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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1869)
4, 3 21. ts a SATUKDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1809. Quinine. Who tltat has over experienced the delicious sensations of "fever-an-a-er," down in Mllenoj,'.' that has not thor oughly tested the virtues of this powerful febrifuge ? Its preciouscess was never better illustrated, probably, than duri! the late rebellion, when bold blockade runners risked so much to carry supplies of it to the camps of the suffering Con federates. Quinine is the active principle cf the bark of certain species of trees which giow on the slopes of the Andes and Cordilleras, llcgarding its origin a febrifuge, various stories are told." One tradition has it, that some Indians, who were suffering from intermittent fever. drank water from a pond in which bark and twigs from trees of the kind referred to, were immersed. They found relief from the decoction, and introduced it into their primitive pharmacology. So long ago as 1S3S, an Indian medicine man treated for fover, with this specific, the wife of tho Viceroy of Peru, aud cured her. Ifs fame then spread over to Europe, and it soon became an article of commerce. A subtle manner of pro paring it is said to have been imparted to Louis XIV., by an Englishman named Talbot, and the secret is supposed to re main undiscovered by medical men to the present day. The almost superstitious esteem in which quinine is held by suf ferers from ague, can best be realized by those who have visited the malarious dis tricts of wooded swamp, in which so many hardy lumbermen prematurely suc cumb to the febrile destroyer. A Valuable Table. The following table has been published often, but it is always in order: A box 24 inches by 1C inches square, and 23 inches deep, will contain a barrel. A box 20 by 15 and a half inches square, aud 8 inches deep will contain a bushel. A box 12 inches b' 113 incites square, and 0 inches deep, will contain a half bushel. A box S by 8 inches square, aud 8 inches deep will contain a peek. A box 8 by 8 iucbes square aud 4i inches deep, will contain one gallon. A box 7 by 8 inches square, and 4 inches deep, will contain a half gallon. A box -1 by 4 inches square, and 4 J iuches deep, will contain a quart. . . . Two rival belles met at a hop. 4iIIow well you look under candlelight," ex claimed oue, with a stress on candles. "And how charming you are in the daik," answered the other. Letteu ruo.i Gen. Wool. Gen. John R. Wool writes to the Troy (X. Y.) TVhiff, under date Dec. ISth, 1868 as follows: "It is known that Gen. Washington, who kept au accurate account of his ex penses, spent about 830,000 a year while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army." By a certified copy before me of the ac count current of his expenditures, made by the General himself, including eight years from 1775 to 1783, both inclusive, it appears that he received to meet his expenses incurred, .1G,311 17s. Id. lawful money, amounting to a little more tnaa one-third of the sum you. have stated. To this, I would correct anc error relating to Gen. Washington. wMeh I have seen published ; in several news papers; that is, that he was a Lieutenant General and not a General, wheWlie was Commander-in-Chief of the army." He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the army during the revolutionary war, with the rank of General, and held that rank until the end of the war. Under Presi dent Adams Gen. Washington was ap- pomieu a J.iieutenant uenerai ot the army, out eoon aiier corrected, m consequence f his having held during the revolution ary war the rank of General. In presenting the above facts my oDjeci is simply to correct historical errors. - NEWS PARAGRAPHS. A four feet long bridal cake was the recent feature at a New York high life wedding. During the last three days of Novem ber seventy-three boats brought 7,220, 853 feet of lumber to Burlington, Ver- mont. One of the Presidential Electors chosen in South Carolina to fill the va cancy was William Cook a colored man. A prisoner at Rome (N. Y.) recently tried to cut his throat with the lid of a tobacco-box. The temperance men in Illinois are again trying to get up a temperance party in that State. J An interesting event occured on a Massachusetts railway train recently. Xhe local papers say it was a boy. A child was killed in V,.:t. ,r by falling upon a pair of scissors, strikH o "vn pmi imo nis Dram. Retribution, ia the shape of aS50 .fine, always follows the Cincinnatti milk man who waters his milk. oJ,rf fftfJ hy the PaPers of Geor gia that their State railroad is now in the interest of apolitical faction. A1Wl.ofth BstoQ Girls High i raTga.,fand for benefit of the indigent pupils of the school ' Henry Ward Beecher's Church has . chosen three "deaconesses," to assist the Jacobin their visits to the San1! In Maryland it is said; the farmers are discontinuing the planting of peach trees andturmng their attention to the more profitable crops of strawberries and . Long Branch (N.J.) ia 8aid fc anxious to get rid of its incorporation as iWay robbers hold the northern part of New York m a reign of terror .New York lawyers complain bitterly of dull business. . J Cheyenne Wyoming) has raised the money with which to buy a steam fire engine. "I think I have seen 3rou before, sir," said one gentleman to another. "Arc you not O-.ven Smith V "Oh, ves," said the other; "I'm owiu' Smith, aud owiu" Jones, and owiu' Brown, and owin' everybody.." A swimming school in Frankfort dis plays the following in English : "Swim ming instruction given by a teacher of both S-2X." John, did you find any eggs in the old hen's nest this morning ? No, sif. If she laid any, she mislaid them. lucre teems to be little practical dif ference between the friend who does you no good, aud the enemy who does you no harm. lite jp&aag cflfeti PUBLISHED EVERY SATCRDAY BY cor.T.rNs vax cleve. . . OFFICE ON CORN Kit OP FERRY ANI FIIIST-8TS., Oi'l'OSlTE V. VT. I'AUKISH t CO. S SIOi'U. TlvRMS- Oao Ye.ir Six Months Single Copies -IX ADVANCE. Three Dollar8 Two Dollar Tea Ci'uU ADVE. :iSINQ RATES. One Column, per Year, $100 ; Half Column, Sou ; Quarter l.olaiun, fe.io. Transient advertisements per Square sf ten lines or less, first insertion, S.i ; each subsequent insertion, tl. BUSINESS CAIIDS. A Ij DAIS If ISATfl MOUSE. rpiIE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT 1 fully inform tho citizcus of Albany aud vi cinity that ho has tuken charge of this establish ment, ami, by koepin.se clean rooms aud paying strict utt-aution to business, expect3 to suit all those who may favor him with th-jir patronage. Having heretofore carried on nothing but First-Glass Hair Dressing- Saloons, he cxpec's to give entire satisfaction to all. Jj&" Children aud Ladies' hair neatly cut and shampooed. JOSEPH WEBBER. scp!9y2 GEO. V7. GRAY, XJ. X. S., ("1 RADUATE OF THE CINCINNATI DEN f tal Coil.'ge, would invite all persons desiring artificial teeth, and lirst-elass dental operations, to give him a call. Specimens of Vulcanite Rase with gold-plate linings, and other new styles of work, may be seen at his ofiiee. in Parrish & Co.'s brick, (up stairs) Albany. Oregon. Residence Corner Second and Baker sts. 2 A rjueer looking customer poked his head into an auction store, and looking gravely at the night of the hammer, in quired : 'Can I bid, sir ?" "Certainly," replied the auctioneer ; 'you can bid." "Well, then," said the wag, walking off, "I bid you good night." The British crnisers captured eighteen slavers off the coast of Africa last year, with 333 slaves on board. The population of Bavaria has increas ed only about one per cent, in the last five years. " "Can you toll me how eld the devil is ?" asked an iraeverent fellow of a elergyman. "My friend, you must keep your own family record," was the reply. What is an old woman in the sea like ? Like to be drowned. Why ia coffee like an axe with a dull edge ? Because it requires grinding. Turnips yield a thousand busheb per acre in Great Britain. In Cleveland (Ohio) lately 5,2G0 sheep were sold at five cents per head. Uncle Sam still ha3 1,400,000,000 acres of land to dispose of. Paris has taken a census of its cats, and finds that it has 700,824. Miou. Half the territory of the United States is drained by tho Mississippi. What is the shape of a kiss ? Ellip tisal (a-lip-tickle). Phew ! JTbat causes a cold, cures a cold, and pays the doctor ? A draft. yTbe ex-Elector of Hesse is so cross that none of his family live with him. What are the best kind of agricultural Fairs ? Farmers daughters. "Doctor, what will cure the fever of love 1" "The chill of wedlock. Miss." Last month the Atlantic cable earned $3,350 a day. , New Haven has a tavern called "Astor House J r." Photographers! TAKE NOTICE I THE TJNDERSIGNEDkXIVING IN NORTH Brownsville, have for sale or rent a Photograph Gallery ! with all that pertains to a Gallery of ordinary size. This is a good location for a gallery, there be ing no other Gallery within fifteen miles of this place. The Gallery is is good running order. - SSST Terms of sale or rent easy.' Apply by letter or in person to "ROWLAND LINDER. Brownsville, February 1, 1869-3m22. Real Estate for Sale ! THOSE WHO DESIRE TO PURCHASE A good Lathed and Plastered New Frame Dwelling House, lri?in hiht kitchen and wood-shed at Private barn, well situated in the city of Albany, wUl do well to calL without delay, An. " RUSSELL A ELKINS, Albany, Oct 17, '68-e Real Estate Agts. 1. 15. RICK, I?I. !., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ALBANY, OREGON. OFFICE OX SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN street. Albany, September 19, 63-2tf E. F. Russell, A TTORNEY asd COUNSELLOR at LAW, Solicitor in Cianccrt and Heal Ettutc A'jtnt Will practice in the Courts of tho Second, Third, and Fourth Judicial Districts, and in the Supremo Court of Oregon. Offico in Parrish's Block, second story, third door west of Ferry, north side of First st. II "Ti-Spccial atteution given to the collection of Claims at all points iu the above Domed Districts. J. C. rOffELl. L. FLINN. Poivell & Pliuai, A TTORXEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW J and Solicitors in Chancery, (L. Flinn, Notary Public,) Alhany, regon. Collections and conveyances promply attended to. 1 W. . MITAB1DEL. F. M. ItEDFIF.LD. Hiltabidel & Co., DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PRO visious, Wood and Willow Ware, Confec tionery, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, etc. Miin street, adjoining the Express office, Albany, Oregon. 1 W. W. PARISH. J. C. JIENDENH ALL. W. W. Parrish & Co., XlTnOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS J V i'l General Merchandise, Albany. Tho best Goods at tho lowest market prices. Mer chantable Produce taken in exchange. 1 ALBANY ADVERTISEMENTS GEO. F- SETTLEr&IER, DBUGGIS T . (Su-cessor to P. W Wakefield,) Parrish's New IJaililiiirr, 'irst Street, ALBANY, OREGON, -DEALER IN Drugs and Medicines, CHEMICALS, PAINTS) GILS, GLASS, ETC. All articles warranted pure and of the best quality. Physicians Prescriptions carefully coia pounded. Albany, Oct. 17, 18GS-6tf ALBANY ADVERTISEMENTS. E. F. RUSSELL, ATTOJIJCEY AT LAW. JAMES ELKINS, NOTARY I'fBLIC. RUSSELL & ELKINS, (Office in Parrish & Co.'s block, First street,) Albany, Oregon. MAYING TAKEN INTO CO-PARTNERSHIP James Elki.ns, Esq.. ex-Cl. r'.i ot Liun county, wu are enabled to add to our prac tice of Law and Collections, superior faciliti for Conveyancing, Examining Records, mid attending to Probata business. Doods, llouds, Contntcts and MortRagcs care fully drawn. Homestead and Pre eruption Papers mad?, and claims secured. Sales of r.enl Estate negotiated, and loans effected on collateral securities on reasonable rates. All business entrusted to them faithfullr and promptly executed. " RUSSELL A ELKINS. Albany, Oct. 10, '68-5y PORTLAND ADVERTISEMENTS. w. n. SEWAI.L. GKO. B. COOK. PICTURES I 9p . A. I STUR, HAVING PURCHASED tho well-furnished PICTIJIIE CALLERY formerly belonging to A. B. Paxton, is prepared to make . IPilOtOSX'TjpIxjg from "Car tea tie Vitite" up to life size. ALso. AMBROTYPES & "SUN PEARLS!" Any person who has had earl pictures made here fiuee the Gallery burned down (1SC3) can get pictures from the negatives at the rate of turce dollars per dozen. H-i.-inir had eight years' experience in the bus mess, 1 believe taat I can insure to rivo satisfac tion- J. A. WINTER. Albany, Sept, 19, tS6S-2;f PACIFIC HOTEL. ALBANY, : : OKEGON. US UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY informs the public that his House JUST BEEIV I lAKSSIKU, AND IS KTOW OPEKT for the accommodation of all who may faTor hint with their patronage. COSMOPOLITAN nOTEL. -.-'4.? (KOMi:ni.r AKRiooi'f ,) - . Front street : : t Portland, Oregon. - THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING PUR ehased th'if well known Hotel, are now pre pared to offer tho traroling public better accom modations than can I e found elsewhere in th city. . . " ;- Board aud Lodging 92 CO per day. THE FUKIVITUIiE is entirely new in cery department, and is of the latest anil most approved ttyles. Crood Pictures I HADE IN CLOUDY WEATHER ! J. A. WINTER. Oct 31, lSfiS-Stf IVcw Coluiubiaii Motel, Noa. 113. 120 and 122 Front street. PORTLAND, 1 : s OREGON. ED. CARNEY, PROPRIETOR. Tho Largest, Best and met Cox. venient ZZotel in Portland! Located in the center of business and soar all the steamboat landings. Board and Lodging" From one to two dollars per dav according to he room occupied. ZZS- Rooms newly furnished and well ventil ated. Superior accommodations for families. Tho New Columbian Hotel Coach will be in attendance at all the landings to convev pas sengers and bajrgage to and from this Hotel 17 jz3 Free oi Charge ! -tz C E. A. Frecland, EALER IN EVERY DESCRIPTION OF School, Miscellaneous and Blank Rooks, fatationery, Gold and Steel Pens, Ink, etc.. Post office Building, Albany, Oregon. Books ordered from New York and San Francisco. 1 S. IZ. Clanghton, NOTARY PUBLIC AND REAL ESTATE AGENT. Office in tho Post Office building, Lebanon, Oregon. Will attend to making- Deeds and other convey ances, also to the prompt collection of debts en trusted to my care. 1 BARROWS. E. YOrttB. ENERAL VT chants. L. BLAIX. S Barrows & Co., AND COMMISSION MER- Dealers in Staple, Dry and Fancy Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery, Boots and bhoes ; Albany, Oregon. Consignments solicited. 1 C. Mcalcy & Co., MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS in all kinds of Furniture and Cabinet Ware, First street, Albany. J. II . MITCHELL. J. N. DOLFH. A. SMITH. Mitchell, Dolph At Smith, ATTORNEYS and COUNSELLORS at LAW, Solicitors in Chancery and Proctors in Ad miralty. Office over the old Post Office, Front street, Portland, Oregon. I Albany Weekly Register JOB PRINTING Firtt itreet, (oppotite Parrish db Co.'s ttore,) Albany s s s Oregon. HAVIJTG a very fair assortment of material we are prepared to execute, with neatness and dispatch, all kinds of such as Sand-hills, ' 1 Programmes, Bill-heads, Cards, Ball Tickets, Pamphlets, ; Labels, Blanks of all kinds, at as low figures as a duo regard to taste and good work will allow. When you want anything in ttie printing line, call at the R eoister office. Attontiozi! FARMERS ! ITJEIT ! AXD ALL RAVING MACHINERY I THE TABLE will always be supplied with the best the market affords, and no pains will be spared for the comfort and conven ience of his guests. . Persons arriving by boats accommodated at all hours, day or night. Suits of rooms and superior accommodations for families. A long experience in the business warrants the proprietor in promising satisfaction to all who may favor him with their patronage, if it can be done by bountifully supplied tables, pK-asant rooms, cleanly beds and assiduous atienlioiis to their wants. J. B. SPRENGER. NEW ENGLAND MUTUAf. LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF BOSTON. The not el Coach will be in attendance to con vey Passengers an.l baggage to and from tho Hotel free of charge. SEWALL A COOK. Office Oregon & California Stage Company. B G. Whitehocsk, Agent. - 2tf XI XJ OI I TEL'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,' IS THE ONLY ESTABLISHMENT IJT Oregon that is thnrongbly prepared to do all the different styles of work -in the ark. Photo graphs from card to 1 ife gje. The new cabfnot cards, Ac, Ac. Pictures enlarged, retouched in India ink, painted in water-colors, by Mrs. S. J Ruinscy. Pictures that are fading can be repro duced in this way. Negatives carefclly preserved so that additional copies may be had at any time. . JOSEPH BUCHTEL. Portland, Oregon. . . ,'n , octroi? jsei;d store. PRODUCE AND COMMISSION 33 I Consign meats of Produce solicited. nl R. E. CIIATFIEI.IV (Opposite the Western Hotel,) PORTLAND, OREGON. Established Seventeen years ! S. J. - McCORMICK, FRANKLIN E00K STORE, Fire-proof Brick Building, 105 front (treat, PORTLAND : : : j OREGON. Importer and Dealor in every description of STANDARD SCHOOL BOOKS, INCORPORATED 1835. Cash assets $7,000,000 00 Cash distributions of 1867.... 62fi,5fl3 55 Total surplus dividend 2,727,573 65 bosses paid m 18G7 381,600 00 Total looses paid 2,796,100 00 Income for 1867 , 2,203,808 00 No extra charge for traveling to and from th Atlantic States, Europe, Oregon, or the Sandwicl Islands. rTTIIIE ALBANY LARD OIL FACTORY has B resumed operations, and is prepared to furn ish TiA -jEL3Z OIL. by the quantity. Different grades are kept on hand for sale, at different prices. The No. 1 Grade is Warranted to be strictly Pure ! 3?" Orders from abroad respectfully solicited. J3T All o ders should be accompanied by the cash. Cash or Soap will be paid for Pure Lard and rancid or scorched Grease, delivered at the Factory. MeCOHD fc GEORGE. Albany, Jan. 2, 1869-17 FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE. Insurance Company Nos. 416 and 418 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. Stockholders Individually Liable. Cash Capital, In Gold Coin, $750,000. Deposit In Oregon, 50,000. Losses Promptly and Equitably Adjusted. THIS COMPANY having complied with the laws of Oregon, by making a deposit of fifty thousand dollars, is now prepared to effect insur ance against Loss or Damage by Fire, and also against Marine and Inland Navigation risks, on liberal terms. GUSTAVE TOUCHARD, Pres. CHAS. D. HAVEN, See'y. W. W. Parrish & Co., Agents for Albany. Albany, January 0, 1869-18 N. GOTTGETREU, Importer and Dealer in the choicest brands of HAVANA & DOMESTIC CIGARS, Chewing At Smoking' Tobacco, Pipes, Stems, Snnff, Playing Cards, Stationery, Cutlery and Notions, Xo, 111 Front Street, Cor. Morrison, opposite Western Hotel, PORTLAND, OREGON. S- Goods at Wholesale or Retail. aa. Country orders carefully tint nn. at Iai( rotes. t.agoit All Policies non-forfeiting, and governed by the non-forfeiting law of Massachusetts, Policy holders tho only persons who receive divi de ds in this Company, which are declared and paid annually ; first dividend avail able at the payment of the second annual premiums. All Policies remain in foree as long as there is any surrender value. A'O FORFEITURES ! This old and popular Company, (tho oldest Mu tual Life Insurance Company in this country) insures at the low est possible rates. The stability of this Company, with its past his tory, increasing capital and business, aud the sat isfactory manner in which it has discharged its obligations in the past, are guaran ees for the future such as far-seeing and careful men require in their investments. Persons generally, who thoroughly understand tho working, of Lite Insurance, are anxious to avail themselves of its equitable provisions. Full information will be given to those who desire, at the Agency. Home Office, 39 .State Street, Boston. Pacific Branch Offices, 302 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Room 3, Carter' a Building, Portland, Oregon, EVERSON & HAINES, General Agts. HUSSEIN & ELKINS, Agts, ALBANY, OREGON. t Albany, September 19, 1868-2y NO MORE HIGH PRICES FOR ALBAWY Come and buy Goods at prices of 1860. J. E. BEMTLEY, SEN., HAVING RECEIVED FROM SAN FRAN cisco, by latest shipments, the largest stock of Boots and Shoes ! Consisting of the following lines of Goods : Gents' Fine Sewed Boots, Gents' Fine Pegged Boots, Boys and Children's Boots, Ladies and Misses Boots, Kid Congress Gaiters, And Children's Gaiters, V Rubber Over-Shoes, and Shoes of all Descriptions. Gentlemen's Boots Mad to Order! On short notioe; and with neatness and dispatch, ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING DONE I Sole and Upper leather for Sale At the lowest figures for Cash. Give 'me a eall and see for yourselve - jtf VIOLINS, j ACCORDEONS, GUITARS, and all kinds of musical instruments, - Sheet Music, Instruction Books, Church Music Books, Bass Viol, Guitar, and Violin Strings, Blank Books, ' Toj e, Cheap Publications, Miscellaneous Books, Globes, Presses. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, and every other artiele in the above lino. Importing my stock from New York direct, I sell to country dealers, farmers and othors at San Francisco Wholesale Prices. Agent for all the leading Newspapers and Mags sines published in the United States or Europe. Full catalogues sent on application. ' SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. 1868. Best Paper in the World ! Published lor nearly a quarter of a Century. This splendid newsnaner. arrentlv xnlir...! i improved, is one of the most reliable, useful, and interesting journals evernuliliatio T.-. ber is beautifully printed and elegantly illustrated , with several original engravings, representing New Inventions, Novelties in Mechanics, Agri culture, Chemistry, Photography, Manufactures, ' js oticuco ana Art. . Formers, mechanics, inventorsV, engineers. Chemista, manufacturers, people in. every pro fession of life, will lndu K,. to be of great value in their respective callings. Its eounselfi Mnrt in....);... :n . i x , . . win nrt intra Tiundreds of dollars annually, beside. irwli.. em eontinual source of knowledge, the valuo of which , is beyond pecuniary estimate. All f patents granted, with tho claims, published Every Publio or Privai i;k. -i u t the work bound and preserved for reference. 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' , EA Handsome Bound Volume, eontaiaiag 150 Meehanical Engravings, and tho United States Census by CountiM, with Jliats and &a , ceipts for Mechanics, mailed on receipt of 25oi ALL those knowing themselves indebted to us are respeetfally requested to eall and settle immediately. . . SSsU Old account mutt he fritted. . ' . t " " " Vitl v BEACH 4 MONTE1TH. Albany, October 10th, '08 ' m -.K.x-Ti?t7 i. - . . Sj'rTt:rXZ'' ' . . .'1- ..' ' .... ' . 'j -