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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

years added to his age The little details
Of thought, manner and prejudice attrib-
uted to Quatermain are all Selaus' The
short stories of adventure told in the course
of the novels are all yeritable adventures Of
Selaus, and, finally, at least two-thirds Of
Quatermain's pithy sayings originated with
Selaus.
And lovable as Quatermain is no one can
say that he is an unduly fattered portrait
of Selaus For over 20yeaIs the latter has
hunted, travelled and explored throughout
South Africa and yet is thought not
to have an enemy or even an i'll wisher
throughout the country. The natives fairly
adore him, the whites have nothing but
good to say Of him. while one and all trust
him absolutely and completely.
In the course of his life in Africa he has
had many hairbreadth escapes He has
published book recounting many of his
hunting adventures. Others he has omitted,
because, as he says, no one would believe
them. Yet they are true, even though often
apparently impossible.
Another and far different South African
character was Manuel Antonio de Souza,
called Gouveia, whose life and death would
have furnished fitting subject for Hag-
gard in his best vein. Gouveia was for 80
years the governor Of the large Portuguese
province of Gorongoza, south of the Fam
besi and west of Mozambique, succeeding
his father in that dignity and as chief of q
tribe of about 800 warriors.
At the beginning of his career Gouveia
inaugurated the very astute policy of as
sisting his weaker neighbors against the
stronger in their battles, and when by his
aid they had overcome their enemies he
made the vietors pay him tribute, incor-
porating the remnants of the vanquished
| forces into his own tribe. Thus he became
lord paramount Of the country for miles
| around
But dismal fate befell him. Owing to
disputes between the Portuguese and Brit
| ish over the possession Of Manicaland Gou-
yeia's allies deserted him, and his tributary
tribes revolted, At the head of the rebels
was McCombie, chief Of IA tribe to the north,
and him Gouyeia resolved to attack, though
he could muster but 800 men, while Nc
Combie had S,0O0
The odds were not so great after all, for
Gouyeia's men were well armed and had
| two machine guns. But his time had come.
McCombie's men cut off his supplies, and
he must either attack or flee. All his life
the bold plan had served him best, and he
marched in the night to attack McCombie
and marched straight into an ambush, Ex-
pecting to surprise, he was surprised. Ex-
pecting to attack, he was attacked The
first rush Of McCombie's men broke on the
machine guns, Ina twinkling the whites
IN charge were slain, the Kaffir gunners
scattered or killed, and Gouyeia's chief re-
lance rendered useless
His folio ,ers, broken into several de-
tached parties, their white leaders dead,
themselves surrounded by five times their
own number, must have realized that their
chic. who had 80 long led them to victory,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

To talk of guarding against cold in
summer seems absurd, and yet it is as
necessary, as in winter. Where the eli
mate is changeable hot day is often
followed by cool evening or sudden
rainstorm chills the air, or cold wind
springs up, grateful after the heat but
dangerous to those who are thinly clad
unless they are protected from it by
proper covering.
Cotton is good conductor Of heat
and allows il to escape rapidly from the
surface Of the body As soon as the
surrounding air becomes cooler than the
skin it steals the heat which the body re-
quires for its own needs A fresh sup
ply of heat must be produced, and thus
the system is oyertaxed to supply the
demands Of the robber. Flannel is a
bad conductor and guards the tender
body more faithfully, retaining the heat,
Elizabeth R. Scovil in Ladies' Home
journal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

Miss Fannie Newman, living near
Lexington, has q genuine curiosity in
the shape Of six partridges, which are as
tame and docile as possible. Some time
ago her brother in blowing q field came
across a nest containing q number Of
partridge eggs, and gave them to his sis
ter, who placed them under hen, and
in due time they were hatched out. A
motherly little bantam hen has taken
the birds under her wing, and. from the
fuss and noise she makes over them,
seems to take delight in her downy
charges. It is pretty sight to see them
together. Carrollton MOI Democrat.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

Let us FIRST see what 1t Ia, and as no de.
scription Is practicable examples must be
employed Some years ago an Ithaca IN.
w gentleman named Reynolds acquired
the power to an extraordinary degree and
convinced the most critical audiences in
that college town. Among Others vener-
able professor In Cornell university attend
ed one evenings performance with the
Hvowed intent TO show the absurdity Of the
thing He consented to be u subject and
In q few minutes was crawling under a
table in pursuit Of imaginary SO gold
pieces. He was convinced,
Reynolds would make people pick grapes
from phantom vines, climb frantically up
the sides Of door or window case to escape
the rising tide of the yiewless ocean, and
would, by few passes, mike man 80
rigid that he would lilo stretched like q log
between two chairs, upon which his head
and feet alone rested-so rigid indeed that
two men could stand upon his unsupported
stomach or back without bending it. This
power is now supposed to have been the
secret Of those extraordinary performances
by the camisards and convulsiunnaires Of
France. A philosophic historian noted ftT
his caution records that he saw one wom
an in a trance and s'rigid as seasoned oakn
receive 80 blows Of an iron barwielded with
oil the strength Of a stalwart soldier, Can
the mind conceive Of more pitiable spec
tacle-a community mad with religious
fervor and military governor striving to
cure 1t with stripes and bruising and deathY
India furnishes scores Of examples, Every
one has heard Of the wonderful tricks done
by her native conjurers, which are now
supposed to be mere hypnotic delusion.
Here is a familiar case as related by DR.. @
w. Dill Of Boston:
sit was on the street in Madras, and the
iakir was tall bronzed native. He gazed
around the circle until his piercing black
eyes met those Of each attentive spectator
Then he uncoiled slender rope and threw
ltup in the air, Itcaught on some invisi-
bic hook and hung down. Next the In
dian laid a handkerchief on the road, and
making motions over IL something under
meath began TO move. The handkerchief
was taken of, and there lay o tiny infant
Blowing gently upon It's face, the fakir
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

Charles Everitt and a party of friends
were enjoying themselves in the woods
near Stroudsburg, Sunday, when they
suddenly found that they were in den
of rattlesnakes. On every side were big
black rattlers, making the air ring with
the weird music Of their tails Everitt
and the others pitched into the snakes
with clubs and stones and succeeded in
killing thirteen. Double that many more
escaped. When the rattles were counted
on the dead reptiles it was found that
they numbered l42, while the total length
Of the snakes was over fifty feet, Port
Jervis On. W Union.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

had now led them 70 death. But not d
man flinched. With courage not rare
among the more manly tribes Of Africa
they fought until the very last, dying in
their places to man.
How Gouveia met his death is unknown.
Only after the battle was over the rising
sun saw bis body surrounded by horde Of
savages, more like demons than men, who
howled with rapture and frenzy as they
tore his bleeding heart from his yet breath
ing body and devoured it. that they might
gain the skill and courage that had for SO
long rendered him invincible. OF all Gou-
yeia's force one man alone escaped, and he
only did so because he had been wounded
and sent to Massikessi to recover two weeks
before the battle.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

ceding performers have left all in good
humor Then his subjects are got into
the Hypnotic trance" and told that the
tide is coming in to where they sit on the
rocks. They climbup on their chairs, then
throw off their coats, vests, shoes and socks
and sprawl all over the stage as they (sup-
posedly) swim ashore while the audience
goes into convulsions Of laughter.
And such is mesmerism las she is prac-
ticed," 1t simply requires good "horses" To
make it a first class burlesque, and, using
the accepted slang, it is on the whole
'horse play" The subjects dance about,
break chairs, pound each other and cavort
around in all sorts of wild ways. The
'mesmeric medium might as well be of
the stage. And it Is o point worth noting
that in private conversation every "hyp'
notizer" and every "horsen Of this class de.
clares that there is nothing in mesmerism
To horse" who held forth at a New York
city resort reporter Of The Herald cited
the fact that there was real man named
Mesmer who practlced real art
''Oh, come OFF, was the response. 1--WE
know all about that. The man it was
named for was q fakir, and he introduced
it in dime museum, and If you'll go tc
my room I'll give you the year and date
And this is the curse OF science, Each
step lin advance must be on disputed ground
and for one honest, earnest inquirer there
arc many 'falzirsu and impostors, while the
great army Of the queer and crazy rush in
and try to make this mysterious power sus'
tain their theories about attendant spirits
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

the return Of the dead, witchciaft and sec
ond sight. But hypnotism isnow beyond
all that Men Of science declare that it is a
reality, but most Of them deny that man
can be induced to commit crime against
his will or do any other Of the queer things
alleged In court. In short, they say mans
nature cannot be changed BY it, and il he
commits crime when hypnotized it is be.
cause his instincts are criminal. And such
would seem to be the common sense view
Of it. JEROME JACQU1N.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

The visitors to Burns monument dur
ing the late Glasgow fair week fairly
broke the record in point of numbers,
Fully 1900 persons paid for admission
to the monument during the week, being
about 200 in excess Of any previous year.
1t is estimated that about one in three Of
those who go out to the Banks Of Doom
go in to see the monument, and, accord
ing to this calculation, no fewer than
5000 strangers made pilgrimages to the
spot during the week. Ayr (Scotland)
Advertiser.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14
wonderful Growth Of Electric Travel

Wonderful Growth of Electric Travel.
Only twelve years have elapsed since
the first crude suggestions Of the prac-
tical working Of an electric railway were
made, and four years ago a list Of a
dozen would comprise every such road
in the world in even passably successful
operation, whatever the method of ap-
plication The first large commercial
electric railway was, after many difficult
ties and diseouragements, opened in the
early part Of 1883 at Richmond, Va,
and since that demonstration was made
the industry has grown until there are
now in operation or under contract, on
the general lines laid down at Richmond,
not less than $50 roads in the United
States, Europe, Australia and Japan, re-
qulring more than 1000 cars and 1000
motors. with more than 1900 miles of
track, a daily mileage of nearly 100000
miles. and carrying nearly billion pas
sengers annually. Fully 10000 people
are employed on these roads. and there
has never been an authenticated report
of death on account of the electrical
pressure used. Over $4,000, 900 are in
vested in this industry in this country
ne.-Frank j. Sprague in Forum.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14
RIDER HACGARDS HDRO.
The Original Allan Quatermain
Lives In South Africa.
HIS NAME IS FREDERICK sELAUs.

The Novelist's Account Of Him Not Exag-
gerated, but He Never Had a wife-An-
other South African Fighter Gouveia
the Terrible and His Frightful Fate.
What reader of Rider Haggard's works
has not learned to know and love old Allan
Quatermain, the hero of so many Of the
novels that decade ago took the literary
world by storm and won for themselves an
impregnable place in the popular fayors
Who that followed him through the vicis-
situdes and triumphs Of the numerous
stories in which he figured could refrain
from sigh as he laid down the book after
reading the last chapter Of the story bear
ing the old hero's name for a title, realizing
that the author had done with him for
ever? 1t was like losing dear old friend,
and one parted from him with great regret.
But, though Haggard found IL advisable
for literary reasons to kill his hero off, 1t
will be pleasing for many Of his friends to
learn that the original of the character is
still aliyein South Africa, and that be is
just such man as the novelist has depicted
and has had almost as many and danger
GUS encounters and narrow escapes. His
name is Frederick Courtenay Selaus and
he is an Englishman by birth, having gone
to South Africa in 1871, when only 10
years old. Mr.. Selaus has never been
married and is still very much alive. I'm
til recently he practically lived far in
the interior, where white men had never
been Hardly year went by without his
exploring some unknown territory and re-
turning laden with trophies Of the chase
and bringing carefully drawn sketch maps
of the country explored Twice he has been
granted awards by the Royal Geographical
society for the excellent work done BY him
in that line.
When Mr.. Haggard was in South Africa
dozen years ago, he was great friend of
Selaus. He lived with him, camped with
him, hunted with him, and when he wrote
his novels he put his friend in them as
their hero. His description Of Quatermain
ismerely photograph Of Selaus with afew
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

Mrs. J. Campbell, Of this place, when
q girl nine years old, ran needle in her
right arm just above the elbow, Little
was thought of the occurrence until a
few days ago, when she suffered great
pain in her left arm. The family ply
sician made an examination and found
the pain was caused by the needle,
which was removed. During the twenty
years intervening the needle travelled up
the right arm, across the shoulder and
down the left arm. Philadelphia Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

A singular story comes from st. FL
mo. On Thursday while the baggage
team and wagon that runs to Porters-
vile was on the road some distance from
the station, u thunderstorm arose.
Lightning struck tree near the road,
splitting it in two. The same bolt
jumped to the wagon, knocked down
the mule and the boy driver The boy,
in falling, struck his head on Georgia
watermelon, the force Of the fall break
ing the melon, and the boys head sinking
into the cavity in the melon. The mule
lay stunned some minutes, and, recover
ing, got up and resumed his way, The boy
having fortunately fallen with his head
into the melon, the water in it had the
effect Of reyiving him, and he shortly
regained consciousness. The only dam
age to the wagon was split spoke
Mobile (Ala,l Register.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14

testimony may be called universal, for
since history began there has never been
people, savage or civilized, but testified TO
many such instances The peoples reli-
gion has had little TO do with il. Ancient
lsraelites and modern Hindoos, the hard
headed Scotch Of the highlands and the
volatile Greeks and Sicilians, lave agreed
to the letter, and now the scientific men Of
England and America, after standing out
long against the alleged "slperstitions Of
the unlearned, = concede far more than the
unlearned ever claimed.
II there ever was 'backwoods notionn
ridiculed without mercy, it was the belief
that serpents have power to charm. But
the fact Is now conceded. It Is set forth in
the latest works on ophiology, and the
method Of II ia explained by Charcot Suys
and other specialists In Paris And finally,
as IL TO surfeit us with marvels, DR.. Suys
has actually invented charming machine,
II one may cal itsuch, d sort Of double act
ing rotary hypnotizer, which, he thinks,
operates on the same principle as the ser
pent's eyes.
1t is u little piece Of clockwork which
~ ravolvs raniSIv Il onnosita diract;ous
This dey;ce says a racept eyewitnoss ,yas
nlncad hsfors ~ natients pbere * thev no,id
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

THE GRACE CHURCH MISSION has
been very successful, large numbers
having attended the services, all OF
whom it is believed have been benefit
ted. The attendance last night, how
ever, was not quite so large as on some
occasions, owing to the storm. To
morrow is the last day of the mission,
although services will be held or Thurs
day at 6 a. m. and 10 a. m. These SER
vices, however, will be in celebration
of the feast of st. Andrew. The mem.
beers of Grace Chapter, Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew, will attend in body at the
celebration of the Holy Communion at
a. m. 1t is placed at this early hour in
order that those who are compelled to
be at work at 7 a. m. may have the
privilege of this service. Rev. Mr..
REYNOLDS, the missioner, paid a visit to
the Episcopal Theological Seminary
Yesterday and met the students at their
evening prayers, and addressed them
upon the duties, dignity and difficulties
of the ministerial Office. He showed
that Notwithstanding the greatness Of
the respon ioility there were joys in tie
sacred ministry with which they might
expect to tighten the load OF their toll
and refresh them in the dark hours
which will surely come to them all.
The students listened with much inter-
est to the address.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

CoHCERT.-The concert at the First
Baptist Church last night was, as an
ticipated, decided success in every
particular, and, although the weather
was very inclement, was we'll
attended. The programme was rem
dered by the best talent attainable, and
was highly appreciated by the entire
audience. The exercises were opened
with prayer by the pastor, followed by
an anthem by the choir, Il VIII
Praise Thee 0 Cod rendered in ex-
cellent style. The selections rendered
by the Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin
Club We're of 8 high order, and proved
that this organization, with little ex
perience, will soon become the most
popular musical club in the city. The
recitations were looked after by Miss
Mary Conner, of Washington, and Capt.
J. V. Davis, of this city, both of whom
acquitted themselves admirably, Miss
Corners Painter of Seville" an un-
usually difficult selection, being fully
up TO the standard. The piano recitals
were no more than were expected of
that talented artist, Miss Catherine
9leyrer, who seemed anxious TO
30 her best, and certainly succeeded.
The vocal selections of Miss Margaret
Dobbins and Mrs. Nellie Dobbins- Ex-
uicios, of Washington, were undoubt-
ellv as fine as were ever heard in this
CITY. Miss Dobbins has fine soprano
voice. while Mrs. Exnicios has one of
the strongest and sweetest contralto
voice we have ever heard. Each Sc
= Il l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

ARRESTED AND BAILED.-Deputy [.
s. Marshals X. w. p. Garnett and Jos.
Glover went to Boston, Culpeper coun-
~, Yesterday and arrested Mr. j. w.
Popham, of the firm of Burgess & Pop
ham, distillers, who is charged with
violating the revenue laws. The depu-
ties, upon meeting Mr.. Popham, in
formed him of the nature of their er-
rand, and told him he would be COM
PEELED to accompany them to this city
and should he not give bail ne would
20 to prison. Mr.. Popham was en-
gagged in slaughtering steer at the
lime and said he would accompany the
officers and would have no difficulty in
furnishing the requisite bail could he
be allowed to communicate with
friend, Mr.. Burgess. The officers told
him he could ride to Mr.. BURGESS resi-
dence, make his arrangements with
him and meet them at the hotel. AT
the appointed time Mr.. Popham and
Mr.. Burgess appeared at the hotel and
accompanied the marshals to this city.
The prisoner was taken before Com
missioner John S. Fowler, who bailed
him for his appearance before the I. :.
Court, Mr.. Burgess becoming his sure
". 1t will be remembered that the
distillery Of Messrs. Burgess x Popham
was raided recently by Deputy Collector
Monroe and his deputies, and that ne
gotiations looking to compromise of
the matter are now in progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

SETTLED BY ARBITRATIoN.-Some
months since the Robert Portner Brew
ing Company OF this city deposited
with the First National Bank of this
city draft on the Bank of Hanover
\. c., for 81 200 and the amount was
placed to the credit of the Portner Com
pany on the bank books in this city.
When the draft was presented to the
Hanover bank for collection that
institution had failed, and the
First National Bank came back on
the Portner Company for the amount.
The Portner company claimed that the
bank had not used due diligence in
forwarding the draft to North Carolina
for collection, while the bank held to
the contrary opinion. The matter was
finally submitted to arbitrator who
met in this city to-day and decided
against the Portner Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

CHARTER.-Judge Norton to-day
granted charter to the Nationel Home
Insurance Company of America, the
object of which is to do a general fire
and marine insurance business in the
United States and foreign countries.
The principal Office is to be in this city,
with Capt. G. A. Mushbach as attorney
and the capital stock is to be $500, 900,
divided into shares of 800 each. The
officers are w. Danenhower, of Wash
ington, president; l.. w. Spear, vice
president and manager, and J. D. ST.
livan, secretary and treasurer.