The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-15
HOME AND ABROAD.

Our new street lamps look gorgeous
after night.
Last summers dust Is disappearing
fast from our streets.
Grouse has pair of Guinea pigs of
the .'Sooner" breed.
A. N. Arnold has purchased Geo.
Young's city delivery.
A proposed masquerade ball is agitat-
ing our young people.
"Fit you with a tin earl Is the sue
cessor to "put n head on you."
Harper & Co. sold lots of shot-guns
to aspiring Nimrods last week.
The Albany District School closed
last Friday till after the Holidays.
Geo. F. Settlemier has added stock
of excellent cigars to his drug store.
Mr.. Lynn C. Doyle may be seen for
while at r. G. Hill & Co.'S drug store.
Harrisburg light phantastics will
have grand Ball on Christmas night.
DIR. Alexander, Mart. Payne and
others are of in the mountains hunt
ing.
The Clarke Watkinds slander suit
has been changed from Marion to Linn
county.
Thanks to G. b. Christie, Esq, our
efficient Scio agent, for new SUBJ
scribers.
Since the lamp explosion the other
night the candle trade hereabouts is
"looking up"
There is no use in talking. Adver-
tising is the long pole tina; knocks the
persimmons.
The marshal, coroner, recorder and
newspaper reporter are respondent this
week, waiting in vain to be Micawber-
ed-turned up.
Chas. Rogers has retired from the
Albany Brewery leaving Chas. Keifer
sole proprietor.
An Iowa court has decided that a
woman can sue her husband for money
borrowed of her.
Judge Burnett and Capt. Robertson,
of Corvallis, paid us a pleasant call
during the week.
We observe that s. Montgomery is
again at home, after several weeks So
journ at his mill in Douglas county.
A female lecturer says the only de-
cent thing about Adam was a rib, and
that went TO make something better.
A Portland girl, trying to drink a
glass of cider, swallowed bran new
set OF teeth and nearly chohed to death.
Harvey Smith is going TO Missouri,
in few days, to bring out to this coun-
try sister who has gone stone blind.
An incorrigible bore at our elbow
wants to know if W-o-r-c-e-s-t-e-r
spells Wooster, why Rochester
don't spell Rooster.
A sick man was told that his wife
would probably marry again. "AlI
right" said he, ''there will be one man
to lament my death"
a prominent journalist who is per-
fectly bald, has offered u reward of one
thousand dollars for tale that will
make his hair stand on end.
Abe Hackleman and Jno. Gilliland
killed sixteen deer near Moss Butte
last week. Deer are said to be very
numerous up there at present.
Six new buildings are now going up
in Albany, consisting of millinery
store, grocery and bakery store, brew
cry, and three elegant residences.
1t is said that green tarlatan dress
contains arsenic enough to kill a man,
and yet men do not seem to be afraid
to go near green tarlatan dresses.
What is the difference between the
entrance to q barn and loafer i'm a
printing Office? One is barn door
and the other is darn bore. Amt it?
More cider-this time from Mr..
McGhee, who has our best bow, which
said bowling is no trouble when one is
all doubled up with the stomach-ache.,
Charleston girls complain that the
"boys don't tease them enough" Our
office boys want to know what the fare
is to Charleston-they're "off for
Charleston
Harvey Smith, ex-Sheriff of Linn
county, gave US call during the week.
He is now an humble follower of the
plow and tiller OF the soil at Vernon,
Marion county.
Fred. Hill had little lamp "blow
out'' in the drug store the other day,
by the burning of a gasoline lamp, but
as it was not real explosion it hardly
arises to the dignity of a first-cIass
item.
Beware of counterfeits in purchas-
ing Halls Vegetable SiciIIan Hair Re-
newer. The genuine has private rev.
enue stamp, three inches long, with a
likeness of DIR. Hall upon it over the
cork.
Some enterprising idiots are agitat-
ing the question of the right of men to
clothe themselves in female garments.
Petticoats are coming up, since the
strong-minded have taken to panta-
looms.
We began to write an article on the
baneful influences of profane swearing
this week, but on going home and find
ing our pet game rooster assassinated
by an ornery boy we concluded not to
publish the article.
d. A. Lancaster, General Agent for
the Equitable Life Insurance Co., is in
town, ready to do business for that
company. All who are thinking of in
suring will find it to their interest to see
Mr.. Lancaster as soon as possible.
Three geese strayed or were stolen
from w. e. Howell, last week, and il
anybody will return them-'.inards