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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
A Hen Hypnotized.

have had an Interesting experi-
ment with fowl, writes T. Il. Chaplin
in the Spectator. Some choice eggs
being sent me for Matching purposes
(having no hen at that time broodv
aud no incubator) determined to set
one of my hens on these eggs, and keep
her there by the force of mesmeric
power. The eggs were not fresh when
/ received them. and to keep them with
the uncertain hope of hen becoming
broody might have been fatal to their
Matching. | therefore went against
nature and set my hen upon these
eggs; she was in full lay MT the time.
and remained so throughout the three
weeks that she was sitting. laying. ac-
cerding to wont. two ont of the three
days. Those who understand poultry
will appreciate that no hen will do this.
having become naturally broodv. al
though for the first day or two after
being set on eggs / have had hens Law
once or even twice.
Marking the eggs | set her upon,
was able to know and withdraw the
eggs she kept laying. The first day /
placed her on the eggs it tosk me half
an hour to bring her into a hypnotic
condition; but, each successive day.
after having reused her To drink aud
eat was able To sooth her to drowsy
placidity in much less time; also there
were days. for which | can get no
reason, when | had to 20 to her more
than once in the day, she being in n
restless, excited state, trying to get off
the nest. The result has been. much
to my own astonishment. that four cut
OF seven of these eggs have Matched
Al saasf he1sal -.
AT night 1 can still influence their
mother to her maternal duties, but in
the daytime she takes no notice of
them.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
Modern Literary CHANCES.

The aspirant for literary honors with
pecuniary remuneration should remem-
Der that the most famous names in the
literary guild earned their money for
the most part in other than literary
ways. Bryant was an editor and pub
Usher. Longfellow and Holmes and
Lowell were Harvard professors.
Emerson and Bavard Tavlor were
lecturers. and Taylor was also Trio
uhe editor. Curtis and Stoddard de-
pend upon editorial salaries; Stedman
is broker. and Halleck was John
Jacob Astor's private secretary. Aud
one might go further with this list.
Whittier began as an editor aud ONLY
in middle life attempted to lean upon
literature alone for support. which
his early savings and simple habits
made possible. 1t was ALWAYS Long
fellows advice to young men who
wished to be literary to have first, and
mainly vocation independent of the
finer If young writer thinks he
possesses genius he may. of course. ex-
pertinent with it; but it will serve his
purse and peace of mind better TO
to secure some of labor and income
that is more philistine and worldly.
and ride his Pegasus only at inspired
intervals. For it is a fact. in spite of
the occasional big figures that are
given as the results of literary work.
pure and simple. that the men who
prosper or have prospered by that
alone. are only, at any one time, few
dozen in number among our sixty-iive
millions OF peopie.-Ladtes' Home
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
Quick to rake a HAT.


Yesterday forenoon tall. slim man.
wearing a failed Greelav Int aud we'll
enseioped in 4 linen dnsier of aneienS
date. entered the Woodbridge street
station and seid to the sergeant:
Just came in on tas train Look
at me and see ii | resemble Capt. Kidd
or Charley Ross"
Il can't see that you do replied
the sergeant.
But people are all looking at me
dress?"
Wen. that-that duster is a little
off, perhaps.
oh! its tho dnster. People don't
wear 'em any more. eh?n
Not that stYle and color"
see- I'm a little ancient?"
We'll. off she comes. 1 bought It
IN this town six years ago. The man
warranted it 10 me as combination Of
duster. hammock, fying lib. liver pad.
bed blanket, burglar alarm. life pre-
server and certificate Of moral char
aeter, and it has pulled me through n
steamboat explosion. two railroad
smash-ups, hotel fire aud half a dozen
free tights. Kinder hate TO 90 hack
on her. but style is style. If the styIe
has changed, then I've got to change
with il. y
lie pulled it off. rolled it into bun
die. and laid it on chair and said:
Tive 1t TO some poor and discon-
soiate man-some one who hasn't n
sensitive soul. It has kept out the
flies. warded off the moths and saved
NE n from rattiesnakes and mad dogs.
but the time has come when we mnst
part. When I strike Detroit and hear
aeooy cali out Is that thing alive?' /
know he means me and that duster.
" hen | go up street and man calls
out schooner ahoyr know he means
that duster and me. When | get into
a car and see the women look me over
and then hitch away, know they are
wondering which OF rs is who ANA
whether it will bite or not. I'm too
sensitive : by half, but can't help it.
L leave her in Your hands. Good-bv.m
- d tr0it Free Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
Fun i'm Hot weather.

Every man. woman and child in
Bangkok takes plunge into the river
at least three times day. OF the 700
600 people in the city at least SOC. 600
live in floating houses, aud inasmuch
as the summer costume of the lower
classes consists of garment about the
size OF Turkish towel, il is not much
trouble for them TO go in bathing.
They bathe on the steps of their houses
and stand up to the waist in the water.
grunting delightfully."- as they pour
bucket after bucketful over themselves
and their neighbors. The Burmese
man and woman take bath every
night after dinner. This bath il
merely pouring water over the person.
soap Is never used and particular care
IS taken not to wet the hair. At New
Years, when the weather is as hot rs
our summer these people have what
they call water feast. and at this
time the whole nation throws water
upon one another. All the pretty
girls go out with buckets ami the bows
have squirt guns and for three days
there Is nothing but water-splashinu.
The foreigners of Raugoon also engage
in this, and the Chinese celebrate the
feaRt with the rest,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
His way OF Putting Il.

Il paid a bill the other dav. y said a
large manufacturer to me, without a
murmHr, simply because Of the way it
was worded. Ny engineer found his
hot water pump would not work. and
after puttering at it for an hour. sent
for machinist. He bothered with IL
half day and CONCLUDED it must come
apart was much annoved. for that
meant stoppage of my factory for
long time. Before I gave the order TO
take 1t to pieces some one suggested
that neighboring engineer be sent
for. as he was a sort of genius in the
matter Of machinery. He came. and
after studying the pump awhile. he
took hammer and gave three sharp
raps over the valve. i reckon she'll
go now he quietly said. and. putting
on steam. she did 90. The next daT
l received bill from him for S25. so.
The price amazed me, but when | had
examined the items l drew a check At
once. The bill read this way: .Messr,.
Bank d Co., DR.. to John Smith. Fer
hXlng pump. so cents. For knowiny
how, S25. Had he charged me S25. SO
Tor fixing the pump ! should have con-
sldered it eXorbitant But so cents
was reasonable. and / recognize the
value OF knowledge so | paid and said
nothing. = Brookiym iSttndard- U7ston.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
4, alt. nsGreror.


The nrexel cottage Mt Mount Me-
Gregor, where General Grant died. Il
visited by hnadrcels Of praple every
week. While everything reminiscent
OF the dead hero is approached with n
respect sometimes bordering on rev
erenee, II is amusing TO hear the com
mentS Of tue eountrS-fulks on the
house. The cottage IS a modest little
structure OF frame, not SO big rs an
ordinary farm house belonging To n
weli-to-do farmer and the people who
associate all sorts OF masniticence and
grandeur with their heroes look with
open-eyed astoniShmeat at this humble
little house, and exelaim more earnest
~ than gramtnatically:
We'll. that don't look as il NO Presi-
dent ever lived therei@
One of the relics shown 10 visitors
this year Is a tiny volume General
Grant was fond Of reading during the
last weeks of his Illness. Ii IS called
Words of Comfort" and i 4 collee-
ton of essays celebrating Bible texts.
Many of the leaves are turned down
marking his favorite passages. and il
Is touching TO note that these alwavs
are pervadea with the promise that
Through suffering shalt thou be puri-
fed. =
Apropos OF the Drexel cottage
Josephine Drexel the twelve-vear.old
daughter of j. w. Drexel, IS III the
Hotel Balmoral. Mount McGreoor
with her nurse.
She is an overgrown, .awky. fat
girl, with moustrous feet. but sill the
promise of developing into a beautiful
woman. Her teeth, hair. and skin are
exquisitely cared for; she wears the
simplest, plainest frocks of flannel.
wool, aud gingham, and amuses her
self wandering about the mountain
picking wild flowers. rowing. aud in-
dulging in sach-like simple amuse-
ments. always guarded by her nurse.
or, as she IS nnw called. her maid.
How is that for the hefrcss To a fortune
IN six figures? Rather modest when
with the attire AMI amuse-
ments Of the daughters of mau who
works for a salaryi
1t seems odd 10 find so strong an af-
fection for place in cAii,l but She
preferred going To McGreuor to roinar
10 Europe. Her father was fond of
Saratoga and McGregor. aud she was
most strongly attached TO her father.
Saratoga Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
Her FlRsT olNasR.crvlnc.
Gen. Grants Widow Giyes some Rerninis-
cences of Her Early Married Life.

Imagine my husband inviting four
or i've OF the officers to dine with us at
our first dinnerm savs Mrs. Gen. Grant
IN the Honie-DtGker. OF course he had
to withdraw the Invitation. for how
did know that Hannah understood
cooking? He was amused at my real
dismay.
~ thought every body knew how to
cook-I do. he said. and many a
sayory mess | have helped to- make at
West Point | have roasted apples.
and sometimes even ventured on roast
ing fowl
When | inquired when and how. lie
told me. with boyish pleasure. .The
potatoes. beef etc. we fellows brought
from the mess ball (now Grant hall1 in
our caps. The apples we're usually
the result of a foraging party to old
kingsley's garden.
And the fowl. Ulysses. where did
they come from? | asked.
oh. usually from Col. Delafield's
coops.'
AT my expression of horror at this
really dreadful admission, he said:
Do not be alarmed; | vas not adroit
enough 10 be of these parties; but did
both help cook and eat ihoSe wonderful
suppers.
So of course he Thought any one
could cook Hannah proved to ms
great satisfaction household treasure.
The officers were asked To come the
next day. y hen | bad much pleasure.
though | felt some responsibilitr in ar
ranging the appointments OF nv pretty
table. seeing that all were properly
placed. and remembering with pride
the well-served table of my fathers
house.
We'll. the officers came. and to my
smiling welcome they said: Then we
can stay to-day. can wee Everything
IS right, is il? Aud Hannah really
knows how to cook. does she?
ONLY imagiuei The lieutenant had
told all these men Chat they could not
come 10 dinner because Mrs. Grant
was not sure that Hannah knew any
thing about cooking aud would like 10
have trial dinner first How they
all loved 10 tease me ever after when
ne would ask any of them to dine with
US! They would timidly peep in at the
door aud ask.s.Is it all righi?s or Shall
we come another day?
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
The Latest Fad in Canes.

l notice in all the shop windows a
new fad in silver headed canes. .rh,.
small knobs OF silver on rou.h handles
are no longer The proper caper, but
have given way to the snoofh-turned
handle. irregularly covered with a
smooth coating of silver oxidized in \
cloudy pattern. Following the line of
the oxidized portions is fastened a small
chain made of braided silver wire.
much after the style OF applique work
on dress goods. 1t makes most
picturesque appearance and, am told.
Is very expensive. as all the applique
work must necessarily be done by
hand.
A manufactures. in speaking of the
fad. said: 1T is bound to become
popular. for in this style of work en-
craving is done away with. and any
name or initials can be worked out on
the handles with the braided silver or
gold wire. IN T. Star.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
WANTED A WIFE AND A WATCH.
A Texas ceBtenarIan In Pursuit. OF uatri.
moniaI joys.

Brazoria Letterin the st. Louis Globe.
DenlOcrdt: Mist john, | done come
ter see ef yer eayn't give the old niguer
ole white shut yer done got fra wear
in, said Uncle 'Thuselah n we'll
known old negro Of this vicinity. a dav
or two ago to the writer who told him
that he thought he might lind him a
shirt
'Thankee sahl / kuowed you was
the one ter come ter. | tells yer. /
wants that shut for mighty 'tickIar
puppus- Here the old darkY fell to
chuckling till il seemed that his life
was in jeopardy.
what oecasion?n was asked him.
when he felt his head all over after the
fashion of negroes when embarrassed.
but all the while grinning broadly
and looking about with sheepish de-
light.
We'll, sab. " he said at last. Il de-
clar hit do mos kill dis ole nieger ter
think bout hit. but sho' You live. honey.
unc Thuselah gwine get married ter
morrow"
Get married! Why. you old idiot,
you must be so Mt leastr'
tHunphi" returned the old man. not
In the least offended. '-Unc' 'Thuselah
oldern dat
Well, how old are youpn he was
asked
Il don know. 'zactly. Mis- John.
but | was born de night dat Marster
George Washington was 'leeted to be
boss. My mammy told me dat many
er time, and she 'membered hit. cause
she wanted ter name me arler him, but
my daddy put he foot down dat he'd
iDrrt1n hnr tor
me his name. 'Thuselah"
"Then. according to that. Won are
lOl years old, and II good deal too old
to think about marrying. Were YOU
never married beforeP'
"Glong. chile. Tse bin married too
OF en- ter talk bout. Less see. now.
There was WALLER gal in Virginny
named betsy; then til re was Mandy
and Ph@by and Becky. aud mother
named Betsy, black 'owan VIII er
game eye. | doan' 'zactly reckomem-
ber otfhand who were mex. but seen,
lax twas Sukey. but hit mouphter been
Jane. aud after her come Lizzie. and
then Aun' Patsy"
What became of them allPn
Law. | don know, sah.n with a /
lapse back into his respectful manner
Use had ter wuL too hard ter RIM
round lookin' after a pack o. good for
nothin' winmeu.n
Wen, who is to be the fortunate and |
tenth Mrs. Thuse alp" was propnunded |
to him, but had to be altered TO Who
is it this timer"
"Aun' Ca'liue eff she git done her
rnin' in time and Aun' Rachel eff She
dom"
What on earth do you want to get
married again for? You are much
better off a You are"
. Il don know bout dat, sab! Aun'
Ca'line make 4 heap o. moaey washin'
anu Ise tired hnstlin' round fer some
PIN to eat. and Ann Rachel she cot
80 put away in the bauk an Mist Jim
biakely give her mighty nice sibber
watch fore he died for nussin' him. an
I'd lax mighty we'll ter get ter wear
DAT watch, | reckin' I'll go see Aun'
Ca'line an tell her take her time bout
dat lnin, as | done made up my min
III take Aun' Rachel an' dat watch. fer
hit make me fell mighty good ter think
bout hit.n
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
weeping Trees in the Northwest.

In the forests of Washington and
British Columbia l have freqentlv seen
trees dripping copiously during clear.
bright days, when no dew was visible
eisew here. The dripping was so pro-
fuse that the ground underneath was
almost saturated. The phenomen in
this case was caused by the remarka-
bic condensing power of the leaves of
the fir and it occurred only when the
relative humility was near the dew
point. Tne dripping ceases after 10 or
IL O'Clock in the morning hat re-
sqines at or near sunset. In HakIuvt's
~ Foyages" there is an account OF Haw-
kIns second voyage to Africa aud
America, written by a gentleman who
sailed with Hawkins, in which we are
told that IN the Island Of Ferro there is
a weeping tree that supplies all the
men and beasts of the island with.
drink. there being no Other available
water supply. Further he states that
IN Guinea he saw many weeping trees.
but of a species ditferept from that at
Ferre. -Setttle POST
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
DRAMATIC INCIDENT AT NIAGARA.
The Drummer's Little Adventure with 8
Lunatic.

II have seen three or four suicides
at Niagara Falls said the drummer 10
n. \. San reporter. "bnt the first
was the queerest and gave me the
greatest shock. ] had made the
acquaintance of guest at the hotel as
we sat on the veranda-a man of hand
some look and soft. low voice-and at
aDout 10 O'Clock he proposed that we
go over TO Goat Island together on
foot. l readily assented, aud we were
crossing the bridge when he suddenly
stopped and looked over the railing.
Naturally. l followed suit. He had
been in Brazil. aud he began telling
me of the customs and manners of
that country; but after about ten min
utes he suddenly stopped short and
queried:
:" Would you mind taking a swim
with me this morning2'
"A swimi Great heavens. man
but where could you swim here?' /
gasped.
. Here, in the rapids
But you'd be swept over the falls
in ten secondsl'
OF eoursar he laughed. showing
his white teeth, aud before the words
were fairly uttered he struck the water.
Almost before could breathe twice he
was over the falls aud out of sight for
ever, and | stood there. rubbing my
eyes and wondering if | was asleep.
until crowd came and begun 10 ask
questions. In the afternoon the keeper
OF a privat" insane asylum arrived and
identified the man as an escaped
patient, and when he had heard nv
story he asked:
Did he lay hands on youp'
No
It's a wonder. He was ALWAYS
planning to get here and compel some
one to go over the fails with him.
Excuse me. but do you chewp'
e" i do
You didn'i offer him anyp'
But / did-while we we're leaning
over the rail-
That accounts for it. lie always
declared that a man who used tobacco
was hog, and that to die with one
meant eternal disgrace. The tit came
upon him as be looked at the rushing
waters. but your tobacco saved YOUR
lie. Stranger, lend us a chawr -
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
A Mine OF Beeswax.

No one has ever been able to gives
an authentic account of how sue
enormous quantities of beeswax came
to be deposited on the beach near
Nehalem. Specimens are found alonp
the beach in various places. but it is
most plentiful near the mouth of the
Nehalem. As the sea shifts the bars.
pieces of 1T are washed ashore and
large quantities are found bv plough
ing in some of the low land near the
beach. There are spots where the sea
has never reached in the memory of
the oldest settlers, aud which are
covered with a good-sized growth of
spruce. where deposits of the wax NAV
be found by digging. Specimens of
the wax may be found at the house of
any settler on the beach, and 10 all ap-
pearances it is genuine heeswax.
Several tons have been unearthed- and
one man shipped II large amount to
San Francisco once for which he re-
ceived $500. In quality it is as good
as any IN the market and has retained
ITS familiar odor through all its rough
usage and age. 1t is supposed by
some, and so stated. that il came from
the wreck of Spanish vessels over
century ago. Others say it came from
a wrecked Chinese junk. These ira
ditions i'll regard to the wrecks come
from the Indians and are not reliable.
1t is possible that this beesw;tX is renI-
ly lost treasure" which peopIe are
digging for on the Nehalem.-I IIkka-
naook core. Heddiigbt
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
swsnIy eanle {, the surlaoe nos. morn.

twenty came 70 the surface noxt morn
ing and were secured.
The London Times predicted the
recent storm in Argentine politics bv
an editorial published about Il fortnight
before the first lighting began. The
article was extremely moderate In
tone. and was evidently intended 10
caution the British public against lend
ing any more money in the Argentine
Republic at present. With S2S5. O00.-
600 of money in jeopardy, one would
think the British investor would say
that he has had enough in that country.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
About Jonah and the whale.

Doctor" said Tribune reporter
yesterday 10 city minister, is there
not natural explanation of the
whales swallowing of Jonah?'
Yes In the first place there is
nothing ia the Hebrew to show that il
was what we call a whale. The yyor.l
translated into both the Septuaeiut
and the New Testament by the Greek
.katos means simply sea monster:
and this word WAS the one used by our
Lord in his reference to this account of
Jonah. lMatthew xiii. 39-4D. So
far. therefore. as the Hebrew or Greek
words are concerned the fish may
have been whale. a shark, a sea SER
pent or any other large monster of the
deep Hence. there is nothing incred-
ible in the statement that Jonah. upon
being thrown into the sea. was quickly
oyertaken by sea monster and swai-
lowed without suffering any mutila-
tion. providing the monster was LARGE
enough. 1t is we'll known that the
waters through which a vessel in sail
ing from Joppa to any Spanish port
must pass were frequented in early
times, by specie of shark called sea-
dog. having throat large enough to
swallow man whole. The French
naturalist, Lacepede, in his .Histoire
des Poissons. states that sea-dogs have
a lower jaw of nearly six feet in semi
circular extent; which enables us to
understand how they can swallow en-
tire animals as large or larger than
ourselves. Blumenbach. the German
zoologist. in his Manual of Natural
History is authority for the additional
facts that sea-dogs have been taken
weighing five tons. and that horse
has been found whole in the stomach
of sea-dog. And Pliny. so A. d.,
gives an account of the skeleton of
sea monster forty feet long. whose ribs
were higher than those of an Indiian
elephant. This skeleton. Pliny saws.
was brought from Joppa. IA CITY of
Judca. and exhibited in Rome by NJ.
Seaurus. m-.Sa5t Luxe 1rtJat4e.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
Electricity in GoId.NLininy.

The electrical process has been sue
cessfully adopted in South Australia
for the recovery of the minute gold
dust that has hitherto been lost in the
work of separating the metal from the
ore. The economical value of the
process has been abundantly proved.
and the returns are sufficiently good to
compensate for the somewhat high
expense of the process.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
Chapped Hands.


Chapped hands are an especial
source of annoyance to many persons
during cold weather Homely as the
remedy may seem, there is probably
nothing better or more effective than 4
simple rubbing with pure mutton
tallow. One part of glycerine to two
parts of soft water, with a few droDs
of rose water added, will be found
very useful; so win vaseline or either
OF the following recipes:
One dram of borax, six ounces of
rose water, and one ounce of glycerine.
One ounce of glycerine and one
ouce of alcohol. mix together, then add
eight ounces of rose water; bottle for
use.
Liquor ammoniac tincture of opium
spirits of turpentine, and olive oil.
equal parts of each. After washing
and drying the hands in the morning.
at midday and in the evening, pour 4
teaspoonfnl of the liniment in one
hand, and rub the hands and finoers
together as if washing them. Repeat
the process with the other hand. If
the sore parts smart too much. the
lInlment should have lit sweet oil
added to it Good HouSeEeepi,tg.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-05
What NJ. ID. Meant.

A Philadelphian entered drug store
and presented an order for pint OF
whisky, signed with his own name and
the letters Nj. D. You're no doctor. -
said the drug clerk. No; didn't saw ]
was. .'Well. what does NJ. ID. meanP''
asked the clerk. To whom replied
the individual briskly: 1T means
mighty dry!'