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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-25

Cyrus Field, Dr., who arrived at New
York from Liierpool, said to a re-
porter: "The Iidea that most of the
English captal is already invested is
entirely false More money is beg
ging investment in London to-day
than ever befo4.. While sitting in q
prominent barkeris office one morn
fnt> one .of hrs Customers, wealthy
lord from the country, came in aud
ordered So 900 shares OF Northern Pa
cific preferred stock, to be paid for as
soon as it arrived. 1t afforded Lon
doners no end Of amusement to read
the account in New York papers
about what was termed 'Villard's $
brass bapd;' nevertheless, it has had
a healthy effect, and bankers are look
ing anXiously to reports which are
rapidly coming in, describing the
country in the northwest in the most
glowing terms. The Germans are al
most wild about the sights they have
met in their travels.'
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-25

The O. & c. ENTENsIoN.-From
Chief Engineer Morris, of the Oregon
q California railroad, an Oregonidn
reporter learned the present status of
the work on the California extension.
The end of the track has reached n
point % miles south of Roseburg and
4 miles this side of Grants pass. Sew
eral high trestles are under construc-
ton between the end of the track and
Grants pass, and the road will likely.
be opened to the latter point by the
middle of next month. Between
Grants pass and Rock Point, seven
teen miles beyond, a large force is en-
gagged, and, except one deep cut at
Bloody run, this portion of the grade
will be finished within week. There
is also large force beyond Rogue
river, and this week advance graders
will be well up toward Ashland.
Prospects are fair of having the line
opened for traffic to Ashland by the
middle of February. The weather
throughout the season has been favor
able, and fall rains thus far have not
interfered with operations. Progress
on the main Siskiyou tunnel has been
satisfactory, work being pushed from
both ends. This weeks report shows
perforation of 203 feet at the north
end and 81 feet at the south end, with
. heading OF lis feet beyond. The
rock is rapidly improving, and 1t 10
believed that timbering will be no
longer necessary.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-25
AUCTION HOUSE.
Francis & ThomIinson, Prsps's
Sales every first and third Saturdays Of each
month.

New and second hand furniture. household
goods of every description, farming tools,
dry goods, clothing. crockery. groceries. boois
and -hacs, and goods OF all kinds bought and
sold fer cash.
ypholsserfax nnd Bepafrtms Desc.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-25

The imperial government OF Ger
many has issued and order forbidding
the distribution of circular pamphlets
descriptive of this resources Of the
United States, and the advantages Of
tered by these states for settlement.
1t is ordered that all such pamphlets
shall be denied the use of the mails,
and shall be conliscated by the au-
thorities wherever found. Under this
order ten thousand pamphlets of the
contraband character were confiscated
and destroyed at Hamburg.
A Walla Walla man offers q prize
to anyone giving correct answer to
the following: "Sciens, Socialite, So
briefly -Doctores--Ducum mex mundi
nitu Pancs; triticum At ait. Expecto
meta fumen tn te n eta beta pi. Super
attcnto, uno. Dux, hamor clam patti,
sum parates, homine, ices, jun, etc.
Sideror hoe, -Anser. Festo reasoRan
beas SOLE
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-25

1t Is not to be expected that every
man was born with n ''silver spoon ia
his MOUTH but it is expected that
every sensible man this side of king
dom. come will purchase a box OF
Swayne's Pills-composed Of vaiua-
BILE concentrated juices Of plants,
warranted to cure the great variety OF
diseases which begin in arrangement
Of the stomach, liver and bowels.
Try them once and you will always
use them Purely vegetable
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-25

4 substitute for coffee is growing
into an in,sSrSf,.ant article Of commerce
in London.y1'he kola nut is largely
used i'm tropical Africa to make an in-
vigorating beverage, and some months
ago it was subjected to careful anal
ysis, the result Of which was that it
was found TO be richer in caffeine than
the best coffee, while il contains the
same active principle as cacao. The
negroes are said never to touch coffee
when they can obtain kola nut. DR.
Damell, an authority on such matters,
says that it will soon find its way into
European. commerce. Samples have
been sent to medical men in London
for experiment, and to farmers and
planters for agricultural purposes. 1t
Is believed to aid digestion, and, also,
to render people capable of withstand
ing the depression consequent upon
prolonged labor. More enthusiastic
advocates still say that 1t relieves
melancholia, and not only subdues
tho craving for alcohol, but prevents
its intoxicating effects.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-25

The success of the pearl fishery in
the gulf of Mexico has during the last
six or eight months been so extraor-
dinary that people are now tlocking
to the spot just as years ago they
flocked into the gold fields of Califor-
MIA. \ report has been circulated in
England that numerous phenomenally
large pearls have been found. This,
however, is not, so. The biggest pearl
that has hitherto ever been discov-
cred in the gulf of Mexico was fished
up in December last and weighed 10
carats. 1t was Immediately sold Sl4,-
600 and has since been resold for twice
that sum. The enly other pearls of re-
markable size that have been obtained
are two, weighing forty and forty
seven carats respectively. But almost
every oyster that is brought to the
surface contains pearl of some kind;
and it is the comparative certainty of
reward-though possibly the reward
may not be great-that Is attracting
so many adventurers to the fisheries.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03

except in the color of the skin, of
good health. 1t is fully developed,
very plump, and is said to be strong,
while it has good appetite. In all
its habits it is regular and like any
other child. That il should have
progressed 80 far as to be weaned,
maintaining good health, and should
have reached the teething period, is
one of the wonders of physiology.
Its senses are said to he perfect and
acute, and it possesses enough intelli-
gence to smile family when ticklcd,
and to recognize food when he secs
it. When the child was born it was
known as "thc headless baby" as it
seemed cut off above the ears on u
line sloping toward the nape of the
neck, while wrinkled skin covered
the top. 1t suffered greatly, and its
life was preserved with difficulty.
At three or four weeks of age the
skin began to fill out, when the
child's sufferings ceased and it cn-
ioyed good health. The growth
has been constant since. The child
suffers no pain, and the convenience
of not being able to sit up in consc-
quencc of its deformity. The tension
of the skin is such that it does not
yield as readily to the touch as
might be expected from its appear
ancc, yet the child does not seem to
experience any trouble from this,
and was sleeping as sweetly yester-
day as anybody's cherub. . a s
The child was born February goth
Of last year on Beck Fork of
Twclve-Pole creek, Wayne country,
West Virginia. 1t is of tue male sex,
and is known as Frank Canky.
-Cacinnoti Enquirer.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
HOW MERCURY SALlvATES.

On Monday young Mr.. Watson
stepped into drug store ut Dublin,
Ga, and asked for chlorate of potash
to use on the mouth of his brother,
who he said, was salivated. .a.r.
"How did it happen?" we asked,
thinking it good time to point a
moral that would put check on
popular misapprehension about Gallo
mel and cold water.
"O,'' said he, g he took calomel
and without thinking put his hands
into cold water and, it salivated
him." r.s ,.c
"The cold water had nothing to
do with it, we told him, and asked
if his brother had eaten any fish. .g.
EYES," he replied. g he ate hearth
ly of fish after taking the calomel.
and l suppose the fish caused the
calOmel to salivate him. .-.f
''No, the fish had no more to do
with it than the cold water.'
g What them"
% 1t was the large quantity of salt
(chloritc of sodium) OH the fish,
combining chemically with the Gallo
mel Chloride of mercury and
forming bi-chloride of mercury (cdi';
rosivc sublimate). This corrosive
sublimate formed in the laborato; y
of the stomach is what did the mis-
chief. When you take calomel avoid
salt and salty food us you would tho
most deadly poison. When SICK
people eat salty food they arc apt tc
drink water freely, and if salivated
they lay the blame OH the water
The only wonder about it is that SC
many escape with life. And for the
reason that all who take salt and
calomel in the stomach together arc
not killed outright, some scientific
men are doubtful as to the foregoing
theory"
Considering the prevalence of Gallo
mel-taking in this community ant
misapprchension of most people con
corning the nature of his poten
drug, we thought the above remarks
might not be inopportune. Er
| cI,tu0e
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
A MYSTERY OE THE SEA.

In December, 1878, the British
ship Die Gratia arrived at Gibraltar,
with the Mary Celeste, an American
brigantinc, found dcrelict in latitude
$50 20 N, longitude l70 15' W.;
but without any apparent cause for
her abandonment. The Admiralty
Court ordered special survey. The
exterior of the ships hull showed no
trace Of damage, nor was there any
appearance of her having struck on
any rock Or ground, or been in
collision. The stern, stempo't and
rudder were in good condition. AS
with the exterior, so it was with the
interior of the dcrclict. A minute
examination proved conclusivcly that
no accident had befallcn her, and
that she had not encountered very
heavy weather: for the pitch in the
Waterways had not started, and the
hull, masts and yards were as perfect
as they well could he. There was
not crack in the paint of the deck
house. The seamcn's chests and
sundry articles Of clothing on board
were quite dry; moreover, small
vial of sewing-machine oil, and a reel
and thimblc over it. had not even
been upset. The harmonium and
the rest of the cabin furniture stood
in their proper places, the music and
books scattered about had evidently
never been wet. The barrels of
spirits, forming the ships cargo,
were all well slowed, and saving one
that had started, were intact and in
good order. No bills of lading, no
manifest, rewarded the industry of
active searchers. They found, how
ever, abundant evidence of the
presence of a lady and child ON board
the brigantine. The last entry in
the log showed that at A. Nj. on
the 9th of November she had passed
to the north of st, Mary, one of the
Azores; out, for divers reasons, it
was inferred that she was not aban-
doned until some days later.
Why had the Mary Celeste been
abandoned! A very terrible answer
was suggested by the finding of a
sword, appearing as though it had
been stained with blood and after
wards wiped and the discovery that
the top-gallant rail bore marks of the
same ominous character, while both
sides of the ships bow had been cut
by some sharp instrument. The
Captain was well known in Gibraltar,
and no one believed him capable OF
lending a hand to the preparation OF
any foul play. ''Up to the present
time" said the Gibraltar Chroniclt
of January 20, 1874, "not WORD
has been heard, not trace discovered
of the Captain or the crew, or the
lady and her child. 1t can only bs
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
MAD A Better THING.

1t was real funny to see him brace
up rs he turned the corner button
his tlreadbare black coat, adjust his
hat, shove a pincil over his ear, and
try so disguise himself. When he
had fixed himself he passed down the
street, entered saloon, and walk
ing straight up to the bar he asked:
g Is your name Blank?"
81 expect it u.s." was the reply.
John Blank?"
"Well the poys call me Shon."
"Can I speak to you in private,
Mr.. Blank?" '' ''.'
"You can shpeak right oudt here.
Nobody is aroundt except my poy,
und he doan' hear u.s."
~ thought it would he better to
sit down at table and talk over our
glasses Of beer" 4'.' '
"I guess not. I can shtand oop
und hear all you say" t4
"Well, Mr.. Blank, I have been
deputized to ask you If you would
he a candidate for Mayor next
year." "I.I ''s.A.''h it''.''
"Me!" .8i ..a"". '''.l
sizes. You are said to be one of
the most popular men in Detroit.
You are rich, pupular, liberal, and
could be elected by large major
ity." I. t'.'''',' =" ,2"'', @ .
The saloonest looked at him for q
long minute and then asked: =" '.
"Are you dry!" ''''',
"Never was so dry in my life"
With a perfectly placid counte-
nance Mr.. Blank filled a :" schooner"
with water, placed it on the bar, and
looked the man square in the eye rs
lie said: '
81 vhas to,isand time obleeged
to der poys, but l can't occept dot
office" l''' '''
"You can't? Don't you want to
be Mayor of Dctroit?" '
"No, my friendt. 1 hat somc-
times better ash dot I wash going to
run for Governor next time! Conc
in reae often and drink to my
success. "-Detron Free Press.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
TRANSPARENT HEAD.

A remarkable freak of nature ar
rived in this city yesterday, in the
way of child which has managed to
live for seventeen months without
that bony "dome of thought" which
is regarded as essential to continued
existence. Moreover, the child seems
to have no use for brain, if the
eyes may be believed, for, in the
absence of skull, the head is trans
lucent and almost transparent, while
by the aid of a lamp properly held,
it may he perceived that the brain
cavity is filled with a colorless fluid.
Nothing exists in this serum that
can be perceived. The head is lager
than the body, the increase of size
being almost entirely above the tenn
pies, and measures twenty-scvcn
inches around. The lower face is
perfect, and the child would he
pretty but for the monstrous develop
ment. The rapid growth of the
head has drawn the skin until the
cyelids will not close, and the eye.
brows are pulled up an inch above
the normal position. When an En-
quirer reporter visited the child
yesterday it was asleep, and its
mother would not allow it to be
awakened for experiments. A rather
dim coal-oil lamp was placed behind
the monstrous head, and cleaned
through, us the skin formed the only
obstacle to the light. The veins
upon the forehead and the locks of
hair upon the back of the head made
the only shadows as was proved by
moving the lamp. The light behind
the head illuminated the whole of
the interior being as perceptible
upon the side as the front of the
occiput. 1t is claimed that when
the child is awake, the light of q
lamp or sunlight falling upon the
back of the head is even more plain,
ly seen through the eyeballs or the
nostrils, or through the ears when
placed at one side. This remarkable
head il covered with an abundant
growth of auburn, silky hair.
Tue Child has every appearance,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
the INCOME.

A Baltimore man who bought him
farm two or three years ago was
recently approached by n man who
had some money to invest, and who
asked: uu....t ,.... ..at
"Can buy a pretty fair farm for
SIS, 00O!" ws ..,I..I ...-
Eyes, about that figure" " U.n
"And I'll want to lay out about
$4,000 in improvements, l pre-
sumel' m st .rY n Ha,
"Yes, fully that o r
"And l can invest another $4,000
in blooded stock!" ..u. t..t
81 think you can." l,ll FL
''And $1,000 more it grading,
filling up, creating fish ponds, and
SO forth!'' .auG1I.u.taH n
''Well, you may get through with
that sum-" ln. m .ur
u"l'hat's 10000; and now let's
figure the incomc." lr.ai
"Oh you don't need pencil or
paper,'' said the victim, as a shadow
of sorrow darkcned his face. "The
income will I've about So for turnips,
81 for potatoes, S. or So for corn.
and bull calf or two at SD Il head,
TO save time call it S25. Ill see
you again in a day or two. Maybe
I've forgotten something which will
add dollar more. Morning to
YOU. - Val Street Ncrs.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
CURING A PRACTICAL JOKER.

Vivier, the practical joker, having
two hours to spare, enters the sfiice
Of a suburban doctor and bows to
him with a gravity which is only
equaled by the ceremonious courtesy
of the DOCTORS answering bow. The
following conversation ensures: oI
Vivier-Doctor, come to you as
to prince of science (the doctor
bows acquiescingly), or, if you
prefer it, rs to beacon light of
science. ra....r.l a. H..tI.t.,l..5
Doctor (modestly)-Whichever
you prefer, sir.
Vivier-Attracted hither by your
renown, Il come to seek at your
hands that relief which 1 have vainly,
and at enormous expense, edeavored
to obtain at the hands of your most
eminent colleagues in the healing
art.
Doctor-I shall endeavor, sir, to
merit your flattering confidence.
Whit is your disease?
Vivier-My disease? You mean
my diseases! AIN aIllCIeu WIN ELI
all. ''i.
Doctor-All? ''' T., f'
Vivier-Yes, doctor, I am a
sufferer from every disease known
to medical science. and whole lot
of others.
Doctor-Very well. And pray
which one would you desire me to
cure you of first! @ 2tl t'
Vivier-Oh, doctor, L have no
choice-that is a matter of absolute
indifference to me. fYit lH tu'
Doctor-Well, then, NJ. Vivier,
suppose l begin by endeavoring to
cure you of your chronic and, I fear,
incurable idiocy? rig w'F 1.fi- )
(SOthern used to tell similar
story alb out himself.) d d. a1ei
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
CAMEL. RIDING.

On the Western plains, when the
"boys" wish little amusement with
a "tender-foot," as a newcomer is
called, they mount him on a break
ing horse. The fun lies in seeing
him illustrate the nursery doggerel.
"Now you go up, now you you go
down." Judging from the follow
ing narrative of an Egyptian
travellers experience in riding q
camel, the Arabs also nave much fun
in seeing ''tender-foot" riding a
camel for the first time: lU.
Mounting the camel is not diff
cult, but it has some sweet surprise
for the novice. The camel lies upon
the ground with all his legs shut up
under him like a iackknife. You
seat yourself in the broad saddle,
and cross your legs in front of the
pommel. i U.tR n..IuH $50
Before you are ready, something
like private earthquake begins
under you. The camel raises his
headquarters suddenly, and throws
you over upon his neck and, before
you recover from that, he straightens
up his knees and gives you u jerk
over his tail; and, while you are not
at all certain what has happened, lie
begins to move off with that dislo-
Gated walk which sets you into see
saw motion, a waying backward and
forward in the capacious saddle.
Not having hinged back for this
movement, you lash the beast with
your koorbnsh to make him change
his gait. He is nothing 10th to do
it. and at once starts into high
trot, which sends you foot into the
air at every step, rolls you from side
to side, drives your backbone into
yonr brain, and makes castanets of
your teeth. .J .a
Capital exercise. When you have
enough of it you pull up, and hum
bly, inquire what is the heather
method or riding dromedary.
1t is simple enough. Shake the
loose halterrope, he has neither bride
nor bit against his neck as you swing
the whip, and the animal ut once
swings into an easy pace, like that
of rocking-horse. ue
But everything depends upon the
camel. l happened to mount one
that it was a pleasure to ride, after
l brought him to the proper gait.
We sailed along over the smooth
sand, with level keel, and on cush-
toned feet. But it is hard work for
the camel, this constant planting of
his spongy feet i'll the yielding
sand. .aa Dee
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03
AsroRY OF THE SEA,

The brigantine Moorburg left
Foocllow, in China, in October, 1880,
for Melbourne, carrying a crew of
four, exclusive of the Captain
whose wife was with him--and the
Mate. During the earlier part Of
the voyage the crew fell sick, and
one after the other died. This left
the entire management of the ship
to the Captain, the Mate, and the
Captains wife. The heat was fright
full, and, ms if there were not
sufficient difficulties already, a leak
was sprung; the mate was reduced
to a skeleton, almost helpless, from
sickness; the Captain was covered
with sores and his legs painfully
swollen. That Captains wife, a
small, and by no means robust
woman, kept her health; and not
only did she nurse all the sick on
board and look after her baby, but
she took the wheel in the regular
watches and hid her share Of the
scamen's work besides. The Cap
tain, in spite or his dreadful condi-
ton, managed to let himself over
board and stopped the leak and so,
1T last, after all her troubles, the
Moorburg got into Brisbane half full
OF water, with two sick men on board
and woman at the helm. More
than this, the gallant woman not
only brought the ship into port, but
her baby to.-ANMs Ysor Round.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-03

hoped that by giving the utmost
publicity to the circumstances some
light may be thrown upon. them"
The home press did its part in
spreading the story far and wide,
but as far as we have been able to
ascertain, the hope expressed was
not realized; and the abandonment
of the Mary Celeste, and the fate of
those belonging to her, are still
among the many unsolved mysteries
of the seas. AW the Year Rouna.