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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
Women Voting.

Coming events cast their shadows
before" SO says the old adage; yet
it is not always a darkness but oft a
brightness that thus precedes coming
events. Women are being gradually
recognized as factors in the world in
general as well as in families. Even
the political world is by degrees open
ing to her.
In many places in this and other
lands, the privilege or rather the right
has been accorded to her of voting on
school matters. Some places have
gone much further than this. The
Massachusetts senate has lately
adopted the order giving women the
right to vote on all matters of liquor
legislation submitted to the people.
And why should they not have the
right? Who has given to us men, the
so-called lords of creation, the right
to prevent the ladies of creation from
exercising what is their right naturally
as much as it is ours?
1t is pleasant to find the legisla-
lures, and some of the lords of crea-
ton, rightly appreciating and acting
on this important question.
God speed to the women's help in
our great conflict for the uplifting of
humanity.-C Voice.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
Glass Made BY Lightning.

Did you ever see the diameter Of n
lightning flash measured?r asked 3
geologist. s.Well. here Is the case
which once enclosed fash of light
ming. fitting it exactly. so that ron can
see just how big il was. This is called
a fulgurite' or lightning hole. and the
material il is made of is glass / will
tell you how it was manufactured.
though it took only a fraction of Q
second to turn it out.
when a bolt of lightning strikes .
bed of sand it plunges downward into
the sand for distance less or greater,
transforming simultaneously into glass
the silica in the material through which
it passes. Thus. by its great heat. it
forms at once glass tube of precisely
its own size Now and then sach
tube. known as a .fulgurite. is found
and dug up. Fulgurites have been fol-
lowed into the sand by excavation for
nearly thirty feet; they vary in interior
diameter from the size of a quill TO
three inches or more. according TO the
bore of the flash.
But fulgnrites are not alone pro-
duced in sand; they are found also in
solid rock. though very naturally Of
slight depth and frequently existing
merely as thin CLASSY coating on the
surface. Such fulgurites occur in aston
ishiBg abundance on the summit of
Little Ararat in Armenia. The rock is
soft and so porous that blocks q foot
long can be obtained. perforated in all
directions by little tubes filed with
bottle-green glass formed from the
fused rock. There is a small specimen
in the National Museum which has the
appearance of having been bored by
the teredo. the holes made By the worm
subsequently, filed with glass
Some wonderful fulgurites were
found by Humboldt on the high Nevada
de Tcluea in Mexico. Masses of the
rock were covered with thin layer of
green glass. Its peculiar simmer in
the sun led Humboldt to ascend ths
precipitous peak at the risk of his life. :"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27

The Alabama Indians came from
east of the Mississippi river over 100
years ago. They have been gradually
reduced In numbers 10 about 2z0. of
whom about sixty are warriors The
name OF the chief il John Scott, and
there are four leading. or. rather. SUBJ
ordinate chiefs. viz: Billy Poneisv.
Washington Silestine. Charley Thomp-
son and Joshua Poneho. They have
acquired but little of the habits. Gus
toms. etc.. of civilization. elfnging
with tenaeity to the savage customs on
their race. Some few do not use
whisky.
They are generally honest. truthful
and Industrious; they are peaceful and
very grave in demeanor, yet at the
same time very susceptible TO mirth
when they perceive things Indicrous.
A portion wear the same clothing as
their white neighbors; others. the garb
of their forefathers. They are fond on
ornaments. preparing themselves bean-
tiful work in bea53 and coIors. The
men wear long hack hair. and where
they have not adopted the dress of the
whites wear bright-colored shirts and
buckskin leggings. The squaws dress
IN bright~colored calico. with profu-
sion OF bead. tin and silver ornaments.
The Alabama Indians take care Of the
old and helpless among them. They
live in village en- Big Sandy creek on
a tract of 1880 acres of land given
them by the state of Texas.
They have fields and raise corn. cot
ton, sweet potatoes. sugar cane and
peas. and have horses, cattle. hogs aud
poultry. They raise sufficient grain
for bread. and pick cotton and do
other work for the farmers. They are
also successful hunters. Their houses
are built of logs and slate, and. accus-
toned to the open air as the inmates
are, they are sufficiently comfortable.
AS might be expected. the Indians are
superstitious aud believe in witchcraft.
They are governed by their own
tribal laws. which are in some in-
stances very strict: they slay the muir
derer. etc For Indians. they are
handsome aud Intelligent tribe; their
law prohibiting marrying with the
whites or colored race is strict. They
are expert ball players and have ths
following dances: The green corn.
bear. horse. frog. deer. bird. chicken.
scalp and war dances. and mimic the
different animals and birds in their
dances. The Alabama Indians have
been for some time instructed by the
Rev. Mr.. Curry aud his wife Mr.
Curry is now dead. and Mrs. Curry Is
still teaching them. and deserves great
credit for the care and attention she
has given them Galveston Nescs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
General News.

The Rothsehilds have acquired the
oil fields OF Baku, Russia, and have
formed combination with the Stan
dard Oil company TO control the petro-
leum OF the world.
Lord Salisbury declines 20 submit
TO arbitration any question In the
Behring sea controversy which can
be construed as admitting the possi-
bility that the United States has rights
over seals In open water growing out
OF the fact that they We're bred on
islands belonging 10 this country.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
Overcome by the Honor.

An amusing story is told of Arch
dukzEugene of Austria. while on
visit recently to a small hamlet in Hun
gary. Feeling the necessity for a
sllsER, as ordinary mortals at times are
Aso@t, to do, the prince had the man.
KRA%aof the little hotel Mt which he was
staying send for the best barber in the
toavW Overjoyed at the privilege of
,shaF1ng q member of the imperial
faniily, the knight of the strop arrayed
shinssslf in all his Sunday finery and
rwefft to the hotel. Although some
what timid, he succeeded in placing
his imperial highness in the chair and
covering his face an inch deep with
lather. But at this point his Dalgetty
spirit forsook him. and. razor in hand,
he began to tremble as the traditional
aspen leaf. Your imperial highness. :"
he mustered courage to say. 1.-The honor
of shaving you has so excited me that
am unable to proceed with my work. y
Ashamed of his failure. the poor fellow
rushed from the room. The arch
duke laughed heartily, but was OBJ
liged TO remain in his uncomfortable
position until a more courageous col
league arrived to complete the un-
finished shave.
Filzsimmons. the Australian bruiser.
is going to be a play-actor. and now
news comes across the water that
Chafies Mitchell. the pugilist. has
signed contract to make his debut
npsh the English stage in drama to
he constructed for him by William
|, Fardley. He will begin at once TO
study the dramatic art under tutor
and also to take singing lessons.
There are over 100 miles of streets
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
Pertinent Paragraphs.

According to the Chronicles figures.
which are presumably correct, ton
Of poor beets will yield $14 worth of
sugar before the bounty of 2 cents a
pound comes in force, sugar being
worth cents a pound, and S1s rs a
pound with the bounty. OF this $14
the farmer now gets 81 How much
of the $1s rs viii he get?
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27

uunE tsuvuIe- De.s $50 s-ys
professor. that physiology was the sci
enee that treats Of the functions Of the
body2n Professor Yes. sir X.N
Then under the head OF what oiogy
would a study OF the mind cofnef r
Il am afraid. Noodle. that In yuur case
il would come under the head Of myth
ology. ."-Boston Courier.
Chief Clerk (aside) His royal nibs
amt himself to-day. Kind Of silent
and sad. Wonder what's upF1 unre<
generate Office Boy (sotfe Toce)
Guess my little plan worked. Kn0w'd
IL would when / fastened the type
writer's yalIer hair on bis ogerepat last
night. An I'll do IL every time he
calls me chump." Pittsbarg bulletin.
A 10-year-oId colored girl In South
ern town Is said 10 be possessed of
some mysterious force which seems TO
follow her and move or smash articles
In her vicinity" The force may be
.mysterious. !" but plenty OF servant
girls In this part of the country seem
to be afflicted the same way. The
higher priced the tableware the more
the mysterious force appears to follow
them Norrfssotru Herald
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
Woman's World.
Current Comment.

Mrs. Frank Leslie has announced
her determination TO make will by
which she will bequeath some 5000, 900
for the establishment OF women's
institute, where women of artistic and
literary proclivities may cultivate
their tastes and have complete
theater for the exercise OF them. She
says she has not yet decided exactly
what form the institute will take, bu
the general idea will be that Of a
women's club, whore artistic women
can prosecute their studies and liter
airy women have the very best of in
struction and companionship.
A woman can be queen and she
viii be bowed down TO by those who
In a republic would not allow her the
privilege of going 10 the polls once a
year and dropping a ballot in the box.
To vote would, according TO these
people, seriously Interfere with her
household and motherly duties. Wives
and mothers do the greater part OF
the church work of the world and they
may be lawyerss doctors, nurses,
washerwomen-anything but voters.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
Competition In housekeeping

The keeping OF our houses usually
devolves upon one member OF the
family, says Mrs. Lincoln In Good
Housekeeping, and IL Is safe 10 say
that no problem, among the many
that are now being considered by
thoughtful women, IL 80 difficult OF
solution as that os how to make the
burden OF housekeeping lighter; and
this article is written in the hope that
some suggestions therein contained
may help in it's solution by some over
worked housekeeper.
Doubtless the burden OF housekeep-
ing Is heavier than II need be for
many women, because, from their
mistaken conception of the real pur
pose of housekeeping, they rigidly
adhere To certain customs and notions
and set mp false standard Of ex-
cellence. But what, then, shall we
take as our standard of good house
keeping? Not something which fosters
the ambition to have as large and
well-furnished house as Mrs. A,
and keep as many servants as Mrs.
B.; or the desire 10 outshina Mrs.
c. in the brilliancy of her silver,
the polish on her linen and the lustre
of her cook-stove; or the attempt TO
excel Mrs. D In the texture Of her
bread, the variety of her cakes and
the clearness Of her jellies; or the
strife as 10 who shall have her wash
ing on the line at the earliest hour,
and her carpets up, cleansed and
down again by the first of April; or
the set purpose to do just as much in
given time and in the same way as
our mothers did; or TO give elaborate
entertainments and TO do as much
church and charitable and society
work as others do. No, however
Iaudable this ambition or emulation
may be, we as housekeepers should
not cherish IL as of first Importance.
No matter how unequal our houses
may be in exterior appearance or In
terror arrangement, let every house
keeper strive TO forget differences in
social position and style of furnish
ings, and remember that as house
Keepers, in one respect we are all
equal. For there is one house en-
trusted to our keeping, which, In the
sight of its builder and owner, Is OF
more beauty and value than any made
of wood and stone, and this is the
house where our real lives are lived.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
EAST IND SOUTH
Nh
Southern Pacific Route.
THE MOUNT SHASTA ROUTE.

nsrn.s. rnA.ss 1nAsr roasl.sp DAIlr.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27

There are over 100 miles of streets
Ib6aved with wood in London.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-13
FROM OUR SISTER STATE.
DAVENPORT, Wash, March 9.

DAVENPORT, Wash, March @.
EDITOR LEBANON EXPRESS.
/ will drop a few lines from this
place to let your Webfoot readers know
where to find no .feas and but little
rain-but-Zero!
Snow, fog, and ''la grippe"
Stock look well for this time Of the
year.
We had fine weather up to three
weeks ago, when snow came; but upon
the snow depends the crops. No snow,
small crops
The farmers worked hard all fall,
hauling off their grain, but about as
many sleighs, loaded with grain bound
for the depot and warehouses, are seen
as there were wagons last fall. You
see this is "A grain country.
We have found out few things
about Jack Frost during the last few
days. Mercury stood 16 degrees below
zero Monday morning, March I'd, and
stands below the freezing point most
of the time, both day and night, but
if it is cold your correspondent enjoys
sleigh-ride with a nice, good-lool<ing
girl in the sleigh. NJ. f. ID.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-13
AsrRoLoaY-Is N A mYrHs
SANTIAM, Feb. "a.

SANTIAM, Feb. 81.
EnIroR LRBASoS EXPRESS:
Astrolngy Is the sublime art of fore
heavenly bodies. The stars were made
by Omnipotence for signs of things TO
come, and for seasons aud for days and
for years; but sectarian biguts, ignor-
ant enthusiasts and religious hypocrites
say it is wrong TO wish TO know what
shall befall them In this or that under
taking at future day. Let us ask,
Have you not anxious desires about
your future prosperity or adversely?
Has not the Omnipotent Creator im-
planted those desires? and has He not
provided SUI ply for all all our mod
crate wants anu inquiries? And IL Is
essential To mans welfare TO be fore
warned of the time and the judgement,
that the wise man shall know it, that
l. e may not be oyertaken with difficult
Ties SO as TO wrong his neighbOr and
his friends by cheating them Of the r
honest claims, as many religious cants,
who are willing to follow blind and
deceptive chance, which they BIAS
phemingly call Providence, have done.
These have heaved at a gnat and swal-
lowed a camel. When they embaI k
with their neighbor's property, LIT
them ask what the 'signs of heaven"
will be the result, and let prudence
and morality, honesty and modesty be
the reins of their procedure, and then
they will reflect honor on the cause of
God, instead of stigma and reproach.
| know ! will meet with antagonists
who will quote the opinions of learnC d
men, but | will let them know thst
learning is Eot always united with iii. :
cernment and real knowledge, any
more than the words of talking bird
are united with ideas. Some will say
that we have no learned men on our
side. We will see.
We have the greatest astronomers
that ever lived, as Coperuicus, Pytha-
goras, Newton, Wing, Brahe, Heplen,
Ptulmey, Umstead, Galileo, Descartes,
Winchel, Noyren.
We have renowned physicians on
our side, as Dioscorides, AgrIppa, Gil
bert, Galen. Dodoneus, Culpepper,
Diocles, Foster, Mothiolus, Starkey,
Hypocrotes, John Dee, Bertrucius,
Partridge, and many more. All these
were astrologers.
Next week we will consider the
twelve houses of the heavens.
n. c. ENGBERG.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-13
PERSONALITIES.

DR.. Skipworth has not yet recovered.
Dr. Barker went to Albany Monday
]. A. Beard went to Portland Thursday.
Rev. Marcellus went to Albany Monday.
Mrs. Hanlahan went to Albany We'd e
day.
Mrs. G. w. Rice went to Portland this
week.
Steve Coyle has recovered from his late
illness.
NJ. A. Miller paid the county-seat a visit
Tuesday.
Lueien Gilbert returned from Albany
Thursday.
Thos. Parker, of Brownsville, was m town
Thursday.
Miss Celia Smith, of Tallman, was in Leb-
anon last Saturday.
@. w. Cruson's family are having the
measles and mumps.
Mrs. Hettie Johnston was taken suddenly
i'll last Sunday night.
Mrs. Kate Hickman and son Granger are
afflicted with mumps.
Mrs. Jennie Rohy and son spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Adams.
Mrs. Riley, of Salem, was visiting her
sister, Mrs. 4. G. Carr, this week.
Mrs. Lewis of Harrisburg, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. NJ. Follis, of Lebanon.
Mrs. C. H. Ralston and her daughter, Miss
Maud, are visiting in Albany this week.
DIR. A. q. Prill and wife, of Sweet Home,
were registered at the st. Charles Tuesday.
Mrs. Roberts, of Harrisburg, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. L. n. Bennett, of Leba-
non.
]. p. Donaca, of Sweet Home, stopped in
Lebanon this week while on his way to
count.
Miss Eva Scott, of Albany, visited her
cousins, the Misses Westfall, a few days
this week.
A. Vulgamore, of Brownsville, is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Fitzgerald, few miles
east of town.
James NIatchett was taken violently i'll
time of writing.
S.M. w Hindman has been quite sick
for two or three weeks. AT time of writing
he is recovering slowly.
Frank Thompson, of Tallman, srent Sun.
day in Lebanon. lie is employed as a sec
ton hand on the o. Ry.
Frank O'Neil is expected to return to
Lebanon IN a few days, when work will be
resumed on the paper mill.
Mr. Jessup, the young man who is cstab.
fishing circulating libraries in the towns
throughout the State, left for Brownsville
Monday.
Hiram Baker and family, from Neodesha
Kansas, moved TO Lebanon last week. Mr.
Bakerwill embark in a general merchandise
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Cobb, who have re-
sided in Seattle for the past ten months
returned to Lebanon last week. Mr.. Cobt
is son-in-law of J. II. Kirkpatrick.
Mr.. Privot and son, with their wives, left
for Colfax, Washington, Friday last WheT
they left here, young Mr.. Privot was threat
ened with an attack of fever, but we Learn
that he safely arrived home.
Our fellow-townsman, G.. NJ. Westfall, ar
rived home from his Iowa trip last Friday
He has lost somewhat in flesh, which VIZ
cannot attribute to the tropical weather o
Iowa, seeing that the thermometer regis
tered many degrees below zero while he wa:
in that State.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-13
rmoM rnn nAwKnrn srArr.
An Iownn sends Bricf sketch or
Wcll-Known Citizen OF Lebanon.
nronx, Tn..,a Ma,.t, .

An Iownn sends BrIef sketch or a
wcll-Known Citizen OF Lebanon.
DERBY, Iowa, March ..
EplroR LEnASos ExpnRss:
Knowing editors In foreign land
like to hear from other foreign lands,
especially when one of their own
townsmen Is concerned In the write-
up, thought would send you short
sketch Of the life of one of your cltI-
zens who has been visiting relatives In
Derby, and give the details of a family
reunion which was held at the home
of his parents, MIR. and Mrs. T.. ID.
Westfali, OF Derby, while he was here
on visit 10 relatives and friends.
The subject OF our sketch started
from Abba, Iowa, some twenty-six
years ago, when u boy of 10, To make
home and fortune In the far West.
The train with which he was connected
consisted of 100 wagons, each wagon
averaging five souls. which made quite
an army of people, and In fact IL was
necessary to 80 thus for mutual protec-
tion against Wild beasts and savage
men. The time consumed In making
the trip was five months and twenty
days; and now IA person can go there
I'm as many days.
since he lett nome ne nau not seen
any of his people until he came on his
recent visit. The meeting was indeed
happy one TO all, and II would be
hard 10 iind family of eight grown
children who think more of each other
than they do or enjoyed each others
company better; and when parting
time came IL was hard to sever the
bond that held them together, each
one knowing IL was hardly possible
that they would ever again all be to-
gether at enc time. Long may Father
and Mother Westfall live 10 remember
the happy time they had with their
children in Derby, "Wednesday, Febru-
airy 25, 1891; and may they live To see
another reunion in 1898, as Is now con
teinplated. Several nice and useful
presents were given by the children
as manifestations of their love and af-
fection TO their parents.
The names and residences OF their
children are az follows:
Mrs. Diana Pcuick Derby, Iowa;
Mrs. Emma Tedrick, Derby, Iowa;
f. A. Westfall Derby, Iowa;
A. ID. Westf al, Ottumwa, Iowa:
]. G.. WeStlan, Avery. Iowa;
Mrs. NJ. A. Stodgehill, Charlton, Iowa;
w. A. Westfall, Atkinson, Nebraska
g. NJ. Westiall, Lebanon, Oregon.
The above-named, with twenty-five grand
children and four great grandchildren, con-
stitute the household of Grandpa and
Grandma Westfall. ALBERT l. GEORGE.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-13
spelling Contest.

The spelling contest at the Academy be-
tween the boys and the girls was continued
a second week, with the following results
viz:
Monday-Girls won by one-siS'v-third o; q word
Tuesday-Girls won by thirty his
of word.
wednesday-Bo won by one-sixty- third of a
word.
Thursday-Boys won by thirteen thir;y-sixths of
a word.
Fiday-Girls won by one and thee iourths
words.
General result-Girls won by an average of
nearly words.
Remark: As in last weeks contest. 50 in this
the boys twice of five; also. the boys
made the best record both weeks any siugle
day. yes, the best two records during the year.
missing words once and but an average of one
twelfth Of a word at another time TIE girls won
three times in five each week, and won both con-
tests. Nearly one thousand words were pro-
nOuneed in the ten days. DAVID ToEBET, Prin.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-13
AcApnmY sorns.

Several of the scholars have left school
recently.
We acknowledge visit from Prof. Wright
and Mr.. Frank Ross, Of Portland, on Mon.
day.
Mr. NJ. A. Miller visited the Elite Literary
Society, niid expatiated quite freely on tit
"turiii,' Which WAS the subject discussed.
Election ut tile r.. 4. =. last Friday even.
ing resulted AZ follows: President, Melvin
Williams; yice-president, &. W Marks; nj.
toruey, w. T. Wallace; reviewers, Lizzie
Reed aud H. A. Wiley; marshal, Jos. Tor
bet.
Word COMES 10 us that Prof J l.. Gilbert,
former principal Of Santinm Academy died
IN Albany on last Fridny evening. We were
personally acquainted with Prof. Gilbert,
having been under his tuition for several
years, and can say truly that he was always
prompt at duty aud ready TO give iiistr1le-
ton. We recognize In his death that his
family has lost kind and loving fnther
the church IN earnest and able worker, the
community an honest and upright citizen.
The hours Of man are dcorned to few.
The thing we an should strive 10 do
is 10 be prepared 10 die.
The sword Of Death has come 10 Us
And taken nome our teacher dear;
The time we all remember well
When he our paths did strive to steer.
HIS ambitious mind was always axed
Toward doing something good;
Justice truth, and right and love
For this he always stood.
He sought nc worked he toIled alway
To make of school success;
His atm, his end. his sole intent,
His purpose, was TO bless.
HIS life. his work, and toll for us
Ia no wise was IN vain;
His lessons preecDts, truths aud rules
We ever shall retain.
when life shall come 10 close with us
Aud we take our henv' My fight,
We know that we shall meet with him,
In that hest land OF Light
So let us live, that Right may say,
When life shall in ily cease,
OF us, rs have said nf him.
We lived In Truth, aud died In peace
AcSDENicAL-