The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-10-10
PLAIN TALK.
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There are always two sides 10 q ques-
ton. This Ii a. true as the fact that
every cat has tall, and applies TO the
general early closing Of stores as well as
TO political questions. Last week the
DsMocEAT gave the early closing side
Is viewed by o correspondent, and
Plain Chap agreed that something
should be done by which clerks can
have at least part OF the evenings 10
themselves : and II such n thing could
be lived up 10, and work equal Justice
TO all he would see the stores closed
entirely nights. Would IL? A ner.
chant takes an opposite view. He
states that his store Is situated 30 that
he obtains certain evening trade, and
IL II matter 0f business for him TO keep
open and retain ii,and further, what
We believe 70 be true, that no agree
ment has ever been made in Albany be.
tween the merchants TO close on GER
tain occasions that has ever been lived
up 20, and In confident such q one as Is
now proposed would never be and
Insists that IL Is better for young men
10 be In the store than running around
the saloons. IL 10 not my purpose 70
argue tie question pro or con. Mer-
chants who desire can easily give their
clerks several nights In the week sys-
tematIcaDy or ali the time Just as they
please, IL 10 their own business but, IL
10 not well 10 forget that, clerks like
others are social beings, and that while
some may spend their nights In the
saloons there are others who have much
higher aspirations.
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This IL . very peculiar sort Of world.
one full ofcreduious people, who Jump
ut conclusions. many Of whom would
buy blo0ded horse after having only
seen hair from his tail, or q bottle Of
patent medicine because its manipula-
tor knows how 10 make IL appear TO be
worth moro than 10 ls. It 10 an easy
thing 10 get up pain killer that will
give temporary relief. but IL is An en-
tlrely different matter 70 obtain some-
thing that will give permanent relief
A mixture composed OF laudanum, cam.
phsr. nltre. chloroform, ammonia, ETC.,
will do this, any druggist can hx II
but IL takes . glib tongue 70 sell IL for q
dollar . bottle, when IL Only cost fifteen
or twenty cents.
AAmtA ku9 uAId1@1m Vi Tue 10
caused by part Of humanity eronic.
y Insisting that they are hard. They
are doing that now In Albany and
other places. As q matter Of truth
they are not 20 terribly hard Some OF
our merchants are doing a better trade
than for the corresponding time OF the
year for several years, and they get
considerable cash, too. This is not
without significance. Il 10 bad enough
20 have things ~ bad they are but o
hors0 that hAs the leaves should not be
given SPAWN joints unless he really
possesses them. The heaves are enough.
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Betting on anything that eau talk or
IL governed by anything that can talk
Is very uncertain business. and the more
money one puts up on foot races or
horse races, the more one IL liable 20 re-
main poverty stricken al ones life. Bet
on dog fights. dog races, cats climbing
creased poles. or mice swimming rivers,
but never rlsk your money on . foot or
horse race. Not three races out OF ten
are run on the square, they are put up
jebs % fleece aome one. a foot race
was arranged between . Yamhill boy
and An Eastern professional, name d
KsttlemAn. for $500 q side. / have
been told it was a put I'D job TO fleece
Portland shArps. IL being arraEged. AS
the story goee that the YamhIll boy
should beat, and 50 Yamhill county
farmers mortgaged their farms and bet
on their boy but the eastern profess
Ional played double. and beat notwith-
standing the agreement, throwing all
the moaey into Portland hands Of
course getting his shSre. Most foot
races run are as crooked and horse
races are up to the sGme standard.