The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-08-28

of our citizens to sacrifice their lives
and limbs for the benefit Of the Demo-
Graf has sadly diminished. With
tears in our eyes we appeal to our gen.
erous readers to do something, and that
at once, to relieve the dull monotony
that has settled upon our town. Give
us street fight, genuine murder, q
.Beecher-Tilton atfair-in fact any
thing, that we may be able to make
the columns of the DEMOCRAT as inter-
esting and hilarious as the average
reader can desire, or else we will be
compelled to get up some sensation on
our own hook.
"STIcK TOGETHER. We asked a dis
tingulshed citizen of Salem the other
day, "How is it that your city has al
ways managed to get away with most
of the public edifices and enterprises of
the commonwealth of Oregon, while
even more eligible towns and locali-
ties are always left out in the cold?"
His answer was brief but pointed:
tWheneyer we of Salem want any,
thing we go for it with all ouf might,
and all pull together till we get it."
That is the true secret of success in the
career of any town or community. We
cannot refrain from saying, in this con-
nection, that we of Albany have been
derelict in this most important partic-
ular. This should not be, and no COM
munity can prosper unless this spirit
is thrown aside and unity of senti-
ment and action takes its place among
our citizens. 1t is always the best
policy to speak we'll of your own town,
to literally patronize every industrial
and mechanical enterprise in it The
true theory of all progress whether as
related to nations, States, or communi-
ties, is to bring the agricultural and
manufacturing and mechanical inter
ests in close relationship to each other,
to the end that there may always be a
circulating medium, aquality of money
at home that will keep the wheels of
commerce in motion. TO foster and
encourage home mechanics and mer-
chants is to lay the egg that matches
out the spunky game cock of prosper
ity.
FAST STOCK ON THE UND.-Last
Monday, by invitation of two Jacks
Titus and Crouse) we took spin out
to the Fair Grounds, where we found
several horses already in training for
the coming Exposition. Ted. Whit
field is training his sorrel PAGER,
"Schonchin,n who made things so very
lively for the foreign roosters last year.
VIM. Gird is working four horses, viz:
"Shoo-hy," a PAGER owned by S. Mont
gomery; "Bill Gird," a running horse,
and ".Antelope'' and Bones" trotters
all three owned by Mr.. Gird. NJ. A.
Wallace is training his own trotter,
"Lady Mack" as we'll as two beauti-
full goers Of Jas. Harris's, "Prince" and
"Dolly." Other animals are expected
to be on the Grounds in short time.
Blythe way, we noticed on the Grounds
one Of the prettiest specimens Of minia-
ture horse flesh we have ever seen, in the
shape of colt, aged 4 months, owned
by VIM. Gird, and sired by "Erh May
nardn from the Messenger Mare, cam
telope." The colt Is perfectly built,
of most symmetrical proportions, and
already skins over the ground at
very little less than Goldsmith Maids
time. Mr.. Gird has named the little
beauty after his elegant friend, "Jack
Zeller Crouse,n who is himself an en-
.thusiastic admirer of superior equine
unity. rr
SERExADE.-To party of Trouba-
dours--Prof. Francis, Will. Peters,
H. Griffin and Jay Blain and Misses
Alice Griffin, Aurelia Blain, Gertie
Holmes and Mary Hannon-the Dem
ocrdt folks are indebted for most
ravishing serenade during the "wee
sma' hoursu of Wednesday night
The instrumental selections were of
the rarest kind, while the quartette,
"Dreaming of Thee" rippled out on
the midnightair in sweetest cadences,
charming the listener into dreamy
reverie fit only to be disturbed by the
''Peri Of Paradise" or the charmed harp
Of Eolus.
CAMPMEETING AT LEBANON. Rev.
G. A. Trolley, pastor of Lebanon Cum
berland Presbyterian Church, author
iEes us to announce that on Friday,
Sept. 18th, campmeeting will begin
at the camp ground near that village,
to which a cordial invitation is extend
ed to the christian and general public.
No huxter shops or articles Of traffic
will be allowed on the ground or with
in Its limits. This is a legal restriction
and will be rigidly enforced.
PErERsOS.-This bright, piquant.
and valued ladies' periodical flashes its
September appearance before It's pat
roDs in all the golden glory Of the early
autumn time. How any Lady can be
without Peterson Is . mystery to US.
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