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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26
Origin of Family Names.

Existing names are of different kinds
and origin. Some designate trade, as
Tailor, Smith, Shoemaker Gin German,
Shuster), Mason, Baker, Carpenter,
Gardner, Cartwright, Carver, Cook,
Bleecker, Miller, Fowler, Foster, Horse
man, Adler, Hunter, Fisher, Merchant
Gin German, Kauffner in Dutch, Koop-
MANI, Tyler, Washman, Singer, Plumber,
Wheeler, Stewart, Bishop, Pope, Brazier,
Stalker, Barber, Boiler, Oysterman, Sher-
1T, Butler, etc, and very naturally when,
by civilized organization of society, it
was found necessary to accept fixed names
for families and their descendants, very
often the name of the trade pursued by
the head of the family was accepted by
the children, and thus went down to all
the descendants. In other cases, and
this was the oldest custom, the sons added
to their fathers baptismal name the ter
minatlon of son, SO when the father s
baptismal name was, for instance, Jacob
(and we know that the patriarchs had only
one single name), the son called himself
jacobson, and If his baptismal name was
John, he was called John jacobson, his
son William would be called William
Johnson, his son again, say Peter, was
called Peter Williamson, and so on. An
clent records prove that such was the Gus
tom in Europe until laws were established
requiring permanent uniformity in the
family names. This was especially found
necessary for the enforcement of the laws
on the Inheritance of property hence
the names Dickson, Thompson, Levyson,
Harrison, etc. Other names are evidently
derived from the nationality of one of
the ancestors for instance, we find the
family names of Irish, Dutch, German,
French, English, ETC., or after the cities
from whence they perhaps came, as Paris,
London, Madras, Berhner, York, etc.
Other names again are evidently derived
from nickname, especially those mean
ing an animal, as Bull, Bear, Fox, Wolf,
OK, Lion, Hare, Sparrow, Colt, Bird,
Stork, Pigeon, Swan, Fish, Pike, Salmon,
Duck, etc or after a color, as Black,
White, Blue, Green, Brown etc., also
after some quality, as Small, Short, Long,
Low, Sweet, etc. But the most curious
of names are those derived from objects,
as Brush, Bell, Gun, Anker, etc. or
material, as Water, Wine, Brandy, Coffee,
Zinc, Silver, Gold, Stone, Wood, and
even objects of clothing, as Shirt, Vest,
Coat, Stocking or part of the body, as
Leg. Arm, Trunk, Head, Beard, Whisk-
ers. etc. All these names are found In
the directories of our large cities, and
some names are even taken from the
meteorological phenomena, as North,
East. South. and West Spring, Sum
mer. Fall, and Winter Moon, Sun, Star.
Rain. Snow, Wind, Blow and finally we
find Angel, Devlgns, Hell, and Dam.
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I'm STRICT CONFIDENCE.


NELLIE:
turn to you love, in my trouble:
know ought not, but must speak or diei
Don't think, though, With Jack, there is ausht gore
awry; ,,..,.d
The baby's the sweetest that ever you saw;
think that my home would be heaven descended
To earth, were it not for-rny mother-n-ia"
OF course, set out with view TO adore her
Jacks mother, you know I'll threw open my heart'
And daily in hninblest ralams bent before her;
To win her Affection tried every art
shut my eyes tight and would not see naw;
But now in spite OF all, TO my own constornation,
find myself hating my mother-in-law-
If I wish for a thing, shen advise he contrary,
She wsylays my orders for dinner ana se@, co, and
criticises my friends, and politely snubs me.
She'd keep every Key II she could, In her claw;
With structures she erives me half out OF ny
wonder Job had mother-in-lAwf
And Jack, if he kne~i it, of course would be wor-
But men are so stupid; and III mover tell
He wonders know why often seern hurried,
Yet to speak would be useless, ! know very we'll
He'd not understand, Lut just answer, on'
She doesn't half mean il. Go on and don't mind
just fancy :" not minding my mother-in-lawi
If dance at a party, Such conducts improper; :"
If 1 smile at partner, there's straightway
If buy new dress. she counts mp every copper,
And sighs % Such extravaganza never was seen ~
She manages always with such sly knack, too,
She makes folks believe she's a saint without Jaw
half wish were dead, Nel-and baby and Jack
In heaven one cant have a mother-in-law!
She ruled household why can't she permit
To govern in turn my own now well?
If you've advice there, it's post time remit me
The game. Adieu, darlngi
As ever, yours,
BELLE.
p. S.-Of all wives Nellie dear, my surmise Is,
Mother Eve the luckiest the world ever saw:
Though they lost estate in certain " Fall Crisis,
She and Adam had never mother-in-law.
-.ScFf5Jser's A0nthly.
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HOW THE SCANDAL BEGAN.
From the Broollyn sum-


There are but few people who know
when and whore the first publication was
made which laid the foundation
of the great Tilton-Beecher scan
dal suit. It deyolves upon the
Sunday San reporter to give to the
public an interesting story about the scan-
dal, which is published for the first time
to-day. Four or five years ago vague
and indefinite rumors limited at unfriendly
relations between Mr.. Tilton and the
pastor of Plymouth Church. Not until
about two and half years ago were the
real sentiments of T. L. made known. At
certain sum due him from that large
headed, meek and lowly Christian,
Henry @. Bowen. Mr.. Tilton was editor
of the Golden Age then, and while in
litigation with Bowen wrote an article
entitled, ga Personal Statement. In
this statement Theodore charged old
Bowen with having written letter from
Woodstock on June 16, 1868, in which,
speaking of Henry Ward Beecher, he
said ssI sometimes feel that 1 must
break silence" It was the first statement
made by Mr.. Tilton in the Golden A0e.
For some reason it was suppressed. Sew
eral weeks after proofs of the article were
handed around for examination among
certain well-known journalists of Brook
lyn. The article was submitted to
Thomas Kinsella, editor of the Ed0Lc.
but he refused to publish it. The proof
finally fell into the hands of W. III. Null
doom, now reporter ON the New York
Tribune. He copied the article and
returned the proof. Several weeks after
he dropped into the Office of a wild little
sheet entitled the Sunday Dash, and
edited by James McDermott, a wild
TS-rc Mon ,r1,s N
around the Office, blaspheming with q
vigor that would have put trooper to
shame.
Have ye ain copya" said he. ssThe
printers are raising the divil, and say
they will strike If T don't give them more
copy, d-n them rs
Muldcon said he would give him a
little, and Mac rushed into the compos-
ing-room with look of exultation on his
face, to curse the compositors again.
NJ. sat down and wrote an article on
Tilton, and attached to it a short extract
from Iheodore's statement. The COM
positors were quieted for q short time,
and then began to yell for copy again.
Mac struggled with them, and swore he
would have more copy in ten minutes
than they could set IN a year. Then he
rushed into the editors sauct,1m and
began to howl.
s. For the love OF heaven, Muldoon.
give me some more copy give me some
more about Tilton and old Bowen. Blast
the bloody printers, do you hear them
yelling nowa" The appeal was ef6ectual.
Muldoon gave up the entire personal
statement and It Was put in type. In
the meantime copy came In. and McDer-
mott was saved from the fury az the
compositors. Mr.. Tilt0r was surprised
when he saw the artiele IN print, and now
receives his first information Concerning
the manner in which it got into type.
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OBJECTS OF PITY.

Mr. Beeeher Is visibly getting aged,
since the trial began. There was little
sign of life or activity in him to-day, and
he frequently remained gazing moodily
into vacancy as if he had lapsed into one
of the fits of dependency Moulton at
tributes to him. While Judge Fullerton
was reading, in Beecher's beautifully
worded letter to Moulton, &C I feel that I
am preaching my last sermon, and am
spending my last Sunday" ETC., MIR.
Beeeher listened sadly and rehectively,
as if overcome by the recollection of the
feelings which oppressed him when he
penned that letter. Indeed, it is clear
his days of galhvantin', if ever he was a
little naughty, are over. There is some
thing, too, in Tilton's eyes and pale, sad
face, that must excite sympathy. The
Beecher family group is quite q picture.
Every day, the venerable, white-haired,
and thoroughly lady-ike wife, and the
great master of oratory, whose fame is
worldwide, sit side by side, with
Beecher's left hand frequently passed
voer the shoulder of his wife, or resting
there lovingly, and q son beside each.
To disinterested spectators the whole
scene is a painful one and both the
plaintiff and the defendant are objects of
pity.
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man held down his head Mrs. Beecher
laughed ; Mr.. Beecher. after desperate
effort to retain composure, gave a merry
EFFECT OF MoULToNs TESTIMONY.
from the World


IProm the World I
Each hour of Mr.. Moulton's exanina
ton makes his testimony clearer,
simpler, more direct. AS he grows
accustomed to the place the jury
grow accustomed to him, and the
letters, IN the setting his clear answers
give, read with Mr.. Fullerton's matchless
emphasis, are listened to with an empha-
sis which the familiar sentences did not
win in Mr.. Morris's opening speech. ALI
this Is more or less easy in direct exam
lna1on. 1t Is none the less easy for Mr.
Moulton's marvellous preparation. He
never wanders from the point he volun-
teers no more testimony than the ques-
ton requires with ease he s. connects"
Mr.. Beecher in legal fashion with in
formation whose relevancy Mr.. Evarts
loudly disputes. He has not proved, for
all his long intimacy with the case and
his personal interest in the plaintiff, one
Of those dangerous. willing witnesses who
need perpetual check from counsel and
admonition from the court. Only once
or twice has Mr.. Evarts caught him in a
blunder, and then ready apology has
disarmed criticism. Men do not come
to know by instinct the limitations of le-
gal testimony, and deal of study and
much careful coaching must have formed
a part of Mr.. Moulton's training for the
stand. All this is gradually having its
effect. Mr.. Evarts' Interruptions grow
less frequent. The audience are growing
sober
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LAcEs.-In the case, at New York, OF
the Russian Countess Faloff, who is suing
q railroad company for heavy damages
for the loss by il of large quantity of
valuable laces belonging to her, Mr. a.
fed that he had never seen laces worth
more than $3.50 per yard. He had lacea
of this value on sale at his store. He
was not an expert in old laces, having
seem but few, If any, of them In his
opinion. modern laoes were of greater
value than old or 6 ancient" laces.
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The United States Senate.

The terms of twenty-five Senators ex-
pire on the Sd of March, and elections
have been or are to be made for the sue
ceeding terms as follows
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|NEwroK Bo0rH.
William W. Eds0r.
Thomas n. BGgdrd.
Joseph r.. Mcdonald .
Hannibal Hamlin.
VIM. Pfnoi;nsy W7,ltts,
Henry L. Dawes.
Isaac p. Christtaney.
Branch X. Bruce, Q.
FTdsacfs M. C'oclsTe{k.
Algernon 8. Paddock.
William Sharon
17.eo. n. Randolph.
Er0acis KeFn1n,
AJEen @. TyhtsrpaMm.
Wfiii1sn A. Wgnllaea.
A. 4. burnside.
Andrea .Jokssspn.
Samuel n. Md1sr
George r. Edmunda.
Robert E. Rtthers.
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BATTLE OF THE BOUQUETS.

Immediately after the ladies took their
seats, Mr.. Caldwell, q prominent deacon
of the church, and very busy man at
the trial, lifted large bouquet from
alongside of one placed at the end of the
table opposite Beecher, and In rather an
ostentatious manner, crossed over, hold
ing the bouquet aIoft, and, with q low
bow, presented it to Mrs. Tilton. The
ladies smiled and waved their fans. Mrs.
Tilton blushed with pleasure. Now this
little incident aroused the envy and in
dignation of the few friends Tllton had
In court They whispered to each other.
This was done in full sight of the jury,
and their souls were up In arms to make
a counter demonstration. Stamps were
put together, q florist who happened
be in court was interviewed, and he re
tired with the cash. Just here, Tilton,
with his sad face, his high shoulders, and
his long wavy hair, becoming premature
ly gray, entered the court followed by
his fast friend, Moulton, with his red,
good -humored face, his long, tawny hair,
and heavy brown mustache, crossing
his face like Diana's bow. Moulton car
ried a red leather bag containing the
documents on the construction of which
depends the fate of the Plymouth pastor
Soon after Moulton had taken the
stand, court officer approached Uilton,
and, with whispered message, present
ed to him three magnificent bouquets,
the perfume of which permeated the
courtroom. One of the bouquets was
of immense sizes composed of rare and
costly flowers, and was surrounded by an
elegant border of purple leaves and innita-
tion lace. The plaintiff seemed deeply
affected by this mark of consideration
from unknown friends. This little IN
cident did not, to all appearances, escape
the notice of the Beecher party, who
were sitting in full view of Tilton; for
just then there was whispering between
Beecher, his wife, and their friends be
hind, all looking in the direction of Til
ton, and smiling as If they considered it
III x,,,% ,,~, so11
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BEECHER's PROPOSED REsIGNATTON.
In the course of the opening argument
for Ti1ton, Judge Morris presented the
following letter of resignation, which
Mr.. Beecher wrote after the Woodruff
expose, but which MIR. Moulton mislaid
until lately
To the Trustees Of Plymouth Church
Itender herewith my resignation Of the sa-
cred ministry of Plymouth Church. For two
years have stood with great sorrow among you
m order to shield from shame certain house
hold Since recent publication makes this no
longer possible, resign my ministry and retire
to private life. HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
Mr.. Moulton says he persuaded Mr..
Beecher not to forward it to the Trus-
tees, and Mr.. Hlton threatened to shoot
him il, by such confession, he should
destroy Mrs. Tilton's character.
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For the sztcceedtna
term.
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l7tr1Is erpfrel
March 5, 1851
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feed Omnivorously. In China, split rats
are bought as dainty. An English sz1r-
geon of some note had them cooked for
his own eating. In man-of-war, where
the rats made havoc with the biscuit, the
sailors had q regular battue, and brought
down numbers of them Jack made rat
pie. baked il, and liked it. At the siege
of Malta, the French garrison, when fam
iahed, offered as much as q dollar head
for rats, or two dollars If barn-f fed. Dur
ing the siege of Paris, In the late Fran
co-German war, many tasted rat who had
never tasted it before.
Ehe fecundity of the brown rat is pro-
diUious, and IL has been calculated that If
MI. and Mrs. Rat live three years after
their first child Is born, and If all the
children, cIaiIdren's children, children g
elaiIdren's children, etc., survive, the
family ct the end Of three years would
comprise six hundred thousand mouths
A 4 rat Is credited with eating one
tenth az much as an average man, this
interesting family would consume 90
much as an army Of sixty thousand
men.
Unquestionably, whatever may be the
degree of fecundity and voraclty, rats
axe generally great nuisance, and re-
alsire 70 be less9nsd IN number, not
extirpated IIes Us notice some OF the
yseieties ii which the nuisance presents
itsel1s and the mode of procsdure conse-
auena1y adopted.
Rats ersatly infeds ships, And are By
tAsm carried 10 every paxt Of The world.
30 zndnstEi0 i0uslg Do they make h0znss Tor
themselves IN the numerous crann1eS and
The Cecil Whig., 1875-11-13

DoN'T.-Don't insult a poor man. His
muscles may be we'll developed.
Don't fret. The world will move on as
usual after you are gone.
Don't color meerschaums for a living
1t is simply dying by inches.
Don't say 81 told you son' Two to one
you never said word about it.
Don't throw dust in your teachers eyes.
1t will injure the pupil.
Don't worry about the ice crop. Keep
cool, and you will have enough.
Don't turn up your nose at light things
Think of bread and taxation.
Don't boast of your pedigree. Many n
fool had wise ancestor.
Don't buy a coach to please your wife,
Better make her little sulky.
Don't write long obituaries. Save some
of your kind words for those living.
Don't imagine that everything is weaken
ing. Butter is strong in this market.
Don't publish your acts of charity. The
Lord will keep the account straight
Don't mourn over fancied grievances.
Bide your time, and real sorrow will come.
Don't put on airs in your new clothes.
Remember your tailor is suffering.
Don't be too sentimental. A dead heart
properly cooked will make savory meal.
Don't ask your pastor to pray without
notes. How else Can he pay his provision
bile
Don't 90 to sleep IN church. 1t looks ex-
ceedingly silly.
Don't ask the Lord to keep your "gar-
ments unspotted." He isn't renovating
old clothes.
Don't lirger where ''your love lies dream
ing" Wake her up and tell her to get the
breakfast.
The Cecil Whig., 1875-11-13

And there they sat a popping corn,
John Stiles and Susan Cutter;
John Stiles as fat as any OK,
And Susan, fat as butter.
And there they sat and shelled the corn,
And raked and stirred the fire:
And talked of different kinds of ears,
And hitched their chairs up higher,
Then Susan she the pepper shook,
Then John he shook the pepper,
Till both their faces grew as red
AS sauce pans made of copper.
And then they shelled, and popped and ate
All kinds of fun poking,
And he haw- hawed at her remarks,
And she laughed at his joking.
And still they popped, and still they ate,
Johns mouth was like hopper,
And stirred the fire and sprinkled salt,
And shook and shook the pepper.
The clock struck nine and then struck ten,
And still the corn kept popping;
1t struck eleven-then struck twelve,
And still no sign of stopping.
And John he ate, and Susan thought
The corn did pop and patter;
Till John cried out, "The corn's afi-e.
Why, Susan, what the matter?"
Said she: "John Stiles, it's one o'clock,
You'll die of indigestion;
L nj sick of all this popping corn
why don't You pop the question ?"
The Cecil Whig., 1875-11-13
THE QUEEN OF VINES.
THE GREAT SANTA BARBARA VINE BOXED
FOR THE CENTENNIAL.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The great queen of vines arrived in this
city per steamer Ancon on Wednesday even
ing, en- route for the Centennial Exhibition
at Philadelphia. 1t is contained in seven
large boxes, weighing fifteen tons. The
box containing the body is ten feet long
and over five feet in the clear inside, being
of octagon form. This box is so con-
structed that it can be taken apart, the
large roots of the vine being strongly bolted
to the base of the box, SO that it stands on
the base after the box is taken apart. The
enormous size of the box is fair indication
of the mammoth proportions of the body
of the great Santa Barbara monster. 1t is
to be set up with limbs attached in their
natural positions. The limbs are cut in
sections of eight and ahalf feet are fast
having been numbered. Many of the limbs
were so interlocked on the vine that it was
impossible to separate them and take them
down; or, if separated, it would have been
impossible to put them up again, so they
were bolted together wherever they crossed
each other before cutting them down The
sections thus bolted together are also eight
and ahalf feet long by five and ahalf feet
in width, and will be attached to the limbs
in bolted sections. 1t branches out in
twenty large limbs eight feet from the
ground. One Of these twenty limbs meas
ures twenty inches in circumference
At a meeting of the citizens of Santa Bar
bara, held at Tibbit's Hall, September 9th,
1875, on the removal of the big grape vine
there was adopted the following statement:
This famous vine is without doubt the
largest in the world. The celebrated vine
at Hampton Court, England, grown under
glass, is nine inches in diameter three feet
from the ground. This vine is fourteen
inches in diameter three feet from the
ground, and nearer to the ground has a
measurement of eighteen inches in dame
ter, or fifty-six inches in circumference
while its foliage has long covered space
equal to ten thousand square feet. The
Hampton Court vine produces annually
from fifteen hundred to two thousand
pounds of grapes. The product of this
vine, as estimated by Dr. Ord, now one of
the State Commissioners to the Centennial,
Judge Huse and others, has often annually
reached the immense number of seven
thousand five hundred clusters of an aver
age weight Of one and ahalf pounds cach
or nearly twelve thousand pounds. 1t is
of the variety known as the Mission grape
and was planted by Dona Maria Marcelina
de Dominguez at the birth of child, ac-
cording to the custom of the country. It's
age is between fifty and sixty years. For
several years it has shown evident signs of
decaying vigor, and has now been dug up,
sectionized and boxed, after weeks of labor,
for removal to the East.
A daughter vine growing on the ground
of the old vine is now sixteen years old,
and sixteen inches in diameter three feet
from the ground, and making growth at
the rate of an inch in diameter annually,
having the last year furnished 5000 to
10000 pounds Of grapes, which were pluck
ed and eaten by visitors, from August 18th
to January aGth.
The Cecil Whig., 1875-11-13
ELKToN DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUN1I OFFICEhS.
C7erk of Circuit Court Arthur W. Mitchell.
Deputy Clerk, W. K. Reckesus.
Register Of Wills Reuben D. lamar.
Deputy Register, R. L. lamar.
Auditor, Clinton Mccullough.
Commissioner in Chancery. =. A. Ellis
States Attorney, Clinton Mccullough,
Sheriff, W. W Scott.
Deputy Sheriff, A. J. Scott
County Commissioners, Dr. r. Il. Bromwell, Pres,
Joseph Bggs. and John Gillespie.
Clerk to the Board, Isaac +. Vanarsda'e
Public School Commissioners, F. s. Everst, Pres, S.
j. England, and George Biddle
Examiner and Secretary, Rev. John squier
Nota1ies Public, r. L. lamar and s b. Foard.
Justices of the Peace, J. r. Brown and G. R. Howard
Orphans Court James McCauley, Chief Judge Jas.
NJ Evans and Jas. A. Lewis, Associate Judges.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Torn Commissioners, DR.. John H. lamar, President
Dr. r. H. Tuft Secretary Thomas Drennen, Treasurer,
Samuel b. Foard, Morris Dunbar, John L. Alexander,
and William Falls.
To,cn B4ilif, Timothy White.
NATIONAL BANK OF ELKTON.
President, J. Tome, Cashier. Mcfarland,
Teller, John % T. Brown, Brown, Gsrk, c. c: strickland.
POST OFFICE.
Mrs. ~ NJ. Mahan, P. n. Opens A. n; closes : P. NJ.
Mails close follows:-lst mail, $40 A. I'd mail
1925 A. NJ: 3rd mail, $40 P n.
CHURCHES.
N. 4 Chnreh. Rev. G. A. Phabus.
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Rev. W. W. Heberton.
Episcopal Church. Rev. II. A. Skinner.
Roman Catholic Church, Rev. VIM. ballard
African NJ p Church. Rev. John T. Scott.
LODGES-NIGHTSO OF MEETING.
Washington Lodge, No. 81, X. Of P, every Thursday
evening.
Union Lodge No. 49, A. T. NJ, the First and Third
nights Of every month