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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
Mr.. Grady's Boyhood.

When we returned to Athens from
Washington in 1860 was the first time
/ remember to have known Henry
Grady. / remember the first time ]
ever saw him. The boys in Athens
were in the habit of goingin in swimming
at Trail Greek, which runs into the
Oconee River at the lower bridge at
Athens. As l approached the wash
hole / heard different boys calling out:
Look here, Henry Grady" Watch
this. Henry Grady" and so on. and
was at once impressed with the idea:
That must be fellow of some inn
portance. as they are all trying to gain
his approval and commentator. I re-
member his beautiful form and face as
he SWAN in the water that afternoon.
He was always leader in everything
he went into. In every kind of game,
football. shinny, baseball, which was
just coming into vogue, he was at the
head. At one time / remember him as
captain of military company of little
fellows armed with broomstricks, tin
horns or some other weapons. augusta
(GG.) Chronicle.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
$500 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
considerable reputation ~ = remedy
for ieprosy.

considerable reputation - n remedy
for ieprosy.
The largest piece Of gold ever taken
from the earth was discovered May 10,
1872. at Hill End. New south Wales. on
the claim OF Boyer q Huffman. TX
was an irregular-shaped slab four feet
nine inches in length aud three feet
three inches in width, with an average
thickness OF about three inches. Il
weighed something over 600 pounds.
and. although not virgin pure, assayed
$14S, 600. The most remarkable part
of the story Is that the men who found
il did not have money enough to pay
their board bills the week before.
The height of an olive tree 10 usually
twenty feet, but it is sometimes as high
as fifty feet, aud it reaches an almost
fabulous age. One lately destroyed at
Beaulieu had a recorded age Of five
centuries, and 1t was thirty-six feet in
circumference. The olive tree IL ex-
ceedingly prolific under cultivation:
the fruit yields about 20 per cent OF its
weight exclusive of kernel) in oil.
Italy is said to produce So. 900, 600 and
France 1000. 900 gallons of oil annual
ly. The tree does not vegetate readily
beyond 1000 feet altitude. or As de-
grsss of latitude.
The altitude of the Stevens mine on
Mount Mcclellan Zeal. is $500 feet.
At the depth of from sixty to 200 feet
crevice matter, consisting of silica.
calcite and ore. together with the sur
rounding wall rock. is solid. frozen
mass. Mcclellan is one of highest
eastern spurs of the snowy range. It
has the form of a horseshoe, with n
bold escarpment of feldsparic rock
nearly two thousand feet high, which
in some places is nearly perpendicular.
In descending into the mine nothing
unusual occurs until depth of eighty
or ninety feet is reached. when the
frozen territory begins and continues
for over two hundred feet There are>
no indications of a thaw summer or
winter
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
How Congressman Martin Buys Ci-
gars.

Congressman William Martin of
Texas. who was the innocent butt of a
great deal of fun and practical joking
at the last Congress, is perhaps the
heaviest smoker in the official life OF
the capital. He has been described and
illustrated extensively, but all the pen
and pencil pictures of him lack one ALL
important feature, the never failing ci-
gar.
The fragrant weed is his great COM
fort and consolation, to which he re-
sorts almost constantly in his waking
hours. He is not particular as to
brand. quality. style, or price. There
is cigar stand in the corridor OF the
House which he patronizes unremit-
tingly. When he steps up to the
counter he says to the clerk. briefly.
Cigars" If the clerk lays down on
the case handful Major Martin
counts them, lights one, puts the 9TH
ers in his vest pocket, and asks, How
muchp" The amount is stated and
paid. If only one cigar is laid on the
case he takes it just the same and says
likewise. simply, ''How muchp" The
clerks, as may be expected, keep him
well supplied.-Phitddetphid Inquirer.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
In a Dilemma.

A woman who was riding downtown
on q Third avenue train recently, says
theSN. Y. Sun, became involved In an
interesting dilemma which afforded
amusement TO all those passengers who
became aware of it. He was seated
directly behind the last cross seat In
the car. In front of him was young
woman who was devoting her time TO
Watching the windows on the opposite
side of the street as the train sped
along. She was young and pretty;
without her knowledge a few tresses
of her blonde hair had escaped from
under her bonnet, and had fallen over
the shoulder OF the man behind her,
and had in some unexplained manner
become fastened aronnd one of the
buttons of his coat. He made one or
two delicate attempts 10 remove the
wanderings tresses. but was SO timid
that he only entangled them the more.
He sat there with a frightened but
meek expr. ssion upon his face. nos
daring TO move A climax was put 10
his predicament by the young woman's
arising. or rather attempting to do so,
at Fourteenth street. She had only
got half way out of her feat when she
felt violent tug at her hair. She re-
sumed her seat and turned around in
dignantly to learn the true situation.
In moment her complexion riyaled
that of the unfortunate young man.
and her attempts to release herself
convnlsed the witnesses with laughter.
Her fingers trembled. and after fum-
bling away until the guard had closed
the gate in vain attempts 10 release
herself she gave one violent yank at
the two tresses, breaking them of and
leaving the ends still entwined around
the miserable button. Although the
man saw them aud was painfully con-
scious of their presence he did not dare
remove them until the young woman
had left the car at the next station.
For the rest of the way 10 the city hall
he kept his head buried in his news
per.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
What Tickled a Hoosicr.

One day | was riding along q high
way in Indiana when / came upon .
pile of bedding and articles of crockery
and hardware in front of q farm house,
and seated on the horse block was
corpulent old man with very red face
Naturally enough asked him what mad
happened. and he went of into laughter
which lasted a full minute before he
could reply
Them duds belong to Ben and
Mary"
..But who are Ben and Marye"
ssBen's my-my-hai hal hal I've
laffed till I'm almost dead. Ben's my
son. and Mary is his-ha! hal hal
wife"
..But who tumbled those things ont
there?''
Il did,
..And where are Ben and Maryrr
..She's gone home and he's broke for
the woods. Stranger. excuse me. @but
I'd have to laff il there was corpse Sa
the house. It's too burned funny for
anything-hai ha! hal"
And he yelled and whooped until he
could have been heard half mile.
When he sobered up little / asked:
..Is there joke ia this somewhereen
s.Is there? Whoopi I should say
there wasl Go into the house and
you'lr find the woman nigh dead with
laffing."
We'll. what IS it7r
stYou see. Ben got married about
three months ago Purity good boy.
but inclined to be tricky. He married
purity fair gal. but she's dreffu4y am
bilious. They cum home TO live and
about month ago wanted me n the old
woman to deed over the farm to them
and be taken keer of the rest of our
lives. We didn't like the idea. but
I they hung to it. and so last week /
made out a deed and handed it over
+ 1t wasn't deed describin' this farm.
but some other farm, though it aIl
looked reg lar nuff.
lyon doubted their faith. eh?n
81 kinder did. and so-ha! ha! hal
Say, stranger. don't think hard of me.
but I've got to laff or bust just
tickles me way back to my shoulder
bladesi"
He went off into another fit, and
when he got his breath again he con-
tinued:
This mornin' was the sixth day
since they got the deed, AS soon as
breakfast was over Ben said they'd
concluded to get along without our
valued company, and suggested that as
II was nine miles TO the pODfHOuSt We
make an early start He intended to
turn US smack out doors without
dollar. but he got left / told him he'd
better look into the deed bit. and be
went to town and diskivered the trick
/ had played. You orter seen them
two when they come backi Why, why
-
And he laughed again until had to
pat him on the back to prevent q catas-
trophe-
s.They were the humblest. down.
troddenest. used-upest, gone-to-pieees
pair you ever sot eyes on. Ben got a
plug of terbacker and hoss pistil and
left for the woods. and Mary tied . wet
towel around her head and hoofed it fur
her fathers house. I've brought out
their duds and piled 'em up here. and
! if they don't send fur 'em before noon
they kin 60 to the dogs
'.Well, they deserve it"
YES, they do. but it was q narrer
, escape fur me. If that deed had been
all right men the old woman would be
paupers to-day. But it wasn't all
right, and-and
And l had driven at least half mile
, before | lost the sounds q. his laughter.
/ ". i. San.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
A Hand Expedition.

The Lewiston Journal says a Maine
constable had a hard experience the
other day. He went out after gang
of poachers, and was not only cor
daily received by them but was in
yited to accompany them On a hunting
expedition. The reason for so much
cordiality was not apparent until the
officer found that his late companions
had managed to leave him alone on an
uninhabited island. where they kept
him for two days and nights.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
ALittIe Watch.

A Florentine friar exhibited at the
Paris exposition a watch only a quarter
of an inch in diameter. Besides the
two regular hands it has third which
marks the seconds. and a microscopic
dial which indicates the DAYS. weeks.
months, and years It also contains
an alarm, and on its front lid or cover
an ingeniously cut figure of st. Frsncia
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
Dreibund.

The term .-dreibund'' Is appearing in
the German cable news, and, as it il
somewhat strange to American ears.
it may be well to explain that it means
an understanding or compact, alli-
ance, among three persons, or states.
or governments. The s.dreibundf in
the present instance is the alliance be-
tween the three sovereigns of Germany.
Austria, and Italy.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
Tall Throne.

The King of Italy has sent to King
Menelik carved wooden throne
twenty-four feet high.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25

A Japanese man-of-war, recently
launched at Yokosuka, made nineteen
knots per hour on the trial trip.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
Don't Pull out superfiuous Halr.

German chemists have discovered in
the cocoanut a fatty substitute for but
ter. and it is being produced in large
quantities at Mannheim. One factory
turns out 6, 900 pounds per day, worth
- cents per pound.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-25
The african palm oil Industry.

An interesting report comes from the
Governor of the Gold Coast on the
palm oil industry of the West Coast of
Africa In caltivating the palm. ripe
nuts are scattered over ground well
raked, and are then covered lightly
with earth. The planting takes place
in the rainy season. When the young
shoots have grown about a foot they
are carefully removed in the evening,
and transplanted at least fifteen feet
apart. The tree grows luxuriantly,
and bears most abundantly at height
of from 10 feet to y feet in damp,
semi-marshy soil. The supply of nuts
hit for use is biennial, and the most
abundant supply of commercial oil is
obtained from nuts gathered during the
rainy season. The bunches of nuts are
cut down and placed in heap in the
air, where they remain for week or
ten days, The joints of the nuts are
thus weakened BY decomposition. and
they can be detached by simply beat
ing them against any substance.
When the nuts are collected, those
with hard, unyielding pulp are placed
in a hole about four feet deep, which
is lined with plantain leaves, and they
are covered over with these leaves, and
with palm leaves and earth. They are
allowed to remain for periods varying
between three weeks and three months,
until n certain decomposition has taken
place, SO that when removed the pulp
is soft, and appears as if it had been
boiled. The nuts are now put in a
trough made by digging hole in the
ground and paving it with rough
stones. Here they are pounded with
wooden pestles until the pulp is quite
removed from the surface of the hard
nut. The whole is then removed from
the trough, pnt in q heap, and the
stones taken out, leaving the oily
fibrous pulp, which is put into POI
with small quantity of water under
A good fire, and well stirred until the
oil begins to melt out. The pulp il
then put into rough net opened a.
both ends. to which are attached tw'
or three short sticks. by turning which
in opposite directions the oil is squeeze'
out. The longer the nuts are unde
ground the thicker the oil and tn
worse the quality. This alone account
for the different qualities of oil exportet
from different places along the coast
Other methods are employed to pro
duce the oil for home consumption
but that here described is the mod
usual in the production of the palm oi
OF comm0rco.-AeU bHA6tUb.
Don't Pull Out Superfiuous HAIR.
Young Padelford of Philadelphia
who was at Newport last summer. ha
met with curious and perhaps fata
experience. Some time ago he dis
covered a small tuft of hair growing
on his neck which seemed to have n
relation with the hair of his head
Last week barber whom he patron
lied suggested that he should take tn
Iuft of hair out by the roots, and Pade
ford told him to go ahead. The bal
ber performed the operation, an
Padelford is said to be lying now at th
point of death from an attack Of bloc
poisoning which the operation has il
duced.-N T. World.
German chemists have discovered i
the cocoanut fatty substitute for but
1r.A hOir Iav-e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-08
The News Condensed.

John Baesman, a farmer residing at
Rib Falls was fatally gored by bull a
few days ago
Barney Monahan was found dead in
the Ruleau House barn at Merrill the
other morning.
Shubel Pease, one of Beloit's oldest
citizens and early settlers, died the
other morning, aged 81 years
Henry Heise. who lived near Eau
Claire, poisoned himself the other day.
He had quarreled with his wife.
post-office has been established
about five miles from Cedar Grove, She
boygan County, and given the name of
Hoard in honor of the Governor. Ewal-
dus Vandewall is postmaster.
Broonop Fashingham, an aged resi-
dent of Chippewa County aged IS years
was burned to death on his farm the
other day while burning brush.
The body of Andrew Spar, who
walked from train into the river two
weeks ago at Manitowoc, was recovered
the other day.
Early the other morning the brewery
OF C, Beircuther. near Jefferson, was
destroyed by fire with contents Loss,
So, 600; insurance. 81, 600 This was the
fifth time the brewery had burned
Miss Meta Mcclure has sued Sparta
for S., 600 damages. She fell through a
trap-door in the sidewalk.
Thomas Cochrane's country home near
Eau Claire was burned the other day;
loss, $4,000.
Frederick Schmidt, Of Menominee,
died the other afternoon Of injuries in
fiicted Friday by two tramps who set
upon him in his saloon and brutally
beat and kicked him
At Marengo, a small wood sta ton
near Ashland, two sons Of Anton For
aker, aged respectively and years.
stepped beneath falling tree recently
and were crushed to death.
Marcus Moiller Thrane, aged ~ years
leader Of the Republican movement
in Norway in 1913, and who formerly
published a.Scandinayian newspaper in
Chicago, died the other day in Eau
Claire
The body Of Joseph Barron was dis
covered the other night floating in the
upper race-way at GAINESVILLE. Barron
mysteriously disappeared early last
February, ana vas supposed to have
fallen into the race while intoxicated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-08
FORESTS ABLAZE.
Disastrous Fires in Portions of Minne
sofa and Wisconsin.


ST.. PAUL, Mimi, May 5.-The rain
of Saturday evening was but a May day
shower, and the great forest fires
ragged with terrific fury over vast areas
of Northern and Central Minnesota and
Northern Wisconsin. The army of
men fighting the flames amounted to
thousands. Sundays snow-storm, how
ever, accomplished the end for which
they were striving.
The center of the immense conflagra-
tion was in Wright County. In Rock
ford township, the fire destroyed much
property in cordwood, fences, hay,
meadows, etc. One farm house, barn
and other outbuildings consumed. On
the west, the flames burned for dis
tance of over five miles At switch
near Buffalo, over 2, 500 cords of wood
were burned The loss is estimated at
500, 900. Millions of feet of pine we're
consumed in the St Croix valley.
Prairie fires ragged almost unchecked for
a week, and many thousands of dollars
damage was done in Southern Mime
sofa. John Green lost over 800 tons of
hay and several large hay spreads.
ASHLAND, Wis, May 5.-Eorest fires
in Northern Wisconsin are considerably
subdued. The little town of Mason
was saved only by the heroic efforts
of its inhabitants A few houses were
destroyed and there was much
damage to lumber and logs The
damage at Rice Lake is confined to a
few dwellings at the outskirts Every
one turned out to fight fire. The flames
were checked early Saturday morning.
Drummond and Cable narrowly escaped
with slight damages. No towns were
destroyed around Ashland.
Reports to this point from New Rich
mond, Wis, are of the most alarming
character. Forest fires are burning on
three sides of the village. Hazelhurst
had a narrow escape from total destruc-
ton. Fire started in some lumber
piles and driven by terrific wind bore
down on the village, carrying every
thing before it. Ten dwellings we're
burned before it was gotten under con-
troll
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-08
ST. LOUIS. NEW BRIDGE.
imposing Ceremonies at Its Formal
Opening on Saturday.

imposing Ceremonies at Its Formal
Opening on Saturday.
Sr. LOUIS. May 5.-The merchants
terminal bridge across the Mississippi
liver was opened for traffic Saturday
afternoon amid imposing ceremonies
Mayor Noonan had declared a public
half holiday for the occasion. and the
Merchants Exchange. banks and many
wholesale houses closed at noon. In
consequence thousands Of people fiocked
% the scene and lined the river banks
Tor blocks a. each end Of the bridge At
$50 p. m. train consisting of locomo-
tive and three coaches, bearing Cover
nor Fifer. Of Illinois. and staff, the
Railroad Commissioners OF Illinois and
mayors of several cities, together with
many prominent citizens, entered the
bridge on the east side of the river.
At the same moment a similar train
carrying Gov. Francis, Of Missouri. ami
staff. Secretary of the Interior
Noble Railroad Commissioners Of
Missouri, Officers Of State and
Municipal Governments, bridge
directors and many prominent
tered upon the bridge from the St. Louis
side of the river. When the trains met
in the middle of the bridge all parties
alighted, and little Josephine Cobb.
daughter of President Cobb, Of the Mer-
chants Terminal Bridge Company,
walked to the side OF the bridge
and breaking bottle of wine
on the railing Of the bridge amid
tremendous cheering, waving Of flags
and blowing of steam whistles, ex-
claimed: st. Louis Merchants Ter
minal Bridge, christen theer' The
trains then crossed to St. Louis and at
the bridge entrance, addresses appro-
pirate to the occasion were delivered
by Ex-Governor Stanard. Governor
Francis. Governor Fifer, General
John NJ. Palmer and others.
THE bridge is located two miles and a half
above the Gould bridge. its eastern terminal
being at Venice. H., and its western in the
waterworks reservation, alittle north Of Venice.
The length of the structure is 2 4221i feet.
Among its projectors are seth w. Cobb Gov
ernor David r. Francis, Major q. G. Rain
water, President John D. Perry, OF the
Laclede Bank. and other capitalists. OTlgi-
aally capitalized at 100000 January n. 1889
the capital stock was increased 10 100000
and the directory enlarged. Among other
things its franchise provides for reasonable
rates and tolls for individuals and corpora
tions using the same, and that il shall not
agree or consent 10 a consolidation with any
other bridge or enter into a pooling agree.
ment under pain OF forfeiture OF its franchise
by the United States Gov eminent As at pres
ent constructed. il is a railway bridge pure and
simple, but it is the intent TO ultimately fit il up
for the use of foot passengers and general traffic
as well, the present structure having been
erected so tina 1.-THE change can be made at a
comparatively small outlay
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-08

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these cases, andis absolutely invincible.
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