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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1891)
MOXA CCNES IN JAPAN. A TrjIiiR Sunxleul Operation I'll lcnl Aennv of Hi'1 1'nlloiit A Ctuo All. All wore strip! to the vnit, and the old prie.t made murks on their backs in sacred i characters to imllcate where the moxa should bo burned. Following him cnme a small bov rith a lump of what appenrwl to be very sticky dough in one hand. With dexterous linden, this youngster pinched oir a bit of I dough. Hilled it into u kuiiiII cone and stuck it over t lie priot'r. murk. After him came a I sUld, stoical youngster, who in tho nioteold VUoded way touched a match to tho tip of tho moxa cone and went down the lines giv ing lights. It burned without llame, a slow roil glow like charcoal consuming tho cono down to the llo-li, whore it sizzled and smoked for n few seconds, that must have seemed year to tho victims. Searing with a red hot iron would liquid; and humane treatment compared to this slow eating lire of tho tuoxa. The men and women that I watched for the few minutes that I could enduru it, stood it heroically, but by tho tension of every muscle in their backs and arms one could judge of their agony. Olio old man folded his arms, lieut his head over and in dulged in suppressed chuckles that varied with grams and hyMerical hat ha! haM A woman buried her faco in a blue cotton towel and made no sign or movement, while two moxa cones were burning down and into her llesh. A young man started to rock to and iro when the lire began entering into his very bono;., but soon stopped it, braced himself and sat motionless. Tho priest hav ing set his seal on his victims, sat down by a brazier, put on his big seotades and was soon lost in reading a pious book, wholly in diirerent to the row of back's frizzling beside him. This Mine priest has some secret of compo sition for hismo.x'a dough that has kept it in ' favor for many years, and about tho only revenue of tho temple is from his patients' fees. For rheumatism, lumbago and such aches nud ills, it is most benelicial, and gives quick relief to any 0110 heroic enough to en- dure it. Tho Japanese retort to moxa for ' almost everything that ails them, and ono 1 sees coolies with their backs and tho calves of their legs covered with moxa scare. "Ruhamah" in 0 lobe-Democrat. Sknte Patents Nearly Out. Men who still consider themselves quilo young and frisky remember that in their t boyhood days there were no skates without straps mid few without wooden footpieces. ! In their days thero wero but three kinds of i skates high Dutch, which had tho runner brought up in front into a big curl; low 1 Dutch, whoso curl barely camo up nbovo tho wood of tho footpieco, and rocker dumps, ' which sheered at both ends, nnd wero tho hardest of all to skato on. Then, too, most skutes hail gutters in their runnel's. In those days a cheap skato could Ins had for fifty ecu's, but sonio of tho high Dutch sold for $5 to 10 a pair. Then camo tho era of patent, clumped and extension sUaU-s, which were cither screwed to tho solo and heel of tho shoi', or fastened to it by clamps workiug on tho cam principle. These skates were a vast improvement on the old stylo in comfort, as they did not impede the circula tion of blood in tho feet, as strap bound skates did, nor did they require wood to bo carried by tho cord to tighten them. They were costly, tho gh, ami tho best of them were equal in price to tho finest of tho old style, and tlio cheaest sold for and SJJ u pair. Xmv several of tho patents have ex pired, nnd, as a consequence, tho hardware stores are selling what may bo called a cheap edition of a onco high priced patent skato for sixty cents a pair. All tho loudiug skato patents expire in a year or two, and then there will Ins a great decline in their prices. ew ork 1 veiling bun. Srenci In Cntlium' "Utile, Italy." I hnvo just completed an unusually careful examination of tho lower places in Little Italy, as Mulberry street, particularly tho part known as the "Uend," andthoneighlior ing blocks nre called. The stiuut swings in n dirty curve northwest from Park row, changes its direction at evuy foot, and fin ally runs north parallel with Brawl way. Tho houses are chiefly tumble down old rookeries not originally built for tenements, and aro therefore worse than tho worst of tlioso con-' stnicted for the purK)se. Ancient ono story stables have been converted into cheap shops and drinking places, and everywhere stejis lead down from tho sidewalk to various low dives in tho cellars. Tho population swarms; tho street is fully of swarthy, unkempt men; buxom, handsome women with their babies at their breasts; old crones with bundles on back or head; vociferous Jew peddlers sell ing retuse fish, meat and vegetables; pretty shy eye 1 young girls who seem strangely misplaced, but arc altogether at homo; and everywhere, and outnumbering every other class, children, children, big and little, healthy anil sick, children ugly, nnd, par ticularly, children handsome. Viola Itoso boro in Tho Cosmopolitan. I TiilUini; Keeps lllui Warm. ! "AVhnt is the reason that a street fakir makes so much more noiso with his calling of his wares in cold weather than In warmf" asked a rejioi ter ( an old tiino street vender. "Well, you see," ho said, it keeps n man warm toJalk. You don't believe it, but I tell you it's true. Why it is I never wnsahlo to tell; but it is as it is, if it isn't as it ought to 1h," and ho leered gleefully at his play on words. ''Why, if I start in to sell with my overcoat on I don't talk livo minutes until my blood is steaming and I am on tho point of breaking into a jierspiration. Tho first time 1 discovered this I accused sonio ono in the crowd of having cut mo with a knife, but when I took otr my boots, ns I supjiosod, to empty tho blood out of them, I had to glvo in, for it was nothing but jierspirntion. Hera you are, madam; a real gold, iiatcnt lover, wntennelon watch for ten cents. Buy ono for the little I my. No buy? Then go by then." Philadelphia Call ; Hiiw Nutshells aro Utilized. I There is an establishment in New York that employs h large numlcr of girls to crack nnd pick nuts, the kerneh of which aro sold to confectioners. The nutshells aro sold to manufacturers in various eastern towns, more tps.-ially Boston, and form an entirely different branch of the business. It is not exactly a legitimate business either. Tho shells of pecan nub), English walnuts and hickory nuts are used in the manufacture of spices. " The shells are ground up Into a powder and mixed with other spices. This shell dust has considerable flavor, although, of course, it is not what it is alleged to bo w hen sold na spice. It is not known that it has any injurious qualities, while, on the other hand, there in no reason for believing that It U in any wuy U-nellcutl. New York livening Bun. j Cu-upr rut Ion of t (irking Wuiuru, In Uologna there U on organization of working women iiuiuUring botl, which luu (U loan fund, IU U-iinllt y.tein and a co operative fctore, Mt of the women work in ' the government jwwder uiu tobwxx) factor j W, HIM gVt JUV WU KIIIIU HWfcV W IKi VI about double Mhat U ld to ViOliMtt outUd tin wxlity.-Chiui.'O JlwalJ, LONG ISLAND WHALE. AN EIGHT HOURS' CHASE OFF THE EAST END. Hnw Wliulc ("Midline l Condiirtril by tl.o Wlmlimili of Atiiiiguii.rtt Tin First Catch it llie caon 111 Kxritini; t'liasi The Itmiili Lance. The whale was sighted early, and very soon the boats were manned under tho lead ershipof coinpet.-nt men. There proved tolo two whales, a bull and n cow, as they aro designated by the whalemen. They wero playing a short distance from tho bench, and at times reared their great bulk on tho top of the surges, looking to an inexperienced ob.Jer ver like great black threatening rocks, sud denly, by some force, Knt to tho surface. Then again, with a snort like tho ruh of air out of a cavity which is suddenly lieing forced full of water, the whole mass, without any other motion, would drop out of sight. Experienced eyes could trace tho motions of tho monsters under water, and toll withsomo certainty whore they wero likely to show ngain. The wind wns hif h. and the sen rolled with great, heavy, menacing surges upon tho beach. The cold was intense, but warmed with the quick rush of blood due to tho ex citement of th" moment tho peoplo rushed to tho beach or thronged tho tall towers of tho village chui-ehos. There ij u sort of excite ment in the shout of "Whalel"' when re peated by running men, which is contagious, and when it rings through ono of these littlo towns accompanied by the blo.viug of bonis summoning the crews, and tho tramp of hurrying feet as the hardy men rush away, leaving other busmcs. to answer tho sum mons and take their places in tho waiting boats, which seiuh tho blood in surges to ono's brain and puts new life in his limits, and creates a dupositam to shout with tho rest, although ho may not know for tho life of him what all the commotion is about. Tho sea did not prevent the launching of tho boat, and amid tho shouts of "I'ulU'' "Holdl" "Let her go lively!" tho double enders wero soon lieyond the.liuo of breakers, nud the backs of the oarsmen v.ero bending to their work, while the lineman nnd tho boat steorer stood looking seaward from their rcsiectivo iositions in the bow and stern of tho craft. From tho shore a shout goes up which is meant ns a "liodsjieed'' and a recognition of tho first danger passed. Tho work before tho crews is full of perilous excitement. Tho fact that there wero two w hales in sight, ap parently mates, made the work oven more dangerous, for aside from tho fact that tho malo is inclined to bo more ugly, tho female is apt to break up tho best calculations of tho seamen in their attempts to kill tho mnlo and at tho same time keep clear of his tre mendous flukes, and, who i victory seemed near, was liable to risu up under their boats or in their midst and make tho battle one of a desperate struggle for life on tho part of pursuers as well us pursued. On I ho boats went. Tho spray which dashed over their bows transformed tho clothing of the men into sheets of ice. Some times tho boat would npiiear with alarming distinctness on the cr.v top of a lingo billow which, despite the bending oars, seemed roll ing them irresistibly toward tlio shore, where hundreds of anxious friends watched tho battle. If it were a iles;cratos'rugglo to re lievo a shipwrecked crew, the fight of. these hardy men ag n'nst tho forces of nature would bo heroic; as it was it evidenced a high stand ard of personal bravery. Every timo tho boats apjeared, disappeared and reappeared on tho swell, it was seen they wero advanc ing townrd the gume. No matter what tho excitement on the shore, in tho loats all was calm anil deliberate. Once the wind brought tho hoarse notes of Capt. (lube's voice to tho shore, and the s'.iout, "Thero sho blows, boys!" was heard ns t!io boat's head was turned slightly, and it was found that tho old w haler had distanced the other boat and wns heading for tho largest of tho two whales. Tlio boats hud gone about two miles to sea. All sounds except the dull roar of tho ocean wero lost; to those on tho beach, but earnest men anil anxious wouioa wutched tho crows through marine glasses. "Capt. UalM Edwards is up with them," shouted an old bronzed whaleman, who was out by age, and whose manner indicated that ho was barely able to stand still on tho sand du no which ho bad chosen as his jiolnt of ob servation. "Yes, Gnbo is up with 'cm. Ho has cleared away his harpoon. Ho is got it over his head steady now steady look out, Otdie let her go, whizz bang by gosh, bo's fast to tho big fellow," and tho old man partly slid and ran down tho bank, swinging his arms nud hallooiugnttho topof his voice, "Gnbo has fastened to tho whale," and sun dry expressions of delight and evidences of tho excited s.tnto of his mind. Tho jieople on shore ran nlong tho bench to keep abreast the boats. Capt. Edwards had thrown his harpoon and fastened to tho bull whale, nnd the light had commenced. Tho ropo was whistling out over tho bow with ft bound familiar to Mio old boatmen and not unmusical. For u time they let tho monster have his own way. Ho started.to sea at a ter rible pace, the boat .trailing behind. Tho ropo is tautened, but not sulllcient to stop it. Tho men rest on the o-irs, ready at the word of command to "hold," "pull'' or "stem nil." The motion of tho w halo slackens. Ho has sounded. Tho roo must I hi kept taut, as this establishes n sort of telephone communication between tho whale and tho boat. By this tho whalemen aro kept informed of tho motions of the whale. Tho ropo is hauled in slowly and cautiously. It won't do to get too close just yet. Tho wounded whalo rises with a great sigh, which sends tho water spouting into tho air. Klie other boats have como up nud tho whale is liesK'o'isl. Suddenly ho darts toward tho boats. Monster that ho is, over sixty feet long, ho mm es with almost light ning Sliced. The line is hauled in us rapidly as osihlo, and tho oarsmen are bucking water as fast as they can. "Look out for him," shouts Cupt. Uube, as the hugo tail of tho whalo rises high m the air and after de scribing two or three graceful sweeps, comes down with a crushing blow uxjii the water, throwing the icy spray in every direction and nearly swamping ono of tho venturesomo boats. Down ho goes ugain and nwuy under ono of the Utats, and olf likoashot toward Montuuk jioint. Hut tho whnlo was not quick euough to eenio four bomb lances, which in rapid succession pierced his tough hide. They failed to reach h vital sjot, and only added to the rage of tho whale. Out goes tho line again. Tho crews are nearly rished with the cold, but I hey have no timo to think of that The whalo worth f-'.OOO. Tho money is misled at home; and, beaides this, they are working for glory. Cupt, Joh Edtturds, uuotlier of tho veter ans, hud watched tho tight, and waited his opportunity. The whnlo thickened In tho ruoo to the wutwurd and Capt, Josh and his crew were uun hi in in an Instant, and n hand lance thrown by old the veteruu himself drew hltxxl from tlio leviuthuu. Boon the water fur u mile around was covered with bloM. The whale wu kluwly bJuuling to Uuitli, but from the llurru temiwr he dl phi) ed the luni-u hud not I un tied u Vital kpot. i'huilly uftei-Murd, Jigwuvw, n bomb lonco klllullhe whulu. The ileuth MMHimvl "I""' liru0 M'"" 10 ua, uud now ull U lit a hund to get the huge ouvum whom, Nvw York NorR MISCELLANEOUS. Carllnnl (Million Iterate tho Statement .It ail e to the llolr See. Hostnn is to build i. hotel for coloreil people. A Hnw gram-elevator law has gone into enect in Nebraska. The anti-cigarette law 1ms become 111- operative in New Yotk city. The liny crop of Now England is one third less than that of last year, it is thought. Tim colorod people of Gt'irgin nro forming lin ninl order leagues to control their ovn racj. Much to the reirrct of graduates, the old ucndeiiiif buildings at West Point are to be torn down nt once. Separate street cars for whites nnd Mucks will be recommended by the Gov ernor of Virginia to the Legislature. The hay crop alone of Kansas this sc'ison, if all cut, cured and marketed, would pay oil' the entire indebtedness of the State. Minister Frederick Douglass is on his way home from ll.nvt, and it is paid that he will probably not tetttrn to his post in that country. Petroleum has been found nt Gaspo, Queliee, at a depth of I'.HOd feet. It ia fix d to be equal in quality to the best Pennsylvania oil. Heports from nil parts of Kansas prove that tho infected chinch bugs have ex terminated tho other bugs wherever tho former were planted. Applications for l'eenses' to produce maple sugar under tho bounty act nro now pouring in upon the revenue olliees in Vermont at n lively rate. Florida is to have a new capital, Oeahi, in the center of the orange belt, lieing the fortunate city. Tallahassee will become n town of reminiscences. Minister Robert T. Lincoln hns in formed the Knights Templar at Albanv, N.-Y., that they may wear their side arms during their Kuropenn tour. As a result of the recent examinations nt West Point ninety-nine out of a total of lit! applicants have been admitted to the United btntes Military Academy to form a new class. The report as to crop conditions of tho two Dakotas show that the yield for alt products will be much larger inn for the last livo years. Wheat nnd corn are in especially good condition. The reconstruction of tho East Boston dry dock has just been completed nt n cost of .$200,00). It is stnted that it ia now as long and perfect in equipment na any dock in tho United States. Workinginen in Springfield, Mass., have formed a co-operative plan to se cure the best medical attendance and sanitary inspection. Chicago has such an association, which, it ia said, worka well. All those who have passed tho civil service examination for clerks for the Chicago postollico now have plnces in that ollice. This is something that has not occurred before in the history of the civil service. Wayne MeVengh, who successfully de fended the Pullman Car Company in the suit against it of the Central Transpor tation Company in a case involving mill ions of dollars, is reported to have been rewarded with f 100,000 fee. Island. The work will cost 20,000,000 marks, but will bo of immense value to the port. De Lesseps is to be prosecuted for pushing his Panama canal scheme, nnd yet his $W7. canal shows by its last re port, a profit of $7,0120,000 on the year's business. The (Jer i-tiis recently -aptured by Turkish biigands and relensed a few di'ys ago have staid at Dresden. Hanker Papa hns died in consequence of wounds inllicted by the rigands. The rabbit pest in Australia is supple mented with n visitation of locusts. In a portion of that country the roads and fences nro covered to a depth of three or four inches with the insects. The Holy Synod has issued nn order that, all members of the Greek Chinch must attend church on Sunday nnd po licemen are to bo detailed near all man ufacturing establishments to see that the order is observed. A dispatch from Buenos Avres snya The insurgents in Catamnrca have over thrown the Provincial government nnd installed a Provisional government. Tho lighting was not serious, and the causes of the revolution are local. The future plans of Mr. and Mrs. Par nell indicate that after a period of se clusion it is their intention to change their social life. Mrs. Parnell talks of leaving Brighton and taking a large house in London. If sho wins tho pro bate suit she will be rich and able to en tertain. In the British House of Commons the Duke of Argyll objected to tho second reading of the Irish land bill, on tho ground that it invalidated the security of a contract for the limited purchase of land under tho hill to existing tenant, nnd would lend to further demands for the reduction of rents. The importation ol opium from Persia into the Ttanscaspian districts hitherto lias been free. In consequence of this tho natives hnvo become opium smokers to a very large extent. A law has been promulgated, therefore, prohibiting the i'lipoitittion of opium in any part of tho irauBcaucnsian region. An oflicinl dispatch from Santiago, Chili, received at Iondon, asserts tho revolt makes no progress, and thnt the government's forces have taken posses sion of the ports, without opiwsition, in tho provinces occupied by the reliels. Tho rolnd army is asserted to be discon tented because of bad food and lack of pay. Politics have become bo quiet In Turkey thnt tho Sultan, following the Mohammedan law, has been enabled to arrange for the ceremony of circumcising his three youngest sons. Five thousand poor children, according to the habit, underwent the operation tho same day in different parts of tho city. Illumina tions, distribution of sweetmeats and festivities nttended tho event, which, in all, cost 1100,000. According to tho lato field marshal tho year 11402 should seo tho final solu tion'of tho present European situation, and the renewal of the Triple Alliance is likely to provoke the crisis, It is further alleged thut Count von Moltko mihmittod his views to the Emperor on the occiulon of the Monarch's visit to LuUi'k, mid that this Is tliuoxiimintlon of (he iHtiuiinlit vpeecli mudo by Will Imii II, t thut time, farm and gar den Arab Maxim on Equino Treatment, HOW TO D31VE A HORSE. Tho Cutting1 of Green Feod and Giving to the Stock Can Be Dono to Advantage in Summer. The Arab maxim is, drive a hore with moderation until he has sweated nnd dried oil' three times. If tho gen eral condition" are right he can then bo pushed with safety, provided he K a suitable beast for driving, the object be ing to make time. What aro the condi tions? In a large degree these are the mode in which lie lias been fed prior to making the journey or taking tho drive. It is a verv bad practice if vou have a long or sliarp drive to Minfee, to feed freely the day before entering upon this, as not a few very indiscreet men have done. The preparation, to lie of service, should be continued for days, or even weeks, that the system may be mnde staunch by tho muscles being nourish d for such n "period in advance of theellort that the fibers will be linn and endur ing under long and continued strain. Being uon the road for a drive or journey, if the horse s owa want of en ergv, lielches wind from tho stomach, and later passes it from the bowels, this being accompanied by more or less dis tension of the abdomen, he will cer tainly.disappoint any reasonable expec tations as to performance. U when in good condition he has capacity for get ting over the ground and showing power of endurance, he will show neither while in the condition referred to. The brain is thill while indigestion holds away, whether this be from recent overfeeding or from long continued indiscretions na to kinds or amounts of food given. Tlio horse depends upon his brain for energy as does tho man; and indigestion, aa every man knows, will lower brain man ifestations as it also lowers tho bodily powers. It ia n wise driver who closely ob serves the condition a horse is in when he starts out for a drive, whether this bo a long or a short one. If the horse, usually "up on the bit," ready ami will ing to "reach out," starts sluggishly and without spirit or spring in his gait, the observing and considerate driver will walk him for awhile, nwaiting develop ments; as the horse, if usually willing to perforin, will quicken his pace with out any promptings as soon ns his brain and miiscular system gets tho better of the depressing influence that has held him down. When a horse starts tardily on hia journey or drive it will be found that his Injst period of his performance will come in late in iho day. That his best period may show itself ell'ectively making up for tho dallyings of the morn ing it will Oe w en uuring tno nay 10 on check, giving a little breathing spell now and then, seeking shade if this can be secured. Even if tho horse be per mitted to take a few bites of grass at the roadsido while unchecked great lenewal of courage and energy will follow. Always, when on the road, give the principal feed nt night, as by adopting this plan the liberal night feed will bo digested and asyiinilation well under way by morning. The morning and tho noon feed should be light, and if the horse has no feed at noon it will be ol served that he will perform all t lit bet ter for this absence of grain as the d-iv draws to a closo. It will be o .served that horsemen who hnvo made tho lit ting of horses intended for great contests upon tlio turf a life study harden tho llesh by previous severe training, feed ing well, but not grossly, tho while, but as the day of trial comes uenr bulky food ia withheld, that tho bulk of the abdomen may be curtailed to the lowest possible dimensions consistent with fair nourishment. Orccn Feed In Summer. In many cases the cutting of green feed and giving to tho stock can be done to nn advantage. Tho Western farmor, with cheap lamia and consequently cheap pasturuge, would not care to follow this plan with nil of his stock, ns the largo amount of work necessary would in very many cases make tho work unprofitable. But nt tho same timo many contingen cies will arise thnt a fow stock can lie fed in this way to advantage. When the work teams are kept busy it ia not al ways tho best plan to turn thorn into a lnrgo pasture and lot them run all night. They need rest, nnd they will bo bene fited by n feed of something fresh nnd green, and the best way of supplying it is by cutting off" tho grass nnd feeding to stock in the stables. Hogs that are con lined in close pens can always bo fed green clover cut fresh every day. Milk cows, even when they have tho run of the pastures with other cattle during tho day, will give moro and richer milk if they aro fed grass or clover to them selves at night. Tho work teams and the milk cows need a little lietter feeding during tho summer than tho growing cattle or horses, nnd in a majority of cases tho most economical plan of furnishing it is to have a patch of clover, ryo or grass, nnd cutting and feeding every day. Millet. Bweet corn or sorghum, or the second growth of clover, can bo used through the summer. It will bo best to grow such crops for this purjwBe as can bo cut, cured and stored nwny for nse later, if not needed when matured suf ficiently to harvest. Such crops should be grown convenient to tho stables or feeding lots so as to lessen the work in feeding. In many cases a patch that can lie used in this way for all of the stock will be found of considerable advantage dur int! the latter imrt of summer when it so often occurs that tho pastures fall to supply plenty ol leeu. iJiit witn tne teams and milk cows more or less can bo turned to an advantage the greater part of tho growing season. 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William , nn Itenjnmlii lrnklhi. llrnrT 'Uy, lUtilel Wet iter, aiot I- tuti nnti, itnttmra, pnete, general!, ctergjmeu, etc, touii t the tieent daf . AtJIt H I'l.'i riti:. Vntnal.le l.lnttan.t meM anggetllori i. i I- iinti-ra. if i alma f ttrM eropa, gitte anl fence, fertllller. fum lint'li-iiiPiil . Inet"c raiting, litctiollng the tteatment of (lioif)ttil.nnetj Milmatt poulirr keeplnc, ami bow rnatlo t i . , efnl nii 1 pmll!Mi . lekerpnc, dairy fatmlng, elc, Tba li. ntn-iit tf lli A -nt jviti a compleio ani eiliaiiittte, ami rrn-lit the work if gteat radical use to far mere anlitockmen. IHUt l lt'l'li riti:. Herein la given the most uieful hlnta t9 grower f till kln! f legelahlra an I fiulta, aa galbtrtJ from the experience of the iuot aucceaarttl horiloultuiltti. A It Till I'ltr'rntr. nei!gnaan1planaforlioue,cottata, lurin mil otlit r ontliuliillug, wlitt Taluablt auggeailona to thoe llileiiilltig tn LullJ. tlOl'T.IIOl.lr. Thla woili eonialn ttle.l aril teatel reclpei t. r Mtiucn rterr Imagltiableillib fur t'teahfait, dinner anl tea thl ilopnrtment alixic being worlli more than ulna tenth of the coot book aolJ , alniot Innumerablo blnta, helpaaiiil aug ge(bua to bouaeketpera t ilelgna an t auggeatlont for making iiianr beittittful thing for tbe aitornment of borne, In needle work, embrol lerr, eta ; Llimou floriculture, telling bow to bo aucceiafiil wllti alt he vatloua platita 1 toilet tiluta, tetlldig bow to prevent amt beauitf tba completion, baud, teath, Lair, ft.- , etc .Mr.lir.lM Hany dollar In doctora bill will bo aaved aiinitali.r to everr poaieaaor of Ibla txHik tbiougli the valuable Information herein contained. It tell bow to cure, hf elmpto yet reliable home remedies, available lit ever; boueehol I, ererj dle ate an I atlntent that la curable, till tlepartmenl fitrintng a comp ete medical book, tbe value of w tiler. In anjr liouie cau bardlj be emu puled lu dollar and cent. INVENTION AMI MVii 'VM V. Itemarkabl l ijr eailng deacrlntlon of preat Intention, ln'ludfng te flteam Engine, the Telegiai b, the Printing I'rea, tbe Kleotilo Light, the Sowing Matihln. the Telephone, tho Type Writer, tbe Tjpe Rctlli'g Macbiue, tbe Cotton tllu.vtc. Till: VOlt.l M VOMi:ilw. Grapble deicrlptlona, t'oauilfilllr IlliMt rated, of the Yellow alone Talk, Yoiemllo Vallej. Niagara roll, tbe Atpi, l'nrla, Veauvlu, Venice, Vienna, tbe fanona of (Nilnrado, Mammoth Cave, Natural Drldge, Watkltia llltn, tbe White Mouutaina, etc , elc TltA Vr.1.. Deacrlpllon. proruaelr llluatrated, of the life, luauticn, cuaiouia, peculiar form, rllei atd ccrruioiilea of tbe Trotn thi nhoT6 hrlrf atimmarr nfU contenta aonie. Men of what a remarkably Intereatlnc, InatruotlTe and tnlnahhMoik th Mammoth t'rf or.KOIA la may ho uhWiciI. ytt hut a fractional part of the toplca treate.l lit thla ptt at unrk hftvoheen namoil. It la a taut atorehoune of uful ami entertHlnlnir knowh'dKe unqneathm nAy o' thn h.'dtaiul moat valuable worka rTer puhlMieil In any land or lamxnaue, NohomnnhoiiM he nltli out-I CU.aa work to hopouatittml overy day with reHanltn the Tarloua perplexlntr quentlooa that cooatantljr arUo i,4 writ Inn ami ronveraatlon, hy tho farmer ami honaewlfo In their dally duties am! pursuit, and forcoa wuuoui ri'ftdhiff no work Is more entertaining or Instructive. Grand Premium Offer to Subscribers to the Scout. Hy npcclnl nrnuiKoint-nt with tlm publlHlitir of tlu Mammoth t'voi.oivr.DiV wo nr ennltlt'il n- in .ko nur milnrrllitTH nnd rciuliTs llm rllvhK fxtiiiorillnnry oll'isr: IV mil Mini liu Al ammo'I II Cvci.op.nniA, annilete in four volumes, as above denrrlbetl I till iosttt ir jirrntitl, ujso Thk Oiukion Kcni'T for onk yka it, upon receipt of only i ft'l '2't, trhich is lm 7-1 cents more Hunt our reiitlar subscription price, so that you ' pructicaliii net this htrae anil valuable, uork fur the. tnjliim sum of 75 cents. This In i a Kmii oiler a wnnum till ImrpUn, find II ih ii plt-iisiiic In uh to ho fiiulilud to ull'ord our I renders ho loumrkithli! nn opporiunhy. Tlirough tliln tnlruordhmry ollVr wo hope to liunh incri u-e our ( liciiliilion. I'ltiiiHii tell nil your friends 'lint 111 -y can not tho Mammoth l u.oimhiia in four volumus with n year's kuIihi-i ion to our pnner, for , only r'2t I'ei IVc l, Hiitl' fuel ion Ih K'mnitileed to nil who InUe lulvnutiigeof thlHKrcat 1 reniium oll'er. 'I'Iiohu wliou huI) rripllous Imvu not. jet expired who rooow now will ! receive tlie Mammoth Cyi'i.oim'.dia nt. once, nu-l llit ir HiihseripiloiiH will ho exlunde j one yenr front dulo of expiiiul n. Tho Mammoth ("yomm'.udia will nlno ho kIv freo to ii'iy one HendiiiK uh " rluh ot ilino yearly HiibncrilierH lu our paper, aoco j puulcd with Wl.fiO in i-ahIi. AiUIiohh ull letterH: The Oregon Scout, Union, Or. GRAftiD PREmtUM OFFER! Ji. SET OF1 THE IHAIILEH DICKKHH. jiroiiii;un to imr Miilmoiihem in liandBninnly printed from tntiiely now platen, wi h now typo. Tlie twelve vmIiiiik'h ciuitnlii the follfiwiiiK world-f.mioini vvoiki), oach ouo of which ia pub llMlied nm trie, niicliuiKjul, and ubtolultly unalirliVjml DAVID COPPER FIELD, BARNABY RUDOE AND CHRISTMAS MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, OLIVERTWIST AND GREAT EXPEC- NICHOLAS NICKELBY, TATIOlSs EXPEC- S.0EuMQIrS0N, THE OLD CURIOSITY 8HOP AND .QhFik.lS.H,JiSE.V THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELER. LITTLE DORRIT, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, HARD OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, TIME8 AND THE MYSTERY OF PICKWICK PAPER8, EDWIN DROOD. Tho mImivo an without piotlon the moat famoiiH novels that wero ever written. For ouarler cf a century limy hnvo hooii celebrated in every nook aud corn.ir of iho civilised world. Yet tlu ro aro IhoiiHundM ot Iiomch In America not yet supplied with a net nf Diolieim, the iimmhI IiIkIi ivrnt of Iho Ixxiliti provoutliiK pooilo in iiioderatoclroumHlanccH Irom fiiJnviiiK" Ihia luinry Hut now, owiiiK hi tho into of modom improvod priuliiiK, fuldini; aud Hliti-fiing iiiachiiitiry, lli extromely low nrlco of while pajwr, ami tlm great competition iti tho book, trade, wo are enabled to offer to our HiilmcrilHim and reailem a act of Dickons' works t v irino which all eun afford to pay, Kvery homo iu tho laud may now bo supplied with a , of the peat author' woiks. Our Great Offer to Subscribers to the SCOOT. We will said the Kntihk Htrr ok Dickknh' Woiikh. in twki.vk volumes, as abom described, ull postaie preimid by ourselves, idso Thk Uukiion Koout for onk tkak. upon receipt of 'i.CX), which t only U) cents more than the rtQular subscription, price of thin puptr. Our rettdern, therefore, prucllenlly net a not of Dlckeim' worku In twelve volume for only SO cunt. This Is lite grandest premium ever offered, Up to thli tlniii a net of Dickons' works 1ms usually been S10 or moro. Tell all your friend" thnt they can K't a net of Dickens' works in twelve volumes, with a tetr'a Huhscrlptlou to I'iik Oiuukin Scout for only )M0. Huhscribe now and gut this great preiiiiiiin. If your subscription has mil yet expired. It will make no difference, 7e It will ho extended one yenr from ditto of expiration. We will Iho kIvo a aet of Dlokeiw, as above, fr u mid postpaid, to any one HendliiK uts a club of two yearly MuUcrlhw, ac!Oiiiaiiled with 3.M) n cash, Addre THE OREGON SCOUT, Union, Or. nr f CI i era i a IN FOUR VOLUMES. A Great and Wonderful Work, OOXTitSISlJ 2,176 Pages ixn 620 Bcantifnl Illustrations ! Tmr Mammoth CTCi.orflnu Im tn pat MMifJ t n.i'et tin ftni of tht niMfi for un vrral eoinrmi.it. m of fcnnwl'". rmrtiful, Ufiefti uont flf Ami cfrirraT The wi-rk in liaiifil rotnji't in lour turjtp m ti antinomy t umrt r tnr(incA total t 7.176 pftM, arvl Itrivtme v l iMtratrilnUliftWlM-autlliilfnKrfcT. Inn Tu .ainU of tlt'liar Iit Ikh MPtmktl r rVp tin tho tnot compU te , TatnabU am! UPff.U w nk for ttieniAMf over puUllt.iMl. It ta a work fur i"Tpr5bK!j-mati, wwnun ami ahttJ, In kvtt occupation nr walk In I Up. The mib nt nice am) practical ullilty rf twenty ordinary ?( lume are cwnprii il In thei-e four, ami ao r'pli'to l tlm work with knmTlt'ihto of f?ery kiti.l. n II t il l It mill ttetul l.tiitn nml helpful aiifCKftlot), that we luMy hrltf Te that In efcry home to i It ehait lln.l lt way It will aoon mme tu he rrgrdMt a worth Itti welcht In it old. For want ffnce vecan only briefly eummar lr a tmalT portion of thecontf 11U01 thli great TtorK, a follow I Chin, Jir-Mit). th rootle of Inlla, Africa, Milifml rhMn Icelut. Horttfo, Murmfth th tnltch 8pmI, KilTrarla, Trtnrr Cmlmifr to J Tunl. tb Arab. Turk, Mf xlcan. Poulh American!, American IndUa, Kjryp lUni, tMamri, AtitMlnlttK, NrMlani BrtiiUrdi. ftwlu, 1Ii1Uh, Clrerh, ltnlan, Mherlin, AfchiMi, PtrtUat, !otnn( Australian, tlutctrlana, Slclllant, ie , eto. M ANlTr-UTlTlir.. In Itili rct ntk U -UaeflbM an t Iliutrir4 tb aria an t prMrtita f ( rintlM, ttrrotypla, huffkbl inline, uo-l nigral dig, lllhfirni hf , tioioiraphT, e1l printing, I'laiio ritaitnft, ateli making, fpr titakfuc, lb matiufuctuif of Hk Iron, airvl, glata, clilua, 'rfiimrrr, aotp, leailier, alarrli, will parr, turpentine, potal carli, poita tanipa, iMitflopra, w, ptuclta, nrrjlr, ami many olhrr thtogt, all of nhlch wlllbf fouoJ fcular1j lutmMlm an lamuctltf. rOUr.lUN rilOIUlOTH. Intereailnc drrlttAn. Illva lratt'1, iflh culture aiitl preparation for market ef tra,eKr, ctiotolate, cotton, flat. Iitnip, angar, rle nutnirga, eUttr, ghtgar, cinnamon, alltpfoe, pepper, eoooanuta, pineapple, han ana, prune, dates, ralilna, tig, ollrea, lulla-rubber, jMtta perch a, cork, campbor, caityr oil, tapioca, etc., tie, T NATtTUAl IIIRTOltV. Interesting ant Inatrnoiha deicilptlotiv accompanied, tr llluMratlona, of numerous tita, ttlnla. flihea aiut Inaecta, wttb much euiloua lultn ruallou regards Ing their life au t babitt. I. A IV. Tin Mammoth CTCiranu U aU a enmplel law look, telling ererj man how tie may l hie ort lawyer, aat containing full ao-l cnela eiplanatloua of the general la an.Uhelawaof lliaaereralHtatfa upon all matter which arav autjectlo litigation, with nuraeroue forma of legal documenta. .MININft, Peefrlrllene a rot Illustration! or Uit n.lnlng T got.t, allitr, dlamoudi, coal, aalt, copper, leaJ, line, llu aaJl qutckitUer. VVOMIF.UH r TUB RE A. Herein ara deseilte.! aal lllutlraiel the man? wonderful anJ beautiful thing found aith botton of tho ocean, the plant, flowera, ahelli, flabis, etc. Ilka alaopearl dlrlng, coral flihlug, etc, eto. NTATIKTU At AND MISDKI.I.ANnorfl. nrl laglunatatt amount of uaeful and, Iniereiilng tnformatlan, t,vnioof hlch lithe population of American ottlea, area an 4. rxtpul, Jen r, iho continent, of the flUlei and Terrltorlea, aa4 f'ic ulntlna. countrloa of tho wIJ, length of tho principal Jtt ,i)lle.itlr vote ftr alitT jeara, rrealdentlat atatlatlea, r.rc r.uC depth ofaeaa, lakea and oceana, height of mountain, locnm- (Ion jf nnlmalt and Telocity of bodtea, height ot menu menu, towr. am atructure, dlilancea from Washington, at fromN w V r'., lolmiwrtant polnta(chronologlet history ofdla onrcry auC progreae, popular aubriqueta of American Stale cltlca.oic, common grammatical error, rule fr apelllng, pra nunolntlon un" uie of capital, Wall Street phrasee, conHnero of fio roilif, curlou facta In natural bUlory.longevlty ot animate, origin of th iiameinf ftatei, ati1orcoiiutrle,of great wnrka, popular fable, funilllar quolatloua, of genlua aud at planti, drlng worda of famoua perion, fate of tha Apoilea, atatlitlcaof lb globe, leading gorcrumcata of tbt world, tic, etc. J, CHILES IB In Twelve Large Volumes, Which wo Offer with a Yonr'n Subscription to thia Fnpor for a Triflo Moro than Our Regular Subscription Price. Wldiinr: to Inrni ly iucreiiHn tlm rircill.'ilioii of thia pftjicr dmiliK tlio next nix thoiiIIih, wo Iiiivo Hindu urriiliueniciilH witli New VeiU uliliH)diiK Iiiiiiho wlieiebv ii I e rimlilcd to I'llVr uh n preinnuii to nur BllbMCrilieih n "f Wnrku of ( Imrle Dlrk- eii, in ntc'lm i.iiik mill iiiiiiiiiuf ViiIiiiih'h, Willi eui' Miil'HClipllon to lliia pnper, luraliillo innie tlniii our refiiihir ul niTii'tiini piire. Ourgreiit iifVur lo Hidifcrilnri ('I'lij hi'H any ever In iclol'me Hindi'. CliurliH Dii'deiiH wiih tlm Kienlet iiovcIImI wlin oyer lived. No author liefnri) or hiiii'u IUh time linn wnii Hie fiiiiui tliut lio achieved, nud 1 1 i h wnrkn lire fion iiiiiio impuliir to-dny tlian during IiIh lilutimo, Tliey nbtnnid In wit. lniinor. iutln h, uuiHlcrly di'liiieiitinu nf cliurnutvr, vivid ilcBt'iililioiiH tit pliiet'H and iiu'idi'iitii, tliiilliiii: uiiil Hkillfully wruUKlit nlotH. Kned hook l intensely inltrt'HtiiiK. No Iihiiichi mild bo without u net of tlimu (jruut and lein.nlt nlilo wmki). Not lo Imvu loud tliem U to bu far behind tlm hko in which we livo, Tho not of DlekeiiH' woika which we olfur sa fj