The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-07-12
TIE DAY We CELEBRATED.

obscure and unknown as any other
day of the year until about ninety-six
years ago, when u party of eonvivial
gentlemen met at n room in Philadel-
phia and resolved to, ''le sumthin.''-
One of their number even went so far
as to reeklcssly declare that he would
''sink or swim, live or die, survive or
perishm-and we have undoubted his
torieal authority for asserting that he
dad it, TO what extent, however, histo-
nv does not inform us. Various other
>eauaily reckless aud extravagant as
sertions and declarations We're made
by members of the party, prominent
among which was the statement that
..when in the course of human events
it becomes necessary and another
stenterian voice vociferously asserted
that "Mre hold these truths to 5e self
evident" This last declaration was
. ciincher and brought down the
house, and SO the party adjourned to n
: neighboring beer garden and proceed
ed to celebrate, thus inaugurating a
system and . holiday which has been
rigidly and vigorously observed by
generations yet unborn even unto the
present day.
In hnmble imitation of our illustri-
ous predecessors, and as q manisesta-
ton of our respect aud devotion to the
time-honored customs of our country,
the people OF Albany celebrated last
Fourth-and q rare time it was indeed.
At 8 A. III. the Albany fremen, head
ed by the gorgeously-uniformed brass
band, marched to the residence Of Mrs.
Lyle, where Miss Katie Lyle present.
ed a superbIy-beautiful banner to the
Company, accompanied by a few neat
and elegant remarks, which We're APP
p~ropriately replied to by Foreman
Weber in n speech full OF gallantry
and eloguenee- The procession then
marched through tie principal streets
and thence to the Fair Grounds, where
the Orator of the Day, Hon. c. e.
Curl, delivered an Grafton which for
elegance of language, poetry of
thought and superiority of composition
we have never heard exceiled. The
vast crowd, though suffering the in
convenience of = want OF seats, listen
edcleseiy to the Grafton, and univer-
sally prsGounced it an effort of the
first order.
The regular exercises being ove the
remainder OF the day vas passed in
miscellaneous enjoyments, such as
dancing in the pavilion, wandering
under the cool shade of the spreading
oaks, and firtations by the beautiful
girls and brave boys for which Linn
county is so justly famous
There We're the largest number of
persons in attendance On this OCCASION
that we have eEer witnessed at Al
bany, and the day passed off without a
discordant jar to mar its harmony or
disturb its pleasures. We trust that
we may have many more festivities
like it.
ALBANY ITEMs-Things move rath-
err lively in West Albany. Our old
friend H. Smith, who formerly rushed
the dray business with such speed that
proved him TO be just what he really
was-a business man-has positively
removed his effects from the city. The
well known dray left here under the
pressure of horse power, leaving the
freight business to the city hacks,
which fly through town as If the very
life of every citizen depended on their
speed-and we believe in some cases it
is SO; because if Squire Arnold, with
his go-ahead team, should fail, lunch
would be with some of us. a joke of 10
small interest. DIR. Hill has got a new
horse-different from the old stock he
used to drive-he must have either
bought or borrowed, and we believe he
never borrows horses. Perry Spinks
having returned in good health, that
vacant lot south of DIR. Tate's residence
begins as usual to be covered with ash
and oak cord-wood, which, in spite of
the warm weather, makes US think of
winter, when chilling winds visit our
homes, and large fires re-ar a luxury.
But finally, our old friend Charley
Mattoon drove into town the other
evening with a wash-boiler-a kind of
rotary, agitation, tumble-about con-
cern-and proposed to wash anything
from a lace collar tt a rag carpet, and
e the babies, if they could stand it.
The buds being produced, the way he
hustled out bed-qnilts and every kind
of wearing apparel was astonishing
The fun of it is a child of twelve years
of age can do up the family washing
in the morning before school time, os
easy as a g'osop person, as there is no
hard work about. it. There appears to
be a philosophy about this washing
matter-not that the machine philoso-
phizes, but. that Charley, or the man
that invented the machine, must have
had veryyeorrect4views of the action of
soap and warm water on the dirt adj
herring TO the clothes, for there is no
rubbing nor pounding; but it is all
done by the action of the water in agi-
tation. AS we all certainly know, dirt
has a great tenacity for clothing, but
this machine keeps the clothes, water
and all in such perpetual agitation that
the dirt leaves, not because it wants to
] leave. but simply because it can't hold
its grip. Every man that thinks any
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