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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1895)
W" Lebanon Express. H. Y. KIRKPATRICK, Editor - and - Proprietor Uutli political parties in New York are coquetting with the to-culled moral element in politici, which element is not strong enot'gh to materially help either one, . No party can succeed, in New York City, Unit tries to keep, on Sunday, the Irishman from hit) whisky find thu German from his heer. Durrants trial has trailed its slimy length along for many weeks and the lovers of sensation have had the chance of their lives. There hre many lessons to be learned from this trial not the least of which is, that young ladies should not permit themselves to be en tii'ed even into a church at odd hours of the day and night, even though their escort lie at) anis'ant Sunday school teacher. Hud Blench Lamont's home training been pro per, Bhe would never have gouo into that fatal church and vould probably be alive today. The law can't catch and confine all ui'h lecherous demons as TJurrant. hut mothers' can so educate their dim liters so thet they will never put themselves into the power of such men. The fault is not iu the law, but in the family training of the youth of this land, who are not sufficiently taught to respect and admire virtue, nor to dread and .'.bhor its loss and untold evils that follow in its wake. Portland is still engaged in a war, more useless tiian a race-"ar, and far more destructive to the well-being of society. Teachers in the public schools of this great city are hired or fired, more with reference to the aarticular religious creed to which they are attached, than by their peculiar fitness or unfitness for the responsible duty of training the minds of the youth of that city. The papers even the Oregonion keep the strife up by cutting allusions to the actions of the board of directors. Better elect a board that cures nothing .about the religion of its employees, but much for their attainments. The law forbids the teaching of any religion in any public schools. En force this law, and let the teachers be Protestants or Catholic, Jew or Infidel. Let the parent at home and the Sunday schools furnish the desired religious training. It is too much to expect a child to learn any kind of religion every day in the week and Sunday too. The Turks and Armenians are fighting. The latter will un doubtedly be destroyed, unless some other country intervenes. The Turks have long nppwed the Armenians.infficting upon them un mentionable indignities. The difference in their respective re ligions, fired by heathernisf) sup erstition, is the cause. It seems that civilization, has made but poor progress, since every continent harbors men and women, slaueher- ing each other because they are seeking eternal bliss by different paths. :The same spirit of in tolerance, thatinduces the heathern to butcher the unbeliever, pervades the civilized world and causes a continual strife, equally as bitter, if not so bloody. Civilization owes much to Christianity, but the re ligions of the world owe an enor mous debt of gratitude to civiliza tion, in that the weak of religionists of the world are today, dad have been for centuries, protected from his stronger brother by the powerful arm of the law. Our zealous relig ionists are alike the world over, ever ready to prosecute his weaker brother in Heathendom, bv slaughter and robbery; in civilized America, by slanders and boy cotting, Bnoh inflicts upon the weaker all the pains that circum stances will permit, and nothing but the strong arm 'of the law pre vents the bigoted Protestan from forcing upon the Catholic the belief of the Protestants, and vice versa. T.iia much we owe to tbote rights flnv f nfrl tl,n mm, ,? ..11 ,.rt.wl I things to the Republicans of Ore gon, is getting some hard hits from those to whom nothing was given, but who expected n-.uch. As the number who have pulled nt the pap, ie far in excess of the number who have tasted of the sweet lacteal fluid, so on the day of political judgment many will rise up to down the Governor. Kline, Duhrullle A Co., siilil lust fall und winter, 350 paint uf Imols nu a warrant mid they are proud to any not one pair came back. They carry tlieaame boots this year and have on hand a very large stock. Alio all kinds of shoes. Their children school shoes are the very heat. Their ladles flue allow-are the finest and up to date on styles. They are the only exclusive boot and shoe store in Al bany, Give them a call. Insure your property with Peterson A Adnrews. They are agents for the Old Reliable, Home Mutual, Mew Zealand, Hpringfleld of Mufwuihuseltn, Continental, .ul otiier gi.nd, reliable iHupauira. If you want to buy property call on or write Peterenu A Andrews. If you desire to purchase property at a iKtrirnin, call on M. A. Miller. Ladiea und children)) ju-kela of new est designs ' Rt-uii, Peaeoek & Co. (ieorjje liiee wrhes all kinds ot In- mrMiiee, biuI solicits a -share of your patronage. Bluii-'Normal Hehnol. Drain, Oregon. Write for catalogue. Free. Louis Bantee, president. Prof. A. STARK . Of Will A Stark, Jewelers Optical Specialist. Graduate of the Cicugo Opthalmic College. I am prepared to examine scientifi cally and accuratly, iiy the latest and Improved methods nf modern science, any who desire to have their eyes tes ted. Cuelek Block, Albany, Orkoon. Final Account. Notice is hereby Riven, that tin! under' signed executor of the estate of Hoses Bland, deceased, has tiled, with the clerk of the county court of Linn county, Oregon, his flnataccouritin the above named estate; and that the judge of said court has fixed Monday, the 4th day of November, 1895, at 11 o'clock a. m., of said day, at the county court room of said county, as the time and place for bearing objections, if any there be, to said account and the settlement of said estate. Gsosox H. Blahs, Tbis2Sth,day Executor of estate of of Sept. 1596. Hones Bland, detfd. ' Atty. for Executor. - Conseryatory of Music ALBANY COLLEGE, ALBANY, OREGON. Prof. Z. M. Purvin, musical Director formerly of Willamette University, lias been elected Director for the coming school year. Full Courses in the important branches of Music. Latest methods. ' Fine music rooms. Prices low for grade of work. Diplomas confered on completion ot course. Term begins September 11th! Bend for circular and catalogue. ' W. H. LEE, A. M., Pres., Albany, Oregon. t 52 . - :UHV" THE DEAD-LETTER OFFICE. Bllktlltlos Bhow That We Are LmrnliiK a Adlrs I.Hors Mot Acoiinitfftjr. The ; number of pieces of cUmdnmi! niattrt- received at tho dead-lotto ofrlue during- the fiscal year 180!; w.v 7,181,0U7, nn increase over the receipt.-, of the previous year of 840,847 plei-ea, or a little more than 5 per cent. This increase of undelivered matter, ac cord lug to the Albany fress and Kniclerboeler,lgleas than the per cent, of increase of mutter mulled, as showu by tho stutistics of other brunches of the postal service, und would seem to indicate more euro on the part of the people in addressing their letters, us well as increased vigilance on tho part of postmasters to secure proper delivery. The number of pieces treated in the ileud-lotter office, including those on hund from the previous year, was T, S30,0;i6. '1 hese were classified as fol lows: 6,408,946 were ordinary un cluimed letters; 204,445 wore addressed to persons in tho cure of hotels: 318,180 were muiled to foreign countries aud returned by tho vurious postal admin istrations us uudeliverable; 60,941 were addressed to initials or fictitious per sons, and 7,106 were domestic regis tered letters." There were 038,967 pieces of mail matter of foreign origin, and 183,000 were ordinary letters with out inclosures. whiah hud once been returned by the dead-letter office to addresses contained therein, and, fall ing of delivery, were again sent to the dead-letter ofllce for final disposition. The number of letters classed as nn mailable comprised 1,144. containing articles whlch-were not transmissible in the mails; 98,334 were either entire ly unpaid or paid less than one full rate, and could not, therefore, be for warded; 400,883 were either deficient in address or addressed to placqs not post offices or to post offices which had no existence in the state named, and were classed under the general head of "Misdirected-," 35,018 were without any ad dress whatever, and 3,040 were classed as "Miscellaneous." There were also received 83,243 unclaimed and unmall able parcels of third and fourth-class matter. ANARCHISTS ARE VAIN. Nothing- Pleases Them More Than to Oct ' Their Picture Published. M. Lepine, the French minister of police, thinks vanity has a good deal to do with the anarchist craze, says the London News. That why he be,'jfi the papers not to publish the portraits of men who are arrested for being con cerned in bomb-throwing and other of fenses of the kind. :"1 consider that all the anarchists," says M. Lepine, "have a mental twist, although I do not class them as madmen. But it is noticeublc that there is In them a desire for theatrical display that must not be encouraged. They have a very high opinion of themselves, and are much concerned with regard to what is be ing said about .them. Whether they are at a public meeting or in a 'prison cell, they always keep their eyes upon the public. Sect what happened at Montbrison, at the execution of Rave chol. As prefect of the Loire at that time, I had to take charge of that an archist He had written an abomina ble song which he hoped to be able to sing on his way from prison -to the place of execution, before a great crowd. I upset his calculation by hav ing the guillotine fixed at a distance of only a couple of paces from the prison, When he found he would be without an audience, his fortitude forsook him. All who were present will tell you that he collapsed so utterly that he -was, as it were, dead before the knife. fell." FACTS ABOUT GREENLAND. Wonderful anil ImpreMl-re Scenery Great itivers Moaning Hotter the lee. A lecture on Greenland was given In London not long ago by Clements Mark ham. His history of the early discoy, eries included the voyage of Erie the Red. Hall was the first Englishman who laid his bones on the shore of Ureen land. In 1731 Tlnns Egede, the apostle of the Esquimaux, landed in Greenland. It has been found impossible to pene trate for any distance into the vast in terior. The natives believe it to be hv habited by enormous and malignant be. tags. - It is 830,000 square miles in extent, the whole being u mass of ice. A Dan ish professor in 1830 made his way for thirty miles inland and described the scene he saw. There is nothing but a white world supporting a blue vault. From far be low one's feet there comes the moaning noise, the voice of rivers flowing far be neath. Occasionally there are loud reports from the opening of the cleft, a vast mass of water pierces Its way in the ice down to the underlying granite itself for thousands of feet. At thirty miles from the coast tho height above the sea was 3,300 feet and the ice was still rising, i A wonderful sight is that of the co lossal rivers, deep and brood, which flow between tall blue banks, and pour nt the end of their course down a cleft with a mighty cascade, which is con spicuous from a distance from a cloud of mist which always hangs above it. On the strips of the land near the coast the Greenland flora, though scanty, is very pleasant to the eye. Vegetation covers the ground in thick masses, forming turf in the level places, while it fills the chinks and crannies of the rocks and oreeps over the surface of the stone, giving a bright appearance to the land in summer. Bits of Adrioe. Don't wait for the wagon while the walking is good. Don't grieve over spilt milk while there's one cow left in the posture. Don't say the world is growing worse when you are doing nothing to make it better. -Don't tell the world your troubles. You can't borrow ten dollars on them. Don't let the grass grow under fowl lust l'he sows can't SUt,J,tMr- AtltlM UoBstttutlug, . u; Final Account. Notice is hereby given that the under signed administrator of the estate of John M. J. IjivcuII, deceased, has Died his final account in the aliove named estate, Willi the clerk of the county court of Linn coun ty, OrcKun, and the court has Hied Satur- day, the 12th day of October, 1896, ot 11 o'clock a. in., at the county court mom, at Albany, l.lnn county, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing ubjectloni, If any, to said account and the settlement uf said estate. J. II. Lovimll, This 2nd Sept., 1896. Adinr. Bah'lM.Iiiihlanu, , Ally, lor Admr. Adiulnleitt'Uitl'lx'M Notloo. Notice is hereby given, that by order of the county court of l.lnn county, Oregon, the undersigned has been duly appointed and is now the duly qualified actingadmin- Istratrlx of the estate of W. A. Bishop, of said county, deceased. All parties having claims against said estate are hereby re quired to present the same, duly verllled, to the undersigned, within six months from the 13th day of July, 1896, the Ant publication of tnis notice, at the office of Sam'l M. Uarland, Lebanon, Oregon. Hahhah R. Bishop, Bst'L M. GAOUiin, Administratrix Atty. for Admr'x. of the Estate of W. A. Bishop, deceased. FOR GENUINE 01iverLPlows Extras and Repairs Go to HOPKINS BHOS, Successors to Knspp, Durrell & Compnir, Sole Agents For Pkappv Ki 'if Oliver C:iilled Plows, rBABCK ah K nsrrows.imus, otc Albany, Or. The Champion Mills Do a General Exchange Easiness Giving 40 lbs. best Flour I , . hn h. Or 80 lbs. 2nd grade " J orlDU.wnat,t. Always prepared to give the highest cash prices for wheat on wagon or wheat stored. Seed ; wheat cleaned or chopping done on any day in the week. Retail dealers should call and get our lowest prices on flour and feed. G. W. ALDRICH LEBANON, OREGON. Is Your Child Going to College? Have him fitted at the SANTIAM ACADEMY Thourough preperation for all collegiate courses. Certificates admit to the leading Colleges on the coast, Normal Department gradu ates obtain State and Life di plomas. Music, Art, Book keeping, specialties, health and outdoor lite, small clas ses and instruction for the in dividual. Winter term opens Sept 23 Tuition $6.50 and $10.00 per term, bend lor catalogue. 8. A. HANDLE, A. M., Principal. bTARTLING LOW PKICEB IN HARNESS and SADDLERY Power & Tomlinson ARE THE LEADERS- Having consolidated the two entire stocks t E. L Power and J. L. 'J'omlinson. Now located on Second Street ALBANY OREGON Fetherbone Corsets Better Than All Othor Int. Tlioy Fit Bettor 2(1. Timy Wear Hotter. 3d. Tliey aro Wore Btylisli. 4th. Thfv aro Clieu(r. 5th. TIh'v ure Muro Comfort-able. Nw Model. sk ntumrn f 1 4 Style, k , v ? money1 Short XJP" -ak" Utlftlw. trial Knot Beit M.wT.Bw Satlafac untie. V- .JtaPW. feather-bone Corset (. Bole ICanulacturue, KALAMAZOO, MICHIOAM. re (Aic ' , HIRAM BAKER, The Lending Dealer In Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Notions, Etc Lebanon, RIP A AS ONE GIVES Albany Furniture Co. (INCORPORATED) BALTIMORE BLOCK, Albany, Oregon. Furniture, Carpets, Linoleums, matting, otc. Pictures and Picture molding. Undertaking a Specialty. , Jam f 1 1 if ?! i 'ii Parties desiring lumber can get all kiuds at short notice, and at bot tom prices, of Humphrey & McNee, on Hamilton creek; or at S A. Nick- terson's planer at A large stock ot all kinds always on hand at both places, except black walnut. Humphrey & McNee. llituliiiiiiiitiluiuuiiiiii.iiuuuuiiiui IfllTfrrrTTTTTTITTT'TIITTTTTTITT'IIIITTTf'T'rTr' t4bt!ftl iiwststti for foanu coming a long ditanoe, . hark rwrctaant art uthorlut Oregon. RELIEF. Lebanon, Oregon.