The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21
VARIOUS ITEMS.

yesterday concerning thirteen ministers
who had been spanked in infancy, for
spanked read spfinkled.
Young ladies, our fashion gossip says;
are to wear Square bodies" Will they
prevent the beaux from coming round
Ada Webb has breach of promiss
suit against one John Skac, of Detroit
She values her injuries at $50 900.
All uninjured whisky bottle was tho
only thing capable identification of about
poor fellow who was run over on m
Ohio railroad, the other day.
Ruby Valley, in Nevada, is so called
on account of the immense number Of
rubies found in the sands Of the mountain
streams flowing throughit. These gems,
though very beautiful and perfect ars
too small to be merchantabIe, the larg-
est oLly being the size of pin head.
The Maryland girl who shot her be-
trayer the other day is at liberty, and no
one will arrest her She doesn't even
have to play insane as a precaution.
A plucky girl in Jasper county, Indi-
| ana, who, it is said, getting Tilted, instead
of taking arsenic, took stout stick and
licked the fellow handsomely. He "came
| to" and married her.
An Omaha paper has established q de-
partment of betrothals. The only re-
naming item of intelligence of this
character to be seized upon and published
in the papers is .sfirtatlons," the publica-
tion Of which has hitherto been monopo-
lized by sewing societies and quilting
parties.
/ A Weatherfeld paper says there are
more deacons in that town than in any
place in Connecticut. The other days
/ well-k deacon went to the steamboat
wharf to see friend of, aud as the boat
/ started the friend said, Goodbye, dea-
con-" whereupon twelve men, who stood
upon the wharf, Immediately tipped
their hats and responded "Good-bye,
| SIR"
A lecturer was dilating upon the pow
ers of the magnet, defying any one to
/ show or name anything surpassing its
power. A hearer demurred, and instan-
ced a young lady, who used to attract
him thirteen miles every Sunday.
| In new town in Iowa, all the deeds
stipulate that intoxicating liquor shall
never be sold on the premises
| Canada has new patent law. It ex.
cludes from its benefits all aliens and
non-residents. A person may secure
patent only by residence Of year IN
the Dominion
A wedding took place near Dry Grove,
Miss, few days since, in which the
bride had scarcely reached her tenth
year; the groom being over six feet high,
aud thirty-seven years Of age.
| There is a lady in Sutton, N. r., who
was married at twelve years Of age, who
is the mother of sixteen children, weighs
2lo pounds, and is "fair, fat and for
| ty.'
Ifa-lady snap you up, don't return the
compliment. Show that your skin IL -
tough as she thinks her tongue is sharp.
You can stand it If she can.
A carpenter being asked for ! riddle,
propounded the following: II picked
it up couldn't find il I rut it down,
and went along with it. !" No. one could
guess it. It was q splinter Of wood in
his foot
a wise old gentleman, who knew III
about it, on retiring from business gsve
the following sage advice % hissson and;
successor Common sense, my son, u
valuable ia all kinds of business -except
love making"
Chicago has never seen tho time when
she contained 20 many persons out of
employment as It the present. II i
computed that not less than 10 900 men.
women, boys and girls are out of work il
that city.
Observations BY. physiei.ns ID soma
parts of Texas show that while the nat-
ural growth Of he whits ruts l2sns been
unimpeded, the colorsd: psupls akase di-
minished by mortality and enfgration
about ter Per cent. n the lat four
years.
SG> Tho Cxar Of Russi. soems - b.
afraid Of the women He has intesdict-
ed ! Sorosis At st. Petersburg.