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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
FORTUNES IN PATENTS.

Inventors Who Made Mankind Pay Liber-
ally for Their Ingenuity.
The English Commissioner of Pat
ents estimates .sthat from six to seven
eighths Of the entire manufacturing
capital OF the United States, or $500.
900, 900. is directly or Indirectly based
upon patents" A calculation of the
same kind in England reveals a still
more surprising result. the capital in
vested being enormous. 1t has been
computed that Siemers' inventions
have produced more than 95. .00o. 900.
and have Indirectly benefited the poor
of the country largely by creating
new industry on by reviving tagging
ones.
There is, says an eminent author
ity, scarcely an article of human
convenience or necessity in the market
to-day that has not been the subject of
patent in whole or in part. The sale
Of every such article yields the in
ventor profit. If we purchase box of
paper collars portion of the price
goes to the inventor; if we buy a sew
ing machine the chances are that we
pay a royalty to as many as dozen or
fifteen inventors at once"
Lord Brougham often said that he
would gladly have exchanged his hon
ors and emoluments for the profits and
renown of the inventor of the peram-
bulator or sewing machine.
Howe. the originator of this inven-
ton, derived the princely fortune Of
100000 year from it, and from their
mechanical Improvements the cele-
brated Wheeler & Wilson are reputed
to have divided for many years an in
come of $1,000. 900. while the author
of the Singer sewing machine left at
his decease nearly SO, 900, 900. More
money" says well-known writer.
''has been and always can be. made
out of patented inventions than any
other investment or occupation. The
telephone, the planning machine and
the rubber patents, realized many
millions, while the simple idea of
heating the blast in iron smelling in
creased the wealth of the world by
hundreds of millions.
The patent for making the lower end
of candles taper instead of parallel. so
as to more easily fit the socket. made
the present enormous business of a
well-known firm of London chambers
The s.drive well'' was the idea of
Colonel Green, whose troops during
the war were in want of water He
conceived the notion of driving a two
inch tube into the ground until water
was reached, and then attached a
pump.
A large fortune was realized by the
inventor who patented the idea of
making umbrellas out of alpaca in
stead of gingham, and the patentee
of the improved paragon frame
Samuel Foxy lately left by viii $3.50,
900 out Of the profits OF his invention.
The weaving. dyeing, lace and ribbon
trades originated and depend for their
existence upon ingenious machinery,
the result of an infinity of inventive
efforts. Carpet beating, from being
an untold nuisance, has become a
lucrative trade through the same in
ventive genius and mechanical con-
trivanee. Even natural curiosity has
been turned to account in the number
OF automatic boxes for the sale of
goods of all kinds, and fabulous divi-
dends have been paid by the public
companies owning the patents.-Gal-
s.esf073 (T,er \ Ne7rS
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
HOLIDAY BELLS NOW RINGING.

No church or schoolhouse is COM
plete without a good bell We learn
that Mr.. q. T. Wright, of Portland,
has just received another full carload
of bells, at sizes from 40 to 1,200
pounds. He is now selling much
cheaper than formerly, owing to the
fact Of his buying in large quantities.
He is the only dealer on the coast
shipping in car lots. Is always willing
to give reasonable time to churches or
schools not able to pay all cash.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
A FAcr 10 BE REMEMnERrp.

DO not be deceived By misrepressnta
tions. Ask our druegi-t for ALLCocR's
PoRoUs PLAsTERs and let 70 explanation
or solicitation induce you TO accept sub
stitute. ALLcoCR's PLAsrRRs are a purely
vegetable preparation, the formula of
which is known oniy to the manufacturers
Their valuable curative powers are due to
the employm mt of the highest medical
and chemical skill. They at safely
prompt y, and effectually. Over It0p,t 90
persons have been cured by AILCoCK ;
Porous PLASTERs
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
WHICH WAS ITe BAcoN OR SHAKES
PEARE

The authorship OF the dramatic productions
'itrtbuted 70 the last OF the above named Is agi-
ting literary circles TO the very centre, but ar.
y lious question, how TO REGAIN or preserve
y ai,h, that essential of bodily and mental ac-
~ ty, business success and the pursuit OF hap
pil ss. we can throw far more light on this
lattt subject than. the most profound Shakes-
psaT4+u can or the question first propounded
II the system Is depleted, the nerves sIaky; II
indigestion or constipation bothcrs one at times
or constantly; II the skin Is yellow, and the
tongue furred as In biliousuess; II there are
prcm0nitary twinges of oncoming rheumatism
or ncuulgiai II the kidneys are inactiye-use
Hostcttcrs Stomach Bitters, the finest recuper-
ant uf an age prolific in beneficial and success
tul remedies. Remember, If malaria threatens
or ntniets that IL neutraiizcs the poison and
fortifes the system
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

She Cblushingly1-why DO you say my
teeth are like pearls'
lIe tgallantlyl Because they are. can't
compare them with anything else.
She tsiniling)-You arc natterer, I'm
afraid, George.
He tsra1elyl-Flattereri no only speak
the plain and simple truth
She-And they are really like pearlsl
He temphaticallyl-Thc nre.
She with an arch glancel-Do you know
what your reference to pearls reminds me OF,
George'
He-I can't say. What does it remind
you Of
She-Oysters. Boston Courier.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

A New Orleans lady sent half a
dozen designs to one OF the big cotton
print mills at Fall River for approval,
and some weeks later they were sent
back to her refused. Shortly after
ward she saw the identical designs on
some calico just received IN New Or
looms from the mill, and wrote an in
dignant letter to the mill owners, 6e-
manding an explanation. In retu n
she received handsome check for b, +
work.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

AS to the value Of the work per-
formed in India by the first Protestant
missionaries-Carey, Ward and Marsh
mana native Hindu paper says:
. They created a prose vernacular lit
erature for Bengal, they established
the modern method Of popular educa-
lion, they gave the first grand impulse
90 the native press, they set up the
first steam engine in India, and in ten
years they translated and printed the
Bible, or parts thereof, in thirty-one
languages"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

Persons should never ravel without
box of BRANDREFH's Pills. \ few
doses taken before going on ship will pre-
vent sea sickness, and one pill every night
on ship-board will eounteract the costive
action of the seaair. When sick, troubled
with pains, colds, or dizziness. or having
rheumatism take from three to five Pills,
and IL they do not operate in an hour or
50 take three four more.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

Some OF the greatest men that ever lived were
Of small stature aud insignificant appearance.
The reader viii rendily recall many Instances
Very small are Or. Pierces Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, but they are far more effective than the
huge old-fashioned pills which are so difficult 10
swallow and go harsh In their action. The pei
lets are gentle aud never cause constitution
For liver, stomach and bowel arrangements they
have no equal
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

II Is significant fart that most 81 the women
who have achieved fame in art literature or
affairs have enjoyed vigorous health This
shows that the mind is never capable Of the
severe ard cpnunued application necessary to
creative work. unless the body = at its best The
woman who asrires "a I'll an exalted place
among her associates, must be free from ncry-
Ous debility and female weaknesses Dr. Picrcc's
Fayuriie Prescription viii hauish these aud it is
warranted 20 restore those functional harinonies
which arr indispensable - heaith. As q specific
for all those chronic weaknesses and ailments
peculiar 20 women, Il Is unequaieG
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

John" she said, as she toyed with
one of his coat buttons, this is leap
year, isn't it?''
Yes, Mamie," he answered, as he
looked fondly down on her golden
head, that was piilowed his manly
BOSOM.
This is the year when the propos-
ing is done by the young ladies?"
Yes"
Il hope you don't expect me to pro-
pose to - .?''
why, Mamie, dear, ! never gave
the matter thought-I-er-to--to
tell the truth, I've only known you for
that is to say"
I'm glad you didn't expect me to
propose. I'm not that kind, | hope.
No, John, dearest, couldn't be so i'm
modest. l am going to let you do the
proposing yourself in the old-fashioned
way. The old-fashioned way is good
enough for me-
And the gentle maiden gave her
lover beaming smile, and yet the
youth rejoiced that he had found such
treasure of modesty.- Pittsburgh Post.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

Women have tried to run restaurant
in New York for women time out of mind,
but usuSlly made failure. Customers
declare stinginess, absurd rules and gen
eral mismanagen1ent as tho reason5.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
AN INDIAN BURNING.
A Curious Custom StnI in Vogue Among
the Ancient Concows.

A Curious Custom StiII in Vogue Among
the Ancient Concows.
Every autumn If they are allowed 10
do so, the Concows have a burning
or burnt Offering TO their dead. They
erect brush house in their graveyard,
and upon a night selected by the
medicine men all repair thither
laden with baskets, beads, pinola and
acorn soup. The baskets and beads
are hung on poles. the pinola and
soup are set at the bottom in the big
baskets. that are fashioned so closely
as to hold water. Again we see what
they have gained from the white man.
After She white people, who come to
see the burning have bought the
finest and the best of the baskets, the
rest are thrown into the large fire in
front of the brush house and each one
seeks the graves of his dead relations
and there they sit and cry till morning.
The noise can be heard for miles distant.
The half-breeds or younger ones gen
orally spend their time In gambling.
This is carried on either with cards or
by means of the grass game, which is
thus played: Two or four men,
selected by some one, seat them
selves on the ground where the grass
is long. or, IL the game is carried on in
the -swedt-house, they pull a quantity
of the grass and lay it in piles in
front OF them. Then one side-having
decided by lot which-begins. Taking
four small sticks in his han s-two in
each-he sings a monotonous cant,
the words OF which have little or no
meaning, in the meantime rapidly
changing the sticks from one hand to
the other, rubbing his hands together.
snatching up handfuls of grass. some
times burying hands in the grass, then
tossing a small bundle of it over his
head, and going through all sorts Of
maneuvers to conceal the change of
the sticks or deer bones. One of them
is peculiarly marked. ard the game is
to guess in which ka.rd It is held. At
a given signal from the opposing side,
the motions are stopped and the guess
is made, and the player loses or wins
the pile of beads or money in the CEN
ter, as the case may be. To an Indian
there is nothing more exciting than a
good grass game, y and they will play
for days at a time, hardly stopping to
eat or drink. and their legend of the
game tells that in olden time men
played for men, a chief betting his
men and finally himself, till all were
lost or became captive to the enemy,
till Un Koi-to (the Savior) came and
won all men back and gave them to
themselves again to be free, and then
left with them a message to ''love one
another and look for his coming
again Francisco Alta.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

BRANDRETH's PHLs are the best medi-
cine known.
First-They are purely vegetable, in fact
a medicated food
SecOHd-The same dose always pro luces
the same effect,-other purg9tives require
increased doses and finally cease acting.
Third They purify the blood.
E0Urth-They invigorate the digestion
and 'leanse the stomach and bowel.
Firth They stimulate the liver and
carry off yitiated bile and other depraved
secretions.
The first two or three doses tell the
story. The skin becomes clear. the eve
bright; the mind active; digestion is re
stored; costiVeness cured; the animal
vigor is recruited and all decay arrested.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

Ise after each meal scott'- EuluIsion
Win HyPophospaites. i Is as palaiahlc as
mix, and easily digesfed, The upidity with
which delicate people improve With its use is
wonderful. Use il and tly your weight As a
remedy for Consumption, Throat affections and
Brunch.ts 4 Is uueqra3ed. Please read. ~ used
SCOTS Emulsion in child eight months old
with good results. He gained four pounds in y
very short tlme- --IMo. EEIN. u. %. Alahnna
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

news item says that a muic in Colusa
county, Cal. twas struck By lightning and
paralyzed but recovered after twenty-four
hours and was as frissy as ever Il is not
stated what becane Of the lightning but it is
inferred that it is still lingering in u hospital
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

Mrs. Ritgway. Of smiths Cash store, as Front
81, : F., al, VIII buy Christmas Gifts suitable
for your children, your wife, your husband. your
brother, your friend, your sister or some other
mans sister or brother SON are interested in
Give particulars; do not delay.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

in vogue during their respective
seasons. so that it must BE dospondont
nature indeed that would find life at
Vasssir dull. -Iondoa Homag'S World.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
Z tOh MOS LOI-
There Is a place no love can reach,
There is time no voice can teach,
There Is a chain no power can break


sooner later that time win arrive, that place
VIII wait for your coming, that chain must bind
You IN helpless death, that sleep n ist fall on
your senses But thousands every wear go un-
timely 10 their fate, and thousands more
lengthen ont their days hy heedful, timely care.
For the failing strength. the weakening organs,
the wasting blood, Or. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery Is a wonderful restorative and n pro-
longer Of strength and life. II purffcs the blood
and iuyigOGates the system. thereby fortifying 10
against disease. OF druggists
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

A Sunday-school boy was asked by
the superintendent if his father was a
Christian. Yes, sir," he replied;
''but he's not working at it much. ~
N. Y. World.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

The man who SAYS he viii welcome death as a
release from life made lip Of sorrow generally
sends for four doctors when be has the collie.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
now ro GAIN ELEsn AND sTRENGIH

True friends VISIT Us IN prosperity only VIXEN
invitation
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
GEEAI nTTIE ,IEN

People don't grow famous in n hurry, and IT
takes a deal OF hard work even TO earn your
bread and butter
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
THE CnNINION InT.

Self-possession in woman Is well enough foi
awhile, II she don't keep II too long.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

II is generally tire idle who complains they
they wish
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

White Elephant of Siam, Lion of Eng
land, Dragon of China, Cross Of Switzer,
land, Banner of Persia, Crescent of Egypt
Double Eagle of Russia. Star of Chilli, The
Circle of Japan, Harp of Erin.
To get these buy box of the genuine
DIR. c. MCUANES CELEBRATED LIVER
PILLS, price % cents, and mail us the out
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written. and cents in stamps. We win
then mail you the above list with an ele-
giant package of Geographic and chro.
matte cards.
FIEMING Bros. PIrrsRuRG. PA.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
NEVER TRAVEL WITHOUT THEM.

II we are ever IL dgRbt shat 10 dc. II Is a good
rule 20 ask ourselves Nllat Xe shall wish az, the
morrow that We had done
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
Then he has written a line. saw:
he starts down the alphabet hunting 70,

rhyme, getting ''buyeth, ''crieth, !"
''dieth," ''lieth, F" s'sigheth, . .'tieth, y
"uyeth," ''vieth," and so on, out OF
which of course 1t is the easiest possible
thing to get the line
The oak tree, thick 1eaved ambrosial sigheth,
when the proper time comes to introduce
that verse into the poem. Usually Lord
Tennyson conceals the art by wllich he
gets to his rhymes by putting the manu-
factured line first and letting the second
one carry the real burden of the thought,
as any one who viii read "Locksley
Hall" critically viii see.-Henry Dees in
Chicago News.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

Poetry is a more mechanical art than
most people believe. Fred Latham, who
Is cousin Of Lord Tennyson. has told
me than when the laureate Is writing
poem he constructs a rhyming dictionary
Of his own, thus: A, b, c, d, 9, +, g, h, /,
], k, |, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, II, v, W, X,
w.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

TRv GERMEA for oreaISfast.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

COughS. Colds and sore Throat
quickly relieved by BrOgR's Broaciidi TrucheS
- cents Il box.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-28
o<Waco. Curiosity .Shop.%
worI, of Insect Undertakes.

Nearly every ono is familiar with
the burying beetle, and many have,
perhaps, watched its operations. No
ticing that dead moles and other small
animals laid on the loose ground soon
disappeared, Professor Gleditsch con-
cluded to investigate tho cause Ac-
cordingly, he placed mole in tho
garden, and on tho morning of tho
third day found it buried some three
inches below tho surface Though
wondering why this service was per-
formed for the dead mole, yet, as ho
saw only four beetles under the car
cass, he rcburicd it and in six days
found it ovcirun with maggots. II
was not until then that tho thought
struck him that these maggots were
the offspring of the beetles he had seen,
and that they performed tho burial
rites in order to provide place to de-
post their eggs, where tho newly
Matched young might have food for
their nourishment.
Continuing his observations, Mr..
Glcditsch placed four of these beetles
under Il glass case, with two dead
frogs. One pair buried the first frog
in twelve hours, and on the third day
the second one was similarly disposed
of. Tho professor then gave them
dead linnot, and n pair Of tho beetles set
to work to bury it. They pushed out
tho dirt from beneath the body; then
tho male drove the female away and
worked alone for about five hours,
turning the linnet around in a moro
convenient position, and occasionally
mounting the body to tread it down.
After resting for an hour it proceeded
as before, alternately cXcavating and
pulling the bird from below, and then
treading it down from above. 1t was
, buried by tho end of the third day.
In fifty days tho four beetles had
buried four frogs, three small birds,
two fishes, ono mole, two grasshop-
pcrs, tho cntrails of n fish and two
morscls of the lungs of an ox.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-28

In reading book so as to retain
knowledge OF its contents, we should
llrst reduce the memory problem to its
lowest terms---wc should minimize as
much IS possible the work to be done,
by describing all that is familiar, all
that we alrsady know. To this end we
should make careful abstract of what
is new to us in each chapter as we pro
cecd, using as few words rs possible,
and those chosen from the text. Max
ing Il clear abstract of q book does
moro good than half q dozen ordinary
pcrusals, as it quickens the intellec-
tual energies by arousing and holding
the attention. In reviewing the sub
jcct, refer to your abstract, not to the
book. When you become expert in
making abstracts, you may gradually
dispense with written ones, as you
find your memory growing stronger
AS to the method of memorizing
these abstracts, the best way to proceed
is cs follows: You first associate or
connect the title of the bool, with tie
title of the first chapter; then the title
of tho chapters to each other; and then
in each chapter tho leading idea or
proposition to tho chapter; the second
leading idea to tho tirst facts and illus
tations to tho principles to which they
belong; and so Gu, to the end of the
book. The number of ideas that should
be selected from each chapter will dc.
pend on tho nature of the subject, the
degree of sequence or relationship be-
tween the parts, and tho completeness
with which it is desired to be remcm-
bercd. When you have finished the
whole book, and wish to test your
knowledge Of its contents, turn to tho
index and SEQ whether you can give q
clear account of all tho subjects Oh
facts referred to therein. j. G. Moifcti
in Tho Writer.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-28
Consul w. w. Lang.

Hon. William w. Lang, consul of
the United States at Hamburg, Ger
many. arrived in Waco yesterday af-
ternoon and is registered at the Paci-
fic hotel. Col. Lang has been sta
toned at Hamburg since his appoint
ment by President Cleveland some
three years ago and previous to that
appointment he had spent several
years abroad in the interest of the
immigration movement. Col. Lang
is a prominent figure in Texas politi.
cal history and was formidable and
popular candidate for the gubernato.
rial nomination when the "Old Al.
calde" was first nominated at Austin
IN 1873. He is in Texas on visit to
his home, which is at Marlin, in Falls
county. 1t has been a number of
years since he was here and he meets
with a cordial greeting from all his old
friends. A News reporter made an
effort to obtain an interview on the
political situation from Col. Lang
this morning but failed to find him in
when he called.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-28

1t is customary to say that wrinkles
como from worrying, but tho truth is
most of them como from laughing.
To know how to laugh is just as i'm.
portant as to know when to do it. II
you laugh with the sides of your face
the skin will work loose in time and
wrinkles will form in exact accord.
anco with what kind of laugh you
have. The man who always wears
smirk will have series of semi-circu.
lar wrinkles covering his cheeks.
When q gambler, who has been &C.
customcd to supprcssing his feelings,
laughs, . deep line forms on each sido
Of his nose and runs TO tho upper
corner of his mouth. In tirno this
limo extends to his chin and assumes
tho shape of q half moon. A cadaver-
Gus person with waxlike skin is very
apt to have two broadly marked
wrinkles, ono running up from tho
jaw and tho other under tho eye.
These meet at right angles at tho
checkbono and lools as though they
formed knot ut tho apex. Tho
scholars wrinkles form on his brow,
while tho scheming politicians come
round his eyes, whero they look for all
tho world like tho spolo5 Of u wheel.
London It'd Bits.