The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-01-21
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DE Lesseps, protector ofthe Suez Canal,
is said to have more debts than he can
ever pay.
1t is only rs miles from Salem to As
toria by the proposed railroad route.
A Chiacse Bishop, with queue, is one
Of the features of the EcumenicaI Council
The mother Of Anna Dickinson is 20,
and dresses in "a rich Quaker costume"
The California Railways have Chinese
conductors to attend TO the celestial pass
cngers.
The women Of Wyoming Territory re-
Gently granted the right to vote and hold
Office number about 700
On on Tennessee railroad train recently
were II babies--quite q nursery.
Ravens led The way to the discovery of
the body Of Kinek, murdered by Traup-
mann, near Paris.
Stand Whirlgind is Speaker of one of
the houses Of the Cherokee Legislature.
Democratic clubs are being formed in
Polk and other counties. Let Linn follow
suit.
4 lawyer Of Atlanta, Ca, got a coun-
terpane as fee from woman in a di-
yoree suit.
A defaulting Austrian bank clerk has
been passing himself off in the Tyrol as
q nephew Of General Grant.
As sort Of poetical justice, London
convicts are put at hard labor making
boots fer the Metropolitan Police.
4 negro was arrested the other day in
Petersburg. Va, for stealing a mill wheel
weighing 100 pounds.
An editor ont West says he is so
short-sighted that he frequently rubs
out with his nose what he writes with
his pencil.
Here is s'personaT advertisement
IN French newspaper: Eliza, you
can return to the house the boil on
my nose has gone"
At a recent Methodist camp-meeting
In Connecticut, minister prayed -
"Oh, Lord, humble Us, break us ell
down. smash as al 10 PIECES r
4 Western editor has placed over
his marriage heading a cat represent
ing Q trap sprung, with the motto,
''The trap down-another ninny
caught 20
An old lady on train, not far from
Lafayette, hearing the brakeman sing
out "Eubank's Cuti' sailed to the
door and asked, rs he hurt much 2"
Whose pigs are those. my lad?"--
Why, they belong to that ere big
SOW" ssNo, I mean who is their mas
ter?' stWhy, that little 'un; he's o
rare 'un to fight"
A Nevada editor says that his back
window looks out upon den of rattle
snakes, and that there Is generally a
wild buffalo bull at the front door ready
to attack him.
One of the gentler sex says that the
heaven OF the strong minded woman
is where buttons grow n their proper
places, and where men cease bothering
and needles are ut rest. "
Al paper publishes the following err
ratum 1.-The words printed pigs and
co,us in MIR. ParEer's letter on the land
question, which appeared IN yester-
days issue, should have been pros and
cons.
ssIF I catch you at this again. yell
ed an exasperated farmer ct q boy
whom he had detected stealing the
fruit, but failed to catch. ssI'll shut
You up in my ice house, and-and
warm your jacket for you. you young
i vagabond!
A CLERGYMAN addressed his female
/ auditors as follows: ssBe not proud
that onr blessed Lord paid your sex
the distinguished honor Of appearing
first to female after the resurrection.
for it was only that the glad tidings
might be spread the sooner.
TaE editor of country paper says
Wednesdays post brought US q let.
ter addressed Rev, another The
Hon., another Col. one Mr., and
the last Esq On the way to dinner
we accidentally stepped on woman's
train, and she addressed US thus, you
brute ~
A Raw Jonathan who had been gaz
f inc at garden IA the vicinity Of New
York, in which were several marblt
statues, exclaimed: Just see what /
!. waste! Here no less Than six scare
{ crows IN this Little tsn-fool patch, ant
+ any one of EN- would keep tho crow
from tive acre l9t.