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VOL. VII.
UNION, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, KKHRUARY 12, 1M)1.
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fV AH calls promptly rtttcndod to, lay
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
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AH 1st pMuHr sUUd liT' aif
WILLIAM KOENIG,
Architoct nnd Dulldor,
Uiivf, Ornifoiii
I(H, 4tl 4 iIhVim lr dnetkujl u4 Wttljf
fimtiaUa uti i t4MUsi
n id
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LOVE'5 WHI3."F.:
Bomebodv -vlitapoml to me yt'"u ,
Somebody hisieivi1 to tne;
Ami my he-art gaeil a tliitti'r. and Hew ntrn clean
Awmetio,ly whixpcml tome.
Ami the rose, thut I Innd In my tanghxl hair,
Was n token o' lovo, I tvn,
An nlrm gnnl rotiti' my wnit yost're'en,
Au airtn xai strong an' true;
An' I laid my held on his breast yest'ro'en.
For what ooulil a puir thlnu ilof
An my Inurt is hU forevor iiinlr,
Au' uaelliiuic will ooino iHjtwi'en.
-Donald Uar
THE OLD HULK.
Mv father wna captain of the Enclisli
coast jfimni service for tho district, so on
this account, tlmt lio might bo nenr His
men, "vo li veil on tho wntor's edge, nenr
tho barracks, and when 1 hud been very
good lie would give tne in chnrgo of IJres
I'm, tho old pensioner, who would row mo
ubont tho harbor mid tell mo strange
stories of the sea Then wo would row
over to tho old blnck hulk of tho lJellona,
which was chained tlioro in tho harbor
many years before I was born. Tho masts
were gone long since; tho tall sides wcro
dented with tho marks of battlo and tho
neglect of years, which is still more de
structive, and Dresliu would toll mo how
this vessel had been with Nelson and tho
Victory at Trafalgar. Ho would hobblo
up ami down tho deck, talking loudly and
pointing out to mo tho beauties of tho old
man-o'-mar. Hero, on this bpot, tho cap
tain had stood; over there wus tho plaeo
whero tho shot camo through that killed
him and I would fall on my knees and
begin looking to seo if thero yet remained
any of tho horo's blood that tho rain and
timo had not washed away.
Ih-eslin would take mo forward and
hold mo over tho bows so that 1 could nd
mire tho figurehead a beautiful lady,
with gold eyes and bluo hair. Tho noso
had gone years ago, but thero seemed a
certain majesty in tho look even then.
What a piece" of art it wasl I5reslin
agreed witli me fully that thero had been
nothing like it since Hut, indeed, with
Iiresliu tho good old days wero long passed,
and ho would have placed tho decadenco
of tho English navy with great exactness
at 1840 tho year ho left it and got his
pension.
Yes, it was pleasant to row about tho
old ship and listen to tho old sailor's
btories of her storic3 of tho times when
bho sped through tho waters liko a swan,
with a merry crew nnd her white sails sot
in the brcexe, a terror to tho enemies of
England wherever met poor thing! sho
wns so helpless now.
I5ut oven now thero was somo mystery
connected with tho Uollona, as sho lay, a
broken and useless old hulk, chained in
tho harbor. Breslin hinted strango things.
It was known throughout tho town that
my father had given strict ordors that no
ouo should go on board except lh'cslin and
myself. Vague conjectures wero indulged
In by moro than ono village gossip. Thero
was somo mystery, no doubt au awful
ouo.
Each timo I had visited tho ship I had
noticed tho hold full of long black bones,
all stamped with tho government seal.
What tho cargo was I would have given
my cars to find out.
At length I could contain myself no
longer and so made known my suspicions
to Breslin as wo sat together on tho quay
ono sunny afternood.
"Why don't peoplo go on board tho
BollonaV" 1 asked. "Is it haunted? Pleaso
tell mo." But tho old sailor puffed at his
pipo very sagely for a moment or two nnd
ventured his opinion tlmt ho had no doubt
that thero woro ghosts thero, no doubt
whatever, such things wcro natural, most
natural. Had I never heard tho story of
tho "Flying Dutchman"" And thereupon
ho began to relate a talo of such a horri
bio and bloodthirsty naturo that I was
frightened near to death of tho phantom
ship nnd tho ghosts who had to appear by
niglit and as misty forms sot tho airy
sails aud clear tho deck for action ami act
over tho light again until somo kind mor
tal would releaso them from their dread
ful task.
It seemed to mo an awful story, but
Breslin said it was true, for ho had sailed
onco with n man who had seen tho Flying
Dutchman and tho phantom crow. What
moro proof could I ask?
That evening I went homo In a strango
stato of mind. At dinner my father
noticed my silenco and naked mo whero I
had been. I told him, and ho inquired If
Breslin had left his pipo on shore, a ques
tion which seemed to mo at tho timo to bo
most singular, nnd only strengthened my
bcllof In tho old sailor's talo of tho
ghosts. My father know tho facts, too,
then; but what relation could thero bo
botween ghosts and pipes? Did ho wish
to turn my thoughts Irom so terriblo u
subject? Truly, I must learn moro about
ghosts. To-morrow I would ask tho
cook, who was an authority on tho sub
ject. That night I went to bed early, but not
to sleep; visions of cloudy spirits
haunted mo continually. All tho terriblo
Btories of IJroslin camo unbidden to my
mind. I began to count a hundred In hopes
of bringing on sleep; It Wns useless. Tho
vlllago clock began striking tho hours as
I lay thero awako. Elovcn twelve! I
aroso timidly and approached tho window.
Thero In tho moonlight stood tho old
ship; a slight mist seemed hovering
around It. My breathing on tho window
pauo had hid it a moment. I looked
again. No; I could mako out nothing.
Perhaps tho clock was not right; porhaps
tho spirits wero invislblo except from tho
dock of tho hhlp. Truly, it was a htrd,
hard task to see them no I went to bod
full of great idea for tho morrow.
Nest morning I roo rather onrly and
Immsdlately nought tho envo of tho sib) I
or, in plainer word, the kitolion. Tho
ocok seemed rather amonlsked at my
quoetlou.
"Did she know of ghosts? Palth, why
shouldn't hJiwT Sho was u lowly Chrln
tlun woiaun, nnd hur own slater's hue
baud, Mike Doogaii. had fcoati ghoeta
often, 11)1 Patlier Tutu MoCJonlgla wlnt
outuwl Uld thwn.w 1 had bouulit tho
right ftkrtoe.
"How dkl lie !y hmnV I mM,
"PrIU), 1 (iUJUttl wit lio tuU two hjletlil
ciudlu3 un' Mg howly tvathcr u4. ipuiio
in Latin, mid they just wcro laid and
nivir throttbled tho family from that
dav."
"What did ho say in Utin?"
"Ik'gorrnh! I'm "no schollard. Shure,
isn't Latin lntiu, nnd isn't it all tha
same, the only thing tho divil can't un
derstand? Ami if ho can't understand
ono Latin, how will ho know another?"
The logic was irrefutable. Any Latin,
then, would do. I would get my "Cirsar,"
which 1 proposed to tako up soon, and
read tlmt. Tho great question was at
last solved.
Now I had some idea. I don't know from
what source it rose, that Sunday. bojg a
day of holiness, would ho better llttod for
my undertaking, so mado my preparations
accordingly, but witli great secrecy and
cam Txn wax ctvndles I stolo from my
adviser, tho cook My Iitln ' Ciwsnr"
never loft my pocket, nnd ono afternoon,
just at dusk.'l peeped cautiously Into tho
old Catholic church upon tho hill and,
finding no ono there, tiilcd a Mini 1! bottlo
with holy water from tho font near tho
door Now I whs perfectly equipped.
For the next two or three days I nltcr
nnted between feelings of doubt nnd fear,
but nt UiHt tho Sundav camo OI how tri
umphant I felt as i looked around In
church nnd thought of what n hero 1 wns
soon to become1 How people would want
to notice mo then and not bo blaming mo
for every tiling that took place, as they
did now Failure in tho great attempt
never entered my mind
At supper I was very quiet. I obeyed
implicitly and refused tho third picco of
cako which was kindly offered to mo by
my mother, a circumstanco never known
to have happened before My mother was
considerably astonished, and moro so
when 1 announced my intention of going
up to bed and kissed her a fond good
night. As 1 lingored on tho stops I could
hear her mako soino kind remark, to
which my father very cruelly answered,
"Bosh I" and went ou with his reading.
Ten o'clock struck on tho church clock.
I could liaar thotn about to go to bed; now
they wero coming up tho stairs; nowthoy
had gone into their room. Hero was my
opportunity, so I stolo softly down stairs
with mv boots In my hand, looking moro
liko a thief than a hero, a fnct which I no
knowlodged to myself as I camo faco to
faco with tho mirror in tho hall. To un
lock tho side door was short work; to run
down to tho summer house in tho garden
and get my candles, water and matches
was tho next task. Then 1 went to whero
my father's small boat lay uudcr tho gar
den on tho rocks.
Tho rope was easy to undo and tho tido
pretty high, eo I was soon rowing out to
ward tho black mass in front. Tho spirits
at last would havo thoir rest.
That I was frightened31 will not deny,
but tho night was so clear and tho moon
seemed so friendly that I took courage,
and besides, it was only half-past 10 and
nothing would appear until 12. I had
nearly two good hours yet.
Tho old man-o'-war seemed very lonely
when I approached it. Tho figuro head
appeared to regard mo with a less friendly
glanco than in day timo, but I did not
caro. I got up to tho deck slowly and
with great quiet. I could hear my heart
beat as 1 looked around and realized for
tho first timo my utter lonoliness. Could
I bear to meet tho ghosts if tlioy should
appear? Clearly I could not. And It was
gotting later, too; what If anything whito
should como before midnight? Why, it
would bo terriblol My courago was fast
failing; I wouldn't havo stayed there
until 12, not even to bo Lord Nelson him
self. But stay; something might bo done,
even In my absence. A brilliant idea,
and a safe ono! I went to tho center of
tho ship, trembling In overy limb. I lit
my two candles aud set them down, and
then, in a voice broken with fear, I began
slowly to read tho opening chapter In
"Crosar," "Oallia est omnis dlvlsa In
partes tres" and so I kept up until I fin
ished tho first pago, and laid tho book
down open at tho placo. Then I poured
tho holy water around In great profusion.
"Now," thought I, "what moro can I
do? Hero is everything ready, all tho
materials at hand, aud If tho ghosts come
and want to get released lot them go
through tho ceremony themselves. Tho
candles aro lit, my Cie'sar' is at their dis
posal IshnllBny'l lost It; and now I'm
going homo." And thereupon I ran
quickly to my boat and rowod as if a
thousand fiends wero following mo, no
longer a hero, but a much frightened boy.
As good luck would havo it I got In
Bafely, I gained my room, undressed, and
then, with a feeling of great rostfulnoss,
took my position at tho window, Twolvo
o'clock struck. Nothing could bo soon on
board tho Bcllona. but I had no doubt
that strango things wero taking placo
thero. I watched carefully, I was gotting
sleepy 60 sleepy and finally, without
my knowing It, I droppod on tho floor
asleep.
"Great heavens!" what was that?" Tho
wholo house scorned to rock and sway and
a mighty noise as of thunder sounded In
my ears. I rushed to tho window. Thero
whoro tho man-o'-war had been n mighty
sheet of (lame burst forth. It wus u
frightful sight. Tho villagers wero
crowding on tho quay In abject terror.
My father rushed down und culled out In
auger: "Iiresliu, somo miscreant has
fired tho gunpowder stored ou that old
hulk. See that no ono leaves hero to
night." I saw It all now; gunpowder had boon
tho mysterious cargo, after all. That was
why my father had naked about plpos.
My candles had dono tho work. Tho old
ship was gone; tho ghosts had been laid!
And I hid my head under tho sheets nnd
made no movement thut night, und In tho
morning, when every ono was talking
about tho explosion, tlioro was ono young
gentleman who hud no theory ami who
had fclept through It nil and that young
f outleman was niykelf. "J. li a." In
'lilladelphla Times.
, Wu) Out of It.
Publisher Is this novel of yours qulto
complete?
Pretty Author All but tho namo.
In fact I don't know what to do for ft
tltlo,
PiibiUhtir (with an iidinlrJuK bJc)
J)o what Other prully woinynlmvo done,
Murry oti, iftuUwrtf UuiMlu,
lit i-fii. ii.. I tiolo.-rupliy.
Hooks nre reproduced in this country
directly from photographic plates, nnd so
rheaply ns t iell lor one half tho prico ot
reprints by the usual type methods tho
Encyclopedia Hritannicn, of which seven
teen vohunes have been issued, being tho
nnwt important work thus far photo
uraphieally reproduced. Uy chance it was
dixeovered tlmt the gelatine plnte, from
which the electrotype is made in this pro
cess, could be printed from directly, giv
iin; a laiver number of good copies than
the hardest electrotype. Tho New York
Eveniuir Post now says the most recent
development In this direction, nnd ono
which has scarcely been foreseen until
very recently, is tho proposed use of tho
gelatine process of printing for newspaper
work.
A western inventor hns been engaged
for some time in au experiment, which
alms at nothing less than the entire elim
ination of the compositor for book work
nnil even newspaper work. The process
N virtually that already followed by tho
tlrms which reproduce English works by
photography, but instead of photographing
a printed page, it is now proposed to
photograph from typo written pages, and
reducing the plate nt tho same time to tho
siz.e of ordinary print to placo tho result
ing gelatine phito upon a printing press
and use it instead of tho electrotype mado
from the metal types. Tho late Col.
Kichard Howe, tho veteran press inventor,
in reviewing the development of the print
ing press during his lifetime, said: "I
have some idea that the next jump will
bo in the direction of photographing tho
newspaper upon tho sheet of paper as it
llies tliroush tho p;ess. I don't know
how such .i thing can be done, but with
the instantaneous process of lightning
photographs somo genius will use it for
the newspapers." He did not live to seo
any experiment ninde in tho direction of
actural photography of newspapers, but
there seems to havo been something al
most prophetic in ills suggestion of pho
tography for tho newspaper of tho future.
Chicago News.
Tile Coin ColliTtlnc Crnzo.
"The coin collecting crazo begins In
curious ways," said 11. H. Collins, of the
treasury department. Tho foremost colj
lector of the United States, who died re
cently, became a collector through an
accidental desiro to possess a big cent of
the year of his birth, 170!). Ills collection
was sold after his death at auction. It
brought $20,000, and it would today real
ize double that sum. The cost of raro
coins increnses yenr by year, and tho in
crease in value3 during tho past live years
has been over 200 per cent. Coins must
not only be rare, but they must bo in good
condition, and the best are hard to obtain,
A perfect coin of some dates aro as raro
in n Maud S., a peachblow vaso or a Koh
lnoor diamond."
"What are the leading specialties of the
United States collectors!1"
"Three-fourths ot the collectors of this
country collect United States and colonial
coins, and tho others collect miscellaneous
coins, ancient and modern, foreign and
United States. Somo collect only certain
series, some only gold coins, some silver
nnd some only copper. My specialty Is
copper cents. Its coins are the rarest to
bo found in perfect condition, and the val
ues of copper coins aro moro certain. It
Is very hard to find tine specimens. The
cents and half cents have circulated to
such an extent that they havo becomo
worn, disfigured, black and smooth, nnd
rare cents in uood condition aro thus very
costly. Washington Cor. New York
World.
Chousing n IM13 slelnn.
"Doctor," said a prominent scientist to
an equally prominent physician, "when
you aro sick, who attends you?"
"Why do you askf" replied tho doctor.
"Oh," was tho responso, "I want to
find out whom tho doctors select to at
tend them; thut man ahull bo my physi
cian." Hut shun the man who habitually
speaks ill of his professional brethren; ho
is not n generous man, probably not a
just one. Slum also tho man who has a
sure euro for every ill, and is always ready
to promise that ho can help you; who
boasts of his wonderful cures, and never
owns a failure; who la always talking
nlwtit his cures, and telling whut a heavy
business ho does. His stock in trade is
bluif and brug. And slum the positive
man, who has a ready answer to overy
question, who can tell exactly what tho
matter is, how it was caused, and what
tho result will bo. Ho knows too much
to lie honest. Medicine Is not n positive
science, and whero thero are so many ele
ments of uncertainty, it Is not in human
naturo to know the end from tho begin
ning. Demorcst's Monthly.
The Slav's I.ovii of Music.
The Bohemian Dvorak relates In nn au
tobiographical sketch that In his country
every child must study music. "Tho law
enacting this is old; it wns once repenlod,
but is in force again. Herein I consider
lies one great secret of tho natural talent
for music in my country. Our national
tunes and chorals came, us It were, from
tho very heart of tho peoplo, and beautiful
things they were. I Intend somo day
writing an oratorio into which I shall
lntroduco some of these chorals. Tho
Slavs all lovo music. They may work nil
day in the fields, but they are always sing
ing, and the true musical spirit burns
bright within them. How they lovo tho
dance, too! On Sunday, when church is
over, they begin tlielr muslo und dancing,
and often keep It up without cessation till
early in tho following morning. Each
vlilago has its baud of elghta or ten
musicians." Homo Journal.
I'xerolio for II our t DUensw.
The mlstako Is frequently mado of nd
vising subjects of heart disease to keep
absolutely quiet. This Is all wrong.
Kxerolse in moderation is beneficial, nnd
protracts the course of tho tlUatuo. Tho
musotilar siilmtiuice of the heart, like all
other iniuclea, needs exercise, und must
have it, otherwise It nannot keep up Its
nutrition to the hlghcut point po.slble.
IuCml, PrnfeMior Oui tel gnua 80 far as to
iwjoininonil inoiiiituln climbing ut tho best
form of oxuruUo for thene riuea. It may
lie that thin In going n Utile too fur, but
I here pftii ho no quMlon ux to the bouetlU
to be had from moderate uxercUu In IhU
cu of t.uii,(JgbeJ)uiiiocrU
TFiANSFORiVii-'D,
I
IIP was a swineherd, no the story rnrn,
I'ucmith ninl nnd. Kit with a throbbing heartt
Wlin. when lie saw her ss along tho way,
MirnlA, I ho king's child, devout ami fair.
Could not hut fall upon her jiatli and cry.
Fair lady! may I look upon your faco?
And k his rudeness vanlsh't, and the man.
Smitten to life, as by the hand of Jove,
BfHirgMitied In thouuht : lost nil hln former Rolfc
Thus. In n trice, before her lienuty's bill.
Became a Poet' "TIs n li)-end old,
Writ in the chronicle, of Mnhrnknd.
(Jilbert l. Knaprx
Ivtj rt Looking for I.lboU.
There is another nnd not a small class
of lawyers who industriously peruso the
columns of the press in quest of oppor
tunities to advise the bringing of suits for
libel against a paper that may havo men
tioned somebody's namo in an uncompli
mentary way. I know of a recent case
where a paragraph spoko somewhat dis
paragingly of a friend of mine. Tho next
morning when he got to his office he
found a dozen notes from as many at
torneys lying upon his desk. Ho opened
them, and each contained a slip of tho
paragraph in question and all urging him
to bring suit and ottering their services.
He had not read tho article, and knew
nothing of It until ho opened the bids,
each nnd every ono of which pronounced
the paragraph an outrage, lleforo he
had read half of them ho wns boiling over
with indignation against the publisher?
Visions of sweet revenge nnd heavy
damages fairly danced before his aggra
vated eyes, lio Immediately determined
upon bringing suit, and cam" to mo for ad
vice ns to which of the bidders ho should
pelect to heal his wounded feelings nnd
1111 his not overly plethoric purse. I ex
plained to him tho glorious uncertainties
of tho law and dissuaded him from hie
contemplated course. Philadelphia News.
Tho Littleness of Mnu.
There aro 1,400.000,000 peoplo living on
tho planet which wo inhabit. And yetl
thero Is now and then a mnn who won
ders what tho rest of us will do when ho
dies. Thero nre people in "society" who
honestly think that all the world closes
Its eyes when they lio down to sleep.
Thero nre men who fear to act according;
to their own convictions, because perhaps
ten persons in a crowd of 1, -100, 000, 000
will laugh at them. Why, if a man could,
only realize every moment what a hus
tling, busy, fussy, important littlo atom
he is in all this great ant hill of import-1
ant, fussy littlo atoms, every day ho'
would regard himself less, and think still
less of thu other molecules in the corraL
Robert J. Burdotto in New Y'ork Star.
A (".rent IMocii of I. nek.
"Ah! how d' jo do, Joues? I hud thm
greatest piece of luck last night."
"How so?"
"Why, you see, ono of my tenement!
houses burned down" I
"You don't moan it! Did the fmlllet
get out in safety!1"
"No, I believe a fow of them weri
burned to death. Hut that's neither hore,
nor there. I was going to tell you nbouat
my good luck. Iliad intended to put in'
ti tiro escape this very week tho papers?
aro making such a fuss, you know and
it would havo cost mo $100. I've save. -that
now. How's thut for luckP'
Boston Transcript.
i
Vuslilnc Trndn Too Fur. I
"You must push matters a llttlt
James," said tho druggist to the new boy.t
"By calling ii customer's uttentlon to this'
nrtlclo nnd that article yoa can often'
effect sales."
"Yes, sir," responded the now boy, audi
then ho hastened to wnit ou an elderly
fetnalo who wanted ft stump.
"Anythln' elso, mumf" inquired then
i ambitious boy, polltoly; "hair dyo, cos
mctlc, faco powder, rheumatic drops, bel
ladonna, mole destroyer"
The elderly female licked tho stamp
viciously und left tho door open as shi
wcut out. Texas Sittings.
The Oriiiluate's Negligence.
School Girl Mamma, my head fichea
bo I can't seo tho figures any moro. Woa'e
you do this sum?
Mamma (looking over tho problem) -I
don't know how, dear.
"Why, grandma said you graduated,
with tho highest honors."
"Yes, I did. I could havo answered,
any question in tho books then; bat 1'
can't now."
"Havo tho books changed?"
"No, but after leaving school I negli
gently allowed my head to stop aching."
Ouiuha. World.
Ho Drew the Line.
Minister (discussing religions matters)
Of course, Mr. Hendricks, ono can be
too narrow in his ideas regurdiug tho ob
servance of the Subbath, but thero Is
fishing, for instance Do you think it id
right to fish on Sunday!1
Mr, Hendricks (evasively) Well or
I think 1 would draw tho lino at dsuintt
on Sunday. Texas Sittings.
After the Storm.
Jinks (who has just slipped nnd tarn
bled down tho front stops) Never mind,
old fellow. Guess I'm not hurt much.
How do I lookf
Blinks Never looked more natural ia,
your llfo.
J I nks Impossible l
Blinks I tell you it is so. You lookt
just liko your rolled self.
I'xplalncd ly Hrlonco,
Science has ut last furnished an un
answerable reason why very youug men'
know so much more than old ones. The
brain decreases In weight with age. It ini
heaviest between tho ages of 1-1 nnd 20.
The old gontlcmen should now get oft tha
baud wagon as gracefully as their Kg
will permit. Denver Republican.
Didn't UultM Undurstand.
Tobacconist Customer Tho llfl-ure ot
tho Indian is nil right aud true to nature,
but I don't understand why you put that
bottlo of rum In hi hand,
Hln Sculptor Hvckon you've iwver
teen a lire Injun, bow, Ttil Bit.