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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
Postage-S Stamp History.

Now that stamp gathering is such
widespread recreation, it viii be of in
terest to many to learn that the second
postage-stamp issued III the United States
was engraved by Thomas Chubbuck, who
was in Brattleboro, VT, from 1S45 to
1913, while his invalid wife was under
going treatment at a water-cure there, and
Rad an Office directly over the postoffice,
by which he became intimate with f. n.
Palmer, the Postmaster. At that time,
it cost 5 cents to send letter, and pre-
payment was optional. Postmasters'
salaries, moreover, were graded, as they
are now, to some extent, by the amount
taken in at the office, and the Postmaster
at New York, thinking that the people
would be more apt to prepay their post
age if they could do SO by means of
stamps, had some struck off at his
own expense. One of these reached the
Brattleboro postofice, and the plan COM
mended itself to Mr.. Palmer's Judgment,
of his office, if possible, by the same
means. Accordingly he employed Mr..
Chubbuck to prepare copperplate for
him, containing eight stamps, and had
500 printed. They were printed IN
black ink upon buff paper, and were of
about the same dimensions as those now
in use. The design was very simple,
consisting of an octagonal center, differ
ing from the border In the direction of
the tinting lines. The center contained
the initials of the Postmaster, I" f. n.
P.,'' in fac-simile of his handwriting
above it was sBrattleboro," below
50 Five Cents and ON the sides :" p. o."
Before the issue of 500 stamps was used
up the government began to publish
postage stamps and the destruction was
ordered both of the stamps on hand and
the dies. Hence has happened the ex-
treme rarity of the stamps, which has
led some to doubt their existence.
Mr.. Chubbuck had single sheet of the
stamps in his book of samples of his
work for number of years, but finally
sold them about two years ago to q New
Haven gentleman, who gave him dollar
apiece for them, leaving the engraver
chuckling over his bargain. Meeting
the gentleman some time after, Mr..
Chubbuck learned that he had sold the
stamps for 80 apiece, but the man /
sold them to, said he, s' got 500 apiece
for them This gentleman wrote an
account of the stamps, which was pub
Eshed, without AIr. Chubbuck's knowl
edge, in an English postal magazine,
with woodcut of the stamps. In con-
sequence of this publication Mr.. Club
buck has received numerous letters in
quiring about the stamps, and Offering
generous prices for copies of them, one
man being willing to give 800 for the
original plate, if obtainable. The plate,
however, has been destroyed, and the
stamps are never met with except in the
album of some philatilist who has been
fortunate enough to secure copy of the
rare curiosity. y.-,Siori'laJfcM (lnass.) Re
publican.
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Butler and POIand---A Pleasant Dia-
lOgue.

During the night session Messrs.
Poland and Butler were discussing pri-
vately upon the floor which measure, the
Arkansas report or the Force bill, ought
to take precedence, when Gen. Butler
said, "I don't believe yon have any de-
sire or intention TO get your resolution
upon Arkansas before the House" To
that Judge Poland replied 8 You have
no right to say that. What evidence
have you
Gen. Butler None, perhaps, but I
believe it. "
Judge Poland -st don't believe that
You believe what you say you believe. !"
Gen. Butler i do believe it.
Judge Poland-stI believe that you
are id Liar. y
Gen. Butler g My courage, sir, has
never been i1npeached. I am quite able
to resent an accusation like that. You
had better be careful. -
Judge Poland -. don't think have
great courage, but have quite enough
for this occasion. Not much is needed. !"
AT this point the two men parted, and,
as Judge Poland turned around, Mr..
Lamar, Of Mississippi, who stood at his
elbow, remarked that he thought that
judge Poland might have needed some
assistance, and intimated that he was
ready to render it, Mr.. Poland thanked
Mr.. Lamar very cordially Wdshing-
ton Letter.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
Horrible Death from the Bite of a
Tarantula.

Mrs. Jervis, the wife of farmer iv-
ing near Sacramento, died few days
ago in this city from the bite of taran-
tula. The case Is singular, and is anoth-
er instance of the deadly attributes of
this insect, not uncommon in many por-
tions of California. Some six months
ago, Mrs. Jervis, then living on her h11s-
bands farm, had occasion to strike
light, and going to closet felt about for
a match. While so doing she found
something in piece of writing paper
which she thought mightbe a bunch of
matches, and took hold of it. AS she
did she feft sharp pain like the prick
of a needle or pin, and found something
attached to her fore-fnger. She screened
with terror. Her husband rose, lit
candle, and to his horror found that she
was bitten by tarantula-whose poison
is deadly unless the wound be immediate
ly cauterized. He told his wife that she
had only one chance of her life, to have
the injured part cut out. She consented,
and getting his razor, he cut piece one
inch square out of her finger. The unfOrt-
innate woman stood the operation hero
ically, but its effects were not such as
were desired. She fingered for six
months in continual agony, her blood
literally drying up, till she was reduced
before her death her entire right side
became paralyzed; yet. strange to say,
the hand had a tendency to crawl, and the
fingers necessarily moved like the legs
of spider. This feeling she said she
could not control, and it presents one of
the strongest phases of this disease,
though a usual accompaniment, so
averred, of poisoning by insects of
the spider hnd.-iSara Francisco Post.
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National Debts.
PERuoUs SLEIGH

A PERn,oUs SLEIGH RmE.-The
Hartford Post says that wen-known
Captain of that ct I, who owns fast horse,
concluded that he would take a sleigh
ride the other day, and with his wife
went to Winsdor Locks by the way of
the river. They arrived safely. visited
their friends, and toward night started
for home. It had commenced showing,
and their friends were anxious about
their ride home. But the Captain,
knowing the speed of the animal he
owned, bet that he could do it In given
time. The bet was taken, and he started
and made half the distance inside of
time. Then the wind, which was blow
ing squall, struck the sleigh, throwing
it clear round, and nearly throwing the
horse down. He started off again, and
had gone but short distance when the
squaH again struck them, swinging the
sleigh around with great force, and this
time throwing the horse. The Captain
got out to get the horse up and was
blown some rods away, and SO blinded
by the snow that he could not see the
team. and could only regain itby following
the sound of his wife's voice. He final
y reached the team, however, got the
horse up without damage, and started
for the city, where he arrived behind the
time stated. He says it's the first time
he was ever frightened.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
A Nights Experience ON the Branch

The Illinois Central branch to Centra-
liza, in times agone, furnished material for
many good story, and when the boys
were off duty they would congregate at
the round-house" aud spin yarns rela-
tive to the wonderful things that hap
pened since the road was built The
branch was thrown together in hurry,
out of cast-off rails, laid upon crooked
ties, the latter resting on an ungraded
bed, except in a few places. An old en-
gineer, who reioiced in the not very
euphonious cognomen of " Boots, !" and
who was fond of the marvellous, at o GER
tain gathering held in the above mem
toned rendezvous related the following
story relative to nights experience ON
the branch
:" You remember, boys, in 1S- the
winter that the fanges of the rails were
miles out from Chicago2 Well. one
night during that very identical winter,
your old pap was coming north with a
heavy freight engine, following No. 2,
which consisted of only baggage car
and one coach. 1t was showing and
blowing like blue blazes, and you couldn't &
have seen two feet beyond the headlight.
I thought il mighty queer that I didn' t
see any signs of the next station, wereh
we were to meet No. /. I looked at my
watch, and discovered that had Just tagO
minutes to make the meeting point. You
can bet your bottom dollar gave her all
she was worth, pulled her wide open,
gave her little sand, and yelled out to
my fireman, Stoke il to her Jim, If you
don't want to be sent home in box-car
for burial We've Just got one minute
between us and glory jam her In lively,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
Tseful Hints for the Home Circle.
IT is said that half cranberry, bound
on a corn, will soon kill it.

AAOAAAC
IT is said that half cranberry, bound
on corn, will soon kill it.
To MAKE silk which has been wrinkled
appear like new, sponge the surface with
weak solution of gum arabic, and IRON
on the wrong side.
PICTURE and mirror frames are pre-
served from flies by painting them with
brush dipped into liquid made by
boiling three or four onions in pint of
water.
SHOULD the top of your lamp become
loose. take it off and wash it with soap.
Wash the glass also then put plaster of
Paris around the glass, put the brass top
on again, let it stand until hardened, and
it is ready for use again. A lamp never
should be filed quite full, as the kero-
sene softens the plaster.
A GOOD moth preventive is this Mix
half-a-pint of alcohol, the same quantity
of spirits of t11rpentine, and two ounces
of camphor. Keep in stone bottle and
shake before using. The cloths or furs
are to be wrapped in linen, and crumpled
up pieces of blotting paper, dipped in
the liquid, are to be placed in the box
with them, SO that it smells strongly.
This requires renewing about once a
year.
| If sleep is taken after dinner it should
be III the sitting posture, as the horizon
| tai position Immediately after full meal
is unfavorable to healthful digestion.
| But those who need rest and sleep dur
ing the day should take it before dinner.
A writer on the subject says ssTen
minutes sleep before dinner is worth
more than an hour after. It rests and
refreshes, and prepares the system for
vigorous digestion"
THE spare beds i'll every house should
be kept free from all covering save d
light spread, and both bed and spread
should be regularly aired. Merely Gov
ering up bed with blankets and coun-
terpanes will no more protect it from
danpness or keep it dry than pane of
glass will keep out light. The atmos-
fpheric moisture viii penetrate all woven
fabrics. Many friend or welcome WIS.,
itor has been sent to an untilnely grave
or afflicted with disease by being put
into bed not thoroughly aired.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
A Condemned Mans Hair Turns White
Suddenly.

Father Lechner visited Ike Hooper,
the condemned murderer, early yester
day morning, and informed him of the
refusal of Governor Smith 70 grant Exc
cutive clemency. Hooper was At first
much agitated, and trembled like q leaf
shaken by the wind, but soon became
more composed, and during the day
seemed to hive become more reconciled
to his fate. q remarkable fact IN con-
cation Of the oft-told story that mems
hair sometimes turns gray in q single
night When Hooper was sentenced by
Judge Pottle last month his hair was per-
fectly black. The morning after the sen
tence WIS imposed Mr.. Bridges, keeper
of the jail, noticed ON entering the CON
demned mans cell that portion Of his
head was perfectly white. He irnnedi-
ately asked him where he had obtained
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
.oSI.Y 4 EARMER.s DAUeHrER. !.

She's only farmers daughter"
styiLeh lady said,
With fcornfui glance of her handsome eye,
And a toss of her haughty head.
She friIled and dounced and furbeiowed
In the very latest style;
Her head was a wonder Of crirnps and curls,
And her train something less than q mile.
Her hands that sparkled with many 5 ring,
As they well might be, for no useful work
Were they ever allowed to do.
To hear her talk of the lower GLASS.
OF their sins against ans propTlety,
And her horror OF ttmixed society,"
One would think that among her ancestry
She numbered at least an Earl
CHer father was once a carpenter,
And her mother a factory girD.
They say she is brilliant and beautiful
VIII not their words deny;
Ent ah the farmers daughter
Is fairer far to my eye.
She is rot in the height of fashion,
But is very beconlingiy dressed,
With fioGnces enough for comfort,
And they look as If made of the best.
1Eirth and innocent happiness
Out Of her blue eyes shine;
Her hair is untortured by crinps curls,
And she wears it by right divine.
No mother tolls in the kitchen for her.
While she on the sofa lolls
Novel in hand, dressed in her best,
Receiving her morning calls
A share in the heat and the burden of life
She willingly, cheerfuily takes,
And duty, and love, in that happy home,
pleasure of labor makes.
And though you may smile at tIlis curious fact
have seen her with hoe in her hand,
While she planted the corn, waged war tn,
weeds.
When mans help was scarce in tho land.
And her nowers-welI, next summer youu see then
yourself,
As you ride past the farm the prairie,
And mark the home, covered with roses and vines
The work of this Martha Mary.
And I'm sure yos viii say, spite the verdict of thos
Who live out in fashions gay wlIirI,
That :. only farmers daughter means
Oitiy sensible girl!
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boyi' I'd hardly finished the sentence
when, to my horror, I heard the rumble
of car wheels, and before / had time to
say, the Lord have mercy on our poor
d souls z No. ! passed us fairly
flying along at the rate of thirty
miles an hour, and on the Ueyy same
track too, By thunder! Don't believe it,
eh2 Well, you see the rail Hangers were
plumb full and froze up, and we hadactu-
ally jumped the track, and standing still
on the frozen prairie, had made enough
revolutions to take us to Cairo and back.
Smoke my headlights if that's a lie =
10Len0 Gazette.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
Al" Moving ,, Scene.

Not very long since a daily paper
I" wrote up" an individual in all the
colors of the rainbow and of several tints
good deal darker than that curved
emblem of hope. In fact, by the time
the paper got through with him his
character appeared of African hue AID
there wasn't enough hide left on him to
cover his nerves of sensibility. They
wrote him up in one column and down
in another and crosswise between times
until there wasn't semblance of hu-
manity left. It was fun for the boys
editorial, and SO ended chapter first.
Chapter second tranapired the next
day. when the written down individual
found time to call around at the editorial
Office. He came IN with tears In his
eyes and his fist doubled up. In one
hand he clasped q persuasive looking
club and the other tenderly caressed .
big bowldar. He entered the sanctum,
and, in those dulcet tones that betoken q
likelihood of something gwine to drap, I"
inquired for the editor. That gentle
man, scissors in hand, was calmly perus-
ing newspaper, searching for an origi-
nal article. Not noticing who his visitor
was he promptly remarked, g I am, sir. =
And then he looked up In joyful expecta-
ton of new subscriber. One glance
was sufficient. He didn't see O two-dol-
lar greenback /; but an irate individual
making for him with glances that meant
vengeance. He scaled the table and
started for q back door. On the way he
ran over the stove, knocked it down, the
devil fell ON dog, the dog howled and
ran over cat, and the cat, In order to
save herself, ran mp the leg of the written
up individual While he was persuad-
ing the feline to depart the editor van
ished. There wasn't any body whipped -
Des Moises Register.
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ShiRIeSsness.

Shiffiessness and lAzyness are often
confounded, but thare IL really much
odds between them.
Lazy folks hate to work, but when they
do set about "a thing, they often do it
better than any one else kan, while q
shiftless person IL az often bizzy doing
things so slovingly that it disgusts every
body.
hav seen lazy wimmin who were az
neat, and az lean az nu 3 cent piece,
and have seen shifaess ones who waz az
bizzy az hunny bee in sugar barren,
and az badly daubed up.
Shiftless people make almost az mutch
trubble in this world az wicked ones do.
They never do ennything entirely right,
and perhaps not entirely wrong, and yu
kant git good average on one ov them,
emmy more than yu kan on the fuss and
hurry of a pissnire.
hay CRATE menny lazy ones ON mi
list ov acquaintances, and even friends,
but never hay ennything to do with a
shiffiess one. They are alwuss reddy to
borrow srImthing, and are allwuss reddy
to keep it.
luv to lend things, even mi boots and
umbreller, but do hate to hav to go two
miles and a haf after them, in wet day.
The shiffless and the drunken are q
good deal alike every time yu lift them
up and let go ov them down they go
again.
Yu kant help this kind ov people, yu
kant even skare them they viii prom
Use ennything, and they viii tell a lie just
az honestly az they will tell the truth.
I had rather watch two raskals than
one shiffless kuss
Lazy people kan be puntched UP lit
tie once in awhile, but the more yu
puntch up a shiffless one, the wlss yu
and they are off.
Death IL the only sure kure for shift
hessness = they kant fool with this
remidy mutch.-Josh Billings.
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DON'T STAY AFTER TEN.

I've just word to say to you
when me yoa come 10 See
You know that none in ali the world
LIS half SO dear to me.
'Tis this would request Of you.
That when you come again
To see me in the evening
You won't stay after ten.
For aftef ten, as moments ny,
tremble DER and DER,
Lest papa's visagc should see
Come peeping at the door,
He's there 10 execute his threat:
He said he'd surely come
If e'er you stayed 30 late again.
And tell you to go home.
And when down to breakfast go
Papa will frown at me,
And say, my child, that beau of yours
Is going to hear from me.
This sort Of thing viii not have,
SO, when he comes again,
III just go down and show him out,
II he don't go at ten
And so, though your society
Makes heart and soul throb warm,
heave sigh Of vast relief
At your retreating form.
You know that you are welcome, aye,
Oh, best beloved OF menl
But many scolding you have caused
BY staying after ten
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flour to put on his head. Hooper was
surprised and said he knew nothing
about it. Mr.. Bridges then went up to
him and discovered that large part of
his hair Immediately on the crown of his
head had actually changed from deep
black to snowy white during the night.
The agony of few hours had done what
years generally accomplish Augusta
1Gn.( Chronicle
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
Curiosities of Figures.

IFro1n the PhiIadelphla Ledger.I
Mr.. EDITOR: AS your columns are
always open for instruction and informa-
ton, and to further the same object, I
would be pleased to have You insert the
following interesting and wonderful COM
bination of figures. In all three of the
squares no two numbers are alike:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02

And by emitting the outside row of
numbers, and adding either way, as be-
fore, we add 404. And still further to
change: If we divide the inside into
small squares in the same manner, we
add 202. SQUARE.
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No. 2 is little more difficult. 1t con-
tains twenty-five spaces, and, if added
the same as the other, it equal 65.
No. 3 is truly wonderful. The num-
Der of spaces contained in No. is one
hundred, with no two alike, and if it be
added up or down, across, or from cor
ner to corner, it is the same-505.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02

A PRov1DnScE firm is making a 500
rifle for King Kalakaua.
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3 5 Z
i 8 | l | 6 /

No. I is a simple square, containing
nine spaces, and if added up, or cross,
or from corner to corner, it equals Is.
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SENATOR HAaEEnN is said TO be the most
graceful male dancer in Washington.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-20
CHALuENGE.

I, the undersigned. do hereby chal-
lenge All. Chartz, carrier of the Senti-
mel, Eureka, Nevada, to run me a foot
race from the corner of the Interna-
tional Hotel, on G street, Virginia,
Nevada, to the summit of Mount Da-
wilson and back to the starting place,
for from $500 to 81 900 a side. The
challenge is open for two weeks, man
and money to be found at the Delta
Saloon, G street Virginia.
ED. BRANNAN.
Virginia, August IA, 1875.
In answer to the above challenge,
which was published in the Gold Hill
News of the 10th instant, we are auth
orized to state that Chartz' business en-
gagements in Eureka are such that he
can not leave to 60 to Virginia for the
purpose of running the race; but if Mr..
Brannan Is d%esirousof testing with him
his wind and muscle by a race of the
same distance and character of ground
in this vicinity, he is ready to open ne
gotiations for that purpose. There are
plenty Of mountains within sight of
town nearly as high and steep as
Mount Davidson, and there will lie no
trouble in selecting a track and we
opine that Mr.. Brannan will expert
ence no difficulty in getting all the
money covered which he or his back
erS may desire to put up.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-20
GRANp OpENlxG oN THuRsnAY. JrLY 2ath. b

GRAND OPENING ON THURSDAY. July 29th, by
Frank Wittenberg. formerly of Franks 81
loon, of his new and magnificent saloon in the
Eureka Hotel bailding, which will her after
be known as tho II Dorado. This saloon will
be kep in a hrst-class manner and style in
every Respect. Only the finest brands of inn
ported liquors, wines and cigars will be dis
pensed over the bar. On August LIST the new
hall will be supplied with three OF the finest
and most costly billiard tables that ever left
san Frame SEQ. The house will also contain
gorgeous club rooms for the accommodation
of its patrons. A fifteen ball pool table will
add to the enjoyment of its guests. A srlen-
did ten-pin alley isin course Of construction.
Every body is cordially invited. jy27tf.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-20

FROM AUsT1N.-Our portly friend
A. r. Shannon, of Austin, Internal
Revenue Collector, arrived in town
on the Manhattanville stage last We'd
nesday evening. His business is with
the payers of tribute to Uncle Samuel.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-20

OFF FOR THE New DIGGINGs.-Tom
Tenant, Billy Seaton and Zeph King,
leave this morning for the Cortez
mountains. They go in a two-horse
vehicle and express a determination o
thoroughly prospect the new mining
region before returning.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-20
MOCiI'S.
mh4

MISUNDERSTANDING purchased DR.. Luken's
City Drug Store, | would respectfully an
nounce that | have on hand a large stock Of
patent medicines, chemicals, stationery,
lamps, chimnevs, etc.; all of which ! will sell
at reasonable prices. Prescriptions carefully
compounded. | have an office in the rear of
The store, where | will treat all eases requir-
ing medical or surgical treatment. Special
attention given to chronic cases. Consulta-
ton, free; charges only for medicines. Give
me a call. l.. TERRY, NJ. ID.
iyl,-tf
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MOCII-s.
mh4

NorTcE.-Unclc Mannheim, corner Main and
Clark streets. will dispose of 80 American
Lever Clocks at "a 90 a piece; former price,
u to IS. jya0 ii. MANNHEIM.