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The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
What Might Be, but ISM .

What might be every day, but isn't,
occurred on a brain coming into Detroit
from Toledo one day last week. There
was a good looking young woman in a
seat by herself when at way station a
pnther fly drummer came on.
SIS this seat engaged, missr' he in
4uired, stopping in front of her.
'No," she replied promptly.
"May sit heres" he asked as he began
to pile in.
4'No!' she said with such a snap that
he slid along the aisle and dropped into a
place alongside great, coarse man
Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
Judiciary.

rpyHE Committee on Judiciary will give pub
lie hearing at their room in the State
House, Thursday, March 2, 1898, at 2 O'clock
p. M. on an act relating to the duties OF record
March 3. On a bill relating to codifying fish
and game laws.
March 5. On bill to provide compensation
to employees for personal injuries caused by
the negligence OF their employers.
By order of Committee.
FRANK M. HIGGINS, Secretary.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27

political history
as the dark horse
of 1898. At any
rate he is a little
the darkest of
those known in
political slang as
dark horses, men
suddenly made
candidates and
elected. One fine
morning he was
sitting in his Ii
hrarv at Madi-
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
yyav New York Has No Big Hall.

The reason why New York city has no
town hall for popular gatherings is be-
cause 1t doesn't pay. Meeting balls here
are erected by philanthropists, the num-
Der of whom does not apparently keep
pace with the growth of the population.
New York Sun.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
NeBRAskA's DARK HORSE.

The Interesting Personality of Senator
Elect William Vincent Allen.
Senator Elect William Vincent Allen
of Nebraska is Justly entitled to rank in
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27

FBmeQy. FTIC6 pei TRADE MARK.
bottle rs cents, and each bottle sold with
a guarantee to refund the price if it
fails to cure. The original and oldest
cure on the market sold on the s'no cure,
no pay'' plan.
All druggists. Is cents. bottles 81.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
Legal Affairs.

yEyHE committee on legal affairs will give a
public hearing at their room in the State
House March 2 1929 at oclecf NJ on N
I nsep Pm 70 ah'o By order Of COMMITTEES tee @
WALTER G. EMERSON,
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To praise this fine
preparation af tie r
the above splendid
unsolicited tie S i
monial, from SO dis
tin 6 uis h ed an d
famous a scientific
expert is unneces-
sary. They leave
nothing to be added
to ms pire c o n f.
dence in this grand
j n-vs
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
Penalty of Economy.

Husband-n one half the money we
spent foolishly had been saved. we could
buy house.
Wife-Yes, and be snubbed by every
body we invited into it.-New York
Weekly.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27

A sneojal meeting of the Maine Genealogical
socsefy viii be held at 7.3O pm, on Tuesday.
March 7th. at the library room. to see If the
society viii so amend the Bylaws as to create
a permanent fund.- +. o. CONANT, Sec'y.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
Legal Affairs.

ys3HE Committee on Legal Affairs will give a
public hearing at their room in the State
House, February 2s. 1898. at o'clock 7. NJ.
IN the bill to amend the statute relating to the
sale OF obscene lierature. By order OF Com
mittee. r,,.r,nc,1,
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
Legal Affairs.

ygyHE committee on legal affairs will give a
public hearing at their room IN the State
House, March 2. 1898; at o'clock p. m, on
Committee.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
AUCTION SALES.
r. O. BAILEY & &C
Auetioneers and Commission hercha
Salesroom is Exchange Street.
~ouArrrY. O.. w.AYLE
.rI1 dts
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.
Judiciary.

The hearing upon an act violating to medical
registration has been postponed to Tuesdsy,
February %. BY order of committee.
FRANK M. HIGGINS, Secretary.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
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Judiciary.

rVyHE Committee on Judiciary will give pub
lie hearing at their room in the State
House Wednesday. March 1, 1898, at 2 O'Clock
D. M, on bill an act relating to the publication
Of York County deeds.
- FRANK M. HIGGINS, Secretary.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27

Parties trying to introduce new cough RENE
dies. should know that the people will have DR..
Bau's Cough Syrup.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
Military Affairs.

The committee on Military Affairs will give a
nublic hearing at rooms of State Pension Agent
On Tuesday, Feb. %. at 2 90 P. M on Resolve
in favor Of purchase Of keglmental Histories"
GEO. S. FULLER,
feb25dtd Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27

suffered for two weeks with neuralgia and
Salvation Oil gave me immediate relief. Mrs.
WIN. G. Bald, Mosher ST., Balto., Nd.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27

You want clean and reliable paper in you
home-Take the PRESS.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
ACT In SEASON.
No Man has a Right to Die
Under the Age Of Seventy.
The Monarch of all Remedies.
A Distinguished New England Physician
Speaks Of Its Value.

There is many millionaire today who
would have been failure If he had not
been assisted at the proper time.
The art of being successful lies not SO
much in ability as opportunity.
How many man has been saved by
the opportune bestowal of afew hundred
dollars, when, if he had failed to get the
few hundreds just when he did, he would
have been failure!
How many men are lying under the
snow, in lonesome cemeteries, who
might be. alive and well today, if they
could have only known that they could
have found life and health in bottle of
Kings Sarsapafilia.
Just think of it,-health, life, happi-
ness, and old age, at a cost of Is cents,
instead of a damp, lonely, premature
grave!
No man has any right to die this side
of three score and ten. All men should
live to be 70-should be ashamed to die
before they reach the seventeen mile
stone on Lies road.
What you should do.
Kidney troubles, deranged liver, dys-
pepsia, rheumatism, salt rheum, consti-
patton, indigestion, nervous headache,
boils, pimples, cal elncles, disordered
stomach, poverty of blood, and other
signs of impending illness, can all be
cured by few bottles of Kings Sarsa-
parilla.
This remedy is indeed, what DR.. Bray,
Names distinguished surgeon and physi-
clan, happily called it. ''The Monarch
of Sarsaparillas."
DR.. Bray recommends Kings Sarsa-
parilla as splendid tonic and blood en-
richer. He says:
"It soorks on the kuer and stomach in
most beneficial aoay, and to ny personal
kaaoaoledge, say, It contains not one
solitary ounce Of anything Of The least
harnyas nature. In my seventeen gears
practice, Aaoe meuer found PREPARED
ton 50 Beautifully efectudl IN the curing
Of blood, skin, Iioer, kidney, and stomach
troubles, as Kings SarsaparilIa."
vTt- II q
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
JOURNALISM TAUGAT.

TpY special arrangement practice will be Civ
II en- on Portlanddailies when SUFFICIENT adj
yaneement has been made. Mr.. YATES. la
Brackett Street 1an23d7W*
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27

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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson is saport-
ly, gray haired woman, who was grand
mother-and looked it-when she mar
ried thissecond husband. Her son Lloyd,
who collaborated with Stevenson in the
CHASTITY tales, THE Wrong Box" and
"The Wreeker," was a middle aged man
before he began to write. Her only 9th
er child is the wife of Joseph Strong, the
artist, and is herself a painter in small
way Stevenson has been accused Of
thrusting his sisters, his cousins and his
aunts into fiction, Certainly, although
Fanny Stevenson has produced some
creditable work as Mrs. Osborne, she
had no reputation for brilhancy ina very
clever Sun Francisco set, There she was
introduced solely in the capacity of chap
eron to sit, smiling, in her black silk
gown, while hergay little daughter sang
French songs or chatted with the bright
Bohemian club men. New York Times
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

Members who are not officials or leaders
OF a party have to come down to the house
several hours before it meetsin order to set
good seats, and those who are not very
knowing or very pertinacious, on days
when something interesting happens, have
often great difficulty to find place in which
to sit. 1t is not to be wondered at that
there are plenty Of members who find such
a state Of things intolerable, and who hold
that a member Of parliament who wants to
assist at first class debate In comfort
should not be forced to adopt the arts which
have to be practiced by those who want to
hear prima donna sing in a popular
opera. Plenty Of worry and inconvenience
in other ways have to be faced by the legis-
lators Of the United Kingdom, and it is mon
strous to add to these the nuisance OF not
knowing whether they will be able to take
part in comfort in the work Of parliament.
The fuss and friction caused by the diff
Guilty of getting seat is an aggravation to
which members of parliament ought not to
be subjected That is proposition to
, which all reasonable men might beexpected
to agree. But though we trust that the
house will find sitting room for air It's mem.
bers we most deyoutly hope that it will
not adopt the suggestion that each legis
lator shall have opposite his seat desk
where he can write his letters. Let the
men who want to write do SO in the writing
rooms, but do aot let us make the house of
commons look like colossal counting
house. In nothing but in size would we
alter the look Of the house Of commons. Its
long green benches must rule the empire in
the future as they have ruled it in the past.
London Spectator.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

II can sleep through anything" heard
man exclaim few DAYS ago during an
argument about insomnia, and in my
opinion it is very largely matter Of habit.
The reason for my thinking that way" he
continued, lis simply this: used to live
in an exceedingly quiet street, where, after
10 O'Clock at night, there would scarcely
be sound until or O'Clock the next
morning. So accustomed did become to
this cemeteryiike stiffness that the slight
est sound would awaken me-the slam Of
door, the rattling of window, or even
voices in the street. After a time circum-
stances changed and found myself resid-
ing near the line Of an elevated railroad, so
close to it, in fact, that the rumble of the
trains seemed to shake the very house.
For the first week or 10 days sleep was
almost an impossibility. 1t was to be
dreamed oi only in my waking hours. Then
nature came to the rescue, asserted itself,
and slept regardless of elevated trains. A
year went by, and concert hall was built
within stones throw of the house. That
provided an entirely different kind of noise,
and it took little while before became
accustomed to it, but now have overcome
the effect of it and sleep like a top. Ele-
waited trains may go, brass bands may rack
ct, milkmen call and horse cars with their
tinkling bells go by, but they do not dis
turb my slumber. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28
THE eReecHes BUOY.
An Apparatus That Has Saved Many Lives
on the Atlantic Coast.

An Apparatus That Has Saved Many Lives
on the Atlantic Coast.
Wonderful are the appliances now used
on the Atlantic coast for rescuing people
from wrecks, and an optimist might find a
world Of argument 10 the contrast between
these times and those when the wreckers
thought only Of their booty or, farther
back, when shipwrecked men were seized
and held to ransom. The array Of lifeboats,
ropes and other outftting for the life saving
station is extensive, and one Of the latest
and best is the so called breeches buoy.
When vessel goes ashore on the sands
of a shelving coast of New Jersey, for In.
stance, where wrecks are most numerous,
the condition nearly alwaysallowsth the surf
men Of the life saving stations to launch a
lifeboat If not, they bring out the Lyle
gun This is q small brass cannon, which
has projectile fitting over the barrel like
sheath over sword To the projectile is
fastened one end OF stout cord The gun
is aimed to throw the projectile over the
ship and thus bring the cord within the
reach Of the men on thewreck 1t seldom
requires more than two shots to land the
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28


How about little Martha liovedean, Of
the Kensal Choir unionYn cried the piping
voice
iondo, ut;ll ros. the t,tters Mrs ne.
,,,,,, as ,',.',aa w .ha,,s NJ T., ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
rai'e se'reu a"ou. net = osm'ius.a, a,sa.
Rose purst OUT laughinR, ana ghecapoain's y
jaw dropped lower still, with tinge Of
green upon the cheeselike face.
J, "Who was ii who bid the ace in the ar.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

1t spite of the learned Slawkenbergius it
is probable that no really valuable treatise
on noses exists. A new edition of Notes
on Noses, " originally published in 1s4s, has
been issued. Such work needs the best
illustrations possible from historical por-
traits. The little wood cuts in Notes on
Noses" are useless. For some reason the
nose is usually treated as comical and
unimportant feature. The novelist, sorich
in details about his heroine's eyes, lips,
brow, chin, ankles, hair and so forth, never
says much about her nose. Perhaps the,
most agreeable sort of femalenose is name
less. 1t is Greek, with more yiyacity, but
nobody knows what to call it The ordi-
nary classes Of noses are familiar and are
made by the mind. not the mind by the
nose, according to our author The Bar
dolphian nose, however, is created and col
cred by solid personal industry, The Roe
man nose receives great credit for energy,
firmness, absence Of refinement and disre-
gard Of the bienseances Of life.n-London
Saturday Review,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

cord. The sailors then pull it in and get
hold Of the rope to which it is fastened.
When the end Of the rope is hauled aboard,
it is made fast to one Of the masts. Mean
time the surfmen are burying sand anchor.
This is great square Of planking, whose
surface grips the sand in which it is sunk.
To it the shore end of tie rope is securely
fastened.
With the rope goes loose trolley line, by
which the men on the wreck haul out the
breeches buoy-an ungainly pair Of canvas
trousers hung to circular life preserver.
Into this one Of the shipwrecked gets, stick
ing leg through each capacious hole and
grasping the life preserver, which comes
just under his armpits. He does not need
to be tied in, for his seat is secure. All be
ing ready, the surfmen ashore begin to haul
in. The breeches buoy rolls rapidly shore
ward, suspended from its hempen track
For most of the distance the man in tn,
breeches is dangling above the water Wher
he reaches the surf, though, he is bound tt
get ducking. He holds his breath as thu
wild waves go over him, and the next min
ute dozen strong hands are pulling hin
up the sand beach and out Of his canya.
breeches.
When there are women aboard, there is /
suggestion Of the ludicrous. Wearing th,
breeches" may be repugnant to woman
but she does not hesitate a second Pull
ing her dress up around her, in she steps al
unhesitatingly, as though she were born t,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28
How He Escaped Trouble


"Maria, p he said as he entered the house,
speaking before his wife had time to say
word, this house is in an awful condition"
"Why, Henry she began.
Don't try to excuse yourself, ," he inter
rupted. Look at this room! was going
to bring friend home with me, but re-
Trained for fear the house would be just in
the condition that find it in"
IF you had sent word, Henry"
"Sent word, Marial Why should have
to send wordY Why should any one who
claims to be housekeeper have to be noti-
fed so that she can scurry about and make
things look respectablei And that gown,
Marial It's outrageous to be dressed in
that fashion at this time of day."
II could have changed it,
"Oh, Of course. You could have done lots
Of things, but you didn't. You should be
ready to entertain your husbands friends
at any time suppose the dinner is cold
tooP"
"It's not so good as it was YOU'RE late,
you know
"Ofcourse, and if had brought my friend
with me he'd have had to sitdown to cold
dinner or one that was burned to cinder,
and we should have both felt humiliated
and should have had to apologize. It isn't
right, Marial 1t isn't right at ALL"
And after he had settled himself in his
armchair after dinner he chuckled to him
self and muttered:
"Georgel but should have got a roasting
| for being late il hadn't started in first
It's great scheme Boston Globe.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28
His Regard For Himself.

The comfortable, well clad citizen was
going along Woodward avenue home the
other evening when big, burly tramp
stopped him and asked for dime. The
citizen looked him over and asked
do you have no more regard for
yourself than to beg on the streets?
"That's just it, boss" was the reply
"It's because | have regard for myself
that do. There's too many dogs in the
back yards. Detroit Free Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

She had French gardener Whatever
accomplishments he may have possessed in
other ways, he was rather stupid about
lawn duties, One morning his stupidity
was beyond endurance. She told him most
emphatically what she thought Of him and
finished by saying;
"Now, Francois, you can go, III not
have you another day"
He went, crestfallen, to the stables, where
her husband chanced to be. He looked at
the general thoughtfully for momentand
then said:
All, general, Pm very sorry for you.D
4 "Why, what Is the matter with me, Fran
cois?" said the generalA
we'll, | can 60, but must stay
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28


u MAINTAIN, said shrewd observer
recently that the American people are
becoming frivolous.
When ne was asked what evidence ne
could bring to prove his assertion true,
ne repled;
= want no better evidence than their
indifference to serious public affairs. Our
political system has developed certain de-
fects, but no effort Is made to get nd OF
them. Ihe people OF some OF our largest
states submit 70 boss rule which they
could crush forever by giving attend
ance at caucus and the polls for three
consecutive years.
"See, too, how . system OF frequent
and prolonged holidays has developed.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

Stealing the Declaration Of Independence.
When James Monroe was president
and John Quincy Adams secretary Of
state, an ingenious English engraver OBJ
tanned permission Of the two dignitaries
mentioned to take the Declaration of In
dependence and engrave it in facsimile
on copper. Hecarried the precious docu-
ment to the printing office Of one Peter
Force. When everything was in readi-
ness, he placed it upon the imposing
stone and laid sheet of india paper Of
the same size upon it. This india paper
was next moistened with water in which
gum arabic had been dissolved. Aheavy
proof roller with a weight hanging from
each end was then rolled several times
over tho historic document. When the
india paper was removed from the face
of the instrument, it took with it at least
one-half of the ink used in writing and
signing the document,
The document is less than century
and quarter years old, and with proper
care should be almost aslegible as it was
on the 9th day of July, l776 As it is,
only II signatures out Of the 5S can be
read without q glass, and some Of them
have disappeared beyond recall, all on
account of the thieving trick Of gov
ernment which. when they found that
they could not keep the colonies depend
ent, stole the very ink, from the docu-
ment which declares our independence
st. Louis Republic.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

The living alumni Of the University Of
Michigan are said to number twice as
many as the living alumni of any other
educational institution in this country,
Harvard is reported to be next, with
Yale good third.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

The man who, after studying hun
dred women, thought he knew the sex
thoroughly, admitted, on intimate ac-
quaintance with the one hundred and
first, that he was densely ignorant Of the
nature Of any one of them.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

We may infer that Coz RIGA is enjoy
ing period Of prosperity om the fact that
the total receipts from traffic over the rail-
roads Of that country from July, 1891, to
July, lS!2, amounted to 81, ,sS5, eco, Of which
Aa7 ,00ooanle from passengers, s5lS, 900 from
exports and $4a900O from imports, an ex-
cess Of IsH per cent Of exports over i'm
PORTS
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

From the Hopeful Young Man to the
Pastor-As | stand in the broad avenue
Of life ! find so many closed doors know
not which one to open How can tell
which will lead me to success?
From the Practical Pastor to the
Young Man There's only one, and you'll
find it labeled Push. Exchange.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

The little pin that sharply rrlcks,
A mountain. seems, OF woe;
The little second hand that Ticks
Seems lndolent und slow
But time oulllves our little pain
The second hand moves on;
And ere we note Its pace agnin
The weary hour III gone.
New York Recorder.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

Il saved up $a.oS last year" said Wal
lis proudly.
"And suppose you spent it on pres
ents for your papa and mamma~ asked
the visitor.
"Yes,' said Wallis. THAT is, all but
So of it. ~ Harper's Bazaar
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

Richter was fond of pets and at one
time kept a great spider in paper box,
carefully feeding and tending the crea-
ture for many months.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

1t is said that when dressed in the
European gowns a Japanese wife pre-
cedes her husband in entering room,
while in the eastern dress she must fol-
low him.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-28

The Japanese say, "A man takes q
drink, then the drink takes drink. and
the next drink takes the man.