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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
10 ossAwATTomlE.s eoYs.
How Owen and Jason Brown Disposed
of The r GItiIe Fortune

John Brown of Harper's Ferry
whose soul goes marching on, has two
sons, Owen and jason. who went into
the valley where Pasadena sits in the
sunshine of the California paradise.
and there struggles against adversely
and fought pinehed circumstances in
a loug and hard contest.
A Lewiston gentleman who is just
home from Washington. met in New
York last week an old friend. an attor-
ney of much note, who recently settled
the estate of one of these sons. who
has recently died at or near Pasadena.
The attorney told the Lewiston gentle
man a story whose moral will be found
touching. no matter how badly it may
be told in this place, and whose theme
is heroic along the better line of hero
ism. This attorney found the affairs
of the deceased in good order. but his
estate small. He obtained from the
surviving son memento of John
Brown, letter written to one of the
sons nearly fifty years ago. good let
ter. with one or two bits of honest,
manly advice in it. In progress of
looking up the affairs the attorney
found out this. that the two sons had
lived along in n rather pinched way
paying for their little place. working
hard and patiently, uncomplaining in
their toll. and that they finally had
saved 5000 for little nest egg against
future troubles. About two years ago
or more. as everyone knows, Charles
ton. S. c., fell in earthquake. There
was want aad suffering-a misery in
some sections paralleJed only by the
Hood at Conemaugh. When those two
brothers heard of it. forgetting that
South Carolina had embodied the ele-
ment that had slain n father. and hear
ing only the cries of want and distress,
they sent their entire little fortune to
Charleston and it was used in allaying
the miseries of the men and women
who in a certain way had been respon-
sible for their fathers death.
There's the story. You can think it
over. especially in the light of its un-
ostentatious giving. and perhaps you
may see its moral. The fact that it
has been unnoticed so long. and that
one of the sons has died. without see
ing even a newspaper reference to the
incident. is proof enough that it was a
gift of pure generosity and nothing
else.-Leaoistoia Me Journal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
A statement from Mrs. Fremont.

In n recent number of The Century
Mrs. Fremont gives the following ac-
count of how she baked an official at
tempt to delay General Fremonts sec
ond expedition to the West:
In the month of March. 1S43. /
accompanied Mr.. Fremont to st.
Lonis. where the second expedition
was fitted out; that through. lie left
for the frontier, where the men and
animals were gathered. Following
out my duty of secretary. / WIS 10
open the mail and forward to the camp
at Kaw Landing now Kansas City. all
that in my Judgment required Mr..
Fremout's attention. One day there
came for him an official letter from his
colonel. the chief of the Typographical
Bureau: it was an order recalling him
to Washington whittier he was direct
ed to return and explain why he had
armed his party with II howitzer; say
ing that it was a scientific, not n mill
tary expedition, and should not have
been so armed. | saw at once that
this would make delays which would
involve the overthrow of great plans,
aud felt there was hidden hand at
work. Fortunately my father was alb
sent from st. Louis. aud | could act on
nv instinct. Without telling any one
of the order put it away and hurried
off a messenger to Mr.. Fremont-one
of his men. Basil Lajeunesse. who was
to join him with the last things l
feared a duplicate letter might have
been sent on to the frontier; but the
river mail was very irregular and
slow. aud 1 charged Basil to make all
haste, for much depended on that let
ter. | wrote Mr.. Fremont that he
must not ask sChy, but must start at
once, ready or not ready. The ami
mails could rest and fatteu at Bent's
Fort. Only CO. There was a reason.
but he could not know it; my father
would take care of everything. And
as we acted together unquestioningly
he did go Immediately.
Not until after received the good
by letter did l write in answer to his
colonel who had sent The order of re-
call. Then wrote him exactly what
had done; that had not sent for
ward the order because it was given
on insufficient knowledge. and to obey
it would break up the expeditions; that
the Journeys to and from Washington,
with indefinite delays there, would lose
to tho animals the best season for
grass and throw them, underfed, into
the mountains in winter; that the coun-
try of the Blackfeet and other fierce
tribes had to be crossed, and that Ind
ians knew nothing of the rights of
science, but fought all whites; that
these tribes were in number and the
party not fifty men. therefore the how
itzer was necessary; that as L knew a
military order. must be obeyed, had
not let it be known to any one, but
had hurried off the party.
When my father returned he en-
tirely approved of my wrong-doing.
| and wrote to the Secretary of War
that he would be responsible for my
act and that he would call for a court
martial ON the point charged against
Mr.. Fremont But there was never
any further question of the wisdom OF
| his arming the party sufficiently"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
~ TIE VALLEY OF oeAfn.
Iieut. fsranersst's Expsrisnes ON ths
Island of Java

Il visited The Valley OF Death when
on the Island of Java three months
ago" said Lieut.. Leon Bancroft when
talking TO a Chicago Tribune reporter.
The Lieutenant Is connected with her
Majesty's service In India. and reg
listers from Calcutta.
.srhe place Is called the Valley of
Death" explained the officer, ION nc
count Of the deadly fumes there. But
the natives cannot account for the
poisonous odors. nor has their presence
ever been explained. The deadly
place Is about tlirty-fiye feet below the
surrounding ground, looks like dry
bed OF a stream. and Is about one mile
in circumference. As | approached
the place noticed suffocating smell.
aud was attacked with nausea and diz-'
ziness. A belt of this fetid atmosphere
surrounds the valley. / passed through
IL. and in pnrer air was permitted to
view the awful spectacle, for IL was
awful. Before me saw scattered all
over the barren floor OF the valley
skeletons OF men. wild hogs. deer, and
all kinds of kirds and small animals,
The entire bed OF the valley is one
solid rock, and could not discover a
hole or crevice in any place from
where the poisonous fumes came. The
hills surrounding this desolate strip
are covered with vegetation, aud al
though the neighboring mountains are
volcanic they do not emit sulphurous
odors, or present any Indication OF a
recent eruption.
There is no apparent cause for the
strip of deadly fumes surrounding the
valley. After I passed through it
became boldcr and approached the
edge of the deadly place. / was anx-
;,,.,a ff.t 4. bnffana ~ hn xyaliau
If possible. but was afraid to make the
attempt, as had been warned to give
the place wide berth. / determined.
however to see what the fumes smell
ed like, and started to descend. My
pet Irish terrier was with me, and as
soon as he saw me step over the side OF
the bank he rushed down ahead of me.
l endeayored to call him back, but was
too late. AS soon as the little animal
reached the rocky bed below he fell
over on his side. He continued to
breathe for ten minutes. l don't be-
liere 1 was ever nearer deaths door
than was at that time. Four or five
times | WAS tempted to rush down to
rescue him. but subsequently learned
that such move on my part would
have been certain death. For ten
minutes / suffered the agony of seeing
nv dog die and then turned and fed
from the spot. While there I saw a
bird fall victim to the deadly fumes.
1t evidently intended to fiy to the bot
tom of the valley. but before it reach
ed the ground il fell dead. | don't be-
lieye it lived half minute after en-
tering the deadly atmosphere.
mo one has yet been able to ex-
plain the cause of the fetid emanations
from the earth. the natives say. and so
many lives have been sacrificed in at
tempting to explore the valley that
they have determined to keep away
from the spot forever"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
Call for a HaIeCent.

TIE 1-2c cent has become necessity in
trade and the American Newsdealers'
association will petition congress to
establish 1-2-cent coinage. On 1-cent
papers the Dealers profit is only 1-2
cent, and in many instances the 1-2
cent is host because there is no coin of
this value. An appreciable loss arises
from this source in the course of q
year. 1t is favorite way in marking
retail goods of all kinds to rate them
in such a way that the 1-2 cent comes
in. and in every case goes to the dealer.
This odd cent in large establishment
certainly amounts to several dollars
daily. while the buyers lose and the
seller gains. for want of the 1-2 cent
coin. The infnitesimal divisions of
industry and retail supplied long ago
made these small coins a necessity in
Europe. A centime is fifth of cent.
Switzerland has a centime piece. Bel
gium 2-centime piece, Germany has
the pfennig. equal to one-fourth of a
cent.-Aqe of Steel.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
tton,s tafs Aa,one iso,alty.

Life al sandringilan Is very simple.
Gays lady Elizabeth Hillary in The
Ladies' Hoste journal. The Prince
breakfasts with his SONS and any male
members Of the-foyal family who may
be there; the Princess breakfasts 10 iier
private apartment. while the young
princesses break their fast In an old
fashioned room still known as the
school.room. When this meal is oyer
they come down to say good-moraing
to their father, and are usually accom-
panied by group of pet dogs. The
gentlemen go out shooting or riding.
while the ladies In the house amuse
themselves with books and papers and,
later in the day, are Joined by the
Princess. Luncheon brings all to-
gether. and this informal meal Is, when
the season will permit served in .
tent. put up in the woods near where
the mighty hunters are. The Princess
leads the procession going to this In o
smart yellow cart drawn by the plump
est OF ponies. driving herself and one
of her lady guests. She Is, by-the-by.
an extremely good whip. Luncheon
over, the ladies return to Sandring-
ham House. everybody meeting again
at five o'clock tea. and dinner being
served In the dinning-room at about
half-past eight o'clock. The Prince
and Princess dine with their guests;
the Princess sitting in the center OF
one side of the table, while the Prince
is exactly opposite. When dessert is
served a piper plays the bagPiges in
the corridor outside. in veritable High
land style. tl,at is. pacing backwards
and forwards.
A recent survey has established the
number of glaciers in the Alps at 1. 155.
Of which 249 have length OF more than
four and tiree-quarter miles. The
French Aips contain IA glaciers, those
of Italy 70. Switzerland 471.and Austria
A62.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24

Quiller was putting on his coat lie
answered my unspoken question with
a solemnity for which was not pre-
pared.
.For twenty-five years these two
poor ghosts have been waiting their
opportunity. Let us be thankful that
In the end they found It,"
He seemed to forget to take leave OF
us in any way and went without an
other word. As the door closed each
of us drew deep breath of relief.
Dick raised his head with an air of
stupefaction.
o'Brien. why did you never tell 1t
beforep"
1.-The rummiest thing about it is the
your part truep"
Il don't know" said Dick; III begin
to think it must be-"
"Great Scotland Yardi' said Teddy
OBrien. did you make it upp"
Every word of it-on the spur of
the moment"
..Did you know"
mot a word. CUTLER seemed struck
by that picture, and IL was the only
sign of human interest he had shown,
so | thought I'd humor him. l didn't
mean ghost story when l began, but
it somehow developed into that. |
would have given good deal to take
a rise out of him. but never hoped
for anything so complete as this"
at was curious coincident that
You should have taken Brakes cot
tage" said Mr.. OBrien.
Yes" said Dick dryly; ''but the
most curious part of it all is that the
cottage was made uD toO,h
..Great Scotland Yardt' said Teddy
OBrien again.
And who painted the headP"
II painted IL myself" said Dick,
land l began to think it must be
deuced good picture. ~ CorfahtH
Magazine.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
AN INDIAN LEGEND.
The Tradition Concerning Sleeping Bear
Point and the Manttou Islands.

The folk lore of the Indians of Michi-
gan is almost thing of the past. but
few of their legends being preserved at
the present time To be sure, there
are few of the old natives. whose
locks have been whitened by the recur-
ring frosts Of many winters. who pre-
serve a few of the traditions of their
tribes. Such one is Wien-da-goo-ish
an aged brave. whose huge proportions
gave him the name mentioned. which.
translated into English. means giant.
Being in communicative mood few
days ago he related one OF his tribal
traditions concerning the Manitou
Islands and Sleeping Bear Point. He
said that many years ago. before the
primeval woods of Michigan and Wis
consin had been invaded by the ruth
less white man. the wild animals OF
the forests were possessed of spirits. and
that the medicine men of the tribes
were able to talk with them.
Once upon time a huge she-bear
was compelled to desert the shores of
Wisconsin and with her two cubs take
to the waters of Michi-game, the great
lake. on account of fires that were
raging in the wilderness. The heat
was SO intense that the mother bear
concluded not to return to the Wis
consin shore. but struck boldly out for
the banks of Michigan. When nearly
across the lake the two cubs sank from
exhaustion and were drowned. The
old bear swan about the spot for
hours, but her cubs rose not again.
Finally weariness compelled her to
seek the shore. reaching which she
climbed a huge bluff and lay down to
Sleep That bluff was Sleeping Bear
Point. and from that day to this the
spirit of the old bear has remained on
that bluff. and from the spot where
sank the two cubs there gradually
arose two beautiful islands. the North
and South Manitou. or. as it means in
the veruacular of the Ottawas,. Spirit
Islands. The spirits of the cubs are
supposed to abide on the islands. and
that of the mother bear keeps con-
slant and loving watch over the homes
of her loved ones, where they are
bound to remain until terrestrial time
shall be no more. when they will be
transported to the Indian heaven. or
happy hunting grounds, not as victims
of the huntsmen, but as guardians of
the Indians who love them.
On stormy nights the Indians say
the spirit of the mother bear means
and cries from her post on the great
sand bluff. in anxiety for the fate of
her young. the shores OF whose home
are being assailed by the treacher GUS
waves which caused their death.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
A Great Shot.

In the time of the second empire
there had been at Compiegne a great
and elegant hunting party. with a
tremendous massacre of hares and
pheasants and other game. Standing
in chosen spots. the emperor and his
followers had the game driven up be-
fore them and had nothing to do but
shoot it down. These high-born hunt
ers had but to stoop to pick up the
game that they shot; bnt they did not
even do as much as that. Their val
cts. dressed in picturesque costumes.
went about picking up their game for
them. AS the hunters returned after
the days sport it was noticed that
Prosper Merimee, who was one of the
party, was the only one whose servant
was not laden with game. He was
left completely in the lurch. rs it were,
without having taken as much as q
sparrow. We'll. well!n his literary
fellows exclaimed. ''how did they man
age to get away from youp" When
game is SO plenty as that" said Meri-
NEE. gravely. 1.-The merit of marks
man lies in hitting nothing. So I fired
between the birds s-"-Argonaut.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
REALS m Knocked All the Poetry Ont of
the Young Woman.

An incident which is said to have
taken place recently in Paris may be
of use to some of our girl readers, says
the Canadian Queen
A Young woman of high culture and
gentle breeding had been Obliged to
earn her living as n governess and
grew impatient of the mouotony of
her life and its few chances of advance
ment. She faucied that she had great
histrionic talent and that she could
amaze the world and make fortune on
the stage.
She went to n well-kuown tragedian
and told him her story and her ambi-
tions. Now. the tragedian happened,
fortunately. to be Il man of much sense
and kindness of heart. He did not
tell her that she lacked ability. know
ing that she would not believe him.
You shall choose for yourself. he
said; but you should see this fairyland
close at hand before you enter il.
Il go to the theater every night,
monsieur!" she exclaimed.
..Ah, yes! Before the curtainl For
one month you shall have Il seat be-
hind the curtain. If at the end of that
time You wish TO become an actress l
promise my aid to YOU"
A line from him TO the stage man
ager procured for her chair in the
wings. There she sat night after
night, not seeing the euchautment. the
fun, the brilliant, gay touches which
made picture for the spectators. but
the coarse canvases. the machinery,
the paint and the dirt the hard. mo-
notonous work. the jealousy and squab-
blings, the weariness of body and soul
out of which the players made the
picture.
Before the first week was over she
left the place in the coulisse never to
return. declaring her gratitude to the
man who had so shrewdIy interposed
to save her.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
The American Girl.

After much observation of the
women of many countries, the con-
clusion is inevitable that the freedom
of early girlhood. the looking upon
men as brothers. friends, and honor
able gentlemen, the being thrown on
ones own good sense rs Il guide, above
all. being trusted by father and
mother. aud lover. not being suspected
or watched by "black mesour." or a
too suspicious duenna-that all this
has made a very noble race of Ameri-
can women, who can be trusted with
the future of the nation. She may be
slightly in need of few hints. but we
believe in pretty witty Nancy
Mrs. John Sherwood, in Rdrper's Bazaar.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
Value of Old Records.

1t is said that the Confederate
archives captured at the fall of Rich
mond and other Southern cities have
saved the United States hundreds of
thousands of dollars in the Court of
Claims. No sooner does an alleged
loyal Southerner file petition ask
ing for compensation for property
taken or destroyed by Federal troops
than an officer sets to work to hunt
through these voluminous archives to
of the petitioner. Often the search is
successful, and not infrequently it hap
pens that the claimant is confronted
with writings of his own which go to
show that he was in full accord with
the Confederate Government.-Rich-
sn0sad Dispatch.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
A Young Mans sIodessy.

Old Vickars-Oil, of course, you
think you know ever so much more
than your father.
Young Vickars-Oh. no. don't; in
deed | don't. 1t is. no doubt. true
that your age and experience more
than eounterbalance my superior in
tellectual ability. pa.-Indiandpoiis
journal
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24

The dugong. species of whale found
abundantly in the waters of both great
oceans, but especially off the coast of
Australia in the Pacific, is believed to
have furnished the slender basis upon
which all mermaid stories have been
founded. Its average length is from
eight to twenty feet. 1t has hand
much resembling that of the human
species. and breathes by means of
lungs. 1t feeds upon submarine sea-
weeds, and when wounded makes a
noise like IA mad bull. Long hair in
the female species and hair and beard
in the male add to the resemblance of
the head and neck. The flesh of this
species of whale is used for food, and
is said to have the flavor of bacon,
mutton. or beef, according to the part
of the body from which the meat is
taken.-Ne,o Orleans PicGyupe.
st. Louis is the largest fur market in
the United States, and on coon skins st
10 f1N. 1i.,.faI # II,.,r. -
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
An Indiana Precious Stone.

Wilhelm Vaddie. an eccentric char
acter and naturalist. residing near Ver-
sailles. Ind, who spends much of his
time searching in the woods among the
hills. deep gulleys. and ravInes. found
a stone about four inches long,that has
a number of diamond-siaped points on
the surface. A Cincinnati jeweler is
said to have offered Mr.. Vaddie s., 900
for his treasure.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
Coins with Holes in Them.

: The French five and ten centime
pieces are hereafter to be coined with
Isles in them like Chinese currency.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24

A Gardena (Cal.) farmer sold 81. GOO
worth of Strawberries from his patch.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-24
SHOES !!

Childs button. heels and tips, slout to 8. so 20
65 cents; Misses goat. lace. everyday heels, II
to 1316, 76 cents; Misses goat. lace. everyday
heels, to ?, IS cents; Childs goat. lace, every
day heels, to 10. so and 65 cents: Ladies' goat.
lace. everyday durable special, 81. Ladies' goat,
button, neat style, s1.c0: Ladies' kid button, ali
sizes to Z. $50; Ladies' slippers, fair quality.
neat, IS cents. Ladies' low cut shoes, latses
fashion, 81 so; Misses clo1h and kid, lace, II
1877. so cents: Mems low cut shoes, SUNNI
wear, 81 ; Mems low cut shoes. better Qualft
s1-25- Job lots of shoes Of first quality bous>~
here and there at reduced prices. viii be orereds'
to our patrons at the smallest margin Of profit
If you want to see full list OF these ask for
March Home Circle. 1t Is worth your while
TO look it over. Cost you nothing but the trouble
OF sending your name and address 70 Smiths
Cash Store, 416 and AIS Front ST.. 8. n,
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