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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11
SHAVING THE FACE
Oct.. 1881.

Thirty wears ago a few persons OF
foreign birth appeared in the streets
with hair on the upper lip, and were
objects of curiosity and sometimes of
ridicule. In 1850 some of the young
swells of the metropolis began to
wear mustaches, but for seme time
no clerk would venture 10 initiate
them. In one case merchant on
Pine street, who had just engaged
clerk for twelve months, or during
good behavior, discharged him for
wearing full beard, claiming that
the adoption of the fachion laid the
open to dismissal under good -behav-
ior clause to the contract About the
same time a number OF leading mer-
chants gave notice that they would
employ nobody who wore hair on the
upper lip. AS late as 1851 the senior
proprietor of this paper made his
cashier shave Off his incipient mus
tache, and soon after. brought his own
son under the razor. In the church
of DIR. Bethune, on Brooklyn Heights,
an elder whe was suffering from u
lame wrist allowed his heard 10 grow
rather than submit to barber. The
habit beginning in necessity, contin-
ued on accoua nj of the increase of CON-
fort it afforded, and the elder fiaunt-
ed his beard before the congregation
constantly. THE result WAS laughahlc.
Many Of the brethren called upon the
pastor to insist upon doing away with
such scandal as a full-beafded elder.
He led them to his library, and show
ed them how some of the carly faith
ers had pleaded against cutting of
the beard. He quoted from Gle
ment. of Alexandria, the assertson
that Mature adorned men, liko q
lion, with ~ beard, as mark Of
strength ahd power when one Of
the visitors asked him how he would
like it IL the clergy assumed the NOUS
tache, DIR. Bethune rsferred him Ia
a decision of the fourth Council ef
Carthage "a. d. 252, Ian. Az In
which it was positively enacted that
a cleric shall not shave his heard, and
to statement made by Luther in
discussing the subject, sall the Pro
Itestant martys rwere burned in their
full beards.r This did not settle
the matter, for subsequently the
ladies of the congregation rut in
their protest. But in few months q
venturesome lawyer let his beard
grow after the manner Of the elder,
|, and in little while smooth ssavel.
faces were no longer the rule bur
were The exception.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11
An rsc'rrD Asrnosoars.

Our reporter met the astronomer
yesterday in The street, looking VERY
detected.
II have shut up ny observatory, .
he said.
why, does the drought affect tsl-
escopes r. asked the reporter.
"No, said the astronomer, "Lut IL
Affects the sky, which is about the rams
thing. With the air cboked with
smoke from the burning Jersey boys.
and no rain TO purify it, there il not
much use Of trying 10 study stars
The astronomer stopnsd 70 sneezs ~
"a Whit Of sinoke-scented air esns over
the bay. Then he wiped las hro~ aud
continued
"fhn most ron@esfa' weather re-
Eninds nps OF = vsfy st,rtilbx iinasy
that was pnt firth msuy y.nr4 ago d,
celsbrated Fre,icl, MA. heinatician
Iiamed POissoa Hs believed thar tl,.
internal IeAs of the earth hal been de.
rived from withsut. You know that
al the earth circles about the sun it ..
being constantly carried into ne~ re-
gions Of space through the forward mo.
tioa Of the sun itself. Well, Possion
satisfied himself, after q laborious in.
vestigation, that the earth had Soms
time passed through q very hot region
and 90 received the heat which has not
yet left It's interior. Suppose, sir
The astronomer impressively took hold
Of the reporters sleeye-"suppose that
the earth is approaching another hot re-
gion-is already, in fact, entering the
outskirts Of it ! 1 leave you to imagine
the consequences.
After pause the astronomer con-
tinued somewhat excitedly "Hum-
boldt, to be sure, took the pains {, ssy !
in his Cosmos that he didn't agree with |
Poisson, and believe that hardly anv
man Of science, accepted the theory. |
But what Of that : never believed |
It myself, but since this year began its
PrAnks / know we don't know as much
about the ways Of nature and the
secrets Of the universe IS we thought |
we did. Every world in the solar
system 10 disturbed, and there must he
: cause for it. Poisson may have been
right. We must have some theory. sir.
NE must bavs some theory, or veil be
all at tea, and Poiesen's theory il as
coed for the purpose a. apother. Who
knows, SIR, but the earth may be rush
Ing straigh. into another Of that French
mans hot regions !"
AZ the reporter walked away the
Astronomer stood shaking bis head and
Anxiously watching the clio uda.-.Y. VI
Sun.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11
swIMaxSG.

Every boy and girl should be taught
10 swim. and be trained to il. nost
boys learn of themselves, while the re-
verso il true Of most girls. This latter
fact Is grave mistake. The mistake
Is more serious than formerly, because
80 large portion Of our population
spends weeks and months every year
at our watering places, aud because
travel on river, lake aud OCEAN, and
sailing in boats and yachts for pleasure.
have increased to such an extent. For
these reasons as wsil as Others, a
knowledge Of the art has become n
necessity. The lives that were recent
ly lost in consequence of the collisions
and bsrning Of steamboats, might most
Of them have been saved, had all the
passengers known how to swin,.
The msre consciousness Of ability to
svi.n, snd the feeling Of familiarity
with deep water that it creates, would
either prevent or greatly diminish shO
panies that are so disastrous in cases of
accidents on the sea. Besides this,
the inability TO swim Of por.ons who
ars in the water when disaster has
sccurrsd greatly imperils this lives of
those who can swim and are abundant
ly able to take care Of themselves, fSr
tue swimmers are often overpowme e'i
by the wild clinging TO them of the
luckless persons who are drowning
near by. The time to learn TO swim
is in childhood and youth, and every
parent should see to it that all hi
children become experts in the art. L
is an easy art to learn. There are peo
pie who live in boats whose babies ever
swim like kittens.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11
CURIOUS FACTs.

The cataract of Niagara reccdes a
yard year.
Arabian scale armor was sometimes
made Of thin plates of horn.
Bone shavings are used In case
hardening small articles Of steel.
The number uf air cells i'm the
lungs Of grown man are Goo, 900 .O00
A hen will lay upwards of 140
eggs per annu,R, and hear one OF
two broods.
BY law passed recently, pencil
written note Is just as valid as though
written in ink.
Newfoundland dogs have been
kept by the city, In Paris, to save
human life in the Seine.
The food Of the Greenland whale
Is small crusthceous animal not SC
large as shrimp.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11

6 the men removed.
"How feels your majesty asked th,
tallest Of the newcomers, man wh'
wore silver unicorn for his crest.
Every near unto DEATH" reptile,
James, very feebly, without opening
his eyes.
The noble laughed hoarsly.
"Thcu sayest truth for opcs IN tn,
lifs."
"Whst would YET / asked for pries
sirs." And the monarch turned un
sasily on his bed.
"a priest / am your msjestty
though cased in armor," cried short
ish, thick-set man, who wore ar
English scarf npon his shoulder.
King James opened his ryes
"A craven priest ] f+~r thou prs
Didst thou not fight with Anru. and
bis lords this dAxj'
"Thst matters not, answered Ga,
man disrespcetfuIIy. II may have
fought for my own hand, ~ Hsl - the
ivynd fought iD Robert the Stunrt's
time. Nevertheless, / am n priest, M
thou canst see 10y my tonsure." And
he removed his helmet.
"Art thou not that traitorous Scot
who has been stirring up strifc against
me, Hugh Borthwicki" asked the king
suddenly.
"Ay, am Hugh Borthwick."
"Aud thou" said the king, turning
10 the tall knight, cart Sir William
Stirling Of Ksir. know 20 all; thou,
Lord Gray Of Kyneff; and thou, Sir
James Shaw Of Sanchie. Aud ye think
70 confess mel"
"Yea, vert thou the veriest clown in
Christendom, said Bothwick, with an
oath.
"Awayl1 will have none of We,
traitors and rebels, all Of ye," cried the
king. "I will confess myself"
"Nay, none but priest can 10 that.
How long dost thou expect 70 livef"
"He who numberest the leaves
In the Torwood alone can tell"
'I have never counted them, vet /
can truly say thon wilt not live ten
minutes"
81 have never feared death, and now,
with my queen dead, my kingdom lost,
and my son in arms against me, can
not pray 10 live. Yet would have
time 70 confess me, for nay sins have
been many"
This shall presently give thee
pardon cried the merciless wretch;
and with these terrible words he plung-
ed his dagger into tho breast Of the
unfortunate king, repeating the blow
until bis victim was dead.
The assassin and bis companions
then took the body on their backs,
carried it without the mill and flung
IL, all gashed and bloody, like so much
CA rion, into hidden ditch where il
waa never found.
The poor miller and his wife, teirifi-
al At the conimittal Of deed so awful,
had alss abandoned their dwelling, to
which they did not return Tor many
days. When they dill VENTURE 10 do
- they found nn trace oF the murder
left, save lhe -ncrns,ed hl.,pd on the
bedding where the king had lain.
Thus died James The Thir.i uF Scotland
in his thirty sixth year by tholiand Of his
mobiles; n deed that for h-artivSs linndish-
ness and er,lrl atrocity Is matched 10
Scottish history only by that scene At
midnight in tho Black Priory of Perth.
where James the First was murdered
in Jane Of Beanfort's arms.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11
a RIDE ~ THE DARE.
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat:
| do not suppose that any thing
might write, concerning little ride
upon the cars tn this valley, would
DO very interesting to your many
readers. But in connection with the
ride, wish to state the present con-
ditien Of Narrow Gauge. 4. X. from
Rays Landing, In Marion county 10
Coberg In Lane county, 70 miles. We
left the landing at2:4E P. u. Ocs. IA,
1881, with a moderate amount of
freight ana dozen passengers ioand
ff Brownsville. The lowering closd
denmed regular wei foot righ
PASSED slowly 10 Hubbard, road 80
bnIIasfed. From thence fbe rcd vas
in BETTER condition to the North
Santiam River. In time darkness.
set in upon VI in II JwsIl PnIirj.
We rode by faith alone, faith ihnl
the conductor and brakesmen would
bring US cafe through. At about 0
o'clock p. M. halted at West Stayfon
for supper, and proceeded 10 cross
the South Sautiam bridge where 80
lately a pier fell and killed one man
and wounded two others. We passed
over, however, slowly and safely,
and through the Forks to South San
tiam bridge and when we crossed we
brcafhed easier, as we knew that the
country TO Brownsville was smooth
and level. The rain poured down in
torrents. and we were chilled when
we reached North Brownsville at II
O'Clock p, M. But thanks to the kind
care Of my good friend, j b Irwin Of
BrownsvilIs Hotel, we were soon
warmed and cseered. This hotel Is
well furnished with good diet and
beds, bil7 no schiskey Mr. Irwin has
fine run Of custom, and is doing
well. From Brownsville 10 COlery,
10 miles, the track is al laid, but the
coach cars do not run, tthe road not
being ballasted. The construction cars
run daily, carrying out material for
side tracks, dePots, warehouses, and
gravel for ballast. Three stations
will be made between Brownsville
aud Colery. The telegraph poles are
now being put up and the insulators
and wires placed in position along the
road. II Is believed that the bridges
can al be made secure, and the road
finished fully by March, or before.
The gravel il obtained near the
South santiam:bridge, and On n. San-
tiam bottom for ballast The ceach
cars will not run beyoud Bro~bs vile
till the roa.l is fuIly finished A,
general thing the Whole county frsnl
Rays Landing to Colery is superior
farm land, well improved.
DAVID NEwsesH.
Oct, 1881.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11
a woaAs. Coss.pEscs.

ooh almost wish something
would happen she said to her group
Of friends OH one of the fsuy-boats
yesterday. "Since / learned to swim
have tho utmost conHdancs in myself,
and I'm mt bit afraid of the water. "
Scan you swim I" asked several at
once.
20, yes. I've been prscsicirg for
over week, and / caA swim, dive and
float. You ladies don't knnw how
much enjoyment there Is in skimming
along the surface Of the water. Why,
feel perfectly at home there
"And where do you swim," inquired
Que.
an the bath-tub, of couse Why,
our bath-tub is seven feet long and
three feet wide and can swim twice
around it wishout stopping Oh
just ~ish We had y puddle in The
back yard. I'd learn you MI inside oi
week r
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11

Special business notices in Local Col
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For legal and transient advertisements,
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11

The bridge of boats on which
Xerxes crossed the Hellespont was
fastened by cables made OF papyrus.
Nearly as many rearns OF paper,
In the United States, are made into
collars as are used to write upon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11

The ancient Greeks seem TO have
been entirely unacquainted with
the art OF covering earthen ware with
vitreous glaze.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-11

Five thousand of the Inhabitants
OF Paris earn livellhof d BY e n
ing rats, and selling their skins to
the elaye makers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-12
A HERO.

Mamma closed her book as eve grew dim;
Twas beautiful story, too
About Captain who gave his life,
In a storm, to save his crew.
Her little boy sat on her knee, and thought
Of the tale she just had read;
Then, lifting his eyes to his mothers face,
.sWhat is a hero?" he said.
is he always. / wonder, a great, strong man!
s. Does one ever come to this town.
Then mamma softly bends. and strokes
The cnrls of chestnut-brown.
"a little boy, like you, can be
A hero brave and true,
Fighting, not giants, but faults, my pet
Willing to dare and do,
ssIn days of old, brave men were called
By the good name of knight
They helped the weak. and ever fought
For justice, truth and right.
ttAll heroes that the world has known
Once were but boys who tried
To lead a noble life, and leave
A grand name when they died.
''The bravest hero, dear little one,
May never in far lands roam,
Or do great deeds; but every boy
Can be hero at home!'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-12

ted for trial. He is painter, lately from
San Francisco
Aspecial steamer has been dispatched to
bring Cinnamon from the Columbia river to
work in the Frazer river canneries.
Provincial exports for the year ending
June 80: 50, 100000 not including lumber.
In coal, $670, 600 worth was sent away;
gold dust, $4,000; furs, S2S7, 900; fish,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-12

Notices in Local Column, not less than IS cents fcf
each notice. Exceeding this amount 10 cents per
line for each insertion
Transient and Legal Advertisements 500 rer
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Transient advertisements to be paid in ADTkNCE
Professional or business ciIsts Il square) efz PEI
annum,
No deviation in the above rates viii be .nads .if
favor of any advertiser.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-12

All notices and advertisements intended for pub
lication should be handed in by noon on Wednesday
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
STATE AND NEleRBoRRonn.

Jennie Jones takes the place Of her deceased
father on the Athens Journal.
W. Il. Ricets, Coshocton county farmer, suicld.
ed by shooting Friday. Crossed In love.
An Akronian has purchased and will remove
the Alliance cutlery works to his native city,
JW, Carnahan, much married man, the re-
puted husband Of q wives, is in Jail at Norwalks
Miss Carrie Taylor, sister Of the editor OF the
MI. Vernon Republican had limb afflicted with
tumOE amputated Saturday.
Ashtabula Saturday night burglars cracked
the safe Of P. F. Good and abstrscted $685. thew
then took $50. from seymour's mill Office safe
Evidently amateurs.
Old lady named Foraker, while crossing Salt
Creek near Logan, broke. through the ice and was
drowned.
Isaac DeVore, the man who was stabbed at
MilenbWg by his son. died from the:eaect Of the
wound. The son is now in jail.
Henry Gilbert, working in his brothers saw
four miles from Fremont, slipped and fell
against the saw, His head was saWn of and
dropped into:the saw pit.
Mr.. Raphael Rothschild, q prominent and high.
y respected citizen Of Cincinnati died suddenly
'f apOplexy in Robinson's Opera House Saturday
evening" aged 59
Kent Ohio, Feb 49, Yesterday the residence
md household goods Of Mr.. Kline, farmer, living
lew miles east were destroyed by FIRE. Mr.. Kline
sed seventy years, perlshed in the flames,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
FOREIGN NE WS.
FALL OF LIMA.
Stores Stacked and StragglerS Murdered by In
fuTiated MObs.

New York, Feb 14.-The Panama Star and Her.
dld received to-day has an account Of the battles
Of Chorrillos and Mira flores differing but little
from the report previously published All &C.
counts concur that the Chilian attack on the
18th Of January, was a complete surprise. The
losses occasioned to both armies were large. The
Chlians acknowledge having $500 men placed
horS du combat The first division suffered most,
about 40 per cent Of their number being either
killed or wounded
On the 18th the Ohilians marched into Lima.
An immense throng lined the streets, but was
profoundly quiet The troops marched to Santa
Cstaline Cuatel, where the Chilian flag was hoist.
ed for the second time over the Peruvian capital.
The PeTuvians fought we'll.
The Monetero commander Of the army Of the
north was at Climbate when the steamer passed
and announced his intention Of raising an army
Of 10000 men and annihiating the Chilians.
When the result OF the battle of ChOrIillos was
known In Lima, thousands fed. Three thousand
took refuge at Ancon where the neutral feet
was stationed. Many were without means Of
subsistence
The populace In Callao initiated their breth.
rem In Lima, and sacked many stores, some Of
which were owned by foreigners. Many Ital.
ians suffered severely. The Urban guard COM
posed Of foreigners had lively fight with mob
killing numbers and suffering some losses before
the pillage stopped. The foreigners In Lima had
to protect that city during the 18th and 10th OF
January and had stiff fight with party which
sacked and burned the Chinese quarters,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
EXPERIENCE OF TWO BOYS ON A
SHEEP RANCH IN COLORADO,

A little over three years ago two boys, Carl
Stanley aud Matt Anderson, put their little all"
into herd Of 2,100 sheep, about half Mexican
and the other half improved, and sixteen Merl.
no bucks, locating a ranch 40 miles south OF Pue.
blo Colorado Now their herd numbers nearly
5000 head, aud most of the Mexican sheep have
been sold or traded Off leaving sheep In the herd
10 day worth So to to $3.50, 10 replace these In the
original herd worth sl.75 to so. Their buck herd
now numbers so head worth one-fourth as
much as the herd with which the boys com
menced. In addition, other live stock, such as
horses cows and dOnkeys, are owned, all Of
which have been obtained from the profits of the
sheep business" At the present writing the
spring CROP Of lambs numbers l,60O, and 1.-THE
boys" confidently expect to raise at least 800
head of sheep this year. The ranch fronts one
mile on each side Of the river, and, in addition
TO residence, has horse stable, dipping vat
and oOTrals for sheep, some idea OF The magni.
tude OF which can be imagined from the fact
that there are twenty two gates to them, all hung
with hinges and fastened with hooks or ClssTs.
A ine fence, over mile and half in length,
fences In for pasturage the south half of the
place. entrance to which Is obtained through a
gate Several acres Of meadow are ON the place
and some eighty acres Of broken ground, twenty
five OF which are this year sOwn with corn, and
about four acres with beans. About twenty acres
more will be seeded with millet Most Of the
improvements have been paid for from receipts
Of wool sold Having given the original and pre-
sent size Of the herd we leave others 10 figure out
its increase and the profits Of the business at their
leisure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
FOREIGN NEWS.

De LesSeps's dltcherS have arrived in Panama.
British war Cfice has ordered several addition.
al regiments to Natal.
Thirteen socialists have been sentenced In VIen.
ma for high treason during the past few days.
First meeting OF the ladies land league was
held at Glare Morris. Saturday. Miss Fannie Par.
nell presided.
General Colley is isolated at Noun. Prospect
and Beers turound hir mp Gen. Ward has
arrived at Durham.
Froude announces that Thomas Carlyle left
valuable papers, mss ETC., which will be pub.
llshed separate from his biography.
The Manchester Guardian says that "Parnell
has virtually abdicated the leadership Of the Irish
party In parliament, which is now utterly disore
ganized."
A land lef guer named Hoban has been sentenc-
ed to three months imprisonment for declaring
that he was an Irish republican, and owned no
allegiance to the English crown.
Anticoercion mass meeting was held had Hyde
Park, London, Monday Banners bearing the in.
sCriptionS Release Davitt," We want the land
tAlot bOAO uoi OhAOh hhu NlOtOLyy huu RESSu
rosettes were prominently displayed. Among the
speakers were T. P, o'Connor, Isaac Nelson and
John Redmond, home rule NJ P.'s
Carlyle was laid away In the family burIRl
ground Of his native place, Ecclefechan. Tn
mourners were James Carlyle, sr., the brother
Thomas James Carlyle, jr, the nephew Of the
deceased John Carlyle, his nephew; Robert Car.
lvla HIS nnuRIn, Mr. Aiikin hia hrnfhar iy, 10 NJ
DR.. Alexander Carlyle, Alexander Welsh, cousin
Of the late Mrs. Carlyle; Captain Henry f. Watt Of
Liverpool; Professor TyndRll, Mr. Froude, the his.
torian; Professor Leeke and other relatives of the
deceased. It was a sadly pleasant incident OF the
occasion that although rain fell upon the cort6ge
Carlyles coffin was lighted b. sunshine at the
moment Of lowering,
Ship Building on the Clyde was unusually &C.
tive last year. Two hundred and forty. one yes.
sells Of all kinds were launched, Of a total o (
fully 100000 TONS an excetsoi II 900 tons over 1879.
Their marketable value represents an outlay Of
about sSO,OOOOOO.
Thomas Carlyle rests In Ecolefecan, scotlar
not in Westminster Abbey which he satlrized 4
place Of sepulture. ~
London, Feb. 14-It Is stated that II
League has decided to invest In the I'm Ie Lal
100000 now in Europe. lied Stat
London, Feb. 14-A Durham dispr
battalion Of foot and troop Hus AIeh states u
ed in favorable position at saTs are encsm
ing the Ninety.second and Iiggarsburg ava
ments. The war party in = Ninety seventh ~
are greatly excited. 10 Orange Free Stat