The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-06-09
SHORT BITS.

The next transit OF Venus takes place
December g, 1882.
David Crockett was born at Lime
stone. Tenn. August IL. 1886. He was
pnt to death by order of Santa Anna, of
Mexico, March q. 1896.
Louisville merchant took traveller
of the roae and tried advertising. While
a traveller C st him $1,000 q year. $1,000
worth Of advertising brought him one
fourth more trade. But II didn't help
the pretty girls in the country towns TO
kill time nearly so pleasantly.
At the gate of the cemetery of Avig-
non, in France. the parents OF child
certified to have died of Group Insisted on
having the coffin opened to take last
look. The child was found breathing,
and was expected TO be saved.
Servant who has called to see about a
place. well, yes, m, my eyes are
not as good as they were, m. Not that
there is anything wrong with them, but
whenever clean the pots and tins, m, 1
shine them so bright that they dazzle
my eyes. It's my only defeck, m"
The 800, ,OO0, 900 Appropriated for PEN
sions this year makes the military appro-
priations of the United States the second
largest in the world. France, the only
other great Republic. alone expends
more than the United States on army.
navy and military pensions.
A dozen years ago, when it was sug-
gested that the new Capitol OF New York
at Albany might cost "a, 900, 900, there
was gasp of CONSERVATION and credu-
lity. It has already cost, however, more
than S13, 900 900. II will cost probably
nearly 500, ,000, 900 before it is wholly
finished.
When a homestead settler dies before
he completes his claim the widow, or in
case of her death, the heirs, may con-
Time settlement or cultivation and OBJ
tain title. II both parents die, leaving
infant children, the homestead may be
sold for cash for the benefit OF such chill
dren; or the children may continue set.
tlement and receive title.
Sadie West, who plundered Mr. Alex
ander Swift, of Cincinnati, in New York,
was tried, convicted and sentenced within
thirty-one hours. The trial was hurried
swiftly through in order that Mr.. Swift
could start for Europe, and he gave his
evidence, recovered his property, inclu-
ding his passage tickets, and was on
board the steamship before the verdict
of guilty was rendered.
A composer once brought manu-
script to Rossini, who, in listening every
minute took off his hat and put it on
again. The composer asked whether he
was so warm. "No," said Rossini, "but
am in the habit of taking off my hat
whenever I meet an old acquaintance
| and there are 80 many / remember in
yonr composition that I have continually
TO bow
Rev. Joseph Cook, the Boston lecturer
in letter to his American agents, the
Redpath Lyceum Bureau, dated Hong.
kong, April 18th, writes as follows CIR
eighty four consecutive days I made
forty-two public appearances in India
and Ceylon. Every leading town from
the Himalayas to the sea gave me-eagel
and overfowing audiences of educated
Hindoos."
| Nearly 500 tanners of Chicago fol
lowed the lead of teamsters and qui
work at noon on the 18th. A meeting o.
employers was held at p NJ, when i
was resolved to keep no man connected
with che Knights of Labor. However
some of the employing tanners hay,
granted the demand of their workmer
for $12 per week, and the men have re
sumed work,