The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
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degree of LII. d. from Emory College,
Georgia.
Queen Natalie Of Servia has had her
life Insured for 5000, 700 for the benefit
OF her son.
A colored mau at Albany. Ga. has
served no less than twenty-one terms
IN jail for lighting.
Mr.. Gladstone. despite . his vast
wealth. Is almost penurious in per.
sonal matters. He wears his clothes
until they are tbreadbare shiny. and
shabby.
The Duke of Edinburg. besides being
a clever violin player. Is an enthusias-
tie postage-stamp collector. All the
members of the royal family have GER
tain hobbies.
Lord Tennyson Is an enthusiastic
friend of all birds that fly. A friend
lunching with him the other day re-
lates the poets Indignation on hearing
that hawk had been shot.
The Duke of Fife is deeply interested
IN one OF the companies now engaged
IN exploiting Eastern Africa. Besides
this, he is one of the largest owners OF
founders shares la London.
Sir Edwin Arnold has been offered
el0O 600 for his new poem OF 5000
lines, and If he understands the sci
ence OF finance rs applied to his own
pocketbook he will take the money.
Ex-senator Fair. according to the
JeictSh Progress. of San Francisco,
''has so much regard for the precepts
of Judaism that he IS contemplating an
early entrance into the path that leads
to Judaism
The Chinese Emperor has just con-
ferred upon the shade of the late Mar
quis Tseng the brevet title of Junior
Guardian of the Heir Apparent" II is
only the heir that is apparent in the
combination.
Catherine Meyers. a young lady of
Virginia, spent some time with her
brothers family in Philadelphia. aud
became so infatuated with city life that
she committed suicide rather than re-
turn 10 her home.
Pasteur has treated during the last
three years Z. 1913 persons bitten by mad
dogs. and of this number only thirty
three died. These figures seem TO
overcome the theory that the Pasteur
treatment is not effective.
Gen. N. b. Forrest. who was a fight
er from way back in the Rebel army.
but whose early education had been
sadly neglected. once remarked that
success in battle largely depended upon
getting there first with the mostest
men"
Abraham Emerson. of Gambia. n. H..
Is the son of soldier who fought at
Bennington. and is 90 years old. In
spite of that great age he is in excel
lent health and suncommonly spright-
ly. He may any day be seen at work
on his farm. I
Toscanelli has published a pamphlet
in which he states that last wear the
Pope was about leaving Rome with the
assistance OF France. when he was
warned by the Italian Government
that the Vatican palace would be seiz-
ed and occupied the hour he vacated
it.
The Princess Louise has more skill
than an Indian in handling a canoe
and often lands without assistance a
salmon weighing rs much as thirty
pounds. When she kills particular
ly fine fish she carefully packs 1t in ice
and sends il TO her royal mother. the
Queen
King Humbert's decreased allowance
Of cigarettes has improved the condi-
ton Of his melaneholia. This lesson
should not be lost on the youth of the
period. who could decrease the mel |
ancholy otherwise adjacent to them. SO |
to speak. by letting up on cigarette /
smoking.
Gen. W. i. Sherman's annnal salary
as General of the Army which Office
has been abolished and which title will |
die with him. is $l5. 0O0 He has no /
duties to perform and clerk to help |
him TO perform them, which makes it |
quite pleasant for the old hero in his /
declining years.
Sig. Arrigo. the Italian banker just
ransomed from Siciian banditti for
the round sum of $25. 600 in gold. SAYS
that his captors kept him in the bottom
of dry we'll. where they furnished
him regularly with food. At the end
OF certain time, unless ransomed, he
was to be killed
Baron Liebig. the German chemist.
says that as much flour as will lay on
The point of a table-knife contains as
much nutritive constituents as eight
pints of the best beer made All of
which may be true. but beer will con-
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lnur for general purposes.
Prof. Burt Wilder of Cornell is max
ing collection of brains. He wants
brains other peoples. He is especial
y desirous that editors should leave
heir brains to him when they go into
he obituary department But by the
.ime the average editor dies he has al
most used them up in the service of
Senator Evarts has recently pur-
chased and fitted up at considerable ex-
'ense commodious log cabin on the
banks OF the Potomac adjacent to Fort
y ashington and opposite Mount Yer
ION. Besides this establishment the
senator has residences at Montpelier.
T., one in New York City. and one in
Ida Lewis, at Newport. is the only
woman lighthouse-keeper in the coun-
ry. and the last. it is said. TO whom
will be given light by the Govern
nent. 1t is said also that no light on
III the coast is more perfectly attended
o than is hers, and the Government
Inspector always gives her an unusual ,
y high report.
Ward McAllister tells the fashionable
oung men firmly, but kindly, that /,
hey must not have Wallets. No gen
leman should permit himself this sort
I association" he says. and there are
hose who dare suggest in this connec-
ion the principle of self-preseryation, /,
nd the old saying that no man is
ero to his valet
Olga Loubanouski. young Russian
I high birth, has started from St. {
etersburg on a journey to Odessa on :
orseback. She is 10 years OF age aud =
as wagered 10000 rubles on the sue j,
ess Of her trip. She is accompanied !