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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03
IN 0URSEvENTH YEAR.

With this issue the EXPRESS be-
gins its seventh year, II is no
longer the infant oftottering steps,
but a youth Of sturdy growth. 1t
began before Lebanon had fully
awakened from the quiet slumber
Of acouEtry town. 1t has grown
with the city's growth, helping the
city in her growth and being help
ed III ret0rn. They two have gone
hand in hand. To-day Lebanon's
continued growth is assured, we
feel our paper likewise has before
it a long life Of usefulness In our
beginning our facilities were
meagre indeed. Our growth has
enabled us to equip pouroffce whose
superior is not found in any place
of the size Of Lebanon. Among
our many useful additions we have
fine power press, and with the
tirstissue on the seventh year we
have added a nice Shipman engine
with which to run our power press,
and have also added several fonts
Of new type. In connection with
the paper we have facilities for do
ing first class job work. We be-
lieve our efforts to further Leba-
mons interests have been duly ap.
preciated BY those whose opinions
are to be valued. Thus encourag-
ed, We shall with redouhled energy
and with stronger purpose to
push our work on, be ever mindful Of
the hest interests Of the city in
general and our patrons in partic-
ular, and ask the continued conf
dence and support Of the people.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

The strongest recommendation that
any article can have is the endorse
ment Of the mothers Of the town.
When the mothers recommend il you
may know that the article has more
than ordinary merit. Here is what
the Ceuterville, South Dakota Citizen
says editorially Of an article sold in
their town: "From personal experi-
ence We can say that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has broken up bud
colds for our children, We are ae-
quainted with many mothers in Cen
terville who would not be without it
in the house for a good many times its
cost, and are recommending il every
day" 80 cent bottles for sale by NJ.
A. Miller.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

DID YOU see that fellow crawling
through the knot hole under the
barber shop ? He's the man who
don't take his home paper, but
slips in and reads his neighbors
every Friday night. Oh, well, one
consolation if he does feel small =
here, he'll find that when he dies
be will be just a little too large to
crawl through the key hole Of the
''Pearly Gate" while the editor
gets q acom," goes in On the eleva-
tor and has reserved seat.-Ex.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land onlee at Oregon City. Oregon,

Land Office at Oregon City. Oregon,
Jan. 80 1872
Notice is hereby given thatthe follOwing.named
settler has filed notice Of his intention TO make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will he made before the County CLERK Of Linn
County, at Albany, Oregon, on March y, 1895
viz:
HERMAN PREkvER.
Hd entry No. 9A6l, for the s. t. u of s, w " and
s. w. u offs. L. IA. See 81, r. II 5. R.lw.
He names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of, said
laild viz: Albert, Savage, of Lacomb, Linn Co..
0re. William savage, of Ahherieen, Linn Co.
Ore, j. L. Michael. of Aberdeen Linn Go. One
1T. APPERsoN,
Register
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

The first newspaper published in
North America was the Boston News
Letter, commenced April q, 1904. II
was half sheet Of paper, twelve by
eight inches, two columns to the
npge. IL survived for sesenty.twe
gears and advocated the policy II the
British government at the outbreak Of
ths revolution.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

The latest: big A. il the head
line Of . small book Of 100 pages
which contains speeches Of Gov
Pennoyer, Hon. J. ]. Ingalls,, Gen
]. B. Weaver. Hon. P. B. Plumb
The title of the book as II indicates
is work Of Four Big men Of thil
nation.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

L is a strange inconsistency Of
the human nature, but a fact new
eftheless, that man who has
been . financial failure all his life
can tell you more about getting
wealthy than all the millionares
put together.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

Flew aYe you fixed for ielter-heads,
oiM,heads. euvelores, igats-hqds,
statements and NE lilSeg Dan't iniiaw
thcnld style ut uSihg imprinted sta
tlonerN NepriN everything it this
office iuld eharg u saHsale price
only. We c!aim b,=so as as0a work
for us little pfaneS As alic uiiie' in the
state.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

There will be more people come
West to Oregon duringthe Worlds
Fair to find homes here, than the
number from this state, who will
visit the fair as sighE-seers.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

There is q movement in Canada
otax bachelors to drive them into
atrimony.
The morning call., 1893-06-18

actress E eanora Duse, that skllful per-
former Giovanni Emanuel, all among the
best living Italian actors. have not been
able to do as much. the reason being that
the Italian colony in the United States is
not numerous enough to fill theater and
pay all its expenses and Americans are
not all familiar enough to with Italian to
understand every phrase. There is an
other thiug too, the Italian Companies
who go abroad are very rarely COMPOSED
of frst-class actors who are able by
gesture and play of feature to express the
thought of the paywriter better even than
by words, as Salvini can. These obserVa-
tons were mode by Salvini and we cannot
do otherwise than agree with them.
Salvni does not care to talk OF his tri-
umphs, and he does not like to declaim
pieces of tragedies in drawing-rUoms. Il
need, he said. costumes, the stage and
an applauding public to inspire me" There
was IN evening in 1892, at the house Of
VlttoriO Corcns, Florentlne artist, when
SalVini. after repeated requests, at last
consent ted to recite some lines of Samson"
but before lie became himself he broke off
several times and had to begin again. 1t
Is true that afterward his acting and de-
livery were so powerful that the little au-
dience were in ecstacy at the transforma-
tion his face underwent when he threw
himself into the part and said the lines.
AS TO my life," he said, what can /
know? 1t has been an artists life, de-
void In one sense of adventures, and full
of hard work. Besides, it would be carry
ing coal TO Newcastle. All there is to tell
have told in my autobiography. now pub
fishing in the Century Magazine.
And now, q last question:" / said,
thanking you for your kind and couIte-
Gus reception, and the patience with which
yOu have answered me, must l tell cur
American friends that absolutely and
positively you will not play 10 them when
you come over this timer"
We'll" he said. with his open, sweet
smile, and that bright, quick twinkle of
his eye, well, l confess if they press me
much | will recite for them some bits of
'Christopher Columbus. by Gazzoletti, but
| will not join any dramatic company. for
l am only paying visit to America, not
making tOurnee."
The same curious hesitation that spoke
of above assails Salvini when he is lectur-
ing. a few days ago he held, in accord
ance with repeatedly reiterated requests, a
lecture at the PalazZo Glnori on the dra-
matte art of the Renaissance. He began
his lecture with expressing his sense of
nervousness at finding himself before an
audience, and this, strange to tell, was
quite true.
1T is one thing" be said, "for me to
deliver the thoughts of others. | try to
90 SO in the best manner in my power. Il
is quite another thing when l must eX-
press.my own poor thoughts"
Certainly on this occasion the audience
witnessed the curious spectacle of great
actor. accustomed to all manner of audi
ences, so overcome with tremor that his
voice failed him and they could hardly
hear his speech. He only recovered him
self whenever he quoted pieces from the
older dramatists to illustrate his criticisms.
HELEN ZIlIMERN.
Copyright, 1898.
The morning call., 1893-06-18

how he could not afford to run the risk OF
half-empty houses, filed only with an
educated public. and how Savini himself
would be peculiarly the gamer by draw
ing larger houses. The public, the mana
ger said, when Salvni was not on the
because they understood nothing of what
they said, and Stetson had a strict
eye to business. Salvini was horri-
fed when he first heard the pro-
posal. 1t seemed TO him so utterly
inartistic. He thought it well over, how
ever. and then accepted, although all his
friends wrote to dissuade him from max
would make iasco. The tragedian, how
ever, was decided and nobody could move
him. Il can but try" he said, no harm
can come of it," S.etsOn must know his
public best. and have no right to hurt his
interest" When Salvini arrived in New
York there was no theater in which he
could carry on his rehearsals. The man
ager hired a coscert-room with raised
space as stage. Salvini went to the re-
h-arsal perfectly sure of his part, which
he knew well by heart and had performed
many times. The play was ''Otheilo."
When began TO speak, he said, 81 con-
fess it made great impression on me to
hear myself answered in a language did
not unders tand. The first scene between
Othello and Brabantio went well enough,
but in the second act, before the council, |
hesitated and jumped sentence. thing |
do not think ! have done in all my life.
When told Of my error I asked for five
minutes to concentrate my thoughts.
walked to the end Of the little stage and
put my head between the two columns that
supported the ceiling of the room, and this
is what | said to myself: 'Salvini, my
friend ! said, what did you come here
for? Why. just TO do this very thing
~ Ia nh IN nt, no t1n nj n n
age, you must overcome this difficulty, for
the honor of your art. Nothing has ever
daupted you; you must not be daupted
now After this short talk with myself
returned to the actors and told them to
continue"
The rehearsals began again and went so
we'll that when the act was finished the
actors. overcome and fascinated by the
power of the great artist, applauded him
10 the roof. Such enthusiasm among fell
low-actors is as rare as it was honora Bile
10 all concerned. This victory augured
the trumpis of the future. Those friends
who had doubted the possible success of
the experiment were obliged to change
their minds. Salvni in this manner was
able tSpresent himself before the Amer-
can public with more confidence. feeling
they would now better understand the
plays in which he acted. In fact, when
he went from New ! ork to Philadelphia,
on the first evening after the performance
OF "Othello," the very friends who tried TO
dissuade him from acting thus, after the
great scene in the first act. went on to the
The morning call., 1893-06-18
In a LARGO frame ,,n1er o.

In large frame under glass hangs the
menu of dinner given to him on one oc-
casion at Delmonico's, around. over and
under which have been written the names
of all the guests present, names that in-
clude some of the leading American au-
thors. thinkers and statesmen, such as
Henry James, Charles Dudley Warner,
Horace White. J. d. Millet, Adrian H.
Blashfeld, r. Percy Alden, Richard
Glider. Emma Lazarus, E. T. Rice, Bayard
Tuckermann, eic.
II care more for that" be said. than
for, many richer presents. Yes, yes" he
added, "this Is MY little museum, the
record. ought perhaps to say the grave,
of my artistic triumphG"
Owing to the small size of the room ii
proved most difficult to photograph. My
friend, however, succeeded in getting a
portion of the walls into his camera, and,
those photographs we here produce
'It was not | but my poor wife who put
all these things together. ".said Salvini. 81
used to keep them scattered here and
there in the cupboards and in trunks, as
did not like TO make a vain parade of my
self. But once, when / returned home,
after acting far away, my good wife had
prepared this surprise for me, ana as she
arranged them 80 have they remained, and
l now add whatever comes to me in mem
ory of her" He spoke the last words with
a choke in his voice. He then showed me
the oil portrait of his fair, young, English
wife, and bas-relief he had bought be-
cause it was so like her.
And here, he said, pointing to a glass
casket mounted in gold and precious
stones. 81 keep her hair, which we cut off
after her DEATH"
1t was thick mass of rich, auburn
tresses.
In the small drawing-room are to he seen
several busts OF great foreign and Italian
nnfn and st,
CaZZolla. the lover of Salvinis early life,
herseitan actress. In another such gold
and glass casket he preserves the net that
bound her hair on her dying bed, the hand
kerchief that wiped the deathsweat from
her brow. OF her. too. he always speaks
in voice colored with emotion.
Thesbust of Salvini that we reproduce.
which ALWAYS stands surrounded by Amer
icau and Engllsh flags, was destined for
the family mausoleum in the cemetery of
San Miniato. In fact it was put there for
some time. but Salvinps friends advised
him to take it away, and he did so. They
did not like the idea that he should stand
there before his time.
1t is difficult to tear ones self away from
Salvnps museum of records. There is
enough here to look at for hours. Besides.
every object had it's history. which he gen.
erously narrateS to his visitor Tommaso
Sayini talks of himsels with great SIM
plicity, and tells of the episodes of his life
in most fascinating way. His beautiful
voice has ring and rhythm in private talk
that has in it nothing of the tragic Off the
stage Salvini's voice is quiet and solemn
at the same time. He told me he had been
in America seven times. five times in North
and twice in South America. But during
the five times he toured through
the United States he only acted
once with Italian actors, the
other times he acted with English h
speaking actors, though he himself re-
cited in Italian. Nevertheless, he says,
The morning call., 1893-06-18

to go to the city-away from dad and
mammie and dear old Jim, and the spoiled
pet would have won her point with the
old folks to the length of remaining at
home had not Jim, though his heart
yearned all the time to say TO stay, used
all his persuasive eloquence to induce her
to go.
SO Babe went down to the bay," and
three whole years passed before jim sa W
her again. She was graduated by that
time, and had come home a finished article.
so far as finishing touches could be put on
by the fashionable seminary at which
she bad studied, and Jim, coming down
from the Sierras. where be had been for
over year, met her, suddenly, one after
noon, in the main street of the newly
chartered city now christened out of the
old name and boasting of fair sounding
title, met her, Unexpectedly, and stood
and gaZed, with down-dropped Jaw and
wide,opened eyes, gasping only, "Oh. Babe
oh. Babel" as the dainty vision greeted
him as of old, and seemed all uncon scious
Of the change years had wrought
Poor jim. For the next few weeks he
lived only as in dream. Fair women be
had seen before, for the little town in the
gulch was getting 70 be known as a pleas
ant summer place, and for the past year or
TWO had been visited by summer vacation
people fleeing from the coast and the trade
winds. but they had been o Jim as though
they did not exist. until Babe had burst
upon his astonisbed vision, tra3scendent
revelation of womanhood. He loved her
as believer might worship a saint, and
she was his Babe, whom he had saved
from the mountain lion, for whom he ad
slain many a wild creature that she might
have soft skins a plenty to furnish forth her
nestin the old ramp days; for whom he had
carved curious toys with kpack learned
IN his early, seafaring days; Babe. whom
he had carried miles over the hills in
search of wild flowers Babe, who had gone
prospecting with him for fun" in days
gone by, and who still treated him with
the FRANK freedom of childish years
whose father and mother still spoke of him
as Babes jim. Is ii any wonder that, for
getting all that separated them, be loved
her with all the strength of his wild. un-
frammeled nature, love in which all the
years of his famished boyhood, his hard.
barren. toil-darkeDed manhood, were for
gotten as last years leaves are forgotten.
For six short weeks Jim's dream lasted.
Then lie met Babe one pleasant evening
walking in the hills with young Dick Ash
ley, watching the sunset, and he knew his
dream vas over. II had never really been
his dream. for not even in his widest
fancy bad he ever thought of Babe as his
own. He was still Babes Jim, grizzled.
unkempt. uncoutb, with roll in his walk,
The morning call., 1893-06-18

the records OF this actors glorious life, and
it is in the midst of them that he reposes
from his artistic travels.
AS a glance cast al the portrait that ap-
pears with this article Will show, Tommaso
Salvini has still hand dsome presence. His
voice preserves unimpaired its youthful
freshness, its rich, harmonious timbre.
Years have passed respectfully over his
head, matter that is moi the rule with
dramatic actors and singers, whose ad-
ventur0us and stirring lives are 100 often
shortened by pain and excesses. The
great tragedlan declares repeatedly that
lie has retired from the stage, but DO one
believes this. His fascinating manners,
his vivacity, his excellent health. all
serve to contradict his words, al
though of late years it is true he
has appeared upon the boards but
rarely. Still he loves his, art. and if
occasion arises il is always ready
TO fight new battles in its behalf,
although his life-work has brcught him
every comfort aad he is now no longer
Obliged to go touring month after
month all round the civilized globe and can
take his ease and study his tastes. Hence,
although he protests that he will go to Chi
cago he will not act when there. who can
prOphesy that he will not change his mind
The usual greetings were exchanged, il
was one of the first things / asked him,
when went on this occasion to interview
him for YOU.
Yes" he replied. 81, too. mean to GO
to chicago, but l 60 as a mere tourist. 1t
VIII not be an artistic tour but visit /
shall ay to my kind American friends. |
have so many dear remembrances in the
United States that / cannot let this oc-
casion pass without going personally to
recall them. America has always been
most kind to me. 1t was there that besides
being crowned with glory l gained the
means that DOW in my old age allow me
to lead a comfortable life. Really, if it
had not been for America / could not live
rs do now. Look around you; whatever
l have here of comfort or of decency,
owe to the United States. Do you wonder
l love the Americans. and would do them
every honor in my pOwer?"
lie then went on to speak Of the nation
in general.
81 KNOW" he said, "they are not lacking
in defects, but they are the faults of a
young nation, and OF young people, and
these are quite cast in the shade by their
excellent qualities. They are sincere, in
teligent and lahorions, and deserve the
grand future which must be theirs, and
which can easily be foretold They try
most earnestly to make up for the lack of
historic background. and they will sue
ceed in galnlug it by sheer hard work |
feel as pleased as boy at the thought of a
Journey to rej0in my devoted and sincere
friends, only | shan't go as early as. you
90. don't care to be roasted. Besides
The morning call., 1893-06-18

every word he spoke was understood in
America. This he owes to his own abii-
ity. to his expressive gestures, the mobile
play of his face-qualities which, accord
ing to Salvini, are the essential gifts of a
dramatic artist. He judges an actor ac-
cording to how he makes himself under
stood by gesture. not by the way he pro-
nounces his words.
II have acted in English" he said
without understanding word of Eng
lish, and have had the satisfaction of at
tracing the common people to applaud
me. This | regard as my greatest triumph.
To make educated people understand is
an easier matter. besides, even if they did
not understand. they would set me out, if
only because it was the fashion to go and
see me. But the common people have no
such patience and no such reasons"
1t is very amusing to hear Salvini tell
how ne acted for the first time with
English speaking actors 1t was when
he was going to America for the second
time that certain Stetson, the proprietor
of the Globe Theater in Boston, who was,
according to Salvini, an ignorant man, but
very practical speculator, sent media
tor to Salvini in Italy to propose to him
that he should this time perform the
tragedies of his repertoire in Italian, while
the other actors should act in English.
The impressario pointed out to Salvini
The morning call., 1893-06-18
TOMMASO SALVINI.
Home Life of the Great Tragedian.

hang the suits of armor he has worn in
various plays. "Some of them much too
small for me now," he said, with smile
Mixed up with these purely personal ef-
fectS are other weapons he has collected,
such as some Indian arrows for fishing and
war, lasSO from tie pampas, some dag
gers aDd some authentic swords. o.
another wall hang four excellent carl
catures of Salvini, which he points out
with much amusement and merry
twinkle in his expressive eyes. Two
are by APE" of Vanity Fair. Here, too,
hang several portraits of friends. In
corner stands bust OF the master of the
house. Adjoining this workroom is the
actors bedroom. 1t is hung with light
blue satin. The bed is large. and on the
wad behind ii is frame which contains
large number of family portraits. for Sal
vlnl has large, warm, affectionate heart
for all who belong to him. a large safe OF
gives characteristic tone to the apart
nent. A small. coquettish sitting
completes Salvini's private quarters on the
ground floor. Here also are the bedrooms
Of his family. To reach the first floor the
courtyard must be repassed. Here are
eception-rooms. One is large room
with two windows, the other two are
smaller. All are furnished in modern
style, and contain modern artistic
works. On the walls are pictures by
living Florentine artists, such as Gee
conf, Gloli and Cannicei. splendid
collection OF photographs of dramatic art
lists of every country with affectionate
inscriptions to their great master. are
worthy of close attention. Salvini showed
them to me with pride and pleasure, and
as ne named each actor or singer he gen.
orally added some word as to their especial
merits or talents which characterized them
in flash, revealing what excellent critical
faculty Salvini possesses with regard to his
own art. Among these was beautiful pen
and ink portrait of Verdi, with an auto
graph inscription by the great musician,
a souvenir which was sent by Verdi HIM
self to Salvinl after the first rspresenta-
tion Of the composers ''Otello" at the
Scala at Milan. This portrait, by Sal
vinfs kind permission. l am allowed to
reproduce for this article. There was
something specially graceful in this gift,
the composer of "Otelo' remem bering
in the moment of his triumph the great
actor who had made the part of the jeal-
Gus Moor so peculiarly his own. Salvini
spoke with just pride and pleasure of this
gift and of the thought that had insp spired
1t. The last slttng-room. TO the right of
the big drawing-rOom, is entirely reserved
to the souvenirs of Salvini's artistic career.
1t might be called a museum, indeed it is
one, and Que of special and unique kind.
The walls are clothed all round with glass
cases which contain wreaths nnumerable,
precious gifts offered to Salvini from all
portions of the globe, China and porcelain
tea and coffee sets, clocks. watches, card
cases. cigar and cigarette cases. made of all
manner of materials-in short. every thing
possi BILE and impossible, useful and useless.
at is so difficult to know what 20 present
to a man." said Salvini smiling, as he
pointed out object after object to me.