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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
DIED AT HIS POST.

A story is told Of an engineer on the
Union Pacific railroad who ran q race
with at the rate Of forty miles an hour.
and won by Ave seconds. He was
driving the passenger train west, and
was taken suddenly and seriously i'll.
He seemed to be aware that death was
near, yet the train must reach Cheyenne
before he could be relieved. That was
the end of his route. He increased the
speed Of the engine and ran for life.
Forty miles an hour saved his distance.
He reached Cheyenne ahead of time,
and when the engineer who was to re-
ieve him stepped aboard the engine he
family gasped Take the engine !;
I'm ready to die now" In five seconds
he was corpse. If death had stepped
aboard before the other engineer, what
would have been the consequence to the
passengers? But they did not see the grim
specter running the engine, like
phantom train. It was very close
shave. and is a frightfal instance of a
man remaining at the post of duty just
long enough.
A - a 9
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
TOBACCO.

The song published in your paper Of OctobsE
10Th, under the head Of Nicotian," !" beginning
"Tobacco is an Indian weed"
recalls an earlier and believe, the original ver-
sion, familiar me for thirty years or more. It's
quaintness Is almost destroyed I'm the feeble
amplincation given by your Western correspondent
It dates, think, from the seventeenth centurys
and runs thus:
This Indian weed, now witherd Quite
Tho green at noon, cut down at nighfs
Shows thy decay;
All aesh Is hay
Thus think, and smcke tobacco.
The pipe, DO lily-like and weak,
Does thus thy mortal state bespeak,
Thor srt ev'n such,
Gone with touch
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
And when the smoke sscends ON highs
Then thou behold'st the vanity
OF worldly stun,
Gone with puR-
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
And seeststhe ashes cast away:
Then TO thyseif thou mayeGt say,
That to the dust
Retdrn thou must
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
And when the pipe grows foul within,
Think on thy soul defrd within,
For then the FIRE
1t does require
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
IN. r. Eues,sng Post.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
oALrFoRN1A,s BENEFA oroR.

A most unusual auction sale was the
one held in San Francisco early in the
week, at which over 90. 900, 900 worth
of the vast estate of the benevolent and
.still-Iving James Lick, Esq, was dis
posed of, III order to secure money for
charitable purposes. The property sold
was given into the hands of trustees
last July, with the understanding that
it should be early converted into money,
and that the money should be used or
held in trust for purposes enumerated
in will made at that time. The pur-
poses specified in the will are of re-
markabIe nature. Seven hundred thou
sand dollars are to be devoted to the
construction of powerful telescope to
be erected on the borders of Lake Ta-
hoe, or elsewhere in California, the in
strument to be superior to and more
powerful than any other ever made.
This is to be constructed forthwith.
Three hundred thousand dollars are to
be used in the endowment of an edu-
cational institution to be known as
s'The California School of Mechanical
Arts, =" to be open to all students, male
or female born in the State. Two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars are to
be used in erecting a suitable monu-
ment to the progress of California, and
$3.50, 900 to do honor in the shape Of a
monument to Francis Scott Key, the
author of the patriotic poem, the "Star
Spangled Banner" One hundred and
ffty-three Thousand dollars are to be
spent in giving free baths to San Fran
cisco, and 500, 900 for establishing a
Home for Homeless Old Ladies. Other
gifts of smaller sums are set apart for
various charities, the noble giver re-
tanning only about $25. 900 for himself
and his family. Any property that may
be left after fulfilling the conditions OF
the trust is set apart for various educa.
| tional purposes in the State.
The benefactor, James Lick, is a ma.
tive of Pennsylvania, and made his
money first by piano-making, and lat.
terly by the rise of real estate in Sar
Francisco.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
A REMARKABLE ADVENTURE.

About five weeks ago SON of DIR. w.
Fl. Eldridge, of this district, suddenly
disappeared, and was not heard from
until last Saturday. The boy says that
ON the evening of October 10, as he
was leaving the apothecary store on
Bunker Hill street, where he was ezn-
ployed, he was approached by man
who informed him that fire was raging
in the vicinity OF Chelsea bridge, and
asked him to go down and see it. Ar
irving at the bridge no fire was to be
seen, and when just on the point of re-
turning he was seized around the neck
by the man, who choked him until he
became unconscious, robbed him, and
then threw him over the railing into
the waters Of the Mystic. The chill
which the plunge into the river gave tc
his system restored him so that he wal
able to attempt TO save himself. The
tide was running out, and he, being
skillful swimmer, kept from drowning
and hoated down the stream until op
posite East Boston, where friendl,
spar, which was floating in the water
came near to hin. and gaining this b,
hoated out to sea. He subsequent,
became unconscious, and when he raj
lied again he was out Of sight of land
still cllnging to the log. After remain
ing in the water nineteen hours, he wa
rescued by brig bound for Greenland
and as he did not care to visit tina
country he was placed On board al
English steamer, the name of which b,
states was the Norman, and carried :,
Liverpool He improved the first op
portunity to return home in the steame
Smyrna, which arrived at this port las
Saturday.-B0ston Globe.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
VARIETIES.


A BooTLEss enterprise-Going bare
foot.
THE chasm that swallows up wit
Sarcasm.
g MY Sunday evening mail" is what
she calls him in Detroit.
To CURE deafness Tell many you've
come to pay him money.
YOUNG folks grow most when in love.
It increases their sighs wonderfully.
THERE are various stations in life, but
the least desirable is police station.
BAcHa1oR1c exclamation ga lass IN
Maidenly exclamation "Ah, menu
You may brsg as you please Of the
red, red rose. But redder, by far, is am
Omaha nose.
A YOUNG lady-(at the postofice =" H
I don't get letter by this mail, want
to know what he was doing Sunday,
that's all. M
A BUILDER, when returning thanks to
those who drank his health, modestly
observed that he was more fitted for
the scafold than public speaking"
IT is related of Poussin that, being
shown picture by person of rank, he
remarked: " You only want little pow
erty, sir, to make you good painter" "
GRACE GREENWOOD doesn't believe in
liquor as beverage, but she says there
is something pleasant in drinking just
enough wine to make one feel at peace
with all the world.
ssVEN some man slaps me on der
shoulder und says: vas glad to hear
you vas so veil, und den sticks pehind
my back his fingers to his nose. I hef
my opinion of dat veller."
An old lady. on hearing that o young
friend had lost his place ON account OF
q misdemeanor, exclaimed, 50 Miss De-
meanorl Lost his place on account of
Miss Demeanorl Well, well, I'm afraid
it's too true that there's a1lus woman
at the bottom of mans difficulties"
| SAWS BY OUR OWN SAWYER.
Empty tubs by the noise Of their ring tell thetm
state,
Empty heads by their wordy, dogmstical pirate;
Empsy jars are prepared any wares to receive,
Empty minds any folly or tale 20 believe;
Corn perks mp its head when tis empty OF grain.
And concett makes the idle pragmattc and yains
/ Empty houses places for vermin Co breed In j,
Empty brains for suggestions OF Satan 70 seed in
Empty rooms cold that they give M 9 chill,
Empty hearts 20 selish they sympathy kin;
Empty sacks cannot long stif and upright remain :
Nor long undeservsrs their credit MAINTAIN.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22

sible. The third is a fungus decom-
position, in which the spores penetrate
within the shell as before, sending fla
ments through the egg and converting
the white into the consistency of q
strong jelly, the filaments being some
Tunes so abundant as to cause the
whole contents to resemble a hard
boiled egg.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22

A FEW evenings since some ladies be-
longing to church in Allegheny City
had aprivate meetingi the vestry-room.
If they had gone away when their con-
ference was over, either home orto some
neighboring saloon, as men would have
done, they would have met with no
such melancholy accident as befell
them. But no-they had to go spook-
ing around the church in the dark, try
ing 10 frighten each other, and then
they were caught in trap. The jani-
tress. thjang> they had gone home,
locked Ep and left. Here was situa-
tion. Twenty ladies locked up in a
church for the night, and no knowing
how much longer, and everything
ghostly around them! They raised
their sweet voices far above the CONVEX
sation pitch, but the concert had no
visible effect outside. In the meantime
what would husbands and fathers
think2 One young lady about mid
night managed to crawl out of fiue
like chimney-sweep, and raised an
alarm, which brought the sexton with
his keys. Il is worthy of remark that
not one of those good women thought
of prayer as means oe deliverance, al
though the place ought to have sug.
gested it. They just screamed for some
man to come and help them.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22

FLAKES of gold in your writing paper
will indicate that it came from the Val
ley Mills in Holyoke, wnere workman
dropped his watch into the rag-grinding
machine and it was instantly powdered.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
TIE KENTUCKY ANTZ-DUELLLNG
DECISION.

100 decision OF Lno Ae0GuCky 0b8Ie
Board of Canvassers In the case of
Capt. Thos. L. Jones, elec5ed Clerk of
the Court of Appeals last August, is
highly creditable to the integrity of the
board and advantageous to the cause of
good morals. Jones, who is q Demo-
crst, and very popular one-armed ex-
confederate, was chosen Clerk of the
Court of Appeals over Cochrane, Repub-
ican, by majority of over forty thou
sand. Several years ago he had diff
Guilty with fellow-townsman, which
led to challenge from his adversary.
This challenge was not formally ac-
cepted, though il was virtually, for the
preliminaries for the fight we're ar
ranged by Jones' second with Jones
approval. After the election of August
last, Cochrane, the defeated candidate,
claimed the certificate of election on the
ground that Jones was disqualified fol
the Office, because of his acceptance oi
q challenge to fight duel Jones re-
lied on the fact that he had carefully
avoided formal acceptance as his jus.
ti6cation. The board of canvassers,
however, though all Democrats and
friends of Jones, take the adverse view,
and decide not to give the certificate &c
him. They refuse it to Cochrane, also
for the very good reason that he was moi
elected. It is probable that the dis
appointed Clerk elect will ask the Cour
of Appeals for mandamus against tn.
board, in which case their action viii
be exhaustively reviewed by the highes
State tribunal.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
STYLE IN AFRICA.

Who would suppose that Wild Afrl-
can, whose only dress is piece of skin,
would trouble himself about fashions ?
To be sure, he feels no interest in the
style of coats or hats, but he is just as
much absorbed in the great business Of
adorning himself as though he followed
the fashions of Paris. Curious styles
he has too, as German traveller has
lately told us.
10 begin with, the hair is the object
OF his greatest care. It's training be-
gins in the cradle,-or would If he had
cradle, when it is tortured into some
extraordinary form, and kept there by
means OF gum-arabic and ashes, till af-
ter long years it will retain the shape OF
itself. Sometimes il is like q cocks
comb, and sometimes like fan. One
poor baby's hair viii be trained SO that
in time it will stand up in rolls over the
head, like the ridges on melon, while
another's is taught to stand out like
the rays of the sun, as usually repre-
sented in pictures. With some Africans,
part of it hangs down in long, regular
braids or twists, and the rest is laid up
in monstrous puhs on each side of the
head. But the drollest one of all is
made to look like the glory around the
head Of a saint-in pictures. The hair
is taken in single locks, stretched out to
its fullest length, and fastened at the
ends to a hoop. The hoop is held in
place by strong wires, and it's edges or
namented with small shells. The eff
iect is very comical.
In most of these wonderful arrange
ments the hair is parted in the middle
q wonder if our young gentlemen inn
ported that style from Africa, and is
kept in place by plenty Of gum and
ashes, or clay.
All this elaborate hair-dressing is on
the heads of the men. The women of
the country wear their hair in the SIM
plest manner, perhaps for the reason
Yates the land, adorns the body of her
husband with paint, and dresses his
hair, which must be enough to keep her
time we'll occupied.
| His hair once dressed, this African
dandy turns his mind to the further
decoration Of his body. First he rubs
! his shining skin with mixture of grease
and ashes, or powdered wood of red
color, puts on his scanty garment, made
of the skin of some animal, or of bark,
occasionally trimmed with the long black
tail of monkey or other animal, and
then he is ready for his ornaments.
Across his forehead, just under the
edge of his hair, Like q fringe,
he hangs q string of teeth. They
may be teeth of dogs or other ami
NAL, or if he is great warrior, Of his
human victims.
Next he adorns his breast with an or.
nament made of ivory, cut to resemble
lions teeth, and spread out in star
shape. Around his neck he hangs sew.
eral necklaces madeo strips of skin cut
from the hippopotamus, and finishes uF
with paint in various styles dots, OF
stripes, or zigzags, squares like 4
checker-board or marbled all over
st. Nicholas.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
THE LITTLE FOLKS.


What's a Boy Lilkeg
Like wasp, like . sprite,
Like goose, like an eel,
Like top, like kite,
Like an owl, like q wheel,
Like the wind, like snail.
Like knife. like q crow.
Like thorn. like fiail,
Like hawk, like doe,
Like the sea, like weed,
Like watch, like the sun,
Like cloud, like seed,
Like book, like q gun.
Like smile, like tree,
Like lamb, like the moon,
Like bud, like bee,
Like a burr, like tune.
Like = colt, like whip,
Like q mouse, like . mill,
Like bell, like ship,
Like jay, like rill,
Like a shower, like a cat.
Like frog, like q joy.
Like ball, like bat,
Most of aIl-hke boy.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
THE DEFA ULTLNG MIssoUR GRANGE
TREASURER


A st. Louis letter TO the Chicago In
ter Ocean says The startling fact was
published q number of days ago that
the Treasurer of the Missouri State
Grange, Mr.. Quisenberry, was q de-
faulter to the extent of the entire
amount in the treasury ct that, time,
viz, $40, ZOO. Quisenberry has been
making determined efforts to secure TO
the grange the amount for which he
was unable to account, and it is now
understood that the organization is
properly secured. The following notice
has been published:
To the Grangers Of Missouri:
On account of the recently published no.
tices in regard to the condition Of the treasury
Of the Missouri State Grange, it becomes our
duty to inform the Patrons Of Missouri that
while all the money belonging to the treasury
is not at present available, we have securities
Creal and perEonaD for more than the amount
due, which we believe TO be sufficient to pre-
vent any loss. We earnestly hope that Patrons
viii not accept the many rumors now being
circulated as true, but await the reception OF
the Executive Committees circular, when tha
facts will be given.
T. r. ALLEN,
Master Missouri State Grange.
r. J. RoAcHER,
Chairman Of the Executive Committee.
WIN. II. PRICE,
Member Executive Committee.
Much bitterness ia expressed against
Quisenberry by the farmers OF the
State. It is conceded by leading
Csxsavo,oru that The axv,<,ay7raa n aarninrr
their Treasurer have injured the order
and very much crippled its power for
usefulness in the future.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
4 MONSTER IN a CANADIAN RIVER

A MONSTER IN Il CANADIAN RIVER.
On Friday last, as Mr.. r. Young, &C.
companied by two young ladies, was
rowing in boat on the Ottawa, q little
below the mouth of the Madawaska, he
saw what appeared to be ledge of
rocks standing out of the water. Never
having observed anything of the kind
in the same place before, though famil
lar with the spot, he was curious to
ascertain what twas. On approaching
the object for this purpose, it began to
move, its progress being sinuous and
wavy, like that of huge serpent, while
the water along its course was splashed
about in a way that seemed truly alarm
ing, the wake it left behind being like
that caused by an ordinary steamer.
The monster, for such it seemed, was
about fifteen feet long, and at it's lar
gest girth appeared to be about the size
of a common butter frkin. Mr.. Young,
who had his rife along, would have
fred at the creature had it not been for
the young ladies, who became terrified,
causing him at once to give up the pur-
suit. Since the appearance of this
mysterious visitant, many stories OF
huge snakes and other monsters that
have from time to time been seen in
| the Ottawa have been revived. Mr..
Carmichael, of the Calumet, tells of q
snake which he saw killed there, about
forty years ago, which measured nine
feet in length and had a name. An.
other report speaks of snake thirteen
feet long, killed some years ago at Por
tage-d -du-Fort. Meanwhile speculation
is rife as to the nature of the creature
seen by Mr.. Young, but as yet no one
has been able to give satisfactory ac
count of it.-Ar1aprior (Ont.) Review
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The buzz-saw hasn't been coming up
to the scratch lately, and the kerosene
cans lethargy is condemned by every
Journalist.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
AGRICULTURAL.
AMERICAN BEEF IN ENGLAND.

English papers mention the arrival at
Liverpool of 270 head OF cattle from
America, by steamer, to be disposed of
in the Liverpool market. The appear
ance of the cattle is spoken of as excel
lent; they weighed from 1900 to 1000
fbs., and realized from EFT to s29 each.
The Liverpool butchers are anxious to
encourage the trade, and it is contem-
plated to run steamer to Galway,
which would be saving of time on the
voyage.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22
SHEEP IN GERMANY.

In the Practical Magazine of Au-
gust, DR.. F. Springmuhl gives some
statistics ON the production of wool in
Germany, from which we learn that
there are %, 900, 600 sheep in that eoun-
try, 14,OOO, 600 of which are merinos,
1000, coo of English and other foreign
breeds, and 5000, 900 of native sheep.
Part of the wool is exported to other
countries, and the remainder manufac-
tured, principally in Silesia, Saxony and
Brandenburg.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-22

According to Mr. William Thompson,
Of Manchester, the decomposition of
eggs may be brought about by any one
of three different agencies. The first,
which he terms s'putrid cell, !" is gener-
ated from the yelk. this swelling and
absorbing or mixing entirely with the
white, and ending with true putrifac-
tion. The second is that of the vibrio,
the germs of which floating as they do
through the atmosphere), when settling
on the moist surface of an egg, readily
penetrate into il, and set in motion the
putrefactiye condition but when the
shell is dry such penetration is impos-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-19
Fog the Dispatch ]
The New Railroad Law,

Tie third sentence of the new section (23)
az amended, relates both to "EXrERSAL pUsI-
NESS Z and TO THOROUGH BUSINEsS,"a here
tot0rs defined, and connects them together.
The preceding sentence having enacted that
rates OF frelghtS and passengers going out
OF the State from Virginia city should not
he higher than rates on freights and plssen-
gers coming into the same city from beyond
the State, the Legislature proceeds in the
third sentence to establish qualified relation
between rates on EXTERNAL BUSINESS and
rates on "THkSi;GH BCsINEss by The words
Wit: ..-.-s r."s .,.
"Nor shall any such company or other
common carrier charge. take. or receive, or
allow to be taken. charged, or received, for
Of sny person or matter of
freight coming from THE SANE POINT bey ond
tbe limits of the State. and destined for aau
one Of the cities Of Virginia, hiqter rate
tban is charged at the same time for the like
over the entire length of It's
line Of the like class Of persons, or the like
matter of freight, coming from rHR SAME
POINT, and destinued for any place beyond
the limits of the State"
The corresponding clause in the old law
as it stood in the Code of 1873, page 57S, is
As follows:
provided that It shall not be lawful for
any railroad or cauai company within the
State to enter into or form any schedule un.
der which greater sum is charged for trans
portation 'from ANY POINT beyond the State
70 any point ,oittin this State Than is charged
Tor Ike transportation from SUCH POINT and
through this State to any point beyond the
same.'"
The italics and small capitals are intro.
duced 70 facilitate comparison Of the two
8 atutes.
The words "greater sum" were struck
out OF the old law, aud in their place the
words "higher rIte' are inserted. The
inference between greater sum than is
.harged for transportation over the whole
lhe ana higher cate thun is charged for
transportation over the whole line Is obvious.
no demonstrates the pnus!aking soilc.uuar
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-19
Cost Of the Watar-Work

Whatever may be said and whatever may
be discovered concerning the rumored mis-
management or misapplic,tion of money ap-
propriated to the building Of the new reser-
voir, any expression of surprise at the ne
cessity for an appropriation now of 5000, 1000
more to the undertaking is altogether un-
warranted. On the 7tb of December last, at
a meeting of the Council Mr.. srRAUs, from
the Committee OF Finance, said in his report /:
=" 1t is already knowa that the reservoir will
require 5000 600 more for its completion"
At the same meeting Of the Council MIR.
ENGLISH, from the Committee on Water, in
bis report made the following important
statement:
"The approximate estimate OF the work
according to the plan now carried out was
s29s, Sl1 20, exclusive of the purchase Of the
land. The work has so far cost 1854, 760.57,
and of this about $4,000 have been ex-
pended Ia the purchase of land and in work
not originally estimated for. 1t will take
1886. 900 besides the amount already en-
pended TO flush the work-an increase over
the original estimate rendered necessary,
principally from changes after the exact Local
ton had been decided upon"
So that whatever experts may discover
with reference to rattage and stealage, the
public ought to be prepared fully for the adj
ditional appropriation recently made by the
Common Council and tabled by the Board
of Aldermen. Without meaning to question
the propriety of the proposed investigation,
we consider it eBtireiy unnecessary to sus.
pend the work ia order to make that inves-
tigation. We cannot but regard the
suspension of the grand enterprise
which is to give Richmond for possibly
half century an abundant supply of water,
as a measure very nearly 4 public calamity.
We do trust that the better judgment of the
Board will soon renew work upon the reser-
voir. Tue city never began the work to
abandon it ia case a dishonest man went to
work upon it; nor did the public autho-
rites think of throwing away $500, 900 in
folly.