The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-01-01
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS
An enthusiastic German doctor has
started quarterly journal for the pro-
motion of the study of lice and other
human parasites.
Sierra Leone has newspaper which
advertises for an English compositor
The last one was broiled and eaten by
advanced views upon the subject of
diet.
Philadelphia is waking up to dis
covery that school teachers of the lowest
grade in that city receive less wages
than cooks, coachmen, day laborers or
policemen.
The largest wheat grower in Mime
sofa cut his 1000 acres with 25 reapers
and l25 hands. His average is twenty
five bushels to the acre, of excellent
quality,
The young women of Lewiston, Me,
have formed society pledging them
selves not to kiss any man who uses to-
bacco.
g Scatter the germs of the beautiful"
as the poet said when he kicked his wife
and children out of DOORS
The guards of the Illinois State Prison
having struck for higher wages that in
stitution is left with only three men to
guard 300 convicts.
A lady at Williamsport, Pa, has not
been able to sleep wink in a month.
Examination into the cause by eminent
physicians revealed the terrible truth
that her night gown was out of fashion
A gentleman being asked by clergy
man why he did not attend evening
prayer meetings, said he could not leave
the children. " Why, have you no
servants ?'' I" Yes," he replied, eve
have two servants, who keep the house
and board us. We are allowed but few
privileges.
A discovery made by the use of the
spectroscope is that the black or dark
spots seen from time to time on the face
of the sun are occasioned by the down
rush Of the vaporous atmosphere which
surrounds it; either by the aggregation
of these vapors in particular spots, or by
the cooling of portions of the sun by
reason of the falling of these metallic
rains.
The recent verdict of the jury in a
liquor case, that lager beer is not intoxi-
eating, has been set aside by Judge
Lord, of the Supreme Court.
The st. Louis Republican has COL
umn of sWomanalities and another of
g Connubialities.
The Methodist Missionary Convention
appropriates for next year 1922 ,O2S for
foreign missions, and S43S, 400 for home
missions.
The Freewill Baptists have 1875
churches and SO ,691 commandments an
increase of 81 churches and 5,447 COM
municants during the year.
just at present Jay Gould is the most
assiduously courted man in America
He has been summoned to appear In va
rious courts in Ohio, New York, New
Jersey, Delaware and other places
The Dallas Times reports case III
which a man sued another for debt of
twelve and half cents, and recovered
judgment for the same with cos1s-about
twenty dollars.
Among the nominations confirmed in
the early part of the session, are those of
Warren Cowles, of Pennsylvania, as u
S. Attorney for Dakota and FL. J. w.
Moore, Postmaster at Salt Lake.
Lieut.. Col. Walker Franklin has been
detailed as a Pofessessor of Military
Science in the University of Wisconsin.
The President has signed the Georgia
reconstruction bill, and Gov. Bullock
has issued a proclamation convening the
Legislature on the 10th of January, in
accordance with the act.
John O'Mahoney, the Fenian, has ap-
Piled to the eanrt for an order for SIS 900
of the Fenian fund held by Belmont, to
be used in carrying on a war against
England. The decision is reserved.
DR.. Jessup, of Polk county, has been
offered the Professorship in the William
ette Medical College, made vacant by the
death of DIR. M. B. Lingo. He has ac-
cepted, and will enter upon the duties
of the place about the FIRST of January.
The Statesman says that on Monday
night as Michael Matheny and others
were passing bridge in the vicinity of
Wheatland, they were met by party on
horseback, running at wild rate, and
probably under the influence of liquor.
Mr.. Matheny, who is an old man, was
run over by two of the horsemen his
head was badly cut, and he is reported to
have been very seriously injured.
When the military fred upon the riot
GUS striking miners of Aubin, France, a
woman, who had her child in her arms,
turned to fly, pressing the baby to her
breast the child was struck by several
balls in the head, and the furious mother,
turning back and seeing an officer, hurled
her child in his face, exclaiming. sTake
it, ruffian You want our blood Take
it. then-drink it p
A prudent man." says a witty
Frenchman, t" is like pin. His head
prevents him from going too far"
The latest advices from Rome indicate
that the advocates of the Papal infalli-
bility are losing in the Council.