davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
The Ways of Nature.

In the universe every thing is changing
and every thing is in motion, for motion
itself is the first condi ton of vitality.
The firm ground, long thought to be
immovable, is subject to incessant mo-
ton; the very mountains rise or sink;
not only do the winds and ocean cur
rents circulate round the planet. but
the continents themselves, with their
SUBMITS and valleys, are changing
their places and slowly travelling round
the circle of the globe. In order to
explain all these geological phenome-
ma it is no longer necessary 20 i'm
ngine alterations in the earth's axis,
ruptures of the solid crust. or gigantic
subterranean downfalls. This is not
the mode in which nature generally
proceeds; she is more calm and more
regular in her operations, and. chary of
her right, brings about changes of the
grandest character without even the
knowledge of the beings that she nour-
ishes. She upheaves mountains and
dries up seas without disturbing the
flight of the gnat Some revolution
which appears to us to have been pro-
duced by a mighty cataclysm has, per-
haps, taken thousands of years to ac-
complish. - Science.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
just the Wife He Wanted.

She-I confess, William, that your
proposal gives me pleasure. 1t would
be foolish to pretend that it does not,
yet
He-Yet what? What possible OBJ
lection can you have to becoming my
wife? You know that love you, that
am able to provide for you
Yes. but Ifear Iwould be but a sorry
housewife"
"Why sop
because have never been to cook
ing school,
'.All the better, dearest; all the
better"
"All the betterP"
"Yes. You will stay at home and at.
tend to the cooking instead of wanting
to go out aud lecture on the culi2ary
art You are just the kind of wife
want. "-Bost0n Courier.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
.lE HONEY ANTS.
How Iaey Store Away Their Accum uia-
tions of the sweet Flu,d.

How Iaey Store Away Their Aceum uia-
tions of the sweet Fiud.
The honey ant is a small, red insect,
extremely demonstrative and active,
and found particularly in Texas and
Mexico, and in considerable numbers
in Colorado. Their nests are promi-
nent mounds in sofle cases, and again
are low heaps spread over an area of
twenty or thirty square feet. forming
a community. As rule they are noe
turnal. working at night. though have
seen them at work in the bright sun
light at three o clock in the afternoon.
and marching in line perhaps seven
feet wide and forty feet in length to n
cottonwood tree. up which they passed
long and slender coming down larger
and full of r pure white liquid. 1t
would strike even a casual observer as
curious that these ants were carrying
home a liquid that could hardly be
stored away. ants not having. as a
rule. store-houses for liquid provisions /;
but the honey ant overcomes this diff
Guilty in decidedly novel manner.
Certain of the ants. either by agree
ment or selection. are utilized as re-
ceptacles for the hcney-food supply
and become literally honey bottles.
They are kept by the others in a sepa-
rate apartment. about six inches long
by four in height that is a store-room.
Here. If the nest is carefully
opened. the ants or honey-bottles will
be seen hanging on the wall, look
ing like ripe currants. The modus
operandi that results in this is as fol-
lows: The ants, at least the small ones,
forage for food. and find it in some
cases in what are known as gals, Curl
Gus enlargements of growths often
seen on trees and formed by the eggs
of an insect having been deposited in
the wood, the latter growing about il
| and allowing in some cases an escape
| of liquid that is greatly esteemed by
ants and certainly tastes like honey.
Filling their bodies with this material,
the workers proceed to the store-room
where the bottle ants are kept and de-
/ liver it up To them. the receptacles re-
/ ceiving so much that they become dis.
tended to an enormous extent, as
we have seen, and are incapable oi
movement 10 any great degree. Their
bodies. upon examination. seem par
ticularly adapted for the purpose. be-
| ing covered in their normal condition
| by several plates that spread apart
| when the abdomen is extended. How
long these living bottles hold their store
is not known-undoubted indefinite
! ". When the other ants want to draw
their rations they proceed to the dark
chamber, and supply is forthwith
given up. Such an arrangement seem:
to show that ants have much more in.
telligence than they are given eredi
for, as all their movements can not be
! instructive. In Colorado their nest,
are quite common about the Garden o
the Gods. and the tunnels that thel
form often penetrate considerable dis
tanees into the rock, and the work il
arris ing at the chamber where thu
honey bottles are hung is one of no lit
tie labor. San Francisco Cali
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
LIssLs ON MANHOOD.
A Few Woris About Bucks, Bellies, Oar
dies. SweiIs and Dudes

A few worls About Bucks, Bellies, Dan
dies. SwegIs and Dudes
That variety of the human species
which rests its claim to consideration
mainly upon dress and affectation, has
had during the last half century four
slang designations. two of which are
obsolete. IL has been q "buck." 8
ida dy'' swell and dude" The
last mentioned epithet still continues
to mark the distinction between the
man who relies on his tailor to make
him acceptable To society and the more
sensible portion of the race.
just now The ramblers among words
are trying to get at the origin o.
"dandy;" but as words" in the
language of Dean Trench, ''often ride
very slacEly at anchor on their etymo-
loyies. they find it difficult TO trace
this once familiar appellation to lts
source. 1t seems, however, TO have
sprung from Jack-a-dandy. a common
name for a dashing, lively fellow, as
far back as 1852. There was nothing
blithe or debonsir about the dandy
of forty or fifty years ago, however
On the contrary he was a drawing.
efeminate wretch. who pretended TO
regard all things. except himself with
supreme Indifference. Carlyle speaks
of him as a creature born with 20
divine idea of cloth
In the time of Fielding. fnical men
of fashion were called beaux, and he,
being somewhat of coxcomb in dress
and manners. was honored by his COM
patriots with the title of Beau Field
ing" Brummell. once the prime
favorite of .'the fourth of the fools and
oppressors called George" was the
father of all the dandies, and they did
! not very long (under that name,
at least.) outlive their sire Fop. the
generic term for tailor-made men. is
an older name. and will never be ex.
tinct while the language lasts. fol
Shakespeare has made 1t immortal
Beaux. bucks, dandies. swells anG
dudes are all included under that ex
| pressive head, and heaven deliver u:
from all such libels on genuine man
| hood,-N. T. Ledger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24

The new industry in the South.
which has been noted. develops another
use for pine needles. besides that OF
spreading an aromatic odor from the
filling of pillow. One product oi
these needles is a remarkably strong
oil. claimed to possess valuable medic.
inal properties; another is pine wool.
which is bleached. dyed. and woven,
this wool being a heecy brown mass,
possessing pleasant odor, which gives
it value as moth destroyer when EN-
ployed in the form of carpet lining; and
to these is to be added another producr
made from this wool. viz, a strong
cheap mating, adapted for halls. stair
ways and Offices.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24

DOORS OF tate.
Besides these calendars they have as
their stock in trade n plumb-line. a
level. celestial sphere and an astro-
!abe. The astrolabes ARE in the form
IF gigantic watch and are often beau
tiiu " made Every large town con-
tains II least two astrologers, and they
are very far from being poor. A Per-
sian may fiud an astroLoger very use-
iul. especially if he be an officer and
desires 20 evade some responsibility.
Thus. suppose provincial Governor is
ordered to the capital and that he does
not want 10 go. what more powerful
reason for delay in starting than TO re-
ply that he is waiting for fortunate
hour. and what easier than TO induce
the sstrologc.. TO fail TO find one? In
the meantime the officer has time 10 ad-
minister the necessary bribes at court.
and the storm blows over.
lsttktara, tossing ur. or drawing OF
the lot. is done with rosary A bead
is grasped ~ at hap-hazard; Good. =
Bad. Ind iIerent. is ejaculated a;
each bead. till the big terminal one is
reached. and that decides the question,
Answers are given in conversation.
bargains are made or refused, and seri-
Gus acts are undertaken under the
guidsne of this formula Another
way j tn thrust a knife into the leaves
Of the koran or one of the poet cal
books, and be guided by what is found
At the pace. The diviners are rea
quacks and gain their success by work
ing ON the fears of the people The
rufity party in scandal or crimina
inquiry in his nervousness is provoked
70 10 some act that brings abaut hi.
detection. PpHcr Science Monthly
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
Advocates of Regular Living.

First tramp--Talk about our ir-
reg Ter lives ! It's desc blokes who's
well off dat drives us to it.
Second tramp-Yep; couldn't get no
grub fIom de farmers wife over dere
till | sawed wood an hour
First tramp-Never do dat. It's bad
to work before or arter eating.
Second tramp know it; and 'twar
arter my regular lunch-time any way.
Pm jist done up with dispepsy. Judge.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
Wood emnlovea for bn;,ding ubicl

Wood employed for building whicl
is not exposed TO heat or moisture i
not likely to suffer from the ravages o.
insects; but, if it is placed so that n,
draughts of fresh air can reach it, T.
prevent accumulation of products of de
composition. decay soon sets in. and the
decaying albuminous substances, acting
upon the fiber, causes 1t to lose its ten
acity and become friable mass
1t still seems to be an unsettled
question whether wood can be ignited
by the heat of steam pipe in contact
with it. 1t is admitted, theoretically.
that it is impossible for wood to take
fire at temperature of 212 degrees, or
somewhat higher; but it is well known
that there have been large number
of cases of fire reported as occurring
from this cause, and the evidence is
very conflicting. -
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24

In the baby room of one of the
Denver public schools, number OF
the children were talking of tobacco.
and pretty generally condemn o. it,
use. One boy differed. My father
uses it," he said; II don't s'pose ]
shall while I'm boy, but when l get
to be man, shall use it, too" Thi,
was bold opposition to the tenor and
teaching of the room, but nobody spoke
till wee little woman said with spirit,
We'll, then, when | get to be woman
you needn't come to see mel I'll fire
YOU outi'-De7zUeT Challenge.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
A Chance Still Open.

Young Mr. Diplomat (at Washington
party)-l am sorry. Miss Naive. that
you have been down to supper. | had
anticipated the pleasure of acting as
your escort.
Miss Naive oh. thank you. Mr..
Diplomat; but-er-l-have only been
down once.-N. T. Times.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
rHs PERSIAN SEER.
An Individual Of Considerable Importance
and Very Little Learning.

An Individual Of Considerable Importance
and Very Little Learning.
The nionGjem. or astrologer. is a
power IN Persia. He is recognized as
a man of science, a member of learn
ed profession The chief astrologer is
high court officer. from whose ruling
there is no appeal. for his decisions
are based upon knowledge that is com
municated direct from the stars. Thus,
If he DEGREES that the Asylum of the
Universe must not start on a hunting
exl edition on Thursday, but that half
an hour after midnight on Saturday
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
PEREECT EQUALLY.
why 1t = Essential to the Carrying On
of a Fair Discussion.

W lay II Il E-SEnftat to the carrying on
of "a Fair Discussion.
No discussion between two persons
can be carried on with any degree of
fairn s. unless each erson recognizes
the other as his full peer in that dis
cussion. II matters not that one per
son Is older aud more experienced and
better informed than the other; con
Seutiug 10 Cnter into the discussion of
given point. he superior thereby as
sumes the position of one who may be
IN error ~ that point; of one who may
be shown his error by the other person;
and Of one who is ready TO weigh fairly
and caudidly the views and arguments
presented 10 the other in the course of
the discussion. and 10 be convinced by
them II they are such that they ought 10
convince him. He who does not recog-
nize this rs his duty in every discussion
i'm which he bears part is incompetent
20 conduct discussion intelligeutly.
If, indeed. one deems another unworthy
4 being counted his peer in discus
sion. then he has the privilege Of
lie lining to enter into discus
sion with Linn. even though he would
he willing Ia be his instructor. or to
rive him all needed information; but
discussion once begun must be carried
on on the basis of perfec: equal ty be-
tween the disputants as dis
putants, or it is not true discuss on.
Ii is in view of this truth that one
who has amy real. or apparent supe-
ior ty over another. with whom he is
discussing point, must be scrgpu-
louSly careful to refrain from assert
ing, or 3 eming TO think "f, that supe-
r:oritv II it be learned teacher in
discussion with young scholar. or a
trained expert in discussion with a
layman. or wise father i'm discussion
with y forward child. or a host discuss
| ing with n guest at his own table. the
discussion as a discussion must go on
rs be ween peers. The moment that
4 The superior asserts or intimates the
/ claim that he is to be regarded in this
| discussion rs superior. or that his
npin on Is to have more we ght than
! the others opinion-that moment he
! proposes to deny his OPP onent the
rights of an equal in contest which
! the two have entered as equals. If,
! indeed. he who has superiority in other
| respects can show his superiority MS a
disputant. his superiority is entitled to
rompt recognition accordingly; but
until dispntnnt can show his superb
ority as disputant. he ought to be
ashamed to assert, during discussion.
his right to be recognized in that dis
cussiun as superior on any other
| ground. S. S. Times.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
An East Indian scientific iourn

An East Indian scientific journal
says that tibers of bamboo, China, gras.
and pineapple, after proper treatment,
can be spun so fine that an expert
could hardly distinguish the product
from silk. Large quantities of cloth
woven from China grass and bamboo
are brought into the Rangoon markets
by Cinnamon and Bhamo, and although
the material is not manufactured by
modern looms, the quality is SO tine q;
to resemble tussore silk.
The total number of coke ovens in
the United States up to the time when
last noted was 22,597; building, 4,154
The production of coke for 1886 wa:
6.845, 500 tons. costing at oven SIG:
per ton. Six years ago there were only
14,119 ovens. and the cost at oven:
was then $1.88 per ton. Pennsylvania
has produced seventy-nine per dent. o
all the coke made in the United States
The consumption of coal for 1886 wa
10, 698, 972 tons. New coke works ar,
still being proiected
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
Sans Saving Clause.

Jim Webster and Sam Johnsing
two colored citizens of Austin, do not
like each other. hence Jim was some
what surprised on Sunday when Sam
approached him and said, with the
blandest of smiles:
"Howdy, Jimr'
''Same to you, Sam. De wedder am
puflectly superfuous dis mawnin'."
Had any luck, lately, playin'
keards?"
Not ter sseIk erbout."
81 wish you mout win a cl ar mill
yum dollars" said Sam.
"Thankee, Sam! Much obleeged ter
yer fer yer kindness.
Yes" replied Sam, and a dark
frown passed over his face; al hopes
you may win millyun dollars, and hal
ter spend de last cent OBJ hit ter de
doctors and fer medicines from dc
druggery shop. "-TerGs Sifltngs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
Manhood in Criminals.

Speaking of his experience with Grim
inals, Judge Gresham says: My expert
ence with criminals, when l was on ::
district bench, taught me that ther
was no man devoid OF manhood. Placo
anybody, however depraved, on hi.
manhood, and you will observe his eyt
brighten up. l have taken men who
have been convicted of serious offenses
and after sentencing them to the peni
tertiary, have said: Now, intend t.
place you on your manhood, for be
lieve you have manhood in you. will
give you mittimus, and the marshal
will provide you with money to 90
home and bid your family goodbye
After you have stayed there a day ol
TWO want you to report at the door Of
she penitentiary named in the paper,
lou will receive, and serve ont youl
sentence like a man. And when yor
are through / want you to return to me
and l want tc see what can be done tC
restore you to the confidence of YOU
fellow men in society,"" Inever wa!
disappointed in a man l thus trusted
and those convicts whom have helped
N their return from prison have
always been faithful To the trusts i'm
posed upon Chicago Journal
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
HARD ON ALECK.
a watch Trick That Didn't Work to Ev
BodY's Satisfaction.

A Watch Trick That Didn't Work to Every
Body's Satisfaction.
A drummer-'I like to see a smart
Aleck who goes about trying to make
bets on sure thing shows his place
now and then. l gave one a surprise
myself the other day. He came up to
me on the train and said:
bet you a dollar you can't name
the figures in the order they occur on
the dial of your watch.
"'Bet you Il dollar l can
.'The money was put up. and wroee
down the Roman numbers from L to
XII, inclusive.
"'You've lost, said the sure-thing
man.
".Bet you another dollar haven +
and two more dollars went into the
Stockholders hands.
Show your watch said the sure
thing man, and did so.
The sure-thing man had indeed
lost He had counted on their being
no VI. since that space on most
watches is occupied by the second hand
dial. On my watch. however. there
happens to be a VI. / had seen that
little trick played before. and was thus
enabled to give our friend a lesson from
which | hope he profited. "-delceLerS'
Weekly.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24


There is nothing so contradictory
as human nature. j ,st when we are
beginning to hate man for his man
ners. we discover him 10 b. possessed
of some noble trait which compels us
to admire. if not to love. him--Drq
Goods ChrO9Icle-
Notwithstanding the depravity of
human nature, there are some things
that men can not be hired to do. Take
the tramp and the wood pile for ex-
ample. Merchant Traveller.
The source of vanity is from with
out-of pride. from Within Vanity is
a vane that turns. a willow that bends
with every breeze-pride is the oak
that defies the storm. Oae is cloud
the other rock. One is weakness. the
other strengl b. --IaqerSokL
Every indivi'lu Il should bear in
mind that he is sent into the world to
act part in II, and though one may
have a more splendid and another q
more obscure part assigned to him.
yet the actor of each is equally re-
sponsible. Church UsioA
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24

A medical authority says there are
some poop e who can breathe sewer
gas with impunity. We knew that ii
IS so. The plumber, for instance, can
i've a. thrive for weeks in house
where he says it is suicide for the
amilv to remain another day Foz
P0nnLL
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24

AT an agricultural meeting the
other day 1.-THE best way to keep girls
ON the farm" was discussed. No con-
clusion was reached, bur we think a
barbed wire fence six feet high, minus
gates, surrounding the farm would
solve the problem. A boy takes his
life in his hands when he attempts to
crawl over or under or through a
barbed wire fence, and he doesn't wear
bnstle. either. Herald
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
a. R. CYRUS & CO..

Real Estate, Insurance & Loan
Agent.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24

General Collection and Notary Public
Bnsiness Promptly Attended 20.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-02-03
CLOAKS!

Children's Goats in all styles, desirable
goods, at 81, 2 SO and 3. ~
Astrachan Jackets at very low figures.
Come early and get your pick of the
whole lot, as they are bound to go at
the above low figures.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-02-03
Carrying Weapons.

A noted st. Louis detective says that
burglars and thieves as general rule
do not carry concealed weapons for tho
reason that they know that they are liza
Bile at any time TO be taken in on general
principles, and they can be sent to the
rock pile very easily il knife or pistol
is found on them. Carrying weapons
is not fashionable with crooks of any
kind. Most cases of this kind are made
on young fellows who carry weapons rs
a bluff, and show Thorn up without any
intent to hurt any one Knives are car
ried only by negroes and the very low
est hoodlums. Brass knuckles, which
used to be so common years ago, are
curiosities more than anything else
The police don't capture man with
pair once in six months A peculiar
thing about the pistols gathered in by
the police is that not one in ten is any
good. They are mostly cheap affairs,
with which murders and suicides are
committed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-02-03
An Angels Touch.

Ono evening not long ago, little girl
Of nine or ten entered place 10 which
there is bakery, grocery and saloon in
one, and asked for five cents worth Of
tea Hsaa
"How is your mother " asked the
boy who came forward to wait on her.
Awful aick, and amt had anything
to eat all day"
The boy was just then called on TO
wait on some men who entered tho saloon,
and the girl sat down. In five minutes
she was nodding and in seven minutes
she was sound asleep. and leaning her
head against the barrel, while she held
the poor old nickel in tight grip be-
tween thumb and finger. One Of the
men saw her as he came from tho bar.
and, after asking who sho was, said.
"Say, you drunkards, see here. Here
we have been pouring down whiskey
when this poor child and her mother
want bread Here's 81 bill that says
I've got some feeling left T"
"And | can add q dollar" observed
one.
"And | will give another"
They made up an even IS, and the
spokesman carefully put the bill be-
tween the sleepor's fingers. drew the
nickel away aud whispered to his com-
paDions. of
"Just look there, the gals dreaming"
SO she was A big tear rolled out
from her closed eyelids, but her face
was covered with smile. The men tip
toed out, aud the clerk walked over and
touched the sleeping child. She awoks
with laugh and cried out:
What beautiful dream Ma wasn't
sick any more. and we had lots to eat
aud wear, and my head burns yet where
an angel touched it !"
When she discovered that her nickel
had been replaced by bill, dollar of
which loaded her down with all she
could carry, she innocently said
"Well, now; ma won't hardly be-
lieve me that you cent up to heaven and
got an angel TO come down and clerk in
your grocery"