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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11
THE USEFUL KOLA-NUT.
An Explanation of Its Numerous Adihi"
rable Qualities.

rable Qualities.
Sir John Thurston stated tnab the
fresh E1ola-nut had the singular prop
erty of clarifying beer and spirits, and
of rendering drinkable the toulest
waters, evidently owing to the mucl-
lage contained in the nut; and that at
the Linean Society one OF the mem
bers-a planter from Jamaica-gaVe II
as his experience that he had seen MS
foreman cured of drunkenness by belng
made to swallow paste consisting OF
kola and cream. An explanation OF
this property of the kola-nut may be
looked for in the fact that it contains
more than two per cent. OF caffeine, the
active ingredient of the cotfee-bean,
for it is well-acknowledged fact that
strong black coffee has decided effect
in righting those who are under the IN
fiuence of drink.
Sir John then informed his hearers
of the discovery that the kola nuts had
been prepared by Especial process INTO
a paste that can not be distinguished
from cocoa paste. Experiments go to
prove that if kola paste be mixed with
cocoa it gives chocolate OF quality
superior to Caracas, and that, II mixed
with three parts Of a lOW-claSs cocoa,
it improves the latter both In strength
and flavor to an astonishing degree.
Chocolate made with the kola IS ten
times more nutritious and sustaining
than if made with cocoa, and has, we
hear, been in use for the last three or
four wears in some of the London hos
pitfalls as sustaining and
stimulating adjunct in exhaust
i've and wasting diseases, also
where it is necessary to resort
to a depressing treatment. We find
also the testimony of the sustaining
power of the kola-nut in report from
the director of the government tele-
graphs in Egypt who, during one OF
his forced excursions into the interior,
subsisted solely upon kola chocolate
and a few biscuits, without any i'll eff
fects.
1t would indeed be at once interest
ing and amusing to see our chemists
put on the apron and white cap and
serve up complete artificial dinner
from their laboratories, so that the
bread and vegetables should come be-
fore us in the shape of craytish soup,
well-fried herring or carefully-boiled
cod, oyster pates, fish sauces; to be
followed by steak pies and savory
ragouts. We know that they could
with ease, and, indeed, daily do, serve
us with an artificial cheese or paste OF
jargonelle pears and artificial apple
candy. Such things have been done,
and can be repeated. The vegetable
juices, long locked up in our coal-beds,
are now set free from the odorOus tar,
to assume considerable commercial
Importance as favoring essences.
What, however, really arrests our at
tention and calls for our wonder, with
our present chemical knowledge, is
that so long ago the old-world cooks
should not only have discovered, but
made practical use of, the mysterious
chemical virtues Of these paradoxica]
S.-Ch0Dbers' .JOurnaL
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11
An Honest Fisherman.

Pastor-Well, Brother Jonson, have
you been fishing AGAIN.
Jonson-Yes, sir; and had good luck,
as usual.
Pastor-fm glad to hear that, Broth
or Jonson. l hope you haven't &C
guired the one bad habit of fishermen.
Jonson-You mean lying? No, no,
Mr.. Goody. You see, I'm always SO
busy pulling in six and eight-pound-
ers that really | don't have time to
think up D lie that wouldn't be caught
in as soon as I told it. Wastinotos
Post.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11
PROFESSIONAL NURSES.
A Calling Which Pays Better Than Other
EmplOYments Omen to Women.


Employments Open to Women.
The business of the trained nurse Is
not yet overdone, though the chances
are that inside of four or five years it's
palmy days may be past. Some of the
pretty, white-capped creatures who
graduated in the earliest classes from
the training schools and hospitals are
capitalists in a modest feminine way
now. A tall brunette, who has been
at work seven or eight years, and
whose eyes are quick and touch
soothing and deft beyond de-
scription, owns three or four de-
sirable corner lots, which were
bought with a shrewd insight into the
directions of the city's growth, and are
worth a pretty penny more than she
paid for them to-day. A second nurse,
who has distinguished herself beyond
the average, bought out a restaurant
which does a thriving trade, the prof
its of which would keep her if she did
not prefer to retain the old manager, a
dapper little Frenchman, in charge,
and pursue the calling in which she
has succeeded. The regular rate for
the services of q trained nurse $40 to
$24 and board per week, and the de-
mand is brisk enough to employ them
on an average forty-fve weeks out of
the year. Unusually skilled nurses
sometimes get $50 or $50 per week,
while undergraduates in their second
years training are permitted to go out
at the rate of IS week.
The nurses are recruited largely from
The ranks of those who would other
wise be milliners or dressmakers,
though many highly educated ladies
are found among them, attracted by
the work, which seems to them es-
pecially feminine. Some of the younger
nurses become 50 much interested in
the medical end of their duties that after
graduating, they study medicine and
become practitioners. There is one
young girl in Bellevue now who gradu-
ated from a country college and came
to New York to teach and earn money
to pay her way through medical col
lege. She found that teachers wages
made her task an impossible one, and
went to the hospital to learn bust
ness that would pay better and help her
at the same time a certain distance ON
herroad. Her course is likely to be fol-
lowed by other poor but ambitious girls.
The best paying field which has opened
before intelligent nurses with organic
ing and executive ability, however, has
been, after perfecting themselves, to
open training schools on their own ac-
count in localities not supplied with
such schools. There are women who
have gone all over New York State and
good distances West establishing
centers from which go out devoted
nurses. This was the plan, though
not conceived with a view to the finan-
cial return, which brought General
Wade Hampton's daughter to New
York to obtain the knowledge that
would tit her to start training schools
in the South. She has made one of
the best head nurses ever seen in
hospital ward. The number of nurses
is not equal to the demand yet, but it
is increasing so fast that the profess
sion may be Over-crowded, like most
departments of woman's work.-N. Y.
Mail and Express.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11

DE Wiggs-"Old fellow, am truly
sorry for you. You seem to have mar
ried Tartar" De Biggs-''It is true.
But, then, she's beautiful and wealthy
De Wiegs-..Ah a sort Of cream OF
tartars. n-PittsburgA Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11

A check for 100000 drawn on a
national bank in Sheffield, Ala. re-
Gently passed between two merchants
of that place. It was probably the larg-
est check ever drawn in the State.
Politician, amt ye, mister?" he
inquired, turning to the passenger i'm
mediately behind him. Yep; how
did you s-now9" Breath. "-Ep0c'..
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11

1t WIS land lire (about two thousand four
keep the aundred dollars) annually have been
johnston appropriated for the next five years to
anu ,,.;eay the cost of the great undertaking,
Waco riVhich is to be carried out by Senator
der Cen sorrenti, assisted by a learned commits
syafch tbeOn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11

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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
Several Questions.

A gentleman writing from a Minnesota
town says:
Knowing you to be reliable party wan
to ask you some questions in regard 10 your
town, country around you,as to home and
climate, soil, its productions, price Of COM
mon labor, salary of clerks in general mer-
cllandise stores, etc, etc. Have you springs,
wells or DO you get your water from the
mountains.
As we get numerous letters of some what
the same nature we will lump the answers
in as condensed form as possible.
Home.-Suits US. Schools, churches, so
ciety. All the enlightenments. House rents
in Albany So TO $40 per month. Flour
$I.25 sack 1 meat bit pound, etc, and
there's your home with "victualsv thrown In
CIimate.-Un Unsurpassed. Never colder
than zero nor warmer than 1902 above
nights delicious for sleeping. Rain in winter
and sunshine in summer.
Soil--Remarkably fertile will raise any
thing almost splendidly irregated won
derfully vital.
Productions.-Wh Wheat, oats, barley, corn
buckwheat rye, fax, Irish and Sweet po
tatoes, apples, pears, peaches, pIums, prunes
berries, s,etc., and without attention to business
mortgages.
Wages. -Laborers, 81 per day in har
vest fiieds, SLIPS to 81. Clerks, $25 to $40
per month.
Water.-Spring and mountain. The latte
comes through ID mile ditch from tn
Santiam, giving us one Of the finest waite
powers in Oregon,and as we'll good waite
for house and lawn purposes, as we'll as TO
fires etc
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
An Order Of =. Company.
ALBAsY, Or, Feb. alst, 1888.

ALBANY, Or. Feb. 2Ist, 1888.
General Order No. s.
The following roster Of non.commiskloned
officers Of "F'' Co, Second Regiment, o. n.
O., Is hereby announced for the information
Of all concerned First sergeant, T ] Over.
man second sergeant, NJ Z Briak third
sergeant, ] F Hail fourth sergeant, A E
Ketchum nth sergeant, w E Giiiett
first corporal, F N French second corporal,
E L Parker third corporal, X d vunk
fourth corporal, 7 l. Wallace. They will
be respected and obeyed accordingly.
In all formations of the company for drill,
parades, etc. no member will be permitted to
answer to rol: call unless clothed In the prop
cr uniform, nor viii any member be per-
mitted 10 wear his uniform unleas by special
permission of the commander Of the COM
pany, except at military gatherings, and IN
going 10 and returning from the same, nor
20 hire or loan his uniform 10 another per.
san to be worn at other than military gath
erings. The attention of the company Is
directed to Sec. 7 Of AcbaT Of the constitu-
ton, which provides that every member
while In uniform or while wearing any
portion thereof shall be responsible to the
company for his conduct. No member
while wearing his uniform or any portion
thereof viii be permitted to enter or loiter In
or about any saloon or any disreputable
place.
Done By order Of o. II. Irvine, Captain
commanding the company, this and day of
February, 1888.
T.. OvERMAN,
First Sergeant.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
The Veteran Of 1912.

The "Veseran of ISIap or '.Kesiah and the
Scout presented at the Opera House Fri
day evening by the G. A. Il. and w. X. @.
deserved the crowded house that greeted its.
rendition. II isa live, enthusiastic produc.
ton, full of trying scenes, and though, of
course, as in all amateur plays, there were
flaws, it was all together well presented, and
stock" with the audience. II demonstrated
the fact that we have some "oid boys" in
Albany who cannot be outdone by our ris-
ing generation. A. b. Woodin filled the
part of the Veteran Of 1872 remarkably
well, entering into the spirit of il in a very
intelligent manner. His death scene could
not be surpassed by professionals. He also
was an expert Clerk of the Court. Bill
Jones, the Scout, was rendered to perfection
by Mr.. s. w. Reecc, who rather carried off
the honors. Mr.. Reece fit into the part as
naturally as boy into the water, and has
the merit of an excellent enunciation. George
Fish made good Jim Haincs, the villain,
and carried this character through well.
Tom. Overman filed the difficult part of
Sheriff Slason in professional manner, and
as well made most excellent Judge Went
worth. VIM. McCoon as Pete and Richard
Fox as Old Zibe portrayed the negro char
acter well. r. b. Vunk was made for the
part Of Jake Whitaker, the cngineer,and has
that peculiar outspoken Yankee style any
way that made his rendition of the part a
popular one. b. +. Tabler as Capt Hardy,
s. S. Train as Charles Morrison and Jas.
Mason as the Corporal sustained their parts
in a satisfactory manner. The selection OF
Mrs. K. b. Vunk as Kesiah Wetherby was
a happy one. Mrs. Vunk entered into the
spirit of that peculiar character with zest and
was equal to all the trying ordcals of the
play. Mrs. s. w. Thompson was a gooc
Mary Morrison. Major Jones and John Nor
rison as the Guard showed that they hac
been there. The soldiers, SheriHs posse
negros, ETC., were well trained for the occa
sion. a pleasing feature were the tableau,
at the end of the scenes. Liberty, Hope, Jus
tice and Mercy were portrayed in beauti
full manner, some of the tableaux being
heartily encored Misses Ida and HATH
Galbraith, Amelia 5endcrs, Lora Vance ant
Velle Irving, and Mrs. Thos. Montcith, Jr.
and little girl represented the diffeven
characters, assisted by several young men a
soldiers.
The orchestra music by Chas. Mueller AM
, Miss Rose Estel was heard with pleasure b
, the audience.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.


q n Com Waggoner was in the city Friday
Mr. Carl Luderman, spent Sabbath in Port
land.
oP Tompkins. Of Portland, was ia the
city Saturday.
Miss Amelia May. Of Harrisburg. has bsen
in the city this week, the guest Of Mr.. L.
Senders.
Rev s p Wilson. Of Eagene City, who has
been In Portland under medical treatment,
was in Albany Tuesday en- his way home.
Judge Olmstead, Of Baker City, whose
name has been mentioned for Congressman,
has been in the city this week attending the
q. A. r. Encampment.
Mr. Klaus, OF Klaus s. Klein, OF Salem, was
in the CITY Wednesday making arrange
ments for their new boot and shoe store
which they will open here on completion Of
the Finn block.
Mack 3. Monteith, Of Astoria. has been il
the city this week, on a visit with friends
and relatives. Hereports the railroad project
likely to fail. and that several cannery mer
are moving TO Alaska on account Of the de-
mand OF the fishermen of 81 ,25 for salmon
mon Is the principal product.
Mr.. Kennedy. business manager OF the
Christian Independent, published at Oakland
CAL, was in tho city daring the week, in ths
interest Of thatpaper. 1t IS published in th,
interest Of the Christian denomination. ant
| Is worthy Of the support Of the members oi
1 that faith. Mr.. Kennedy is very pleasant
gentleman and will doubtless succeed in thu
promotion Of the interests Of the Independent
Mr. w 8 Moore. a prominent lawyer Of Eas
Bloomfield, n. Y, has been IN the city thi;
week, the guest Of his former neighbor, Nj
g L Blackman. Mr. Moore and the local
editor OF the DEMOCRAT read Kent and Par.
sons at the same time in Rochester, aud hav
duly exchanged stories with each other tai
week. tits TO be hoped Mr.. M. will locate
in this part Of Oregon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
HALsEY.

On Tuesday evening. Feb. 18th, ST..
Valentines Day was selected by the Y. w.
c. T. U. of Halsey as suitable time to set
the social wheel whirling, and the Good
Templar's Hall was filed with the CREME de
Ia crane of Halsey on this, the inaugural
social event. The halt was tastefully drap-
cd with bunting, and the walls were given
CHEEKY appearance BY the vari-colored mot
toes and emblems of the Union. AT the
further end of the hall the Halsey Band was
stationed, and lent charm to the evenings
enjoyment by discoursing some excellent
music. In booth, beautifully decorated
with the stars and stripes, were two of the
"Y'sn dealing out Valentines to big and
little, old and young, and many were the
hearts made glad. AT the north end of the
hall was the "Art Gallery and as an ex-
ample of Woman's wit and ingenuity, it was
tho paragon of perfection. 1t was ably
presided over by Mrs. S. r. Wilson, whose
graphic and grotesque descriptions were al
ways met by a hearty storm OF applause.
The most interesting event was the lunch of
ice cream and cake. Gay parties of ladies
and lassies at the tasty tables, presided over
by the stY's", the delightful music, the
many visions of the pure White Ribbon, the
happy crowd, made it scene of unalloyed
ioy and merriment. After the ice cream
had all disappeared, tables were removed,
and many merry games were played. The
receipts of the evening were something
over $40, and will be an acceptable acquisi-
ton to our treasury. The "Y's" Valentine
social of 1883 will long be remembered with
pleasure
ANNA COOLEY,
Secretary n. w. G. 4. u.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
CURRENT EVENTS.

| Geo w Chllds, OF Philadelphia, refuses u
run FOR the Presidency. So do we.
/ Mt. Vernon, Ill, was visited by cyclone
last Sunday and about 30 people were kill
ed.
Mayor Ramsey will resign as Mayor o
Salem, and leave In a few days for much
more lively city, Pendleton.
Blaine says man to be elected presl
dent must 90 In with bound, and 20 his
tory has about decreed Il. lie realizes that
he has made too many hops TO reach the
bounding part.
Anslag, the Los Angeles murderer, wa
found guilty Of murder Ia the first degree
lie win appeal. As usual the insane dodge
Is the defense.
Jas. Brady while beastly drunk scalded
hts wife to death with kettle Of hot water
last Sunday.
Albany and Astoria viii bethe only cities
IN Oregon with street cars, outside OF Port
land
The license in Minneapolis Is now $Ioooa
year and The receipts are $a3o,ooo year.
Before they were $6s,ooo, and then the u.
cense was $Ioo.
Last year Il d Sanford. Of Grants Pass,
sold $1,000 worth OF fruit, vegetables and
farm produce raised on 100 acres OF land
Kustllng Mr. Sanford.
Governor Pennoycr lost some logs a
monthago by the frcshet, and the papers
said the amount was $4,000. This sum has
been gradually diminishing since then, and
now his loss is fixed at $1,000 his salary for
two and twothirds years though.
A Portland man Is strylng TO secure dl.
vorce from hls wife, one of the grounds be-
Ing that the conaNnptihle blk Millikan,who
was In this city eently, had been too lntl-
mate with her.
Pengra, Wheeler & Co, Of Springfield,
Lane county, have dissolved partnership.
The waseo SAs asks the following ques.
tons Dolph-who pays Tor your society
dinners and newspaper notices Mitchell
Have you ever given your constituents any.
thing but tafEy and II 50 how much
What and when Hermann-Who arc
you What are you and II you have ever
done anything except to introduce bills, state
when, where, and how You are herman,
but whose
Men who run newspapers never go crazy
from getting rich too fast, as a Kansas man
did recently. II you owe the DEMOCRAT
why not pay up and year ahead and sleep
easy.
The grand jury OF Marion county in It's
report reviews the condition and workings
of the State Insane Asylum and pcniten-
tiary, as well as other State institutions
Just how Il came to be their business 10 pass
on State institutions we have not learned.
Pennoyer had better look out, else some
Marion county grand jury may depose
him.
Itmay not be generally known that We
have In the FIVE cent nickel, key to the
metric system. The diameter of this coin Is
two centimeters and It's weight Is Eve gram
mes. Five Of them placed In row will oi
course give the length Of the decImeter and
two of them will give the weight Of dec
agramme AS the Kiloltcr Is cubic meter
the key TO the measure Of length Is also the
key TO the measure of capacity. ANY person
therefore who Is fortunate enough 10 own .
five cent nickel, may carry In his pocket the
entire metric system Of weights and meas.
ures.-E And what good viii that do you
anyway.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
PEORIA.

The 18th Of February was celebrated by
a ball at the Ziggler Hall. Forty-three
numbers were sold. Music was furnished by
the Myers & Garter Orchestra. Dancing be-
gan at six p. m. and continued until morn
ing. Glad to say there was no drinking nj
though there was an open saloon only few
steps away Fall grain looking well. It was
injured very little by the freeze. Mr.. Zigglev
will soon open a grocery store here. Some
wheat being shipped Dave Gibson will
give ball at Shedd on the 2Sth inst. Tick
cts and supper So. Chas Mathews sold rs
head of large mutton sheep last week to q
Portland buyer for SIS per head. Potatoes
quite scarce. They were nearly all frozen
during the cold snap, Jas Lehn and wife
have returned from visit to California.
While there they lost their youngest daugh.
ter Bertha. Singing school slimly attended
The road to Shedd's Is almost impossible
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24

Feb. rIth, 1888.
A meeting of citizens 10 take the FIRST
preliminary steps In asking the o. p. r. r.
Company to locate a depot at the crossing
OF the wagon road between II. FolIis and S.
King and also to ask Linn County Court to
build wagon bridge At Stayton in conjunc-
ton with Marion county, was held on Feb.
nth.
The meeting was called to order by w.
crabtree. On motion Of Mr. Crabtree, Alex
Downing was elected Chairman and E
weddle Secretary. The Chairman stated
that the object of the meeting was to take
some action in reference to the location of a
switch and depot on the line between II.
Follis and 8. King
After quite a number of enthusiastic
speeches from the farmers the following
preamble and resolutions were passed !:
WHEREAS, The o. p. r. r. now under
construction along the south side of the
north Santiam river and through the finest
grain belt of the foot hills. Therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we ask the said Company
to abandon the proposed switch or depot at
Oueener's and locate the same on the line
between II. Follis and s. Kings, for these
reasons
1. That It will accommodate nine tenths
more farmers, Is on direct road leading
from Stayton to Jordan and Bilyeu Valleys
on Thomas Greek, and also the only direct
road that can be travelled with load to Scio.
=. That the farmers of the Waldo Hills
and Fern Ridge country in Marion county
whose names accompany this, ask that the
depot be located at Follis and Kings line.
4, That the switch Is in pond and 1t Is
impossible to get to it in the winter season.
4, That Henry Follis and Samuel KING
proposes to give ground for switch and de,
pot purposes.
On motion the Chairman was instructed
to appoint committee of three to confel
with the officers Of the .. p. K. r. Com
pany. The Chair appointed B.H. Irvine ane
Henry Follis, of Mt. Pleasant, and w. II
/ Hobson, of Stayton, as such committee. Or
{ motion the Chairman Alex Downing was
. added to said committee. On motion the
Secretary was ordered 10 send copy o.
the minutes to the Albany DEMOCRAT and
Herald for publication. After fifty farmers
present had signed the preamble and reso.
iutions and bridge petition, the meeting ad
journed
Secretary.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-24
AZ. a. z. or Ist fsge.
No Is BAH,

Albany Engine Co. No. l, OF this city, Al-
ways gives successful balls. The Mask ball
given Wednesday evening was not an exoep-
tiOn. Parson & Brsy's orchestra, Of Portland,
furnished the music. Besides the large
number Of maskers the gallery aud side seats
below were crowded with spectators. Some
tlne costumes were noticeable on the floor
The committee appointed made the following
awards Best sustained lady character. MOTH
or Goose, Miss Amos best sustained gentie-
man charaoler. tramp. Sid Doris neatest
ladv character. Golden slippers, Miss Amelia
MAY. Of Harrisburg. The receipts were about
$l75.