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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-02-01
Snow in the Siskiyous.

The Roseburg Review of Jan. "a
says: obstacles on the s. P. road
through the Shasta mountains have
continued to increase and under the
most favorable circumstances q train
cannot be expected before some time
Saturday. The big slide Monday stop
ped all trains, and this was followed on
Tuesday by monster avalanche 1900
feet long with an average depth Of
fifty feet. Snow is still falling and the
storm promises to be even more DAM
aging than the big storm Of 1900,
which lasted fifteen days and caused
the big slide in Cow creek canyoL. All
trains are running on time between
here and Portland.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-02-01
Fatally Burned.
Y. Y.

Last evening the 2-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G, +. Hawkins was play
ing in the sitting room with a
whisk broom, The child's grand
mother went out of the room for a
moment, but was quickly recalled by
the screams of the other children. It
was found that the boy had stuck
the whsk broom into the stove and
had set it no fire and had also ignited
his clothing, so that he was enveloped
in flames. The fire was quickly ex-
tinguished, when it was found that
the child's face, body and arms were
frightfully burned. DR.. J, P. Wallace
was called and did all he could to re-
lieve the child's suffering, which was
intense. 1t was feared he had inhaled
some OF the flames, and the physician
thought the burns were of themselves
so severe that the child could not re-
cover Herald.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-02-01
Man La Admitting IIimself.

In an old volume of "The Transac-
tions" is found the following by DR., ].
p, Wilson; Where, let me ask, are the
great and wasting epidemics that once
devastated the whole inhabitated
globeP They are gone, says the sani-
yarian, because l have stamped them
cut No, indeed. They do not ap-
pear, simply or largely because they
have become innocuous TO the human
race, Habit has rendered them more
bpl more harmless, Man ID rapidly .adI
kabssxa 4sitAssls IA hSR srivtau Slesieaih
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-02-01
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies, Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the EustaGhian Tube.
When this tube gets irhamed you have
rumbling sound Or imperfect hearing, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases outof ten are caused by catarrah.
Which is nothing but an inAsmed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any caseot Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cure by Halls Catarrah
Cure, Send for circui rs, free.
T- FL, CHENkY & CO., Toledo, D
E@-sold by Druggists, 7Se.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-02-01
Cedar Posts,

Firstclass cedal posts for sale cheap.
Call on or address Walter Brown, AL
bany office, at Trenches jewelry store
or see s. A. Nickerson at Labanon.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-02-01
The w, R. c.

The following program will be rem
dered at Mlller's hall on February %,
George Washi ngton's Birthday, under
the auspices of the Lebanon, w. R. c.
PROGRAM
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-02-01

SHILoH's CURE is sold on a
guarantee. 1t cures Inclpient Con
sumption ItIa tho beat Cough Cure
Only one cent o doAe o5cts,, 5octs,.
avA tig9 Ssla w Al VI snlith.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
HE'S A GREAT PENMAN.

A Frisco Man Who Writes With
10th Hands at Once.
Gus Mooney, a copyist ii the county
clerks Office, is the happiest man with
a pen in the new city hall. He per-
forms all sorts of feats that to the or.
binary man appear marvellous. He is
ambtdeXtrOus, and writes a most beau
tiful hand, sometimes fine S%pencerian
and other times q round back hand
that is like copper plate.
Mooney copies the Wills filed into the
record, and usually writes the mage
on the left side Of the open book with
his right hand end the next nag with
his left 81 that he always has a rest
for his arm. When he tires of writ
Ing a running hand he turns the book
a little and writes page after mage in
his back hand style.
Mooney can take tTo pens, one in
each hand, and starting at a common
point write two signatures simulta-
neously, writing the one with his left
hand backward, and the signatures
will be almost exactly alike. He seems
to do his thinking with his wrist. too
for he will write two entirely different
names at the same time and with a
dash and a flourish that ia surpriaIn9
and occasionally he varies the monot.
ony Of his work by copying two dif-
ferent wills 1T the same time, or bv
commencing at the last letter Of one
viii and copying it backward with III
lsft hand, while he copies another
from the beginning with his right-
Han Francisco Post
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
MARKET
Latest Quotations Frsn Grain aaa
Live Stock Centera.

Latest Quotations Erem Grain ahA
Live stock Ceaters.
Chicago, Nov. 14.-Wheat - Novem-
Der, &c Csc: December. 81 May,
q S-4c. Corn-NovcMber, q 7.8ao9c;
December, Csc: January, 275Sc; May,
% 1-2c; August. 81 1-2c. Oats-Novem-
Der. 10 1-4c; December. IS 1-4c: May,
2O6-Sc. Pork-November, $8O5; De
cember. 1915; January. 1907 1-2; May.
$9.42 1-2. Lard-November, $5.47 1-2;;
December. $3.50 1-2: January, $500;
May. $3.50 10 Ribs - November.
SAT- IL; January. 81 60; May. $3.50.
Chicago. Nov. 14.-Ilogs+Market &C
tive at 5a1Oc advance; light, 5 3.4Oa3. q;
mixed. $3.45a3.15; heavy, !S3.35a3.eO:
rough. $33.a355a3.5O. Cattle - Market
steady to stronger; bceves, S3.1Oa5;
cows and heifers. <1.3Oa3.5O; Texans.
$2.6ja3.35: Westerns, s 2.SOa3 81: stock
ers and feeders. $2.2Oa3.:O.
Minneapolis. Nov. 14.-Wheat No.
vcmber closed at - Ice: December
opened at Sc 1-Sc and closed at 80 lie;
May opened ut Sc 1-2c and closed at
DC. On track-No. 1 hard. sac; No. /
Northern, 5234c: No. . Northern.
81 Lac.
Milwaukee. Nov. 14.-Flour dull and
weak. Wheat easy: No. : spring,
5634c; No. 1 Northern. Sc: May,
81 1-2c. Corn steady; No. 3. 2Sc. Oats
steadily held; No. 2 white. zoe; No. s
white. .Sa19c. BARLEY nominal and
Gull; No. 2, SIS 1-2c; sample, 22a36c.
Rye lower; No. I, SIC.
st. Paul. Nov. 14.-Hogs &c higher;
good outside demand; sales Mt s 3 Goa,
$40. Cattle-Light stockers and heavy
feeders firm and active; medium
weight steers slow; common butcher
stuff and canners slow and weak; fat
cattle steady; calves firm.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
BICYCLE FAST AS A TRAM.

Al Last We Have an Electric "safe.
"" With Its Own Motor. Driving
1t Over Thirty Miles AN Hour.
The electric bicycle is among the
probabilities. A New York inventor
has fashioned one and claims for it a
speed Of thirty miles an hour. A
wheelman is very skilful who can
owe seventeen miles an hour over an
ordinary road. The petroleum bicycle
had a trial in the road races for motor
vehicles in France, but it was never
in the race.
The electrical bicycle weighs about
sixty-fOur pounds. The motor is d.
rectly under. the seat. The battery
box Is the cumbersome feature. It
rests on a small arm, which stands
out from the frame, directly over the
rear wheel. The box is about thirty
six inches long and seven in depth.
Prom the battery III two wires to the
motor. A narrow leather belt con-
meets the motor with the rear axle.
Wires from the motor run along the
upper bar of the frame to q graduating
switch, near the h%andle-bar. A lamp,
throwing a reflection twenty feet, Is
connected with the motor, the cleo
tricity serving the twofold purpose of
light and power.
The inventor is not sure but that
over thirty miles an hour can be made
over a good road. This speed would
be accompanied by great danger. of
course, should the rider fall of.
The inventor says that he borrowed
a friends safety, fitted the invention
to 1t, and asked the owner to give It
a trial. The wheel was tried on the
boulevard n morning at daybreak.
The result was astonishing. The in
ventor says the speed did not exceed
twenty miles an hour. The man who
rode the wheel is willing to swear that
it was nearer 200 miles. He didn't
want to try it again. The inventor
purchased the machine from him and
has since improved it.-New York
World.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
see what ia going on in 1xvrilo Gavril-

see what ia going on in 0xvrilo Gavril-
Ovitch's honse.
Nothing in particular.
As usual, the old folks rose early In
the morning Gavrllo C;avrilovitch ap-
pearing in his ancient 'kolpak" and
felt jacket, and Paraskovia Petrovna
In her warm morning gown. The
samovar was brought in, the table
was set, and as Masha failed to ap-
pear in the gOstinnui, or dining room,
a servant maid was dispatched to her
apartment to inquire how she slept
during the night and how she felt in
general. The maid soon returned. an
nOuncing that the b%aruishinia (miss)
had had n restless night, but that she
felt much better Low, and would soon
join them at the table. The maid had
no one made her report than Masha
appeared, approaching her papenka
and mamenka with an affectiOnate
good morning.
slow is your health. dear?" in
quired Gavrilo G%avrilovitch.
II feel much better, papa" replied
| Masha.
"You must have caught cold, Ma
sha," interposed Paraskovia Petrovna.
"fhat may he, mamcnka."
/ The day passed quietly. but towards
evening Maeha fell sick. A doctor
was Immediately sent for. and when
he arrived, two hours later, he found
the patient in a state of delirium. It
soon developed into a high fever, and
for two weeks the poor girl lowered
between life and Geath.
No one in the house had the slight
est idea about the intended elopement.
The letter which she addressed the
night previous she destroyed as soon
MS she returned home, and the maid,
fearing to incur the anger and punish
ment of her master, kept the secret to
herself. The minister and witnesses
were alike reticent about the matter
(they had good cause for it,. And as
to T%ereshka, Vladimir's driver, he
knew well how to keep a secret, even
when drunk, and more so when sober.
Thus the secret was kept sacred by
over half a dozen conspirators. But
Masha herself, in her delirium, began
to unravel the mystery. Yet her moth
er, vino never left her daughters room,
paid no attention to her words. She
merely ascribed them to the fact Of
Mnsha being in love with Vladimir,
thinking that in all probability her up-
successful love vas the chief cause Of
her sickness. Something had to be
done, and one fine morning she on
suited her husband and some Of their
neighbors as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of
gratifying Masha's wish.
in tie meantime Masha became con-
valescent. Vladimir was no longer to
be seen in Gavrilo (~savrilovitch's
house. The rude reception offered him
during his last visit kept him aloof
from their house. One mor council
was held. and 1t was decided to write
ind ask him to pay 4 visit. But their
surprise may be imagined when. In an
swer to their invitation, he wrote q
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
SOME FARM TOPICS
MTERDsTIN0 INFORMATION ron
TILLERS OF THE SOIL.


In reply to inquiries regarding the
benefits Of %sub-soiling, and why 1t il
necessary to sub-soil At all, the Prairie
Farmer has this to say: where sub
soiling has been practiced with sue
1t has often been ON farms where
faulty blowing has rendered the
ground cold and unresponsive. Each
farmer has a rule for the general
depth Of blowing, varying with differ
ent farmers from four to eight inches,
bat year after year the ground has
been broken ut practically the same
depth. This naturally impacts the bot
tom Of the furrow, and in q few years
Q stratum Of 'pow-pan' is the result
This hard layer resists the roots Of
plants and the crop Is cut of from the
usual food supply. In dry seasons
this 'plow-pan' binders capillary action
and the surface soil rapidly becomes
dry. The remedy Is self-suggesting.
Change the depth Of blowing frequent
ly, and then S the sub-sol pillow, or
a sub-soil tine to break this hard layer.
The process of sub-soil blowing mixes
the sub-soil with the lower part Of
the surface soil, thus admitting rain
and air. Particular care should be
taken not to bring the sub-soil to the
surface, as 1t Is not in a condition to
furnish plant food; but the sub-soil
should be gradually worked from the
bottom Of the furrow to the surface.
In this manner it becomes thoroughly
aerated and eventually perfect soil.
Then, again, %sub-soiling may be prac-
ticed with good results in wet seasons.
By breaking through the .plow-pan'
when there is an excess Of water, or
on a wet piece of land, we open up
the natural drainage and consequently
rid the surface of an yer supply Of
water. When c%ultivating wet pieces
of land planted to corn the writer has
often noticed that the points Of the
shovels would occasionally strike q
hard piece of ground and with all the
force that could be brought to bear
upon them they could not be made to
penetrate this sort of hard-pan. This
condition Of the ground has been
caused, as stated above, by blowing
the land at practically the same depth
year after year; and it was also no
ticed that whenever the blowing was
deep enough to break through this
'plow-nan' that the surface soil dried
out and soon became of better texture.
We will be glad to give space in these
columns for u thorough discussion Of
this question, both theory and prac-
tice.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Traininr Bee. to co--v ,,.,....

Training Bees to Carry Letters.
An apiculturist has commenced train.
ing bees for letter.carrying purposes.
After a few preliminary trials, he says,
lie took a hive Of them to the house of
Z friend four niles distant. After om
days. after the bees had become famil-
lar with the surroundings. some Of
them We're liberated in a room. where
they Q settled on a plate Of honey
which had been specially prepared for
them. While they we're busy eating it
their trainer placed on their backs the
t.niest of dispatches, fastened with the
thlnnest Of thread, and SO arranged
them as to leave the head and wInpa
absolutely free. They were then
thrown into the air, and o arrived
at their own home with the letters on
their backs. The writing was masni-
fed and quite leglble. Here, then. n
an opening for q new industry. In time
OF war bees would have the advantage
over pigeons OF invisibillty and might
90 through the enemy's lines with im.
p~unity.-Westminster Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Masha looked At him aghast for q
moment, hardly realizing her wherea-

Masha looked ut him aghast for q
moment, hardly realizing her wherea-
bouts.
Eyes, I am a married man." resumed
Bruntn. more firmly, ''but I have not
the slightest idea who my wife IL,
where she Is, whether I shall ever see
her again."
rs 1t possibley exclaimed Masha.
scarcely being able to control her OK.
element; us it possible? Tell ma an
about 1t! l will-later."
I'm the beginning Of 1872" said Bru-
min, II was on my way to Vilno, where
our regiment was ,hel stationed. It
was q odd night h storm was raging.
we lost our way, and my driver was In
despair. But as Was In great haste
to reach Filno, I ordered him to pro-
coed regardless Of the weather. We
crossed hills and valleys and rivers,
and. after being frozen almost to
death. entered a village. As We drove
along the street I suddenly beheld q
light: q few minutes later we found
ourselves in front of a church. 1t was
dimly Illuminated; some people were
inside. This way, this way I heard
several voices shouting. l ordered the
driver to stop the horses. What have
you been doing all this whilsT re-
marked some one; why, your girl 10 In
despair; the minister was at a loss to
know what to do, and We were just
ready to drive home.' Without con.
sidering the situation I entered the
church and a o directed to q
dark corner, where, upon a bench, lay
the bride, while a girl, evidently her
maid busted herself about her.
Thanked be the lord, you are here at
last! cried the girl to me. Why, the
baruishnia (maid) is overcome with
grief l had no sOoner directed my
attention from the bride when the
half-blind old minister approached,
asking me II I was ready for the
altar.
"'Certainly, certainly said I, hardly
knowing what I vas about. The bride
was helped to the altar; she impressed
me as a g~ood-looking glrl-oh. wretch
ed man that I am!
II took the place beside her at the
altar. The minister was impatient,
the three witnesses and the maid sup
ported the bride, and 1t seemed that
their entire attention was given to
her. We were married. kiss each
other commanded the minister, after
the ceremony was over. NY wife re-
moved the veil from her face and l
was ready to kiss her. She drew back,
Shrek: Away! away! it is not he!'
"All turned their frightened eyes on
ME. ] retreatcd quietly, threw my
self into the sleigh, and was soon out
Of the village, leaving q seem Of
horror behind me.
"My God!!' exclaimed Masha, land
you have no idea what has become
Of your poor wife,"
"Not the slightest, mol do l know the
name Of that village Or where 1t ia
situated. l thought so little at the
time of such tricks that 1t soon escaped
my memory. My driver, who was
with me ut that time. has long since
died in the war-and here I am, with
not the slightest prospects of ever
finding the woman on whom I played
such q cruel joke"
And do you nc longer recognize the
girl whom you married on that stormy
night" cried Masha, clasping her
hands.
Brunin looked pale and fell Mt her
| foot -A1oyonHo 11,a1,L1, L. Do-n~-n>
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Keeping of Eses.

Preservative compounds will keep
eggs for a while, but such eggs will
not be equal to those which are fresh,
and that is where the difficulty is.
Those who wish to preserve eggs can
not buy them for that purpose. as the
different individuals from whom the
eggs are procured know but little re-
garding them, as they are collected
here and there on the farm. and the
fresh. stale and even the spoiled nest
eggs will sometimes get in among
them. If you wish to make a busi-
ness Of preserving eggs you must keep
your own hens, so as to know Just ex-
actly what you are doing. You should
have no cocks with the hens, as infer
tile eggs will keep three times as long
as those which contain the germs Of
chicks. II they are placed in a cool
cellar, on racks, &c that they can bs
turned once q day, they will keep bet.
ter than IL packed in a close barrel or
box, az 1t has been demonstrated that
a free circulation of air and turning
the eggs is the proper mode. We do
not advise anyone to try the method
on a large scale, but to get a dozen Of
fertile eggs and a dozen Of infertlle
eggs, lay them on their sides in a cool
place, turn them once q day, and then
break an egg from each lot once Q
month. and you will know exactly
low long thsy will keep.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
GOOD BACON.
An Increasing Demand, Which 10 Of
Importance to Farmers.

An Increasing Demand, Which Is Of
Importance to Farmers.
The country is fast becoming q ms
ton of bacon-eaters, and the demand
for bacon is very much greater now
than it was only a few years ago. The
demand leads to a well defined call for
bacon grades Of swine and those
breeds which can be depended on. to
produce meat we'll streaked with lean
have a prospect of becoming very pop
ular. The bacon made in America has
hitherto been too fat to meet with
great favor In the markets Of the
world. In Europe Danish bacon has
first place, while that from Canada Is
taken In preference to that from this
country. This is because of the great
er amount of lean meat in the products
of those countries as compared with
ours.
The American swine breeder has
been paying most of his attention to
producing weight, without regard to
what their weight was made up of,
and, as q consequence. American pork
is largely pure fat, and 1t is not uDcom-
mon to find American side pork that
has no lean at all in 1t. The favorite
breeds in America have been bred to
this weight ideal, until they are large
ly fat-producers. and very few of them
are good bacon hogs, and he who de-
sires to produce first-class bacon must
choose his breed carefully. A few
years ago the Berkshire produced good
bacon, but the rage for great weight
and the habit of getting this by feed
ing heavily on corn to the exclusion Of
most heterogeneous foods, has made this
breed q fat-producer instead of q good
bacon breed. 1t is altogether possible
to breed back to the 0ld-ti.ne qualities,
but this is q work Of time, and to meet
the present demands other breeds must
be looked for. The Y%orkshires are q
first-class bacon breed, and promise to
obtain a popularity that they have not
had because of this disposition to pro-
duce well streaked bacon. The Tam
worths are also a good breed for this
purpose. and are largely bred in Eng
land for bacon, but in this country
they have not been as widely intro
duced as the Yorkshires.
Feeding has something to do with
producing bacon, and II the farmers Of
the country will feed more heterogeneous
foods and not so much corn, they will
go a long way toward making good
bacon with the breeds now found on
the farms Of the country. While corn
will probably remain the standard food
for hogs. they should be given wheat,
or middlings, bran, oats. grass, milk
and other lean-making foods and re-
ceiyc less corn in their rations. If q
hog Is we'll fed, and by that we mean
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
i. Thi. ra.cot,

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Nov. II. - John
Miller, the supposed leader of the big
gang Of robbers, now in jail here. Is
suspected by some to be none other
than Tascot, the murderer Of Banker
Smell of Chicago. The supposition is
based more on the fact that he Is a
notorious and smooth character and al
ways %disguises his face for fear Of
being kodaked, than upon his resem-
blance to that slippery murderer, al
though the resemblance Is quite
marked,
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Seek. I.arxe Dap,axe..

Minneapolis, Nov. 14.-Lora NJ. Per.
kfns, whose arrest and acquittal in
connection with the death of Lola N,
Hawkins caused such a sensation In
Minneapolis last summer, has sued the
Fidelity and Casualty Life Insurance
Company of New York for $4,000
damages, on allegations to the effect
that the company, through its agent;
w. N. Todd Of st. Paul, caused her ar
rest on the charge of having murdered
Mrs. Hawkins.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Mystery Cleared.

Sioux City, Iowa. Nov. 14.-The mys-
terious double tragedy which occurred
in this city early In the morning Of
Aug. 25rthe murder Of Miss Ora Mint
er Of Nebraska and Max Noack-has
been solved. The police said to-day
that they had indisputable evidence
that the dual crime was committed by
kid Gallagher and Alex Chaplin,
who were sentenced to the Nebraska
penitentiary for fifteen years yester-
day at Papfllon, Neb. The crime for
which they were sent up was a MUIR
derous assault on the Kas family, near
Papillon.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Union Of reform Eorce.

New York, Nov. 14.-An important
step has been taken to bring about a
union Of reform forces for the cam
patgn of 1896. A letter signed by
about 100 men and women Of one or
the other Of the minor parties, was
sent to the national committeeman of
the Populists,. Prohibitionists and So
cialists asking that a subcommittee of
three be appointed to confer with ref
erence to a joint national conference.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Cost Of New Postal Service

AS for many years past, the post
Office department last year failed to
make expenses. The outgo was $780,
79O,172 and the income $76,983,128,
the difference being $9,SO7,O44. Re-
ceipts increased $1,902,649, but e1-
p%eDditures increased $2,458.75S, 80 the
equilibrium is still far out Of sight.
Tie chief item Of expenditure 10 rail.
road mail transportation, $28,429, TAT;
postmasters get In salaries, $1a,670,-
6O0; clerks in Offices, ~$9,414,186; free
delivery service, $12.139.002; railway
postal car service, $2,948,94o; postal
car clerks, 87,1O8,O25; star route 0R
v1ee, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sun.