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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05
THE RESULT, OF A RAILROAD 40
g,IDENT

A Michigan romance this time. He
was middle-aged gentleman and he was
travelling ON q railroad in the interior
OF the Wolverine State He was portly
and well-fed in appearance, and the fob
which swung from his vest swung clear
at the ends, SO round and protuberant
was that portion of his body which
would have been described by Shakes
peare as tWith fat capon lined" He
didn't look sentimental or at all the
kind of man to be easily affected by
lovely woman. He looked, in fact, as
though o square meal of the particular
dish he liked most would tempt him
more than Venus without her girdle on.
Some of the Michigan railroads ara new
affairs, and the one on which this sleek
middle-aged man was riding was one Of
the. latest. The train broke down, and
for two or three hours the passengers
were left to their own resources for
amusement. Time hung heavy with
our middle-sged man, and he strolled
off 10 the nearest farm house, thinking
that a better place to wait in than the
smoking-car. The hours dragged them
selves away, the train was repaired. and
the locomotive screeched out q warn
ing tc the loiterers outside to resume
their seats in the cars, but the portly,
middle-aged man didn't appear. He
saw the train start, evidently, for he
stood with woman on the steps of the
farm house, but he didn't appear at all
interested, and he was left behind. The
secret of the old gentleman's apathy on
the subject of rapid transportation
finally came out in the local paper pub
lished in the village close by the scene
of the railroad accident. In the farm
house where the portly old gentleman
stopped he met woman whom he had
not seen for years, but who, when he
last saw her, was queen of hearts with
him. It was the old story of misunder-
standing, mutual obstinacy and broken
engagement. The old flame was re-
kindled in the heart above the portly
stomach when tbe middle-aged man saw
his long-lost love, and, as she was a
widow, the encounter resulted in a
wedding. And wedding is better
thing than funeral for railroad ac-
cident to produce.
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sires. but he win take almost an, thing
rather than go empty-handed. Soclev-
erly managed is the whole affair that
the police officer may pass a door ont of
which panel has been replaced by
q sheet of painted or grained paper.
provided for that purpose. Outside a
comrade is on guard, and the burglars
are careful not to leave the house until
the signal that the coast is clear. I'm
mediately on reaching their quarters
the thieves change their clothes. The
next thing is to get rid of the plunder.
than which nothing is easier if it be
plate. Jewels are readily disposed of,
but not so pro6tably for the robbers
San Francisco CnU.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05
BISMARCK CONFRONTING HIS ENE.
MES.


This is how Bismarck looked when
his meeting enemies in debate in the
German Parliament ellis gigantic
frame tairly trembled with passion his
gray eyes flashed, and his heavy mus
tache bristled ; a paper he took up dur
ing his first speech, for purpose of ref
erence, vibrated visibly in the passion
ate grasp of his sinewy hands, and ever
and anon his closely -buttoned uniform
became tense almost to splitting across
shoulders and threw up his head, re-
garding his foes with that implacable
g1ance which never fails to shake the
strongest nerves, when he darts it at an
object of his hatred or contempt. In
the course of an experience neither
brief nor ordinary, have seen many
remarkable men at nome nts when they
have been expected to labor under ex-
citement of the most vehement descrip-
tion; but I have never yet Witnessed
the consciousness of unbounded power
expressed in the physique and bearing
of human being as I saw it in Prince
Bismarck. AS he stood forward facing
the House, the natural sternness of his
aspect accented by the natural rigidity
Of his military tournure, he looked to me
like the incarnation of an ungovernable
will; like a colossus, unquestionably
capable .of bearing upon his mighty
shoulders cares and responsibilities that
would crush common mortal into pow
der
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05

THE ENGLISH HSPARROw.-ThAse little
foreigners, instead Of. being satisfied
with the great boon that has been con-
ferred on them by being madesnatural-
lied citizens, have had the presumption
and indiscretion to wage war against
our native birds almost to extinction.
AS a consequence they have raised
about their little heads a very large
hornets nest of native American feel
ing. which bids fair, unless they change
their tactics, to lead to their extermina-
tion. Already the cry is raised against
them, and we should not be surprised
before long to see their destruction as
assiduousiy prosecuted as their intro
duction and protection was advocated.
That they are pugnacious little vsga-
bonds we can testify to, for Immediate
" opposite our house is pigeon cot,
and in the trees in the street are
numerous little houses of these dimin-
utive game cocks. Daily there is war
between the sparrows and pigeons for
the oats found in the manure dropped
by horses passing through the street,
always resulting in victory for the.
former. No sooner does a pigeon
a1ight and commence feeding than the
sparrows, sometimes singly, at other
times In body. go for him. And often
the unfortunate pigeon.Will be followed
by some member of the family more
than the others to his very
col. Turf, Field ana Farm.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05
i "RosE-BUD DINNER Party


On Christmas Eve. lady of Knicker.
booker lineage, and of prominence
among the exclusive fashionable of New
York, gave rosebud dinner party. =
A rosebud dinner party is a compari-
lively novel entertainment here, and
was introduced at Newport three sum-
mers ago, by Madame de Noailles, wife
of the French Ambassador at Washing
ton. The title of the affair is derived
from from the fact that the dinner is
given In honor of two or more young
ladies' who have not made their debut
IN society. It is something of "com-
ing out party" only instead of the
guest dancing they eat. On the occa-
sion of which we write. four demoiselles
were honored-four OF the prettiest in
all this great city, according to rumor.
Eighteen sat down to dinner-nine
ladies' -four of them @rose bud ~ and
nine gentleman. De1monico provided
the meal. It was an elabora,e one, and
jenkins, who hired himself to Del
monlco as waiter in order to get an &C.
count OF the party, swears the bill of
his employer was seventy Eve hundred
dollars and odd cents. The dining
room was transformed into . veritable
bower of roses, and the whole house
was redolent with perfume. There was
music by Lander, and the menu was
engraved on blue velvet in letters of
gold. The four :. horoines of the hour =
were beautifully attired, and were the
recipients of compliments innumerable. |
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tractor for the astronomical telescope
now in course of construction by the
Messrs Clark, of Cambridgeport, Mass.
Why should not our government, while
spending millions of measure for war
preparations, appropriate million dol
lars for telescope? We have the men
who can make it; it is only question
of money and instead OF giving $780,
600, which is small step in the right
direction, we should give twenty times
that amount, another million to build
the observatory in Colorado, in the
center of our continent, in the almost
rainless region beyond the Mississippi.
There is not the least doubt that the
discoveries which would be made by
our astronomers with such a telescope
would place all former discoveries of
Herschel. Rosse, and whoever it may
be, far in the shade.
It is encouraging that the 27-inch
telescope of CLARK is success. He is
now making larger ones. A wealthy
capitalist of San Francisco has given
RbOOSOVO 4OA S2AO CO4ASS4 ACeAOG "a 00 OO-
servatory and telescope which is to be
considerably larger than any thus far
in existence, while an expert astrono-
mer has been sent to Germany to find
out where the best glass can be cast for
the purpose, SO as to have it as perfect
as possible, regardless of expense.
Lastly, we read the report that 49,
inch telescope has for some time past
been in course of manufacture at the
Paris observatory. It was commenced
in 1865 by NJ. Leon Foucault, but the
death Of that savant and the events of
1870 and 1871 interrupted this work,
which was subsequently resumed under
the direction of M. Wolf. The power
of the new instrument will exceed all
the largest thus far known; its length
viii be 40 feet, and it's diameter 6 feet
inches, while the dimensions of Her
schePs were only 40 by feet. The
mirror will be of glass, the surface be-
ing faced with gold or silver. It win
of course be provided with a movable
staircase.-NeW York Graphic.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05

Mr. FRANK JONES, of Portsmouth,
N. H., has had his life insured for
5000. 600. This is SAID to be the largest
life insurance carried By any individual
IN New England. except Charles @.
Storrow, of Lawrence. who is insured
for $3.50, 600. M
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05

A SINGULAR blindness prevails among
the salmon in York river, which flows
into the Gulf of ST. Lawrence, SO that
the fishermen can drop down in birch
bark canoe right over the fish, and whip.
them ont with gaf.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05

A YOUNG girl, who had an offer of
marriage which she wished to accept,
submitted the matter to her father, who
advised her against it, and fortified his
opinion with the familiar quotation,
8 They who marry do well, but they
who do not do better" :. Well, ? re-
sponded the damseI. g I love to do
well LET those do better who can.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05

The dinner was great success, and
fashionables will probably talk about
it for nine days to come.-NeD York
Letter.
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ASTRONOMY.
NEW THEORY OF COMET TAILS

+ NJ A. Barthelmy, in France, pub
fishes new theory of comet tails,
which is ingenious and curious, If very
improbable. As the tail is gaseous
substance of extreme lightness, he con-
aiders it kind of smoke lighter than
the interplanetary medium, and which
for this reason is driven from the sun,
as ordinary smoke is driven from the
earth, being lighter than our asnos-
phere, which is attracted more and
drives the smoke upward. This
smoky tail viii then incline moro and
more IN proportion to the resistance of
the ambient medium, and the greater
velocity Of the comet itself; it viii in-
crease in size when nearing the sun
and coming IN . medium of greater
density, which he assumes to be found
in approaching the sun. This theory
does not account at all for the velocity
with which the tail sweeps around in
space when the comet in it's perihelion
passes nearest to the sun.
ANoTHER LARGE rKLEsooPE.
Governments that build monitors ct
8 cost Of million dollars apiece. and
spend hundred thousand dollars over
and over again for experiments with
heavy ordnance, think they do much
when they appropriate $40. 600 or $50. !
900 to an institute OF learning, or for
the purpose Of paying the expense of
some seientifc expedition; and no
doubt the United States government
thinks is > dangerous precedent to have
appropriated $50, 900 for the purpose
Of procuring twenty-seven inch re-
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05
NATURAL HISTORY.
HABITS OF oErAcEA.

Close observation for years may be
required before a single new fact
regarding the habits of whales or seals
can be obtained. Even to delineate
accurately the forms of the larger
cetaceans is extremely difficult, for
usually only small section of the
middle part of the animal is above the
water, and when decomposition causes
the body to rise, it has become quite
distorted. A consideration of facts
such as these will explain how it is that
so little has been contributed to the
natural history of mammals by practical
Whalers
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BLIND ANIMALS.

natural history of mammals by practical
whalers.
BLIND ANIMALS.
Il priori, it appears to be evident
that for the first development of the
senses in animals, it is necessary to be
under the influence of the stimulus
given by the objects for the exception
of which the senses are Intended. It
may be doubtful if this natural con-
clusion is absolutely true for all the
senses, or can be proved experiment.
ally; but certain it is that tor the eye
it is correct. Animals developed in
caves, under absolute exclusion from
daylight, have no eyes. Thus we
find that the fish found in the rivers in
the Mammoth Cave have only rudiment-
ary eyes, undeveloped through want of
the stimulus of light. We hold that
these fishes are simply derived
from the fish eggs reaching the
waters of the cave from Green river
outside, which has a direct subterrane-
GUS connection with the Lethe river in
the cave. Such of the embryo that
have vitality enough to develop into
fishes, notwithstanding the low tenn
perature of fitty-nine degrees Fahren-
heit and the absolute darkness, do SO,
and the result is single species of fish
which differs only from a correspond
ing species outside by difference in
color, inferior size, and their rudiment-
ary eyes. This view is verified by the
testimony of the hotel-keeper at the
cave, who states that if caught young
and kept in an aquarium exposed to
light they after awhile acquire eyes.
The fishes occasionally thrown up by
artesian wells Of great depth, of which
Grenele, Paris, has given many exam
pies, are always eyeless.
The proteus, an animal Of the lizard
species, found by Sir Humphrey Davy
in an italian cave. and which appears
to propagate there, is totally eyeless;
while Tomson, who accompanied the
cruise of the Challenger, found that
while the staIk-eyed crustaceans have
well developed eyes in shallow water,
when caught in depths of ], 900 or 2, GOO
feet they are totally blind. They have
still the eye-stalks, but in place Of
eyes have rounded calcareous termina-
tions of them. In specimens raised
from 5000 to 1000 feet deep the eye
stalks have lost their special character,
terminating in strong point, serving
evidently another purpose in place of an
eye."
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ANEW YORK MINING COMPANY.

Ohiee-ROom II HaywArd's Duildlng, No. III
California street, San Francisco. California.
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APPLICATION FOR PATGNT.
NOTICE. NO. 2ss-

v. \. survey Ness iS4 . io9s
TT 8. LAND oFFIcR. CARSON CITY.
u. Nevada, June ., leIs.-L<gal notice 10
hereby given that the Prospect Gold and silver
Mining Company. duly established By The laws
Of California lwhese Poetonice ,ddfess 70 san
ssnd feet Of the Lee vein. lode or mineral de-
po-it. bearing gold and silver. together with
surface ground. four hundred feet In width,
lying and being situate within the Silver star
hlnlpg District, county OF storey, and STATE
Of Nevada. has made application % ths United
which 10 more fully described ~ TO nstss and
bounds by the oficial pat posted on the claim
and on Ole In the once Of the Register OF the
Carson United States Land once, a follows.
to-wit:
location, situated on . southerly slope about
1910 feet northerly from dollhouse. on the
DAYTON Toil.road, and uhspee bear, the smoke
stack OF the Occidental NH south - degrees
east; The smoke stack Of the Buckeye hoisting
works south 10 degrees east; stoyepiee oiLee',
cabin south ~ degrees east; North Occidental
Company's shsf-house north 7sdegretss min.
utes cast. and running froni said Post No. l.
hrpt courpe. south Bsk degrees east Soo feet to
Post No. z; whence bears the one-quarter
section corner on the south line OF seetion 81.
Township II north, range II east. Mount
Diablo Meridian. soath u degrees east, distant
I,Iuu Ittts tuGuCo tEoui Fstt wv ANss
ond course, south siH degrees west, cro,sing
Township limo 1t 30 feet. i.pos fset 70 Post
No. .; thence, third pure north CIV degrees
wet 100 feet TO Post No. 4: thence, fourth
courpe. north aik degrees east crossing Town.
ship line at 57t feet, loo feet TO Po.t NO .;
thence, AMI eourpe, south fsk degrees east
100 feet to Post No. 1, the point OF beginning,
containing . 800 acres.
Bearings expressed nom the true meridian.
Magnetic variation, i6k degrees east.
Survey made 10 accord with the record OF
l~oraiion, liook Il Of Prescriptions and Lsca.
lions, page 0, storey County Records. g.,
LAbor and Improvements consist 81 Q tunnel
exceeding Ave hundred dollars In value.
For further particulars and description. rel.
errncc 10 hereby made to the plat and note on
Ole In carson United states Land on,ce, and 10
Geld notes and plat posted uron The claim.
ADOLfHUs Waltz. Registsr.
srHruKS n. PHiILIPs, Attorney, Ban frtn.
eiseo. Califnrnla, les esa
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APPLICATIONS rsR PiYISf.
IMPLICATION FoR PATENT.
NOTlCk W. "Ss
m a a.rvsv M r0sl.


TT 8. LAND oFYIcE, CARSON CITY.
". Nevada, Nay y. isls. Notice e hereby
dress 10 ct Virginia Giy. Nevada, % attorney
for and In bchslf Of the ce-owners thsr,of, has
this DAY made application for U. b. psient 70
siI hundred l6I0) linear feet Of . certain lode
or vein Of quartz OF other rock 10 place, bear.
Ing gold and silver, and knewn = ths Comstoek
i LSd can: .na 's s;,a si.s I. ~ s coz IN SST EisIns Dr. DE-.
tret, STOREY county and state Of Nevada, the
soathssasriy airseiion nom u oesiion no.
lice (Post No. y along the line Of said ledge,
vein or lode. and embracing the sans, with al
its dips. .purs and asgies, yits saffIes r0gnd
On The plat and nsld notes on ale In my once
Beginnine Al Poss No 4, located In 0rizsly
Ravins, on the east eide Of Gold Canyoa, about
ioo feet south OF the Woodvills Company's new
shan, 81 the foot OF dump; thsncs running,
Post No. Z, whence bears the snokss tsck Of
the woodvllle company's new holsting voeks
north G6k degrees west, dag-stA6 On Mount
DAvidson north II degrees % minutes west,
smoke stack OF Succor NH south ~ degrees
W minutes west, ldm'def MI south " de-
grecs west; thence from said Post No. ., soc.
0nd course, south 10 degrees east ooo feet 70
Post No. 8; thence, third course, south 70 do.
grees west 100 feet to Post No. I, whence bear
the quarter section corner on the south line OIL
section 0. Township 10 north. Range 81 east,
Mount Dlablo meridian, north stk degrees
north Is deereca west 800 fsst TO Poet No.. 8 !
thence, nfth course, north 70 degrees east 100
feet to Poet No. !. the point Of beginning; con.
bearings expressed from true meridian. Nag.
netic variation. IGN degrees east.
Is..aRuaata and lak0R ra0aIut M TIM Inn.
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MIETIno.

A NNuAL MEETING ovERNAN SILVER
n Mining Company, stsrr{ county st,ts O.
holders Of the a~hovs-pamed Company. Tor the
Inc ensuing year. Win be held On THURynAY,
the 9Th day OF July. ISIS. a. II o'clock A..n.,.n
the once 81 the Company. In Norrow'a Build.
ing. No. az California strest, San franeIscs.
Caiihruia. Transfer Books viii ls elosed from
8o'clock '. y. on Friday. the ID day Of July.
ISIS, sntil amer the meeting.
II. wEORNER. SserstAry pro tenn,
San Francisco. Gune %. IS13. ly3 ID
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-09

SArs q Milwaukee paper: "Now.
whom the soft afternoons come, adolss-
cent couples wander TO some shady
nook. and. seated on . grassy knoll.
gazs with specifies rapture upon the
greenness In each others eyes. and nj,
and rare. and sigh. until the evening
shadows fall; when. slowly homo re-
turning. abe tells her parents, with voice
subiusd and rvversnt bearing. that she
has BEEN out 10 the quiet abode OF the
dead. reading the inscriptions on the
tombstonss:"
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TIE Vallejo. Cal. Indeposdsnt having
stated that there seems TO DO . little
doubt that orders have been issued BY
Sargent TO allow no man 10 work In the
Navy Yard who will not pledge himsslf
10 vote the Republican ticket" the VAL
lejo Chroaicie replies; sour contsm-
ponry knows N we'll a. amy one that tbs
statement has no element Of truth. and
should have hal sense enough 10 rscos-
nixe its proposterousness. tisa mat
ter Of general notoristy that q largo pro
portion Of the Yard employees now are
Democrats. and that such has been tho
case for years"
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tho Board o. Director. made on the isth day o.
MAJ, A. d.. 1875. 90 many shares % each
parcel Of sueh stock 80 mar be necessary. will
BE- ,eld At public auction, q u: oasss
TaihC day Of July, A. ID. isTs, &c the hour
of Two al o'clock 2. y. OF ssid day, 10 pay said
delinquent Assessment thereon, togstbsf with
costs of advertising and expenses OF the sals.
J.w. CLARK. SECRETARY.
oniee-Room No. I, tis California street, IAN
Franciseo. California. Q Md
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And In accordance with law. and an order ~
the Board OF Director, made on the 10Th day of
NAY. !iSts, 90 many shares Of each parcel
OF such stock ~ may he nccepsary, will Gc cold
st public ~suelion, at the once nf the com
pany. No. t7t Montgomery street. Fan Francis.
en-, ON TUESDAY, the Twentieth day Of
July. 1873. II the hour of 10 o'cIoek n.
OF said day. 20 pay said delinquent assessment.
together with costs Of advertising aud cx.
JNo. ?. PUPR, Secretary.
.Ofhee-No. 90 Montgomery street. Fan
fnneisco, California. jysm
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s.,1a.I Of the old Chicago politician.

sEyrnAL Of the old Chicago politicians
have been induced to invite Anna DICE.
inson to tell them what she thinks oil
the political situation. Won't Anna
publish il. and not charge $3.50 q night.
and conHns her vision 10 $50 pcnons!
m ANYBODY Just understands the situa-
tion. II oneht to be known. There are
$50 candidates for the nsxt Presidency
wearing down thar nervous systsms Tor
lsck Of certainty. Bill Allen would give
twice $3.50 70 know his stuation.
Couldn't $3.50 o night induce Miss Anna
TO give rs some light on the grssshop-
per qusstionl
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
7YV1CH KCLiPSE. wINrERs Ann PLATO

nYyloE KCLIPsR. WINTERS AND PLATO
Cola Mn ~oonsolidaied Mining Company.
yraneiseo. july ]. Isis; The annual meet.
tsrs md Plato Gold Mn Consolidated Mining
Company will be held Of the once of the tom
pany. Rsem No. .. llayward's Building. Cali.
isrLia street, on TUESDAY. the Twentieth
DAY Of July, iS1s. 1t ! O'Clock r. n. Trans
nc soces yin close on Saturday. July II. Isis.
III Jos. MARKS. Secretary.
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MIITIMo.

ANNUAL MEETING YELLOW JACKET
n silver Mining Company. The shsrehold-
ev OF the yellow Jacket Silver Mining Com:
Will be held at the once OF the Company. hain
street. Gold ilili. storcy county. 5tats Of Ne.
vada, on MONDAY. the NiLeteenih day OF
July A. d. 1873. Of II o'clock 4. -, for the
election NJ Trustees and Transaction OF such
other bu'inss, :. nay be s,G.gnt ssfo,s J;
GEo W. HorEfns. Secretary.
Gold liill, July ., 1878. ly1 ID