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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-11-20
River Making lnroads
on New Orleans.
ELECTRICAL PROCESS In IRON
Black Diphthsria Spreads at Alarm
ing Rate in an Iowa Nor
wegian Settlement.

Iron is to be made at Chattanooga by
an electrical process.
| The Supreme Court Of North Dakota
sustains the prohibition law in every
particular.
The people Of Brooklyn have sounded
an emphatic call for another bridge
across the East river.
Nicaragua needs water badly, and
American well drillers with pumping
outfits are In demand.
Georgia statesmen have resolved 10
return to the old custom OF annual meet
ings Of the Legislature.
A rich amber deposit, it Is reported,
has been discovered in Ontario, the esti-
mated value Of which is $7,0OO,0O0.
| Louisiana sugar men are objecting
strongly to the appointment of negroes
as inspectors under the bounty law.
The inroads OF the river on New
Orleans continue, and may prove a
rather serious matter for q part Of the
city.
A canal to connect Jamaica Bay with
the Great South Bay, on the south
shore Of Long Island, is spoken Of as
probable.
Before the close Of the year four new
cruisers-two at Baltimore, one ut Nor
folk and one in Philadeiphig--will have
been launched.
The number Of pOstoffices in the
United States is officially stated to be
"a, ,39l, showing an increase OF 1000 over
last year at this time.
BY an order the Secretary Of War has
reduced from thirty-tiye 10 thirty years
the maximum age at which army re-
cruits will be accepted.
Ignatius Donnelly has begun two
more libel suits against the st. Paul
Pioneer-Prcss. He is not satisfied with
the verdict just given to hun.
The Delaware Indians have Just re.
ceiyed $454,000, being one-half of the
sum given them by the government for
lands in the Indian Territory.
An ingenious person in Chicago has
invented an automatic Adelina Patti
\ II is a life-szed wax figure, which imi
tates her smiles, gestures and poses.
During the last eight months the
number Of locomotive engines exported
from the United States was $50, against
ninety-three in the corresponding period
OF 1890.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-03

bobbing around the desks. His auaa
cleaned lightning. It's oil rio.ht.
this'll fetch it," he cried; ndon,t
want anything better to IDENTITY i :
mel" AS he was speaking he was tear.
ing off his coat, tearing Off his vest
snatching off his necktie and unhnt.
toning his shirt his eyes blazing his
breath coming in great gasps. Then
he gave his broad, heaving chest q
sounding blow, and in tones FIJI.
moving, like the resounding tones Of
an organ, though each eager, breath.
less word seemed to have a great sob
at the bottom Of it, he pointed to his
breast and exclaimed: "Look! lookl
here, here is the Identification! Ii
were warranted fast colors when it
done, and so it were, for I've sconr-
ed it with soap and water these TWEEN.
ty year. A sailor chap did it when
l were boy and ran away to sea in
fit of cussedness. 1t hurt so that
Iyelled like a circus hyena; but thank
God! thank God! it'll identify mo
now!" "f
He held the bosom of his shirt wide
open, and there right across his heay-
ing chest, was the name ''Allan Bray
ton" tattooed in India ink, with fish
es and f1ourishes all around it..
At sight of the name, all the
clerks at the desks, who had
been eagerly listening to his ap-
peal, forgot dignity and discipline,
and, rising as one man, cheered Allan
Brayton with a heartiness that made
the rafters ring. Il
Something was the matter with
the cashiers spectacles, for he took
them off and wiped them carefully be-
fore he spoke. Then clearing his
throat, he said, you are right, Mr..
Rrayton; the sailors work has iden-
tiged you more certainly than the
spoken declaration OF any other.man.
[ am glad you have been able to
satisfy us so completely. You will
shake hands with me, am sure, as a
token that you believe that my
caution was necessary, and that in
our business, as you must acknowl-
edge, Eternal vigilance is the only
price of Safety"
In five minutes more Allan BRAY,
ton had his money in new crisp bank
notes, securely fastened into large
pocketbook which the cashier pre-
sented to him. A relieved. almost
radiant look displaced the dismayed,
wild, hunted expression of his face as
he quickly and silently resumed his
garments. Then shaking hands all
around, he strobe out OF the Office,
and went gladly and swiftly on his
way.-New York Independent.
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A Railroad Story,
New York Sun.

New DIX GUN.
'No, we don't bounce the tramps
who ride on the bumpers of our
freight train," said freight con-
ductor who has run to the West.
IL presume that we carry an average
of a dozen each trip, but if they re-
main between the cars we pretend
not to see Them >sE III
''But it is against orders," was
urged. -" y ',~0>.'
"Oh, yes, but there is a higher
power than general orders, even for
railroad men. Five or six years ago
used to be hard on the railro ad
tramp. I'd have the train looked
over at every stop, and if we caught
a chap he got handled pretty lively.
Nowaday l throw out hint to the
brakeman to shut both eyes, and if
the tramp don't presume too much
on my good nature no one will dis
turb him. .-.:a -. .... ...
What happened TO change your
mind?" @-0s
ooh, a little incident of no interest
to the public, but a great deal to me.
was married in December three
years ago. On the third night got
an order to run out with an extra.
There was cold rain, which froze as
it fell, and one of my crew got hurt
at our very stop. This left us short
handed, and as we could not supply
his place had to act for him. We
were back in the mountains, running
strong to make time; when the engi-
neer whistled brakes for grade. I
climbed out of the caboose with the
brakeman, and had set two brakes
and was after the third, when a lurch
of the cars threw me down and fell be-
tween two of them. I had Just one
glimpse of the red-cheeked bride at
home, just one swift thought of her
in widows weeds and her heart
breaking when a hand grabbed me.
was going down head first, but the
strong clutch turned me over and my
feet struck the bumpers. I'd have
gone then only some one put my
hands on the ladder, flung his arms
around me from behind to hold me
there and said:
"You are all right, old man. Your
nerve will come back pretty soon.'
| And it was tramp, eh?''
1T was, and he held me there until
the train reached it's stop and then
helped me down, for the sudden fright
had taken all my strength and nerve
away. But for him I should have
been ground up under the wheels.
This is the reason keep a soft spot
in my heart for the genus tramp, and
why, when I sometimes walk the
length OF my train and find every
bumper occupied, / look skyWard and
pretend not to see as much as an old
fur cap"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-03
AHOUSEkEEPER'S TRAGEDY.

One day as wandered1 heard complain
ing. a$.
And saw poor woman the picture OF gloom;
She glared at the mud on her doorsteps twas
And this was her wall as she welded the
broom: .... -."..
'''Oh, life is a toll and love is trouble,
And beauty will fade and riches will flee;
And pleasures will dwinde and prices they
double, .---,-
And nothing is what could wish it to be.
'"There's too much of worriment goes to a
bonnet .., ....,. .D.r-rs..- .....,..
There's too much of ironing goes to shirt;
There's nothing that pays for the time you
waste on it:
There's nothing that lasts but trouble and
dirt.
"'In March it is mud it's slush in November;
The midsummer breezes are loaded with
dust;
In Fall the leaves litter; in muggy September
The wallpaper rots and the candesticks
rust.
'"There are worms in the cherries and slugs
in the roses
And ants in the sugars and mice in the pies;
The rubbish of spiders no mortal supposes,
And ravaging reaches and damaging hies
''.With grease and with CRIME from corner to
centre,
Forever at war and forever alert,
No rest for day lest the enemy enter
spend my whole life in struggle with
dirt
'"Last night in my dreams l was stationed
forever
On a bare little isle in the midst ofthe sea;
My one chance of life was a ceaseless endeav
To sweep off the waves as they swept over
calais, twas no dream. Again behold it;
yield, am helpless my fate to avert"
She rolled down her sleeves, her apron she
folded,
Then laid down and died and was buried in
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THOUGHT OF HIS FAMILY.
Tile Were Killed He Didn't Want
n Any Financial Com

~ he Were Killed He Didn't Want
Any Financial Complications.
The road was uneven and there
were numerous sharp curves, and as
the train was running at a high rate
OF speed 1t was anything but comfor-
liable lot the passengers. Sometimes
1t actually seemed as though all the
wheels on one side of the Pullman
were off the rail at once.
This didn't serve to put anv IF tbe
passengers at ease, but it seemed tn
nave particularly bad effect on a.
little osd fellow near the middle of the
car. He grew more and more nerv-
GUS with every jerk Of the car, and
finally called the porter to him.
."How soon will we reach q place
where l can send a dispatch?h he
asked. l,lf..ge...: "...
bout ten minutes, sah," was the
reply.
, "All right. Bring me a telegraph
1t was brought and he hastily scrib-
bled the following message to New
York broker: -. :. - ~"
sell all my stock in x and q road
at once and at any price you can get."
. lou don't seem to have much con-
tidence in the road" said the man in
the next seat, who had read the dis
patch over the little mans shoulder.
II haven't; was the terse reply.
"You don't think it has much of a.
future, apparentlyW
future be hanged!' returned the
little man. Il was thinking of the
present and my family"
Your1amily exclaimed the stranger.
.What has your family got to do with
Everything my friend, everything"
explained the little man, "and if YOU
were anything" of a financier YOU'D
see it. I've got to ride 200 miles on
this road yet, aud how would it look
tor my family to sue the road for
damages that, if secured, would prac-
t!cally come out of my estate? No,
sir, I'll allow this dispatch twenty
minutes to reach New York, and Ri
allow the broker twenty-five minutes
to dispose of the stock. Ifthis blamed
car keeps the rails for forty-fve min
utes more some one else Will be stuck
tor damagesif I climb the golden stairs.
And If she holds the rails for the
whole 200 miles, I can buy the stock
back II l want it and 60 back by an
other road. st. Louis Star Sayings.
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Not Butter.

A bright woman, who makes it a.
point to find out in what subject the
person to whom she is introduced is
interested, and to lead the converse
tlon speedily to it, had an amusing
experience, which she relates with
great glee. A dinner was given by an
intimate friend, and she whispered
hurriedly to her hostess, who had in
troduced her to a preternaturally
grave man who was to take her in to
dinner. "What does he like to talk
about best:'.
"Butter!' said the hostess lips.
with a meaning smile.
1t seemed a strange subject, but the
tactful guest brought the converse
ton around to it, and as she AFTER
ward said, "talked as to know good
butter when one saw and tasted it
was one OF the most important things
in the worldp'
Her companion did not seem inter-
ested, and the conversation first
dragged and then came to a stop. An
other effort, and then the lady gave
up the task, and devoted herself to
DER nelgghbor on the other side. -.
The "butter" man was OBLIGED to
leave, pleading another ENGAGEMENT.
the moment the dinner was over
much to the evident regret of his host
ess -
"lt's too bad he could not stav
longer, and talk to us" lamented the
hostess to her friend. "He's such a
charming man: I knew you'd be lust
the one to get him in good mood for
talking, and then Thought we could
all reap the benefit
charming! That mani" repeated
the guest: "Why, he scarcely opened
his mouth though I racked nv brains
to make the butter question attract
ive!"
"Butter!'' calculated her hostess in
dlsmay. 81 said 'Buddha! Isupposed
OF course you knew he was high au-
tho9r1ty on the subject? What must
he have thought?"
81 fancy" replied her friend, drvlv,
chat he thought he had hold of an
advance agent for some agricultural
shoW."-Youth's Companion.
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A Camp Bed.

My latest device, suitable for all
service, has been made up as follows:
mattress body, made up of piece
of chair boiler telting," 5-s to 3-4in.
thick, gift. long and eft. wide,
care being taken to procure felt
ing not odorous with common glue,
or else the odor is very lasting. This
is cased in ticking OF good quality, to
prevent any stiff hair from working
through, tied Sin. apart, mattress
fashion, and enclosed in removable
slip and washable CALICO.
Ii preferred, the mattress can be
IN two parts 8 to 311%ft. long, as it is
the shoulders and hips that require
protection, and one piece will answer
when portability is an object, or a
friend can be accommodated. The
lengths OF mattresses, of course, are
to be proportional to the persons
using them, but don't get them too
vide, and more, I do not advise
double widths, as usually a person IS
more comfortable sleeping alone.
while two mattresses can be Joined #
desired. A pair of narrow, long,
double, blankets and q small thin
pillow complete the bed proper.
Some way my ears could never be
induced to tit properly in the seat of a
saddle or the inequalities of a folded
overcoat, and sun-burned neck does
not rest comfortably in a coil of rope
Or block OF wood, as have used and
seen used on many occasions.
Next have made, or rather have IL
made first, as it is Indispensable, q
sheet X to SIT. square of light water
proof duck, the same as is used in the
best canvass hunting suits, and also
q sack OF the same material ! Sin. long
and l2ln. wide, the latter to act as a
receptacle Tor extra clothing. toilet ar
tlc!es and the ceteras always requisite,
also. -, -
IN packing the articles, the canvass
is spread out and mattress thrown in
the middle, blankets folded in quar-
ters and placed at the head Of mat
s,.,' "toAA PillOW tllu SACK on GOD.
Then fold the canvass sheet carefully
and roll the package, commencing at
head, into g neat and compact a bun
die as possible, securing it with two
straps made up in shawl-strap man
n leer., a light dog chain around the
whole, with paddock, passes it as
chekable baggage on allrailroads with.
which ! have had dealings. ".
Thus you have all your belonging in
one bulk, free from rain, mud, dust
and bu1rrs, and ready for boat, wagon
or pack, excellent as q substitute for
y stool, and with partial opening Of
the roll it gives a Comfortable place
Tor q siesta. At night place the mat
tress near one end Of the canvas, so
the loose part can be drawn over in
case it is needed to keep off dew, rain
or wind, for it will have to rain very
hard indeed to run the sleeper
out, il q slightly elevated
place for q bed has been chosen,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-03
Where tho Fault Lies.

The average young man cannot
keep up with the average young
woman, or at least he does not.
Where the fault lies, and for what
reason, will all come out by and BY,
as the other questions at issue are
answered. If the ceaseless hue and
cry of is marriage a failure?' Or els
religion a faihlre"' would resolve it.
self into the question Of more point,
lis man|ineAs a failure?" the whole
subject would be dispossd Of in the
same answer. Detroit News. &
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- (
So water ',af will not run under il,
f ana the canvass is properly tucked at
loot and side.
!. Give your bedding all the air and
saa4;n possible, and if you are In a
sec.ion Where ticks, bedbugs or other
pests OF a biting nature abound,
sprinkle a quantity OF insect powder.
over your bedding when rolling it, and
you VIII not be troubled at night.
~ the many uses that can be made
OF the canvass sheets it is needless to
speak, as they will at once be ap-
parent, 50 will finish with one word
OF advise: Asyou have place for all
your tricks and traps, keep them in it
ana don't disturb your mates by al
ways looking for something.-F crest
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-03
The MYSTERIOUS EMERALD.
story Of Valuable Gem Picked Up
by a Boston Lady.

Story Of Valuable Gem Picked Up
by Boston Lady.
There is the theme for a. romance in
the experience OF Boston lady in the
matter of finding ring about year
since. ..--
She came across the Common and
Just as she was about to leaveit bv the
Boylston-street gate her eyes caught
the glitter OF a gem on the pavement
and STOPPING she took up one of the
most superb emerald rings ever seen
IN this part of the globe. It is not
necessary to describe it too accurate
~ here since in answer to her adyer
tlsements there has been more than
one attempt by pretenders to Get it
tfraudulently; but it is sufficient to say
that it is literally such ring as
might be the gift of a king. 1t is the
sort OF jewel which figures in romances
Of the Disraeli sort, where no expense
is spared, and it was naturally worth
a sum OF money which to ordinary
mortals is something pretty big in any
light and really tremendous to have
ocked up in a single ring.
The lady took the jewel to all the
leading dealers in gems in the neigh
borhood, and they all agreed in say
ing they had never seen it, but that it
was impossible that ring of so much
value should long want for an owner
The jewel has been advertised in all
the papers, and the finder has kept
careful lookout for advertisements in
her turn. The police and the dealers
in gems are fully informed about it,
and yet for more than year the ring
has been in her possession without a
; sign OF it's owner appearing to claim
it. It is true that there have been a
number of applications for it, but no
one who has come to claim it has been
able to come anywhere near a correct
description OF the ring, and what its
history was before it landed in the
dust of Boylston street is still a mys-
terry. 49,
Since the ring is of so great a value,
it would be supposed that the owner
would endeavor to find it for it's pecu-
MARY worth, even if there be no senti-
mental value attached to it, but moth
Ing of this sort seems to have happen
ed. Some day the mystery may be
solved, but at present there is no clew
to prevent the romancer from weaving
about the jewel any web offancy which
his brain can spin.-BostonC Courier.
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Great Opportunity for Old Maids.

Great Opportunity for Old Maids.
There is a great chance for old maids
in the Argentine Republic. There are
about sixteen men to one woman
there and the unmarried males are
more than anxious to secure wives.
When a 'snew woman, as the welcome
arrival is called, comes to town about
fifty men make wild effort to secure
her. 1t is quite an interesting contest,
and the one who captures the prize is
looked upon as something of a hero.
The local papers write columns about
it, and almost everybody in the city
turns out to the wedding. 1t doesn't
matter much about the woman's age
or looks, she is received with open
arms and married off in a jiHy to some
real nice man. The woman will have
about fifty good-looking suitors to
pick from, so she need not be anxious
about not finding the kind OF a man
she wants. The love-making doesn't
last long, however. Three days is the
usual limit.
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Good Evidence.

Mrs. De Tone: "Iwant to have an
asylum appointed for my poor hus-
band. His mind is falling
ATTORNEY: "Have you any partic-
ular evidence OF the decline OF his
mental faculties?'
Mrs. De Tone: Eyes, indeed. [
asked him tor $40 for a new bonnet
this morning, and he said had better
take $50, 50 | thought | would come
to see you"
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"A Little Nanny-Goat,


A small girl very small one-who
did not shine particularly in the way
OF goodness, was attended by nurse
maid who was a simple, honest,
religious girl, always mindful of her
duty; and this duty, she felt quite
sure, pointed to the reforming of the
little heather committed to her
charge, -.s ..... .....
On Sunday afternoons she often
took Miss Nellie to ameeting that was
held in the basement of some place of
worship, and the surroundings we're
very plain and doleful, but the preach
er was an earnest man, and, to
Hannah's great delight; her young
lady listened to him with much
attention. The words, ssNow, my
hearers, I will give you a little anec-
dote," were frequently used, and then
would follow some incident by wayofil-
lustration. Nellie always looked so ex-
pectant at this announcement, and lis
tened with such eager attention to
what followed, that Hannah's heart
bounded for Joy to find that the
troublesome child was so seriously i'm
pressed. Her eyes filled with tears, and
she failed to notice the look of disa-
pointment that spread itself over the
small maiden's face after each anec-
dote -.
Finally the pent-up feelings came to
the surface; and one afternoon as
they were walking home, Nellie indig-
nantly exclaimed, ''That mans an
awful story teller, and I sha'n't go
there any more!' s1} %sat sE
Gut, tut!" said the Mortified Han
nah; that's very wicked, Miss, Nellie.
What ever makes you talk sop IL
"Cause he is. He's been saying
ever SO many times. Now my hearers,
III give you q litsle nanny coat; and
he never gave anybody one! I don't
b'lieve he's got any, Harper's Young
People. c... s~... =
Tackled the Ghost.
A young man who was a servant
at farmhouse in a very wild district
in Sussex, was sent one night with a
message to Burwash. Hewas warned
before he- started that. a ghost was
very often seen near stile which he
had to cross. He accordingly took
with him middling sized thick stick,
and said that if any ghost interrupt
ed him he would, by the help Of his
"bat," try and find out what ghost
was made of. AS he got near the
stile, he duly caught sight OF. the
ghost in front OF him, glaring fercely
out of the hedge. He put down his
basket. walked boldly up to the place,
and with his "bat" struck out boldly.
He owned that he then felt q good
deal frightened, for no sooner had he
struck than flames on all sides came
flying past his head. However he
held his ground, and then discovered
that he had smashed into q hundred
pieces an old rotten tree stump, which
had dried up into touchwood, and the
PHOSPHORUS in which shone with sncn
mysterious brightness in the dark.
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THE THREE SQUARES.
Another little puzzle
in known as ":the three
squares First form
the picks in the accom-
panying diagram and
then request your
friend to remove three
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nine. Ii the trick is correctly done the
eight picks bordering on the big out
side square will be taken away and
the solution will be seen in the second
diagram, which is here given.
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as it gives a slight cue as
to the manner in which
the puzzle is done. The
problem is to make four
squares, as in the fifth
diagram, and to change
the positions of four
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nine squares, when they
WILCOX like the annex
ed diagram. Then ask
your friend to remove
eight picks and leave
only two squares in.
stead of the original
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OUR YOUTHFUL READERS,
MATTERS OF PARTICULAR IN
Ii sTEREST TO THE YOUNG.
Tricks With Toothpicks--A Camp
Bed--N Not Butter--A Little Nan
ny-Goat--Tackled the
Ghost.
Tricks with Toothplcks

Tricks with toothpicks2 Why, Ger
tainly, and good ones, too. And, bet
ter still, anybody can do them after
learning how. Here is one that will
puzzle old heads as we'll as young.
Take the picks and form them into