Lobanon. " Express.
H. Y. KIRKPATRICK.
Kditor - and - Proprietor,
THE SCHOOL BOOKS-
The proposed change of school
Wks i now boing discussed
throughout the state. Farmers'
alliances have resoluUtd against
the ch 'iigc, and the pre? of the
state, v itli & f w exceptions, oppos
ed a change. The American Book
Company is now furnisbign the
school bnjks used in this state.
The prices paid that concern are
much hijhw than other publish
ing houses agree to furnish equally
as good, if not better, books, and
unless the price " of our present
series of school books is reduced
we are of the opinion that a.
change should be made.
A change of school boots was
made about six yeait ago and the
howl of robbing and boodle was
loud and long. But the facts in
the case seem to point to a difier
ent cunclnsion. One gentlemen
who has quite a family of children
says that the change six years ago
was a money-saving operation to
him. One of his children had
completed the fourth reader and
it was necessary to get a fifth. In
stead of buying a new fifth cut
right, he took the old fourth render
and exchanged it for a fifth, pay
ing the differ mce in the price' of
fourth and fifth readers in cash,
thus saving the cost of the fourth
reader. In other instances he
took the old books and received in
exchange the new books free of
any cost whatever. But at the
Barae time iiis neighbors who were
compelled to buy new books out
right, having no old ones to ex
change, were loud in their denun-.
elation of the change of text-books
and pronouneed it a clear case of
robbing the people.
If a change is made, the price
of school books will be reduced at
least 20 per cent, and in ome
instances considerably more.
Plaindealer.
The Portland Tomahawk tries
to explain the democratic defeat in
this way. The Democratic party
is in a fearful condition as a
result of the general elections of
lust Tuesday; but, it will recover.
The hutnilating defeat is easily
explicable, and thj long essays of
various ortaus deciphering the
"significance" of the overthrow are.
quite useless. A blunderer iii the
presidential chair, surrounded by a
blundering cabinet bull-dozed an
incompetent and leaderless house
into the passage of a tariff which
was neit.ter Democratic, Republi
can, Populist or Mugwump, -
tattered and tatterdemalion affair
which had no friends save the
adiniuistratiun and the Vt'uys and
Means committee. Six rascals in
the senate revised the bill to suit
the needs of numerous trusts.
This is the way in which the Dem
ocratic leaders answered the
demand of the Chicago platform
for a tariff for revenue. Along
with this incubus came industrial
d"pressio:i and. its attendants,
Coxcyism and strikes, which
shrewd and persistent Republican
organs and oratars luid to the j
Democratic party. The burden
was too heavy. Had a reasonable
tariff law been jiassed, the party
could have defended itself against
the charge of having caused hard
times, with partial success. But,
with such a record of incompetence
and rascality, argument was use
less; it fell forceless before the
mention of Havemeyer. Orover
Cleveland should contemplate
with satisfaction and serenity, his
share in scuttling the ship. He
might have adopted a policy that
Vas defensible but he chose to
follow .me tt at was suicidal.
A correspondent in an exchange
says: Is there another spot on
the top of this earth where man
can more nearly produce all the
necessaries of life his breadstuff's,
his roots, his fruits, his vegetable,
his salmon and numerous, other
fishes, bis wool, his sugar beets,)
his lumber and fencing and fire j
wood, etc., at so little expense snd j
K mtifh. e i b n in th'
Willamette valley? As a matter
of fact our peopleare almost wholly
independent of the outside .world
and yet there are those who are
always complaining in fact who
would complain if they were going
to be hung. Contrast our equable
climate and never failing crops
"ith the grasshopper regions of
Kansas, or the drouth-stricken
valleys of Nebraska, or t
frost-
bitten plains of the Dakota; with
those countries, where it takes
one-haif the year to raise .enough
to keep their stock and themselves
the other half where they arc
tanned in the winter by the'ent-
ting winds from the north polo,
ana in the Bummer ny the scorch
ing blasts from purgatory. Who
ever he ird of a colony leaving Ore
eon for any other country?
Wtile they may not, come very
ra'r idly, they always die here when
they do come."
The mining industry of Joseph
ine county is fast coming up to the
point of importance that has long
been anticipntid.' The town of
Grant's Pubs is completely sur
rounded by mines. - From every
point of tb compass an be found
good paying quarto aud placers.
There is perhaps no county in the
state where so many g.wd paykg
mines exist as here in JosepUiile,
and we are safe in saying that we
Ii8ve mines here that, for exten
sive capital investment, jean not
be duplicated on the Pacific
coast. The importance of pushin"
this.iuiportant enterprise is felt
from a'l sections, and the moun
tains are freely turning loose their
abundance of gold. Oregon Ob
Server. Doubtless there is one woman
in these United States who is
thankful that she did not marry
her first love, Bays the Boston
Journal. When she was a youne
girl she met, on a visit to friends,
a theological student, to whom,
eventually, she became engaged.
This youth afterward showed him
self fickle and jilted the girl.
Later on he again jilted a , other
young woman, and, although she
forgave and subsequently married
him, he has never been anything
more than an ordinary countrv
clergyman, whom the first girl
could not regret. She has since
married, too, and her present name
is Mrs. trover Cleveland.
Cheap food is not of necessity
an (multigated public blessing,
despite the clamor of the Eastern
press for a reduction in the price
of bread. Looked at from the
Oregon wheatgrower's point of
view, flour is too cheap now.
Cheap human laboris always more
or less of a misfortune, .and the
farmer is forced by a reduction in
the price of breadstuffs to toil for
compensation ruinous to his pros
perity, and inconsistent with the
wages of the city ronsumers of hie
products. Living prices are the
best policy for all concerned.
Telegram.
It may be a good thing for
China. Her people have been
shown that education, discipline
and modern methods are essential
to their successful defense in that
they must either join- the pro
cession of advancement or relin
quish hope of maintenance as a
nation. If they have been awaken
ed to these fa.U those repeated
whippings by Japan were so many
disguised blessings.--Teleg am.-
It is stated confidentially in
Wall street that the g orerment
bond issue has been agreed upon
Secrcla-y Carlisle, so the story
goes, was informed Saturday night
of ' th? president's arrangement
with New York bankers; to await
congressional action would involoe
too much delay without any
guarantee of favorable results.
A bond issue of 150,000,000 will
probably be made this week.
L. H. McMaham, iu his "Wasp"
is authority for the statement that
the governor, on a salary of $1,500
a year, makes if 3,300; the secratary
of state, with o Balary of $1,500
makes 117,000; the Btate treasurer!
makes 130.000 to MOOfi a vent-.!
instruction 3,000 .-hove his con
stitutional salarv.
It was Hill who warned hit
fellow-senators that if they passed
the tariff bill with the income tax
the states of New York, New Jersey
aud Connecticut would beoome
permanently republican. His
prediction came true, but he pro-
hab'-v didu t figure on getting so
batlty lett hunsclt,
While crazed from the effects
of a protracted s.pree, Peter Pepper,
a barber, an inmate of the city
hospital at Louisville, Thursday
night grasped his tongue in hoth
j hands
nd tore it ':artiallv. from
his month.
The suit of the Indianapolis
Eailroad Company to enjoin the
State of Indiana from the collec
tion of $192,000 taxes fixed by the
State Board has been decided
against the railroad.
Fai R hundred men employed in
the Canton Copper v orks at
Baltimore have been notified that
on next pay day wages will be
increased 10 per cent.
The hones of all flying birds are
hollow and filled with air, thus
combining the greatest strength
with the greatest possible light
ness.
Those New York Democrats who
shouted for Hill and did their bet
ting on Morton are jubilant.
Willum IIlj.l, an American in
Hong Kon, has been fined $100
for sketching military works
there.
Mrs. T. B. Hjwkius. Ctattauooga,
Tuna. Bays, "Shilnh's Vitalizer
'SAVED MY LIFE.' I consider it the
best remedy for a debilitated syatetn I
ever used." For D9eia, Liver or
Kidney trouble it excels. Price 75cts.
Sold by N. W. Smith.
KARL'S CLOVER ROOT, the
great Blond purifier gives freshness
and clearness to the Completion and
curee Constipation", 25 els., 60 cts., $1.
Sold by N. VV. Binith.-
Every cash purchaser of $10 worth of
goods at S. P. Baehs store gets a crayon
portrme ot themselves or freind free.
I bee Bumi'le of work in bis window. j
INariw for IulUuitiou
L.tXIi OPF;CE AT ORftiOJf OiTY. OR. V
Nolice is Wrchr Riven that th following
mimed stutter 1ms tiled noiirc of his intention to
siAbe flnal proof in support of hfet claim, mid
thai ifi jhW bt matte before t!ie Count?
Clerk irf Liim ciuintyjs; Aifiutiy, Or,f1oftcmtir
U, IKH, ?te Fracfc Hwtett. H. K Ko. for
tbeBKfc. X W V;. X E 8 W and Lot 2 aitrl
3. 6ction IK, Township 12 8, Range I Ett(. He
mait-s the following wistmrt to prove bis con
tiutious rct&iunce upon ami euUlvntiuri f said
tend, viz: L. tiliber:, E. J- Gilbert. J. M.
rMO.iaoii. S. P. Johnson, ali of Lebanon, tuctfun.
( Robkkt A. Miller,
Register.
3S'tlce for Publicat ion.
:r
Laiid Owicr. at OREtioy t: nr. oe.
Xotk.'K is h)tet)7 giveu that ttw following
iwdimI seulCThtu tiled notice of bis Enieniiim to
iLaie fiua pruti is suppott of his ciaitu, ind ;
ih:tt aiJ proof will be cia-Je .before the Cotiiityl
Cietfc ofJjivn emirtur, at Aibany, Or.. Jieevmbert
ltttf. viz: fmUmk W Bramptori, it. E. No j
P.W for tlie S f H E . E of S E , K E
HEofSictjoii iToiruship 12 8olh. liange 1
W'M. lit' name.1' thefu luwiitg witnewesio prove
hiaeorjtltisiuiHKMitlerice upon ami cultivation of
said ianri, rir Jawil) PiwtUer. iomes B. Fiir
wsfcr, J. M. Lmdlcy. J. W. Ute. all f Utwuon,
Oregun, Jibkist A. MiUfia,
tteghter.
INotlfe of Iltiolutlou
Notice is Iiftreby (riven that the & 'partner
sliiji henitofure exiting between V. C.
Petei-son and A. Uniphrey. wnder the lirnt
name of Peicrwm & Cmplirej, doiug rcul
estate and iiitturuiice business at Jeljanoii,
Oregon, is hereby dissolved by mutual con
Kent, Mr. I'mi-brey having (UnjHwed of his
id teres t to K. H. Hums. All occour.ts due
so id firm of Peterson & Cmphrey are paya
ble to W.-C. 1'eterson n J:o lieeoineu reniwti
sihle for si indebted neiss of mU tirm,
UAtEii, liiia lOtbXiay of October, im.
A. I'hfhbct,
GO AND SEE
The largest stock of custom made
brxits ever brought to Alimny. Also
the best aelected stock of men's,
women's, boy's, mieses's and chil
dren's shoes in all grades, at prices
to meet the times. All goods
bought t orr store that rip will be
repaired FREE of cha'rge. If yon
want yonr horse shod you go to a
BLACKSMITH, not a general mer
chandise store. WHY? When
YOU want to be thod come to the
only exclusive boot ant shoe store
in Albany. . ,
Kl.Ei'X & DvBiair.LE.
Men's Shoes:
SI 50. - j ?'r
. 2 oo. '
. . 2 50.
500.
l j
W. : L. - Douglas,
But his agent for the Best Shoe in the World., We carry large lines of elioes from
Barton Bros., of Kansas City, Brown Shoes Company, of ft. Louw, and many other shoe
manufacturers,' and also carry a large line of Rubber Goods of all kinds, We have a fine
line of Dress Goods arriving frem the East which M-ill bo sold hs ohenj as anywhere on the
face of the earth. Remember We Carry Ci OOI (iOODN
For the Least Money, -
HIRAM BAKER, Lebanon, Or.
LEBANON PRODUCE MARKET.
ICtMiwtrt Ererr Week.
Vheat-33c.
Oata 20e
Hay $4 to (6 per ton.
Flour-W 6.1.TO per Back.
Chop V 75 per cwt
Bran 80c per c-t.
MidiUinga II 00 per ewL
Potatoes 25c
Apples Dried, 6c per lb
Pluuia Dried, Sc.
Oniona 2u.
Beef DreawHl, 5c.
Veal 4(S)ie.
Pork Dreed, 6.
Lard H.
Hama-121 per lb.
Shoulders 10c.
Bide He per ib.
Geese $5 (j) f! pet dot. "
Ducks $3 ia; (12 per doc
Chickeus-t2 233 00.
Turkey So perlb.
Eggs-522c oerdol.
B itter 15 20e pr lb.
H Idee Green, lc; dry, 2c.
Albany Steam Lanndry
RICHARDS & PHILLIPS, Proprs,
Vllmny, Oreg-on
All Orders Receive Prompt
Attention.
Special Rates lor
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Moiiey
Refunded.
J. E. ADCOX, Agent,
InBuiitli'BDrugBtore.
Ibanon( - Oregon.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
Willfi Start,
Of Albany,
Are now in their new store in
the Ousick Block, where they are
prepared Co meet the wants of the
public with the finest line of jew
elry, silverware, clocks watches,
etc, in this part of the state.
Fitting eyes with glasses and
spectacles by Prof. A..8tark, grad
uate of the Chicago Opthalmy
College, a specialty.
VV. L. Douclas
$3 $HOE"mwc!mh
fa. CORDOYAIt, '
FREHCH&ENAMEUBICMJ:
.FlICCMf&ilMun
IS.VPOUCE.a$aua.
LADIES.
.SENorwomiuain
UI.L.BAUOLU.
HOCKTOH. MAM.
In w mmmnn kr.nnkMMW W. (
UaanlM . .
totcnml. we ate tne laf gctt mawfrtrri tf
.dvemial ilioe Id the world, u4 luraBU
the twttom, which proUcU yoa Bgumst hlf k
pricu and the mldlfuwi' produ. Oarlhate
iqu.l ciMlom work la ityU, ay uta itio
wearing quatltlel. We hae th MI4 er.
where IlWr prieat (or the alM gwej thai
anv olher make" Take H .ahwUau. if MM
Ual aaaaot !. " t
Uliev Dulitt, (MiWI, MoM
THIS IS WOT
DELMONICO
Good Accommodations for Transients,
Sjwcial terms to regular
MRS;B,lIAUPERT,FropriL4n:ss.
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J have a LARGE STOCK of EBICX, for sale at mv
Yard, in the suburbs of Lebanon, For Sale at Keasonahk
Rales. All kind of mason's woik dune with neatness and
despatch: D. W. HARDEN.
BARBER SHOP
Best Bliaves, Hair Cut or Bliampoo at
BORUM & KIRKS'
Shaving Parlor.
NEXT DOOR TO ST. CHAKLEH
HOTEL.
Elegant Baths.
Children Kindly Treated.
Ladies Hair .Dressing a Specialty.
PUOMPT PROGRESSIVE .POPULAR
Northwest
.Fire and Marine
INSURANCE COMP'Y
Head Office,
2C9-271 Chamber of Commorce,
Portland, Oregon.
THE LEADING HOME OOMPANV.
The Northwest
- WILL I.N8UKE YOL'K
llonae and Sam. Growing Oraln,
llotuwhold Furniture, (iri,iii In Waruhonae,
llay, and monk, I Hon Kllua,
farm Implement.
The Northwest
Soucm Youb Patronage,
. BICE A RAWUK0I,
lew VM tut Unman .Umu4, M
Ladies' Fine Shoes:
$1 50.
2 50.
3 00.
4 OO.
5 00.
RESTAURANT.
boarders' and roomers
Lebanon
Meat Market,.
Ed Kellenberger, Propr.
Fresh & Saited Beef Pork??
Mutton, Sausage Bo.,
logna, and Hfm,
t-Baoon end Lard Always on Hind
Malu Street, Leuaimii, Or.
The Yaquina Route.
OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD,
Chae, Clark, Receiver,
Direct Line Quick Dispatcb
Low Freight Rates.
Connecting with steamer Ho
mer between Yaquina and San
Francisco.
F or freight and jjnssenger rates
apply to any agent.
Chas. J. Hendrvs, Son & Co.
Nob. 2 to 8, Market St.,
Sun Francisco, CaL
Ohai. Olabk, Receiver,
Comllli, Oregon.