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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS it is

GERRYMANDERING.- it is
generally supposed that all politicians at
least know the origin of the term "ger-
-ymandering," yet Governor Ashley, of
Montana Territory, in a recent message,
writes about '.jerrymandering" with an
initial j instead of G., thus entirely mis-
representing the derivation of the word.
The true version is as follows:
Some sixty years or more ago Eldridge
Gerry was the leader of the old Demo
cratic party in Massachusetts. To per-
petuate the power of the party in the
State Mr.. Gerry and his associates rear
ranged and divided the State into Dis
tricts, SO as to insure, as far as possible,
Democratic majorities in the election dis
tricts, and in SO doing had little respect
to the symmetry of the outlines Of the
districts or the natural geographical
boundaries. A colored map shown g
these new districts was hung on the wall
of Mr.. Gerry's office, and at distance a
portion of the State accidentally present
ed the image Of sprawlng lizard. One
day staunch Fcderalist friend came in
ana espeihS TINS map, eAciaitneu. " ny
what sort of an animal is that there p
''Oh, that is salamander," said Mr.
Gerry, good humoredly. "a salamander!
replied his friend, who in the meanwhile
had examined the map more closely, ant
from his knowledge of local politics hac
seen what the effect of the redistrictins
would be, ''you had better say Gerry
mandcr" The witticism was repeated
by Mr. Gerry, and thus it came to pas
that .sserrym andering" with the G hard
became slang expression for the politi
cal device practiced by NIr. Gerry ant
his friends
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

the big snore is heard like mighty di-
apason, blending with the swell of the
organ, and the wcrshipper catches
glimpses of the big blaze through the
high reaching windows of the church !;
but what of that ? he shuts these things
out of his mind and tries to feel that it
is Sabbath.
In hot blast furnace it takes two and
a half to two and three -fourths tons of
ere to make ton of iron. 4 cold blast
furnace requires three tons OF ore to pro-
duce one of iron. The iron produced by
the cold blast furnaces is as nearly pure
as can be made, and as already shown,
commands the highest price. Charcoal
only is used in the cold blast furnaces
thus far two hundred bushels to the ton
of iron Stone coal, eighty bushels to
the ton, hot blast.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

GIGANTIC ExpERIMENT-The Rus
sian government is making very impor
tant experiment. The Oxus is now flow
ing into the sea of Aral. It once flow
ed into the Caspian, its old bed being
still visible enough to be feature in
maps If it could be brought back the
Russians would have an unbroken and
impregnable water communication from
the Baltic to the heart of Khiva, and
with further Improvements to Balkh
would, in fact, be able to ship stores at
Cronstadt for Central Asia, and send
them without land carriage. The addi-
tion to their power would be enormous
for instance, they could send 10000
rifemen almost to Afghanistan by water,
and without any sound audible to the
west, and their engineers think it can be
secured. An energetic officer, witt
l 500 men,ls already on the south bank o.
the Caspian, and natives are reported
+" friendly" that is, we suppose, quiet
and the Russian government has th'
means, through its penal regiments, O
employing forced labor on great scale
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

CoURTING HALF OF FAT GIRL
Don Piatt says: | was in love once
with fat girl. She was very feshy.
She was enormous. But the course of
my true love came to grief. ! was sit
ting with her in the dim twilight one
evening. l was sentimental; I said
many soft things; embraced part of
her. She seemed distant She fre-
quently turned her lovely head from me.
At last thought I heard the murmur of
voices around on the other side. I arose
and walked around, and then found
another fellow courting her on the left
flank. | was indignant, and upbraided
her for her treachery in thus concealing
from me another love. She laughed at
my conceit, as if she was not big enough
to have two lovers at once.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

EUPHoNIoUs, VERY.-If Donner county
is created, says Grass Valley paper.
Placer county will lose several we'll known
places, and the glory of much of her
history. Ground Hogs Glory ssHelps
Delight" "Mifler's Defeat" eLadies
Canyon, "Devii's Basin, /" .Helrs Half
Acre" and few other places Of like
significance will be in the new county
"Shirt Tail Canyon however, will be
retained in Placer county. Placer should
fight the new county in order to retain
her glorious nomenclature of towns.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

A very polite young man, wishing to
ask young lady if he might speak to
her few moments, wanted to know, tsif
he could roll the wheel of conversation
around the axletree of her understanding
for moment
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
THE DANGER OF TOO Much ExER-
,IsE.-The Westminster Gazette, in the

THE DANGER OF TOO Much ExER-
cIsE.-The Westminster Gazette, in the
course of an article against too much
exercise, says: "Those who have gone
through the severest training become, in
the end, dull, listiess and stupid. subject
to numerous diseases, and in many in
stances the victim of gluttony aud drunk
enness. Their unnatural yigor seldom
lasts more tLan five years. 1t was es-
pecially remarked by the Greeks, that no
one who in boyhood won the prize at the
Olympic games ever distinguished him
self afteIward. The three years imme-
diately preceding seventeen arc years
of great mental development aud ma
ture cannot, at the same time, endure
any severe taxing of the physical consti-
tuition. Prudence, therefore. at his
critical period of life, must ever so hand
in hand in vigor; for the evils of excess
outweigh by far The evils of deficiency"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
BAprIsING PoLlTIcIAN.-A capital

BAPTIsING A PoLlTIcIAN.-Ac capital
story is related concerning Jim Lane.
He had been elected to series of sub
ordinate offices, and finally sent to Con-
gress. Defeated in re election, he as
pired to seat in the Legislature, but so
slight was his hold on public favor that
he was defeated even for this position.
AS last resort to recover his waning
popularity, he joined the church and as
it was given out on Sunday that in the
interval between the services he would
be dipped in neighboring creek, a large
crowd assembled on the banks to witness
the ceremony. The preacher waded in
with the neophite and plunged him under
the flood. As he came to the surface ,an
old farmer in the crowd turned to his
son and exclaimed" John, when you
water the horses in the morning in the
creek, be sure and take them in above
were old L was dipped"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

Brown, who was in love with young
lady, asked permission to call her by the
explicit name of some animal, which
was granted on condition that she should
have the same privilege. On leaving,
Brown said, "Good night, deer" "Good
night, BORE" said she. Brown is dis
gusted with figurative courtship.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

A young lady from the rural districts
went to Des Moines to see the elephant
In the street car the conductor said to
her, Miss, your fare" 'Well, if /
am" replied she. ssI don't want any of
your imperance"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

Sir John Herschel always maintained
that the moon was furnace-so hot a
place that nothing could live under its
torrid influences. Captain John Erics-
son, whose ability no one disputes, de-
clares that the moon surface is one mass
of solid ice. When such men disagree,
who shall decide
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

An Iowa soldier, supposed to have
been killed long ago, returned to his
family, and found to his sorrow that his
wife, supposing him dead, had remained
single. He had got his eye on another
woman, and hoped she had spliced.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
THE ADVANTAGES OFFERED
A r E.:

The National charter, the large capital. the
Low Rates, the common-sense plan. the definite
contracts, the honorable and fair dealings, the
Non Forfeting Policies, the perfect security,
the liberal Terms of the policies, ETC.. etc., rend
ers the NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY of the United States of America worthy of
the patronage of every bushes man.
This company, during tho sixteen months of
its existence. has issued
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

A little ragged urchin, begging in the
street the other day, was-asked by a lady
who filled his basket if his parents were
living sOnly dad, marin, was the re-
ply. ssThen you have got enough in
your basket now to feed the family for
some time ?'' said the lady. "Oh, no,
l havn't neither" sad the lad esfor dad
and me keep five boarders he does the
housework and I do the market'n"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
ITS POLICIES ARE NEGOTIABLE.

By the Charter of the Company, certificates of
obligations will he issued, agreeing purchase
its policies at their value which, when accomps-
MED by the policy duly assigned transferred,
are negotiable. and may be used rs collatei al Sc
cur ty, in making loans from tho Company or
from other parties.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

The Panhandle Neus describes an ice
mountain situated in Hamilton county,
West Virginia, SO miles northwest of
Winchester. The western side of the
mountain is covered with loose stones OF
light color from base to summit. BY
removing stone, pure, solid, crystal ice
may be found in the warmest days OF
Summer, and it has been found there as
late as the middle of September. 1t may
exist throughout the entire year, if the
rocks wee removed to sufficient depth.
What seems strange is that the side OF
the mountain where the ice is found is
exposed to the sun throughout the day,
and it is said that the sun does not have
as much effect in melting the ice as con-
tinuous rains At the base of the noun
tain is spring of water, very clear and
cold Some years ago the owner OF the
property removed the stone and erected
as small log dairy or spring house, in
which meats can be kept at any season as
safe as they can be preserved in an ice
house.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

TUyHE simplicity and practicabilty of this new
IL Plow commends it favorably to the special
notice of every farmer. 1t possesses decided
superiority all other plows in use. The
wheels are four feet in diameter. and the
unplowed land. Its entire construction is In
way complicated. The ptow is managed in every
manner with ease, and requires only two levers
to be used in making any alteration. The supe-
riority of the Gay" Piow will be clearly shown
by the following certificate:
We, the undersigned, citizens of Linn county,
Oregon. having purchased and used upon
farms the Gay Plow, hereby certify that tho
same has given us entire satisfaction. It's facility
for edjusting to suit the depth of furrow without
movi from the seat, is simple and easy. We
like the pow for its draught, because the Same is
brought to bear directly upon the plow-bcam in
stead of the carriage also, because it is strong
and durable, all except the wood work being con-
structed of wrought iron-no -tings arc used.
The wheels running upon the solid land is ad-
vantage over other gang plows, in striking of
land and in blowing. not baving to mako the
essary chang in the machinery, and the scat Is
always level not thr wing the driver forward or
sideways as in other plows. Better work and
moro of it can be accomplished by the use Of this
Plow than by hand.
We take pleasure in recommending the Car
PLow to cur brother farmers, having NO
superior in Oregon.
]. G. REED. w. p. ESHoM.
A. s. L0oNEY. +. W. PIKE.
May 10th, 1862
The "GAY'' PLow is manufactured by II.
Gouidng, Portland Machine Shop.
All orders will be promptly attended to by ad
dressing,
G. Il. GAY,
Portland, Oregon.
Albany Agents.
J. BARROWS & CO., Agents
for Linn a Benton counties. =
JOHN BRIGGS, Agent
for Linn & Benton counties.
May %, '69-s7
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

The Hon. Jno. f. Sanford, Insurance Commits
sioner of Massachusetts, in his Report for 1868,
speaking of Dividends in Life Insurance Compa-
nies, says /" The sooner such guarantees cease
to be made, and such expectations created, the
sooner Life Insurance will come rest its true
motive, and men insure their lives for security,
and not for dividends. The hest and the most
popular companies will then be those that prom
Use only equity, and render all that they promise,
and furnish the best security. with the most up
right and judicious management"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

A Row ABOUT A Pics TAIL.-Five
or six men received sound drubbing at
Mendocino few days ago, for gross
insult to a citizen. The Dispatch gives
the cause as follows: 1t seems he paid
visit to young lady, and when enter
ing her presence, and not till then, he
discovered attached to his coat skirt-a
pigs tail Imagine a young gentleman
upon his first introduction to young
lady-and a lady 100 who had but re-
Gently arrived in those parts, and, there
fore unused to our manners-presenting
such spectacle 1t certainly was ridic-
ulous in one sense. but in the other it
was most shameful and aggrayating, and
if the parties Lunished We're the authors
of this TOO practical joke, the general
verdict will be, - served 'em right" We
are sorry to learn, in connection with
this, that the difficulty is not yet settled,
but that-pistols, knives, and other bar
barous weapons are freely mentioned as
a means OF final adjudication.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

During the summer months the con-
sumption of lager beer in the city Of
Now York is estimated at forty thousand
kegs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
NEW TO- DAY.
) : . ~ ~ & s q .

prepared to furnish all classes with constant en-
ployment at home, the whole of the time or foI
the spare moments. Business new, light and
profitable. Persons of either sex easily earn
from soc to So per evening, and a proportional
sum by devoting their whole time to the business
Boys and girls can earn nearly as much az men.
That all who see this notice may send their ad-
dress, and test the business, we make this unnar-
alleied offer To such are not we'll satisfied.
We will send 81 to pay for the trouble of writing.
Full particulars. valuable sample, which will
90 to commence work on, and copy of The
Peoples Literary Companio,-one of the largest
and best family newspapers published-ail sent
free by mail. Reader, If you want permanent,
profitable work, address, E. c. ALLEN & Co.
1omS Augusta, Maine.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

WiIliam Mosher, of Montpelier, Vt,
adopted oil of yitriol as his beverage tho
ether day. He is now no more
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
g, 8 25 POLICIES,
sae, 500, 900 INSURANCE..

The extraordinary rapid progress of the COM
pany attests the estimation in which it is held by
the public. and the large amount of new business
transacted it is the best evidence of the popular
ity of its principles. md its adaptabity to meet
the requirements of its Assurers.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

The Best Goods at the Lowest Prices.
ToHN G. HODGE d CO., 327, s29 and s3I,
- Sansome street, san Francisco, California,
Books, School Books, wrapping paper. playing
cards, pocket cutlery, razors, scissors, notions
&C., to be found on the Pacific coast. Prompt
attention given to supply the trade, and satisfac-
tion guaranteed.
n24-lm JOHN G. HODGE co.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

TNHE attention of persons contemplating in
suring their lives, increasing the amount
of insurance they already have, is called to the
special advantages offered by the NATIONAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

BY the Stock plan the full cash effect of the
premium is Immediately secured to the insured,
the Company taking ALL the risk. BY the Mu-
tua plan, the full value in insurance of the pre-
MUM paid, is not secured to the policy holder,
who takes portion of the risk himself
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

ID LANK Deeds, Mortgages, etc., on hand
ID latest styles and for sale low, at this oface,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26

OFFICERS:
CLARENCE E. CLARK, Philadelphia, Presi-
dent.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance Executive
Committee.
HENRY D. COOKE, Washington, Vice Presi-
dent.
EMERLoN W. PEET, Philadelphia, Secretary
Actuary
retary.
FRANCIS q. SMITH, NJ. D., Medical Director
J. EWING MEARS, NJ. D., Assistant Medica
Director.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
Cash Capital,
s1,ooo,0oO.oo

DIRECTORS:
CLARENCE II. CLARK,
JAY COOKE,
w. G.. MOORHEAD,
GEORG T. TYLER,
j. HINCKLEY CLARK,
E. A. ROLLINS,
HENRY d. COOKE,
w. F. CHANDLER,
JOHN d. DEFREES,
EDWARD DODE,
II. C. FAHNESTOCK.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-10
Tic Art of Conversation.

"Why is conversation dying out ~
1t is in II great measure owing to want of
culture and thought in those who make
up general SDricty-:l lack of interest in
subjects adapted to general cOnvcrsa-
ton. In kf"-0-f'fr, chit-chat and per-
sOnaiitics are admirable; but in convcr-
sation to use Il slang phrase, we must
"taIl like Il book, or must possess II
gift in talking that kind of nonsense
which Tallcyrand found so delightful
and refreshing, and in which the French
excel, or else know something of the
world through our own travels or those
of other people, or politics, metaphysics
and philosophy. Conversation is an art,
Emerson says, in which II man has all
mankind for competitors. Does he not
fail to draw the line here between those
who talk and those who CONVERSE: The
world is full of the former but has few
of the latter. 1t seems to take so many
intellectual qualities to make Il good
cOnvcrSatiOniSt. 1t is not enough to
have the power Of expression ; many
bright spirits have been witty with the
pen who have utterly failed with the
tongue. We read: s'CharfcS II. the
witticst monarch that over sat on the
English throne was SO charmed with
the humOr of IIudibraS, that he caused
himself to be introduced i'm the charac-
ter of ii private gentleman to Butler, its
author. The witty king found the au-
thor Il very dull companion and was of
the opinion of many others, that 50
stupid Il fellow could never have writ
ten so clever Il book. But there are
many exceptions where the double gift
is bestowed. As in Scott, Burns, Shcri-
dan, and nearer our own day, Sidney
Smith, and our own Lowell, and
Holmes and Eigginson. Henry Giles
was sparkling in moHologuc, and Hen
ry James was IL brilliant conversations
list, with an endless amount of hunor,
which is necessary to entertainment in
conversation. But the last essential to
u good conversation is magnetism, the
power over others of making them eX.
press the best that is in them. This
comes partly from hospitality to then
thought, to use the Orphic Alcott's cx
| preston, but mainly from an occult
power that is possessed by some per
sonS.-,Sj1rinIfeiI ReDubiictnt.
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MALI. .iE.Ii,:. Wy.
Ii. \, ia.

Til" tHli session of this Academy opened
on the In II Of Sept cmher under the super
vision of Mr.. j. II. Calhoun, A. B. gradual G
of Homer College.
Prot Calhoun is Il thorough, scholar, and
II man DfuntiriIig energy ana prrS..\ crancc.
and We are confident that he Will give entire
satisfaction to those who wish inst rl,rtio
her in the E.nriiSl: branches. Greek, Latin
or Mathematics. lie teaches ScEcn and Il
half hours cac!, day. and administers s:ric.
discipline.
;t~,tcs of IttH'rH per lfuMth - Primary.
$500: Academic, >l.on; Classic, S1.M'.
Board can be had near tlc school in privat g
fniilirS \. &. SINoNTON. Pres! li. II.
\. g. CoIE, Scc'N. Oct |, 1870. ii2:,iln
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lIrist:sE Notice

~ .\NiN'; determined to settle permit
url.ti>- in Monroe, for the i'uri"'>t OF
llr;,.: ;rinu ln.- profession. can DE iount at
my, office, orn"-itc ti:" southeast corner Of
l!. Public, - :irc, ill thc house lately ""c-
f,rH by i,.. Land Dllic". ut nil hours. My
i;,milv will live III he same building. !ittN-
in" !:;H :, very large experience in All The
different t,:allrhrS Of my prufr~n!OH-:!lc
;rr;tii!niit Of ,iliiGrri.'s teeth. and all the
diseases of t;ll. teeth OF adults, allh the OK
s:,ci ing n; icclh ;ui,: arranging artificial
teeth i,,rl Justified III saying that am
prepared to DO anything ir any departing ut
t,f Iny profession .e w"i can i,c don" any
where, and :It rca.>nnn,ic prices.
lam, L; 1864. nl5tI y. i. MrtR.AW-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-10
HIGH SCHOOL,,
TRENTON. IA.
Rev. J. lane Borden. 7-ircipul.

IN" Er",ciScs Gj ms Schooi '"iN Crn,.'cncc nn
tire Ihi1'ti ",,Y of Oci,b..;. ,.c,t
The Board of Directors take this method
OF i'll forming the Pubicthlt new and conf
n!OdouS School House is now being erected
and Will h" ready for the opening OF the
school.
They have secured the services of Roy. j.
Lame Borden, ;ts Principal. who has Il wcll-
earned reputation for proficiency. energy and
enterprise as a teacher. The Principal has
engaged Miss Mary Clsby, late of the Pres
hytcrian Synodica! Institute ,rallalcga, Ala.
who VIII take charge of the Female Dcpurt-
mont. Possessing II thorough ctlucation
having had many years experience as !,
Teacher III the best schools of the country.
and bringing testimonials of the highest
character, she IL certainly well uualiiicu for
he position.
The Scholastic Nu:.rrunsistS OF thrcc terms
of thirteen weeks zach Pupils charged from
time of entry TO end Of term. No deductions
H2 GXrn, III Isr, OF sick ness;
nI!"-half1t II tho end of the term.
RATES. or TUITION:
For ,ur.n Of thirteen weeks: Primary
| class, SIS Music, Si5; Incidental fec 80 cts.
Board can be secured in private families
Il: SIS per month.
BOARD OF DIHE,'rrI:~.
y. +. F!onrl"N. President. +. Is. Blo"licr.
SGcrGtarE' -. -, Shenpard John Dr"%", r.
Trenton, iH.. Sept. -, 1876 n1-tl
."'isiASs srtTE UNIVERSITY.
c.N''"," ch"DyeI .f,r", L0. hf,ti, .>rv,in",v.J
BATON ROUGE LA~
f"l'El'':i' MO -t'pP":rAp RI THE STATE or
LOUISIANA.
NINTH SESSION.
Now i'll progress. will close III juno 1870.
The ncNt session viii hegim first Monday in
S"pt"!nl"'r n"Nt, and will continue ten
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-10

The Falmouth, Gibraltar and Malta
cable is broken somewhere between
Lisbon and Gibraltcr. Messages for
India and the East will be Scnt over
land to the Mediterranean coast, thence
per cable to Malta, Egypt, the Red sea
and Indian ocean.
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Notice..

MI, ~ j. wi>ii!l4:t iH services Of Dr. =. ciir.
Dent i~1 should make ;iri.Hnp continents
with him. prev iol.l Ia November 2oth. ~
about that time h" viii visit 'n!!uiihi',
,yhnr.. IN, viii roman six weeks. While in
Moi!r,,r he .>,u ;rn t,.;i!I 1t tht ':i$ House.
n.f,!,,s i~-n ,:;t
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THE EASTERN QUESTION.

RUSSIA NOTIFIES THE GREAT POW EltS
on lIElt INTENTIONS TO .\HROG ATE
PORTIONS on THE TREATY or lS3ti-
ENGI.ASD'S REPLY.