The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-02

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Bt A FLAlN oMAFs
What 10 us In Oregon seems like "aw-
ful" weather, back east would be leok Cd
upon ~ very tame. The lowest the
mercury has reached at Albany has
been 10 degrees above zero, netwith-
standing the amount OF snow on the
ground, which, 10 say the least, has net
been very enormous. 10 degrees shove,
. mere tribe compared with 80 or 40
degrees below, the extent Of the freeze
In some parts outside Of thls valley.
Just enough 10 make ones blood llngle.
No ncstril closer. mouth shutter. eye
biinker, tongue congeaIsr, only . small
sized freezer. Yet TO hear az connpIain
. stranger would imagine the mercury
stood about 100 below zero, and that
tbs snow was twenty feet deep, ell leo,
houses buried and everything collapsed
such IL not the case. Were We prspar-
cd fer anything but rain and sunshine,
had sleighs and cutters 10 sbundsncs,
and hsHses better put together there
wsuld be less grumbling and not 30
much kicking over such . "blizzsd" ~
We havs had.
A ounce Of prevsntlsd Is werth q
pound Of cure" and "ths tlms 10 cor
rsot blundsr IL bsfsfe IL ls made, .,
These are old sayings but true oaea, -
msny in ths wiIlametts Valley will
testify -, particularly those who have
had awnings, and buildings tumbls on
account OF TOO much ssow, It L net
only true OF such things but can be OBJ
served generally In life. IL lie much bot :
ter 70 sbssrvs care in preparing fer the
meeting Of . calamity than 10 walt and
try and remedy II aftsr it has occurred.
OF course this can not apply very GercI-
bly, 70 "a Oregon snew storm, an affair
not anticipated, but now about New
Years. IL may be well 70 think "on IT,
in connection with yenr New Years
resolutions
And speaking Of New Years rssoiu-
items, Let us say that the perssn who
oniy resolves on the first OF the year
win be about a. apt 70 keep his rssoIu.
sions ~ tho COW that rsse lvsd 10 climb
. tree and be squirrel The perssn
lives nearest right who resolves Gt aiI
times- Many person Lave heard say
that after such and such date he would
stop some bad habit. but he win net
do II in nearly every case. The enc
who steps says NOW. whethsr 10 1.
New Years or June. Perhaps you think
because Ben FrAskIIn resolved in .
fiorid style yos can also. So you can
81 least try, just n sfsen ~ yoa please
but they viii be fieeiing resolutions, nsrI
that unIsss you east aside all ssntimsn
taiity. and act ~ II you meant business
-
Tvs boys arrested for stealing . com
paratively large sum of money present
. spectacle net pleasant 10 comtsmplat
either by 8 8. teachers Or the pabII
generally. IL suggests the necessity
either sew. or at ssms future date nc
much larger than the present enc, .
the establishment In Oregon. fOr th
Northwest, ofs hsnss OF correctlon o
refuge. The public safety.dsmandS thI
ssmsthing should be dsne with ysun
sasndsrs under eighteen years Of a.
Mlxing them with cid and harden q
criminals in . psnItentiary Prsven
oil chances cfreformatIon but hsui
]. Of correction. whore they are comps !
cd not only TO study the common Enl
. ilsh branches. but 70 learn = trade ~
receive moral Instructions. presents
b nela for reformation. aud that is " b
4 ls needea. These schools In the Ea
II have dons = great deal Of good. Hu
drsds Of young men leave them
Il twsnty-ope years ofage with fair e
4 ucatiou trade learned. an am bltIsn
> amount to somsthing In the world.