The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-15
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Wages ere getting higher gear by year
IN Toxic, Osaka and Shanghai, the re-
suit OF the improvement ia skilled labor.
With che higher wagss the standard OF
living In these cities is being elevated.
A company has bssn formed In London
which will provide cabs Tor sixpencs for
. mile or any part ni q mile. Ths question |
OF introducing ticket system. 10 protect |
the public from ovsrcharge, 10 bsing dis.
cussed.
A Chinese Of torty years old. whose
mother stiii Hoeged him daily, shed tears
ons day In the company Of friends.
"Why do you weep 2" asked one. "Aiasi
thinss are notas they used 10 bel" he
lamented. The poor woman's arm grows
fssbier avery day. ."-Housshold Words.
A tramp called at . Lewiston (Me J
vesidence and wanted soms breakfast.
He was set to worA sawias wood 10 pay
Tor is. He ate frat and then sawed and
sawed. The housewife actually had to
60 oas and stop hin from saving too
much.
The cfosd which attended ths unvsil.
ing Of q monumeat 70 Hsary George in
Grssnwcod cemetery was strong evidence
| Of the regard In which Me. George vac
held by his followers. In spite Of the
intense beat the attendance wss very
large ana lie attention closs and inter
ssted.
i The Kentucky mountainesrs who form.
Cd the two calvairy companies st Camp
Bradley we're the source Of great deal
Of fan. Whsa one oi them vas being
examined physician iokingly ssksd II
, he could read. ''No. goidarn Il. lcant''
hs replied "but didn't come up yere ter
, tssch skule. came Ter Eght."
The Oregon a. shs appeared on her
famous trip from the Pacific 70 the At.
lsnsic hes been reproduced On canvas 70,
ths Bohsmian club Of San Francisco By
Chsriss Rolio Pstsrs. The frame for The
picsnrs is made Of wooi secured from
the famous old Hartio d, aud the ciut
proposes 10 present the painting sithsl
to the officers Of the Oregon or to con
. grsss.
Oas Of the correspondents at Chieka'
msnga says THAI the Kansas band VA
the Art ons 10 think Of playing "rent
ing On the Old Camp Ground" and tha
e ears fell Thick and fast white is was pc
: forming. I'VE knew the Kansas ban
had bssn hastily gathered together"
J. the comment of the Kansas City Joarns
: "but had no idea it was a. bad - that.
Mrs. Raals. . widow esshsy-iour yea
!. old. living In the eastern suburbs Of Dor
a Mich. purchased hicveis last week. a.
!. it is aid that she has been making rap
= progress In learning 70 ride. For yea
= che has walked 10 North Dorr to sttes
eharch services, bns on account of b.
dselinins strength shs has now sdspss
II the whssl - the saaasr means 70 gss
- church.
4 rapyrus wrjttsn i'm Coptic NJ
Greek. probably Tor school purposes, b
bean discovered By Sisnos Masuechi
the EsJpsion nuseam ~ the vstieaI
The fragments contain Creek phil
!. eophieal maxims with Q translasion
Coptie ioinsa 70 each one. Prof. Krl
oi vienna believes that the psp,rus b
= longs 10 the eth century after Car
.. and 70 the oldest specimen Of Copsie d
~ covered hitherto.
he Sines the bsginnisg of the war spseul
tors hare bssn baying up all the ,vilIs
sood available tes the use of the powd
manufsetafsrs. Trees not over four "a
in diameter are the best and bring q
most money. They ars moss thick
found along streams In Psanslyvan
sod adjoining states. The reason th
willow is sought 10 that it makes d
best charcoal sor mixing in tbs ingrsd
meats necessary In the making Of POI
's' der.
n Apsasant family, watch has bsen ca
lecsing books on its farm for over q
4. years. has bssn discovered in the pssiI
Of Hsssi.gtoa In Germany. The boo
Be- are ell On possible subjects, the oids
Be being "kaseoviss history" printed
1s6s. 4 curious lset about the .ami
n. 10 that its members hsvs always RENAL
q. Cd peasants, none having tried 70 cham
his stssioa, even 10 become . villa,
~ school tsaelssr.