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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1893)
Royal Never Fails. ROYAL BAKING POWDER is always perfect; no experimenting is necessary with it; the house keeper never has cause to return it to the grocer and beg for the return of her money. For a third of a century its invaluable qualities have been familiar to American housewives, who have found its use always a guarantee of light, sweet, pure and wholesome food. Some baking powders are so imperfectly made from cheap and inferior materials that their manufacturers are compelled to take them back in large quantities. During the last year thousands of cases of one brand sold or commissioned upon a "guarantee" have been returned caked, spoiled and useless. Do not take chances with a baking powder with which there is a possibility of failure. ROYAL BAKING POWDER NEVER FAILS. Haw ft Spider Hunt. I h Got ft OeputBtlo. It is scarcely necessary to say that the It was in the hot- room of a Turkish batb most distinctive featnreof spider life is the1 establish mum, A gray haired veteran luj web which most of these creatures spin, on one of tiit? com, softly humming a battU and which enables them to ensnare insects song, when tit- wwt approached by a young that would otherwise easily evade them. I er man arruyed in the regulation batbuoust borne spiders prepare no webs, but they , toga. spin cocoons, so it is incorrect to call them non-spin lien, aa is often done. To this class belong the banting spiders, which pursue their prey as a cat does a mouse. In summer time the aebra striped hunting spider may be seen at work on almost any wall or tree. It is usually so intent upon ita stalking operations that it mar Iwob aerved quite closely without showing any signs of fear. If yon should happen to catch sight of one of these active creatures while it is engaged in a search for some eatable insect you wilt be surprised at the rapidity of its movements. it darts about, peering into crevices and exploring cracks in every direction. Now and then it will raise itsulf on its forelegs and take a good look around. As soon as it sights a fly or a gnat its restlessness is changed for stalking as stealthy and cau tious as that of the cheetah. It advances slowly, taking advantage of every little bit of cover, and pausing if its victim shows the least sign of uneasiness. These wily tactics continue until it is within leaping distance, when it darts upon the unsus pecting insect with inconceivable rapidity, awl after a short straggle invariably dis ene&ges itself from its vanquished foe. To prevent the chance of a fall if, as is often the case, its spring is made on a per pendicular wall, this spider drawsa fragile thread behind it, which acts as a support in case of a catastrophe. The accuracy with which these little creatures spring upon their prey is wonderful. They never seem to miss their stroke. Cornbill Mag- OLD NANCE. 1 The l Atherleas sod the Widow. The car biopjwd with the usual lnrch, and the conductor assisted to the plat form a tali lady, evidently young, but whose fun waa hidden by the heavy folds of a long crape veil. Her gown and gloves were of the same somber line as the veil. She was followed by a little lBn ilvxuiiuifl In lilanb As thn mu and the Intl. girl took Mate to the cor- , M ner. neuner spruce ior sumo uum, nuu A Queer Character Wha In a Wander la Her Way. "Waft'iir yo' gwyne cai like ilmf" "To bum lie hnmloo. dills. Draw' yo know (tat Die Nance done lnlnowl iimr" "Vo' Hud' Waffur Kile gone iluue tint. Raeklel?" Id'lm. Use, bill I dlis know she done then the little girl looked up, and in a voice that was heard above the rattle of the oar exclaimed: "Mammal" ( "Yes, my dear." "1 want to see papa." "Bush, dearest," and a black gloved hand reached over and took one of the tiny hands or the ohild. Then there was silence for a minate. Suddenly the ohild tsh voice was heard again: "But I do want to see papa. Why won't yon let me see him?" "Don't, darling: please don't," came the answer, us the head of the little girl was tenderly drawn over until it rested against the folds of the crape veil. "But why wont you let me see papaP persisted the ohild. There was no answer, but the shroud ed head of the black figure in the cornet was bent low and the black gloved hand was reaching for something evidently bidden in the folds of the black gown. "Mamma!" "Yes, dear," answered a tremnlouB voice. Can 1 see papa tonight?" bust de hoodoo.' 211 VlrillKKl AND RTMKK8. Such or Hiniilar was the converwittoi. GET aC mJF your fwtH.ii The Timothy Hopkins Collection of Sweet Peas Conulnlnl tw.my.oM diiilnot vnrieti- !! of ..eh-hiri.!. or a psclult ol ll sun vmiivt, mid, fur 10 oantt. 12 Carnations (M"ui u-i $'-o . 12 Chrysanthemums (:Si)Si.oo 12 Pelargoniums i " $1.00 12 Roses owtinWMtwk) $1.00 MUtat, mi, soi-jrw" p'ests, pn " Flower Se&sT5Z Vegetable Seeds With aither of above collection, our hniidimniflry IHuttratwl loft-pm cilitjju it tvut free. 1 iiu Ailmilltd in be a work of nrt, aitd contain a raprmtne tiMi, in natural orim, of 1 1 iwentvon vartMiw now -iivrMliy wcogniwd a TKa Timothy Hopkins Collactloa of 5wtt Phw. Sherwood Hall Nursery Go. aaN ritaNOiico, cal. August Flower" I had been troubled five months overheard by a reoeiii tourist in Terr. Vymmfa. I had a fullness Bonne parish. U.. aud It excited hlscu- - J. J 1 , , : ,1,, riosity aVmncii that he made a study of after eating, and a heavy load in the the caw of old Nance, of conn be pit of my stomach. Sometimes a heard the above by accident, as the colored deathly Sickness W0UIQ overtake people are very shy of letting a white man 'Come here often, general?" asked the younger man. "Ah, Jim, is that you?" said the general. "No, not often. I'm not much on Turkish baths." The sheet covering the general had be come displaced and an ugly looking scat on his thigh was disclosed. Jim noticed it. "What in the world is that, general?" he asked. The general Dngered the scar affection ately and replied: "Tbatl oh. 1 call that Antietam." "And that on the calf of the leg?" "I call that Chenceilorsviile." "Goodness! That's an awful scar on jour left breast." "Yes. Second battle of Bull Run." "And your neck?" "Vicksuurg." A crowd gathered around the cot and looked at the scarred veteran with admira tion, fie put his hands antler the back of his head and upon invitation launched into a series of thrilling war stories, keeping Almost fiercely the little figure was , t, . i.ir ,.,,,, ,1.. hoodoo. A drawn to that of the larger one, and a correspondent of the Philadelphia Times whisper more a sob was heard to say: 1 giyes ns additional particulars about Old "Oh, Elsie, dear, bush. Don't you! Nance, who has Impressed not ouly her know that nana lies wav off there on the 1 own race, nut lias aaumisnen many wanes. Litchfield hills! You can't seem hitn tonight, darling, and may God help yon and help me." And the car rattled on; but the big, portly man in the opposite corner turned about in bis seat and looked steadily out of the window for several minutes. New York Recorder. Doing One's Fart. A witty and misorly gentleman who acoepted many invitations without re turning them, but who contributed greatly to the general entertainment by bis bright conversation, once defended himself by saying: "My friendB give the dinners, but 1 famish the salt." If he was parsimonious in the matter of dinners he was generous with bis best thouirhta. his most cheerful and enter- them up until one by one his crowd had taining stories, fulfilling one social duty melted away, each disappearing through jjtiniogh ne neglected another, the door that led to the plunge. Then the T M d f in y. veteran gathered bis toga about htm and: . hri,LM, A w of mak- big an effort to be interesting, and being cheerful when it is not possible to be brilliant, is often selfishly neglected. Life is an affair of mutual obliga tions. We have to thank most of 001 friends for kindness and patience and encouragement, and we owe it to them to remember that often, unknown to us, Kather Deliberate. That deliberate, almost phlegmatic tem perament which once characterised the i Sew England Yankee in Vermont is fast being supplanted by a nervous, jerky, dys peptic nature, which is irritable to see or bear. It is wittt relief that one Anus now and Chen a relic of the old time deliberate mess. niri rinelA Mn.narti nf RnvAltstn utr. nn the sill of his barn floor one Snnday after-, Boon and looked quietly out over bis barn yard. At that moment a wild goose, a . atray bird from a flock, and evidently very tared with a long flight, flopped slowly and heavily down among the tame fowl in the yard. Uncle Maynard did noteven shift his po sition at this novel sight, lie looked at the newcomer for at least a minute, and then said slowly and solemnly: "If-I-had-a-gun,and-if-it-was-loaded,and if -I-wasu'fr-afraid-of - hitting-a-tarae-goose, and-tf-it-wasn't-Sunday, and-if-that-goose . wonld -stay-asnear-fls-that, I-wouid-shoot tnat-goose." By the time be bad finished the wild goose had gone, and Uncle Maynard's ex citable nature was subjected to no further temptation. Youth's Companion, started after them. "Nearly shot to pieces," suggested one who had lingered. "Who?" asked the veteran. "Why, you," replied the stranger. "Me? 1 was never shot." "But that scttr on your thigh?" "Cut myself with a hatchet when I was aboy." "And the others?' "The way she does It," says this corre apondent, "is to apparently swallow a num ber of small snakes of a variety unknown in this section They are of a dusky color, nearly black, pied with a dull green about the flat head, and of a dirty white in the belly. The reptiles remain secreted about Old Nance's cabin until she givesapeeuliar whistling call, when they will come to her, wriggling in great haste over the floor, up her dress and run into her open mouth, hissing hideously. They disappear and re main hidden sometimes for minutes. She asserts that they are cotiueaied in her stomach until she recalls them, when they will come pouring out to writhe about her ecraitgy neck and coll in her bosom. "Where the snakes really bo when they vanish in ber mouth is a mystery, and has puzzled all the physicians atiout, many having come from New Orleans to witness the phenomenon. Some really believe that the snakes do go down Into tbe stomach, while others are convinced tbe witch is simply playing some sleight of band trick on them, but if the latter Is the case it is so cleverly done tbitt there is no delecting the performance." Old Nance says the snakes are certain death to any other person who touches them, aud so far uo one has ventunsl to test it She Is sueh a hideous object while engaged in these incautattons that only tbe lirmest nerved whites can look at her nnmoved, wbiie the negroes flee tn horror. As a Vootloo priestess she Is indeed a bril liant success. me. I was working ior 1 nomas McHenry .Druggist, Allegheny City, Pa. , in whose employ I bad been for seven years. I used August Flower for two weeks. I was relieved of all trouble, I can now eat things I dared not touch before. I have gained twenty pounds since my re covery. J. D. Cox.Allegheny, Fa. SLICKER The FISH liltASD BLiCKEK la warranted wilw. pmuf.aiKl wlllkM ymiUrjr la UtohifUtjatiturm. Ttu mtw I'OMMrlt HM klllt U a pcrttrl ruling iroat, anil ruTen lheomtroMildla. He warn of ltaluuuos. Icm't huy a coal If the " luh ltranil" 1 nut mi IU Dltiitr' tffl ClUtnaTUt IYpw, A. J, TOWtiK, liuatoQ, -. "Hit myself with an ice nick on the calf ey are ro neea 01 iwmg uwu w of the teg, had a small cancer removed some trouble or grief, or are in need ol The Average Length of m Maa's Htrid. Quetelet estimates the average length of man's stride at l inches, and the dis tance an average traveler can cover at this rate at 7,158 yards an hour, or 119 yards minate. The number of strides wonld be 7,500 an hour, or 125 a minute. The length f the stride in the various European ar mies is as follows: In tbe German army it Is Z inches, with a cadence of 112 steps per minute; in the Austrian army 2P)l Inches, with a cadence of from 115 to lis) per minute; in the Italian army inches, with a cadence of 120 per minute; fat tbe French army 20j inches, with a ca det ce of US per minute; in the British array 80 inches, with a cadence of 116 per Binute-London Tit-Bits. Electrical Fireworks. An electrician who has made a specialty of spectacular electricity says the day is not far r ff when electrical fireworks will supersede those now used. He declares that for a comparatively moderate outlay be onuld arrange an electrical display that would last for many years, and could be repeated an often as desired. It would eumprine rockets, roman candles, wheels. Nuira falls and all tbe modern pyro tectuiical effects. Philadelphia Ledger. QJvliif vs. UaeeWliig. Bntrfny School Teacher What is tbe Meituiiift of the admonition, "it is more bli'wted to give than to receive?" Little Boy It means it's pieasanter. "Yes. Have not yon, yourself, found It sore p!ea.aut to give than to receiver" "Yea'ui." "Of course. What was It you Ravef "L'tJJUic valeutines." iow York Weeklr. from my left breast aud a boil lanced on my neck. Lnuce mark never healed." "But you said you were wounded at ChancellorsvHle." "1? Oh, no. I said 1 called it Chancellors Tille. I've named my scars after the fights I was in. I wasn't hurt in any way." But he is still pointed out as a brave man J woo was nearly sum ui pieues. ntxauuxjc Dispatch. -, Btte Chattered. It was on a street car. Two lady friends were chattering away as only ladiw can. "Oh! I'm to have some new diamonds. suddenly exclaimed one. 'Is it possible!" 'Yes. My husband b going to make 16,000 all in a lump next week, and he says 1 may have eotX) to put into diamonds." "Bear me! is it a speculation of hisf' "Yes. There's a man who wants to sell him a piece of Woodward avenue property for 115,000. and he can tarn his bargain over to Mr. Blank for 15,000." "How nice!" "The dickens it fsl" growled a man across the aisle below his breath. "So it's her husband who is after my tot, and he can sell it to Blank for 15,000 more. I ra ther guess not, old man not this yearl I'll hop off and hnnt up Blank and have his option in half an hoar." Detroit free Press. Hardly aa lmpraremiit. An energetic German professor was conducting a muni cal society. They were studying Mendelssohn's "Elijah," and bad reached tbe chorus, "Hear ns, tI. ttu. ninkhr rwnAV fPha shmiU vS W 0: which will allow no power whaler when the conductor cried out: "No-d m governing body, socialism or na Aruifiil vowell Don't aav B.a-1 onahsin will endow the government . i.i ; Aa with erenter powers yet than its own. onnd, BaL" Wherenpon the choms While the former believes tha .the indi- some fresh, cheering thought, and when we give them our conversational best we are doing what we can to supply that need. Jiany persons who would not think of going anywhere with a bandaged head or a disagreeable cold or a disturbing cough, carry a gloomy lace, a nt 01 tne bines or an ill tempered mood on a visit or to a party, without thinking thai there is no excuse at all for their being a skeleton at the feast They disturb their hosts and hostesses by making it evident that they aro not having a good time, and they have a depressing effect on every one else. Youth s Companion. Soelal Definition. Nationalism is but another name for ocialism, with but a alight modifica tion. What socialism desire to reach in a universal way for the whole world nationalism deeires to obtain within tbe limits of the nation. Inasmuch as there is a tendency in the human race to crys tallize around national conters national ism thinks it best to respect these bound aries. Ultimately nationalism would have to reach out after the universal end. Let it be understood, furthermore, that neither nationalism nor socialism is iden tical with anarchism or communism that, onite to the contrary, they form the opposite pole to anarchism. While anarchism is a theory of government took up the strain again, "Bear us, Bawl; hear ua, Bawll" but they quickly realized the peculiar fitness of tbe seuti- Tidual shall take upon himself all the consequences which spring from compe tition, and that according to his oppor- ment, and broke downin laughter, to the tunitiesaman shall either sncoumbin great amazement of the little German,! the struggle for existence or eumvea. who never saw the joke, tat who turned the fittest, the lotter holds society or He's a TanRh Lad. Bobbie Blake Is as lough as they make 'em. He is only twelve rears old, but lis bas already established a record. In no less than six of tbe public schools baa Bobbie been placed. Each time tbe re ault was the same he either made thr school sessions so excitiatc that he had ft be taken awav or else be ran away of hi. own accord so often that uo one could keep track of him. Bobbie's father is Frank Blake, of 4H West Thirty-first street, New Vork city, a hardworking, industrious man. Tbeother day Bobbie's father brought him into Jefferson Market police court. "It's no use," lie snul to the justice, "J can't do anything with blm. He leaves home in the morning after breakfast and be don't come back fordaya. He is almost starved sometimes too." Justice Kyan committed Bobbie to the Catholic protectory. FRAZER AXLE GREASE BestintheWorld! Get the Genuine! Sold Everywhere! 00VEUN0R PENNOYER Is fw tret silver cottiHse. Well, stl GOVERNOR PENNOYER v.ir 1 olliod Into TKti'rware t si) ml 0OVERN0R PENNOYER mwt of .nlnsus st A. rt-Lur-MtKis-KR'H. xtMxtt It lift. Portland, Or. Wrlw lor his urlcon ou spoons, Soli j or Hsle. A Curious lllle. Tbe ceremonies attending tbe Inaugura tion of new railroads are scarcely similar in tbe east to those which prevail In Amer ica. At tbe opening of the Jaffa-Jerusalem railway a curious Moslem rite was ob served. Three sheep were slaughtered and their blood besprinkled on tbe rails be fore the first train was allowed to proceed upon its journey. This superstitious cere mony had fur Its object tbe scaring away of evil genii, who would otherwiso have exerted a baneful influence upon passen gers using the line 7MARK by nor aiossa me. aiertr BICYCLE (ess ros oor (suLOewt- Ttuj iwsumwi tT 1 -luMriA .... tv KORTUPACiriCfYCLEflO. BICYCLES OP EVERY KSCfilPTION."" HUwuim nuitmin -Powtianp Oregon, reluctantly to tbe old pronunciation.'! London Tit-Bite. Ke Marks of Any Kind, tn a severe thunderstorm in June, 1888, two old ladies were killed by light ning in a small town on Cape Cod; a child of ten months was also killed in the same storm, and, strange to relate, neither of thein showed any external marks of injury. Exchange. Difficult of Location. "We were going to the theater lost night, but my wife mislaid tbe tickets," 'How so?" "Site put them by mistake into ber pocket." Kale field's Washington. the nation responsible for the well be ing of every one of its members as long as the member fulfills his obligation to society. Kubbi Solomon Schindler. Caloulatloa Extraordinary. Some people who are not harassed by the "dally bread" problem seem to delight In researches which have no other effect than to settle a point which was never dis puted. Bir Archibald Geikie, of tbe British association, after much careful thought and patient investigation, together with a deal of figuring, has come to the conclusion that the world Is between 7S, 000,000 and (150,000.000 years old. Bather a wide margin, it would YOUNG MENI The Specific A No. I. Cimi, without lull, all tmm tit harr Imbk a'ia ill, no inHtlvr of how long stuii'lliis. Proveuts tricliim.lt ochiirsn hi. Wrml rflmetir. CUfra wtinn rvorytluiis fllst una fulled. Hold tiy nil DrilKKlfll Miuiufttettrer:TUoA.H.'!iiMuliMM.aiotoe Prt. sum). Co.. Has Joss.Ua. Blr Otsth.scsnowwios. I.Mllng nmry (or aji onnsmrol d!Rrsrt a prlv.udlMM.o' n... . mruio our. Tot lb ..IV IsUuf ihUmi psottUS K . to wfim.n. 1 ar.Mlrhr JpmflrtoolltadfMlMl IT.c!ti..uHEH!l'nVl la wommoBdUs II s Hula r orwinrHiw I'KJI. Easily Taken Up Cod Liver Oil as it appears in Scott'f Emulsion is easily taken up by the system. In no other form can so much fat-food be assimilated with out injury to the organs of digestion. Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophos phites has come to be an article of every day use, a prompt and infallible cure for Colds, Coughs, Throat troubles, and a positive builder of flesh. IWluiwd rir RcrtU ft Bnim. H T. All dromnrt. 57)7 vol lstquality can over f W WULXJO WMnt byuall M,y. uap y.iu auu it. By ireight, prepaid if preferred, we ship salely 4, 5 or 6 ft, trees ; 2-yr. Buses ol rare excellence, everything I Yon actually pay less than for the puny staff, l,0u0 sores Nurseries. 2il,00J so ret Orchards. Exact information about trees and (raits. BUirk Bros , Louisiana, Mo. N. P. N. U. So. 48-8. t. N. U. No. 600. fAWN'S gOroE fUTTEf will out Dry or trees Bonai, Host, Urlfrtio sud sit, Urooa Cut BUNEI1 will douhle the linmUir of eieri will make thorn more lor tllo will csrry the buns saliily through the mnlltiif period aud put them la coudltlon to lay whim Dsn comulHtid thehlnhoitprioe and will doveloiis yoni ehinlis fsstoc Hum auy otliur food. KpoA Arsen Bones and nie UreeaoKdne to klU the lice, and you will make fifty per cent mors grout. , rwuu ior uuaiosue an prices. phaum mum cogpi, iTfiiuiA, em M PlarVt Bwnwty tor UMMrrh bt the H i i HuM by druuiMbi or mtul by nuOL ItrJ Mo. AT. UwialiM. Wu rtw, 1. Ui