The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-11-13
4 NAN ABoUT TowH.


Last week the Man about Town had
some business with an agent for 8 pat
ent medicine house of New York. His
medicine was advertised as a sure cure
for malaria. Very inn0cently though
the agent. WHO'S now on his way east.
tod how he had been taking FIVE grains
Oh quinine every evening TO get the ma.
laria cut Of his system. Like many On.
Lhusiastic fishermen he does not care
for bis own game. Seriously there is
mulch food for reflection in the Incl.
dent.
1t has been habit OF the Man about
Town TO giyewhat he considers as the
public opinion OIL different subj acts. on
occasion, whether judicious or not. act
lng much like men in conversation on
street corners. Many like outspoken
Talk even II some times disagreeabIe to
them. In the matter Of the murder Of
Charles Campbell sone think Saunders
VIII hang. Many that be deserves to
others that he will get life sentences,
about Whist they think would fill che
bill Astc Miss Allison the Nan abeut
Town has met no one who thinks there
viii be any moose for her, few who think
II may be several years in the p0niten
tiary; but more who think she will Be
cleared entirely, the latter expressing
the beIisf that while she used very ia
discreet language IL did not refer to any.
thing more serious than a quarrel or
fight
Were one to be superstitious, food for
speculation might be obtained In the
fact that just as Justice Humphrey be-
gan reading the charges against the
prisoners at the Court House the bell
began toliing for CampbeiTs funeral,
and that Miss A1lison'a millinery sign
was blown dswn the next morning by
the wind.
We have always cautioned the public
| against trusting promiscususiy street
venders who talk In sensational haran-
| gHss, and several weeks ago spoke light
ly Of loud tongusd feiIow who had
| some simple locking copper belts fer
sale, which he said were sure cure for
| rheumatism and many other Ills. We
are nothing IL net magnanimous, Two
gentlemen who paid fifty cents for these
belts tell us that previous 10 thea they
had had rheumatic troubles badly, bat
since wearing the belts they have en-
| tirely disappeared, and one Of the gent
lemen says he would net take twenty
dollars for his belt. We tell this as
conscience easer
During the extremely long vacation
the Man absut Town has run across on
every corner almost dozens of boys who
needed 10 be under tIe influence Of
school discipline. It Is q matter 10
Il rejoice sver that the asw central build
Ing will hear On next Msnday the voices
Of several hundred OF these urchins.
Wandering aimlessly about the streets
they have picked up more bad than
good habits, and many Of them hardly
know what IL IL to be gentIemanly.
The other day we heard q six year old,
while riding his tricycle., cry ont, withe
cut any provocatioD, to a mao passing
him: "Hello, dam fool" and another
one to a man with gray lIairs, "HeIIe.
there, fyou don't stop you may go too
far" These are simply samples shsw.
Ing what street influences do for small
, boys, and hew IL is necessary for soms
parents TO keep some pretty big shing-
les around and as well keep their child
rem from sowing seeds they are bound
10 reap.