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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23
THE OLD mAID's rHRRMoMnrER.


15-Anxious for coming out, and
the attentions Of the other sex.
16-Begins to have some idea OF
the tender passion. ,a no
17-Talks of love in the cottage
and disinterested affections.
1S-Foncias herself in love with
some handsome man who has fatter-
cd her. .on
19-Is little more dihident on
account of being noticed.
20-Cornmences being fashionable.
21-Still more confident in her
own attractions, and expects q brill
liant establishment. 8
22-Refuses q good offer, because
he is not man of fashion.
23-Flirts with every young. man
she meets. a W ali
24-Wonders she is not married.
25-Rather more circumspect in
her conduct,
26-Begins to think alargo fortune
not quite so indispensable.
27-Prefers the company of ration
al men to flirting.
29-Wishes to be married in o
quiet way, with comfortable income.
29-Almost despairs of entering
the marriage state.
80 Rather fearful Of being called
an cold maid" .,s.sa
31-An additional love of dress,
32-Professes to dislike balls, finds
it difficult to get good partners.
33-Wonders how q man canleaye
the society Of sensible women to hirt
with a foolish girl, tr-1 oIi
34-AAects good humor in her
conversation with men. 4
35-Jealous Of the praise Of wom-
en-. trL tH u loil
5G-Quarrels with her friend who
is lately married,
37-Thihks herself sighted in So
ciety. .'A
38-Likes to talk of her acquain-
tances whoare married unfortunately.
! 39--Ill nature increases.
40-Yery meddlng and o1iclous.
41--If rich, as q dernier resort,
makes love to a young man without
money. nou uafa
42--Not succeeding, rails against
mankind.
43 Partially for cards and scan
dnl enrnmences. 1i's3 r l1H
A-SeVero against tho manners oi
| the age. saJ .Ia
A. Strong prediction for cler-
gyman.
= 4G- -Enraged at his desertion.
N-Becomes despondont and takes
to tea. M 9a ia
48-Turns all sensibility to cats
and dogs. -gI
4o-Adopts dependent relation
to attend upon her feline and canine
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Business notices in the Local Columns, 25
cents per line, each insertion.
For legal and transient Advertisements So so
per square of 10 lines, for the first inaertionv
and 81 90 per square for each subsequent in
sertion. +4.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23
CIVILIZATION AND EOKsRFLEsH.

George Wilkes has declared that
"the horse is an important element
in modern Civilizations This sounds
a little grandiose as Mr.. Wilkes has
chosen to express it, and yet there is
n certain substratum of truth and
sense in the declaration. The civil
lied world ocupies itself more and
more with the horse and his perform
ances. Moreover, the horse shows
himself a progressive animal; he
shares in the general advance of our
civilization, and keeps abreast OF the
march Of improvement. There was
Il time when "2;40" was considered
fast. That time belongs to the last
generation. During the recent sea-
son the American turf-record shows
memorable and unprecedented per-
formances. 1T shows the fastest four
mile running time ever made; the
fastest two-and-a-half time; The fast
est one-and-three-quarter time; the
fastest one-and-a,half mile and the
fastest mile, So much for the run
ming horses. Tho trotters, too, have
eclipsed the most brilliant feats Of
their predecessors. During the last
season the fastest three miles on
record have been trotted. Gold
smith Maid has done her mile in
2;143, beating her own best previ-
GUS time. Lulu, in u third heat,
made 2.1G3, never before trotted ex-
cept bys Occident and Goldsmith
Maid. At the coming State Fair
ocoident is going to trot against his
best former time. The fastest mile
ever made by stallion-2: 20$ Was
recently made by Smuggler, at Buff
lalo, n. Y. English trainers have
said that VIC Americans have sya-
TEN of oyer-training, which they
consider prejudicial to the stamina
and "staying power" Of the horse. r
But the facts do not bear out this
criticism. Fellowcraft, q four-year-
old horse, carrying l08 pounds,
made his four miles in 7;104 That
performance certainly docs not indi-
cate the! the horses stamina had
suffered from "oyer-training. ."--San
| Ffemcigco Chroaicte.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23
OUR ASSOCIATED PRESS LETTER.


In order that l might furnish the
patrons of the Associated Press Let
ters with the most reliable informa-
ton concerning the third-term move
ment-which thoughtful men cease
to regard as ioke-I have secured
the services OF a Washington cores
pondent who is not in the habit Of
making mistakes He informs me;
That the President is loquaciously
happy over the result of the nomi-
mating conventions recently held by
the Democrats and Republicans in
the State OF New York; that he looks
upon the nomination of Tilden by
the Democrats, and of Dix by the
Republicans, for Governor, as ire
vocably determining the question Of
the next presidency, as well as that
Of Governor of New York.
The President thinks that it was
clearly within the power Of the Dem
ocrats to have carried New York, and
had they done SO their success in the
Presidential canvass would have
been assured; that opportunity, he
regards as now hopelessly lost to
them. President Grant believes,
that had the Democratic convention
nominated Gen. Winfield S. Hancock
for Governor, they would have swept
the State by twenty thousand major
ity, and the current started there,
would have rolled irreoistably on un-
til it landed Hancock in the Execu-
tive mansion.
General Grant is Of the opinion
that he who does most to bring order
and prosperity to the Southern people
Will unquestionably be the one cho-
sen President in 1876. He thinks
a great change has taken place in the
minds Of the Northern people in
reference to the negro question, ana
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23

A Boston writer remarks that
august is one OF the months that
has strangely been neglected by The
poets, and therein shows bis ignor-
ance Of belles-lettfes; for during the
Elizabe.han ago every bard dedieat-
ed at least two-tbirds Of bis pastotais
70 bis August Mistress
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23

SuniER FA1LowMa. If ii is an
old practice, it is still a useful one,
and never carried out without bene-
fetal results 70 the soil. The OBJ
iect is four-fold RIO give the land a
rest, to mellow it, 10 kill the weeds,
and to turn under a crop Of yegeta-
bic matter, which shall go TO enrich
The soil.
TO obtain The best results, the
ground should DO plowed carly in
tho Tall, 80 that it may absorb the
the ammonia and other floating
Rasses arising from decomposition OF
vegetable matter. This will enrich
it at Tie start, and tho forests Of win
ter will further pulyerize and mel
low it, In the spring, SOW TO some
orain that will make o quick yegota.
BE growth, and when II has reached
It's greatest growth, Just before going
10 food, turn il under and lot the
field rest. in the fall, manure, II
You have II, and plow again, and j
tho next seasonthe land is not in the
best condition IL has been for years,
We shall be very much mistaken as
to results. We know ono man, u
particular, who thus treats his field
eyo.y seven years, and he Is ono Of
the most successful farmers In Iowa.
Iry IL. It is worthy Of your asten.
] ton.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23

hundreds outside Of it. This is
about what Mr.. Wanamaker does in
nearly score of daily papers in this
city, and the probable result will be
that between this and March next he
will sell two million dollars worth
Of clothing.
A SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION.
The exhibition which opens in this
city on the 9Th of October, under the
auspices OF the Franklin Institute,
will be remarkable, more particularly
for the display OF machinery, which
for the number of pieces on e%hibi-
tion will excel anything of the kind
ever presented for public inspection.
The most marked advancement in
skilled mechanism, during the last
fifteen years, has taken place in the
United States, and the improvement
in American machinery has been
most notable during the last five
years, and within the next five years
the power and range Of machinery
will be SO enormously increased, and
tits appreciation so completely system
lied that even the creative mind Of
the American versed in dynamics,
will regard with surprise the inyen-
tive genius Of his countrymen.
The Vienna Exhibition taught
Germany and France, that England
has lost her prestige as the leading
country In the manufacture Of ma
chine Industry ard motive power;-
and all European nations--including
England-are looking to America to
supply them with machinery, re-
quiIing the highest order of con-
structiyo ability and perfect work
manship in its manufacture. Be-
lieying that nothing ! can write will
more interest the reader than de-
scriptions OF the most wonderful
pieces of machine industry on exhi-
bition here, l purpose giving short
sketches of the most notable and
worthy of them in subsequent letters.
The franklin Institute has done a
wise thing in placing the restaurant
Of the Exhibition building under the
charge Of MIR. j. W. Parkinson. This
gentleman is an American, and when
hungry visitors to the exhibition call
for a mutton chop he will not bring
! TIL, Ina ~ Gff tNEg
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supnmAN's $50, 900 HOUSE.

Some time before the first election
Of Gen. Grant to tho Presidency,
certain of his friends purchased n
grand house in Washington, and
presented it to him. When he be-
came President he sold that house to
a citizen of Washington for $40, 600
and received ST. GOO on account as
purchase money. A few days later a
citizen of New York who aspired to
the Treasury Socretaryship, and an
other who wanted to be Collector of
the port Of New York, with q few
others, purchased the property from
Grant at 100000 i'll order to present
it to General Sherman. OF course
Grant knocked the $40,000 bargain
"higher than kite" and General
Sherman was presented with the
property. A few days ago General
Sherman offered to return this prop
erty to those who presented him with
it, as he intended to make his home
In st. Louis. They refused to take
it back and the General sold it to
Ex-Mayor Emory for the sum Of $780,
600. There is marked contrast in
the action of the two distinguished
soldiers in this particular transaction.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23

Hearing that bis pastor intended to
preach on tho recognition Of friends
In heaven, o parishioncr suggested
that he should preach on tho recog-
nition Of friends on earth, since he
had boon sitting in his pew twenty
years without being recognized by
The occupant Of the next,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23
STATG.RIGHFS DEMOCRAT

pUsLIsHnD EVERY FRIDAY.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23

Brooklyn isa pioaB place. Even
the saloon keeoers quote scripture.
One Of them his for o sign "Why
halt ye between two opinions"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23
sHARP-sHooTERs.

Our Celtic associations are making
ready to receive the lord Mayor of
Dublin and the Irish riAemen who
accompany him. These marksmen
have had u little shooting match with
the American riilemen and were
beaten. The match consisted Of six
men on each side who were to fire l5
shots each at 500, 800 and 1000
yards range, making 45 shots for
each man. The targets were 6 feet
high, u feet long. having q bulls
eye 3 feet square in the midst of a 6
feet square centre. A bulls eye hit
counted four shots, centers three
points and cutters two, The result
Of the match stood:
GOJyds. 800 yds. 1000 yds, Total
hRSfl'nns' irI9S. 8i9 $i9 5i3 5i3 555s SHi
Doubtless many of my country
readers are in the habit Of knocking
q squirrels eye ont at 100 yards
range. Let them try shooting at q
3 feet square target j 600 yards dis
tahce, which is considerably more
than half q mile, and see whether
ouo Of Is shots they can hit it ten
times as hoo Of the Irishmen did, or
eleven times of fifteen as one Of the
Americans did.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23

OLDEST DEMOCRATIC PAPER in OREGON
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23
IN EnRoR.

I undertook in my letter Of last
week to demonstrate the advantages
resulting from literally patronizing
the newspapers published in the
county. by showing that from $24 67
the amount Of the 6rst days busi-
ness Of TVanamaker Sc Brown Of this
city-they had, by. the most liberal
advertising in the city and country
papers, exceeded $25, 900 a day, and
that their sales averaged ten thou
sand dollars for each working day Of
the year The types made the aver
age 81 600 a day. In 1872 their
sales amounted to S2,500, 600, and
my error put their totGi saiea Tor iasi
year at only S500,0G0, whereas it was
intended, IL round fguers to be 3d.
CCO,O0g.
II an enterprising merchant in
Chambersburg we're 10 go to the Of
fees Of the VALLEY Spirit, RepoatorY
and Public 0piaoh and insert a triple
column advertisement in these pa
pers, and Place q whole page "a1veT'
IN ihe smaller papers of the county,
and follow it up week after week, be
would he doing that which would
probably secure him the patronage
Of every man in the county, and Of
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-23
Bogus INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Commissioner Foster has beon
snatching the bogus insurance com
panies Of this city, ''bald-headed, "
as the boy OF the period expresses it,
and the Peoples Insurance Com
pany, and the Central have been
compelled to "step down and out. +"
The Secretary Of one has stepped
out of the country, and / think Mr..
Foster will cause the President OF the
other to step into the penitentialy
I for raising one thousand dollars
worth Of railroad stock to make it
represent $l28,000 in value. The
Safeguard has, for want of IL certif-
cate of good character, ceased to DO
business. 1t is safe to g'tard against
insuring in any Of the aforelnen-
toned.
An attempt was made by the com
misaioners of Massachusetts and
New York to give the Penn Fire q
'sblack eye" AS this company has
many risks throughout this and other
States, have, for the benefit Of
those insured in it, closely gcrutin-
lied it's aifairs, and as correspond
ent who cannot afford to make mis-
take in so. important a matter as this,
I unhesitatingly assert that the Penn
Fire Insurance Company of Phila-
delphia, is entirely solvent and fully
able to pay all its losses; its Presi-
dent, Fielding L. Williams, is
a most sensitive and honorable gen
tleman, is very wealthy and would
spend his last dollar to meet the OBJ
! LEGATIONS OF his company, rather than
have his honor furnished. Such
! men as Thos. Blalepore Of the old
firm Of Galretson, Blakemore q Co.
and Andrew Moore Of the firm Of },
Gibson, Sons &; Co., who are direc.
tors cannot afford to be officially con
nected with q corporation that is no
all it represents Itself to be. To nly
readers who have their insurance il
this company, let me say that then
risks are perfectly safe, the company
is making money and the atPmpt o
the two commissioners to discount j
in public estimation has fallen shor
Of its purpose.
The Illinois commissioner has jus
concluded an examination Of thi
company's aGairs and is well pleased
J with its condition.
IN ERROR.
I undertook in my letter Of las
week to demonstrate the advantage
resulting from hberally patronizin,
- --.-....... ...,l.1.-Lnl II Al
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-23

LABOR REFORMERs.-The newspapers an
gani2er Of the European communists, who
had been sOjourning for some time in this
country making efforts to organize the com,
mune here, had gathered up his bag and bag
gage and gone home, satisfied that the |. 5.
were not yet ripe for such advanced ideas /!
the following resolutions, adopted at the re-
cent convention OF the Labor Reform League
are talr index Of the sentiments OF the work
ingmcn of this country, we fail TO see where
in they are behind the French communists in
the advanced" state Of their ideas:
ResoIccd, That since labor is the source of
wealth and creates all values, equitably verdi.
bic property holders who have not BY creative
service earned what they possess, or received
ii as free gift from the rightful owners, are
thieves, and profit, III the form of interest,
rent, or dividend, is only another name OF
plumber.
Res0!ted, That the price of labor should be
by the amount and not the kind per
formed The plea that il costs more to pre-
pare for certain kinds, as in the professions,
IS without foundation in justice, and it per
petuates the evil that itcreates. The question
IS as broad as it is long. If it costs much for
for preacher or artist to learn to prepare the
sermon or picture, il also costs much for the
mechanic or farmer to buy them, and layman
cannot hope 10 become the preacher, or the
iltch.d!gger the business man, except by an
equalization Of wages to enable them TO fiji
themselves tor such positions Aristocracy of
abor is opposed to the law Of exchange,
which alone should apply here. Equal pay,
living choice to occupation, would be for
he best good OF each and all, as it would tend
o place the right men in the right place.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-23
Foreign News.


The car of Russia made a short stay in
England He arrived on the 18th, had re-
ception on the 10Th, went to church on the
18th, attended a grand ball on the 18th. on
the 10Th and Goth visited Woolwich, Alder
shot and few other places Of note, aud on
the 2lst lett for the continent.
During his stoppage in London he was Wis
tied by some eXiled Poles, and he directed
count Shovato.f to say to them that all the
eXiled Poles, with the exception of two or
three known assa,sins, may return 10 their
native country.
The protractcd lockout Of farm labOrers
in Lincolnshire has ended, by settlemcn.
which viii! probably be adopted in Other az
ricUltural districts of England.
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I2o.dll

The table Of Sewing Machine Sales for 1873
shews that our sales last year amounted to 232
4i4 1.-TWO hundred and thrity-two thousand four
hundred and forty four machines, being large
increase over the sales of the previous year, C12)
The table also shows that our sales exceed
those of any other company for the period nam
ed, by the numbca Of ll325i machines, orncarly
double those of any other company.
II may be further stated that the sales of 1875
as compared with those of 1872, show relative.
ly larger increase, beyond the sales Of other
makers, than Of any other year.
For Instance, in 1872 we sold $1,000 more ma.
chimes than any other company, whereas, in 1873
the sales were ll325i mdchia,S ia crrrSs QJ on,
highest CompetitCf
These figures are all the more remarkable for
the reason that the sales of the principal compa-
MES in 1873 are less than their sales in lSi2
whereas, as has been shown, our sales have beer
largely increased.
The account Of sales is from sworn returns
made TO the owners of sewing machine patents
It will hardly be denied that the superiority OF
the Singer machines is fully aeronstrated-a'
all eyeAts that :hcir popularity in the household
Is unquestiOnablC.
THE SINGER MFG co.., =,
"a Union Square, y, 7.
J. 4. PORTER, Agent, Pierce's BLOCK, MENDOZA
and Reddick's block, Ottawa.
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France Is swelteriag in the heat OF minis
serial crisis. The Due de Broglie, the late
premier, offered in the assembly, as a govern
ment measure, q bill to create 4 second cham.
Der, TO be called the supreme council. In
his first movement toward carrying this meas
ure he was defeated on square vote, upon
which he and his colleagues resigned. Prcsi-
dent Mcmahon then called upon Goulard to
form new ministry and he has been at it
all week, but at last ad7ices had not fully
succeeded. The country, in consequence, is
IL an excited and unsettled state, apparently
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-23

come somewhat !anguiG Of lIte and needed stir
ring up. The home enthusiasm On the subject
was showing signs 81 weakness and wanted in.
spiritinS. Happily jUsr the one to suit the case
was At hand AID aY4'lu,ie Mr., De Geer, whiloR
noted Is lecturer Oh spiritut,sm, bat who Lad
latterly joined the temperance army, and who
had so yaliantly conducted the "rusode ct Mar.
settles 70 successful Issue, could oe obtained 10
shake sp tlG i.y bones Al Ottawa. She came
here some ten days ago and gave Us speech N
one OF the churches. L Was rather lisaproini.
ing as talking in churches, 20 church audiences,
was clearly not her forte. Mrs De Gcer is a
woman Of such lungs and proportions and tenn.
peramcn: as 20 indicate her element 20 be the
open air-Aer temple the caNopicd heavens, her
Hight u Thousand blazing torches or the glorious
sun. SO !. va. decided that Ms, De Geer must
try again, under more favorable circumstances
and with more cOngcnial surroundings.
Accordingly due notice was given that Mrs De
Gcer would address the people Of Ottawa on lie
subject o! Temperance from Die steps of the
Covr: House 4. . O'clock Oh sunday AFTERNOON
and again al i O'Clock froi4 the Balcony of the
Clifton Hotel, At The hour appointed, the day
being unusually pleasant, q large audience was
collected, comnosed n~ou,iscun,,srv &c ladies
e4ntlcmen noys loorrrs h,,rr,,,rs n,orny,oon
rutf.scufr and alderman,
Before this ,ud;,u,, Mrs H.. ,3,,r o,.....r ~.
Inn ,nnos,nc p,.son,c wor,nr $50, r,io foot
six In height, hroad-hippea, Droad-shouldered
and brca2-faccd, weighing some 10 lbs., with a
mouth formed for ut,erance and lungs that arc 4
marvel in their way. There was no mcci. mod.
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ton Heights last year--ihat of Union soldiers
thrustng weeping women back at the point
of the bayonct because their dead in some in.
stances fell fighting for Southern homes
viii they again wreak their vengeance on
the dead even though in life foe to the Ma
ton? Can such actions be an exhibition OF
manhood ?-0GeN WreklN
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tits but simple Justice to say has inspired our
TEMPERANCE people with new courage and done
the cause substantial good here. Whether the
grand object she processes to have had in view,
the prevention Of our city council from renewing
the liquor licenses in July will be attained time
alone VIII .cll.
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GUARDIANS SALE

VI NOlS, Ia Sale Coun' y T. a.e ,Duy CONT g,,..r
30 Tff.s.fg My term a. u. Is1i.
Ia the matter 81 application % psNl NaNOr guar
dian tGaTe " N4yOn, minor for ts sc uf real st..n
In Pursuance 90 decree Of ssid Court entered ia saG
Cause the eighties IN day OF May 4 .-5i DAVID AaNua
guardian 4 said minor WI. Tie Pa CAV % June Nis ~
O'Clock ofsad day, az the south door OF INC court
Hou- IN Ottawa, u -ad la sale county, expose - public
vendue ani sell % the CHEST and b. bidder ~ DO; les
than thirty dollars Ir acre. all The right tue ana Interest
the sad minor Wit. undivided DLellL- llEt l
iollb9.ng c-h real estate, 20 vii; T1e u % ''e
SWa So ~. Township p North, !-alst Eas. u! TIE ID
2. ". In s.d County.
Fash. D. y ". afN ffEgT..
q. g.. = TFsEaS. -..lC..Hr. H.ag- W
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SMiiIaritIitf.

GENEVA, May @0-Thrcc American stu.
dents at Lausanne wrrt drowned Yesterday in
lake Geneva.