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VOL. 1.
ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, .1369.
NO. 19.
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ALBAAT BATU HOUSE.
THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD IlESPECT
fully inform the citizens of Albany an l vi
cinity that he has taken charge of this establish
toent, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attintion to business, expect to uit all
those who may favor hiin with their patronage.
Having heretofore carried on ncthiug but
First-Class XSair Dressing- Saloons,
h expecs to give entire satisfaction to all.
. S--t Children and Ladies' hair neatly cut and
shampooed. JOSEPH AVEBBElt.
seyl9y2
GEO. W. GRAY, T. D. S.,
(1 RADUATE OF THE CINCINNATI DEN
J5T tal Colloge, would invite all persons desiring
artificial teeth, and first-class dental operations,
to give him a call.
Specimens of ViHeanite Base with gold-plate
linings, and other now styles of work, may bts
seen at his office, in Parrisa fc Co.'s brick, (up
stairs) Albany, Oregon.
Residence Corner Second and Baker sts. 2
1. 1?. RICE, 32. I?.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
ALBANY, OREGON.
FFICE ON SOUTII SIDE OF MAIN
street.
Albany. September 19, 6S-2tf
E. I. Rnssell,
ATTORNEY ajid COtfXSELLOR at LAW,
Sulieitor in Chnw-ert aud Heal Estate Agent
Will practice in the Courts of the Seeond, Third,
and Fourth Judicial Districts, and in the Supreme
Court of Oregon.
Office in Parrish's- Block, second story, third
door west of Ferry, north sida of First st. II
".Special attention given to the collection of
Claims at all points iu the above named Districts.
M. C. POWELL.
I.. FLIXX.
owetl & Flams,
TT0RNEYS A COUNSELLORS AT LAW
and Solicitors in Chancery,
(Xi. riiun, Notary Public,)
Albany. Oregon. Collections and conveyance
promply attended to. 1
W. i. H1TABIDKL. F. M. SEDFIELB.
Hiltabidcl & Co.,
iEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PR0-
visions, Wood and Willow Ware, Confec
tionery, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, etc.
"Main street, adjoining the Exjjress office, Albany,
Oregon. 1
W. W. PARISH. . J. C. MESBTSSHALL.
W. W. Parrish & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
in Genoral Merchandise, Albany. The
best Goods at the lowest market prices. Mer
chantable Produce taken in exchange. 1
E. A. F reelid,
BEAEER IN EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
School, Miscellaneous and Blank Books,
Stationery, Gold and Steid Pens", Ink, etc., Post
office Building, Albany, Oregon. Books ordered
from New York and San Francisco. 1
S. XZ. Claughton,
TfOTARY PUBLIC AND REAL ESTATE
J3i AGENT. Office in the Post Office building,
Lebanon, Oregon.
"Will attend to making Deeds and other convey
anees, also to the prompt collection of debts en
trusted to my care. 1
J. BABttOWS. L. BLAIX. 8. E. TOUXO.
J. Barrows & Co.,
GENERAL AND COMMISSION MER
J chants. Dealers in Staple, Dry and Fancy
Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery,
Boots and Shoes ; Albany, Oregon.
Consignments solicited. 1 ,
C. Mealey & Co.,
MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS
. in all kinds of Furniture and Cabinet
Ware, First street, Albany.
Albany Weekly Register
JOB PRINTING
" Jfirtt ttreet, (opposite ParfUh b Co.'a atore.)
A-loany s s s Oregon.
HAVING a very fair assortment of material
we are prepared to execute, with neatness
and dispatch, all kinds of
ush ai x
liand-biUt,
Progra mmqs,
JSill-heads,
Cards,
Ball Ticket,
- Pamphlets,
Labels,
Blank
: of all kinds,
at ai low figures a a due regard to taste and good
work will allow. When you want anything in
the prlating line, oall at the R mists b office.
The Outside lo.
auco
You m;iy sing of your dog, your bottom dog.
Or o,f any dog you please ; .
I go for the dog, the wiso old dog,
Thai knowingly takes his easj,
An 3. wagging his tail outside the ring,
Keeping aKvays'hls bi'no iu sight,
Chios not a piu in his wise old head
For citVr dog in the light.
Nut his is the bone they are fighting for,
Aud why should my dog sail in
With n-.tliing to gain lut a certain chau
There lUiiy be a few, perhaps, who f.-iil
To see it iu quit.; that light ;
But when the fur flies I'd rathor bo
Tho outsido dog in the light.
I know there are dogs most generous dogs,
Who think it quite the thing
To take tha part of the bottom dog,
And go yelping into the ring.
I care not a pin what the world may say "
In regard to the wrong or right ;
My money goes, as well as my sung.
I'r the dog that keeps out of a tight.
Hereditary Business. Mr. Mor
gan is now vtlie bead of Morgan & Co.,
the successors of George Peabody & Co.
In tbe whole history of Mr. Peabody per
haps nothing has surprised English peo
ple more than the loss of his name iu the
commercial world. To perpetuate a busi
ness and the name of its founder is the
ambition of an Englishman. With us,
as a rule, a merchant, when a fortune has
beeu gained, retires from business. It is
never so in England. The money made
goc3 to increase the business. There is
hardly a baukiog house in Lombard
street which does not trace its origin to
the goldsmiths, who settled there before
the reign of Edward II. llankcy & Co.,
in Frenchurch stieet, have account books
of that firm kept in the 1.6th century.
There are drapers in St. Swithin's lane
who made court suits . for Charles I.
Fishmongers' Hall, on London bridge,,
possesses records or existing hrm3 that
dealt in Billingsgate when James I. came
from Scotland, and served salmon for the
royal feast. The Skinners' Company, in
corporated in 1327, enrolled members in
the leather trade whose ancestrs were
the cordwainers of court 300 years ago.
It is the pride of an Englishman to per
petuate a business long in his family.
The brewery which Dr. Johson sold in
1781, as one of the executors of Mr,
Tarale, to Mr. Barclay and Mr. Perkins
for 135,000 is that saice gigantic con
cern of Barclay, Perkins & Co. which
now pays excise annually to'" government
on 150,000 quarters of malt. Hence,
when George I'eabody took his name, as
well as his person, from a business which,
to the admiration of Londoners, had in a
lifetime achieved a reputation rarely won
in a century, no explanation was satis
factory; aud even now Morgan & Co., are
better known in the city a3 Peabody's
than by auy other incorporated name.
IIow to Court in Church. -A
young gentleman happening to sit at
church in a pew adjoining oue in which
sat a young lady ot whom he conceived a
suddeu and violent passion, was desirous
of entering into a courtship on the spot,
but the place not being suitable for an
informal declaration, the case suggested
the following plan. He politely handed
his fair neighbor a Bible opened, with a
pin stuck in the following text Second
Epistle of John, verse five "and now I
beseech thee, not as though I wrote a
new commandment unto thee, but that
which we had from the beginning, that
we love one another." -
She returned it, pointing to the sec
ond chapter of ; lluth, tenth verse :
"Then she fell on her face, and bowed
herself to the ground and said to him :
"Why have I found grace in thine eyes,
seeing I am a stanger ?"
He returned the book, pointing to the
thirteenth verse of the third Epistle of
John: "Having many things to write
unto you, I would not write with pen and
ink, but I trust shortly to come unto you
to speak face to face, that your joy may
be full."
1( rom the above interview a
took place the ensuing week.
A curious ease has just been tcied in
the New Orleans courts. The children
of a blind mendicant having been enticed
away by another professional beggar, the
.father brought suit. One of the witness
es testified that nine out of ten, who are
led about as blind, have good, sound
eyes. The plan to make blind beggars is
this: The im posters secure a piece of
peculiar bluestone, which when dissolved
in water will make fifteen men blind for
four days. The lids of the eyes are then
tattooed with 4he liquid which acts as an
astringent, and the beggar cannot see
until the effect wears off. The lids are
tightly closed, and if they are forced
open, there ia a-temporary film over the
pupil whieh would deceive any but the
most pkillful oculisf. The judge sentenced
the men who had enticed away the boy
and the mother of the boy to six months
in the workhouse in default of a one
thousand dollar bond for good behavior.
It is interesting to know that these one
thousand dollar bonds were given by the
beggars . on the spot. One of the de
fendants had three thousand dollars on
his person and a certificate of deposit
for twelve thousand dollars more.
, Relatives are not necessarily our best
friends but they cannot do us an injury
without being enemies to themselves.
Be timely wise, rather than wise in
time, for after-wisdom is ever accompanied
with tormenting vrishes. - i
Marion County Teacher's Association.
This association held its ninth cssion
in Salem, coiumoucing Docember 28th,
1SG8, and continuing three and af half
days. The following proceedings were
forwarded to us, with the request to pub
lish, last week, but were received too
late for insertion in that issue. We pub
lish as requested :
About fifty of its members were pres
ent, thirty of whom are active teachers.
All who are versed in the history of
the Association, unite iu saying that this
has been the most lively and profitable
session ever held since its organization.
Salem vvaa chosen as the place for
holding the next, or tenth session.
Part 1st. Clark's Practical Grammar
was the subject of discussion, and
through the energy and ambition of the
teachers, it was thoroughly aud critically
investigated. A short time was also de
voted to the discussion of Mathematics.
Several uice principles were elucidated
in Algebra and Arithmetic.
The literary exercises constituted an in
teresting feature of the session.
An essay written by Prof. S. W. King,
upon the subject of "Free Schools," was
read by Mr. Jos. L. Carter. The strange
but beautiful poem The Haven was
read by 3Ir. O. D.,Done. Extracts were
also recited by Messrs. E. 1'. Smith, J.
M. Garrison 'and Miss Nellie F. Taylor.
Declamations were delivered by Prof,
llamscy, J. Dcnuison and Thomas Coon.
On Tuesday evening, Hon. 11. P. Boise
addressed the Association upon the sub
ject of education. The house was crowd
ed, and the address was full of truth.
The first number of "The Teachers'
Offering" was thou read by the editor,
Mr." J. L. Carter.
On Wcdne-sday evening, Dr. Peyton
delivered a brief but very able lecture,
upon-tli3 subject of Physiology.
After which the second number of
"The Teachers' Offering" was read by the
editress, Miss Ellen Chamberlin.
The exercises throughout were inter-
sperced with music Miss Sertrudo
Moores presiding at the organ.
The following resolutions were passed ;
Resolved, 1st. That the thanks of this
Association are hereby gratefully tend
ered to the citizens of Salem and vicin
ity for the generous hospitality with
which they have entertained those at
tending the present session of this As
sociation. 2d- That our thank3 arc due and arc
hereby tendered to the committee on
nlusic for the pleasure they have afforded
us, by the active part they have taken
in our Associasion.
3d. That our thanks are hereby ten
dered to the executi.e committee for the
able manner in which thair various du
ties have been performed. f
4th. That the thanks of the Associa
tion are hereby tendered to Hon. Keuben
P. Boise and Dr. Pay ton for the interest
they have manifested in our prosperity.
5th. That the Secretary be instructed
to furnish the leading papers of the State
with copies of these resolutions, together
with an abstract of proceedings with a
request for their publication.
During the session sixteen new names
were added to the list, which increases
our numbers to one hundred and thirty
eight. We surely have more reason to
be encouraged now than ever before.
Several of the most prominent citizens of
Salem have manifested an interest in our
behalf, and have resolved to unite their
influence with ours in diffusing intelli
gence and banishing ignorance. Among
those who- have joined the Association,
are those occupying the highest positions
in the educational affairs of the State,
and with their sympathies and useful co
operation, a glorious future is predicted
for the Marion County Teachers' Associa
tion. Our great purpose is to unite our
labbrs in such a manner as will best pro
mote the cause of education, which bears
With it prosperity and happiness.
JOHN. M. GARRISON, Sec'y.
. . . .
Future Enterprise. A cotempo
rary, turning hia vision to the misty dis
tance of two hundred years, describes
the following scene :
House of citizen in New York A. D.
2067. A-telegraphic message has been
sent to a servant who presents himself at
the window in a balloon.
Master "John, go to South America
and tell Mr. Johnson I shall be happy
to have him sup with me this evening.
Never mind your coat, go right away"
In five minutes John returns.
John "Mr. Johnson, sir, says he will
come ; he is obliged to go to the North
Pole for a moment, and will call here as
he comes back.'
, Master "Very well, John I now you
may wind up the machine for setting the
table, and" telegraph to my wife that Mr.
Johnson will be here presently. ' After
that you may dust out the baloon. I
have an appointment in London at ten
o'clock.
John disappears to execute his orders,
while his master steps down to tho West
Indies to get a fresh orange. v
Sambo was has hacking away at a
tough oak when lightning struck a tree
near him and shivered it. "Bress de
Lord," said he, "I jes like to se" urn
tri dis one ; I reckon dey find dere
match !" - ; - : '
Sherman is going to New Orleans. '
A strange Old Story.
The editor of the Pall Mull Gazette
publishes the following curious letter:
Sir : The incident you have quoted
as a "singular variation on the 'Enoch
Arden' romance," reminds me of an older
oue to which you will perhaps allow me
to call attention as an authentic example
of the most moral, manly, English, and
constitutional behavior, under such "tol
erable and not-to-be:bovne" circumstan
ces. It is mentioned in Lysou's "En
virons" as from an entry in the parish
register of Bermondsey, A. D. 1604:
"The forme of a solemn vowe made
betwixt a man and his wife, having bene
long absent, through which occasion the
woman being"niarried to another inanhe
tooke her aair as followeth
"This -Man's Speech. Elizabeth
myibeloved wife, I aia right sorie that 1
have so long absented mysealfe from thee,
whereby thou shouldest be occasioned to
take another man to be thy husband
Therefore I do now vowe and promise,
iu the sight of God and this companie, to
take thee again as mine owne, and will
not! only forgive thee but also dwell with
thee, and do all other duties unto ihec as
I promised at our marriage,
MThe Woman's Speech. Raphe, my
belpved husband I am" right sorie that I
have iu thy absense taken another man
to be my husband j but here, before God
and this eompanie, I do denounce aud
forsake him, and do promise to kepo my
sealfe ouly unto thee duriug'life, aud to
perform all other duties which I first
promised unto thee in our marriage."
Then- follows a short "occasional
prayer," and the entry concludes with
the names of the parties, and attestation
of the "parson, clerk," etc. I regret
that I cannot find any "speech" of the
other mm s to complete this notice, but
I hope some exemplary records of his
sentiments mayyet be discovered by local
antiquarians ; or that in the opposite
case, we may indulge 3n the reasonable
conjecture that he gave a cordial consent,
hy silence, to the termination of his ex
perience of matrimony. I remain, sir,
'-yours most obediently.
: A Blessed Bachelor.
The Angel's Charity. Once upon
a time a poor man sheltered an angel in
his thatched cottage. He rejoiced at
this high privilege with all his heart and
offered his holy guest everything he had.
The angel sat by his side half the night,
speaking heavenly wisdom about tho val
ue of faith and virtue. The next morn
ing, when he had taken leave of the poor
man, he took a match and set fire to the
cottage, which in a short time was burnt
to the ground.
The poor man was disconsolate at hav
ing no longer a roof to shelter him ; but
his distress was all the greater that his
guest whom he had so generously enter
tained could have brought about such an
event. He doubted the holiness of the
angel, and began to disbelieve all that
he had told him and taught him in the
night.
When the ashes were cool he cleared
away the rubbish saying, "I will build
another house with my own hands j
if I have but a roof to cover me, I have
enough."
And lo ! when he put his hand to the
work, in the old foundation he found a
great treasure, with which he was able
to build a house, and save riches besides.
Then he perceived the angel's charity,
and believed in the wise though unseen
Providence all the rest of his life.
The New York Observer speaks of the
horso race and the human race. It does
not beleive that those who attend horse
races "do it because they have so much
love for the horse, since they not unsel
dom abuse their horses unmercifull at
these places. This love which they bear
to horses is one that springs from the
gratification of certain selfish instincts,
and that has no scruples about sacrafic
ing the object of affection to pander with
its own passions. Is there any question,
it asks, as to whether the race-course is
to be included in the course of the christ
ian ? It is like attempting to make two
trains pass one another on the same track.
How strange to see people absorbed on
Saturday, in tho pool for the "Sweep
stakes," and the pool for the "Feather
stakes," and on the following day turn
ing to the pool of Bethesda or the pool
of Siloma.
The Irish Boy's Song. A man go
ing to the station to take the train, heard
a little Irish boy singing,
j , There'll be no sorrow" there,
) , There'll be no Borrow there.
'"Where?" asked he, for his mind
was impressed by the words, "there'll be
no sorrow I" f The boy answered,
I , In heaven above, .
"!' Where all is love, -
' There'll be no sorrow there. . '
The man hastened on to take the train,
but he could not forget the simple words
of the hymn. A world where there is
no sorrow! This was the great thought
which filled his mind. He had been
an infidel, but now he resolved to become
a Christian, and he did become one, and
began to live a life of preparation for that
land where there is no sorrow. ,
What is tho difference between a New
Zealander and an American mother ?
One loves tender babies, while the other
prefer baby tejnders.
S n ator-Elect Ineligible on Ac
count op i:is'' Age. Edwin Harlan,
Democratic State Senator elect from the
Eighth District, Illinois, proves to be un
der the constitutional age, and cannot
take his scat. The question of whether
his seat shall go to his opponent, or a
new election ordered is undecided. Mr.
Harlan was a member of the ' Lower
House in 1867, and registered his age as
27 then.
Several wealthy chinamen have pur
cahsed a number of blocks of land in
Chicago, upon which they intend erect
store houses for storing goods from China,
by the China steamship line and ' Pacific
railroad. John is awake to the great
important fact of being iu time, and act
ing accordingly. i
The Sonoma Democrat says that Rich
ard Keys, a farmer' on Russian river,
Mendocino township has quite a curiosity
on his ranch. It is a young colt, foaled
recently, and which has but three feet.
The animal is perfect with the exception
of this, and a huge bunch of hair occu
pies the place where the foot should have
been. '
Tub Electoral College. The
Electors met at Washington on the 2d
instant and cast their votes for President
and Vice President. Grant and Colfax
received 214, and Seymour and Blair, 80.
Majority for Grant and Colfax 234. Tho
popular vote is as follows : Grant, 3,021,
020; Seymour, 2,710,475. Majority
304,545,
When a cavalry march or a cavalry
fight is concerned, says the New York
Tribune neatly, in alluding to the recent
battles on the Plains, there is no need
to enquire further than that Sheridan
commanded. When we add that Custar
was in the advance, we know the result
as well as if we had read the the satisfac
tory offis ial report. -
In Florida, there is a negro Justice of
the Peace who decided a case recently
in a perfectly impartial manner. After
listening to the evidence, he ordered the
plaintiff and defendant to pay a fine of
one dollar each, and the Constable to
pay the cost of the Court.
Tho ten cities of France containing
the largest population are: Paris, 1,825,
274 ; Lyons, 323,954 ; Marseilles, 300,
131 ; Bo'rdeaux, 194,241 ; Lille, 254,779;
Toulouse, 126.936; Nantes, lllj)56;
Rouen, 100,681 ; St. Etienne, 96, 620 ;
Strasbourg, 84,167.
m .
San Juan Island. This island has
at last been given up by the British, and
now Kelongs to the United States exclu
sively. It is near the mouth of Puget
Sound, and naturally belonged to the
United States, but being claimed by the
British the matter was settled by a sort
of joint occupancy.
Last November witnessed the death
of three men iu Paris who were first in
their profession : Rossini, the great com
poser; Rothschild, the great banker,
and Berryer, the great orator and advo
cate. ; - J
"Where is your house?" asked a trav
eler in the depths 'of one of the old,
'solemn wildernesses' of the West.
"House ! I ain't got no house."
"Well where do you live?"
"I live in thj woods, sleep on Govern
ment purchase, eat raw bear and wild
turkey, and drink out of the Mississippi.
And," he added, "it is getting too thick
with you folks about here. lrou're the
second man I have seen this last -month,
and I hear that there's a whole family
come in about fifty miles down the river.
I'm going to put out . into the woods
The number of deaths from small pox
at the Sandwich Islands in 1852 was
estimated at 10,000. The principal cause
assigned for this terrible mortality was
want of proper ; vaccine matter. It was
considered unsafe to use that obtained
from the natives, as there is not one of
them whose system is entirely free from
all taint of disease. This is said, to be
a melancholy fact and is attributed to
the immorality not only of the present
generation, out or tnose preceding it.
A bright little boy was asked by a lady
if he studied hard at school He replied
that be did not hurt himself much at it.
"Oh," said the lady, "you must studv
hard, or you will never bo President of
the United States." "Yes; ma'am," he
replied "but I don't expect to be ; I'm a
The annual earnings of the American
people are estimated at $7,500 '000,000,
ana tneir ; aomestio trade as nearly
$6,000,000,000. a year, ;
Men of Mark. Those who can't
write their names. ' ' '' -
The Labor Question. What is tho
least we can do for the most money. '
A weak invention of the enemy tho
coffee we have now-a day. -
The 6,000 female compositors in New
York average $13 a week.
There are 118 engines in service on the
Central Pacific Railroad.
A new Mint, to cost nearly a million
dollars, is to be erected in San Francisco.
Philadelphia has raised about ; $1,500
for the Swiss sufferers. r ...... '
The first lot of . Saeramente-'woolea
blankets were offered to the public on tho
11th inst. i
A fire-and-earthqauke-proof chimney
company have been organized at San
Francisco.
Pillsbury (Radical) was chosen Mayor
of Charleston, South Carolina, at tbe lato
election, by a majority of 17. - '
Joe Coburn, the pugilist, has arrived
at San Francisco, and was Toceived with
marked attention by the plug uglies.
There are no salmon now in the Ken
nebec river, at Augusta, Maine, where
one man, in 1838, took nearly 400.
Advices from Venezuela state that
Generals Domingo and Smolages are
candidates for the Presidency. ,' ; j
The Florida Union says.more praying
and less cursing is one of tho effects of
reconstruction.
The Boston Post says the Davenport
brothers have lost their money, married
French wives and got tho consumption.
In California thero is "one woman to
three men; in Nevada, one to eight; in
Colorado, one to twenty.
A weekly paper speaks of a play which ,
has been "divested of exuberances which
are not envoi ved by pure pudicitj.'
Motto for the female suffragists
"Once . moro into the breeches, dear
friends." ;
Judge Baker of Buffalo has decided
that a man's wife cannot be his partner
in business.;
One hundred thousand female teachers
are employed in teaching in the United
States. - , - ' ;
A Lynx, measuring 5 feet from tip-
to tip, was ailled a few days ago near
Truckee. :.
Last month, on the Chicago and North
west Railroad, a train made ninety-ono
miles in ninety minutes.
Over 50,000 persons have eomo to tho
United States' this year from Norway,
Sweden and Denmark.
V
It is now the style to issue weddiner
cards threo weeks before the event trans
pires. ' ; .'"'
Missouri bas gained 350.000 in popu- .
lation since the war. Largo bodleo or 1
immigrants are pouring into the wester-counties.
The United States steamer (double
ender) Wateree, lately washed ashore by
the great tidal wave at Anca, Peru. was.
sold for $6,000. :
, The new suspension bridge across the
Hudson will have a clear span of 'l,000i
feet ; tho longest yet built on the coot!
ncnt.
Of the Jeff Davis rewards there- re
mains; unpaid , only the sum. of $3000
for, Colonel Pritchard, who. cannot be
found. " - it
Double breasted frock coat, tighi trowv"
sers, Canadian hata and light gloves is
now the fashionable promenade oostuiaa
for a New York BwelL - , :
The Railroad from Vera Crua to the.
City of Mexico is being poshed ahead,
two thousand laborers were engaged in its,
construction at latest advices.
' Prince William of Nassau has sued '
his father, the dethroned Elector of
Hesse, for the $10,000 a year the old
gentleman promised him if he would get
married." .-y..o-.-'- j . "
The ponies or horses peculiar to China
are used only for riding and by manda
rians, when upon official business. All
agricultural work, plowing, irrigatiag,
and the working of rice mills,' is done by
the buffalo, -