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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

wear kAEaEtN1neAA taonEh unguea-
tionalsly in aumsrous cnaaA an inherii-
81 defect. ia IN The majority rather an
acquired habit Cur SIGHT iike cur
other senses. Is capable Of cnliivnten.
In watch making and other trades re.
quinRe the manipulation ot minute oh
isclS tho eperAsnr acquires the power
Of discerning articles hoe small ief an
unframed eye 10 distinguish. Bot The
vision becomes csAmped, sailor
viii pegcsivs distant sAil OF an object
floating far away ou the cceAn while a
iAndsman secs nothing bat sea and sky.
while for ordinary distABoe the sailors
sight would he nowiss superior.
So pespons accustoming themselves
to read. sew. o. otherwise exercising
the SIGHT, may acquire habit oi near
sightedhess by holding booAs or work
Too near the eyes Reading cr sewing
a, dusk. or with insufficient hight, or
when tho eyes are weNried. will tend
either 10 strain The eve s,ght OF 10 make
The person bring has eyes nearer the OBJ
ject anu ~ induce near sightednens
In very yonng children the defect may
bo indnccd by tho practice Of nurses
holding toys very near their eyes 10 at
tract their attention.
In many schools near aighiednass is
fostsred by unnatural construetion
Of the furniture. Even whom the desks
do not mako il necessary 10 do so,
children Mt school Are too apt 10 bend
over their books bringing their eyes
pearer 10 them than is requisite. Tho
prevention OF near sightedness win in
most cases be accomplished by guard
ing against these faults, Some years
ago, gentleman observed that the
children OF certain district, where tho
school WAS held bnt iew months in the
year, were. towards the close Of each
term, troubled with near sightedncss.
At the beginning Of the torn, this was
not the case Upon examination il was
observed that the hight Of the desks
was such that the faces OF the smaller
children we're brought very close to
their books md states Thus habit
was superinduced which would have
become fixed, but for the long vacation.
in which the books we're laid aside and
the eyes used for looking at objects at
various distances.
Even when near sightodness has bo-
come confirmed habit il may in most
cases be cured, at least in young por-
sons, by reversing the influence which
induced it. This has been frequently
verified. Lot book be held directly
iu front Of the face, at az great dist
ance as can be comfortably read. and
let the distance be increased az tho eve
gains power. We venture to say that
few eyes are so old that in short time
they will not be able TO read book in
medium print extended the length Of
the arm
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30
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A vague idea seems to prevail With
some that a good COW makes her MIX
in some mysterious way, drawing il
from the depths Of her moral conscious
ness, rather than from the food which
she puts into her machine. Some
farmers seem 10 act upon this theory,
and thus take pains no' TO supply their
COWS with plenty Of good suoculent
food Verify, these Sol sicor farmers
have their reward. their COWS look
mesnly, feel moanly, aud give as little
milk as possible. These moa take no
prizes at agricultural festivals, they en-
yy those who do, aud they are apt to
be slow aboat paying up their grocer's
bills. There are number Of them
About the country, but we trust the last
will soon die out
A good coS deserves a better man
than that A good COW does her ut
most to minister to our pleasure and
profit, and deserves careful and good
treatment. Remember that, after a
sort, she is violating her nature to
please us, The natural or Wild COW
gives milk to suckle her young for a
few months, and then runs dry some
eight or nine months Of the year; while
our COW gives her milk for ten montns
in the year without ceasing We de-
priye her Of the pleasure Of sucking
her young, and say to her: Grind up
this fodder into milk for US work +"
and she does it, producing for us some
three thousand quarts Of milk per year.
We have induced her 10 forego her own
pleasure, TO forget her child and TO
work for us; and, for my part, / hold
her to be lovely beast, He, there
fore, who strikes COW, or kicks a COW,
or starves a COW, deserves the stick tho
kick, and starvation. When | am king
propose to myself to keep, for such
fellows use, breezy knoll, wind al
ways north, thermometer at 10 degrees,
gentle slcety rain seasoned with hail,
four-rail fence, mostly tumbled down;
in this delicious retreat propose to al
low the Sol Silcoxes to stand, without
overcoats, with their backs up and heads
down; there they can chew their cuds,
and perhaps find them sweetas the
good COW does not.
What we ask the COW to do, and what
she does do, is to convert cheap or un-
inviting food into good aud dear food.
That is, we put into a COW per day. say
Twenty pounds Of hay, at one-haf cout, 10
Nine pounds Of sprouts or meal, al two cents, -
Total, Is
and we ask her to produce from il ton
quarts of nice milk, worth, at six and a
half cents, some sixty or sikty-fye cents
Now, the cow does not wish to do this,
she wishes to suckle her calf, to lick
and play with it, and then to wander at
her own sweet win along the meadows
and bushy pastures But she foregoes
her own wishes, and pleases us; and
more than that, she does ii kindly and
serenely Is she not, then, most
lovely beast?
Is there any human beast who evor
does so? None not one I'll Hlk
M1kers," in Ap,d Galary.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

DEoLIyITT or RIvERs. "A very slight
declivity sufiiees to give the running
motion to water Three inches per
mile III a smooth, straight channel, viii
give a velocity Of three miles an hour
The Ganges, which gathers the waters
OF the Himnlaya mountains, the loftiost
in the world, is estimated at eighteen
hundred miles from its mouth, only
about eight hundred feet above the
level Of the sea, and to fall these eight
hundred feet in its long course, the wa
tor requires more than a month. The
great river Magdalena, in South Amer
lea, running one hundred miles between
two ridges Of the Andes, falls only two
hundred feet in all that distance. -
Above the commencement Of the one
hundred miles it is seen descending in
rapid cataracts from the mountains,
The gigantic Rio de Ia Plata has so
gentle descent to the ocean that, IN
Paraguay, fifteen hundred milos from
the mouth, large ships are seen which
have sailed against the current all TIE
way by the force Of the wind alone
that is 10 say, which, on the beautifully
inclined plane Of the stream, have been
gradually lifted by the soft wind. and
even against the current. 10 an cleva-
ton greater than that Of our loftiest
spires.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

CHISrsE PoLIrExEss -Etiqnetts re-
quires In Chinese conversation, that
each should compliment the other, aud
everybody belonging TO him, in the
most laudatory style, and depreciate
himself, with all pertaining to him, to
tho lowesa point Tue following is not
al e1aggeratlon:
What Is your honorable name z"
"My Insignificant appellation is
Chang
Where j. your magaiacen. palace r
"aiy contemplate hut Is At Dachan.
"How mauy are yoar illustrioua chil-
dren 2"
MY vile. worthless brats ars Ave
Hos is the health Of yoGr dis;in-
euished spouse
My mean. good-ior.noshiag old wo-
nlAn is veil
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

A NEw SToRY ABOUT GREELEY The
Rochester Express says that a gentle
man who happened to be an eye-wit-
ness, tells the following good story
about Mr. Greeley, which has never be-
fore been in print: Mr.. Greeley has
never been accused Of extravaganza in
dress, even by the Democrats. One
morning. several years ago. habittd in
bis usual quaint style, be was leaning
over the counter in the Tribuao Office
eating an apple, when an Engishman
entered, who bad that morning arrived
by steamer and who il turned out was
connected wilh tho London Times, and
had come 10 arrange some business be-
tween tia, paper aud tie Tribune. -
Approaching Mr. Greeley wi1i an AFRO
giant air, be said, Fellow. do you work
here 2" Eyes SIR Is Mr. Greeley
inf7 "Yes SIR" After waiting little
aad seeing that tbs fellow seen1ed
very Indifferent to bis presence and IN
aulrles, he burst out, almost eAoked
with Indignation. We'll, Why The dey.
i don't yoa 60 and tetch him r Il am
Mr. Greeley, wAz answered in the same
calm and indifferent manner. Johnny
Buli's bat wAs removed from bus bead
with alAerily. and, wbsa our frisrd lsst
be was stsmGsrsEa his sonfnaAd sBa0'
g.s4 te ths ehasl Of tie 1Ibane.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

il. q AT TINE ISAuoUHArioS Ball
Dom Platt writes TO the Cincinnati
Commercial:
Descending the stairs, encountered
Mr. Horace Greeley. lie was sitting
on a step, aud looked as dismal as Ma.
rins amid the ruins Of the Carthage
Hotel
What Is the matter, Mr. Greslsy 2 /
inquired.
4 have lost my bat in that cursed
crowd Of IDIOTS
Not your old white batT
Yes, ny old white bat, and with II
my oyer.ooat. II is lAussntable that the
rebels did net Taxa this d--d town and
burn IL % ashas. They showed their
spite by not doing 30. u ia an hrisSa-
al sink hole Of iniquity. depending for
its miserable sSiztapce on lhs Govern
nent
left the venerable philosopher la
msntinQ what AZ extraordinary fact u
Wa he los. his old white bal. lad
an idea, ia common with the psnnTs
public, thai il eoaId not be lost ] DO.
lissed he could not selI IL il be weTe 10
Try. He could not give i or throw y
away, and here il wAs lost Ia cloak
room.
ThiH sgsst impressed rns deeply.
vent bone ia the cold without k4t og
oYsr coat, bal / ruzlinaisd, mayvslsd
sad wnndAGed and I'll iAaL nlghs
: dnnmmad thai tie senAEAblA HoEaGe sss
: Azy-boAL saA- I LszAsrsd hlza.-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

"A traveller iaqairei Of . guide the
reason Ahy 1sca0" was GsAys spoken
q as = asas. And vas iaiornsl thai L
uaz bseAass il Always hai las lAsi
uoad
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30
BERNEYs FRENCH
CONDITION POWDERS.

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30
THE EQUINOX HOUSE,
DENTISTRY.
DENTIST.

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17
ADmINTsTRAToR,s SALE.

n Office Is HEREBY GIVEN. THAT IN
~ pursuance Of order of the County Court
of The County Of Linn. in the State Of Oregon.
made on the 10th day Of July, A. d. 1862 in the
matter of The estate Of Harvey S. Spurlock, de-
eeaeed. the undersigned, administrator Of said es
tate wiz sell ut public auction, to the highest bid
der Tor one-liaH each in hand IN gold aud silver
com ahd the residue IN six months, with interest
at me Tne % ten per cent, pFif cpal and interest
10 bs Paid iD gold and silver coin and secured By
mortgage upon the premises sold and sub,ce4 "a
confirmation by said County Court,
On lie an day Of SEPTEMBER, H. b. 1869,
between the hours 81 O'Clock A. N. and 4 o,,clo,k
p. ". Of said day, At The Court House door II ss;d
County Sud state, all the right tale iutsres, sna
estate of the said jntesiafe at the time Of is dcntb
and al the right, title and interest that the said
estate has, by operation Of law or otherwise ao<
quired, other than In addition 10 that Of said in
tcstate Mt the time Of bie DEATH In and To ali that
lot piece or parcel Of land, situate, living and b.
Ing in said county and state, and described n. fol-
lows. t9-wit: Commencing at the n. ". corner
Of The Donation Land Claim u James T0I1man.
Rot. "IIs3' of Claim No. e., in Sec ~. Tn. IL
>. u. West, and running fhencc North II chain.
and 80 links thence Eozr 81 chains: thence
South III chains; thence East aud IL one-b..r,.
dfedih ehaiDs; thence South II and 50 spe.bun
drc'sth cbainsj ihenee Eest 40 chains to rang.
h1t thspes North " and 30 one bHDdrelih chain.
% the place of beginning. containing 90 acres
more or Iess. Also; the North Of the south /
Of the North West If Sec. sc. in Tp. II. soutk
Range West, Containing o acres. more or Ic.s.
A. n. SEARS, Administrator.
July ieth, Tst9.< yIb4sws.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17
INITIATE THEM.

Toe citizens of Portland held large
Immigration meeting on the nignt Of the
10th inst. The meeting was earnest and
practicable. The object Of the meeting
is to organize Society TO make known
the resources OF Oregon. Speeches were
made by prominent gentlemen Of Port
land.
4 committee was also appointed com
prising. Dr. Loryca, Hon. T. Wasserman,
W. S. Ladd, Col. Chapman, S. ~ Smith,
Lloyd Brooke, Hon. M T. Deady, G. t.
Calef and Judge w W. Upton, to re.
ccivc the Congressional Committee OF
Ways and Means, lately arrived in Port
land
The movement in aid Of Immigration
is important. We want more citizens,
VIC have unquestionably ono Of the great
est countries in the world great in It's
Vallies, Rivers and Mountains great in
lis glorious climate, its productive soil.
exhaustless mines, forests, coal beds aud
fisheries. Let's become practical business
men for once and advertise our wants.
Send newspapers to friends, scatter prin.
ted bills among the people in the States,
stick posters in the thoroughfares of the
Atlantic and great West. The world gets
on by advertising nowadays. We must
not permit ourselves to be rudely jostled
aside in the struggle for empire. We
have countless acres of productive land
wholly uncultivated and partially So We
have the thousand hills multiplied with
nobody's cattle upon them. The Pacific
Railroad has introduced us to the busting
busy world, and wo must be busy too
Oregon and Washington Territory can
support population of a half million, and
let's have them. We want one hundred
thousand men with their wives and chill
dren, to unlock the door to the wealth
stored in the future, TO build churches
and school houses and fll them too, II
make Oregon populous, prosperous and
great State
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17
THE REASON OF 1T.

The Unionist thinks that negroes ought
to vote, because the Declaration of Inde-
pendeuce says that Governments derive
their just power from the consent of the
governed If this clause in the Declara.
tions is made to bear such n remarkable
construction, why should not Indians
taxed and untaxed, Cinnamon, minors,
aliens aud the women of the various races
vote =? Please answer! But this clause in
the sense in which it is quoted is not true.
The existence of minorities disproves
it. The ballot that men deposit does not
always signify consent, TO the power cxcr.
cised in the administration Of government.
1t is often protest. The ballots cast for
Seymour last fall were so many objec.
tiOns entered, to the powers exercised by
the party that elected Mr.. Grant. Is every
human biped to acquire sovereign politi-
cal power, TO make laws and administer
them, to vote aud to hold Office in the
State, merely because he has pricipitated
himself within the jurisdiction of that
State =? Then what are naturalization laws,
and election laws for?
The admistratiOn of the government
for nearly hundred years is standing
refutation of such foolish doctrine. The
theory of all governments dcuounce it.
Reason and common prudence condemn
it. All human organizations dictate terms
to those who enter them. No man has
an inherent right TO enter a Masonic
Lodge, except on conditions that mason.
ry prescribes. Political organizations pro-
ceed in the same way. This government
requires foreigners seeking citizenship
to live here certain time, to make GER
tain proofs, subscribe certain cath and
do other things as prelimary conditions to
such citizenship. This is its right, and
it has an equal right to prescribe impossi.
bic conditions of its wishes. Who dis.
| putes il
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17
SESSION LAWS.

The session laws for 1868 are publish
ed-and miserably done. The paper
used is of poor newspaper quality, in
stead of book paper. \ cursOry examin-
alton will detect grave errors. Different
words are used in the printed acts from
those in the original ones aud wrong
punctuation employed, so as to change
and, in some instances, totally destroy the
sense. How far this objection extends
we are not able to state.
The use of poor material is perhaps
owing to the fact that the State Printer
has to work without pay-Or with half
pay. Perhaps for the same reason he
was compelled TO employ inferior printers.
This is one of the beauties of Gov. Wood S
conspiracy to defeat Legislation. Thus
the work done by the State for the State
is poorly done while that done by the
State for private parties is we'll done
Contrast the session laws with Patio a,
new glass-front brick building goi.ag VI
on State street, Salem, and co ntcmplatt
the contrary effect produce, by the de
probation of State warrants, upon thc
two Jobs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17
THE COMING MAN.

President making for 1872 is already
begun. The Radical party, like fickle
lover is firing of the old love aud seek
ing new object of alteration. Other
men than Gen. Grant have experienced
the same fate, but no other ever enjoyed
a career SO exquisitely brilliant and so
delightfully."- brief. What multitude of
relations, of his wife's relations, ard of
his relations partners, does this fall in
volve!
The telegraph says:
CHICAGO, July THE Republican, S
special from Washington says strong
movement is on foot to make Secretary
Boutwell, the next President.
1t is generally understood that Presi-
dent Grant has turned over the admins
tration of the Government to his Cabinet,
aud takes little OF no interest in what is
going on. His influence with the Cabi-
net is daily becoming less, while its pow
er over him IS daily becoming stronger
If Grant is now candidate for re.elec-
tion he very soon will not be one. His
influence and his mantle will fall quietly
and gently upon Boutwell,, whose wise
and statesmanlike administration of the
Treasury has given satisfaction to all the
solid and monied men Of the country
Boutwell, has taken time by the forelock,
and rendered success more than certain.
His friends are certain that with his ac-
tive, keen, wise and untiring officials lc-
Gated on every few miles square through.
out the country, with full power to ar
range and control the Presidential nomi-
mating convention, nothing but some un-
looked for disaster can prevent his be-
coming the next President.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17
WAR OF WATER POWERS.
Mr.. Jacob Conser, writes letter to the
Earnler. in which he saYs

Mr.. Jacob Conser, writes q letter TO the
Farmer, in which he says
"By what authority can the Willamette Wooden
Manufacturing Company, or any other company,
divert the water Of said river out Of its natural
channel TO the injury of parties below on said
rivcr7 Does tho Willamette WOODEN Maunfacur-
Ing Company rely upon their liberal and unlimited
charter obtained from an Oregon Legislature, for
such powers? II so, what authority did said Leg
islnture have for granting such powers to said
Company These are questions that will ultimate
ly have TO bc decidedly the legal tribunals Of our
government
Jefferson has water-powor, obtained from the
north fork of the santiam river. equal, If not
peror TO that nt Salem while Jefferson has 10.
gal and prior right to the wnef In said river. not
TO the injury of parties below. Therefore, Is only
a question Of time whom tho whole of said water
will bo required ut this point for manufacturing
purposes"
Hero prospect for litigation reveals
itself Salem already has more water than
Jefferson feels like sparing, and tho wants
at both places are constantly growing.
Salem will eventually need all of the
North Fork Of the Santiam Jefferson is
liable TO need it all So the strength of
the rival places will ultimately have to be
tested in the legal tribunals. And this
suggests the growing importance and
value Of water powers along the line Of
the Railroad, and in thickly settled dis.
tricts. BY tapping the South Fork of
the Santiam, Albany can have as good wa
ter power as there is in the world The
cost will be comparatively insign, ficant.
1t will involve DO prospect for litigation.
The msn who has the pluck to lay hold
of this enterprise first will be n lucky
man. The location is in the most produc
tive and populous part Of the State. II
will ultimately require moro mills, facto-
rics and machine shops than any other
part Of Oregon. and it will have them
too, and Santinm water will ran them.
II is more than likely that the Railroad
Company will build machine shops here,
for there is no place so eligible. Linn
County is the boast Of Oregon. There is
h0 portion of the Pacific Coast Of like
arca-and its area is considerable-that
will exceed it in productigeness. 1t will
almost Immediately demand immense
manufacturing facilities, aud in obcdi.
encc to that ever present principle Goat
requires the manufacturer 10 be placed
BY the side Of the producer, it will re-
quire them right here. The increase in
value that any public enterprise brings
to private property in the ncighborhood
of that enterprise is proportioua.e to It's
usefulness. II the water Of tho Soath
Santam was brought into Albany J.mor.
row, il would add on that d.y 25 per
cent. to the value ofcvery lot, and to every
parcel Of laud adjacent to tho city; and
its future value to the city would be in.
calculable. What IS the ditch company
about! and where arc the honey bees ot
this comman;ty?
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17

and daubed with paint, without exciting a
demonstration of hostility. Instead of
parading them, in community where
their presence could only recall the hor.
riblO crimes they had committed against
humanity, they should have been forever
hidden in the forests aud mountain gor.
ges of the Siletz. The simple fact that
they live at all, in the face of their mon
strous deeds, ought to silence the inso-
lent sneer at "0regon justice" and it
ought as we'll to be standing refutation
of charges so flippantly made, the world
over, against Americans in their treat
ment of the Indian race.