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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
ANCIENT Mosaics.
Interesting Historical Specimens Repre
senting NEUROLOGICAL Subjects.

snterssting Historical Specimens Repre-
senfing Neurological Subjects.
Mosaic was applied with good effect
by the Romans to portraiture. which,
gained in durability what it lost in
finish. Instances are given of Cara
calla's gladiators and the friends of the
Emperor Commodns. whose portraits
were erected in portieo of his gar.
den- Early in the first century B. C..
mosaic had become necessary part of
official furniture. and Mr. Parry quotes
Suetonius. who tells US how Cesar car
ried mosaic about in his campaigns
that his official pavement might be
always ready. The common adoption
OF mosaic suggested the use of native
materials. Where marbles could not
be obtained stones of various coIors
and clay. baked red or black, were en-
ployed. Frequently. as has been re-
marked before. the composition is so
superior TO the execution that it is inn
possible not to believe that the originals
were the work of able artists. And
thus an additional interest is inparted
to mosaics as preserving some record
OF the composition of ancient pictures
and wall paintings. Interesting as
mosaics are which represent my
theological subjects. those are even
more interesting which illustrate con-
temporary life. .'One of the best
examples of the kind is the great
mosaic of Italica near Seville.' This
represents the interior of a Roman cir
Gus. and bears testimony to the. import
ance of city of which little remains.
though 1t was founded by Scipio
Africanus. and was the birthplace of the
Emperors Trajan. Hadrian and Theo-
dosius. A still finer specimen of
mosaic representing the entire scene
OF the circus is at Lyons. This is fully
described. and is an excellent i.lustra-
ton of the lively interest taken by the
Romans in the games of the circus.
Another favorite subject was taken from
the kingdom of Neptune. There is good
instance of this on the coast Of Spain.
on the floor of the Church of ST. Michael
at Barcelona, where the whole glory
of the ocean kingdom is portrayed in
mosaic. with fishes. nereids. and tri-
tons sporting among the waves. and
indicating the spot once occupied by
temple of Neptune" These subjects
were very popular toward the close of
the first century A D., fact attributed
TO the extension of Roman commerce.
BY sea OF all such designs the palm
IS given by Mr.. Gambler Parry to the
mosaic found at Constantine. described
IN glowing language. which should be
studied. as il contains, among other
nlsmurable expressions, fine eupheln-
lsn xer naked riz.. relieved of III
= ! 7<I'nsenls % dzapefy. 1essss<ins !!
seatses I Esao eiaiaT this privilege @r.g
Reriesc. : ''s = y
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

"A young lady's first question is:
"Is he married?'-Sfoe and Leather
Reporter.
An exchange says base ball um-
pires are but mortal. There are times
when they wish they had wings
1t is surely no wonder that man
who is on bender seldom is able to
walk straight. Detroit Grdphtc.
Il aim to tell the truth. =" Yes"
interrupted an acquaintance, ''but you
are very bad shot. - Chicago Living
Church.
Marshall P. Wilder tells of small
boy walking down country lane with
basket of green apples on his arm,
singing Nearer, My God. to Thee"
Papa, 1 guess there amt any
plumbers in Heaven" said six-year-
old youngster, one rainy day. "Why
not, my son?" "'Cause the sky seems
to leak so easy"
Don't tell a woman that she's a
second hand rib worked over and turn
to Genesis for your authority. It's un-
gallant, and besides, its dangerous
Merchant 7rdCeler.
In hot weather the water in drink
ing fountains is too warm to drink. and
in cold weather it is frozen solid. There
are other thiags in this life which pos
sess equally discouraging foundations.
-"Didn't you say -four had gone
down in pricep" asked Mrs. Snaggs.
Yes" replied her husband. 81 don't
u
nickel for five cent loaf of bread. y
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The man who truly loves his wife
will find a proper place. either up il
the garnet or down in the cellar. in
which to keep his wearing apparel, and
not go crowding her dresses out of the
closets.-N. y. Weekly.
-ADiseretious Young Miss
asked my lady for kiss
When were walking out,
She answered me, the cautious miss:
"You may take one, IL you are sure
There are no odious amateur
Photographers about
N Y, Weekly
There is a clever lad in this towr
who will get his living In this worlt
and no mistake. For playing truan
maternal authority cut of his supper
Casting one fond look at the authoresi
of his being, he paused at the door t.
say: Mother, am going to die, anc
when am no more l wish the doctor
to cut me open and look at my stom
ach." The maternal heart was file,
with awful forebodings and the mater
nal voice asked what he meant %
wish it to be known" he answered
"that | died of starvation. This wa
enough. The small boy retired to hi
little bed gorg"d tn repletion. .--Lo Lo'sdo,
Rnhenridn
Pigs Feet Souse: Cut OF the horn.
| part of the feet and toes, scrape, sing,
and wash thoroughly, place in a KEITH
with plenty of water. bill, skim, pou
off the water. add fresh and boil unit
the bones will pull out easily; do no
bone, but pack in stone jar with sal
and pepper sprinkled between eac!
layer; cover with good vinegar. Whel
wanted for the table take out suffi
ciept quantity, put ii It skillet, adj
~ sST s-Tzur Uu'sE trrFrsE A,nar II naad
I uotto,r,. for breakfF 'Ps. pa..-a Assl' :;
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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAL.

"A collection of butterflies owned
by Herman Stricken, of Reading. Pa.
Is valued at thirteen Thousand dollars
Thomas Anderson, of West Haven
Conn. and his brother. of Flushing, l..
l., are the last of the Mohawk Indians.
Thomas is ninety-six years old and as
vigorous as a much younger man.
"A contemporary of Charles LamL
describes him as having "a face OF
quiyering sweetness. nervous, tremu
lous and SO slight of frame that he
looked only lit for the most placid for
tune"
"A lady stood hanging to the strap
of st. Paul horse ear when work
ingman in the far corner arose and po-
litely offered his said. Il thank YOU. Z"
said she. '.but dislike 10 deprive the
only gentleman in the car of his seat. y
"A song sang by Patti during her
last tour of the West was composed br
the fourteen-year-old daughter of the
State Librarian of Pennsylvania. The
composition was so difficult that the
child was advised te simplify it. but
she refused, and it was sent to the
diva. who sang il with great success.
Mrs Stevenson. wife of the now
famous novelist, is daughter of Jacob
Vandegrift, one of the pioneers of In.
dianapolis, and is remembered in that
city as a petite, pretty brunette. very
bright. All. withal. very fond of good
novel. Her first husband was Samuel
Osborne. depsty clerk of the Supreme
Court
Empress Elizabeth, of Austria. al
ways takes the either with her when-
ever she visits her mother, the Duchess
Ludovica, of Bavaria. who is very fond
OF hearing her daughter perform on
that instrument. The Empress re-
ceived her first instructions in zither-
playing from her father. and subse.
quently took lessons of the first masters
of Vienna.
The negroes of Union Point. Ca,
are under the control of ..voudoor
doctor negro died week ago aud
the coroner found that belladonna had
been used. From what can be learned
the negro women of Union Point are
completely under the control of the
voudoo doctor. while the negro men
are so fearful of being .'tricked" that
they will not divulge any thing.
The late Marshal Pelissier once
struck his aid-tle-carrp in one of those
uncomfortable fits of rage for
which he WAS notorious. The Of
fer took out his pistol, point
fd. It at Pelissier and pressed
"A fortnight's 4. did nes Ep ycE
Pelissier. That will teach you not " u
keep your arms in such bad order. =
The Athens (Ga) BaAner has this
success to reiate in matrimonial ad-
vertising: s.Our readers will remem-
ber that some months since Colonel
Joseph S. Baugh. an Oglethrope bach
elor. advertised for a wife. He was
deluged with letters from all over the
United States. He distributed several
of these letters among his bachelor
friends. At least three weddings will
be the result of the correspondence "
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27

THERE were strikes affecting IA
trades and 1904 establishments and
shops in the State of New York dur
ing the year 1887, according to the
fifth annual report OF the bureau OF
statistics of labor presented to the
legislature by Commissioner Charles
F. Peck. Six hundred and ninety
four of these strikes were successful ;
100 compromised; 8 doubtful; 695
unsuccessful, and % pending at the
time OF the compilation. The loss in
wages to the 5l,731 strikers is esti
mated at $2,O13, ,229 45, and $217,
069 rs was spent by labor organiza
tions in their protection and relief
while the loss to employers is put a
81, ,I0I, $40 20.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27

Progressive observation is the name
of new game which has become pop
ular in Boston The players are hown
a large nurAber of articles of all Kinds
on tray. In about half a minute the
tray is taken away and the personiyho
is most successful in naming the.
cles on the trav scores a point
THE strength of shafts or bars
for bending and twisting
ms, Hs-the cubes of their diameter
"a two-inch shaft is eight times
ong as one-inch shaft. while
inch shaft is twenty-se time:
.g-Boston gud0eE
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
Unlucky WeddI
- DAYS,

According to an aneie,
chronicle, there are thirpo relaole
the year that are especially days IN
marriages and journeys. ucky for
follows: January 1, 2, 4. are as
Is; February 6. Z and Is NJ and
and 8; April and IL; Ms h l, 9
June and Is; July 5 and and z;
Is and 10; September 6 august
Der 4; November 15 and 1tocto-
cember Is 10 and II. ETt De
knows that Friday is the moseody
day for a wedding. while Wesky
and Thursday are the luckiestay
grandmothers believed that it V
most unfortunate thing if the
after finishing her toilet and led
her looking-glass. should turn arc
again for last glance at herself.
was also bad for her to see the man
was about to marry, after dress
and before the time had come for
ceremony. x Chicago Journal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
CONCERNING DRESS.
some Sensible Comments by = Weli-Knowi
Woman Writer.

/
Woman Writer.
Putting aside all the sad showing OF
low ideals to be found in the manner
OF dressing to be seen everywhere
around us. we may. perhaps, help our
selves and others to find better plane
Of thought on the subject, by taking
note of what some girls have said. who
hold the matter under consideration. /
lind it possible to divide these girls into
three classes:
First. The girls who have nearly all
the money they want. and who believe
that their first duty in life Is to dress
themselves with it.
Second. The girls who have very
little money, and who nse what time
they have, as well rs all their money,
IN appearing rs well dressed as possi-
bic.
Third. The girls who have little of
either time or of money at their own
disposal, and whose interests are in
something quite different from their
clothes. yet who have taste and senti-
ment. and who suffer If they ever find
themselves dressed inappropriately
We have all known girls belonging
to each of these classes.
We know the girl who is given nearly
all the money she wants. and is told 20
get the prettiest things shc can find to
wear. What is the result? Sometimes,
like the girls in confectionery shops
who get so tired of sweet things that
they never want to touch them. the
taste pals. 1t is like any other
earthly possession, once ours we
care very little f0r it heard
n young dressmaker with a large
custom say the other day: why, if it
were not my business, l would wear
the plainest things could find. and
never think of dress again as long rs
live. Famous actresses. too, whose
profession requires constant attention
To dress, are known to despise fine
dressing when they are in private.
Charlotte Gushman. who saw more of
society, and that OF the best kind,
through long series of years than al
most anybody of her time, used to limit
herself 10 three dresses comfortable
gray woolen dress for every day,
good black dress, and light silk fol
occasions" This l'ft her a margin
of money for doing many noble things.
1t is wonderful what a moth o.
money fine dressing isl and of all un-
satisfactory results, perhaps TO be
nicely dressed is one Of the least lam
speaking. of course. % Eine dressing.
not for Linens New Kheiahd ws.iipe
g - ..thsre y consolation n being
Wsii dressed which even religion can
nnt bestow."
Religion does not work in that way.
II we neglect our duties she Is not com
ing to help us until we take lains tn
help ourselves; and one of our hist du-
ties to ourselves and to others is . be |
iitly dressed. There never was ore
lessly dressed or an un-neat perSp /
known who was not also careless abois
appointments. careless at figures. um-l
neat in processes of thought. and in
some way untrustworthy. Alas, Il is
IA fact. that clothes Illustrate the min.
Mrs James Z. Fields. ia HIde .Awak. |
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
Almost. But Not Quite.

where have yon been for the prst
two weeks?" said one travelling man
to another; "out on the road?"
mo, / took a run to New Orleans to
see young lady down there
did you have pleasant timer"
mo, not as pleasant as 1 expected.
Her father doesn't hold me in the
high esteem with which could honor
him."
Then you were not wined and dined
and fetedP"
No, | wasn't exactly feeted, but
was booted on several occasions ~
Merchant Traveller.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27

AT Wath, in Yorkshire, six dozen
hot cross bnns are thrown from the
top of the tower of the parish church
at noon on Good Friday, in accordance
with the will of Thomas Tuke. At
one time forty dozen used to be thrown
but the crowd used to create a riot in
the church yard, and it was at length
decreed to distribute thirty-four dozen
more sensibly at the church door.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
WOMEN AT wAsHIno1
How Many of Them Make an Il
Gouafortahle Ifwfag

u
Comfortabls Living.
According to the most reliable
available. there are about 20, O00 n
women in Washington than men, The
fact of it being the seat of Government
very naturally attracts scbeming wo-
men and adventuresses. The schefn-
ing ones are not necessarily aIl women
of the vicious and immoral class.
Schemers can move in the best circles
Many woman comes here because she
imagines it is 3 good place to win .
husband; others think they can get
employment, and still others who have
little money manage to make friends
among the residents, and they pass
winter in the hope Of getting iQ6
ciety. It has always been y mystery
how many of the females known to be
honest and respectable manage to live
here. 1t Is an expensive place, but
they manage to keep up appearances
They have nearly all been reduced
from some higher sphere Many of
them are the wives or daughters Of
men who have been in Goyeriimenf
positions in the army or navy. or per-
haps in Congress, and have died leav-
ing nothing for their families. Some of
those who have been so reduced have
trod the highest walks of social
eminence- Those of more com
non-place qualifications have sHrrenaM
dered their social positi1 and o%
boarding-houses or gone into tfS
partments- There il an exrep
tafiye still alive here in WasfaT
who has two daughters in one
departments Employ so,s
accomplished ladies OF re
circumstances Is that of chap
TO young people. A chaperone
very important attachment for
people in Washington society,
one it is not always easy to
tt is embarrassing, and be-
generally inconvenient for ma,
TO have TO sit in the corner or az
he wall and nod while their
siaughters whirl in the waltz
tread the mystic mazes that leas
premature old age An amiabis chan
erone. who win go with the gifs TO the
theater. to balls and parties. assd where
not. is cheap at most any price. and
can find plenty TO do Profiabfy OF
course they do not advertise: Wanted
"A situation as esaaperone- Nor do
they ask Mrs Pennyharyest If she does
not want to hire chaperone with long
experience and good references Nj
at all 1t all comes about very natur-
silly. The lady is 50 accommodating and
Mrs Pennyharvest In so grateful that
it all comes to be understood. An
other occupation of fashionable ladies'
Of reduced circumstances IS that Of
1Rading TO inyalids aud entertaining
|hezs with all the small talk of the day
Al thess5Seans ere resorted 70 BY
aides who have By some m1sf5s
been thrown upon their own resources
some perform these services one,sv
win no pretense at eoncealmept ~
heir necessities Others manage 10
ieep their occupation a secret befwaer
hemselves and those they serve. each.
'atron thinking that she Is the orlv
ne favored Washington is a place
Or the cultivation of clever yo,nen
nd they are found living upon tIesr
harp wits In all the walks of soc;afr-
lsny do thriving business in the
lobby There is one younG r;rl
no IS about the capitol every wirfa,-
no IS said to make a large ineon,s
om her practice before the Housa
or 81 Loais RepssbSican.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27

The contracts for the new refinery
buildings which Claus Spreckels, the
California sugar king, is to put up in
Philadelphia, has been awarded. They
will cost about 81 ,500,0 600. without the
machinery, and from 700 to 1000
hands will be employed. Mr..
Spreckels's great enterprise is expected
to result in a direct increase in the
commerce of the port of Philadelphia
of $40,000,000, and an indirect in
..rease of about 500 900 ,OO0 I'M
i'porters declare that the ERECTION of
the refinery means the arrival t that
port of fully 500 additional essels
during each year, which WI
about third of the PseM
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27

A BILL introduced by Senator Nor
Iill, how before both Houses of Con-
gress, confers upon the director of the
mint, with the approval of the secre-
tary of the treasury, the power "to
cause new designs or models of au-
thorized emblems or devices to be pre-
pared and adopted" for use in the
coinage of the country. This is an
admirable measure.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27

THE saloon has evidently lost its
grip in Philadelphia The judges of
the License Court, acting under the
new law, are manifesting the most
contemptuous indifference to the in
teIests of the liquor-selling tribe, and
seem actually to relish the opportunity
to smite the business hip and thigh.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
a MARvELous MACHINE
hniea ss High as Forty Thou.a,
Ns<-1

NJ Sn as Forty
Lines to the Inch,
Dr. H A. Rowland. of the I,b,s
kins University. has new enoina s.
ruling his plates for Spectrum sno,.s;.
OF decomposition of light. This en-
gihe was made entirely at the uniyers;-
under his personal supervision. a,d
= ene result OF the most careful. nains-
taking effort The host ;mnartant
part OF 1.-THE screw and If. attocb-
nents for regulating the width Of tba
hnes-was carefully ground pndar
water kept at constant tep,naro,,,,, /
SO as to avoid all error arisino from, a.
Panslon and contraction, and i ona,-s,.4 /
against so small an error as ona-brn
dred-thousandth of an inch. The o.
gine IS run By water power and i IN
closed In glass case and kant -
uouoie-wailed brick chamber in the
easement SO as TO provide as equable
temperature as possible. So delicate
IS the machinery that while it is rpn-
nihg the case is kept closed. as the haat
N from PERSONS body would affect II
ne new machine at first was not sails
IaetorY, but now the worst ruled nl.tas
oy IL are better than the best ruled hv tbo
old one. The old one hardly rnlo.l
more than 10000 lines to the inch
v me the new one has ruled as hirh aSt
so.oVo' and can be graduated to rnle
su almost infinite number, but the 4
hetai usually crumbles, and the lines
'uh INTO each other above twenty thou- I
ana to the inch. The plates are hiqbIv I
and are made of wba3 Il
-no"h as speeuium metal, though glass
sometimes used for experimental {
'trposes. The prepared plate is placed g
the machine, and the screw reuu-
ated to the required distance. and II
hen the machine starts it moves the a
'ase tne distance, say. one-twenty- y
lousandth of an inch, and a sn,all Al
lamond point runs across and draws !"
le line while the plate is stationary oil
Is matter of infinite care. and
veral days are necessary for rulino
plate three or four inches in dia-
eter. Ihe diamond point can be so "a
ranged as to vary every fiftietb or III
e-hundredth line. while at the end of 70
g engine is a small counting machine 10
iecoroinS the number of lines p
5sWn. In an adjoining room is a verv pa
instrument for measuring the - -
- OF the lines, and so maryelonsIv OF
We Is IL that an error of one hum -,
eousandth part of an inch. or
st ots, can be detected. The rulines OK
IN wdachine are the finest in the COZ
Part have been sent to different %
to of te scholarly portion of if. one COZ
preseest and best plates being nv M
worldSo Prof HeImholtz. tbe -, 80
d. perfect physicist of Berlin. If
he fectly due means one that per- thil
or for this work it was designed dry
one in thably the most perfect
ed r-Batttnaore San
. | from a virpreserves clipping Son
: thirty years ewspaper of only oril
is given of tfyhich an account my
two years Imee of woman to and aoaI
slave to read. mt for TEACHINGS prs,
"A man livif-
IL attacked few dsacon, Ga.,was eou
pony which he VS. by Texa froy
ny have been killed iig. and wou!d M,
tie to his assistance an ad not run An
IL NAL by striking it W the anti
en- "A $15. 900 light :
in Paris for the Unite
a mensdnasssXsI y in WASN'T