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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05
LETTER FROM UNIATzLLA COUNTY.

WILLOW FoEKs, Nov. %, 1873.
Editor Democrat:
Dear Sir:--thinking that a few lines
from this part of the country might be
of some interest to your readers |
thought that / would write you n short
letter. Our Sheriff has made this
precinct a visit to-day for the purpose
of collecting taxes, so ] have had a
pretty good chance to see what the
people think of our State Board farce.
They all join as one man in saying
that they don't want any more of it.
Our county was assessed by man of
good Judgment and then it was ex-
amlned by our County Commissioners
and County Judge and pronounced
good. Then comes the State Board
and says: "Your stock has not been
assessed high enough; we will add on
little more. Now, don't think that
one Of those men has been in This
county for the last year. There has
not been any time since our Assessor
commenced assessing that our stock
could be sold for the price that he put
onit-and don't know that they will
bring 1t to-day in cash. would like
to know what you Gull this State Board
whether 1t is Republican or Demo-
cratic measure. for one will beg for
q speedy amendment of all such laws.
j. not, give us u man that knows some-
thing about the price of stock so that
we will have some show for our money.
Times nre very dull here. Stock is
low, money scarce and not much doing
in the way Of trade
Yours truly,
VIM, WIGLE.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05

r. Il. Thompson. tho proprietor
Of that magnificent Washington coun.
ty farm. has had telegraph line con-
siructed from his farm to his resi-
dence in Portland, and will hereafter
operate his farm by means Of tolo-
graphic communication. Ho has
just sot in operation the only steam
pillow in tho State.
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oLD BIAx DnAnn ron onIrv JrsTIcn.

The telegraph wires last Tuesday
bore Id tic intelligence that Proldent
Grant had appointed Attorney Gsuer-
al Williams as Chief Justice Of the
u. S. Supreme Court, uice Chase, de-
ceased This is perhaps tho most for
tunate appointmentthas could bo made
iorihepeopls Of Oregon, as well as the
mostunfortunatef for lhana.ion tlarge,
COL. Bristow Of Kentucky is aP.
pointed Attorney General IN place q
Williams
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05

HbLNCHHDn AGAIN,
It will be remembered BY OR read
ers that few weeks ago we alluded
to letter which appeared in the Bttl
letSa over the signature Of IAN Iowa
Union Man" charging us with having
been a Republican in Iowa. Follow
ing is an extract from the letter in the
Bulletin:
"He is the Brown knew in Abba,
Monroe county, Iowa. He was under
George w. Yocum in the Abba
Union, the Republican paper there,
and used TO write and work in the
office. Mr.. Yocum was one of the
strongest Republicans, and so was
Brown"
The lying and cowardly letter from
which the aboveis an extract appeared
in the Bulletin Of Nov. 13, and imme-
diately upon its appearance we wrote
to Hon. George W, Yocum, (who
still resides in Abba, and is one Of
the most prominent Republicans and
able lawyers in the State,) inclosing
him the charge above made and re-
questing him, as o simple act of justice
to ourself to tell us what he knew
about our politics in Iowa. BY yester-
days mail we received his answer, and
we herewith append it with the conf
dent belief that it will forever silence
the slanderous tongues and pens Of
those persons who have been attempt
ing to make capital against us on the
ground OF our political record. The
Bul1etin, which so readily published
this slander Of that 'Iowa Union
Man, is most respectfully requested
to do us like favor by publishing
the annexed letter from Mr.. Yocum.
We submit to candid public if this
is asking too much Of the Bulletin,
We trust our many Democratic
friends throughout the State will pc.
ruse the following letter with the
same degree Of pleasure that we ex-
perienced upon receiving it;
ATroRNEYs-AT-LAW
ALBA, Iowa, NOV. "a, 1873.
Mart. = Bro,oh, Esq, Atbany, Or.
MY DEAR FRIEND Il received your
favor Of the 18th inst. to-day, and
hasten to answer.
I am much pleased to hear from
you, and only regret that you are
falsely accused Of having been o Re.
publican while in Iowa. am sur
prised that any one who ever knew
you hero would claim that you were
Republican at any time while you
resided in this State. II is a clear
mistake or else q perpetrated Joke.
Which is it? / have known you and
your family long time and have
never known any of you to act with
the Republican party. My acquain-
tance began with you before you were
a voter and continued up to the day
you started for Oregon, aud during
all that time knew you to DO Dem
ocrat and never heard your party
fealty questioned. After YOU came
home from the army you were in the
office OF the Weekly Albia Union with
me and you steadastly adhered to
your own party views and walked in
the path Of your ancestors, notwith-
standing ] tried to make the Union q
red-hot Republican paper.
] cheerfully make these statements
MS believe it is but justice that YOU
should have the benefit Of whatever
Of consistency there may bo in always
having adhered 10 the theory and
practices Of Democracy. Remem-
boring our former friendshipand ear
ly associations with continued salts
faction, l trust that your future may
be all that Tom Campbells Pleasures
Of Hope" could promise.
Respectfully
GEO. W. YoCUM.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05
INFORMANT DEcysroN.

Last Friday decision was render.
cd against Inc State Board of Equal.
zatlcn in tho Circuit Court of Benton
county. The case was one in which a
citizen of that county refused TO pay
taxes on the increased assessment of
the State Board. The case was most
ably managed, on the part of tho dc.
fendant, by Judge Clarke, of San
Francisco, and Hon. Geo, II, Helm,
of this city Judge Mosher decided
that the Board of Equalization has
not power under the Statutes to revise
tho action Of the assessors in the yari.
Gus counties in detail; that il can only
deal with aggregates that if in its
opinion the total assessment for any
county is too low, ID must fix n total
for that county and certify the same
back TO the County Board of the par.
ticular county which, in its turn, shall
proceed to rise tho values pat upon
different classes of property until the
aggregate fixed by the State Board rs
reached, The Court annulled the ad-
ditiousmado to the county assessments
by order Of the State Board,
The decision Of tho Judge was
greeted with applause by tho people
who had crowded tho court room to
hear it rendered,
We are informed that there will be
no appeal from Jadge Moshcr's deci-
sion. Hon, S. Il. Chadwick, Score
tary Of State, has addressed tho fol.
lowing communication to tho County
Clerks Of the various counties;
oFmcr on sFcRErAnY or srArr,t
SALEN, uREGoN, December lst lsga.
=. ~ hackIe~an, B'qa County Cisrk Qf Linn
Gomatw
SIN loving to tho recent decision OF Judge
Mosher, AZ the Bcnton County Circuit Court,
nnnulling that part OF the work of tho state
Board OF Equalization which incrsnSed tho u.s.
scssments OF various classes OF prDprrty above
the rptes established by the County R0ards OF
Equalization, and thoeNigcncies o. tho state
and County finances admitting OF no delay IN
the public collections, l am compelled 10
charge up the amounts against tho several
counties according 10 tho original assessment
rolls The assessments thurOfurO 40 far as the |
state Is concerned Will stand upon tho action [
OF tho County boards Of Equalization,
Yours RESPECTFULLY
"a ~ CHADWICK,
Hccrulnry Of State,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05

Billy Bruen, for Chief Engineer Of
the Portland firemen, got IFS mAjori.
~ over Wendt, and the boys now
think dot defeated weller better he
wendt out iishin' init 10 poys poiore
dot lecshun- -aidnt it,
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RUAINEss 1mANCr

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THF
1,a co-partnership heretofore existing between
MOSES MOSES If,tne and Wm Richter, under the firm
name OF Crane q Richter, is dissolved by mn.
tu tual consent, Mr.. Crane retiring and MIR Rieh.
Igr retaining sole proprletorship OF the business
a. ne VIII continue TO manufacture Boots and
Shoes at the stand Of the late firm. AIi dehts
due the firm will be paid to the nnders,orosIs ueoss
a, ana all ilaoilities contracted by the frm foI,
signed. WM pfS9rrm1lnlI9.e f1q rm1n9er-
Albany, Nov. 7, 1s7s.--l5w4 -'AN = 'f'' ! i-f''
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05

An Iowa clergyman who Ind a
donation party lately. has hgans
enough to last thiry-seyen years.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05
NOTICE

To THE STOCK HOLDERS, .aIs, ,,6I OF 4iSSN +Ssls
IL County Agricultural A,scShnjders AssJGtadjd1 Il the
annfy wi " &Grieultural Association at the Paclnc
oUera er House, in Albany, Linn county oregon
u Thursday, the 1st day Of Jan, 1874,
~ ire nour Of O'Clock P. NJ. for the purpose q
eiectlng seven Directors to serve one ynaeI yen3 q
untiI Their successors are elected ana qunimhcu' Az
"; " Sac,v President.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05
INEW. AID DvERTIS p N EN- .
:. :.
ADMINISTERING SALE ~
REAE ESTATE.

I'LL, - NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
DVEbLaNS Y, yiftne 81 an order made by tne
thae Eo,rt W within andfor County q Linn Nm
County Soua ~ oregon, on the lst day q ,i vs.
caSer n KIN s in the matter Of the estate 81 M ad
lam Farrier, DECEASED L3S. 3,c eeId deeeased.
rninistrator OF the estate q shc 7i'iu Nsf'-
will on 4oy1
Monday, the 5M day Of January !, loIa,
~ the Court House door in the city Of AlSany, y NY
ia said county of Linn, ~ t tne hovi INV al At
o,ba oefGsA ancion the following described 5eal
psate belonging to said estate and stnetea sIt ~
tSs tSate Town Of Harrisburg in said county s0wlI
Lots No. six and seven in BLOCK no, Non,o.hajSin .h
hond and one-haIf in three months IRON On
dav of sale, secured by mortgage on eho
premises. !. " hpi'i'i-Hadt Admtr.
JOHNS 4 JONES, niT,yl
Atty's for Admir-
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~, u,,y,, rAprAIN,s OFFTCE.

MARCH UP 70 THE CAPTAINS OFFICE.
ym,HE UNDERSIGNED HAVING SOLD
IL their Hardware establishment 70 Mesirs, SIesino.
IN tbeir hooks and accounts, hereby requesi
ali persons indebted to them 70 come forward
and settle at the earliest possible moment. w
Ill7W2. 1. w. m hO'-A' ~ ~
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its statement that Governor Grover is
endeavormg by increased taxation to
raise money at this time to pay ii.
So much for the floating debt part Of
the Bulletins article. We leave The
habitual liar to wrestle with his false
hood.
We come now 10 the next item
that of "deficiencies," We are in
formed by the same paper that large
debts have been contracted by the
Administration, which have been re-
ported TO the Legislature as '.defcicn-
cies," and that 10 meet these, the Gov
ernor is deyising means for raising a
large additional revenue. AS we have
stated, these deficiencies are items Of
current expense, for which no appro-
priation has been made. They are as
follows-we quote from the report of
the Secretary Of State:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-05

Hats Rnd Caps Tor Mem and boys
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-30

Beauty GIVEN AWAY to new Subscribers,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-30

by aid of one or two jacks, extracts
his aching feet from their imprison-
meat. Whether he rails against
the shoemaker or against his own
swollen feet depends on circumstan-
ces. AT any rate, he is in any
thing but devotional mood, all on
account of his new tight boots. The
predicament Of a young lady in new
and tight shoes is anything but
comfortable. She also starts out,
not only with tight shoes very much
too narrow for her feet, but with
those dreadful high heels which
pitch her body forward, giving it
that uncomfortable attitude called
''camel's back" or ''Grecian BEND"
sometimes these stilted heels catch
in the stair carpet, and down the
lady tumbles to the bottom. She
does not like to confess it, but there
are. bruises here and there, and even
If no fatal accident occurs, she may
have occasion to remember her fall
to the end Of her days. Why will
she persist in wearing those ridicu-
lousy high heels? They are un-
physiological, uncomfortable, and
serious impeachment to free locomo.
ton. Better, far better, wear the
heelless mocasin of the savage thar
the fashionable shoe of fashionable
society of to-day. These tight
shoes and boots produce large crops
of corns, bunions, ETC., besides keep
ing the feet cold or in constant pain
There is no sense in it. The RICH
way to do is to have your boots ane
shoes made to fit your feet. Whel
you go to be measured, place {
sheet ofpaper on the floor, set you
foot firmly upon it and stand erect
Let the shoemaker take a pencil an'
mark around the foot, taking tn
exact shape of the bottom Of tn
foot Then let him measure it
thickness with his tape. Then
with a proper last, he can fit tn
boot or shoe to the foot, This i
the only sensible way, and it is sci
entifc.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-30

production OF grain crops, it possesses
small relative value.
Nov, pile on your lime but, to make
IL gay, you must also pile on your clover
and grass scotland commercial fertilizers
unless your soil is already abundantly
supplied with organic matter and latent
otrneral substances.
The ash Of barley contains ~ per cent.
lot lime che asia is ~ per cent. of grain ;
40 bosheIaof barley $3.50 los) would re-
quire 30 ounces Of lime the straw for
This quantity of grain (say $500 lbs) yield
ing per cent. Of ash, which contains 8
per cent OF Inns would require 10 pounds
of lime. 4
The ash of buckwheat contains 316 per
cent Of lime; the ash is / per cent. of the
grain; 40 bushels of buekwheat $4,000
ElP0 would require II ounces OF lime: the
straw Tor TINS quantity of grain (say 1000
tbs) yielding 6 per cent. of ash, which
contains IL per cent of lime, would re.
Iquire Ii pounds-of lime.
The ash OF peas contains 4 per cent. Of
lime; the ash is 5 per cent. of grain {
bushels Of peas would require 6 ounces %
lime; the ash of pea straw contains IS
per cent. of lime.
i
\ The ash of clover seed contains peI
cent OF lime the ash is per cent. of Il
grain; 5 bushels would require l pound
# lime. .-
Tobacco contains 25 per cent. of ash
which contains 2 per cent. of lime; 2Ot
bushels of potatoes would require
pounds of lime; the tops contain 0 pc
fceot. of ash, which yields 80 per cent O
hime.
Heace it will be seen from the follow
ing summary that the cultivated crops acr
ually take up an exceedingly small guam
tlty of lime: -s-
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NEW BOOTS.

This is season OF the year in
which many unfortunates are COM
PEELED to "break in new boots" and
W hat trial it is! How our poor
feet are cramped, pinched, and ago
.nized! Unskilled and ignorant
shoemakers make coarse, thick ca
ses, with stiff counters and but
little ''give" to any part; and in
these cases we are expected to be
comfortable. How vain the thought!
Here is young gentleman--an ex-
quisite his boots must be made 80
small, so narrow, and to fit so snug
ly as to be without wrinkle. A
new pair comes home, and on Sun
day he goes to church, as is the
custom of his family. The short
walk thither brings the blood into
his feet and causes them to swell,
and he begins to groan. When the
clergyman has reached his 2dly, and
the young man in his new boots is
to SIT through to the 17thly. what a
fearful state he is in! Then, there
is to be another hymn, a collection
taken, and the benediction, and.
after all, when the young man rises
to depart, how he limps! He has
tens home as well as he can, and
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9th II
RI STTAN
GRACES.D
FAITH,
HOPE,
CHARITY.

"And nosO aotdesA Faith, Hope and Charity;
these three, 1Wt tie greatest OF these ts Charity"
THE CHRISTIAN GRAOES ia large and ele-
CANT Mne and stipple steel engraving 21x2T inches
1.-THE grouping and pose Of the figures are grace
full beyond description, and the faces OF such
rare and heavenly beauty that 1t seems az II the
artist must have seen them In vision" This
singularly attractive and lovely picture has been
prepared by the publishers Of '.ARTHUE's Illus
TRATED HOME MAGAZINE" as free gin TO their
rangements with them to club the TELEGRAPH with
their Magazine and so get the picture for our new
subscribers. $500 saA9g4s rH8 8W0A -Aa .a9eE
+ For $3.50 IN advance Ne will send the TzEx-
GRAPH and ssAmTHUR's IILUsxRAxzD H0MR MAgA-
z9NBn for year, with Ne eSctwrs frss. An Ad-
ditOnA charge Of 80 cents viii be made 70 those
who have TIE TmkaGRAPH delivered ~ carrier.
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TO DISTINGUISH GOOD CAL
ICO. "a.

The cost of a yard of calico is q
matter of considerable Importance to
the consumer who studies economy !:
but unfortunately there are those
who in wishing to practise frugality,
deceive themselves into the idea that
because an article is low in price it
must necessarily be cheap. The
result of this is a demand upon the
manufacturer for low priced goods,
and he, to keep pace with the wants
of his customers, introduces into his
wares, when practicable, certain
preparations calculated to hide the
famminess Of the productshe is thus
called upon to supply.
This system of dressing an d
finishing" as it is called, is practis-
ed at the present time to greater
extent than ever it was before, ow
ing to the enormous advance In the
price Of cotton of late years. The
most common calicoes are ''dressed''
with flour, china clay, ETC., and are
generally 50 artfully "flIed'' with
one or other preparations as to be
very deceptive to the inexperienced
eye.
When, however, such a dressed
fabric comes to be washed. the ssa~
ira fine finish" as it is not unfre-
quently called, disappears, leaving a
soft, fably and loosely-woven tex
ture in the hand, while the water in
which it has been soaked is almost
thick enough en- for bill-sticking purpo-
SEES, The finest ''makes,'' on the
contrary, contain scarcely any flour,
ana q should never appear any worse
for soaking in the wash tub.
In order to ascertain to what ex-
tent plain calico is finished, we have
but to rub small portion of the
piece to be tested sharply between
the finger and thumb Of each hand.
for this ''makes the powder fy,'' as
the : Manchester men say. If it be
OF the most common quality, guam
tlty OF "dress" will be extracted, and
we shall soon see that the threads are
left as far apart as those in sieve,
crossing each other unevenly, and On
places going off, as it were, in tan
gents: Then, if we draw out a single
thread and pull it asunder, it will be
found to break with swapping. II,
On the contrary, the calico is a good
one' scarcely any dressing will come
out IT, OF 1t ON rubbing it; the threads
will appear closely woven together :;
a single thread drawn out will rather
burst than snap when pulled asunder
and the separate ends Of such thread
Will present a fluffy appearance,
while: the whole piece will be firm
and elastic to the touch.
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Or Tosteless-COated, Concentrated,
Root and Herbal Juice, Au&i-
bilious G ran uIcs. TEEz3 So EIZT'EE4E.
EZAN'C'' CAZLaARTRC o. 1EuIeUzs1
IA Paryo pnysic.
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DIXIE'S MATE.

L. ls "a IN
~, H.. 77fE,,f Bl.
There is an old gentleman who
lives in the Western Addition, and
who, for some months, gave himself
very freely up.to the pleasures Of
the flowing bowl. His wife long
demonstrated with her partner, but
all to no avail, and at last, as final
measure, she induced him to make
a solemn pledge that he would never
enter saloon in that city. The
neighbors all knew the state Of the
case, and were pleased when they
heard Of the intended reformation,
The old gentleman owns pony,
named Dixie, a curiousIy spotted an
imal, and both his wife and himself
have long been seeking a match for
thepony, to- drive in harness. The
husband rodelthe pony every day
into town, and Dixie was as well
known in the Western Addition as
the man. who collects the water rates.
For week the Temperance move
ment seemed to be a great success,
and Dixie always brought his mas
ter home in condition of religious
sobriety. But the good wife a
few weeks after this pledge, COM
menced to remark an. odor of some
strong drug as soon as her husband
: entered the house, after completing
the labor of the day. She feared,
yet hardly owned it to herself, bat
still she felt terribly afraid that the
old gentleman had fallen into his
bad habits again. One afternoon
a neighbor called at the house and
: remarked, incidentally, that he had
seen Dixie standing outside of a
well known saloon on Montgomery
street. The lady felt her hear1
sink at this intelligence, and prepar
ed sound lecture for her legal lord
when he should return in the even.
ing. But the old gentleman perceiv
ed this meddlesome neighbor sur
veying his pony, and prepared HIM
self for the evenings retribution
He rode home, in deep thought, but
W en- a few blocks from the door
an idea seemed to strike him
and he dashed up to his steps brisk
: ly, dismounted, and rang the bel
vigorously. 1t was opened by his
wife, who appeared with a scowl up
on her brow,
ooh, Mary, just think" colorins
with animation, 81 have found {
mate for Dixie"
"Indeed, my DEAR" replied tn,
wife, becoming interested.
EYES," continued the old gentle
man, 81 saw it Saturday, outside .
saloon, on Montgomery street
} and | declare you could not tel
them apart. [ waited to see the
, owner, who was inside, but, remem
bering my promise to you, my dear
[ dare not go in. But l shall GER
tainly inquire after that pony the
first thing in the morning.
The wife, in a gush of altered
feelings, at once explained to bel
injured lord that she had been Sc
/. cruel as to suspect him, because
Dixie's mate was mistaken by ar
, oficious neighbor, and she begged
, in to forgive the wrong done il
thought to his integrity. The ole
, gentleman generously begged hel
not to speak of it again but, strange
ly enough, although on the lookout
every day, he has not yet succeeded
IN finding that mate for Dixie.
Be thinks the man must have been
from the country, and has taken
himself and his pony back to the
rural districts. FRANCESCA
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