The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-01-25
MISFITS.
All Sizes: For Fat and Lean Peo-
pie, Young and Old.

MISFITS. I
All Sizes. For Fat and Lean Peo-
PIE, Young and Old.
Mr. Leeds, the new state printer, evident
y has come favGites. 4 couple Salem
papers and Mr. Leeds former paper the
ridings appeared with supplements printed
in tho state printing office. Mr. Leeds Is |
an excellent man and the matter NAV be all
right, but 1t looks funny.
The Eugene Guard is SO crowded with
bomc advertising that it is running an extra
page. Two men alone are running half
page ads. That is Eugene style and il at
least does much TO make outnidsrs think the
city is live business center.
This is a peculiar world. The Iaboring
man works like Trojan and gets pay for
his actual work down TO the hour. DoIph
is in Oregon working for Dolph and draw
ing $50 day for working for the govern
ment and the members of the state lepisla
ture who adjourned on Thursday will re-
oeiye So q day for Friday and Saturday |
and ride on free passes.
As usual members of the Legislature are |
trying to zee how many bills they can in |
troduce. on almos. every subject requested. |
II there is ever time in q mans life when |
he makes fool of himself It Is when be |
gets III ths Legislature. The men who
Introduce the fewest bills as a rule serve
their constituency best The statute books
OF Oregon are already full of rot.
All the papers are telling the following:
4 good story is told Of lazy and Io1ua-
cious farmer whose farm lies along the John !
Day river. He called at a neighbor's house
recently. ''Sit down; sit doEn;" said the |
neighbor. don't know &C | ought, :" re-
piled the farmer, bat nevertheless be sat
down. After some talk about the crops
and the yalne OF an adjoining piece Of land,
the farmer said slowly: Il don I know as
] ought to be sitting here. Ieame oTer to
ses If ! could get ladder; cur house is
afre.
General Lew Wallace told an audience Of
Grand Army people in New York how he
came to write Ben Hur." He lectured in
the Calvary Baptist churrh. Said be in
Hur' ID, Where is he that is king of the
,ewsP This quotation is from the Bible,
and. although was not studen. of the
Scriptures prior to the war, was much ir.-
pressed by this mOTentnus question during
my c1nvalescence after the war and derter-
mined 10 write my conception Of the wise
men Of the East going 10 find the king Of
the JeEs"
An exchange says that Mr. Ira Smith. Of
Monmouth. 0ne Of the representatives, Of
/ Pea cosnty, says ssat tse rssess Of tie
t4ats Ssfnsi school. at Aesn0ath, viii
ak for small appropriation. % as to
meet tie running expenses Of the institution
Of learning Another man Is asking for
an appropriation for q graded school in
Klamath oounty. Albany should be given
an appropriation for her splendidiy man
aged College. Just As much. Z fare will
he made Of this whole business. Higher
education Is splendid thing; LGt It II Just
as splendid thing in Albany as il Is In
Monmouth. Drain, Eugene. Corvallis or
any other town.
Mr. Dolph viii have plenty OF votes 10
4
| is only Stsl00. Perhaps they will not
cost any thing A. any rate the vote
wiIl show mp for Dolph-
Banker Cusick OF Albany, Ex-senator
Hilton OF The Dalles National hank are
here in the interest Of Dospi- Il can
readily be seen. that bankers are the
real support OF Dolph while the support
ers Of Tongue, Eulion and Lord are Toie-
ing the sentiments Of two-thirds Of the
voters OF Oregon--SsleE Journal.
A bill has been introduced IN The leSis-
latnre providing for the Punishment q
parties engaged il. n..chzrivaris. Il sbOald
Pass As matter Of fact they can already
- ponisisea fos disturbing the Fszoe.
As usual the legislature voted % cepies
Of the code. l. each member. AZ Sl3 I
copy, tas0 thruwu away This Is economy
with vengeance. unly tso members L
tie house voted against j. Hofer and Smith
, They deserve lopg marks
The salary If The sherlE and txo ispaiie
in Marion county Is 8. 500. and that Of 'h
assessor is 81 per day. yet the county cOur
of that county puts such an elastic con'
gtrucfion upon the salary Law that Il allow
: the sheriff sl0. 900 and the assessor s., coo
Did yoa ever hear a the Salem hog =
8 Lebanon Advance.
The legislature j, no: withou; It's fann.
side Here Is one: Me6inn openly in
, suited Senator Alley En- the foor Of ID
senate tuesday. Tie latter went 10 klu
,, ! about some matter In Connection with con
arming the Pennoye- iegents 70 the Stat
: and don't bother ne, dent care any
thing for the Lane county delegation any
: hsw.
A specimen Of man half drunk an
s half sober. at that Stage whsre he IS yer
incooent and very ally. mixture CT Wis
. dom and insanity. a oongionerz;lon
:, man and monkey, half q clown and tx
thirds fool. was seen at the deros thl
noon. He sang and hummsi, talked ans
winked, so conspicuousiy rs 10 be the cense
of attraction. Poor deluded man.
The State Insurance Company OF Salem
}, is endeav avoring to secure little protection
!, two per cent on gross business. through tn
legislature. A bill has been introduced II
Z that boiy for the taxation Of The gross ne
= eeipts of foreign insurance companies DOM
business in this state. It should Be de
! feated. Ii is one of the measures uroyidin.
! for TIE robbery Of the people who insur
/, their property for the benefit Of home Ger
= psrations-Psndleton +. o Insurance i
Z already high enough. susk tar woul'
!. |. mean so much higher insurance.
A fumer requests the DENocRATto 10 pub
i lish the following: Work for the anen
}, ployed on roadbuilding has been tried viii
success in some cities of Germany. A
Manebeim work was given at stone-break
ing and repairing the roadways and parks
The workmen were not placed under tn
direct charge Of the trades unions. Bette
!. work and more of it was done than was ex
4 lpected. and the self respect OF the men wa
: preserved AT Cologne il was found tha
l Ahsa ls1 axsa,, xxarxs tax