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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
Getting In Winter Supplies.

1t is now the choice season of the year
when the man OF the house proceeds to
get barrel of apples down the cellar
alone. Always says he will never do it
again, but when the year rolls around,
he forgets his promise and rashly shows
off his muscle, just the same as he did
before.
The man who gets barrel of apples
down cellar is either professional bar
rel shower, with sinews like hotel ten
derlein, or else he is q natural profess
sional fool.
Having divided humanity into two
classes, we will now proceed to discuss
the professional fool.
| He gets around behind the barrel on
| the cellar stairs, SO that If anything
breaks he will get the benefit. Then he
| asks his wife to stand at the head of the
stairs with light, ostensibly SO that he
can see, but in reality SO that he can
show her what young Hercules he is.
| The young Hercules and professional
1 fool then carefully sets the chine of the
barrel on his largest and most mellow
| toe. He swears softly to himself, and
then gives the barrel a vicious jerk that
Jams his nose into the head of the barrel
and skins the entire front of his legs.
| This maddens him so that he UNDERTAKES
to throw the whole barrel over his head
into the potato bin. This move is only
partially successful, and when his wife
and two of his neighbors roll the barrel
from his remains at the foot of the stairs
an awful sight meets their gaze. The
young Hercules has his head in the plum
jam and his feet mixed up with the
picked peaches. In his fall he has
knocked off the faucet of the fve-gallon
coal oil can, and the oil is running into
his ear. Most of the apples have rolled
out of the barrel and are bathed in kero'
sene. Kerosene gives rich aromatic
flavor to fruit, that cannot be successfully
initiated. Sometimes in letting barrel
of apples down stairs the stair breaks and
lets the man down also. But that makes
, no difference. The man always falls
under the barrel, and when it strikes
him across the stomach, the low sad sigh
! that he pours out on the silent air sounds
, like the remarks of the baby elephant
when the trick rcule kicked him just be
low the thorax, and about due south o.
, | the liver pad.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
ALL SORTS.

&
Perhaps President Grevy had better
go to Madrid and let the people of that
city insult him. That would settle the
trouble without bloodshed. Graphic.
Much interest is felt by bicyclists
throughout the country in the coming
meeting at New Haven, Conn.,, on Octo-
ber 10th. About 500 wheelmen are ex-
pected to be present.
A Vienna cabman has lighted his cab
by means of anincandescent lamp. a
dynamo attached to the axle generates
currents when the cab is running, which
is stored in accumulators and used as re-
quired.
Five officers of the army are at present
under charges Of various sorts of conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
| It is probable that IN each case liquor
drinking was the cause of the ofsnses
charged.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03

street, had famous team of roans sew
eral years ago, Jack and Jim. Jack,
poor fellow, was killed on Decoration
day. 1880. by being impaled, while run.
ming to fire, On the shaft of tender 13.
Jim, however, is still alive and at his
post. He is twelve years old and splen.
did looking animal in every way. jim
is very affeotionately disposed. He will
readily shake hands with q visitor, and
on invitation will also give him kiss.
He never allows himself to be forgotten
at feed time. Regularly at 6 A. M,
noon and $50 P. M. he gives the signal
that he wants his feed by striking the
side of the stall with his forefoot, and
keeps up an incessant knocking until his
wants are satisfied. The ringing of the
gong for o fire signal is always preceded
by the silvery tinkle of telephone bell,
and whenever it is rung jim is ali atten
tion, no matter how savory morsel of
hay he may be chewing at the time. He
has an especial fondness for apples, and
if anybody enters the house with apples
in his pockets he lavishes ell his bland
ishments on the individual until he sue
ceeds in getting an apple. Jim is the
pride of enine 33.
Engine IA, whose house is on Eigh-
teenth street, between Broadway and
Fifth avenue, has ladies' horse named
Dick. Dick is an immense gray horse.
He is fourteen years and has been pull
ing Engene IA for ten years. IT lady
enters the house Dick at once begins
trying to attract her attention, and if his
halter is released he will follow her
about, rub his nose against her arm and
body and snuff at her pockets. Dick ap-
parently has got a horses idea of the
maxim current among men that to the
sweet belong the sweets, for he seems to
think that the sole motive lady can
have in calling to see him is to bring
him candy. One evening last spring
Mrs. Lsngtry visited the engine and was
almost Immediately made the object of
Dicks most lavish attentions. He stuck
his nose into her pockets and muffs and
critically examined every portion of her
dress. The lady at first did not under
stand these attentions, but when it was
explained to her that Dick was searching
for candy, she hurried to the nearest
confectionery, whittier, by the way, Dick
fain would have followed her. Presently
she returned with huge bundle of fresh
taffy, which Dick fell to devouring with
unmistakable delight. The, candy how
ever, stuck to his teeth and the root of
his mouth and poor Dick had q sorry
time before he finished his morsel.-N.
I. World.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
The Population of Paris.

An analysis of the population of Paris
just published gives very singular statis-
tics as to the inhabitants of the gayest
city in Europe. It seems, also, for its
size, to be the most industrious. The
proportion in which the working classes
exceed those who live on their own in
comes is the more remarkable as Paris is
the recognized center of expenditure and
extravaganza for all France. There are
no cities that hold to the capital the same
relative position that Liverpool, Man.
chester aud Birmingham occupy rela-
lively to London. More than half mil
lion of Parisians are engaged in COM
merce, trade and banking operations,
while of the artisan class there are con-
siderably more than million and quar-
ter. The liberal professions seem t1 oc-
cupy but small proportion of the pop
ulation. All combined do not amount to
200, 900, and in the sub divisions the
| prominence is quite different to what it
| would be with us. The great majority
are In the public service, which employs
| more than medicine, law and divinity all
comb bined. but, after the public service,
it is art which gives employment and
! livelihood to the greatest number oi
Parisians. Forty-two thousand get then
income from this branch of industry
The doctors come after, but long way
after. Medicine in its branches supports
5000, the branches. of course, includ
ing chemists and all compounders and
| venders of medicine. Then comes thu
law, with its 10000 votaries, from judge
to bailiff. Literature figures very low OF
the list. for, grouped with science ane
journalism, its gives employment to onl'
IL, 900. while all the clergy of all the per
/. suasions amount to but half that number
On the whole, Paris would seem to b.
more industrious, more artistic, less lit
erary aud less religious than the ordi
nary visitor would suppose--Pall Nal
| Gazette
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
A Crank Collecting Hairpins.

Do you see that young man following
the young lady?" said gentleman TO 8
reporter, just as night was preparing &c
drop her dusky mantle down and pin il
with star, last evening.
"a masher?"
mo, not SO bad as that"
s'What then?"
"a crank"
s'What b eed?"
"a very common one just at this time.
He's a hairpin cpnk."
'sWhat do you mean?"
ssWhy, simply what said. lisa new
craze that bas struck all in heap those
peculiarly rattle-pated individuals who
have been wont to burn the midnight
lamp composing a sonnet to my mistress
eyebrow. As the small boy used tc
gather postage stamps and the wee girl
fill up her button string, so do these ten.
der hearted youths collect hairpins.
They watch the ladies as they pass along
the streets, at parties, balls, and in stores
on shopping excursions, and when q
hairpin works loose and falls to the
groundso or floor it is quickly picked up,
the lady's name discovered if possible,
and the hairpin, properly labeled. there
with goes to swell the collection. The
bolder of these hairpin collectors will
succeed in picking a loose one from q
lady's back hair without her knowing it,
I was invited the other evening to in.
spect a collection of these relics oi
beauty gathered together by seventh
ward young man. He'had nearly 300 OF
them, and they all bore the names of the
charming wearers, including all the
changes of fore and aft on the name
Smith, from Arabella to Zola, and from
plain Smith to Schmidt and Smyth. One
of the pins, my delectable companion in
formed me. waf from the head of one OF
the leading society bellies of the city, and
cost him $5 to secure it. a rival collector
having obtained the precious trophy and
sold out to him."
''What do they do with them?"
The same as the boy did with his post
age stamps, or the girl with her button
strings-keep them to look at and ad-
mire. The craze has just struck the
west. It originated among the dudes Of
Boston about year ago, and has just ar.
rived. In all probability it will die out
in single season, as it seems too foolish
to endure long. Milwaukee Journal
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03

smaller qantities, the great bulk of the
receipts being required for home con-
sumption. This city and Jersey City are
the two great sheep marts of the coun.
try, the supply coming from the south,
west and from Canada. At this time OF
year New York commands the bulk OF
the business, the sheep arriving from
Canada, northern Ohio and New York
state being in prime condition and find
ing ready market. The southern stock
is in better marketable condition in the
spring, and as Jersey City's supply is
derived mainly from that section, her
trade at present is somewhat sluggish -
N. Y. Graphic.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03

A st. Louis dispatch of October 23d
says: The. immense medicine factory,
packing house and offices of DR.. J. II.
Mclean, at the corner of Broadway and
Biddle streets, caught fire little after
11o'clock to night, and at midnight are
pretty nearly destroyed: The loss on
Mclean s buildings is $50, 600. and may
run higher. A large agricultural imple-
: nent warehouse adjoining the rear Of
McLean's building fronting Collins
street, was also destroyed. The burned
property on Broadway. south of Nc
Leans, is not considerable, aud the Loss
will be light.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
9J.JASKuLEK

PRACTICAL
MATCHMAKER. JEWELER, AND
OPTICIAN.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Dealer in Watches. Clocks, JewelFy,
Spec1acIes aUd EyeGiasses,
And Full Line of
Cigars, Tobaccos and Fancy Goods.
The only reliable Optometer in town for the
proper adjustment of Spectacies; always on hand.
Depot Of the Genuine Brazilian Pebble Spec
taeles and Eyeglasses.
oFFICE-First door south of post office. Rose
burg, Oregon.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03

DO you see that young man following
the young lady 2" said gentleman to q
reporter, just as night was preparing to
drop her dusky mantle down and pin it
with star, last evening.
1 Il.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14
Sporting Events.

TuRf NOTES
NAsnvILLE, January l3.-The Nashville
association have decided 10 give SIX DAYS
racing. commencing April |.
The veteran turlmnn, Dan Mace, lately
rcmal kcd, While looking over Vandrrbi Is
lebracd trOtters, that there Is nOthlng
Ike dash OF Morgan blood to make
tough, enduring, stylish tro,ters.'
Hon. thomas 5, Gruniy, ~pringn ld
Kentucky, has u colt 10y George Wilkes
that is taid to be IA wonder. In addition
10 the greatness inseparable from such "A
sle, this youugster ha- the adyan ag, oi
Pilot cross, derry, Il from tGe dam; ON
this thc colt tTac,s 10 tho thor ughhrrd.
TllK HOUSTON BILLIARD CO>TEsr
Houston Post 18Th: Ihc second
game OF the tournament tor
the prize of god-moun' ed cue and so
took place last night at the Capitol hotel
billiard parlors, the contestants hrinu
Mcssrs HichcnlOupcr and Murphy. Some
pet y shots we're made by hOth pla err,
who, IN the beginning. played VERY ctrr-
le'slv, Murphy finally Winning by n scurr
ui 100 TO II, with IN average OF l.47 the
game between MrssrS. Lane and Burkly
Was declared oil until next Monday even
my vi O'Clock. quite u gathering Of
Spectators wllncssc. the contest last nIpht.
Mr--rs. q. T.. ,lonrs and John j Hogan
oiliclatod as umpire aud scorer respect.
iv, ly.
The first game next Monday night will
take pluce between Mrssrs. Line and
Burkly; the second between Hickenlo per
aud Buckly. 1t is II pretty hard matter to
decide who will prov" the Winrcr, tie
players being very evenly matChed.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14
Henry ward BecCher
EvoIutIon.
ON

From MS Cooper institute Lecture
Taking up old Scriptural ideas, Mr.
Beccher said God created par and
put them into the Garden OF Eden.
lie told them not to eat tho apple.
They did, and tor.that they were con
demned. If they had been your chill.
dren, said Mr.. Bcecher, looking over
his audience, you would haye spanked
them and put them to bed. Accord.
ing to theological dogmas God said
He would make many out of their
loins. lie told them He would make
their descendants bad. Great
heavens said Mr.. Becchcr, they wer,
bad enough without making them
any worse. The idea that succeeding
generations were to be staineO
through because their ancestors ate AL
apple-becau.e Of crime they never
committed and never thought of-Mr
Beecher ridiculed. For 10 600 year
races hal been dropping like 6cans
into the bottom of hell for this cause
The speaker would not love Being
who could ordain such thing A.
that. II this WAS the God he was
ca led upon to worship he would re
nOunce him. He rcvultcd at such "A
conception, made up by bad theology.
But science dispel ed the illusion aud
the awakening was to see the fresh
morning dew.
MIR Bccchcr said to his hearers that
they did not believe in hell and the
men who preached it did not. They
thought they did, but they did not.
Could any man believe in il and live
IN peacct. The speaker related see ic-
At the liro in Brooklyn yesterday
| lie spoke of the fear that human b..
ings might perish in the Il ,nes aud
/ his desire to do something to save
lives that might he endangered
! Could he dance 10 the festive lutc and
see them in torment Could u mau
look out ON his fellow beings aud be.
llcVe they were doomed to fire forever
and yet livut No. II was not 80
1t was not taught whether cunse.
quenccs followed in the other life
Mr.. Brccher believed they did. An in.
| lcrnnl old bOttOmlcss pit was taught
There might be u state of evolution in
the future life. Those who had not
reached n state of perfection would
90 through process to make them
what they ought to be. II there vas
not n moral germ in the man Nj
Dcecher did not believe he existed
after the body died.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

resident of McMinnyille, Tenn, says
that he has two things to be proud of.
One is that u certain speech delivered
by HIM ia spoken to-day in every log
school house in the west; the other
that during the war "I wrote JEFF
Davis an impudent letter, reslgning
my command and telling him he
ought to resign too"
Yung Wing, who made his fellow
students at Yale stare rs far back A
1854, Is chief magistrate of Shanghai.
China. He still speaks English and
remains a devout Christian.
Eli Perkins and Sojourner Truth
met the other day. at was the first
time that Eli and truth ever came 50
near each other" sadly remarks the
Troy Times.
Miss Lizzie Shaw, the bride Of
ThaTter Shaw, Of Dexter, Me, re.
ceivcd $50 900 in wedding presents.
The Pope received a Christmas
present of $4,000 from the Roman
Catholics OF New York.
Herr Most ia disgusted with the
apathy Of the Oppressed masses in
this country.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

PRESCRIBING "A NEWSPAPER
The city council of Marshall has
passed an ordinance imposing a
license of $3.50 on any news dealer in
that city who offers for sale the Police
News, Police Gazette and ST. Louis
GlObo-Dcmocrnt. Tho latter paper
was included, 30 says the ordinance,
"bccausc of its misrepresentation in
regard to Texas. and to Marshall
"cspecially." The city council OF
Marshall has simply dene n very silly
thing. = ne ordinance may hO.i good,
IA regards the Police News and Ga.
Zeite, but any news dealer who has
pluck enough to go into the courts
will find that he can sell the Globe
Democrat in Marshall without paying
any such outrageous tax, The Mayor
OF Marshall evinccd his common
sense by vetoipg the Ordi-
nance. II was passed over hs
veto and he resigned. Very few peo.
pie III Texas, we grant, have any love
for the Embellishments. 1t has crit
iczcd Texas happenings with pen
OF vitriol, but it is u legitimatsly con
ductcd newspaper aud such rostric-
tions rs that essayed by the Marshall
city authorities help rather than i'm
pcdO 1t. The day has gone bv for put
ting any newspaper under the ban
unless il be immoral and obsccue
The intention of the Marshall COun.
cilnIcn was no doubt the result of
honest Indignation, but they sought II
tallaCiOus remedy. Let them educate,
if they can. their people to abstain
from reading the & ID If they can
not do this the paper will continue,
AS it has II right to. to circulate in
Marshall on an equal footing with
other dAilles.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

A New York lawyer named Henry
A. Frost has just been released after
a confinement of seven years in jail,
as he alleges, wrongfully and without
a show OF justice. He WAS charged,
among other things, with bringing
fictitious suits. and during his im-
prisoumcnt several suits IN which he
was engaged haye been decided in
favor OF bis clients, and his incarcer-
alton appears to have been entirely
without just cause. just before his
release he rejected an offer of $4,000
if he would let the little matter OF
seven years. drop aud not bring suit
in retaliation. lie declined the COM
promise, and promises to make 1t
very unpleasant ior his prosecutors.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

The EXAMINER has received the
"COlorcd American Journal" pub.
lishcd monthly at Palestine, Texas,
by colored men. II is gotten up in
very neat style and edited In a
sprightly way. The title page is a
study to find out what il means
further than that the darkey is the
universally sought-ufer American
voter, being pulled ON every side by
"greenhacker," republican, ""domo
craW and "ndrpcnicnr" parties.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

Gen. Grant evidently believes that
the best way to frame n commercial
treaty is % frame 1t, and he is report
ed as having the Mexican treaty al.
ready made in advance of the official
meeting of the commissioners. There
is general impression that the Mex
lcun habit is TO put things uf until
to morrow, but Romero scens to
have been as quick with his work as
Grant was. Now let Us have hicial
notice OF the provisions OF the treaty.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

From tho Chicago lrtrr-ureAu,
a pretty little man, with nice fancy
gold-headei cane, a short cosr, nuI his
pants 90 tight you could see the moes on
hi, lcg-, walked through the ro,unda and
Office TO the cigar stand, lie bought a
package OF ciga cites, III on, and threw
the ret away. This was TO show the pro-
pie, WHO were airing AT him, that he uidn't
care for expenses,
"ihAg'. him" was whispered through
the crowd at the counter,
"Who?n
"Grbhart, the ! ily's mash"
Nv hat, that little cus,l" cIclaim, q a
well known railroad mugnate, who prdes
hlsn,eli on hl, stature. "Nhy don't ihe
pick out a mauY'
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

a novel and interesting contest is
TO occur iu Louisville, Ky, ut AN ca ly
date, being a competitive exhibition
between he Brush and United States
Electric Light companies of their re-
spectiye systems of illumination.
The challenge for this contest was is
sued by the Brush company aud
promptly accepted by the United
States company, 1t provides that the
losers shall pay $1,000 TO the expense
oil the exhibition aud donate $1,000
TO the Polytechnic society OF Ken.
tucky.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

1. 5. Marshal GOsling, with Treas
urcr Polk in charge doubtless reached
Nashville yesterday, as they left San
Antonio Thursday morning. II was
not thought that the mayor, civIo SO
oiotics, liremen, brass band, etc,
would turn out TO greet the dIstin-
gulshed absentee ON his return.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14
THEN AND NOW.

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/ Of prohibition. II had not, he said,
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/ and making kausaus happy, healthy
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nc ought 10 Dc competent authority
on the subject, 50 we gave crcdcnce
10 what ho soid Thou cs,no
lhc c'c'IIoh VI iaSt "fchOc'I anu
Mr.. Click was chosen Governor OF
Kausns. We read MFR. GIick,s imam
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

In order to run down my winter stool,
OF goods, | have marked down every.
thing aud for the next thirty days will
sell at gene a ly reduced prices. 4 iull
line IT millinery, neck wear uf every des.
cription, kid gloves, hoopskirts. cor
Il and jewelry. The bes line Of hair
goods in the city, | will sell at reduced
prices. Braids from 81 to 81; front hnir
from Zoe to $3.50; dress charts, 81.
stamping done. Dress making by Mrs
Austin. Come and see us and secure
bargains, a. Mrs. b, j. Doss, No. 52ts,
AnHtln street, up stAirs-l23ltc
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

At Rnpel's saloon, Pacific hotel
80 barrel, Of choice Kentucky whisky, OF
1873, of the Il. Monarch Il CO.., celebrated
brands Kentucky club, Spripg Water,
Blue Grass and Moparch's best. These
choice o'd brands are The pur,st and best
In the market, BE Idle, thesv the 1a,sf
ant choicest wine, blandirs, and other
liquors are 10 be found at this
lilst-class saloon. lhl best of everything
Is Their motto. l2-lQlm
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

We publish this morning n synop-
sis OF MIR. Beechcr's recent sermon on
Evolution" 1t contains some of the
most striking thoughts that have yct
come from the Plymouth pastor
especially touching the much-talkcd-
of literal he'll of the hereafter.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-14

Mothers, mothers, mot ers, you can't
afford to take any risk. Then get bot
tie of Compound Syrup of Tolu," pre-
pared by Tucker Il Willis it may save
the lives OF your precious babi from
Group and other similar troubles, dur
ing this inclement weather.-0l05tf