The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-10-13
The RrpoRn scuoor.-The Man Abou

THE REFORM ScuooL.-The Man Abou
Town acknowledges special invitation
from his friend, the accomplished superin-
tendent Of the state reform school, 10 visit
that growing institution. He would like
to do so, particularly white in the hands OF
the present splendid management. Back
up the management with the proper laws
and Oregon will have reform school in
fact as well as In name, and in measure
it is undoubtedly one now; but so long as
the law permits so many six months sem
tences the real purpose of the reform school
will not be served, and to n certain extent
it will only be a house of correction. LET the
management do the best possible. With
| the present limited capacities and appro-
priation. though. it may be doubted II any
other course could be pursued, unless under
a different practice in sending boys there
indiscriminately, in many cases where the
offense does not justify it. Under the
present capable superintendent we look for
tho best results possible.
COMRADES was presented at the Opera
House last evening to good sized audience.
ss well al pleased one. One always
| Judges the performance of amateurs with
| iienency. and is prepared fer mistakes. Il
u expected the kissing and embracing will
tfe hone IN a backward and awkward riiifl--
ner, and that some situations will he funny
where they ara serious: but all together
Comrades was put on in a very entertaining
manner. The acting of Mr Bert Van Cleye
as Simon Stone was of professional order
and bro1ght out MIR Van Cleves talents in
this line III a marked manner. He was
well supported in his comedy by Miss Lilly
Crawford as Nancy Nipper. Hugh Fisher
did Roy Manning the Veteran with dignity
and good appreciation of the character. o
NJ Mcfarland, rs Matt Winser. his drunken
comrade displayed excellent talent. Miss
Mary Cundif did some good work as Mrs
Manning. Mis- Minnie Mcf ariand filed
the part Of a young and sprightly girl in
love in a manner it Is no wonder captiyated
the gallant Marcus Graves, Mr. Will Gal
braith. Miss Eva Cowan's excellent play
ing at the piano materially added TO the
entertainment.
A Coon ExANPLE.-A young man came
in:o Portland the other day after hard
winter and summers work, whose CHEEKY
struggle with hard times affords heal
thv lesson for many malcontengs He
found himself Lass December confronting
| the winter without any employment and
with wife and baby dependent upon
him. The only thing he could find TO do
was to 20 ont with contractor for tele-
phone line and chop poles. He took the
/ job. and dismal one Il proved. he
was not on terms Of familiarity with the
ak. anyway, and in the rain, wind and
snow the work seemed pretty tough; 50
much 80, in fact, that the contractor gave
Il mp. and il looked as though the work
must stop. The young man knew the
poles ha TO be made, and though Il nas
a cherries outlook for hir. he thought,
as he Gays, "of my little vile and baby. 81
and though he had no security 10 offer
Tor bonds on the contract, he told the
company he would undertake 10 carry il
out himself il they would rive him The
chance. They did so and he cut the
poles. The contract Is finished and the
young man has cleared sofne $500 on il,
and he can look the wife and baby in the
face For those who will, as this young
man has done, make opportunity instead
Of waiting for it. hard times and gold
bugs have no terrors--Ex-
Joax 4. DgAs.--Mr C II DAlrympie in
the Oregon POpuIist pays John A Dean,
editor oi that paper. who recently died
IN this city. the following tribute: He
| was MAG who vas upright and hon0ra-
eie in all OF his dealings. q true friend 70
the oppressed, generous TO fault; and
SIS journalist he had few equals. IL wag
not so unusualshing for him to 20 forty
eight hours without sleep, and scarcely
cease his editorial work even 20 eat: and
while editing the Populist under many
difficulties he found time 10 write the
editorials Of two other usegon papers, be-
sides contributing lengthy articles 20
many OF the leading reform journals Of
the country. He was man oi grea.
natural ability. AT the age o. fitteeu.ke
spoke several different languages, which
be had picked up from the different for
eiRners he came in contact with. lie had
bus common school education. yet, inn
proving his spare time. he lad become
familiar with the classics and the seien
ces, and few men had a wider range oi
/ general information. His tastes were
simple. his dress plain, his manner un-
pretentious; these virtues sometimes
caused unthinking people 10 form hasiy
conclusions and underFaie his ability. but
AL who knew him well knew him 10 be
q man Of sterling worth.
Tag wHEAT MARKEf.-The Red Crown
Mills wheat report from Portland, re-
ceiyed today, is as follows: Local prices
have not as yet been affected by declines
East or in Europe. although indication :
are that limits will soon be reduced, as
exporters are getting larger quantities
daily and after the wheat is secured for
learly arrivals the talk is that prices must
go down. European and Eastern mark
cts were very weak Today with the ten
dency stiis lower. At Chicago and other
inland Eastern points receipts are stead
lily increasing. while the foreign demand
which thus far has been very brisk is
not large enough TO keep stocks from
aecumulating and Furthermore the delay
in repealing the Silver Bill causes money
institutions to be cautious about leaning
money Tor speculative purposes, hence
the bear crowd are able 10 force prices
downward without much resistance.
RuS REnlSD. The Corvallis Times
says: During the months 81 June, July
and August the operation OF the o. p
has proven Improbable, and the courl
has dcring those months created an addi
tional Indebtedness, to Say nothing ol
interest on certificates, etc, a $ld, ,206 {
The receivers statements 10 the court
for the months OF July and August wers
receiver by the county clerk from JudgI
Fullerton yesterday, and together viii
r the statement of June their footings ars
given below: June-Earnings S2l 1913 i6
: expenses s25.6i7. IL. loss 81, ,784 2l: JUL
. earnings SIC. $40. p, expenses $23 ,5Sl 81
: loss S6,64l.36 Augnst-earnings SIG.
r S67 .6l Expenses SIC, ,23s 81 loss $3.50 90
The BrGGEsT. The biggest run made b
; | any threshing crew ever reported to th
D DEMOCRAT was the recent one of Mr. ]
), Miller. 1t consisted Of 44.444 bushels o
o wheat and 1898 bushels of oats,etc. Thi
7 was run off in 32tg days, an average q
T llabout 1892 bushels per day. The larges
t run was 2502 bushels. The most threshe
J On any one farm was on that of Jas Dayil
J. about 1900 bushels, the average is estimate
u at about 800 bushels. The heaviest sack {
wheat weighed approximately las pounds
= and was saved for seed wheat. The recor
is an interesting one.
ONLY A RuMoR.--Many wild rumoi
are in circulation concerning the Jo
r bank, most of which are pure fabrics
ffnuo 0na af fhaaa 10 in rtre,,i at;rv,