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About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1889)
Daily Democrat HOW TO I'liONOCNCE. yEronaut. Pronounced a-er-o-naut, the firt being the (trongW accented syllable. Again. Not agane,but agen. The usual sound of the diphthong oi is that of long a. The principle exceptions are In said, saith, again and against, where it has the sound of short e. Aggrandize. The first syllable, ag, is the strongly accented syllable, not the second. In the word aggrandizement, however.it is better to accent the second syllable, yet there is some authority for accenting the first. Agriculturist. Not agricultu-ral-ist. Albino. The i here should be pronounc ed like i and not like e. Albumen. The second syllable receives the accent, not the first. Alcoran. The first syllable, al, receives the accent, and is pronounced like "al" in alum. Algebraist. The later editions of both Webster's and Worcester's dictionaries put the accent on the first syllable of this word Alias. The first syllable, a, receives the principal accent. Alien. A word of two syllables only. It is pronounced ale-yen, not a-li-en. Allegiance. The best usage makes this a word of only three syllables. Allopathy. This word is divided thus : al-!op-a-thy, and the second is the strongly accented syllable. Allopathist is divided and accented in like manner. Allude, Care should be taken to make the u of this word a clear u. Ally. This word and its plural,allies, arc accented on the second syllable. Almond. The 1 is silent. Alms. The 1 is silent, and the a has its broad sound as in father. Altercation. The first syllable here is pronounced like at, in alum. The first syl lables of alternate and of alternative are pronounced in like manner. Alveolar. The first syllable receives the accent, the third syl.able, o, being barely touched. Always. This word should be pronounc ed as it is spelled, and not al-wus. Ameliorate. This is a word of four, and not of five syllables, a-meel-yo-rate. Amenable. The second syllable is me, not men. Anchovy. The second syllable, which is cho, receives the accent. Ancient. The first syllable is pronounced ane, not an. Andiron. The last syllable is pronounced tirn, not ron. Angel. The second syllable of this word Ujel, not jul.-JV. Y. Voice. THE TOBACCO TAX. There is neither justice nor good politics in the suggestion that the democrats of the House pass the Cowles Bill repealing the tobacco taxes in order to "reduce the sur plus revenue and relieve the public finan ces." If a mere surrender oi revenue be the object it would be far better to abolish en. tirely the duty on sugar. This is an article of universal necessity, which would be cheapened to consumers representing every family in the land by a repeal of the tax. Tobacco is not used by one quarter of the population counting women and children and is a luxury or a vicious in. dulgence, according as you look at it. The main revenue from the internal tobacco tax is derived from licenses to manufac turers, dealers and peddlers. The repeal of these taxes, including that of eight cents a pound on the leaf, would not cheapen to bacco to any consumers. Even the high appeal for a "free chaw" would not be realized. The tax is too small to affect the price of a plug or a package. To repeal the small remnant of taxation upon tobacco, while leaving untouched the war taxes on the food, fuel, clothing and shelter of the people and on the essentials of manufactures, would be bad political economy, rank injustice, and therefore an anti-democratic policy. As part of a neces sary compromise the repeal of the tobacco tax may be justified. As an independent measure it cannot be. The Astrologers of the Emperor of Chi na's Court, seventy-eight in number, have made the weird discovery that the recent fire in the Imperial l'alace at Pekin was an evil omen, intended as a warning against the inroads of Western inventions. The Emperor has therefore prohibited the fur ther extension of the Tientsin railway. Not since the days when, as Charles Lamb re lates, the Chinese roasted pigs by burning private houses has the Celestial mind form ulated anything In the line of undesigned Jiumor so funny as the Emperor's decree. The richest man, probably, in the Brit ish house of commons is Mr. Isaac Holden, member for the Kelghley division of York shire. He made his money by inventing improved wool-carding machinery ,and his income is about $1,000,000 a year. He Is two years older than Mr. Gladstone and quite as active. A wooden coffin has been discovered in the crypt of the parish church of Linares in Spain bearing the following strange inscription: "Herein lies the pretended corpse of Francis 'Co Pizarro." It was found to contain a corpose which had been carefully "mumified," and which w as clothed in a garment of violet cloth The countenance is said to be remarkably like the portraits of Pizarro and it has a pointed beard like his. One of the hands was detached and lay near the boily, while the hand reposed upoa the breast. ISy the death of Crown Trince Kudolf oi Aus tria, the brother of the Emperor, Archduke Karl Ludwig, becomes the heir to the throne. The late Crown Prince was not distinguished for much, although lie essayed literature and was something of a huntsman. His domestic infeli cities prevented him from attaining popularity with his people. STATE I.KlUSL.UTliK. Wednesday, Jan. 6. The reading of bills and reports of com mittees was the principal business. The governor's veto of the Portland water bill was read. Dawson's firemen's bill passed the senate and was read first time in house, also Looney's vagrancv bill. In the house the report on Geer's Chinese pheasant bill was adopted. Among new bills were, for mining bureau, taxing church property, in creasing power of railroad commissioners, several personal bills and seme more wagon road appropriation bills. Burkbart & Uoyce, job printers. FRESH Grass and Garden of all kinds at STEWART & SOX'S, CITY DRUG STORE. DRUGS, BRUSHES, PAINTS, BOOKS, OILS, ALABASTINE; ETC. A complete line of ARTISTS' MATERIALS. Prescriptions and Receipts Care fully Prepared, GUISS & SON. E. F. Sox Pres C. II, SiuwAitr, Seo. Albany IRONWORKS, Manufacturers of s STEAM ENGINES, CRIST AND SAW MILL MACHINERY, IRON FRONTS, AND ALL KINDS OF HEAVY AND LIGHT WORK, IN IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS. Special attention raid to repairing all kinds of machinery. Patterns Made on Short Notice, GLOW For Fall and Winter -AT- L. E. BLAIN'S. Rubber Coats and Boots, Shoes OVEROOATS,-FineAssrotm ent, Pea Jackcts-Chinchilla. Aslraclian Pull Line of Duck Suitings, ALL GRADES WOOLEN OVER SHIRTS Big Stock Cardigan Jackets, HEAVY MERINO AND ALL WOOL UNDERWEAR. Winter Gloves and Mittens ALL WEIGHTS LEATHER BOOTS AND SHOES. UMBRELLAS, HATS, ETC. Laat but not least . large stocVof fJLOTNINC AND FURNISHINGS RE MOVED George W. Smith SUCCESSOR TO W II. JIC.FARLAXD, linn moved to the Sender A Sternberg corner oppoH.'te S. E. Youne'H, where he ban the largest and llnent mock ol Stoves and Tinware In the County JOIJ WORKI'BOMPTLY I)0:VE NEW GOODS NEW SMYRNA RUGS AND PORTIERRES. NEW TABLE COYERS. LINEN TABLE SETS, NAPKINS TO MATCH, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LINEN AND SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. FINE LACE HANDKERCHIEFS. TRUNKS AND VALISES. SILK DRESS PATTERNS. COLORED AND SILK WARP HENRIETTAS. SILK UMBRELLAS, Boot and Shoe Department. IADIES AND CENTS FANCY SLIPPERS. CENTS FINE SHOES. MISSES AND CHILDRENS FINE SHOES AND SLIPPERS, FELT SLIPPERS OF ALL KINDS, l)!(:if DEPARTMENT CHOICE NOVELTIES IN 'DECORATED GHINA TEA SETS. FRUIT PLATES ANU SAUCERS. DECORATED BEDROOM SETS LAMPS, SALAD BOWLS FANCY PITCHERS FANCY CUSPADORES CAKE DISHES- AND A LARCE ASSORTMENT OF NOVELTIES IN CHINA Samuel E. Young. Albany , Oregon
