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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23
.TOuRNALIsM.

The conductor Of a public Journal
who faithfully performs bis duty gen
orally leads toilsome and thankless
life. With d firm purpose to do equal
and exact justice he arouses antago-
nisms and makes lifetime enemies OF
many who, If he were engaged ip any
other pursuit would be among his
best friends, II be comments with
just severity upon the acts Of those
who have been chosen to administer
public affairs, he makes more enemies
than friends BY SO doing, II he ig-
nores or palliates the real OF apparent
derelictions Of duty, on the part OF
the servants Of tho people, his motives
are impeached and his friends aliena.
ted. ii he tells the truth and moth
ing but the truth regarding subjects
in which the public are interested,
there are oitentimes those who think
that this or that detail ought TO have
been omitted, and the list Of his down
right enemies or lukewarm friends Is
again increased, III he uttcrs an hon
est opinion on subject Of public CON
cern and afterwards changes his views
and gives expression to the thoughts
aud conclusions which further light
and more mature reelection have cont
WINGED MIN are correct, no Is accused
Of inconsistency and an Intention 70
accomplish purpose detrimental to
somebody's interests, We have hint.
ed at only few OF the obstacles and
difficulties with which the editor Of
the period comes IN contact. But
there is a law Of compensation that
sets all things even, and the faithful
journalist receives his share Of itt
benefits in the end,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

AN UNHAPPY CoRoEER,--IIe ia q
a solemn looking boy about ten years
Of age. and he wears long face as
be drops into The Coroner's Office and
remarks; et5& aa
Shocking murder, wasn't itS" +
eWhatl What's that% exclaimed
the Coroner, springing up,
"Chopped her head clean off" con
tinues the boy, carelessly.
Where when--what street,
aAnd she was perfect ladyF'
adds the boy.
aCome on--halt a dallar-otl,er
Coroner--get a hack~ called The Cor
oner, getting into his oyofccati
u was speaking Of Marie Antoin-
elite, Queen Of France in 1790--regu-
larly put up jobr, demlrely replies
tho lad. IF you want to read the
particulars O. the case, Ill fetch over
the book" n
( The Coroner sits down and contem'
plates the steaming end Of the stick
Of cordwood protrnding from the
stove and the vlosk pn the desk goes
ahead with itslabor ofiticking time
into eternity Detroit Free Press
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

OxD ATona Doc SroRY, @St0ffeg
have been told from time immemot
rial of tho wonderful gagacity Of AMI
naIs, particularly Of dogs, but ono
has come 70 our knowledge recently
which outriyals tho majority. Iii
August, 1873, Miss Nora Hull.
daughter Of y. s. Hull, nlerried and
moved To Pittsburgh, Pa, taking
with her beautiful Italian grey
hound. Two months after tile arii-
val Of tho bride in Pittsburgh, the
dog was missed, and being h great
fayorite, was mourned for by It's
mistress. A week ago last night,
fifteen months aftorwnrd, Mi. Hull
was awakened al his residence By
the loud barking Of q dog, and upon
going to tho door, found the lost pet.
He had travelled upward Of seven
hundred miles.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23
scIssORlNGs.

Ohio nataralized nearly 5000 citi-
zens last year, glal ii 'a
A grocerwhen complained 10 about
selling bad eggs, said: "At this sea.
son the hens amt we'll and very often
lay bad eggs.
Josh Billings says: "Thvre amt
anything that will completely cure
laziness, though second wife has
been known 70 hurry IL somc,'aal
Miss Eastman inher womansntfrago
argument up at the State House, used
the silnile; eyes as bright as butt
tons on angels coats,n She's getting
brassy
There ii said 10 bo but one divorce
10 England TO every tent in America.
Comparatively few English people
marry for fun, il would seem. .u7Kopis,
viLo Courier Journal
All Annapolis man rode clear 10 Sa'
vannah 10 lick Il man who called him
d liar, and the undertaken said heneyl
Of saw man look 10 muchalikoa q
quarter Of beet. m M gla si
When tho postmaster Of Vickubngg
was on his dying bed the other day,
twenty eight mon hurried past the
house with petitions praying that they
might bo postmaster. .tibHeass 9a X
Tho saddest thing ia litU Is ilic spec
tavlo afforded bya young person whC
has burnt all her hair off her forehead
with d hot slate pencil and cannot ai'
ford tobny d row Of cTrls, q
IA musician noticing that hisiriends
wearied atlia performance, remarked
aY0u are aware that this Is avery diff
cult passage, Il wiglllt i wRs inlnosai
ble replied one. at,,s NJ, 4s4,ls
tits said that there are now six Geo,
Washingtons IL The Pennsylynia State
Prison. The ihfofmer does not pich
ont the ono thatinever told a lie z
II g.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

7He Jtica Herald has The following
severe comment on Tho action Of Son.
ator Morton in rniaing auOw the I,an-
siana questions III The Senate nPer-
haps the cool impudencc Of Senator
Monon's proposition that the execu.
two session oi The SENATE, shall pans
q resolution declaring the legality ol
the Kellogg Government 10 Lonisana
hns never been surpassed n our legis,
lalive annals.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

A LITTLE HERo. Two children
still and stark on q snowy slope
tho girl wrapped round in the coat
Of the boy, and both young faces
fixed by frost in the calm repose oil
death was the picture represented
TO the eyes Of wearied searchers near
Mount Ayr, Iowa, the other day.
The Winters cold has taken many b
life, but none Of the unfortunates
were found in 80 touching an atti-
tude as this. IL was not in tho heat
Of conflict that the boy died; there
was no shrieling fife nor rattling
drum 10 stir his thickoning blood,
nor comrades eyes 10 mark his heroic
fall; nothing TO roEse his young en-
thusiasm. But the little coat folded
carefully about tho girlish form, and
his own naked breast, told Of the
quiet courage and self sacrifice with
which lie had met the pitless blast
that blew as cold on him as her.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

brightly than her laughing eyes; and
the beautiful tint Of her dress, with
its cloudy trimmings Of lace, was
fairly rivalled by the exquisite tints
Of her complexion. She was in the
best Of spirits, and laughed and
chatted with all the gay abandon Of
q child.
II am SO glad it is H'oratore to-
night; it is my favorite opera.
Mollie and Tom will meet us there.
"Does Wachtal singP" asked hel
husband.
Eyes; won't it be a treat? and
Madame de Murka. She is just
splendid. Do you know, Sgd,
have half mind to take singing les
sons again9 / have SO much time,
and you always thought my voice
was good"
.Your voice to me, Baby, is sweet
ystthan any other I ever heard, and
lSS6nk your idea Of taking lessons
ae&his a good one. It will give
you SSmething to do to keep you
from getting lonely while I am
away. Il
"That issust it. / do get SO tired
having nothtag to do but count the
hours until A 49'clock. But, about a
teacher?"
"Well, as totSat, / would rather
you should have ateacher come to
the house, Ethel L don't like the
idea of your goiug eut for your les
sons"
"Of course mott wouldn't think
of It. And I believe MoNie knows 4
good teacher some one Who taught
her sister. I'll ask her tonight. Z
When the two ladies met in the
opera box very significant glance
passed between them. All inquiry
flashed from Mrs. Bascom's black
eyes, answered by quiet response
from Ethefs blue ones, which seemed
perfectly satisfactory on both sides.
In answer to her inquiries about a
teacher: eyes; Mrs. Bascom knew
an excellent teacher-Signor RacIIi.
She would send him to Ethel to-
morrow" AndShe subject was very
quietly dismissed.
The next morning came Signor
Pacelli, and Ethel having made sat
isfactory arrangements commenced
her lessons at once. When her hus-
band came home to dinner, she was
loud in her praises of her new teach
er. ''He is SO gentlemanly, Sgd,
dear"
"I should hope SO, certainly,
Ethel"
eyes: but l mean SO stylish, SO
genteel. and really very good look
Inc: and his broken English SO
Charming. He speaks French with
me though-Iknow SO little Italian. +"
ssWell' dear, SO you are satisfied,
I am. I suppose you will be pre-
pared to be Prima Donna before
long,
Mrs. Allaine was intensely inter
ested in her singing lessons, She
practiced scales and solfeggios from
morning till night, and talked about
Signor Paceli and his perfections
until her husband was tired OF hear
ing Of them.
"Really, Baby, said he, this
Signor must be paragon. Now,
ordinarily, | can't say fancy these
singing teachers
"Ohl but sgd. ! am sure yoq1
would like Pacelli-and you know II
am improving go rapidly fou mIsI L
come home some time w1en I9 ! L.las, taIs :
my lesson ana meet MN: Iie woui'' !,
like 70 get acquaintea WIN you ).
Excuse me, please ! oon
think l care TO. Go on win your
abs and seas, but don't ask me 70
cultivate any Singing masters:
Meeting his TREND Tom pa Basc9m q,
one day, ne SAID 70 MN: ny tne ~.
way, Tom, 90 you know inns racell
that Ethel and Mollie go ravlns
ah0iftp Ia he awning so very WON
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

A genuine Enoch Arden case exciles
Quincy at present. Six years ago
John Bimpson, d wealthy mAnuiactur-
er, Ieftf Europe with two daughters,
aud sailed on ihe United Kingdom,
which was neger heard IRON until
now, when news Il received that
Bimpson and his daughters are gliys
and On route home. IN The meantime
Mrs Bimpson has collected $4,000
life insurance, II married, and has 4
child by the second husband
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

Only two Speakers have been on
ger III the chair than Mr. lilainef
Henry Clay served IN tho Twelfth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, SIX.
tecnth and Eighteenth Congresses,
Andrew Stephenson Of Virginia was
Speaker ol The Twentieth, Twenly.
frat, Twenty-second and TwenIy.tlird
Con rcsses. Two Speakers have seF.
we'd equal terms with MI Blaine
Nathaniel Macon Of North Car0lina,
who served ii tho Seventh, Eighth
aud Ninth Congresses, aud ex-Nice
President Schuyler Colfax, who oseryed
IN tho Thir,y-eigbth, Thirty.ninlh and
f0Ftieth Copgrcssns.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-23

The ST. Joseph, No, +, Iferatd says:
IA young woman Thought 10 make q
littlo fun for her neigllbors on last
Tuesday evening, and accordingly
donned d suit Of mems clothing and
called on them. She created much
memiment, nnd was succeeding nice
nv until she arrived at a certain house
where the green eyed monster has "
habitation III the breast Of the hus-
band. She knocked at the door,
aud the husband, who WAS suspect
ing a call, probably, from some man,
answered il. Upon the caller in-
qniring for Mrs , tho jealous
Benedict took her square between
the oyos with his fist and sprswlcd
her on her back This ended her
fun. Tho remainder Of the night
and portion Of tho next day she
spent IN poulticing her optics with
raw beefsteak. They are both some
what dilapidated.H
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-02
A Tiger at Large.

EVANSVILLE, Wis.,, Feb. PA remark.
able scene occurred at Burr Robins farm.
where he winters his menagerie, last night.
About midnight the sacred OK got loose,
backed out Of his stall, and stopped close
to den occupied by large Bengal tiger.
The tiger seized the OK by the neck with
such tenacity that when the OK tried to
escape he separated the cage bars and
drew the tiger through them. Then a
terrible battle commenced. The watch
man climbed to the top of the building
to save his life. The noise
.woke Sam. Dickey and Richard
Brooks, who sleptin the upper part of the
building, and they at once came down to
discover the cause of the din. The hyena,
elephant, and all the other animals were
terribly excited, and doing their utmost
to escape. Brooks and Dickey jumped
upon the tiger, and by choking him sue
ceeded in tearing him from his victim;
but he escaped them and again fastened
upon the OK. They then secured a stout
rope around his throat, and, dragging
him off, secured him once more in bis
cage. Both men were badly bitten and
cut up. Brooks will probably be laid up
for several weeks. They stood about one
chance in hundred of escaping with their
lives
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and see what they say Of me; but won't
be here, you know . Il
"Have you any property to dispose
of!' asked the watcher. :, ~,
Lemme see - unused Uncle Heb.
tYes, thar's an extra pair of butes and
hat and about II cents in money. sup.
pose the right way would be to have exc
cutors' pinted, but, as I said before, I
don't want any fooling around. You can
divide up the estate between you.''
The old man was very pale, and he
seemed to be suffering, and the watcher
was anxious to do something.
" I tell you" replied Uncle Heb, I'd
like some brandy. If it wasn't just as it
is I wouldn't put you to any trouble, but
being I'm going away to stay, I'd like a
few swallows Of real peach brandy-some
of that in the fancy decanter.''
Some was brought him, and he smacked
his lips, smiled and remarked:
IF I wasn't going to die, I'd try and
lay in q quart or two Of that brand"
After five or ten minutes more the
nurse asked him if he didn't feel better.
''Fecl better!' echoed the old man,
show can dying man feel better? Do
you suppose Id be fooling around here if
I wasn't going to expire g
The man sat down and Uncle Heb con-
tinued:
GAS soon as 60 up the spout one OF
you go to the poormaster and say: MIR.
Willard is dead; send Teller down and
plant him. That will be as good as a
speech two hours long. I'm sorry was
took sick here, but it wasn't my fault.
You may go now"
The man went out, thinking Uncle
Heb out of his mind, and sat down and
played dominoes for an hour. Hearing
no movement in the back room he opened
the door.
The old man was dead
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-02
Trout and Salmon.

In St. Paul, last week, according to the
papers.there was a very attractive exhi-
bition of fish at the Capitol, from Wat
kins' trout ponds at Red Wing and from
the fish preserves on Hon. Edmund Rice S
homestead in St. Paul. Mr.. Watkins
exhibition includes specimens of the TO-
900 salmon, Matched in his ponds last fall,
and which are to be placed in lakes in
this State and in the Red River Of the
North; also, two year old and yearling
trout raised in his ponds. From Mr..
Rice's preserves there are specimens OF
handsome young trout from different
streams of this State and Wisconsin.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-02
v1us stood '''d! By the man who was tru.
t'sass his Office and true :,
them. We seem to have ont

Women ssood BY the man who was trui
+ s s:: his office and trne :,
them. We seem to have ont
lived it, and a thousand America,
churches, particularly among the prca,
centers OF populations, are grooming owe,
discontinue in the sad results. Insteai
of paying their own debts like men. Tho.
lay them on the backs Of their flonndey
ing ministers, and if thev cannot liz
them, they 60 hunting for spinal columns
that will, or tongues that hold a ch.-m
for their dissipation. It lisa vrong .nd
shame which ought to be abolished ;nst
as soon as sensible men have read this az.
ticle. ' %
But We are consuming too much of
their time. The great dragon, With its
multitudinous heads, and arms, and feet
is to meet them next Sunday With its
mouths all open. It has done peth;no
all the week but sleep, and it is pettipee
hungry. Woe to him who has not his
two big sermons ready! Insatiate mon.
ster, will not one suffice!
''No,' says the dragon; stNo," SAWS
his keeper and feeder. Brains, paper.
ink, lungs-he wants all you can give.
and you must give him all you can. The
house must be filled, the debt must be-
paid, and yor must be popular preacher
or get out of the way. Meantime the
dragon sleeps, and meantime the city is
badly ruled; drunkenness debauches the
people under the shield of the law, bar
lotry jostles our youth upon the side.
walks, obscene literature stares our daueh-
ters out of countenence from the news
stands, and little children with no play-
ground but the gutter, and no home but
garnet, are growing up in ignorance and
vice. If this lazy, over-fed, loosely artic.
ulated dragon could only be split up into
active men and women, who would shut
their mouths and open their eyes and
hands, we could have something differ
emit. But the sermon is the great thing
the people think so, and the preachers
agree with them. We should like to
know what the Master thinks about it.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-02
The Dragon of the Pews.

DR.. Holland, in Scribner's Monthly,
says:
Let US have a plain word about the
greed for sermons, so prevalent in these
latter days. We doubt whether there
ever was time in the history of the
Christian Church when it's ministers were
placed in so awkward, difficult and I'm
just position as they are to-day. Great,
expensive edifices Of worship are built.
for which the builders run heavily in
debt. That debt can only be handled,
the interest on it paid, and the PRINCIPAL
reduced, by filling it with large and in
terested congregation. That congrega.
ton cannot be collected and held without
brilliant preaching. Brilliant preaching
is scarce because, and only because,
brilliant men are scarce, and scarcer still
the brilliant men who have the gift
OF eloquence. So soon, there.
lore as man shows
that he cannot attract the crowd, 'sdown
goes his house, He may be a scholar, a
SAINT, man whose example is the sweet
est sermon that human life ever utter
cd, lovely friend, a faithful pastor,
wise spiritual adviser, and even a sermon
izer OF rare attainments and skill, but if
ne cannot draw crowd by the attractive
gifts of popular eloquence, he must be
sacrificed to the exigen les of finance.
The church must be filed, the interest on
the debt must be paid. and nothing can
do this but man who will *sdraw.'' The
whole thing is managed like theatre. If
an actor cannot draw full houses, the rent
cannot be paid. So the actor is dismissed
and new one is called to take his place.
There is an old-fashioned idea that a
church is built for the purpose of public
worship. 1t is not bad idea; and that
exhibition of Christianity which presents
thousand lazy people sitting bolt up
right in their best clothes, gorging sugar
plums, is not a particularly brilliant one.
1t was once supposed that Christian had
something to do, even as layman, and
that pastor was leader and director in
Christian work. There certainly was a
time when the burden Of a church was
not laid crushingly upon the shoulders of
its minister, and when Christian men and
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History 81 sncexinx.

1t IS still customary in, some parts Of
Portugal to say "Viva! MAY YOU live!
when man sncezes, equivalent to the
''God bless you,' which prevails among
certain homely folks with US under similar
circumstances. But in good society this
custom IS no longer fashionable, though
ones Portuguese friend, if one happens to
sneeze in his presence, will sometimes say
the half under his breath, and with q
slght deprecatory smile, as if to convey
~ know, my dear sir. that it is not
quite the thing to say vina! but my in
terest IN you is so strong that infringe
1eS 0ee1ese9mcss to show how much wish
you Welt! A Jewish acquaintance
whom have already mentioned, told me
a curious Talmudian legend to account
1or this singular practice, as old as Homer,
ana common, I believe to every
branch of mankind, of bless
ing man who sneezes.
When human beings were first created,
the and runs, they were very loosely
put together, and a mans first snecze
would shake him so completely 10 pieces
as to be followed by his Immediate break.
| up and dissolution. In process of time
| however, the bodies Of men growing more
Substantial-the molecu or particles per.
haps, as Professor Tyndall would argue
more firmly compacted-sneczing was not
invariably accompanied by instant DEATH
and bystanders, seeing man sneeze with
IMMUNITY, would express at once their as
constituent and ;ir congratulations by
some such formula as Viva!-God bless
you! and so forth. If our modern atomic
philosophers can bring themselves to be.
lieve in this theory--and they can hard.
~ be looked upon as men of very skep.
tical habit of mind--they will no doubt
thank me for this addition to the fabric Of
cosmogony which they are Industrious.
~ building up for our benefft.--Neu
| Quarterly Magazine.