The Democratic times. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1871-1907, December 10, 1875, Image 4

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A It AC Y MÍETÍII.
A few days since some roguish boys
in a town not a thousand miles away
..DECEMBER 10, 1875. from the Capital of New Hampshire,
FRIDAY....
I persuaded Joseph N----- , or as he was
1DH.D WR HEAD UP LIKE A MAN. generally called, Joe, to attend Sunday
school.
Joe was an overgrown, half-witted,
profane lad, and the boys anticipated
considerable fun — but the various
questions put to him were so rapidly
and correctly answered that no one
could fur a moment suppose that he
was not versed in theological lore.
Joe was duly ushered in and placed
on a settee, in front of one on which his
It' a brother should deceive you.
friends were seated, ant! recitation
And should act a traitor's part.
Never let his treason grieve you ;
commenced.
Jog along with lightsome heart.
The teacher first questioned the
Fortune seldom follows fawning
class on their regular lessons, and af-
Boldness is the l>etter plan ;
terward turned toward Joe :
Hoping for a la tter dawning.
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‘‘My friend, who made the world
Hold your head up like a num.
that we inhabit ?”
“Eh ?” said Joe, turning up his eyes
Earth, though e'er so rich and mellow,
like an expiring calf.
Yields not for the worthless drone ;
“Who made the world that we in­
But the bold and hoi»est fellow,
habit
?”
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tie can shift and stand alone.
Just as he was probably al>out to an­
Spurn the knave of every nation,
swer
the question, one of the boys
Always do the best you can;
seated behind inserted a pin into Joe’s
And no matter what your station,
pants, al»out nine inches below the or­
Hold your head up like a man.
namental buttons on his coat.
“God Almighty,” answered Joe, in
T hey say that Budd Doble has
a
slightly
elevated tone, at the same
lanight Flora Temple, and will exhibit I
time
rising
to his feet.
her at the Centennial. The history of
this venerable trotter, now somewhere I “That is correct,” replied the teacher,
in the thirtieth year of her age, “but it’s not necessary that you should
affords :» splendid example to the two- rise in answering.
legged youth of our country. Born of I Joe was seated, and the catechism
|H»or though hardly respectable parents, once more proceeded.
“Who died to save the world ?”
her early advantages were extremely
The pin was again inserted.
limited, and she gave so little promise
“Jesus Christ !” in a louder tone
of usefulness in her colthood that she
than
before, again rising to his feet.
seemed scarcely worth the niggardly
“That is correct, but do not mani­
supply of corn and fodder they allowed
fest
so much feeling; do be a little
her. Some idea of her apparent value
at that period of her existence may be more reserved in your manners,” said
formed from the fact that she was the teacher in an expostulating tone of
once sold for the contemptible sum of voice.
After Joe had calmed down, the ex­
three dollars, and at another time for
amination
went on.
the not less contemptible bargatelie of
“What will be the final doom of the
a single-barreled shot-gun. But the
wicked
men ?” was the subject now
quantity of come-out in her was per­
up
for
consideration,
and as the pin
fectly marvelous. And now mark
where she stands !—a world-wide won­ was again stuck in, Joe thundered out
der on the measureless disc of fame . with a still higher elevation of his body:
“Hell and damnation !”
True, other trotters have beaten her
“My young friend, you give the true
time ; but she is hardly more than half
answers
to all the questions, but while
the size of some other horses, and
none of them knew how to trot until you are here we wish you to be a little
she showed them how. — Courier. more mild in your words. Now do,
if you can retain your enthusiasm, and
Journal.
give less extended scope to your feelings.
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HE A.MES.
REAMES BROS.,
from the stalks and leaves of plants ;
10,000,000 use for graphic purposes
tablets of wood ; 130,000,000 — the
Persians, Hindoos, Armenians and
Syrians—have paper made from cot­
ton, while the remaining 300,000,000
use the ordinary staple. The annual
consumption by this latter number is
estimated at 1,800,000,000 pounds, an
average of six pounds to the person,
which has increased from two-and-a-
half pounds during the last fifty years.
To produce this amount of paper 200,-
000,000 pounds of woolen rags, 800,-
000,000 pounds of cotton rags, besides
great quantities of linen rags, straw,
wood, and other materials are yearly
consumed. The paper is manufac­
tured in 3,900 mills, employing 90,-
000 male and 180,000 female laborers.
The proportionate amounts manufac­
tured of the different kinds of paper
are stated to be—of writing paper,
300,000,000 pounds; of printing paper,
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900,000,000 pounds; wall paper, 100,-
T iie D eceased M illionaire .— 000,000 pounds, and 200,000,000 pounds
The will of Isaac M. Singer, the dead of cartoon«, blotting paper, etc.
millionaire sewing machine man, now
W hat C onstitute « a F armer .—
being contested by his three wives,
To
be a perfect farmer a man should
reveals rather a remarkable matrimo­
nial experience, lie had three wives, combine reading, observation and prac­
several concubines and an almost un­ tice. A man may work in the fields
all his life and be a poor farmer. We
limited family. Ilis first wife was
Catl e ine, by whom he had two chil­ should gain knowledge by reading and
dren. Divorced irom her for adultery, study, and also by what we see around
he married Mary Ann, by whom he us, and then this knowledge must be
had ten children, lie claimed to have put into practice. Our views, if they
a divorce from her aLo, and presented I will not stand the test of actual ex­
Isabella as his wife, by whom he had periments, are worthless. All sound
six children. By two other women theory is based upon practice, and all
with whom there was no pretence of sensible practice is the result of well-
marriage, he had eight children, mak­ grounded information, whether learned
ing twenty-six in all. In his will he by our own observation or from the
left $13,006,000, divided about equally exiærience of others. That theory
between his children, legitimate and which will not stand the test of ex­
illegitimate. The will is being con­ perience is worthless and that practice
tested by Mary Ann, on the ground which is not based upon sound theory
is equally worthless.
that the last wife was not legally mar­
ried to him and was not entitled to the
S nifkins staked his all on the re­
right of dower.
sult of a game of euchre the other
night, and lost. Throwing down the
T he E pizootic . — As the above cards peevishly he broke forth in
horse disease has again made its ap­ the following pathetic strain: “ ’Twas
pearance in California, and is liable to ever thus in childhood’s hour, I’ve
make its appearance in this county at seen my fondest hopes take flight, and
any time, we give our readers the ben­ every time I played the left l>ower,
efit of the following from the San some one took it with the right.”
Francisco Alta: “I)r. E. Vidal, of
the Royal Veterinary School of Spain,
The Law of Newspapers.
now residing in this city, suggests to
1. Subscribers who do not give express
stable keepers and horse owners that
notice to the contrary aro considered as wish­
in order to prevent the progress of the ing to continue their subscriptions.
epizootic in their respective quarters,
2. It any subscribers order the discontinu­
ance
of their newspapers, the publisher
they should fumigate their stables
may continue to send them until all arrear­
every night with tar, and give their ages are paid.
horses the usual feed mixed with salt­
3. If .subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their
newsttapers from the offices to which
petre, but no grain whatever should
they
are directed, the law holds them re-
be used during the prevalence of the sjMtnsible
until they have settled the bills,
epidemic. The animals should be and ordered them discontinued.
kept well warmed. No other medi­ 4. If subscribers remove to other places
informing the publisher, and the
cine is necessary. This treatment has without
newspapers are sent to the former direction,
been tried with .great success, and Dr. they are held responsible.
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5. The courts have decided that refusing
Vidal vouches for its efficacy.”
“B less you,” said John Henry,
with tears in his eyes, “she takes her
own hair off so easy that perhaps she
doesn’t know how it hurts to have
mine pulled out.”
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CENTENNIAL
(California St., one door west of.Sachs Bros.,)
hite A Martin,)
fSuccessors to
Jacksonville, Oregon,
DICALE RS IN
PRO CL AM ATION
DEALER AND WORKER IN
CHICAGO AND NORTH-WESTERN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CALI EO R N1A ST 11EET,
JACKSONVILLE,
OREGON.
TIN, SHEET IRON, COPPER, LEAD, ETC.
RAILWAY.
TZEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND AN
IY assortment of the best
THE POPULAR ROUTE OVERLAND.
JOB PRINTING!
TINWARE,
BRASS PIPES,
FORCE PUMPS,
CHAINS, LEAD PIPE,
HARDWARE, CUTLERY,
11Y T) R A U L1C N O Z Z LES,
PAINTS. SIZES, GLASS,
OLS, HOSE, POWDER.
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LOW PRICES WILL WIN
Via the Pioneer Route,
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RAILWAY.
THIS IS THE BEST ROUTE EAST.
NEATLY EXECUTED AT
IMPLEMENTS,
Hats and Caps,
LADIES, CHILDREN A MISSES SHOES.
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STOVES.
Thia is the SHORTEST, REST and only line running
Pullman celebrated PALACE BLEEPING CARS AND
COACHES, connecting with Union Pacific Railroad at
0'1 AI1A and from the WEST, via Grand Junction. Mar­
shall. Cedar Rapid«, Clinton, Sterling aud Dixon, fur
CHICAGO AND THE EAST.
Always on hand a large lot of parlor. cook­
ing, office, cabin stoves, of assorted sizes,
We have also In connection with the above plain ami fancy, constructed on the latest
fuel-saving plans. Boilers, kettles, pots,
a very large and tine stock of choice
and everything connected with these stoves
warranted durable and perfect.
All articles sold or manufactured by him
GROCERIES, GLASSWARE, QUEENS
warranted. His work is made of the best
material and of the choicest patterns.
WARE, HARDWARE, CUTLERY,
Orders attended to with dispatch and
PAINTS, OILS, NAILS, WIN­
filled according to directions. Ho is deter­
mined to sell at low prices foreash.
DOW GLASS, (’AST AND
Tliix popular route i* unsur<>a*«e<l for Speed. Confort
and Safety. The smooth, well-tiallaHted and j>erfect
track of Htet-1 rail«, the celebrated Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars, the perfect Telegraph System of moving
train«, the regularity with which they run, the admira­
ble arrangement for running through care to Chicago
from all jH.int« We-t. aecnre to passenger« all the com­
forts in modern Railway Traveling. No change« of Cara
and no tedious delays at Ferries.
J. 1 CK SOS 17Z L E, on ICG OS,
STEEL PLOWS, WOOD­
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LIQUORS
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ofall kinds, of the best brands, wholesale and
retail. Also
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY STORE
California Street, Jacksonville, Oregon.
4 I AV A YS ON IIAND TlIE BEST STOCK
Zv ot Patent and Home-made Rifle and
Shot Guns, single and double; Revolvers
of the latest patents; Pocket Pistols, neat,
small and powerful ; Derringers, the latest
and best; also, the best Powder and Pow­
der Flasks ; Hunting and pocket knifes of
the best brands; all sorts of Shot and
Pouches ; Caps, Wads and everything in
the Sportsman’s line.
He will also keep a full line of SHELF
HARDWARE, Nails ami Rope ofall kinds
and sizes. Carpenters’ and Wagon-Makers,
Tools, a complete assortment of Table and
Pocket Cutlery, together with a full supply
oi Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, etc.
The above goods are all of the best qual­
ity, and will be sold
CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST.
New guns made to order, and repairing
promptly done and in good style. All or­
ders filled with dispatch.
27tf.
JOHN MILLER.
POND'S
EXTRACT
GROCERIES
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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.
AT MOST REASONABLE RATES!
JOHN BILGER,
Importer of farm implements and machines.
YOUNG MEN
Who may l»e snflerinc from the effect
of youthful follies or indiscretion, will do
well to avail themselves of this, t he great­
est boon ever lard at the altar ot suffering
humanity. Dn. SPINNEY will guaran­
tee to forfeit $500for every ease of seminal
weakness, or private disease of any kind !
or character which he undertakes and
tails to cure, lie would therefore sav
to the unfortunate sufferer who may read
this notice that you are treading upon
dangerous ground when you longer de- !
lay in seeking the prtqter remedy for
your complaint. You may be in the first
stage ; remember you are approaching
the last. If you are bordering upon the
last, and are suffering some or all its ill
effects, remember that if you persist in
procrastination.thetime must come when
the most skillful physician can render
you no assistance; when the door of hope
will be closed against you ; when no an­
gel of mercy can bring you relief. In no
ease has the Doctor failed of success.
Then let not despair work upon vour im­
agination, but avail yourself of the ben­
eficial results of his treatment before
your ease is beyond the reach of medical
skill, or before grim death hurries you
to a premature grave. Full course of
treatment, 825.00. Send money by Post
Office order or Express with full descrip­
tion of case. Call or address
DR. A. B. SPINNEY,
No. 11 Kearney St., San Francisco.
UNION
LIVERY AND SALE STABLE,
Cor. California <(• 4M Sts.
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OLD
Homestead Tonic
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Plantation Bitters
Is a purely l cgrtable ¡'reparation, composed of
Calbaya Bark, Roots. Herbs and bruits, among
which will be found Sarsaparilian, Dandelion,
Wild Cherry, Sassafras, Tansy, Genitan, Sweet
Flag, etc.-, also Tamarinds, Dates, Prunes and Juni­
per Berries, preserved in a sufficient quantity (only)
of the spirit »/Sugar Cane to keep in any climate.
They invariably relieve and cure the following
complaints : Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Com­
plaints, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Bilious At­
tacks, Dever and Ague, Summer Complaints, Sour
Stomach, Palpitation of the Heart, General Debili­
ty, etc. They are especially adapted as a remedy
for the diseases to which
WOMEN
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are-subjected, and as a tonic for the Aged, Feeble,
Debilitated, has no equal. They are strictly intend­
ed as a Temperance Tonic or Bitters, to be used as a
medicine only, and always according to directions.
S old by A li . F irst - ci . ass D ruggists .
FR A NCO-AM E RI CAN
HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RE-
spectfully inform their friends and the
public generally that they have purchased
the above establishment, which will be
henceforth conducted under their constant HOTEL <fc RESTAURANT,
Revised and corrected by the author, E. de personal supervision, and they guarantee
satisfaction to all who may favor them with
F. CURTIS, M. D., Ac.
their patronage.
These stables are centrally located, and
Opposite Odd Fellows’ Hall,
MEDICAL ESSAY ON THE CAUSE within convenient distance of the various
and cure of premature decline in man, houses of public entertainment. Horses
showing how health is lost, and-how re and
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mules will be boarded and eared for at
gained. It gives a clear synopsis of the im­ moderate charges. They have one of the
J ACUSON VILLE, OR EGON.
pediments to marriage, the treatment of largest and finest stocks in Oregon, south of
nervous and physical debility, exhausted Portland, of
vitality, and all other diseases appertaining
BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES,
thereto; the results of twenty years’ suc­
MADAME HOLT.
Oopnrtrcjw
cessful practice.
With single or double teams, for hire on rea­
sonable terms. Also good Saddle Horses
OPINIONS OF TIIE PRESS.
and Mules, which will be hired to go to any
CURTIS ON “MANHOOD.”—There is no part of the country at moderate rates.
member of society by whom this book will
Animals bought and sold, and broke to
not be found useful, whether he be parent, saddle or harness.
rilHE MADAME TAKES THIS METHOD
preceptor or clergyman.— London Times.
29tf.
KUBLI A WILSON.
I of tendering her thanks to the public for
CURTIS ON “MANHOOD.”—This book
the patronage which has hitherto been ex­
should be read by the young for instruc­
to her, and would respectfully solicit
THE CITY BREWERY, tended
tion, and by the afflicted for relief; it will
its continuance.
injure no one.— Medical Times and Gazette.
Her tables are always under her immedi­
— BY—
Price.—One dollar, by mail or express.
ate control ; and by her long ex|>erience in
Address the author, DR. CURTIS, 520 Sut­
the business she feels confident that she will
VEIT SCIIUTZ.
ter Street, or P. O. Box 337, San Francisco,
give entire satisfaction to all. Her beds and
Cal.
rooms are fitted up in the most comfortable
style, suited to the accommodation of single
1LTR. SCHUTZ RESPECTFULLY IN- occupants or families. Her beds are always
IvL forms the citizens of Jacksonville and kept clean. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. *
surrounding country that he is now manu­
facturing, and will constantly keep on hand
(Suceetutor to Caton <£• J-Vey,)
the very l»est of linger Beor. Those wishing
PRO BONO PUBLICO
a cool glass of beer should give me a call.
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MANHOOD.
A
New Boot and Shoe Store.
CALIFORNIA STREET.
to take newspapers from the office, or re­
moving and leaving them uncalled for, is
prima facie evidence of intentional fraud.
aving permanently located
6. The postmaster who neglects to give
in Jacksonville, I respectfully inform
the legal notice of the neglect of a person to
the public that I am prepared to do
take from the office the newspaper ad­ kinds of work in the boot and shoe-making
dressed to him, is liable to the publisher fur line. Satisfaction guaranteed.
i the subscription price.
29tf.
G. W. FREY.
H
I will aprak of execllrnt
tillage.”
POND'S EXTRACT-The great Vegeta bl •
Pain Destroyer. Has been in u«e oscr
thirty years, and for clean) iuerai and prompt
curative virtues cannot be excelled.
CIYILDREX. No family can afford tobewithont
Pond's Extract. Accidents, Bruises,
Contusions, Cuts, Sprains, ate relieved
almost instantly by external application.
From pt ly relieves pains of Burns, Scalds,
Excoriations, Chafings, Old Sores,
Boils, Felons, Corns, etc. Arrests in­
flammation, reduces swelling«, stops bleeding,
removes discoloration and heals rapidly.
FEMALE WEAK NESSES. It always relieves
pain in the back and loins, fullness and press­
ing pain in the head, nausea, vertigo.
IN LEUCORRIKE A it has no equal. All kinds of
ulcerations to which ladies are subject nm
promptly cured. Fuller details iu book accom­
panying each bottle.
PILES—blind or bleeding - meet prompt relief
and ready cure. No case, however chronic or
distillate, can long resist its regular use.
VARICOSE VEINS. It ia the only sure cure.
KIDNEY DISEASES, It has no equal for per­
manent cure.
BLEEDING from any cause. For this it is a spe­
cific. It has saved hundreds of lives when all
other remedies failed to arrest bleeding from
nose, stomach, lungs, and elsewhere.
TOOTHACHE, Earache. Neuralgia and
Rheumatism are all alike relieved, and
often permanently cured.
PHYSICIAN S of all school* who are acquainted with
Pond's Extract of Witch Hazel 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 ali kinds,
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Inflamed Ton­
sils, simple and cbroute Diarrhoea, Ca­
tarrh (for which it is a specipc:,. Chil­
blains, Frosted Feet, Stings of
Insects, Nlusquitoes, etc.. Chapped
Hands, Face, uud indeed all mauv-r of
skin diseases.
TOILET I'SE. Itemoves Soreness, Roughness
and Smarting ) heals Cuts, Eruptions
and Pimples. It rerivei, invigorates and
refreshes, while wonderfully improving the
Complexion.
TO FARMERS—Pond's Extract. No Stock
Breeder, no Livery Man can afford to be with­
out it. It is used by all the leading Livery
Stables, Street Railroads and first Horsemen
in New York City. Ithas no equal for Sprains,
Hamess or Saddle Chafings,
Stiffness,
Scratches, Swellings, Cute, Iwicerations, Bleed­
ings, Pneumonia, Colic, Diarrhoea, Chilta,
Colds, Ac. Its range of action is wide, and the
relief it affords is so prompt that it is invalua­
ble in every Farm-yard as well as in every
Farm-house. Ix-t it be tried once, and you
will never be without it.
CAUTION I Pond’s Extract has been imitated.
The genuine article has the words Pond’s
Extract blown in each bottle. It is prepared
by the only persons living who ever
knew how to prepare it properly. Refuse all
other preparations of Witch Hazel. This is
the only art icle u*ed by Physicians, and in ths
hospitals of this country and Europe.
HISTORY and Uses of Pond’s Extract«
In pamphlet form, sent free on application to
POND’S EXTRACT COMPANY,
Maideu
Lane, New York.
** Htar, for
JUST ISSUED.
Two Hundredth Edition.
Passengers will find Ticket* via thia Favorite Route at
the General Ticket Office of the Central Pacific Rail­
road, Sacramento.
Tickets for sale in al] the Ticket Offices of the Central
Pacific Railroad.
W. If. STENNFTT.
MARVIN HUGHITT. Gen. Sup.
Gen Pag. Agent.
11. P. STANWOOD, General Agency, 121 Montgomery
street. San Francisco.
In connection with all these I haveon hand
a large assortment oi
HUNTERS’ EMPORIUM!
AND—
It* Tr»<k 1* <>f STEEL RAILS, and on it ha. beenr
made the FASTEST time that ha« ever been MADE in
thia country. Ry thia route jx««engeri< fur point* eaat
of Chicago have choice of the following linea from Chicago.-
IlY THE PITTSBURG. FORT B AYNE AND CHICAGO
AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILWAYS,
O THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pullman Palace
e > Cars through to Philadelphia and New York on
each train.
THROUGH TR AIN, with Pullman Palace Cars to
Baltimore and Washington,
BY THE LAKE SHORE AND MICHIGAN SOUTHERN
RAILWAY AND CONNECTI' NS (NEW YORK CEN­
TRAL AND ERIE RAILROADS:)
THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Palace Drawing
Room and Silver Palace Sleep ng Cara through to
New York.
BY THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL, GRAND TRUNK.
GREAT WESTERN AND ERIE ANI) NEW YORK CEN­
TRAL RAILWAYS :
Q THROUGH TRAIN’S, with Pullman Palace Drawing
• f Room and Sleeping Cara through to New York to
Niagara Falla, Buffalo, Rochester, or New York city
BY BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD:
O THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pullman Patace
.-'w Car* for Newark. Zanesville, Wheeling, Warhing-
ton and Baltimore without change.
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IPO O I) E N J ND WIL L O TP IP A II E,
EN AND WILLOW
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ROPE,
CAULDRONS,
CULTIVATORS,
COPPER WARE,
WHEEL-BARROWS,
SHEET-IRON WARE,
Ready-Made Clothing,
ware , etc .
THE CHICAGO rf- NORTH-WESTERN
Cast Iron and Steel Plows.
California & Salem Cloths and Blankets,
AGRICULTURAL
Passengers for Chicago. Niagara Falls,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Montreal, Quebec,
New York, Boston, or any point East,
should buy their
TRANSCONTINENTAL TICKETS
riHlE UNDERSIGNED TAKE PLEAS-
1 lire in notifying their friends and the BAR, PLATE AND ASSORTED IRON.
public generally that they have purchased
the stock of White A Martin, and are now NAILS,
receiving and opening a very large, exten­
MINING TOOL,
sive and well-selected assortment of
SHOT, BRUSHES,
CARPENTER TOOLS,
BLACKSMITH TOOLS,
STAPLE DRY-GOODS,
IRON WASIT-KETTLES,
BRASS AND IRON WIRE,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
SHEET-IRON WARE.
We are now ready to sell anything in our
line at lowest cash prices. Persons wishing
to buy goods will find it greatly to their ad­
vantage to examine our stock before pur­
T he C ondition of the G ranges .
chasing elsewhere, as we aro determined not
U se of P aper . —Of the 1,300,000,- to be undersold by any house in Jackson
In a letter dated August, 1867, O. II.
Kelly, Secretary of the National 1 000 of human beings inhabiting the county.
^S9“Givo us a call, and then judge for
globe, 370,000,000 have no writing vourself
Grange, says:
as to our capacity to furnish goods
REAMES BROS.
In my travels North, South, East material of any kind ; 500,000,000 of as above.
Jacksonville, Feb. 12, 1875.
and West, I find a visible want of en­ the Mongolian race use a paper made
ergy on the part of farmers to favor
progressive agriculture. Where I find
one who reads agricultural books
and papers, there are ten who con­
sider “book fanning,” as they term it, I
nonsense. In our Western States 1
found that the circulation of purely
agricultural papers was bflt one to
every two hundred inhabitants, and
libraries of fifty bound volumes were
exceptions—yet but very few persons
could be found who could not read
and write. Ninety per cent, were to­
tally ignorant of the science of agri­
culture—the natural laws that govern
the growth of plants and kindred sub­
jects. Agricultural editors who had
worked faithfully for years to induce
the rural population to read and think,
had made some progress ; agricultural
society had done much, but by no
means all that should be done to ad-
vance agriculture to a higher rauk by
encouraging education.
ALL KINDS OF
JOHN BILGER,
E. R. REAMES.
NOTICE TO FARMERS
rilO THE FARMERS OF JAC’KSON
I County : Tho proprietors of the Ash­
land Mills' ‘will not exchange flour for wheat,
only for the producer’s own consumption,
and that in their own sacks, unbranded ;
but will buy good milling wheat and pay
all
the highest market price.
WAGNER. ANDERSON <t CO.
Ashland, August 18, 1875.
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LIME FOR SALE.
AND—
BRICK-LAYING & PLASTERING DONE.
rpiIE UNDERSIGNED WOULD 1TERE-
I bv inform the public that he has ONE
THOUS AND BUS II ELS of superior Jackson
Creek Lime for sale cheap. Persons wish­
ing Brick-laving or Plastering done in tho
best style and at reasonable rates will do
well to call on me. For further information
inquire at the Franco-American Hotel.
G. W. HOLT.
Jacksonville, Feb. 11, 1875.
FARM FOR SALE.
he undersigned offers for
IIE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY NOTI-
sale his farm situated on Antelope creek,
fied that I have placed my notes and
12
miles east of Jacksonville, containing 480
accounts in the hands of my attorney, H.
acres
of land, 400 acres being good farming
K. Hanna, with positive instructions to
and under fence. It is a good gram
make immediate and forced collection in ev­ land
farm and sheep ranch, well watered and
ery instance where security is not given.
Those knowing themselves indebted to good houses and barns upon it.
TERMS OF SA LE—811 per acre, one-halt
me will do well to call upon Mr. Hanna,
without delay, as this is my last call. Mv down, the balance to suit purchaser.
J. W. SIMPSON.
business must be settled !
N. B.—This land will be sold in smaller
JAMES T. GLENN.
Jacksonville, Sept. 9, 1871.
narpol«
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parcels, if desired.
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