The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-02-04
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"A Paying Infestment.'

putting money into musical instrument,
without regard to their children being
sail boys or ''all girls or a mixed col
lection.
Why We will show you take two I
parents, let one put $500 at interest, and +
the other invest in the latest improvement I
in Pianos, the Patent Arion, for instance. /
Suppose ten years have elapsed: what I
would probably be the result in the two
families one fathers children have
grown up seeking music and pleasure !
dacay from home, subject to many temp /
tations, while his money by interest has
doubled the other family have become
performers and lovers OF music, and
through life look back to their home cir
Gle ard their home songs with pleasure,
they have missed many dangers by their
home attractions, and they have the Pi-
aIlo still. A &
1t IS surprising how few persons know
where the modern Piano commenced or
originated. Nearly 200 years ago in
Germany (by the way Mr.. Manner, the
patentee of the Arlon, is an American
Germany they invented what we cali the
"Dutctnac7, which was brass wires stretch
ed aeress box and played upon with a
stick in each hand; next they made a
Gfaeieord,' in which they used a key
board, to be played upon with the fingers
like the present Piano, the shape of this
and the sDulcimer were tapering the
next step was the "Clavicetherium" of
square form, little leather hammers struck
the catgut strings; next came "Good
Queen Bess," (who was as bad as the
Devil could make her) the q Tisyi,,ol,"
made in England, SO named in her honor,
it had metal strings which were snapped
! by Quiils affixed to the back end of the
keys.
The greatest advance was the "Harp-
sichord' shaped like our Modern Grand
Piano, it had wires stretched across
Bridges, and its ssAction" was the same
as the Firginal. They made a square
Harpsichord which they called "ISpi,ct"
the wags of that day used to call them,
with-their Quill actions. 20 scratch acuh
a sound on the end Of it'' Yet upon these
simple, rude Instruments, Beethoven,
Mozart, and Handel composed their glo-
rious inspirations. Thus little by little
have arrived at perfection in our musical
Instruments, until the "suaan.it IF per-
fiction is reached in the far famed PAT
ENT-ARIoN PIANo-FoRTE, which con
tains many valuable improvements over
the ordinary Pianos of the present day
From The I'AaadcLohta Bond Of Peace.
! BIsMARcK's TERMs-Following are
the terms of peace offered by Bis
marck to the French nation:
1. Cession of Alsace and part of
Lorraine, known as German Lorraine.
2. Money indemnify Of one thousand
million francs.
3. Forty war ships from the French
fleet.
i. One of the colonies now held by
| the French which l cannot learn The
money indemnity must be guaranteed by
| the municipalities. If refused, the
property of rich individuals will be held
possession of until aequiesccnco is obtain
ed.
III e Eugene City Guard is the DEM
ocratic organ of Lane county. Here is
what it says of tho Democratic State or
gan, the Portland Herald, in its last
issue:
The Journal innocentiy asks if the
Daily Herald has suspended. 1t is eyi-
dent that is has suspended, SO far as the
Journal is Concerned And thereat we
rejoice. We have not had copy of the
tparty organ" inficted on Us for about
three weeks, aud our cup of joy was filed
to overfowing. We are truly glad that
we have some one TO enjoy our bliss with
US. Why not stop the weekly? We
have not the slightest use for it, as it
never has contained an original idea, nor
an item of news, since we first made its
acquaintance s. 8s
From Arizona we learn that Indian
raids of late have been offrequent occur
renee all over the Territory, the Apaches
having attacked tho G ia and Pimo Res.
ervations, places hitherto regarded as safe.
The citizens were to have mass meeting
on the 1st, to consider measures for the
public safety.
On the 28th ult. the people of Corinne
(Utah) luxuriated ina terrible hurricane.
accompanied with thunder and lightning,
which swept over the town, throwing
down houses. chimineys, and doing other
damage.
The rainfall in California is reported as
very general throughout the State, and
the people look forward hopefully to large
crops. =z fA
The Tartars in China have again
@revoluted' and have already seized
many important places. At last dates
the revolution had assumed alarming
proportions sssss4ssz@
Heath and Southern, stage robbers
who escaped from Camp Douglas UtaI)
sometime since, have Been caught.
Xenia (Ohio) girls are said to have
pleasing habit of kissing strangers in the
street, and then wildly screaming, "Oh,
my I thought it was cousin Charlie r
Upon the receipt of the news of the |