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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-08-30

only one eye, the other having evident
ly been eaten out by the deadly "eye-
pincher' as the guides call sort of
water beetle which attacks the eyes Of
all fishes in the lake. Mr.. Mockridge
was almost as reticent as Tom, but he
admitted that the recovery OF the eye
was so singular that he would not have
believed 1t II he had not witnessed it.
He finally and reluctantly said-it was
as much as he dared say at the time
that the eye was disgorged in the fish
well OF the boat by the btg pickerel.
Afterward. however, in a moment Of
confidence, he told Newark friend
that when the big pickerel was pulled
in it wore in its vacant eye socket the
glass which Garrison dropped over
board day or two before. He now
absolutely refuses to say any thing
about the matter, but he has the dried
head Of the pickerel and Tom Garrison
has the glass eye. Cor. N. Y. Sun.
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THE AuToCRAT TALKS.
o. w. Holmes View of q Phase OF Two
of Literature.


of Literature.
THE question is, will this country
ever see another such group of re-
markable men as Boston has pro-
duced. In history there are Prescott,
Motley and Parkman. In theology,
Theodore Parker and DR.. Bartol; in
oratory, Wendell Phillips; in philoso-
ply, Emerson; in poetry, Longfellow
and Whistler, for the latter, if not an
actual resident of Boston, must be re-
garded, nevertheless, as belonging to
the Boston literary guild.
There is Lowell. also. Others
might be mentioned in addition to
those already named. For real intel
lectual force take the old Chestnut
Street Club or the Radical Club, as
some choose to call it. Where will you
find its equalp We have never had
any thing like it in this country since.
Indeed, the literary outlook seems
hardly encouraging. Isometimes feel
that poetry Will become a lost art with
us. To be sure we have large num-
Der of writers of verse-l refer to
the rising generation Of writer's and
it is very good verse, too, but very
little-very little-of it rises to the
scale of real poetry. 1t is not suffi-
GENTLY striking to impress itself upon
the world to endure. The disposition
is to indulge in fanciful triolet and
the rondeau, all pretty enough in their
way; but very few poems Of this char
acter haye,ever become immortal.
For example. the sonnet is one OF
the most mechanical and artificial
forms Of verse there is. To be- sure,
Shakespeares sonnets are excellent,
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NElGHsoas.

Your numo IL Helen: arc you dark or fairf
Deep blue your eyes, or black Us shadows are
That lie In woods ut midnghtf Tell me, sweet
What form you wenr-large, medium, or petitoi
never saw you, nor you me, ween,
And yet our verses on the selfsamc sheet
Are printed in the last new magazine.
fain would know, fair neighbor, II your song
Came from the woodlands, or the city's throng
From mountain fastness. or beside the scar
Breathed ~ In chambered solitude, or free
AS birds on wing amidst some sylvan scenet
Ipray you grow acquaint, and let US be
Ncighbors In thought Us in the magazine.
SO may ask II You are deeply blue
CAS- TO the hose, mean, or Just true,
Bright little woman-nothing Bostonese--
Whose song Is sung without thought TO please
Aught but the singerY May read between
The lines, and ask such things as these,
Hoping they'll print them in the magazinef
Did hope deferred--that Is the weary time,
BetwiAt acceptance and the printed rhyme
Make your sweet heart, like my old battered
soul,
Endure long agOnies, and curse the whole
CoDfounded tribe OF editors whose keen,
Cool, business sense would not once enroll
Our burning thoughts In their next magaznei
And did you anxiously each month e'er track,
From leading articles to Brio Brac
Each page, lest haply they had hid your verse
Between some dreary kind OF prosei-or, worse
Topped on line 10 pad page, and then
Misspelt your name, the tender poets cursef
Alas, for poets in magazine
Iquestion idly. Chance, and chance alone,
Upon one page my verse and yours has thrown
But let me whisper ser drop my pen,
am the steadiest OF all married men,
And write these lines-oh may they yet be seen
BY your bright eyes lin hopes they'll bring me
ten
Or twenty dollars from some magazine.
r. Il. w. Duke, Jr., in Century.
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as tney DO NOT conform to the estab-
lished rules governing the construc-
ton of the sonnet II one is to succeed
In poetry he must give free rein to his
sentiment and imagination In the more
simple and natural forms OF verse.
Take for instance, Tennyson's In
Memoriam;' the form is simple and
easy. This is q great poem and will
live. Still, from these observations,
/ would not seek to discourage any
young man from seeking to be a poet
II he really feels the divine instinct
within him.
"ButI would urge him by all means
to adopt the most natural way OF
writing, and not by any means depend
on poetry or literature, in any sense,
for his bread and butter. Let him
have something else for staff; it is
absolutely necessary, unless one be a
genius, and even then it is far safer.
Poe was genius. yet his case ought
to prove warning to all who aspire
in literature. ! in my own case have
had professorship, the work OF which
has not always been congenial; never
theless, it has proved good staff. "
From an Interview in Boston Journal
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a PlCkEREL STORY.
So Wonderful That Those Who Know It's
True Don't Dare Tell 1t.

So Wonderful That Those Who Know It's
True Don't Dare Tell IL.
or all the numerous guides and oars
men ut Greenwood lake, young Tom
Garrison is one OF the most industrious
and the most patient under misfortunes
and adverse circumstances. Tom
never has been lucky for himself. He
has had "bad leg" for several years,
and last summer his grandfather died
and left So, 600 to Tom younger broth.
or, locally known as Snapper" since
the jockey Of that name became ia.
nous.
Tom struggled through last season
with his bad leg encase6 IN six yards
ofelastic rubber, and did not make much
money because the season was short
and the fishing rather unsatisfactory,
for what reason nobody knows. In
previous years Tom was enabled to
make considerable money by plotting
unsuspecting anglers to little lake on
top OF the mountain, inducing them to
tramp there with him by means of the
alluring story that the lake was so full
OF bass that another could not be put in
without two being crowded out on
shore. The crop of strangers was not
large last year, and the story had be.
come too threadbare for the frequent
visitors.
Late last fall Tom and Frank Hazeu
went cut after rabbits. A single shot
from Hazen's gun glanced from stone
and put out Toms right eye. This
was the worst luck Tom ever had,
worse even than missing share OF his
grandfather's inheritance; but it did
not prevent him being one OF the most
skilful oarsmen and anglers at the
lake. He procured perfect counter.
part OF his good eye in glass. and,
while it was hollow sham for all
practical optical use, it certainly served
the outward purposes of the eye he lost
in the woods, and il it had not been for
the fact that the glass eye was prone to
weep at all times and was constantly
sufrused, Tom would not have minded
1t much. II was hollow she'll Of cum
ningly blown and colored glass, and be-
haved well, inasmuch as it stayed
straight in its socket and did not make
him appear ridiculous by trying to turn
into the corners, Tom, while out fish
ing few weeks ago, took his eye out
to wash it in the lake, and as he was
rubbing it between his thumb and fore
finger it popped out of his hand and
fell in twelve feet of water. Tom
spent two hours looking for it, and was
finally compelled to sadly turn away
and contemplate the necessity of spend
ing large sum for new eye.
A day or two later he took Charles
Mockridge, of Soho, out after pickerel,
and they caught l15 fair sized-6sh be-
fore turning the bow of the boat toward
the Lakeside Hotel. When they landed
attLe wharf Tom called Mr.. De Graw's
attention to the fact that he had recov-
cred his eye and was wearing 1t.
"How did you get itP" asked De Graw,
and right there Tom became silent.
Since then he has said rather Ahan lose
the respect Of his patrons, who have al
ways believed what he said, he would
never tell how he recovered the eye.
Among the fish which he displayed
was the largest pickerel which las been
caught in Greenwood Lake In several
years. It was six-pounder and had
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THE LADY OF LYONS.
To Deceive Hostile Critics the Play Was
First Produced Anonymously.

/ am not old enough to remember
the publication of the early novels
of Edward Lytton Bulwer, and
consequently am unable TO speak OF
their reception by the public press;
but when that gifted gentleman took to
writing for the stage perfectly recol-
lect the savage attacks that were made
upon his dramatic attempts.
There is no doubt that Bulwer had,
in some way or other, made himself
personally offensive to the critics; but,
whether or no, he became fully per-
suaded that no play written by him,
however good it might be, would be
allowed to succeed upon the stage.
Acting upon this conviction he, in
counsel with Macready, who always
played the hero in his pieces, deter
mined to produce his next dramatic at
tempt anonymously. Happy thought!
The subject fixed upon was 1.-The Lady
of Lyons" J." and when the play was pro-
duced-about the year 1912, / think
the authorship was known to two per-
sons only-Macready and Bulwer.
Dickens was the intimate friend Of
both actor aud writer and on invitation
of Macready he took his place among
the audience on the first night, in total
ignorance Of any thing and every thing
connected with the play. The curtain
fell to storm of applause. Dickens
went delightedly behind the scenes to
congratulate the great actor on a we'll
deserved success.
In Macready's dressing-room Dickens
found Bulwer, looking, as he thought,
little disturbed.
"A capital play! good idea-well and
dramatically worked out The author,
young fellow, / suppose, has been
looking little at our friend here" in
dicating Bulwer. "If this is his first
work / predict fine future for him; as
for you, my dear Macready, you are in
for long run, depend upon it." Then,
turning to Bulwer, Dickens said: Ibid
you see the play from the frontP ! did
not notice you among the audience" :"
NO." said Bulwer, Il saw quite
enough OF it from the wings"
"Well," exclaimed Dickens, 'you
are not satisfied with itPh
mot bit Of it." said Bulwer. at
was capitally acted, fortunately for the
author. Without our friend here it
might have been hideous failure"
my dear Bulwer, if did not believe
you to be free from the slightest tinge
Of jealousy of other writer's, what you
have just said would make me uneasy.
The fellow has written bright, capital
play, and you should be the first to
acknowledge SUCH"
mot If | don't think so, suppose"
said Bulwer with smile.
In telling this anecdote, as we'll as ]
can remember, l have used Dickens
expressions as | heard them from his
own lips.
The morning following the produc-
tion of "rhe Lady of Lyons" was a
triumph for Bulwer, who was re-
quested by the papers to take a lesson
from his rival, who had shown by his
admirable play that he had dramatic
powers which were conspicuous by
their absence in such works as had
hitherto proceeded from the pen Of
M D,.1,...,. E..;Al.i. 10000.
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OUR DAZZLING BABIES.
How They Should be Dressed During the
Heated Term.

Heated Term.
One can not walk half mile In any
part OF town at this time OF year with
out meeting babies, and babies Of all
kinds. Poor little three-week-olds
smothered in fannels until they can
hardly breathe, and little toddlers pale
with the effort to cut their eye-teeth
and breathe city air at the same time.
A baby OF any age needs air at this
time Of year. The long cashmere
cloaks that strain the necks OF babies
under four months are barbarous, and
yet half the mothers in town use them.
From sunrise until sunset, while the
thermometer is up to seventy-six, a
baby just born or under three months
old needs only little flannel skirt,
high in the neck and long in the
sleeves, a flannel band, knitted and
put on loosely; a napkin, soft woolen
socks, one long flannel petticoat and
one muslin slip.
Do not put any thing else on the
poor little helpless thing. A knitted
jacket and white muslin cap are suf.
icient for outdoors, except when
walking in the wind or driving; then
soft shawl or cape is best.
The cloaks with sleeves should not
be used until baby is old enough to
put out his hand for his rattle. Then
he is old enough to hold up his head
without support from the hand and
can better bear the weight Of the
cloak.
Don't keep the baby bundled up all
day. After his midday nap and meal
place him fat on his back in the CEN
ter Of your bed, turn his long frock
up and let him kick and crow. 1t will
help him to grow and will strengthen
his back and legs.
If it is very warm and the baby is
fretful give him a midday bath in
tepid water, and another one at sun
down if he needs it. Very little babies
should not be put in the water but
once day, but ara easily sponged of,
and are generally quiet and sleep well
after bath. A little vinegar added
to the water will allay the itching
from prickly heat
Chafng often comes with June
weather, and it is very painful to the
baby. To prevent 1t baby should be
sponged off and powdered half
dozen times day. Fuller's earth is
used when powder is not sufficient.
The former is a very fine dust-colored
powder and can be obtained at any
drugstore.
Don't put the baby to sleep on
feather bed, and use very thin little
feather pillow for his head. One OF
the best summer cradles has bottom
of wire-screen, and on this is placed a
four-fold quilt lined with cotton, and
small soft hair pillow. A single
eider-down spread is used.
Hammocks are being used in town
houses by many mothers; a quilt be-
ing put in before the baby. They
keep up gentle swaying motion for
long time, are inexpensive and can
be changed from one room to the
other with but little trou BILE. IN. Y.
Journal
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e-Ine complexion isimproved by Civ
Ing the face a hot bath each night
Wash it thoroughly and dry with a soft
towel. A rough towel is never COM
mended for the face, which really re-
quires soft, fine napery, If one wishes
the skin to be smooth.
Vanity Griddle Cakes, One quart
Of -FOUR sifted, one teaspoonful bi-car-
Donate of soda, about the same of SALT
mix with sour cream or buttermilk, to
thin batter Beat thoroughly for
eight minutes and bakenimmediatel in
hot and well-greased rriddle
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
esa-aasa7a===
DIR. w. G. NEGUS.

Graduate of the Royal College. of
London. England. also OF the Bellevue
Medical College.
THE DOCTOR HAS SPENT A LIFETIME
i OF study and practice. and makes Il spec
ialty OF chronic diseases, removes cancers,
scrOfulous enlargements, tumors and wene,
without pain or the knife. lie also makes a
specially OF treatment with electricity. Has
practioed in the German French and English
hospitals. Calls promptly attended day or
night. His motto Is. good VIII to AM
Office and residence, Ferry street. between
Third and Fourth, Albany, Oregon.
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VOL. III.
SOCIETY NOTICES.

LEBANON LODGE, NO. A, A. y. 4 A, NJ: Meets
al their new hall In Masonic Block, on Saturday
evening, on or before the full inoon
j WATSON, WIN
LEBANON LODGE, NO. AZ, l. q. o. NJ Meets Sat
urday evening Of each week. at Odd Fellows Hall
Main street, visiting brethren cordially invited 10
attend j. j. CHARLTON, N. q.
HONOR LODGE No. 81, A. o. u, w., Lebanon.
Oregon Meets every ilrst aud third Thursday oven
inRe Ia the month. ". III. ROSCOE. NJ ",
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

ME. CHURCH.
Walton Sklpworth, pastor-servlccs each sun.
day mt II A. NJ. and I \. NJ. sunday School NJ lO
A. N. each Sunday.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
q. w. Glbony, pastor-servlccs each Sunday
at ii a. NJ Sunday school 10 a. NJ. Services
each Sunday night.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
J. II. Kirkpatrick pastor Services the 2nd
aud Attn Sundays at II a. NJ. and 2 r ~. sunday
school each sunday at 10 A. NJ.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-16

w.. = . .
is 4 beautiful city Of some over 100000 in
habitanis, situated on the james river
about 100 miles from the ocean and llo
from Washington. Ocean steamers not
drawing over is feet can load at her docks
Many Of the hard fought battles of the
rebellion took place within a few miles OF
The city. Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Gaines
Mills, Malvern Hill, Cold Harbor could be
seen from the top Of the Capitol where the
Confederate Congress held its sessions.
Near the Capitol is Washipgton's monu
ment and around II are the statues OF his
cabinet. This bronze statuary Is said to
be the finest In the United States. Near
IL is The statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
This was presented to Virginia by his
English friends; near also is the church
where jefferson Davis was at worship
when notified by Gen. Lee that he must
eyacuate Petersburg. Near is the old
building usrd by Gen. Washington as
headquarters; built in 1881, and where
Sir Walter Raleigh was tried ana con-
demned to be executed st. Johns Church
where Patrick Henry made the famous
speech, "Give me liberty or give me death"
Hollywood is the most beautiful ceme-
terry ever saw, and scattered all through
it are groves of oak, holly, and magnolia
trees. There lies the remains OF two OF
our Presidents Monroe and Tyler-Gov.
Henry A. Wise, John Randolph, OF Roa.
noke, and very many noted personages.
A pyramid 40 feet square at the base and
80 feet high ma ks the resting place OF
$4,000 confederate dead, We did not visit
the confederate soldiers home, which ad.
Joins the Reservoir Park. We saw Libby
Prison, and saw the place our starved but
brave boys dug their way out Near by
is the place where Castle Thunder stood.
and down the river but in sight was Belle
Isle, where more of our prisoners were
starved. Picking some roses and magno-
La twigs as mementos we reluctantly left
the city for home.
These excursions 60 South every month
and are in charge of John Moore, who
does all in his power to make it pleasant
for the excursionists. The entire cos,
for the round trip will not exceed $25.
Spencer, o., Jan. /, '89. W. ID. ID.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-16
vo,e. The Glorious old Monroe doctrine

votes, The glorious old Monroe doctrine
still survives. N s8 " ek !,
Claus Spreckles, the California sugar
king, who is here in the interests W ine
sugar people, says tha, in his opini0R tlle
United States can produce not "a
the sugar needed for domestic e'lnsn'l'plI'
,ion, bu, become a large exparteys l'sfVid,
ed the tariff is allowed 20 remain ps =
now is. IN
Senator Sherman has intfednced bill
providing for reconstructspH ofahe laws
governing the election ofsnsippers of the
House of Representative The bill is
very long and elaborate, and Mr'sherman
thinks its adoption would insure perfectly
fair elections.
Mr.. Randall now wields the controlling
influence over the democrats oi The House,
while Carlisle and Mills are simply aston
ished 10 find their advice and opinions
ignored by those who have been humbly
following them for several years.
The conference committee on the lail-
road land forfeiture bill has agreed upon
compromise which is substantially to de-
clare forfeited all public lands granted to
any railroad, which has not earned the
said lands according to the terms of the
original grant.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-16

The jury in the celebrated Chesron case
at Ashland brought in verdict OF acquit-
tai on Saturday morning last. The trial
has been in progress since Dec 3. We
are inclined to think that the jury system
in that county has proved a failure. In
the two trials held there within the past
year Jury composed Of twelve men have
decided that an individual is iusliiable in
shooting man down while in attendance
at a civil action being tried before a jus
tice and that an officer has no right to en-.
ter upon a mans premises 10 carry out the
instructions Of writ.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-16

THE State Of Indiana has for the first
time in two years had Lieutenant Cover.
nor. Two years ago Lieut.. Gov. Robertson
was denied a seat aud the courts was ap.
pealed to but before the matter was settled
the general assembly adjourned. and AS
the body only convenes, once in two wears
there was no more use Tor a Lieut.. Governor
until the convening OF the present session
Admission was again denied him TO enter
and call the Lody TO order. His successor
was sworn into Office Monday and every
thing is in running order for the first time
in two years.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-16
Sheriff. Sale.

sherlfrs Sale.
Ohio Farmers Insur-( I1 Lorain County.
A. A. wltbecketa al. Pleas. Case No. 2525.
Order Of sale foreclosure Of mortgage.
In pursuance OF an order issued from the
Court Of Common Please within and for the
County OF LOrain and State Of Ohio, made at
the June term thereof, A. ID. 1883, and 10 me
directed. will offer for sale at public auction
at the north door OF the court house, In the
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1889,
between the hours OF 10 and 12 o'clock n. m. OF
said day, the following described real estate,
to wit;
Situate In the township OF Penneld. County
OF Loraln and State OF Ohio and known as part
OF lot number eighteen u.s. bounded on the
north by land formerly owned by q. 0. Rock
wood; east by land formerly owned by y.
Lewis and q. 9. lockwood. south by section
line and west by township line, containing
nfty-1ye acres. This deed Is intended 60 con-
yey and does convey all the land decided by
Abel and Rollin shepard (by their guardian
Isaac vanpeusenl to o. X. and @. W. Starr
and dated Dec. 4, 1860, also all the land decided
by Clarlndn Y. and Charles Shepard to q. W.
aud .. X. Starr and dated Dec. ~. 1860, and
recorded ln records Of Loraln county IN Vel.
10. Page 105. and also In Book IS Page l03, In
said record Of deeds, also one other piece OF
land in Wellington township, Lorain county,
Ohio, and bounded and described as follows;
being one acre Of land taken from the north
west corner Of what was known as the John
IIowk farm and taken from original lot No.
twenty-five te2l and bounded beginning at or
near the north east corner OF land owned by
Charles Howk; thence south twenty rodsi
thence east eight rods; thence north twenty
ginning. Said boundrles are exclusive Of the
highway, but the land In front Of said lot 70
the center Of the highway Is included In this
deed.
Said premises has been appraised list parcel
sell for less than two'thirds Of said appralse-
ment. Af w. .tff Y.4l M
Terms Of sale cash on day Of sale.
l.. u. SIXTH. N. A, POUNDS, .
Attorney. Sheriff Of LoraIn Co.. o
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-16

THERE appears to be a number OF pro-
tests entered TO President-elect Harrison
TO use hisinfluence against holding what is
termed IN inaugural ball on the evening
OF the 4ih Of March. The ball In question
is no part OF the inaugural ceremonies and
why the President-elect should be appeal
ell TO, is question. II has been time
honored social Of which the citizens of
the city and others interested have deemed
proper 10 indulge in. On the evening of
March 4th, 1851, Mr.. and Mrs Lincoln
took part in the ball, but since that time
the newly elected chiefs have merely
called at the ball room for few moments
and then retired