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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19
TEXAS JACKS GRAVE.
Last Resting Place Of the Handsome Cow
boy Husband of Moriacchi.

Last Resting Place Of the Handsome Cow
boy Husband Of MoriacchL
mot far from Charlie Viyian's grave
In Leadville's cemetery" began the
old actor, lis the earthly tenement of
another man whose reputation was
worldwide. A rough pine slab upon
which are inscribed the simple words.
John Omahundra, marks the spot
where the once-famous Texas Jack is
inferred. When the pneumonia scourge
carried him away he was the dime
novel ideal OF frontiersman. Tall
and muscular. with long raven hair
and mustache and features OF Grecian
beauty, twas no wonder that the first
time Morlacchi met him she loved him.
Morlacchi was a Partisan danseuse who
came to this country with one OF the
French opera companies. She saw
0mahundra one night in New Or
leans cafe, and week later she mar
ried him. She was a blase woman OF
the world his life had been spent on
the plains She was gifted with all
the graces ultra-refnement could be-
Rtow-he was beautiful brute.
The queerly assorted couple drifted
into Leadville with the rush. Nor
lacchi's talent was in demand. She
danced divinely. and the princely
salary she received from the manage
ment ofo the Grand Central The later
was only an insignificant portion Of
the emoluments showered upon her.
Golden coins were flung upon the stage
every time she graced ii. Meantime
her beloved husband drank and gam
bled with the many kindred spirits he
found In the new camp. The woman
danced and made money, and the man
spent her earnings in the widest sort
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19
ALARMING STATISTICS.
what the Pianos Have Done and Are Ua,
pable of Doing.

At recent meeting of the piano
makers in New York, statistics were
brought forward showing that since
May 6, 1889, 3. 2S7, ,06S pianos have been
started on their work OF destruction,
and that only 2,814 have so far been
destroyed-mostly by incendiary fires
started by persons living in the house
TO which the piano belonged and
whose feelings got beyond their con.
troll. The Historical Committee asserts
that, after thorough investigation, il
is prepared to certify that of the 49,.
4S7 pianos manufactured in this coun.
try prior to the war OF 1912 only one is
not now in existence, having been ac-
cidentally lost by ferry boat explo-
sion while being transported to Jersey
City. but all the rest are in active use,
chiefly in hotel parlors and in board.
ing houses kept for the sake Of
their friends by ladies who have
seen better days. The commit
tee further asserted in its report
that no piano ever dies natural death,
but will remain bright and active and
within half an octave OF being in tune,
and be loud and penetrating when lift
ing up its voice. six generations after
the original purchaser has gone to his
long account.
The statement that there is one pi-
ano to every twenty persons in the
United States is proudly pointed to by
the Piano Makers Society, and it
hopes now to see the day when the
pianos will outnumber the population.
Men, it says, contract nervous disor-
orders, insomnia and brain troubles,
much Of which is due to the prevalence
of discordant sounds, but pianos live
on and on, and get louder and stronger
with age, and nothing short of conHa.
grafton or cyclone ever incapacitates
them for service. N. Y. World.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19

ui dissipation. She never complained
Of his conduct Stories OF his marital
infdelity reached her ears,
but she dismissed the gossips
with shrug OF her shapely
shoulders and snap OF her fingers.
'Pouf, she would say, re enfant enjoy
heemself- why notP Yet to him she
was true as steel. Perhaps her love
was mingled with fear. for her spouse
had playful habit Of publicly pro-
claiming his intention to commit u
double crime II his wife should ever
forget her vows. And SO he drank
and gambled and clustered until King
Pneumonia cut him down and hurried
him away from the world in which he
was less useful than ornamental.
Morlacchi was with him when he died,
and remained with the corpse until 1t
was buried with all the tinsel honors
her professional associates could be-
stow. Yet not tear did she shed.
She silently stole away from the city
in which the last act OF her life ro-
nance was played, and in quiet Ver-
mont village shut herself up with her
memories until death claimed her,
about a vaar ano- Omaha Has.ald
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19

"A Baysville (Ga. horse which lost
all its teeth in recent accident has
been fitted with set Of false ones.
The following advertisement lately
appeared in Partisan newspaper: "A
lady having pet dog whose hair is a
rich mahogany color, desires to engage
footman with whiskers to match"
Widows have the call in the East
With all the superfnity OF women in
New England it is said that seven out
OF every ten widows under thirty-fye
re-marry within twoyears after widow
hood.
Philip Volkert, a slit: tat manu-
facturer OF Cincinnati, was working
away quietly one day latsly when a
customer entered and harsled him his
hat to be ironcd. Somet.ling besides
the evident antiquity OF the tile at
tracted Mr.. Volkert's attention, and
upon turning down the leather he re-
cognlzed his private mark, placed
there when he make tDe hat as a
"jour" halter, over thiFtI years ago.
The customer departed with new
hat. and Mr.. Vokert possesses the
other as a precious relic of the way
they did things when no was boy.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19
YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS.
rwo. Thirds of All the Law Breakers Uns
der Twenty Two Years Of Age.

Major X. w. McLaughry. for many
years warden OF the States prison at
Joliet, Ill. says: statistics carefully
,ollated show that there are nearly or
quite one-half million Of criminals in
The United States. and only about fifty
thousand OF these in 'durance' OF any
xind. We are further confronted with
he startling fact that OF this half
million little more than one-third
are under twenty years OF age, little
more than one-half under twenty-one,
and something over two-thirds under
twenty-five"
Two-thirds OF all the criminals in
his country under twenty-five years
Of age! The fact is. indeed start
ling one, and should command
she attention Of every one who
cares any thing at all for the
future welfare OF our country. Why
are so many OF the criminals mere
youth? Innocence, not crime. is pop
ularly attributed to youth. OF a num-
Der OF causes. the one that first thrusts
itself on the attention OF the public is
The lack OF parental authority and re-
straint The children of this day and
generation soon become their own
masters. Too commonly, children
have fun freedom Of action, instead of
being allowed TO do as they please
only when they please to do right.
AS one consequence OF the common
lack OF parental restraint and the abb
sence OF legal control. many Of the
youth of to-day, particularly in the
cities. early come in ontact and be-
come familiar with vice and crime.
and il is no wonder numbers of
them follow evil examples But the
most important consequence OF the
lack OF parental and legal restraint is
that it gives the opportunity for the
early and rapid development OF inher-
tied tendencies to vice and crime; and
probably this. more than any thing
slse, accounts for the alarming fact
that so large proportion of criminals
are young. Like begets like. The
evil tendencies of the parents are
transmitted without fail to their Off
spring, and are ready to develop at
.he first opportunity, as surely and as
naturally as seed sown 'under proper
conditions will grow. The home is
The foundation Of society. The
republic is around the fire
,ide," said Cicero. When home train
ing, discipline and control are fall
are, society suffers. They have most
important relation to the welfare of
society and to the continuance OF gov
srnment itself. The oldest govern
ment in the world, that OF China, is
'ounded on parental authority. Par
entail control, with obedience and re-
spect on the part Of the children, is
the universal custom OF the country.
Filial piety is the religion and law of
the land. And probably to this, more
than to any other single factor, China
owes the continued existence Of its
national government for SO many cent
uries. Farm and Fireside.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19

most intimate terms OF acquaintance,
and made many Indian raids with him.
After settling at Charlestown he
learned the trade OF shoemaking and
followed II for living, making foot
wear for many Of the most famous
lawyers, judges, doctors and other pro
fessional men OF the early history oj
Indiana. When General William Henry
Harrison visited Charlestown Mr.. Nc
Cune, who had heard OF his coming In
advance, made an exceedingly fine pair
OF boots for him, which were presented
to the old warrior.
In his day Mr.. McCune was a great
fiddler, and upon a still evening the
notes from his violin could be heard all
over the town, as he sat in his front
door playing upon his favorite instru-
ment. He was familiar figure at the
annual meeting OF the old settlers. and
was always down on the programme
for an exhibition Of his skill on the
violin. At these gatherings he In
variably played two pieces, which
were his favorites. "Washington's
Wedding March and Martha Wash
ington's Lamentations" At the meet
ing last fall he attempted to carry out
his part, but his strength had so
failed him that only the faintest sound
could be heard as his stiffened arm
drew the bow across the strings of his
fiddle.
A few years since his wife died. This
was a great shock to him, and so sure
was he that he would soon follow that
he made all preparations for his death.
even to buying and having set up his
tombstone, with all the engraving
done upon it but the date OF his death.
1t is located in the extreme western
portion OF the Charlestown cemetery
and attracts the eye Of every stranger
who enters the ground. The peculiar
part of it is small type OF Mr.. Nc
Cune, which is surrounded by glass
covered frame and set in the marble.
He is dressed in his shop garb, and on
his knee is partially mended shoe,
while in his hand is hammer. The
peculiar attitude and the fact that
live man had his picture adorning the
tombstone which was to mark his
grave was frequently commented on.-
Louisville (Ky.) Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19
Willamette River Line Of Steamers

The "wM. NJ HoAG." the ~. 5. BENTIY," :"
The THREE SISTERS"
Are In service for both passenger aud freight
traffic between Corvallis aud Portland aud In
termediHte points leaving colnpany's wharf,
Corvallis. and Messrs. Human 4 Co.'S wharf,
Nos 20 aud ~ Front stret, Portland Mon
days, Wednesdays aud Fridays, making three
round trips each week as follows:
NoHTH BOUND.
Leave Corvallis Monday, "Wednesday, Friday,
"a m, leav Albany yaW q. m
Arrive salem, Monday Wednesday, Friday, 3
p IN: leave salem, Tuesday Thursday, satuf-
Gays q. M
Arrive Portland, Tuesday, Thursday, satur-
day, $3.50 D. N.
SOUTH hound
Leave Portland Monday Wednesday, Friday,
& a, III.
Arrive salem. Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
us j.. m: leave salem, Tuesday. Thursday, sat.
urday, n. m. Leave Albany 20 y. N.
Arrive Corvallis Tuesday, Thursday, saturday
saNpm
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19


--Yarnish made with alcohol will get
dull and spongy by the evaporation of
the alcohol, which leaves water in the
varnish. as all commercial alcohol con-
tains water. 1t is therefore advisable to
take sheet OF thin gelatine, cut it into
strips and put into varnish; it will alb
sorb in the thin sheet most of the
water, and the varnish can be used
clear aud bright till the last drop. The
gelatine will get quite soft, it can then
be taken out and dried and used again.
"A free application Of soft soap TO q
fresh burn almost instantly removes
the fire from the flesh. II the injury
Is very severe. as soon as the pain
ceases, apply linseed oil, and then dust
over with fine four When this icover-
Ing dries hard, repeat the oil and -four
dressing until agood coating is obtain
ed. When the latter dries. allow 1t to
stand until it cracks and falls off, as 1t
will do in.a day or two. and new skin
viii be found TO have formed where the
skin was burned.
Fig Cake. One and one-half cup
iuls Of sugar, one-half cupful of but
ber, the whites OF four eggs. one and
one-half teaspoonfuls OF baking-pow-
der, one cupful OF milk, two and one
half cupfuls of -four. For filing, cut
one dozen figs into small pieces. barely
cover with water and let them come
to boil, then remove from the stove
Immediately. Have ready the whites
OF four well-beaten eggs; add to these
the figs and one cupful OF sugar; mix
well and spread between the layers.
Papa Earnestly Didn't / en-
Join upon you not to see that young
man againP" Daughter (quite as
sarnestly)-"Yes, papa; but he came
with an order OF court to vacate the
injunction and vacated 1t. F"
Mrs. Jinx-"Tm going to COM
mence house-cleaning to-day Mr..
Jinx-"WellPn Mrs. Jinx--''Well,
wish You would swear your phono-
graph full and send 1t up to the house
for me to turn on occasionally when
my feelings get too much for me- Win
youP"
AT recent session OF the New
England Conference at Worcester,
Mass, committee was appointed to
meet similar committee from other
religious bodies to arrange for the
publication Of o strictly moral daily
newspaper.
jacob Houser, Of Honservllle, Pa.
has in his possession watch which
has been in the Houser family for 800
years, 1t having been brought over
from Germany by an ancestor who mi-
grated to this country. 1t Is in con-
slant use and is good time-keeper.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19
DANIEL BooNE's ooMRADE.
Death Of n Man Who Fought Indians
with tho Kentucky Pioneer.

with tho Kentucky Pioneer.
John l.. p. McCune, who was the
Oldest man in Clark County Ind, died
recently at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. c. Q. White, at Charlestown. He
was native OF Jessamine County, in
this State. and was born March 5, 1898.
He served in the war Of 1872. He par
ticipated in the battle Of Tippecanoe,
and was in the fight at Thames, Octo-
ber Is, 1878, where he saw Tecumseh
fall.
With. Daniel Boone he was on the
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

NE. CHURCH.
Walton skipworth. pastor-services each sun
day at IL A. N. and ~. N. Sunday School at 10
A. N. each sunday.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
g. W. ebony pastor--services each sunday
At ia. ~ Sunday school 10 A. n. Services
each Sunday night.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
J. r. Kirkpatrick, pastor Services the 2nd
and 4th Sundays at II a. N. and ?. ". Sunday
school each sunday at 1oA
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-07-19
Kinds Furnished ON short Notice.

All communications promptly answeres
In either English or German, when &C.
companied with postage.
Office on Ellsworth street, opposite
Revere Hotel.
ALBANY OREGON
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-12

secretary of the association to prove that
Wohlken was not a member, but this was
objected to by Mr.. Noonan, unless the
secretary showed his certificate OF mem
bership. The court sustained him. BY
the same witness the prosecutor wanted to
prove that the defendant was not author
lied to collect advertisements or money.
This was objected to and the objection
sustained on the same ground.
The prosecutor then said he wanted he
case to go over until he could get this
evidence, and in order TO hasten the case
Counsellor Noonan said he would admit
that the defendant was not a member.
The case went on merrily then for a few
moments, and Underhin testified that he
had paid $3.50 to Wohlken to have his
business advertised in the programme.
Cross-examined by Counsellor Noonan,
Underhill said he could not tell whether
he gave him the none before the defen-
liant represented that he was a member
of the association or after. Counsellor
Noonan, after making Underhill say
positively that this was the case made a
motion to the Court to direct the jury to
find a verdict of acquittal.
He made a learned technical argument
full of logic and convinced the Court that
the necessary false representation had not
been shown TO have been made before
Underhill parted with his money, n
the Court instructed the jury to acquit
the defendant.
The case of Smith & Brothers and
Clark & 20. will come up later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-12
FOR A NEW CHURCH ROOF.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Church
of the A~scension Holds n Fair.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Church
af the Ascension has decided that the
church edifice, corner of New York ave-
nue. and South street, must have a new
roof, and to secure it the ladies opened a
fair last evening in Kessler's upper hall,
to continue until Friday night.
Mrs. Cameron, wife of the director, is
the directress of the fair, aided by a large
number of ladies. The tables are neatly
arranged, and the numerous specimens
of woman's handiwork evidence the
amount of labor already performed for
the enterprise.
The confectionery table is in charge of
Misses Clarence D'Auby and Sadie Bates,
and the adjoining Japanese booth, re-
| plete with curios and peculiar wares, is
attended by Misses Mabel Simons and
Eveline Mitchell. Misses Fannie Stewart
son and Annie Wright attend to the sale
of perfumerv and toilet articles, and at
! the end of the hall Misses De Vries, Bank
and Eberhart are in charge of the Kings
Daughters booth for the sale of fancy
articles. There are two tables for the
sale of domestic goods, including aprons,
underwear, napkins, afghans, etc, in
| charge of Misses Dora Lynch and Lottie
| O'Hara. Mrs. E. Caldwell and Mrs. Col
vim sell packages of unknown value, and
Miss Bella Forster initiates the unwary
into the mysteries of a Japanese pud-
ding"
Mrs. Wardell and a number of young
assistants have charge of a miniature gro
Gerry, and the centre booth for the sale of
fancy articles is presided over by Misses
Ada Dewitt and Mamie Colyin. Lemon
ade is dispensed by Miss Leila Wardell,
and Mines. Vail, Barnum and Graham
are in charge of the lunch room.
The fair is worthy of encouragement,
and the ladies expect crowded houses for
the remaining evenings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-12
state Chnrities and Aid.

NEWARK, Dec. IL, 1SS9.-The State Chart
ties and Aid Association held its annual
meeting yesterday, DR., Mott, the vice
president, presiding.
The various committees have been en-
ergetic during the year. and nearly all the
jails, aims houses, reformatories, schools
and asylums in the counties represented
have been visited and copious notes taken.
O~yercrowding and idleness as well as
separation of children from adults, and
the separation of the sexes, have received
particular attention. In the Atlantic
County Jail there are no bathing facili-
ties afforded. In Camden county 1000
was reported as having been "well ex-
pended" Cells were SKI, and there is no
separate place for witnesses, debtors or
children. The Essex County Jail was re-
ported to the old and inadequate. In
Passiac all prisoners are employed; the
men at breaking stone and the women at
sewing.
The Committee on AImshouses found
those conducted by townships and
counties better than those in
cities. In some places the law provid-
ing that children should not be kept more
than sixty days was reported a dead
letter. The Hunterdon County poor
farms were described as well managed.
The Orange Poor Farm had been especi-
ally investigated. Suggestions were made
for needed improvements in the Eliza
beth Almshouse.
AS members of board of managers the
following were selected:-Doctor Ezra NJ.
Hunt and William Burgess, of Trenton;
the Rev. G. 8. Mott of Pennington; ID.
Golden of Vineland, and Ex-senator
George H. Large.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-12
LIFE IN H%AILSTONES,
Curious Revelations Made Dy the Mi
croscope.

Curious Revelations Made by the Mi
croscope.
During the violentthunderstorm which
ragged over the whole country in the early
part of last month l.. G. Thompson, of
Liverpool, was struck with the unusual
dimensions of the hailstones which fell in
that city. Being at work at the time with
two microscopes he thought that an ex-
cellept opportunity of making observa-
tons on the character of hailstones was
before him. He accordingly collected O.
number that fell through his study win
dow and put them at once into clean
watch glasses placed under microscopes.
They were of remarkable form and
structure, some being round n thick,
with fat surface. and composed of anum-
Der of concrete layers, both transparent
and Opaque; others large, Jagged and
angular, while some resembled broken
pieces of ice. Several observations have
been recorded during the past few years
upon the substance, organic and inor-
panic, found in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
rotifers, bacilli and particles of vegetable
matter being among the organic sub
stances. Mr.. Thompson directed his at.
tention to the subject.
AS the haiistoneS dissolved in the conf
~cal-shaped watch glasses a deposit fell to
the centre, which a rough microscopical
examination showed to be composed of a
dark colored, a~morphorous inorganic sub
stance and minute stone particles. Inter
spersed with them were noticed small
pieces of vegetable tissue; having the ap-
pearance Of parts of cryptogamic spore-
cases, and among them were numbers of
very minute, oblong, bead-like bodies,
about one fifty-ffth of an inch in length,
each having a dark patch at the apices.
These small bodies were mounted il clear
glycerine medium and subjected to a high
poised microscopical examination, under
which they we're found to have q rough,
knobby surface, the dark ends being
curled-up extensions similar in character
} to the forms known as belonging to the
spores of some of the lower cryptogamia,
especially the lichens, to which they, evil
IDENTIFY belonged. Here then was clear
evidence of the existence of microscope
cally small spores floating at a great ele-
walton III our atmosphere, probably form
ing the nuclei around which the hail
stones formed themselves. Their presence
in such a situation is very interesting and
instructive, and throws light on the man
ner in which floating particles-whether
minute auimals, poisonous bacteria or
baclli, or vegetable organisms-may find
their way among us and settle wherever
they happen to secur a "congenial indus.
Chicago Herald.