloon-keeper for SELL
ing liquor to minors. In the trial of the
case, the counsel for the defense put in
the plea that the act under which the
action was brought could not be applied
to the case IN question. The law referred
to is found on page $50 of the public acts
of 1879, and, upon investigation, 1t was
discovered that the act rs it reads applies
to miners and not to minors. The attor
nfy of lngham county secured the con-
yiction of the liquor seller on the ground
of the intent of the law, rightly holding
that it was plainly meant to prohibit the
sale OF liquor TO minors, instead of to
miners. The case has been appealed to
the Circuit Court, and the decision of
Judge Huntington will be looked for
with interest. While it may be mere
terhnieality, the Law as it reads renders n
dealer liable to fine and imprisonment If
he sells 10 a miner, and at the same time
subjects him TO no penalty il he sells to a
minor. Under ordinary circumstances
the intent OF the law would be accepted,
but as an error of this nature entirely
changes the application. il is question to
be decided whether the law can be con-
sidered valid or not. A decision will, in
all probability. be sought from the highest
court of the state.--Bdy City, Michigan,
Chronicle.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

Polly: well, Pat, what is it now?
Would We rather look at bigger fool
We are, or be bigger fool than ye look?"
Pat: Sure now, me darlant, and I'll be
both till / find which side O. the argu
ment yer on yerself, whin, by jabers, I'll
join We, right or wrong.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

When women are fat, they desire to re-
duce. When they are thin they desire TO
increase. They fear fat and they abhor
slimness. Men are just as bad. Every
body endeavors 10 improve on the
Almighty's original plan, and there i
often plenty Of opportunity. II lSacramento
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

You are an ojus, hidjus ijjit my
dear!" said playful mamma to her
daughter at dancing school the other
day. "Oh, my dear Mrs. T,
sighed one of her neighbors, what
wouldn't give to have your knowledge
of Latin"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
MADE AND TRIMMED.
And orders filed cheaper and better than can
any other establishment.

Desiring share of public patronage, the I'M
dersignel promises to offer extra inducements to
all patrons. Give II e trial.
JOHN GILDERSLEVE.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

SAN FRAScIseo, April 22.-0nly one
wire is thus far working over the mount
aims, which is entirely occupied by rail-
road business. Another has been got up,
hut it is vet hardly available for Business.
From dispatches received oyer the rail-
road wire the following appears to be the
present condition of Affairs: Passengers
due IN San francisco 15n the 2lst and 22d
are all comfortably provided for at
Truckee, and Nill be hurried forward as
soon as the Morfn aiDates toallow laborers
a'taehed n snow pinws to work their way
through the formidable barriers. The
Bostorf ftxcnrsien party are lying at Reno
and nave made the trip to Virginia City,
pssengers = leaving San Francisco on the
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

About o'clock this afternoon, as Henry
ScheussIer, G. W. Cox and George 4.
Rodgers were proceeding in small boat
to the warehouse of a farmer, situated on
the bank of Feather river, just below
Yuba City, The boat ran afoul of tree
and broke in two, throwing them into the
river. Scheussler. clinging to a tree, was
saved. Rogers and Cox were drowned.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

NAPA, April 22.-Reports of damage
done by the late food reach here from
every part of the country. Many bridges
were, were swept away, aud rt roads a are in many many
washed away in many places. No trains
nave reached here from Vallejo since
Monday evening and none are expected
before Sunday. The water remained
higher for longer time than for 90 years
or more. The damage done in the county
will amount to thousands of dollars.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01

MARYsvILLE, April 21-It ceased rain
ing here at $50 \. NJ. The Yuba is at
the IA foot mark, and rising rapidly. 1t
still lacks 20 inches of the high water of
last year. The levees are in good con-
dition, and can stand a raise of three feet
without danger of overflow. A portion of
the Bear river bridge is gone, this morn
ing. The Sutter county levee is all right.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-04-30
Dress Making sc.

The undersigned respectfully informs the
public that she is prepared to do all kinds
of Ladies and Gcntcmcns Sewing. Patron
age solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed
Dresses made in tho latest Styles.
MISS T.. T. STEELE
Over Store of p. G. Cannon, and next door
to Dr. Dukes Drug Store.
orangcburg, 5. T., March Is, 1880.
mar 70 If