The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-02-02


BILE speculation to tho Doctor.
The Overland Monthly for February 10
brimiull Of good reading matter and speaks
volumes for the journal. This il its second
number and already II Ia ahead of tho old
magazine It's productions for February arc
TO numerous for US to mention separately.
Get tho number and soc for yourself.
Mr. r Mo Galley, of Lebanon, 10 selling
kerosene can which Is an invention that
no doubt will prove great blessing 10 many.
By simply ohurning from tho top gentle
stream eomos out Of . long faucet, arranged
30 that IL viii enter lamp without any dan.
ger of tho fluid being spilled.
Since the terrible dog biting affair in
Southern Oregon, the canine species have
been at discount everywhere. We noticed
one leave a butcher shop at = ono minute
paoo on account Of the greeting he received
there. and, like Oliver Twist we should not
wonder il he Is going still.
Poor oregoaiaa, II says that an Albany
paper took an article from II on Railroads,
without giving II proper credit. Wo had
such an article, but in our local columns we
did what the Oregoniaa rarely. does ia its
State News, gave il due credit, contrary TO
that papers statement.
WIN Reed, the sailor tramp. who deserted
from the ship "Amelia" at Astoria, and
mention Of whom was made in the Netes Of
last Friday, was in this city afterwards and
went across the ferry on his way towards
Corvallis. lie does not propose TO bs caught
il he can help II, but is hot very secret about
his affairs.
Il was reported last weak that tho Ma
Roork. who was attacked by a vicious dog
had diod from the effects OF IL, but il now
appears that this was ahtrie, aud that in.
stead Of being dead, ahe 10 Improving. aud
win recover. Good but IL that dog re-
osvers there must be queer set Of people
in Lane county.
| 4 house on the farm Of Lnther White at
the foot Of tho hills cast Of Harrisburg was
consumed Jan. 2tst. by Gre. The house waa
occupied at the timo by family named
Goodman, who were all absent but two
children, who saved what they could. which
was only small quantity OF bedding.
Probably therc is no greater nuisance than
woman with nsisy child At psblic
meeting Thi, was exempliiied at the w G
I U meeting Tues lay evening. Il is curl.
COS that many mothers do not possess jadg.
msnt enough TO get up aud 90 home whea
they find that they arc breaking up the
peace OF everybody ar1und them
II is said that Sarla who was seat 10 the
ponitentiary aboat i've years ago. for life for
the robbery Of o'Shea's pawn shop In Port
land is slowly passing away with eonsump-
ton. Oar readers will remember that Brswn
anil johnson who were ths principal actors
in that attack were hanged at the time for
the murder committed In attempting 10
carry out their plans Of robbery.
Last Sunday iast ~ young man aud hia
wife came into church about the time The
minister was 10 begin preaching. &c were
Intercepted by friend back oi u. "why
i Mr.-and his wife liko a cows tail r
This was a sumner. and as consideration Of
it might prevent our paying due attention to
the sermon, we gave IL up. "Bocauss," ="
said he. ''shsy are always behind"
A newspaper without an item on tho
weather in Oregon is like = woman without
any ribbons 10 her hat, 30 wc will state that
we have had soms duting tho past week.
wet, misty. rainy. bat Of the kind that
cheers the farmers heart and makes the gen.
uiRe Webfoot fat. We reckon" 10 uso .
Parisian expression that We will be abls To
make the same report next week, and silence
on our part will indicate the same.
DIR o'Toole has been rsarrlnging his block
on the corner Of First and BcaadAlbin
streets, puttiag il in gooi condition. The
store lately occupied by N Nolan Is being
extended 10 the back ol the bailding. aud
will make one Of the best onss in the city,
while the Ladies Emporium has been con.
nected with ] y Sorbin's saloon, the wall
being partly cut away, giviaz Mr SorL:n a
much larger amount Of rOom, csnvsnisatly
situated.
A letter received by Jay W Blain the frat
Of the week from John Hutchinson, dated q.
Kilbregs Autrim. Ireland, il sn interesting
one. John left here in 1878, after. ard.
married. AMI Is now the happy father o
three children, which IL certainly good
news. lie hasn't a vsry high idea Of farm
ing in Leland and says he would like 10 com,
hack to Oregon. Oregon, dear Oregon, b
il ever 50 wet there Is no place ike Ore
gon."
May good fortune bless N Redfeld
Oar hopes wero revived last Tuesday on re
ceiving from his grocery store large can o
apple jelly we mover ate better. II is pu
up from pure apple cider by Mr. A Baker, o
Shedd Station. and honce is . genuine hom.
manufactured article. Do not fail to get
can before the sun goes down, for it il splen
didly made, and just fits the palate.
The attendance at the public Achools has
increased wonderfully during the past fev
weeks, and all the buildings can bc said t'
be literally crowded full, pinched in. jamb
ed up, squeezed in the corners, tucked up il
knot-we most anywhere. In Prof Robbi
room in the Central School alone there ar
now nearly 100, and the other rooms ar
nearly as badly of. What 1t viii all cora
to, We do not know, but something viii hav
to be done before long, or we will have :
kill off our children or send them to som
dead place to protect them.
Tbs number for February of Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly Is already on our table
and it is impossible Il ..i,f notice. to d.
justice tn its abnn igut aud varied coutents
Ben PsrleJ P1osss '.OAr veterans," etc
are noteworthy aad iinely illustrated art
cles. Caldor continues his serial, "a Whit
ed sepalehre, aud there are stories, sketch