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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
CARE OF BEDDING.
1T should Receive Great Deal More At.
tentIon than 1t Does

There are very few people who take
proper care of bedding. says the N. Y.
Tribune. In the nature of things, it is
not possible without a great expense to
have the covering of mattresses and
pillows frequently renewed; therefore.
every pains should be taken TO keep
them fresh. 1t is common thing to
leave rooms which are unoccupied fit
ted up ready for a guest, with even the
sheets and bed covering on the bed.
In this way the bed gathers dauIpness
in cold, unaired room for q long
time and the most serious conse-
quences may result to the first unfort-
uuate guest who occutIies that room.
Whenever a room is unoccupied for
any length of time the bedclothes
should be put away in the linen-eloset.
and the mattresses lifted mp from the
bedstead so the air can strike it on all
sides. 1t is moments work to dust
the bedstead, replace the mattress and
make up the bed with thoroughly aired
bedclothes. and the refreshment that
is experienced from a sleep on such a
bed compared with the nightmare of
an experience in room where the
bedding has not been aired for per-
haps six months more than pays for
the trouble. 1t is positive injury to
a good hair mattress to keep it without
properly airing and turning it for
months.
As soon as a mattress is made it
should be basted up in a cover of un-
bleached sheeting. To make these
covers, tear off lengths of sheeting
twice the length of the mattress. al
lowing half yard extra for the ends.
Hem, on the machine or by hand, each
end of a length of sheetiug. and lay the
mattress on it and baste it up in it.
In this wav the mattress is completely
protected from dust aud from contact
with the hands of careless chamber
maids. At least once Il year this
cover should be removed and washed.
In the same way cover should be
made for holsters, which is basted down
closely to the bolster and thus save the
ticking from becoming soied and yell
low.
Every mattress in regular use should
be turned at least once a week. For
this reason a mattress with a wool top
or hair top and husk, excelsior or some
inferior material should be avoided.
1t is better to have the mattress of all
husk or any material. but alike on both
sides. and have an extra pad or thin
piece made to lay over it to make it
soft. Nothing is more uncomfortable
than cotton top; therefore, no mat
tress should ever be purchased with
this Improvement" Cotton is heat
ing because it is sodden in texture and
can not be aired like hair or wool,
which, like all animal fibers. are light
and spiral in their ultimate form. and
therefore better adapted to bedding be-
IF their ala~iinitv
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
NoNogscRIPr ANIMALS.
Bird Fish in the Bay of Bengal-sTarIne
OK in China.

A reporter in Portland recently
noticed an old sailor seated on the deck
of a ship. busy stufiine the skin of
some kind of nondescript animal
which looked like flying fish which
had died before acquiring much of its
plumage. says the Oreqonidn. When
asked about the creature, the old salt
replied:
Il hardly know what it is. 1t isn't
bird and it isn't flying fish. but it
has some of the marks of both. 1t
could sing and it lived in the water
most of the time. 1t came aboard in
the Bay of Bengal. / was on the look
out just before daylight one morning
and was standing near the heel of the
bowsprit when l heard something
chirping ard twittering near me. |
could not imagine what it was. as we
were far from land. but, peeping down
in coil of rope near the rail, l saw
this queer bird fish sitting on the deck
trying to sing. | had large bamboo
cage in the forecastle. and so put the
fish in this cage and filled one of the
pans with salt water and thought If it
was a bird it could get on a perch, and
if it was a fish it could go into the
water"
Which did it take top
well. it lived most of the time in
the water. but often. especially at
night, it would fly out and amuse me
and my mess-mates by trying to sing.
One night as we We're passing through
the Straits of Malacca we had the cage
upon the caboose. and the thing was
singing its best. when suddenly flying
fish began coming on board by the
dozens. and in half an hour we had a
biscnit-box full. and we had fried fly
SY1er fich fns hos I'd lam
as we were in the straits. When we
touched at Singapore the native fisher
men said it was a king flying fish. aud
that it would call the other flying fish
on board whenever they were within
hearing.n The sailor added that he
owned the animal about a wear, and
that neither he nor any of his COM
panions had ever seen another like it.
A story similar to the one from Port
land is contributed to the Pittsbufg DIS
patch by Hong Kong correspondents:
There is a big lake in the Linchuen
district of Foochow. China. about 80 Ii
in circumference. During winter the
farmers, by the aid of rude and prim-
tive machinery. pump out its water to
irrigate their fields. Lately some
fishermen, when the water was rather
low. were fishing on the lake and saw
through the clear water Il huge ami
NAL resembling an OK in every particu-
lar. except that the head had no horns.
The news of the discovery of this
strange beast caused great commotiou,
and with much difficulty and excite
ment it was finally caught. Its hairs,
or rather bristles. were hard and thick,
and it weighed several hundred entities.
The most learned of the village
patriarchs failed to designate the an
imal by its proper name.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
TIE elTsR BIZ.



A well-dressed man had attracted a
crowd Of gaping onlookers round him
by a number of ingenious and skillful-
iy executed tricks with n pack of cards,
says Pearson's Heekkf. aud at last. shut
fling the cards several times and slap
ping them down on knees. he said:
s'l'll bet any man that | can cut the
knaye of diamonds at the first at
Tempt
Every one hung back, suspicious of
him. until "A green, gawky-looking in
dividuaI pushed his way forward.
Mister" he questioned. may /
take II squint at them keerdsP''
..Certainl,,' - replied the professional
as he handed them over. The eoun-
trymnn inspected them suspiciously.
and then. apparently satisfied. return
ed them, but did not take the bet
'.The cards are all right, aren't
theyP" the professional asked.
.'Ya'as,3 the countrgman said, hesi-
tatingly.
Why don't yon take my bet tbenP'
We'll. / don't KNOW; / amt much of
betting man"
The professional saw that the eoun-
tryipan was more than half inclined to
take him up and. to make sure of his
game. he said:
Come. I'll bet los to 5s., lbs. to
6s.. f1 to 5s.
Hanged if | don't take ye." ex-
claimed the countryman. after a mo-
ments hesitation; aud diving into his
pocket lie drew out a strip of calico
0pparently sample TO show his giri).
some cheese, a plug of tobacco. sew
eral horseshoe nails, and, lastly, a
yspeptic-looking leather purse. from
which he extracted two half crowns.
which he placed in the hand of IL by
stander. The professional speedily
covered the deposit with a bright SOW
ereign. and then. thoroughly shuffiing
the cards as prelude. he grasped the
pack firmly in one hand. and produc-
ing sharp pocket-knife. he cut every
card in two at stroke.
There" F" he exclaimed. triumphant-
u, haven't l cut the knave of dia-
monds?"
'Tll be eternally blamed if you
have" the countryman replied. pro-
ducing that veritable card from his
sleeve; whittier he had dexterously
converted it while pretending TO ex-
anime the cards. Tae countryman
quietly pocxeted the stakes, and the
professional Skunk OF.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
toEEiGN FaP5F MUNEI.


The Bank of England note is about
5xS inches in dimensions. and is print
ed in black ink on Irish linen water
lined paper. plain white. and with
ragged edges.
The notes of the Banque de France
are made of white. water-lined paper,
printed in blue and black. with numer-
Gus mythological and allegorie;tl piet-
ures. aud running IN denominations
from the 20-Irane note to the /, 000-
franc.
South American currency. in most
countries. is about the size and gem
eral appearance of American bills. ex-
eept that cinnamon brown and slate
blue are the prevailing colurs. and the
Spanish and Portuguese are the pre-
vailing languages engraved on the
face.
The German currency is rather ar
tistie- The bills are printed in green
and black. They run in denomina-
tions from 8 10 1000 marks. The lat
ter bills are printed on silk fiber paper.
The Chinese paper currency is IN
red. white and yellow paper. with gilt
lettering and gorgeous little hand
drawn devices. The bills. to the or
dinary iinaaeier, might pass for wash
ing bills. but they are worth good
money IN sue r flO&efN hlngloll.
Italian notes are of all sizes. shapes
and colorS. The smaller bilIs-5 and
10 lire noteS-are printed on white
paper in pink. blue and carinine inks.
and ornaniented with Il finely engraved
vignette of King, g,Humbert.
The l00-ruble note of Russia is
barred from top to bottom with all the
colors of the rainbow, blended as when
shown through a prism In the cen
ter. in bold relief stands large. finely
executed viguette pf the Empress
Catherine /. This is in black. The
other engraving is not ut all Intricate
or elaborate. but is well done in dark
and light brown and black inks.
The Austrian bill is printed on light
colored thick paper. which shows none
of the silk fiber marks or geometrical
lines used in American currency rs n
protection against counterfeiting. Each
bears upon it terrible warning to
counterfeiters. threatening the peni-
tentiary confinement ITO any one who
shall make. sell or have in possession
any counterfeit. or fac-simile of this
BILL"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
Length of Whnles.

Most of the stories we hear about
whales of 200 800 aud 400 feet in length
are the imaginary musings of persons
who have more respect for the size of
a story than for the truth it may con-
tain. Mr.. Scoresbya IL very high author
ity on this subject, declares that the
common whale seldom exceeds 20 feet
in length. and is much more frequent
" under 60. Out of 362 whales which
he personally assisted in capturing not
one exceeded IS feet in length. aud the
largest he ever heard of being captured
and measured by persons who could
be relied upon only measured II feet.
OF the razor backed whale he has seen
specimens that measured 105 feet.
One of these was found dead in Davis
straits which measured 101 feet. and
"A skeleton of one found in Columbia
river was 112 feet. Other specimens
have measured all the way from 80 to
100 feet. One east on shore at North
Berwick. Scotland, ard preserved by
DR.. Knox. was SO feet in length.
These instances seem to establish the
average length of these huge animals.
In his earlier accounts Cuvier, the
eminent naturalist with considerable
creduliiv. SANS: There is no doubt
that wiiaeS have been seen in certain
epochs aud in certain seas that were
upward of 800 feet, or 100 yards.
long"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
New york's Night-workers.

The number of niglit-workers in New
York would make quite formidable
army 1t is calculated that 60. 900
and their numbers are being constant
ly Increased. The hotels and restaur-
ants employ the greatest numb ber.
supply the city's night wants in that
direction. The bakers come next on
the list. and that the sleeping portion
of the city may have its hot rolls and
fresh bread for the coming day 1000
people are laboring. The saloon-keep-
ers and their assistants number the
same as the bakers. The butchers are
g. 600 strong aud the gardeners and
marketmcn are equally numerous.
The steamboatmen and sailors, the
liverymen and hack-drivers. and the
milkmen are 800 i'll number. The
surface cars need 9. 600 men and the
elevated roads 1. 500. There are 2 600
engineers and tiremen. l. 200 district
messenger boys. 1000 printers. and
1000 men in the fire Department. The
different telegraph offices employ 700
men, and the journalists, Post-Office
clerks and Custom-Hause inspectors
number each about 400. There are
1. 700 men in the Police Department.
and just one-t;tlf of these patrol the
streets every night. Then there are
private watchmen, laborers, fruit
vendors, &C.. and the number is esti-
mated at 100 Only for these night
workers the life and well-being of the
city would be badly incomplcte.--N
y. Letter. to Richmond Times
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
General Jonnston's Only Fear

Several anecdotes are given in Hdr-
pe1-'s Weekly illustrating General john
ston's indifference to danger in battle.
and then this citation is made of his
opinion regarding familiar house,
hold utensil: Il am the most timid
man in the world and dreadfully
afraid of kerosene lamp. The other
day servant put one in my room. |
was bet half dressed. and J-hurried out
as fast as I could run. l knew it was
going TO burst. Then think of i'll The
very next night some kind of patent
kerosene lamp WAS sent me as pres
cnt. and the donor lS it, explaining to
me the method of working it. Such
was my nervousness that | never knew
he was talking to me. Later. after
somebody had extinguished the lamp.
tried 10 reason out to myself what IL
poltroon / was. We get hardened in
time; but assure you nothing could in-
duce me to light or extinguish Il kero-
sene lamp. An enemy armed
with kerosene lamps would drive me
off the field. l should be panic per-
sonified."
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
STORY OF AV oLlN.
An Old Mu Iriap'< Bar-trn with Count
Wrnz TraustDrrn<harE

Ncnz TraustDtIi~horE
A Stainpr violin H:,s sold in Lubbock
recently for $3.50. Early in this CEN
tury il was purchased for 500. which
was then considertd a hirii price for it.
Since that lime. however, the value of
Stainer instruments has risen so re-
| mark.thlv that the price paid in Lubbock
is regarded as phenomenaliy low.
The most easily Simmer in the world
was sold in 1871 for SC. 600 under these
curious circumstances. The German
Count Wenzcl Trauttmansdorf enter
tanned at his castle Emperor Charles
vi. King Frederick William of Prussia
and other Princes of high and low
degree, such as hoo.led Germany in
those dissonant days For their pleas
ure he had arranged violin concerts by
Faustina and Mauro Alessi. Alessi
played on wonderful Cremona in-
strument so exquisitely that he moved
the Count to tears. After the first con-
cert the Count determined that he
must have the Cremona for his own
private concert master. He offered
fabulous sums for it, but Alessi said he
would sooner sell his life. and SO the
negotiations came to naught.
The rumor of the Counts attempt to
get the Cremona went abroad. and
some weeks later an unk nown old man
appeared at the castle door with a
worn and shabby violin case under his
arm The servants refused to admit
him.
"Tell your MASTER . he said to them.
THAT heavens music is waiting at his
door"
The Count received him. The cd
man drew from the unworthy case a
perfect instrument the work of Jacob
Stainer's own hand, and PLAYED it so
lnarvellously that the Count and his
people forgot all about the Cremona.
The old man was willing to let his in-
strument go on the condition that he
might pass the rest of his life near it
aud play it once daily. The haggliug
us to the price lasted for two weeks. at
the end of which the Count got the
Staiuer by agreeing to give the old
man $3.50 in money at once, free food
and shelter for life, free light and
wood, one new suit of clothes annually
one-half bushel of wheat and So
monthly. all the hares he could eat, IA
measure of wine daily. and two huge
barrels of beer every year. The old
man lived almost twenty years after
having made this contract played al
most daily on his adored instrument
before the Count. and consumed fully
Sc. 600 worth. of the Counts money and
provisions. His violin is still preserved
intact. 1t was last played in 1854. at
the marriage of the Emperor Franz
Josef of Austria.
The maker of all ''Stainers.' us well
as the father of the German violin. was
Jacob Stainer of Absam in Tyrol. He
lived from 1921 to 1858.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
Gold That Goes Into Molars.

Interview with Boston dentist: A
dentist in good practice uses over 81,
600 worth of gold in year in filling
teeth. Some prepare their own gold,
getting it from United States mint.
and then making it chemically pure.
Others get it from the gold-beaters.
but the greater part obtain it from
dental supply firms. This gold is put
up in eight-ounce packages, packed in
small glass walls, each containing a
fraction of an ounce. The cylindrical
pieces of gold in it are gold foil of a
very soft and spongy kind. When
hammered into hollow tooth one of
these cylinders will not take up one
twentieth of the space it occupied in
the vial. There are several dental
supply factories in the country. The
largest is on Staten island, and turns
out $500, 900 in gold for dental pur-
poses every wear.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
rALMAcgis BUSY WIFE.
Glimpse of the Great Preacher's Busi.
Manager.


Mrs. Talmage is distinctly her nus
4 bands right hand, and all the details
Of his busy life are looked after by her.
says Edward w Box in The Ladies'
Home Journal She is Il business
woman having ii rare executive abil-
| ity. capable of easily handling IA num-
Der of things ut the same time. Much
Of DR.. Talma.ses daily work is planned
| and laid out by her. She makes his
pastoral and social engagements. and
| all his lectur1ng interests are in her
hands. She knows his capacities even
better than he. Whenever Journey
Is to be made. it is she who LAYS out
| the route. proeures the tickets and
stateroonis, and attends to all the de-
tails. No public man. perhaps. is
saved so MANY annoyances as is DR..
Talmage by his wife's foresight and
ability. The rear apartment of the
second floor is Mrs. Talmage's work
ing room. ii is iastefully furnished.
but more witt an eve to utility than
ornamehtatioii. In this room Mrs.
Talmage spends most of her time. 1t
is cher private dem" All the mail
that is left al The house for DIR. Tai
mage is taken into this room and is
opened by her. 1t is not an unusual
thing for the postman to deliver be-
day. all of which pass through Mrs.
Talmage's hands. Business letters
are answered by her. and all letters
that may be of an unpleasant or an
noyipg personal nature are destroyed.
Dr. Talmage never sees them.
A day in Mrs. Talmage's home
would be revelation to those who be-
lieve that the life of public mans
wife is a succession of pleasures. dotted
here with a pretty compliment and
there with some token of honor. While
many people are yawning and prepar-
ing to break their nights rest. Mrs.
Talmage is already up. opening the
first mail. Breakfast is promptly at
eight o'clock. Then the family sepa-
rate and the wife begins to receive
eallers-wlich alone is task. 1t is a
well-known saving among the neigh
bors that s'the Talmage bell is never
still.n All kinds OF people must be
seen, innumerable appointments made
and kept, the pastoral work of the
largest church in America must be
looked after, the details of a score or
more missionary, church. literary So
cieties with which Mrs Talmage. or
her husband, is connected. have their
demands, and, in addition to all these,
are the household cares of large
house and family of growing chill
dren. All the appointments of the
Taluage home in Brooklyn reflect the
woman who presides over it. Gaudi-
ness in furniture or decorations is abb
sent, and. instead. one sees a harmony
of good taste on every hand. Mrs.
Talmage is an excellent housekeeper
and her home shows it.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26

they wanted you t0-fnsest some money.
hope 1t will terminate favorably to
YOU. Baggs-"ft will, told them /
would have nothing to do with their
concern. Mnnseys Heekty
The Countess gets tired of the long.
weary. dreary play and leaves her box
preparatory 10 going home. Outside
the door she finds her servant. sent to
attend her, asleep against the wall.
Poor fellowm she gently murmurs
Il guess he must have been listening
to Ii, o.r-E Etteqe)tos Btafter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
Reporters ODD Experiences


A party of newspaper men who were
iudulging in a dag break luncheon were
talking over the queer incidents that
bespangle their iridescent existsnces.
''The funniest thing I've encountered
lately said one. was connected with
very sad affair. the shooting of the
young woman organist of "A down.
town church by an insane stranger
who imagined she had Tilted him. /
was told off to break the news to her
folks (she was thought TO lie mortafly
wounded), and went around TO their
apartments in Il frightfuliy nervous
condition. When | reached there the
door was opened by a sweet young
man with banged hair and "A soprano
voice. who announced. in answer to
my first questions. that he was the
young ladS's brother.
Il beekoned him out into the hall
and told him the story. Instead of
falling in a rage and asking, Where is
her as the average brother would do,
he raised his hand affeetedIy and said:
What My sister shott With revolveri
Well, | think that man was real mean,
don't you? He ought to have that
pistol taken right away from him. ~
Il had the good fortune to be sent. !"
said another reporter. ITO the big
Cohen-Cohen wedding in Park Row
last year. 1 fell into the hands of
Harris Cohen, the father. father-in-
law. and uncle of the happy couple.
and went around with him to salute the
bride. After l had performed that
pleasing ceremony asked him about
the presents.
'"oh. dey haf efeaydings.' said Mr..
Cohen; houses. carriages. checks. und
di'monds dTmonds. dfmonds.'
About how many diamonds are
there altogether ask ed.
Yell said Cohen earelessly. j
dinks dere vas apout dree-quorters of
pount."
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
Beneath Contempt.

Mr. De Broker-'I am a defaulter.
and l want you to defend me-"
Great Lawyer-"Certainlv Mr.. De
Broker. I'll get you off all right. Have
no fear. How many millions is it?'
Mr.. De Broker (with dignity)-''Sir.
| am short only a few thousand, and l
hope to pay that some day."
Great Lawyer Ito Office boy) =
James, show this vile scoundrel the
doorr'-N Y Wee6lu.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26
a Cats Remarkable Performances.

A Jersey City family's cat is credit
ed with rather remarkable perform
ance. The family made a change of
domicile, going not far away. taking
the feline with them. Pussy was not
satisfied with her new quarters. how
ever, and returned to the deserted
house. where she seems to have been
kindly received by the new occupants.
Soon after a litter of kittens appeared
and the mother took one of them to
the new home of the family she had
left She went occasionally to visit her
progeny, apparently to see that it was
well cared for; but. after making a
more careful inspection than usual one
day, discontinued her visits. 1t seems
as ii by this action she desired to make
amends for detection from the family.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-26

A man who has practfced medicine for 40 years
ought to know salt from sugar: read VIII It he
says:
ToLEDo. o., Jan. TO- 1887
Messrs- +. ]. Cheney & Co.-GentIemen II
have been in the general practice of medicine
for most 40 years, aad would say that in all my
practice and experience have never a pre-
paration that could prescribe with as much
confidence of success I can Halls Cararrh
Cure. manufactured by you Have prescribed it
great many times and its effect Is wonderful,
and would say in conclusion that have vet TO
find a case of Catarrh that it would not cure IL
they would take 1t according TO directions.
Yours truly,
l. L. GORSUCH NJ D..
Office 2I5 summit ST.
We viii give 500 for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured with Halls catarrh Cure.
Taken internally
F, J; CHENEY & Co. Props. Toledo. o.
HS-Sold by Druggists. 75c-