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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-26

Through tickets on sale for all points East or
West. For Information in regard 10 ticket rates,
&c. inquire of agents ut principal ticket Offices or
address g. w. Smith. General Passenger Agent,
N'f T. Fl. WALDRoE, Genr Manager.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
What Is Home?

A home is place where character is
formed, education goes on, and where
people are impressed for time and fitted
for eternity. It is place to be happy
in, to go in and start out from, for all
good, honest and earnest living. Very
great is her responsibility who Is queen
of this kingdom. To very important
extent she makes or mars its complete
ness. A fretful, faalt-finding, narrow
incapable woman in the position of wife
and mother, can cloud home while she
keeps house we'll, and scrubs the floors
till they are as white as snow. But the
recording angel surveying her perform
ance will surely say, 'This ought you to
have done. and not have left the other
undone."
In q home there should be liberty
without license, time for family inter-
course, and space for personal solitude,
room for the entertainment of guests
and the maintenance of social life; and
over all tender, trusting, daily atmos-
phere of true devotion and communion
with God. All this is not wholly, but
largely, in the hands of her who is the
central thought and well-spring of plea
sure in every comfortable Christian
home-the dear, honored, and gracious
mother.
Let nobody who is housekeeper fear
TO magnify her office. It is very sacred
one, and if she performs her duties
faithfully. she is worthy of no stinted
praise.-l Christian Weekly.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
No Chance for Honor.

We we're all at the depot in Macon,
waiting for the train to go, when col.
ored man with head as round as a
bullet, came bustling In and picked up q
friend and brother and iammed him
against the wall and slammed him or
the floor and bestowed upon his cocoa
nut some blows which must have made
that organ ache in a lively manner. The
victim was tall, serious-l looking man
wearing plug hat and carrying small
satchel. He made no resistance, and
when it was all over he sat down anG
rubbed the kinks out of his hat as coolly
as if a pounding was an everyday occur
renee.
Rather sudden?" I remarked, as the
crowd thinned out.
VERY sudden, sab, an altogether
began precedent, "..he replied.
II noticed that you didn't resist
'sNo, sab, didu't get ober de commo
shun soon 'nuf."
Were you not expecting something oi
the sort?"
mo, sab, am sellin' powder dat
makes pint of kerosene lie go as fur as
quart widout it. I sold dat pusson
some yesterday, an L reckon he might
have tried it fur toothache or liber com
plant. an become Disguised"
she gave you some hard knocks"
ST 'spect he did, sab, an de worst of il
am can't get chen wild him. De proper
way would have been tur him to send me
a challenge. We should have met on dc
field of honah, an should have killed
him. He didn't do it. He rushed in
heah, an widout de leas' regard fur my
sense of honah he banged me into boz
an walks out widout akin fur my cad OF
leabin' his. OATS one fng dat am keepin
our race down in dis kentry-want OF
honah. I don't say dat prove ol
duellin', but I mus insist dis way oi
walkin' in on pusson who kin speak TO
languages an has been to Niagary Falls
an moppin' him on de flo, am not only
painful to de victim, cut casts slur or
de archives of de hull African race. -
detroit Free Press.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
What Napoleon Ate.

The supply of fresh provisions was
derived from Brazil and the Cape of
Good Hope, and as the sheep and cattle
had to endure long voyage, they ar
rived at st. Helena lean and out of order,
and never fattened after landing, as the
the island furnished no means of restor-
ing them to condition. The flesh was
invariably tasteless, sometimes even
quite unwholesome. st. Helena fur
nished no game. A few red partridges
and pheasants arrived twice or thrice q
year. Chinese pigs alone arrived fat
and lovely, and M. Chandelier reports
favorably of them. He says that their
flesh was delicious, and that it gave him
infinite pleasure to prepare pork girls
kins, sausages and black puddings, of
all of which Napoleon was very fond.
Fish was scarce, none of the European
kinds visiting the island. Oysters,
crabs, Holsters or any kind of shell fish
were not to be had. Only two kinds of
| fish were at all tolerable; one is what the
| French called the "bonne femme" and
the other, which is long like an eel, but
not thicker than the little finger, lis called
the needle fish The only fruit of any
value was the bsnana; this he utilized in
/
| was so variable that neither citron nor
oranges could ripen; grapes and apricots
| never cane to maturity; apples, pears
| apf peaches were as bad.
| Napoleon's breakfast consisted of sor-
| raj pottage, or any other refreshing pot
| tage, breast of mutton boned and we'll
:! grilled. served with a clear gravy. a
roast chicken or two griskins, and some
| times plate of pulse. For dinner he
had pottage, remove, two entrees, a
roast and two dishes of sweetmeats or
pastry, of which he was very fond. This
was always served on plate. The re-
moves always used to puzzle M Chande-
lier, for he often had nothing for the
| purpose but large pieces of beef, mutton,
or fresh pork, with sometimes (by a
happy chance) goose, turkey or a
| sucking pig. Madeira, Teneriffe and
| Copstantia were the wines supplied to
the suite of the Emperor. His own
drink was claret, and of that he drank
very moderately.
Napoleon's cook is particular to record
| in these "reminiscences" what dishes
his master preferred: Roasted fowl,
pullets minced ta la MarenPo," "a T.
Italienne," ''a la Provencale'' without
| garlic, IElCdSS0ou lOWlS SOmoLlmoS QOuo
in champagne. which was very dear in
the island, as much as twenty shlllings a
bottle. He liked puddings ga la Rich
lieu" but above all, he preferred sweet
things and pastry. such as ''yols au
vent, petite bouchees la refine" and
little cakes of maccaroni prepared in
various ways.
The COOK was unable (he relates with
great sorrow to make these as good as
he ought, because the maccaroni, though
sent from Naples, grew stale on the pass
age, as did the Parmesan. AS Napoleon e
health grew worse, he was more difficult
to please. and poor M. Chandelier found
his skill and energy taxed to do this
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
Concerning Rugs.

When an American buyer arrives in the
heart OF the rug-making country in Asia,
he selects the best agent he can find, and
gives him an order for, say 100 Tugs, of
about the colors and sizes of certain
samples which he may find in the ba-
zaars. The Turkish agent then employs
natives of the villages, where the kind of
rugs selected are wanted, giving to each
bag OF gold. and instructions to order
four rugs. The sub-agent then goes
among the families and talks with them,
drinking many cups of coffee and dis
cussing the price for days at time.
When bargain is concluded some
money is furnished the family for wool,
dyes and food, and the agent goes away
sure that in the course of few months
the rug will be ready. Upon a carpet
eight feet by twelve whole family will
work for months. The cotton or woelen
threads which form the groundwork or
warp Of the fabric are stretched upon a
huge frame the width of the rug, and
the family, or such members of it as are
able to work, sit ON the floor and tie
knots in the warp threads with the col
ored wool tufts, tightening the finished
fabric now and then with rough comb.
Each worker takes about twenty seven
inches of the rug, and works along this
strip. From two to four inches day is
the speed at which the rug advances If
| the family is large enough for the whole
| width of the rug to advance at the same
time. A rug eight or nine feet wide re-
| qulres four persons who work side by
| side. The finishing of the rug. smooth
ing, clipping, etc, is work requiring
skill and judgment. The wages are very
small and the payment is according to
the number of square feet. The work
ers know certain patterns by heart and
dye their own wools. The old dyes have
in some instances been supplanted by
aniline colors which do not keep their
tones, and fade without giving to the rug
the softness of tint which is the chief
glory of fine Eastern rug. So many
merchants have refused to buy the car
pets in which aniline dyes have been
used that the use of them may event
ually be stopped.
The rug makers as class are poor in
money, very ignorant and religious, but
live comfortably. Epecially around the
borders of the Caspian sea, in the coun
try watered by the rivers of the Caucas
sian mountains, are the people in com
Portable circumstances, although about
three centuries behind the rest of the
world. The rugs and carpets are brought
in from Persia and the neighboring dis
tricts on camels' backs, the arrival of &
camel train being one of the curious
| sights of the town.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
ROsEBURG. OREGON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2s.

conspiracy, and she is now head sales
woman of the house where she was ac-
cused of theft. I called and told her
yesterday how bitterly you suffered from
her sympathy, and the noble girl burst
into tears and bade me tell you to be OF
good courage and never be bad again
a year after this there was little
quiet wedding in Toronto, Canada, and
the bridegroom was successful young
ieweller, just started in business, and
the president of one of the total ab
stinence societies, while the brides
name was Isabel Daily. And as he held
her to his heart after the ceremony he
whispered:
Darling, do you remember that yor
we're wooed in prison dock?"
The one strange thing about the wed
ding, was however. that when they go
to their new little home there was let
ter addressed to Mr.. and Mrs Murray
and it had smudge on it Just as if al
oldfashioned salt tear had fallen on it
and all that was inside of it was checl
for one thousand dollars signed by
Everett Belden
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
USEFUL RECIPES.


Musk and nutmeg melons cut in slices,
with pepper and salt scattered over them,
make good beginning at the breakfast
table.
White kid shoes can be cleaned by Dip
ping perfectly clean white flannel cloth
in little ammonia, and then rubbing
the cloth over cake of soap; after doing
this rub the kid gently and diligently,
and The soiled places will be white again.
As the flannel becomes soilsd change for
clean one.
Curry vinegar Ii made by adding thre
ounces of curry powder to one quart OF
vinegar; let it stand in covered earthen
dish or jar near the fire for three days,
This gives an excellent favor to all kinds
of sour pickles. Remember when using
it that little goes great way.
If vegetables that are to be picked
| are put into cold salt and water, and are
gradually brought to the boiling point,
it is not necessary to let them lie the
customary three days in cold salt and
water. The right proportion to use is
| one-quarter of pound of salt to one
quart of water. tt is sometimes q great
| convenience to be able to do up the
pickles in one day.
Peach fritters, served with cream and
sugar, are an excellent substitute for
pastry at dinner. Make batter as for
ordinary fritters-of sweet milk, -four,
and baking powder-and if you choose
to add one egg to each pint of milk it
will improve the dish Peel and quarter
as many peaches as you wish to put in
the more the better, as the peaches
shrink in cooking. Drop by spoonfuls in
hot lard, fry till brown, and serve warm.
Neat and pretty bureau covers are
made of white monte cloth. Tim the
edge with antique lace of such quality
and width as your purse allows. This
| will be found to be very servicable, as it
looks well after it is washed, and it
needs no lining. Srcym also makes
pretty covers; these should be trimmed
with torchon, and these may be lined
| with bright colored silesia Pink the
edge of the silesia, and let it come to the
| scallop of the torchon.
Two rich, somewhat extravagant, but
| delicious cocoanut pies can be made by
the following directions: Crate one
pint of fresh cocoanut quite fine; beat
one-quarter of a pound of butter and
| one of sugar to cream-like froth; add q
| tumbler (of ordinary size) full of wine,
strongly favored with rose water; stir in
the cocoanut, and, lastly, put in the
whites of five eggs, beaten to froth.
These pies should be backed in deep
| plates, with thin lower crust.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28

WrTcHcRAFT AND SUPERsTITIoN.-An
ugly old woman at Ipswich, England,
taking advantage of her reputation as a
witch, obtained so from the parents of
a sick girl as the price of removing the
spell that they believed the invalid was
under. A magistrate fined her $5 and
made her return the $40. A Normandy
hag has just Jared worse at the hands of
the law. By pretending to cure cattle of
all diseases by supernatural means, she
swindled the superstitious peasants cas-
lily. In court she tried to convince the
jury that she was an honest witch. Sew
eral witnesses swore that she burned $40
toads in their presence in order to drive
the evil spirit out of COW. and that
they distinctly saw black cat leap from
the COWS mouth. The woman was con-
yicted as a swindler, and sentenced to
six months imprisonment.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
Not to be Discouraged.

At Dalton, Ga., they pointed out an
old darkey who was to be married that
evening, and | took seat beside him on
the depot platform and
.'Uncle Reuben, is it true that you are
to be married to-night?"
Yes sah-yes, sab, you's hit it 'zactly
right. sab"
s'Were you ever married before?"
"Why, bress your soul, boy, dis will
be my fo'th wife!''
How long since your last one died ?"
"Jist free weeks mex Saturday"
Isn't it pretty sudden when you have
heen widower only two weeks"
II reckon not, sab. I doan' see how
kin help de ole woman any by trabblin'
round alone"
"And they tell me you are over sew
enty years o1d?"
:'Yes, sah-I'ze risin' of seventy
three"
And you don't even own a chicken?"
mo, sah."
self?''
''Jist 'zactly sah.''
Don't the future look little dark to
your"
.See heah, white man." replied the
old chap as he slid to the ground and
brushed the dust off his coat tails. 81
doan' like that sort o argument. Ise ole
an poo an doan' know much, but amt
de sort of a mule to take a fo'th wife
widout making all 'rangements to board
wild her fadder an gin him my note
when eber anythin' am duel 'Spose Ize
gwine 10 be sleepin' in fence co'ners an
libbin' on green apples kase my las o,e
woman tuk noshun to die? No sahl
isn't dat sort of mourner. Ize got to
dat aige whar' I'ze got to be tooken
car of if has to mary tree wives to
do it.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28

SPONGE CAKE.-Beat the yolks of eight
eggs thoroughly. add one pint of sugar
little by little, and the grated rind of one
lemon, beat the whites of the eggs to a
sta from, and add them alternately with
thres eills of flour, beating very gently
ms arelv long enough to mix we'll ;
vh,l part of the -four Is in, add the
selaon jalse. Bake twenty minutes ir
snan losves To make dominoes, bake
the sponge cake in long pie-tins, two
such tins will make twelve dominoes,
and if no more are required, the rest of
the batter may be baked in loaf) The
batter in the pie-tins should not be more
than one-t third of an inch ieep; spread it
even and bake in quick oven. Have
a brown paper nearly twice the size of
the case on the table, and the moment
one of the cakes comes from the oven turn
it upside down in the center of the paper
Spread It with q thin layer of current
jelly and lay the other cake on it upside
down; cut it with hot, sharp knife
lengthwise, directly through the center,
then divide it across in six equal parts,
push them with the knife about an inch
apart, and ice them with ordinary white
icing, putting large desertspoonful on
every ploco, TIC Hodt VI tuo caho VIII
soften it, and with little help the edges
and sides will be smoothly covered. ALI
of the icing that runs over on the paper
may be carefully taken up an used again.
It will then dry, which it will do very
quickly. Make horn of stiff white paper
about five inches long, one and a half
inches across the top, and one-eighth of
an inch at the othe end; put it in a de-
sertspoonful of dark chocolate icing,
close the horn at the top, and pressing
out the icing from the small opening,
draw line of it across the center of
every cake. and. then make spots like
those OF ivory dominoes; keep the horn
supplied with icing.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28

TITHE HOLDING IN ENdLAND.-Parish
in England existed in the time of Alfred,
out parish churches, with regular clergy
to serve them, did not come into exist
ence until long after that date At first,
most churches seem to have been served
by monk from neighboring abbey.
in his history of the parish of Bromhill,
Mr.. Bowles saws that the first presenta-
tion By the Bishop was in 1899, but long
before the Reformation the spires and
towers of the village church were seen
all over the land Yet it was not until
1889 that the parish priest was perma
nently fixed in his Office with secure
salary, and it was specially enjoined that
all clergymen should reside on their
benefces. The great tithes, however,
remained chiefly in the hands of the
monasteries up to the dissolution, and
then passed to the grantees of abbey
lands or those who bought them. In
this way the Duke of Bedford is such an
enormous tithe-holder.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28

The proper place to die respected by
all who knew you, and all who didn't,
is farther up than Sydney. For instance,
who would live another hour when they
could secure funeral notice like the
one we now clip from country cousins
column: "The King of Terrors was
busy In our town during the week. hav-
ing laid his clammy hand on Mrs. E. NJ,
an old and respected resident; and also
the infant daughter of Mr.. j. e., aged 5
years. Mrs. NJ. s illness was durable and
painful; but having lived the life OF
good Christian ever striving for that
tabernacle not made with hands, eter-
nal in the heavens'-the sad message was
received with joy, for as the soul wiseed
its fight. serene expression rester on
her departed sisters face chat proclaimed
the unspeakable happiness that was now
its portion. /" The fact of the sad message
being received with JOY however.
clearly proves the deceased didn't die
tate very much of that lot. Sydney
Bulletin.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
eoLDE4 ROD.
ILLS B. ALLEN, IN 4ouR CONTINENT

WILLIS B. ALLEN, IN aouR CONTINENT.
-
O'er the dusty roadside bending,
With its wondrons Weight of gold,
Can it be the rod enchanted,
Midas used in days i old
Hush perchapce it is princess
In the sunlight noddng there,
Spell-bound BIZ the wicked fairy
Sleepy little Golden Hair
Nav, 1T is Belschazzar's banquet,
Where the drowsy monarch sups
With his swarm OF courtiers drinking
From the'sacred golden-cups.
See, pluck his tiny kingdo&-
Long ago 1t was decreed-
Aud divide it, dear, between us,
You the Persian, I the Mede.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28

England has blind Postmaster-gen-
eral who fills the position with unpre-
dented success, and last year a blind
assembled Mount Blanc. What seems
almost as remarkable as that, according
to the Wolverhameton Chronicle for
1702, lone Bris zoe, manager of small
theatrical company, though stone blind.
plays all the heroes in his tragedies, and
the lovers in all genteel comedies
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28
SEEDS !Da s9 SEEDS !!
SEEDS !!
ALL KINDS OF Bent QUALITY
ALL OR DER -
Promptly attended to and Goods shipned
with care.
Address. Hacheney g. Beno,
Portland. Oregon
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to whom it may concern thai
t,ss Undersigned has been awarded the contract for
keeping the Douglas county Pauper- for tne period Of
two years All persons IN Of assistance from aid
county must first procure certificate to that effect
from any member OF the County Board, and present
to one OF the following named persons who are author
lied TO- will for those presenting such certificate
W. L. Butten, Roseburg L. L. Kellogg, Oakland Mrs
Brown Looking Glass DIR. Scroggs is authorized tc
furnish medical aid to all persons in need OF the same
vho have been declared paupers Of Douglas county.
WIN. B. CLARKE, Supt. of Poor.
RnsEBURn, Or. Feb. l6 1880
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-28

Women are in the moral world what
flowers are in the physical.-S. Marechal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-21
PRESS OPINIONS
Touching the Candidacy OF Colonel Craw-
ford for Congress.

Touching the Candidacy OF Colonel Craw-
ford for Congress.
The Dallas papers say that Crawford's
speech at Kaufman Is claimed by those
who heard it, as one Of the finest speeches
ever made in the Lone Star state. He went
for the monopoly influence as seen in the
politics OF the country, and carried the
audience by storm. He is true man to
the people and believes In peoples gov.
eminent, and Texas would rejoice to see
him seated in the congress OF the United
States, and 1t is our. opinion that he will 70
there.-[Tyler Courier.
Colonel W. l., Crawford, OF Dallas, has
taken the field Tor congress IN his district
Justly esteemed as orators and LAWYERS
and both are men Of very good ability, IL
will be struggle of Greek against Greek,
and that's when comes the tug OF war, OF
the two men, We should infinitely prefer
Crawford. Wellborn has some ability, but.
In our opinion, he is the weakest member
of the Texas delegation, and the people of
his district would be the gamer should Col.
onel Crawford be substituted for him.
tClarkesyille Times.
Hon. W. l.. Crawford, ono of the finest
orators In the state, has commenced his
canvass for congress, against Mr.. Wellborn,
the incumbent.-[Mc Mckinney Advocate,
Colonel w. L. Crawford, of Dallas, Il n
candidate for congress. lie Is one of the
finest orators In Texas -tGrecnville Herald.
The sixth congressional district, comprise
ing the counties of Kaufman, Dallas, Tar.
rant, Johnson, Bosoue, Hill and Ellis, does
not possess man who Is more suited 10
represent Its every interest In congress than
the gentleman whose name appears above,
His reputation as q scholar IL circuri.
scribed only by the limits Of the state. As
q reasoner and constitutional thinker, he
has no superior In the district. His ability
as law.inaker was fully exemplHed In the
state constitutional convention OF 1870, and
the present organic law Of the land, espe.
cially In lie best features, besrs
the impress Of his wisdom, jua.
tics and moderation. Colonel Crawford a
fairly before the people as q candidate for
the democratic nomination, and should he
be made the standnrd.bearer Of the dsmoc.
racy Of this district, the people may rest
assured that he will bear II on 10 victory Al
the polls and will 80 70 II that Il shall
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-21

A SHORT time since the cause or exact
character OF consumption was discovered.
Then came the theory which is receiving
attention, that the disease can be prevented
by inocculation-sll exceedingly cheering
news. Now II is positively asserted by
three eminent Italians tina. they have
found sure cure for hydrophoba. Whom
the cancer is conquered, II tho above be
true, the three most dreaded maladies of
the race will have been disarmed. Truly
science progresses.