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yoL.i. Wit SMtnniT tlenici:tn Pl'CLlSncD EVERY SATURDAY BY COLLIXS VACLEV'L. ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1869. KO. 18. THE riaST OF THE yeah t OFFICE OS CORNER OF. FERRY AND FIRST-STS. orrosiTE w. w. rAnntsii & co.'s stork. TERMS IN ADVANCE. One Year Three Dollars Six Months Two Dollars Single Copies Ten Cents ADVERTISING RATES. One Column, per Year, $100; Half Column. $G0 ; Quarter Column, $:S5. Transieut advertisements per Square of ten lines or less, fir. -it insertion, $3 ; each subsequent insertion, $1. , BUSINESS CARDS. ALB AX V -BATH HOIU. HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESi'r.Ci- fally inform the citixens of Albany anl vi- cilnty that he has takcu charge of this establish ment, and, by keeping clean, rooms ami psiyini strict att-r.tion to business, expects to tuit al! those who may favor hiin with their patrouao. Having heretofore carrieil on nothing but First-Class Hair Dressing' Saloons, ho expee's to give entire satisfaction to all. .par Children and Ladies' hair neatly cut and shampooed. JOSEl'H WEBBER. sop I It"-- GEO. W. GRAY, D. E. S., GRADUATE OF THE CINCINNATI DEN tul College, would invite all persons desiring artificial teeth, and first-class dental operations, to stive him a call. Specimens of Vu'eaaito Baso with rnld-plote Koines, and other new styles of work, may be 'seen at his office, in Parrish & Co.'s brick, (up stairs) Albany. Oregon. ... Residence Corner Second and Baker sts. 2 1. B. KICK, 11. B., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEOfJ, AlBAMY, OKEGON. PFICE ON SOUTH SIDE OF MAia street. Albany, September 19, CS-2tf A Mi.ic.4iY Goon Mormkg ! TU tho Carrier's greeting! As with heart brimful ot gladi-.eS3, ace revealing aught but sadness. Bowing, Miiilinc: in lus gladness. O'er tha New lear s meeting, Cometh he, wiih words of cheer ! Plcr.fed indeed is lie to meet you. And with words of joy to grout you. Friend and neighbors true : For the new-burn year brings tidings. Not of wars or broils or cbidiugs. But of Peace," the glorioul tidings Graut-ed unto you. Hope is in our bosoms swelling; Peace i round our hearth-stones dwelling, Piiuty V in our store. Grant and Coifax at the Nation's Head ar.d front will heal vexations, Which' for four years past our Nation's Grieve-i and grumbled o'er. Would that on this New Year's morning, I, without a previous warning, Could at the White House call ; Then back could come and tell you truly What I had FCcn of that unruly "Moses," "Accident" or "Mulo"-y, Fixing for his fa.il. 'Tis wearing on his "Constitution," 7 his constant fear of retribution -The papers so relate ; And my heart within mo thumping And r.gains-t my bosom bumping, Suts my sympathies a-jump;ng In soraow for his fate. But in spite of this I'm happy. For I know that now the nappy "Hard-head' who teovltt rule. Has found that ho will be supplanted By a Nation which has "Graut"-ed Right to Rule to one undaunted Mau of noble soul. So Patrons, one and all, I hail you ! Never shall my friendship fail you ! Again 1 say, coon check ! The ltF.c:STF.it to all gives greeting ; Friends and foes alike 'tis mooting. Knowing well Old lime is fleeting, Backward wiUi New Year. May I often fee your faces In accustomed business places ' In tho days to come. The It kg 1ST eh invokes your blessing, And the Carrier Boy addressing You with Peace his heart possessing, Ilielh to his Lome. E. F. Rnsscll, A TTORNEY and COUNSELLOR at LAW, Solicitor in Chaurertf and lien Sttnte Afent Will practice in the Courts of tho Second, Third, and Fourth Judicial Districts, and in tho Supremo Ofnrt of Oregon. OfTii-e in ParrLsh s Block, second story, third dnnr wost of Ferrv. north side of First st. 1 1 "E5lSpccial nttentiou given to the collection of Claims at all pjinU in tne swore uauieu isisiricis, J. C. POWELL. L- FLINN IoveIS Flssan, A TTORNEYS 4 COUNSELLORS AT LAW and Solicitors in Chancery, - (X. P'iian, Notary Public,) Albany, Oregon. Collections and conveyances promply attended to. . t - 1 W. J. niTAEIDEI- F. M. REDFIELD Ililtafciacl & Co., EALERS IN GROCERIES AND l'KO- visions. Wood and Willow W are. Confec tionery. Tobacco. Citrars, Pipes, motions, tic Main street, adjoining the Express office, Albany, Oregon. - . .. , W. PARISH. 1. "C. MEXDESniU, W. W. Parrish Cs. Co., ""HOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS in General Merehanrli-e. Albany. The best Goods at the lowest market prices. Mer chantable Produce taken in exchange. 1 C A. Freeland, iEALER IN EVERY DESCRIPTION OF School. Miscellaneous and Blank Books, Stationery. Gold and Steel Pen3, Ink, etc.. Post office Building. Albany. Orezon. Bxks ordered from New York and.San Francisco. 1 S., K. Claag-hton, . NOTARY PUBLIC AND REAL ESTATE AGENT. Office in the Post Office building, ... . v.5 Lebanon, Oregnn. Will attend to making Deeds and other convey traces, also to the prompt collection of debts cn trusted to my care. J. BARROWS. Cl BLAIN.' . 6. E. YOUNG J. Barrows & Co., GENERAL AND COMMISSION MER- JT chants. Dealers in Staple, Dry and Fancy Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Cutlery, tTocltery Boots and Shoes ; Albany, Oregon. Consignments solicited. , 1 OL'li CAUKIKU'S ADDRESS. C. dcalcy & 'Co., ANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS in all kinds ox Furniture and Cabinet Ware, First street, Albany. . Albany Weekly Register JOB PRINTING OFFICE, Firtt street, (opposite Parrith fc Co.'s store,) .AJLtoaxxy, s s s Oregon. J : The Augcl and the Temptress. HAVING very fair, assortment of material ve are prepared to , execute, with neatness and dispatch, all kinds of .... , . y;;. i r .... . .,. . .. ... -. y . nch as Jiand-bilh, .Programmes .'i;., i- "l Billheads, l '- " . Cards, ; Ball Tickets, - . . -i f v: , JPctmvh lets. . XUKCfS, i . ..-. a Blanks of all, kinds, , , t as low flgures as a doe regard to taste and good. WOTK Wilt allow, vmea.700 wssi ayiuuij Jreprtotiaf lia, eIl at tho Kaoisras offie. Georse Jackson was a vounsr man of 1 - 1 11 11? promise, ana was so cousiuercu uy an in his native town, lie was a lawcr in pro fession, aud was gradually, laying the foundation for a strou": and steady prac tice. ,, r'J . . ... c had one s;rcat drawback: to con tend ajrainst, however, lie was a man of a strona:. uuretuous nature, and had inherited with it a fondness for dissipa tion. In his younaer da-s. and until he commenced the practice of his profession, he had led a wild life, and had been re garded a a hopeless case. Upon receiv ing his certificate lie had suddenly as tonished his friends by an abrubt discon tinuancc of his old habits, and a steady application to his - business. Yet no one knew what a struggle it cost- him to do so. No onz knew the meutal agony he endured in trying to cast off the temptation which constantly haunted him, and sousrht to enst him down from the position ho had reached It was, with him, a continual effort ; for in the society in which he moved, not day paseeu that lie did not experience a temptation to abondon his resolution, and iudu'.ge "just once" fn tho dangerous pleasure. His legal friends were by no means so strict in their habits, and they frequently urged him to join in a friendly glass ; and he scarcely attended an en tertainment that he was not offered wine. All these offers were quietly and courte ously refused; but sometimes the 3oung man felt that the effort woukPsnap his heart strings. lie made the struggle bravely though. lie firmly resolved never to taste intoxicating liquoi3,for ho Knew liimsclt well enough to be .assured that his first glass would only lead to another, and the old thirst for liquor once aroused, he could not tell where it would end. Thus matters stood when this story opens. Mr. Jackson feeling - that he was on the road to success, and that prudence and energy Cwould certainly bring him that - blcsiiing j- thought - it about - time that he should take a wife. He believed 4hat he had arrived at years of discretion, and was capable of making a judicious' se lection, aud ho ended this matter by re solving to settle" this question" as soon as he hod the opportunity. Iu the town m which he was residing were two young women, who had long divided the admiration of the gallants., One" wag aTaeautiful.brilliaat creatine, with glorious black, eyes, - and tresses of the same hue.-" She was,- by many, con sidered the belie . of tho town and, 'in deed it ditf peem -hjird ;to lied a more beautiful woman than Sarah Carlyle. OtherSj-however. gave the preference to Lucy Lane, a quiet, modest little thing, whose exquisitely sweet face seemed to have stepped out from one of Raphael's pictures, r ,b;w m.; i ,?f,t:-;.v ;u'.s Mr,, Jackson had known both Jadies for some time, but as he had not until recently considered himself,, a,"marrying man, he haa regarded them simply as ordinary acquaintances. Like others, he had been perplexed in his efforts to de cide whuh was the more beautiful. At the' first glance, he invariably: awarded the palm to Miss Carlyle : but tbesmht of Lucy Lane's sweet face would scatter his conclusions to the J winds, and - he would feel irresistibly drawn by the . la ter. ' -J ' " , . When ho made nrr hismind Jfo hunt med:ately to the two beauties, and he re solved, if he found their other qualities such as he hoped, to try and win tho one le loved best for his wife; to tell tne truth the young man was half iu love with both, but with a growing preference for Lucy. IJo wapted a wife for some thing more than mere bcautv, and he could not help believjug that he would find what lie desired more surely in JMiss Lane than in Miss Carlyle. A favora ble opportunity soon presented itself to decide the question. Miss Calylc felt flattered by the atten tion of one who bade so fair to achieve istinction, and resolved to win him if the powers of facination could do so. - On her twentv-lourth birth day she gave an entertainment, wincn surpassca anything the town had ever witnessed. ueorjre Jackson was there, cue. was radiantly beautiful, and the voung mar. had half determined to address her be fore the evening was over. When the guests went into the supper- room, Mr Jackson louuu liimsclt be tween-the two beauties. Some one pro posed the health of the fair hostcsg, and all but the young man drained their lasses to the bottom. He did not drink. Miss Cailylc noticed this, and she said to him in surprise : 'Is it possible that you refuse to drink my health, Mr. Jackson ?" "Pardon me, he said calmly, "you know that I never drink wine." 'But this once will not make any difference," sha urged sin I ngly. 'I am sorry to refuse you," he said, "but I must do so. I resolved five years ago not to taste any intoxicating liquors. 1 might do myself great harm by acced ing to your request. 'I am suro you - cannot do wrong to drink one glass, and that to my health," she said as sweetly as before. " bhe saw .Lucy .Lane watching them calmly, and she meant to show that young lady now greatly sue bad the young lawyer in her power. But for this she would have accepted his excuse, and ceased t) urge him. Miss Lane's face flushed as she heard the young temptress speech, and involuntarily she gazed at Jackson, as if awaiting his answer. . 'Aliss Uarlyie, said tho young man with evident embarrassment, 1 beg you will not urge me in this matter. I have made a solemn resolution to abstaiu from all kinds of liquors. I consider my hon or involved in tins resolve, and L am suro 3 0U would not hav3 me prove false to it." ' "Xou win not do so by obliging me mis once, persisted tne beauty, it is not fair for you alone, to refuse to drink my health. I am really offended with you. I don't sec why you should refuse to gratify me only tor once. "To bo emded with you," speaking slowly, while his face flushed painfully, "I am afraid to do so. You remember the life I led five years ago. I am afraid that one single departure from tho path that I have marked out for myself might drag me back to it." Turning his head for a moment, he saw Miss Lane standing by him, and he knew from the look of sympathy which her lace wore, that she had heard the. conver sation. Circumstantial Evidence Story. - Interesting The Atlanta, Georgia, Iniclliijenccr re lates as follows : ; In the recent trial of the parties charged with the murder of Captain J. F. Gruber, Mr. Tullv, one of the counsel for the defense, narrated the following theory : The whole case was made up of cir cumstantial evidence of the loosest charac ter and to illustrate how guardedly even the best and strongest circumstantial evi dence must be taken, he referred to a trial that took place in this fory court about thirty years ago. Judge Canongo then presided in the court, and 31 r. Muzurean was the Attor ney General. There then lived on the bayou road a man about 25 or SO years old. lie was not au educated nor a wealthy iran but he was honest and had , "What shall I do," he asked her al most unconsciously. "You must decide for yourself," she answered quietly, "but I would die before I would abandon such a resolu tion." ' . V S either saw the angry flash that dart ed trom luiss Carlyle s eyes. She con trolled herself, however, and said care lessly : shall urge you no more. Mr Jackson, and I am sorry you should be so much afraid to pay me so simple a compliment.'.' She bowed and passed to another por tiou of the room, thinking that theyoung man, in order to avoid offending herwouiu finally yield. He did' not and finally she saw him leave the house. Ho went away with the matrimonial question finally settled. A woman who would urge him as she had done, to violate such a resolution, was not the person for a wife. Lucy Lane's simple reply decided his doubts in her favor, and cho next day that young lady received a formal offer of. his hand and heart, which she promptly accepted. They were married and never afterwards did Mr. Jackson have cause to regret Miss Carlyle's conduct toward him, for it gained him a wife. it. rn4 lia 1 fr Having had a limb broken Sir. and Mrs. George Washington have a Bit ot a Spat. 1.1 TT ie was very murm in ncaun. 11c maue ns livelihood by going to the Bayou bt. John cTv-ry evening and catchingfisli t isell u the market next morniug. One moon- lighteveniug while sittiug on the bank of the bayou, fishing as usual, he saw a lady dressed in white in company with a gen tleman, walking on the road beside the bayou. They were quarreling as they passed him, and his attention was attract ed by hearing them quarrel. Alter they passed he resumed his ush-and-waitcd until he had caught his usual supply, lie tl.cn started home with his b.isket. As he reached the place kuown as the "Coquet" ho heard a loud cry, and soon after a feeble , cry. Ad vancing iu the direction of the sound, he saw a woman in a white gown lying on the pavement, and coming to the woman he perceived that a dagger had been stabbed into her bosom. Thinking to relieve her. he took the dagger by the handle and drew it out. As he did so, 3 watchman grasped mm. itie wouiau was killed. Tho poor fisherman was tried for the murder. The case was made out clearly against him. He had been detected in the very act, bending over the body of the deceased with the weapon iu his hand, lie was convicted, and was hung at Congo square. About six nioutiis alter, a trial A nice little story is told of G en. Wash ington by Parton, which will be fresh to many of our readers, and which show him "to wives in the light of a model husband : The Gcneval and his wife lived happily together, but it is evident that, like most heiresses, she was a little exacting and it is highly probable that the great Wash ington was sometimes favored with a curtain lecture. The celebrated author ess Miss Bremer relates thatka gentleman once slept at Mount Vernon in the room next occupied by the master and mistress of the mansion, and when all the inmates were in bed "and the house was still he overheard, through tho thin partition, the voice of Mrs. Washington. He could not but listen, it was a curtain . lecture, which she was giving her lord. Ho had done something during the day which ought to have been dono differcutly, and she was giving him her opinions in some what animated and quite decided tones. The great man Tstened in silence till ehe had done, and then, without a remark upon the subject ou hand, he said : "Now, good sleep to you, my dear." It is plain the General believed that "it takes two to quarrel." How to be Happy.- This question is answered in tho Journal of Health in the following manner: Reader, I have seen a great deal and felt more ; have talked and traveled, and enjoyed and sufferccTwith all sortsof peo ple ; have wandered much, and stayed at was going on in Juugc tjononge s uourt A citizen called as a juror said he did not wish to be on the jury, and wished to sneak a few words to the Judge. The J udge allowed him a private conversation. Supposing that he might have scruples about capital puuishment,; the Judge asked him if that was the reason ho ob jected to being on the jury. "No," ho answered, "that is not the reason. 1 saw the fisherman hung for the murder of my wife. Ho did not do it. I killed her mvself. from jealousy." The Judge sat petrified. The man made for tho door, escaped and has not been heard of since. A Wreck. George Alfred Townsend writes to the Cincinnati Gazette, in a let ter descriptive of the incidents t of a sea voyage, the following item of interesting personal intelligence But the ceutral figure of the ship is an old, paralytic man in whose lost and struggling intelligence you sec reminis cences o. long command, it is Coniman der Hartstein, who was. an officer of the United States Navy thirty-three years When the war began, his instincts, though a South Carolinian, Were all for fhA Orlvernment. But his wealthy wife influenced him first to passiveness, to rebellion, tie nave un his commis sion, which was his history, and, like a lost energy, wandered to and fro in Charleston, full of dark premonitions of the success of tho great Government he had betrayed. When the fire was opened upon Sumter he strolled in the same abstract way to Fort Moultrie, and looked at faithful old castle. There was no enthu- liomc more ; have been on the sea and un der it and in it; have been laughed at, shot at, quarreled at, praised, blamed, abused ; have been blown at, and been blowed up; have had. much aud had litile so much as to enjoy nothing, so little that I would have enjoyed a crust of bread, because - the ship went to the bottoia with everything in it, leaving me to float to a sand bank ; and then, again, I have wandered over the earth, and un der it and through it, its caves and its dungeons, and its darkness : after stalag mites and stalactites ; specimens of black rocks, and white ones, blue stones and grey : lived for months on desert islands, just for the purpose of picking up new. shells on tho beach, which the tide 01 night never failed to leave behind it ; in tliosje bygone days, when I had the three great requisits of an enjoying trav eller, to wit: plenty of time, plenty of patience, and plenty of money, so if the coach turned over and smashed up could afford to wait until another could, be had, or if the ship went to, the bottom mstead of its destined port, twas just the same to me, because it 1 was not at one place I was at another, and there was al ways somcjstvaugc rocs to 100K at, some queer "dip" that set me calculating how many horse power it- required to make that rock 'just turn up so, and all the million inquiries which geology, astron omy, conenoiogy, and a dozen other dry names suggested, which not only had the effect to keep me from fretting, but keep mo in continual humor; well, ir. all these different situations and as many" more, I have found out, among others, three things 1st. That a man out of money can t bo 2d. That a man out ot health can be happy. . ,, , , 3d. That a man without a wife cau t bo hanjw. Therefore I have . come-to tho coiclusion that the best way , to- be happy is to take care of your health, keep out of debt, and get a wife. ; ' ., Ilorrlblfi Solution of a Myntery. From the Oswego (N. Y.) Palladium. , In the early part of the month of Aug ust last, a little girl named Eliza Drum mond, about eleven years of age, whose parents reside near the town of , West Monroe, in this county, left her home one morning for the purpose of picking ber ries, and never returned, the most dilli gent search was made for her by the par ents and neighbors, but no traces could bo fouud. She had not been drowned, for all the places where there was water were carefully exmamined, even to wells and cisterns in the neighborhood.' After weeks of fruitless search and inquiry the afflicted parents gave up tbeir child as lost. It was. reported that a band of va grants had been seen near the locality about the time of the disappearance, and the opinion prevailed that the child had been stolen by the gypsies. ,, - The event, which created a profound sensation at the time, had almost past from the minds of all save the stricken, parents, when it was painfully recalled by a recent occurrence. -On iuesday last, five or six lads went out hunting in the vicinity, and during the day came upon a spot wlicre - a large numner jji black snake3 were discovered and killed. The appearance of the reptiles in such numbers and this season of the year, was considered remarkable, and it wai sug gested by one of the party that a breed ing den must be somewhere ' near. 1 ' A search was immediately commenced, which resulted in a manner far different from their expectations, v . ' In the side ot the hill, near tue edgJ n A 1 ot a swamp, was tound a sort ot opening;. which, in the summer, was concealed by tall grass and bushes. In this opening was found a human skeleton, from which, , every particle of flesh had been taken.' j he bones were as white as ivory, ana all perfect. Near by was a tin pail, in rusty condition, and a tin cup. - 1 he boys were terribly frightened, and gave the. alarm. The remains was taken from the mouth ' of the den, and on examination showed that the place had been, and probably now, was a breeding place lor black snakes. 1 he boldest hesitated to cuter. Ihe entrance, , which was large- enough for the admission of a man's body grew smaller, and tended downward. Lighting balls of hay, soaked in kerosene? wero thrown, iuto tho cavity, and in less than fifteen minutes "eighty-two, snakes, ranging in length from one aud a half to two feet, were killed. ' ' ' The pail and cup were recognized by Mr. and Mrs. Drummond as those taken by her child when she wcut away the last time. .The physicians pronounced the remains that of a 'female child,' "and there can be no doubt but the poor little girl, while picking berries in the vicinity of the spot, became tired, seated herself in tho shado of the opening' to thehor rid den, Was'attacked by the reptiles in numbers and killed.' The discovery has shocked tho whole community, and al most prostrated the stricken parents, whose hearts are , made to bleed anew at the thought of tho horrible fate which de prived them ot their child. . ; ' u t I II11KU u uinuo tofor a wife, hiff 1 , IJPGut - ttot-sbtefant Jm- V Against the Current. A waggish chap, whose vixen wife by drowning lost hr precious life, called out his neigh bors alt around, and told 'em that his spouse was drowned, and, in spite of search, could not be found. 1 He knew, he said the very nook wheVe she ; had tumbled in the brook, and hi Iliad dragged along the shore, above thosplace a mile or more.' ji-s---i& ' ! -- v: - 'Above the place ?" tho' people4 cried t "wny, what d yo mean t The man replied, r " "Of course you don't suppose I'd go and waste the time Jto look below ? l've known the " woman quite a spell, , and learnt her fashions tol'ble well; alive. or dea -SttSu f"-r-l - ?ww. ngaints the cur anyhow ,1' ' -.-'j -S'X--'" A Stretchy Yarn. We ' were run- nig down from Barbadoes, and. the lady passengers were admiring the "flying-fish, when one turned to Jack Lacy, who had the wheel, and inquired, "Jack, do those beautiful fish ever rrrrtlP fITIV llTtrtT f 1 . XT i . Kinsni in uia iciiuiv. ...... when the fiao- of Fort Sumter fell, a I "Why, yei marm. Down there at stroke of paralysis fell upon Commander the Cape Verds they grow as long as that . . . . , , 1 - 1 - i - A. llnvJctrMn. (rod snarcu nun 111c worn 01 mam must n trftirni-. it not his detection, incv car- "lnuceu 1 Anu uo uiey uy, like vied his wrecked body to a blockade run ner, and ho lay stunned and remorseful . . ., :.u !.:. m I'ans tnrce years, uuieu whu uuier upbraidings against his counselors. ; They fed him with a spoon, like a baby. lie has returned home fo find his broad acres laid waste his wife's homestead is - un tenable. Lonely and wearily these two with their daughter are returning to H.u- mno tn snend the rest of their life in almost indigent exile. ! ' "-' " ' these ?" ; - - Not'zactly, unarm. They flics longer and higher. Some on 'em fly just like eagles all day and: more5 than two miles high.' One day Bill Iawcett was sleep- n' up in tho foretop, with ' his dincr port wide open, and one of em Capo V orders flew Tight slap down his throat. "Why. Jack, that was singular ! f A fish as long as that mainmast flying down i ,T U ,t6 'r-. I ; An old bachelor says the most diffi cult part of surgery is to take the jaw out of a woman. . When Kleber was in H.gypt he - sus tained during five hours, with only two thrms.ind men. the united ; efforts of twenty thousand. He was nearly sur- wmnHed. was wounded, and had ; only a narrow defile by which to escape. In this extremity he called to him a chVf I.e lataUion, named Chevardin, for whom lie had a particular regard J and said to him, "Takd a company of grenadiers, and stop" the enemy I at the ravine. ;, You will be killed but you will save your comrades.'' "Yes, General," replied Ohcvardiu. . He fravc his watch and" pocket-book to his servant, executed the order,' and ' his death, in fact', arrested the enemy and Bave'd the French. vUh . T:-? a man's throat.' "Beg pardon, marm ; can't talk-'much at the wheel. I 'speck Bill -must ha- stretched like blazes,-or else my" yarn has.'"' -: ""0iVTc.';u ;.----": ' - - An industrkas and penurious me chanic in Cytfcago lost his, wife by death. The huvjand only: stopped ihis .work to attend the funeral, and immediately after wards returned to his - labors J'How is this? asked one of his neighbors: "can t you stop to-mouraa.Jittlq!ll'--"No, sir," was the: reply; "business before pleasure. And the-old. icllow-i.; returned , to ; his bench. : t:. :--.i,A The first woolen factory in Minnesota was .established by a woman, -whose hus band had left her.nnd seven children and not a dollar, to go .and seek bis fortune i California. wWben he return ed pen di- OId Field Marshal -Wrangol, the high flat officer of the Prussian army, is eighty. four years old, and bids fair to become ( less. , her factory was, running .and' she . " . - I".!... V iw.nl! a centenarian. 1 wo prupnovui v aawv vwu. Money. Precious metals as money arc older than history. Two. thousand jcars before Christ, Abraham, the Chal dean shepherd, whose children - have, never lost their faith, nor his thrift, though a huudrcd and fourteen" genera tions have returned from Egypt, 'vcTy rich in cattle, in silver ; and gold." Af terwards, says tho biblical reccord, he b ught the care of MachpeLh where his'boncs were to' rest" beside , those of. Sarah the wife1 of his youth for four hundrcd sheckles of "silver, current mon ey with tho lnerehaut."' The Catholio version has it "common current money ; The sheckel was about sixty cents' of our gold. It was weighed, not counted, tor there.were no mints in those days. . .,, t Herodotus asserts that coinage origi-, natcd with thc-Lydians..Thaworld's' coin since, have been like , the leaves,' of Autumn. Most , are extinct,", but . tin British Museum preserves more than' 120.000 varieties. The Parts collection"' is still greater, and'' increased by two or . three thousand every year; ,,Our. couT has no large public accumulation, but the; cabinet ot the Philadelphia mint contains raany worth ' -study iag ' It-p4edallion memorials "of Washington; number 21G J but not one representing., mnv,m battle.j It embr-v-ei many . antique . specimens. llpr'&ro self-same" coins which' pious" pientf! placed between the cold lips of' tl;cir dead to pay old Charion for ferriage ever the styx.? ; Here isMhat very iivae rod subscription of Caesar , which the Judean carpenter pointed out to the fish-" crman and. tent makers, following luui- Hero are faces of rulers and captains down to our own day from Alexander of Maccdon, and tho j mightiest Julius who; bestrode this narrow world I ike Colossus. A recent issue of the Iowa Tiny prints ' the following mysterious, but uggestive- paragraph. : We are1 Tavored '( thisnreek -with several marriage "notices not credita ble to those who solemnized theui.- jBStices an4 psrsons ' who ' will unite boys" wUh women old enough to be their mothers ought to be sent ; to the' devil by tele- : grapbi f"V;. vt . - - - i Washington has sixty churches. Th "Foundfy"5 is -th name ot the largest MethodistceLufclvapd .jta. Ps1deatfi Johnson's family go, accompanied, oo fitful occasions by A. J. himself.