The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-11-06
HOME AND ABROAD.

The young folks will have splen'
did time this winter at the rink.
The Erodelphian entertainment
comes oil OH the 22d inst Don't for
get.
NIessrs Barnes g. Settlemier's new
building is rapidly approaching com
pletlon. .,.
Mr.. N. P. Payne, son of Mart Payne,
of this city, has just arrived here from
Boise City.
Judge'fandy has moved his family
up to his farm, about six miles above
Harrisburg.
Weliave been getting the benefit of
an old.fashioned "oresUi mist" since
last Monday. Nf
How sharper than q serpent's thanks
it is to hayeia toothIess child.--ohake-
speare Revised.
"Darwin,s Darlngs' isthe suggestive
name DIN newly organized minstrel
troupeat st. Louis.
Fred. IIilland wife have got back
from the Sound where they went on a
visit to their relatives.
A man in Cincinnati advertising, for
situation, says: HWork is not so
much an object as good wages,h
John Dubois,s of Cairo, ran away
with two Miss Moores, and they are
after him and his pair-o'Moores,
"Snussingers!" ''Snassingersm The
real old fashioned country "sas-
sige' yam! yum! Lots of it
is being peddled around town
They have now Invented shot guns
Which can be carried in the pocket, and
d fellow can slide out aud go hunting
on Sunday and no one know 1t.
City 'lection's coming on,
As closes the old year, ...FFl
Aid candidates are fiocking round
And settin' up the beer.
The South Brownsvillians are build.
ing a long bridge or walk from the cen
tefof their town to the covered bridge
on the Callapooia. The property-hold-
ers who nave to pay for it regard it as
the fBrdge of Sighs."
An Albany man has sold his little
corner sofa and got big wooden set
tee. He did it because his daughter
gave as an excuse for sitting so close
to her "feller' that the little sofa
wouldn't permit them TO "spread out'
THE ALpINE for November comes
to us richly freighted with art aud IT.
erary treasures, something after the
manner of one Of the argosies of old
that made periodical returns from dis
tant lands, bringing the most valuable
things that conll be seized in all. Ar
tistically, the place of iris held by
an exquisite picture called "Dinner'
Time" after the German Knaus
showing dark haired Gretchen feed
ing her ducks, and equally command
\ ing respect in the charming rural sub
iect, in the management of details in
the original picture, and in the keen
and elaborate engraving. The othel
full-page pictures are "Rescues at Sea, y
a terrible strif ing representation o
+ the White Star steamer Baltic taking
off the passengers Of the wrecked shiI
AsSyria, in he fallof 1872; and "Nor
MANDY Cattle" breathing the very at
mosphere of the country and Of the
best artists Of the French school, WhC
( have made such subjects their protita
bic study, beyond any other @palnter
of the time. OF other pictures, W.
have two magnificent views-oute
and inner-of the Alhambra, at Gran
ada, in Spain-the "North Walp' o
that matcllless edlfce, and the Hal
of, Lindarja,n being the points Of illus
: tratioh chosen; two fine pictures, near
ly full page by Bunner, "Upder th
Ems," and "The Stepping stones
Conveying the charmingly wild seen
cry bfthe Upper Dela@arei agenera
view and two interiors of York Min
ster, in continuation Of the series {
pictures OF the great religious house
of England, now in progressin The Al
dinej d very pleasant glance Mt do
!. life, in "Master's Slippers hy EIwe'
etc. Quite material change is evideI
in the management of The AldtRe, ur
der what we may suppose the new &c
itorial change; and undoNhtedl
strength is added, without any appaI
ent deficiency in grace and delicacl
The AldIne Company have detei
mined to establish All Art Union, Sin
liar to the well-known Art Union
England, and distribute its works
; art, both sculpture and paintings, whic
are constantly collecting among j
subscribers. Art premiums valued d
$500, will be distributed among eac
: series df 5000 subscribers. sdbscril
tlon tickets, at SO 90 each, entitle ii
holder to The Aldine for a year, to til
new chrome, and to a ticket to I'll
distribution Of art premiums. The a
dine Company, publishers, No, SO Ma
den Lane, New York City.
NEW LITERARY SoCIETY.-A part
of gentlemen met at Judge Baldwin
office last MondOy evening and too
the prepdtory steps towards organizih
q literary and debating society
committee was appointed q draft
constitution and by-laws with instru
: tons to report Ut the next neetln
: which viii be held to- morrow eveninI
socIABLE. There will be sociab
$ at tile residence Of r. II. Raymof
tliis evening, lfdr tho benefit Of Il
Congregational Church. A ge4er