The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-03-04
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.IuE national debt Of isagIa,d - held
by about $4,000 people that Of France
by about 100000
Wnbr other conntric' are preparing
to send out expeditions in search of the
North Pole, Italy proposes 20 look for
the South pole.
ANuMneR Of Chicago capitalists have
formed an association for tho purpose of |,
building four-wicc telegraph line to
New Eork
WE observe that there is Grm of
Lammin * SIoorein Olympia Wouldn't
boy feel bad if he had TO take the
Lammin and moro to7
a Scorcil land company has bought
10000 acres of Missouri land, which
is to he divided up among colony Of
Scotch farmers which is 10 lc brought
over.
CuAHEGp corn is one Of tho best
things which can lie fed to leus to
make them lay. IL must not he fed as
a regular diet, but in limited quantities
each day.
Tur Legislature of Nebraska is sro.
ken Of as "the boy lcgislstu,c" Only
eleven members Of the body are more
than lif,y yeara old, and forty ate less
than thirty-!vc years.
THE Signal Service Bureau is max
ns arrangements whereby Texas atock-
men may Le warmed of the approach OF
"Northers,' which prove So disastrous
to their aheep and cattle.
\ r,LL has been introduced ! the
Peuuyy lyania Legislature to submit to
tae people At The nest election the
question of moving the capitol from
HarrisLurato Philadelphia.
Tnr Hudson Bay company have
bought 10000 L,nhels OF superior
kind Of wh,a. Ia Manitoba, aud a,e
shipping it to Eagata ia 100 pound
bags to sho~ Who. ,Dau province can
do.
Scraa.s .1NpESg AAL&aa sass the
cost Of taking the c~usus 81 1880 Is
probably a1u bire n'e @2.0s0.O00.
This Is aboa; four ,...., apiece fur every
man, .e.u..u aad cAi.d IA tie United
States.
4 FEw years a.3 ab.a,en bread was
almost unknown Ia China. Ia a single
year San Froac.sc, ha- sbippcd thither
235,750 barr,.s Il hpur California
wheat viii s95a apd ample market
among the ntil.isu. oi Crles.ials.
Il Is estimated ;lat 1900 PERSONS
own all tho f4tms ia iceland large
enough for letting, aul 1912 owncrs
hold two.thhds Of the entire country,
yet there are 100000 people aLo are
dependent upon the soil for their 'iy-
Ing
\ fEa days iefore tic recent cold
snap in tho South the owner Of an e>-
tousivc orange plantation on Orange
Lake, Florida, refused an olTef Of s35,-
GOO Tor the eror OF oranges then on tho
trees. The cold Of thc next few days
killed all the fruit.
Deacon GoLDs1tTu il not losing any
sleep over Mother SLip.on's prophecy,
which foretells the end Of the world in
1881. The good deacon says that when
he hears GabricI8 trumpet he sha' I
have at least the satisfaction OF know
ing that it sou ads the kneiI Of taxes.
l.. L. HODGES, Secretary Of the Min
nesota Forestry Association, reported
the other day that for the first time in
the history OF the State, hundreds OF
their prairie settlers have been com
PEELED this winter to burn their furni-
ture, their farm Implement. 1e Goors
Of their houses, their stables and out
houses, to keep themselves from freez-
ing. Others, with plenty Of bedding,
have lain in bed FOR days at time to
keep warm. Others have bought pine
lumber at $l7 to so per thousand and