iibanoii Express.
H. y. KIRKPATRICK,
Editor
and - Proprietor
The populists of Linn county
already have their ticket before the
people.
A serial story by Bret finite,
America's great novelist, will soon
be published in this paper.
The Salem Statesman says that
one democrat has been found in
the first district with sufficient
temerity to have his name used in
connection with the congressional
nomination. He is "Jeff' Myers,
ex senator frim Linn.
Owing to the low price for hops
the pst three years, it is reported
that many misers will either plow
their yards up or not cultivate
them this season. With the pres
ent European war talk
anu me
prospects for one before the close i
of the year, there may be money in
hopB next year, besides there is u
duty of seven cents a pound on
them, which insures the home mar
ket. Medford seems to be h iving con
siderable trouble with her schpol
buildings of late. The school
house in that city was burned last
Bumnicr, and a nevt one has been
built; but now the regonian says
".Werlfora's schoolhouse is to floht
under a new $50 American flag
when opened." However, the Ore
gonian does not state how far the
building will float before it casts '
anchor, and it is to be hoped the!
schoolhouse will not float out of
town.
Wilder than the wildest dream
ot Jty Gould is an organization
known in common parlance the
coal trust. It started into ex stence
last week and is builded on the
ruins of the gold trust. J. Peir
pont Morgan is the leading spirit
and the Vunderbilts iwe his prin
cipal backers. With a capitaliza
tion of two billions of dollars, and
the control of the entire anthracite
cimI output of the country, the
price oi coal Will be increased and
the production decreased. The
profits that will be made will be
enormous. Ex.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lea e has
made her debut into the ministe
rial profession, and henceforth her
literary prefix will be reverend
instead of colonel. Her recent
illness was the immediate cause ot
her mind taking a divine turn. She
promised the Master that if she
recovered sho would consecrate her
life to him, and she is keeping her!
promise. It is thought she will be i
ottered the pastniste ot the Central
church of Christ, at Wichita, Kan
sas which is vacant. She prom
ises to skin the wolves m tiie
church when she gets in, and she
says there -re many of them there.
For Sale.
Allnfmy household goods and farm
ing implements and toots ar for sale.
Also a tirsUclass milch low and a new
top-liuggy and harness. For price and
particulars call on me af my residence
in Lebanon. Jacob Akn.
Notloe for Publication.
Imsd Orrics at Obeoox Crrr, tls.,
January (I), 1880.
Neiice is hereby iriven that the fullomng
named settler had Hied notice of his inten
tion to make final proot in support of bin
claim, and that said proof will be made be
fore the County Clerk of Linn Comity, at
Albany, Oi., on March 10, 1896. viz;
MILTON ft. YOKMAN.
II E No. 8281, for the K E Sec 22, T 11 8,
ME.
He nanies the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz: George A.
Downing, Mr. W. Sanders, David Myers
Ilennie White, all of l.acomb, Or.
HoBEBT A. MlLLKB, '
Eegister.
Notloe for Publication.
L Orrics atObboon City, Ob.
Jan. If), 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
:inf named settler has &lcrt notice of bis in
tentinn to make final jfroiif in sujort of
Jus claim, and that said proof will be mini?
before the county clerk of l.iim county,
at Albany, Oregon, on February 28, 109a,
viz:
J. M. LIND1.EY,
II. E. No. M29. for the E. 'A K. VY. y 8. VV.
K N. K. X. and N. E. V, 8. W. Bee. 12,
T. 12 8., It. 1. W.
He nanies the following witucsres to
prove his continuous residence iijo:i and
cultivation of, said land, viz: 1.. 31. 'fay.
lor, of Lelnnon, Or., Jacob Fitzwuter, of
Lebanon, Or., Pavid Sylvester, of Lebanon
Or., J. C. Prior, of Lebanon, Or.
- A. JJIbL&B,
feftitto
TOLD OF A PARK SNAKE.
A PoUman'il Kxubuwtlon of Ik W
Spot In tlu Atplwlt Walk.
A Centra! park TwIUinvjn wns stand-
Intr near the entrance i 100th street
I and Central park vest the other duy
looking very thoughtful. He strqked
the leitrhnnd Bide of his fine red nius
tiujhe with his ripht forefinger and
gazed In mi alwtruuttd way at the lower
riu8 of tlii' wheels oi carriages and bi-
f cycles as ihoy passed.
"What is weighing on your mind so
heavily?" asked an acquaintance.
The policeman turned savagely with:
i "None of yonr " Then he broke off
and said: "Oh, It's you, is it?" The
tavage look pave wny to a half smile,
and then the serious look came back
again.
"1 don't think," said he. '1 don't
know, and, what's more, I don't give a
cuss." Then he stopped talking to look
at his questioner through the corners
of his eyes. After a little urging and
much hesitation he told this story;
"You asked me once If I'd ever seen
any snakes here in the park, ond I told
you yea. That was early last sprinir,
wasn't it? Yes, I thought so. Well,
I ve Been some snakes since then. May-
be you would like to hear about one
that I've got to know pretty well? Yes?
i uuoi oa x imuuguh U gU UUW.Q U11B
T.. .. T T i 1
walkaways. IwanttoshowvousoniC'
tllinS fira- Here we are. Do you sec
i wh aitvit? nuUU Ml UUlUUlUVIk ill W1U
asphalt? Well, last spring, the first
time I noticed it, it was an inch high.
You can see for yourself that it's not
more than half an inch high now. What
do you suppose wore it down so much ?"
"The scuffling of shoes on it," the
man guessed.
"Well, I rather think nit The feet
of men don't touch the edge of this
walk twice a year. Do you Bee that
robin's nest there in that oak? Well,
the first time I saw that snake it was
just Bwallowing the last of five eggs
that had been in that nest. I know that
there were five eggs In the snake be
cause they showed in five bunches in
the snake's middle the cuss had swal
lowed them whole. He was a black one,
by the way, and could ciimb like a gray
squirrel,
"H oa T 41.4 1.-1-.J
nve unbroken eggs in him. and I m,
wondering about what he was goinj
to do with them. I found out nrettv
soon. The snake climbed down the tree
head first and crept toward the walk
here, getting along pretty slow, for he
was only 14 inches long, and the five
eggs made a pretty big load for him.
"The snake came straight toward this
hummock here, and I was standing
right here by these bushes. He crawled
around the hummock several times,
ihcn stuck his head in this little hole
here in the asphalt, and then drew him
self up into a hump, with his tail stick
ing in this little crack here only the
crack wasn't so large then and then he
stood up just like a letter U upside
down. Then he straightened out, and
down came one of the eggs on to that
hummock there. I heard the shell
break. The anake raised up again and
another egg was broken, and so on unt il
there wasn't a whole egg in the snake.
That's what wore that hummock down
for all summer the snake broke his eggs
on it"
"Is that what made you think and
look so seriously?" the man asked, as
the policeman stopped talking.
"Oh, no. I was just wondering if it
wouldn't be a good plan for us police
men to be made auxiliary observers on
natural history here in the park. N. Y
Sun.
A POLITE SHERIFF.
A Haaslng That Was Conducted Under
- Rule of Society.
"The most polite man I ever knew."
said J. D. Ewahs, of Mississioni. to n
gtar writer
was a colored man down
in my county. He belonged before the
war to Col. White, one of the moat cul
tured ond polished gentlemen in the
south. During reconstruction daysTom
was elected sheriff, and the first yeor he
held the office a white man was sen
tenced to be hanged. I knew the
doomed prisoner, and at his request
was with him for several hours a day
for the last week of his life.
"The aheriff came in the first time 1
was there, and addressing the prisoner,
said: ' "Souse me, Marater Bob. I jess
cum fur jess n little advice. Yo' see, wo
ain' neither ob us as used ter ceremoi::
ous occasion ob dis kin', an' I jc.
wants ter know how yo' would like lei
hab de gallows, facih' de sun, or de odei
way?'
'The prisoner told him to have his
face awny from the sun.
" 'Thank yo', Mars' Bob. I done hab
It dat way. We don' wan' to make no
exposition ob oursefs by notdoin'whut
is propnh on sich events.'
"Upon the next occasion the sheriff
came in:
" 'Mars' Bob, 'scuse me one moment,
gem man. I jes wants ter hab yo' show
me once mo' how you done tie dat knot.
Mo" curiousest knot I eber seed.'
"Upon the morning of the fatal day,
as I went In, the sheriff had thedoomed
man's foot thrown over a chair and was
blacking his boot, the other one hav
ing already been polished. 'Mawnin',
sah,' he said to me.- 'Mars' Bob jes
gittin' ready. I done borrered a suit an'
necktie from de cunnel an' jess slickin'
'im up. Den I gits inter my own dress
suit dat I hud made a puppus, an' Mars'
Bob an" me, we gwine ter be de bes'
dressed ob anybody.' 0
"Arrayed in full evening dress, the
convicted man and the sheriff mounted
the scaffold when the time came. 'AH
right now. Mars' Bob,' said the sheriff,
as he adjusted the cap. "Scuse me, sah,
jess a minute,' and he touched the fa
tal spring." Washington Star.
Be Found It Out.
The Wife John, didn't you feel like
a fool when you proposed to me?
The Euband No; but I waa one.
US. .
It ! ey to learn lomethinf about
Jvfythlnf, but dlffloult h lMtn wnrji
MtvA VBjrtaiii,t;BB4Bl.
LEBANON PRODUCE MARKET.
ICIuuiKxl faery Week.)
Wheat62o.
Gate 13 to loo
Hay-$3 to $6 per ton. ,
Flour-0 8fl90. per sack ,
Chop to 80 per owt,
Hran 06o per owt.
Middlings $0 76 per owt
Potatoes 20c.
Apples Dried, 4c per lb
Plums Dried, 2c.
Onions 2o.
Beef Dressed, 3 j to 4c.
Veal-34c.
Pork Dressed, 8J.
Lard-7).
.Hums 10 per lb.
Shoulders 8o,
Bides 10c per lb.
Geese $4 6 per dot.
Ducks $2 3 per doa. .
Chickens $1 50H 26.
Turkeys So per lb.
Eggs 10c ter doi.
Butter IS Sue per lb.
Hides Green, 2oi dry, 4o.
Notice for Publication.
Laud Orncs at Obbuoh Crtv, Ob.,
Jan. 18. 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the following
unied settler has hied notice of his tnteii-
ui'i to make tinal proof in support of his
-laim, and that said proof will be made be
orc the County Clerk of Linn County, at
Albany. Ojiii., on Feb'y 20, 1896, viz:
WILLIAM ITltNENHOFER,
H. E. 71)02, for the KXofBWXmidWX
of8E, Be32, Tpl2S, HI K.
Ho names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said Jand, viz: William
Allplun, Guy Gaylard, Stephen Powell,
Sylvester Burrell, all of Lebanon, Ogo.
Robert A. Miluw,
Begister.
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Oriuon Cm, ).,
Jan. 16. 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the following-
named settler has tiled notice of his 'inten
tion to make final proof in Support of his
claim, ami that said proof will be made be
fore the County Clerk of Linn County, at
Albany, Ogn., on Feb'y 29, 1896, vi:
EDMUND 8, BKUBY,
H. E. No. 7015, for the 8W)jKEj(, N W
SiSEJiandNHB V K, Bee 4, T 10 8. R
3E.
He nanies the following witnesses to
prove bis continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz: Kichard
Mayo, Latin Shcppard, Joseph L. Tnrn-
ailge, Frank Horani, all of Mill City, Ogu.
Robbbt A. Millbb,
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