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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
Bacteria Everywhere.

! The greater majority of these micro
/ scopic plants are what the botauists
I call bacteria. the smallest form of
vegetable life. So small are they that
/ 1t would take, in some cases. rs many
/ as Is. 600 of them arranged in a row to
/ extend one inch. They have different
/ forms, some being round, some oval.
/ some rod-shaped while others are
much the shape of a corkscrew. In
all cases they are so small that one
/ needs a powerful microscope to exam
/ inc them, and in no case can we per-
ceive them singly with the naked eve.
When countless millions of them are
/ grouped together in mass or COLONY
we can see them about rs we are able
to see an approaching army of which
we are totally unable TO distinguish
! single soldier. / have said that these
bacteria move about; and this is true
of most of them. although there are
some which do not appear to move at
all. but remain fixed wherever they
find good feeding place. Those that
have motion behave in a very peculiar
manner; some wobble about in one
place without moving forward in the
least; others dart hither and thither.
back and forth, at an apparently furi-
Gus rate. rocking and twirIing about,
and turning hundred somersaults as
they move along Bacteria multiply
very rapidly. and they do this in a
very curious way
A single one breaks itself in two;
then each half grows very rapidly un-
til 1t becomes as large as the original.
Then these in turn divide up again,
and so on, until from n single one we
have many thousands in n very short
time. To give you the figures. such as
they are, single one can multiply Mt
so enormous a rate that in forty-eight
hours it can produce something like
2SO, 900. 600 600 of its species Great
consequences follow this enormous in
crease of bacteria. for while one, so
small of itself, can do but little harm.
the army resulting from such rapid
multiplication makes it possible for
them to accomplish vast amount of
damage. Louis ReDublfc.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
The Sources orHnman Renntr.

The dark colors of the Southern
beauty are explained by savants as due
to carbon not thrown off by the lungs.
These are less active in the hot
climate. and the respiratory function is
less complete. The pulmonary action
is replaced by cutaneous Transportation.
and the carbon, instead of being thrown
off with the expired air, is deposited in
layer of the skin. which, in greater
or less degree, gives it shading. The
vegetable diet which chiefly supports
life in the tropics is the supposed cause
of the deep pigmentation ruling here.
The difference in complexion and color
ing of various races is probably due to
certain principles in their food, which
introduced into the body bv contact
with atmospheric air. produces divers
colorings. just as light is known to de-
compose certain vegetable products
and darken some salts. The peculiar
tints of the Indies and the Antilles are
said to be due to the saffron, rouncou.
cayenne and other savories used in
food, which are dyes as well. and part
ly to the bilious maladies prevalent
there. The Opaque corner of the eve
IS yellowish in tropic races and their
fat the color of wax, showing its
affinity to the bile. The color of ewes
and hair follows that of the skin
naturally. the same being the great
colorist in these cases. Eyes grow
darker with healthy exercise as we'll
as more brilliant. The most beautiful
races are always to be found in the
finest climates. The Circassians live
on the table lands of the Caucasus. "a
climate southern as Rome or Con-
stantinople but refreshed by the SHOWS
of the Caucasus and the vicinity of the
Caspian and Black Seas. They form
erly conserved their beauty to great
age. Two thousand years ago the cli-
mate of Greece was as perfect as the
beauty it gave the world for models.
To-day, in some of the Highlands of
Greece, the old charm of Climate re-
mains and the antique beauty of face
and form looks forth and makes natu-
raj the old Greek salutation. Rejoice"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
rne ulu-rash onea A,tcnen.

The old-fashioned kitchen. with kettles and
And gable-roof reaching above It:
With daisies and lilies and "sparrowgrass'
beds
All scattered about-oh, love i'll
At noon what a feast, when the pies nicely
baked,
From the oven with fragrance came greet
I've wandered all over but never have found
A place so delicious for eating.
The Ivy that clings TO the old kitchen porch
Swings gracefully. quiet and steady
Where expectant Sit as wait for the call
Which tells me that dinner is ready"
sweet little maiden whose elbows are
BY the. traces of dough and OF flour;
a emma powl Drimmtng with roses as rare
AS eer graced queen and her bower.
Tho pie-crust so crispy and biscuits so brown.
Inc roastrib SO succulent and tender:
Inc couee so fragrant and eggs yellow gold;
Ihe waitress, twice over / send her.
dish.
,T Tho radishes, ...snappy," ali lay there;
15s least Tor the gods, and cannot resist,
The old-fashioned kitchen. with kettles and
pans,
And eable-roof reaching above it;
WIN ohlsles Use ana hiies and sparrow grass"
All scattered about-oh, 1 love It'll
A sweet little maiden whose elbows are
By the traces of dough and -four
she won the way unto my heart. and / guess
Twas done by her Kitchens endower
III. s. Keller. in Good Housekeeping.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
THE MONKEY AND THE MIRROR.

Some years ago an aquarium and
menagerie' in Boston came to grief and
was sold under the hammer.
After the Sheriff's visit there remained
nothing on the premises but few mir
rors, which had lined passage way.
and cage filed with a forlorn lot of
monkeys which nobody had been willing
to buy.
Mischievous boys broke the mirrors
and threw pieces of them into the monk
eys' cage. And so it befell that for
want of something better to do one OF
the monkeys took up piece of the glass
and held il refiectively in his paws
Suddenly the monkey started and his
countenance assumed an expression of
mingled astonishment and rage He saw
another monkey-or he thought he did
boldly looking through the glass at
him, as he had seen people look at him
through windows many a time and oft,
Disturbed by the fancied approach OF
this phantasmal monkey, which was
nothing more nor less than the presenta.
tion of himself in the mirror, he chatter
ed at ii and extended a warning paw.
To his immense surprise tine other
monkey did the same thing, which was
at once construed as an insult The
monkey holding the glass thereupon put
forth sudden paw, with view to
grasping the adversary who was derid.
ing him.
But although the paw went around
the side of the glass like lightning, it
encountered nothing for the simple
reason that nothing was there
Again and again did the angry mon
key endeavor TO come at the enemy,
which chartered when he chartered and
threatened when he threatened. He
reached over the top of the glass, he
threw down the glass and tried to fiatten
the enemy beneath it. but all was of no
avil.
w.-,5as TN
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
Re-toning and Regulating Pianos.

At least once in ten years a piano
should be re-toned and regulated,
and an upright" oftener, as the
squares" usually have had the ham,
mers protected by a covering of deer
skin; the "uprights" are all sent out
unprotected. but it is only question
of use before these must receive a
covering. or else have new set of
hammers at five times the expense.
Be very careful who does the toning.
The timing and toning are the only
artistic jobs connected with the con-
struction of piano. All the rest,
however difficult of execution. have
definite rules and patterns. These two
alone depend for correctness of ex-
preston upon the discretion of their
producer. Poor tuning may be cor
rected by good tuner. while set of
hammers may be spoiled by an expert
mental toner.-Go0d Housekeeping.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
1sas ssa xelsow Almanno.


! LEFT the farnn when mother died. and changed
my plNce OF dNellin
10 daushter susiss stylish house. right in
sne city street
or scared me teilfn'
How would Ind the town folks ways so
They said d have no comfort In the rustlin',
n1ed-np throngs
day right along.
lind take to city ways just Ike duck to
Luke the racket and the noise, and never
tire OF showss
And there's no end of comfort in the mansion
And everything is right at hand. and money
And hired help i all about. just listenin' for
But miss the. yellow almanac on my old
kitchen wall
The house IS fnll OF calendars, from attic to
the cellar.
They're painted in all colors. ana are fancy
But Just in this particular I'm not modern
And the yellow-covered almanac is good
I'm used TO it. I've seen it round from boy
And rather like the jokin' at the bottom of
each page.
Ike the way the IS, stood out to show the
In these neW-fangled calendars the days
seemed sort of mixedl
a nd the man upon the cover, though he want
exactly wiunin.
With lungs and liver all exposed. .still showed
how we are hxeds
And the letters and credentials that were writ
to Mr.. Aver
I've often. on . rainy day. found readin' very
fair.
tried to md one recently; there want one
In the city.
They toted out great calendars in every sort
Hooked At en- in cold dfsdain. and answered
I'D rather have my almanac than an that
costly pile.'
And, thouEh | take to city life, I'm lonesome
For that old yellow almanac upon my kitch-
49, Ella wheeler wilcox.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27

cit WOULD CLASP THE DUCK AROUND
HER NECK
bill all over the fur of the kitten. which
performance kitty much enjoyed Ii
would stand upon its hind legs and clasp
the duck around her neck, as IL fondly
embracing the bird
There were other ducks and fowls
about the poultry-yard but kitty never
condescended to pay such marked pre-
ference for them. but always remained
true TO its old favorite
One wonders what first gave rise to
such an odd friendship. and il would
have been interesting to know whether
IL was maintained after little pussy grew
up 10 wears of dissertation.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27

ing altogether to get beyond concrete
facts. II sincerely hope that this is. "
Somerrille Journal.
Yes. +" said he. I'VE must conduct
our affairs in business-like manner.
Wife will be my private secretary; nv
daughters. Emeline and Agnes. viii
direct my mail; our two sons will be
obedient listle pages --and every one
shall be paid II salary Then the
youngest son raised his chubby fists to
Heaven and exclaimed: Father is
out for Congressr'- Dallas Neacs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
Names Corn Pack.

In the year 1883 the corn pack in
Maine aggregated 8, sos. 600 cans. This
so oyerstocked the market that it was
two or three years before it fully re.
covered from the effects. In 1887 the
pack was IL. 100000 cans; in 1888 it was
also large; in 1889 and 1890 about r..
600. 900 each year, and yet we hear
nothing of overproduction. 1t is evil
dent that the market for this kind of
goods is growing.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27

Knowing that there was an enorl
nous wheat crop in eastern Oregon
and Washington which must be dis
posed Of, shipowners raised the freight
to Europe to so shiIlings from 40 The
farmers shipped heavily east by rail
and SOON the ships will seek cargoes
in yain.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
The Black Sea.

Soundings in the Black Sea show that
beyond depth of GOO feet the water is
so impregnated With sulphuretted
hydrogen gas from decaying
animal and vegetable matter that liv-
ing organism re not found there.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
AnTTEN IN LOVE WITH A DUCK.

The Fanny Friendship between a Feline
and a Fowl.
Some time ago. when spending my
summer holiday at farm house in Sur
rey, was much amused by seeing lit
tie kitten and large white duck ap-
parently on the most friendly terms with
each other, says an English writer
The duck was most attentive to the
kitten and the kitten returned the ducks
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
POISON IN A PIPE.

Few smokers fully realize the dan
ger of smoking new or improperly
cured D5acc0. The medical staff of
the German army discovered this was
a fruitful source of throat disease.
The subsistence department of the
U. 5. Army have adopted Seal bf
North Carolina Plug Cut as the Stanh-
ard Smoking Tobacco for the armv.
Beware of limitations. The genuine
'Seal of North Carolina" costs yen no
more than poisonous limitations.
A MERICAN EXCHANGE HOTEL. 3tg
u 321 sansoms ST., s. r, Is the best Family
and Business Mems Hotel IN the o. 8 for the
money. Board and room per day, 81, s1.7s, $780,
Free coach 70 and from hotel
CHAs. WV MoxTGoNkRY
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
BAD. But TRUEI

We are overstocked with some things We
offer German Knitting Yarn In blue IA shades,
brown g shadesl white, clouded or mixed yarns
beautiful goods but not very saleabie; real
warm and good 20 wear, at IS cents; worth 81 IS
this year anywhere. Saxouy IN blue, pink red
garnet, s. cents OK 10 cents a hank Biggest
variety OF Yarns on the Coast Ask Tor full list.
Wool Mitts and Gloves, chiIdren's I0c 20 25c,
ladies' 15c TO &c; mems 25c 10 SOC: Leather
Gloves for boys 25c, S5c SOC; for men 4oc 50c sc
75c: Buck Mitts, extra quality 75c; Blanket
Mitts, Gloves and Gauntlets, s1.Oo grade at SOC.
Bargains IN Underwear; one lot mems brown
Wool Mixed worth s1.oe at 4oe; size IS 10 a in
shirts, and IS 70 ~ In drawers: other grades al
45c, Soc. 75cs 81 90. <1-25. $15o; Ladies' and Chill
dren's Underwear from loc up zone lot OF Grey
Wool Underwear for big fellows, sizes Al 70 50 at
$1-50 each, all wool medium weight. We offer hy
odds the best value Of any store on the Coast in
Shoes. Stockings. Dry Goods. Notions. Provis-
Ions, Groceries. Grain, Meals. Feed. Housekeep-
ing Articles. Dry Fruit, all Cash Down, No
Losses. No Credit. No Interest 10 Pay. Send for
our full list Of 5000 articles wholesale to con-
sumers, and learn how TO save from s25 10 so
on every S1oo you spend in the year 1871 Ad-
dress Smiths Cash Store, No. AIS Front ST.
s. f., Cal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
The Dutch National Breakfast.

Coffee, brown bread and herrings
constitute the national breakfast of
the pe of Holland.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27
PACIFIC STATES
/ YPE-FOUNDRY

And Printers Warehouse.
ios-i1 Washington st, Opposite Post ones,
The favorite Printers, Supply House of the
Pacific Coast Prompt, Square and Pro-
-ressiEe stock complete, representing the
-tteS< and best of the Eastern Market TYNE
tsf Rule all on the Point System. No obso-
etc styles.
PACIFIC COAST AGENTS FOE
Conner's u S. Type Foundry New York.
3aTnhart,s G. w Type Foundry. Chicago.
Benton, Waldo & Cos SetfSpacing Type.
Babcock CyiiRders
Colts Armory I.np,d Universal,
Chandler and Price Gordon Presses
Peerless Presses and Cutters,
Econo-rlic Paper Cutters,
Simons, Cases and Furnit1re
Golding's Presses and Tools,
Sedgwick Paper Joggers,
Pages Wood Type
Tablet Composition, Etc
PUBLISHERS OF
NEWSPAPERS ON THE HOME PLAN
Complete Outfits and the Smallest Orders
meet with the same careful and prompt
attention Specimen books mailed on appfi-
cation Address all orders to
HAWKS G. SHATTucK,
4o9 Washington ST.. San Francisco
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27

II you suspect Kidney Trouble don,t vaf<f
but send stamp TO Dr. Abbott eai Post street
San Francisco. tor analysis OF kidney secretion.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27

Complete Outfits and the Smallest Orders
meet with the same careful and prompt
attention Specimen books mailed on appfi-
cation. Address all r,~r7e-< -
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06
-.
"CASA, HERE CASH."

My Mory Is o salcsgirl In big department
store,
Whore she waits behind the counter with half
hundred more.
6ho Is protty os picture ana ns smiling as tho
May,
Wis worth your while to buy OF her n just to
hoar her soy:
Cash, here Cashw her voice hos music In II (;
Cash, hero Cashr sho MARBLES like linnet;
Her ways arc charming, very;
Sho's my darling little Mary,
And love TO listen TO her calling Cash, hero
Cashr'
Ivory often wander to tho counter whcro sho
! works,
But no one but tho customers CON chatter with
tho clerks,
And 80 buy some ittlo thing neon to throw
. away
So mny gladly iinGor while hear her swcetiy
soy:
Gosh, hore Gosh 1" her voice hos music in It;
Cash, hero Cashr' shc MARBLES like linnet,
Her ways ore charming. very,
Shes my darling little Mary,
And love to listen to her calling ''Cash, hcrc
Cashr
Some day when our fortunes have littlo larger
grown,
iTll proudly aak her 60 DO mine md mako hor
Won go in business for ourselves, and while I
run tho store
She'll wait upon tho customers, repeating DER
and DER:
cash. hero Cash I" hor voice has music In Il (;
Cash. hero Cash." she MARBLES hisc lnnet.
Her ways are charming. very,
Sho's my darling littlo Mnry,
And love to listen TO her calling Cash, hero
OGshr'
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06
What an Egg brought.

A proposal came to pretty Maine
school-teacher in n very novel manner.
While mt her fathers homo in Sydney q
few years ago she wrote her name and
address upon an egg, which she had &C.
cured in all its warm freshness from
the maternal nest The egg went to
market. and the fact that it bore IN In
scription was forgotten. In the course
Of weeks a letter came to the school,
ma'am, and, to her amazement, she
learned that that particular egg had
Matched strange results. The son Of n
big commission merchant In n Massa-
chusctts city had seen the name, and
had written to say that 'if the young
lady was as pretty rs her name he
would like to form moro intimate nc
quaintance." With the characteristic
modcsty of the Maine schoolma' am, our
heroine discouraged the advances of the
strangcly-acquired admircr However.
he was persistent, and came down to
Maine. 1t is to be supposed that he
found his ideal, for IN engagement and
wedding followed in quick succession
Lewiston Journal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06
Women and Champagne.

1t Is curious what great deal
women have to do with champagne,
says the Detroit Free Press. The Mer-
echale d Estrces was grand dame dc
par lie monde; also was she m excellent
woman OF business in right of birth, for
She was the daughter of IL Jewish flnan-
cler. She had vineyards at Mailly,
Very, Vcrzenay md Sillcry, but she
united the produce OF them all under tho
one name Sillery. She bestowed special
pains upon the cultivation of her vino
yards, and having n good wine to sell
used her social position unsparingly to
force 1t down the throats of her contem-
poraries. The popularity of Sillery
seems to have been Che beginning of
that worship of brands which is SO
characteristic of the modern vino
drinker. The vineyards in the Cham
payne department cover 1885, En-
glish acres, which produce about a.
100000 gallons of wine annually. of
which about one-third is sparkling
wine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06
Health is W ealtl
9RAlM

DIR. L. c. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN
TREATMENT, a guaranteed specific for
llystcria. Dizziness, CONDITIONS, Fits.
Nervous Neuralgia. Headache, Nervous
Prostitution caused by the use OF alchol
or tobacco, Wakefnlncss, Mental De-
preston. Softening of tho Brain result
ing in insanity and leading to misery.
decay and death. Premature Old Age,
Barrenncss, Loss of Power in either
sex, involuntary Losses and Spcrmat-
orrca caused by over-cXcrtion of the
brain, sclf-abuso or cvcr-indulgence
Each bcx contains ono months treat
mcnt. Sl.00 Il box, or sis boxes for 81. 90,
sent by mail prepaid on receipt OF price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BONES
to cure any case. With each order re-
c"ivcd by Us for six boxes. ACCOMPANIED
with $500, we will send the purchaser
our written guarantee to rcfunnd the
money II the treatment does not effect
cure Guarantees issued only by Roar
okc Drug Co.. sole agents, Is Salem ave-
n'". hnanoke. Va. jan25-eoly
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06
MINERAL LAND.

offer for sale col acres of Coal and
Iron Land, situated in the Catawba VAL
ley OF Virginia, eleven miles from Roam
oke. The outlook for great Develop
ments on this property is splendid. The
ore is vein of soft brown hemat;te az
feet wide and assaying so per cent, me-
tallic iron. And the coal prospects are
hne-two shafts having been sunk, one
20 and the other 25 feet, through solid
coal slate. The property also contains
mineral spring, which the ANALYSIS of
Lehman & Mayer proved to possess re-
markable curative powers for all kidney
troubles, especially for diabetes. Tho
enormous quantity of coal and ore that
will be required foI the large number of
furnaces and other industrial plants in
course of construction in Southwest Vir-
ginia will greatly increase the already
large demand for these minerals, ana
consequently enhance the value of such
property. Two railroads have been snr
veyed near the property, one OF which
tho Roanoke and Craig railroad, and the
other, the Virginia Western railroad,
will afford valuable connections. Fuller
information can be had by addressing
II. ROSENHEIM, 413 w. Baltimore ST.
Baltimore. Md noys-sm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06
BOOMING TOWN
WYTHEVILLE

Advances In the race OF progress.
Called the Saratoga Of the South. In
dustries nearing completion and con-
templated. Its churches and schools.
The scenery surrounding magnificent.
Nytheville's boom is attracting the
attention Of tho country.
Wythe county is noted Tor its blue
grass and fine herds and rich agricult-
ural area 1t embodics the mountain
scenery and climate and fine mineral
waters of Ashevillc, n. c., with iron
and coal vastly superior to birmingham.
In the midst OF an agricultural soil uni
versaliy superior to either. Located
upon the Norfolk and Western railroad.
half way between Roanoke and Bristol.
the former Of which is situated upon
the eastern border and the latter the
western border OF the great upland
mineral basin known as Southwest Vir-
ginia. The proposed Virginia and Ken
lucky railroad, on which work will be-
gin soon, crosses the Norfolk and West
ern at this point. The Parkersburp.
Little Kanawha and Virginia railway
has also decided to build the proposed
connecting link between the Black Dia-
mond system and the Cape Fear and
1adkin Valley via Wytheville, making
Wytheville competing railway centre.
These lines will bring tho Gossan ores
OF Carroll, tho mountain ores of Bland
and the limonite ores of Cripple Creek
and New River and the coal fields of
Wythe, Bland and the Flat Top to-
gether at Wytheville, making it the
great iron and trade centre of Southwest
Virginia.
New factories and industries are be-
ing located every week, among which
arc two hotels costing $780, each,
steel Range and Stove Factory Sl25, 200,
while applications for sites arc con-
stantly csming in. The Wytheyille
Manufacturing Company, organized with
n dozen hands few months ago, engage
ing in the building business, has in
creased its force to as hands, with
twelve months work ahead engaged,
and Will now increase their force to $50
hands. Streets are being graded every
where, rail sidings for factories, while
every movement goes to indicate that
the place will be the growing industrial
town of 1891. The Wytheville Develop
ment Company, tho pioneer mover in
the good work, owing IT'S acres of land.
had its first sale of lots from it's choice
property, beginning September 3oth,
when all tho lots offered were soon
taken up, and to meet q growing demand
for purchasers 900 more lots will DO Of
fered December 18th and 18th, intrin-
sicily considered as valuable perhaps as
that OF any company being offered in
Virginia, yet at prices extremely reason
able, which it is earnestly hoped will
encourage actual settlers rather than
lot speculation.