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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
Purest White, any Shade or Color.
WaItham Watches.

These celebrated Watches have been
greatly improved during the present year,
and several new sizes added to the list.
The stem-winding and setting attachment
can now be had with any gradCor size and
all the old established grades of kcy-wind-
ers are also made as before. Any one who
contcmplates buying watch, either now
or in the future. should send for our new
Descriptive Price List, which Is now ready
and sent free. This describes all the
Watches, large and small, Ladies and Gen
tlcmcns'. Gold and Silver, with prices of
each. and contains besides information i'll
relation to watches useful TO every one. 1t
also explains in full our plan of sending
single Waltham Watches at low prices to
any place in the Union by mail or express,
with he bill to collect on deliVeIy-with
privilege to the purchaser to open the
package and examine the watch before
paying, and with no obligation to take it
unless entirely Satistacto ory. Thousands
have obtained genuine Waltham Watches
| from us in this way and all have received
| full value for theirmoney. A large assort-
/ ment of extra heavy cases for the Pacific
| trade always on hand. Every one should
| send Tor Price List. as the farther you
| live from New York the more advantage il
| is to deal with us. When you wrste please
/ mention that the advertisement was seen
| in the Albany, Oregon, REGISTER. Address
| HOWARD & CO., No. 222 Fifth Avenue.
New York. ton3v7
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23

Heavy fires have been raging on
some Of the mountains southeast OF
Yakima City
The Medical Society of Washington
Territory meets at Seattle OH the 21st
inst.
A foot race for $500, between men
weighing over 250 pounds, was fea-
turc of the Fair at Boise City.
r. w. Bennett. Governor of Idaho,
announces himself as an independent
candidate for Delegate toCongress from
that Territory.
Messrs. Marshbanks &c Davis, of
Wasco county, have bought out Ad.
Edgar's stage route between the Dalles
and Canyon City.
Frank Stott. Esq, of Hillsboro, is
lying dangerously i'll at his fathers res
idence at Wapato. He is suffering
relapsed attack of typhoid fever.
A Jealous preacher up the valley
prayed for ''the poor unfortunates
who were confined in asylums, hospi-
tails, prisons and the Legislature.
tits understood that Mr.. O'Mear,a
late editor of the Bnlletin. Is doing the
heavy writing for the Puget Sound
| Courier.
Thef commenced Monday of last
| week to build telegraph line from
Silver City toSouth Mountain. Owy-
hee county. Plat Burr has contract
ed to put up the line
| At the Boise Fair. which was most
| ly races, some very slow time was
made by trotters, the best beinp 3:1411a,
| but a 2-year old made a mile, rulnging
| in In which Sc YrotfV epOOh
The splendid ship, Hestern Shore,
was safely launched at North Bend,
Coos county, on the 10th inst. She sat
OH the water beautifully and is the fin
est ship ever built north of San Fran
| cisco.
\ Burr Smith, boat builder at San Ju-
an, died suddenly October 18th at the
English Camp, of heart disease. Mr..
Smith bnilt the schooner Farorfte,
steamers Emma and Maucle. and many
other vessels plying in Puget Sound
and British waters.
A farmer from Chehalis county in
forms the Transcript that the wheat
crop in his vicinity was not half a
crop. The heads appeared to be
plump and full, but upon thrashing
did not turn out half as well as he ex-
pected, being hardly worth the trouble
of harvesting in some places.
Messrs. Powell, who reside on the
upper Nisqually. about thirty-five
miles from Yelm Prairie, left on Mon
day last TO trap tor furs, along the
streams further up mountains. They
annually obtain large numbers of OF
ter->mink, bear. beaver and other furs,
which they sell in Chicago.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23

OREGoN'S GENIUSES. of patents
issued from the United States Patent
Office to the citizens of the State of
Oregon for the week ending Septem-
Der 9th, 1874:
Brackets for Dentists Chairs, Geo.
w. Gray, Albany.
The pivoted upright standard bears
a tube through which passes a sleeve
or feathered slide, carrying a grooved
arm, all held in position by thumb
screws. The grooved arm is connected
to tube, which in turn is connected
by ball and socket-joint with table or
tray.
Car-Couplings, H. E. Smith, Port
land.
Hay and Cotton Presses, E. L. Arm
strong, Baker City.
Pressure attained by a drum-axle
and ropes. A ratchet-wheel in its
middle is worked by double paw
lever.
C1od Crushers, William P. Ander-
son, Albany.
The frame is nearly square, with
three sets of cross-bars. Each pair of
bars carry wire teeth, inclining back
ward and downward, each succeeding
set of teeeh being placed closer to-
gether than those in advance.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23

THE SKELETON MANIA.-The mania
for ''thinness'' has of late years seized
upon the young Partisan ladies, and
has been carried on to an extent that
has seriously injured their health,
They have declined all solid food,
ard existed on sweets and pastry.
This phantom fashion, as it has been
called. has already made some martyrs.
One of the most brilliant actresses has
lost her good looks through the starv-
ing diet to which the Moloch of fashion
condemned her, and another had mar
row chance of losing her life. Fortu-
nately, however. the high rate of NOR
tality among these French votaries of
Banting has aroused the attention of
lookers-on. and a stop will probably
be put to the absurd practice before
long. 1t has been called the ''rrans-
parency" fashion, since its object was
to render its followers as much as
possible like anatomical studies.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23

s'Put beggar on horseback and he
will ride to- the devil. Establish
mendicant upon the uppermost section
of charger, and he will transport
himself to Apollyon.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23

The table of Sewing Machine Sales for
1873 shows that our sales last year ann
Ouutcd to 282,444 two hundred and
thirty two Thousand. four hundred and
forty-foWr} Machines. being large in
crease over the sales of the previous year
tlS72.l
The table also shows that our sales Ex-
ceetl those amy other Company. for
the period named, by the number of II3.s
2J4 Machines, or nearly doablc those of
any other Company.
Ii may be further stated that the sales
OF 1873 aS compared with those of IS12,
show relatively larger increase, beyond
the sales OF other makers, than OF any
For instance in 1872 we9goId Il. 600 more
Machines thauany yotherConlpany, where
as. i'll 1873, the sales were
II3,254 Machines in Excess of our
Highest Competitors.
These figures are all the more remark
xblc, for the reason that the sales OF the
principal Companies in 1873 are less than
their sales in IS73= whereas. as has
been shown, oar sales have largely
Increased.
The account of sales iS from slcGrn returns
made 10 the owners of the Sewing Machine
Patents.
It will hardly be denied. that the superb
GRITTY of the SINGER MACHINES is fully
demonstrated At all events that their
popularity in the household is unques-
tiOnablc.
Name of No. Sold. or
iaer MasRinS M !I!s !sIa e In ReeTs1ss
Secor i5,rt s \ n. CO.. o.. 5li $3.50 1913
w. & w. Mf'=s Co...l74.USS 1919 De. 81. .S9S
Domestic :. VI. Co.. 1861 40,I4 - 9.4+0
Grover n Baker Co. 5000 36,l19 9 l5.S31
Weed ). NJ. Co... 42,44 2l,169 g 20675
Wilson :. NJ. CO... -, ,6G6 2l.247 g 1,419
How Machine Co. mo rcturEsl
Wilcox 4 Gibbs 60. - tS9 lj.SSl I" HES
American i. IL Co. $3.50 II, IS2 s. 4.I4S
F1orence s. NJ. Co. 15,1a3 $3.50 '' 6.S;E3
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
81 Union Square, New York.
Titus, BOurgardcS IL Co.,
Agents, Albany, Oregon.
aprl1'I4
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
.SunincI, Items.

A correspondent writes that Brahms
pullet belonging 10 Mrs. Urias Bonner.
laid Two egg. At one se,ting-or laying
last Saturday. One egg measured :
by SIS inches and weighed OF AL OF.
the other Was 81 4 by 6 IA. and weighed
2 ozs.
The Leviston Journal says, Monday
morning. the mercury stood At 3Sdeg be-
low zero at Summertime lowest point
reached Tor ears.
And now, Alden Bsrrell, OF Hartford,
takes the witness stand in favor OF biday.
January. 1873. he commenced with
twelve hens aud one turkey; within one
year lie realized from poultry old, S4H
81; from eggs sold. $50; total s77 81
has now twenty. four hens. five turkeys.
His wife is the general superintendent OF
the hennery. and makes it pay
Que oil Elmer Frazier's hens played
him foul trick. recently. While ut his
barn, some hours before day, he noticed
that one Of His hens LETT the perch and
came into the floor. and from thence To
the scatold. lie, with true politeness.
held the light for her. She. in turn, gen
erously presented him nice lrssh egg
for breakfast. Who says now that hens
can't appreciate Kindness
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Vest Refhef Items.

Mr.. Isaac Morrill, had the misfortune
to break his leg last week while At ~orA
in the woods hauling ship timber. He was
brought home. some 80 miles. before
having il set. when DR.. c. L. Wiley was
called 10 set the limb He is now doing
~ well ~ could be expected.
A. 5 Bean * Co. are putting new
engine into their birch mill. the first one
not being of sufficient power to carry the
machinery.
l.. F. Grover close, hi. singing school
with a concert II the church on Tuesday
evening.
Last week was the coolest of tho sea.
son.
A. A. Grover, who hiss teamed ior
twenty years. more or less on the road
between Mason aud West Bethel, says hr
never saw better sledin. thsn there is al
the present time on that road.
NJ. John Mason OF this place. man
IS years old. is still shle to take care OF
his COW, and DO some work al his trad"
OF coopering. while his wife about the
same age. does the house work.
hr. Sylranus Bartlett, aged about
eighty years. thdugh somewhat cnieebled
i. still able 10 do some work. Some
Yeas ago he waa riding in y sleigh. and
met "a mao aud woman IN rather bad
place 10 turn out. when the gentleman
says to him. 81 Am All old man seventy
years old, and YOU will have Ia get by
rs lest you can" Very well."Says Mr..
Bartlett IL am only serenity nee" and
Immediately, stepped out OF his sleigh.
set il out OF the road and let the old man
pass along,
TItou Is. Heath another OF our aged
men. still, links the p .st with tue present.
Norway AdcerttSer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
"unte,. and its Eiements.o

PROF. WM. ELDER of Colby University.
delivered the last lecture In the Paris
Hill course. upon Water and its elements.
last Friday evening.
The lecturer first explained the laws oil
evaporation. and those which govern the
hea.ing and cooling o: water; making
mention OF tho oceanic elements. and oi
the dew. Aller showing how these laws
balance each other. and net AS a check
upom themselves. Toy bringing into opera
lion their currela:iye laws. he drew the
lesson which is taught by these things.
namely that rs every thing In nature was
thus in,eligently organized and con
Quoted. there must be an Intelligence
which formed aud which now rules all.
This fict was repeatedly pressed home.
Us the Prof.. unfuldcd the properties oil
water. and showed how each OF these
MAS just such a. Is needed by
man, IRON those in The ocean TO those
in the snow fake.
By means Of powerful Groves bat
terry the Professor iecomposed water.
snd with the gases thus obtained per
formed two experiments 10 show the
properties OF Oxygen aud Hydrogen
A large number OF other experimental
were also presented TO the
audience. among which were the Drum
mond and Calcium lights, burning OF
steel, aud carbon in Oxygen. and OF
several metals. by means oil the Oxy-
hydrogen blowpipe.
Colby University is fortunate 10 securing
The services OF man OF Professor Elders
character, as instructor ia the natural
sciences. lie cannot tail TO give the best
jf information concerning scientific
subjects. and nj the same time impart
healthy religious tone TO the students
Iuder his change.
Il ans OF our young men are undecided
NTH regard la inc college in which they
hail pursue their studies, we cannot but
recommend this institution 10 them. rs one
n which they will receive such education
rs will uiskc them true men, and scientists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Our academies.

uEBRuN ACADEMY will commence It's
Sprn. Term on the 2ilh inst. under lh,
continued charge OF + MOODY and e.
c Purin2tun with valuable corps OF
assistants I'm, Institution has been ~
!ua. kunwu throughput the County. that
II 4, sc,rccly necessary Tor us 10 say
anything in IT, favor.
GoULp's ACADEMY, Bethel. opens on
the Path OF February. Mr.. 5. c. Thurlow
continues to conduct the school.
PARIS Hill ACADEMY The Spring
Term will commence March 81. and will
be taught by Mr.. X. Elder, assisted by
such teachers ~ ,ac wants of the school
may require.
FRYEGURG ACADEMY Oar Fryeburg
correspondent speaks good word Tor
tbs institution. aud We can only endorse
his remarks.
The Principals OF each OF these schools
have been engaged in that capacity loi
serc,al previous terms; and they have
given the most perfect satisfaction. both
in methods OF instruction and In discipline.
We heartily commend these academies
TO he citizens oi this county; and cali
upon AL who have scholars 10 give them
q full support.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
IS heavy.
North Paris Items.

Last Friday afternoon. while Decor
Green was assisting in loading logs in
his woods. falling log struck upon the
end OF hand spike which was thrown
with great force. striking the Doctor in
the face nhiciing a severe wound upon
his nose and cheek He is now doing
well aud will soon again be attending TO
his business.
THO Rev Mrs. Parker is convalescing
slowly. Her neighbors turned out Mon
day afternoon, and fitted up two cords oil
wood for her stove. and rendered other
valuable assistance, for which she returns
her sincere thanks.
The Two children of James Il. Andrews
and vile. Goth deaf mutes.) can hear aud
talk as we'll as any child 10 the village.
and are promising children.
Mr.. George Berry is hauling in large
amount Of lumber to Green's Mills to be
sawea this spring. -Rt9T'ter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
NeLc Hampshire Letter.

DOVER. n. IL. Feb. 7. 1874
Mr.. Editor Politics in this place j.
the chief topic al the present time. The
republican nominee for Governor. Mr.
McCutchins. is very popular with the
party and 10 tIet with all the working
class lie is very intelligent farmer
and knows what il is To labor. There Is
quite 4 muss in the Democratic rank. IN
this place. IL is fun Ia see The sport go
on. Foster. the editor and proprietor OF
the Foster Democrat, the democratic
organ in this city, kicks out OF the traces.
and come, out against the nomination Tor
Governor, says the convention was
cheat aud a fraud Taey have tried
every possible way 10 get him back into
The uaces, bat he wont bulge bit. One
vi tho leading men OF the party went
got so warmed on the subject that they
brandished their canes over each other>
hNAN's 'i'' INV chhe'N 81" W "N' 80 $1,000
Foster put his antagonist out Of his Office
and he went back again, and ne put him
ont again. and he retired in confused
state. Foster remains master OF the
situation.
business has been rather quiet here
this winter. although the cotton and
the woolen factories aud print woras
have been in full operation. The shoe
business has been rather dull. but the
shops are all starting up now.
The thermometer was IL deg. below
zero last Monday morning. A severe
snow storm last Tuesday, one foot OF
saow fell.
The Portsmouth & Dover railroad will
DO opened Tor public travel the first al
next week. The Board OF trade of Do
yer and Portsmouth have "A free ride 10
Boston and back the trst OF next week.
J.T.K.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
New Temperance Morement.

4 new temperance movement was in
auguraied in Boston last Monday night,
oy which il is designed to close the bar
rooms of Massachusetts, holding PRAYER
meetings therein. DR.. bio Lewis. well
Auown rs The inventor OF a system OF
light eymnasi lies and The writer OF sever
a, books on health. is the protector Of
this undertaking. which is OF western OF
IGN. There was considerable discussion
a, 10 the locality in which to make the
inst experiment. One fearless gentle
nan Was in favor ct carry ng the wal
INTO Alricl by beginning the work IN
Boston. bat more prudent counsclS pre-
vailed. and Worcester was fixed upon a.
hr place in which to take The initial step.
All lrieDds OF temperance vii! hook
forward with interest 1.-THE result Of this
move.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Ubo Is She?

Il The Waller Waite trial just couclud
ed IN Portland. the jur, we've unable 10
agree. and were discharged. Waller Is
sIre Mrs. Matte i. hi, wife; tro child
ron. one eleven and The Other nine Years
vi age. aIe equally confident she is their
mother, and Waller. sister has no doubt
.i.e is her br Tiers wife, aud yet the Gu
nous woman stoutly and Professionally
denied any knowledge of such relation
sAip. and during the whole trial betrayed
NJ fears OF her conviction. The Port
land Argus says of Mrs. Waite:
~ neither Mrs. Waite is innocent or
guilty OF the charges brought against her
/. not Tor Us to say. But In either case that
she is u most remarkable woman there
can be no doubt. For person 10 Sit NJ
shs has through The trial just closed. and
10 maintain throug bout thu calmness
which has characterized the woman in
question is simply wonderful. Not a
single incident has moved her in the
slightest degree. The man who claims
TO be hsr husband. with his TWO children,
have been in constant attendance, and
she has looked at them time and again.
but the closest observer has tailed 10 note
tue slightest token OF recognition Oh her
part. she remarked TO friend Saturday
evening, that the whule proceedings OF
the trial had seemed 10 her like play.
Il had been simply amusement Tor hsr to
cit there aud see them bring up persons
whom she had never seen OF heard oil,
tor them 10 relate circumstances OF which
she knew nothing, in endeavoring to
prove that she was some other woman
than shereallY was. Referring TO the little
girl che said. ado you thint she looks
like me?" The friend remarked that be
thought she did very much She smiled
aud said. "she is bright looking child.
aud any mother ought to De proud of
such shihhsn as she and the little boy. u
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10


sufficient to pay salaries. The total
amount expendeI by the State of Massa-
ehnseits tor her industrial schools tor
girls since il establishment, has been
ESQ 4sO ID, eNclustse OF private dona-
ticns. Are veto pay cut similar sum
is this State? Tacre are no buildings
in Ha!,owe'l Tor such school. hal they
tel US they have beautiful site. We
have plenty Of beautiful ,iieS in The
good Old county Of Oxford.
II was understood that private coutti-
buttons were TO establish the school. and
it was not the Intention whcn the Stale
made its conditional appropriation of
5000, TO have the school 81 died upon
the State. A. It's friends have not shown
any siiempito raise by subscription the
u. 900 called Tor. il seemed To him that
they had p,Ac,iced sub,erluge in the mat
ter. Il is our duty as Legislators, acting
for the people we represent. 10 watch
carefully these matters and guard well
the treasury. The appropriation this
year Is Sl9 500; next year ii means s2o..
600
We have how a kindred Institution for
boys. Il has cost the Stale $500. 22S. 3
since j; was started. With these and
other igur,d. AR. Foster fortified him.
self, in order 10 shUW that new school
will be heavy cost. Il has peen said
that tho morals uf this State are not 10
be measured by dollars aud cents. Hs.
the Senator, thought ,hat with The present
burdens OF taxation. weighed down as
We are 10 this Sale with debt of seven
millions OF dollars. We should looS oui
for car finances ID this school i made
a child OF The S,a:e. We shall be sorry Tor
70. lie did not stand here To be ponurious
bat he would say Tie people are behind
Is. We should pamPer this school a,
the expense OF ether institutions now ou
our hands. aud 10 which Ne already owe
duties
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Bethel Items.

Mr.. and Mis-. TinShanI oil Lock Mills,
celebrated the eighteenth anniversary of
their wedding. on Monday evening. tic
aud inst. At about eight o'clock. the
house was lighted up and some twenty.
five couples had assembled. The eva.
ing was very pleasantly passed in CONVEX.
sat ion. and The playing OF games. An
excellent supper was prepared Tor the
company. The friends finally separated
wishing The couple eighteen years more
OF united happiness.
We are happy TO note the farmers in
this snd adjoining towns are making al.
,angemonts 10 associate f1r the purpose
to establish Cnesse Factory. 1t Is
TACT in 70 Ens where factories have recent
~ been erected hundreds of cows are kept
more then formerly. The dairy produc
ton OF tho towns have greatly increased
and consequently the wealth ol the town.
Mr.. James . Connell oil oar tosn leli
under a loaded sle.l one day last week and
n runner passed over one 81 his legs
crushing ii severely.
Your GieLd correspondent. Brother
Jonathan has been Spending few
weeks in Bethel. building ice houses.
The winter Ierm OF Gould's Academy
ha. been very successful one Mr.. rnar
low has superior abilities az a teAcscr,
and hs deserves much praise for the
pleasant manner in which he gets AlOng
with his schools.
Stock is wintering well. though farmers
~ the long winter has drawn heavily
ON The hay mow,. Z.
A public installation OF the ot:ei'
OF Rising Star Lodge, /. .. q. T.. we'll
occur on Friday evening next. Ex Gov.
Psrham and +. E. Shaw. G. w. {. L. Of
Maine will be present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
NOrtcaU items.

The members of the Universaiist Sab
bath School will give an entertainment
at Concert Hall next Friday the 18th INST &.
consisting of Drama entitled "Once on
n time" A Clam Chowder will be served
alter the play. Admission l5cts. Enter.
tsinment 10 commence NJ O'clock.
Mr.. Frank Crockett Of Norway was
brought home from ST. HyacinIh. sta
ton on the G. L. r. r., near Montreal,
on Tuesday 81 inst, having had his leit
leg and foot badly crushed between two
sticks OF timber. His left side was also
badly injured DR.. Bradbury attends
him.
The winter term OF the Norway Liberal
Institution closes Friday next