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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
MEAN rErCx.


Low skcpticsl fellows are always
:" "exposing" spirits. The mediumsscarce-
ly get hold of good thing, when some
body comes a grab game Of some sort
and breaks up the seance. 1t is not
very long since even Daniel Webster
was treated with signal discourtesy. A
base-minded, scheming man obtained
entrance to a seance where Daniel
Webster habitually materialized, walk
ing from the cabinet across the room,
looking as he had looked in life, bat
making not the slightest sound Of a
foot-step. This base-minded man tossed
number of trunk tacks which have
very large heads and always fall point
upward, upon the floor where Daniel
Webster always walked. The conse-
quence was that when the expounaer of
the Constitution came out of the cabi.
net and began to walk across the room
he suddenly paused, and lifting one foot
applied his hand to the sole thereof.
Upon taking another step he paused
again, and in low voice remarked,
"OGchF' Shortly after this he lost his
balance and sat down on the floor, and
immediately became very profane, and
retreated into the cabinet greatly dis
gusted d-Epery sSeEt,sf61U.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04


When you come to see 'em close they
got offie big eyes, but ven you feel EN-
with yur fingers, which they bites, you
find they hev only got jest enough meat
to hold there fethers to gether. Once
there was man thot he would like an
owl fur pet, so he tole the bird man
to send him the best one in the sbop !:
but wen it was brot home he looked at
it and skeweezed it, but it didn't suit.
So he wrote letter to the bird man.
and said "DEAR STR:-I take my t,en
in hand to inform you I'll keep the owl
wich you have senti tho it amt like l
wanted, bat wen it is dead you send
me other, with little eyes, eos spose
these is bout No. 12's, but if pay you
you the same price for No. 6's mebby
you can afford to put m more OWL
Owls Is very wise, but my sisters
yung man says anybody cude be wise if
they wude set up mites, like owls, and
take notice. That teller Is coming to
our house agin, jest as he used to, only
more, and wen | asst him wat made him
come SO much, be said he vas man of
science. like me, and was a studdy yin
orny thology, wicfl was birds; I asst him
wat birds he was studdyin, and he said
angels, and wen he said it was nv sis
Ter, she looked out of the winder, and
said what fine day it had turned out
to be, but it was rsinin cats and dogs
wen she said it. l never seen such
goose in all my life as that girl, but I'm
Gle Ned, wich has been in Indy, and
evry where, says they are just that way
in Naddygasker.
There was mans house ons mite
wice was a spiritlist, and some folks
was there wich bIeeved in it too, so
they all joined hands and set down to
a table without any supper on it, and
turned down the gas 10, jest a little
tiny bit of life. After vile there was
raps, and the man wieh they was In his
house said: ''Wot spirit is present r.
but no anser. Then the raps then be
gun another time, and the man said the
alfabet over and over, bout an hour,
and when there was rzp they took
down that letter on piece of paper,
very sOlum. Jest then a ! ct owl slept
out from under sofy, wunk It's big eyes
like sleepy, much as to say: AZ guess
its time this here sayauee was goin home
to bed"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
caEsE or rriE INDIAN erTEzEan.

The La Grsnde Sentinel CT Last week
gives the following:
The present outbreak, from the best
information we have been able to learn,
originated in the Tecklessness Of an IN
dian haifcrazed with drink and driven
to desperation by having lost everything
in gambling. Ten Day, an old BannscE
chief, has wild, reckless son. q Young
warrior, who is a notorioIisly ausrrel-
some and bad Indian who had BEEN
drinking, carousing and gambling for
several days until he suddenly found
himself . bankrupt. With another n
dian almost equally DESPERATE, he
mounted q horSs and started with the
avowea intention Of recovering an
equal amount of property from the
whites: the shooting Of Nesf,F eu5
Kentner was the result. When ihe
Indians heard of the shootirsg tie Ss;Iss
est commotion is said to have prevail d.
Buffalo Horn, one Of the most sIsfis.e
warriors and Gen HowartI's most trust
ed scout in the campaign against DO
sePh, at once took the position that the
entire tribe would be held responsible
for the acts Of young Ten Day and his
associate and urged the ability Of the
Bannacks, Piutes and Malhessss TO
sweep and aevastate the entire country
Of whites. A large prrty Of warriors
numbering nearly two hundred At oncs
enliated under the leadership of Bufalo
Horn, who IS said to have hearty
contempt Of Gen. Howard's extremely
humanitarian methed of Indian war
fare. Tie outbreak at once called Gen.
Howard to the front and about one
thousand soldiers were started for Camas
Prairie Sheep ranch onthe WipnemuccA
stage road from Silver City aRd ether
extreme points in the threatened caun-
t~v
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
THE BOY PATRIOTS.
a Kevolu,lopary uaelar...
BT E. 3. W.

History is filed with the deeds of the
men Of the Revolution, nor are the pa
triot women forgotten by the journals
of '76; but where is the historian who
tells of the boys of that gloomy periodl
There were boys in the Revolution,
boys Of noble patriotism and dauntless
spirit, boys who would not become
traitors. though the rack and gibbet
confronted them; boys who toiled with
an endurance and boldness unequaled
in the annals of nation for the inde-
l,endenee of the .'Old Thirteen"
Let US relate an instance: It was !.
the year I777. Philadelphia was IN.
the hands Of Howe and his inhuman
soldierv, while the field of Brandywine
gave American people an evidence Of
British humanity. The inhabitants of
Penns. lvania and Delaware were at the
mercy of their foes. Bands of He's
sian dragons secured the vicinity of
Philadelphia for miles around, and COM
mitted acts which would have disgraced
VandaI
On the evening of an autumn dav a
group Of boys, ranging in age from II
TO l Z years, were gathered together on
the steps of tenantless storehouse in
in the village of Newark, Del. The
town seemed lonely, and, with the ex-
ception Of the youthful band referred
to, not human being met the eye. All
the men capable of bearing arms had
left their homes to join the army Of
Washington on the Schuylkill A
youth of l6 years, mounted on barrel,
was giving an account Of the disastro Is
battle of Brandywine James Wilson,
the narrator, was bold boy, enthusi-
astic in his love for the American cause,
aud possessed of no little intelligence
His bright blue eye and faxen hair
gave him an efeminite appearance, but
underneath that plain homespun Jacket
throbbed a heart that never quailed in
danger nor sllrUak hef,re Hn obstacle
His father VS. commander of the
Delaware regular troops, and his moth
er WAS dead. The boy concluded his
narration, and was deeply lamenting
that he could not JOIN the army.
81 am not oil enough" said he, "but
had musket I would not stand idly
here, with myhsnds hanging useless by
my side. l have spent nearly week
trying to find one, but my efforts are of
no avail. strongly suspect that old
Tory Livingston has several secreted in
his house, but as he permits no one to
trespass on his land, l cannot say posi-
lively. If there are any boys that will
help me, will search his house this
night He has no one to help him ex-
oept his son George, and we can easily
manage him."
The whole party Immediately volun-
teered, and the young heroes soon
started for the house of the old Tory.
Livingston had long been suspected
of barboring British spies, and some of
his former laborers had reported that he
kept up a regular correspond nee with
the British commander. At all events,
he was generally regarded as danger
GUS man, and therefore avoided. His
house was situated a short. distance
from Whitsclay creek, on the side of a
steep hill, surrounded on all sides by
tall trees. Il was just such d place as
one might suppose suitable for the plot
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
WAY TIrE CAsE WAS CLOSED.

A rather sood-looking young woman
stepped up to Justice Wandell, in the
Fifty-ssvehth street Police Court, yes
terday afternoon. "I should like to
have my casa against James Theobold
tried now" said she with a winning
smile.
"Your case against Theobold1' said
his honor, graciously. Certainly. mad
aHle. just look up that ease against
Theobold," turning to his clerk.
The clerk found the paper "Case
against Theobold before Justice Murray
last Saturday." said the clerk, and ''dis-
missed as ne complainant appeared"
"Your case has been dismissed" said
his Honor to the lady. "You were not
present when it was called
"Weli, sir, 1 couldn't come then.
Can't the case be taken up new T.
''No; it has been settled"
'3ut why can't it be taken upf'
Justice Murray has passed upon il
already"
81 know that, but why can't it be
taken up nowf'
"Well, Madame" said his Honor
nyou demand to know the reason; you
iaust not find fault with me for being
frank with you; remember l should not
have told you this had you not insisted
upon it. The reason why your cast
cannot be taken up is that it is now a
res aaj,tiicata."
"Oh," said she with blush, "can il
be pOssiblel" and at once left the court
room satisfed.-TcIc York World.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04

The backbone of summer IS sprOut-
ing.
Merrimac has five clergymen, rot ons
married. Singular.
A popular sOvereign--one po4nd
sterling.
A Texas editor asks for vegetables in
lien Of spring poetry.-P Picass.,se
Acorn in the woods is worth ten on
the feet.-Keokuk Constifu.toss.
Money" says the Boone Dseeoes4at,
sis the missing link between or sub
scribers and the editor"
You cannot always tell BY tLe way
person dresses whether his psw is paid
fsr.-DG'a5Rry Neses.
The Lowell Courier gives as the
modern definition of donicile sths
place where taxes are lowest"
A oonsunptive wants to know If the
Pullnanary cars ars really good fer
lung journeys.
1t doesn't necessarily foilow that
hen-pecked husband Is rooster. asare
likely to be a goose.
Here are two propositions which do
not require argument A sailor is not
a sailor when he's ashore and soldier
is not soldier when he's mustard.
Ann Dante, the composer of 50 many
popular but rather solemn pieces of
music, is not desosndent Of 8 poet Sf
that name.
The other day an old lady rushed
frantically out into the garden to
find her daughter, en- being told that
she hsd gone there with rake"
The prayer Of the Norman might
suit the spirit of our Own time. It was
''kind heaven, I DO not ask for Hesitli;
only to be placed within arm's Length
of seme man who has it.
CSrcuses are little backward this
season. Only i've Of them are the
"biggest show on earfh." Each Of the
other six are simply ''the most complete
aggregation on the road. NosTSstoscn
Herald
A young man suffering from heredi-
tary gout, said he didn't mind the Pain
of it so much, ssLut," said be, ssthe
thought that some old ancestor had all
the fun of acquiring this precious heir.
lson IS what takes hold OF nae
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
DEMoURAcY.



An things whatsoever - would ,has men should d
Bearer Of Freedoms hely light.
Bluaiser Of slavery's chain aud rcd,
Tho foe Of al which pains the sight
Or wounds the generous ear OF God
Beautiful yet thy temples rise,
Though there profsaing gifts are thrown
And fires unisindled OF tho skies
Are giaring round thy altar.ssouc.
SIN saeyed- though thy name he brsathod
By those whose hearts thy truth deriie
Ard gariands, plucl,od from, thee. are srea.hoI
Aroona the harghty brO,y'uf Pride
o, ideal Of my soyhood.s tlnat
The faith IN which my father stood,
Eyea whon the SIMS Of Lus, aud Criins .--
Has stained tsy peaceful courts with hlooai
sun to those eossrts thy tootssapa tur-,,
For through the ni.zts which tarken there,
ses tic aarno Of Freedom busn.-
The Rebla OF the patriots prayerl
Tho generous feeling, purs and warm,
Which owns thl rights Of All divino.-
TIE pitying heart,-the hsiplng arm,
The prompt self-saeria,s, ,-are thine.
bens2th thy broad impartial eye,
How fade the lines Of cssts aid birthi
How equal their in suff,ring lie
The grOaEn,g nanititudes o. ez-ths
Still to = stricken hrethsr true,
Whatever Cline has nurtured him:
As staOPsi 70 hsal IN, wounied Jew
The wOr.hipper Of Gssiztn.
By misery unrepslIed, unaped
BY Ponp or power, thou Scest : AAx
In priest or peasant,-slave or lord, -
Pale priest, or svarthy artisan
Through all disguise. form, psaoe, o. nSns.
Beneath the Haunting robos OF sin,
Through poverty and squsiid shame,
Thou lookest ON tho nan within
On nian, as man, retaining get,
HoSe'er dsbasea, and soiled, and dim,
The crown upon his forehead sst,-
Tue immortal gifs Of God 70 hini.
And thar is reverence in thy look;
For that frzil form vi ca mortals weir
The Spirit Of the Holiest took,
Aud EeiIsd his perfect brightness thsra
Not from ths shallow babbliny iOur.t
OF vain philosophy thu ant;
He who Of old Ssrizs nornt
Thrilled, warmed, By turns, ,hs listeners hoar'
IN holy words which c&nnoa die,
In thoughts which angels leaned 10 know,
Proclaimed Thy message from on high,-
Thy mission 70 4 wcrid Of woe.
That voices echo hath no; diodi
Prom the blue lake u Gaiaee,
And TabOr's lonely mountGin-side,
It calls a struggling world 20 thee.
Thy naaae and WatshweEd DER this Izad
hesr in every hres<s that stiES,
And round thousand zItsrs stand
NY 5zzsod party porshippe=s.
Not to these silsrs Of day,
At rar+ys cal. my gift bring;
Bet on thy oIden shrine / fay
A Freenan's dearest eterinE.
Ihs voiceiess uttsr1aes Of his vii
His pledge 70 freedom and 70 Truth,
That nsnhOods heart rsTa=rnbsrs stln
TAs homage Of his generous youth.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
nm M swEAR.

An Ithaca On. y clergyman Is ac-
cnsed Of swearing BY the Journal Of that
city, which states that on a certain
night hitherto respected minister Of
that place attempted TO make his way
IN the dard through tho sittiug-reoEa to
the pantry, to deposit bunch of rhu-
barb, presented to him by parishioner,
forgetting that h0use-cleaning had com
meneed. The hired girl had left a pail
Of soft-soap near the door over which he
accidentally stumbled. Making & her
eulean effort to save himself be grabbed
for something with both hands, and a.
he alighted firmly on his stomach he
pulled down on top of him a table full
of crockery. Rising promptly to his
feet he made push for the match-safe,
but happening to plant his foot IN a
puddle of the soft-soap, he promptly sat
down in tub of preserved fruit. His
poor, tired wife, who had retired early,
was reused from her slumbers, and
thinking that burglars were abroad
shrieked for help, to which the hired
girl responded, rushing into the room
and tumbling headlong over the man in
the wasntub. Under the circumstances
he might be excused for cons iering all
bets of.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
fBwiiagton Hswksys.I
THR SORROWS or GEEzcs-

The night is waning and the hush Of
inspiration makes the ssnctunn solemn.
The news editor has just written him
self New York Dispatch, selling all
about the serpent. The political editor
is just closing crusher full Of blood
and thunder, and winding up with
terrible exposure The proofreadsr is
openings a new case of pencila f0rf Ike
purpose of marking all the elrors N SIX
lines of proof The funny man, from
the fearful expression Of his sorroWfaI
countenauee, is knoFn to lie In the
throes Of joke. The joke Is tera and
this Is its name:
"a man died In Atehinson. Kan.
last week from eating deceassd bufaIo
meat A clear case Of saicide-death
frOm cold bison"
Entertheintelligent compositor-This
Atehinson item, what is this last verdi
10 him, the funny nan Bison.
Intelligent positor-B-i s-o-n7
Funny man-Yes.
The intelligent compositor dszssns!s
to be informed what It means, and the
fanny H-<ns VIA HanF
tears, explains the joke, and With great
elaboration shows forth how it Is plsy
on ficold pizen."
aoh, yesr says the intelligent con-
positor, and retires. Sets it up s'eeld
poison"
Funny man groans, takes the proof,
seeks the intelligent compositor and ex-
plains that he wishes not only to make
play on the word "pizen,' but also On
the word abison."
"And what is that :" asks the inteIli-
gent compositor.
The funny man patiently explains
that it means ebufaio."
''oh, yesF shouts the intelligent
eomPositor. "Now 1 1ndefstand.
Mortified funny man retires, and
goes home In tranquil coufde3ea x..d
growing fame.
Paper comes out ia the morning
''cold buffalo,"
Tableau-rsd fire and slow curtain
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04

paign. Frank fell in the memorable
battle of Eutaw Springs, bswailed BY
oil who knew him. James Wilson lost
= leg at the siege Of Yorktown, and re-
tired to his native village, but rnortifi-
cation ensued, and he died from the ef-
fects.
The village of Newark still stands,
aud has become town of some celeb
rity. The scene of the defeat of the
British by the boy patriots is still
pointed out, and it is sacred spot in
the annals Of Newark.
Such, reader, were the acts Of the
boys Of 'T6, aud, though they have no
monumental pile to preserve their mem
ories, they live in the Legends, songs
and verses, where they viii exist for
lAer.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
the N1rIOSAL ruRr.
The Entries IN the FrosidoalIaI Race


In the grand sweepstakes, freefor all,
play or pay, purse of S200,0O0 added,
aud four yeais in tie White House,
rent free to come off in November.
1880, the following nominations have
already been made: Sam Tilden, grey
gelding, aged, by Barrel of Money!
damn'd by .Bourbons" outof Pocket"
owned by Pelton, weights by Hewitt,
coiors gold. Ross Conkling, s. b.. by
"Ysnity," out Of 'sConceit," sired by
sswelIheAd," )" out Of ''Ring { ], be
ridden by collector Arthur, colors blood
red. Jim Blaine, g. h., by War
Dance" out of Bloody Shirt" she By
Hate, out of "Demagogue," owned by
Capitalist, to be ridden by Frye, weights
Spencer carbines, colors black Gag.
Charles F. Adams, grey gelding, bf
'eFrigidity," out OF aIceIaiid," she b
"PrOpriesy," out of Swallow Tail,h
owned by Yankee, to be ridden BIZ
ghost of Sam Bowles, weights Iceberg,
coIors Yale. r. B. Hayes, grey mare,
by Mad Wells" out of sEiiza Pink
stop" she by Bargain" out of Fraud, 7
owned By Madame, ridden by Mr..
Policy, weights Radical party, colors
black and Confed. gray mixed. Ben
Bristow, gray horse, by "Reform," cut
of "Humbag,' to be ridden by BlufoFd
Whisky Rings, colors blue grass. U.
s. Grant, roam horse, by s'War Horse
out Of the Wilderness" she by
Butcher out of "Luck," owned by
Drexel, TO te ridden by Bah. Belk. or
Bad, weights corruption, colors corn
(whiskyl yellow. A. G.. Thurman, sill
Ver-grAy horse by Statesman out of
Buckeye, she by "Discret;o. !" out of
ABRAMS" to be ridden by j G.. Thomp-
son, eolors, red bandana with white
spots. Bill Allen, g. b., aged, by In
aation," out of ''Foghorn," to be ridden
by Greenhcrn, colors, green jacket, sill
yer sash. David Davis, G. h., by "Com-
PROMISE ont of ''See Saw" by "Fat,p
out Of '.Silence," owned by Nobody, to
be ridden By Naught, weight (too heavy
already, col,,rs undecided. Tom Hen-
bricks, g. h., By ''Hoosier," ont Of "Pa-
triot," she by Capacity" out Of
s'Greatness," to be ridden by North
west, 9olors silver, green, and gold.
Tom Ewing, g. b., by ''Greenhaek," out
of"Anti Banks, damn'd by ''Gold Bugs, .
out ef"Patience," coiors green.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
From the song Of Internationally
TsIR PEOPLES SONG OF PEACE.
By JOAQUIN at1LEs.


Thc grass is green On Bunker Hill,
The waters swest in Branjywsne;
The sword sleeps In the scabbzrd still,
The farmer keeps his Aock and vine;
Then, who would mar the sceno to-day
With vaunt Of battlefield or frayi
The brave corn lifts In regiments
Ton Thousand sabres in the sun
The rieks replace the battis-tents,
The bAnnered tasscls toss snd run.
The neighing steed, the bugie's blast,
Those BE- but stories Of the past.
The earth has healed her wounded breast,
Tas cannons plow this Geld no more;
Tbs heroes rest o, lot them rsss
In peace along the peaceful shozsl
They fought for peace. for peace they feI /:
They sleep in peace, and al IS vel.
Tho fields forge, tho battles fought,
The trenches wave In golden grain
Shall We neglect the lessons. taught,
And tear tbs wounds sgape sg.iai
Sweet Mother Nature, nurse the land,
And heal her wounds With gentle hand.
Lo. peace on earth. Lol fock and field,
Lo! rieh abundance, Fat increase,
And valleys clad in sheen Of golc.
o, rise and sing song os peacei
For Thsseus rosns the land no more,
Aud Janus rests with rlssed door
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04

Parson Talmage says: ''The world
will have to learn that newspaper is
an institution, and that it requires in
finite brains and also infinite capital.
1t is folly for any one whe connot sue
oeeG ia anything else to try newspaper
dom. To publish newspaper requires
the skill, precision, vigilance, boldness
andstrategyof commander-in-chief. To
edit it requires that one to be a states
man, an essayist, geographsr, in fact,
an encyclopedia. And to govern and
propel it till it is an established fact,
demand more qualities than any bust
ness on earth.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04
A RORnER SHERIFF AND An AsT1HTsRED
PARsON.

Two masked men rode up to the
house of Parson Foister, who lives about
one mile north of Alvarao, johnson
county, Texas, one night recently, and,
levelling down six shooters on the gen
tleman, demanded all the money he had
about the premises. The parson, under
the circumstances, did as any one else
would do, and gave up the sum amount
ing to about $500. During the search
one robbers mask fell, disclosing to the
a4tonished parsons gaze the face
of the Deputy Sheriff of johnson
e1unty. After thoroughly searching
the house tho robbers moNnted their
horses and rode OF at full gallop.
The parson Immediately mounted one
of his horses and reported the circum-
stances at Alvardo. A posse of citizel
were soon in hot pursuit of the daring
band, and, after several miles chase,
succeeded in capturing two Of them,
Amos Powell, well-known ci.&en of
Alvardo, and Sam Parker, Deputy Sher-
iff of that county. From these they
succeeded in getting the names of 9TH
ers implicated, and the disclosure re-
suited in the capture of the entire gang.
Charley Gill, Lee Cathey and John
johnson were the names of the other
three, all being well-known citizens of
Alvardo. They were taken to Cleburne
and lodged in jail.-Fort Rorth Demo
crat
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04

Miss KELLOGG says the newspaper
men are just like lemons-Gt only to
be squeezed as much as possible, then
tossed aside. You just keep your dis
tance, Clara Kelloggl Policel Police !
-Ba6aIO Enpress.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04

EsrIMATINe the population of the
United States at 10000, 900, the total
circulating medium at 81, 100, ,00o, 900,
and the value of real and personal prop
erty at $50, 800, ,000, 900, the Comma-
nistic idea of an equal division would
give each person $27.50 in money and
S72r. 0 IN property.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04

When the royal baby of Brazil cries
his nurse remarks, in pure CastilEan,
"Now, you Luiz Maria Philippe de AL
eantara Gastao Miguel Raphael Coma
ga, you must keep quiet"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-04

People who attempt to cut boarding
house pie crust with d fork should re-
member that time thrown away can
never be regained