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mOFJiSSlONAL CARDS.
C. K. WttI.YKBTX.
K. . ttt VPIIRItY.
Ill liril UFA" & WOLVEKTOX,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Albany, Oregon.
Will pn,itr ill tlto Court in tl.a State. I'ruha
i t is At :klgma,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ALBAXaV KM.V
je.!a0(li- tip stair-l in tho Odd l-Ytlow'-s
Temple."
Klit'iil
F. 171. FILLER,
ATTOIINKY AT I.
Will practice In ml the Mm of th St .te,
irotiti Tu-ni)fn tv.-n l c.M.-oiiitt. cou-
naiw tun! eni! iin'.wn -t inn. rr.Uni?
otiaiut'Ka a .prv-ittiuy. YliTu.-tl.
J. A. ITAXTIK,
ATTORNEY AN3 CGUK'SELQa AT LAV
COrtVALLIS, ORZGOn.
Will prnrtlc in nil the Court of the Slate
mw Kjiuct; in I tip v ourt li.Hls
viuuavi. . D. M. Conley,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
AL8ASV, OUE,OX.
o
FFICE, 67 WEST FRONT ST1IKCT,
special attention plveu to collections.
X. A. JOISTS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ALBA5Y, OREGON.
"i:!lce in the Curt Untur.l
vr.n2:i.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
CGSVAiiXS. OHEaCK.
rw!al tt-nt1o totnllwdr.n r.r r-nn!i.
wwart me door So-ith of y.-.ht-r i'rfrfe.-tt
vwnsuvl.
D. n. N. BiLACKBURtT,'
ATTOnSEY 00 COUNSELOR AT UW
Albany, Oreyoo.
emcr ap stair ia the Odtl I'rIIan Trni-
'Collections a specialty.
ajiL
J. E. "WEATHEEFOED,
(X0TABT PCELICJ
ATTORNEY . AT LAW,
ALBAST, OBF.COX.
"IT'ILL PRAl-rrCE IN ALLTIIK Cf.H'P.Tf! f'FTIIE
irvolf matter.
Xi"OS3ce in J.nJJ Ftlii'
114:2
" J." C Tuirrai ' n. k. i.u.
POWELL & HILYEXJ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
And Solicitors iii Chanecryi
ALBASY, ... OiltGOX.
Collections prompUy made on all points.
Loans negotiated on reasonable terms.
3Offiee in Foster's
vl4ul9if.
L. H. MONTANYE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
AND
Notary Public.
Albany, Oregon.
OfBre upstairs, over John Briees' otore,
1st street. vl4n23tf
0. C. KeDy, M. D.,
Physician and SurfcoDii,
ALRAXT, OREGOX.
gS-Ofiiea in M'llwain's Block. Resi
dence, one door north of U. 1. Church.
vHnhtf
DR. AFiCIE L. FOflO.
OFFICE AND KESIDENCE, SECOND
door west of the Court ilouse, Al
bany, Oregon.
Special attention given to tho dijieaaes o
women and children. 15:1
H. S. DHEWER, f.!. 0.
Homeoepathic Physician
and Surgeon.
o
FFICE at residence on corner of Ferry
ana xnira aia. iiU.
H.J.
B0UGHT0N,M. D.
AXiSAXY, ..... OKECIOX,
fTlHE DOCTOR IS A GRADUATE OP TOE UKI-
X VEKSITV Mlitl CIle,-B iA Xew York, and ia a
late member at jjellevue il.nijnlal HeuMsU College of
new yorio
t-ljthre in City Dinar Store. Jtesidenre n South
tue of Second lt.. three doors east uf the mam
tnreet ietuiing to depot.
Dr. T. 1j. CJLEt.
OCCULiST AND AURIST
SALiEl, OliEGOX.
rkR. GOLDEN HaS HAD EXPERIKNE IN
XJ treatiiig the various diw-afws to which the
eye and ear are suifjwt, and feels confident of
giving entire satislaetion to those who may
kiiciunriveB UUUC1 UUia, BOJStl.
D. M. SAVAGE,
Physician and Surgeon.
Albany, Oregon.
TTAVING GRADUATED IN THE
II i-nysio-Meaicai .institute of Cincin
nati, haa located in Alhi? ny.
pSTOttiea iu FromanV brick, (up stairs )
vH::i7( -
D. B. Rice, LL D.,
l'.iVMiLiaia an surgeon.
OFFICE CP STAIItS IN M'ILWAIV.3
brick. Resiiien;e on the street lead
ing to the depot, t the crpssing of the
auai. 13:9tf
"ST-CHARLES HOTEL,
ALBANY,
Mi. c. non. -
OREGON.
Proprietor.
This House lias been thoroaghly renovated from top
to bottom, and ty now iu splendid eonditioti for
the entertainment of travelers. The table
is supplied with even thitiijc the Kiar
ket atf'-nls. Sample rooms for
comMiareiiil ruen.
Corva!!i, Lfbauun and Dallas Stage Oftir.
VOL. XV.
Summons.
lU O'vh.V Court of liie Stifle fjf Oifjnn
for t.'tt County of Linn :
John A. Crawford, l'laititilV, vs. S II.
Roberts, lfiidatit.
ToS. it. RolxrtH, tho above liatntHl Ye
fenditut :
In the nunio ot t he State of Oregon you
are hereby nunmionod siul rtqulred to ap
pear and Htiawcr the p!a!ntur complaint
Inllio almve entitled cause, now on llle
w.th the Clerk of tho above entitled Court,
on the lirst dav of the next term of said
Cout, to be huUloit at th Court Houno in
All'uny, I.iim county, Oregon, on tlio 4t li
wnmiay, tho -till dav of iK-tolier. A. 1.
IST'J. Ami you are hereby uotilled that
the relief dcmar.ued jraln.t you j!,
that tbo plalntiit' Jotm A. Crawford have
and recov er tudtinipnt against said defend
ant fur tbe sum of f Wi 0 in United Stales
itokl 00111, witlt intercut thereon at the ruto
of ten per tv ut. per annum from the ditto
of J he tlilnir of said complaint, and that
the I'talmiil iiave judfrnient against you for
tne sale or tho ftulowlnir uescribed real
property, to-wit: IxUN(M.5andti,iii liltM-k
No. lo. in Hai klenian's Addition to the
city of A 1 tiany,! dim county ,regn,leidi(
fH,ie ami ,':.-t.nm--,iotiw x tm aciion, aaa
ti you lau to ;pcir nd answer said com
plaint as herein required the ptaintltf will
apply to said Court for the relief herein
deumr.dod.
This summons is published in the Statk
RmitTs Demockat tiowsjiaper for ttix
weeks conseutlve!y, by order of Hon. H.
K. Harding, Judne" of said Court, wbleii
orunr is aaletl juiv iu,
K. tS. STHA11AN A 1 BILYKIT,
5-wlo Att'ys for 1'lamliff.
Executor's Sale.
"VTOTICE 13 HEREBY (ilVEN THAT
1 In pursuance of an order of tbeCoun
ty Court of Linn County, Oregon, made
and entered on tho loth day of July, lSt,
P. C. Harper, Executor of the last will ami
testament of Mary S. Smith, deceased, will
on Saturday, theTsih day of October, 1ST!',
at the hour of one o'ehick I. M. of said
day, at the Court House door in Albany,
Linn County, Ore pon, sell at public auc
tion to the highest bidderthe follow inde
scribtni real property belonging to said es
tate, io-w u :
The Southwest quarter '') of Section
ihirty-threo (S) in 'I'ownship eleven (11)
SHitti, ltaniro thrie (:!) WeL Also, forty
(40) acres oil the North side of the North
west quarter (!,') of Section four (4) in
Township twelve (I2, Italic tbree (3)
West, In the County of I.inn aud State of
Oreifon. -.
Terms of sale: t". S. gold coin, one
thirtl cash in hand on day of sale, one
third in one year from the day of sale, and
the remaining one-third in two year from
the day of sale, and with interest thereon
from tho day of sale at the rate of one per
cent. r month, secured by note and
mort unco on the premiites aforesaid for the
payment of the samo.
P. C. HARPER.
Gw4 Executor.
ALII ANY
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
al:msv, or.
The Fall Ttrai will open en Sfpfrm-
fcer .5. 1S7'J.
be imritei in tin luutnlv, vU; tlaMnl,
wnrtom tut boro errra
4 ntit'l and
3IUSFC R003IS:
MISS NETTIE PIPER
wishes to inform the public that she will
commence jzivln instruction in music at
her rooms over Saitmarsh's druif store, on
the l.r,th of September, Tho terms will le
as follows:
Piano, Orspin, and Cultivation of Voii-e.
f 15 per quarter.
Rudiments of Vocal Musi?. t-'J rT otiar-
ter. '
&SA nuarler will Tie three months, and
two lesson will be friven ea;h week.
vl.jn.iif
Assignee's Notice.
-VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
X James V. Itector has made an assign
ment of his property to the undersigned
for the benelit of all his creditors. All
persons bavins claims asainst the said
James W. Rector are hereby required to
present the same under oath, within three
months from the date hereof, to me at in v
office in Harrisbnrjr, Oregon.
Duted August 2lst, JMT'J.
E. N. TANDY,
5w8 Assignee.
Administrator's Notice.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
J3l the underslfrned, Ignatz Fox, has
been duly appoimed Administrator of the
estate of Sigmund Fox, deceased, by the
County Court in and for Linn county.Ore
gon.and all persons liavinjr claims against
said estate are hereby rerjuired to present
the s line to the undersigned at his plane of
business on First street. In Albany, Linn
county, Oregon,-properly verified, within
six muiiuis irom tne date uereoi.
Albany, Aug. a, 1879.
IGNATZ FON,
4w4 Administrator.
Notice to Tax-payers.
XJOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAI
X on Monday, the i2d day of Septem
ber, 187t, and during the followintr six
days thereafter, the Board of Equalization
for the County of Linn, State of Oregon,
will attend at the Court House in said
County, at the ofiice of the County Clerk,
to publicly examine the Assessment Roll,
and correct all errors in .al nation, de
scription or qualities of lands, lots, or
other property, and all parties interested
therein are hereby notified to appear at the
time and place above mentioned.
i. x. JMOiSH,
County Assessor for Linn Co, Oregon,
vlyn5w3
0.-0. CLARK,
(Successor to J. B. Wyatt.)
Dealer in Heavy and Shelf
Hardware, Iron, Steel
and JTlechanic's
Tools.
un irxt street, one oor east of S. E. Voun'e, Al-
ji,E n K.T EwiuON 1 J,
MAXfFACTURER
Collees - nu picoN.
So. 21 First hi.
Albany.
Roasted or eronnd efiffeea and spices itt all kinds
wboleitde or retail. (Kitit.fai'tioH guurantced.
vltaMyl
WIL1.E11T & BUSCII.
MANL'FACTUnEKS OP
Carriages
and WooKs.
, Tor. fc to in! and terry SU.
Tlte bs:
matle at ti
camples ami nncL'ica in the KtHo are
ir fchm. KtMKtiriiitr ami fcjb wtj-k done
on si
111 K AT ItUT -nfllT IS IT?
IIVG, 11. A1KIX80N, D. 1.
Under tho glass tlio rust looks tag
ged like spots of bark. A closer view
seems to show thnt tho straw burst
open and let out tho sap when grow
ing, which U dried on tho straw. It
is al.io shrivelled like tho grain or
berry. Under a mbroseopo It Is prob
able that a particle of this rust or
dried sap would reveal thetime,fthape
or form of the particles which eora
poMo the grain or berry.
Tli idea in that the nut t only an
outjlow of the map or nutrimmtt of' the
growing wheat, which being thu$ thort
of 'fool fail to fill 'out jtluuip, but w-
tuirt both stock and berry Mirunken,
and of less value than the usual full,
round berry. ' The wheat raised on
rny father's! tneiidow farm on the
twuk of the Connecticut river, In
vrangero,, erntotit, 4U J'M15, ugo,
often rustiHl in the same way. It
was called good wheat. It wast sown
year after year. The hill and moun.
tain land wheat as far na I recollect,
was not struck with rust; to tho same
extent as the Hat, alluvial meadow
lands. I think the grasses Timothy
and lied Top, and the corn oji tho
meadows wcro sonietimea struck
with the, name kind of rust. The
wheat on tho prairies of tho Ml-wls-
t s. .
ippi aiiey oiten rusts in me rut mo
way.
THE CAUSE AX1 KKASOX
The Obvious reason ia that the straw-
tubea or arteries nrenotstrong enough
to hold tho rush of sap, which is
caused by tho abnudant moisture-
rain or dew, or invisible vapor, stim
ulated by what the farmers call
"warm growing weather." July and
August thi. )-ear have given u this
weather. Kvery one predicted a
largo harvest. .Such were the signs
for Spring wheat till the "p!ps
burst" and the rusted fields foretold
shrivelled instead of plump, round
grains. A tin or iron steam pipe
would burt under a pressure, which
a copper pipe would easily bear, and
the outilow of steam through the
cracks, would form rust coatings out
side the pipes. Tbo same causes
form the rust on the wheat straw.
Iron rust is an oxide of Iron a pro
toxide. Tlnt nmt is iron nut. Col.
Farlrfh gave me on the 2itb, a sam
ple or runted wheat from V. H.
Shepard or JIalsey, sowed April 19,
by Sir. W of U. It ha& all the
marks above named. Strew and
seed nro alike shrunken. Tho red
dish and blackish rut seems to have
formed along the crack f, or figures
of the stocks. Its failure was due to
excessively rapid growth sap flow,
through pipes of imperfect mineral
strength. . . .- -
Prof. Johnson's tabic the ari.-.lyli f
minerals which compewe perfect wheat
straw, viz :
Wheat Straw Ash. 4.2S; potash,
11.5; soda, l.C; magnnsia, 2.5; lime,
5.8; oxide of iron, 1.7; phosphoric
acid. 5.3; suiphoric acid, 2.5; silicic
acid, C9.lt ehlorine, 1.1. The lar
gest factor Is silicic acid or an oxide
of silicon, which is the chief substance
of quartz or of sand or of glass.
The hill lands abound in less min
eral elements, ard there the stocks or
tubes of all tho cereals and grasses
grow slower and stronger. The
low meadows and marsh made prai
ries abound more in the vegetable
or buck carbonaceous soils, and
lack the proportionate mineral ele
ments. On this account grain nnd
grasses grown on these lands break
down and lodge easily, while slocks
grown on tho hill lands,stand erect or
spring back before the wind. Tho
wheat on the hills as far as I have
seen the reports has not yet been
struck by the rust. Thls is true of
fields in Eastern Oregon. These are
likely to escape rust always. The
fa'.l wheat has grown slowly for many
months In weather not very stimula
ting to growth, has not rusted, so far
as we have the testimony this season.
These observed facts shed Some light
upon the ideas or theory above stat
ed.
Tbo perfect wheat berry, or grain,
according to Prof. Johnson's Analysis
contains the following proportion of
the same mineral elements, viz :
Wheat per cent of ash, 2 7; potash,
SI 1; soda, 3 5; magnesia, 12 2;
lime, 3 1; oxide of iron, 0 7; phos
phoric acid, 40 2; sulphuric acid, 2.4;
sillicic acid. 1 7; chlorine, 0 5. It
will be noticed that the straw and
the grain each require the same per
cent, of the oxide of iron, viz : 0.7
each, or 14i to both. The action of
the oxygen of the air, upon the sap
tinctured with this iron oxide may
readily account for the rust on the
straw. Cotton plants which grow
rapidly in April as a native of Ten
nessee Informs me often rust and
dry up and become worthless, evi
dently from the bursting of the stock
and overflow and loss of sap.
REMEDY,
A good harvest depends upon so
many conditions that provision in one
respect may fail to meet other needs.
Two conditions are obviously needed
to prevent wheat rust. The first Is
abundant mineral elements in the
composition of the soil to form per
fect and strong tubes or straw. The
hill lands usually abound In these
minerals. Some are coarse, but
frosts and storms and cultivation are
constantly disintegrating them to a
finer and finer tilth, thus assuring
the strength of tubing, which is re
quired in the machinery of cereal
growth. In the lowlands deeper
ploughing will often turn up a miner
al mould of great value, to mingle
with the carbonaceous loam, give the
mineral food that is wanted for a
good crop. The prairie lands of the
middle west have been largely ex
hausted of portions of these minerals,
and not replenished, and thus rus
ted wheat has come to bo the rule
instead of the exception year by
year.
a scconu condition ncedeu is a
ALBANY, OREGON, F11IDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1879.
slow and more uniform growth of
me cereal especially or wheat, our
climate favors fail sowing and glvci
us greater assurance of an average
anu large harvest annually. This
have noticed in thirty-two harvosta
or fall wheat in Oregon without
great failure. But frost sometimes
lifts tho winter wheat and breaks the
roots, and at length injures and even
kills a part. Lato dry spells or long
continued ranis, as this year, some
times prevent sowing at proper time.
Self draining hill or rolling land, or
uuuerurainea flat lands like the Linn
county prairies, will allow earlier
sowing and slower and mors even
growth.
Tho pratlce of roundlmr tin flat
ianusaroaor two wide, leaving a
doep furrow between rows, as a shal
low urain ditch has the two-fold ben
efit of drainage, and of 2eeri fine,
well mixed tilth In abundance for
punt food for both straw and seed
ihis will tend to early, uniform an J
strong growth. -.
It is probable that the wheat lands
oi j. astern Oregon, Washington and
xuaho, so nch In the needed miner
als, win never bo struck with rust
except in marshy fiats or low creek,
and river bottoms. The hills and
rothng lands ot Western Oregon and
asi.ington, have perhaps little to
fear usually from this evil If thepolota
uunicu are guarded..
BEnisTiVfl turn TKMrrut.
juiis a. oocoH.
v Hh drink, on some temperament,
one glass will mount to the brain in
stantly, weakening the power of will,
affecting the self-control, and tie man
is not the same. Tho appetite being
then roused Ukea hold of hint and
drags him down in its fearful embrace.
Tho only safety for such a man is total
abstinence; and to a man who haa been
a victim, bound by tie cords of this
fierce desire, it will be a life struggle,
when at times the old appetite conies
over him like a wave. - Let Lim do
anything but drink, let him even ran
it is not cowardly to run.
I know a man who was strongly
tempted, and escaped. He was a prin
ter, working near a window opposite
which was the "Shade," and he saw
persons coming out wiping their lip,
having taken their "eleven o'clock."
He began to want it, and grew nerv
ous; the desire increased; every fibre of
of Lis system seemed to cry out for it,
when he dropped his form of type, and,
in his vcxatiea at the accident, took
olT his apron and put on his coat with
ii- r..-sni, he thought of his wife and chil
dren, of former ruin and disgrace, and
present prosjierity and reputation, and
he rushed out and run Latleas through
the streets till he reached homo,
"Wife, shut rue np! Vor merer '
sake shut me up and don't let me oat.
Ask no questions, but shut me up."
She was a wise wife and locked Lim
in a room, and there be remained for
thirty hours before he dare venture out
to his work again.
A lawyer who had been intemperate
told me: "I have been oUiced to fore
go ali light literature. I can hardly
read a newapapet."
"I have not tasted drink for two
7 tiara, but if I only read of drinking I
want it. 1 have paced my ofiice with
hands chnehed and the sweat standing
in beads on my forehead, as I battled
the horrible desire to get drink, when I
have read of a man driaking a glass of
wine:"
Another gentleman told me that ha
bad not drank for twenty-eight years.
"uud, said ie, "l nave some fiftv men
working for me, and when I take the
breath of a man who has been drink
ing, I want it yea, sometimes want it
so that I have ridden ten miles to rid
myself of the desire that seemed to cry
through my whole system, 'Give! give!'
when I have taken the breath of a man
who has been drinking." Xno York
Advocate.
A H1CB1TT LOVE.
Dr. John Brown writes that ho nev
er can forget an incident which occur
red during the cholera scourge in 18C2.
He says:
"One morning a sailor came to say I
must go three miles down the river to
a village where it had broken out with
great fury. Off I set. We rowed in
silence down the dark river, passing
the huge hulks, and bearing the rest
less convicts turning in their beds in
their chains. The men rowed with all
their might; they had too many dead
or dying at honre to have the heart to
speak to me. We got near the place.
It was very dark, but I saw a crowd of
men and women on the shore at the
landing place, all shouting for the doc
tor. We were near the shore, when I
saw a big, old man, his hat off, his hair
gray and his head bald. He said noth
ing, but turning them all off with his
arm, he plunged into the sea, and be
fore I knew where I was he had me in
his armB. I was helpless as an infant.
He waded out with me, carrying me
high up in his left arm, and with his
right leveling every man er woman that
stood in his way. It was Big Joe car
rying me to see his grandson, Little
Joe. He bore me off to the poor, con
vulsed boy, and dared me to leave him
till he was better. He did get better,
but Big Joe himself was dead that
night! He had the disease on him
when he carried him from the boat, but
his heart was set upon his boy. I can
never forget how terribly in earnest he
was.
'.'Will you always trust me, dearest 1"
he asked, looking into her great blue
eyes with unspeakable affection. She
was a saleswoman ia an uptown store,
and she told him business was business,
and that he would have to pay cai
every time.
TUB (HUD'S lartl'KXCE.
There is 'Whisky BUI,' who used to
rtve the old white horse in front of
cent wagon," repeated the man In
toons of surprise.
"Yer
"Well, now, it's a curious case," he
slowly continued. "We all thought lie
lad gone to the dogs, for surs, for be
was drinking a pint of whisky a day,
but a few months ago be braced right
up, stopped drinking, and new I hear
he I in good business and saving mon
y. It beats all.fyr the last time 1 saw
him be was half under ground.
. .when you go home at night and
find that all is well with vour own flesh
and blood, do you go to sleep reasoning
that the rest of the world must care for
iiaelf Do you ever shut your eyes
ana call up the hundreds of faoes you
f at met daring the day, and wonder
if the paleness of death will cover any
u theot before the morrow! When
you have been once attracted to a face,
even if it be a stranger's, do you let it
drop from memory with your dreams,
or Jo you call it no again and acain as
night comes down and Lope it mar lose
none of its brightness in the whirling
mist of time
So Whisky Bill was hunted down.
And inquiry here and there finally
traced him to a little brown cottage on
a by street.
II sat on the step in the twflicht.a
burlr, broad-shouldered man of fifty,
and ia the boose three or four thildren
were gathered around a lamp looking
over a picture-book.
"Yes; they used to call me 'Whisk r
Bill,' down town," he replied, as he
moved along and made room. "But it
is weeks kino I heard the name. No
wonder .they think me dead, for I've
not set eyes on tie old crowd for
months, and I don't want to for months
to com.
Tby tell me yon bar quit drink-
ing. But on could see that by your
face."
"I hop so. I have not touched a
drop since February. Before that I
was drank day in and day out, and
more of a brute than a man. I don't
say but what my wife's death set me to
thinking; but I didn t stop my liquor.
God forgive me, but I was drunk when
she died, half drunk at the grave, and I
meant to go on a regular spree that
night I was low down, sir, and I was
no better than a brut in tnose days.
"And so von left vour motherless
children at Lome and went out and got
drunk."
"No. I said I meant to but I didn't.
The poor' things were crying all day,
snd after coming home from the burial
I thought to get em tucked away a
bed before I went out. Drunk or so
ber I never struck one of U hem a blow,
. my -in,.. ..I wmt. ,. WfcMi I
ignored home. " There' ftwn n
there, and Uie youngest isn't quite four
years yet. I got the older ones in bed
all right and then came little Ned. He
bad ciied himself to sleep, and be call
ed for his mother as soon as I woke
him up. Until that night I never bad
tli boy on my knee, to My nothing of
putting him to bed, and you may guess
that these big fingers made clumsy
work with the hooks and buttons. Ev
ery minute he kept saying that mother
didn't do that way; and the big chil
dren were hiding their heads under the
quilts to drown their sobs. Whan I
had his clothes off and his night-gown
on I was ashamed to put him downnd
when the oldest saw tears in my eyes,
and jumped out of bed and put her
arms around my neck, I dropped the
name of 'Whiaky Bill' right then and
forever."
"And little Ndr
"Mebbie I'd have weakened but for
kirn," replied the man, as he wiped his
eyes. "After I had got the child's night
gown on, what did be do but kneel
down beside me and wait for me to say
the Lord's Prayer over him. Why,
sir, you might nave knocked me down
with a feather! There I was a mother
and father to him, and 1 could not say
four words of that prayer to save my
life! " He waited and waited and wait
ed for me to begin as his mother had,
and the big children were waiting, and
when I took him np in my arms and
kissed him, 1 called Heaven to witness
that my life should change from that
hour. And so it did, sir, and I've been
trying hard to lead an honest, sober
life. God helping me, no one shall call
me Whiakf BUI' again." .
The four children, little Ned in his
night-gown, came out for a good-night
kiss, and the boy cuddled in his fath
ers arms and said:
1 "Good-night, pa good-night, every
body in this world good-night, ma ,up
in Heaven and don t put out the light
till we get to sleep! Detroit Free
Pre.
A VIXTABT TICTta.
Professor Jacob Grimm relates th
following anecdote : "Not long ago
a little girl of about eight years of
age, apparently belonging to a good
family, rings at the door of Dr.
Grimm, and tells the servant that she
wishes to speak to th 'nerr Profes
sor.' Thinking that the little one
had to deliver a message, the servant
shows her Into the study of the pro
fessor, who receives her kindly, and
asks after ber errand. The child
looks with earnest eyes, and says, 'Is
It thou who hast written those fine
Marchen! (fairy tales.) 'Yes, my
dear,', answered Dr. Grimm, 'my
brother and I have written the Ilaus
Marchen.' " 'Then tho hast also
written that tale of the clever little
tailor, where it is said at the end,
who will not beheve It mast pay a
thaler?' Yes, I have written that,
too.' 'Well then, I do not believe it,
and I suppose I shall have to pay a
thaler : but as X have not muchmoa'
eynow, I'll give thee a gorchen on
account, and pay the rest by-and-by.'
The eavomt, as may be imagined, was
not a little surprised and amused
He inquired after the name of hia
coQseiencious little reader, and took
cara taat ssa rsacnea ter house safe
ly" Ze I'iiit Journal,
KEEOIV WME.
In a foreign paper before us we read
or an anniversary celebration, which
took place a few weeks since at the
town of Beauvais, France, which was
very prolific ia its suggestiveness. In
the latter part of June, 1472, Charles
wo jjoid, Uuke or Burgundy, surprised
th French town of Beauvais, and at
tempted to storm the walls. As the
Burgttndian standard bearer was plant
ing Lis colors on the nmnart, a young
girl in ler teens, named Jeanne Laine
(for the defence was made solely .by the
matrons and maidsof Beauvais), brained
the Invader with a hatchet, tore the
standard from his death -grasp, and
hurled his body down the scaling-ladder.
Beauvais wss saved and the Bur
gundians were, like the French at Zara
goza, "foiled by a woman's hand before
a ruined walL" This heroine is known
in history as Jeanne Hacbette, and her
little hatchet ia as famous as our Wash
ington's. The captured flag ia aaciedly
preserved in the Town Hail at Beau
vais, and was brought forth with great
pride by the officials at the celebration
above alluded to.
We say this reference was prolific in
suggeeUvenesa. How promptly mem-1
ory recalls that wonderful peasant girl
of Orleans, who led so successfully the
chivalry of France to battle ; who com
manded armies and burled back the tide
of invasion I Truly, Joan of Are was
inspired. Again, in the French cam
paign f '93 General Dumouriez had
for his aides-de-camp two of the love
liest ladies of France, who. in their
dazzling cavalry uniforms, carried or
ders through the thickest of the fight,
cheering on the soldiers, and even lead
ing more than one gallant charge, as
they waved their gleaming swords above
their plumed heads. In nearly everr
French field of battle, history telle us,
women have been found where the dead
lay thickest, beside brother, lover or
husband. What splendid examples of
female chivalry are afforded by the fields
of romantic Castile t Who can forget
the sieges of Baragos, Valencia and
Tortosa, where the women enrolled
themselves in battalions end fought
with nnexamnled bravery 1 The Maid
of Saragosaa took her place in the bat-
tery, wnen tier lover was shun, point
ing the gun and applying the match,
when even veteran soldieis fell back
before the deadly storm of shot and
shell.
Who doe not remember, in this con
nection of heroic women, the beautiful
and brave Madame da Frenoy when
she was on board a polacra in the Med
iterranean, bound for Genoa. It was
doriug the wild days of Algerine pi
rates, and a corsair attacked the veaaeL
The rover ranged alongside by means
of hi mWrngyMmwrnimmtafmrjmmgrd
aJbwlsitf. ini tha.jiolamwt ?!'--.
lug tu3 gmpiitois, pit-pared to Cm t J .
vernel by boarding, the pirate captain
leading his men and cuttimr down all
before him. The crew of the polacre
made a stout resistance, because they
knew their fate if captured. But they
were largely outnumbered, and became
disheartened, many of them lying dead
or bleeding upon the deck. It was a
very unequal contest and they were
about to give up when Madame du
Frenoy rushed out of the cabin with a
pistol in her hand, and shot the leader
of the pirates dead. Then seizin? a
cutlass from a dying sailor, she cut with
a vigorous arm right and left among the
corsairs, giving terrible wounds in their
faces and heads. She seemed ondowed
with superhuman strength, and the pi
rates paused in utter amazement ; the
polacre crew rallied and drove the in
vaders from their deck. For this heroio
act the Grand Master of the Knights
of Malta gave Madame du Frenoy a
splendid bracelet of diamonds and ru
bies. The Greek and Hungarian revolu
tions both had their examples of female
heroism, each had its Maid of Orleans
or of Saragossa indeed all history, an
cient or modern, teems with such to
kens. Our own revolutionary annals
are illuminated by similar grand and
prominent figures of women at the post
of danger, and freely risking all in the
holiest of causes. Even in the late
struggle between the North and the
South, many a field on both sides
showed the faithful wife, sister, or the
affianced bride, habited like the sterner
sex, and fighting in the front rank of
battle. Female heroism has never been
wanting since the period when the
matrons of Britain hurled defiance at
Csesar's legions.
WHAT FA KM EES SCCCEES.
That farmer will succeed who makes
up his mind that the whole Becret of
success lies in himself; that it is the
man and not the business that tells.
He will succeed if he brings to bear the
same amount of force, forethenght,econ
omy and judgment : that any other
branch of business requires. . He will
succeed if he sticks as close to the farm
as the mechanic does to his shop, and
not expect to work three or four mouths
and then take his ease for the rest of
the year. That farmer will Bucceed
who takes the papers, and digests what
he reads, and ia not afraid of new ideas
and new methods of industry. He
will succeed if it is his intention that
whatever he sends to market shall be
the very best, and so made up and put
up that.when seen it will be captivat
ing for its freshness cleanliness and pu
rity, and will unhesitatingly be taken
on account of his well known character
for honesty of weight, measure and
count. These who have farms may
think themselves fortunate,for,although
they will not thereby find reads to sud
den wealth, they will certainly prove
that persistent farm labor will bring
sure reward. It is worthy of notice
that the. adventurer and speculator,
with blasted hopes and shattered health
and fortune, have in. the end to come
back to the farm for health and safety.
Agriculture ia the basis of natural
strength and wealth, and a most cer
tain and liberal support to all who fol
low it intelligently.
1
NO. 7.
mm school or exfebiexce.
iTactical wisdom in the art of agri-
, . - do learned in the
cnooi or experience. Essays and trea-
wdks and pa,H5rs, precepts and
instructions are useful a far as they
go, but without
the task fn hand, without the discipline
of the real farmers' life, they remain of
o toeory only. And yet
life is not long enough to satisfy any
intelligent person with the measure of
t , ttalnnent. We must profit
by carefully observing the VtlAfimAAa
and practices of those of our own craft,
as well as the results of our own lim
ited circle of operation. ri.rf
other is also requisite to enable a man
w anow nimseir. It is only by mixing
freely in the world about . tw JL
can form a proper estimate of our own
capacity. Without such experience one
t apt to become sulfUri.
ignorant. Any one who would mofit
by experience will never La ftliAVsa lr-
ing for information from others He
who fancies himself already too wise to
learn of others will never succeed in
eccomplishing any great or important
In no occupation is CO-oneratirm .
comparison of views, methods snd re
sult, mutual conferences and discus-1
sions, so essential to- success aa in the
practice of agriculture. Pwm;
an art of unrecorded experience, hum.
bandry in the future will only develop
into a remunerative business in propor
tion as its followers nota their Arnon.
enoes for the benelit of the craft as well
ror individual gain. Etwrimi
upon a single crop under special condi
tions are of little value standing alone;
yet " aggregate of experiment,
carefully conducted and intelligently
studied, is to come the progressive and
enlightened culture of the future. The
man made wise by exneriene i. .,.
judge correctly 0f the things which
come under his daily observation. Com
mon sense is, generally speaking, but
the result of common experience wiaely
improved, and iu acquisition is less a
matter of great ability than the exer
cise of patience, accuracy, industry and
watchfulness. Many of the soundest
and moat sensible people to be met with
are intelligent men of the world who
argue Irom what they actually see and
know, instead of inventing imnw.ui,i.
theories of what things ought to be, or
spinning cooweb distinctions between
unimportant conditions.
fin .
i he practical deduction w wm.M
draw from the above eonaidemtinna ia
that progressive agriculture ran Lpi Lo
advanced and encouraged through a
systematic round of experiments- nar-
tici ratted in by a large number of farm
ers in each State, under the supervision
c - . . ... .,..
'tcyhrl aocietyf ' wboao duty it
' I f - J (tiiucKifv rt.o in.
uivuuil tjtuericijces of manv-THTmfiHrrt
mu woramg in accordance with some
nxed plan. Thus at a limited expense,
and from the school of experience,
could important problems be solved and
valuable facts elicited. Far better an
outlay in this direction than in sustain
ing expensive exhibitions that aim at
no positive advance in knowledge, and
strive to amuse and entertain rather
than to instruct or elevate. It is a sad
commentary on the value and efficiency
of farmers' fairs, agricultural societies.
individual experiments, scholarly theo
ries, chemists' formulas, ponderous vol
umes of report and State appropria
tions, that so many important practical
questions are still unanswered. The
impartial observer can but arrive at the
conclusion that a wiser course in the
search for knowledge would be found
in the more earnest cultivation of the
school of experience.
ABTirB T A CBUDC ATE.
Remember that the world ia older
than you are, by several years; that for
thousands f years it hrs been so full of
smarter and better men than you that
their feet stuck out of the dormer win-
dows,that when they died the old globe
wens wnirung on, and not one man in
ten millions went to the funeral, or
even heard of the death. Be as smart
as you can, of course. Know as much
as you can, without blowing the pack
ing out of your cylinder heads; shed
the light of your wisdom abroad in the
world, but don't dazzle people with it
And don't imagine a thing is so simple
because you say it is. Don't be too
sorry for your father because he knows
so much less than you da The world
has great need of young men, but no
greater need than the young men have,
of it Your clothes fit you better than
your father's fit him, they cost more
money, they are more stylish, your
moustache is neater, the cut of your
hair is better, and you are prettier, oh,
far prettier than "pa. But, young
man, the old gentleman gets the big
gest salary, and his homely, scrambling
signature on the business end of a check
will drain more money out of the bank
in five minutes than you could get with
a ream of paper and a copper plate sig
nature in six months. Young men are
useful, and they are ornamental, and
we couldn't engineer a picnio success
fully without them. But they are no
novelties, un, no, nothing of the kind,
They have been here before. Don't be
so modest as to shut yourself clear out:
but don t be so fresh you will have to
be put away in the cool to keep from
?1? TN 111 A .
spoiling. ion t do airaid that your
merit will not be discovered. People
all over the world are hunting for you,
and if you are worth finding they will
find you. A diamond isn't so easily
found as a quarts pebble, but people
searcn lor it all the more intently.
uawkeye.
Quit brooding over troubles, misfor
tunes and losses. A brave man. with a
heart in him worth anything, gets over
sucn pititul ruts and laughs at discour
agement lolls up his sleeves, whistles,
sings and makes the best of life. This
earth is not a paradise you are only
on. the road there, if you take the right
direction.
uliseribo for the Democrat.
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For leKal and transient advertlserjietits
fl 00 per qnsrs, for the first in nertlon, and
60 cents per square far each subsequent in
sertion. SCASDAL.
ait K. e. toaxrox.
A woman In Uie hoijr btlwr went,
Cvnfnarfvn of tin ta bar Intent ;
And fo her midemcroni, great ix! mrailt,
Kh faithrnlijr rthcarud Um all ;
And, ebitM& In tor catalogue id tin.
Sh OWMxi tint th talebearer tud berti.
And toi-M a bit of Kanda up and down
To all tbe long-.tonrntd gomltm In ll tuwh.
Th hot fatter for ber other mn
Granted th atwjntim aadwd ot lilin ;
But while fur all the reat be pardon (ate.
He told Iter tblt vffnt waa very grace.
And that to d" tit penanc, ahe mnfft ifu
Out by the wayeid whir the thitl grow,
And gathering tbe tar ire, ripeat one,
Scatter It aeeda, and that when Hits waa Ju,
Sb moat come back again another lr,
To tell trim hie command ate did
Th woman, thinking Una a penuw 'uftit.
Hastened W do hi wlil that erjf
reeling right glad abe bad ewiapod well.
Kx day bat one h went V. the priest to .ll
Tb pricet ml (till and beard ber torr throtih.
Then aald, "There'll aotsethlng tiD for jim in Co ;
Thoa little Uma1 eed which yon have Kiarn
I bid foa go retainer one be ."
Tb woman aald, "Bat, father, 'twould be tain
To try to gather up thoa teed iptln ;
The wind hare erattared them both far and w-d.
Over tb meadow, nl and ntoontain-aide.
Tb father enewered, "Now I bop that from tint
Tlx laoa 1 bv taught you will not mbw :
Ton cannot gather baek tb caUerd eed.
Which far and wld will grow to noxioue weed,
Ker cm tb uittbiet ctk by teandal eowo
By any penane be airain undone."
A BIftlEESft MAS'S HABITS.
A sacred regard for the principles of
justice forms the basis of every trans
action, and regulates the conduct of
every upright man of business.
lie is strict in kee,.;ng bis engage
ments,
Boes nothing carelessly or ia a hurry.
Employs nolsvly to do what l.e can
easily do himaelf.
Keejs everything n its jrroper place.
Leaves nothing undone that oulit to
be done, and which circumstanced per
mit Lim to do.
Keeps his designs and business from
the views of others. "
Is prompt and decUive in his deal
ings, and does not over-trade I'M capi
tal. Prefers short credits to long ones,
and cash to credit at all times, either in
burin? or sellin? : and email rirrf. tM in
i with little n.st, to the chance of
O 7 ,
better gains with more hazard.
lie is clear and explicit in all Lis
bargains.
Leaves nothing of consequence to
memory which be can and ought to
commit to writing.
Keeps copies of all his important let
ters, invoices and business documents,
put away in an orderly manner, so that
on occasion tbey may bo easily referred
to.
Is always at the head of I.U busi
ness, well knowing that if he Jenvcs it,
it wilt leave him.
i liolls mm ' McaaJxa rtnwtre -WW.;; r -
Is constantly examining bin l-xa.
and transmits all his accounts-cm rent
to his customers, both at home, and
abroad.
Avoids, as much as possible, all sorts
of accommodation in money matters
and law-suits, where there is the least
hazard.
He is economical in his exn-litnres,
always living within his income.
Keeps his memorandum book in ins
pocket, in which he notes every jmrtic-
ular relative to appointments, ft Id rewes
and petty cash matters.
Is cautious how he becomes wcurity
for any person, and is generous when
urged by motives of humanity.
Let every business man act strictly
on these habits, hen once iiia,
they will be easy to continue iu, and
success will attend his efforts.
Take pleasure in your business, nnd
it will become vour recreation.
llorie for the best, think for the
worst, and manfully tear whatever
4 ,
happens.
Batcher Bey aw.4 Baker .lrl.
It was down in the yeast pan of
the city, says an exchange. Ho was
burly butcher boy sne was the
pie-ous daughter of a Germaa baker
next door, with eyes like currants
and ber yellow hair twisted on the
back of her head like a huge cruller.
They leaned toward each other over
the back-bone of the separating rail
ing, lie was casting sheep's eyes at
her, while hers turned to him with a
provocating roll.
"Meet me to-night beef-forequarter
to 10," he said.
"Oh, dough-nut ask it," said she,
"I make no benes aboat it." said
be.
"You're not well bread," said she.
"Only sweet bread," said be.
"Don't egg me on," said she.
"I never satfsage a girl Don't
keep me on tender-hooks ?" said he,
quite chep-f alien.
"Why don t you wear tbe dead
flower I gave you?" said she.
"orK-quoL? ' asEed he.
'Oh, kneed I say?" asked she.
'That don't suet me," said he.
"You're crusty. I only wanted to
cracker joke," said she.
"You gave me a cut the cold
shoulder,' said be.
"Ah, vou don t loaf me," sighed
she.
"Veal Bee. I cleave to you and
no mistake if you have money,"
said he.
I can make a bun-dance," said
she-
Then no more lamb-entations "
said he. "You shall be mv rib.
"Well done!"
And their arms embraced like a
preWeL So his cake was not all
dough; she likes a man of his kidney;
and, being good livers, they will no
doubt lie on the fat of the land,
raisin lots of children. This world is
a queer jumble, but love seems
"bread in the bone." -tf'ray Jour
nal. Polk county farmers have been
greatly annoyed by the lack of har
vest hands. Harvest won is being;
crowded to the utmost, and the fu
roprst nro io?n? their he t tr sivp
J t'ac-ir grain before finotfter rain.