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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
Happy Thought.

When at about the middle of the cross
walk she dropped welI-fifled wallet out
of her hand, Then the trouble began IN
earnest. She stopped over in front 70 pick
it up, but her fingers could not reach the
wallet by eighteen inches. She. changed
her parasoi Into her right hand and tried to
reach sideways for the wallet, 1t vas. no
go. however, for her fingers did not reach.
anywhere near the coveted article. She
then tried to get down on her knees, but
she might as well endeavor to pick up
drop of water with her ear. She reached
backward but her hand only extended down.
ward on a level with her hips. She appear
cd to be mitch embarrassed. No one sesm-
ed to be passing at the moment who could
assist her. All! a thought struck her snd-
denly. Quickly turning her parasol with
the top on the ground, she glided pretty
little foot out from beneath her snow-skirts,
and, with gentle kick, the wallet lay in
the concaye parachute.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12


The Mark Lane Express, in its
weekly review of the British corn trade,
has the following: Sowing has been re-
sumed in some places, but in most cases
tie soil has been unfit to receive seed.
Large arrivals checked the upward ten
dency in prices of English wheat. The
quality is good, but there is no material
change in the market. Russian has
been lower in consequence of large ship
ments i'll anticipation of ice in Russian
rivers and barbors. It is reported Russia
has short crop OF wheat and forage.
There is consequently tenacity of hold
ers at Odessa, and it would seem to be
justified. The absence of the usual
abundance from America and Russia
must eventually tell on our market.
In France sowing Is near completion.
In Paris and throughout the provinces of
France, as well as Belgium and Holland
the markets are unchanged. At Ham,
burg the market is tending upward; last
quotations are fully maintained at Dan
zig, while in Austria and Hungary
prices are lower.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
Disappearance of Party L.ue..

The politics of the United States,
which are commonly, and in sense just.
ly, considered to be absolutely without
interest for Englishmen, seem to fore
shadow the condition to which English
politics arer pidly coming. Weare not
about to raise a cry of warning against
the "Americanizing Of our Institutions"
In the sense which used to be attached
to this phrase, the supposed danger never
existed. England is not about to be-
come republic, or to make the judges
elective, to abolish the peerage; and she
was no nearer taking any of these steps
she is now. The resemblance between
the politics of the countries relates to a
matter more fundamental than any of
these. 1t is easier TO imagine England
ruled by President, or inhabited bv a
wholly untitled population, or SUBMIT
ing lawsuits to the decision Of judges
chosen by the rate payers, than to inag-
inc EngiishInen not divided into liberals
and conservatives. Yet while there
seems no chance OF any of the first three
contingencies occurring, the last is in all
probability, on the eve of being reduced
to fact. The obliteration of political
landmarks has already been accomplish
ed in America. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis are now preparing themselves for
the Presidential canvass, and everywhere
they are making the discovery that neitll-
er party have anything to unite their
members among themselves, or to differ
entiate them from their opponents
Lodon Spectator.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
Failure of Crops fal Russia.

The Morning Post of October 23d
has a Berlin dispatch of the 22d, saying
the depression of trade is felt SO keenly
by the industrial classes that the govern
ment has been requested, as means of
preventing acute distress, to resort to
measure successfully adopted i'll the last
two wars, namely, the establishment of
loan banks. The government has not
as vet shown much inclination to accedc
to the request. Serious distress is an
ticipated among the industrial working
classes during the coming winter, and
apprehensions are also entertained of
crisis in financial circles.
The same paper also says: "Russian
correspondents to German newspapers
give distressing accounts of the unpara-
lelled failure of this years harvest. New
er before, it is asserted, has the failure
been SO general in Russia, both in geo.
graphical extent and in comprehensive
ness with regard to the crops effected.
Russians are still familiar with the dis
tress resulting from failing crops from
their experience of the Samaria famine.
The present is general. The entire cul-
tivated zone is deprived of its expected
harvest. From Orel to the Crimea,
and from Tarnbow to Bodalisk it is the
same tale, and there is no prospect for
help for there is no one to help. All
are groaning under the same load In
other years if there is failure of crops it
attacks only one species, be it in cereals
or root or grass, but this year all crops
have suffered alike.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

A VIRGINIA FIRE INCIDEST.-The
Enterprise of October 9th relates the
following pleasing incident: Yesterday
after the Consolidated Virginia and
Ophir works were in full blaze, gen.
tleman, whose residence is east of the
Ophir shaft and which residence had
been on fire several times-had finally
given up that the house must be lost,
and had ceased further exertion sud-
denly he was surprised to see noun
tain quail light at his feet. In a mo-
ment the bird flew up to his breast, and
lit on his vest. The man unbuttoned
two buttons of his vest when the bird
ran beneath it and nestled close over
his heart. lie buttoned his coat over
the bird, and then said to himself, "That
means that my house can be saved"
and went to work again. just then
the uncertain wind changed, the vol
ume of smoke was turned another way
the house was saved, and now, next to
the children, the bird is the highest
priced treasure in that house.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Harper's Bazaar says that it is mis-
take to suppose that the lady who con-
ceaied herself in a room where lodge
was about to be held and who when
discovered was allowed to be initiated
is myth. The clock case may be a
myth, but the lady is not. She was
the Hon. Mrs. Aldworth, and contin-
ued through lite to take an active inter-
est in the order into which in her youth
she had so strangely gained admission.
She founded the Dublin institution for
the orphan daughters of Masons. Her
portrait still hangs in the principal
lodge room in Cork and under il III a
glass case the apron and Jewels she used
to wear when she atte ded lodge meet
ings.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

THE Sacramento Bee says that one of
the female immigrants who arrived from
the East by Fridays train created more
attention at the depot than any one else,
in consequence of her wearing chin whis-
kers, of beautiful auburn, and about
two inches in length, and very good
match for those of her husband. If it
had not been for the fact that she was
caring for nursing infant many would
have been inclined to believe that she
was he.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

An old gentleman from the East re-
Gently offered the baggage master at Sac
ramento, as he thought, $50 gold piece,
but which proved to be spiel mark.
When the fraud was pointed out to him
he said he had 5000 in that kind of
money. and he howed more spiel marks,
which had been given in exchange for
greenbacks by scamp at Omaha.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

The beet-sugar mandatory in Sacra-
mento is now in full operation, employ
ing 120 men, and producing fifty barrels
or ten thousand pounds, of sugar per
day. The saecharine vegetable is
grown in the valley, and it is sold to
the manufactures at the rate, of IS ton
an acre yielding six tons. The Bee says
that five thousand tons were grown near
Sacramento during last season and
brought the farmers $50 900.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

The engagement of Miss Armstrong,
ofBrooklyn, to an opulent Italian noble
man, is announced. The Count lives
in much spIendor in the suburbs of Flor
ence. Miss Armstrong went abroad a
few years ago to learn the art of becom-
ing prima donna at Milan, but in con-
sequence ofimpalred health, abandoned
her project of leading professional life.
She is described as being a great beauty
and fine linguist- BY her marriage
Miss Armstrong becomes related to one
of the noblest Italian families.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

A great tour-mile race is to come off
at San francisco on the 18th of Novem-
ber, for purse of $4,000, given by
the Pacific Jocky Club. 1t promises to
be the most exciting turf contest ever
witnessed IN California The following
famous runners have been entered for
the race Wild Idle, Grinstead, Katie
Pease, springbok, Rutherford, Revenue
Jr., Fannie Hall, Hook Hooking and
CHARGE.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Afer Detroit man had entered a
street car and dropped his nickel in the
box, a boy came running after the car
and called out: "Jones-oh! Jones,
your wife has got another ft.'' Jones
stepped to the door, looked around with
a perplexed air, and called back: sWcll,
it's too late now? have paid my fare,
and / don't propose te let this corpora
ton get ahead of me!''
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Parties interested are already men,
oriol:zing for the repeal of the law
doubling the rate of postage on books,
etc. The Postmaster General declares
therproposition to return to the former
rate of postage on books and printed
matter OF the third class is heartily ap-
proved by him, and he will earnestly
urge the change to be made as speedily
as possible. There is no doubt he will
make a strong recommendation on this
subject and there is reason to expect
Congress will correct that legislation be-
fore the holidays adjournment, SO that
the old rate of one cent for two ounces
may go into effect January lst.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

The Jacksonville Times says: ''The
late rains raised the various streams
so as to render it for time almost i'm
possible to cross them. Slate creek, in
Josephine county. was SO high on Sat
urday that the stage was delayed nearly
twenty-fonr hours in making the trip to
this place. The stages from the north
and south are behind hand, owing to
the bad roads and high waters. The
weather has turned off clear again,
however, and the mails will doubtless
arrive with more regularity"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
MANHOOD.
Revised and corrected by the author, +. dt
Curtis. N. D.. &C, SC.

Revised and corrected by the author, f. dc +.
Curtis, NJ. D., &c, &c.
n Medical Essay on the cause and cure of pre-
mature decline iii man, showing how health is
lost, and rcgained. 1t gives q clear synopsis of
the lnpcdIments to marriage, the treatment of
nervous and ply sical debility, exhausted vital
ity, and all other diseases appertaing thereto !;
the results of twenty years successful practice.
Opinions of the Press.
CURTIS ON NtFMANHOOD. .''-There is NJ mem
ber of society by whom this book will not be
found useful, whether he be parent, preceptor
or clergy yman.-L,O2a6ion Times.
CURTIS On 'sNfANHOOD. .'r--ThiS book should
be read by the young for instruction, and by
the afflicted for relief; it will injure no one.
Medical T Tin1es and CtSzete.
Price One Dollar, by mail express. Adj
dress the author, DIR. CURTIS 520 Srtter Street,
Il. o. Box 3.S7, san Francisco, Cal.
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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

The year 1875 will rank as an event
full one in American mining. Whether
in the line of new and rich discoveries,
or better methodist taking out and re-
ducing ores, It is equally year of gress
progress. The yield OF precious metals
in the United States, which has for some
time iuctuated from $50 ,o0O, 900 to o47O.-
900 900 per year, will i'm 1875 aegrerate
very nearly 800 900 900.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
FRIDAY ..NoyEMBER - Is75

THE Stockton Independent is inform
ed that the increase of the number of
the insane committed from San Francis
co the present years is 25 per cent over
the corresponding period last year.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Cincinnati scientist has allowed him
self to be stung once day for three
weeks by bees to ascertain tho effect of
the bites. lie says that after about the
tenth time the pain and swelling were
slight, the body seeming to become in
ocnlated with the poison.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

A little four old created a ripple by
remarking to the teacher of her Sunday
school class: 1Our dogs dead. |
bet the angels were scared when they
see him coming up the walk. He's
cross to strangers
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Ashland has two schools in success
full operation. The academy has an at
tendance Of about 100, which is daily
increasing, while the same may be said
Of the district school.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

The head of Carrie Dawson, of Rem
ington Station, Ohio, was completely
scalped by revolving shaft that caught
her hair. Her mother and sister have
submitted to the taking of skin from
their heads and shoulders for the woun-
ded girl, and she will probably recover.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

What is the difference between sper-
rnaceti and a schoolboy's howl? One is
the wax procured by the whale and the
other is the vail produced by the
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Champagne is now made Of gooseber-
ries, coal oil and rhubarb juice, ,sweeten-
ed and fortified with potato spirits.
One Of the wines that took medal at
Vienna was q thin white wine, strength
ened with brandy and acerated.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

When you see a married woman
standing on the corner block from her
house to catch the letser-carrier, you
may know that she is expecting letter
from her aunt, and doesn't want her
husband to see il.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

The Deposit (Mo.) Courier tells the
following funny story: Mr.. Stevens, the
man who was accidentally shot in the
knee at Canteryille week or two back,
and whose leg had to be anputated,
had since the operation felt peculiar
twitching around the toes ofhis remain
ing foot-a sensation as If cord was
tightly tied around them. Monday last
his friena g Ding up the box in whicl1-the
amputated leg had been bnIied, and on
opening it they found long blade Of
grass INTERVIEWING the toes. Il was re
moved, and, strange to say, since theaI
Mr.. Stevens has been entirely free from
the former uncomfortable feelings.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
F1oH
558 ACRE5 /!
Large and Valuable Tract OF
Farming Land for Sale.

T+nREE HUNDRED ACRES Of pIow Ihhd. 200
4 of which is rich bottom ind. On the prem
iscs are fair buildings, house, barn, granary,
sheds. etc; also good bearing orchard of fruit
so acres of timber land. ash and maple, the best
of farming land whc1i cleared. a never fliling
is also Il splendid quarry of limerick on the
place, pronounced by. experts l rock. Four
hundred acres under fef7ee. 1t is ono of the
most desirable and cheapest farms in Douglas
count v living = miles from the O. d O. railroad
at Oakland. For particulars as to price, etc,
apply, in this city, to
Albany, May II. 1873.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Touy Noltner has sold the Enter
prise, so long published by him at Ore
gon City. We wish Tony good luck
in whatever enterprise he may embark.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

A Russian proverb says, abefore GO
ing to war, pray once before going to
sea, pray twice before getting married
pray three times.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12


The deepest sea sounding yet effected
was obtained by the Challenger this year
in the abysses of New Guinea, depths
which have occasioned a sharp line OF
demarcation between the fauna of Asia
and Australasia. The "lead" weighed
cwt and struck bottom at the depth of
4,450 tathoms, or about 26,7OO feet.
TIE hollow rod, by which specimens OF
the bottom are brought up, was fall OF
mud, and both the thermometers that
had been sent down were smashed to
atoms by the pressure OF the superincum-
bent water. A previous attempt was
made to reach the bottom, but in which
4,505 fathons were sounded, showing
the temperature at that depth to be 35!
degrees Fahrenheit uncorrected.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

An Englishman was boasting to a
Yankee that they had book i'll the
British Museum which was once owned
by Cicero. "Oh, that ai,Pt nothin',"
retorted the Yankee; sin the Museum
in Bosting they've got the lead pencil
that n oah used to check off the animals
that went into the ark
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

THIS IS TIE BEST ROUTE EAST:
Its Track is of STEEL RAILS, and on it has
been made the FASTEST time that has ever been
MADE; in this country. BY this route passen.
gers points east of Chicago have choice of the
following lines from Chicago:
Ry the EsittSburss. FOrtyssayale and Chicago
and Pennsyl Vallfss Railways,
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pullman
, Palace cars through II to Philadelphia and New
York on each train.
I THROUGH TRAIN. with Pullman Palace cars
to Baltimore and Washington.
BY the Lake shore anti sIIcl,igan SOUTH
GemtraI and Erie IsaiIroaeis,
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Palace
- Drawing Room and Silver Palace cars thro'
TO New York.
v the Michigan Central, Grand Trunk.
Central Railways.
. THROUGH TRAINS. with Pullman Palace
New York TO Niagarn Falls, Buffalo, Rochester
or New York city.
Ry Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pullman
4 Palace cars for Newark, Zanesvi lille, Wheeling,
Washington and Baltimore without change
This is the SHORTEST, BEST and only line
Union Pacific RaiIroad at OMAHA and from the
WESI, va GRAND Junction, Marshall, CeGinr
CA(iO AND THE EAST. -'
This popular route is unsurpassed for Speed,
Comfort and Safety. The smooth, well ballast
ed and perfect track of steel rails, the celeblslt
ed Pullman Palace Sleeping cars, the perfect
Telegraph System of moving trains, the regu-
larity with which they run. the admirable ar
rangement for running through cars TO Chicago
from all points West, secure to passengers all
the comforts in modern railway travelling. No
changes of Cars, and no tedious delays at Fer
rieS.
Passengers will find Tickets via this flvorite
route at the General Ticket Office of the Central
Tickets for sale at all the Ticket Offices of the
Central Pacific Railroad. w. IL. STENNETT,
MARVIN HUGHITT, Gen. Sup. Gen. Pas. Agt.
II. p. STA&WOOD, General Agency, l2l Mont
gomery street, san Francisco. V7n41y
.TrUSt Issued. 2O0th Edition.
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Ayers SarsapariEla.
For p rifyi1sg the blood.

system, that undermine health and settle into
troublesome disorder 8. EITlpffOnS Of the skin
are the appearance ON the surface of hnmors
that should be expelled from the blood. IN
ferual dernngelnets are the deter InInatfon of
these same humors to someinternal organ or
organs, whose action they derange, and whose
sIIfgfaIsce they disease and DESTROY AYERsS
SARsArARII.LA expcIs these hnlnors from the
blood. When they are gone, the disorders they
I,T.otillc2 disppear, such U1ceT44iO9ss of kfe
liner HoaaGcI, KSoisseys lungs, Es1sptioass ana
Ess3Gfgc Diseases of The SEtn, 81 A3tsJossyss Fire
TSnsa or Er7tsfg9elas, EtBsges Pssstasles c6clsex
ISoits Tttst0g.s, Tetter u5sf SaH Iaseatna ScnId
TIeCssL Ri1taco9an, Ulcers and Sores RgteesUl0-
tfs9 Neuralgia, {4Eirt The Bones. She fg,lI
EFassd Fs.DaIc Weakness, Sterffay, Lea.coTrIs0su
1fY.is9tg from SeT9aal 9tIcerdf0ss and aaeri,le
eliseetse DSo1esy Dyspepsia, Esaucinfiosa tsgad
General De6ttay. With their departure health
returns.
TlE. =. e. AVER 4 Co.. T.osyeIH. Mass.
Practical and Analytical Chemists
rs Sold by all Druggists and Dealers In
| Nfctaicine, x7saS
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

A person looking at some skeletons
asked young doctor present where he
got them. He replied, eve raised
them.'
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Comfortable quatcres-.wenty-tiv cent
pieces.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Most disinterestedly good whc
are good for nothing.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Where is happiness always to be found
In the dictionary.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
THIS Is TIE BEST ROUTE EAST.

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

A girl never looks SO killing as when yot
tread on her dress.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

70 fwsat
ALBANY s sass. -.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Always ready for tare-sugar dealers.
Comfortable quatcres-.wenty- cent
pieces.
Where is happiness always TO be found +?
In the dictionary.
Most disinterestedly good d--Those who
are good for nothing.
A girl never looks SO killingas when you
tread on her dress.
What is the best thing to hold wien you
get out OF temper? Your tongue.
There is considerable human nature in
man, and sometimes little of iU i'll woman.
A certain young lady is SO modest that
she would not permit the Christina Obserrer
to remain i'll her room over night.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

What is the best thing to hold wien yol
get out OF temper? Your tongue.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

rts Track is of STEEL RAILS, and on it la
been made the FASTEST time that has ever bee
MADE in this country. BY this route passei
gers for points east of Chicago have choice of til
following lines from Chicago: