The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18

FREDDY's PRAYER.-A bright-eyed boy of
four years was saying his prayers the other
night to his mother. and with his hands folded
and eyes closed, he sweetly said
Now lay me down to Sleep
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
II should die before wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take
God bless papa. mamma and
lie stopped all st once, opening his eyes, and
exclaimed
Mother, mother, what shall 1 say if l have
You should not stop to ask questions. my
son. while you are saying your prayers" re-
piled his mother.
"But mother, have been bad what shall 1
say ?'
ASK Goi to forgive you but you sheuldsay
your prayers all through when you begin,
without stopping.
His question answered he reverently folded
his hands, and closing his eyes, continued
and will God forgive me for killing hop
toad with big stick, and throwing it down.
big hole? Amen.
Children of a larger growth will do well to
copy.
| WEALTH OF Two FOREIGN UNIvERsITIEs.-
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge are
among the largest land owners in Britain.
They own 3l9,71S acres, scattered through
England and Wales, and this land, as rule,
is of admirable quality. There are tithe
charges which bring them in a yearly in
Searfv Sems from e. ono Ronses and f ss6eeso from
stocks and shares Taken together. the income
of these two great universities in 1873 was
$3. 722 .025-a sum which may well make our
chief American colleges unhappy to contem-
plate A large proportion of this sum goes to
| the heads of houses, fellows and exhibitioners
| The chapels absorb twenty times as much as
the libraries. Only the sums of $685. 400 at Ok
| ford, and s., ,355 at Cambridge go to the pay
ment of professors.
SrANLEY's EXPEDITION HEARD FRoM.-Lon-
don, Nov. 16.-Advices have been received
from Mr.. Fl. NJ. Stanley, the Herald Commits
u g., 1ako GotOt Otor
10, which state that he had surveyed the delta
of the Rufgi river and had found two navig-
able mouths and distinct channels into the
Il interior of Africa The route of the slave
Il trade crosses this river The result of the
ploration suggests means OF e1ectually crusn-
Il ing the slave traffic. A steam launch, steel
II gun and a few marines stationed along the
I riyer would easily accomplish the work. Mr..
Stanley while ascending the river gathered
| valuable information and established trad
ing station for the exchange OF goods ana ma
tive produce, oils, gums and drugs.
Dr,1rTn.-Duluth is dead Just now, finan-
cially and in business way. Hotels are
closed: no new houses are building; many
old ones for rent. and the windows OF
numerous shops and stores are covered with
! dust and cobwebs. The elevators and ware
| houses are almost empty the steamers come
. in and go out with freights that hardly pay
, running expenses: but all live on credit and
Ihope for brighter day. The present collapse
; of the Northern Pacific Railroad has demoral-
, lied Duluth the price of wheat Is so low that
the elevators stand idle and everything and
|; everybody at the head of Lake Superior looks
! seedy and forlorn.-Corr. Iroeidence. X. L.,
. Journal.
3 An anxious mother in Allegheny, Penn.
lately serrt a note to the teacher of her little
! boy, which read Dear Sir: My little boy is
e Io6ken so bad and he don't conpiene of beein
: sick ann aired the large boys plays so rui
with him will you please see that they don't
Z rnf with him he cride all mite before last with
= ! his he'd i cant sit him TO one that enay o