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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
TOO POOR.

Moore, OF the Rural Netr TDrker,
was sitting in his office one afternoon
some years ago, when farmer friend
came in and said:
"Mr. Moore. I like your paper, but
times are So hard cannot pay for it. "
us that SO, friend Jones? I'm
very sorry to hear that you are SO poor;
and if you are SO very hard run Will
give you my paper"
"Oh, no. cannot take il as =
gift" hsf aeai
"well, then, let's see how We can
fix it. You raise chickens, I believer
Eyes, few, bnt they don't bring
anything hardly" "a
Don't they? Neither does my pa
per cost anything hardly. Now, I
have proposition to make to you; I
will continue your paper and when
you go home, you may select from
your lot, one hen, aud call her mine.
Take good care of her. and bring me
the proceeds, whether In eggs or
chickens, and we will call it square. /"
"All right, brother Moore" and
the old fellow chuckled at what he
thought was capital bargain. He
kept the contract strictly, and at the
end of the year found that he had
paid about four prices for his paper.
He often tells the joke on himself, and
says he never has had the face to say
he was too poor to take paper since
that day. ktss
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
wOMaN's RIGHTS.

A woman writing to the Charlton
Iowa) Democrat, thus severely ham
dies that class Of women who ramble
through the country lecturing on
'.Wonan's Rights"
A wife and mother would AK the
American women of the present day.
what they considered the true defini-
ton of ,coman's rights. was taught
in the days of my yonth that it was
,comnp's hoiieSt right to be true wife
and mother, raising her sous and
daughters to homes industry and
teaching them by precept rs well us by
examl lie that home was their true
sphere, where they could maintain their
rights in performing their duty to those
around them. And when they have
duties to perform. let them go out
with determination and will, let
ting those around them see that they
were capable of attending to their own
business, and my word for it, the men
| viii give you your rights, and there
will he no need of those women that
are pei ambulating upon the Lorders
of decent society to go tramping over
the country, leaving their home duties
to their husbands. Fit subjects they
are, indeed, to tell our mothers how
they should raise their daughters. -
! Let us go back to the days of our
grandmothers. Their daughters were
taught to spin and weave, and girls
were not taught that they mu st be ed
ucated for any sphere in lite but that
which belongs to n true woman, and
in those good old days of the spinning
wheel and loom, we did not have those
"crowing hens" Oh, dear, I never
knew what cropiny hen was until
these women got to Topping around
oyer the country without brains
enough to know their mind over night,
! nnless they have scme man hanging
after them. too lazy to earn an honest
living themselves, or help their hus-
bands to do SO, and>all they do is to
disgrace society with their presence.
It is pity there is not house of ref
uge provided for them. I have no pa
tience with them, as every one knows
that their private characters will not
bear investigation. $40 A Woman. 4
p 81
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
From the Quincy 1il.y HeraId.l
HOkHEN'S IMPEACHMEET.

One by one the desperate and de-
signing men who have afflicted the
states OF the south with theix presence
and in the name Of loyalty, outraged
law and decency, are receiving their
deserts. With returning sense Of
dignity and justice in the communities
where they have fourished and rioted,
the carpet-baggers and native vultures,
who obtained possession Of the state
g vernments OF the South at the close
OF the war, are being promptly
slaughtered. i is gratifying that
such is the case. Where law ind or
der reign the unholy wretches who
plurdered and yictimized the people
of the south, under Federal authority
backed by Federal bayonets, would be
political and social evils that any COM
munity might well be rid of. .a45.s
Leaving out all others, that prince
Of unscrnpulons and heartless petty
tyrauts, Holden, of North Carolina, IL
monster so hideous that it is mira
Gle that dignity and deceney was not
exiirpated from the entire South by
his very presence. It would be diff,
Gu to sum up the number of his vii
lain e, but it is easy to determine their
enormity. He hesitated at nothing
be it ever so desperate, to advance his
sinister ends, and knowing no lauda~
BILE ambition, the power that he exert
ed was used to degrade his state and
augment its miseries. BY the aid OF
the military he rode rough shod over
the people it was his duty to protect.
and, regardless of law or right, arrest
ed ard incarcefated the innocent and
law abiding. He invoked the aid Of
accomplices more desperate and dar-'
ing than himself, cnd through them
inauguarated reign OF terror In the
hope of pelpetuating his sway. The
love Of liberty 10 the people, Was.
however, too strong to be thus tramp
led under foot, aud rising in their
might, they drove Holden's minions
from power, and stayed his career OF
infamy.
Having carried the State and secur-
ed the Legislature. the honest men OF
North Carolina now demand Holden's
impeachment. That he viii be i'm
peat he'd is likely, and that he deserves
it is beyond question. There will Of
course go up from Massachusetts, and
the North howl of treason" "dis-
10. atty" &C., at the course of the
North Carolina Legislature, in thus
ridding the State of notoriously dis
honest and disreputable officer. but
the liberty-loving moral element of
the whole country will applaud their
courage in thus taking from him the
power he has so shamefully abused.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
49, ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY l3, 1871

she was betrothed to another. It de-
manded all the moral strength Of his
nature now, however, to resist the
yearning desire to clasp her to his heart,
and nsked her TO give him the love he
30 much coveted.
| Half an hour later they sat together
within rustic arbor, talking quietly.
Earhests kind words and wise couL :
sells had rendered her hopeful, and
she had just started up TO 90 in search
of Herbert. when they saw both him
and Isabella walking slowly down the
path toward them.
Jessie thought she would wait until
he was alone to speak with him. and
80 went back and sat down again with
Ernest.
They were hid from view by inter
vening vines, and, as the two passed
tle arbor, the occupants could not
help heariug their conversation.
"She is scarely more than child
yet" Isabel was saying, "a few
years will give her wouanliness, l
trust; though / sometimes fear she
will always be childish, aud unworthy
such love as yours.
" All, isabella, would that she were
more like your Herbert answered. -
Then, indeed, should be proud to
call her wife. Isabella, l love you
II is sin, per APPS, but l cannot help
lit" 49,
"Ah. blissful knowledge! But alas,
we met 90 late"
1
"Do you love me, Isabella? II SO,
| it TX not too late. t|a
Il love you. Herbert; but will go
away aud see you no NOR"
"Go. il you choose, my qneeniy one!
But l shall follow you. will not
sacrifice your peerless love for Jessie Is
childish affection"
He dhi not see the gleam of triumph
/ in Isabella's dark eyes. for she turned
them from him, for fear that he would
She had accomplished her purpose.
She was poor and proud. while Her
| bert was rich, and could make her a
queen in society.
/ Jessie neither wept nor tainted, but
became cold and rigid as marble.
| When they could pass without be-
ing obeerved. Earnest conducted hsr 10
the house, aud then returned home.
with u sorrowful heart. But he was
"of lhe earth earthly" and could not
shut out the great joy which mingled
with MS sorrow, for be cherished the
shadow of u hope that Jessie might
/ yet lie his.
Herlert and isabella went away
the nest morning without any espla-
nlion, iitti- th.nAin. that Jes ,ic knew
all. AID month later they were mar
| riel.
/ Todav. he il o care.worn. miserab'e g
man. and she il the reig,:ins belle OF
the aristocrat.c circle III which they
move.
! She is too proud and cold to be u
loving. afiec;iopate wife; and he has
learned by bitter experience. that ele-
gance aud beauty alone cahuot render
home paradise. Aud thought OF
all that he has lost by his own periidy
is to him MI eyer-preseDt anguish.
After months OF sorrow. and many
n bitter l.eart-stru3gle. Jessie succeed
ed III cru hing out her love for Her
bert Livingstone.
She is now tile happy and cherish
ed wife of Earnest Linwood, the gifted
pastor OF an aris.ocra.ic church III the
city of C; and when memory
reseris to The past. she fully realize.
that her present happiness il one OF
the results Of Isabella's Triumph.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
VARIETIES.

More people run for Office than reach
What is home without a mother? On,
short.
The most di Ecult thing to reme' nber
the poor. .J3es *stt
Song of gold hunter: "Mv days of
happiness are ose."
Men born b nd can't be c. .rpenterr b.-l
cause they never saw. =
Chicago has more thar. 100 m;,.. .e
the ..icholas pavement. -
Why is life the gr satest conundrumt I
Because all must give it MP. =. =, :
What is it mob ody wants. vea nohoa,
likes to lose? A II .xsuit. .0-'''''
To make wo man scoid, give her .
husband wslo ONES home drunk.
YOU re c,ueer chicken, as the hen said
when she flaiched q dack. ~
No dr.st affects the eyes like gold dust,
ana u" glasses like brandy glasses. S. ,s,
Railroads have no affections; yet they
ou sht to have strong ties. s.,agi,, gsdi
Inc only way to make both ends meet {
IS to be reduced TO extremities. 3i
There are some forty Postmissresscs in
South Carolina. They can overhaul the
males it anybody Can. @ 9fHii So
a healthy ssrl in Blairsville. Indiaaa,
recently dsank twenty seven glasses &c
Deer at d single sitting.
A. southern paper apologies for not
giving the particulars Of several fights in
town, the night before, as its local WAS
drunk.
Pa, are eannibais people who live on
ether folks p Yes. my dear" sThen,
pa. Uncle George must be . cannibah for
ma says he's always living on somebody"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!
CORVALLIS COLLEGE!
-FOR- T. sise - I4srta
MALES AND FEMALES
CORVALLIS, OREGON.

WEAR DIVIDED INTO THREE SESSIONS.
Tuition (per Session of 81 mouths,t from
Hs I'd SIS, according to stddies.
MALE BOARDING HOUSE, by Prof. j. En-
sry. Board. including room, fuel and lights, SoU
nsr session ia weeks). Wishing, - per sessi"a
Tgkxs: one-half in advance and the other
half at the close Of the session.
sslsyspsU W. 4. FINLEY. a. NJ,
rr-..idant.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13

ARLiNGToS.-The s L. EEan, n.r
has this:
The Arlington property. about which
sn much Is said jus, nov hy the "trooly
loil." was nul the property of Gen. Lee.
Il never belonged To him, but was the in
heritance ut his wife, Il came 10 her
irom her ia her, George Washington
Parke Custis. the adopted son of Gener-
;al Washington aud grandson of his wife.
General Lee, by the laws OF Virginia,
l,ad Il lite estate IN It, and that was H.
This, Of cnurse. expired with his life
Now, us Mrs Lee never committed trea.
sun against the United Suites. or gave
aid aud comfort tn their enemies in a.,y
legal sense, the Withholding irnm her the
estate. or It's vaine, is simply robbery
Or course NOT oue-tenth of the land is
required for the purposes of u cemetery.
Bur be this asst may. if The Government
ncads the land for public uses, it is
bound, under the CONSTITUTION. to nav for
it. No honest man can gain-,av this.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
ADDRESS TO A YOUNG LADY.
ny GEORGE D. PRENTICE.

Beautiful girl l I kayc wandered far
Toward the rising sun md the evening star;
have roained mid tho n1rtbcrn wastes of snoN
And straysd whore thv soft tnagnoiias blow,
But never gazed ON u face bright
As thine, sweet spirit OF young delight.
Beautiful girii thou art bright and fair
As ~ angel snaps 10 the moonlight air;
No shadow sts On thy brow of snow,
Save that VI thy uesSes dro"p.pg low.
Loves own dear light is wandering oft
o'or thy geLtlV lip of oaripine soft.
Thy lovely cheek, whore the rich. red glow
OF the warm blood nelts through ths virgin snow
So ss.etly biending IN on. bright dye,
fhe woven beauties of earth and SKY,
truth, holy truth, Ia its freshness dwelis
Deep. deep in III. dark eycs' shaded wells
"A nj ianeiss Wild from their clear dept . yis an
Like shadows Of stars from u trembling Sue ~
AGd thy thoughts ars dream OF EdsG's bowers
Aud thy words are garlauds CT dsners, LrixL
flowers.
Beautiful girii have 70 thee more,
a floating creature VI Joy aud love.
AZ light u mist ON tho sunrise gale.
Or the buoyaUt sway 0f u bridal vail.
Fill almost ivoked o. seo thee rise
Like soaring thought to the free, blue skies,
Or melt in tho thin. blue air.
Like . vision u. fancy painted there.
Thy low. sweet voice. as II thrills around.
Seems Isss % sound than dream u saand
snftIy and mildly its clear nofcs swsh,
Like tbs spift-tones of y silver boIl
Aud the lips whence tbs fairy music COWS
L. to Ianey's cyS like - speaking rose.
| beautiful. beau ifal gir thoa art
4 vision Of JOY To- tho tIirobbiDg heart;
A star sent dawn fr.in the world ,f Lliss,
An I ali unlinfnei by the shades Of this;
\ Rainbow pictured by Loye'r own
On tbs clouds VI being. beautiful one!
! Beautiful giti 'tis . weary year
: ne. thy sweet r'ce fsll "n thy rayishsd ear;
'Tis long. long year nf light and glo"tn
Since garnd o5 thy young ebsek's lovely bloen
Yet thy gentle tones If music still
Thrnngb the boiisst depths Of memory thrill
Like tone. of "a fount. or breeze. bird.
In the 10 g-gone years Of childhood heard,
And ut IN ny tatk aud ionsiy moods,
whsn - demon wing o'cr my spirit br,ods.
Thine image seems To my E"al ." break
fik. the sweet young tn'rn o'er 4 gloomy lake.
Filling its depths. "a ihs shadows ass,
| With beauty and love aud pelody.
Beautiful girl thou art far away.
AMI know net where thy stsps now stray;
| but "b It's ,weet. It's very swgst
| In the fsiry realms Of drssns to greet
Thy cheek Of ro.s, iby br.- Il p-sri.
Aud thy voice Of nrsisie. beautiful girl!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13
THE BLACKSMITH
pY THE "rAr CONTRIBUTOR. "


Vulcan appears to have been ths
first blacksmith Of whom there is an,
Authentic record. He forged bolts fol
Jupiter. Jupiter caught him forsina
them one day and had him arrested
After fair nnd impartial ;f.nl before
the Court Of Common Pleas of Hanil
ton county lSSi. he was convicted oil
forgery III the thirts-seventh degree
(Fahrenheit). and Jupiter kicked hiu
out of heaven on his own recognizance
injuring his recognizance very consid
erably, and producing lamenes.
from which he hasn't wholly recovered
TO this day.
As Vulcan was man of great strength
so blacksmiths are generally noted foi
their muscular power. the natnlar re.
suit Of expanding their lungs by blow.
ing the bellows, and strengthenin.
their arms and hands by swingins
the sle1ge.
The blacksmith follows useful and
lal orious profession, and no lazy man
is ever found in it. When lazy boy
il urged to learn the blacksmith,
trade, he replies: "Oh. Llo,o the bel.
lows" and if requi. ed to do it his
bellows are really pal to hear.
Blacksmitbing suggested TO the
Italians that proverb of so much mean.
ing, "Strike while the iron is hot
A great many failures among men car
be attributed to hesitation and della,
in seizing the right moment for ac
ton, and the opportunity passes
the iron is cold. The good blacksmith
is quick to strike when the iron j,
hot, unless he is striking for higher
wages, when he don't care particular
ly whether the iron is hot or cold.
The blacksmith irons off wagons o.
various descriptions. Our worth,
sire, we remember, once took wag
ON to blacksmith to be ironed off
and he ironed it way off to Kan
sas, SO that we never saw anything
more of the wagon or of the black
smith Wagons amt of much &c
count ironed off so far. We. after
ward read OF a wicked blacksmith ou
there somewhere who stopped a Meth.
ndist minister. riding the circuit and
tried to whip him, but the minister
just pitched in and gave him hallelu
| jah, and we used to hope it was thai
bla ksmith who ironed the old gen
tleman's wagon some thirteen hun,
dred miles off. But then the pre- ch.
er, after sla hing sin out of him
whipped religion into him, SO. us we
never received the wagon bach
through the post-office, accompanied
by letter Of repentance, we conclud
ed it was another blacksmith.
Horse-shoeing is one of the most
important branches OF the blacks ..ith's
trade. The blacksmith not only
makes all the horses shoes but ht
puts them on and laces them up
The horse is generally allie to pull
them off himself. In countries where
there no are blacksmiths the horses
are compelled to go barefoot, winter
as well as summer.
Blacksmiths sometimes shoe oxer
as we'll as horses and mules. W.
once saw great brawny son OF Vul
can "shoo" some chickens that were
in his garden, and many Of them car
''shoo fy."-Cincinnati Times.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13

Let the following epi,aph be written
on Ashley tomb: ''Here lies tic re-
mains Of james NJ. Ashley. Of Ohio. VIII.
bestfudc tho negro hobby aud rude it intu
Congress. whU, with Collover and other
'convicts, consrired to impeach aud rc
move Audrew johnson from the pres,-
,ieucy. He was chief Of all dirty work,
not having honesty enough to achieve an
honorable fame, aspired to one Of intamy
Let DO ono disturb the ghost Of As.in
ley, unless he does it with loDg pole. !,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13

!. Is not a.xays mark of frankness 20
~ ESQ an open countenance, An alliga-
"r isa deceitiul creature, and Yet he
presents an Npea qountenance wien hc
.s IN the very aos Of taxing you iu,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13

Here isa .profane cohuudruin. fur
which The Indsf endeut is resppn-iblc -
w hal Is tbs difference between tefuptn.
tiou aud e,ernityy The one is vile Of
q devil aud tho other devil Of o while,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-01-13

RATES OF ADVERTISING PER YEAH: One
Column, 500; Half Column, $50 Quarter Gsl-
Column, $35. fafs
transient Advertisements per Square Of ten
ines or iess Of this sized type. first insertion, -
each subse 1usnt insertion, 81.
Asqnare Is one inch in space down the column,
counting cuts. display lines, blanks, 3e as solid
matter. No advertisement 70 be considered less
than square, and All fractions counied full
square. All advertisements inserted for less
period than three months to be regarded as tran
sient.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-11-22

who yot lovingly, gratefully, accept and
return each kindness shown them. We
have seen some fir specimens Of such wo-
men, and We think their number is daily in
creasing. They go upon their way without
making much ado; they enjoy the good
things of this world as heartily as any bache-
lor; and they are. for the most part, much
happier than any of our bachelor friends.
for they have the great gift-which the
lords of creation generally sadly want-of
making pleasant home to themselves out
of scanty means, wherever they happen to
ouild their nest. And so our old maid.
whom We set up as an example. has also
contrived by the age of forty, to build a
nest for herseli-for all her family is scat
tered; her parents have died; some of her
brothers and sisters have married. and have
gone away; there she sits contentedly, but
mostly not aloue; friends are dropping in.
inviting her and coazing her to come with
them. Sometimes she accepts, more often
- .~s-sr,s = n5,---ss- rss sse'i tue truth Of
the proverb: IL you wish always to get q
warm welcome, don't visit your friends too
often" But. indeed, she has no time left
for unwelcOme visits she rises early, she
is fully employed all day long. Besides the
teaching she does for money-in order to
live honorably aud respectfully ly-she does
much for love. Thus our old maid goes on
ber way. cheering many who would grow
faint but for her hearty encouragement
She is fifty now, aud age is approaching
with quick stops. yet she fears it not. If
all her friends should fall of, there will al
ways be the needy and the poor to whom
she can be friend. and who, if they cannot
~epay her in any other way, will at least
protect her from that feeling of desolation
which causes SO many areient females to
say: II bad better die. for nobody will
miss me when am gone. and l am only
burd Ell to those Chambers Journal.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-11-22
The Old Maid,

Let US take girl who has arrived at the
mature age Of twenty-one without having a
single eligible offer Of marriage. BY eiisi-
BILE, We do not mean to imply that our only
consideration is money-but just the con-
trary. We wish to have it understood that
nobody whose character promised some fair
amount of happiness ever asked our young
W6mdB; 6-uvu g66u 6dacafio6 sn5
whom IN sxcelleat mother early Su~s.-.o
blessedpess of work and usefuloess. she
had refused to marry only for the sake OF
avoiding the misfortune of becoming an old
maid. Under the eye of that excellent
mother she first learned 10 make herself
useful to her younger brothers and sisters
(for We will suppose the family to be large
one) and when they grew up she looked tor
some other occupation. or let Us rather say
work. for, though some young ladies are
always occupied they never work. As she
has taught nearly allthe younger family
abe has, of course. gained some practice IN
the art of teaching, and SO shc tries TO mud
. s;tuation. .Oh. what a miserable lot ~
We hear come of our lady readers exciaim.
Grant ID. for those who follow this calling
with unwilling heart and mind but We
hsoan by sayiug that our young lady had
fitted herself partiealarly for that voction
and that she did her work with will. The
CONSEQUENCES is that she soon gains the love
| Of her pupils. Thus some years pass. ano
che is thirty now; bot ''She is quite young
atill.. her friends male and female. aver
IIf she goes into society. there is always
vacsnt seat left fer her, and there are nOna
more eager to welcome her entrance thai
the young girls of her acquaintance. TO
she is always full Of good humor-ready t
listen to- their stories. to their troubles, b
they small or great-always ready with ad
vics to help. Without their knowing it
there is, moreover, sn undef-current in al
her talk. consisting in the desire to max
them all sensible vomen-women who low
to work; women who take an interest in tn
we'll being Of their fellow creatures. whethe
rich or poor; women who can stand alone
if there is no loving arm to lean upon, an