A special band of music will give open
air concerts at different points through
out the city during the days of the cel­
ebration.
Matched games of base ball will be
played at the Albany liase ball grounds
on the various days of the celebration.
In addition to the magnificent pro­
gram of entertaining features arrang­
ed for by the 4th of July committee,
there will be a patriotic program, argt
the Honorable W. C. Hawley, who has
just returned from a season of congres
sional duty at Washington, will deliver
the 4th of July Oration, after which a
Grand concert will be rendered by the
Elka band of Albany.
The citizens of Albany have de­
termined to make memorable the cele­
bration of the 4th of July, this year.
A committee of prominent business
men ha* been at work for some weeks
arranging for the special
features
which will mark the greatest celebra­
tion ever given in Albany. It in plan,
ned to begin the celebration on Thurs­
A unique feature will tie a daring
day, July 2nd. and to continue it until
aerial ascension by a noted Wire Artist
midnight of Saturday, July 4th. thus
who will make a thrilling slide for life
giving three full days fn the patriotic
from the Uwer uf Linn county Court
observance.
House to the ground, traversing a
There will be two days of horse Iistanee of over three hundred feet.
racing at the Bailey race track which
Every arrangement has been rustic Q,
<s famed as one of the fastest tracks in -are fur and enlerta n the crowd,
the Pacific Northwest. It is expect« which are exp-cled in Albany during
•that the racing features will includ« this gigantic eelebrat.on.
speedy entries from all sections of th<
Magnificent displays of fire works
Willamette Valley, and that two dayr will lx given each night of the eelebra-
of rare sport to the many lovers o
ion, amt a daylight display of Ja[«ne»c
horse flesh will be the happy result.
.'.re works, it la expected will tw secur-
Patriotism, fun.
excitement am
entertainment will reign supreme from
The celebration will l>e the occasion
early morning until late at night during Tor a gran 1 reunion of the citiiena of
the three days of the celebration.
Linn county.
There will be attractions of all kinds,
The committee has arranged the
including parades in which the Nation­ greatest ami moot tempting program of
al Guard, the G. A. R., the Spanish entertainment am! amusement ever
War Veterans Patriotic ami Benevolent
«ttempted in this city, and every detail
organizations, and other public butties .ias I een worked out, so that Altiany'a
will take part.
visitors are sure to have a royal good
A Grand Show of prize stock ami s time on the great and glonuus Fourth.
Baby show, in which will be enrolled
Show your patriotism for the honor
Oregon's fairest and moat valued pro­ and glory of the Old Flag! Join your
duct the babies of Linn County.
neighbors and let us make this the
Competetive Drills under the au­ greatest celebration in the history of
spices of Benevolent organizations.
Albany.
Band concerts each day and night,
Excursion rates will lie in effect on
ami a Royal procession headed by the
all railway lines into Albany.
Goddess of Liberty, Linn county's
most twautiful ami popular young lady,
who will be crowned Queen of the »«VAN CERTAIN OF NOMINATION
Celebration at a special ceremonial in
which the officers of the celebration
will take part, at the conclusion of the
Lincoln, Neb., June 13—It is ell over
ceremonies, the Queen will hold a •t lienver but the shouting. William
reception to which all are invited.
J. Bryan in absolutely assured of the
The B P. O. Band, of Albany, Democratic nomination.
Thia in the
arrayed in their magnificent new uni­ announcement of the Nebraska pub­
forms, will furnish music at all events. licity bureau maintained by the friends
Albany will tie decorated during the of Itryan in his own atate.
days of the celebration, with flags and
Conventions have been held in all of
bunting, and at night with streamers the (tales anti territories but ten.
of electric lights forming brilliant The llryan liureau proclaims that 630
arches over the principal thorough­ delegates are already instructed for the
fares.
Nebraskan and that 67 others in states
The committee in charge of the cele­ not bound by the unit rule have de­
bration has left nothing undone, ami clared their personal preferences for
visitors can rely upon being royally him ami will give Bryan their votes.
entertained.
Ample provisions have
Thia gives Bryan 607 votes, 25 more
t>een made to take care of a large than will be required to nominate on
crowd, ami every one will be sent home the first ballot under the two thirds
declaring it to be the greatest event of rule.
the year.
The states, with Porter Rico in ad­
Special features in addition to the dition, which have yet to hold their
racing will be a magnificent Venetian conventions, are:
Water Carnival on the river in which
Floriila, Tennessee, North Carolina,
all the river crafts of thia section of Vermont. Georgia, Maine, Mississippi,
the country will participate.
Montana ami Colorado.
There will be Boat races. Barge
The Bryan bureau maintains that the
races ami Tub races, l>e*idrs which Nebraskan will get a large majority of
Acquatic experts will give exhibitions the 146 votes of these states.
of skill and daring in water spurts and
feats of dexterity in the handling of
canoes and other water crafts.
OREGON IS THE REST.
The great Iturden of complaint from
our sulwcrilwrs who du not pay their
bills is th it they are hard up, ami three
are the men who seem always unable
to meet their olJigationa, so we must
conclude that something beside the
'times la out of joint
Some men have
made great success at farming in thia
glorious country from the puruu-ssion of
qualities of
energy, perseverance,
iletermination and the ability to do the
right thing at the right time.
Still it
is difficult t<? point out the qualities by
which one can grasu and secure success
while others fall down.
There are real failures upon our
farms which may arise from many
cases
Accidents, ill-luck or a mort­
gage may keep a man down for years,
but there are so many opjxirtunlties in
our new western life that it is not
necessary to remain ruined jirrmanent-
ly. Our meet successful farmers have
waded through high waters, but the
nan who lets c few strokes of misfor­
tune ruin him has not the qualifications
to succeed in any country. We blame
misfortune or ill-luck for many things
that are but the consequence of our
perversity. Very often what we call
fate is only the consequence uf our uwn
actions ami unluckiness, as a rule, is
due to some hidden defect.
We have farmers who are wholly in­
different as to whether they succeed or
fall.
They can endure anything, but
they cannut rouse themselves to make
an effort to resist the or comin t of
what they call fate. They float with
the tide, but will nut row a stroke
against it A friend may try to assist
them, but they cannot grasp the oppor­
tunity, and there are the fellows who
are behind with their bills. They may
■ lie prudent, ¡xinstaking ami industri-
i >us but they cannot rise from the
slough, and keep sinking.
We have always noticed that the men
whe are the nxait successful farmers in
this pioneer land Lave clamber«! over
rough and rugged »«)». Well direct«!
effort is an exacting nurse, but she
raises fine examples of manhood. We
are striving for results, and they are
| worth the process. The environment
of our moat successful farmers was rut
altogether harmonious. They had trials
and misfortunes, but they achieved in
spite of them.
There are other im­
practical people who fail because they
refuse to recognize the necessary con­
ditions which fence a man in and are
impatient to reach the goal without
doing the necessary work which sjiella
success.- lienver Field and Farm.