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INsEcrs.-lt was Ralph Walsiugham,
the English printer, who used to speak Of
'bIoody insects" but we believe that lac
never included such little thing. as Gle
plants in his catalogue We see it stated,
however, in Tennessee paper, thatther
are at this time two millions of dollars
worth of elephants and other insects"
which 60 to make up a menagerie walsin.
round in that state the present year There
will be large collection OF the same sort
OF Insects in this city on Saturday, July 6.
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cerely hope he never may be the candidate
OF the Democratic party of this country.
We are sure he will never be ours individ.
ually, for we can never support him. We
cannot agree that the Baltimore copven-
ton has any right to fasten Republican
upon the Democratic party, nor to require
Democrats to give in taeir adhesion to, and
support such n candidate We have never
assisted in clothing any man or set Of men
with power to pledge us to the support OF
a Republican, nor do we intend to he
pledged; but on the other hand will utterly
repudiate Greeley ''or any other man" who
claims to he Republican, and spit upon
the platform on which lac may stand.
Such departure can be nothing but
total abandonment of principle, aud il ev-
cry Democrat from one end of the Union
to the other shall fall into the ecre,ious
error, we are resolved to cling to the mast
OF the old Democratic ship until the storm
Is over, and then though there be but a
dozen old marines lett above the pillows of
a turbulent sea- we will have the heartfelt
consolation Of knowing that we survived
the storm in good faith, and without dis.
stimulation or treachery.
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llaS Qrasrioys Why T. hen immor
iaIf Tier -"u never sets Why have hen.
np hope 100 be uturr They have th.ir
next world Ulecks twirli) m thi,2 WINS
ten 700 the ience Ikea cent? Head o.,
one side tail on the other. WLy d,r.t
hens bay go nighH Then they are ro,.t.
er- Why is the first chicken of a Lrc,.t
IKE ihe main mast OF shin 4 Tffl.
iorNnid of Of the main batch. Wbyis n
chicken just Matched like a cows tail -
Never seen hc'ore Why should mot g,
chicken eros the roaP II would be- a
'""' proceeding. II u ship captain hal
no et-- what -bould be d12 Law To Two
Anj TO conclude. u ben is poor rcono.
n"-i. uaca re for every grain -hc give. a
peck
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HOW GRANT ACQUIRED REAL Es-
tate AT Long Branch.

New York CORES pondent who has
been examining the tenure Ly which Pres,
dent Grant holds his real estate at that
watering place, has stirred up some pecu
liar facts. The CORES pondents story OF
how Grant acquired li- first cottage nj
Long Branch runs thus: 1t has been said
that certain owners of real estate at tine
Yves, End. among whom were Thomas
Murphy, John Hoey and John Chamber.
lain, made up ring for the ad'ancement
OF the price OF real estate in that part fthe
village, and in the belief that it would
tend 10 raise the price of surrounding
property, they made up purse aud part
ly or wholly paid for the Presidents and
General Porters estate, TO induce them TO
locate there or course they wouldn't be
fools enough to leave any such transaction
susceptible of proof, and some OF the poll
ucians went SO far Is to allege that there
was some connection between the Presi.
dents acquisition ofhis first cottage and the
appointment of Ihos Murphy Collector
On the other hani, the President 5 friends
claim that he bought and paid for the
property'himself ia the usual way, but the
county records at Freehold show "A state of
N''''E7 RaNO-NhhNi VNA VI AuN usll1l course
OF legitimate traffic in real estate The
records show that Howard Potter decided
the first cottage to the President on the 4th
day of January, 1870 for thirty-two thou.
sand dollars. The deed was recorded on
February /, 1870. This deed was sent
from Washington to distinguished law
yer OF Freehold, by General Porter, with
note stating that he sent it by direction of
the President, and requested the LAWYER TO
have it recorded. The LAWYER took The
note and deed to the County Clerk, and the
deed was recorded. Under that deed the
President held the property until
March, 1872, when it VAS accidentally dis.
covered 10y Mr.. Holmes w. Murphy. for
merly the County Clerk, aud Is now an ac
countant in the office, that Howard Potter.
at the time the President had paid him
thiriy'two thousand dollars ir this prop.
erty, did not own il, having sold it in De-
cemher 1858, to Mr.. james Brown. of New
\ ork. IN other words, Mr.. Potter had
sold an estate to the President for thirty
two thousand dollars which he did not
own, but sold it To Mr.. Brown twelve years
ago, aud the President had paid thirty two
thousand dollars Tor an estate, the title of
which he did not get aud the records show
that on the 9th OF May, 1872, for tue pur-
post Of giving the President "A title to an es
tate for which lac had paid thirty.two thou.
sand dollars, two years beiore, Mr.. Brown
decided the property 10 the President for
one dollar consile alton.
well, Mr. Arrowsmith, sad to the
County Clerk, was there no Investigation
OF Tue title Of this property whatever -.
NUne. And Is that the way men deal
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The FIRST LovER-Jacob, the last Of the
palrhrch-, l. one of the first lovers IN
point OF time, % whom We are introduced
judged by modern standard. his com
duct ln the Ordinary affairs of lie was far
from hIame,es-. IL was not quite lrater
val OF him TO tuy his elder brothers birth
T,iisht Tor d mess OF pouage, when poor
Lsau wa -'ar' Ing. nor was it altogether
hl'Si 10 o0aI ly fraud from his AGED and
" father the blessing OF the first born
''i' .Jyoliy aud devotion 90 Rachael how
ever. r'"pcn-1tc4 for many defects. and
We cannot Withhold our sentimental adn.-
ration r"m toe lover who served f5nrtc,,,
ears to obtain the wife OF hi, choice and
a comfortable Independence After srrv
'"S seven years for Ms true mistress. and
,"en having her sister Leah pat upou nina
10y tnck' % IL a. rreiiiahlc rs 10 is simon.
Ar mat be should have had tive arri,biiity
ana patience to repeat his service for he
possession Jf Rachael. I'm these jt,s H..
coo would have acted very differently M.
would have regarded his first seven yeor.
~ enure'N lost would have guarrrlel wub
'""l' even prpcuruya divorce 10 nec,'--,
i,!' anu angry with ihc whole 1.aben FAM
~ would bay" .et Rachel so far as l..
was concerned 90 pine in single b'.s..i
"'17 Masculine consistency must Lr.e
'"li! 'elenoraiel since thar cool oil
..'t. n'n W.' p'w hrily a-ry scv.r
weeks for any one wi'c when -o r,auy o,j,
or wives may te bad Take p,tts-p i,
'''on' eun-'utitIYyer-. aud Iiar, a., D..
Tor and Co aaIt '"
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) nv oid-l ne democrats Of San Fcgr,i .,
lhfraen 10 holt tht county cor,.....,
'gu SEND delegates to baltimore a,,.,
% sra ghi-oui democratic rcl,,
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4 iouueenNearolIe .fl SEA. q ,,i,o,ss g..
I"iinlt divorce suit aui rar.
..'' ~ DER ctiIencr wa, 20, follow. pa
'''' -'' inH' because mother starchci bic
,h.H1- moth. picked mp thc -tockiu.-
''' i'i '''her on Doe heni with them. ar
% ''n"l'l '> though they were sticks a..
WOOL f"thu chem stuffed HOT whc-,
.'"' down mothers throat and tho.
.''..e' -ri ihe Jog ON father. and tW....i
''' i.s tu fI make him bite harder
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a Tour ycar-old being asked l.. h.
noi1er % he would like To have WIN.
''p 'e an angel replied so. MA. Idr,t...
70 De hawk and i've 900 chicken.
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W H' De- @ man who ia knocking se,h.
" we door like brtrItr' Becap.. B.,
'''cNs and knocks tknocks an ok
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05
AN AFFECTING LEGEND.
A story Of ~. Petersbur 9.

The river Neva, on the banks of
which st. Petersburg is built, often
rises suddenly on the breaking up of
ice in spring. Much peril conse-
quently overtakes those whose home
steads are near enough to the rivers 8
banks to be endangered by the over
whelming force Of the torrent, Us we'll
as by those floating blocks of ice,
whose destructive power is irresist-
able. In one of the small teneDients
on the lower banks of the river dwelt
q lovely, fair-haired girl, about nine
years of age, her parents being work
ers in hemp and fax. The child's
greatest treasure on earth was o beau
tiful little dove, rescued from the
hands of the destroyer, who had
rudely torn away the parent bird
from the nest; thus it had been
nestled in her bosom, and fed from
her lips, and they became almost in
seperable companions, except when
the little Hilda accompanied her pa
rents TO church, or TO market with
their homespun goods, when for great
er safety the bird was suspended
from the ceiling in its quaint wicker
dwelling, TO await with futter the
little maids returning footsteps, then
the door of the cage was thrown
open, and the dove flew joyfully to
it's usual perch or resting place on
Hilda's shoulder. Such, possibly,
might have been their mutual posi-
tion when the rush and roar of waters
suddenly swept over their little dwell
ing, the force of the destructive ele-
ment leaving no time for fight or es-
cape in any shape. The child was
soon seen struggling in the wild
whirl of waters, while the dove, with
expanded wings (which instinct
would have taught her to use for
fight and safety, lowered over her
little protectress, futtering around
with inexpressible alarm, now perch
ing on her head or breast when she
rose on the surface, and with her
little beak making vain efforts to res
cue the floating locks of her silk-like
hair, borne backward and forward by
the eddies of the torrent. When the
fair young head was again engulfed,
the dove plunged into the swelling
waves after it, then rose with again,
until natures struggles exhausted the
loving little head, and the wet and
weary wing sunk, never to rise again,
IN the overwhelming waters
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05
WASIIINGTON'S MASONIC
APRON.

in 1776 there was sitting at the
table Of the commandment at Metz.
in Germany, distinguished scion OF
an ancient noble French family.
During the conversation at the table
the Duke of Glouchester, brother to
the King of England, spoke of the
Declaration of Independence, just
put forth by the Anglo-American
Colonies, and Of the strong measures
adopted by the British Ministry to
crush the rising rebellion.
The young nobleman listened in
silence. Ho was boy in form and
personal appearance, just past eight
cen; but the heart OF patriot and he
70 was beating beneath his closely
buttoned coat, and his imagination
and zeal were fred at the recital OF q
people fighting for liberty. He rose
from the table, hurriedly made bis
arrangements TO return TO Paris, and
revealed his high resolve to his
equally enthusiastic young wife. He
came TO America, sought the acquain-
tance of the Commander-in-C Chief
Of the American army, and volunteer
ed TO fight in the cause Of American
liberty.
Life, youth, fortune, and the en-
dearments of home were oil freely
devoted to colonial emancipation.
Just the method to awaken the nobler
sentiments of the heart, self-sacrif-
cling devotion of others. Washington
felt the electric shock from his be-
nevOlent heart and took Lafayette to
his bosom; nor was the bond severed
till death gave the stroke of mortal
separation.
After the close of the war the
young nobleman, with more of man
ly maturity, returned to Paris, and
over and over again, in glowing elo-
quence, rehearsed the noble virtues OF
the great American leader TO his wife,
She like every true woman, was al
ways deeply interested in everything
that engaged the attention of her
husband.
She soon came TO reverence Wash
ington with a feeling closely allied to
that of devotion. She corresponded
with him and received from him cor
dial invitations TO the simple delights
of rural life at Mount Vernon.
In 1854 Lafayette determined to
visit Washington i'll his retirement
Madame Lafayette earnestly desired
20 present some visible testimony of
her regard to the great patriot. Be-
sides the bond of personal friendship
there was a bond of union between
Washington and Lafayette of a diff
ferent character. They were MEM
bers of the fraternity of Free and
Accepted Masons, and both loved the
Mystic brotherhood. Madame
Lafayette took advantage of this
charm to add interest to her testimo-
NAL of esteem.
She prepared with her own hands
an apron of white satin, upon which
she wrought in needle work all the
various emblems of the Masonic or
der. This she sent with her husband
to be presented to her ideal of true
greatness at Mount Vernon. 1t was
kept by Washington as a cherished
memorial of noble woman during
his life. It now occupies a conspicu-
GUS place on the walls of the Grand
Masters room in O Masonic Hall,
Philidelphia.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05
From the New York Herald
THE BRIDE OF AN HOUR.


One of the most curious cases ever
developed in a Police Court was
brought to the notice of Judge Scott,
at Essex Market yesterday. A man
named Julius Petrokowski, Profess
OF of music, living at 30S East Twen-
ty-fifth street, was charged with alb
Quoting young lady by her parents.
In investigating the case it was dis
covered that the gIrl, who is beauti-
full and most ethereal Polish blonde,
about eighteen years of age, was fore
ed against her will to marry a young
man of her own race, named Antonio
Silskowski. Antonio and the young
lady. who bears the euphoneous cog
nomen of Bvonista wa Paybyiska, were
joined together in matrimony IN
TRANSPORTATION Church on the 18th OF
this month. During the performance
of the ceremony Byonistawa tainted,
and she was taken to her husbands 3
home, No. 9S Bayard street, almost
insensible. Soon after her arrival the
unwilling bride suddenly jumped up
and made an attack On her quondam
spouse with astiletto when he attempt
ed to embrace her, and ran out of the
house. She made her way to friends
domicil, Julius Petrokowski, and there
remained till Wednesday. In the
meantime the husband went to his
mother-in-law and made his complaint;
hence the action against the music
professor for abduction. Judge Scott
informed the mother and the girls
stepfather, Julius Gorski, that he could
do nothing in the matter, as the young
lady was old enough to decide for
herself where she should live. He
also asked why the husband did not
appear in the case, as he was to all in
tents and purposes most directly in
terested. Antonio Silskowski, the
discarded husband, sat in the back
part of the Courtroom, but did not
approach the Judges seat. The case
was accordingly dismissed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05
TERRIFIC EARTHQUAKE IN
NEVADA.

Dispatches dated last Friday gives
the following account of the earth
quake which occurred in Nevada last
week:
A gentleman just arrived from In
dependence, Inyo county, reported
the earthquake at that place on Tues
day morning as very severe, destroy
ing the Court House, Harris &
Rhine's large store, and in fact there
is not brick or adobe building or
chimney left standing between Bish-
op Creek and Independence Camp.
Independence is completely in ruins.
A Mrs. West, living near the camp,
had child instantly killed, and was
herself seriously injured by the fall
ing walls of on adobe house-the on
ly fatal result as far as learned at the
time the stage left. Fears are felt
for the residents of Swansea, Cerra
Gorda and Lone Pine. The county
clerk and deputy sheriff, who were in
the Court House. narrowly escaped,
the clerk being badly cut about the
head with falling brick. A great
many persons were badly bruised
At Big Pine large fssure opened,
extending north and south. which
was seen for miles, from 80 to 200
feet wide in places, and 20 feet deep,
running close to the Sierra Nevada.
In many places along the road earth
to the height Of 20 and 80 feet across
was thrown up, and in many places
water poured out of the ground;-
springs failed that were never known
to be dry before. From Independ-
ence to Bishops creek the earth is
cracked all over. From 2:30 A. NJ.
until $50 there must have been not
less than fifty distinct shocks. The
earth seemed to vibrate all the time
from this time till 3 p. NJ. There
were about 180 or 200 more shocks.
Numbers of persons say they saw
flashes from the mountains s sides.-
At points between Bishop Creek and
Independence the stage road is badly
blocked by rock shelled into the road,
and a number of large snow slides
were noticed on the mountain sides.
Wells, Fargo's express was covered
up in the ruins of Harris & Rheims
store. The stage had to leave with
out it: No damage was done it Ah-
fora.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05
From the London Journal
MILKING In SILENCE.

At farmers club in West Corn
wall, Connecticut, farmer said that
no talking should be allowed while
milking was going on. He said he
discharged one of his servants who
persisted in talking during milking
time, and that in three days the in
crease in the milk was equal to mans
weekly wages. We fear an increase
to such an extent must have been due.
to other causes besides the one assign
ed. If the enlarged yield followed
solely from the dismissal of the man,
we suspect his presence affected the
supply of milk in some way apart from
his loquacity. We have frequently
found change of servants prove ben
efcial. 1t may be that talking pre-
vents hens from laying also. We
know we have often experienced 3
vast increase in the number of eggs
brought into the ho;ise after the re-
moval ofa too officious individual in
our employ. Besides, our COWS have
sometimes improved in produce by
the same means, but we attribute it to
cleaner milking by fresh and more in
dustr;ous hands 1t is, however, well
known that COWS are peculiarly sensi-
tive to sights and sounds during the
time they are being milked. Unless
they are at perfect ease they will not
give their milk-freely. They should
be daily milked under fhe same condl-
tions. Cows that are ted at milking
time require their usual meal, or they
become restless and dissatisfied, and
put stop to their bounty. Many of
them will only allow some special ia
vorite to milk them. In those parts
of the country where women are sole
ly employed to milk we frequently
find one or two tuneful lassies singing
at their work, and many COWS become
SO pleased with the rustic harmony as
to show evident signs of their approx
al of the loud, sweet voice by giving
milk only by being sung to. Every
thing that distracts the attention of
the cow and ruffies her placidity should
be avoided when she is called upon to
yield the milk. Her nervous system
should not be excited by strange nois-
es, unweloome objects or rough treat
ment, or the effect will be apparent in
a diminished supply in the milk pail.
1t would no doubt be good advice on
the whole to tell those who milk to
hold their tongue and keep their tenn
pers. The Connecticut farmer appears
to have sufficient reason to say that
speech is silver but silence is gold,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05
SENSATION AFTER DECAPI.
TATlON.

1t is related that a professor OF
physiology at Genoa, who has made
this interesting subject his particular
study, states that, having exposed
two heads, quarter of an hour after
decollation, to strong light, the
eyelids closed suddenly. The tongue,
which protruded from the lips, being
pricked with a needle, was drawn
back into the mouth, and the coun-
tenance expressed sudden pain. The
head of q criminal named Tillier be-
ing submitted to examination after
the guillotine, the eyes turned in ev-
cry direction from whence he was
called by name.
Fontenelle declares that he has
frequently seen the heads of guillo-
tined persons move their lips, as il
they were uttering remonstrances
against their cruel treatment. II
this be SO, there is nothing very in
credible in the report, sometimes
treated as fabulous, that when the
executioner gave blow on the face
of Charlotte Corday, after the head
was severed from the body, the coun-
tenance expressed violent indigna-
ton.
1t is stated on credible authority
that some galyanic experiments were
once tried ON the body of q habitual
snuff-taker, after he had undergone
the operation Of being guillotined.-
On receiving the first shock, the
headless trunk joined it's thumb and
fore-finger, and deliberately raised
its right arm, as if in the act of tax
ing its customary pinch of snuff, and
seemed much astonished and per-
picked at finding no nose to receive
its wonted tribute!
But the most marvellous tale is told
of Sir Edward Digby, who was be-
headed in 1906, for being concerned
in the famous Gunpowder Plot. AT
ter the head was struck off, the exc
cutioner proceeded, according to the
barbarous usages of the day, to pluck
the heart from the body; and when
he had done SO, he held it up in full
view of the numerous assemblage
gathered round the scaffold to wit.
ness the exhibition, and shouted with
o loud voice: "This is the heart of q
traitor!" Upon which the head.
which was quietly resting on the
scafold, at the distance of a few feet,
showed sundry signs of indignation;
and, opening its mouth, audibly ex-
claimed: ssThat is lie!'
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05
HE THAT WILL NOT WHEN He
MAY.
Bf VICTOR HUeo.

had not thought Of love and Rose;
hose walked among the woods with me;
VI this and that we spoke; who knows
How idle words may BET
seemed as cold rs stone, and still
With boyisb, listless step went;
spoke Of trees. fowers-wbat you will;
Her sweet eyes wondered what meant
The dew had gifts to give Of pearls,
The chestnut tree had Ieafy walls;
listened to the IDocking merlss,
Rose listened to the nightingales.
Sixteen was I, with suIlen air,
Twenty was she, with shining eyes;
The nightingales made songs Of bef--
OF me the meTles made mockeries,
Rose, as an arrow straight was she,
Her fair arms quiyered in the light,
Plucking q blossom from the tree;
/ did not see the flower was whitd.
A little stream Through velvet moss
A shining silver chanLel made;
Nature and noontide, amorous,
We're sleeping in the silent shade.
Rose took her sandal off, ard set
/ see her innocent shy air
Her fair feet mid the moses wet;
/ did not mark her foot was fair.
/ had no word 10 say the while
followed her through the woods, but /
Noted her lips a moment smile,
A moment open TO sigh.
Until we left that quiet place,
/ did not know that she was sweet;
oven think no more of it," she says
Ahi now, always think Of it.