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

The execution of the assassin OF pfesi
dent Garfield will not bo public.
When il comes 10 descending a'ladder,
the bravest OF us generally back down.
The Atehison, Topeka and Santa Fe
above par.
Nasby Is going TO Europe in tho
spring. For his health probably, He
has had q long bad spell.
The Now Workers arc shortly 10 bo
treated TO the spectacle of boa-c -constric.
tor swallowing living calf,
Iowa will vote on prohibitory amend.
ment TO the State constitution June 9th.
Indications favor its adoption.
Mr.. Muller, of Bristol. on tho occa-
sion Of his recent visit TO Jerumlom. ad.
dressed two companies of lepers.
Tom Moore traced his descent from
sons-Shem, Ham, and one more.
Since the first of the month nineteen
saloons have been licensed at Ottumwa,
Ia. at $1,000 each, and Sl0, 900 paid into
the city treasury.
Tho first Chinaman como TO Marlbor-
ough. Mass, has just been mobbed of.
He wanted 10 start laundry, but got
'olt aned out" himself
May 18th tho Washington monument
reeched its 260 feet of height, and ia
growing up ut the rate OF foot day.
The full height is to be 600 fect.
At Toranto colored man was mp.
pointed u letter-earrier. and tho other
carriers, some fifty in number, refused
to work II the negro was taken on.
There are over 200 applicantions before
tho President for appointments 10 mem
bership on tho tariff commission OF nine,
recently authorized by congress.
The Montreal ship laborers are &c.
cepting work from ship owners at
10 and 22tI cents per hour. A further
detachment OF English stcvedores was
landed there recently.
4 chap who sont us a poem beginning
when twilight dows are falling fast
upon the rosy lea" Inns since married
Rosa Lee. and now tho weekly dues arc
falling faster upon him.
Considerable variety ~ displayed Ia
fringes. Some Of tho patters are eXquis.
itely ornamented. and form rich ehect
used separately or II combination with
passementerio headings.
OF certain brand of whisky, ON be.
ing told that barrel of it would not
produce headache, Artemus Ward said
"Ah, my mistake mnst have been that
did not drink qnite barrel.
"One touch of nature" etc. Street
preacher--''I nov ask, brethren, what
can do 10 move you in this world OF
wickcdnegsY" AIRY Send round tho
at. guv'nor. Thatil move 'em."
Mr.. Soligman IL reported as saying
that the taking Of the s. .O0O, 900 Atchison
loan by Barring Brothers and tho Ac-
Caimounts indicates that Europe 10 pre-.
pared to tako good American securities
again.
If had million dollars. said young
Brown. 81 would"-'No you wouldnt,
interrupted Jeeins; you would be n big.
| ger fool thAn you are" J0ems was
rather rude. but nevertheless he told the
| truth"
The mayor of Fall river has refused
| 90 licence q woman to sell liquor. not
I IL is stated because the occupaiiOu
| would net become her sex. but on the
! ground that II would be unfair 10 the
| other dealers.
/
| organize a railroad commission failed u
receive the constitutional majority, and
/ was laid aside. Tho Democrats insist
that the commissioners shonld be elected
by the people.
Kate Spragne has been 10 Cincinnati
on the invitation Of citizens, To arrange
for the transportation of the body Of hel
father. the late Chief Justice Chase
from Washington 10 Spring Groy,
| cemetery.
| Teacher. that you have
two sticks o: candy and your big broth
or gives You two more. how many have
you got theD2" Little boy (snaking his
head) "You don't know him; he ain
that kind of boy"
The Paris correspondent OF Harper
Bazaar says that small children arc wear
ing sashes OF much narrower ribbons
than formerly. No. IL, for instance being
a favorite width.
"How beautiful is Shakspere, Adol
phus I" lisped Arethusa, AS she turneC
the pages OF the immortal bard. "'Na
tnre's sweet restorer.' Isn't that fine 2
Beautiful" said Adolphus. "How
appropriate motto for hair restora
tive T.
Patti says il 10 her ambition "to liv,
quietly aud sing TO the poor" Her sys
tenn of gratifying this ambition is 20 tak'
mighty good care that by the time the
people get in where they can hear he
sing, they arc very poor.
1t Is hard to believe that any on
should have been so foolish as to attemp
TO bribe - legislator with railroad pass
inasmuch as it would be next 10 impos
sible to find legislator who was no
already provided for iu this regard.
She asked the clerk il he was positive
thoroughly convinced the eggs were
fresh. "Oh, yes" said tho young philos
opher, II know they are; why, the
farmer said none of his hens were mor'
than year old. She bought q basket
full on the spot.
Press Down the Earth.-If gardei
seeds, when planted in the spring, arr
firmly pressed when under the earth b.,
the ball Of the foot, ut the time the gar
deners are putting them in the ground
they will invariably grow, drought or N
draught, and what is more important
they will spring up earlier, and grow
faster, and mature better than any o
their kind which have not been subjecte,
to this discipline. This same rule o
pressure holds good in regard TO trans
planting trees, shrubs and plants.
The watermelon contains ninety -fiv,
per cent. of the purest water and trace
OF the purest sugar; and nothing has ye
been discovered that furnishes so per
feet and speedy cure for summer com
plant as watermelon, and nothing else
Even when diarrhoa has been kept VI