The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-01-15

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| Snow forts preached and battered mostly.
sleigh,bells Jingling, fingers tingling,
Icicles as long as iances,
Diamond dust that CLEANS and glances,
Ice-bound lakes and gales contrary
That's the fun of January.
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RoPING THEM IN.-Mr. J. M. Marks,
our new agent, this week began a
canvass of Linn county for subscri-
bers to the DEMoCRAT--it being his
design to visit almost every neighbor-
hood and give all persons chance to
subscribe. Mr.. M. has been a resident
of Linn for long number Of years
being one of our earliest pioneers;
hence any Introduction of him to our
citizens would be superfuous. He is an
honorable, high-minded gentleman
and a careful business man, in whose
fidelity to our interests we can with
perfect safety confide. We trust our
old friends throughout the county will
receive him cordially and render him
all the assistance. in their power. We
want the DEMOCRAT in every house
hold in the county, especially during
the next two years, as we intend to
make bolder and harder fight than
ever for the supremacy Of Democratic
principles in our State and nation.
While we will endeavor to do this we
shall not neglect those home interests
which dosnot pertain to politics and
which have ever made the DEMOCRAT
a welcome. visitor at the firesides of
those who differed with it in politics.
Local news, and coast and foreign in
teiligence will be fully chronicled in
its columns, and every effort made to
render itamodel neaOSpdper. No mat
ter what. may be your politics, if you
don't say at the end of the year, that
you have derived three dollars worth
of pleasure and profit from perusing
the columns of the DEMOCRAT we free
ly and Voluntarily promise that we
will have you indicted for libelous ut
terances and defamation of character
We now have two canvassers at work
in Linn county-Messrs. e. Il. Davis
and J. M. Marks, and we ask those who
are now subscribers to the DEMOCRAT
to- assist them to rope i'll more Victims
You CAN'T COME Tive under
stand a certain individual has recently
attempted to bribe some of the DEMO-
GRAFT attaches into giving private in
formation from this office, such as the
names of certain contributors to our
columns, etc. OF course the attempt
was a failure. We don't keep that
sort of persons about this shebang.
Our employees are tried, true, and
trustworthy-all of them having serv-
ed their apprenticeship in this office,
and we are proud to say that out of
nine hands now employed in the DEM
ooRAT Office, there is not single one
who either drinks, CANDLES, or will
sell the secrets of our office for pay.
The man who attempts such a trick
upon our boys is thrusting in his show
ell where there is no sand.
AMENDE HoNoRABLE.-Some few
months ago a lady contributed several
meritorious articles for the local coli
umns of the DEMOCRAT over the sigma
ture Of "Venetia," and the article
which appeared last week in our col
umns, entitled "Not Cultivated" was
also from her pen but the signature
was accidentally omitted. Herea after
Venetia's contributions will be one of
the distinguishing features of our col
umns. By-the-way we see that the
Salem Statesman, copies Not Cultiva-
ted" giving it a conspicuous place in
that paper. Bro. Mcdonald has one
generous virtue above all others-that
Of giving the fullest encouragement
and assistance to amateur writer's.
SOLEMN WARNING.-To that fellow
who tried to cheat the DEMOCRAT es-
tabllshment out Of his subscription re-
Gently, we now solemnly dedicate the
following fatal lines from one Of the
old Homeric hymns which were chant
ed at the laying OF the corner stone of
the Egyptian Pyramids. The transla-
tion is the same as the original text,
as handed down by our special cores
pondent on the spot
The man who cheats the printer
Out OF single cent,
VIII never reach the heavenly land
Where old Elijah went.
A TOTAL LOss.-The steamer Alba
nv, which was last week snagged and
sunk In the Willamette between Peoria
and Harrisburg, has been abandoned
as a total wreck, except the machinery
which is now being taken out and car
rled off. The freight was saved. The
Albany was comparatively new boat,
and viii be quite loss TO the o. s. s.
Company.
Uncle Bob. Kinney Of Salem, gave
40 saeks,ef Aong ts-tlss -gEasshopper
sufferers. What will our Albany mil
les give?
Wbateyer did that Dixie hOodlnm