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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
NEW LDEAL OF TIE SEXES.

LUIItIUII I UIICII
She-"What fine-looking man Mr..
O'Brien isl" He" H'm-hah rather
rough -hewn, think. Can't say that I
admire that loud-laughing, strong
voiced, robust kind of a man. Now,
that's fine-looking woman he's talking
to!" She "Well-e -er-somewhat eff
Terminate, you know. Confess I do not
admire effeminate women!"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
On Eating soup.

For instance, Don't eat soup from the end
of spoon, but from the side" Such a rule
cannot be called established. The very shape
of sp on proves that it was meant to be
eaten from at the end. and to sip from the
side successfully without spilling, especially
if the diner has full mustache, is difficult
feat. At the same time the position of the
arm is more graceful, if one sips from the
side. 1t is no sort of consequence which
mode is adopted is merely question Of
taste.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
HIS FIRST FISH.

"Oh, father" he screamed, rushing in
in ecstasy. "I caught the biggest fish
ever was. He bit right on my hook. "
"But where is the fish. my child?" "Oh,
pa, he just unbit again and div!"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02

It is said that the kind mothers In
the east are grown so affectionate that
they give their children chloroform
previous to whipping them.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
An Interview with jeff Davis.
[Cor. Indianapolis News.


'fHas your History of the War been
a success Mr.. Davis?" asked of him.
II know very little about it since
putting it into the hands of the pub
fishers. If the amount of money it has
brought me is criterion, I should say
that it has not been successful.
care you engaged in any similar en-
terprise now, and do you expect to give
any more utterances upon the questions
involved in the civil WARP"
''None at all.
"Do you contemplate ever making q
tour of the north? i have seen by the
papers that such trip was not improba-
ble."
when you see anything in the pa.
pers about me you can almost accept
the contrary as the truth. I do not now
ever expect to go north. / am living q
quiet life, removed entirely from public
observation. receive numerous invi
tations to make public addresses, but ]
habitually decline them, cvon those
coming from my own neighborhood."
"What is the hope of the south?"
"Her vast timber regions, stretching
from Pearl river east to the coast, al
most as yet untouched; her mineral re-
sources of almost unbounded value,
and her rich soil, capable of producing
almost everything that grows. At
Birmingham, on the Louisville & Nash
vile road, in Alabama, great city has
sprung mp among the mines, and all
through the south are evidences OF
growth. Then the soil and climate are
favorable for stock raising, and the
south will coin money from this advan-
tage. The south is a great undeveloped
quantity, but its Importance willnot re-.
main long unknown"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02

Epitaph copied in French cemetery !.
az await my husband. 10th October.
1820.p And below: Here anil 7th
February. $780,"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02

Mr.. Bergh is after the New York mil
lionaires who pin butterflies to their
dining room bouquets.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
FISHING At THE TVHARVES.


Angling from old wharves does not
belong to high order of the art, but it
is interesting to watch the crowds that
seem to enjoy this pastime.
On one corner fisherman may be
seen stretched out fast asleep, with his
head resting against spile. His line
is fastened with couple of half bitches
around his leg, and near his basket, as
if for display, two or three sea rob-
bers and little founder, the produce
of six hours industry, lie cooking in the
sun. On one side of him sits portly
German, with o fancy rod and reel,
gravely engaged in the work of winding
up crab, or possibly an old shoe,
while on the other side stands the
fellow that has bite. He can be rec
ognized on any part of the wharf, for he
is sure to grasp his line with his two
clenched fists, somewhat in the position
of fighter watching his chance for an
opening, while his eyes glisten and his
mouth shuts in resolute fashion. Then
there is the man who doesn't expect to
catch anything. He holds his rod care
lessly, and looks the picture of despair.
A more silent and orderly set of citizens
it would be impossible to discover in
any church. And yet they call fishing
an exciting sport. So it may be some
times; but where the precise charm
lies that creates the passion for it even
the learned philosophers in the Rod and
Reel association or among the icthyoph-
agists have as yet been unable to point
out with any clearness.
The happiest fishermen are those
who go down to the sea in ships Their
principal starting point is at Clifton,
Staten island, where sailboats take
them to the old wrecks on the Romer
shoals and to other parts Of the bay
where the fish have mass meetings.
They generally hire the boats day or
two ahead, and start from the city the
night before their excursion. That
night is passed sometimes on board the
boats, but usually in the lighthouses,
where they drink their lager, sing songs,
and tell fish stories. Before dawn they
get under way, invariably have race
or brush down the bay, and before
noon they are scattered all over the bav,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
cARLYLE AND LAMR

Book Reviewer In n. Y. Tribune.
The contrast is worth remembering
Carlyle, burly, selfish, vain, abusing
everything which did not exactly suit
his own peculiar tastes, whining and
roaring continually about his dyspep-
sia and making life with it burden to
himself and every one about him:
Lamb, delicate, poverty stricken, strug-
Cling increasingly with the demon of
madness, with attacks of nervous fever.
sleeplessness and depression. vet
sheery, self-sacrificing and hopeful to
The hour of his death.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
SALT as A rood.


Common salt is the most widely dis
tributed substance in the body; it ex-
lists in every fluid and in every solid !;
and not only is it everywhere present,
but in almost every part it constitutes
the largest portion of the ash when any
tissue is burnt. In particular it is q
constant constituent of the blood, and
it maintains in it proportion that is
almost wholly independents of the
quantity that is consumed with the food.
The blood will take up SO much and no
more, however much we may take with
our food; and on the other hand, if
none be given, the blood parts with its
natural quantity slowly and unwillingly.
Salt, being wholesome, and indeed
necessary, should be taken in moderate
quantities, and abstention from it is
likely to be injurious.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-02
A WORD TO THE UNWRSE
Lillian Whiting in New Orleans Times Demo

The gift of enjoying hfe-the sixth
sense that draws one to beautiful things
should really be ranked among the
most desirable of talents When our
forefathers solemnly incorporated into
their Declaration of Independence the
assertion that men were entitled to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
they gave official recognition and en-
phasis to the Importance of happiness
as an element of national life. As q
rule, we ignore this element too much
We are apt to consider happiness from
mistakenly heroic and Carlylian
standpoint-as something man can do
without" We seem to have an unde-
fined fec ing that we are not doing our
whole duty if we are happy
Nine-tenths of our anxiety, care,
worry and fancied trials is wholly use
less, not that it is entirely without
basis, but its realities consist of condi-
tions that can be dissipated and even
ignored. Life is too short to waste on
idle or unavailing regret. It is wiser to
look up than down; far better to look
forward than baekward-and the life
that holds itself in true polarity to
hope, and cheerfulness, and sunshine is,
in itself, the life of permanent and
blessed success.
WHAT IT MEANS ON THE FRONTIER.
Cor. Boston Herald.
Every railroad in the west has many
tale of murder and sudden death in
it's early history. Such tales are worth
recalling to any one thoughtful enough
to wish to realize what building rail
road into q new country really means.
What does the ordinary traveller know of
the sweat and blood that have made
him way? First came the brave en-
gineers, exposing themselves to all the
dangers of field and food and inclem-
ent skies, of Indians and beasts and
bestial men; then followed the half ami
NAL "navvies," or @chaws," with the at
tendant horde of desperadoes, male and
female, then disorderly season of oc-
casional mixed trains. with less frequent
shooting ARRAYS, and finally, you and I
step into our Pullman, take up our
novel, and bowl smoothly along the
line with no more thought nor care than
as if we were travelling from Boston to
New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-21
A MAGIC POWER
A Secret Agent at w erik.

We we're surprised the other day TO
learn that certain individuals in this city,
who had for many years yielded TO what
was apparently an Inevitable fate, were
startled from their torpid condition of
semi-stupidity, into asserting their right
to ''life, liberty and the pursuit OF happi-
ness" These parties had been bound by
an influence as powerful as il was incon-
prehensible. They knew not the cause,
yet they were victims to the result, They
were enchsined, but they could not dis
Germ by what means they had been man
acled. They had long sought deliver
ance In vain. Their appeals to science
and The knowledge contained in books
we're equally unsvailing. At last, relief
came. It was not through any action of
the President, or Of Congress, for their
trouble was not of political character.
Neither did the Governors message re-
lieve them, nor any sotien of the new
Legislature, FOR it was out OF their power
and foreign to their jurisdiotion. Yet
they were suddenly and efectUsily re-
! leased from the bondage they suffered,
and placed on the equal scale of human
happiness. What was their trouble9'i
is what our readers will ask. They had
been rendered helpless by that universal
enemy-rhtumatism. They bad not
walked or even moved without pain for
years. and on the strong recommends
lions of friends "who had besn there"
they tried Britsnnis. snd were st once
relieved snd radically cured. Britannia
is what did it. It acted like magic
power. This secret sgent quietly coursed
through their veins, removed tie cause
of the trouble, liberated the captives
from their doomed condition, and now
they congratulate each other en- the
accomplishment Of such triumph, and
the acquisition of the knowledge. by
which they csn at any time resist the
encroachments of their common foe. We
could give the names Of the parties, bu
will wait future time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-21
DIR. P. STEIyHART
SPECIALIST
Former Partner of
DIR. MIN TIL
SAN FRANCISCO,
No. 261 Main ST., opp. Overland
House, In Union Block. Room -
No. 1 First Floor.

Can be consulted daily from O'Clock
am. to 8 o'clock pm. and from to 8
O'Clock pm. Sundays from 10 am. to
pm. He has had twenty-five years ex-
perience in the special treatment of all
Venereal, Sexual and Chronic Diseases,
and guarantees to cure all urinary
fections of the Throat, Skin
or Bones. NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Impotency and Lost Manhood, exhausted
Vitality, Seminal Weakness, Spermator-
rhes, Paralysis, and all the terrible effects
of Self Abuse, youthful follies and ex.
cesses In msturer years. Nocturnal Ennis
sion, the effects Of which are various,
maddening and destructive to both body
and mind, and unless cured will; er-
inmate fatally. The presence Of the
disease causes continual consciousness
Of Glow and gradual decay of all the
power OF body and mind with loss Of
manly power and vigor, defective mem
Dry, heart affections, loss o. sight, noises
in the hesd and ears. confusion of ideas,
aversion to society, excessive prostration,
trembling Of the hands and Limbs, con-
sumption, marssmus and ultimate de-.
rangement of the mind. The will cover
becomes 80 weak that the person seems
to lose control of himself and cannot
look one square in the fsce. It also causes
Dyspepsia and Indigestion with Hear.
and Kidney Disease.
TapewOrm Expelled in]l "a
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PILES
Treated and Cured successfully.
Cancellation q. the Office ia FREE and
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Come at onc'--do rot cut 1t IF All
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-21

WILL YOU SUFFER with Dye
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate.of Augustus Lodders, deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, BY THE
~ undersigned, John Brupton, Admins
traitor, and Agnes Lodders, Administratr19'
Of the estate of Augustus Lodders, deceased,
to the creditors Of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers within
ten mo nths after the first publication OF this
notice, to the said John Brunton, at Bingham,
City, in the County of Salt Lake, Territory OF
Utah.
JOHN BRUNTON, Administrator,
AGNES LODDEhS, Administratrix,
Of the Estate of Augustus Lod aess, deceased.
ja19
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
The True Friend.

Did it ever occur to you, reader, ia
reflect on the depths of deceit which
lie still and dark even in the most
honest mindsP Society reposes on 8
thin crust of convention, underneath
which lie fathomless possibilities OF
crime and consequently suspicious OF
crime. Friendship. however close and
dear, is not free from its reserved, un.
spoken beliefs, more or less suppressed
opinions. The man whom you would
Indignantly defend against any accusa-
ton brought by another, so confident
are you in his unshakable integrity,
you may yourself momentarily suspect
of crimes far exceeding those which
you repudiate. Indeed, I have knowH
sagacious men to hold that perfect
frankness in expressing the thoughts is
a sure sign of imperfect friendship
something is always suppressed. and i
is not he who loves you that .'tells you
candidly what he thinks of your per-
son. your pretensions, your children OF
your poems. Perfect candor is dictated
| by envy or some other unfriendly feel
ing, making friendship a stalking horse,
under W of which it shoots the ar.
rows which will rankle. Friendship is
candid only when the candor is urgent
meant to avert impending danger OF
to rectify an error. The candor which
is an impertinence never springs from
friendship. Love is sympashetic.-
BIGckbOOod's Magazine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Salt for the Throat.

In these days when diseases of the
throat prevail, 1 would advise those
afflicted to try my remedy-common
salt.
For the past two years l have suffered
more or less with q very disagreeable
pricking sensation in my throat, as
thought it had splinters in it, and fancied
at some time or other ] had swallowed
a pin or a lawyers fish story, and one
of the bones had remained sticking in
my throat. Determined to ascertain,
if possible, the cause of my trouble, I
called to my aid my medical works,
which are by no ear limited, and
under the head of throat diseases found
it to be a laryngitis. which alarmed me
not a little. A friend advised me to
use strong salt water as a gargle,
which have done the past two months,
and my throat is well. I put a heap
ing teaspoonful of coase salt Diver
pool) in a tumbler of water and gargled
my throat thoroughly three times a
day, before each meal, and the last
thing on going to bed, and in addition
to that, doubled a linen handkerchief
twice, four thicknesses, wet it with the
salt water and pinned it around my
throat, placing over that two thick
nesses of dry flannel.
A friend told me that she always
broke up a cold in that way, and by
shifting a little up her nose.
The gargle is not unpleasant to the
taste. / also use it diluted to battle my
eyes. 1t is very strengthening. and if
it is good for the throat it must be good
for the eyes also.
For the benefit of those who have not
a medical work in their library I will
copy in brief from mine the symptoms
of chronic laryngitis. 'It often COM
mences with a slight hoarseness and ir-
ritation of the throat, frequent hem
ming or raising of scanty mucus and a
slight cough. As the disease progresses
these symptoms increase. In the ear
i lier stages the voice is uncertain and
often breaks in singing or loud speak
ing. Later. liberation takes place,
generally marked by pain in the throat.
as if from a sharp-pointed body; the
discharge becomes offensive; portions
of lymph, cartilage and even ossifc
matter are emitted. There is usually
soreness of the larynx on pressure and
from inhalation of cold air. 1t forms
the ~so-called ministers sore throat, and
presents every grade of severity down
to the most inveterate forms of laryn-
geal consumption.-Herald of Health.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Cisterns and Egg. 8

Many writers have given good ad-
vice about how to build cisterns for
storing water. ALI are right. Still I
have a cistern which has done good
service for about twenty years, yet does
not fill any of their stated requirements.
Instead of being round it is long and
narrow, SO as to be covered with flag
stones, the bottom being quite narrow.
It is dug in a soil hard and firm. the
sides were made smooth and solid by
hammering tough clay into cavities,
and then one-half inch coating of &C.
ment well laid on completed its compe-
tency for holding water.
1t has never been wholly empty ex-
cepting when cleared for cleaning, and
it seems as perfect still as when first
made. I know several round ois-
terms cemented on the clay show
ing q very uneven surface when fin
ished-projecting stones being left in
place and merely coated over with the
general lining Of cement-and yet I'M
complained of as effective reservoirs.
A regular egg-shape is no doubt the
strongest-the thin shell of cement is in
proportion like the shell of the egg.
A good idea of the power of a vaulted
arch to r',isy pressure can be gained
or gi, by trying the two ends with
ralms of the hands; they may be
| placed between the knees for increase
| of steady force. The hands will give
way before the egg, if the pressure is
not sidewise. This will convince ar
experimenter that, if cement alone is
not to be trusted, a concave four-i inch
brick lining laid in cement and coated
with it will resist all usual outside pres
ehre.-Cor. N. ?. Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
A Gentle Hint.

They had been sitting about twelve
feet apart all the evening, discussing ac-
cidents and what treatment was best in
cases of drowning, burns, fits, cuts, etc.
He is one of st. Paul's most popular
young physicians, and rejoiced at this
opportunity to air his knowledge to the
charmer who had made such an inroad
into his affections. Looking at him
archly she said:
George, if I should start to fall to
the floor in a faint, what would you
doP"
81 should spring forward and catch
you," he replied.
She sighed, and said:
Don't you think you would have to
spring awful fast or that I would
have to fall very slow if you got here
from away over there in time to save
meP"
He took the hint and moved up, and
all the rest of the evening they sat 80
close together that his clove-tainted
and her caramel-fecked breath mingled
in aromatic confusion.-&. Paul Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
AND RArER.

There can not be a doubt, as we all must have
found out.
And I frankly must confess that what I like
Still less
Is its tendency to shatter our Illusions.
In more than one respect it seems painful to
That ones petted little SON or fav'rite
Should b proved by learned lore to be really
Than some phosphorus and half a pail of
Haferl
Flesh and blood are idle dreams. muscle is not
what It seems,
Bone and hair are common errors; so is
10 believe in things we sec, just as they APP
pear to be,
Why. the mare that won the Oaks is no better
than q hoax;
Do you think her present owner would have
Had he known Il as a fact that the animal he
was-some phosphorus and half a pail OF
waterf
Can we p the tender passion will not soor
II this theory be widely promulgated 2
Or that stolen chances, kisses, and the rest OF
As absurdities win not be deprecated?
u TO married life inclined many a girl would
Life a trlae dull when science shall have
taught her
Not to waste her fond caresses on such un
Ass ssSassn phos psssss and half . nau o,
water.
While the sulky Peers are pouting and the
Radicals are shouting
For subyersion OF the British Constitution
One could wish that Wing or Tory, to the
chemists greater glory,
Were restored to their original solution.
Why, ask, should England COVER to those
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
FARM AND F1REsIDE.

Milk is three per cent. heavier than
water. as q vessel holding 100 pounds
Of water will hold 103 pounds of milk.
Prairie Former.
Eastern herdsgrass is putting in an
appearance in some meadows of Colo
RADIO, and efforts are being made to
extend its growth.-Denver Tribune.
-Custard Pudding: One pint of milk.
three eggs, three-fourths of . cupful of
sugar. Beat eggs and sugar together,
pour on the milk and bake in a slow
oven.-THe Household.
Beef Omelet: Three pounds of beef
steak, three-fourths of a pound of suet
chopped fine, salt, pepper and a little
sage, three eggs, six Boston crackers
rolled; make into q roll and bake
N. p. Times.
-Parsnip Oysters: Three grated
parsnips, three eggs, one ~teaspoonful
of salt, one teacup of sweet cream. but
ter half the size of an egg, three table
spoonfuls of flour; fry as pancakes;
satisfy may be used in place of pars-
nips.-Erchange.
How to treat early tasteless APP
pies: Take four pounds of apples
(weigh them after they are peeled),
two pounds of sugar, half an ounce of
cinnamon in the stick, one quarter'of
an ounce of cloves and one pint of vim
egar; let the vinegar, spices and sugar
come to a boil; then put in the whole
apples and cook them until they are so
tender that q broom splint will pierce
them easily.-Boston Budget.
1t ssaid a larger crop of apples is
raised when a hive of bees is stationed
in tho orchard. The bees visit every
flower. busily flying from one to an
other, and then passing to an adjoining
tree. The pollen on their bodies is
rubbed against the pistils of myriads OF
flowers, which become fertilized in this
way. Many of the strange modifca-
tions in the form of flowers are due to
insects, the transfer of pollen from diff
ferent varieties resulting in h~ybrids.-
Chicago Herald.
The leaking of milk from cows
teats arises from the muscles of the
teats not being strong enough to con
tract the orifice sufficiently. Any rem
edy that tends to strengthen the mus
Giles will serve to cure it. Some mill
COWS three times a day with this OBJ
ject in view. Another successful and
simply way is to apply a small dab Of
collodion to the end of that teat imme
diately after milking. This forms 9
thin, strong membrane at once thai
will prevent all leakage and is easily
removed at milking.-Fdrmer ant
DGiryman.
i'm selecting flour first look to tn,
color. If it is white with q yellowisl
straw-color tint, buy it. If it is whit
with q blush cast or with black speckI
in it, refuse it. Next examine it's ad
hesiveness. Wet and knead a littl,
of it between your fingers; if it work.
soft and sticky, it is poor. Then throw
a little lump of dried flour against
smooth surface; if it falls like driet
powder, it is bad. Lastly, squeeze som,
of the -four tightly in your hand; if j
retains the shape given by the pressure
that, too. is a bad sign. 1t is safe t.
buy -four that will stand all these tests
These modes are given by all old fou
dealers, and they pertain to a matte
that concerns everybody.-HeaM an
Home.