ABE Til 3 Bl'MEIL
A Negro Whoa Bead "VTsa Hard
wr Than a Grindstone.
lie tn a Ceeterj OM t Otrattnw. te
l;tnlTe site Majrtv Sftall as a rtnttor
1st Kaav-A Iteview at lib
T on? 1-? an open question, wites a
.'.lotmvn eorrcspomtent of the loa-l.-r
;i.V. who la the hest-icuown man
in t vwt-ittjT, Iteskteiit franklin Car
t.Tf V !!:tuas colkpc or Alir.im 1'ar-g-w.
hrtt'.-r known as 'Abe the Hunter. H
Cirtiia it is that Abe is known to
tiionwratls and that his lane is fully
named, it was no scratch hit or lucky
hunt that pave Abe a place in the niches
of lam. The Lord was bind to Abe in
giving him an unusually thick skull and
a hornubout an inch long on the frontal
bone, but he has developed the talent
given him and has made the most of
bis opportunities. -
Abe the Bunter is an exeeeuingly jolly
old ncro. who lives in the port of this
town knawnas White Oaks, and claims
that he was 104 years old last 4th of
July. .
' The story of the old negro runs like
this: His iirat recollections were those
of a pickaninny on a plantation in
South Carolina. His master's name waft
Slcinstcr. There Abe lived until he
Teas 14 years old, as he thinks.
Up to the time of his sale as a slave
from the auction block, together with
bis mother and three sisters, his most
vivid recollections are of trials of bumV
ing with a young nun. The ram would
4ike a position, lower his head, and
with a burst of speed start for Abe,
who always met the ram half way, the
two heads coming together with great
force, but the ram, as Abe tells it, was
always beatan. '
liy the sate Abe was separated from
his relatives, and sold, as he thinks, to
Stephen iiiller, of Claverack, K. Y.
Here he staid for five years, and then
mn away and went to Sheffield, Conn.,
ivhere he worked for James Curtis as a
house servant. In running away from
Miller he was pursued by dogs, and es
caped only after kilting one.
From Sheffield Abe went to Old Stock
bridge, where he lived for a number of
i cars, working tor Gen. Williams, the
Carters, Bradleys, Brewers, Crosbys,
Cashier Adams and Maj. BurrilL all of
whom are now dead. - Long before the
war he located in Williamstown, where
he has worked for many people. Boys,
since he came here, have become gray
haired men.
All the past years be had continued
bunting, until he was oonfident that
nothing less than a blow from a trip
hammer or a pile-driver would break
his skulL
The first act, however, that brought
him fame occurred many years ago.
Abe was then living over a blacksmith
shop on Water street In the night he
was awakened by aa alarm of fire, and
getting out on the street found that
Harvey Cole's store was on fire. The
door was locked, the key was missing,
and. at the suggestion of a Mr. Powers,
Aoe went at it head first, and after re
puted attacks tt yielded.
This gave Abe great prestigea stock
in trade, so to speak; but with the con
fidence thus acquired he passed on to j
greater victories.
It came about in this way: Abe and i
his wife's brother were at South Will
liamstown one day and they found
1'sraar Blake having trouble with a
T-.vj-ycar old bull that be wanted to J
kill. The bull was in an inclosnre and
pawing the turf in great shape, and, by j
his almost human bellowing, asking for
someone to swing s red cloth in front
of him. : .
Abe offered to make the bull lower
hiseolors, buttooka big drink of cider
brandy before be began the act He
then entered the inclosnre against the
earnest protestations of Farmer Blake,
who asked Abe among other things:
"Are you a dashed fool enough to go in
there with that wild bull throwing dirt,
with nothing to loll him with?"
It was another ease of David and
Goliath. The big bull and Abe both
bunted, and while Abe was shaken bad
ly the bull was stunned so that his
throat was cut forthwith. Abe does
not say so, but doubtless the cider
brandy was called upon to assist In the
celebration that followed.
Then the students tempted Abe to
show bis prowess to them, fie was
blindfolded and something placed in a
bag. Then the bandage was removed
and he was told that if be eould break
the contents of the bag by bunting his
head against it a valuable present
would be given him. The content of
the bag proved to be a big cheese, and
Abe had no difficulty in smashing it.
He was then blindfolded again, and it
was assumed that another cheese had
been placed in the bag, but instead a
big grindstone, an inch and a half in
thickness, was substituted.
The first bunt failed to shatter it, but
- Abe, realizing that his reputation was
at stake, went at it again and broke it
into four pieces "wid my nigger-head.''
For this act he was given five dollars
in money, two big cheeses, two pounds
of tobacco and assurances from the
college boys that if he was sick asare -
suit of the irrindgtone act he ahould be
well eared for. but he was able to work
as asual the following day and experi
enced no trouble whatever from the
bunting. .
And so for many years Abe has been
a feature a bunting star, so to apeak
with many of the college boys in the
Williamstown firmament He has given
them lota of fun, and they in turn have
chipped in generously for the old man's
comfort and support ,
A murdered Hungarian was buried
near Corinth, Ky., recently. When
dying a candle was placed in his hand
and held there by bis brother until the
7 it ta .i.i
rtowT pT mbT ne-d
threTa. oreTa in a new suit
of clothe, and a white hafplaeed on bis
beau. A pwee m utvuxy
into the rraxW buy lb ground tram
ttewttoaJT
wjeoviioo. I
YAXLEY'S BENEFACTOR,
listen? of the Great Explorer
Foster-Father.
Starting to Maw Orleaaa at aa Karl? As
fi. lleeame Widely Kaovm aaa . .
tieapeetad tlerle- br Hal
Adopted falldree.
Many New Orleans citizens remember
Tlenry Hope Stanley, who adopted
H ailey. the explorer, and gave him.
I.U firat upward start in life. Very few,
however, have any recollection of Stan
ley, the famous traveler in Africa.
Henry Hope Stanley, says the New Or
leans Post-Dispatch, was born in Eng
land in ISia. He came of good family
and was highly educated. He had
a brother who was killed by a fall from
a carriage during the war. After his
father's death, which occurred early in
Stanley's life, his mother married an
hpiscupal minktcr. She is said- to be
still living and her son by the second
marriage inherited Stanley's fortune.
The young Englishman was of inde
pendent mind, and determined to carve
his own way to success. Accordingly
he came to America about l&ST,, first
landing in Charleston. S. C. There the
young man heard of the great west and
made his way to Texas. He found a
wife in the Lone Star state, but little
in the way of fortune, and the couple
determined to remove to the southern
metropolis,
Although Stanley was twice married,
neither wife bore him children. Then
kind hearts hungered for the touch of
baby fingers, and at various times the
household adopted little orphans and
bestowed as much love and care upon
i them as if of their own blend. Strange
to say, none of these fatherless ones re
mained to comfort the closing years of
their benefactor's life,
loanna, the first adopted child, died
after her marriage to a local druggist
who has also passed away. Henry
"Stanley African us" went Into the
world against his foster-father's will
and was never forgiven, while Annie,
who shared the home with the explorer,
is said to have eloped with the coach
man. About this time Stanley made the ac
quaintance of an individual known as
"Cedar" Smith en account of his busi
ness, which consisted in exporting
Louisiana cedar. About 1643 they took
i trip up lied river on a cedar purchas
ing expedition, intending to ship a
large cargo to England. They were
gone some time. Facilities for mail
communication were neither rapid nor
plentiful in those days. Stanley heard
little of affairs at home. He returned
to Kew Orleans to find his wife had
taken sick and died during his absence
from home. Soon afterward he mar
ried Miss Uiller, an Buglishwoman. .
He then changed his business, becom
ing cotton weigher for the firm of
Payne, Dameron A Co., the predeces
sors of Payne, Kennedy & Co.; later he
obtained employment with, Wright,
Williams & Co., in the same capacity.
He made a good deal of money in the
days when there were fortunes in the
cotton-press business. When the war
broke out he took no part in the con
flict but with his wife went over to
England to revisit the scenes of his
youth. He left his dwelling, facing
Annunciation square, in charge of Mrs.
Ktjuler's sister, Mrs. Walter Kicholl,
who occupied, it with her husband dur
ing the absence of the Stanleys. When
Gen. Uijamin Butler made his head
qtariers in Xew Orleans he ordered the
surc ox the house and the Commer
cir.l press, putting bis soldiers in the
latter.
iir. Stanley's friends took advantage
of his British birth and foreign resi
dence to appeal to the English consul
i The latter promptly sent word to But
ler to release the property within twenty-four
hours. The orders were obeyed
t and the soldiers marched out and
r camped in Terrell's press across the '
,. street As soon as the war ended '
j Stanley and his wife returned. Stan-!
; ley resumed the cotton-press business, :
' but was not as successful as in tbe ante-.
i bcllum days. In 1870 be sold the Com
; mcrcial press to Lehnan ft Abraham
and bought tbe Liverpool press, which
ho conducted until his death, although
he left the management principally to
; James Handolph and George Johnson.
( InlU be went up to a plantation to
1 look after the crops, in which he was
interested, suddenly became ill and in
twenty-four hours was dead. His see- '
ocd wife preceded him to the land of
rest Mr. Stanley was a member of
: Mount Moriah lodge, a prominent ma
sonic body, and was buried in its tomb
at Metairte ridge.
1. . latenftttos; U Tm.
' It is often a matter of curiosity with i
the observer of feminine ways to know i
' why women should wear so many orna- '
ments while on the street, says the New
York Recorder. To see s delicate little
woman, whose waist is surrounded by
an enormous belt from which depend a
number of small bottles of glass and
silver, watch charms, bangles and heav
en knows what besides, is enough to
create wonder in the mind of the unint-
tiated. The habit is looked upon as a
lad - Probably it is, but an English
writer says it is something more. This
learned Britisher asserts that the Amer-
tcsn girl carries in the little bottles
which dangle from her belt a lot of qui- i
nine pills. When she grows weary from
the exertions of a shopping tour she
takes two pills; if chilly, one pill; when
hungry, which is often the case, down
go two pills; if she gets her feet wet
she swallows an antidote in the shape
of ten pills. This is one of those things
which may be described as interesting
If true.
Aa niualaaud Oat,
An illuminated cat is among the
curiosities of the patent office at Wash
ington,D.C It is made of nasteho.rf
or tm painted over with nh,.,!,,
"J to frighten away 'rau
k "nail deer" 'in the
cellars and garreta.
K . .
.fJTj? to Flf 'm . P0".
aUl the doctor, as prepared Jk ,
with his UnaeBetteaXrroUtf,
DANGERS OF ALPINE LIFE.
ItaUaa aoMlef Have 1IU a Bard turn
Daring Thai Winter,
The Italian Alpine soldief basnneaay
life of It in winter, buried In small forts
on the high Alps, and being obliged to
march in storm and snow, the new mili
tary orders enforcing never-Interrupted
communication between fortified places,
whatever may be the state of the
weather, A Turin correspondent says
the Chicago Post gives the particulars
of the late accident when Lieutenant
Zansucchi and four of his six compan
ions met with their death. The lieuten
ant with six soldiers, was following
some Alpine companies from Pieve di
Telo across Mount Tanarello to Briga
Marithima, but as be was under free
marching orders, he remained behind
and passed the night at small hamlet
on the way. The day after he started
with his six men to climb the Tanarello,
and on arriving at the summit met with
a strong wind, which shook the massuf
snow, sending large quantities rolling
into the ravines. A path most frequent
ly used, as being the safest descends
from the summit of the mountain to
llriga, but Lieutenant Zanxncchi, either
to shorten the way or bewildered by the
ice particles with which the wind filled
the air, abandoned the path and turned
to the left toward Mount Saccarello.
When the little party reached the top
of the valley of the Droc they began to
descend, but a wide and deep stratum
of snow, undermined by water below
or moved by the wind, suddenly gave
way beneath the travelers' feet and
they were precipitated more than one
thousand six hundred feet to the bottom
of the valley. The lieutenant and two
soldiers were found dead afterward
close together. Two of the men were
further away and after lying
fainting on tbe snow for a
time came to themselves, one
with his arm, the other with his
ears and nose frozen. They tried to dig
up their companions, but had no proper
tools and were also too weak, so had to
renounce the attempt
They drank all the brandy they had
with them and then climbed down to
Hriga, fearing a catastrophe at every i
moment When they reached Uriga
they were hah dead, and for some hours
hsd not even strength to relate what
had happened. One other dead soldier
was found alone, but the body of the
fourth lies still beneath the snow.
Only just a week ago a similar accident
happened, but fortunately without loss
of life. A party of a few soldiers and a
citixen had set out from Fort Centrale,
tour thousand two hundred and tweuty
;ioven feet high, to go to Fort Pepine,
six thousand six hundred and eighty
seven feet high, and were overtaken by
a storm. They thought for a moment
of turning back, but the orders wen
strict and they therefore marched on.
All at once they felt the ground trem
ble beneath their feet and a moment
after they saw an enormous avalanche
deacendin? swiftly upon them with a'
loud whistling sound and a violent cur-1
rent of air. , It overtook them and !
rolled them down the mountain with
the speed of an express train: vet, I
strange to say, they were fxiVk-i K
stopped on a level space, alter a iLil or
six hundred und fifty feet, unhurt be
yond a few scratches and being a Lt'.l j
stunned. The avalanche went mi it-,
path to brcuk to pieces m a ravine, and
the young soldiers stared cash other iu
the face, astonished to find that they
were still r.ltre,
LIVING OCEAN LANTERNS.
Hew the Deep Raa la Llchtsd by Its
jriaar InhsbltanU.
Away down in the dark depths of
the ocean there are living lanterns that
are borne about to light up the dark
ness. A queer fish, called the "niid
shipmite." carries the brightest and
most striking of all these sea torches.
Along its back, under it, and at the
rows of shining buttons on the young
middy's uniform. In this way it gets
its name "midshipmite, by which
young sailors in the navy are often
called.
These disks, says the Kew York
Press, are exactly like small bull's-eye
lanterns, with regular lensesand refke
tori The lenses gather the rays and
4t. a ufl -... . I, . .
ThereislayerofphoaphorjentceU
oetween me two, ana toe entire effect
is as perfect a if made by some skill'
jfal optician.
Tbe fish is so constructed that when
it is frightened by some devouring sea
monster it can close its lenses and hide
itself in the darkness. It can turn its
lantern off and on at will, and then it
is always "filled" and ready when
wanted.
Another marine animal has a lumin-
ous bulb that hangs
from its ehin
and thus throws the light before
It to warn it of the approach of
enemtes. btui another upholds a big
light from the extremity of the dorsal
lin. Others again have constant sup
plies of a luminons oil that runs down
their sides from -the fins, making a
bright and constant light all around.
She Hh llotro a Ars'
A little girl but four years old was ob
served to be very devout in church and
to be very eager not to miss attending
the services. "What do you do, when
you are there, Koaie?" a , lied a lady
Wen1' "J" cannot read ttnd m mn,
get very tired of snch long services?"
The little one shook her head gravely.
"I am never tired," she said, "1 have so
much to say to God." "What do you
say, do tell me," persisted the lady.
The chi'd climbed on her knee, and
whispered with ull her soul in her
eye: "I cannot go to church too often
to tank God I was not horn a boy.".
Bit inptnal Eaters.
The czar is described as the largest
eater among crowned heads and the
kaiser comes next. The latter in stated
to have a mania for catin? ut ctraor
ilinary tnies, and, nltlioi!?li timing
copiously before going to the t.icater,
he generally insists on the titfcpatch
-irom tbe imperial kitcheus of a fully
prepared supper, which he devours in
i
i
, r '-n -v uv'toibui
oac of the private rooms of tbe theater
boiweeti the acu.
Carpels, carpels, carpets. Matting,
inattit.g, matting. Buy of the Albany
Furniture Co ltulilmore Block. Al
tsuiy, Oregon.
Hum, liiitn, huts, hen In need of a
lint rlmi'l full to look at those li the
iUekvt Hlttre, strsw huts 5., 20t, and
jiie, Wutil hnli 8ik"., 45c nntt nikt.
dns-boy IiiiU ; mid $1 50. Fir hats
SI, $1.25 line liM vrarfe $1 76 New
'-hollies, line figured lawn and dress
.'eiliiij? at price suny )eluw uiiii(M
Inn. (Ileal ImreiiniK in white lire
nods from Si- up. Out inn Annuel, 20
ul. for $1. Baby' hive t ale, 25.-.
md 36 rents. - . .,
Notice of lixeoutrlx.
.Notice in hereby given to all wham it
nay concern, that, by an order of the
'utility Court for Mmi Cuutity, State el
iregmi, tlie umleniigiied has been duly ap
mined and is now the duly qualified sn,l
u'liiiK Eiwutrti of Hie last Kill ami
eetameiit of Eugene H. Vila, deceased
i II arthv iiuleUeil to said estate are re
meted to make immediate payment to
lie uwlembtiietl, and all parties having
aims against the estate are hereby re-
;iureil to itrencut the name proierly verl
ied, within six montli from the 6th ilnr of
;-ril IKJJn, the tint publication or this
ottce, to the uudereigned at the office of
iam'l M. Garland, Lebanon, Ore.
E. J. Vim,
Ix. of the last will and testament o(
Eugene H. Tim, deceased.
Sau l M. Ksvuitd,
Ally, for Executrix.
mm
It Is soul en a nkniitM hw ti
(lata. It cures Incipient Consumption,
aad lath bast Oousaaad Croup Curs,
For sale by K. W. bmith.
LIMINE
THE GREAT
IWrtaiBdS fZ
U Bottle. J
Onscent a dosa
$ If -
v.r.:ffln.--.:.
StitlKB, IIDKEI 4JD C08STIP1TI0I
CURE.
' Flea?aat to take by old or
young. , No griping. ' '
The root of the Liverine
lant is extensively USd ill
Norway fur the cure of Tiles.
Sold by all firet class drug
gists. Wholesale Manufd. hires.
Anchor. 6 Chemical Co.
Lebanon, Oregon..
BARBER. SHOP
BikI Hliavi-n, Hair Cut or Bbainpno al
B. F. KIRK,
Shaving Parloj.
XEXT DOOR TO CT. CH.A RLEH
' ' " 1,J,Ti'L- '
Elegant Baths.,?
' : , ., :- l -
f'biUlren Kindly Treated.
"" tf ' '
tadies liair Pi-ussing $ Bifkialt,
PANSY.
MAYER &-KIMBROUGH
Have just received the finest line of ( KCKERY and
GLASS WARE ever brought to Lebanon, which they in
vite you to call and inspect.
Their price are as low, if not lower than anywhere else,
in the valley.
Highest Prices Paid for Country
' Produce.
rn-fcnmViffc JraVhirill ,
i .
! BEWAILS
is the
4 itnltitioa trad,
ssarks aaS Mela,
about
3 in packages. !
Bade eajjr tf ODDCS k CO.. K;w
Tm te for Arm sad Bzmmcr
The Unenterprisisg
Business Man . . .
Usee a small amount of Print
ed Stationery and other Ad
vertising matter, and as a
consequence his business dies
away and he in then like the
man whose picture appvars
above.
The Enterprising
Business Man . .
Uses a great amount of Adver
tilling matter of all kinds.
Consequently his Business In
oi eases and he becomes as
happy as tlio-individual who
is represented by the picture
just above.
Job Printini! kt
u
of Ail Kinds
r jbr ip i
Is done at this Office in a
Workmanlike Manner, and at
Prions to Compare with the
Times. Your Businem will be
Increased by having Your J.il.
Pr nting done at this Office.
murium
who!: story 14
3, t ... n:iBr ,'
Costs so more tbm ofta rgrfcg soSiaffr -
flour unjvsrsai!yad;aowi hd r-urcri i t if,.
Tk. ScJd iy rr-r-, jrec"-'
Itoch iif i -,Vi" "o Pj:
dT8 for tha HM i4 Qo4
Henilk Ut All flAnklni.
ion VUETABLI f ARIAPAI1UA.
ev" tf (TP IS Die
rkniBarlUa
prevmits una M
inpi, staggering nty.
sstions, pslpiUUoa
of haarL rmh tt
blood to th hsad,
dituoess, rioting in
ars, spots iHrforsths
re hesdsohe, bll-
iouanss,aanstipstiug
M iw, i- ' . i
i
the bsQkjMkiiclinlv.
tangn costed, foul
bresth, pimples on
face, body and limb,
dscluwonwrva form
dixcr SD.lla funt
h3.:
pells, cold, clsnuny
fest and hnndi, soar
risings, fstigus, in
omnia, and ail dis
essoi of l h stomach,
liver and kidneys,
Joy,s Vegeuble Ssr-
driiitciua. Brfme a
utMtitutc Whm 3pob
pnyfor thebnttaeUuU
yuu get ttaa beat.
Best bboe told at the price
65, S4 It S3.60 Dress $ho
ttjual ciwtom work, cosliitg from 6 to $0,
S3.60 Police Shoe, 3 Sols
Bt Walking bhoe ever mailt, ,
S2.G0 and $2 Shoes.
Unequalled at the prka, 1
Boys' 62 & SI. 70 School Shoes,
Are the Beet for Serv
Ladle' $3, $2.60, $2, $1.75
t Donsola, Stylish, rertM ritttnr
and Serviceable. Best lu the world. All
trtylee, Inl uHo h.Tln, w. L. IWtitl.e
Hhou, Ksnw and prlee stamped on hot.
torn. W. 1. IHltOLas, BiK;..u.n, Maul
Hiram Baker.
h bsnoa, Oreftoa,
Ckn I OBTAIN a PATESTf htt
6T7?H'ii.nflr tn nenet oplnlim. write to
MINNA: (Jll., who have hnd nearlr fltty mm?
experlenue In the intent bunlneM. Coniiiiuiiloa.
tlona nlrlctl TOnfMditul. a Hannbeok of In.
irnieil,m ooucerniui Raceme end now to ob-
neclel notice In the Mlnln . ...
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mS" 't,1'1", ""'""or. Tina plmilld Mper,
aedweeklr.eliwsntlrlllBeinlMl.anlirhrtba
Inrirtat cifculatKrti of eny Mlnntilic work In ta.
wl".',JJ?l'r' Satuple onpln, ami flee.
Building Kdltiuo, nuinthlr. rjt0a r. Slnil
TOie, -i5oem. Kterr iHmilw eonlnlns W
Ual Well lu eok,. end fhotwriphi ofliew
SoiWi, wltn plana, enelitliiit tiullilan to iliow ojk
iraatltfram 1 tit throttrt
herbn. ana p '1M oatiire'Bowa
eoataint bo 1 1 proporchau
m i o e r 1 Sfc Joyi
drnet or a VtfetiMt
tktdly t- - .;sS-. Btrwjwtlli
on. Jow'b :-;-m Wyi
Vtvetkble 41 p epi 1 1 1
bariaparllla iTsJ "i C b r o it 1
robi the iiLSi.l Conatipa
blood of ll i 4C H M Uun Livt?r
lu lmptirl FiniiJT fcU I c a pUind
ttet, and sZjtru'J nd Ktctncj
wiirwai all ?S.t Atfcctiuoi,
Utow Impuri-
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