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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1885)
THUE GHOST STORIES. In 1870, '71 and '72, in a house on Columbia hcights,I)rooklyn, therolivcd lour ladies, all of tlicm writers, and all but one of them (Miss Rebecca V. Enslerbrooks, an author of consider able promise, who died in 1873) now alivo. Their names are Miss Caroline B. Lo Ross, teacher of elocution at Vassar college; Mrs. M. F. Butts, a well-known writer nnd journalist, who resides at Westerly, It. I., and Mrs. Eleanor Ames, better known to tho literary world as "Eleanor Kirk." Tho ladies aro willing to attest to tho truthfulness of thefollowingnarrative: It was a pleasant brown stone, costly-furnished abode, bearing every ex ternal and internal indication of peaco and comfort. Thoro was nothing to distinguish it from other houses on Columbia heights, save that its inmates wero all bread-winners, nnd so occupied tho day and evening as to leave very littlo timo for tho claims of society. Thrco of them wero con tributors to tho Now York daily news papers. Theso ladies worked and did not entertain much- tho other ladies in this aristocratic locality entertain-) Dd moro and did not work. But thcro was a greater difference between them, ono so puzzling, so entirely oil thecoma mon, so oxciting, so opposed to nil known laws, as to furnish a constant themo of speculation, nnd persistently to worry and alarm tho members of tho household. This house on Colum bia heights wus oven a moro wonder ful placo than that of John Wesley, or of tho grandfather of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Our four literary feminino bread-winners displayed no seeking af ter tho supernatural, and had thero been inclination for such seeking thcro was no time for it. Two of tho ladies, sistors, occupied tho front alcovo room on tho second story, and a third occupied tho bnck room on tho same floor. Tho porfor mnnco opened ono night about 12 o'clock, soon after they had moved into tho house, with tho sound of shuffling footsteps in tho rooms. A light was struck and tho noiso ceased. Tho doors lending to tho hall wero locked, and no intruder was visible. Tho gns was turned down again and silenco had reigned for a fow moments, whon tho samo singular shuffling was distinctly heard, uccompnnicd by a now sound, llko tho dragging of a stiff silken skirt on tho enrpot. This was followed by loud knockings in different parts of tho rooms. Sometimes on tho doors, nnd ngain on tho floor and tho window panes, and winding up with a whack, a crash, and a bang. With fear and trombling tho gas was ngain turned up, nnd with tho samo result as before "Nothing nor nobody anywhere." A midnight conforenco was held, and when tho ladies again retired tho gns was left burning full blast. All was quiiit.butupon wak ing in tho morning a strange sight mot their1 astonished eyes. Chairs woro turned upsido down, bureaus wero dis mantled, cushions and mats, hair-pins and hair receivers woro strewn about tho floor, and, worso than all, tho gar ments, which had been carefully ar ranged for tho morning, togothor with tho slippers and stockings in fact, all tho paraphornalia of threo wardrobes wero so mixed up and churned to gothor, that it was almost impossiblo Co separata them. This was a houso-warming with a vengoauco, nnd tho quartetto of bread winners mot at tho breakfast table is a stato of wonder and nervous anxiety impossiblo to describo. A careful in quiry as to tho kind of night that had been passed by tho other mombers of tho family elicited nothing unusual. On this occasion no ono had been dis turbed but tho ladies on tho second floor and tho occupants of tho adja cont houses, who called in to ascertain tho causo of it. Theso exercises proved only to bo an overture; for during fho wliolo year spout in tho house thoro was litornllv no rest from theso strnngo phenomena. About throo nights m a week tho samo noises woro hoard on tho second floor, with tho samo nggravntin; mixing up of clothes and overturning of iurnituro. Ono day about tho 1st of .luno the lady of tho houso, returning from her Now York olllco, rang tho door boll. Tho door wns immediately opened indeed, quicker than a Hash by a tall, Btranuo woman in black. Sim woro a largo camoo at hor nock, and on hor j head a threo-eorncral pioco of laco, trimmed with lavender bows. Thoro was nothing in tho least ghostly about her appearanco with tho oxcoption of tho singular way in which shu backed from tho vestibulo into tho parlor. Wondering who this woman could bo who had taken upon herself tho ollleo of door-oponor, tho broad-winner followed hor iustnntly into tho parlor. Nobody thero. Up stairs, down stairs, in every nook, closot and crovico tho seeker hunted and peered without tho least trnco of n human or spiritual being. In Bhort, thero was not a nor son in tho houso savo sho who had inst entorod. Even tho sorvant, find ing that she needed sonio nrticlo foi dinner, had locked tho doors and gone out to got it. This was tho first and last visiblo appoaranco of this parti cular spook upon tho scene. But afterward it was impossiblo to partake of a meal in peace. It was n common proceeding for tho tablo to tip at ono end in such a manner as to Bond tho dishes in a heap together, without respect for grtivy uonts, but ter dishear, soup tureens or cofleo pots, although, strangely enough, nothing was over destroyed, and no ono wns over hurt In theso out-of-tho-way per formances. A guest at tho tnblo was tho Bignal lor a grand demonstration. Tho most awful Knocks would bo heard undor Jiis or her plate, tho tablo would lurch, creak nnd danco about like something alive, much to tho mortification of the broad-winners, each of whom had a deep Beated abhorrenco to being classed among spiritualists. Not ono of them wns oven credulous. From first to last ovory instance was carefully weighod and sifted, and tho supernatural was the last theo ry to obtain. But who tipped o vor the tables? Who dragged BtiHHilkon fabrics over tho floor In tho dead of tho night when exits wero carefully looked and bolted? Whorangthobellaandbttnged tho doors? Who so persistently mixed uptho wearing apparel? The most aggravating feature of the whole remarkable business was the Btealing or the hiding of valuable arti cles, for tho invisible thief or thieves always returned tho things that were takon. One was never certain that an article of dress could bo found unless it was on the body of tho owner. Cloaks, Bhawls, dresses, hats, gloves, in broad day-light, under one's very eyes, would suddenly disnppenr, and no amount of hunting would bring them to light. So it came to pass that tho ladies were frequently obliged to borrow clothes from each other, and neither know in the morning what de scription of dry goods would be worn in tho afternoon. Tho invisible pres ences wero especially partial to black hair. It was never disturbed on tho head, but on tho dressingcase or when hung over a gas fixture, or when lying in a drawer, it was certain to walk off. Indeed tho only way to in sure tho presence of tho necessary black hair was to keep it pinned in one's pocket, or buttoned in one's dress whilo tho natural hair on one's head was being combed. Ono morning one of tho Indies forgot to be cautious, nnd left her valuable back hair on tho dressing caso for n moment. She was entirely alone in her room, with her door bolted. "I turned around," she said, "and ns I did so immediately bethought myself of the switch. I turned back again nnd tho thing had gone." A pair of six nnd a half gloves could bo worn by a fivo hand; nnd a cloak for a small person could bo stretched to do service for a larger one, but a blnck switch could hardly be worn on a blonde head. In other words, it was not an easy matter to borrow one. To go to Now York to ono's placo of business minus a switch was hard, but this bread-winner was game, and, moreover furiously angry. Sho mado tin her mind that sho would not bo blttlTed. In place of tho good sized nnd I symmetrical French twist which usual-' ly adorned her intellectual skull was a nondescript bunch that gave it a strango ancient appearanco. "For mercy's sake," sho remarked to hor I menus nssiio waiKcu otic oi tncnousc, with flnshing eyes and a scarlet face, "do lot's niovo away from this hor riblo placo. I hnvo borno everything before this. I havo worn other folks , clothes, I have been out of this house many a timo with old boots on, and onco I went to report Bcecher with ono boot on of my own nnd ono shoo of somebody cIho's, but to havo to go to Now York without my back hair is a littlo too much." Such wails were constant. Occasion ally coaxing nnd entreaty would avail, but only occasionally. To beg somo invisible power to return tho boots or tho hat or tho dress which woro to bo worn on a business engagement wns rather an uncanny piece of business, but wns sometimes successful. I At theso times tho articles would bo literally fired at tho owner's head. Thoy would como from the corner of tho room or from the coiling, but how or by whom wns an impenetrable mvstery unsolved to this day. It was in thoso days that tho ladies reeularlv reported tho sermons of Henry Wnru Bccchor. They sat to gether at a small tablo immediately in front of tho pulpit. Ono morning, whon busy with their work, very dis tinct raps wero hoanl upon tho table, continuing for fivo minutes or more, when tho tablo began to lurch and pitch about, and finally slammed it Bolf violently against the plattorm. Tho bread-winning reporters wero forced to finish their work on hymn books in thoir laps. At tho ovoning service tho tablo wns liko any other well-behaved pieco of furniture. Not a sound was heard. But on tho following Sunday morning it wns again nlivo nnd full of mischief. As soon ns tho first demonstration occurred tho broad-winners very quiet ly removed thoir work to their laps ngain. But this mndo no difference. Without a hand near it this animat ed pieco of wood went through its won dorful gyrations, nnd with as much npparcnt method us a soldier at drill. An unusually stirring remark from tho dosk was suro to bo immediately ap preciated and applauded. Up and down, backward and forward, t ho lively tablo would jump nnd tilt, strik ing occasionally against tho platform, with a series o whacks that could bo heard all over tho church. Theso manifestations continued un til thoy attracted as much attention as tho minister. This wns a littlo too much publicity for tho bread-winners, and tho tablo was finally relegated to privacy, and tho backs of hymn books woro used in placo of tho mis behaved pieco of furniture. As in tho case of Solomon and tho Queen of Sholm, tho half has not been told: but theso incidonts aro vouched by the bread-winners to bo literally truo. Curing Sort Corn. Tho Now YorkTribuno has a variety of cures tako your choice: 0. S. says: "Split a good moist rai sin, put it on thocorn. This hascurcd many within my knowledge." J. M. P. Bays: "Apply pulverized chalk and -that will euro tho troublo." M. C. B. eays: "Bind on a slico of lemon and persist in this treatment, which will soon effect a euro." 11. T. It., says: "Soak tho foot two or threo times a week in very wnrm water, nutting n bit of fresh cotton each timo between tho toes, saturated with olive oil. Renew tho oil dnily. This application will cure hard corns on tho toes. Cut a holoto fit tho corn inn pioco of soft buckskin, or several thicknesses of cot ton cloth; put on fresh oil daily or oftoner. In a week or more tho core can bo nulled out, not cut." F. S. says: "featuratoapiecoof cotton cloth with turpentine and wrap it around tho too when you go to bod. Repent this a fow nights nnd tho corn will dis nppojir." G, B.O. has cured soft corns by simply wonring a piece of black silk wrapped about tfiYm. Curing Wild-Beasts. Visitors to tho Zoological Garden luring tho last week have been struck vith tho general air of debility among nost of the animals. Nearly all of ;hem cither moved about listlessly or ilso moped in comers nnd refused to novo at all. Tho chimpanzeo kept ler blnnket tightly drawn around her moulders all through tho week, and no lainty could tempt her to leave her avonte corner. Even the monkeys vero less clamorous for favors and tho .oothsomo pennut palled on their usu illy insatiable appetite, 'fho larger inimals, and especially tho carnivora, iiiffcred even moro than tho littlo ani nals. Tho lions and leopards stopped ;heir ceaseless promenade and lay all lay long with their noses between their paws watching events through their lalf-opcn eyelids. Superintendent Brown explained this state of apathy imong the animals. "Thero. has been moro sickness imong tho animals during the past vcek than nt any timo in tho history jf tho garden," ho said. Contra ry to tho rule, there was very ittlo suffering among them during tho leated spell, but as soon as thebreak il) came, nnd tho mercury took such a ;erriblo tumble, nearly every animal 'olttho effect of thcclmnge, and almost i majority of them wero taken sick. Tho camels wero the greatest sufferers. Every ono in thogarden was prostrated vith dyspepsia nnd a general derango nont of the alimentary canal. Ono of ;hom is still very ill, nnd it is not ex acctcd that ho will recover. Threo or Jour of tho carnivora aro sick and one jfthopumas were very ill with cholera morbus. Ho refused to tako any nourishment, nnd tho only thing ho :ould bo induced to tako was an oc jasiQiial swallow of water. Wo tried 'or two days to give him a doso of bis muth and opium, but wo had to give it ip. Tho medicines were diluted with vnter until it was impossiblo. for tho numnnpnlato to dJtJct thoir presence, but tho puma discovered it at tho first mill anil refused to touch it. Ho lidn't eat a morsel for fivo days, but ho is coming around all right now. t last ho consented to eat a nicely broiled spring chicken, and I think ho will be himself again in a few days. Another puma was greatly prostrated, ind I am afraid ho is too old to rally. Bennett's wallaby, a variety of tho tangaroo, caught a severe cold at tho Mine of tho sudden change and died, iftcr a brief illness, of pneumonia. Dno of tho sea lions was prostrated by tho heat just before the cold wnva :amo, and probably died of congest on of tho brain. I mndo a post-mor-iem examination of his body, and sould find no other cause of death. Tho chimpanzeo was nlso sovcrcly nf lected by tho change. Sho caught a :old in her head and refused to eat anything except an occasional pieco of banana or orange. Wo havo had her for threo yours, and this is only tho second tim that sho has been ill. During theso spells of sickness we treat her tho samo as any human invalid. Wo never try to lorco her to ent, but limply wait, until nature asserts ifc olf, and then tempt her returning np potito with any littlo delicacy sho might cravo. At ono timo sho went threo weeks without tasting a morsel, jxcopt a few pieces of fruit, but when aer appetito returned sho ato liko a pig. Many of tho small animals nro ioriously indisposed, but most of t hem iro simply suffering with disordered stomachs and loss of appetite. "In caring for sick animnls wo gener ally rely on tho ordinary veterinary treatment. Wo uso very littlo mcdi ;ine, beyond an occasional tonic, ns cringent, or lnxativo. In many cases tho ndministering of medicines tvorks moro Ivjjrm than good. I Ind our best reliance to bein careful ivatching and dioting. Asido from tho Inrm tho medicines might do a wild animal thero aro other considerations igainst ndministering thorn that aro much mora important. In tho first placo it is hard to tell what is tho mot tor with a wild animal whon it is simply off its feed. It is not practicable to feel its pulso, listen to tho beating of Ins heart, and do various other things usual in diagnosing a caso in a human being. "It is generally a wild guess in de termining what ails a wild boast. When you havo decided what ails it, however, tho next question is, 'What shall I givo it?' Drugs havo a different effect on different animals. A doso that would kill ono animal will havo no offeet on another. But, oven if you know what to givo it, tho next and most serious question arises, 'How shall I administer tho medicine?' "Tho greatest dttllculty. of courso, is mot with in giving medicine to the larger animnls. Tho process is always attended with danger, and in many instances tho patient dies cither from fright or shock to its nervous system. In order to administer a dose of modi cino to a wild beast it is necessary to bind it down with ropes, nnd when it is firmly secured drench it in tho way practiced in dosing horses. This treat ment always results in a severe shock to tho animal's nerves nnd frequently produces death. A wild animal will not permit itself to bo handled liko a domesticated nuimnl. It will always ,nsh itself into a fury, and m this lies tho danger of overcoming it by rough measures; ana still tiusistnooniy way , that it can bo dosed. "Their sense of taste is so perfectly ' developed that thoy can detect any foreign substnnco on tho instant and will refuse to touch their food. Of course, it is often necessary to throw animals for tho purpose of cutting thoir claws or paring their hoofs or making any surgical operation, but wo always employ a great deal of wire in securmg the unimal. "Revontly wo had occasion to throw a zebra, and it took seven men to ac complish it without injury o tho uni mal. A full-grown ennuu oi.n kick as hard as n whole train of government mules. Many animals we can't bun dle at all. For instance, you ain't lasso a polar bear, as his neck nnd ankles are larger than his head or feet, and tho ropo would naturally slip oil as fiint ns you could slip it on. The elephant is the hardest beast to j throw, but it is less subject to nervous shock than the other wild animals." Philadelphia Times. THE CUKSE OP DRINK. Die Inventor of i Noted FIre-Kxtlngtilalicf h I'tmpcr. Recently tho almshouse ha3 num bered among its inmates an old, gray headed man, of nbout 08 years of nge, appenrently in the Inst stages of chron ic alcoholism, nnd presg nting in every respect tho appearances of complete physical, i not mental, decrepitude. Yet, if tho story told by tho aged pau per be true, ho has in times past oc cupied afar different position, his name being familiar throughout tho length nnd breath of the United States as. that of the inventor of tho Bab cock fire-extinguisher. To tin inter viewer who isited him at-thoalms house ho gayo a sketch of his life his tory, beginning with his birth at Roch ester, N. Y., in 1817, from which place, at tho nge of 5, he removed with his parents to Mount Vernon, Iowa, and later to Mansfield in tho samo state. At the nge of 21 he graduated from the Pennsylvania University of Med icine, but did not practice, entering in stead into tho mercantile business, at first in partnership with his father at Indianapolis, Ind., later on his own account in Dayton, 0. Ho was very successful for eight years, but in 18 4 his good fortune deserted him, and after suffering a number of reverses he went into liquid ation. Going to New York, ho secured a position ns a dry goods clerk and remained there two years, during which timo ho married. Going back to In dianapolis, ho purchased with his sav ings an interest in his father's busi ness, and for six years was quite suc cessful. At the end of this timo reverses again assailed him nnd he retired from btisiness with but $2,000. Whilo in Indianapolis, however, in 1SG0, he had patented the fire-extinguisher, which grew out of his exper iments m chemistry, for which ho al ways had a taste, and after his failure ho endeavored to do something in tho way of disposing of it, whilo acting as traveling agent for somo Cincinnati tobacco and liquor firm, but met at first with but poor success. However, about a. year later, he leased tho right to manufacture and sell tho extinguish er to Peabody & Co., of Chicago, for fivo years at $f,000 a year, and im mediately thereafter came to San Francisco. Ho ran the old Buckeye hotel, on Market street, for a while, practicing medicine also, but, being binned out, removed first to Oak land nnd afterward to Peta luma where ho kept a store for a while, finnlly failing. Ho retrieved himself by suc cessfully speculating in Monterey lands with his annuity, and about this timo lost his wife, which bereavement im mediately preceded the first step of his downward career, sinco it led him to try nnd drown his sorrows in drink. Having onco entered upon the path of vico, ho pursued it to the end, spend ing tho proceeds of his annuities in drink. Before entering upon theuown ward course, however, with the mon--ey derived from his land speculations ho purchased farms in Yamhill county, Oregon, for his daughter and each of his thrco sons, where, ho believes, they aro all now living in prosperous cir cumstauces, though shnmo has pre vented him from applying to them of lato for assistance. Ho wns first sent, to tho almshouse threo years ago, re maining for six months, and being ngain sent out in July of last year. Between times ho has wandered about the country, and tho writer remembers seeing him in 188U, wandering about tho streets of Santa Rosa, Sonoma county, in the lowest stages of drunk en pnuporism, his arrest for vagrancy, etc., being a regular weekly occurenco for some months. San Francisco Call. The Power of Morphine. From tho Boston Post. A storekeeper in a certain New Hampshire town hns for some daya been on tho verge of having 'em, and has been letting up on whisky and tak ing morphine powders. Tho other night somo of tho boys killed a rattlo snako nnd caught two or threostriped snakes, a couple of frogs, n, turtle or two, and about dusk set them in front of tho store. Then the storekeeper was quietly inveigled to tho door and led into conversation. Presently his eye alighted on ono of tho snakes. Look ing about ho saw another. But ho kept on with the conversation. Then a turtlo caught his eye, and then a frog, nnd then nnother snnke. But ho nover weakened a bit till ho saw tho rattier twined nround a lamp-post. That settled him. "You must excuse mo a minute," ho said, and ho went into tho store and took a morphine powdor. While ho was gono the boys took thosnakesaway. Hocanioback, took a satisfied look nround, nnd said, "Morphine's n great thing, isn't it?" From the, Town Records of Sa lem, Muss. Tho town records of Salem contain some quaint nnd curious entries, ns that in July, 113 11, "that twoo bo ap pointed every Lord's day to walk forth in time of God's worshippe, to tnko nolico of such ns either lyo about tho meeting-house or that lyo at homo or in tho fields, nnd to tnko account of such nnd present them to tho mag istrate" In 1070: "Threo consta bles ore to bo at tho threo great doors of tho mooting house, nnd allow nono to go out until the exorcises nro finish ed. Ono constable is to keep tho dogs out of tho meeting houso." In 100 1: "To keep people from sleeping m bji vico time a man was appointed that wholly tended with a short stubbed stick, havingat one end a knob and at the other a foxtail, with which ho would stroke tho women's fncos that woro drowsv and with tho other Nvould knook unruly dogs nnd men who woro naleop." Correspondence N. Y. Evan-gc)t. Union Milling Co.'s FULL ROLLER FLOIJIt TAKES THE LEAD Wherever It has been tried. For Sale by nil the Lendlnc Healer Everywhere. Qeo. WnioriT, President. W. T. WmaiiT, Cashier, UNION, : OREGON. Docs n, General Banking Business. Buys and sells exchange, und discounts com mercial paper. Collections carefully attended to, nnd promptly reported. COMMERCIAL Livery anfl Feefl Oitositk Ckntknniat. Hotel. JOHN 8. ELIOTT, PROPRIETOR. Haviug furnished this old and popular hostelry with ample room, plenty ol Iced, rood hostlers nnd new buggies, is better jiipiarcd than over to accommodate cus toiler. My terms aro reasonable GOVE TANNERY. Aimt CitossMAN, PnopniETon. Ilns now on Imnd and for salo tho best ol HARNESS, LADIGO, UPPER and LACE LEATHER. SHEEP SKINS, ETC. voitxi.Arvi IKJCES Paid for Hides and Pelts. WALLA WALLA BEER DEPOT. Corner Main and A Street, Union. E. MILLER, - - - Proprietor. KcepB always on hand tho finest brands ol WINES, LIQUORS, and CIGARS. Tho very best Lager nnd Bock Beer in the market, nt 25 cents a quart. Beer and lunch 25 cents. A flno billiard tablo for tho accommoda tion of customers. Drop in and be socia ble RAILROAD FEED AKD LIVERY STABLE Near tho Court House. A. F. Benson, - - PnoriiiETOii. Union, Oregon, Fine turnouts and first-class rigs for tho accommodation o! tho public generally. Conveyances for commercial men a spe cialty. SSTho accommodations for feed cannot bo excelled in tho valley. Terms reasonable. BLUE MOUNTAIN Main Streot, Union, Oregon. Hkniiy Sthikeu, - - PnorniKTOii. ?Orders from nny part of tho valley trill receivo prompt attention. I have on linnd somo very lino BOCK. BEER. Drop in and samplo it. NORTH POWDER Restaurant. PONY STEVENS. PROP. The traveling public will pleaso take no tico that, in addition to my saloon in North Powdor, I havo opened a first-class RESTAURANT, and respectfully solicit a ihare of tho public patronngo. Tho tables will always bo supplied with tho BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS, and no pains will bo spared to make my patrons comfortable. Call on me, eat, drink and be happy. Tonsorial Rooms Two doora south of Jones Bros.' store, Union, Oregon. J. M. Johnson, PnorniETon. Hair cutting, shaving and shampooing done neatly und in the best style. cm -:- mat -:- mareet Main Street, Union, Oregon. Robins it Bunson, Pitoi'nnnons. Koop constantly on hnnd BEEF. PORK, VEAL. MUTTON, SAU SAGE, HAMS, LARD, ETC. i tm Union, Oregon. Dan- F. Moouk, PnontiBTon. A wH htocked bar in conuoction with the houso, aimI none but the hml brands of lfciuorw Mini etstu kept. LARUH SAMPLE ROUMS for the ac commodation of commercial travelers. ROWLAND & LLOYD, Manufacturers of FURNITURE, Main Street, Union, Oro. Keep constantly on hnnd a lnrge supply of Parlor nnd Bed Boom sets, Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc. , Upholstering Done In tho Bet Style Lounges, Mattresses, nnd nil kinds of Furnituro mndo to order. PATRONAGE SOLICITED. A N D J. II. Nodine, PitorniETOR. All kinds of Blacksmithing and Wagon work dono in a good work manliko manner. Tho very best or workmen employed. HORSE SHOEING AND REPAIRING DONE ON SH0R1 NOTICE. jssuShop opposite A. F. Benson's Livery Stable, Main street, Union, Oregon. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loan upon well improved farms, for a term of years. For particulars call on R. O. BILLINGS, Loan Broker. At tho office of J. R. Crites, Union, Oregon . Buy the Hayward HAND GRENAI Fire Extinguisher. Everybody should have them. Mon, women or children can uso them. Thou sands of dollars worth of property saved overy day. They don't freeze, aro not in jurious to flesh or fabric, and aro nlways ready. You cannot afford to be without them. G. J. Bccht, Gen. Agent, 124. Market St., San Francisco, Cal. Cook & Dwight, Agts., La Grando, Oregon. D. B. REES, Notary Public -AND- Conveyancer. OFFICE State Land Offico building, Union, Union County, Oregon. SMOKE OUR 6ii PUNCH" Best Havana Filled 5 Five Cent Cigar. 5 Jones Bros., agents, Union. E. GOLLINSKY & CO. SMOKE THE "ESTRELLA" KEY WEST Imported Havana Cigar. NONE BETTER. JONES BRO S, Corner of Main and B streets, Union. -Dealers in- GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, VARIETY AND FANCY GOODS,. TOBACCO AND CIGARS GENTS' FTJKNISIIINC GOODS. WATCHES, CLOCKS, and JEWELRY,. Glassware, Musical Instruments, PictuiS- Frames nnd l'ictitres, Moulding, Bird Cagej, Baby Car riages, etc., Candies and Nuts, Stationary, School Books, Periodicals Novels, etc., ol evory uesenpuou. ALL KINDS OF FRESH FRUITS Always on hand. We keep constantly on hand rerythin usually kept la a first class variety store. i.Qrdera from any part ol the country wfll be uromptly attended to.