The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-03-31
This and Thar.

There were l7S ocean Disasters in 1898.
The new books published last year av
erage thirteen q day.
The Indian population of the United
States is 325. .474. q decrease in fifty years
of only 62,765.
The expense of running an Atlantic,
steamer for three years exceeds the cost
of its construction.
TIE smallest flower known to the bot
anist is said to be that Of the yeast plant.
It is microscopic in size.
Capital punishment is not inflicted in
Eve states-Colorado, Maine, Michigan
Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
Within ak months Venezuela, as the
result of North American enterprise. will
begin the manufacture Of cotton.
Gold worth almost $50 000,0OO has
been taken out CT the mines in thu Grip
pie Greek district in the last eigh: years.
There are three Bonapartes left-Pnnce
Roland, q widower, with one daughter,
and the Princes Victor and Louis.
The only two great European capitals
that nLver have been occupied by for
eign foe are London and S, Petersburg
An Ohio judge has decided that one
cannot be prosecuted for forging doeu-
ment unless q revenue stamp is affixed
to it.
The Rev. Charles Dodgson, Lewis Car
roll, had over 81, 600 letters pieeonholed
and indexed. That means 1000 letters
q year for EOrty- inc years.
The passion flower, which xroNs in the
South American forests, can onIy be en-
joyed where it grows, as It fades almost
as soon as picked.
At q recent civil service examination
for promotion in the New YorA FIRE dep.
artment every candidate failed, Including
Richard CTockel's nephew.
| Until recently bea shells and cocoanut
shells Wers current coin Of the realm in
Siam, $50 Of the former being changed
for one of the latter.
The sparToW exterminatore in Boston
have destroyed l,lO0 nests on the com.
mon in two daJs. The public garden and
small pArke are next to be attacked.
A law IN New Zealand eOmpels intoxi.
Gated Inen to have their photographs
taken and distributed to barkeepers, q no
thereafter must refuse to sell them liq
uor.
A Waldoboro Me. bachelor while watch.
ing besioe the couch of his sick father this
winter has made three as fine quilts a.
were ever produced at an old fashioned
quitting bee.
A six-year cd Weat Sullivan Ne. girl,
while looking through book, came to a
picture of skeleton. Running to her
moth, she cried: Oh, mamma! See!
Here's man God begun and never finish
ed.
The tube Of 12 inch gun, which is used
In some waIships, has fifty spiral grooves
inside, which cause the shot to ress've
az il rushes thor gh the air.
In certain conditions of the atmosphere
electricity is so abundant on the top of the
big volcanoes in Hawaii that an EDglish
geologist found that he could trace electric
letters with his fingers en- bis blanket
The Oldest letter In the world Is in the
British museum. Although written
over 30 centuries ago the characters are
still legi5le. 1t gives an interesting pict- |
urs Of life in Egypt during the reign Of
Ramses II.
In Fiji there is a curious sea worm
which arrives in myTiads on the coast on
certain day. The waters are go full OF
them as to resemble vermicelli soup.
After laying their eggs nothing is left of
them but empty skins.
One OF the most remarkable iDstrU-
ments on record pas bern recently com
pleted meafures onesmillionth pert OF
second. The instrument 10 very compli.
Gated, bot the vibrations OF very eensi-
tive tuning fork form the basis of the
measuring process.
Flea SADz. the Spanish coRtralto, who
sang ioi many gears at the Paris grand
opera died recently at Nice at the age OF
4S yeaTs. Her retirement from tie stage
was said to have been due to the attach
ment that the Da.s King Alfonso XII o
Spain ehowed for her.
The weights Of classee ol students be-
fore and after examination have been
made the eubject OF Jecrnt investigation.
In high classes, where naturally the ex-
animation was most felt, several pounds
were lost, showing how the mental strain
was felt. In lower classes the loss was
not go great.
A woman 10 Ottawa, Ks, recently re.
cei ved from her son la Manila a package
which was wrapped in brown paper.
Ste was about to lay this paper away 90
= souvenir when she discovered that Il
bore the printed card of an Ottawa mer-
chant. 1t had made the round trip to
Manila.
Berlin has struck blow at the Ger
mans right to amuse himsth as he
pleases. All cafe chantants are to close
a. IL O'Clock, at which hour the audience
will be turned out regardless Of whether
they may have finished their beer or not. |
Detectives in plain clothes will watch |
be performances and stop them should |
they become too lively.