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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1873)
L P Fisher J VOLUME V. ALBANY, ORBOON, .JUNE , 1873. NO. 43. A Balloon Voynge to Europe. It is announced that Professor John Wise, of Philadelphia, an old and experienced aeronaut, is intend ing during tlie coming summer to attempt the dangerous feat ot cross ing the Atlantic Ocean in a balloon. He is represented as a man ot solid ability and generous scientific cul ture, occupying at present the position ot Secretary of the mete orological section of Franklin In stitute in Philadelphia. The pro posed transmarine voyage is not to be undertaken for pecuniary profit uor pleasure, but to demonstrate practically some tlieories which he has advocated for years. He be lieves that tlie entire upper atmos phere surrounding the earth has a constant movement eastward with the revolution of the earth; that its velocity is actually taster than the earth, just as water is spurted forward from a rapidly revolving grindstone. He says that all bal loons after they attain an altitude of a mile aid a half, go in an eas terly direction. Out of the 446 balloon ascensions which he has made, iu ninety-six times out ot very hundred this was the case, lie does not exjioct to be able to control the direction of the pro posed air-ship, after it has reached this upper, strata of air; lie expects it will then be swept eastward with tremendous velocity. He thinks the journey ol crossing the ocean will uot take over sixty or seventy hours, as he fixes the speed of travel at about one hundred miles an hour. He designs to start from Ifoston Common about the 4th of July. He will be accompanied by Washington II. Donaldson, aero naut, and two scientific gentlemen, yet to be selected out of a number of applicants. Three balloons are to be constructed, one nearly three times the sire of the otliers, the latter ot which will be used to sup ply tlie larger one with gas. They will hold 325,(300 feet ot gas and will have a carrying capacity of 11,000 pounds, besides the weight ot themselves. The riding basket is to be a covered room, with a cellar for storing food and water. The room will have windows on all sides, and be kept warm by a lime stove. At night a vacuum tube with platinam wire at each end will furnish light by sending a current of electricity along the wire. To provide against drowning should the balloon fall into the sea, an open platform is to be built be neath the chamber, and beneath that, one ot tlie Francis metal life boats is to be suspended, provided with oars, sails, etc. The boat will have four large ahr chambers, and a cabin to protect from the weather. Provisions for thirty days in water, tight bags, which may be used for life-preservers also, will be taken. This looks like a fool-hardy enter prise, but if the theory of the upper air-tide, constantly moving east ward, be true, &e experiment will more than likely prove a success. Twice has Professor Wise asked Congress to help prove this theory with a trans-Atlantic voyage, bat failed in obtaining in Stephen A. Douglas supported a speech the last application. Now , the City of Boston has appropriated $3,000 to prepare the balloon. All will hope the experiment may prove a success. BLEEDING AT THE NotiK. Many of our readers will thank us for the following prevention of facial bleeding. There are two little ar teries which supply the face with blood, one ou each side; these branch oft' from the main arteries on each wind pipe, and running up towards the eyes, pass over the outside of the jaw-bone alwut two-thirds of the way back from the chin to the angles of the jaw under the ear. Each of these arterie, of course, sup plies just one half of the face, the nose being the dividing line; the left nostril is supplied with blood from the left artery, and the right nostril from the right artery. Now, sup- iose your nose bleeds from the right nostril, with the end of your hnger feet along tlie outer edge of the right jaw until you feel the beat of the artery directly under the finger the same as the pulse in your wrist, then press the hnger hard up on it, thus getting the little fellow in a tight place between your finger and jaw-bone; theresult wil be that not a drop of blood goes into the side ot your face while the pressure continues, hence the nose instantly stops bleeing for want of blood to flow; continue the pressure forfive or ten minutes, and the ruptured ves sels in the nose will by that time probably contiact so that when you let the blood into them they will not leak. Bleeding from a cut or wound anywhere about the face may be stopped the same way. vnifc ConrtMfp- DlSPOSINtiOF A Duki.ist. A case which is likely to call forth all the emotional resources of a French jury i6 told as follows: "A young man having accepted a challenge from a noted duelist, goes home and tells his mother all about it The good lady rushes to the house ot the duelist, whom she finds practicing with a pistol in his ear- den, and what is worse, hitting the mark every time. She implores his mercy, but is coldy repulsed by the marksman, who declares his inten tion to kill her son. Thereupon in her wrath and terror, the poor wo man snatches up a pistol and shoots tlie duelist dead. The chances are that she will be acquitted, and indeed it is difficult to imagine any case that offers more genuine extenua tion. A jury ot mothers would not deliberate long on their verdict" A beautiful young girl was mar ried in San Francisco last week, and at the conclusion of the mar riage ceremony she turned to her husband and said, "George, kiss me, 1 am dying." The husband com plied with the request, and at that moment the young bride fell dead to the door. One can be married cheap in New Hampshire. A clergyman of that State, having performed the interesting ceremony, was asked his price by the bridegroom. On re plying that the law gave him two dollars, tlie newly married man promptly handed him fitly cents, remarking, "Well, that will make two dollars and fifty cents for you," and disappeared with his bride. The Heft of a Mdlk Some men at Louisville were betting on the weight of a large mule, when one man, who was a good judge of the weight of live stock, got behind the mule and was measuring hi9 hind-quarters, when something appeared to loosen up the mule. Just before tlie expert died be ; ve k as hk op'uion that if the mule was oi lie. ry all over u he was be li:i.d. he Mi.t wtlsh not Atr from 0U) pouwbv THK BLACKS OK AUSTRALIA NO DKLAY IN COURTHII IP HARD FATE OF THK WOMKV SOME NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. In nothing is the brutality of the aboriginal blacks ot Australia more clearly shown thn in their treat ment of their females. Amongst them women are considered as an inferior class, and are u 1 only as beasts of burden : so that it is not at all uncommon to mer a huge black fellow traveling merrily along with no load but his spear or war- club, whilst his unfortunate leubra is panting under the weight of their goods and chattels, which she is compelled to carry from camp to camp. Courtship, as the precursor to marriage, is unknown amongst them, w lien a young warrior is desirous of procuring a wife, he generally obtains one by giving for her a sister or some othei female relative of his own; but if there should happen to be no eligible damsel disengaged in the tribe to which hfebeloiigs, then he hovers round the encampment of some other blacks until he gets an oppor tunity of seizing one of their leubras, whom perhaps he has seen and admired when attending one of the feasts, or corrobories. His mode of paying his addresses is simple and efficacious. With a blow of his nulla-nulla (war club), he stuns the object of his "affections," and drags her insensible body away to some retired spot, whence, as soon as she recovers her senses, he brings her to his own gunyah in triumph. Sometimes two join in an expe dition for the same purpose, and then tor several days thy watch tlie movements of their intended victims, using the utmost skill in concealing their presence. When they have obtained the knowledge they require, they wait for a dark, windy night: then quite naked, and carrying only their long "jag spears," they crawl stealthily through the bush until they reach the immediate vicinity ot the camp fires, in front of which the girls they are in search of are sleeping. Slowly and silently they creep close enough to distinguish the figure of one of these leubras; then one of the intruders stretches out his spear and inserts its barbed point amongst her thick flowing locks; turning the spear slowly round, some of her hair speedily becomes entangled with it; then, with a sudded jerk, 6he is aroused from her slumber. As her eyes open she feels the point of another weapon pressed against her throat. She neither faints nor screams; she Knows well that the slightest at tempt at escape or alarm will cause her instant death; so, like a sensible woman, she makes a virtue of ne cessity, and rising silently she fol lows her captors. They lead her away to a considerable diitauce, tie her to a tree, and return to ensnare their other victim in line manner. Then wheu they have accomplished their design, they hurry off to their own camp, where they are received with universal applause and highly honored tor their chivalrous exploit. Occasionally an alarm is given, but even then the wife-stealers easily escape amidst the confusion, to renew their attempt at some future period. When a distinguished warrior carries off a bride from a strange tribe, he will frequently volunteer to undergo "the trial of spears," in order to prevent the necessity ot his people going to war in his defense. Then both of the tribes meet and ten ot their strongest and smartest young men are puked out by the aggrieved party. These are each provided with three reed i xrs and a wommera, or throwing slick; and the offender, araud ca! with his heiliman (a bark shield eighteen inches long by six wide), is lea out in front and placed at a distance of forty yards. I hen, at a given sig nal, the thirty spears are launched at him in rapid succession. These he receives and parries with his shield, and so skillful are the blacks in the use of their own weapons that very seldem is any wound in flicted. Having passed through this ordeal, the warrior is consid ered to have fairly earned his leubra and to have atoned for his offense in carrying her off. So the cere mony generally concludes by the two tribes feasting together in perfect harmony. Seclnir The Point. Kla-a Hold Kisses are fast becoming an article ot trade; m times past, it was said that "kissing went by favor" they now go tor the highest bid. It is said that Pittsburgh girls go about selling church tikcets for a quarter a piece, aud it these terms are not sat isfactory, they throw in a kiss. Bather cheap. Some years ago when efforts' were being made to complete the Bunker Hill monu ment, the ladies of Boston gave a fair for the benefit of the fund, When one of the most lovely and accomplished daughters of the "hub" was stationed at her table, a sailor stood gazing at her like a boy into a confectioner's window with no money in his pockets. "Can I sell you anything, my friend?" asked the belle with a bland smile. "In course you can, Miss," repli ed the tar; "I'll buy lhat'ere baby's rigging for five dollars." 'Take it," replied the lady, laugh ing at the greenhorn, the article be ing worth less than half that amount. "And b'ess your pretty rosy cheeks," added Jack, twisting his quid about is his mouth "I'll I'll give you five dollars more for a kiss." "Take it," said the patriotic beauty, pouting ber lips, "it's all for the benefit of the monument fund." Jack took the kiss, paid the ten dollars, and proudly walked off with tbe baby clothes. "John Smith, come up with your lesson. What does g-l-a-S8 spell?" "Well, 1 knew once, but darned if I don't forget now." "Pshaw! what's in your mother's window sashes?" "There is so many things that blowed if I can remember them all. Let me see there's the boss blank et in one place brother Job's hat in another, sister Patience's bonnet in another, and dad's old breeches in the hole that Zeb and I made yesterday." "That will do for the present: you may go out and play now John, ney." From the Gazette, we learn that two little boys, of Corvallis, Willie Hutan and M 'Lagan, aged 14 and 13 respectively, were hunting near Corvallis last week, with a shot shot gun. While preparing to shoot at a mark, the gun in the hands ot Willie Butan accident ally went off, lodging the entire load, some forty shot, in the body and hips of Olney. After being wounded, Olney walked about half a mile and waded the mill race to reach a house. He sank to the ground as he reached the gate. His case was very critical, but at last accounts the symptoms were better. A high stage of water, it is feared at Portland, will prevail on the Colombia and Willamette riven. Many persons, who reside aionj tho bank of the lower Colmakia, have already sought kitfm $rounu A boy returned from school one day with a report that his scholar ship had fallen below the average. "Well," said his father, "you've fallen behind this month, have yon?" "Ves sir." The father knew, if his son did not. He had observed a number of cheap novels scattered about the house; but he had not thought it worth while to say anything until a fitting opportunity should offer itself. A basket of apples stood upon the floor, and he said: "Empty those apples and take the basket, and bring it to me half full of chips." Suspecting rothmg, the son obey ed. "And now," he continued, "put those apples back into the basket" Wheu half the apples were re placed the son said: "Father, they roll off; I can't put iu any more." "But them in! I tell you." "But, father, I can't put them in." "Put them in! No, of course, you can't put them in. Do you expect to till a basket half full ot chips, and then fill it with apples? You said you did'nt know why you fell behind at school, and I will tell you. Your mind is like that basket. It will not hold more than so much, and here you have been the past month filling it with dirt cheap novels." The toy turned on his heel, whis tled, and said, "Whew, I sec the point." Not a cheap novel has been seen in the house from that day to this. How Advrrthluir Vny. TheBichmond State Journal tclli how Edward Malley built up one of the largest dry goods trades in New England. It says; "About eighteen years ago Mr. Malley ap peared in New Haven and opened a small 'seven by nine' dry goods store on the principal business street in that city. At that time the heav iest merchants on the street scarcely advertised in the local newspapers to the extent of more than two or three squares each, and then in standing advertisements for the season. Mr. Malley, with adegreeof sagacity that no one else had ever dared to evince, struck out boldly in the advertising line, engaging a column in each of the three local dailies, with the priv- ilege ot changing every week and making his advertisement the most readable part of the newspapers. For this he paid each of the newspa pers at the rate of one thousand dol lars a year. The old fogy merchants stared aghast at his hardihood, and everybody predicted that he would go up in less than thirty days. And he did go up in less than that time to the very height of the mer- cantile ladder. Bis store in a few months expanded from a 'seven by nine' room into the occupancy of the whole building in which it was situated, and in less than a year be was doing the largest buisiness of any merchant in the city. He kept up his 'reckless advertising' as it was called, and to-day he has a store built by himself, 260 feet deep, 70 feet wide and two floors the larg. est and most successfull mercantile house in New England outside of Boston. He now pays the local journals not less than five thousand dollars a year for advertising and yet he frankly confesses that he has made all his money out of the news-paper." Mr. Carter, of the Corvallis Ga. zctte, was the victim of an equine freak last Saturday. Returning fiora compmeeting, the eccentric animal he was driving, unhitched h! jselffrom the bum with his fluid .act Carter carries dam. avd shott:wer at tbe remit.