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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15
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gnome bore stick with bells at the end.
Let me into the ring ,dears, squeaked
the fairy godmother.
''Let me into The ring, dears, 'growled
the white gnome.
The circle obeyed.
s'Now, my dear" squeaked the fairy
godmother, "I've brought you q bag
full of lovely things, but, You must
know, am under an enchantment. All
can do is to let vou each take out gift
when your turn comes, but when you
send me Thank you,' don't let my
white gnome know what it Is, for il he
guesses your name you must put back
the gift without opening the paper. But
if he guesses the wrong name, then you
may keep the gift. So now begin, one
at time. Keep the magic circle NOV
ing until my gnone knocks three times. "
Around went the circle, eager with
fun and expectation.d Suddenly the
blinded gnome pounde three times with
his stick, and then poin ed it straight in
front of him, jingling the little bells.
Tommy Budd was the happy youth
pointed at.
Help yourself, my dear" squeaked
the fairy godmother as she held the sack
toward him. He plunged his arm into
the opening and brought out neat
paper parcel.
"Hey! What did you say, dear?' she
squeaked. ''Take hold of the stick
Tommy seized the end of the sticK, and
said, in horse tone:
ssThank you, ma'am.
ssThat's John Stevens" growled the
gnome. "Put it back! put it back!''
But it wasn't John Stevens, and so
Tommy kept the parcel.
The circle moved again. The gnome
knocked three times, and this time the
stick pointed to Dorry. She tried to be
polite, and direct her neighbor's hand to
it, but the godmother would not hear of
that
Help yourself, child" she squaked,
and Dorry did. The paper parcel which
she drew from the sack was so tempting
and pretty. all tied with ribbon, that she
really tried very hard to disguise her
THANK you, but the gnome N..s too
sharp for her.
mo, no !" he growled. .'That's
Dorothy Reed. Put it back put it
back r.
And poor Dorry dropped the pretty
parcel into the bag again.
So the merry game went on; some es-
capped detection and saved their
gifts; some were detected and lost
them; but the godmother would not
suffer those who had parcels to try again,
and therefore. in the course of the game,
those who failed at first succeeded after
while. When all had parcels. and the
bag was nearly empty. what did that old
fairy do but straighten up, throw off her
hat, cap, false face, and if it wasn't
Uncle George himself, very red in the
face, and very glad to be out of his
prison. Instantly one and all discovered
that they had known all along that it was
Mr.. Reed.
.Ha ha r they laughed; "and now,
let's see who the white gnome is I"
They caught him at the foot of the
stairs, and were not very much aston
ished when Ed. Tyler came to light.
THAT is splendid game !" declared
some. "Grand !" cried others. sFine,
''first-rate, glorious. capital, 'sas
good as Christmas" said the rest. Then
they opened their parcels. and there was
great rejoicing.-St. Nicholas.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15
A WospERrUI oID MAs.-Whatev,

A WosDERFUL OLD Whatever
judgment may be passed on Victor
Hugo's later work, says a writer in the
London World, it must be admitted that
his intellectual activity is marvellous.
Even now he is up every day between
five and six o'clock, and every day he
works. A hearty eater, his great pleas
ure is the eight o'clock dinner, at which
there are Away two or three guests.
Having seen everything and forgotten
nothing. Victor Hugo is q wonderful
talker. His souvenirs embrace q whole
century. Unlike Ilamartine, who used
to pretend that he was born in 1903.
whereas he was really born in 1890. VIC
tor Hugo does not seek to hide his age.
Il have more 10 do than I have done, )"
said Victor Hugo to friend only o few
days ago. q II might be thought that
age weakens the intellect; my intellect,
on the contrary. seems to grow stronger,
and does not rest. It seems to me that
as advance my horizon grows wider;
and so / shall pass away without having
finished my task. should require
several lives still TO write all that my
mind conceives; shall never finish. I
am resigned on that point"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15
Seeking InFormtIon.

The first passenders of the western
bound train to finish breakfast were
coming out of the dining room at Colfax
on the Central Pacific Railroad. One,
young man from beyond Omaha, with
innocent blue eyes, and looking cheerful,
and as if he was full of questions, APP
preached man who was looking, in an
Indifferent sort of way, at the train and
passengers, and who was roughly dressed
and wore shaggy beard. The young
man opened:
Live bout here?"
t.Not fur"
"Mining?"
s'No."
SCOT rancho"
"No."
"Born in this country2"
''Mizoorer''
"Must follow something?"
''B'ar huntin'."
''Oi many bears in these mountaius?"
''Good deal Of bar in the Sary Ne
vaidys."
"Grizzlies?"
"Grizzlies.
Like it? ?"
"Yep."
Resting q
"Come in to get my lightin rods,
fixed"
lightning rods ~
'Lightpin' rods"
Have to protect your cabin r.
Myself
"How ?"
"Ligtnin' s nifty bad in the tops o.
the Sarys. Bar hunters have to wear
lightnin' rods"
'sWear them?''
stYet. Been struck SO of'en lately. my
rods got p'ints all wore off Come in to
git ism rep'inted. One / walz wearin'
yIstiddy got too blunt, an didn't take
lightnin' good. Got my pipe broke by
the lightnin', and boot heels busted OF. !"
Thunder ! How do you stoop with
one on e.
"Got swo hinges in ,en. One at the
bend nv the knees, an one above"
The bell rang. The young man rolled
on toward where the sun makes his
couch.-Exchauge.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15

Notice.

Notice ie hereby given, 10 whom il may concern. that
the undersigned has been awarded the contract for
keeping the Douglas county Paupers for tae period Of
tWo yearn All persons In need OF assistance from sid
county must first procure certificate 70 that effect
70 Of the following named persons who author
lied TO- and viii care for those presenting such certificate
w L Button, Roseburg L. L. kellogg, Oakland; Mrs
h1alsh medical aid to all persons In need OF the saze
Wao have been declared Paupers Of Douglas county.
WM. 3 CLARKE, supt. Of Poor.
eoazsuHg, Or. Feb. u. 1850
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15

Scandalous remark by Mrs. Grundy,
Of New York: That private coachmen are
TO organize IN order to get their wages
when they are due.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15

This table shows that only about ten
per cent. of the corn and wheat that was
bought and sold really exchanged hands.
In other words, there were $60, ,000, 900
worth of wheat on hands for consump-
tion. or shipment, and there was spacu-
lation or chances taken on it to the ex-
tent of 5000, ,000. .000, that is to say, $780,
000, 900 of the trading done was on imag-
mary wealth. Now in the face of such
facts there are men who mortgage farms
to get money to put up on margins.
They have faith in wheat or cotton or
pork, and they back up their faith with
their farm. When men become smart
enough to make something out of moth
ing, these gesling farmers may get back
as much money as they put mp.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15

The resolution Of moment, with some
men has been the turning point Of inf
mite issues to the world.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15

man OF pOSltlOn named DOtuAllA u8V6
been married. Sarah continues her
theatrical career. Domalia is fine look
ing middle aged man, said to be toler-
ably rich. His wife is worth 12,000, 900
francs. Bernhardt gave no previous no.
tice of the wedding. At 8 o'clock on
the morning of the 9th man called at
the church and said he desired to make
arrangements for marriage. The Off
cial informed him O license was neces-
sary. The gentleman left the church to
procure license, and having obtained it
returned, accompanied by Bernhardt.
The latter wore close fitting seakskin
CLOAK, trimmed with fur. A French lady
and gentleman accompanied them to
church and were the only witnesses.
Passage of the army appropriation bill
with the compulsory retirement clause
by so large majority ensures its pas
sage by the senate. This is the most inn
portant legislation for the army since
the reorganization in 1869. There will
be 42 officers. nearly all above the rank
of major, retired at once. The larger
part will be from the staff, but every
regiment in the line will be affected more
or less. Next year the compulsory re-
tirement will be about 20, and the fol-
lowing year fbout the same. Sheridan
does not favor exceptions, as he is only
55 years old and has therefore the expec-
tation of. seven years in command of the
army. Gen. Hancock is 58, and unless
Sheridan dies, can have no expectation
of commanding as general In chief. Gen:
ingalls,, just made quartermaster gen.
eral, will retire at once, as viii General
Ekin of the same corps. Petitions
signed by over 1900 officers have been
filed for presentation to the senate as
soon as the bill comes up, asking for
retention OF the compulsory retirement
clause.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
0bliging a Preacher.

Just back of Missionary Ridge, Chat
tanooga, while following the highway to
reach Tunnel Ridge, | came across q lit
tie church half hidden in the woods.
The building was primitive, and the old
darkey who sat on a log by the door
was more so. After | had made en-
ouiries about the route, and was ready
to ge on, he said:
Better git down, boss, an come in to
meetin'.'
DO you hold service this ~afternoon?'
Yes, sab. We am gwine to open
in bout five minits, an | poets de ser
mon will be a powerful one
1t didn't seem to be just right to be
riding around the country 81 a Sunday,
so | got down and took a seat by the old
man. After a few minutes spent in gen
eral talk, he said it was time to 60 in. |
followed after him, and found myself the
sole audience. / next found that he was
the preacher who was to deliver the
powerful m He opened services
in regular form and with all due solemn
ity, and gave his text and began preach
ing. | stood it for fifty-five minutes,
and hen as he had only reached second
G. | waited until he closed his eyes, and
then made a slide for the door. 1t was
no go. L mann [ gone SiA IceG pelOiC Z
stopped his sermon and ashed;
stranger, must you be gwine?'
Yes, | feel that | must
An can't you heah the rest?'
No
Den FL chop off right war | is
oh, don't do that. You can go on
with your sermon just the same
But you see dar' mus be a colleck-
shun tooken up arter de sermon, he
protested, in anxious tones If you'll
obleege me by takin' Il seat, I'll sing a
hymn and pass de hat
/ sat down, and when he had read and
sung a hymn, he passed the hat, rams
ferred the quarter to his vest pocket,
and observed as he went out:
Il didn't git down to the moas power
full part of de sermon, but if You hap
pen long dis way mex Sunday, I'll give
YOU de odder half. Dat quarter comes
fist in time to encourage me to keep de
good work bilin'."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
The Lepers of Tracadie.
CONDENSED for the P. C. ADVERTISER, from the
Nelp York Slml

CONDENSED for the P. G. ADVERTISER, from the
Nelo York SunI
Half way between New York and Greenland is
a small town named Miramichi where some so
years ago leprosy first made its appearance. A
doctor to whom the case was entrusted, be-
ing ignorant of the disease, went TO Europe to
ascertain its true character, and succeeded in do
ing so in Norway-on his return he found that
the disease had increased, rs cases occurred in
II months. His first patients fingers had drop
ped off at the joints and her skin was dry and
haky. The rapid increase of the disease was
owing to the constant IN ermarrlage among
the families of the French settlers, caus-
ing a result similar to that attending the over
breeding of animals. The blood became i'm
pure and over-heated.
A l~azaretto was established on an isolated is
land. Buildings were erected with barred win
dows, and scores of lepers confined there Under
follows: Clean undefclothing three times a
year; never bathed or dieted; clean shirts put on
over the dirty ones; sexes not separated,
In 1S49 the laZaretto was removed to Iraoadie,
where fourteen years ago the Sisters OF Mercy
took charge. They inaugurated new treatment.
Sexes were separated, bandages washed, Iepers
were bathed and their ulcers dressed every day.
Tobacco was givrn to The men and the bars re-
moved from the windows. 4 sailing boat was
provided for their amusement and they had
music and dancing.
The lazaretto is at present under the control
of the Federal Government, Father Bab1nean
and Sister ST. John being in charge. A doctor gets
$500 a year for an annual visit, but the Sister
probably knows more of the nature and treat
mcnt OF the disease than the doctor. Since 1868.
hity-eight out of ninety iepers have died, the
average OF life, after the appearance of the dis
ease, being from 10 to 10 years; one woman has
been suffering for over 30 years. 1t was once
supposed that she had been cured, and she re-
turned home and married. After 20 years the
disease again appeared, her daughter, 2i years
old, is also in the institution.
Some deaths from typhus fever and j%aundice
have taken place, the lepers being subject to
other diseases. Damp weather has a damaging
effect, but in winter and summer they invariably
improve. Each patient imagines that there is
some mistake in the nature of his case. Medi-
cine Is given occasionally to relieve their pain.
Strong tea and Fowle's Humor cure cause oil
the fawn-colored spots to disappear for a time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
Belle Boyd in a New Character.

The following bears date Philadelphia.
August 9th
For months a fema e alleged swindler,
whe has baffled the combined intellect of the
new detective system at Fifth ard Chestnut
streets, has been carrying on a series of
crooked operations in this city. She hiss.
however, at last been discovered, though not
by any ingenuity on the part of the poll, e
authorities. Some few months age an at
~tractive lady visited a grocery dealer near
Twentieth street and Washington avenue.
She ordered goods to the amount of Sill,
and in payment therefor rendered a check
for $25. The grocery man. not thinking
that such a lady-like person would be guilty
of dishonesty, handed her, after keeping 81
for the goods, S14. The goods were ordered
to be delivered at the house of one of his
best customers, and his establishment msy
well be imagined when on going there the
lady of the house refused to take the goods,
as she had not ordered them. 1t was then
that the unwary dealer discovered the check
to be worthless. He traced the woman TO
the northern part of the city, and there dis
covered that she was none other than " Belle
Boyd" alias Mrs. Hardinge. alias Mrs.
Hammond, the notorious rebel spy of the
Shenandoah Valley. She has resided at
No. 1916 North Twelfth street. in this city,
for some time. Her husband, Colonel
Hammond, of the rebel army, is employed
by a silk company of Boston as travelling
salesman.
MORE VICTIMS.
Another of the woman's victims is N.
Watson, carrying on business as a provision
merchant at the corner of Eleventh and
Norris streets. Hinkle & Coleman, at the
corner Of Camac and Norris streets, have a
claim against the daring spy of S95. The
grocery store keeper at the corner of Ctmac
and Diamond streets mourns over an unpaid
bill Of S75. The w y In which her re.
name and character were discovered was
through inquiry at the residence of a gen
tleman to whom she always recommended
her victims for reference. 1t was he who
informed the victimized merchant that MRS.
Hammond alias Belle Boyd was not
to be trusted. She obtained two pianos
from the man"%f features to s tisfy her musical
taste. When the first monthly instalment
fell due the collector called every day for a
week, but could not see the mistress. AT
last he forced II way into her house and
found that the pianos had been pawned.
One of them was recovered in a pawn.
brokers' at a cost of $50. The other has
not been found. How many people this no.
torious woman has victimized it is at pres
ent hard to estimate. She was on Satur.
day arrested for uttering a forged check on
a pawnbroker for goods she had pledged.
She was afterward released. the money be
ing made good by her friends. Further im-
portant developments are expected should
the merchrnts victimized institute proceed
ings against her.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

few months ago the death spots appeared
on the mother of four young children. Her
parting with them was most affecting, and to this
day the father hears the cries of Mamma :
Mamma J! The family is isolated. the children
have no playmates, as the neighbors shun them.
Although the disease is said TO be contagious,
none of the sisters have shown any symptoms of
leprosy, yet two have waited upon the patients
for fourteen years. Only one ease has occurred
OF a husband and wife being confined in the in
stItution at the same time they were cousins.
In a recent case the disease did not appear IN a
family till the third generation, and then III a
man OF Herculean strength. Not long ago a
boy OF IL broke out OF the lazaretto at night, and
walked % miles to see his mother. After re-
naming at home a few hours he returned TO the
institution.
Three of the lepers play the violin, and those
who are able dance from morning till night.
Patients, when first entering the lazarettO, sleep
for days and nights their lungs become affected,
and the hair falls from their eyebrows. The
voice becomes husky, and sometimes they lose
all feeling IN hands and arms. OIe girl buInt
her wrist on a red-hOt stove without any sensa-
ton of pain. Cuts with a knife bleed, but do
not pain. The skin at times appears as if filled
with filings, it then cracks open to the bone,
and gradually disappears. One boy of 10, who
had been in bed for n year, looked like a man of
go. His flesh resembled fakes of sulphur
moulded into the shape of a human being.
There are two small boys, IL and II years old,
one of them suffering from leprous elephantiasis.
His face "as "a fungus outgrowth.
Among the women and girls are some fearful
sPectacles. One woman has nothing but
wlthered stumps for hands, her daughters hands
looking like the talons of a bird. A female
dwarf, % years old, appeared to be 80. Her eyes
were s~ightless, and her face misshapen and an
like that of it human being.
Everything In the lazaretto is kept scrupul-
ousIy neat and clean, and the patients are made
AS comfortable as possible. The Sisters have u
washerwoman and a servant boy, bat do the re-
mainder of the work themselves. There is only
one impeachment to the comfort OF these creatures
who are buried alive, and that is the parsimony
Of the Canadian Government.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

TH0S- JEFFERSON Of Wauuku. Maui. deceased
On reading and ding the petition If REV. C Z GROSER,
Executor under VIII Of ThOs- jefferson, late Of Waikiki, de-
ceased asking that his accounts may be examined and approx
ed. and the property passed over TO the Iegatees, and he dis
charged from further responsibility.
1t is ordered that WEDNESDAY the l1th dsy Of October,
1882, al 2 p m, at the Court House in Waikiki. be set as the
time aud place for hearing said petition. and any objections
that may be made thereto, and all parties interested are hereby
notified to attend. ABR. Fernandez.
Circuit Judge, I'd Judicial District. Il Il.
Lahaina Sept. l2,lSs2. seq 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
lfm AarfgtIslmrnts
NOTICE.

Is X GIVEN THAT All
~ YEAN 10 DO longer eenuectsd with me in the Butehe--
ing Business At Paia. Hamakuapoko. Maui. the firm having
been dissolved AL debis due the said firm must b. paid TO
ne, and I viii pay all amounts due by sid 6rm.
c. K. RAPCLE.
PaiA, Hamskuapoko. Maui, sept. 18th, 1852. se23 5.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
Pioneer Shops on King Street

where all such work is done III the best manner and on
the most liberal terms
All kinds of tools and machinery for well-6oring. and
other hand and steam tRpls made and repaired.
Carriages. Expresses. Lumber Wagons (pattern of the
Putnam Cart OF Horse Break MilkW agons, English Dog
carts. etc, made 10 order.
All varieties Of Harness on hand or made to order
Splendid Saddles and Brides, suitable for use on the
occasion of the Coronation.
Fancy Brides msde and on hand.
Also, MateTisl, spokes Felioes, Hubs, and all other ar
ticles usually found in frstclass establishments.
Call and see before going down the marsh OF elsewhere
sep2Of j, M. ROSE.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-03-13
SUMMARY
COM MMERCIAL REVIEW
For THE PAST MONTH.
COMMERCIAL.
For THE PAST MONTH.

HONOLULU, March 18th, 1882.
The weather for the past four months
has been unusually bad for plantation
work. Many of the plantations on Ha-
waii and Kauai have been compelled to
stop grinding, owing to the want of
storage for their sugars, it having been
impossible to ship from many of the land
ings tor months past. The weather
seems settled again and we may look for
large shipments of sugars during this
month, as vessels arc waiting for cargoes.
The sugar crop of 1881 was 10000
tons, an increase over the previous
year of some $4,000 tons. We have
reason to believe that this year will show
corr csponding increase of like figures
over the past, this will bring this years.
crop up to G0,000 tons. There is little
prospect of our exceeding the above
figure, neither can we hope to keep
up to 60,0O0 ton crops with the present
prospects for labor before us. Our
entire sugar crop of last year found
market in San Francisco; this year quite
large quantity will finds its way to
New York. The first sugar-loaded vessel
from here to New York sailed last month;
two more large vessels are loading to
follow shortly for the same place. This
10 Wy ASk IuC UCSO tiluC VI IuC year W slip
to New York, as sugars begin to advance
there in May and June. In July of last
year 96e Polarization sugar was worth
cents; in 1880, July sugars were worth
S.65 to S.S5.
Letters have been received from parties
in California by the last mail, stating
that arrangements have been made to
purchase sugars for direct shipment
from Honolulu to San Diego.
We learn that some sales of Hawaiian
sugars have been effected for the Saint
LOFTS and Chicago markets to be deliver
ed in San Francisco on the New York
basis.
The Custom House Statistics for the
year 1881, has just been published.
The total value of exports, amount to
$G.714, 726.37, and of imports to $4,547,-
9TS.64, showing an excess in value of
exports of S2,166,747.73. Ninety-six
cargoes each invoiced ut above SIC, 200
arrived during the year; of these n
were from San Francisco, amounting to
$2,063, ,258.2S; 2 were from New York,
amounting to S161 ,012.7l; 2 were from
Boston, amounting to 1913, ,S34 .36; 3 We're
from London, amounting to $3.50, 500 .03; ;
5 were from Liverpool, amounting to
$2S2,0S0.7l; were from Glasgow,
amounting to $242, ,Os4.54; 2were from
Bremen, amounting to Sl7O,477.S5: l
from Hongkong, amounting to $22 $685.
II; and l from Whampoa, amounting to
$lI,165.14.