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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28

81 think DeWitt's saIv is he finest pre-
par ration on the market for piles :" So
writes John G. Dunn, of Wheeling. w.
Va. Try it and you will think the same.
Il also cures eczema and all skin diseases
At I. A, Cummings.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28

In Crook CouNTY.-Mr. A. B. Weddle
writes from Prineville to ]. j. Davis of
this county that there had been no rain
there and no prospect of rain. Stock is
very poor and some is dying ON the range.
Some people have to haul water from the
Ochoco, which makes the outlook very
poor.
The Long Photo Co. is the leading
gallery of ALBANY. Every photo made
there is gem of art. Cali and see for
yourselves.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28

Music Miss Mildrea BurmesteY
teacher OF piano or organ. 6ystem-the
Mason touch and technique. Residence
Fifth street, opposite U P church.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28
Too Big q Pill.

SALEN, Get. 2l.-Thc Governor filed
the appropriation bill this morning with
out his signature.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28

A DOUBLE WEDDINe.-At Halsey last
Wednesday evening there was an event
of much interest, the marriage OF MIR.
Rov Keeney and Alice Stevenson, and
Mr.. Daniel Standish and Miss Dora
Hayes. The ceremony was performed
at the residence OF Mr.. Daniel Hayes, by
Rev. Isaac Peart, of Corvallis. May
h ey all live long and prosper.
A Eugene Guard reporter saw at Horn
& Paine's store very rare hybrid
mounted in that city. 1t was killed by
A, Y. Walker, OF Cottage Grove, and is !
cross between the Golden and China
pheasants. The bird plainly shows this
marks OF both types OF the pheasant fam
lily and is beautiful in plumage.
Some Portland prices as reported to 10
cal dealers are: Eggs % to 221S, duck
$4 to SO, per dozen, geese $5 per dozen
turkeys IL to 121lec, veal &c, pork 5tsc
butter, fancy creamery, 50 to Doc, dair,
IS to 60c, store so to 35c, oats SO TO 3Sc
game, pheasants So, quail $3.50 pc
dozen.
The bottom is said to be knocked ou
OF prices &C Dawson, so that whiskey i
only 25 cents a drink. lumber is only $3i
to $50 as a sample. There is said to b
enough provisions there to last at leas
| two wears, 80 that Senator Mcbride vii
not need to be concerned for sometime
in fact until his term of Office is ended
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28

]. G. Saltmarsh aud A. N. Reed left
Monday for Umatilla county, where they
have lessed q six-hundred- wheat
farm. Their families will remain here
for the present.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28

GREAT is DEL NoRTE.-At The Dalles
yesterday Del Norte, the Linn county
horse, the greatest guideless PAGER in the
world, paced mile in i :02 l-5, a re-
markable performance. The eastern
tracks are said to be faster than the
tracks OF the Northwest, hence when Del
Norte goes east he may be expected to do
even better than this.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28

APPLES WANTEp.--A few.car loads o
good shipping apples. Call on S.N.Ste
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-25

f. Hyde, Mons Peterson and q man
without family with him, whose name
was Dunton. For the benefit of old
friends, many of whom will doubtless
read this, l will say that T. l. Jones
came from Cedar, Iron county, and that
William Adams and Dunton were also
pioneers of Iron county. j. q. Roger
son came from ParoWan. and. / think,
w. e. Hyde from Salt Lake City Mons
Peterson, l cannot tell where he came
from.
Now, with such small population,
any other than a Mormon community
would have been signing and longing
for other Christmas times passed and
gone. but not so with our small band
of brave brothers and Drawer sisters.
All decided that glorious Christmas
should be held and they must have
had a fine time for many one has
told me of this, their first Christmas in
Monticello, and they always finish in
this way: ooh, I tell you we never
have as good times now as We did
then"
John Rogerson had just finished a.
good sized log room and had built his
fireplace chimney high enough so it
would not smoke, and he also owned q
good dugout cellar, where the chickens
could be cooked and the plum pudding
and all the dinner prepared. By eating
in the new room and cooking in the
cellar, greater dignity would be added
to the occasion, since a separate dining
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ing for a good dinner, whether at
Monticello, in log house, or in the
great White House at Washington.
But after dinner came the fun, and
after the sisters had helped wash the
dishes and each had picked out her
own plates and knives and spoons, the
fun commenced.
First, there was a paper" All in
good form, editor and correspondents
and all. Who the staff were 1 have for
gotten, but I know that all the local
news and especially the funny things
that had ever happened were in that
paper.
Then in came Brother William Adj
ans, with a big shillalah and d fine
Irish song and dance. Sister Emma.
Hyde favored them with the Highland
fling. She also dressed to represent a
fairy. Then the entertainment closed
with a. few quadrilles, the music being
furnished by Bishop Jones blowing a
mouth harp. What it lacked in time
was probably made I'D for in good
fellowship and true happiness.
With good nights and God bless
yous' ended the first Christmas in
Monticello.
Now for New Years. New Years
dinner was gotten up in much the same
way-a grand chicken dinner and all
the rest, and popcorn balls and home
made beer in the evening Homemade
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-25
(By Josephine Spencer.)
ocd-bx-a Joolep,

GtOu-DNes Jdth-
The gate was between, but too low by
far to be a barrier to lips. Overhead
the stars winked furiously. not with
their old effect of sly, delicious sense of
appreciation Of the hackneyed situation
at the gate, but as with an acute sense
of the element Of pathos in the scene
they We're witnessing, and which voiced
itself in the girls tone.
Good-byes and good-byes again and
over had been effected under those my
Rad minute eyes, but it was over three
score wears now. since the same an
guished note Of foreboding had sounded
in loves farewell on myriads of TIRES
holds beneath their gaze.
Once more war was winding its trum-
pet blast throughout the land, and its
doom-trills We're echoed tonight in the
trembling evidence of the goodbye
whispered by the slim girl at the gate.
For tomorrow Utah's volunteer COM
panies We're TO leave for the West-and
who was to dream of the short, SUI
preme struggle in the blue bays Of the
southern isles that was so swiftly TO
end the strife, and spare from hard
ship, exile, death perhaps, scores of the
valiant young hosts Of volunteers who
had gathered unanimously in the war
camps OF the nation at it's first battle-
call?
There was no vision of this happy re-
prieve in Jessica's thought tonight.
snly the possible dreary years of sep
aratlon, of brutal regiments of Span
ish soldiers with lines upon lines of
rifles pointed with deadly precision at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-25
MYSTER7Y OF JGGK
DOVES DEgIERTl0EY.
How Gallant Soldier Became Recreant TO His Flag and
His Friends.

time crowd, policemen, shield, buckles,
army and all else that meant defence
from aggression
The Chinese won't run the risk of
brushing uo rows with Uncle. Sam at
this juncture," he laughed back.
1t was with a guide, alone, that he
walked through the shadows of dark
est Chinatown" and without accost,
even, from the ghoulish human shad-
ows that glided therein.
When they emerged from its round,
Jack saw by his watch that he had an
hour yet-time to take i'm something
else of the novel sights-and reach the
Preside before midnight.
Near the entrance to one of the bet
ter streets Jack Dismissed his guide
and went into an odd-looking theatre
near by, which a number of people were
entering. He found inside a large hail.
well filed with people, some standing
others sitting at small tables about the
room.
On the platform at the rear of the
hall - an was giving an exhibition Of
hypnotlsm, and jack found a vacant
seat at one of the tables, and for a few
moments watch the performance W tn
interest. It was the first time he had
seen an exhibition of the new sci
ence," but it needed but a few mo-
ments' vision Of the revolving spectacle
of helpfessness furnished by subjects
under the will of the trained hypnotist,
to inspire him with the same disgust
he had felt in the opium dens he had
just visited, on his sightseeing tour,
where human beings with mind and
intelligence dazed into absolute dark
ness by the vile drug, were exhibited by
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gAIBBAGE9 ON
HORSE R@IGE
BY ]. N. coRBIN, MOAB.

Since homes were first established in
Little Grand valley, where Moab is sit
uated, the surrounding cliffs of rock
have resounded with mirth at Christ
mas time. Isolated as it has been,
much of the social pleasures have had
to be enjoyed at a time when, from
custom or law, a general holiday is to
be taken. 1t was not until the Christ
mas of 1881 that there was a settlement
at Moab and children in sufficient num-
Der for the old folks to make merry at
this season.
What those who attempted to settle
this valley as far back as 1856 did at
Christmas time there is no one left to
tell the story. The old stone fort and
stockade, whose grim walls yet stand
here on the farm of the Hon. John H.
Shafer, which was built by those early
settlers, if it could speak, might tell a
startling tale of those 'old timers" 1t
stands in evidence of what they had to
contend against, the always imminent
attacks of the Ute Indians It may
have been at a Christmas time that
such an attack was being resisted In
stead of mirth, grim determination to
hold their own may have been the in
spring thought of the settlers
Among those who We're settled at
Moab in 1881 were the following men
and their families, many of whom yet
live here: William Pearce, Thomas
Pritchard, William Gibson, o. w. War
ner, r. H. Stewart L. L. Grape. Nor
man Taylor Arthur Taylor, Lester
Taylor, w. H. Alfred, z. w Wilson, N
Wilson, George Powell, John H. Shafer,
c. ]. Boren, Frank Gains, Walter
Moore, John Tescher, L. B. Bartlett,
James Luster, James Jensen, Mrs. Jane
Larsen.
That year all gathered at the resi-
dence of Bishop r. H. Stewart, bring
ing each their picnic. The men had Sc
cured fat venison, which was plentiful
in those days, and the tables We're
supplied with all the eatables that the
good mothers of the valley could furn-
ish.
The running qualities of the horses
was tested in numerous running
matches, and. while there was little
money to change hands, cabbages, po-
tatoes and other farm produce was
stal1ed on the favorites. In the even
ing, the town fiddler tuned up and a
dance was held in a small log building.
which had been erected for church and
school purposes.
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BYF. ]. MARSHALL, LOGAN.

OF the recollections of Christmas
time that are treasured away in the
minds of Logan's pioneers, perhaps
none are greener, or come oftener be-
fore their mental vision. than those
connected with the Christmas of 1860
shortly after the permanent occupation
Of the valley by the whites.
The year was reckoned a prosperous
one, as the crops planted upon the
ground now occupied by LCgan'S most
important structures had yielded album
dainty, and the sturdy little band of
path makers in the western wilderness
looked forward with contented minds
to the Christmastide which was fast
approaching.
Logan was but a tiny village then,
and its inhabitants lived much like
large family, of which the bishop was
tine head A huge log cabin, erected
by the willing hands of the villagers,
stood in the center of the little group
of dwellings, and formed an admirable
rendezvous where the people frequently
met, sometimes as a Worshiping con-
gregation, but oftener in merry com
panies, to while away the long even
ings in dancing or in the simple pas
times of that period. While most of
the settlers had erected their humble
cabins in a cluster about the ameetin'
house, as the big building was called,
where they looked like a brood of
chicks, with Dame DorkinS in the
midst of them, a few of the more ven
turesome ones had builded their homes
upon choice spots of land farther away
One of these was John -, a sturdy
young fellow, who, with his wife and
family of four children, the two young
est of whom were beautiful twin girls,
lived over near the river.
PROPITIATED THE REDS.
With the approach of Christmas,
small bands of Indians daily arrived,
until within a. short space of time quite
a large camp of the red men had been
established on the south bank of the
river. When the day of the nativity
came at last, the bounty of the Yule-
tide, was divided with the wild men of
the forest. Presents of meat and flour
We're taken from the store of the sturdy
toilers and distributed amongst them.
BY this means the friendship of thu
savages was apparently won, and their
close proximity caused little worry.
All Christmas day long, huge logs of
pine and cedar snapped and cracked
in the great fireplace of the meeting
house, and warmed the big room. even
10 the faathest nook. And what a
scene of enjoyment was therri The
children and younger folk frolicked
and danced upon the floor of hard clay,
while the older ones sat about the blaz-
ing fire indulging in memories of the
past and building plans for the future.
Most of them are gone now, but the
few who remain are Well-to-do, and
each Christmas celebrate the day with
display and oStentation perhaps,
though they still look with longing
eyes back through the mist-dimmed
years to the Christmas of the long ago,
with it's opening peace and pure en-
jOyment.
When the evening came some said
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Jacks heart, OF battle-ields red with
Jacks life blOod-these were the visions
pictured n the blue eyes that looked
their fearful farewell into Jacks, just
now-and Jack-though some such
scenes as Jessica saw through tears
Though without their pictured DOOM,
We're keeping his pulses leaping with
unreasonable joy of anticipation-yet
felt himself, by inference, a william, as
being in collision with causes reSpon-
sible for the mist of tears in orbs,
which, in other ways as we'll as in hue
pictured something Of heaven to his
heart,
But gOOd-bYel
It was nngrateful to malign the be-
nignant, III mixing stars-and ye as Jes
sica turned heI dim eyes to them for
q brief instant as She listened to the
sound of Jacks footsteps dying away
down the street-tO her they seemed
ike nothing 50 much as DhalanXes Of
bayonet points and hail Of glittering
bullets filing the blue sky field above
ana omening scenes that IN short
time. perhaps, would make havoc of
Ltahs ranks Of chiValry.
o - o
Dewey, Schley. Shafterl A tale of
victory, OF martial glory and supreme
national prestige-in three names, And
that there are but three. lies in the sim
brief to afford laurels to the scores OF
embryo heroes who had answered the
cali to arms.
Letters with some such drift came to
Jack in California from Jessica: Your
service is q part Of the country's need,
just now, Jack. and you know there is
glory in tame duties done valorously-
sometimes as much as in stopping can
non balls and bullets. They also serve,
who only stand to wait -
Eer cheer helped to ease Jacks fret
during the time of the service in the
Yoseraite-though there were nights in
camp. amongst the hills, when his heart
would thrill at the thought Of a quick
call to arlns-the sound of the famous
MaUser hurting from the hillsl1ades-
and the sharp CLASH and flash of bat
tle-wfth the boys he knew and loved
standing abreast in 'bOnny lines of
blue'-meeting the onslaught of a yet
unconQuered foei
But even the Yosemite service was
over now, and they were all back at
the Presidio. waiting. hoping, but
doubling, more than all, the eagerly
nibbled bits OF news that came to them
in regard to the 'muster-oHt" Of Utahs
companies. 1t was dark thinlling-to
picture the rest of the two years term
spent in the monotonous round of gar
rison life-and the boys had hard work
to suppress the rebellious thoughts in
their hearts at its possible prospect
The frequent short burroughs spent in
The city, however, helped to keep down
the morbid sentiments that took heart
out OF the volunteers.
Jack Dove was one of three tonight
who were in the city on leave of alb
sence till midnight. At the AlcaZar
theatre, however, he separated from
the others, caring more to catch a
glimpse of the more weird sights Of the
city Chinatown was still an uneX-
plored realm to him-and he could see
theatres in Salt Lake, or anywhere.
You don't want to make that trip
alone,' the boys warned him. BE dis
Greet and wait for a crowd, Jack, or
charter a policeman"
But Jack only smiled serenely. As if
the uniform he wore were not at this
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HOW NIX 77EI WAS
GfAINGEID To Walls
Pathetic Tale Of the Sorrow That Came to Some Logan
Merry-nakerS.

goodnight and repaired to their homes,
in order to make room for those who
desired to disport themselves in the
dance. for that was the chief amuse-
ment IN those days. They were having
such a rOllicl1ing, happy time, when the
door was suddenly burst open and the
wife Of John who was then
absent from the valley, appeared on the
scene. She was bareheaded. barefOOted
and half dressed, her hands were wild
ly clutching at the air, and her-features
worked in an agony of fear.
My childrenl OH OH Ny chill
dren!' she sobbed out at last, and then
fell in a helpless heap on the floor Two
of her children were there. the two eld-
est, and in an instant the truth was
OWNED by those who heard her cry
the Indians had stolen her little daugh-
tiers.
A sudden stiffness fell over the erst-
while happy throng. But there was no
time for speculation or delay The I'M
fortunate woman was consigned to the
careAof her sisters. and men We're
quickly posted about the cabins on
guard, while others FASTENED to notify
the occupants of other cabins that
struggled about the little plain, of pos
sible danger.
SEARCH FOR STOLEN BABES
There was a printing and cleaning Of
carbines. and when the round orb Of
night sank out of sight behind the
western hills, silent figures glided away
from the group of cabins, and out
across the unbroken sheet of white that
stretched away into the darkness. The
chase was on. The Indian camp was
surrounded, and at dawn a. search OF
it was made, but no trace of the MISS
ing ones were found.
Week after week the hunt was kept
up, the hardy pioneers securing hill
and plain on their snowshOes in an en-
deavOr to find the children or traces of
their abductOrs, but all in vain
Then assistance from ether parts %
the territory was secured, and the
hunt taken up on a broader scale. but
with the same results. and at last the
bitter truth had to be told the heart
broken mother. She never recovered
from the shock, and gTieved her life
away. The husband and father after
wards persisted while searching for his
lost children.
Twenty-Five years later a party Of
tourists from Logan and Salt Lake. af-
ter taking in the sights of the Yellow
stone, visited the Crow Indian agency
in Montana, and while there observed
a young white woman who eXerted a
wonderful influence upon the members
of the tribe. Inquiries made regarding
her developed the fact that she was one
of the children stolen on that never-Jt,-
be-fOrgotten Christmas. The other child
had died some years. before. Identifi-
cation was easy, since the woman still
retained possession of a small pocket
testament, which was in some clothing
taken to wrap her in at the time of the
abduction.
Overjoyed at discovering those who
knew her parents, she returned to
Utah with the tourists, subsequently
going to San Francisco where her two
brothers were located. and where she
resides today as the wife of Mr.. George
Cavenaugh.
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the keepers to curious sight-seers at a
salary of dime an hour!
Jack rose and was making his way
to the door, when the hypnotist hailed
him. Here was a chance for the hit of
the night,
I would like to request our young
soldier there to stay and let me show
him what 1 can do, at will, with Uncle
Sans army.
Now. have no doubt" he said to
the audience, that this young soldier
is filed with genuine patriotism-noble
impulses Of courage and Valor that
would take him, if need be, to face
death itself at the lannon's mouth
However. if the young gentleman will
permit me I Will show you that under
my Will cur valiant soldier will weep
at the suggestion Of going to battle
run at the supposed sound of a pistol
shot, and finally spurn the flag of the
country he adores, and which he has
enlisted to fight for. Just step to the
platform a moment. and
But Jack interrupted him.
L think on the whole he said, with
flashing eyes. that when go into such
exhibitions, L would prefer the more
elevatinS role Of an opium professional
at a dime an hour If, however, I should
ever choose this less reputable voca-
ton, [ shall at least hope to keep
enough Of my mind and manhood as
not to drag the flag and name of the
United States army into my disgrace"
There was an instant hearty round
Of applause from the audience. The
hypnotist saw his mistake
I see 1 have struck an unsympa-
thetic chord" he said, though I as
sure you I chose it as simply offering
a supreme test as to the efficacy of
this wonderful science"
Il assure you" said Jack, "that
though the test you proposed suggest
ed to me the extreme limit of degrada-
ton, my objection to such exhibition
was not based solely upon its nature
but because I have conceived a whole
some disgust for your so-called won
derful science in the abstract That
which could put it into any mans
power to make the revolving and pitt
able object you proposed to make of
me- at will, is a thing, it seems to me,
which decent people ought to let alone"
That's right exclaimed a. voice.
you've struck home a truth that's
been lying around loose in my mind
ever since 1 first heard Of this thing"
Jack had moved towards the door.
and a number of people were following
him.
My friends" called out the exhib-
itor, with malignant look at Jack,
don't let one mans opinion influence
you to miss the exhibition of a mar
velous science, one which,
But the army and flag episode had
set flowing vein of ugly ill-humor
that had taken all charm from the per-
Torrance, and the audience did not
stop to hear the exhibitors professional
TRADE.
BY the time Jack reached the side
walk the entire audience was on the
move towards the lobby, leaving the
hypnotist and his assistant alone on the
stage.
Jack had still a little time, and a
brightly-lighted japanese bazar on the
next block attracting his attention, he
walked down and went inside. He spent
some time viewing its curios and went
out at last, in time to take his car to
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room was an unheard-of luxury in this
small town.
SO, Of course, the sisters said we must
have the dinner at Sarah James. Sis
ter Sarah Jane ROgerson and Emma.
Hyde cooked the chicken. plum pud-
ding and plenty Of vegetables. In due
time the other sisters appeared. with
pies, bread, cakes, cookies and, better
than all, Sister Adams brought great
pan of grape-jeu tarts. Weren't they
good, thought
When they were all gathered around
the long table, and sitting on benches,
can any one think there was anything
lacking?
Had you heard the hearty blessing
asked, and felt how each one acknowl-
edged the goodness of God in furnish
ing them such a dinner and such health
and appetites, you could not doubt
their good time. Surely. a good
healthy appetite is the finest season.