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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
New Grasses.

The Savannah (Ga.) Republican says
'After Gen. Sherman made his march
to the sea, all in the wide track of waste
and desolation that he made with the
tramp of his footmen and the iron feet of
his cavalry there sprung up new and
unknown grass from the sol, which the
farmers called Sherman clover. 1t
would grow up In the most unexpected
places, and it is said would root out Ber-
muda grass and, as strange similarity,
we now hear that after the Franco-Prus-
sian war of 1901 In many districts of
France q new vegetation sprang mp, evil
IDENTIFY the result of the invasion. It was
believed that this vegetation would be-
come acclimatized, but very few of the
species introduced In this way appear
likely to continue to flourish. In the
departments of Loir and Loir-et- Cher, of
163 German species at least one-haf have
already disappeared, and the surviving
species diminish in vigor each year.
Scarcely five or six species appear to
manifest any tendency to become accli-
matized. Can any of our naturalists nc-
count for it 2'
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
Informal People.

Preserve us from unceremonious peo-
ple-those men and women who stnever
stand on ceremony who are always
perfectly at home in other peoples
housesl Society has many pests, but few
SO intolerable as they. s. Free and easy
visitors are most thoroughly disagree
able. They will inflict themselves upon
cordially welcomed because they are so
free and easy and SO 10th to put anybody
to trouble. They viii come before
breakfast, or just as you are sitting down
TO dinner, and draw up their chairs quite
like one of the family. Early In the
morning they delight to "run In" and
they will come right mp to your chamber
to save you the trouble of coming down,
and there they win SIT and watch you
make your toilet, and comment ON how
gray your hair is getting, and wonder if
you are not great deal stouter and red
der in the face than you used to be.
They viii hunt over your wrihng-desk
for note-paper bathe their faces with
your cologne water, and scent their
handkerchiefs with the contents of your
choicest perfumery bottle. They are
always ready for luncheon" You know
I'm too much at home In your house to
go hungry, my dear, and any stray
confectionery lying about melts before
them as dew before the sun. They make
no scruple of borrowing your latest
magazines and novels; even your ward
robe does not escape their encroach-
ments and all this insolence is caoaked
bysone such empty remark AZ this: . L
never stand on ceremony, bnt make my
self at home everywhere, so don't put
yourself Out TO entertain mel" Again
we pray, preserve M from t1ncerenonious
peoplei
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
Last Cali for Charlie Ross.

Still no tidings of the child Charlie
Ross. And now that the hapless parents,
the wealthy relatives, the sympathixing
citizens, the municipal officials, and the
keen-scented detectives, have apparently
exhausted their means of reaching the
heartless wretches who snatched the ht-
tbs one almost literally from its mothers
arms and bore it away in to hiding, the
strong arm OF the commonwealth Is about
to be stretched out in an exceptionally
powerful way to put an end to this con-
hnuing crime against society and the hu-
man heart.
To aUItO1l1 1T may concern ! KiClS1dO-
foers and their d6ettors The LegisIa-
ture of the great State of Pennsylvania
Is in the act of passing bill containing
the severe penalties of fifteen years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine, to be
imposed upon each and every person
who shall continue to conceal, or have
any knowledge of the concealment of
this on any other child. In order, how
ever, that the kidnapper, or hdnappers,
or those who abet them by refusing to
give information of the whereabouts of
the child, may have q little grace left
them, the act of Assembly will contain a
clause which will free the guilty parties
from the consequences of their criminal
conduct, If they atone and make restitu-
ton or give information of the child
within thirty days from the time the bill
passes.
You people need not lay the fattering
unction to your souls that this act is what
the lawyers call an ec post facto law, for
it will require no fee to be paid to the
best lawyer in the land to give you the
honest advice that the crime of conceal
ment Is continuing one, and will attach
the moment the act is passed, and be
punishable after thirty days have elapsed,
unless the child is given PhflGdel-
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
Bright Woman.

The presence of mind and prompt
courage of women need never hereafter
be doubted, since Mrs. Church, of New
ark, has SO conspicuously demonstrated
her possession of those qualities. She
was sued by sexton, who had slipped
and broken his leg while holding her
horses, for the value of the leg. The
sexton obtained verdict in which his
leg was estimated to be worth So, 900,
which sum Mrs. Church win be expected
to pay. Now, mark the manner in which
that astute woman received the news of
the verdict. Instead of bursting into
tears and insisting that she never would
pay the extortionate sexton for his gross
" over-valued leg, she quietly went out
into the street, selected nice icy bit of
pavement, and, gracefully falling down,
broke her arm OF course she win sue
the city of Newark for the value of that
arm, and, of course, no jury win esti-
mate it at higher rate than the sexton's
leg. Indeed, she will probably make q
handsome profit out Of the affair, besides
demonstrating that her sex ID capable Of
the brilliant feats OF legal stxategy.-
NcW York World.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
An Itinerant -Hook--.It Oes All
Over O Boy.


We find the following in the Dover On.
H. Enquirer: Some eight years ago a
lad of 13, son of Charles z. Myers, a
we'll known citizen of Portsmouth, while
fishing from one of the wharves of that
city caught fish-hook in the forefinger
of the right hand near the roots of the
rail, drawing it into the bend of the
hook. His father saw at once that the
only thing to be done was to open the
finger on line with the hook and take it
out, but preferred to call in their family
physician to do it. After looking at It
for q moment, the doctor, by sudden
twist, wrenched the hook from the finger,
minus the barb and point. The parents
were justly indignant at such rough treat
ment, and insisted that the hook was not
all removed, while the boy came near
fainting from extreme anguish. The
doctsr, however, insisted that no incon-
venience would result, and dressed the
finger IN some simple and safe manner,
and in due time the wound healed. But
the finger and arm troubled him for
long time. After year or two the lads
health had SO far failed as to become
subject of serious alarm to his friends,
he being subject to frequent and alarm
ing fainting fits and other spasnodic af-
fections or symptoms. This state of
affairs continued for years with more in
tensty until a year or two ago, when the
boys health became nearly or quite re-
stored. In the spring of 1874 the young
man, while dressing himself one morning,
tore pimple from his left shoulder, and
on examining it he drew from the flesh
the point of the hook which seven years
before was imbedded In O finger on the
opposite side Of his body.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19

PARIS is veritable Botany Bay for
dethroned monarchs and royal pretenders
generally. The Count de Chambord Is a
householder there; all the Orleans family
are residents; Prince Napoleon (Jerome)
spends most of his time there, living on
the dowry of his wife, Princess Olotilde,
which Victor Emanuel, her father,
prudently had settled upon herself The
ex-Queen of Spain, erst Isabella IL, has
headquarters In Paris, as well as her
mother, Christina, the Queen Dowager,
widow of Ferdinand VII. One of the
Murat family is also living on somewhat
contracted Means in one of the Parisian
suburbs, and he had hope, once upon
time, of going back to Naples. of which
his father, Joachim Munat, brother-in-
law of Napoleon L, was sovereign for
some years. Last of all, just before the
close of 1874. King George, of Hanover,
and his family took mp their abode in
Paris, resolved to spend the winter
there
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19

We measured the riotous baby
Against the cottage wall
A lily grew ct the threahcId,
And the boy was just as taut
with spots Of purple and gold.
And heart like q jeweled chaaiee,
The fragrant dew to hold
without. the blackbirds wI1istled
High M in the old roof trees,
And to and fro at the window
The red rose rocked her beess
And the wee pink fists OF the baby
Were never moment still
Snatching at shine and shsdow
That danced on the latttce-sfA-
TIta ewes were vide ns bluebeIls--
His mouth like flower unbloWn-
Two little bare feet like funny white nSaoea
Peeped out from bis sno.sE no ", eo.vn g -,
That yet had touch OF pain,
When June rolls around with her eeses,
Wen measure the boy agEin.
All me! In q darkened chamber,
With the sunshine ehut away,
Through tears that fell like bitter raAn,
We measured our boy to day.
And the little bare feet that were dfxnpled,
And sweet as q budding rose,
Lay side by side together,
In the hush OF d long repose
Up, from the dainty pillow.
White as the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay smiling
with the light OF heaven therewns
And the dear little hands, like rcse-Aeayes
Dropped from n roses lay stiHs
Never to snatch at the sunshine
That crept to the ahrouded stin.
We neasu-ed the sleeping baby
With ribbons white az SNOW,
For the shining rosewood eaakes
That waited him below.
And out of the darkened chamber
We went, with q childlee8 moan
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
THE MAGIC HARP.
By ooss4ASrrsA A. rRooxs.

I sat in the winter twilight,
The red in the west burned low,
And the redder light of the blazing logs
Streamed out on the drifted snow.
And thought of the oiden etory-
The harp OF long ago.
When its strings were touched, came only
note-like a hAf-sald WORD;
But sudden awaked by that sound
strain responsive stirred,
Above, below, on every side,
Grand harmonies were heard.
A deep low music swe eping up
The sea surf ON the ledge:
soft sweet music breathing down
The night-breeze in the sedge
A loud shriH music whistling Through
The pines on the mountain edge.
But only be who touched the strings
Could hear those chords profound;
All others heard the faint Low note
And the silence dumb around
And they said, 's tits but an idle toy
This harp SO poor Of sound"
thought tits the heart of the poet
This harp of olden time;
The grandest song he sings is hut
poor half spoken rhyme,
But he hears respondent everywhere
harmony sublime.
For day and night forever
Is sounding in his ears
The mystery Of the universe
The marvel OF the spheres
All chords and discords blend aud make
The raptures Of the years.
And day and night forever
He strives, and strives in vain,
To breath the passion of his heart
The phantom of his brain:
To utter forth in tongues OF time
The grand eternal strain.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
st.te and United States Taxation.

The st. Louis Republican has pub
hshed some interesting figures on the
relative cost of the State and the gen
eral.governments. It takes, for purposes
Of Comparison, the three large States Of
New York. Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
the three middle-sized States of Michi-
can. m wisconsin and Missouri, and three
other States, Kansas, Texas, and Ala
bama, The adjectiyes refer, of course.
to the population and wealth of each.
Some Of the figures are merely estimates.
Thus Pennsylvania collects her State
revenues by indirect taxation, SO that the
rate per capita and per $1O0 must be cal
culated.
OF the three large States, New York
levies 721 cents on the 800 for State
purposes, or So. rs per capita Pennsyl-
vania charges 40 cents on the 800, or
s1.8O per head, and Illinois rates are a
trifie less than so cents on the 800, or
50. % per head, for State purposes alone.
The taxation in the middle-sized States
varies as follows
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19

An Eastern newspaper finds fault with
Connecdcut Cong on the ground
that he has been seven years in Congress
all means let Connecticut reward him by
sending him to the Senate. A man who
can pass seven years In Congress, busily
attending to his duties, and preferring to
do the actual hard work of the House
rather than to bore the public with
speeches is pattern TO o1r public men.
70 know that the member In question
ms never made speech in Congress- il
20 Know that he ID at least wige enough
e abstain. from making himseH . nuis-
anee.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
Death from a Pen-Knifo wound.

William III. Dusenbury, n prominent
citizen Of Halfmoon, Saratoga county.
died ON Tuesday. About week before
his death he was whiting down an old
made am incision into the Aeshy part of
his thumb. A short time afterward he
complained of an unaocountable pain.
This was succeeded by numbness ID the
hand, alternating with excrucia&irio
pains. The unfortunate man rapidlV
grew worse until his death occurred.
The theory of the attending physicians
is that the cork was impregnated with
poison, and that the knife 10 passing
through conveyed enough into the
wound to cause death. .-Ne0 YORK
Tfg77es e8t
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
National Banks.

The reports of the condition of the
national banks of the country, for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1874, have been re-
ceived at the Treasury Department, and
the full report has just been completed.
The total number of banks was 2,027;
their resources and liabilities were as
follows:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19
Whern fha WnnI Grnr.a.

The California wool product for 1874
was little short of 10000, 900 ponnde
against 81 900, 600 In 1878 and 23, 600. OO1
In 1872. OF this total, SO, ,0OO, 600 v,.,s,
sent out OF the State, 80, ,OOO, 900 by rail-
an item of no small magnitude and proNk
in the traffic OF the Pacific railroad Tina
exported crop returned 90, 12O, ,OO0, which
ia less per pound than i'm the previoum
year, but HtiM good price.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19

No library in the United States cs,.,a
tains over 800, 600 volumes
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09
Velcbnf p. Hynek
a svObOdne SkOIy.

Prazdniny nplynuly - ditkam zapocala
robota. Skoly otevteny rodice RADIO
sd odvadeli sve ditky do skol, kde by
Sc Jim patficneho vzdel6ni dostalo. Ne
melo BY b5ti rodied, kteh by ty neilepsi
cesty SWIM ditkSm K dosazeni vzdsIani
nehledali, ptedce kdyz pred zrakoma
cloveka dve cest % otvirG, isk snadno se
voh ia zla, ktsra poass X ztrpcovkni bu-
doucnosti vede.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09
ROZum zviraf.
VI. P.

Jiz Dan Smith poznal zakon, die ne
hoz zvltat pud tim vice nstupuie ro.
zum popfedi Sc stavi, Gin blife zvife
tloveku. Pavouci, v6ely p., ae shotovu.
il umeecka dila, jakych nedovede ami
pes, ami sion, pfec nesmi ' pofadi vzdela-
nosti mad tyto stav6ny hyti V celku te
dy rozumu Cd tloveka dold ubyva, avsak
nikoli care nepretr2ite, nybrz tax, ze
nizsich tfiddch fadach mnohdy iedno-
tive druby takove poznani, chapani ia
kovf usudek jevi, iakyz nalezame til
dach fadech vyssich. A6 ttida ssavcd
do rozumu sveho mad ptaky stoii, naleza
j Sc mezi t6mito druhy, ktere isou ma
tom stupni jake mnozi ssavci, ba ma vys
Sim.
Pes, jenz Sc mel uciti lezeni po zebti-
ku, utekl; druheho dne vsak pfisel sam
k zebfiku cvi6il Sc.
kdyz kotka neco chce, diva Sc dlouho
ayyznamne ma osobu, Cd niz neceho oce-
kava. kotky zavfene We svetnici hledi
Sc vyprostiti odtud tim, re tlaGi ma kliku
anebo tahaji "a zvonek.
Kont, jenz ztratii podkoyu, sami phi.
si ke kovarn6, kde byli kovani. Jsou
znamy pfiklady, ze sion q ore, ieiichzto
rany byly obvazovanv, sami obvazova
nj Sc byli dostayil.
Pei rozumi sloyIm vztahnjicim Sc k
honbe, psi ov6acti rozumi takovym, KITE
re Sc k ieiich sluzbs vztah1ii, tenkrate,
nenluvili Sc MIN, nybrz K nekomu iine
mu. Casio 81 pomahaii psi, ienz Sc o.
statne nemohou vystat, vespolek, jednali
Sc tu tfetiho, ktery jim BY kdysi u5li-
Ill.
Uyazana liska hazela kusy brambord
kolem sebe chytala pax ptaky, ienz Sc
byli sleteli, by je pozirali. Jist} pes, je-
nnuz byl pan ieto prorazil led, by Sc mo
hl napit, jenz to byl videl, cinil to ma
potom sam, jakmile mel zizeh. Lisky a
kocky 81 ukously nohy, jimiz Sc byly chy
tily zeleza; Winkell videl, iak ST Lis.
ka, jiz pyla pfedni noha postfelena tax,
ze SO j klatila a j behu pfekazela, into
uhryzla pax rychle dale utikala.
Oslice, ktera byla cd sve nemilosrdne
pani caste trnovou holi az do krve bita,
schovala, kdyz tn pani nebyla, hdl do
hnoje anebo j odnesla daeko ma cestu.
Pes, jenz jake psi vdbec nemohl hru
na bousle poslouchati, skrabal hrace ma
na prave ruce, aby no pfimel ustani
ode hry, ednou mu schova smycec
pod postel.
Jedenkrate vybrano hnizdo mya de-
viii mlad}mi, kterez dany do tepice. Sta
ra mys ale skakala jako pes beze vsi baz-
ne k cepici do vyaky. DAno il iedno
mlads; popadla ho odnesla do dfivi;
pfisla zas dostala druhe, tfeti atd, nj.
miz Sc vsemi udelala tax jako prvnim;
kdyz byla odnesla devate evratila
Sc vice.
Koeka mela hnizde dve vlastni a ie-
dno nevlastni mlade. Jednoho dne ode.
sla chytat mysi. Prvni chycenou mys
dostalo jedno ieiich vlastnich mladat,
druhou druhe, tfeti schovanka. Kdyz
pfisla Sc ctvrtou, dala il tomu, jez bylo
dostalo prvni, naslednjici tomu, JET bylo
druhou, a schovanka dostala sestou. Sc
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09
OZnamky POkrOku

Vytisknou Sc jen takov6, ktere SO ,aapfed
saplati. Vyjmuty jsou z toho prayidla
spolky, jimz zaroven oznamuie SO "a ,,po
.r0sGaal cealu.
palec sloupce stoii $500 20 tfikrate
vytisknuti, 2 palce S4,Oo, palce 5000.
Oznamka dele uvefejnovana tim Jest lev
nejsi, elm dele Sc uvefeihuie.
Oznalnky mistni, tisknute oby6einym
pismem stoii 10 ctd. fadka.
Oznamky: ,,Kde jest' ..Naprodei7'
.HLead Sc" stoji IS eta. "a ttikrat otisk-
mutt.
- Podle toho necht Sc kazdy fidi,
lido V Pokroku oznamovati chce. Necht
81 uda koik tadek, 81 kolik palcd koli-
krat uvefejnit a nechf ST sam vypoete a
zasle pfislusici "a TO castku.
.N Kdo 81 pfeje nit oznamku '
ttitydenniku neb tydennika necht laska-
We podotkne.
Penize posilejte vzdy postovnich
poukazkdch Money orders) psani adre.
suite vzdy:
POk ROk
No. IO4 CrotOn street.
Cleveland, %.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09

Rada pro opravy podala m6stskG ra
de berni odhad pozemku, hrani6iciho ma
ulici Ridge.
Odhad ten ucin6n jest ma zaplaceni W
lob, povstalych otevrenim ul. Ridge "a
padne Cd Waverlystr.
Zmineny odhad Jest k nahlednuti Il
fadovne NEST. pisafe vylozen.
Ndmitky proti odhadu tomu must be-
hem peti nedel po prvnim uyefein6ni pi-
semn6 NEST. pisafi podany bJti.
Ino l. Nc Intosh, NEST. pisaf.
Cleveland, 80. Gervence 1875
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09
O z II q m e II (.

Rada pro oprayy podala nestske rade
berni odhad pozemku hranieiciho ma
ulice Haight Swiss.
Odhad ten ucinen jest ma zaplaceni na
kladu a vyloh, povstalych otevfenim
ulice Haight yychodne cd nj. Swiss.
Zmineny odhad Jest nahlednuti L.
fadovn6 mestskeho pisafe.
Namitky prot odhadu tomu museji be,
hem peti nedel pc prvnim uvefein6ni pi-
semne NEST. pisafi podany bJti.
lno L Nc lntosh, NEST. pisaf.
Cleveland, 29 Gervence1s75.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09
Ozna m q n /

Sc timto dava, ze rada m6sta Clevelandu
dne p. tervence pfijala nasleduiici usne-
SEMI
Usnesiro, ze lie zdan m6stske radv
" souhlasu 6lenl) "a nutnt SC pokl6da,
ulici Marquardt, Cd University az HeraId
ulici stuphovati, stokoyati opraviti
pomeru k polozenemu stupni a sou
hlase plany a nakresy, ufadoyn6 NEST
skeho mefite vylozenymi.
Lh6ta zadan zadosti nahradu w.
prsi dnem 26. srpna 1875.
Ino l. Nc Intosh, pisaf.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09

Nuze, k v6li n6mu zaprodavejte za :
daveite veskere blaho sgjch ditek, na2l-
mute kapsy tech vydfiduchd, ktefi ucini
Vasich dGti zakrn6le duchovni mrzaky,
seiditdm, ktefi Nam ditkam vasiln ia
kousi raiskou budoucnost maloj. y niz
sami nevGri a ktere TAX malo vi jake
w Vase ditky.
V svobodnych skolach, kan kazd6 dit
ko bezplatny pfistup ma, dosahnon toho
co jim "a d6dictvi neivetsi zachovati ma
zete to, bez cehoz Sc We svat6 co pofadni
lidc obeiiti nemohou oySem Eldnt
elanky katechizmusu, ale to co ie po-
vznese mad ivory kolem Mich Sc pohy bu.
jici - hrd6 v5domi hdske DISHONEST =
vychovate Mich fadn6 ob6any, ktefi ne
ien VAN sobe ale celelnu narodr ku cti
a uzitku budou.
Wy pax pane Hynek, pokraeujte sn:e-
rem timto dale zahy Sc dochsvate poko
leni, ktere VAN nemlosrdn6 zazpiva:
pNemalnjte straku ma vrb6" -
a. +. Landova,
ueitelka ma vefejnych sxolach.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-09
.Cadoyna NEST. pisafe.

.Cadovna NEST. pisafe.
Cleveland o, p. srpna 1875.
koEite pro vefejne stavby zada IN p O
dani pland ma psaci putty stoly pro
NEST. budoyu. Plany mali podany byti
do 2s. srpna 1875, IL hodin poledne do
dfadavny NEST pisafe. zidns plany Sc
nozaplad, kdyz cd kolnt6 "a dobre uzna.
ny pfijaty nebyly,
Joseph Hackman,
pfedseda.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-29
A Graceful ACf.

The handsomest thing Of the Centen-
NAL occasion was the honor paid Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson, by the Raleigh Light
Artillery Company and the Raleigh Light
Infantry, and by the Steam Fire Compa-
ny of Newbern, and the Citizens Band
OF the same place. The Releigh compa-
MES both called at the residence OF Col.
John E. Brown, on North Trade street,
where Mrs. jackson lives, and gave three
cheers for her. In response TO thase
Miss Jnlia, the only daughter OF the i'm
mo, tai Stonewall, came out and PRESENT.
ed companies with a boquet, after which,
upon returning to camp, each of the COM
panies fired salute in honor OF the Wild
ow of the christian hero. The Newbern
band and fire company called also, and
gave three cheers for Mrs. Jackson.-
They, too, were presented with flowers
by Miss Julia, after which the tiremen
were received by, and shook hands with
Mrs. jackson. They spent q few mo-
ments in the parlor. looking at q large
portriate of the General, then solemnly
departed, many of chem wiping, away
the fast falling tears. The compliment
implied in this action of the companies
was q beautiful tlihute, not only to one
of the greatest soldiers of ancient or
modern times, but as well to one OF the
noblest and most lovable of women-to
her who was, and who was well worthy
TO be. tho wife Of General Stonewall
Jackson Charlotte IN. CO. Observer.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-29
CANARY iB1RDs.

Small things may be important to
small creatures. Canary birds, those
charming household sonsters, would
doubtless learn. with sigh, ii they
read the newspapers, that from various
causes, but chiefly from a reported
failure in the crops of the few coun'
tries that now produce canary seed,
there has been a remarkable advance
in the price OF that article, the market
value Of which has now reached $40
ner quarter, which is fully six times
more than its average value. Canary
rrass (botanically aohalaras coaldraensss)
i a native of the Canary Islands,
whence it has been naturalized in GER
tain districts of Germany, the south OF
Europe, and in the English counties OF
Kent and Essex. Latterly large quaint
tiles have been converted into Hour,
which is used in "dressing' (glying ar
tificial body to very fine cotton goods
and some silken stuffs). If the high
price continues it will be rather hard
ON the many persons engaged In man
ufactures and other industrial pursuits,
who generally delight in their canary
birds Most of the seed used in this
country Is of English growth. On this
subject the London Times has not dis
dained to take an interest, and COM
mupicates the fact, repeated here for
the benefit of oar reader, that canaries
may be fed upon equal parts OF miilet,
rape, and hemp seed only, without det.
riment to their plumage, voice, ano
general condition.