The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-03

dent ] N Hoffman, Of Albany, Vice Presi.
dent + l. Hodgkip, of Salem, Secretary and
Treasurer
A splendid view Of Mt. Hood can be or
tained from the top floor 0f the Red Crown
Mills in this city About one hundred miles
distant It's white peak rh rvs up t0 advan~
taRe on clear day. All OregoniaDs are
proud OF Mt. Hood, our highest peak. 1850
feet above the sea level.
Willie A RsdwicE was killed at Forest
Grove last week while playing base ball he
was at tbe bat aud struck q foul in such
manner that the ball 9llnced into his eye
with n fe rful force He lived three or four
days after tbe accident. This, we bflieye,is
the frat fatal result from the game which has
ever occurred IN Oregon.
Mr. Frank Wood has the stone at his shop
which will represent Oregon in the Washing.
ton monument. IL is feet long, feet vide
and inches thick. IL will bs duiy inscribed
and polished, aud no doubt will do credit to
this State when IL stands with thOee from,
the other States aud different countries
Last Friday an able bodied tramp, who had
Dsen free in obtaining J,g,.ls without pay
succeeded ia begging tse0tg I've cents ~
get something 10 eat With. iustead Ut doing
that. he did what must ot them do, bought
some whiskey. The donor ~ the ln0nes wac,
of course disRnsted. hence had tie fellow ar
rested, aud, after considerable excitement
anu rcsistence he was sken 10 tie calaboose,
treatment which greatly offended his ideas
Of personal liberty.
The East Portland Fire Dsp ,rtm9nt tie
| first ot the week bad foot race aad D9stow
cd $40 AID a medal on the winner. The Ob.
ieet was To obtain champion for tbs DE.
partmsnt. The rneda. will. We undefstamd.
be subject - change II the winner 10 not
able 70 keepit This is a COOL example for
tho Albany Department Let il have a
medal, to be run for annually, 20 bs pefma-
pent property II won three times.
Exaggeration in advertising al ki -. of
articles has become 40 great that IL has even
struck boot blacking a sieksniag stroke The
circular OF a certain blackIng says il hss ! cen
silently A. work. improving the taste aud
polishing the understanding 6f mankind ;
protecting the b,pted feet of mIiions from.
the ''peltings OF the pitIless storms" Il rain,
slnsh and susw, nil over the land. until IL has
become household sDr |. aud il every where
greeted With the warm ,ed cheering weico ,ie
due 70 an old and valued fr eni.
The July M.tJasine Of Il AmsrtcqH H;stoyg IL
= remarkably strong namber II OO.,ns ID new
volume, and also It's promised Civil War
Papers. Its frontispiece is 4 portrait ~ Presi.
deut Lincoln. The leading article, wash.
ington IN March and April. 1861, " by Lieut.
General Charles L Stone, il a,inirabiy pre-.
sented aud pertinently illustrated. The sec
ond paper, 'Beginninzs Of the Civil War H.
America q J" is by Genera, Thomas Jordan.
The Seizure and Reduction Of Fort Pulaski,
an able contribution from Col Charles {
Jones, Jr., Ill d.. and The Military Affair,
OF the State Of New York in 1861 Il J" from
the graceful pen of Gen Meredith Read. are
timely articles of exceptional interest, ''rne
Daylight Contingect," - terse, spirited aud
informing illustrated paperby General T. 1bert
L. Visle. all Street in the Civil War" a
welI-wntten article by George Rutledge ,.ib-
son, - the seventh OF the war series in thu
number. Among the short papers is one %
! much interest on President Buchanan" b,
Hon Hor4tio King The seven standing de
partnents are splendidly sustained. and On,
entire number il one Of the most readabl
aud attractive ever issued. Price, 50 cents
number /; or s. year in advance. Pnblishe,
At 30 Lafayette Place. New York City.