The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-02-09
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Valentines at Freeland's.
The woman,s clubHthe broomsticl

eth. ala
Albany Is to have an Encampment
of 1. o. o. Il.
Tho Albany Dancing Club hove n
hop Tonight. zYN .ea
Thanks to @. b. Christie, of Scio fol
new subscribers.
l.. Finn, Esq, is the happy paricnt
of II new daughter.
The largest snow flakes we ever saw
fell in tins city last Saturday.
Judge Strong, w. Ii. Watkins, CT al,
were in this city during the week.
"rhe beautiful snow" was about four
inches deep in this city last Sunday.
The Northern Lights gave us u mag
niiicent free show last Sunday night.
An Iowa girl has contracted to cut
and clear $50 acres of understand this
Winter.
Alarming-Therc Is II 'bustle" In
fashionable circles. All the ladies are
getting their backs up.
An old lady, writing to her son out
lPest.tclls him TO beware of bilious s,-
looms aud bowel alleys.
Thirteen women have applied for ad
mission to the new school of journalism
ut Yale.
Tit for rat-It Is beauty's privilege
to Kill time; and, in revenge, time kiln
beauty.
Charley Mealey, Pat. Farrell, ct al,
got back from their mountain hunt
last week.
Yesterday was the Chinese New
Year-llth of Tong Gee, or some other
heather.
The wife of an Illinois o~ctogenarian
recently presented the patriarch with Il
thirty-fourth child.
Why are young ladies partial to sun.
set and twilight? Because they are
the daughters of Eve.
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair RE-.
newer is an excellent dressing and
tonic for the hair and makes the hal,
grow thick.
y boy gave Il good definition OF q
horse, in his composition, when he
said, abe is nm animal with four legs
one in each corner"
Why is Il very pretty, wcll-malc
fashionable girl like II housckecpcr:-
Bccaus she makes II grca: hustle about
a very small wdist.
y fellow got Il nights lodging in tn,
calaboosc and paid s. ~ for the luxur,
of running little children through oul
streets last Monday.
y Hcstcrn poet sings: "Thc mclan'
choly days have come, the sadIcst %
the year, when it's too hot for whisk,
slings, too cold for lager beer"
y man in Cincinnati is organizing t
brass band of twenty He say,
if they learn only half as many airs
! as they put on, it will be IA success.
Thanks to \. carothers d Co. for 1
pair OF Wostcnholm I.XL s~cissors;-
which Is why our '-cissorings'' arc II
a~bsorbingly Interesting this week.
'The stronger prosperity In a wo.
mans NATURE" says Il careful SUDDEN,
of the sex, ais to want to know what Il
going on, the next il to boss the job
Ayoung man who was caught pressing
his sweetheart TO his bosom the othcl
night, justifies himself on the grount
that he had a right TO strain his own
honey.
\ young woman OF Providence, II. !
is said To- be one Of the best black
smiths in that city. She works sid
by side with her father In the work
shop.
Squire Arnold is reaping COLDER
opinions from our citizens because q
his uDvarying promptness in deliverin,
goods by aid Of his stylish little jol
wagon.
The latest styles of earrings an
pendants for 4 necklace are Of gold, Il
the shape of a yacht club or a man-of
war, the name OF Alexis" in blacl
enamel, on the stern.
The latest London announcement |
a nose machine, by which homel.
noses are pressed into the most fashion
able shapes, according to the taste G
the owner.
a Connecticut paper tells OF n lawye
who ''hung out his shinglc" for
whole year in that State, and had bu
one case in all that time, and that wa
a case of infiamatory rhematism.
Next Wednesday is st. Valentine
Day, and as it is Leap Year our bache
Tors expect to he deluged with tende
, and gushing epistles and gorgeous pic
lures Of Cupid, minus his p~antaloon
/ and under-clothes.
A bevy of Schenectady girls hav
! agreed to let their waists expand, ant
2 as a consequence, corsets there are slo'
of sale. They discard hoop-skirts also
+ and dress so as to display much ankle
, all of which is sensible.
Those mighty hunters, DIR. Alexar
der, Jason Wheeler, Abe. Hacklema
and Mart. Payne have returned frol
the mountains, with the
twelve deer. We extend our thank
. to the party for a delicious ham.
A young bride of Gosport, Indian;
last month blew her brains out becau'
her husband attended a country spell
! ing school against her positive order
! Lots of old married cusses are atttent
ing country spelling schools now.
Charley Nealey has the best corps
mechanics in the State, and as a cor
g sequence turns out the most superit
t work. Ills furniture, home or custol
y made, is always to be relied on. G