The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-09-20
BUY JEWEL
STOVES AND
RANGES
OF
MATHEWS &
WASHBURN

MAD AT DEBr.-The Pendleton f o is
getting very angry on this subject of debt
and does up the giant in this terrific,
cyelonic style, and ever body who reads
should Immediately liquidate: Debt is
the canker that rusts the soul of industry.
lt is the channel through which The slave
pays tribute TO the master. 1t is the
soil IN which Shylocks grow, on which
knaves feed and fools multiply. Coun-
tries or persons run in debt in proportion
to their ignorance. stupidity or reckless
ness Neither q lender nor n borrower
be" said Shakespeare, and Shakespeare
knew what he was talking about. The
hard times Of today are due to debt, to
the habit Of trying to get rich by going
IN debs. When debts are being made
values ofeverything increase rapidly and
when they are being liQuidated values OF
everything fall rapidly. Debt ia the
gamblers device, the thief's hope, the
knsves's tool, the manipulator's imple-
ment, al At the expense of the honest,
courageous man who works for the love
OF 1t, whose work produces wealth and
whose efforts are for better conditions,
better times, better men.
LooKSe AT AsroRrA.-Th These Astoria
railroad items are getting to be sort of
iunny. The local papers have to say
something, go they get of things even
like this: Southern Pacific people are
interested in Astoria just at present
They are making no noise nor talk 10 anv
subsidy committee, but thev are ding
considerable investigating. 1t is rot at
ali likely that the citizens Of this city will
waste any time with the Southern outfit,
as old Huntington like the rest of the
railroad bilss, mad them rusiling for two
hundred Thousand dollars two or three
years ago, and when it was raised he
went back on them. If the Southern or
Union wants to come to Astoria let them
come and pay their was in.
WHEN SE.-Hon Geo 7 Myers, who
takes great interest in perpetua,ing
the fishing industry, says an Oregon
City paper, suggests "that when the
Oregon Citv fish way is completed, fish,
ing ought to be prohibited on the upper
Willamette and its tributaries for at
least five years. This would be para
mount 10 artificial propagation, for the
lfsh, undisturbed in their spawning
grounds, will multiply very raridly."
There is no more reason why fishing
should be stopped above the falls for five
bDaA OCiOM. NJ OuG up IlNSI
would favor such move.
BICYCLE THIEF ARREsTED.-Chief of
Police II P Mimic arrived up from Port
land on last nights California express hav-
ing In his official custody S Baxter, the
party who is alleged to have stolen Fred
Beak's s135 bicycle in August last A
warrant was issued for him at the time but
1t took some good dstectiye WORK to locate
him but this was finally accomplished by
Chief Mimic. He was known to be In VAN
couver, Wash, and in order to make process
effective, it was necessary to decoy him to
the Oregon side of the Columbia river.
This the chief succeeded in doing yesterday
and Baxter now languishes in the county
jaiL-Stdtesman.
MARRIED.-On Sept l6, 1894, in Shedd,
at the NJ E Parsonage, by Rev L Lee,
Mr Walter Millhollen and Miss Effiie M
Bertbold-both eff Linn county. The
mother of the bride was IN the city today
and complained that her daughter was
less than fifteen years of aga where the
affidavit stated that she was over eight
cen. She was considerably aggressive
about il; but it is probable the happy
couple will be allowed to continue N
peace.
1t will not be very long when the San
tam Mining District will be the center
of attraction on the Pacific Coast, and
the mines of California, Montana and
Idaho will not be in the same class.
This is not a Falb prediction; but is
based on facts. Read the article which
appears elsewhere. 1t has a very
healthy ring.
Last Friday while in Albany the house
,of 6 L Rees. beyond the Calapoois, was
entered by burglars and large quantity
of eatables taken, such as honey, canned
fruit. ginger bread. etc. The man was
seen togo towards the house by q neigh
i.borGnd could be identified.
$40 pupils are enrolled in the Peud,eton
schools. SPeaking of the schools the E O
says; The school board had selected Miss
Carrie Royal as Diapers assistant, ,bu, Miss
Royal had engaged to teach in Halsey,
Linn county. aud ano,her will be named
by the boari soon.
Justice Freeksen this afternoon he'd
the man VINO broke into the o P depot
to await the action OF the grand jury,
the bond being fixed at $50, in default
OF which he was remanded to jail.