The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-02-12
NEWS ON TINE weRLD.


TO death during the recent storm In
Kansas.
The population of Europe nas grown
In the last century from 100, 900, 900
to 320, 900, 900 souls.
The snow is said TO be twenty.four
feet deep In some parts OF Dakota.
In round numbers the people OF the
United States consumed 1928, 900
tons OF sugar Of oil kinds last year an
average of fifty pounds per capita Of
population.
The supply OF cranbeiries In the
East still continues In excess OF tho
demand and prices range from S2.76
to $3.50 per barrel. Last year at this
time choice cranberries were worth
S15 10 SIT per barrel.
An experienced horlIculturist pro-
tects his early cherries by placing a
large, stuffed owl amid tho branches
of tho tree. The owl Is the great
bugaboo of the birds. His presence
fills them with CONSERVATION and
alarm.
Michigan celery growers propose
to organize q celery exchange. Last
year they shipped $25, 900 worth.
The farmers along the shore aG
Ocean Beach, N. j., have struck q
little "bonanza." Al lmmense num-
Der OF sea claims were torn up from
their beds and thrown ashore by the
recent storm, and thoss lucky fellows
are carthing them away for fsrtIl-
izeEs.
Mrs. Anna Maria Green, daughter
OF Gen. Nathaniel Green, the Revo-
iutionary hero, has just died at the
advanced age Of I02 years. Shs had
seen and conversed with Washing
ton.
Texas has species OF Wild hog
that has It's haunts amsng the cedar
brakes. II fatteus on the pecan nuts.
The animal Is as fierce as the wolf.
The females are killed and used by
the natives and soldiers. The boar
Is little too rank favored to DO pal.
atable. They weigh from seventy
five TO $50 pounds, aud are darklcol.
ored.
Farming for Mrs. A. 7. Stewart
would appear 10 he Improbable busl-
ness. One I. II. strIngham has been
awarded verdict OF s42, 500 for In
Juries received while In her employ
at Garden CIty,L. l., farm.
A great pedestrian feat was accom-
plished by Pennsylvania man sew
eral days ago. He IL said 10 have
covered n distance OF twenty-five
miles Ia three hours and Ave minutes
over hard road.
An enormous haystack IN Lenberg,
Bavaria, which was being used by
vagrants for shelter from the cold,
was burned few nights ago. Twen.
ty dead bodies were exhumed, and II
was thought many more were burned
TO death.
A little girl who lost leg from
Injuries sustained on the Delaware,
Lackawanna g. Western Railroad na'
been awarded $50, 900 damages 10 &
Brooklyn court.
The managers OF New York dime
museum are reported having made
an attempt TO persuade NJ. Pasteul
TO pose for exhibition 10 the Bowery.
'fhe Newark children have already
been secured by them, and DR.. BIZ
lings, their physician, has also beer
houosed with an offer from these en-
terprising showmen.
There Is great boom 10 milh
drinking in New York city. Wal
street INDUCES extensively In th'
healthfuibeverage. Every side-wall
fruit stand has its can of milk. TIL
price varies from one to five aud tel
cents per glass, according TO the ger
tility Of the locality and the excellenc
OF the article sold.
| II Is related that an English gen
tleman, who latoly came into posses
sion OF his fathers estate, returns'
to railway company nearly $l00, ,00I
: which had been awarded the fathe
as damages for running line throug
his estate. The son claimed that II
stead of damaging the property
had enhanced It's value. It Is belle
ed there are no such cases OF ia
dealing..on record in spy other cou
try.
Case Not beyond MeIp.