The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-06-07
Miscellaneous Items.

Margins oil stocks are trimmed
close and cut bias.
Progressive cclored women in Geor-
gia demand Gladly suffrage"
'What is it that you like about that
girl" asked one young man of another.
"My arm, was the brief reply.
don't know much about the style
i gentlemen's apparel" said lady,
"but the latest thing in spring over
coats is my husband. He never gets
II till A. NJ
Kate Castleton to Stockton audi
ence Is what mustard plast er is to
diseased abdomen-she always draws
But unlike the plaster, Ka.e receives
all the benefit.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: VOLS
ley will command an expedition Ill the
autumn which will land at Tuskar and
march to Berber A military railway
will be built across the desert in June
The festival of the celebration of the
500tb anniversary of the death of John
Wycliffe, the earliest English reformer
and translator of:the Bible, took place at
ST. Andrews church in London, not
long since.
Five States of Mexico have rsbell ed
and declared war against President
Gonzales, on account of the revenue
stamp tax Troops are being moved
from Guaymas to the interior
The largest bell that was ever cast is
the great bell of Moscow, Russia. 1t
was cast in 1854, and weighed 2S8,000
pounds. Tn 1888 it was recast, and
weighed about 432, 900 pounds. It fell
in 1885, and was injured, but it was
subsequently raised, and now forms tie
dome OF a cnapel.
Senator Edmonds was particularly
cordial towards the members of the
American Medical association whom he
met in Chicago, "because," say the
graceless gossips, Che owns the bigge st
tombstone quarry in Vermont" An
other campaign slander.
'sDo birds Think" asked writer, in
opening current article. If, they do
we should like to know what a canary
bird thinks of the woman who stands
up in chair and talks baby through
the brass wires Of his cage.
A Chicago storekeepcr conceived
and executed the plan of putting up
the sign "Admission Free" over the
door of his store, and his place has
been crowded ever since The average
human being does love free show.
A silk farm has been established in
Powhatan county, Virginia, and Vas
sar College graduate thinks it mnst be
so nice, because the farmers wife anc
his daughters can go out in the field
and pick enough silk to make new
dress whenever they feel inclined tha
way.
CHOW do you like the squash pie, Al
fredl" asked young wife of her hus-
band few days after marriage. "Well
it is pretty good, but" ''But wha
do I suppose you started to say, that i
isn't as good as that which your mothe
makesl" ''Wsll, yes, [ did intend t.
say that, but" swell, Alfred
your mother made that very pie am
sent it to me.
The man whom the bootblack fol
lowed and solicited to submit to tn
operation of ga shine" had refused sey
eral times, and finally petulantly ex
claimed: "Did'nt I tell you five mir
/, utes ago that I didn't want my boot
blacked2" eyer did, mister" reptile
the gamin; ''hut thought yer might b
lying about it.
+ 'Look here, Miss Teantwo," sal
a Cnmsenbeak to the village schot
/ teacher; "my boy says you kissed hil
the other day for saying his lessor
Is that sol"
"Yes sir, timidly replied the spin
: ster
!, "Well" continued Crlmsonbeal
$ '.don't let that occur again. If thel
is any Furnishing to be done, I'll at
tend to him.