The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-12-09

observe that u represents the most direct
route between the east and The Pacific
Coast, and that II viii be the shortest road
BY number of hundred miles. Tkis is
not without lee significance.
The holidays always bespeak brisk time
ct the Star Brewery. Then Is the time
when the soul flows over with COED viii to-
wards everybody. aud friends drink spark
ling beer 10 each others health and have
good times generally. Mr. Z. Bsllanger
viii q ake extra pains 10 mako his customers
at homs, and will insuro them pleasant
place TO alp that nourishing breysragc, beer.
There is to be turkey shoot at Corvallis
on the 9srd Of December. Portland. Salem
and Albany srortsmen will bc. invited to
take part ia the "a me. The Corvallis
Club promise visiting apersalnen who will
take part square doal, aud no doubt
they win get il. for the Corvallis boys are
gentlemanly set Of men and know how
to treat visitors.
We heard discussion ons the streets
ssme tims AGO - 70 the weight and v.luo OF
cubic foot of gold. we have ths answer
nov tn dot. IL weighs 1900 poands
Avoirdapois and i. worth S36l .Sl04G All
the gold in tho world could hn llscrd Il,
euhe the aides of which would nst exceed
% feet I inch. an,l amounts TO aboWt Co..
400 oe0. 600.
The Holland Reading Club last Ma,day
evening after an interesting reading ia the
LADY of tha Lake." elected the following
officers for the ensuing month President.
Wild Bilyeu Secretary. Dollis Hoak
Critic. Lib. Irvine. The retiring President
reosivsd all the sympathy imaginable on ae-
count of his failure to obtain hand in the
city govsrnment.
There waa big rash made for tho San.
day Welcome tho iorepart Of the week.
Somebody heard that somebody had bson
hit, aud a. this IL . hitting world. every body
wanted 70 500 what was up. Wise or
otherwise sayings were put. In the mouths
Of well know citizsns, 80 tha. they nGght
sAy. in the Language Of Bill Shakespeare,
Il am like woman. when thiak thing
speak IL"
c. d Montague. Of Lebanon. cannot be
commended too much for the system Of trade
he has established In that city. Ieis new
timsior hi. debtors TO express an spysscia.
tion OF what he has done BY eomiss up Aad
settling their old bills. and plsss him in .
pssisisn where be can do ia the fatars what
he has done in the psss. he 10 dslsrminsd
10 sell better goeas and ~ cheaper prices
than sny snsretaat ia Lsbanen saa he viii
de L.
Quite . number significant looking groups
Of men were seen Along First street Tues.
day morning Close cbssrvatioa disclssea
the fact that they were composed principaliy
Of defeated candidates who waited IA un.
feeling world to know why thsy were not
elestsd. The reasons were various, And all
sensible ones bnt the best one heard. and
ono easily slucidAtsd, was that given
BY the defeated Mayor. 'hs didn't cot
enough votes"
The fool-ksllor has not bsen around Hap
py Camp. There il an old man named J.
L. Reeves. liviag there. aged IS who il as
anxious 10 marry a. II year old iove-aick
striplins. aud he wont have any one over
twenty. Ho has made numerous proposals.
bat ali have fed from hin. like young deer.
Now. though. Il 10 claimed that he has found
one who Is willing 70 sell herself for an in.
.eress in the 30 or CO. thoh.Ana he is said
TO be worth.