B E D R O C K D E M O C R A T, P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y R A T E S OF A D V E R T IS IN G : W EDNESDAY, BY J. M. SO P H E R D . O FFIC E IN T H E B E D R O C K D E M O C R A T B U IL D IN G . T erms fi-cm . S ubscription : of One year,...................................................... 4 n 0 Six Months,.................................................... .... 50 C orrespondence from all portions of Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D emocrat . All communications, to receive attention must be accompanied by a responsible name’ Personal communications will be charged as special advertisements. VOL. 5. IS! e w D r u g s to r e . S . M . P E T T E N G I L L A C O ., 10 S ta te JOB W O R K . W e are now prepared to do all kinds of JOB W O itK on short notice and at reasona­ ble rates. N. B .— All Job Work M UST BE PAID FOB ON D E L lY E ltY . igsssHBtcaareagri P R O F E S S IO N A L C A R D S ? L. O. STE R N S, N otary P u b lic . A tto rn e y s &> am i Hyde, ^ B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. L . O. S terns will attend the Courts of the Fifth Judicial District, and of Idaho and Washington Territories. Water Rights and Mining Litigation a S pecialty . Collections promptly attended to. June 18, 1873.n6y WoALd respectfully inform the public that tbey have recently received a w e llse- iected and fresh Stock of Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Perfumeries, Patent Medicines, Soaps, Wines, Brandies, Whiskies and Cordials, I. D. HAINES, A R E ID & FLETCHER, Prop'r. n n HIS HOUSE has been enlarged and re- JL fitted, and is now the best Hotel on the Umatilla and Idaho stage route. Stages leave this House for above and be­ low, and also for Clark’s Creek Eldorado, Gem City and Sparta. Connected with the Hotel will be found a first «lass I at [n ltf CLEMENT & SICORD, Proprietors, A inform tne Public that they have pur- cnased the Baker City Hotel, and have fitted it up as g First Class Hotel, where they will be found at all times ready to attend to the wants of the B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. s T v . KNOX, A t t o r n e y at L a w , (And Notary Public,) HOTEL RESTAURANT H. S H IN N , d AND F R A C onveyancer, ill attend to Conveyancing and making ABSTRACTS OF T IT L E . n l 8 tf E. W. REYNOLDS, PUBLIC DEPUTY U. S. M ARSHAL. Iffice with John Brattain, Three Doors South of B edrock D emcrat office, on side of the Street. / BA K E R CITY, OREGON. ic e — In the new Buildrng im m ediate­ ly South of the W estern H otel. MEDICAL E X A M I N E R For the New Y ork Life Insurance Co- nlSif A t w o o d L , M. I). ((■actuate of the College of Physicians and Sufeeons New York and of the Medical De- paaiinem 01 the Willamette University,) s u r g e o n , [tf Mrs. R. C. Shepherd f e r & Balter’s Sewing Machines. ® ker City, Dec. 1 , 1872.n30tf T P. HENDEKNSON, "S t r e e t , b a k e r c i t y , ^facturer a n d D e a le r in am saddlery _________ ERY DESCRIPTION, CH EAP FOR ; W C A S H .. Repairing done with neatness and dispatch, Reasonable Prices. Baker pity, Sept. 30, 1874.n21tf S J K i’ C O R M I C K , and Dealer In t * : Bools, Siationary, Toys, im M n ew spaper s , 0 FRANKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CLAUS’ 0 0 Brick Building, 105 Front street, Portland, Headquarters, Fire-proof O re g o n . jqf pCJ ndei taker. J. W. ri r . e IST C H i , -£ L liS C > B illia r d T a b le s To be found in the City. “ Fred” and “ Bob” will be pleased at all times to have their friends give them a call. B A K E R Y . They have re-opened the bakery in con­ nection with their Saloon, and are prepared to till all orders in this line, at short notice, and at prices to suit the times. The Bakery is under the care of Mr. ILER. BOHNA & McCORD. Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874. n40tf COSMOPOLITAN SALOON, ' W IL L IA M C O N STA B LE V .O O .I) respectfully inform the Public that he lias opened the D YA K Is supplied with tho very best of every thing in his line, at B I T J. B . G A R D N E R , B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. H E P R O P R IE T O R H A S B ought the H otel Restaurant, next door to T the Post Office, formerly kept by Sicord W h itcom b, and has tilted the same up in the best style as a H otel, on the French Restaurant Style. H e is prepared to ac­ commodate the Public, and is determined to give entire satisfaction. The House is open from fivo o ’clock in the m orning until twelve at night, during which time customers will be supplied with the best o f everything to be had in the A H I S B T , WATCHMAKER AN1) JEW ELER, ESTABLISHED IN BAKER CITY IN 18C7, Keeps constantly on hand a well assorted Stock of BAKER CITY MARKET. o lm J E p p in g e r R e sp e ctfu lly informs die citizens of Baker City that has re-opened the BAKER CITY MARKET, Where, at all times, he will be prepared to furnish his customers with the BEST OF MEAT, Of all kinds, at most reasonable prices. Baker City, April 11, 18?4.-n49tf WATCHES. CLOCKS 1 JEWELRY and is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line of business. - Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory u31 Prices [tf. s. A. GAINES. GEO. J. BOWMAN. GAINES & BOWMAN, B la c k s m ith s LIV ER Y S T A B L E fiannMnrers of MESSRS. KILBLRX & PERK1XS W B u e L s & Wagons. AND T> e sp e c tfu lly I n fo r m th e Cit- _____ _____ _ City and County, and izens of Baker the Public generally, that they have pur-' chased the Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that they are prepared to furnish customers with the best of Single or Double Turn-outs, »ZMF ess W in e s , L iq u o rs and C igars. A Drink. Ho lias a Fine Billiard Table for the use of his customers. Baker City, Dec. 17,1873. n32tf S t a b l e IS A G E N T FOR H Where will always be found the very best E A R E G E T T IN G O C R T IM B E R Jerms cash, or no patronage solicited, ce one door north of City Drug Store. in S A L O O N , Baker City, July 4, 1874 .- m 9tf f . NT. S n o w , M . D . Physician and Surgeon, BAKER CITY, OREGON. ly inform the Citizens of Baker City and the Public generally, that they hate opened a New JOSEPH MAN A l DAS, Proprietor, M laker City, Sept. 3, 1873.ul7m4 8] B o h n a «fc M cCord Itespeel Ful­ & AND a n d B am berger & F ran k , O N E N o t a r y P u b lic h y s ic ia n AT THE OLD StAND OF In a manner that will give satisfaction. The Table will be supplied with the best the M ARKET W IL L AFFORD. ■ S A L O O N , C o sm o p o lita n S a lo o n , Give us a call, and then you can judge of our ability and capacity to please our custo­ mers. n51tf CLEM ENT & SICORD. NOTARY B o h n a & M c C o r d ’s Corner o f Fror t Street and Court Avenue, opposite Virtue’s Bank, where he will be pleased to see and wait upon his friends and the Public generally. His ~Will practice in the Courts of this State and Washington Territ ry. b'PECIAL A TTENTION PAID TO LAND Business, and Collections. n !3tf Baker City, Sept. 11,1872.- Dress Making H u n gry and W eary, W ESTON , O R E G O N . JO SEPH an d M illin e ry Done to Order, and at Short Notice by MRS. L . J. HUSTON. Baker City, April 1 8 ,1874.-n51m6 r p h e P r o p r ie to r s re sp e ctfu lly A tto r n e y a t-L a w , â 0 N. B .— Thoso indebted to either the Hotel or Saloon are requested to '.appear at the Captain’s office apd settle. no5v3tf. B a k e r C it y , O r e g o n . J. M. S H E P H E R D , Fancy Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv­ ed by Express every Month, and "for sale at most reasonable Prices. One of tho Finest and Best RAIL ROAD HOUSE. c o u n se lo r Law, Baker city, Oregon. L a d ies B A K E R C IT Y , O R EG O N . "W e ste rn H o t e l. o-----e of the State. Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. n !7y. STORE, First door above the Express Office. For Medicinal purposes. F am ily Medi­ cines carefully prepared. Prescrip­ tions accurately compounded, at £EI 1 hours of the day or 118 night. Give us a call. tf B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. IL L P R A C T IC E IN A L L C O U R T S and OREGON, Liquors, Wines and Cigars of the best quality. Phelan’s Improved Billiard Tables ail in good order. Attorney-at-Law, ttorney , SALOONl AAD BEW J. .LAWRENCE, W c it y MAIN STREET,............ ............................ BAKER CITY. C o u n s e lo r s A t -L iu v , NE¥ Opposite Odd Fellows’ H a ll, Main Street, T. C. H Y D E , - Sterns MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS, AT TH E BAKER Street, Boston, 3/ Park How, New Y ork and 701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are our Agents for procuring advertisements for the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in the above cities, and are authorized to contract for advertising t our lowest rates. n 3 if BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 21, 1874. CLEAVER Informs the Public that he is nrenarAd m a* all kind of work in the Undertaking r us ness on short notice and at rasonable nrioA Baker City, Oct. 1 , 1873.n2It(f P WS’ Either night or day, with or without drivers, at the very lowest rates. First c.ass Saddle Horses 011 hand. Horses boarded and the best of care bestowed. We keep nothing bin the best of Stock and Buggies. Our stable is at the upper end of Main Street, Baker City, Oregon, Come andsee us, Everybody, and we will do our best to please you. K1LBURN & PERKINS. February 10, 1874.-n40tf direct trom St. Louis, Mo., and none but the very best is Purchased, we are there­ fore prepared to Warrant all our work. We are now fully prepared to complete any buggies or Wagons On short notice, and we can say we have the Very Best of Workmen in our employ. Every one wanting a Buggy or Wagon will save time and money by giving us a call and examining our work tor tnemselves. s ia o e in g . «Special attention is paid to Horse Shoeing . All repair work done on short notice. We are thankful for past ^Patronage, and still solicit a continuance. GAINES & BOWMAN. Baker City, March II, l»74.~n44tf B l a c k s m i thine- AND W A G O N M A K IN G , n A ll th e V a r io u s B ra n ch es LIV ER Y S T A B L E I GEIER & KELLOGG Having completed their New Stable, have now the finest and best regulated L i v e r y S ta b le In E a s t e r n O re g o n , Where they will carry on the Livery Busi­ ness in all its branches. STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD. Baker City, Nov. 13, 1872. nl3tf K Z a stn e r S d L a c l i n e r P roprietors of the B A K E R CITY BREWERY, On tho East side of Powder River, BAKER CITY", OREGON. April 29,1874. »Sly carried on by the Undersigned, at his onop, at the Head of Main Street, BAKER CITY, OREGON. I will do as good "work, at as reasonable Prices, as any other Shop in the Country. S. B. McCORD, Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874.ii40tt J a s . H I. K o o n t z , Forwarding: & Commission MercHit, C orner of F irst and G S teeds , * U m a tilla , O r e g o n . All Freights and charges paid and advan­ ces made on C'ommission. I have a Stone Warehouse for Storeage of Goods. Mark goods, Care J. H . K.,U.. Umatilla, Aug. 5, 1874.nl3n24. T H E P R ID E OF T E N N E SSE E . White folks attention, And I’ll sing you a littl'e song; We might as well be happy, And sweep the world along; Just listen a moment longer, And I ’ll tell you who I be: My name is Ben, from the town of Glenn, Way down m Tennessee. - NO. 24. A N egro In v e n to r ’ s E n d . The Franklin ( Ky. ) Patriot of September 5, says: We refered, a few weeks ago, to an invention called “ perpetual motion,” constructed by an old negro, who lives three miles west of this place. It is a wagon, so arranged that, after being set iu My master had a colored girl, motion, it runs itself by virtue of Her name was Jennie Brown, the fact that the weight of gravita­ And she was the prettiest colored girl That ever was in town; tion is thrown foreward of the cen­ She was a lovely y tiler gal, tre of motion, and consequently, the And she was lond of.me, machine is compelled to run. And all the darkies said she was It has been the intention of the in ­ The pride of Tennessee. ventor to have his wagon at the Fair My master, he was wealthy, on the 9th of September, so tuat its His name was Captain Moore, He had pjeuty of Negroes, value may be tested publicly in And cash to purchase more; presence of the thousands of people But along came Master Lincoln, who will be present; and we learn And set the niggers free, from one of our best mechanics that But to any such an arrangement Tho planters would’nt agree. last Wednesday—the same day of the circus—the old negro mounted Now "being of the colored race," the machine, adjusted the bands, The truth I will reveal: Smne niggers, soon as they are free, tipped the balance-weight over the Will murder, rub and steal; centre of motion, gave the driving The planters wives and children wheel a shove and started to Frank­ For help, they soon did call; Such dgeus had rais’d the Southern blood, lin to report to John B. Montague, And they were bound to kill us all. Secretary of the Association aud have his machine regularly entered They organized a ku klux, Under one Captain Hill, on the books. Wiio prowled around the town at night, About one mile this side of the old The niggers for to kill; negro’s home their is a noted point They mace no distinction called ‘Red Pond,’ immediatly at Between the good and bad, And if a nigger showed himself, the forks of the Cross Plains and He was sure to lose his head. Springfield roads, and here, unfort- unatly, an accjdent occured, which As I arose one morning And stepped out of the door, we fear will cause a disappointment I saw some niggers hanging, to many inventors who were coming They numbered twenty-four, to our Fair for the purpose of exam­ T ’was-theu I found the country ining this wonderful invention.. Tho Was getting too hot for me, And one Sunday night, before daylight, machine was humming along the I left Old Tennessee. smooth, sandy road at about fifteen Six years I ’ ve been a roving miles an hour, and the happy in­ The country all around; ventor was on deck.feeling as proud I ’ ve been to California, as Fulton ou board his first steam-, Webfoot and Puget Sound, boat, when, in making the turn just I ’ ve courted a dozen colored girls, near the margin of the red pond, But none of them suited me, So well as the girl by the name of Jane, the starboard frout wheel collided Way down in Tennessee. with a heavy set post oak sapling Now, General Grant being President, and the relionnd was so powerful I began to look about; that the old negro was thrown fore­ He ordered out the soldiers, ward over the dashboard, and was ^ And has cleaned the ku klux out. at the same time struck by the flange Now the planteis have consented For the niggers to be free, of the driving wheel, which precip­ This darkey has a longing itated his speed so much that, when To go back to Tennessee. his head struck the fence pauel on And now the trouble’s over, tho opposite side o f the road, he was My heart is tilled with joy, so badly - smashed that his death To know that Jennie’s waiting must have taken place immediatly. To meet her colored boy, Coroner Hartsfield’s inquest was And if this darkie’s life is spared, H e’ll let the people see. uncertain as to whether be bad been That nothing can prevent him killed by a sudden stroke of the driv From going back to Tennessee.' ing wheel or by a too hasty collision Now I will quit my roving, with a panel of the fence. The ma­ And settle down for life; chine, after this accident, struck out I will go back to Tennessee, with freedom, and, passing the resi­ Take Jennie for my wife, dence of Capt. Lea, soon made its I’ll rent some ground of Master, Hoe the cotton and the corn. way across in the direction of Bois- And Jennie and I’ll take comfort, seau’s meadow, but was arrestad in As sure as you are born. its progress by a large log. which And when my day’s work’s finished, tilted the Balance weight back to the And I go home’ at night, My Jennie will have the hoe-cake baked, centre of motion,' and the wild wag­ on was standing gently ’at rest when With eyes a shining bright, I ’ll take my little darkies overtaken by the Coroner and his And dance them on my knee; • * party who were following along to Wont Jennie and Ben be happy then? take care of the killed and wounded. Way down in Tennessee. Since the tragic death of the in Come all you rusty darkies, ventor, no man has dared to mount That's prowling round at night, the fiery, untamed steed, but our in­ A stealing people’s clothing, formant assures us that it will be ou And often getting tight, , Be sure 1 would aavise you exhibition at the Fair grounds, and Take pattern after me, we invite the attention of inventors Marry a colored gal and try and do well, and mechanics to its peculiar me­ Way down in Tennessee. chanism. We will not vouch for And now my song is ended, any man’s life who mounts it and I bid you all adieu, sets it in motion in a timbered local And for your kind attention, ity, but it can be ipanaged safely on My thanks are ever due, And I mostitohnemn promise the half mile track on the Fail- That wherever I may be, grounds, and will be put to its best That I will ever love my colored girl, speed, if any man can be found who The pride of Tennessee.- -------— ------ ------------------------------- is competent to guide it. A C uke F or D runkeness . —The man in the First Ward who went home U n a i r e d C h a m b e r s ..— I pass some very drank a few evenings since, houses iu every town ‘ whose win* met his wife at the door. ¡She had dows might as well be sealed iri with been waiting for him. When he at­ the walls for any purpose they have tempted to pass her and seek his had but to let in the light. They virtuous couch, she flung a pail of are never opened, summer or winter. slops into his face-. “ There’1 said she, In winter it is too cold; in summer “ take that and go back to the saloou the flies stray m, or. if- they are net­ and spend the rest of the night with ted, the dust sifts through the nets. kindred spirits. I have cared for a Now I can tell a person who inhabits drunken brute as long as I propose such chambers when I pass him in to.” The next day the man signed the street—there is such a smell the pledge, went to work, and a night about his clothing. I always wish or two ago took his wife a new dress for a sniff of cologne or hartshorn and a resolution of thatfks for having or burnt feathers,or something of covered him with slops, saying that the sort, to “ take the taste out.” A for years he had been iu the habit of house that is never aired has every filling himself with slops, and that nook and corner filled with the stale the outside application bad brought odors of coocked meats, boiled veg him to see how mean a part he had etables, especially cabbage and on­ been acting. Good for the slop pail ions, which, as the weeks go by, lit­ crusade. erally reek in their hiding piaces. Who has not wished sometimes to A very fat man, for the purpose hang a new servant’s clothing out of quizzing his doctor, asked him of doors some frosty night until it to preseribe for a complaiut which should be thoroughly aired? But I he declared was sleeping with his have seen the fine ladies come weep mouth open. “ Sir,” said the doc­ ing into church, with their velvets tor “ your disease is incurable: Your and silks, when said velvets and skin is too short, so that when you silks have unmistakable evidence of shut your eyes your mouth opeus.” having been housed in just such ... 1 ■ ■ —------------- ---------- ■ —---- - Commodore Vanderbilt wears wool­ shut-upmbamhers. Oh, what a tal8 en socks the year round, and attrib that odor of cabbage and pork tells utes his uninterrupted good health about the lady’s style of house keep to the fact. The Commodore claims iug! The very garments of the chil­ chat they prevent the escape of elec dren tell the same story of nncleau- tricity, which is known to be a pow­ liness. It is bad to have unwashed clotnes, but there may be au excuse erful physical conservative.- for it. But what excuse can there O ld G ent .— ' ‘ Why don’t you go be for unaired ones, when air is so to work, and stop picking your nose?’ cheap and free ? There is death in B oy .—“ I ts my nose, ain’t it? and some unaired .chambers. Better a it’s Fourth of July, too. I ’Ll pick swarm of flies or a cloud of dust, thunder out of it, if I ’ve a mind too. better frost and snow in a room , than these intolerable smells. Dear girls, the first thing in tl>e W oodbull goes after Tilton in a morning, when you a re re a iy to go l i v e l y manner, and if he don’t keep out of Victoria’s reach he will be down stairs, throw open your win­ dows, ''take apart tho clothing of bald headed in less than a month. One square or less, one insertion,......... $2 50 Each additional insertion,................ I One square three mouths......................... 6 00 Business Advertisements by the month— Quarter columu.................... $6 Co Hall column, . . . ' ..........................................10 CO One column,.................................................. 15 00 Ten per cent, additional on advertisements to which a special position is guaranteed. DS^The space of one Inch, up aud down the column, constitutes a square. N. B.— All debts due this office are payable in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed. your beds, and Jet the air blow through it as hard as it will. There is health and wealth in such a poli­ cy. It helps to keep away the d oc­ tors with their long bills. It helps to make your eyes sparkle and your cheeks glow, aud to make others love your presence. Girls who live ' in these close, shut-np rooms, can j only be tolerated at the best in any circle.—Country Gentleman. P lea for th e L it t l e O nes . —O, mothers, with sweet little children clinging about, your knees! Re­ member that evtry harsh word, every unkind tone, every blow upon the tender iimb,s of your child, are like so many red hot irons, branding the fresh soul with scars that an ocean of tears cannot wash away. These youny spirits are like moist clay, receiving readly every imprint which time hardens into eneffacable lines, and as they are moulded in this, their plastic state, so will they be, when maturity has fixed their characters. Kind words, tender ad­ monitions are like the gentle dew which quickens into beauty the clo ver and corn; while harshness, eith er in words, tones, or worse than all blows, is like the fierce sirocco, with­ ering the tender flowers of truth, aud blasting every pure and noble im­ pulse of the soul. My heart has bled at the sight of som4 sweet snn- ny-browed child, for some childish fault, sent with heart-breaking sobs away from the mother, who should of taken it to her arms and with ten­ derness mingled with firmness, point­ ed out its error. Oh ! mother ! when the harsh word is trembling on your lips—pause, think for a moment how blank would be your Jife, how desolate your heart, should the little feet now waudering in so many per­ plexing paths patter no more about your home; if the little hands now so busy in mischievous way be fold­ ed across-the little pulseless hearts, and the merry voices be stilled for­ ever. Then every unkind word, every fretful tone, and every cruel blow, will seem to your soul, like so many weights of lead pressing you down into a night of never ending regret. M icroscopic E xaminations of t h e A i r . —Mr Cunningham of Calcutta has published a work of great impor­ tance, -detailing the results of labor­ ious experiments made by himself regarding the dust contained in the atmosphere in tho vicinity of that city. Among other things, he states that distinct infusorial animalcules, their germs or ova, are almost entire­ ly absent from atmospheric dust. Distinct bacteria can herdly ever be detected, but fine molecule of un­ certain nature are almost always present. Bactaria are frequently to be found iu the air ‘ derived from sewers. Spores and other vegetable cells are constantly present in atmos­ pheric dust. The majority o f them are living and capable of growth. No connection can be traced between the numbers of baqteria, spores, etc., and the occurrence of diarrhea, dys­ entery, cholera, ague, or dengue. The amount of inorganic and amor­ phous particles and other debris di­ rectly depend upon moisture and wind velocity. The amount of spores and'vegetable cells appear, to be independent of. wind and mois­ ture. The dust examined by Cun* ningham was collected by a special aereoscope arid was not seraped from Lorisontal quiescent surfaces as by Ehrenberg,s method. H olding him E v e n . —A paper out in Dakota Territory, the Dlk Horn Gleaner, relates the following story of a fellow who solemnly pledged himself not to drink a drop of liquor either inside or outside of a house- for two years. Soon after he passed a saloon where three of his former boon companions where taking their drop in comfort, and he could not help stopping and casting one mourn­ ful look of hngeiing within. One of them spied him anu invited him to join them. “ Oh, n o,’’said be, “ I wish I could, but I ’ve sworn not to take a drop either inside or outside of a house for two years.” “ O h ,” says one, “ you can have a drink fo r all that; we’ll lift you off the thresh­ old and you can drink half inside and half out.” So one took hold of' each leg and thus they raised him up while tho third filled and passed the bottle. He took one long drink and was just drawing breath for another when one of his supporters shifted’ a little, and he shouted, “ Oh ! hold me even, boys, my soul’s iu your hand. Again have we the pleasure of an» nouneing another encouraging victo­ ry for Democratic arms. This time it is Colorado, which gives over 2,000 majority for Patterson, Deraoeratiq candidate for Delegate to Congress, This is the first Democratic delegate she lias ever sent, tv hieb makes the victory all the more glorious. “ I cannot bear children.;” said Mrs. Prim, disdainfullyi Mrs. Parington looked over her spectacles mildly, be ore she replied* “ Per­ haps if vou could you would like them better.”