The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-09-11


long visit, to thank me. as he said, for the
interest had manifested In his sister,
and also to explain to me the riddle Of her
seemingly mysterious existence The
brother and sister had been left orphans
at an early age, and each in possession Of
n handsome fortune. Some twenty years
before, Dora Sonlers. then very young
and sensitive and affectionate girl, had
been captivated by the shows graces and
handsome person Of Edgar Hamilton, an
aaventurer and gambler Of conspicuously
evil character, Sheloved him pasSionately,
and became his wife in the teeth OF the
opposition of all her relatives lmmedi,
ately after the wedding the young couple
statedon journey to Niagara Falls and
Canada. A broken rail hurled the train
on which they were travelling into wreck
and disaster, Mr.. Hamilton was instantly
killed, and his bride received sundry
severe injuries, chiefly on the head, She
was III for many weeks, and, on her re-
covery, IL became evident that her reason
was irretrievahly shaken, She was pos
sessed by the idea that her husband was
stiIl living, and that he was constantly
with her. She shaped all her existence
by his imaginary requirements; and would
talk to him. and sing TO him, and read
to him. precisely as though he were
really present. Her brother, with noble
self devotion gave up his whole life to the
care Of this gentlest Of maniacs
And, thanks 10 my watchful affection
Mrs Graves. continued the doctor, "she
| led happy aud peaceful life Her Edgar
not the scamp that she married, but the
bright creation Of her own loving fancy
was always with her. The real Edgar
had be lived. would have rendered heI
fond. sensitive nature unspeakably
| wretched She escaped oil the sorrows q
I such union. and cannot but fancy thai
\ She and the visionary spouse that she
loved and tended for so many years arr
I now united, where, beyond these voices
there is peace = Lacy H. Hooper il
Frank Lestie's-
stanfortfss University and coeducaticn-
I asked as to the Stanford university,
and Senator Stanford showed me some OF
\ the photographs Of the buildings as they
are today. He has photographs sent him
every month showing the progress Of the
building, and these last photographs show
that it Is only little above the founda'
4 ton. The design Of this university is II
the shape Of three quadrangles and il
n will have half mile Of covered colonnades
\ The only high feature Of the building !:
the chapel tower, and the design !;
Spanish. The building will consist Of
series Of long, low halls, AS ] understand
IL, the university is to cover an area o.
about 600 feet BY 300 feet, which would
be about m acre and half more thar
that covered by the Capitol at Washing
ton. There are about 1000 ncres q
ground about the college building and, i
Is said. though do moi get the facts iron
Senator Stanford, that the gift Of th'
university in round numbers amounts t
$50. 00a.000 In this gift Is included tn
$1,000 acres Of good California land whicl
is given to the university.
asked Senator Stanford as to the co
education Of the sexes, and he told m
that women would BE- admitted to th
university as well as men, and he said b
thought ut least a5 per cent. could b
added to the productive power Of tn
United States by the women Of the Unite
States entering those occupations 10
which they were fitted, and that withou
their undertaking any profession or bus
ness which would be unwomanly or dis
tasteful TO them. He said he thought th
future Of the laboring classes lay In sue
education as would tit them to take ID
vantage Of their surroundings, and tho
the raw materials OF the world were grea
enough to provide all the citizens OF th
world with aIl the comforts Of life, an
the luxuries. too, II those citizens Erough
invention to their aid and applied the
labor in the right direction. He referre
to the Mccormick reaper. which nov eni
bIes a farmer 10 cut, thresh and sack 10
pounds Of wheat for cent and a half
sack, and said that California alone eoul
raise enough food to feed the whol
United States. - Carpenters Intervie'
with Senator Stanford