Fi'i.i the i. lu'rrinjr activity ly which
the timUr lumls vi the WillumotU
are Mug claimed by a curtain ck.se of
le;,b, it i.s very natural for the gen
eral put -lie. to conclude that the land
ii claimed purely for mercenary pur
poses and for the benefit of capital-
Ut, The attemion of tho proper
wntiiorities at Washington should he
called to this inethod of syndicates
getting control of our valuable lands.
At least an investigation should be
instituted to lay open the incentive to
this kind of work. The time in rapid
' 'Ty approaching w hen timber will he
timber in Uncle HamV dominion.
On the JKJth of September, the great
est expmitlon ever held on the Pacific
coast will be opeued in Portlund, auu
, vill continue for a full month. The
Association has expended $250,tK on
the .'building atid the grounds and
every available inch of the six and one
half acres of floor space in the unun
jnoth building has leen takeu by ex
hibitors. Libcrati, the greatent living
cornet kt, with a imnd of fifty of the
beet nnisieimm of 2etr York, will fur
'"ruwi the finest musk yet heard on the
coast. A reduction of railnMid fares on
nil lines has been Ht cured, and nodoubt
thousands of people from all over the
Northwest vrill take this opport unity
i vi-.it Portland and see it mammoth
.'xpwitlon. The greatest live stock
bliow, which will be held from Octolter
14th to 10th, will nLo attract a great
many people.
, JNo matter how exjertabuk teller
may beeome in detecting bad money,
there areeounterft-iu extant which will
fctump the beit of them. I was for
many years a United States treasure
expert and have handled all the
famous counterfeits ever made. I
have in this roll of bills $5,000, alxiut
one half of which is good and the rest
worthies. I often test bank tellers by
offering this money for deposit, and
you would be astonished to learn how
large a portion of the counterfeits are
passed by some of tlnem as genuine.
In fact I have never found one who re-j-cted
every laid bill, some of them ac
cepted as mueh as gl.COO of it, and
from that down. I have been testing
mmm Kansas City bank men to-duy,
with varying results. Four hundred
- dij'lars was the least counterfeit passed
by any of theru, and one bank, if it had
taken the teller's decision on the mon
'y, would have been stuck for more
than n.M. Expert in Kansas City
Journal.
The Oregon delegation consisting of
iif:y-6ve gentlemen and ladies, arrived
at feuIO ytstU.-rday mornms over the
Wisconsin Central rrnid, end their two
-K'cial care were side-tracked at the
id Union depot on Iteed street. The
Oregon jteople bring with them an in
! resting exhibit of" their siate's pro-v-"ts,
which will be placed in the Ex
j .teitinn building, and will occupy a
i'iMee of 1.0UO square feet. Two car
i -ads are filled with fruit, wheat, rye,
k-rley, corn and gru. The
; uln in put up in pint sacks, and will
; dijtributetl gratis at the Exposition,
mmencing llontky arternoon. The
ei. paiion haH peaches, pears and
'plums in abundance, and they will le
I ven away during encampment week.
. addition to the above 5,000 samples
. ' wheat, outs, barley and grafts in
- ill sheaves have been neatly ar
. ..vrcd for'tlie inspection of visitor.
'i",." er.hibitisoiteof the largest ever
-jiujhtto the East trom the Paeilie
r and will prove a very interesting
,. ., lire of the Exposition. The del :ga
.ii is headed by E. Ii. McElroy, eom-!:,u:id'-r
of tke Oregon department,
; ud the exhibit L in charge of Ii. S.
-Milwaukee Heutiiiel.
:-.ncy to loan at a low rate rate of
rest on good farm property in
,i County, or on l.-t c;ty proerty
tVpp!y to lilaekbf.rn uiid
ijht, Ailmiiv, Oregon.
To Diercl Colas,
: : u;he and Fevers, to cleanse the
eileetually, yet yeutly, when
,.; .ve or billious, or when the blood is
.Mvre or siuggih, to iei'umiient!y
'..ai'.tuul coimrpation, to awaken
!.'di,.-ys and l.ver to a healthy ac-
, ;, without IrritatinK or weakening
a., u.-e Hyrupof Fig..
' j.urticn knowing themselves in
; t to me will plex-te call and settle
. M. A. Miller.
jeJ.w- uut. ihf t ' ., j n !
' iinio aii, the seem ofiuf-ov miliar
crimes, la Just uow ngo ovor the per
forniHnivs(if a thief, which are gener
idly adndtedto surpass any thing on
record. - A few days ago several men
went to tho priest in charge of Santa
Cruz Church iu this city, and asked
pormiKwion to hold- funeral services
over tho remains of a deceased friend
ut 4 o'clock the next mortdng. There
was nothing unusual iu the request,
for many in this country bury their
dead early Iu the morning before masa
and the priest gave bin permission,
agreeing to be present. The men then
said they would like to leave the corpse
iu the church over night, and to this
the clergyman also assented. Some
thno after dark the men appeared at
the church bearing a coffin, which
they carried up the mulu aisle and
deposited in front of the alter. They
then withdrew, promising to be there
earlv the next morning.
"About midnight the ttacrlstau was
awakened by the barking of his dogs,
and feeling that something must l
wrong he dresed hastily and stepped
from hi risun into tho chancel. A
dim light was burning near the ulter,
by means of widen he couul see a tigure
moving slowly ou the other side of
the chancel. Making up his mind
that robbers were In the church, he
rau tpulekly to his room for a pistol,
anil then made a search of the church.
No one was to lie seen. On the alter
he fund everything safe, but when he
came to examine the iutagts of the
saints lie swn saw that the cutdly
jewels with which they had been or
namented were gone. He then re
doubled his efl'ort to find the thief; but
after half au hour pa.ed iu searching
every imoU of tlie'great edifice, he was
more mystified than ever, for he not
only could not find the ofiender, but
he could discover no place where he
could have come in or gone out. Just
before he determined to five the
jdarui he thought of the corjwe lying
down before the chancel rail in the
shadow, and the idea cume to him that
perhajw them might be something
wrong about it. Lighting a cani'le he
stepped softly to the bier, and peered
into the face of the supposed dead man.
As he looked he noticed that the eye
lids of the 'corpwe1 twitched nervously
under the light, and at the same instant
his own eyes fell on some of the glitter
ing jeweiB which lay beside the nmu
iu the coffin.
"Overjoyed ut finding the their, the
sacristan thrust his revolver into the
face of the 'corpse' and ordered him to
get out. The cold steel on the man'
forehead convinced him that the order
must be o!eyed, and a must extraordi
nary resurrection took place there and
then. When the man had j allied his
feet, the sacristan, still covering him
with his pistol, gathered up the jewels,
and then marched the cul rit to the
priest's house, where lie was turned
over to the police. Several soldiers
were then stationed iu the church, and
when the thief h confederates arrived
in the morning they were taken iuto
custody. At first they denied all
knowledge of the conspiracy, but after
a little while one or them confessed
und told tlie whole story. He said
they intended logo through the forms
of a funeral ceremony, and then carry
their friend out to the ecuietrry, and,
after letting him out of the coffin, bury
it, and leave the country as speudily as
pisible. They will be severely pun
ished. NOTICE.
The public school at Lebanon will
iM'jrin Monday morning, September 18,
under the charge of J. (J. Hickman,
principal, and Mi:s I annie Griggs, as
sistant. It is a matter of much impor
tance that every pupil, if possible, come
the lirst day, an matters will then be
considered which will Ik of
value the whole scshIoii. Let every
one I provided with the necessary
text IsHiks, pens, ink and plenty of
paper. Many of the exercises will be
writien and a projs r supply of paj:r
v. Ill be ivwntial.
The ch-inj;e of text hooktf is as fid
hi'.vsr For Widsoi.'o reader, A. H.
j Wirtics ii; (Vs., but Watson's speller is
retained; for Hill's grammar, Clink's;
fur Uroak's arithmetic, Fish's, except
the mental, this is retained and is us
before Brook's scries. Two grades of
Firdi's arithmetic, Xos. 1 i.nd 2, will be
used. (Old books cun le exchanged or
new ones purchased at either of the
drug stores. . J. O. Hiaoux,
Trbicipul.
Cruson & Jlenziea w ill furuiuh your
windows and doors cheap.
IiOjIAClii'S COLUMN.
Montague's fall stock is
now complete in every de
partment. The- Mammoth
store is filled with as choice
goods, adapted to this mar
ket, as money will buy.
DRESS GOODS.
Our all wool Aldine suit
ings, a full yard wide, which
we are Helling at 50 cents per
yard, is without doubt the
best value for the money ever
offered to the ladies of Leba
non. Our stock of Henrietta
cloths, cashmeres, tricots,
camel hair goods, waterproofs,
and advance styles of every
thing wearable is simply im
mense. The ladies are invit
ed to call and take a iuok
through the goods. They were
bought at very low prices and
will be sold correspondingly
low.
Montague's stock of fancy I
work materials, as zephyrs,
wools and ' varus, embroidery
silks, in fact everything that
goes. to make up a complete
line of material for fancy work
csn be found at Montague s.
Our stock of boots and
shoes was made expressly for
us and every pair' we sell is
fully warranted. When vou
want anything in the foot wear
line look over Montague's
stock and get his prices. If
you want to get good goods at
living prices you will necessa
rily buy your boots and shoes
of Montague.
CLOTHING.
Montague is opening up the
largest and best selected stock
of Men's, Boys' and Chil
dren's Clothing ever opened
at this place. We can fit any
one both in size and price.
Montague carries Oregon City
Clothiug, California Cawsi
rnere Clothing, Eastern
Worsteds, as well as a great
variety of serviceable, low
priced goods.
The One Price Cash Store
will continue to deliver Gro
ceries and General Merchan
dise to the citizens of this
place and vicinity at a mere
nominal advance over the
original cost.
MONEY!
All persons indebted to me,
either book, note or account,
are requested to pay up NO W.
It takes a very large amount
of money to carry on my bus
iness, and I must insist on
prompt payment.
CIIAS. B. MONTAGUE.
ME W . STORE
In Lebanon,' and wish to announce to the citizens of Linn
County that we have taken a lease of our present
beat ion for th rec vea r 8 . "NVe sh al 1 k ee pat
, all times anelect Block of
CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, GENTS' FUR
NISHING GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC.
And Hope to Build up a LARGE TRADE.
We respectfully ask an inspection of our goods md
t Our aim will be to give
Good Values hi Honey Receipt'
We will duplicate Albany prices, in fact wo intend to sell our
goods at Portland prices, freight added. We caiuo
to stay and ask you, one and all, to call and
see us, visitors and purchasers
alike are welcome. Our
latch string is now on the outer
wall. If you have any Produce to sell
bring it to us and we will give you the highest
market price for it. We came to Lebanon to do business,
AmllfYouWill SiiHlain
Uk We Will lJonolit You and Ohi
SoIvck -Alik.
Talk is cheap, but come; Reliable (ioods at lieasonabK
Prices talk louder and more to the point.
"A Child Can Buy as Cheap as a Kan in Our Store." Remem
bor tho Place,
BAILEY F. BODWELL,
Churchill.& Monteith's Old Stand.
BEARD & HOLT,
Druggist and Apothecary,
DEALERS IN
Puke Dkugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils and Glass,
STATIONERY,
Fine Perfumery, Brushes & Combs
CIUAILS AND FANCY TOILET AIITK LEH.
Prescriptions Accurately Compounded.
Main Street, L,cl r.mon, Oregon.
ulius GradwoM's
Golden Rule Bazaar.
The leading Crockery and Fancy
Goods house of Albany, Oregon
Roger Bros. Silverware,
French China and Crystalware,
Boys' Wagons, Baby and Doll Carriag
Fancy Goods and a
General Assortment of Crockery and Toys,
lie tmj'H (lircift ntul nrrii the lurjjoHf. stock in the Willuiuntte valley.
22T lei od parle Francais. Hier wird dentch gesprocbcn.jp
CRUSON & MENZIES,
DEALERS IX
WAGONS, BUGGIES, HACKS
-AND ALL
Vehicles, Implements,
TOOLS OF ALL SOKTW,
Light and Heavy Machines
BARB AND SMOOTH WIRE,
II103T, STI2EL, COAL,
( GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
Call in, Gentlemen, and we will Make Yo
Happy.
KINDS OF