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The Oregon Scout. VOL. III. UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1887. NO. 28. 1 i v 'I THE OREGON SCOUT. An independent wcpUIv Journal, Issued every calumny oy JONE3 & CHANCEY, Publishers iind Proprietors A. K. Jones, I IMItoi. 1 j 11. Ciianckv, ( X'UlUUlltii KaTKSOK STJISSCIlimOX: One copy, ono year ?1 M " Six months 1 00 " Tlireo months "3 Invnrliihlir ensli In nilvnneo. If by any chance 8Uhcrlption uro not paid enu 01 year, two Hollars will do cuanruu , Uiitnsof advertising tuado known on appll cut I on. Correspondence from all parts of the county toiiciicu. Address ull communications to A. K.Jones, Tdllor Oregon Scout, Union, Or. IiOttK Illroctory. Ghanii HoNiiK V.u.i kv Lowie, No. M. A. F. Mid A. M. Meets on tho second and fourth utLrdnys of each month. W.T. WMGUT, V. M. A. I.KVV, Secretary. I'nion Lnnnr- No. !E). 1. O. O. F. Itecular meetings on Friday evening of each week at their hull In union. All brethren in koou ttundlnir are luvltod to attend. Ily order of the lodKe. G. A. THOMPSON, N. G. CHAS. S. MlI.LKIt, Secy. Cliurcli Directory. M. E. Cnuncii Dlvlno eorvico every Sunday at 11 a. m and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 3 p. m. Prayer mcctinsr ovory Thursday evontnir tC:30. KEV. G. M. 1UWIN, Pastor. PitisiUTjcntAN Cnuiicn ltegulnr church services every Sabbath morning' and cvonlnp. Trayor meeting oach week on Wednesday evening, bahbnth school every Sabbath at 10 a. m. Ilov. II. Vkiinon Kick, Pastor. St. JoriN's Ei'iBcoi-AD Ciiuncii Service every Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. Hkv. W. II. Fowixl. Hector. County Ofllccr. Judfro 0. P. Goodall Sheriff A.N. Hamilton Clerk A. F. Nelll Treasurer K. 0. llralnord School Superintendent J. L. Illmltmiii Surveyor M. Austin Coroner S. Alberson COMMlSSIONKItS. Jonn Chrisman J. A. Hnmblo State Scnutor L. II. Itinehurt IlKPRESnNTATI VES. F. D. McCully E. E. Taylor City Oiilccrs. Mayor D. H. Itoca COUNCIIJIIIN. S. A.Pursel V. D. Ilcidleinan J.S. Elliott J. II. Thoiiinsou Jno. Kennedy A. Levy Itecorder I. v. Davis Marshal K. E. fates Treasurer J. D. Carroll Btreot CominlsRloner b. Eaton l'lCOI'ICSSIONAL. J. R. CUITES, ATTORNEY AT WW. Collecting and probato practice specialties Otlloe, two doors south of Postofflee, Union. Oregon. It. EAIOK, Attorney at Law aofl Notary Public. Office, one door south of J. B. Eaton's store Union, Oregon. I. N. CROMWELL, M. D., Physician and Surgeon Omco, ono door south ot J. 11. Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. A. E. SCOTT, M. D., imy.sbciaiv aivi sukguoiv, Has permanently located at North Powder, whero ho will answer ull calls. M. Raker. J. F. Bakek. RAKEIt & BAKER, Attorneys and Connsellors at Law, AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS. LaGiiande, - - Ohegon. D. B. REES, Notary Public -AND- Conveyancer. OFFICE Stato Land Ollion lmii.iinr Union, Union County, Oregon. c' H. F. BURLEIGH, Attorney nt Inw, It;al i:iutc anil Collccfiii'v AKnt. Land Office Business a Specialty. Office at Alder, Union Co., Oregon. JESSE IIAIIDESTV, J. VT. EIIELTOX SHELTOM & HARDESTY, ATlOItNUVS AT I.A1V. n.V,il,i.iPract.lco in Union, Baker. Grant, k.,.V , ana Morrow CountieH. also in the BtotcB. bure"" Court of tho United cinUy!"8 ttnd Corporation business a spe ft Oflices in Union and Cornucopia, Oregon. Spi Blosn J30twat tstmullr c!d Hlttf r. iLe UVtnr of vnlcti, In many Inuincrt, It only a prrlext fur lr(nk ton. but It free from tlcoliullc UinuUnis, anil It m tin. ti-iuut 'ri 111 rrtultt loan Infanl it lotnaduli It vlll not fail in curlnit r-IOI. 1 1 J-3A Imci I ij ail aojr Uitra.e iiiai friin a dlaurdcrrd awov-k. OnnillP HI neon)! Oar b Soar Stom. SHINGLES. Ilnving Ip.hpiI tlii" shingle mill bplonginq to L. 15. ltiiii linrl. wi an- piepntril to tur uisli n superior quality iind nirtku ot shin plcsi nt tins followiu; rates; Delivered nt Union, At tho Milln, $3.25 Per M $3.00 Per M Wo respectfully nolicit a sliurc of the pntrouiis.'. "IIOHINS tfc IIOIUCHTS. A. L. COBB, M. D., PHYSICIAN M SURGEON. Having permanently located in Alder, Union county. Orejion, will be found ready to nttend tii rails in nil tho various towns and settloiut'iits of tlia Wallowa valley. Chrome IHsesise n Specialty. 0Mv motto is: "Live and let live." TEL. A. C. CRAIG, - - Proprietor. (Union Depot, Oregon.) Splendid accommodations for commer cial men. Tables nlwnys supplied with the best the market affords. &0IIot .and Coi.w Mineral BathsTS-3 KENTUCKY LIQUOR STORI AII SOU A FACl'OKY. Cor, Main and I Stfl., Union, Oregon. SIIIIISIAN .tlULKV, I'ropw. Sfnnufiictureis and dealers in Soda Water, Sarsaparillu, fiinsor Ale, Cream Soda and ChumpiiKno Cider, Syrups, etc. Orders promptly filled. G.W. I D.. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Union, Union County, Orogon. OfTiccon A street, licsidence tlircedoors south of the Court House. Special attention given to Surgical prac tice. W. R. JOHNSON, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Main Street, Union, Oregon. Plans anil Specifications for Dwellings. Hums nnd Uridgcs furnished FltKK OK CHARGE. Bridge Building a Specialty- All kinds ot Cabinet Work neatly execu ted. Repairing done on bhort notice. None but tho best workmen employed, and satisfaction guaranteed. Call and interview me. FRUIT AND SHADE TREES APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, PRUNE, PEACH APRICOT, CRAH APPLE, CHERRY. SHRUBBERY AND SHfi.DE TREES Of well known vnrietics, suitable for tln climate. Can also furnish foreign sorts at one-third tho price nuked by eastern can vassers. I desire to sell trees at pricvu that peopio can aiioru to liny. L. J. ROUSE, Cove, Oregon. Or. Van Monciscar 132-134 Third fctet, Portland, Oregon IS a regular graduate in medicine; lias been longer eniriigKl in the special treat ment ot all Veneieal, Kesual and Chronic Diseases than any other physician in the, West, as city papers hIhuv, and old resi dents know; $l,oot) ivnnrd lor any case which he fni's to cure, coining under his treatment, by following bis diivrtioim. l)lt. VAN is the must huecessful Cutarrh, Lung and Throat Doctor in America. Ho will tell you your trouble without asking you a Minsle question, and WARRANTS PERM A N E X T ('1 1 1 ! E in the follottingcases: NERVOUS DElil LITY, Spermatorrhea, Seminal Lobses, Sexual Decay, Fulling Memory, Weak Eyes, Stunted Develop meat, Lack of Energy, Impoverished lllood, Pimples, Impediment to Marriage; also lllood and Skin Diseases, Syphilis, Eruptions, Hair Palling, Hone I'ains, Swell ings, Soro Throat, Ulcers, Effects of Mer cury, Kidney and Illadder Troulilt'i, Weal; Rack, Iturning Urine, Incontinence, Uonor hum, Gleet, Stricture, reccivcH fccarcliiug treatment, prompt relief and cure for life. NERVOUS Diseases (with or without dreams), DienHeddiseliargcHcuied prompt ly without hindiauce to business. BOTH SEXES consult confidentially. If In trouble call or write. Delays are dang erous. Disenrcs of tho Eye or Ear, Ulceration or Catarrh, iuterunl or external, Deafness or Paralysis. Siugijig or Roarins Noises. Thickened Drum, etc., permanently cured. LOST MANHOOD perfectly restored. CANCERS AND TUMORS permanently removed without the kuifo or caimtic. Medicino compounded nnd furn slied to nil patients nt nlllco strict'y ptireand vego table. OuiirauUe of tkiianknt cures in ull cases undertaken. Consultation freo and slrutly ctiulideulinl. All corros)on ilenco promptly attmidmi to, medicine sent by express to any iwldn s iree from expos ure, t'all or a 'dross Private Dioponsnry, Noh. Vd'i-MU Til rd tit., Portland, Or-on. Tvrius strictly rush. C'Ulto lirurs 8 a in. to b p, iu. DEPOT W. CAPPS, M. D.f Sarscon and Homcopatliic Pbysiciar Umon, Onnoo.v. Vill go tonnyimrt ot Eastern Oregon when solicited, to perform operations, ot tor consultation. .tlcillrliiei I'uriiUlinl Without li!ia t.'luire. Ollice adjoining Jones Bros.' Store. Geo. Wniom, President. W. T. WnimtT. Casldcr, UNION, t : OREGON. Does a General Rankin; Business. Buys mil sells exchange, and discounts com mercial paper. Collections carefully attended to, and promptly reported. CO a s CO o CD O O a u rt o u CD cc 2 a a a u a ai 2 .2 s a i 2.2 j g 5J o S- rt 2 o rt g cl to O y el " 2 rt 8 CO CO 8 MASON As HAMLIN I'tirxnrlled J7" can snvo From $50 to $1T0 on tho JL Ptl piircliuko or mi liutrunicnt by uurini: inioiitrii W.T. WUIc;ilT, Agent. Union, Ogn Laundry Queen The Best Washing Machine In the World. S. M. WAIT, Proprietor. Wait Bros., Agents for Union County. This machine is without doubt tho best in existence, nnd gives entire satisfaction wherever tried. This miicliino is in stock at J. B. EATON'S STORE, where thoy can Do nought, at any time. Try tho .Laundry Queen. k k k & k k k Tonsorial Rooms Two doors south of .Tones BroB.' store, Union, Oregon. J. M. JOIIN80.V, PitormcToii. Hnir cutting, shaving nnI slianipooins uoiiu uuuiiy aim in vue ijbsc utyie. CITY : MAT : MARKET Main Street, Union, Oregon. Bknbo.v Br.o.'s - PuoriUCToua. Keep constantly on hand BEEF, PORK, VEAL. MUTTON SAU SAGE, HAMS, LAUD, ETC. IAL : Union, Orejon. Din. Ciunulch, PiiorniuTon TTfiTln? rprAntlr titirrlinni.il f fi ! hninl and retlttad it throughout, I am prepared tri fiftrmmiinrintn tlin htlnffrv milillr In ilraf . class style. Call and see me. LakokHam-i-i.K Rooms fur the accommodation o outuicrtiul traveler MmMm are SlfS W nry i ,r,r "i "iHQj HERE AND THERE. The newest toy is a locomotive Hint eNphnlcs. A pourd in K.irrou county, Kentuckv, holdj 12 callous. In the Savannah ((hi.) mntkets fhail are sell ini; at $1 each. A Yankton llour-iulll occasionally ships flour to Ohio ilnts. Kurmers on the I'.icifie axtst arc bully cn Raged In ploivini;. Over fTtK) ivr week Is paid out ut Deadwood for laundry work". In llostou 1,101 oemen rcglsteroil for tho municipal election. The woolen-mill nt Yankton Is paying 2j cents per pound for wool. Hurt Korn is the somewhat oinlnou' nams ot a New York shoemaker. New York city's election expenses last month amounted to S'.M.SOO. Antoinc (Jokey died at llenfio. Canada, one day last week, aged 1CK1 years. Iu Daytou, Oregon, jwtatoes sell for 35 per ton, and they are scarce at that. Over U.TTIJ votes were cast In Wvoinlu.; at the last election; l'J,Sll in 1SSI. Iu llakcrvillc, Pa., two merchants bought X 000 K)unds of dried apples this season. A juvenile company of bull-tlghlcrs is doing a successful business In Jalisco, Mexico. It costs only $'J a day to furulsh the power for the electrical railroad at Toronto Canada. A cow in Ovrun county, Kentucky, years old, has clvcu birth to four calves In three years. Coinotoloccolah Is the longest word In tho Scmluole language. It means pliidar, a ground nut. San Francisco Imported 0:t,OOD tons of coal from British Columbia during the past six months. Trnnesse's peanut crop this year is worth $700,000. The average yield per acre Is forty two bushels. A lady resident of Vallejo, Cnl., lost S120, 000 by the recent failure of a broker iu San Francisco, Cal. Advertisements for wives are iusertcd iu western papers by miners at Red (lulch, Iudlan Territory. A letter addressed to Santa Otitis, Clarion, l'a., was recently dropped Into a postollicc box nt that place. Near Salisbury, Mass., the other dnv, a fox, after an hour's light, succeeded in whipping a 1-ycar-old bull-dog. It has been discovered that the weight ot cotton has been Increased by dishonest south ern dealers by saltlug It. The territorial law of Washington territory prohibiting the smoking of opium has been declared unconstitutional. Tho great forest trees In Prospect park", Brooklyn, arc rapidly being cut down, by order of the park commissioners. The postolllcc at Reading, N. Y., was recent ly abolished because no one could be found who would act ns postmaster. A single sale of wheat was recently Hindu in Tehama county, California, tho money pay ment Involved being ?2i",000 A resident of Santa Rosn, Cat., has con tracted to furnish 2,000,0()J basalt paving blocks to tho city of San FrancNco. A citizen at Allien, fia., recently paid his subscription to the local paper llfty years In ad vance There nre but few like him. Xenr Georgetown, Cal., recently, win killed a mountain Hon that measured nine feet iu length and weighed two hundred pounds. Iu Oil City, Pa., the other day, a lad found a pockctbook containing S-'IOJ, nnd on giving it to the owner received a reward of 5 cents. A bounty of $10 each Is paid for all bears killed in Essex county, New York. Last week tho treasurer paid out over $'J.7J In bounties. A huge Iron reservoir is being built at n re mote spot In the outer harbor of Amsterdam for the storage of petroleum. It will bo uenrly thirty-three feet in diameter and of the siuno depth, and Is calculated to hold 1.740,000 gallons. Last summer lioswell Brown, of Mystic, Conn., put some watermelons in his cellar, and one ot them was covered up and forgot ten. Just before Thanksgiving it was discov ered In good condition, and the Browns ato It on Thuuksglving day and enjoyed it. Boston's chief literary club Is tho ono call ed St. Bodolph, It wns organized iu 18:10, with Francis Pnrkmnn, tho historian, as president, lie served until one year ago, when he resigned, and was succeeded by Gun. Francis Walker. Tho entrance feo is small, but it is quite an exclusive Institution. Henry Wood, who was county treasurer of Carroll county, Arknimud, nnd Is now serving a live years' Imprisonment for steullng Sli.OW of the county funds, bus made application for a new trial, his defeiuu being that ho kept tho money in uu old boot hidden In a hay loft, and that the boot was atoleu while ho was uway from home. Bertha Cook was attending to an old woman who had been ullllcted for years with paraly sis, at Chleiitor, Va., one day lust weuk, when her clothes caught tiro from the stove. The invalid, seeing that Bertha was too scared to help herself, Jumped out of bed, wrapped the girl in a blanket, subdued the lire, and fainted uway. Since then tho sick woman has becu very much better. A rich friend of tho university at Syracuse, N. Y,, will shortly build for it on observatory and furnish a telescope. A rumor which Is not dculcd by tho faculty, U to the effect that another friend of tho university U soon to pre sent a very large and valuable library to the Institution. The present building Is so fully occupied that a new structure will have to bo put up to contain tho new library. Four eclipses will take place during the year 1SS7, two of the sun and two of tho moon. One, Feb. 8, vlsalblu as u partial eclipse iu the United titatcs. 'I he others, that occur as fol lows are not vlslblo in the United States: The aunular eclipse of tho sun, Feb. ii:i; Aug. iv, of tho sun. According to tho almanac, New Year's day oomos on Saturday; Wash ington' birthday on Tuesday; St, Valentino's oayoo Monday; April-Fool day on Friday; Memorial day on Monday ; Fourth of July ou Monday; Christinas ou Sunday; Easter Sun day will be on the 10th of April i Lent hqjiui March S. , HOUSEHOLD HINTC E stains can lit! removed b'nijr with common tab!o salt. Curorts nmv be brijihU'tiuil by rub bv dust- in; Willi a damp Ibuinel nion. Stains on wood can bo removed with strong vinegar or salts of lemon. Lomliur eliair .-eats nuiy be revived by nibb ng them with well beaten white, of egg. The jnieo of tomato is said to be ex cellent for removing ink, wine and fruit stains. Soft so:i) should bo kept in :i dry place n the cellar, and not used until three months old. Sand paper will whiten ivory knife handles that may have become' yellow witli uso or age. White paint that lias become dis colored may be nicely cleaned by using a liltlo whiting in tho water for wash ing. A brilliant black varnish for iron stoves and liroplaces is made by stir ring ivory black into ordinary shellao varnish. Strong brine may bo used to advant age in washing bedsteads. Hot. alum water is also recommended for this purpose. Peaches cut tip, left a few hours in sugar and scalded, and added when cold to thick boiled custard, made rath er sweet, are a delicious dessert. A good content for china is ordinnry carriage varnish; if put together neat ly tho fracture will bo hardly precupti ble, and it is not afleetcd by water. (lalvanizcd iron pails are not desira ble receptacles lor drinking water. The zinc coating is quickly affected by the water, forming a poisonous oxido of .inc. Egg Fritters ICighteggs beaten light, ono cup of milk, eight tablespoonfuls of Hour, mix thoroughly, adding a lit tlo salt and cook in boiling fat like doughnuts. Custard Four eggs well beaten, nnd two tablespoonfuls of sugar; a teaspoon ful of salt to eacit quart of milk. Flav or, and add moro sugar if desired to be very sweet. Berry Dumpling Ono quart of berric! two cups of Hour, ono egg beaten very light, a little salt, and milk enough to wet it ui well. Pour into a buttered dish and boil two hours. Carpets should bo thoroughly beaten on tho wrong side iirst, and then on tho right side, so as to leave it fresh. Spots may bo removed by tho uso of os gall or ammonia and water A window open a slight distance both top and bottom, and a chimney draught also open, aro the only sure ways of keeping pure air in a sleeping room whoso doors aro closed. To prevent polished steel from rust ing, after oleaninr, and when not in use, tako a cloth, with a very little sweet oil on it, and wipe tho artiolos over so as to slightly but evenly oil the surface. A plato of finely perforated z.ino foot square, hung live inches abovo gas burner, is lound to romovo most of tho sulphurous acid, so injurious tc persons, plants and books. It is worth trying. Steel knives which aro not in general uso may bo kept from rusting if tlioj aro tupped in a strong solution ot soda ono part water to four of soda; then wipe dry, roll iu llannol and keep in i dry place. PulY Pudding Ono quart of boilinp milk", nine tablespoonfuls of Hour when cold add a little suit and four well beaten eggs. Hako in a buttered dish, and serve wilh lemon juice thickened to a paste with brown sugar. Jo take mildew from linen mix soil soap with starch, nowdored, half the quantity of salt and a piece of lemon, and lay it on both sides with a paml brush; let it be in tho open air on grass is preferable till the sluin is re moved. Sauce for a Pudding Hub togothet a piuco of butter as largo as an egg nnd a tcnciipful of moist or lino sugar. Heat ono egg, the yolk and white sepa rately, until as light as possible; stir this evenly into tho butter and sugar. Add spice, if liked. Stowetl Steak Tako a pound and a half of sliced slowing steak, dust the slices iu a little Hour and a little pep per and halt; thou roll thorn up and brown iu tho frying pan; thou put iu a stew pan with a few onions; simnioi for two hours and thicken the gravy wilh a little Hour. Tho following will givo satisfaction for cleaning cloth: Tako half an ounce eaoli ot glycerine, alcohol and sulphur ic ether, two ounces of acqua ammonia, half an ounce of powdered castilo soap, and udd water enough to make one quart of tho mixture. Uso with brush or sponge, and rinse with pure water, A Woodwork Wash Two ounces of soda dissolved in a quart of hot water will tuako a ready and useful solution for cleaning old painted woodwork pre paratory to repairing. This mixture, in the above proportion, should bo ap plied when warm, and the woodwork afterward washed with wator to remove all traces of soda. Fish Cakos Tako tho remnants oi any old lish, null them to pieces and thoroughly mix with thorn a small niece of butter and some mashed potatoes season tho wholo with popper and sail to tasto, and a little cayenne popper; form tho mixture Into cakes and fry iu butter till of a troldeu color. Serve garnlshod with fried parsley. The Detroit Free Press htndu an lusin "Down on tho Dog." Thl tuust uayu beta a VOUDOO WORSHIP. ItovoltliiK Superstition or tho Nc urocs of llnytl. Sir Spencer St. John gives a very spirited description of Voudoo worship in llayti. "According to tho true sec retaries of the voodoos," he says, "who maintain ib principles and obey its rules, 'voudoo' signilies an all-powerful and supernatural being, on whom de pends all tho events which take place in tho world. This being is tho non venomous serpent -ono so common in Hay tl anil it is under its auspices that all those assemble who profess this doc trine. Acquaintance with tho past, knowledge of the present, prescience of tho future, all appertain to tiiis ser pent, that only consents, however, to communicate his power nnd prescribe his will through the organ of a grand priest, whom the secretaries elcet. and still more by that of tho nogross, whom tlie love of tho lattor had raised to tho rank of high priestess. These two del egates, who declare themselves inspired by their god, or in whom the giftof in spiration is really manifested iu the opinion of their' followers, boar tho pompous names of 'King' and 'Queen,' or the despotic ones of 'Master' or 'Mis tress,' or tho touching titles of 'Papa' and 'Mamma.' They are during their wholo lives the chiefs of tho great fam ily of the Voudoos, and thoy have a right to the unlimited respect of llioso who compose it. It is thoy who decido if tho serpent agrees to admit a candi date into tho society, who prescribo tho obligations ami the duties ho is to ful fill; it is thoy who recoive tho gifts and presents which the god expects as a just homage to him. "To disobey them, to resist them, is to disobey God himself and to cxposo one's self to tho greatest misfortunes." "This system of domination on tho one hand, and of blind obedicuco on the other, being well established, thoy at fixed dates moot together, and tho king anil queen of the voudoos preside, following tlio forms which wcro proba bly brought from Africa and to which creolo customs havo added many va riations and somo traits which betray European ideas, as, for instance, the soarf or rich bolt which tho queen wears at these assemblies, and which she occasionally varies." As for tlie nractico of voudoo wor ship, it is well to say that of tho vota ries in llayti there seems to bo two classes those whoworship tho sorpont nnd oiler animal sacrifices to appcaso his wrath or court his favor, and thoso who kill human beings ami; not only offer thorn ns sacrilicos, but eat thoir Hush. Tlie temples of tho voudoo aro generally small, unpretentious wooden buildings, called by tho natives Hiira forto, and aro scattorod gonorally throughout tho interior of llayti. Somo of them aro most incongruous in thoir interior decorations, and ono sltuatod a liltlo distance back of Heaux du Cap, was profusely decorated with illustra tions from colored weekly pamphlots, interporseii with gaudy chrniuoio pic tures of various saints. New York World. Sultitii Solhu'B Mosque. Sultan Selim's mosquo at Adrianoplo is tho I'm est in the Moslem world. Scon from a distanco in the train, its rotund and four tall minarets mako it look to western eyes liko a huge gasometer, but, says a writer In The London Times, it is worth while spend ing a day at Adrianoplo if only to see tliu insido of this marvelous building. Since the Russians Inst came here nnd stamped all over tho placo witlt their muddy boots, tho Turks aro no longer particular about requiring giaours to go in unshod. A Borvant brings capa cious babouohos, which you drag on over your boots, nnd then you skate respectfully over tho exquisitely cloan cano matting which covers the entire door. Tho vast expanse of this circu lar floor, the height of tho dome, tho countless painted arches and columns, and tho perfect stillness of tho placo. broken only by tho splashing of a small fountain into a marble basin produce a strangely subduing effect. Thousands and thousands ot colored oil lamps hang In garlands from tho pillars and walls, and when all thoso are lightutl up for a religious festival, and when tho lloor can not be s.'on lor tlio multi tude of worshipers, all kneeling, with their heads bent and their palms on thoir thighs, tho sight, as thoso who havo witnessed it say, Is one never to be forgotten, llus mosque of bel iu has: Dil'J windows, nnd a thousand, which is closod. The great sultan had ordered a thousand windows, and, when ho heard that there was one short, he sent for tho architect and stroked Ids beard witli an air which boded tin good; but tho architect, who deserved to live in the days of puff advertisements, remarked that a mosque, with a thousand windows would convey nothing of oddity to tho ourions, whereas a mosquo with 999 windows and ono closed would sot people talking and wondering for ngos. Tho mosque has another logond con nected with a stone violet plant which Is carved ovor Its fountain. A poor mnn, who owuod part of tho ground over which tho mosque is built refused to soil tils land unless a vioiot wiucii had boon planted by Ids wife was allowed to bloom upon it. Tho .sul tan accoptoil tno condition, ami tna violet was carefully railed In and temi od. but In tlmo it died, and the sover eign ordered that a fountain should be erected on tho spot whore It had blos somed, and that a stone violet should bo carved upon It as a symbol of mari tal constancy. i freak of nature A(A.