The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-20


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wHE AT. Sc CENTS.
It Is spelled Chill and Chile, Behrlng
and Deflng, Wallamet and Willamette,
all on account OF conflicts between gov
ernmen, spoilers and the people.
A Junction City paper has rehssed the
following, published several centuries
ago; There Is young lady In Albany 40
modest that she will not cross potato
patch In daylight because the potatoes
have eyes.
Boom towns Ia Oregon do not seem TO
thrive. Down In Coos county people
hunt elk on the townslte of what il called
Glasgow, and its rival, East Marshheld
has been leased for COW PASTURE
Guard.
II Raley, OF pendleton, Is mentioned
by the Democrats for Congressman In e.
" hno w N Stiiet va AtePuStt Wy bQHlt
Republicans; but when the conventions
meet II ls probable Portland will do con-
siderable debating, though It would please
many to see her get little soup.
A telegram to Starr x Grilin states
that the prize steel range of the Peninsula
Stove Co has been drawn by Miss Henri.
eta Lauer. II ID valued at tIeo and was
competed for all over the United States.
The prize was tor making the most words
from the word Peninsula. Mlsa Lauer
made $50 words. Eugene Guard.
A Salem man who came here ioIty
years ago this winter says all the region
from Wilson avenue 10 North Mill creek
was a fine duck pond when he arrived.
No ducks have been seen there for some
time and It IL now the fnest part OF the
city. But II IL wonder fccks of ducks
have not at least alighted on parts OF Com.
mercial, Court and State estreets.-Journal.
A Eugene paper says ferry boat would
do good Business on few streets In that
city. Ia Albany mud is the trouble; but.
then there has been so much rain that
mud was bound 10 be the retult.
The editor Of tho Oakesdale, Wash,
Sun announces his marriage In one issue
Of his paper and In the next chronicles
the birth Of a daughter. They also raise
100 bushels OF wheat to the acre In that
country.-Ex.
The Jacksonville Times says: The
knowing ones prognoaticAte that the
congressional fight In the western dis.
trict Of Oregon will be between State
Senator Myers, OF Scio, and Hon Harry
Miller Of Grants Pass. These prophets
appear TO ignore Hermann altogether.
The willapa Republican editor says he
believes that there Is something wrong
with the eternal tiitness OF things when
a minister gets IS and q good supper for
performing marriage ceremony which
takes only five minutes, while the editor
who takes two hours To set up list OF
wedding presents only gets piece OF
cake.
Gov iiill, Of New York, issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation two days
earlier than Gov Pennoyer. Harrison
followed. Regardless Of proclamations
Oregonians have much 10 be thankful
for: bountiful crops. substantial growth,
q good climate and live people.
A Portland paper In one column says
Slang ought 10 be deprecated, end Il is.
It has not an outspoken defender In the
English language, nor ought II 10 have.
Likewise IL does not need one." In
another column II refers TO q Corvallis
man as "the drunk, the liar, the liber-
tine, the pcrjurer, the illiterate, lascivi-
Gus, lantern-jawed lacka-daisy." Oh,
consistency, thou art jewel.
Landlord Wagner, OF the Willamette,
thinks Salem real estate is a good thing
To have, lie bought q half block last
week for 1900, and has already been
offered t2500 for the same, but he will
keep II for a home.-Journal. Mr. wag.
ner is the gentleman who claimed 70
have lost 1900 in few months running
the big hotel. As peculiar as Il may
seem We are plad 10 know he has sayed
enough out Of II TO invest In real estate.
Capital dirt Ia undoubtedly good too.
Francis Murphy, the temperance ora
tor, has been speaking in Seattle, where
a peculiar incident happened. An edi-
torial In the Post-1ntelligencer, probably
written by the ghoulish Bigslow attacked
him and his work rough-shod. Isl
Hunt, the owner Of the paper. on seeing
IL after publication. sent Mr. Murphy
800, with note 20 the effect that he
honored him and bis noble work, with
which he was in sy mpathy, and that the
editorial did not express his sentiments.
i. s. Alfred Holman, editor-in-chiei,
well known In Albany. wrote the article,
and 1t is said, will probably result in his
resignation. The other Seattle papers
are in clover over the affair.
During nineteen years, ending 1888.
the capital Of the National banks was
$3.50, ,7l2 $40. The net earnings during
the same period was Sol ,bl7 AIS, or about
10 2-3 per cent on the capital invested
S T Jeffreys has resigned his position as
deputy prosecuting attorney for Benton
county and W z Yates has been appoint
ed to GIL the vacancy.
We have just received circular from
the inebriate asylum In Portland promls-
ing III positive, permanent cure from the
drinking habit. The DEMOCRAT doesn't
need Il. We drink water.
II is easy to figure out candidates for
important Offices before the conventions
meet. The woods are full OF Congress-
men; but when II comes TO the proper
time look out for MIR Binger Hermann,
who is in with the ring, against some
live Democrat, OF which Linn county has
several OF good timber.
Wheat 10 being carried from Duluth to
Buffalo, distance OF 1925 miles, for 7
cents bushel and from Chicago TO Buff
falo, distance OF 925 miles, for cents q
bushel, much cheaper than the regular
rate from Albany to Portland, a distance
OF so miles.
Wheat today at Salem ia 80 cents. AL
bany is only quoting s61z. What ails
Albany2 She has fallen into the clutches
OF the Portland bears worse than Salem
GalZ Il