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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-21
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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

The Introduction Of Potatoes Into France.
There was much difficulty in introducing
the potato into France. 1t was only to.
ward the end Of the reign Of Louis XIV
that it began to be used. The learned had
opposed its introduction Systematically,
saying it produced leprosy, and the com.
mon people refusing to test it even on their
live stock.
A trick at last established it. Fields
were planted all over France with potatoes
and carefully guarded until the tubers
were ripe, it being given out that these
fields were growing new thing specially
for the king, and that trespassers would
be prosecuted Now, the laws at that
time were severe. A man might be hanged
when be hunted in the wild forest, for the
game was the seigneur's, almost each one
Of whom kept his private gallows Trespass
against the king implied, therefore, terrible
punishment
The danger Of the punishment proved
itself an alluring bait. As the contriver,
wise in human, had foreseen, the fields that
were purposely left unguarded were pil.
laged right and left, the potatoes eaten,
some kept and planted and the tuber at
last effectually introduced in France.-New
York Evening Sun.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

SIT was at this juncture that made the
mistake which came nearly costing me my
life. endeavored to recover my shotgun.
1t had been knocked from my hand at the
first onslaught of the buffalo
'Dazed by the attack, | had miscalcu-
lated the distance Of my weapon. reached
it, but at that instant the buffalo was on
me again, and, dropping the gun, | had
only time to seize one of its long, curved
horns to save myself from being gored. In
the ensuing two minutes lived an age. To
release my hold on the horn Of the mad
dened animal was to precipitate myself to
death. To hang on meant that sooner or
later would be trampled to DEATH
MY weight fortunately kept the buffa-
los muzzle close to the ground began to
scream and cry aloud for help. 1t seemed
almost useless, for the distance was SO
great that did not even then believe that
Warner and Bostwick could reach me in
time. But made the forest ring with my
shouts; they even astonished the buffalo,
for he halted with lowered head, blazing
eyes and frothing muzzle, and for at least
moment remained motionless save for
slight vacillating movement of the head
and with fore feet planted wide apart.
"The piunging and snorting of the buffa-
10 began the instant ceased shouting from
exhaustion, He swung his head and tried
to plunge his horns into my body
"Round and round, up and down the nar-
row grass grown space between the trees,
the demonlike brute raced, dragging one
after him and seeking at every opportunity
to pin one to the earth with his long lance
like horns,
"At the end of five minutes an inspirar
tion came over me. had borrowed sheath
knife from one of the men 1.-THE Sh6op. II
was hanging at my right side, Mastering
every bit of remaining strength, | released
the hold of my right hand on the buffalos
horn and reached for the sheath knife.
got it loose, and then plunged the knife
almost up to the hilt in the right eye OF the
beast, The next instant was lying promo
on the grass, The brute was charging to
and fro and tossing its head in an agony of
pain, while thin stream Of blood ran down
and dripped from its muzzle. In one of his
turns the buffalo caught sight of me with
his remaining eye. The knife, like my gun,
lay ten feet away from me, and / was alb
solutely helpless. / saw the great head
lowering for the attack that would end my
existence when | heard voice sayi
Keep cool and shut your eyes,
II did as was bidden. In dreamy sort
Of way closed my eyes, There was tho
roar Of grn, the sound Of voices in my
ears, and then dropped of to sleep.
THE rest Of the story is soon told Bost-
wick had heard my cries and arrived Just
in time to put an end to the cape buffalo
before his final charge on me. Twill carry
the scars Of that encounter on my right leg
for life"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30


by rising bank of clouds But declare
that saw rising from the pit a visible
vapor a column Of visible fog or smoke or
gas tl.at was luminous Spellbound,
gazed at the spectral column. Near the
ground it had the appearance Of phosphor-
eseent fame and gradually became fsinter
as it assembled Your imagination will have
to picture the unearthly phenomenon. Pill
pulled at my arm, and in silence we left the
spot, and we did not loiter by the wayside.
As was looking for simple plant and
not blood curdling manifestations, | was
inclined to break camp and leave. But by
morning my nerves were in better order,
and went back to the scene of the evening
adventure, | could find no elew to the
mystery, and the matter gradually went out
Of mind as prosecuted my labors.
But had occasion after a time to visit a
spot near where had seen the canyon
about which Pill was so apparently igno-
rant. One evening | told Pill Of my inten-
tion to return and explore the gorge.
"WhenY said Pill
"ln the morning" replied
Without word the old native arose
from his mat on the floor and departed.
He was gone all night. He returned by
sunrise, bearing on his shoulders bundle.
When we reached the canyon, he stopped
and unpacked his load. saw stone idol,
curious in shape. He placed it on the
ground and then took Il small pig from his
bundle, Making fire, be sprinkled some
thing in the flames, muttered strange
sounds and made symbols in the air with
his fingers The animal offering was
placed before the idol, After he completed
his strange rites he said that might never
come back, but he had done what he could
to preserve my life
All this made me feel uncomfortable
The natives of the Hawaiian Islands are
supposed to be Christianized, but in time
OF danger or trouble many often turn TO the
discarded gods of their fathers | knew
Pill believed that great danger awaited any
one Who asceuded the rayine. Butl went. |
had gone about mile when over the tops
Of tree ferns saw waving mass of sea
green foliage undulating in the wind. The
object looked like a huge bunch Of thick
leayed seaweed, and the peculiar motion of
the same arrested my attention. / was
over 800 feet away from the curious object
and hurried to obtain a closer view, A
wall of fern covered lava about 10 feet high
stopped my course. Climbing up so that
just could see over the edge, | sew an OBJ
ject such us the eyes of civilized man never
before beheld Imagine bunch Of sea-
weed about l2 feet high, the edge of each
piece lined with fine streamers which radi.
ated in all directions and trembled like fine
wire spirals, the whole object moving like
the fringes Of a sea anemone
! was wearing heavy felt hat with
wide brim. and pushed It back from my
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

We may illustrate the relations of man,
the anthropods and the monkeys by com.
pairing the order of primates to a tree. The
lemurians are the roots, giving rise to one
or several stocks. One of these is the stock
Of the monkeys, one of the limbs Of which
sends up higher branch--that Of the an
thropoids. Another branch, of which the
point of its origin or contact with the pre-
ceding branch escapes our search, gives the
actual human branch, which rises parallel
to the anthropoid branch, has no relation
to it and passes beyond it.--Paul Topinard
in Popular Science Monthly
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

forehead to get better view. As moved
my arm the strange object ceased CULVER.
ing, and every vibrating antenna or stream
erpointed directly at me- just then my
foot slipped from a jutting rock on which
was standing, and fell but not before
something cleayed the air with horrible
kissing noise and struck on my hat crown.
| felt the force Of a blow as fell and knew
no more for time. ! regained conscious
ness after short time and lay in partial
stupor. The wall above me was stripped Of
its yerdure, and sawa long sinewy, snake
like object writhing, twisting and curling
on the rocks. 1t had missed its prey, and
low angry hum filled the air. ! had escaped
a frightful death. was near the frightful
demon tree of Hawaii.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30
Age a Beautifier of Pictures.

what is it that gives the old English
masters such Distinction" asked painter
the other day. Time, with his meIlowing
hand, who turns all things brown" was
the reply. This is noticeable in the pic
lures by Reynolds, Opie, Crome, Muller
Romney, and in some of the sketches by
Constable, which the Dowdeswells exhibit
AS an old academician once said, "They
have got porty by time" and of course i'm
proved. But few of the old men struggled
after light as some of the younger men of
today do. They composed in values-a
streak Of light, then streak of shade
They rarely, except Constable, felt that
light permeates everywhere; it underlies, it
illuminates, even the deepest shadows
That is why Rembrandt's work is always
alive. He recognized the fact. Some Of
our impressionists are attempting today to
present it from another point OF view
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30
HANlIrS DEMON TREES.
Human Beings, Animals and
Birds Are Their Prey.
A BLOOD CURDLING EXPERIENCE.

From n Man Eating Vegetable In the
Sandwich Islands-A Large Circle of the
Bleaching Bones of Victims.
In the latter part Of the year 1867 (says
Z. Ellsworth Carey in the Honolulu Adver-
tiser) ! was commissioned by the Belgian
government to find certian rare, wander
ing plant that was believed to grow on the
higher slopes of Mauna Loa, large ex-
tinct volcano situated on the northern part
of Hawaii. | had station built on one Of
the wooded slopes of the mountain, far
away from any other habitation My cnly
companion was native.
During one Of my botanizing excursions
Ipassed by the mouth of narrow canyon
or gorge, and asked Pill, the old native,
II he had ever explored the same. Pill sud
denly became interested in his pipe and
didn't know anything about the gulch
and did not understand what said. This
was rather strange in Pill, for natives gen
orally know every rock and tree in the sec
tion where they live, and ! knew Pill lied
when he said he did not understand me.
So, naturally, ] determined TO examine
into the mysterious ravine. Some time aft
er this ! was walking with Pill down
gentle slope when saw a number Of
bones Pill stopped He walked back
few rods and sat down on stump. Not a
word would he say. | began examining
the bones and for two hours or more puz-
zled my brain over problem as | had new
er done before, What found was this: A
circular area Of about 100 yards in diane
ter thickly covered with the bleached re-
mains Of birds, animals and human beings.
These ghastly relics were scattered among
the shrubs and grass The larger bones
were near the center; in fact, found that
the bones became gradually smaller as |
approached the periphery of this circular
boneyard. In the center of the circle was
well-like opening in the ground, from which
emanated sickening odor. No vegetation
grew within 50 feet of this cavity.
A deep mystery seemed to hang over the
spot. 1t was growing dark heard Pill
calling and hurried to him. He pointed
in terror to the center of the bone covered
area. A shadow was thrown on the scene
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30
ADVENTURE IN AFRICA.
How a Seafaring Man Seized
the Horn Of a Dilemma.
FIGHT WITH A CAPE BUFFALO.

Thrilling Account Of an Episode which
Nearly Resulted Fatally Sheath Knife
Created Diversion Which Saved the
Sailors Llfe--A Timely Shot.
Humphrey A. Banks, who was first mate
Of the American three masted schooner
Laura Shoop, had q remarkable adventure
with cape buffalo in September, 1889.
The Shoop had put into AValnsh bay, on
the west coast of Africa, in about 90 degs.
30 min. south latitude, to repair damages
sustained in hurricane.
Banks the captain, and an English pas
senger named Bostwick had gone ashore,
and after trading bottle Of whisky with
a native for goat started out into the
woods in the hope Of killing some game.
They soon saw three antelopes, two OF
which they killed, Banks being the only
one who missed. In the hope of redeeming
himself hestrayed for a short distance away
from his companions twas then that the
remarkable adventure occurred which
Banks thus relates in the Philadelphia
Press:
"There was no sign of bird or beast any
where, and, pretty we'll disgusted, turned
to go back. In that instant heard a fierce
snort, the rush of huge body, and the
next moment felt myself flying through
the air, my gun knocked from my hand
and everything lowering in chaos around
me.
"'As raised myself there came rushing
upon me again that big dark body, but this
time it was no indistinct image; it was the
huge form, the curling horns, the glaring
eyes and thrashing tail Of cape buffalo,
solitaire, an old bull driven from the herd
and rendered desperate by isolation. an
idea swept on me like flash. 1t could not
be a cape buffalo because this point was at
least 600 miles from the cape, and how
could the dreaded buffalo have strayed
away thus far?
II had no time to dwell on tho rapidity
of thought. What / had then to do was to
escape that snorting monster. Without CIV
ing me respite the enraged brute was
upon. me once more, but managed to leap
aside just as the awful front, with its
cleaning eyes, like gems in velvet, swept
past me in impotent rage.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30
NEVER GIVE UP.

A you journey through life
tAnd the rond isn't wldel
There is much To upset yoa.
And turn yuu aside.
But yon don't want to weaken
Gain courage instead,
Keep working and fighting
And booming ahead.
Any calling or trade
That you once enter In.
Then you want to hang on
Like original sin.
II you'd like to climb up
Where the gold apples grow,
Catch a-hold Of the ladder
And never let so.
Though thwRrtcd and bothered
And troubled and vexed,
Let us keep up our courage
And stick 10 our text.
Lot us cling 70 our hope
And hang onto our plan
Like staring. grim death
To a dead col0red man.
u, B. Smiley.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

The importance of examining closely the
hair found on weapons was shown in case
in which hatchet, having clotted blood
and hair adherent to it, was produced as
evidence against prisoner suspected Of
murder in little country town. It was
found under his bed. This, with other cir
cumstantial evidence, had turned public
opinion strongly against the prisoner, but
when the hair was examined by micro
scopist who CHANGED to be in the court
room it was found not to be human, but
that of some animal. This circumstance
led to more complete sitting of the evil
dence, and the accused was acquitted 1t
turned out that he had killed dog with
the hatchet and had carelessly thrown the
weapon under the bed. So his life literally
hung on hair.-Toronto Mail
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

The keenest race in the world, and prob
ably the most susceptible of culture-the
Jew-presents no type of beauty, being usll-
ally at once hook nosed and habby checked,
though in physique as in thought, that
race occasionally throws out transcendent
examples Million
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30
Gave Himself Away.

After preaching on the occasion Of the
the reopening Of restored church the
bishop thanked the church warden an old
farmer, for his share in the good work.
"And | must thank your lordship for your
Sermon" was the reply, but could not
help thinking, as you talked about sin,
that your lordship must have been little
wildish yourself when you were young
man. p-Exchange.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

Investigation made by means Of the py-
rometer is said to show that the tempera-
lures which occur in melting steel and in
other industrial operations have been over
estimated
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

A man or woman inherits his or her face,
md mental habitude, though it may great
ly affect its meaning can no more alter its
shape than assiduous training can turn
fox terrier into wiry kind from Airedale.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

George ~ was fond of low practical
jokes, and on one occasion came near being
thrashed by a companion whom he pushed
into the water.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

When mother tellsh her boy be is getting
to be just like his father, he knows very
well it is not intended as a compliment
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

One OF the ways Of testing stones and
minerals is 10 observe the color of the streak
as compared with the natural surface.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30

A Paris letter writer states that II Amer
lean women keep boarding houses in that
city.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-23

waste, except such good as the same
may do the soil by being plowed under,
in preparing the ground for the next
crop. [ was shown one field of corn
last season, upon which twenty-seven
annual crops of corn had been grown in
twenty-eight years.
There are many things about south
ern farming that can and should be
remedied; but cutting the corn-stall1
off above the ear, where corn is twelve
feet or more in length, is not the worst
mistake farmer can make. If some
genius will get up a corn that will
make a siX-fOot stalk and a twO-fOot
ear, he can find customers for that
same corn down this way. BY the
way, we have Il find stand of corn
this year. We were nearly four
inches behind in our usual rain
fall, until the last forty-eight hours,
during which time we have been
favored with liberal supply, that
puts the ground in first-class shape.
Our corn field were never cleaner than
now. AS fast as the present truck
crops are taken off, other crops are put
in, among which will be large areas of
"ninetyday corn'-corn that will ma
ture in ninety days.-Farmers' Home
Journal.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-23
Value Of Rice.

The subject o rice. think. is worthy
of the cOnsidera ton of our farmers
throughout the entire cotton region Of
the south. For think it is one Of the
best crops we can raise, when we con-
slider the many ways it can be used for
both man and beast. | know theory is
faulty on paper, but [ write from prac-
teal experience, as | have raised
it for many years and used it
for many purposes in my family.
I know it is one of the best
appetizers | have ever uSel, far better
thanany patentmedicine Is4eso univer-
sally published. In the first place you
can use it with ham gravy that is red,
by having it boiled for breakfast and
supper. You can use it with sweet
mill1-splendid for children and grown
people too. You can use it for making
a purlo with chicken, which is fine and
very healthy. You can use in soups, to
thicken with. Children are very fond Of it
with sirup, and | know it is one Of the
healthiest things | ever saw, for | have
two grandchildren who live on rice,
and they are fine and healthy, red. rosy
cheeks; never have to give Them worm
medicine. [ know Hop and John is
fine dish for a farmer-peas and rice
cooked together, and seasoned with but
ter and pepper. The reason l write so
many ways it can be used by a family
Now for stock, rice is different from
any other grain. In maturity when the
heads all curl down they are ripe and
the stalk is green. Cut it then and let
it stay half day in the sun, then tie it
up in small bundles. Shock in small
shocks and let it stand in the field six
or eight days, then haul in your barn.
You can thresh it out en- rainy days.
I have made twenty bushels per
acre and two tons of good hay
for every twenty bushels. Land
that will make ten bushels of
corn will make twenty bushels of rice,
with $50 pounds of some good fertilizer
per acre. So you see it is much better
than corn or cotton. 1t requires the
same cultivation as cotton. but is much
more valuable.
What we southern people need is to
make everything to eat that our
climate will allow us to make. Be
sure to make plenty of provisions at
home, then plant cotton for our
money crop. I have sold q good deal
of rice for one dollar per bushel, which
pays we'll The rice hay use to feed
my mules and mich COWS, and they
are very fond of it; often give them
rough" rice before it is threshed out.
Chickens are very fond of it; in fact
everything is fond of it, and
therefore l think it behooves any farm
er to raise anything he can to save him
from buying, when we think of our
own beloved south, which was so -four
ishing, and now see how the farmers
are oppressed by not raising home sup
plies.-J. L. Wilson, in Dixie Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-23

If your subscription has expired renew at once.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-07-13
Household Hints.

Never gather currants or other small or
seed fruits Immediately after a rain for
preserving purposes, as they are apt to be
watery.
When straining fruit for jelly, do not al
low the juice to drip into tin vessel, as
the acid in the juice affects the tin, and it
in return changes the color and taste OF the
juice.
Boiling the milk and allowing it to cool
before using for custard pies pays well for
the extra trouble by making the custard
more firm and not SO apt to be watery if
the oven is too hot as often happens.
To cleanse grease from wood or cloth or
silk or straw apply the following cleansing
cream: Dissolve ounces of white CASTLE
soap and half an ounce of borax in quart
of warm soft water; turn this into quarts
of cold water, add ounces of aqua ammo
mia and ounces of alcohol.