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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
TEXAS oArT1n Rings.

Gen. James S. Brisbin writes to
the Chicago Tribune.
Those who are familiar with Texas
cattle-herding are often amused at
the importance attached to few
thousand head on the plains. A
man will point to his l 900 cattle and
say, With pride, "There is q hne herd,
and big one, too; l will soon have
cattle enough to makemea rich man. "
What would such owners say if they
could see the herds of some of our
Texas cattle growers?
On the Stanto Caturos river there
is rancho containing 4,132 acres.
1t is owned by one man, and has on
it 65, 900 head Of cattle 20 600 horses,
Z, 900 sheep, and 5000 goats. This
immense number of live stock re-
quires 1000 saddle-horses and 800
Mexicans to attend and herd it. Ten
thousand beeves are annually sold
from the rancho, and 10000 young
calves branded. b
There is another rancho, on the
San Antonio river, near Goliad,
which grqzes 10000 head Of cattle,
and brands IL 900 calves annually
The owner of this rancho sells $75,-
900 worth of stock each year, and
his herds are constantly increasing.
In 1852 this man began raising cat
tie with a | 800 herd, and his present
enormous herds and wealth are the
results of natural increase.
On the Gulf, between the Rio
Grande and the Neuces, is q rancho
containing 142, $40 acres. 1t is on, a
peninsula surrounded on three sides
by water, and to inclose the other sides
has required the building Of thirty
one miles of plank fence. Every
three miles along the fence are
houses for herders, and ENORMOUS
stables and pens for stock. There
are grazed, in this inclosure 10000
head of beef-cattle, besides an i'm
mense number of other stock.
A rancho ON the Brazos river con-
tains $4,000 head Of cattle, 300
horses, and so herders. The owner
drives 10000 cattle to market an
nually. Thirteen years ago he was q
poor farmer in Tennessee; but, sell
ing his land, and going to the Brazos,
he succeeded by dint Of hard labor,
in, getting together 60 COWS and nine
brood-maros, when he went to rails
ing stock. He has now $4,000 head
Of cattle, worth at least $3.50, ,000;--
and he is still under so years Of age.
This man is establishing stock ranches
ON the Platte river, in Nebraska,
where he now has 5000 head of cat
tie, and expects to bring in 10000
more.
There is rancho on the Concho
river, Texas, where, I am told, one
man owns over 10000 head of steers
and milch cows, These are very
cattle-kings indeed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
GRANGE ITEsrs.

Thore are nearly three hundred
oranges in North Carolina.
Marshall Mich. Grange, number
ing 200 members, at its last meeting,
resolved not to trade with, or pat
ronize in any way person engaged
in liquor selling.
New oranges are still being organ
lied every week throughout Kansas.
Laporte county, Ind, is estimated
to be the home Of six hundred gran
gers.
The new engine ON the Des
Moines Narrow Gauge railway, that
drew the first train, is called the
"Granger"
The grangers have entered the
field against horse jockeying as cor
ied on at the Agricultural fairs in
the West, and have declared against
horse racing at agricultural exhibi-
tions, on general principles,
All honor TO tho Pomfrot, Vt.,
Changers. While the abolicides Of
Boston are hacking and telling the
dear old trees on the Common, 1T
their own yandal will, tho Pomfret
Changers recently gave up q whole
day to tho planting Of forest trees
"not less than nine feet high;;7 and
three premiums were bestowed ipon
the three persons who planted the
greatest number OF trees. Of course
future generations Of Pomfret peo-
pie will rise up and call these Gmn-
gers blessed
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

The TELEGRAPH ABOUND THE WoRID.
With the exception Of direct lines
from the western coast Of America to
Asia, the girdle which good-humor-
ed Puck was to put about the earth
seems to have been completed-tho
forty minutes the little sprite claimed
to accomplish his work has been
quite verified by the events and the
labor of the present age.
The wires Of the telegraph are an
nihilating distance, aiding the laws,
and bringing the nations OF the earth
into q companionship wich compels a
better understanding. We can read
in the morning papers tho Austra-
lian news Of yesterday, coming by
way Of London, leaving there at 3 A.
NJ. Of to-day; the triumph Of science
and tho testimony OF success to
energy and perseverance Is complete.
North, East, South and West--all
are within @ few hours reach with
the touch Of instruments, and the
steady tapping of the telegraphic
signals breathos tho wishes Of the
world and the news Of national or
financial import with unerring
promptness. The slender girdle
which the wires spread makes all
mankind close neighbors, and the
bond Of union which civilization ID
each day riyeting should make us
truer friends and nobler toward each
other.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
But for the investigation the whole
square would have been cut down in
the same way and covered Zip under
some other fabricated voucher.
.@oocATs.n


Among the amusements offered for
the edifcation Of the San Francisco
public was the exhibition OF mon
ster anaconda. His snake-ship's diet
was confined to rabbits, and the daily
devouring of an unfortunate bunny
was one of the attractions Of the
show. After while business grew
dull, and it was decided to seek fresh
fields and pastures green. Accord
ingly the entertainment was trans
ferred from San Francisco to Sacra-
mento. There the show "drew" so
well that the agent concluded to
pitch his tent and prepare for pro-
tracted stay. He therefore tele-
graphed to San Francisco for his
posters to "bill the town." The dis
patch read, "Send me 200 cuts" but,
after passing through the hands Of
the operator, was received, "Send
me 200 CATS" The recipient of the
telegram at once jumped at the con-
clusion that rabbits were scarce in
Sacramento, and that in consequence
the diet of the anaconda was to be
changed. A few boyswere informed
that small sum would be paid for
each and every cat delivered in good
condition. In short time the news
became known, and the few boys
were increased to an ARMY. Kittens
in all the innocence of infantile cat
hood were rudely abducted; matron-
ly cats were snatehed from their fa-
vorite door-steps, and even the pirat-
ical old toms were captured. High
and low, rich and poor-all, without
regard to color or previous condition
of servitude-were taken to swell the
contribution to the anaeonda's lar
der. By afternoon a crate Of seven
ty=fve cats was collected and for
warded, accompanied by a letter
saying that the balance would be
sent by the next train. A dispatch
was Immediately sent forbidding q
q further shipment, and the Sacra-
mento man set his wits at work to
devise means to rid himself of the
feaful incubus so unexpectedly thrust
upon him. At last he saw his way
out of his dilemma, and that night
took the crate to the outskirts of the
town, knocked off the battens, and
set free perfect avalanche Of cats
There was little sleep in somo locali-
ties of Sacramento that night, and
when morning dawned there were
but few families unproyided with fe-
lines.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
A PIECE OF GOOD NEWS.

A Chronicle reporter waited last
week on Mr.. Stanford, President of
the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, at his Office in this eity-the
ex.Goverhor having arrived on the
previous night from Ogden, where
there was held, a few days ago,
conference Of officers Of the Central
Pacific and Union Pacific companies,
ON the subject Of fares and freights
between the Pacific and Atlantic
seabords. The reporter learned that
the conference lasted three days.
The Central Pacific was represented
by Ex-Governor Stanford, General
Superintendent A. N. Towne and
Chief Engineer Samuel s. Montague;
the Union Pacific by President Dunn
and General Freight Agent Banning,
who also spoke for the companies
operating between Council Bluffs
and the Atlantic. The reporter was
informed that although no new sched-
ule of fares and freights had been
made up-the companies not having
yet agreed upon the proper proper
tion to be charged by each-yet 1t
had been decided to reduce the rates
of both fares aud freights on all the
roads at an early day-iust as soon
as the equities can be adjusted.
Furthermore, that this reduction will
be considerable--a consummation
that will be hailed joyfully by the
people, business men especially. He
was further informed that the Central
Pacific and Union Pacific companies
had agreed to issue another class
OF passage tickets for the accommo-
dation Of the middle classes, to be
known as second class fares. These
tickets will be issued when the new
order Of things contemplated by the
recent conference is established,
which will, it is expected, be soon.
No further information was given,
but the reporter was assured that the
public might look for reduced rates
at an early days. n. Chronicle.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
ANr1lsEoRnT soounTY CONVENTION

A dispatch from Syracuse, New
YoEk k June 5th, says:
The Anti-Secret Society Conven-
ton to-day adopted resolutions de-
claring that the Convention recogpiz-
cd in all secret societies, inclusive Of
Temperance and the Granger organi-
zations, hostility to all not belonging
to them and to the Christian religion;
expressing special opposition to Free
Masonry; refusing to vote for Ma
sons, and promising to raise $4,000
for lectures; prosesting against Ma
sonic dedicationa Of public buildings.
After a warm debate the resolution
to emhody the name of,, God in the
Constitution was adopted as q plank
in the platform. The next annual
Convention meets at Pittsburg.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

QUARRELING.-If anything in the
world will make man feel badly,
except pinching his fingers in the
crack of door, it is unquestionably
a quarrel. No man ever fails to think
less of himself after it than. before.
1t degrades him in the eyes Of others,
and, what Is worse, blunts bis sensi-
bilities on the one hand and increases
the power of passionate irritability on
the other. The truth is, the more
peaceably we get on the better for
our neighbors. In nine cases out of
ten the better course is, if a man
cheats you, cease to deal with him
if he is abusive, quit his company,
and if he ISLANDERS you, take care to
live SO that no one will believe him.
No matter who he is or how he
misuses you, the wisest way is to let
him alone, for there is nothing better
than this cool, calm and quiet way OF
dealing with the wrongs we meet.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
ALBANY BATH HOUSED

TyHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens of Albany and Vi
ciIity that he has taken charge Of this Establish
ment, and, by Keeping clean rooms and paaying;
strict attention to business, expects to SUIT all
those who may favor him with their patronage.
Having heretofore carried on nothing but
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
he expects to give entire satisfaction to all.
~ ChiIdIen and Ladies' Hair neatly cut
and shampoOed. JOSEPH WEBER.
v3n33tf.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

A BOYS COMPOSITION ON GIRLs.-
Girls are the most unaccountable
things in the world-except women.
Like the wicked feas, when you
have them they amt there. I can
cipher clear over to improper frac-
tions, and the teacher says I do it
frst-rate; but I can't cipher out a
girl, proper or improper, and you
can't either. The only rule in
arithmetic that hits their case is the
double rule of two. They are as full
of Old Nick as their skins can hold,
and they would die if they couldn't
torment somebody. When they try
to be mean they are as mean as
parsley, though they amt as mean
as they let on to be, except some
times, and then they are great deal
meaner. The only way to get along
with a girl when she comes with her
nonsense is to give her tit for tat,
and that will fummux her; and
when you get girl fummuxod she
IS as nice us new pie. A girl can
SOW more wild oats in a day than a
boy can in a year, but girls'get their
wild oats sowed after while, which
boys never do, and then they settle
down as calm and placid as mud
puddle. But I like girls frst-rate,
and guess all the boys do. / don't
care how many tricks they play on
me-and they don't care either.
The hoity-toitiest girl in the world
can't always boil over like a glass of
soda. By and by they will get into
the traces with somebody they like,
and pull as steady as an old stage
horse. That is the beauty Of them.
So let them wave, 1 say; they will
pay for it some day, sewing on but
tons and trying to make a decent
man of the fellow they have spliced
on to; and ten chances to one if they
don't get the worst of it.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

Straining sweetness kissing tliro'
o veil.
Amodel lodging house The Potent
Office.
Beaded and embroidered sacques
are very fashionable. ~ 0
Smoking may discolor but it pre-
vents decay Of the teeth.
Cock-fghting is the little game Of
Montana just now.
A Michigan editor calls another "a
sniyel7headed idiot"
Euthanassia was the sensation a
year ago; now it is cremation.
And now the base voice Of the urn-
pire is balling Ger the land.
,A man weighing ALI pounds re-
Gently died in Somerset, Mass.
To haye ideas is to gather. To
think is to weave them into ,garlands.
How to shorten ocean voyages
Lengthen the ships. ~ n MG1.
A st. Louis boarding-house martyr
is in favor of cremation-ib his coffee.
A Hartford paper returns thanks
for $50 bottles Of cough medicine.
What sort of q saint would q CON
vertod sailor make ? Why, an anchor
ite, probably.
The Buffalo street railway com
panies clip their horses, and think it
a gsod thing.
Writers trouble themselves to am
plify what their readers trouble them
selves to abridg9.
The American Car-list war-The
railroad fight for who shall carry the
most emigrants.
/, The belle of an Ohio town is named
Duty, and naturally where Duty calls
there you'll find EN-.
Ia matter-of-fact old gentleman
thinks it must be a very small base
ball that can be caught on q fly.
Mr.. Robert Bonner last week re-
jected an offer Of 100000 in gold for
his horse Dexter.--Nelo York San.
Oh, the earnest love of women
Little for itself it seeks; it is not o
thing uncommon for its fame to last
six weeks %
There are 10000 commercial tray
elers in the United States, and it
costs over $S7 900, 900 year to keep
them moving.
Suicide now within reach bf all
kerosene only fifteen cents gallon"
is the joyous announcement of q
Titusyille paper.
A circus has already left so many
unpaid bills out West" that an
editor ventures to hopo that this
world is not all a " aeeting show"
A deranged lover, living near
Louisville, committed suicide by
taking hold pi the edge Of apond
and holding his head under water.
The King Of the Snn 1wich Islands
has been appointing certain journal
lists and authors to Office in his do
minions. But what can be expected
of O sayage2
A contemporary mentions that q
near sighted hen which mistoqk saw
dust for Indian meal ate heartily
thereof, then laid o nest full Of
wooden knobs.
A boy eleven years old was recent
ly received at the express Office at
Springfield, Mass, duly labelled and
tagged from an Illinois village, the
charge being $3.50,
"Well, I 'spose the burned stuff
got Mixed" was the sad reply Of a
Missouri druggist when he killed q
woman by giving arsenic for salts.
Ono Of the arguments against Gre
nation is that in case Of suspected
poisoning it will be impossible 70 de-
tect tho presence Of poison by chemi-
cal analysis.
A Vermont court is trying o young
man for stealing eighteen years ago.
Justice may sometimes be be tardy,.
but she's always aching to get her
paws on the guilty,
Longstreet undertook to thrash a
New Orleans reporter the other day,
but when he found his head in
| oha,, ao..,, he raslJ1,r o,.oIo,,,any1 ooI
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

her clustering curls rested wreath
of white flowers, and rare bracelets
clasped her wrists. She made low
reverence to her husband.
Lovely !" he cried; "but, Pet,
wear the diamonds tonight"
What diamonds ?"
"The ones sent you for valen-
tine"
You sent me, Harry ! Isent them
back to Leon Payne"
It was certainly ten years later
when, one evening at one of Mrs.
Clarke's receptions, Mrs. Leon Payne
said to her, pointing to her jewels:
''It was the oldest thing about
these diamonds. Somebody sent
them to Leon for valentine, years
ago. He never could guess where
they came from, for, of course, the
lady must have been wealthy, though
why she sent a lady's parure to a gen
tleman is mystery. Are they not
lovely, Mrs, Clarke ?"
Every lovely" said Gertie, and
smiled as she thought of the day, ten
years ago, when she was true to her
own heart.
A HIGH-ToNED WYOMING WEDDING.
What is termed the "grandest ball
that RaWlins ever knew" occurred in
that city recently, according to a
letter in the Laramie (Wyoming)
Independent. The modest writer
says the Rawlins youth were "dress-
ed in the height of fashion," and
describes two OF the participants in
the following high-toned, and Jen-
kinsy style:
"Miss--, from Wilder's Gulch,
was elegantly attired in q handsome
buff cross grained buckskin dress,
with army blanket overskirt-bottom
looped up with buckskin strings cut
bias. Hair dressed a la Red Cloud,
in which were twined few sprigs of
sagebrush; the whole secured be-
hind in bunch with handsome
pin made with pine splinter and
bufalo's ear. She Wore an elegant
mountain cat-skin cap, festooned
with antelope tails, secured under
the chin with q rattlesnake skin.
Her feet were encased in buckskin
moccasins ornamented with beads
and soldier buttons. She created a
big sensation as she entered the hall,
hanging upon the arm of Mr.. II.
Barton, Of Hallville, who was dress
ed in the style Of his locality, buck
skin breeches in boots, hunting shirt
of the same, ornamented with beads
and tobacco strips. An army belt of
the latest pattern around his waist,
securing a pair of six shooters and
huge bowie-knife, which set off his
gallant figure to advantage. Envious
glances from both sexes followed
this handsome couple round the hall.
Several ladies and gentlemen from
the mining districts were present and
expressed themselves well pleased
with the manner in which the party
was conducted. Their frequent
EXPLANATIONS of delight such as Red
hot, you betP Amt it fruit, thought
'Hoop-laP ETC., plainly indicated
that they were enjoying themselves
in the best possible manner. >
VIUini0 City Enterprise.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

A Kennebunk (Me. man, who as
saulted his wife with intent to kill,
was fined $40. And yet if he had
failed to marry her aftor having
promised to do so she would proba-
bly, have collected several thousand
dollars damages.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

"And so they CO. one of the Port
land School Committee is reported to
have said; "our great men are fast
departing first Greeley, then Chase,
and now Sumner--and / don't feel
very well myself. =" Boston Gio5e.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
MAP YOUR FARM.

Every farmer, should have % COM
plete map of his farm, with each
field, pasture and wood lot, together
with all the fences, roads and bitches,
plainly drawn, and either numbered
or named, SO they can be readily des-
ignated. Few farmers can appreci-
ate the full value Of one until they
have tried the experiment, for with
q map before you, you can direct
your workmen to any part Of it with
out the possibility Of their making a
mistake. You can plan improve
ments and estimate their cost ct your
leisure, instead Of spending half o
days valuable time in surveying the
land itself. Any person with q, little
ingenuity and patience can draw q
map of his farm. II should.be about
two feet square, or larger if desired,
and drawn upon thick cardboard to
prevent its being torn or defaced.
Let our farmers try the experiment
and they will soon learn its value
farmers Union
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

The book trade is at present duller
than it has been since the first year
Of tho war. Nothing will sell now,
and publishers refrain from putting
auy books that will keep on tho stag
nant market.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

Lynch law is probably basod on
tho old saying. When desperadoes
abound, honest people surrender to
their leaders an lynch" and then
they take an "L" and make q code
called "Lynch Law"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

There is farmer near Flushing,
i. T., who owns q Kontucky-bred
mule that has, within the last thirty
days, kicked in seventeen barn doors,
unroofod a dozen chicken coops and
trampled tho life out Of four Of his
favoIite pigs
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

At Galway, N. Y, the other day,
Mr.. Edward Vines, aged sixty-fve,
was married to Miss Della Shenan,
aged fifteen. 1t must be d pleasing
thought to Mr.. Vines that when he
comes to die of old age he will leave
q widow nearly old enough to marry.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

Brotherly love is not the only kind
they cultivate in Philadelphia. For
Is, ,7S2 fond hearts were made to bore
ds 7 ,S91 in that city last year.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

The Lima bean IS a native Of Lima,
South America, and requires some
three years. nursing 10 accumulate it
here.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

Waters waist deep have made tho
lowlands Of the Mississippi waste q
waters.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

Business notices in the Local Columns, rs
cents per line each insertion.
For legal and transient Advertisements So Is
per square Of u 2llines, for the first insertion,
and 81 90 Ter square for each subsequent ip.
sertion.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19

Q.-"Your complaint really Is that You did
certain work and have not got your pay for ~
.A.-NO, sir / have not. even had 10 sell my
horses and cnrts 10 pay my men on nc Christ
mas and ! have paid the last penny owe.
"Q-HOw much work did you do on the At'
torney-Generals premises. h.-Well, that Is
the measurement
HQ.-What Is the amOunt~the number Of
yards removed from there7 Anime thousand
four hundred and eighty-six yards,
"Q.-HOw much Of that have you been paidi
Az, t0.0s. There Is balance yet duo ot
aQ.-iIow came you 10 quit the work. A.
Mr. Ciuss came up and knocked ua or from
work That was Just about tho time then talked
Of having an investigation mp here. EynrY
thing went on wall up 10 that time. Mrs. VII
llams herself told me 20 90 on with the work
nIssl the board told mo 70 stop. She was per
fecily willing 70 have the whole place taken
down.
The Attorney-General appeared
and made a lame explanation, like
that about the landaulet. All his
peyerse ingenuity could not disturb
the record that his wife'a property
had been graded at large expense
and charged TO the United States