The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-12-21

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hundred miles from Albany live q religi-
Gus class OF people who are very austeIe In
their religious beliefs Among their re
ligioas sensss Is one fofbiiding the use Of
tohaneo. One Of The members Of this re-
Egious body who. before becoming uaem-
Der. was an iuyeterase user OF tobacco. was
visiting 4 reighbor when tie neighbor
said 10 him Il see you do not use tobacco
any mere The man answered in the
uaoet earnest manner: No. do not use il
any more. | became convinced that
must quit il CT lose my souls salvation and
thought il hest to casose the less Of two
evils"
HOSES MISC A Mack. 4
buyer and seller Of horses in Gillian coun-
ty, 10 in the city and makes complaint
against certain newspapers for quoting
horses in Eastern Oregon IS selling too low.
In course of a conversation he declared
that a.good horse of any kind. broke to
work or useful under the saddle. cannot be
. bought for less. than be bought for less
than from go TO $50. unless. as In excep-
tional cases. when the rag tag and bob-tail
Of all bands, inciul ling old Indians mares
and white eyed colts 90 to make up the
sale. Even then, he claims. the Frioss are
not as low as aas been stated in the press
Geports--Sun.
WILD CATTLE.--A correspondent Of the
Eoseburg Review tells an interesting story
about herd Of Wild cattle now roaming
the mountains between Rogue uver and
the south fork Of the UmpQua- Such herd
has existed, he say. for twenty years past,
and now numbers in the neigEborhood Of
500 cattle. They are wild as deer ana diff
10 approach. The practical harm they
work is tha. gentle cattle belonging to
farmers are enticed of and join this wild
band. Ii is proposed now 10 round them
| up and kin them. If some equitable agree-
ment can be reached as 10 the ownership OF
the recent additions and disposition Of the
remainder.
TALK as You PLEASE about 'new
men" being humhug and patronizs older
firms. just because your granGaddy did, be
an o'd fogy jus, because somebody else
Is and you never will amount TO anything
It's good thing some people are that
wav, or Tiuk &c the artis' would no. have
time TO eat As It Is people are learning
that he Is away ahead in fine. artistic
1 1uSAASSS asAS ~~~N
steadily Increasing ever since he came
here last winter Il will pay YOU to ses
him about you. photos.
| A NARROW EscArE.-- This morning
Smith Cox, who lives near Knox Butte
was driving along Montgomery street in .
single buggy, when il literally broke IL
two letting him, his wife, and young babe
into the muddy street almost ON then
faces. Fortunately no one was hurt bnI
the baby had quite muddy face and ths
mothers clothing was saturated with mud
A WINTER SoESk.-In E Young
north east show window may be seen a win
ter scene that is very attractive and ingen'
ius in its construction. Ii represents thu
ground covered with snow, a Iaill race run
through field, the water in solid ans
very natural ice with logs along the course
At one end is the mill, at the other the los
house of the werkmen. Mr. l. L Hamilton
| the architect certainly has done very NJ
tistic job.
New SEcRErARY.-Mr Wilson I
Blain. at a meeting of the NJ c A las
night, was elected secretary to succeed Nj
Melvin Williams, and will assume tn
duties OF the office at once. The selection
Is a good one. Mr. Blain has been identIfie,
with Albany all his life and is pcrula
gentleman who will rustic in the Y NJ c
| field.