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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

Apractical joke was played by an ex-
Confederate officer. Colonel Aylett, upon
some of his old companions in arms He
had a company of friends at his country
place, near Richmond, and one evening a
display Of fireworks was announced To
ward the close of the evening Colonel Ay-
lett called me and two orthree other young
fellows to him and said, 81 want you to
help me fool some of the old soldiers, If
you will"
OF course we jumped at the chance, and
asked for orders.
What ] mean to do" he said, "is to
make these veterans believe that am
shooting bombsnells from my shotgun.
Here are some giant iirecrackers. Each of
you take two Of them, go down into the
field yonder, spread yourselves out in line
about hundred yards apart and listen
for the bugle. ] shall aim at you in rota-
ton, and as soon as you see the fash Of the
gun, the one whose turn II Is must throw
a cracker into the air as high as possible,
SO that it will explode before reaching the
groundp
We slipped away in the darkness, and
the guests were invited out upon the lawn
to see the colonel shoot some small bomb
shells from his gun
The signal was given, and the gun was
fired. In few seconds a bright flash was
seen in the air, and loud explosion fol.
lowed. The shots were repeated until six
had been fired
We could hear the exclamations that fol
lowed each discharge. and in few min
ntes were back again, minging with the
crowd and listening to the comments Of
the veterans.
''lt reminded them of the war; they
said. Some Of them could ''distinetly trace
the flight Of the shell from the instant ii
left the gun until it exploded"
We begged Colonel Ayiett not to unde
ceiye them, but he declared that il would
be wrong to leave them under false i'm.
preston. The whole affair showed what
strange pranks imagination will some
times play with sober reason. Cor Youths
Companion.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21
The welfare Of Children.

There is distinct advance in intelli
gent grownup interest in child life
Mr., Howells, Miss Larcom and Edward
Everett Hale have all given us interest
ing books embodying their own recollec
tions Of childhood. Mrs. De- Land Il
writing charming novel whose main
interest is in problems of childish psy,
chology, and Mrs. Burnett promises 0
similar volume. During the recent
meeting of the Association Of College
Alumn@ it was evident that one of the
most interesting branches Of work taken
up by college bred women is systematic
and scientific study Of the development
--physiologic, psychologist and ethical
Of very young children. This recogni.
ton of the interesting points of the
young human animal is significant. II
not only promises better things for the
child, but better times for his elders
Kate Fields Washington.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21
RHEUMATISM

cessful results, but whichbrought on an
attack of mercuriTl r eumatism that
made my life one Of agony. After suf-
ering four years gave up all remedies
and commenced using S. S. S. After
taking several bottles, / was entirely
cured and able to resume work.
Ks$sXs is the greatest medicine for
k6sM blood poisoning to-day on
the market"
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diteases mailed
Tree. SWIFT SrEoiFIo Co., Atlanta, Ga-
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21
The vanishing Couple.

A fashion safe to stamp young girl
in gener;l society as but i'll equipped
with knowledge Of good form is that Of
vanishing in company with her at
tendant after dance and remaining in
unfrequented corners until remark is
thereby created. Such is the young wo-
man whose chaperon isin continual spec
ulation as to her whereabouts or else in
active exercise to find her. She is no
doubt often innocent of intention to Of
fend, but at large and mixed entertain
ments the better part Of wisdom ina wo-
man is to keep in view Of her fellows.
Awitty Frenchwoman, Mime. de Gira
din, once wrote: "Amuse yourselves, O
young beauties, but fiutter your wings
in the broad light Of day. Avoid shad-
ows in which suspicion hides The
vanishing woman" act should be lin
tied in performance to platform in full
yiewof the audience. The prompt re-
turn Of yonng woman to the side or
vicinity Of her ehaperon after dancing Is
not only graceful and well bred action,
but affords an opportunity to the man,
who too often is embarrassed in this re-
spect, to Withdraw and fulfill some other
engagement. Ladies' Home journal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21


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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

Throughout the Middle Ages it was be-
lieyed that there exists in man bone i'm.
ponderable, incorruptible, iTcombustible,
the necessary nucleus Of the resurrection
body. Belief in resurrection of the physi-
cal body, despite St. Paul's Epistle to the
Corinthians, had been incorporated into
the formula made many centuries after his
time, and called the Apostles Greed, and
was held throughout Christendom, "al
ways, everywhere, and by all.n
This hypothetical bone was therefore
held in great yeneratiou and many anato-
mists sought to discover it; but Vesalus,
revealing so much else, did not find it, and
was therefore suspected of want of proper
faith. He contented himself with saying
that he left the question regarding the ex-
istence of such bone to the theologians.
He could not lie, he did not wish to fight
the Inquisition, and thus he fell under
suspicion.
The strength Of this theological point
may be judged from the fact that no less
eminent a surgeon than Rioan consulted
the executioner to find out whether, when
he burned criminal, all the parts were
consumed, and only then was the answer
received which fatally undermined this
superstition. Yet in 1850 we find 1t still
lingering in France, creating an energetic
opposition in the church to dissection.
Even as late as the Eighteenth century,
Bernouilli having shown that the living
human body constantly undergoes a series
Of changes, so that all It's particles are re-
newed in o given number Of years, 80 much
Ill feeling was drawn upon him, especially
from the theologians, who saw in this
statement danger to the doctrine Of the
resurrection Of the body, that for the sake
Of peace be struck out his argument on
this subject from his collected works.
Andrew D. White in Popular Science
Monthly
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

High Life in the Nineteenth Century.
Millionaire-Have you completed the plans
] crderedl
Architect--Yes, sir.
where have you put the dining roomT'
"Frout A bedroom will be above.n
"With the study facing northF'
"Yes. sir; and tie library just behind IT,
"of course. And you have put the labo-
ratory where directedf'
"Yes, SIR
"What will the total cost beF'
"a trife over $4,000, and verJ~nics-pri.
yato railway car it will be-
as thatalll What will my new house costlT
"About 20,0OOn
"Whewl Do you take me for Cresusf'
Time.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21
BILL NYg AT RICHMOND.



ton and Libby Prison.
At Richmond we visited, among other
things tho old stone house which was occu-
pied as one Of the large ccslection OF head
quarters used by Washington. The house is
shown us by n bright little hoy. Kind OF n
| Virginia bright, as the tobacco dealers
would call him, presume. He is a fine
looking young fellow, with the mirth aud
music Of the African tingling in his veins,
together with the proud and navy blue blood
Of his other parent. The mulatto and octo-
room are very popular all through old vir-
ginia. They are very bright, some OF them,
and what like best about them is their
utter modesty in speaking Of their ancestors.
The old stone house is queer structure
and would rent for about "a per month.
Washington did not care very much for
style in his headquarters, but he wanted
plenty Of them. He never wanted to be ont
Of a headquarters SO he had them estab.
lished in all the growing towns OF that time.
Frequently he would secure headquarters
in town and then not visit them at all.
TWAS ssoin this case. Washington was plain
man and simple in his habits, He was only
extravagant in the number Of his headqunl-
tiers and we can forgive him for that, now
that he is gone.
In the back yard the little boy showed us
big tree planted by Washington himself,
Washington, Jefferson and Monroe planted
all the large trees in Virginia, with the ex-
ception of three On the trunk Of this tree
are two large iron staples or handles, now al
most buried in the trunk. The little mulatto
boy says they were probably driven in there
for the English to tie their horses to when
they came to Washingtonls headquarters to
surrender; or perhaps matter years slaves
were tied to these big iron handles when
they were whipped. Possibly Washington
used them in place Of shawlstrap in bring
ing the tree down to Richmond to plant it.
In fancy now can sec the father Of his
country, just as lie was about to become So
He gets off the train from Washington,
and carrying in one haud a small portemou-
naie containing a manicure set and powder
rug, while in the other he holds by these iron
handles the small tree which he purposes
planting in the rear Of his headquarters.
Going TO the Exchange hotel he registers
and inquiries of the clerk in charge il they
have a Washington's headquarters in Rich
mond.
But all this is just fancy, for George did
not, as matter of fact, have any headquar.
tiers here in Richmond at all He bought q
site for one but never built on H.
I,ihhv nrison is som IN ha rannnved from
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

HE does He has no oyercoat, and hii
clothes are thin Healso has II hungry look '
''Does he want work, that he may buy him.
self some warm clothingn
"Not hard work. II you know Of vacant
treasureship of an ice company paying
about 5000 n year, he would smile at the
information. Detroit Free Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

more or less according 10 the brand
and quality of the flour used. DO
not make q stiff dough, like yeast
bread. Pour the batter into
creased pan. 4yzxs inches, and a
inches deep. filling about half full.
The loaf win rise to fill the pan
when baked. Bake in very hot
oven Is minutes, placing paper
over first IS minutes baking. to pre-
vent crusting too soon on top. Bake
at once. Don'! mir agith mi2k.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21
why sIllk pIner. in Qualify.

Milk is more susceptible to changes
from the normal condition than any
other food product The first class Of
changes has been brought about by the
action of breeders, BY many years Of
attention to breeding for fat production,
it is now possible to get milk which may
be twice as rich as the normal On the
other hand, other breeders have paid
especial attention to production of large
quantity, even at the expense of quality
until pure milk is sometimes produced
having as low rs 10 per cent. of solids,
when the normal is - per ceut
A second set of causes which influence
the quality Of milk grows out Of the ig-
norance or carelessness of the producer
or seller Where the persons held. the
exploded idea Of the value of one cows
milk for children anything in the treat
ment of the COW which affects its nervous
temperament may unfit it for food for
very young children, Uncleanliness or
neglect is oftena grave source of trouble
in the handling of milk, not only on ac-
countof the possibilities of the addition
of visible filth, but because milk is pc
culiarly susceptible to odor, various
kinds Of bacteria and disease germs.
Epidemics Of scarlet fever and typhoid
fever have been traceable to the milk
supply, unclean cans and other utensils,
and particularly to propagating bacteria.
--Boston Transcript
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

sand here is n MN who scoals 10 ho Ia q
towering rage, Have his liberties boeu
threatenedT
"Alas! they have, and he says he will die
in the last ditch
"Who has dared to menace his sacred
rightsgf
"The police A patrolman found him in
an alley, with bunch of skeleton keys In
one hand and a burglars Jimmy In the other,
and asked II ho wouldn't please walk down to
headquarters and explain whether he was
looking for rats or getting realy to mark
goods for quarter Off sale,n
"And he wentln
eyes, but he said ho would mako IL hot for
the patrolman. He explained to tho chief
that he used the jimmy to crack railroad
sandwiches, and that the keys belonged to
his oat bin up home, and thus cleared him
self.n
"And will the patrolnan have to gog'
"0f course, Personal liberty is sacred
thing to monkey with
s'poor mani Why DOESN'T he look In the
rogues' gallery aud see il the mans photo.
graph is not therer
He has, and he found it, but the citizen
will bring his two b-otherS-ln.law to prove
that 1t got there by mistake for jew Bills
photo. He must 60 He should have had
more discretion
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

Young Teacher CLOSING talk to school
Now, scholars, in what way could / rise
highest in your estimationl
Toot's Boy ION hack seaH--By sitting
down on bent pin, sir.-Time
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

Mr. Edison proposes to transmit kisses by
phonograph. After careful investigation
Of this important issue, we are inclined to be-
iieye that reform is scarcely needed in this
department Of social economy Washington
Post.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21
The New Bread.

POYAL unfermented bread. made without
yeast avoiding the decomposition produced
in the flour BY yeast or othcr baking powder;
peptic. palatable and most hcalthful; may be
eaten warm and fresh without discomfort, which
is not true of bread made in any other way
Can be made only with Royal Baking Powder
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21
Receipt for Making One Loaf.

ONE quart flour. I teaspoonful
~ salt, half teaspoonful sugar,
aheapingteaspoo Royal Baking
Powder. half inedium-sized cold
boiled potato. and water. Silt to.
gethcr thoroughly -four, salt. sugar.
and baking powder; rub in the
potato; add sufficient water to mix
smoothly and rapidly into a stiff
batter, about rs soft as for pound.
cake; about a pint of water to a
quart Of -four will be required
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-21

NorEIt to follow precisely the above directions the
added
der has thoroughly mixed with the -four dry
Perfect had with the Royal Baking
which the ingrdentsae prepared
action necessary raise the larger bread loaf.
The noticeable this bread
that derived from the used in the Royal Baking Powder
Address ROYAL. BAKING POWDER Co., Wall
further information
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-13
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A PECULIAR CASE.

Ore of the most important cases
before the present term of County
Court was decided yesterday even
lng IN favor Of the plaintiff. The
facts in the case are as follows:
Some time last winter young
man named Jesse Manear, who
hailed from Valley district, bat had
been away somewhere at work,
turned up in Newburg. sick and out
of his mind. lie was arrested,
tried and fined by the corporation
authorities, and then turned over
to james McGee, the Oyerseer of
the Poor for that district, who took
him to the Davis House, hotel
kept by Mrs. u. s. Davis, and
lodged him there for care and treat.
ment. DR.. Possen was summoned
and soon found a we'll. DEVELOPED
case of typhoid fever. The patient
remained there for several weeks
and was q serious charge for Mrs.
Davis. The dangerous and conta-
gious disease drove away all her
boarders and ruined her hotel for a
time, and worst of all one of her
children. boy about ten years old,
caught the fever and died with it.
The other patient recovered, but
being unable to pay anything him
self, Mrs. Davis came before the
County Court with her bill. The
whole amount asked for was $3.50.
Her actual loss and expenses
amounted to about 500, and the
damage to her custom was Of course
considerable besides, leaving the
loss Of her child out Of the question.
ATTORNEY Neil J Portney appeared
for Mrs. Davis and States Attorney
Wotring for the county. After
hearing all the evidence in the case
and the argument Of the lawyers
and looking mp the law, the Court
passed an order allowing tho bill.
EI5O
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-13
ABOUT THE EXTRA SESSION.

In an interview with our Con.
gresham, Hon. w. l.. Wilson. in
Washington the other day, he was
asked about the outcome of the
extra session of Congress and said
cit has always been mr. belief
that the extra session will be con
tinuous and that no recess can be
taken. Under any circumstances,
however, the tariff question will be
considered.
$50 soon as the committee on
Ways and Means is announced the
tariff will be taken up by them. and
even should there be recess before
the regular session in December
the committee will contmne to have
sessions for the consideration OF the
new tariff law which the committee
will report to the House."
The rnmored intention to place
him at the head of the committee
on Ways and Means was mentioned,
aud he was asked if he would ac-
cept the place. Mr. Wilson hesita-
ted q moment and then replied With
a smile:
81 have never known Of anyone
refusing good Craftsmanship II it
were offered to him: but ! will say
that the chairman Of this committee
during the next Congress will not
have his honor without bis labors."
lie added that he had received no
intimation on the subject beyond
what he had read in the newspapers.
He further said there would be no
opposition to the reelection Of Mr..
Crisp as Speaker, 80 far as BIO knew
and that be believed the majority
Of the people Of West Virginia we're
IN faveT Of the repeal Of the Sher-
man law.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-13

The County Superintendent oil
Schools and the Presidents OF the
30 of Education seem to have
different ideas about the election OF
the Board Of Examiners, and seem
to have considerable trouble about
accomplishing a very simple matter,
that OF electiDg two teachers to AS
sfst the Superintendent in conduct.
ing the examinations. The first
meeting but two out of the nine
Presidents OF the Boards OF Educa-
ton OF the county were here, and
as the law requires at least three,
nothing was done. The second
meeting held Monday they were
nearly all here, but could not agree
with the Superintendent, and SO
another (the third meeting is call
ed to finish the job. Supt. Fortney
first nominated Horatio s. Whetsell
for the long term 1.-TWO years.) The
Board elected him unanim ously.
For the short term Zone ycar) Mr..
Fortney first named Miss Nettie
Herndon, of Terra Alta, but the
Board (probably because they we're
all d-heartcd old married men)
did not take kindly to the girls and
rejected the nomination. Then
Arthur Carrico, of Macon Der, Miss
Mary DAVIS, of Etam, and ono or
two others, were named by the
Superintendent, but the Board re-
fused to confirm them, believing
that there were older and better
known teachers IN the county. Mr..
FortneY then declined to name any
others, and after three hours
session the Board adjourned. 1t is
understood that they favored Prof.
Rufus Holden for the other Exam
iner and voted almost unanimously
for him, but rs he was not named
by the superintendent, as the law
requires, it was not an election.
The Board took the very proper
view, that the KIngwood Graded
School being the leading school of
the county and the Principal one
OF the most prominent educators of
the county, should be OH the Board
of Examiners.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-13

Dir. John A. Bell, the Postmaster
at Whctsell, the new Office on the
new Star route between Rowlesbarg
and Albrightsvllle was in town on
business last Saturday. This route
was established nearly a year ago.
the post offices named and located.
and the postmasters appointed and
sworn in and their supplies sent on,
but no carrier mas been put on the
route yet, nor no provisions made
Tor carrying the mail, and as the
Post-ofiice Department has been
very busy for some time making
changes, it Will probably be several
months yet before anything further
will be done towards establishing
new routes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-13

Niagara, "the crown Jewel Of our
continent" centuries OLD, but ever
new in its infinite variety, is the
one spot that every American should
see; and every reader of Den0rext's
Family Nagazine for August may sec
Niagara in all its different aspects.
at every season OF the year, without
the fatigue and expense OF the Jour
ney. Through toe charmInoly
written and superbly illustrated ar.
ticle ga Day at Niagara" one may
become familiar with every point of
interest in the vicinity Of the Great
Falls; while those who propose stop
ping there on their way to or from
the Exposition, may learn how they
may sec all to the best advantage.
and with the least expenditure of
time anc money. "Life at White
Sulphur Springs" is another ssout.
ing" article. This is also an exam.
pic Of stay at home travel; for after
reading the article and seeing the
many illustrations one feels as IA.
miliar with the place as If it we're
lifted.
The Diary Of An Athletic Girl"
and 'The Story Of the Millennium"
viii be read with pleasure by All
lovers Of good fiction; Vacation
Pleasures" furnishes some excellent
hints Tor entertaining; Society
Fads" describes all the latest foibles
Of the butterflies Of fashion. and all
the departments for which this
Magazine is noted are full to over.
flowing with good thlngs. There is
something ~ it Of interest TO every
member u the family. This nam
bef " a fair sample Of what :s gwen
twelve times year for 81. Pub.
ished by w Jennings Demorest.
Is East 14th Street New York.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-13

William Il. Cupp, the new Sher
III OF Tucker county, sent in his
resignation to the County Court
last week. The Court will elect
come one to the vacancy, and a big
petition is being circulated in favor
IL. }. Wagner, who will likely be
appointed. Mr.. Cupp married a
daughter of the late Chss. W. May.
or, OF Terra Alta What caused
him to resign his Office is a mystery
TO hrs friends.