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VOLUME VI.
ALBANY, ORIGON, OCTOBER 29, 1873.
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DRUGS, ETC.
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DRUGGIST,
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Irllh, New Bulldlajr, first Street,
ALBANY, OREGON.
Dealer In
t
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
CHEMICALS,
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All articles warranted pure, and of the
best quality.
Phyik ians prescriptions carefully com
pounded. Albany, Oct. 17, 186Mtf
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A.CAROTHJBSACO.
Albany, 0reon-4va
Hurder In Albany
HA8NEVKR YET BEEN KNOWN,A
no threatening of It at present.
Death
IS a thing which sometime must befall
vary mm auddaughtorof the human fain
Mf ; and yet,
At the Mid-day,
Of ytwrrlfe. If disease lays his vile hands
opon you, there Is still "a balm tn Gtlead,"
hywhlch you may bo restored to perfect
health, and prolong your days to a miracu
lous extent.
How?
By calling on
B. C HILL c SOW,
Wit a prescription, where you can have
It eouipoimdod by one experienced in that
particular line. Also, constantly on hand
a good assortment of fresh drugs, patent
modleinos, chemicals, paints, oils, dye
atutfr, 'trusses, etc. Agents for the
Celebrated I nk Weed Remedy.
4fr, Oracon Rheumatie Cure ; Dr. D. Jay n
i 8onsTmedlcInes,etc.
Bpenoe's rosltlve and Negative Powders
kept in stock. Also asonts tor the
Home Shuttle MewlnR- Machine,
One of the most useful pieces of household
furniture extant, f'l
Albany, June W,71-ivS .
Tlbay foundry
And 1 , ;
Machine Shop,
JL V, CHERRY Proprietor,
ALBANY, OREGON, -j
Manufactures Steam Engines,
Flour and Saw Hill Machin
ery, WOOD WORKING
And
AGRICULTURAL M AC W NOW,
And all kind of
Bartleurattenttoa pUd tor
api'
,. M.'i..i" j 1111 JuBmmsmsssss
in Handful r Kartta,
The following oxquhrtte Irish ballad was
published over ait anonymous signature
in a London paper ;
It's sailing I am at the dawn of the day,
To my brot her that's over t he sea,
Rut its little I care for my life anywhere,
For It's breaking my heart will be J
Rut a treasure I'll take tor old Ireland's
sake
That I II nrlso all belomrlmr above:
It's a handrail o' eart h from the land of my
From the heart o' the land I love.
And won't the poor lad in his exile be glad
When he sees the bravo present 1 bring?
And wont there be flow'rs from tbia rich
treasure of ours
In the warm and beautiful spring?
Och, Erin maehrcel though it's partln' we
be,
It's a blessing I'll leave on yonr shore,
And your mountains and streams I'll sec
in my dreams
Till I cross to uiy country once more.
Odd-rellowahlp and Religion.
It has been remarket I by ths enemies
of Odd Fellowship, that we are boast-
itii oi our virtues and works or piety,
and that our Order furnishes no aid In
the cause of morality and religion.
now mere is one ming um uud f ei
XT iL , , i , . ,W ,
lowship does not do, and that is to
boast to those outside of the Lodge
room, the good work it Is performing.
We believe that Odd Fellowship is the
stepping stone tothe Christian Omirch :
that if its members live faithfully to
its teachings, they are doing that
which God has commanded them to
do. Do not the Commandments teach
us to "love one another ?" Does not
the Holy Bible teaeb us to care for the
sick, bury the dead, to provide for the
wmow and fatherless children, ami to
educate the orpliau ? Can any sensi
ble man oppose such a Brotherhood as
liihff iJoes the Uhrlstlau Church cany
out inesc teachings its ttiey are com
manded by Ood y We shall not at
tempt to answer this question, but
will leave it tor a Higher rower to de
cide.
Tnoudtl fellow, first duty Is rev
erence to Uod, to trust him in al
things and strive to do His will. The
second Is to man, and the third to him
self.
The Odd Fellow in his daily inter
course with the world is olteii subject
to reproach from those who are igno
rant, oi inc leacmugs oi tue urtier.
They will point out the bad and good
qualities of its members. This may
be truly said of the Christian Church
and of all 'organizations. Go where
you will, in any quarter of the globe
where institutions, secret, or other
wise, exist, you will find, that "black
sheen," and it seems almost imposst
ble to keep him cut. He will get into
the fold, and alter he lias done what
mischief lie can, will be expelled, or
the "liaud ot fellowship' withdrawn
from him. We believe that as the
Order grows It lielps to increase the
Christian Church. How niany youn
men have in their experience relate
s
that it was their initiation into the
Order of Odd Fellows or otbr secret
organizations, that led them to con
nect themselves with- tlie Christian
Church. Sonic have opposed secret so-
tunica vu huwuiiii vi UKir IIOHJIIIg
their meetings with closed doors.
Now, we can see no need of such an
opposition, and if this Is all the excuse
(hey have, it is a very weak one.
Does not the Christian Church hold
their church business meetings, month
ly or oftener, and do tliey permit any
one present at tltcse gatherings except
their own members or those of like
faith? We answer, 'No I The business
of the church is as secret to its mem
bers (or it is supposed to be) as tlie
business ot all; secret organizations,
and those not connected with it are
not supposed to know what lifts been
done at its sittings.
i Odd Fellowship knows no cieed.
All have the right to apply for mem
bership, and ail have to pass the same
inspection as regards character and
habits. The same may be said of the
Christian Church ; its candidates for
membership, have. In most cases, to
pass rigid examination before they
are admitted to membership.
: WD do not wish to be niiderstood in
our remarks tint Odd Fellowship is
perfect ; bttt While both are endeavor
ing to help their fellow man ; we be
lieve they should go hand iti baud to
gether, and work faithfully for the
elevation of the human race. The
Christian Church must rake precedence
over all other organizations, and on
the other hand, won Id It not be Chris
tian like if it lent helping hand to
those who are striving to add not only
uie memnersnip oi tne cmiren, out
to nc men w Dccome useful ana
j men in society. Mir until,
rch and secret organizations.
ijanttnuetowork and prattfeojour
wrofessiorm before .the world, In our
deeds of charity ; and at last hear the
plaudit "Well done, good and faithful,
enter thou into tlie joys of yonr Lord."
H.A.B.
The Exc-eUcnee T (he rnrmerVt Life.
Agriculture corresponds to the de
gree of excellence which is the best
preservative of health. It requires no
hurtful fatigue on tlie one hand, nor
indulges on the other Indolence,
still more hurtful; During a throng
of work, tlie diligent farmer will some
times be early and late in tlie field;
but this is no hardship upon an active
spirit. At other times a gentleman
who conducts his affairs properly may
nave hours every day to Destow on
reading to the tamllv. or his friends
Agriculture Is equally salutary to
tne mind, in tne management of a
Cirm, constant attention U required to
tnej sou, to tne season, and to differ
ent operations. A gentleman thus
occupied becomes daily more active,
and is gathering know ledge ; as his
mind is never suffered to languish, he
is secure against the disease of low
spirits.
But what ! chiefly insist on is, that,
laying aside irregular annetites and
ambitious views, agriculture is of all
occupations tlie most constant to our
nature, and the roost productive of
contentment, tne sweetest sort ot hap
piness. In the first place, it requires
that moderate degree of exercise,
which corresponds the most to the or
dinary succession of our preceptlons.
Fox-lmntliig produces a succession too
rapid ; angling produces a succession
too slow. Agriculture corresponds not
only more to the ordinary succession,
but has tberfbrlowlog signal property,
that a farmer can direct his own opera
tions with teat degree of quickness
and variety which is agreeable to his
own train rf perception. In the next
place, to every occupation that can
give a lasting relish, hope ami fear
arc essential. A fowler lias little en
joyment in his gun who misses fre
quently ; and he loses all enjoyment
when every shot Is death ; a preacher,
so dexterous, may have pleasure In
the profit, but ndt In tlie art, The
hopes and fears that attend agriculture
keep tlie mind always awake and In
an eoN veiling degree of agitation.
Hope never approaches ccrtiijnly so
near as to produce security, nor is fear
ever so great as to Create deep anxiety
and distress. Hence It is that a gen
tleman fonner, tolerably skillful, never
tires of his work, hut is as keen the
last moment as the first. Can any
other employment comare with farm
ing In that respect? In the third place,
no other occupation rivals agriculture
In connecting private interests with
that of the public. How pleasing to
think that every step a man makes for
ins own good promotes that of his
country V Evea where the balance
happens to turn against the farmer, he
has still the comfort tlutt his country
profits by him, lery gentleman farm
er must ot course be a patriot ; for pa
triotism, like otaer virtues is Improved
and fortified by exerc.se. In fact. If
tliere be any remaining patriotism in
a nation, it is found among that class
of men. Country (kutkmin's Magi-
-4,
Effects of a Tornado. The neat
est achievement of a tornado which
passed over bullivhii county, N. H.,
some days ago, was the removal of tlie
house of Bushwell Benway, of East
Unity. The house was lustantaneously
hi Mtn iroin its foundation and moved
40 feet, as if It had sHdon Ice. Scarce
ly an umlerplntdng stone was ills
placed ; not a thing was dropped into
tlie cellar, whlta was deep and ot tlie
size of the whole house ; nor was the
round where It stopped but little
istiirbed. Mr. BenWay was pump
ing a jll of water in the back room,
and his wife was In tlm front room;
both were carried along ; only being
aware that the same terrible blow had
fallen upon their dwelling, but having
no suspicion that it had been moveik
and licit her of them was hurt. Many
-" vwwwiH "tiv oismurvvi vim y
every article ot crockery or glass was
uroaen to pieces; clothes that were
hanging about and oilier thhnrs were
scattered rods away. The back side
of tlie house coming la contact with
the front doorstep, and perhaps under
pinning, the latter was haiulsomelv
lakl on the ground inside down, and
althortfh hadlr racked, the house
stood, while tin shed, some thirty feet
rtotsfr at the end, was entirely de-
9
An Irish geatlsaian f a mechanical
tarn took off uimeter to repair it
Mmmtf, Mt pwit on again upside
mff'ilk qaarter 1
wa promlttt arttmnetleal correct-
THIMtt TO KEKWrjt.
CtiRrKQ Hat with Lure. Last
summer I put about five tons of hay in
one stack, composed of about one
third each of timothy, clover and
weeds. I put It up tlm same day it
was cut, and It was quite green. I
sprinkled it plentifully with lime,
about half air-slaked ; it commenced
to heat immediately, ami got so hot
that I thought it would burn, but in
twenty-four hours It bad cooled off.
It kept; remarkably well, am! molded
only where there were large sulks or
weeds. The cattle ate it, vbt did not
like the lime. I put the same amount
of hay in a barn ; this hay was better
cured and drier than the other. To
this I added both lime and salt, but it
did not keep it as veil as the other.
The salt appeared to take as much
dampness as the lime took up, which
rendered it useless. In another barn
I put hay that was well cured. I
added lime to it also; the horses didn't
relish it. as well as that which had no
lime, but they appeared healthier and
had iess cough than when fed on hay
that was not limetl. I would advise
tlie use of lime only In a freestone
country. A certain amount of lime is
necessary to make bone for animals,
but in a limestone country they often
get too much, which causes disease of
the intestines and bladder. Ohio Far
mer. Profits of Poultry. Nothing
which the farmer produces Is of quick
er sale than eggs and poultry. The
prices which he receives thcreforn nre
in the main remunerative ; the labor
incurred is light and agreeable, and
can be performed by the junior mem
bers of his family. The poultry yard
produces food which is highly palatable
and nutritious at ail seasons, and in
this respect is liardly equaled by any
other department of the farm. Is it
not wbrth while then to bestow more
care and skill In managing the poultry?
Left to tliemselves, half their products
are often wasted, and half the year
they are nonlayers. In winter they
need simply warmth, light and sun
shine, clean, roomy quarters, and
plenty of food. Everyday they will
pay for this. In the summer they
want range, fresh earth, shade, watei,
seclusion and protection from vermin.
An abundance of eggs and breeds of
plump chickens eitlier lor market or
the farmer's own bible will result
from this care. It is not feasible to
carry on the poultry business on an
euorinoHS scale. Many have tried It
and failed ; but every farmer should
make a -couple of hundred dollars'
worth of their products yearly. That.
at least, can bo done with profit and
pleasure. It is a business adapted for
tlie boys and girls, and thev will
speedily take a lively interest in it if
only proper encouragement is given.
Cake of the Hands. To make
the hands soft and white, one of the
best things is to wear at night large
mittens of cloth filled with wet bran
or oat-meal, and tied closely at the
Wrist. A ladv who had the whitosf
softest hands In the country, confessed
mat sne nad a great deal ot house
work todo, ami kept them as white as
any idler's by wearing bran mittens
every night. The pastes and poultices
ior tne nice owe most ot their efheacy
to their moisture which dissolves the
old coarse skin, and to their protec
tion from the air, which allows the
new skin to become tender and deli
cate. Oat-meal paste is efficacious as
anything, though less agreeable than
tlie pastes made with tlie white of egg,
alum, and rose-water. The alum as
tringes the flesh and makes it firm,
while the egg keeps it sufficiently soft,
and tlie rose-water perfumes tlie mixt
ure aud makes the curd not so hard.
Harper't) liazar.
A Remedy fob Wounds. Take a
pan or shovel, with burning coals, and
sprinkle upon them brown sugar, and
hold tlm wounded part over the smoke,
in a few minutes the pain w ill be al
layed, and recovery proceeds rapidly.
In my own case a rnsty nail had made
a bad wound in the bottom of my foot.
The pnln and nervous Irritation were
severe. Ti.ls was all removed by hold
ing it in tlie smoke fifteen minutes,
and I was able to resume my reading
in comfort. We hare often recommen
ded it to others, with like results.
Last week one of my men bad a finger
nan torn out oy a pair or ico-tougs.
It became very painful, as was to Iwve
been expected. Held in sugar-smoke
for twenty minutes, the paro ceased,
and promises speedy recovery. C'or.
Country Genttenm.
Gen. Q. T. Beauregard, while re
cently visiting the battle-field at Han
assas, sustained a fall from his horse,
wlieWby1 his thumb was 'dislocated, a
lej tmitsW, and other serious injuries
; Hm Electric layM.
Up to the present time, as Is well
known, the elect rw light has been used
only for lighthouses, as mi electric mm
illumination for signals, or on the
stage, where a strong light may be
required without regard to cost;, but
thus lar it has been quite impossible
to employ it for lighting streets or
houses. By the old method the elec
tric spark was passed between two
points of charcoal, each attached to a
copper wire connected with an electro
magnetic ma chine . Tlie disadvantages
attending this mode consisted in the
tacts that for each light a separate ma
chine was required, and that the light
so obtained, although very pewemil,
was impossible to be regulated, ItesUw
being non-contmnous, owing to HVr
rapid consumption of the charcoal
points from exposure to the air. Atl
these difficulties Mr. A. Ladiguiuy ot
St. Petersburg, Russia, has tried, and
apparently overcome most successfully.
By his newly Invented method,, only
one piece of charcoal or other bad con
ductor is required, which,, being
attached to a wire connected with an
electro-magnetic machine, is placed In
a glass tube, from which the air Is ex
hausted, and replaced" by a gas which
will not at a high temperature com
bine chemically with the charcoal
This tube is then hermetically sealed,
and the machine being set In motion
by means of a small steam engine,
tlie charcoal becomes gradually and
equally heated, mid emits a soft,
steady, and continuous light, which,
by a mast simple contrivance, can be
strengthened or weakened at the op
tion of those employing itr its duration
being dependent solely en the electric
current, which of coarse will last as
long as the machine is kept in motion
Taking into consideration the tact that
one machine, worked by a small three-
horse power engine, is capable of light
ing many hundreds ot lanterns, U is
evident that an enormous advantage
and profit could be gained by the HIO
initiation of streets, private houses,
public buildings, and mines, with lite
new electric light. In the latter, it
must prove invaluable, as n explosion
need ever be feared from It, and these
lanterns will burn equally as well un
der water as in a room. Without
mentioning the many advantages this
mode of illumination has over gas,
which by its unpleasant odor and
evaporation is slowly poisoning thons:,
ai ids of human beings, and from which,
explosion arc frequent, we eaa state
that, by calculations made, this slec
tric light can be produced at a fifth oi
the cost of coal gas. We hope rborfly
to place before the public more com
plete particulars, as well as reports ot
further experiments which are pro '
posed to take place in Vienna, Paris,
and London. Golor and Journal of
Society of Arts.
Questions Answered. a orre.
pondent from the "Forks" writes tr
know how to keep plows from rustlrig.
If there Is any one subject upon which,
we feel perfectly at home it b the
treatment of plows. It Is a matter to
which we have devoted the best year
of our lite, and onr agricaltural friend
has just struck the right source of In
formation. In the tall of the tear.
after you have got throngh fooling
around with your plow, it should be
crrefully taken apart, and the pieces
numbered so that it can be put to
gether at a moment's notice in case ot
fire. Tlie thills and side-boards should
be carefully oiled over Mtb cod liver
oil and put away in a dry place where
the mot lis will not trouble them. The
hemmer and tucker should be put in a
secure wooden cask and covered with
strong lye. This will keep the roots '
moist and prevents shrinkage. A too '
common fault is to expose to the air,
and thus prevent from coining to ma
turity as rapidly as they otherwise
would. Take tlie other portion ot the
plow, rub thoroughly In good suds,
wring out and place upon the line
until entirely dry. Then put up in
tin or cut glass cans and place in a
cool, dry cellar, and in the spring they
will be found possessing body, aroma
antl sparkle, and free from tlie slight
est tendency to soar.
Near the town of Washington ami
Palermo, In Maine, is a tract of land
200 by 451 rods, known asHlbbardV
Gore, containing some fifteen farm-
nouses, wnose inhabitants, Delougint
to no town or plantation, pay notaxe
and cannot vote, and during the war
were not annoved bv the draft. The
origin of tins happy land wag that.
when tlie town line of Vf a
was run out, several poor fan
lived there ; and the town auUwHtia ,
left it out, fearing that they might add
to their tjantjera. Palermo haOevef'
claimed It, and It has slriee tJerifto'
quite a settlement and remains in pe
feet independence,
shlngtoa