The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-25
LOCAL RECORD.

I'LL illnOuHs Lno AOilOWlIK appears II
the scientific American. The pictur
referred TO may be seen AZ the DKaiocRA
office: We publish an illustration OF
horse that has recently attracted mucl
attention for the extraordinary develop
ment OF the hair OF his mane, forelocl
and tail. The animal is very handsome
IL is q stallion OF French or Percheron
Printer and Clydesdale. blood. He Is II
hands in height, weighs ASS pounds
and il Of chestnut color. The name an,
tail are OF the same hue. He is nov
eight years old and was foaled in MarioI
Co., Oregon. The mane is fourteen feet
the foretop nine feet, and the tail twely,
feet long. When spread and drawn ou
TO their full extent, the display of the
beautiful locks of bright hair Is quit,
impressive. The greatest care is taker
of the hair. 1t is washed out with cold
water, no tonies being applied to Il, Be
fore the horse is placed In his stall the
hair is drawn out and divided into sew
eral thick strands, From his name four
such strands are made Each strand Il
then tied around once every six inches
about 10 the end. 1t is then rolled up
and put into q bag. For his name and
foretop alone five bags are required. He
is exercised in the same guise, blanket
or sheet, II necessary, being thrown over
him 10 conceal the pendant bags. The
greatest care is taken OF his health. lie
is exercised every day, either in q ring
or out of doors under the saddle. The
owners will not permit him to be taken
into the upper floor of any building for
fear OF some accident. During the last
two years his name and tail have grown
about two feet.
A RUNAWAY BoY.-There seems to be
n craze among Willamette Valley boys
lately to run away, numerous cases hav.
ing been reported o. youngsters with
big visions starting out to seek their for
tunes. Albany had such case yester-
day. Harry Pollock, thirteen year
old boy, took the noon train for the north
for fields green and pastures new. His
father learned OF the affair and tele-
graphed to Salem, where the boy was
stopped and returned to Albany on the
O'Clock local.
The Salem Statesman speaks Of the
case as follows. His reason for leaving
home was poor one. His parents are
nice people, and il is probable Harry
got no more Of a whipping than most
boys get and deserve every afew weeks.
One Of the passengers on afternoon train
yesterday was little l3.year old boy
who ran away from his home in Albany.
Before the boys arrival Marshal Mimic
had received telegram from his father,
asking the marshal to hold the runaway
until evening and then to send him
back. The boy was bright little fellow,
and presented better appearance than
the usual fugitive small boy. He gave
his name as Harry Pollock, and said his
father abused him and that he was going
n PnrflnnA al a haN ha
do there, he said he had worked in
grocery store and expected TO get work
OF the same kind in Portland. Harry
and his little bundle OF clothing, done
up in shawl strap, were put in charge
OF the baggage master OF the train last
night and sent home.
SrooD ON ESDs.-There were few crafts
that got caught out In the terrific storm
at sea a week ago last Sunday that got
through without serious damage. Many
were lost entirely. The steamer Truckee,
from Tillamook bay, with load Of lumber
from the Truckee MILL just below Bay
City, weathered that storm without dam
age, except the breaking of lights, etc.
She had on nearly 4oo, 1000 feet of lumber.
She headed square against the storm,
and, instead of making headway, her cap
tain found when the fury of the storm was
over that she had been carried back about
sixty-two miles. She carried seven pas
sengers, besides her crew of sixteen, and
some Of them would not go through that
experience of twenty-six hours again for
the whole state Of Oregon. Half the time
II looked like the vessel was being tipped
over backwards. The waves were like
mountains, and the sea was lashed into
one gigantic mass of foam. The Truckee
Is mighty staunch ship, or she would
have shared the fate OF so many others In
such a storm even the whaleback being
disabled in It. II was the worst storm on
the Pacific coast for thirteen years -Er.
THE WASTE BASKET An editor once
said that II newspapers should one day
print the contents of their waste baske
there would be riot. There would GER
talnly be trouble In many homes, arrests
in many directions, shoiguns In some
places, trouble all around. But the sub
scriber never sees the waste basket Some
day the DEMocRST may conclude to make
live paper by saving up the cream of
several waste-baskeIs, as well as private
Instructions and give for o1ce live
column.
AN ASTORIA CAsg-The ID II Gotshall
trial in Astoria, OF interest to Albany be-
cause Mrs Gotshall was a resident oI
Albany, at one time, being married here
Nov. 13, 1889, attracted great attention
there, a local paper taking up three OF
four columns to IL. An eight header
reads as follows, and somewhat explains
the situation: ID II Gotshall. The
charge of larceny ia dismissed. The
trunks were examined in open court
Nothing found in them but his own prop
eriy. The whole affair a put up job. Ar
outrage only equaled by the Norris case
Treated worse than a slave while in Jail
He tells his own story in plain words.
THE CORRECT WAY.-The foiIowine
important dispatch Is Of local importance
"Richard Mansfield, the actor, has ISSUED
instructions TO his manager to discontinu'
the use OF Autographs and printing of al
kinds for use in windows and on walls
and confne all advertising exclusively h
the newspapers lie Is firmly convilceC
this Is the only proper way 70 reach al
classes. He said today: The inhuenc,
and tremendous power Of the press as ar
advertising medium Is making itself fell
more and more every day IT. both theatrf
cal and business circles. A man who doe
not read the newspapers never attend
the theater."
CHRISTMAS comes on Friday of thi
week, and promises to be popular even
In Albany. The churches will be on ham
with varied enter tainments Christmas ev
for the S. SIS. A big stocking will b
filled at the Christian church,; a big fir
place will be built at the Baptist churc
and santa Claus will csme down; at tn
U p church there will be house, tre
and a Santa Claus; at the Presbyteria
church two trees; a. the Congregations
church ship; at the M Echurch ladde
A FATAL MEAL.-A tramp died
Athena Wednesday night from eatIn
froEeh apples. After a repast of tn
deelctable diet, he slept with a comra4
tourist in barn, and became III 4urir
the night. He was removed to a hotel ar
there died. His partner gave the allegc
number and address of the dead man
home, some where in Canada, togetht
with his name, and a telegram was sen
which brought the strange reply that n
such party was known at the place mer
toned. The mans name Is Frank Gree
wood and he Is French Canadian. Il