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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

If bands are put on fruit trees, they
should be examined every week for
months.
The Country Gentleman thinks the
cow of the future will produce nine
hundred pounds of butter each year and
raise calf.
"A French authority states that car
rots give horses new blood, which seems
to restore them, and they may be Justly
claimed as the regenerator of worn-out
horses.
IF you cut the back legs of your
chair two inches shorter than the front
ones. the fatigue of sitting will be
greatly relieved and the spine placed in
better position.
A lady says that the best method
that she has ever tried to clean a
Drowned porcelain kettle is to boil peeled
potatoes in it, when the porcelain will
be nearly as white as when new.
Oats fed freely to hungry chickens
is apt to kill them. The fowls eat too
large quantities at once, the oats swell
in the crop, and the points of the oats
penetrating the crop induce infamma-
ton, ending in death. Czevelassd Leader.
1t is as easy to care for an acre of
beets grown in the field as for an acre
of corn or potatoes. Make the rows
nearly or quite three feet apart, drill
the seed with planter in straight lines
and most OF the labor can be done with
the horse cultiyator.-N. r Herald
When, as in a case of sickness,
q Gnf Errhf 10 xxrfeknA xrk,y, Aok
are mislaid, put powdered salt on the
candle till it reaches the black part of
the wick. In this way mild and
steady light may be kept throughout
the night by small piece of candle
Cincinnati Times.
Begin while the pigs are small to
feed them raw food and they will soon
eat anything raw as well as cooked.
Keep them growing through hot
weather with grass and weeds till the
sweet corn gets large enough to cut for
them. With plenty of green food, g
little meal will count for all it is worth.
Prairie Farmer.
-Currant Catsup: Four pounds OF
fully ripe currants and one and hall
pounds of white sugar. Cook slowly
until quite thick, then add o large
spoonful of ground cinnam tea.
spoonful of ground cloves, half Of q
teaspoonful of black pepper, two tea.
spoonfuls of salt and pint of vinegar.
Cock twenty minutes longer-careful
not to burn-then bottle for use.-N
| 7. Herald.
Graham griddle cakes are nice fol
| hrea kfast 0n q onOl summnr p,nrpino
Use equal parts of Graham and corr
meal, mix with sour milk, and use hal
a teaspoonful of soda to scant cup O.
milk, add salt to your taste, and little
sugar, as that will make them nice anG
brown. If eggs are plenty one or tw,
are great addition. These cake,
should be fried more slowly than buck
wheat cakes.-N. Y. Post.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
"DorHe A GRAND WORK FOB ME-"

In sending for new supply OF Com.
pound Oxygen, a gentleman at Walnut
Iowa, says:
81 cannot get along without 1t, as it Is
doing such O grand sUork for me. You
tcoisld not believe me to be the same niscr.
able man aUas O year age to see me 7lotC
I an, gaining so fast in flesh. ,Cetqh
more 7lotc than ever did in my life be-
fore, but I still have pains through my
lungs when I do any work; but other ways
T am feeling as well as ever did"
Our treatise on Compound Oayge7,
containing history of the discovery aad
mode of action of this remarkable cura.
tive agent, and large record of surprising
cures in Consumption. Catarrh. Neuralgia,
Bronchitis, Asthma, ETC., and wide range
of chronic diseases. will be sent free. Ad.
dress DRs. STARKEY & PALEN, 11O9 and
I'LL Girard street. Philadelphia.
All orders for the Compound Oxygen
Home Treatment directed to II. e. Ma.
thews, COS Montgomery street, San Fran
cisco, will be filed on the same terms as Il
sent directly to us in Philadelphia.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
The American Hat.

The question of man right to wear
his hat in court-or rather of the courts
right to make him remove its in a
fair way to be tested. In a Justice
Court on Staten Island few days since
a spectator was commanded by an Off
GER to remove his hat. He refused to
obey the order, alleging that he was
bald and that the preservation of his
health required him to wear his hat SO
as to avoid draughts of air upon his un-
protected scalp. He was arrested,
however, and fined for contempt; and
upon refusing to pay the fine he was
committed to prison for five days. He
threatened to bring suit for damages
and try tho question of the Justice s
authority.
If he does, it will be an interesting
trial. Courts do universally insist on
uncovered heads, and always have in
this country, except in the earliest days,
and in the case of Quakers, whose relig-
ious scruples would not permit them to
remove their hats. But have they any
real right to insistp Have they any
his hat than to demand the removal OF
his coat or his bootsp The notion OF
honor or dishonor, respect or disre-
spect, in wearing or not wearing the hat
is purely artificial. 1t has no fouhda-
tion in the principle of things. If il
had it would be contempt of court for
ladies to appear with covered heads, as
they invariably do, even In the witness
box.
1t would probably shook the judiciary
of the country almost off the bench if il
were decided that the American citizen,
under the Declaration of Independence
and the 'egis of liberty whatever
that may be-has a right to wear his hat
when and where he pleases. .-Detroit
Free Press.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
A MOTHERS DREAD.
The Wonderful HistrfOnic Develop
ment of q Famous Child Actress.
Chicago World.

Chicago World.
The New York public was surprised
few years ago at the arrest, at the 1nst1ga-
ton of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children, of little Corinne, the
child actress. The little girl, less than
ents and kept in confinement until re-
leased by order of the Court and Mayor of
the city. Mrs. Jennie Kimball, the mother
of Corinne, who has been known to the
public for many years as vocalist and CO.
medienne, has devoted the greatest care to
the training and education of Corinne,
and the result is a development Of natural
faculties really phenomenal.
When did you discover Corinnes re-
markable talentf' was asked of Mrs.
Kimball.
81 can hardly remember the time when
her eyes would not sparkle at the sound
of music; she began to sing before she
could talk. Before she was four years old
she created a sensation and received the
prize of gold chain and locket studded
with diamonds, at the National baby show
in Boston. Next she sang in concert
given by Brown Brigade Band, and in
1879 made her debut as Little Buttercup
in the Juvenile Pinafore Company. Since
then she has sung in opera and played va
rious roles nearly everywhere"
Mrs. Kimball is lady of fine presence,
dllu WAGu playing dt tLc DOStOA AO5Cuih,
was herself known as "Little Jennie
Kimball."i
What has become of the little ladyg'
asked the reporter.
"She has given place to the person you
see before you. Like 80 many Others
have grown somewhat feshy. Indeed l
assumed such proportions that began to
fear for my health. Why, at times l
would have the most suffocating sensa-
ton In my heart; then again my head
| would be attacked and have frequently
| fallen to the floor in a dead fainting fit. /
| consulted several eminent physicians and
| they told me l must abandon the stage if
expected or hoped to live. This seemed
| terrible, for am devoted to my profession
and also to the development of Corinne.
"And yet you appear pefectly strongf
"And SO am. Why, have reduced nv
weight over twenty pounds within three
| months and I never felt better ia my life.
If any who are troubled as / was question
| this, let them try Warmers safe cure, the
remedy I used, and they will, am sure.
| be speedily convinced of its truth. I be.
lieye it is the finest medicine in the world
| and any number of my friends to whom
have recommended it have found 1t az
beneficial as it has been to me-"
| rs Corinnes health good2"
| "Perfect. The child has so much life
and vivacity she is overfiowing with it
on and off the stage"
| The only previous instance of such re
| markable precocity which history chron
icles is that of the famous Peg Voting
ton, who first appeared in "The Beggar'i
| OPERA" when but a little older thar
| Corinne.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
The northern coast of Nicaragua /.

The northern coast of Nicaragua Is
the site of the Mosquito Kingdom. Al
though an integral portion OF the Re-
public of Nicaragua, the government
exercised but nominal control over It.
By treaty with the British Cabinet. MIC
aragua acknowledged the Mosquito King
as sovereign of this strip of land, and
agreed to pay him a subsidy OF $1,000
per annum When that particular King
killed himself through rum drinking the
English missionaries elected an illegiti-
mate son of the royal family to succeed
him. Since that epoche the Nicaragua
Government las ceased to pay the stip-
ulated subsidy, although 1t figures In
each appropriation. - Chicago Trsb'tse.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

"A fashionable young lady at the
Grand Union. in Saratoga. gives the
following account of her silver poodle;
He's daisy, he is. So nice and
clever. He has his tooth brush and
keeps just as still when the maid uses it
with the powder He barks to have his
hair oiled and combed, and takes a
shampoo with perfect delight. When
he goes to bed he lays his head on the
pillow and goes to sleep like a tired
boy. It's lots Of work caring for the
brute, though. There's one thing I'm
thankful for, he's always dressed for the
morning. Cambridge Tribune.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
THE SECRET OF LIFE.

SCOyILL'S SARSAPARILLA, OR BLOOD
AND LIVER SYRUP. is the remedy for the
cure Of Scrofulous Taint, Rheumatism. White
Swelling, Gout Goitre Consumption Bronchi-
tis, Nervous Debility, Malaria, and .an diseases
arising from an impure condition Of the blood.
Certificates can be presented from many lead
ing Physicians. Ministers, and heads of families
throughout the land. endorsing SCOVILLS
BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP In the highest
terms. We are constantly in receipt Of certi-
f1cates Of cures from the most reliable sources.
and we recommend is as the best remedy for
above diseases
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
IN THE SHADE.

Hon. r. G. Payne, City Alderman, Bris.
bane, Queensland, Australia, writes: 81
have been great sufferer with rheuma-
dsm for years and have tried every known
remedy, including galvanic batteries and
Turkish baths. Finally tried St. Jacobs
Oil, the great pain-cure, and can positively
say 1t gave me instantaneous relief. It
puts all other remedies In the shade.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

An exchange says" "Nine-tenths of the
unhappy marriages result from human
calves being allowed to run at farge In So
ciety pastures" Ninetenths of the chronic
or lingering diseases of to-day originate in
impure blood, liver complaint or bilious
(Which is but scrofula of the lungs), sores,
ulcers, skin diseases and kindred affect
tions. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery" cures all these. OF druggists.
Speaking of dishonest tailors: What did
the skunk-cabbage2
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

"A man named Campbell, superin.
tending the construction of mill at
Blenheim, Ont, had narrow escape
from death by wheelbarrow falling
from third-story and striking him on
the head. It seems difficult thing to
get in any position where the wheelbar-
row will not have the advantage of the
man when the two come together. De
troit Fr Press.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
POOR ruLoWs.

Frustrated, debilitated. enfeebled, they
feel as If they were hardly worth picking
bright penny for chance of choice be-
tween life and death. But even such for
lorn people can be renewed by the use of
Browns Iron Bitters. 1t vitalizes the
blood, tones the nerves and renovates the
system. Mr.. Isaac G. Weed, Burr's Mills,
o., says, 81 used Browns Iron Bitters for
general weakness, and it helped me
greatly"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

A CARD.-Toe all who are suffering from er-
rors and indiscretions Of youth, nervous weak
send q recipe that win cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by missionary In South America. Send self
addressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH T. INMAN,
Station d. New York.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

CATARRH-ANe New Treatment whereby
3 permanent cure Is effected In from one to
three applications. Particulars and trea-
tise free on receipt Of stamp. A. III. DIxoN
& Son, 305 King street west, Toronto, Can.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

For Catarrhal and Threat Disor.
ders, "Broicn's Bronc HAL Troches" are
renowned and marvellously effective. Civ
ing immediate relief.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

The worst pile tumors cured
in ten days. rupture in one month. Pam
phlet two (3ct.) stamps. Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association. Buffalo, n. 7.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

At least three men on the average jury
are bound to disagree with the rest just
to show that they've got minds of their
own; but there is no disagreement among
"Fnvortte Prescription" They are all
unanimous in pronouncing it the best
remedy in the world for all those chronic
diseases, weaknesses and complaints Pc
culiar to their sex. 1t transforms the
pale, haggard, dispirited woman into one
Of sparkling health, and the ringing laugh
again ''reigns supreme" in the happy
household.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

The sale of intoxicating liquors Is pro-
hibited in tenscounties in Mississippi.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

II you want handsome photograph 60
Abel & Son, % Washington street.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

How can we expect another to keep Sc
[ cret when we cannot do it ourselves.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
To restore one of the doors Of Westmin
ster Abbey has cost S60t00.

DIR. EvoRY: Your DIAMOND CA
TARRH REMEDY is astonishing every
one around here. No one had any faith
in it when / first commenced using it, but
now every one is crazy to get it.
Price SOC per bottle. For sale by Hodge,
Davis & Co., c. A. Plummer s. Co., and
Clarke, Woodard & Co., Portland, Oregon.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
HOW WOMEN DIFFER FROM MEN.

The newest thing in vases is now made
If lady's shoe, gilded and decorated.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20

DR.. HeateYs CeteTy Beef and Iron Is
the best Nerve Tonic ever discovered.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
HUMAN CALVES.

Not every green thing comes from the
green Nile, not by a jug-full.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
TUFTS HAIR dye.

GLOSSY BLACK by single application of
this DIE. 1t imparts natural color, acts
instantaneously. Sold by Druggists, or
once. "a MurFay St., New York.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-20
MATRIMONIAL PAPER ,llgsIss1To, 5!1ssT

Send for large illustrated circular No H. Explains how
hatch and raise chickens protably Circulars free Ad
dress PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO.. PetaluIna, Cal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
Small Bills.

The Government owes the State. Of
New jersey 73 cents and interest there.
on since. 1861, that State having paid
an excess of the amount assessed upon
it for direct taxes to carry or the WAT
in 1861 The interest amounts To- 90
cents and 6 mills, making a total of
S1.70.6 which stands to the credit of the
State on the books Of the Treasury. The
only way to get it cut is by an act Of
Congress, but it woald cos1 $15 OF 800 to
print the usual number Of copies Of the
bill if one were introduced for the pur-
pose. Al this session the Senase talked
Two hoars upon and finally passed bill
to pay SIS TO Chicago firm which over
paid that amoat Of taxes; and bill has
been pending in Congress several years
to reimburse . private of the Twenty
third Infantry, . colored man, for cloth
inc destroyed. President Grant once
vetoed bill that authorized . rebate Of
S9-not because of the amount, but tina
principle involved; and Senator Nc
Creery. of Kentucky. made the great
st speech Of his life when he tried TO
get the Senate to pass the bill over the
Presidents veto. The Secretary OF the
Treasury wrote . letter to Congress say
pg that millions OF dollars were in
volved in the bill. and the debate upon
It's passage lasted several da2A-WasA>
iaQton Cor. N. J. Swh
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
He Always Kissed the Governors Wife.

Senator Vance is . tall. broad
shouldered, handsome man of fifty-four
years. He has a large, pleasant, open
face, a bright, fun-leving eye, and lux
uriant hair and mustache of iron gray.
He is = very popular man among his
fellow Senators, and he can tell more
good stories than any of them. He
likes . joke and n orth Carolina is full
of the evidences of his propensities in
this direction. ...s. 81
One day when he was Governor Of
the Stateit is said that he was riding
on horseback along q road, about ten
miles from the capital, when stranger
overlook him. The two men fell into
conversation, and the stranger tol
Vance he had been to Raleigh to see
the Governor, and that he had called at
his house, but that he was not at nome.
Z Ibid you see the Governors wife?"
said Vance.
Yes" was the reply.
'And did You not kiss herr" -. 90
The man, very mech astOnishad, re.
piled: mo, hut she was very pretty,
and 1 should have. liked nothing bet
ter" -
"Well, Fre kissed her." continued
Vance. land I never meet her but that
do So" And thereupon, after enjoy
ing the mans establishment for a mo-
ment, he told him that he was the Gov
ernor.-.e Garp." IN Cleveland Leader.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
Country Dresses.

For the seaside and mOultsin are
dresses of white bison-c' 9th made up
with accessories of golden brown vel
vet, and trimmed with white worsted
lace that Is new this season, and. is es-
pecially suitable for light wool stuffs.
This lace Is in the patterns of antique
guipure, and is used in wide insertion
that must really be inserted, not set
upon the faDric-and wide lace to
match. This trimming, four inches
wide, is put on white bison skirt by
five straight breadths, each one yard
deep, which is gathered at its top on a
silk foundation skirt. Over tn is
revers pOlonaise of white cloth, falling
low enough to conceal the top of the
wool skirt, taken up at each side in full
revers that are trimmed with the irser-
ton and lace, then caught up still
higher t, the side forms OF the back by
two straps of brown velvet (made as
mil:iners' folds are), and dropping
thence very full and long on the lower
skirt. The deep reyers collar and cuffs
are of the golden brown velvet. and
there is . standing velvet collar also.
Large barrel-shaped pearl buttons, with
mock button holes OF velvet. ping. are
on the front. Pale blue bison-cloths
will be similarly made up with olive
green velvet garniture, and ecru or
gray bison with dull Titan red velvet.
For simmer afternoons are very
dressy toilettes ofwhlte yelling, or alba
tross cloth, or other sheer wool. with
the basque and very finely plated skirt
ornamenteds all oyer with pink rose
buds and green leaves embroidered with
silks. White Spanish lace in the piece
will form the draped apron and full
vest of such Dire SEES. and the basque and
skirt should be made over pink silk.
For mornings in the summer and for
short, summer journeys, there are dark
Firginie cloths of the very sheer wool
that is sometimes called wool China
Grape; these are plain for part of the
dress. while other parts have silk-em-
broidered figures upon them, such as
are seen on the silk China grapes. This
in seal brown makes a tasteful dress,
with five plated flounces extending to
the hip on the left side. and two going
all the way round the silk foundation
skirt. The Greek over. skirt drawn up
high on the left to show the founces is
of the embroidered wool, and the
basque is also embroidered. Velvet
ribbon bows are down the front and on
the back of the basque, also on the sides
of the over-skirt.-Harper's Bazar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Mr.. Staples, q wealthy citizen Of
Westport, Conn.,, has given that town .
$5O. 900 free-school building.
"A new building. costing S41. 900, Is
nearly completed for Biddle University,
an institution for the education of coli
ored people, in Charlotte. N. C.
The Lehigh Presbytery calls atten-
ton to the fact that its moderator, elect
ed for the ensuing year, Rev. w. X.
Templeten, Of Reading. is tho first col
ored moderator in Pennsylvania.
Boston has set q good example to
every other city in declaring that
women should receive the same wages
as men who do the same work in the
public schools. = Chicago Inter Ocean.
The four Philadelphia churches
whose members have heretofore been
called disciples of Christ" resolved
at a, union meeting held recently to ac-
cept the name by which their congrega-
tons in other parts Of the United States
are Christian Churches"
The English Baptists propose me-
mortal fund for carrying on Baptist
work in Germany, in honor of j G.
Oneker, who, fifty years ago, on April
%, was baptized in the river Elba, OPP
posite Hamburg. and thence began q
German reformation against church
and state.
The Sunday-school. as we now know
it, is little over one hundred wears old.
Yet how it has grown! How mighty is
the tree. and acknowledgement are its
branches! According to a recent and
carefully prepared estimate, the num-
Der of children and teachers in the
Christian Sunday-school throughout the
world is $1,000, 00O.-N T. Examiner.
Education improves the general
Judgment and the reasoning powers.
The man of intelligence sees the rela-
ton of things in q larger and clearer
way, and reasons more wisely and safe
~, both as TO the ends to be attained
and the means of attaining them. He
is, therefore, fuller of resources for his
work. whether it is hand-labor or head
work.-Jonrnal of Education.
The Slater fund Of $1,000, 900 for
educating the colored people of the
South has been fortunately invested,
and is yielding handsome income of
$50. 900, the distribution. of which is in
the hands of Dr. A. S. Haygood. Pres
ident of the college at Oxford, Ga
Three thousand dollars have been set
aside for educating pupils who were
specially bright. and Mr.. Slater, the
donor, expresses himself as highly
pleased with the progress that has been
made so far in the work of the fund
N. Y. Tribune. .y
"A Washington writer puts the
growth of the Baptists among the col
ored people as follows: .'In 1862 col
ored Baptists had no church property
from Mason and Dixon's line to the
Gulf; they now have over four thousand
churches, worth more than S3,0OO.0OO.
and paid for. In 1862 there were 250,-
900 colored Baptist church members.
there now are $1,000 In '62 = colored
man who could read was q curiosity;
in "a fifteen newspapers are edited and
published by colored men educated in
these Southern schools"