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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
Davenport Brothers Beaten.

A Gallipolls correspondents OF the
Cincinnati Commercial writes !:
In John Montgomery's saloon, under
the Dufour House, some pranks have
been performed that put to shame the
Davenports and Hume. Right here /
will remark that John Montgomery was
greatly afflicted last winter with NAL
ady affecting his pecuniary constitution.
and known generally as the crusade.
One morn John opened his saloon, aid
about the time the first red-nosed topper
appeared to take Lis matutinal dram,
divers and sundry of the mothers and
began to sing - Come to Jesus. which
melody, with sundry others of the sarae
nature, had wonderful effect In keep
ing Johns bottles on the shelf full and
his pocket-book empty. After about
one months siege, John showed signs
of capitulation, in that he kneeled reg
ularly at all the prayers and sung with
lusty vigor, without one plea, except
that Jesus died for me-" etc., which
signs were accepted as repentance, and
John was allowed a breathing spell.
Being disciple of Horace Greeley,
John thought that the easiest way TO
resume was to resume, and SO the red
nosed fraternity returned, and Johns
pocket-book waxed fat. As said some
time since, Johns saloon has now been
visited by veritable ghosts, spooks, or
spirits, and this has been about the pro-
gramme they played:
The medium, lively chap of this
place, came into the saloon and calling
John aside, said, ssPut one of your hands
upon my shoulder and with the other
take hold Of both my wrists, which
being done, Johns coat calmly and
gently as child slumbers, slid off his
shoulders upon the floor. OF course
John was astonished, and when he was
handed thirty feet of " trot line, and
told to tie the medium to chair in q
sitting posture, and having done SO,
saw the medium arise without a rope
about him, he was more astonished, and
this was not alIayed when the aforesaid
cord was found in the hall, all of the
windows and doors being fastened. But
the most astounding feat of all is,
that the medium allows man
(any one) to tie him, sew him up in a
bag, seal the bag with sealing-wax, put
the bag in box and lock the box Sc
curely, then throwing a cloth over the
box, in less than sixty seconds the me-
dium is found sitting on the cover, the
bag, seal. and cord being found inside
intact. This has been accomplished,
and that, too. by young man of good
character, never Spiritualist, at least
not until thirty days since, and entirely
above and independent of mercenary
rooSivaS
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
Distributing Christmas Presents.

The Christmas tree and the time
honored stocking are the common and
generally satisfactory methods OF dis
tributing Christmas presents, and SO
often have they been celebrated In song
and story that they are likely to retain
a foremost place so long as rhymes
stand for reasons and tradition exercises
its influence over the imagination.
Moreover, there is variety even in
Christmas trees. Here is the little one.
set in its green stand covered with
moss, for the darling only child; and
the family tree, covered with a hetero-
genous collection of articles, from the
knitted shoes for the baby to the
dress pattern" for the tsgirl, and the
Christmas-party tree comic, which
grows jumping-jacks and tin whistles
and japanese oddities and the Christ
mas-party tree serious, which displays
embroidered handkerchiefs, elegant
slippers, curious sleeve-buttons, and
even sets of coral and gorgeous brace
lets. Then there is the church Christ
mas tree for the poor and the church
Christmas tree for the children. the
first of which deals in stockings and
comforters, and the latter in cheap dolls
and boxes of candy, varied by books
and oranges, which last must be con-
sidered the most sensible. But though
you can hardly improve upon the idea
of the Christmas tree for persons in
whose hard lives few poetical associa-
tions find place, yet, socially, we
sometimes want O method to vary the
monotony and cause q surprise. To
effect this, figure of Santa Claus is
sometimes dressed in the long coat,
great beard, and fur cap, all tufted
with snow (or cotton batting) and in
troduced into the drawing room, pro-
vided with huge pack from which he
distributes his gifts.
Another way is to have a ship arrive
and unload its cargo. among which is
package for everybody present. Christ
mas suppers sometimes close with the
introduction of huge bean pie, which
the host mathematics for not making
it's appearance before, and laboriously
cutting into it discovers paper parcels
instead of savory inside.
An amusing method is to have them
come in the form of spiritual mani
festations." A curtain is drawn across
one end of the room, the company sit
round in q circle, each one provided
| with number, and ask the spirits to
favor them with some manifestations.
| Mounted on steps inside the curtain
the distributor throws one parcel after
| another over its top, SO that it will fall
| upon the table with much clatter and
confusion. Each parcel being number.
ed and folded in several papers, it takes
time to find the right owner and tc
open, and then they begin to come
'sthicker and faster" Not little fur
and mixing-up ensues, immeasurably
heightened where the company are un
aware of the purpose of the sitting
and have sat down for regular seonce
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
Information Wanted.

Will sum benighn being explane to-
me:
Why dog allwuss turns around 8ss=
times before he hes down.
Why horse allwuss gifts up oph
from the ground on mis- forward feet
fust.
Why COW allwuss gifts up oph from
the ground on her behind feet fust.
Why, when q man gifts lost in the >
woods, or on the plains, he allwuss'
walks in cirkle.
Why goose stands fust on one leg
and then on luther.
Why rabbits hav a short tale and hates.
Why most all the birds bild' thei1 =
nests ont of different materials.
Why hen allwuss knows her little
ones from another's, and why she Will
hatch out IL ducks eggs and then think
they are her own chickens.
Why bear allwuss klimbs down
| tree backwards.
| Why turkeys eggs is speckled, anda
| ducks eggs blue.
Whether log floats faster in river
| than the current runs, or not.
| Why an oyster and klam are the
only things L kno ov with animal life
that don't hav to move out OF their /.
places TO git a living.
Why mules bones are all solid, andd
l
Why pig gathers straws in his
mouth and runs about with them just
before q rain storm.
Why litening never waz known to
strike q beech tree.
Why the males amnng the feathered
race do all the singing.
Why natur will allow one cross be-
! tween some animals and then allow no.
more.
Whv kba S,lak snaik IL sLe ONLY snail-
i in this country that kan klimb a tree.
Whare the hys all CO. to when thes
/ koId weather sets in, and WHARF they
all cum from so sudden next summer.
II Why musk rats tale hoz no fur ON
it. and a mink's haz.
Why quail.s egg is round, and ar,
hens egg IL pointed.
i Thare il lots ov hily eddicated people
who won't beleave the Book ov Genesis
bekause they kant prove it, who kant
answer korrectly one-third oy the abuvv
questions. Josh Billings.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
Origin Of western Grasshoppers.

/ have been much interested in the
papers Of MIR. Dodge and others. on
this subject. The origin OF these pests
is still obscure, and happily il is likely
to remsin SO, as it is doubtful whether
we shall be visited by them again for a
number of years.
In conversing with resident of Mon
tana, recently, be said that several
years ago he excavated the side of q
mountain for stamp mill, which was
placed on the solid ground, the loose.
earth lying in front of it. The ensuing.
spring, the bank of loose earth had a.
strange appearance. On examination:
1t was found filed with grasshopper's
eggs, then being hatcbed out. of course,
they left when fully dedged, and Moth
ing more was seen of them in that
locality.
As no sign of grasshoppers could be-
previously seen, whence could these
eggs have come? only tell the story
as il was told 10 me. II true, it is, as,
Dundreary says, one of those mysteries
that no fellow can find out. t.-ss 4. of
I0sya." IN Prairie Farmer.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
The Katie King Swindle.

The exposure of the wretched swindle
SO long maintained by Katie King
knocks the bottom out from under that
sham of the Spiritualists, materializa-
ti,A of the spirit, and brings the whole
shallow legerdemain of the mediums
down with it. That such sham could
have been sustained SO long, almost
passes comprehension. It is not re-
markab1e that ignorant and supersti-
tious persons should have been deceived
by it, or that imaginative young people
of immature judgment, and addicted to
running after every new ism that turns
up, should have accepted this female
charlatan as q materialzed spirit -
but it is remarkable that she should
have deceived such men as Mr. Robert
Dale Owen, and mis1ed others laying
claim to superior intelligence and scien-
tific knowledge. Katie King, by her
own confession, now appears to have
been only very shallow swindler, who
practiced the panel game upon her
dupes, and found her reward in the
mirers loaded her. Rings, lockets,
crosses, diamonds, and toilet goods
showered in upon her daily, and at
night she scared away with them into
the seraphic regions of Philadelphia
boarding house. and smiled angelically
at the folly of her victims. This
seraphic two-hundred-ye -year-old maiden
counted her dupes by thousands. They
/ were not only the credulous victims who
thronged her seances from all parts ot
| the country and Witnessed her antics
with wide-open mouths and eyes, talked
angelic bosh to her, and emptied theil
pockets and pocketbooks into her spirit
ual lap, but there were thousands O.
others who had never seen her-old mel
and women grown fond and foolish, anG
young men and women of airy fancie
and morbid musings-who were dazet
with Katie King. Chicago Tribune.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
BEGIN ANEW.
"A CHEEKY HOmily For New-Yenr's Day.
BY CALEB DUNN.

The Old Year goes; the New Year comes
All hail its 1rst-born dayl
Whne Boreas beAtson icy drums
His Arctic reveille.
The snow on many hill lies white,
The merry chimes ring clear
Ring to the Old last goodnight;
Ring, hail to the Eew-Yeeri
no tired and heaft-sore trAvelerl.
Hard il the load ycu bear
Xou deem It heaviest by far
The aching heart can wear
But Thousands. man, have borne 1t, too
Have borne 1t and kept heart,
As many Thousands more shall do,
Who act the hero's part
Shake OF your griefs, shake on your doubt
Begin anew this morn;
Drive all your dark fore6odings out,
And welcome Hope newborn.
The Past 10 dead 1; the Present lives
The New-Year is begun
Oh. hail the light that Promise gives
From its new-risen sun!
ofttimes the yoke seems heayier,::ma
Because we make It 80, -
By losing faith in what we can,
With courage, surely do.
oh, brave IL he who ever strives
To wear . smiling face!
Who knows that labor honor gives
That sloth is deep disg1 ace.
SO, while the bells are throwing out
Their welcome to the year
While ring tie merry lauRh and shout,
Cast on your froWn and tear.
This 10 the time for fcrtitude,
For hope and courage, man.
The hour tenlist among the good,
And try to reach the van.
Start out with Honor for your guest,
With purposes anew,
Determined e'er to strive your best
The New-Years work TO do:
Let sorrow pass, let joy arise,
In effort put your trust,
And learn, by triumph true and wise,
That He is always just.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
Dsssolutron Of Partnershfp.

Among the Burmese the marriage
knot is very easily undone. II two
persons are tired of each others socie-
ty, they dissolve partnership IN the fol-
lowing simple and touching manner ::
They respectively light two candles,
and, shutting up their hut, sit down
and wait until they are burned. The
one whose candle burns out first gets
up at once and leaves the house for
ever, taking nothing but the clothes he
or she may have on at the time; all else
then becomes the property of the other
Marty
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29

SECRETARY BELKNAP announced the
birth of his little daughter by iubi-
liant telegram 10 the confirmed old
bachelor, Gen. Phil Sheridan: Don't
think of selecting Q wife until you see
nv daughter" Mrs. Henry Clewes
has q rival daughter, just two or three
days the elder Of the two little stran
gers just taking their first peeps at
existence.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29

In Plano, H., Mr.. Mosher sold Mr..
Selyv pair of boots, both lefta. Mr..
SeIvy clamored for his rights. but the
court decided that pair of boots was a
pair of boots, and if Mr.. Selvy had TO
wear them both on one foot ii was a
case which the laws of Illinois could
not reach.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29

TEE New York Graphic has it bad.
It remarks of an individuals it describes !:
6 He was of obscure, but tasteful par
entage. That g tasteful Is equal 70
anything yet produced by the new
graphic process.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29

VRaTNIA is constantly receiving i'm
migrants from the Northern States.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29

:. AROSE by any other name would
be g got mp.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29

With trembling nn&eTS Cn0 mOGQer
and daughter united the pocket-book.
cried, and folded paper Matte
Hill, from an old friend, and inside
am / awake Matte it can't be true.
A hundred dollar bill"
/ IS Mother r.
"It is here-looki Now. Matte,
you shall have fire at night, blanket,
and some nourishing food. You will
get well, Matte -
And here happy sobs came too fast
for words. Matte drew her mother
into close embrace.
she said gently. ssOh, only look, Ed
dy's ball, and such beauty A doll
for Minnie, and lovely one, too q top
i and tea set And pounds of candy r.
Then q violent ft of coughing re-
minded the mother of the open door,
and Charles Haughton, shut out in the
dark, crept softly down the stairs, full
of kindly resolutions. Before he had
. reached home, several stores had had Q
call from him, with orders for the NOR
|, row, and he bent over his own sleeping
darlings with heart happier for the
evenings work.
It was long after midnight when Mrs.
! Hill. still wondering who her Ole
friend" could be, lay down to sleep
only to rise at dawn half afraid her hap
piness was all dream.
Before the breakfast was over, while
Minnie watched her dol, and Eddy
, | held his bali fast in his hand, the neigh
bors wondered If the Hills had com,
} | into fortune.
For, first Of all, ton of coal. wa
dumped into the widows coal box, will
! q load of wood for company. Mr.. Har
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14
interviewing the Undertaker.

He came into the office of West End
undertaken yesterday with look of great
care on his honest face. His eyes were
heavy and slightly bloodshot, telling OF
nightly vigils and loss of sleep. His hair
was unkempt and shaggy. The soft hearted
man Of collins looked upon his visitor with
gaze full of pity and thaDkfulness-pity
for the customers loss and thankfulnes for
his patronage. He was go young to be
burdened with the loss of dear one by
death.
The manufacturer of burial cases nodded
silent assent and cOndOling recognition;
the young man from the country said:
GLOW dye" Then ensued a painful silence,
broken at length by the man of grave bust
ness.
"Can do anything for you to-day, sir!"
"Wail l reckin' SO, stranger
Another silence. Once more the under.
taker began by suggesting: "YOur sister"'
Young man stared moment, then, as a
light gradually broke upon his perplexed
mind, he smiled q smile more suggestive of
sorrow than happiness, and replied:
"No-my wife"
''Sudden"
"No-expected su'thun' of the kind for
several months"
when did it happen?"
"BUut four O'clock this morning."
"Looks naturalf'
Rather" Spoken carefully, and ex-
pressive Of some doubt.)
to be9'
Don't care for expense; git it up kinder
nice. Ill treat her bandsum, cause she is
the first one l ever had"
very well. my friend; you'll have it
lined with white satin, SUPPOSED
''Jest as you say, stranger"
'Silver headed screws, too, I SUPPOSE
avsN Avy ctr rank
put bully top tot"
ooh, of course; and you'll want glass in
it, also, suppose"
"I-a a-s-Oh, certainly-you bet Git her
up sniptous, you know, old fellow. None of
your drafted One-hOss fxins for me. No,
Stree
'Just so. Silver handles, of course9"
"EEs What's thet you say, stranger-sil.
yer han dies! Oh durn it, now, won't tibet
be pilin' it on too betty like? kin stand
silver screws and SIGH, but there's no use
maxim the hull tarnation trap of silver.
The thing has to be moved, and must have
handles, but l amt quite 80 stuck up as
thet nOw-nOt qlite, stranger"
Every WELL" acquiesced the man OF OBJ.
sequies. "Fll put ordinary handles to it,
them"
Eggs-actly-them's 'em, mister now yer
taikin'. Urinary handles IL do. But, l say
stranger (reflectively), make the wheels
glisten like thunder"
''Wh-wh-wh-eeisl'
''Yas, wheels. What's Their matter with
you, anyhow"
But, who ever heard of wheels to a cot
fin?1
Coffin shrieked the detected looking
young man. "CotfiD! Now, who the dick.
ems said anything about cotfinsv'
"Why, don't you want q cOtfin!"
"Noo. want cradle-a trap to rock
my new baby in"
''And isn't your wife dead!'
mot by jugful. Don't yer make cradles
for sale?"
mo, my friend, am an undertaken
'Cndertaker of what!"
81 make cotfins."
Goa, Lord. let me ketch the Teller that
sent me here.'
And the griefstricken youth crammed his
hat over his eyes, ran his hands deep down
in the pockets of his trousers, and bounced
out the streets searching tor vengeance
Cincinnati Enquirer.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14
Auction. SALES.
BY Nash q Hodeson.
VALUABLE BUSINESS STAND, CORNER OF MAG.
AzGNE AND BORDEAUX STREETS
DOUBLE TENEMENT FRAME COTTAGE, ON
MAGAZINE, BETWEEN BORDEAUX AND
LYONS STREETS. ~
SUGGESTIONS OF PHILIP AND CAROLINE ENG.
MANN. BOTH DECEASED, CONSOLIDATED.
Second District Court for the Parish Of Orleans
No g.. SOB.

DY NASH & HODGSON-w. I. HODGSON,
ID Auctoneer-Office No. Carondelet street.
On SATURDAY March 20. 1875, at twelve O'Clock NJ.
at the Charles Auction Exchange in the basement
virtue and in pursuance OF an order Of the Hon. A.
L. TssOt judge Of the Second District Court for the
parish of Orleans. dated November 81, 1874,
docket No. 81 500. for account Of the .successons
consolidated, at public auction will be sold
l. TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF GROUND, to-
gether with the buildings and improvements
thereon, situated in the Suburb West Bouligny in
the Sixth District of this city. in square No 20
bounded by Magazine, Camp, Bordeaux and Lyons
streets, designated as Nos. ID and IA. which ad.
join each other and measure each 30 feet fro mt on
Magazine street, by depth of l20 feet, between
parallel lines, American measure lot No. - form.
ing the corner Ut Magazine and Bordeaux streets
house, used a grocery and residence
2. TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF GROUND. together
with the buildings and improvements thereon, sit
uated in the same district and square as the prop.
which adjoin each other and measure, EACH 80 feet
front on Magazine street, by depth of 100 feet
between parallel lines, Amer measure, accord
Ing to plan made by Louis H. Pile, surveyor
a double tenement frame residence, with back
buildings cistsn. engine house ETC.
Terms ana CdnditOus-ORe-halfc cash on the spot
at the moment of adjudication. and the balance
notes of the purchasers, each note divided into
two coupons. with six per cent current and eight
Per cent eventual interest from tho day of sale.
The mortgage to embrace the clause of i've per
provements to be kept fully insured and the poll
cles transferred to the tutor or holders of the
credit notes.
Act of sale before E. C0mmagere. notary pu bic
taxes for the current year 1875, due in 1876.
tells % mli7 IA 20
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14
CORPORATIONS,
HHARTER....

Be IT known. that this the twenty fifth day of
the mon OF February, in the year of Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy five, and OF
the independt nee OF the United States of America
the ninety ninth, before me- William Bernard
Kleinpeter, a nouxy public dGy commissioned
and qualified. in III for the city of New Orleans
and parish OF Orleans in the State of Louisiana,
domicliated in the said city of New Orleans, and
IN the press nee 0fthe witnesses hereinafter named
the persons and parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, al residents of said city of New Or.
selves Of the rights and privileges conferred upon
them by The provisions of the laws Of the State of
Louisiana, relative to the Organization Of corpora
other purposes. az set forth in act No 1871 Of the
General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana ap.
proved March IA, 1855. and under sections nun.
bered respectively from 6S3 to 6e5, inclusive. and
from rs TO 745, inclusive, under the title of cor
porations Of the Revised Statutes Of the State of
Louisiana, approved March H. 1870, being laws Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14
BY Placide J. Spear.

NOTES, OPEN ACCOUNTS AND JUDGMENTS
IN THE MATTER OF F. G. AND C. W. BARRIEkE
BANKRUPTS.
United States District Court-No. 1852.
PY PLAClDE J. SPEAR, AUCTIONEKR-.
~ Office No. 46 Exchange alley.-SATURDAY
March 90 1875, at twelve O'Clock NJ will be sold at
public auction, at the Merchants and AuctiOneers'
Exchange, on Royal street, between Canal and
Customhense streets. by virtue and in obedience
to an order rendered by the Hon W. B. Woods
Judge OF the Circuit Court of the United States for
he district of Louisiana, who makes this order
during a vacancy in the Office of United States
district Judge for said district, signed February o.
SUNDRY NOTES, OPEN ACCOUNTS AND JUDO.
MENTS, as schedule to be seen at the Office of
the auctioneer.
Terms Cash on the spot milo IL 90
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14

all things the true and the right-that lives
but to bless and serve its fell0ws-that
soul, / think, is Christian soul, whether or
not it knows perfectly its creed or its ten
commandments. Going through the long
gallery, where 90 many noble faces hang
upon the walls, | like best to stop before
for himself; he lived not for the praise of
men; yet, Of all the long line of keen wits
and noble intellects, think there is not one
whom we love so we'll as this singer whose
soul was in his singing.-CAristian Union.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14

John G.. Fountain vs.. Certain Raft OF Time
Der.
TN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
i District of Louisiana, No. 10, 607 In obedience
to ar admiralty warrant, to me directed in the
above entitled suit, have seized and taken in my
possession
A CEhTAIN RAFT OF WHITE OAK TIMBER,
now libeled bv John G. Fountain for the causes set
forth in the libel now pending in the District Court
of the United States
And do hereby cite and admenish the owner or
owners thereof, and all and every person or per;
sons having or pretending to have any right. title
interest in or to the same to be and appear at q
District Court of the United States for the district
aforesaid, to be holden at tine city of New Orleans.
on the first of Monday in April. to show cause, if
any they have or can, why the said timber should
not be condemned, and be sold sgreeably to the
prayer Of bellants
United States Marshars Office, New Orleans Feb
ruary 25. 1875 S. B. PACKARD,
fe28 milo rs at4 United States Marshal.