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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-21
Miscellaneous
A Persian Vision of the Hereafter,
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n5 BY d. R. LOCKE. ! ! qlsHl

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Abou ben Adbem was annoyed
one morning by an elderly gentle
man, who desired to learn Of the
ideas the Persian sage had Of the
hereafter; particularly as TO the
style and quality Of people who
you'd be likely t0 reach q future Of
bliss. ,.a Hgs .st. .ia.u ia
Abou removed his chibouk from
bis lips, and moisteping bis throat
with long drsught Of srherbe't,
spoke, to him thus: J54b...
"My friend, many hundreds Of
years ago, when | was q compare
lively young man, ! dreamed one
night that I had shufiled off this
mortal coil, and was in the land Of
the hereafter. Methopght ! was
decently deceased, bad been gen
teeIly buried, and q tombstone had
been erected to my memory, on
which was Inscribed enough virtues
to furnish q dozen. | blusbed
spirit-blush when read that tomb
stone and discovered what an exem-
plary man | had been, and | like
wise wept a fpirit-weep when !
thought what loss the world had
sustained ip my death.
! ascended and was knocking at
the outer gate Of Paradise for ad-
mittance. The season had been a
very healthy one, for q National
Convention Of Physicians had been
drowned while taking q steamboat
excursion Oh the Persian Cult, 50
the doorkeeper had but little to do
while my case was being decided.
I whiled away an hour or two as
certainipg the whereabouts of my
old acquaintance, who had deceased
during the ten years previous.
There are . large number Of my
friendship here2', ! remarked, in
quiringly,Ia .ss.l ..lia Ga
L',6'Not very mapy,'' was bis pply.
''Ebp Becar is heR, LIsuppqseS,'
."Notany Ebn Becar,"I was the
answer. i gIi85 9gY u jill leiy
I'll am, surprised,p1eI answered.
"Ebn. Becar, the date-sel ler,iuot in
PARADISE! Be chesm, nos man in,
Ispshan was more regular jim his at
tendance at the mosque, and he.
howled his prayers like a ldqVNish.
lie was exceedingly jealous m'
keeping the faithful ina stbe line Of
duty ta.l d ar9laI-ay y2 1a
"TrpsJ!"' said the doqr-keepar,
.trpe. But, you 500, Ebn kept his
eagle.eye se iptently fixed og his
peighbo's tqet that his owr, got oft
the road, and when he pulled Up #
wasn't at the place he had calcu-
lated. His prayers were pleasing
to- a. true believer, shut, asiathey
were not backed aptbsdoingthAg
in nprop0rtion, they failed itohpassI
cllFrehtherB.'s'9d1 ,gra> y o .7Iot
IN .IFowfardd itu@ith fEahE,l ,lithe
scribe FISwasOha -Atiomah
acknowledgements poor than lies'hdi
@5t~Hahs aid give manylslrskd kdlsisbI
Ube peotsAth Seasabut saRssItteI
IwsyAa gavs& thatspSlleditAe esf
feet of bis charities. He GaFslust
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w'll bet | could have beat, you,'

"l'll bet ! could have beat. you,
said Mckewen.
"I'll bet You could not do i
now,p retorted Fritz. I saf 4aF
"What'll you betpp said Me
Kewen. Y
aTwo hundred and fifty dollars,
l said Fritz. .,i...a
/. ''Dope,,' said McKewen, and th'
details Of the match were quickly
arranged. It was agreed by theil
friends that the two should shoot
at 1000 marbles, and the man who
pumped out 600 marbles first
should be declared the winner.
The news flew around the neigh.
borhood, and a crowd gathered SC
rapidly that it was necessary to
slut the doors Of the barber's shop
and admit only d limited number
| Of spectators. Mr. Bogert, a
mutual friend, was referee. a ring
was chalked Oh the floor, and the
rules Of the game were settled.
They tossed q penny to decide
whether they should shoot twenty
five marbles at each inning or one
hundred. Fritz was in favor OF
one hundred marbles, but Nc
Kewen's friends would not agree
on account ofhis size. So great is
his obesity he was obliged to shoot
III d peculiar position. Every time
he STOPPED to shoot It was necessary
for another man to be ready with a
chair, which he placed in front of
McKewen to support him, as he
knelt on one knee and sent bis alley
spinning over the tiye yards at. the
taws IN the ring. The pebny came
down for twenty-five shots to the
inning, and McKewen's hackers
began to book their bets Another
toss decided that he should have
the first shot, and the betting on
him was one hundred to eighty.
McKowen ledotf, shooting at his
% marbles, hitting l0tahd missing
Is, which were scored to him.
Fritz followed, hitting 8 and
missing II. Bets on MeKewen
rose, l25 to rs. The next round
McKewen was not so skillfnl, per-
haps too much elated. striking 10
marbles out of the ring. Fritz. was
more careful and plumbed ont "a.
This sent the betting apttwo toione
in the Dutchmsn's favor. The
game continued with varied sue
ao ao.;nos nno ho;rn tLo
GsSS' :, .sr;,s and annot;nes H he ,ha o.ha" @
'asJ'i MI tbo ~ oxn;ration of half tLn
49, 49, '''c ''';.h Sn;t'' ahool 10 ," .n
H. pJo'' T;ma T;Sn J i bonrs ~ and NJ III a.
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y !, 'ns su,p,lle gS :, q ag moiNs"gn w e,
looSeu az iif9i, aI y " tVSe "liu Te..H
anu cool \, az nay way nlol,'l' .s.1
,ookel Z llHIle 'po ~, 5,1 SScIyeu @ i lo5 ny
kaoWllg ! olIes. NcmeNgn ~ en-, .ea s., o
6,i ni0.lil -, eJIISS ,rlsSnS y, 49, ~ s'ui
S'7l Uernian az ,,,', .o,lowep' ieuncl q ~
., score oy inV'tlhg 'g F, ana missing g.
lhe scores varied, but the adVan-
taoa was clearly IN the fat mans
"a1 :, 80; 80 ~ h..,..I.'li sl1 . " ri,
sac as 'ne gsIne p'ogieSseu. l..l lile
y WohOyhs greaLeF powers
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Old Rye's speech.

=.ta VAu hJtR SkyceeHs
.----
iyH'I was made to be eaten qs1
And not to be drank;
10 be threshed in a barn,
Not soaked in a tank.
~ come as a blessing,
81 ~ When put through a mill !;
Nj As a blight and q curse r...,,,,
When run through a still.
Make me up into loayes, il
.a And your children are fed;
But if into a drink,
Twill starye them instead.
In bread, I'm a servant, r
The eater shall rule;
In drink, | am master,
The drinker fool.
Then remember the warnings:
My strength TN employ,
If eaten, to Strengthen; E
If drank, to destroy.
4.EtE i, ..sfi " ,,s.
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seHIW III NTTIHIlNFI y.TF4. ssF'Es ~ ~
4 h little grill asked aaantninistury
'tIOo yOutthink my father will %
I'd beAVehy" %Wby, YES, mY ckild.
Why doYog,aSk, We'll hecRqse
H,ha don't have bis owB@as there's
be wont stay l6nggi iwssthakiAp
The Portland daily press., 1874-09-10
News and Other Ttems.

The Martini-Henry rifle, which has been
adopted as the weapon of the British army,
kicks so badly that loud>outcry has been rails
ed againstit since the last Wimbledon compe-
tition and the military autho rites are engaged
in experiments for lessening the recoil.
At place known as Gold Run, on the line
of the Central Pacific Railroad, nearly all the
Inhabitants have for some time been using the
so-called wild coffee, and pronounce it very
much the same in favor as Costa Rlca, and are
substituting it for the imported article.
An International congress of hairdressers has
been held at Dresden. Unfortunately a propo
sition to discourage parting the hair in the
middle was voted down. The assembled Ear
tists' had no desire to have a brush with a
numerous class of their patrons.
Snooks's boy heard him say the other day
that that there was money in hens, and he pro-
ceeded to investigate the old mans poultry
yard He had gone through a dozen fine speci-
mems when the old man descended upon him.
and the boy now wonders if there's balm in
Gilead.
Z A new association is about to be formed in
England by the Evangelical churchmen and
dissenters, to be called the United Protestant
Alliance and to have for its objects ''the band
ing together of all sections of Pedestrians
against the attempted revival of superstitious
teachings and the protection of Protestant i'll
terests in all parliamentary reforms"
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hay, was totally destroyed by fire Monday af-
ternoon. Loss $500. No insurance.
By premature explosion at the stone qnar-
~, Tenants Harbar, Tuesday afternoon, Chas
Shields, resident OF Rockland, was seriously
injured. 1t is feared his eyesight is entirely
destroyed.
OXFORD COUNTY
At the County Lodge of Good Tempars held
in Buckfield, Sharon Robinson of Turner. was
elected W. G. T. Henry Bonney of Hebron. ".
S. and James Irish of Hartford, w. 7.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The search for Sewall P. Harrington of Glen
burn, who has been missing since the Dist ult.,
has been continued at intervals ever since, but
no trace or clue indicating his whereabouts has
been obtained He was at work at the time of
his disappearance for Mr.. Moses Parsons of
Glenburn, and started outin the afternoon to
cut bushes on lot on the Pushaw road.
Monday afternoon Charles B. Prouty of
Veazie, was before the Police Court for an as
sault on his brother, Melvin Prouty. Charlie,
who is about 25 years OF age. Went into the mill
atsVeazie and requested Melvin.to pay or assist
him in paying a certain debt, and received a
reply which angered him, whereupon fight
commenced, when Charlie bit piece out of
Melvn's lip. A warrant was procured, and
the cannibalistic Charles was arrested He
was bound over to the next term of the Su
preme Judicial Court his father furnishing
bonds.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The bridge on the Somerset Railroad at Nor
ridgewOck is completed, the rails laid and an
engine has been run over it. Men are at work
on the roadbed between Norridgewock and
Madison which with the exception of one Of
two road crossings will be ready for the sleep
ers this week. 1t is understood that President
Aver is now in Boston negotiating for the iron
and there is every prospectof the cars rnnnin.
to Old Point before Christmas.
The Portland daily press., 1874-09-10
Current Notes.

Letters received at Washington, in private
ports of the southern outrages fall far short
of the truth. The information comes from
some Of the most trustworthy southern peo-
pie.
There is one remedy for kuklux lawless-
ness which ought to be fearlessly applied by
Congress. AS these outrages in the South
upon colored people are tolerated to the end
that the Democrats may defeat the Republi-
can candidates for Congress, the House of
Representatives ought to exclude every one
whose election was brought about by intimi-
dation of voters, or wherever the freedom of
election was substantially interferred with in
that way.-LOuisciNe Commercial.
Think of that hoary old sinner, the old
Democratic party, accusing the Republican
party of pretending to be saint! Caliban
delivering lectures on purity and beauty would
hardly be parallel. Worcester Spy (Rep. }.
Resumption would have come long ago if
the people had been ready and willing. 1t
will never come until they show themselves
ready and willing. Financial education must
begin with them and not with Congress.
Congress has reflected their views in the past
and will continue to reflect them in the fut-
NAS' N'S' WNNoS OOe1 feUt N4tCps/s
If the state authorities cannot give the
same protection to the colored that they ex-
tend to the white citizens, power that is
strong enough to do SO will unquestionably
interfere in their behalf The day for the op-
preston of men and women on account of
race and color in the UNITED States is past,
and communities in which it is practiced will
be reached even at the cost of State lines and
Observation-Disclosures Commercial Ind
About every eight years our people get car
ried away with gided trappings, sheet-iron
thunder, brass bands, and infamed calico
banners. That sort of clap.trap won't do
this year. Good candidates, organization,
and hard work only will bring victory. See
that it's done.-Ne,c York Commercial Ad-
certiser (Rep.)
The curse of its evil destiny is upon the
Democratic party II has Diun1ereu on rom
one disastrous defeat to another by doggedly
adhering to obsolete traditions and principles
that ought to have been utterly repudiated
fourteen years aego, and as in 1868 so again
in 1874 it is perp trating the still more pro-
digious and disastrous mistake of repudia.
ting the one sound and living principle of
the Democratic faith to which it should
have steadfastly adhered.-St. Paul Press
(ReD.
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STATE NEWS.
ANDROSCOGGTN COUNTY

ANDRoSCOGGIN COUNTY.
A. L. Templeton has been elected Cashier of
the First National Bank, Lewiston.
In the case Of F. J. Folsom of Lvermore
Falls, against the Etna Insurance Co., the ref
erees awarded the plaintiff the sum of So, 757.-
10, virtually the full amount claimed.
The Lewiston Journal understands that an
effort is being made to get the rolling stock of
the "Buckfeld branch" from the road before
the gauge of the Grand Trunk is changed.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Methodist camp-meeting at Hododon be-
gan Tuesday, and will hold over the 14th.
The Democrats in the Lincoln and Patten
district will not nominate a candidate for Rem
resentatve this year, but will attempt to widen
a split in the choice of Republican nominees.
giving their support mainly to A. G. Ingersoll
in opposition to VIM. c. Clark.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
press Correspondence
OF the 100000 of stock in the Lockwood cot
ton factory at Waterville, all but $4,000 has
been already subscribed. Mr.. Lock wood him
self subscribing $4,000 and r. b. Dunn an
equal amount.
The work at Ticonic Falls, Waterville, of
building piers for the new iron railroad bridge
has already commenced, and trains no longer
pass over the old bridge
KNOX COUNTY. ass5
A barn owned by Winthrop Ames, Green's
Island, Vinalhaven, and containing ten tons of
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
DIR. SCHENCK'S
PuImonic Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic, and
Mandrake Pills,

These medicines have undoubtedly performed more
cures of Consumption than any other remedy known
to the American public. They are compounded of
vegetable Ingredients and contain nothing which can
be injurious to the human constitution.
Other remedies advertised as cures for Consump-
tion, probably contain opium, which is somewhat
dangerous drug in all cases, and If taken freely by
consumptive patients, it must do great injury; for
its tendency is to conine the morbid matter in the
system, which of course, must make cure impossi-
Bile.
Schencks Pulmonc Syrup is warranted not to
contain particle of opium: 1t is composed of pow
erful but harmless herbs, which act on the lungs,
liver, stomach and blood, and thus correct all NOR
bid secretons and expe all the diseased matter from
the body. These are the only means by which Con-
sumption can be cured, and as Schenck's Pulmonic
Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills are the
only medicines which operate i'll this way it is obvl-
GUS they are the only, genuine cure for Pulmonary
Consumption. Each bottle of this invaluable medi-
cine is accompanied by full directions.
DR.. Schenck is professedly at his principal office,
corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia every
Monday, and at the Quincy House, Boston, ON the
following Wednesdays June 10th and 2i.h, July 9Th
aud I'D, and August 9th and 10Th.
me12 eod&w1vsn11
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CLERKS AND THE MILITIA LAW IN KEN
TUCKY.-Owing to the Lancaster disturbances
the Kentucky militia were called out. and thu
consequence tho absence from their civil
posts of many of the Louisville clerks. Their
military duties keeping them from their more
penceful business several weeks, their employ
ers grew FESTIVE, and in some cases threatened
to discharge their men unless they returned inn
mediately to the desk and counter. This was
promptly met by Col. w. L. Clarke, command
ing the troops in Lancaster, who in a notice
telegraphed to the Courier-J journal, gave the
uneasy business men to understand that unless
they behaved themselves he would appeal to
the Governor to draft these very gentlemen
themselves, besides prosecuting them under the
provisions of the State Guard law. The effect
was salutary.
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TALLY unit for all the schemes of this nature
and that upon the small Part of the other Sec
ton necessary to the purpose there will be
brought to bear the tremendous influences of
vast and consolidated pecuniary Interest for
the avaricious and a vast and copsolidated.po-
ltical interest for the ambitious, the situation
seems by no means free from peril. Where
can be found the organized and efficient OPP
position required to protect the country from
these formidable aggressions but in the Re
publican party? Can you trust it to the
Democrats, mad with long thirst for power
the old time and natdral allies of the south
erners?
And so we might 60 on through the whole
list of questions which engage or may engage
public attention. But these are enough to
show good tendency ON the one side and a
bad one on the other and so lead the voter
to safe practical conclusion.
THE dramatic critics of certain New York
papers object to Miss Julia Seaman because
she doesn't make successful devil. With
out entering into discussion as to the JUS
tice of condemning woman for the lack of
satanic qualities, we will content ourselves
with considering the reasonableness of their
objections. 1t should be promised that Miss
Seaman has just appeared in the role of Sa-
tan in the drama of The Deluge, now on the
boards at Niblo's Garden. The critics ad-
NIT that she has beauty, intelligence, fire, I'm
agination and force, qualities which, to the
mind of the unprecedented observer, go to
make up pretty good devil, and one destined
to be highly successful in her chosen voca-
ton; but these captious critics object to her
because she is "a mammoth copy of Lydia
Thompson" Now we submit-with all due
regard for brunettes---that III. S. NJ, the
Prince of Darkness, could not more effectual-
ly disguise himself than by an appearance in
the form of 'golden blonde" and that in
that shape he would be eminenty calculated
for pitfall and a snare in the path of the
stronger sex, at least. 1t is further objected
that the lady in question has the voice of an
auctioneer. AS the devil is popularity sup
posed to be engaged, the major portion of his
time,i bidding off human souls at ridiculous
ly low prices, that objection must surely fall
to the groun1. 1t seems to us that Miss Sea-
man is much abused woman, and that,
whatever carping critics may say, she has, by
their own showing, developed wonderful sa-
tanic capabilities.
The Portland daily press., 1874-09-10
Take Courage, InvaIids.

Pain and weakness produce dependency, and the
invalid who is laborng under bodily torture debility
and mental depression at the time is indeed in
pitiabe condition. But let all who are thus situ-
ated take heart. balm is provided, both for their
physical and mental inrmaties in Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. Among the commonest sources of pain,
uneasiness and melancholy are the diseases which
affect the stomach, the liver, the alimentary CANAL
the nerves and the muscles, snch dyspepsia, bill
ious disorders constipation, headache, hysteria and
rheumatism, all of which yield readily to the regu-
lating, invgorating and purifying influence of this
peerless vegetable tonic, stimuant and restorative
Take courage. sorrow full invaids; you will find the
hep you need in Hostetter's Bitters.
The Portland daily press., 1874-09-10

A TERRIBLY DELIBERATE SUICIDE. - At
West Troy, N. Y, on Monday afternoon, a
man named Martin Supple, so years old, resid-
ing with his family in that village,l took his
own life in manner that exhibits a terribly
deliberate purpose For some, days he had
manifested much depression of spirits, and on
the day in question took an old musket which
he loaded with double charge. He then
placed the stock in a vice, securing it in de-
sired position at full cock, after which taking
off one boot and stocking, he affixed with a
piece of cord loop from the trigger, in which
he inserted his big toe, then leaning forward
until the muzzle pressed against his left breast,
directly over the heart, he pressed his toe down
ward, the piece was discharged and he was
launched into eternity. His left breast was
shockingly mutilated and burned, and two of
his ribs were blown completely to fragments.
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E L E @ T / O n
Monday, September 18th.
NOMINATIONS ON FIRST PAGE.

EVERY regular attacho of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley L.
Pullen Editor. ali railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confel favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
Journal as we have information that several 'bum-
mers" are seeking courtesies in the name of the
Press, and we have no disposition to be, even pas
sigey, party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1874-09-10

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address off the writer are in
ali cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
munications that are not used.
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w H I II e.
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