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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

A WAsHISGToE DISPATCH says: "Ii
Representative Hermann's bill to place
Winemale RIDDLE on the pension rolls,
At the rate of $25 per month, passes,
it will be the first case in which the
government has ever granted a pen
sion to an Indian. Winemale was
member of the Modoc tribe of In
dians, and when they attacked and
massacred the ommissioners sent out
by the government to negotiate q
treaty with them, she found Colonel
Meachan., desperately wounded, in the
lava beds, and did all that lay in her
power for his comfort. She brought
him food and drink, made him a tenn
porary shelter and bound his wounds,
at the peril of her own life had he been
discovered. As soon as Meacham had
recovered sufficiently 70 be moved
Winemale carried him on her shoul-
ders several miles and restored him 10
his friends. For this service it is be
lieved she is entitled to a pension. >
The statement that "Winemale car.
ried him on her shoulders several
miles" is probably incorrect, as Colo
mel Meacham's weight at that time
was about 200 pounds.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
AN AvEnelne GHOST.
The Plot OF n Chinese Farce as PIaye
on an Oriental Stage.

on an Oriental Stage.
The hero. sea captain, comes in and
seats himself at table to write; but he
is heavy with sleep. his head soon
droops. and he falls into q peaceful
slumber. But scarcely has his nap be-
gun when he is disturbed BY the hasty
entrance of breathlesss fellow who
begins. with an air of great confidence.
to pant out long tale of not the
slightest Importance. The captain lis
tens for a time with wide open eyes,
but when he finds that the story has
settled down into an uninterrupted
sing-song which shows no prospects of
reaching an early conclusion he tries to
break the thread of the narrative. All
in vain. for the tedious fellow represses
his interruptions with a deprecatory
ware of the hand. and goes on his
monotonous way with head thrown
back and eyes half closed in an ecstasy
of delight ut having secured listener.
After time the captain. submitting to
the inevitable. adopts the wisest course
in the circumstances and dozes off tc
sleep again. The bore is so satisfied
with himself and so engrossed in his
tales that he never notices this. and
still goes on. seesaw, sing-song.
with never stop till the audience, or,
at least, one of them, grows as weary
as the captain. But q mysterious
avenger is at hand. A hinping ghost
Of horrible appearance. who remembers
his own sufferings on earth, hops in
l~,F H., Il
squats silently behind the chair of the
story-teller. holding the club he carries
in readiness to strike. while that worthy
is still quite unconsciously jabbering
his interminable nonsense. Once the
club Is raised threateningly over him,
and twice, and yet he goes on; then a
laundering stroke descends on his
shoulders. which stops his voice so sud-
denly that it leaves him with open
mouth in the middle of a wor.l. In
comical terror he gazcs about in vain
attempts to find out whence the blow
came, then, in amazement. seizes the
sleeper and rouses him to tell of this
terrible new affair. But the captain
listens with hazy inattention. evidently
thinking il some more of the same tale,
and dozes off again Immediately. The
bore, abandoned now to the tender
mercies of the specter, rms hither and
thither in horror. adopting first one
plan and then another TO discover or
avoid his invisible assailant; but the
ghost crawls after him wherever he
goes, now clubbing now clutching him.
until at last the poor wretch makes his
escape half dead with fright, and the
captain is left to sleep in peace, while
the ghost curls up by his side like 8
faithful dog whose labors are done
Aaemiliaa's Magazine.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
CHRONIC TEA-PolsoNlno.
Conditions Under which Tea-DrInking
Positively Harmful.

Conditions Under which rea-DrInkins 10
Positively Harmful
There Is no doubt that one of the
essential elements of tea. as well as
of coffee. is violent poison; but we
can not hence argue that all tea-drink-
ers are slowly poisoning themselves.
for the action of an elementary sub
stance is modified by Its combinations.
Still, tea-drinkiRg Is harmful under
certain conditions
DIR. William N Bullard. of Boston,
read an article on the subject at late
meeting of the Massachusetts, Medical
Society, which the society recommea adj
ed for publication A year and a half
ago the author published paper. Civ
ing the results of somewhat extended
Investigations on the subject These
were that the poison is not readily elm
mated, but accumulates in the system;
that its prominent effect is on the young
and those who are in depressed phys:-
cal conditions; that the average amount
of Oolong and Souchong teas (medium
grades) needed to produce injurious
symptoms Is little less than FIVE cups
a day. and that the most common
symptoms are loss of appetite, dyspep-
sia, palpitation, headache. vomiting
and nausea. combined with various
forms of functional nervous affections,
hysterical and neuralgia.
These results have been confirmed
by further investigations - mostly
among women who are accustomed to
drink q considerable amount of tea
daily, without taking adequate food.
and when in an exhausted condition
The vigorous and well-nourished and
those actively engaged In the open air
are not often similarly affected
The nervous disturbance, due TO
chronic tea-poisoning. is of peculiar
character. Says DIR. Bullard: 'The
normal condition of the nervous sys-
tenn is disturbed and replaced by n con-
dition of hyper-excitability, or of less
stable equilibrium. This Is shown by
their want of calmnesS their general
restlessness and irritability. and the
desire to be constantly moving. while.
at the same time. there is a subjective
sensation of loss of self-control. and
of inability to act slowly. Such per.
sons are subject to exaggerated efforts
from ordinary Impressions; they are
startled. jump at unexpected noises OF
sensations, or, in other words. react
too freely to slight external influences "
-Iouth's oD,panios-
-Ine Sierra Nei ada range might bt
called continuation Of the Cascade
Mountains; but those are of volcanit
origin. and the Sierra Nevadas art
granite. though traces Of volcanic 30
ton are often found on the fsnks and
base. 1t commences at Mount Shasta,
IA. 400 feet high. and runsin a southerly
direction TO Tejon Pass, where 10 join.
the Coast range not far from Mount
Whitney. the highest mountain in tn,
United States south of Alaska There
arebut few passes over these mountains
and the Pacific slope is very steep. ths
| Central Pacific road descending 6,Sol
seet In eighty miles Public 0pinioa
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
puPLIcATE PRESENTS.

a shop Where New York brides Can Die
pose of Bnweicome Gifts.
Here are thirteen lamps. seven clocks
and six salad bowls. U, dear. What
ever are we do with all these things7
Why could not they have arranged and
given US each something different and
something we needed?"
The speaker was young wife, and
she was unpacking her wedding pres
ents. Eighty-six presents had been
sent to this couple. OF this eighty-s
there were thirteen lamps. seven clocks.
six salad bowls. five water pitchers,
four silver tea services. nine SETS OF
carvers. and many other articles. OF
which there were in number Of cases
more than two OF a kind. "At any
rate. continued the bride. I'VE shall
never have to buy lamps. clocks. carv-
ers or a dozen other articles all our
lives. even IL we live to be q hundred
years old"
Had the bride known "a much rs
some observant persons know. she
could have found an easy way out OF
the dilemma A New York jeHeler and
silversmith adrertises that he win ex-
change or buy duplicate wedding gifts.
A reporter visited the establishment,
and there saw in short space of time
more brides than he had ever dreamed
OF. Some of them brought with them
articles they wished 70 exchange, and
some wished a clerk TO be sent to their
home The proprietor examined the
articles, appraised them. and then
showed what he would give in ex-
change
The silversmith said that there were
many. He said that he often had odd
incidents in his business aud one of the
oddest happened not long ago. .I re-
ceiTed letter from q prominent law
yer to call at his Office at certain time
on business. The lawyer received me.
and then having shown me trunk full
of silver asked me to buy it / asked
him first where 1t came from and he
said: We have just procured divorce
for lady from her husband She is
unable TO pay our bill and has sent
down all her wedding gifts TO be sold.
These are the gifts Rather strange is
~ MT NAAsAL q NOu1dt SnOul0 sell 4EE UTl-
dal gifts in order 10 get money to pay
the expenses incurred in getting di-
voreep -
Some time ago two ladies came to
buy welding gifts. Alter a great deal
of thinking they decided that each
should buy silver tlad bowl--one to
be placed at each end of the table.
They thought that no one else would
give salad bowl They were wrong;
the bride received nine. and some OF
them were brought to me to be ex.
changed"
..Hnw do ron appraise the value OF
the articles brought you7"
IF they are solid silver by weight.
II silver plate by the manufactures, de-
sign and kind of article. Old English
silver is the most valuable"
What articles do you find the most
common"
Salad bowls. clocks, tea services.
cake baskets and silver forks and
spoons. We exchange q number OF
these every day. Persons in maxim 9
bridal gifts now usually say if they are
duplicated they may be exchanged. r.
N. T. Mail and Express.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
A RAILROAD INTERVIEW.
rhe Man with = Thirst for Inrormati'
and the sfonosyliabIe Lady.

and the Monosyiiabie Lady.
He boarded the train at Rochester
and came To the only vacant seat In the
car. beside a young lady.
This seat taken, ma a'amp"
s.No."
"Wal. then guess I'll sit down"
Two minutes silence.
"Have some peanuts. ma'amp"
mo. thank you."
Jimmy. don't like peanutsp Just
like my wife. My great holt Is peanuts
and bananers Perhaps you'd like .
bananer. ma'amP''
''No. nothing. thank you"
''Live up to Buffalo. ma'nmP"
Yes
"P'raps you know my friend
Cap'n Jack Sloan; lives down In Elk
street"
..No. don't know where Elk street
Is"
by goll and you live In Buffalo.
Why. I've sold butter on Elk street
market nigh onto twenty years My
names johnson. Your name amt
Jones. Is itP"
mo"
..Tain't Williams. or any thing of
that sorte"
mo"
That's what thought I don't
s'pose now It's Brown or any O. them
colors?'
mo"
''Been farP'
''Not far"
Syracuse. mebbe; or Albany. ehI''
No"
'NoP goli "Hain't been to New
York;"
Yes"
"Jiminyi I've neve, been there
though | saw pretty slick feller from
there once. Them New Yorkers Is
regular goers. amt theyP ANY rela-
tions there?"
'.tew"
..Goshl Wonder N they know my
cousin Jake He's getting el0 week
Jest to walk around In a store and look
slick. Your folks ever speak Of Jaker
mo"
Jake and me bought some land out
West last year. Ever buy any?"
mo"
Don't Jake and me lost Eve hun
dred dollars II was way at the bot
tom of river. Ever been WestP"
Chicago"
''Jee! you hev travelled. ain't youa
Father and mother hyingP"
Father"
Live in Buffalo?"
mo"
''Our folks all live together down 10
Rochester. My father and mother have
been dead long time. My wife's
mother lives with US Her names
Martin. That amt your name. eh?"
mo"
al was Jest thinking you looked like
. man | know in Buffalo named Wat
ers. He amt your brothera"
mo"
I'VE must be coming pretty near
Buffalo That there lot Of tracks looks
like it You don't happen to live on
Main street?'
mo"
Then you name amt RobinsonF"
mo"
"You must have a curious kind Of q
name Sure 1t amt SandersP"
Sure"
wal here we be; can l help you
gettin' Off"
mo. thank you"
'-Oh. Is there q door-plate on your
house?"
Yes"
"Name on itF'
Yes"
''P' P'raps you wouldn't mind tellin'
what the name ON the plate isP"
''Smith."
''Golr'-Ro31beh Sunday Herald
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

The Director of the Mint has re-
ported adversely TO the establishment
of an assay Office at Portland, for
which bill was introduced by Senator
Dolph. Senator Dolph, however, says
that the Director of the Mint is mis-
informed in regard to the business OF
reducing ores at Portland. He intends
to appear before the Committee on
Commerce and show that since the
construction of the railroad to the
Coeur d'Alene mines and other mines,
and the erection of reduction works at
East Portland, the output of metal
every year is largely increasing, and
viii increase much in the future.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

All the corkwood of commerce comes
from the Spanish peninsula, where the
trees abound not only in cultivated
forests. but also grow wild on the
mountains. The tree is like the Ameri-
can oak, with leaves similar to the oak
and acorns. 1t takes ten years for the
bark to become q proper thickness to
be manufactured into bottle shoppers.
life preservers and seine corks- WheA
stripped from the trees it is to be boiled
for two hours, cured in the sun for u
week and pressed into fat pieces for
baling and shipping. The denuded
trunk. like hen robbed of her eggs.
does not sulk and quit the business.
but throws out fresh covering for
fresh spoilation- One tree has been
known to yield half ton of corkwood
One pound of cork can be manufact-
ured into one hundred and forty-fona
champagne corks- The baled cork is
sold Co cork manufacturing centers--
P1in& Oh and Drug Repsssos
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
suPeRFLuous DUTIES.
How Many women Mako Houas-KeepIns
. Terrible burden.

Eow Many Women Mako House Kssplng
Terrible burden.
woman's instinct of cleanliness Is
SO strong that she will actually squan-
der time In unnecessary work, Just as
a squirrel In q cage will store up nuts
by force OF his instinct of accumulation.
II some house-keepers had double the
time AZ their disposal that they have
SOW, yet they would manage TO occupy
1t with superauous duties. But this is
going farther than any semblance Of a
reason can attempts 20 excuse. There Is
no sense In working like this
A woman can bo aMood house-keeper
without taking all her time to do her
housework. II she can not let her
after all be satisfied to be an ordinarily
good one and take some Of the time
from her previously self-impOsed
drudgery for reading. education OF
children. sclf-improvement and for
recreation There h no reason why a
long programme OF work should be
laid out for every day. nor why It should
be carried through at all hazards II
each hour OF the day Is arranged for
ought TO be set apart for recreation.
and that hour of all Others rIgidly ob.
served.
These housekeepers who are facing
30 much superfuous work every day,
never think OF doing such a thing a.
reading n newspaper or gathering In
formation that will enable them to ina
prove the quality of their work. They
do MOI know what is taking place Ia
the world. of which they are so small
part They like to listen to other
peoples tales bat never think Of in-
forming themselves by reading or OBJ
servation- The children ask her ques-
tons that any one would be supposed
to be able to answer, and are sent to
somebody else for reply, or put OF with
no satisfaction at all. They Som come
to the conclusion that mother ism sup
posed to know any thing outside OF
housekeeping.
The reader has seen the more agree
able housewife who Is not always fur
bishing mp somsthing and yet who has
house 50 clean that no sense detects
any thing unclean. the housewife who is
n companlonable sort of person. at least
fairly well Informed regarding the
events of the day as well as her special
daily duties. and who fnds time to gel
out Of that everlasting grind II work
that extingu;shes a manifestation ot
dhose womanly and motherly instincts
that may m+ke her an adorable wife
and mother II they are not laid asids
for that perpetual cleaning and multi
plying Of work that make eEeryone
uncomfortable at home. Such eouse-
wife is by no means rarity, and her
opposite. the one who squanders time
in superhuous duties. ought 20 eulti-
vate her aequaintance.-Goo Gooi House
keeping
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
Personal Work.

The duty of organlza, ion is often
pressed on Us, and not too often, for
it is to be accomplished. But in per-
forming 1t we should not forget the
o:her duty-that of personal effort.
put forth singly. without the joining
of any hand. without even the notice
of any other eye 1t is easy. when
societies. etc. are in fashion. TO trust
all to them and to loose our religious
identity in the mas th at makes up the
frateraities. Bat it is at q sacrifice of
culture and growth that we 10 this;
besides. every cause needs individual
helpers and can only prosper properly
when they are secured 10 United
Presbgserian
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

The Socic,s tor the Proventssa Of
Cruelty to Animals has besa ssSaDiaea
Ancs 1868.
-gymparneuc Friend Ito widow
"Your husbands death was a terrible
one. Mrs. Bently." Widow (sadly)-
'Ah, yesi Poor John was a kind hus-
band. but he didn't know much about
buzz saws. IN Y Sun.
-Brown-"I lent you an umbrella
yesterday, Robinson, on the express
condition that it was to be returned
this morning" Robinson-.I know
you did. but. my dear fellow. 1t rained
this morning. "-Drake's Magazine.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
Oregon.

According to Professor s P. Lang
lev, the well-known American astron-
omer. the temperature of the sunlit
surface OF the moon has been commonly
over-estimated. and probably does not
exceed fifty degrees centigrade. Mr..
Richard A. Proctor. In his elaborate
work on the moon. says that. during
the lunar day. the surface OF the moon
burns. one may almost declare. with o
heat of some ave hundred degrees
Fahrenheit, II the differences OF our
most skillful physicists and the evidence
obtained from our most powerful means
Of experiments can be trusted 49,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

-As prlcK ana stone are now large
ly used in Japan for building purposes.
the government Of that country de-
sires to take such measures as will be
most likely to prevent their destruc-
ton by earthquakes. and to this end
the Japanese Minister of Education
has requested recommendations from
various scientific bodies as to the best
type of edifice to resist the shocks re-
suliing from subterranean disturb
ance. In former times wood only
was used as . material for the con-
s,ruction OF houses in Japan.-N T.
Ledger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

"A drunken laborer named John
Davies. at Dowlais. Eng. on his way
home lay down beside the railroad
track so close to the rails that train
coming along. the engine ran over and
cut off the heel Of his boot When the
train stopped and backed up the man
was still asleep and was indignant at
being made to get up and go home.
A cat in p. Pearson's feed store at
Burlington. Kan, attacked its master
the other day and bit him severely In
the leg. He ran out for assistance and
brought back two men. who charged
the enraged animal. but were routed
and driven out after being badly bitten.
The cat held the premises until the
marshal camo along with his revolver
and shot It
"A New York clergyman, who went
TO preach In a neighboring city, aston
ished the congregation by saying: II
must take tho first train home. after tn Q
service. as have wife and three chill
dren there. and have never seen one Of
them" The people were greatly relieved
on learning that the zone" that the
clergyman had never seen had been born
since he left home the day before. -
~ y. Ledger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24
REASONABLE ENOUGH.

What IL Coat the Colonel 20 Get Hls Mail
Out OF the Post-Omee-
The Colonel had left Birmingham
without being able to get within twenty
feet of the general delivery window OF
the post-office. owing TO the crowd OF
C ,lored people. and when we got over
TO Admission and found 1t still worse he
went outdoors and sat down on a dry
goods box and spent an hour in reflec-
ton. By and by he frightened mp and
made a bee line for printing office.
and inside of another hour a boy waS
going about the street and handing ou,
to every colored person he met dodger
reading;
Don't miss it'll Prot Elba and his
celebrated cundurango will arrive AT
the depot at three p. m. this afternoon.
Only one ever brought to this country.
Colored people can see 1t without
charge"
At two o'clock / went with the
Colonel to the post-offlce. There
wasn't colored person within block
of it, and the postmaster was almost In
doze. At two o'clock we went down
to the depot and there were seven OF
eight hundred colored people waiting
around to see the spotted cundurango.
''How much did 1t cost youp" l ask
ed, as he sat down on barrel of apples
to read his letters
"Only seventy cents" he replied.
land got twenty-five letters which
hal been trying to find me for three
weeks. ."--Detroit Free Presa
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

IT is said that number of old Cali
fornians, now living in New York in
reduced circumstances, are actually
dependant upon the bounty of Senator
John P. Jones, Of Nevada. for the ne
eessities of life.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

FExAs is probably in the soundest
financial condition of any State in the
Union. There is cash surplus OF
81, 100000 in her treasury, and the
already low rate of State taxation may
be further reduced.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

THE Amazon at its mouth is about
$50 miles in width. and the volume
and impetus of the river are so great
that ii carries its fresh water unmixed
into the sea distance OF 200 miles.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

FREE Sour has been a source of
trouble in New York, and is no longer
provided for the poor. It is found to
bring tramps 70 the city and to aid the
undeserying poor.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

The woman who can control her
own tongue is greater than he who
ruleth SomerUilie Journal. That
Is not saying much in the way Of great
moss il the average mayor is called the
ruler OF a city.-M O. Rcdyune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

"A Lucky Escape.-Cousin Jack
Going to bed SO earlyr' Edith-"Yes.
90 get my beauty sleep. you know" :"
Cousin Jack (fishing) aim afraid my
beauty sleep didn't do me much good. "
Edith-.'But just think what YOU might
have bee n. ."-RGrvdrd Ldmpoo4I
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

"A bathroom should be supplied
with fresh towels every day. and thor
oughly renovated to keep it sweet
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

Roast Quail: Draw the bird, wash
quickly. season with pepper and salt,
cover the breast with thin slice of
salt pork and bake full fifteen minutes
Serve on toast with current Jelly
Farmer and Mantsf fdclss-er.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

RETURNS from the special Congress
sional election in Michigan show the
election of Seymour (Rep.) over Breese
(Dem) by about 500 majority.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

The industry of extracting oil from
cedar boughs is growing to large pro-
portions ip Maine
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-24

Lower CALIFORNIA has been made
4 State Of the Mexican Rennblic.