The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-15

own. How did he do it !? Easily enough
He noticed that thousands of people, tired
of paying two or three prices for gas. had
thrown out their meters and were using
coal oil. The youth knew from experience
| that the care of coal oil lamps was the
greatest nuisance in life, and be went to a
dozen or more families and proposed to
clean, trim and fill their lamps and keep
them in order, for ten cents per day. He
started with twenty, and in week had SO
many on his hands that he was compelled
to take an assistant, and it went ON until
he has now score or two of boys, under
wages, and is making great deal of
money.
In unpleasant contrast to this Is that in
geIioas youth who traded on the vanity Of
the Brooklyuites to the tune Of some thou
sands of dollars. He prepared gorgeous
prospectus, announcing the publication or
an elite directory-that Is, a directory In
which only the residences Of the first fami-
lies would appear. He went, of course,
to only the lower, vulgar, rich families,
and so great was their desire to appear
among the nobs that he took IN two Collars
each from them about as fast as lie could
get in and out of their houses. The police
got on his track, and discovered that he
had no office. no means of getting out a
directory. or anything else that the whole
thing was. In short, very neat swindle.
He had collected over three thousand dol
lars.
THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE EAST RIVER
Shows some signs of approaching compile
ton. One wire has been stretched across.
and Mr. Harrington, the head mechanic,
crossed it in basket. The wire cables
will be Immediately stretched. and by next
spring the two cities will be united. The
bridge viii be one of the wonders of the
world when completed. The structure is
so far above the water that the tallest lnasrs
can go under at the highest tide, and as
there are no piers there will be no OBJ
struetion to navigation. The towers are
276 feet above high tide, and the view from
the top is superb. New York, BROOKLYN.
and the numberless cities and villages in
the vicinity, the Bay, both rivers, the
islands, everything Tor miles around can
be taken in at n glance. The value of
Brooklyn real estate will be greatly eli
HANGED by its completion, as it virtually
makes one city of two. OF course. there
has been millions stolen from the Job but
after all it is big thing, and the cities are
to be congratulated upon its near compile
tion.
OUT OF TOWN.
The weather is not SO horribly warm as it
was. but yet it is torrid enough TO keep the
people OUT of town. The women who
change their dresses every hour have not yet
enough of gayety land as there is no business
in town the men may as well stay away as
not. Everything is dull and dead, and
will be for some weeks yet. The churches
are mostly closed, the theatres might as
we'll be. and for all that is doing the stores
might as well initiate the churches. II Is |
growing cooler, however, by degrees, and |
in a few weeks the deserted streets will |
shsw some sign of life again.
THE cENTENN1AL.
Don't put of coming to the great show |
much longer. The price of admission has |
been put down half; boarding houses /
and hotels are cheaper than before the
opening. and you can come now almost as
cheapIy as you can stay at home. The |
weather is getting cooler, and Philadelphia
VIII, IN another week, be delightful |
place to stay. The show Is now in perfect /
order. everything is working smoothly, |
and it Is worth years income to see it. |
Come, and come quickly.
THE ESCAPED FENIANs.
It is only necessary to have the British
flag in any way humbled to have tile Irish
of this city go off in 4 spasni Of delight
that IS as funny as It is absurd Four or |
five Fenians escaped from the penal colon
les In New Sidney, and landed here the |
other day. As matter of course, the |
Irish gave them an ovation; and equally, |
as matter of course, jealous Trishmen I
who don't like work overmucll, commenced |
for another raid on Canada 1
The first step toward liberating Ireland Is |
always to collect a few thousand dollars |
from irish laborers and servant girls, which
these patriots always succeed in doing.
and living luxuriously for while, affer
which nothing more is heard of them till
another opportunity occurs. This little I
game Is being played now. and the result /
Is number of Irish spouters are seen on
the streets IN gorgeous apparel. A move
ment Is on foot for another advance on
Canada, which will result, If it goes far
enough in another inglorious retreat upon
New York. But the servant girls-fnnO nOcent
fhings-pay every time to save sstlse hlissid
ovid sod from the bloody Englisher. -
And the Oss and the Macs take advantage
Of their simplicity every time; and a
profitable thing they make of it.
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