The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-09-18
News m BRIEF,

600, 900 acres Of public lands have beer
fenced in by cattlomen. by late order
Of President Cleveland these fences
must all be removed.
A thrifty "Down Elat" farmer, who
keeps both hens and cows, states that
one hundred Of the former welt cared
for will yield greater net profit than
four good cowa.
Instances Of blood poisoning from the
effect of food taken into tho stomach
are not supposed to be very common.
A csse of this kind, which resulted
fatally, occurred at Charlestown shcrt
time since. The cause was unwhole.
some meat eaten at restaurant.
The present population Of Maasac6u.
setts is estimated at 100000 That
of Boston Cloaely approximates $780,
900.
Frank Brooks, of Clayville, N. T.,
sold his entire crop of hops, fourteen
acres, to Pier Bros, Utica, at ten cents
per pound.
Upwards Of 5000 people are con.
atantly employed ct Key West in manu-
featuring cigars.
The Mohawk Valley in New York
formerly had almost monopoly Of the
broom corn business. but the West has
taken il away to such en extent that
while from 1000 to 5000 acres used to
DO devoted to this crop, this year there
are probably not over GOO acres in the
valley.
A number Of canning factories have
been built and put in successful opera
ton in the South along the gulf coast,
during the past few years. Five such
establishments are now in operation
between New Orleans aud Mobile,
canning oysters, shrimps, etc, and are
doing profitable business.
The celebrated COW Princess Second,
feom which forty-six pounds l04 ounces
OF butter were made ia seven days las.
Spring, lately died f.om Inflammation
of tho lungs. She Was owned by Mrs.
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, Of Baltimore.
Nd, who evidently failed to profit by
the fAbls Of the woman's hen that laid
the golden egg. An offer Of s25, 900
was refused for Princess Second some
two years ago.
The Cunard Line steamer Egruris,
which arrived in New York on Aug.
22sd, made the fAstest westeFn ttip on
record, her time Of passage from Fast
net Ligh. to Fire Island being six days
and two hours.
There were exported from New
York duriug the week ending Aug. -,
1924 packages Of butter and 1859
packages Of cheese, against G006 pack.
ages of butter and $3.50 packages Of
cheese during the corresponding week
last season.
The Erie Canal deliyered at the port
OF Nav York during tho season of 1884,
1901 ,42l bushels Of grain, while the
total receipts by all the railroads were
28,04o, 020 bushels, an excess in favor
of the cansls Of 9,452, ,404 bushels.
Every farmer who keeps hogs should
have constantly on hand supply Of
charcoal, ANAL feed Of which should
be given the porkers occasionally. A
busheI Of charcoal is often Of more value
to feed to hogs and pigs than two bushels
Of corn.
The rice crop Of this season 10 said to
be unusually large.
There were imported into this couG-
try during 1885, s6.i97, 400 worth Of
eggs.
Adyices from Charlotte, n. e., lug.
22nd, state that the first bale Of cotton
raised in that section was offered on
the market that day. 1t was classed
strict r1iddIing, brought l0a cents, and
was shipped Immediately to Now York.
This Is six days earlier than ever known
before.
Report says thai Nevada has an ac-
tive volcano which belches forth a coll
umn of flames and smoke several hun
dred feet in height. The eruption is oi
recent occurrence. The news concern
ing it was brought by sheep-herders,
who claim to have been driven from
their grounds by the cinders and ashes.
| Present appearances indicate an en-
ormous corn crop this season, which
probably accounts for the downward
tendency in prices at present prevailing
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M. Dieulofait has been iequirine
why there is so much sulphur in stone
coal, and why there is so little OF free
alkaline carbonates in tho ashes. For
that purpose he has analyzed the sur.
| viving species of the families of the
coal plants, par ticularly the Equisetaceoe
and has found in them greater thar
the usual proportion of saIphuric acid
Hence he deduces, as the answer to hi
| questions, that the coal plants were
more highly charged with sulphur thar