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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

THE CURSE Ar WoRK.--A singular
fact is noted in connection with the
sarcophagns of Ashmenezer, King of
Sidon. now deposited at the Louvre, the
inscription of which has just been de-
ciphered. It is in effect like that Of
Shakspeare's tomb, uttering curse
upon whomsoever should remove the
monarch's bones. 1t further declares
that such robbers shall leave no de-
scendents, but shall be driven from their
their country. The Duke de Luynes
bought the sarcophagus; he and his own
son we're killed in the Papai war Of 1859.
Again Napoleon III. brought it to Parfs
and deposited it in the Louvre; he died,
was buried in foreign land, and his
only son died at the hands of sayages in
strange country. There is not de.
scendent left of Napoleon III. or Of tho
| Duke de Iuynes.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
Weiting Lead Pencils.

The act of putting lead pencil to the
tongue, to wet it, just before writing,
which we notice in so many people, is
one of the oddities for which it is hard to
give any reason-unless it began in the
days when lead pencils were poorer than
now, and was continued by example into
the next generation.
A lead pencil should never be wet. 1t
hardens the lead and ruins the pencil.
This fact is known to newspaper men
and stenographers. But nearly every
one else does wet pencil before using
it. This fact was definitely settled by .
newspaper clerk away down East.
Being of mathematical turn of mind,
he ascertained by actual count that of so
persons who came into his Office TO write
an advertisement or church notice, 40
wet q pencil in their mouths before
using it. Now this clerk always uses
the best pencils, cherishing good one
with something of the pride a soldier
feels in his gun or sword, and it hurts
his feelings to have his pencil spoiled.
But politeness and business considera-
tions require him to loan his pencil
scores of times every day. And often
after it had been wet until it was hard
and brittle and refused to mark, his feel
ings would overpower him.
Finally he got some cheap pencils and
sharpened them, and kept them to lend.
The first person who took up the stock
pencil was a drayman, whose breath
smelt of onions and whiskey. He held
the point IN his mouth and soaked it for
several minutes, while he was torturing
himself in the effort to write an adver.
tisement for missing bulldog.
Then sweet-looking young lady came
into the Office, with kid gloves that but
toned half the length of her arm. She
picked up the same old pencil and press
ed it to her dainty lips preparatory tc
writing an advertisement for lost brace
let. The clerk would have stayed heI
/ hand, even at the risk of box of th,
best pencils Faber catered, but he wa,
/ too late.
And thus that pencil passed from
mouth to mouth for week. 1t wa
sucked by people of all ranks and sta
tions, and all degrees of cleanliness an.
uncleanliness. But we forbear Surel,
no one who reads this will ever again we
a lead pencil. Minneapolis Tribune.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
Bits ef Iuiors.stsoa.

To prevent lamp chfmneyz ffpu cr1tE-
ing: Put the chimney Into : keztls o.
cold water and gradually hest until i
boils. and then let It as Eralu8Iig ce1l.
To get clear Of flesh worms. wash yonr
face in warm water aud then rub H;fz< 1
coarse towi. This viii destroy <hs H.
worms, which are nothing m5sfss & s - o5a-
gealed fat.
The earliest method ofzsnersrinr ms
upon wood which was Known q the
Chinese before the chr;s<ian 4f1, but H65
not known in Europe Until k5a uiddIe cf
ages, when II was introdaecI 81 tho is<
habitants of the Celestial empire. En-
craving upon metallic eubz<zncfs xze not
practiced IN EuroDe until tbs EssI 5rR 81
the fifteenth century. although Il + rrob-
able that the art III this iora. 4sz ESQ
known to the Chinese long before.
Coffee Is 4 native Of Arabia. supposed
by some to have been the chief infrtsI-
lent Of the old Lacedenoniau broth The
use OF this berry was not known Ii Ea0-
land until the year 1861. IS which fz1e :
merchant Of Turkey, On his r1zzfn frou.
| Smyrna to London. brought with him )
Greek of Ragusa, who WRs x1eis<o09.z
every morning 10 prepare this 6Q1cf <af
his master, who never wanted coEHr1tS.
The merchant il order to &ez ID ii
visitanfs, ordered his Greek g creH
coffee house in Cornilill Ihi5 uxs the
irst coffee hcuS opened y lcndan
/ The term Gotham often applied ID mild
derision to New York, u4z lIrs< 1z1n1oy6d
| as nickname By Washinztoa Irving.
The name Is not an iagens{Q1. - Is c<<s1
thought il Is % actusi i,zrish cf Melting.
ham, England. zliose inhebil<4Iz <5fAS1
proyerbiaily rustic and st1n;6 th1t shes
/ gained the irnnleaI title Of the iF;se t[el
of Gotham. Many stories of their tc<;6t-
ness have been told upon tbs 3ctla4,-
ties, one of which ie that lte5 joined
| hands on q certain Occasion 1fo116 !
thorn.bush 70 prevent file cSe2oe 81 4
| cuckoo In order ia conf ffu the t1}o, the
bush-the Identical bush--ia shown N
tourists in fhat neigh hh6rlicod Il = said
that King John, Of Magma Charts 4se1s-
ory. intended o1ee upon time 70 -
through the parish fsr the pdf{1s< q
buying castle and grounds The Gol6.
& antics, knowing that fIse rsfEl wish
would entail considerable cxpenses o.
them, pretended. Nhe11 the Hoa1reA 4
messengers appeared to Be occupi61 N}te
some siily,ridiculons pursuit.. much q <te
disgust of the ea1iesxfies. These 7eUcTzec
10 John what they ha1 seezs, and b. DE-
eIared that be would not hass czzf}e u
q neighborhood xh6rs el1cH ell1rIe~
tons lived. ThereuSosi she pafz<tionefs
shrewdIy remarked, tzope f5oIz H< sol
pass through Gotham thAn rtczz1u ln i.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

mills, a floating elevator and several
lumber yards, together with two ship
yards, are already on fire. 1t originated
by an explosion in one of the planning
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

MoBlLE, July 27.-Prof. Riley, chief en-
tomological commissioner of the United
States, addressed members of the Cotton
Exchange to-day, and reports the worm
in most fields throughout large extent
of territory visited by him. He says that
if planters pursue the worm and the
weather is good, there may be very good
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

wea thy, inscriptions. noble and ignoble,
and his agents do not shrink from dish0nor-
that she died from drunken bout Tue Vol.
taire, which first gave the sad news, has prob
ably been squared and is silent It dares
not either confirm or deny the original state
ment
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21
SWINDLING BROKERS.

Some of he poor devils who keep their
hoses to the grindstene putting up mud for
their brokers hardly realize many impositions
that are practiced upon them by the cormor-
ants who do business as brokers' During the
past year the market has been almost steadily
downward and the brokers have not been slow
to take advantage of the fact. The following
is the modus operandi The broker receives
an order to buy stock that he has reason to
believe is going down. He takes the custom
er's cash and sends him a note next day that
he has purchased the amount of shares called
for by the order at the market rates. Such
an amount of stock is placed on the patron Q
account but in reality the stock has never
been purchased at all. The stock steadily de-
cliaes and then comes a call for more mud.
As the months drag by the customer is put
ting up money for mud, assessments and
interest, when in reality he does not own a
share of stock in the wsrld. The instant the &C.
cumulated indebtedness leaves his margin un-
covered he is notified that his stock has been
sold and the broker rakes in his coin. If a
broker on small capital who transacts his bus
mess on this fraudulent plan should be sudden
ly caught cut on a rising market and be unable
to furnish the stock which belonged to his
customers he would go int bankruptcy.
When the next Legislature meets a bill to
prevent such rascality should be framed and
passed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

RUNoRs AGAINST Mr.. PowNING.-Senator
Pewning, editor and proprietor Of the Reno
Journal, is charged with being Sharon man.
We know to the contrary, fer We have heard
from Mr.. Powning's own lips that he was
anti Sharon. A prompt denial Of any Sharon
afiliation or leaning through his newspaper
would be an excellent thing for Mr.. Powning
to make just at present, and such denial
would silence the busy tongues of the political
gessips.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

The decent Republicans of Storey, cast
the Enterprise aside as their organ on Sunday
night, only recognizing it as the mouth-piec
of nonresident millionaire. In order that
their opinions might be expressed, they
printed 5000 copies of the Stage and scattered
them over the city yesterday morning.
II did no COED. The sack is mghtier than
the pen.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

CALBRAIrH, the publisher of the Argus, a
fash newspaper of San Francisco, was soundly
thrashed by the brother of Miss Flood for a
scurrilous article in the paper. Calbraith has
long been recognized as gutter snipe writer
of San Francisco, who courts libel suits be.
cause he has nothing in the shape of effects
which the law can touch. His thrashing may
teach him lesson
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21
THE ANTI.SHARON MEETING.

The meeting held at the Opera House, in
Virginia City on Sunday evening fell through
for want of some independent and intelligent
handling. The men who were expected to
make stand against the dirty programme Of
the sack, weakened ut The last moment.
None of the speakers who were expected to
rouse the audience to sense of the situation,
were willing 10 face the music. 1t was pro-
posed to smash the Sharon slate and throw
the frame out of H.. window. 1t was pre-
posed 10 take undr consideration the FEAST
bility Of adopting the Crawford plan, but the
meeting ad j,ur,,-i without passing any reso
luton to that feet N" one dared to utter
Nat footed denuncla;lun If Sharon. Wells
Drury APPEARED 10 he the only man at the
meeting " ho not III "A state of lntimida-
ton. The IN II ru up on the anti-Sharon
ticket were ut required I" define their posi-
ton, and they were required t" take no pledge
whatever. o. Monday, decent Republicans
stayed away from The pois, aud the corrup-
ton money discussed along c street carried
the day. Sharnn nas CAP. ar-d Storey.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

THOSE of our subscribers who reside in
Vallejo will be throwing money away if they
continue to subscribe for the APPEAL. The
Evening Ne,rs, published in that town, re-
publishes most of the APPEAL daily and with
out credit. To people of that section one of
the two papers must be something of super
fluffy.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

In Havana the editors life is not happy
ono Ono journal was fined $500 for annonHc.
ing the loss of the City of Vera Cruz before
the Government saw fit to allow the news to
be made public.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

The heir of the Spanish throne will be
baptised in water from the river Jordan, pre-
scented in bottle, for that purpose, by NJ
Montilla, the Spanish Minister at CONSTANT.
nople
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

The Bible observes that it is better to give
than receive. In . street fight, newspaper or
political controversy, this rule is supposed to
hold good.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

A LIVELY rev is threatened between the
Elko papers. The Independent man alludes
to the Post man as dirty cur and promises
further revelations The campaign is getting
warm
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

THEY are getting things down very fine in
Bodie now. Those to whom board and wash
bills are due patrol the outskirts Of the town,
on the lookout for skedadling debtors
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

Journal makes the following estimate of the
vote of Nevada for 1880:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21

NEW Political WRINKLE 1t Costs large
sums Ut money to reach ANY high ,sltiOn IN
polltics This money Is disbursed to ward
politicians, political m.ulpuiators, and strik-
ers of the baser SORT. II Is not ALI unfIeQuent
occurrence that the successful sftice seeker
finds that he must steal III order to get even
on the money dlsbursed and his thievlngs
come cut Of the pockets Of the taxpayers.
Why would it not be a good plan to sell the
State offices all over the Unlou to the highest
bidder for cash aud put the money in the
State Treasury. TINS would Insure u full
treasury without any Necessity of taxing tho
people. How happy would every body be
living in a state Ut non taxabllity and Gem
mcrcial content. We would be delivered
from political mass meetings, political spout
ers, primary elections and all that sort Of
thing and the city, county, State aud Nation
al treasures would swell with fatness. A
good deal of corruption would be saved and
the largest purse woald rake the persimmons
then as it does now. The only change is that
the Government would get the benefit of the
coin expended where it now gets none of it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-21
WOOD! WOOD!

WOOD! WOOD!
- CEIVED by the Board Of State Capitol Commission
ers At the Office Of Secretary OF State, up
Saturday. September sosh. 1850.
Of the BEST QUALITY OF SPLIT YELLOW PINE, four
rect long, be delivered the State CAPITOL The Board
reserves the right to reject any and all bids
By order Of the Board. ,.., .
Carson September 5, 1880
DIR. III. G.. SHEETS,
Surgeon and @ Mechanical
DDNTI9T,
Has permanently located in Carson City.
sy06ce over Harris Bros. Store.
CARSON CITY SAVINGS BANK
BANKERS, BROKERS AND FIRE lNsUR.
ANcE AGENTS.
CARSON CITY. NEVADA.
MINING STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD
ON COMMISSION.
eHLiberal Margins allowed Approved Stocks "a
Francisco Correspondent. Latham King
Carson September !. 1877.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-22
TRIBUTE OLE RESPECT

At meeting of the Session of the Chatham
Presbyterian church held OF the 25th day of
August, 1880, the following minute was adopted
Whereas, the great Head of the Church in his
wise and inscrutable purpose, having taken from
this Session one of its beloved members. DR.. T.
E. BALLARD, who departed this life on the
morning Of Sunday, August 22d, 1880 in the
prime of life, with apparent prospects of health
and usefulness, endowed with high uualifca-
tons, tempered with sound and elevated piety
and consistent walk Therefore,
ResOlOed, LIST. That while feeling his loss as a
member of this body and to the church, vet
humbly submitting to the will of God, thew af
fectionately record their estimate of his high
qualifications as Christian and officer, and be-
ing humbled under this sad bereavement. thew
are comforted in the assurance that our loss Is
his gain.
ResoIued, ID. We rejoice that the judgments
of God are righteous-assured that He wifi over
rule this dispensation for good
-, Resolved Sd: That this minute be placed upon
the records and sent to the Central Presbvteriar1
and Chatham Tribune for publication, and a CO.
Ply be furnished the family of the deceased
brother. w. H. MATTHEWS Moderator
j. W. WILSON, Secretary,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-22

DIR. THOMAS E. BALLARD, the subject of this
memoir, was native of Albemarle county, Va.
porn on the 18th day of July, 1S47. About the
year 1874, having recently graduated with ds-
JUNCTION as a student Of medicine. he came to
Chatham and located to practice his profession.
lie entered upon his practice a perfect stranger
In the community, but it was not long before ne
established himself as a safe and well-prepared
practitioner and by his high bearing, noble traits
OF character, and sympathizing disposition. he
soon became prominent and received from the
community large and profitable practice.
DR.. Ballard, in the year 1877, inter married
with a daughter of the late William l.. Pannill.
OF Chalk Level who, with him and their bright
little infant girl composed happy and afec-
Tomato family. Alas in the prime and vigor
OF lite with high prospects of successful career
surrounded by his happy family, and enjoying
the affection and confidence of all the people. he
was, after brief illness of typhoid fever re-
moved from his earthly labors and tolls. He
died calmly and peacefully with full satisfac-
ton OF his coming end on Sunday morning, Au-
DR.. Ballard was Ruling Elder in the Pres
byterlan church, of which he had long been a
most useful and consistent member. The death
OF such man, viewed in any way, creates a
vacuum which it will be hard, if possible, to fill
IN community. His family have the sympa-
thles OF host of friends in this their sore attic
ton.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-22
BIT u ARIES.

Died, September LIST, 1880, in Union Monroe
county, W. Va, Mrs. BETTE c. BErnvE. wife
of A. Plunkett Beirne, and daughter Of the late
Lewis Caperton Esq.
After few days of severe illness the spbiect
OF this obituary was summoned to enter tbe
world of spirits. An inscrutable Provi5enco
Inc mother Of six children-the Youngest a fen.
der lniant-all requiring the attention of ma
seernal care and kindness-suddenlv snatcbed
rom the arms of a most devoted husband and
the embraces of a multitude of ardenty attached
relatives. Even so Father for so il seemed
good in thy sight" ''0iu0''
She was truly worthy of the admiration and
a4ectlon OF all-being naturally of most ann
laDie dlsPositlon-benevolent in feeling towards
9eV9ry Oody-with q cultivated mind and refined
Vaste. Death could not have chosen among us
d more shining mark" for his fatal shaft. She
was moreover, one Of Christs Little ones''-
having embraced Him as her Saviour more than
sixteen years before her DEATH and by Iife Of
qpnblemished consistency proved the sincerity Of
ner profession. So marked was her character
ana daily demeanor that her departure is uni.
versaly lamented. UNI
m, More than peace characterized her departure.
Inc Plenitude Of dying grace" was evidently
y Il.I to her. Many expressions of tri-
9lmPh over the King ofterrors" feli from her
lying lips She conquered though she died
hrice blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-22
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS.
Domestic.

= New York Is in fair way to have
genuine rapid transit yet These seems to be
little doubt that the company Just organized to
build an underground railway is in earnest and
intends to push the work vigorously. General
Mcclellan has been chosen President, and
among the Directors are such substantial men
as President Jewett, of the Erie. GEORGE Tick
nor Curtis, George R. Blanchard, and E. A.
Slulntard. The proposed line, for which
franchise formerly granted has been secured is
to run directly under Broadway from the Citv
Hall to Union Square, thence on Fourth Avenne
to the Grand Central Depot. Cross-town tun.
nels IN connection, are also proposed. One of
the cardinal principles Is that the fare shall be
hVe cents IN all cases.-Eranainer and Chronicle.
"A young lady was speaking to a
friend who had called upon her regarding a
Trait characteristic of her mother, who always
had good word to say to every one. "Wbv"
she said believe, if Satan were under discus
sion, Mother would have good word to saw for
hlm Just then the mother entered. and was
informed what the daughter had said where
upon she quietly said "a We'll, my dear I think
we might all initiate Satan's perseverance,"
More than one-third of the public
school children In New York City are near
Signted to greater or less extent, owing to the
bad Lighting and defective ventilation of the
Io Ii9 y, houses The scholars compelled to
clearly and thus their eyesight is impaired.
President Hayes has accepted an
election n!9tG as Vice President of the American
Bible Society. '0- -''-
1t is given as one of the happy il
Illustrations of State legislation that while one
law IN Maine requires every medical student to
practice dissection before receiving his degree
another law torbids the dissection Of any bodies
except those of executed criminals, and still a
third law abolishes capital punishment To
icle. '''' 0'''0''-
The steadily growing tendency of the
american people to concentrate in cities is
shown by these figures In 1890 one.tbirtietb
OF 81 the population only was in cities. In 1900
the proportion was one-twenty fifth in 1920.
one-twentieth ; in 1880, one-sixteenth in 1910
one one person In every twelve lived in citv in
IooO' the proportion was one. eighth in 1850
o one and in 1870 it was more than one.
fifth; Judging from the past increase nearly
one'tourth of the entire fifty millions of orr
population is gathered in cities. The long de-
preston IN agricultural pursuits has had much
70 DO with this undesirable state of things. and
the reaction in favor of those pursuits cannot
IAN Ia to do much towards arresting the growth Of
this passion for city life-Eram5rer and CBroo-
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-22

CATHOLICISM AS VIEWED AT RoM,s
A correspondent in Rome who has! facilities
ior making the acquaintance of representative
men among the Catholics there, and who CON
Versed with Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops
Generals of Orders, Professors and Priests writes
that on certain points all seemed agreed viz
First, that the Church at present is in a very
oau CONDITION, owing In great measure to her
own neglect OF duty second that the fervent
laith OF former days is in a great measure dead
and cannot be revived by any of the old meth
DDS; third that the loss of the Pope's temnoral
power though seemingly part of the punishment
inflicted for neglect Of duty. is on the whole y
benefit; fourth, that the Church must now do
vote herself solely to her spiritual functions and
endeavor through these alone to recover her for
mer ascendency fifth, that inasmuch as beresv
ana unbellet are mainly due to a false philoso
ply based upon sophistry more or less inten.
tional this must be replaced by a sane philoso
phy' eSchewlng all sophistry, and combating the
same wherever it is found; sixth. that c0nse.
quently the more acute minds in the Cbnrcb
must devote themselves to pure thought in the
Droadest sense of the term, and. by careh,llv
studying the whole history of the human mind
evolve and state clearly those principles which
shall make rational the acceptance of belief in
freedom immortality, and self-revealing God
H., AT the last meeting of the SYNOD of
the Presbyterian Church of England y memo.
rial from the congregation of Defoe church, loot
ing was submitted, asking to be received under
the care OF the Presbytery of London but the
prayer was not granted. Since the meeting of
2yn0d the church has been renamed the Defoe
:, "A wealthy Englishman has given
%, 1000 to the Church Missionary Society, With a
request that it be spent in Afghanistan He be-
lieves that the policy of England toward the
Afghans is likely to lead to the Christian religion
beng desPised in that country, and he is anxious
that missionaries should be sent to preach the
gospel of the Prince of Peace.