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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23

TRAVELLING ON THE FARM.-Did any of
YOUR readers ever think of the amount of travel
it takes to raise crop of corn? l never saw
an illustration in print, and thought | would
give you one. Ihave twenty-acre field, forty
by eighty rods. To break this up would take
one hundred and sixty-six miles; narrowing
it, about forty miles; furrowing out, ninety
miles planting lorty-ive miles, if with a
planter, and if dropped and then covered, nine
ty miles and for each plowing of two burrows
in a row, ninety miles, or five plowings, four
hundred and fifty miles. Thus you will see it
takes about eight or nine hundred miles of trav-
el to raise twenty acres of corn, not counting
going to and returning from the field. Besides,
there is rcplanting, thinning, rolling, etc.-ln-
diana Farmer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23

- One of our fashionable youths donned
his first silk hat and cigar Saturday evening.
He got along we'll enough with the cigar, but
he had to give up the hiatt made him sick
at the stomach.
DIR. Cuyler wants all the young ladies to
band together and say, "No lips shall touch
nv lips that have touched bottle" Rather
rough on the fellows that were brought up by
hand.
We cannot find room for the song sent us,
beginning, Gill up with wine your flowing
bowels" The spelling is not correct.-Er-
change,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23

"A young fellow in Western town was
fined SO for kissing girl against her will, and
the following day the damsel sent him the
amount of the fine, with a note saying that the
next time he kissed her he must be less rough
about it, and be careful to do it when her father
was not about.
-"Why dothey call this sort of wool mohair;
I'd like to know?" "Dat isn't WOOL honey,
dat dar kim off goat, an dey call it n1orehair
kaze goat have mo- hair dan a sheep.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23

that he is able to sometimes read the thoughts
of others sitting near him, but cannot remem-
ber them for any length of time He believes
that in the course of time his powers OF
thought reading will be so strongly developed
that he will be able to express the thoughts OF
Others without the use of this alphabet ~
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23

"A Vermont debating club is now strug-
Cling with the question, (Which eats the most
Chickens ministers or owls y
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23

- An inventive genius in Ohio proposes to
furnish horses with false teeth, so as to conceal
their age.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
A Yankee Notion.

a
A Joint stock company Of i very nov
el hut useful character is being formed
~ Boston, and will apply to the legis-
ht,'re TOR charter. The company
proposes to guarantee the honesty of
persons It recommends f6ra filucimy
trusts, and heme becomes pecumiarily
responsible for their derelictions. OF
course this Is in its nature an in,ur.
ance conpany. and persons VINO de-
sire to obtain positions of trust viii he
expected to take ont guarantee policies.
when their services will naturally be-
come Of higher value to employers.
We 40 not see why an organization Of
fhls Kind may not become one of the
institutions Of the age. But inmgine
The ehatechsm an applicant for IA mol.
ICY would have to 60 through. Ibid
yon steal waterInelons when a boy2"
"iiaAe you ever been a carpet-bag-
ger?"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
The Temperance Crusade.

On the 81. ut DAYTON Ohio. several
prayer-bands Of women visited n large
number of saloons. None OF
them surrendered. hnt several were
willing to sell ont or to he set ND in
any other business. Taree new sa-
looms opened to-day. Tie women are
not discouraged, but are determined to
per>evrre.
AT Columbus. on s1me date. grand
temperance meeting was held. En-
thn'ia'm Increasing. Speeches were
made BY hnmhrrof promi tent citi-
zen'. lncluling several lnlies.
AT sl'ne date, in Worcester. Mass,
meeting was held with a view TO or.
game temperance crusade similar
to that Of Ohio.
Philadelphia dates to the 81 saw the
womrii'' Temperance movement il
still progressing. and H. Ii rlor dealers
exhibit considerable nlIea.iness at the
prospects.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

A correspondent of the Mief-Oeean,
writing from London, says the expen-
ses entahed upon the Tichborne estate
to defend it against the impostor were
nearly 100000. The claimant
raised e5O,0OO, on his fmons Tirh-
borne bonds, to prosecute the suit. As
fhe last trial was criminal prosecu-
tion. the expense was borne by the
Government, and reached the enor-
mouS sum Of quarter of million
sterling.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

BITS OF HUMANrrY.--A corres,or-
G"at OF the Washington ,StW' se.Nls the
following statement. saying that he
KNOWS the parents Of the children. and
recently received IN acconat Of their
birth from q personal friend: Mrs. J.
Is. McCrnm. residing at No. is Par
sohs street, Kalamazoo. Mich, is thu
mother Of twins so small that tbey ar,
= marvel Of humanity. putting In the
shade all stories of LilIiputians ever
heart Of. One is Il boy and the other
a girl, and they weigh Together. three
pounds aud fonr om.cpsl They arr.
perfect. md seem to b. in good health
Their bed is little paper box, filled
with cotton. hRl they ay dressr4P In
dolls clothes. The mother and chill
ureh were doing well at last ayyounts
These twins are the smallest liyillc
children ever hearl Of. Thry take
Their food naturally, and make noise
IKE very Young kittens. Onitesnmn-
m per OF citizens have tailed 70 see the
litt'e wonllers. A te;,.cnp will cover
the head Of either Their haltls nm.
about the size Of the howl Of = tea
spooh--tlle hoy'> Il tritlc the larger.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

The total ANIMAL cost of our State
Government in the earlier years wa,
but $4,000. Now by unconstitutional
enactments and careless legislation the
amount annually expended foots m
nearly $35O,00O. No wonder our taxes
have gone up from two. and four mills
to twelve and twenty. Immediate and
thorough reform. general cutting
down of unwarrantabIt and needless
expenditure is demanded, and no as
pirant tor Office need hope for success
who viii not pledge himself to work
and vote for H. @'' q ' ~
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

= tdN i
During the last State canvass the
Democratic papers of Oregon were
foremost ino demanding ''retrencl-
ment" and "ieform,n nand the candi-
dates ofthat party gave solemn pledges
to the people that the many abuses
that mad crept into the legislative and
executive branches of the government.
should be eradicated as soon as thew
were placed in Office. To show that
they were earnest and truthful men,
and not demagogues who went before
the people with lies on their tongues.
as soon as they were well seated in
Office they redeemed their pledges by
increasing the expense of carrying
on the State government, until it is
computed the appropriations made by
the last Legislature win exceed the en-
tire resources Of the State, mp to the
time of its nextmeeting, some ss5, 900.
This Is Democratic reform and ''re-
trenchment.'
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Below we publish mt call for an IN.
dependent State Convention, from
douglas comfy. Several counties have
issaPd calls for "Tax-Payers and
laboring Mems Conyenticns. y The
first to call such u convention was the
taxpayers Of Douglas; and at that
convention. held last Saturday, a tull
county ticker was placed in nomiua-
tom and the call printed below adopt
ed, The Republican party certainly
mas been the most independent party
ifnt this conntrv has ever saw, as its
history proves; hut II the people of tile
great State Of Oregon think that more
good can be accomplished and the area
Of human Thought enlarged and nlade
tner, we will be the last to cry them
nay. but rather do what We may to
all aud ehconr'gc the attempt. In the
lalIgunge ofour excellent contemporary.
the Jacksonville Sentinel, "If there
are any that are in advance Of the prin-
cip'eS of the Republican party, we will
liof call them back, Int merely suggest
to them the propriety Of securing one
advance step in reform before eoparl-
lzing it, beneficial results by attempt
ing the second, with the risk of losing
the results ofboth." Following is the
call and apportionment for the State
delegation:
The Douglas County Independent
lAX PAYERS Convention having assem-
bltd this 2'th day of February, 1874,
and nominated fnlI Legislative and |
Comfy ticket, and having adjourned
IN full harmony. a large majority of /
the members then assembled and hav
Ing organized for the purpose of rec
oInlnending an independent State tick
et. the following resolution. on motion, !
was unanimously adopted
Reso''cd, 'fhat III the opinion ofthis |
Convention the interests Of the people
Of Orgon will be better sub<prvetl by /
independent political action than by
strict hlherentr to existing party or
glnizatonS, and that the people of the
several counties Of the State BE-, and
hereby are rrFRSte'l 10 select dele
gateS to ali Independent StattrConven-
fion to he held at Salem on the 18th
lay April. A. u. 1874. at 10 O'Clock
A. Nj. for the purpose of nominating
I State ticket to be presented to tile
voters at the coming election.
This Convention recommends that
n selecting such delegates. tlp basis Of
be one delegate for
very 200 votes cast Mt the election of
1872 for Wilson and Burnett. and one
additional delegate for a fraction of
100 votes or over. Upon this basis the
lumher of delegates from the nspec-
i've counties will be as follows:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

i. that moral snasion? A wife in
Oswego. New York, has gone on a
Temperance campaign against grog
shops on her own hook. Her '.per-
suader" Is a shotgun. which. she saws
brings down game at forty rods-the
same distance at which common whis-
ky kills. She declares she will shoot
any man who furnishes her husband
With liquor She believes in PRAYING !:
but she also believes in keeping her
powder dry.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

They are trying to amend the Con
stitntlan in Massachusetts so that Rep
reSentatlves and Senators lipctI NOT be
residents Of the districts tor which thew
are elected. This i the English sys-
tenn and haS some good tpst,vres. II
"oH,d reduce loc'l Legislation md abol-
l>h the race Of two penny politicians
lor me State Legislature. --N Ner York
GraGhie.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Five thousand Republicans. Tn
camped near SlrragosA. Is miles
northwest Of Billhoa. were surprised
by the Carists and Il bIooav pneage-
meat took place. III which Ion Of th,.
Government troops were killed. The
remainder took to flight, closely pnr-
sued by the koyal;stS. All wnre ,.al4.
tnred in the attempt 10 cross the river
in way OF their retreat.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

An accident occurred on the Great
Western Railroad, near Larilnmy.
Saturday night. An accomnmlatin
train leit London at 6p. M, consist
ing Of empty tank ears, a baggaye
and secohdrlass Carald coach. When
seven miles west Of London the coach
took fire in the forward part OF the
salooii, ! = Supposed trrn tiIIing the
iamp. Eight persons were seriously
burned. INN.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

.h p d
One OF the most commentlable feat
''res of the organization known as the
Patrons of Hlshandry, is the settle
melt OF differences, whether pecnniary
or otherwise, between its members, bv
arbitration. Instead of going to law
and feeling lawyers, officers and Courts,
and spending valuable time and vast
amounts OF money to secure some legal
or technical advantage of a ueighbor
by the plan introduced in the Gran
gers all these little questions OF DISPUTE
are now settled in All equitable, and
generally, in an amicable manner. G
reference to committees or arLitrators
consisting of mutual friends. While
this plan deprives the lawyers, officers
and courts of large fees, the farmers
are the gamers, not only pecuniarily.
but in many other ways. Friendship
between ihdividralsi> thus promoted
and maintained, neiglborlood muses.
are avoided. and the whole community
are largely the gamers. while outsiders
are none the wiser It seems to us
that this is really one of the best feat
ures in the organization, and will pay
the largest dividends.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
The Tntliar Question.


The following paragraph is from the
speech OF Senator Mitchell. made in
the Serale on the 18th If February. in
v'm'i,afion of the people Of Oregon on
the Indian question. 1t is worthy of
perusal: 3
10 this they do not object; but wien
in the administration Of this policy its
agents and missionaries become so en-
thu|iaslic and tanatiral as t. be wholly
lnahle to comprehend the tlct TINT the
Indian. VT enSlromled rs he is amid
the gloom of superstition lld harbar-
ism sin the very nature Of things
prone to engage IN acts OF hurhlris,n
unless restrained by physical rs well
ms moral power; when they deem it
necessary To the success of ! pet policy
that the blame ofrvery Indian ,lpprt-
tlatl0n must he attributed to wrongful
acts Of the whites. AID wbcl, further
more, without ever having resided III
an indlau country. and thel tore nee
eSSlrlly toavery grea. extent uniform
e's aS to the real character, habits and
pecuIlarltieS Of the Indian rtcc. they
persist m setting up their jnd .mpnt in
opposition to that Of men VIII G,r over
Il quarter ofa century have resided in
the Indian country. and Whose means
Of GirowIedge are necessarily ofa Supe-
rlor nature, they do ohirrt to snch an
administration ola policy that might
Under Il different regime De crowned
with abundant success.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
sTOP rIHE BIC, LEAKS.
Arthle'13, Section !. Of the Oregon
ronstihltian reads "a fnllams.


Constimiianreads as follows:
19legnvernor shall receive an annna
salary of fifteen hundred tlalars. 'fh,
secretary ofstate shallrecpive an annun
salary of fifteen hundred dollars. Tht
treasurer of state shall receive an an
nual salary Of eight hundred dollars
The Judges oftlie supreme court slal
eaclrrrteive an annual salary of two
thousand dollars. 1aey shall recetrt
no fees Or peYRSiteS rhaterer for the
performance 0f any duties connected
with irresl,ertive offices; and the
compensation If officers. If not fixed
by this constitution, shall be provided
by law
Taking the above as a text. the
Dalies .N1uptsiheer reads the State otli-
GERS wholesome lesson, commencing
with The Governor. Although this
amiable gentleman, under the Consti-
tuition. or great fundamental law, is
allowed salary OF fifteen hundred
dollars q year o'as. yet, according to
the Secrtmry's report, for tie two
years ending September .. 1872, he
received in ''perquisites' fT the ''per-
formancc. oftlnties CONNECTED with his
office, " in addition totle salary named
in the Constitution, 1903 33. This
much for our honest Governor.
The same paper next pays attention
to our worthy Secretary of State. Tn
der the Constitution lie is allowed fif-
teen hundred dollars per alnum, and
is also deharred from receiving any
fees or perQuisites whatever. Yet it
would seem according to the Noun
taiaeers figures, for the two years un-
der consideration, the aforesaid Secre-
tary pocketed the neat little sum Of
$3.50, or at the rate of 81. 305 per an
mum. And all this time the ConStitu-
ton says ne shall receive M fees or PER
qntStteS, and his salary silallbe but ST.
500 per anliunI!
L. II. Caanis next arraigned. He re-
ceived for the twoyesrsthe sum of So
$40. Ofthis sum, $400 was for salary
as Assistant Secretary ofState. and the
remainder for services Is Agent OF the
BoaFl Of Land Commissioners. "A
showing" slIays the Mountainesr. |
(which strongly indicates that Mr.. |
Cam has been enjoying two lucrative
offices at the same time-a feat of at
least doubtful constitutionality."
Mr.. H. II. Glfy getaway with the
nice little sum of$272Softhe peoples
money. A portion of this sum was
drawn as salary tor acting as private
Secretary of the Governor; part as As
'istant Secretary ofState; $500 for list
ng school lands; $50 for re-lis.iaq
chool lands; $50 forindexing journals
md 1888 10 for copying laws and me-
last probably for the
State Printer. "All these last enum- 1
rate items" says the Dalles paper,
ought properly to have been done by
he Secretary Estate, orhisAssistant, /
without being specifically charged"
o in part earn the legitimate salary
ttached to his Office.
In conclusion the MounMineer hopes
hat all these unconstitutional acts, :
Whereby the people are robbed and the t
reasury depleted, may be eradicated a
rom the statute books by the bold )
ands Of an honest Legislature, in obe- '
ience to the demands OF long endur- t
ig but thoroughly aroused people, in 5
'hich hope we heartily concur.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Spanish dates to the 1st say that The
fall Of Bilboa is imminent. Foreign
conSuls have left the city. Don Carlos
and staff have been In the vicinity since
the 23d of February.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

The State printing for ls6O-62 cost
the people $4.3O7 50. Under our glo.
rious governnIeIH Of DsMocratlc IRE.
treichers" AND ''retormers, THE print,
ing for 1872 8 has alieady cdsttkepe
pie $26.OdO So, and the reprinting
Of the Code ordered by the last Legis.
laturs is yet 20 be done. At anestilla-
ted cust of between $500 aud $3O,-
600 niore-making q grand total for
the public printing, for the years
1928, ofbetween S60.DOO and s57.l
WO! This kind Of ''retsnebmept,'
should aud will bankrupt any political
party Chat has it to father.
=. - n y - o 'T,F--+A --------g %RF
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

A correspondent of the London
Ne'cs telegraphs that the villagers in
Eastern Lirhor are slowly starving
to death. and that the future in other
districts looks terribly omiuous.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

The Carlist forces occupied the city
of'Polaso. the capital of Guissippeon
and Aunfa, the latter a small town in
BiScay, near San Sebastian. Spain.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
George Francis Train has beer. in

George Francis Train has been in
terviewed again. Hear him:
Grants the last President we shayl
have; he and his parry friends are
cooking things mp to crown him en-
peror. Before their plans are rlnr.
the commune will sweep over The
country and spread anarchy aid con-
fusion. Then Ishall assume the tlicta-
torship, and restore order. peace ana
prosperity. Mark my words. | have
given you y horoscope of America its
my testinyto rule this country far tha
next twenty years: I'm the only man
living that can do it. and the peonle
begin to see It already. And yet they
call Train insane!
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
Total ....... !. }. N. !. N l2z

y Il ssf j 4
On molten, the Convention further
recommended that the people through
out the State assemble in their respec-
tive precincts on Saturday, March 28th.
and elect delegates to assemble IN
County Conventions on SATURDAY..
April 4, 1874 Except IN those counties
where steps have already been taken
to choose delegates, TOR meeting at
some other tinIeE and there elect tlAe-
gates according to the above apportioll-
nent to meet In State Convention to
nominate State officers.
y On motion, the Convention adjourn
ell, there being 70 delegates present,
and the proceedings marked BY com
,plete IInanimity and harmony.
= R. N. GURNEE. Chairman. 3
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Raphael Semmes fas prayed Gov
ernment to remove his political disa-
hliltleS. He writes TINT he takes the
same pride in the IalM OF his birth.
and IN the glory and prosperity of his
whole cn'a'ry as formerly, and asks to
he restored 70 the free embrace of The
only country which c,n calm him.
ah'i re only country which be cares
to claim.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
the Iozslseal a,ot EsOiIIssg.

l i n r q ~ = b y y e.
We have hearl'it intimated that a
call for a convention, to be composed
OF fhe taxpayers and laboring men Of
alI CLASSES, irrespective of fornlerpaity
aiiliiation, will soon be Issued. for the
nomination Of suitable candidates to
MI the county Offices. aud for the plec-
ton fdelegates to attend n State Con-
vention. to be held at Salem. on We'd
nesday, April 18th. As this date will
be after the Democratic and Republi-
can state Conventions have been held.
the candidates presented BY the two
parties Will be before them. aud they
will be able to Judge of their merits or
dement's. W.. lmye certainly lit on
stirring times in the political line.
Let the pot boil. [Sincc writing the
above, we have heen handed n call
headed 10 the Taxpayers and
l-aboring men ofail classes, Of Linn
county" with the request to publish, 1
which we cheerinlly do. The call
provides for primaries on the 2lst
instant, to elect delegates toa County
Convention to be held in this city on
the 18th, forthe purpose q nominating
candidates for the various county
offices, and electing eleven delegates
to attend State, Convention, to be !
held at Salem on the 18th of ApriI.l
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Farmers are actively engtged plant
Ing hops in the Puyallnp Valley. W.
I. A large crop is anticipated ths
present year, and, If the market value
continues high, the county will re-
ceive u Snug sum from that aourvN
alone. ~ f}a7I VI
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

The bark GtrtS Nt,c5ai', from Frisco
t" Port MADISON. ". A., went ashore
on the night Of the 81. st DnngenesS
Shlt and isa total loss. 'rhree men
drowned.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Henry Qmyle, Poker Jack" was
mofta'y stabbed on The evening Of
3d. at Port Towp'cal, W. r. by
John Martin.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Ihe Lieut.. Governor OF Bengal re-
ports 10000 natives starving in the
affected districts.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Game tq his death while being me-
on the head with long-handled stew
pan in the hands Of his WIFE," was the
verdict Ia q recent cass N Illinois.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Th3 Insurgents having been lady
whipped recfrtly in hrttle with the
Government troops befre Nagasaki.
lI<'neetion and disorder in Japan il
donbtIesS S1nelrhrd.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

SontA WiudlN,n, Corn, 81 sundssL
going sFite e scodtgs ii he alape
Of sa4li pOx. Every house III tie
village eontains one'Or mora patIentA
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

Typbn' fever and small pox were
raging at Bayonne on the l>t.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

The Central Pacific trains were an
snow bound on the ID instant. about
seventy-fve miles east of Elko. An
Eastern bound train had been tryI6g
to get through for tweuty-four hours,
bat failed. Western trains were at
Towsno, waiting to get through. Ii
was reported, however, that the snow
plows and fo,H engines were fast in
the snow and Off The track near Towa-
no and the snow still falling. The
snow blockade promises to be serious.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

From BuffaIcOffthe ID, II II report.
ed that ex-Presideut FSllmore's con-
dition has slightly improved aaal
there is now hope of his ultimate re-
cOvery.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

g. Petersburg sends y 81, ,OO6OOO.
qalitS @ England IA > singleyear. N