The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-12-21

proses TO get home before thirteen o'clocl
because that ID an unluoky number. This
good news for his wife.
clear head is indicative of good healtl
and regular habits. When the body feel
heavy and languid, and the mind work
sluggishly, Ayers Cathartic Pills will won
dsrfnlly ass'st TO recovery Of physica
buoyancy and mental vigor, The oonstipat
ed should use them.
No ether medicine has won for itself such
univaraal appreciation in its own city. state,
aud county, and among all people, as Ayer'a
Sarsaparilla. It's the best eombination oi
vegetable blood purifiers, with the Iodidc
of Potassium and Iron. ever offered to the
public.
| OF the 1876 people in Linn county 10
1880. ll,955 were native born and 72l for.
eign born. There were 3s Indians and 10
negroes, e,s6S we're males and 6,Sls were
females of those from to II years o,0sS
were males and ,096 females. There were
2,67l between Is aud Al. and S.492 over 81
The population OF Linn county in 1850 was
994 in 1880, 6.772 in 1870 s7lo ia
1850, 1866. At this rate at tho present
time the population must be at leat Is. 900.
aud the way many of tho precincts have grown
during the last three years will carry this
out.
Capt Shields. who was recently in Ken.
tueky after an absence Of over thirty years,
says he had no trouble in recognizing the old
land marks, and that everything was about
as when he left there. many of tho old leg
houses remaining the same. Most Of the
pioneers though found wonderful changes.
The Benton CouAty Teachers Institute
will be hsld ss Corvallis Wednesday and
Thursday. Dec. 26th and 9th, under tho
charge of L A Miner. County suporintsnd.
eat An interesting program has been ar
ranged, in which Superintendent p A Moses,
and J Horner, of this county, will take
part.
1t is peculiar fact that in the new Coun.
Gil four cut of six will be Johns, to.wit
Jshn Briggs, John Foshay, John lsofn, John
Brush none OF whom have = middle name !;
ten being the most letters in any one name
and eight the least. This reminds us that
all Of the new council with one exception, are
men Of about fifty years OF ago, or over.
A new cusssm has bssa introduced, and
that Is for marriages to be performed under
large floral wish bone. and immediately
afterwards the couple pull tho bone, and
the one who gets the short tone has to get
up and build the fire mornings. Albany
should have had such cnstsm before this
time.
Following is the amount Of work already
done on the o. 2. r. II. The forty.iive
miles to be graded between Corvallis asd
tide water On Yaquina Bay. seventeen miles
has been graded on the eastern end aud two
miles ON the western end tunnel Ne !.
near the summit. 700 feet lons, is in about
300 feet tunnel No. 2, GOO feet long. is
perforated = distance of 200 feet. aud tunnel
No. ,. ESQ feet long, a distance Of 40 feet.
Attention is called TO tho advertisement Of
A Hoodin in another column. Ito has
just opened . furniture and undertaking
store in the Fronan brick, ON First street,
and will keep en- hand = good stock OF furni-
turs, bedding, etc. and undsrtakers Eoods
OF all kinds. he proposes TO make il an Oh.
iect for all to trade with him.
The December number OF Dio Lstcis'
Asnth'g is enc deserving OF more than or
dinary notice. Il treats on subjects rslat.
ing 70 health in manner interesting to all,
sany Of the articles containing information
Of great value TO all. Il Is . magazine that
should bO on the table Of every reader. By
all means send 25c. TO Dio Lewis. II Bible
Hsuse New York aud gos copy,
Mr. Jas Danuals has hired the vacant
house back Of the residence of II s Strahan,
which he is fitting up preparatory to manu-
featuring bureaus for Portland firms. The
place is next the ditch. where water can
easily be introduced, ard will make an ex
celleut factory for such a purpose. As Sir
Dannals il skilfal workman, he will no
doubt do an excellent business in this line
The next regular meeting OF the y. 2. r.
U. win be held on Friday afternoon Dec.
18th at $3.50 at the Y. P. G. A. Hall. In
order to secure an increased attendance OF
the boys Of our city, the above change Of
day and hour has been decided upon. We
hope also to procure additional assistance
among the teachers Of eur public schools aud
trust that the work may go on more salts
factorily than heretofore. Secretary.
In another column will be found an ad.
vertisement signed by the County. Clerk,
asking for bids for keeping certain, and all,
of the County's poor for the ensuing year,
Under this bids are wanted for all, and not
for one or two or three. This is an excel.
lent move and no doubt will save the county
many dollars. 1t win be good chance for
some reliable. energetic farmer, who raises
his own produce to do a good thing for
himself and the county.
On last Wednesday evening supplement.
tai lecture was given by the w T u. by
Rev VIM q Simpson, of Eugene, at Y P G A
Hall. His subject, was Scotland" which
being his native land, he was able to handle
in very interesting and able manner, Civ
ing descriptions, and incidents Of the most
striking character. We regret at not being
able to be present, as we are assured it was
one Of the bert lectures of the course, and
very justly attracted the closest attention
from beginning to end.
We have been handed piece of poetry
containing eight verses on Ben Butler and
his defeat, with the request to doctor it and
apply il to one Of the defeated candidates in
the late city election which we hereby de.
cline to do. as We have no ill.will against
any of them. At the same time we will give
the first two verses, and, if inclined, our
readers can do their own doctoring ''Old
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