The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-08-25

insincerity. The Republicans are very act
i've and are pushing things delightfully."-.
VANDERBILT,
Old as lie is. and sick as lie is, is rapidly
recovering, and will get out to business
again. The old man is determined not to
die till he has his four-track road COM
pleted through to Chicago, and possibly
further west, and has demonstrated the SUI
periority of rail over all other means of
transportation. Even during his illness he
has pushed his warehouses and other inn
provements in the terminal facilities of his
roads, with a view to saving the grain
trade to the city, which is being diverted
TO Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston.
He has during his illness received builders,
contractors. mechanics and railroad Off
cials, every day, and when he was too
weak to speak he made them understand
what be wanted by writing or signs. lie
will do business as long as he has breath,
and will be felt as long as there is life i'll
him. His vitality Is wonderful, and it
would not be singular if he should be an
active man for twenty years yet. He has
been temperate man. He has worked
very hard all his life, but very systematic
ally. Whenl lie works he works, and when
he rests he rests. He will work all the
season till about the first of July, when he
goes to Saratoga, aud stays till October.
He reads exactly one mail every day while
at tile Springs. and answers it by an anna
nuensis. and then amuses himself till pre-
ciSely half past nine. when he retires and
sleeps. He indulges in stimulants very
sparinglY. and is very careful of his diet.
He is a fearful card-player, always PLAYING
for Jnoney, and the stakes must be high
enough to make it worth while to play.
Curious stories are told of his ard-playing.
some of which are doubtless true lie is
as merciless at poker or point euchre as he
is ill business. and woe be 20 the poor or
careless player who falls into his hands.
1t is business with him, and he pursues
the game just as eagerly as he does his
real business. AS the chase i'll England
was accounted miniature war. so gentle
manly gambling with Vanderbilt is the
next thing 10 business. and he follows iu
with as much ZeSt. Now that Drew is
gone, Vanderbilt and Jay Could are the
only railroad magnates left. and it is not
probable they will ever lock horns. again.
The old veteran has too much To do to per-
Gould's interests and his do not conflict.
THE CIIILDREN's SUMMER HOSPITAL.
Among the charities which benevolent
ingenuity is continually devising, the Sum-
mer Hospital for Children deserves free
handed support. The excursion of st.
Johns Guild floating hospital boat which
takes hundreds OF sick children and their
mothers daily up the river tor pure air,
has made Il difference at once in the death
rlf children RIIf TO hours
week OF wholesome living outof the stink
| ing tiens the poor call home is enough to
keep life ill them, but hardly enough to
make sound children of them. The plan
! was devised OF IL temporary hospital or
| rather home, III one of the healthiest places
| OH tie river. where sick children could be
| sent for Il fortnight at II time. in the dall-
gerouS part of the season. Tie charity is
| not an extravagant one. The buildings are
| of the plainest, airiest description, the TODD
| in the country is fresh and cheap, and tie
| cost of the whole affair is decidedly less
| than that OF the steamboat excursions.
| The poorest woman iii the city can have
her sick child sent there and get the best
| care taken of it for weeks, without Il dol
| lar Of expense to herself. In this fearful
| season, while the children of well-to-do
| people are dying like sheep, it is great
mercy that such saving help isextendcd to
those who else had no choice but TO see
their covetousy-loved children sicken and
| die without the least alleviation of their
! sufferings.
DEsoLATION.
| The city is almost abandoned. The rich
| fled from the terrible heat TO their villas at
| Newport. and TO the cool shades of Sara
| toga those in moderate circumstances are
at the thousand and one seaside places.
and up in the mountains, the artists and
| Bohemians are mp North where they can
Keep cool. and live very clleaply, and only
| the poor and the unfortunate business men
who cannot get away, are in the city. The
! theatres are closed, as are all places OF
amusement, the stores are empty, and the
hotels are like Saharis in their stiffness.
| The only trade there is comes from the
Centennial folks who are passing backward
and forward through the city, and they
| leave very little money here. Those going
want it all to see the big show with. and
| when they return they want to get home
as quickly as possible. Aud New York
| lies inert, baked, still and discouraged. Let
us hope there will be a revival with the
cool breezes of September.
BUSINESS
Is still wretchedly dull, and failures We're
more frequent this week than last, anu OF
rather larger dimensions. There are
great many firms that have yet to go un-
der. and the sooner they go the better. The
volume of trade is reduced. and so many
| houses are not necessary TO do it. The
strong ones will survive and be stronger
| for the cleaning they have gone through,
but the weak ones will inevitably 20 UNI
der. and they might as well do it to-day as
to hold over n few weeks. Tie man who
was worth 81 900. 600. four years ago is to-
day worth S125.00O and he might as well
make up his mind to it, aud take it cheer
fully, The bottom is out, and> it is ont
fairly. We are getting over the war now.
PIETRO.
FIsHY.-L Last weeks Corvallis Gazette
says that it's editor, w. B. Carter, Esq,
was absent at Yaqulna Bay, laying in
few whales, for fall and winter use. of
course. Fish is great '.brain food and
Brother Carter was out of-fish
"A Monkey Wrench is Mt this Office
awaiting All owner. .n-Indepead T'ele-
| gram.
We thought the editors name was N.
L. Pipes!
DIDN'T PAN.-The '.bossn informs us