The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-20
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4 Foolish ATTAcK.-Ihe very savage
aiiaek Of the Chief Engineer of the Ieba.
non fire department on the Albany frcmen.
published in the DEMOCRAT yesterday, was
entirely uncalled for. ID was a u@rsOaaI
hippant affair. 1t il true that the Al
bany firemen EhouId have accepted their
defeat phiiosophicaIly and not gent nn an
sitter sick !; but this does not Justify mud
singing. The members Of the hose team.
the DEAocgAT is informed were all sober
a Lebanon. IL dremen were intoxicated
it was others. Old matters Of history, Of
little moment any way and now almost
forgotten had better have been dropped. az
all grievances in local contests snonld be at
once. In reference to the hits at Mr Watts
il may be said that he had absolutely moth
ing 10 DO with the management Of this
years hose team. in fact was not at Leba-
non At al, icing in Portland On the 4th.
TEE WHEAT PROSPECT Is first clazz.
The fall wheat particularly Is in a remark
ably iiourshiug condition. Mr. W G Stell-
maker, residing beyond the Calapooia
showed the Man about Town several heads
Of as fine VI heat as were ever seen in Ore
gon- The meshes generally contained four
kernels On 4 side, some FIVE, about Ice
AEIAAFs- - I-4e Ls41- alu gtG11F anu
healthy. This same II heat had been cover
cd with the aphis. which had left IT. though
the cancas Of one destroyed by its enemy
was seen. Fall xheat in mot fields i
extra. Spring wheat will be all right If
the aphis does not inJure It.
AccIDExT At SWEET HoxE.-Last Sun
day John Foster came nearIy passingin his
checks and taking his departure into the
great beyond He ana a son Cf Harvey
Hamilton were handling an empty" re-
Eolver. when il Vas discharged, the ballet
cutting Of thumb for young hamilton.
and continuing IL is oourse- went through
the Fosters boy's neck missing the ar
se-ies and doing no damage. save soaring
the boy cut of I y12r or tw0's growth. The
physician who attended them SAYS that il
appears almost incredul0us that a bullet
shosIId pass tErolgh the neck II this man
Fer. and no. cause instant death--Il7aes-
KSox BUr.E PEcxIC.-The Social Club
q Knox Butte gave picnic yesterday. at
tended by q fair sIzei crowd Some live
contests we're had. IN which AIbany yolng
men swrp; the field Tee 100 yard foot
roe was won by George Croup, TIE sack
race ly Bob Chambers. the three le-ged
rzca by Bcnfley and HubkeIl, the two hops
and jump. the standing jump :.nd the
high jump. by Roy Bentley. the wheel
barrow race by Fred WeSthrook- Baun
| Farrell. the cracker contest the ladies foot
raoe by MIss Sssanlan. of Lebanon In the
afternoon and eTening a danoe vas en-
gagged in
Az INsECT CSxxTBAL--An interesting
sgudy Is th4: in connection with the wheat
arhis and It's en.my, . long, slim. small
worEa that reaches cut and sweeps the
nsigsihorIng fields. A gentleman tells of
feluiiaE experience He placed Gne oi
I the wcTssss or 4 stzsk q wlseat With eight
aphis1s. In ten minutes the worm had
destroyed all of them gradually vending
its way among the kernels Of what and
taking nothing but tie ealtis aphis. Thus
N natural history we have another 0a!ect
lasson of the survival os the tiitest.
Ak ALBAxr RIDER.-How the Corvallis
t;azette learned the following IS net known:
Nr c L Vim. OF Albany. has purchased
4 brand 4. " Imperial wheel. and i having
lots ci fun breaking it % the saddle The
o;heE evening Il S0t ssarei az q threzhing
engine and backed him II in the deep dusty
ro2d- After strokin- Its MAKE and getting
I Il somewhat 4uie.ed down. Il suddenly
otcyyzl the t.cEouing call of chuck hole as
al bunch gra.s wheels viii do and
slammed him therein. Curt now cue.
aTound done up in arnica and surgeon :
plaster white the wheel stands hobblel il
the hack Office.
The report that twenty OF thirty men
were killed in fight At Sacramento last
night WAS circulated; but proved un-
true. Today every thing i quiet in
striking circles. The backbone oi the
strike Is abou; broken
The Homer sailed Tor san Fra acisco n
II O'Clock today.
z enember that Ayers : rsap2riila Is
xtTactsd from the Honduras rcot, which
only of Ssrszparilla has The tue aItera'vc
/ Properties. Also. that il i a highly con-
oen,ra:ed anG powerful medicine. and
hence its wndeIfll result In all forms oi
bloot G;-easc.
Don'l buY b.ool purifier because /, is
cheap" The hes,-;he Superior Medi-
eine-Ayey'S SsrsNparilla, i, in the end
/ the cheapest blood purifier in The market
| The ingredients Of which j, IS composed
are 'he most expensive and medicinal Y
/ tific4cous thai can be obtained