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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20


- one cons Il evening DER an album all
ana muses. Oh TIE faces OF the friends that he
50 turn the leaves Of Fancy. TN in shadowy
] and t1e anlIing features Of an old sweet
IAe lnmplteht raems to riimmer with nick.
As turn It low 70 rest me OF the Dazzle in my
and iiS6s my psps in silence. save sigh that
lte tate with ms Tobacco. ana to vanish with
the smoke.
11s fragrant retrospection. for the loving
thoughts that start
Into beings are Ike perfumes from the bios
Ane % dream the Old dreams over In luxury
when ny frsant fanoses wander with that old
sweetheart OF mine.
Though hear. beneath my study. like nut.
me voices Of my children and the mother as
FEEL 20 tWinse or conscience to deny me any
When care has cast her anchor in the harbor
In fact to speak IN earnest, I believe 1T adds 3
10 spies the good trihe with a little dust of
FOR l fnd an extra flavor in Memory'smelIow
That makes me drink the deeper to that old
sweetheart of mine.
a face of iny-beanty. with form of airy
Flcats. out Of my tobacco as the genn from
And thrill beneath the glance of pair of
as glowing q the summer and as tender as
the skies.
can see the pink sun-bonnet and the little
fF1fa f4re4@
she wore when frst kissed her. and she an
swered the caress
as the vine
Grew round the stump. she loved me-that-
old sweetheart Of minel
And again ] feel the pressure of her slender
little hand d -.
had planned.
when ] should Be poet and with nothing
But write the tender verses that she set the
music to-
When we should i've together in cosy little
Hid IN a nest or roses. with fairy garden
where the vines were ever fruited. and the
weather ever fine.
And the birds were ever singing for that old
sweetheart OF minei
And I should be her lover forever and day,
And she my faithful sweetheart till the
And We should be . happy that when either's
lips were dumb
They would not smile in Heaven till the
others kiss had come
But-ahl my dream is broken by a step upon
And the door Is softly opened. and my wife Is
standing there!
10 greet t6e living presence of that old sweet
James whitcomb Riley.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
He Remembered His Mother.

Three or four OF US soldiers on duty
at Fort Leayeuworth ia 1867 were out
on the hills one dav for a ramble. when
n man came from the direction of
Topeka on horseback. We saw him
long enough before he got TO us. aud
we saw that he was closely pursued by
half a deZen mounted men. We knew
that meant business. and we formed
across the highway and halted the fugi-
tive. His horse no sooner came To
stop than it dropped dead with exhaus-
tion. The rider. too. was about played
out. and he made no resistance as we
collared him. As the pursuers came
up and dismounted. their leader, who
seemed TO be familiar with the pro-
gramme to be followed, briskly OBJ
served:
Now. boys get rope over the limb
of that tree and run him up.n
The fugitive had nothing to say,
and in about two minutes he had a
moose around his neck and was waiting
to be pulled up. Four men tailed on
to the other end, aud the leader APP
preached the prisoner and said:
Its usual to give man few min
utes in which to say his prayers.
Its a sure thing, | suppose"
dead sure. You've stolen your last
horse.n
Got to go this time eh?'
bet your last doIlarl'
''Say, BOYS" said the man, as he
looked around him. with good bye to
earth in his eye, come bit closer. l
am pretty well blown, and. you've
drawn the moose little too SIeht for
comfort. i can't do no praying-it's
too late for that. I've got poor old
mother over in St. Joe. 1t isn't her
fault that I've gone wrong. I've got
800 here of straight money, and / want
you to promise me that some of you
will send it to her. Her name is Mrs.
John Webber. Write her letter and
say that died of fever, or some such
thing. aud | was too sick to write.
Will you promise?n
"Ayei we willin answered every man.
srCnss you and Kansas and all the
rest of the world. but l can't go back
on my poor old motherl Make it easy,
boys. Make it accident or sickness,
but don't tell her just how it was.
She's old and gray and feeble, aud it
would break her heart. You've
promised me. and if you go back on
your word I'll haunt you to your gravesI
Now | curse you all-defy you-and
you can pull away as fast rs you d-n
pleasei''
They pulled. and he hung clear of the
ground until dead. Then they lowered
the body, secured the money, and as
they rode away the leader looked from
us to the buzzards sailing overhead and
said:
Leave it alone. boys-they'n take
care of it."-N y. San.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
How a Trout Gets His Color.

The color of a trout's back depends
on the color of the bottom of the river.
but the trout which grow rapidly diff
fer greatly in spots and color from
those which grow slowly and thrive
badly, and middle-aged trout differs
in color from an aged trout. Speak
ing generally. the young. healthy fast
growing fish will have silvery sides.
white belly and plenty of well-defined
spots. The poorly fed fish will have
few or no spots. drab belly and
muddy-yellow sides. The old trout
will be much the same in appearance.
only more so. and will be particularly
lank and large-headed. This accounts
for those trout which have access to
salt water being brighter and more
beautiful than those which do not. The
variety and abundance of their food
make them so.-dn1ertcaH Angler.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
They GET The FISH DRUNK.
And the Friendly Indians Who Intoxicai
Them Follow suit Soon After.


..Did YOU ever aktend an Indian
fish-fry?f said Conductor b. F. Brown.
of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Rail-
way. TO N. Y. Dispatch reporter.
1T Is festival for the purpose of
promoting friendship between friendly
Indian tribes, mixed with some inter-
esting business features.
"A tribe desiring social intercourse
with another tribe prepares fish-fry
and extends an invitation to the other
to come.
If the invited tribe Is inclined to be
friendly, they come with all of their
sauaws, pappooses. dogs and horses.
and spend three or four days on the
bank of some river.
1.-The old warriors devote themselves
TO fishing. horse-raciug. gambling and
smoking the pipe of peace, while the
young ones WOO the pretty maidens.
and have jolly time playing high
spv,' under the juniper tree and like
games. The dusky danlsel ALWAYS pays
the forfeited Kiss rs coyly as Vassar
girl.
Last fall ! was fortunate enough to
get an invitation TO attend iish-fry
given the Seminoles. on the north fork
of the Canadian River in the Indian
Territory. by the Sac and Fox tribe
I'VE reached the scene of the fry
late in the evening. and found the men
busily pounding up weed which they
called the devils shoestring. but known
generally as iron weed.
The squaws rolled the pounded
weed into little pills and dried them by
the fire.
About daylight next morning the
men threw these pills into the upper
part of deep hole in the river and
as they slowly hoated down the fish
snapped them greedily.
Everybody then went to breakfast.
after which the men. each armed with
a strong bow and quiyer full OF
arrows. returned 10 the river aud be-
gan work.
The little pills had by this time
made the fish drunk and hundreds
were floating on their backs.
The Anen stationed themselves in
the shallow water below. and rs a fish
drifted by shot an arrow through il.
Every mans arrow was marked.
! and he allowed it TO iloat on down with
the fish TO where the squaws captured
and landed il.
The first shooting continued nearly
two hours. when the fish got over theit
drunk and disappeared in the deep
water again.
The captured fish were identified
by the arrows. Each man secured his
own from the great pile aud proceeded
TO clean aud smoke them in pens made
for that purpose. The smoked fist
were then packed away for winter use
After the fishing was over aud the
fish dressed and placed under smoke
both tribes turned their attention tC
sport and spent the remainder of thu
day in that manner. The next morn
ing the fish were fed another dose o.
pills and another lot secured"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
The Young woman waits.

Like the farmers daughter who
counted the chickens before they were
Matched, the thoughts of waiter maid
ems do not always rest upon the viands
which they serve. At a restaurant
much frequented by the German ele-
ment one of the absent-miuded fair
sex approached handsome youth who
had seated himself at the table and,
balancing a trayful of dishes, in
quired: Are you married?n instead
of the usual query. Have you or
deredP" ..Nein," replied the young
man. with a roar of laughter. The
reminder so startled the girl that she
dropped the china. shivering it inso
fragments. - Pbitadelphia Inquirer.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
A Marine tlats.e..--

Turks heads and cats faces were
probably once carved on the BEAM
ends. The purchase by which the an
Choir ring is hoisted is the "cat, y or the
''cheat' (capon). This word scat" is
familiar one on board ship, and fur
ther illustrates the beast nomenclature
therein found. The cat is a broad
beamed sailboat with no jib, Nor
wegian vessel, and a well-known in
strument of punishment. The scat
harpings" are part of the top-mast
rigging; the ''catholes" are apertures
through which the ..stern-fasts" are
led; the ''cat-rack" (katt-spurn) an
other name for the "mast-step;" .scat-
lap" is weak tea, a ''cat-nap," short
one, "cats-paw," mere ruffle upon
the surface, leaving ''cat-skin," and
is also kink in rope. The name
''cat-hole" (trou de chat) is applied by
French sailors to the lubbers' hole
(boco de lobo, or seals mouth, say the
Spanish), which is aptly called s.sol-
diers' passage" (soldatengat) by Ger
man marines. When ship is "hog-
ged" q. e., bowed or arque) German
sailors say she has a s'cat's back" (katz-
enrucken) ).-ADserica Magazine.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20

while there was informed that letter
was advertised for her at the post Office.
Calling Mt the post Office she was told
that the letter had short time before
been delivered to another lady of the
same name. Curious 30 see the other
Mrs. Norman she called on her. and.
to the CONSERVATION Of both ladies.
they found they had married the same
man. There was an interesting family
reunion when Mr.. Norman came home
which wound up with his arrest on n
charge OF bigamy.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
WE QUOTE TODAY
In 100 lb lots.
100 SOAPS.

Do not pay 10 to IS cents cake for what
we sell At three. The leading soap on the
Coas, is Poorman's-will take out more dirt
and leave the clothes and hands in better
order than any soap made. 1t is full weight
try small box.
Poorman's Soap, 20 bar box....,.si 80
100 .-...... 6 50
Oiher Laundry Soaps, per 40 cents up.
po0rwoman's Soap, full weight. . 4 so
Fine T'oile; Soaps, roo cakes. 3 90
Good " +" ..... 90
We carry all the leading soaps-Queen
Lily, Ivony, Purity, Thos' Cool Water,
Labelle, King, lie t,oi, Magic, Changers,
Rabbits, Royal, Siddall's, Gold Weight.
White and Yellow Bcrax, over one hundred
kinds in all Also Sapolio, Securing Soaps
and Securing Bricks.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
Against Game Preserves.

1t appears certain that Mr.. Foote,
who killed Mckenzie, the Tule Bell
clubs gamekeeper, on the Tule Bell
slough, will be acquitted by any jury
in Solano county, and the supreme
court decision in the case of the mur-
derer of Editor Smith in San Mateo
county makes it equally certain that
he cannot be tried elsewhere unless
he consents, which he is not likely to
do. The slough, it is claimed, is nav
igable water, and if so any man who
chooses may hunt or fish there. The
Tule Bell club has bought $50 acres of
marsh land there and leased 900 acres
more, and war has been declared be-
ween the residents W no hunt to feed
their families and the men sent up by
the club to prevent poaching. Hunters
continue to seek game on the grounds
and the clubs representatives occa-
sionally fire at two-leggeG game. 1t
is claimed that Foote fired in self
defense, Mckenzie having started
towards him with pistol when he
went ashore to pick up some geese he
had shot from his boat.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
sPRING GOOD&

lou on nater BESIDES
a n hanging htot rooms
real
have genealt tek q
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us by
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SusAR FL OUR pRovIsINs PRODUCE every
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20

Gold Dust, per 100 packs ...s3 10
Gold Dust. in ib boxes, doz. ss
Gold Dust, full weight, 100 7 90
We also have other soap powders, includ-
ing German, in IS and so lb. bags.
Blueing We ofis. 8 or kinds, s cents up.
Starch, We have the celebrated Electric at
81 90 per dozen All other leading grades at
wholesale prices. from 50 cents boz up.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
DRIED FRUIT.
In this we lead all competition as We &c
DO NOT BE ANN0YED

With collectors running after you for
money after goods you bought have been
eaten up or worn out. You will seldom
have ii, and will find it unpleasant business
all round. Pay cash for everything and be
your own Lord and Masier-"Owe no man
anything " and your life viii flow as a river
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
DRY GOODS.

We make a great leader OF piece goods,
especially in Domestic Staples in everv-slas
use in families-Sheetings, Shirtings, Prints
tCalicOs), Ginghams, Sa;teens, Lawns, Cash
inere, Alpaca, goods for lining, trimming
and house furnishing. Our goods are III
best, our styles are intended 10 please, All,
o,,y f,r;cas A.. ~. I.,.,.a-.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
NOTIONS.

Dress Buttons, from. IS cts gross-up
Shirt Buttons, from. ........5 cts gross-up
Pants Buttons, from. 10 cts gross-up
Assorted Buttons, all styles, so doz 81 90
Needles, sewing, all sizes, doE papers. IS cts
Needles, darners, doz. papers ......... as cts
Needles, sewing machines, per doz 25 cts
Pins, common grades, per doz. papers. IS cts
Pins, best quality, per doz. papers =. 50 cts
Spool Cottons, per doz. .........2o cts-up
Boys Suspenders. 49,. -.....5 cts-up
Mems Suspenders, extra length. ..2s cts
Ladies Collars, linen, late style. =. S cts-up
Gents Collars, late style. ... 10 cts-up
Combs, fine or coarse. se..........s cts-up
Combs, round the head. ..s cts-up
Handkerchiefs, for children, doz. 20 cts-up
Handkerchiefs, for ladies, doz .35 cts-up
Handkerchiefs, for men, doz. -. 50 cts-up
A whole newspaper would be too small to
say all we have to tell about Dry Goods and
Notions. Ask for list and look il over
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20

Charles Newcom, a Sutter county
rBncher living near Marysville, was
swindled ont of $500 by the time-worn
trick Of getting him to put it in a tin
box and then changing boxes without
his knowledge.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
BOOTS AND SHOES.

Farmer Boots, for every day......s2 so-up
Mems Calf Boots, for Sunday..s3 50 to s5 90
Boys Boots, size up ...... 81 90 to So 90
Mems Everyday Shoes, to II 81 25-up
Mems Low Shoes, all sizes 81 90, 81 IS
Mems Leather Slippers, to II......65 cts
Mems Carpet Slippers. rs...............5 so cts
Mems Plush and Embroidered Slippers
.......6 .65 cts, IS cts, 81 IS
Ladies' House Slippers....So soc, CSC, 75c, 90
Ladies' Slippers, kid or leather. SO cts-up
Childs' and Misses Slippers..... 40 cts-up
Misses Cloth and Kid Shoes, II to 49,. so cts
Infants Shoes, all styles. ....... 20 cts-up
Childs' Shoes, all weights. so cts-up
Boys and Girls Shoes ..........S5 cts-up
Ladies' Kid Boots, ~ to 7......SI 5o-up
Ladies' Goat Boots, ~ to 7.....$I 5o-up
Our ladies' 81 so boots are the best value
by odds, we ever offered in a ladies' shoe, at
small price. We carry full line of over
200 kinds Of shoes and boots, embracing the
most desirable kinds and best makes in use.
You can surely be suited in style, size and
price,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
WOOL YARNS.

We are closing some lots of good quality
as low as 10 cents pound, and splendid
quality for family use, in all colors, at 81 .oo
Saxony as low as IS cents for good, in few
colors, worth attention of buyers. Our list
of yarn is now complete.in Saxony, German
Knitting, Spanish, Germantown, Zephyr
and all other grades. Please give US trial
and cnnnnare mice and nnnlitv
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20
TWO STRANGERS IN a ouel.

A Meeting on the Field OF Honor Ia the
Days Before the War.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-20

his life. They mostly agree IN making
November 80, 1880. the date of his
birth; he makes it November 16, 1929
He also 'denies that he was a pupil of
List, from whom he says, he never
got anything but dinner and some
advice.
One of.the three daughters of John
d. Rockefeller. while a student 1t
Vassar. had handsome allowance In
the way of money from home. In
stead of spending this on rich gowns
and apartments. she paid for two years
the tuition and expenses of a girl from
the country who was not able to pay
them herself.
Speaking of High Churcn EpIscopaI
Theological Seminary in Chicago. Rev.
DIR. w. S. Rainsford, of New York, re-
Gently said: lit contains two tons
and half of the Fathers. What do
the Fathers know about Chicago or
New York; What do the students who
spend their time studying the Fathers
know about the present generationp"
Mrs. Plumb, the wife of Senator
Plumb, of Kansas, has been an invalid
for several years, and during the abb
sence of the Senator found much COM
fort in the company of her son. a
young man of exceptional promise.
The son has lately become afflicted
with nervous disorder which uecessi-
tated his removal to the East for treat
ment.
Senator Hearst's gold mine is the
largest in a group of mines near Dead
wood, S. D.. and is said to be the rich
est mine in the world. Three thousand
miners are employed upon it, aad they
take out from $4,000 to 5000. 600
every month. What is more. there is
ore enough in sight, according to re-
cent estimates, to run the present
stamp mills at the mine for the next
twenty years.
Mrs M. S. Norman. of Decatur. H..
WAS visiting in TeErfa Ha1te. Ind ! and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22

Odds and Ends Of the Schools,

THE teachers pay roll amounts this month
to $40, ,s93 81, which they will receive to-
morrow.
THE faculty of the Freeport schools will
spend Tuesday in this city. In the morning
the teachers will visit the main building of
the Washington schools, and in the after
noon the Grant.
SUPERINTENDENT LUcKEY's semiannual re-
port of the schools will be issued in about
ten davs. By next Saturday the "Sugges-
tive Examination Questions will be ready
for distribution.
SECRETARY CHARLES REIsFAR, of the Central
Board, will have the report OF the books of
the Franklin School Board ready for the
directors this week. His report will show
how much the deficit is in the Doerfiinger
case, and throw considerable light on the
alleged discrepancy in the funds of the
Franklin School Board.
Miss BURDErrE and Miss Campbell have
been added to the Liberty school faculty.
The increased attendance in the Liberty dis
trict is so great that q room had to be rented
to accommodate the pupils. Miss Campbell
was a former teacher in the North school,
where the low enrolment necessitated the
dropping of a teacher, and as Miss Camp
was the last elected teacher, she was the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22
Daily Excursions to the Pacific Coast


Via Kansas City, Council Bluffs, Omaha. St.
Joseph, Leavenworth or Sioux City and
over the Union Pacific, 'the overland
route" to Sacramento, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, San Diego, Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle and Victoria Tickets are frst-class,
and good to return over the Union Pacific,
or any other direct route at any time within
six months, and are good via Denver and
Salt Lake City in either or both directions;
also good to stop off at all other points west
of the Missouri river, By the payment of
an additional fare before starting, California
passengers can return via Oregon and
Washington points, or vice versa.
Through Pullman vestibule sleepers, Pull
man dining cars and free reclining chair cars
daily. Excursion and one way tickets are
on sale at all ticket offices in Pittsburg and
throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and West
Virginia For further particulars, rates,
pamphlets, maps, time tables, etc, call on or
address s. c. Milbourne, Trav. Pass. Agent,
Union Pacific system, 400 Wood street,
Pittsburg, Pa, or R. Tenbroeck, Gen1 East
ern Agent, New York.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22
TAKING A RIDE IN JAPAN.

If She Doesn't Like the Jinrikisha
The picture here given is from Sir Edwin
Arnold's forthcoming book. 1t shows q
kind of sedan chair called 'kapo" in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22
ne ito go, but was almost Immediately
lected in the Liberty schools.
Dickson, the Tailor

Is fast gaining . reputation for turning out
suits and overcoating of the latest styles
and at a reasonable cost. 65 Fifth avenue,
second floor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22

RAILrNGs, counters and shelving.
su HAUGH g. KEENAN,, 80 & "a Water q
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-12-06
THE 4 QUESTION.

The cbisrtion to the Hon. Roger Q.
Mills a. radical" in his support OF
tariff reform is Que which does GOT
appeal strongly TO Democrats, though
& is advanced from q p~rofessedly
Democratic standpoint. The present
condition OF the country and the
existing attitude Of the Democratic
party does not call for the leadership
OF those who are "conservatively" in
favor OF the reform OF the tariff. The
sort Of conservatism that means do
ing nothing. Sir. Mills certainly does
not represent He believes in action,
ND 10 decided action. He does not
lsiieve, however. in reckless action,
r.. ,ardless OF consequences. as his rec
ord shows. No one a point to any
thing in that record which shows him
t. DO \ radical in method. When II
man has reached ultimate truth IN
theory aud strives to reach it step by
step, progressively in practice, he is
not Il radical in methods, but the rad
ical in methods ia "A revolutionist who
socks his ends, regardless OF conse
to others. Mr.. Mills has
hover done that, aud it is not his ia
ture to do il. He is as far from it as
lie is from the SC. called 'conserya-
tism" otthose who are really support
ing aud upholding that to wh.c.L lie.
profess to BIZ 'conservatively" opposed.
With the active opposition OF this
element, Mr.. Mills has the support Of
those who see clearly the prominent
importance Of a reduction Of the taxes
against trade to n point where they
will interfere with trade as little as
possible. Representing this aim, he
il national, not sectional or local. He
does not stand merely for his county,
sr his district, or for his State, but for
the greatest idea in national politics.
Based. rs his candidacy is, on this
issue, il does not directly involve the
minor issues before the party. He is
not Il candidate for or against the free
coinage Of the precious metals The
Democratic party will decide, for
whatever Speaker is chosen, how far
that and other minor issues are to be
pressed. 1t is true that Mr.. Mills
position here has been defined by his
utterance', as we'll rs by the clearly
defined record he has made in every
issue presented during his public SER
Vice, but the same circumstances
which connected his public service SO
strikipgly with tariff reform th-t be
is clearly identified with it in
the public mind than any other men,
Der Of the present House, have forced
the Identification OF his candidacy
with that issue. His candidacy there
fore involves the question Of whether
Il Speaker shall DO chosen to repre-
sent the Do Something or the Do
Nothing idea OF tariff reform. That is
tho REAL question OF the Speakership.
7St. Louis Republic.