The Oregon Scout.
VOL. III.
UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1887.
NO. 28.
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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.
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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
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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.
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freak of nature A(A.