The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-06-06
NEWS ~ DRIEY.


rate Of 1916 Yards a minute.
The goldfish globe must 60. They
act as burning glasses, and it IL stated
that ono insurance company has reius-
ed 10 take risks on houses where they
are kept.
| Tho Imperial Canal Of China IL the
longest in the '-orld and the greatest in
point Of traffic It's length, including
river sections, Is 2l00 milos, connect =
ing forty -oue cities.
The coffee Helds Of Brazil cover o.
900, 900 acres, with 100000, 900 trees
that is 400 per acre. Each tree av-
eragss one pound Of coffee per Annuu,
the industry employ 100000 hands.
The Camembert cows in Franco
average yearly about $3.50 per head in
cheese.
Ia Great Britain il is found that 100
male dogs go mad ~ compared With
fourteen female.
Capital punishment was abolished in
Italy in 1875 and murders increased
forty-two per cont.
Salmon caught ia the fay, Scotland,
sometimes weigh as much as seventy
pounds, but the averag. weight ia only
eight pounds. In Oregon thSy weigh
as high as 100 pounds
The man who sowsd tho first 6eld ci
potatoes in Sc1tland died in 1880.
The proportion oi tho ttads OF New
York for 1888 was Of the entire trade
of tho United States 54h rsr cent.
An Iatsrns,ional Industrial Congress
is to bo held in Berlin, the prelininariss
for which are being arranged.
The past year has been only moder-
Atsly prosperous for tho iron and steel
trade, and will be still les 20 for this
year.
| 4 Georgian rascal. dissatisfied with
bis wifss cooking. took = rod hot iron
aud branded her. He vas given q
years imprisonment and fned $1,000.
John Hogan, Who could not road or
wriet, died ne.r Columbia, S. C., on q
pile of straw. lie had $1,000 in green
backs in bis belt. and owned $4,000
worth Of real eatate-all esrnsd by hard
wmk.
An entire band of Indians in Canada
have petitioned for the full rights Of
citizenship.
In Kansas, last wear. So ,72l acres OF
sorghum, we're planted for forage alone.
Most OF the ''undeliverAbls" letters
which reach Germany come from the
United States.
The Austrian government has lately
issued rigorous regulations respecting
bsautifsrs, hair DIES, patent medicines
etc. Those containing poisons must b,
sold by apothecaries only by medica
prescription, and mono are TO be sold o
which the authorities DO not know th'
composition, or which they recognize
as prejudiciAl to health.
Two slaves, formerly owned by JET
Davis, now own nis plantation, 70
which thoy paid s2O0,000.
An Australian ram was sold in tha
country for the large sum Of $4,000
The wool taken from its fleece was owe
four inches in length.
In the Italian Parliament tho votin
is done by electricity.
An Ontario village is lighted will
gas made from sawdust, said to be squa
; to coal gas and free from sulphur
Members oe the Mexican Legislature
wear natty suits Of black, and whit
> neckties and gloves are numerou
enough to give the aAsemblase tho lool
of a iull-dress party. Nsarly all tn
men are middle aged, with black hal
and eyes. Hardly gray or bald hea'
can be seep.
Parties at Caribou, Ne, are gather
ing the cedar bark about the shingl
mills and other places and ship it t
!, Massachusetts,, where it is manuflctur
ed into coarse paper, to be used unde
carpets to keep away moths and othe
insects.
English railways are cutting dow
expenses and dischsrging employees.
A gun weighing $4,000 pounds ha
been successfully cast at South Boston
Mass, for the U United States Govern
ment.
The natives of the island Of Chilo
use the shell of a crab as barometer
, In dry weather it is nearly white, bu
on the approach of rainy or storm
weather it is fecked with red spots.
Louisiana has school accom- modatior
for only $4,000 children, thorsh tbel
!, are 100000 in that State.
Wild flowers are the fashion in Ems
a land, and are gathered and sold in sue
large quantities that croakers ere cryir
that England will soon be primrossles
n The primroses were sold in large quan
9 titles on the anniversary Of Lord Be-
+ cons6eld's death, they being his fAvori
o flower.