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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
rwo.TAlLso GOLDFISH.
How the FInny beauties Are Bred and
Coiored by the Chinese.

ALI the gnlslfisIi in this country origin-
ally came from Japan and China. where
the business of breeding them has been
carried on for no one knows how many
hundreds of years. You will be sur
prised to learn. perhaps says the WASH
ington Star. that their brilliant eolors
are obtained altogether by artitiee.
Nature unassisted never produced
goldtish-that is to say. the paint was
lacking.
The creature at the beginning is of a
sonlber yellowish bronze hue. Take
a pair bred from them. and once in a
while will occur freak that will ex-
hibit more or less color. Mate two
such freaks aud You obtain progeny
with more decided tints. Out of this
last generation take a pair that show
the most color proceeding cautiously in
this way. and eventually. with sufficient
care and patience. you will produce 9
golden fish.
This is precisely the way in which
the ingenious orientals produced gold
fish. Now and then white freak
would be found. which was simply an
albino. and this they crossed with the
golden. so as to make brindled white
and gold such as one very commonly
sees. Oddly enough. by the way. this
sort of carp in the process of turning to
golden becomes black first. But the
breeders of the east have accomplished
all sorts of things with goldfish beyond
this. They have caused them to develop
astonishingly exaggerated fins and tails
twice as big as their bodies.
Most remarkable of all, they have OBJ
tanned strains of goldfish. specimens of
which are now on view in aquaria at
the commissions building. with two
separate tails, each of huge size, and
two pairs of anal fins. Auatomicaliy
speaking. this is precisely as if man
or any other mammal were to be so
bred as to be provided with four legs
and four arms. and persons expert in
biological scence are much interested
in discussing the question whether an
eisht-legged beast is not a possibility
of future development. What might
not man achieve if he were a quad
ruped and had two pairs of arms be-
sides?
Such an extra equipment of limbs
would be in his way, presumably. If
one is to Judge from observation of
the goldfish referred to. They are
rendered very beautiful by their great
spread of delicately shaded fins, bat
they seem to fiud them cumbersome
aud have to keep continually wriggling
along to prevent their great tails from
weighing them down at the rear end,
and causing them to assume perpen-
dicular attitude. One of the freaks in
the commissions aquaria is white, with
, fins of an exquisite light yellow, and
its body is SO transparent that you can
see its red blood aud the very food in
side its stomach.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
The Ravens of Alaska.

The Alaska raven is a fine-looking
bird, as large as a turkey, and upon
closer acquaintance Il real handsome
fellow. His coat is indee lszblack. but
of a black glossier and more rich than
silk and softer than velvet, while in a
semi-shade the feathers are tinged with
that peculiar color SO often seen on
well-preserved blue-nlack' bronze. 1t
is very funny to see these birds hold
ing. as it We're. a conclave. Ten or a
dozen alight on the ground and walk
to the meeting place with a stately,
erect step. their every movement cool
and assured. Then an old bird steps
grayely into the middle and tire meet
ing begins with series of cultural and
harsh croaks, which gradually swell in
volume until the entire lot of birds have
Joined in the debate. Along comes a
dog and for him they scatter. resuming
their positions when he passes, until
the meeting again terminates, and they
fly off to the beach and hills. These
birds are seldom killed unless il be by
some sailor in pure wantonness. If you
examine the bills of these ravens the
peculiar construction is remarkable.
They are a combination of chisel.
scissors, dagger, and gimlet. The bill
forms an important factor in the
ravens existence for he has to dig on
the beach for CLAIMS. bore the hard shell
by repeated chipping, and again in
pure mischief he will tear and break
anything that his bright and unerring
eye lights upon.
The natives from Yakutat Bay
through the network of islands as far
as British Columbia have an ancient
legend that the raven was the bird that
brought light from darkness when the
world was created. On this account
they venerate it. and the totem of a
raven is regarded ;is deDotiug the most
illustrious descended family. San
Froncisco Chronicle
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
Two War stories.

Congressman Allen. of Mississippi,
never tires of telling funny tales about
the war. Here are two: A confeder-
ate soldier in certain regiment had
become noted for running away from
every fight. On one occasion his cap
tain found him in line rs an unexpect-
ed attack opened. Standing behind
him the captain drew his pistol and
said: Now, John, up to this time
you have run from every fight. You
have disgraced yourself on all occa-
sions. Now, if you stir from this line
this time 1 intend to shoot you dead.
I shall stand here. right behind you,
and if you start to run shall certainly
kill you" John heard the captain
through, and drawing himself up to
an unusual height replied: .Well,
captain. you may shoot me if you like,
but FIJI never give any lowlived, low
down Yankee the privilege of doing
it" At Murfreesborough confeder-
ate soldier was rushing to the rear
with all the speed he could command.
An officer hailed him and sneeringly
inquired why he was running so fast
away from the Yankees. The soldier
without stopping yelled back: Be
cause can't fly. "-Galoeston Nes0s.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
Child sovereigns.

Three of the thrones of Europe.
namely, those of Holland. Spain and
Seryia, are occupied at the present mo-
nlent bv mere children. says a Paris
letter. and if all the persistent rumors
concerning the i'll health of Emperor
William and Dom Carlos have any
foundation. it is possible that the aum-
Der of infant sovereigns will shortly 6a
augmented by 9-year-old kaiser of
Germany and 4-year-old king OF
Portugal. 1t is therefore quite possible
that on the occasion of the next congress
of crowned heads of Europe the anoint-
ed of the Lord will be attended by their
nurses in lieu of chancellors or prime
ministers. and that the festivities in
honor of the meeting will take the form
of reviewing dolls instead of soldiers.
Their conferences will be devoted to
the discussion of candies. and they will
toast one another in bumpers of pap.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
INDIAN EXPENSES.
what the Red Man Has Cost tho Govern.
fnenf.


The records show that from july 4.
1776, to June 80, 1886. the Indians cost
the government 1929. 239 900. or about
81, 600 for every buck. squaw and pa
poose IN the country at the time of tile
first white settlement. These figures.
remarks the Globe Democrat. are worth
studying in a very careful WAY they
represent an outlay that is still going
on, and that must continue SO long us
the present Indian policy shall be
maintained. The fact is manifest that
we have expended more money upon
this race than can be justified by any
process of reasoning or any doctrine of
morality.
A large portion of 1t has been abb
sorbed. we know. by grasping and un-
scrupulous white spectators, but these
spectators are to be regarded rs part
of the general system OF Indian man
agement. 1t will not do to say that
the whites have been the chief gamers
in the case. for it is easy to show that
the Indians now possess a considerable
share of the proceeds. in spite of their
thriftieSs habits. and because of the
paternal kindness of the government.
They have more assets to-day in pro-
portion to their number than the white
settlers, on the frontier. and we are
feeding and clothing them, while they
live IN idleness. Worse still. we fur
nish them with arms and ammunition.
and thus practically encourage them to
go to war on the slightest pretext.
This is what we call policy of civil
ization: but as a matter of fact it is di-
rectly inimicai to the interests of civili-
zation. The Indians of to-day. as a
race do not differ materially from
those of hundred years ago. With
all our trouble and all our expense. we
have not overcome their savage i'm
stincts. and have not particularly
changed their habits of life. They still
preserve their tribal relations, by our
permission. aud obey the commands of
their chief in contempt of the author
ity OF the government. We have taught
them to look to us for everything that
they need. and to believe that they
are an independent people, with nat
ional rights and privileges This folly
has been paid for at a most expensive
rate; and the time has certainly come
when wiser and noEe economical poll
icy should be adopted.
We should begin by disarming every
Indian in the country. Then their
tribal organizations should be dis
solved. Next. their reservation sYs-
tenn should be destroyed. And finally.
they should be required to go to work
and earn at least as much as the cost
of their support There is no reason
why we should prolong policy that is
taking SO much money out of the treas
ury year after year, and doing so little
10 solve the Indian problem We have
a right to insist that race which has
been favored in such remarkable de-
gree shall cease TO call upon us for
means of subsistence. II has had ev-
cry opportunity to learn the ways OF
civilization and TO adapt itself TO the
circumstances by which it is surround
| ed; and il should now be compelled to
take care of itself. as the white race is
obliged to do.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
The Pose of the Head.

The head is the crown piece of the
human statue, and is usually in good
proportion and capable of proper
poise. but head well set and sus-
taiued in due height above the shoul-
ders is rare sight. A woman of
large full physique will diminish and
make herself almost Insignificant by
forward stretch and crane of the neck.
or contracted touchdown between the
shoulders. when her whole effort
support of the head. and to give the
full effect of its size. The tall slender
woman. whose head should stand like
the bell on the stalk of a lily, gets an
idea that she accentuates her height
BY an upright poise, and is therefore
seen with a continued bend of the body
and turn of the head to one side, which
give her an expression of sympathetic
or critical interest. alike with shop
keeper, servant, stranger, and friend.
These are small affectations and frills
which do no one any harm. but they
break the line of contour and beauty,
and to the initiated mean lack of cult
ure The difficulty. IN truth, lies
oftenest in the weakness of the point
d'appui-the joint or hinge of support
at the back of the neck-and the lack
Of proper exercise of the muscles of
the throat to gain strength and hexi-
bility. The uplift of the chest has the
effect of throwing the head upward,
and placing the weight where it be-
longs-against the joint in the spine.
Emma lHo6ea Tying, i harser's
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
TIE PHANTOM MOUNT kIa.
Peculiar atmospheric EtfHci snma-
times Seen on the PacItIr.


Clustered about the capstan they
were telling about John Muir's expert
ence on the grent South Dome in
Yosemite during ii snow-storm, when,
alone there, impressed with all the
yastness of the place, lie saw giant
image in the clouds. like the wrath of
the valleys god, veering aud advancing
as If in menace. 1t was told how Muir
finally ascertained that the image was
merely his own reflection on the snow
cloud-a duplicate of the world-famous
specter of the Brocken. Then up spoke
Mayor John r. Glasscock of Oakland.
says the San Francisco Examiner, and
asked:
Have any of YOU seen the phantom
mountain-the peak in the ocean?',
Though there were many in that
company who had seen all sorts of
things, from crawling vipers to pink
monkeys with sea-green appendages,
none could ever say that he had seen
the mountain. So the mayor went on:
Il have often been on Mount Diablo;
in fact, | have camped there season
after season. have viewed the sun
rise and set from perch upon the
summit time and time again. but only
once had / the pleasure of beholding
the ghost-like peak. One morning.
however. after had climbed the grade
in order to see the signal-service men
who were formerly stationed there flash
their heliograph signals across to an
eminence on the other side of Truckee.
and then over to Mount st, Helena,
was told to turn my eyes out 10 sea.
You know it is fact that on clear
day n person can see more country
from the summit of Diablo than from
any other eminence in the world.
THE great central valley spreads
out on one side. all the lesser hills.
generally shrouded in fog, are be-
meath you, and OF to the west dimples
the blue Paeiiic. Well. this morning
could hardly believe my ewes. Right
up from the bosom of the deep rose n
! great mountain-solid, majestic, and
empurpled. For long time believed
| that it was the product of some drastic
lift of pent-up volcanic fires = the
growth of q night. But rs / studied it
/ saw it was the exact counterpart of
the double cone of Diablo-a phantom
of the sea. By the peculiar reflective
and refractive condition of the atmos-
phere the mountain was made to ap-
| pear as a wave-washed crag. As the
sun rose all its apparent stability
vanished and it dissolved into thin air.
tried for the sight again and again.
but the atmospheric conditions were
never favorable. Ever afterward the
ocean stretched away. unrufiled and re-
\ mote.o
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
He Was whipsawed.

Can you driver asked fair East
end damsel, as she stood by the side of
her adorer and gazed out of the win
dow at the snow. '.Oh, yes" replied
the young man. unthinkingly; I'm
quite a good driver And it looks
like good sleighing," the girl went on.
.'Y-e-e-s." The young man relapsed
into silence. which was occupied chief
ly in mental calculations as to how
many sleigh-rides at current rates he
could afford on his $l0-a-week-salary.
You said you could drive, didn't
you?" asked the girl, resuming the
subject. "Well-er-it's been long
time since did much driving. aud I'm
afraid it would hardly be safe for me
to undertake it. "Oh, Tim SO sorry;
1 was just going to ask papa to have
the cutter hitched up so we could take
a ride. ."-P Pittsburq Chronicle.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
E.i.r., ..lln. il Japan.

A j q,ln..s II re Railroad is de-
scriIied bv Ptrcitai Lowell in the 4t-
iqIttic rs follows:
Somehow, The mere idea seemed
comic A horse railroad in the heart
of JAPAN over a pass mile high! To
have suddenly come upon the entire
Comedie Franchise giving perform
ances in a tea house ut the top could
hardly have been more surprising.
The humor of the thing was not whit
lessened by its looks.
To begin with. the cars were fairly
natural. This was a mastery stroke
in carieature, since it furnished the
necessary foil to all that followed.
They were not. to my eye. of any
known species. but. with the exception
of being evidently used TO hard lines.
they looked enough like trans to pass
us such. Inside sat. in all seriousness.
a wonderful cageful of Japanese To
say that they were not to the horse ear
born conveys but feeble notion of
their unnaturalness. They were prop
ped, rather than seated. bolt upright.
with a decorum which would have
done more. than credit to u funeral.
They did not smile; they did not even
stir, except to screw their heads round
to stare at me. They were dummies
pure aud simple. and may pass for the
econd item in the properties.
The real personnel began with the
horses. These were very sorry-look-
ing animals. but tough enough adj
mirably to pull through the perform
ance. Managing them with some dif-
tieulty stood the driver on the front
platform, arrayed in a bottle-green
livery, with stiff military cap which
gave him the CONT bined look of Ger
man officer and of a musician from a
street band. His energy was spent in
making about three times as much
work for himself as was needed. On
the tail of the car rode the guard. also
notably appareled, whose importance
outdid even his uniform. He had the
advantage of the driver in the matter
of second-class fish-horn. upon which
he footed vigorously whenever he
thought of it; and he was not a forget
full man.
Comedie Francaise. indeedl Why,
here it all was in japanese farce
From the passivity of the passengers
to the pantomime of the driver and
guard, it could hardly have been done
better; and the actors all kept theiI
eountenances. too in such surpris-
ing manner. A captious critic might
have suggested that they looked 3
thought too much at the audience
but. on the whole, l think that rather
added to the effect. At all events
they were excellently good. especially
the guard. whose consequential air.
could not have been happier if they
had been sfudied for wears
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03

The Wesleyan bod s excited over
q paper read by Professor Davison at
a meeting of London Wesleyan min
listers, in which he admitted the conn
posite character of the Pentuteuch,
doubted the authorship of Isaiah, and
held that the traditional view OF in
spiration is no longer tenahie, and
that Christians must not take up the
position that their faith in Christ de-
pends upon faith in the scriptures,
but that faith in the scriptures de-
pends upon their faith In Christ.
These declarations have caused dis
may in orthodox circles.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03

An American barkeeper, who wants
to sell out his place, has hit upon a
novel idea for doing it. Here's his
idea: To every person who buys. a
check will be given the amount of his
purchase. When S5 worth of checks
are gotten they can be returned. and
ticket will be given him. Then. at
the end of given time, say two or
three months. the present proprietor
will resign, and the barroom. with all
its contents, turned over to the hold
ers of these tickets. These can. then
settle it among themselves as TO which
one is the owner. They can then rattle
for it. or do what they please with it.
1t will be theirs jointly. and they can
settle in any way they desire as to who
is to have it.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03

The Japanese author does not write
books. He paints them. As soon as
he reaches the Indispensable minimum
of ideas he shuts himself in his study,
frightened slightly by soft lis hit from
Il four-cornered white paper lantern.
He has. before him polished table.
one foot high. on which lie his idyllic
writing materials. The paper is of an
agreeable yellow, and is marked with
perpendicular and horizontal blue
lines. His ink is held in rich ebony
plate, elaborately carved. and with a
depression in which the black tablets
are rubbed to nothing. The plate carr
ries also five bamboo brushes which
serve as pens.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
Turning the Other Check.

One of the prominent ministers of
Hartford, Conn.-can il be Mr.. Twit-
ehellp-was pacing a hotel corridor not
long ago when Christian worker ap-
preached him with the question Are
YOU a ChristianP" 4 hope so," re-
piled the clergyman. modestly. Hope
SOP Don't you know so?n persisted his
interlocutor. No response from the
divine well. now," said the stranger,
IF a man should strike you on the
right cheek would you turn to him the
other alsoP" No, wouldn't. if he
had as much cheek as vou have,n was
the reply.-M Y. Tribune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03

Electricity is a successful agent for
the publication of sugar.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-03
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Isthe mildew threatening your grapes and
Is the eurb-ieaf making your trees weak
leafless;
Are your Pears and Apples wormy and hid
ereus to sight;
Are the blossoms drop9ing and trees losing
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Then use 70. the dsstrnetion and pEsysntion
applied in summer as in winter.
THE 7 x r. COMPOTIND
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-09-03
CHEHALIs COUNTY CURRENCY.
(Milled by the Local Mints.)


Frank U. Whitney is now running pur-
ser OF the Montesano. Chas. Drake has
been transferred to the Chehalis.
Elma is heavy weight city of the first
class, being the home of lady that
weighs 425 pounds
Sheriff Carter is expecting his niece.
Miss Ennis, to arrive from the east. Che
will be one of the teachers in the Aber-
deem schools.
DIR. U. A. Gle left Tuesday morning IN
search Of a new location. He did not
state to what place or in what direction
he would journey .-Vidette.
An old lady, named Schopper. who
lived on Chepais creek, drowned herself
last week. She was afflicted with ter
rible cancer, which undoubtedly caused
the suicide. -Washingtonian.
Yesterday a burglar entered the store
OF G. N. Mills & Co. by boring hole
through the back door and unlocking it
from the inside. Luckily the Cash had
been removed and the bold bad man re-
ceived only nine cents in coppers fol his
trouble.-Oakville Globe, Aug. 20.
The Globe emphasizes the fact that
there is plenty OF work in Oak vile. If
one can not find anything else to do,
good wages can be made cutting cord
wood, making shakes, rails, posts, pick
cts, etc. There is plenty OF timber con-
venient.
In passing through different valleys in
this county quite number of hop fields
will be noticed, and it will be observed
that nearly all the yards present heal
thy appearance. Chehalis county will
certainly become rich hop growing re-
gion within few years.-Vidett.