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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01
DAIsY.s BIRTHDAY.

How They Found Out What She Needed
Very Much and Had So Long "'Spected."
Daisy is little girl who lives in
Providence, r. l., and l suppose some
of the children who read this story will
laugh, and say: "Oh, my! How funny!
We knew all about this in the time of
it. 1t was little Daisy Vineron, you
knowr'
Long before Christmas Daisy had
been saying, very wisely: 81 'spect to
have a sled, Trismas, and wax doll. !"
And she called one day on her sister
Lou, who was just married. and told
her she .''spected the doll would have
a pink dress, and she confided to her
brother Tom, Louis husband, that she
"spected the sled to be green one"
So, of course, it happened that, among
the many gifts on the Viueron Christ
mas-tree, Daisy found the expected
sled and doll. She was delighted, and
danced about like fairy: but as she
loaded her sled with her presents, she
said with little sigh of regret: Here
my doll and oranges and candy and
popcorn balls and A b c book, but
'spected somefing else" aF
1t was in vain they all coaxed. Daisy
kept her own counsel in her own curly
head. She often said, however: lit is
stwange, because it is somefing / need
so much"
On New Years Day another deluge
of presents came to surprise the dainty
pet, There was white kitten, with
a blue ribbon round its neck; a pair of
white Tmittens, with swan down around
the top; a satin hood trimmed with
swan's-down, and, best of all, Daisy
thought, one for the wax doll just
like It'll
They are beautiful" SAID Daisy,
'and / flank you, but they wasn't
what / 'spected. / 'spected some6ng
else-somefing that need rery much. +"
Daisy had heard her mamma say: Il
do hope the children, in buying gifts
for me. will remember my needs this
year, for l need certain articles very
much. Daisy was ooaxed again by
brother Tom and by all the other
brothers and sisters IN vain. She would
shake her sunny head and purse up her
cherry lips and say: '.It's stwange that
you cant see for yourselves what ]
ueed.
The weeks rolled by until the spring
days came, when the sled and mittens
and hood where laid away for another
winter.
'.Daisy's birthday comes this week. -
said Lou. one pleasant May Sunday aft
ernoon, when all the family were gath
cred for lunch before returning to church
and Sunday-school
.1s it?'' cried Daisy, in excitement.
'.Don't they give fings to good girls on
their b;rfdays?"
Certainly said Tom. ..Whai
would you like to have, little one?'
They all suppressed their smiles,
thinking the wee darling's secret was
out now. but she shook her head grave
ly, as usual.
There 10 one ting ! need" she said;
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01
BETTIE'S BEAN-BAG.

A Kind Little Sister, and What She Did
for Her Brothers.
please make me bean-bag, man.
mat
Bette brothers had a small GYM
nasium in which some of the neighbors'
boys came to play with them, and had
great fun with bean-bags.
Mamma took piece of strong, coarse
netting which lay in her work-basket.
and sewed it into bag. Bette thought
it nicer than those the boys had, for
when she went to put the beans in they
showed through.
When mamma sewed it up she went
out to play with it, and found it very
nice indeed, much nicer than ball, for
it was easier to catch, and never hurt
her hands.
81 do hope every mamma makes a
bean-bag for her little girl" she said to
herself.
1t got dirty very soon, though, with
being flung freely about the garden
paths and the dusty porches. Bette
made up her mind it wanted washing,
SO she laid it under the pump and gave
it good soaking. She thought it looked
very much improved, and set it care
fully away to dry.
..And Ill wash all the boys bags"
she said. "Wbat nice little sister
they'll think ami
No one saw her as she brought them
all by turns and gave them thorough
shower-bath, then carried them back to
the gymnasium. and piled them up as
she had found them.
The next day she went for her bag
but what had happened to it?
1t seemed so crowded full of beans
that it was as hard as ball
Laws, chile!' said old Dinah, with
smile at her little dismayed face; "don't
yer know beans'l allus swell when yer
vets emp"
lis it all spoiledP' asked Bette,
looking ruefully at it.
'.Mebbe devil shrink if yer dries it.
but mebbe not
Bette laid it on the piazza in the
bright sunshine, and went to see what
her little brother Ray was SO Gerry busy
about on the lawn.
"Way nov gass," he said, working
very hard to push his mothers carpet
sweeper over the green turf.
She tried to help him for while, but
1t did not seem to NOW well, so she
went back to look after her bean bag.
1t was harder than ever, and she lung
it away aud forgot all about it.
Two or three days later the boys
came to have "a jolly bean-bag fight"
as they called it. A great cry went up
from the gymnasium.
= "Hello! What in the worlds tho
matter with our bcan-bagsp''
'I-washed 'em, y said Bette, looking
very penitcnt as the damp, moldy,
solid things were brought out.
Mamma laughed very heartily, but
not boy laughed until she had promised
to make a dozen new ones.
.What are those coarse looking leaves
growing among the c.ematis-vines?''
asked mamma, about M nth later.
II II see. said papa. "Bean-leavcs,
he said. going nearer. .'But how could
they have got hereP I'll root them
out
He hunted about at the foot of the
trellis, behind thick swect-briar bush.
This seems to be the root OF the
NATTER he said, bringing out luare
muddy mass from which bean vines
were growing.
.tssits my bean-bag!'' cried Bette
Youths Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01
A FEATHERED BACCHANaL.
singular Accomplishment of Milwaukee
Canary Bird.

Canary Bird.
A tiny yellow-feathered canary birc
stopped eating hemp seed and begar
cooking its head on one side, ther
scratching its bill with one claw, the
bird began to sing in flute-like tones
I'VE Won't go Home till Morning. u
Every note was as true and prompt as s
French music box. Despite the ami
mated appearance of the songster, il
was so unnatural to hear the registering
song of the bacchanals chanted by a
canary, that the bystander looked sus
piciously around to find the music box
which was playing the tune. The bird
belongs to L. ID. Stebbins, the watch.
maker, on Wisconsin Street, and he ex-
planned the naodus operdndi by which
the little songster acquired its surpris-
ing faculty.
He said that the bird had been bred
by himself, being a common canary.
The parent birds were chosen with ref
erence to volume of voice and quality.
LAS soon as the bird was born" he
said, 1.-THE education was begun. A
mouth organ was the educator en-
ployed. Beginning thus early it was
eight months before the education was
completed. The bird can sing We
Won't go Home till Morning, fault
lessly, but there its requirements end.
1t has never heard any other song.
That tune was played at the bird three
times day on an organ. 1t is a COM
mon canary, and is valuable on account
of its superior education. insomuch that
l was offered forty-five dollars for it a
few days ago. Ignorant common ca
naries sell for four dollars. which
proves conclusively that there is moth
ing lost by educating them. "-Hilvau-
kee Wisconsin,.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

But VIII did not pay much attention to
mother,
But went out to the Pond.
Will is so fond
OF fishing that he broke hole in the ice,
And fisbed there nearly all day.
It was very. cold, but he seemed to think 1t
was nice,
And specially to have his own way.
But the wind was very cold and rough,
And Will wasn't dressed warm enough.
The breezes keen, they blew
And chilled him through and through,
And his fingers were numb and his nose was
blue,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

There was a remarkable rhcnome-
non in I. w. Walkers pasture. near
O'Donnclps mills, says a Eenson letter
in the Rutland (Vt.) Herald A strip
OF sod measuring two or three ~ ten
feet, was thrown up as if by VI lcano,
and water spuried mp from the place, it
is said. to height of siAty ct. siany
people have vi tied the place, bat no-
body can explain the thing
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

The difference between an imitation
and genuine amethyst can be easily
distinguished just put them on your
tongue alternately, and you will find
that the spurious feels warm and the
genuine icy to the touch. The stone
which has had the greatest run Of late
is tiger-eye, which has peculiar. dull
fire. 1t is only piece of petrilied
wood, turned, smoothed and polished
IN Y. Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

And now it is all the rage to pain,
flowers and landscapes on large. square
crackers and render them useless, evea
for dog feed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

The Popoo Romdno lately prime
the following advertisement in Eng ish:
"a Roman gentleman wishes to msrry
English. Amer can Or German lady.
Very serious affair. Apply w. w"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

Ebert County. Ga, has a man who
swoons at the sight of blood, no mattel
where it comes from.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

And his hands were almost froze;
And quite wet were his clothes
And besides that, he went where the ice was
too thin.
And poor viii fell in
Nearly up to his chin
He didn't catch any fish,
Crabs, catfish. or smelts;
But he caught something else
He didn't at all wish.
And that was great blue and red
Cold i'm the head!
q \ e
A{Af=lll2
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01
NJ 1r-A ~-< e.

And now I've told my story
About Will and his glory.
And believe nj, L had to say have said.
But it's very hard, find,
To make poetry to ones mind
-"Jdmes Numfyies, IN Wide Arake
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

chamber.
There's two sets o. twins, and one
odd, and they rampage all over the
house. That's Julia's idea of govern
ment. The young man in the room
back of this is learning the horn, an
when he's home-an' he alwas is even
ings-he practices, or reads out loud
for his elocution. Probably YOU want
a cool rocmP Hem! Well! This room'd
bake an egg after dinner; fronts west,
and there's tin roof Another one of
Julia's ideas. Our price is eight dollars.
think she wants to rent this room;
but you'd better come in later and see
her,
Mr.. Elderberry did not return to Mrs.
Mulleins. and. after long wandering.
found a little room in house owned by
two quiet spinsters. But the lot was
narrow, and on one side was a melo-
deon and on the other were four girls
and dulcimer. In vain did Mr.. Elder
| berry attempt literary composition. The
melodeon wheezed. while the dulcimer
kept up monotonous: "Pink-a-punk-a-
pink! Pink-a-punk! A pink-a-punk!
A pinkr'
When a week had passed. having
only dollar and four cents left, Mr..
Elderberry set out for home on foot
He had on his old clothes, but the min
isterial cut was unmistakable, and the
old farmer who overlook him, asked.
dryly: ''Hev lift, Elder? I'm goin'
your way
"Hev the dumbdest kind o. work a.
gittin' help" he grumbled. when Mr..
! Elderberry had accepted his offer. AN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-01

How They Found Out What She Needed
Very Much and Had So Long "'Spected.''
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23

The Philadelphia Times which
heretofore has been the most out
spoken protective paper In the country
in speaking of President Cleveland's
policy in reference TO the tariff says:
"The revenue standard will be the
basis Of all future tariff, and every
st1p will be taken 10 cheaper the necss-
sarIes of life that Is consistent with
9delIty TO the general productive In.
dustrles of the country. The present
severe reduction OF wages imperIously
demands every possible reduction Of
of the cost OF the necessaries OF life
consumed by labor, and over produc-
tion, that now hangs like q pail over
many OF our most important indus
tries, must have enlarged markets,
with cheaper products to every extent
consistent with protection OF home
labor against the ill.paid and iIl-fed
labor of Europe. That would be the
revision OF the tariff on business prln-
ciples."
This smacks strongly OF that tariff
reform which the DEMocRAT believes
in. Yes, the "revenue standard
will be the basis Ia the noar future
for all adjustments OF the tariff sched'
ule.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
MYPOCRrrICAL.

We speak the words Of truth and
soberness when we say that no party
ever belied its professions Of devotion
and loyalty to principle as do the
leaders of tbs republican party, in
making such continued and unrelenting
war upon 81. John. The party that
Processes TO have been born aud reared
IN the cradle of human liberty, that
has hung with legal tenaci,y TO the
rights Of FREQ speech, freedom Of the
press, and freedom Of political action,
that will now make such vicious war
upon ST. John for simply exercising
those rights for tho protection and
perputuation Of which the party was
organized, folfeits all claim TO being n
party Of freedom, or free political
action. We did net help nominate 81.
John, neither did wo support him, but
We believe in fair dealing. We believe
the democrats have greater reason for
ostrAcising and abusing Ben Butler
than republicans have for abusing and
estracising st. John. Why do not
republicans make the same bitter, ven
omous war upon tho "mugwumps' for
defeating Blaine that they do upon the
followers Of ST. joint Did rot these
"mugwumpa" openly declare thoir
purpose 10 defeat Blaine at all hazards?
And did they not, in order to more
certainly accomplish their purpose, call
convention of their leaders and
endorse Cleveland? We're there not
two "mugwumpS" to ono prohibitionisI
among the republicans OF New York
Would not Blaine have carried the
state Of New York, II all these "mug
wumps" had voted for him notwitb
standing the ropublicaL defec. Of st
John?
We have no hesitation in saying tba
the course Of republican leaders in thi
matter, without protest from the ranl
aud file Of ths party, stamps il as tho
most illibcral and un-American Of an,
party that has existed since the organ
ization Of the government.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
Sherih's Sale.

In Ae Circuit Court Of lle State ef Oregon
Ior Liam County.
Henry Click, Plaintiff.
J W Gilmore, J r Gilmore, Nancy Dayen-
port, i w Davenport, MaTtha kuykendall,
Nathan Kaykenda.l, sarah Cassidy, l..
Cassidy, Elizabeth Wheaton. David Whoa.
ton. JpuGs Gilmore, Robert Gilmore,
JOHN Gilmore, William Gilmore,
J . Wyatt; and + A Hauley, Defendants.
DY VIRTUE OF a WRIT OF EX-
Id ecuiion aud order OF sale issued cut
OF the above named Court ia the aboTe
entitled suit TO me directed and delivered,
I will on Saturday the Il day OF February,
1855 NJ the Court House door ia the city oi
Albany, Linn county, Oregon at the hour
OF one o'clock, p. IN, sell al public auction
for cash In hand 10 the highest bidder the
real property described Ia said order OF
aale as follows, to wit
beginning at the northwest corner OF
Block No. 81 In uacklemAn's second adj
Iition 10 the city OF Albany, Lisn county,
Oregon, and running thance soulk on the
west line OF said Block, ll8 feet thence
east 1872 feet thence north ll3 feet thence
west I52 feet TO the place Of beginning
The proceeds arising from the saie oi
sAid premises 10 DO applied fret 10 the
payment OF the costs and expenses ef sale.
Second to the payment OF the costs Of suit
taxed at $50. IS and so Attorneys fees.
Next TO the payment To the said Plaintiff
the SUN OF $55l,l0 with accruing interest
~ the rate Of ten per cent per annum from
the 9Th day of New lssi, and one ninth 81
tho residue II any to be applied to the
payment Of the judgment Of the defend
ant. B Wyatt aud the remainder Of said
residue TO be paid TO the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated this 22nd day OF January. 1855.
j. X. CHARLTON,
Sheriff ef Linn comfy, Or,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
HARRINGTON LETTER

FARmSGToN, w. T., Jan. 12, 's5.
Eis. Democrat:
Owing to the blcckade,o our west mail
has been delayed near mon til, but
yesterday tho route was again declared
open.
The snow at this place has been 1G
inches deep, lowest temperature lG be-
low zero. At Palouse city, seventeen
miles south, the snow was about feet,
while at Moscow, idaho, twenty-eight
miles from this place, tho snow was
near thirty inches and temperature 30
below zero.
No loss Of htock is reported as every
body bad plenty of feed, and stock are
now in excellent condition.
IL commenced chinooking Jar. 7 and
kspt up until Jan. H. The snow is
now about six inches deep aud the
mercury ut zero.
Several gcnllemon haye coms in from
the mines gince tho storm and report
"the Lake. frozen over, but the trail
open. The average depth Of snow at
Beaver has been about three feet. No
work il going on sove drifting. A great
many men in the mines and provision
plenty, board ia worth seven doIlarS
per week.
Great indignation prevails at recen,
report from Sidney ID. Waters, u. y.
Indian agent, at C9lville reservation 70
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at
Washington, recommending the strag-
Cling Spokane, Columbia, Pend OReillS,
PaloLse and other rsnegades being
brought on To the Coeur d'Alene with
hold near here, and declaring that trac;
OF land reservation.
The Coeur j'Alene withhold em-
braces a strip Of lapd between Hang
man and Rock Creek. possibly twenty
miles wiIe and extending into Idaho
near the 81. Joe. Was declared q
withhold for governmental purposcI
several years ago on account Of th'
Indian Mission situate on soil land
and at present Is occupied by abou. l5(
Indians, who, in a measure, have be
come civilized and self supporting OWN:
10 TIE forty years training they bay'
received from tho Catholic mission.
Theso Occur d'Alenes are now rea'
dy and willing 20 take g or 81 acre
Of laud and thro~ the rest open 70
settlement, thus oPsning up a larg
tract Of land valuable for agriculture.
The Colville reserve is sufficiently
large to keep every Indian north 0
Snake river, and a better hunting
ground. Our people are determined L
prevent this outrage by pslilioning tb'
Dept. and with the valuable assistance
, Of Delegate Voorhees, ars conIden
something can be accomplished.
Verify the Grant Quaker policy il
not appreciated by Western pioneers.
DON PrDEo.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
COMMONPLACE.

The governors message is remarkable
for only one thing, that of being prob
ably the most ordinary one that ever
,nnated from the Executive Office of
the State. There is no vigor of express
sion Ia the recommendation except in
ons instance. It contsins much glori-
fcation of the present state aiministra.
ton because of the reduction of the
bonded indebtedness of the state, but
when ve consider that all the state
officials had to do in thus reducing this
Indebtedness was to set in their cozy
Offices in the capitol and receive and
receipt for tho hard earnings of the
people collected from them in the
shape of taxes, aud then pay out this
meney to those who held the bonded
obligations of the state, we are unsoph-
isticated enough to believe, and constrain
Ell to say, that very little credit is due
where it is so loudly claimed in this state
paper. The truth is that all, or nearly
all, the credit for paying off the Obiisa
tions of the state is due to the tax
payers, the sovereigns of the soil, who
consent to be taxed of the fruis of their
earnings to raise fund to meet these
obligations. His treatment of the
swamp land question will not satisfy
thoss who have been looking for better
things. Upon the great vital question
which nov has such deep hold upon
the minds of the people of the state,
that of assessment and taxation, the
governors Recommendations, are so
general and indefinite a. to render
them of no value to the legislature.
Nevertheless We hope the legislature
viii take up this subject and give
such legislation as will secure Q inst
and equal taxation fall the property OF
the state, dealing fairly with every
nesrsst and every section of the state:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23

Being desirous Of retiring to the practice
OF my profession. offer my land for sale,
situated miles west Of Lebanon on the N.
G. r. Il. 240 acres will be sold in Lots OF 40,
so, 100. 100 or 80 acres. Payments half
down and time given when desired by pur.
chaser. Also my splendid hop yard two
miles below Lebanon, one OF the finest yards
n the state every oonvoniencs in tools, dry
house and store room will sell the yard l3A
acres and as much mole land as the purchas-
or may want up to l07 acres in compact, farm
house, wells and stab ling all well fenced.
More money in hops at IA cents per ID than
wheat at So per bushel. Apply to
DIR. w. f. ALEXANDER,
in person or by letter, Albany or Lebanon,
Oregon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23

When the governor recomends to the
legislature the necessity of constructing
a sewer to connect the asylum grounds
yith the main sewers of the city of
Salem, it would be proper also to inform
that body that the state has already
invested two or three thousand dollars
In constructing those main sewers in
Salem, twelve Or fourteen hundred
dollars of which was paid out of tia
nsine asylum building fund withou
authority of law.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
STANDING ceMaIrTIes.

The Linn County members hav.
places on the following COMMITTEES:
Mr.. Wsathsrford is member o.
the Judiciary and public lands com.
mittiss.
Mr.. Biyeu is on the committic on
corporations, and railroads and enrolled
hills.
Mr.. H HJult is = member OF the com
mittes on counties and federal relations.
The democrats have 3 majority of the
following committee:
Judiciary, Claims, Federal Relations,
and Printing. The republicans have q
majority of 4 in the senate. In the
House. Linn county members are given
places as follows:
Mr.. Montanye IS on the following
committees: Elections and Judiciary
Mr. Black Is on the Ways and Means
and Assessment and Taxation.
Mr. Watts is on eDgrOssed Bills.
Mr. Shelton is on Federal Relations.
Mr.. Cyrus is on Railways and Trans
portion.
For some reason We know not what,
the speaker has seen fit to leave Hon.
j. FL. Peery Of this county without a
place on any committee. This Is not
only unjust to Mr.. Peery, but an af-
font to the people of Linn County.
We hope it vas not intentional on the
part Of NJ. Ks4dy,as it was Mr. Peery's
vote that carried Mr.. K eady to the
Speakers chair.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
ArToTSEY GENERAL.

The governor urges the creation o:
the Office Of attorney general for the
state. The state Is constantlyln need
Of legal counsel and has TO employ
such as 1t may be able to find who
will enter the service OF the state
temporarily.
His excelIency recommends that
an apportionment of the membership
OF the legislature be made in pursu-
ance Of the requirements of the state
constitution. No apportionment has
been made since. 1872, sluce which
time the relative population OF the
several counties has materially chang
cd.
Under the present apportionm ent,
certain counties have the same rep
resentation in the Senate upon @
basis OF less than 600 votes cast that
other counties have upon basis ol
between 5000 to 1000 votes cast. A
similar disparity exists In the House
OF Representatives. The injustice oi
continuing an apportionment which
deprives a large proportion of the
people OF the State just representation
In the halls OF Legislation Is SO plain a:
to require no comment.
A convention to revise or form 9
new constitution for the state is rec.
commended.