The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-09-07
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woman boldly had 1t removed TO hel
own LOT, planned on the inscription and
had i. t.letsered again to suit the NOR
tnary rsqpile9enta OF her family.
New GlarnA Il q swiss settlement IN
Wisconsin,. IL wassFonnded in ls4t
by los persons, and now has 1000
who hold fast their integrity in race
language and customs. The original
purchase consisted Of two square miles
Al the outset notice was given In
their Switzerland homo that every man
who made bis way to tho colony should
have farm OF twenty-five acres ten,
free Cor ten years, and then absolute
ownership for $3.50 an acre. :
:" The coiumbus tGa.) En7,sirer call.
attention to the marvellous growth oi
the sonth. Thirty years ago. in The
heyday Of the slavery regime, the total
value Of Southern crops Of cotton, to-
bacco, rice, hay, hemp and sugar cane
was Sl3s,605,73s. The cansus report
Of 1880 shows that Southern agricul.
tural products were that year valued
ST60,000.000. Furthermore,t the South
10 becoming rival Of the North In
cotton and other manufactures.
The fields and forests Of Kcntuck are
swarming with rabbits.
A aot crawled into mill at Law.
renee, Mass. and went 70 sleep on q
very wide belt. When tho machinery
started he was killed.
Lady visitors to the Yosemite who
weigh over 100, or are inexperienced
riders, are compelled BY the guides "a
ride man-fashion or not ct all.
A gang Of Winnebago Indians sm
ployed on the Union Pacific Railroad
have Proved 70 be excellent workmen
and in soine respects superior TO thos'
of any other nationality.
In the group Of States composed o
Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa. th'
liqnOr.selling question is 10 be vo,ec
on in the approaching elections.
For half century the farmers with.
in thirty miles Of the New Jersey coaa
have gathered at a convenient poin
along the beach on the second SATURDAY.
10 August 10 enjoy = holiday callcs
"Salt water day." Tho other Satur
day 5000 men, women and children, Il
picturesque attire, proceeded in al
sorts Of vehicles 70 Wreck Point, nca
Sea Girt. The population Of the New
Jersey pines then took i,s annual Wa
ter bath.
An old colored man in Cincinna,
has made himself rich in cufiou
way. Wherever man bought build
ing lot the darkey would buy strip q
ground next door and begin 10 build
cabin. The rich man would buy tn
dsrkey's land for ten prices.
Thurlow Weed estimated hia pur-
chase Of cigars during the eighty-fou
years Of his life at $4,000. Dust
dust, ashes 10 ashes, and weeds /
Weed.
All pork imported into German
from Austria must hereafter be certis
cd 10 as not coming from America.
The Suez Canal is in q fair way I
becoming an open and atagnant sswel
The stations on It's banks are draine
into its waters. II is never 6ushe,
there is no tide, and the stencil In b
coming intolerable. Diarrhoea an
sickness pervail in vessels detained
the canal, and as detentions are il
creasing in number and duration Ii
matter is becoming serious.
Il has been decided to move fror
Ireland and settle in Canada 10000
pour Irish in families. Ten thousan
Families, to average Eve persons each
aggregating $4,000 people, will /
moved next spring, and the transpol
tation will be continued as rapidly .
the territory t. be occupied can be g
ready.
A Staten Island woman is doing he
best to keep down tho aparrows b
catching and eating the thievish an
vagabond songsters.
8 There is mule in Georgia that ha
seen thirty.one years Of active seryic'
i A London life insurance company
to allow reduction of ten per cent o
the policies Of its teetotal patrons.
Thomas Williams, near Osseo, Wis
had five horses and thirteen cattl
killed by one stroke of lightning
In view Of a proposal to extend th
planting Of trees in Ireland as meaI
of improving the condition of tbs
country, Parliamentary return, move
for by Mr. Morum, of the numter
timber trees registered in the sister ISL
4 has been issued. It is furnished b
the clerks of the peace Of the sewers
counties, and it shows the total mum
Der Of trees registered to be 5,95S,67'
The best wooded country would appei
to be Cork with l,250,963, and IL
most sparsely timbered county propel
as distinguished from cities, is Iloutl