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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
Queen vtctoria's Old Age.

Queen Victoria at the age of seven
ty-one is very plain old lady, and
she was by no means good-lookine
thirty years ago, while she was still in
the prime of life. She suffered a great
deal from attacks of erysipelas, which
Redeemed and coarsened her skin. She
lost her teeth very early in life, owing
to the use of a camphorated dentifrice
to which she took great fancy and
which proved most pernicious. But
from her accession at the age of eight
cen till she was twenty-five or twenty
SIX the Queen was very pretty young
woman, fresh and fair, with soft blue
eyes, small, rosy mouth and the
loveliest arms and shoulders imagina-
bic. Her lack of height was always a
great drawback, and was the cause of
her delighting in giving grand fancy
costume balls. at which she was wont
to appear in a court toilet of the
eighteenth century. the high-heeled
shoes which must perforce be worn
with such dress lending very be-
coming addition to her stature-Lon-
don Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
Novel way 70 subdue Dogs.

A gentleman who has had a good
deal OF experience in the management
OF dogs says that the most vicious
brute can be conquered speedily by
any powerful odor, especially a pun
gent odor like ammonia. He tells
how lie once won wager on handling
y dog that few persons could approrch
II was in little town in Canada. The
conversation being on the subject of
dogs. the proprietor of the inn where
he was stopping laid n wager that his
visitor could not put his hands upon a
dog chained up in the backward.
"All right. " said the visitor. 'but "a
a matter of precaution for the protec-
ton of my hands j will go up stairs
and put on a pair of gloves.
Il put on n pair of old buckskin
gloves" says the old gentleman in
telling the story, "aud saturated the
right hand with ammonia. We then
went ont to the dog. and at NV an
preaching he rushed from his Kennel
with open mouth As soon as he got
within reach | thrust out my hand.
Instead of biting it he turned tail and
ran into his kennel. Then went
to the kennel. and, putting my hand
inside, made him come out again. The
secret of the matter is that dog can't
bite without drawing in his breath. and
as he does so he inhales the ammonia.
which partially suifocates him and
subdues for the time being his biting
propensity. Some dogs may he sub
dued with cologne NeD York
Times
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
Thumb-NaiI Pfctures.

In collections centuries old. to he
seen both in China and Japan. are
specimens of the most remarkable
drawings in the world pictures of all
kinds drawn with the thumb-nail The
nails of the thumb on the left hand of
these peculiar artists are allowed TO
grow to an enormous length. some
times to foot or eighteen inches. and
are then pared down to a pen-shaped
point. Dipping this oddly constructed
pen in beautiful vermilliou or sky-blue
ink. the only kinds of ink used in those
sacred" thumb-nail drawings, the
artist gracefully outlines his work.
Occasionally the bold touches from the
studio of master in this department
of high art are life size and are
sketched by few sweeps OF the artists
arm. Like other pictures aud sketches
OF the orient these sacred thumb-nail
pictures are mounted and rolled uu
like scrolls. st Louis Republic.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
DESTRUCTION CT FORESTS.
Had Effects OF This Vandalism on the Cll-
mate OF the Country

Floods. cyclones and droughts belong
70 the same family
The ax Is father of them ALL Human
stupidity Is their mother Nature Is no
more 10 blame for them than Is the
blind earth which the digger under.
mines till II falls on him.
The AK kills trees. With the trees
killed the SHOWS of winter melt more
quickly under the rain and snow of
early spring. With the trees killed.
swamps. fallen logs and leaves that
once held back the waters for months
no longer act. The waters rush 10
their nstural outlets without oppose
tion. The rapid transit of the waters
clogs the great natural channels. aud
they overflow into new ones. CARRYING
devastation wherever they rush. The
more the ax Is nsed the higher rise the
waters. Bad goes on TO worse. The
end no human wit can foretell.
The destruction of the forests has
eliminated the principal factor Ia mod
hying the movement of the air cur
rents, accord ng to the Cleveland Press.
Like the trade winds on the ocean. the
air currents over sections denuded OF
forests How freely and persistently for
long periods without change. As
of the air in order TO have change I'm
the rainfall, 1t follows that persistency
in air currents caused by forest de-
struetion means long spells" of drv-
ness mt one period aud long ..spellsn of
wet at another. Thus Hoods are some
times aggravated rs much by unusual
wet spells" as by the rapid transit of
the waters TO their natural channels in
consequence of conditions lust men
toned. When both causes conioiu
terrible floods are inevitable. Destruc-
tive droughts must follow excessive
raintdls, for the average rainfall varies
but little from year to year IN a given
locality. An excess at one time means
a scarcity mt another.
So. too. cyclones. like simoons, are
only possibly where enormous areas of
country unbroken by forests exist.
The winds gather force as they go. or
rather freedom 10 move easily, which
means that they will so quicker than if
obstructed. A point of refraction
means that the surrounding atmos-
phere will rush in To restore equilibrl-
um. III there is nothing to oppose the
oncoming air. il will move rapidly.
The forest is the greatest of modiiiers
10 wind-storms. holding them back
and checking them. and. doing so, tend
TO modify sudden and rapid eases of
rarefaetion.
The Hood, drought and cyclone. adj
monlsh the people of the United States
to be wise. If they heed not the adj
monition they must pay the penalty.
The spectacle presented in the valleys
of the Mississippi and its tributaries
and along the track of the cyclone that
devastated Louisville should be enough
to cause some serious thinking These
spectacles can be exeelled. Give the
AK time and bribe it TO do its uttermost
and horrors now seen will be mercies
compared with horrors that will inev-
itabiv follow
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
He Understood Coons.


Bob III. is a stable-kecper up in New
Hampshire. Bob is also quite a coon
hunter and keeps pair of coon dogs.
which he thinks are not TO be beat.
One night some parties caught a fine
coon alive and brought il TO Bob's
stable and put it in a barrel. Bob
brought out the dogs TO show what
they would do with Mr.. Coon. The
barrel was turned down on the side
and one of the dogs told to take him
out. The coon was not in the mood to
come out just then. and Zip cot the
worst of it and could not take him out.
Old Lack was brought up and told to
take him out, and in went his head.
The coon was there, and after des.
perate tussel the dog gave up the Job
as a bad one. The crowd here became
Jubilant over the defeat of Bob's doos
just then Farmer III. came along and
asked, whats the matter?n On be-
ing told he said. That 'er dog of mine
can take him out" pointing to a cross
between a shepherd aud Just dog for
the other part. bet you $50 he can't
says Bob. Il guess | can kiver that:
put up the pictures. the old man saws.
and 10 Bob's astonishment out came
the greenbacks. The money was p,u
in third party's hands. On time be-
ing called, Farmer II. takes his dog by
the collar and head aud backs him into
the barrel When he comes in con-
tact with the cooE the coon iusf-fastens
to the dogs rear. With howl of as
constituent the dog gives a jump, and
out comes Mr.. Coon before he knows
what's mp. The dog turn on him, and
before he gets over his astonishment
he is a goue coon" Well | never
squeai, old man, says Bob. The
money is yours. But FL be hanged if
there amt more than one way to gct
coon out of barrel. ~ Forest and
Stream.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10

most interesting old mansions In Scot
land, where Mary Queen OF Scots wss
lodged during her progress through
the northern counties Ia 1862.
Capt. Thomas Sherman. OF Chelsea.
Mass, can claim honors MS an excellent
swimmer. though he Is SO wears old.
lie was visiting friend. DIR. A. S.
Davis. Of Islesbofo. Me-. aud when
ready To take the Belfast steamer
found that the only boat available
FROM shore had lis mooring line
raughi He promptly stripped, swan
To tne boat. cleared her away. aud
rowed TO the shore.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
RARE AND RADIANT sEINcs.
Men and Women Who Honor New York bv
Living There

New 4orkers are like Parisians. say.
a New York letter in the San Francis
co 4rgonaut- won't admit anv-
thing tolerable outside their own me-
tropolis- They look upon the west
like English people. as s'charaeteris-
tic; they look upon New England as
'repressed;n they look upon the south
as used up." The United States is to
/ them New York. The Chieagoans'
sister metropolis" gals their proud
| spirits. LII they have sister mefropo-
lis it may be Paris. To go deeper. 8
New Yorker will not believe there is
anyone in his own country as nice as
himself. He viii admit that there
have been geniuses, great men. in
other parts of the republic. but for
pure, consummate style and finish he
is the man.
The west, If he is broad, is full of
types; If he is narrow, of s.hayseeds.n y
de likes to welcome and study the
types, feeling the while that he Is
studying humanity from the ground
up. The more unusual and iInpossi-
bic the types are the more he gIories
IN them- These fellows are so origi-
nal, after ones own gang he observes.
eomplaeently suffused with satisfaction
that they should be different from his
own gang. When any member of the :
gang meets an outsider who is ike
himself he resents it bitterly. He feels
as if his sacred rights had been abused.
as if some one had Jumped his claim.''
Can it be possible that anything but
types are going to come from .the will
derness beyond the Mississippi? Can it
be possible that the wild and woolly
west IS going to produce rivals? Hid
eous thought!
The women-of the same rich, mar
row olass-are a thought worse, as
naturally having no reasoning facul-
ties and taking their cue from the more
Knowing and experienced male Bos-
ton women. who are always looking
for 'materialn whether they write or
not, delight in an outsider from any
point of the compass. New York wo-
men simply look to see if he be de
notre monde, and If he is not better
for him that milestone were tied
around his neck and he were cast into
the sea- Such unenlightenment in this
refuigent nineteenth century is sad
Moreover. the poor things never know
what they lose in renouncing the ac-
qualntance of the American Lochin-
vars, but go blindly on through life.
0A thOA AOSCS 10 spite E0cE
faces. The English women who come
over here are always on the lookout
for dashing, daring. unconventional
males, like the cowboys in the Wild
West show, or those splendid crea-
lures you read about in Brete Harte-
gamblers. and road agents, and things.
these are just like the men we meet
everywhere elser' But the beautiful
can be Mortified by any.
thing. She. in the flower of youth and
oeaaty's pride. would as soon have
tender relations with tight-rope dan
GER as bow to man on the ayenue
wore his hat on the right side
when The Fellows-with large capitals
wore theirs Slightly tilted to the left.
Thus are the artistic perceptions of
lothian hopelessly blunted. For these
reasons do they fail to see the good
n everything" which the banished
luke recommends as safe line of con-
iuct throughout life.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
The Prisoner Seconded the Motion,

heard pretty good story about a
certain ignorant Justice who does
business up in Fulton County. This
Justice was elected over an able but
very unpopular lawyer. and his first
case was that of a prisoner charged
with violating the fishery law. The
complaint and warrant were defective,
and this the defendants attorney took
exceptions to in mastery argument,
winding up by moving the prisoners
discharge. is the motion seconded?r
asked the Justice 1T is, replied the
prisoner. Gentlemen. continued the
Judge. lit is regularly moved and
seconded that the prisoner be dis
charged. All those in favor of the
motion say aye" Aye" came from
the prisoner and his counsel. ON
posed, no." Silence followed aud after
a short pause the scales holder said:
The motion is carried and the prison.
er Is discharged. whereupon to the
surprise and amusement of all. court
was declared adjourned -fnlsterdaaa
Democrat
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
Two Remarkable Accidents.

jefferson Miller of Jeffersonyille
Ind, has good reasons for his strono
dislike of both rats and threshinS
machines. In 1872 he was feeding q
threshing machine in the barn, when a
rat ran across the floor. Turning to
watch it his left hand was pulled off by
The machine. Again. in 1887. while
feeding the same machine, in the ideu-
ical barn above mentioned, rat ran
between his feet. He kicked at it.
slipped, and had his only remaining
hand ground to pulp in the greedy
machine.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10
"Trave,ng stoaes."

The curious travelling stones" Of
Australia are paraIleled in Nevada.
They are described as being perfectly
round. about as large rs walnut, and
of an ivory nature. When distributed
about on the floor. table, or ans other
level surface within two or three feet
of each other they Immediately begin
travelling toward each other until thew
meet at a common centre and there
huddle up in bunch. like eggs 10 a
nest. A single stone remt red to
distance of four feet, upon being re-
leased. returns to the heap, but if
taken away five feet remains motion
less. 1t is needless TO say that thev
are largely composed of magnetic iron
ore.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10

A thief who robbed house at Wilkes
barra, Pa. took bath and arravea
himself in clean linen and a fresh suit
before he left.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10

An old fame-The light of other
days.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10

is for life
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-10

"'A eitt Spstst - IHOTe perfectly attended
to than is hers. and the Government
Inspector always gives her an unusual
ly high report.
Ward McAllister tells the fashionable
young men firmly, but kindly. that
they must not have Wallets. No gen
tleman should permit himself this sort
of association" he says. aud there are
those who dare suggest in this connec-
tion the principle of self-preservation,
and the old saying that no man is a
hero to his valet
Olga Loubanouski. a Young Russian
of high birth. has started from St
Petersburg on a journey to Odessa on
horseback. She is 10 years OF age and
has wagered $4,000 rubles on the sue
cess of her trip. She is accompanied
by committee charged with the duty
OF seeing that the terms of the wager
are complied with.
The Rev. Charles Weston, Wiscon-
sln minister, has married his wife.
Stella Weston, nine times in nine
years. Recently he requested her to
go through the ceremony for the tenth
time. whereupon Mrs. Weston filed suit
N Providence, X. l.. and asks for n di-
vorce instead. She is of the opinion
that the honeymoon ought not to have
too long run.
Miss Margaret Afford. the young
niece of Dean Afford. who has Just
taken first rank as classic at Cam
bridge, has never found that study in
terfered with her health She has
studied about eight hours day on an
average, and enjoys long walks and
plenty of open-air exercise. She is also
fond Of music, and used to find time to
practice the violin.
The Duke of Fife continues to sell of
his agricultural property and manors
IN Scotland in way which indicates
that he is pressed for cash. He has
Just parted with the fine estate of |
which has on it one of the
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Railroads. Steamboats,, ETC.

The First Scientific Station for The Art Of Brele-
ina IN the United States. ONCE aud Lab
oratoru. No 200 Worth Street.
New YORK, May "a, 1890
Henry Auer, Esq, care Kelley Brewing Co.,
Chicago, Ill.
DEAR SiR-The sample of WINS Boiler Com
pound which you sent us has been examined
We find that the same consists chiefly OF yege-
table materials which have been used success
fully ON boilers to prevent the forming Of scales
In using the same the quality of the steam viii
not be spoiled Respectfully yours.
FIRST SCIENTIFIC STAN FOR ART OF BREWING,
Per NJ. Schwarz
To Henry Auer, Braumeister of the keeiey
Brewing Co. Chicago, ILL.,
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ST. LOUIS. Feb. ID, 1886.

ST. Louis, Feb. 3D. 1856.
VIM Boiler Compound Co.:
GENTLEMEN-I have made careful examina-
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entirely vegetable compound, and contains
nothing in any way injurious to boilers.
Respectfully, WILLIAM B. POTTER.
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Winn Boiler Compound Co..
GENTLEMEN have been using your Boiler
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We shall continue its use
Yours truly,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-11
NEWS IN NOTES.
STATE NoTES

Judson b. Hof. OF Baptisttown, re-
Gently plowed up on his place a num-
Der of old copper pennies, among them
being one dated IVA, another 1874 and
another 1917.
There was good sleighing at Egg
Harbor City on Tuesday.
Henry Prescheur, member of the
firm of Prescheur a Buttner who kept
n saloon and restaurant for twenty
two years opposite the railroad sta
ton in Elizabeth, died ON Tuesday,
aged sixty years.
Superintendent Porter has refused
to grant a Federal recount of the
population at Washington, Warren
county. A recount by the census
men OF the Washington Star claims
hat there were 400 residents in that
place whom Porter's men failed to
find
Henry Hughes, of West Cape May,
has a very valuable diamond pin.
which he found at the bottom of Cape
Island creek some years ago. In shall
low water he discovered something
~glistening in the suns rays as they re-
Elected across the water, and through
curiosity investigated it with the
above result.
Glendola, Monmouth county, is in
an uproar over the appointment OF
Richard Tilton. a Prohibitionist, as
Postmaster, and the removal of the
post Office to q new location. The
Republicans charge that Tilton circu-
lated n petition in favor of Richard
Barlow, a good Republican. and then
used 1t for himself. The appointment
is said to have been made at the in
stigation of II. ii. Yard, s. b. Oviatt
and United States Senator Blodgett.
Benjamin Howell, a farmer at Great
Meadows, Warren county, has dis
covered a new way of getting rid OF
Canada thistle. He destroyed a patch
on his farm by simply sowing corno n
the ground and turning his pigs on
il. Pigs are extremely fond of the
root OF the Canada thistle and in
roofing after the corn they get a taste
OF the root OF the thistle, and by oc-
casionally sowing corn on the ground
they will continue their operations
until the weed is destroyed.
The Continental Hotel, at Sea Isle,
which was built at a cost OF $50, 900 by
a Philadelphia company, was at
taehed by the city authorities for
three years taxes, which r o due
and which no one will pay. CITY Col
lector and Treasurer Herman w.
Fackler on Friday offered the hotel
for sale to the highest bidder, but no
one came forward to purchase.
Thereupon Sea Isle city became the
owner of the hotel for a period oil
thirty years. If the Continental
Hotel Company does not liquidate
the debt against the hotel at the eS-
piration of thirty years. then the city
will have the power to sell the prop
erty outright and keep the proceeds
of the sale. The buildings and grounds
are worth $12J, 900.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-11
CITY NOTES.

The second of the course of lectures
to be given by the Holy Name So
ciety of st. Mary's Church will be
given this evening, when Rome will
be the special feature.
The Apollos will present Every
body's Friend a bright comedy in
three acts, at Bergen Hall this even
ing. The proceeds will be given to
Christ Hospital
The ladies' reception for members
exclusively will be held this evening
at the Jersey City Athletic Club.
Rose Flanagan. who shows up so
often in the First District Police Court
az a plain drunk, and who recently
fell and receiveda terrible cash in her
head that had to be sewed up was
arraigned again yesterday. She
pleaded so hard Justice Stilsing let
her go, but remarked that she would
be again before him today. Sure
enough Rose got drunk again aud
was arrested. This morning she was
sent up for ninety days.
The fifth degree Perfect Master
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
will be conferred in full form by the
Jersey City Consistory No. 81 on
Friday evening at their rooms No. %
and % Newark avenue.
George Nelson, No. $50 Monmouth
street; Thomas Kelly, No. $50 Mercer
street; John McEiroy. No. 357 Mont
gomery street, and John Slit, No. 1874
Mercer street, four small boys, were
arrested yesterday for playing foot
ball in the street. Justice Stilsing
this morning discharged them with a
reprimand.
James Wilson and Martin Cafferty,
two delayed passengers, went TO sleep
I the Erie depot last night while
waiting for a train. Both had been
drinking, and when awakened
jumped up and commenced to
pummel Waterman Edward Cahill.
r. j. Wertkeiser, a conductor on the
New York and New Jersey road went
to his assistance and got a black eye.
Both Wilson and Cafferty were ar
rested and held in the sum of $500 ON
a charge of assault and battery.
Sergeant Finlay. of the Fourth pre-
clnct, has a bundle of hides at the
station house, which he found on
Grand street in front of the station
house. The owner a obtain them
by calling at the station house.