The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-12


| This is the birthday oil Andrew Jack
son whose reputation for good sense apt
ahre wNMess increases as the years 90 oy
v.There will be the cacklingest time ever
in Albany at the coming state poultry
= show. The display will be much bigger
than last year.
i A Pendleton man sold eighteen head
of beef cattle ior $4S a head. The,
averaged 1900 pounds. There is money
in meat and the market promises 70
keep up,
The London war office is mighty glnm
when the news is anti English. ~
might as we'll try to get music out oI a
clam as the correct news out Of that Of
flee, through which all news g0es.
According to the Portland Telegram
Congressman Tongue win not have his
own way for denomination. Speaker
Carter and Senator Biownelt are both
HI ltid hGA0 AOt oAbS1s AAQ ASkatNSNNstNF
continues its prediction that Congress-
man Tongue is slated for denomination
A paper in Missouri is appealing to
other papers to rise against the trust in-
crease OF the price of white paper, de-
claring that tariff on white paper is a
tax ON intelligence. That il now pays
more than fifty per cent more fol paper
than ayear ago, and that instead OF
making profit, it will now lose money.
1t declares that the trust must be busted
or the small papers, 1t is striking hard.
We are all getting 1t in the neck from
the trusts.
The telephone company will be still
more up-to-date by the intraiuction Of
the express system. Under this you
simply take up the receiver without
ringing and tell central your wants.
This will be complete preventive OF
eavesdropping ON party lines and is q
fine thing generally. II 1t keeps on the
telephone company will do the talking
fer its subscribers.
The new city council will meet tonight
and begin hnsiness. They will have
their hands full at the start.
The DEMOCRAT has been informed by
the Census cffice at Washington, that
the cranberry industry will receive a
special investigation by the government.
Let the good work go on.
Salem is scraping her streets with a
road scraper and finishing up With hoes,
and calls it new way. Albany did this
several weeks ago, With excellent result,
without any thought OF boasiing OF any
thing new, simply rejoicing that we
could get rid OF some OF the mud.
QThere should be several cottages
erected in Albany for renting purposes.
The demand is increasing and is bound
to De permanent. The DEMOCRAT knows
of one small house being vacated. ior
which there are fJnr or five application
Eugene Guard "A YaquilAz Bay sand
collector has presented the Ftland free
museum a collection OF tWenty seven
kinds Of sand handsomely inclosed in a
Qlass tube. The sand possessed by the
kee epers OF the summer resort hotels oil
Yaauina is not included in the lot. Some
of that sand. together vita q sample
bill, would add greatly to the interest oil
the collection.
From The Dallss Chronicle:
The terrible tragedy which occurred
near Prneville may bear evidence OF the
fact that Indians are becoming as "civ-
| ilized" as some OF their white brothers; /;
but it more forciblY emphasizes the
truth that the white man who sold him
the liquor should have been one OF his
victims; also that the state OF Oregon lie
responsible for the crime, since 1t refuses
to prosecute those who thus DEFY lite
laws.
This would he leap year hut for the
following reason:
According 10 the Gregorien system, on
which onr Isndar is based, the closing
year OF century is never a leap year un-
less 1t is exactly div'sible by 400. The
next leap year will be 1904, the last hav-
ing been 1896. Ever since 1900 the lean
years at the end OF century have been
separated by gap OF eight yeare, but
the year 1000 will interrupt the series.
zone feature OF this country" sAys a
Dawson man, "is the entire lack Ut price
basis, fuetuation being it's greatest chaf