The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-29
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the daily press OF New York.
A lumber schooner hailing from
a Texas port is commanded by
young woman.
The Virginia Educational .Assoei-
alton have voted against teaching
girls algebra.
a little Janesville girl lived tin
she was nine years old, and then
kindled a fire with kerosene.
Kate Field is spending the
Summer with SIR Charles Dixie,
the English Republican leader, il
London.
Miss Ida Greeley is developing
literary Tendencies BY making trans
lations from French authors for the
Daily G7opbjc.
A Cincinnati paper states that
the finding Of a small gold lockst
in ponnd of saussge mest explains
the mysterious disappearance Of o
young lady Of that city.
Fred Grant went through La
Crosse, Wis, not long ago, pass
ing one night in the place, and now
a girl at whose house he stopped
claims that she is engaged to him.
\ Titusyille (penn.) girl, thir-
teen years old, made her father
drink, stole 500 from him, and
ran away with sailor, and tried
to commit suicide when oyertaken.
The most successful bee cuiturist
IN Iowa liz a woman, Mrs.. Ellen =.
Taper, OF Des }ioines. She is .
niece of Henry Wheaton, the we'll
known writer Of International law.
Miss Fannie w. Roberts, y
licensed preacher who has charge
ofa church in Kittety, Me-, has
been given authority BY the Gov
ernor and Council to solempize
marriages. She is the first woman
ever thus empowered in that State.
Foraeardd,l0 Mgsnnous Eol}H
By Jove, yon know, upon my
word, now, if | were to see a ghost.
von knew, | should he cEsttpr;nv
idiot for the rest of my lite.
Mgeaio"S lEaj@ra (dresmiIy}
Have yon seen a ghost?
a well-dressed and seemingly
we'l-educatei lady has taken pos
session OF the Bouaparte mansion
at Bordentowu, n, J., claiming to
be the nearest llteal representative
Of Napoleon. The agent OF the
property is absent and the parties
IN charge are at loss what to do.
NOT As BEAurFuL AS OUR
FANCY PAINTED 'iHRa.--Ths ir.
cassisn women, accorii & to Mrs..
Harvey, are not ~ beautiful as
as our fahcy has painted them.
They usually wear op>e Turkish
trowsers, made Of white cotton, and
a peculiarly trighttnI upper gar
ment Of dark cloth, like the cont.
worn by iIigh church cler-ymeu.
\ blue ganze veil il thrown over
tie head, and their hair, which is
long aud thick, is worn il Two
heavy pIaits, which hang down M-
hind The beauties who obtain
such great reputation in Constarti-
uople almost invariably come from
Georgia ard TIE va eys near ii
'icrunz. IN th,~e DISTRICTS the
women lave iihs eyes ahd c,.iI,-
plexions. Y heu Sjr. Harvey cane
to eee the beauGie~ they lad all
becn sold. The traders arl.,e
early IN the year, and ilcaeslan
parents do not objec: to d;,pu.c Of
their daughters 'or consideration:
they otiy do it with more candor
and less cant than l}elgr4yan par
ehtS. 1t Is Sarl that the "ulool-
eyed beantiee" themselves ave rather
glad to escape trom the tedium Of
home life, and do not obi,ct 10 l~-
Ing purchased by rich iaoIa.
A Methodist minister on, West
was invited to take tva BY member
Of his circuit. The food cot!slsted
Of cake made Of Indian meal.
When the elder opened bis slice, he
noticed some feathers IN it.
"it seems to me, sister" aid lie,
that your Johnny.cake is Gathering
out.
"rhere," the hostess replied. II
told my husband the other day