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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-02
FRUIT and all kinds OF vegetables

FRUIT and all kinds OF vegetables are
abundant tLis Sc s N. As cohse =
1uenee the market is dull and a great
deal will so to waste. Oregon fruits
and vegetables are superior to those
raised in California. IF our farmers
would only manage to keep it until it
would get wilted and tasteless and then
sen'l it to San Francisco and reship
! back to Portland as California pro
ducts they might find market, and at
the same time give the city folks a
chance to fnl fault with orr farmers
for this want of thrift and industry
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-02

LUMBER. Il have on hand and offer fer
sale 200, 600 feet fencing lumber and -, 900
feet flooring and rustic of A quality. Cash
purchasers will find it to their interest to
get quotations before placing orders Orders
for all kinds of lumber solicited and prompt
ly filed. Address r. A. BooTH,
Yonealla, Oregon.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-02

What is the nse to buy trees from stran-
gers when you can secure a b. tier character r
and quality from our fellow tzen Tim.
Ford. He guarantees what he sells and he
is here and if we find him false we can put
our hands on him.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-02
szzzzzzxzzExxxxxzzM

Lurch Bros of Cottage Grove have come
to grief by making to free use of other peo
pies signatures. |, is unfortunate for some
people that they learned to write.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-02

THE Republican papers are eonsoling
themselves with the pleasing thought
that Blaine and Logan are going to get
the irish vote. They ought to recollect
that this vote is cast by the same Irish.
men that these same journals only "a
few years called all kinds of bad names,
and said they were too ignorant to vote;
and contended that the natura .ization
laws should he amended so as to require
foreigners to remain in this country
twenty -one years before exercising the
privileges of citizenship.
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all the lower front teeth has become
somewhat triangular, and the bride
teeth much worn down; but anything
further must be left to experts, and
would serve no useful purpose to en-
large upon here. We must not, how
ever, omit to mention, the facts that as
horses advance in age, their gums
shrink away, conveying that long,
narrow appearance of the teeth which
has long formed the subject of pro-
verb. They likewise lose there up
right appearance, and appear to lean
forward, more particularly the upper
ones which assume an arch shape.
Beyond the indications OF age afford
ed by the teeth are some other, which
very little experience will render famil-
lar. A dark colored horse-as a bay
or brown-will in time, turn or y
about the face, main and top of tail.
The back becomes hollow, and the pit
or cavity about the eyes gets by de.
grees more and ,nore pronounced.
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Training Elephants for Circus
Tricks.

Adam Forepaugh, Jr., says that
African elephants are more intelligent,
initiative and cunning than the Asiatic.
In training elephants the best method
is to win them over by petting and
feeding them with something nice.
always have cake or some delicacy
to give one of them when l take him
out for practice, consequently the
beast is always glad to see me, and is
more attentive and doclle than he
otherwise would be. Elephants never
forget anything-they recollect their
''stage business" and situation" and
do not vary an inch one evening from
another in taking their positions. 1t
requires. about five months 10 train an
elephant. We practice from E O'Clock
in the morning until 6 o'clock in the
evening. They are drilled singiy, then
in squads, and then taught their
various specially" acts and tricks.
Elephants are more initiative than any
other animal perhaps, and are very
cunning. While practicing they are
looking for an opportunity to "cut up
and will reach back and kick the
trainer, and then look as innocent as a
truant schoolboy. They seem almost
human enough to talk. The importa-
ton of elephants has increased ten-fold
within the past decade.
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Plants for window Culture.

| Lovers of flowers often make great
mistake in selecting plants for their
window gardens. They go to a florist,
select plants that are in bloom, pur-
chase and take them home. and are
disappointed to find that they never
afterwards look as well as the day they
set them in the window. Plants should
never be purchased in flower. The
condition of high temperature and a
moist atmosphere, under which they
were brought irto bloom, do not exist
in the window, and plants brought from
greenhouse, at once commence to
dwindle. Aside from this, plants are
often selected. which, under no circum.
stances, succeed well in window cul-
ture. Many think plant Of no value
unless it flowers If amateurs could
be content with an abundance of hand.
some foliage, with here and there a
plant in flower, they would derive
much more satisfaction from their at
tempts at window gardening. With a
view to aid those who would under
take window gardening, we enumerate
few plants that will be quite sure to
succeed. In the first place, as to
plants cultivated for their foliage only.
The most valuable OF these is Ivy. A
plant of either English or IRISH Ivy, to
be trained up over the window is most
pleasing, or Ivy may be planted in a
hanging basket, to trail over the sides
and be twined up the handles. For
plants Of this kind in pots, the India
Rubber plant, (fens elashea), is one Of
the best. Its leaves are large and
vigorous. while the reddish sheathes to
the young leaves are almost as hand
some as flowers. The Umbrella Sedge,
Cypeyas alternyokins. looks something
like a miniature palm, is easily cult.
waited and very snowy. The unlvers-
al window plant of Paris is Aspidist,u
lnrida Ua,Tegata, which has no conf
mon name. Our florists supply it, and
it Is an excellent plant for the window.
The plant known as Wandering Jew,
Aaron's Beard. and by many other
uames, is Saaiiyaga sayment0sa. 1t
throws off runners, which hang over
the pot or basket in a graceful manner
and though 1t sometimes blooms, the
flowers are not snowy, and its chief
beauty IS in its variagated leaves.
Among plants to flower in the window,
we place first the Chinese Primroses.
Ifplants are to be procured from a
florist, select those that do not yet show
their flower buds. They will flower
for long time Some of the Bego-
MAS, such as B. fuseAi0idts and b.
multifora, are free-howering, and OF
easy culture. The so-called Crabs
claw Cactus (Epibhylzum) are excel
lent window plants, as are Sedum Sic
60laV the Cigar plant (CubAea). and
Cyclamens.-Ameyifan Agrieuifuyia.
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Hog Cholera and Corn.

We often here 1t asserted that hog
cholera SO called is due directly or 1e-
motely to the too exclusive use af In
dian corn. There may be some truth
but there is no proof. Indian corn IS
one Of the best foods for fattening
hogs. 1t is particularly rich in starch
and oil, and of course this means a
comparatively low proportion of nitro
genous or flesh forming ingredients.
Wheat, barley and oats contain
more nitrogen and mineral matter.
Peas are still richer in nitrogen.
The nitrogen and minera! matter OF
wheat exists principally in the bran,
or in the part of the grain Immediately
under the BRAN. If corn was deficient
in nitrogen and mineral matter. the
evil, it would seem could be corrected
by feeding bran and fine middlings in
connection with the corn. The practi-
cal difficulty is to get the pigs to eat
the bran. They prefer the corn. The
low price Of wheat gives us a good
chance to see if pigs will be healthier
with less corn. We do not say that
wheat is worth more than corn to fat
ten hogs, but It's quite probable tha,
for young growing pigs, wheat is the
healthier and better food, and if wheat
IS worth no more than corn, wheat is
probably the cheaper food especially
for young animals. We believe in
corn. 1t is the grand American cereal.
We can raise it at less cost per bushel
than wheat, but when wheat cannot
be sold for more than corn, We can
iced it to our ANIMALS with good ad-
vantage,-JosEPH HARRIS in Am,ifan
AgYirHKuria.
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The Horses of the Great Desert.

The Arabs of Sahara are very par.
ticular as to the color of their horses.
White is the color for princes. but does
not stand heat. The black brings
good fortune, but fears rocky ground.
The chestnut is the most active. II
one tells you that he has seen a horse
fly in the air, ask OF what color it was
If he replies chestnut" believe him.
In a combat against a chestnut you
must have a chestnut. The bay is the
hardest and most sober. If one tells
you horse has leaped to the bottom
of . precipice without hurting himself,
ask of what color he was, and if he re.
plies ebay" believe him. Ben Dyab,
a renowned chief OF the desert, hap
pening one day to be pursued by Saad.
el-Zenaty, turned to his son asked:
"What horses are in the front of the
enemy 2"
white horses" replied the son.
ut is well; let US make for the sun.
ny side and they will melt away like
butter.''
Some time afterward Ben Dyab again
turned 10 his son and said:
"What horses are in the front of the
enemy?'
"Black horses" cried his son.
at is well; let us make for stony
ground and we shall have nothing tc
fear; they are the negroes of the Sou.
dan, WHO cannot walk with bare feel
upon the fiints."
He changed his course and. the
black horses were speedily distanced
A third time Ben Dyab asked:
"And now what horses are in FROM
OF the enemys"
"DDk chesnuts and dark bays
In that case" said Ben Dyab
strike ont, my children, strike out
and give your horses the heel, for these
might perchance overtake us had We
not gwen barley to ours all the summer
through"
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the lower portion Of the trunks Of trees
IN almost any shady piece of woods.
This is to be used as lining to the
basket, turning the green side out and
entirely covering the inside of the wire
form with the moss.
Before filling The basket with soil.
place handful of charcoal or gravel
IN the bottom which will hold the mois-
ture. Fill the basket with loose loan
such as will not haIden by frequent
waterings. Plants that are peculiarly
suitable for hanging baskets are quite
numerous, snd from them a selection
may be nade that will please the
most exacting taste. 1t is mistake to
putmany plants into a basket. if they
grow. they will soon become rot bound
stunted and look sickly. If the hang
ing basket be of the ordinary size, one
large and choice plant placed in the
centre with few graceful vines to
droop over the edges, will have bet.
ter effect when established and growing
than if 1t were crowded with plants at
the time of filling. Hanging baskets
being constantly suspended, they are
exposed to draughts of air from all
sides, and the soil is soon dried out
Hence, careful watching is necessary
IN order to prevent the contents from
becoming dry. If the moss appears
to be dry take the basket down and
dip it once or twice in pail of water
this is better than sprinkllng from a
watering pot. In filing vases or hang
ing baskets or vases Of any kind, we
invariably cover the surface of the soil
with the same green moss used for
lining, which, while it adds to the
pleasing appearance Of the whole, pre-
vents the soil from drying out or be-
coming baked on the surface. If the
surface of the soil IN pots be cover Il
with moss of this kind, especially in
summer, moisture will be retained and
watering be required much less fire.
quently.
The folio wing is a list of the choice
plants suitable for hanging baskets.
Those marked thus CD are fine for
the centre. Those marked (*) have
handsome foliage and this mark Cd
indicates that the plants have flowers
in addition to rich foliage:
t Begonia glucophylla scandens !;
t oxalis t begonia rex, very fine; 4
fittonia t cuphea platycentra (cigar
plant; t pandanus (screw pine;
dracana (Youngs) t nelrembergla
t centaurea, gymnocarpa; t geraniums
Mrs, Pollock and Happy fought ;
tradescentla discolor 4 perperomlas;
| gIoxinias; \ fancy ferns; + agera-
tum (John Douglass, blue) # achyran.
thes t variegated hydrangea *gscus
Parcelli i gesnerias variegated
grasses, etc.
TRAILING PLANTS. i Fuschsia, mi
crophylla Sedum (stone crop; !
ivy-leaved geraneums German ivy
Indian Strawberry vine Keniworth
iv; lycodium moneywort / trailing
blue lobelia *cissus discolor /; / lysl-
rnachi (moneyworO ttropaolums
+ torrenia Asiatica; t mesembry anthe-
NUNS Gce plant cobea scandens
| t pylogyne suavis t lygodeum scan
dens; climbing fern. = .4me,Itan
Ag,Ieultarist.
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Hanging Baskets.

Hanging baskets for plants are
made of different materials and in a
great variety of forms. Some are FORM
ed with wire, others of clay, ornament
ed with fancy mouldings, etc. Very
pretty baskets ase made BY covering
the outside OF wooden bowl with
fantastic roots and knots this makes a
pleasing basket but we know OF none
SO desirable as the old style of semi.
globular wire basket when properly
filled.
To wire basket hrst obtain some
of the green moss to be found on the
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How to Tell a Horses Ase.

The foal is born with twelve grind
ers. When four front teeth have made
their appearance, the colt is twelve
days old; and when the text four as
sert themselves its age will be about
twenty-eight days. The corner teeth
make their appearance when the foalis
eight months, and these latter attain
the height of the front teeth at the age
of a year. The two year old has the
kernel-the dark substance in the
middle of the tooth's crown-ground
out of all the front teeth. In the third
year the middle front teeth are being
shifted; and when three years old
these and substituted by the perma-
nent or horse teeth, which are larger or
more yellow than their predecessors.
The next four teeth are shifted in the
fourth year, and the corner teeth in
the fifth, giving place to the permanent
nipper.
At. five years of age horse has
forty teeth, of which twenty four ale
grinders far back in the jaw, with
which we have little to do. But, be it
remembered, horses invariably have
tushes, which mares very rarely do.
Before the age of six is arrived at, the
tush is full grown, and has slight
groove on its internal surface (Which
generally disappears with age, the
tush itself becoming more rounded
and blunt); and at SIX the kernel or
mark is worn out of the middle front
teeth. There will still be difference
of color in the center of the tooth.
The tushes have now attained their
full growth, being nearly or quite an
inch In length, convex without, con-
cave within, tending to a point, and
the extremity somewhat curved. Now.
or perhaps some months before. the
horses may be said to ha perfect
mouth.
At seven years, the mark, as des-
cribed, is very nearly worn out of the
four center nippers, and fast wearing
away in the corner teeth-especially in
mares; but the black mark still re.
mains in the center of the tooth, and is
not completely filled up until the ami.
NAL is eight years old. AS he gets on
past seven the bride teeth begin to
wear away.
At eight the kernel has entirely dis.
appeared from all the lower nippers. l,
is now said to be "past mark o.
mouth"
When more than seven. the knowing
ones are accustomed to go by appear.
snce of the upper fronts, from which
some conclusion may certainly be
drawn, as the marks remain long after
they have been lost from the bottom
ones. Much reliance. can never be
placed on the tushes for sometime:
they may be found quite blunt at eighl
and as often remain pointed at eighteen
and sometimes those in the same
month will show an apparent difference
of year or more.
There are indications which enable
very shrewd observers to guess at Z
horses age after eight years even, but
none 10 enable accurate determination
In the ninth year the mark has entirely
disappeared from the upper middle
teeth, and the hook on the corner only
increasedin proportion as the briddle
teeth lose their points. At eight the
upper surfaces of the nippers are al
oval and as the animal get older they
diminish in width, but not IN thickness
they become more rounded and appear
wider apart.
At twelve years OF age the crown Of
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters of admiuistra-
ton upon the estate OF John Il. Paden late of
Adair county, deceased, have been granted to the
undersigned Zacharia johnson, by the probate
court ofthe county ofAdair, bearing date the 9th
day ofSept. 1884. All persons having claims against
said estate requested to exhibit them TO me for
allowance within one year after the date OF said let
ter or they may be precluded from any benefit OF
such estate, and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the time of the publication
of this notice they will be forever barred.
ZACHARIAH JOHNSON.
Administrator ofJohn T. Pad en- i. deceaed
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SCISSOR GRAPHICs.

Still life--a tramp at ork.-[Louis.
vile Journal
A leading ques,ion-Dispue as to
who goes first.
A sweet thing in crockey-The su-
gar bowl.
A check for his baggage-Her mar
rage certificate.
The lawyer and the saloon-keeper
IRE great on bargain
The plumber never says ITS a
cold day when / getlefi.
If ignorance is bliss some people
must be supremacy happy.
) A doubtful state-Wondering wheth.
er she will accept him or not.
A Texan steer-giving man twenty
tour hours to leave town.
Where there's will there's way
for the lawyer to get around Ii.
The early beau catches the girl but
he does lot always hold her
Betting not an argument, yet it will
do in the place of a better.
"Time is the great physician" That
is because ha "moves with a leaden
heal"
Wheeling, w. Va, must be great
place for carriage smiths. This is the
remark of a wagon the subject.
A Southern editor asserts that an.
gels are blondes. 1t is suspected that
he married brunette.
A Chicago clergyman recently
coupled two Cars Gin marriage) in that
city and escaped without being squecz-
ed.
"My poor fellow" asked man of
the living skeleton at the Dime Mu-
scum, "where have you been board.
ing 3"
The New Your Journal is advertis-
ing serial story, "A Cry in the
night" 1t is well the paper waited
until green cucumber season was
over
There is said to be no certainty
about the fishing in Labrador This
does not differ materially from the fish,
ing anywhere else
A Florida Judge descended from the
bench and whipped lawyer. AT
able man. He should be elected Gov.
nor of the state.
Goat is favorite dish in San Fran
cisco, says a correspondent, but we
see nothing unusual in that, as nearly
everybody eats butter.
1t is hopeless for a short man to
ever expect to be tall man, but ia
man can easily become a short man
This fact is SO obvious that it is
scarcely worth mentioning.
"He laughs best who laughts lasts"
Therefore the man who catches onto
joke after everybody else has go,
through laughing over it is the bes1
man.
Mother, is my chignon perfect?
Shape my pannier, fix mysash:
Jonny's comlngiH the cleaning,
Ard want TO make mash.
A colored barber in New Orleap.
spoke of distinguished Senator Oh
whom he waited as zone OBJ de mos
extinguished obituaries OBJ de place,
He had heard OF distinguished habi
tues, and shed to reproduce it.
A Chinaman has runaway with
Chicago mans wife. ''That's the de
graded meanness OF a Chinaman," oh
served Robert !. Burdette; "he wi
steal anything rather than walk up an
ask for it."
An exchange has an elaborate &C
count of the newest wrinkle in stock
ing. 1t omits. however, to mentio
the original wrinkle, which still cor
tues 10 carry on business at the oil
stand under the heel,
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MARY MApEs DODGE,

MAh1 DODdE.
has grown familiar to hundreds OF thousands
oi young readers; and their interest and In
telligent enjoyment have constantly inspired
the editor and publishers to fresh effort.
To-day, its strength Is in its wholesome
hearty recognition Of the movement OF events
and its steadily increasing literary and picto-
rial resources. The following are some OF
the good things already secured for future
numbers of ST. NICHOLAS.
His One Fault Il serial story for boys,
by the popular author, J.. T. Trowbridge.
PERSONALLY Conducted Illustrated papers
on famous places in Europe. By Frank K.
Stockton.
Historic Giils,n com panion series to
"Historic BOYS" By E. s. Brooks.
Ready for Business" suggestions TO boys
about to choose an occupation,-based on
personal interviews with prominent repre-
sentatives of various trades and profe sion3
By G. j. Manson.
driven Backto Eden," a serial. Bye. P.
Roe.
Talks for Young Folks" series of popu-
lar papers. by III. II. Helen JACKSON.
Among the Law. Makers; rccollecticns OF
boy-Lage in the U. S. senate,-containing
much political information, both instructive
and amusing. By Edmund Alton
''Davy and the Goblin" very funny serial
story by new writer, Chas. Carryl.
Short stories by Louisa " Alcott.
The Progress of Invention: From Paan-
quin to Parlor-car," From Cross-bcw to 100
ton Gun" etc. Descriptive papers, by Chas.
E. Bolton
cart Work for Young Folks: papers on
decorative handicraft. by Chas. G. Leland
"Sheep or Silver?" story of Texan life
BY the late Rev. William NJ Baker
"a Garden of Girls" being six snort stories
for girls, by Six Leading Writers.
Tales of Two Continents: stories Of ad-
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Cartoons for Boys and Girls" funny pic
lures, by st. Nicholas Artists.
From Bach to Wagner: brief pointed bi.
| ographies of great musicians. By Agatha
Tunis.
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Mary Hallock Foote. Joaquin miller. Alice
Wellington Rollins. G. B. Bartlett, Harriet
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A son of the Emerald Isle was car
rying a duck along the street the other
day by the legs. and 'quack, quack"
naturally came from the mouth of the
biped. "Walk. walk, will you ?" said
Pat. .Indade thin you'll not. for I'll
carry YOU"
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THE FARMER.

In search of new home, where he can Sc
cure better returns for his labor, should re-
member that the Wabash is the most direct
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska,
snd all points South, West and Northwest,
and that round-trip land-explorers' tickets
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat
ter of Arkansas and Texas sent free to all
applicants by addressing the General Pas
senper Agent