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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1894)
1r Lebanon Express. H':-Y. KIRKPATRICK, - Editor - and - roprietor. THE HARD TIMES CONGRESS. The first-session of the fifty-tliird congress is at an end, and it is one that will live in history. K was one of the longest and breeiiest on record. And the remarkable part til' it is tlmt after working all (he winter, all the spring, all the sum mer, it dui exactly what it started in not to do. As there was but a short interval between the special and regular sessions, the fifty-third congress has been in session for more than a year. It has been a hard-working congress, but for the most part it has been love's labor lost. Most of the time was devoted to the consideration of tariff legis lation, and at the last moment all the work of the session was dis carded and a bill adopted that would have been ridiculed in the early stages. This congress went in on a free coinage platform and rame out on a platform of gold monometalism. It went in on a free tree trade platform and came out on a monopoly protected plat form. It went in on a platform pledged to retrenchment and came out on appropriations aggregating more than $1,000,000,000. The truth is that after this congress got in it was confronted with a situa tion of which it had never dreamed and theories had to surrender to conditions. Then again, whether justly or unjustly, this congress will be forever associated with this unparalleled era of hard times. It will be known in the future as"the hard times congress," although the hard times would have been here if congress had never assembled. But it is all over now, and there k a pos itive feeling of relief that congress has adjourned. The times may not improve, but the knowledge that congress is not in session to help 'along with the hard times is some consolation. Telegram. There is soon to be a new school text-book deal, and we hope that it will be so managed that there will he no suspicion of jobbery. The people are" very jealous of every thing connected with the adminis tration of the public schools. But in all the school work there is nothing which requires more par ticular care than the proper selec .tion of text-books, and it should be looked to that the' school patrons are not imposed on either in the price or quality of the books. ' We do not know whether there is any just ground for it, but we do know that there has been a great deal of grumbling about the present con tract. In the future, all contracts for furnishing school books should not only be absolutely just, but they should be above suspicion. Let everything that is done be done in the light, and let it be so fair that no one can find ground for complaint. Telegram. Jt is reported that Mr. Pullman, the palace car man, has contracted for a thoroughbred prince for his daughter. Just what the contract price agreed upon is, the public has not been informed, but the pet will no doubt prove an expensive one for the daughter before she gets through with it. It is now getting so that in order, to be counted among the "four hundred" in Amer ica it is necessary that some mem ber of the family should wear a princely title, no matter how much dishonor or expense is necessary to capture it. The way now is to go west and make a fortune, then go east and live with the bloods, mar ry a daughter of the family off in this manner, and go to the grave in the bitter agony of remorse. Eu gene Register. i Colonel Eddy, in his speech at Hartford, the other evening, gays the Snohomish Democrat, told bis audience that the democrats had always been howling about the thousands of trumps in this coun-1 try, but that he had observed that more tramps had been hatched under Cleveland's administration i than under all other administra titnia combined; which Mbtfarly CMisid tremendous applause on the republican side. But just a? the Colonel was getting his breath to launch forth another good one on Democracy, a tall, lean, lank, old populist arose in the audience and said: "Yes, Colonel Eddy, that's true, but if you are honest you will admit to this audience that the republican party was thirty years laying the eggs." And the way the rafters in that building trembled wa9 a terror. Professor Rudolph Talb, the German meteorologist, whose nme has been taken in vain so frequent ly within the last few weeks, is good natured about it, and says that he is making no mistake. He is quoted in the Baltimore Sun of a recent day as saying that his predictions of "critical days" for 1894 are divided into three classes, and that August 30th is the first critical day of the first class, to be followed by September 20th and October 28th. He aBks a suspen sion of judgment on his predictions until these dateB are passed. His dates for the second olasB are Sep tember 15th, October 14th and Sovember 13th; for the third class, August 16th, November 27thand December 27th.JIt will be observed that two dates have been passed, August 16th, which belongs to the third, or least important class; and August 30th, which belongs to the first class; and so far as we have heard there were no unusual atmos pheric conditions, except that Au gust 16th was the beginning of excessively hot weather. The sincere desire for and pleas ure in another's welfare are the foundation upon which all true so cial relations must be based. Un til that is iu some degree experi enced, all sorts of disputes and an tagonisms will interfere with the beBt success of any organization, small or great. Every oho admits this in the household, in the friend ly circle, in all reformatory and philanthropic labor. ' Without love in the family, without affection in friendship, without sympathy, pity and kindliness of heart in benevo lent efforts, we know that their failure is imminent. Florence West. The key-note to Buccess and pros perity is now being sounded throughout the country, and will, if acted upon, lead to a "clearing" in the course of time. It is simply the admonition to every man to keep a part of his income. If a man is earning $10 a week, he can spend $8 and succeed. But if he spends $12 he will surely find "hard times" grinding him. That is to a great extent what is the matter with the times now. We have been too thoughtless of the future. But it is gratifying to see how, with reduced incomes, the people are reducing their indebted ness, slowly but surely, When we consult statistics, which -show the remarkable num ber of alien immigrants into this country during the post year, the majority in the already overcrowd ed East, it is no wonder their ad vent tends to increase the poor rates, and to heighten the struggle for existence by home people, as the foreigners' different ideas of what are the necessaries of life cause them to accept work for al most a pittance. The policy of re stricting foreign immigration should be adopted, and it cannot be established too soon. Ex. The United States senate is ra pidly losing ground. Its record on the tariff legislation has lost for it the confidence and respect of many former admirers. The day is not far distant when the people and not the politicians will do the se lecting of men for these high posi tions. The senate used to be, in the time of Webster, Clay and Cal houn, the pride of the nation and the admiration of the world. It is now the home of vile schemes, dis honest combinations and foul cor ruption. The day of is usefulness as now chosen, is past. Reform is nesessary. At a sham battle by the Missis sippi JCiitiowrl Gtfardut M4ridiuff, Thursday, Captain R. R. Stephens, U. S. A. instructor, rodo his horse at full speed into the crowd in the effort to drive it back, and knocked down women and children, who were trampled upon. Much indig- nation is expressed and an effort will be mnde to make the officer answer for his recklessness. The postolliee savings banks of Canada, for the past your ending June 30th, have increased twenty- six in number and now the grand total is 690. The amount standing to the credit of depositors is $25,- 257,868, the largest ever known The total expense of management of all the banks is $56,612, the smallest amount ever known. This will give those who favor this sys tem of bank ing a chance to do some figuring. The BroBsius Sewing Machine and Motor Company has assigned. Assets, $155,000; liabilities, $19,- 000. The ussets consist principally of the factory and plant at Dixon, 111. The attorney for the insol vents ascribes the failure to the fact that the company started out on too large a scale. With the passage of the tariff bill putting wool on the free list, that staple has taken an upward tendency of five cents a pound. The reason is not obvious to the ordinary individual. The Extbesb bus no solution for the strange coincidence, yet it seems to be true. High tariff' papers might rise and explain. It is noticeable that the number of hunting accidents and cases of "took him for a deer" are decidedly diminished this year in comparison with former years. It is to be hoped the decrease will continue, but it may be Bufe to Bay that after a snort period ot cautiousness, hunters will again become reckless. -Ex. . - The past season has been a most disastrous one to Northern seulerB. Five schooners- have been lost. Four of them sent crews to watery graves, and so fur it is known that a hundred live have been lost in the hunt for seals since the season opened. A han has been released from the Maryland State Penitentiary after serving five years of an 18-year sentence, his complete innocence of the crime charged having been t tahlished. The Chineseand Japs are still hard at it, fighting for the suprem acy of the JCast. The sympathy of civilized nations should be with the Japs, as being less heathenish. Like the tariff bill, the one ap propriating money for rivers and harbors becomes law without the signature of the president. FLOWEHS AND PLANTS. Auono flowers chrysanthemums live the longest after being cut. An attempt is beinjr made to export flowers from Australia, refrigerating them as beef and milk are treated. Tiiebe is a wild flower in Turkey that is the exact floral image of a hum ming bird; the breast is green, the wings are a deep rose color, the throat yellow, the head and beak almost black. . Plants often exhibit something very much like intelligence. If a bncket of water during a dry season be placed a few inches from a growing pumpkin or melon vine the latter will turn from its course and in a day or two will get one of its leaves in the water. LEBANON PRODUCE MARKET. fClianfffi'l Every Week.) Wheat 35c. Oats 23c Hay-W to $0 nerton. Flour $0 63.70 per sack. Chop $1 Ml per cwt. Brun 75c per cwt. MiddliiiKB-100percwt. Potatoes 10c. Apples Dried, 8c per It ' Plums-Dried, 4jc. Onions 2Je.J Beef Dressed, fie. Veal 46c. ' Pork Dressed, 5. Lard-14. 1 . linns 12J per Hi. Shoulders 10c. Hides lie per lb, Geese $5 per doz. Ducks (3 00 per doz. Chickens $2 &',S3 50. Turkeys 8c per lb. Eggs 10c r doz. Butter 12 10c per lb. sildiwwUnwn, loi dry, lb, You must have Cheap the times I WE SELL ladies, we have a $3 shoe a line of Oxford Ties at 90 eta. comfort. ' is full und complete. WE LEAD IN LOW PRICES. We are selling 36-inch dress goods at 15c per yard; 88-inch all wool dress goods at 40c jut yard; fine dress goods 50c, 75c, $1 per yard; fine dress cashmere, worth 35c, sell ut 25c Calicoes. 16 yards to the dollar. . We always have good, new styles arriving almost daily. We are closing out a fine line of clothing cheap. We are expecting a lino of boots arvl shoes daily, the best and the cheapest. You Bhould buy where you can got the best good;! for tlio loast money. In order to do this, you must buy of The Leading Dealer in General Merchandise. HIRAM BAKER, ' Lebanon, Oregon. "Is Your Name Written There?" Written where? Why, on the subscription list of the Lebanon Express. It you are not a eub ecriber to this paper, and wish to obtain reading matter for the win ter eveninge, now is the time to subscribe. Subscription rates, (pay able in advance) $1.50 per year. Administratrix' Notice. Kniinn ta hnmhv fftvoii that the undertime!! turt been duly appointed by the County Court o i jnn pHtiitv. Onin. the administratrix of tbe eiuteor Jacob Newman, decoded, nd luudulr qualined as inch administratrix. All pert let tuning claims wninn said estate on henbjr warned to preeenl tbe seme, duly verified, within month from June as, urn, to tne nnueniaiwa the office of ttam'l V. Uailand at Lebanon Oregon. Bjiiak E. Kirmia, giH'L Qaud, Aaminutrairu, Attorney for Administratrix. Admlnliitrntrlx, Notice. Nntir la herohv atven that the under. slimed hat been duly appointed by county court, of Linn county, Oregon, tbe admin istratrix of the eatateof Alonxo Ames, de ceaned; and haa duly qualined aa inch ad. minislratrix. All persona having claimi against the estftta are hereby required to present them, with proper vouoners, Kitnin six months from the date hereof, to the undersigned, at the offlce of Sara'I II. Gar land, In Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, Datid, this 17tb day or August, lew. HmtirAbx Amm, SAat'iM.GAaiAnD, Administratrix. ' Att'y lor Administratrix. Call on M, A. MUtor for grease. A. E. Davit for everything In the confectionery Hue. A Hue of both cotton and woolen drew good, have Just arrived at Bead, Peacock 4 Co'a. Something new. Dr.Prk' Cream Baking rVwder lITtSX, T1IJ::V we sell for $2.50; a $2 elioe Our $2.50 shoes boat the ; , V. -O.ur Dry Goods Department- The Yaquina Route. OREOON PACIFIC RAILROAD, Cha.. Clark, Reoelver, Direct Line Quick Dispatch Low Freight Rates. Connecting with steamer Ho- . iner hetweon Yaquina ami San Francisco. For freight and passenger rates apply to any agont. Chab. J. Hkndhys, Son it Co. Nob. 2 to 8, Market Bt., San Francisco, Cal. Chas. Olahk, Keceivor. Corvullis, Oregon! BARBER SHOP Bent Shaver!, Huir Cut or BIiiiiohh ut BORUM & KIRKS' Shaving Parlor. NEXT DOOR TO ST. CHABI.E8 HOTEL. Elegant Baths. Children Kindly Treated. Ladiog Hair Dressing a Specialty. PROMPT PROGRESSIVE POPULAR Northwest lire uud Murine INSURANCE COUP' i Head Office, , 209-271 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Orogon. THE LEADINQ HOME OOMPANY. The NorthwevSt WILL IN8UM5 YOUR 1Ioum and Dam, I OmwiiiK Gmln, Household Furniture, (intiu in Wnruhniue, Hay, Ftxd ami KUK-k. Hup Kilns, Fiurio Implements, - The Northwest Solicits Youk Patronage. . RICE4KAWMN0S, Beat Kflato and luuu-snvu Agto, biiAmon. Or, Goods to suit JlInET.24 for only $ 1 M. We are closing world for waring, beauty and 'v Albany Steam Laundry ' RICHARDS & PHILLIPS, Proprs, .Albany, Oregon All Orders Receive Prompt Attention. Special Rata for Family Washings. FatiBfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded. J. E. ADCOX, Agent, IuBiullh'.DrugHtore. livlwnon, Ort'iiun. Lebanon . I Meat Market, .;-a. - Ed Kellenberger, Propr. Fresh & Suited Beef Pork, Mutton, Sausage Bo. logna, and Ham, -Bacon and Lard Alw.y. otl j.j,nd Main Street, Leliai'.im, (jr. r,, tjj r E II D , IJiJ sT $ is: