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UNION, OEEGON, THURSDAY, FEBUUAKY 27, 1890.
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ELEKA.
Thnnk God, it has come. Elena;
Hie hour I have waited so long
The day when no hatred shall keep in apart,
The day when my patient and sorrowful
heart
Can burst o'er its banks into Kong!
You have told mo at last, Elena,
With tears in your deep meaning eyes,
That all through lifes weather in storm or
in sun,
When high on the mountains the cloud
legions run,
You would love me till Time's footstep dies !
And I bowed down my head Elena.
To catch every word as it fell
For sweet was the music it breathed to my
heart,
Each chord in my listening soul gave a
start.
And trembled, "Thank God it is well."
Long nights I have wept. Elena,
Yes wept with a bitter despair;
For the rudinnco that beamed in your pas
sionate soul
Seemed farther away from my spirit to roll ,
And I saw not a hope glinting there 1
Long days I have toiled Elena,
Yes toiled with a zeal and a will,
For oh' by a glance, I fancied your heart
Would come to my beckon, then lo! with
a start
I fancied you hated me still!
But now it is done Elena,
The toil and the trial is done!
Tis a bliss to be working for thy quiet rest
And the moments that speed seem to me to
be blessed
With the ray of an fnt'mitc sun !
Come rest on my bosom, Elena,
Let me smooth back the curl from thy face ;
Rest peaceful; 1 promise no throb of my
breast
Shall wake thee, or trouble thy love guar
ded rest,
Nor rob thy sweet sleep of a grace!
Letmehold that oft;hand, Elena,
I will lead the in radiant lands;
Where the low lull of wavelets shall swell
at thy feet.
And the pulse of our love In the rose bud
shall boat.
Fair angels shall tread the bright sands;
One time I despaired, Elena,
Yes, lost every hope I had won !
Oh, gloomy and drear was my lonely retreat,
No sound reached my ears of thy soft fall
ing feet,
Dark clouds shielded from mo the sun.
But a whisper ofjgladness, Elena,
Stole down on the wings of the air;
And; it echoed its sweetness upon inyfond
ears,-
My listening soul gushed brimming with
tears,
It taught mo to lisp my first prayer I
And T lisp it for you, Elena,
I prayed that you wouldn't forgot!
And now while you sleep on my bosom in
peace,
T bid all the troubles in gone days to cease.
And whisper I worship thee yet!"
So the day I have waited Elena,
Has come with its fullness of bliss !
Through bright years of labor I'll lead thee
along,
We will banish each sorrow and care with
a song.
And heal every wound with a kiss!
Oh it will be pleasure, Elena,
To work in the light of thy smile !
To feel thy soft breath wafting songs to my
ears,
To know that thy presence makes joy of
all tears,
And to live for thy peace all the while!
Oh it will bo a pleasure, Elena,
To touch just to press thy sweet lips !
And to dream that some angel with song
laden wings
Each night round the pillow somo melody
sings,
Then back to Its sunny home slips !
When our hair has grown silvered, Elena,
And steps of our feet have grown slow
We will look back in joy at this love ligh
ted hour.
And whisper nloud through tlio sunshine
and shower.
"Thank God, that our hearts willed It so."
Amelia L. Montague.
Pauls, France, Jan. 1890.
The Pulpit and the Stage.
Itov. F. M. Shrout, pastor United Broth
ren Church, Blue Mound, Kan., says: "I
feel it my duty to tell what wonders Dr.
King's New Discovery has done for me.
My lungs wore badly diseased, and my
parislioners thought 1 could liyo only n few
weeks. I took live bottles of Dr. King's
New Discovery and am sound and well,
gaining 2'I lbs in weight."
Arthur Love, manager Lovo's Funny
Folks Combination, writes: "After n thor
ough trial and convincing evidence, I am
conlldent Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, beats 'em all . and cures when
everything clso fails. The greatest kind
noss I can do my many thousand friends is
to urgo them to try it." Free trial bottles
at Brown's drug store. Regular size 60c.
nndfl.OO.
Millinery Goods at Cost.
Meduiros BIdwell t Benson the e tor
prUing milliners of this city will now sell all
fall and winter goods at actual cost. As
thelrgood are all of the newcht styles, those
wishing burgains will do well to call at once.
WASHINGTON.
An Interesting Letter from Our Regular
Correspondent at the Capital.
AVasiiington, (D. C.) Feb. 11, 1SD0.
Editor Oukgo.v Scorr:
The immenso power given to the
majority by the rules renders it prob
able that this session of Congress will
be very short, perhaps even reaehing
adjournment by June. This object is
to bo attained by pushing regular
legislation through as fast as possible
and when that is done to foree tin ad
journment, despite the pressure of
special legislation, on the ground that
the essential work of Congress has
received attention. The committee on
appropriations has been hard at work
and it is belived that the final reports
will bo presented in May. Tho sub
committee on the pension bill has
practically finished the consideration
of that measure, which cariies with it
a proposed expenditure of about one
hundred million dollars.
The friends of every one of the six
thousand bills that have been intro
duced this session, hope for a favor
able consideration, but it is likely that
an unusually small proportion will bo
passed. Tho party in power feels tho
added responsibility granted by the
new rules and knows that the people
will be pleased to see small appropria
tions. The Republican leaders rccog
nizo that an early adjournmet, leaving
tho regular business of legislation
cleared, would give them a big argu
ment in the next national campaign.
They see also the dangor,of possessing
nil branches of the government should
special legislation and the host of
private bills once get an opportunity
to delay the House. Tho only possible
scheme seems to bo to close up shop
and shut off unnecessary legislation.
A vote on the rules, under tho
Springer motion, will be reached
Friday night. After that the contested
election cases will be disposed of as
rapidly as convenient. The now rules
will strikingly expedite tho necessarily
partizan action taken in such casses.
Filibustering will be impossible.
Apart from the question of political
expediency, adjournment should not
tho place until some of tho ever increas
ing claims against the government
are settled. 1 lowovcr great the amount
to como out of tho public treasury,
the United States should pay its debts
to private citizens. As it has been for
years, the man with a private bill for
reimbursement might as well have a
suit in the English chancery court
Many of this sort of bills have been
pending for twenty-years. Everyone
has known many of them to be just
and yut tho claimants have been
allowed to die of worry and hope
defered. Money has unjustly been
withhold from political motives. And
it is likely that it will be withheld. It
is easy enough to got sympathy and
influence for a measuro that may bo of
advantage in elections, hard enough
to get justice done, where only ono
man will bo benefited.
Two significant instances of raco
troublo as far north as the Capital have
occuned in tho past week. Represent
ative Grimes the other day walked
into dinner at tho Riggs hotel, and
discovered a negro ex-minister to San
Domingo eating at tho same table.
Mr. Grimes is from Georgia, and tho
effect can bo imagined. He walked
out to tho cashier's desk, paid his bill
and moved his quarters to a nioro
congenial atmosphere. Ho has been
followed by several other prominent
guests. Thero is a strong prejudice
against his action among tho local
friends of tho colored race. Mr.
Grimes simply states that tho time
has not yet come when ho will stop at
mixed hotels.
Tho second instance occurcd over
tho appointment by the influence of
Senator Hiscock of a bright young
colored girl as a printer's assistant in
tho bureau of printing and engraving.
Tho relations between a printer and
his assistants aro very closo. They
work all day side by sido and tho same
printer may have tho eamo assistant
year after year. Tho appointment of
a colored girl has never been thought
of before, and tho printers so far huvo
refused to work with this ono. She is
now temporarily employed as a mes
bcngcr, while the printers aro determ
ining what final action to take and
mentally swearing at Senator Hiscock.
Silverware, Guns
Those instances illustrate as well as
anything can the growing compile
tions in the intercourse between tho
two races. Colored clerk in the de
partments have long beon accepted,
and have been appointed by both
parties. Their political influences is
often very strong, and being nearly all
professional politicians in a small way
manage to letain their positions in the
public service, willy-nilly, hi tho city
hotels the ban is still iuppm( lo bo
unsurmountable, and the fact that to
prominent and fashionable a hotel as
the Riggs consented to allow a colored
man in its dining room is rather sur
prising. The bar moms, with a very
few exceptions, have long since given
up tho fight, and some first class places
find no small revenue from the I etter
oil' colored people. You can number
on your fingers nearly all tho bars
that refuse to sell liquor by tho drink
to colored "people at regular prices.
Ton years ago you could huvo
numbered on your fingers all that
would have sold to them.
J. II. C.
EAGLE VA1LEY.
Fob. 20, 1830.
Tho snow has been gone for threo
weeks past. A great deal of stock has
been turned out on the range. Messrs
Frazier and Longley still feed their
band of twelve hundred lambs. Thero
will be somo hay left in tho valley
A social hop was given at tho
residence of Mr. J. W. Moody a few
nights ago.
Our schools will closo in a about
threo weeks. Mr. Arthur r.irker is
teaching at tho Swisher school house.
Charley Wiso at the Crnig school house,
and John Givons at tho upper school
house. All of them aro good teachers
and have given satisfaction. Thoy
will intend tho teachers institute at
Union next week.
Mr. Ren Longloy has a band of tho
fattest steers that I have s"on in
Oregon. Although thoy havo boon
fed on alfalfa- hay they put mo in
mind of tho oorn-fod steers of
Missouri.
Our new bridge that Mr Kooing built
this winter stood very woll till tr.ivol
started over it. when it broke into and
fell in tho creek, hi my judgment tho
bridge was of no account. Thero was
fifteen head of cows and yearlings on
tho bridgo when it went down. I
don't think tho bridgo would have
held up a team and wagon heavily
loaded. The bridge should havo been
tested with weights before being
received. Mr. Kooing had hotter
rebuild tho bridgo if he ever wants
another job in Eastern Oregon. If ho
does not, this will bo out against him
as a bad job. Ho said ho would insure
tho bridgo to hold up 80 tons, but I
don't think it would havo held up four
tons loaded on a four horse wagon.
Wo aro very much inconvenienced and
hardly know what to do about cross
ing. ELQIK ECHOES.
Kob. 22, 1890.
Considerable sickness at present.
Mrs. Onna Uershere died on the
17th inst. She leavos a husband and
threo small children,
Hay is scarce and considerable straw
has boon used.
Sovoral of our boy aro attending
court. It looks as though the tax
payers will havo to pay dear for tho
whiskey drank by tho minora in Elgin..
Elgin is full of strangers now. Tho
boom is hero.
A Chinaman from Summorvillo will
soon start a wash house hero.
Mr. I'ayuo has sold his store to a
man from Walla Walla who will dual
exclusively in tin and hardware. j
Messrs W. H. Moore and it. E.
Stovonson aro thinking of trying tho
saw mill business in tho spring.
Holgridgo it Co. havo filled tho first
railroad contract over let in Indian
valloy. Thoy sawed and delivered to
tho 6. R. A N. Co. at Elgin -100 slakes
si.o -1x1.
Summers & Iiluiii, of I.a Grande,
will soon bo seen in full bloom in
Elgin. U)ok out Mr. "Plum," froat
sometimes nips plums and even wine
kinds of grass.
Subscribe for Tin: Oitsuon Hcout.
:and Amuniiion Just
our. travslkr.
' A VtvM Description of Some Grand and
1 Enchanttcg Sscnory.
I
IIii.i.iamd, Wj onilng Ty
Uditok Ohkuon Frorr:
We sav farewell to this place and
board an extra freight trian for Kvan-
slon, fourteen miles west, the seat
of Uintah county. Here, at this place,
on tho 15th of J tine, 1870, is where 1
was married to her that is gone.
Evauatou is just half way between
I tho Missouri river and tho Pacific
occati uo miles to ott nor. I ho rail
road company luivo a large round
lint 1 an ii vt miui'iM t i ii itwi tt j 1 .i virtk
! freight buildings and one of tho largest
station hotels on tho system.
Wo
i leave hero on tho express. Our course
is due west, passing Wasatch, a sign
board a short distance bevond readme, i
j "Wyoming Utah" indicating the di- I
viding line between those- territories.
Wo are now on the Wasatch monn-
tains in the sacred land of Zion. Our
engineer, ,with an eye to tho future,
noted the position in a moment, and
suddenly grasping tho situation pe
culiar to tho land, sent forth a ringing
shout of mingled agony and defiance.
Hero tho tunnel is 770 feet in
length, cut through hard clay and
sand stone. When daylight appears
! again we are looking dovui the far-
famed Echo canyon. Hero too wo
could an ancient tale unfold, but
why? Thoro is a divine command,
"Let tho dead bury tho dead." The
grade is steep, and down swiftly glides
our train. Tho engine does not creep
along as though mistrustful of its
power, but with a snort and a roar
plunges down tho defile which increas
es to a gorge only to become in a short
ditaneo a grand and awful chasm.
Ono must bo on the alert to see most
of tho beautiful views, our train never
seems to run as fast as when wo desire
a slower pace. Centuries havo come
and gono since that mighty convulsion
shook tho earth lo its center; when
Echo and Weber canyons sprang into
existence twin children, whoso birth
was such as tho earth may never feel
again. Rain, wind and time have
combinud lo destroy the massive walls
of Echo, but in vain. Thoy bid defi
ance aliko to time and tho elements.
Thoy stand boldly forth in all their
grand, wild and wierd beauty, to
, entrance tho traveler and fill his mind
with wonder and awe. On goes tho
engine, whirling us past castle, catbo
dral, towering column and rugged bat
tlements, passing canyons which cut
tho walla from crest to base in awful
chasms, overhanging walls, and
"Pulpit rock," on tho top of which it
is said llriguin Young preached his
first sermon in Utah. Wo atop at
F.cho. Tho town and canyon aro
rightly named, for tho report of a gun
or a pistol discharged in this canyon
will bound from side to sido in con
tinuous echoes until it finally dies. If
Echo canyon is a wonderful placo in
tho mind of tho traveler, wonders, if
possible mote rugged and grand, will
bo revealed to his ga.o hero high up
on tho face of a bin II'. To tho left, as
you pass through tho gorge, seo tho
littlo holes or caves worn by tho winds,
in which tho eagles build their nests.
This bluff ia oalled "Eagle Nest Rock."
Kvoryyoar tho proud monarch of tho
air finds horo a safe habitation in
which to raise his young. It is beyond
tho reach of men, and accessible only
to the birds which lly in tho air. Tho
"Thousand-milo treo" stands on tho
loft of tho track, spreading its arms,
from ono of which hangs tho sign
which marks tho distance from Oma
ha. This living milestono of natures
planting marked this place long before
tho hardy Monnan passed down the
wild gorge. Long beforo tho great
trans-continental railroad was over
thought of it stood a lonely sontinol,
when all around was dosolation, and
tho savage and tho wild beast claimed
supremacy. How changed tho eceuo.
The ceaseless buetlo of an active ago,
the hum of labor, the roar and rush of
tho locomotive has usurped tho old
quiet, and tho lone trco is not only a
guide to the gloomy past, but is an
index to tho greatness of a great re
generated country. Jutt below this
tree tho ars cross a trestlo bridgo, to
the loft, thence down a littlo below
they cross another trestle to the right,
and almoat opposite tho bridgo can be
soon the " Devil's Slide," ono of tho
Received at A. N.
most singular formations to be st!en on
thu entire route from ocean to
ocean. It is composed of two parallel
ledges of granite turned upon their
edges, separated, and putting out in
places fifty feet from tho mountain
sitU'-1111,1 ol,ol,t 11 fout "!'
1 1 is a
! rollh 1,1,ICU for ""' e l
ncigni oi about ftuu leet. Tho moun
tains seem to have been dove-tailed to
gether and then torn rudely asunder
leaving tho rugged chasms to bar our
progress, and they would but for en
ginceiing skill and Mormon brawn.
In January, 180!), they drove tunnels
through from siilo to sido and bridged
tho chasms high above the ilood, and
wo pass safely through and conic to
1 wiiisuo snricKS, mo
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eeno comes trom crag lo crag in
thundering tones, as wo approach and
pass through tho wild sconcry of tho
""evil's Gate." On rattles our train
t'"B' l mountains,
over 11 1,rK,'(, mr ',,ovc ,hu nothing
whirl of waters. Massive frowning
rocks rear their crests far up towards
tho black and threatening clouds
which hover over this witches' caul
dron. With bated breath wo gazo on
this wild scene in which awe, wonder
and admiration aro blonded. We fi
nally omergo to light and beauty, and
catch a view of tho Great Salt Lako
Pass, Utah. This station in 1 802 was
the scene of tho notorious Morrisito
massacre. On six miles to Ogtlon.
Our ticket roads via. Salt Lako City,
so wo board tho train and tho HO miles
is soon run, and wo step off in tho
city of tho mothers-in-law. Wo were
hero just 10 years ago. This is oalled
by tho Mormons tho "Land of Zion."
TO UK OONTINUUl).
SANGER SIFTINOS.
Feb. 20, 1800.
promising an early
Weather
fine,
spring.
Mr. I'M Turner has returned to
camp and gono to work as teamster.
Wo aro glad to see our old friend
back. Ho will probably remain for
sovoral months.
Mr. Famsworth has teturned to
Sanger, from Medical Springs, and is
in good health. Ho was pretty badly
crippled up with rhumatism.
Sangor is a lovely placo to live.
Thero aro about twelve families living
in camp. Somo aro stoping hero for
their health while others aro stoping
hero becauso it only costs ten dollars
a month rent to live in a littlo shanty.
Mr. Thomas Allen has moved his
family out of camp to his ranch near
Lyon's hill. Thomas was a good miner
and tho company will feel tho effects of
tho loss of his labor.
Mr. Saul Shopard was in camp on.
tho 19th inst on his way to Cornucopia,
whoro ho will tako chargo of somoi
carpenter work.
Mr. Isaac Rowman is not married",
yet he thinks tho girls of Sangor aro too
high'toned for him wo must sympathiso
with Mr. Bowman and hopo ho will
get thoro soon.
Mr. Sam Guorgo,and his dog Fannie,,
aro still holding tho camp down. Ho
is tho boss amalgamator and pump
man.
Mr. Pat. Curnos is still tho black
smith. Ho sharpens the tools liko
they do in Colorado.
Mr. Hurt Nun is getting to bo an
expert on snow shoes. Mr. Nun is
a very pleasant young man a masher
with tho ladies, and full of business.
Wo wish him euccess.
A turkey supper was sorved on tho
19th inst, at Mrs. Fairwoathor's Mr.
and Mrs. Johny Dorman, Mr. and Mrs.
Rith, Mr. Judgo Russet and Mr. Isrcal
Kith wore tho guests.
Mill and mino riming in full blast
with Dan, Hayca foromau. Wo aro
glad to give him credit for what ho
knows, but we think ho would do
better down at I'endloton driving tho
street spi inkier, runing a skating rink
or riming tho saw mill in California
but we find that Mr. Hayes is a
prominent man at any thing.
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Is K'larantcod to give perfect natlsfactlou,
or money refunded. I'rlco 25 conts per
box. For sale at Brown's drug store.
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