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Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20

CURE FOR RHEUMATIsM.-As SO
many are suffering from rheumatism. l
could do nothing better than give re-
cipe that know is good In the Spring
and Summer of 1866, my wife was SO
afflicted with it that she could not use
her right arm. and was unable to rise
up in bed. We tried many linimcnts,
recipes and medicines, but to no pur-
pose. Doctors said that nothing could
be doue only to give it time aud let it
wear away. One day an old German
veterinary surgeon told me take equal
parts of the best oil of juniper end
spirits of ofturpeniine and apply to the
part affected. / did so, and 10 few
days the rheumatism had entirely dis
appeared, and my wife was we'll. A
few days later, while at picnic, she
caught cold, and was soon as low as ever.
Again did we apply everything we
could get, galyauic batteries and all.
We got the above recipe filled both the
oil and spirits being as clear as water,
aud in few days she was again we'll
and has remained SO for two years
Always be sure to use the best quality
Of oil and spirits. --lo0a Register.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20
DALLAS, OREGON. SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1871.

firing industry, great energy, strict
economy, and a good capital
Every young man entering the great
commercial circle on his own account,
should have before him. in letters of
light, the fact that in our great Eastern
cities more than ninety per cent. of
all who engage in trade fail. Some
learn wisdom by what they suffer and
lose, and try, try again, and finally sue
ceed. The fact that SO few succeed
should be lesson.to the most sanguine
to move cautiously. 1t should infu-
ence them not only to be industrious.
but to start with the determination to
spend nothing unnecessarily.
Business always before pleasure,
should be their motto.
We would urge all to recognize the
claims of the poor, the needy, and the
distressed; but while doing SO, Away.
| to bear in mind that men should not &C,
from mere impulse, even In striving Il
be good. & Be just before you are
generous" Deny self, that you may
have to give to the widow and orphan
BE humble that you may be exalted
and reflect how much pleasanter it is tt
be always ascending the ladder o
wealth and prosperity, than to b.
placed on the highest round aud ther
| to be compelled to come down step BY
step painfully, or to be hurled FROM th'
top without word of warning.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20
True Courage,

He surely was a ng.minded as
well as healthy-nerved man, who dodg.
ed the barbaraus tortures of the In
dians by ruse de guerre particularly
novel and terrific, to wit During the
war on the Northwestern frontiers,
Kentuckian and some friends were
taken prisoners by the Indians and
Canadian French, and one after another
of the prisoners were despatched 10 the
mos. cruel manner, by manning, burn>
ing, and bastinado The Kentuckian
seeing how affairs were going begged a
word with one of the chiefs, and being
able to make himself understood, that
il they spared him. he would teach
them secret by which neither bullets,
swords, or knives could infict wounds
upon them. The Indians paused and
after consultation they agreed to test
the secret, and If il proved real thing
they would give the prisoner his free
dom.
The Kentuckian, accompanied by
several Indians, went into the forest
and plucked some green herbs, which he
bruised and rubbed over his neck.
"Now,' said he, ''strike !? Let the
strongest man take the heaviest toma>
hawk and strike blow upon my neck
aud see if it effects wound y
Placing his bare neck upon a fallen
tree, the kentuekian prepared for the
blow, and down il came with all the
force of the brawny arm of the Indian.
But, Judge of their surprise. when off
| fell the brave fellows head Death
was inevitable, aad the courageous
kentuckian chose the quickest aud less
painful! :! This was true, philosophical
courage Aud it took man, perfect
| TO exhibit it,
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20
A splendid Chance.

We viii send the DALLAS REPuBLICAN and
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year, to any person who pays us 81
DEMoREsT's MONTHLY stands unrivalled as a
Family Magazine. Its choice Literature, its
superior Music, its large amount of valuable
Information ON miscellaneous subjects, its
practical and reliable information in regard to
the fashions and artistic Illustrations give it a
Just claim TO its well-earned title, The Model
Magazine Of America"
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why SO Many Fail I'm
Business.
rFrom the New Jersey Mechanic.]

TFrom the New Jersey Mechanic.
Failures in business are by che un-
fortunate attributed generally to every
case but the true one. We all prove
ourselves the sons and daughters of
Adam and Eve, by endeavoring to
attribute, as the cause of our mlssor-
tunes, some indiscretion of some incau-
tious fraud or Willy enemy.
Very goodness of heart and anxiety
to please others, are often. the causes of
embarrassment in trade, and the final
unfortunate cause of the winding up OF
a career auspicious at its opening.
But extravaganza in dress and equi>
page, and keeping up princely estab
Iishapents are the causes of majority
OF American failures. Americans are
seldom miserly. Nearly all of that
class now among us have been i'm
portaiions The ancient Astors and
Girards were not natives of the United
States. Americans love money as well
a the natives of other countries, and
their efforts to accumulate wealth are as
great but their anxiety to enjoy it,
and to make as large display as possi>
BILE, forbid that they should ever be-
come misers. They Worship wealth, not
for its intrinsic value. and because it
furnishes all the requisite materials to
crafty the lusts of the flesh, and the
lusts of the eye, and the pride OF life" "
And when thus self has to be gratified,
the devotee has launched upon stormy
ocean.
But young and inexperienced mer
chants are not willing to admit that
their style of living, dress and equipage
is extravagant. They argue that their
position, the nature of their business
and surroundings, demand that they
should keep up the appearance OF
wealth, and the display of peeuniary
independence. They say, we are COM
PEELED to mingle with merchants en-.
gagged 10 the same line of business with
ourselves. We meet with them not only
on Change, bat 10 the social, literary,
and business circles; and our families
are on terms of intimacy, and it il
absolutely necessary for US to live in as
COED house. and to keep up as fine an
establishment, as those with whom We
associate. We would be ostracised and
lose caste in the community. were We
60 fall below their standard Of mercan'
tile gentility, dress and equipage Ou
establishments and style of living mus
be characteristic of our circle. Tht
youthful trader has but vague idea 0
the self-denial practised for many year,
by his senior. The wife and daughter
of his prosperous nelghbor over the wa.
once dressed in calico and did their owl
house work. The young man has but
remote conception OF the careful watch
ing and laborious toiling by which hi
seniors ascended the ladder OF wealth
and afiiuance.
In word, to descend to plain mat
ters of fact, young and ambitious met
enter a mercantile career with all th'
extravaganza of q long-establishet
house. IN the vain hope that by show
and display they shall command /
business that not one in thousand eve
realized but by sleepless vigilance, un
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20

C CALT.--CARMEN ISLAND AND LIvr
- ERP0OL Salt. in quantities to suit, Mt
cox q FARHART.S. Salem.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20

A Lone AND SUCCESSFUL STRuG.
OLE FOR FREEDOM ST. Crispin never
had more ingenious follower than
james A. Hamilton. whose recent
escape from Pennsylvania prison is
the most marvellous rogue's work on
record. Hamilton was an old prison
bird, and one Of the most dangerous
convcts in the Lancaster prison. AS
signed to solitary Iron clad : cell, he
was set to work at shoe. making. Some
time ago he complained that his bench
was too low. aud asked for couple OF
pine plauks to put under the legs to
raise it few inches. For weeks he
worked under these boards at night,
cutting hole through the floor, aud
10 the daytime covering his track with
the boards. Having cut through the
flooring, he reached soiid masonry, aud
worked upon that with such success
that. ese tually, enough was removed
to admit the passage of his body. Hav.
ing cleared the mason, work OF space
foot thick and about three feet broad,
he attacked the solid wall from his mar
row creyice un ler the flo r. aud al,
though it was three feet thick, he made
breach and passed safely through, and
let himself down two stories by a very
thin but exceedingly strong shoe-
thread. Breaking into the wash house
aud carpenter shop. he procured a
change of clothes and lumber to con,
struct ladder with which TO pass over
the jail.yard wall. This ladder was
model of ingenuity. None of the lum.
Der was stout enomgh to make the sides,
so he la,hed several slender pieces to
gether with bed cord, and tied broken
barrel-staves across for rounds. With
this the prisoner found his way to free
dom Early Sunday morning his flight
was discovered. In this cell full a
cart-load of debris was found carefully
stored under his bed, the stats of which
were cut in half aud bored at regular
distance to make ladder, which, how
ever, he had been unable to get through
the peculiar shaped hole by which he
escaped.
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Il Issued Every Saturday Morning, at
Dallas. Polk County, Oregon.
BY r. Fl. TYSON.

oFFIcE-Mill street, opposite the Court
House.
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A LII KINDS OF SEWING DONE ON
N Short Notice by Mrs. Celicie Ellsberry,
near Waymires Mill, Dallas.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

across the valley to the elevated plateau
occupied by Camp Douglas. The view
1 from this high level was beautiful beyond
description. Behind us rose a mountain
chain, lofty and snow-capped, and on eve
ry side the high mountains lowered. Be-
fore us was spread out the capital of Utah
its tabernacle looking in the distance like
a huge sea-turtle.' There lay the broad
valley, charming and richly cultivated, in
the distance the waters of the lake gleam-
ing like FURNISHED gold. with Its islands
rising up like dream-land Colonel Nor
row, the genial officer of the forces, who
made our visit TO the camp a refreshing
spot IN the memory, pointed out to us the
striking resemblances of the country with
the coufguration of ancient Palestine
There lay the Dead Sea- So dead that
not an animal can live in it /; then followed
the Jerdan; in the mountains above was
Utah Lake, which ought to be called the
lake of Gailee; and yonder stood Nebos
lonely mountain He told US that he had
often seen the mountains of the south blaz-
ing in the splendor of day, while the
shadows of the mountains behind were pro-
jected across the entire valley-and that
often while the city was wrapped in shad-
ow he had watched the bright golden ght
resting on the broad dome of the taberua-
Gle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

THE GREAT Canon OF TIE YELLOWSTONE
The Great Falls are at The head of one of
the most rem srkahe canops in the world,
a gorge through volcanic rocks fifty miles
long. and varying from 1000 to nearly
/ 5000 feet in depth. In It's descent through
this wonderful chasm the river fall almost
5000 feet. At one point, where the pas
sage has been worn through a mountain
range, our hunters assured Us it was more
than a vertical mile in depth, and the riv-
er broken into rapids and cascades, ap-
peared no wider than a ribbon. The
brain reels as we gaze into this profound
and solemn solitude. We shrink from the
dizzy verge appalled,, glad TO feel the solid
earth under our feet, and venture no
more, except with forms extended, and fa-
ces barely protruding over the edge Of The
preciplce. The stiffness is horrible Down,
down. down, we see the river attenuAtec
to a thread, tossing its miniature waves,
and dashing, with puny strength. the mas
sjve walls which imprison IT. All access
to its margin is denied, and the dark gray
rocks hold it in dismal shadow Even the
voice of its waters in their convuisive ago.
ny cannot he heard. UBcheered by plant
or shrub. obstructed with massive b0aIders
and by jutting points, it ruShes madly On
its solitary course, deeper aud deeper into
the bowels of the rocky armament. The
solemn grandeur of the scene surpasse5
description. 1t must be seen to he felt
The seLse of danger with which il impress
es you is narrowing in the extreme. You
feel the absence of sound, the oppression
Of absolute silence. If you could only
near that gurging river. if you could see
4 living tree Ia the depth beneath you. if
1 bird would fly past, if the wind would
move any object in the awful chasm, to
break for a moment the solemn silence
hat reigns there, it would relieve that ten
ion of the nerves which the scene has
.xcited, and you would rise from your
,rostrate condition and thank God that he
lad permitted you to gaze, unharmed,
Ipon this majestic display of natural ar
hitecture. As it is, sympathizing IN spirit
nth the deep gloom of the srene, you
rawl from the dreadful verge. scared lest
he firm rock give way beneath and precip-
tate you into the horr'd On f-N p
-anJtord IN Scri6ners Monthly for Mag.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

SHODDN ARSTOCRACY-IhOse who
watched the surface Of our society du-
ring the progress Of the late civil wa T.
were wont TO make themselves mad or mer-
ry over the sudden rush into social
emlnence of new millionaires. The old
aristOcracy Of wealth tried TO distinguish
itself from these DQrrsHllS of Piutus. these
mushrooms of Mammon, by fixing on them
the nickname OF the aristocracy of shoddy,
refusing to be sottened by the CLINT of It's
satin or the dazzle of its diamonds. Fash
ion, as the supercilious custodian of man
ners and civilization, lifted It's eye glass 30
survey these bold intruders from unknown
depths IN the social scale, and pronounced
them baTbaric, though in broadcloth, and
savage, though IN silks. 1t is well, per-
haps, TO receive with caution this verdict
OF dandyism-tor Of all adopts in imper-
tinence the most accomplished are nominal
professors of pOliteness. We all originally
came from the woods: it IS hard to eradi-
cate from any of US the old taste for the
tattoo and the war paint: and the moment
money gets into our pockets, it somehow
or another breaks out IN ornaments on our
persons without always giving refinement
to our manners. Hence the prodigies of
vulgar ostentation which accompanied and
followed the horrors of our battle fields.
and the fierce scramble for wealth which
threw into stronger contrast the sacrifices
of our patriotism. The larger portion of
this new wealth, however, has been the
production of individual genius and enter
prise, and has not only more than offset the
waste of war, but it supplied war with one
of her two main sinews of iron and gold.
The true shoddy wealth is that which has
been acquired by dishonest practices and
reckless speculations, and which, though
it has transferred money from one individ-
ual to another, and generally from the
honest man to the trickster, has not added
dollar to the wealth of the patton. The
actors in some of these so-called enterpris-
es, bring to mind the anecdote of a man
who professed his intention to 20 West
and open jewellers shop. What is
your capital !? be was asked. A crow.
tar,' was his reply, cant open jewel.
er lop with that p The last ten year,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

How HENRY BLACKWELL Met His
FsTE-A San Domingo correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial, while at Port
au Prince, states little incident winch
occurred while taking stroll in the city
with Messrs Blackwell, Fulton and Hart :
We had stopped to procure oranges,
when a cslored lady by the name of Ham
ilton, formerly Sarah JoLes, invited US to
come in and take seats. Sha came from
the United States and had lived IN CIncin
natl. asked her whom she knew in Gin
einnati She said she knew a little wOm-
an by the name of Lucy Stone, who used
to wear short dresses and pants, and was
for woman rights. pointed out TO her
the husband OF Lucy Stone, when she fixed
her quick gaze upon him and said: Do
you tell me you are Lucy Stones hus-
baud :? Said Blackwell, i am proud TO
have that honor She caught him IN her
arms, placed him in Z chair, kissed him on
OAe cheek, then on the othe danced
around him and screamed with delight.
Such an overwhelming demonstration we
never saw. 1t really looked, encouraging
for the annexation of Hayti.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17
MOmanS Missions.

An ELOQUENT Plea Letter WRITTEN By
GRACE GREENWOOD To HoRAcE GRELLLY N
1869 oN THE Mission or WoyAN.
To The Eduor ot The Ctronicle
The spicy and effective letters hy Grace
GreenwoU IN the ciJy papers, callcd out by
their reports Oi the late tfOrt Of many con
scieDtiOus women Of Washington Tor regis
tration as citizens and vOteIs, have been ~
widely copied, ana III some cares with a
context implying shat her yen was now for
the first time uetd in the service OF the cause,
that think 1t Just to her, and a gain and
qualification TO Others, that tile enclosed sd
miGable article, written by her several years
ago, should be reprinted now.
Certainly no pen, n past or present. has
pat the case more teIsely, mOTe tOuchIngIy,
OF more acceptab to the public, and none
more gratefully TO the heart ut woman,
whose highest nature she so thoroughly re-
presents and 20 beautifully interpIets, than
thai of the large braIned and great-bearted
woman. And no lie has been truer or more
helpful in its synI athits, nObler IN its aims,
or drawer and swecter IN meeting the duties
ui its wHy-as LhUse best know who know
best what that llie has been. c. Ms
LETTER TO NR HORACE GREELEY.
Dean MR. GREELEY Among the first at
ticles OF a strong diet, IN the way of reading,
allowed IN my slow cODyalesebce from se-
we're illness, comes your paper, entitled,
- 4ly Notions OF WOman's Rights Many
of the ideas in that manitstO / IndOrse-all
retpect as the honest expressions OF a ialth-
iul, practical friend of woman ; and yet, on
some OF your propositions 1 beg you Will al
low me little talK. just TO show how hey
strike mind most lemInlnely unphllUsoph-
zeal and illug lcal, and touched with that cUn-
tagIon OF discomfort with the existing order
OF things which ls affecting the NomaL hood
of the age.
accept your first proposition, " that God
created our race, male and female, with
clear. seeing intent that it should thereby be
rendered more Efficient, nobler, happier, than
1t otherwise could be"
As woman, telIng all the sweet bitter
ness of WOman's lot, knowing It's costly
lows, it's love born sOrrOws, Its huLilIatIons,
following fast upon its little trIumphs and
it's life long turden OF precious cares, | cling
to my iaIth III the goodness and justice Oi the
Creator when all other faith ialls-cling Tor
dear life. No man can know what Infinite
consolation we find in this hall devOut, half
desperate reliance on the divine good intent,
in the matter OF our creation and destiny.
Yet venture to doubt ii Gods plans and
purposes to usuaJd have yet been fully IN
derstood and fairly interpreted, even by
great philosophers and doctors OF divinity.
l admit your second ProposItion, that the
present relations OF the sexes. involving
man $ supremacy and woman's dependence,
are of very ancient origin indeed Adam
apd Eve probably fell into them or if the
Darwlnians theory be true, they may be the
honored relics OF a slmlan period, OF lDdef-
mite antiquity. But does it therefore fo-iow
that they must exist esst ntially unchanged
forever? Adam mad but one wife, for obvi-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

The Russian language l. said 10y wri-
tiers of distinction to be one OF the richest
and most beautiful in the world. Sincu-
lar as il may seem to those who have seen
the printed words without any knowledge
OF their pronunciation or meaning, we are
credlbly informed that the language is
soft and agreeable IN sound, and has not
the defect OF he Italian in being too sf-
Terminate It also contains maLy words
that express the same ideas. There Is
very little natioual literature in Russia.
bnt we are told that If ever Sclavonic
Milton or Shakespeare arises, he Will ind
an inexhaustible treasure in his native
tongue wheTewith to express his thoughts
The Russian alphabet has tweuty-six
letters, OF which greater number are
vowes, many Of them purely Greek char
acters. Scholars fiud no little similarity
between Russ and Greek, and the High
landers see in 1t 4 resemblance to Erse
In printing the language with Roman let
tiers, those words which appear to be spell
I'd with so many consonants, merely con-
tain letters OF which We have not the
equivalent-shtch, ez, tch, &c, are each
expressed in Russian by 4 single charac-
ter Proper names have, as with th
ancient Greeks, q termination denoting
parentage; witch for the males aud ovna
for the. females, Thus, Dmitri Ivauovitcb
means Demetrlus the son of Ivan, Cleo
patra Ivanova, Cleopatra the daughter Of
Ivan, and so on.