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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05
Without Relief.

I tried Ayers Cherry Pectoral. II
effected a speedy cure--G. Stoveall,
NJ. D., Carrollton, Miss.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is decidedly the
best remedy, within my knowledge, for
chronic Bronchitis, and all lung diseases.
= NJ. A. Rast, ". d., South Paris, Me.
/ was attacked, last winter, with a
severe Cold, which grew worse and
settled on my Lungs. By night sweats
I was reduced almost TO q skeleton My
Cough was incessant, and frequently
spit blood. My physician told me TO
give up business, or 1 would not live a
month. After taking various remedies
,r-ifl.,,rf r..lis.f L rms firtnllr
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05

Ague cannot be permanently cured
until the system has been thoroughly
eleansed of all morbid matter. Qui-
nine and other febrifuges will check II
temporarily, but it is sure to return
unless the system has been cleansed.
For this purpose there is nothing bet
ter than st. Pntrick's Pills. They not
only physic, but thoroughly cleanse
the entire system and will, in most
cases, prevent ague and like malarial
diseases If used as soon as the first
symptoms appear. Sold by NJ. A.
Miller
Harneas and sndlles ~ Thnn,nsnn 4.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05

Call on a. r. Cyrus & Co., agents
for J. II. Settlemier's nursery, for all
kinds of fruit and ornamental trees.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05
NOTICE.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT WILL
" not be responsible for any debts contracted
by my son. ,. G. Findley. W. r. FINDLEY.
October 9, ISSs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05
LETTER LIST:

Following is the list of letters re-
manning in the postoffice at Lebanon,
Linn county, Or, Sept. 80, 1888:
Bowers, Mr. John Henderson,, Mr. Loren, ?
Bower G Maclean Evan G
Bower. MrsJG Martin, Miss Elsie
liedell, Frank Ruble, Miss Arizona
Craft, Mrs Cluricn 4 Rinker, Mrs e II
FRAZIER. f c Vaughn Mr. james
Fl or. Mrs Mary Vaughn J A
Boyle, NrJ Nnndrfy, James
Persons calling for these letters will
please say i'advertised.n
J. III. p. HOPE P. M.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05
Notice.

Notice.
All persons knowing themselves
owing US will please make arrange
ments to settle, as we need the money
in our business. Yours truly,
ANDREws & HAcKLEAfAN.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05
Cured BY Using

two bottles of Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
am now in perfect health, and able TO
resume business. after having been pro-
nounced incurable with Consumption
S. P. Henderson, Sanlsburgh, Penn
For years I was in n decline. had
weak lungs, and suffered from Bron-
ehitis and Catarrh. Ayers Cherry Pee
toral restored me 70 health, and have
been for long time comparatively Wig
orous. In ease of q sudden cold always
resort to the Peetoral, and find speedy
relief Edward E Curtis, Rutland, Vt.
Two years ago I suffered from severe
Bronchitis. The physician attending
me became fearful that the disease would
terminate in Pneumonia. After trying
various medicines, without benefit, he
prescribed Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
which relieved me at once. 1 continued
TO take this medicine, and was cured.
= Ernest Cotton, Logansport, Ind. IT
Ayers Cherry PeCt0ral,
Prepared by Dr.. j. Z. aver s 70, Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, IS.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-05

Harness and saddles at Thompson &
Overman's. Albany.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

docs anybody ever get rich dealing on
a margin?" Mr.. Dunn was asked.
II have never yet seen such an indi-
vidual; they all go broke"
Then should think the business
would die out.
Business is not as it used to be, but
there are always pigeons to be plucked.
Watch any prominent brokers' Office for
a year and you will see a complete change
in the people who frequent it. One crowd
gets cleaned out and another crowd takes
its place."
"Who are the victims?"
''They come from every walk of life,
but the brokers' best customers are mer-
chants and business men who begin by
risking little money that they can spare
without hurting them. A few stop when
they have lost their little surplus, but
most of them stick to the game until they
are cleaned out and in the hands of tho
sheriff or assgnees. Those who escaLs
ruin are those whose first loss is th-:f
last; who stop before the passion bec.c.--la,s
their master. - Philadelphia Times.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21
Shoes Of a Human Skin.

During a visit to South Carolina,
some 10 years ago l had an occasion
to spend a night in the country and
accepted the hospitality of an old far
mer, who was formerly country doc
tor, and from the looks of his sur
rounding had seen better days. After
good substantial supper, we lighted
our pipes to while away the tedium of
a long winters eve. When converse
ton grew slack, the doctor turned to
me and said, "Did you ever see pair
of shoes made of human skin p No |
had never. well, look, here is a
pair, or rather part of pair, for ne
had given one 20 a friend. With this
he handed nice, soft slipper, some
what the worse for wear, but a slipper
that any one would take for the most
delicate goat skin. Its color was of
a dark yellow and the grain of the
leather was exceptionally fine and
felt to the touch like the Chamois
skins we see in the drug stores.
In explanation the doctor told me
that years ago, even before the civil
war, young Negro had been hung
near his residence for rape, and he, as
attending physician, was given the
body; he carried it to his dissecting
room, skinned it, tanned the hide, and
had pair of shoes made of it which
he wore for long time. What his feel
ings were while shod in the skin of a
fellow creature, l never asked him,
neither did l ask him what he did
with the lard and chitlins of the poor
fellow. x
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

Expecting a long trip, we had taken
food and water for three days. We had
chicken, corned beef, beans, bread, crack
ers, hard tack, salmon, Holsters, pickles,
salt, vinegar, mixed nuts, oranges and
bananas. So you see that we were not
likely to starve, had we gone, as we
thought we might, into the deep wilds Of
Michigan OF Canada. We also had hooks
and lines for fish, and keen AK, to aid
us in the woods, or wherewith to chop
our way out of the wreck had we been
cast away on one of the great lakes. And
we had an electric light for use at night.
Our plans had been well laid; and had
not Moore been hurt, or had not the bal
loon been torn at the start, our voyage
would perhaps have been more to our
liking.
A few final details may interest you.
The last and first sound to reach us,
while we were above mile high, was
the sharp shrek of a locomotive.
saw one express train as we scared above
its tiny track; and it looked like mere
toy train few inches long which did not
seem to move faster than a snail. Yet
we knew that it was on its way with all
its usual speed, thirty miles an hour, at
least.
During our voyage we ate and drank
Just as wemight have done at a picnic.
Truly, we lived ''high." A luncheon
above the clouds was to me very novel
affair. threw over the peel of an or
ange. Down, straight down it shot, a
flash of gold in the sun, 100 feet, 1000
feet, mile. Long before it struck the
earth it had gone out of sight. But be-
fore it disappeared it came to a point
where it seemed to stand still in midair
ST. Nicholas.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21
W. HI. HOuser.

l think when a man does a thing
that is worthy of note, that he should
be commended, and when, as in this
case, he is cOlOred man, it becomes
a pleasure. If was speaking of beau
ty, l would not mention this gentle
mans name, but, as | want to speak
of contractor of some magnitude, |
must say as a builder of factories Mr..
HOuser stands head of his profession.
He has recently built one of the finest
cotton factories in Western North Ca
rOlina, the Henrietta at Rutherford
ton. He also built one at Concord,
one at High Point, one at Mt. Holly,
and several Others-nine in all, and is
still hungry for more factories. Such
men as he are doing more to work out
the negro problem than all the negro
politicians in the State.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21
soldlers and Newspapers.

ssWe have grown SO accustomed to
newspapers, - said an old soldier, that
those of us living in cities fail to appre-
ciate how necessary they are to our COM
fort and contentment of mind. Now, l
was in the Confederate army, and during
our long campaignsin the south we rarely
heard from home. A newspaper-an
we saw few of them--was as welcome as
square meal to starving man. AT the
battle of Chicamauga detachment of
Federals were posted behind Lee & Cor
don's mills, ON the banks of the Chick
amauga river, opposite us. Our division
was ordered to charge them. We plunged
into the water and started for the enemy.
THE Yankees, however, caught us in
shrewd trap. They cut down the dam
Just as we were in the middle of the
stream, and a torrent of water came
down upon us. 1t came up to our waists
and nearly swept us off our feet. We
had to hold our guns above our heads in
order to keep them dry, and you know
that wading through deep water is slow
work. The enemy, in the meantime,
were firing upon us, but we managed to
plunge through the water and reach the
bank Just as climbed up l saw lying
upon the ground a copy Of Kentucky
paper. 1t was only two days old and
entirely unsoiled. 1 stopped down in the
middle of the charge. under the hottest
kind of fire, and folding up that paper
put in my pocket. We drove the
Yankees out of the mills, and after the
battle was over, sat down and read the
paper, advertisements and all, with the
most intense pleasure. 1t passed from
one soldier to another, and they read it
until it was SO badly worn that the letters
could no longer be decipilvloa. Chicago
LEDGER.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

trouble is, the amount of this worlds
goods it takes to satisfy us. Jay
Gould owns millions, and is still NOT
satisfied, while big. ginger-cake will
make John Sossamon perfectly happy,
because he is satisfied.
I remember when / was a boy, a
family Of poor white people moved
into our ncighborhood. OF all the
poor people ever saw | think they
were the poorest. The furniture con-
sisted of long wooden stool, and a
bed-tick full of straw, and sheet to
cover them whit being very cold
weather-the old man slept with his
breeches on. But he was game
Every morning he would sally out to
cut wood for the village. After
awhile noticed he began to walk
proud, and l thought that he seemed
to be putting on airs. As he and his
wife came to see us frequently, l was
anxious to find out what caused this
great change in him. One day |
found out.
He came over to see us one day
just a stepping. "Well, Mrs. c., I"
said he, ri am just tired out, tired
out" "Indeed," said mother, "what
have you been doing to make you SO
tired?" "Well, Mrs. c., I have
been rendering out lard till 1 am
dinged well nigh wore OUT "You
must have rendered out a great deal. "
Eyes, mann, we've got a plenty, a
plenty" Elbow much did you make p
asked mother. "Well, Mrs. c." said
he, with pride on his face, .'We made
blamed nearly a saucer full x
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21
CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
QUE CHURCHES.

St Michaels P. E.) Church, Mint st.
Services at 10 Il. m. and S D. m. Sunday
school at 4p.m. Rev. p. T. ALsToN, pastor.
NJ. L. Church, Graham Street Services at
D. m. aud p. m. Sunday school at 10 a.
m. Rev. L. NJ. Collett pastor
First Baptist Church, South Church st.
Services at II a. m, 3p. m. and sp. m. Sun
dav-school at p. IN. Rev. A. A. Powell,
pastor.
Ebenezer Baptist Church, East Second st.
Services at II a. M, 5 p. IN. aud s p. m. Sun
day-school at | p. m. Rev. Y. Haughton,
pastor.
Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh and
College SITS. Services at 3p m. aud 8 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Rev. r. p. Wyche'
pastor.
Clinton Chapel, CA. NJ. E. ~ Mint st. Ser
vices at II a. m, 3 p IN. and s p. M. Sunday
school at p. m. Rev NJ. Slade, pastor.
Little Rock, ca. NJ. E. z. L ST. Services
at II a. m, 3 p. M. and s p. m Rev. VIM.
johnson, pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

very excellent showing, and instead
Ofenvying Bethel this, We would love
to grant it all, true or untrue, and
bring about spirit of friendly rivalry.
just what non-Ofiieial church paper
is We don't know, but the Outlook and
the BWlIetia are put down on the list.
We see therefore that Bethel has
two organs in this State, yet Zion
claims to have the largest membership
of any cOlOred Methodist church in
the State. We are a member of Zion
church and this paper is not claimed
as a nOn-Oficial church organ, yet we
think it would help our church if, in
the northern. eastern, southern, and
western States We had organs, like
Bethel and other churches, to work
for the good of our church and people,
The Star is in North Carolina, and the
Carolina conferences are welded to
the Star. but are its wings broad
enough to justify the General Confer
ence to discourage the establishing of
other organs hundreds of miles away.
We think not. Local papers are
needed among our people to make
readers of them. Our people will read
and local papers suit them better,
whether of their own or some other
church. We venture the assertion
that the circulation of the Star Of
Zion increases faster where other
papers are read most. In this city,
Fayetteville and other places the Star
has grown in circulation since this
paper was started. Bethel with its
half dozen newspapers must reach ff-
teen thousand readers weekly. Can
Zion do that with one central organ ?
1t is not for the good of paper or a
particular individual that we should
work. but the reading public. If we
can reach fifteen or twenty thousand
of our people by means of half dozen
papers in different parts of the country
is it not far better than putting all
our efforts on one organ to reach
only few hundreds We would not say
a word we thought would injure The
ISGr, but on the contrary, we think to
consolidate the Book Concern and the
newspaper Office and encourage the
establishing of other papers in the
different sections would work to the
good of all concerned. Give us
more papers and We will have more
readers, Zion must grow and she
must grow in the intellectual and
literary fields.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

''Well, mamma, isn't it funny how
people turn into other things?"
''But people don't turn into Other
things, my dear; those are only stories,
You know, i'll Alice in Wonderland.
YES; but. mamma, they do turn into
other things Little girls turn into mann
mas, and mammas turn into grandmas. :"
''That is true.
"And boys turn into papas, and papas
turn into grandpas.
80 they do"
So it seems that there is such a thing as
metamorphosis in this world. after all, if
one only looks at it from the right point
of view. Evidently we do not get half
the picturesque things out Of existence
that we might if we took The childlike
view of things. Boston Transcript.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

A case Of "honor among thieves: A
friend sleeps serenely in the silent guar
dianship Of burning bulls eye lantern.
1t figures in his self centered philosophy
as an infallible preventive Of burglars.
81 set it on the floor, near the dresser,
and opposite my bedroom door, y he ex-
plains. 'Should real burglar stray in,
he will think that he is late, and at once
retire from a domain in which he fancies
he has been forestalled by a fellow cracks
man. New York Times.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

In last weeks Bulletin we find an
article from Rev. C. II. Smith, in
which he says the A. NJ +. Church is
doing more than all the other colOrcd
religious organizations combined to de-
velop and foster literary spirit
among the people. He also names
seven institutions of learning and sew
en- official and FIVE nOn-Ofheial publ
cations in that Church. This is a
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21
How Times Change.

Years ago. when the Air Line Rail-
road was being built from here to At
lanta, Tom Hunter and two other
cOlOred stone cutters, applied to one
of the contractors for a job to cut
stone. The contractor knew Tom,
and hired him at Once-also his two
cOmpaniOns-at three dollars a day /;
but. 10, when they were put to work
all the white stone cutters struck,
saying they would not work with mig
gers. and the contractor was obliged
to discharge his cOlOred hands, but
gave them work on ledge at 81 40
a day. With time came changes of
fortune. Tom worked hard. and to-
day is the owner Of his own quarry,
and works a large number Of hands,
and supplies Charlotte with all her
eurbing stones. But how about those
white stone cutters Bad luck has
followed some of them, and many
have come to this same niger" and
begged work in his quarry, and out of
the kindness Of his heart, he has en-
ployed them. The bottom rail may
no, have gotten on top in this case.
but it wiggled around wonderfully.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21
GOins-sanders.

A beautiful and neat card reaches
us this week inviting us to witness
the marriage of Miss Nettie A. Sand
ers of Chester. S. G, to Mr.. W. c.
Coins, on the 10th inst. engagements
in the east will prevent our attending.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21
LOCAL

Bishop Lomax has gone back on
his work South.
DR.. j. G. Price passed through the
city last Saturday to lecture in Charles
ton.
We learn that Mr.. Mel. Carter is
recovering from long and severe
spell.
We'gather no good tidings from
Little Rock. The doors are still
shut.
Please settle up what you owe for
this paper. We need and must have
money.
President Price told us last week
that the roll showed 1872 students at
Livingstone College.
Mr.. Ed. johnson passed through
on Wednesday morning with party
bound for California.
The snow that fell on Monday night
left us on Wednesday, but it was
rough while it stayed.
Mr.. II. B. Kennedy is now prepar-
ed to furnish wood to the public in
any part of the city in small quanti-
ties.
We publish "reminiscences and notes
from good friend who signs
They are solid facts and should be
read by all.
Some folks are actually mad at us
because we stop sending them our pa
per without the money in advance.
Friend, that is our rule
The present week has been a hard
one on poor people. How much bet
ter if all had provided wood in the
summer while it was cheap.
Mrs. Ella Jones, formerly of this
city, returned to her home in Column
bia last Saturday, after spending three
weeks with her mother in this city.
Mr.. c. A. Rideout, the only col
ored railroad transportation agent in
the South, has been at Goodies hotel
several days.
The mayor is giving away wood to
the needy poor of the city. Charita-
BILE societies are asked to send in
names of the deserving poor.
War clouds are growing darker in
Europe every day. 1t seems that
Russia and Austria will have to fight
it out before their troubles are ended.
Mr.. Jarvis has resigned his position
as minister to Brazil and comes home
to take Mr.. Ransom's place in the
Senate-if he can get there.
Campaign work is now going on
lively in some quarters. We look
for big things this year and it is time
that township and county organization
had begun.
Concord has another paper, called
the Gandard. 1t is published by old
experienced newspaper men, for Sl.2o
year. How they can do it, we can t
see but it is their paper. Ours is
worth more to US and our readers
Cross and his partner ought to know
better
The Black Diamond Quartettc of
Raleigh gave three entertainments IN
the city this week II is the lest we
ever heard The voices are all good,
well trained and they sing first class
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

A city girl recently went to visit her
grandfather in the country. She is fond
of milk, but refused 20 drink any while
there. Her mother asked why she would
not drink the milk. She answered:
ii know where grandpa gets it. !
saw him getting it. Our Dumb Ami
mails.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

~ If your paper has blue
- cross mark, it will be stopped
till you pay up. We cannot continue
to send it to you without some money.
Please pay up and let us continue it
to you.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-21

The most ancient agricultural society
in the United States was organized in
South Carolina. twas founded in 1854.
and is therefore 103 years old.