The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-10-11
PERSONAL.


Hold the Fort" is Mrs. Hayes's IA
yorite musical selection.
Victor Hugo says England produces
wealth admirably, but distributes il
miserably.
Oregon newspapers defend General
Howard against hippant critics who
never saw an Indian.
Miss Helen Taylor, daughter-in.law
OF John Stuart Mill, bas been nomi-
mated for Parliamen9.
The Cepital advises Kearney that in
the struggle of life brains suffer as
much rs his muscle do.
The London World believes DIR.
Newman to be the greatest master OF
English in the world, and John Ruskin
the second.
John @. Whittier says that Ralph
Waldo Emerson is the one American
who is sure Of being remembered a
thousand years.
Woman's rights, or writes, rule the
Harper establishment. Ton ont of
seventeen contributors to the Septem-
Der Harper are women.
Governor Wade Hampton has expe.
rienced little benefit from his trim To
the mountains. He is still too unwell
to resume his official duties.
Mr.. J. w. Harper. Jr., of Harper
brothers, has crossed the Atlantic six
times during the past year. He be.
gins to feel as though his home was on
the sea.
Moses Owens, ''the well-known poet. H
ls an inmate Of the almshouse in Bath,
Me-, whore he is 10 a filthy, idiotic
condition, his Incorporate habits hay.
ing separated him from family and
friends.
Miss Anna Dickinson is being oppo..
tuned to lecture during the coming
season. A lecture bureau is said "a
have offered her very liberal terms il
she would undertake atour extending
over at least one month.
Mrs. Coates was comforting with q
dentist about a new set OF teeth. s.Thf
chewing capacity of these teeth is un-
surpassed, said the dentist. ''AIaybe
can chaw with EN- said the lady.
"but can I jaw with 'em ?"
Fame is priceless, but it brings its
annoyances. jew" ''adventnrer.
Asian mystery" "arch Jingo," !" "char.
latan, "mountebank, and ''impostor.
are some of the names given Lord
Beaconsheld by the Radical press ol
The alumni of Princeton Theologi.
cal Seglinary are invited to Contribute
2 dollSr each to place three mural
tablets i'm the seminary ehapel-one In
memory Of Rev. DIR. Miller. another in
memory Of the Alexanders. father and
son, AMI third IN memory Of the late
Bayard Taylor's recent illness was.
1t appears, severe. His doctor forbade
all reading, writing and brain work of
any kind. During his sickness Mr..
Taylor and his family were at Frieder.
lnhschoda, in the Thuringa Wald. but
they have now returned to Berlin,
where he has resumed his official and
literary labors.
General Grant, after visiting Aus
una Wlll go 10 some watering place
and await the arrival Of friend from
fnlIadelphla, whose wishes will decide
hls movements for four or i've weeks.
MS present Intentions Is to proIonR his
stay until next May or June, complet-
ing IN the meantime, tour Of the
world, spending the winter months in
India and China, and returning by way
of San Francisco.
Mr. Henry WattersOn made the ad-
dress Of welcome at adinner given in
Louisville, KY, the other day to a
party Of visiting journalists. Speaking
as one who speaks from experience. he
said: There is not particle of diff
ference between the detonation of the
cork as 1t flies from the bottle in Ohio.
IN Kentucky, in Pennslvania, and in
West Virginia. Believe me, It makes
the same music in them all; and very
good music, too"