The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-09-22
BACK From Mexico. Mr. L J Bailey

| BACK From MEXICO. Mr. L J Bailey,
formerly conductor on the Oregon Pacific,
returned this week from tripto Mexico
City. where he obtained position as cen-
ductor on the Mexico Central, and will 90
to that city in about ten days to begin his
duties On this road the conductors are
all Americans ON account of their superior
knowledge Of railroading, while the engin-
GERS are Mexicans. There are about 10 900
Americans in Mexico City,with its 300, 900
population, city of wonderful sights, with
its aged relics and historical places v lille
wealthy, it is filled with beggars and idle
people. Mr. Bailey showed the Man About
Town fresh looking Mexican dollar
| weighing more than ours, bnt worth only
62 cents, due, he declares, to the fact that
it is not backed by gold. A centayer is the
same as the American cent, and it takes IL
to get a shave. On his way home Mr. Bail
ey visited Los Angeles. where he met Rev
and Mrs r. Stewart, formerly of this city,
but who went there for their health. Mrs
Stewart had gained 40 pounds and Mr.
Stewart Is. and they seemed like new peo-
PIE. Mr. Stewart has been elected pastor of
q Christian church there and expects to
make that city his home.
THE YAQuISA IErTIEs-Capt Symous,
i United States engineer, is Lack from in
speeting the government works 1t Yapuina
under the superintendent Of G Holcofnb.
He states that the south jetty, as provided
for by the project. approved by the board
of engineers, will be entirely completed
this month. 1t is $500 feet in length and
is built higher than tha highest tide. The
north jetty is about half completed for the
full length, and large mound is construct
/ al at aha
of the appropriation left to continue work
for about month. Operations will then
cease and the remainder will be completed
at some future time. There is now u very
good entrance with depth of i3 oa IL feet
at low water. which is about double what it
was before the ie'ties were built. A COM
plete bar survey will be made forthwith TO
ascertain exactly what the conditions of the
channel now are.-Oregonian.
REGARDLESS oP HARD TINEs.-E w
Achison. of Albany. placed neat little
monument at the grave of Eugene. son of
Mr. and Mrs Geo Rice, Tuesday. Mr Achi-
son informs US that they are selling right
dong regardless Of hard times, Us they have
cut prices to suit the times; and as the
prices viii not remain so low as they now
are. everyone who can Is buying now.
4
trated By the large amount az work + "
] lAchison q CO., Of AIlapy, are now patting
up. regardless Of the hard times. The mar
BILE and granite trade is one Of the f;rst to
be affected by hard times; nevertheless. this
hrIn Is doing as much work as ever. due no
doubt to their keeping in sympathy with
the tunes and letting people know II: they
advertise more than any other marnle firm
IN the state.-Lehalon Advance.
WoS'F HoID WATEg. -Referrsn, 10 the
theo<ophicai lecture Of DIR Griffith. re,autly
in Albany. the Ashland Tidings very po-
litely says: An abstract report of the lect-
nre on Tneosphy delivered at Granite hall
last Saturday evening BY DR. Griffith. AZ San
francisco appears On first page of Tidings.
The Theosophists weave many beautiful
fancies and some philosophy into Che fabric
which they present as the sceince of life.
but the sarp of moonshine wont hold the
Toot Of scattering threads of soeinca. This
revival OF Buddhism will not take hold Of
practical, serious people. It's propagation
is like an attempt to substitute tae Ara
hlan Nights literature for the works Of
Dickens, scott and Thaekery in the popular
favor nj this d-y.
A PLUcKY WoxAx.-A most remarkable
bear story comes from the Blre mountains
m which dashing widow took part
While picking blackharries IN company with
s57sFsd ass q slss IA RFal:Ess end of ss fsrs
patch. wheEeupon the anahiti0us wussan
grabbed stick and chased them up tree.
She then hastily dispatched the man Il. q
distant house for gun, AMI while be was
| absent the mother bear came tearing dozen
the mountain side in defense Of her young.
But the plucky little widow never EaIsered.
and by the AID Of her stick and lungs kept
the Cubs up the tree and the mother al lsay
until her hero returned with the gun end
killed the hears Ex.
BI-MErAIIIc CONVENTION. con-
vention Of the Pan-American BimetallicI
Association has been called 10 meet at st
Louis. No, commencing Tuesday. October
Srd- Governor Pennoyer has Just issued
commissions to FIVE OF the representative
men Of Oregon to be present on that ouca-
sl0n.sas follows: Captain George II Mosfett
editor Evening Telegram. Portland: Glen
q Holman. attorney. Portland. ex-Mayor
Van B DeIAshmutt. Portland: Hon ] K
Rouig, La Grande: and Hon x Weather
ford. Of Albany There viii be representa-
tiyes from every state and territory of the
Union, and also from all states Of Central
and South America and Mexico.
ANoSe THE DEER.-Report from Frank.
George. Dave, and jerome Fronsan and
Tom Waller, who are hunting in the
mountains above the Sodas Is that they had
killed six deer, three of them doing the
shooting. A letter from there Is accom-
panied by picture Of Jerome having the
buck fever as he blazed away at deer only
thirty yards away. Il Is claimed that this
is fayorite trick Of his and that he always
does 1t when seeing deer. Rainy weather
had been prevailing this week, though. is
proving line hunting weather.
FIRST AND SECOND PKIzEs.-There were
not many things from Linn county ON ex-
hibition at the State fair; but what there
was was the best Mrs G w Simpson sent
two pieces in water color, her only produc-
tions ON exhibition. Both the first and
second priz1s were awarded her, her pro-
ductions being so far superior to others as
to make the awarding very easy matter.
II is to be regretted that she did not have
some of her faces In crayon on exhibition,
as meme there would rank in the same class.
/ LIVED or PoTAToEs.--If reports are any
where near correct, some Of the hop pichers
who are picking for DIR Davis, near Harris
burg, are OF were in very near destitute cir
cumstances in the culinary line. Some
families sole food for two weeks was moth
ing but potatoes, which DIR Davis hauled by
the wagon load and gave tkem away with
out asking the least bit Of compensation.
People may get hard up but there is no
danger of starving to death in this country.
News.
OREGON FRUiT.-A carload of pIums
shipped from Eugene by the Oregon Orch
Ichard Co TO Chicago brought 50 cents a
crate for Bradshaws and 81 10 for Colum.
bias, according to returns received today
Out Of the first sixteen carloads of freight
shipped from Oregon this season carload
from Eugene commanded the highest price
in Chicago, with the exception of carload
shipped very early from The Dalles.--
Guard.
Our Public schools
Are The main-siay OF our republic. In
them are being cultivated the minds which
{. are TO be our future law makers and leader,
In every walk of life. How essential 1t 1.
) that these minds should be united il
isirong, healthy bodies. So many children
4 suffer fros.. impurities and po'sons In ths
blood that Il is wonder that they eve
|, grow up to be men and women. Man,
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