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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
WONDERFUL BLIND MAN.
TFe Works the type Writer aud Keeps N
Intricate Set OF Books.

He Works the Tyne- Writer aud Keeps an
Intricate Set OF Books.
A most remarkable blind man has
been brought to public notice by the
proposed founding of an institution
for the instruction of the sightless
people in this city. His name is Alden
F. Hayes. and he lives at Sewiclxley.
one of the fashionable suburbs of
Pittsburgh. His father was the bril-
liant George Alexander Hayes, who
was killed at the Battle of the Wilder
ness, and for whose widow pension
bill of the same size as Mrs. General
John A. Logun's is now pending in
Congress. Their blind son Alden is
now about thirty-five years of age, and
he carries on an extensive business as
coal merchant. He attends to all the
details himself without particle OF
clerical assistance. He is totally blind,
yet he writes all his own orders by
the typewriter for coal from the mine
operators, takes the car number when
the coal arrives, weighs the coal by
the wagon-load for customers. gives
the drivers properly filled out tickets
or makes out the receipts, receives
money, counts il and makes change,
keeps a set of books, walks to and
from his home without company. and in
fact goes anywhere in Sewickley by
himself and without cane.
He is an accomplished musician. For
eighteen years past he has been or
ganist in the Leetsdale Presbyterian
Church and he still takes every Fri
day afternoon away from his business
to rehearse the music for this church on
Sabbath. He plays the piano with even
more versatility than the organ, and
has haldled the clarionet and other
instruments for the Sewickley brass
band frequently. Mr.. Hayes musical
those of the celebrated blind Tom .
The latter learns by air. Mr.. Hayes
does not, although he has fine ear
for music. He was a natural-born
musician. His technique was pro
1ouneed by critics faultless For ten
years he taught music, and only gave
up the profession when commercial
business pressed him too hard. He
plays selections from all the masters
1 l-4AQLdEts DGGblONGu anu heIUfttS-
| sohn. He could, it is said. after ordi-
nary rehearsal. sit down at the grand
organ of any of the city churches and
without hesitation perform as well as
the regular organist. In learning or
rehearsing selections, the music, time
and expression must be read 70 him
by an assistant He listens to line
at a time, then plays it off. II seldom
need be read TO him a second time.
The blind coal dealer does all his
own correspondence. using the type
writer He is so expert with this ma
chine that few professional type
writer operatives can pass him in
speed. His lingering Is different from
that of most writer's 1t is by the sys-
tematic use of eight fingers that be
knows the exact position of every let
ter's key. Writers who see use only
two, four or six fingers He fits hi.
paper, postal cards, envelopes, etc, tc
the machine perfectly. the lining being
beautiful.-Pf PfttS5tlrq,i (Pa.) Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12


A Glasgow inventor forms a con-
venient fuel by mixing coal dust with
a paste of water, ground-rice waste
and silieate of soda, and then mol ding
into blocks.
That study of the Bible which is
accompanied with devout and pro-
found sense Of its supreme authority as
the Word of God, is the study which
makes the Book divine, a blessing and
a comfort to the soul. No other atti-
tude of mind BELTS the Book. and no
other will bring to the soul this blessing
and comfort.-N. 7. Independent.
An excellent clergyman, possessing
much knowledge of human nature, in
strueted his large family of daughters
in the ordinary practice of music. They
were all observed to be amiable and
happy. A friend inquired if there was
any secret in his mode of education.
He replied: '.When any thing disturbs
Iheir tempers say to them Sing; and
If / hear them speaking against any
person I call them to sing to me; and
they sing away all causes of discomfort
and every disposition to scandal
Such use of this accomplishment
might seem to fit family for the com
pany of angels; young voices around
The domestic altar, breathing sacred
music at morning and evening deyo-
lion, are sweet and touching accom-
paniment. SigoaIr7zey.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
pRunENcE, pRupENcE,

In medication. as in aught else, prudence
Should be our guide. Yet thousands cast it to
the winds. Every new nostrum finds its pat
rons, the medical enpirics of every false school
have tn ir guils. Every change in the Ramut
of humbug Is rung successfully for time at
least the notes being furnished By the eredu-
lous. In happy contrast to the many adver-
tised impostures of the day stands Hostetters
Stomach Bitters. now in its third decade Of
popularity, approved and recommended by
physicians. Endorsed by the press Of many
lands sought and prizsd by invalids every
where. II Is ascertained specific for and
preventive OF maiRrial diseases. chronic fndi-
gesjian. liver complaint and consultation.
checks the growth OF rheumatism and neural
gia IS peerlt IS invigarant and useful diuretic.
Nervous people benefit By IL.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
scotland and Ireland together have 1iI Con
gret,a.icnaI Churches.
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.


When YOU feel a kind of goneness about
the stomach it is sign that your food
does not sit well and that you are about
to have fit of indigestion.
When you begin to feel nervous ana are
unable to sit still comfortably; when your
clothes suddenly seem 20 lose their fit end
become too tight in places the fit OF indi-
gestion is surely upon you.
When this fit of indigestion Is repeated
from day TO day il finally resolves itself
Into dysps psia-
Chronic dyspepsia viii surely make the
happiest life hell upon earth.
Remember that three TO ten of BRAND
RETH-s PILLS will cure the worst ca of
Indigestion or dyspepsia, or both, and
that a regular course of them. say two
every night for " eek or ten days wi ! act
S D eventive of either complaint.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
She Knew Him Well.

Miss Clara Oblushing)-Doyou know,
Ethel, that young Mr.. Sampson pro-
posed to me last night, and / accepted
him?
Miss Ethel Cheartily congratulate
you sincerely, Clara Mr.. Sampson is
a noble young man.
Miss Clara-Do you know him very
well?
Miss Ethel-Oh, yes. It was only a
few months ago that l promised to be a
sister to him.-1EnssL
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

is the source OF much sunshine aud Joy. bright
ening many a dark cloud and tightening many
3 heavy irad-but joys continual abide only IN
q healthy body. The Creator with great Wis
remedies for every i'll of human kind This
marvellous Laboratory reveals its secrets to
man only by long and searching labor Few
men have at aimed greater success than Dr. X
v. Eferce; nor devised for suffering humanity
a gr. ater production than his Golden Medi-
cal Discovery" the unfaiiing remedy for crn-
sumption in its earlier stages. rs well as for
chronic nasal c4tarrh. scrofuia- tumors and all
blood disorders
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

THAT Miss Jones Is a nice-looting girl isn't
sheg~
YES. and she'd be the belle OF the town IL 1t
wasn't for one thing
What's THAR
She has catarrh SO had Il is unpleasant 10 be
near her. She has tried dozen things and
noih hing helps her. am sorry. for / like her
hut that doesn't make IL any less dissgreeable
for one 20 he around her.
Now II she had used Dr. Sage's CatarTh
Remedy, there would have been nothing OF the
kind said. for 1t win cure catarrh every time.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

White Elephant of Siam, Lion of Eng
land, Dragon of China, Cross of Switzer-
land, Banner OF Persia, Crescent of Egypt,
Double Eagle of Rnssia, Star of Chilli, The
Circle of Japan, Harp OF Erin.
To get these buy a box of the genuine
DIR. C.. McLASRs CELEBRATED LIVER
PI1.I.s, price - cents. and mail us the out
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written, and 4 cents in stamps. We will
tsen mail ou the above list with an ele-
giant package of Geographic and chro-
matte cards.
FLEMING Bios, PIIrsBURe, Pa.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

When you talk about woman's con-
stancy, don't quote figures, because
figures prove that two wives elope to
one husband. and that three widows re-
marry to one widower. Seven-tenths
of the broken marriage engagements
are broken by the female side. 1t is
man-cruel, tyrannical mau-who loves
10 stick. and sticks TO see that her
grave is kept green.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
FORMS or sAluTATioNs.
How Persons Greet Each Other In Al
Parts of the world.


How Persons Greet Each Other IN All
Parts of the world.
The most common form of saluta :
tion among the Anglo-Saxons is shak-
ing hands.
Nj fen usually greet women by raising
the hat, but no two men were ever
found who observed the courtesy in the
same manner.
There is no authorized manner for
lady to return mans salute. Novelty
Is what the fair sex seeks, and each
one has her own little way.
Peasants in Spain greet strangers
they meet by generously offering him
one-half the bread he carries. Il is
never accepted without great astonish-
ment to the donnor.
Among the French. and especially
with the Belgians. men think nothing
Of embracing each other in public. A
father and son, or other near relations,
often kiss in public.
The Japanese show respect on meet
ing by bending the knee, though in the
street they only make feint of so do
Ing. This is the general salute, but
there are many others which are re-
quired from interiors on encountering
those of higher positions.
In India the Buddhists salute by low
ering the palm of the right hand and
bringing it up toward the face, at the
same time saying: Ram. ram chair. -
The Mohammedans do the same, but
simply say: .'Salaam.n This is only
done in either case by members of the
c.sme faith. The salutation is always
made. too, with the right hand. to use
the left being considered an insult
The Chinese have regular code of
salutations, eight in number, which
define the proper amount of respect to
be paid to different individuals. The
one which is most familiar to San
Franci scans is that when at the new
ear the Chinaman clasps his hands
together, and, gently bowling, wishes
his friend the compliments of the sea-
son. Two curious greetings which
these people lave among themselves
are those of asking each other: Have
you eaten riee?" and lis your stomach
In good order?"
A stranger coming among the Moors
for the first time would, perhaps, be
astonished and little frightened by
Sc eing one of them riding at full gall
lop toward him. as If he were intend
ing to execute cavalry charge His
fears might. perhaps, be increased
when this horseman. when almost close
to his apparent victim. suddenly refined
up and discharged his pistol over his
head. Recovering from his astonish-
ment. however. he would find that this
is the Moorish way of welcoming a
stranger.
] In Germany, however, the regula-
tions are somewhat more stringent A
/ soldier, ON meeting the Emperor. has
TO stand still, face about, and remain
I with hand raised for from ten to twenty
PAGES before His Majesty approaches to
i the same distance after he has passed.
In Belgium an officer has to do the
same thing for the King. and subaltern:
for Generals, though ten PAGES only
are required for the latter case. Sol
diers carrying any thing so that theii
hands are occupied. salute with theii
eyes-that is. they turn their heads il
the direction OF the person coming anG
going Chicago Netcs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

There is something cruel in the
fate of the Vermont man who spent
several weeks in swamp looking for
a mine of plumbago, and who, while so
engaged caught the lumbago.-M Y
Tribune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

No other term than the above would apply
to the woman who could see her youthful
beauty fading away without pang of regret
MANY a woman becomes pteuaturely old and
haggard because of functional arrangement
What ri y that all snch do rot know that Dr
organs to a normal state. and make them
youthful and beautiful once more For the It's
10 which the daughters of Eve are peculiarly
liable the prescription is sovereign remedy.
1t is the only medicine sold by druggists under
a positive guarantee from the manufacturers,
that il will give satisfaction in every case, OF
money win be returned. See guarantee on
bottle wrapper.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

A Wonderful Food and Medicine,
Known and used by physicians all over the
world szr0tt'@ Emulsion not only gives
flesh and strength by virtue Of its own nutrt-
tiOus properties. but creates appetite for
food that builds mp the wasted body. II have
been using Scolts Emulsion for several years.
and ana pieased with lis action Ms patients
say ID is pleasant and palatahls. and ali grew
Stronger and gain flesh from the use of il l
use IL in ali cases OF Wasting Diseases, and il IS
specially useful for children when nutrient
medication. is needed, As in alarasmus. IT. w.
PIERCE, MID. Knoxville. Ala
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
ITCHING FILES.

SYMPTOMS Moisture; ii te lse itching and singing
most night, by scratching Ii allowed TO con
tinue form which often bleed And ulcer ae.
hetnrnjue very sore. EwAYNEs OINTMKNT stops the
itching and bleeding heals ulcerstion, and in many
cases removes the tumors II is equally ecaco,s -
curing all Skin Diseases. DIR. SWAYNE Sun.
Pruufietnrs, Philadelphia SwAYNEs OnIAFHT cai
be obtained Of druggists Sent by mail for - Cents
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

In any case of seminal weakness, arising
from any cause Dujardin's Life Essence is a
sure cure II acts very quickly. and perma-
nently cures. Two or three bottles have been
often sufficient to cure even cases of long
standing. Price, Sl.50 bottle All druggists.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

lie nad invited ner TO table d' hote
dinner and was nervous about the
claret: '.Miss Clara" he said, ''do
you understand French?" mot a
word" she replied. Waiter he said.
impressively. .'for wine you may bring
a bottle of the rare old Ui1s ordiaadire. +"
N Y Satn
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

in good faith the sister in Sweden
of Swede lying in the Marine Hospit-
al. New York. sent Confederate money
for his return passage. The woman
had been swiudled-
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

W.M. Dye, Of Jesup. Ga, has a hairless COW
He say she sheds off every spring. and take
il cool through the summer.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

JR. FISH. Assayer and Analytical
Chem t, Laboratory, loi First St., Portland.
Or. Analyses made of all substances.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

A Philadelphia occulst declares that the use
of opera glasses strains the optic nerve and in
lures the eyesight.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

A. Cure for sore Throat and
Coughs 4Brotrns BroHchidl TrOches" have
been thoroughly tested, and maintain a good
reputation.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

A club has been formed at Marion, o.. for
the destruction Of English sparrows. A prem
jun of ten cents u dozen is paid for shooting
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

The beginning of hardship is like
the first taste of bitter food: it seems
for a moment unbearable, yet if there
is nothing else to satisfy our hunger,
we take another bite, and lind it possi-
BILE to go on. There is no despair SO
absolute as that which comes with the
first moments of our first great sorrow,
when we have not yet known what it is
to have suffered and be healed, TO have
despaired and TO have recovered hope.
George Eliot.
"A great many of Natures laws are
written so plainly in consequences. that
it seems very odd that so many of us
pass our lives without paying the least
regard to them; too often it is only
when they are written in our very life's
blood that we heed them at all, and
then it is too late. The anxious man
of bcsiness, the fretting, over-solicit-
Gus mother, the worrying houseI1eep-
er, each in his or her way is laying up
a debt against vitality, and becoming
involved in a very serious contest with
nervous force, in which they are sure TO
come off worsted; and for what? Often
for the most ridiculous causes. DEM
crest.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
ANExrRAnRnINARY PuENoNfENoN.

The Queen of Corea is attended by an Amer.
iean lady physician. VINO receives a salary OF
$4,000 year.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
a wonderfnl Food and MedicIne.

Imaginary evils soon become real ones by in
dpIging our reflections on them
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
rNDTGEsTTON or DySPEPsIa.

Is the inability of the stomach TO dissolve the
nutritiye element of the food. In such cases
the foos acts irritant- producing pain and
distress, and If unchecked, leading to consti-
patton and piles. 1t requires usually but slight
treatment to effect perfect cure.
HAMBURG FIGS
Are mild in action. assisting nature and never
failing to effect a complete cure of very bad
cases of dyspepsia, as the Figs at once causes
the stomach and intestines to secret fluids
which are normal in character. Hamburg Figs
are sold at 25 cents box everywhere. Dose,
one Fig.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

place from Utah.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

TRY eERMrA for breakfast.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

In agriculture the scrub in all its forms
should as fsr as passibis, be avoided.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12
THE PaPER TRADE
Recent Discoveries which Bid Fai
Rrxatutfnntye It

Recent Discoveries which Bid Fair to
RexoIutionfze 1t.
1--WE now make about every thing.
from shirt TO car wheel out of paper,
but we are also making paper out OF
nearly every thing said a Yankee
manufacturer.
The most recent invention in our
trade-and it is one which bids fair to
revolutionize it altogether-is the pro
cess Of making paper out Of cotton. II
was recently discovered by gentleman
from Georgia. who has thus opened up
another great industry to the South. for
the hulls of the cotton seed hitherto
considered utterly worthless mere
waste. in fact-are now found to be the
most valuable for the making of paper
pulp.
..The discoverer, after much study,
came to the conclusion that the hulls
could be made into paper pulp. An
analysis of the huh showed that it is
composed Of nine layers, the two upper
ones being black and coarse, while the
remaining seven are Of very fine fibre.
and after being subjected to a certain
chemical process can be blanched a
fieecy white. About FIVE hundred
pounds OF these hulls were sent to a
paper mill for experiment. and the re-
suit was the product of the finest textile
pulp that the chemist had ever seen,
while the paper woven from the pulp
makes a much better and smoother
article than ordinary news print. as
well as a good quality of writing pa
per-
'.Can paper be made cheaper from
this pulp than by the old processp'
The time and cost of reducing the
hulls to pulp is only so per cent. OF
what the present process requires. thus
the price of paper will be reduced about
one-half, while the quality will be much
better. Perhaps / can illustrate the
exact difference in this way: To re
duce poplar wood TO pulp it requires 1z
deg. of baume liquid, with 100 pounds
of steam pressure, and the time con-
I sumed is sixteen hours but with the cot
/ tonseed hulls the time is only eight
1 hours, with one-half the liquid and
| steam pressure.
I'm addition, the cotton stalks can be
used as well for the manufacture oi
/ pulp and by the process stated above
| can be made TO produce good class oi
paper. ~ Y. Telegram.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-12

TOR CLEANSING, PURIFY ING AND
[ beautifyinR the skin of children and infants
and curing torturing. disfiguring itching, scaly
and pimply diseases of the skin, scalp and
blood, with loss of hair. from infancy to old age
the CuTICuRA REMEDIES are infallble.
CuTIoURA, the great Skin Cure, and CUTI
CURA SOAP an exquisite Skin Beautitier. ex-
ternally, and CUTICURA RESoLvENT, the new
skin and blood diseases, from pimples TO
scrof fula.
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, Soc; SOAP.
25c.: REsoLvENT. 81. Prepared by the POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co., BOSTON, MASS.
Send for How to Cure SKIN Diseases.
&c Baby's Skin ppd Scalp preserved and IA
Eg beautified by CUTIcURA Soar. Va
No KIDNEY PAINS, Backache and Weakness
AN#A cured by CUTICURA ANTI-PAIN PLASTER, an
Xeinstantaneous pain-subduing plaster. 25c.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
' YOu 80 rsaa, can You, samla

wYou @aat read, can you, Samr
"Who lsaint readf ] ken read Asa.
books lriyered wild luther. wy, Ihss ~
er book ca big ca dat stump out dnr. ~
ken read dem big circus pictars n u
feol yo'se'f about my raadln', W..s
ter sing you CT little songi Oh ~
finest singer YOU ebcE hearp, an Ill n
fur me da wouldn't hab no ausle !. =
church Nv.l, lemme ace wkut mus, VI
But ilst ehoke out some mo- O. dat ~
water All, II doan jolt or man liza ~.
I.emme see.n
Oh, de ole gray goose gutter CEASE "a A..
hopper,
(Gttin' mos tIme fur Dc coed Lawa Il, =.
An de ole skogey duck tried her bes X, I.
stop her,
CGlIin' mos time fur dc gooi Lawd H.
But De goose kicked dc dues IA -, =
faFly boiler.
tGstsin' mos time fur de good Lawe e, -.
An do gEasshopper laughed till IL alsass.'s
on his collar,
CcelnA' mos tims fur de COED Laxa !.
e0ms."l
avail, OATS CT nuff slnga.' r. :.
SMART or man ter be Se0sni war ~ ~
via or song, Look yass, dis yass -
ssreeF iosin' its taste. IN deak eg -
bSttiooehow. All, taste misaty taF 49,
An add, q, when he had iaishea he ~,
"Nall, l got ter 20 obeF yazAasr o. a -
plan'anoa an wnup eF aisa. He aAanss
mo Ssass time ergo an Use swine seg " !
right back ter him. ] wuz ssrter weaI =
bat Is powerful now. Da1s trsss D. y
90 an GIT outcn my way pse gwlae saas sus
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
At Home. Sweet Homo.

Bunker Cat dinner table)-Strangest
thing happened. my love, to-day. 4
met Charlie Blazer.
Mrs. Bunker-Charlie Blazeri Well,
l never didl Johnny, take your ell
bows off the table. What did he have
to saye More coffeea
Bunker-Half cup. We talked about
old times and-Thomas don't rattle
your fork on your plate. He said
Mrs. b. Name. leave the room II
you can't keep quiet b he living In
Boston yet?
Bunker-No; he moved to-Tom,
see who's at the door. and IL it's a
baggar, tell him no--to Portland, and
he thinks he will
Mrs. B. Mercy on us! Kate, do be
carefHL You nearly put out baby's
eyes with your finger. So glad to
hear it. Did you tell him
Tom--Man with a ton Of coal.
Bunker--Must be mistaken; tell him
to try the next door. l told Charlie
Mrs. B. Excuse me. dear. hear
Mrs. Battles calling me over the back
fence.
Bunker with energy-If | ever try
to tell story again I--(Cbokes him
self On his coffee and subsides).