The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-07-24
For the -Atbany Reyister.l
Santiam Academy

Is located at Lebanon, about the cen
ter of Linn county The building,
which is large and commodious, was
erected at cost of eight thousand
dollars. The surrounding scenery is
most beautiful and the location healthy.
The academic year, which closed on the
18th inst, has been very prosperous
one. At the closing exercises, on the
evening of the 18th, the highest honors
OF the school were conferred on two
young men who have completed the
course of study prescribed
The next session will commence on
the first Wednesday in September, with
additional facilities for acquiring thor
ough education. A Commercial Course
has been adopted for the benefit of those
who wish to acquire strictly business
education.
We believe that this Institution now
offers rare facilities to the youth for ac-
quiring useful knowledge. Among these
facilities is the
LIBRARY,
| Which contains several hundred volumes
of most choice sreading matter, to which
students have access under proper re-
strictions.
APPARATUS.
| The Academy owns complete Philo-
sophical and Chemical apparatus; full
sets of Wilson's Charts for object teach
ing; Cutters Physiological Charts /;
| Mattison's Astronomical Charts-Plane-
tarium, Telluran Globe.
BOARDING.
Arrangements have been completed
! by which young ladies can obtain board
at low rates, in the family of the Prnci.
| pal, who occupies the Academy building
Young men can obtain rooms. and board
themselves at small expense.
of the students will be watched over by
/ the teachers
For further information address the
Principal, w. d. w.
Lebanon, July -, 1869
A New VIDoco-The Pail Nd
Gazette says: :. The districts in th'
neighbol hood of the Austrio- Turk isl
frontier, which some years ago were in
tested by numerous hordes Of brigands
have of late become the scene Of fre
! Il nj Of
the Austrian Government has ordere,
troops to be sent against the robbie
bands. Lazo Skundrich, one of the mos
celebrated and formidable of the brigan
chiefs, who was for eighteen years tn
terror Of the military fronticr,' is no.
in the hands Of the Austrian authorities
He gave himself up in 1865, after stipu
lating that neither himself nor his con
panions should be sentenced to death
5 Imprisonment for life He was the
: employed, on the principle OF set thi'
: to catch thief as leader of the Au
S trian troops in their campaigns again'
d the brigands; and he proved so success
S full in his new career that in short tin
J the country was almost cleared of ro
g ber bands. He was then tried in civ
d court for his former offences, and W
; sentenced, together with his band,
G eighteen years hard labor. AS soon
K it became known that he was in prise
II however, the brigands again began
n show themselves, and their operatio
G. have now become SO formidable thai t
), Government has decided to liberia
it Skundrich, and employ him as before,
a. the pursuit Of his former comrades"
y SHORT AS PIE-CRUsT-"B Brevity
70 the soul of wit" The journeym
bakers of San Francisco take the pail
70 they met and said !:
or Resolued, That six days constitute
i weeks work.
hs Resofved, That twelve hours be cons
cs tuted days work.