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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09
Four Current Anecdotes.


The actress Malibran, after singing the
rondo of La Somnambula," on one
occasion ended with three octave trill.
She worked hard to get that trili, it seems,
for being complimented upon it, she re.
Piled: "Oh, L sought it long enough.
For month have been running after
it. l chased it everywhere-when ar
ranging my hair, when dressing myself.
and found it at last one morning in the
toe of my slipper"
Prince Talleyrand once upon a time
summoned his cook, who was none other
than the great Careme, and said to him
severely: II am greatly displeased with
you. You served me at 8 o'clock yester-
day with salnai which should have been
ready at z, and thus my evenings ap-
pointments were all interfered with and
grave matters of state were left uncon-
sidered or only half considered" "Will
your Excellenoy deign to inform me if
the saln,i was good?" ct was delicious
sir" '"That, your Excellency, was the
important point" And with profound
bow the artist retired.
It is retold of Marivaux, the celebrated
French dramatist of the seventeenth CEN
tury, that while still youth he fell
deeply in love with a young girl, to
whom he of last declared himself and
was accepted. Now, the object of this
passion was -coquette, whose business
it was to play the young Marivaux all
those little tricks which are believed to
fan the flame of love. One evening-it
was the eve of their marriage-Mari-
vaux, arriving very early at the house of
this young lady, resolved to take her by
surprise. Entering her room on tiptoe,
he found her before her looking glass
busy OF her toilet. He fingered mo-
ment on the threshold before revealing
himself, when to his horror he found
this ideal woman rehearsing the smiling
and the ogling with which she proposed
yet more deeply to enamor her expected
lover. Unheard, and before his mistress
had discovered his presence, Marivaux
retired-not to return.
There is story told of passionate
old Spanish artist named Alonzo Cano.
He had lived many years, which he had
devoted to his art, and was passionate as
well as old. A judge came to him one
day and gave him an order for figure
in little of his patron saint. Cano made
beautiful statuette, and charged the
Judge one hundred doubloons. "a
hundred doubloons," said the Judge,
''for work that has occupied you less
than twenty days; and I, Chancery Judge
rs I am, only receive one poor doubloon
day for my services" Twenty daysv'
said Cano, dashing the statue to pieces at
the Judges feet, sit has taken me fifty
years of unremittent study to learn to
make that figure" The frightened Judge
left the artists workshop as quickly as
he could, for Alonzo Cano was a rough
man in his wrath, and was said to have
murdered his wife. It was this same
Cano who, on his death bed, refused to
take the cruoifx from the priest on ac-
count of its bad workmanship.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09
The Small Arts OF Living.

Hardly anything is too small to spoil
the comfort of life, if it be misplaced.
A speck in the eye, q kernel of wheat in
the boot, a pin-point touching the skin,
a band too tight or needed strap gone
land goodbye comfort! Considering
how much depends on our daily food, it
ID surprising how little is thought of the
conditions under which it is taken, in
many families. Some people think a
good deal more of what is on the table
than whnt is said or done around it; and
some few, perhaps, reserve the order
an operation that may do very we'll for
special occasions, when what is said is
something extraordinary; but one that
we shall beg to be excused from as .'reg-
ular diet, +" even If the gods came to dine,
until we are able to dispense with all
that is implied in good appetite
The cookery is too big topic to touch
in this connection; though what with
cookery schools, better knowledge
among the people, and higher standards
made familiar by our best hotels and
dining places, the art has greatly ad-
vanced in this country within the pres
ent generation. Good bread, q prop
arly broiled steak, and roast done to a
turn, no longer excite the special Won
der that once they did. By-and-by,
perhaps it viii not be unusual to find q
good soup, or vegetables that haven't
been spoiled in cooking.
But consider the meal cooked: how
shall it be best enjoyed? By having it
daintily and tastefully arranged and
served, in the first place. We always
mark the good housewife up notch OF
two in our esteem if we see that. however
competent help she may have, she always
slips out to give the last touches to
the table before the family or the guests
sit down. Some do it for the guests but
not for the family, but that is an error
The artistic arrangement of the table
furniture; the skill that avoids crowdine
dishes together, or leaving space toe
bare; the forethought that looks out fol
flowers for the dinner table, though the
centre table go bare; thequick eye which
sees that everything is in its place
these supplement the fare wonderfully
Promptness in each member Of the family
is another essential. It demoralizes the
group to have stragglers dropping in al
the way through the meal, and gives O
restaurant air-a suggestion of mere
"feeding'-to the family meal, which il
should never have.--Golden Rute.
A good whiskey sling-Sling the bot
tIa ont of the yyin10w--aftar il is empty
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09
FOREIGN.
Declaration afWar.

GRAvosA. Sept. 27.-Yesterday the
prince OF Montenegro received official in
formation thai an advance to DuIciguo
would be regarded as declaration of war.
The prince of Montenegro consequently
has telegraphed Admiral Seymour, that
he Is not prepared without aid to lard
troops 10 attack the Albanians, reinforced
as they are by Turkish regulars and ar
tillery This step of the porte must be
regarded as paramount to declaration
of war against Europe.
Landlord Murdered.
GALWAY, Sept. 26.-Lord Montmorris, a
small land owner on bad terms with his
tenants, has been found murdered near
BalIinrade. He had received six bullet
wounds. a land meeting was held Sun
day near the spot where Lord Montmor.
ris was murdered. The speakers dis
claimed any connection of the land league
with the murder.
DUBLIN, Sept. 27.-The murder of Lord
Montmorris has caused the greatest sensa
ton in Dublin. II is expected that the
affair will induce the government to take
decisive steps to control the niterances o
land agitators.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

Wisdom is better than riches. Wis
dom guards thee, but thou must guard
thy riches. Riches diminish in the
using; but wisdom increases In the use
oft.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

A BOYS ESSAY ON STATESMEN. Thar
waz a statesman. His collar was 16 and
his hat was 5. He went to 81
meetin' to crate. He said stax me q
question If you want to no." So when
he was swetin under his shirt O man
hollered and he said: ssWot is tarif any
way ?" And the statesman he larfed
kinder short, and he sed, 81 want no
foolin' around me. I am bad man,
and cary kane" So he gave his kane
q whirl and laid it on the table. Then
this orful man down among the spitous
sed again: How much is tarif peck,
anyway ?" An the statesman sed, real
hot, II am free man, and won't be
adjourned, so demand the law" And
then the law, dressed as polishman, got
the orful man by the back-bold, and tux
him to tho kaboze. And when in the
kaboze he did not AK any more tarii
questions, but fot the cokroches all night,
An the statesman went home with his
kane. Cgeretand Herald.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

Selfish people of the very amiable
kind are the very worst sort of people
to get along with. They conquer you
with their smiles, and you are so great
~ overwhelmed by their gush that you
have not tho grit to complain. They
say that you are awfuliy good, but
they are never very good to You. They
say that you are "a dear, and they
take the pillow from under your head,
still saying that to gke it up you are
"a dear" and you rfay keep on being
"a dear" so long as they are amiable and
selfish enough to lesyou do 80.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09
NOTICE.

NJoTrCE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT
~ may concern that the undersigned has been
awarded the contract for keeping the Douglas
County paupes for period Of two years. All
rsrsons in need of assistance from said county
mus iirst procure certificate to that effect from
any member Of the County Board and present il
= one Of the following named persons, who are
anthorirsd 70 and will care for those presenting
aaeh certificates: Button L Perkins, Roseburg; L.
4. KslloeR. Oakland; Mrs. Brown, Looking
aIass. DR.. Woodruff is authorized to furnish
nsai1al ad 70 al persons in need Of the same and
VIE have hesn declared paupers Of Douglas
G.@nfv. W.B. CLARK
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09
sIde-nIll Chicken Houses.

An Iowa corresl ondent W
american roast,y fase
seyerM cnlcken houses
pisenea se my tent IIon
, eIM uIns1eni 2eases
sou.s eno Q. gaF
eers iof my toEisi
give plenty o. y
seen Dafn ceharp
purpose, peing
men. OF any a.
one ior tnis p1
dry and aifort
sure.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

It was the ii1st xfezie6cs c5667s $
Vermont men had en{oyzd viii : b<,s.
mock, and the feIzoH = h<> <rses q, 49,
into it and them lis d5zn 4arf s55<S - s
hrst. and got 1iz SOS rooted = -
ground and keoope5 II s. {7;{< s. ~
mouth On eez<<nx III, II Ss;5 s. !. g. g.
/ friend, Don't ~ Il IA h<l z|.'z7z - =
the friend indifz2ai<If xes];s.= g -
wonf. Do 5oq tzz - fe2 s f5s;>'s
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

LIEUT.. SCHWATKAa DIscoFKnrE1.--~
New YoRE, Sept. % The Herald Lon>
don special says: Schwatkn's Discovers
les and Polar matters generally oontiuue
to be the leading topics Of discussion il
the English journals. Among the latest
contributions TO tbs literature on this
subject Is q letter from Commander
Cheyne in reply to al articIe in the
Standard. 1T Was mot the Arceac re-
gions, says Commander Cheyns, sthat
sent Franklin men 70 the next No7id-
They were murdered by the contractor
who supplied the expedition With pfe-
served meats. The same contrector fut~
nished Sir James Ross expedition. 10
which belonged, and the <;us la
belled Beef and Mutton e1ntsinod
nothing but ofial Some of The tins
when opened contained nothing bus big
knnckIes Of bone. Everything bslone-
ing 10 the animals was put into ths tinss
except the horns hoofs and hides. Tbs
very entraiis wers there, and WheIf they
ate them, having nothing alse, they bad
TO hold their noses 80 offensive Nas the
stencil. II Sir James Roes and his party
had been out anofhsr winter 11oy would
have starved. / have xepe&tedly, II my
lectures throughout England, denounced
this contractor IS murder, and d4x1d
him bring an action Tor libel. she11d
be glad to have him do 50, fof ! cetld
establish the trnth Of what I sa4
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

A good whiskey sling-Sling the bot
tie out of the window-after it is empty.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

ShEAeSc HHlOaAsHuoEs
New York, Oct 1.-Among the passen-
gers for Havana by to-day's steamer, the
Saratoga, is a member of the Chinese en-
bassy to the United States Spain and Peru
in passport given by his imperial Chin
ese malesty's envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentIary. The name and
title are given as ii. E. Tong Ling Kang
intendant of the circuit of the empire of
China He goes to Cuba for purposes
connected with the embassy, one of the
| principal objects being investigation of
| the coolie trade.
Wheat Crop of the Northwest.
| MINNEAroLls, Oct. LIN the aggregate,
| wheat in Minnesota and Dakota has
| turned ont better than expected three
| weeks ago when heavy rains overlook
harvesters in Minnesota. The crop is bat
| little short of an average and Dakota's is
fully up TO average turning out 20 to 80
/ bushels to the acre, and mostly grading
No. |. In some localities the yield is 50
| bushels to the acre. The Northern Pa
| cific railway is employing its entire freight
! ing capacity to move the grain to Duluth.
Receipts there last week reached 1913, 600
| bushels. Prices rule, SSc for No. ! IS for
No. 2, II for No. 8. NIiliers pay as high
as Gle for No, /, delivered at Duluth. Re-
ceipts of wheat approximate 100000
| bushels per week, and 1t is shipped at
once by lake to the sea-board. Prices
rule as high as 9S for No. l hard, and "a
for No. /. which are fair prices.
stiIl Another Stage Robbery.
| ST.. LOUIS, October specials from
southwest Missouri, say that the stage
which runs between Pearce City, No.,
and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was
stopped on Wednesday last, some twenty
miles from the former place by party
of six masked and we'll armed men. The
passengers were robbed of their money
and other valuables. About nine hun.
dred dollars was taken. Other passen-
| gers threw away their pocket-books con-
tanning fifteen hundred dollars, when the
stage was stopped, but recovered them
when the robbers left. Mr.. Champlain
] attempted to draw q revolver, but bull
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09

dersigne.l promises to offer extra inducements TO
all patrons. Give ne trial.
JOHN GILDERSLEVE,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07
A Connecticut Opinion Of Tilden.

The Hartford Times is one of the
staunchest Democratic papers in
New England, and it thus compares
the candidacy of Mr.. Tilden with
that of the illustrious Andrew Jack
son: "When it was proposed to
run Andrew jackson for President,
the Federalists opposed him in a
shameful manner. They said he
was ignorant; that he could not spell
the common words; that he had
n;llc3 men and was murderer; that
he was a passionate man, and would
disgrace the White House. But the
Democrats knew something about
Andrew jackson. They knew that
he was one Of the most courteous
and gentlemanly OF all distinguished
statesmen of the country; that he
was IL far-seeing and wise man, and
that he was pure minded and honor
able. In that distinguished citizen
the Democrats were not disappointed.
CHOW comes Samuel j. Tilden,
who was elected President and
cheated. The Republican journals
abuse him about as foully as they
abused Jackson. They falsify his
conduct, as they falsified the CON
duct Of jackson. They feared Jack
son and they fear Tilden. Tilden is
the ablest of all the citizens named
for the Presidency. He has clear
conceptions of the principles of our
Government. He belongs to the JEFF
fersonian school, and adheres to the
Constitution and the rights of the
people. He is staunch friend of
economy and honest government.
He has never failed to fight the pub
lie thieves, whether they appeared
as Democrats or Republicans. His
terrible blows, when lie has been in
official position, have fallen upon
tleir heads; and he crushed them so
far as his administration was con-
cerned. Just such man as Samuel
j. Tilden is needed in the Presiden-
tial Mansion. The rings" OF cor
ruption are reviving, and they are at
work in earnest. No man in all this
country is the equal of Tilden for
the duty of crushing their schemes
and protecting the public interests
from their plots and bold aggres-
slons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07
HINTS on The USE or PLASTER OF

HINTS ON THE USE or PLASTER OF
PAnls.-The plaster may be made to
"set" very quickly by mixing it in
warm water to which Il little sulphate
of potash has been added. Plaster
of Paris casts. soaked in melted par
atine, may be readily cut or turned in
a lathe. They may be rendered
very hard and tough by soaking
them in warm glue until thoroughly
saturated, and allowing them to dry.
Plaster of Paris mixed with equal
parts of pumice stone makes fine
mold for casting fusible metals; the
same mixture is useful for encasing
articles to be soldered or brazed.
Casts of Plaster Of Paris may be
made to initiate fine bronzes by Civ
ing them two or three coats of shell
lac varnish, and dusting on fine
bronze when the nastic varnish be-
comes sticky. Rat holes HAY be
effectually stopped with broken glass
and Plaster of Paris. A good meth
ol of mixing Plaster of Paris is to
& prinkle it into the water, using
rather more water than is required;
when the plaster settles, pour off
the surplus water and stir carefully.
Air bubbles are avoided in this way.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07

The FUTURE OF SMoKING.-I shall
not live to see it, but fifty years will
not elapse before smoking is allowed
everywhere. Smoking carriages will
be no more needed on railroads
than reading carriages. A person
whether in church, or in law court,
or in drawing room, will no more
ask to smoke than to breathe. No
one accustomed to the smell of to-
bacco objects to it, for it becomes
imperceptible. Every one, conse-
quently, should bring up his child
rem in an atmosphere OF tobacco
smoke, so as to accustom them to it
from their earliest childhood. If I
were blessed with daughters I
should seek out al Irish nurse for
them and insist upon her smoking
in the nursery a certain amount OF
the strongest tobacco from short
clay pipe. IL after years my daugh-
ters would not render themselves
Objectionable to the male sex in gen.
eral, and their father in particular,
by declaring that they could not en-
dure the odor of a cigar or cigarette.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07
Current Notes.

All shopkeepers believe in signs.
When soldier is i'll he becomes a
six. shooter.
Brevity is the soul of telegraphic
wit, when sent collect"
Look out for No. ]" is a worm
out proverb. "Look out for Is"
is better.
Russia must be a great country
for hard colds. Almost everyoneis
name ends with q "koff."
elf l hit yer," said one small boy
to another, "yer'll be usin' yerseif
fer snuff termorrer. Horcester Ga.
zeHe.
A man who bad bad cold said he
had just set up rig of his own. It
was a little hoarse and o hack.-l
City Derrick.
Hotel keepers are not proverbially
lazy, but they always like to lien on
a trunk until the bill is paid.-Keo-
kuk Gate Cily.
A French physician has published
pamphlet showing the terrible
" effects of smoking on the heart"
Of course if man will take out his
heart and smoking on it he is bound
to endanger his life.--Norristoac
Herald.
1t has been decided in Boston that
Mary Anderson cannot wear Ade-
laide Nelson's boot, but that on the
stage Mary can give odds and then
act all around the English woman
when it comes to a regular jaw match
for the gallery.
When you think you are particu-
larly well-dressed, young man, go to
the photographers and secure the
shadow ere the substance fail. A
year hence look at that picture will
take the conceit out of you in the
matter of tastefulness in dress.
A senior, after vainly trying to ex-
plain some scientific theory to his fair
inamorita, said, eth, question is
difficult, and I don't see what I can
do to make it clearer" "Suppose
you pop it?" whispered the blush
ing damsel.--Colnmbia Spectator.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07
RAIN PRoDuoED AT WuL.--Ge

RAIN PRopUcED AT WML.--Gen.
Ruggles, of Virginia, has a plan for
producing fall of rain at will. His
proposition is to send up cartridges
of dynamite in cheap balloons and
explode them in the clouds. If this
theory turns out to be correct, it
may lead to some alarming compli-
cations. By and by every farmer in
the land will have his rain. producing
apparatus and will be bringing on
rain at pleasure. Smith, whose root
crops need shower, will make wet
weather, while Brown, who is taking
i'll hay wants dry spell. This will
lead to endless trouble in the coun-
try, and the new plan will not work
much better in the city. Some ma
licious person belonging to a rival
Sunday School will shoot off wet
day on the other school when it goes
off on an excursion. One political
party will throw cold water on the
outdoor meetings of the other polit-
ical party, and as there is always
some person dissatisfied with the
state of the weather, we will have a
continuous period of rainfall. Con-
gress ought to see to the matter.
Gen. Ruggles should not be allowed
to proceed any further. Send him
off to the Great Desert or some place,
where he can do the most good.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07

A Mr.. Malketh, says a French
paper, who recently died in Eng
Ian, followed for thirty-fve years
the profession of " fourteenth at the
table," by which he amassed a for
tune of 100000. 1t seems that.
irreproachably dressed, it was his
wont to present himself in due time
at the house where there was a good
table, and to inquire whether, thir-
teen persons being assembled, his
presence was desired. If the re-
sponse was in the affirmative, he
entered the dining room, and after
eating his dinner, received one or
two pounds sterling, according to the
length of the feast. London, 1t is
added, still possesses two or three
gentlemen who exercise this trying
occupation and live with much COM
fort"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07

In the early days says an ex-
change, shedding" was the familiar
initiation of n stranger ut Middle
town, Lake county. He was first
made to treat, and then be treated
until his senses were nearly gone.
An invitation was extended to him
to cross the street to another saloon,
when hardly had he passed the
threshold of the door when his legs
were tripped from under him, and
some rough would get between his
legs and taking foot in each hand /,
would drag him up and down the
street until his clothes were torn
from his body, and his head scratched
and scraped so badly that whole
month was required to get it into
good condition again. There were
many sudden disappearances about
that time. unaccountable to the out
side world, but we'll known to the
few dcsperadoes who infested the
town. They have all gone now, and
the town appears as quiet OF o New
England village upon Sunday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07

SWEARING ON A DIcTIoNARY.-Some
graceless fellow in Philadelphia
played an April fool joke with the
Bible used for swearing on at the
Central Police Court in that city.
He removed the inside from the
covers and glued in the printed por-
ton of a dictionary. The prank
was not discovered until large
number of oaths had been sworn on
the volume. An investigation is in
progress with view to ascertainins
low many oaths have been taken
since the book was tampered with.
it is stated in eXtenuation of the
offense that the Bible was so old
that it had almost tumbled to
pieces.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07

NoAH's ToMB.-A road practicable
for wheeled vehicles leads from here
along the plain to Baalbeck, distant
about forty miles, a pleasant, road :,
for the first hour skirting the lower
Lebanon spurs, and winding between
Aedges of roses in bloom and through
richly cultivated country. l turned
OIL from it before it became hot and
dull, at the village of Muallaka, cell
ehrated as containing the mortal re-
mains of Noah whose tomb is shown
to the credulons stranger. Its di-
mensions are 1O4 feet long by 10
broad, and it conveys some idea of
the size of the human race before
they evolved backward, as it were,
to their present dimensions. AS
Noah lived to the age of $50 years,
and built an ark large enough to
contain specimens of every living
thing on the face of the globe, there
seems to be no reason why he should
not himself have been over over 100
1eet high.-Blach,vOod's Magazine.