The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-02-27

in street cars is preventative of cold
feet. There is no need of putting so
many feet in that word, however.
A Wertern paper, under the head
ing Of sporting News" copies the
announcement that "the Colts OF
Hartford are running on full time"
A Maine man has sued paper for
slander for calling hin an indefatiga-
ble genius, and local paper says o
Jury has awarded him s212 damages.
The Congegatioadlist, after growl-
ing at printers blunders, says: 1T
is as much as sentiments life is
worth to travel from New York to
Chicago"
Boston is said to have IN election
official who, otter searching the
"N's through, says he could not find
a certain Mr.. Knights name on the
voting list.
Washing machines will be more
fashionable than ever this winter,
andmany young ladies will take there
first lesson in this household accom-
.plishment.
Economy is said to be carried to
such an extent in town in Michigan
that the paper mills have been COM
PEELED To. suspend operations for
want Of rags.
A fashionable young lady dropped
one Of her false eyebrows in a church
pew, and badly frightened young
man next to her, who thought it was
his moustache.
"Where shall I put this paper SO
as to be sure OF finding it to-mor-
row." inquired Mary Jane of her
brother Charles. "On the looking
glass" was her brothers reply.
A pretty poem, lately published,
tells how little girl in Scotch kirk,
weary of the minister's long prayer,
stepped softly to his side, and said,
30, sir please say Amenl"
Ataprayer meeting in Maine, a few
days ago, one Of the members prayed,
"Lord, thou knowest that Charles
Tompkins has sold poor boots to some
OF us. Make him do the fair thing"
The Herkimer Democrat asks:
"Who is there that is not chained to
some rock Of the past, with the vul-
ture Of Memory tearing at his vitals,
screaming forever in the ear Of Con-
ecience?"
"Good-by, you old scolding red
headed heather" wrote Dubuque
man to his wife the last thing be-
fore suiciding. She says she'd like
to have got hold Of him for ono York
minute.
During the biting frost Of last
night, o horse was left standing on
Liberty street without harness on.
A man who would leave a horse in
that condition would chew plug to-
bacco at o funeral.
When the negro down in Louisiana
was hauled up for stealing bacon, he
put in as q defense that he was told
by his political teachers. that now,
he had the right to vote, he must
take "sides' somewhere.
The pound ordinance in Carson is
not carried out, and no place is safe
from the depredations Of COWS, who
60 SO far as to open the spring locks
on gates, walk up on the porch and
devour the morning papers.
The Sabbath schools Of Madison,
Ind, are made to "draw" by adyer-
tising an exhibition OF stuffed ami
mails, and II is a pleasant sight to see
200 good little children grouped
around the case containing the wild
cat.
The difference in nature was well
illustrated at the Boston depot the
other morning. Two sisters mot
40 my dear sister y said one exhaust
edly as they embraced. "Yonve
been eating onions" said the other,
calmly and fearlessly.
"If,D says a Western editor, tho
day before Thanksgiving, eve had q
dollar for every glass OF lemon slop,
sweetened wine, beer and thicker
things that will DO drank tomorrow,
we wouldn't dun another subscriber
in year. But we haven't that
number Of dollars, SO pay up"
A school teacher in Monterey coun-
", finding that the school-house was
badly wanting repairs, and no one to
do the work, went bravely to work
and fixed the fence, made cato,
chopped The wood, etc., and then
brought in bill for $50 80 for ser
vices rendered. The Trustees kicked
against II, but finally allowed it.
As the steamer was about leaving
Brest. the Count de c., who is by
this time shooting butfaloes on our
Western plains, told his servant to
20 down into the cabin and get him
glass Of beer. IL dare not, Mon
sienr," replied the laokey; II am
afraid while I'm down below after
the beer the steamer will leave with
out mer
Another juvenile was found in a
shaft Ia Virginia on the 18th. Pecul.
iar sounds were heard coming up
from the bottom Of o shaft, and a man
was lot down with all possible dis
patch. There q haalthy-lookingyou
one, some two weeks old. was found
nearly exhausted. II was brought
up. and the mother Gan old boll-cow,
was oyerioyed at the restoration o.
her little one.
Pluto Indians are scarce at th'
present time arounds Austin. Their
q shortly to be a distribution Q
Blankets and other traps at th'
Walker River reservation, and tn
red men have gone there 70 get som
81 TIE pie. Tho average Indian vii
walk ono huadred miles 70 get
ahoddy blanket, and play Il on at IN