The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-03-12
Sodaville Siftings.

The sick OF our town and vicinity ar,
all convalescent.
We acknowledge very pleasan: visi
by Prof e Il Munsey of Tennessee thi.
week.
Last Sunday Rev Boyles, OF the G T
church administered baptism to fourteen
of the converts OF the revivals here
Miss Lizzie Bridges of the Mineral
Springs College is one of the successful
candidates for certificates in the recent
teachers examination. Miss is an es.
timable young lady and will doubtless
prove successful teacher.
+ I Fisher, our eff lent county sur
veyor, was in this neigh hborhood several
days last week resurveying lands and
correcting errors made by former sur
veyors. These errors have caused con-
siderable loss to several parties here.
One man finds his barn is ON another's
farm instead of on his own land as he
supposed. Several Others now fluid some
OF their fences, orchards, gardens and
other improvements on their neighbor's
land. Incompetent surveyors are sx-
pensive at any price, and should never
be employed.
At the annual school meeting at Soda
vile yesterday + G Briggs was elected
director and Ed Seery clerk. Crowfoot
district elected Oscar Healy director and
p Z Lewis clerk.
The Sodaville Secret Literary Society
and the college society are TO have
joint debate March u. The question for
discussion is, Resolved, That Intemper-
ance Causes more Suffering than War
Does
Although the people of our town and
vicinity are generally found at the front
in providing those things which are of
public necessity, We think that in the
matter OF providing a cemetery, they
have been far too negligent. While il is
true that our people never are afflicted
oy the ma.adies OF many localities, yet
our condition is not SO edenic that we
do not get sick and die, therefore, we
snou:d 1t once take steps to provide suit
able grounds conveniently near for those
who, while living here, have to answer
that summons which all must obey. To
be Obliged to go several miles 10 reach
cemetery when there are suitable sites
Tor one near us is q hardship that we
should no longer be Obliged TO undergo.
The inability TO feel and exercise pure
aud lofty impulses Cf patriotism and hu.
man brotherhood by most Europeans Is
well illustrated in = recent article on
Americans that appeared in the Yienra
rele Presse. The writer OF this unjust
criticism, who i none other than the
much talked Of Max Nordan. asserts that
the friendship OF the United States for
Cuba Is nothing but an expression Of
hatred for Europe. and that We assist the
Cubans TO spite Europe. Moreover Herr
NordAn proclaims The Cuban patriots
towards, and incapable OF sell-govern-
ment. This is q most groyeling con-
ception oil our natives in sympaihixing
with and assisting the Cubans now .trug-
Cling 10 get from beneath the heel OF
tyranny that so long has crushed their
spirits snd siified their higher aspira-
tions. Mr. Nordan, Ike most men
schoo!ed in land where bieotry aud
tyranny encase men so closely that the
germs OF liberty implanted 10 The hearts
OF ali men lie dormant and never expand
and grow into those patriotic impulses
that throb IN the breasts OF ali true
Americans. ore than hundred years
ago when Gen. Gage, at Boston, vas trying
20 crush this same spirit that is now sus.
tanning the siFug. ling Lubans, he was so
Impressed BY the noble conduct OF the
boys Of Boston who Appealed to him for
Justice that he admiribgly exclaimed,
. The very children draw in a love OF
liberty sith the sir they Breathe That
holy love that our people fer q century
have been breathing IN is now overflow
Ing in deep sympathy 10 the Cabans and
the oppressed OF all lands. s a. l.