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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
The Tail of a Comet.

Tho tail Of comet is not formed of the
same PARTICLES which composed it yester-
day, or even an hour or moment ago--it
is constantly being renewed at the expense
black smoke t,om The n.ighboring factory
or mill Is being constantly renewed by
fresh particles of carbon released by the
combustion going on in The furnace below
so is the wonderful luminous train of como.
tary bodies being constantly replenished by
particles flying from, or, rather, driven
from the nucleus by the intense heat of The
sun.
Then, again, how infinitely small and
how intensely luminous must these partic-
les that go 10 mase up the tail of comet
be. This thought IL suggested by the fact
that Il has been proven that In some cases
the nucleus OF comets which are only few
hundred mites in diameter will have snor-
nous f@n.like tails stretching across space
for distluce excee ding 2oo,ooo,o 900 miles
aud having bulk exceeding hat of the 81 n
| by more thar 900 times! Prof f + Bar.
nard beautifully illustrates the formation OF
comets tais BY suppOsing tnus: Suppose,
for example. tha' the nucleus Of comet i
Composed Of Ice. Taen suppose the hea, oi
the sun TO De SO interse as TO rapidly mel
that portion Of The ice slobe exposed 10 III,
action Of its rays. which aie strong enough
TO Immediately convert it into vapor which
rs ends towards tine sun.
"Imagine, now, "a a fierce wind blowing on
from the sur,causing the vapor which meets
il to be whflea out into space behind ths
comet This will clearly illustrate tht
theory OF The formation Of comets tail
only that The nacleus OF the comet il not ia
aud the vapor is not water vaPor, ue,t;.es /
The force which dives it away from The sui
fierce wind"
The unknown force hinieG a, by he as
tronomet above qao,ed. readily ezplaini
|, why comets tall, as rule points in Al
> opposite direction to the sun. The Russia
astronomer, Bredischen, distinguishes thIe
: difieren, types Of eOmeiafy tails. Those com
posed Of PARTICLES having the specific gravit
! ofhydrS gen; those composed OF par,icls
having lie specific s'aviy of hTdo-sarbol
) gas. and third class having all the pecai
! iaFiIies Of an squa' 'nix,ure of by l'ogei
, and iron.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
Telegraph Codes.

The compiler of really reliab'e and
code is aist at the outset ct
his undertaking by difiicalty ;haa so far
hiss detied all attempts st solution beyond
certain point Despite the fact tha, the
rules of the cable companies permi, him to
lay under contribution eight languages, the
total number OF words tha, eau BE- Lsed with
safety for coaing purposes is city about
ISo. .ooo. The reasons for this is t~oiold.
First, the companies decline the use of any
code word Of more than 10 letters, ana is
dangerous to employ those having less than
7, owing TO the difficulty Of de.e-sing an
error in short words. Further, thousands
nay, hundreds of thousands OF words are
rejected because ofthe similarity of the ie's-
graphic $. mbOls tina, make up the kiters.
Figures are ,srely tslegraphed. The
possibility OF nosing an error in group Of
arbitrary figures Is very remote. Should a
letter or two be ''jumb'sdr In a code word
there aie various ways OF correcting the
mis;ske--;he sense. the context and the
reiefene. 20 the code. But these guides do
no; srPiy TO the cases OF figures The only
remedy for suspected error is repetition
Of the message at an eDehancsd cast OF so
per cent Numbers therefore are expressed
BY cote word Errors In The transmission
Of amounts Of money aie very rare. A
bankers code coniai ms wor1s for every
srm ct money. from halfpenny up to hun
dreds of Thousands Of pounds, and the au-
thors have exhibited grsat ingenuity is
making limited supply of words do very
extensive service.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
Bees and Honey.

Bees will seldom rob other hives vhen
they can obtain honey from aoxen. They
do no. seal honey because of any inhefsni
dishonesty, ncE for amusemcat. hut from
tae Instinct Of self preservation. They
never attack 4 colony as styons as their
owr, but colony that Is weak and usually
cue that has no queen. Where 'hey do this
the remedy lies 10 removing all the honey
from ;he hive tha; Is being robbei, OF mos,
Off and considering i, as 4 colony lost .aad
hen supplying the Other hives with honey
or syrup until they have no necessity for
rcbblng other colonies. Il eo.cny 20 weak As
10 submit o being robbed IS ssl1om worth
the trouble OF irying TO save it, bat the
honey in It may be saved, and the brOOd
comb. if there is any. be pa, 10 some other
hive where the colony is Ee.k.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
The Smallest Inhabited Island.

The smiilest inhabited island in The
known world is that upon which the famou
Eddystoae. Lighthouse is situated. A
tim. of low wa'er this island IS but 30 feet
in diameter; at high tide the base of ihe
lighthouse completely covers 1t. IL lies
nine miles off the Cornish Coast and exactly
"a from the Plymouth Breakwster. II is
inhabited throughout the year by three
persons.
Flathoime Island, in the English Chan-
mel, is another miniature inhabited island.
1t is only one half mile in diameter, but is
so rich in pasturage that il supports a large
family Of farmers, an old man and his three
grown sons. They have fine farmhouse
and the necessary out-buildiogs, and also
care for the light, which is revolving one
in lighthouse l56 feet above the level o.
the sea.
There are about GOO, 600 islands, great and
small, scattered over the oceans, North
America alone owning S. 500.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
A dispatch from New York says

The unprecedented slump in the price OF
wheat may bring woe TO the farmer and
sPeculator, but the situation is not as
gloomy for thu consumers OF bread. be-
cause cheaper wheat is to be followed by
cheaper bread
The New York bakers. following the
cowmendable lead Of their fellow trades
men of Washington, have decided to re-
duce the price OF bread TO conform to the
price of wheat. Ever since wheat began 10
tumble TO the lowest price recorded in the
history of trading, a reduction in the do
mestic tariff OF bread has been looked for,
but It was not until last week. when the
bakers of Washington knocked of cent
from the price OF ordinary bread, that
breadmakers in New York and other cities
began 10 consider the matter seriously. The
reduction in Washington has compelled
the New York bakers to make similar
concession. Although hey will maintain n
former prices. the weight of the loaves is
to be increased to double the present weight.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
The qeluorrat.
The Income Tax.

The work preliminary to carrying into
effect the new income tax law is going
forward as rapidly as its nature will per
nit, under the direction of w A Pugh,
who in October last was appointed Super
inieudent of the income tax
A number of complicated and interest
ing questions have arisen under former
laws, and anticipating tina, questions will
arise in the future of equal Importance, 1t
is essential for their solution 10 understand
what has been the former legislation OF
Congress, the decisions of the courts and
the rulings of the department on the sub
iecls of the income tax. With this object
in view, Mr. Pugh has been occupied since
his appointment in examining and prepar-
ing digest of the Courts decisions and
the department rulings under their re-
spective neadirgs. He has also compared
all the former laws upon the income tax,
arranged so that all the provisions hereto
fore made upoa the same subisct shall ap-
pear properly grouped, and any one al a
glance can see the various changes and
me diica,ions that have taken place.
There have been several acts upon the
subject of the income tax. Tie first was
passed August 5, 1861. Under this act,
however, nothing was dcne. The act lack
ed many provisions contained in subse-
quent legislati, n, both as TO the subject oi
taxation and he methods of collection
These were provided for in subsequent acts
The second &c, was passed July IA, 1862
the third act June 80, 1864; the fourth ac
March 8, 1865, and the iifth act Maph 2
1867.
Under the first act $500 was the amour
reseryed from taxation and the rae Of Ia!
was 5 per cent on all sums over tba
amount. Under the act of July, 1862, tn,
amount reserved from taxation was as fol
lows: II the income exceeded 5000 suC
did not exceed $4,000, n duty of pc
eentum on the amount above 5000; if sai'
income exceeded the sum of SIC. 900. dut.
of per cen,um upon the amount exceed
ing 5000. Under the third act $500 wa
exempted and the duty was per cent ol
the excess. Under the fourth and Eft
acts, $1,000 was free from taxation and tn
amount of tax was per cent on th
amount in excess of that srm
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
The California Election.

SAx FRAxc7sCo, Nov. S.-The result Of
the election in California may be sum-
med this evening as follows: James II.
Budd has been elected governor by plu-
rality of about thousand or more. With
Budd are also elected from the state
nominees OF his party, according to pres
ent appearances, Jackson Temple, su-
preme court justice for the long term !;
james A. Mcguire, congressman in the
fourth district: Thomas u. Wells and
L. ii. Beamer, members Of the board Of
equalization in the second and third dis
tricts, and III. NJ. Lzrue and James ]. d.
ssamaton, railway commissioners from
the first and second dsstricts. All the
rest OF the state ticket appears TO have
gone republican.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

To prevent the wearing out OF boot soles
a nav invention is now being tested by the
military authorities Of Germany. A whole
regiment has been provided with boots the
soles Of which. instead Of being strengthened
with iron or aluminium nailtthe latter being
bu, Of recent sriall, are coatsd over with q
pas'c made Of linseed varnish and iron
filings. This pas e tan &c applied as often
as needed, is claimed 10 keep the leather
pliabie and In good condition, besides offer
ing more resistance than any number Of
nails.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
a Chestnut Light.

A simple and economical substitute for a
night light may be prepared in the follow
ing way: Take some good sired chestncis
Of irregular form, and with the aid Of an
ordinary needle riddle them with fine holes.
Then soak them Ia oil fox IL hours. To
convert a chestnut thus prepared into a
night light you have bu; 10 bore hole in
II, bat not quite through it, and 6II the
space ~i,h cotton threads to form sick.
Set il in a q ass ot wafer, in which il will
float. II you light il at night on retiring,
you may count on lis lasting until morn
ing. The only Precau,ion necessary 10
take IS TO make sure that the chestnut Eil
maintain lie upright position In the water.
II is therefore well 70 choose one Of i,reg-
uIar shape and to make It Hoat before plae-
ing the wick. in order to determine The
exact point a, which the latter should be
inserted. 80 that Ghere may be no danger
Of iis ,ouehIag The water.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

A training school for teachers, theory
and practice combined.
Strong professional course and vel
equipped model school.
Thorough preparatory and academic
course.
Normal, Advanced Normal, Business,
Music and Art Departments.
Light expenses. Board and lodging,
books and tuition not above $50 per
year.
The town OF Monmouth has beautiful
and healthful location in the very heart
of the Willamette Valley twelve miles
south west Of the State Capital. II has
no saloons.
The Normal School diploma entities
one to teach in any county in the state
without any further examination. Grad
yates command good positions.
Expenses.-Tuition per term of ten
weeks; Normal 1925; Sub-Normal s.;
Commercial 1925. Board and lodging
Board at Normal Dining Hall $1.75 per
week; furnished rooms, with fire and
ght, from $l.00 to $1.25 per week.
oaTd and lodging in private families
ON $500 to $3.50 per week.
Vitality and growth have always char
terized the work of the Normal School.
he coming year promises to be one Of
he best in its history.
Catalogues cheerfully sent on applica-
ton. Address
PL CAMPBELL, President,
= or W A WANN, Secretary of Faculty.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

Ono of the most popular apples in Europe
is the King, formerly called King of Tomp-
kins County, because it was originated in
Tompkins County in New York State. 1t
Is highly colored. snowy variety, of bet
ter quality than the Baldwin. But its de-
feet Is in being poor keeper. 1t is rare
that it is in good condition after January,
and in warm fall like the present it will
MT last so long as that.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
sioncy To Loan.

have money % lo@a or good farm
land In Linn ard Bea;oa counties In
sums 10. oyey $ 5000. No delays IN fur
nishing the coin. Call on c 9 BufkhzrS.
Albany. Oregon. Also none, 10 loaa on
city property IN any znoan, on long time
al low rate OF Interest.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
TRUE & Co., Box 4o0s
Augusta, Maine.

$500 to sts.oo PER DAY at norae
selling Lightning Plaser and plating Jew
cry, watches. tableware, etc. Sve-y
house has goods needing plating. 80 ex
perienee; no capital, no talking. So,ae
agents are making $a5 a day. Permansn.
osition Address Il K DelEo & Co. CO.
mbus. OHIO.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

KiExAss.-Dou't fail TO visit Portland
November lsth. 10 witness the most fasciu-
s;ing entertainment ever given IN the
Northwest.
Nearly I've hunared representative ci;I-
zeus engaged in its production.
Railroad Excursion tickets on sale Nc..
l4tn. Rate. enc and one third fare and
yirniess ticket
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

BLACK DIAMOND. What Is ii:" A
dressing put up by Klein l. Dubruille for
ladies. mems and chiidrens Enc shoes
Contains 10 acids" Every bQt;le war.
raniei 20 give satisfaction or money re
funded. Price 2Jc. Ia orsier 10 introduce
il we will give free one pc bottle With
every pair Of - 90 kid shoes, bought .;
our store for The next 30 days
KLEIN Il prEgUILIE.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
Tea cheers Examination.

Notice Is hereby given that for the pur.
pose of making an examination of all per.
sons who may offer themselves as candi.
dates for teachers of the schools Of this
county, the County School Superintendent
thereof will bold public examination at
the Court House. in Albany, beginning N
o'clock p N. Wednesday, November IA,
1894.
Dated this 2nd day CT November.
A. X. RuTHsRfcRp,
County SchoolSnperintendent.
Linn county, Oregon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

SAN Francisco, Nov. 9.-Gus Wales,
a painter, working on building at Bush
and Polk streets, grasped an electric light
wire that was in his way and attempted
10 pull il aside. IL was live wire and
Wales received shock that threw him
10 the sidewalk three stories below. He
died soon aiterward in the receiving hos
pital. Both legs were broken, and his
skull WAS fractured.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
On CenressmeE.

WAsHfSGTox, Nov. s.-On the strength
OF returns received up 10 O'Clock to-
night, Chairman BaboOck. of the repub-
lean COMMITTEES, figures that The repub-
lication representation IN the next house
viii be at least 359 members. The
changes from this afternoon s statement,
when % were claimed 10 be elected, Is
made by one additional from Illinois and
three from North Carolina. The dis
patch received tonight that caused the
greatest surprise was one stating that
Representative McMillin, OF Tennessee.
vas possibly defeated.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

THE SASuAS MKAT 10 have opened a
market on Bg0zdaI3in st between 2nd and
3ri. jass so1sh Of Stewart l. Sox, and have
sne display Of meats The advent Of this
enierpris1 j. hailed with delight bv ON
citizens as i; has reinoed lhe prIcs Of meats
az least 80 per cent The manager has ex-
pressed his satisfaction with present pat
runage and we predict for them good
trade
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
The next day after the election Henry

The next day after the election Henry
wa;erson, in his Courier Journal said:
Never did great party goto the peo-
pie under such handicaps as xers carried
by the democrats into the campaign Just
ended. The hard times were bad enough,
but they might have been parried. Fac
lion fights among small claimants and
rival place men were bad enough. but
parties have met and overcome such obssa-
cles before now; bu, with the record OF per-
6dy and dishonor, as Cleveland aptly de-
scribed it, 10 face and defend in band
to-hand fight with the united republicans.
led by Harrison. Mckinley and Reed, il
was dishsartening for the democrats to
have to face also the dull self snfficiency
and stolid indifference Of an administra-
tion that made no sign. uttered no word.
ard al least in the stale Of New York,
seemed 10 desire 10 defeat the regular DEM
ocratic nominees. The battle for tariff re-
form will have TO go down TO the foct and
take new start The battle over the
money issue will soon be upon us. We
shall see If there is democray enough left
of the true blue stripe 10 make a greatcoat
good against all weather. or whether we
must still scar coat of many colors,
covering not homogeneous party inspired
by faith and trust, but mere bundle Of
factions thrown together by the upheaval
of the times
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

From returns received from Texas it is
safe 10 state the state democratic ticket Il
sai IY elected by $1,000 plurality, Cu.ber.
son, candidate for governors running about
10 per cent behind his ticket, because Of his
free silver views. The congressional dele
gaiicn will not be solidly democratic.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

The official count of the IS;h Ohio Con-
gressional district complete gives Tarlor
rep 40. .S3s. Raft dem io,ooo, coxey pop s.
,9iS. Coxey's vote exceeds the estimates
of the republican and democratic eommit-
tees 5000.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

WAsHISGToN, Nov. 9.-Brigadier-Gen-
sral Alexander Mcdowell McCook has
been appointed major-general OF the Uni
ted States army, vice General Howard,
retired, and Colonel James W. Forsyth,
OF the Seventh cavalry, has been pro-
NOTED to hrigadier-general, TO succeed
McCook. General McCook has been for
the past five years in command of the
new department Of Colorado, with head
s,,,arsarz "a DaDxar
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

Governor Pennoyer has been generally
criticised for granting 20 many parlons,
and yet he has never granted papion
without the pablo asking for it The
public has way of asking for about every
thing they are aSkei TO ask for That is,
very few ever refuse 10 sign petition no
matter what its nature; henc. the number
Il petitions for parlons Tic friends ef
cSnvicts can not be blamed for taking ad-
vantage of the public weakness. There are
cases where pardons are In order but they
are not every day ones. New evidence that
changes the aspect Of the matter ami an
excessive sentence after a reasonable i'm
prisonment may be mentioned as examples
but mere sentiment is insufficient. A man
hes as much right to courteously refuse to
sign petition as he has to refuse 10 give a
dollar upon request, and he will be respect
ed as much by all reasonable people. Sign
the petition of any kind if justice demands
it; refuse TO sign ii il it does not.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

TuE LATEST NEWS is that Julius Grad
wohl is doing business in his new quart
ers, the old Post Office and Odd Fellow s
building and Opera House, and TO give
an introduction to his new store, he win
box full weight savon soap IS cts. .
oxes French sardines % els. 0ysters 10 cts
can. Arb1ncle and NJ coffee . cts ib,r
d all 9th ,r goods sold as low as any
use on this .oast.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

The three London Englishmen who are
doing Oregon have been enjoying some of
the Albany prairie Chinese pheasant shoot
ing, which wan treat to them. They are
not up to the Oregon style Of hunting, be-
ing somewh hat lethargic, but they captured
few birds, and with coaching would no
doubt do more active work.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

LISooIS, Seb., Nov. S.-The Nebraska
relief commission, appointed by the gov
ernor 20 arrange aid for drought sufferers
N the western counties, organized today.
The main point TO which the commission
desires 10 direct attention Is the system
atle collection OF relief at as early q mo
ment as possible. The secretary said
he had proceeded On the plan Of district
ing the state and dividing the territory.
regardless Of religious denominations.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

There are many rich bonanzas in the
Santiam gold fields. All that is required
is little capital TO unearth them But
this is coming and the Santiam will yet
have a great boom.-Statesman Right
you are. 1t will one day be the great
mining proposition Of the coast, or the
writer is not good at prophecy.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

We are prepared TO make loans on good
mp.o we'd farms In Sums 10 suit, of from
s,ooo TO SIC, 1000.
CnRRAS & MoNTAiTa,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

GENERAL DEBILITY OVERCOME My
professional duties confind ne closely 10
my osies and steady WORK tend. TO briag
or general dcbliIsy. find that by The
iudlclou< use Of Hoods saTsarsrilla am
relieved Of this dIfficaty'' -
Gil MassH, Elgin Ore.
Hoods Pills cure sick headache, Incl
gession.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

Governor Pennoyer has sometimes little
f1n all to himself There are no calami-
ties with0at some compensations. The
governor was badly beaten last June, and
Two Of the men who helped to do it was c
" Fulton and Thomas l. Tongle. They
thep> denounced him az a FIRE. silver crank.
The whirligig of time has. however.
brought its revenge. G w Fulton and
Thomas II Tongue are now advocates Of the
free silver cIusc The governor has rea-
son 10 rejoice" when he considers
what Las happened. Let the turkey be
slain, governor Independent.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16
Three Days Fighting

LoSDox, Nov "a dispatch mas been
published here that the japanese forces
have captured Talien Wan, but from Chee
Foo it i reported that there has teen three
days lighting al the former Place without
decisive results.
Port Arthur IS not expected 10 make a
determined stand against the Japanese.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-16

Of 81 state senators, in the Missouri leg
isla'ure, IS will be democratic and 10 re-
publican. The house will stand; Demo.
Gratis. 6si republicans, 76; populists. ?.