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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

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EVATOR,. 429 Montgomery Street,
San Francisco.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

REV. G. III. NATION, of Browns
vile, is canYassing the State for means
to start a Baptist denominational pa
per. He thinks he will have but little
difficulty in securing the amount nee
essary. The paper will probably be
published in this city OF entirely new
material and In anl office fitted up ak
pressly for that purpose. We wish the
enterprise az possible success.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

DRowNED.-Hon. III. L. Brown in
forms us of a sad accident which occur.
red near Brownsville one day last
week. A little girl aged about three
years, daughter of John Cunningham;
in playing about the yard fell into a
ditch of running water, and when res
cued by her mother life was SO nearly
extinct that all efforts to resuscitate
her were unavailing.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

UlHE UNDERSIGNED HAS OPENED A
neat and elegant Shaving Saloon next door
TO Crouse's Saloon. and respectfully invites the
patronage of the public. Shop open at all times.
v7ne7tf. HAIL BACkENST0.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

Gov. Curry, in q lecture at Portland
last Tuesday evening, stated that the
Pacific Fur Company established d
trading post in 1912 (8O years ago) in
the vicinity of where the town of Hall
sey now stands, in this county, and
that a Mr.. Halsey, Of John Jacob Ass
tors expedition was the founder of
said trading post This Is news to We
oldest inhabitant hereabouts.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

e RELfGIoUs.-Rey Mr.. Lowell, of the
M. E. Church, South, breaches regu-
larly in the Court House in this city
on the second and fourth Sabbaths in
each month.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

"SINGERs.n-M. Pearson & Co. are
now in receipt of a full supply of the
famous Singer Sewing Machines,
which they are prepared to sell at the
very lowest prices. The HSingern al
ready has a national reputation. and
nothing which we might urge in it's
behalf would probably add to its merit.
These gentlemen also have almost "
cry style of sewing machine in use.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

LEAsED.-We are informed that J.
y. Grouse, Esq, has leased the Linn
County Fair Grounds for one year and
that he designs offering some hand
some purses for the June races. He
y sthat he will have the grounds in
better condition both for the Fair and
races this year than yer before, and as
Jack never does anything by halves
the public can expect him to carry out
his assertions,to the letter. -
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

10 take up his future resi-
dence at Steilacoom, Washington Ter
ritory. We wish him the best of for
tune in his new home. i4
Hank Mendenhall wouldn't be en-
braced by a fellow who was tight, but
pushed him off the sidewalk. The
fellow had Hank arrested for assault
on his clean clothes, but the Recorder
didn't see it in those specs, and SO
Hank is cock OF the walk.
TO any one who will send us ten adj
ance paying subscribers for the cam
ipaign, at 81 each, we will give the DEM
ocRAT free for one year. This is the
best chance for an individual to get
three dollars worth of straight Democ-
racy, free, that we know of.
Fred. Hill caught a live reptile Of the
scorpion species last week, in this city,
and put him in a bottle of alcohol He
wrestled nightly with King Alcohol,
but after a few minutes was compelled
to give up the ghost. What a power
full text this would furnish for a Tenn
perance lecture! .
Mark Twain says that reporting on
a newspaper is the best school in the
world to obtain a knowledge of human
beings, human nature and human
ways. TO maintain this declaration,
he states that while reporterhe ''break-
tasted almost every morning with the
governor dined with the principal
Clergyman and slept in the station
house."
Little LULU, daughter of Demas
Beach and wife, of this city, died last
Tuesday, of infiammatory rheumatism.
She was a student of Albany College,
and as a mark of respect to. her mem
ory the school was closed yesterday
and all of the members attended the
funeral. The parents and friends have
our sineerest sympathy in their sad
affection.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01
CENTER DEMOCRATIC CLUB.

A. p. MILLER, Sec'y.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20
Bringing Oysters to Market.

The operation of raising the oysters from the Princes Bay and other beds in summer is interesting. In winter they can lie long time Tn vessels without de- triment, but in hot weather they must be taken to the consumer as quick as possi- ble after leaving the water. In former times much inconvenience was experience ed by Staten Islanders in getting thelr vessels loaded in time on summer morn- ings. They would have to begin at mid- night to suit the tides, because one pecul- iarity of the delivery of oysters is that they should lie on hard, clean surface under water during one shifting of the tide to clear themselves of mud. From this substance of course they obtain e part of their food, and when first raked from the bottom they have much of it within their shells. If left few hours on 8 clean, hard surface under water, where they can draw in only water, they clean themselves, and thus present no unpleasant morsel of mud to the consum- CT. The custom was formerly to put them on a sandy beach, or if that could not be had, hard mud or soft meadow bottom, where the high tide would over flow them. The fishermen were often much put out waiting for those high tides, shifting little as they do every day. Finally 8 man named Thompson, who is still a large dealer, invented a remedy for the difficulty; he built the first oyster-foat" These receptacles might be called "oyster bathing houses" They are seventy five feet long by twenty two feet wide, and hold from five to nine hundred bushels. They are made of logs and plank, the latter half an inch apart, to permit free passage of water. These affairs save time and labor and greatly equalize the work. For in the warmest weather even the oysters which are laid on them from four to twelve inches deep may remain thus for days without detri- ment. The planter can go now to his well-replenished float (which has been fill ed by his men at their leisure day or two before) just in time to load up and
 take a favorable wind or tide for the city.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

REFUSING TO RUN OVER A CHILD There is horse at present in the Isle o1 Man, possessed of such singular intelli- gence and suitability of disposition that the sooner he is bought from his owner and transferred to London the better. This good-natured animal positively re- fused to run over human creatures, and will throw himself into the most intricate contortions rather than injure hair in their heads. A few days ago, according to to the Manx Sun, the horse in ques- tion was proceeding through the market place in Douglass, harnessed to an "in- side car." While thus engaged Tn the performances of his duties, child, aged two years, the son of fruit dealer, ran across the road in front of the car, and was knocked down by the horse. Our own London horses, encouraged by their drivers, would have made short work ot the hapless infant not SO, however, the Manx horse, which was observed to make a sudden pause, move it's right forefoot about, and having placed it's hoof lightly on the child's breast, to again lift it up, putting it down by the child's side with. out injuring it. The bystanders imme. diately extricated the child from it's per. ilous position, and the horse resumed its journey, carrying with it the respect and admiration of all who witnessed the scene, among whom it is stated, were two gentlemen of high position in Dou glass, whose names, if necessary, might be given.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

THE VICTIMS OF WAR.-A German newspaper presents the following very in- teresting statistics in regard to the wound ed of the war of l87O-7l: Out of 3,453 Germans wounded around Metz ninety five and half per cent. were injured by the Chassepot rife, two and seven teDths per cent. by the artillery, and only eight tenths per cent. by cold steel. Among the French wounded twenty-five per cent. were wounded by the German artillery, seventy per cent. by small arms, and five per cent. by cold steel. These figures in themselves tell a very remarkable story. Tue same paper pretends that in the whole course of the war twenty. five thousand French were hit by the German artillery, so that on comparing the number of shots fired the conclusion is inevitable that for every three discharges of German cannon at least one Frenchman'was killed or more or less injured. According to the statistics of the German wounded tho following proportion has been established in an official manner: Ninety per cent. of men were hit among the infantry; five per cent. in the artillery, and two per cent. in all the other branches of the service.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20
Items Of Interest.

Kansas farmers are raising small patch es of cotton.
 Grape leaves fried in batter are Western dish.
 California's biggest tree is only forty five feet in diameter.
 The timid man is alarmed before tn e danger, the coward during 1t, and the brave man after it.
 London letter carriers work eight hours day, and, on an average, travel twenty miles during that time.
 Neckties made of leather, with eile buckles, are said to have been proposed as the fashionable novelty for gentle mems wear the coming winter.
 The price of coal has advanced still higher in England, and 20, o0C miners of the Midland coal mines are preparing to strike for an increase of wages.
 The rinderpest has appeared in Eng land at several places in Yorkshire. an precautions have been taken to prevent the spreading of the disease. ,,...l ,u,...
 A wag, in what he knows about farm ing, gives a plan to remove widows weeds; he says good-looking man has only to say, "Wilt thou," and they wilt.
 It is rumored in Paris that Miss Nellie Grant is to be married to M. Duvergier de Hauranne, author of work on the United States and son of distinguished historian.
 Patrick Morrissev, who murdered his mother. expiated his horrible crime on the gallows in the jail-yard at Bnifalo. Tbe execution was conducted with the utmost privacy. The quantity ot milk sold daily in New York is about 320, ,000 quarts; 100000 of this is sold at retail and 10000 whole sale to hotels, grocers, etc. The number of wagons used in the trade, single horse, is 625, and for the wholesale business two horses) about 300. .... A witness in describing certain events, said "the person l saw at the head of the stairs was a man with one eye named Jacob Wilkins" What was the name of his other eye 2" spitefully asked the op- posing counsel. The witness was disgust ed at the levity of the audience.
 Tue most polished man in Belfast, Me-, just now is dry goods merchant whose wife undertook to bathe him all over with balsam for the rheumatism. After the job was we'll done she looked at the label of the bottle and found it was furni- ture polish she had been using.
 It will be remembered that three men were murdered in Csss County, Mo-, some time ago for an alleged fraudulent issue of county bonds. Now the widows have brought suit against the sheriff and others for the loss of their husbands, the largest amount which they can recover under the law being $5. .000 each.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20
Petroleum.

The export of petroleum from New York alone in the year 1871 amounted to nearly a hundred million GA, 955, ,S50) gallons-an increase of more than seven and quarter millions over the preceding year. Philadelphia also exported 56, ,000 900 gallons in 1871-an increase of six millions over 1870. The total export ot last year from these two ports, therefore, lion gallons, to which must be added the enormous home consumption, to repre- sent the total yield of the wells. It is a perfectly natural course for the produc- CTS to stop work-too much petroleum on the market at one time sends prices downward and shrinks the profits of the business. Ergo, production mnst be sus pended, before the consumer arrives at the point where he pays cheap rates. Two hundred of the petroleum men &C., cordingly, have banded themselves togeth- CT in a non-producing league, mutually pledging total cessation of work at the wells for period of six months from the first of September next. The extremely low price of oil'' is assigned as the reason for this agreement, and it is further un- derstood that each well-owner who may fail to keep his pledge, shall forfeit the sum of $2, 900 for every we'll opened dur ing the stipulated period-an ingenious device to secure steady diminution of product and an equally steady advance in prices. The chief argument used in de- fence of this scheme is the impossibility of conducting business in the petroleum market at the present scale of prices-and the result will be the instantaneous in- crease of the fortunes of dealers who have large stocks of oil on hand. They will hold on till the last moment, sell at the highest figure, and reap handsome profit without trouble, while the smaller men in the trade will go to the wall, and con- sumers all over the world be subjected to the payment of enhanced values, while nature continues to pour forth lavish sup plies.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

noyances and losses resulting from the variety and multiplication of currencies. At each frontier he finds all his previous financial knowledge, 'conned with cruel pain," and costly battles with rapacious hotel keepers, guides and coachmen, utterly useless.
 Almost every town inficts on him it's own particular grief in the shape of some distinctive and favorite coin, more be- wildering than the last, until much of the time that should have been given to the scenery or customs of the country is spent in breaking his head over the hopeless complications of the coin of the country in which he may happen to be. Tom Hood suggests an excellent but expensive way of avoiding any trouble about the currency of the differ. ent countries through which you pass and that is, ''when you arrive at the frontier of another country, to throw away all the coin of the country you are leaving, you may have on hand, and start fair with new supply of the coin of the country to which you are going"
 At 1.45 P. M. on the following day we left for ''the Hague" It was but short trip through fiat, canal and ditch. covered country. The vast meadows, clad with the richest verdure, were covered with cattle nearly every one of them being milky white with jet black spots on different parts of their bodies, and whose high condition attests an abundant and wholesome nutriment.
 A little more than an hour after leav- ing Amsterdam we were comfortably quartered on the Hague at the Hotel Paulez. After lunch we took drive around the city and there was great deal that was interesting and worth sec ing. The streets were clean and neat, but there was little or no business doing and in fact the place looked as if it was -asleep. We drove by the 'sPalace h the woods. which is occupied by the King of Holland, on our way to Scheveningen, through one of the most magnificent forests we have seen anywhere the color of the foliage was exquisite in the extreme. We found a great number of people at Scheveningen, which is about twenty minutes drive from the Hague, and is the Saratoga of Holland. It is situated on the German ocean, and is the favorite resort of the Dutch gentry. The day was cool and cheerless with a stiff breeze blowing off the ocean. scatter ing the fine, white sand in every direc- tion and giving the place hard, bare unhospitable look. B. M.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

DIAMONDS. Rittar, Leverson < Co.,, diamond brokers, of London, have sent 8 communication to the city editor of the London Times, which, if true, will throw discredit ou the Arizona mines. They state that a few months ago an American came to London and bought large number of diamonds in the rough, regardless of weight or quail ty, and that these stones have been used as specimens by the alleged discoverers of the diamond mines in Arizona.
 General Mcclellan declined any public reception in San Francisco, and says his visit has no connection with the diamond mining company. He knows but very little about diamond matters, and is not even certain that the diamonds exhibited came from Arizona.
 The United States Treasury balances are: Currency, S7,243, ,444; coin, $75- 32l,9O6; including $29, 9,785, 200 coin cer- tifcates.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

LAPLAND MARR1AaEs.-Iti is death in Lapland to marry mad without the consent of her parents or friends. When young man has formed an at tachment to Q female the fashion is to appoint their friends to meet to behold the two young parties run race to- gether, The maid is allowed in starting the advantage of third part of the race, so that it is impossible except will, ing of herself, that she should be over taken. If the maid overruns her suitor, the matter is ended; he must never have her, it being penal for the man to renew the motion of marriage. But if the vir- gin has an affection for him, though at the first she runs hard to try the truth of his love, she will (without Atlanta's gol- den balls to retard her speed), pretend some casualty, and make a voluntary halt before she cometh to the mark or end of race. Thus none are compeled to mar " against their own wills: and this is the couse that in this poo1 country, the mar ried people are richer in their own con- tentment than in other lands, where so many forced matches make feigned love and cause real unhappinness.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20
Cured of HydrOphObia.

The "Popular Science Monthly, in speaking of man who was bitten by mad dog says: "The wound was at once caute' ized, but in due time hydropho- bia was developed. The attack itself was characterized by the usual hydro phobic symptoms great difficulty of breathing and of swallowing, distress at the pit of the stomach, convulsions, frightful struggling and bowling, wild expression of countenance, frothy dis charge from the mouth, and on one occasion strong propensity to bite. The paroxysms succeeded each other at intervals of about ten minutes, and perceptibly grew worse as they contin- ued Shortly after being called in, the attending physician began the admin istration of chloral-hydlate in twenty grain doses. After the third dose, the violence of the symptoms began to moderate; the fourth dose was follow ed by still greater improvement; and the fifth dose put the sufferer to sleep. Sleep was kept up by giving the same dose at longer intervals.
 For the next twenty four hours nothing of any consequence occurred, with the exception of slight twitchings of the face and jerking of the arms and legs during sleep. These were ailayed at any time by an extra dose of the chloral. Beeftea, mutton broth, common tea, or water gruel were given to him occasionally, which he swallowed without much objection when thoroughly aroused. During the next three days the somnolency was kept up by the medicine, only 8 few twichings showing themselves. On the morning of the fifth day he awoke out of a gentle slumber and said to his wife, "I feel as if should like to bite somebody" This was the last symp- tom noticed of hydrophobic charac- Ter. After the fifth day the chloral- hydrate was discontinued, and the quantity taken altogether amounted to 360 grains. When fit to travel the patient went into the country, subse- quently returning able to attend to business.
 This, we believe, is the only case on record of a complete cure in a clear case of well developed hydrophobia.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

AN OLD LAw.-If law which it was found necessary to put in force in the seventeenth century in England were to be resumed to.day,it would cause an i'm mense downfall to cbignons. It was as follows: "All women, of whatever age rank. profession, or degree, whether vir- gins, wives and widows, that shall from and after this date, impose upon, ,seduce, and betray into matrimony any of his Majesty's male subjects by scents, paints, cosmetics, washes, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool, iron stays, hoops, high heeled shoes, or bolstered hips, shall incur the penalties of the laws in force against witch-craft and the like, and the marriage, upon conviction, shall stand null and void.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

STRANGE SuIc1DE-A distressing case of suicide is reported in the Paris journals. M. Lemond: proprietor of large por- celain ard glass warehouse, situated No. 8S Rue du Faubourg du Temple, had been married for some years. His wife feeling indsposcd. doctor was sent for she then became worse, and her husband then de- termined on having a consultation. At the close M. Lemond begged tho medical men to inform him as to the real state of the invalid, and was told that the malady was mortal. He grew suddenly pale. went in- to his room. loaded a pistol, and dis charged it into his beart, falling lifeless on the floor. his wife expired soon after, and the two funerals were to take place on the same day.
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

PLUcKY.-A Hinsdale (Mass.) farmer recently took his usual marketing trip to the village, and after he had made his purchases, the salesman attempted to shove the bundle under the wagon seat, but met with such fierce and deter mined opposition that he withdrew his hand in great haste. The cause was found to be an.old hen that was sitting there upon nest of eggs, and which, with the pertinacity of fowls at the period of incuba tion, had stuck to her nest throuehout the two miles ride from the farmers wagon shed, and now put in c "bill " to stay the preeeediines
Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20

An Empty Nest. Mine is the song of an empty nest:
 Others will bring you braver songs; But mine must utter my hearts behest, Though sing it to needless throngs. My steps were over the blanched leaves That had taken the frost's untimely kiss; Not long ago we'd carried the sheaves,
 But the season was all amlss. With hanging head and with lettering feet Toward the open land I went, Through places that summer had made so swee With a glamour but briefly lent. I trod upon something soft and dry,
 For my eyes were full on the flaming west And just where the grass was thick and high Was lying-an empty nest. Oh, the visions of faded spring;
 Oh, the mem'ries of silenced song, Of bro ooding breast, and of glancing wing, To an empty nest alonel And the thought that suddenly came to me, Close to the water, facing the west, Was of some singing that used to be
 In another forsaken nest. There were two birds that began to sing Low in the field of yellow corn Not for the heed their song should bring, But for love of the dewy morn. Birds of one feather and sister birds, Crowded out of roof-tree nest, Hatched within sound of lowing herds, But flying away from the west. Birds of one feather fare best together: Singing, they built them another nest, Sat in it and sung in the worst of weather, Each loving the other best. But we who listened one morning knew That only one bird was left to sing: That never had sung apart, the two, And we talked of broken wing. Now, should you chance to pass that way, You should vainly listen for any song; But what regrets for the vanished lay To this empty nest belongl