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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01

a Christmas Greeting to the German Mother
Of america.
Begirt by Winters ice and snow.
The farmhouse stands the forest near;
From one room frolic daughters flow,
And glad-eyed red-cheeked children peer;
Within the next the mother fares
The door secured against detection
And blithe the Christmas tree prepares
For these heart-buds of her affection.
The fathers gone, their guests to bring,
This days approach he waited long,
To hear his Christmas fireside ring
With genial German speech and song.
~Attuned with his in will and ways,
Her soul with kindred feeling yearns;
And while her hand the tree arrays
To homes sweet vale afar returns.
"Oh, can it be-this Christmas air,
The waxen tapers, cakes i'll season.
Can childhood's memories thus repair
And to the cradle bow our reason?
Despite the new homes thrift and gain,
Children and husband loved this tree
Conveys me back DER years and main,
My native hearth, again to thee<
Once more view the scenes of old,
The high-roofed cot at Christmas-tide,
Where children we were wont to hold
Our watch the garden-fence beside.
! How strove we through the panes to stare
When twilight from afar came shyly!
Was not, forsooth, Christkindlein there
With sack Of good things lurking slyly7 ,
Bright, brighter sparkle lights within;
At length kind hands the bolt remove
Come, children dear; come in; come in =
hear it still as from above.
Yes from those realms where We abide,
Maternal heart-paternal brow;
Though from your graves discovered wide,
Your loving breath is on me nowi
Ye see nv welfare. and We share
NY joy that God has blessed our striving;
The pauSs gave your hearts to bear
Repaid IN your grandchildrens thriving.
Woods, smiling fields and house are ours,
More than III wish we dreamed could be;
Yet none of these can match thy powers,
Home-bliss beneath the Christmas treei
Thou tree! by love benignly plann'd,
Most precious of the tokens dear,
Which from our German fatherland
We brought to bless our children here,
Thou canst alone-thou fairest good,
With pride expand the mothers bosom,
The tender wife's of German blood,
When for her babes she chids thee blossom
To Christ's pure faiths enduring reign,
The Christmas tree affordeth aid
More staunch than any earthly fame;
For naught can cause that tree to fade.
Hark! hoofs and bells, and grinding sleighs
Comes father with his German friends
Loud roars the log, and round its blaze
The song of young and old ascends;
From heaven above come to ye"-
Then flow the tears without restraining,
And benedictions cross the sea
To those in fatherland remaining.
OH hallowed tree, of wonderos seeds
The pine-twig grown to stature grand
Now feels each heart at home, indeed,
As in the olden fatherland.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
The Great Fire at Cronstadt.

A st. Petersburg letter dated Nov. 5,
says: 4.
"The great fire at Cronstadt is still
the universal topic of conversation here.
Cronstadt, as everybody knows, is on
an island at the very mouth of the
River Neva. How, therefore, fire in
such place can be allowed to spread SO
as to destroy the dwelling places of
from 10000 to $1,000 people puzzles
many wise men here. The local paper,
the Cronstadt Boten, of to-day gives the
following details: Nine squares or
blocks of houses, including the Gostinui
Dwor, or Bazaar, have been completely
destroyed The mass Of houses thus
laid in ashes was inhabited by 15, 900
people. The buildings consist
ed of 101 wooden and Is stone
houses, one church, two chapels, fifty
shops in the Gostinui Dwor, and
seventy eight shops attached to the
marine barracks. It will, perhaps, not
appear SO extraordinary that a consid-
erable part of Cronstadt has been de-
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
HUNGRY ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
A True story.
BY ELIZABETH DUDLEY.

On the afternooe of ecember a,
1856, though the light las fast failing,
a weary looking little lady sat close at
her window, painting rapidly yet care
fully as she finished a delicate minia-
ture portrait on porcelain, for she was
employed by one of our largest photo
graphic galleries, at that time just in
the beginning of it's existence.
Two children played lovingly and
merri1y at table near, her room was
unusually pleasant and comfortable
looking, her own dress and the chill
dren's good and suitable-there seemed
no cause for the look of sad and weary
care upon her face-but this dear little
woman was one who loved her neighbor
and conscientiously lived for others, and
these were her thoughts:
"I have not seen my young neigh
bors for nearly week until to-day, and
then the husband looked SO pale and
thin, I fear they are in trouble, and
vet / hardly dare venture in. Oh, this
life in large cities is cruel. Where they
pack us so, utter strangers, in separate
rooms adjoining, and we know nothing
of each other. Our neighbor on the
other side of the partition may be
dying of grief or loneliness, or want,
while we are careless and gay, until
some morning the janitor comes in
with a scared face to say that the man
in the next room is dead-died in the
night-aIone-hi body lies there on
horrible. Such thing happened once
IN this house before came to it. 1t
must not happen again. / will get
paid to-day for this picture, and when
the children are asleep will run round
to the market and buy trrkey, with
all the accompaniments, and then viii
invite Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson to eat with
us tomorrow, and I viii learn If they
are in trouble"
Inspired by kindly thoughts, she
worked faster than ever, and soon the
last touch was gently placed. the min
iature rigidly scrutinized, and with q
satisfied smile wrapped up. Then tell
ing the children to get their coats and
hats they all three fastened away to the
photograph gallery. One young clerk
was there, having been left In charge
while the others went home earlier than
usual
Mr.. Poser expected you,"' said he,
ano tod me when you brought his
wte,s picture to shut up the place, and
bring 1T to his house. Said he knew
you wouldn't disappoint hina-you
never do"
Where is the house. Johnnie:- ]
might take itmysef (and get paid, !" he
Up IN Fortieth street.-but Won
hadn't better take it, Mrs. Lenox. for he
has a party tonight, and / i've near
there" os-A
every well, Johnnie; don't nndo the
package; if you take it from the ho~ "a a
might get broken" WA =
s'Oh, IN look out; Merry Christy,n,o,,.
Mrs. Lenox; I won'tsee you to-morroSV.,- J;
g Merry Christmas Johnnie; shall
not forget you on the 25th:', Sbe
turned sadly away and went slowly home
with the children. trying TO share thei,
enjoyment of the brilliantly beautifni
shop windows, where so many thing,
were displayed that shIe would like f
own. But she SCARCELY thought of that
her disappointment In not getting th,
expected ten dollars that evening, hat
quite deranged her plans, for now N,
turkey could be bought.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
Artificial Nests for Birds.

One of the methods adopted by the
authorities of Paris for the encourage
ment of birds in the parks of that city is
the manufacture and placing of artifi
cial nests 80 cunningly constructed that
each variety of the birds will recognize
its own home at once, and suppose it
to be the vacated mansion of bird
family just moved out. These nests
are made BY women, and tsL'nlustra-
ton" says they make them for the
theivish and quarrelsome sparrow, the
titmouse, the warbler, the kingfsher,
the chAfinch, cuckoo, blackbird, mag
pie, and others Three thousand OF
these nests have been put up, the plan
having been suggested by aprofessor OF
the Jardin des Plantes.-Ihe GALAXY.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
A Nocturne.
BY SAMUEL WARD.

Maiden while thy fairy fingers
Free those prisoned harmoniesr
While thy left hand gravely fingers.
And thy right Skins DER tie keys,
Darling as hussars manoeuyre,
Skirmishing i'll may drill,
Swift to scatter and recover
Order, at their leaders, will.
Dreamily hear two voicess ~ss-gss
One in fervent tones of prayer,w
One that sparkles and rejoicesf
AS skylark in the air, -n~ss
With 80 wild a jubilation
That it's carol seems taunt.
Till sterner modulation
Drops it to the dominant.
Then a dialogue more tender,
'Twixt the wooer and the wooed,
Where the latter vows to mend her
Wayward petulancc of mood:
And the manly voice, responding,
Breathes raptureof content,
AS through chords with joy resounding
Both in unison are blent.--
Through the moonlit fir-trees, playing
unanimously. the rowing breeze
Kisses the white fingers swaying
Pensively the ivory keys
Cools my brow and soothes tie beating
OF this SCARED and cripplett heart,
Still, despite experience, cheating
Me with fond delusion's art!
Me it cheats with phantoms thrAnging
Dimly up from days of yore,
Shapes of loneliness a I'd longing,
Dead and gone forever more;
And as wizards, from the ashes
OF the rose, evoke it's grace,
1 recall the spectral flashes
OF a once all-radiant face :"
Rossie, August, 1874.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01

cit is to be noticed thatthe clarionet-
in this as in some other respects, diff
fers from its kindred instruments, and,
also, that most of the pressures are
small not exceeding, or, indeed, attain
ing the pressure of fit of sneezing or
coughing. They are, therefore, very
unlikely to injure the lungs, or to pro-
duce the emphysema enormously at
tributed to them. :"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01

A LADY and her eight-year- daugh
ter were among the passengers on q
Woodward avenue car, in Detroit, a
few days ago, and presently the little
miss observed man take out his hand
kerchief, flourish it around, and then
wipe his nose. The child leaned over
to her mother, and whispered: 50 Nam
ma, that gentleman is trying to fiirt
with me, but shall give him the hand
kerchief signal that I distrust his mo-
tives 10
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01

The French keep up their little jokes
San Alsatian woman goes to confess
Father, I have committed great sin.
WE'LL i dare not say it; it is toe
grievous.' Come, come, courage =
have married Prussian.' Keep him,
my daughter. That's your penance. .
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01

stroyed by fire when it is remembered
that it has not yet been supplied with
any civilized system of water works.
People WHO require water III Cronstadt
have to fetch it ffom the river which
washes its shores, and as such an opera
ton can hardly keep pace with the de-
mand in case of confagration, it is
only astonishing that the result has not
been more disastrous, The Minister
of the Interior has sent 5000 roubles
as a first installment of government
help: committees are being formed for
private subscriptions, and the rich of
st. Petersburg will, no doubt,
give liberal contributions. But
the misery and 7destitution, according to
all accounts, seem great, the frost and
sleet which are now setting in will be
hard to bear, and I rejoice to hear that
steps are about to be taken to obtain aid
in England also. Cronstadt, as the
principal port of Russia, has many
claims on English sympathies, and Rus
slams particularly apprecite any mani
festations of kindly feelings from other
nations. A great concert, of which
Nilsson is to be the start, will be given
next Sunday for" the benefit of the
houseIess of Cronstadt, and I hope for
their sake that the result will be bril-
liant. .
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
Bonner's $3.50. 600 Worth of Horses,

Times.
Robert Bonner owns $3.50, 600 worth
of equine property; spends five or six
hours out of every twenty-four in his
stables or on the road. He loves horses,
thinks horses, talks horses. Neverthe-
less, If he wants to drive to neighbof's s
house, or to distant part of the city in
the evening, he always hires carriage
from livery stable. Dexter and the
other noble steeds are altogether too
fine for ordinary employment. Bonner's
bill at livery is said to be some, 81 500 a
year, while the interest on the value of
his horses at the legal rate is 81, $50
per annum. He paid $25, 1000 for Dex-
ter, and he is pronounced profoundly
foolish therefor. He could have sold
him again for $4,000, although he
would not take 100000 It is one of
his idiosyncrac:es that he never sells
anything. He is only a buyer. OF all
the real estate he has purchased he has
never disposed of a single foot. He
keeps whatever he gets and gets more.
It is said he has made up his mind to
own Goldsmith Maid; and doubtless he
will do SO if the mare can be had for
money. Bonner can afford to be ex-
travagant. His entire property to-day
cannot be worth less 5000, 900; and
yet it is only few years since that he
was a toiling printer, delighted to earn
$50 a week
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
The Christmas Trees.

Translated from the German Of Friedrich Ho
mann
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16
The German waltz.

A writer says: No event ever pro-
duced so great a sensation in English
society as the introduction of the Ger
man waltz in 1913. Up to this time the
English country dance, Scotch steps
and occasional Highland reel formed
the school of the dancing master and
the evening recreation of the British
youth, even in the first circles. But
peace was drawing nigh, foreigners we're
arriving and the taste for Continental
customs and manners became the order
Of the day. The young Duke of Devon
shire, as the msgnus Apollo of the
drawing rooms in London, was at the
head of these innovations, and when
the kitchen dance became exploded at
Devonshire House, it could not long be
expected to maintain its footing even in
less celebrated assemblies, In Lcndon
fashion is or was then everything. Old
and young returned to school, and the
mornings which had been dedicated to
louDging in the park were now absorbed
at home in practicing the figures of a
French quadrille, or whirling a chair
round the room to learn the step and
measure of the German waltz. Lame
and impotent we're the first efforts, but
the inspiring airs of the music and the
not less inspiring airs Of the foreigners
soon rendered the English ladies enthu-
siastic performers. What scenes have
we witnessed in those days at Almack's
etc. What fear and trembling in the
debutantes at the commencement Of the
waltz; what giddiness and confusion at
the end 1t was, perhaps, owing to this
last circumstance that so violent an op-
position soon rose to this new creation
on the score Of morality. The anti
waltzing party took the alarm. cried it
down, mothers forbade it and every ball
room became scene Of feud aud con-
tention; the walters continued their
operations, but their ranks were not
filed with SO many recruits as they ex-
pected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16
Practice and standing Of Board
and NOn.BOard Companies.

Practice and standing Of Board
and NOn.BOard Companies.
New York Evening Express.l
In October last we published stats.
tical tabulation Of the practice and
standing of Board and non-Board Com
panies, showing that Of the over 300
companies, over 200 non-Board averaged.
First-A higher book value Of stock
than Board compauies-that is, larger
proportion Of capital and surplus to
capitol.
Second-The proportion Of assets to
liabilities whether capital was included
in liabilities or not) in non-Board Com
panies was greater than in Board com
panies.
Third-The proportion of losses in
board companies averaged greater than
in non. Board companies.
FOurth-A larger proportion Of non
Board companies paid dividends than in
Board companies.
We alss gave the figures demonstra-
ting these points, to which no refutation
was ever attempted, although the
tabulations were extensively published,
being ordered by thousands throughout
the United States.
We published these facts in justice to
the non-Board companies maligned by
INSCRIPTIONS Board agents, alleging the
contrary on each of the above points
prior to that issue.
In corroboration of a portion of our
tabulations. the Chronicle has Just pub.
lished some figures a portion of which
we reproduce, to-wit:
In New York State the account
stands as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16
directions for Restoring Persons

Directions for Restoring Persons
Apparently Dead from Drown
Ing.
l. Lose no time. Carry out these di.
rections on the spot.
g. Remove the froth and mucus from
the mouth and nostrils.
3. Hold the body, for few seconds
only, with the head hanging down, so
that the water may run out Of the lungs
and windpipe.
4. Loosen all tight articles Of clothing
about the neck and chest.
5. See that the tongue is pulled for
ward, if it falls back into the throat. By
taking hold Of it with a handkerchief It
will not slip.
6. If the breathing has ceased, or near
ly 80, it must be stimulated by pressure
of the chest with the hands, in imitation
of the natural breathing; forcibly expel-
ling the air from the lungs, and allowing
it to re-enter and expand by the elastici.
ty of the ribs. Remember that this is
the most important step Of all.
To do it readily, lay the person on his
back, with cushion, pillow or some firm
substance under the shoulders, then press
with the fat of the hands over the lower
part of the breast bone and the upper
part of the abdomen, keeping up regu-
lar repetition and relaxation of pressure
twenty of thirty times a minute. A pres.
sure of thirty pounds may be applied
with safety to grown person.
7. Rub the limbs with the hands, or
with dry cloths, constantly, to aid the
circulation and keep the body warm.
8. AS soon as the person can swallow,
give tablespoonful Of spirits in hot
water, or some warm tea or coffee,
8. Work deliberately. Do not give up.
too quickly. Success has rewarded the
efforts of hours.
Circulated by the Humane Society of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
1875.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16
Attachment Notice.

Before W. Caldwell, Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tennessee -Studewell q
Co. VS.. Nj. j. Slater and W. H. Slater.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ING been sued out under section 3455 OF
the Code Of Tennessee and returned levied
upon the property of the defendants, and afi-
davit having been made that defendants are
indebted to plaintiffs in the sum Of SIS
and that said defendants are non-residenis e
Of the State Of Tennessee; it is therefore or
dered that said NJ. ]. Slater and W. H. Slater
make their personal appearance before me, at
my office, in the city Of Memphis. Tennessee,
on Thursday, the 10th day Of September next,
and defend said attachment suit, or the same
copy Of this order be published once a week,
for four consecutive weeks, in the Memphis
Public Ledger. This 11th day Of August, 1875,
14l.l47-153-l E,W, CALDWELL. j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16
SPECIAL NOTICE
The DoWn.Hln Side.

On the down-hill side Of life the constitu-
ton is beset with infrmities for which Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is the best Of all reme-
dies. Invigoration is the most reliable means
of resisting disease, and is particularly neces-
sary at a period Of life when the decay of the
physical energies renders the system less able
than formerly to resist its attacks. The cheer
ing warmth which this prime tonic stimulant
ditiuses through the chilled veins, the un-
wonted steadiness which it gives to the totter-
ing limbs Of age, the prompt relief which 1t
affords from those maladies which are most
common in the decline Of life, constitute IL an
inestimable blessing to the old and in6rm.
Among the testimonials to the excellence Of
this most salutary medicine of which its pro-
prietors are constantly in the receipt, many
are received from persons Of advanced age,
who speak with unmeasured praise Of its
qualities as an lnyigotant and preventive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16

GRAIN RAISERS REFUSE to sub
NIT to. the wasteful andEimperfect work Of
other Threshers, when posted on the uast supe-
riorttv Of this one, for saving grain, saving
time, and doing fast, thorough and economi-
cal work.
THRESHERMEN FIND IT highly advan-
tageous TO run machine that has no "B Beat
ers," Pickers," or Apron" that handles
Damp Grain, Long Straw, Headings, Flax,
Timothy, Millett and all such difficult grain
and seeds, with ENTIRE EASE AND
EFFECTIVENESS. Cleans 10 perfection;
saves the farmer his thresh bill by extra saw
ing of grain, makes no "Litterings;" re-
guireS LESS THAN 0NE-HALF the usual
Belts, Boxes. Journals, and Gears; easier
managed; less repairs; one that grain raisers
prefer to employ and walt for, even az
advanced prices, while other machines
are "out of Jobs"
Four sizes made with Q, 8, 10 and
IL horse Mounted Powers, also
speciality OF Neparat0rs "aIOne,''
expressly for STEAM POWER. and
10 match other Horse Powers.
II interested in grain raising. or threshing,
write for illustrated Circulars (sent free) with
full particulars of sizes, styles, prices, terms,
etc. NICHOLS, SHEPARD d CO.,
4s-l53kw ohLe Cresk Michtodn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16
T2SsS A. d.
Attachment Notice.

In the First Circuit Court of Shelby County.
Tennessee-.Milley Slaughter VS.. The Freed
men'sSayings and Trust Company.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ANATTACHMENT HAV-
i ing been sued out under section 1856 Of the
Code of Tennessee, and returned into court.
levied upon the property, moneys, goods and
effects Of defendant in the custody and pos
session Of =. r. Knight, by garnishment duly
served, and affidavit having been made that
the defendant is Justly indebted to the plaintiff
in the SUM of s5S5 p by account, and that II is
a nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee; il is
therefore ordered that the said defendant,
The Freedmen's Savings and Trust Com
pany. make its personal appearance here
IN, before the Judge Of the First Circuit
Court of Shelby county. at the court house in
the city Of Memphis, on the third Monday in
September next. and defend said attachment
suit within the time prescribed by law, or the
same will be proceeded With OK parte; and
that a lcopy Of this order be published once
week for four consecutive weeks in the Mem
phis Ledger.
Done at office, this Tth day of August, 1875.
B. F. COLEMAN, Clerk.
y. <; ROBERTSON, Attorney for Plaintiff.
l3S-l44- l50-I56
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-16

In the First Chancery Court Of Shelby county,
Tennessee-Mary White VS.. Chas. White.
1T APPEARING FROM SHERIFF'S RE
u turn in this cause that the defendant, Chas.
White. is not to be found in Shelby county; II
is therefore ordered that he make his appear
ance herein, at the courthouse in the city
Of Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first
Monday in September, 1875, and plead, answer
will be taken for confessed as to him. and set
for hearing ex parte; and that copy Of this
order be published once a week for four sue
cessiye weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day of August, 1875.
A copy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE. c. and NJ.
By r. j. BLACK, d. O. and NJ.
ROBINSON \ ROSE, Sole. for complainant.
lJ6-l42-l48-6