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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
lIM FAIR,s PREsENoE oF MINE.
Remarkable Story Told by the Son of tn
California Millionaire.


Remarkable Story Told by the Son Of thu
California Millionaire.
Charles Fair, the only male heir to the
late James G. Fair, sat in the billiard
room Of the Palace hotel talking to
some pioneer friends of his father.
do you know, Charley, that book
of "reminiscences of your father would
sell like hot cakes? You ought to put
the data in the hands of some publisher
and let him issue the volume. What
do you think about ii"
The son smiled and looked up at the.
talker, as he replied;
"Why don't you do it?"
ME do i'll" exclaimed the man with
the publishing ideas. Il didn't know
him."
"Neither did l." answered Charles.
Nobody knew him. l don't think q
man ever lived who enjoyed his con-
fdence. / can assure you that he was
the same strange man to me that he
was to others, and his iron rule to keep
his own counsel was never broken.
Whenever he did fall into con-
fidentiafand chatty mood it was to Jest
about something or to theorize. re-
call story he once told Alfred E.
Davis, his old partner. The story
have in mind was woven into serious
conversation, and he never cracked a
smile over it, Before proceeding, how
ever, ! must tell you that in the Com
stock mines ladder goes down the
side Of each shaft, and every twelfth
rung is iron, SO as to give the whole
additional strength. Well, father said
TO him:
Davis, do you know was almost
killed once in the Grow Point mine?'
"'How was that, JIM?
"This way. ! was looking down
the shaft to see If everything was all
right and lost my balance. Being un-
able to recover myself, l toppled over
and fell--yes, Davis, fell. Imust have
gone about a hundred feet when 1t
suddenly struck me that if didn't be-
gin doing something pretty quick l
would so clear through to hades. So
] reached out and grabbed rung of
the ladder. 1t broke and grabbed the
next. That broke, too, but reached
for the third, which also gave way, and
the next, and the next, and so on, but
it broke my fall, and in about five min
utes l reached the bottom, a little
Jared up, but perfectly sound
'Davis looked at him out of the cor
ners of his eyes few seconds and said:
"What did you do, Jim, when YOU
came to the twelfth rung3 Did you
grasp at that, too?'
why, ] missed it. Do you think ! |
wanted to smash everything that was
in the mine?'"
When Charles finished his story he
was laughing more heartily than any
one else in the crowd, and could not
be prevained upon to recall anything
more that had come from the lips of
his famous financial father. Fran.
cisco Call.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
Hoods


Is the only True Blood Purifier promi-
nently in the public eye today. Be sure
to get Hoods and only Hoods.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16

The psychologists and scientists in
general have been making some curious
experiments with a view to determine
ne relative length and strength OF
right and cleft" limbs. Fifty and
Hine,tentlls per cent. Of the men meas
Hfed had the right arm stronger than
thc leit; 15 4-10 per cent. lad the two
arms oftqual length and strength, and
e 7-10 per cent. had the left arm
stronger than the right. OF women
fl 80 ter cent. had the right arm
stronger than the left; "a $40 per cent.
had the left stronger than the right.
IN order 10 arrive at the average of
liistl. oflinbs, 50 slteletonswer meas
lUee1 rs Of each sex. Of these 20 had
right arm and left leg longer, six
thc left arm and right leg, while in II
cases all the members were more or
less equal III lsmgsh4Home Queen
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
NO FRIEND TO THE RACE.


Some of the ColonepS characteristics Con
sidered Objectionable.
was riding out from Memphis tc
Col. Jackson's plantation when met an
old darly on the highway, who was hob
bling along with painful effort. As
wasn't quite sure about my road j
asked him If he knew the colonels place
"kurnel Jackson's plantashunT" he
repeated. "Yes, sab, knows dat place
right well. Yo' keep right on to dc
next co'ner an den turn to de right an
go mile"
DO you know the colonel?" I asked
"Kurnel Jackson? Yes, sab. !
knows the kurnel like q book"
He is said to be great friend of the
colored man"
HUI Who says dat?"
why, I've heard quite a number Of
people say so"
"Yo' has, eh? Jist said he was a
great friend of de Guild race, did dew
Well, sab, if Kurnel jackson am great
friend OF de cull'd race den doan' know
i'll"
Perhaps you never wanted anything
Of him?" Isuggested.
white mani" exclaimed the old man
as he lifted up his hands, "do yo' OBJ
sarve dis lameness?"
"Yes, you are very lame"
"An' how did l git dis lameness?"
Il don know"
LET me tell yo', sab. Two weeks ago
went down to Kurnel Jackson's plan
tashun to see my darter, who works for
him. ! started to cum home bout II
o'clock at night, an while I was walkin'
long | war suddenly cotched in a
b'ar-trap. ! was held in dat trap two
hours, an dat counts for my lameness.
OATS de sort OF man de kurnel am-put-
tin out b'ar-traps to cotch Guild folks
by de legs"
WAS that bear-trap In front Of the
colonels meat-house?" l asked.
"Yes, sah-right by de doah," replied
the old man.
Then it was set to protect his meat
against thieves, wasn't it?"
"Yes, sab, reckon 1t was, but was I
arter his bacon? No, sab! war list
gwine to open de doah an look in an
see how much meat de kurnel had on
ho, - f..,, L.,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16

IAourou. p GRAFTON
all I LEG courses.
Certificates admit to the
leading Colleges on the coast.
Normal Department gradu-
ates obtain State and Life di-
plomas. Muse, Art, Book
keeping. Special cs, health
and outdoor life, small clas-
ses and instruction for the in
dividual.
Winter term opens Sept %.
Tuition $3.50 and $1,000 per
term. Send for catalogue.
S. A. RANDLE, A. NJ,
Principal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16

The first alcoholic perfume was
Hungary water, made from rosemary
hy Elizabeth Of Hungary, 1870, she hay-
ing procured the recipe from Hun
garian hermit This perfume becamo
popular throughout all Europe Ia that
and the auceusdlns century.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
Rich
Red Blood

l. the Foundation ofthe Wonderful Cures
by Hoods sarsaparilla.
That lie Why the cures by Hood's sar-
saparilla are CURES.
That Is Why Hoods sarsapsrilIa cures
the scverest cases 9. .scroiula, Salt Rhoum
and other blood dssases.
That's Why 1t overcomes That Tired
Feeling, strengthens the nerves, gives
energy in place Of exhaustion.
That 10 Why the sales of Hoods Bar.
saparilla have increased year after year.
until 1t now requires for its production
the largest Laboratory in the world.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
a Baboon
In Boomers

-on crowded street. wouldn't excite tithe
of the interest among the people that an adver-
tisement in THE LEBANON EXPRESS would.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
Chairs.

The best cabinet makers insist that
mahogany is entirely too brittle wood
for the manufacture Of chairs, since it
does not resist the strain of use. Ma
hogany is particularly unfit for chair
rungs, and the factory made chairs us
ually have rungs of cheaper wood stain
ed to initiate mahogany. Maple is re-
garded as a much more durable wood
for chairs than mahogany. In fact, it is
said to be better for chairs than oak.
The competition of the factories has had
a good deal to do with the unwilling
ness Of the best cabinet makers to man.
ufacture chairs. The factory made chair
can be sold for half the price Of a cabi-
net made chair. The best of the former
are often very durable, especially in
houses that are not overheated in win
ter, but they lack the perfection of fin
ish, especially in decoration, that one
sees in the cabinet made chairs sent out
by the best shops. The cheapest factory
made chairs are shameful counterfeits of
stain and glue, ready to fall to pieces
with the slightest strain. New York
SIM
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
Furnishing Prisoners In China.

The unhappy prisoners were logged
as they were ANONYMOUSLY paraded
round and dragged mercilessly along,
for they could hardly move, each having
large wooden collar board 3 feet by
81 feet and 80 inches thick attached
to his neck The board is in two parts,
each Of which contains two semicircular
apertures. The half boards are screwed
together so as TO form huge collar
frame, leaving the head and one of the
hands visible above. A chain is attached
to the board, by the other end of which
the warder drags the prisoner. On the
board are inscriptions in Tibetan and
Chinese giving an account of the nature
of the crime and penalty inflicted. The
poor wretches were ready to sink under
the weight Of the board, but this they
were not allowed to do. Whenever one
attempted to sit down, the whip of his
cruel warder served to keep him up. =
Nineteenth Century.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
LINcoLN'S LovEMAKING.
Abe Encountered His Political Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd.
corruption.


In 1889 Miss Mary Todd of Kentucky
anl'ed in Springfield to visit married
sister, Mrs. Edwards At the instance
of his friend Speed, who was also a
Kentuckian, Lincoln became a visitor
at the Edwards, and before long it was
apparent to the observant among those
in Springfield that the lively Young
lady held him captive. Engagements at
that time and in that neighborhood
were not announced as soon as they
were made, and it is not at all impossi-
BILE that Miss Todd and Mr.. Lincoln
were betrothed many months before any
other than Mrs. Edwards and Mr.. Speed
knew of it. writes John Gilmer Speed
in The Ladies Home Journal.
At this time, as was the case till
Lincoln was elected to the presidency,
his one special rival in Illinois was
Stephen A. Douglas. Mr.. Douglas had
more of the social graces than Mr.. Lin
coin, and it appeared to him that moth
ing would bs more interesting than to
cut out his political rival in the affec-
tions of the entertaining and lively
Miss Todd, and so he paid her court
A spirited young lady from Kentucky
at that time in Illinois would have
been almost less than human if she had
refused to accept the attentions of the
two leading men of the locality. There
fore Miss Todd, being quite human, en-
couraged Douglas, and again there was
what nowadays would have been called
Irritation. This course of action did
not spur Lincoln on in his devotion. but
made him less ardent. and he concluded,
after much self worriment, to break off
the engagement, which he did, but at
the same interview there were recon
Citation and a renewal of the engage
ment
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
THE REGENT DIAMOND.
The One Precious Stone That Comes Near
est TO Being FlawIess.


est to Being FlawIess.
The Regent diamond, while surpassed
in size by the Great Mogul and several
other well known stones, is really the
finest of all, being nearly faultless in
form and purity and the most brilliant
diamond in the world today.
It's French history dates back to 1717.
In that year it was purchased from its
English owner, for the French regalia,
by the Duke of Orleans, then regent of
France, whence its present name. 1t
had previously been known by name
almost as famous
In 1717 French finances were in a
desperate strait. The people were starv-
ing, the treasury was nearly exhausted,
credit even was lost, yet under the per-
suasions of the Scotch financier Law and
the French Duke of st. Simon the re-
gent of France, hesitating where every
monarch of Europe had refused, finally
agreed to the price of 1915, 900.
Greatly to the relief of the duke, his
act appealed to the pride Of the French
people, and instead of condemnation for
his extravaganza he received their APP
plause. In the light of subsequent events
their approval has touch of the pro-
phetic.
The first prominent appearance of the
diamond in the French regalia was in
the circlet of the crown made for the
coronation of the boy Louis XIV, in l722.
After half century it was again the
center of new crown, that which in
1875 weighed heavy ON the head of the
young Louis XVI till he cried out in
discomfort, lit hurts mel"
Then come 1889 and the fire and
blood and fury of the French revolution.
Charles Stuart Pratt in Lippincott s.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
E. L. GOODAL.E,
UNDERTAKEN.

desire to announce TO the peo-
pie of Paw Paw and vicinity that
| am engaged in the undertaking
business in Kalamazoo and will
be pleased to promptly attend to
the calls of any Paw Paw friends
who desire my services, without
any extra charge. Telephone or
telegraph at my expense day or
night.
f. L. GOODALE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
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u Stands for the Best that Money
Can Buy or Skill Produce.
The Old Mans Experience.

Old age is perturbation;
But without prevarication
have left rejuvenatian
Since joined the gay recruit
Who economy desiring
And to latest stiles aspiring,
Have been recently acquiring
II. S. & M. top coats and suits
Sold by the Whale clothing sue
cess of +. Smith & Co.
Our people are growing more
and more in the habit of lookin:
to +. Smith & Co. for the latest
and best, not only in advertising
ideas, but in goods and values as
we'll. An advertisement is a bid
for public attention, but the cloth
ing values being offered over the
counters of the Long Brick store
are almost equal to demand up
on those who are economically
inclined and who wish to get the
most for their money. They
have the line of southwestern
Michigan.
Quite shabby i've grown, no
mistake;
But | can't quite afford the
new clothes;
But my wife says | must for her
sake
Appear handsome and young,
SO here goes"
And he started at once for r.
Smith & Co., the Whale clothing
success, where he knew he could
be made handsome and young
for less money than he could any
where else in this part of the
state, for they are trade promo
tiers of one price fine clothing.
If ready-madc suit you would
buy,
Be careful what clothing you try.
Get fit that is pat
And paste in your. hat
This motto: "Oh, don't be guy.
No danger if you get your aloth-
ing at the Long Brick Store.
Their styles are up to date. Their
new spring styles are fine, you
will find them right in line.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14

There can be no doubt that the tramp
is in a certain sense the maker and
chooser Of his own career. The writer's
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
Nervous

so weak; why they get tired SO easily;
why they start at every slight but
sudden sound; why they do not sleep
naturally; why they have frequent
headaches, indigestion and
PaIpitation Of the Heart.
The explanation is simple. 1t is found in
that impure blood which is contin-
ually feeding the nerves upon refuse
instead of the elements OF strength and
vigor. In such condition opiate and
nerve compounds simply deaden and
do not cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla feeds
the nerves pure, rich, red blood; gives
natural sleep, perfect digestion, self
control, vigorous health, and is the
true remedy for all nervous troubles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14
G. e. CHAPPELL.
CHAPPELL'S
JeVelry and Book Store
Watches, Clocks, JRWelry, Silver
AND
PLATED WARE.

Gold Watches, Ladies or Gents
size, from $500 up.
Boys Watches, good, reliable
time-keepers, 81. 50 to $500.
Watch Chains, Plain, Engraved
and Set Rings, Gold Pens, Silver
Novelties, Tea and Souvenir
Spoons Etc. Rogers & Brothers
Silver Plated Ware. The best
goods and at low prices. No
extra charge for engraving.
Standard and Miscellaneous Books, Oxford
Teachers and Family Bibles. A line of good bound
books 10 to rs cents each. Christmas Cards. Al
buns, Diaries etc. Call and see what we have.
G.. e. ChaPPe11-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14

If you are goin9 to buy
for fall Or winter, might
as well Buy early and get
'awhole seasons wear and
comfort out of your cloth
ing. Good goods can't be
sold lower than we're sell
ing them now, and first
pick out Of this splendid
new stock ought to be
worth something to you.
a This Label on q Garment insurss
Perfect Fit and Satisfaction.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14

Guided So, 462.5S(
passed through the con
S11, 511 81 of primary sc~oU
$1,573.51 taxes and interest refu
$1S,414.16 loans and interest pal
$5,025.62 cash on hand Januaf -,
1896, and other minor amounts that
were MERELY TRUST FUNDS the
treasurer's hands and were never
moneys belonging to Van Buren,
County, or in any sense art of
the county expenses. Thj county
tax last year was $4,000, 4 same
as in previous years, which amount
practically represents county expen-
ses in the proper sense of the lerm. A
critic of public affairs should be- GER
tain of the correctness of his facts
before issuing charges of wholesale
corruption.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Take notice that the Probate
Judge of Custer county, has filed
at the Government Land Office
on 100 acres of land for the Town
site of Challis, and that by the
first day of january, 1896, the
said land must be paid for, which
requires about 1925, and this
amount should be raised by the
present property owners of
Challis, in advance, in order that
payment may be made to the
Land Office. The committee
have therefore levied $3.50 per
lot of so feet by 100 feet now
held by the owners. If each
owner will kindly pay his share
of said fund. we will give him a
receipt for the amount paid, and
the said receipt will be accepted
by the Probate Judge of Custer
county as payment for title and
deed to your respective proper
ty. Please forward the money
to Chris. Morler, Challis, Idaho.
Thomas Jose,
ToaonSite Com. J. P. Spalding,
Chris. Morler.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14
Fruit Ranch for Sale.

For SALE.-A $1,000 fruit
ranch. This ranch is situated
on Snake river about 80 miles
below the town of Shoshone. 1t
contains 80 acres, 40 acres of
which are excellent fruit lands
under fence. There are 100
fruit trees on this ground, most
ly bearing. This orchard pro-
duces the finest apples in the
nation without a worm or blem-
ish, and is not excelled in pro-
duction of prunes. cherries and
pears. There are on it $50 apple
trees, $50 prune trees, 100cherry
trees and $50 pear trees. This
farm produces about rs tons of
hay annually; has good bitches
and an unlimited supply of ex-
cellent water, One-half down
and easy terms for the balance.
Come and view it. S. p. Briggs,
proprietor, Shoshone, Idaho.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

1t is difficult to predict the
future work in the magazine
field. No one would have con-
ceived, ten years ago, that a 35-
cent magazine would ever con-
template the use of the expen-
sive photographic process in
printing. But a ten cent maya
zine has put in large and com
plete photographic plant with the
avowed purpose of furnishing a
certain amount of color work
every month. The first result
is the reproduction of a water
color, drawn by Rossi for The
Cosmopolitan, and redrawn upon
stone by The Cosmopolitan lith-
ographic artists, and printed
upon The Cosmopolitan lith-
ographic presses. Work upon
even a more extended scale is
promised for the January numb
er.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

Senator Chandler has intro
duced "a resolution looking to-
ward the free coinage of silver
at a ratio of 154 to 1, when the
other nations ratify the agree
ment." This is the variest dem
agoguery and is only an attempt
to blk the people into the belief
that the present Congress is
really favorable TO silver. The
fact is that Senator Chandler is
one of the worst enemies of sill
yer in the United States. He
and Grover Cleveland stand side
by side in their attitude toward
the white metal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

The Monroe doctrine is Ameri-
can gospel. The United States
must fight for it, if necessary.
Every American patriot stands
here. But to make the Monroe
doctrine a foot ball for the gold
corner-a mere dodge to aid
thieves in robbing and pauperiz-
ing the people of this republic
is the foulest crime that the head
of any nation has committed since
Nero lighted Christians for torch
es and burned Rome.
The deluded and betrayed
people of this country have no
conception of the age in which
they live, Their property is
shriveling in their hands and
turning into ashes. Their child
rem are threatened with beggary.
Yet they have no eyes to see
why, The poor souls think the
days of bandits and pirates have
passed away, 1t is nonsense.
The old form of brigandage and
buccaneering has merely been
superseded by banking on a gold
basis, The characterization of
silver, with mutations and con-
fractions of bank notes and dis
counts, has stolen forty thousand
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

The Scientific american should
have place in every dwelling,
shop, Office, school or library.
Workmen, foremen, engineers,
superintendent, directors, pres
idents, officials, merchants, farm
ers, teachers, editors, lawyers,
physicians, clergymen-people
in every walk and profession in
life, will derive satisfaction and
benefit from a regular reading of
it. Weekly, $500 a year. Mum
& Co., publishers, 361 Broadway,
New York.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

Some men boastingly proclaim
II am Democrat" and others,
II am a Republican" When
President Cleveland talks Amer
icanism our hearts joyfully re-
spond and we feel proud to say,
II am an American.
1t must be exceedingly crafty
ing to every true American to
find that our President proposes
TO stand up and if necessary fight
for an American policy-the
Monroe doctrine. 1t is hardly a
part of the law of nations, but it
is good, sound American policy
and we can enforce it without
going to war.
Now that the. ice is broken ESQ
to speak, and the president finds
that we can declare war with
out international conference" and
without England's consent, "
perhaps he will progress in
Americanism until it is stalwart
enough to hold and maintain that
we can coin an American silver
dollar without "a conference
and without anybody's consent. :"
AS long as England can control
our monetary policy las she does
now she has no need to go to
war with us to keep us down and
our producers in distress. Over
$4,000, 900 in gold went to Eng
land today, drawn from our
treasury by Schleheimer ct al on
paper, that calls for "coin,'' not
gold remember, but simply
coin"
The president orders all these
to be paid in gold coin and so the
silver is left idle in the treasury
and another bond issue is immin-
ent to replace gold in the treas
ury and another ten-million steal
into the private contract bond
syndicate composed of English
men, English Americans and the
PRESIDENTS late partner, Stetson.
More than 100 years ago we
delared our political independ-
ence and by seven years war es-
tablished lts Time and again we
have declared our commercial
independence IT, tariff, almost
prohibition, without even a sug-
gestion of conference. And
now we have proclaim ed distinct-'
ly to the world the Monroe doc
trine. But can we maintain the
Monroe doctrine if we allow
England to dictate our monetary
system and money supply. In
dependence in that respect is
one thing we need and must have
or all else comes to naught.
National BimetalIist.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

II the people desire to protect
their liberties in this country
their only power TO do so is with
the ballot. Today the monetary
policy dictated by the money
lenders of London and propagat-
ed by the bond sellers of New
York and adopted by both old
parties is totally antagonistic to
the producing classes of the
country. 1t is founded in injus-
tice, it is organized avrice, it is
subversive of the liberties of the
people.