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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

PETERSON still leads the van. It's
stecl engraving is one Of the lovliest
pictures imaginable. It's fashion plates
arc as bIilliantas usual with bright and
beautiful costumes. The reading mat
ter is fnlly up to its accustomed stand
ard. Subscribe for Peterson if you
want an excellent magazine.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15
POLITICAL SPEAKING,

3hn Democratic candidates for the respective
n|nty Offices will address the citizens ol Linl
01nty at the following times and places
XInlsey, Friday, May %.
Harrisburg, saturday, May ~
Iif0wnsvllle, Monday, May25,
Sweet Homo, Tuesday, May ~
Iehanon, Wednesday, May 1I
SclD, Thursday, May Is. -. oo
biillpr's station, Friday, May lV'
Albany, Saturday, May a0. .,e..,,.. -,
Tile npposlng candidates are respectfully in
tied "a Join in the discussions.
sncaking to commences promptly at | O'Clock
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

HoNoRED, Mrs. D, L. Z, Luper, oi
this city, was elected to the office oi
Grand Mistress Of Ceremonies at the
Grand Encampment, I. c. r. c., held
at Salem last week, and is also chair
man of the Committee on Constitution
and Bylaws.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

THANKS. We are in receipt of coin
on new subscribers, sent us by our
friend, T. A. Horning, of Benton
county. Mr. Horning'owns one of the
finest farms in the county, situated
one and half miles from Corvallis.
He is model farmer, and has one of
the finest focks of blooded sheep in
the State.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

CHANGE OF SCL'ooL DISTRICTS
School District No. 26 has been diyid-
ed and part of its territory, together
with part of the district adjoining 1t,
Immediately on the South, has been
organized into a new district The
officers elected are p. V. Morris, e.,
Farlow and FAINT Miller, Directors. j..
I. Phillippi was elected Clerk.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

FLoURIsHING.-The Independent
Champions Of the Red Cross have a
flourishing Encampment in this city,
which is constantly increasing in
numbers, there being several candi-
dates initiated at each weekly meeting.
Persons who have joined think the
workings Of this new temperance
Order is perfectly grand and that # is
destined to become The temperance or
ganlzation Of this Coast, and perhaps
OF the United States.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

Iidcrous. The services OF the
T lant Episcopal Church will Be
AaI ID the CongregationaIist Church
anday evening next, 18th inst, at
eN. All lare invited 10 attend.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

STILL AHEAD AT p. c. II. & Co.
Go and see those elegant button shoes,
fine dress silk hats, and "nobby' dress
suits if yoN want beauty combined
with cheapness and durability. They
have also good wagon for sale on
reasonable terms.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

SAXTIAM CAEAL.-Laborers have
again commenced on that part of the
canal which extends through the east
ern part Of the city, and we suppose
the work will be prosecuted with
renewed vlgor until the entire canal is
comDleted.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

SARDATH SCHooLPICNIC.-Arrange-
men ) have been made with the rail-
road by the United Presbyterian Sab
bath School of this city, so that the
schools of this vicinity can secure cars
at nominal price for the purpose of
taking an excursion as far as Salem on
the 22d of this month. 1t is proposed
to leave this city on the regular
passenger train at noon, arriving at
Salem at about o'clock. 1t is said
there is a very good picnic ground
near the depot ut that place, and with
out doubt the committee will choose
that as the place to spend the after
noon. The schools win enjoy them
selves as they feel inclined until the
evening express passes, when they will
pack up their baggage and take
passage for Albany, where they will
arrive at about half past eight O'Clock.
The rates of fare fixed upon are, for
grown persons, 50 cents, and for
children, . cents, which is so cheap
Tint o,-ery ona can attend
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

Mr.. NEsNITH has introduced a
bill providing for the issuance Of pat
ents for lands In Oregon, granted to
the State to aid in the construction of
Military roads.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

THE Albany Brass Band will accom-
pany the Astoria exeursionists and
furnish the music for the entire trip.
This Is another attraction that will
add a great deal of iu;rgesi 70 the oc-
easion.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

HOUSE BURNED.-0n last Monday
evening about O'Clock, the residence
of Hon. Joseph Hamilton, situated
nine miles south of this city, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire. The family
were engaged in general cleaning up
of the different rooms in the house, and
after taking up the carpets, the straw
that had been next to the floor was
swept into the fire place and burned
HtseeHs that there was some defect in
the chimney and before any one was
aware of danger the upper story Of the
building was in flames. Everything
up stairs as well as IN the kitchen was
consumed and only part of the furni-
tuye in other apartments Of the house
was saved. Mr.. Hamiton's residence
was one of the most elegant in the
county, and its Interior apartments
were furnished in costly and tasteful
style. The yard and surroundings
were ornamented with the rarest of
flowers and shrubbery, which 1t will
take years to replace. The entire loss
will reach IS 600.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

v,fAvK MofifGht rs, QUIT CLAIM ANr
ID Nau3nis pesda stfhs oifesf
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15
seminal WcaE1ness.

Seminal omissions, tho consequence OF self
abuse. This solitary Vice, or deprayed scxunl
Indulgence, Is prncticed by tho youth Of both
sexes 10 almost unlimited extent, producing.
with inefflng certainty the following tram OF
morbid symptoms. unless cOmbatcd by Hcian4
THO medical measures, VIII s0llOwe counle.
nance, dtrls spots Under tho eyes, pain IN tho
head, ringing IN the ears n0ine Ike tho rust
ling Of leaves and ratulnE OF eharlots, unoasi-
moss bout the lolns, weakness Of the limbs.
confused vision, bluntod intellect, loss Of con
iidcnee. difidence In approaching etrlnkcrs, a
dislike tD form new ncqunlfitanccS, disposi-
/ tl0n 10 shun society, loss OF memory. hpetiD
iluslies, plmplcs and various crnptlOns on tho
face, flrred tongue, fntld breath, coughs, Gov
sumption, night awpnts, nOnOmana aud frs-
sufferer should apply irimodiatey either BY
person or ~ letter, and hayo q cure eHeetod "
his new and scientific mode Of treating this
disease, whicH never fpis Of checilne quicit
and radical cure Or, ~ VIII give Dne Han
dred Dollars 70 any, petson who WI provo gg
complaint BY either Of the san Francisco
quac6s.
Cured VI Home.
Persons at dlsianoq thay ~ CURED At
| HOME BY addressing a lrturto lr 'ippop'
natlng ease, symptoms, Length oftime ths dl g
ease has eoniinuQd and Aaee medicines
curiosity 20 nny part ~ the country, NlNl irli
and plain difectiang foruge. iy yeugNslnt $40
/ IN Registered lfitNror iar07ch The ipSi phc, b,
/ or through Wcds, fluNO y Coz 2 fiAckhso ~
medleine viii W Forwarded by Expires 70 any
Pl9tddirss rr. H II. GlBHoN. YEA Kcarney si.
hcnrner of Commercial. san INfnc,1n, POSI-
offich hoX ia1. tpncmherio pui HOA lH5f
1il tho letter. Consultation fREE nssyL
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

GRANGER WATOHEs.-T Titus has
just received half gross Of what he
calls Granger watches, which he sells
at the low figure of SIS, and warrants
to keep as good time as any $40 watch.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

DIED.
BRooK.-on the llth Inst. near sclo, L. NJ.
BROOK.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

SPEAKING AT HALsEY. Judge Bald,
win spoke at Halsey on last Tuesday
He had fair audience and made q
good speech. He speaks to-day al
Scio, and tomorrow at Alphin's school
house, in Syracuse precinct.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
A Writing Machine,

There is fair chance now of writing
being done away with altogether. An
instrument has been invented by one
James Densmore, of New York, called
the "Type Writer" 1t is about the
like a piano. The keys are in four
"banks" or rows, twelve to fourteen
inches in length, so that the keyboard
is about fifteen inches wide, and the
process of writing is to sit before the
instrument and manipulate the keys.
When the key is struck the type is
thrown up, and will not fall until the
finger is removed from the key. The
types are engraved on the ends of a
series of steel bars, pivoted on circle,
SO that they may vibrate on the pivots
and all strike at the same point. Di.
rectly over the point where the types
all strike an mixing ribbon IS drawn, SO
that every type will strike it before ii
can strike anything else, and is made to
move so as to touch every time in q
fresh place. Directly over this linking
ribbon the paper carriage is made to
move from right to left, and the paper
is arranged to go under cylinder OF
roller, which acts as platen, so that
every time a key is struck, a type is
thrown up against the linking ribbon,
carrying the ribbon with it against the
cylindrical platen, and there it leaves
its impression. The remaining ma
chinery is very ingenious. The speed
is said to he three times that of the
pen, and the force required very small
An expert may write sixty-fve words q
minute. The machine has forty-foul
characters. Such is the type-writine
machine. All we now want is spell
| ing machine and a patent brain-worker
through which a man may hatch ma
chine poetry, and the summit of human
ambition will have been attained.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
The Difference.

In one of the eastern towns of Massa-
chusetts lived, some years ago, Uncle
Bill Jones, Woodworking stone-mason,
a man of ready wit, but, unfortunately,
too much addicted to drink. Regularly
each morning at an early hour he made
avisit to the grocery store to lay in a
stock of the ardent for the days con-
sumption. With the same regularity
the Rev. DR.. c., kindly-natured Or
thodox clergyman, in quest of his morn
ing chop or midday roast, sought the
village butcher shop. After meeting
often in their morning walks, DIR. G.
felt it his duty to mildly reprove Uncle
Bill for his easily besetting sin. So
one morning, after their usual hearty
salutation, the good dominic began:
"You and 1 walk out early, Uncle
Bill; but do you ever reflect how diff
ferent are our errands ?"
"Well, for the matter" said Uncle
Bill, if we bring the thing down to
Scripter test, my errand will come out
ahead"
"How so ?" asked DR.. G.
"Why, you walk afterthe flesh, but
walk after the spirit :"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
Transit of Venus.

The coming transit of the planet We
nus is matter of great Importance to
the scientific world. The phenomenon
will occur on the 9Th of December next,
and extensive preparations are being
made for the observation of the passage
of that planet across the suns disk.
The last transit visible from the earth
occurred in 1859, and there will not be
another till the year 1904. By the
knowledge We now possess, as a basis
for calculation, it is impossible to ascer-
tain the earth's distance from the sun
within 5000 miles. When the total
distance is about 81 ,4S0, 900 miles, as
slight matter as the distance above
mentioned would seem to be of no prac-
teal Importance; but a variation OF
forty times the earth's diameter renders
computations too uncertain to suit as
tronomers. 1t is expected that the OBJ
servation, which will be taken next De-
cember, will leave a margin of only
so, 900 miles open to doubt. AS the
transit will occur in the winter, the base
of observation must be located south OF
the equator Great Britain will have
special stations in the Sandwich Islands
aud in seven other localities. The
United States viii have eight parties il
the field. France will occupy three sta
tons, Russia four or FIVE, and Germany
five. The problem is simply the ia
miliar geometrical process OF construct
ing two sides of a triangle III order tt
determine the third.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
First Steel Pens-Josiah Mason.

l suppose you are the last PERSONAL
any rate from the United States-who
will hear the history of the first steel pen
on theveryspot where thepenwas manu-
featured. Myuncle was manufacturer of
slit key rings by hand, such as you have
just seen us manufacture so rapidly by
machinery. 1t was in the old stage
coach days, and so soon as he had made
his carpet-bag full, he went up to Lon
don to sell them. On one of these Wis
its he saw in shop window in Cheap
side a steel pen of very uncouth
shape, and as be described it, "bad
cut. Knowing how to make a good
quill pen, he argued, "I can make out
of my steel wire better pen than that
is. He bought one, took it to Bir-
mingham, and with hammer and file
made two better pens. One of them he
retained, and the other he sent to Mr..
Perry, the patentee in London. My
remarkable simplicity of character and
very scrupulous integrity. AS soon as
the letter was mailed he became uneasy
in mind under the apprehension that he
had transgressed the patent laws. So
much did the fear of trouble from this
cause affect him that he was quite una
BILE to attend to business, and, at the
end of the third day after mailing his
letter, some such sollloquy as the follow
ing took place while my uncle occupied
the seif-same seat you sit upon.
" would not wonder if Mr.. Perry
were to come down with sheriff to ar
rest me. 1t is just about time for them
to arrive here. L will tell them the
plain simple truth, that I have made
two pens only, and sent one to Mr..
Perry and retained the other; that I
had no intention to defraud Mr.. Perry,
and L will throw myself on his mercy. +"
AT that moment a post-chaise drove
rapidly up to the door there were a
few hasty raps at the door, and on
opening it small, sharp-looking man
of marked Hebrew features and voice
with slightly foreign accent, said:
" Is your name Mason ?'
eyes"
You made this steel penn"
eyes"
"Can you make more steel pens like
this"
eyes"
"Then your fortunes made and my
fortunes made"
They sat down at this table, drew up
the only agreement that was made be-
tween them, and we continue under the
original contract, to be the sole manu-
facturers of Perry's pen.
l asked him how elliott came to get
SO early into the business, and was told
that two of Masons sisters used to keep
house for him, and when their work
was done in the house, would take a
hand In the factory, so John elliott
wife taught him the business.
Josiah Mason has gone to his rest,
after long life ef transformations be.
nevolence, and left behind him well es.
tablished and well Endorsed charities, ar
honor to himself and his native city
His nephew, Fred. Smith, died some
time before him.
One of our most pleasant recollections
of a visit to England in 1859 is the story
of the first good and practical steel pen
-Chas. r. Bainbridqe.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
BarbarOus Surgery.

A correspondent of the British Ned
icdI Times mentions a curious and bar
barous remedy for headache and other
cerebral affections in vogue among the
natives of the South Sea Islands. They
lay open the scalp with cross or T in
cision, and then scrape the skull with
piece of glass until hole is made
about the size of crown piece. This
hole is made deep enough to reach the
dura mater, though sometimes an I'M
skillful operator will continue the
scraping until the pia mater is touched,
when, of course, death results. In the
best of hands about one-half of the
patients die from the effects of the
operation. This custom. from super
stition and fashion, has been so preva-
lent that there are but few of the male
adults without hole In their Uranium,
or, as the Australians express it, "with-
out single" Sometimes a rude at
tempt is made to cover up the men,
branes of the brain by placing piece
of cocoanut shell under the scalp. This
bone-scraping remedy is also employed
in cases of rheumatism. The cuticle
is incised and the center of the ulna or
tibia laid bare, and the surface of the
bone scraped with glass until large
portion of the internal lamina is re-
moved.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
Sheridan.

The greatest triumph of Richard
Brinsley Sheridan was his speech at the
impeachment of Warren Hastings. Fox
said that call he had ever read, when
compared with it dwindled into moth
ing, and vanished like vapor before the
sum-" Pitt, who was ever slow to &C
knowledge the triumph of his rivals,
declared it surpassed all the "eloquence
of ancient and modern times, and pos
sessed everything that genius or art
could furnish to agitate and control the
human mind" Logan was Hastings
council ana defender. After Sheridan
had spoken for an hour, he said, "This
is declamatory assertion without proof. "
At the end of another hour he said,
"This is a most wonderful GRAFTON. u
In another hour, Mr.. Hastings has
acted very unjustifably." In one hour
more he exclaimed, Mr.. Hastings is a
most atrocious criminal" And before
Sheridan had finished his speech Logan
became boisterous, and exclaimed aloud,
"Of all the monsters of iniquity, the
most enormous is Warren Hastings"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
WHAT BECOMES OF EDITORS.

What becomes of Inc editors?
That's what we'd like TO know:
They do heap of good on earth,
And to heaven ought to go.
But something seems to tell US
They are peculiar set,
And in the great hereafter
Will be left out in the y ct"
We've been thinking the question over
And it troubles MS a heap;
1t comes to us in the daytime,
And with dreams disturbs our sleep.
And the more We con the question
The deeper ii seems to get
And brings us to this conclusion:
They'll be left out in the wet"
Now, reason to yourself moment:
Would it do to let them in?
Wouldn't they go to interviewing
And discussing everything?
Wouldn't they bave two parties,
And hobby, too. to pet?
That thing would never do up there
They'll be Z" left out in the wet"
It's very well to smile, sir,
And say, your head amt level,r
But did YOU ever know an editor
That didn't keep " devil?"
You don't suppose for a moment
Thai he in there could get,
And be yelling " Copy ~
They'll be "left out in the wet"
There's one more point we'll mention
We hope you won't get offended
But it's "currently reported"
That the s'free list is suspended
Now, did you ever know an editor
That has "pulled his weasel" yet?
They're not going to do it there
They'll "stay out in the wet,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14

A WONDERFUL Echo IN COLORADO
CANoN.-Echo Park, where we remained
one week, lies at the junction of Green
and Bear rivers, and takes its name
from the remarkable echo that may be
heard there. When gun is dis
charged. total silence follows the report
for a moment +; then, with startling
suddenness, the echo is heard seeming
at a great distance-say FIVE miles to
the south-whence it comes back in
eparate and distinct reverberations, as
if leaping from glen to glen. Louder
and quicker grows the sound until APP
parently directly opposite, when a full
volume of sound is returned then once
more the echo is heard, like the snap
ping of a cap, far to the eastward.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14

drops of wet will appear on the inside
of the glass.
A STRONG solution of carbolic acid
and water poured into holes kills all the
ants it touches, and the survivors i'm
mediately take themselves off.
HoUsEKEEPERs should know that a
small piece of paper or linen, moistened
with spirits of turpentine, and put into
bureau or wardrobe for a single day,
two or three times, is sufficient pres
ervation against moths.
For cleaning glass a newspaper is
one of the best articles to use. The
chemical operations of some of the in
gradients of printing ink give beau
tiful polish. Slightly moisten a piece
of paper, roll it up, and rub the glass
then take dry, soft piece and repeat
the process. No lint will remain, as is
the case when cloth is used.
If you want a comfortable bed, here
is the unfailing recipe First, very
good springs secondly, a thick wool
mattress over that. Both mattresses
should be re-made every two years.
Who, loves not the ease and comfort
from a good bed? Why not have less
show out of doors and more comfort
Some people have all their pleasure in
dress, glitter, pinchbeck. Shoddyism
Kitchen Recipes.
CUP CAKE.-One cup of butter, one
cup of sour milk, four cups flour, five
eggs, three cups Of sugar, one teaspoon.
full of soda.
SARATOGA POTATOES raw pota.
toes and throw into cold water. Have
ready lard, boiling hot !; season the po-
tatoes (after draining) with salt and
pepper fry light brown.
BEEF PATTIEs. fine rare roast
beef. season with pepper, salt, and q
little onion. Make a plain paste, cut
into shape like an apple puff, fill with
the mince, and bake quickly.
WAFFLEs-One quart of -four, one
pint of sour milk, one teaspoonful OF
soda, four eggs, piece of butter the
size of large egg, and little salt
Bake in waffle irons. Sour cream and
less butter improves them.
PARsNIr CAKES Crate raw parsnip
mix with It an equal quantity of bread
crumbs add two or three eggs, season.
ing to taste add milk to make the in
gradients into cakes, and fry them in
butter light brown, over a slow fire.
PoP-CoRN PUDDING-DELIcIoUs.-
Soak two quarts of freshly-popped corr
in three pints of sweet milk, over night
When ready to bake, add three vel
beaten eggs, little salt, and sugar to
taste. Bake like custard pudding.
LEMON JELLY.-Two cups of sugar
yolks of three eggs, juice of two lemons
Cook till thickened by setting in boil
ing water, then add the well-beater
whites of three eggs spread between
the layers of the cake, and trim off The
rough edges.
REMOVING GRASS STAINs.-An ex
change says that simply wetting ani
rubbing the stained cloth in cold water
will remove all traces of the grass
Fruit stains will disappear ON applica
ton of boiling-hot water. No SOAP
should be used in either case.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14

DIR. RADCLIFFE. In recent lecture.
gave some very excellent advice upon
the subjectof brain exhaustion, so COM
mon at the present day. The symp-
toms are loss of memory, depression of
spirits, increased or lessened sleepiness,
irritability, epilepti-form condition Of
the nerves, and sometimes transitory
coma. He recommends moderate but
not stinted diet, and a reasonable
amount of work. If there is sleeplessness
the head should be low, if undue sleepi-
ness, high upon the pillow.