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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED AND PAID ANNU-
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PACIFIC BRANCH OFFICES: 800 Mont
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24
our AGENTs.

The following named gentlemen are authorized
to act rs Agents for TnE SrATE RIGHTs DEMO
RAT, aud to receive nd receipt for subscriptions
to the paper
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24
HAIR DRESSING,
Ayers Cherry Pectoral,

For Diseases Of tho Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough. Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.
Probably never before In the whole history OF
medicine, has anything won widely aud so deeply
upon the confidence OF mankind ns this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through n long
series Of years, aud among most OF the races OF
II has risen higher and higher In their csttma-
ton, II has become better known. Its uniform
character and power To cure the various affections
OF the lungs and throat, have made IL known
mller forms OF disease and TO young children, t Is
at the same time the most eieetuai remedy that
be given for lneiptent consumption, and the dan
gerOns affections of the throat and lungs. As pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group. It should
be kept on hand ia every family, and indeed rs all
arc sometimes subject 10 colds aud coughs all
should bc provided with this antidotc FOR them.
Although settled Consumption Is thought In
cnrablc, still grcat numbers OF cases where the dis
seemed settled, have been completely cured,
and the patient restored 10 sound health by the
Cherry IertOruf. SO complete Is its mastery
the disorders Of the Lungs anil Throat, that
the most obstinate uf them yield to IL. When MOTH
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
fOraE they snbside and disappear.
singers and Public Speakers ind great pro-
lection from il.
Asthna 10 always relieved and often wholly
cured by 10.
bronchitis Is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Perf0rdE IN small and frequent doses.
SO generally are It's virtues known that we need
not publish the certificates Of them here, do
than assure the public that its qualities fully
maintained.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24
THE HISTORY OF A LIFE.

Day dawned Within curtained room,
Filled TO faintness with perfume,
A lady lay, at point Of doom.
Day closed A child had seen tho light,
But for the lady, fair and bright,
She rested in undermining night.
Spring rose: The lady's grave was grecn,
And near It afterward was seen
A gentle boy, with thoughtful mien.
Years fled: Hc wore q manly face
And struggled in the worlds rough racos
And won, at last, aloftly place.
And then-he died Behold before We,
Humanity's poor sum aud story,
Life-death -and all that Is glory.
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NOTICE.

4 Ii PERSONS KNOWING THEMSELVES
n indebted to the undersigned, will please come
forward and settle up, Is the old Books must be
Closed by the LIST of January, 1869.
Albany, Dec. 10, ,0s-n17tE A. uoWAN.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24

Josh Billings says: When I see an old
man marry young wife, consider him
starting out on a bust, for am reminded
of the parable in the Bible, about new
wine and old bottles.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24
Chartered b, Special Act Of cOagross in 1868.
Cash CAPITAL 100000
PAID IN FULL.

q. II. CLARK, Presiden;
JAY COOK, Chairman Finance
and Executive Committee
+. w. PEET, Secretary aud Ac.
tuary.
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Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Ague, intermittent Fever.
Chill Fever, Remittent Fever, Dumb
Agne, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C.,
and indeed ell the affections which arise
from malarious, marshs or miasmatio
poisons.
As It's name implies, It docs Cure. and does not
fall Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Bismuth,
Zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous substance
whatever, 1t in nowise Injuries any patient. The
number and importance Of its cures In the ague dis
trlcts are literally beyond account and believe
without parallel In the history of Ague medicine.
Our pride is graiilei by the acknowledgements we
receive OF the radical cures effected In obstinate
cases, and where other remedies had wholly failed.
Unacclimateh persons, either resident in, or
travelling through miasmatlc localities, will be pro-
tectcd by taking the 4GUE CURE daily.
For Iiret. COnaff6iufs. arising from tOrpIdity
of the Liver, 1t is excellent remedy, stimulating
the Liver into healthy activity.
For Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints It is
an excellent remedy, producing many truly re-
markablc cures, where other medicines had failed.
Prepared by DIR. j. G. AVER & CO., Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass, and sold
all round the world.
PRICE. 500 PER BOTTLE.
gs-sold by all Druggists and dealers in Med
icincs everywhere.
SMITH & DAVIS, Portland, CRANE BRIG
HAM, San Francisco, Wholesale Agents.
se25y5n6yl.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24

MANKIND should learn temperance
from the moon-the iIuller she gets the
shorter her horns become.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
From the BuHalo Express.
The Secret Of Longevity.
A CURIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY.

A paper was recently read before the
British Ethnological Association by Sir
Duncan Gibbs, entitled "An Obstacle to
European Longevity Beyond Seventy"
The writer had previously called the at
tention of tho association to the fact
that he had devoted much attention to
the position of the leafshaped cartilage
at the back of the tongue, known as the
epiglotis, and that in eleven per cent. of
the five thousand people Of all ages whom
he had examined, he had found the posi-
tion OF this cartilage to be dropping, or
pendant, instead of vertical. A further
prosecution of his inquiries had led TO
the discovery of the important fact that
in all persons Of over seventy, without
exception, its position was vertical. This
circumstance he regarded as Of the high.
est moment, bearing, as be believed il
did, upon the attainment of old age.
Numerous examples were cited in proof
OF his statement, among which were
many well-known statesmen who at.
tanned to over seventy years of age
Lords Palmerston, Lyudhurst, Campbell
and Brougbam being among the mum.
Der lie claimed that the facts present
ed clearly demonstrated that longevity
beyond seventy could not be attained
with pendant epiglotic. His conclu
sionS may be summed up nearly as fol
lows: AS a rule, persons with pendan
epiglotis will not live beyond seventy
life verging 20 close at or before tina
period. On the other hand, with yer
tical epiglotis, life may be prolonged be
yond seventy to the extreme limit of ole
age.
These statements will furnish a new
subject for discussion among the medica
savants of this country. If there is any
truth in the Il cory broached ny Sir Dun
can Gibbs, Americans will wish to know
it, and knowing it, will not rest contcn
until they have asccrtained the relativ
position Of the all-important cartilag
upon which depends the length If thei
stay on earth.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

ing like boom, or rather like the burst
ing OF water pipe, the too quick and
the too slow, the awkwardness, the
clumsy grinding against polished furni.
ture, the endless questions, the wantings
to go somewhere, or to have somebody
come here, oh, what God send children
are to people, who have genius for
fault-fndng, that il, for all mortal crea.
lures! They are so many maternal
safety-valves.
If now one considers the duty which
neighbors owe TO each other, the fact
every man is bishop over bis neighbours
affairs if We consider further, what n
friend owes to friendship, on the blessed
ness Of friendship, that gives one leave
TO deal faithfully with you to open the
north door Of January on you with the
wholesome assurance, "Now You know
that ! am your friend" what pungent
dig man is conscientiously impellcd to
give you when he has been admitted to
the secrets Of your lite; il one considers
all these things, and how can he help it
IT he lives in moral society, he will I've
| duly impressed with the wonderful pro-
vision which Providence with some hu-
man aid) has provided for the exercise Of
this innate, universal tendency to fault
finding.
But are there no exceptions I am
sorry TO say that there are few. There
are persons who weakly judge that good
nature is more refining than faultiinding.
| Spiritless creatures there are who prefer
TO wait on provocatiOn, rather than to
let fly the suitable answer which folly
deserves. have known persons so lost
to self that they really took other peo-
pies part; they even let boys aud girls
romp around them all day without a
single snarl.
We have seen weak anl sunshny ma
lures so nearly demented as to excuse
and palliatc their neighbor's imperfec.
tions. They do seem to promote for a
moment degree OF happiness. But
what becomes Of the art, the duty, the
felicity of fault-tinding.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

TERRIBLE WARNING AND APPEAL
While we believe that the warning given
in the following speech made on the
scaiIold by Josiah L. Pike, who was
hanged at Concord recently for the mur-
der of Thomas Brown and wife, two
aged persons, at Hampton Falls, in May,
1868, can net fail of turning some from
The dangerous habit of using intoxicat-
ing drinks, let us hope that it may also
lead some rumseller to abandon his nefa-
rious work, as shown in the murder Of
those old persons in their own dwelling,
and also the thousands of other like
murders caused by the traffic. Who can
read the following speech and not be-
ieve the time has come for concerted
action?
don't shirk from my fate. l do not
dread TO die. know how worthless
my life is, and have hope in Christ for
better hereafter; but l wish to leave =
warning in my last words to those who
are inclined to intemperance. 1t has de-
cided my fate and ruined my soul, and 1
entreat those who deal in intoxicating
drink to stop that dreadful work and
oh, | implore their victims to stop before
it is too late. As hope to be forgiven
the sins of a misspent life, l forgive all
severity and injustice toward myself, and
willingly commit my soul, wicked and
unworthy as have been, to the merciful
Savior. And to my special friends, who
have given me sympathy, advice and en-
couragement during my stay in prison,
| can only return the heartfelt thanks of
a dying man. can feel what they have
done for me, but can not utter my feel
ings, but commend them to God tor his
blessings, and imploring mercy for my
self, 1 give you my last farewell.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
When You Were Seventeen.

When the hay was mown, Mary,
In the years long ago,
And while the western sky was rich
With sunsets rosy glow,
Then hand in hand close-linked we passe
The dewy ricks between,
And l was one-and-twenty, Mary,
And you were seventeen.
Your voice was low and sweet, Mary,
Your wavy hair was brown;
Your check was like the wild red rose
That showered its petals down;
Your eyes were like the blue speedwell,
WithTlewy moisture sheen,
When l was one-and-twenty, Mary,
And you were seventeen.
The spring was in our hearts, Mary,
And all its hopes were ours;
And we were children in the fields,
Among the opening flowers
Ay life was like summer day
Amid the woodlands green,
For was one-and-twenty, Mary,
And you were seventeen.
The years have come and gone, Mary,
With sunshine and with shade,
And silvered is the silken hair
That DER your shoulders strayed
In many soft and wayward tress-
The faircst ever seen
When l was one-and-twenty, Mary,
And you were seventeen.
Though gently changing Time, Mary,
Has touched you in his fight,
Your voice has still the old sweet tone,
Your eye the old lOve-light,
And years can never, never change
The heart you gave, ween,
When was one-and-twenty, Mary,
And YOU were seventeen.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
Grant to Grier.

The following letter of President Grant
has been forwarded to Associate Justice
Grier, dated Executive Mansion, Dec.
Is, 1862" and directed "To Hon. Robert
c. Grier:"
SlR:-Your letter containing the ten
der of the resignation of your office of
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, to take effect on
the first day of Februry next, has been
received by me to-day, and your resigna-
tion is accordingly accepted, to take
effect OH that date. / sincerely regret
the increasing physical intirmties which
induce you to retire from the bench, and
with the assurance of my personal SYM
pathy and respect, desire also to express
my sense of the ability and uprightness
with which your judicial duties have
been performed. In looking upon your
long and honorable career in the public
service, it must be especially gratifying
to yourself to remember, as it. is my
agreeable duty and privilege on this oc'
casion thus distinctly to recognize, the
great service which you were able tc
render to your country in the darkest
hour of her history, by the vigor and
patriotic frmness with which you upheld
the just powers of the Government anc
vindicated the ri eht of the Nation, under
the Constitution, to maintain its owl
existence. With the hope that your re
tirement may bt cheered by the knowl
edge of public gratitude, as well as by
private affections | remain
Very respectfully yours,
U. S. GRANT.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1O43.

you want to take hand in this fight,
just try it on, and l will whip you and
your whole garrison, if you win bring
ont your men in squads of not more than
six at time" And then he vent on
manipulating Jeff's cheeks and nose and
ears, and repeating his demands for, Gin
dcmnity for the past and security for tho
future" while Twiggs looked on in mute
astonishment at the audacious pluck Of
the Yankee boatbuilder. Finally, tho
embryo rebel President, seeing no other
way OF escape, either by bluster, main
strength, or the interference OF the Major,
concluded to accept the situation, took
all back, and promised to treat Stewart
as a gentleman, and was let up.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

How TO Cook A BEAN-BY AN ON
BEANIsT.-Buy bean, bathe it well, put
in IL quarts of river water-if you
haven't got river, better buy one, as
they are handy to have-boil II six hours
by an avoirdupois clock, take it out and
wipe thoroughly dry with a soft towel,
lay it on its northwest side about two
degrees Sow,westerly; bore a hole gently
in each end, abstract the "innards" very
quietly without mussing much; then
stuff one end with soft boiled rice, and
the other end with rice boiled soft the
end that points toward the north shonld
in all instances, except in cases of extreme
hemmomago, be stuffed first; then take
the south side of the shell off gently I;
then the east carefully, then sweeten with
salt, and it will taste so much like, you'd
never dream it was bean. I'd Oil
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Ikthology-By Josh Bill. ings.
THE GOLDFISH,

The Goldfish is the child ov the oshen.
This ackounts for their being so salt.
They are caught with hook and line,
and bite like steel trap, and hang on
like a poor relation.
They are good eating for wet day;
they are better than an umbrelly to keep
man dry.
Dried Goldfish iz one ov the luxuries ov
life; but Goldfish three times day wood
weaken my confidence in them.
Goldfish never venture into fresh water;
they would spile if they did.
l have never been codfshing myself,
but think | should like it better than
fishing for frogs.
think should ketch frogs well enuf,
but should insist on their taking them
selves off the hook.
had rather take boss bumble-bee in
hand than live frog, not because l am
afraid the frog would bite, but l am
afraid of their kicking.
Sum people amt afraid to take any
thing with their hands that they can
reach, not even an eel; but if should
get caught by an eel, if / couldn't settle
with him right off by giving him the
hook and line, would throw the polo
into the bargain aud put for home.
The Goldfish liz said to be an aristokrat,
and to keep aloof from other fish of his
size in the sea, and claims to be a rela-
tion of the whales; but this looks to be
rather fishy.
/ have noticed that the Goldfish always
has stiff upper lip; but think this is
more owing TO the boLe that is in him
than it is to his blood.
MACKERAL.
The mackerel iz game fish. They
ought to be well edukated, for they are
always in skools.
They are very easy to bite, and are
caught by piece of flannel petticot tied
onto hook.
They are not the only kind of fish that
are caught by the same bait.
Mackrel inhabit the sea, but those that
inhabt the grocerys always taste to me
as though they had been born and fatted
upon salt.
They want good deal of freshing be-
fore they are eaten, and want good
deal of freshing afterward.
If kan have plenty ov mackrel for
breakfast, can generally make my other
two meals out of cold water.
Mackrel are konsidered by many people
the best fish that swims, and are called
"the salt ov the earth"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

An ill-matched couple were always
quarrelipg. One day the wife pointed
to cat and dog that lay together near
the stove, and said: "Look at them
they don't quarrel" "Ah," growled the
husband, "tie them together ard then
see." .sa8
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

An army surgeon, reputed lover Of
the knife and saR, who had just hacked
and hewed patient to his hearts con
tent, was asked by an attendant who
stood eyeing the two pieces of mortality
just deposited upon tho table, "Weli, sir,
which piece is 10 be put to bed, and
which buried ?n
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
Select POetrU.
Deal Gently with the Little Ones.

lie who checks child with terror,
Stops its play and stills its song,
Not alone commits an error,
But grievous moral wrong.
Give 1t play and never fear it,
Active life Is no defect;
Never, never break its spirit;
Curb II only to direct.
Would you stop the flowing river,
Thinking 1t would cease TO flowI
Onward must It flow forever;
Better teach it where to go.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
Paint Jo,'.. -. Farmers. a est,

THESUBSCRIBER HAS ON HAND
a and for sale q couple OF barrels Of the Grafton
Mineral Paint which Is admitted to be the cheapest and
NEST durable Paint In use, Two coats well put on,
mixed with pure Linseed Oil, will last nom 10 TO is
yeare,s Price 50 per barrel. .'I iIlT lgSgI h lhE
AsssSsis, RI. ssl 1850. YAMEs REEpi
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

WoMAN.-Thers Is purple half to the
grape, mellow half to the peach, sun
ny half tothe globe, and a better Aa,fto
man., 80 s-w = @-. s-A- 70 ~
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
CABINET WARE.

John nUOR0, Manufacturer OF and Dealer in
FlrSinre Of the best descriptions and every variety
ALSO General Undertaken, and Manufacturer OF Coine
to order. Main street. North OF South Public Square
AshtAOua. 49i
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
BoUNDRIEs.

M0NTIGLE 4 HILL, Iron Founders and Man,
nfhcturefy and Dealers In Stoves Of various kinds,
plows and row Castings Min cAstings and most des,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
BOOKBINDERS.

MILLER, Book-oinder, W. w. ii .: c.is Il
&c bound in plain and elegant styles,A Jeh son'
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

GEORGE WILLARD, Dealer in Dry-Goods, Gro
ceres Hats, Caps Boots, Shoes Crockery, Glassware
Also Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Hardware, Sad
dlery Nails Iron Steel Drugs Medicines, Paints, Oils,
Dyestuffs, &C., Main street, Ashtabula.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25
HARNESS MAKER.

w. HI. WILLIAMSON, Saddler and Harness Ma
ker opposite Fisk Block, Main street. Ashtabula Ohio,
has hand and makes to order, in the best msnner
everything In his line. a.. .,. SGD
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DRUGGISTS.

CHARLES K. SWIFT-Ashtabua, Ohio, Dealer
in Drugs and Medicines Groceries PerlumeTy T.S and
ing Extracts Patent Medicines of every description,
Paints, Dyes, Xarnshes Brushes Fancy soaps Hair 5
.hle care SOS
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

HENDRY & KING, Main streets AshtabuN,
Ohio, Dealers in Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals,
Paints, Oils, yarnishes Brushes, Dye stus, &C. Choice
Family Groceries including Teas Coces &c, Patent
Medicines, Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal pur-
poses Physicians prescriptions carefully and prompt;
iy attended to, TbS
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

FORD &c FLINT, Manufacturers and Dealers IN
Saddles, Harness, Brides, Collars, Trunks, Whips,
40, opposite Fisk House, Ashtabula. Ohio. 1918
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

LAKE SHORE & M. $. RAILROAD.
ERIE DIyIsIoN-TIN1E TABLE.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-25

Trains do stop stations where the time is omitted
in the above table.
G ARIES II. HATCH,
1898 General Sup't, Cleveland.