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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
The Hotel CoInmhin.

The mammoth new American hotel
in London, on the site of the Waterloo
house, will be worked at rental by
an American syndicate, and is expected
to be opened eighteen months hence as
the Hotel Columbia.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
Fresh Water Pearls.

In the last twenty years more than
500. 900 worth of pearls have been
found in the United States in that
family of nlollusks known as ..nnios.a =
or fresh water mussels. the same that
abounded at one time in the rivers Of
Scotland.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
The Girls Do the Courtinp.


In the Ukraine, Russia. the maiden
is the one that does all the courting.
When she falls in love with man
she goes to his house aud tells him the
state of her feelings. If be recipro-
Gates all is well. and formal mar
riage is duly arranged. If, however,
he is unwilling, she remains there hop
ing to coax him into a better mind.
The poor fellow cannot treat her with
the least discourtesy or turn her out.
for her friends would be sure to avenge
the insult. His best chance. therefore
il he is really determined that he won't
is to leave his home and stay away as
long as she is in it. This is certainly a
very peculiar way of turning a man
out of the house and home. On the
isthmus of Darien either sex can do the
counting. with the natural result that
almost everybody gets married. There
is not quite the same chance where the
girl has to bide the motions of a hesi-
tating or bashful swain
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
q. L. FEHBLEE,

to use on the eugine Invented by the
other ~ J. Sun.
Il get up at daylight. :" repeated the
early rising crank. for the g99th time.
Il can't see how any one can want to
lie in bed after they have woke up.
Then II Get out of the house as
soon as possible. | suppose2" put in the
tired listener, for the sake of saving
something. ''Certainly.n What a
relief it must be to your family. -
PsitatteJ Jpkfa ftiyuircf.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
Natures Kind Provision.

The color of great many animals
evidently serves to conceal them either
in the depths of the forest or in the
open plain. Thus, in the arctic regions
animals east the russet coat of summer
for the snowy one of winter. and some
peculiar Alpine species undergo
similar changes. The ermine. the hare,
and the polar fox are examples while
the ice bear, which is supreme in the
northern waters. and therefore does
not require protection of that kind.
by being white is enabled more easily TO
approach its prey. Several birds like the
ptarmigan. also change their plumage.
and the young of seals are born with
white pelts. which they change for
darker ones as soon as they are eapa
BILE of living independently of their
mother.
On the other hand, the summer
feathers of the ptarmigan are well
adapted for bird roosting on iiclen-
covered rocks, while the heather-hued
plumage of the grouse, like the similar
coat of the partridge. is equally favor
able to their escaping the notice OF
ruthless enemies. London Standard.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
Dying in Partisan Hotels.

1t is dangerous to let man die in
hotel in Paris. A queer French law
enables the landlord to present his bill
to the relatives for the death. Several
hundred francs was the item recently
demanded from an American family
for the decease of one of its members
in well-known hotel. The sum would
have been three times as great if the
person had died of contagious dis
ease and doubled if the deceased was
prince or "A member of any rich, old
aristocratic family. The allowances by
the judges, however. are generally much
less than the claims OF the landlords.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
Mathematical Prodigy.

Sam Summers. the negro prodigy,
was in Shelbyville yesterday. SAYS the
Louisville Commercial. and rs usual
entertained a large crowd. who were
testing him with all kinds of mathe-
maticSl problems. Summers is a
colored man, 81 years old. without the
slightest education. He can not read
or write and does not know one figure
from another. He is a common. every
day.farm-hand, and. to look at him
and watch his actions, he seems to be
about half-witted, but his quick and
invariably correct answer to any ex-
ample in arithmetic. no matter how
difficult. is simply wonderful. With
the hundreds of tests that he has sub
mitted to not single time has he
failed to give the correct answer in
every instance.
Some examples given him yesterday
were: How much gold can be bought
for 1892 in greeubacks if gold is worth
S1.65? Multiply 597.312 by Is 5-S. If
a grain of wheat produces seven grains,
and these be sown the second wear.
each Welding the same increase, how
many bushels will be produced at this
rate in twelve years if 1000 grains
make pint? If the velocity of sound
10 L. LIZ IScb per SeCOHUs the
of the heart seventy per minute, after
seeing a flash of lightning there are
twenty pulsations counted before you
hear it thunder, what distance is the
cloud from the earth, and what is the
time after seeing the flash of lightning
until you hear the thunder? A COM
mission merchant received seventy
bags of wheat. each containing three
bushels, three pecks and three quarts;
how many bushels did he receive? And
so on.
With Robinson's. Rays, and other
higher arithmetics before them, those
who have tested him as vet have been
unable to find any example that, with
a few moments thought on his part.
he is not able to correctly answer
The Tiber.
Most of the old houses on both sides
of the Tiber. AT Rome. have been re-
moved fine embankments of masonry
have been erected slightly deepening
and widening the river to an average
width of sixty-iivt Strds, and on top of
the embanknents, ON both sides, es-
planades are formed as on The Thames
cnlbankment ut l.outlqn. One of the
new bridges crossing the stream is
thirteen wards wide. and near it ut
either end stand new buildings seven
stories high completely shutting out
the views Of The Janiculum and San
Pietro hills.
The shoemaker will do work which
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
A Frank Darky.

There is an uncommonly frank and
humorous darky porter on one of the
Wagner cars that ply between Chicago
and New York, says the New York
Sun. The other day when he appeared
before the passengers, brush in hand,
to get them all to stand up and deliver
their quarters and half-dollars in the
usual way. this is what he said: "Stand
up tell | brush you off, gemmen. 1t
don't amount to nothin', and you may
not need it, but you want to let me 90
through the motions, SOS to feel as If I
earned what you're goin' to give me.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
STAR COMPOSITION CO.,
Manufactures Of
Printers Rollers,
AND =
Roller Composition
PH11INE j CEMENT ETE.
Roller Casting a Specially
IIo7 Fourth ST.. East Portland. Or.
SEND DOWN 49,"
How a Parrot Caused Railroad Accident
in the Far West

Ont i'm the far west on one cold night
in january horrible accident oc-
cured. Snow several feet in depth
covered the ground.
The little town of B was perfectly
quiet. and not one of its inhabitants
dreamed of the scene of disaster that
would soon be witnessed. The small
station house was for the time deserted.
says the Philadelphia Times. the
station-master having gone to the store
not far distant Poll sat all alone in
the cozy little station house. ever and
mon talking to herself Polly want
cracker; Pretty Poll. Pretty Poll
Then with a wise shake of her head she
flew to a shelf that was just above the
telephone. rang. aud receiving the an
swering ring shouted. Send down 113- "
Then fixing back TO her perch she was
quietly sitting there when the master
returned There was no telegraph
in that part of the country and Poll had
often watched her master talk through
the telephone to the station-master at
jerome. a small town not many miles
distant. In about half an hour the pas
senger train was due When ii was
nearly time for the train TO come the
statiOn-master thought that he heard
the noise of train in each direction.
but concluding that he was mistaken he
did not trouble himself to look out In
q few minutes the passenger train
passed up, but it did not stop. and in
another moment fearful crash was
heard, piercing shrek rang out upon
the night air, and then piteous groaus
were heard. Snatchino up q lantern
the station-master hurried out A fear
full scene was before him. The freight
train attached to the engine lis had
come into collision with the passenger
train.
Fifteen passengers and both en-
giueers were killed and five passengers
were injured seriously. In a short
time the whole town was astir. The
injured were cared for and an engine
arrived and pushed the broken cars on =
side track Much excitement prevailed
throughout the town The people
wondered who IL was who had teie-
phoned the station-master at jerome.
They did not solve the mystery for
many q long day and both station
-masters very nearly lost their situa-
tions. but as nothing could be proved
against them they were allowed to re-
main. One evening in june as the
station-master at sat dozing in his
chair he was aroused by hearing the
telephone ring. Looking up he saw
Poll sitting on the shelf above the tele-
phone and heard her call out IN her
shriIl voice: Send down 49,
AT last the mystery had been solved.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
A small Deer.

A remarkable little animal has been
added to the London zoo. 1t is a deer,
though in size but a trife larger than
a full-grown cat. The cloyen hoofs
proclaim its position in the mammalian
world beyond doubt but il has no
horns. In the male two long canine
teeth project from the upper lip. and
these berhaps serve IN their stead
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
CUT THIS OUT z: e: /: Il. !; !;

10 cents and receive ten samples that
will make yon more money in a week
than anything ever offered Something
new, durable and profitable. Send al
once to NORTHWESTERN SUPrLY Co., No.
325 First Street, Portland, Oregon
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD.
TIME .scEDULE. lE4cept sundays-l

Lv Albany 100 p m Lv Yaquina GAS a
Lv Corvallis 40 p m Lv Corvallis 1885 a. m.
Ar Naquina $50 P. m Ar Albany 1910 a m
o. & c trains connect at Albany and Corvallis.
The above trains connect YaquTna with the
ships between Yaquina and san Francisco
SAILING DATES.
steamer. Fm. 5. F. steamer. FTn. Yaq'na.
Farallon July J. willamette Wy July !.
Willamette yai'y July O. FaraIlon July 8
Fara1lci. July Willamette Wy July
Willamette Wy July Is Farallon July Is
REMEMBER the oregon Pacific Popular sum
on sale from ali Valley Points to Yaquina and
return
This company reserves the right to change sa
ing dates without notice
Passengers from Portland and all Willamette
trains Of the Yaquina route at Albany or CorvaI-
lis and if destined to san Francisco should ar
date of sailing
Passenger and Freight Rates
Always the Lowest
For particulars apply to
c H HASwELL, c c HOGUE.
Oregon Devel' PM Go o P. x, R Z. Co.
5o4 Montgomery st. Corvallis,
san Francisco, Cal. oregon.
NORTH BOUND.
Leave Corvallis Monday Wednesday Friday.
a. Leave Albany o.so a
Arrive Salem, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. ;
/ p m Leave salem, Tuesday, Thursday, satur-
/ day, a m.
! Arrive Portland. Tuesday, Thursday, saturday,
s;5o p m
I UTH BOUND
Leave Portland Monday, "Wednesday Friday.
/ Arrive salem. Monday, wednesday FRIDAY. .z:Is
p m Leave Salem, Tuesday. Thursday satur-
/ day. 6a. m. Leave Albany, 1870 p m.
Arrive Corvallis Tuesday, Thnrsday, saturday
$50 p. m.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
The Tiber.

The shoemaker will do work which
Is beneath other people.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04

Passengers from Portland and all Willamette
Valley points can make close connection with the
trains Of the Yaquina route at Albany Corvai-
lis, and if destined to san Francisco should ar
range to arrive at YaquiTa the evening before the
date of sailing
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04

o. & c trains connect at Albany and Corvallis
The above trains connect at Yaquina with the
Oregon Development CoInpany's line Of Steam
ships between Taquina and san Francisco
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04

REMEMBER the Oregon Pacific Popular sum
Taer EXCURSIONS. Low Rate Tickets are now
sale from all Valley Points to Yaquina and
return
ais emma n reserves The rioi,t 70 ct,anor "a
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
FFTY-TW0 TEETH GERMS.
That 10 What the Delicate Little jaw of n
Baby Contains.


That is What the Delicate Little jaw of q
Baby Contains.
The development of teeth germs, from in.
fancy to mature life. is one of the most in
teresting phases Of human growth. Pass
the finger along the tiny jaw OF the new
conner. Not only is there nothing which
presages future teeth, but the jaws them
selves seem too delicate and fraiI to become
the sockets for such hardworking portions
of the anatomy. Yet there are 81 tooth
germs hidden there. Twenty of these are
for the temporary teeth, with which, in due
time, the child will begin to gnaw or chew
his way through life; the others include the
permanent set aud the molars, none Of which
begin to make their presence known till the
child is about years old, and the "wis-
dom" teeth do not usually appear till about
the age of IS.
The little pulp-germ grows and develops
till it approximates the shape OF the tooth it
is to become; then it begins to calciiy, form
ing the dentine part of the crown, while the
enamel is deposited by an independent pro-
cess. The surface of the crown attaius its
full size before the process of elongation COM
mences. Then gradually it pushes its way
outward through the gum, absorbing the tis-
sue as it advances till the pure-whte enamel
peeps out. to the mothers great delight.
The process of "teething" is invariably
one of disturbance, especially if the outer
membrane or skin Of the gum proves tena-
cious. In this case it should be lanced-an
operation which is humane, in that it re-
lieves the discomfort of the child, and is en-
tirely harmless, as there is seldom any hem
orrhage worth the name, and If there should
be a slight flow of blood it readily Yields to
simple treatment The application of a
dust Of powdered alum is usually sufficient.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
PICKING THE EARS.
A Person shouId Never Put Anything but
His Elbow In the Organ.

A Person Should Never Put Anything bu,
His Elbow In the Organ.
People who are in the habit of "picking
their ears" with the heads of pins, ear
spoons, etc., frequently suffer from small
Assesses in the parts irritated. These are
called aural furuncles, and are not only ex-
ceedingly annoying. but often very painful.
A wise old doctor once cautioned patient
never to put anything into his ear but his
elbow. This is good sound advice, which
all should follow, and if they do they will
seldom ifever be troubled with the abscesses
in question. When one of them forms, saws
writer in the Boston Herald, it is well to
use the following mixture: Menthol, Is
grains; sweet oil, five drachms. Wet a
small piece of cotton with this and
gently press it back into the passage
to the ear until 1t lies over the abscess. Re-
new the application twice day. Apropos
OF this, a sad case of ear trouble has recently
been brought to the notice of the writer. A
few weeks ago bug crawled into the ear of
young man, causing, OF course, much dis
comfort. BE sought physician, who en-
deavored to remove the intruder, using in
struments wholly unsuited to the purpose.
The result was he tore out completely the
drum membrane of the ear, and vet the bug
remained behind. Then he syringed out the
ear, as he should have done in the first
place, and so expelled the offender. The
victim Of this operation is "stone deat' on
the affected side
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
CAPTURING PoRP0IsEs.
Exciting Fights Waged by the Indians In she
Waters at Cause.

Exciting Fights Waged by the Indians In shs
Waters at Cause.
Boston Herald.l
The harbor of Cause is not one broad
sheet Of water BY any means, for it abounds
in queer openings and channels which are
rare surprises to one. There is the Tickle,
which is narrow but deep channel, max
ing down between an island and the main
land. Boats use this as safe passage to
the sea day after day, while for capturing
porpoises it is without rival. The whole
thing is managed adroitly. A seine il
stretched across one end or opening, the
captives are driven in, then the remaining
outlet is seined across. and Immediately the
march of death begins. Such proceeds in q
few hours.
The Indians are experts at spearing them,
and to watch the fearful gvrations of one Of
these wounded animals with whirling boat
and swsrthy savage attached is a sight
never to be forgotten. Human ingenuity and
skin conquer in the end, and alter the fear
fui race up and down the harbor-right side
up, wrong side up, matters not, so long as
the ''poppus" is held by the Indian-is end
ed, there are so many gallons of splendid oil
Ior Dooty anu memory 70 last all one 8
life.
When the mackerel and porpoise schools
arrive in the harbor the whole place is in q
furore of excitement If it happens on a week
day, well and good; but should it occur to
these creatures to make their annual call on
the Sabbath, is is all the same. At once the
churches are emptied. The sermon, hastily
abridged, has to be put aside without ben
ediction often, and the minister is saved
from writing can extra" The people argue:
IF we must live and the Lord sends the
fish on His day, it is our duty to catch
them"-being remunerative, if not exact
ly orthodox belief, at which one cannot won
der"
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the day, for the cast, not being sufficiently
hard when the mold was broken from it, q
tap of the mallet penetrated and one of the
clover leaves came off entire.
Though the ten fingers of the modeler are
his most important aids in working with
clay, he has little collection of tools. They
are all hard wood; so beautifully finished
that the material easily would be mistaken
tor ivory or bone.- Some of them are per-
fectly straight, others curiously carved and
still others have fatte3ed surface at either
end. They are ali small, being not more
than six to nine inches in length. They are
formed with due regard to the various
straight lines and their combinations, which
must occur in pattern.
WORKING IN STONE.
For stone work is used the same set of
tools, made in STEEL. The application of
them differs somewhat, though, and the NAL
let or hammer, which, of course, are,not used
in making clay mold. come into requisi-
tion when the pattern is transferred to
the stone, The carver in stone always
makes his model in clay and
casts it in plaster before the stone
is touched. He shows the model to the
architect, and ii it is approved the work OF
reproducing 1t on the stone is begun. 1t Is
rare that the modeler works on the stone.
He usually leaves that for his workmen.
The carving requires only fair skill after
good model has been furnished. But some
of the very handsome ornaments on build
ings, such as the dragons I mentioned on
the Hussey block, or the ones on the Marine
Bank, on Smithfeld street, the modeler
himself cuts into existence.
Perhaps everyone has given at least
cursory look at the German National Bank,
now going up on the corner of Sixth avenue
and Wood street. Last week the carvers
were at work on the ornamental caps over
the windows of the sixth floor. 1t is rather
a dizzy height alongside the workmen, and
though high, it is not an uncomfortable po-
sition, for there is tiny awning overhead
to shield the carver from the blaze of the
summer sun. The stone is always in it's
place in the building before the carver puts
stroke to it, Tor, If it were done otherwise,
there would be danger of damage to the or
namental work, and Of chipping those parts
in prominent relief.
GUIDES FOR THE EYE.
Up beside the carver is the plaster of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
SERVANTS CENTURIES AGO.

How They Were Treated and How They
Acted In shakespeare's Time.
Chambers Journal.l
In the time OF Shakespeare domestic
service was in state of transition; the old
system was decaying, the new one springiug
into life; and if one may be allowed 70
judge from casual references scattered
throughout the plays of the poet the new
order does not appear to have been altogether
satisfactory. In "King Lear"-to take one
example-Kent denounces Oswald, the
steward, as "knave, rascal and eater Of
broken meats; base, proud, shallow, beg
carly three-suited, 100 pound, worsted
stocking knave"
From Shakespeare's plays 1t further ap-
pears that the servants of the period were
companions and confdants Of their master,
and that they were generally sly and pill
1erlng, and players of practical jokes. In
great families 1t was customary for sery. IS
to take an oath Of fidelity on their emf
into office. Posthumus alludes to the
when he says OF hlogen's servants:
Her attendants are ..-..
All sworn and honorable.
The condition OF servants at this period
w. mas therefore peenllar, and 1T IS clear that
they were ruled by a curious mixture Of
stern discipline and great la1ity One mode
Of enforcing obedience was by imposing for
let's or fines, some of which are enumerated
by Sir j. Harrington in his "Nuga A.
tlque." For being absent from prayers,
for uttering an oath, for leaving door
open, or "for any follower visiting the
cook, fine was inflicted, while in another
set Of rules it is provided that
If anyone this rule doth break,
AND cut more bread than he can eat,
Shall to the box one penny pay.
In case an offender should refuse to pay
direct without resistance" provision is
made at the conclusion that
Each one here shall be assistance,
And he that doth refuse to aid
BY him one penny shall be,paid-