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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
what Is the Model Husband L,kea

One of the big New York papers has
offered prize of 800 to the woman
who shall send in the most praiseworthy
description OF model husband. 1t is
interesting to note the replies. One
woman thinks he is Il husband who
never takes night off" ;.another says
her ideal man is one that gives her full
control of the pIrse-strings; third
says she likes husband that goes his
way and gives her full permission to
go hers; but most unique of all is the
letter from a dear. sweet. clinging
Vine. who says that her Oak must be
noblei 0. so noble! And give test
of his true inward nobility by inventing
a new pet name for her every day
Upon sweet. pretty calendar. bought
for the purpose. she is recording the
names as he reels off new ones each
loving morn. The regulation orthodox,
old pet titles of Dear little girl,'
Dolly" ..Petsey" ..Tootsey Woot-
sey." Sweetness. and Sugar Plum
have been thrown completely in the
shade by the coinings of this model
husband.
Won't somebody please look up more
such men, and offer prizes for their
capture? What balm they would bring
to many a painfully lonely female
breasti
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
A sfntrIn,onlaI strategist.

Brown. 1 don't see how it Is that
your girls all marry of as soon as they
get old enough. while none of mine
can marry
oh that's simple enoughi / marry
my girls of on the buckwheat-straw
principle
But what is that principlee l have
never heard OF it before"
We'll. | used to raise good deal OF
buckwheat and il puzzled me to know
how to get rid of the straw. Nothing
would eat il and il was great bother
to me. At last / thought Of plan.
II stacked my buckwheat straw
nicely and buAt high rail fence
around it
.'Mv cattle. of course, concluded
that II was something good and at
once tore down the fence and began to
eat the straw.
II drove them away and put up the
fence few times, but the more / drove
them away the more anxious they be-
came TO eat the straw.
After this had been repeated few
times the cattle determined to eat the
straw, and cat it they did. every bit of
it.
''As I said. | marry my girls of on
the same principle.
W ueh y founS thNu duH likS Bt-
gins calling on my girls encourage
him In every way 1 can.
II tell him TO come as often and
stay as late ms he pleases. and take
pains to hint to the girls that | think
they'd better set their caps for him.
Ii works first-rate.
He doesn't make many calls. for
the girls treat him as coolly as they
can.
but when young fellow that j
like comes round-a man that think
would suit me for son-in-law-l don't
let him make many calls before 1 give
him to understand that he isn't wanted
around my house.
Il tell The girls, too. that they
should not have anything TO do with
him. and give them orders never to
speak to him again.
"The plan works iirst-rate. The
young folks begin TO pity each Sther:
and the next thing / know they are
engaged.
s'When / see that they are deter
mined to marry aiwavs give in and
pretend to make the best of it. That's
the way l manage it.'-M. Z. Weekly.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
HOUSEHOLD DIRECTIONS.
As They Were Given by Lord A,gernon
Percy In 1890.

Read these directions for the right
ordering of a household, written in
1890 by no less a parsonage than the
most noble Lord Algernon Percy, earl
of Northumberland. He must have
been a courtly and gallant gentleman.
for twice he was chosen to escort a
royal bride: First Catherine. the rich
heiress from CASTLE; later on. Marga-
ret Tudor. the bride of King James of
Scotland. And yet no modern hotel
keeper could be more precise in the
minutiae of his directions.
Have sea pies. " my lord command
ed his servants. 'but have them at the
principal feasts and at none other
times. Let the loaves of trencher
bread be larger than the loayes of
household bread, and let the clippings
of all bread serve for my hounds. Let
there be no herbs bought, seeing that
the cooks have enow herbs growing in
my own gardens. Suckory, sow-this-
tie and dent-de-lyon. herb and root,
are to be boiled with fresh meat.
Bake my bread in mine own oven.
making it of meal as il cometh from
the milne, and brew my beer in my
own brew-houses; and make my mus
tard within my walls and see that one
be provided to be groom of the scul-
lery that can make it. Give 20 shil-
lings, not more nor less. to the cooks
on Easter Sunday. Bring all keys of
all Offices up to my counting-house
every day when the latter dinner is
done; let them be fetched again at to
serve out the drinkings 1.-THE beer and
SO on answering to our tea and coffee1,
and let them be brought up again
and remain up all night until the morn
ing.
Buy white herring. if they be at 10
shillings the barrel Open white her.
rings by the back; pick out the bones
and the roe, and see that there be mus
tard. Give me for my breakfast"
says the noble lord, land give my lady
az our own board in lent. loaf of
bread in trenchers. two manchets. a
quart of beer and wine. two pieces of
salt fish, six baked heri,ings. four white
ditto, OF else dish of sprats.n
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
rHg eElLes % AFRICA.
How the beauties Of the Dark Cantinent
Array Them selves In CfettrIees-

On the walls of the small room of
Explorer Herbert Ward in London are
divers sketches of tire beauties of Az
rtca. There is n sketch of IA woman of
the Bakongo Ia woman of the Oupotos
-one OF the most savage tribes of the
Great River. In this sketch the face Is
disilgured by series OF cicatrices.
making it as hideons as can be well
imagined. This form of tattooing is
produced by making wounds in the
flesh of about half an inch in length
and never allowing them to heal prop
erly; when they show n tendency to do
so the Oupotos pull them roughly
apart; the result is a line and a con-
glomeration of lines of scars. horrible
to behold.
The Oupotos. he tells YOU in their
cooking arrangements are not alto
gether suggestive of IA Partisan Gordon
blue; 1t Is not quite nice to sit down to
dinner company where the usual
necklace is composed of human teeth.
neither is the pariah dog as sayory us
might be suggested.
As to the treatment of women by the
natives, and particularly by the follow
ers of Tippoo. to give one instance
take the story of Sapenia. as told by
Mr. Deane to Mr., Herbert Ward.
.'Sapenia. the daughter of Kassougo.
had been given to Tippoo lib as u
pledge of friendship hy her father, but
she. being of the Wachougera-m emo
tribe. was ill-treuted by the Arabs. so
much SO that she ran away to us; on
being examined no traces Of ill-treat-
nient could be discovered. and. as Mr..
Deane had no right to interfere where
there was no i'll usage. she was con-
Quoted back to her Arab master. After
Il few days she came 10 us again with
her back covered with lashes from a
whip and her body covered with
bruises. telling us that she had been
terribly liogge'i.
1--WE kept her. and some DAYS after.
when her tyrants came To seek her.
MIR. Deane told them tIi,t he could not
think of letting her be taken back
again to be treated with such brutal
violence; that he was sent to the coun-
try to see Justice done; and that. as
representative of the Congo Free State.
he intended 10 do his duty. It is
rather unfortunate that this woman
should have paid back the kindness
shown her with particular ingratitude.
She might have been of the greatest
nse-only never was--to the British in
A f,.,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
His costIz Bouqnes.

A New York youth. uneonversant
with florists. started out the other
evening to call upon the object OF his
affections and thought 1t would be q
nice thing to take her some flowers.
Calling al flower store he said care
lessly to the clerk: Give me bunch
OF roses. How many pleasepu "Oh,
couple OF dozen or sosv They were
quickly ready and the purchaser was
feeling In his vest pocket for " bill
To pay for them. How mnchP" he
asked, before the bill made its appear
ance. Eighteen dollars, sir, replied
the florists assistant. with what, his
hearer said afterward. seemed diabol-
icai glibness. The young man felt
giddy for a moment. He had unwit-
tingly selected roses that were 10 cents
piece. But 1t seemed TO him very
serious thing TO go down before that
flower clerk. So he paid his money
aud took his bouquet. And" he
~ys, Il spent the next hour Watching
pretty girl nibble and chew up S16
worth of roses. u
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
Letting a Man Alone.

That a husband is at times silent and
preoccupied does not argue that he is
Indifferent to his wife, writes Mrs.
Phineas t. Barnum in The Ladies'
Home Journal; he may be depressed.
and yet not feel that marriage for him
is failure; he may be captious and
fret, yet feel no irritation against his
wife. / am not absolving men from
the obligatian to be agreeable to their
woman-kind. nor extenuating their
frequent infractions of the code of
marital amenities; am only assuring
you. for your own good. that these
things are often the outward and visi-
BILE sign of an inward and spiritual
disaccordance which you have not
caused, and about which you would be
unwise to grieve. Learn to wait, and
by-and-by you will find that business
went wrong that day; or he sat in a
draft. and all his bones ached with an
incipient cold; or he had eaten an in
digestible meal (not at home of course. }
and was depressed he knew not why.
waiti and when you have found
ut the matter was, you will be
you did not weary him with
esfious
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15

a savannah nanker says that Ia the
western part Of North Carolina there
are several counties amid almost inac-
cesslble mountains OF which there Is as
little known to the outside world as
there Is Of Central Africa. No rail-
roads penetrate this region. The ma
lives have no idea OF morality. Hive In
n manner little above the lowest l,rutes
and have absolutely no knowledge OF
the world outside their own connnni-
Ties. Polygamy IS practical with
shameless openness aud marriage cere-
monies are rttre.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15

been married. to widows before. aud
says he was tired OF having the virtues
of a former husband constantly flung
Ia his face. ."--Epooh.
A broker. calling at the house of a
book collecting friend, was Informed
by the latter's wife that her husband
was out. Gone fishing for books, y
explained the lady. What bait does
he usepn inquired the broker; aud
then. without waiting for an answer.
he again querie,l, "Bookworlnsp"--
Rdrperas Magasiie.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
Noble Elevator Men.

According to the Cincinnati Gasette.
a genuine Russian count and real
German baron are engaged in running
the elevator at a hotel in that city.
Both are cultured, but have become
impecunious since arriving in this
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
A Park in the Adirondacks.

There is some prospect that New
York will have a state park in the
Adirondacks. 1t is proposed that a
reservation of about twenty-five miles
square be taken, containing 1000. 900
acres. the same to include Racquet
lake.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15

During the season which has just
closed the mountain palaces of the late
king of Bavaria have been visited by
$4,000 persons. and the amount re-
ceiyed from them in admission fees
has exceeded $50. COO.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15

II one wishes to cool hot dish it
will be found that if the dish is placed
in vessel full Of cold, salty water it
will cool far more rapidly than ii stood
in water free from salt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
Harrison Will Put Another
Hoosier Into His Little
Cabinet.
Spoonep and Aldpieh Declare
They Do Not Want VIM
dom'S Place.
Congress Shaping Business
So That There Will Be No
Extra Session.
Sioux Indians Seeing the
Sights Of the Nations
Capital City.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lin pointing
out the impossibility of securing any
one to succeed the late Secretary Win
dom from distance within ten days,
the Post to-day says: "The president
opens wide the door tor speculation,
and to those who read between the lines
his determination toplace John q. New,
of Indiana, now consul general at Lon
don. at the head CT the treasury depart
ment seems apparent. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. New was very de-
sirous Of entering the cabinet, and it
was thought at one time he had the
treasury portfolio in his grasp. Since
he has been in London he has been in
correspondence with Secretary Window
and the president on financial mat
ters, and his qualifications are such
as to admit OF no doubt regarding
his ability to fill the position. That In
diana has already one cabinet officer
would not. in all probability, deter the
president from appointing his friend to
the vacant secretaryship." Senator
SpOOner, whose name has been men,
toned in connection with the vacancy,
in conversation on the subject. said:
II am not Of the financial training to
permit me cOnscienti0usly to accept the
treasury portfolio. The president would
not think Of offering it to me, and if he
did | would not accept. Please stop
this nonsense and gossip. if you can,
about my going into cabinet position"
Senator Aldrich says that there is no
reason why his name should be used;
that he will not be rendered the port
folio, and, if he should be, he could not
accept it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
QUIET AT OPORTO.
Republican Newspapers Seized
Several Persons Arrested.

OPoRTo, Feb. Perfect quiet
reigned in this city to-day. Govern
ment reinforcements have arrived from
all parts OF the country. Three hundred
civilians and soldiers were arrested to-
day. All of the Republican clubs have
been closed, and all of the Republican
newspapers have been seized by the
government.
The front of the town hall and heavy
buildings in other parts where conflicts
took place yesterday are damaged and
battered. The kings portrait, which
hung in the town hall, was destroyed by
the rebellious soldiers who made the
building their stronghold. Several
of the soldiers who were wounded
in the conflict died to-day. Most
of the insurgents who surrendered
themselves were conveyed to a
man-of-war to-day. 1t is estimated that
guns were fired during the fighting.
Several more insurgents were submit
ted to the authorities. The police
have arrested all actor named Verdial,
who read the insurgents proclamation
of the Portuguese republic from bal
cOny of the town hall. A parish priest
OF the city was arrested to-day charged
being concerned in the insurrection, as
he was leaving his church after mass.
Other republican leaders were also ar
rested to-day, and all of them are now
secured except DIR. Veila, whose where
abouts is unknown. SeveraI prominent
men named as being members of the
insurgents directly disavOw any con-
nection Herewith, Judge Soares and
Banker Late being among the number.
The theaterS are reOpening.
LISBON, Feb. IA decree is published
suspending the habeas corpus act au-
thorizing Che suppression throughout
the country of journals prejudicial to
the estate. The Republican papers Patriau
and Debates have already been sup
pressed. The council of state is about
to assemble to discuss the law. 1t
has transpired that the insurgents
counted upon Simultaneous risings
at Coimbra, Braga and Vizeu, and were
only waiting for the departure of the
troops to attack the capital. but it ap-
pears that diSSenSiOn revealed at recent
republican conferences upset their
plans. 1t is stated that the Eighteenth
regiment will be transferred to Braga,
and that the Ninth chasseurs and Tenth
infantry, which were concerned in the
revolt, will be disbanded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED.
John Bull Now Has Something to
Paw Around AhOut.

New YORK. Feb. L. The steamer
Andes Br.). Capt. Evans, from Trini-
dad Jan. "a, arrived here To-Day, bring
ing as passengers the captain and crew
OF ten men of the British bark Lydia
Peschau. seized by the Venezuelan gov
ernment Oct. IS. The captain reports
that being sick and unconscious he was
taken ashore in small fishing vessel
10 the hospital at Trinidad, and that
whlle the bark was beating around in
charge OF the mate. she became short OF
wafer and put into Margarita island,
ami before anchOrlng sent a boat ashore
asking for water. About fifty soldiers
rOWed out in small boats, eight
or whom were sent aboard the
bark, took the mate and second mate
ashore and Kept them there, leaving no
one on board who could take the vessel
to sea. They supplied the bark with
food and treated the men generally
we'll, but stripped the vessel of sails
and took the captains clothes. watch
and jewelry. On Nov. 9 the captain
chartered the steamer Muriel to go to
Margarlta island ana tow the bark up, but
when they reached the island the au
thorities refused to give the vessel up,
Offering no cause whatever. On the
10th all the sailors were sent to La
guayra to the British consul. On the
22d the captain again visited the
vessel, in accordance with orders
from the governor of Trinidad,
and the Venezuelan counsel there,
but they still refused to give up the ves-
sci. The English governor then or
dered the captain TO proceed to New
York, as it would take at least three
months to settle the matter. The bark
was bound from Wilmington, N. c., to
Trinidad. with load Of yellow pine
Iumbpr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
PUSHING PENSIONS.
Noble Showing a Disposition to
Rush Old Claims.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Secretary No
BILE is taking active measures to expedite
the adjudication of claims in the pen
sion bureau, particular attention being
given to those cases which are not rep
resented by attorneys, and the cases
which, for one reason or another, have
been pending in the bureau for long
time. In this matter the secretary is
receiving the earnest cooperation and
assistance of Commissioner Raum.
During the last year or so. several or
the states, by their respective leglSla-
lures, have shown an inclination to come
to Washington and make an examination
of pension claims of eX-SoldierS OF
their respective states with
view to securing the needed evidence to
bring them to final examination and
disposition. The secretary in this con-
nection has given instructions that these
state officers be given every necessary
facility in the work, and that If required
small detail of clerks be made to aid
in the preparation OF the claims IN
which they are specially interested.
The secretary heartily approves of this
movement on the part of the states to
look after the interests of their veterans.
members of the examining force in the
field be instructed to devote share of
their attention to these lOng-pending
claims, whether they are represented by
attorneys rnot. 1t the evidence re-
quired can be had by short examina-
ton and investigation in the field, it
should be done, and if such testimony
cannot be procured that fact should
be ascertained and the case finally
closed. Justice to all concerned re-
Quires that speedy determination of
these claims be had. An examination
of the records of the pension bureau
discloses the fact that there are only
about Il, 600 cases on file which are not
represented by attorneys. These will
be taken up 10y a board appointed for
the purpose and pressed to final de-
termination. This board is required to
exercise every care that could be taken
by an attorney, and to fully consider
and give just weight to every favorable
fact disclosed in the record of these
cases. In other words. full and COM
plete justice is to be done in every in
stance, and technicalitieS of construc-
tioD or presentation of these cases are
not to be taken advantage of. The
claimants are to be assisted and not
hindered. These reforms have already
been started in their course. and it is
expected that they will result IN good to
all concerned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
Premier Crispi's Fall Causes
No Great Grief at the City
of Rome.
The Secola Says His Defeat Is
the Real Deliverance
Of Italy.
Partisan Papers Display Their
Joy Over the Big Italians
Overthrow.
Republican Papers at Oporto
SeiZed--SoldierS and Civ
ilianS Arrested.

ROME, Feb. liking Humbert had
conference to-day with the president
the senate and the president of the
chamber of deputies in reference to the
ministerial crisis. The Captain Fra
cassa, referring to the vote in the
chamber of deputies by which the spirit
taxes bill was rejected yesterday. says
that it will find a profound echo through
out the country. A very difficult de-
cision, it adds, rests with King Hum
bert. The POpolo Romano says it is dis
couraged to find strong parliamentary
situation shaken by an unfortunate
phrase. 1t expresses the hope that
Premier Crispi's successor will be able
to maintain the solid position created by
the tirmness of purpose manifested dur
ing the four years of the Crispi govern
ment. The Milan SecOla (DemOcratic)
congratulates the country on the defeat
of Premier Crispi, which it declares to
to be guarantee of peace and a real
deliyerance for Italy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
THEY WANT SUPPLIES.
Brazilians Yearning for Uncle
Sans Goods,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The bureau
of the American republics has received
a letter from leading merchant in Bra
zil, who writes as follows: almost
everything made in America is good for
this country. Glassware is wanted
badly, particularly big tumblers, water
sets and small liquor glasses, knives.
and forks, and all kinds of tinware,
hardware, tools and notions of every
kind, cotton, sneeting, prints and light
weight wOOlen goods. In fact, l can
only say that do not know what will
not sell. We want paper and station
cry of every kind. varniShes, felt shoes,
wOodenware, gloves and blank books.
We have recently had the largest ship
ment of manufactures from the United
States ever landed here, and. although
the prices are high, they had wonder
fully quick sale. l disposed of 200
lamps in couple of days at a high
price. If were in business in New
York instead of Rio de JaneirO, would
build a big trade throughout all the
provinces of Brazil. 1t only wants
some of the New York wholesale firms
to go for this market. andN before long
our people would regularly send all
their supplies. Blaine's reciproc ty
idea will lead to increased business
with US. 1t is splendid notion, and if
Blaine can carry it out, both countries
will have ago0d deal to thank him
fOr.o