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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

Then there are hobby riders, seeking to
drive into the already overcrowded
course some special study. The arts of
design are often useful in a business
way, therefore drawing shall be univers-
ally exacted of the pupils. Music is
coarming at home. therefore the vocal
teacher must have place. In one con-
siderable city, wealthy merchant in
the Board of Education, who found
telegraphy valuablein his own office, has
succeeded in putting every boy and
girl in tile town to clicking telegraph
keys.
But no matter what is put into the
course, it is rare that anything is taken
ont. The schoolmasterf nds no place on
which to stand. His individuality is
utterly repressed. He is a mere cog
wheel in great machine. He sinks
down at last to the level mediocrity
which machines always produce; he be-
comes nearer of lessons, a maker of
registers a worker for examination week.
It is not chiefly his fault that he does
not do higher work. There is hardly
space for land there is no market for it.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
Disappearance of the sehooImaster:

It is the excessive amount of system in
our wholesale methods of teaching that
prevents the best results in any depart
ment The pressure of quantity does
not give the teacher time to mould char
acter DIR Arnold himself could not have
been DR. Arnold il he had been required
by board to teach the greatest possible
amount of arithmetic and geography
within given time. 1t is probable
that DIR. Arnold would have been con-
side1eT wanting in the requirements of
an American school teacher of the pres
ent day. 1t ia certain he would have
found himself hopslessly trammeled, as
many an aspiring teacher finds himself
trAmme1ed by the expectations OF his
employers. The teacher who would fain
be less of machine-wbo would like to
take time to DO some thorough training,
and to develop the men and women of the
future-gets no opportunity. He
must bring with him the
largest possible crop of arithmetic and
geography at the end of the year; all his
better work in building character will
| count for nothing with the Board.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
OSCAR WILDE.


What time the pillows Of the fierce Atlantic
Are highest piled,
Descends upon us, beautiful and frantic,
King of the realms Of bric-a-brae, the antic
Young Oscar Wilde.
Unshorn his wispy locks, his yisage hollow,
But skim-milk mild
The beauty Of the Belvidere Apollo,
The artlessness Of Jacob Abbot's Rollo
Hath Oscar Wilde.
He sleeps upon clay bed, strewn with molly
Unique, unriled
lie scorns the rations of the herd unholy,
On honey dew and musk and oly-poly
Feeds Oscar Wilde.
He holdeth sweet discourse in English pristin
And undefiled,
OF Satsuma and Seyres and he Sistlne;
The forests love him, but the SNUG Philiistin
Hates Oscar Wilde.
Bereft Of Burne Jones, from his native arbors
Remote, exiled,
Him now our too barbaric Gotham harbors,
Theloved of ladies, but the loathed OF BARRIERS,
Bold Oscar Wilde.
High is his art land price,; he wears his cola
Like Byron's Childe;
In leve and letters he's clever scholar,
YetIm afrid can't afford dollar
For Oscar Wilde.
-rNew York Sun.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
A Scarcity Of Corn Ccbs.

- ''There is corner in corn cobs some
where, said a wholesale dealer in pipes,
''for the demands of manufacturers of
corn cob pipes cannot be met, even at
advanced prices. There has never been
such scarcity in the supply. The
pipes, too. seem to be in greater demand
than ever. Many men won't smoke any
other kind. / know one rich society
man who would be IN disgrace if he
was seen in public with corn-cob pipe
in his mocth, but who keeps his pipe in
his bedroom, and has a quiet smoke be-
fore he goes to bed. The man who in
vented the process of hardening corn cob
pipes has become independently rich.
Some cob pipes are costly because of The
silver mountings, but the pipe that sells
for five cents is the most popular.
Smokers say that corn cob pipe is
sweeter than any other. Southern
negroes, who know what is good from
hoecake to 'possum, wouldn't give
cob pipe for the finest meerschaum, if
they couldn't get another. suppose
the short corr crop has had something to
do with the scarcity. The cobs of o poor
crop are not fit to make pipes ou Of
N. Y. Sum-.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
DIawIng.RO0m Malaria.

We live in an age in which health
is more assailed by diseases than were
ancestors, ana hence we need
more and more cunning disciples of
Esculapius to keeppace with the grow
ing number of our fees. Medical science
has done much to protect us, and clean
liness still more. We no longer have
much cause to fear the ''black death"
and sweating sickness" which decimated
whole towns or provinces in the Middle
Ages, but then, on the other hand, we
have surrounded ourselves with dangers
unknown in less civilized community.
One of these is an insiduous dis
ease lately made known to
physicians and best described
as drawing-room malaria. The atmos-
phere of hot room in which many liy-
ing plants are kept has quite recently
been found to be impregnated with @
moist vapor arising from the earth in
which these plants are rooted. The soil
from which they derive their sustenance
is generally rich in organic matter, which
is drawn out of it by the heat, and
diffuses itself into the close air impris-
oned in the apartment. That sort of
low fever might be degenerated i'll this
way 70 d 0uCOIy WHICH WAS 6nuLctdt6Q
in 1879 by the learned Professors Klebs
and Crudeli, but it is only more lately
that their view has been confirmed by
positive experience.
The required proof has come from that
part of the world which might be ex-
pected to furnish it, that is to say, from
Russia, where the sitting rooms in win
ter are kept habitually at very high
temperature with little ventilation
Professor Won Eichwa1d was consulted
as to the health of lady, who, though
living in healthy spot exhibited all the
symptoms observable in those who in
habit marshy places. The usual reme-
dies, consisting chiefly of quininc, were
applied with success; but as often as the
lady, after recovering from an attack,
ventured into her drawing room the
same symptoms persistently re-appeared.
1t was then that the doctor, remember
ing the new theory. ordered the removal
OF the numerous ferns and plants which
filled the drawing room, and the COM
plant which had been SO obstinate was
found to disappear at once. 1t is possi-
BILE that good many headaches and
indispositions in London might be traced
toa similar cause, operating with more
or less violence in proportion TO the
number of flowers or plants kept and
the heat of the room in which they
grow.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
HOUSE AND FARM.

The Mayville Eagle says Richard
Gather, of Mason county, Ky, has GO
acres of corn that will yield 60 bushels
to the acre, which at 60 cents per
bushel, will bring him $4160. or S36 per
acre.
During the recent Arkansas State Fair
at Little Rock, Sam Morrow, (colored)
of Washington county, took the first
premium on wheat. The wheat was
splendid white variety, and weighed
nearly 65 pounds to the bushel.
In Georgia there were before the war
62, 900 landed proprietors; now there are
more than twice that number In sew
eral other States, notably those best
adapted to agriculture, nearly the same
ratio of increase is noted. Plantations
of thousands of acres are being divided
and sold to make farms of moderate size,
and the tiller of the soil is fast becoming
the owner of the tand.
Corn beef is best if put into a pickle
made as for hams. For this pickle, use
about eight pounds of salt,
three pounds of sugar, two
ounces of saltpetre, and, if for warm
weather, two ounces of black pepper. to
each one hundred pounds of meat. The
Ingredients named must be dissolved in
boiling water, and not pat on the meat
till cold. For some tastes two ounces OF
cloves may be added, and some prefer
only seven pounds of meat.
Fried Sweet Potatoes. .-Parboil sweet
potatoes and cut them in small slices,
and fry in hot drippings. Or peel raw
potatoes and cut them in sbavings round
and round, as you pare an apple. Let
them stand half an hour i'll cold water,
then dry on a napkin and fry in hot lard
or dripplngs. Keep moving the pan till
the potatoes are crisped, then skim them
out and lay on sieve to dry in the oven.
Serve hot or cold.
Chocolate Cake.-Take three cupfuls
of finely sifted flour, one cupful of milk
two cupfuls of white sugar, half cupful
of butter, three eggs, one small tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in little
boiling water, and two small teaspoon
fuls of cream of tartar sifted into the
| flour. Four ounces of chocolate, grated
and stirred into the cake, with a tea
spoonful of extract of vanilla Just before
| it is baked in two cake tins, will make it
very delicious.
1t is said in English papers that one
| of the most influential causes of the de-
prassion in the barley market in that
| country grows out of the fact that rice
is largely substituted by brewers in the
manufacture of beer. In consequence
of this, while there is considerable in
crease in the production of beer, there
is falling off in the quantity of barley
matted. In this country, especially in
New York. glucose manufactured from
corn, is largely used in beer making.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

The faxseed crop for the current year
is estimated at ,500, 900 bushels, against
s, 100000 bushels in 1880. The fhresh-
ing shows yield1of from four to eight
bushels per acrss where ten to twelve
bushels were anticipasea before harvest.
There is, however, an imfnsnse crep of
straw.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
OREGON TO MAssAcH UsE1-rs.

Some time ago Messrs. Hodge. Davis 4 Co., of this
city. read in Massachusetts, paper that Hon
Charles Il. Ladd auditor of that state, afflicted
with ineurable kidney disease, aud had been
Obliged to give up work and return to his home.
They immediately sent him box of their celebrated
Oregon Kidney Tea, and from time to time sent him
other boxes. A few days ago they received from
him the following letter:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Auditors Dept, Boston, Nov. IL, 1881.
Messrs. Hodge, Davis & Co.: Dear Sirs-I have no
hesitation in saying that have been much benefited
by the of the Oregon Kidney Tea a remedy for
kidney difficulty which has troubled me for six
eight years. l can heartily recommend it to those
who are similarly afflicted safe and agreeable
remedy. shall test its virtues further for have
great faith IN 1t as specific for many diseases of
the kidneys. Respectfully yours.
CHAS. r. LADD,
The original of this letter be by calling
on Messrs Hodge, Davis & Co., Portland, Oregon,
and the Oregon Kidney Tea be bought of any
druggist or dealer in Oregon or Washington. Price
81 per box.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

Mr.. Edward Richardson, of Missis
sippi, is the largest cotton raiser in the
world, the Khedive of Egypt coming
second. He owns some $1,000 acres of
cotton land, from which he raised last
year more than 10000 bales. He gins,
spins and weayes it, and has oil mills as
well. Mr.. Richardson has ama~ssl
fortune variously estimated at from D.
600 ,000 to $40, 900 900.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
FOUND AT LAST.
A Positive and Never-FaiIIng Cure for Rheu-
mntfsus,

PORTLAND, Nov. 8, 1881.
DR.. HESLEY-Dear Sir: Having suffered for years
with rheumatism, and especially during last winter
and until July-enduriug great pain most of the
tis~, wish 20 certify that met you at the state
fair and for a few days took your Rheumatic Neu-
tralizer, which you kind enough to give me
on trial. aud after three days quit taking it, md
have had no suffering from that cause since
Though only took half of the bottle full four
months ago. now have less annoyance from that
csuse than for any time for years, and have tried
heretofore many remedies that were unavailiDe.
S.A. CLARKE. Ed. Willamette Farmer
The above letter is but one among the numerous
testimonials given to Dr. Henley unsolicited. Hun
dreds are in his possession from his own townsnien,
living right here among u.s. testifying to the. won
derful curative powers of his Rheumatic Neutral
izer. Dr. Henley refers only to the testimonials
given by we'll known PARTIES III midst aud never
relies on far of and unknown individuals as sup
porting what he claims to etrue Of his Rheumatic
Neutralizer l. e.: 1t will cure any of rheuma-
tism III existence. The doctor long since discovered
the folly of applying external remedies for disease
that has its seat in thdeepes channels of the blood
and therefore set to work to discover remedy for
rheumatism and mankind may rejoice that in his
Rheumatic NeutraliZer we have effective and
neyer-failing care Parties who afflicted with
rheumatism would be benefited by conversing with
s. F. Matthews. of the Esmond hotel, who has used
the DOCTORS remedy. Office and depot: 2o3 Third
street, between Taylor and Salmon.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

Frank G. Abel, the Gold Medal Photographer
of Portland, is al va}s good natured and happy,
and no wonder, as his customers are Always
pleased with his work and pronounce it gunerb.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

MusIC:-Largest stock on the northwest coast,
orders filled promptly. Send stamp for catalogue
and journal, Wiley B. Allen 1853 Third street,
Portland
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

Send Sl.00 to w. d. Palmer, Portland, for one
years subscription to the Pacific Overseer, the
great semi-monthly A. Q. Z. W. paper.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

The careless man and the thief are
equally oublesome. Neither of them
ever leaves anything where he finds it.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

The "Pawnbroker, or I4ie's Lottery" is the
sensation at the Elite thcater, Portland, this
week, with hosts of new stars III their special
ties.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18
TspcaIa Hs, EosoJ
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grated articles. - - -
The genuine. made only by the kTAyDARn
largest assortment Of LAUNDRY and TOILET SOAP
oFrIeE- Sacramento street. san Francisco.
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.. \. P. Co. 6Newser,es,. No a..
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

Garrison repairs all kinds OF sewing machines
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-02-18

The lame chimney swallow has de-
Elective fue.
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PHOS PnArE 81 Al


Curing Skin Diseases and for PRESERVING
Healthy Skin.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27

The belief in the cyclic theory of
events that is held by many persons
will receive fresh confirmation from a
grouping of recent happenings. The
storm cycle which has created such
wild weather in different parts of the
earth during the past fortnight and the
simultaneous earthquakes in New
Hampshire and Panama have their
counterparts in our social world. A
few days ago we had an epidemic, so to
speak, of grave robbing. Simultane-
ously, from Canada, Pennsylvania, and
Virginia, came news of depredations OF
this kind. There was no connection
apparently between the different bands
of dispoilers. Thursdays news would
indicate that an epidemic of defalca
tions had suddenly broken out. A
bank President in Rochester is calleC
to account for $S5O,OOO belonging to the
bank; a bank cashier in Jefferson
Ohio, is short $4,000, and the Treas
urer of London, Ontario, it is said, hai
used $4,000 that was not his. Not thu
least remarkable of these singular hap
penings is the coincidence in ill lucl
that has befallen two Stalwart leaders
The beautiful setter pup belonging t
President Arthur had hardly been re
captured from thief before Senate
Don Cameron's beautiful white bulldog
with a yellow spot on his back, wa
stolen.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27
Periodicals..

StraWJridge &; GOthier'S Quarterly
(Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia
for the Winter season contains more
information about current shopping
and women's gear than we can begin
to enumerate. A colored fashion plate
serves as a frontispiece, and a great
deal of household lore and miscella-
neous reading matter are also included
within the 118 pages, such as hints
about the Christmas tree, how to skate
and skating costumes, and so on.
Frank Leslie'S Popular Monthly for
January is of remarkable excellence,
and is in all respects, what magazine
ought to be; the articles are exceed
ingly interesting and instructive; the
stories, sketches, ETC., highly entertain
ing the poems possess much merit
and the miscellany is most comprehen
sive. 1.-The war Cloud in Europe
Fifteen illustrations) Rachel (eight
Life in Old Florence" (six); "A
Polynesian Kingdom" (twenty-one
and "A Bar of Iron" with it's nin'
illustration) are by popular writers
and replete with interest and informa
tion. The fine serial "a WhiteC
Sepulcher is continued, and there ar,
short stories, sketches, adventures, etc
by NJ. T. Caldor, A. NJ. Douglass, NJ
F. Amar, Mrs. NJ. A. Denison, etc.
The Century Magazine (the Centur
Co., New York for January is full c
good matter and beautiful pictures
; The frontispiece is distinct and clear
cut likeness of the late Charles Darwin
of whose surroundings and wOr
Alfred R. Wallace writes very entel
tainingly. Evans Hydraulic Minin
! in California " contains great deal (
Q curious information. and the illustr'
tions accompanying it are gems of pc
O feet delineatiOn. Cables "Who al
the Creoles?" is a notable article, an
: " Farming for Feathers" by E.
Biggar, relates all that there is to te
o about the ostrich-rearing industr
! Stockton's "The Rudder Grangers
Is England" pursues vein from whiC
/ he has taken good ore before, al
h 1.-THE Trip of the Mark Twain"
i Missippi river steamboat) is full of flu
e DIR. Eggleston's "The Planting of Ne
d England" is accurate and picturesqu
h and there is much other attracti'
material, the serial stories included.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27
Current Comment.
PHILADELPHIA EVENING NEWS.

As the cold begins to strengthen,
thermometer lies begin to lengthen.
One mans failure is another mans
opportunity-to advertise a big bank
rupt sale and rake in the shekels.
Is it true that whistling will drive
away the blues ?-George. Yes; drive
them away from yourself to your neigh
bors.
If manufacturers of tin horns could
pass a few hours with large family on
Christmas day they would die of re-
morse.
A full.grown ostrich with all its
feathers on is worth about $500. With
out its feathers it is not worth anything.
A good many men and women are very
much the same way.
Oliver Wendell Holmes is telling
about the miseries of fame-the bores
who just want to look at you, the peo-
pie who want to borrow, ETC.. etc. It's
all true, Oliver, every word of it.
The holiday trade has been brisk,
the times prosperous and money SO
abundant that something should be
done to get silver dollars out of circu-
lation. They wear holes in the pocket.
The authorities of town in Alsace
published careful and true list of all
the resident drunkards. Some of the
Western paper mills are very anxious
to have that custom introduced into
this country.
Archibald Forbes will get $1,000 for
writing book about America. There
are plenty of native born and natural
lied Americans who would do 1t toI
one-tenth the sum and make it deal
more reliable.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27

The Democrats are becoming impa-
tient at the persistence of the Republi-
cans in advocating reform measures.
They imagined that there would be a
passing spasm of virtue, and that then
all important reforms would be thrown
over to the next Congress. But as the
probability of the present House pas
sing some good legislation increases
and the prospect looms up of their los
ing all the glory of originating it, the
Democrats are growing uneasy and de-
claiming against hasty legislation "
and halfway work." and saying that
"Republicanism has ceased torepresent
the country, and it has no right, before
delivering the baton of authority to its
successor, to make a halfjOb bungle o.
the task which Its successor has been
deputed to perform" 1t is ungener
Gus, it must be admitted, for the
Republicans to do their plain duty il
the present situation,
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27

american AgricuIturist, they having
obtained an average yield of over sew
enty bushels an acre: Calvin Phillips,
of Falkland, S8.76 bushels: John Ball,
Jr., of Stanton, 1852 bushels: Andrew
M. Conway, of Georgetown 1924 bush
els; John NJ. Thompson, of Rehoboth,
1912 bushels; William T. Reeves, of
Delaware City, 8O.44 bushels; Harry
Wolf, of RehobOth, 77.96 bushels; ].
Harry Cahoon, of Dover, 1928 bushels
S. Frank Stirling, of ROckland, 72
bushels; L.Scott Townsend, of Middle
town, 71.S4 bushels. William Dean
had offered $50 to be divided into
three prizes f$3O, $40 and $40 respect
lively.
William B. Walton, who won the
first college prize, was awarded the $50
Dean prize, he having raised from his
half acre / ,;}94.29 pounds, or 5S.18 bush
els, which is 117.18 bushels per acre.
Albert c. Phillips, of Falkland,
took the second prize of 500 for raising
3,O93.69 pounds, or 41.24 bushels, the
rate per acre being 82.4S.
No contestant being entitled to the
third prize of $40, Mr.. Dean decided tC
award it to Stewart l.. Beck, the little
boy who won the third college prize
and was too young to be a member o
the grange. Heraised 3,875.9O pounds
or 81 81 bushels. averaging 1884 bush
els an acre.
Mr.. Dean then took the stand amiC
applause mingled with Kisses iron
some of the college students. He mad
lengthy speech in which he said i
: cost $15 to cultivate an acre of corr
and advocated the cultivation G
smaller areas with greater care, an
promised that Delaware is not yet pre-
ducing more than One-third of the cor
she is able to grow. He also state
that he would distribute $50 in tn
same way through the medium of De
:, aware College next year.
! Other addresses were delivered b
e Messrs. Murphey and Homewood an
e by Dr. Chandler and President Purnel
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27

Lord Derby's surplus income is esti-
mated at 100000 a year. He has late
ly been buying property around Lon
don. He is childless, and has only one
brother and one sister, who is married
to a man comparatively quite poor
Lady Derby has $4,000 year jointur'
from the late Lord Salisbury.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27

Seven samples of quinine pills made
by the leading Philadelphia firms have
been analysed by the Medical Nc'0s,
and only two were found of full weight,
the rest being deficient from four to
nineteen per cent, and the difference
made up by adulteration.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27
BLANKS.

The ending of each triplet rhyme
Tell me story said little Boy,
" About nice dog all real and -"
So l told him story; what else could -?
"9here was q big doggie who knew great -
His wise head could think and his kind heart
could -;
A gentemans dog, he was very -.
lie could shake hands politely, and graciously
His language was elegant classic -:
And he sported fine airs as u dog can learn -.
" His home was his castle which he must -;
lady, welldressed. might come in as -;
But beggar his visits was warned to -.
lone morning a basket of luncheon he -
For his master whose Office lay over the -;
Blu. he stopped on the bridge and his shaggy coat
Poor Bose twas moment of mischief to -,
The basket tipped over twas set on the -;
| His duty was plain-he must after il -.
" A shepherd who tended his flock on -
Thought Bose must be coming to worry his -
| So he blew Il loud hOrn"-but the boy was -.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-27
Thanksgiving
Christmas.

Twenty business days intervene between these holidays
and propose to make hem fpossbe the greatest days
of all the year for Oak Hall sales We thoroughly
Boys of all ages All that remains is for the people that
trade in Philadelphia believe what say and for
goods