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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Mrs. Langtry and mr. Belforl.
Chicago Tees,


Congressman Belford, OF Colorado,
said that Mrs. Langtly was the hand.
soonest woman who troll the American
continent, in acknowledgment of which
Mrs. antry sent Mr.. Belford a mag
nificent medallion portrait of herself,
inc1osed in an elaborate velvet case
studded with diamonds, pearls, eroer-
al Is and rub;es, with note expressing
her conviction that Mr. Felford's re-
mark was the highest compliment ever
paid her. She also asked for lock of
his hair to be placed in her album de-
voted to such mementos contributed by
her most notable fr.en Is, the prince OF
Wales, Gladstone, Sir Charles Dixie,
Lord Lorne, Bradlaugh, Bright,
Spencer, Mill, and other eminent per-
sons. OF course, Mr.. Belford had to
comply, and lock of bright-red hair
was remitted to Mrs. Langtry, with q
felicitous note.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
THE CRATER OF vEsUvIUs.
One of the Most Sublime Spectacle'
on the Face of the Earth,

One of the Most Sublime Spectacles
on the Face of the Earth.
fSt Louis G.obe-Dt mocrat1
DR.. G. L. Goodell, at the First Con-
gregational church, describes his visit
to Vesuyius last month as follows:
Leaving your carriage at the mountain
railway you enter the car. The ascent
is very steep and at one place almost
perpendicular. The road makes no
curve. The car moves rapidly,
and in ten m nutes you are
within less than half-hour's
walk of the crater. You mount a
chair, and four stalwart mountaineers
bear you through smoke and steam,
midst the rumbling of the volcano and
the melted lava, to tie very edge of the
bowl, in which, as in mighty cauld ,on,
the fiery mass seethes and rocks aid
thunders and foams.
It is telr.feally grand. The mount
ain seems filled with surging fire that
rises up every half minute in awful ex-
plosion, throwing up colnmns of smoke
dark as midnight and streaked with
lurid fire. This melted matter falls
back with crashing, fearful sound, lodg-
ing in part on the edge of the crater.
Before you are recovered from one
stunning sensation another explosion
breaks on you, n ore overpowering than
before, the steam coming up through
every creyice at your feet, and
the whole summit is enveloped in cloud.
The red lava, as it is thrown high in
air in massive form, seems heated in the
furnace of Nulcan, and as it falls back
down into the boiling sea of iira the
sight is no more terrible than the noise
is astounding. The crater seems sike a
mighty pit OF liquit fire thrt wn up in
burning waves from side to side, scorch-
ing, blistering and tearing all before it.
How can the mountain endure such q
strain? How can the eye bear such
binding brilliance of vast masses of
fire? The crater is two miles in cir
cumference, and you must make the
circuit. The terror of the upheaving
fire. and shower of ashes and smoke and
stones, does not abate. The trembling of
strong nerves. You remember the
trag;cal d, ath of the elder l.ny
nearly 1000 years ago, and the thou
sands that have been destroyed since.
The explosions continue to deafen you.
You remember the lone city of Pom
peii where you have spent the morning,
and you decide not to spend the sum
mer there.
1t is the most sublime scene I ever
witnessed. Nothing before ever made
SO deep and tremendous an impression.
IL ia the most active volcano in tha
world. Smoke never ceases to float
off from it as long pennant from the
head, and the crater never fails to show
fire to those who visit it, and it may
be seen almost every night from
Naples. But on this bright day in
March it spoke with a tongue of fire
and blackness of darkness never to
be forgotten. It's words were red hot
boulders and its periods were ribbons
of crimson.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
A Cheap John UtiIizes the lIachin-
cry of a Court Of Justice.


When the defendant took the stand
his honor said:
Prisoner, you are charged with hav-
ing removed the goblet from the hand
of the Cogsweu statue, substituting a
pair of two-bit suspenders, with pla-
card calling attention to your establish
meLt across the way"
"Well, shudge," replied the offender
with an ingratiating smile. "of gorse I
wants to get along in peesness.
after which," continued the court,
sternly, ssyou substituted lot of neck
ties for the suspenders, and attached to
the other hand lot of bills referring
to your new stock of gum shoes and
hair OIL"
"Dose hair oil is fust rate, your
honor" said the defendant. Il would
like to sell you pottle."
And yesterday" continued the court.
consulting the Indictment, 'tyou OBJ
structed the thoroughfares and created
a disturbance by placing a paper collar
and plug hat on the statue in ques-
tion.'
Dose b1ug hat is cheap at 81.
shudge. Moses Levy sharges fife und
halef .vor dem same kind" returned
the trader cheerfully; II beats dose fell
lers efery dimes
"And at night went on his honor,
sat night it appears you placed in the
figures hand transparency containing
a further advertisement of your wares.
Now, this is most improper and repre-
hensible."
DOTS right. shudge." said Mr.. Solo
mons, delightedly. bitch into me of
you blease. Spheak loudt, SO dose
noosbaper vellers gan hear you" and
he smiled benignantly upon the report
ers.
"Great heavens, thundered the court,
as a frightful idea struck him. us it
possible you have the mendacity to use
the machinery of this court as an ad-
vertising dodge?'
DOTS it, dots it, shudge?" exclaimed
the Cheap John, rubbing his hands ex-
ultantly. "I swore oud der complaint
mvself."
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Two snobs and Two Dukes.


There was story about the late
duke of Baccleuch which went the
round of the newspapers" some years
ago. He and the then duke of North
umberland found themselves in car
riage going northward with COM
mercial traveller. The conversation
was general between the three. At
Ainwick station the duke of Northurn-
berland got out, and was borne away in
a snowy equipage. THAT must be q
SWELL" said the commercial traveller.
"Do you know who it is?' "The duke
/ of Northumberland. replied his grace
of Buccleuch. "And they say" ex-
claimed the traveller, "that our nobility
is naughty Why he talked to two
snobs like you and me as though We had
been his pals =
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Paper Towels for Surgeons.

The Polytechnic states that the use OF
paper towels in cleansing wounds has
been found very satisfactory. Sponges
have always been regarded with sus-
picion by surgeons, as it is so difficult
to keep them in perfectly purified
condition. But the paper towels are to
be used once only, and as they cost only
from Sc to $3.50 per 1000, are avilable
in the sick room. They are from
Japan. and the pale colors with which
they are decorated are found to be un-
Questionable.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
VOL. TX.
THE FISHERS DAUGHTER.
IF. II. stauRer. ]

h. II. StauHer.
The fishers daughter walks the sands,
She shades her brow with nervous hands,
And gazes out beyond the strands.
wierd-like light the pale moon filings;
The gulls have folded up their wings;
The caves give back resonant dins.
The wavelets kiss her brown, bare feet;
She waits her fathers step TO greet.
Was ever face more fair or sweetl
A cabin stands on the nearest height,
Within the window burns light,
A star upon the brow of night.
What speck is that? A snow-white saila
His fishing smack outrides the gale.
What cry is that! His welcome hail. y
A cheering sound above the roar,
The keel CRATES on the rocky shore
Gods hand has kept him safe once more.
Perhaps because of pray'r, You saida
He lays his hand upon your head
You wonder why you feel afraid.
His wife sleeps on The sloping lea;
His only boy was lost at sea;
There's no one left to him but thee!
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
when H strikes Him.
fEorristown Herald

q I4NOI 4 astoss n 1kS7f httIs
Herbert Spencer's lucid remark that
an incidental force falling on an ag-
gregate containing like and unlike
units. segregates the like units and sep
arates the unlike never strikes q
young man SO forcibly as when tailor
refuses to trust him for q new spring
suit.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
when They sneeze.
[Chicago Journal.

lN<hAlcbSc OOuI
A great many persons say "God ble7s
u.s." when they sneeze. The follow
ing explains the origin of the practice j:
According to the rabbinical theory it
was originally ordained that men should
sneeze but once, in that act, possible
only when the time of death had come,
giving up the ghost. Iut the pa RI
arch Jacob, feeling that such
a sudden call allowed no time
for the settlement of worldly
affairs and for preparation for the
hereafter, prayed for exemption from
the rule, and in answer to his prayer
was allowed to sneeze and not die.
The change was regarded as great
benefit, and all the princes of the uni
verse, when they heard it. ordered that
for the future sneezing should be ac-
companied with thanksgiving for the
preservation of life and earnest wishes
for its prolongation.' Hence the Gus
tom which has prevailed among all
nations of uttering some form OF sa-
lutation on the occasion of the act. A
very common ejaculation among old
English people on sneezing IS God
bless u.s. which generally sounds more
humorous than reverential under the
circumstances"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Richards Tar and Feathers.
[Chicago Herald. I

One of Richard Ceur de Lions or
dinances for seamen was "that if any
man were taken with theft and pickery,
and thereof convicted, he should have
his head polled and hot pitch poured
upon his pate, and upon that the
feathers OF some pillow or cushion
shaken aloft that he might thereby be
known as thief, and at the next arri-
val of the ships to any land be put
forth of the company to seek his ad-
ventures without all hope of return
unto his fellows"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Would just suit Him.


"I sh'd ies' like ter see the teacher
wollop me once remarked Jimmy Tuff-
boy at the table the other evening. Sc
would f." said Tuffboy pere. Mind
you, I shall not care if the teacher
thrashes you within an inch of your
life, that is, if you deserve it, Well
I shall try to deserve it." muttered
Jimmy unIer his breath. Ii I car
deserve it without gettin' it, that viii
ies' suit me"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
CONCERNING Food.
ATLANTA Constitution. !


Sugar is constituent of every arti-
Gle of food. Children could not live
without it; it is fattening, but its inn
moderate use destroys health and appe-
tite; it is heating, and live starch con-
sists only of carbon and water. Insects
called sugar mites inhabit brown sugar.
Articles needed by the body for fat and
heat making are sugar, fat, butter, oil,
and molasses. For muscle, lean meat,
cheese, oat meal, beans and peas. For
brain and nerves, unbolted -four, bar
ley, eggs, very active fishes and birds.
Green vegetables, fruit and berries
furnish the acid and water needed.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
The Largest OIeander.

Probably the largest oleander tree in
the world is near Spanishtown, Fla. It
covers space of ground thirty-six feet
in diameter; from the ground to the tip
of the topmost limb is twenty-five feet;
at the surface OF the ground the trunk
is divided into twenty or twenty five
separate stems, the group being at least
five feet through, and one single stem
is, by actual measurement, fourteen
inches thick.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
BETTER Than water.

Detroit Free Press.
Understand that you had q fire at
your house yesterday" said gentle
man to his friend Col. Snagwell.
Eyes, house caught fire."
Suppose the fremen did effective
work ?"
mo, they didn't get there in time =
"You threw water very promptly on
the flames, eh?'
"No, didn't use any water"
s'How did you put it out"
event out"
That's singular
"Not at all. The other day I bought
load of kindling wood from acodntry-
man. I had it cut up and stacked in
the kitchen. When saw the fire burn
ing in that direction felt pretty safe.
and I was not disappointed, for when it
reached the kindling wood it went
ont ~
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Cannot BE caricatured.
IAlex. E. weet in Texas siftings.

laI0A. II. . WUUU ID ItAds SIILlngS.
/ admit the artists have male frantic
efforts to caricature tue dude, but that
is where the dude has the advantage
OF him. He is so ridiculously absurd
that he cannot be caricatured. It is
impossible to burlesque burleslue, OF
caricature that which is already Carl
cature No caricature of the dude is
half as amusing as the dude himself
He is the only living creature that can
not be caricatured.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Giving e himself Away.

IYonkers S atesnan.l
where were you last Sunday, Rob-
bie?" asked the teacher of one of The
brightest scholars in her Sunday school
class.
"My mother kept me home"
"Now, Robbie, do you know where
little boys go to when they play truant
from Sunday-school?"
@Yes, ma'am,"
"Where?"
aThey go fshin'l' exclaimed the boy,
letting the whole feline family out of
the paper envelope.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
struck m Hen.

At Augusta. Ca. the other day, light
ming struck hen that was setting on q
nest of eggs. The poor biddy was COM
pletely roasted by the fierce heat and
picked clean.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
only when the wind Blows.

A flower has been discovered in South
America which is only visible when the
wind is blowing The shrub belongs to
the cactus family. and is about three
eet~high, with crook at the top, Civ
ing it the appearance of black hick-
ory cane. When the wind blows a
number of beautiful flowers protrude
from little Jumps on the stalk.
Longfellow: Believe me, every heart
has its secret sorrow which the world
knows not, and oftentimes we call .
man cold when, he is only sad.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
West Canadian Journalism

[Rat Portage Progress
still support my reputation by pub
fishing newspaper, and my family by
saving wood.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
Elephants I'm Pasture.
[Chicapo Herald.l


The Malay style of feeding elephants
has certainly the merit of simplicity.
When the days work on the farm is
done they are turned out into the Jungle
to find their own food; and SO they go
rambling about all night, pulling and
tearing away at any tree or shrub they
fancy. When morning comes the
drivers, tracing them by their own
apparent marks, put the driving-hooks
over their ears and lead them off to
work. Elephants seem to Craze in a
forest quite as contentedly as cattle in
pasture. Their ability to scramble up
and down apparently impossible places
is wonderful, and recent traveller
through that land says that he has seen
them break the branches off coffee
trees in order to fan away the flies.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
1t Reminded Him of His Mothers
Cooking.

II KeM1nOcO HIM Oh EA1S MOthef'S
Cooking.
Philadelphia Call
Mr.. B.-These biscuits remind me of
mothers.
Mrs. B.--Well, I declared Have you
gone crazy?
Mr.. B.-Cra.v, my dear? Of course
not.
Mrs. B.-Well, I never expected to
hear you say that any of my cooking
resembled your mothers. She was a
wonderful cook. / have no doubt, for
you have said so million times.
Mr.. B.-Yes, she certainly was. In
fact there was only one dish that she
ever failed in.
Mrs. B.-What was that?
Mr.. B.-Biscuits.
, 1884-04-13

} Transact a legitimate banking business. Bus
paid on time deposits, Loan investments nego
, 1884-04-13

ASNN A~AAN Aohht
A short time ago, a bright looking Danish
boy stepped into u lawyers office and said:
Il want you to tell me who | ann laying
down a IS bill. The lawyer, shaking his head,
replied:
at seems you are a funny boyfD
"Not funny at all. You will lind Il q very
serious natter"
-Well, go ahead and explain It."
About twonty years ago n wealthy Danish
lady, being n widow, came over TO this coun-
try with her two daughters. There was a
Norwegian and his boy. The father married
both the widows daughters. One year after,
widow. The result OF that marriage was an-
other boy, and, If l am sure, / am that boy.
Tho Norwegian's boy died. The Danish
widow was a widow again, but the old Nor
wegian married her, too. After that tho old
ludy died, and one year ago the old gentle
man, too, after he had made himself the
owner Of his third wife's property.
snow, when l claim that property, my sis
ter said: Stop, you can't be tho heir ut allP
You are our labe husbands grand-child. By
hor marriage with him you became your
mothers grnnd-child, too, and after she died.
we became your mothers, and you never can
Inherit tho property before we arc dead.
That's what my sister mothers say, but l
think that can't be right and there must lie
some mistake In polygamy. Now, sir, please
to tell me what l am-who am L.
The lawyer, thrusting his chin into his
mock, answered pathetically: "You AIs q
polygnmistakei'
, 1884-04-13

Lsan Frapelseo Nows-L etter.l

". $3.50
A love-siek Chinaman sitting on a gruss,
bank, with cupids lowering round him,
would be an in~congruity which no serious
artist would Care to put on canyas Hard,
stoiid, unimprsssible, unromnntic, he keeps
only business before him in oil his utilitarian
works aud ways A nature Compounded Of
such gross, senspous elements as his would be
incapable OF forming anything but the most
unplatouic attachment. No tender pussion
ever thrilled his rough breast; no maiden's
glance ever opened his sigh valves or drew
forth ono inipassioned utterance Of love.
A novelist who pictured a broken.
hearted Chinaman pouring forth elo-
4uent avowais Of undying affection into
the ears OF a Chinese Made whom he had
loved In vain would be laughed 10 tcorn. He
would have TO search in vain amid the leslie
Gated refuse of a Chinese, dictionary for any
word-hold for tho feeblest emotion OF love.
IL is too ridiculous to think OF any fair
damsel ever inspiring such n Midas-rared
man OF obesity as the typical Chinaman with
anything but base desires. Incapable cf an
aifaire du cour, none is permitted him. His
betrothal is the prosisst of all human affairs,
and he passes on To tho goal OF wedlock by
tortuous courses OF c~nt-and-dried ceremonies,
which make his engagement a dreary waste,
where the sunshine and flowers and poetry OF
love arc never found.
, 1884-04-13
ROYAL PARLIAMENTARIANs.
The Prince OF Wales and His Ability
to Make n Coco speech.


Five members Of the royal family have
seats in tho house Of lords, namely. tho four
sons of the queen, the prince of Wales, the
dukes OF Edinburg, Connaught and Albany,
and their cousin, the duke of Cambridge.
But with the exception of the first and last
named, none Of these princes have ever taken
any active part in the proceedings of parlia-
ment.
Its an understood thing that members of
the royal family must never mix themselves
up with politics, and there is no certainty on
the point us to which great party in the state
is most favored by my one of them. 1t is
believed that the general feeling Of the royal
princes is on tho whole moderately liberal,
but they have never said a word in public to
Indicate the fact. Tn duke OF Cambridge,
as commandments of the army, OF
course, often speaks in the house Of lords on
military affairs, on which he is a high au-
thority, leaning to the policy Of cautious
progress rather than daring innovation, but
his voice is rarely heard on any other topic.
The duke is not an attractive orator, but his
speeches nre always business-like and to the
point
a few days ago tho prince of Wales caused
some ostonishment by making what really
was his frat speech in parliament Three
years ago, IL Is true, he said a few words in
presenting n petition in favor OF the bill for
legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's
sister, n measure which, us everybody knows,
the royhl family are, for certain special rea
sons, very anxious to have passed, but his
royal highness's utterances on this occasion
could hardly be called Il speech. The other
night he spoke for about ten minutes, and
his address occupied some fifty or sixty
lines in the newspapers His topic,
l need hardly say, WINS strictly non
political, but concerned that difficult cues
ton Of. the housing OF the poor, which is en-
gaging 30 much attention just now. The
prince has a pleasant though slightly husky
voice, and rolls his RS ina manner peculiar
to many Of the royal family, and somewhat
resembling the we'll known Partisan intona-
ton. He speaks with great deliberation and
at the same time with perfect enss, unlike his
brother. the duke Of Edinburg, who stam-
mOrs and h~esitates wocfully.
, 1884-04-13

Of a time" which expression Govern the same
ground as thu more vulgar parrot and noz
, 1884-04-13

furDv FEED AMI SALE STABLES. w r.
A. LIHEnfa WIaHTafAN, Proprietor, West Sixteenth street
Wyoming, Telephone communication. Have charge Of Stock Yards
in transit oyer the Union Pacific Railroad.
, 1884-04-13
Before We Can Love It.

We must havs a weak spot or two In
a character before VIC can love it much
People who do not laugh or cry OF tax more
OF anything than Is good for them, or use
anything but dictionary words, are admir-
able subjects for bio yraphors But we don't
care most for these fine pattern flowers that
pres best in the herbarium.
, 1884-04-13

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HaIl's Hair Renewer renews. clea1

Halls Hair Remover renews, clean
SEES. brightens and invigorates the hair.
and restores faded or grey hair to it's
youthful color and lustre. People with
srey hair prefer to use the Remover,
rather than proclaim to the world,
through their bleached locks. that they
are becoming aged, and passing on to
decay.
, 1884-04-13

Courtesy of Eyo. Archives
, 1884-04-13
what killed tho o.triehe..


philadelphia Call tr
The California ostrich farmer has lost ten
birds this winter. Some foo Of his must have
dropped a pie into the pom.
, 1884-04-13

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Tho pro-
fuse orators sscm TO come to congress from
the mountain districts. where the eagles build
their nests, the black bears still give their at
tention TO the honey trees and mooushins
whisky Is taken straight from goblets OF tin
, 1884-04-13

Those OF our subscribers out OF Cheyenne
who get the LEADER by mall should see that
they are paid in advance. as all subscriptions
not so paid are liable TO be discontinued.
, 1884-04-13

VIEW nITN u0IICE SIXTEENTH STREET, WEST OF EDDY
ApLI I'LL ! nUUSSE street Cheyenne, Wye Reopenedand emodced;
thoroughly Gleaned, am nov prepared to accommodate the public with rooms, day
, 1884-04-13

AND RESTAURANT, New and nice,
Elegant rooms, splendid table, Every thing
Wyoming, opposite f. u. Warren & Co.