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About The Democratic times. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1871-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1875)
ühe Ihnwafií ®mrs.! FRIDAY................... SEPTEMBER 3, 1875. YOU CJYT MOST ALWAYS SOME TIMES TELL. Was It the voice of a bell or bird Which, careless I half-hearing heard ? It bubbled forth with a laugh Inblent, And a childish acream of merriment. And these the words on mv ear that fell, ‘‘You can’t most always sometimes tell.” I marveled much such words to hear, But smiled at their conjunction queer, For in them was a pregnant thought. To be in many a Judgment wrought, For what Is ill or what is well, We can’t moat always sometimes tell. The outside glitter of worldly show Obscures the meanings that lurk below ; We gaze and wonder and think we see, But onr eves are blurred with the crlamoury; We check onr verdict, saying. “Well. We can’t most always sometimes tell.” Superlatives tn dress and air May take the careless by their glare, And stimulated virtues shine As bright as lewels from the mine ; We Judge the kernel from the shell. But we can’t most always sometimes toll. 80 verdicts every day are given Of many matters under heaven ; With honest hearts and truthful tongue They earnestly are said and sung, Where people pray or preach or sell; We can’t most always sometimes tell. The smiling look may haply hide A covert where the gloom abide ; The dullest tone in law or love May treacherous and wicked prove ; The smooth mien hide a purpo«e fell— We can’t most always sometimes tall. But if *tla thus, reflection saith, We lose in men all living faith ; The people moving round about, Are seen through clouds of fear and doubt, And they may say of us as well, We can't most always sometimes tell. TTow F ortunes are M ade tn W ashington .—A Washington dis patch says that the General Lind Office lias received information that ex-Com- missioner Drummond, by the means of defective titles and speculative land script, is endeavoring to get possession of a tract of land in the heart of Chicago valued at millions of dollars. This affords a fair illustration of the way fortunes are sometimes made in Washington. An official remains in office as long: as he can, and if he is 8 nart he acquires a knowledge of lapsed titles, neglected claims, and other matters which are turned tn ac count in the future. The ex-official pets up In Washington ns a lawyer or claim agent, hunts up parties anil doc umenta, and prosecutes the claim, for which he receives the lion’s share, llis knowledge of department routine, and of the most effective way of push ing a claim are then put into acquisi tion. The Interior Department is the very “big lionanzi” of places, the various Land, Indian, Internal Rev enue and other bureaus affording al most unlimited opjairtunities for trumping up claims. .Next to the In terior the Treasury Department is the l»est for the adventurers, though the Post Office Department is not to be un dervalued. The War Department af fords the poorest pickings of all, It i»e- ing conducted somewhat on military principles, anil with old-fashioned ideas about honor, which are kept alive at West Point. The maxim is «an offi cer is a gentleman, and a gentleman will not steal.” The exceptions to this are very rare. But for a man of little or no principle the second best thing to holding a fat office in the In terior Department is to be a claim agent In it.— U. S. Economist. T he M ails .—When Mr. Under- wood gets through manipulating con ventions we would suggest he would pay a little attention to Postal affairs. Of late the letter packages from Port land to 8alem have three times been carried past this place, and letters of last week are still not forthcoming. We do not know who is to blame, but as the community hold the Postal Ag< nt res|M)nsible and connected with the late gold dust matter, we think it is as well for him not to give any further color to suspicion. Let us have either a new agent or better attention to this important branch of the public service. —Salem Mercury. A n E lephant P icks a Y oung W oman ’ s P ocket .—A correspondent of the Kansas City Times says : “On Tuesday the entire population, except a blind woman and Rouse, went over to see Queen’s great show and have a nice time. A young lady from across the Jersey took her suitor and an opera glass. The young lady says she thought the performance real romantic until she stopped to see the elephant. She wore one of those pockets behind, in which, besides her handkerchief, she had deposited an apple, a handful of peanuts, quarter of a pound of gum drops, a little bottle of ammonia, and some other trifles. She and her swain, after admiring the complexion of the huge beast, turned their backs upon him to watch the monkeys and the live kangaroo, and gaze into each other’s eyes ; to do this the better they leaned back against the rope which in closed the stately monarch, who saw the apple protruding from the pocket of the unconscious fair one. lie hesi tated a moment, and was lost to all sense of honor or self-respect, for with a shuffling movement he emulated the example of our common mother, plucked and ate the fruit, returned to the pocket and scooped out the gum drops and peanuts, with a sly wink at his nephew, who was looking on with anxiety at the proceeding. But in the last mouthful the majestic beast took in the ammonia bottle by mistake, the cork came out, and about an ounce of hartshorn ran down the throat of the greedy beast. This beverage is said to have a reviving and stimulating In fluence, and in this case it proved its power, for a more revived elephant was never seen on earth. With a wild yell he grappled the protuberance behind the lady which had been the cause of his disaster ; she was ‘pulled back* some before, but as the exas perated trunc yanked at the bustitwind accessories, all former attempts at that style of wearing gear seemed pale and sickly ; everything was ‘pulled back,’ until the young woman looked like the statue of Niohe in blue calico. The young man with great presence of mind shouted ‘Shoo,* and the gentle manly clerk, of the elephant, with a long prod, persuaded the beast to let up. But the fun was over fur the day; cake had no charms, and soda no balm for these two souls, who walked home with but a single thought about wild animal'*.” S tephen A llen ’ s M axims .—Keep good company or none. Never tie idle. If your hands cannot be usefully em ployed, cultivate your mind. x Al ways speak the truth. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets, If you have any. When you speak to a person, look him in the face. Good company and good conversa tion are the very sinews of virtue. Good character is above all things else. Your character cannot be essentially injured except by your own acts. If any one speak evil of you live so that none will believe him. Drink no kind of intoxicating liquors. Ever live (misfortune excepted) within your income. When you retire think over what you have done during the day. Make no haste to be rich, if you would prosjier. Small and steady gains give compe tency with tranquility of mind. t Never play at any game of chance. Avoid temptation, through fear you may not withstand it. Earn money before you spend it. Never run in debt unless you see a way to get out again. Never borrow if you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry until you are able to support a wife. Never speak evil of any one. Be just before you are generous. M. P oulard , a lawyer of Andelys, France, has invented a new cider, said to be very cheap and of excellent flavor —the peculiarity of which is that a large pro|s»rtinn of sugar beets is mixed with the apples before pressing; 80 pounds of beets are mixed with 700 quarts-of apples, or about 11 pound» to 100 quarts. The beets and apple» are pressed together, then saturated with water, left quiet in aceliar for 24 hours, and pressed anew. This re peated several times. The inventor says he makes 400 quarts of cider for 80 cents. A B rooklyn girl has Just rejected her lover for using profane language on Sunday night. The young man had been recently vaccinated, pnd when she threw her arms around him and hugged him with all the ardor of true love, he slid out of her embrace as if he had been greased, muttering Two sons of the Emerald Isle paid C®sar! Blazes I Great guns ! and the a visit to Fairmount Park, Philadel like. phia, recently. They visited the water L osses by fire insurance companies works. Looking on with amazement during the first six months of this at the great turbine wheels while in year aggregate more than all the losses motion, one exclaimed to the other : in 1874. The losses this year have ‘‘Faith, Pat, tho Americans mu»t lie fallen chiefly on country towns, on the quare people ; they must have their property destroyed in which the com. w’ather ground before they can drink it.” ________ _ pa ■ten have paid about $26,000,000. W as aught more sublime ever of fered for contemplation by a wonder ing Nation than the cheek of the fe male book agent who called on the President to subscribe fur a copy of Sherman’s Memoirs ? . Ill" .................... — A »11II II >1 ■■■>■— A K ansas woman offers to bet $50 that her husband can “cuss” a bushel of grasshoppers entirely out of the country while the people of Missouri are fasting ami praying a pint out. of a ten-aiir»"' field DEMOCRAT IC PLATFORM. JOHN BILGER, The Democratic party of Oregon, in State Convention assembled, proclaims the follow ing propositions of political laitli and ac tion : 1. Unfaltering devotion to the cardinal principles of republican government, as declared and pu into practical operation by the Fathers ot tho Republic. 2. The preservation of tho general govern ment in the proper exercise <»f the powers delegated to it in tho Constitution, carefully and strictly construed, and the mainte nance, inviolate, of tho several States of tho Union in all their rightH, dignity and equal- itv, as the most competent and'reliable ad ministrators of their own domestic concerns, and the surest bulwark atrainst tho tenden cy towards a centralized despotism. *8. Opposition to aggressions by either de partment of the Government, upon tho for mation of the and to tho exercise of federal au’hnrity of any of the rights or powers as sured by the Constitution to tho States re spectively. or to the people. 4. That’ every attempt on tho part of the Federal Government to exercise any pow ers not deleirated to it. and espe •¡ally every interference by tho Government or any of Its departments, with the'local affairs of any State, or w-ith the right« of the people thereof to choose their own representatives, is an act of usurpation which should be re pudiated and condemned by every friend of constitutional liberty. 5. We demand retrenchment, reform, and tho most rigid economy in the administia- tion of every department of the Govern ment ; the honest payment of the debts, the sacred preservation of the public faith ; strict accountability of all officers, and the speedy and impartial arraignment of all abuses of public trust before the tribunal* of justice : a zealous care of the right» of election by the people; the absolute sub ordination of the military to the civil author- Itv. The equal and impartial administration of the laws, and tho protection ot the rights of all ; freedom of religions, of the pre**, and of the person under protec’ion of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impar tially «elect od. 6. We protest against the burdens of a protective tariff, a* needless exaction* from a people already intolerably oppro««cd b.v a national debt, and we insist that the tariff be so regulated as to provide only sufficient revenue for an economical administration of the Government, and not for the purpose of enriching the few at the expense of the many, or fostering one branch of industry to th» detriment of the other. 7. That the precious metals are the only basis of commercial values ; that an irre deemable *paper currency is a national curse, and we insist upon tho speedy re turn by the National government to specie pavments. 8. The institution of the system of na tional bank* was a fraud upon the country and an injustice upon the laboring classes, and wo demand such prudent legislation as will gradually bring this vicious system to a close : »hat all currency which may be issued shall be convertible into coin upon demand and be issued directly by the Gov ernment. 9. That the treaty between tho United States and China shall be so modified as to apply solely to commercial relations. 10. That we condemn the party in power, not onlv for its contempt or constitutional obligations, but for extravagant, partisan and corrupt administration of the Federal government ; for its reckless expenditure and profligate waste of the people’s money ; for its onpressive. unjust and defective sys tem of finance and taxation ; forthe perver sion of the func’ions of the General govern ment to enrich the great corporations at the ♦»xnon«e of the people ; for the jobbery and frauds which have brought reproach upon democratic institutions; for the iniquities of the protpc‘ive system ; for tho curse of an inconvertible paper money ; for its dis graceful diplomatic service and unfit ap- poin’ment« and continuance in office of In competent and corrupt men at home and abroad ; for it« a'tempt to pass an unconsti tutional force bill, and for a catalogue of o*her enormities which have rendered that organization offensive to and subversive of tho liberties of a free people. 11. That corporations are the creatures of law; their functions and privileges are granted to subserve the public interests, and when thev are not used for the object of their creation, but for purpose of oppression and extortion, wo declare it to be the right and duty of the legislative power to regu- ’a‘e and control such corporations for the public good. 12. That we disapprove all measures in the interest of monopolies against labor, and therefore we approve of the declared prin ciples and sympathize with the avowed ob jects of the order known as the Patrons of Husbandry, and with those of all other or ders having for their object retrenchment and reform In nublie affairs and the social advancement of the people. 18. That we are in favor of laboring to se cure the judicious appropriations from Con gress for the purpose of improving our har bors along the western and northern bonnda- ries of our State, and we demand that our Repre«entatives In Congress shall u«e their host efforts to secure the aid of the General government for the free navigation and im provement of the Columbia river, by the construction of locks at the Cascades ; the improvement ofthe Willamette and Coquille rivers ; the construction of the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake and Winnemucca Railroads, and the early completion of the Oregon and California Railroad from Rose burg to the State line. 14. That the policy of the Republican party in dealing with the Indian tribes is impolitic and unwise ; that the time has ar rived when the few Indians now occupying the Umatilla. Grand Ronde and Siletz reser vations should be removed to some other locality. and thus open up to settlement by »he whites some of the richest, portions of the State. 15. That we lnvi‘e the hearty co-operation of all person«, whatever may have been their pa«t political affinities, to unite with ns in carrying out the principles herein enunciated. ■I (California St., one door west ofSachs Bros.,) REAMES BROS., Jacksonville, Oregon, (Successors to White & Martin,) T. G. REAME8. DEALERS IN DEALER AND WORKER IN TIN, SHEET'IRON, COPPER, LEAD, ETC. GENERAL MERCHANDISE, rEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND AN v assortment ofthe best CALIFORNIA STREET, I BAR, PLATE AND ASSORTED IRON. NAILS, MINING TOOL, SHOT, BRUSHES, CARPENTER TOOLS, BLACKSMITH TOOLS, IRON WASII-KETTLES, BRASS AND IRON WIRE, SHEET-IRON WARE. Cast Iron and Steel Plows. ROPE, CAULDRONS, CULTIVATORS, COPPER WARE, WHEEL-BARROWS, SHEET-IRON WARE, nE UNDERSIGNED TAKE PLFAS- nre in notifying their friend« and the nubile trenerattv that they have nurcha«ed the «took of White <t Martin, and are now receiving and opening a very large, exten sive and well-selected assortment of T NEATLY EXECUTED AT STAPLE DRY-GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, California & Salem Cloths and Blankets, Beady-Made Clothing, AGRICULTURAL WOODEN A ND WILLOW WARE, IMPLEMENTS, Hats and Caps, THE TIMES OFFICE, 0 LADIES, CHILDREN A MISSES SHOES. STOVES. Always on hand a large lot of parlor, cook ing. office, cabin stoves, of assorted sizes, plain and fancy, constructed on the latest fuel-saving plans. Boilers, kettle«, pots, We have «iso In connection with the above and everything connected with these stoves a very large and fine stock of choice warranted durable and perfect. All articles «old or manufactured by him warranted. His work is made of the besf GROCERIES, GLASSWARE, QUEENS- material and ofthe choicest patterns. Order* attended to with dispatch and WARE, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, filled according to directions. Ho is deter PAINTS, OILS, NAILS, WIN mined to sell at low prices for cash. DOW GLASS, CAST AND LIQUORS STEEL PLOWS, WOOD of all kinds, of the best brands,wh Resale and retail. Also EN AND WILLOW JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, WARE, ETC. TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Tn connection with all those I have on hand a large assortment of GROCERIES of all kinds—just what every married man wants in his family. And if you don’t be lieve it, call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. JOHN BILGER, Importer of farm implements and machines. 29tf. We are now ready to sell anvthinsr in onr Hnc at lowest cash nrices. Persons wishlne ♦o bnv roods will find it greatly to their ad vantage to examine our stork before nnr- chasincr elsewhere, as we are determ’ned not to he undersold by any house in Jackson conntv. Give us a call, and then Judtre Mr vonr«elf as to our capaci’v f n fnrni«h roods AT MOST REASONABLE RATE8! as above. RFA.MES BROS. Jacksonville. Feb. 12, 1875. FRANCO-AMERICAN VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR HOTEL & RESTAURANT, PRO BONO PUBLICO. T JAMES T. GLENN. Jacksonville, Sept. 9, 1874. PIERCE'S WELL EXCAVATOR! The Most Complete, Cheap and Practical Machine ever Invented Every year increases the popularity of this valuable Hair Preparation; which is due to merit alone. We enn assure our old patrons that it is kept JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. fully up to its high standard; and it is the only reliable and perfected prep aration for restoring G ray or F aded H air to its youthful color, making it MADAME HOLT. - - Proprietress, soft, lustrous, and silken. The scalp, by its use, becomes white and clean. It removes all eruptions and dandruff and, by its tonic properties, prevent» HE MADAME TAKES THIS METHOD the hair from falling out, as it stimu of tenderinr her thank« to the public for lates and nourishes the hair-glands. the na’ronatre which has hitherto been ex tended to her. and would respectfully solicit By its use, the hair grows thicker and its continuance. stronger. In baldness, it restores the Her tables are always under her immedi capillary glands to their normal vigor, ate control ; and hv her lone experience ‘n and will create a new growth, except ♦he business she feels confident that she will in extreme old age. It is the most Tive entire satisfaction M all. Herberts anrt rooms are fitted up in the most comfortable economical H air D ressing ever used, style, snitert to the accommodation of «intrie occupants or families. Her beds are always as it requires fewer applications, and gives the hair a splendid, clO6BV ap kept clean. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. pearance. A. A. Haves, M.D., state Assayer of Massachusetts, says, tt The UNION constituents are pure, and carefully selected for excellent ouality; and I consider it the B est P reparation for its intended purposes.” Cor. California <t 4M Sts. Sold all Drufftjittt, and Dealer I in Modicine». Opposite Odd Fellows’ Hall, T LIVERY AND SALE STABLE, Prica Ona Dollar. Buckingham’s Dye HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RE- spectfullv inform their friends and the FOR THE WHISKERS. nublic cencrallv that thev have nurehased As our Renewer in many cases re ♦he above establishment, which will be henceforth conduced under their constant quires too long a time, and too much personal supervision, and they guarantee care, to restore gray or faded Whisk satisfaction to all who may favor them with ers, we have prepared this dye, in one their patronasro. These stables are centrally located, and preparation-, which will quickly and within convenient distance of the various effectually accomplish this result. It houses of public entertainment. Horses is easily applied, and produces a color and mules will be boarded and cared for at moderate ehartres. Thev have one of the which will neither rub nor wash off ’arsrest and finest stocks in Oregon, south of Sold by all Druggists. Price Fifty Portland, of T Cents. BUGGIES AND CARRIAGI^S, Manufactured by R. F. KALL & CO« NASHUA. NA With single or double teams, for hire on rea sonable term*. Also rood Saddle Horses and Mules, which will be hired to go to aqy part of the countrv at moderate rate*. Animals bought and sold, and broke to sadd’e or harness. 29tf. KUBLT A WTTiSON. BARGAINS ! New Store! New Goods! FIVE BRAN NEW FLORENCE JOHN A. BOYER, THE EAGLE BREWERY. For Boring Well«, Prospecting for Coal, Etc. LINN’S BRICK BUILDING, CALIFORNIA StM Sewing Machines! DEALER in HE GREATEST OBSTACLES to well- T he high prices of meat in London jHE PROPRIETOR, JOS. WETTERER, boring (boulders) easily overcome with GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, . has now ’ on hand and is constantly man have given rise to a meeting there. our 17, 24 and 36-inch augers. With rim- ufacturing the best Lager Beer in Southern nier attachment, A resolution was passed against the Oregon, bore any size of well which he will sell in quantities to required. With can Assorted Nuts, sand-sides or valves at restrictions on the importation of suit purchasers. Call and test the article. tached, or with our sand-auger, can nut foreign cattle, and an association was wells in quicksand or gravel, where all other TOBACCO, CIGARS AND PIPES, MINING CLAIMS. formed to secure a supply of live cat means fail. The position and construction ofthe knives or cutting edges enable it to tle from the United States. FRUITS IN SEASON, bore through sand-stone, slate or hard-pan. T I T he American there is scarcely a put up and sold in is not short of the claimed for it i [NG! JOB JACKSONVILLE. - - OREGON. TINWARE, BRASS PIPES, FORCE PUMPS, CHAINS, LEAD PIPE, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, LOW PRICES WILL WIN HYDRAULIC NOZZLES, TAINTS, SIZES, GLASS, OLS, IIOSE, TOWDER. “Hear, for I will spealc of excellent things.’* POYDS EXTRACT-The great Vegetable J’afn Dextro} er. Has been ia u«e over thirty years, and for eleunlineMand prompt curative virtues cannot be excelled. CHH.I»IIKN. IV o family can efford tobe without Pond’s 1 xtract. Accidents, Bruises, Contusions, Cuts, Sprains, are relieved almost inatautly by cxterrml application. Promptly relieves pains of Burns, Healds, Excoriations, dialing«, Old Sores, Boils, Felons, Corus, etc. Arrests in flammation, reduces swelling«, stops bleeding, —_ removes diacolorntion and heals rapidly. FEMALE WEAKNESSES. It always relieves pain in the back and loins, fullness and press- _ .. _ b"’» in the head, nausea, vertigo. IN LEVCORBIItE A it has no equal. All kinds of ulcerations to which ladies are subject are promptly cured. Fuller details iu book accom- panying each bottle. FILES— blind or bleeding—meet prompt relief and ready cure. No c.ue. however chronic or obstinate, can Jong resist its regular use. VARICOSE VEINS. It is the only sure cure. KIDNEY DISEASES. It Las no equal for per manent cure. BLEEDINU from any cause. For this it is a spe cific. It has saved hundreds of lives a hen all other remedies failed to arrest bleeding from nose, stomach, lungs, and elsewhere. TOOTHACHE, J'»uache. Neuralgia and Bhenmatism are all alike relieved, and often permanently cured. PHYSICIANS of all schools who are acquainted with Pond's Extract of Witch IIaxel recom mend it in their practice. We have letters of commendation from hundreds of Physicians, many of whom order it for use in their own practice. In addition to the foregoing, they order its use for Swellings of all kinds, Quinsy, Sore Th> oat, Inflamed Ton sils, simple and chronic Diarrhoea, Ca- tasrh (lor which it ia a speci/'c). Chil blains, Frosted Feet, Stings of Insects, Musquitoes, etc.. Chapped Hand-, Face, and indeed all numr^r of skin diseases. TOILET V8E. llcmovesSoreness, Roughness and Smarting | heals Cuts, Eruptions and Pimples. It reviret, inrigoraiet and Ttfreih't, whiio wonderfully improving the Complexion. TO FARMERS—Pond's Extract. No Stock Breeder, nb llvvry Man cisn-aflord to be with out it. It is used by all the leading Livery Stables, Street Railroads and first Horsemen in New Yoik City. It has no equal for Sprains, Harness or Saddle Chafings, Stiffness. Serstebea. Swellings, Cuts, lacerations, Bleed in«. Pneumonia, Coi.c, Diarrhoea,- Chills, Gads, &e. Its range of action is v l ie, and the relit f it afford« is so prompt that it is invalua ble in every Farm-yard as well as in every Farm-house. Let it be tried once, and you Will newr bo without it. HE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY NOTI- CAUTION I Pond’s Extract has been imitated. The genuine article has the words Pond's fied that I have placed my notes and Extract b’.own in each bot'le. It is prepared accounts in the hands of my attorney, II. ly the only persona living who ever K. Hanna, with positive instructions to knew how to prepare it properly. Refuse all ether preparations of Witch Hazel. This is make immediate and forced collection in ev the only article used by Physicians, and u> the ery instance where security is not given. hospitals of th'« coun' ry and Europe. Tho«e knowing themselves indebted to ___ UISTOttV and Vses of Pond's Extract, me will do well to call upon Mr. Hanna, ___ > 1 pamnhle*. form, sent f -e on application 1» without delay, as this i* my last call. My POND’S EXTRACT COMPANY, 18 Maiden Lane, New York. business must be settled ! LAGER ! LAGER ! 1 ALL KINDS OF E. R. REAMES. undersioned is prepared Wo furnish drills for rock. to make preliminary survey of Mining for sale or lease. T he Claims in conformity to the now law ot County rights Grocer says “that $25 PER DAY GUARANTEED. single class of goods Congress. All lode claims hold under said Call on, or address J. H. ROBBINS. this country which law are required to be surveyed and the Bethel, Polk county, Oregon, where one of weight or measure survey recorded. the Augers can be seen in operation. Send JAMES S. HOWARD, Surveyor. Office at Jacksonville, Oregou. fitf. for descriptive circular 29. 45 PER CENT. CHEAPER I! THAN EVER AT PLAIN AND FANCY CANDIES. RODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. Please give me a call. P Jacksonville, August 5,1874, 29tf. I JOHN NEUBER’S! a