The Lebanon Express.
J. "hTsTI N E. Editor.
VAX OKEOOX AFIX)1?I ITf
Ifthetraflle In Intoxientiiif; '.i-uor,
to be ietl n le-vt-rn, In inx.liH-tiv
of moct mil Inme-fit to the state than of
Injury, then it In comtHlt-el tit once Ihnt
to prohibit the trutUe wmiM he n
M-roii j; ami a misfortune, lint If St be
true that the injury received to the
ttste at the lunula of the traffic far cx
coeels nil the benefits eon fern- 1, then it
w ill lieoome the duty of every true pa
triot to ca'ot hi Imllot against the ex
istence of tlie trnftie. For, as from the
principal of frugality, no man can af
ford to keep that which 1 of more real
Injury than of benefit to li'.m; neither
can any community or state afford to
do fueh a thing-;.
Now, from the stand p Vint of innt rlal
prosperity, wo ati'irm that the state
of Oregem cannot nflbrtl to ontinue
this whisky business. It will lie noteil
that for the prvttcnt we wave all moral
and 8x-i-vl ctnsidcmtions, and look at
this question in the light of the ma
terial interests of the state. In tlie first
place, the wealth of a state exists, in a
great measure, in tlie brain, Inn us and
muscle of its citizens; for without these
nil other resourws, however great, are
unavailable; but loth science and ex
perience have unequivocally nlllrnied
that not only are these liquors unnec
essary to impart strength to the muscle,
steadiness to the nerve, or clearness to
the brain, but on the contrary even
their moderate use tends to weaken
the physical and muddle the intellec
tual power of man. It follow, then,
that in this respect tlie trattic is a
source of weakness instead f streiiuth
to the Ktate. Rut again: Mny of our
ablest jurists and lest informed men,
have repeatedly testified that from 7"
to JX lx-r cent, of all the criir.es com
mitted, in ommunities where intoxi
cating liquors are sUl, are the legiti
mate fruitsof the traltie. Now as every
crime committed is a wrong Intlii-ttil
against the state, as well as against an
individual or a communitv, it follows
that at least " i-r cent, of all the
crimes inflicted against the state at the
hand of its citizens, are the results of
thin traffic, and that from this p;int of
view the State ought to nlo!i.-h the
business. Again, it "is a fact not dis
puted, that the use of these liquors as a
lieverage is constantly causing the
premature death of many god citizens.
Tlie lowest estimate made of the rav
ages of this business it0,0:t) of tlie citi
zens of the United States annually.
Allowing Oregon to have a population
of 2ui,0ito, this would make her quota
something over 2i annually. Hut it
is a well-known fact, to those w ho have
taken the pains to gather statistics, that
Oregon has exceeded that mnnluT of
victims annually for the Inst several
years. Nor can it lw claimed that this
number is taken wholly, or in them:-.in
from the weak and vicious el;i-.
Nut often it is the Milistantial citizen
who lonws his life through the ragv or
folly of those In-reft of reason through
ttrong drink. Or it is tlie noble and
the brilliant, as a Yates of IHinoW, a
Marshal of Kentucky, or a Iogan or
Oregon, who is dragged down by this
monster vice. Who is it that cannot
call to mind a dozen or a score of these
noble ones who have !ct-n decoyed to
death by this wretched business. Now,
unless it can be shown that Oregon is
receiving sonic great and substantial
benefit from the traffic, then we say it
cannot afford to continue the business.
the change one of the most Important,
events looking to the further prosperity
of Oregon. Direct communication with
fan Francisco by rail will give the far
mers of this valley and especially
those of 8'Kithcm Oreg;v.i, the ad
vantage of two markets for their
products, and quicker facilities for get
ting t item there. Our merchants too,
will le greatly lenetittcd in tills direc
tion And again, how much pleasanter
It. will U- to take a sleeper and ride into
S. F. in n few houiH, than to l rolhd
around In n steamer for three days and
nights, with but little assurance of get
ting there at all!
In another column, will bo found a
call for precinct meetings for the pur
pose of organizing precinct prohibitory
nnieiidment lea .ui-s. We would urgi
upon the friends of the cause in differ
ent precincts, to give this call their
special attention, and see that the pt
plo generally are made aqualnted with
the date and object of these meetings.
The temiH-ranee people have a great
work to perforin lietween now and No
vemlier. t'oninieiwe mw.
Fstlmatlng the value of the hog us a
producer of manure, a prac tical swlne
hreeder states that a hog, If kept to the
age of twelve months, will convert a
cartload of nititerlal per month Into an
excellent fertiliser for corn. Rethinks
that witn twelve loads of mauure a
year, from each hog on the farm, the
nogs should provide enough fertilizer
to pay for the corn they consume, and
that by estimating the value of the
nmmiru the hog If ke pt at n less cost
than he is credited.
FARM NOTES.
Andrews & Hacklemati,
W.LDOUGLAS!
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SHOE
WAPRANTEO'
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SOL K AGENTS,
LEBANON, OREGON.
JMFOR TA XT A XXO I 'XI 1LVFXT.
The average life of a worker ln-e Is
only 4-" days.
One great fault of many farmers may
lie found in a peculiar passion for large
fields.
When the pig arc coughing it Indi
cates not only damp yards but also
that the roof of the she'lter leaks.
If the weather In-come warm, 'plow
the ground for the garden and let It
freeze In-fore winter passes over.
Avoid metals about butter. The salt
will cause rust and stain the butter.
Metallic rust is oftensiscnous.
Scatter some of the finest, richest and
best manure' you have on the ieev of
ground intende-d for your onions.
A teaspoonful of spirits of turiw-ntinc
in a pint ami a half of corn men I is c m
sidcrcd one of the lust remedies for
gjqn-s when fed to young chicks.
Svt contains several fertilizing ele
ments, such as ammonia, muriatic acid,
lime, magnesia and other substances,
which, being the product of vegetation,
are also the natural foml ef plants.
There is no use- in holding .n to lx-e-f,
e-nttle or she-cp for a higher market to
wards spring, for that time has gone by.
It use-d to K-so, but the dressed meat
shipments have offset this chance.
We must feed tose-11 assKin as ready.
The asparagus lntl must lw attended
to e-arly. Fork in a plentiful supply of
niie well-rttvel immure, so ks to allow
the rains to carry down the soluble por
tions to tlie roots of the plants.
As a result of the whole-sale destrue--tion
of birds for ornamental purjwvst s,
norts from South t'arolina state that
ravage's of injects in tjiat State last se-a-son
were greater than ever K-fbrv
known.
A corresjxuulent of the Enjrli! Far
mer (ia-t ttc asse-rts that live x-unds
of common white lwans ground tine
and fed in ha1f-ound ill- with bran
twice daily will cure the worst case ef
bloo.lv milk.
Four time-s asmueh nutriment can U
se'-urvd by ciMivcling the i.ste pro
ducts of the eaith into milk rs can be
gnim-d ly putting tlitin into Invf, mut- !
ton or iork.
A re-tncely fir jrargi t is sj-id to In-1 iuht !
drops of tincture of aconite di-opefi f
on n pii-ee of bread and mixed with the
i h m I tit night, tlie next morning sriviug
four more- drops in the Kime manner.
A Miecessfull Canadian dairyman
thinks hra-i.iK-nsaitd iorn mixel makesi
thelx-st butter-prodiu-ingf.od for enws.
t'ows should lemiiked with dry hands.
(Vws should not Ik milked in proxim
ity to the thing pile.
All Kuglish gardener advises tnt
ping ants with Uvm snpon which some
meat has been left, ami dippimr oe-ca-
sioimlly in hot water. For '"slugs and
oi -m t?i ins in- uin piei-e-s en poiaio
or carrot.
Don't put off trimming the vines t-x
late in the season, or it cannot W' done
at all. I f the sap Ix-giiis to flow the
cutting of the vines will cause them to
"bleed" and the eoiis-quenee- will lc no
fruit. Trim when tlie weather is cold.
Mr. A. It. Whitney, the great or
chnrdist of Northern Illinois, advises
the following for rabbits gnawing apple
tre-cs: One-fourth bushel lime, one
half pound copicras, one lMiund of
che-apgluc. Aiiel the-glue and e-opperas
aftei slaking it. Apyly in the fall of
cncli year. The t-ost is only one-six-te-e-ntli
that of tarred paper, and is re
porter! more cffe-ctual.
Should a wagon or fuggy-tire become
a little loose from shrinkage of the fel
loes, inste-ad of taking the wheel to the
shop to have the tire cut and replaced,
get half a gallon of Unwed oil. and af
ter heating it pretty well, pour the same
in a siiailow tisii ami give the run of ;
the vhecl two or thre slow turns i
ur.i,il l rvn it I, St 1ia .il lu.inJiNiliiti. $
the felloes, will so swell them that the
tire a ill lie-come as tight- as ever.
An apiarist of co-.isidcr.ihlc e-xier-iencc
says he is fullv convinced that
bre-ed, never attacks
f the honey I ice except when
from
some other cause, and that there is n
remedy known that will U-nefit a ctil
ony of Ks atilii teil with this disease
unlesH it lo aecimpiuied by ginsl
healthy food. Intact the f, km'I is nil
that is nesessary.
The swill l-arrel istifien al!ow- to be
come filthy, not only from deoomixtsi
fion ami eiiemioal change of elements,
hut from always allowing a lxirtion of I
the old swill to remain, the lesultsomo
timcs Is-ing a siisonous formation. Al
though it may In an advantage to al
low swill to stand a few days, yet even
the- swill barrel should In e-lcaned oecas
sioiially, if disease is te le avoided.
Milk cannot be made from nothinir.
J. O. Roland.
I.K11AXOX, OitKliOX.
e.i.vf '"tAM rAin ni-n ami l:..i.r.n i; i,3
Harness, Saddles, Bridles.
Whips, Spurs.
And all Goods in ths Saddlery Line,
Harness and Saddles Repaired
Promptly,
AND AT LOW
l'ltK'KS.
mil If
LEBANON
MEAT MARKET.
William Wkiith, Finr'u.
Fresh and Salted Beef and
Pork.
mi nox,
FOIIK, SAUSA(;i:,
HOI.OONA,
AND HAM.
Bacon and Lard always on Hand.
Main St., . fitmou, thYgoii.
M E AD'S
Harness ShoP.
Manufacturer and Dealer In
HAItNKHS,
SADDLl-r?,
WHIPS,
Hi'uas.
G. T. COTTON,
Dealer In-
Groceries & Provisions
TOBACCO AND CIO A IIS,
BMOKKllS' AHTICLES.
And a Full Line of
If 1 T .1
Saddlicrv oooo.ioreiLni aim uomesuc
and
All work warrantet
California
I laud-made
Leather.
Fruits.
C ONKKCTIONLCR Y.
Agent for Htaver t Walker
Agricultural Implements Queensware and
And the Celebrated-
Glassware,
ST CD F. II A Iv K 11 W At ! O X.
Jfttin St., Lrbtiimn, Orrron.
LAMl'S AND LAMP FIXTURES.
I
Main St., LrfMtnon, Orcron.
G. W. SMITH,-
L.cljfiiii, )rcfje ij,
I'KALKIl IS
STOP !
STOP!
STOP!
Do Yon Want Hardware t
There Is no use of yonr going elsewhere, when you can buy your Hardware at
Home. We would respectfully call your attention to ur large utock of
SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE,
Builders and Contractors Supplies,
Table and Pocket Cutlery, Axes, Saws, Garden Tools.
Our stock of
Ammunition and Fishing Tackle
Is Complete, and will be boM at Trices that defy Coinr-etition.
Stoves andTinware, Iron Pumps, &c.
M ANl'FAlTl'IIKIt OF
Tin, Copper,. Sheet-Iron Ware,
lCfiVo Siout, lte,
ALL KINDS OF KKIWIKINT, DONE AT SHORT NOTICE
-AIX' KK1.1 IX STeH K-
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lie Woven Wire 13 eel.
Real Estate Agency
Of A. R. CYRUS & Co., LEBANON, Or.
Farmers will find this the Ilcadipiartcrri for
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS0
A we carrj- tlie Bent goods In the market. Wc keep in Htock the
Collins' Cast-steel Plows, John Deere Moline Plows,
Canton Clipper Plows, and the Celebrated
Oliver Chilled Plows. RXtras for Each.
AGENTS FOR THE BAIN WAGON.
Barbed -Wire Sold at Low Figures.,
YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOLICITED.
F. H. ROSCOE & CO., Lebanon, Oregon.
W. B. DON AC A,
-Dei.ek In-
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HA VK ALWAYS OX HAM-
Choice Bargains in City and Country Property.
Intendinjf l'nieh:ise rs will Find it to their Interest to Give nx a Call.
Groceries and Povisions,
Tobacco and Cigars,
Confectionery, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware,
Pure Sugar and Maple Syrups.
AGENTS FURNISHING GOODS.
Country Produce taken iti ExchanKe for Gotxia.
GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES," IS MY MOTTO.
trnrr Ilrii-k Stor'-,
Jfrtin Street, Lebanon, Or.
In speaking of the sale of the Oresron
& California railroad to the Southern
I'ae-ific company, the Orcrsairin says :
"Thir is a very important annotmce
ment to Oregon, for though it has lHe-n
known for a Ion-; time that the ne-tntia-tion
was under way, ami news of the
confummation has therefore I x-en mmiic
what disominteel, yet these thinjrse-an
never be consideml as certain of ac
complishment till positive annouiicc
inent thereof is made. We now know
that the great California railway hys-te-m
is to control this important. Ore
Kn line. This carries with it the eon
Hcqucnce that the road is to lie opera t
cel as a "feeler," as far as praetie-ahlc,
of the California system. Mr. Croe-kcr
tays that the line will tie pushed
through with all possible dispatch. A
1.KK1 p.r. now at work- h.i or fi.ul
ii". JL.,.n, - ;..,.. ..i .... '"'0 larva? ol the Iionoy Invexr,-!
"T,:;f.."-L-," weaken, d cr ill
it is supposeel the road will not lie fin
ished much ln-fore the end l the pres
ent year.
Psil transport:ition U-twe-e-n Portlaml
and San Francis-o neve r -an e-onif-e te
with transportation by sea; but this
railway ling. in the hands of the-Ca'.i-fornia
company wille-nablc San l-'ran-fitxtt
to make externdod encrji-hments
Ujxm .the trade ot Southern and Mid
dle Oregon. Though this should prove
a loss to lVilland it will la piin to
the country, sine-t there will le ' lnttcr
facilities and comictitivc l-netits, and
in the loujr run thefriin to the country
will redound even to Portland's :.lvan
taec. In the Willamette vallev the
narrov.'-cnuire lim-s and the Oregon Pa- i If the mate-nd for its maiiuta-tuiv le not
cifie will be a check or counteriMiise to ; found in the food it will Ik taken from
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--THIS SPACE
rJl-Ifc?fc?rV''ecl For;
M. A. MILLER,
LeadinG DruggisT
I.KHANOX, OltKtiON.
IT AIJDWAU.K
also Atii:xrs ion a Hi Kixns of
AGRICULTURAL I M P L EMENTS,
-iNe l.i bixu tii K-
Celebrated
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As I
Morrison Plow and other Implements, in
their Season.
Doors and Windows Furnished on short Notice.
ro.VF AX sff is, at ; r a ".s old staxik
J. A. BEARD,
Druggist and Apothecary,
DKAI.KK IX
Dnu(is -:- and -:- 3Ii:dicim:s
the through line to California; so that
on the whde there is no reason to fear ;
the conse-quenccf. of the change. On I
t'le contrary, the new force's it will
bring into the state may promote our j
development in many ways. The Cali- ;
fornia eonoration will want Smthern i
and Middle Owgon tilKil up with po- j
pie, and to bring this alout may le- ex-
jwtcel to sec the riecesity of dealing I
inere liberally with the icople than :
thenlil management, prisscdly mcd ;
and lankruptcy, has leen able to do." j
It is to be hopd, also when the O. & I
V.. road changeshands, it will lc put !
tinder a more broad-minded manage- !
ment, than that which now controls it. j
The railroads of Oregon, to tic a Ix-nefit J
to the state, should lie controlled by !
men of broad, Iilc-ral views men who
acllu-re somewhat to the law of common '
si-nse whi hte'aches them tlie imxrt
ancc of doing wh:.t they can for the
le-st inte-rtsln of the public, cscciully
when by so doing lln-ir liiu is Ix-ni iit-
the accumulated flesh of the Ixxly, and
if no surplus rlcsh has Ihcii accuninlat
ed the se-ere-tion ef milk will either
ccr.se r the materials I drawn from 1
the miise-le-s and tissue which are
othe'rwise nei'de-d fer the maintenance
of health and strength.
In regard to spreadimr manure in the
winter, Mr. Waldo F. Brown, an ex-Krie-iiccd
farmer in Ohio, says: "When
taken out spread the manure at ome
on the field where it is to be plowed un
der in spring. I eomjx st the manure
in the barnyard, which is to lu used on
t he garden or as a topdressing for wilt at,
but shed-made manure I prefer to apply
direct from the vagon when the lnnd
is frozen. Keen if it dos not do quite
so much good it save lalor at a liusy
time. I'ist winter I spread part of the
manure as we drew it out, but putome
4' I loads in a he-ap at the side of a field
to Ik planted in otatocs. When
spring citnic it rained so much and the
land was so soft that wc could not
handle the m.-inure at all when we
wish d to do set, and it gave us so much
trouble that I made up mv mind to
ted. Like the Or'rrj,it'a, wc deem j spread in winter hereafter.''
am luakinir arrangements te put
in an entirely i.e-w stock of
Shelf & Heavy Hardware,
Farming Implements .
AXI)
MACHIN ER Y,
OK
The Latest, Best and Improved Makes.
I oflcr my present stock, consisting of
the following and many either
articles
AT COST.
Axes, Nails, Shovels, Spades,
Garden Rakes, Garden Hoes,
Hinges, Screws, Auger bits,
Drawing knives, Shingle
knives, Steel squares,
Grindstones, Etc.
Hammers, Hatchets, Horse
Shoes, Horse Shoe Nails,
Mill Files, Horse Rasps,
Etc., Etc.
To a long suffering community who
have Ih-cii paying large prke-s for I lard
ware, this is h rare oport unity as the
stock is mostly new. Anything not on
hand will Ik- procured for customers
AT NET COST.
I Chas. B. Montague.
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Faints, Oils and Glassy-
Fine Toilet Soaps, Combs, Brushes, Etc.
3 K 1! K U M 1 v R V
And Fancy Toilet Articles.
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY COMPOUNDED.
Main Stm t, Litnmotk, Oregon.
W. C. Petlcrson,
V atchmaker and J eweler,
Optical Goods a Specialy. King's Celebrated Spectacles in Store.
LKllAXOX.
oh" Ft; ox.
-AOKXT FOU AI.L-
Standard
Watches
-ALSO
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and Clocks.
All kinds of Repairing Neatly done and. Warrant
ed to Suit.
O OA K
3IaiHifadurer -:- of -:- Furniture,
ASl IEAI.KK IX-
Coffins, Caskets, Trimmings and Burying Robes.
-ALSO-
Doors, Window Blinds, Locks, Hanging-Nails, Etc.
Main Strkkt,
nl-tf.
IiEBANON, OnKGON.
BURKHART 8c BILYEU,
JPropriestors Of
Liverv, Feed and Sale S tables,
LEBANON,
OREGON.
DAILY ST(iE LIME TO ALBANY,
Parties Carried to any of the Country on Short Notice.
TF.RMS JJEASONAHLK.
T. S. PILLSBURY,
I?KOWXSVll,I.K,
tREe)N.
1 i f I ' i T -f - 1 i t . " L' i t 1 v
A X Civtiv,ciiv v v tee. i i . m. a jl v.
Dkai.kh In
Watches, Jewelry, Optical Goods
A C'OJPLKTK ASSORTMENT OF
Ladies' and Gents' IUYAL ALLOY
Thimbles,
LADIES'
ruff and Collar
SETS,
PlininQ Pin-:
lUUfcOj wiuvviuij, ssasS Etc.. Etc.
Rogers & Bros.' Silver Ware.
ALL OOODS GUARANTEED." ALL WORK WARRANTED
Fint Vow north of the City JIult, Mo.in Strctf, BROWNSVILLE, OR.
JEWELRY,