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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-26
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-26

UF. J, 7. MIN q Gu, lowell, Mass,
Practical and Anatyticat Che,niSts.
SOLD Br ALL DRUGGISTS EvERYwmkRK
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-26
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TUE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING DISPOSED or
ss nesl market At the old stand, can be found at
next daor 70 Grange Store s'- 49,
1s:4la JAS /. HARRIS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-05
The Problem Of Instantaneous Death

Dr.. Pinel, the Partisan enthusiast,
who is always in attendance whenever
there is an execution, ende&vofing to
solve. the ,prablem whether death by
guillotinipg is painless and instantane-
ous, had the good fortune to be passing
by the Arc de Ffiohdphe VIXEN the last
suicide hurled himself from its Summit,
and, Instantly examined the victim.
Both arms and legs were broken. as
were the ribs, breast trbone and spinal
column, and the skull was smashed.
The face had an app4aranee.ef stupor,
the eye wss fired, the pupil dilated, the
,cognea very transparent. and the look
v was q astonished and uneasy, Indicating
/ the last yestiges Of an itftelllgeIcS about
to be- extzigdished. - There can he no
Loss Of consciousness in the passage
through the air, the Doctor concludes,
and though tha- body may be frightfuiiy
mutilated in, many parts by the shock,
| the brain retains knowledge and horror
/ 81 TIE agony Of death. g The more we
study with care the latest moments OF
liife,' !, rays the excellent Doctor, the
more difficult does the solution OF the
problem Of instantaneous death become
The Arc de sTriomphe is not sasisfac'
tory ess tf'tga ffeS ts
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-05
Z BELLEVUE, La THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1878. s.H.

spring upon moving trains at the depot,
and he started for this.
The men cried, :" Board it, Tony,
you're good for it!r Blodgett laugh
ing at the boys sprawling movements
until the tears ran down his cheeks.
Tony caught at a car and fell back
ward. 3asasa s}ls 4ta @r'i
1t was about noon, and the loveliest
October day, hushed something like
that day on which Tony was baptized.
I heard his shrieks over here both
limbs taken, off below the knee. stias
Dreadful to hear about, isn't it?,ai,,.
1t wouldn't harmonic, maybe, with
your reveries in this plush covered easy
chair or your dreams over crearn-tinted
pages; but had you sat here that beau
tiful noon, you would have heard Tony s
screams just the same, even though You
had finished the most eloquent period
upon the divine tenderness ~ a9S
The boy recovered, but Julie lived
only year or two. She died suddenly.
It may have been heart-disease, or it
may have been something else. dThe
doctor didn't t seem to know. ssf,.s.4@
Tony fingered two or three years. He
died from this very room. 80 's's''.e4 /
Blodgett didn't die. He went out oi
the " saloon businessn and removed to
city where he wasn't known. He is
successful and respectable, fat and jolly,
and has forgotten the past.
Now, shall leave you to finish your
sermon, but just remember not only that
you are to speak to people who've form
ed their opinions from life, but possibly
to people such as Hamnerston once was.
-Ekizubeth A.. s.. Chester. fasiasii
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
An Illustration Drawn from Life.

An Illustration Drawn from Life.
On Eternal Punishment, Ell? That's
The fashion just now. But don't you go
tobeing pert, Rob, and telling, $ what
/ think, " and " according to my views =
and twisting Scripture to support your
ideas. Just remember, there'l be men
and women to hear the sermon who
formed their opinions before ever you
wcrc-born, and formed them from life,
too. Aesepinion taken from1ife is quite
different affair, Rob, from one talked
up by q company of good-natured theo-
Iogues, adopted, perhaps because the
professor who maintained the opposite
theory is dry old fellow whom you
wouldn't like to resemble. zzsn
The case with you, Rob, and with all
those theological boys who come here
visiting AID feat my pUihdsdake and
veal-loaf with such worldly relish is !:
you'vea good deal of sentiment, q good
deal Of sympathy and some vanity, and
you'd rather stand and be shot at-by
each other at least-than to be called
"narrow," or blue," or s sectarian. =
Not faigpl Love Of truth, eh2s; Hhere
are mysteries. in life, Rob. and neither
you nor Iare going to solve them all.
You'vesee that little soft curl cut
aFon jules head the day after her
mother died, and your uncle and / took
her home with us; but never told you
much about her. AZ. &. sssssss
She was only 10 when she was mar
ned. A day or two before the wedding
she and I and Mr.. Hammerston went
down to look over the house. T
Hammerston had planned it himself,
andaof all the strangely constructed
owcfiings TINT ever fwasirf that WHIST
qneerest hat he :thesght itsvery supe-
lpri and when, she suggested q, few
enangB, he came down in his over
bearing way, and I remember Just how
fne pink IN her cheeks crept out. to her
ears and up to her forehead. After that
NE praised every thing, and Mr. Ham,
merston expoanded his theories. He
nad theories about every thing, from the
lowest kitchen cupboard to the parlor
ornaments. :se.-i Il. ssss h. .f,ssfl .,eIsf
sbegan showing while we were there,
MQ after Mr.. Hamme merston had gone for
carriage Julie sat down in the parlor
io9 beside me. The carpets were down
ssls Soa the iarniture was up, but there were
81 Curtains. The snow was falling soft
and i was solemn in the house. mo-
peqy,had yet lived in, as in a church.
julie slipped her warm little hand In
y mlne, and we were both silent until
ss sIs looked up, her eyes full, and says
y
I've i've been thinking of that text,
lnongh thy father and thy mother for
iale = 1aeesthe LORD viii take thee up.
- seems SO wonderful that God should
nau any one who knows as much as Mr..
mamefston to sbglah such a hos1se for an
slasant. homeless girl like me, and
it!'s W nave LUG 'ieaSea t'se' WIZ =
aer hat had a little bird on tia bird
sa' sIa ne softest plumage and fame
soOfed oreast-and thought my dar
ing was like that bird-timid and inno-
ss, mn!, eut with glowing heart, and a
'''oie rear came to me. I've some
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y sEsfeF-4EEe3 II :
established July 2, 1859.
GRANsIR.

- ..>s4tf = =
, Grand old man.. .Ii...1st
Ruit after h olden plan; iisss &
musculal D ,dy. a massive head, q ..s.ssss
q man to value the longer he lives. = y =
man to remember when dead, ..,s,5.4 a
wish Won could see him
Mt back at his ease .,.;4slE ass
Awake or asleep, as you please),
Willie he wliiffs, and he whews 1gss fst
And read himsthe news. si.ini Y
ss{ salsrsz
~Who,s killed to-days"s 9tss.sf 4 q
Ne asks In his ancient way; ss:
sAnd what have they stolen this time. my
The raseals they thrive like 'pusley' in peas
rad works, boy, bad--yery badP'
Theu for that ludicrous perch of the eye
While the pipe gets slide -
m the other side,. a yTsstsfEf IS q
Where be puffs and poohs, sf1fsas
Keeping up with the news. .s'atS s 7
~ s.a.a. a
a-Sa, cnar ~. haoins af tell We sirn--so't,s
Tis worth whole book of your modern talk;
fhen the silence after his SAY ~,
The solemn shuttle OF his walk ..,s.ss s..,l,.s
And tamping of his cane. lf,.i 4ss9asss..ls
4Yoa may put down e 4g
when YOU see that frown, fs.kss
And tie aim gray lights unusually clever,
Hes xbout to settle some subject forever. Z,
He's 20 complete Ssl.zH 9fElsi & &xzt}i
From his head to his feet,
Inside and out SO made TO keep!
There's nosen6 feature before t4l6r rest:
He makes you laugh and he makes you weep,
He stops the hole in your soul;
He softeps the tough ,ilss 'ss3t2 Il egst
AN leaves the rough, ..s -s -,sg -z.4sfs,sss [;
AS ne snoozes and smokes ..5f.,s.
And breaches and jokes.
'N - .'g4 'sI.9 a.sG.,ssaH al1I /
HIS children and wife ..l.s,.stss-st J.. k.gsd +
Have gone to the better life, ssssEies-.i
And not companion is left; a., "a,
Butae says: "They've only the start that's s
ALL" ,1s.st ,gs ttsNH Ha;& i
And you never would think him bereft. .4sE
He wears the calmest face ON the farm, srs-
And with genuine stamp of Joy i E..9
Often declares he's "young as boyp
Still he smiles and he smokes. ..a..i.a y ..lt
Between sermons and jokes. 5,rJs;z.. sassa,
A grand old man sE.15T t....-,.s,tf.s5.s.. .fs
Built after the olden plan;
A muscular body, a massive head,
Aman to value the longer he lives fsissa
man to remember when dead. 49,
Years yet may he timber his cricks, rs gs,
This peerless old son of the past!
And may be the last s1ngg ..sFsfgsE assn
While he Whiffs and he whews, 5tse sF{ ts
10 listen or read him the news! sc,
John Vance Cheney, in Sunday afternoon.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-05
Climatic Changes ON the Great Plains

There is a remarkably strong con-
trast this year between the rain-falls in
Kansas and west to the mountains sand
the Missouri and Ohio Valleys, In Mis-
souri,, Southern Illinois, Kentucky and
eastward to the Alleghenies, since jane,
there has been "a deficiency in the
amount of rain, while from Eastern
Kansas to the Rocky Mountains it has
been greatly in excess. ! Evidently a
great climatic, change is taking place on
the great plains. For fifteen years after
the first settlement of Kansas and Ne
braska, every year the crops suffered
more or less for want of rain. Indeed,
so characteristic was this climatic fea-
ture that the. soubriquet of g droughty
Kansas" was applied to the region. For
the last eight or nine years the crops
have not suffered for want of rain, but
often from excess of it,. j, The Upper
Mississippi Valley since then has expe-
rienced likewise d remarkable Change in
the increase in numbers and frequency
of cyclones. think it is within limits
to say the latter have increased fve-
| fold since then. It is significant fact
that the number Of the earthquakes in
California in the same time has de-
creased in the same ratio. But the most
significant fact Is that the commence
ment of this change is synchronous
with the extension of telegraph and rail-
road lines to, and across the Rocky
Mountains. Is it because these iron
lines conduct electricity from the noun
tains, the natural discharging points on
the earth, the lessening frequency 81
earthquakes there, and distributing i
where demanded under the clouds trav.
ersing the plains, forming more fequent
and violent rain storms than formerly
This is my notion; and when the cleo
trio agency in the Il formation o
clouds and storms lis once conced
ed, it will then be seen that q, change il
climate, ,as far as rainfalls are concerned
is the natural and inevitable result. Las
autumn, soon after the eompletions D
the telegraph lines from TEXAS acr0s
the Staked Plains to the Bio, Grande =
| the foot Of the Mexican Cordilleras,
predicted q change of climate not onl.'
on the Staked Plains, but in the terrific
ry east and northeast Of them. So ia
this prediction. has been verified by tn
unusual quantities of rain in the Gul
States, the Indian Territory and Lowe
Arkansas. But it is not my purpose t.
infiict a lecture on meteorol0gy upol
your readers, at least not during th
cheated term. Prot. Tee, in, tie s.
Loakis GLobe. D027aO Ot,rnts.y sssxs ssf5t sfss
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Mr.. Tennyson, it is rumored, is busy
upon a new volume OF poems, winch
will soon make its appearance.
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BLAcKBERRY CORDIAL. To a bush
ell of berries well mashed, addl3 pound
of a1lspice, 2 ounces Of cloves puiver-
ize well mix; boil slowly until done,
then strain or squeeze the juice through
flannel; add to each pint of juice /
pound of loaf sugar; boil again for some
time; take off and while cooling add |
pint best cognac brandy, and bottle,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-05

THE fresh collection of Washington
relics Just arrived at the capital include
q variety Of household furniture, mir
rors, candlesticks, china, plated-ware,
ETC., the robe in which Washington was
christened, q guitar which lie presented
to Nellie Gusts, his private ledger "a
half-length portrait, miniatures OF Gen.
and Mrs. Washington by. Trumbull, and
numerous other articles. There Is nc
doubt of the authenticity Of these relics
which have been in possession Of thu
Lewis family since the death of Wash
ington, having been receis ed originally
by Mrs.. Lawrence Lewis, his adoptet
daughter and the wife of his nephew. !.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-05-14
Playing in the Dirt.

wise man gives mothers this good
advice in the New Haven Register: AS
the warm weather comes on it will soon
he timely--and, as boys say, "Don't
you forget il 7" "The best plaything
for your children is dirt This teaching
may not seem orthodox, but it is true,
nevertheless. 1t ia hard to see clean
dress of the morning wrinkled and be-
mired. 1t is hard to see the ROXY cheeks
and the dimpled hands, that we dearly
love to kiss, covered with dirt almost
deep enough to plant potatoes. All this
is annoying, but it is almost a necessity
to the children's health, The earth is a
good mother. From it we came; upon
it We live; and to it we shall return.
Children naturally love the earth. If
they have no little spade they will i'm
provize one from stick, and dig in the
garden. They will run their finger in
the dirt and stir it up, breathing the air
that escapes. 1t seems to be almost in,
stinctive with them. Flesh earth is
their delight, and mud-pies a luxury.
tits we'll to dress your children in the
morning for dirty work. A cheap cali
CO apron and the Oldest pair of shoes
they have should 60 on. II it is pleas
ant let them play the whole morning in
all the dirt and mud they like. They will
have on immense amount of fun, and
come In With glistening eyes, rosy cheeks
and hard, firm fesh.'
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-05-14

Put them in q perfectly dry house, will
ground floor little raised, to protect
them from rising moisture. A meal
house, where salt has been kept will not
dot is too damp. A few small cracks
Tor air to pass through are all the better.
Have your house ready by summer, and
in the driest time you can get, haul enough
sand to cover well all the potatoes you
hope to make. Place two or three inches
Of sand for door. Then put down a
basket of potatoes and enough sand on
them to cover them-then potatoes aud
enough to oil the cracks, until the pota
toes are all covered. Then, lastly, put
on sand until the whole hill is covered
two or three inches with sand Be sure
to have enough dry sand ready-it will
not do to put on that which is damp
Now turn your hogs in your patch to
root When well rooted put on a
few cotton seed to make your best
wheat where the potatoes grew Then
cut wheat, brea well, plant in potatoes,
on ad libitum. know of lady who
kept potatoes in hogshead in dry sand
for two years. Sand is the home of the
potato Cultivator.
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THE SUN.
NEW YORK,
1873.

1873. NEW YORK. 1878
As the time approaches for the renewal of
subscriptions. The sun would remind its
friends and well wishers every where that 1t
is again a candidate for their consideration
and support Upon It's record for the past
ten years 1t relies for continuance of the
heart, sympathy and generous corporation
which have hithertn hean extsnded to it from
every quarter of the Union.
The Daily Sun is a four page-sheet of Is
columns, price by mail. post paid, 80 cents II
month"; or $3.50 per year.
The Sunday edition of The Sun is an eight
page sheet of IS columns. While giving the
news of the day, it also contains a large
amount OF literary and miscellaneous matter
specially prepared for it. The Sunday Sun
has met with great success. Post paid 81 20
the Weekly Sun.
Who does not know The Weekly Sun? II
circulates throughout the United States, the
Canadas, and beyond. Ninety thousand fam
lilies greet its welcome pages weekly, and re-
gard 1t In the light of guide. counselor, and
friend. Its news, editorial. agricultural. and
literal departments make it essentially jour
nal for the family and the flresde. Terms
ONE DOLLAR year, post paid. This price
quality considered, makes 1t the cheapest
newspaper published. Fol cluhs of ten with
$40 cash, we will send an extra cop, free.
Address.
PUBLISHER OF THE Sun,
nov 20 New York City.
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VAN buren,

The County-Seat of Crawford County,
and also the principal town, is a thriving
and improving town, pleasantly situated
on the north bank of the Arkansas river,
100 miles west of Little Rock by railroad
and $50 miles from the same point by the
river. Its population numbers 1900 to
1900. There Isl in sooeesstul operation
here three steam FIGURING Mills, which
manufacture as good -four as is made any
where, which is shipped in large quanti-
ties to Little Rock and other points be-
low here; steam Saw and Planning Mill
to which is attached machinery for max
ing mouldines and scroll work; a wagon,
buggy and carriage manutactory, three
steam cotton gins; Broom Factory
which ships brooms to St. Louis, New
Orleans and other places. The Presby'
terian, M. +. Church South, Episcopal
and Catholic Societies, all have good
churches in which services are regularly
held. The Masons, Odd Fellows and
Temperance societies all have organiza.
tons. There are also, two weekly news
papers published here. Van Buren, has
many buildings, both brick and frame,
that would be an ornament to much
larger place; her merchants and profess
ional men stand high in their several ca
pactes and her citizens, generally, for
\ hospitality, etiquette and intelligence,
will rank with those of any country.
Van Buren, in consequence of her heal
thy location, her facilities for receiving
and shipping, both by rail and river, and
cheapness of all the necessaries of life
presents great advantages for manufact-
urinU
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Par Or WORKING WoMEN. fig
ures Of working girls pay came private
10 my notice the other day. Every lady
living 10 one OF the largo cities has motto,
cd the cheap ready-made suits for won
en- which are every where for sale. They
range in price. / AN informed-I don't
pretend to know--from $40 to 800
They are swiftly made up, Of course, but
the material is heavy and it takes proba.
bly, four hours steady work on the ma
chine to put one Of these suits together
Will it be believed that the poor girls
who rack their bodies to pieces with this
work are paid at the rate Of ten cents q
suit! At this rate, women can earn pro.
badly twenty-five cents day, or 81 so a
week. Cincinnati Gazette.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-05-14

Curious FAcrs.-The horse will eat
ten hours out Of every twelve. and the
hog never knows what it is to be hungry.
The crow 6ies six miles, and the wild
pigeon sixty an hour, but the humming
bird beats all things on the wing. The
wild turkey can run faster than he can
hy, and any man who is a good walker
can tire deer out in twenty four hours
The fox 10 the hardest animal to catch
in . trap, and muskrat the easiest, and
the meadow lark is the shyest of all the
birds in the air. The spider is the only
creature that catches its food in a trap,
aud sheep will live without water Ion.
ger than any other domestic animal.
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Van Buren,
STEAM FERRY
U. ). MAIL ROUTE---QUICKEST An
BEST CROSSING ON THE
ARKANSAS RIVER.

TIME we'll known and long es Iii
L at Van Buren,, Arkansas, is now undo, =,
charge of the subscriber The proprietors w.
ing recently put on large New Steamboat -
with careful and experienced Ferrymen. thew 4.
confident that they can give universal satjsf,.'
t" the travelling public. THAR aim will
meetthe increasing demands Of the lar
grant travelto Texas.
The st. Louis ana sherman, Texas II !,
Mails are carried oyerthis Ferry, which ia ooJ
guarantee that it is the shortest as well AZ N
best routefor travel of all kinds.
This Ferry has the largest and bes, boat q,
river. and can cross 200 wagons and team, y
day and no detention oh either bank need bo' N
pected. Enclosures for stock, and sheds for M
elers are being built on both sides of the river NJ
n pains will be spared to accommoda ate the publ
Weshall strive to continue to make this the bal
ular routs to and from Missouri and Texas, II
N. B.-Ferry Accounts must be settled Mopt
ly. No deviation from this rule
WILL EAKIN, Superintenden Mt
Van Buren,, Feb A. 10. NJ
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-05-14

In Paris jokes on the approaching ex-
hibition are in order. A widowed moth.
er, ofpenurious habits, with an only son,
10 reported to have called on physician
in reference to her boys health. She de-
scribed his symptoms. among which was
wants Of appetite. The doctor said it
was only the lassitude Of spring. lie,
me treat him, and I will give him a stom
ach to devour all before him" The wild
ow thought moment "Proyisions viii
be SO dear when the Exposition opens
It is better to let him remain as he is !"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-05-14

What is all this complaint about hard
times, anyhow Here are women in Hart.
ford earning twelve cents day, making
corsets.
They tell of an amateur sportsman in
Dayton, Ohio, who, having heard that
there was an unusual abundance OF
mushrooms in the woods, borrowed a
dog anaiook his gun and started to kill
some.
Double petunias are now produced that
are pret,ily varieted.
The Texas wool clip this season is esti-
mated at three million pounds, not count
ing Mexican scalps.