The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-02-08
PLAIN TALK.
on Pialn subjects.
by PLAIN CHAP.

bh FbAlA CHAfs
Tie Common Council Of Corvallis res
Gently passed an ordinance providing
that whsre there had been scarlet fever
In family, no member Of IL should
'come down town" for thirty days. Mr
N Stocks family, of that city was an
fortunate enough ts be visited with tbe
unwelcome disease. buthe went down
town and attended to his business "sll
che same" He was Immediately ar
rested, tried and fined $40, which was
all shAt could be done under the ordin
ancO, Willie tits right 10 guard against
disease II Is not right 10 swallow camels,
even while strafnIng at gnats Th,t
business rnan who takes the prseautlon
TO change his clothes and fumigate him.
sslfjust before leaving his house, should
be subject 10 fine Of $50 Is 10 say the
least, an injustice. That is ~ much ~
. physician can DO, and certainly IL
using reasonable precautloD.
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It has always been q mystery TO me
how q man can live on nothing q year
and yet grow fat and support his wife.
have known fagreat many who did
this, and Albany has It's share. You
never soc them do anything. They do
net pay taxes on cent; yet they dress
fairly, and live we'll. Most Of them, too,
de 30 In such . manner that you can not
lay IL too rich relatives. for they may
have none, but do It II they de. / un-
dsrstand how" the woodchuck subsIsls
during the winter months, bat ibis
makes still bIunter my biunted senses, to
understand how n man gets along
without working, without credit or
rich relatives. Its easy 20 credit it 10
gambling, etc, but not always correct
ly, and mamma does not fall now.
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Last Thursday for nearly half an hour
the air was filed with cracking fire
crackers and bombs that made q tre-
msndous din. When that occurs on the
4th at the hands Of the American you
know IL 10 fer fun, but these heather
chinese did net waste fifty dollars worth
VI these combustlble pieces Of nuisance
for fun, Il was TO scare away the devil
while joss came in anu ATE a chicken
with It's head on, nd stuffed with pc Gu
liar things, which rested ca a plate in
The wash house Of San Wa. A jack knEs
and chop sticks were all ready for him,
snd burning tApers were there to ligh
his midnight rspast This is Idolatry
yet they believe In it, and II is In keep
Ing with their pig tails.
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A person had better have a rhinocsro
At bis heels than gossIper In his tracks
He mIght get away from the former
but the latter can not be dsdged. Linn
county IL like other counties. IL hAi
Its complem sRt Of them. and here like
everywhere lse. they are most happy
when pickInga Al other people. though
there are enough beams, rafters. side
boards. nails and shingles in their owl
eyes to make barn.
e.
One is As liable to fall and break one
neck on q poor mAn's sidewalk, as OIL
thesislewaIk Of one able TO pay for II
being fixed. Rotten boards are rotte
boards.
A city with enterprise is like bo
with new cap. IL makes him NOR
lively. Some one should buy Albany
new cap. II not stove pipe hat.
Seeing = great system OF water work
like these OF Albany. lying almost dor
mant. IL like seeing an Edison spendin
his time making mud pies in the bac
yard.
Fine buildings cost money, but q Low
Of the commanding as well as beautlfI
IL human nature, so that large and con-
modIous structures speak in loud tone
for q city. Albany needs q new Centrs
School building.
Thsmas Porterhouse ochilTree, Cen
J gresham from Texas. says he wants
! President who either takes wats
! straight. or whlskey straight, and doe
net want any ofyour lemonade Pres
. dent like Hayes. Hence he is In fave
t Of Arthur. who takes whiskey straigh
There is food In this fer reflection.
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