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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1897)
Lebanon Express. H. Y. K1RKPATR1CK, Editor - and - Proprietor POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS. Postal savings banks are urgent ly needed in the United States, and it is admitted by those who are in a position to know, they would contribute materially to the con tentment, the confidence, the wealth and independence of the people and encourage them to thrifty and economical habits, and also in this way they would be an element of strength and stability to the government. We claim all this, and considerable more, for postal savings banks. Probably there is no other one thing that congress could do at this term to allay the universal distrust and discontent among the pcoplo than bv the establishment of postal savings banks similar to those in operation in nearly all the other leading countries of the elobe. The aggregate of annual deposits in England is enormous. There the system has been in operation since 1861, where one in seven of the population are depos itors. The number of these de positors is over 6,000,000, and the amount deposited each year is $150,000,000. It may interest some of our readers to know what the government does with this money. The money received in deposits is invested in government securities. The difference between the income of these securities and the interest paid depositors has been more than sufficient to pay the expenses of the management. It is the work ing classes of Great Britain who avail themselves ot these advan tages, and the popularity of the system can be seen iu the enormous aggregate deposits between 1880 and 1894, which exceeded $1,500, 000,000. More than a billion and a half dollars. Apply the same system to the United States, and these figures would appear insig nificant in the same length of time. There are only 1,017 savings U, r.ks in this country, while in England there are more than 10, 000 postoffices that receive deposits as agencies of the postal savings system. There is hardly a city or town of considerable, size in the United States that has not had experience with bank runs and bank collapses during the past three years. All this would have been largely pre vented if the postal savings system had been in operation. The people would have had their small savings safely invested in government se curities, instead of hidden away in deposit vaults, or old trunk and stockings, or buried in the cellars. Exchange. WHY NOT ON COFFINS? Among the hungry people who are begging congress to put a high er tax on the American people for their special benefit, are the manu facturers of quinine. This drug that is now absolutely essential to the health and happiness of more than one-half of the American peo pie, is now on the free list, and it can be bought at retail for about 50 cents an ounce. Before it was put on the free list the people were compelled to pay from $3 to $4 an ounce for it. One of the begging witnesses swore that in 1879 they got $2.75 an ounce at wholesale and now they were selling at 23 cents an ounce. What they want is blood tax enough to enable them to get their old rates out of the sick people of this country, and they are likely to get it under the McKinley policy. Dispatch. The Chicago Record, which sup ported McKinley, is not in harmo ny with the high tariff faction of the republican party. Yec it should have known that a republican vic tory with the "advance agent of prosperity" as its candidate, would mean a McKinley tariff. But that paper asks the senate ways and means committee to be good enough to reflect that it is the public and not the monied interests for whom ibijr r paid i &o tblit work. Berlin and Vienna newspapers any that the Russian government proposes to banish Tolstoi within the next few months. The minister of the interior is said to have been charged with the duty of collecting evidence against the famous novel ist, and to have already enough material to condemn him from the Russian point of view. The special ways in which Tolstoi is supposed to ''menace the state and array class against class," are by advo cating freedom of religious sects ffom government restrictions, and liberty of conscience, and by de nouncing the paternalism or des potism and militarism of the Russian Bystem. The czar is Baid to have been influenced most strongly against Tolstoi by his articlo on "Persecution of Chris tians in Russia in 1895," which was published in the London Times nearly a year ago, and has been circulated in the form of a German pamphlet throughout central Eu- rope and some parts of Russia. The holy synod wus stirred to deep wrath ov Tolstoi's biting criticisms of its religious intolerance, and the chief procurator at once presented to the czar a strong case against the author-reformer. The Examiner has been pub lishing expressions of opinion of prominent Pacific coast men about the defeat of the funding bill. The following is that of Mayor Pen noyer of Portland: The defeat of the Funding bill is a most pro nounced victory for the people of California, with the Examiner in their lead, over the most uncon scionable monopoly on the Western Hemisphere. Their fierce struggle in this matter hiS been watched with interest all over the Union, and they deserve the most un- stinted praise. If the Southern Pacific con now be balked in Us efforts to have the federal govern ment expend two millions in building a harbor for ils own private benefit, the people of the whole country will be placed under renewed obligations to the people of California. ' In a recent issue of the New York Herald was a suggestive car toon. It represented two portly, big-bellied gentlemen on their way to Washington city to assist Ding ley in making a new tariff bill. One was labeled "Trust" and the other "Monopoly." They arrived all right as is indicated by the re ports of the tariff hearings. Ta- coma News. Here's some more "prosperity." The Minnesota State Savings bank failed this week; also the Germnn National bank of Louisville. The indications are - that tho "advance agent of prosperity" is at least four years in advance of the prosperity. There is more catarrh in thia section of the country than all other disraaes put to gether, and until the lost few yearn was supposed to be incurable. For a great many yeare doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by con stantly failing to core with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney fe Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. Ii acts directly on the blond and. mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Bend for circulars and testi timonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. LEBANON PRODUCE MARKET. (Changed Kvery Week.l Wheat 75c. Oats Si to 38c Hay $5 to $7 perton. Flour ill 001.1() per sack Chop $1 00 per cwt. Bran 80c per cwt. Middlings $1 00 per cwt Pota'toes 30c. Apples Dried, 8c per lb Plums Dried, 8c. Onions ljc. Beef Dressed, 4J to 6c. Veal 3J(a,4c. Pork Dressed, 3J. Lard 9. Hums 12 per lb. Hhouldem 8c. Hides 8c per lb. Geese $3 50 ) $5 per doz. Ducks $3 (w; it per doz. Chickens 'Z 00C;2 60. Turkeys ell) per lb. Eggs 10c er doz. Better it 15c pr lb. Hides (jiecn, 3c; dry, 7c. Boys who think these little air guns are only a flue toy, will please read the following fiom the Eugene Guard! Stanley Clemens, a boy about 10 years of age, who resides in the northwestern part of (he city, was struck, in the right eye Saturday evening by a Double B" shot, which, .when tired by another boy from an air gun, hit a tree and glanced. The shot penetrated the eyelid and destroyed the pupil nt the eye.- The whole eye may yet have to bt temovsd, The Legislative Deadlock. At tills writing tlie lower house ol the Oregon legislature is still In confu sion. The llourne republicans are slaying out praotloally In a boc'y. The populists go la and coaie out according to their own sweet will. The four democrats seem to have frequent culls on the outside. The ouly btayeks arc the republicans who are iu fnvor of the election of Mitchell as senator. This is ait ocur a correct statement a we can gather from the conflicting re ports published In the various papers. The house should have organized the first day. We doubt the wisdom of those who are staying out. The populists and democrats should not have followed the bad example of those republicans who have refused to be present, and should not lunger lend their aid to this disgraceful condition of affairs. The populists claim that they are forced to adopt these tuclies In order to force reform on the republi can majority. This may be true, but they should remember that reforms promised by the Bourne wing of the , republican party, under compulsion, will likely be disregarded when the i compulsion is removed. There is but little, if any, difterenoe between the two wings of the party one being as corrupt as the other, one being for Mitchell for senator, and the other for Bourne for speaker. Between Mitchell and Bourne the people can hardly see any difference. Both have been in consistent; neither can lie trusted by the people. Mitchell has undoubtedly sacrificed his principles for his parly, while Bourne has treacherously tried, while secretary of the republican stute committee, to turn his party over to its enemies. We may be excused for devoutly wishing the destruction of the republican parly, but no man cun afford to respect the traitor who, like Bourne, sought the destruction of his party when he was one of Its trusted officials. We think It unwise for the demo. crats and populists to aid either one of these men iu their f-eltlsh schemes. Let them take their seats and vote their convictions. The record will put the blame where It belongs. If Ibis unsettled state of affairs continues, the Hipuliats and democrats will have to share thv bhttue with the republicans. Organize and get to work, or resign and come home. Against Organization. In order that people may know who the members of tho Oregon legisla ture are, that have been holding nut against the organization of the liou, we publish the following list of the members who have fulled to attend the sessions of the house and have been officially reported absent: Barkley, silver rep. Bayer, Bimon-rep. Bilyeu, deal. Bourne, silver rep. Buckiuan, pop. Craig, silver rep. Davis, rep. Dustin, pop. Emery, bimetallic. Gill, ttmetallic. Uratke, ilem. Guild, bimetallic. Hill, tax league. Howser, pop. Jones, silver rep. Kruse, pop, Lee, dem. Maxwell, Himon-rep. McAlister, pop. Misner, dem. Munkere, pop. Ogle, pop. Povey, Himon-rep. Bchmidtlcin, pop. Smith, pop. Bvindette, pop. U'lten, pop. Whltuker, pop. Yokum, pop. New York's Greatest Scene. New York's famous thoroughfare, Broadway, has been the scone of some wonderful events. But the one scene which still stands as the most remark able, iu point cf enthusiasm, Is Louis Kossuth's famous ride up Broadway, iu 1831. Kossuth had already seen and passed through a crowd of 600,000 people in bis triumphal ride up the great thoroughfare. The culminating moment, however, occurred when the great Hungarian patriot reached t ic comer of Broadway aud Ann street. The sight that burst upon him stag gered him for the moment. In the open square directly before him was massed together u quurler of u million of people, aud when this vast con course broke into a united cheer Kos suth was fairly bewildered. No man saw this grei.t event so well and ud- vunliigeously as did I'urke Godwin, the veteran New York editor and Kossuth's closest friend iu America. Mr. Godwin was with Kossuth, and for the first time he will now tell the story of the marvelous event In the February Ladies' Home Journal. The actual scene at Aon Htreet will also he shown In a picture by De Tlinlstrup, showing Kossuth Iu his carriage us the ureal scene burst upon him. Rlpaas Tabules: at druggists. Klpani Tabules assist digestion. Kipaui Tttralm: gentl Martlc, STANLEY'S BENEFACTOR. History of tho Great Explorer's Fostor-Fathar, starting In Now Orleans at an Early Age He lleoaine Widely Known and Jteapaetori Deaertod by HI Adopted Children. Many New Orleans citizens remember Henry Hope Burnley, who adopted Stanley, tho explorer, and gtive him his flrat upward atari in life. Very few, however, have any recollection of Stan ley, the famous traveler in Africa. Henry Hope Stanley, says tho Now Or lenns Post-Dispatch, was born in Eng land in 1815. He came of good family and was hihly educated.. Ho had a brother who was killed by s. full from a carriage during the war. After his father's death, which occurred early in Stanley's life, his mother married an Episcopal minister. She is 6aid to be still living and her son by the second marriage inherited Htimloy'a fortune. The young Englishman was of inde pendent mind, and determined to carve his own way to success. Accordingly he came to Amcrioa about 1887, first landing in Charleston. S. C. There the young man heard of the great west and made his way to Texas. Ho found a wife in tho Lone Star state, but little in the way of fortune, and the couple determined to remove to the southern metropolis. Although Stanley was twice married, neither wife bore him children. Their kind hearts hungered for the touch of buby lingers, aud at various times the household adopted little orphans and bestowed as much love and care upon them as if of their own blood. Strange to say, none of these fatherless ones re mained tccomfort the closing years of their benefactor's life. Joanna, the first adopted child, died after hor marriage to a local druggist who has also passed away. Henry "Stanley Africanus" went into the world uguinst his foster-father's will aud was never forgiven, while Annie, who shared the homo with the explorer, is said to have eloped with the coach man. About this time Stanley made the ac quaintance of nu individual known as "Cedar" Smith on account of his busi ness, whieh consisted in exporting Louisiana cedar. About 1S4.1 they took I trip up lied river on a cedar purchas ing expedition, intending to ship a large cargo to Knglund. They were gone some time. Facilities for mail communication were neither vapid nor plentiful in those days. Stanley heard little of affairs at home. He returned to New Orleans to find his wife had taken sick and died during his ubsenco from home. Soon afterward he mar ried .Miss Miller, an F.nglishwoman. He then changed his business, becom ing cotton weirrhcr for the firm of Payne, Dameron & Co., the predeces sors of Payne, Kennedy & Co.; later he obtained employment with Wright, Williams & Co., in the same capacity. He made a good deal of money in the days when there were fortunes in the cotton-press business. When the war broke out he took no part in the con diet, but with his wife went over to England to revisit the scenes of his youth. He left his dwelling, facing Annunciation square, in charge of airs. Stanley's sister, Jlrs. Walter Nicholl, who occupied it with her husband dur ing the absence of the Stanleys. When (ien. Ilenjamin llutler made his head quarters in New Orleans he ordered the seizure of the house and the Commer cial press, putting his soldiers in the latter. t Mr. Stanley's friends took advautage of his British birth and foreign resi dence to appeal to the English consul. Tho latter promptly sent word to But ler to release the property within twenty-four hours. T he orders were obeyed and the soldiers marched out and camped in Terrell's press across the street. Ab soon as the war ended Stanley ond his wife returned. Stan ley resumed the cotton-press business, butwas uotas successful as in the ante bellum days. In 1870 ho Bold the Com mercial press to Lehnan & Abraham and bought the Liverpool press, which he conducted until his death, although he left the management principally to James Knndolph and Oeorge Johnson. In W, he went up to a plantation to look after the crops, in which he waa interested, suddenly became ill and in twenty-four hours wodead. His sec ond wife 'preceded him to the land of rest. Mr. Stanley was a member of Mount Moriah lodge, a prominent ma sonic body, and was buried in its tomb at Metairie ridge, Interesting If True. It is often a matter of curiosity with the observer of feminine ways to know why women should wear so many orna ments while on the street, sayit the New York Ilecorder. To sec a delicate little woman, whose waist is surrounded by an enormous belt, from which depend a number of small bottles of glass and silver, watch charms, bangles and heav en knows what besides, is enough to create wonder in the mind of 11k unini tiated. The habit Is looked upon as a fad. Probably it is, but an English writer says it is something more. This learned Britisher asserts that the Amer ican girl curries in (he little bottles which dangle from her belt a lot of qui nine pills. When she grows weary from the exertions of a shopping tour she takes two pills; if chilly, one pill; when hungry, which is otten the case, down go two pills; if she gets her feet wet she swallows an antidote in the shape of ten pills. This is one of those things which may be described us interesting if true. An Illuminate,! Cat. An illuminated cat Is among the curiosities of the patent office at Wash ington, D. C. it is made of pasteboard or tin painted over with phosphorus, and is intended to frighten away "rata and mice and such small deer" in the darkness of cellars and garrets. "Now 1 want to give yo-- a point," aid the doctor, as he preP" , The New York With tho closo of tho Presidential campaign THE TRJBUNE recognizes the faet that the American people are now anxious to give thoir attontkm to home and business interests, To meet this condition, politics wil.! have far less space and prominence, until another State or National occa sion demands a renewal of tho fight for the principles for which THE TRIBUNE has labored from ils inception to the present day, and won its greatest victories. Every possible effort will be put forth, and money freely spent, to make THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE pre-eminently a NATIONAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER, interesting, instructive, ontertaining and indispensable to each member of the family. We fiirnisl the "Express" and One Year C'iinIi in Address all orders to Write your mine and address on a Tribune Olllee, New York City, Weekly Tribune wlll.be mailed to J. M. RALSTON It It O It M It , Man ton ISiot'U, Albany, Or. Money to loan on farm security, also small loans marie on pfwimil wonurlty. City, county umlKehool wurmn(n bought. Collections miuie on favorable terms. Fire insurance written in three of the largest companies in tlie world, at the low eat rate., NOTICE FOR PUUCATION. United Hlntes Uml Office, l Oregon City, Or., Dee. 1W, lMXJ.t To Whom it .May Concern: Notice is hereby Riven that the Willa mette Valley ami Cascade Mountain Waon lioail Company has filed in thi nttiee a list of iamlH h Stunted in the townships described below, am! Iiuk applied for a patent for said lands; that the list is open to the publie for inspection, and n copy thereof by descrip tive subdivisions, has been posted in a convenient place iu this o II Ice, for the in spection of all persons, interested ami the public generally. Willamette Valley and .CawadP Mt. Wajron Uoail Company .Supplemeniid hist No f-"A" Htiuth of bae line and East of Willamette Meridian Tp. 12 U. K..-N VV yA and N W X of n K J4 Hec. 2ftH W and K (t of H K of Hec. 27, H V- of N K ami S U of Hec, Si, uml 8 of Hec. 3frT. 12 H., t. 3 K. Within the next sixty days following the date of this notice protest or contents against tlie claim of the company to any tract or subdivision Hitliin uny section or part of section, described in the list, on the ground that the same is more valuable lor mineral than for agricultural purposes, will be received and noted tnr report to the (leu eral Land Office at Washington, I). ('. ItoiiitkT A. MlJ.i.KH, Register. Wm. Galloway, ttecelvur, When hi Wmerton cull on City Drug Htore for iieuiluohe euro. We Htill have bargnltm In ttlinett. KtiAD, I'BAUX K & U). Cheap, Ciieap, Chenp, is tho way they are wiling ut Head, IVncnck & Co1, big ttule. Don't let tlie vat tick the din hen, hut make nice soft tamp with ftoup Fount. DiretionB on each punkuge. Henti tiie Exi'KtiHH to your friends in the'etwt. 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