The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-05-20
MISFITs.

MISFITS.
Capt. May, of Eugene, has named a ]
ew conner at his house Eugene Dewey
aay. children named after big men are
'ublic.
Thee craze has struck Portland badly and
.lready Philippine scoops, Mint Dewey /.
Ips, sampson's stout. Cuban sour mash,
Manila flavor, Oregon punch, Spanish :
IL, etc, may be secured.
The receiver Of the Oregon Fruit Co. 6
Of Salem, In addition 10 securing no re-
turns for the green fruit shipped east 10
now insisting on shippers paying the
freight. A sample OF cheek not often
elualled. l.
The dye man who advertised ,,wel
dye to live." did not dye enough, for he
committed euicide on account of fran.
cial depression Of his business.
When it comes to an opinion Of the
spaniard We are practically unit. The
whole United States are willing TO fight
If needed, and there won't Ee any riois
over the matter. /
Just turn Sampson loose like Dewey
and he will wipe the spaniards off Cuba,
but so long as he is hampered by the
military board he will work under diff
culties. In the end though the result
may be the same. /
Eugene people are patriotic. Though |
the train conveying the soldiers TO San
Francisco passed thst city about one
O'Clock in the morning q large crowd was
present to zee the boys go through.
Katie Wells Of Tillamook county,is en-
titled to plsce as . soldier in one OF
the companies. She Il thirteen years of
/ age. Recently single handed and alone.
with club for weapon ehe attacked
and slew black bear.
That little WinsIow rather needed 10 be
taught lesson. It has been needIesely
reckless from the start and 10 not built
Tor the kind Of work il was doing when
hit by the Spaniards. Give il an even
shov with another torpedo boat and it
would make things warn
II il q good thing to remember that
hoEsyer excellent 9 man Ar. Aekerm an
10 personally or as an educator vote for
him is practically one for the American
Book concern, monopoly that is eaus-
ing people in Oregon to pay % to 20 per
cent more for books than in states where
there - no contract.
Going TO Manila viii be great deal
more than pleasure trip. II is report
ed that the Spanish government has de-
: cided to send ten thousand eoldieTs thert
At once to expel Dewey. II they do il
: will mean fighting for the Oregon boy
who 90 there to support Dewey.
Reports from all sides of the question
: indicate that this Is not year for hi
: audiences At political meetings. Recent
ly the republicans held meeting in 1
school house near Salem. Besides thos
. Who went from Salem to furnish tn.
0 thunder there were only four present
and they were all union men.
The Salem Independent boasts that
splendid view OF Salem and the surround
e ing country can be had from Mornin
= Sids, suburb Of Salem on = clear day
. In the diss20ee are seen Mts- Tsolmz
= Hood, Jefferson, So. Helen, The Thre
e Sisters. Table Rock and other prominez
d land marks. One can also see the re
= form school, asylum farm and b1ildins
d AMI the deaf mute school, and the incou
= parable Cascade Range.
OF all the foolish political statement
- little the most 30 is one in the Eueer
o. Register inilmating that the number
!. late passenger trains On the s. P late
- has been due to the republican admins
- tration. Il is supposed they were mad
late by the large height basiness. Viii
isthering our prosperity in Oregon vi
they be willing 10 father California
disasters and misfor:unes. Il looks as
they viii not need any freight trains
all, q TACT we deplore. One IL as eeusib