The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-04

couragemant Of profanity we would
put that boy after some Of our de-
linquent patrons.
| The horse OF DIR. Jess,ip, of Salem.
last week won fame by overtorning
the buggy and dumping bis precious
load In the middle OF the street..
The cargo consisted of DIR. and Mrs.
Jessup and and Mrs. w. w. Martin,
all of whom were more or less
injured.
Ishac Henshaw, of Polk, who tried
to freeze to death last winter, but came
back home with only his feet frozen,
has at last succeeded in making way
with himself. He last week threw
himself into q creek near his home
and was drowned. He was doubt
less crazy.
Frank Powers, OF Springfield, last
week sheared 800 head OF half-breed
cotswold sheep, the whole lot averag-
ing over 81 pounds per head. Fif-
teen averaged IL pounds a piece;
thirty one averaged IL pounds; forty
six averaged 10 pounds; sixty seven,
o pounds.
A California man lost a valuable
sheep by prowling bear eating it,
aud TO get even on the bear he spread
some strychniue about the place. He
has not since heard of the bear, but
bis grief nt tho death OF a favorite
dog who ate the poison, is almost
greater than he can bear. S
A Calusa (Cal.) San prepared an
obituary for man who was reported
dead, but before the paper appeared
the reported dead man heard of 1t
and walked into the sanctum armed
with revolver and blacksnake whip,
and asked that the article be left out.
The editor cheerfully complied with
the modest request.
Eleven of the worst Modocs, in
cluding Captain Jack. are securely
ironed and confined in biockhouse,
while the others are kept in barracks
enclosed by pickets 20 feet high. A
strong guard is kept up. night and
day. The commission is not vet Or
ganized; cause--too mach red tape.
No fault, however. OF Gen. Davis.
Washington county school chill.
dren have refreshing amusements. A
few days ago q she bear and cub
made their appearance on the play
ground of school house, about four
miles from Cornelius. The boys of
the school turned out and, aided By
the teacher. succeeded in capturing
aud killing the cub and running the
old bear of.
An execrable Idaho editor thus
ISLANDERS an Oregon minister: "Near
the close Of the day of camp-m meet
ing in Oregon. short time ago, the
local preacher said. alludiug to the
meeting to be held next day: Il
hope all the congregation will be
here b. 10 o'clock, for precisely at
that hour We will pass 10 the creek,
where shall baptise four adults and
six adultresses,
The Salem folks are trying TO i'm
prove on that Goddess OF Justice. By
adorning her brxom person with a
paper cap. set OF hoop skirts aud a
mammoth mock baby. The baby
seemed to be natural sequence to
ber known "high up" condition, but
the paper cap aud hoop skirts were
considered wholly unnatural to one
who evidently ought TO be in bed for
at least few days yet.
The thunder last week. at Forest
Grove, created qnite O sensation.
The Independent says the conduct Of
some Of the Oregon raised boys who
had never heard thunder before was
truly amusing. One urchin about
twelve years old. was out fishing
when the storm began. He hurried
home, but was dead certain that the
thunder was in every house he pass
ed, and several times ran away from
them.
A Sacramento editor received an
invitation TO q fashionable party.
having on his bottom of the card the
customary r. s. ". p. (Respondes
s'd rous plaa.) He sent back his
card with the initials, d. s. G. c.,
chuckling to himself, 81 an not adu-
Gated, but when it comes to tone, I
am there" The recipient of his
note was Mortified to learn that the
initials of regret, translated, were,
I'D sorry can't come.' 8
A pastor not. thousand miles
from Coos County, recently, in dis
coursing to his hearers upon the
subject of Jonah and the whale, por-
trayed in bold imagery the whole
scene. He said: "I seem to see
Jonah passing along the road to
Nineveh; seem to see him entering
the ticket Office. buy his ticket and
pay for it; I seem to see him walk