The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-22
Clippings.

Two thirds of the shipbuilding of the
world is done by the British.
The emperor of China has to fast sixty.
four days in each year for the cake of re-
ligion.
William Neff of Colorado unearthed
six baby coyotes on his ranch, and train
ed them so that they follow him like
dogs,
The inmates of the Joilet(Tl lpeniten-
,,tiary have the war news, in condensed
form, printed in the prison every after.
noon st2e'clock
A Maine man offers small prizes to the
school children in the intermediate grade
Of his town who take the best care OF
their teeth during the summer.
plain spoken Surrey parson recently
advised his male hearers not to be afraid
Of fbagging their trousers or his lady hear
ers of bursting their elk stockings by
kneeling in prayer.
A 400.pound bear walked into barn
yard in Proebstel, Wa, and carried off q
live calf. The citizens organized posse
and after 9 long chase captured bruin
who had hueged the calf to death.
a strange custom is followed by Mex
can farn.ers. They use oxen of one
color in the morning and another colo
in the afternoon. They do not know whv
but they know thatit must be the rish
thing to do because their forefathers die
it.
The tongue is divided into three region
OF taste, each OF which has its own spec;a
function. The tip OF the hetongueis chief
sensible to pungent and acid tastes. tn
middle portion to sweets or bittere, Will
:he back is confined entirely to the flavor
of roast meats, butter, oils and rich an
fatty substances.
Through persistent experimenting
process has been discovered BY whic
glass Can be hardened to the consistenc
of steel anu its first practical applicato
is being gwen to the manufacture /
skates.
Two hundred babies OF Oriental pa
entage were recently disp'aved in bah
show in San Francisco, The boys ha
their heads shaved, while the girls hs
their hair stiffsned with beads and ps
per flowers.
Within year Thomas Sanderson, si
years old, of Fall kiver, has fallen frol
second story window, drank . pint
kerosene. been run over twice. and e.
capped without breaking bone.
The Persians in 5l6 B. C. invented
transparent glass vSrnish, whien ths
them from weathering. This eoatin
has lasted to our day, while the Iocl
beneath are honey.combed.
An apron is the royal standard of Pc
sia. Gos, Persian, who was hlacl
smith By trade, raised q revolt While
proved successful, and his leather aprC
covered with jewels, ia still borne in a
van of Persian armies.
Here are three Spanish pro -erbs th.
bespeak the need of the Spainard's NOR
reconstruction. They all reflect on ",
men, and the nation that doesn't respe
lovely women is in pretty bad f:
"rhree daughters and a mother, fol
devils for the father;'' 'A house full
daughters is like house with cells
full of sour beer;" ''If woman we're q
little as she is good, pea pod Won
make her gown and hood"
Chinese bicycle riders do some funr
things on their wheels occasionai ily
They are frequently seen in the streets
Hong Kong and Shanghai carrying a
open umbrella or fan and in some il
stances with the handle bars removed
A West Bath (Me.) farmer never hl
his horses shod. He says that the prat
tiee is against nature and brings Li
from colthood to travel on their hoof
They never seem to have any difficult
in getting over the roads, even In slip
perry weather.
Because the sexton OF the Methods
hurch in Kennebunkport, Me-, refuse
to ct crowd of men and boys ring th
bell on the Fourth of July they assault
ed him. smashed the windows. tor
down the fences and beat the policema
who tried to stop them.