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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

A man loves to see his wife well dressed,
When she goes about in tatters, with big
shoes, untidy skirts, soiled collar, and a halo
of curl papers, If he doesn't swear he thinks
1t, don't believe,in In the economy of home
toilets never take dress that is done for
and wear it in the house. When the life is
gone out of it, it goes in the rag bag. I
make duty Of nice linen with plenty Of
laces, and my house gowns are not old, they
are not wrappers, and they are not ugly
Another hobby of mine is my hair, which /
will have as near the poets conception Of
her fragrant tresses' as possible. Then
have whole lot Of little devices-I perfume
my eyebrows and lips; keep my hands soft
and cool, my teeth in good order, and |
make my doctor prescribe for sweet
breath. But don't put that in the paper. |
only tell you TO give you an idea of the care
required to keep man in love with you.
Men like to preach down extravagahee, and
style, and dress; but the woman who bangs
her hair, powders the shine off her face,
hides a hlotch or scar under a piece of court
plaster, who wants pretty gloves and stock
ings, trim slippers, perfumes, haltns, cold
creams, finger eurls, and fancy notions to
increase her charms is the woman who is adj
mired every time. Those long, lean, lank,
common sense women may gad about with
their wholesome ugliness and cheap simplic-
ity, but the procession of men who follow
isnot a long o;.l,'-Verona Jarbeau in St.
ouie Ranu hlipnn.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

The daughters OF rich New York women
are very frequently put at the beginning Of
Che season in the hands Of n trained nurse,
who is responsible for their good condition
during the season, and whose duties are very
nearly as onerous as are those of the trainer
Of some champion OF the prize ring. Her
management is something like this: When
the nurse thinks Ms time the bud was ilp she
wakens her, wraps her in a soft wool bath
robe, and carries her In the dressing room.
where she invests her with two garments Of
stout jersey cloth, and makes her either
swing pair Of light Indian clubs for twenty
minutes or takes the same time in exercise on
ngymnastie bar.
When the debutante sin full glow she is
wrapped again in tho bath robe, and carried
to the bath room, where a white porcelain
tub hus been filled with warm water Into
this has been flung, before she comes, a
French bran bag, the contents Of which are
bran, slmvings Of the finest olive oil soap,
emollient pastes and orris root. This il used
like sponge in bathing, and on being
squeezed emits o soft, creamy, perfumed
lather, which leaves the skin smelling
slightly Of violets and as soft us velvet.
After the bath the young woman Is thor
oughly rubbed down with towels Of damask
which is as soft us satin, for any
rough substance injuries the texture
of the skin IL the weather is cold
a little cold cream is used and rubbed in
carefully with the hand to prevent chapping
and redness, The hair Is smartly brushed
for twcaty minutes, the nails manicured,
and while this luxurious young person is at
tending 10 the rest of her toilet the nurse sees
that the proper breakfast Is prepared. This
Is simpe--a bit OF dry toast cup Of choco-
\ late, an egg and some rare STEAK, because she
is Obliged toeat SO much trash at balls and
dinners that this rs the time when she absorhs
her real nourishment. Then the attendant
leaves her to her own devices until she comes
to dress for the evening
Another bath and q cup Of hot fresh tea
prepare her for the nights work, and when
she returns, jaded and exhausted, at 8 in the
morning, the nurse is on hand to undress her,
give her little soothing brush to her hair,
feed to her u cup Of steaming bouillon, and,
after putting her to he'd, rub her gently and
smoothly IN the massage fashion until all
aches aud wcaruess are gone, and she sinks
off into eight hours Of dreamless slumber. 1t
Is astonishing what fatigue, what an endless
wearing course Of dissipation girl can 60
through, and come out Of IL as fresh as she
went In, when some one stands ready in this
manner to repairall breaches made upon her
youth and loVemess Girls who have this
care last ten years longer than those who are
left to shift for themselves, and the money
spentin this way generally proves in the end
to be advantageously invested. Pittsburg
Bulletin.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

Where there is a sewing machine in the
home il should 'be used as much as possible in
the family mending Some women never
think Of using the machine for anything but
making new or making over old garments,
while others use it to do as much Of the
family mending as can be done conveniently.
When there is rip or a slit in garment
nothing can mend it as quickly as the
machine, while for sewing on a patch it is
excellent, First haste the patch on evenly,
then sew with machine, dampen and press,
and the patched place will look as nice, il
not nicer, than il done BY hand. For boys
and mems clothes it is much better than hand
sewing, owing to its being stronger To DO
sure, when the material is very worn and
thin the hand sowing is best, as the machine
stitching would be opt to tear the cloth, but
where the fabric is strong and there Is a
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

| must tell you about my little girl going to
bed She doesn't like to 60 up stairs by her.
self at 1880 and leave the lights, the reading
and music, but we have new plan now,
which works like charm She is never Sc
happy as when personating some one beside
herself. One night l proposed she should
play she was going to a ball. She lin imag-
ination) put on her satin dress, long gloves,
slippers and what not and started off with
much interest. Auntie was the coaehman
who took her to the party and she was very
ready to 60 to bed for the sake of getting
started The next night she went to Cali
fornia to visit some little friends. l wrote
out ticket for her to give the conductor,
and she took sleeping car and next morn
ing reported lovely trip. Every night now
she begins about O'Clock to know where she
had better go. | quite enjoy planning her
trips for her and she goes off happy every
night,-'E B. H. in Good Housekeeping.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

1t is well known that while the milk Of a
healthy woman never disagrees with a
healthy child, that child cannot be fed with
cows milk without peril. Indeed, most cases
Of cholera infantum are among. the bottle
fed, and babe suffering from this disease
will generally recover at once il it can have
more natural noui'ishment
One important difficulty with cows milk
for infants is-partly from Its nature and
partly from the freer and more copious
draughts with which it is taken into the
stomach-it tends to coagulate into large
masses of solid cheese. THIS is thrown in
sour humps into the bowels, and Keeps them
in state of perpetual irritation. Now, lime
water added to the milk say one part in five
or six-preyents this coagulation, and il
other hygienic conditions are right, the dan.
ger Of cholera infantum is very much dimm-
ished, Youths Companion.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

/ knew young lady who had everything
which usually constitutes the happiness of
those who have not yet climbed the golden
stairs of matrimonial paradise. Her age
was 20; She was brunette Of graceful figure,
with a peculiarly animated expression Of
countenance. Her complexion was rich and
warm, her large gray eyes were merry, and
lier features would pass muster among sculp-
tors She had beauy by the score AT length
she came to decision, i@d heard Of her
marriage knew the young man whom she
chose and was startled. That was five years
ago.
A year ago was riding mp town on car.
heard my name pronounced and looked,
but did not at first recognize the face, which
was family smiling at me, It was weirdly
pale and wrinkled and careworn looked
puzzled for few moments, and then ii
dawned on me that this was the wreck OF
one Of the prettiest girls in Brooklyn. ac-
companied her as far as the door of her
house, 1t was tenement house. II won't
invite you in today, she said; 'ny rooms
are somewhat disordered said nothing,
but ] understood. 1t was pitiful to see her
try to keep up the pretense of being light
hearted, happy and prosperous. A week ago
4 beard her husband was in the lunatic asy-
lum and her baby dead. Now she has gone
home to begin life over again. She had mar
ried man to reform hiIn.-Cor. Brooklyn
Eagle
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Cutarrh isa blood
you have to take Internal remedies, Halls Ca,
tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
OIL the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Gu.
tarrh Cure is no quuck medicine II was pre-
seribed by one Of the best physicians In this
country for years and is regular prescription
y is composed Of the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers. acting di
rectly on the mucous surfaces The perfect com
bination Of the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results In curing catarrh Send
for testimonials free. i. J. CHENEY a CO.,
Proprietors Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists; price, Is cent?
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

Formerly tobacco chewers in Oregon pur-
chased their tobacco by the plug without
considering its weight, but emigrants from
the East, where Star tobacco is universally
used refused to take these short-weight
plugs and demanded Star Plug, which is
not only the best tobacco, but each plug is
a full sixteen-ounce pound. and now most
chewers in Oregon use Star.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

The innocenceo of childhocd has been rudely
brushed away md the knowledge Of owl has
entered the pure soul Of tht child. Then the
question arises how can this state Of affairs
be reinesiiedi 0neof theinost certain ways
uf eounseracting this evil, Il to avoid In
discriminate conversation boforp children.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

Those complaining Of Sore Throat or
Hoarseness should use "Broloa's Bronchial
7fOcies." The effect is extraordinary, par
ticuiarly when used by singers and speakers
for clearing the voice. Sold 0nllj in boxes.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

good deal Of patching to be done, the sewing
machine will be found to be great help to
the tired mother while repairing the family
wardrobe, Boston Budget.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

A Distinction. Miss Pikestafl.-I lie tried to kiss
mel How dared he? Miss Pussley (sympathet-
ically)- How could he?
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23

A negro superstition is that il girl can
make up q pretty bed-an accomplishment
that Ruskin says every woman should
possess she Will be rewarded, inasinueh as
sho will be sure to mary man with a we'll
shaped nose. IL on the contrary, her bed
making Is not approvable, the man Of her
choice will have q most ungainly nose.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23
Sold by druggists; price, Il cents.

The man who tells all he hears after awhile
doesn't hear very much that is worth telling.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
Keen are the Shafts of Ridiculc.

Brave heartshave flashed out of life
from the din Of many a field Of battle,
the record of whose courage could never
transcend the daily life of many a woman,
forced to keepdks steady front turned to-
ward the legion of a~nnoyances that
marshal behind an inadequate income.
a pretty woman, forced to go looking
like a doWdy because she cannot afford,
or is not sufficiently selfish to wear, fine
and expensive clothes, is a sight to earn
the plaudits of such as appreciate hero
ism of the unwept and unstoried kind.
It takes more strength of character to
face ridicule than it does to face a battery
of Calling guns. A sneer pierces deeper
than a bullet. A blow that only re aches
a physical nerve center does not tell like
the blow that buL es itself in the soul. ]
can dodge a shell, il the Lord has given
me a level head and a moments time,
but nothing is going to help me when
my enemy rakes me with the light artillery
of scorn and contempt. II we but knew
the inside history Of the man who goes
dressed in seedy clothes, or the woman
who wears old shoes and rusty gloves,
we should perhaps uncover, when some
of these shabby folk meet us IN the way,
as commoners do when royalty rides by.
Chicago Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
Drum Language of the Cameroons.

Perhaps nothing more remarkable has
been the subject of recent Investigation
than the "drum language of the natives
of the Cameroons, on the West African
Coast. BY means of this wonderful sys-
tenn of transmitting sounds the most COM
plicated messages can be conveyed to
villages in the most distant parts. In
practising this unique system of sound
language a peculiarly shaped drum is
used. BY dividing the surface of the
drumshead into uneven portions, the in
strument, upon being struck, may be
made to yield two distinct notes. By
these and shortening or lengthening
the intervals between zach note a code
is established with a regular sequence of
taps, strokes and intervals capable Of ex-
pressing every syllable in their primitive
language. All of the natives understand
this code, and so elaborate is it that g
chief can by its means summon to his
presence any villager whom he desires to
see, in6imating to the latter at the same
time the purpose for which his presence
is required. In this way, too, messages
can be sent from village to village over
wide stretches of country, the drummer
in one hamlet transmitting TO the next
the signals he hears, and thai with the
most extraordinary rapidity.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
Useless Rigging.

Two Of the strongest advocates Of re-
tanning sail power on vessels of the new
navy as auxiliary to steam have beea
Admiral Walker and Chief Constructor
Wilson. Both have 1erially altered
their views since observing the experience
of the Chicago while on the squadron OF
evolution. Admiral Walker found that
her sails were of no use whatever, except
to steady her in a heavy wind, and for
this purpose fore and aft rig would be
sufficient. The Admiral IS of the opinion
that sail power on twin>screW vessels is
simply a useless CIRCUMFERENCE, as the sails
are practically never used, and the rig
ging only furnishes additional resistance
to air, and IS so much additional dead
weight to be carried. The only twin
screw vessels of the new navy with square
rigging are the Chicago and the New
ark, and it will probably not be long be-
fore all their rigging comes down except
the low masts, With the military tops
and a simple fore. and aft rig--Peagune
4EEA E
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
Birds Tails are Not Rid lers.

aIt is popularity imagined that birds
tails serve them as rudders for steering
purposes, but that is not true. II they
had been designed by nature with that
object in view they would have been set
with their vanes vertical and not hori-
zontal. The ~appendage, in fact, is
merely intended for a balance, and you
will find that all birds which possess
great ease in evolution through the air
have largely developed tails. Humming
birds are perhaps the most remarkable
examples known of the machinery OF
flying. Their power of posing them
selves IN the air while searching the
blossoms for insects, remaining absolutely
stationary, is extraordinary, depend
ing not upon soaring but upon the incon-
ceivably rapid motion of their wings, as
you may observe for yourself any summer
day.
1.-The smaller a birds wings in pro-
portion to the weight of its body the
more rapidly it must flap them in order
to sustain itself. The huge spread of
the owl, with its soft and feathery plum
age, enables it to float through the night
air SO n~piselesslg in pursuit Of prey That
you might not hear it if it passed close
to your head. On the other hand, the
smaller wings Of the diving birds must
be agitated with great Iapidity to ~s,-stain
them, and they have so little power in
floating in the atmosphere that they
come into contact with the water, when
after a fish, with a flop aud a shower
bath. All the same it is the small winged
birds like the duck and the pi3soa that
fy the fastest. Their maximum speed
has been estimated at 129 miles an hour,
but I am inclined to think that a large
exaggeration. Call it hall that and 1t is
fast. - Washington Star
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
now TO FEED A BULL.

Il is a common practice to keep the
bull in separate field or lot well fenced
and the gates Of which are kept secure
BY a chain and paddock. A suitable ward
and shelter pen are provided, leaving a
separate door opening into the pen, so
that the cow may be turned into the pen
and the bull admitted when necessary.
II the COWS are kept by soiling, the
matter becomes easy as the bulls yard
and pen may be adjoining the cows yard.
# the bull is quiet, or is made so by
disarming him of his horns, he may be
kept with the cows and fed as they are.
He may be kept in sufficiently good con
dition on the same feed as the cows get.
my higher condition than that is iniu-
rious and detracts from his value. No
grain food is necessary except in the
winter season. and not than unless his
services are required. When the bull is
kept in the herd with the cows he is
usually moro quiet and docile than at
other times, but it is never safe to trust
him and he should be dishorned always.
s-Aev Fork Tines.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

ana manure. II these are proportionate.
70 matters not how much there NAV be-
me plant will consume it, and by their
growth show its importance. For field
culture prepare the ground as for 4 cron
OF potatoes; plant in drills thirty inches
apart and place the bulbs four inches
apart IN the drills, three inches below
tne surface. Keep the c~ultivator con.
stantly going, not to kill weeds SO much
as to make tuberose bulbs. After a frost
take up the bulbs, cut the tops to within
Two inches of the crown and store in a
dry room where the temperature does not
tal below forty degrees. From North
carolina southwark, small sets will make
flowing bulbs in one season. At the
North two years are required. For
blooming in the garden the sets should
De taken of, and the bulbs put away IN.
til the wounds have dried over: then
plant IN good, rich soil, placing the bulb
Just below the surface; if covered too
deeply they are not as likely to flower
American Agrieultrist.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
Wooden Clothes.

Wooden clothesi Dresses made of
wood Is such a thing possible, that
wood can be turned into silk, for ex-
amples It's a simple process, and not
near as remarkable as it seems. Wood is
chiefly composed of celluloid mixed with
fiber. Tne wood is ground between two
large stones, the lower halt of which
passes through water that washes away
and absorbs the fbriI matter. The
later is dissolved through chemical sub
stances and the pure eelluloid obtained.
Ihls product has justly been called ssa
maid of all work" It plays a ~conspicu-
Gus part in the manufacture of paper; it
has a hand in the making of jewelry; it
is an ideal collar and cuff material, be-
sides being good for numerous other
purposes.
Chardonnet, the famous French chem
list, has succeeded in making from this
same material artificial silk, and the new
invention aroused widespread interest
during the last international exposition.
The silk was turned out by means of a
patent apparatus which looked like a
sausage mill. In the place where the
latter sends forth the chopped meat Char
donnet has applied a mouthpiece with
extremely fine a%pertures. Out of these
tiny holes pours the silk in fine, fossy
threads. The winding, weaving and
dyelng vas Cone as heretofore The
artificial silk dyes much more easily than
the natural, and the most wonde rful color
effects were achieved.
Despite these great advantages Char
bonnet's invention met with no success,
for the reason that this artificial silk was
highly combustible; but at the present
day this evil has been overcome. by
saturating the celluloid in a fire-proof
solution so that perfect protection
against igniting is guaranteed.
We shall dress, therefore, in future in
wood and wooden material. Every
thing will be celluloid, from the hand
some silk gown in which my lady
~promenades Broadway to the dainty
molar with which she nibbles her bon
bons.-S. Louis Post Dispatch.
IT,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
MANURE FOR pEAcH TREES.

First Of all, the peach tree needs a rich
soil. This may be produced by using
barnyard manuT literally. Ground
bone has been found au excellent fertil.
izer in many orchards, applied at the
rate Of twenty bushels per acre. Wood
ashes have given good results. Manure
for o peach orchard cannot have a good
effect unless the soil is friable. Some
experienced peach-growers say that
peach trees should never be set upon a
soil that has been made suitable by un-
d~erdraining. In other words, a peach
soil should be naturally well drained.
The peach cannot bear going with awet
feet. One of the most troublesome
difficulties of the peach is the so-called
sEellows.o This following Of the foil.
age is often due to the lack of nourish-
ment in the soil, or because the soil is
too wet for the roots to take it up
There is another kind Of yellow that is
contagious, and may infest any orchard,
aud manure cannot cure it. Digging up
the trees and burning them is the remedy.
american AgriculturisS.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
No Fireproof Buildings.

There IS hardly d new hotel or business
building in New York but that Is adver-
tised as fi%reproof, AMI yet q leading
architect told me the other day that such
a thing could not exist.
aThey may be freproof to all extents
and purposes, said be, .'but il infam-
mabIe material be il them and It gets
afre the iron girders and beams will so
exnand that they will let the floor above
down. When one floor falls in an IRON
beamed building they all go, and then
the side walls fail. TIE ruin IS usually
nor complete than it is in an ordinary
building. We do not build those iron
~ireproof fronts any more, because N case
Of j fire they fall forward and denao.lsn
the building across the street. -Nsaa
York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
IadestruetibIe Tickets.

An inventor, possessed by what many
~Iong-sufering travellers will regard as
perverted ingenuity, proposes to effect
a large annual saving on the elevated
railroads Of New York City. He states
that these railroads pay $40, 600 a year
for printing tickets that can be used only
once and s35, 900 for clerical help. He
proposes to avoid the greater part of this
expense By tie Introduction Of a ma-
chine which be has designed for supply
ing indestructible steel and nickel tick
cts. The purchasers put the tickets in
d box, and when the tieket-sellers sup
ply is exhausted, he pushes a knob, the
box registers the number of tickets ex-
tracted and the tickets are sold aTer
again, ad iafinitum. -NsD Yors Comuser-
ciaJ Aduertiser.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
THE ARM AND GARDEN.
BREEDING MULES.

It may be a new idea to some that
tsblood" is to be considered in the breed
ing Of mules as we'll as in horse breeding.
But it is no less important with the 4
than with the other. The finest looking
md best shaped mules are grown in
Kentucky and Missouri, but Kentucky
carries off the palm, as the mules from
that State are worth, on ar average, over
$40 per head more than those from Mis-
souri,. This is because they are better
bred. There is more thoroughbred blood
diffused generally among the horse stock
Of Kentucky than in any other State in
The Union, thus giving a better class Of
mares to breed from.-Tecas Lioe Stock
Journal.