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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-11-13
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The talents of the seal are manifold,
from the agility which it displays in
catching fish for its master, to the capac-
ity he has shown in actually learning to
speak. More than one seal has been
taught to utter distinctly the word papa,
and several animals of the kind are re-
ported to have gone even beyond, and to
have pronounced several words at time.
Nor must their love of music be forgot
ten, which is so great that they will rise
from the water and remain nearly stand
ing upright as long as the instrument is
played, to which they listen with unfeign-
ed pleasure. 1t is not SO very long since
one OF this very remarkable race came
every day for six weeks from the waters
OF the Mediterranean, to take her rest
under the divan of custom-h house officer
in Smyrna. The latter had tanned her,
and placed few rough planks at the
distance OF about three feet from the.
waters edge under his couch, and on
these boards the seal loved to rest for
several hours, giving vent to her delight
edly enough, In profusion of sighs like
those of a suffering man. She ate read
lily the rice and the bread which were
offered her, though she seemed to have
some trouble in softening the former suf-
ficiently to swallow it with ease. After
an absence of several days the affection
ate creature appeared with young one
under her arm, but a mcnth later she
plunged one day, frightened, into the
water, and was never seen again.
Nearly about the same time, another
seal appeared suddenly in the very midst
of the port of Constantinoplc, undisturb-
ed by the number of caiques dashing to
and fro, and the noise uf thousand ves-
sells with their crews and passengers.
One day the boat of the French Lega-
tion was passing over the Pera, loaded
with wine for the ambassador. A drunk
en- sailor was sitting astride on cask, !,
and singing boisterously, when all of a
sudden the seal raised himself out Of the
water, seized the sailor with his left arm,
and threw himself with his prey back
into the waves. He reappcared at some
distance, still holding the man under his
fin, as if wishing to display his agility,
and then sank once more, leaving the
frightened, sobered, sailor. to make his
way back to the boat
Surely, nothing more than one such
occurrence was needed to give rise to the
many ronances of former ages if the
same, even, had happened in earlier days,
the seal would have been beautiful
Nereid, who, having conceived passion
for the hapless sailor, had risen to take
him down to her palace under the waves
-Putnam's Magazine.
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NEW MEDICAL JoURNAL--The first
number of The Orcgon luedicol and .S,u-
gicai Reporter for November, has reached
us. 1t is published at Salem, on the
first Of each month, by the medical
faculty of the Willamette University, ,and
is edited by f. r. Fiske, \. NJ, NJ.
D., assisted by the leading physicians of
the State. Terms-s4 per annum. cur
rency. 1t contains much valuable in
formation, and in its present hands will
doubtless achieve brilliant success.
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Our New MALLET.-Chas. Mealey
Esq, presented us with a splendid NAL
let on Monday, made at his Cabinet and
Furniture Factory, corner of First and
Broadalbin streets It is made from a
curly maple knot, aud neater or more
serviceable printers mallet isn't manu-
factured anywhere. Charley, in addition
to being an expert in the manufacture of
cabinetware, furniture and sich, is a
genius in the mechanical line, and can
repair or make almost anything under
the sun that can be manufactured out of
wood. We are proud of our present,
you bet your boots
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-11-13

THE GEORGIA GOLD MINEs-The
Rome (Ga. Commercial, speaking of the
gold dissings in Barstow county, and of
the gold mines owned by Boston COM
pany says that discoveries will be exhib-
tied that will astonish all the searchers
after mineral wealth, and nothing the like
whereof has ever been heard on American
continent. s'Some of CDR most truthful
citizens have seen specimens of the oar
and bear witness to the great value of it.
1t is represented that one ton of the ore,
recently taken from the shafts, has been
tested and examined, and will yield $50,
000,n
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-11-13

The fear of the rivalry of the blacks,
entertained by the Rebels and Demo
Gratis, is shown to be well founded in cur
rent history. The negroes around Ma
con, Ca, are now bringing into the city
three thousand bales of cotton, valued at
100000. A population more thrifty,
industrious and prosperous, cannot be
found among the white residents around
any city in the country. The money
thus obtained will go far toward estab-
fishing them in independent circum-
stances.
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How IT ORIGINATED.-Conce
the phrase " everything is lovely and the
goose hangs high" an Illinois gentleman
says: " A practice prevailed in some parts
of the South, before the war, to have a
goose pulling frolic about the holidays,
conducted as follows "A goose would be
tied by the feet to the limb of tree, just
high enough for horseman in passing
under, by rising in his stirrups, to reach
the head of the foul, and give it pull
The string not being strong sharp jerk
would bring the bird down. Each
'sport paid the owner of the bird bit :
for a chance to pull it from the limb
IF he succeeded, the goose was his.
Sometimes the goose would be hung a
little too high, and so elude the grasp of
the catcher as he. rode under the branch
from which the web-footed bird was sus-
pended. In such cases as the horsemen
galloped past in quick succession, the re-
mark would be made by the laughing and
hooting bystanders, that everything was
lovely and the goose hung high"
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A strange story.

The following story, as was told to us.
happened near Lake City, Indiana, where
there lived at the breaking out of the
war wealthy farmer whom we will call
Blank. This man kept number of
servants among them was good and
religious young girl, possessing unusual
personal attractions She was courted
by an officer of some rank in the federal
army, while at home recruiting his regi-
ment When the day of his departure
came he made know to the servant girl
how deeply she had interested him, and
begged to know if there was any hope.
She confessed that his attachment was
reciprocated,, and they were at once afi-
anced.
Should Mr.. Blake" said Jennie,
"come to know of this, should at once
be discharged. He believes it was his
daughter for whom your visits were in
tended y
8. Should this be so,'iI returned her
fond lover, " only write and let me know.
and. you shall not suffer"
With an affectionate kiss, and promises
that both would be punctual lu letter
writing. they separated, he Ito join his
regiment among the boys on the Poto-
mac.
He waited long and anxiously for It'd
ings of his loved one, but not one word
was received to ease his troubled mind.
Finally his own letters were returned.
What could all this mean ? Was Jennie
false? He could not believe it.
After the soldiers departure, Mr..
/ Blank took Jennie into a room, fastened
the door, and, with rawhide in his
hand, commanded her to tell him if she
was betrothed to Col. - When she
had told him all, he had her blind folded
and taken to the great city of Chicago,
and left there without friends or money.
He reported that she had died Of chol-
era, and to make the deception complete,
he built false grave.
When the war was over. Col. - re-
turned home, and made his way at once
to the old graveyard, AND sought out that
of his lost Jennie. After bathing the
little mound with tears, he made his way
to the house of Mr.. Blank to learn the
particulars. While he was there the
guilty man ordered the tombstone for the
false grave. In due time they were
placed at the supposed grave, with some
evergreens and flowers.
Col. - had been a mourner three
years after the war closed, until Decem-
ber, 1868, when business called him to
Chicago. There, in a street car, with a
bundle of soilcd clothes which she was
taking hometto wash, he found his buried
Jennie. He few across the street, and,
taking her in his arms, he almost scream
ed for joy. He had found her at last
Kansas City Journal.
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THE Boston 4Adrertiser publishes
letter from Europe, written by an emine.,.
Boston banker, in which the fact is stated
that the dishonorable propositions in
finance which are pnt forth by political
party in this country give feeling Of
insecurity in regard to American bonds;
and though many Europeans have been
tempted by high rate Of interest to in
vest in them. such investments have been
made in the face Of supposed risk and
by the more daring and less conservative
class of investors. The interest is thus
kept upa high rate by the action Of the
baser sort of American politicians. This
Democratic party is costing the country
good deal more than the principal of the
debt which was created by their unfaith-
fulness and want of patriotism.
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PRoHIBITED.-The Cincinnati Board of
Education, by a vote of 25 to l3, passed a
resolution prohibiting the reading of the
bible in the public SCHOOLS of that city.
On the I'd inst. Judge Slower, of the
Supreme Court, granted an injunction
restraining the Board from carrying the
resolution into effect.
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THE GOOD TEMPLARS
LEBANON, Nov. 5, 1869.

OHIo.-When the Grand Jury in the
Common Pleas Court of Cincinnati were
impanneled on the 1st inst, it was dis
covered that one juror had served in the
Penitentiary, and. that another was the
man for robbing whom he was sent there,
The former claimed that he was repriev-
ed The jury was adjourned until the
next day, with instructions to produce a
copy of the reprieve.
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ROMANCE IN Real LIFE.-An Iowa
paper of recent date gives the particulars
of romantic story which borders some-
what on the marvellous
Years ago Pennsylvania farmer loved
and married a charming young girl that
lived near him. The marriage time pass
en- on. and soon the farmer contracted a
taste for liquor, which frequently got the
best of him. His wife demonstrated with
him which on one occasion ended BY the
husband stabbing her with butcher
knife. He left precipitately, supposing
he had killed her, hid himself in the
West, where in few years he became a
prosperous and wealthy merchant. The
wife in the meantime recovered, and after
living alone for five years, married again.
Her husband, however, died at the expi-
ration of year; and she also went to the
West. Then the incredible part of the
story appeared. The parties met again
after their long separation, and became
acquainted, but neither recognised the
other. An engagement was entered into,
resulting in marriage, and upon the wife
disrobing in the evening he notices the
scar made by his hand years ago, and
suddenly recognizes her as his wife of
former years. Here is chance for
story writer's.
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ARRIvED.--Two steamboats, arrived
from below on Sunday last. They had
rather tedious voyage, the high winds
prevailing on Saturday drove the Sue
cess ashore, few miles above Eola.
where she was compelled to lay several
hours. Besides considerable freight the
Success landed three families of emf
grants, about fifteen days from Iowa,
who will take up their residence in this
cirv
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AN EDITOR BEATEN. III. Beadle,
editor of the Utah Reporter, while at
tending Probate Court at Brigham City,
on the 1st inst, was set upon and beaten
nearly to death by Mormons. Beadie's
attacks on Polygamy are given as the
cause. Further trouble was appre-
hended..
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DEATH OF EDIToRs.-Stephen G. Mil
ler, editor of the Pulaski On. V Demo-
crat, died on the 31st ult. On the same
day, John B. Norman, editor of the New
Albany( Ky. )daily Ledger, died suddenly
of apoplexy. He had occupied the edits
orial chair twenty-five years. He was 45
years of age.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-11-13

CoLFAX AT SALT LAKE.-The Hell
ena (Montana) Herald, of October 10th,
says
From gentleman just arrived from
Salt Lake, we learn some particulars of
the visit of Vice President Colfax and
suit to the Mormon city last week, and
of the grand festival rendered him by the
Gentle citizens thereof The ball was
given at Odd Fellows Hall, ,at which some
three hundred persons were present
none but Gentiles being invited. The
affair was brilliant success, and reflected
great credit upon the good taste, refine
ment and liberality of the citizens. Our
friend says that among the invited guests
was Madame Schcler, who appeared
dressed most exqulsitely, and who was
almost as much an object of attraction as
Mr.. Colfax himself.
As the Vice President and party ap-
preached the city, both Mormons and
ception; but when the Mormon Commit
tee offered him carriage, Colfax said
with emphasis, 'Thank you, gentlemen, l
have already accepted the hospitalities of
nty brethren" In his speech, subse-
quently, at Free-masons' Hall, he ex-
pressed himself very decided in his views,
made several caustic illusions in regard
to the peculiar institution" and declared
that ssthe laws of the country must be ar
reuocaJly enforced" In referring to the
late memorial of the Mormons for the ad-
mission of Utah as State, Mr. Colfax
proclaimed the truth that Utah never will
be admitted while polygamy remains the
dominant power within the Territory
and scarcely while the institution exists
at all therein. He refused all invitations
and attentions rendered him by the Nor
mons, justly rebuking them by his rigid
reserve, and keeping himself extremely
distant from them.
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SERIOUSLY ILL.-Gen. Wool was pro-
nounced seriously i'll on the I'd, at his
residence in Troy, N. Y, and grave ap-
prehensions were felt as to his recovery.
He is S6 years of age.
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THE FIRST LocoMoTIvE.-The Web
.foot, which arrived at Portland on Sat
urday night last, brought the locomotive,
81. B. Stevens" for the o. G. Railroad.
1t was to be set to work, as soon as put
up, in the construction of the road
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-11-13

TRIAL ON A CoPY.--In the U. S. Cir
cult Court at Cincinnati, short time
since, motion was male to quash an in
dictment on the ground that the original
had been lost. counsel for tho defence
being suspected of having stolen and
making way with it. The Judge unhes-
itatingly overruled the motion and order
ed the case to be tried on copy of the
missing indictment. Let this ruling
become general and we shall hear less
frequently of lost indictments.
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A NOTED CHIEF DEAD.-Santana,
Chief of the Kiowas, leader of the Indi-
ans in the desperate Washita fight with
Custar's forces about year since, recent
ly' died
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ADVERTISING RATES,

Transient advertisements per Square of ten
lines or less, first insertion, So each subsequent
insertion, 81.
Larger advertisements inserted the most
liberal terms.
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Hitherto no Jews have been admitted
to any Austrian university as professors.
This prohibition has now been removed,
and the frst Jewish professor has been
appointed in the person of DIR. Mauthner
who has obtained the Chair of Opthal-
mic Surgery in the University Of Inns
bruck.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-11-13

RAILROAD SCHEME.-A scheme for
the Canada Pacific Railroad was formed
at Montreal on the I'd inst. Length of
the line $500 miles capital, 100000
600
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A young man recently wrote to hi
sweetheart, saying: There is not glo
bule of blood in my heart which does no
bear your photograph" What blood.
lot of pictures.
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THE WORKING CLAss.-See inter
esting card of Z. c. Allen & Co., Au
gusta, Maine, specially directed to the
working classes.
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SEPTEMBER NExr-According to the
Salem Statesman, will witness the COM
pletion of the Oregon Central Railroad
to that city.
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ANoTHER-Stcamer on Monday, load
ed with freight for our merchants Look
out for new goods. See the adds.
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The vote in the Methodist Episcopal
Church on the question of lay delegation
is reported by the New York Methodist
as follows: For lay delegation, 104, ,4l0 /;
against, 67,044- Majority for, 1886.
Returns from twenty-five conferences
give the clerical vote on the question as
stated: For lay delegation, 1000; against
412. Majority for, LIS. To carry
the amendment it is necessary that it
should receive the votes of three-fourths
of the members (clericaD of the annual
conferences.
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GEEsE.-Wild geese have made their
appearance in vast quantities. Lakes,
swails and stubble fields in this vicinity
are stocked with them, affording shoot
lists rare sport.
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IF you 60 in store and find the clerk
lying on the counter asleep, you may
know that the firm don't advertise. Any
thing for quiet life.
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Mark Twain says Vanderbilt is 1O4
years old and yet never drank anything
stronger than kerosene in his life.
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A newspaper was started not long ago,
the first number of which contained a let
ter from correspondent who signed him.
self a constant reader
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OUR LEBANON CORRESPONDENT
WHEAT.
think there will be great deal of


wheat raised in this vicinity next year,
though many of our largest farmers have
turned their attention to the culture OF
fax. The large Variety" or large
seed," seems to be the most in demand.
Mr.. f. Cartwright, agent for the Cali
fornia Oil Co., has recently been through
this county contracting with the farmers
for sowing this variety of seed. He says
he has contracted for about one thousand
acres. He pays the farmers of Linn
county quite compliment-says their
farms are neatet han the farms below !;
have not SO many noxious weeds as the
farms in Marion, Yamhill or Washington
counties. .4Henee, he proposes to have all
his flax seed raised in this county.
THE FREE MAsoNs,
OF Lebanon, have procured tract
of five acres of land for burying
ground, in most beautiful location,
about one mile northeast from the vii
lage The order is well represented in
this place and vicinity, by some Of "Na-
ture's noblemen,' and is quite prosper
Gus. We would not pass an unmerited
eulogy on Masonry, or Masons ; but they
have certainly done a good deed in pay
ing off the debts and taking care Of the
family of brother who died recently
here. Well may the widows and orphans
be thankful that the husband and father
was a Mason
VISIT TO 'tTHE STATES.
John W. Bell and Jesse W. George
started last Monday on a visit to the Mis-
sissippi Valley States-the former on a
visit to his aged mother, and the latter
to attend to some of his financial affairs.
Both are excellent citizens, and they
carry with them the best wishes of this
entire community for their happiness and
prosperity while absent. Another one
of our citizens, Mr.. Geo. Eckler, migrat-
ed, not to the g States" but to the state
of matrimony few days ago. He took
as his travelling companion Miss Kate
Carothers, a very estimable young lady
of your city. They did not 60 on visit
but have become permanent citizens of
that state.
THE GOOD TEMPLARS
Have enlarged their hall, and are rapidly
increasing in numbers. They have made
Lebanon and vicinity so decidedly tenn
perate, that should person dare open
{" saloon," or whisky-mill " here, he
would be hooted out of the village. This
is as it should be- A man who will dare
attempt to accumulate property or money
by increasing the miseries of the human
family, as does the saloon keeper, should
be treated as an enemy of the human
family. y.
LEBANON, Nov. 5, 1869.
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S. II. Claughton,

NOTARY PUBLIC AND REAL ESTATE
~ AGENT. Office in the Post Office building,
Lebanon, 0re9on-
Will attend to making Deeds and other convey
ances. also to the prompt collection of debts
trusted to my care.
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PURCHASING BoNDs.-The Treasury
Department announces that it will buy
s10,000,000 in bonds and sell $40. .000,-
600 in gold in November in New York.
The gold spectators are disgusted.
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JOB WORK.

Having received new type. stock of colored
inks, cards. II Gordon Jobher, etc., We pre-
pared to execute all kinds of printing in a better
manner and fifty per cent cheaper than ever be
fore offered in this city.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
HiltabideI s. Co.

nEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PRO
visions, Wood and Willow Ware, Confec
tionery. Tobacco, Cigars. Pipes, Notions, etc.
Main street, adjoining the Express office, Albany,
Oregon
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Omaha, according to her best judg-
ment, now contains 1000 inhabitants
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DEcEAsEp.-Fx- Governor Wyckliffe,
of Kentucky, is dead.
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Agents for the Register.

The following gentlemen are authorized to re-
ceive and receipt for subscription, advertising,
etc., for the REGISTER
HIRAM SMITH, Esq................... Harrisburg.
Judge S. III. CLAUGHT0N.-.........L Lebanon.
PETER HUME, Esq.......... Brownsville
w. X. KIRK, Esq...............-......
+. L. WHEELER, Esq .Scio.
T. IL. REYNOLDS, Esq q-............S Salem.
GEO. W. CANNON, Esq. .-............. Portland.
L. p. FISHER, Esq q.....................'F Frisco.
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z. a. Freeland,

EALER IN EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
~ School, Miscellaneous and Blank Books
Stationery, Gold and Steel Pens, Ink. etc. Post
Office Building, Albany. Oregon. Books ordered
from New York and San Francisco.
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C. Mealey & Co.,

ATANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS
IVH in all kinds of Furniture and Cabinet
Ware. First street. Albany.
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+. II. MITCHELL j.. n. poLPH. A
Mitchell, Dolph 6 Smith,

A TToRNEYs AND CoUNsELLoRs AT LAW,
~ Solicitors in Chancery and Proctors in Ad-
lniralty. Office the old Post Office. Front
street. Portland. Oregon.
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ALBANY BATH HOUSE.

VUNHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
Il fully inform the citizens of Albany and vi
einity that be has taken charge of this establish
Inent, and, by keeping clean and paying
strict sttentic } to business, expects suit all
those who may favor him with their patronage.
Having heretofore carried nothing but
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
ne expects to give entire satisfaction to all.
s- Children and Ladies' hair neatly cut and
fhampooeS JOSEPH WEBER.
SCI 1872