The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-06-02
FEMININE ITEMS.

When an elderly maiden lady adorns
herself with false hair, false teeth, paint
and powder, she is making up for lost
| time.
The Duchess of Sutherland signed the
| total abstinence pledge at Torquay, Eng
land, early this month, and henceforth
will wear the blue ribbon badge.
a Detroit woman is so artistic that she
has hand-painted the rattan with which
she whips her children, and tied bow
of blue ribbon on the end.
Mrs. Louisa B. Stephens has been
elected to succeed her husband as presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Mar
ion, Iowa. She Is the frat woman who
IAaxar held . like nasitipll
| It is said thpfA the dynamite scare in
London is so great that girl does not
| dare run down the streets with q bonnet
box in her hand for fear of being arrested
as dynamite fend.
An old lady who had been reading tha
health officers weekly reports, thought
| that Total must be an awful1y malig
| nant disease, since as many die of it as OF
all the rest put together.
Miss Anna Oliver,says that either Bos.
ton University must cease to admit wo-
men students to its theological depart
ment, or the Methodist Episcopal church
must welcome them to it's ministry.
Mrs. J. G. Stone, of Milwaukee: If
policemen were as blind to the dog law
as they are to the liquor law, you might
| have dog as large as an elephant, with
church bell on it, and no policeman
| would see it.
L., 49,. -
Dawes. decided that Pittsfeld, Mass,
plan, and used pen and tongue so per-
favor of the scheme.
Two young women at the birthday
party of Jesse Tay, Findlay, O., moved.
his chair from under HIM as he at
tempted to take seat between them.
Jesse fell and broke his neck. One of
the young women is now maniac
through grief.
Mrs. Richards, of Richfort, VT. has
brought suit under the recently enacted
Damage Act for $4,000 against Dan
Moore, of East Berkshire, for the loss of
her husband. who was accidentally killed
while intoxicated with liquor alleged to
have been sold him by Moore.
Among the rich women of Boston, Mrs,
Susan O. Brooks is assessed upon 81 ,034.
300; Mrs. John Z. Gardner, 81 1893 800,
and Mrs. Gardner Brewer, S937 $50; but
many of the wealthy ladies of the city
are not taxed for anything like the actual
amount of their property.
A nan went home the other nighE@and
found his house locked up. After infin-
tie trouble he managed to gain entrance
through back window, and then dis
covered on the parlor table note from
his wife, reading: ST have gone ont.
You will find the key on the side of the
step."
| A New York upper-ten bride tainted
| while dressing for her wedding, and the
| family physician forbade further excite
ment. At last it was decided to have
the ceremony performed in her room.
| Just then the minister sent word that he
was sick and could not attend. Another
was called and the knot tied, two brides.
maids holding the bride up while il was
being done.
white lady took the place of one of
the teachers in the colored school in
Stapleton, Long Island, last week. The
scholars stood it one day, but the next
morning she was waited on by COM
mittee composed of the big scholars, who
said they wouldn't stand it. Then the
smaller ones struck, and she was left
alone She wrote note to the directors
in which she said: ''The Caucasian
| must go"