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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
\ German Fable.


a raven was crossing field and saw
cnckeo preparing soft bed behind a
shady bush. That seemed very odd to
him; SO he crept neGrer aud asked the
cuckoo what he was making.
:" y bed, as you see, +" the cuckoo an
swered shortly.
"a bed. what for ?'' the raven kept
on inquiring. "You are not going to
lie on the ground? As far as I know
you usually rest in hollow tree
'Slt is not for myself replied the cuck-
90, ''but for that poor sick hen there,
you see behind the bushes. See that
poor creature,'' he continued, weeping.
''she fills my soul with pity she has
not been well for long time"
"Really, an odd kind of neighborly
love. | never in the least haYe expected
that of you," the raven cried in ecstacy;
and the tears fioated down his raven
checks at tie thought of this noble deed.
eyes" the cuckoo continued III VIII
ming tone,' this good hen laid me early
every day an egg; upon that | have
hitherto lived when / could get at
nothing else, and how miserable should
be if she shonld die! / must perish.
\ 4es, must starve in these famine times. !"
"Ah, SO! 1t is not precisely for the
sick hen, but for the eggs you make the
nest, croaked the raven, as quickly dry
ing her tears she flew away.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

DECEMBER n. 1875.
EgIy little speech.

The Republican Administration is
pressing every scoundrel to the wall so
far as discovered. Joyce, the Special
Revenue Agent in St. Louis who was
convicted Of fraud made the following
little speech just before being sentenced
to pay a fine of 81, 900 and three years
service in the penitentiAry:
Before this honorable court passes
sentence ] beg leave to state that my
conviction was secured by perjured tes-
timo4ly ofself-convictod thieves. Finne-
man, the Rcctifier, Borngesser, the
Gauger. and Iendleman, the Storakeep-
er, all lineal descendants ofthose ancient
scoundrels who crucified Christ, came
upon the witness stand and paraded
their own infamy by acknowledging
that they Lad stolen whisky from tie
government for term OF years, at the
rate of one dollar to fifty cents per bar
rel The pencil of Gustaves Dore could
not do justice to these three wandering
Israelites, who seemed ever to be on
the lookout to steal small things when
big ones were conveniently at hand.
Zimmerman and Fagan are identical char
acters and should be immortalized in
living infamy. ! dismiss these pillars
OF fraud and perjury, eonsigning them
to the deyouring fury OF rotten consci-
ence. / simply declare upon my honor
as man and my allegience as an Amer
can citizen here in the presence Of this
honorable court, to the whole world
and faciDo my God. that 7 am absolute
ly innocent OF the charges trumped up
against me by pretended friends aud VI
Per enemies.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

TUE "GRlsAr 1TvN" or 4 TowS.-
The following extract is taken trom
Or. Hollands STORY of Seven Oaks
in the December number Of .Sclf5zset'a.
monthly: ssThis one fact remains good
j Seven Oaks, and the world over
The man who holds the financial power
and the social throne of a town, makes
that town, in good degree, what he is.
If he is virtuous, noble, unselfsh, good,
the elements beneath him shape them
selves, consciously or unconscously, to
his character. Vice shrinks into dis
grace, or tlies to more congenial haunts.
1he greed for gold which grasps and
overreaches, becomes ashamed, or
changes to neighborly helpfulness. The
discomfort that springs up in the shadow
Of an unprineipled and boastfnl worldly
success dies; and men become happy in
the toll that wins comfortable shelter
and daily bread, when he to whom all
looks down upon them with friendly
and sympathetic eyes, and holds his
wealth and power i'll service of their
good"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

y writer in the -4mericaye Grocer
says tl.at glyee1ine is not used in the
right way. lie asserts that to preserve
the hands, keep smtll bottle Of glycer-
Inc near the pace where you habitualiy
wash them, and whenever you have fin
ished washing, and before wiping them,
put one or two drops of the glycerine on
the wet PAIN and rub the hands thor
oughly with it as if it were soap; then
dry lightly with towel. Household
work and bad weather will not prevent
your skin from being smooth and soft if
this plan of using glycerine if followed
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
MANHOOD.

Revised and corrected. by the author L. dc F.
Curtis, A. D., &c, &c.
a Medical Essay on the cause and cure of pre-
mature decline in man, showing how health Is
lost, and rcgained 1t gives clear synopsis of
the imped1ments to marriage, the treatment of
nervous and physical debility, exhausted vital
ity, and all other diseases appertaing thereto:
the results of twenty years successful practice.
Opinions of tIse Press.
. CURTIS ON tsSIANHOOD.''- There isno MEM
ber of society by whom this book will not be
found useful whether he be parent. preceptor
or clergy man. London Tiines.
CURTIS On stMASHOOD. .rf--This book ShOuld
be read by Tie yonng for instruction, and by
the afflicted for relief; it will injure no one.-
3Lsdcdt Times and Gazette.
Price One Dollar, by mail express Ad-
dress the aut hor, DIR. CURTIS, $50 Sutter Street,
or r. q. Box 337, san Francisco, Cal.
4SVTm3
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A very genteel-appearing young man,
wearing kid gloves, and carrying 1.-the
and flexible walking-stick, thought he
would have joke with a rusty and
venerable farmer on the fair grounds,
recently.
"IIallo,' said the dandy, sare you
one of the judges Oh hogs?'
"Waal, yaas, walk right up and let
me look at you,'' said the old farmer.
That youth was soon lost amid the
crowd, and no other judges of swine
saw him.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

She testified before the magistrate
that ''dot pilly gotes shoost vas "a
veil, I vas Washing by some clodings
of a pig tub, and dem gotes COON up
behind und-vell, shogs, | don't ken
told you dot vas. feel me soineding
pehind my pack and shump over der
tub and sthand me on my head up NIT
dot tubs bottom up, und der clodings
sphilt shoos ike me, and dem gotes
wink at me NIT Won eyes and vags his
tails of mine face, and walks ont py his
behind legs like man, und | can't sit
me down Good any more already"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

An Onondaga minister, who has
preached in an agricultural community,
had varied experience in getting his
pay. One farmer at the end OF the
year offered to settle by giving him a
duck or two dollars in money. The
minister took the latter Another met
him orc day and said: 81 have sub
scribed $40 for preaching; I will give
you a COW and call it square. She's a
blamed poor COW, just like your preach
ing" The parson drove home the
cow
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
Il is now announced, saws the Londol

L is now announced, says tbe London
1fcadoney, that Vandyck's long lost
Madonna with the Child,'' of which
countless copies exist in various parts of
Euope, has at last been discovered in the
original. The picture has formed the
altar piece to the chapel of an obscure
German cloister, and was found there by
the Flemish painter George Van Han
nen. After slight restoration it is now
to be seen entirely uninjured, and in its
pristine condition.
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tion had big potlatch last week. There
were about three hundred of them pres
cot. They had three beeves, one hun
dred deer, several hundred brant and
geese, and other game and Injuries too
numerous to mention. In brief, they
had "high old tlne," during which
the storekeeper, Mr.. B. McDonough,
made large sales of goods.
The area of Idaho comprises So, ,294
square miles. The smallest of the Ter
ritories is that of Utah, which contains
84,476 square miles The largest is
Dakotah, which has 150,032 square
miles. The entire area of all the Terri
tories is GIL ,072 square miles, being
greater space than is occupied by the 27
States east of the Mississippi.
One firm at the Dalles have on hands
in the warehouse 600 sheep skins, 400
deer skins, 1000 beef hides, As bear
SKINS, 200 coyote hides, 20 fox skins,
and about 200 mink, marten, otter, coon
and muskrat skins. Total, 3 ,065. The
furs and skins were chiefly stripped from
animals raised or captured in Wasco
county,
What is believed to be an excellent
coal mine has been recently disco eered
in the vicinity of Horseshoe Bend, Boise
county. 1t is owned by NJ. j. Biddy,
E. II. Angle, John West and J. r. Pile.
The North Vest Idlnae,' published
at Olympia suspended publication on
the 11th inst The subscription books,
good will and patronage of the concern
have been purchased by Fracis II. Cook,
of the Echo.
Eleven tons of ore from the "Last
Chance" mine in the Wagontown dis
trict, idaho, recently crushed at the Cos
mos, yielded brick valued at about
5000. This is quite favorable showing,
and the owner of the mine, Mr.. Frank
Hunt, is quite elated at the result
l.. IL ,,.+., o4a.aoe -, tl,o
,..,~J,.l,o
,,,:.;I ~" e : Ts;1a..na trom waIIo
~ ~ -, ~ IL,
So .,,o 15.h ;,s+
80 60, ,.au;a1.o, -
- - a. o.,.,ot g. e,r,.o,nn
y IN
'o".'sl''P 10 ~ ~ = - ~
o' oeA''ie '' ~ 60, "
w'i'cn '''o "''"' '0"1 ~ f''
si'''a'eu'
John oanafy, formerly ol DetiNei'
shot and Filled man named req My
er, also OF Denver, IN Cheyane' the otil-
er day.
The Et2,fess says: Inc ih''iaiis
schooi on the r"sailap lesef'a'ion. ~
TINS county, Is reported 70 oe ID
louriShlhs conai'ioi' :,
mo oou reiio"s u a,'couN q "'i,
hold p0o'lc inS'aiia''ol u o'aoe's anu
give a party On Tue evening u '''e o'A
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The newspaper correspondents are
unable to account for Gen. Babcock's
accumulation OF a fortune of $500 600
on salary Of $5 900 q year. They
seem to forget, remarks the ST. Louis
Times, that he has been getting along
for the past two years with only one
servant girl in his family.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

A Kentucky justice has decided that
it is not legal for farmer to hitch his
wife up with a mule, no matter how
anxious he is to plough.
Yes, but suppose the wife, who evil
IDENTIFY knew best the sort of man her
husband was, preferred to be hitched
with mule rather than with him, then
what ?
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

A calculation has been made of the
number of persons the great eathedrals
of the European Continent will hold.
ST. Peters, at Rome, holds 81, 900 peo-
pie; the Milan Cathedral holds 81 900 /;
st. Paul's, at London, holds $4,000 !;
st. Sophia, at Constantinople, holds 3d.
900 Notre Dame, at Paris, holds 21.-
900; the Cathedral at Pisa holds IS 900,
and st. Marco, at Venice, holds Z 900.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
POsr OFFICE REGISTER.
MAILS ARRIVE:

MAILS ARRIVE:
From Railroad north and south) daily
From Corvallis, daily. at IL. 80 A. II.
From Lebanon,. tri-weekly, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 10 so AM.
MAILS DEPART:
For Railroad north and ex1atsI. daily
close prompt ut l. .1U.t. NJ.
For Corvallis, daily, ut 1850 p. N.
For Lebanon, tri-weel1Iy, {AIonday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 2 PM.
Office hours from Z Il A. N. to 7 Il p. III.
Sunday, from IL N. TO . p. M.
Money order office holrs from A. NJ. to
6P.M. p. II RAYMOND, p. NJ.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
Pacific SIopers ,

The Denver Neecs give, a pretended
s'high-toner'' the following notice:
"W. NJ. Heath, bigamist, hummer,
braggart and thief, who has sported a
fraudulent title of colonel, was convicted
of horse-stealing yesterday, in the dis
trict court at Evans, and sentenced by
Judge Brace to seven years in the PEN
itentiary. The F'Colonel" defended his
own case, and made a fearful appeal to
the jury for acquittal. He Is a gray
haired, villianous looking old sinner,
along in the forties somewhere. He has
been enjoying the hospitalities of the
county Jail, III this city, for several
months past. He married a lady, rich
widow, in Boulder county a year or
two ago, and spent her fortune inrlotous
living. For year past he has lived in
Denver, occasionally making raids into
the gazing districts for theivIng purposes.
There are three charges of stealing still
hanging over his head in this city, SO
that there is a prospect of few more
years being added to his sentence.
Seattle has her hoodlums as we'll as
other cities The Tribune says
Francis a. Pease, who is known as one
of the worst boys in Seattle, was put i'll
the lookup one day last week, hut es-
capped after few hours detention His
escape was made through enc of the
ventillating holes under the caves OF the
blockhouse, the only way he could
squeeze through which, was by stripping
himself OF every stitch of clothing He
was out for few days only, when he
was again caught and lodged in Jail.
No one preferring charge against him
he was dismissed from custody. He
was hardly out before complaint was
mede against him for theft, stealing
lot of sacks from a livery stable, and
the officers are once more looking him
up. Three or four small thefts commit
ted during the past week are charged to
his account.
Two men were recently left in their
camp on Smoky creek, 175 miles east of
Boise. Two others of the company
came to Boise for provisions, but were
delayed. The two who were left in
the camp staid as long as they bad any
grub left, waiting for the return of their
camrades, but finally had to strike out
for settlement 100 miles being the
nearest point. The weather was stormy
and the snow deep. The first eight
days they were without any provisions
whatever, and got very weak and made
slow progress, they then came across a
part of deer freshly killed by the
wolves and this sustained them for the
next twelve days in all before they
reached settlement.
The School Superintendent of Wash
ington Territory reports the number Of
school districts, 267; number ofschools
taught, 218; number attending school,
6,690: number of children OF school
age, 10,680; amount paid to teachers.
$54,720. As compared with 1871, the
returns for 1876 show an increase of46
school districts, rs school houses, 2,871
school children, 1890 persons OF school
age, and s25 .4o1 in the amount paid to
teachers, and had the yeturns for the
current year been complete, the showing
would have been even more favorable
one.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

Six busts of the finest white marble,
representing the first six Roman Empe-
rors, have heen placed in the Louvre
recently. They were discovered in Afri-
ca, and, although many centuries old,
they are as perfect as if cIiseled yester-
day. The modelling ofthe faces is said
to be very fine. the profile of the Au-
gugtus especially SO.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

The addition of seventeen infants to
the population of Paradise, few weeks
ago, turned that pleasant town of Penn
sylvania into a bowling space 70: the
visitor to flee from every eve and morn.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
Forec1osure of sfecs,anics-s Lien.
The Best Machine Made.


In the Circuit Court of the State of oregon for
the county of Linn,
Suit in equity to foreclose mechanics lien
notice.
G. G. Smith, plaintiff. VS.. II. C. Clement and
s. NJ. Corunl. defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given that the above named
plaintiff has commenced n suit in the above en-
titled court, against the defendants above NAM
ed to foreelose his lien of $424 90, and interest
on the same at ten per cent. per annum from
the 22d day-of October. 1873, on the saw mill of
the defendants, with the appurtenances there
unto belonging, and on the land on which the
same stands, together with convenient space
about the same may be required for the con-
Yenient use and occupation OF the same, situate
said Linn county. more particularly deScrlb-
ed in plaintiffs notice of his said lien on file in
the Clerks office in said county: That in his
complaint in said suit, paintiff prays the Court
to order and decree that the said property be
sold to satisfy said lien and interest as afore-
said. and the costs and disbursements therein !;
and that plaintiff have and recover of defend
ants the said sum of $424 00and interest thereon
as aforesaid, and his costs and disbursements
therein: That all persons interested in the en-
f0rcement of said lien, claiming any right
thereto, are hereby called upon to present their
claims within ten days after the completion of
the publication of this notice, and in case of
failure so 10 do within that time or within such
further time as may be allowed by said Court
or Judge. all such claims will be forfeited.
POWELL Sc FLINN,
Nov. %, 75-10y1w3 PlfsS Attorneys.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

Tn majority of cases, the resenting
Of an insult directs mems attention to
what they would otherwise hardly no
tice, teaches the malicious where to
strike, furnishes Sport for the thought
less, and degrades man to the level of
his assailant.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
me khan of Ezr.o4ands warriors.

I wish you could have seen the Kan's
army. There were about 1000 infan-
try and 1000 cavalry, with all varieties
of uniform and with all kinds of arms
Some, who seemed to belong to the
guard, had red or green jackets, with
little god BRAID, covered NTH but ton
from every nation under the sun, and
one fellow / saw had English, Austrian,
and French, besides, of course, Russian.
The most of them, however, were in
the ordinary gowns tied about the waist
with sash, tucked into wide leather
trousers, while some few Of them wore
the heavy coats of mail which we see
In the Caucasus. One officer. noticed
with epaulets bearing the initial of the
Emperor Paul. The generals all wore
three epaulets-one on each shoulder
and one on the back of the neck. Some
of the men carried pixies and some bad
old muskets, but the majority of them
had the heavy matchbox used every
where Throughout Central Asia, while
perhaps a score of men had Berdan=
rifles. It seems that three or four years
ago Berdan rifle was stolen from some
of our soldiers, and since then tile
hhOkandIan arfnorers have been copy
ing it. The inferior officers for the
most part had either little hammers or
simple sticks, with which they coca
sionalIy beat their men. / should have
liked nothing better than to meet the
whole lot with half Of one of our bat
ta1ions well armed; but with a handful
of men in the midst of this disorderly
crowd our situation was anything but
agreeable.-Gor. Neso York Herald.
Hank Monk, the stage driver who
once drove Horace Greeley across the
mountains in California ton time, =
met stage containing General Sheridan
and company on track along the side
of hill where there was room but for
one vehicle. Hank had nothing but a
Chinaman ii, so taking his horses well
ii hand, he artistically hugged the
brink OF the precipice and swung the
hind part Of the stage over the grade
There it hung apparently within hairs
breadth of destruction, while the car
rage swept safely past it. Sheridan ap-
preciated Hanks accommodating dis
position, and nobody carod what the
Chinanan's feelings were.
TIM New York World says the
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

Old-fashiored sewing societies are
heard of no more, but still if a woman
wants to gossip she can lean over thet
gate and have dig at the Whole neigh
borhood without Infringing any law.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

Somebody has said country editor
is expected to live on half dollar
week and find the regular callers in his
sanctum in tobacco.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

The last census of the British Islands
was taken in single day, at cost of
5000, 900, or s24 61 for every thousand
of the population.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

Shakespeare said, "There is a tide
in the affairs of men, but it appears to
be pretty much all tied-back in the
affairs of women.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

What requires more philosophy than
taking things as they come? Parting
with things as they GO.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

In the broad stream OF life every
force is wave; each fills its place, none
is in vain.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

Julius, why is de gettin' out O. bed
on de 31st ob August like one OBJ
Moore's Melodies? Does you glib it up;
my 'spected cullud friend?'' SIN course
does. Why?" ''Bekase it's de last
rose OBJ summeri''
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24
HAIRS Vegetable sIciIian

H AIR RE n E w e r
This standard article is compounded with
It's effeets are as wonderful and satisfactory
It restores gray or faded hair to its youthful
color.
rduff; and the scalp by f ''se becomes white
and clean.
BY its tonic p-euerties IL restores the capil-
larry glands TO thel no NAL vigor, preventing
badness, and making the hair grow thick and
strong.
AS 4 dressing nothing has been found so
effcctual, desirable.
DR.. A. a. Hayes, state Assaver of NIassachu-
setfs, says of IT: II consider the besprepu9'G
ton for its intended purposes.
Buckingham's Dye,
FOR THE WEHHSIKER
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

THE New York World says the
new novel ssThe Devils Necklace. 2 %
set-oT to & Adam Bede. "
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-24

CENTENNIAL.
1876. 1876.
Proclamat1on.
Chicago 8 Northwest
ern Railway.
T1HIE POPuH4AR ROUTE OVERLAND.
Passengers for Chicago, niagara Falls, Pitts
Boston, or any point East. should buy their
TRANsCONTINENTAL TICKETS
Win she Pioneer Route,
CHICAGO & SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY
THIS IS THE BEST ROUTE EAST.
Its Track is of STEEL RAILS, ana on it has
Deen made the time That has ever been
gers for points east Chicago have choice Of the
following lines from Chicago:
and PennsyI varlia Railways,
| . THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pullman
) Palace ears through to Phiiadelphia and New
York OH each train.
I THRoUGHTRAIN,w with Pullman Palace cars
i to Baltimore and Washington.
Isy the Lake shore and Michigan South
Central and Erie aailrOadls),
| . THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Palace
> Drawing Room ana Silver Palace cars thro'
to New York
the Michigan Central. Grand Trunk,
Great Western and Erie and New York
y Drawing Room and Sleeping cars through to
New York 10 Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester
or New York city.
Ry Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pullman
= Palace cars for Newark, GAINESVILLE, Wheeling,
Washington and Baltimore without change
This is the, SHORTEST, BEST and only line
ING CARS AND COACHES. connecting with
nsr WISH Psee S rana Er5a at 2mAM apa ro
CAGo AND TIE EAST. ' -->''' - --
This popular route is unsurpassed for Speed,
c9mi9rt and safety. The smooth, well ballast
ed Pullman Palace Sleeping cars, the perfect
Telegraph system of moving trains, the regu-
larity with which they run, the admirable
anssement for running through cars to Chicago
from all points West, secure to passengers all
the comforts in modern railway travelling. No
changes of Cars, and no tedious delays at Fer
rieS.
Passengers will find Tickets via this favorlte
route at the General Ticket Office of the Central
Pacific Railroad, Sacramento.
Tickets for sale al all the Ticket Offices of the
Central Pacific Railroad w. H. STENNETT,
MARVIN ITUGHIpT. Gen. Sup. Gen. Pas. Agt.
II. p. STASWOOD. General Agency, 12l Mont
gomery street. san Francisco v7n47y
Just Issued. 2O0th Edition.
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This is the SHORTEST, BEST and only line
running Pullman celebrated PALACE SLEEP
ING CARS AND COACHES. connecting with
Union Pacific Railroad at OMAHA and from the
WEST, via Grand junction, Marshall, Cedar
Rapids, Clinton, Sterling and Dixon, tor CHI
CAGO AND THE EAST.