The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-03-09
SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS

Inc Gteat 5outn African War stAuu
like colossus In the events OF the pas
week. Other thinss are piRmies hesid'
In sae public mind. The people OF tb'
entire world are watching the war with
local interest, hardly willing TO wait io
the papers to learn the latest. Thi
! week has seen the tide setting In tavo
Of the English. This 10 aa certainly
must Do expected with 10000 soldier
; against 10000. The showing 30 Ia
! made by the Beers Though has been phe
nomenal. surprising the Enalish more
lie possible, than any one else. The eur
render Of Cronje after contest that wa'
decidedly TO theIcredit oi.the Bosr iron
. fighting standpoint, and the relief o.
Ladysmith, alter many OF the Boers had
Withdrawn from the siege TO rush to the
assistance Of the main army agains'
Roberts, have placed the advantage en-
tiFely on the eide Of the English, besides
has given them confidence whore At one
time they were in dispair. But the war
is not ended, and the hardesl fighting ot
the unjust contest 10 to occur In the lu-
ture. II the Eugllsh win 1t will DO after
q struggle az fierce 40 that Of Waterloo.
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In Congress the principal event has
been the passing by the House OF tariff
bill for PortoIRico, an unjust measure
from any standpoint In which II 10
placed, hence entitled to \ place in thess
Saturday night thoughts. Men may en-
dorse 1t from political reasons, bat from
no other. A tarff on Oregon products
shipped into other states would be as
reasonable.
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The DEMocRAr man has just read with
great deal Of pleasure that rapid
thought and much Of It leads to longevity.
These longiagelma athematicians are IN.
teresting fellowsl with twenty story
heads.
Joaquin Miller, who has been in the
valley this week has the widest lame OF
ny Oregonian, stretching around the
slobe. He 10 known in the old world
about as well 40 on!this eide Of the big
pond. In fact IL 10 said that ha stands
higher iniEuA land than in the Omitted
that is, that he did. 1t 10 doubt
iul II they::would shout for him now very |
much after bis pro- Boer poem. He has
been placedlsyen beside Longisllow. In
shis country while he 10 considered
genius his poems are not very much read
and he is looked upon as an oddity
about ~ much as anything. II 10
strange that men with bis ability should
lose thsirIbalancs wheel and ay OF iuto
ong hair. ireaK eabins and strange per-
Ional maneuvers
#xs
The thing that counts in . person 10
acter:not.clO.hes, and yet 1t 10 agree
'ble to::-ee good taste: ::.accompauy good
haracter.
How quickly you can tell the charac-
sr OF new conner by the company kept.
week will settle aImGss any persons
0 :ial position. Birds Of feather will
ock together from 'grouud birds to pea
ocks. b
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The man back east who tSld the str . I
snts under him that ninety per cent of
be marriages are failures 10 get
log come live solar plexrs blows from {
be editors and others who care happily (
mated. rhe DRMocRAT man 10 glad 10 |
mite IN telling him what big liar he is.
md yet for fact there are too many
Unhappy couples because they have nev- {
Z learned the golden rule and place self
rst. Ninety per cent though is twice
% large, aud we hope there are not 1
,rty, but perhaps there are. IL
There Is nothing pinehes ones toes
lore than a fiatiron of truth. But one /
1es bate to have It fall on one In .
,owd.