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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-11
FATTENlNG AND MARKETING POULTRY.

There il AN item on Feeding and Marketing
Fowls in the Hints about Work on page 39S, to
winch reference i, made in the following para
gr..ph TURKEYS for fattcning may be treated much
liNl fowls. TAoy mast have very ceAn coopS, ana
ulontN OF fresh air. 1t is we'll to put charcoal IN
fhclr feed The addition Of a portion Of fresh,
ch0ppe,i beef >uet histcns the ftttenng. Feed
makes the fat soft, and is apt to give an oily look.
Ducks. For our own table ii is well worth while
to feed with meal in which chopped celery leaves
are pretty literally mingled. Get the ducks III the
habit of 60 ming to the call then feed them as often
as you cal-ccllainly once in two hours. They
will do much better than if confined, and tattell
very rapidly. 1t will pay to buy young live ducks
aud feed them for table use il not for market. In
feeding, have Il basin of water close at hand and
feed late at night and early in the morning. Geese
should be confined for iattcnng, fed often and on
rich feed have fresh water and be kept clean.
Fowls for market ought to he fat. 1t is poor pol
icy to simply throw down little extra corn for 4
few weeks before the birds are to be killed, and
finally give them big feed of corn, and then cut
their heads OF, pluck and ship them, Such fowls
will bring about half the price they would have
brought had they been shut up and fed the same
weight Of Indian meal, kept we'll supplied with
pure water, had the floor of their coop Srewed
with Wcll-drcd earth daily, and cleaned out once Il
week and finally tasted eight to twelve hours be-
fore they We're killed. Birds thus shut together
Of food three or four times day, the last feeding
beng of hard grain. Feed no musty or damaged
wheat, though screenings, consisting OF shaken OF
broken grains, with foreign seeds, need not be
avoided. In packing for market, Kill with 4 small
knife. Pluck dry while warm. Dip in hot wat er
to plump them, and pack snugly in tight boxes
when cold. Agriculturst.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-11

AMOUNT OF WATER IN TIE ATMOSPHERE
Did you ever think how much water is in the air
floating unseen? 1t generally amounts to nearly
three gallons above each foot Of the earthS surface
and often much more As the new vapor is always
rising the amount of rain that falls during yeal
is very large At one place in the lllnalaya mount
aims as many as 300 inches deep falls in twelve
months-or enough if it all fell at once to cover tho
land with water twenty-five feet deep. In San
Francisco 81 TO 43 inches fall annually In the
Sierra Nevada the annual fall is from five to sin
feet.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-11
Farm, Garden, and Household,
CONDUCTED BY PUTNAM" "sDIoNroN.

Sc Our friends who may have communications Oh
'ervatons, facts suggestions. or anything Of interest
pertaining 10 this department, requested to commu
uate the same to DR.. Putnam Simonon, Searsport who
Nl prepare the same Tor publication, II of sufficient i'm
Hortncc,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-11

CORR. 1t is now time to have all the corn husk-
ed and stored in airy cribs. Stack the stocks neal
the barns or better. store in the barn under coy
er, if there is room. they retain flavor longer.
CABBAGEs, if not marketable at remuneratiye
prices. make excellent milk producing fodder. Put
them in the barn cellar or in trenches for winter
use All lecayed leaves must he stripped off and
given to the hogs, or the milk will taste.
Roofs, Before storing, expose them in small
heaps for several days, to sweat of their super
abundant moisture. Top them without cutting the
flesh, and store them clean possible.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-11
A son RoBEING HIS FATHER.

l saw speedily that the emptied and return
ed letters Were superscribcd with the left
hand. 1t bothered me to know what object
there could be in thus returning the covers of
robbery, and | was sure that no post office
clerk would be so absurd.
| dropped a couple of letters to the claim
agent, and in day or two called upon him
''Who gets your mail from the Post OF
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

Remarks. like pens, are best when pointed
a gentle spirit: The spirit Of accommo.
People who catch at straws: Cobble,
drinkers.
A welcome robber: The man who take,
your part.
Loves Labor Lost Serenadinga deaf and
dumb damssl. ''''-
The man who waxes strong every dav. |,
the shoemaker. :
lie who avoids small sins does no. fall
into large ones.
take care Of you.
The forbidden color at Grants inaugura.
ton ball Black.
Fall wheat is said to bo looking fine in the
southern part Of Iowa.
What shot would man paraly.ed be an,
to call for2 Can.I I.stir.
How did Adam get out Of the Garden O,
Eden? lie was snaked out.
DR.. Mudd was released from Dry Tortuga,
about the first Of last month.
Why is q butchers cart like his boots
Because he carries his calves there.
Go slowly TO the entertainment Of thv
friends, but quickly to their misfortunes.
Money is the root of all evil'' to those
who spend their whole lives roofing for it.
No man can avoid his own company. 50
nc had better make it as good as possible.
When is a young lady like q part Of q
word2 When she is silly belle (syllable. i
A critic says Of famous singer. that she
"sings few airs and puts on great many. u
Little girls believe in the man in the moon.
big girls believe in the man in pantaloOns.
Be not sugar. or the world will swallow
you up; nor all wOrm-wOod, or it will spit
you out.
A good word Is an easy obligation bu,
not to speak i'll requires only silence, and il
costs nothing.
Parson Brownlow can only speak in q
whisper. and his arms and limbs continually
shake with palsy.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

legislation is unfavorable to the West
Side Company. but the bill has been fran.
ed 80 as TO obViate that objection as far
as practicable.
1t the West Side Company was legally
designated in 1866, and it has since done
what the act Of Congress requires. IL has
q vested right to the grant. which the
bill, II it becomes q law, will not and can.
not disturb but 1t is unreasonable TO In.
sist that bccause that company has failed
TO secure the grant, tho State ought there.
fore TO lose It.
Both companies claim, and IL NAV be
that both have been designated by the
Legislature, and If both arc allowed "a
Me thciT assent, as required by the sixth
section Of the act of Congress, IL 10 made
certain not only that one of the compan.
les will get the grant, but that IL will be
used Tor railroad purposes, in which the
State has more interest than in the fort.
unes OF either company.
Reciprocal charges Of fraud and irree.
ularity 10 the formation of the companies
have been made, but your committee nro.
pose to refer these, with all questions
growing out of the legal rights and eoui.
ties OF the parties, TO tbe courts of Ore.
gon, and the accompanying bill, the pas.
sage ct which they recommend, is only
INTENDED to protect the interest Of the
State and provide for judicial settlement
Of tho controversy between the two com.
panies.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
ABOUT MRS. GRANT.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Chronicle, speaking Of the 70
ceptions at Washington, thus speaks Of
Mrs. General Grant:
OF course there are no receptions more
crowded than the Grants. For four years
every lady has known that General Grant
would be the next President. Beyond
the inspiration Of such knowledge, their
receptions have the charm Of gracious
personality. Mrs. Grant Is not going 70
disgrace her country women in the high
est mansion in the land. Instead, she
will there represent the best type of wife,
mother and friend. She has many friends
in Washington for her own sake. When
she rolls past in her carriage, I don't be-
licve the most envious cry after her in
their hearts. 'There she goes, vulgar
selfish woman, who would be nobody IL
her husband had not lifted her into pow
er !" They say rather. "HoW she en-
joys life for herself and others! How
happy and earnest; how hearty and kind
she isl and whatever her lot she would
be the same. / am glad she has come to
this good fortune /" People like Mrs.
Grant because she has brought with her
prosperity the same qualities which made
her happy and beloved in adversity and
obscurity. Few women ever bore the
test of sudden fame and fortune with .
more hearty happiness or more unassum.
ing grace. Is she pretty7 No. She is
a rolly.polly Of little woman with beau
tiful neck, hands and feet Her features
are well cut, but her eyes are crossed
Some Of her friends wished her TO have
them straightened. NO. said she, Mr..
Grant had loved her ever since she was
little girl with her eyes crossed. He had
said that she would not be herself to him
if they were straight. Crooked they we're
and crooked they should remain. If be
was satisfied what mattered it to other
people 7" Her morning receptions are
on Saturday. In society morning means
after one o'clock in the afternoon. To-
day she wore a ruby gyos grain. silk,
trimmed with folds Of satin and heavy
fringe q shade lighter than the dress.
costly laces and no ornaments whatever
in her abundant hair. A constant throng
Of richly aprarelled ladies and gentlemen
passed and repassed before her from one
till four o'clock.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
= MODEL CHARGE TO 4 JURY.

It seems to US that the following is
worthy of the defunct but never forget
ten Wonter Van TwiIlcr:
"If the jury believed, from the evil
dence, that the plaintiff aud defendant,
were partners in the grocery, and that
the plaintiff bought out the defendant
and that the defendant paid tho note by
delivering to the plaintiff q COW, which
he warranted not brcachy, and the war
rant was broken by reason of the breach.
iness of the COW, and he drove tho COW
back and rendered her to the defendant
but he refused to receive her, and the
plaintiff took her homo and put heavy
yoke on her to prevent her from jump
Ing fences, and by reason of the yoke she
broke her neck and died, and if the jury
believed that the defendant believed that
the defendants interest 10 the grocery
was worth anything, the plaintiffs note
was worthless and the COW good for moth
ing either for beef or milk, then the jury
must fiud out for themselves how they
will decide the case for the court, if she
understands herself, and she thinks she
does-don't know how such d-d case
should be decided"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
THE COMING GIRL.

She viii be Of some use to the world,
viii cook her own food, will earn her own
living, and viii not die an old maid The
coming girl will not wear the GEecian
bend, dance the German, ignore al possi-
bilities of knowing how TO work, will not
endeavor to break the hearts Of unsophis.
ticated young men, will spell correctly,
understand English before she affects
French, viii preside with equal grace at
the piano or wash-tub, will spin more
yarn for the house than for the street,
will not despise her plainly clad mother,
her poor relations, or the hand of an hon.
est worker; will wear bonnet; speak
good plain. unlispiDg English; viii darn
her own stockings; will know how to
make doughnuts; and will not read the
Ledger oftener than she does her Bible.
The coming girl viii walk ave miles .
day, If need be, to keep her cheeks in .
glow; will mind her health, her physical
development and her mother; will adopt
. costume both sensible and conducive to
comfort and health; win not confound
hypocrisy with politeness; will not place
lying to please above frankness viii
have courage to cut an unwelcome ae-
quaintance will not think refinement .
French duplicity; that the assumed hos
pitality where hate dwells in the heart,
is better than condemnation viii not
confound grace of government with silly
affections; win not regard the end of her
being to have beau.
The coming girl will not look to Paris,
but to reason, for her fashions; will not
aim to follow foolish fashion because
milliuers and dress makers decreed it,
viii not torture her body, shrivel her
soul with puerilities, or ruin it with wine
and pleasure. In short, the coming girl
will seek to glorify her Maker. and to en-
joy, mentally, His works. Duty viii Be
her aim, and life living reality Church
Union.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
THE OLD FOLKS ROOM.

The old man sat By the chimney side
Ills face wss wrinkled aud war;
And he leaned both hands on bis stout oak can
As if al bis work weFs done.
His coat was Of good old-Eashloned gray,
The pockets were deep and vide.
Where bis specs" and bis steel tobacco box
Lay snugly side by side.
The old man liked to stir tho FIRE;
So near hiIa the tongs were kept
Sometimes be unused ss he gaTsd ~ the eoalf,
soms,inss be sat and slspt.
What saw he In the emberH theFsf
Al pictures Of other yesrs;
And now and then awakened smiles,
But oftener started tears.
His good wife sat on the other side,
In high-baeked. aag-seat ehasFj
see meath the pile Of her muslin cap
The sheen Of her silvery hair.
There's happy look on her eyed face.
As she busily kniss for him.
And Nellie TAX up the stitches dropped,
For grandnothsr's eyes are dim.
Their children come and read the news,
To pass this time each day;
How it stirs the blood IN an old mans h:ars,
To hear Of the world away!
'Tis homely scene, told you so,
But pleasant Il is 20 view;
A. least thought Il 50 myself,
And sketehsd Il down for you.
De kind unto the old, my friend.
They're worn With this woilPs strife,
Though bFavely once psTchaDce they fought
The stern. Gcree battle Of life.
They taught your youthful feet 10 climb
UpBsFd ife's rugged steep;
Then let Us gently lead them down
To where tho weary sleep.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
LADIES Should READ NrwspAprr

LADIES SHOULD READ NEWSPAPERS.
1t Is great mistake in female cduca.
tion to keep young lady's time and at.
tention devoted to only fashionable litera.
ture of the day. If you would qualify
her for conversation. you must give her
something to talk about-give her educa.
tion with tho actual world, with tie outer
world, and its transpiring events. Urge
her to read newspapers, aud become "a.
miliar with the present character and i'm.
provement of our race. History is oi
somc Importance; but the past world il
dead-we have nothing to do with it,
Our thoughts aud our concerns should be
for the present world; to know what it is
aud improve the condition of it. Let her
have an intelligent opinion, and be able
to sustain intelligent conversation con-
cerning the mental. moral and religious
improvcments.of our time. Lot the gill
ded annual and poems on the center table
DO kept part of the timc covered with
weekly aud daily journals. Let tho whole
family-men, women and children read
newspapers.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
POETRY.
THE DYING WIFE.


CThe following beautiful poem Is taken from Il
Memphis Bulletin. II Is rarely we hnd such col
tributions to tho columns Of . newspaper Il
Sweetly, beautifully sad j
Raise my pillow, husband, dearest
Faint and fainter comes my broathj
And those shadows stealing slowly.
Must, know. be those Of death;
Sit down close beside mo, darling,
Let me clasp your warm. strong hand.
YouTs that ever hath sustained me,
To the borders Of this land.
For your God and mlne--our Father.
Thence shall ever lead us on,
Where upon = throne eternal,
Sits Ills loved and only sont
I've had visions and been dreaming
o'er the past Of Joy aud pain
Year by year I've wandered backward.
Till was a child again.
Dreaming Of girlhood. and the moment
When stood your wife and bride.
How my heart thrilled loves triumph.
In that hour or woman pride.
Dreaming of thee aud all the earth-ehords,
Firmly twined around my heart
o. the bitter, burning anguish,
When Grst knew We must part.
It has passed. and God has promised
All thy footsteps 20 atteudi
lie that's more than friend or brother,
Hs'll be with you TO the end;
There no shadow Ger tho portals,
Leading to thy heavenly home
Christ has promised life immortal,
And 'tis he that bids me come.
When life's trials await around thee.
And its chilling pillows swell,
Thoult thank heaven that I'm spared them,
Thuu'lt then feel that "Hll Is WE'LL"
Bring our boyF unto my bedside;
Ny last blessing let them keep
Dat they're sieeping-do not wake them
They'll learn soon enough 70 weep.
Tell them often Of their mother.
Kiss them for me when they wake,
Lead them gently In lifo's pathway,
Love them doably for my sakej
Clasp my hand still closer, darling.
Th.a. the last night Of my lifsj
For tn-moErow shall never
Answer when you call me "wife."
Fare thee well. my noble husband.
Paint not, meath the Christening rod.
Throw your strong arms round our ehildrens
Keep thom close 70 thes--and God.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

RATES OF ADVERTISING PER RI A; oas
Column, 500 Half Column, $50 Quarter Col
umn, 43s.
Transient Advertisements per Square oftsn iins .
or less first inssrtiOn5@3; eaeh subsequent inssFs
tion, 81.
A square Is one inch In space down The eolumn.
counting cuts, display lines, blanks. de-. solid
matter. No advertisement 70 be considered less
than square. aud sll fractions counted faai
square. All advertisements inserted for less
period than three months to be regarded as tran
slant
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

Twice MARRIED-For tho sake Of
having little fun, gentleman last Sat
urday evening played Justice Of tie
Peace, and welded two willing hcarts into
one. telling the lady that If she would
call on Justice Saltsman in few days he
would give her a marriage certificate
Tho lady, presuming that the pretended
Justice was Saltxman, and feeling certain
that the knot was legally tied, did not
call for her certificate until yesterday af-
ternoon. Imagine her surprise when In
formed that she was not married accor-
ding to law. Her pleasing face assumed
the pale hue of the lily, and then flushed
to crimson, whilo she informed the JUS
tice of the predicament she was placed
in. The Justice told her that all he could
do would be to marry her again, and last
evening tho couple were, for the second
time put through the marriage ceremony.
We did not learn that tho certificate was
dated back.-iSt. Joseph lKo) Gazette.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

links tells good story of man on .
Mississippi steamer who was questioned
by Yankee. The gentleman, to humor
the fellow replied to all the questions
straightforwardly until the inquisitor vas
fairly puzzled for interrogatOry. At last
he inquired:
"LoOk here, Squirc-where was you
born ?''
81 was born" said the victim, Sin Bos.
tom fremont ST., No. A, left hand side,
on the 1st day of August, 1890, At 5
o'clock in tho afternoon physician, DIR.
Warren; nurse, Sally Benjamin"
Yankee was answered completely. For
o moment he was struck. Soon however,
his face Frightened, and he quickly said !:
YES; well, I calculate you don't recoi-
lect whether it was frame or brick
house do you p
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

A BAD TEMPER.--A bad temper is =
curse 10 the posscssor, and Its influence.
is most deadly wherever it is found. To.
hear one eternal round Of complaint and
murmuring, to have pleasant thought
scared away, is sore trial. The purest
and sweetest atmosphere is contaminated
into poisonous miasma, wherever this
|evil genius prevails. Il has been truly
said, that while We ought not TO let the
bad temper of others influence ~, il
would be as unreasonable to spread bliss
upon the skin, and not suffering because
of the bad temper of one Of its members.
One string ont of tune, will destroy the
music OF an instrument otherwise perfect;
so, if all the members Of . family Do not
cultivate Kind aud affectionats tenpeg,
there viii b. disooEd and an uttsr want of
harmony.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
DON'T STAY LATE TONIGHT.

The hearth Of home Is beaming
With rays Of rosy light,
And lovely eyes are cleaning
As falls tue shades Of night;
And while thy steps arc leaving
The circle pure and bright.
a tender voice, half gTieving.
Says, Don't stay late tonight"
The world in which thou movest,
Is busy. brave, and wide
The world Of her thou lowest
Is at the ingle side
She waits for thy warm greeting;
Thy smile Is her delight;
Her gentle voice, cntrcating,
Says, rDOn't stay late tonight"
The world, cold. inhuman,
Will spurn thee, if thou fall
The love Of one poor woman
0utlasts and shames them all /;
Thy children will cling round thee,
Let fate be dark or bright;
At homo no shaft viii wound thee,
Then, Don't stay late tonight"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLEMENT.

eD Ohm BRYANT, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
estate of. d. Humphrey, decd, has this day filed
his account in the County Court Of Linn county,
Oregon, praying for a final settlement Of the same
and to be discharged as such Administrator.
Therefore, notice is hereby given that said ap-
pIication and settlement will be heard and deter:
mined at the Court House in said county, on
Saturday, the 9th day Of My, 1869,
and all persons interested in said estate are hereby
required to 6Ic their objections to said account
and the settlement thereof on or before said
day.
BY order of said Court.
April 6, 1859. S. A. JOHNS.
County Judge.
Nh. cRASon, Atty fer Admir-. n34w4
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

ID P. FooTE AND ALEXANDER KIRK,
Executors Of the estate Of Eleanor Roote, deed.
have this day fled their account in the County
Court Of Linn county. Oregon, praying for 6nal
settlement Of the same, aud TO be discharged as
such Executors.
Therefore, notice is hereby given that said ap-
plication and settlement will be heard aud deter
mined at the Court House, in said county, On
Saturday, the 8h day IF Nay. 1869,
and all persons interested in said estate are hereby
required to file their objections To said and
the settlement thereof on or before said day.
BY order of said Court.
S. A. JOHNS.
April 6. Is69-n34w4. County Judge.
RUSSELL & ELKISs. Atty's for Executors.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24
NOTICE.

NToTIcE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned was duly appointed Admins
traitor of the Estate of James Redpath, deceased,
on the IIth of March, 1859, by the County Court
of Linn county. Therefore, all persons having
claims against said Estate are notified to present
the Same to the undersigned ct the County Clerks
Office, in Linn county, Oregon, duly verified, as
ara requested to call on me at Albany and settle
the same ANDREW C0WANs
April 8, Ie69-v4nSsw4. Administrator.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

An Italian in Cincinnati was laughed
at Tor his broken English, and rstorted
testify, "You laugh at my Ingleese You
speake Italyoung max you seek."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

Rank, q German grocer, in Tif6n
Ohio, has taught pet sheep to drink
beer and chew tobacco with as disgusting
gusto as Rank himself.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

The attempt to apply the forcc of cir
custances as motive power has proved q
failure.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

A Hebrew Bible, dated 149l or 1882,
printed upon parchment, was lately sold
in London for $500.