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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24

ing my traps together | got out of the
haunted carriage, and inquired Of q
porter whether my uncle had sent over
any conveyance for me. Yes, there
was the dog-cart. Before leaving the
station asked the station-master If he
WAS sure tae train from which l had
alighted was the express from town.
Eyes, sir" was his answer, Through
from London Bridge" What an aw-
ful ride had OIL that dark Christmas
eve! At every turn Of the road, |
thought we should be overturned;
whenever the horse improved bis pace
| made up my mind that had bolted;
but, in spite Of my fears, we arrived
safely ut Nettleton House, and re.
ceived hearty welcome, as of yore.
All agreed that was looking far from
well. "Bless the boy,' said my aunt,
"you look as pale AZ though you'd seen
"a ghost" stammered out something
about the eloseness Of London, and went
upstairs To dress for dinner.
How got through the meal j have
very little idea. Bessie must have
thought me very stupid, for made few
remarks, and answered her questions In
monosy llablcs. There was to be dance
as usual, In the evening, and ! was en-.
gagged, OF course, to Bessie for the open.
Ing quadrille; but made 80 many fool.
ish blunders, and as my sweetheart TOLD
me, looked 40 very unwell, that l wa'
fain to leave Off
"Comc into this room, dear" Bessie
said, at In cooler there, and more quiet
We entered. ] started back with q
look Of horror on my face for there, bJ
The mantle, stood my nysteriOus r,aiiWas
companion, with a gtass cf sherry In hi
hnnd.
"BessIe," said earnestly, ''com,
away; come away, for heavens sakcv
"Why, what is the matter, Charlie
You look 10 terribly frightened" sht
said.
But needed her not. for could moi
think of anything but the phantom he
fore me. He approached, with thai
cursed smile upon his lips, and held ou
his hand.
Bessie looked up laughingly ut m,
face, and said, Charlie, won't you SHAKE
hands with DIR. Linton"
"Who--who II he ~ / asked.
"Why, Doctor Linton, the deGf ant
duD,b gentleman"
For moment my brain whirlet
round, and can remember but indis
tinctly what Immediately followed.
saw Bessie making signs with her fin
gers, and the doctor replying to her In
the same. This II what ] learned In
caimer momentA:
The doctor was deaf and dumb, and ,
scasin tIcket-hoidcr on the line, and a,
he could not always make the porter
understand him, he was allowed pri
vate key. He lived at little village
some five miles the London side OF Net
tlcton, and the managers of the lin,
stopped the 5:sa for him out OF courtesy
70 my ghost vanished with the ex
planation. shook him warmly by tn,
hand, and with the assistance Of IN,
Bessie, informed him of my doubts ant
fears, at which he laughed heartily. My
spirits soon returned, and by the tim,
the last dance was announced no one wai
happier than myself Bessie and wer,
married the following Christmas, ant
conspicuous among our guests was my
"First-ciass Ghost"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24

was right; and when, after completely
eradicating my faith in the multiplica-
ton table he asked me how much five
times twelve was, I insisted, with tears
in my eyes, that it was 62 and half.
"That's rightr said he; "I'll larn ye
to respect yer father, if I have to
thrash ye IL times day. Now go'n
water them hosses, n be lively tooP
The old gentleman didn't permit my
respect for him to wane much until
the inflammatory rheumatism disabled
him; and even then he continued to
inspire me with awe until I was thor
oughly convinced that his debility was
permanent.
Unquestioning obedience is the
browning grace of childhood. When
you tell your child to do anything,
and he stops TO inquire why, It is ad-
visable to kindly but firmly fetch him
a rap across the ear, and inform him
that's whyp He will soon get in the
way Of starting, with charming alacri-
ty ut the word Of command.
One of the most ipyeterate and an
noying traits Of children is inquisit-
iveness. II you are inconsiderate
enough to attempt to crafty their ON
nivorous curiosity, you may as well
prepare to abdicate, for you will be
nonplussed by their questions dozen
times a day, and in week your sagac-
ity will be hopelessly compromised
An average child is magazine of un-
answerable and disconcerting conun-
drums. You cant expect children to
have much reverence for parent
whose ignorance they can expose twice
out OF three times trying. It is well
enough to answer an easy question
now and then, just to convince them
that you can when you choose; but
when they come to you with q poser,
tell them. "Oh, you never mindr' or
shut up" and then they will grow
up independent and self-reliant and
restrained, only by yeneration, from
splitting your head open-to find how
it holds so much information without
letting some out
Itwould be difficult-very difficult
to estimate the beneficial effect that
would be entailed upon their children
If parents generally would adopt the
method here vaguely indicated.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24
THE OLD MANS DREAM.

Oh, for one hour of youthful joy;
Give back my twentieth spring;
I'd ratLcr laugh a brigbthaired boy. ri
Than reign bearded king.
One moment let nay life blood stream s4..,a
From boyhood's fount Of fame!
Give me one giddy resiiBg dream gsf
on life, all love and fame.
Ny listening angel heard the prayer,
And csuiIy smiling said:
"If but touch thy siivered hair, fA
Thy hasty wish hath sped" sar
"But IL there nothing in thy track, ssEI
To bid thee fondly stay,
While the swift seasons hurry baek Ht
To find the wisbed-for day?'
All, trueyt soul Of wornankindl 45@sz.y
Without thee what were life!
One bIiss cannot leave behind; sfE7o
I'll takc--.Dy-precious- s.
The angel took q sapphire pen p,
And wrote in rainbow dew:
1.-THE old man would be boy again, =
And be q husband tool E.s.str.
"And IL there nothing yet nnsaid
Before the change appears?
Remember, all thy gifts have fed s8E
With these dissolying years
Why, yes, for memory would recall f
Ny fond paternal joys,
/ conid not bear 10 leave them all -.
Ill py--gJls-aud-boys
The smiling angel dropped his pen:
"why, this will never do;
The msn would be boy again, E-...--
And be q father toov'
And 30 iaughed--my laughter woke
The hoasehoid with its noisc-- s5-.-.
] wrote my dream when morning broke,
TO please the grnr-haired Buys.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24
sCIsSORINGs.

"Hut " tHat winch ~ IuIi OF HOies
and yet holds water? A sponge.
Josh Billings says: "a man that
starts on the day of his marriage rs first
lieutenant In his family, need never ex-
pect To be promoted
A Canadian hotel once had sign In
the reading room, thus: "GentIemen
learning to spell will please take yester-
days paper"
An exchange says: SIT Is a question
that puzzles even the Universaiists to
tell what will become of a man that
won't pay for his paper"
The trouble with colored cadet al
West Point seems to be the length oi
MS heels, making Ii necessary for his
file leaders To step on them.
Cen Dent, senior, boot jack of the
White House, has recovered from his
severe contusions caused by sitting down
too suddenly when u small boy skated
among him.
"Shure, anti wasn't poverty that
drove me from the ould country" said
Michael, the other day; "for my father
had twenty yoke of oxen and COW, and
they give milk the year round.'
Mr.. "Chawls Thawmpson" recently
ran his head against young lady dur.
Ing n cotillion. "Ah! excuse me. deah. y
he cried; did 1t hurt, ah?" mo, sir,n
she replied, 'it's too soft to hurt any.
thing"
The married women Of Brownstowr
have held a meeting, In which they
resolved" against worthless, lazy,
whining husbands, resembling SO many
indolent Egyptian mummies."
The city of Philadelphia affords nice
commentary on radical .rule. When
the Democrats surrsendered the city
government eight years ago, the city
debt was $4,000. Eight years of radi.
cal rule, and 1t Is over $4s,O00.
A man who was boring for coal near
Fontanelle, Adair county, struck water
OF a warm temperature at q depth of 16l
feet, which came up spouting to the
surface with great force, bringing up
chuncks of coal with it.
A kiss, says French authoress, gives
more pleasure than anything else in the
world. But Puck declares that that wo-
man evidently never experienced the
stairs by sliding down the banisters.
A countryman stopped at a telegraph
window, where young lady was re-
ceiving dispatches, and after looking on
for moment, called to his companion
"Say, Bill, just come and see 'em make
paper collars! Don't she know her biz
eh, Bill?"
The following speech is attributed to q
member of the Legislature of Pennsyl.
yania: 81 know wimun, Mr.. Speaker
| say 1t in no disrespect. know 'em-
have had q heap to do with 'em.-
They're q useful class, and--and yet
with the best of 'em you may have
trouble"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24
ADVICE To PARENTS.
A WORD or SAGE COUNSEL. FROM THAT VET
KRAS PARENT, MARK TWAIN.

Having reflected deeply for half an
hour, upon the subject OF domestic
discipline, feel like sparing a few
suggestions relative to the best meth
od of bringing up children. Being q
batchelor without children, my sug-
gestions are likely to be disintei ested
as if I had never seen child.
According to my observation, the
most difficult time to bring up chill
dren is in the morning. You can
sometimes, though seldom, bring them
up in the morning by yelling ut them
but the effectiveness of this process
diminishes with its repetition, even
when not neutralized by the children q
trick of stopping their ears with the
bed clothes. The only prompt. effect
i've, and absolutely reliable method is
to bring them up by the hair. II
your child has good healthy scalp,
without any tendency to future bald
ness, this method will work with most
gratifying efficiency. Try it about
once q week, and you will be surpris-
ed to observe how its influence will
extend through the six days interval.
inspiring your child with the liveliest
possible interest in the resplendent
pageantry Of sunrise. To bring up q
darling child by the hair requires the
exercise of some energy and firmness;
but no affectionate parent will hesitate
ut any little sacrifice of this kind for
the welfare of his offspring.
Nothing can be more fatal to your
discipline than to allow your children
to contradict you. If you happen to
be betrayed into any misstatement OF
exaggeration in their presence, don'i
permit them to correct you. Right
or wrong you must obstinately insist
on your infallibility, and promptly
suppress every symptom of puerile
skepticism, with force if need be-
The moment you permit them to doubt
your unerring wisdom, you will begin
to forfeit their respect and pander te
their conceit. There can be no saddel
spectacle than parent surrounded BY
olive branches who think they know
more than he does. wildly remem.
ber how my father-who was one ol
the most rigid and successful of dis
ciplinarians-quelled the aspiring egot.
ism that prompted me to correct his
careless remarks when he was reckon
ing problem in shillings) that five
times twelve was sixty-two and half
"So," said he, climbing over his spec
tacles, and surveying me grimly, "ye
think ye know morn your father, hey
Come 'ere to mel His invitation was
too pressing to be declined and for I
few excruciating moments i repose6
in bitter humiliation across his lef
knee, with my neck in the embrace o
his left arm. -
I didn't see him demonstrate hi
mathematical accuracy. with the palm
of his hand on the largest patch OF m,
trowsers, but I felt that the old maj
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24

GRANT PLAYED OuT.-The New
York Sun (Republican) reads Grant
down in the following unique manner:
"On Thursday night the philanthropist
HORACE GREELEY, in his speech to the
Tammany Republican General Committee,
nominated Gen. GRANT for reelection.
This settles GRANT. No man that
HORACE GREELEY had nominated for the
Presidency beforehand was ever adopted
by nominating Convention.
There was never any probability that
GRANT would get tho Republican nomi-
nation for second term; and GREELEY S
advocating him only proves that his case
is hopeless. Only political tools and as
pirants for Office at his hands can talk at
this time of day about ever running Gen.
GIANT for President again"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!

THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens Of Albany and vi
ssnity that he has taken charge Of this Establish
mont, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business expects to suit all those
whs may favor him with their patronage. Having
hsretofore carried on nothing but
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
he expects to give entire satisfaction to all
D-Childien and Ladies' Hair neatly cut and
shaupeoed. JOSEPH WEBER.
aprty3a33tf
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24

PoMERoY's Democrat says: ssThe
Chicago Republican is opposed to the
general custom of kissing bride. We
think it is about time that this thing
was stopped Of the bridegroom leaning,
like bag of oats, against the wall,
while his wife is undergoing the torture
of being slobbered over by everybody In
the room.u RE
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24

RATES OF FADvERTIsING rER YEARs0n
Column, 800; Half Column, 500 Quarter Col
Column, $56. KxsfIag
Transient Advertisements per Square Of ten
ines or less Of this sized type, first insertion, 80
each subsezuent insertion, 81.
A square is one inch in space down the column,
counting cuts, display lines, blanks, &C., as solid
matter. No advertisement to be considered los5
than square, and all fractions counted full
square. All advertisements inserted for . less
period than three months TO be regarded ~ tram
sieUt.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02
ter was several days under water, and will

ter was several days under water, and will
be lost. s.,,,,,- -.
Messrs. Dupre and Emile DeRouan have
o little cane, and about forty five arpents of
good corn; Messrs. Eloi and Jacques De
ROuan have considerable crops of cotton
and corn; on the Hayes plantation, about
forty arpents are under cultivation, and
some corn which had been overflown by salt
water was being replanted while we were
there; Mr.. j. H. HOllingsworth, with the
labor OF himself and one man, had the clean
est crops OF cane, corn and cotton we have
seen; Messrs. VOORHEES, and David DeROuan
had good crops of cane, cotton and corn, the
latter, with only two boys to assist him.
having under cultivation thirty-two arpents
OF corn and fifteen of cotton.
MIR. Theogene Viator is cultivating seven
ty-flve arpents OF cane and considerable corn,
some OF which was ruined by water; Mr.. A.
III. Broussard has eight arpents of cane,
forty of corn and thirty of cotton and Mr.
j. A. FagOt on the old DeBlanc plantation.
has about five hundred arpents under cult
vatlon, principally in corn and cotton, and
though working on shares, his crop looks
unusually well.
We visited other plantations where the
crops were as good as the average, but did
not learn how much each cultivated, as fol-
lows: David Corsey, Simeon Rodrigue, new
place; Carries Delcambre, who has cane prn-
clpally; Edward G. Broussard, Harveln
Norres, Belthazer and Valcin Miguel, Theo-
dOre DeROuan, who was flooded from Petit
Anse, and loses considerably; Joseph Del
cambre, Felix BrOussard, Alcee and Numa
BodIn, q. ID. and Ulysse Segura, Clement
Darby, Valery Rochibeaux, and others.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02

out oe it, may have a voice; and am sure
that whatever may happen to me L-eannot
be deprived of the privilege of being Repub-
lican and of voting for that party in whose
keeping this problem rests. An industrious
man may always find path to travel in,
and if can get through life having pre-
served my self-respect and the respect
which so many of my fellow citizens have
manifested for me, l feel that shall have
done as much as any man ought to expect.
A man can afford to lose great deal in this
world but he cannot afford to lose his
honor or his friends"
Here we turned again to the land, and
strolled once more through the crops and
over the pastures, where, ever and
anon, new and delightful view revealed
itself. The woody slopes were especially
cheerful and refreshing, and l shall not
soon forget the gray mare, rejoicing in the
blood of Messenger and Black Hawk, which
whirled us through the fine farms of Marble
head, and along the charming shore of
Swampscott and Lynn, on toward Nahant.
| thought. as | made my way back to Bos-
ton, that should like the agricultural part
of that life at any rate
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02
Small Farmers.

The last number of the Sugar BowI, pub
lished at New IBERIA has this notice o.
small farmers:
The Fisher brothers, John and William
who this season have commenced planting
the former having purchased the small
plantation of Mr.. William Robertson. two
miles back of town and the latter that for
merly belonging to Mr.. +. G.. Gonsoulln-
have been quite unfortunate in losing Dor.
lions OF their corn crop from water How.
ever, they both have beautiful places,
and we believe they will yet come out sue.
cessful.
Mr.. E. T. Noun. has Mr.. Stevens. with
several sons, cultivating his place on shares,
this season, raising corn principally.
Mr.. Hermogcne Landry, whose father.
Mr.. Eli Landry, has removed to town, is
carrying on the plantation of the latter.
while near by Mr.. James Jacobs is plant
lng-both raising corn and cotton princi-
pally, but are cultivating little cane, hop
ing tor the early completion of the sugar
house of Mr.. David Riggs, near by. on his
new plantation, where they hope to do their
rolling. AIr. Riggs and his nephew, Mr..
William Mitcheltree, are this year cultivat-
ing the place of Mr.. John Riggs, and they
have fine prospect for cane, but their
corn is suffering.
Mrs. WaggOner and her son-in-law, Mr..
P. Z. Coleman, are cultivating corn princi-
pally, but have suffered much from rain.
and will entirely lose portions of their
crops. There is a bad Coulee in front of
their places, which sadly needs draining.
and until this is done, they and some of
their neighbOrs are liable to suffer during
any severe rain.
Mr.. William Walker has been more fortu-
nate than some of his neighbors. Having
energetic young white men to work with
him, his crop was very clean before the
rains, and we think has been impaired but
little. He is planting little cane, and
good quantity of corn and cotton.
DR.. g. w. House, from Mississippi, whose
brother is working on shares with Mr..
Walker, is working Mr.. Horatio n. STAINS
burys plantation, cultivating considerable
corn, and, we believe, some cotton. Their
lands all being pretty high, the crops have
not suffered much.
der, from Mississippi, are cultivating about
thirty arpents of cane and forty of corn;
Mrs. Border & Henry PEBBLES have about
fifty arpents of cane and forty of corn; Will
liam Fisher, twenty of cane and thirty of
corn; Achille Berard, fifteen of cane besides
corn, and he contemplates fixing up Mr.
Stansbury's sugar-house, to roll his crop
Mr.. Charles Davidson, who is clltivating
the plantation of Mrs. Tabitha Stansbury,
has some of the best and earliest corn we
have seen, although he has lost consider
ably. .'sEr .7.t.f ql,'
hr. A. o. Hebert, who is working his
fathers plantation in partnership with Mr.
Solomon Wise, of Abbeville, has about sey-
enty-five arpents of cane and about one
hundred of corn, although some Of the lat
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02
The Le0nidas.
The Cincinnati Gazette SAYS;

The Leonldas was valued at $4,000 last
January, and was then insured for Sll 900.
Since that time she was wrecked in a storm
and repairs were made, which the under
writers say reduces her insurance TO about
$4,000, all placed in this city. She was
owned. one-half by Captain d. w Mar
rata and the other half by Captain James
d. and Frank Maratta. She left here for
New Orleans last Saturday evening, with
a barge IN tow, got aground in the canal
next day, where she was detained till yes
terday. The cargo on boat and barge con-
sisted of one thousand boxes of starch, two
hundred and two hOgsheads and one hun
dred and fifty boxes of bacon, two hundred
and seventy-eight barrels of mess pork, two
hundred and sixty tierces. seventy five half
barrels, three hundred and seventy kegs
and thirty hogsheads lard twenty-six rolls
leather, one hundred and thirty boxes soap.
three hundred and fifty boxes candles, sew
nty-elght boxes cheese, one hundred and
htty-three packages and forty half barrels
butter, ten buggies, ffty-twO wagons, thirty
dozen brooms, fOrty-one dozen buckets,
twenty nests tubs, fifteen dozen wash
boards, ten dozen selves, one hundred bar
rels lard oil, twenty lounges and safes, two
hundred and forty plows two hundred and
eighteen tierces hams, seventy-six barrels
coal oil, sixteen hundred and twelve kegs
nails, forty-on boxes glassware, three hun
dred and fifty half barrels and twenty kegs
beer, fifty barrels vinegar, six hundred and
thirteen barrels and seventy-two half bar
rels whisky, fifteen barrels alcoholic spirits,
fifteen kegs liquor, twenty-sevep coils rope,
ten tons machinery, one hundred and TWEEN
ty-tive dozen chairs, seventy-two bedsteads,
thirty-six bureaus, thirty wardrobes, fifty
tables, eighteen tin safes and one hundred
boxes furniture. The Leonidas, when she
met with the mlshap, was in command of
James H. Maratta. His pilots were Alex
Boss and Wash Tenley. She has not made
a trip this season without meeting with
some extraordinary detention.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02

The following is a statement of the num-
Der of proof gallons of domestic and i'm
ported distilled spirits in the United States
on the first day of May, 1871, in bond and
tax paid:
Domestic - Alcohol $685. 500, highwines
2,296,68i, whisky 26O7O, 79l, rum 6SS.;392, Gin
499, 800, apple brandy 9l4, 1863, peach brandy
8.l47, grape brandy 559, 372, other brandies
492, S32; total domestic 81 ,2O0,74I.
mpOrted-Alcohol 965, hIghwines 1908,
whisky 69,l79, rum l03, $50, gin us, 723 APP
pie brandy 4252, peach brandy 1928, grape
brandy 1928, other brandies isl $40; total
imported 62O,O78. Total spirits ont of bond
32,S20,Sl9. Spirits in bond-domestic $780,
S35, imported 1866, $40. Total spirits in
bond S,0lS,347. Grand total &c, S39, l66 The
grand total November 15 1870, was A.. 637,-
993. Decrease 4,798,S26. Twelve districts
to hear from.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE GAS OF THE AGE.
The New Orleans Hydro.Carb0n Cas-
light Company.

This company have just completed a series of
scientific experiments i'll the production OF Hydro
Carbon Gas by "SlOper's patents, and can strongly
recommend these machines as the simplest
cheapest and most substantial gas machines ever
offered to the public producing gas FIVE times
the Illuminating pc wer of city gas and at much
less cost. For churches, halls, sugar-houses and
country towns this machine can not be surpassed
Orders for machines left at the company's office,
No. Carondelet street New Orleans, or with
Messrs Jocquish Il Co, bankers, Galveston, Texas
will meet with prompt attention.
J. NJ WAGNER, President.
HENRY STERN, Secretary and Treasurer.
ip25 I'm
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02

A slick mine at Lantern Hill, Mystic,
Connecticut, has been in active operation
tor nearly year, and is now making pro-
titable returns. The finest of the slick
brings forty dollars ton. The two mills of
the company turn out an average daily pro-
duct OF twenty tons. Nine heavy teams are
employed i'll carting it to Mystic Bridge,
where three coopers find occupation in set
ting up barrels to transport it in. 1t is prin-
cipally sold to glass manufactures. but the
coarser grades are used for the Manufacture
of sand SCANS