The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-18
The Tar of Rnssia's Geld Mines
in Siberia.
THE WEALTH OF san FRaSclsCos
EPISCOPAL cHrgrH.
EnsIand's sirikers-Jane betheridge
Fortune-Resisal of the Old
Sport Of Faleonrs.

Somerset county, Pa. has a sucking
colt six months old which weighs Sl4
Dotinds.
fhe English Board of Trade reports
500 strikes during 1883. with 5000
strikers.
The youngest officer in her majesty's
service is a second lieutenant of exact
ly eighteen
A squid with tentacles thirty feet
long recently washed ashore on the
coast of Mayo.
A North Atchison woman poisoned
seven skunks in two weeks and attend
ed TO her domestic duties besides
1t is said that Jane Detheridse. of
Kingston. jamaica, has refused thirty
seven offers of marriage. She has ST.
U00, 900 and is an orphan.
There is advertised for sale in Wor-
cestershire piece of property on
lease which has LII years yet to run.
Il was made for 1000 years in 1000.
One Episcopal Church in San Fran
cisco is said TO have . membership OF
SO. 000.00O. and yet the missionary
fund of the diocese is in debt nearly
$500.
A New York man proposes 10 revive
the ancient sport of falconry ut his
country seat in New Jersey. and has
gone to Europe to procure the birds
aud trainer.
A tramp confined in the Lancaster
(Pa-) Jail entertained the attendants
and policemen with tales of adventure
aud travel. He had almost walked
around the world.
The Comte de Paris will spend the
remainder of his DAYS in England. The
Count had touch of gout of late. For
time he is more interested in his toes
than his manifestoes.
Ben Butterworth, Congressman from
Cincinnati has determined to abandon
politics entirely. He has built up a
large law practice in Washington, and
will settle there permanently.
One hundred and sixty-seven bears
have been killed in Maine during the
year. The state has paid ont $3.50, or
- per head bounty. Over 81 600 will
be paid As bounty for killing crows.
Boswell BeardsIey of North Lansing.
/ Tompkins county. \. Y, has distribut-
+ ed mail to the people of that village for
sixtN-four Years, having held the office
of Postmaster under nineteen success
+ i've Presidents.
monument to Victor Noir, the
voting man who was killed in 1870 by
Prince Pierre Bonaparte. has been
completed by the sculptor Dalou. for a
+ committee. which intends to erect it in
/ some part OF Paris.
( The Gar of Russia receives from his
gold mines in Eastern Siberia about
$500 pounds of pure gold every year.
As he has recently [ -eloped great
/ fondness for the American game of
draw poker. it about time for him to
s.grub-st.,ke' some prospectors for new
placers.
John McCloskey, of San Antonio.
Texas. has been mourned as dead for
nine years. The other night bearded
stranger appeared ut the home OF Mrs.
McGloskey. She became very indig-
nant when he took her in his arms. 1t
was her husband. He had been in the
West and made great deal of money.
Situated on the farm of Scott West,
in the town of Fayette. Me-. are two
living springs only few rods apart,
but on opposite slopes of i watershed.
Rills running in different directions
from these respective springs traverse
each distance of more tran than fifty
same destination.
Princess Christian. the second and
most popular daughter OF Queen Vic
toria. is on the eve of entirely losing
her sight. She has been suffering from
an affection of the eyes similar TO that
which afflicted her greatgraudfather.
King George III. of England. and also
her first cousin. the late King of Han
over, both of whom were totally blind
during the last forty years of their
lives.
There is curiosity among the Fair
mont. Morgantown IL Pittsburg Rail-
road, about six miles above town,
worth noticing, says the Morgantowu.
Pa, Post. Two sycamore trees, stand
ing about ten feet apart, are joined to-
gether by limb fifteen inches in diam
eter, and it's dollars TO doughnuts
which tree it started to grow from.
They are the only Siamese twins in this
vicinity.
Joel Barlow. the author and patriot.
who died in 1912 while on his way to
meet Napoleon in France to get the
latter's signature for treaty of COM
me ce with this country. is buried in
Poland. The Historical Society oi
Connecticut, his native State, has de-
cided to memorialize Congress to re-
move the remains to Putnam, Conn.,,
and give them resting place in the
State Park that is now being laid out
1t is sometimes said that the branche:
of very old trees are, properly speak
ing, roots. and that If planted upside
down the trees would flourish. Herr
Kny, German botanist, has recent,
investigated the matter by planting
vines and ivy with both ends in tht
ground, and subsequently cutting then
at the arch. The experiments wer,
fairly successful though not in ever,
instance, and Herr Kny intends I,
continue them with other plants an,
trees, such as willows, poplars, an,
roses.
There are many people alive We
who want something for nothing
About fifty of them live in Sioux City
A man named r. A. Sears, of Minnea
polls, sent out offers to give thre
pieces of elegantly upholstered parlo
furniture as an advertisement to al
who would send 80 cents to pay box
ing. Many sent the money and go
three cute little iron toys with plus
seats and pretty finish. The recipient
! were surprised, and yet cannot clair
that they were badly swindled, for the
} got all they paid for.
, The Comte d'Eu is so unpopular tbs
in a tour through North Brazil he ws
Missed in the seaports- What most reE