davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
WAS A MISTAKE.

Readers of the DEMOCRAT remember
that this paper took exceptions to the ad
vice given by Senator Hill in his Elmirs
speech on the tariff and silver questions
The New York World which is yer!
friendly to the senator is publishing ex-
tracts from leading democratic papers al
over the country taking the same view o.
the speech.
Such papers as the Indianapolis Senti-
mel, Wheeling Regisfer, Salt Lake Tribune
Wilmington IN c. Star, Helena Iadepead
enc, Kansas City Times, St Louis Republic
Raleigh IN G. State chroaiele and scores
Of others are outspoken In their opposi-
tion to this policy of do-nothing proposed
by Senator Hill. The senator will very
soon modify his speech.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
AN OUTRAGE

The proposed gerrymander of the con
gressional districts in Ohio is a daisy. The
PlaiHdeslGr of that state says:
A map of the state containing the dis
tricts marked out according 10 the Carpen-
ter plan is a spectacle that would make the
most sKillful gerrymanderers OF other states
green with envy. There is not district
in it that meets the conditions Of compact
ness and symmetry which some republicans
professed to desire. The greater number Of
the districts twist and wiggle rs if each
part was trying its hardest to get away
from the rest, because ashamed of its COM
pany Some of the districts are fragrant
svasions of the requirements of United
States law that each district shall be COM
posed of contiguous territory The third
district is made up of part of Hamilton and
the counties of Preble, Butler, Warren,
Greene and Fayette. Marking out that
district on the map it will be found that the
last two counties are connected with the
others by narrow belt at the corner oi
Warren and Green. The fourth district il
Montgomery, Clarke and Madison. There
| is Just room enough to drive load of hay
over the ligature connecting the Montgom
cry end of the district with the "conhguoui
territory" of the remainder of the district
In the twelfth district Lawrence county car
hold communication by narrow passage
way with Jackson and through it with Pike
Vinton, Rosa and Pickaway.
This gerrymander viii give the 400,00C
democrats in that state members of con
gress, and the 420,000 republicans II mem
bers. One hundred thousand democrat
get one member, and one hundred thousan'
republicans get four members. If the pres
1 ident was actuated by lofty motives of pa
triotism and fair dealing when he called tn
attention of congress to the Michigan
scheme, he will now senda message t
congress calling the attention of that bod
to the outrageous scheme which his breth
rem in Ohio are about to fasten upon tn
people of that state. But will he do it
Nary time.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

The Tie Plate Consumers Association.
numbering ago of the canning firms Of the
country, say that they treat the Tin plate
question ss one Of business, not of politics
because whether they are republicans OF
democrats the Mckinley bill has already
cost them tfo,ooo,ooo for tin-plate more
than they would have lad to pay for IL un.
der the former duty. But II they wish 10
make busiEess count against bad politics
they must oppose the politics that kills
buAineaa.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

A WONDERFUL EscAPK.-A singular
sccident happened Wednesday at Girls
Simpsons place near Helix. Mr. Simp'
son, Robert Watson aud Il flendrickson,
a young man twenty-one years old, were
engaged in cleaning out n well. Hen
Erickson stepped on board and slipped,
falling into the we'll, feet foremost. II
was eighty-two feet TO the bottom, and
his companions, thinking surely the
young man could not have escaped death.
set about with cad hearts ut preparing
to raise him 10 the surface. Suddenly
from the depths came voice: why
don't you send down q roper" Tie sur
prised men above replied: I'VE were
getting ready TO do so, and thought you
were dead" 81 don't think Pm hurt a
bit, was the response. Soon rope was
lowered, which Hendrickson attached to
his body. He was drawn up about ten feet
and asked to be lowered again to secure
his hat. He was then hauled TO the top
and found to be entirely un.njured, with
the exception OF slight scratch in the
face. 1t was certainly q miraculous
| escape.-E O.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
A FLnrcNa Aan.-ln this age il i,

A FLEEcIsG AaE.-ln this age il is
necessary TO keep both eyes, all OF ones
ears and even our noses open 10 keen
from being cinched. Even the farmer
geta left. The Ashland Record says
John w Smith, the farmer who lives on
Sticky was here attending the Alliance
convention. He reports that the farm
ers who raised flax seed the last two sea-
sons for fine Portland linseed oil company
were practically stripped and robbed OF
the fruits OF their toll. What the rail
road company failed to squeeze out oi
them was sapped out by the euchreing
tricke OF the oil company. This year he
will place his fields mostly in corn. MI
Smith thinks it is high time for the far.
mers to do little thinking for them.
selves.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

Lightning struck the camp ground Of
the Ne~ Yofk State Militia four times the
past season. On July II il created quite a
panic, knocking down about a dozen of
the guards. Il was worse than the famous
Jersey Lightning as II worked quicker
and came without being called for.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
SOCIAL ANN PERSONAL


Geo Finley, OF Crawfordsyile, Is In the
city today.
l. Jones, Jefferssn's expert wing
shot, Is In the city.
Mt Ike Hyman, the Old time clothing
merchant, OF San Francisco. Is In the city.
PB Marshall, PER-, Conn, Dr Lienin
ger and Il Whltne, are hunting ducks
IN southern Linn.
Mr. Jasper Guliliord, wife and daughter,
of ALBANY, made eh II visit here tho
frat OF the week. They have Just re-
turned from a trip 10 California. Eugene
Register,
Fifteen or twenty THREE linkers went q
Corvallis today TO ine,itute a new eneamp.
mrnt there 10 light. T Daekenslo wll
have charge OF the exercises.
Sheriff Maekcy, OF Corvallis. and ] W
Brasiieid, OF Seal Rock, were In Albany
today or their way home from the noun
taina, uhere they had been uailing Ee
Scott, the escaped prisoner from the Ben
ton jail, They got as far As Independence
prairie. and were satisfied Scott had been
ihet way but he had luo much Of start
They experienced eotse tough. walking II
snow half crust
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

The members of the Maryland Legislature
have been polled for presidential preferen-
ces with the.followihg result: Cleveland 46
and German So. Of course many prefer
German simply because he is resident Of
THAT state. Asagainst any other candidate
than Gorman, Cleveland would have five
sixth of that body.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
WoNDEREuI soI.-The following from

WONDERFUL son.-The following from
an exchange speaks for the wonderful
durability of Willamette valley soil
made so by our prolific rains: F X Mat
thieu still owns the land in Marion
county, between Bntteyille and Aurora,
where the first crop OF wheat grew thai
was ever raised in the northwest. This
piece of land illustrates the richness o.
Marion county soil, for it has grown "
crops OF wheat in IS years, and still pro-
duces 35 bushels to the acre. The wheat
grown on this land, il spread on the sur,
face, would occupy as great depth al
the soil has been cultivated.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

CATTLE, Ere. IN OREGON The assess
ment rolls Of the thirty-one counties give
the number of horses and mules in the
state as being $50, -87, cattle 38S, ,6l9,
sheep ! l,991, ,577, swine 98,457, acres oi
railroad land 800, ,702, acres wagon road
land 943,070, acres of swamp land
106, ,0s3, acres agricultural and other land
(not including the three classes named
before) 7,053,248, miles telegraph line
,356.l4
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
an.;o,t roas,yav has hae,

An ancient roadway has been discover
ed at Marseilles. I'll. 1t Is from four to six
feet below the surface, and is constructed
of stone underlaid by pounded sandstone
and gravel. Each slab is about II feet
long, from one to three feet wide,and about
two inches thich. It proves that civiliza-
ton had its hold here long before the adj
vent of the Indians.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

An Albany man only married on Oct
sth, 1891, advertises that his wife has
left bis bed and board. Marriage con-
tinues TO be lottery.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

Decidedly the largest and choicest variety
of tea in town is at @ e Brcwnell's. Sur
dried, basket fired. green, black, English
breakfast, 60
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

Iou can get the worth Of your money by
buyingsvour watches and clocks at Il NJ
Frenc he, the corner iewclry store.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
FRIDAY

MIR wr mn R1ss went to Salem today
on visit.
William CowAn and James A Wilson
left this noon for Corvallis To attend party
TO be given there to night
PGalbraith and d + Mason returned
from Brownsville yesterday. where they
had been OH Masonic business.
Senator Dolph. Of Oregon. and Senator
Hili. .oi New fork.were old school mates,
and why shouldn't Oregon'H senator give
New York's senator public dinner.
A travelling photograph enlarging man
named Bancroft has eloped, according 10
Il MeMinnyllle paper with Lena Bergan,
aged 10, of that city. Bancroft IL said 20
be regular eloper. II 30, lac should bo
made TO elope covered with tar aud
feathers.
Rev Spaulding, Of the u + church, ol
Spokane, arrived Ia Albany last night
and will preach In the u I church Of
this city tonight. Also at least tomor-
row night aud Sabbath morning and
evening. The public il invited 10 attend
all services being held at the church.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

A fine line Of crcckery ware At Conn q
Hendricsona.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

Hon 7 Black, Of HRlsey. was In the
city yesterday.
Mr. Ashby Pearec has been Visiting
friends In Eugene.
Chaa II Foster, Of Upper Soda, Was ia
the city yesterday.
Mrs Clara Beaeh.ol Corvallis. has been
visiting at the res dener ei Charles Keller
In Albany.
Mf Walter Parker. who has been III for
two weeks with lagrtPPe, Ia again attend
lag 10 business
Miss Black. a daughter OF Hon Thos ]
Black. OF Halscv, has been engaged 10
teach In the Albany public schools.
lion Geo f Chamberlain ~Ill leave to-
morrow for Omaha. where he goes TO take
testimony in the Union Pacific case.
Seth MeAilIs,er. son Of DR. L A Meal
lis,er. ol Albany. Il visiting friends In this
neighbothood. Brownsville Times
Mr. Johns. a relative Of Robert Johns,
arrived In Albany this noon from Mime
sofa to look after the estate Of the latter
T. w Deyoc, Phil Baltimore and two o
three other members of the Mascot Ciu
wen, to Jefferson today for a triendl y
hoot.
a DANCE and supper - "a given al Grange
Hall No. to, las, evening by the losing
side In the recent match hunt. Several
Albany men aSendce.
Mrs Dodd. one OF the teachers in the
public schools of Salem. formerly Of Al.
bany, has been III Tor several days.
Messrs DeCew. Johnson aud another
man, formerly Of Canada, now holding
down claims in the Cascades. have been
in the city. There IL talk Of Mr. DeCew' e
father establishing a big saw mill nj
Green Basin.
Mrs & II Palm left for Moscow, Idaho,
TO joie her husband who went out there
some time ago, She vas accompanied a.
FAR As Albany by Mrs Hendrix and Mrs
| Butler, Mira w II Davis, OF Albany went
to Moscow on vial, Slth her.-Harris-
burg courier.
Sheriff Bifdsey, harvlng served the pco
| pie two terms 50 the;Ia has decided TO re-
10 his farm and live the lie oi an homes,
and independent gianger. Mr. Birdsey
has done exeeedIly we'll financially out
of hIs term OF service, and has a start now
that will make him one oithe richest men
In the country In few years Ashland
Record
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

WHAT GILLIAN SAID.-"For a general
business believe there Is but one perfectly
satisfactory advertising medium--the daily
newspaper. No matter what the nature
of the community Is, II daily paper has
chance at the people 1t sorts them out as
certainly as II they were put through a
mental sieye. I'M M Gillian, advertis-
ng manager for John Wanamaker.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

A Big MORTGAGE. - This morning
County Clerk Taylor received for record
Ing the mortgage of the Coos Bav, Rose-
burg & Eastern r r Co to the Farmers
Loan & Trust Co, of New York, to secure
a loan of So, soc, 900, which is to run thirty
years att per cent, interest payable semi
annnally.-Review.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

GER READY.-If war is declared with
Italy it is quite probable tile Oregon
Militia will need to polish up their guns
and get ready. II very beligerent the
Chiiians might attack Oregon as we'll as
any other place.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

The scro MILL.-Tne foundation story
of the new mill will, If the weather con-
tinues favorable, be completed this neek.
1t is expected that lumber will COM
mence to arrive by the last Of the week,
when operations will be pushed aarapid-
ly as possible. Mr. Coins expects to be
able to manufacture flour some time in
April. Press.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
A Remarkable Coincidence.

Some time ago lady in London
wished to write to friend in America
whose address she did not know. The
only means she had of procuring the ad-
dress was to write to mutual friend,
who also lived in America. This she
accordingly did, and the letter was duly
dispatched. The ship which carried the
letter was wrecked and the mails were for
a time lost. They were eventually recov-
cred and brought back to England, the
letters, now much damaged by sea
water, being returned through the dead
letter Office to the senders. The letter
in question was sent back to the lady,
who naturally examined it minutely.
To her surprise she found that another
letter had become closely stuck to it.
Holding up the twofold missive to the
light, she deciphered the address on the
one which was stack to her own. It
was letter addressed to the friend to
whom she had wished to write, and to
discover whose whereabouts her own
letter had been dispatched. Her letter
thus literally brought back its own an
swer.-Leeds (Eng.) Mercury.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

PRETTY SUMMER GOWNS FOR GIRLS.
more inexpensive ones be given over to
the young. Now young girls will wear
material as rich and expensive as their
mothers and grandmothers, but it should
not be permitted, for when the time
comes that the young girl is a matron
herself, with lines in her face, she cam
not find silks or velvets magnificent
enough.
Could anything be prettier or more
dainty and girlish than the two pretty
gowns shown in this picture, and which
were models of the dresses worn by two
of the wealthiest young ladies in this
city? That on the right was of pale
blue chambray, with a festooned hounce
of oriental lace. The waist and upper
parts of the sleeves were puffed and
over the waist was Marguerite corsage
of blue surah laced in the back. This
was adjustable and could be worn over
white gown also.
The other dress was made of rose col
ored mousseline de laine, with yoke and
garniture of garnet surah, picked out
with little gold galloon, the whole
dress costing but five dollars for ma
terial. The materials for the chambray
dress all together cost about the same.
With a chambray founce and darker
shade for trimmings it would cost about
two dollars and be equally pretty. It is
the making that counts; but in these
days, when good patterns abound, al
most any young lady can make a dress
and save the price, which is often five
times more than the cost of material.
Colored and white cheese cloth is used
for pretty every day dresses, and it costs
about thirty to forty cents for enough
for dress. So with the pretty cotton
challies. Print dresses are greatly in
vogue for summer every day wear, and
they are so clean and crisp and fresh
looking that it is no wonder that poets
rave over .the girl in a calico dress"
There are lawns, organdies and zeph-
yrs, crepons and percales, besides lovely
satines and linen lawns in colors and
white, each and all adapted for summer,
and with these are cheap grenadines
and thin silks, so that there is no lack of
variety, and the best of this all is that
the material is SO very cheap that one
can have six pretty summer dresses for
the price of one of the heavy gowns only
suitable to matronly figures.
Take, for instance, a soft zephyr ging-
ham or a crisp percale, and make it
with a plain gathered skirt, with per
haps ruffie or two of the same about
the bottom, and then make a ''tucker" OF
white silk muslin or crepe isse and
bring that over the shoulders and cross
it on the bust as your grandmother did
in her day, and tie ribbon around the
waist, and wear big straw hat. Can
you think of anything prettier or more
girlish and attractive than that?
Sleeves are growing more and more
obtrusive, and the upper arm is often
bigger than the body. Puffs, leg o
mutton, "angel" and "caps' of various
sizes and shapes are put on nearly all
sleeves. When young girls wish to wear
evening dress, and their arms are, as
young girls arms are apt to be, very
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
THE OLD RED SLEIGH.

I'll own the new one pretty,
With its rods and varnish bright.
With its bells that gayly jingle
And its furry robes of white,
Of the latest style and finish
Fit to hold a royal guest;
Still, it seems to my poor wisdom
That the old red sleigh is best.
When boy, well remember.
Father piled us children on
For ride down to the village
Mary, Kate, myself and John.
How the winter winds came sweeping
Round us from the treeless westl
But twas warm there all together,
For the old red sleigh is best.
When was youth of twenty,
Brother John was quite lad;
How we gathered in the neighbors,
And what glorious times we hadi
Never was there one too many,
But it always stood the test,
Though it overf1owed with young folkE;
Yes, that old red sleigh is best.
Then married, and your mother
Rode beside me all the way,
As we went for merry dinners
Many gladsome holiday.
And her little snowy fingers,
In my great, strong hand caressed,
Seemed to always mutely tell me
That the old red sleigh was best.
And again, that long, sad winter,
Just before she went from me
To her home among the angels,
We were riding out, we three.
And seem to see her sitting
With you there upon her breast,
In my heart hold the picture;
And the old red sleigh is best.
-Lucius Mitchell in New York Ledger.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

HEADwEAR FOR MIDDLE AGED WOMEN.
thin, the sleeves should be long and
hanging and split up from wrist to
shoulder and fastened at intervals with
bows OF ribbon, just showing a little of
the arm between the bows. This gives
a very dressy effect and hides the out
lines of the poor little arms.
Often the young girl has very thin
and bony neck. In such a case the dress
can be puffed on the shoulders, but the
puffs should be rather fiat, with a soft
ruffie OF chiffon, tulle or crepe lisse next
to the skin. which somehow lends a soft
ness and roundness, and around the neck
there should be collar of rose petals or
other delicate flowers, or a boa of long
hued ostrich feathers. Avoid hard neck
laces, which would accentuate the de-
feet. Extreme thinness is not really a
defect IN young girl, but it is not quite
as pretty as rounder figure, and by
studying ones self a little one can man
age to look sweet and pretty anyhow, by
adopting the means mentioned above
and varying them according to ones
own special requirements or taste
L have scarcely place to mention some
novel hats and bonnet for middle aged
ladies. They are all of straw, variously
trimmed ana al quite new.
a'iSs'i-s .se OLIVE HARPER.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
An Anticipated Pleasure.

A congressman of Mississippi, after
making a speech in opposition to the ex-
pensive funerals of congressman, says
he received a letter from a constituent
saying: "When you die, John, we won't
ask congress to pay the expense of your
funeral. You've got enough friends
down here, John, to give you a respect
able burial, and we would take pleasure
in doing t."-Charleston News and
Courier.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

Eggs ate gathered by hucksters, who
in turn sell them to what the dealers re.
fer to as the shippers, by whom they are
sent to New York. After the eggs get
here they are again handled by the COM
mission merchants, and finally they reach
the grocer, who disposes of them to the
consumers.-New York Evening Sun
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

WANTED-People to know the MUTUAL
w RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION,
1761s Middle street. Free policies. Cash sur
age cost SIC per 1000. 31s millions surplus.
Call aud see our ten year policy Smart agents
wanted. Bigmoney. loft
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

The financial strength of the
UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY is beyond all
question; it has already returned
more to its pelicyholders than pro-
badly any other Company of its size.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

WANTED-The public to know that we do
w fine gold, silver and nickel plating, pol
ishing, buffing, etc. Silver plated ware repaired
refinished and enameled to prevent its tarnish-
ing. The only complete manufacturing and
plating establishment in Maine. Send for price
ana Union SITS. ian1Stf
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
Steamboat For Sale.

The sound and serviceable steamer
the "City Of RichmOnd,' 900 tons,
and having 81 staterOOms, now run
ming between Portland and Machias,
ON the route of the Portland, MT. De-
sert & Machias Steamboat Company, is
offered for sale, delivered at either
Portland or Rockland, after July 1st
next. She may now be seen on her
present route. For description and
terms apply to PAYSON TUCKER, Gen.
eral Manager, Portland, Mt. Desert &
Maclias Steamboat Company, Port
land, Me.
may3-dft
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
MAIDS and MATRONS.
Fundamental Prieiples Which Should
Govern Their Apparel.

Youth Should Be Content with Light and
Inexpensive Draperies. While Rich Ma
teria1s Beft the Matron-The Latest
New York Fashions Described.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

WANTED-Alivea agents are wanted to sell
w able bodied men the cheapest life insur-
ance in the United States. Liberal terms to
good canyassers. Previous experience not nee
essary. Correspondence invited. THE PROV
IDENT AID SOCIETY, Office 9S Exchange
street, Portland, Me. 6-S
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

WANTED-The public to know that J. G.
w CURRIER. bell hanger, is at 1877 Clark
street.: Speaking tubes and bells OF every de-
scrlption put into hotelsl private houses and
steamboats, at short notice all work warranted
orders by mail attended to- I'll
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

WANTED-The public to know that the
w New England private detective bureau,
rrqomlS, First National Bank building, Portland
MAINE; make speciality of obtaining evidence
IN civil and criminal cases. Everything strictly
confidential. p. o. BOX 1856 j. G. STERLING,
Manager. 9-2
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

WANTED-Busness man to call on mer-
w chants and wholesale manufacturers in
regard to credit indemnity. An energetic drum
mer. Call on j. A. MENARD, Falmouth Hotel
between and D. m. IL