The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-10-16

first Of tho week before the w CT u Of Hal.
sey, giving observations In reference to the
prohibition law Ia Kansas, gathered from his
recent trip East.
The population OF Yamhil county is u.
630. II was 7,0l5 In 1880. The population OF
Polk county 10 6,3lG. IL was 6,G0l In 1880
According to the census report tho popula-
tion Of Yamhill county is divided, males,
4472, females, 3, l6I.
The earnings OF the pcuitentiary for The
quarter ending Sept 30th, were ej,40f, ex-
penditurss, &0,002.4D. The number Of con.
yicts In the penitontiary now, 260. only 8
OF which are unable to work
Why go about with that aching head /? Try
Ayers Pills. They relieve the stomach, re-
store the digestive organs 10 healthy action,
remove the distractions that dspress nerves
and brain, and thus cure headache.
Friday thirty.threo letters wsre delivered
at Portland under tho special delivery sys.
TEN. As thore were six carriers to do 10
the boys earned A cents apiece, eight cents
being their portion for each delivery.
Prof. ). NJ. Powell, an eld Linn coanty
boy, was married In Monmouth on Thursday
evening Of last week 10 Miss Rsttie Rash,
the ceremony being largely attended. The
DEMOCRAT extends congratulations.
A boy named Talbot, In jam ping ON
wood wagon, being driven by his father, ON
Calipooia Street, tho first OF the week caught
ono OF his legs In wheel, when he was
carried around twics and thrown to tho
ground, but most fortunately was not hurt
seriousy.
A curious kind Of mixed 40 case Ia re-.
ported lrem Sheridan. There aie two broth.
ers there, ono Of whom fought in the Confed.
crate army and the other in the Union army.
The Confederate soldier Is now strong Re-
publican, while tho Union soldier is Demo.
erat. After all there IL nothing very serious
about it.
The Portland High School gots the fall
benefit OF the failure Of young Strauss 70
paas the entrance examination 10 the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Toe truth probably
IL that the failure lies directly with young
Strauss himself. DO not saddie everything
on 10 the high school.
Remember that L Kenton makes n
speciality OF receiving and forwarding sub.
seriptlons for all the leading newspapers and
| magazines, furnishing most Of them st the
pnbiishers regular price, saving the subscriber
the trouble and expense Of sending direct TO
| the publishers. All orders receive prompt
attention. Price list OF 1900 furnished free
upon application.
IL will be noticed by reading the Common
Council proceedings that Marshal BurkhaFt
has been ordered to see that tho ordinance
requiring saloons 10 be closed on Sabbaths
be enforced. This was go3d thing for the
Council 20 do, and meets with the approval
Of the pnblicgsnsraliy.
Two wlllamina, Polk county, girls have
the kind of ''sand in the erawf that counts.
They are now putting ia q crop OF wheat. the
4 Aas.s
oldest one manages thres. Their werk il
said 10 be iirst-clAss. Some Of our Webfoot
boys, who spend most Of their time in our
cities counting the bottles In saloon windows,
had better take notice.
Read Best & Althouse's al. in another
column. They have the very beat machine,
they know IL aud want everybody else 10
know 1t. IL took three premiums At fairs in
California, and where there are honest COM
mittees, is sure 10 come out on top. There il
no tanning mill made that approaches il.
A soap man, Frank Slddall. recently paid
81. COG for an ad. in one issne OF thu Now York
World. and said IL paid him. That seems
big. yet it u proportionately about the same
A. $40 for like one ia paper with circu.
iation Of 1000. IL pays 20 advertise in pa.
pers like the New York WeYld and STATg
Rfgnra DEMOCRAT, Mr. SiddAll. send oa
your eiG06 aud in your ad. goes. II you
cannot afford the whole amount divide is by
100.
A gentleman who has travelled throng b
| Washington Territory tells Us that Tacoma
has received terrible backnet, probably three
hundred houses being empty and business at
= stsndstill There Is little to back the
plaoe. Seattle. though not moving, has =
backing that wiz keep IL up; yet At the
present time Of fifteen Or sixteen mills and
factories only three or four arc running, and
probably enly one Of those paying.
The 0regoaiaa got SeL45. the Salem
Staiesha1H $3.50 and the rest Of the State
papers nothing for advertising tho State
Fair. lt is the country newspaper that
reaches the body Of the people and Il is time
they got thsir share la the distubntisn of
such advertising. All Of il should not be
given TO the ''only paper While the coun-
try papers Of Oregon are taken by probably
70. 900 people. the Ovs9oaiaa is taken by,
according 90 its own exaggerated claims IN
the AnasrieaH Newspaper Annual. by Q. .75O,
probably 6.0O0 would be nearer the correct
figures.
Ice formed again around the Salem States
man last Monday. resulting ia the following !.
Frank Wood, who made Oregon's memorial
stone, Ia y lucky man. lie got = magnificent
price for an ordinary piece OF worx. aud free
transportation clear back 20 the great monu.
meat. Mr. Wood Is evidently 40 extremely
modest man. It's wonder he don't get =
free pass for himself and stone clear around
the world, aud travel Tnis stone was
aboat the only thing that ever went out OF
Salem AZ the hands OF the Legislature or State
fair. and il makes the people there feel very
sick. Perhaps the extra session will make
mp for IT,