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mi. C. If. PUCKKTT, DENTIST. Uiisck: Between C T. Cotton and Feteisou & Wallace. Lsbakox, ' Oregon, J. K. WE ATI I K R FO RD, A ttor tie v - a t - La."v. Office over First National Bank, ALBANY, - OREGON, j J. M. KEENB, D. D. S. Dental -:- Parlors.! . i i Office: Breyman Bros., Building:, ; SALKM, ORHOON. ! t7"IIoura from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. . ! j R" Btr ! A TTORN EY-AX-LAW, ALBANY, OREOOK,. E. J. M'CAUSTI.AND, CIVIL ENGINEER SUHYEYOR. Draughting and Blue Prints. Office with Oregon Land Co., Albany. Sewersge System and Water Supplies. a ispectally, I-.states .sutxtiv'tieu. ;Hap tuaue or copied 011 short notice. R. LMcCLRUE,"! ; BarieF.: and : llairfreser. LEBANON, OREGON. , ) STIAVIXG. HAIR CrTTING AND 1 shampooing in the latest and best : Slvle. Special attention paid to dressiug j Ladies' hair. Vuur putrouage respect- ! fullv Suliiiled. ' LEBAHOTJ IJ4. -i- h . .iKt Meat Market, ED. KELtESoEEuEH, Frajr i re-vh & S.Uted Beet, Pork. .Mutton, Sausage, Bologna, ana 1 1 am. Eaeci) atd Card Uvuays 07 J-larjd. Main Street, Lebanon, Or. S. S. PI LLS BO RY, -SW JEWELRY, B3DVN3V1LE, irnpifr y he riaathe W. T.. Doukim Moe wit boat name and price atampea OB tii bottom, pat biiu down u I k unutt . L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE FOR GENTLEMEN. Rest In tihe world. Fxumfne 1,1a 5.0 OENCINK HANIVsKWlD MI OK. 4.00 HAI-SEWKI) WKI.T SKOt. S3.SO POLICE AD K4RMKKS' SHOE, ".ftO KXTKA VAM'K t AI.F SHOE. WSWORKINMAN"S SHOF:. B'i.OO and tH.IH HOIS' SCHOOL SHOES, All made in Congress, Button and LsM. W- L DOUGLAS G3 SHOE l afdTes. Koat Material. FU-st Style. l'.st Fit fine it asJ sold yoor d-alr, wnre WsJL"GLAS. BROCKTON. MASS "Examine W. L. Douglas $2 Shoe for Gentlemen and Lo.ks J-'or fin Ik hlf C. C. JtAt:U.LEMA.. Bee Farms. It is estimated that Santa Barbara conntv, California, contains thirty bee farmsC with hives. Tl onut of liouey this year was 40,000 lunrmU. ' yeed ijuts the most flesh ou vonnif bones. t.-x iv edl.-t ...miM tl.,- 1.1 n-.iceoJ "' Juclluir lia ifeu idaiiod til ujiau. fi- - S if A .r. A.' ' ...... 1 -Jr.., MUCH THE MOSSIEST AND LARGEST STOCK OF -Si In the County, is now to be Seen on the Counters of Iv. BIvAIN, I ALBANY, S2TVhen you want to "dress up," we would be glad to show you through and make the right price. . MERCHANT TAILORING A SPECIALTY. yrr 12, A. Sen kffi.er, is an expert, ami lias charge of this le- part meat. We guurantee satisfaction. MY SPRING STOCK - or 'DRY GOODS. BRESS GOODS Notions, Stockinet Jackets, DcaJed Caps, Ladies' and Children's Shoes, Has arrived. I have also received my Spring Stock of MEN'S, YOUTHS' & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, DOOTS, SHOES, ETC., , " , T, , , , T. . ... Of which we carry a r ull nml Complete liine, ana will not be un dersold. Come and see us, G. W. SIMPSON, ALBANY, - - OREGON. THE YAQUIM ROUTE. OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD. I Creioa SercloDieat CompasF's Steasslilp Line, j i 225 Shorter, 20 Hour Less Timei I Than hy any otht-r Route. I FIRST-CLASS THROUGH PASSENGER .AND FREIGHT LINE i From Port land anil all poinl. in thr Willamtie I Valley to and from Sau Frinri-i. Cat. 1 OREGON PACITIC RAILROAD. 1 TIME SCKUl'l.E. tF.xcrpj Snnrtay-.J ' I.v A11ny J :oo p. m. I I.v Vaqmna 6sa. m 1 U Corvalli mo p. tn. I l.v cr-aUi i a. m. : Ar Vaqnina 5:30 p m. Ar Albany " O. ?k C. trains connect at Allmnj ami Corvulli i "The above trains connect at Yauuina with the ! Orron lrvelopmenl Company h hm u( Mtnm i hipH bctwern Vaquina ana Sau l'nKij. j SAll.IXC. OATKi ! Steamer. Fra. S F. Steamer. l-"m. Yaij'na- 1 Fa ration' " .Mav "jrxvlianiette" V y May 4 Willamette Val'v Mav o l-araUim May 9 Faralion ..Mav it. Willamette V'y May i Willamette V'y Xinv Faralion Mav -o ! This company reervr the.rijjht to change Mil. ' inE latc without nttiw. ; lassensrera from Portlaml and all Willamette ' Valley point can make cloe connection with the 1 trains of the Vaqnina route at Altany or Coi-al-' lis, and if destined to San Francisco li.iuld ar ! ranjfe toarrive.at Vaqnina .the evening before the -j date of sailing." j Passenger and Freight" Rates Always the Lowest. For particulars appl' to C. H HASWK1.L. ; C.C. IHHiVK. t'.en'l Ft c Pass. Agt. i Act g f.en. V. H P. AK- Oregon Uevel'pm'nt Co t), V R. R. R- Co., i 104 MontKomerv St. i Corvallis. -an Francisco, Cal. ! Oregon. " PTOBT HHOl'S 1. 1 jl eave Corvallis Monday. Welnes.lBy.",t'rly. 6 a- m. Leave AHmny 9:30 a. m . Arri-e Salem. Monday, Wednesday. Friday, j p m. Leave Salem, Tnesday, Thursday. Saiur dav, Sam. ATix-e Portland, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, j:jo p. m . Sl-TH BOINP l'"Lmea'vle,rortlani'Monday, " "Wecliiestlay . Friday. 6 a.m. ' Arrive Salem. Monday. Wednestlay. Friday. 7:1.' p. m. Leave Salem, Tuesday. Thursday, Satur lav. a. m. Leave Albany,! : JO p m. Arrive Cor-allis Tuesday, Thurs'lay. Satniday, 3: jo p. m. J- L. COW AX. J. M. RALSTON. Bank of Lebanon LEBANON, OREGON. Transacts a Geaeral Banking; Business. ACCOUNTS KEPT SUBJECT TO CHECK. Ivxchanece fold on New York, San Francisoo. i'ortiMiicl at;d Albany, Oregon. Collections made m lavoralie terms. G.T.COTTON, : DEALER IN : reosriss ap,U Provisions. TOBACCO and CIGARS, SMOKERS' ARTICLES. Foreign asd Domestic Trnils. CONFECTIONERY," j . j Queensware and Glassware, Lamps and I Lamp Fixtures. ' . ry Ch for EK3:. MaIn Street. Lebanon. Oregon. j " - NEWEST, G OREGON. - and we will treat you well. TTte mht Klml of IVn. The only e:tiital needed to embark in the profession of literal mi i.s a lnt tle of ink and a versatile in-it."' She had read the word anl ionder ed over litem more deeply than 1isn.1l. knitting her white brow until the golden curls 011 her forehead peeked down into her eyes to see what it all ineanL Visions of a future spangled with plaudits and bright with fame rose before her. Yes. she would adopt this fourth pro fession. Putting on a love of a hat anil a dear, dainty liitle wrap that ht;rjel her close, she started out to purchase- the necessary outfit. Kearhinjr the Intok store .she looked out from under hr diiopin: plumes and eooiii-ttishly asked for a bottle, of very Imsi ink". When placed on the counter Ik fore her it was like an elixir, so many frrand possibilities flashed ihroujrh her head. "And now I want a pen." t)n Ixdn asked if then was any make she pre ferred, she hesitated and tlien saiil: "Yes, lut I most forspt what it Is. It's like vermicelli, or ariolo"nl. So that isn't it. I'otild it be verdijxris or venlanev, now?' Keally, 1 tlont know," replied the puzzled clerk. "You must lie looking for something (jtiiie rare." "Yes. I am; but I've jrot money to buy it if I ouly knew what it was.''" "Bv the tay," iiestioned the In gpiretl clerk, 'votild it be versatile?"' "Yes. that's it. I knew. I'd find it. A versatile pen is what I'm looking for.' "I am eorry, miss, but we have none in stock. They are very rare aud we have little call for them". You see the points are all dipped in grey matter and altie salt, and " Grey! Well, then I don't want one. Grey isn't lieenminjr. 1 never have it near me," and tinning pliti walked away unconscious that she was rob bing the world of a literary getu. Detroit Free IWss. A Prolific Playwright. Speakinsr of lioticicault reminds me of how little we really know about the men who write plays and their words. Think of it! Steele Macka ye, although yet a voting man, less than forty-live, has w rilieti and produced twenty dif ferent piays, nearly every one of which lias run from lit'ty to a hundred nights in one locality. Besides this vast amount of work he has built three theatres and opened thorn with his own productions. Yet not more than one theatregoer in a thousand who will look at his wonderful play of "Paul Kauvar' and his still more re markable one of "An Arrant Knave," which he recent I v wrote for Stuart . Uobson, can recall three plays from this remarkable man's pen. The ! Had to Climb. We were comfortably seated around the hearth at Poller Like, in Pike county. Pa., and the spirit of story--telling was strong upon us, because the fishing had been unusually good and the supper bounteous. The flash and sparkle of wit lilled he upper air of the room as with a. line aurora, and a halo of calm bliss encircled the brow of each entranced listener. But first the drug and then the antidote. The benevolent Colonel drew us down gently from the giddy heights with a story" of a coarse plela'ian, locally known as a cattish. Thus ran his tale: "A man and his dug went fishing in the Mississippi. In a short time the man felt a mighty pull on the line, and he knew that a cattish had taken hold. The giant came along peacefully enough until he happened to change his mind, and then he decided to double on his course and take the man along. The faithful dog. seeing his master's danger, rushed to the rescue bravely enough. The wily cattish, when he found the dog pursuing, turned upon hini and terrilied the dog. who incontinently turned tail and , swam vigorously toward the dry land. the catfish hotly following. Presently - the dog gained the laud and ran hastily, the eat-tish madly surgtug after hiin. : The dog, sorely pressed aud fearing a painful death, in his extremity climbed a tree, the cattish still pursuing." ITnlil AnT11 iv eri.it in elwinis 'dogs ' can not climb trees." "Can't climb a tree?" responded the ; Colonel. "But the cattish was close upon Lira, and this dog had to climb.'1 j uret urui Stream. ..... . - - - , m The Milestone. Men anil women, a ahlftltif erowd, we hasten Lena oliiuiuf rn! move a summer dlotid itrroaa tlieaky. Hut firmly be tli broad lilirlonnr la t tli milestone orn and (rrii.e. l t Mm li'i will Its leireml ii'inl. Or lilly lilnnee, or him 11 10 liisnlj Vet it M'lilriM'in to evi'ry one, JiiHt ao uiueli ol the jotituoy done. )uat ao in licit nf the Journey done ere fall the liltrlit: Tins! feet tlielrwtivlmre hither won, awl foot Mc) 1 1 K I i . Here ttiMin Hie ehlttlren warm Willi play, IIimk tnmlU bcttininji linrrs airav. r'lilr MS t onnif Imjie lu ImhU i f sl llllf About the uni lent ml eion I'llniti Kl III It mat ks In t lie moi nliiir sun Just no niui'li of the Juurui 'lone. Boft and alow llkn a mourner' team llierefnll the mini Tlirouiih tnwiv. half forinUli-n jrenr loveloi k la vnln, nrlft-lmieii sliowim. ya mar not rnlaa Tim wlllii lisl tloarisol oilier (III) at Yourswlll It rullmi- he luatirliin The Imw wlicie iriiinlsi ! illl Ine, When at liit ihe sellloif 11 11 't he milestone tell Oiu Jinit iier ilone. AiiroI JJCAPKinrOJJKATII. In soutlieru Ialiuatia Ihcre is a bit of coast stretching from Cavtat, Ka gusa Veceha. In Sutorlna, which is called Konavjn, and is noted far and wide for the beauty of Its women and the valor of Its men. Paces aud forms ofaulhpie Grecian mold are by n means rare among the inhabitants of this pictnresiiue region, and Ihis is the more surprising since their neighbors, the Ilerxegox inians and Ihe Bosuinns, are not at all prepossessing in mien or feature. About Ihe middle of the last century, while Konavje still formed a part of the republic of Uagnsa, the family Kadox ie settled In the frontier village of Uvjece. The possession of Ihe ham let had long Ihmmi a Ixum of contention between the Bosnian vizier and the re public of ltagusa. The little republic had at last been forced to ive up the struggle and abandon Uvjece to Ihe Turks. The villagers were naturally dissatisfied with Ihe result, nud Minko Ha'Iovie, Ihe hend of the family, was c;ive in keeping up Ihe discontent. He wruadtd hii neighbors to consider themselves ( iti.en tif Kagusjt. and to resist uilharms every attempt 011 the pari of the Turkish agas or beys to collect taxes. Minko had two daughters. The elder Kosara, was a lovely girl of 17; the other, Ljubica. a child of 11. Ko sara was the fairest maiden in Ihe vil lage, and hail no end of admirers among the young men. Ib-r mo-t eager suitors were two friends of her father named Stanko and Tenia. Ma ti lt o w as a refugee, w ho. for some rea son, had fled from Turkish vengeance and found an asylum in Uvjece. 1 1 is ugly, went her-lieatcn face wore an ex pression of vicious cunning, and there was nothing lit his appearance or dis position to win iiixm the young girl, ioma, nn Ihe older hand, was afar more agreeable character, but still he was nothing more lhan a gmxl friend to Kosara. Mi wns still heurt-wbole, and. as her father made no effort to in fluence her choice, neither Stanko nor Toina received any encouragement. Things stood in this way when one bright cptcm!er morning a Turki-lt aga with two companions appeared in Uvjece and demanded the ilescriua (truth) and the harass (poll-tax). The thnt! Iriends acted as spokesmen for the villagers, atul laddlr declared that Uvjece Iwlonged to llagu-a. and would never pay taxes lo the Turks. The. enraged aga dn-w his sword, but before he could make use of Ihe weapon Stanko baled his scimitar, and with one stroke cut off the olllcer's bead. : Minko and Toina. tor I heir pail, threw theiiiseit es upon his companions and cut them down in an itiMaut. Then Stanko promptly set lo work to plun der the iHidics. ' They found a rich lmot v. The pock ets of ihe fallen aga were full of money, Ihe weapons of the soldier were set with precious stones, and the horses eie richly caparisoned with silver- monnled harness and gold-broidered cloth. The loot was taken lo the : house of Hadovie to lie divided. Stan j ko's face wore its ugliest leer as he j spread the rich trappings on Ihe floor. 1 and Toina investigated the contents of the purse, while Minko looked on with a satisfied smile. Lju'iiea. nestling c!o lo her father, and Kosara. lean ing carelessly against the wall. watched with attentive interest the result of the , investigation. "Three hundred and sixty - thn'e ducats!" cried Tom a at length, in de light. "That'll make a tine dowry for you. Kisara. "How so?"' replied Ihe maiden in as tonishment. "The sHil belongs equal ly lo all, aud father gets but a third; besides, you seem to forget, my dear little sister has a claim as well as" I." "I'll not touch my part," exclainieij Toma, with enthusiasm. "I give it to : the lovely Kosara." 'But I can't accept your present," returned the girl, quietly. Bight you are. interposed Stanko. "Kosara" s heart is not to be won w ith ducats." "Who saitl it was?' retorted Toina, in an angry tone. "Do jou think I'd try lo win Kosara with money?'' "It looks a little that way.'" replied Stanko, his face disfigured with a. hideous sneer. Toma, now thoroughly enraged, was about to ttiru upon his rival, when Minko interfered and restored peace. "Let there be no tpiarreliu," ho said, in a conciliatory tone. "The deed we have committed was erhaps rash and ill-considered, but it can't lie helped now, aud we shall have to stand together, and the best thing we can do is to consider how we can avert the evil consequences of our act. For w hen the aga is missed I he Turks over yonder in Trebinje will commence an investigation, and if they discover the real state of the case we'll have to pay dearly for iL" i The longconsultalion which followed brought the friends to no other con ' elusion than to quietly await develop ments. i The disappearance of the aga was ; soon remarked in Trebinje, and his . friends became uneasy. Learning in a ; neighboring village that he had set out for Uvjece and had never returned the i Turks directed their inarch to that i place. The approach of one hundred ! troopers naturally awakened the great i est alarm in Ihe hamlet. There was no . doubt the Turks w ere conning to avenge ; the murdered aga. The terrilied vil ' lagers were on the point of Hying across the Roumanian liorder, but ; Minko urged them rather lo draw the ; Turks into ambush and receive them with bullets. His counsel prevailed, : aud all the able-bodied men in the. place, alHMit twenty in number, liur- ried out to meet Ihe enemy. Alxnit a quarter of a mile from the I village the peasants secreted them-. ' selves behind the rocks which lined both sides of the road, and as the Turks approached, opened upon them 1 with a deadly volley. Before the ; Mosicma had recovered from iiieir as : tonishment the Christians had reload j ed and fired & second time, then fol i lowed two volleys from their pistols, j and finally the attacking party rushed j out from its ambush, and with drawn : scimitars fell upon the thirty Turks ; who were yet able to fiirhL In the hand ! to-hand conflict which followed 'our j three friends fought side by side. To i ma, after cutting down three of the I Turks, was shot while closing with the I fojjlh. With secret joy Stanko saw i hiui fall, for he was now rid of a rival j whom he bad began to fear. While in this moment be thought of Kosara be saw directly In front of him a Turk i spring forward lo strike Minko from the rear. One quick blow from St a 11 ko's Hashing steel and the Turk would have fallen lie fore he could accomplish his deadly purpose, but Stanko never dealt that blow. Ho waited until the Moslem had given Kosara's father a mortal wound, and theu avenged his comrade's death oil the body of Ills de nt rover. He glanced furtively around to see , lflheio had been any witness to hi treachery, and bre-tthed more freely when he perceived that Ihn few re maining Turks had taken lo (light anil the villagers were all occupied in pur suit. After a moment's reflection Stanko turned and hastened back to Iho til lage and to Kosara. "Where Is my f tthciP" tiled the girl in an anxious voice. Stanko forced his evil countenance Into a grimace, which he intended should express deep sorrow, and sighed. In reply, "Poor Kosara!" l-'ather'a dead!'' shrieked the un fortunate girl. lie fell like a hero after ho had wit nessed 1 he destruction of the enemy," Kosara broke into hcart-rc udlng'ln meutatioiis, and Ljubica. sobbing bit terly, threw her arms around her elder sister. Altera pause Slanko continued: "He died in my arms. V fought side by side. Three limes 1 parriedihe deadly blows suspended over his head, but at hist a w retch coming from behind gave him a deadly wound, from which I was unable to defend him. After I had struck down the murderer I bent over jonr father, who thanked me with his djt lug eyes mid kissed me, sav ing: Give this kiss to my dear Kosara. ami tell her I hat it is my last wish Ihat she lake yon for a husband; and do vou be lo her husband, father, and "protector."' As he uttered these words Stanko threw his arms about the weeping girl and gave her the parental kiss with such lire that Kosara lore herself in terror from his embrace. The scales fell from her eyes In moment. She remembered that her father had often promised her thai he would never force her into a marriage with any one, least of all with the man Stanko. whom he knew she thor oughly detested. "You lie. miserable man!" she cried. In a storm of indignation. "You have killed my fattier yourself, and now yon are Irving to deceive me because you think I am a forsaken, defenseless girl, and dependent upon your protection. I will lind others who will protect me from j ou." "If vou are placing y our hopes on Toma I shall have to 'destroy litem. Toma fell n few minutes before Vour father breathed his last'.". "Yon prohaby killed him loo. Get out of my sight and never date lo cross Ihis ihre-hltohl again." "What! You will not then bemv wife?'' cried Stanko In a fury, his face lark with passion as he stcpjied closer and gracd her hands. ; "No. never!" "Well, then, I'll force ou to it!" he hissed. Kosara defended herself as well as she could, but her strength was fast ebbing away, when Ljulh-a. who had slipped out unobserved a moment le fore. rushed in screaming. "The Turks are coming!" Slanko at once released the girl and ; dashed out of the house. 'o Turks were to tie seen in any diivetiou. Kn raged at Ihis deception he has'ened back, but when lie entered the hut Itoth ; girls had diapie:rcil. As ihe house ' had tint one exit Stanko supposed that they had hidden thritist hts. There were, however, few places In which lo hide, and lie soon came lo '. Ihe conclusion that tliev had cfceaiied through the window, lie looked out. ' and sure enough lie saw their fluttering wh5e g'tiuenls far down the path which led lo Ktiipiml.il. They had al- ready a good start, tint Stanko, confi dent Ihat he would soon overtake them, dashed on like a race-horse in pursuit. When the girls saw that they were lieing pursued they left the path and climlted up Ihe nicks to the righL in the hope that they might throw their pursuer off the trail, .stanko, how ever, observed their maneuvers and clambered quickly after them. Sud denly the panting maidens found them selves upon a jutting cliff which ; reached out over a yawning abyss. To ' Ihe right and left were walls of ter H'tid';cular rock; bchiud idem was their enemy. i "If be comes a step nearer we will spring into the gulf." cried Kosara. in : desiiair, to Ihe approaching foe. Horror-stricken. Stanko stood still. Kosara's resolute manner left him in -no doubt as lo (he earnestness, of the threat. He had recourse to negotia- ; ' tion and endeavored to persuade the . girls to return by fair wonts and most solemn oaths. i Kosara was almost ready to give faith to bis assurances when in an in stant the whole situation was changed. In the rear of Stanko a group of Turks appeared ujou th teno uud cliurgetl , upon him. j When the child had announced the ' approach of the Turks she had oken - the truth. She had left the house to , fetch help fnmi Ihe village, which lav i at some distance from Minko's dwelf- ' - ing. but as she had aoproached the tirst house she ierccivctl lo her alarm several Turks, who were ill-treating the women and children, the men 'having J all gone off to the attack. These Turks belonged to a second division, which , had come upon Uvjece from another direction ami reached the rear of the , lighters. Several of the Turks who saw ' Ljubica had followed her home, where they arrived just after Stanko had left. ; Finding the house empty they had : started after Stanko and had overtake!! him at a point where there was no es cape. ! Pierced by a dozen balls Stanko fell, ! w eltering iu his own blood. The Turks , set up a shout of triumph and rushed I upon the two girls, whom they already ! regarded as sure prej but lefore they reached them Kosara aud Ljubica gave , each other an ngoui.iug embrace, and, locked in each other's arms, sprang in to the abyss. I'hituilclphia Press. I j Couldn't Hreak. I be Set. ! A little boy of five went with his ' mother to make a call. The ladv of the ; house, who was Very fond of children. ! told him she intended to ask his mother ' to let her have him. "Don't yon think i that your mother would let mo buy x-ou?"" she asked. "No," he said, "vou j haven't got money enough.'' "llow : much would it takeP" she asked, j "Three hundred dollars," he answered ' promptly, "and you haven't got that ; much." ' "I think 1 could manage it," ! she said; "if 1 can, will you come to j me?" No," he said, with decision, 1 "mamma wouldn't sell me. anyhow. S There are five of us, aud mamma j would u't like to break the set. I A Haunted House. A curious story conies from St. Petersburg. A well-known Polish princess recently took a bouse in the capital. To her disgust she found it haunted. A religious service was held and the demons exorcised. But after a few days they returned with re-enforcements. The result is that in or der to live in the bouse at all the princess has to hold an exorcist reli gious service every three days. Aphvsiciao at Washington has been teut to prison for six mouths for rob bkig & grave. A COLLEGE CIRL'S FICHT. All About a Cushion ami On nf the fjeas i Ilest Onra Ever n In order to keep peace with the pro- ' gresslve spirit of the times, says I lie Philadelphia 7VM, the two highel classes of the Women's Medical college, j Twenty-Ill st st reef, aud Noilh t'ollcg. avenue, 011 Thursdav indulged In regular college llgfit. The d ispute arose over the ownership of a beautiful green cushion which a dignified senhn captured from a less dignified jttnloi and Intended to use for her own special' comfort. At !t o'clock on that eventful day thl young ladv entered Ihe lei-ture-rooni earn big id" cushion on her shoulder. Arriving nl her place she threw It njion the bench, and, silling on it, said to her companion: ii, my, but that ? 1 comfortable!-' A few minutes laterthr members of Ihe junior class assembled In their department, and Ihe possessor, of the cushion missed her comfortable Meat ami informed her class-mates, whe with one voice said: "We'll have thai cushion." The owner nf Ihe cushion, followed ly her comrades, walked up to (he Senior, who by this lime was enjoying the soft seat, and deiuatidi'd her prot ctiy. On receiving a negal ive answer, to her request the plucky junioi crabbed hold of the cushion and pulled It from under Ihe senior. In an in stant there was a regular tug of war The niemlM'ts of each class came to the assistance of their comrades. Kneh division held on to the cushion, pulling and wrestling, and finally both came tc ; blows. The room was one animated mob ol young and comely women struggling for supremacy and the Hissession ol the coveted trophy. When the jauitoi entered, whet her intentionally or not, he engaged In Ihe strife and soon be came thoroughly mixed up in Hie tight. It was hard lo tell which faction war Ihe strongest. The wildest excitement prevailed when Ihe professor, aecoui- Jiauied by some gentlemen, entered the ect lire-room. The professor shouted for order, but without avail. II- lln-ii took a hand in the liltl and captured the cushion, which he Injre off in tri umph to bis desk. As soon as he could make himself heard Ihe lecturer ad ministered a short reproof lo the angry maidens and finally siiei eede l in re storing -ace. Tired and lalteifd the young ladies then proceeded to theit usual phu-i-s. lo 1 1 iiir on the Hour set era I locks of hair and other et ideuecs of the battle. When quiet had Iweu eomplefelr re Stored Ihe on iter of the much-cot eted cushion quiet ly stepped down to the desk of the profi-s-or ami retir ued lo the place with the prize which s!u uot figuratively but literally, sat tiu. What a Host on Man Hwnltinrrit. There were a number of us in one of the London t.it ems made famous by Dickens, when a great, big fellow slouched in and made himself very ilis agreeable with his mouth. One of our pally was a man from Boston, and some way or other lie and the big man came lo exchange vvonU. The first we heard of the row the big man was say ing: "You Yankee is great on the Lrag, and that's nil you can do." "Well. I diinno.' replied Boston. 'But I do. When did vou ever do a bloomink. blasted thing?' "llow alMiut 1 T7?"" "Never heard of it!" How alMiut Hl'i? "Never heard of it!" "Ditl you ever hear of Bunker Hill?" "I have. sir. That's where red coats licked Ihe life out of LonO brag ging Yankees!"' "1 guess not." Not! Does vou dare lo dispute the LiverHHtl Kid?' "You'd Is'ttcr read what hi-tory says." "I hare done Ihat 'ere, you bloomink idiot, and it says as how all you Yan kees run at Iho first tire! "Don't it, BOW?'' "I neeer he ird Ihat it did." "Ifcm't il ay Ihat?"' The big fellow had pushed up his sleeves and put up his fists, and it was plain Ihat a row was on hand. He was big enough to eat up two such men as Boston, w hile he had friends lo look out for the rest of n. Our companion therefore took the most prudent course and acknow led god that history might say so. and probably did say so. This satisfied Ihe big fellow, and he turned away and glared at a Frenchman, also a tourist, who had come in laier. After a long stare he w alked up to Craio and shouted: "Blat yer bloomink parley vons. but we've always licked ye out of yer boots ; on land and sea!"' "You ieak von big lie!" shouted the . Frenchman, hot in a minute. "What! Call the Liveqtool Kid a liar to his face!" "Aye! and I shall now give you von awful leeg licking!" Johnny" got out of his coat in a jiffy, danced around with his hands up. and to our titter astonishment the Kid went right down into his bonis and slunk out of the room, having no more pluck than a hen.' We sat there ; for live minutes before any one soke. . Then it was the Boston man. who said: "Just think of il! 1 can lick six fel- lows like that banly Frenchman, and . yet the big duffer made mo swallow I two wars of independence ami Hunker Hill on top of them!" A". T. I ! The (Supply of l'areula. Lucy (agd 11. who i.s rending a pinier) "It is erfectly dreadful!' i i'nl hi r "What's dreadful. Lucy?" ! Lucy "Another faithless wifo, the , mother of six children, runs off with a ; married man. w ho leave a large family ; behind. Dear me. if this don't Mop ! pretty noon there w ill not lc any pa ; rents let't." 'Luna Ziij1iHjn. ! litres Alone In a Hut at HO. Richanl Hoops of Osage City, this comity, is beyond question the eldest person in the State of Missouri. He is a negro, ami lives alone iu a small hut on the banks of the Osage River, just below ihe Missouri Pacific railroad bridge. lie is 119 years of age, and in appearance somewhat resembles a mummy, his skin being parchment like, but he is full of life and energy and is iu full ossessin of all his facul ties. In the summer and fall he finds work as a farmhand, and what he earns in this way is eked out by the aid of his skill with rod am' gun "to a respecta ble living. During the last fall he con tracted with a farmer to grub out tha stumps in a large field aud faithfully carried out his obligation, performing all the labor himself. "Uncle Rich ard" has a good memory and can re call incidents that happened in his boyhood, just after the Revolutionary War. He remcmlers having seen on one occasion (Jens. Greene and Wayne and other heroes of the .War of Inde pence, whose names he can uot recall uow. Ho was born in Chatham Coun ty, South Carolina, and his master's Dame was William Ilayden. He came to Missouri in 1843, and for the last twenty-five years has been living about Osage City. As stated, he lives all alone in his hut, and, so far as he knows himself, has no relatives livings He is very economical in hi methods of living, and the head of a large cat tish furnishes him with material enough to supply him with soup for over a week. 1'iie old fellow is quite an interesting talker and is fond of re counting the events of the early part of the century. Jijf'trson City (ifo.) A m itlri -iKc uf&EWS STMIOO STOW 00. DON'T DELAY IN ISECURINO TERRITORY. Finest Book on Earth for the Farmer, Stockman and Blacksmith LAKGEST PROFITS! 'rtr Cntfljvr9 ini Alt Trrm apply U .G L. PEflBLEE, 307 Sarsome 5t.. 5317 praeiseo, Qal WIT AND HUMOR. Best place for a boil In the tea ket- te.--ISoton JUitltUin. The "old soldier's" home The ctis pidore. ltoton Vulfrtin, Irish nationality wouldn't stand- founded on a fchaui-rock. Pittsburg. IhroHtrle. ; "Do vou think I'll get Justice?" "O, no. You're all right. Jhev'Il a you." A. '. Sun. A farmer w ho docnt know how to run a new spa per has lieeu discovered In Nebraska. l'hilitUl,hia Inquirer. W'e live so fast nowadays that It keeps the recording angel busy putting down "breaks." tlrmkhjn Mmj'tzitw.. I 'I.et us b-arn French Gosliu. Whati do yon say?" "Cawn't do it, Dolley; 'lisn't English, you know." ll'trjer's JStitnr. There Is hardly any man so friendless In this world thai he hasn't at least one friend ready to tell him his faults. Tern Hijliug. Teacher "Now, children, by what is the earth divided?" Tommy (whose; father is a kicker) "By ihvi politi cians." .xs-A. Clouds are a good deal like men thev are harmless when alone, but they , make trouble w hen they get together. ' Xvrriatown Titnr.s. An exchange exclaims: ''In these lays of roguery a man must have ltst : his w its to indorse a note." At any rate be is apt lo lose his balance. I'hiUvl. lj,hv Prrt. Minister (lo choir leader) "1 see you have ili-pened with Mr. Deeptone's services." Choir leader "Ye, sir; I thought a change of bass desirable." PilUbnrg ChrvHt'-le. Minnie "So lie kissed yon, did lie? Mamie Once." Minnie "You don't ; say! Well, the smartest man on earth ; is liable to make a fool of himself once." ; J'rrre lliUe Lxftrers. Quills (meeting an old classmate) Well, old fellow, how goes it? JotS of patients. I supjMtse?" Squills (rue fully) "Y-yes; lot of patience! ; l.mvnHcr, Anu-ric'in. 'Is there any question more disagree able to v on than. 'Where did vou get , Ihat hat?""' Well. I should hate like ihnniK'T to lie asked where I got this ' umbrella." I'liilutli tjhitt yrr. Wickwire You say you are ae-; qtiainle I with Brown? Yabsley lie is a partieular friend of mine. Wick wire If he is a friend of yours he sure- : Iv can't lie so very particular. Ttrre Jj'iHl? Erprt. i Visitor lo Kditor '-Could vou use an ! entirely original iioctn on Tde Narco- ; lie WWd"?' Kditor "I could, of course, tint as long as matches are so ; cheap I don't Me the use." Lijijtiit- ottt'g M-iiitzinc j Kansas Farmer "Got any any molasses jugs?' Storekeoer ("briskly") "Yes. sir new kind just cnt; tin top ; lo the neck: hold about four fingers; i rublier cork, so the smelt won't get out." A". 1. Weekly. Bluster "Yes. ahem! Mr corres- : rmdence is, aliem! remarkably large. receive, ahem! on an. average "JOO letters a day. Colley "Why in thunder don't you pay up. theu?" : Lutrn w:e Antrricnn. Clerk of Bookstore to Proprietor What's Ihe price of this Ixiok?"' Pro prietor "That Bible? Forty cents." , Clerk "It is not a Bible; it "is au in fidel work." Proprietor "0. I see. Four dollars. II u.htn'jlon Pnxl. Ciueveibi "There is a man who doesn't care any more for his life lhan a small Ihv does for bis clothes." Curtis "Di.sapKinted iu love?" Ivc? Bosh! No; he's a writer of funny paragraphs." Phiivi 'n'a j uirer. Ted "I hear Mrs. Bellair is married again. Isnt it raiher soon after her tirst husband death? Ned "Yes, tint there were extenuating circum stances. Her second husband w as the undertaker who buried her first. Eporh. Undertaker (to new assistant) Go down town and get a bier. Tell them to charge it to me. New Assistant (to himself) Jcwhillikens! That's ihe kiml of a man I like lo work for. I'll make it two, for luck. AtirtiienHlis Journal. Miss Ply m pi on "After all. Mr. Bmughlou, w hat is the advantage of having ancestors in the seventeenth centiirv?'' Mr. Broiighton "O.a great deal. They can't hang around aud mar your social aspirations today." JJur t' iitizar. Little Kdith "Mamma, did you say that we should all know each other iu Heaven?" Mamma "Yes, my child." Little Edith "You can play Ihat you're , out. though, can't yon, mamma, when ! people call that y ou don't w aut to see?" A. J". Ledger. Mr. Fangle (looking over the house he has just mo ted .into) "I wonder who lived here last?" Mrs. Fangle I don't know; but the lady was a Christian." "How can yon leU?" "She left no rubbish in the cellar." Lipjiit colt's M'tguzinc. Benedict (after a conjugal tiff) "It's too bad a man can't have a wife made to onlei." Mrs. B. "Well. I think you ought to lie satisfied, that's all I seem to bo good for, lo you." Ben (dense ly) "What?' Mrs. Ik "To order." PhilatUljiua Press. What a lMuutifnl tribute was that paid to a departed citizen of a Western town! The editor of a local pajK-i wrote that "J was an honest man; be was a truthful mati; tie was one ol the best trout fishermen iu this section." Kearney Knlerjtrisc. Suitor I do not see why you refuse to allow me to pay attention to your daughter. I have plenty of wealth, and. besides, I am just in the prime of life. Parent "In your prime, eh? Well, then, you are all ready to be "fired, ac git." Kearney EnlerprUe. "Is Mr. Smith a very religious man?" "I guess you'd think so. 1 never saw a more devoted man in all my life, lit attends all the pari h fairs, takes share : in all the raffles, and when it comes to Copenhagen he is the very life of th church." Boston Transcript. The tired wife was struggling along, , overbunlened with parcels. "John,'" ; she wearily and accusingly said, "when we were siugle you didu t allow me to ; carry bundles." "That was because ' you hadn't so many of them." was bis uufeeling reply. Detroit Fret Press. j He had asked ber the momentout i question with creath warmth. 'You . -now, ne saiu. alter a pause, "tnat a t wrath."1 lsoit answer turnetn away That's ?erv true." he reulied, with EXPERIENCED COUNTY CAHYASERS rn Mm it trn ir-rrrN To make a success when they have under taken the sale of CUT THIS OUT and re turn to us witit 10 cents ami receive ten aamole that will make you more nionev in a w eek lhan anything ever offere!". Something new, durable anil profitable. Send at once to NoKTiiw:Tirt! Sfr-ftr Co., No. ;L'!j First Street, Portland, Oregon. STAR COMMON CO., Manufacturer of Primers' Rollers, RoiieVcoiiicsiliori PADDING CEMENT ETC. Roller Casting a Specialty. 1107 Fourth St., Kast Portland. Or. saitaslic linge iu her r ice, 'but a Soft quest i-m doesti't.' Washington Pul. American Boy (looking np from hi school book) "Papa, 1 can't under stand the difference tweeu republic aud an absolute monarchy." Papa (who has just been a witness in a mur der case.aud lias endured a three hours' cross-examination) There aiu'tanj." A". J. Weekly. The editor of the Daily (J rubber I a brute." "What's the matter now?' Why. I sent him a story, and asked him, "iu case of its return, uot to lotL. but to return it Hat; aud he wrote thai it would be impossible to return cuch s story as mine in any other way." Harper's IJazar. Paying Teller "I can't help it il your name is Maloue; you mu'l get the uioitcv on that check unless you arc ideulHiett." M. alone "Hould a bit id ye! Oi II bring Jim Maginitis in an iiithrodtice ye lo him, an' begorra he kin oidetitoloy us Itoth. Phat name, sit?' 'irjHrs WeekJy. 'Ma." said Willie, who had been to the missionary sewing swiely w ilii Lis mother, "1 feel very sorry for Ihe poor little heathen." "that's right. Wiiiio. 1 am glad lo see Vou show such a spirit.' 'Yes' in. I'd feel sorry for ant body Ihat had lo wear the clothe that you eoji!e were making today . Wajuiington I'uxt. He Had One on The fq a I re. An amusing scene was recently en acted in a country court-room in Maine. The trial Justice, a big. onnp oits official, with a voice like a trom bone, took it iisu himself to examine a witness a little, withered old man. whose face was as red aud wrinkled as a smoked herring. "What is your name?" asked the Justice. "Why. 'Squire." said the astonished w itness."y ou know my name as well as I know yotirn." Never you mind what I know or hat I don't know," was the caution given with magisterial severity. "J ask the question in my official capacity and vnu're bound to answer it under oat Iu" With a conlemotiious snort tha wit ness gave his name and the question ing proceeded. Where do yon lire?" "Wal. I shumr ejaculated the old man. Why." he coutiuned.appealin" to the laughing listeners. "I've lived in this town all my life, and so's be." pointing to the Justice. an" b gosh, to hear him go on you'd think " Silence!" thundered the irate Magis trate. "Answer my question or ill line you for contempt of court." Alarmed by the threat, the witness named his place of residence and the examination went on. "What is vour occupation?" "Huh?" " What do yon do for a living?"" "On. git out. Squire! Jest as if you don't know that 1 tend ganlens in 'the Summer season an" saw wood Winters!"" "As a private citizen I do know it. but. as the Court 1 know nothing about you." exclaimed the erpiring Justice. "Wal.Sqiiire," remarked the puzzle! witness, "if ou know sometliin out side Ihe court-room an don't know uot bin' in it. you'd better get out an' let somebody iry this case that's got bos sense." The advice may have leen well meant, but it cost 'the witness IIO. l.t visttm JuitrnaL What lie cornea of the Rags. Housewives must often have won dered where all the rags go to after they pass into tho wagon of any one of the several hundred ragmen who pass through the alleys with their monoton ous cries, acconiing to the Ulole-Detnf craL These gatherers of old rags take them to warehouses where they are boug'.t iu bulk and then assorted by girls according to quality. There was a time when must of the rags were sent to paer mills. Now a very sraalf proiortioii of rags are made into pa per, straw and clay lieing the chief ingredients. .Fine linen paper, so called, is made of rags. Ninety per ceut of the rags collected, however, go into the manufacture of shoddy" of which cheap ready-made clothing is manufactured. This stuff is now made up into Ihe brightest and most attractive patterns, and ea. only le told wiieu new from wind by the ex-jH-rt. and by experience with the w earer. I heard of one "shoddy mill located at Newark. X. J., which has just increased its capacity to 90.000 pound of "shoddy" per month, aud they have been running' overtime for a mouth. "Shoddy is king," say the wool men. and this accouuts for the mercurial .... . 1 i 1 1 . . 1 1. u-a. ....... 1 A Springfield (O.) baggage-handler roughly jostled au elderly gentleman and bade him "get out of the. way." The elderly mau was the superintend ent of the road, and when he turned around the baggage-man crawled be hind a trunk and kicked himself." " Cblef-J native Fnller'a Activity. Chief Justice Fuller la a man of small size, smaller even than President Harrison. He wears long, flowing hair, which is almost entirely white, tie is. however, of a very energetic tempera ment, aud rarely sits perfectly still for a minute at a time. lie turns over the paires of a brief in a hurry, whisper to an associate, or sends a page on an er- ranu. tie is always active, even wnerr his colleagues apparently fall inu ooze under the spell, of some earr ai tiuf bam-ter. p v