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The Oregon Scgut. VOMIT. UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1SS7. NO, 33. t THE OREGON SCOUT. An Independent weekly Journal, Issued every Saturday by JONES & CHANOEY, Publishers and Proprietors. A. K. Jowca, J Editor. I J D. CnANCKY, ( Foreman. RATES OF BUBSCItlPTION: One copy, ono year fl to " " Six uiontbi 1 lf " " I'tirco months Invariably cah In advance. If by any chance subrcrlptlons aro not pnkl till end of j car, two dollars will bo charitod. IUtesof advortlginir made known on appli es Ion. Correspondence from all piartsof tho county solicited. Address all communications to A. K. Jones, Editor Oiczon Scout, Union, Or. Lodge Directory. Grakd ItONDB VAtttr Lodge, No. B8. A. P. end A. M. Meets on tho second and fourth Baturdoys of each month. w W.T. WRIGHT, W.Jf. A. LEVY, Secretary. Union Lodcib. No. 39. 1. O. O. P. Regular meetings on Friday evenlnps of each week at their hall in Union. All brethren in good standing aro invited to attend. Hy order of the lodire. O. A. THOMPSON, N. Q. CHAS.S. MILLER, Secy. Clinrch Directory. M. K. CnnncH Divine service overrSunday at 11 a. tn and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting: every Thursday avonlng atCiSO. KKV. 0. M. IllWIN, Pastor. Piisbbttxhian Cnnncn Regular church ervioes every Sabbath mornlnjr and evenlnjr. Prayer meeting each week on Wednesday evening;. tJabbath school every Sabbath at 10 a. m. llov. H. VitnsoN Rice, Pastor. St. Joiin's Episcopaij Cnnucu Service very Sunday at 11 o'clock a. in. llxv. YV. It. Powell, Rector. County orflcera. Jndgo O. P. O ood all Sheriff A.N.Hamilton Cleric A. F. Nelll Treasurer K. C. Uralnard Fcliool Superintendent J. L. Hludraan Surveyor M. Austin Coroner 8. Alberson C011MIKSI0.SEI18. JonnChrisman J. A. Rnmble State Senator L. B. Itlnehart REPHKBENTATIVZS. F. D. McCully E. E. Taylor City Officer. Mayor D. D. Rccs COUNClLMF.y. B. A. Puraol W. X). Rcldleman J. 8. Elliott J. 11. Thotnnson Jno. Kennedy A. Levy Recorder M. F. Davis Marshal E. E. rates Treasurer J. D. Carroll Street Commissioner L. Eaton PROFESSIONAL. J. R. CRITES, ATTORIVEV AX I-AW. Collecting and probato practice specialties Office, two doors south of l'ostofflce, Union, Oregon. IL EAKIN, Attorney at Law aafl Notary Pule, Ofllce, one door south of J. B. Eaton's storo Union, Oregon. I. N. CROMWELL, M. D., Physician and Surgeon Office, one door south ot J. B. Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. A. E. SCOTT, M. D., PHYSICIAN AIV1 SUKGEOIV, Has permanently located at North Powdor, where ho will answer nil calls. W. R.JOHNSON, CONTRACTOR AID BUILDER Mnin Streot, Union, Oregon. rians nnd Specifications for Dwellings, Hams nnd Bridgea lurnished FREE OF CHARGE. Bridge Building a Specialty All kinds of Cabinet Work neatly execu ted. Repairing done on short notice. Nono but tho best workmen employed, and satisfaction guaranteed. Call and interview me. FRUIT AND SHADE APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, PRUNE, PEACH APRICOT, CRAB APPLE, CHERRY. SHRUBBERY AND SHADE TREES Of well known varieties, suitable for this climate. Can also furnish foreign sorts at ono-thlrd the price asked by eastern can Tassers. I desiro to sell trees at price that poople can afford to buy. L. J. ROUSE, Cove, Oregon. D. B. REES, Notary Public AND Conveyancer. OFFICE-Statc Land Office buildins? Uniou, Union County, Oregon. H. P. BURLEIGH, Attorney ut I.nir, Real Etate uud ColIct'tIu Agcul, Land Ofilco Business a Specialty. Office at Aider, Union Co., Oregot w. capfs, wi. d;. Surgeon and Homeopatliic Physiciai!. U.N10.V, On Ed on. Will po to nnv nart of Eastern Orczon when solicited, to perform operations, oc lor consultation. Medicine lrurnlolietl Without Extra CliurKO. Ofllce adjoining Jones Bros.' Store. Geo. Wniairr, President. W. T. Wiuoht, Cashier, UNION, : : : OREGON. Does a General Rankin? Business. Buys and gells exchange, aud discounts com tnercinl paper. Collections carefully attended to, and promptly reported. 3 a 3 CO o a tcJ E O a o 3 a p .2 s .s s a; 3 a m a txP-( .5 12 2 tn CQ - M a rt -J s.a j goo S-2 eS Q 2 eJ E-l CO 0 mmm E 3 BHS CO E CO Urn C8) MASON it HAMLIN Organa AND Flanos aro Unexcelled -ct can save From $50 to HOO on the X Ou purchase of an Instrument bf buvlnr tbrouirh V. T. wniGIIT, Agent. Union, Ogn. Laundry Queen. The Best Washing Machine in the World. S. M. WAIT, Proprietor. Wait Bros., Agonts for Union County. This machine is without doubt the best in existence, and elves entire Hatistartion wherever tried. This mncliine is in stock at J. B. EATON'S STORE, where thoy enn bo bouahb at any time. Try tho Laundry Queen. a fe a a a & Tonsorial Rooms Two doora south ot Jones Bros.' store, Union, Oregon. J. M. Johnson, ' - PnOPIHETOR. ITalr cutting, shaving nnd ahampooing done neatly aud In the best style. CITY -:- MEAT -:- MAMET Main Street, Union, Oregon. Benson Bxo.'a PnorniETOu. Keep constantly on hand BEKP, PORK, VEAL. MUTTON SAU SAGE, HAMS, LARD, ETC. Spring Blossom Ii act what litimillr etllrd a Bitters, the tiklnsof wnlcb. In rainy luuneet, u only pretext for Urink tug. but U tree from ileocolic iluiuunts, ui ! a eiB cimoum In lltrrtulU to an tnfentaa luanMlali. It will not fall In curtns ICJCUJOAliAt'lIlJ uiil anj dUeaae arltius C a ilutierti auxaarb. QDDIUll Dt nCllfJ Uar's Sour Stom- Ot I1I1IU ULlUOUni auhiFcal Breath. Spring BlOSSOniKIdncyComplafnts, ijnrM 1 .1 Vl-Jlt Jiiia THE FAIRY SPRING. "A picnic in tho glen, Kit! Just wluit l'vobeen wishing fori Oi courao it will bo on tho knoll, near Bncon place, ami " "Of courso," interrupted Kittie, "Mr. Lionel Uncon will bo there, nnd if, under thfl nombined influonco of the poetic woods nnd a heavy dinner, Miss Agnes Halo doesn't niako him propose beloro tho day is over sho deserves to forfeit all her laurels won!" Agnes deigned no rep'y, nnd wo will uso tho pause to explain that sho was the bello of tho country round, and that Lionel Bacon was the most eligi bio young man in the samo country; nnd thnt, in addition to being rich nnd hnndsomo, he was also honorable nnd manly. He lived with his broth er's family at Bacon place, and was an admirer of Miss Halo's but up to tho present time ho had failed to avow any warmer feeling, which piqued that lady not a little, for sho was not nc customed to having her charms with stood, and sho had secretly resolved to beconi6 Mrs. Lionel Bacon. The pickmckers were cathercu in tho glen. It was a grand day, clear and bright without a shadow of a cloud to portend tho shower that al ways comes, and everyone was in good humor. Agnes and Kittio wero both in the party; Agnes as fresh and beautiful as the day, and Kittio looking very well for her quiet little self, for sho was neither a beauty nor a genius, only a fresh-hearted sensible girl, nblo and willing to tako her share of tho everyday Bunshino and cloud of or dinary life. Lionel Bacon had not vetanneared. but Acnes did not expect him till noon and she employed her sparo time in Bliedamg sweet smiles on ner oilier swains. The snow-white cloths wero,spread, and a most tempting least was dovel oping itself when a voice cried: "Who will go to tho spring for wn ter?" "J will," said Kittie, nnd sho seized a jug. "Allow mo to carry that, Miss Kit tie," cried Fred Jones, rising from his seat by Agnos, whom ho had been fanninn. Kittio knew her sister did not like adorers to leave her side for any other woman, and she attempted to decline tho oiler, but lie persisted, nud ing: "You como too Miss Agnes, for this is a fairy spring, and if you chance to reach it at just tho right moment you will find a water nymph who will tell you your late. Who knows but this inav be the appointed tune Will you try?" Agnes laughed assent, and thoy set out lor the spring. Thoy soon reached it, and, sitting beside it, found, not a nymph or a fairy, but as dirty and bedraggled and sorry a looking child as one could wish to behold, who, as they approached, sprang up and ran to meet them, nnd, bcizing Agnes' dainty dress in her dirty, trembling hands, sobbed: "Tako mo home! Please take mo home!" Agnes snatched hir dress away and pushed tho child from her ex claiming: "Good gracious! Vou dirty little thing! Oo away! lou havo ruined my dress!" But Kittio went to tho littlo thing and tried to comfort her. "For pity's sake, Kit," Agnes con tinued, as her sister wiped the tear stained face with her handkerchief, "what are you doinc? I wouldn't touch tho filthy thing for tho world!" Mr. Jones looked uncomfortable. Kittie turned from Agnes and gavo her attention to tho child. Mr. Jones filled tho jug, and then stood irreso lute between them. Agnes grow im patient. It was past noon; Lionel Bacon would arrive at tho picnic be foro sho returned, and sho did not wish that to happen. Sho asked pet tishly: "Well, Mr. Jones, are you going back with me, or will you also join tho foundling service?" Mr. Jone3 turned to Kittie. 'I am very sorry, Miss Kit " "Oh, never mind!" interrupted Kittie. "You po back with her. I shall do what I can for this baby, and then I think I can find tho way back alone." They left her, and Kittio washed tho little face and tried to smooth out tho rumpled dress, and discovered in so doing that the face was delicnto nnd pretty and tho dress lino and handsome Bho tried to learn from tho child who sho was and whoro sho belonged, but in vain. Sho was a mero baby, scarcely three years old, and all Kittie could get her to suy was: "Take me home to mamma arid Annie!" Kittio was in despair, and had iust decided to take the child to tho picnic when there was a rustlo In tho bushes, nnd the next miuuto a nurse, aproned and capped and with a wliito, scared face, appeared, and the child screamed "Annie, Annie!" and ran to her. A few words told tho story. The nu roe had taken the child into tiie woods and she had strayed away, and the nurse had been searching for her, wild witli terror, and was almost discouraged when she found her. This sho poured out, mingled with thanks and blessings for Kitty, and then, taking the child in her arms, she went away, and Kitty returned to tho picnic. They were in ilc midst of dinner when sho arrived and in high gleo. Lionel Bacon was there, and Agnes was happy with him at her side. A shout greeted Kittio's appearance, for Agnes had told the story with a color ing of her own. "Where is tho foundling?" cried a voice. "Wo nro dying to see her, for wo havo resolved to adopt her and call her tho daughter of tho picnic." Kittio's face flushed, but sho replied, quietly: "I am sorry that you will not bo able to carry out your praisoworthy design, but I delivered tho baby to her nurse, who will restore hor to her family." Tho day alter tho picnic Agnes was in a bad humor. Lionel had not pro posed: in fact, ho had decidedly re laxed his attention to her, nnd, in ad dition to this.she had gotten a budcoat of sunburn nnd was almost euro sho had discovered a frecklo. She lounged listlessly around the room, conitort ing herself by saying ill-natured things to Kittie, who bore them with com mendable patience, till they wero both attracted by the sound of a carriaqo at the gate. Agnes hastened to tho window and exclaimed: "I declare, Kit, if it isn't Bacon's carriage, and tho coachman is bring ing a note. What can it mean?" She put out her hnnd to tako tho note as tho maid brought it in; but, to tho supriso of both, it was for Kit tie, who opened it and read aloud: My Dkak Miss Kittik I havo just learned from my brother how much I am indebted to you for your kindness to baby yesterday. I should havo como to you myself, but lam confined t tho house with a cold, and in con sideration of this I beg you will return with tho carriage, that I may tell the gratitude I am unable to write. Yours, affectionately, Maktha'Bacox. Kittio ceased reading and Agnes broko out "Heavens! Who could havo dream ed that dirty littlo imp was her child? I havo indeed thrown away my fate, for Lionel Bacon will never enter this house again." And sho burst into a Hood of tearo. Agnes' mortification was deep and bitter, but sho soon healed it by mak ing new conquestH. Sho was, however, wrong in ono thing. Lionel Bncon did enter tho house again, nnd when the next spring time camo he took from it little Kittie, to make her his wife. Sho found her fate at the fairy spring. Sudden Changes of CUnmtc. Popular Scioncn Monthly. If a blizzard of unusual severity wero coming from thoNorthwest thai would send tho thormometer down 50 deg. or 70 deg. in three hours, we should expect a great increase of pneumonia or other respiratory diseases, result ing in deaths. Now instead of threo hours, suppose tho mercury was to drop 00 deg. in threo minutes or tako another stop in fancy, nnd sup pose this great change to tako placo in threo seconds what would likely bo tho ellect of health? And yot wo bring about.artificially, changes to ourselves qui to as sudden nnd as severe as tills. We mako an artificial climate in our houses. Wo livo indoors in an atmos- nheio heated by stoves, furnaces or steam-pipes, to 70 or 80 deg., nnd wo pass from our parlor to hall so heated into tho open air. At a stop, literally in a breath, tho temperature of tho air has, for us, dropped fiO to 70 deg. Wo may put on an extra coat or shawl and shield tho outside of tho body and chest, but wo can not shield the delicnto linings 'and mem branes of tho air passages, tho bron chial tubes, tho lung colls. Naked, they receive tho full forco ofthochnngo tho last breath at 70 deg., tho next at freozmg or zero and all unprepar ed. We have been sitting perhaps for hours, in a tropical atmosphere; nny, worse, in an atmospliero deprived by hot iron surfaces of its ozono and natural refreshing and bracing quali ties. Our lungs aro all relaxed, debili tated, unstrung; and in this condition tho cold air strikes them perhaps 00 deg. below what they aro graduat ed to and prepared for. Is it Btrango if pneumonia and bronchi tis aro nt hand? If we are in tho West Indies, or oven in Florida, and wish to como North in winter, wo trv to mako tho change gradual. But in our houses we keep up a tropical climate, or worse, for wo havo not tho freshness of air that prevails in an open tropical atmosphere, nnd wo step at once into an atmosnhoro as much colder as -10 do- grees diflerenco of latitudo will mako it. It is in effect going irom uiba to Iceland or at least to Now York at a step, and wo mako tho journoy per haps a dozen times a day. And often, whilo wo are still shut up in our domt- ciliairy Cuban climate, Iceland conicu down upon us from an open window. Especially is this likely to occur in school, where children will instinctive ly seek to get a breath of fresh air that lias not had all its natural re freshing qualities quite cooked out of it by hot stoves, lurnaccs or steam pipes. And all these 6iiuuen changes and shocks of cold como upon us while the whole system has its vitality and powers of resistance gauged down to tho low necessities of a tropical climate. Countliifr in Bnnlc Notes. Tho bank noto has any number of jnemies. These conspiro to shorten ita nvernco life of threo years fcome- tnncs to less than as many weeks. Had habits nrefatal to it. If it starts out on a tour of tho drinking plnces and falls into low company the chances aro a dozen to ono that it will turn tip at tho redemption agency in a few .lavs, a ragged and disreputable vaga bond, to bo chewed up nnd mndo into pnpiernmeho frogs, turtles, etc., for paper-weights. Tho bloody fingers of a butcher and dirty pockets into which tho bills aro stuffed, wadded up in everyway, are not especially friend' ly to tho life of the bill, nud fire nnd wator claim many of thorn for their victims in a- year. Tho charred and blackened remains of many thousand notes appear at the treasury department every month. Thoy como in singly, in half-dozens, nnd somotimcs in great packages, charred through and through. All tho burned bills go into tho hands of ono lady in tho comptroller s ollice, whoso duty it is to identify them beforotluy can bo redeemed. If the notes aro stuck together in a crisp, black mass, sho first separates them, ono at a tune, with a kmfo made with tho tlutv nest possible blado for tho nurnoso Tho remains of each noto is then laid upon a glass slab and very closely scrutinized through a magnifying elass. Tho ladv is familiar with tho minute peculiarities of the issuo of notes by tho various banks and it rarely occurs that some clow to tho identity of tho noto is not discovered. Notes which nro mutilated go to tho redemption ngency, which owes its origin to Gen. Spinner. Hero about 1(50,000,000 notes on an aver ngo ato handled livo times each in a year, tho largest numbers coming in January and June. An oxport can handle about ten thousand notes in a day. hen tho notes nro received thoy havo to bo "counted in." Tho "counter-in must go overthom twice, and if any mistake is made or any countorleic passed the loss is deduct ed from tho salary of the ono making tlie error. Tlio counter is hnnded a bunch of trom 5,000 to 10,000 notes, tor which a rccoipt is givon, and if, vhon they aro "counted back," tho t.wo counts agree, credit is given for them. Each packago bears tho name ot tho counter and tho amount which it contains. When tho notes aro thus counted they go to the "sorters," where thoso in good condition aro separated from tnoso tnat aro badly dolapitlatcd Next they aro arranged according to denomination and then distributed into banks ol issuo After 'this thoy aro grouped into denominations, tho head of tho bank putting them out, nnd are finally "counted out." Tho "counter-out" must handle tho notes threo timo. Tho responsibility of tho "counter-in" is much greater than that of tho "counter-out." The "counter-in" must bear in mind con stantly tho name of every bank whoso notes havo been counterfeited. Tho greater part of tho work in this de partment is done by women, and tho degree of expertness displayed is little dtiort of marvelous. Tho New KutfliiiHl "Jlltio Laws." These law.3 wero enacted by the poo- plo of the "Dominion of Now Haven." and became known as tho blue laws becauso thoy wero printed on bluo pa per. They arj as follows: "Tho governor and magistrates con veneil in general nssombly aro tho su premo power, under Ood, of this inde pendent dominion. From tho deter initiation of tho assembly no appeal shun bo made. "No one shall bo a freeman or havo a voto unlos3 ho is converted nnd a member of ono of ttio churches allow ed in tho dominion. 'Each freeman shall swear by the blessed God to bear true allegiance to this dominion, and .that Jesus is tho only King. "No dissenter from tho essential worship of this dominion shall bo al lowed to give a voto for electing ot magistrates or nny officor. "No food or lodging shall bo offered to a heretic. "No ono shall cross a river on tho Sabbath but authorized clergymen. "No onoshall travel, cook victuals, mako beds, sweep housos, cut hair or shavo on tho Sabbath day. "No one shall kiss his or her chil dren on tho Sabbath or fast days. "Tho babbath day shall begin at sunset Saturday. "Whoever wears clothes trimmed with gold, silver or bone lnco above ono shilling per yard shall bo present ed by the grand jurors, and the select men shall tax the estate 300 "Whoever brings cards or dico Into tho dominion shall pay a fine of Xo. "No om shall eat minco pies, dance. pluy cards, or play any instrument of music oxcept tho drum, trumpet or jews harp. "No gospel minister shall loin peo- plo in marriage. Tho magistrate may join them in mnrriago, as ho may do it with less scandnl to Christ's church. "When peoplo refuse their children convenient marriages, tho magistrate Biiau determine the point. a man who stt ikod ills wife shall be fined 10. "A woman who strikes hor husband shall bo punished as the law directs. "No man shall court a maid in per-, son or by letter without obtaining the consent of her parents; 5 penalty for tne nrst onense, ten for the second. and for the third imprisonment dur ing the pleasure of tho court. j How Cong-resfiiinii "Browne, ol Vh g;iiiln, AVns Elected. From tho Unltimoro Herald. Congressman-elect Browne, of tin Ninth Virginia District, will probabls bo recognized as the best poker-playei in congress when ho goes to Washing ton. He has the reputation of havinf a moro profound knowledgo of tin science of tho game and having l'akec in more big pots than any other mar in tho state. Ho comes from tlu mountainous Southwestern portion of tho State, whero poker is cultivated as assiduously as tho meager cropt and where a knowledge of tho gamt is rogatded na a necessary part o! every man's education. His election to Congress was duo in a great measure to his poker reputa tion. In ovcry place Browne Went to h was cheered almost as much by Dem ocrats as Republicans, and ho fre quently gavo practical demonstrations to tho voters that Ins reputation was honestly earned. Election .day came around, and it was ovident that Henry stock was away down; aud tho result proved this to be tho caso as Brown was elected by several thousand ma jority, gaining about 2,000 Democrat ic voters. Mr. Browno's only equal in binding is Gaines, of Petersburg. Theso two mot onco and tried then weapons. After making tho pot eovoral hundred dollars they 6howod up Gaines having a pair of deuces anu Browne a pair of fours. Mr. Browne plays by rules and is a real scientist in his own way. A fo of theso rules wero givon to as admiring constitutcnt last Fall, and hore aro somo extracts: 1. Never bet on tho first hnnd unless you havo threo ot a kind or better. 2. If you havo a pair nnd an aco, hold on to tho aco in tho discard. JJ. Nover draw to kings. 4. If thero aro moro than two men in a jack pot, nover havo any confi dence in anything but a full hnnd oi hotter. 5. Nover draw to a middlo straight. 0. Nover draw to a Btraight flush. 7. Nover break a pair undor any circumstances. 8. If your opponent, after looking at his cards, drops them cardesolj and folds his arms, keep out. 0. Nover tako your eyes fromy out opponent's fnco during tho betting, not oven when picking up your chips. 10. Nover allow a pot to bo taken in without a call. Somo players may doubt tho ex pediency of somo of theso rules, but they certainly stood Mr. Browno ir good stead during his scientific career, A Conscientious Surgeon. A remarkable suicido has recontlj been committed in St. Potersbury. A short timo ago a woman, aged 23, camo to consult Dr. Botkine, whe found that sho was suffering from s tuberculous ulcer. An operation be ing deemed necessary, Dr. Botkine sont her to M. Kolominno, n surgeon of con siderable repute. Ho administered tc her a slight dose of salino acid of co caine, nnd, finding this did not take oifect, he increased tho dose and per formed tho operation with completi success, but a few hours afterward ho received a messaso to say that his pationt seemed to be dying, nnct he found, upon hurrying to her,that, judging by tlu feebleness of the pulso and bluish ap pearance of tho faco, sho was sufferino from the ofTccts of poison. All tho ef forts mauo tosavolier wero of no effect, and sho died tho samo evening, M. Kolominno was bo ovorcomo that lu denounced himself as hor murderer, though nil his colleagues assured him that he was in no way to blame. Bui ho would not listen to them, and a few days afterward ho blow his brains out, leaving anoto.in whichhe8aid:"I must havo been tho victim of somo tempo rary aberration, and, this hns caused tho catastrophe which drives ino tc despair. I am not gnilty, for my in tentions wetogood, but lcannotlive. ' .Removed to Ills Homo from the Cemetery a Mun Regains Life. Henry Weichman, aged 45, of Red Lion, York county, Pa., died suddenly and was prepared for burial. A larg concourse of peoplo attended thofunor- nl and followed tho remains to the grave. "Ashes to ashes aim dust to dust" was pronounced by tho clergyman, and tho sexton dropped tho customary shovel ot earth upon the rough box lid. One of tho sons of Weichman, who stood among tho weeping mourners, sudden ly exclaimed, "I must see father onc more! Something tells mo he is not dead." Tho peoplo wero startled, but tho undertaker, in order to gratify the bou'h wishes, ordored the coilin to b raised from thcgnivoaud carried to the tool house of tho sexton, where the lid was removed. A doctor was sum moned, and when tho body was examin ed it was found to bo quite warm. The doctor lanced tho deceased nnd blood commenced flowing as if from a live person. Thecofiln was carried back to the house of mourning and the sup posed corp3fl, still in its shroud, car ried up stairs to bed, The man u now slowly recovering and there i great rejoicing in the family, whotw Bloomy holiday has thus been turned into a very happy New Year, 'i
