&sfasi
Lebanon Express.
H. Y. KIRKPATRICK,
Editor - and - Proprietor
MINISTERS VS. HOPS.
The Oregonian of rectintdate has
the following report of the Puget
Sound Muthodist conforenoo:
"At yesterday's session, vhen A.
J. Huiison, of Puyallup, arose to
present his report, he said he had
enine good news Iron) that great
hup country. The hop crop, the
main support of the people, mis
ft fn-lnre; the crop had been cursed
by God. ' '
Bishop Bowman The hops have
not grown.
Dr. Hanson1 They have grown
hut have been cursed by the hop
louse. ' " . . .
Bishop Bowman Good,
And from all over the room
voices could be heard giving utter
ance to the fervent ejaculation:
'Thank God."
This is the official utterance of
the most powerful and distingU'
ished Protestant church of Amer
ica a church whose influence ei-
temta from" ocean to ocean, and
whose ministers are supported by
contributions generously given by
members in every city, town and
hamlet in the northwest. The hops
every, year furnishes, men women
and children, members of this and
other demonations, the means by
which they get their food and rai
ment, and furnishes them likewise
the money with which to give their
ministers the means of procuring
food and raiment for them and
their families. And, yet, the dis
tinguished and saintly bishop says
"good" and the elders say "amen,"
when a brother smilingly proclaims
that a merciful God has sent the
hop louse in abundance to destroy
the fruits of the labor of helpless
men, women and children.
A horrible tragedy is reported
from Sulivan, Indiana. A man
murdered his father-in-law and his
brother-in-law; cut off their heads
and used them as foot balls.
When pursued he cut his throat.
The police blockade instituted in
SauFranciscoTorthe capture of but-
glare isin full swing. Officers have
orders to halt all pedestrians in
thetcrritory coveredby the blockade
who are in the streets after mid-.
night and ascertain their business
Persons who cannot satisfactorily
account for their presence on the
streets will be detained for invest
igation.
. At a recent Salem prayer meet
ing the minister said: "Will Bro.
Smith lead us in prayer?" Seven
fnen arose and commenced praying
at once. ' This embarrassed the
preacher and he said hurriedly:
"I mean Bro. John Smith. At this
. announcement one man sat down
. and five more got up and began
praying. ; The preacher saw his
mistake, said nothing and let ele
ven pray it out among themselves.
Ex. - '
The political pot is simmering
oyer a slow fire at present. Suffici
nt'fuel, however, is constatly ad
ded in order that its cheering light
may not be totally extinguished.
As the fall months draw nigh, po
"liticalactivity willincrease. There's
many an old score to be settled in
'96, and thoiie who were left in the
grand distribution of prizes in !94
ire preparing for war that will be
bitter and revengeful in the extreme.
Ex.
The East Oregonian sensibly te-
marks: We reiterate, land will
not always be a truck in the mar
ket, nor will it ever be as cheap
Again, at least in the great state of!
Oregon, as it is today, and we
mould earnestly advise all those in
jiossession of land, especially small
farms, to hold on to them. You
may need it some day and need it
badly.. Riches in gold and silver
take wings, but a good farm unin-
. cumbered, or even 160 acres of un-
.'4rnproved land will stay with you
forever, unless you sell it. There
are many farmer ieya who look
upon land with a certain contempt
nd bate the hems on the farm,
imt the day will onme when land
t'Ul be king and a good farm will
..' Representatives of the Western,
roads met Tuesday in Chicago and
decided that, subject to the vote of
absent lines, beginning September
15, and for a period of thirty days
thereafter the roads will put in a
rate of seventy-five per cent of the
one way rates to the Atlanta expo
sition. Ex.
Many a man is willing to give
the news, yet he does not wish to
be published as a gossiper or news
monger,' Hoif frequently people
say, be careful what you say or do
in the presence of a newspaper
man. Few jieople hold more sec
reta and guard them better than
do' the- editors and reporters.
Should they tell half they knpw
one-half of the world would be in
a turmoil. Any newspaper man
could get himself killed twice a
week if he should tell the whole
truth at all times.
Durrant did not blink an eye
when the states attorney, the court,
the lawyers and all the assembled
multitude Btared at him the other
day. This is but natural, since it
would require a man, coldblooded,
iraperturable and feelings to com
mit the horrible crimes with which
he is charged. His display of
stoicism is not a thing to admire.
It is born of the same bulldog fero
city that enables a tiger to spring
upon a domestic animal and tear
it to pieces, and is about as lova
ble a quality. Ex.
Freight offerings on the Oregon
Central are so .heavy that the em
ployment of another steamship is
made necessary on the ocean divi
sion, and negotiations for a ship to
enter the trade are now pending,
with a prospect of settlement in a
few days. At the Corvallis station
there is a long string of cars, all
loaded with freight consigned to
San Francisco. The Farrallon left
Yaquina the latter part, of last
week, and though she carried all
the cargo that could be piled over
and under her decks, a long string
of cars were left..---
'LEBANON PRODUCE MARKET.
" '. ' ' fchsiiged Every Week.
Wheat-37ic.
Oat-12 to I5c . ' ' '
; Hay $3 tots per ton. "" "
Flour $0 7085. per sack.
Chop $0 90 per cwt. " "
Bran 76c per cwt. :
Middlings $0 76 per cwt.
Potatoes 40c.
Apples Dried, 8c per lb
Plums Dried, 6e. , , .
Onions 2e.
Beef Dressed, 4Jc.
Veal-3J4c.
Pork Dressed, 4. "'
Lard-10. '
Hams 10 per lb. , j-
Shoulders &. ""
Bides 10c per lb.
Geese i (6 perdoz..
Ducks 12 f3 per doz.
Chickens 2 003 00.
Turkeys Sc per lb.
Eggs 12Je terdoz. : '
Butter 16 20c per ib. ' , .
Hides Green, 6c; dry, 10c."
Prof. A. STARK
Of Will Btark, Jewelers
'Optical Specialist,,
Graduate of tlie Clcago Opthalralc
College. , ; , ..'.
I am prepared to examine scientifi
cally and accuratly, by the latest and
improved methods of modern science,
any who desire to have their eyes tes
ted. :: .
Cusick Block, Albany, Oregon.'- -
Cmatory of Ipi;
ALBANY COLLEGE,
: ALBANY, OEEGON.
,.Prut Z. M. Paryln, musical Director
formerly of Willamette Uulverslty;has
been elected Director for the coining
school year. . ' i r
Fall Courses la' -the impoitant
branches of Music; .. ;y.
Latest methliai.-?';. , ; ..,
Fine music rooms. '
Prices low for grade of workf
Diplomas ooufered on .completion of
oourae. Term begins September lull.
Bend terclroularand catalogue.
W. H. LEK,. A. M.,'Pi(1 -Albnuyi
Oregon,
. ELECTRIFIED SEA WATER. "
It I lata to Ilo Working vtonilra In
. I'tii'llylng- u Pranoli Clly.
; The most wonderful stories are told
of the disim'cotlnpf power of sea wator
after 'electrical treatment, as exhibit
ed at Havre, whore experiments upon
a very largo scnlo havo been made
under the direction of At. llornilto, the
inventor of the system. The following
Is nn extract from the special corre
spondence of the London Standard:
"A ' central station for the proper
electrolysing of sea water had been es
tablished at Havre, on Qui Lombardie,
near the Angoulerae bridge, and pipes
in connection with it had been laid
throuff h all the streets of the 8t Fran
cois quarter, Inhabited by some twelve
thousand people of the poorest classes,
and formerly the hot-bed of every in
fectious disease. The electrolysed sea
water forced through the pipes had,,
however, effected a marvelous change.
The streets watered with the disinfect
inp liquid, by means of hose connected
With the pipes, liad lost that putrid
odor which formerly made them not
only repugnant, but an ever-present
danger in the very center of the town.
In addition to this, two of the most
insalubrious houses in the district had
ben ehosen by M. David, the town
architect, for the application of the
Hermlte system to dwellings. One of
them .was situated at No. 34 Rue de la
Fontaine, and the other at 85 Hue
d'Kdreville. A large tank, co'nuected
with the electrolysed sea-water mains,
had been placed at the top of each of
these six-story buililtiifrs, and pipes
irom-the tank carried down to flush
the closets and sinks on the various
floors. In the case of the house. No. 8
Hue de la Fontaine, the now odorless
water from the syphons of the closets
and'sinks was conducted through pipes
: to the street gutter, down which it ran
some distance before it ultimately fell
-. into the sewer. The object of this ar
rangement was to offer the public a
constant, visible and olfactory proof
of the purifying qualities of electro
lysed sea water. The disinfecting
liquid, so to say, consumed the sewage
matter, as well as the microbes it con
tained, and in passing along the gut
ter and through the sewers it con
tributed to the disinfection of both of
them by the chlorine it still contained.
With the Ilermite system all the sew
age. water could, without inconven
ience, be allowed to flow into the sea,
or even into rivers, for It parities in
stead of contaminating them." ,. ' .
"Historical luaecuruoy Corneted.
"What name does the pale-face pris
oner give?" sternly asked Powhatan,
the warlike and powerful Indian chief.
'JHe says," replied one of the braves,
respectfully saluting the ruler of the
tribe, 'tbis name is John Smith," .
' "John Smith!" roared the infuriated
chieftain. "Does the pale-face chump
think he can keep hia real namo out of
the papers by working the John Smith
racket on inel Fetch him here! I'll
John Smith himl Now brain him with
the tomahawk!" . ' : ,j '
It -was at this critical moment that
Pocahontas, with her hair in aurl-pa-pers,
came rushing out of the family,
wigwam and saved the prisoner's life
by marrying him on the spot. She
thought he was a Vera de Vera Chi-
, cago Tribune.
" SPECIALIST OR SMATTERER?
Does it Vaj to Take Dp a Spaelal Lfc of
Profeutonal Work.
We often hear it said of a dabbler In
music, or in art, or in science: "Oh, she
only knows enough of that thing to talk
about it!" and the words imply a sneer.
From one point of view it te a trivial
attainment, and perhaps the sneer is.
deserved ii .the knowledge has been ac
quired simply to furnish a subject of
conversation, although to be conversant
with even the jargon of a study is bet
ter than to remain totally ignorant con
cerning it. Besides, she who knows the
terminology of music or art sufficiently
to talk about either intelligently can
hardly fail to pickup scraps of informa
tion occasionally. The very fact that a
woman has cared enough for a topic to
induce her to trouble herself to learn its
phrases, argues the possibility of her ap
preciating further knowledge, says Har
per's Bazar.
After all, the matter resolves itaelf
into the question: For what purpose is
study, general or particular, pursued?
Is it not to widen the views, to strength
en the mind, to deepen the sympathies?
Cannot these objects be as well achieved
by general as by particular reading or
study? Since one cannot go to the bot
tom of everything, can she niit be well
enough educated to gain enjoyment for
nersell ana others by taking such se
lected knowledge as comes in her
way? It is not necessary to be an
Italian scholar to be able to read and
appreciate the "Inferno," nor need one
know Greejt before she can become fa-miliar-with
the "Iliad." Translations,
collations and anthologies are meant
for the help of those whose other duties
preclude their going to the fountain
bead for then instruction and their en
joyment. '
As the travel of current thought is to
ward specialties, let the young student
just equipping for her life's work fit
herself for labor after the fashion of
the day. But the general reader whose
opportunities for work have been Um- J
lted need not despise her scattered
knowledge, She possesses the advan
tage usually of having her oapital avail
able. She can utilize her information
in her writing and in her conversation
after a fashion that is both helpful and
entertaining to those with whom she Is
thrown. It may be debated, indeed,
whether the general reader, the
general student, does not ' do more
to benefit and delight her kind at
ilarge, thad does the specialist who lim
its, herself' to one or two branches of
study, who never reads a book that does
not touch upon her specialty, who eon
discuss nothing but her hobby, and who
too often make a bore of herself to all
but a few sympathizers, The one-ideaed
woman has her uses, and thoy are lm
portan), but may not as muoh k elaU4
lor her who is (nroelt b)r mgg 14 jyi
Jr,iniMtit VtUt (htiWfaHwf m,
Catarrh Cannot be Cured,
withU-OUAL AH'UOATIONB, u they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cine it you must take inter
nal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure it taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is not a quack medicine, It was prescribed
by one of the best physicians In this ooun
try for years, and Is a regular prescription,
It. is composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
Tbe perfect combination of the two iiigrod
inets is what produces such wonderful re
sults In curing Catarrh. Bend for testimo
nials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & 00., Props., Toledo, 0
)0-Bold by druggists, 76o.
Final Account.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed administrator of the estate of John
M. J, 1iveall, deceased, has filed his llnsl
account In the above named estate, tvltli
the clerk of tbe county court of Linn coun
ty, Oregon, and the court has Hied Hatur
day, tbe 12th day of October, 18H6, at 11
o'clock a, m., at the county court room, at
Albany, l.lnn county, Oregon, as the time
and place for hearing objections, If any, to
aid account and the settlement of said
state. J. H. LoviAti,
This Snd Sept., 1K06. Admr.
Sav'i, M. Uahland,
' Atty.for Admr. ,
AdmtiUHtrlotrlx'a Notlttu.
Notice is hereby given, that by order of
the county court of Linn county, Oregon,
the undersigned has been duly appointed
ami is now the duly qualified acliugsriniln-
istratrix of the estate of W, A. Bishop, of
said county, deceased. All parlies having
claims against said estate are hereby re
quired to present the same, duly verilied,
to the undersigned, within six months
from the 12th day of July, 1805, the lint
publication of tnis notice, at the offlco of
Bam'l SI. Uarland, Lebanon, Oregon,
' Hahmaii K. Humor,
Bm'i. H. Oabuhd, Administratrix
Atty. for Adiur'j. of the Kstoieof
; W. A. Bishny,deceased.
The Champion Mills
.Do t General Exchange Business
iiving401bs. best Flour I
Or 60 lbs. 2nd grade " (
For 1 bu.whaet.
Always prepared to give
the highest canh prices for
wheat on wagon or wheat
stored.
Seed wheat cleaned or
chopping done on any day in
the week.
Eetail doalers should call
and get our lowest pricoa on
flour and feed. . , '
G. W. ALDKICH
LEBANON, ' OREGON.
Is Your Child
Going to College?
Have him fitted at the
SANTIAII ACADEMY
Thourough preperation for
all collegiate courses.
Certificates admit to the
leading Colleges on the coast.
Normal Department gradu
ates obtain Stale and Life di
plomas. Music, Art, Book
keeping, bpecialties, health
and outdoor lite, small clas
ses and instruction for the in
dividual.' ' '
Winter term openB Sent 23.
Tuition $6.50 and $K).06 per
term, bend lor catalogue.
6. A. HANDLE, A. M.,'
Principal.
HTABTLING LOW . PBIOER IN
HARNESS
and
SADDLERY
Power & Tomlinson
ARE THE LEADERS-
Haying consolidated the
two entire stocks of E. L.
Power and Jv L. Tomlinson,
Now located on Second
Street , ,
ALBANY OREGON.
Glvs thwnt ft oali
. 'fsr kmt- . . . .
HIRAM BAKER and W. L. DOUCLAS
HAVE GONE INTO PARTNERSHIP,
Douglas makes the Shoes and
Baker sells them.
The best shoes in the world for
the money.
RIPANS
ONE
G I V E S
Albany Furniture Co.
- (INCORPORATED)
BALTIMORE BLOCK, Albany, Oregon.
Furniture, Carpets, Linoleums, matting,' oto.
" ' I'iotures and Picture molding.
Undertaking a Specialty.
ALBANY COLLEGE;
On the 11th of Sentemher. the Collet
twenty-ninth year, with a full
facilities for attaining- complete education. ' ',jhe commer
cial department is open for those. who a'e. aiming to pursue
a businoss carofe'r. ..Careful nttention will.be paid to those
who. desire to enter-odr Normal course A, Conservatory of
Music under the efficient management of Pn'ofuZ. M Parvin
has been established, " ' " ' "
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Colleeiate fcourses leadinc
andB. S. Cataloeue on annlicatinn '
Wallace
Pi,E LIE F. '. f
.corns .of i
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h. lee, a, m President