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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
PIowsl P1ows!

SAMUEL e. YOUNG
has received q large
stock Of PloWs, as fol-
lows
The celebrated Oliver
Chilled Iron Plows.
The Garden City
Clipper I'm We d
Plow, and
The Champion Mo-
line Plow.
These p1ows are
guaranteed to be the
equal, and in many
respects superior, to
all others.
March 1e, 1sso-v12t2s
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

Mr.. Wood has large stock of A mar
ble from the Vermont quarries-the best
and most substantial marble in the world
and Is prepared to do all kinds OF work at
liberal rates, always using the best materi-
al. Those needing work in his line should
call and examine the several neat speci-
mems at tl,e shop on corner OF Ellsworth
and Second streets. Read the ad. in this
Issue. '-49
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
mrs. Dunn.way 60 lecture.

We are requested to say that Mrs. Abi-
gail Scott Dunniway will lecture at the
Court House in this city on Monday and
Tuesday evenings ofnext week. The sub
jecr for Monday evening. March 22d, will
be The Spirit of Tyranny; on Tuesday
evening, Lessons of the Century, Ad-
mission will be free to all. Of course the
house will be filed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
Representatives Eject.

On Wednesday evening Albany Lodge
No. 4, I.O.O.F., elected Messrs. J. X.
Weatherford, Jos Webber aud Ed. r. II.
Carter, Representatives to the Grand.
Lodge, which meets in Portland on TUES
day, May 18th.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
settle at once.

Mrs. L. j. Powell having bought the In
terest of Mrs. E. la. Blevins in the nillin-
cry business, all persons indebted TO the
late firm of Blevins & Powell are requested
to pay up their accounts, as the books
must be squared Immediately:
Mrs. r. A. BLEyINs,
Mrs. l.. J. POWELL:
Albany March 19, 1880.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
Annual Mecr,nS.

At the annual reunion of the Y.P.C.A.
next Monday evening. the newly elected
officers will take their seats, and an ad-
dress will be deliverd by Rev. A. M.
Ateheson. A full attendance Is solicited.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

A sociahle Will be given In the interest
Of the M. e. Church South, on Tuesday
evening next. at the residence ofMr. B.W.
Cundiff, corner Of Third aud Washington
streets. All are invited.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
Lll,y, Braehest q Co... Men,. F,ne salse...

Samuel Z. 1o'sneg has just received 4
nag Of the above make of shoes from
Boston, and would especially invite the al
tention of gents to these first class goods.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
Tho earcns nelnaa.

Our readers will not forget tho debate
between Messrs. Finlayson and ALT. Mar
shall, next Sunday afternoon at o'clock;
at the Court House. All are invited:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
Divine Services.

The subject OF Rev. J. 4. WoIfe's sef-
mon at the b. E. Church next Sunday
morning will be-'.I4ife capital for immor-
talty," and in the evening, 1.-The unpar-
donable sim The public are cordially Inc
rited
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

As expected, Watkinds is out In answer
to the comparison made. between thu
management of the penItentiary under
himself and the present management.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

The question Of building bridge acroas
the Willamette at this point Is gaining iEz
popularity daily.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

Wheat commands from 81 s5 To ID Per
GENITAL in San Francisco. and from 81 &c
to 81 So In Portland
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

The President has confrued ttsa
sentence dlsnIssipg Major ReEi6.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
Linn county RepuDrlcan Convention.

AT a meeting of the Republican Central
Committee of Linn county, held at Albany,
February 23th. it was ordered that Re-
publican County Convention be called to
meet at the Court House IN Albany. on
Wednesday, March 31st, 1880, at 10 A. NJ,
for the purpose Of selecting Ii delegates to
the State Convention to be held at Port
land. April 21st, 1880, nominating candi-
dates for county officers, and the transact
tion of such other business as the said
County Convention may deem necessary.
It is recommended that the several pre-
cinct meetings be held on Saturday, March
27th, 1880, at p. IL. for the purpose of
selecting delegates to attend the County
Convention, The several precincts will be
entitled to delegates as follows!
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

The Oregon sailed from San FFanegsco
for Portland on Wednesday
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19
Lsst of Letters,

Uncalled tor and remaining in the Post
office IN this city for the week ending
March 18th, 1880:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

Charley Taylor. who was killed Monday
uight. had but recently returned to this
city from Eastern Oregon, having been
absent some years. He was blacksmith
by trade, and while here probably hve
years ago. severely cut fellow blacksmith,
and was held to answer; but for some
cause the witness or witnesses failed to
appear ''on call,' and Charley escaped.
Deceased leaves a wifs and two children
in this city. He was buried on weincs-
day
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

From letter received in this city from
Mr.. Reid, President of the Oregon Raff-
road Co., Limited. which we have had the
pleasure of perusing, we learn that Mr..
Reid will guarantee the building of his
road from this city to junction with the
Yaquina Bay railroad, at the summit, lust
as soon as that road shall be built that FAR
in the direction of Yaquina Bay. We are
satisfied that he win build his road to va
quina Bay, because we are confident that It
is to be the future shipping point for the
entire produce of this valley and EASTERN
Oregon and wishing TO do business the
narrow goage must be continued from
Kings valley across the mountains to va
quina Bay. And the city of Albany wants
the narrow guage road. and to get it she
must build bridge across the river. the
cost of which Is estimated at from @S5. 900
to $50, 600. we can't afford to lose that
road, even five have to pay little for ft.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-19

Armstrong, Geo Martin, NJ
BtffnaIn, Diedrich Marks, S w
Cumen. A Smith. d S
Dow. Clak Thomas, Geo r
Davis, DIR G HI Thomas, Huston
Denny, DR. Wild. Joseph
Foster. Frank Walker. DIR f M
Harpole. Jas V Wiley. Rohart
Hogan, VIM H Wright, G n
Lynum, Martin
p II. RAYMOND, P. NJ.
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New Marble shop.

P. Ii. RAYMOND, P. NJ.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02

TRAVELLING SToNEs.-The famous
travelling stones of Australia are RI
vailed by round stones. from the size Of
pea to six inches in diameter, found
in Nevada. They are described as
follows:
When distributed about upon the
floor, table or other level surface, with
in two or three feet of each other, they
Immediately begin travelling towards .
common center, and there lie huddled
like lot of eggs in a nest.
A single stone, removed to distance
of three and half feet, upon being
released, at once started off with won
derful and somewhat comical celebrity
10 join its fellows; taken away four
or five feet it remains motionless.
They are found in q region that is
com paratively level, and is nothing but
bare rock. Scattered over this barren
region are little basins, from few feet
to rod or two in diameter; and it is
in the bottom of these that the rolling
stones are found. az
The cause of these stones rollingl
together is doubtless to be found in the
material of which they are composed,
which appears to be lodestone or mag
netic iron ore.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02
The Bicycle and the Tricycle..

A writer in the English Mechanic
says: "a good tricycle. is an exceed
ingly rare thing. The makers, SO far
as my experience goes. pay little or no
attention to small but important mat
ters, and the consequence is that few
tricycle. can class over second or third
rate. With good tricycle. the labor is
less than good bicycle, the motion is
far smoother, less power is wasted in
shaking the rider about, and the strain
on the attention is, beyond comparison,
less. With o good tricycle. any rider
without daily training may ride the
Whole day, day after day-a thing that
no bicycle rider could do without con-
slant training. The average running
speed, in my own experience, is about
the same; but I can travel twice the
distance in one day with tricycle. as
compared with first-rate bicycle with
suspension spring and roller bearings,
the tricycle. having plain parallel bear
ings to all three wheels. As . travelingv
machine in all weathers, the tricycle. ID
the best beyond all comparison, partly
from the ease with which the ground is
covered, partly from the perfect pro-
lection from weather which an umbrella
gives. certainly am not cramped on
the tricycle., but in precisely the same
position as when on the bicycle. My
reason for adhering to the bicycle is q
simple one. The motion is rough, the
exercise is hard, and The two together
keep my chronic dyspepsia il check.
The tricycle. is easy, smooth, sleepy
work, and has no effect whatever, 80 far
as my health is concerned. I keep o
bicycle for physic, and tricycle. for
going about the country for pleasure.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02
Aiming in Archery.

The first principle Of aiming is to be
sure to have the arrow, in drawing, d.
rectly under the right eye and lying di-
rectiy in the line of vision of that eye
as it looks at the point of aim. To do
this perfectly, observe the following
directions:
/. Take position and knock the ar
row as heretofore described:
2. Raise the bow with the left hand
drawing back the string with the right
hand as the bow is lifted.
3. When the left hand has reached
the due elevation for the shot, take aim
with the right eye without closing the
left eye) over the point of the arrow.
4. The aim being thus taken, finish
the draw by bringing the right hand
to point just below the chin, and
there loose.
If the above rules are strictly fol-
lowed, and the arrow, from the fixing of
the aim to the point of loosing, has been
all the time kept under the right eye,
tho shot will be in the direct line of
vision of that eye.
In following this practice of aiming,
the upper limb of the bow must be
slanted to the right sufficiently to carry
the bow-string entirely out of the verti-
cal plane of vision of the right eye,
otherwise two troubles will arise. In
the first place, the string will be be-
tween the eye and the arrow; and Sec
ondly, the string will touch the chin
before the draw is finished to the loos-
ing point. When the bow is slanted to
the right the arrow can lie directly un-
der the eye, while the string is drawn
to the loosing- point under the chin, and
when let go, the arrow will fly directly
away before the eye in perfect line.
Before q beginner in archery can
successfully practice aiming on correct
principles, he must fully understand
the laws Of vision connected Herewith
BY fixing the eye steadily upon some
distant point, it will be discovered that
this particular point is seen by direct
vision, and all others by indirect vision.
Now, in aiming, the direct vision is fixed
upon the point Of aim. and the pile of
the arrow is made to cover this point;
but the gold of the target and the en-
tire length of the arrow are seen by in
direct vision, except when the gold, as
in point-blank shooting, is also the
point OF aim.
The first thing then to master, is per-
feet control OF the vision of the right
eye. To do this, some archers are COM
PEELED to close the left eye, a very ill
appearing thing indeed, which should
by all means be avoided. To test your
vision take an arrow by the feathered
end, and hold it in the right hand
pointing at some distant object, keep
ing both eyes open. When the point
of the arrow seems to cover the object,
close the left eye. If then the object
is still covered, you are aiming with
your right eye. A little practice in this
way will perfect your vision so that you
can aim with your right eye and at the
same time keep the left one OPEN
From Maurice Thompson's Book,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02
DOnkey-BOys i'm Egypt.

People who have visited Cairo can
never forget the donkey-boy. He is
one Of the central features of the place.
To travellers he is the incarnation of
everything Oriental, strange, conven-
lent, civil, and wonderful in Egypt.
His activity, his ready tact, his good
temper, his avidity for backsheesh, but,
above all, his knowledge of English,
are astonishing. You are addressed
unexpectedly in remote streets in very
good imitation of your native tongue,
How you do, Englishman; want don
key p When you have hired him, the
boy does everything for you. He
makes your bargains at the bazaar. He
prescribes the proper tobacco for your
cigarettes. He points out the local
celebrities. He tells you the latest
news, the last scandal about the Khe-
dive, the name of his donkey, the date
of an approaching festival, and, in fact,
everything you want to know.
Many travellers, accustomed to winter
in Egypt year after year, retain don
key boy for the season, and in cases of
severe illness VIC have known one of
these extraordinary factotums turn into
a tender, attentive, and vigilant nurse.
1t would surprise many people who
know the virtues of the donkeyboy to
be told that almost all the accomplish.
ments which make him valuable to the
traveller are exercised in defiance of the
law. If you return to Cairo second
time, it is very probable that you will
find your favorite donkey-boy in prison
when you arrive. The law, made in
the interest Of the dragomans, is that
donkey boy may not speak English,
may not interpret, and may not pay
money for his employer. Such law,
like the law about hackney carriages,
can not be enforced with any regular
ity, bat it is often made the instrument
of oppression, either through envy or
spite, and, in days now happily gone
by, through tyranny. A boy thrown
into prison for an indefinite period
for there is no habeas corpus act in
Egypt-used to be tempted to enlist.
Many recruit was thus obtained, and
sent to perish in Abyssinia. The drag
omans, who think that they only should
be allowed to interpret, have not, how
ever, been able to prevent the donkey
boys from learning English; and Of
late years, on many occasions, travellers
have found it possible to go up the
Nile, or on other journeys, with the
help of a donkey-boy only, and no
dragoman. The donkey.boy sometimes
develops into dragoman, but this can
only be if he has learned to write and
cipher; and some of the most accom-
plislQd " bovs remain NhOys ~ IN the
end of their lives.-Harper's Weekly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02

Low at her feet watch and d.. am;
She will not lift her veil;
IHimly see brow sublime
And features grand and pale,
And feel mighty heart replies
To Gil my rapture OF my siSLs.
She is 80 near her breathing falls
On my attentive ear.
She is so far the twilight stars
Shine through her mantle clear
As silent as TIE grave may be,
And yet the soul OF nlelody.
The leius trembling on her brow
Exhsles divine perfume;
The mystic splendor Of her smile
Pervades my narrow gloom.
The dea,th of solitary hours
She answers with thousand flowers.
Oppressed with haunting, hird.rins cares,
Ny heart rebels at fate;
She stoops to me, and To- share
Her own imperial state.
glide beyond my prison bars,
And walk with her the path Of stars.
Forever sorrowful in death,
Forever glad in birth,
Her face the glory Of the skies,
Her steps the bloom OF earth
As natures self the fallen, the free,
o Isis, interpret thee!
Frances l. MACE. il HdrperS Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02
The Terrible New jersey Fires.

The disasters by fire in the woods of
New Jersey are, considering the amount
of property destroyed. almost as terri
BILE as those which swept through the
North west several years ago. No lives
have been lost, although whole families
have been forced to foe in their night
clothes from their houses, so swift and
sudden have been the attacks of the
flames. Numerous horses, mules and
cattle, have been burned in the flames,
from which it was impossible to rescue
them. In Atlantic county alone. one
hundred horses have been burned, and
in addition to the woodland, fences,
hay, and corn stored in the barns, gar
dens, vineland and cranberry swamps
have been destroyed. The value OF the
latter is estimated as something like ten
million dollars. There are reports that
the fires are chiefly incendiary, set Ell
Their carelessly or maliciously by tramps.
If we may judge from the converse
ton of "two quiet grsy.beards with
a New York Herald reporter standing on
the steps of q little church Sunday
morning, the community is greatly ex-
cited about it. For both the gray
Uon1OO AOPou sAAs ~ VuO PoOpAo Sou6uG
the incendiaries they would tie them up
and throw them into the fire. They
said, moreover, that this fate had been
actually melted out to q tramp q few
years ago, who, after boiling his coffee.
had neglected to put out the fire. 1t
burned the cabins of two brothers, who
caught the unfortunate tramp. bound
him, and though the wife of one of
them screamed protest, cast him into
the burning cabin. "Some OF the
neighbors came up before he'd done
hollerin'." Down at Vineland few
days before. they said, the people
stopped lighting fire." and went to
hunting for two men who, with rags
and kerosene, had set two houses on
fire while the others were burning
Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02
Something About FANS.

Kan 81 was the first lady who carried
O fan! She lived in ages which ara
past, and for the most part forgotten
and she was ths daughter of Chinese
Mandarin. Who ever saw Mandarin.
even on tea-chest, without his fan !?
In China and Japan to this day eyery
one has fan; and there are fans of all
sorts for every body. The Japanese
waves his fan at you when he meets
you, by way of greeting. and the beg.
gar who solicits for aims las the ex.
ceedingly small coin "made on pur-
pose for charity presented to him on
the tip of the fan.
In ancient times. among the Greeks
and Romans, fans seem to have been
enormous; they were generally made
Of feathers, and carried by slaves over
the heads of their masters and mis-
tresses to protect them from the sun. or
waved above them to stir the air.
Catherine de Medicis carried the first
folding fan ever seen in France; aud in
the time Of Louis the Fourteenth the
fan was gorgeous thing, often covered
with jewels, and worth small fortune.
In England they were the fashion in
the time of Henry the Eighth. All bis
many wives carried them and doubtless
wept behind them. A fan set in dia-
monds was once given to Queen Eliza
beth upon New Years day.
The Mexican feather fans which
Cortez had from Montezuma were mar
wells of beauty; and in Spain q large
black fan is the favorite. 1t is said
that the use of the fan is rs carefully
taught in that country as any other
branch of education. and that by we'll
known code of signals Spanish lady
can carry on long conversation with
any one. especially an admirer.
The japanese criminal OF rank is
politely executed by means of fan.
On being sentenced to death he is pre-
scented with u fan, which he must re-
ceive with q low bow, and as he bows,
presto! the executioner draws his sword
snd cuts his head off. In fact, there is
a fan for every occasion in Japan.-
HUper's Young Folks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02

NATURAL LANGUAGE OF THE HANDS.
The hand has a great share in ex-
pressing our thoughts and feeli. gs;
raising fhe hands toward heaven, with
the palms united, expresses devotion
and supplication; wringing them, grief;
throwing them toward heaven, admi-
ration; detected hands. despair and
amazement; folding them, idleuess;
holding the fingers intermingled, mus
ing and thoughtfulness; holding them
forth together, yielding and submis-
sion; lifting them and the eyes to
heaven, solemn appeal; waving the
hand from US. prohibition; extending
the right hand to any one, peace, piety
and safety; scratching the head, care
and perplexing thought: laying the
right hand on the heart. affection and
solemn affirmation; holding up the
thumb, appreciation; placing the right
foretinger on the lips perpezdisularly.
bidding silence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02

A HORSE AND CAT SToRY.-The Far
ibault (Minn.) Democrat tells the fol-
lowing funny fam episode:
An amusing scene took place on
Eighth street day or two since. when
gentleman, while on his way to the
barn to turn his horse loose for short
time, picked up pet cat, and putting
her in fish basket. hung her up on
clothes-line pole about seven feet from
the ground.
When the horse was loosed, he walked
over to the pole, and seeing the cat IN
the basket. put his nose up to investi.
gate, and the cat put out her paw and
gave the ob,ruding nose lively
scratch.
The horse Immediately turned around,
looked back over his shoulder as though
to take aim and measure the distance,
kicked, and Cat, basket ana all shot into
the air like rocket. The horse
watched the success OF his shot, then
gave low whinny of delight ana
walked away to feed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02
BeethOven's FaVOrite Violin.

Some time ago q highly interesting
and valuable musical relic came into
the possession of Mr.. Edward Kun
valid, q merchant in the city of Lon
don. It appears that Beethoven, before
his death, bestowed his favorite violin
upon one of his most intimate friends,
Herr Carl Holz, whose widow parted
with it last year to its present owner.
The sealed mahogany case containing
this precious instrument was deposited,
upon its arrival in London, with
Messrs. Comerford, notaries public,
and by them formally opened in the
presence of DR.. Joachim and Herr Gus
tav Ellison. Within it reposed violin,
upon the back of which the letter 3 I"
was roughly scratched, certificate If
ownership, signed Elsie Holz, gebo-
rem Won Bognar," an official document
in the German language attesting the
authenticity of this signature, as we'll
as that of Beethoven himself, appended
to portrait of the great master, en-
graved by Selb, and subscribed, ITO
Herr Won Holz, from his friend, Be.
thoven," the omission of an sc being
noticeable in the autographs signature
as we'll as in the title of the print. An
encased portrait of Beethoven is also
let into the lid of the violin case; and
Frau Won HOLES certificate runs as fol-
lows: my husband, Carl Holz. re-
ceived this violin from his friend, Lud-
wig Won Beethoven, as a present, and
after the death of my husband it be-
came my property. Vienna. IA June,
1879" Professor J Joachim tried the vi
olin upon the occasion above alluded to,
and pronounced it to be an instrument
of considerable merit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-02

Conn LIGHT. BREAp.-Takeo one quart
of water, heat to boiling heat. then stir
in corn meal to make thin mush.
Take it from the fire. add one gallon of
meal. a teacup two-thirds full of new
milk, one egg, and cold water enough
to make a thin batter (but not too
thip). The hot mush will make it about
warm enough. Set it where it will
keep warm, and stir it every half hour
frequent stirring will cause i. to rise
quicker. 1t will rise in from five to
seven hours. As soon as it rises, heat
an old fashioned oven and lid. grease
the oven and bake quick. but let it set
and soak two hours before taking it
from the oven. then let it get cold
through before cutting it.