The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-08-10
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pig without an apology.
Chinese law prohibits intermarriage
between persons Of the same surname.
Piccadilly takes its name from .
hosier who once had shop In the quar-
ter which II runs.
II was the custom in Venice to head
official documents with portraits Of the
dogea, and these miniatures are now
very valuable.
Prof Goode says that thero are l40e
kinds Of fish In the waters Of the Unit
cd States, and 800 of these are useful
either as food or in some other way.
Berlioz heard his requiem mass but
thrice in his life and 1t was years be-
fore tho government for which IL was
written condescended TO pay him for II.
Chinese thieves are capable Of cut
ting a mans finger of in a crowd in
order TO steal ring. They do this
&ith those broad knives which have
sheaths Stimulating fans.
The worshipfnl company Of BARRIERS
in London has gilt cup, given to Il by
Henry VIII. IL is orAamented with
bells, and every man who drinks out Of
it has to ring them by shaking the cup
after he hes taken the whole OF lis con
tents.
Long drilling Is necessary for promo.
ton to any place Of Importance in the
English railway service. A man be-
gins M an engine cleaner, then becomes
fireman, and stops there, unless he
: shows ability enough TO become an en-
, gine driver. Blunderers are never
placed in responsible positions.
Among the drawings By old masters
which appeared at tho Blsnheim sale
was small painting on fine canvas
which had been pasted in a scrap book
for $50 years. II represented Samson
lying on the ground with his head In
Delilah's lap, was painted by Andrea
Mantegna, and was sold for $50 gum
cas-.
Teachers in want Of problem 70
puzzle the infant mind may find IL in
tais from an old Egyptian papyrus
Seven scribes had seven cats each cat
caught seven mice, every one Of which
would in given time have eaten seven
measures Of corn, each Of which, il
sown, would have produced seven bash
. els. How much Is the whole Appar-
entity there were puzzles before The
days Of Boston school supervisors.
l The phrase ''to curry favor" haa !
j singular origin. The general name FOL
: : . chestnut horse .jarei, which was de-
rived from the French tareau, and th,
i, original phrase was "to curry fAvel.'
} There is probably a story under thin
phrase, as in the case of that Of "Hob.
J. sons choice" and ''to cnrry fsvela
Iprobably meant to win the way to lh'
: masters favor by looking after th'
Icomfort Of his charger.
i In the town Of Zoar, Ohio, all tb'
money earned by the inhabitants goet
into one common treasury. The lnec
essaries Of life, including food, proyis
|, ions and garments, arc furnished by th'
village officials, consisting Of thre'
trustees aud committee Of FIVE, wh'
are annually elected by ballot. Th'
village contains about 800 inhabitants
which number has been the same sinc'
1917, and never increases or decrease
10 any noticeable extent. There are M
preachers, but all the people are devout
worshipping after the manner Of th'
Friends.
The Digger Indians believe tha
men are developed from coyotes
Gradually they began to assume tht
!. shape Of man, but it was a slow trans,
! formation. At first they walked OF
4 all fours then one and another would
begin to put forth ono human feature
one toe, one finger, one eye-just like
the Ascidian, our FIRST vertebrate ances'
tor Then, here and there, q being
6 would develop double set Of organs
two eyes, two hands and the like
. Finally, these creatures acquired th,
. habit Of sitting up, and so wore away
. their tails, which the Coyote IndianI
unaffectedly regret, as they consider the
tail quite an ornament.