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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Sowing Plaster.

A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman writes Recently saw
plan of sowing this fertilizer, new to me,
that was efficient and very expedi-
tious Several bushels were placed in
the rear end of wagon box the sower
sitting on stool or what is easier,
placing his knees in the plaster, and
facing the rear end of the box. AS the
team moves along, about ten feet from
the fence, the sower fills his right hand
with plaster, throws it quickly to the
left; as the body moves to the right,
fills the left hand with plaster and hurls
it to the right, and continues thus alter
nately. An active boy can by this plan
SOW more plaster in half day than two
strong men /; and with few moments
practice SOW it equally as even. IF the
ground is quite hard it will answer to
sow plaster in this way on spring sown
grain but it is especially recommended
for clover ground. A strip of twenty
feet in width is sown at each passage
across the field in any direction, SO that
the dust may not fly on the horses; the
wagon tracks being sufficient guide for
the return trip.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
A SQUIRRELS Lean.

Recently little red squirrel, having
been pestered considerably by the lads
above the saw-mill of Eben Webster &
Co., on Marsh Point, Oroso, took ref
uge for life by running up the large
brick chimney near the mill By cling
ing to the corner he kept foothold so
well that he succeeded in reaching the
very top. Here he found himself upon
the iron cap, 1861 feet from the ground.
AS more and more of the waste stuff
from the mill was added to the furnace
the chimney grew hotter, and his situa-
tion became more and more disagreea-
BILE. He tried to descend upon the side
of the chimney, but, after getting down
few feet, gave it up, turned about and
went back. BY this time the chimney
top had become so hot that he must
leave it, SO, after looking about care
fully for a few minutes, he evidently
made up, his mind that he must leap to
save his life, and this he did, spreading
out his legs and balancing himself SO
that he struck the ground about fifty
feet from the base uniniured, and inn
mediately scampered off and secreted
himself under pile of boards little
distance away.-Bangor (Me.) Wing.
THERE are, it seems, in England and
Wales, according to the Enclosure Com
missioners, nearly 900, 900 acres OF COM
mons, which are apparently suitable for
ordinary cultivation, but which have
been left uncultivated for some reason
or other. There are also nearly
a million and half acres of commons
| which are unsuitable for cultivation,
much of it being capable, perhaps, of
| much improvement for pasture. OF the
| former there are, in Devonshire, 85, 172
acres in the West Riding of York
| shire, go, 642 acres ; in the North Riding,
53, ,721 acres, and in the East Riding,
10. 500 acres in Cornwall, 45, 457 acres /;
in Surrey, AZ, 936 acres in Hampshire,
Al, 500 acres and in Dorset, Westmore-
land, Cumberland, Glamor ganshire,
Lancashire, Somerset, Montgomery
shire, Breconshire, Sussex, Northum-
berland, extents varying between 36, ,O41
acres in the frst-named and 19. .712 acres
| in the last. OF the latter, the North
| Riding of Yorkshire had 200. O51 acres,
and the West Riding, 165, 1S1 acres
! Cumberland, 160, 168 acres Westmore.
land, IA, ,604 acres Breconshire. 120,-
28S acres; Montgomeryshire, S5, ,95s
acres Merionethshire, %, $50 acres
Devonshire, 79, 1856 acres and lesser ex
tents in Radnorshire, Carmarthenshire
Lancashire, Durham, Denbighshire
Northumberland, Glamorganshire. Car
diganshire, etc., etc.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
.CrOfuIa. a
SCROFULOUS HUMORS.

II vEGKTINR will reNeve pain, cleanse, purify
and cure such diseases, restoring the patient to
perfect health after trying different physicians,
many ed1es, suffering for years, is It not
elusive proof, IL you are sufferer, you can be
cured7 Why is this medicine performing such
great cures? Il works in the blood, in the circu-
lAtipg fluid. 1t truly be called the Great
Blood Purifier. The great source Of d. sease orig
mates in the blooa and no medicine that does not
act directly upon 1t, to purify and renovate, has
any just claim upon pubic attention. When the
blood becomes ltfeless and stagnant, either fr m
irregular diet, from any other cause, the vEeE.
TINE Will renew the blood, carry Off the putrid
humors, cleanse the stomach, regulate the bowels,
conviction is. in the public mind well as in the
medical profession that the remedies suppl ed by
the P6QetGbie Kingdom more safe, more success
fu IN the cure.f disease, than mineral medicines.
YEGETIEE is com posed of roots, barks and herbs.
Il is pleasant u take, and perfectly safe TO give
infant In Scrofula the vBaErINE has per-
formed wonderful cures where many other reme-
dies have failed, will be seen by the following
unsolicited testimonial:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
A Walking Miracle.

MR L. II. STEVENS.
Dear sir-Though stranger, want to inform
you what VEoKTIEE has done for me.
Last Christmas, ScrofulR made its appearance
in my system-large running ulcers appearing on
me as follows: One on each of my arms, one on
thigh, which extended to the seaf, one my
head which eat into the skull bone, one my left
leg, which became bad that tive physicians
came to putate the lin though, upon consulta-
ton, concluded not to do so, as my whole body was
go fall OF Scrofula they deemed advisable TO cut
the sore, which was painful beyond descTipt on,
and there was quart of matter rum from this one
sore The Physicians all gave me up to die, and
were drawn up to my scat, and it was thought If I
did get up again would be cripple for life.
When IN this condition saw VEGETINE adver-
tised, and CONNIE eneed taking 1T in March, and fol-
lowed on with 1T until haa used 16 bottles, and
this morning am going 20 pbow corn, well man.
An my townsmen say 1t is o miracle to see me
round walking and working.
In conclusion will add, when / enduring
such great suffering from that dreadful disease,
6crofula, prayed TO the Lord above TO take me
out OF this world, but vBoHTINB has restored TO
me the blessings of health I desire than ever
to We, that may be of some service to my fellow
man. and know OF no better way 70 aid suffering
humanity than to inclose you this statement Of my
case, with an earnest hope that will pu bli b
It, and 1t will afford me pleasure to reply to any
communication which may receive ther refrom. /
am, air, very respectfully W1LLIAM PAWN.
VEGRTINE is sold by all Druggists.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

Mr.. l.. A. PIAGEr, Paterson jeweler,
has secured from Holland woman what
is believed to be the oldest timepiece
in America According to the stamp
ing on.the face and in the works it was
made by "Quare, London, A. D.
MDCX.,' y which would make the watch
about two hundred and sixty-four
years old The outside case is tortoise
shell, lined with silver and copper, the
shell being handsomely polished and
adorned with silver figures. The hours
are placed about halfway between the
center and the rim, and the minutes are
marked on the outer edge. The watch
is nearly an inch and half thick, and
clumsy thing compared with the
graceful timepieces of the present day.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

AMONG the fine arts not lost is the art of
children making holes in the toes of boots
and shoes: Time taken, about ten days. SILL
YER TIPS are an excellent remedy, never
known to fail.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

PROBABLY no one disease is the cause
of much bodily misery and unhappiness
(and the disease is almost universal among
the American people, as dyspepsia. It's
causes many and various lying chiefly in
pie and effectual., Use DR.. Wisharts Great
American Dyspepsia Pills. They never fail
to cure,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Pnstures.

One of the great advantages of nat
ural pastures is, there are varieties fol-
lowing each other, SO that there is al
ways profusion of young and tempt
ing herbage for all kinds of animals !;
then another great desideratum is gained
by crop always sure without any
plowing or cultivation, or seed ard
this saving of labor and wearing of inn
plements is important in this country
of dear manual help. America might
be very great sheep country, and IN
stead of buying wool, might sell it to
bring in more than all the corn does,
and it is positively certain, if half the
land now in cultivation was put into
grass, and brought up to a proper state
of fertility, and the half of all new land
was held inviolable, the moiety which
was under cultivation for the growth of
corn and grain would produce more
than double per acre on account of the
more careful working of the soil and
the increased quantity of manure OBJ
tainable through the keeping of SO
much more live stock for when pas
lures and mowings have become once
established on good fertile ground, it
is wonderful assistance to the arabic
land to have an equal quantity of grass
land on the farm. Democrat.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
He Thought He Loved Her, and then
He Wasn't Sure about 1t.

Joe was a freshman at Cornell.
He had long felt preference for Miss
Carrie -, of Toledo, and when he
came home for the summer vacation,
and they went rowing on the Maumee
one evening, the stiffness of the
water, the mellowness of the moonlight
and the enticing solitude were too much
for Joe, and after holding Carrie s little
hand awhile, and trying to teach her
how to row on the same seat with him,
which Carrie found quite difficult
especially as the oars were of the spoon
fashion-he succumbed to the demoral-
izing influence of the scene and pro-
posed, and before he could say Tom
Collins he had pretty girl sobbing in
his arms.
s.It will be three years before I
graduate. Can you wait until then,
darling ?"
Carrie was twenty -one, Joe nineteen.
She seemed a little bit startled, but
said, s'1es, love-"
Joe had had time to think about it
now, and there came into his mind
faint suggestion that he might have
been just trihe premature, and he
wondered if he really loved Carrie.
"Father thinks / had better take
couple of years at the Yale Law School
after get through the literary course"
he faltered. piteous expression was
on Carries face, but it softened into
one of calm resignation as she sighed,
i" Yes, love-" But he heard her whisper
family to herself, $ Five years !" His
guilty conscience confirmed the sus-
picion that he did not adore her as he
should. He commenced with desper-
ate calmness, and ended with shrek
"Uncle says that I must finish off with
four or five years at the German Uni
versities, and then Z aO0nt several
gears to traUeE :"
Carrie looked wild and tainted. She
has concluded she won't wait.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
A. French Tragedy.

Fashionable French society is ap-
palled at tragedy which occurred quite
recently. NJ. Valentin, who had been
the fashionable tailor of Paris and had
made fortune, retired with his wife to
Mandres to live. Their son had won
unusual honors at the Cavalry School at
Saumur, and the day of tragedy had re-
turned home with a friend to receive
the parental congratulations. The do
mestic life of the Valentins was rem
dered miserable by the continual Jeal-
ously of the lady, which, as 1t was with
out cause, was less endurable. On the
occasion of the return of young Valen-
tin, his father was witnessing game
of billiards between the lads, when
his wife called him upstairs. With
a joke about prompt obedience to
superior officers, NJ. Valentin left
the room. A few minutes after
wards six pistol shots were heard,
and on examination the young dragoon
found both his parents dead. It was
evident that another attack of jealousy
/ had seized Mad. Valentin, that her
husband had become enraged at the an
noyance on such joyous occasion, and
had shot his wife and himself to end it
forever. The ashes of letter were
found in the room; having probably
been burned by one of the parties be-
! fore the quarrel commenced, as the
shots were fred in too rapid succession
to Justify the belief that the husband
had destroyed it after killing his wife
A mania for sympathy never wrought a
more dismal tragedy than this consti-
tutional jealousy.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

When knowed him at first there was suthin'-
sort Of general air
That was very particular pleasin,
And what you might call dehonajr.
Pm aware that expression is FrencAy.
And rtither Eigh-daddy, prehaps,
Which accounts that have the acquaintance
OF several quality chaps,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

You had better lend man your name
on bill than lend him your umbrella,
because the first is pretty sure to be re-
turned.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
A Cheap Cellar Bottom.

In sections of the country where there
is an abundance of cobble-stones. collect
few loaGs of them about four or five
inches in diameter. grade the bottom of
the cellar, lay the cobbles in rows, and
ram them down one-third their thick
ness into the ground, SO that they will
not rock nor be sunk below the line of
the rows by any heavy superincumbent
pressure, such as the weight of hogs
head of molasses or tierce of vinegar
The bottom of the cellar should be
graded so that the outside will be at
least two inches lower than the middle.
A mistake sometimes occurs by grading
the cellar bottom in such manner that
the center will be two or three inches
lower than the outside. When this is
the case, should water enter from the
outside it will flow directly toward the
middle. A straight-edged board should
be placed frequently on each row of
stones as they are being rammed, SO
that the upper sides may be in line with
each other. After the stones are laid
and well rammed down, place q few
boards on the pavement to walk on
then make grouting of clean sand and
water-lime or Rosendale cement, and
pour it on the stones until the inter
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
VII.

What saved that young feIIer Awoman.
She done it the singlerest way:
He come into the bar-roorn one eveninF,
(He hadn't been drinkin' that day.,
And sot hisself down to q table
With 3 terrible sorrowful face,
And he sot there eroanin' repeated
And calm hisself gone case.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
III

! hev noticed {I'm rather obseryin9
That them that is cheerfNllest here
Is the sort that is seldDnest given
To insuisin' theirseives in the fear
That they amt bein' thought of sufficient,
Whatevers tho company by,
Or that somebody, somehow or other,
Is'topp.n' of 'em onto the sly.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

At last he got thunderinr seedy,
And he lost his respect for hisself,
And all his high notions of honor
Was bundled away on the shelf.
But at times he was dreadful remorseful
Whenever he'd stop for TO think,
And he'd swear ts reform hisseIf frequent,
And end it by takin' drink.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

And such is the way they converses.
But. speaKin' of this here young man,
Arpearantly nF tur' had shaped him
On 3 sort of liberal plan
Had guv him good looks ana good language,
And manners expressin' with vim
His belief in hisself, aud that others
Was just as good fellers as him.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

But this chap that mentioned was pleasin',
And neither stuck up nor stuck down,
Anafwas thought to be jolly agreeable
Whenever he went around town.
he used to come i&for his beverage
Quite regular every night,
And look considerable interest
In mlxin' the thing about right.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
VIII.

He was tsinkin' and thinkin' and thinkin',
And cussin' nsself and his fate,
And ended his thinkin' as usual
By orderin' Bourbon straight.
He WAS holdin' the glass il his fingers,
When into the place from the street
There come young gal ike u spirit,
With face that was powerful sweet.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

JELLY RoL1s.-Take three eggs, one
half cup of sugar, cup of -four, tea
spoonful of soda, or, in lieu of the soda
and cream of tartar, teaspoonful and
a half of baking powder; bake in thin
cakes spread with jelly, and roll up
with the jelly side in cut in slices
across the roll.-Count1,y Gent.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

But he got td iRcreasin' his doses,
And tpCk 'eIu more often. he did
And 1t groved on him faster and faster
TIL inter hummer he slid
I was grieved to observe this here Teller
a shavi1i' hisself down the grade,
And occurred him onto Vt sometimes
At the rlsk of its sD'iltn' the trade.
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did not arouse him.
ssJohn p I called, shaking his shou1-
der, sswhat is the matter with you :?
Wake up It's eleven j; the express is
coming r
He breathed heavily, but made no
sign. What was the matter with him ?
He appeared in no natural sleep. In
nv alarm at the flying moments. fond
mother as I was, [ forced Maudie to
CRY, hoping that might awaken him. It
did. Slowly he looked up heavily; but
only to sink back to sleep. At the same
moment I heard in the distance the
faint whistle of the express train. 1t
was coming, and the Hensher mail had
not yet passed The terror of whole
life was condensed in those few minutes.
The collision John had foretold had
come at last. All my efforts to arouse
him were futile. stood alone the
trains were rushing to their fate. /
saw the awful sight of my dream real
!zeo saw men, women and children
IN one fearful heap, amid broken car
rlages. My head reeled turned sick
enen tne intensity OF my fright appar-
Why should not save them
AS the question occurred, the whistle
OF the advancing mail sounded. Look
ing right and Left, / perceived the glow
ing lights of each engine coming nearer.
for the line was clear. L waited no
more. / recalled what John had told
me, and turned the signal lantern fol
the express to slacken speed. Eagerly
breathlessly I watched Had /, after
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-04
Republican County Convention.

ARepubhcan County Convention will be held al
he Court House. in DOdgevil'e. "n -,
Thursday, September 10, 1874.
at o'clock p to elect eight delegates -four from
District TO represent the county in the Congression
al Convention, to be held at Mineral Point, Sept
u.s. and to transact such other business may be
deemed proper. The basis of lone will be
one delegate for every so votes fraction Of rs OF
more polled at the Pres iden1 election in 1872,
which the several towns will be entitled to represen
MnAi nln Enlln
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-04

Republican Caucus at Fennimore.
For the Dodgeyille Chronicle.
In pursuance of the notice of call for
the Republican Caucus, the citizens Of
Fennimore assembled on Saturday, the
29th instant, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the Sd Assembly District
Convention of Grant county.
John Mcntieth vas chosen Chairman Of
the meeting, and Ohio Shrader Secretary.
On motion, after full discussion, the
following resolutions were adopted by a
division of the no use: Ninety seven
(97) Republican voters were present, and
all but four (4) voting to adopt the reso.
lutions, and to send no delegates to the
Assembly District Convention;
Resolved, That the action of Geo. G..
Hazleton and his friends in packing q
majority of the Republican caucuses of this
Assembly District, so as to prevent fair
expression of opinion on the question of
cho ice ofcandidates for Congress; conven>
ing such carcuses within four (4)days after
the publication of the call for the Assembly
District convention and calling such
caucuses on notices in no. case posted to
exceed two days, and not publishe in the
Dial or any other newspaper-practi cally
without notice to any except Mr.. Hazel
ton and his particular friends-all which
Mr.. Hazelton personally superintendent
and managed, me cts our unqualified con-
demnation. and we denounce it as bold
audacious fraud, which only finds par.
allel in the acts of the Tammany Ring.
| Resolged, AS it is apparent that the
interest and motivegis to force an obnox
ious candidate upon US, we will hold
ourselves aloof and will send no delegates
to the convention to be held at 'Boscobel
on Sept. 9th next, to elect delegates from
this Assembly District to the Mineral
Point convention and we hereby. in the
name of honesty and common decency and
for the success and we'll being Of the
Republican party, most earnestly protest
against the nomination of Geo. G. Hazel.
ton as our candidate for member of Con-
gress.
The meeting then, by unanimou
vote, instructed the Secretary to send
copy of the proceedings and reso.
lutions to each Republican newspaper in
this Congressional District for publica tion
On motion the meeting adjourned.
Dated Fennimore, Grant Co., Aug. %,
1874.
JonN MoNrEIrn,
Chairman.
OTHo ScHRADER, Secretary.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-04

WE publish in another column the
resolutions of the Republican caucus Of
the town of Fennimore, Grant county. in
regard to Hon. Geo. G. Hazelton as a
candidate for Congress. We do this,
not in any spirit of opposition to Mr..
Hazelton, nor in the interest of any
other candidate, but because, while we
very much regret the fact that such
bitter feelings have been engendered,
we regard it as of the utmost impor-
lance that the true state of affairs
should be known and considered ky the
people before the nomination is made.
There may be two sides to this Fen
nimore case. The town in 1872 polled
228 Republican votes, and among the
13l Republicans who were not present
at the caucus on the 29th, POSSIBLY
they were not notified of it, Mr.. Ha-
zelton may have many warm friends
and supporters; but the voice of 90
Republican voters, speaking as posi-
lively as do the Sc Fennimore resolu-
lions, is thing that it will not do to
Ignore in campaign like the present
one, AID in our opinion it would be folly
Tor the party to nominate any eandi-
date who personally or through his
friends IS naked up in this Grant coun
ty fight.