The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-01-30
MISSING LINKS.
Thoroughbred Sts Bernard dogs sell
ak from $3.50 in 81 coo each.

Arizona has 7oi miles Of irrigatlng
canals that furnish water TO 500 600
acres.
A. b. Hendry Ia years old. Is princi-
pal of the public schools at Antioch
Monatec county. Fla.
Miss Mary Garrett of Baltimore has
n bath ia her home lined with Mexican
onyx that cost SO. 900.
A Mexican millionaire named Terry
now owns the fastest trotilng horses
In Paris, and promenades them daily.
Mr.. G. 2. Huntington began life as
tin-peddler and while he still has a
large quantity Of tin he does not petdle
In Russia, which is the great horse
country of Europe, they never put
bhnders on horse, and a shying horse
is almost unheard Of.
Mrs. Stanley has revived the long
disused fashion among ladies of wear
ing the hair In u simple roll ut the
back. aud many. following her example.
have adopted It.
Capt William Parrish, who was pilot
of the Confederate ironclad Merrimac
at the time Of the battle with the
Monitor and the frigates Cumberland
and Congress in Hampton Roads, died
the other day in Richmond. Va.
Gen. Merritt declares that Sitting
/ Bull is the rankest coward that ever
bedaubed his ugly face with paint. He
Is n villainous old rascal. but as war
/ rlor he Is no good at all. He is known
at home as the "squaw man with much
talk"
Mr., Elliott of the Smithsonian In
/ stitution thinks that seven years in
activity in sea fishing is the only thing
that will save the seal from extermina-
ton. If the seal sacqne could be run
out of fashion for awhile the same
end would be attained.
Representative Lanham. reelected
| from the Eleventh Congressional Dis
trict Of Texas-probably the largest in
the country represents ninety-seyen
counties that are said to exceed In area
| ten States. One of the counties in his
| district Is 1000 miles by rail from his
home.
Gen. John r. Brooke. in command
of the Pine Ridge Agency. South Da-
kota, is a native of Pottstown. Pa. He
IS over six feet in height aud robust
proportions. and during the late Re
bellion won distinction on the battle
wounded.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Rufus Moses OF Cape
Elizabeth. Me-. celebrated recently the
10th anniversary Of their wedding.
Mr.. Moses is the last of eleven child
ren, is % years of age, and Is hale and
hearty. His wife is So years old and Is
also remarkably well and active for
one of her years.
Gen. Lord Wolseley. who shares
with Gen. Sir Frederick Roberts the
honor of being England's greatest liv-
ing General, was on Longstreet's staff
in the Rebel army, just as the Comte
de Paris was on McClellan's. Tom
Ochiltree Is the authority for this story,
aud of course It is true.
The latest fad of girls is friendship
cane. 1t is hung in the parlor, and Is
ornamented with half yard strips Of
ribbon of various colors. each piece
contributed by a friend. The girl who
practices this fad is under obligations
to remember the particular piece OF
ribbon contributed by each friend.
Senator Evarts said TO a reporter the
other day: Il think now that, il
were standing where / was fifty-three
years ago and journalism was what il
now is, | should choose as the busi-
ness of my life that of journalist.
can see in it greater possibilities than
are embraced In pther professions
Senator Carlisle of Kentucky and
Thomas Carlyle, the great Scotch
philosopher. are said 10 be from the
same family, despite the dissimiIarity
IN the spelling ofthe names. The menu
bers of the family are able to trace
their lineage back to the days of Good
King Alfred-more than LOO years.
ALARM Fritz isn't very dignifed
title to apply to the Emperor of Ger
many, but that is the name he is
known by in the German army on ac-
count OF his habit of arousing the gar
risons in the middle of the night. The
tars in the navy are no more careful of
his dignity, since they refer to him as
"Gondola Billy
Alphonso Kill. of Spain. not being
much skilled in the handling of fork
and spoon, ate his chicken with his
fingers the other day. His attendant
demonstrated with His Majesty and
said: Kings do not eat with their
fingers" The little fellow quietly re-
piled, this King does" and continued
his meal in the same fashion.
Walter Damroseh is said to be the
most widely admired man among New
York women. The marriage of the
distinguished orchestra leader to Secre-
tary Blaine's daughter did not diminish
his popularity with women in the
slightest degree. He is still an idol
among the great number of enthusiastic
amateurs who attend the Symphony
Society rehearsals.
DIR. Kerr. n medical missionary of
the Presbyterian board at Canton, has |
IN the last thirty-siS years treated over |
500, 600 patients, ard has prepared !
twenty-seven medical and surgical |
books. He has trained 100 medical |
assistants chiefly Chinese. China now |
possesses 104 hospitals and dispensaries. |
at which in 1889 more than 348 600 !
patients received treatment.
Chang, the celebrated Chinese giant. |
has become a naturalized British SUBJ !
ject aud an earnest Christian worker. |
He resides at Bournemouth, in the |
south of England, and is great favor !
ite with everybody, especially the child |
ren. He is an active participator in all |
missionary efforts for the Christianiz-
ing of his native land and his purse is |
always open to the calls of charity.
Buffalo Bill was born in Chester |
County, Pennsylvania. and comes of |
good old Quaker stock. Both his |
father and mother were Quakers and /
estimable people. The father was a
mild-mannered quiet little man in
broad-brimmed hat. and his mother a
sveet-faced old lady with a soft voina