The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-05-06
MISFITS.

MIsFITs.
The National Guards are leaving home
AL along the coast in blaze OF glory, to
use the language Of the press.
The Spanish soldiers are liable to have
their hands foil at home without any
war with the United States.
III Spain actually has policy in this
wsr we would like to see it materialize.
AS yet has failed to do 60.
inere Is no politics in this matter Of
'nghtlng Spain and papers like the Sa-
lem Statesman who try to ring it la are
in small business.
Garman and Newman of Brownsville
are running full page advertisement in
the Times. That is the kind of strap
that makes the heart Of the printer hap
py.
Melba the great singer will be in Port
land only one night, next Tuesday. The
prices OF admission to hear her will
range from 81 to 81. High, but then
she is high singer.
For nerve Commander Everett, Of the
lighthouse tender Aangroye, which cap
tured the big Panama, is entitled TO go
| In the haaA Af h. 81
blum worked like charm.
| spain, who never heard the cry for
sympathy from the poor Cubans is now /
crying Tor sympathy from the powers of |
Europe, by trying TO make out that she |
has been imposed upon by the United /
States.
The Grants Pass Courier Is getting
up ticket OF ite own. II has so far On |
the state ticket only two names, TT
Geer Tor governor and o Booth for /
treasurer, one republican the other /
| democrat. !
/ Henry +. Dosch, OF the Omaha expo-
sition committee was recently in Eug.ne /.
| where be was bitten By flea so severely
that blood poisoning set in and Mr. Dosch
has eince been confined to his bed. The
Eugene flea is ssid TO be the WORT in the
world.
The L. S. marshal at Portland will 10
longer have deputies stationed at differ
ent places IN the state The field mar
shals will have 10 do all the work. This
means more work for Deputy Marshal
Humphrey, who already is on q constant
run.
The Cuban flag looks very pretty be-
meath the stare aud stripes. If one looks
at the map one cannot help thinking
that Cuba should really 5s q part Of the
United States and the little flag should
be merged into the big one. If this
ever occurs though il will have TO be
voluntarily after Cuba IL free.
Theirs il q surprise In store for the
politicians and people generally" said
politician at the headquarters Of the
fusion party this morning. Upon being
| questioned the speaker contirued: 81
have it from the best authority that the
candidacy Of " T Hume for state sens-
tor IL TO be Withdrawn and ex-senator
ID Mitchell will be put upon the ticke,
Ia his ssead.-fe feegram.
The manner in which people viii 90
into Ilinerant aucti3n stores and bid
more for the same kind and quality OF
goo1e than they can get the same things
for from home merchants who are per-
manent fixtures and who labor for the
Interests of the city, is sometimes as
toaishing. Stand by your home mer-I
chants as you would ike to have them
stand bT you.
A good many people thiuk that Spain
would really like 20 have her fleet kept
IN Portugese territory uRder internation-
al Law, % that there Eould be . forced
termination oi the var, thst ss . matter
OF tact Spain is not on the 6gh, st ali. Il
isnt time Jet for rs 20 buster up, but
there have been some things 10 indicate
thst there Is e5uething in the state
ment.
The Peoples RepubIic, = new paper
Just iseued at Wssco. says: Tae repab-
lie1n party OF Oregon vas never worse
out OF Oeer than when in Geer. Evil
oensly the old machine" i in bad re
PAIR. which makes things look quite
Moody FOR some Who would ike to Hold
er another "whirl - A litrle gold bab-
biting viii doubtless be the expediens
resorted to for the present hsrvess, but
the Old machine" has evidently cut
lived Its usefulness sound money
ani an "unsound" machine run By var
rms fsetioosl How does that "so1nd .''
Nest ominoasly, nv brother
\ An official high In the war department
says the volunteers nov enlisting viii 20
into camp IN their respective camps and
remain there for several weeks. in ali
sProhaeiliiy They IRE nos needed a.
prSseni 10 stn l4gt.e, and il is claimed
they Cain lie handled better IN their re-
sPective states than TO gather them in
large bodies. From thie il seems likely
thai tire Oregon companies viii spsnd
several weeks drilling in camp at Port
land.-Registsr.
We so away from home for the follow
ing news The Express-AdvAnce saws
W w Crawford had 3 runaway last Sat-
urday night about O'Clock on the other
side OF the bridge from Aibanr 1t was
very dark, and the team gos out al the
road, took fright as something and ran
among lot of ssumps. Mr. Crawford
vas thrown out, striking on one of his
shoulders. and received some bad bruis-
es. George Fish Of Albany. was with
Mr. Crawford, bat he ESCAPED without
injury.
Every man who pays his subscription |
promptly, aud if in business adyertises |
literally, is privileged to put his feet on /
the editors table. The best friend OF /
paper is the man who is willing to pay /
for everything he gets, just like the edi |
tor is expected 10 do when be goes inso /
store to make purchase. Just notice |
who makes the loudest kick about his |
local paper and nine chances 10 one he |
does not take the paper, or if 50, Is far in /
arrear on payment. The newspaper il q /
photograph ofthe business and enter.
prise OF any community, and the most
progressive people are those who an
nouncs their business in print-Ex
change