The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-31

on Cline, M0nteith and Co., immediately.
II you want your property cold call on them
II costs you nothing TO advertise with this
hrm and very little to cell.
The county Jail at Baker City was burned
last Tuesday morning, five of the inmates be
ing burned TO death. The fire was probabiy
started by one OF the Inmates on the iusitle.
Intense excitement prevailed NJ the time.
Last Saturday while Mrs Judge Stfaiian
and daughter, Fanny. were riding near this
city their buggy was tipped over, throwing
them under IL, when tho horse started up
aud dragged them short distance, but doing
no other serious injury than 70 break the top
| OF the buggy well 10 pieces.
The Ore0on;on was the only paper III the
United States 10 anne unce the death Of Grant
| in its first edition on tho morning of his
death Really, now, for enterprises ia get.
| ting news there are few papers its superior,
AID, anyway. though IL steals lots of cllto.
rials, IL has plenty OF company 10 that tield
Mrs Duniway has been sued by w II
Chaney, Portland lawyer and astrologor,
for SIC, 900, injury TO his reputation by rea.
son Of certain article in the North,oest. lie
will make her see stars, IN other words he
will probably not recover a cent. No one
with any judgment will sue newspaper for
libel except in most aggravated case The
defendant in such suits almost universally
comes out on top, besides getting thoroughly
advertised.
In tho bicycle race at Stu Francisco be.
tween Fred Koligsou Of that city aud Fred
Merrill, OF Portland, the latter won with
ease lie was given half mile. or six laps
! of tho hail. Ga the eighth mills he increased
this 10 seven and half laps. aad 1tolliason
gave up the race. Before going to San Fran.
cisco Merrill stated 10 DEMOCRAT man that
II he could get the race ia a ball he could
win on even terms. and the result shows be
knew bis ability.
Mr. Sam Gourley IL the architect Of a tri.
cycle. in process OF construction, which. when
completed, will have no equal among vehi~
clea. The big wheels are nearly six feet in
circumference aud arc MAIDS Of iron, giving
them weight aud strength. la fact Tho whole
will be OF iron yet sufficiently rs not seat TO
make NJ cnmbersome. Air john Brush il 10
| be the ewner, and will use IL Ia g1ing 70 aud
| from las business.
The DEMOCRAT hal very narrow escape.
/ IL happened thasly A few weeks since it
criticized the Monday issns OF the OreJSa.
iaa. stating it was trying ~ b1,n its Sau-
day edition. A Southern Ore sou paper stole
tho Item bodily, tho Stand trf copied II. and
then the Ore goaian eyerlastiUgiy set down on
the latter paper. ali oa accouat u 40 item
which originated IN this ptper.
Last Friday the agent AMI bill posters Of
| Robinson's circus were la the city and whsn
they left il every available plaes was plaster.
sd with their flaming blla This viii be by
| far the biggest circus ever IN Oregon, com-
plStely oyorshadowing CJlos. Robinson does
] business IN business style. has what be adj
yertisers in the circus itself. aud when you
l a f.aLaa h. .stfaK
wherever you get is. Save up your bits.
Who can stay at home dnrius these hot
days after reading the fotowiug from the
Yaquina Post Such delightful weather a.
We are having II the people ot the valley
eould only realize how much ple4santer aud
healthier IL IL here on the Bay during the
.'heated term. aud hos mach cheaper they
could live here than In tho valley, II they
were disposed 20 use economy. the rash for
front sssts" would be unprsce,i. ated.
The advertising car OF Il ,binsoa's circus
is . tine institution. as observed by DEao
cnAr man who examined ils different com.
partmsnts last Friday, under the gnidanec
Of Mr. Aiken. tho advance agent Well ar.
ranged both As 4 residence and a business
house. everything II in complete order. III
contained twenty one tons OF printed paper
for posting. aud several tons Of -four for paste.
besides all tho appliances for this line Of bush.
meas. a. well a. Tor the comfort Of the agent
aad his men.
The San Francisco .Joarasi Of Commerce
says: Whisky Is n troublesome as well as
an expensive iaxary. TIE American people
pay annually no less than..ssJ0. O0o. 900 for the
''iun" they got out of the consumption OF Ii.
quors Of all kinda They spcad less than
that for bread aud moat-ths item S5O5. 900,
900 for bread aud S303. 0O0. 900 fer meat
hut il would seem that thes. common arti.
c!as arc deficient in alcohol, or some other
properties found ia whisky. vine aud beer.
aud il reqnires $3.50. 0OO, 900 worth of liquid,
20 wash down the solids.
Some Of the Iowa editors uow that they
J arc at home aud arc getting over the effects
of tho many magnificent receptions tend sred
them, are beginning 10 pick at Oregon. moi
at our people, but at our Fess OF water. oai
moss covered houses, our sleepy procIiyities
aud our earthquakes They could not touch
our soil, our tine streams and our q and SNOW
capped mountains, so they huuted mp th,
above alleged drawbacks, al; Of which are
nothing less than ridiculous IN oil Oregon
ians. The writer who said our great draw
back, aud the only important one be could
find, was our distance from markets spok
what we oil realize 10 be the truth.
The American nation has double birth
, right--libcrty aud land. Its liberty it ha
, guarded jealously, but until very recent year
II seems 10 have been indifferent To the los
OF its landed estate and ignorant of tn
| methods by which it has been diminished.
veteran legislator, the Hon George w Julian
who has given special attention to the act
disposing of our public lands. tells the stor
in brief ia contribution to the North AmsI
ieaH Reeielr Tor August Ia the same mum
! ber live medical authorities di4cass the qnes
9 tion, ''Can Cholera be Averted ?" Felix
| Oswald contributes a suggestive article o
"rhe Animal Soul !" and the Rev NJ Saw
4 age, in "a Profane View of the Sanctum,
. brings an indictment against the daily pres
: The other articles are one on "rhe Price G
Gas. by Charles II Botsford, one on TEN
perance Reform Statistics" by Prof w
! Beecher. and the chapter of ''Comments," b
various writer's, on articles in previsus nun
bers.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.