The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-08-25
MISFITS.

ANhh0h 9e
The forest ranger could be very well
gotten along without these moist days.
When tho clouds have rolled away II
will be learned that very little wheat has
been damaged.
The score In recent game Of baseball
at Tillamook was 63 to 81. That has an
antiquated sound.
A Rediing shoemaker has received an
order Tor pair OF No. IA ehoes for an 8.
| T. man. When competed they are TO y
christened the Olympia and Brooklyn,
Cot, Hoier recently bathed his body in
the willamette op 'oslto West Salem,
Several dead Hsh wers found afterwards
north OF the big bridge Independent.
Back east this week man made a new
record by diving into pool Of water "
feet s inches deep from q height OF 55
feet. The fool killer had better take him
in hand or his next dive will DO his last.
We have our hands full making ex-
cusea for this August rain, and Il keeps
us pretty busy. Only one other case
like it is reported for twenty years. 1t
is rs much out Of place ne q woman at
prize fight.
A Portland mae ast from Dawson
says there 10 nothing 10 make there
with low wages add whisky tifty cents \
drink. He has mined since 1883 and is
now ready 10 qni'.
Some people kick atthe weather iore-
caste, as IL they were never right. but 4
record 10 kept in the mltter and II 10 a
fact that over so per cent OF the predic.
tions are correct. So there 10 q good
deal OF reliance to be placed IN them.
There 10 constant demand for houses
to rent in Albany, which will increase ss
the time for opening OF the schools APP
pFoaches. There IL Q field here for q
good many new cottages, and there are
plenty OF vacant lots for them In desiFa-
BILE locations.
The reporters on the Herald are kIck-
ing at the trees overhanginS the side
Salke, certainly a nuisance TO tall people
like our friends. Personally the DEMo-
GRAFT man is not bothered. Bet he has
sympetby for tall people, aud the city
council might we'll stop their monopo.
listic attention to bicycles long enough
to make an order Grad eating the evil.
The Salem Sentinel says there 10
good deal OF talk Of q successor 10 Con-
gressmsn Tongue. for that 10 the pro-
gram, that Til Ford and Binger Herman
are not in IL, but that there are Others,
and mentions Claud Catch and W. III.
Hobson, OF Salem, Senator Kelly. Of AL.
bany, w. !. VawieF, OF Jackson county,
Judge Fullerton, OF Douglas, Judge Ma
gers, of Yambill and a. q. Woodcocs, OF
Lane, also Harry Miller and Senators
Brownell and Mulkey. II is easy TO
mention, bat the program is already
made for Congressman Tongue 10 be
nominated.
IL Is a peculiar Tact that when money
or a watch lie lost they are not generally
found, indicating that there are good
many dishonest people in this world.
Occasionally the opposite 10 true. One
lady this week lost her pufee containing
three or four dollars. II was found by
one OF the sisters OF the academy, who
immediately notified the DEMocRAT and
shortly Afterwards word was also reee.v
ed from the owner, and the money wse
restored quickly. A refreshing incident.
The Jefferson Bee, OF Jefferson, Iowa
says:
have spoken before OF the loyalty OF
all the inhabitants the Willamette
valley 10 the country. They talk most
about the climate and its heathiulnese,
but they are sure the whole business IL
the best God ever made. You absolutely
cannot find any kickerp. They are per-
fectly satisfied and suprcmely content.
They say they have occasionally had an
Iowa man come out there who didn't like
it, and after six months went back home.
In nearly every case they say he has
come back to Oregon the next year--to
stay. This unanimous contentment is
significant. And the sneering, way in
which they talk about cyclones makes an
Iowa ma1 mad.
And then he hits us for our cyclone
story credulity.
The DEMocR4r has received a copy OF
the York, Penn. Dispatch, with write
up Of the editorial trip as far as Portland.
The editor says Of our climate:
The climate 10 delightful. There are
no extremes Of temperature at any sea-
son. The mean temperature OF Portland
for Is years has been So deg. The sum-
mer temperature rarely goes above so
deg. and the winter below 80 deg. The
year is divided into rainy and dry sea-
sons. Most OF the rainfall takes place
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