The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-19
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to New York.
Give even an angel bad name, and
The simplest Of us can see the evil ex-
preston in his face whether it is there or
not.
Conscience is coward, and those
faults il has not strength enough to pre-
vent it seldom has justice enough TO
accuse.
Every man ought TO act and speak
with such integrity that no one would
have occasion TO doubt his simple sfirma-
ton.
The virtue Of prosperity is temper
ance; the virtue Of adversely fortitude,
which, in morals, is the more heroic
virtue.
An active and faithful memory doubles
life; for IL brings q man upon its stage
with all those who heye made their
exits.
A truly good man had rather be de- /.
ceived than be suspicious, and rather
forego bis own right than run the ven-
ture OF doing even hard thing.
The New Orleans PicayuDe says that
a politician once laid on the shelf should
never be taken down again. Unless you
desire to preserve the poor man in spirits.
San Francisco has expressed desire
for brass bands in churches. The good
people of Frisco will be wanting TO
smoke and drink beer next. There is no
satisfying some people.
1t is really very little use teaching q
future great man penmanship. When
he gets TO mans estate he Is sure to write
as il he were drawing design for q cob.
web factory.
A Cincinnati journal remarks that for
men 70 stand in front Of churches when
the ladies are coming out is small po-
tstoes. As if there could be no small
potatoe niashers.
Miss Lillian Taylor, daughter Of Bay
ard Taylor, has translated with success
two of Mr.. Booths acting plays into
German. Mr.. Booth will use this trans
lation during his German engagement
next simmer.
The Boston Courier says: GA good
many people would like to be p. n. Of
Boston. In order to occupy this place,
they will have TO get mp early in the A.
NJ" And keep on the right side of an
NC.
A western paper says that q man on
the New York police force is 81 years OF
age. When we reflect that the cause OF
justice in that city is somewhat queer,
we are not disposed TO dispute the state
ment.
The only girl that Mr. Charles Francis
Adams ever expressed an admiration for
was named Floes. An ice girl was Floe,
but she was death to sea-dogs or barks
who came TO visit her, and she could not
endure schooners.
A New York rat catcher says that
American rats are decreasing In size
every year, and he thinks that another
fifty years will bring them down to the
size of mice. This country seems to be
degenerating every way.
Mrs. Mary Durant, of Elkhart, Ind,
blind for twenty five years, claims that
her eye sight has been restored through
prayer, and won't admit that q sus-
picion that her husband kissed the serY-
ant girl had anything to do with the re-
coyery..
According to Professor Young the to-
tai quantity of light emitted by the sun
is equal to 800 600, 900 ,O00, 900, 900 ,OO0,-
0O0. 900 candles. We never tried to burn
so many candles at one time, but it seems
q good deal Of tallow. There is money
in these candles for some fellow.
When women are the advisers, the
lords of creation don't take the advice
till they have pursuaded themselves that
II is just what they had intended to do;
then they act upon it, and If 1t succeeds
they give the weaker vessel half the
credit; if it fails, they generally give her
the whole Louisa M. Alcott.
A Louisville boy stole his mothers
mocking-bir and sold il to q man who
had just lost one, taking the dead bird in
exchange. The good lady was over
whelmed at the death of her pet and
gave him q fearful burial, at which her
SON, the money jingling In his pocket,
assisted with great solemnity.
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch pub
fishes accounts of the winter wheat crop
from over $50 different points in Kansas,
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Michigan, all of which are quite favor
able, and represent the wheat crop in an
advance state, and the prospects for q
good crop 70 be very fine.
The clergymen of Chicago are deter
mined to put q stop to Sunday night
theatrieals. They. can do it by giving q
better show themselves, so as to draw
the crowd and make the theatels lose
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lowable.
"Driukwater is dead at last" said
Jonesbury as he entered the house the
other evening. "Oh, dearr' exclaimed
Mrs. j., "but his widow is left comfort
able. He is well of, isn't hep" "He is
now, remarked Jonesbury with an en-
phasis on the now that Mrs. Jonesbufy
didn't more than half like.
The three Mondays spoken of by old
writer's as being unlueky are: The first
Monday in April, which day Abel was
slain; second, the first Monday of Au-
gust, the day Sodom and Gomorrah were
confounded; the third, the third Monday
of December, on which day Judas Isca-
riot was born.
There is enough of Marks, the lawyer.
in ''URcle Toms Cabin" as usually per
formed, to satisfy any reasonable de-
mand; but at the Arch-street Opera
House, Philadelphia, an audience re-
ceived double dose of him during one
act. Actors Kensil and Fisher both
claimed to have been engaged for the
part, and they acted it awhile in concert.
Any audience but dead and live Phil
adelphia one would have killed both of
EN-. But u Philadelphia audience will
endure anything.
Town OF MINERAL WELLs.-The orr
gin of the town of Mineral Wells, Texas,
dates back only to July when water be-
ing scarce q farmer began to sink well.
After boring down 160 feet he struck
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