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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
Balance in Character.

Few persons are possessed of per-
fectly balanced nature. Amiability is
apt to be allied with weakness; vigor-
Gus, pushing character is often impul-
sive, harsh and unjust. A reflective
mind is slow to act; prompt mind is
often wrong. So through all the ele-
ments of character. All the qualities
that 60 to make up perfect moral ma
ture rarely appear in one person. The
physical and intellectual do not pre-
cisely conform; the mental and moral
are not evenly balanced. There are
those possessed of stronger moral than
mental natures. They constitute the
spasmodic, impulsive element in socie-
ty. There are others whose intellects
so absolutely control their moral ma
lures, that nothingis admitted that can
not be reasoned out satisfactorily.
There are persons whose strong animal
natures dominate all else, and both
mind and spirit are subservient.
To regulate all these parts SO as to
attain a fair decree Of equality is the
right step toward securing what may
be called balance in character. PhitG-
delphia Call.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
Pawnbrokers' Signs.

The pawnbrokers' insignia is under
stood to have its foundation in the arms
of the Medici family, o representative
of which went from Lombardy to Lon
donin the Middle Ages, and, being very
rich, set up business as a banker or
money lender. The arms of his family
consisted of three gilded pills, which
had direct allusion to their profession
of medicine. Beside being ''doctors"
they were the richest merchants in Flor
ence and the greatest money lenders.
The branch of the family which settled
in London commenced business in Lom-
bard Street. Whether the family arms
were used as sign to attract has not
been stated, but there seems to be no
question that this was the origin of the
three golden balls now used to indicate
the presence of pawn-broking estab-
lishments. 1t is observed that the busi-
ness of lending money on pawns was
carried on in England by Italian mer-
chants or bankers as early, at least, as
the reign of Richard I. By the 12 Ed
ward l., a messuage was confirmed to
these traders, where Lombard Street
now stands, but the trade was first rec
ognized in law by James I. The name
Lombard, according to Stow, is con-
traction of Longobards. The Lombard
bankers exercised a monopoly of pawn
broking till the reign of Queen Eliza
beth. Another Interpretation of the
three balls signs is that it indicates that
the pawn-broker exacts two-thirds col
lateral as security for the one-third
which he lends to the borrower It has
been otherwise dubbed ''the two to one
business. Rrooklun EaQke.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
Feeding Horses.

"Yes, SIR" said the proprietor of a
large livery stable, ''people imagine
when they hear the quality of oats men
toned that their desirable qualities con-
sist in their brightness of color, purity
of scent and freedom from all appear
ances of having been damp or heated,
but they rarely advert to the fact that
when these objects have been attained
their true value yet rests in their weight,
and a material difference may be found
in samples which, to the hand and eye
of one who is good Judge of the arti-
Gle, may appear to be nearly the same
sort, though the bushel of the one sort
may be several pounds lighter than the
others! The horse that is fed upon
light weight oats, of which there are
plenty IN the market, is loser by one
third the nutriment which he would OBJ
tain if fed with those of good quality,
and if this is not looked to, he will, on
long drives, fall off in condition, for the
price varies according to weight in some
places, and good many stable keepers
take special care not to buy the heaviest.
1 always buy the heaviest and cleanest
oats / can find in the market, and this
is one reason why my stock looks well. y
..How about hay?" was asked.
Swell, also buy the best hay can
find in the market, because it does not
pay to purchase poor quality. In
many stables there is a great waste by
allowing horses an unlimited use of it,
which tempts them to eat too much. /
give all my horses only small quantities
at time but feed more frequently
With small quantities the animals seem
to eat slower, masticate it more thor
oughly and it then affords the most
nonrishment. You see all my horses
look well, and have a clean coat, with
every appearance of good health. This
is acquired by giving them sufIiciency
of wholesome food-not too much-but
administered according to the length
and amount of work the animal has to
perform. ~. S. Veterinary journal
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
An Old Conductors Yarn.

Talking of greenhorns, said an
old conductor to me recently, ''it's in
the older States one sees the greenest
of them. Fifteen years ago [ was run
ming a passenger train down in Ken
tucky. One morning when the train
drew up at a little station a chap in
copperas-dyed breeches, blue jeans coat
and vest, and homemade wool hat
addressed me as Istepped to the ground.
g is you the clerk Of this kyar?n
"I'm the conductor-what do you
want?' | answered him.
I want to go to Louisville on this
kyar.
I" well, get aboard told him. He
climbed the steps and knocked on the
door. When he had raped a second
time some wag inside called out, Come
in!' There were at least forty passen.
gers in the coach. He began at the
front seat, shaking hands with every
one clear to the back end, and asking
each How you do?' and then 'How's
your folksP' Of course it was regular
circus for the other passengers. He
lived thirty miles back in the mountains,
and had never been on a train before
When he stepped off the cars at Louis
vile felt sorry for him.
s'Well, l left Kentucky soon after
that and came to Illinois. One day,
four years ago, while on a visit to Lou
isyille, well-dressed, well-to do look
ing man stopped me on the street. He
mad to tell me where I had ever seer
him before. Would you believe it? thai
greenhorn had developed into one o.
the first merchants of Louisville, and is
to-day reputed to be worth 100000 >
Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
A SWindling Builder OF Old.

The operations at Peterborough Ca
thedral, England. prove that fraudu-
lent builder is no new thing. The
wall of the tower, while possessing a
spacious face of good stone blocks,
had within nothing more substantial
than loose bits of stone and dry rub
bish. The supporting piers below, also,
which ought to have been solid as the
rock itself, were fonnd precisely SINH
lar in construction, down even to the
foundations, where, to the increased
amazement of the explorers. still
more fragrant specimen of medieval
Jerry work was encountered. Cor
rectly speaking, there never had been
any foundations to these piers at all,
their lower courses having been simply
bedded on layer of loose rubble chips
and sand. these in their turn resting
upon natural gravel only. There is
rock a foot or two lower down, but,
strange to say, no advantage was
taken of this circumstance, though ii
must certainly have been within the
knowledge of the old builders. These
discoveries compelled the condemna-
ton of the two western piers, which at
first it had been the design to spare on
account of their seeming soundness
The same indications of grossly slov.
enly work were revealed in the removal
of these also, and the foundations
were discovered to be equally worth
less.-London World
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Scarlet clover Is a valuable bee
plant, but is an annual. Exchange.
I'm skimming the cream off the milk.
says an old dsiryman, there should al
ways be milk enough skinned with the
cream to give the butter, when churned,
bright, clean look.
Carrots, potatoes, parsnips and beets
are heat producing, while vegetables
that form above ground, such as aspar-
agus, lettuce, peas, beans, corn, cabbage
and tomatoes, are cooling. Chicago
Journal
Mr. Joseph Harris, an authority or
sheep raising, says he finds no more
trouble in raising early lambs than late
ones. He would rather have his lambs
come in January and FEBRUARY than in
April and May.-Albany Journal.
The night before a picnic boil some
eggs until they are very hard; then drop
them into can or jar in which you
have some picked beets. In the morn
ing the eggs will be pink and will be
de1icately favored If possible carry
them in can with the vinegar still on
them.
"A handsome low screen is made by
painting large card board sky blue,
then painting spray of daisies and
clover blossoms on it. Then set this in
frame of plush about an inch and q
half wide, and this is to be placed in 9
light ebony frame with q standard.
= Cincinnati Times.
The american Agricultstrist has a
description of barrel barrow for carry
ing liquids. A barrel, open at the top, is
fitted into the frame of an ordinary bar.
row with cleats, about one-third being
below the top of the frame. 1t can be
advantageously employed in carrying
slops to hogs or cattle and water fol
plants.
The Stock Breeders journal says
that overlooking horses is both stupid
and wicked, and strains the nerves of the
eyes, for which the only remedy is to
wash the eyes two or three times daily
some good eye water. When this strain
ing is severe nothing will cure it and the
horse usually becomes blind.
"A writer in the New York Tribune
says he has found q good method to
trap wire worms to be by putting
pieces of potatoes in the ground with a
stick stuck in them to mark their posi-
ton. The worms gather on the po-
tatoes, and are quickly destroyed.
This year wire worms were destroying
Prof. Tracey's melon and cucumber
vines by eating off the roots. He put
the potato traps in the soil and thus
saved the vines from destruction.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
Neuralgia and Headache.

Nothing is so terrible as severe neu-
ralgia, and beyond doubt girls ac-
quire it often enough by the conditions
of school life. Headaches in a school
girl usually mean exhausted nerve
power through over-work, over-excite-
ment, overanxiety, or bad air. Rest,
q good laugh or a country walk will
usually cure it readily enough to begin
with. But to become subject to head
aches is a very serious matter, and all
such nervous diseases have nasty ten
dency to recur, to become periodic, to
be set up by the same causes, to be-
come an organic habit of the body. For
any woman to become liable to neural
gia is a most terrible thing. 1t means
that while it lasts life is not worth hav-
ing. 1t paralyzes the power to work,
it deprives her of the power to enjoy
anything, it tends toward irritability Of
temper, it tempts to the use of narcotics
and stimulants. So says DIR. Nelson,
and so say ]. A girl who finds herself
subject to neuralgia should at once
change her habits if but to grow strong
in body. OF what use is education with
ill-health? A happy girl must be a
healthy one. The Greeks educated
their girls physically; we educate ours
mentally. The Greek mother bore the
finest children the world ever produced.
DR.. Holbrook, in his great works on
marriage and parentage, gives chap
ter on the Grecian education of girls
He claims it comes very near to the edu-
cation we need for them to-day, and we
quite agree with him. It developed
beautiful women, and their beaut,
lasted till old age. The beautiful Heller
was IS handsome at fifty as at sweei
sixteen. Dto LetCis' Monthly.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
/" Working the Press. y

"What sort of a season did you
have?' asked the old oyster of the little
strawberry.
"Pretty fair. I thank you, sir" po-
litely replied the strawberry.
Ibid you get many press notices?''
30, yes, sir; any number of them"
'sNot as many as lee cream, though
That fellow hogs the whole press.
Why, he is disgusting the people with
his puffs that I don't suppose I'll be
able to get single line in for my Sum
day-school festival stews next season
without paying for it, growled the old
oyster.
Eyes, sir; | perfectly agree with
YOU responded the little strawberry.
'.The way some of them work the press
is perfectly disgusting. There is the
little green apple -
90, don't mention himr' cried the
old oyster. s.He's too low. [ never
saw a notice of him in a better
role than small boys stomach."-
Philadelphia Chronicle Telegraph.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
pERsoNAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

Miss Kate Blake is new beauty
discovered in the south of England, and
is said TO rival Mrs. Langtry.
Miss Minnie Goubley, of New Ha-
ven, Conn.,, is thirteen years old and
weighs three hundred pounds. .-Hdrt-
ford Post.
Mrs. Mex. Twombly, daughter OF
William Fl. Vanderbilt, has, among
her other possessions, a parasol OF
black satin and Chantilly lace that cost
SOON Y San.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
She Understood All About Base Ball.

81 want to go to the baseball game. y
said a Cleveland young lady to her
feller.
your he exclaimed in amazement
's1ou wouldn't know q basel from
passed ball, or a three bagger from an
assist.
"But. George, dear, could learn.
You know how soon I picked up that
new embroidery stitch. and how quick
am at everything.
Well, there is no use in following her
argument Every man has been
through it, first or last, and knows how
it always comes out. She went to the
game. George had been used to sitting
in one of the side stands where he had
favorite seat. and the privilege of
smoking and guying the umpire to his
hearts content. On this occasion he
sat primly up .behind a beastly wire
screen,' as he mentally called it, and
prepared to suffer. The Clevelands
were at the bat.
(which Clevelands are those in
gray?" asked Maude. "Why don't they
all dress alike?n
Those are the Clevclands; the others
are the Bostons.
..What are the Bostons doing here?
Did they come ell this distance to see
the gamer"
"No; they are going TO play
Il thought they were to see the
Clevelands play
"Wby, they both play
"Oh, we, re going to see two games.
How nice"
In the mean time the first man at
the bat, after two strikes and five balls,
popped high fly TO short-center field,
and started to first like bird. The
ball was caught, and he set out leisure
ly for home.
What made that man runP" was the
next question.
He wanted to get to first"
What's firstp'' ~ 4
'FThat bag yonder.'
.'Why didn't he go? Was he afraiG
that the man standing on the bag
wouldn't like it2''
..That must Lave been it." said
George, in despair.
In few moments Cleveland went
out and started for the field, while Bos-
ton reversed the movement.
"What is that for?
1.-The Clevelands are out. The Bos-
tons go to the bat. y
..Ohr'
Just then Boston slugger struck a
liner for two bases and started on his
tour.
'By Jove.- that's daisy said
George.
Maud understood this. Yes said
she, II think so too I've been watch
ing him, and he's real handsome But.
George she said. as the bean eater
stole third, s.he Doesn't care a bit
whether the C-evelands like it or not.
He's going right on, and l think its
real mean, as he's visitor -
The next Boston hitter struck too
short, and was caught at first, but it
brought in the run from the third.
THAT'S run,n said George.
''And is that run, too, that man
walking imp
mo, that's an OUT
'.How much does an out countPn-
"One.'
s.Anl how much does run count?''
zone. too.
.Then an out counts one and run,
two. They've made four haven't
they?n
George collapsed. When the game
was over Maude said she was beginning
to understand it s'real well, y and is
going every day. Her swain is a re-
formed man. and hasn't been able to
''get away since to go to a game. =
Hartford Times.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
EPIGR4MS.

THE LAWYER TO BIS CLIENT, MR.. MoRSM
hope shall not fall from grace
II decline to plead your case.
No lawyer should pursue course
Which he must docket In Re Morse.
ON SLOW WAITER,
They call you waiter but vow
That no mistake is greater
So sluggishly you move about,
'Tis who am the tcdfter.
VISITOR.
A terrible rapping heard at my door.
And trembled for fear of dun Or bore;
But found that had been mistaken for once
1t wasn't a dun, it was only-d duflce
OSA FASHIONABLE WIFE.
thought her a beautiful creature,
And dearly / bought her with gold;
But there's one disaRreeable feature
twas and not she that was sold.
Ben Wood Daufs. in The Continent,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15
4 Needed Prescription.

Bride.-'I must have your advice,
doctor. My husband gets the night
mare nearly every night, and frightens
me half to death. =
Doctor. You have gone to house
keeping, suppose?''
Bride. Yes; we just got settled last
week. y
Doctor. -.sAnd, presume, as there
are only two in the family, you attend
to all the housekeeping duties your
sclf?n
Bride.-sYes. -
Doctor. We'll, hire some one else
to do the cooking. = Philadelphia Call.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15

1t is not generally known that the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers claims to be one of the
largest associations in the world. Ac-
cording to some of the reports the MEM
bership is about 100, 900, which directly
and indirectly controls and influences
nearly 100000 workingmen. At one
time the organization was said to have
S375,000 in its treasury, but the strikes
of the last two years have depleted it
considerably. Pittsburgh Post.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15

"A New York manufactures of tri-
cycles says that in England there are
now over $4,000 of the three-wheeled
machines in use. He believes that it
will in time supercede the bicycle, as
being better adapted to country roads
and more easily managed. IN. 7. Her
n,d
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15

AT Gloucester, N. J., pear-tree is
still bearing fruit that was brought in q
flower-p pot from England before 1897 by
Captain Samuel Harrison and planted
in his garden. Captain Harrison's
father lost his life as regieide on the
restoration OF Charles H.-M. z. Masl.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15

"A Boston boarding mistress broke
her leg by jumping from q second-story
window in her efforts to avoid a kettle
in the hands of boarder man who dis
liked the corned beef. = Boston Herald.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15

"A new survey of the Hudson River
between Troy and Hudson has been or
dered. Troy Times.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-15

The best backing a young man car
have is good backbone of his own.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
"a0oD SUCCESS. !"
Nothing Better than Marsh's Golden
Blood & Liver Ton G.

''No medicine can surpass your GOLDEN
BLOOD & LIVER Tonic, for Blood and Liver
disorders. 1 have used 1t with good sue
cess."-[Geo. Thompson, Atchison, Kans.
"My wife has used MARsH's GOLDEN
BLOOD & LIVER TONIC, for cleansing the
blood and strengthening the system. She
thinks there il nothing equal to it."-lE. B.
Dodge, Hannibal, Mo.
"Your GOLDEN BLOOD & LIVER TONIC
has cured me of Dyspepsia and Liver COM
plant. can heartily recommend it to ALL
LIB. F. Herbert, Rock Island, Ills.
MARsH's GOLDEN BLOOD & LIVER Tonic,
the great Blood and Liver purifier, and
MARsH's GOLDEN BALsAM, the famous
Cough remedy, are for sale by P. R. Crisp,
druggist, Ironton. Large bottles 80 cents
and 81. Don't fail to try it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
.apd Perfect Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Personal.

c. A. Smith, Of st. Louis, is In Ironton.
Mr.. J. Colby, Of st. Louis, Is here on busi-
ness.
Mr.. Geo. H. Crumb and wife are visiting nc
Poplar Bluff.
Geo. Lopez, ESQ.,, IL in the city.
Mr.. Geo. Hughes made his folks . visit here
last week.
Harry Hart, Esq, Of Annapolis was in
Ironton Monday.
Mr.. John Gay has located In Ironton. and
entered Into partnership with his brother.
W.T.. Gay.
W. H. Delano has returned to Irouton.
having completed his contract 1t Crystal CITY
for the present.
". g. Dilts. Esq. Of Pilot Knob, re-.
turned from Kansas last Monday. whore he
had been visiting his aged parents.
All. Hunt, Esq, Of Farmingten Marble
Works, was In Ironton last Friday.
Judge Emerson went up to st. Louis Tues
day to take dispositions In sundry law cases.
and to help try the celebrated land case OF
Major Cowan W. st. Louis Ore & Steel Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
Accident or Murder at Piedmont.

Monday afternoon, between and O'Clock
a very curious accident or quickly execu'
ted murder occurred at Piedmont. 1t Il
impossible yet to form any decided opinion
as to whether accident or murder. A sho,
was heard shortly after O'Clock, on the
west side of train ready to move north,
about 100 yards south of the depot. From
all the Information yet adduced, 1t seems
brakeman on conductor 'Harmon's train
was asked by the deceased (Wm. Crofton)
for ride. The brakeman, according to his
own story, asked him what he mad to "put
up" Crofton showed revolver, and in
showing the action of it, it went of, shooting
him (Croften) directly through the heart
the ball entering the right breast. A part
ner Of Crofton's, named Jas. Konsell, was
standing close by. Their versions of the
shooting are similar. The strangest part
of the affair is the impossibility to find the
revolver with which the shooting WAS done.
Though several parties were on the scene in
a very few seconds, and thorough search
instituted, it could not be found. The
brakeman and Monsell are now under arrest,
awaiting the action of the Coroner's Jury.
Both Crofton, the dead man, and Monsell,
his partner, were cleanly though roughly
dressed, but neither had any money. 1t was
impossible yet to tell what the verdict would
be, at our latest advices.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
Pilot Knob Items.

We regret that personal and local items ar,
SO scarce.
The lion came in like March this year, ant
his roarings have not yet changed to the We.
| small bleat.
here, but We can't conjecture who It Is.
n. L. Bowman, Of your town, has moved tt
Pilot Knob.
Some schools IN the county are doing mo-
nopoly business, making monthly reports t.
the papers. Once week Is it! This part OF
the empire could report a very large list who
are present every day and not tardy.
Pilot Knob Union Sunday School numbers
one hundred or more, every Sabbath. How
Is that?
The nature of a few Goodland items
prompts us to ask you the duty Of local
correspondent. Shall he report strictly local
news and comment upon subjects Of general
interest, or may he 90 rambling, "seeking
whom" etc.. II Rev. Hainesworth's at
tacK upon one church justifies q correspond
ent to apply such indicate terms, then q
different church still, when attacked by said
correspondent, might apply similar harsh ep-
ithets to correspondent, and thus there
would be no end to the dirt-throwing.
Perhaps you have not received report of
the steps being taken to organize q perma-
nent Presbyterian church, ut Pilot Knob.
A icommittee composed of Jno. Delano, w.
p. Birtley and w. G. Dilts signed call or re.
quest that the people would meet at the
church building on Wednesday evening to
consider the matter as above named. Quite
= large attendance was present, and at the
proper hour, the meeting organized by elect
ing DR.. Sawyer, President Of the meeting,
and Geo. Simpson, Secretary. The objects Of
the meeting were explained by Mr.. J. Del
ano and Mr.. W. G. Dilts, and after quite a
free discussion of the matter, q paper was
presented for subscription, the same to be
applied exclusively to the support of q min
lister. Contributions were so liberal that it
seems quite certain that the move will sue
coed. Messrs. Sawyer, Delano, Birtley, Price
and Bateman, were appointed soliciting
to canvass and report ut the next
meeting, Friday, March 14th.