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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1888)
?ETS OF THE TOILET. "i,on for Prfwrtlnj tlie Kye-I Uet .;. : onro of tlie pyo-hwhos Is ton lit- tfhfc v4 or understooil, UumgU i in y aro indispensable to tlio beauty ol t' .a vyes ami greatly to 0o general i harm of thrt frtce, Long1, even iiwhet ere very rnro anion? us, palieulftrly nur tho no of thirty, while Mustern Wisntios very sriilom lack thorn. The raouo tulopttd hy them is the oiw we aw so fmniliar with us ivfrnrtls our I;!iir the clipping of the nplit ends v h a prilr of seizors ahout oiuv a month. This never (nils when tried on a ehllil or young porson. The eyes should he closed whilo tho operation 1 being performed and tho scissors usod i-nuUonsly. . Tills lougthon Rud trongthons tlia liishca, which often 1 bvo a, tendency to break op fall out. This tendency may nriao from dt tie renl ;.!,. a tae eyes are stlouy or gum med togvthr bathe them for several minutes in tepid milk aud water. Hub bing nwvliBs tho lushes fall. Asrain, r...u-.y pwplo m-o troubled with a givasy eretion ttiat lies on tho lids and dest roys the lashes. In such a ease the his'iowing mixture is reoommetided: Borax, four gralsss; sirup of quinces. ona uruehm; nuek; cherry water, one enu.w Mix find bathe enrefully. To check tho (secretions, unnoint nightly with swoot oil. 1 ho eyebrows aro almost as much jk fleeted aa tho pye-lashes, and that. too, by persoiis by no means indiffer ent to their appearance. They should arch slightly, bo rather abundant and Ho smoothly. To the latter end they should bo moistened slightly with water and colcgno and then combed. To prevent tho falling of tho hair of tho brows ona of the following reo- ipes is lveommended: 1. Apply almond oil at night on re tiring and hatha in tho morninsr in tepid water. 2, Five grains of sulphate of quinine and one ouneo of alcohol. This wash is also good for tho eye-lashos. It should ba applied to tho roots with tho finest sablo bvu.-h. 3. Bath the brows three times dally in a wash cornposod of nine grains o! .borate of soda, ono jrill of distilled water and ten drops- of escenco ol mint. This will also check any ten dency to extreme moisture. 4. Shave and apply sweet oil. 5. Mix ono gil 1 of water, ono ounce --tat r of potassium. This reeoipe is a curt, jor bit, vrusiv luniiucs in ine brows. It should bo applied lightly w ith a soft toot h-brush. A correspondent gives the following as the rci-ult of study aud experience in me secrets ot tno touet: "lr a greasy Vui'' use finely pow tlcred gum bcuzofn and bay ram In so lution, or wash tho face In sweet milk or liiiantus water without vising soap. 'For blackheads'' a solution of sul lhito ot so1a and water is eicolent. -For a rough, dry slim" nothing can bo more simple and effective than a weak Eolutioa of carbolic acid (one .c5 carbolic acid, fifteen parts water), siiid where pimples occur, oven as io cone, the most obstinate of all skin tro,;ios, th occasional use of a pow der made of alum, borax and cream of t-ri,r (equal parts) will prove an ef fective remedy. Glycerine in any form applied to tho f-'.-.in for any length of timo will harden nd d;irken tho cuticle, and will finally affect tho normal functions of Keha- tvoiH ducts, which "functions are essen tial to a healthy and clear complexion. i liKewisa any astringent minerals, such jj7ine, lead or arsenic, will by reac tion in jar?, unless the skin is attacked by souio maliguaiit form of disease, in w hich case it is better to consult a phj- How the World Is Fed. "Even the oldest and best informed man in the trade," said an experienced ealr-sman in the grocery business, "can not begin to tell you any thing about tho wonderful extent ol the trade in food. Figures don't seem to express the thing so that any body can re alize how enormous, tho business is. 5'ow every body knows that corn makes only a email part of what any body eats. I mean by that, nobody eats corn enough to make it a principal ar ticle of diet. Yet there is one estab--TT3-ai,;:tV ia Maryland a corn factory, they call it where there aro thousands of cans o corn a week put up and eold. Now, consider that this is only on", establishment out of hundreds in this country, and thousands in the world, where food is put up in cans. Then think that corn is only one small item of food even among the canned oods. And then remember that canned goods are merely a. fraction of tho food supply, and you will be ready to acknowledge that tho food indus tries are too great to bo readily grasped by tho imagination. More . than three-fifths of all the workers of the world aro engaged wholly in rais in 2- or handling food." X. Y. Hail and Express. - m A voung Australian near Bochara, ,ftpr an unusually hard day's work hhe.o iiheanne, went to sleep on the f itting-room couch after supper. Soon he arose, walked out into the darkness, w-ent through four gates, which he carefully closed, to the woodshed, and then hunjr up his coat and took down 1; Is shoep shears and sharpened them. Then he caught a sheep and had just finished shearing it when some of the liout-ehoid came with a lantern. Then it turned out that he had been asleep all tho time, and the light of the lan tern awakened him. The sheep was fcheared as well as though it had been ' cone in broad daylight. " TnorwusTy sod Tearfully True. llark Tirei.n, ia bis dry way upon occa sion, said: The temptation to drink amoiicr literary men is not tho liquor. "tYhesi a man is dissipated his friends al- "ways say, 'Such a brilliant fellow if he would only let liquor alone.' In time the drinker gets credit for talents he never 'earned of possessing, aud there are .nv v.-l:o try to plack tbis brand from burning. The number of chances oilered to"a dissipated man to reform and . earn a good living are many more than those open to the acceptance of a sober and Industrious yonnr fellow. Iu fact tLe sober and industrious are supposed to get on cny way." And this is not only liuaoronsly but tearfully true. The record of 'literary labor does not show tnea a epieiKUd premium on industry and fioorieiy. uui-rant literature. Cinder ii 'the Eye. Railroad Conductors get a great deal of medical information and the nnderstand tng of many helpful littlqsetaanes in the ejurse ofa longyeaP!sTFun. Many of the coiidaetor.v vrtrb, among the many other ills and &u .igs of tneir passengers, cave found - lint of a particle of dirt or cinder in the tje to be liie most frequent and pinfnl carry wii.u tiiem a supply of horse hair. TLeir experience makes them experts in ' doubling the hair and drawing it over th ' eye t. ti tue lid is closed. Ciucaso Isewa. OLD TIME TRAININGS. ILL ARP'S DESCRIPTION OF AN OLD FASHIONED "MUSTER." Vl.e Colonel Uh II Is Corhnda Hut ami ttitxxlltig Epnuleta Ilvvlen tng th Ml Utlit Kettl Drum mnA Bqiteaky tlttt. A 'it and Sknll Fight. BUI Arp thu dieuMi old time In Georgia and the old f aahiotiMl tratninR day ient An old fnnhtoiwKt mustfr ai equal to a modern "iiardl Gra Th governor wot the commaiido-in-cUWf, hut as no could not be personally presont the nulltin were re viewed by proxy. Every county had an aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel. ltd held his rank and title as long aa the governor held hia ofltce, and he mi expected to holler for him and talk for him and boom him, and, if neefliory, ha must fight f'P him on suit able occasion. If the governor failed of rev election, these colonel had to retire too, and a new set were appointed, but the old et never lout their title, and ao the tate in course of time rot pretty full of colonels. On muster day the colouel wore a cockade hat and a red plume and epaulets and a long brass sword and big brass apnra, and horse pistols In the holsters of his arnldle, and he and his personal tft rode up nnd down the lines reviewing; the militia, who were drawn up in a double crooked straight line In a great bis field that was full of gnlliet and broom sage. Borne wore coats ami some didn't; some wore sluteisand some didn't; but none wore teaiil8, for in those days none wai-e Itoards but gamblers. Some were armed with shotguns and some with rifles or muskets, but most of them carried sticks and cornstalks and umbrwllaa, and they stood up or squatted down at pleasure, and about half the time were hollpriug for water. THE VOIjOXKI. AKU dlH STAFF. The colonel and hie statt rodo up and down the lines on line horses that danced and pranced like there were tacks under the sad die. The roll of each company was called and every man answered to his name whether he was there or not. 1 hen the colonel took ceutral position and faced the Ions audience and wave,! lus glittering sword and e claimed: "Attention, battalion! Shoulder arms right march!" Then the kettle drum rattled and the fife squeaked and some guns went off half cocked, and the militia gave three cheer for the coUmel and were disbanded until the next muster. Old man Brooks was the chief musician in my day. and would not hare exchanged this oRlce with the king of England, lie alwavs played "Brooks' March for the militia to locomote by. They never marched or kept step by the music, but they got along somehow by walk' big and trotting and pacing and fox trotting by turns. Old father Brooks played his part well In the drama or farce, or whatever it was. He ttintmitted his ofllce. lie loved music. He said his fife was his life and his fiddle was his riddle. On his last bed he sent for my father -to come and see him. Old and wrinkled and cadaverous, he motioned to be propped up in his bed, and then, with an in verged chair behind his pillow, he pointed to bis fiddle that lay npon the shelf near by, and it was banded to him. Hugging it to Iks old bosom be smiled amid his tears and whis- j pered: "I wish that I could play you one more tuneu" That night the old man die,!, j with his left hand closed hard and rigid around the neck of his violin. After the muster was over then eanie the horse racing on quarter nags and horse swap pins, and of course some pugilistic exercises in front of the groceries. FISTS, SKULLS AXD FINGERS. i Jim Bowles was the center of a crowd from his beat, and stripped to tho waist he pranced around and popped his fist in the iwlm ot his hand, and jumped up and cracked his heels together three times before they struck the ground, aud gave a w ild In pin whoop and exclaimed: "I'm the best man in Finkneyrille district" About that time tiij Jim Robinson jumped up in the center of another crowd and yelled: "I'm the best man iu Ben Smith's deestrict," and Nick Raw lins screamed like a panther from another crowd, and gritted his teeth and shook his hr.fr and yelled: "Gentlemen, my Betsy Jane says I'm the best man in Hock bridge deos triot, and I reckon she ought for to know." It was just like gamecocks crowing in the barnyard, and, like the cocks two of them soon got together and went to fighting, and everybody stood around and shouted, "Hands off, gentlemen; etaud back, gentlemen. Hands olT; let 'em fight fair and square." A nd they fought hard and fought long, and bea on of them got to be the bottom dog ia the fight and hollered "enough," the show was over, unless the victor dared to crow aaia, and had to tackle another rooster. I have known Xick Rawlins to whip three brsg men in one evening, and Kick was no bad man either. Everybody liked Nick, ne had Ct and font and fought until be had lost a finger and a snip out of his nose and a piece of his left ear, but he was never mad. Isick told me not along ago that he never did love to fight, but when he courted Betsy Jane she 'lowed that when she married a man he had to be a man all over, inside and out, and so he got to fighting on her account. But these old times are goiro gone never to return, tven the preachers who used to take off their coats in the pulpit have con formed to more polite customs. Their sing song sermons are beam no more nor the nasal attachments that were something be tween a shuffle and a snort. o:d Father Dannelly and his wooden leg are dead and so is old Uarny Face, who said to the Rome girl who went out to hear him just for the fun of the thing: "If that town gal with the green bonnet on her ueaa ana tue devil s martingales around her neck and his stir rups in her ears, don't quit her gigglin,' I wiil pint her out to the congregation." e have more manners now, though our morals may be at a discount. Bill Arp in Atlanta Constitution. Don't Learn to Carve. Never learn to carve, young man. There is no fun in it. A knowledge of the art saddles you with a responsibility which, while it may procure you invitations to dinner, sits heav ily on the soul and brings wrinkles on the forehead. If you do not perform the work artistically you aro criticised. If a tough fowl gets away from you and takes refuge in a lady's lap you are laughed at and made an enemy of the fair one w hose dress you soil or spoil. You offend Jones if you send the choicest cut to Smith, and vice versa. You must send the best away and reserve only the least to be desired for yourself. The waiters make you the subject of their remarks, and by putting their heads together and jerking their thumbs over their shoulder In your direction embarrass you dreadfully; you know by tho fiendish leer on their faces that they have set you down as a blacksmith. If the room is warm you are thrown into a violent perspiration: your collar wilts, neck tie gets awry, your appetite leaves you, and when your labors are finished you begin your dinner with the air of one who has been in a pugilistic mill and come out second best. .Jont learn to carve. .Nebraska btate Jour nal. - So Temptation. "And so you have brought my beautiful AJphonso home, liavo you, bio an honest man, instead of keeping him yourself, as you might easdy have done P said the delighted tady as the fondled the poodle. ere you uot strongly tempted to keep the darling creature V "No, mum," replied the incorruptible man. as be pocketed the f-3 reward. "It weren't no temptation. I couldn't have sold his hide for two bits at this season of the year, mum," Chicago Tribune. One "Way of Protecting. lightning rods do protect Their decrease in number is not alone due to better electrical knowledge. It is due to a decrease of the danger which rods remove. The owner ot buildings put rods thereon. His buildingr may be struck by lightning, th rods melted. tho buildings burned, but the man himself was safe. Ho was fully' protected from light ning rod agents. iioston M ann facturers Gazette. Art Athletic Job. Simperson Young Bmithson has become tome qniie avilete, I hear. Eagley That; fellow on athlete? Oh, so. He could not walk around the block without resting. Simperson Ah, well, he has been jumping his board bill, aud that must be a consider A BUMMER HOTEL. A Man Who rroposea to Keep m Uatst House HU riatia, "I'm setting out to keop a ituumer hotel for decent people, not for bores, and 1 contend there are enough deewnt eople in neea ol just such a house as I Intend to keep to sup port me in my uterpruM. I am not buna ing my house for the sort of people who set out In July for sis or eight weeks' search after what they call a good time (L un limited noise ami racket from sunriae till midnight). I'm getting it ready for just the opposite class eeef "I see, ami I Iwileva you're about on the rljtbt track." "I reckon I am Now, rm tolng to run over a few of the things that I'm not going to have. I'm not going to bare single transom In my house I" "U'hatl no ventllatlonl" "1U hi ventilntionl What thoughtful. cleanly person wants the ventilation from a hotel corridor, witu forty other peoples breaths all running In aud out of his room on the heavy sir No, slrj open the win dows no transoms, and no doors that will open or shut uule the knolware turned. In my house you can't slam a door if yon want to; ami no wexed floors; halls, corridors and staircases all thickly carp ted and padded; no windows that stick and no bureau draw ers that won't open; and no soap left smooth after the Jnst occupant of a room; and no beds that creak ; and no office 11 la ringing and jangling all night aud all day; and no guests awakened at dawn because some one next door wants to be called. I've Invented an electric call apparatua from the office that I'll warrant to waken the dead but not the wrong manor the neighbor. And no stars and moons and trigs hanging on the door keys tor people to jingle and Jangle when they come up to tied at midnight; and no all night electric lawn lights to shine In your eyes and keep you awake until morning; and no croquet or tennis grounds near the bouse to disturb people who are nervous with after noon games; and no toothpicks on the tables or in the otllce or anywhere," "Why, I thought they were a national in stitution." "I don't blame you. Well, If they are tl denationalize them, that's alL And no dark wall wpers no wall papers at all; clean, fresh (tainted, light colored walls that can be washed with good soap and water; and no waitresses or chambermaids with friixee and bangs they've got to have smooth, parted hair and neat caps and aprons, al ways. No hammocks on the piasaaa to squeak and creak; they'll be swung at si dis tance. No baby rarriagea wheeled up and down on the verandas, either, no matter bow rainy the day. No lawn mowers to begin operations just at nap time. And if any young men or boys come to the house who require to be taught not to whistle in the corridors, I'll engage to Instruct them egad! Home parents appear to think m summer hotel is a sort of western prairie that they have turned their offspring loose in. Aud no dancing children in the evenings, early or late." "Miss Marigold" In Fittuburg Bui let in. How a Cahmaai Was Footeat. The life of a backman is not always a bed of rosea, although be does ride around all day while others have to walk. A few nights ago a veteran "cabby" related this sad story ot man's duplicity. He was hailed I iv a well aresse.1 gentleman, who inquired his price by the hour, and as the amount wa sntisfactiwy the "fare"1 jumped Into the car riage and was thriven to one of the up town theatre, enjoining the driver to wait until his return. At the expiration ot the per formance the young man appeared, accom ivinied by a friend, aud together thy were I riven to a restaurant, where they took sup ler. Ihe supper consumed probably an hour, and theu tlte faithful driver was told to take the pair to the residence of one of them, where the guest alighted, and, slam mng the door with a bang, cold the driver to go to a certain address and take the other man home. He did so, driving as slowly as possible, and finally arrived before the house losignated. As it was late and the night was fair, the cabman, being more or leas of a philosopher, t untight as he wa engaged by the hour he would not awaken the gentleman inside, who appeared to have gone to sleep, but would !iht his pijie and smoke for half an hour or ko, w itu the consciousness that be was mak ing money all the time and not disturbing the s'.umbers of hia tired friend. Half au hour passed and still no movement was felt by the driver on the box. Finally be began to be a little anxious, and openuig the car r.ge found to his dismay that It was empty. The pretended sleep-cr had quietly stolen away while the mind of the driver was fixed on other subjects, lie never sleeps now, aud U keeping a sharp lookout for that man. Philadelphia Times. Contagion Among Ship Pi "Suppose, doctor, we take the case of a steamer carrying from 1,000 to 1,500 steerage passengers ; could disease break out among them aud remain undiscovered until the ship reached qnarantiner "Certainly, and that ia where the danger comes m. It is a well known fact that pas sengers who become affected with a suspi cious disease will take every means to keep the knowledge of it from the officers. This is done through fear of being sent to the hos pital on arrival, and the majority of conta gious diseases on board ship are only discov ered when the tMLvengcrs come before the boarding officer. And here, too," they will pass unless the evidence of the disease is so marked as to call attention to them, for if but one minute's examination were given to each individual it wonld take just twenty five hours to pass 1,500, and hundreds of times ships receive free pratique after only a couple of hours' delay. Thus it is easy to see how mild cases of varioloid are liable to slip by quarantine; but what is infinitely worse, the whole 1,500 who have been within the area of infection scatter throughout the land, every oue of them a possible source of in fection of the disease." Brooklyn Eagle. A Couple of Dog Storlea. Talking of dogs, I should tell you that London is celebrated for curious dogs. Here are a couple of stories I can vouch for. In St. Martin's lane there sits every day an old blind man who laiits nets. Between his feet sits a bright little Scotch terrier. If you toss him a penny he catches it deftly in his mouth and puts his nose in his owner's hand. The blind man utters his thanks and drops the money iu a bag be wears arouud his neck. In tho evening the dog leads his master home, and through some of the most crowded thoroughfares, too. Neison is tho celebrated dog of Seven Dials. Ho is always pointed out to visitors. He got his name front having lost a foot at some disturbance at Trafalgar square. He always buys his own food. When any one gives Nelson a penny aud he is hungry be goes to a butcher's or a baker's shop, as hia appetite dictates, and placing the coin on the counter receives a piece of meat or a roll. If he has received more pennies than he needs for the day he buries the surplus and sits on bis treasure all night. I knew yon would laugh at that, for I did so until I saw him do it. Marshall P. Wilder in New Yon Uerald- New to Her. Mr. Gotham (at the ball game) Do not Welch's curves, Miss Breezy, remind you of Hogarth's line of beauty I Miss Breezy (from Chicago) Well, really, Mr. Gotham, I never saw Hogarth pitch. New York Sun. A PLUCKY MIX RUNNING THE GAUNTLET OF A CONFEDERATE CANNONADE. ITaulliiBj a Load ot Ammunition trader I Ira front t ort ttnmter and nailery Wagner A Critical Moment' The Last Shot (". Sometimes the mule la called upon for tclal service, requiring qualities for which lie does not generally receive credit. . bo lines wew tightening nlxuit Charleston when Admiral Dahlgrcn's fleet began oratlons iu tho harbor, and rendered it practicable for Uio troops on shoro to advance with some hom of U'lng able to hold points previously nntetmhln. During tho night a detaebmaut of the Tenth cora ilinloilged a picket txwt n the eastern end of Morris Inland, ami ben (lavlight came had thrown up quite a formid able Inclining fura Held work. Hut the place was within twy range of Fort Kumter and lbiUry Wagner, ami every Confederate gun that could lie brought to boar liegan to drop shell Into the littluesrthwork. It was thought that an atumpt was about to be made to carry the t lace by awutult, anil, while there re men enough to hold it, they were a little short of ammunition. The only practicable road was a mile and a half of hard, smooth sand beach, commanded from end to end by the Confederate batteries. Hut there was a combination in the Federal camp that was equal to the emergency; namely, a fleet mule aud a plucky driver. Tho mule ia mentioned first, only because be baa long since kicked his last kick, but the driver, if he st ill survives, will acknowledge that without the mule hecould not have done want he did. It limy be) assumed that the mute had a good feed of oots before be was called Uon to run the gauntlet, and jxiwibly the driver, too, mny theu have felt justified In fortifying the inner man. lie that aa tt may, just before noon a few boxes of ammu nition were thrown Into the lightest available wagon, and, after looking the hameaa oer carefully, the driver took bis seat in the shelter of the sand bills. The mule stood Hb his extensive ears raking aft and wicked gleam in hia eye, as if the oats were beginning to rise into his brain. "Oood by, Iwysl O'uis mule!" and the equipage started down through the dry sand to the bard level of the beach. Mulo shook his head nnd executed a deml-volt when be f.'lt the damp sand under hia feet, but driver soothed him wit h udenring words. It had not not yet dawned iiixiu the Confederates that the expedition was intended for the relief of tlie garrison. Hut presently the gleam of Intel ligence was indicated with m rush in the shae ot a shell from the southeast angle ot Humter. It struck the water fairly in line, ricocheted, and buret over in the marsh; but it was the signal for action. I'p went the whip, and tlie mule gathered bis nilghfy hind logs under hi in. For a mo ment it was uncertain whether he was going to kick or run, but few remarks from the driver convinced him that there was de- j mand for forward movement, so bo "lit out for all he was worth," At least thirty guns commanded that stretch of beach, and they pounded away as fast as they could be fired. Now and then a shell would burst rather too near tba mole's ears for comfort, ami he would sheer violently and try to mako for home. But the gallant driver plied the lash. and held lilra to lus work. At length a ten inch shell tore up the beach and exploded so near that tho mule was entirely demoralised; but not so his driver. Leaping down from his seat he caught the mule by the head, backed him rapidly round once or twice, and was ofT again on the keen jump before the gunners could get bis range as a fixod object. On he went, ami at but dashed into the redoubt; but there was no shelter in it for the mum. His ears waved conspicuously above) the low lying para let. The ammunition boxes were tumbled out unceremoniously, and the mule's nose polntnf, loraomei i iui me iiguteiied load and toe prospects of unlimited fodder, be boat the pre vious record. Hut tho Confederate artillerist were on their metal now. They hail failed to stop the supplies, but their hearts burned for revenge. Their shots now came more from the rear, and bets were freely offered with no takers, on what the result would be should the mule have a fair chance to kick a ten inch shell, as it were, "on the fly." The crescendo scream of shell chasing him op the beacb, lent wings to his beela, and be fairly flew toward the clieltering sand bills. There were only a few rods more to be covered. wben aomo careful gunner made a close cal culation as to the lengthening range, and pulled his lanyard almost in the nick of time. The huge mass of iron struck tho beach, as It seemed to the anxious spectators, exactly be hind the wagon, and the next instant noth ing was to be seen there but a cloud of white smoke and brown sand. In an instant, how ever, this floated away, and t's mulo was seen vigorously reducing to kindling wood what was left of the quartermaster's wagon. And the driver, where is net Well, bo apparently knocked over by the explosion, but ho got on bis feet in a moment, and. having cut the traces, was on the mule's back in another, waving hia hat la response to lie cheers that rolled across the water from Yankee blue jackets, from Confederate gairisons, and from the dark blue masses - that crowned the distant sand dunes. It is n pity that tho drivers name has not been preserved, for his daring act certainly deserves recognition and reward. Perhaps bo received both, but the writer luu been un--'do to find mention of the fact. Adrian ttexford in American Magazine. Books That Have Helped Me. AU tlie articles which bav been written about "tho books that hav helped me." tacitly assume that what help me will help you, or tnat urown, on learning where Jones fot bis mental provender, will order bom a supply of the sai no, and live on it. 'Nothing can well bo further from th truth. "Wher ever these articles do not gratify a harmless vanity, tbey are interesting simply as th literary experience of one mora or less re spectable human being, and nothing mora. Every man who loves books and reads them. snd mnkos any good uso of them, reads in the lino of his own tastes and temperament and pursuits, lie is not, and for th mott part cannot oc, uorpea oy another man's books, supiKising books to bo anything mora than repertories of facts, all must, of courso, go to me sumo sources or information, or in other words must consult the somo books of reference, but every man who reads for cul ture, or for encouragement, or inspiration, or power, must chooso his own books. Books that have helped Brown may bo interesting to Jones, because he lovos Brown and Ukes to watch tho working of bis mind; but tbey will not necessarily help Jones. In fact, th time ho spent on them might bo timo utterly wasted, unless there existed the closest simi larity tu pursuits and iu character between tho readers. ow ork Post. THE OLD LIFEBOAT. Tho old lifeboat. With its work of mercy done! Left to crumble away on the shore. To the heaping sand and the scoffing roar Of the waves that nod on the glassy floor; Left to parch In the summer sun. To blacken and rot, for its course Is run - The old lifeboat, - That used to float Over the silver waves remote. The old lifeboat! How It stood in service days! ad in white with a star on its prow (But the star has set on its old side now). And the coils of rope at the shapely bow; Sturdy oars that were steady in place. At cry of alarm ever ready to raise, The old lifeboat We oft would note Far on the sea like a sunny mote. The old lifeboat l By the lighthouse shadow long, 8alt winds whispering now through Its cracks Murmur over and over remembered facta Of the purple calm and the tempest racks, Sinking ships, and the booming strsng. The summon to save, and the anxfcus throng Kouna ur oia iireooas, Pushed oil to float Over the lashing waves remoUt The old lifeboat! By the shore and shifting tide! There the dreamer will often delay. And the lovers lean at the close of day. And the seamen pause, and the children play. is It lor naught that it should abide F What matter U then though it be denied TWe old lifeboat Again to float Over the silver waves remote! Edward Abrein Valentine, hh Ifcieatled Iter llewii.l. Potts had "Jilst returned from an extended trip abroad, and was maklug bis first call Ujion a young ladr friend. "My gracious, Mis Jennie, how you have changed I Why, you are a mere slindow of your former self. Aren t you wellf" "Well, no, Mr, rolls, you sea, shortly after your depai-ture 1 joined tho Cooking school, aud tliore we are obliged to sample verytliing we make. I ant now a hopeless dyspeptic." "How horrible! Iteally, I pltr you from the I ot torn of my heart." You are very kind, Mr. rotts, but I fool positive that 1 ahull reap my reward," aud here the young lady bluuhed painfully. "lie ward I ltnally, I do not comprehend." Then, with a graceful flutter of clinging drapery, she crossed to bis side, gave him a tis leap year expression, laid her left ear ever bis cheat protector and gently mur enured t "Willie, dear. I can make biscuit such as four mother used to make." " with a wild cry ot my n took to trem bling form in bis great strong arms and their happiness was so Intense that it could bare been cut with a knife." CuiclauaU Thoronahly Kallafled with Ilianaelf. An EngM.h general. In reviewing a corps ot cavalry, suddenly stopped before a splen did looking fellow and asked abruptly! "Which 1st he beat horse In the regiment f "Number fortv, sir." "What makes you think ha I the best horse 1" "He walks, trots and gallops well; Is a good juahpor; ha bo vice, no blemish; rarrie bis bead well; la la his prima," "And who ia th best soldier In the regimentr "Tom Jones, air." "WhyT "Because ha Is an honorable nasa. Is obedi ent; tidy, takes good car of bis equipment aud bis horse, and doe his duty wall. "And who is the rider of th beat horsel" "Tom lone, sir." "Ami who I Tom Jonesf "I am, sir." Th general oould not help laugh ing, but be gave a sovereign to hia Informant, who received it without moving a muscle. Liverpool Post. II Wa Awful. " 'A baby ta the house Is a well spring of loy,' and our own dear little Ilorac is the light and Jr of our lives," wrote sir. Pip kins In a letter to a friend th other day, and then be got up and walked over to tfi cradl la which his own little well spring of Joy bad keen yelling steadily for an hour, and said: Are you going to howl forever! You beat anything for yelling an sersasshlng (hat I ever saw in all the days of my Ufsl I keliev in my soul that you are two-third hyena. It' enough to drive a fellow crary to be shut up an hour with you I I wouldn't bar another sncli a Joyous thing as you are round for a billion d liars. I wish your Btother would hurry bom and let ma get way to my club or to soma other place Where I can nave a little peac of my life! A VALUABLE MKIUCAL TRKATIKK. Thsedttinn for la of the sterling Medlral Annual, known aa lliwtetter'a Almauae. la now recMly, and may he olitalued, free of coat, of dratK-Lta and general eountrv deslera In all tiarla nl ine I ulte.1 mate. .Mi-ilm, ana imieeo In everv elvlllsed iKirtlon of the wesiern IImhI anhere. The Almanac has been Isaaed resulaily at the rntnmeneeinetit of everv vear fur over one-fntirth nf a erutnrv. It einnhfuea, with the aoiind- praetleal advice for the preaervatloo snd restoration of health, s lance amount f la tereatttiR and aran.lna lleht realiiis. aud the ralendar, a.tnmoitilral ralaulaltuna, ehroaolos;- leal Itema. etc., are iireMt.-"! with r"t rare. and will he found entirely arenrate. The Inane nf Hintettcr's Almanar fur I) will pnit.ably lie the larmMit edition of a medical work ever inb- ltnued In any country. Tliejteiirle4'ra. M-m. IliMtt-ttr o., I'lii.mira-n, ra., on rreeini ol a two cent atam. will foroard a eiy ly mall to any neraon who cannot procure one In hia uefshboruood. Prohlema .InanlnMe hv the Intellect are often solved throush the wlailura of the spirit. Whit Elenhanl of Slam. Lion of Enn- land, Drairon of China, t'ross of S'wltsrr, land. lianner of l'ersi. Creacent of Etrvpt- IKmblc Knitle of lunla. tar of Chill. Ihe Circle of Japan, Harp of Erin. To (ret Uie buy iboiol the genuine Pit. C. Mcl amk's Cbi.khratkd Livkr I 'it. I. a. price lio rents, and mail us the out side wrapper with your address, plainly written, ana renta in stamps. e win then mail you the above Hat with an ele gant packag of oleographlc and chro matic tarua. LEMIWQ Dltoa., riTTSBCRO, FA. Hood reasons mnst, of force, slve rdsce to bet ter. "A Word to th Wise la aafflelent." Catarrh la not simply an Inconvenience, an- pti'S'snt to the aturen-r and diacnatlns ' others It l an advaiier,! nntnont of arn4'hlns dia eae ef wnrae type. l not neeU-et Ita warulns; it urine aeaaiy evua in n train. iteiiHv ii is tn Inte. n e lr. Kave'a ( alarrh Kenieity. It reaehi-a the aeni of the ailment, aiel Is Ihe only thtiisthat will. Ymt tnay dime yonraelf with quai-k meitlelnea 'till It la too late 'till the treamlet beeannea s nnltlepa torrent. It la the mature,! Invention of a aeleiitifle physician, " A word to the wise Is aiifftoleut." Will exchange an established lee hnalneaa In Belt lt. Wis . for lumber or hardware bualneaa In crow ln Weatern town; or will acll. Keason, pnr health. AUdresa Box si, Ueloit, v, is. An honest man ta able to apeak for himself, wnen a suave is noi. A PCT ANO CALL." This is a funny nhraae to Ihe anlnltlatcd, bnt all the brokers understand It. They use It when a person slvea a certain per cent, for the option of buying or selling; stock on a fixed day, at a prlee stated on the day the option la given. It is onen a serious oneratiou loincaesier, uui there la a more serious " put and call than thla: when you are " put" to tied with a severe eold and your frleuda "call ' a physician. Avoid all thla hv kecnine; In the houae Ur. Pierce's tlolden Medical Discovery. The ureal cure for pulmonary and blood dlacaeca. Ita ac tion la marveloaa. It cures the worst Oman whether acute, llnirertns or chmnle. Kor Weak l.tinua. Ht.lltlnr of lilooa. Short Itrcatti. t on aumptUm, Nlght-aweata. and kindred sovctlons, it aurpasaea au ouier meaiciuea. Man Is like tlass : he must be suuealed before he Is valuable for service. IIomk rmr i i. S months. fiOe Mn stamna). Pre mium one pound best tea yon ever drank, worth 1. Aaarcaa noi r.,.ai. iiohhim;j it. We find self-made men very often, bnt self- unmade ones a good deal oftencr. Many men of many minds ; Manvfnills of various kinds. But for a mild, effective, rfarlnble narrative. voiChad better set lr. Pierce's Pleasant lunra- tive I'ellets. They cure slek headache, bilious headache, disxlneaa. constipation, ludlseation. ami bilioita attacks ; 2& cvuts a vial, by drug gists. As we mnlliply experiences, many apparent contrauicuons become reconcuea. la SVrnerll Oebllltv. Kmaelatlen I'onsuniidlaa drea, Stentt'a and IVaatlag In 4'kll Ksialsiaa ot Pure Cod tv no uable ftxrd and iniHiielue. It ereatea an appetite for food, atrengtheua the uervoua system, and builds up the body. Fleaae read : ' I tried Scott's Kmulaion on a vaunt man whom physl elans at times gave Bp hope, Since he began using the Kmulalon his cough has ceased. gained flesh and strength, and from all appear auces his life will be prolonged many years." John Si llivan, Hospital steward, Morgauxa, feunsyivauia. None are aueh accomplished dissemblers as those who find dissembling dlllicult. For Coughs, Colds and Throat Disorders, use ' Brows' BroiwAi'al Trochet" having prored their effleaey by a test of many yeara. Sold only in boxes. Thfl Itvlnir nre alwAvn. and wll1!he more and more, governed by the dead. AgHrtc tomie. Tax Gbrhba for breakfast. INFANTILE SkiriorSca.p DISEASES :vcured by.i CUTICUr FOR CL.KANSING, PURIFYING AND hAantif vinor the akin of children and infants and curing torturing, disfiguring. Itching, scaly and pimply diseases of the skin, scalp and blood, witn loss ot nair, irora iniancv uwu tK. l-rr-T-TfrTw . Reuediks are ihfsllibla. OrrnctTKA. the meat Skin Cure, and Ctm- OTRi Soap, an exquisite Skin Beautifler. ex ternally, and Ccticura Hksolvbnt. the new Blood JrurUler, internally, enre every form of skin and blood diseases, from pimple to scrofula. tSc: Resolvent, $L Prepared by the Pottxh URUO AND UHEMIOAL JO UOffTOlt, XOA8H. Send for -Mow to tsure exin xjiaeaeee.- Baby's Skin nid Scalp preserved and beautified hv Cuticcra Soap. ur KiDNKTPAiNaBackaoheand Weaknea f curedbyUUTiotJRAANTi-r'AUirxABTBB.an ilnauntaneous pain-subduing plaster. S6o JACOBS Qjjy For DruUoannd DurnSi rraah, Strong, Convincing Fota. Beet Tteaults. m SwWwm, . 1..lm,tt. Wi la Mit trnffrtt tw Oa., MluS roar St. Oil w l4 tarn at Um aMSlowt a4 aieajv vita '"'. sit. w. auaroaT. Ladder Veil. o.i.m, T.im, JT SI, MM. rtll frtwa ln.pr: 1rtU4 aaS p,l4 SUV ", SB4 mrut, nim4 Sra r: SmoSsou. josaua ta. ritahor'a I,ni-k, ttrtt. Mieft., , IMS. riii ktl nit kruiaMl mf mtm see as, IwWM mt a. 4M UU , m: LUU IS KOfJL T riOSOUITt AMD DIALERS. WICK. UILiOCCUH CO.,Btmmer,Kl Diamond Vcro-Cura rod DYSPEPSIA. A lasliii t evs roa isnieasvioe an ASA Mud Srklu rul Sk rw Dratvfat ar tfnMrai LUr r Va An W ftm f aAwf tn mark, ar t rfj M mmt Sy sms ea nrript 16 CM. it 6ose I tt) Sfciaaya. Bampt4 mmt en raertyt tf lean ttamp. tmi etuun a mem co..fsmr,Mi Aathaaa, Coagha. C'!da C'ranp, la aana Broac.fo.Ula, 4 catarrh, W hat. lasOagh, Lo cjf Vleef laelplent C'nnniptioa. aad all Thraat aa Lus Trouble) ). R. CATES & CO. PROP'S. 4IT Sanaa ne Street. as rraaelse. Cal. THE VAN MONCI8CAR PRIVATE DISPENSARY. No. 183 and 134 Third Street. rrtlaad. Uregoa auiiteq, auca aa lost M ah noon. th.. atk miricxiat & ate. CTOWftri.TA'riOSi fRFt. A WALKING ADVERTISEMENT. 1 Al or N0TH CAROLINA Every man that smokes a pip Is a walking ad vartiser of the merits of "Seal of North Caro lina Floe Caf Bracking Tobacco. The "Seal" is pronounced by all smokers the bast Tabareo ever sold on the Pacific Coast. dr. uircrt Nt W HIT AND BUiPINSOIT. ' l tut. II,'-. (cum all i'C4iv..,7. Ai.i iaof both aexea, PrtouV-4-S . i ; Vrt ' p sou upwaril. Sn'l 2o I riiar. ir nt.tore.i 'm send stamp flir I'atiiphlt Kn. t. Pitt A. New Iuvrnilrm. Hod So stamp rrl'iinlhlri Nn, s. A'MrmM: . t II K. T. ,7nKerii,.noMt ,n Franetsro, fal Bj'hw than fSs Owapa1 P: i rri a.in o,.uti ce r s w , du an(,,i Pirtl. ad, Orem. i.. ll liis'Ttit'.lon, el!l i-il- l emiiiiiu-(il, l tlhed reinit iiMin.er, l.f i-.i.ill nil-,-. Bullneti Sairtaan(7, C wkoi c ea arts' Pmnm :aisp Cto-rl mtmit. riiuiieut numi'ieu i i aiiy 'line. I-mv.i hniue std siM,'tin,-t i.f itei e ehp .epf fr, J. S. M'Mit 1,. Se't. t. I'. 4f.atTHONti.rris. 1st rreniluina. 15,000 la naa, SO yaws KataUmhad. Me a patented titeei Tuning D uaa iu no vUiar Piano, by which our llaaos stand In tuna SO years, food fur luu ; not effsctad by ellmats. Ho woo, I to sunt, break, awau, abrtna. crack, deny, or waar on ; wa guaiantae it. Ki gant Hoaewuod Omm, string, double rapaattnf action; nnast ivorv kava; tna raiaoaa Aitinr.u. (VI I or writ fot CaOakvue, frea. T. M. AKTIHK1A, PIANO CO., Uanulaetarcs, Uld Fallows' Ball, Mac sat sad bsvtntb tttcaata, aaa Fraudseo. TAKE NO CHANCES, MEXICAN SALVE THE CHEAT HEALER. Cures Cut, Sore", Salt Rheum, noils, Pimtdea. Krlona. Skin Diseases, and all ailments for which a salve is suitable. Fot takinR out soreneas and healing it acta like ntairic. cents a box. at all drujTKlsts. Inwajtmn umall, profit i'atirw. KattJ aMKi for msUltiiff iiarirti lllMlrt4Ml 0Usisrui i it a run iniouiVaV uisvcturvu uf GOULDS AUSTIN. llT A 1SS JLak at.. CHICACO. ILL. lililEV' Dr. Spinney & Co.P&til HrDVnilQ Deolllty, Loss ef Vigor. Bemtna! nKlfTVWOiM,,, v...nk Ileniorr, Deapou dencr, &o doa to axoeMa or sbuae, cured. YOUNR MtTM sntferlna;frtra the effect VUltita slara of youthrulfollleaorlDdla crattoa ahoald avail thetimlvc of our treatment. tpoitivacureguranUie,t in every cane. Hyptittia, rinary and Venereal Iiinctises all unnatural dis charges, promptly sud safely cured. uinm er a -r Kacraiwhoaretnm. saiswss.s.-Jba stna.ssbMlw)tndl. ease of Kidney or Blartdev, Weak Back. Nervonn Uebllity, Wanting of feextiuf gtreogxa, cto cured .' K.'B. Persoaa anabla to visit tie may be treated at their homea, by corre-pondence. iledioluf-a am instructions sent by mall or express. C'oasultatiot roe. Bend 4 eenta la .tamps (ur he Voung Maa'l c neaa or uiuu. tu n auioca. WEAK, NERVOUS PEOPLE. pk. Hosvirs nscnuVBAS- BKI.T positively curwa lTINX.lt KLKl UUA.UV. stVli-1s. si KK, alUNKT and exbauntlns cjiroDicaimumoi doui Contain" toiODdferwi of KieWrifltv. i:AKA1ITSKD thai lt4t 9inp zf Arowd, ehs'isPT'ait. ikclt'ntlftc powprfui.da aad rf,veatotiTe lOiti'TltlC BULTln th X EltMlHo 8uDeii9orif frcj with Mala Beit. riti tv 0aUs0. Avoid bocua oompant witbmnT aliaws and wort Iv Vm lmitacloat. aUtcTrnJC TRLftSSS ro BIPTtJU 8.000 urd. 6i4 stamp for illustrated pamphitrV K. J. ImhauH, tV7 Markrt mu H. Mole frop. farlfle iant Krmnrlt. A S2.60 PAPER FOR DULY 81.75 Bala riislian aas amlMam V vTJ CENTS. V i sa, la the only rri.ate Dia. f ) p-uutf Iu I'ottlsnd ov oa Ji i N rlti 0,M. if-ia ! satlimta are suprna, I - f Ml) liltftraalMl o. all MICH V. F til R ,'MIIIlVlll AMI, t "'"a )! stasia er . JT Wtrvnas oertllt. semlaal T . r -1 pkllllW msiloiM, affivia I Jjf J i-A f aidiMtr an 4 . WlT.: j.-- ill ,i.l InaMn. mm. m 7 PIANOS flee. C. A WELL DRILLS VV FOR EVEIT PBRPOSL I iffllSold on Trial ! LiLJ Dl.SP mm Jj'iiliilW j-m ATMilif i&W Sent to Each Subscriber at Thanksgiving Christmas New Year's Eaater. The volume for 1HS0 will be superior to any prevtons year. It will contain St Serial Stories. 150 Short Stories, nrofaserr OhsstraM, Household Articles, Tales of Adventure, Illustrated Sketches of Travel, 1,000 Anecdotes. Historical and Scientific Articles, Baasor, Poetry. S" Specimen Copies and Colored Aaaonswimast froe. Piesae sMaMoa this publication. Address THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, 36 Temple Place, Ooston, f.lass. Th BUYERS' O UIDH I Issued March and Uept i each year. It is aa ency. ioiopedia or useful In for. ' Ration for all who rnr. ones th luxuries or th BealUe of life. Wa can cloth you' and furnish yens with all tb tmoeseary and unnecessary appliances to ride, walk, dance, sleep, eat, fish, hunt, work, go to ehureh, or stsy at bom, and in various sisea, tyl and quantities. Just figure out what Is required to do all these' thing COMFORTABLY, and you can make a fair estimate of th value of th liUfEBS' UU1DE, wbloa will b snt npon reoeipt of IO cent to pay postage, MONTGOMERY WARD A CO. ill-11 4 Kiouigaa Aveau. Chiosgo, Hi, alCllltlA I. MAI If. fieblar. ItoeeUh Ptaooai Pnrdetl Otaaaa. hafiS Inttri-mwM. Lcr Stock at Hhaet B(iiie anJ IUIj Bnd sul pfirt al Kutara Prima. MATTtUAa USSY OO , . MS I rovii rj stTjrhn nnn . y tyii.fA I-1M-S llt-H A rHiA ' im larvmi a.ta mi ivhju fHta, ai.a id, f una Fesrsfs Seed's D. St, TP.V ftY A f:( ara a:u IIRWOH, 'aW,id f- U. Ar.)r D. Hi- r unsi Y fk n'.. n-Me(. rsir,. it r,V ba v.cri. k " f iJtfri C i V i " " tfi- 1 (taUL Into -v r'- it.lB My Poor Back ! That " poor back " U held responsible for more than its share of the sufferings of mankind. If your dog biles a nun who kicks it, do yoa blame the doc ? On th same principle the Lidaeys utter their protest resulting Conttiimtion 1 liese force them system of the oUons which are the Lluod. Then the sufferer says Ihe cased. "N-Ayetj" but they will the blcHl puri.leJ, and the constijiation of kidney troubles, and I'aine's Celery With its tonic, jiuiifying, and laxative Kidneys, making it almost InfiiHible in ntys. If your hopes of cure have not pound; it pvjs perfect health to all who Solo by Uruwusts. Sesd fox Illustkateo Pape. WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Proprietors, BURLINGTON. VERMONT, SODA TU COW BRAKO. TO DELICIOUS BISCUITS S O DA' USE DlVIGIIT'S Cow-Drand SODASALERATUSi ABSOLUTELY PURE. ALWAYS UNIFORM AND FULL WEIGHT. Bar tba there Is s pletara of a X. rX WBIG.HT, raat af Mrrla Htreet, rrtlsa Orrajea, General ADVANCE EHGIHES .THRESHERS AND POWERS i " riT ft -1 r r I especially request thoe contemplating pnrcnasing either an Kncine or Thresher next season to look up tbe rocord ot tbe ADVANCE. It 1 'Ae oniv machine ever sold on th Pacific Coatt that has given entire satisfaction. I also deal in Laundry Machinery, Marine Engines. All kinds of Brass Goods, Inspirators, Injectors, Oilers, Reapers, Mowers. Chemical Fire Extinguishers, and Engines, Oils, Belting, Hose, Wrenches, Etc ma t r . a- --V "WH"' '- " ss PROMOTES DIGESTION co tZ D O a. 2 - UU BLOOD i j nllRIFJES: r I ? PORTLAND, OREGON. To any New Subscriber who will send us this Slip, with name and P. 0. address and $1.75 in Money Order, Express Money Order, Registered Letter, or Check, for a year's sub scription to the Companion, wa will send tho paper . FREE TO JAN. 1, 1389, and for full year from that date. This offer Includes the ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENTS, tho PREMIUM LIST and FOUR HOLIDAY NUMBERS, Btgn sfve stuvasv (sst asovfsettoa ia to 'lioi U4S." j com ot 'iunorrbwa so ' 1 OlMt. I rre-crtlltao4 I - tea! safe la raeoen ffssjCssaiauti . tvb Ohio, FBICESJt.eO. . NO CURE! MONEY REFUNDED ! Only fifty 4ns tm hm ftelleveil of Klieumaiiam, Nouralcia or Mclatlca. Dr. hmm Wciiderlai CS:iical mu worn aa hrareli ta. Perfectly almpUi and Hciief rermaneiit Wher medicines have failed, tiseae ! Imlna have effected a I'ertnauent Cam, Hend fifty cents for ( lialns and Clrcslsf ; or stamp for circular alone. Agenla wanted. Jt. K. i iiwiM 4c CO., IS Muuig-ainery St., ao rrsu eiaeo, ( al. 1 1 ( t S5H a a rr. mr warta r.so, rs.ru. nm wniflv in, sofwae roef. wnwmtv. Arsr Rata llouti ..II olly.JIletw . P K. V. Ko. CC3-& r. W. U. Wo M0 f against nervoasness, tmpar blood, and :zf to do extraordinary work la riddine the result of effete matter retained in th back aches j th kidneys are dis- be unless the nerves are strengthened. removed. These arc the causes Compound removes them quickly. effect, it slso strengthens the weak curing all diseases of the nerves and kid- been realized, try Paine's Celery Com- complain of "their poor backs." Km 1.00. MAKE X or WHOLESOME BREAD Caw oa year yeckage sad yoa m havs TH O0W SEAXZL Agent for tbe -.ft.aa'jr IN THE WORLD. THE ONLY DEALER Or PACIFIC COAST That ships Bells ! CARLOADS. PRICES GREATLY REDDChb All sixes In stork from 40 pounds to l,2f (X ( Send for REDUCED PRICES. Remember it is s pleasnr to show tSort or answer question If yen! STIMULATES era t tm c-a a trra PO T3 oa era LIVER m cm CO REGULATES fOWELs SPECIAL OFFER TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS. Illustrated WEEKLY Supplements 1 5 -m a