The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-03-22

/ A TERRIBLE I.EsSoN.-Thcre Is 8
terrible emphasis in almost the lasI
word; which the parrici,le Ware utter
al when Oh the statf0ld. the other day
IF | had ever received halfthe atten-
ton before gOtinto prison That have
since. never would have been here.
Ills life and that of the whole family
was one of disgusting brutality. s1lml-
or. ignorance and lust TINT would have
diSgrlccd HOtentOt kl7ial. whereas 1t
MAS spent in New jersey village,
hardly an hours ride from either New
York or Philadelphia. lie knew no
thing of religion; the name OF Jesus
was only familliar as adding emphasis
to an oath. and the mysteries Of reye-
lation was as unknown to him aS the
language ofthc Ialnud. When asked
ifhe believed in Christ, he said, IL don
believe in Jesus, ] dOn'tknow nothing
about him." and with these words
fresh on his lips he was sent to his ac-
count. And yet we contribute our
hundreds of thousands {" the e;'lIse -nt
foreign missions.
II is said that there are enough flag-
ments OF the ''truc cross" in existence
to constitute a pretty good sized forest,
while none Of the leading cities of Eu-
rope is without thigh-bone of st.
Thomas, and the snutf-boxcS of Napo-
leon are sufficiently numerous to fur
ni'h one to every bald-llealed person
on the globe. \ relic-wor,hip is Il
mania which seems to have as strong
u hold on the popular affections now
a in the middle ages. so it does not
seem so very strange to hear that the
business of vending relies in Chicago
hts become an orglliAd made. There
are wholesale, retail and commission
merchants in this line. with rs strict
lines of temar,ation as in the oldest
established branches Of business.
Hairs from the tail of Mrs. O'Leary,s
COW are now IN order.
They.Mho respect themselves will
be hon0red: but they who do not care
about their character will he deSpi>ed.
MISUNDERSTANDING, like as
child, goes wandering over the
world. Fearless III its innocence. it l.
not abashed before princes. nor con-
founded by the wisdom of synodS.
Before it the blood stained warrior
sllea:llS his sword aud pllrks the lau-
rel from his brow; the midnight mlr-
derer turns from his purpose. and like
the heart-slnitten disciple, goes tut and
weeps bitterly. 1t bring' liberty to
the captive. joy to tlc murderer. free
dom to the slave, repentance and for
glvelles3 t" the sinner. hope TO the
ialnf-hearte,I. anl assurance to the dy-
Ing. Ii enters the hut Of the poor
man. and sits down with him AMI his
children; it makes them cOntentel in
the midst Of prlvati0nS, and leaves be-
hind an everlasting blessing. II walks
through the cities. amid all their pOmp
and splendor, their imaginable pride,
and their unutterlble misery. n purify
ing, cmobling. connecting and reme-
dying angel. 1t Is like tlie beautiful
champion Of childhood, and the conf
Portable associate of age. 1t ennobles
the noble; gives wisdom to the wise,and
new grace to the lovely. The patriot.
tine priest. the poet. and the eloquent
man, all derive their sublime power
from its influence. MFy Mpriu.
association has been formed for
the purpose of providing suitable
grounds near the city of Philadelphia
for camp-meetings and Sunday-school
excursions. One hundred and-forty
eight acres have been secured twenty
miles from the city. on the line Of the
Baltimore Central Railroad. and, it il
said. in every respect suitable.
The price ofa Bible in the time of
Edward |. was thirty seven pounds.
while the price ofa days labor was
three lmlt-pence at which rates it
would have taken laborer fifteen
years to earn Bible. We can not too
highly appreciate the privalege Of
cheap books.
Let parents make every possible cf-
fort to have their children 90 to sleep
in pleasant l,lmor. Never scoll
or give lectures or in any way wound
child's teelingsas 1t goes to bed. Let