davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28
EsrLwAYs sssA.

In Russia alone railway traveli,1
may be said to have been sll gaiD and
no loss. There il no line either heu,i.
phsre that comes up to the comforts
and luxuries ofthe Msseow and 81
Petersburg IIve-roomy and lofiv
saloon carriages, window sea. |.
.JauteuI ita light luggage net for
every traveller, toilet room nj the
carriage end, regular hairs at cOoven.
lent Intervals, the guest stations. the
best supplied aud cheapest refresh.
nienis rooms. and loflie-t widp-t
cleanest platforms 10 stretch one.
legs IN, and everything eyery,s l.ers
contTived - protect ven lr0nn wia 81,
sold or summer heat. = gteot i,a.
provefnent II ali u,i4npo1 The .,.n,,,-
cd open sledge, with the Thermometers
~ below ZerD, ahd the cpiI creepIr1
In and curdliug your blood under
your fur coat, capand boots; the snow
and slees pelting your face, a pack Of
wolves ho@iing In your rear ready to
catch the hindmos., and the fno.ion
of the sledge ever the snow. furro.ys
causing you 10 bob up and down in
your seat like log On the waves.
with an upset nov AMI then ard
"nlany passengers regularly seasick. ;,
Yet, even all these miseries are pref
cradle 10 summer travelling, with the
sitting heat aud binding glare ofaI
p hoHrs' day, and tho dust, both
sitting and binding, and fire Jolt
ing that broke every bone in your
skin.
The Russian travels fast, and with
tho happy consciousness that neither
ia town nor in country does he leave
anything behind him worth loitering
Tor. Even Murray, who + bound to
say something, has but little 10 tell
US about Chudewa, YolkiIova, Tver,
Kiln, and other localities tho train
at on our route. And as for
the country, the panorama Is almost
everywhere The same dreary fiat
from end To end, The earth spreading
Tar and wide like a broad dish all |
round TO the horizon, and the blue |
vault OF heaven eacompassIng it like |
4 dish-cOver-ille very idea Of the
universe as man conceived IL before |
Galiieo put spectacles OH his nose and !
made him see "moie worlds than
Dne."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

Daring one of the recent riots In
southern Russia man entered a
baker shop kept by Jewess and
bought a loaf OF bread, which he he
gan 10 eat as no went out. As soon
as he reached the street he threw
himself upon the ground and began
writhing about as though in excru-
ciating pain, at the same time ex-
claiming, ssI am poisoned The
Jew have poisoned me - a crowd
assembled, and threatening demon
strations We're made against the shop.
1t would undoubtedly have been
sacked within few minutes, aad It's
occupants malireated and perhaps
killed had not the Jewess by whom
the bread had been seld stepped out
suatched the bread from the writh-
ing wretch on the ground, and be-
gun to eat it herself before the eyes
Of the mob. This conclusive answer
saved her, and the rufflal jumped
up and ran off. Such scenes were
frequent.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28
FALL ELECTIONS.

Elections take place this fall as fol-
owe:
HaryI.nd-A Comptroller, House
of Delegates and kalf the Senate
Ms.sachussetss-A Governor and
full board Of State officers. ard I.egisls
ture.
Mianesots-A Governor; f.,il ',.-r.i
af : ale oiiiss-s, Hs''se II s,.r.sse..ss
II = rai i.s.f hr Sr'nt
Mi,s. sdppi-A C0xsris,.T, i.,si i.s4rl
q: state officers, House II Ral.rrs~ria-
lives AID half the Senate.
New .Iersey-An Assembly and one
third Of the Senate.
New York-A partial hoard OF state
officers, Senate and Assembly. Also
members Of Congie in the Ninth Da-
trict in place of Fernando Wood, de-
ceased; in the Eleventh District in
place OF Levi P. Morton, appointed
Minister to France, in the T~enty-
second and Tweniy-serenth Districts
in place of Warner Miller and Elbridge
C. Laphsm. elected Senator's of the
United States.
Pennsylrania-A State Treasurer
and full Legislature.
VirginiA-A Governor, full board of
State officers and full Legislature.
wisconsin-A Governor, full board
of State officers. Chief Justice, As
sembly and half the Senate.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

have horse by the name Of Jeri-
cho. lie is mare. have seen re-
markablei ihorses before, but none SO
remarkable as this. wanted horse
that would shy, and this fills the bill.
i had an idea that shying indicated
spirit. Ii it is correct | have the most
spirited horse on earth. lie shies at
everything he comes To with the Ut
most partiality. lie seems to have u
mortal dread of telegraph poles espe-
cially and it is fortunate that these
are on both sides of the road, because
as it is now | never fall oil twice in
succession on the same side. Ii / fall
on the same side 1t would get monoton-
Gus after a while. The creature SHE'D
at everything he has seen to-day, ex-
cept hay stack. He walked up to
that with an ii.trepidity that was as-
tonishirg
And it would I'll anyone with ad-
mi, atisn to see how he preserved his
self-possession in the presence OF bar
ley sack. This daredevil bravery will
be- the death of this horse some day.
lie is not particularly fast, but |
think he will get mo through the Hole
Land. He has only one fault. His
tail has been chopped of, or else he
has set down on il some time or c' her,
and he has to fight flies with his heels.
This is all very well, but when be
tries to kick fly off the tsp Of his
head with his hind foot it is too much
of variety. He is going To get him,
self into trouble that way some day.
lie reaches around and bites my leg,
too. ! 10 not care partic ,lsrly about
this, only l don't like t. wee a horse
too sociable.-He Lnoceats Abroaa.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28
grRDErrs WEATHER. rG2prcTIoSs.

The Burlington Hagkeye says that
It - easy enough 20 predict the weather,
II you only follow the right rules.
Here are sonIe Of then. An intanse-
ly blue sky indicates Temporary ab-
sence oil clouds. Under other circam-
stances, again. an intensely blue sky
indicas-s tornado. When the sun
rises behind bank Of clouds, aud the
clouds hang low all around the horizon
and all over the sky, aud the air feels
damp, and there is line drizzling mist
blowing. the indications are there will
be ram Somewhere in the United
States OF Canada. When il begins to
thunder, look out for lightning. To
see the head Of the family feeling in
his right hand pocket, in the left hand
pocket, in bis vest pockets, then in his
hip pocket, then IN his coat pocket.
then looks at the ceiling, indicates "no
change" If hs suddenly stops whis-
ting IT the c.,iling, aud expands bis
face INTO broad erimscs Of delight, il
'neaIs unexpected change" Iff the
c'rn hnskr are very ikick. the winter
viii he c'.i'i,fr than tl,., summer. /.
80" c.''h h'"A~ -,r .eiv .h,n. li... san,-
UIrr al a. warmer ihan li,., - i,.t.r.
IL the c'n hn~ss az. nsisi.i Ia, ti,In
nor too thick, IN. sHaln..r ~,il IL parIn.
and the winter - iii be- cold. II the
weather prophet predicts a rainy sea
son, and II happens TO raiu out ia Gala
veras county. and is dry as bone all
over the rest Of Amcticn, this rain
must be set down 10 the credit of the
weather. breeder, and all tho dry time
counts for nothing.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

The machinery intended for the o. p
R.R. at Corvallis has been shipped to
that place. The mill will be usei in
getting out timbers for the road now
being constructed between there and
Yaquina Bay. 1t will have a cutting
capacity of abont twenty thou ssn,l feet.
a day. Everything connected with it
is entirely new, and vas shipped by >
firm in Portland.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

The cork tree is lit to be larked
when it is twenty-six years old, and
it Is then harked every eight years.
The quality of the bark improved
with the increasing age of the tree.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

There are 525 pupils enrolled in the
public schools of Seattle. These are
cared for by ten teachers who fiRd the
rooms provided by the district totally
inadequate to the needs of the schools
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

The classical ancients had white
walls on purpose for Inscriptions in
red chslk-like our hand biils--af
which the gates of Poraaei show m
stances.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

Grecian deers opened outward, 50
that persen leaving the house knock
ed first within, lest he should open
the door in the face of passer-by.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

Oregon City is to hare neu eity.E
hall to cost $3.50. overhead viii Is {
council chamber, recorders Office and
jury room.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

Sol Garrison Of Ciackamas county
shipped 1900 hoop po : 10 San Fran
cisco last week.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

Parties are talking of building
fosring mill in Seattle, with eapaci-
ty of 500 barrels of -four per day.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

w s. Coulter ef Amity shows pota-
toes of the peerless" variety, four Of
which weigh y pounds.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28

A scarcity Of white help is reported
IN Astoria.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-28
a RIVER 81 FIEE.

Correspondents. Of the 81 paul MINI. Globe J
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27
How to Drop Money at Church.

We are frequently asked regarding
the best manner of dropping money
into the contribution box a, chu' ch,
and after carefully considering the
subject we suggest the following
rules: First, it you feel particularly
mean and have only penny to be-
stow, you must keep it well covered in
your hand, and when the box is un-
der your nose you must, with a
quick, nervous motion, let your mite
fall so it shall escape observation.
5, cond, if you have quarter or any
other silver coin of a considerable
size to give, you may hold it in plain
sight betwee n your thumb and fore
finger, and when you deposit 1t you
must let it drop from comparatively
lofty elevation, SO that it may make
a musical jingle when it reaches its
destination. Thirdly, if you contem.
plate offering a bill, you must no,
take the money out of your yes,
pocket until the happy time comes
when your neighbers can best see
your unparalleled generosity. The
moment that the collector appears al
the pew door is the time when you
must tumble for your money, and
then having meth"dlcally unfolde,j
the bill, and put on your eyeglasses
to ascertain its denomination, you
may slowly place it on top of the box
| These three rules, we believe, wal
be sufficient for all ordinary purposes
N B.-A button should always b.
| placed in a blank envelope.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27
Fighting Fleas In Rome.


But after all, the Aeas are the great
es. Of all the difficulties that hedge
about the monuments of this ancient
city. The misery endured is lndes-
cribable. While you are In motion
there is some little relief, but you
can't walk forever. The time must
come to sit down, and then you are
taken possession of bodily. You ar
rive at an attractive church, and 60
in to rest a few minutes, hut escape
into the streets is welcomed. Lunch
is spoiled by these torments, and
when the day is over, and YOU are in
your room. wearied with the days
sightseeing, change Of rai,nent, cam
phor, insect powder which is every
where sold as remedy against feas,
but which seems really to attract
them-all is of no avail. They at
tack you with such vlgor, in such
force, that you seek your bed, hop
ing to find some rest. Alas! it is
not to- be foun.i even there. No ex-
emption papers can be obtained for
this draft on the patience aad piety
of princess or peasant, in this land
of pictures and poetry. One must
flee from the fieas, or be fayed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27
Brauty Before AFe,

An amusing incident occurred on a
Cleveland street car the other day.
A woman of about fifty, made up to
look about TWENTY-FIVE years old, got
aboard at y crossing to find every
seat occupied. She stood for mo
ment and then selecting poorly
dressed man about forty five years of
age she observed:
Are there any gentlemen on the
car?'
"Indeed, l dunno" he replied, as
he looked up and down. ''If there
hain't, and you are going clear
through, I'll hunt up one for you at
the end of the line.''
There was an embarrassing silence
for a moment. and then light broke
in on him all of a sudden, and he
ro and said:
"You can have this seat, MAIDEN.
1 am alIus perfectly willing to stand
up and give my seat TO anybody old
er than myself"
That decided her. She gave him {
look which he will not forget to hi:
dying day, and grabbing the strsr
she refused to sit down. even whet
five seats had become vacant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27
A Great SpeculatOrs's Gratitude
From the Wall Strapt Daily Neyys

1t happened twenty years ago,
when people had an idea that graft
tude was ready to bubble up in the
human heart at a moments notice. A
stock speculator was waiting at the
corner Of Broadway and Vessey street
for an omnibus. Whether he fell into
a reverie over the graves just over
the fence or was wondering if Lake
Shore would advance another peg
matters not. A runaway horse took
the sidewalk just below him, and so
deep was the spectators reverie
that he would have been run down
and perhaps killed had not friendly
hand clutch d and dragged him aside.
"My friend, you heve saved my
lifr!" gasped the rescued man, as he
realized his escape.
"Perhaps so, but don't mention
1t. I'm glad to have been of service
to yon.''
'What is your name?''
"John Smith"
"Well, Mr.. Smith, I'm man who
can return a favor. My gratitude is
more than words can express. What
can do for you!'
"Oh! nothing, guess "
'Bnt 1 shall. speculate in
stocks. l shall tomorrow buy $40. :
900 worth of Lime Ledge canal st ck
for you, hold it as your broker, and
turn you over the profits for year.
Such heroic conduct as yours must
not go unrewarded. Good night,
my dear Smith,"
Tradition has it that one year from
that date John Smith sat in his office.
A hoy appeared and handed him a
letter. He opened it to find that il
was from the man whose life he had
saved. He also found that the Sl0,-
900 had been invested as promised,
bul that Lime Ledge stock had kept
falling little all the time. until s40C
out of the $4,000 had been lost
Enclosed was statement and b,l
for the deficiency, which he WA:
asked to remit by bearer.
Since that date John Smith has bat
hundreds of chances to save human
life on our crowded streets, but has
refused to extend hand in each an(
every case. 1t would mike poo
man of him IN less than six months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

When Corwin's only son, DR..
William H. Corwin, was attending
college, his teachers complained that
he sat up too late nights, and they
were afraid he would injure himself
with over mental exertion. The
statesman wrote on this occasion as
follows: "My son: am informed
that you are injuring your health by
study. Very few young men now.
a-days are likely to be injured in
this way: and all ! have to say to
you is, that, should you kill your.
self by over-study, it would give me
great pleasure to attend your fun
eral."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

A Washington correspondent men,
tons as = striking fact that "W. H
Vanderbilt Individually owns more
registered United States ionds than
are owned in all the nineteen western
states and territories. These states
and territories have a population Of
over twenty millions, yet there is
held among them but $49, 200. 900
of registered bonds, or less than Mr..
Vanderbilt owns. In the fourteen
southern states So, 900. 900 are
owned, or abOut one-fourth the
amount held by single citizen in
New York." The twenty millions in
these states and territories may have
the satisfaction of knowing that,
though they lack the govermenta
themselves, the exactions Of Wander
bilt have made them put millions In
his purse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

An Editors Reasons.

The pioneer editors of Michigan
were frank and truthful set of men,
as can he proven by an incident
called to mind the other day in con-
nection with the name of Mark Will
liams, who gave up his life for a bet
ter one not long ago. Mark had a
paper in Clinton county. 1t was a
wee little sheet with hundred sub
scribers, printed the handiest way,
and the office was 80 poorly supplied
that several different fonts OF type
had to be used to set up the reading
matter. One day the paper out with
fierce attack on State official at
Lansing. He was called a robber,
liar, thief and various other epith is,
and no pains were spared to skin him
and hang his hideon the fence.
About q week after that date Mark
sat smoking beach leaves and tobac-
co mixed in eqral parts, when a
stranger entered. He was a big,
hroad-shouldered man, with awful
fists and wicked eye, and he got
down to business by asking:
''Are you Mark Willians?''
swell, yes, 1 suppose so," was
the hesitating answer.
"And you run this paper?''
swell, kinder run it, 1 suppose.
every we'll. lam MIR. , of
Lansing, the man whom you abused
80 savagely last week!"
mol"
'Yes, l am, and propose to give
you the worst mauling a western
slanderer ever received!"
Say, are you really Mr..
asked Mark.
Il am, OF course am, ant. while
am taking off my coat you may give
me your reasons for publishing that
slanderous article
II had two reasons, SIR
''What are they?''
"Well, in the first place, l thought
you were little runt of man about
four feet high, and about dead with
the asthma, and in the next place l
thought the roads were so Internal
bad you could never get over here!''
The straightforward confession
should have saved Mark, but it
didn't. The visitor made dive for
him, took out q handful of hair, and
when the editor jumped through the
only window in his office he was fol-
lowed and chased into an old slash.
ing, where he had to remain hidden
un'il midnight. The incident shaped
his future policy, as he one day ex
planned:
- he editorial pen is an all fired
big lever. but | have made it a rule fol
the last thirty years not to abuse s
man unless think l can lick him il
a rough and tumble fight around th,
editorial ROOM
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27
He Didn't Have Confidence in Himself

He Didn't Have Confidence in Himself.
A fat footed, old-fashioned West
ern merchant. haiIing from a country
store in Michigan. was buying stock
in New York a few days ago, and the
firm took advantage of the occasion
to make inquiries concerning some of
| their customers around him. When
they asked about Smith, of Cashville,
| he replied:
''Smlth! Yes, he's in trade yet, but
he's just married second wife, and
she's going through his wealth like
sal,petre. He'll fail in less'n six
months"
''How about Jones, of your town ?'
"Jones! Well, Jones is digging
along after the old style, and he's
bought him bicycle, and everybody
says he will go to the wall in year. -
"And Brown & Son-are they all
right?"
"Brown & Son! Wall, they may
keep along till spring, but I doubt it.
Old Brown has got so nighsighted
that lie can't tell sheep-pelt from q
coon-skin, and the boy is dead struck
on a widow woman who never wears
anything less than slx-dollar stock
ings."
''But Davis is doing good trade,
isn't he?''
Davis! Well, pooty fair, bat be
won't last. He rented the upper
part OF his store to a Chicago milliner,
and she broke up two families and
caned preacher. Everybody blames
Davis, and his sales last week only
footed up a pound of saleratus and {
washboard."
"Well, you are the only customer
out there, and, OF course, you are al
right
"Me! Well. I'm all right just no "
but things may change. NV Wifi
belongs to three literary societies
and is the big toad at church festivals
while I've bought at 2 40 trotter ant
learned to play old sledge. Yo,
needn't be surprised any day thi
winter to hear that have been bustet
from garret to cellar 50 clean tina
creditors can't find enough dr.,
goods to wipe baby's nose.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

1t has discovered an absolute cure
for all diseases of the kidneys. which
can now be found in Days Kidney
Pad.
Pain in the side, back and loins,
high colo, ed urine, with debility and
emacistion, are symptoms of kidney
complaint. Now is the time to pre-
vent suffering. and save money, by
lapplying Days Kidney Pad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27


We learn that Gen. Garfield is a
dyspeptic. The man that started
that report should be shot. He re-
ceives at the rate of ten thousand let
ters per diem, each of them inform-
ing him how tho writer was cured of
the terrible complaint, and advising
him to use certain remedy, and
none other. Some of these letters
will tell him that he must turn ou, of
bed every morning at O'Clock, and
walk into the country about ten miles
before breakfast. Others will tell
him tnat he must take plenty of rest !;
that sleep will be beneficial to him.
and that, above all. he must avoid
the early morning air. If he smokes
he will be ordered to stop it at once {.
| If he chews he will be told that it
will kill him sure. If he likes cur
of coffee he will be Informed that
coffee is the cause of his trouble, anil
that to drink it means death. If he
is fond of tea he will be instructed to
dash it from him without delay, for
in it are cOiled the adder and the SER
pent of dyspepsia. If he likes heel
be will be told the less he eats of il
the better. If be is passionately fond
of potatoes he will have the satisfac.
ton of hearing that potatoes are kill
ling thousands of people. every year.
II he is partial to eggs, bread and
butter, toast, ham, spare-ribs, NUT.
ton-chops. lamb roast, pigs feet. ric'
and hominy, he will be toll thai
these things are unfit for his stomach
and to continue to eat them would bs
to rush headiong into his own grave
He will be told-aye, convinced
that he must not eat or drink any
thing he cares about, but must en-
deavor to find the things which h'
does not like. and if he learns to ik'
them he must give them up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

Opium is said TO be smuggled into
the Sandwich Island 10 tin cans IA
beled "8oston Baked Beans," but
that is no worse than smuggling whis-
key into camp-meeting BY hiding
the bottles in watermelons nor
illicitly importing brandy in . me-
tallic- lined cofIin with al the. poroD
and display OF . first class funeP1ls
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

A wet season is predicted in Men,
phis, Tenn. The local journals con-
fidently assert that within five years
all who have left that city on ac-
count of its nlsfortunes will be found
in their old places shedding tears ol
joy upon the shoulders of theii
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

Five lowe doctors, in = bobasled
drawn by siA plumed horses, mHda
their New Years calls, presenting .
card on which their names were prin-
ted around = figure Of = dancing skel-
eton, with the motto: ssCeminG
evsnts cast their shadows before. ?