davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

One day ! stood listening in tho
hall Of the House to the delivery Of
a 6ne piece Of oratory by that able
man, John A. Bingham. Gen. Butler,
who was opposed TO the argument,
stood directly in front of him looking
HIM straight ~ in the eye. This
rather disconnected Nj. Bingham, Gen,
Butler soon turned away, mutterng
Ms he went. "That is tho same d--d
old speech. Bingham heard him, and
said; "You 60 70 tho devil Half a.
hour after that, Butler and Bingham
locked arm il arm, strutted down the
lobby, pleased as IL they were "tickled
half to death at each others com
pany.- Washmgton Letter.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

AN OBLaNG GENT.-The other eve
ming a kind-looking old gentleman
was escorted to room on the third
floor Of hotel to pass the night,
and it wasn't five minutes before the
bell Indicated that he wanted to SEQ
the waiter. A colored boy ran up,
stuck his head into the room and ask
cd what was wanted. The old man
said he didn't want anything, but the
waiter was hardly down stairs before
the bell rang again.
"Did you want tsnffin?" he inquired,
as he reached the room again
"Nothing, replied the old man, as
he opened the door
In about two minutes his bell ranG
again, and this timo the waiter OK
claimed:
III you don't want muffin whal
pullin' de bell fur2y
~ want to oblige the WAITER" re.
Piled the old man.
ode waitah! oblige dc waitahw
"Ycs, IL says here: Please ring
the bell for the waiter, and if ht
wants it rung, I'm willing to obligt
him, though I'm tired and sleep,
and shant pull it more'n four time
more unless / know some Of his fam
ily are sickw
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07


High living for hard times rooms
in the attic,
Men who never do wrong seldom
do anything. = -BostonNsios.
Correctly don't seem like hard
word; yet they all 90 down because
they can't spell correctly,
SO long rs men are imprudeat in
their diet and business, doctors and
lawyers will ride In carriages.
Harriet Beocher never knew what
il was 10 bend over the children's
little white bed, softly pat their curly
heads. and hear them growl oul:
"Now, then, Sam, keep your pawe
ofrn me or I'll bat You in the eye
When acommon Japanese goes in
to the presence Of an ofIlce-holder he
must say: "Great and distinguished
child Of the sun, deign to put your
foot upon my neck.n There's some
pleasure in holding an office in that
country.
A paper in Southern illinois regrets
that il went 10 press zone day 100
early to record the death Of John
Bates This is not quite as cool as
! the paper whicb said: Just as we
are going to press, John Smith il
being run over by the cars
4 An Arkansas youth came up to biz
father and said dad, amt knives
enuf' To sot the table Falher
"Whar's big butch ole case, cob han
die, granays knife, and the one / han
died yesterday That's ennif 10 sci
any gentlemaI's table, without you've
lost um."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

No man shows his insignifcance
and utter uselessness about the honse
to such q degree as when bis wife Is
mopping up. lie knows this and 80
does she, and lie knows she feels IL,
which is worse still To cfIor an ad.
verse remark on such an occasion, is
about as insane an enterprise as an 10.
diyidual can embark upon. But q
Patch street man did il, Saturday.
His wife was mopplng the kitchen
floor, and he was moving shout The
room 10 keep ont Of the way Of the
wet mop. when be ubhappily observed
that wasn't tho way bis mother did IL,
Il was done 10 a ilash. There was q
shnrp report % three pounds Of very
wet and dirty clothes settled across 2
human face, and he same instant .
man went over 4 chair, and half way
under table, looking very much ii
IA mud volcano bad kicked him Il
the head = DQa6uyy Neles.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

Say, she'll We meet9 Long years have Ilown
since We two wandered side BY eide.
And we have drIfted with the waves
That foated down Time rosilessiidei
And ntili there Is a glamour east
About those peerless earIx years
Which fades In sadder shades, NJ
Review them through the lnlst of taafA.
Tho stern dark yenr that bore me on.
They yhaye nst turned my heart 70 stonn,
But mtherwith atenderiove.
Imuse upon the times iorg flown.
II there was aught that brought me palm,
or misery, or deep regret, r
will not brood on them to-nighi,--
MY heart on pleasant thinea isact.
With thee, can remember Still
The mountains IN their grandeur dreal.
The fragrance Of the whispering pines.
Thatalledmy Houl with sweet unrest
( And rare wild flowers with regal dSea.
Mid deep. dark shadows on the lliiIs
All these with many other things.
NY soul with fond remembrance mis-,
And thou art bound. as some bright INK,
Amirst the chain Of those young dreams
Thy voiCe was mingled with the pines.
And With the murmuring Of the sfrenns.
Old friend sthe years have brougiltto ls
The common lot OF human llfe,.
For toll, ana change and llmc have wrought
Tho scars weNathorcdln thestrife
And Il might be-, 4 we should meet,
| Insome unIooked for. crowded place.
might brush bythee with a glance.
Aud never know thy face;
And you might stare 4 Strangers stare
Into my unfamiliar eyes.
And never dream tho heart stlli beats
True to old friendshipstles,
| Unanswered yet Into my soNl
lsthat fond wish OF mlnc
To stray once more. as years heforo.
Among tho murmnring pines
For since my feet have pressed Nc Shore
A second time. on this fair landS
Ihavo been severed from those haNnta,
As from that olden band
And sttll unanswered u the wish,
That should greet once more.
Those treasured friends whose early liSsN
Were cast with mlno OF yure.
And so. lean but now repeat.
A Welcome, ringing in the strain
And hands stretched DER the gan of years.
4 any- Shall we ever meet again7
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

nipHTHERIA AND IT'S CAUSE
When case Of iiphtheria occurs in .
house, writes a physician, without ev-
idence Of Importation from without,
still more when severaIcases occur to-
gether or in quick succession, there
will DO good reason to suspect thai
sewers, cesspools or contaminated wa
ter may DO the source ot the disease
My belief is, that ia very large pro-
portion Of cases, there Is as closd d
relationship between diphtheria and
insanitary conditions as exists between
typhoid fever and similar insanitary
conditions; and l scarcely need say
that, II this be 80, the general rseog-
nition Of the fact is Of the greatest
Importance with reference TO the adop
ton Of preventive measures. There
Is reason 10 believe that much more
harm would result from ignoranee ot
the filth origin Of diphlheFia than
from practically ignoring its Infectious
ness. Many instances hape come 10
my knowledge in which ieiid feeaI
emanations have appeared 20 be she
direct cause OF diphthorin.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

HIS ONLY REASON Thursday
night an old Sixth Warder was found
drunk OH the street, aud yesterday
morning be was fined FIVE dollars at
the Central Station Court. His wife
WAS there with tho money, but she de-
cIared that she would let him go up.
"Weli, Hammer, II you want mo TO
90 up will he answered Il don't
care Tor myself, Of course, but when !
think OF you getting up 10 the morn.
ing TO build. the fires and catching
your death Of cold, and dying, and
me not there TO close your darling
eyes, itSreaks me DOWN. She paid
the fine. - Detroit free Press.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

THE TRUNK WlNs.-A pleasing
incident Is told as by clereyman
who has just returned from d health
trip. He relates how 4 baggage man
on d iar Western railroad was 50
lnpeilcd by force Of habit ihat lie
began ID knock around ana Kick md
jam the trunk 0l on e'epaanf a
menagerle conipny having 'oaded
the beast ou q 1at ear The force Of
habit ~ tho trunk was also strong,
ana the heap Of blood and bones
heside the track demonstrated fhat
l0r once Ia a ailI1ad GneounIel he
trunk had the hesi ufit As abaSe
renaFked, thla Incident come om
tho llps ofnclcr iuap an fAed
nom d Western iglr, als his
health kprs {1#Rr
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

"BuLLY FoR DE FosE Bill,
'Mornin' Sam, anything furdor from
de cibil rights p'ceedins?"
"You'se a shoutin', ole man, de
bill hab passed dc obscenatc On it am
q Inv"
"Sho nuff?'
"Yo'se right agin, Jim. Boss Hei-
sci says the Presumdent hab fixed
his signature to it m dat makes II
bindin."
"Holo on, Sam. Am it ledder or
cloff bindin'?"
f'Loddor, for to be co'se, wild gilt
edges and gold letters on de back
"Dat's sumptous. But what's dis
fose bill dey's talkin bout? What's
haby scorpions de Publicans gwine Ia
reholish2
"Jim, Use s'prised at yore various
dis information on familious topics,
de fose bill is a applymental suspen.
dix to de cibil rights bill to make Dc
Democrats suspect do law. IfaDem
ocrat tries to hole on TO some OBJ hii
rights, an is not cibil m 'spectful K
colored African citizens, den long
comes Grant an constructs him on |
bayonet an hab his corpus to s'pent
befo dc White House"
@Bully for do fose bill. Les gwin,
git n drink, Sam, an foso de bar
keeper to credit us. He dassent g
agin do law"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

The following bill, intended TO nul,
lfy iho Civil Rights bill. has been in
troduced into the Tennessee Legisla-
ture. "Be II enacted. that no hotel or
iDnkeeper shall be compelled to ro-
ceiye or entertain against his or her
wishes any person or persons in their
house Tor compensation or otherwise;
and q refusal 70 receive or entertain
such peraous or persons shall not sub
ject him, or her, or them, TO any civil
action tor damage, or criminal &c.
ton for character, nor subject them
to any forfeiture whatsoever
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

CoURsE TO BE FcRsUED IN PIN
CHASING a Horse. LIST. Examine The
eyes in the stable, then in the light;
IL they are in any degree defective,
reject. I'd. Examine The teeth TO
determine the age. 3D. Examine
the pollor crown Of the head, and
the withers or top Of the shoulders,
as the former is the seat Of poll evil,
and the latter that OF iistnIa ish.
Examine the front feet, and if the
frog has fallen or settled down be,
tween the heels Of the shoe, and the
heels are contracted, reject him, as he,
II not already lame, Is liable to be-
come 50 at any moment. Next OBJ
serve tho knees and ankles Of The
horse you desire 10 purchase, and If
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!

gWvHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens q Albany and vi
entity that ha has taken charge Of this Establish-
neat, and, BY keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business, expects to suit all
those Who may favor him with their patronage.
Having heretofore carried on nothing bat
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
10 expects to give entire satisfaction to all.
- ChildIen aud Ladies' Hair neatly cut
and ahampoosd. JOSEPH WEBER.
v3n33lf
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

80 be angry said tho Snperinleu-
dent Of q Sabbath School 10 his pupils
last Sunday, rs TO revenge the faults
Of others on ourselves" +" On bis way
home an icicle caged 10 bis silk hat
and he dancsd around on the side.
walk and said be coOld kick the socks
Of any ipfernul IDIOT who didn't have
sense enough @ keep sbc iciclcs oil
bis porch
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

nWil The boy who threw that pep
per on the stove please como up here
and get present Of nice book, said
Sunday-school superintendent Ia
Iowa; but the boy never moved. He
was iar.seeing boy.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

One Of the girls At Vassar keeps Up
her studies, keeps track Of eight lQfe
stories IN weekly papers, writes twlee
n week 10 i've young mon sews ior y
charitable society and dnda simo 70
ride, skate and practice for q concert.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07
IMPoRrANr LAND nncTsIoN.

We are in receipt Of dispatch
from Senator Kelly, dated Washing
ton, April .26th, informing lis that
Secretary Of the Interior has reviewed
and reversed the Commissioners de-
cision of the Donation Land case Of
Wm. Meek This is an important
matter, tho Commissioner having de-
cided that in casea Of married persons
claiming donations under tho act Of
1850, where the wife died before the
husband completed the four years
residence required by the law, her
half Of the claim determined at her
death and reverted to the United
States. The Commissioners decision
was at variance with our established
rule, which had stood unquestioned
for more than twenty years. Had
tho decision been finally affirmed il
would have had the effect to seriously
embarrass and cloud many titles
heretofore unquestioned.
Senator Kelly fled an able article
in the case, q copy of which is before
us, and is entitled to great credit fol
successfully resisting a decision thai
would have caused serious embar
rassment to many land holders il
Oregon. - Enterprise.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

Prudence ID the South il as ncces-
sary now as IL has ever been AZ any
period IN the politics Of this country
since the war. We think we see the
day Of deliyerance ID the distance,
T1s Richmond WING remarks. But
the triumphant army moving on to
the great battlefield for the PresideD-
cy is marching over narrow bridge,
and few false steps may destroy il.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

Tho teacher Of Z district school in
Mansfield, is in the habit Of seking his
scholars to define tho words which
they arc given TO spell, The boy who
had 10 wrestle with the word "ulcer"
stated with a great deal of confidence
that IL was President Grants first
name What grand vista Of posi-
bilitics stretches out before that boy
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

A rough old sea captain, 10 storm
when terrified passengers persuaded
him TO petition heaven for cessation
Of tic tempest, preferred tho follow
ing brief request; "Oh, Lord Ihavnt
been in tho habit Of calliug on thee
often; and if you'lI shin the wind
from sou'west 70 a little more south,
/ won't trouble you again.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

Ina case 10 q Detroit court last
week, . hackdriyer's testimony wns
iInpeached As Washington sold Of
Arnolda treason; Whom shall We
trnst nowY
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

Alrl Beeeher once wrote . novel.
Il was 10 1851. and the title was
From Dawn 70 Daylight Her name
did not appear, ibe preface baing.
signed 'By a Minister'S Wife"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

"IIow came you TO be drunkariY"
askeia friend Of Tom Marshall III
conversalion@th hlm.n Well, l will
tell you all about that,n said Tom.
81 graduated in law in Lexington,
with tho celebrated divine, Rev.
Robert Breckinridge, and our friends
thought We were the intellectual won
ders OF the age, and they advised rs
by way Of taking a high position at
once, TO attack Henry Clay, then in
the prime Of his fame and power, up
on The first opportunity which prescu-
ed itself That opportunity soon
came. We were both employed in
case in opposition to him. Bob
made a speech and made sbcech
and our friends congratulated us on
or tremendous speeches, and we were
basking in the sunshine OF our coming
prosperity, when the old lion arose,
and with one sweep Of his paw he
drove Bob 10 the Bible and me to the
bottle, where we have been ever since."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

A CosDrnos PnEoEDEyT I'm Au-
gusta, Maine, no provision has been
made this winter for feeding and
lodging tramps. A yagabond went
into a police court and wanted to
sleep there.
s'We only lodge prisoners said
the sergeant behind the desk.
"Eou only lodge prisoners" re-
peated the vagabond meditatiyely.
"That's al, was the reply; 'you
have got to steal something, on assault
somebody, or something Of that
kind.
Give got to assault somebody, or
something Of that kind again re-
peated the yagabond thoughtfuliy.
Then lie reached across the desk
with his right arm, and knocked the
sergeant of bis stool, saving, as the
sergeant got Up with his hand " biz
eye, "Giye nc rs good q bed as you
kin, sergeant, cause / don't fcel very
well tonight
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

Just what / say. In. ! admire
YOU love You. ! have long wanted
to tell you SO, and TO ask you this
Now what say you, will you be nipe@
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-03-25
En- President johnson s1aaa.a.

The speech Of EH-PGesiele:!t johnson in t! e
the Y. S. Senate, on the cd. was characterize
tic. 1t was peculiarly Joh@sonian, and promi-
nently my poliey' in its temper and tone.-
The burden OF his complaint seemed to be that
President Grant dill! not follow in lis illastri-
otss footsteps, and to make the folly OF the
President mora apparent he instituted a com
paTison between his administration and preSi-
dent Grants. He neglected tosstate, however,
the result OF Tiny policy was failure; and
that OF Gen. Grants the reverse. The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Baltimore Aaseri-
can q the 23d says:
There were all the glowing accessories in the
Senate Chamber to-day to- have Induced the
eX-Hfesident TO have risen to his loftiest elo-
gtience, and to have made q mighty effort in
has speech since bis return to the Senate. a
inl complement of the members of both politi-
cal parties were III their seats, while the gal
rles were crowded with goodly number OF
his admirers and thousand who were impelled
10 come ont OF curiosity merely TO hear what
Andy might have to say. It was stsrmised
| that he would improve the OCCASION to pay some
old scores back.
! 1t Intlst be confessed that the speech was
both disappointment to his a6inifiu@ friends
anu 1iic ctilotls OF Inc gailefieS. IL was llot
such an argument as the former had expected
OF him, nor was it personal enough il its char
acter to create enthusiasm among ths latter
1t was purely Jo'nsonian i'll its style. The
Constitution OF my country" formed his little
network On which the argument WAS based
indeed, so much as was argument Was repeti-
ton and reiteEation, and might just as well
have been delivered under The consideration OF
almost any subject as affairs IN Louisiana. He
criticized quite sharply Gen. Sherlsan's action
i'll Louisiana, and evoked the piahtits OF the
galleries by. reminding those Of whom he
termed as behind the curtain that they were
trying to stir up another civil war in order that
one might ride into power Oil . third term over
the ruins Of Of the Union, over q civil war, and
that If their plans succeeded then farewell to
liberty. During many Of the passages in his
speech he iiad in his minds eye, like Young
John Brown in the attack on Batter, "a hyp
thetcal case, and many OF his allusionshad a
direct bearing Oh the present incumbent Of the
Executive chair, and tlle alleged desire on his
part to secure to hi,nselfa third term. Taken
as a whole, the speech was cert;l!lly Q disap-
pointnent.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-03-25
gt,aunton, ViEgini
The Future Of RiclIaona.

The action OF the Legislature in enabling lt!cii-
IA ID to subscribe $1,000, $50 to aid in the
,ompletiouo OF tie Western connection OF the
chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and the coHsum-
fi,ition OF Uniform guage OF railroads between
that ciiv and New Orleans, have justly excited
the homes of The citizens OF the metropolis as to
her future business prosperity and growth
With unsurpassed natural advantages Ior man
ufacturing purposes, and easy access to the
markets oft the west and south, there will be but
little difficulty in attracting fhe enterprise and
capital Of other sections to that iocalify 10 en-
Ter into industrial pursuits which cannot iall to
lac both profitable to the parties them selves ana
assure tie material deyelopmentof Richmond.
The construction of the western CONNECTIONS
sf the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Is an cs-
sential clement in the reniinerative operation
of that great enterprise and as they progressand
the intcrsectIng roads reach out INTO the affils-
cnt Northwest, Richmond must naturally as
sumo the relation to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad that Baltimore does TO the baltimore
ard Ohio Road. Every effort put forth By the
management Of that great corporation, has been
supplemented by corresponding enterprise on
the part OF Baltimore. until now the nenumen-
tai city is ranging herself along side the great
commercial centres Of the country, and conpc-
ting with them for commercial supremacy
At one time Baltimore city and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad presented as gloomy and as
responding an aspect as the city OF klchmont
and the Chesapeake and Ohio Road now do.-
They were not discouraged however. They
E,,cw the natural advantages they possessed
and they dared 20 seize the great opportunity
At their command, and by straininS then
credit, aninlating their energies, and sterny
conf 51iting all obstacles, overcome them. anc
are how reaping the reward of their brave ane
enlightened policy. Richmond has muci
more inviting prospect. The Chesapeake ane
Ohio Road, and its contemplated arms, pen
citrate far richer and more pregnant domain
and il the coltsaections through Kentucky ant
Ohio can be coIlsummated, we will confidently
look forward to the near future when Tie CAPT
tai of Virginia will enter upon the rapid roat
20 commercial Importance and wealth. lh
Chesapeake and Ohio Road is at this time TIL
grandest enterprise on this continent. IL is tht
most important link in connecting the Facii
slope with tie waters OF the atlantic. 1t vii
s..;,ch into the most productive regions Of tn
West Nortl-we and Southwest. when it
connections shall have been completed, ant
with corresponding enterprise on the part O
She people OF Richmond there can hardly be al
approximate estimate OF the enlargement OF he
business and the increased wealth III store 70
her.
A tiiroa'gIl connection with New Orleans
commanding access to the cotton and sugar re
giols, and the avenues cf Intercourse openet
into the West, Richmond at once presents TIN
greatest field FOR manufacturing enterprise Oh
the Continent.