The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-02-17

| Mr.. Q. F. Davis, editor Of the Boom
field, iowa, Farmer, says: ~ can rec
/ ommend Chamberlain Cough RENE
dy to all sufferers with colds and
Group. have used it in my family
for the past two years and have found
il the best ever used for the purposes
for which 1t is intended.r SO cent bot
ties for sale by NJ. A. Miller.
Rev. May G. Jones the, lady evange-
| list, and her daughter closed their
meeting at this place on last Monday
night, These meetings have resultedin
much good at this place. Their stere-
opticon entertainment that was given
on the last night was success, and
was very entertaining and Instruct
i've to all who attended. Mrs. Jones
is a well posted lady and fine speak
er.
| The Military Band boys, Of Albany,
came out TO Lebanon last Tuesday
evening to give an entertainment.
They secured the Band hall and city
license, but as the crowd failed to ar
rive as they expected they only played
u few pieces and then refunded back
the money to those that were there
and then quit. They gave some first
class music on the streets We are
sorry that our people did not turn out
better. But come again boys aud may
he that you will have better luck next
time,
A mockiug bird in Pasadena sits in
an orange tree not far away. and about
the time he THINKS the letter carrier
should appear gives trilled whistle,
so much an imitation Of that officials
signal that / have been called out to
yet the mail more than once. The car
rier says that this charming song bird
has bothered people on Orange Grove
avenue in the same way, and, think
ing to spoil his little joke, he changed
his whistle, but only n day or two
afterwards the feathered rogue had
caught on to the new sound aud was
singing the new song to the folks
along the avenle that their mail was
ready Pasadena Star.
An interesting experiment was tried
here short time ago, says the Nation.
al Builder. A green six.ipch cedar
I shingle, fresh from the saw, was meas
ured and weighed, care being taken to
get 10th exact. 1t was found that it
weighed seven ounces. II was then
? dried and again weighed and meas
ured 1t had shrunk nearly one
eighth of an inch, while the weight
had decreased from seven ounces to
three, 1t was then submerged in
water twenty-four hours, and the size
, had not changed a particle, while the
weight had increased about an ounce,
-, demonstrating the superiority of cedar
shingles over others, as when once dry
they will neither shrink with excessive
heat nor pry one another off the rool
IN wet weather.
In giving an account of the burning
Of Mr.. Alex McDonald's barn neal
Scio two weeks ago, the cause of tht
fire was given as unknown. A dis
patch in Tuesdays Oregonian from
West Scio clears up the mystery. II
says that Andrew L. Arnold, livin.
near Scio, was arrested for firing Ale,
MeDonald's barn two weeks ago, ant
confessed to the deed, saying he did S,
! because, Tillie, MeDonald's daughter
would not accept him us u suitor fn
her hand. Tracks in the snow, leadn,
to the barn, first caused Arnold to b
suspicioned. Arnold is a man of pror
= erty and has given Mcdonald a not
9 secured by mortgage for $500 to re
i imburse him for the loss. The com
e munity do not attach so much blam
q to Arnold as they otherwise would, a
y he is regarded as being little off, an,
Is many are disposed to regard his barn
u burning freak as that of a crazy man
Q Arnoldis in the custody Of Deput,
Sheriff.. A. Bilyeu.
Engine No. 26, southbound met wit
y a serious accident, says the Rosebur
= Review, just as she was about to ente
" tunnel 6, Sunday morning. A tree cam
y down from the mountain side, strikin
! the smoke stack, mashing il fit, an
smashing things generally. Enginee
: Waite Immediately applied the al
= brakes and the train stopped dea
= still. Brakesman A. 7. Morian, wa