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The Oregon Scout.
VOL. III.
UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1SS7.
NO, 38.
THE OREGON SCOUT.
Xd Independent weekly journal, issued overj
Saturday by
JONES & CHANCEY,
Publishers and Proprietors.
A. K. .tents, 1
Editor. I
j D. Chancet,
( Foreman.
rates of stjuschiftion:
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" Six months 1 (XI
' Thrco months "5
InvHrlablr cash in ndvanco.
If by any chanue sutocriptioiin nr not paid
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Hates of advertising made kuown on appli
cation. Correspondence from all parts of the county
solicited.
Address all communications to A. K. Jones,
Editor Oregon fc'cout. Union, Or.
Lodge, niroctory.
GKAND R.ONDK VAl.tKY LonoK, No. 58. A. F.
and A. M. Meets on the second and fourth
Saturdays of each month.
W.T. WRIGHT, W.M.
A. LEVY, Secretary.
Ukiox Lodge. No. 39. 1. 0. O. V. Regular
meetings on Friday ercnlntrs of each week at
their hall in Union. AH brethren in good
standing are invited to attend. Hy order of
the lodge. G. A, THOMPSON, N. G.
cnAS. B, MILLER, Secy.
Church Directory.
M. B. Chduch Divine service every Sunday
at 11 a. tn and" p. m. Sunday school at 3 p.
in. Prayor meeting every Thursday evening
at630. REV. G. M. IRWIN, Pastor.
PRKsnrrmniAK Cnnncn Regular church
ervloes overy Sabbath morning and cvonlng.
Prayer meotlng each week on Wednesday
evening. Kabbath school every Sabbath at
10 a. m. Rev. H. Vxrnox Rick, Pastor.
St. Jorn's KriscopAt. Chuuch SsttIc
very Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m.
Kv. W. It. Powklu Rector.
County Ofllcera.
Judge O. P. Goodall
Sheriff A. N. Hamilton
Clerk A.F. Nelll
Treasurer K. C. Hralnnrd
School Superintendent J. L. Hindruan
Surveyor M. Austin
Coroner S. Alberson
COMMISSIONERS.
Jonn Chrisman J. A. Rnmble
State Senator L. II. Rlnehart
RIPKZ3KNTAT1VJCS.
V. D. McCully E. E. Taylor
City Officers.
Mayor D. B. Rees
COUNCILMAN.
B. A. Pursel W. D. IlcWIeman
J.S. Elliott J. B.Thompson
Jno. Kennedy A. Levy
Recorder M. V. Davis
Marshal E. E. fates
Treasurer J. D. Carroll
Street Commissioner L. Eaton
PKOl'CSNIONAIi.
J. R. ClUTES,
AITOBKET AX LAW.
Collecting and probate practice specialties
Office, two doors south of PostolBce, Union,
Oregon.
R. EAKIN,
Attorney at Law and Notary Pablio.
Office, one door south of J. R. Eaton's store
Union, Oregon.
I. N. CROMWELL, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
Office, onu door south ct J. n. Eaton's store.
Union, Oregon.
A. E. SCOTT, M. D.,
nas permanently located at North Powder,
wliereho wllluuswer nil calls.
W. R.JOHNSON,
CONTRACTOR AM) BUILDER
Main Street, Union, Oregon.
Finns and Spoeificntioni! for Dwellings,
Unrnn and Hridyea furnished FREE OF
OIIAHGE.
Bridge Building a Specialty-
All kinds ot Cabinet Work neatly execu
ted. iJepniriiiu done on short notice.
None hut the best workiuca employed,
and butiHlaction guaranteed.
Call al interview me.
FRUIT AND SHADE
AFPLE, PEAlt, PLUM, PIIUXE, PEACH
APIUCOT. CilABAPPLK, CUERUV.
SHRUBBERY AND SHADE TREES
01 well known varieties, suitable for thw
climate. Can ntso furnish foreign aorta at
one-third the price usked by eastern can
vnssers. I desire to Hell trees at pricw
that people can afford to buy.
L. J. KOUSE,
Cove, Oregon.
D. B. REES,
Notary Public
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Conveyancer.
OFFICE State Land Ofllce building.
Union, Union County, Oregon.
H. F. BURLEIGH,
Attorney at Ijor, Kcal Kmtuto
und CoIIcctIii Affcat.
Land Office Business a Specialty.
Offlot at Alder, Union Co., Orgoo
w. capps, m. d:t
Sorseon and HomeopatMc Pbysiciac.
U.MO.V,
Obkooh.
Wilt go to any part of Eastern Oregon
when nolicited, to perform operations, or
tor consultation.
Itledlcluea FiirnUIied Ittaout ICxtra
Cliurce.
Olltce adjoining Jones Bros.' Store.
Geo. Wniont,
President.
W. T. WRtonT.
Cashier.
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: OREGON.
Does a General Banking Business. Buys
and sells exchange, and discounts com
mercial paper.
Collections carefully attended to, and
promptly reported.
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W.T. WRIGHT, Agent, Union, Offt.
Laundry Queen.
The Best Washing Machine
In the World.
8. M. WAIT, Proirietqr.
Walt Bros., Agents for Union County.
Tills mnchino is without doubt the befft
in existence, and fives entire satisfaction
wherever tried. This mnchino in in stock
at J. B. EATON'S STOBE, where they can
he bought- ut any time. Try the Laundry
Queen.
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Tonsorial Rooms
Two doors south of Jones Bros.' store,
Union, Oregon.
J. M. Johnson,
PnopniBTOH-
Halr cutting, shaving Ktvd shampooing
done noatly und in the best style.
CITY v MAT v MARKET
Slain Street, Union, Oregon.
Bknson Bao.'a PnorniETona.
Keep constantly on band
BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON SAU
SAGE, HAMS, LAUD, ETC.
Jootwbtt Itntoillj called s Hitters, the Uklnirof
wntch. In minr Imlincr . u oolr a pretext for drlnVc
tuc. but li free from alcoholic Mlinulanu, n. I. effl
ocloui la Iti mulct loan Intuitu losaiduli. It
will not fill la curing MICJC II J0A IJAOJ IlJ
ud ar ilUrue mrtiiui fr- disordered ioct
CDDIUR PI nQ?llUi furfB Soar Btom-
Spring BIOSSOHlKidnel 'Complaint
mm Blossom
DR. SIEMENS' THEORY.
The Dny May t ome When Klertrlclty
Will supply Mimkliul With
Vncl and Food.
Dr. Werner Siumcns, one of tho most
listinpii .shed men of sclenco now liv
ing. Mirroil up. a few veal's ago, u
rather lively controversy in the scien
tilic world by a suggestion that it might
be possible, after the world's supply of
coal and wood had been exhausted, to
warm the chilled bodies of the unfortu
nate men of that period by means of
homo application of cleetricity as yet
undiscovered, with which lie coupled,
also, the idea that it was at least con
ceivable that similar means might be
employed for nourishing tho human
race after all vestiges of plant life had
disappeared from tho earth. It is not
unlikely that even scientific men arc
fond of a good dinner now and then,
and tiie idea of feeding on elecliM! cur
rents seems to have been more than
they could endure, for Dr. Siemens was
attacked with considerable warmth as a
visionary, who amused himself with
idle fancies instead of scientific reason
ing. A few months ago, however, the
vcncrabl philosopher took occasion to
explain his theory, which, curious as it
is, as lie says, anything but tno alio
fancy which it was accused of being.
"Science believes," said Dr. Siemens,
in the interesting address which wo find
quoted in tho Schwcizeri.icie Uauzei-
tunn, "that all substances have, con
nectcd with them, a certain portion of
energy, which, like tho elemonts with
which it is associated, is indestructible;
modifying often its form and relation
ships, but always traceable and con
stant throughout its changes. When a
substance combines chemically with am
other, it often happens that "the com
pound substance formed by the com
bination, by some quality of its cousti
tutiou which wo knew nothing of, asso-
uiatcs itsolf with a smaller relative pro
port on of energy than that proper to
the substances ot which it is composed,
and in the act ot combination this stir
plus of energy, which no longer finds a
place in tho new substance, is sot free,
anil manifests itself as heat or ligli
Tho burning of coal is a familiar exam
ple of this. Tho carbon of a given
quantity of coal, and the oxygen with
which that quantity ot coal will unite.
possess more enorgy than tho carbonic
acid formed by this union of tho two
elementary substances: and in that.
union the excess of energy is disengaged
as heat. The same tiling takes place
wuen wood or any other substance is
burned, ftotv it is remarkable that.
although wo can obtain this manifesta
tion of surplus energy to warm our
nanus with, by tiie combination of nianv
of tho substances now existing around
us, tho separation of tho comnounds.
so that we can combine their oloments
again when we want more heat, is
very ditrerent matter, and when all tiie
coal and wood are gone wc shall find
it very hard to got them back again out
of tho carbonic acid into which wc
have resolved tlieni. In faot, there aro
only two common agencies by winch
the bond between chemical compounds
can be directly dissolved. One of these
is light, tho decomposing cflcctnt which
is as yet not understood, and the other
is electricity, which is now constantly
used to effect chemical decomposition
in tho arts.1' It is certainly not unrea-
sonauiu to suppose that we shall some
tune use it moreoiloctii'oiv for this put
post than wc now do, and, although
the decomposition of carbonic acid, or
ot water, which is perfect! t' praotica-
uio, wouni yield rather unmanageable
gases, it ie, as Dr. bicinoiis says, (into
within tho bounds of possibility that
uio mechanical lorce derived from
wind, or falling water, or waves con
verted into electricity by revolving
magnets or otnerw.e, may hereafter
bo used for producing, by deconmosi
tion, potassium, or magnesium, or sonio
other solid, portable and tolerably of-
icciivo tuel.
While wo could reconcile ourselves, if
necessity, to tho idea of sitting around
a potassium tiro on winter evcnincs.
there would be still a considerable stop
id uo iiiKcn oeioru reaching mo protluc
tion of food by electricity, and hero Dr,
Siemens only ventures to indicate
rather vaguely tho way which ho thinks
ii jiuaMuju mm, science migui lot low.
So far as wo know, tho most essential
elenit-nt of food is nitrogen, which wo
consume in combination with a great
anely of other substances. Now these
combinations of nitrogen with other
substances are eflbctod in nature mainly
by the obscure processes of vogotablo
life, nitrogen in its nattiralstato having
no disposition to combine with other
element, oven when aided by heat, lly
indirect chemical action it is possible
to force nitrogen into combination with
oxygen, to form nitric acid, ami with
hydrogen, to form ammonia; but
neither of these substances is edible,
and after all vegetable life has disap
peared from the world wo should cer
tainly starve if wo had nothing bettor
than such things to depend upon. Here,
however, eloctricity comes to our aid in
a new way. Although ono form of
electric current, that of low tension,
forms tho most powerful decomposing
agent we know, a current of high ten
sion may bo made, oither directly or
by induction, to exert a powerful com
b niug force. By passing the sparks of
an induced current of high tension
through air the condition or the atmos
pheric oxygen is changed. It becomes
ozone, und in that form seizes upon tho
ndrogon with which it was before only
mixed and coinbinu.- with it, forming a
vapor of nitric acid, which shows itsolf
to our senses by tho "sulphurio smell"
which follows die sparks of a friction nl
e!'ctr'-al nmchiup, or a Huhmkorffcoll,
or n flash of lightning. Whether nitro
gen may by similar means bo made tc
unite with carbon, hydrogen, .and the
other oloments of organic sulxtanco
it is for the oloctric.il chemistry of iht
future to decide; but it can not bo -an
that it is scientifically impos.-iblo.
American Architect.
GUILLOTINING A WOMAN.
The Flr-t scoiio or the Kind In Jlorrj
franco in Fifteen Yours.
A I'aris correspondent of tho Xcu
York World writes: A woman ha
been gullotinoil in Franco for the lirst
time in fifteen years. The eircunitnn
cos attending tho execution were hor
ribly revolting, as wore also tho oil-cuin.-tances
attending tho crime. The
woman had murdered her old mother,
whom sho considered a burden on her.
She took every precaution to insure the
success of tho murder. She lir.it satur
ated tho old woman's clothing with
oil, then set lire to her, anil held ho:
down with a long stick while the de
crepit old creature was roa.sting to
death. The old woman cried piteous
ly for mercy, but the heartless daugh
ter held her down till she was burned
to a crisp. And I lion, to crown murdet
with blasphemy, sho placed a lighted
candle before the statue of tho Virgin,
as an act of thanksgiving, for the suc
cessful issue of tho murder of her
mother. The inhabitants of the town,
Uaniortin, in which the crime took
place wore thrown into a state of un
mistakable excitement. The authori
ties had much dilliculty to prevent tho
people from mobbing tho prison and
lynching tho prisoner. A speedy trial
and trials in Franco are always speedy
nlono satisfied the populace. The
woman was promptly condemned to
death.
Tho Fronoh, as is known, are rc
pungnant to the death sentence, and
French juries come in for much ridi
cule, apropos of "extenuating circum
stances." lint, in this case, the trial
was over before other trials would have
been begun. Filial love in Franco is
one of the strong characteristics of tho
peasantry, and any one who abuses a
parent is" relentlessly taboootl from so
ciety. In the present instance the repugn
ance of the people in regard to the ex
ecution of a woman was ovorcomc by
the atrocity of the crime, and President
Grevy, who is opposed to capital pun
ishment, on principle, and who sends
nine out of ten murderers to NewOalo
donia instead of to M. Doibler's ma
chine, signed tho death warrant with
out question.
When tho arrival of M. Deibler be
came known to the people of the town,
tho evening before the execution, there
whs general rejoicing. 'Tho people re
mained up nil night to witness the ex
ecution in thu morning. Most of them
were on the ground outside the prison
us early us midnight. When, about 5
o'clock in tho morning, tho tumbril or
cart appeared bearing tno murderess to
tho place of execution the as.ioniblcd
multitude sont up a joyous shout. The
distance from tho jail to tho execution
ground was long, but tho entire popu
lace of the town followed the tleath
coretge. All along tho way tho pooplo
hooted and jeered, tho women especial
ly, and pre.ised at times so threaten
ingly around the vehicle that tho gon
darines had to draw thoir weapons.
On arriving at the fatal spot a dead
silence foil on the multitude. Tho wo
man was ordered to descend from tho
vehicle, but she did not respond to tho
summons. Shu had fainted. The olli
cers removed her and carried her to tho
guillotine, which was grimly standing
in the morning light. On ifer way sho
recovered her senses and screamed and
resisted. Sho was promptly placed on
the fatal instrument, with her head
thrust through tho bascule. Her
screams wore drowned by tho shouts of
tho assembled pontile. They crushed
around the instrument despite the ef
forts of tho gendarmes to kcop them
back. Mothers hold up their babes
and men hold up their little boys at
arms' length to let them witness tho
execution of tho murderess, that thoy
might remember the lesson for life,
M. Deibler, who is a Immune man,
as far as such may bo said of an execu
t onor, did not prolong the scone. Ho
touched the "button" while tho culprit
was screaming ami the assembled pco
plo shouting. Tho head dropped Into
tho basket; the body was thrown, with
tho dissevered head, into a wagon, and
hurried off to the cemetery. The at
tendants of M. Deibler washed tho
blood from tho flags and machine with
their sponges, anil tho inimonso crowd
returned home satisfied that justice had
been mnted out to the unnatural daugh
ter who had so cruelly murdered her
aged mother. It Is seldom such a ghast
ly scono is witnessed in France.
Vicissitudes of Vara.
A Los Angeles votith who has been
led into evil associations has lately
"bucked tho tiger" at 11C North Spring
street, ihc other evening his money
Vapidly disappeared until tho last 5
was placed upon the seven spoL
"it mat seven loses I'll blow out my
brains!" exclaimed tho vomit' man. as.
with sot lips, he awaited the result of
tho turn. Anxiety and suspense wore
depleted upon ovory face and old
timers forgot their own bots while wait
ing for the coven-spot to win or lose.
Finally the seven came, and lost. All
oyos were turnod upon tho ilcsperulo
youth, who called to his companion,
saying:
"Lomo on, Chicago; Jot's go down
and stand Jerry off for tho oyster!"--
j,os Aiijcia opict-uox, ,
DHATH OF CAPT. COOK.
The 'nvlntor Hold To Hi n (lod l'n
tll IMorcod lij- n spenr.
l'erhaps tho most interesting spot to
Americans and Kuropoans, is the vil
lage of Kaawaloa, at which place the fa
mous Knglisli navigator, (.'apt. Cook,
was murdered by natives, who, it has
been eroneously tated consumed
his body for food, ono chief, in
particular, reserving Ids heart as his
ospocial share. Tho story was disproved
by the statement of ono of the mission
aries, who rendered to our party an ac
count of the allair, and which is sub
stantially as follows:
('apt. .lames Cook, attached to tho
royal navy, accidentally called at tho
Hawaiian" island, whore he remained
for some time bartering and trading
with tho natives. I'pon one occasion
a boat belonging to Cook's vessel was
either accidentally sont adrift or was
stolen by the natives, This loss so in
censed the Knglisli captain that he de
termined to punish the Hawiians for
their alledged dishonesty. Tho simple
minded natives, to wlioin the s ght of a
white man was a novelty, had gradual
ly become impressed with an idea that
C'ook was possessed of supernatural
powers, and eventually ho became look
ed upon as being the god Sono, and
was paid divine lienor in coiisequenc.
Cook conceived the idea of ont.cing
on board his vessel a number of mar
ried women, whom he designed to hold
as hostages until after the return of his
properly. A fow people, however, at
tribute to this action a more sinister
motive. 15e that as it may, certain it is
that the husbands of tho women living
on board ship and under Cook's control
becaino angry at being separated from
their wives. The chiefs became fur
ther incensed at the wanton murder of
ono of their number, who was shot,
while approaching the English vessel in
a canoe
Finally Cook determined to entice on
board tho vessel Queen Kealakekun
ivnd her husband. King Kulumiopuu.
A boat, with tho national colors of
England living from tho stern sheets
approached tho shore, containing Cook,
who was in full dress uniform, and
who was received upon his landing by
tho royal family and an assemblage of
chiefs and other natives. After con
siderable palaver the king and queen
both consonted to visit tho English ship.
As tho former was about to enter tho
boat an old warrior exclaimed:
"I do not believe he is a god. 1 will
prick lil in with a spear, if ho cries
out I shall know ho is not."
Ho thereupon struck Cook in tho
back, who, with a yoll of terror, fell to
tho ground. Another thrust from tiio
wr.rrior plainly evinced to tho people
that Cook was but mortal. After rude
ly dissecting tho ilead body as was tho
national custom, the tooth wore knocked
out; and the heart removed and placed
In tho fork of it tree to dry. A natlvo
chancing to pass tho spot somewhat
later, seeing tho heart and believing it
to bo that of a swine, ato it and was hor
rified upon discovering tho truth of
tho matter. Subsequently ho was
tnadoa groat chief, ami was over after
ward pointed to as tho man who ato
Capt. Cook's heart. Uuxoaiian Cor.
lioslon Uullclin.
Ills Fetters Hcniovo.il.
Journalism at Buckshot Shoal, Ark.,
is on tho upward grade, accepting tho
following statomont from tho Weekly
Maul and Wedge as a fact: "Jim Ileas-
loy, tho man who has for several years
made tho newspaper business uncom
fortable, not to say dangerous, in this
nourishing city, is dead. Ho was a man
of peculiar disposition, and was n sort
of censor ol the press, lie never gave
Instructions beforehand as regards
what would ploaso or displease him. but,
shortly after tho paper was imblished,
should anything in it offend him, ho
would come around and make his pres
ence exceedingly disagreeable. Jim
was a very capricious man. Sometimes
ho would excuse the broadest sort of
statement; frequently ho would become
enraged at the merest trllle. Ho did
not liko humor, and was not an admirer
of tho pathetic One time wo wrote u
joko about a fellow whoso oxen ran
away, having scented water while
thirsty, and tumbled oil' a bin 11'. 'The
item was very laughable, but Mr. Ueas
loy did not laugh. Ho came to our
ofllco and told us fmtt any man who
would make fun of a yoke of poor, un
fortunate oxen ought to bo kicked.
Then Mr. lloasloy kicked us. We aro
not a man to take the halter off our
own passions and lot them gallop un
restrained, so wo said nothing. Wo aro
not n fool. Wo know that It stood us
well in hand to keep on tho good sldo
of Mr. Hcasloy, and looked out for an
opportunity of attempting to ploaso
him. Tho opportunity canio in tho
death of an old man. Wo wroto u
pathetic article, and, when thu paper
had been sunt out, we, in a satisfied
condition of mind, sat down and wait
ed for Mr. Hcasloy to come around and
congratulate us. He canto, but did not
congratulate. Ho said that anybody
that would slobber over the death of
an old skin-flint who ought to huvo
died yours ago needed kicking. Then
Mr. Hoasloy kinked us. Thoso in
cidents are given morely to show how
difficult, it litis been to satisfactorily run
a newspaper in this city, and to lllus
trato what a relief it must bo to us to
announce that Mr. lleaslov is dead. Ho
died slowly and with marked reluc
tance, but lie Is no more und it gives
us pleasure to announce that the Alaul
and Wedge will hereafter ho n fearless
journal. Our fotters aro removed."-
Arkiinsaw traveler.
A Frolicking ('tiininlttoo.
In the Arkanaw logiilatnre Mom
her from Pin- Knob.- "Mr. Speaker 1
didn't quite understand that bill, an' 1
witih you'd have the clerk to read it
over aga n."
Speaker "It is not a bill."
Member from I'ine Knob- "What i
it then? Some sort uv 'propriation."
Speaker "No, it is the governor's
message."
Memb. r--Wi.il. of that's nil .t is.
you ncentor havo it read agin. I didn't
know at fuel, but it wu.-otno sort uv or
b 11 to give money to folks that have al
ready got plenty,"' I think that the leg
islatur uuglitor sorter hold up on givin'
money awav. least wise to folks that
ain't in need uv the article. Mr.
Speaker, my neighborhood is full uveas
good pooplo 07. thar is in tho state, but
they haiu t never got no money Milton
tho" slato .v it. Some uv thorn that air
mighty pore an' air on the lift havo
be n waitm' a miglitv long time but
logislattir' airier legislatur ineot.s an'
never says not Inn' orbout them. Thar's
olo Francis Powell that lives on the
Spencer place. It will be two years an'
or half next month since he walked a
step, but the legislatur1 aiitdono, noth
in1 fur him. The pore olo man sets
aroun, frtiin ono day's eond to another,
thinkiu1 that tho legislatur' moiit airier
while send or committee to sorter frolic
with him, but none hain't come yiu
Mr. Speaker, I therefore moveou, sir,
that a committee bo app'intcdto sorter
frolic with the old man. Sir, how
would you liko to be lame an1 be shut
up in tho house while all the neighbors
air bavin1 cr fine time ginorally? You
wouldn't liko it, sir. I s'oo by tho 'sprcs
sion uy your faco you wouldn't."
Speaker "I will stafo to tho member
from Pine Knob that I deeply sympa
thise with the old gentleman in question
and that nothing would give mo more
pleasure than to appoint a connnlttco
with instructions to sorter frolic with
him, but that tho state has no jurisdic
tion in tho matter."
Member from Pino Knob "Well, sir,
if tho stato refuses to do anything for a
man that hits done so much for it, 1
have no more to say. That old man
wont Into our neighborhood when there
wasn't a stick uv timber amiss and
chopped down tho monarchies uv tho
forest, an1 of thar WU7. a crippled man
any where around ho wont and frolicked
with him. Mr. Speaker, that old man
owes mo six dollars an1 if ho don't got
money from tho state or toino other
source he'll never pay me. I am not
so squeamish as some men arc. I think
that when the constitution hides in tho
path for justice to stumble over, w'y
wo oughtor box the constitution's jaws
an' make it kcop onten justice's way. 1
havon't tried to make any onemics in
this house an' 1 don't sco why any
niombor should havo anything agin me
to the extent of wantin' to seo mo boat
out uv six dollars. 1 didn't know but
tho committee thnt you would send to
frolic with him would on ton charity
give him enough money to pay his
honest debts. I wantor say right hero
that airier this I'm gom' to bo as stub
born as tho next man." Arkansaw
Traveler.
Word Pictures. A
Ho attribute which the poet pos
sesses is of moro utility to him in se
curing u permanent audience, than the
abllify to make his writings possess ft-.
vaguo anil mystic iimlorolU'rent. VioiU:
tiful and striking figures catch the fan
cy of tho reader, and Impress thoughts
on ins inin, I, when, perhaps, if tho
sumo thoughts woro given in tho plain
setting of common language, thoy
would havo but a transitory dwelling
place. Shakespearo's metaphor:
Nlutht's candles arc bunicil out,
And Jocund buy stands tip tou oa
Tho mlaty inoimtalu ton,
Is a famillur example.
Some ono has said that the writings
of Thomas Moore do not possess a sin
glo really lino simile On tho other
hand tho writings of William Collins
abound in figures. Yet Mooro, is per
haps, the moro popular poet of the two;
neither of them possess tho subtle beauty
that pervades tho nootry of Edgar A.
l'oe So it Is inferred that mere figurative
latiguago may not possoss the charm
which may bo given by a combination
of simple words, und wlilch causes one
to look beyond the poetry and into tho
author's heart. In this mysterious
power of word-pictures no writer sur
passes Wordsworth. His verso
Tho lady of Mere
Solo sittllltr bv thu thliren nf nlil I!nmnnr
was conshlored by Southov the finest
example in our Innguago of puro poctlo
charm. And again, his
llrcaklog the silence of tho scan,
Amou" the farthest llehrldea.
Is a COtinlct of nntent hnnntw Th ic in.
dollnlto charm, howovor, occurs in
many forms. In Thompson's "Castle
ui Jiiuuiencu.
The Hchrld lulcs,
Placed far amid the melancholy morn.
In Colorltlgo's enchanted river, where
tho Alph of Xanadu is sinking
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
In Shelloy's,
The vKollan music of her sea-crcen plumes
Wliuiotrlog the crimson down.
In Keats', to whom "beauty yields
tip her heart,"
Magic casements opening on tho foam
Of perilous seas ami fairy lauds forlorn.
This is tho essence of pootical beautr.
which gives tiie preference to the ideal
rather than to the real, which chooees
the phantom instead of the statue,
which cares nadght for sublime
imagery or transcendent strength, but;
Is satisfied with the rich and varied
presence of suggoatlon.- A. L, Btmil,
tn The Current.
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