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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
perfumed The Patent ONCE.


The officers of the patent Office. who
are accustomed to ali kinds of queer
inventions and who think themselves
case-hardened against cranks and sur
prises of every kind, had an experience
the other day which was novelty to
them. says a Washington correspond
ent A pale-faced. ughtful-looking
stranger walked into the chief clerks
Office and said he had invented a pro-
cess for distilling musk from coal oil.
which produced perfume a hundred
times more powerful than the natural
essence. and at less than one-hundredtfl
part of the cost. He wanted to know
whether the process was patentable.
The chief clerk, who was at that time
asserting his mail for distribution
among the different divisions looked up
with a slightly incredulous smile and
remarked:
You've got good thing if you have
an invention like that -
You don't believe mep" remarked
the applicant Il will prove it.''
Quick as a flash he pulled small
phial from his pockets and scattered
.he chief clerks desk. The odor of
SO. 900 muskrats Immediately filled the
office. 1t was all in vain that doors
and windows were opened. the power
full scent could not be got rid of
Worse still. it was carried into half the
other divisions of the building by the
distributed mail Two days after the
incident the chief clerk said that he
had Inadvertently shaken hands with
the inventor. and though he washed his
hands ut every available opportunity
the scent of the musk clung to them
still. A week has passed. but the odor
of musk is plainly pereeptible in the
patent Office The clerks carry it home
in their clothes and begin to think they
are scented for life.
That mans application will be acted
upon one way or another without
moments unnecessary delay and with
out calling upon him for another nasal
demonstration.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
How a Soldier Feels in Battle.

Gen. Russell A. Alger of Detroit does
not often illustrate his conversation
with humorous story. Now and the.i
he does. and the following is one of his
favorites:
-Four ministers stopped at my house
in Detroit once during a conference
meeting. and one evening they asked
me if the glory of brave deeds cele-
brated in song did not have a power
full influence in stimulating soldiers to
emulate heroes of history. l said not
ALL Then they wanted to know what
was the sentiment that took possession
of the soldier as he went into battle. l
answered that just three words were
often uttered by soldiers in fighting,
and they embraced all the sentiment
and poetry of warriors nature. For
example, in my division there was a
certain colonel known for his religious
views and orthodox ways. He would
not do anything to violate the Sabbath.
and never was known to utter an oath
or any word on the .cuss' order. l
thought he was Miss Nancy kind of
a soldier, and was afraid he would not
be any use in battle, except to assist
in quick and successful retreat. One
day in big battle | saw regiment
in the thickest of the fight. and the
colonel, with his sword in hand, on foot
his horse having been shot--in front,
cheering his men and urging them on.
l rode up rapidly. aud the words that
good, orthodox colonel was using made
me smile:
"'Give 'em hell! Give 'em hell,
boysi" he would yell at each volley.
why, colonel, l said, 1 am sur
prised at your language; YOU. our best
Christiani Waving his sword. he re-
piled:
.''Well. that is just what I mean, and
Just what feel-give 'em hell
These are the three words of senti-
ment that a soldier feels like uttering
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
A Pigeon in a Courthouse.

The Worcester Spy relates the fol-
lowing incidents: Among the visitors
at the courthouse yesterday was a
snow-white pigeon that alighted on the
sill of one of the windows of the clerks
office. The window was opened. and
the bird calmly walked in with all the
confidence of a lawyer. He as calmly
walked the whole length of the office.
quietly observing everything, Pretty
soon. as his acquaintance with the
officials increased he perched himself
upon the desks and later on the should
ers and head of one of the assistants.
1t was not decided by the officials
whether he had case to try or
whether he wished to enter writ.
Anyway he was placed on shelf
among the ancient deeds, The VIM
dow was opened, but the inner atmos-
phere was more congenial to his ex-
cellency. so he stayed"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

As we turned into the main highway
leading to indianapolis from a cross
road we fell in the rear of funeral
procession about half n mile long,
which was made up of farmers and vii
layers We had gone nearly mile
when we saw man running across Il
field. hatless. coatless. vestless, and
barefnoted- He was waving his hands
apd shouting. and the procession at
once halted TO see what was the mat
ter. He struck for the head of it. and,
as he climbed the six-board fe nee
alongside the highway and got his
breath he gasped out:
''All of yuu folks come right over
here as quick as you cani'
Why. Ben. what's the matter?" ask
ed the preacher in charge.
Come as quick as you canr' urged
the other by voice and gesture. for 1
plugged the hole up before lefti'
But what is it?''
It's rabbit-biggest one you ever
saw-rabbit iu hnller stump-and it
won't take over fifteen minutes to
chop him outi'
preacher.
''But hold ont He's in there, and
plugged the hole. and i, won't take
me ten minutes 10 get an axe
The procession moved on and con-
tinucd to move. and by the time our
team got up the farmers face express
ed about eleven different sorts of emo
tions-
What's the trouble?7 l asked
.-Why-why = gosh hang III I've
got the biggest kind of a rabbit plug
ged up over here in holler stumpr'
And The procession wouldn't wait
TO help you chop it oul?i
No: I've heard that Injianny was
turning over new leaf aud a-eomin'
right up TO the frills and scollops, but
| never believed it afore. Won't stop
and help chop out a abbit-a great
big rabbit-g-o-s-hr'-M T. Sua.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

Probably the smallest salary in the
world is that paid in the village watch
man of Springstille. In Hessen. The
amount of his daily income Is pfen-
nings, or less than cent in our mon
ey. This is the same amount that was
paid to the village watchman in the
last century. However, the fortu-
nate" man receives an additional al
lowance of 80 cents a month for CLOTH
ing. etc. and is entitled to free board
aud lodgings from the inhabitants of
the village. The present watchman,
'sOld Heinrich" is seventy years of
aue
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

Agricultural education is carried out
in a systematic fashion by the Ger
mans. Schools have been established
where country girls and young women
are trained for farmhouse and dairy
work and the schools are crowded.
Travelling teachers of husbandrv in its
various branches are in great request
among local societies and communal
authorities. Winter evening agricul-
tural classes are opened. and altogether
some 23 400 persons attended agricul-
tural schools or lectures on husbandry
during last wear
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
A Frigid Wen.

There is we'll fifty-iive feet deep
near Dayton. Ga, containing uumer-
Gus cavities from which intensely cold
air issues with a roaring noise. The
air is so frigid that it is not possible for
any one to hold his hand over the
opening for more than two minutes
without having it frozen. Work on the
well had to be suspended on account
OF this remarkable phenomenon.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

Germany's merchant marine COM
prehends B 594 vessels. with a register
ed tonnage of l 32o.721. Six years ago
the figures were respectively i 257 and
/, 294, 2SS- The number of sailing ships
has fallen during this time from 3. 607
to 2, ,779. and the number of steamships
has increased fronl $50 to 805.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

The Shufeldt distillery at Chicago.
which the whisky trust was accused
of trying to blow up with dynamite.
has been bought by the trust.
For several centuries of the best
ages OF Rome it was criminal offence
for a. Roman mother to drink intoxi
eating liquors. AT the time of our
Saviour on earth, and for a long period
after, it was considered infamous for
a Roman woman to taste wine.-
Woman's News,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

what shall we do for oysters in the
futurep' is question. which statistics
show will soon come home to every
American. In 1880 the oyster pro-
duction of the Chesapeake and its
estuaries was given at II. 600. 600 bush-
els; last year they yielded less than
6, O00 600.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

In European countries before the
reformation it was the custom to drink
to the health of the pope-'tAu bon
pere-To the good father" This
French expression has been corrupted
into a bumper.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
An oregon breathing Wen.

| The we'll is one and quarter miles
east of Stanwood. on the high land,
l nearly l50 feet above sea level. Its
f6wner o. w Coltom, began digging it
last June. but abandoned it various
times because of gas or firedamp. He
| succeeded in reaching an abundance of
good water at depth of ninety feet
from the surface last October, having
passed through successive LAYERS of
clay. sand, aud some kind of stratified
rock. About eighty feet below the sur
face he had found a spr5nkling of
anthracite coal. and still further down
large quantities of loose specimens of
volcanic stones of several kinds many
OF which have the appearance of hav-
ing been melted and run together
About the close of October, Mr.. COL
tom noticed that the well was blowing
out Kind of gas with considerable
force. and at irregular periods of time.
varying from five days to sixteen
hours duration; it would reverse the
operations and begin to draw in the
air with equal force, the inhalations
lasting about as long time as the ex-
halations. Shortly after the gas dis
appeared, but the respiration of air
continued with increasing force. until
at the present time it has sufficient
forea to drive large windmill. Not
long since MIR. Coltom went down in
to the well and discovered that the air
was being drawn in aud blown out at
point fifteen feet from the bottom of
the well. 1t is supposed that there
must be a large cavern at a distance
from the well. and the air comes
through a small passage leading from
the cavern to the well. No cavern or
passage has yet been found. as the well
is walled up, aud the air comes through
the rocks in the wall.
Mr.. Thompson's Return.
She's good looking keen-eyed girl
of Is, says N. Y. SuH writer. and
shouldn't wonder if she's a stenog-
rapher in some business house in New
York. I've seen her come over on the
Payonia ferry and take suburban
train on the Erie road several times.
and l always admired the Independent
and self-reliant way in which she car
ries herself. She isn't bold or brazen,
but sails right along as if she had GER
tain rights and was bound to maintain
them. One day last week as she left
the boat middle-aged man of pleas
ant features who had followed her
over crowded her with his elbow and
turned aud smiled and began an apol-
ogy. She caught on like flash. He
had ''poked' her to create an oppor-
tunity, and if not downed then and
there he would poster her again. A
dozen of us saw and heard what hap
pened. She turned on him. extended
her hand for a shake and artlessly ex-
claimed:
"Why. Mr.. Thompson, is that YOU?
Why. the last heard of you you had
run away to Boston with servant
girl, and your wife didn't care a cent?
You must have got backr'
He had. He had got back so much
that his face fired up. the words he
wanted to utter stuck in his throat. and
he made a mysterious disappearance
about five seconds later.
KNOWS her biz" observed man
who was walking behind the girl.
"You bet" replied his friend. She'll
make somebody ii staving good wife,"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19

The Nevada Supreme court has de-
cided to have all briefs done by type
writer hereafter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
.T0SITN

JosLIN. July 2S.-Miss Birdie Osborne
is spending her vacation with friends and
relations at her old home near Joslin.
In the day time the weather is warm
and pleasant, but the nights have been
too cold for corn
The steam thresber is again abroad in
the land, and is moving from farm to
farm like a living thing.
Is it not scandslous shame that farm
ers when they should be taking care of
their crops are compelled TO serve on
juries in cities TO try gamb ers9
On Sunday last there was picnic and
Sunday school convention at Cleveland,
Henry county. Quite a number went
from this side OF Rock river. Mr.. Hun
toon, of Moline, gave a temperance adj
dress.
Our creamery at Joslin is approaching
completion? The work has been delayed
on account of some of the men imbibing
too freely of alcohol: Mr.. Little contem-
plates making use of his steam engine for
the purpose of grinding feed for the farm
ers. which will be a great convenience.
Corn is king" Tilling of the soil is not
only the oldest occupation, but il is the
| most important and necessary occups-
legitimate business enterprises hangs up
on the prosperity and success of sgricul-
ture. Business men know this by in
| stiDct, and feel it in their bones, which
| frequently calls forth the question, How
are the crops2' When we rob agriculs
| ture for the protection and benefit of any
| other business, we are simply killing the
| goose to get the golden egg" and the
| present condition of farmers shows that
they cannot Withstand this treatment for
ever. But then under our form of gov
| eminent, this condition of things is sins
ply self-inficted punishment by the far
| mers upon themselves. They have voted
themselves into their present condition,
by voting against their own interests, and
| they will have to vote themselves out of
it. Farmers have no right to call upon the
government to make their business more
1emunerative by enabling them 10 fix a
higher price upon their products. The
law of supply and demand should be the
great regulator Of prices the world over,
| and it should be hanging offense TO in
terfere with this arrangement. not only
upon what farmers have to sell, but like
| wise upon what they have TO purchase,
and We dare any person to show that
this would be unjust and unreasonable.
MULTUM IN PARvo.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
COUNTY BUILDING
TRANSFERS.

2S-Moline Water Plow company to
Swan o Nelson, lot 10. block 8, Moline,
$500.
Arson Caudee to F B Watt lot ?, block
/, Candee Grove South Moline, $500.
Peter Thompson TO G and G Herngren,
part of lots 4, and 3, 81, IS. 1w,
500
\ A Child to A SAT lot 6. block ~, Child's
addition 10 Moline, S275.
Maria E Edwards to Samuel Nyauist,
part of lot 8, Waterman's place Moline,
1910.
s Wheelock to G Dolan, lot Z. block
4, Wheelock's addition Moline. $500.
SW Wheelock to Patrick Gordon, lot
6, block 4, Wheelock's addition to Mo-
line. $500.
wa Nourse to Henry Brandt part of
outlot 4, ), II, 1w, $3.50.
FKoenig to Laura Palmer, lot s. block
GA, lower addition to Rock Island, 81, 500.
PROBATE.
2s-Estate of G. W. Curtis. Order
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
A Pleasure Parry.

A party of young people from Mt.
Carroll. II 10 number, came down on the
Verne Swain Yesterday and took car
riages at Rock Island, visited the arsenal,
as we'll as this city and Davenport, and
went up on the boat again in the after
noon. They registered on the boat as
follows.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
Deafness Can't be Cured

by local applications, a. they cannot
reach the deceased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining Of the Eustach-
ian tube. When this tube gets indsmed
you have a rum bling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the i'm
t1ammstion can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be DESTROYED forever; nine
cases out of 10 are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condi,
ton of the mucous surface.
We will give 500 for any case of
deafness Caused by catarIh) that we can.
hotcure by taking Halls Catarrh cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHE EY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
Sod by druggists, 75c,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
HAMPToN's CHURCH CASE.
Meaning OF Quo Warranto Proceed.
iDgs Begun In the Circuit Court.

Meaning of Que Warranto Proceed.
iBgs Begun In the Circuit Court.
A suit in quo warranto has been filed
in the circuit court entitled 1.-THE people
of Illinois vs.. Conrad Eielman, ct al"
The proceedings are merely further de-
velopment of the unpleasantness in the
Zion German Lutheran church of Hampton
bluff and the use of the state name is
fiction in law that is made necessary in
quo warranto proceedings. 1t is virtu-
ally the regularly elected trustees Of the
church bringing suit against the men
who were afterward elected trustees. as
the compliments claim Illegally. and is
to require the latter to show cause why
they are holding the Office of trustees
aud discLarging the functions thereof.
Some months ago the pastor of Zion
church at Hampton. Rev. B. Win ter at
tempted to expel certain leading members
because they belonged to the Farmers
Mutual Benefit association. The result
was split. The accommodated me M
bers would not be communicated. The
church, it seems. had never yet been in-
corporated according to the statute. So
the faction sympatbizing with the F. NJ.
B. A: members held a regularly called
meeting and formed such a corporation,
electing set of trustees. Tue Winter
faction subsequently held meeting OF
their own, and went through the motions
OF forming corporation and electing
trustees. The first elected trustees en-
ployed Attorneys Carr Kuehl, of Moline,
Charles Durham, of Geneseo, and ]. T.
Kenworthy, of Rock Island, to look after
their case. and the result is the beginning
of these proce edings.
The complainants claim the White
trustees were not legally elected because
the meeting was not regularly called, snC
that furthermore the election took plac,
| on Sunday. and the law does not recog
nize any business done on that day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
FOR SALE BY DAVID DON.

Fruit jars and jelly glasses.
Cheap sugar; plenty of fruit;
every body is using jars and
glasses. l shall try not to be
without a good supply, of the
best quality. Speaking Of fruit
jars,-have you tried the disc
immerser capss Same cost as
others.
Import orders for fine china
are beginning to come in. Will
have much to show during July,
that's new
G.. NJ. LOOSELY.
CHINA AND GLASS.
1909 Second Avenue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29

authorizing administrator to compromise
claim against c., R. I. & P. Ry Co.
LICENSED TO WE'D
25-P. W. Frederick, Ida Krone, Dsv-
export.
27-John F. Schroeder, Mrs. Catharine
Spiel, Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
EE ENJOYS

/ method and results when
/ FIGS is taken; it is pleasant
kshiag to the taste and acts
4 promptly on the Kidneys,
Il Bowels, cleanses the sys;-
ktually, dispels colds, head !ei
4 fsrers and cures habitual
f.. Syrup of Figs is the
Ieiv of its kind ever pro
ksg:ing to the taste and ae-
|to he stomach, prompt in
4 and truly beneficial in its
Srsnared only from the most
H. agreeable substances, its
freIlent qualities commend it
Ii have made it the most
1 nedy known.
Iii Figs Is for sale in SOC
kottles by all leading drug
FAry reliable druggist who
4 have it on hand VIII pro-
PROMPTLY for any one who
4 ry it. Do not accept any
t1gVjA FIG syrup CO.
4 Slg F7EgciSCO. Cal,
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29

Z. Il. Parmenter, attorney 81 law.
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend TO any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postoti1ce block. Rock ISL
and, Ills. ds&w1y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29

The rosy freshness. and q velYety soft.
ness of the skin IS vsriahly obtained by
those who use Pezzonrs Complexion
powder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29

The Verne Swain is becoming quite pop
ulsr with pleasure seekers. as they get a
nice little river ride, see everything worth
seeing in three cities and get home again
the same day
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-24
Chinese Round to GET In.

SAN Francisco, August 22.-Collec-
tor Phelps has discovered that some one
has been issuing notary certificates Of
prior residence to Chinese who are in no
wise entitled to landing papers, being
neither merchants nor professional men.
1t has also been ascertained that these
certificates have been forwarded to ad-
dresses in China and later have made
their appearance here, the Chinese
proving to be common emigrants. In
most cases these frauds have been de-
tected. Fictitious names Of alleged
San Francisco merchants were given on
these certificates as vouchers for the
character of the party holding them.
1t is alleged that in some instances
Consul Bee countersigned these papers.
Collector Phelps thinks he has clew to
he forger, and says he will land him in
Jail within q fortnight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-24
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

In che Circuit Court OF Ohio County vi
Virginia. In Chancery.
Elizabeth Oldham, administrators Of 4
estate OF James X. Oldham, deceased, "a
plainant,
George Miller, A. Wilson Kelly, Elisha Con-
", Gibson l.. C.anmer, truestee, l.. ID. Wis,
Mary T.. Wilson. /. +. Jones. trustee, T.
Burt and John Burt, her husband, Anna IS
erland and AlonZo Sutherland, her huteN,
George p. Oldham, Laura Oldham and b. Z,
beth Oldham, Defendants.
BY virtue OF an order entered In the sboy, 4
titled cause on the 9Th day Of July, 1891. II ~
ferred TO the undersigned commissioner OF n
court to ascertain and report
First The value OF the real and persona 4
tate OF James II. Oldham, deceased.
Second. The liens and claims against Va
Third. The value Of the widows dover
gross.
Fourth. Any other matter deemed pefi,,'l
by the commissioner, or required by any Pi'l
interested.
Notice is hereby given that the underslEa
has fixed upon Monday the Gath day OF Auisl
1891 commencing at o O'clock a. m, as The ~
and his office, No. l4A Chapline street, WI
ing, w. Va, as the place at which he viii 4
coed to ascertain and report the several msin1
In the said order OF reference required.
Given under my hand this 10Th day OF w
1891 GEORGE K. i. GILCBRSI.
BOYD 4 SoMNEnyILLE, Commissotsl
Solicitors for Complainants. iyll oa"