The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-02-08
HOME AND ABROAD.
F NJ French, ieweler,

The Little Giant at Hoffman & Jsssph's
Tho Little Giant cant cigar IL said to b
daisy. For sale at Hoffman 3 Joseph's.
Go ~ Hoffman 3 Joseph's for the Iittl,
Giant 8 cent cigar. tho best in the market
The Republican State Central Cemmitte'
meets in Portland on Thursday. February 81
1884.
Mrs Van Scoy. wife OF Prof Van Scoy o.
Willamstts University died at Salem Tues
day Last
Several went from this city to sec Salli-
yans' treup in Portland. Saturday aud Mon.
day nights,
A curious trick TO perform is 10 place Hvs
half dollars so that each will touch every
other piece,
j Murphy of Salon has been appoinIed
post Office inspector for Oregon. Another
''lS" man made happy.
II Jacksonville cannot have the cars di-
rectly TO her door it has the satisfaetisn Of
being able to hear the whistle.
Wing Sing L Co., exploded $1,000 worth el
fireworks in Portland last Thursday sve0ing.
bat Satan was there all the same.
Charles Spangle arrested last week or
stealing two Over.coSts in Orleans precinct.
was duly examined aud acquitted.
$4,000 sent to Ainsworth from Portland,
by the n P EEpress.CO. has disappeared, and
the agent there has been arrested.
Several Of our citizens have BEEN investing
in Yaquina Bay property lately. This in.
dicates confidence in the railroad.
The Quimby House, OF Portland. Is sirst.
class. and Linn county people viii do well TO
go there. Read the adv. in another column.
The regular meeting Of the Y. P. T. U.
viii Be held on Friday, Feb. Is. At $50. at
the Grange Hall. Please return oAsschisms.
The best account OF the Sullivan exhibi.
tioa waa given in the Staadard. It was a.
loEg ~ such an affair deserved. and was to
the point
The beat answer to The pumpkin pie prob.
lem Of two weeks since was received from
Miss Efio Miller, of Lebanon, who l. -
years Of age.
Wednesday Hoffman & Joseph received
NO car loads Of ice from Idaho. which per.
haps accounted for the frigidty of the atmOs.
phsre on that day.
A farmer in Wasco county will devote over
1000 acres Of land 10 raising cora this year.
The climate of Eastern Oregon no doubt is
suited to that cereal
The YaquinA POst says Col. White will
run the first train over the Oregon Pacific
within month himself. What It will be
run on is not stated.
Nultnomah is the wealthiest couaty in
the State. Union Is the horse county, Grant
the COW county, Umatilla the sheep county
and Jackson the hog county.
4 new paper just started in the William
cite Valley claims an edition Of 120c copies.
Most papers send out at least that Humbsr
Of sample copies the tirst time. See
Hoffman & Joseph this week will receive
the finest line Of candies direct from tie
East ever brought 10 Albany. Those want
ing genuine candies should call sn them.
Il is stated in Portland paper that .
young lady in Salem was recently dead
drunk, notwithstanding the fact that shs
moves in the highest circles" Of the capital
In the 200 yard race in San Franeisoo ts
tween Kittleman and Harmon the former
won by about three feet. The time made
was very fast. perhaps the fastest on record.
4 Washington Territory paper with about
500 subscribers claims to have the only com.
plete staff Of assistants. Even . Feosters
crew can be heard when the lioa does not
roar.
The person who cut = two cent stamp from
a Stamped envelope" and posted il on an
other the other day, aAd tried TO send IL
through the mail, subjected himself 10 fine
of $50.
The correct answer to the liszard problem
given last week Is 5O0.059st feet. or 800. O6
feet practically, which is the hypothenuse Of
triangle whose base is 800 feet and psr.
pendicular feet.
Mr A settlsmier, while splitting some
wood on his farm near Tangent few days
ago, accidently cut his right foot in very
serious manner, several of the tendons Of
the toes being severed.
On our outside will be found very inter.
esting article ON the "Mound Builders,a by
DIR ] L Hill, of this city. This Is . very in
teresting subject and It will pay our readers
to examine into the matter.
Last week we advertised for four pounds
of feathers, and the Portland Standard i'm
mediately implied that we wanted them 70
make wings with, and assured Us the geld
en- stairway is long way of.
4 man worth several thousand dollars was
hunting around the other day for Dsxo-
cRAT, among the merchants on First street.
To tight to take the paper he sponges it. II
is such men who help build ups comnuni.
tyf9
Store windows are again being decorated
with horrible looking pictures Of old maids,
dudes, donkeys. etc. It means that st
Valentines day is near, the l4th having been
set for the observance OF the custom Of send
ing these aforesaid pictures through the
mails.
We have received commsnication with
out any signature and hence under our ruiz
it lie consigned TO the waste basket. We d.
not publish any communication unless it Il
accompanied by the name Of responsible
party.