The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-03-11
MISFITS.

A boy with two heads has just been
orn at Cincinnati. A Boy with one
cad is hard enough TO manage.
The Salem Journal is blaming the
for ever letting the Maine
, into Havana harbor in the first place.
An exchange says that $100,0 has
ecn raised to elect the two republican
,Dgressmen in Oregon in June. 1t will
! any event be very live election.
Ayers reindeer have reached Chicago
ette. rein them In there az they are not
eedet out this way. They might well
e erected somewhere as q monument to
That's what, Corvallis is a Latin word,
Il course. The DEMOCRAT recently got
he name mixed up with several Indian
James. Corvallis is gooi name and
ur sister city does well to stay. by it.
T. III. Biggs, a prisoner in the Pendle-
on Jail, earned IS and his freedom one
lay last week by climbing flag pole 60
eet high, which stands near the Jail and
adjusting the ropes. Several attempted
he work, but failed.
According TO the Eugene Register
President Hawley, OF Willamette Uni
serslty, attacked John Brown, whose
body lies moulding in the grave, in
very severe manner, one paper says in a
manner. A college president
should not be an EXTREMIST
There were subjects from Germany. |
Japan and Sweden on the Maine, fact /
that somewhat eopplicates matters, for |
il the calamity is traced to Spain each Of |
these nations is bound to come forward |
and protect the interests of it's subjects. |
Perhaps they will become allies OF the /!
u. s. in case ofwar.
Kelly & Co. started pack train OF %
horses and three tons Of drugs with as
much provisions, February 8. for Daw-
son, says the Skagway Alaskan The
outfit was photographed on the street in
front OF the store before il left. II they
evet get there they will have a gold mine
at once
Reports from Skagway are that an ay-
eraga OF fifteen people are dying there
daily. and vet every steamer sails loaded
do "a. The Elder which left Portland
Yesterday for that place bad about four
:ndred passengers on board Most OF
hem will BE- sorry they ever started.
From tile Guard:
the Lebanon Criterion, q republican pa
per. IL is full OF nexsy items. Lebanon
10 town Of about 500 population and
probably the entire lot will stArye- One
paper could make living at that place
Jesse Lawrence, formerly OF Eugene, is
foreman OF the publication.
The Kentucky legislature has issued
its ban on cigarettes. The bill is sweep
ing 10 character and provides that ans
person who shall manufacture, sell, loan
barter. give Away or use cigarettes or
cigarette material shall be fined in any
sum not less than SO nor more than
( 800 II is made . violation Of the Law
, to even have tuch articles ia possession.
The captain OF the Albary has q big
/ heart and he deserves 9 medal. On the
/ up trip Saturday. opposite Monroe, be
/ stopped the boat and replaced on the
[ high bluff on the river east Of toSn, txo
small lambs that h~d Ventured too Gloss
aud fallen over. The mother aEzised
/ their return On the hank sboye. This /.
an item worthy OF place in Dumb An:-
malls
! II IL charged that the representatives
sent East by the san Francisco Alaska
/ Trade Com mit.ee to advertise the sd-
vantzges oi San Francisco as a starting
! poin; for persons hound for the kio.dike
Z BETRAYED their trust and, instead OF doing
their best Tor the interest OF San Fran
cisco, spent their time and the money
OF the committee II riOtous living in
1 Chicago The committee. however, con
tends il has done everything that wss
/ possible with the funds at lie command.
/ The Srs, battle in the Spanish war nov
: raging, 10 be fSught on TillAmook sol,
occurred on o1r streets lass Thursday be
tween an American and . native OF sun
NJ Portugal. spAin's next d>or neighbo
II zrose over discussion CT the pFeseaI
strained relations bet xesu Spain AMI the
Unitei States and they tnsliy decided i;
according to Marquis os QueeushaFy
rules .-Tillauook Herald.
( The joke seemed 20 be on Rev Led
fos6 the ether evening when he spoke "a
Chzs. Bricker ia the audience not tC
stand on the seat. ChAs. Bticksr is the
giant boy oi Dallas; he j. Is years old
is fee, tall. and weighs go pounds
and, standing sT the eide Of q nausber oi
other boys. sIse minister slgpos-j young
Brieker vas sIAu@i~g on the sezi.
Brieker's unusual height placed him 10
an embarrassing Position--D4l.Ss OBJ
| server.
From the Halsey correspondent oI
| Brownsville Times
Ii is long lane that has no turn. The
city drug store has been selling ghiskey
without revenue license for tao or three
| yesrs, bat must now come to Judgment
Uncle Caleb GRAY vas arrested the first
OF las, week by U. s. Marshal Umphrey,
taken to Portland and bound over TO the
| U. 5. grand jury, A conviction Is certain,
! The Qregonian had a very sympathetic
article upon the subject, supposed to rep.
resent the sentiment OF the Haisey peo-
pie. but it did not By long shot.
| From the Eugene Register:
| The quiet life of ~ Universityville" Was
thrown into confusion yesterday by q
naughty exhibition of class spirit on the
| part of the Freshmen. rs had raised
their bran nes flag OF white and crimson
and dared the Freshi~s to haul it down,
remarking that last years flag episode
would not be repeated. The Freshies
looked meek aud losly, but soon had the
Seniors shut upin Willard Hall and with
ase hanled down the flag so precious to
the Seniors, and "hiked" it, and it never
1 "a ma ha.k The Eraahsas nara q arraSsaI