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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

Before they could say another word,
the gardener took up the paper house.
and Douring some of the seeds into the
1,alra of his hand, scattered them on the
ground, and began raking the dirt over
them.
Those left behind commenced talking
AGAIN. this time not so fast, but in a low
whisper 20 dear l"-(such a different
go dear !" from the first one)-ss what
has he done with our brothers and sis-
ters Shall we never see them again
And will he cover us up In the ground
too2 1t is dreadful to think of-better a
thousand times be back in the seed-box.
listening to the song of the canary"
ssBe quiet moment, do, dear ones.
said wee brewn seed, "and listen to
me. Have you all forgotten the last
song we heard the canary sing9
First q seed tiny,
Hidden from the sight:
Then two pretty leaflets
Struggling toward the light;
Soon bud appearing
Turns into . flower
Kissed by golden sunshine,
Washed by silver shower
Growing sweeter, sweeter,
Evry happy hour!'"
tKissed by golden sunshine
Washed by silver shower"
echoed the others. That was the song,
sure enough. Can we believe it9"
Inc Songs u LuS D11OS are QtlCElUS
true" said the wee seed, s. for they are
taught to them by the angels.
ave do beieve-we do believe. -
cried the others, hopefully. ssWe are
no longer afraid, though the gardener is
coming. He will put us in the dark
ground, but we shall come up again, no
longer seeds but green leaves. buds and
flowers.
But one little seed that had said moth
ing all this time now hid itself away in a
corner, saying: "I'm not going into
the ground" And when the others rolled
merrily out into the gardeners hand the
paper house futtered away with her in it
| to short distance from the hower-bed,
and fell on the ground between two cold
gray stones.
| Nearly two weeks went by, and the
lonely seed, looking toward the spot
where the lady-sippers had been sown.
one warm summer morning, beheld rows
on rows of bright green leaves peeping
ont of the ground and heard them saying
gayly to each other "Weu met
brother. s'Good day, sister" 'sHow
pleasant it is to be in the air and sun
shine once more.
But no one saw or spoke to her, pool
little thing!
Time vent on, and the plants grew
larger ana stronger, ana at last came
pretty, tender buds, which soon unfold
ed into fragrant flowers of every beauti
full hue, and the sun, wind, rain and dew
loved them dearly, and the bees, birds
and butterflies thought them the sweet
est things ON earth.
AS for the lonely little seed, it lived {
dreary, friendless life between the two
cold gray stones, and every day it said tC
itself, over and over again
sFOh would that /, too, had had faitl
in the song of the canary, then should
have been beautiful and beloved with my
brothers and sisters
Kissed by golden sunshine,
Washed by silver shower,
Growing sweeter-sweeter
| Ev'ry happy hour?"
I-Morgaret Eyti'1ge, an ST. Nicholas.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
Interesting Facts.

The organ of vision is considered the
most delicate organization of the human
frame; yet many who were born blind
have been enabled to see by surgical op-
erations, and the following is an interest
ing fact concerning one of that class: A
youth had become thirteen years of age,
when his eyes were touched by sur
geon. He thought scarlet the most
beautiful color; black was painful. He
fancied every object touched him, and he
could not distinguish by sight what he
perfectly well knew by feeling; for in
stance, the cat and dog. When his
second eye was touched, he remarked that
the objects were not so large in appear
aAce to this as the one opened at first.
Pictures he considered only partly-col-
ored surfaces, and miniature absolutely
astonished him, seeming to him like put
ting O bushel into pint.
Stanley, the organist, and many blind
musicians have been the best performers
of their time; and a schoolmistress in
England could discover that the boys
| were playing in a distant corner of the
room instead of studying, although per-
son using his eyes could not detect the
slightest sound. Prof Sanderson, who
was blind, could, in a few moments, tell
| how many persons were in mixed COM
pany, and of each sex. A blind French
Lady could dance in figure dances, sew
and thread her own needle. A blind man
in Derbyshire, England, has actually
been surveyor and planner of reads,
his ear guiding him as to distance as ac-
curately as the eye to others; and the
late Justice Fielding, who was blind, on
walking into room for the first time,
after speaking few words, said: +" This
room is twenty-five feet long, eighteen
wide and twelve HIGH" all of which was
revealed to him with accuracy through
the medium of the eur. Verify, ftwe are
fearfully and wonderfully made.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
Colorado jury.

Two of the Witnesses gave testimony in
such manner as to cast severe rehec-
tions upon each others veracity. After
they had given their evidence they ad-
iourned outside, and after lively dis
pute, concluded that the best way to
establish their several claims to truth
would be to fight the matter out in good,
old-fashioned, rough-and- style.
So at it they went, and just Rs ii. G..
Thatcher was addressing the jury, some
body yelled eight, !" and out ran the
constable and jurors, despite the remon-
strances of the court and attorney-the
latter, having Just arrived from the
States, being decidedly astonished at the
abrupt departure of those peers upon
whom he had been lavishing the flowers
of rhetoric. The scene outside of the
courthonse was curious one. One of
the pugiIists-the one ON top-was a
friend of Constable Joe Cox, and that
worthy would call out: - command the
peace II and then, STOPPING down, he
would say to his friend, in low tone:
g Give him h-I3' This state of affairs
continued for some time, until finally
Joe's friend was turned by his antagonist
and then it occurred to Joseph that he
ought to put an end to this outrageous
violation of the dignity Of the court, and
the peace and quiet of the community.
Accordingly, he called upon George
Chapman, who was standing by, 70 part
the combatants, which George proceeded
to do, though several of the jury were sc
disgusted at the abrupt termination oi
the fun, that they pulled of their coats,
| and threatened to thrash him for his
efforts in Clischarging his duty as 9
citizen. Pueblo Cgaieftai7s.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

whatever the number of their knives and
pistols. Likewise the European nations,
far from forming one happy 1anlly
dwelling together in peace and brother
hood. pass their time In continual fear
of attack and battle A Quaker or two,
with their admirable doctrines, might be
sent over to convert the French and
Germans to the ways in which they
should walk.
WASHINGTON dispatches state that the
owners of a certain sewing machine
patent, having failed to secure an IN
dorsement of their application for renewal
from the House Committee, have en-
gagged the services of an experienced and
powerful lobby, well furnished with
"slush money" and intend using all
necessary appliances to obtain favorable
legislation from Congress. We hope
Congress will stand by the report of its
committee and resolutely refuse, under
any pretext, to grant this extension. The
people of this coutry, particularly the
Woodworking sewing women, have pald
tribute long enough to these sewing
machine companies, and they have grown
rich enough. It is about time the price
of machines was brought down to rea-
sonable figure.
So INTENSE is the interest in the Tnton-
Beecher matter that pools are sold in the
New York sporting club-roons on the
issue of the trial, as on the result of 6
horse-race. Every Saturday evening, at
Days sporting club-rooms, on Fifth
avenue, large numbers of these pools are
sold amid the utmost hilarity. The ma
jority of purchasers evidently agree witt
the majority of the public-that there
will be no definite result to the trial
The " disagreement of the jury" is TIN
| favorite against the field. which consist
of Beecher and Tilton-that is to say
bets of two to one that there will be
disagreement of the jury rather than tina
either plaintiff or defendant will get
verdict. In some of the pools the agree
ment has been knocked down at $50 t.
| $25 for the field, and s. for verdict fo
Tilton, and 81 for verdict for Beecher
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
Siberian ExiIes.

Between May and October. 1874, there
OF thess unfortunates, 1920, being Grim
inals of the worst description, were
sentenced to hard labor, and 1,624 had
been expelled from their communities as
obnoxious, drunken, or burdensome.
These exiles were voluntarily accompanied
by ], 1,08O women tand children over 15
years of age, with 1859 younger chill
dren. Ten years ago the number OF
criminals exiled to Siberia in twelve.
month was ten times greater than the
above total, which shows either diminu-
ton of crime or mercifu1 mitigation Of
punishment.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
The Reason WHY

What shall bring my darling,
OF all the nice things see
When go to the city to-morrowe
Some one to play with me! ="
HOW large must she be, my precious?
FOR would bargain make.
Little bigger than I am,
And just the color OF JAKE"
As black as JAKE, my darling!
You surely are talking Wild
why wouldntit it please you just As well
10 play with whittier child
nice little rosy playmate,
With many dancing curl
"a search the city through, TO bring
To my lonely little girl.
..,.
mol mol I won't have white one.
want her az black as JAKE
80 Adt you and papa scfU r,euer
hiss her for T,ie-by mistake -
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
Curious German LaMs.

Among the curiosities of German legis-
lation, glimpse of which Is afforded by
the labors of the Civil Marriage Law
Commission, are the parental enactments
by which, In various German States, the
period Of mourning for o deceased hus-
band is carefully prescribed by penal
sanctions. In general, where this obi
CATION ia imposed at all, il exists for both
sexes, but In unequal proportions, tho
highest and lowest limits being one year
and six months respectively for the
weaker sex, and six months and SIX
weeks respectively for the stronger. It
Is easy to see which of the two had tho
making of these laws. Tho present bill
wisely eschews all Legislation on the sub
iect Of hatbands and widows weeds. In
accordance with the Prussian law the
proviso has been introduced that al re-
hRious ceremonies must follow, and in no
case precede, the civil rite ; and all con-
traventions Of this act are punishable by
a fine of 500 marks, with the alternative
OF three months imprisonment The
legal age at which marriahe may be
contracted is fixed at 16 and IA years TO
spectively.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

Al GRADuArE's DANA Rockland
county. New York, girl, who was ne
Gently g finished" at q fashionable semi
nary' has begun diary. Her nnischiev-
ous younger brother cut out the firts
entry and it got into print. Here is .
portion of it: HSunday night-It has
inst struck twelve and i am still writing.
What are these thoughts that surge across
my heart7 What Is this strange longing
after the unattainablea Am 1 what i
really seem, or is it, as it were, not so
rnuch the infinitesima1 as the unspeak-
able2 Let me be calm. All alas VIII
there ever be another Byron9 May there
not be somewhere, coming toward ms
from the mist of the mountain top, or the
flowers Of the valley, some sun-crowned
youth, who"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

CosnaoDoRE VANDERBnr, they say,
goes to church about once month &c
least, feels partly like q father and partly
Like son to his friend DR.. Deems, cher
ishes the deepest respect for true relig-
q religion Of his own.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
The Song of the Canary.


It was time to SOW the seeds in the
flower garden. So the gardener brought
out the seed-box and set it upon the grass
plot, while he put on his thinking cap
for few minutes.
Each kind of seed lived in a little
paper house by itself, with its name
plainly printed on the front-door, for the
seeds of one family are never allowed to
associate with those of other families as
long as they are nothing but seeds.
After they grow to be plants and flowers
it's quite another thing. Then they are
old enough and big enough to choose
their own companions, and If the poppies
SEQ fit to nod to the marigolds, and the
morning glories to throw kisses to the
geraniums, it is nobody's business but
their own.
Well, in one of these paper houses Cby
the by, girls and boys call them small
envelopes, but then girls and boys don't
know what they are talking about half
the time) had lived the lady slipper seeds
| all the long, cheerless winter.
stOh, dear, isn't this fine l'' they all
said to each other as the gardener, drop
| ping his thinking cap, lifted them out OF
| the box, .isn't this fine We're go
! ing to see the world at last. :" And they
rolled over and over each other in perfect
delight.
The gardener carried them to the nice,
smooth fower-bed, tore of the roof ol
their house and laid .it upon the fresh
brown earth, while he began loosening
the ground little with his rake.
The lady-slipper seeds crowded to the
place where the roof of their house used
to be, and peeped out.
Then they all commenced whispering
together as fast as they could g Oh
how lovely Here's everything the
canary sung about this morning the
great trees nearly touching the sky, the
tall green grass, the birds singing. and
/ don't crowd and push SOY. And ohl OH
! oh ]! are we going to live here always, and
4 do nothing but lie IN the warm sunshine
and listen 10 the birds sing dom
crowd and push so) and
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

ALFONSO is deeirous of emulating tho
'ex-Prince Imperial of France. He wants
to undergo baptism of fire" like the
latter, and consequently participates in
the operations of the troops now massed
againt the Carlists.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

A GRANDSON of King George ". of
AEngland has turned up in Memphis.
His name is Francis Wallford White,
and heis clerk in the Southern Express.
His father was son Of the profigate
monarch by Mrs. Fitzherbert.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

A S1N FRANCISCO husband denies that
the new cheniIoon dress arrangements
are any improvement on the old style.
His wife has adopted it, and il takes her
seventy minutes on an average to get
Embarrassed at night, and ON one occa-
sion the numerous indiarrubber straps
got into snarl, and, suddenly collaps-
ing, caused her TO perform double
somersault, during which her head came
in contact with the ceiling of the room,
knocking her senseless.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

MISS ADA SWEET, the sweet little Pen
sion Agent at Chicago, receives the high
est salary paid to any female employe of
the government.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

IHE Reciprocity treaty is dead, the
United States Senate, in executive ses-
sion, having almost unanimously reject
ed If.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

A DELAWARE man committed suicide
simply because some one left basket
and q baby on his front step. He was
children.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

THE late Emperor of China left forty
widows. One of them, Alute, has COM
mitted suicide. She was first in rank,
and her departure from this world would
be deemed in that country only fit
tribute to the dead Emperor.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

THR Secretary of War has furnished
Congress a statement of the cost of the
Modoc war, which amounts In the agere-
gate to little over $411 200. Now if it
cost the government SAL, 600 to exter-
inmate the Modocs, how much would it
cost to exterminate all the Indians?
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

THE Senate Committee on Territories
have reported fayorably on the PROPOSE
ton to form new Territory, to be called
Pembina, and the measure will probably
pass both houses of Congress. The new
Territory cuts off the northern half of
Dakota, embraces 1920 square miles,
and has 10, 900 inhabitants.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

CARLELE and Tennyson evidently re-
gard themselves as beyond the reach of
any empty honors which the British
government can bestow upon them. The
former modestly declines to be Grand
Cross of the Order of the Bath, and the
poet laureate refuses to be made Baro-
net. There's modesty for you.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

IT turns out that all the ado recently
made about reward being offered for q
mysterious bo.k containing scandalous
memoirs of George ". of England, was
the sharp dodge of new York publish
er, to advertise sensational work he has
i'll press. The well-planned trick was
successful, even the newspapers being
taken In by it.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

TIE committee of the national Senate
to which was referred Senator Wright's
bill, providing for reduction of 10 per
cent. in the salaries of all civil and mill
tary officers of the United States, for two
years from the 1st of next July, has made
favorable report upon the measure. IT
has little chance of adoption, however,
by the present Congress, owing to the
shortneas of the session.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

DARFoUR has just been annexed to
Egypt, and the Khedive is now looking
for more worlds to conquer. The new
province Is fertile in tropical produc-
hons, and has large and valuable in
land commerce. It's inhabitants are a
mixture of Arabs and negroes. The
Sultan has hitherto been supreme, des-
potic, cruel, but devoted to the religion
of Mohammed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

SENATOR WRIGHT, of Iowa, proposes
to enforce decency and sobriety among
congressman during their sojourn at
Washington. With that view he has
introduced in the Senate a bill to pro-
hibit the sale or manufacture of alcoholic
drinks In the District of Columbia, and
prescribing heavy penalties for violation
of the proposed law.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-02
LANDS IN PIKE COUNTY.

No go acres In Pike county Ind, at 400 per
one half cash. balance IN Is months good coal trsc
No. Moo acres WinslOw, Pike county. ~
Pet. -shnrg and Bounvie road 100 acres IN cuifu
ton fine two-sorv frame house. good orchard. This
land u all underlad with eight foot VEIN coal
also has quarry Of splendid black slate stone. Price
o. 900: one half cash balance in ! and two years.
No. s.-4o acres Of splendid coal lands, ia PIKE
county. very cheap.
No. ~ 10 acres ~ good farming land B acres 10
cultivation and all underlaid with splendid vein Of
coal
No 5s-l4s acres of good farming hand 70 acres 10
cultivation. alfresh land abundance q coal, com
Portable dwelling and seccssary out. buildings, very
cheap.
NJ 6Is--A fine little farm of 80 acres IN Pike coun.
~: 80 acres under high state Of cultivation, com.
Portable houses good harm, nice orchard plenty Of
water an abundance Of splendid timber and every
thing necc ssnry To a comfortable country home.
No 81 los acres a. acres under hlEh state OF
culflyntiou rne orchard 81 GOO select fruit trees
ndless supply % stock waor. centrally located me
sh pool splendid timber, nice and comfortable build.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-02
"Catholic Influence"

Prom the Zansville Ohio signal.
The Republican papers just now are
making loud outcry against "Cathoiic
influence" and ascribe this influence
TO the Democracy.
Let us look at this 4 moment There
are Bishop Purcell and Rosecrans the
Catholic Bishops Of Ohio both Repub-
leans. There are Generals Sherman
and Sheridan, the General and Lieuten-
ant. q eneral Of the United States Army
both Catholics and both Republicans.
And, in this city, IL is remarkable fact
that, tor at least half a century past evv
cry pastor OF st. Thomas's Catholic
Church has been either Wing or Re-
publican, as is also the present pastor.
When the Republican party engaged
Archbishop Hughes to use his "Catholic
influence in Europe in behalf of the
North in our great civil war; when a
Republican Administration intTsted its
cause 10 Catholic Generals and Admi-
rails; when Catholic regiments and
brigades Oil led up the Union armies IL
response TO the urgent calls offs Repub-
lican President then these Republican
organs had nothing but honeyed words
and phrases for their Catholic fellow
citizens.
But now they are doing their utmost
to stir up a crusade of Protestant preju-
dice against Catholics for political pur-
poses
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-02

TIME proprietor 81 this celebrated medicine Justly
claims fer IL superiority over all remedies eve
offered the public for the SAN. cAnAi>. srFsnr A~r
r,KNASs>r cure 90 Agn- and Fever. Chiils ard Fe
yer whether of short or ang standing. He refers 10
the entire Western and Southern country 20 hear him
testimony the truth Of the as>eri'n that In no case
Whatever will il fail IL the directions srie "
followed ou Ina great many cases sinale dose has
been sufficient for cure. and whole families have
been by single bottle. With perfect Grafton
OF the general health its however. prudent. and IN
every ca>e more certain II its l. continued IN
smaller doses for week two after the disease h.
been broken or checked more especially w difficult and
lanr-standing cases. Usually this medicine will nor
require any aid keep the bowels IN COED order should
the patient however require cathartic medicine af
ter having taken three four doses ~ The Tonic
single dose Of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY FILLS
will be sufficient.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-02

mts ih, t'aniiiul ti'ie farm, ssi,,. ..,,.
49, t''tN"'i if Ns ~ Pike county Ill. rls " me
w." IN 'hi ''heol lonsf Price ori, :, f>Anliy
- ''' '' y % AMI ,~' years Thrs N nsh
~. ~ ihrin 81 leo a,res "a PA. eo.,t,. -.
Nn'"uN situated, f10 acres In euniv,,tl zoo.
'"Nse hne orchard, &c. Price a oos y 4, k'"u
balance IN one and ~ /. ysar 49, WV nan east,
80. -" acres Of ane land on line diyiain., -
hti ~" ushehps, IN Pike county; ~ aerss IL
NMrt' several me slrines, good cnspfor,.tl !"
:" i''N' '""'~ t"o stsbis aud larry. Tobacco
"'' ""N ithh.f all undertake with A nn. 49, ~.
~ ". .,"l Ns} cheap At Si.Teo. ~"
No., - "1 'al'' ."ninins ~ acres aud 4, si,n.,.s
n'n the lih' 81 he G. H. y W nv and Al. ,,,,r
WIN super -'r quality ~ block c.aI Las ~ ",aer"d
'N''N" N"h s"'l ham. house No s.l.c, ,,.s. ~ IA
W'htl ~ rne sleek water aud an nbuuda,,. -,
~ t'n''.I iriec only slcoo han CASH bsisnrr. =.
Nv KY aud y solid bed ~ stone coal p., !" >.
lh'n eish' balance IN one and Two wears WV
y" " 70 acres 81 fint land on Air iin. Bath, .
an ahhn"hse 81 Inc coal aud lead or. Ia na,,..
W. Nls n'i IS very cheap and on easy torn
No N'-tne OF the finest farm. In p,ta Z NJ Ne
me Nj Vernon Railroad. 2-0 acres loo .er A.,
N"'"h ah' ~ splendfs repair iinpro, ,men,s ~ 80,
'''>~. ne" t~o-Nfory frame heuse n ro.,na
up y, good style hne timber. ana water ma .r,.ia a.
."' VEN ." block coal. Price e. $50 on my t.rr
DoANE a. CArFHART offer their SER
vices to the public for the sale or traG,.
OF real estate, without making An,
charge to parties employing them. nm
less sales are effected, and then n reason
able commission is expected. Persons
having real estate TO sell will find tLjs a
desirable means ofreaching the pnrShas-
ling public.