The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-04-14

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FRIDAY..................APRIL.l4 1871.
"A GALLANT FIsmEnMAN.-Prof.
Thos. G. Taylor, who teaches at the
Jefferson Academy, is AZ ygallant chap,
particularly in the presence Of the Ia
dies. Last week be stepped down on
the banks of the Santiam (which
courses proudly past the Academy and
seeing ag lady engaged in ut
tempting ank the, finny tribe from
their silvcry bed by means of hook and
linc, and learning from her, upon in
quiry, that she had poor luck, he cava-
lierly took her fishing apparatus and
boldly walked out upon log which
extended some distance over thc:water,
determined TO ego for' the piscatorial
tribe in such q manner as to certainly
hoist them to terra .frma. And the
sequel will show that he "went for
them" in the fullest sense of the word.
Just as he had triumphantly cast his
line into the water and squared him.
self for vigorous jerk when the bite
should inevitably come, the log upon
which his manly form stood began to
wiggle and turn in the water, and our
astonished hero incontinentiy dropped
his line and commenced treading the
fastly whirling log with a dextcrity
born of the widest anxiety for his i'm
maculately starched shirt bosom. But
the log few around faster and faster,
and at last eker eh,ig'' went thc gal
liant Professor, and the dark waters Of
the Santiam rolled over hinl-body and
breeches. But he came up, and boldly
swan to shore, to the great relief of the
lady who was an agonized spectator of
the sad occurrence. He fished himself
out of the water, and sadly bowling To
the young lady, wended his weary way
TO his wigwam, q wctter if not wiser
man. He says if he didn't catch any
of those fish he takes the fiattering
JUNCTION to his soul that he scared them
like thunder,
LOOK Our, GESTLENEN.-Of course
nobody here in Albany has been an
swering those humbug letters about
counterfeit money, sent at a low figure,
as no one here is dishonest enough to
want to have anything to do with such
a base transaction; but in some places
parties live who are known to have
bitten mt the trick in the hope of gain
ing ''piece' by the operation; and
for tho benefit of such We will state
that the authorities are about TO adopt
n rule having all such letters sent to
the Dead Letter Office from the New
York Office, Tor whatever place they
may be sent to- there opened and a list
OF the names sent back, to be publicly
exhibited under a notice like the fol-
lowing:
iCAUTIoNLThe persons whose
names are inscribed below, have en-
deavored to procure counterfeit money
from the pretended dealers in that ar
ticle in New York.
This will show their neighbors what
manner of men they are, and what
they would do if they had a chance.
THAT Co4cERT The Concert last
Thursday night, given by the N. T.
Sabbath school, was pleasant and in
tercsting entertainment and was high
" appreciated by the spectators. The
childrcn's declamations were generally
appropriately selected and well deiiv-
cred; the singing by Misses Addie
Beach, Nellie Cayines and the Griffin
children, accompanied by the deep
bass of Mr.. Raymond and the cultiva-
ted tenor of Mr.. Clement, was decided
ly excellent and beautiful; and the
recitation of the Goddess of the
Beautiful" participated in by Misses
Addie Beach, Annie Stroud. Gussie
Halbrook, Mary Harmon, Susie Deck
ard, Annie Bentley, Nellie and Melce-i
mia Cavines and Dora McCord-all
dressed in appropriate costume and
decorated with suggestive emblems-I
was truly magnificent and elfcited the
most emphatic aprf5bation from the
audience.
Too HIGH.-The gentlemen who own
the vacant lots in Albany, hold them
too high, in our estimation, though the
lots are theirs and they have a legal
right to sell them for all they can get.
Now we believe that when land is as
plentiful as it is on our broad Albany
prairie, and building material SO cheap
as it is here, our city ought to grow
even faster than it is now growing, and
we beitteye that buildings would 90 up
one clund. I'd per cent. faster if the pri-I
ees Of los we brought down to rea-I
sonabIy low figure. 1t now costs al
most as much to buy a vacant lot In
Our city as it does TO ere,t comforta-
.bIe house upon It, which we hardly
think Ia correct proportion in cost,
the eheapness OF ifateaai
and labor. We only offer this as
friendly suggestion, and trust that az
such il will be taken
CoLLEGIATE.-Efo are being
made to secure Prof. II. K. Warren as
Principal III the Albany College The
Professor taught a sssecessfui school for
several months IN that institution a
couple of years ago, and gave the most
eminent satisfactisn to both parents
and studeRts. Atready something over
eighty students fave been pledged if
he will return from Portland fwherc
he is no#S teaChing) and take charge of