The Oregon scout., November 27, 1890, Image 7

BEYOND THE SEAS
Description of ii Mammoth
Cathedral.
A COUNTRY WITHOUT FENCES-
Some Very Larco Bells Plenty of R:
Fine Fancywork.
In
ITho following interesting extracts arc
taken from a private letter written by a
atep-sister of the editor, who is now travel
ing in Europe.
Cobi.f.nz, Germany. Sept. 1, 1SI10,
This is a very old and dilapidated
place that is the old part but is very
buBy, after all, and a great shipping
point. Some of the streets are so nar
row a wagon cannot get through. The
. new quarters are very fine and some
of the new houses are very elegant ami
substantial. There is a great deal to
Bee here, but I think the old cathedral
is about as interesting as anything you
can find. It was commenced August
Mth 1218 and was not finished till
Oct. 15th, 18S0 G32 years in course of
construction. Every window is made
of small pieces of colored glass and
contains a picture of some kind. The
building is 148 yards long, G7 yards
wide. The walls are lf0 feet high.
To the lop of the roof is 210 feet.
Two of the towers are, each, 512 feet
high. I went up to a height of 1525
feet and the view was grand in the ex
treme. We aro getting ready to go away
from here. I think this country is
equal to Oregon in the amount of rain.
It has been raining most of the tune
for about four weeks, and is just com
ing down now.
Aaciik.v, Sept. 10, 1S9Q.
Wo arrived hero today and it is still
raining. In tho old church
here aro six bells, one of them weigh
ing 20 tons, made from cannons taken
from the French in the war of 70-71.
The clapper weighs ono ton. There
are two more very large bolls, one
weighing 11 and the other G tons.
When tho largo bells aro to be rung it
takes 28 men to do it.
On our way here wo catno through
some "very fine country, where grain
and vegetables were growing in abun
dance. Gkneve, Switzerland, Sept.2.r. iSOO.
We came hero on the 23rd. by way
of Lucerne and have had a very good
time so far. Lucerne is a very pretty
little placo situated on i lake called
Vierwald6tatter sea or lake Lucerne.
It is a beautiful lake. The water is as
smoothe as glass and of a deep blue
color. Wo were over it from one nd
to the other.
Thcro aro not so many ruins in
Switzerland as there are in Germany.
I think I like Switzerland the best.
It is a very prosperous country. Every
thing is in good repair. Most of the
public buildings aro constructed of
stone and look as though thoy would
last forever. The principal product of
the country is cattle, and they have
fine ones. The cattle here seem to be
a cross between tho Jersey and black
Holstine. They are not so very large,
but as round as can be. There is an
immenso amount of butter and cheese
made hero. Early in tho spring, as
aoon as tho snow is gone, most of the
cows are driven high up in tho moun
tains and aro there herded and milked
till late in tho fall. This year it was
such bad weather in tho months of
July and August that they were all
brought down in tho valloys. It is a
pleasant sight, looking down from
some high hill, to see tho goats and
cattle watched by littlo children, who
seem to think very much of their
charges. You can go for miles and
not see a fence, so tho cattlo must be
pretty well under control.
Almost any way you look you can
see, high up near the overlasting snows,
littlo homes set in tho mountains, I
was told that somo of them are so un
handy to get at that it takes two or
three hours hard travel to reach them,
but the peoplo seem to bo very con
tented and healthy.
In the winter timo tho chief em
ployment of the peoplo is wood carv
ing and they mako almost everything
you can think of. Their work is very
nice and very natural. Ono poico rep
resenting two mountain eagles fight
ing over a Bhcep is superb. Whon you
look at it it seems as though it was
life itself. Tho wholo expression,
coloring and all is true to nature. If
it were not bo large I would bring it
homo with me. There is somo grand
work done in ivory, representing evory
imaginable subject.
Their specimens of embroidory boats
anything I ever thought of. I could
stand all day and look at it. I saw
ono handkerchief, tho work of threo
years. The texture of tho linen ws us
fine as Bilk and you would not think
it could hold tho weight of the em
broidery. Tlwro are so many different
styles it would be verv hard to choose
from them. In Zurich we saw some
silk embroidered dresses, made in Tur
key that were simply grand; one in
purple lilac and one in snowballs and
one in mountain ash blossoms that
would be hard to beat anywhere.
Beautiful as they are I do not want
any of them. It seems to mo th tt if L
had any nmount of money 1 could put
it to better use. I have seen some
splendid pciccs of the jeweler's art.
There are a great many watch factor-
I ios here. I wish you could see some
! of the enamelin.tr, made in every color
you can think of and resembling the fin
, est satin. It is the fashion to wear your
! wateli fastened to a breastpin to match.
One favorite stylo is a buttcrlly with
diamond set wings, made so you ean
open it, ami ou tho inside is a tiny
little wnleh not larger than a ten cent
peice. They aro excellent timo keep
ers. The people generally, are very fond
of line clothes and jewelry. Last
night a shabby old French woman
came to the tuble and the had only
seven diamond rings on, earings to
match and a bracelet with diamonds
almost as largo as hazelnut kernels.
Jewelery is all the rage. So far as I
have been able to observe tho p:ople
give but little thought to anything ex
cept the present hour. Their motto
seems to be "eat, drink and be merry,
for tomorrow you may die." I don't
knowbut they are right in some re
spects. Joe and tho children have gone, to
day, to tec a villa belonging to ono of
the Rothehilds. I suppose they will
have lots to tell when they get back.
This is a great place for Americans
and English. Some of them have
lived here for years. They-say they
can live cheaper here than anywhere
else in Europe except in Italy. It
costs the aveiago citizen about 20
cents a day for board and lodging. I
don't think they can complain at
that.
I think wo will leave this place,
Sunday, on our way back to Frank
furt. I almost wish it was time to
start home. Sometimes I don't know
whether 1 want to go to Paris or not,
but I suppose we will not bo so near
again, so will go. I will biing vou
tome bulbs and seeds when I return.
I have seen somo magnificent llowor
beds not ilowers, either, but tiny
leaves of different colors set together
and made into a beautiful bed. Will
probably not write again till wo get to
Frankfurt. L.
SANDRIDOE SCINTILLATIONS.
What is tho matter with Mr. Tucker?
Singing every Tudylay and Friday
evenings.
Tho cars ran over a cow, near horo,
a few days ago and killed her.
Mr. Bidwoll of Wallowa is at work
finishing Ii. M. Oliver's granary.
Chas. Copple'is batching on his farm
and preparing to move his family.
Wc are pleased to know that Mrs.
Solomon Neville, who has been sick
for tho past few months, is slowly re
covering. Mr. W. Porter, who has been travel
ing over Indian valley and Cricket
flat looking at I ho country, has re
turned to tho Ridgo.
Mrs. li. I). Ituckman has bought a
knitting machine. Mrs. It. is ono of
the most industrious women on the
Ridge, and she believes in all tho late
improvements
The Sandridgc can boast of tho la
lest iniprovmonts. That is, Mr. Win.
Neville's telepliono between his place
and Mr. J. N. Rinelmrt's. So, now
boys, Win, has tho advantage of you.
He doesn't havo to go to icu his girl,
but can do his courting by tolephono.
Jo. Jo.
Tho Hw DUcovsry.
You havo heard your friends and nohjh
bors talking about It. You may yourntlf
be ono of tho many who know from pomou
al oxpurionoo just how good a thing it U.
If you have ever tried it, you are onu of its
staunch friends, bocMiie Uo wonderful
thing about it is, that when once given a
trial, Dr. KIiik'h New Discovery ever after
holds a place iu tho home. If you have
never lutxl it and uliouhl bo afllictud with a
cough , uoUl or miy Throat, Lung or Chut
troublo, hocuro a buttle at oiico and givo it
a fair trial. It is suarmiteoJ every timu, or
money refunded. TrinI bottle froe nt
Brown's drug utore. Union, Oregon.
MOT.'OE.
God's Dieting to Humanity-Bo Sayi an
Oregou Pioneer. Ninety Year Old.
KoitiiST Uhovi, Or.. March to I have
UiOtl the OltKUON KIUXKY T.U and
obtained Immediate r. lief. It is God's
bluming to Immunity. I tke pioimiro la
rocflmmemlinK it t the uini. led. I aiu
now netrly ninety y.arnoUl, came to Ore
gon in !12 in ttie eiunloy of the Hiidm
II IV (' nil 111, .ill I kim H T ll i li imini' II. n
OltKUON K IDNKY TJ-A I enjoy good j
heilth. DAVID Ml' .NKoE. J
MEDICAL SPRINGS.
Some Grand Improvements
at the Hotel.
A SAGEBRUSH OBLITERATOR.
.3 turpi u 3 or Ha,7 A Child Scalded to Deaili
Thoie Contest Casei.
Stock doing well on the range.
Henry Bowman, of Powder river, is
convalescent.
Wo expect tho organization of a
literary sooioty soon.
There will be a grand ball here at
Wright's hall on Thanksgiving night.
A good school is being taught in
our district, with Davis A. Miles as
teacher.
Ilev. McCtirt preaches to the peoplo
of Medical Springs once a month and
is wry. well liked.
I noiice that some of our youngsters
now ride in road carts. That is all
right boys, it beats spurs and shaps.
Frank Harris, of Cove, was up re
cently looking at and pricing the
Crooks Barnes place, (the Sail'ron farm)
A few days ago Mr. Ulbridge's little
threo-ycar-old child turned a pot of
boiling colfee on itself, burning it so
badly that it died that night.
Hog-killing time is at hand, and
farmers are butchering, so tho people
are compelled to live on spareribs, hot
cakes and Eagle valley honey.
Henry Bowman, of Lower Powder,
is sull'ering from a wound made on his
shin-bone with tin adz. Fears are en
tertained that he will lose his leg.
The fall roundups of horses and cat
tle have commenced and will continue
for some time. An excellent chance
is now presented for those who have
animals estrayed to find them.
There is a surplus of hay in this
neighborhood. Stock men will not be
looking after an Egypt to which to
take their stock for winter quarters, as
has been the case tho past two winters.
Crooks Barnes is tho only democrat
1 ean hear of that is in favor of the
MeKinley bill. Tho reason is it gives
him cxehisivo control of tho saffron
business, which is a big , filling in
America.
I learn that J. B. Sams will soon
commence hauling ore for the Koy
quartz mill, of Sanger. Everything is
in readiness and ono more ledge of the
panhandle will soon bo yielding up its
precious metal.
Duncan and Boylcs went out bear
bunting tho other day, with blood in
their eyes. They found bruin in his
den. He came out and wanted to bo
sociable, shake hands or give them a
friendly squeeze. The boys were too
modest to stand it, and camo home
without blood in either eye.
Tho contest cases that were dis
missed at the last term of court, more
than two thousand honest voters of
Union county want jo know why it
was done. Can't some one tell? It is
something the peoplo have a right to
know, and we don't intend to be satis
lied until some ono will riso and ex
plain. There has been quite a boom in this
vicinity in real cstato and several farms
havo changed hands in the past few
days. Wm. Wilson sold his farm to I.
T. Bowman of Sanger; Benj. Wright
sold his farm to Samuel Vanorder Jr.,
of the Park; C. C. Fisher sold his farm
to W. L. Myers, of Medical Springs,
and Albert Wright sold his farm to J.
X. Hulick, of Medical Springs.
Mrs. Amanda Bowman camo near
being killed last week, while sho and
her son, William, were riding behind
a fractious team. Ono of tho animals
kicked across tho tonguo, and tho
horsos ran away, into a fence, throw
ing Mrs. Bowman out of the wagon,
and when she was picked up sho was
in an unconscious state and remained
so about twelvo hours. At the present
writing wo are pleased to learn sho is
much improved.
Georgo W. Wright nnd E. It. Parker
aro tho inventors of a novel inachino
for clearing laud of sagebrush. It docs
its work well and lots of it. Eight or
ten acres can bo cleared with it in one
day. Two railroad bars aro bolted to
gether at ono end so as to form a "V."
It is drawn by twolvo or fourteen hor
ses and outs off and piles up all tho
sagebrush in a very satisfactory man
ner, besides unodthing tho ground.
Others might profit by this mode of
clearing land and very soon Lower
Powder would bloom as tho roeo, with
alfalfa, boes and honey in abundance.
Hon. Dunham Wright is making ar
rangements to build an addition to his
,,oU, 3Ux50 feot two Tories high,
This will givo tho houso a capacity of
about forty rooms. The house is being
repaired, repainted and recarpoted so
as to be ready for next summer's visi
tors. Mr. Wright intends putting in
an electric light plant of sufficient ca
pacity to furnish light for tho homo,
grounds and stables. Tho power will bo
furnished by a turbine wheel with water
from the swing above tho house, where
the water for bathing is procured. The
power will bo used during the day to
run a largo circular swing which will
bo erected before the season opens.
Tho bathing rooms will all bo ri-fitted
and a large plunge bath, nOx.'iO, erec
ted. He is grading for a fine eroqtiot
ground and is excavating for the foun
dation of a largo hot house, which will
bo finished within a month. By ex
perimenting with a hotbed it has boon
proven that the hot water from the
springs is just the thing for heating a
hot house. So in a short time he will
bo able to furnish Union and Baker
with hothouse roses and other lloweis.
Mr. Wright is also going to construct
a drive from the hall to what is known
as the "old place," the cabin where he
and his wifo first settled after thoy
were married. On this place is a splen
did bluegrass lawn, an orchard and ono
of the finest natural groves that 1 ever
saw. Tho grove will be fitted with
seats and a swing. There will be a
horse and hack (free) ready tit tho hall
at all times to carry guests to and
from tho grove. Mr. Wright intends
opening up a road from Medical
Springs to what is known as tho "Eagle
Meadows" about ten miles from here.
He will mako application for a chatter
at the next term of court. This will bo
a privato enterprise of his but will open
up a iino timber and mineral couhtry.
In tho vicinity of tho meadows is the
sportsman's paradise. The country
abounds in all kinds of game, such as
elk, deer and bear, and the streams
aro literally alive with trout.
Jimmy Juxirnit.
DR. KOCH'S DISCOVERY.
That Dread Disease, Consumption Suc
cumbs to tho Advance of Science.
The announcement that Dr. Koch
has discovered a euro for consumption
is regarded throughout tho civilized
world with the most intense interest.
Tho treatment of tho disease is by in
oculation and there is evidences from
tho highest authority procla.niing the
mode of treatment a complete success.
If this method continues to stand the
test of experiment it must eventually
como within the reach of all, even as
is inoculation for the prcventation of
smallpox, making glad the hearts of a
pale and suffering host, and lifting
from tho hum in race the direst scourge
in tho form of diseaso that alllicta it.
Consumption cures havo been heralded
so many times only to prove delusive
that tho world, while anxious to bo
liovc that ono has at length been dis
covered that will stand the full test of
experiment, is inclined to bo incredu
lous in regard to this one, though ar
dently hoping that timo will prove all
that Dr. Koch claims for his discovery.
Ho does not tell us what aro the ingred
ients of tho lymph which aro to euro
consumption ; ho furnishes no clue to
tho composition of tho brown odorless
lluid which produces iu tho healthy
patient symptoms of initial phthisica
and destroyes iinbercular tissue in per
sons who are diseased. But as ho ob
serves that persons who aro anxious to
experiment with his remedy can pro
cure it from Dr. A. Libborts, 28 Lit
nenberger strasso, Berlin, it will not bo
long before chemists furnish the world
with analysis of itschomical constitu
ents. His method aims at arresting
tho course of tho diseaso by supcutan
eons injections of his lymph, at first iu
infinitesimal and gradually iu increas
ing doses. The effect of the injection
is to produce necrosis, or mortification,
of tho tubercular tissue, in other words,
to kill tho bacilli in tho lungs or iu
whatover organ is attacked. Onco
killed, nature tries to oxpel tho corpses,
as it docs with all dead tissues; and
here tho aid of tho physician or sur
geon may bo required to complete its
purpose When tho necrotic matter
is expelled from the system tho patient
is cured; though tho treatment should
bo continued for a while iu order to
prevent fresh settlement of bacilli.
Two school principals iu Brooklyn
havo recently discovered that Long
fellow's "Building of the Ship" is an
improper poem for children to read,
and advised . that bo expurgated
from school readers. This becauso
the ship is represented as a young bride
received into tho arms of that gay
old bridegroom, tho ocean. If tho fact
that there are brides and bridegrooms
is sedulously kept from boys and
girls, thoy would of course never know
anything about it. If there is any
thing calculated to aiouso pruient
thoughts in tho minds of the young it
is tho action of such fool school teach
ers as the above.
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