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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1889)
THE ALUMINUM AGE. A Mfttnl 1'hnt May Knvolutloiilr Hlilp building and Other Ooiistriintloii, The world lias had Its ajjos of etone Rnd bronze We aro now patmlng through the iron ago. Will this be wu fiuodod by an a'o of aluminum? We believe that It will. It taxes one's Im agination a little, we oonfoHw, but not ono's credulity to hoo In the mind's eye the bright and beautiful aluminum re placing black and ugly Iron In most of the lattor'u tines. Fancy bonnes made of aluminum In Htead of Iron. 'Hie weight of the new metal 1h only u third as much as iron, with equal or greater tonsilo strength. Tho girders and the plates could be caHt and readily handled In sizes far larger than those to which architectur al Iron is now confined. Perhaps whole fronts of modern-sized houses could be moulded in a slnglo piece. This would greatly facilitate building operations which are now slow. Aluminum is ns lire proof as Iron. The larger the plates of tho metal com posing the side of tho boui'O the less liable they are to bo warped and ourlod by inteime heat. A building with alu minum walls, such as we have de scribed, would survive a great confla gration in which iron structures of ex isting patterns would wither and crum ble to the ground. As aluminum never rusts, a house constructed of it would always exhibit a silvery, glistening surface. It would require no cloaning, ' except as smoke or dust might gradual ly dim its native beauty. 0 A sponge and water would bring all that back. Whenever aluminum is cheap enough for house building, steamships will be made of it. This will he a revolution in ocean commerce. Hulls of alumin um ships will weigh only a third as much as iron ones of equal tonnage. They will be as strong and secure against damage from collision as iron vessels now are. Their far greater bouyaney will be to that extent an In crease of safety. Passenger cars made of aluminum In light and graceful patterns including wheels of the same metal need weigh no more than wooden cars of our day. and they would be incombustible, and would not be readily crumpled up or smashed into splinters by collisions. 'Wio perils of railroad traveling in the age of aluminum will be much less than now. The ductility of aluminum will ren der it the best of all .possible materials for bridges. Tho weight of the wire ropes, as also of the bridge itself, for a given spun, being but one third that of iron, engineers will perform feats of bridge building now wholly beyond their jiowers. The age of aluminum will 1m the age of bridges. They will probably lie thrown over tht Kast and North rivers at intervals of every few blocks. With tho Hufllciont cheapening of al uminum may come the realization of the flying machine. One great obsta cle to the success of aerial navigation is the difficulty of supplying a practical motor either to propel or to steer the balloon. The want is still more serious ly felt if the design is to dispense with gas and imitate merely the movement of a bird's wing or a fish's tall in cleav ing the air. The small weight of on aluminum engine, driven by compressed air, gas or electricity, compared with its iron equivalent, undoubtedly makes the ul timate success of air ships more prob-, able than before. The sources of supply are Inexhaust ible. Iron, copper, silver, gold are found in localities geographically small. But one of tho most universal ly distributed materials of tho earth loneath our feet is clay, the metallic base of which is aluminum. Having boundless faith in the ingenuity of man to overcome difficulties, we confidently expect him to wrest this now stubborn metal from lis superabundant combi nations, and enable the world soon to en ter on an ago of aluminum! N. Y. Journal of Commerce. BLANKER'S MISTAKE. 11 Act a Chlnf Mourner at the Wrong; Man's runeral. A week or more ago a gentleman whom we will call Mr. Blank died, and the time and place of his funeral were announced In the papers. Another gentleman, whom we will call Blanker, saw the notice and said to himsslf: "Dear, dear, my old friend and benefactor is dead. I knew he was in Washington and intended to call on him, but now It Is too late." And he consurod himself for his neglect of the man who had boon his friend when he sorely needed a friend. Tortured by his conscience he sought to make up as best he could for his fault. He sent the most mugnllioent floral piece he could buy and, on the day of tho funeral, was one of the most demonstrative of the mourners. After the casket hud boon lowered into the grave and the ceremonies were at an end the repentant Mr. Blanker turnod with tears streaming from his eyes and said to a gentleman walking beside him toward tho carriage: "I am almost hoartbrokeu at the loss of my dear oicj, friend." i . . A KrVoiiih iih,miuf. mimal HiinnmnM exhibited at a recent meeting of the Paris Academy of Medicine a new alimentary substance which he names fromenlinn. Jt l obtained from wheat by the aid of special millstones and is really the embryo of the wheat reduced to Hour. It contains three times more nitrogenous substance than meat, and a largo proportion of sugar. It is thought that it may advantageously replace powdered meat as a concen trated food. It may be employed for making toups, and even for making biscuit Airs. Harrison recently said to a friend: "It may be that after a time 1 shall get used to tho unpleasant feat ures of my present position, but just now I am not in a contented frame of mind. I don't like the White House as a residence. I detest the publicity which pertiwns to our home life, and I regret that I am obliged to see so lit tle of my husband. Is it not absurd that my father and tho babies should be gossiped about all over the coun try? My husband is President, but that is no reason why the rest of ui should be msde puhlio characters." Praise, to moan any tiling at all, must be spontaneous and prompted by real approval of character or admira tion of excelenc?; otherwise it is us futile as a bubble that floats a moment In the air and Is gone forever. Once Week. Come years ago I was thrown from a bow In HI "lllllttll , "Hill , UIIM in liruBinBiiuui n uwi.u on nur of my lnr. tor more than yar I wan un able to walk. The wound ulcerateit and refussd to liml, ami every one thoiiKiit 1 would nave 1111,11 IIUII HainHUin,i. n..-.n. T W1 IT". n h.'-ii w and I inert it freely, and I snail tover Rl through thanking H. s. H. for Having my Ipk, and restoring Ulc HI Jlir.i ikwiu, .............. ' ' ------- 1 raiesuue, leias, j my, n, m. fwnd for treat We en Blood and Skin Diseases; mailed rree. HWI FT Hl'KC'I FIC CO., lirawer 3, Atlanta, Oa. BQFORE The Celebrated French Gure, ;r;J "aphroditine" ect Is Bold ok P08ITIVE GUARANTEE 10 fit rc til f lorm of nervous disease, or any dmonler of the gcucrativo or gans of either U, tt'llMMlU1 Ml-. Ininir from (lie Mr I tH exeesshe we of Htimiilants, Tobacco or Opium, or through youthful indiscretion, over indulg ence, Ac, such aa Loss of lliaiu power, Wakeful ness, Hearing down Pains iu the Back, Keniiuii. Weakness, Hysteria, Nervous Prostration Nocturn al KmiKHiouK. lucorrhi)'a, llzziueH, Weak Mem ory, Urns of Power and lniMiteiicy, which if ne- fleeted often lead to ireinuturenlflaiieaiid Insun ty Price 11.00 a box. 6 boxes tor fj.tsj geut by Diaii on receipt of price A W KITT K N U V A R A NT F E lor r. very 5.00 order, to refund (he niontiv if a l'erxiaiii-iit cure la not eflttctert. Thousand of testimonials from old and young, of both sexes, ierniaiientlv ccrcj by ArHHniiiTiNU Circular free Address THE APHRO MEDICINE CO. WCMTlr.ltM BRANCH. o:;st PORTLAND OR Hold by Btrelblg & Lane, Druggists, cor. Sec ond Waxbingtou Hts.. Portland, Or. Yon will never And time for anything; want time you must make it. If you OHIO Tntu in GREAT TUBULAR WELL ANO PROSPECTING MACHINE famous for mwi'n wbare otbors have I a. leu. SELF CLEANIXG. lrtl drop 0tolM Urn m mtMiata. CaTALOOUE FREE L00X1S A KYMiN, TIFFIN. OHIO. nil I .trWrits ns wastt work wtah to dnwltb swell saacklae. ALT. OKDER3 HI.I.K1) 1'liyMPXl.r. Tht Oldrst Mtditint in tht World it probably , K. ISAAC THOMPSON'S . CELEBRATED EYE-WATER. Thin arliulc in u eareluUv urcnuri'd ohysicuui's nr scriptlou, and has been lu constant ue for nearly a century, 'i uere art r-w uineases to w men niauuna are subject amre dUtressiug thau sore eyes, and none, perhaps, (or which more remedies have been trlwl wttlioutsuccHss. Forall external biHanimatlon of the eves It Is an lufolUlile remedy. If the direc tions are followed It will never fall. We particularly Invito the attention of physicians to It merits. For sale hy all druilt. JOHN t THOMPSON, SONS CO tbov. fi. Y. Kstauiuneu ORDER BY MAIL. One pair No. 1 ncuu'n Buck Gauntlets 1.M), postoge paid, lor ifl'.&u tjoous. Order snvthlnur and evcrvthillir VOU waut to cat, to use or to wear, aud yon will get the low est price and best service at all times. Order a sample copy 01 tne Hist twmt i irctr coiuuiuiuk price 01 over,uuu articles, oeaiuesoiuer vaiuaow uformation. ticu! free. It will pay you to have It. Address, SMITHS CASH STORE LargestXGeneral Healers west of Mississippi Kiver, 418 FRONT STREET, Han Krnnelnco - - l allfoiiila . J IJ H I1 JtECE I Vll - A rvix Lttdt OF PARKER HAMMERLESS Mauhattao U. M. aud Colt Bteech-Loadiug Shot Uuus. Her Fare wu Her Fortane, She was as Pretty as a picture and soanlmated and lovely that it did one good to look at her. She vim all this but sbe Is not now. Poor soul, the toscs Under no more in her checks, the former luster of her eyes is gone. She is a woe begone looking piece of Immsnlty now. She has one of those troubles so common to women and needs Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It reetiperah'S the wasted strength, puts the whole system right, restores the roses and the luster and makes the woman what she once was, bright, well and happy. "Favorite Prescrip tion" is the only medicine for women, sold by druggests, wiiiln n pimtUrt puariintrp, from the mnuiifncturers, that it will give satisfaction in every case, or money will be refunded. This guarantee bas been printed on the bottle-wrapper, aud faithfully carried out for many years. For all derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels, take Dr, Pierces Pellets. One a dose, Tbe most manifest slia of wisdom is con tinued cheerfulness. Mwept by the Tide f Popularity To the topmost pinnacle of success, Hostctter'i Stomach Hitters stands a shining proof of whst genuine merit, backed by the living orceol proven facts, can attain. The North aud South American continent, Europe, Australia, the West Indies, (juatemala aud Mexico have all contributed wide patronage aud testimony of the most favorable kind but unsolicited to swell the reputation of this sterling remedy. Among tne maiaaies lor wntcn me most con vincing mi bl hi and professional testimony proves that it is a benign curative, are chills and fever, bilious remittent, dumb ague and ague cake, dyspepsia, liver complaint, nervous ness, debility, kidney and bladder c-omplaluts, It mitigates the Infermltics of age, hastens con valescence, has a tendency to prevent ill con sequences from expesure and exhaustion. Per sons ot seaentary namta ana laoorous occupa tions will hud it an ever useful tonic. He who does not engage in the quarrels of others will have few of bis own. White Elephant of Slum, Hon ot Eng land, Dragon of China, Cress of bwitxer, land. Banner of Persia, Crescent of Egypt Double Eagle of Ruaola, Star of Chili, The Circle of Japan, Harp of Erin. To get these bay a box of the genuine Da. C. McLank's Celebrated Lives Pills, price 2a cents, and mail us the out aide wrapper with your address, plainly written, and 4 cents in stamps. We will than mall you the above list with an ele gant package of oleographie and chro matic cards. Pleminq Bros., Pittsburb, Pa. Reflection increases the vigor of the mind is ( lereise does the strength of the body. Happy Heroverr. Tbere is nothing I now enjoy that I do not owe to having used Dr. David Kennedy's Fa vorite Remedy, of Koundout, N. Y., at a ttme wben I was suffering all that a human being could endure. My troubles began in my kid neys, from which I never expected to recover. My physician said I had Brigbt's disease. Later I had a bad attack of gravel. Bix years ago last June how well 1 remember that day I saw Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy advertised in our paper. After using three bottles I was well. I have never had a return of the disease, and though I am over sixty years of age I am vig orous and strong, as I was in my prime. What physicians and the many remedies I bad taken could not do, Dr. Keuuedy.s Favorite Remedy did; it staved the disease and made me a well woman. Mrs Emillue P. Mizner, Burg Hill, 0. Dr. Kennkbv's Kavoritk Remedy, made at Roudout. N. V. $1:6 for a. Kend for bond, bow to cure Kidney, Liver tad Blood disorders Men always consider women unjust to them when tbey fail to defy tbier weaknesses. TbtIOebkjca tor breakfast. WILLIAM BECK I SON, - waoLXSALI AND R1TA.II DIAXIKS 1I Gt NS AND SPORTING GOODS Also a full assortment of Martin, Coil and Win clusHtcr Kltles. The IT. M. C. Machine Bitot Uuus for fcfl), are the best Machine Win in the market. Scud for circular. II. T. lll'IMOW. 93 First Street, Portland, Or. Fishing Tackle, Font Balls, Boxinfr Gloves, Indian Clubs. Masks, (Toils. W estern Agents for 1 fi Snftlriin h rW t r 0 - BASK BALL GOODS Bicyolei. Velocipedes, Tricycles. 1S 4k 167 Keeead t, Pertlaad. Or. BRANCH STORES: Rireislde At.. Spokaus Falls, W. T.. 94 State St., Salem. 31 kill tin I UAC'H. Gtebler, Roeniab Pianos; Boidett Oimna, band iDstruaMnM. Lamst stock of Bhwa Music and Books. Bands tnrolioi at Bsstara Fihxa. MATTHIAS 0RAX 00, M foal r 10 DATS. esraaM4 aot ts fcJ liriMlykylaa I'jrui ChanlMl 9s. V Olaoiaaatl JT3 VVoaJ- hb.Sanail I presrrlbe and folly en dorse Bit 4i u tli nnl specific tor tbe certain curs oi mis disease. O. H. IA'UKA H AM. M. D., Amsterdam, N. Y. We have sold Big G for many years, and it bas given lue oast ot satis faction. 1). K. DYCHE ft CO.. Chicago. Ill 1.00. Sold by Druggists. For business pursuits at the Portland Business College, Portlaud, Oregon, or at the Capital Bus iness college, aaiein, uregou. uotn scnools are under the tuanagemeutofA. P. Armstrong, have same course of studies and same rates of tuition. llusiiicgs, Short hand, Typewriting, Penmanship and English Depart ments, uay ana evening sessions. Muaentsaa mitted nt any time. Forjoint Catalogue, address Fortliwil Kiixiurx Cnlliw, Ap Ciipilnl KukIik-iu Collige, Portland, Oregon, vlv Salem, Oregon. say Piso's Cure for Con sumption is THE BKST for keeping the voice clear. 25 cento. Sfc; to a day. Samples worth tce.19 1 I'KKK. Line not under horses' feet v Write Brewtter MafVty Kela Holder Co. Uollv. Mich. Rkward It you nave an Old Sore that needa healing, and that other remedies have failed to heal: or a breaking out or Itching of thescalo or body; or a Boll, Burn, Cut, or auy ailment for which a salve is suitable, buy a -cent box oi Meilrau Halve, which is Warranted to Cure when everything else fails. If not kept by your druggist scud 2b cents ia stamps to i. C, Dkmknt, Agt Astoria, Or., aud receive a box by mall. N. P. N. U. No. 300 -8 Jf. N. U. No. 877 who have used Piso's Cure for Consumption nay It Is BEST OF ALL. Bold every where, 26o. Hl KKllKK rOKPIIiKS), Sure cure for blind, bleeding and itching Piles. One box has cured the worst cases of ten years' standiuir. No one need suffer ten minutes after using Kirk's German Pile Ointment. It absorb tumors, allays the itcbiug, acts as a poultice, gives relief. Dr. Kirk's German Pile Ointment Is prepared only for Piles and itching of the private parts, aud uothlug else. Every box Is warranted , Hold by Druggists aud sent by mail on receipt of price, 11.00 per box. J. J. Mack Si Co., Whole sale Ageuts, taa Fraucisco. There Is no man so bad but has a secret re spect for the good, Old smoker nrefer "TanslU's Punch" Be. Cljrar to most 10 renter. Every ultimate fact Is only tbe first of anew series. Til ivm hvaf ipnii tr Irnrtiv nfiaf l,jkt r not Dobbins Electric Soap is aa good an It. ia MftU ia h In tn ii titiatl f f f can't deceive you. he aura to get no imi tation, mere are lot ot mem. ask your grocer for just one bar. What Is becoming Is honorable, and what Is honorable is becoming. I. M. flak. C'hemeM and Awnaver. fi',' Washington St., Portland. O. Packages by mail or express promptly attended to. "Brown's Hronrhlal Trochee-' are of great service iu subduing Hoarseness. Holit only in boset. That best becomes a man which he Is by na ture luteuded to perform. I CURE FITS! I do not nsaa nemly to stop them for a tuns and then have them roturn aiin. I nean a radical ours. I bars mads ths dlaetsa of FITS, XPILRraV or FALL lo aicKNESN a Hie-long study. I warrant my remedy to eur the worst osies. Because otben have failed ij no reasoB for oat n reoeiTing a cure. Bend at oaos lor a treatise and s free bottle of my Infallible remedy. One Express aud Post Offloe. U O. BOUT M O. 133Peari8t..Ifewx"ora. Its superior exeelleno proven in millions of nomas fos mors than a quarter of a eeotnrr. It is naed by the United States Government. Kudomd by the heads of tbe Great Uolrerr'tles as the Btroncett, Purest and moat Healthful. Dr. Prtoe's Cream Basins Powder does suit ana tain Ammonia, Lime or Alum. Hold only la --- PBiCK B A KINO POWDKB DO. K1WT0RK. OHICAOO AN rRANOtSOO WArrjan. 3iorrj2:ri. $ 1 60 PER MONTH And expense to represent the Pacific Land and Loan Co. In this county. Best of references required. Ap ply at Home Office. flood BMlldlBK.Haa Fraaelaeo. Cat. ATUERK WATER IV10TER, NEW 10 to 12 Horsepower WITH J i AUTOMATIC COVERNO' 8iv ' .v.'iH For Sale Cheap. Address PALMER & REY, ' FORTLAXIJ, ORKdiOW. HOW TO ACT I aDVICE HEII MeauSCTlonrromIMiS Wfajor, KrToaa Drtlllty, Pr tasare veejin. ewM re. Itlag from iudlMrtuoee, eaoeaMa. It raa-a-in. y HE M ITON TIEATMtlT. THE MARSTON 1 ParkflAct, nc M CO.. ew York The above Picture Srprenntt CAPTAIN 8. GREENWOOD, Mister of Die Sleamslilp Kaiawla. About a year ago he observed a strange change In his feelings. He felt tired in stead of rigorous; nervous instead of strong. His appetite became poor and his sleep broken, lie tried to overcome these feelings, but they would not go. He thea noticed pains and irritstion in the water channels, aud that the fluids parsed were often thick and with a scum on top or a brick-dust sediment at the bottom. All these were the sure symptoms of that fear ful disease, Catarrh of the Bladder, which has always been cousidered incurable, and they continued until the Captain was la a terrible coadltlou. But he is the picture of health aud vigor to-dav, and be owes it entirely to that wonderful mediciue, Hunt's Remedy. Capt Greenwood say: "I am so certain of the great value of Hunt's Remedy, that I alway carry a sup ply on shipboard for the uses of my men, and I prescribe it whenever they are ailing'. Aftercuritignicat.it did, and restoring my wife, (whom the best physicians of New York said was dving of tumor,) to perfect health, I swear bv it." This Great Remedy absolutely cure) all Kidney, Liver aud Urinary Diseases. For Sale by all Dealer. C. If. CRITTKNTON, General Agent, 115 Fultou Bt., N. I. Stmt for pmiMm to rs gwci Mml) Co VnM, K. I. 111 FOR - .kI CONSUMPt'1" r It has permanently cured thousands of cases pronounced by doctors hope less. If you have premonitory symp toms, such as Cough, Difficulty of I Breathing, &c, don't delay, but use PISO'S CURE fob CONSUMPTION immediately. By Druggists, 25 cents. 00 Til 0Rn 00 MTI1 can oe uia-le WlOJiBa IU WLJU.m working fur us. Agenin preferred Who can furnish a bone and give thetr whole time to the hustiies. fiare muments may tw protltahly employed also. A few vacancies In towns and cities. 11. r. JGIIN.-iOK A CO., im Mala 8t.. BJchiiviic' Vn. A'. B.- PUatt ttate age and butineti txperiencr. Hever mind about tending damp for reply, B.F. J. & Co. A CTU P I A CAN BE CURED. ' rmv3 I II I I r A trial bottle sent Free to anyone aiUicUHl. Da. TAKT BKU., Rochester, N. Y. ENGINES ViXI BOILERS JUST RECEIVED. A. OXt LOAD OF "Excelsior" Engines and Steel' Boilers Complete with all attachments ready to run. .1 FROM 4 TO 10 HORSE POWER. We guarintee the "Excelsior" rig to be the best finished, manu factured of the best material, and to be the most durable and economi- i cal rig in the market. It only costs 10 cents per day per horse power ! to run them. I Parties needing a first-class rig at first cost, cannot do better than't to address us. Parties unknown to us will please furnish references . . ? Address ' ' P-AJLsMEIfc Sc !REY, DEALERS IN ENCINES, BOILERS, ETC PORTLAND, OREGON