The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-04-18

fish were taken out of Geneva Lake
during the past year.
In China wives are legal tender for
debts, and bankrupts, as a rule, do
not conceal their effects.
At recent wedding at Providence,
r. l., one of the most valuable of
the presents was stolen by guest.
Six applications for divorce have
been made by different members of
the same family, in Marysyille, Ky.
Bismarck's S wife is short and stout,
andrather 6ne-looking. She ofiiciates
as her husbands clerk and secretary.
The daughters of the late Mr..
Greeley have determined to retain
the management of the Chappaqua
farm.
A young girl at Bethlehem, Pa,
recently had one OF her eyes knocked
completely out of its socket by snow
ball.
In the House of Commons, Jacob
Bright has presented a petition from
10000 women of Manchester in favor
OF female suffrage.
1t is proposed that gentlemen shall
wear their hats in theatres, until the
ladies consent to give up the three
decker denominations they now wear.
'sFor one yoke of stags, to me de-
lvered, q Canada farmer dropped
his breach of promise suit against
man who agreed to marry his daugh-
ter.
Some female medical students at
Owosso, Mich, have got into trouble
through being found in possession of
body of girl stolen from a grave
yard.
A lady thinks it very strange that
whenever she goes to the theater with
her husband he always goes out be-
tween the acts to get some cloves to
chew.
A society of Philadelphia ladies de-
clare they will not trade where fe-
male clerks are employed. 1t de-
stroys all the romance OF shopping,
they say.
A man who bought thousand Ha-
vana cigars recently. on being asked
what hewas carrying, replied that they
were tickets to course OF lectures to
be delivered by his wife.
Elizabeth Affolter, the last of the
thirty patriotic Swiss womsR who,
commanded by an Amazon, fought
against the French on March 2, 1798,
died lately at Grenchen, Switzerland.
A young lady in Iowa recently
whipped out an incipient confaga-
ton with her stockings. She had
heard the fremen used hose in stop
ping fires, and is now satisfied that
they are the proper thing.
Oh, the snow, the beautiful snow;
such a hunky thing, you know; blue
ing your nose and chilling your toes,
as whirling through the street it
goes. No silly praise, not any for
Joe, for that coldest of frauds, is the
beautiful snow.
A girl in Stonington used singu-
lar cosmetic. Before going to bed
she tied her hands up in stockings
filed with hot mush, to whiten them.
The mush froze during the night,
and her hands have felt uncomfortable
ever since.
The women of Washington pre-
sented Ames with three bouquets.
Ames is hideous in appearance and
has no more gallantry than an ele-
phant. What would they do if some
really dashing young fellow should
steal few millions?
Z white marble statue of Queen
Victoria, weighing seven tons, has
Just arrived at Winsdor Castle. The
Queen is represented sitting onac chair,
with dog lying by her side. The
statue is being placed in the vestibule
of the state apartment
A man in Indiana, on returning
home from business journey, re-
Gently, found that his wife, during
his absence, had rafded off all his
furniture and departed, and the
Sheriff arrested him for allowing
gambling on his premises.
A Minnesota girl lately married an
acquaintance who happened to be in
the church, rather than wait for her
lover, who was quarter of an hour
behind the appointed time. No. 1
condoles with No. 2 on his misfor-
tune in having such fussy wife.
The Wilmington (N. CO. Star tells
of a negro woman in that State who
is lis years old. Her son was mar
ried the other day at the age of SO to
young woman of 65 summers. It
must have been sad thing to the
mother to see her son take so impor-
tant a step at SO tender an age.
The following advertisement ap-
pears in the Washington Chronicle OF
recent date: San obscure young la
dy would write for authors or writers.
Modesty prevents her from mention
ing why they might prefer her writ
ings to their own. Address," etc.
A clergyman at the examination OF
the young scholars of his Sunday
school, put the following question:
t3Why did the people Of Isreal set up
a golden calf?" because they had
not money enough to set up an OK, .
was the reply of little chap, who
took dollars and cents view of the
matter.
Carlotta Patti was not born in Italy.
The oldest Patti girl, Amelia, who
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