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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

CLEANSE TIE SKIN.-It is n curious
fact, illustrating the necessity OF
cleanliness, and of keeping the pores
of the skin open, that il q coat Of var.
nish or other substance impcrvious
to moisture be applied to the exterior
of the body, death will ensue in
about six hours. Tho experiment
was tried on a child at Florence. On
the occasion of Pope Leo the Tenth's
accession to the Papal chair, it was
desired to have q living figure to
represent the Golden Age, and the
child was gilded all over with var
nish and gold leaf. The child died
in a few hours. If the fur of a rabbit
or the skin OF a pig be covered with
a solution of India rubber in naptha.
the animal ceases to breathe in a
couple of hours.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

GAPEs IN PoULTRY.-S. Raymond.
Take a wing-icathcr Of a fowl, and
remove the feather part from the
vane, excepting a turft at tho tip
Dip in spirits of %turpentine and pass
gently down the chickens throat and
into the windpipc, the opening Of
which may be seen al tie base Of The
tongue, Turn the feather around
once or twice 10 loosen the worms
which infest the windpipe, and quick
y withdraw il. The bird win cough
iolently and eXpcl the parasites, and
any remain the turpentinc will de-
roy them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

THE New Orleans Commercial Bull
letin says hat " the whole system of
modern society is at war with whole
sale marriages and encourages cell
ibacy. The love Cf luxury and dis
play, the thirst for money and the ex-
clusiveness it purchases, all tend to
warp the hearts and minds Of men
and women, and to fix a price upon
them" 1t is a common remark that
young meu Of moderate means do
not marry nowadays, because "a
wife is altogether too expensive q
luxury" They must either rcvel in
the bliss of bachelorhood or fall in
love % so judiciously that IIymen
shall bring them fortune as well
as family. Because fashion and
display are the shrines at which
women worship, men are compelled
to be Tercenary in order to be con
siderate. The aflectionate lover does
not care TO make his mistress sacri-
flee her enjoyment of these tastes by
becoming the wife of a man who is
too poor to keep such "style." Papa
must, therefore, be rich enough to
supply the needful, or the young lady
must become a heroine for her be.
loyed's sake; and, sad to say, in a
majority of cases, she elects to stay
with papa and let some Of her sisters
play the heroine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

The British working people have a
very rude, but effective, argument
against the justice Of giving to Prince
Arthur the Gl5,0O0 a year, which the
QAeeD has requested the House of
Lords 10 furnish him withal. They
say that when the son of an English
msn In private life cannot make A
Living by working, his parents will
aid him as far as their ability goes :
orgdt, say they, the Queen should do
MS much for her boy Arthur, and not
apply TO the Treasury for the morey.
The most important part of tie bust.
iicSs Is, that these English people
mean Just what they say. There Is
very little sentiment about princes
.among them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07
T~ransplanting Trees.

A tree will transplant very much
better and grow with more certainty
if dug when the ground is very wet,
and if it is a valuable tree it pays
we'll to wet the ground the day be-
fore digging.
Almost every evergreen will bear
transplanting and will do well if
shaded the first summer. No one
would believe the difference till they
try it.
There is no trouble about trans
planting large trees, iCyou take two
or three years for it, We have tried
it on pear, which is the hardest to
move. Dig three-f0urths up andthen
fill up the place till another year; or,
if a very big tree, takes till another
year. This saves labor, for then not
so much digging is necessary.
Plants started too early in the
spring get a check or kind OF chill
from which they will not recover the
whole season.
Trees should hardly be watercd at
all unless they are mulched, not sim
! ply because Of the waste of water in
evaporation, but the cold produced
by the evaporation does about as
much harm as the water does good.
The reason is that the evaporation
produces 50 much cold hal the tree
is stopped growing. And then takes
very much more water to reach the
roots of a tree than the inexperienced
are aware of-so thattho single buck
ct does nothing more than make a
cold place round the collar of the tree.
If the tree was in a strong growing
state it could bear it, but it is in as
much need Of warmth as water,
Mulch prevents evaporation and
holds the water till it has time to
reach the roots, But when VIC con-
slider that a barrel Of dry earth will
nearly hold q barrel of water, We
must not think that a single bucket
Of water will be of much use.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

LIE who thinks better of his neigh.
bors than they deserve cannot be a
bad man, for the standard by which
his judgement is formed is the good.
ness of his own heart. 1t is the base
only who believe all men base, or in
other words, like themselves. Few,
however, are all evil. Even Nero did
a good turn TO somebody-for when
Rome was rejoicing over his death,
some loving hand covered his grave
with flowers. Public men are seldom
or never fairly judged, while living.
However pure, they cannot escape
calnmny however Incorrect, thew
are sure 10 find eulogists. History
may do them justice, but they rarely
get it While they are alive, either
from friend or foe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

WINTER WuEAT.-Whcn wheat is
sown after barley or oats, the land
should be plowed as early after har-
vest as possible. If this cannot be
done at once, harrow the land, to
break down the stubble and destroy
the weeds, and cause the seeds to
terminate. The rubbish will act rs
a mulch aud keep the ground moist,
and it will pillow easier than if left
unprotected to scorch in the sum-
The tallows must not be neglected.
Get everything ready, but DO no. be in
too great hurry TO sow. If the land
is in good condition, from the 9th to
the 2jth is the best in our latitude.
To prevent smut, the Old fashioned
plan of moistening the seed with
chamber-lye, and then drying it with
quicklime is safe, and if thoroughly
done, affective.
The liquid from the stables, if fer
mented so as 10 develop the ammonia,
is equally good. The main point is
to turn over the heap until every
seed and every part of each seed is
moistened with the liquid, and the
same is true in regard to the lime
A similar and entirely affective plan
is to dissolve, for each bushel of seed
wheat, three ounces Of blue vitrioI
in one quart Of water. When
cool, sprinkle it over the wheat
and turn carefully until every
seed is completely moistencd. Old
wheat will require three pints of wa.
ter to each bushel, No lime is re.
Quired to dry the wheat, and in TACT
would decompose the vitriol. The
seed wheat, after being treated with
the v%itriol, may be kept for days and
weeks without injury, which is moi
the case in the old plan described
Wheat Is sometimes treated with
brine to prevent smut, but We have
alw avs thought il rather risky.
Renewing old pastures, by harrow.
ing them and sowing timothy, can be
done any time this month, or the be.
ginning ofthe next.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07
1 FORTUNE FOR 80 GENIS

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07
Early Walking.

Walking, for young and active
people, is by far the best exercise
riding is good for the elderly, the
middle-aged and inyalids. The abuse
of these exercises consists in taking
them when the system is exhausted
more or less by previous fasting or
mental walk. Some persons injudi-
ci0usly attempt a long walk before
breakfast, under the belief that it is
conducive to heath. Oothers will
get up early to work three hours at
some abstruce mental toll. The ef-
feet in both instances is the same
it subtracts from the power of exer-
ton in the after part OF the day. A
short santer or some light reading
before this meal, is the best indul-
gence of the kind; otherwise the
waste occasionod by labor must be
supplied by nouriahmcnt, and the
breakfast will necessarily become a
heavy meal, and the whole mornings
comfort sacrificed by q weight at the
chest from imperfect digestion of
the food. These observations apply
especially to older persons, who are
prone to flatter themselves into the
persuasion that they can use their
mental and bodily powers in age as
in youth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

What is it that sticketh closer
than a brother2' said aSundy-school
teacher TO one of his class. "a pos
tage stamp by gum!" said the in
corrigible.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-07

A Detroit boy, who found a peck
ct book full of money, was too proud
to take q reward of two cents, and
declined it.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02

TIME FARM KNOWN AS PARAMOUNT
Il Lake" is offered for sale at $40 goo in coin
$4,000 in hand and the remainder in six equal
annual payments, with interest from date. The
tract is in good shape being nearly square, con-
tanning about 660 acres of rich soil and is diver
sifed with forests vast, fair lawns, lordly oaks,
and willows sitting by the lake. the woodland and
prairie SO alternating to make it one of the
most attractive places in the State. 1t is situated
the west side of the Willamette river, within
half n mile of Albany, which is known as being
in the heart of the best agricultural portion of
Oregon. The location is healthful 1t has good
stone quarry, about leo acres under fence. a two
story frame barn with shedding 80 feet square a
large and handsome new house two-stories high,
thoroughly painted inside and out the large cup
boards and book-t ases being fixtures, and the
house having under its whole length good dry
cellar. In addition to thee there is neat we'll
house, wood-house and all other necessary out
houses. There is n meadow. large pasture. or
chards, garden, DC, &c. 1t is susceptible of be-
ing divided into four FARMS all of them having
good soil, fuel and rail timber, and three of them
having stock water.
For particulars addressJ. C. Mendenhall. Esq,
Albany, or the undersign at Portland.
j. QUINN THORNTON.
Feb. 14th, 1s71-24v3. Attorney at Law.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02
A Man has his Neck Broken and Still
Lives.


A Man has his Neck Broken and still
Lives.
from the New York Herald, August sth
The case of Frederick Prout, who sus>
tained injuries believed TO be fatal, at
Jersey City on Sunday, presents curl
Gus problem to the physicians attending
the City Hospital there. Prout was at
work in the stables belonging to the Su-
gar-house Company, and while throwing
hay through trap in the loft. he missed
his footing and fell through. He was
taken up and placed in a wagon to be
conveyed to his home. On the way the
horse became frightened and started off
Prout was thrown out, his head striking
| the curbsione. He remained unconscious
for six or seven minutes, after which he
appeared to recuperate. He was con-
veyed by Coroner Burns and others to
the First Precinct Station, thence TO the
City Hospital The physicians declared
that his neck is disiocated and the body.
from the shoulders downward, paralyzed
| Yet the man converses freely, and it is
believed there are chances OF his recoy-
erY
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02

NJ. Heimke, who ran away from his fa-
ther the Marduis de Ia Mare, and served
in our army during the late war, and who
figured in the duel with NJ. Valerga, the
tenor, in San Francisco, several years ago,
Is cadet at the United States Military
Academy at West Point, N. Y.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02
The Alnlghfy Dsilsrl

von ehould insult the ccugreRslio6 ..
..Rut he = iutellirent and vel : q
ed .
..uho ..-.. for tbat7 Hasie;nk ~.
-. - & 81 s...2f
sR,t h.,. . friend cf mine. p ,.ssas as
.sWb.t IF that Must won ~ -
;n.ult The vhole conereeafi( ~
80 m i =. s I Chr;sf;ss. r. bslrn ~
.ho ..ms - dsrom;n.t;ou =
nWbat az care III that Z ~ kiG
90 and worship with his feliovssf1
: "But he is worth. I'VE million a. =
uNorth what?" ,aess III
"Fiye million dollars.
uF;ve million dollars Broeher 6m3ths
introduce me.n
..,------ ..------ !. q.
AIuam OF tn. - Ss.' !. '-s.s
ter from &ew or, g. s1RsIass
cpnstrucsson g q ssyeE:I ns y ". 7
tine Oiyoe, Engnnu, n .s &.Z - ~.
prospects for Americas ship oWu>@ He
saws the English shipbuilders ~ hoEin~
ming to lose money through our e39pe.k
tition. The rivalry, stimulatsd Y7an
increased demand, ID 30 great thn1A ~
of the owners of yards on ,fhe CHA 9s9fo
going to the vail, and none but ~ r. 411-
est will be able to hold out &cafn6k 49,
ent prices. The price Of iron =. GIowly
but steadily advancing; an inferior Qra1-
ity is now 10 common use, which - -
SO brittle "that il is absolutely den -
to throw it of truck fear breaken4
the price Of iab6s.is moving ppgsrefAp 30
work is badly done there is : eontznuai
conflict between workmen and Spsoy.
ers; and the underWrlter9 Qieeoyext
bad workmanship and ih4eraor 70 .'s s';.'.
making the risks upon seS3plng
more and more perilous. The 4xNsF3dsa
shipmaster. who makes thcse imnd11nIbt
statements goes on to ~ that sv1th
American mechanics aud American ms
terial, Ave can take the English LloydS
rules and reduce them 10 per cenks G1d
build ship stronger, more durable, spd
consequently more sea-wortny; sns4 -
0e Ou,i' 10 apy Pase u 'he = n''su an't'
dom --.------ ,gf
A German paper, YoHstaut, obser-
yes that there is an unwillinahess ~ i'm
fuential circles to allow the, full extant
Of the losses in the late war to transpirs.
! A semi official corroboratiou now sudden
/ ly appears of the worst rnmors which
were circulated in process Of time. The
Central Bureau of informatiou il Berlin.
under the inspection Of the highest mi1is-
tary authorities, has published
of its work. with interestis .:ss9SsI
/ figures. JtEppexfs from tl1 49, sl.i
the Institution has, within fhe Gp1oe a.
twelve months, authenticated 608, 600
sick and wounded cases, aud tkatof kbese
only 78, 900 belonged to the Frenck. the
remaining $50 900 to the German army.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02
A GERMAN MAGIcIAN.-From the

A GERMAN MAGICIAN.-From the
Philadelphia Ledger we get this
The German journals give curious
professor of magic, before the magistrates
at Giessen. This crafty individual
started in life as tailor's apprentice, but
at an early age the faculties OF manipula-
ting cards and curing sundry diseases de-
veloped SO rapidly that he relinquished
his honest trade and devoted himself to
.sdoing good" At various times the dis
satsfac tion of some of the persons who
consulted him brought him into collision
with the authorities, and he was repeat
edly imprisoned. This punishment, how
ever. did not deter him IRON his evil
courses, and as soon as released he con-
tinued to prophesy future events. chiefly
to ignorant servant girls, and drawing
his prognostications from the shape OF
their heads, fingers and nails. He also
kept spiders, which were employed in
weaving the winning numbers i'll lotter-
les and in making "luck tickets, which
had to be worn on the right side for
twenty-seven days. During the Franco
German war he engaged to witch soldiers
out of France back to their sweethearts
in Germany, and also looked in his
.earth mirror" for missing persons, and
generally discovered them .sitting i'm
prisoned on solitary island for ten years !"
TO bring these missing individuals safely
back he required payment of seven
forms for the "magicai brotherhood, and
further obliged the inquirer to undergo
the process of being electrified on cross
roads,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

GROCERIES & PROVISIONS,
hole ale and H e all,
CORNER FIRST & BRoADALBIN,
ALBANY, OREGON,
A. G.. LAYTON, PROP.
A c. LAYTON HAVING PURCHASED
~ the stock of Geo.. w. Young, and added to
il q large assortment of
AND NOTIONS /!
solicits tho patronage of his friends and the pub
lie. The stock is well selected, and will be sold
At the Lowest Prices.
W. mean TRADE, and will give you VALUE
RECEIVED.
GIVE Us A. TRIAL.
A. c. LAYTON
| Corner First and Broadalbin streets.
FAE-NEEES!
| We went your Produce, and will give good
a bargain be found in this burgh. Call
and see us. lv3n20
CITY DRUG STORE.
A. cARorHERs. R. sALrxARsH.
A. cARoTHERs & CO.,
DRUGGISTS g. APOTHEcARlEs,
|
/ ALBANY, :: OREGON,
DEALERS IN
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines,
| PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS,
GLASS,
neILBn Ge0Ds,
French and American calogncs,
HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS,
CONFECTIONERY.
Pure Wines & Liquors.
for medicinal purposes.
Fine Tobacco and Cigars.
|
/, Recipes compounded with care.
December 81, 1S10-17
SETTLEMIRE'S NURSERY,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02

DANGEROUS SpoRTs.-More accidents
occur in hotels from children sliding
on the balusters than from all other causes
combined.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02

The State printer of Indiana is in
trouble. He has made out false warrants
for the State printing, and overdrawn his
account. This, his friends say, was done
to keep up the Sentinel, the Democratic
organ.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02

Estate mati,ematically div ided, and
will be sustained.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02
She Albang &eeister.
An Estate EFathematicaIly DiviGed.
rErnnn the Naw Arleans PicaYnne


lFrom the Now Orleans Picayune.l
In our Friday mornings edition we
published the following, for which the
New York World is responsible
A resident Of Hartford, who died,
leaving his lady in condition which is
hoped her love for him rendered conso>
nant with her wishes, also left will that,
if the anticipated infant turned out to be
q boy. two-thirds of the estate should
be his, and the remaining third should
go to the widow; if on the other hand, a
girl should be born, tho widow was TO
have two thirds of the property and the
child one third But, with woman 8
aptituded for unnecessarily complicating
questions, the lady saw fit to bring forth
twins, of whom one is male, and the
other female And now all the lawyers
in the land are at loggerheads to decide
whether the boy shall have two,thirds
and the girl one-third Of the estates leav-
ing nothing for the mother. or whether
the mother can claim one>third for hav-
ing borne the boy and the other two
thirds for having the girl. DR.. Butler
| is reported to have suggested that the
simplest way out of the difficulty would
be to divide the property into six parts
-or say seven, and give him one.
Yesterday We called, upon w. II. SUIT
ton, of the firm Of Sutton, Powell Il Huey
of this city, who handed US the subjoined
solution of the puzzle, which we publish
for the edifcation of the disagreeing
| New York doctors of law:
Daughter, one-third.
| Mother twice much as daughter, two thirds
Son twice as much mother.
| Suppose the Hartford mans estate to be $40,
| 600:
| Daughter.
Motner twice tnat........
| Son twice mothers sshare...................4
$40, 90,
Daughters share .42S A.
Mothers share. 2s57 l.
$1,000
Estate automatically divided, ant
will be sustained.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02

IRON TELEGRAPH PoLE.-A new tel.
egraph pole has recently been patented,
which combines useful aud Ornamental
properties and is also chesp. This pule
is made Of galvanized iron tubes, which
can be packed one within the other like
a telescope, and therefore can be trans.
ported to distant points with great ease
and at moderate cost. For pole stan
ding fifteen feet out Of the ground the
section is three inches in diameter, the
second two and half, and the third sec.
tion one inch and quarter. The iron
pole, with insulating arms, it Is atatod,
always insures perfect current of eIec-
trieity, and its snbstitution in place Al
the present unsightly woodea pole = ~.
commended j ss.s s.s
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-02

A VERIrABLE FIRE-EArER.--They
have in Caroline county, Maryland ver~
liable FIRE eater named Coker, colored
man. The Eaton journal says of him:
Cocker the negro ire-eater from Caroline
county, was in Easton aud was induced
to give an exhibition of his fre-proof
qualities, of which so much had been
said. He Tapped his tongue several times
on red hot shovel, rubbed tho same hot
shovel on the bottom of his foot, and pour,
ed melted lead into his mouth, where he
let it remain until il hardened. There
was no legerdemain about tit was
done in the presence of a number of gen.
tlemen Immediately around him, and by
whom he was closely watched to prevent
imposition. A physician examined his
mouth but could fnd no evidence 81
burns, or that the heat had any affect
upon him. It is certainly wonderful,
and an examination Of his skin worthy
the attention of scientific men,"