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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1894)
A WOMAN IN AFJUCjA. Retun? of Mm A. J. Swann from the Dark Continent dfwrlenoM of Mlmiloiiary's Wife on the Short of ImUo Taii(iuuyikifc Value of ilartulD Goods Among the Nittlvi The life of a rolsnioiiary's wife in the leurt of the (lurk continent is not en Iroly without iU con ipen nations, ao ording to the account of Mrs. A.J wuii n, wlio ha jiint returned to Entf utd aft a live yearn' resitlun jc on the horosof LakeTanffunyiUa. Yet It in carcoly probable that there will be ny grant riiHh of KiiUhIi society pirls o try it, for thonph Mrs. Hwann nays he was uevr lonely and never afraid, etNhe admit)) tlmtoutnide the HtocUudo he lionB wore always howling atnipht, WHEN BABY BATHES. ; event! Small Detail Whlnh Should Not Wo jN4letuii. Before baby takes the n!l-over morn ing balh, there are H;ver 1 small de tails to be attended to. vhieh will simplify matters for nursi -r mother, and (?ive to the little one a comfortably-cleanly person. Have at hand a cupful of lukewarm water, together with two pieeen of soft old linen, one of which, dipped in water, will cleanse the corners of the eyes, while the other, wet with borax and water and passed about inside the lips, will five the mouth a wholesome sweetness. The head bath comes next. A velvet snonpe or the palm of the hand should be dipped in water to which has been added a teaspoonful of borax, and passed across the silky head -fuzz, which, is then dried with some soft fabric. T IS NOT CRUEL The K '! I tifi f flawed Hlrdn I Not a Cruelty if One I Merciful. 1 A Rood dent of sent iment is expended upon eapted birds. From lender hearts, and from others not so tender, we often hear, "I can't I war to keep a bird in a ftK!" Now, without in any way advo rating the casing of birds, I must say thai there are two sides to this, as to most questions. It is true the captive is at the mercy of his owner, his food depends upon some line's memory, his comfort, his very life, i lire in the power of another; but the same Is true of the household doff and cat, still Wore of the horse. Moreover, the hint named animal is so much worse off that he is niride to work, and often sadly abused by his owner, yet wo hear little sympathy expressed for his stale of slavery. It Is cruel to capture an adult bird ac customed to freedom and to caring for himself and confine him in a cage; it is worse than cruel, it is brutal, to neglect to provide carefully for his comfort when WILD FLOWERS. ,nd there waseonstantdangorof being Now the tiny bather is ready for a tllI1H imprisoned. But that a captive bird, .ttaoked bv cannibals. I body-bath. The temperature of the Mrs. Bwann is the wife of the mis- water must be carefully suited to its .ionary who brought to England the system- If healthy and vigorous, it Ad news of Bmln I'asha's tragic fate. t will enjoy a tubful of tepid water; ho Is the only white woman who ever nude the journey from Sudani to Ujiji, md her presence excited great curi osity among the natives. On the way the small n.i.r.Lvii.11 eneonntcsred a com pany, four hundred strong, of the Masai, the strongest and most foriuid- 4i 1 t; i i , 7 , ... p-, RV XT Vl'l't fa'.' 1 mm. A. J. bw.vns. able of the tribeB (in the lake. They arc all over Nix foot in height, und they woar nu clothing. Mm Swunu was. always curried in front of the caravan by eight men in awicUorc.hair. These African coolies, with the exception of two, deserted her at the llrnt sis-lit of the Masai, who were just roturuin;r from war and consequently looked an ferocious as possible. Fortunately tlieir intentions were amicable, and after exchanging branches of trceH, whi(!h is the signal of peace, and ao- , cepting some bends and cloth from "the big man," as they called Mr. Swann, they allowed the "white lady" j and her escort to pass on. The missionaries bnilt a mnd house ! and a church at Iwinyamkolo. The ; house was erected int,ide a stockade , where eight hundred people lived, j Mrs. Swann felt greatly interested In ' the women and girls, and taturht. ithem many useful things. Her servants were children from eight to thirteen years old. After that ape the girls marry and will do no more domestic work. With coffee from the Sherl Islands and supplies from Unhand once u year it was not impossible for Mrs. Swann to cater aceptubly for her household. Mrs. Swann gives some amusing de tails of the value of certain Roods among these trilies, needles and cloth rankiuir highest. She always kept a large supply of these, for they abso lutely became current coin of the realm. Three needles would procure one fowl, one needle two cuffs. Old tins and empty bottles were also in much recpicst, condensed milk tins taking the place of drinking gourds for the natives. A fowl could also be had for two yards of cotton or a small piece of cloth. HONEY AS A FOOD. A DMlrahle Jlntllinl Agent In Dlseuol of tlio 1 hrnat. Many people are aware that honey, cither simple or prepared In combina tion with other ingredients, is a de sirable medical agent in certain cases, as in diseases of the throat, especially those of a mild nature, like hoarseness and a dry, inflamed condition; but not so many are aware that as a regular article of food it has a prophylactic and even a therapeutic value which can scarcely be overestimated. Most 1 sweets are to be taken with caution, as they are liable to impair the action of the stomach, or otherwise injurious- hut, If not very robust, baby should be given daily sponge hath for several months, loiiowon ny a vigorous ruo with alcohol or olive oil. appiicd with the palm of the hand. Either the al cohol or the oil will be found strength ening and a preventive of colds, but the alcohol, on account of its drying propensities, is less desirable than the oil. Speaking of baby's bath, perhaps some mothers would appreciate a hint as to the getting up of a unique little tub, which will furnish this sweetest piece of nature's bric-a-brac with the morning ablution. Take a tin dishpan the largest of its kindand enamel outside and in with Bome falliMiued enamel, either violet, rose, a.ure or buttercup yellow. If anything of an arlif.t the deco rator may touch up the sides and bot tom of the pun with oils, scattering across the enamel surface a few feath ery grosses, or blossoms. A couple of big bows decking the handles complete the. beauty of this masquerading dishpan, but when the tub is in active use, the lustrous lengths of ribbon will have to be ban ished to some other corner of the in fantile wardrobe, or laid aside until called upon to add beauty to the basin, when it is brought out to receive the admiration of the little king orqueen's willing subjects. Golden Days. I wive the flowers for llielr beauty, Anil for ItieOue who Have them birth; They ever lend by palusof duty. These ans"cl of the earth! Down tliroiwh the wooded mountain u TheMe autfeh stream in ttoryeotiH clothes; Aixl in the meadows, 'mid the grasses. Their lovely forms renose. By brinks of pools, In sedsy places. . 'Mill wild and trackless woods they stow; Wliile near the streams their pleasant face (Jleani on the tides below. Wild now'rcu in the sunlfifht shining. Half nien buds and Rlossy leaves. Which, treinbllnK, show their silver llotngB, We rind among the sheaves. finring cannot claim all kinds of flower, Nor .Summer wear all at her breast: For Autumn flies to Rbea'fl bowers. And begs a flowery crest. We scan for tokens of (iod's kindness The vast cat hedral heights above: Now see, because of sin-made blindness. In flowers signsof His love. HOW CATS OFTEN SPREAD Die' AN OAK-LEAF DOILY. A Ptee of Handiwork Suitable for a !brlstiuas Gift. The oak-leaf doily is one of many nnique varieties sueinp; for favor. This piece of handiwork is easily fashioned, and when finished has a de cidedly holiday air. Heavy white satin is the foundation goods. First soouro a gracefully-shaped leaf as a pattern. You can have an oak leaf stamped upon a square of the material, and then cut out the edires, or you may draw off, using a big leaf as a guide, your pattern upon paper. All that is propnrly caught and properly cherished, must iiitcertwmry lie unhappy, l emphatic ally deny, and my opinion is based upon several years' close study of birds in con finement. By "properly caught, I mean taken from the nest or when just out of it. liy "properly cherished, I mean not only fed and watered as regularly and carefully as we ultend to our own physical needs, but in every other way made as happy aa is possible, by loving attention and thought ful consideration. As to the canary, born in a cage of caged ancestry, he is utterly incapacitated for freedom. So far from being a kindness to give him his liberty, it is a positive cruelty. He has never simght food or shelter; he has no not ion of doing either, and be must inevitably perish. Birds that have been taken from the nest are in a similar condi tionof ignorance. Unless keptincaptivity a very short time, and afterward supplied with food til) they learn to care for them selves, to thrust them out is like taking a child brought up in luxury and forcing him into the streets to pick up his own liv ing. This comparison is not in the least exaggerated. A young bird is taught, by his parents where and how to get his food. Clobe observers may see this instruction going on all summer, when nesting is over and young birds are out. If, then, this pe riod of hint ruction is panned iu a house, and he is adult when turned adrift, there is no one to teach him, aud he must learn by hard experience or die in the attempt. 1 have read stories of children being in- j dueed to set free their pets because they would lie so much happier. One in par ticular J remember, because 1 was so in dignant about it, where the bird refused to be left iu the park. It flew back several times and alighted in its owuer's grounds and they had to scheme to get away from it. It was told as a sidf uacnlu-ing aud virtuous deed, when as a matter of fact it was undoubtedly pure cruelty, aud that bird, accustomed to cart! and shelter, prob ably died of want aud exposure. Another use of a caged bird, or any cap tive, that is of great value aa I look at it, is the opportunity it gives for lessons in consideration and care for others, and love and kindness to animals. Jt has been as certained by statistics, carefully gathered from training schools and prisons, that very few men who in- buy hots) owned or cared for a pet animal, or who were in structed iu kindness to the lower orders, are to be found among criminals. This fact, which should nut astonish us when we t hink of the elevating tendency of uu selfishness, puts into the hands of parents and teachers a power! u I weapon tor gooti, Mot only does the pet bird or beast cuter tain and amuse the boy, but under proper direction it trains him in gentle ways, in a seuse of justice, aud it goes far to insure an honest life. Olive Tiiurue Miller in Har per's Bazar. Within my heart I would that flowers Kair ha earth's fairest ones mitfht grow; For though u, if blositomB. would thrive on showers Of joy and love, i know! I think all flowers are but disutoes Of spirits from the realms above. For they whisper, when the wind surprlwa, Sweet wordti of Joy and love! Flowers, like to angels, take departtirel Tliev come to us with noiseless tread; They breathe of Heaven and less of nature. Tuey euard ine living and the ueaa. Ob. cherish e'er the fair wild flowers. That beauteous sisterhood; And strive with all Hod given power To be as pure and good! -Arthur li. Smith in Arkansaw Traveler. 0 ton-hole stitch catching th.e gold thread down and holding it ih place directly upon the edge. Wash tinsel or gold thread, very tine in quality, is lv affcet the system; but honey may at employed to vein tho center ot tne any time he eaten freely, according to leaf. .Satin damask or any one of the OAK-LEAF DOU.Y necessary where you wish an extra- sincd doily is to allow ample space for the center, when the leaf placed near the edges will guide you In making an outline. Whitewash embroidery silk finishes stem and leaves prettily. This is worked about the edges in buttonhole stitch. A tiny Japanese A Comedian'! Wife. Mrs. Francis Wilson is as little known to the outside world as though she were the wife of some modest clerk instead of the companion of one of our best known comedians. Retiring and modest in dis position, she has ever been more of home body than most women of the stage, though her husband met and mar ried her when they were both together in a company playing "The uoblms. It was in this play that Francis Wilson first made his debut after he decided to leave tho song . and dance partnership and enter npon the legitimate field of acting. By means of the belp and fru gality of his wife he was soon enabled to buy the play, and togctber they took it on the road. So well have they suc ceeded, he in his line and she in the more quiet pursuits of home life, having left the stage many years ago. that they have in New Rochelle a lovely villa costing $00,000. which is fitted np with every known convenience, including a complete little theater. Mrs. Wilson is young, plump and pretty. She adores her husband, dresses well and is a most charming hostess. Her two small daughters are pocket editions of their father and simply revel in his antics on and off the Btage. though it is onlv to them he reveals his humor ous side in priv;ite, for as a rule he is most dignified inid quiet. He and Mrs. Wilson are both inveterate readers and are fond of the same sports. Dogs and horses abound in New Rochelle, and altogether you could not find a quieter life, or one more devoid of care and ei citement, than that of Mrs. Wilson's. New York Cor. Philadelphia Times. A (iuine f Kolibing. An almond grower of this locality hit upon a neat device for gatlieriiiy; his crop, liis trees here largely, and this early be came known to the yellow hammers, a Bpeciesof the woodpecker tribe of birds, and they had regularly stored away large quantities of ripe nuts taken from the orchard in the limb of an oak tree near by. The astute ;irclinrdist watched operatiims, and at last hit upon a novel nut aud labor saving plan, and he lost no time in putting it into execution. The limb ws sawed from the tree and replaced by n square shaped funnel loug enough to nearly reach the ground; a bucket was teen set underneath. A gen uine robbing game then went merrily on. The birds gathered the nuts, which they dropped into the funnel aud dowu into the bucket below, and as regularly as uight came the almond glower would in h5" turn empty it of his contents and set it back for a new supply. Tins was kept up until the tM thread is carried along.as you "b work the edges oi eacn tear, tue oui- i,ollrtwi,ltthl,lu,lll.,k.BiUiecePtioni Mother, Rliould Tnacli -thlltlren Not ' Handle Strange AnlmalH. t Since I have spoken in defense of i. dog. lot mo say something more wi relation to that other favorite honschf companion of man the cat. I wo. call your attention to the fact that tb cat is s beast farmorenseful to mankind than the dog. Without the latter .w' could get along, but if we had no we should have a contiunal plagut rats and mice, which would overrun cities and devour the crops and em live stock of the farmers. , . At the same time you may sot K an indisputable truth that the don cat is a prolific source of a great vp of diseases. It breeds them 9 geminates them skin troubles , nlarly. It carries about with if tagion of diphtheria, one of tl tal of human complaints, am onsly suspected of helping germs of consumption. A to ringworm which attacks causes the hair to fall on conveyed by cats. Likew scarlet fever, which, whei house, is always likely to t abroad by the pet pussies of lishment. The way of it is this: When sickness in a house, old cloths ar. be used for various purposes. T' commonly thrown afterward in out of the way place, like the cc a closet. Suppose that there ir about that is on the4' point of into the world a litter of kitte male cats are constantly having as you know, being among the mbs lific of animals. She searclis for questered nook for her ailoucheriieu. and is likely to make her bed of just' such a lot of old rags as I have described. As a natural consequence, not only is i the mother cat infected as to her far with the contagious disease, but all of her kittens are likewise. The latter are fondled by the children. Pathogenic germs seem to find a most favorable ; breeding ground in the hair of cats. As a result the complaint is spread. Un fortunately the infection is not limited to the house. It is spread abroad by the cats, which are notorious stragglers. . Thus before many days have passed . there is an epidemic of scarlet fever or what not in the neighborhood, Nobody can imagine how it got about. Little Johnny dies of diphtheria, and nobody dreams that he contracted it by picking up a strange cat. Children have a way ot picking np cats and holding them to their faces to caress them. That accounts for many cases of that very disagreeable disease called ringworm. It is the some way with other skin troubles that are con tagioos. Cats as well as dogs are lj ble to tuberculosis of the Ituivn, other-' ' wise known as consumption. That they communiraU) it to hnman beings is more than suspected. Washington Star. , The DlMtovery of Porgy OH. Congressmen who are just now study ing upon the menhaden fishery question will be interested to know that the credit of having produced the first po'nJ' '' for commerce belongs to a Maine wom an. That was in lb"ill. Airs. John Bart- lett. of Bluehill. began at that time to boil the parity for her tood. She noticed that a thin scum of oil gathered upon the water iu which the fish were bulled and she thought possibly it could be turned to some more profitable use Taking a bottle full of this oil she brought it to Mr. E. B. Phillips, of Bos ton, an oil dealer here, and he encour aged Mrs. Bartlett U) bring more of the oil. The following year the Bartletts made a start in the business and shipped to Boston thirteen barrels ot porgy oil This was the beginning of the industry Bostou Journal. deception practiced upon them. Sutter City Kuterprise. the taste of the recipient, and will be found corrective and beneficial. Iu some cases, especially where the appe tite has been pampered and demoral ized by ImrtfnJ indulgence in miwhole , some sweets or other foods, the tasto for honey will neud to be cultivated; but it wlil almost invariably grow with the restoration of tho general physical tone, and become an individual char acteristic Isabella Uardner, M. D., in Uood iloiiBekeoping. A Dtaru to Civilisation. There oould be no wiser, no more economical use of public money tiinn spending it m the making of good, ' permanent public-roads. There is no man who Would fail to-be benefited by good, solid roads far more than the construction of such roads would cost him. The old road system of llenrgin. is penurious, slovenly, pensive and discreditable. It, r. . '' art fabrics in white may be used in fashiouing a set of oak-leaf doilies. The ripe ('olnuibuH Suiokvd, Robert Fullertou, of tho Old Curiosity Shop in New York city, claims to have the pipe of peace that was handed toColumbus when he first set foot ou American soil after leaving the good ship Santa Maria The pipe is made out of a peculiar kind of bamboo, very common in San Salvador, The bowl is very large, snowing tuat in Work lu tli Ouruull, In a valuable article on seclccting and planting shrubs in Harden t'nri j tJog0 day,, the people must have been great Forest, it is urged that preparation lu smokers, or, rather, perhaps, that it was a the nhiutinir should be commenced at jute nine, and contained enough tobacco once, although apparently early in ilhe for u whole assemblage to smoke. The setuson. The ground should be thorough- j stem surmounting the howl is fashioned ly prepared this fall, dug deep, trenched out of a peculiar reed, and is quaintly i( possible, filled in with good lqum -. f SiSftZw and properly drained when needed.' y unuuw ""f l,n,j fl,l fr if the .tern were Where this has ueon none, an i - out of the hol and the mouthpiece ground has been all winter firmly set- fnegfA it wxla bo used as a flute.-Col- ciing, .tu can no worivuu uuu.u un,c, u, jqqq Hows Are to lie Common. Tying a bow is an art that should be ever present this season, owing to the styles previuliugof bows here aud every where on bonnets, hats and dresses. Some women have a natural deftness in tying a bow, while others never attain the bliss of making a graceful bow, which art Frenchwomen are supposed to excel in. It is with just such dainty accessories that the womanly woman lightens the plaiuest of gowns, and thus has many changes by wealing a black or white dress and usiug colored ribbons to give it a different appearance for divers oc casions. Dry Goods Economist. A LouImvIIIo Hog That Swears. A Louisville railroad man has a dog that distinguishes the days of the week and different railroad trains. On days when Midget's owner makes his regular trips the dog accompanies him to the, station, but nevet attempts to board the train just stays on the plattorm, an in terested spectator, and wags his tail cheerfully as the train moves out. On other days and other trains suburban trains to Parkland or Pewee Valley he hops aboard without hesitation, evi dently aware that the ride in prospect is oue that he may share. Midget swears, too; swears like a piriue. . The family understand him, but they report that his language is too terrible ' to be repeated. When things don't go to suit him, he retires under a bed or sofa and lies there rolling off oaths of fearful description for hours. A young man who was attentive to Midget's young mistress unintentionally offended ' bim, but the dog got even, lie actually broke off the match. He knew the regu lar nights on which the youth appeared, and at an early hour would ensconce himself under the parlor sofa, from which coign of antage he would growl forth such volleys of personal and pro fane remarks that the prospective lover becaine intimidated and ceased his at tentions In recognition of these serv- I ices Midget's master aave him a beauti ful silver collar. Louisville Courier- Journal. the spring and planting much bettor done. Results from this preparation will he seen in a more vigorous growth, more luxuriant foliage and more uiimd- ant Hewers and fruit , there Is A Unique Way of Doilgluil Taxol. The cheapest tax dodging scheme on record is that of a churchinau in Lincoln county. Me,, who has ore nhted a boarus Zff pays - ' ' In the Jong run ? ""..thorough pwpara- r. . Hanged aud Hhot and Still AlWe. John Cook, a life man, has been re leased on a commutation. Some nine years ago Cook perpetrated a cold blood ed murder in Webster comity. The people were bo worked up over the mag nitude of his crime that a mob was or ganized and Cook was token from the jail and hanged to a tree. Three shots were firod iuto his body, and he was left swinging and suoposedly dead.. The iheriff cut the body down and was sur prised to kes signs of returniM' Cook w '".anjgij A Deserter's Good 1,' Jt,. A deserter is not alwt Jttfi deserter. even though branded wmk a great big "D, according to the njwa of Queen Victoria's realm. Some time ago a well known English resident of Wilmingtou, Del., applied to the British consul here for a pension, claiming to have served his country in an Australian regiment. He admitted having had his breast branded with a red iron, with the letter "D," which marked bim forever as a do-, serter, but claimed to have rejoined his regiment after his punishment and served out the term of enlistment. The British home office found that he was right, and the pension has come to him after a long wait. Philadelphia Rec ord. 1 After traveling over a hnndrf miles of territory.,! '-' a recent Saturd