The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-12-16

my. Money spent with Albany me'~
Iants helps build up home institutions: |
o not 20 away for things you can ges
per and as good at home.
Just enough skating is obtained in this
willamette valley to make 1t an aegra'
alton. The boy from the east with his
pread wing style is the center OF attrac-
ion while L lasts. /
The mayors recommendation that the
he tax collecting and assessing OF Al
,any be done by the county,as it is done
n nearly all the other cities OF the slstes
md as the law provides for, ,ls good one
Ind the charter should be amended oy
he next state legislature to that effect.
But for tue big delinquency oil the clty
AK the current affairs OF the city would
be in fair condition.
NJ. l.. Chamberlain, g prominent re-
publican, Of Salem, has written Bob
Hendricks red hot open letter, for the
purpose af letting him know that he 10
rot the whole OF the republican party OF
Marion county. He had to publish 1t in
the Journal. The recent cold spell evid'
entIy has not yet struck the capital city.
The next administration has not yet
provided for Frank Hodgkin the profess
sional assistant state administrator.
Frank is splendid fellow personally and
this lie an oversight or neglect that de-
mauds prompt attention. With Hodg-
kin out of the capitol how can its tand.
People generally are greatly pleased at
the spectacle OF Minto being set down
on. The great John Minto himself has
had to give up federal clerkshlp in
Portland because 1t wac declared 30 come
under the civil service act, and he had
not passed an examination. Whale
away.
1t is useless to contend that Astoria
can compete with Portland on the grain
shipments. Portland il the commercial
center OF the Pacific Northwest, endowed
by nature as such. and 1t will require
something more tangible than wind
and articles written by an Ast"riau at
torney. under the nom-de-piume OF "A
Portland Merchant" to sscure it.-As.
toria Herald. One Astoria paper With q
level head. -.-.5
The papers are getting on to the fake
medicine shows doing Oregon and ar'
beginning to shoE them up as they de-
serve to be. The idea that insxperieuceC
young men travelling through the coun,
| try can have q cure-all not known to lhi
medical faculty. who spend their lives IL
their profession seeking the best ana
latest for the treatment OF disease, i:
preposterous. and il 10 strange thal
people can be 30 credulous, PARTICULAR!
in connection with the vulgar show
they give.
The best place lo9 revolver is unde
your pillow, a good place to leave ii,
YOU must have n revolver. il is yer,
trouhlesome weapon IN ones hip pocket
| log TACT.
! The Democrats Oaksille correspond
ent asserts that Glen Junkins ol tha
place in coming down Long Tom sho
eighieenn ducks 81 two shots. Tha
sounds tiahy.
There was eaough ice yesterday ans
for some skating. Il was decidedly OF
ticklebender character, and is is hes
when it is this way to hang your skate
on the top limb Of tree and skate IL
the back yarda
The treaty of peace between the Unit
ed States and Spain Was signed SATURDAY,
evening, Dec. 10, ls9s. at s:45 O'Clock
and peace nov exists for fact SO fAr a
pen and ink can secure it. Our govern
ment viii now tackle the problems tn.
war has presented Tor our solution ans
We will have cur hands full in doing SO
/ There will always be . difference @
opinion as TO the answer.
A man has been Ia Southern Oregol
getting several car loads OF wild crap
root 10 be used in the manufacture OF 4
new kind OF patent medicine. Il will b
no doubt, surs all,
A pamphleilreceived has on tie wrap
per Urgent aud Important its It'll
Is" Museum OF TIckes ScaIping Iniqatsy.
Il contains the ansi.ticket scalping bill
which has passed the honse and some ii
lDstrations OF the fraudulent sty.e Of tht
scGlpeys in doing business some ticket
reproduced shew that some Rcalpers aEt
regular robbers as well as toFgegs.
Our Oakvi;le correspondent wants /.
solution to the following problem:
The distance between tso stations OF
. railroad is 100 miles. A train start
! from one OF these stations and travels 81
miles the FIRST hour, 25 miles tue second
l21a miles tbs third etc each hour i
travels hall as fast as Il did the precsed
ing hour. Some of our learned men aa,
that this Is easy and can soon be solved
but they have failed to bring in the so
luton.
Residents of Albany getting their liv.
ing here who desire the good will of oul
people generally should spend theil
Goney here. II people who 20 to Port
land, higher priced city, knew what
mean remarks we're made about shem
for getting their furniture and goods away
from home, they would quit 1t. AZ !
matter OF fact there is no occasion for any
one to go away from this city to do .heir
trading, for We have the best stores of all
kinds in the valley, and our prices are
bottom ones. in most things nearly 25
per cent below Portland.