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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
The Birthplace of American Manufac.
turing.

A correspondent of the Louisville
Cottrier-Joltr9aal, writing from Milton,
Mass, says 1t was at this locality,
the banks of Neponset, that American
manufactures had their birth. Here in
1873 was erected the first powder mill
by stock company, two of the incor
porators being clergymen. Here the
first Sitting mill, 4. e., for Sitting iron
and making nails, in ITO, and here
also, I believe, sprang into existence the
first cotton mill erected in America, and
here also the first paper mill was erect
ed in 1928. The locality in latter days
was peculiarly celebrated, however, for
the monopoly of four branches of
manufactures. In 1853 James Boies
commenced the manufacture of choco-
late, which some years laterfell into the
hand of Edmund Baker. This was the
only place in America that could boast
of chocolate factory, and believe, is
the only one on this continent
Thomas Crehoe made all the playing
cards used in America at his little fac
tory on the Neponset river, and to this
day the Bent water crackers are made
here precisely as they were made rs
years ago"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Crop Movements and Hard Times.

Out of the gloom and shadow which
settled upon the business of the country
like. q great paIl year ago, we are.
surely, if slowly, emerging into q.
| brighter light and more cheerful pros
poets. It is to be regretted, however.
that the lessons SO harshly learned dur
ing the past twelve months should in
SO many important respects be either
forgotten or misapplied. And in no.
instance is this to be more earnestly
deprecated than in the present attitude,
of the farmers West toward the mar
kets. Whether the result of granger
advice or influence or simply the conse-
quence of individual hack of fore
thought, it involves @ fatal error, both
of Judgment and action, She full effect
of which can scarcely be estimated It
is a violation of all the laws of trade as
well as of natural instinct Providence
in its benefcence having seen fit to
compensate us for our losses of last
year by an abundant harvest, we reck-
lessly and ungratefulfy throw the gift
in His face by refusing to market it.
This, not to put too fine o point upon it,
is what the Western farmers, who are
holding back their gram to-day for
higher prices. are aioing. And stupidity,
too. AS stupidity as the cheap
economic philosophers who at one time
were SO urgent with their advice to
the South to plant cotton short, SO as
to advance the price. We know what
happened when the crop WAS neces-
sarlly short. Our farmers now invite
similar consequences In respect tos
grain. They virtually abandon the,
Liverpool market to Russia, France.
Hungary and the other grain producing
districts OF Europe, where the harvest
has been as abundant as our own, and
with the provincial purpose, marrow
alike IN conception as IN the means of
carrying it out, of endeayoring 20 regu-
late the price in Chicago abandon to
rival traders the higher market, which
rules Chicago as readily as IL rules Lon
don or Manchester. 1t is, of course
annoying to the toiling farmer that. ha-
should be cheated of u full price for his
wheat by the idle speenla6or, but he
cannot remedy that state of things by
holding back his produce he simply
loses his market altogether.
GRAIN should be going forward freely
at the present time, while the canals.
are open and ocean frejghts exception
ally low. Even if the farmer does not
get the price he expected. the cheap.
transportation tells in his favor but
to sacrifice the opportunity thus af
forded to occupy the Liverpool market.
while it is still open. for the trivial
satisfaction of cornering the Chicago
specUlator, is suicidal It IS to be
BONE in mind, however, that it is only
In respect to wheat that we have this
great abundance. Corn, oats and bar
ley are deticient-the former, in fac
being SO much SO as 30 seriouslF aft se..
pork, farmers being unable to afford
feeding it to their hogs gs-Netg York.
Herald, Sept. IA.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Who Not to Marry.

Don't marry man who wears an eye
glass, or tight boots with high heels,
who curls his hair or his mustache, who
puts scent in his whiskers, or bleaches
his eyelids, who lisps, who has his fin
ger-nails long and pointed, carefully cut
in an almond shape, who wears four
button gloves, takes six and three
quarters and tells you SO, who, if he be
dark, wears red cravat, if he be fair,
sky blue one-there. is no surer indica-
ton of mans character than his neck
tie always look at that frst-who
has enameled visiting cards and a bril-
liant monogram, and who always wears
q rosebud in his buttonhole.
Don't marry man who keeps bull
dogs. He is sure to be like them.
Don't marry man who gets up early.
Nothing makes person SO insufferably
conceited.
Don't marry q man whom nobody ever
says any evil of. Be sure that he is a
poor creature.
Don't marry good-natured man.
/ Good nature is to man what the gilt
leaf naughty boys sometimes adorn a
/ sparrow with is to that unhappy bird.
AL the other sparrows get around him
and peck at him.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

ENGLISH RAILROADS. At the end of
last year there were in England and
Wales IL, 1863 miles of railway lines
open. The total capital paid up, in
Guiding shares, loans, ETC., was upward
of a49O, 600, 600; and the total number
OF passengers s:. o,ssa conveyed, eyed y including
of e40O, 600, 900. The total traffic re-
ceipts of the year amounted TO G47,-
OOO, 600: the working expenses were
nearly s26, ,O0O. 900, and the net traffic
receipts, G23, ,0O0, 900.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Birds Scarce in Switzerland.

A traveller writing from this beautiful
land, says of the birds: "Sparrows
and other small birds are caught for
food hereabout, and they are served at
our table in what they call polenta,
pudding of Indian meal. The pudding
is very good and has pleasant flavor
of Yankee cookery, but the poor little
birds are wanton sacrifice of life, for
the flesh of dozen would hardly suffice
for moderate mouthful. A gentleman
told me that while walking over q coun-
try estate he observed many small traps,
and on inquiring of the head-keeper,
learned that they werefor catching little
birds, and that therewe 27, 900 of them
on the estate, all of which were eaxm-
ined twice a day, and the catch sent to
market. In some places large nets are
used to capture these innocents, and
the dead birds find ready sale. After
learning these things, one does not
wonder that birds are so seldom seen
on the wing, and is also convinced that
the birds that remain alive and come
into such a country are creatures pos
sessing a very blind instinct, and no
vestige or reasoning power"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Young Men in Cities,

The Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton of Chicago has issued the follow
ing circular
s. CITY life holds out attractions which
continually draw young men from their
rural homes into our large cities, where
the enemy of souls is ever on the alert to
allure them into sin by the multitudi
nous devices and agencies which abound
in the city, and which are not suspected
by the unsophistocated until too late.
We desire to save all such from ruin,
and, in the furtherance of this object,
wish to call the attention of clergymen,
| parents and friends to our rooms and
the privileges which can be secured to
| young men, strangers, coming to our
| city, that they may have letters of in
| PRODUCTION to US. To become acquaint-
| ed with proper associates and mingle in
good society upon their first arrival in
| the city, is matter often of vital i'm
| portance. We are prepared to intro
duce all young men into any church of
the denomination which they have been
accustomed to attend, where they will
be at home at once and under good in
fuences. Our association is as vesti-
| bule to the church, to receive and dis
| tribute the strangers that come into our
midst, and we shall be pleased to meet
every young man that enters our city as
stranger. Our reading rooms are
at No. 14S Madison street, near LaSalle,
open every day from a. M. to 10 p. m, +,
having the principal papers and maga-
zines on file, and weQ-selected library
of $500 volumes.
"Young men wishing to spend their
evenings pleasantly as well as proftably,
are invited to the Lyceum for debates,
music, readings, ETC., every alternate
Tuesday evening.
"Our Employment Bureau is at No.
145 Fifth avenue. We would. however,
suggest to young men not to come to
Chicago for work, as there are at the
pesent time thousands of persons with
out employment. But our latch-string
is always out to all strangers visiting the
city, and We cordially invite them to
| call "
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
THERE are 5,671, 600 smokers in

THERE are 5,671, 900 smokers in
France, and their average consump-
ton is IL lbs. 2 OF. of tobacco each
yearly. Out of Is, s smoke pipes, s
cigars, and two cigarettes. The
total number of cigarettes consumed
is estimated at 204 milliards a year
or 8O5, 900, 900 per day, SO, 900, ,0OG
per hour, $685. per minute, and
6, 1928 per second put end to end, they
would give length of 2.057, $50 kilo-
metres, or 1875, ,916 miles, which is
about 514 times the circumference OF
the earth
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

WOMEN DocroRs.-The Saturday Re-
VieoO has maintained that sick women
do not usually wish to be attended by
women. An Interesting letter in the
London Times lately, signed s'A Sur
geon," seems to make it quite clear that
it IS a mistake. It tells that g in the
city hospital in London where women
can be attended by female physicians,
the inndx of patients is SO great that to
prevent the work from becoming al
together too overwhelming to the staff
and the resources of the hospital p it
has become necessary both to increase
the money payment and to enlarge the
buildings.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Number Of.
arrivals from
Num- Der Of
drricGts from

FRED MArHER, who sailed from this
country short time ago, having in
charge some 100, 900 young shad. in
tended for the streams of Germany,
writes from on board the steamer that
the fish all died of starvation. Another
attempt will be made to transplant shad
from American to German waters.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

How THEY GET HoRsE UP.-When
a horse falls down, fourteen men put
their hands in their pockets and ask
each other why they don't do something.
Fifteen other men advise the driver un-
til he is half mad, and two small boys.
stand by with their hands clasped and
an expression of determination wgitten
on every lineament. Then several men
ask why somebody don't hold his head,
until one old gentleman volunteers to
hold it. He steps forward calmly, bends
over the PROSTATE animal, and puts one
hand gently on his ear. The horse,
getting tired, raises his head suddenly,
the crowd laugh, and the old gentleman
seems to take no further interest IN the
proceedings. Then the horse, having
had all the fun he can has 9, rises like
tidal wave, and the crowd disperses.-
Forest and .Stf cam.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Emieration Statistics.

The following table gives the statis-
tics of the arrivals of emigrants at New
York since the beginning of the year
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

WHITE hands are nice, but willing
ones are nicer.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

A BAD habit to get into-A coat that
is not paid for.
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
Collectors Sale.

DY vIrtue and authority oi warrant issued kD and direc ected to me by Donald T. Warner U ss- lice of the Peace of the Town of Salisbury County of Litchfeld, and State of Connecticut, on the l6th day Of June A. D. 1873, commanding me to collect of each of the persons named in q list an nexed and attached to said warrant, his several proportion of the sum total of said list therein stated. the same being a tax or assessment agreed school district of said Salisbury regularly assem- bled on the Sth day of February A. D. 1S13 for the purpo-e of buying school site and erecting a s-hool house thereon And the Forbes Ore Bed Co, joint stock corporation located and doing business in said Town of Salisbury, neglecting and refusing to pay the sum at which they are as sessed and set In said list; Now therefore having levied this day said warrant upon the iron ore and mineral interest, belonging to said company In the following described lands situated in snid District and bounded as follows, viz: Bour ded northerly by lands of Catherine Selleck: easterly by lands of heirs and devizses of John NJ HoIley ana John c. Coffing deceased southerly by a straight line commencing in the center of the Lin way leading rom isbnrY Center to Lakey!lIe : thence to the center of the Davis Digging Co., 's onice, th9nce 62 . W to willow bush in tbe original line Of said brook thence 7T 1-2 W to polnt on said Co.'S. and what was formerly Geo c. Dodge's, line of land and westerly bvy lands belonging to the Hartford and Salisbury Ore cora pany, containing about three acres of land will 2sth day of April next mnsh of the iron ore md mineral interest In so much of the said land to gether with the privileges and appurtenances con- nected herewith as will raise the sum of fourteen hundred and four dollars, together with the legal charges and costs and my fees thereon
 Dated at Salisbury this 18th day of February, A. D. 1ST4.
 JAMES M. sELLECK.
 Collector Of School District No. 2, of Town of Sal.
 ishury. swss
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
House for Sale.

N WILL sell my house and one half acre of land, \ mere or less, In the village of Salisbury. Said house is new. Quilt less than two years agoO and Is very desirable place of residence, being handy to the Conn. Western railroad depot post office, school and churches. On the premsies Is veryarge cistern (holding 125 barrels0with an arrangement for Altering all water that goes into 1t. With a part payment down, the terms for this place will be found to be very easy. For further particulars enquire the place. F. w. VOSBURGH.
 Salisbury Jan. goth, 1874. 28tf
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
JOHNS CHURCH.

USUAL SERVECES-SUNDAYS 1O.30 A. Nj. 6.30 F. NJ. to alyo3* SAINTS DAYS-9A. M.
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
Eo or Sale.

HOUSE and lot also Carpenter Shop and Fur A1 niture ware rooms, with stock of Furniture, all of which will be sold at cost. c. H. BUNDY.
 Lakeville, Conn, Jan., 1874 26tf
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
N otice.
AA

FNNHIS fine and high bred colt will stand for N limited number of mares the coming season. at the farm of w. II. Barnum, Lime ROCK Conn "RlNALDO'' was foaled July 24th, 1870; is 15 hands inches high; weight 103o lbs; color bright bay; one hind foot white.
 Terms-$5000 to insure.
 Pedigree-By "Volunteer," he by Rysd,k's Hambetonian, dam Venus by Nonpariel, he by Cassius Nj. Clay. Pasture furnished for mares from distance. Accidents and escapes at the risk of owners. Address
 C. W. BARNUM, 31f Lime Rock Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
CONN. WESTERN RAILROAD
6R

A4Isz@A4s9A&-&M--Xz&Eax Commencing November 10th, 1878. GOING WEST. TRAINS LEAVE CANAAN. 900 A. M.-Connseting at Millsrton for New York. Leaves Salisbury at 9.z0 A. M. l2.SS A: M.-Connssting from Bridgeport, At Miilerton for PoMeshkespsie Albany and the West direct, and for Fishktn at SIS P. M. Leaves Salisbury at 1.19 P. N. 4.S5 r. M-Connseting from Pittsdeld, At Mil. lerton for New York.
 Leaves Salisbury at4.67 P. M. 6s80 P. M.-Connecting from Pittsneld. At Mil lerton with Express for Albany and the West.
 Leaves Salisbury at TIT P M> GOING EAST. TRAINS LEAVE CANAAN. 500 A. M.-Leavos Salisbury, 7.10 A. M. Con- meets at Canaan for Pittsdeld. lO.53 A. M.-Connecting at Winsted for BxidSe- port At Hartford for Wiuimantie, New London, Providence, New York & Boston Leaves Salisbury, 10. .SS A. N. Connecta at Canaan for Bridgeport. 3.O2 F. M.-Connocting from Bridgeport, At Winsted for Waterbury and Bridgeport. At Simsbury for New Haven, Weatneld, Hol yoke and Northampton. At Hartford foa Bristol, Willimantie, New London, New York, Boston and Saybreok, via C. V. R.R. Leaves Salisbury, 2.40 P. M. s'6S P. M-Leaves Salisbury, s.s0 P. N. For time at Way Stations and connections see posters.
 w. M. YESOUANS, SuR't.
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
NAUGATUCK RAILROAD.

The 2nd Passenger and Milk Trains. ''GouTH," connect with Conn. Western R. R. from mt1- lerGOM.
 All trains, "NoRTH," on the above table, con. meet with Conn. Western R. R. for MtlIe Iertom.
 G. w. BEACH Sup't
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
grobate Autires.

A T Court of Probate holden at Salisbury, with "A in and for the District of Salisbury, on the lTth day of February, A. D. 1874.
 Present, Silas B. Moore. Esq, Judge
 Estate of Dorr Decker, late of Saisbury, in said District deceased.
 The Adminis rator represents the estate insol- vent, and prays the appointment Of Commission. thereon: Whercupon,
 ORDERED-That Commissioners to receive examine and adjust the claims of the creditors of said estate, be appointed at the Probate Office in said Sa isbury on the 28th day of February, 1874, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and that all per sons interested in said estate may be notified thereof the Administration will cause this order Salisbury, and post copy thereof on the public sign-post nearest the place where the deceast d last dwelt in said town
 A true copy of Record,
 2w32 ALBERT MOORE, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
DISTRICT OF SALISBURY SS. PROBATE II COURT, February 3rd 1874

\ 1I COURT, February 3rd, 1874.
 Upon the application of James NJ. Silleck of said district, showing to this Court that he Is Trustee. by virtue of the last Win and Testament of Henry Clark, deceased, of the estate and prop erty of Charles II. Clark of said Salisbury. . mi nor belonging to said District, and that said mi nor is the owner of the following real estate viz That Certain Grist Flour Mill, together with all the water powers and privileges and land con nected herewith, situate in said Salisbury on tine southerly side of the highway leading from Sails bury Center to the Washinee Woolen Co.'s mill :: also small piece of land lying near said gris mill on the southerly side of said highway bound ed easterly and southerly by said highway, and easterly by lands formerly owned by Mrs Eliza Peet, and westerly by lands distributed to Mrs Marietta Clark. For q more particular description of said premises, reference Is made to the distri- button of the estate of said Henry Clark ,deceased on the records of said Probate Court, valued at about 3.0e0 dollars, showing just and reasonable cause for selling said real estate praying for an order, that he or some other meet person be en- powered to sell the same, per application on le. dated the 3,d day of February, iST4, full ly appears.
 oRDEkED-That the foregoing application be heard at the Probate Ofice, in Salisbury, on the Tth day of April. 1874. at 10 o'clock forenoon and that notice thereof ne published in some public newspaper where such real estate lies three weeks succesAivey, at least six weeks before said time assigned.
 Certified from record.
 s31 ALBERT MOORE Clerk
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
Choice Poultry,
Real Estate for Sale.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, LITCHFIELD O COUNTY, SS.
 EaiisbGrS. RistT5Gt Sf IIss
 Probate Court, Februry 7th, A. D. 1874.
 Estate of I homas A. Stiles, deceased, late of Salisbury in said District.
 Pursuant to order from tho Court of Probate for said District, offer for sale. and will sell, 80 much of the real estate of said deceased will raise the sum of Ave thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven 3l-l00 6. .S97. 1-100) dollars.
 The said real estate Is situate in the town of Salisbury, Conn.,, near the Center village, and comprises the Lyman farm of about ITO acres the old Homestead, lying on the west side of the highway leading, through said village, of about 80 acres; the new house and about acres of land lying west of the Conn., Western railroad the land lying east of said railroad of about 70 acres wood lot in Rossiter Hollow ot about 30 acres also the Spencer place, now occupied by John Hurd.
 All persons wishing to purchase any of the above real estate, are solicited to apply to the under sigEed.
 Aqmai1es"tor sfiIer dnceascd od Taos' Salisbury, Feb. 9th, 1874. 3ltf
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20
Farm For Sale!

The Farm belonging to the estate of Edmund Belden, deceased, situated in Canaan, containing 150 acres, and more If desired. The buildings are large and.in good repair, and water abundant at the house and barns. For particulars enquire o P. BELDEN' at South Canaan. yo2-28tf
 Jan. I9. 1873.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-19

GOLDEN Truths FROM TIE WHITE HOUSE
Serene as Summers day are those we'll
known and popular clothing men, Messrs.
Cohn 4 Isaacs, No. l6 south street, virginia
The world ways well with them. People appre
ciate their goods approve of their prices; and
admire their style of doing business. At the
WHITE HOUSE CLOTHING STORE are seen no
broils nor contentious with swindled tusto
mers returning moth-eaten and inferior goo,is-
No evasive protestations, that Il didn't sell Il
to you," and Il didn 'trecommendit," winding
up with "your eyes were your market, sir"
At the WHITE House old customers daily re-
turn, bringing their friends with them, who
also become good customers. OF course, to
some natures, it is very CALLING to see a new
establishment like the WHITE HOUSE open
right under their noses as it were, and achieve
a marked and brilliant success; taking in the
very start high position in public esteem
and gaining greater share of popular favor
and patronage than many houses that have
beed hammering away for years. However
these old houses should learn to grin and
bear it, Messrs. Cohn Il 1saacs do not allude
to these things in any spirit of pride or tri-
,iinph; they simply state facts for the public
good. They do not doubt that it is gall and
wormwood to their neighbors to have custo-
mers OF many years standing leave them and
give their patronage to the WHITE HOUSE
CLOTHING STORE, but manifestation of temper
is in very bad taste, and really has bad effect.
Being manfestly untrue it disgusts all hear
ers, and sends customers by scores to the
WHITE House. Such is life. SO mote it be.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-19

TRY Tiff any country needs
antidotes for chintz-bugs mere
commonly known as bed-bugs-it is
Nevada. Here is AN antidote, cheap
and safe, and in the reach of every
lodging-ho keeper who has the
energy to apply it: Hot SALTWATER
is a recent suggestion as an insect
icide. 1t will destroy red and black
ants, cockroaches, spiders, chintz-
bugs, and all the crawling pests
which infest our houses. Take two
pounds of alum and dissolve in
three or four quarts of boiling water;
let it stand on the fire till the alum
disappears; then apply it with a
brush, while nearly boiling hot, to
every joint and crevice in your
closets, bedsteads, pantry shelves,
and the like. Brush the crevices in
the floor of the skirting or mop
boards, if You suspect that they har-
Dor vermin. If, in whitewashing a
ceiling, plenty of alum is added to
the lime, it will also serve 10 keep
the insects at distance. Powdered
alum or borax will keep the chintz-
bugs at respectable distance, and
travellers in this country should al
ways carry a package IN their hand
bags, to scatter over and under their
pillows in places where they have
reason to suspect the presence of
such bed fellows.