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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26
sTRENeTn. AS AN AReUmENT.


Mr.. Seward bought Alaska, and
every body laughed, politicians treat
ed the transaction as huge joke and
the newspapers called the newly con.
tracted for territoryfSeward's iceberg.
However, in due time the Senate took
up the purchase. Mr. Sumner spoke
his speech; public opinion slorifed
over the prospective spread of empire,
and the papers filed numerous col
umns with statistics giving n most
satisfactory exhibit of the wonderful
resources of" our newly acquired terri
tory" The Senate by large vote rati-
he'd the purchase. In the meantime
another little real estate transaction,
between Mr.. Seward and Denmark,
for the purchase of the Island of ST.
Thomas, developed itself St. Thomas
seemed TO offer inducements rs q sort
of Naval Station for the United States
in the Islands of the West indies
perhaps it could be more properly
called ga footing" which was to
evcntuatc in the annexation of most
if not all of the West India group.
So ANXIOUS was tins government
that no wrong should be done to any
body, not even the unsuspecting Danes
whom fortune or misfortune had made
inhabitants Of st. Thomas, that com
mission was appointed TO take \ vote
of its inhabitants and learn their wish
es III the matter of the transfer And
here let us say parenthctically that
Denmark ought to appreciate the ten
dcrness of the regard shown for the
inhabitants of their island in consult
ting their feelings on the tran sier OF
jurisdiction, when no similar courtesy
was offered to eight millions of their
own fellow citizens before handing
over TO the reconstructing agents of
Congress. But the st. Thomascra yield
ed cheerful assent and but one thing
needful yet rcmained-the seal of the
Senate's approval. Congress met and
adjourned. Mr.. Sumner made no
speech, and the Senate made no allu-
sion to the Denmark bargain. y SC C
ond session passed in the same way.
And now Denmark in forcible paper
TO this Government protests against
the indignity offered her. She in
stances the manner of our transaction
with Russia in striking contrast to
that of ours with herself and puts
some pertinent questions To American
homer and justice. That the govern
ing sentiment in America regards the
st. Thomas trade with aversion is obvi.
ous. But what will be done about it ?
Will the Government ratify this mat
ter Is it did that of Alaska? II Is Ger.
tainiy committed, As far as good faith
goes, and if the Senate refuses tc
consider the purchase, or considering
rejects it, the position of Denmark
will be humiIiating. The United States
will subject itself to the imputaliun ot
offering az affront to that nation
because it is weak. 1t will appear
that in business matters, regard for .
contract depends less on what We
ought in honor to do than in what We
fear to do, and that ore code ofmorals
applies to transactions with n power
ful State like Russia and another t.
those with weaker State like Den
mark. In other Words that Right and
wrong depend upon a short sword
and long, weak arm, and strong
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26

An exchange say~: "The surprising
curative efficacy of Dr. Walker rINEeAg
BirrERs. il great variety Of chronic dis.
eases. especially those wh hich prove ohsfinR,e,
anI even incurablc hy the ordinary treat
meut, cannot bc explained. Nature, aided
by art, has here provided a rare combination
of rare medicinal properties. wisely adapted
tn the cure of diseases common 90 nil man.
kind -
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTS
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estafc ar. W. PowcH, deceasca.
NToTfcE rs hEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned has been appointed Executor Of
tho above Estate, by the County Court OF Linn Co.,
0g'n. All persons having claims against the es-
tate must present them to the undersigned, at bis
residence II miles North of West Point in said
county within six months from tho date hereof.
VI. POWELL, Executor.
Russell d Eiiins. Attys.
Albany, g'n.. june 10, 18G9. n45v4w4.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26
PAIN KILLER
THE GREAT

Family Medicine of the Age !!
TAKEN INTERNALLY. IT CURES
Dysenta,y Cholera. DiGyThea,
Granny. and Pain ia the Stomach,
Bo,cei Complaint. Painters Colic.
Licer Complaint. Dyspepsia d, Indigestion.
Sore Threats, Sudden Colds, Coughs, dc.
USED EXTERNALLY, IT CURES
BoiLs, Felons. Cuts, Bruises. Burns. Scdlds,
Old Sores, Sprains, Toothache, Pain Ia
the Face, Neuralgia, Rheumlhftsm,
Frosted Feet, dc, dc, dc.
mar15v4n30y l-ch mnly n43w4
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26

The effect of DIR. Walkers VINEGAR BIT.
TIERS, even when taken for its cathartic prop
critics, are very different from those of any
other medicine, prepared specifically for
that purpose.
There is no nausea or disturbance Of the
stomach, and instead of causing any senRe
OF languor, or debility, it seems rather to in
yyIgorate the whole system, and excite the
kecnest appetite.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26
MARRIED

yANcLEVE MACK On The goth rst.. at
tie residence Of ibc bride in this city, by Rev.
Henry clay jenkins. COIL. NAScLgyE. editor a.
tbs Albany Regisier. aud FsASeEs l.. MAcE-ali
II shi rifE
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26
THE NlNETY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY
OF
INDEPENDE' 'CE
WILL Br CELEBRATED ny
ALBANY FIRE co. NO. 4,
FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1869.

OFFICERS OF THE DAY:
Chaplain Rev. Il. c. Hill
Reader of Declaration Thos. g. Taylor
Orator. -oeo II. Helm
Marshal .......''p. u. lhohPSoh
PROGRAMME:
Sunrise salute of Is guns and ringing ofeity bells.
Noon, salute of 81 guns. At sunset
salute OF thirteen guns.
Alto o'clock a. m. the procession win form on
Broadalbin street, the right resting on
Second street, in the following order:
National Colors.
Albany Brass Band.
Officers of the Day.
City aud County Officers.
Public Schools.
Car with Goddess of Liberty and Aids. and 81
Girls to represent each state in the Union.
Q Boys on Horseback, representing the Territories
Albany Fire Company and Fire Apparatus.
Citizens Foot.
Citizens on Horseback.
Citizens in Carriages.
At 101 o'clock precisely the procession will move
to First street up First to Calipooia; up CAL
ipooia to Seventh down Seventh to WASH
ingtOn down Washington to Fifth;
down Fifth to Ferry; down Ferry
to First; aud down First
To Hackleman's Grove ;-
Where the following exercises viii be had;
Music by the Band.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Singing by the Glee Club.
Reading OF the Declaration Of Independence,
Music by the Dand.
GRAFTON.
Music by the Band.
Dinner
In the afternoon tho procession will march back
to The Engine House to Disband.
mg~A general invitation is extended to the elti-
aens Of Albany and Linn and adjoining counties
to participate.
BY ORDER OF Cox. OF ARRANGEMENTS.
The Fire Company viii give
sOIREE IN THE EVENING,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26

Prentice says he trys 10 &c impartial, but
for all that he is unable to look at the negro
except on the dark side.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26
barley. ueH and bright. 81 10 aad sl,l5.

The Nesrs says Bishop Marvin preach.
cd at jacksonville las, Saturday and Mou-
day.
DlPTuEnIA.-This dangerous and "a
tai disease has again made its appearance
ia this county, no less than three or four
children having died but recently with it.
-JaeksourWe .Neus
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-26


WAsHINGToN, June 19.-The Brick
layers Union expelled six members be-
cause they persisted in working with two
colored bricklayers in the Washington
Navy Yard.
Reports received from the revenue off
GERS of Fast Tennessee, Nor.h Carolina
and the border counties OF Virginia, have
communicated intelligence of the seizure
and destruction of sixty illicit distileres
within the past few months. The
work was rendered exceedingly difficult
and dangerous owing to the resistance OF
the distllers and The desperate character
Of those engaged in the business. Gene
raj Sherman has directed the military to
render all assistance in their power to the
revenue officers To consequence of the
more difficulty encountered by revenue
officers in Philadelphia in attempts tc
suppress the numerous contraband distil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-04-29
THE HORSESHOE.

A peasant was going on a journey with
his son Thomas. 'Look," said the father,
on the way, "there is piece of a horse.
shoe lying in the road; pick it up and put
it in your pocket"
"Oh!" said Thomas, cit is not worth the
trouble of STOPPING down"
The father picked up the iron without
saying anything more. In the next village
he sold it to the smith for a few farthings,
and bought some cherries with the money.
They both travelled on. The sun was shin
ing very fercely; far and wide there was
no house, no tree, no spring to be seen; and
Thomas was almost fainting with thirst.
His father now let drop-as if by acci-
dent-a cherry. Thomas picked it up as
eagerly as if it were gold, and put it di-
rectly into his mouth. After a while his
father let another cherry fall, and Thomas
stopped down as eagerly for that. In this
way, from time to time, his father let him
pick up all the cherries; and when Thomas
had devoured the last, he turned round to
him laughing and said, "See, now, if you
had been willing to stoop down only once
for the horseshoe, you need not have stoop-
ed down 80 many times for the cherries.
Learn from this how good and true is the
old saying:
"Ne'e er slight, when duty bids little thing, -.
For troubles numberless may from it spring"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-04-29

LIQUID MANURE TANKs.-We take the
following from the Western Rural: As
liquid manure is beneficial to all vegetables,
plenty of it should always be available, and
without liquid tank this cannot be obtain
ed. For large gardens, tank should be
built exactly like cistern; the bricks be-
ing closely cemented at the bottom, sides
and roof, to prevent the liquid from perco-
lating through the soil, and also to keep
surface water from entering the tank. The
liquid should be conveyed to the tank by
tile-drains from the stable, byre, kitchen,
etc., and may be taken out by a pump. In
small gardens hogshead or large cask of
any kind that will hold water may be sunk
in the ground, and will answer on small
scale. In this, SCOT, guiana, ETC.; may be
converted into valuable manure, by dis
solving them in suitable proportion of
water. Manure is much more readily taken
up by the roots of plants when in solution
than when in solid state. In fact, solid
manure has to be dissolved before it can
enter the sponge-like mouths of the roots.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-04-29
AqritnltntaI department.
: From the Southern Culavator. : :,

AGRICULTURAL
EDITORS SOUTHERN CULT1vAToR Per
NIT me, through your valuable columns, to
suggest to farmers of the South the impor-
tance of organizing societies in their midst,
having for, their object. the encouragement,
promotion and protection Of the varied in
terests of agriculture. Nothing, doubtless,
would tend so much to profit individually
and enhance the welfare of the country
They are the 'sthings needful' at this eri-
sis, to erase the memories of past losses
and give the future promise of better
times.
Co.operation5 and concert of action are
probably the only means by which farmers
can expect to make decent living heresf-
ter, leaving money making out Of the ques-
ton. The common saying that the profits
Of farming under our present system and
management are supAroepn6k, is' only too
true. The great province of agricultural
societies should be to remedy these defects
Demoralized labor is o serious barrier to
success, but by no means the greatest
The fact that the farmer pays erorbstant
prices for supplies purchased near home, Is
too soeW knowm to admast Of controversy or
even denial. That it takes all he makes to
settle with the merchant, at the end of the
year, is, perhaps, tie primary cause of s'"-
percepti6le profits, and istoo keenly felt by
the class to need elaboration Or comment.
We submit whether the following plan
would prove an nslteratiye, viz: In addition
to the benefits arising from conferences Of
farmers on improved modes of culture, fer
tilizing or other collateral subjects, they
might become of inestimsbIe service to the
country in maturing and deviaing ways and
means for the purchase, at greatly reduced
rates, of labor-saving implements, manures,
seed, stock, andall other plantation supplies
in detail This, probably, might be effected
by the employment Of q stock fund and the
employment Of a reliable agent or agents
under reasonable salary, whose duty should
be to procure articles from FIRST HANDS
and ship to designated points, each member
of the organizations, receiving his quota at
cost and transportation. A depot, with
suitable buildings, might be erected by each
society for consignments, if deemed most
expedient. Railroads and Steamboats,
would, most probably, discriminate in favor
of such freight. -. .-.,...
But the question might be asked what
would become of our numerous merchant
friends, if the plan suggested should be
generally adopted. We reply. They are
no better than US 'country fellers." Let
them follow our example. There is more
room in the South for farmers than mer-
chants-eyery merchant can turn farmer
with very great ease. L. }. Cox.
Gadsden, Ala.
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THE BRAVE YOUNG CHRISTIAN.

Nearly thirty years ago, boy who had
given his heart to Christ, joined the church
and partook of the Lords supper with the
older people,.
The next day he went to school, and at
recess to play as usual. While at play,
however, some of those boys who carry the
blood of old Cain in their veins, formed a
ring round him and cried out, ooh, here IS
boy Christian
What did this boy do? Get mad, kick,
strike or say angry words? Not all all.
He quietly looked the mocking boys in the
face and said, eyes, boys, I am trying to
be Christian boy. Isn't that right p
His tempters knew he was right, and felt
ashamed. They broke up the prosecuting
ring, and went to play with the brave young
Christian. I call him brave, because there
are many men who could easier storm
battery than stand to be Knocked by the
enemies of Jesus as meekly as that little
boy did.
Where is that young hero of thirty YEARS
ago, to-day? He is president of college
and preacher of the gospel. What do you
think? Suppose he had cringed before his
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-04-29
PULYERIZE THE SOIL.

The effects of pulverization or stirring
the soil are numerous.
l. It gives free scope to roots Of vegeta-
bles, and they become more fbrous in a
loose than in hard soil, by which the ab-
sorbers become more numerous, and such
food as is in the soil has better chance of
being sought after and taken up by them.
2. It admits the atmospheric air to-, the
spongioles of the without which no
plant can make healthy growth.
3. 1t increases the capillary attraction
or sponge-like property Of soils, by which
their humidity is rendered more uniform !;
and in hot season it increases the depos-
it's of dew, and admits it. to the roots.
4. It increases the temperature Of the
soil in the spring,"by admitting the warm
air and tepid rain.
s. 1t increases the supply of organic
food. The atmosphere contains carbonic
acid, ammonia, and nitric acid-all most
powerful fertilizers and solvent. A loose
soil attracts and condenses them. Rain
and dew, also, contain them. And when
these fertilizing gases are carried into the
soil by the rain water, they are absorb
ed and retained by the soil for the use Of
plants. On the other hand, if the soil is
hard, the water runs off the surface, and in
stead of leaving these gases in the soil,
carries off some Of the best portions of the
soil with it. Thus, what might be benefit
becomes an injury.
6. By means of pulverization, portion
of the atmospheric air is buried in the soil,
and it is supposed that ammonia and nitric
acid are formed by the mutual decomptsi-
tion of this air and the moisture of the soil,
heat also being evolved by the changes.
7. Pulverization of the surface soil serves
to retain the moisture in the subsoil, and
to prevent it from being penetrated by heat
from warmer, as well as from radiating
its heat to colder atmosphere, than itself.
These effects are produced by the porosity
of the pulverized stratum, which acts as
mulch, especially in heavy soils.
8. Pulverization, also, has the combined
effects of several of the preceding causes,
accelerates the decomposition of the organ
ic matter in the soil, and the disintregation
of the mineral matter and thus prepares
the inert matter of the soil for assimilation
by the plants.- -Erchaage.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE o. s.
For the Dist. OF g. Carolina.

- IN THE NATTER OF - =
WILLIS GREGORY.-In Bankruptcy.
At KrkoiRe, in the said District, on thel5h day Of
...-.... April, 1869. -, '.. .''
NIOTICE is hereby given that Petition has
~ been filed in the said Court, by WILLIS
GREGORY, of Lancaster County, in said District,
duly declared Bankrupt, under the Act Of Con-
gress entitled "An Act to Establish Uniform
System of Bankruptcy throughout the United
States," Approved, ID March, 1857, for discharge
and certificate thereof, from all his debts and 9TH
er claims provable under the said Act; and the
18th day Of May, 1860, at II o'clock, M, is as
signed for the hearing of the same, before w. 1.
Cfawson, one of the Registers in Bankruptcy Of
said Court, at his office in Yorkville, South Cairo
lima, when and where the creditors may attend,
and shew cause, If any they have, why the prayer
of the said Petition should not be granted.
J. P. NJ. EPPING, U. 8. Marshal as Messenger.
By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
Anril Is :. Is. = =. L y 3t
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT :
OF THE UNITED STATES PoR THB DISTRICT OF 8, @

= = IN THE NATTER OF :
THOMAS p. CASON.-In Bankruptcy. Co.
At Yorkville, in the said DISTRICT oasthe 18th day o,
: . April, $780,. 81
NOTICE Is hereby given that Petition has been
" filed in said Court, by THoS. P. CASON, OF
Fairfield County, In said District, duly declared q
Bankrupt, underthe Actof Congress, entitled An
cy throughout the United States" Approved End
March, 1867, for discharge and certificate there
of, from all his debts and other claims provable
under said Act; and the 18th day Of May, 1859,
at IL o'clock M is assigned for the hearing OF the
of said Court, at his Office in Yorkville, South
Carolina, when aud where the creditors may at
tend, and shew cause, if any they have, why the
prayer of the said Petition should not be granted
J. P: NJ. EPP1NG, US. Marshal az Messenger
BY T. W. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
April Is -, Is -. ..: 3t
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fur the Mul4e. Girtk.
PUNlsHING CHILDREN.

In multtudes of cases parents have made
hssty and furious and utterly groundfess
charges against child, which has so taken
it aback that it could make no reply, and
this has been taken as tacit confession of
guilt, and the next question proposed in
fury is, "What did you do it for p And
the child being thus confused and more
alarmed, cannot summon presence of mind
and composure enough to make denial, and
as, the only alternative bursts into a kind
of hysterical crying. Many parents are of
such temperament that, when child can
not be induced to utter word under scold-
ing, they become more enraged, and utter
threats which are q disgrace to civilization; !;
We have heard them, ourselves, from afec-
tionate, indulgent and Christian parents,
rI'll knock you down with log of wood, !"
"I'll break every bone in your bod J" "l'll
beat you within an inch Of your life" and
other similar bestialities of expression from
educated, civilized minds; at least they
passed for such in the great world.
There is one safe rule always applicable
in the repfoof of children never speak 80
loud to them that third person, ten feet
away, conld hear what was said. Any an
cry: feeling is intensified by aloud utter
ance. Another good rule is, do not reprove
or correct child in the presence of a third
person, or if so, let it be done in soft,
low. affectionate tone. A third precaution,
and it is not q minor one either, is, do not
reprove on the instant wait few hours, if
not until next day, or better still in many
cases, defer it until the occasion is about to
occur when the fault might likely be repeat
ed: Any intelligent and observant house
keeper knows that if a steak is put on the
table this morning burnt to a crisp, boun-
cling up from the table, running into the
kitchen, and blazing away at the cook, is
neither ladylike, nor wise, nor polite. But
next morning, just before the steak is about
to be cooked, be in the kitchen, and ask
that it be not overdone as yesterday, with
some word Of encouragement; whatever
servant is not managed in this way had bet
ter be dismissed. Now, children are as
ignorant as servants; the minds Of both are
weak and may be easily made perverse
alike. Be assured, reader, that if you make
lit an infexible rule never to scold above a
whisper, you will never outrage your child g
feelings, nor fracture its skull by blow
dealt in ungovernable fury.-HaTs Jour-
nal of Health. - EF.@.s;E. - 't-sr3 -
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IN THE DIST. COURT OF THE. U. S.
For the District of s. Carolina.
IN THE NATTER OF

IN THE NATTER OF
NASA RTGGINS.-In Bankruptcy.
at Yorkvitte IN the said District on the 18th day o,
A1a7z, 1859. ...
yElHIs is to give notice that Petition has been
filed in said Court, by NASA- HIGGINS,
Of York County, South Carolina, in said Dis.
trict, duly declared Bankrupt, under the Act OF
Congress, entitled "An act to Establish Uniform
System OF Bankruptcy throughout the United States,
Approved, I'd March, 1867, for dischargeand Ger
tifcate thereof from all his debts and other claims
provable under the said Act; and the 18th day of
the hearing of the same, before w. 1. CLAWSON,
one the Registers in Bankruptcy ofsad Court at
his Office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and
where the Creditors may attend, and shew cause,
if any, why the prayer of the said Petition should
not be granted.
J. P. NJ. EPPING, U. 8. Marshal as Messenger.
By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
Anrfl 15 Is St