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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
iN EAvoR oe cANNIRALs.
A Plea ia Paiiiation OF tha Practice %
Eating Human Flesh.

The word cannihal is associated In
our minds with scenes of the most
debased savagery that the Imagination
can picture; of men in habits and
appearance little lower than the
brute; of orgies the result of the most
degrading religious superstition. II is
not until one has live on terms of
friendship with eAinib.tis. Savs Biuck-
GOODS hfgaztn. that one realizes that
the practice j. not Incompatible with
an Intelligence and moral qualities
which command respect. Aud after
all ii one can for moment lay aside
the instructive Rorror which the idea
calls up and dispassionately consider
the nature Of canniblisln our repug-
nance To il seems less logically
grounded.
Itis true that II must generally en-
tail mnrdef bni that i certainly not
the reason for oar laathing OF il. II is
something deeprr thu, this, and the
distinction we DIR tween the flesh
of men and oi IS NJ first sight
little curious tu imagine the
inhabitants of : planet. whose
physical necessitio, "a moi force them
10 eat nesh -tn take life in order 10
live Regarding. rs with much the same
kind OF abhorrence with when we
look GU eannibils. Most of our nat
ural instincts are based upon natural
laws. which when broken. are sure to
visit the breaker with their penalties.
The eating of unripe fruit. Of putrid
meat and of poisonous matter are some
of these. But no penalty in the shape
of disease seems 10 bc attached to cam
nibalism.
"a. Il.
lead men, apart from the pressure of
famine. To practice cannibalism?
Among certain African tribes. and
lately in Hayti. il has been the out
come OF debaSed religious supersti-
tion or that extraordinary instinct
common 10 all II es which leads men
to connect the highest religious enthu-
siasm with the most horrible orgies
that their diseased imagination can
conceive. The feeling that leads menu
bers of Sects TO bind themselves to-
gether BY the celebration Of some uu-
speakable rite perhaps led TO the accu-
sations laid against the Christians Of
the second century and the Hun garian
Jews of the nineteenth. But ia the
South eas. although the motive has
been falsely attributed 10 craving Tor
animal food. II was generally the last
act of triumph over u fallen nemy.
Thus Homer makes Achilles triumph
ing over the dying Hector. wish he
could make mince-meat of his body
and devoncli it. Triumph could go no
further than 10 slay and then to assim-
ilate the body of yonr foe, and the be-
lief that by thus making him part Of
you you acquire his courage in battle
is said 10 have led a chief of old Fiji to
actually consume himself the entire
body of the man he had killed by daily
roasting what remained of it 10 pre-
vent decomposition.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
A victory Won Too Late.

A Detroit wholesale house sent an
agent into one offhe northern counties
the other day, SAYS the Detroit Free
Press. to investigate and report on the
failure of dry1goods man whose as
sets were below zero. The bankrupt
was perfectly willing to explain how it
all happened.
you see. he said. Il got married
about two years ago. Up to that time
the postmaster and his wife had been
at the head of society here and run the
ranch. He had the only swallow-tail
coat and she the only silk dress in the
town.
4 see.''
I'VE had to make lead for the head
and bought my wife $12 bonnet and
a diamond ring"
"Yes."
The postmaster bought his wife a
bronco pony and a pair of diamond
earrings"
Yes"
Then 1 subscribed $500 to a new
church, gave two lawn parties. and
bought a top carriage and PAGER"
Yes"
He came up smiIingly with a new
brick house. a progressive euchre par
ty. and gave $3.50 to the heathen OF
Africa
II see.n
We'll. | had gone in TO smash him
or lose lung. and so pledged myself
for the preachers salary for a year,
lost S400 on a deal in wheat, kept two
hired girls. bought three Persian rugs,
backed barber shop, took a half IN
terest in our home newspaper. and
presented every church in town with q
bell.''
THAT must have laid him?"
1t did. He threw up his hands and
surrendered. but when you fellows in
Detroit drew on me at three days sight
| was dished. I'm sorry it happened,
but you can't blame me. If that post
master hadn't made fool of himself
I'd have been able to pay $50 cents on
the dollar.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
Mrs. chants Advice to Girls.

These are the last public words
shall speak in Boston for a long time, :"
said Mrs. Laura Ormiston Chant to
several hundred young persons gathered
around her Il want to ask you to
keep up the standard of gentlemanly
and ladylike behavior that / see
around me. rs well as to preserve your
good looks. How are YOU going to
keep up this standard? Well. by
avoiding certain youthful vices. Some
of these YOU know well. Eating Your
dinner in a hurry is one. Smuggling
your breakfast into your stomach is
another Reading in bed is n third,
and even worse is smoking in bed. In
order to take new ideas into our minds
we.must read. but reading at the wrong
time does no good. Some people
wonder AT me for doing so much work
and never appearing tagged out. ]
will tell YOU how l do it. | laugh
heartily. / loye 10 laugh. | sleep
soundly love to. sleep. | eat we'll.
/ should say love to eat. but you
might consider me greedy
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
A Resourceful Wife.

good story comes from one of the
rural districts of an eN-swell who mar
ried young woman with reputation,
much TO the chagrin of his family. who
'cut him off, - so to speak. for such
fatal mistake. Recently the parental
hearts began to relent, and PROPOSE
ton was made through an accommodate
ing friend that the young ex-swell
should divorce the objectionable daugh-
ter-in-law. and receive in return not
only the parental blessing. but a good
ly part of the parental exchequer.
When the matter was laid before
madame she advised her spouse to ac-
cept the generous reward offered for
the ''ineonstancy of man. suggesting
that it would be advisable to replete
the empty Golfers.
Whats divorce more or less?
Let's have one by all means-divide
the spoils and get married over again.
Now, could a man. an ex-swell, have
a more accommodating wife.
Why" she said to listening con-
tidante-who, of course. circulated the
matter, as all well regulated con-
tidautes do-''why. | am ready to do
anything for the dear boy And she
added ingenuously: Only last winter.
when he was strapped for funds. 1
went to San Francisco and worked in a
bookbindery. San Francisco Call.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
stealing Kisses.

A good joke is being told on a we'll
known young Third street man. He
is great society man. He is hand
some. polished and something of
dandy. He is quite good-looking and,
a pair of glasses balanced on his aristo-
cratic nose gave him an intellectual
air that he would not otherwise pos
sess. For year or so he has been de-
voted 10 well-known young society
woman. Not week ever passed that
he has not been at least twice to see
her About a month ago he proposed
and was accepted. About two weeks
ago the engagement was broken, only
to be patched up again shortly after
ward.
The cause of the engagement being
broken was that the young man made
his accustomed visit; he was shown in
to the parlor. While sitting there he
heard his betrothed coming down the
stairs. He stepped to the door. and as
she passed the door he leaped out and
printed a kiss upon her lips. A faint
scream above startled him. He looked
up and saw his sweetheart at the head
of the stairs. He looked down and saw
that he had the housemaid in his arms.
He tried to explain matters but his
ShGCAiiCdLI NOuiA iiON navy IT. anu tuO
engagement was broken. She after
wardsaccepted his explanation and re-
instated him.
This experience would have cured
most people. but it did not cure him.
A few II ghts ago he called again and
entered the parlor. There was no
light in the hall nor in the parlor. In
a short time he heard his girl coming
down the steps. He stepped out into
the hall, and as she reached the bot
tom of the stairs he inclosed her in his
arms and imprinted a long. lingering
kiss upon her ruby lips. Releasing her,
he struck match and lit the gas, then.
turning to snatch kiss. he was horri-
fied to see before him the black cook.
He gave her dollar not TO say any
thing about it, but it was TOO good to
keep and she told il.
Aninfant orrou-s oi,rht inol,as Imam =,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
SOME CURIOUS SEIZURES.
Singular Liquors That Have Been Seized
by the New York Customs Authorities

The custom house occasionally af-
fords interesting glimpses into the vast
foreign life of the United States, says
letter from New York Recently while
calling upon a friend. who holds
responsible position in that circum-
Iocutory institution he showed me
samples of large number OF invoices
of liquors which had recently been
imported. Every one would puzzle
the average man about town. One
was n greenish-yellow fluid called
slivovitsch. II comes from Austria
and the Balkan states and is made
from small wild plum which grows
in that district. II is fiery and to a
Yankee palate very disagreeable, but
is extremely popular with the Hun
garians and WaiIaks.
A suggestion of the Holy land was
given br samples of honey wine, pass
over honey wine and Jerusalem plum
brandy The first and second were
sweet aud odorous. but trifie insipid
In composition they are like the
metheglin and honey mead used in
England dnrin. the middle ages The
brandy WAS raw and almost vitriolic.
The three stimBiaats are consumed BY
the Sloraks ansl Poiaks from Russia
and the Greeks and SYrians from Asia
Minor.
Specimens of palque and mescal
showed that Mexico has some influence
upon its sister republic. The former
is Il beer made from e.tetaS. aud tastes
somewhat like that gaseous German
horror. weiss-beer. Ii IS far stronger.
however. and is said To produce the
most intense drunkenness known to
errinS man The meSe4l IS the distii
late of pulqIe. and can be described
only hv the word atroeious.
The Scandiaavians show their love
of the fatherland by uneeasin@ impor-
tations of Chrisfiaaia beer Swedish
punch and corn brandtvin. The beer
is light, pleasant aud wholesome; the
punch is aromatic. s;ivory, bnt so sweet
rs to be insipid; the corn brandtyin is
not corn brandy. as the name literally
translated would imply. but a whisky
made from re. oats and barley. It Is
rich in fusel oil and consequently head
ache.
From Russia every now and then
comes vodka or wodkv. an impure.
reeking. strong alcohol; from Central
America some delicious coriiaIs made
out of pineapple. guaya and banana;
from China not less than fifty stimu-
| lants. running from tea wine rosebud
wine and almond beer 10 heavy millet
whisky and rice brandy; from Turkey
some liquid for inakiag sherbet. and
/ from Brazil layangina. or ofaage-peel
| gin. Over 5000 different kinds OF
| stimulauts are known and recorded in
the custom house. of which 2 500 we're
unknown TO Americans fifteen years
arc
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
How to Treat a Sweetheart.

From an old New England scrap
book: When he comes to see you let
me give YOU few hints as to Your
treatment of him:
First of all, my dear don't let him
get an idea that your one object in life
is to get all YOU can out of him.
Don't let him believe that you think
so lightly of yourself that whenever he
has an idle moment he can find you
ready and willing to listen to him.
Don't let him think that YOU are GO
ing out driving with him alone. even if
your mother should be lenient enough
TO permit this.
Don't let him think that you are go
ing TO the dance or the frolic with him;
you are going with Your brother. or
else you are going to make up party
which viii all 90 together.
Don't let him spend his money on
you; when he goes away he may bring
you box of sweets, a book, or some
music; but don't make him feel that
you expect anything but courteous at
tention.
Don't let him call you by your first
name, at least not till you are engaged
to him, and then only when you are by
yourselves.
Don't let him put his arms around
you and kiss YOU; when he put the
pretty ring on your finger that meant
that YOU were to be his wife soon. he
gained few rights, but not the one of
indiscriminate caressing. When he
placed il there he was right to put a
kiss on your lips-it was the seal OF
your love; but If YOU give your kisses
too freely they will prove of little
value. A maiden fair is like a beauti-
full. rich, purple plum; it hangs high
up on the tree and is looked at with
envy. He who would get it must work
for it, and all the trying should be on
his side, so that when he gets it he
appreciates it.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
EREMoNr.s Camel SCHEME.
A Project which WAS - Prophecy or ths
Advent of the Iron IIorse


Mrs. NJ. A. Bingham. widow OF the
late General Bingham, met General
John G. Fremont in Kansas City la the
days before the war. and has many in
cidents to relate OF the Pathfinder.
One of the most interesting refers TO
the meeting of Senator Benton and
General Fremont forty years. ago TO
discuss the establishment of caravan
route to California.
II met General Fremont along in the
fifties.n remarked Mrs. Bingham. ..He
came here and stopped several davs at
the famous Gillis House. / remember
taking dinner with him. He was re-
garded rs a brave. adventurous, daring
spirit. We looked upon him very much
rs people of to-day look upon Stanley.
At the time General Fremont was in
Kansas City planning for caravan to
travel across the great American
Desert. His right hand man in this
project was Lieutenant Beale. civil
engineer. educated at West Point The
father-in-law of General Fremont,
Senator Benton. was also here. and
regarded the caravan scheme with
favor. They proposed TO import
camels from Africa and use them in
transporting goods overland along the
route known as the Santa Fe trail. The
camels We're imported at considerable
expense, but the trip was found inn
practicable. The camels could not
stand the climate. 1t was proposed to
winter them in Texas or Southern
and the promoters of the scheme lost
considerable money.
Il shall never forget, continued
Mr. psk,rrkat,, tx,.t.rt
morning General Fremont rode away
from Kansas City on his way to Cali
fornia, looking every inch soldier in
his handsome uniform and military
trappings. Refining his steed to one
side, he said. laughingly. TO me: When
come back get your saddle ready and
! will give you a ride on one OF nv
camels.' / never had the privilege of
taking that ride. General Fremont
soon forgot the camel scheme and went
OF 10 new fields. The camel idea
seemed perfectly feasible and practica-
BILE. but the idea Of a Pacific railroad
seemed preposterous. While discuss
ing the caravan project Senator Benton
said 10 me: You are young, but YOU
will live TO see the iron ears start from
Kansas City and cross the mountains
TO the Pacific Slope. am old. / shall
never live TO see il. But / have con-
fidence in the country and believe in
the future of the railroad. This little
town of 800 inhabitants will become
one of the great cities of the world.
Il could not comprehend such a
project. was surprised at its magni-
tude. Visions of my school days of the
great American Desert, second only TO
Sahara in its size. the Biographies said
came fitting through my brain. and
remarked:
But Senator. how about the great
American Desert? How can they ever
cross it?'
".That IS nothing. be replied
Standing in the moonlight on the
portieo OF the famous Gillis House.
impressive and majestic in manner, the
aged Senator has seemed TO me ever
since prophet. The caravan, which
seemed so plausible. n failure-the
Pacific road. which seemed so far away.
4 success. Who can tell what to ex-
pect?r
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
To Insure Long Life.

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes says the
first thing to be done to insure long
life is some years before birth to ad-
vertise for a couple of parents both
belonging to long-lived families. Es-
pecially let the mother come of race
in which octogenarians and nonagen-
arians are very common phenomena
There are practical difficulties in fol-
lowing out this suggestion. but posi-
bl ythe forethought of your progenitors.
or that concurrence of circumstances
which we call accident, may have ar
ranged this for you.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
ToIsTol ave THE egAR.


An incident is related about the cele-
brated writer. Count Tolstoi. which
nearly cost him his life. He went out
on bear hunt with some of his friends.
and, after selecting a spot which COM
manded a good view of the surround
ing grounds. some of the more ex-
perienced hunters suggested that the
snow had better be trampled down so
that it would be easier for them to
move about and get out of bruins way
and have time enough TO take shot at
him if he should come upon them un-
expectedly.
The count. however, although up to
bis waist IN the snow, objected to this
and said that it was entirely un-
necessary. since the whole thing con-
sisted Of shooting the bear aud not
wrestling with him.
They did not have to wait long. for
the bear. which had just risen from its
lair, was walking along to get out of
the way OF the hunters when it sud-
denly stepped ont into the open space
directly IN front Of Tolstoi.
He coolly took aim and fired but the
bail. for some reason or other went
wide of its mark Taking aim again
he fired. this time hitting the bear in
the head. and the bullet lodged in the
lower jaw and of course only made
very irritating wound which made the
. bear 50 savage that taking a few
jumps. he was upon Tolstoi before he
was able 10 realize it. Just as the bear
came close enough 20 him he dropped
down, and of course the bear went
right over his body. Tolstoi's whole
body sunk into the deep snow. and. the
only part that remained exposed was
bis mead. which the bear tackled as
soon as he had recovered from his sur
prise IN seeing Tolstoi disappear so
suddenly
Tolstoi did his best 10 push his head
down as low as possible. and elevated
his fur cap for the bear to bite. Twice
the savage animal snapped at it. and
then, discovering his mistake, made a
bite deeper down. this time taking a
piece Of flesh from the counts right
cheek.
just at this moment his comrades re-
turned. and by their loud wells sue
ceeded in driving away the bear. who
very slowly turned his back upon the
hunters and walked into the woods,
master of the situation
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
Reason for Protesting.

There is story told of a young ply
sician of this city who was connected
at one time with the emergency hos
pital which has caused many smile
at his expense. He had not long been
stationed Mt the hospital when awoman
was brought in suffering from severe
scalp wound. The blood WAS yelling
out in great Jets and was fast dyeing
her golden curls rusty red. aud the
doctor was engaged in hastily clipping
her halr. when his patient exclaimed.
"Oh. doctor, don'tr' Thinking he
might have hurt her. he said. ''Oh,
never mind; that's all right mo
it's not, " responded the lady with some
warmth, 'foryou are cutting my wig"
And so he was.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
Wherein the Resemble nee Failed.

The late Gen. Clinton b. Fisk Of New
arsey. who attained political promi-
snce as the Prohibition candidate for
ssident, was a Sunday-school worker
well as a Prohibitionist. He was
avs IN demand at Methodist Sunday
eol institutes. and at one of these
erings, as he used to tell, he was
7etely dumfounded by a bright
ester in this manner: He was
pg an address after another speak
~s1lo had reminded the children that
Il was Wasinngton's birthday. Said
Gen Fisk.
-0f course, you all know, children,
about George Washington, whose
birthday this is. He was IA General.
alsos Can any of you tell what is the
difference between Washington and
myself?a
Al the furtllest end of the room
small. boyish voice eagerly exclaimed:
Il know. sir. =
Well. what is the difference?'' asked
Gen Fisk. with smile Of encourage
ment.
Gen. Washington couldn't tell a
lfe. sfrtn was the exuitant reply. which
sci the older p rsons present into q
roar OF laughter. in which the General
himself Joined as heartily as any one.
~ Il F5esS-
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
Danlarin.

A new element named "damaria. " is
said to have been discovered in the
crater of an extinct volcano in Dumara-
land. 1t is reported to have an atomic
weight of only 0.5 or half that of
hydrogen; and. therefore, it is the
lighteSt known substance.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
old People in the crimea.

A Greek woman who died at Sim
ferpol, Russia. lately is said TO have
been 112 years old. She was working
in her garden to the last moment. Be-
soming tired, she laid down to rest
and passed away without a struggle.
There are many centenarians in the
Crimea. Three years ago there was in
Kertch an old soldier whose dismissal
from the army dated from the time of
Catherine H., and whose authenticated
credentials put his age at12s years.
The government telegraph service Of
Great Britain transmits. ii is said, on
the average. 53S. 270 words day to
newspapers alone.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24

children waste away under such diet.
while others gain flesh from the starchy
food (earbonaeeous or fat-formingl. but
they are weak and any slight illness or
exposure prostrates them, and they need
more Of the muscle-forming foods.-New
England Farmer.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
Electric Railway in salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City, Utah territory. ex-
poets to have sixty-tiye miles of eleetri-
cnl railway in operation by the close
of the Summer.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24
Not Gailty.

Last winter the Northern Pacific lost
lot of coal at Helena, Montana, and ac-
eused prominent merchants of stealing
it by the carload. claiming to have con-
elusive proof. P. j. Tuohy. one Of the
accused. has been tried and acquitted
and that probably ends the cases.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24

Paris's water supply is proportion
ately more than one-third less than
any American city of note.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-24

An infant grows eight inches during
the first year.