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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
> AN OBSERVING MIND.
ALad Falling Toward His Death Dsserlbs
His ReeoilectIons.

ALad Falling Toward His Death Describe,
His Reeoilectlons.
The other day boy employed in O
factory fell four stories down the shaft
OF freight elevator. BY some inter.
position Of fate or Providence, saws the
Chicago Record, he landed on his feet
after turning over couple of times,
and crawled out of the bottom door
with q silly and mortified look on his
face.
The men who had seen him fall
rushed to the bottom of the shaft, ex.
peeting to find him lying there, crushed
and lifeless.
Are you hurt?" they asked. taking
hold Of him.
"N-n'no, I'm all right"
did you light on your feet?n
y don't know. Leave me alone. I'm
all right"
In a few minutes he calmed down,
and one of the men asked him:
what did you think Of while Won
were falling2"
"All remember is that the feather
cleanin place on the second floor was
shut down"
''Is that ali?"
Il could see as I went by that there
wasn't anyone workin' in there. That's
every blamed thing / can remember"
He stuck toit. At an awful mement,
when his past life should have come to
him in fash, he was taking observa.
tions OF the "feather-cleaning place"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
LIVING IN WASHINGTON.


How People Arc Attracted to the Ma
tlonal Capital.
1t would naturally be supposed that
business depression or a financial panic
would not be felt in the city of Wash.
ington, but this Is not entirely the case.
AT least two,thirds of the inhabitants
of this city derive their living, directly
or indirectly, from tho government,
says the Washington Star, The mer.
chant is dependent in great measure
upon the patronage of government EN-.
ployes for support, and the two largest
stores III the city recently moved of
Pennsylvania and UP town in order tc
be convenient to the big departments,
In addition to this, an enormous sum is
paid out here directly from the treas,
ury for pensions Hundreds of pen
sioners have moved to the District Of
Columbia simply because they can GET
their pensions Immediately they are
lue. All these incomes drawn by citi
Gems of the national capital, and run,
ming no danger of being decreased be
cause of the hard times, would natural
ly lead to the superstition TINT money
is never tight in Washington. Some
how about the only time . governmcnt
clerk ever saves money is in period Of
business depression. He is afraid tc
put it iii bank, so lie keeps it either
in the bottom of a trunk on in the in.
side pocket of his vest. He buys nc
new clothes, eats at cheap eating,
houses or rents a smaller house and
cuts down his expenses in every way
Thus nearly every class of business is
affected to some extent On the othe,
hand, when business begins to boom
the government clerk usually spends
what money he has saved and ther
gets rid of his full salary every MONTH
Then the merchant hastens to put bic
advertisement in the papers and every.
body gets the benefit of the revival
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

THE Oregon state board Of horti-
culture have conceived the idea OF
placing a line Of horticultural in
struction in the public schools, and
have resolved, "That it is the
Judgment Of this board that the
State Board Of Public Instruction
should take measures to introduce
into the public schools Of this state
a rudimentary line of instruction
in horticulture, as the essential
elements Of our education to fit
men and women for intelligent
labor on the farm and in the
orchard"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

THE civil service rules have been
extended to include nearly 10000
additional government employees,
and raising the number Of classified
government positions from $1,000
to S5,000-in fact, civil servicerule
have now been extended to cover
nearly every appointive position
under the national government,
excepting such as are subject to
nomination by the president and
confirmation by the senate and a
few secretaries and confidential
clerks.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

A woman was buried alive at An.
necy, in Savoy, recently. While the
gravediggers were throwing earth upon
the coffin they heard knocking inside.
They waited half an hour before max
ing up their minds what to do, and
then, instead Of opening the coffin,
went to notify the authorities. A
priest was the first to arrive, and all he
dared to do was to have gimlet holes
bored so as to let in a little air. Final
ly, after three hours, soon after the
knocking ceased, the coffin was opened
and Che woman's cheeks were seen TO
be flushed and her eyes half opened. II
took six hours and half more to get a
doctor, who when he came said she
had been dead less than six hours;
that is, she must have been alive when
the coffin lid was removed.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
A JOURNALIST.
One Newspaper Writer Who Was Born to
tho Work.

One Newspaper Writer Who Was Born to
tho Work.
The multitudes Of young people who
are aspiring to be journalists may gain
an idea what a "born journalist" really
is from the case of NJ. Auguste Vac
querie, distinguished newspaper
man" who died recently in Paris.
1t is stated on good authority that
from the time he began writing for the
press, at the age Of about twenty, to
the time of his death, at seventy-six,
Vacquerie had published in the French
journals twenty thousand. articles
signed with his name.
For the greater part of this time he
published at least one signed article
every day. These articles were Of a
high literary quality, and not only in.
teresting but full Of spirit, hopefulness
and reformatory enthusiasm.
A man Of letters one day said to him;
IN. Vacquerie, how can you write
every day an article full Of youth, spirit
and sense2 It must be crushing taskr'
"Why, no." answered yacauerie,
with surprise, sit is no task at all. On
the contrary, it is necessary for nv
health. Instead of wearying me, it
rests my brain to write an article
every day.
Such a man may surely be pro.
nounced born journalist. M. Vac.
querie had not only gayety and bright.
ness, but an important something
which many of our own journalists
sadly lack--a serious purpose and q
sense of responsibility A newspaper
always fails in its duty If it permits its
desire to be Eight" to render it Zip
pant.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
Lebanon Express.
H. Y. KIRKPATRICK.
Editor and Proprietor
MIR. GARLAND is making a thor

Mr.. GARLAND is making thor
ough canvass. He has q large
audience wherever he speaks. His
canvass is making him many votes,
The indications are that he will be
elected by large vote. His ad-
dresses are plain, polite and con-
vincing, He deals in no abuse,
but strikes at the root Of the evil of
county affairs-extravagance in
office. The people are fast coming
to the conclusion that he is safe,
conservative and able man, who
will manage the county's business
in an economical manner, free from
prejudice or favoritism. A vote
for Garland is a vote for strict
economy and low taxes.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

PEOPLE who think the printing
Office is a bad place for morals will
please read the following: "a
printing Office is considered by
some folks a tough place, and the
newspaper worker a mighty bad
man. Statistics, however, do not
bear out that idea. Of 1890 con-
victs in the penitentiary Of Texas,
there is not a printer or newspaper
man, while there are ministers,
doctors, bankers, BARRIERS, photo
graphers, barkeepers, cooks and
members Of professions and call
iHsAl Tht printer ssss i bad nAias
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
THE Brownsville Times, ,Blakely'i

THE Brownsville Times, Blakely's
home paper, says: Who ever saw
Henry Blakely drunk? No man
on earth. Why then, do men
resort to such low, contemplate
things as to say, "If Henry Blake
ly should be elected and keep sober
it would be more than he has done
before" Such slanderous state
ments can never accomplish any
good. Henry is an honest, sober,
conscientious man.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
because the nature Of his business
teaches him to detest shams, and
he scorns the hypocrite, says an
exchange.

Nor much hope can be enter
tained for the man who will not
read both sides of any question,
Some persons make up their minds
beforehand, and then only read or
entertain ideas which are in har-
mony with these preconceived
opinions.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
LEBANON PRODUCE MARKET.
Changed Every week.l

lNhohbCo S'SiJ HSSAi
Wheat-474c.
Oats-13 to l5c
Hays to $5 perton.
Flour-$O sO@9O. per sack
Chop-$0 80 per cwt.
Bran 75c per cwt.
Middlings-$0 rs per cwt
Potatoes-20c.
Apples-Dried, &c per Ii
Plums-Dried, &c.
Onions-2c.
Beef-Dressed, Al 10 Sc.
Veal-3l@4c.
Pork-Dressed, 81.
Lard-71.
Hams--S per lb.
Shoulders-6c.
Sides-7c per lb.
Geese--$3 so a $5 per doz.
Ducks-& q $5 per doz.
Chickens-$2 5O@3 90.
Turkeys-Sc per lb.
Eggs-8c per doz.
Butter-5 q 10c per lb.
Aidss4-G Green, bei drsI 30.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

WHEN you vote for Rob't M
Miller for assessor, you vote for q
young man who is deserving Of the
office. He has cared for and
looked after a blind father since
being very small boy; besides he
is a young man Of more than
ordinary ability and is every way
well qualified to discharge the
duties of the office. He is native
son Of Linn, give him your vote.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

vorE for Mark Peery, Of scio,
for county recorder. Mr.. Peery is
a young man Of more than ordinary
ability and is notedfor his honesty
and integrity and is spoken well Of
by everybody that knows him. He
is a fine penman and thoroughly
understands bookkeeping andwould
make fine recorder. Vote fol
Peery and you will make no mis-,
take.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
Notice OF Final Account.

NOTICE. is hereby given that the under
signed administrator of the estate of John
g. Eaton, deceased, has filed his final ac-
count, IN the above-named estate, with the
comfy clerk Of the county Of Linn, State of
Oregon and the county courthas appointed
Tuesdoy, the I'd day of June, 1896, at 2
o'clock P. NJ, at the county court room at
Albany, Linn county, Oregon, as the time
and place for hearing objections, If any, to
said account and the settlement of said
estate. y. BURTENsHAw,
Administrator Of the estate of John G..
Eaton, deceased. .....
iiR4h,5 N. GARLAND, Attorney for Admin.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

A MAN in Kentucky is reported
to have lost his mind because he
could not pay his debts. If this
affliction would come to the men
in this section there would hardly
be a sane person in it.--Pendleton
East Oregonian.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

Mr.. WATSON, the democratic
nominee for representative, is
developing great strength. The
people are realizing that he is a
man Of ability and integrity. All
parties are free to acknowledge
that he is able, honest and indus
trious. He is the man this county
needs at Salem. Vote for Watson
and rest assured that he will serve
the best interests of the people.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

~ THINK she Is two-faced creature
said one Of the girls Indignantly. "oh,
no." returned Miss Cordial, ''if she had
two faces she would use this one"
Washington Star.
A TRANsIToRY SAcRIFIcE.--Pennoy-
er-.Merritt gave up drinking, smok-
ing and gambling for that girl Of his
Prettiwit--"0nly for time, though.
Hes going 70 marry her nsat haonshl''
aA#HSaA 4sNt 4, -..-@--i-l
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

Notice Is hereby given, that, by an order of the
County Court Of Linn county, Oregon, the under
signed has been duly appointed, and now is the
Of John Settle, deceased All parties having
claims against said estate are hereby required to
present the same, properly verified, within six
months from the 10Th day Of February, 1896 the
date Of the first publication hereof 10 the under
signed at the office of sam'l N. Garland, Leb.
anon, Linn county, Oregon.
J. N. SETTLE, Executor.
SAA'L N. GARLAND, Atty. for Executor.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
Notice OF Final Account.

NoncE is hereby given that the under
signed administrative of the estate of w. A
Bishop, deceased, has filed her final &C
count In the above.named estate, with thu
county clerk Of the county Of Linn Oregon
and the county court has fixed Tuesday
the I'd day Of June, 1896, att o'clock P. NJ.
at the county court room, at Albany, Linz
county, Oregon, as the time and place fol
hearing objections, If any, to said accoun
and the settlement Of said estate.
HANNAH r. Bishop.
Administrative Estate W. A, Bishop
deceased.
SAM'L N. GARLAND, Attorney for Adm'x.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

The democratic ticket is gaining
votes every day. 1t would not
surprise those who are posted if
the democrats would make a clean
sweep, as the republicans did two
years ago.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

THERE is no more interesting
senatorial contest than that in
Lane county, between E. R. Skip
worth, democrat; Baker, populist;
and Driver, republican.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
PrlCe-------------
80 Gents per Sack
The Cheapest
and the Best.
Notice of sale.
In the County Court OF the State of Oregon
for Linn County.
In the Matter of the Estate
Alonzo Ames, deceased.

Alonzo Ames, deceased.
NoTTcEis hereby given, that, by authority
ofan order issued out of the above-entitled
court, in the aboye-entitled cause on April
the Sth, 1895, l. as Administrative Of the
aboye-named estate will, on the 10th day
of May, 1896, at the hour of two o'clock P.
NJ, Of said day, at the premises, sell at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder for cash in
hand the following.described real property,
to-wit
Beginning in the northeast quarter Of
Section 81, TIP. Is s., K. / t., Will, Mer.
t223) two hundred and twenty-three feet
west Of the southeast corner Of Lowell
Ames, Jr., Donation Land Claim, Not. No.
1918, and Claim No. Al, in said Tp., and
running thence west 81 feet; thence SOUTH
l6 degrees east, 596-lOO chains; thence
north, "a degrees east, 50 feet; thence north
l6 degrees west, direct to the place of be.
ginning, containing u acre, more or less,
situated in Linn County, Oregon; and
Also beginning 791l feet north, 80 degrees
B., of the southwest corner of a piece OF
land sold and conveyed unto NJ. G. Moss
by Hugh Harris, and running thence N,
30 degrees E., 70 feet; thence N, 10 degrees
W., l25 feet; thence S., 80 degrees w., 70
feet; thence g., 10 degrees H., 1876 feet to the
place of beginning, containing u acre more
or less, all situate in Section SO, TIP. 13 s.,
r. l. f., Will, Mery in Linn County, Ore.
gon,
Sale to be in Sweet Home, Linn county
Oregon, on the premises.
HESTER ANN AMEs,
Administrative of Alonzo Ames, decd
SAM'L. M. GARLAND,
Atty for Administrative.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

Wall paper and window shades,
carpets and mattings, hnoleums
and oil cloth, curtain poles, mould
ing and picture frames, complete
stock Of furniture, washing ma
chimes, tubs, and buckets, Masury's
pure paints, guaranteed the best in
the marEet,s stains and varnishes,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

THE latest information from
various parts of the county insures
Mr., Garland's election to the judge
ship.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
!: : z,:Success..s.
&s- ~iM

NOTHING succeeds like it. The principal aim of our
life in business to study the wants of customers which
is the principle of in business We have the largest
and best selected stock in line ever bro ught to this city
and at prices never before made in Lebanon
Below is partial list of what we carry in stock:
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21

VoTE for Bob Miller for assessor.
If Miller is elected it will not cost
$4,000 a year to assess the county.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-21
READ 1T CAREFULLY.

lead and oil, all kinds of brushes,
windows, doors and glass, hard
ware, stoves and tinware, pumps
and pipe, Myres force and spray
pumps, plows, cultivators and har-
rows, mowers, binders and rakes,
wool sacks and bindingtwine, seeds
Of all kinds, plain and barbed wire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-29
FIGHT IN A BAPTIST CHURCH.
All Because of Dispute About Taking Up
"a Collection at the Door.

All Because of Dispute About Taking Up
Collection at the Door.
DETROIT April 2S The Eighteenth
Street Baptist church was the scene of a
fight last night. One woman was seized
by police officer and showed out of the
church doors One man was struck across
the face by woman and raised his fist to
knock her down, but was pulled away.
Another young man. when urged TO leave
the scene even pushed his own mother
down the steps. Women screamed, men
shouted and determinations flew thick
and fast. Two of the church trustees re.
signed and six were expelled from the
church for open and willful rebellion. The
church is now divided into two factions
The board of trustees had forbidden the
pastor taking up collection at the door.
The pastor did it, The board censured
him. The pastor referred the matter to
the church congregation. The congre.
CATION upheld the pastor. The Baptist
council took hold of the matter and last
Wednesday asked the board TO resign
and the congregation last night affirmed
this action by two-third majority vote.
The deposed trustees say they will carry
the matter into the courts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-29
MICHIGAN MELANGE.
ITEMS WHICH WILL INTEREST OUR
READERS.

Important happenings Of the Past Few
Days Reported by Telegraph aud Placed
I'm Type for the Convenience Of Our Own
People-state News Notes.
KALKAsKA Mich. April "a. - Roy
Coates. who. with Mrs. Lawrence. is sus.
pected of the murder of the woman's hus.
band whose body was found recently at
Holland, appeared at South Boariman.
eight miles south of here, in search Of
food ana shelter and was recognized and
arrested by George B Stanley, Of that
place In an interview with Mrs Law
renee she stoutly denied having seen her
late husband since day or two before he
Is supposed TO have been murdered, or
that she had anything 10 do with his
taking off. She makes her denial In q
straightforward manner, looking one
straight In the eyes as she does so.
Notwithstanding this a telegram from
Holland, where both the accused are in
Jail. says that Coates has confessed to an
acquaintance, saying that he crept down
stairs the night of the murder and fixed"
Lawrence while he was asleep. later
throwing the body into the river. 1t
seems that Coates Is foster brother of
Mrs. Lawrence, being an adopted child.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-29

he was unarmed Is the only reason why he
did not kill his opponent. The currency
question was not the cause of the fight
although there has been bad blood be.
tween the two since Hall Joined the
sound money" forces.
The fight took place In the house naval
committee room. There was an informal
discussion between the two and other
representatives on the subject of the re-
organization of the navy. Money had re-
marked that the engineers, paymasters
and surgeons wanted more rank, pay and
command.
1.-THE man who says that doesn't believe
it," said Hall, who is very tall and broad
shouldered, looking at Money, who .is
slender and medium height, across the
table.
You're liar yourself" cried Money
holly.
Crash An inkstand from Halls hand
straight toward Moneys head. The Mis-
sissippian lodged and the inkstand after
sprinkling everybody else present with
ink, buried itself in the wall. Money
grabbed a heavy iron paper-weight and
sent it with electric speed toward Halls
head The Missourian saw it coming
and lodged just in time to save his life,
while the weight crashed through the
back of heavy chair. AS he lodged he
snatched another inkstand from the table
and flung 1t forward so swiftly that, ere
Money could dodge, 1t caught him just
below his right temple and knocked him
from his chair to the floor.
From cash several inches long blood
spurted forth. while smaller streams
flowed from several punctures made by
pieces of the heavy inkstand, which broke
in several parts Hall then sprang for
Money, who staggered to his feet, but
Felix McCloskey, of New YORK (the COM
mittees messenger) and several members
jumped bet IN the two men and stopped
the fight
Hall was taken to the end of the room
Money was led to committee room be-
low, leaving trail of blood on the white
stairfloor and steps. News of the fight
sped quickly through the Capitol. and a
crowd soon choked the corridors leading
to the naval room, and when the tall Mis-
sourian came out followed him to the
door of the house. into which he went and
took his seat.
So far as Hall is concerned the matter
would probably end where it is, but
Money is full of the hot southern blood.
He is reputed to have killed his man, as
his son did some time ago. Conservative
members who know him express the be-
lief that there will be shooting before
long, either in a duel or after simple
warning from Money TO Hall to arm him.
self for the first meeting. Both men are
fearless and unless one is taken unawares
decidedly lively and fierce conflict is
probable A physician dressed Moneys
wounds. After half an hours work
Money was taken to his hotel with his
head and all of his face, save his eyes and
nose covered with bandages
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-29
Fined for Shoplifting.

PONTIAC, Mich. April "a. Mrs Sarah
Cover, who was caught shoplifting at
Pontiac stores a month ago. was sem
fenced Thursday night by Judge Smith
to pay 800 fine or one year Imprisonment
and the fine was paid The prisoner is q
widow of the late Rev. Mr.. Cover, form
erly of Charleston Mich. When arrested
she admitted her guilt, but begged for her
release because of her approaching mar
riage. She was locked up, but her flance,
Albert Myerhoof of Akron, o., remained
true and visited her In her cell. He was
with her at the jail when the sheriff came
to take her before the court for sentence.
and it is said he paid her fine The people
will marry at once