BEYOND THE SEAS
Ancient Churches, Kuins
and Old Holies.
FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
Boras Heat Karkets Marrow streets of
Frankfurt-German Children.
l ine iouoivinij interesting oxtracts are
taken from priTate letter written bv a
inPin Eurwel6 editr' h lr"Vel"
r jia kfi'kt, Germany, April 23. 1S90,
Last Sunday ne took a long walk,
almost into the mountains, and as we
wont alone; I wondered how manv
urea soiuier naa gone over tnc same
ground. Germany used to be contin
ually at war with some other nation.
Not far from where we went is a moun
tain called the "Old King." Tradition
says there is a golden calfluricd there,
over and over again by the credulous
in the hope of finding it. It is said to
have been put there by tho Romans.
You can see traces of a once gigantic
-wall that encircled the top of tho
mountain. Thero is not very much of
it left. Not far from the -'Old King"
is the Hurt', mountain. On this is an
old Roman cemetery. They say that
on the inside of this mountain thero
are roads and stairwayn and tunnels
built for retreat i:i times of war.
You can see in many windows hero
old relics of former times made of gold,
silver, copper and glass. What many
of them were used for, nobody seems to
know. Most of them have been dug
out of the mound and are very rough
and curious in make. I have not
visited the mountains yet but will go
soon.
It is interesting to ko out in the
country and seo the ground laid ofl' in
such small patches, lou liarulv sto
two little pieces together that belong
to one man. Everything is in per
fect order; no trash, no weeds, for they
have all been pulled up and fed to the
stock. The ground has been worked
so much and is so solt ana loamy in
most of the gardens that they only
need a kind of a hoe with two prongs
VJ Ulg Willi.
There is one church near by that is
'' over four hundred years old. It is in
Cor siam use, as an ainoiiu entireties
are, and looks as though it would have
a great many more services held in it
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near ii, mini tonic unriy years ngu
that looked so new 1 was sure it had
not. oeen tuna ior mucu man a year ui
two. Everything has the stamp of age
nnnn it .li.it a. itirT imnniti.nij mil .rr.vit-
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1 used to wonder if the children
ace in tins country as iney wore ai
cents worm ot oiiirroncc. ineir
mothers aro perfect slaves for them.
t seems lo me that the children here
Jido not have as much respect for their
'Mvarents as our children at home. The
";f morals of the people here aro no but
ter than they arc in America. IX-
pravity and crimes are ju-t as frequent.
; The natives talk incessantly and will
speak without reserve of their most
if private affairs whether you are a strang-
eror not. It is a shame the way they
murder the German language. Some
is. of them have such a peculiar way of
make out what they aro trying to say.
The people hero seem to bo about as
extravairant as they are at home.
Thoy like to diess well and dtink,
Thev must have their beer whether it
is ever paid for or not.
May 11, 1800.
The woods are beautiful and every
thing is plentaut now. Ono can walk
for miles and miles over such line
roads and foot paths. Occasionally
you come to 6eats made of wood or
iron upon which you can rest. In
some of the parks arc the most beau
tiful flowers. To sit and look at them
and the many lovely birds which are
flying about tilling the air with melody,
you almost imagine you are in anolli
er world.
At the Forest House, which is situa
ted just in tho edge of the grand obi
woods, I caw Hime domestic tree
marked 1811, 1811 and 1820, also a
number tint we could not make oui
the ago of. It takes a much lunger
tim.for ines and shrubbery to grow
and niatuio m this country thuu m
America. I caw an apple tree that
had been planted nearly twelve) yonr
and had ii"t yet produecd any fru t.
tlie people i-eem to think it would b
doing extra well if it lmro fruit in
rtwo ye.tr moro. The liark on u:i'
ly all the ii et-s is black. I' it fr.n.
to teo the lurk of lh ties looking
though it w-to mouldy. There i
white lilnc nenr liero that is Urge as
an ordinary apple tree, It is one solid
inas of bloom?. Judging from the
way trees grow heie it must be vorv
old.
I never saw-such big horses us they
have horo. It is a treat to soo them
travel. Some of them are as fat as
hogs. They nhako nil over when they
walk. A few day ago I saw some
horse meat in a butcher shop. It was
vorv fat. Some nf thi mt. ivaa nf m
deep gold color and some of it was i
hard to tell from leef. Thero is nn I
old narrow, crooked street down town I
whioh toem" lo be 11 rcSu,ar ""Cher's
'eui,. i mi esu gCe neaus, ieei, tan?,
kidney, liver, bladders, entrails, brains
and blood for sale. Each man sells
only one thinir.
Some of the holies arc built out so
far over the street that: a person could
very easily shake hands with another
on the opposite tide. There are still
a great many historical houses stand-
fng in what is known as
old Frank
furt. There is one called the "King's
Saloon" that is magnificent in tho ex
treme. L.
SPARTA NOTES
Tho Hilling Outlooli Business Changes
Somo Baseball Contests.
Nov. 7, isno.
I think it is about time Sparta had
a few more items for your paper so
will try and give you some.
There is lots of prospecting going on
around here and some very good ledges
have been discovered recently.
J. B. Alderman had the misfortune
to have a lino mare's leg broken lust
week, and had to have her killed.
Mrs. A. G. Waldron is quite sick
with a bad cold, also, Mrs. Wm. Ains
worth and Miss Belle Henderson.
Mr. Henderson expects his machin
ery here for his hoisting works in two
or three davs and then work will be
pushed vigoiously.
ihe Sparta base ball nine wont to
Eagle vallev last Sunday and nlayed
a match game and were beaten four
tallies. The Eagle valley nino are ex
pected here next Sunday for another
trial for the championship of Union
county.
The Sparta hotel has changed hands.
Alderman and Joining aie tho pre
sent proprietors. They gave a bull on
Oct 111 which was largely attended and
a very enjoyable time was had. Danc
ing was kept up until broad day light.
Big cieek, Sanger, Powder rivor, Pino
valley and Eagle valley wore all well
represented.
Con.
SAH3KIDGE ITEMS.
Miss Jennie McGoldrie is visiting
her friends on the Sandridge. She will
soon take her depaiture for Salem, Or.
Messrs, Wm. and Bogus Welch have
rented Mr. Frazier's place.
Mackey, one of the traveling artists,
took a viow of tho Fairviow school
house. He is taking views of all the
schools in the valley.
A. V. Oliver, who is teaching at the
Lono Star fchool house, has not vory
many pupils at present, but will have
more in the winter.
There is quite an immense nioun
tiin of grain at tho platform at Alicol,
and still the farmers aro busy hauling.
Jo Jo.
An Excellent Publication.
The West Shore has made marked
improvements in its style and sizodur-
jng tho past year, and it is now every-
where recognized as ono of tho leading
illustrated papers of the country. It
is prospering to well that a lino build
ing is being erected by- the company to
meet the demand for increased facili
ties for transacting business and get
ting out the paper. It will bo in its
new quarters early in tho year, and
further improvements will then bo
made in the paper. This publication
is so representative ot tho growing
northwest and to thoroughly idonti
lied with the progress of the country
that every ono ought to take it regu
larly. Special inducements, interest
iiig to every one who reads, aro offered
by West Shore for subscriptions. Ap
ply to the potftmastor for important
particulars.
A Scrap o: Paper Saves Her Ll(o.
It was Jmt mi ordinary scrap of wrap
ping puper, but it avwl her life. She was
in th last Htugo of uoiistiiiiptlon, told by
pliykk-'itui tiiat fcho was Incnrulilu mid could
not live onlv u thrift time; she woigliod luwt
i Imn ovmiy jumiikU. On a pioce ot wrap
ping (wiper ; read of Dr. King' Now I)U
eoverv. an! uot u Miinple bottle ; it helped
Iter, klie 1) uht a lart;o Uottlo, it liolari her
,iirf, boiigui .!!. other uinlk'iew bettor fat,
ontiaunl iu u-- ...id i-. now trng, lieal- i
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p ir iruiaftf "en l .-i;ilii to y. 11
nil-, dnwiit,. 1 ort Miiltli. 'Inal bottle of-
.hi wonderful Jiitcuvrry free at Drown'n
.irtig storo, L'!i: n. Orooit.
THE COVE.
2To"vsy Notes .From
Correspondent.
Our
OPENING OF ASCENSION SCHOOL
Chacets Scarcity of Thanks
giving Birds Notas.
Nov. 12, ISiR).
Mis? Icna Rcmillard of Ilutte City,
is visiting Cove relatives this week.
A train of wagons loaded with bailed
hay leave town every morning for the
depot when cars are available.
.lake Del lass has returned from
j LonS valley, Idaho. He had the good
( uicK to Kin two line deer and miss a
l large bear.
Miss Mattie Wagner is quite sick at
this writing. It is hoped that her con
dition will take a change for the bet
ter very soon.
H. H. French moved this week to
his stock and hay farm. The dwelling
has been remedied and rouovated for
his accommodation.
Covites sadly miss a good cobbler.
The right man would bo suro of a
warm welcome and plenty of workJby
making Cove his home.
Tho canvas photographer has struck
camp and gone to Union. Several arc
patiently waiting for their pictures to
be printed and sent back.
Everybody is busy preparing for
winter and have no tinio to get into
mischief, thus furnishing a hungry
news gatherer with items.
Tho Minnick steam wood saw will
be in Cove vicinity in a few days.
Winter fuel will be cut up on short
j notice quickly and cheaply.
A man living near Union brought
in some beef and sold it on our streets
this week, which was so tough that his
customers could not even chow the
gravy.
Mrs. Jennie l'etornian and four chil
dren of Sioux City arrived in Cove last
week. The lady is a niece of Mr. J.
M. Solder and expects relatives from
Nebraska soon. All expect to be citi
zens of Grande Bonde.
No thanksgiving birds have shown
up yet. Some owner of a (lock of tur
keys should bring them in beforo the
27th. Tho crack shots around town '
would have a grand shooting match
in the fowls honor.
Miss Babcock, of Virginia, will bo
hero this week and take charge of As
cension school which will bo open to
students, day scholars and boarders
next Monday. Bishop Morris of Port
land will 1)0 present. Tho lady comes
well recommended as a teacher of the
highest ability.
The Wisconsin colony hold their na
tive State in poor grace sinco tho re
cent election. They consider it a dis
grace that such a man as Hoard should
bo snowed under. However they aro
somewhat consoled by tho fact that
the outcome of tho election was brought
about by the stay at homo republican
vote.
Alex. Cochran has sold out his black
smith shop to Mr. John Mitchell of
Union, who has taken chargo and
donned the robes of a knight of tho
anvil. Mr. Mitchell is a lino workman
and will give excellent satisfaction to
all his patrons. Alex, has been ham
mering away at the old stand so long
that ho will bo greatly missed, as will
also bo his numerous practical jokes
on tho bovs.
A WORD FROM COUNCILMAN PURSEL.
Ho Thinlss no Can Hoar Entirely too Well
For Mayor Konncdy.
Editor Oiikoo.v Scout:
In the "last straw' published in tho
Republican, Mayor Kounedy says that
I am somewhat deaf and must havo
failed to hear everything that was said
at the council meeting of September
20th. I am not quite to deaf as the
mayor would liko to have me, not so
deaf but that 1 heard just what the
mayor did say. I said I did not hear
him ask Mr. Jones to vote, and I now
say ho did not ask Jones to vote, al
though the mimitoj of that meeting
(which I objected to being approved as
read, and which were approved by the
mayor without noting my objection)
says the mayor called on Jones, Elliott
and Corbin to voto. Tho statement
signed by two councilmen, recorder
anil marshal says the mayor called on
Jones to vote, which would lead the
people to believe that he called Jones'
naiiio and implored ami begged him to
vote. In his "hut straw" ho says that
Jones was asked to voto in tho samo
manner that all the other councilmen
were asked to vote. Now, which of
these statements is correct? Mr. Ken
nedy, if you aro not ashamed to tell,
why not come out and tell just how
little you did say, and how you said it?
The mayor says that all this controver
sy is over Jones' presence or absence.
That is not correct as Jones said in his
paper two weeks ago that ho was at the 1
meeting in question. The controvoiy
lietweon Mr. Kennedy and myself is re- ,
guiding what he said and who ho said 1
it to. Why did he approve the min- 1
utos of Sopttmbor 20th which says ho
asked Jones, Corbiu and Elliott to vote ,
when everyone present knows he did
not mention any councilman's name in 1
connection with the vote?
S. A. I'UlfSKL. I
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
The railroad track from Island
Citv
to Elgin is being fenced.
A petition to incorporate the town
of Elgin is being prepared.
Elder J. M. Jones and family, of El
gin took their departure for the east
this week.
Tho namo of the "Suinnicrville
Annotator" has been changed to the
"Summervillo Press."
Owing to the scarcity of cars, tho
shipment of grain from Haines and
North Powder has been indelinately
postponed.
The professional card of Dr. M. Dit
tcbrandt, of Elgin, appears in this is
sue. Tho doctor is well known as a
good physician. Ho will attend to
all calls promptly.
A stock company has chartered tho
springs west of Elgin at the foot of tho j
mountains, and will commence early
in the coming spring to put in a sys
tem of water works for that town.
The attention of our readers is callod
to the professional card of Dr. W. E.
Brownell, of Elgin, which appears in
this issue. His ollico is at the city
drug store, where ho may bo found
when not visiting patients.
The directors of this school district
havo called a meeting of tho legal vo
ters to bo held at the scoool house on
Saturday the 22nd inst, for tho pur
pose of levying a special school tax for
tho support of the school.
Wo learn that tho W. W. Mining
Co. at Paddy's Paradise have closed
down their arastra on account of cold
weather and have laid off their force
for a short time. Development work,
however, will progress all winter.
The electric light at tho corner of
Mayor Kennedy's residence in North
Union ; also the one at the corner of
Councilman Corbin's residence in
West Union, and several others have
not been burning for somo time.
What's tho matter?
A very enjoyable evening was passed
at tho residence of Mr. D. Corey last
Tuesday night by a number of invited
young folks. Those present were en
tertained by music, games and in con
versation. Late in the evening an ex
cellent collation was sorved, of which
fresh oyster soup formed no unimport
ant part.
A beet that beats anything that we
havo seen in that lino for somo time
was raised by Mr. Solomon Seanians
this season in his garden below town.
It measures 31 inches in circumfer
ence and is two feet in length. This is
certainly convincing cvidonco of tho
extremo productiveness of tho soil in
this vicinity.
Tho East Oregonian says: J. B.
Mahana, of single track railroad fame,
was in tho city again today. Ho mot
with good success in disposing of his
stock at Spokane Falls, which was
taken without solicitation, and is now
on his way to Portland. A minina
turo railroad will bo manufactured on
tho now plan, which will bo takon east
for uso as a model by contractors.
Words of Wisdom.
The following from Tho Dalles Timcs
Mountainccr contains several grains
of common sense: "Wo havo always
been averse to tho methods of booming
places that have no natural facilities,
and believe it works to tho disadvan
tage of places of merit. For this rea
son the Times-Motmtaincor will lond
no aid to advertising rooks and sand
hills, which nature has never designed
to bo sites for cities, and do not pos
sess any of tho elements of develop
ment and prosperity. It is an outrago
to deceivo people and induco them to
invest means where there is no hope of
receiving interest on their monoy or
in many instances tho first, price.
Such real estate dealers, "booming"
hterile, desert lands, with no commer
cial advantages, have injured tho
northwest more than any one thing,
and it is time the press of this State
acted conscientiously with tho people
and warned thorn against theso money
sharks, who care for nothing excopt in
creasing their own ill-gotten gains.
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