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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12

OF all edible pods, it is believed that
the bean has been the longest known
and most widely cultivated. 1t was
used as food by the ancient Jews and
considered sacred by the Greeks and Ro-
mans. A temple dedicated to Kyanetes,
the god Of beans, formerly stood on the
sacred road near Eleusis. Kyanetes was
called the god of beans because be was
the first to cultivate them for food. The
bean feast, which the Athenians cele-
brated in honor OF Apollo, was charac-
terized by the excessive use of beans.
The Egyptians. contrary TO the ma
tons above mentioned, considered beans
unclean, and would not venture to touch
them. Pythagoras admonished his schol-
ars, Abstain from beans" The natives
Of Egypt and most all oriental nations
look upon the black speck on the wings
of the bean flower as the written char
acters of death. Louis Republic,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12

With the exception of the Chinese rail.
ways, with their prejudiced crazed
wrecking mobs, the unsafest roads in
the world are those of Spain, whose
landslides and inundations wreck tram
every few weeks. not to mention the
risk from bandits and insurgents. The
safest are those of northern Germany
and England.
Statistics prove that in 1886 and 1890
only three out of 62,000,000 North Ger
man passengers lost their lives by causes
which could in any way be ascribed to
the neglect Of precautions on the part Of
the railway officials In Great Britain
during the same period the ratio was
one fatal accident to 100000 safe
trips. In America three out Of ten fatal
casualties can be traced to the disad-
vantages Of the one track system. New
York Telegram.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12
North. the nitrate King.

Colonel North the nitrate king. has a
daughter Emma, to whom he gave $780,
900 and told her to marry whom she
liked All the young sparks in Chill
used to laugh about her, but she will
probably end by being at least duch-
ess. He has one son., Harry, or, as he
used to be called when | knew him,
starry" He was then small boy 60
ing home to school, and on landing at
Mohtevideo came off with a box of com
mon grass as curiosity to take to Eng
land. He had never seen blade of
grass at lquique, where nothing grows,
and the boy could not understand our
laughter at his greenness. North gave
Harry $4,000 on his twenty-frst birth
day, and told him to have "jolly spree. "
| believe Harry is now in the army
San Francisco Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12

1t is a tribute to the basis of real dig
nifty that there is in the American girls
character that a well bred foreigner
will take simply as they are meant the
constant surprises she affords him in
the way of daring escapades, any one
of which would at once destroy his re-
spect for one Of his owa unmarried
countrywomen. A transatlantic mar
riage which was started by a practical
Joke was that of the young minister from
-, who asked his lively neighbor at
a dinner how lie should make his
adieux to his hostess, as she did not
speak French and his own knowledge
of English was of the slightest. Quite
seriously she taught him to say, "Golly,
Mrs. A., have had bully time" and
he repeated the absurd and dreadful
little speech with great distinctness to
his hostess, who at once detected the
source of the poor mans blunder and
naturally greatly resented it. NJ. de f.,
however, had a sense of humor and, far
from harboring grudge against the
impertinent Young lady, was greatly
amused by her audacity, and thus in
this instance began the "wooing ont"
New York Tribune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12

II want to show you ,theieffects of con.
slant training" said local military en-.
thusiast.
We were standing on Whitehall street.
"You see those two regulars from Nc
Pherson barracks coming this way" said
he, pointing toward two private soldiers
from the barracks They were walking
very rapidly, put witA as feg4larI AIstsI
as though on dress parade.
"Now watch them. will give com.
mand as they come up and I'll bet cigal
they instinctively obey it, "
"It's bet.
Just as they passed us my companion
In deep, commanding voice said;
"Fours left; inarchln
Asquick as flash the regulars wheeled
to the curbstone. Then they caught
themselves, looked around, smiled ant
went on.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12

. b H. b
1--WE were talking about the weather"
be continued to Edith. Your sister
says it is not as cold as it was, !"
Little sister slid out Of the room
"That wis an awful fib," she said to
Millard as she went out.
A couple Of hours later Edith lifted
her head from Millard's shoulder and
looked up at him trife uncertainty,
Foster" she said, did you hear what
those odious women behind us were
saying during serviceY" !'''
~ did, but you will remember that
you did not. You were attending to the
service. MI.
"Hushl am in earnest, Fosteri"
aWhat isity
"what did my sister say to you in
herey ''''' Tli''i'' '''f
"lprofnised not to tell $50 ~
Never mind, then. Did you believe
those women uu IyaIarsi,
NO, Edith H,r,fb gtR,np
did y0u believe what my sister told
your ,,,, ~ .,,a
"Partly Not as she meant" 'i'iH
AYon are d good boy should have
believed them IL | had been Id your
place, Y ,Es ta &% ,ltshE ~
a "WhyT zFt4utaH #ff .pliit . -
4 Because said Edith slowlyml'be-
ce4se am not a man.. Il Newcomb
N Boston Glqbes o, ,.,,.,,..
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12
WHERE SHE SOMETIMES FAILS.

In the Domain Of Woman Man Very Fre-
quentiy Exceis, as II Shown Here. z
OF course, 1t is rank heresy to men
tion it, but does il ever occur to the
advanced woman that, while as yet
she has failed to demonstrate her su.
perior ability In any Of the professions
or industries of mans province, when
ever the man invades her domain he
invariably excels her in skill and sue
cess2 The woman. doctor takes second
place to the man, yet the man cook is
the greater, the better paid, the more
successful than the woman, aa ti,
The greatest lawyer is the world is
not woman, but the greatest milliner
Is man and the most famous dress
maker Is also a man, The best tailors
for women are men, the greatest de-
signers Of house decoration, architec-
ture and furnishings are meh, and the
best housekeepers are men N'''"
u OF course the women will rise up IN
theiF wrath, bat you ask any man who
lives at a first class club, managed en-
tirely bylmenl II he can Have the same
comforti the same excellehcs of cook
ing and variety OF menu, the tisafne ab-
scence of trictibnoand annDyancei for
the same aAlountDotI money, provided
by the most thoughtful, tpainstaking
little wife in thA worldton 10 q; low
Tn, any householdnif a man isnal-
lowed to have dqPminioA over his ,pYp
particular apartment, if he exercise, bis
own unbiased taste in furnishing and
arrangement, you viii inyariably find
that the mans room is The favorite
place in the house, and that rarely Is
the man permitted to enjoy in it peace
fullsecl1sion. IiWhyl s5aih 'aFil
Because it Is restftil iii Icoloring Ana
has mo Iglaring contrasts of tint: ilThe
chairs are elconfortable when YOU sit In
them and aren't; done up with vexa-
tiousi .sashes+ The lights are arranged
SO, yen can see to read priwrite il you
like, and are not so buried in frills and
millinery and fron ,frou that their, orig
inal purpose il lost, There are vel
come space effects in tle mans room77
happy contrast with the cluttered,
crowded confusion of the womans
room.
Things are exactly where you can
put your hands on them when you
want them without any forethought.
Nothing is in the way Of something
else. There are no knickknacks to fall
down, no traps to trip your feet. Every
thing has purpose. The pictures are
hung where you can see them and are
worth looking at. The books are where
you can reach them and are books you
want to read.
The bits of bric-a-brac have pur-
pose as well as history, The whole
idea of the mans room is in word
comfort. OF the woman's room the
idea is effect. In searching after his
ideal the man frequently attains the
woman's ideal as well. The woman
often misses both in striving after the
one of lesser importance.-New York
Sun.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12
pANsv.

A little fiowct. faded and old.
With purple leaves and heart Of gold.
| Wrapped In . kcrchisf whlte aa snow,
Il found Il today
All withered away
Whore paced It for keeping ycArs ago.
A story lives IN this pansy's dust
A story pathetic with youthful trust,
And would could live 1t over again,
For Il speaks TO me-
Out Of memory
Ola love that wassweet, but was all In vain.
Tho pansy has faded, as did my dream,
In the years that have passed. and yet
seem, WHl
Through oil of ife's hurrying din,
To have kept Its grace
Ay In the illmy lace
OF the kcrchief wrapped It In.
Eric Gambrell In New Orleans Picayune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12
A Bad Blunder.

Visitor Gin Jail, oprisoner)-whst are
you here for?
Prisoner-For stealing.
Visitor What did you steali &@s
Prisoner--l stole girls affections.
Visitor-Well. that is no infraction Of
the law
Prisoner--Hem; carried 'em of with
her fathers horse and buggy. New
York Epoch.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12

One Of the souths most successful
evangelists is William Eyander Penn,
who has just finished a great revival in
Mississippi He is man Of sixty-three,
and has been constantly preaching day
and night for sixteen years
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12
7WII't. V IllIfN
Carlyle and Some Yonng Men.


When we think of bores we are tempt
ed to wish thatell-4nen had something
Of Carlyle's ,.fRqepess. The mighty
Thomas was bia5ass iood day" to a
very conceitea9 EouIIg man who had fa-
vored him withA lser1non on things
in general. HsA politely to the
door, and then
"Well. Mr. 6izd sreeeved ye for
the sake of your fJtt NOV goodby:
and earnestly Bpps lfVihever see ye
again!" W sJeS
On anofhef etssassa Carlyle looked in
q passionless way at visitor who had
beeniholding forth for ever 80 long, and
saids .isl.l itll[,llIiilA
MAN, but ye're puir creeturel"
The anscdpte recalls one of q cobbler
who once got rid Of a tiresome caller by
putting his hands on. his lapspohs and
pensiTely gazing at the talking nuisance
Finally be said:
Fl suppose. now. they tell soutthat
God made your s..,
The terrible insihuatfon was too much
for the bore, and he fed, utterly routed
Irish Times. = '
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-12
He SEEMS TO MAKE IL Pay.

The "Idealst" Is What IA Pioneer In =
''Ncw Calling, Styles Himself.
The day of the eccentric man has
been long delayed, but 1t seems to have
oyertaken us at last. II tho signs Of
events count, the crank, the man
with ideas, the odd chap are to get d
little nearer to life's 6gurative clover
field hereafter than they are. at pres
ent. t,.fr b., @- ag g
In q neatly furnished room on the
dirst floor Of quiet hotel, up town a
nervous, difildent young man, half
buried in papers and books, was found,
who makes a very good, salary by the
rather odd occupation of originating
ideas. He does nothing else, nor has
he for more than year, and has been
during that time rather well coinpen-
stated for the IDEAS lie has soid--in fact
he has no notion Of ever abandoning
the work on account Of its money side.
He Is new to New York, having been q
Ohicagoan until quite recently He Is
a'Gei1nan- Yankee, IWitli af'very pro-
nounced nervous Temperament and Of
queer history, habits andQnotions, He
was, as an evidanceaof' his originality,
married at eighteen 10 afyoung lady
who was almost an utter stranger
to him, iunderlqiite romantic circum-
stances When seen. the 'fIdeast" was
anticipating yers;eagerly the, arrival in
New York of hisElittle. family wife and
three -yearrold girl, OF teitherIof whom
he, said he would be glad t9 boast,
were it not. a comlp9pplace thing to do,
II plan to remain in New York at !,
least year. he explained Il have
contracted to devote ny, whole time for
that period to thinking fortand making
suggestions to one Of your greatest
business houses. " Is a mark Of cour-
age In hatagdf to Conclude that the
firm eati afford to pay $500 a year for
the privilege OF having ah,odd sort Of
1eilow on the alert constantly to see
uncommohplace phases of the' bdsiness,'
to scheme and plan new features Of it,
to look AT it from odd standpoints and
to think of lin the attitude Of an idea
maker. Yet that is justwhata shfewT
business man has concluded for his
firm in my case, and it emphasizes the
trend of all our civilization--toward the
'this-one-thingI-do' men, n4oa m
rs this calling Of the 'Ideaist' very
numerously represented as yet in New
York; T. n af 45
Il think not-indeed, there are few
who depend entirely upon their ideas
for living. We have a number of
ing solicitors, writer's, ETC., who make a
very good thing of selling their ideas Il
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24
New Process of Electroplating

A discovery which promises to
be of great Importance in the arts
has recently been made in connec-
ton with the electro-deposition Of
copper and other metals. Hereto
fore these processes have been car
ried on by immersing the metal in
tended to receive the deposits in an
aqueous solution Of salt of the
metal to be deposited. The new
process makes use of insoluble salts
of the various metals, which are re-
duced to fine powder and mechan-
ically mixed with water. The mix
ture is applied to the surface of the
metal by means of a brush to the
handle of which is attached the
electric conducting wire, SO that
the process of deposition resembles
that of applying a coat of paint.
Not only pure metals, but all sorts
Of alloys are applied as coatings to
other metals with the utmost facil-
ity by this process. The hull of an
iron ship, for example, may be
painted over with a tough, adher-
ant, and impervious coating of
metallic copper, of any desired
thickness. Experiments have been
made which indicate that this pro-
cess may be successfully applied
to the plating Of aluminium with
silver or gold, desideratum which
has long been sought for, but hith-
erto apparently in vain.-Engineer-
ing Magazine.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24
Real Estate Sales.

The following is a list OF real estate
sales recorded during the past week,
furnished at the abstract Office OF O'Brien
& Sleator.
Diana Richardson to Hugh McDougall,
100000, lot 16, block 4, Hitchcock's adj
dition, State street.
j. G. Wall to Harriet A. Kirkpatrick,
$3.50 99, lot IL, block l1s, Fletcher's ad-
dition, Seventh street.
Gustav Bay to Carl Hasse, $4,000, 8
Of W Of /, 30, 7, Maple Ridge township.
Flora r. Mason to Alfred Phillips,
$4,000, 8 ! of n of 20, 81, 6, Green town.
ship.
August f. Kunath to John Beck, $400,
n ! of ! Of s W Of W Of IA, 81, s, AL.
pena township.
Stork & Bodey to f. G. Spens, $4,000,
lot 6, block 2, "Stony Point"
Saml Bonfleld to E. G. Spens, $4,000,
II Of n W Of 80, 80, Z, Maple Ridge town
ship.
Mclaughlin & Fowler to Lyman j.
Sylvester, $500, e of Of s, 80, 8,
Green township.
Benjamin Richards to JOS. +. BANNED,
$250.0O, lot 4, block 10, Potter,s addition
and part lot 3, block "a, Hitchcock's ad.
dition. Lincoln street.
Geo. w. Jones to Geo. L. Maltz, $l.00
A by 8 rods In block 8, Tuttle's addition
Washington avenue.
Emily G. Williams to Frances L. Irwin
81 10000, lots II and 10, block 49,
Fletcher's addition, Washington avenue.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24
Needed Investigation.

The fact that the New York
custom house is to be investigated
under an order from Secretary Car
Isle, is not only matter of inter-
est to that city, but to the country
at large. Well equipped men
have been chosen for the task,
which is of no little magnitude,
and thoroughness in the work may
be expected. For years there has
been reason to suppose that the
affairs of the Office were being man.
ipulated in the interest of certain
favored importers. Upon no other
supposition is it possible to account
for the exasperating, and frequent
ly expensive, delays to which
merchants in New York and all
over the country have been subjected.
Loss and annoyance have been suffer-
ed in this city, as in almost every
other of any Importance in the
United States. Individuals having
business with the custom house
have found two systems of doing
things in vogue and, and through
some mysterious influence, those
who were honest found it most
difficult to deal with the officials,
and invaribly have had the heaviest
expenses to meet. Charges of
sharp practice and corruption
have long floated openly, and it is
high time that their truth or fall
sity was ascertained. 1t is said
that some of the most ardent sup
porters of protection as a national
policy have received the most val
liable concessions from the customs
officers, and that political influence
went far toward reducing the law
full expenses attaching to the inn
portation of dutiable goods. The
situation demands just such a
sweeping and thorough investigation
as it is proposed to make.--Free
Press.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24
Interested in Cordage l..

The Mail and Express, journal
which has enjoyed little mention
since its remarkable editor yielded
the ghost is driven into excess of vitu-
peration against Democratic man
agement of the treasury. 1t charac-
terizes Carlisle as our blue grass sec
retary--"blue grass by birth, but
green grass by experience. The
moving cause of its vituperatlon
appears to be, losses sustained by
the estate itself through injudicious
investment in the Cordage trust,
which it represents as having
been entirely solvent and very
successful up to two weeks ago.
1t was heavy borrower of money,
made necessary by the peculiar
character Of its credit system to its
customers. Then came the "sec-
retary's statement of an intention
to suspend gold payments on treas
ury notes." and the magnificent
Cordage company was compelled to
meet a stringency in the money
market. Time was too short, the
crash came, and Carlisle has ruined
zone of the most magnificent bust
ness properties in the land" all be-
cause 'of the incompetency, vacill-
alton, and the pusilanimity of Mr..
Cleveland's secretary Of the treas
ury."
See how plain a tale put the
Mail and Express down. There
has been no suspension Of gold pay
ments upon treasury notes--not for
day, not for an hour, not for
a minute. The Cordage trust has
passed into the hands of receivers
because it confesses it's own insol-
vency. 1t was.a watered industrial,
stepped in water, swollen with wat
er, water on the heart, water on
the brain, water, water everywhere,
and it was endeavoring to compass
a monopoly and did not succeed
entirely. 1t was not, as the late
Col. Onepard paper represents,
magnificent business property. 1t
was fraud and a humbug, and it
was seeking to do illegitimate bust
ness against public morals. 1t is
now in liquidation. 1t ought never
have been organized. 1t is well
that thus early it goes to the wall.
The bluegrass secretary would
indeed be green were he seeking to
bolster with the treasury every such
illegitimate enterprise as this, con-
Quoted in defiance of law, whether
of the nation, of morals, or Of the
unwrltten requirements of COM
mon honesty and common decency.
Chicago Times.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24
A Business Administration

Secretary Hoke Smith has reduc-
ed the expenses of the Census Bu-
reau by $4,000 a month. Secre-
tary Gresham has dismissed a large
number of incompetent and super
fluous clerks. If things go on in
this way we shall presently have
the Government paying only for
what it gets in the way of service
and exacting a competent and faith
full service in return for salary, no
matter how much pull clerk may
have or how necessary it may be
to somebody to take care of him"
New York Herald.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24
Stevens and Spreckels.

Throughout the Hawaiian affair
Mr.. Cleveland has acted with good
sense and with due regard to the
rights Of all concerned. He has
shown that it is impossible to con-
troll him for the purposes of con-
spirators where he knows the facts
and is aware Of the designs of the
men who attempt to use the Federal
Government in furthering their
private schemes for securing un-
earned money.
The removal of Stevens and the
appointment of Mr.. Blount will
satisfy all who are not in favor Of
allowing Spreckels to carry out his
plans through the completely of the
United States.
IL is no longer doubtful that a
conspiracy existed to which Stevens
was party. It will be easy to
show that the entire disturbance
was planned months in advance
and that Stevens was in full COM
plicity with it. Mr.. Charles Nord-
hoff, who is now in Honolulu for
the New York Herald, has secured
evidence that the troops from the
Boston were hauled under the or
ders of Stevens, before, not after,
the resolution. The actual land
ing took place between four and
five o'clock Monday afternoon, and
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24
The report received from Lansinp

The report received from Lansing
last Saturday was not a pleasant
one to Alpena Democrats. 1t stat
ed that City Attorney Greening
bad written dispatch, claiming it
had come from Casper Alpern, in
regard to the city charter bill and
presenting the bogus dispatch to
the committee. Mr.. Greening was
placed under arrest by the sergeant
of-arms, brought before the COM
mittee, admitted having written
the dispatch, and was then released
from custody. Mr.. Greetings side
of the story has not been heard,
and we trust he may be able to ex-
plain the matter satisfactorily to
the party that has honored him
with an important and lucrative
office. If we understand the AL
pena Democracy, they will not en-
dorse any such action as Mr. Green
ing is charged with, or such illegal
methods as bogus dispatches.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-24

Eastwood has assumed wonder
fully strong position considering
the low degree from whence it has
recently assembled. From having
been not much better than a yellow
dog two or three years ago, it has
become about the most active lumber
in the market. Dealers never fear
that they have bought too much
Eastwood; in fact the difficulty is
to get enough of it. Good frsts
and seconds sell at 50 to 81 higher
than two years ago. The manu-
facture of Eastwood has been per-
fected so that it is put up in as good
shape as pine, and is constantly
growing in favor among consumers.
The greatest difficulty in the bass
wood trade is to get enough of it
concentrated to handle on large
orders. No one can now tell how
long the forest supply will last, be-
cause Eastwood grows somewhat
scatteringly and in isolated belts.
The larger quantity is arriving in
this market FROM " y iisscoTsin.
Birch is another wood that has
come to the front surprisingly dur
ing the past year. The passenger
car industry is consuming large
quantities. The furniture makers
are also calling for it freely. White
as we'll asred is now salable, though
the red is preferred. A year or two
since white birch was a drug in the
market. 1t has at length been dis
covered that it can be utilized by
staining or filling and finishing in
the natural color, and the demand
has risen on that basis. 1t is a fine
grained wood, and substitutes cherry
and mahogany admirably. Birch is
bound to be a leading wood in the
future. The quantity available is,
however, limited. It grows scatter
ingly, and it is expensive to con-
centrate large stocks. This is the
only drawback on the rapid growth
of the birch trade.--Lumberman's
Gazette