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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1891)
. BLIND LOVE. What Is Jiy lovef not I myself do tnoir, Its bound and limit stretching far and irid Until the orient gates of dawn unbar And darkness llees before the morning's glow. It Is a mighty sea where on I go Sinking no lead, but following a star Athwart Its darkened w aves. Its shallows at fitlll secret like iU hidden rocks below. How dare I ask for light? Perhaps I drift Even now upon sharp, hungry reefs. Tcrchanc When w ith the sun the shades of night shall lift I. towed by the mad tempest, shall bemoan The old uncertainty, the bless'd Ignorance Man is not happiest when the truth is known. Sydney Herbert l'ierson in The Journalist. HAGAR'S TEAK. "Kaddour-Ben-Aieb, jeweier of Kalr-el-Diun, the cruel sultan of Algiers, on tho Moorish coast that runs from Tunis to the kingdom of Tafilct, part of tho em pire of Morocco, was sleeping tho sleep of the just. "His bed was made upon a mat of Fass, soft and warm, and his head reposed upon n pillow embroidered with gold, for tho jeweler of the cruel sultan was rich and of great renown. 'Kaddour slept a sleep calm and happy, through which, as the hours wore on, ran a beautiful and blissful dream. Ho dreamed in this beautiful dream that an angel had descended to him from tho country of Allah to demand of him a hun dred thousand collars of pearls, emeralds, topazes and rubies, with which to clasp the graceful throats of the houris, whoso sight rejoiced tho eves of tho saints and tho elect in tho IJlesaed Dejemaa, tho Mohammedan paradise. "All at once, through tho sileuco of tho nitrht, rudely dispelling this wotider f ul vision, a voico called to him: " 'Kaddour! Kaddour-15en-AiebP "And tho jeweler, still delivered over to his beautllul dreaming, leaped to his feet, wyiiu; uloud: " 'Yes, Lord, yes! Is it thou whocallest mer' "But as ho opened his eyes and saw nothing but his chamber filled with a strange and blinding radiance, ho began to tremble convulsively and his teeth to chatter in his head. " 'Fear nothing,' cried tho voice again; 'fear nothing. Jeweler Kaddour-Ben-Aieb. I am the king of tho Genii, created of a subtlo fire, as thou Unowest from tho teachings of tho Koran, and it was I who sentthuo tho dream thou hast had to pre- Earo theo for my coming. Thy renown ath come even to me. 1 hear thou art an Incomparable artist; that none can equal theo in tho arranging of rare gems and precious metals, and that tho works that como from thy hands uro veritable mas terpieces of art and skill.' " 'I am unworthy, U, Seigneur!' cried Kaddour, humbly prostrating himself be fore tho spot whence the voico sounded, and striking tho earth with his brow, 'I am unwomiy ot thy nattering eulogies; I am but a poor jVwekr, the last of tho workers of my prutossiun.' " 'Thy humility pleases mo,' replied tho kiugof the Genii," -uiid but adds another to tho virtues I have heard of thee. I havo como, however, to givo an order that must bo executed immediately for a collar of tluo pearls of the greatest purity. Show mo thy .stock.' "Kaddour hurried to obey, going with all diligenco to open his coffers, closed by triple locks, and to spread beforo tho royal customer his stores of gems and metals. " 'Bah!' and tho king for by this timo tho voico had becomo a liandsomo and knightly pvrsonage made a face of dis appointment, "th y aro not what I wish; have you nu.hiuj better to show me'' " 'No, my lord,' said Kaddour, tho sweat of despair moistening his brow; 'nothing flso than these whieii 1 use in my work lor tho sultan.' " 'Humph! the sultan! My collar must surpass tho sultan o, and be made of pearls fromhunian tears. Hj. h ssly puroat that, and sincere; none of t... j that ruu from anger, envy, jealousy i.ialice.' " 'Alas, my lord!' responded tho jew eler, all disconcerted, '1 am ready to do thy bidding, but how shall I recognizo if tho tears thou hast directed mo t j collect for theo havo tho requisite purity, and even when 1 havo recognized them, how arrango them into pearls for a collarl' " 'lteadily; take this!' handing Kad dour a tiny whitish pebble. 'It is tho touchstone of human sorrow and tears. Every timo thou approachest a tear, if that tear bo pure, it will chaugo into a perfect pearl; if impure, Into a drop of mud, black, and nauseous. Get theo to work at once, fov to-morrow night I ro turn for my collar, and also to see if thou hast tho address and skill that hast been ascribed theo.' "Saying this, tho king of tho Genii faded "from sight, leaving Kaddour-Ben-Aieb open mouthed with astonishment from all that ho had seen aud heard. " 'But how,' ho pondered, 'how shall I go about gotting these tears to form this collarV and suddenly tho idea camo to him. Ho lighted his lamp, seated him belf at his tiiblo and began to composo a. number of placards, wiiuu completed run ning thus: "Kaddour-naa-Alel), Jeweler of tho tultan, I'ureliase:. liumaa tears 1 douro apiece. "Tho first pink rays of tho morning wero showing themselves upon tho horizon as tho work of distributing tho placards in all tho public squares aud nailing them to tho walls of tho houses was ended. Ho roturned to his dwelling then as hastily as ho had left it, to mako his ablutions, eay his prayers and seat himself cross legged on tho bench of hh boutiquo to await tho result of hi.i proclamation. , "Soon for ho did not wait long, you may bo sure from ull parts of tho city tho people began to como, first in twos and threes, then in hundreds, jostling and crowding to his dwclliug; Spaniards, Maltcso, Italians, Moors, Arab-, Kabrlcs and Jews; merchants, mechanics, fisher men, slaves and ovon usurers a crowd that swayed and murmured liko tho sea beforo that queer, entrancing announce ment. A douro for each single tear would mako tho poorest wealthy! ! "At last a usurer, woll known for avarice, bad faith and harduoss of heart, spurred by cupidity, advanced to tho boutiquo. " 'Is it true, Kaddour,' said he, 'that thou payest a douro Rpleco for tear?' " 'It Is true; but know woll, O Levi Abraham, in easi uine eyes are still ranabloof furnishiiuf tliom. that tho tears I ptirCiiaSO mUhl UO pure, OlUUrwuu I lata ur, ouiu uu, lur uy ia rm ui siuuu wiy thorn not.' fQlllt "at" be"1 mfflcieutly expiated. "Tho usurer hesitaiod a little, but van And thou, Kaddour.' he continued, turn qulkhod by hU greed of guln, ontored bug to tho Jeweler, 'iu making this collar . . . , V .r.i. linallv und seated himself betide the mcr chant. NevertheleM hi cvet were dry, a,d had heeu dry hlure childhood, for a ibouKiuU sorrow cunt imUui, even ier fiUttl oao, bud Uu uneUo to more him. In truth, wm tmionujt or now to cry. tat to bring the ter fur "htelj he lottfuJ l&UBf aV' W4 W eat Urn struggled with all his might, pinching himself In tho tenderest places, tearing his hair an.l mnklng a hundred useless grimaces, to tho delight of tho crowd always increasing on tho outsldo. In do fault of other sentiments, rngo and despair at last had tho desired effect. Two drops of molstnro sparkled upon his eyelashes. Alas, two drops of moisture quickly changed to black and nauseous mud I " 'Go to, wicked dog, go to!' cried tho Jeweler, augrily, thrusting tho rascal to the sill of the door. 'I know thine eyes, whence havo como but looks of hatred, covetousness and envy, would bring forth naught but drops of impurity. Go to, I cay!' and Levi Abraham, his tears abun dant enough now, yet only tears of regret and spite, took to his heels and lied away, pursued by tho derisive laughter of tho people. "So one now, in the face of tho usurer's fate, would tempt a similar experience Kaddour was soon alone upon his mat aud tho street as quiet as at the hour of prayer. " 'In tho wholo of Algiers,' ho cried aloud, and lamenting, 'not a single pure and honest tear, nothing but water from the currents of self Interest, envy, hatred and malice, and drawn from hearts torn by avarice and greed of gainl 1 see well that I shall have to renounce the making of tho king of tho Genii's collar, foruover shall 1 liud tears of requisite purity!' " 'And thou believest It, Kaddour,' cried a voico besido him a voico this timo that was both mocking and scornful; 'thou believest it? Verily, my friend, thou grievest thyself for every little thing! I had thought theo far more cour ageous and inventive." "Courageous! inventive! dismayed! tho Mussulman looked about him his royal customer had doubtless forgotten some thing and returned ahead of timo. " 'Who speaketli?' ho cried; 'is it thou, my lord? And thou art where?' "" 'At thy feet,' replied the voico; 'stoop pick me up.' "Kaddour stooped, and there in the dust of tho floor perceived a pearl, a pearl of tho most extraordinary size, purity of color aud luster. " 'Pick mo up!' it cried; 'pick mo up at once I' "Kaddour, trembling in every limb, did as ho was told, bit to ward oil "evil influ ences and guard himself from occult pow ers began to re?lto in a high voico tho profession of fuKh of his race 'La 1 ah ha il allah on Mo'.iamed Itassotil Allah' God is God and Mahomet is the messenger of God. " 'Fear nothing, Kaddour,' continued tho pearl. 1 havo no intention of doing theo evil; on tho contrary, to givo theo counsel that will help theo out of thy embarrassment. 1 ask in return only to bo allowed to ligtuo among tho pearls with which thou wilt form tho collar.' " 'Willingly,' cried tho jeweler, his heart comforted by tho wortls; 'but first tell mo who thou art. for 1 am not accus tomed to havo tho metals and precious stones on which 1 work converse with me.' " 'I am one of tho Genii.' responded tho other, "and for !!,0U0 years anil over I havo been imprisoned witli this pearl, but I merited the punishment for my hard ness of heart and neglect of duty. It camo about when Ilagar was sent into tho wilderness by Abraham, under the com mand of Sarah, and lien tho poor soul helplessly wandered in t ho desert, hold ing by the hand the little Ishmael. Per ishing, as you know, with hunger, fa tigue and thirst, they were at last com pelled to stop, and Ilagar, to spare her self tho sight of her dyhii child, flung herself upon the ground and buried her face in tho sands. 1 was near them; I saw and heard it all; but my heart was stone; my ears indiiTerent, aiid, though I know that water was near them, and could easily havo directed them to it, I held my peace in my pride of Genii, which forbade my going to tho assistance of tho human race. Ah. well, it was then that Allah, more merciful than I, had pity upon them and sent his angel to succor Ilagar aud her dying child, and afterward to punish inc.' " " 'Thou didst yield to pride,' tho angel said to me, 'to prido instead of duty. Thy heart was adamant, thy ears as one deaf to the cries of misery and need. For thy sin Allah curses thee, and solids theo for a prison, tliii.'and ho showed mo, trembling upon tho tip of his linger, a glittering tear. 'Ilagar,' ho added, 'tho first of those tears shed when sho bo lieved Ishmael was dying tears it was thy duty to have stopped from flowing. Thou shalt never como out from it until tho king of tho Genii, thy chief, shall inadver tently lay his hand "upon thto." For all these years, therefore, I havo endured my punishment, but with thy assistance, Kaddour, this evening I regain my lib erty. Place mo among tho pearls in tho collar thou art going to mako for my mas tor, and tho tiling is done. " 'Agreed!' said Kaddour, 'but givo mo tho cousel promised.' " 'I will givo it," replied tho other, 'hut thou shouldst havo known, thyself, that puro and honest tears aro never bought nor sold. If thou wouldst find them, run tho quarters of tho poor, where they suffer and despair; listen at tho doors, and when thou hearest sobs, complaints and groans, enter! Consolo tho unfortunate, minglo thy tears with theirs, and thero will como to theo moro than ample measure of tho gems demanded by my king. Lay mo asido now, and get theo to thy work!' "Kaddour obeyed, slipped his feot into his baboutJics, 'thoso beautiful red and yellow foot coverings from tho lasts of Morocco and Tunis, and went out. As ho followed tho advico of tho genie, when ho returned at tho going to bed of tho sun, his eyes were 1 mi l swollen from tho tears of compassion shed by him in com forting tho poor ami miserable, but tho cabuchin of his burnous was filled with pearls of tho greatet t steo and beauty. "Tho collar comjlctel was indeed a magnificent affair, thivo iv.vs deep, tho 'Tear of Ilagar,' tho mastcrpleco of tho collection, forming tho heart of a btar that bound tho rows together. Aivl scarcely was it douo when tho dwelling lllled witu light as on tho previous night, and tho king was beforo him. " 'Behold, my lord," said Kaddour, plac ing it in his hand, 'behold thy collar finished!' '"Beautiful! Exquisite! This ono in particular,' and tho king placod his finger on tho confer pearl, hutantly tho gem opened, and the captlvo gonio fell upon hia knees before hh royal master, who lifted and tenderly drew hint to hi3 breast. 'Ilosnmo thy place among thy broth t.M .A ,r... I... .1.. .-ill I a . l. iiiuu, tvu, uafei lumrueu n iummiu mi uw tiufruUh the real from the feigned Mir row to kuow for thyself how Utter aro the twin of misery. But tby heart U good, for thy first impulk, when them dtul know the Mtcret, was to uole tho wtaermole ul to weep with thoee who i ww WBMe vw wrfjcv iv swi, mu .wu lesson, for Allah's heart is opon to thoso who aro charitable, and cousiderato of the mlsfortuuen of others ' "When Kaddour lifted his head ngaln, bowed unon his breast in shamo for du ties so long neglected, the genio had gone, and tho floor of his boutique had literally disappeared under a thick caqwt of diamonds, pearls and precious stones. "Whilo Kaddour lived, and through tho lesson ttiught him by 'Hagar's Tear,' misery was banished from Algiers, and when ho died, as he did without issuo. ho left his wealth to bo divided among tho poor and needv. "Thrico blesseil aro tho children and tho children's children of the truly faithful." Cincinnati Knqulrer. The Stray Dtigt of ltixtnn. After being taken in the luckless fou: footed prisoner is conveyed to headquar ters, where ho is put In a pen with ti lot I of other yelping unfortunates and kept I until 'J o'clock tho same afternoon and no longer. If a cur ho is promptly executed i at that hour; if a valuable animal his owner, who is always notified, invariably calls in timo to save tho poor creature's bacon. Tho process by which tho victims aro eventually disposed of Is adopted for such purposes nowhere elso than in Bos ton. In point of refinement as might bo expected in this highly civilized metropo lis it is far ahead of the systems prac ticed elsewhere. For instance, in Phila delphia tho straydo'ts are suffocated with charcoal fumes. 'walking abotit in stifling agonies for t wo or three minutes before they finally succumb. In New York they are lowered by the cageful into tho river and drowned. In Cincinnati their brains aro dashed out with an ax, save only the puppies and other little fellows, which arojieized by their hind legs and, smashed ngainst a post. Shooting and various unpleasant styles of inflicting tho capital penalty aro In vogue hero and there, but only In tho modern Athens is this sort of tiling per formed on a scienti.ically merciful basis. A poison of Vo deadly a naturo that a few grains would kill a human being as quickly as a rifle bullet through the heart, is tho solo destructive agent administered. Each cur. as its turn comes, is held firmly between tho operator's knees, its jaws forced open, and between them is poured down the beast's throat a teaspoonful or less of a white powder. Tho condemned gives hut one gasp and is dead us a door nail. In this manner no less than ?rt) good for nothing hrt'tes were disposed of as the dentists say, without pain last mouth in this city. !oston Cor. Chicago Tribune flirting uitli an Kiillliwouiun. I becamo interested in the conversation of tho young Boston man anil tho haugh ty Englishwoman who sat besido him. Tho Boston man had grown plain! ivo. "What always strikis me," ho said, thoughtfully, as ho turned his liandsomo and boyish face toward tho stalwart girl besido him, "is (lie coldness and apathy of English ladies." "Heally," said the girl, looking into tho Bostonian's big eyes wit li a stony stare, in which there was just a trace of admi ration. I forgot to say that tho youngster Is a tremendous masher on both sides of the water, and what is moro important a thoroughly good fellow at that. "Yes," ho said, "it takes years and years for an American to lind out whether an Englishwoman likes him or not. You, for instance, though 1 havo known you for a year, met you twenty or thirty times, stopped at jour liottso, and all that, you still talk to mo about the weather, anil look at mo with tho air of a countess examining tho points of a fox terrier for whom sho has no sort of admi ration." "It's such a ghastly thing," said tho girl, with just a trace of a caressing look in her eyes, "to show ones feelings." Then sho blushed. "Well, if Englishwomen." said tho youngster, beaming back at her happily, "were a little moro plmstly, tlioj' would bo a thousand times n.oro lovable." Then ho blushed, too. They glanced up, caught mo in tho act of eavesdropping, aud I joined in. Blakely Hall in The Ar gonaut. To M hii Your Own lVrfunien. Our grandmothers well knew tho do light of steal.w.g tho perfume from tho flowers, and their "still room," where wero all conveniences for this, was a part of tho machinery of every homo. In our country vast quant it i. of flowers go to waste and wo send to Franco for our per fumes, yet nothing is easier nor moro womanly than to make tho perfumes from llowers which wo use. Into a largo, flat, clean earthenware vessel pour somo purified fat lard and suet mixed, warmed sufficiently to mako it liquid. Throw Into It as many scented flowers of ono kind as it will contain. Let remain twenty-four hours covered, then strain off tho fat and add moro llowers, ropoat- lug tlio process overv day tor a wcclc. Tho method of liberating this essenco of flowers from tho fat is very simplo. Per mit it to harden, cut it into small cubes and put Into spirits of wino. Tho dell cato odor Immediately transfers itself from tho coarse fat to"tho spirituous sol vent, and such a strength of perfume is procured with little trouble as would cost a great deal at a perfumer's. "S. S. E. M." in Chicago Herald. Amoii;; I't-oplo of I'o-t of Spain. Ashore, through a great sablo swarm ing and a tempest of creolo chatter, Into warm, narrow, yellow streets. Whlto faces llavo begun to look almost unearthly; and ono leels, In a totally novel way, tho dignity of a whlto skin. When a' white faco does show itself It usually appears under tho shadow of an Indian helmet; it is formidably bearded, austere tho countenanco of ono accus tomed to command. Against tho black and fantastic ethnic background of these queer little worlds, this calm, strong, bearded, aquiliuo English (fco takes heroic outlino, grandloso relief; j-ou iu voluntarily murmur to yournelf, with prido of race: "I also am of such blood as these!" Lafcadio Ileara iu Harper's Magazine Conntart Jur of Walking. Tho constant jar of walking on city pavements can Ikj prevented bj' Imitating naturo. Tho human heel is covered with an elastic pad. Now, us to walk barefoot would bo out of tho question, it is sug gested that wo replace tho hard boot heel with ono made of elastic rubber. It would co3t but a fow cents a month to keep In repair aud would Iwvo tho additional ad vantago of lessening tho noise of hurry ing feet and preventing, to an oxtont, broken bonos hi the wintor. Homo Jour nal. Woxlrii Structure Sufrt A cert M of oarthquake In Ruaalan Turkoman lust year tleatroyeil 1,(00 stono b4ll(?!ugi without MriMMly lujftrifti.' woodou ttruetum Arkannaw Truvuiiir. LeWI lMbl lui.t ..i t Pjwfttl UlM H WMl. - t,IU fell ft FARM AND GARDEN The Proper Application of Mean ure. HAYING IN WET WEATHER. Manuring and Enriching1 Properly the Soil is tho Foundation of Successful Farming. To successfully keep up the fertility of n farm while cultivatitu; it is foniethine; that lies very near the foundation of sci entific agriculture. And farmers who understand this principle best and prac tice it most are, other tuiuga being equal, most prosperous. Properly manuring and enriching the soil is the foundation of successful farm ing, and is deserving of the farmer's careful attention. The time once was when there was an abundance of rich virgin soil, when farmers could with some excuse neglect the saving and man ufacturing of manures with which to fertilize their fields, and crop failures were seldom heard of. Hut such a con dition of things, especially with much of the country, is past; there is a very great difference now, and a failure to a greater or less extent of crops is almost sure to follow, unless the very best niodee of fertilization and cultivation be adopted. We advocate fall tiuuturiu) where it is to bo served to land by broad casting, if over a hrni sui soil and fairly level land, but not till in the spring il on verj porous oils and hillsides. Nei ther is" it a waste to manure thus or in excess of crop", unless on open or randy soils. But it is not usually the best econ omy to make, heavy applic itions, except it be to bring up exhausted lands, iu ox cess of the doiiiands of the crop. For with the fanner, as with the tradesman or merchant, he wants quick returns on his investments; therefore, he should apply just what he thinks the crop needs, and this over as much ground as can be well cultivated. If too much fertility be gained by ex ec ve tnanuring and tho season Ikj moist ami favoring larire growth, timin crope especially may le injured by this over feeding of the plant. There is forced an extra growth of stalk or straw, which usually falls down, and tho seed is time prevented from properly filling and ma turing. We once sowed to wheat a small field, which before clearing had been the feed ing place for stock of various kinds for years, their droppings rotting and min gling with the soil, and which was cleared, the ground well prepared and sown; tho result was an extraordinary crop of straw the stalks in many places grew to the height of seven feet and not over twelve bushels of medium fine wheat lo the acre. The field was after wards taxed with the growth of two crops of tobacco, then again sown to wheat, and tho yield was nearly twenty bushels per acre. We attributed the first result to too grent nuinurial stimulant in tho soil. An excessive quantity of rich manure put in the hill for instance, say a peck of hen manure iu the hill for melons and if a moist season follow, an excess of vines with little or no fruit is likely to be the result. But tho manure well intermixed with the soil in tho fall, or even very early in the spring, then the tesult will be not only thrifty vines, but fine fruit na well. As limnitreH made on the farm are of very unequal values, they should be thoroughly mixed together before apply ing to the land or crops. Some manures are very rich in ono element, and somo in others, and for the most part tho richer tho elements contained tho less bulky they are, as, for instance, hen ma nure ; anil, on the contrary, tho more bulky the less value in fertility. For this reason it is difficult to apply tho less bulky, rich manures economically to hind; hence it is advisable to compost them with the more bulky, such as barn yard manures; the rich elements will soon leaven tho ontiro heap, ami thus the richer innnuro can bo evenly distrib uted over a larger surface than it could 1)0 if in smaller bulkj otherwise, too, the less rich manure might bo cast upon the most sterile soil, where the best is needed. As to applying manure in the hill, this method according to our experienco is not safe as a rule. It is better that the manure used on all crops should he thoroughly mixed with the soil lather than in the hill, especially if in quantity or in lumps, foi it soon dries out when the rains slop; then it injures rather than benefits tho crop. Besides, somo manures are too strong for young plants. They do not need so much nourishment at the start; but. when they have at tained some size and have sent out root lets all through the soil, then tiiey de mand plant food iu abundance, and if it has been well incorporated with the soil, it will be found ami taken up. Howlnir Hunk wheat. Buckwheat is tho latest of the grains to lo sown. It matures quickly, and should It Ihj sown when spring grains nre, or even at corn or potato-planting time, it would blossom during the hot test weather, and then could not (ill well. Sowing too late exposes it to dan ger from frosts, though for a miinlier of years fall frosts have done little damage to this crop. A moro important joi lit than anything else is to havo the grain como up quickly and mako an oven stnnd. One-half bushel of seed peracro is thick enough, and if on rich ground ono peck is enough, as the plant spreads and tills best when not crowded for room. It Is much more ofton sown too thickly thrtH otherwise. Ilnrlni; In Wet WVntlirr. It would seem that with modern facil ities for cutting grassquicklyand getting it into cook it ought to bo more easy to preserve it in good order than in the olden times of scythes and hand rakes. We suspect, however, that so much more hoy 1h now cut than formerly that the difficulty of curing iu wet weuther is littlo diminished. Ono modern appli ance should, however, l In every hay fariuur's possession, ami that Is a sulli cient niuuljor of hay cups to put under cover nil the buy likely to li In tint field t ono time. 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I tn tlil pp'at work have been named It la r vaat atorehouae of useful and entertalnlnK knowledge unqneatlon ably of the let aud moat vahiablo worka over publlolied In any land or language. No homeahouM b wlUi out I Cltlu work to bo cimaulted overy day with regard to the various pertw'ng queatlntia that conataatlr arlatt t i writing aud converaatlon, by tho farmer and houaewlfo la their dally dutlaand puiiults, aud forcoe. Kuuou reading uo work la more oulertaluiuf orlmtructtve. Grand Premium Offer to Subscribers to the Scout. r Ily'spei'lnl (irnuiKi'incnt with tliu puhlUhor of tho Mammoth Cyci.oimidia. wenr onnhli-d lo ni(k our milmrriherH mill rondorx tho follHwliiK cxtrnonllimry oiler: W will .mid tin: Mammoth Cyu.op.hdia, complete in four volumes, us ubove deseriktd all postotir firrjxnil, ulso Tun Okkiion Sscoi'T for onk vuah, k;ioi receipt of mxlu a SA, which is but 71 cents more than our reaulnr subscription price, so that you practically net this larfe and valuable work Jor the trijling sui of 75 cents, Thtn In n great, otlor, a woudei fill bargain, and It in a pleasure to im to lu cimlilcd to ntl'ord our readers ho iciiiarkalilu an opportunity. Through this oxtraordluary otlVr we hope to largely inrr,ft'(i our ciictilalion. I'Iuhho lull all your frlenda Mint 1 liny can get the Mammoth ( vci.oi'.hiiia In four voIiiiuch, wllh a year'H hiiliHorlpllou to our paper, for only SS.Jft IVrfect Kiitlnfaction Ih guarautot'd to all who tako advantagoof thmirrcfit iTt'inluin olVcr. Theme whoc xuU'crlplloim havo not. yut xplrod who ronow now will reeulvu the Mammoth Cvt'i.oiMCDiA at once, an-l their Hiihxcrlpl Ions will he extonde one year from date of xplraihui. The Mammoth (.'yci.op.wdia will nUo le pciv free to any one Mending iih a club of three yearly HubHcrltioru to our paper, nco panted with l&0 in audi. AddrcHH ull letteru: -. ' The Oregon Scout, Union, Or. CRAND PREEVHUM OFFER! J SET OF THCE WORKS BF CHARLES DICKENS, ciiAitixs DICKKN8. Bot of DiiltciiH' woikti which wo ofltir ai b iiromiiiin to our HiilMorlliiH Ih liandnomoly printed fiom entiiifly new plutt-M, wi h now type Tlie twoivn voluincB cont.iin tho following world-famous work, uach ouo of which is pule IImIiciI cut le'e, unchanged, and absolutely unabrtdgeil : DAVID COPPER FIELD, MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, NICHOLAS NICKELBY, DOMBEY AND SON, BLEAK HOUSE, LITTLE DORRIT, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, PIOKWICK PAPERS, Tlio Ixivn uro without quoHtinn thn uumt fainnim novels that wuro over written. For n ntmrlcr of u contiiry tiiey liavo licon colohraUitl in overy nook and corner of llio oivilir d world. Yot thero uro tlintiHaniU ot ImmcM in Auionoa not yut supplied with a set of Dickon, tliniiHual IiIk'i cost of tho iMMiks proventiiiK pooplo in moderate circumstances Irom eiiJoyioR tins luxury J)ut now, owing to tlio im of modern improved printing, folding and aiitcliinK maclilnoiy, uiu exirmneiy low price 01 wiutn papor, ami inu groai coiiiihhiuou in ino ooim trade, wo aro enabled to offer to our snbscriliorH and readors a sot of Dickens' works at . price wliie.h all cm h ft' nil to pay, of the giuat uuthor's woiks. Kvury home Our Great Offer to Subscribers to the SCODT. HV will send the Kntiuk Hkt or Dickknh' W'oiikh, in twki.vk volvhek, as alo t described, nil jiostuue. prepaid lnj ourselves, idsit TllH f)KON tcotiT for ONH TK it upon receipt of wii.OO, which is onliM ends more than the reyulur subscript i a price of this paper. Oar rvnirrn, therefore, iiuiiitlcully get ii not of Dickuim' woito tn twelve voluinuM for only 5tl cent. This H tlio grainiest premium over ollered. I u to till limn a nut of Dli'kuiitt' W'tUm Iihx usiuil y U-en $i0 or more. Tell ull jcui frlendn llint limy ran tcei n hi( of DlcUoim' vvorkM In twelve voliiiiies, with u jei.' HiihHi'ripiloii to I'iik Oni:ii()N f-i niiT I u- nnlt fctt.OO. r-ulncribjiiow mid get thlHgr at premium. If your nulw, rliill'in li is n il vei expired, It will niiike no dllleroii' e, loi it wili he (ixteiided one yt itr from date of exprHtin. We will it I so give a net of Dlcl;ji an nUive, free nnd poiiimld, tinnv one Hoiidlng im a club of two yeurly tmbscrlU'i, nrrjiiipjinliiil with !J.H lit cit-h. AddrenH THE OREGON SCOUT, Union, Or. . w.e w j ttf vieui.l IN TOUR VOLUMES. A GreaJ and Wonderful Work, oosTiisisa 2,176 Pages inn 620 Beautiful Illustrations! Tim Mammoth rtci-np.iPiA bu bn poW lULfil to mret lb mint of tti mftMe for ft unlvrra1 compendium of knowIrifCP, prattle!, uefUt, scientific ml iftttfrnl. The work U putv tinned complete In four Uric unit tifcmJnom Tnlumf. cnmrrlln a InIM nf 2,ITf rff" In proftiofly iitrairt! wltliWHautltiilfnicraT Iurn Tlinurtu(l of dollars Imr tifen eipndJ to tt'ftke till the mnt complete, Ttliuht n4 u Refill work for themt.Me eer published. It ta a work for ererjbody man, woman and hlld. In eTerr occupation or walk In lire. Th nub tntice and practical utility of twentr ordtnarr TolumeA Aim comprint In thee four, ami m tepleta in the work with knowledge of iftrf kind, no filled 1 It with uelul hint nnd helpful ffUKtrtlon, that we fully believe that In tutty home to which It Miall find Itn war It will noon com to be regarded a worth It weight In (told. For want of apace we can only briefly eummar Ite a mi alt portion of thecootentiof thta ire at worV, a follow a CMntM, Jrn"' Iti pr1' India, Africa, MiHt"rt FattitltK, leettiiil, Itotnm llnrmtti, tti NtuJwIeh Ufo4, Hertlt, Kiflrtrlft, Tartar; Ctihrntrt int TutiU, th Artfc, TiirhB, HMlct , Pouih Anifrlfuni, Amtrtai Indltac, Irrp Main, 8tntfie, AttTiilntiui, NrftUott HrmUHi. BIm. IttlUtH, (lrttkii, flultni, HlbtrliDa, AfKham. rtrtLtoa, Monlrrn, AuttrilUht, hulifttlin, SlottUtif, ete , io. M 4 FACT IT HE". In Ihla Rrmt wnrk I 1m 4mHW kdsI ttiumaua th aria ml frffiof j rlnllnc. ttreirp. bookblnttlni, wool cncrlii(, 1tibrahj,t'hiKrtrrert printing, pland niaklni, tieh rtuktnir, ftt making, t tuanufturt of el)k, Iron, atl, ilait, china, rrfumtry, Itathtr, atarch, wall paper, turpntln. poatal card, ptur tampi) mlopM, (na, panelli, neMIra, and many thtr thing, nil of wMeb will b found peculiarly Inlereitiac a4 Instructive, rOUEMIN riHMirCTff. Intreatlng4efrlplln, IIU trttM, of th eulturit and rtPtatlon for market of te,eflHt, choolte( cotton, flat, hmp, augar, rlc. mttmagi, lv gingr, cinnamon, alliplce, rrT?t eoooanuta, ptnaappi, bav auaa.prunea, datra, ratilui, Pii, ellreo, lntlrubtxr, Ju perch, cork, tampUor, caitor oil, tapioca, t., ttt. NATHltVI. HISTORY. InletNtlng and tnatmetle. doaorlptfom, accompanied by tltumatlone, of rtumerou heuia, MrJi, flha and Inaecta, wltatuuoh our lout lulotroatlou rf try ing thlr llf aul nablta, lAU. Tn Ml moth CfCtoranuti aU a enmptet taw took, Ull In m try mart liw be may n hit ewn lawyer, a4 containing full end cenclt eiplanallon of I tie general law n th lawaof th eereretfitate upon all matter which at aubjectto litigation, with uunieroat forma oflegal deurattl. MI NINO. Peietlptton aud IllmtreUon f lb mlalng at goltt, allver, dlamondi, ooal, ealt, copper, lead, line, Ua u4 qulckillrer. WONIIEHA OF THE REA. ITerttn ar Waetlbd a lllual rated th many wonderful and btautlfnt t hinge found a lb, hot ton af th ocean, th plaitta, flowere, thtlle, flihee, t., Uka wle peail diving, coral flihlog. lo-, etc. nTATIMTIOAIi A NO MlRCETfANEOtTft. nrt la given a vail amount of uaeful and Interesting InfermatUn. corn or which lath population of American oltlec, ara aat popul-Xlon ct'lhtcontlneiite, of lhRUtea and Territorial, an 4 of f fvc 'wlnciral oounlrl of In wild, length of the r-rlucty4 .Urctk' "Vtdn!lr vote for alitr yeara, residential atatMtM, ftre., sn depth of , laka and ocean t, height of mountain, loconvtlon of anlmala and velocity of hodl, height of inw menta, tawoi; am" atructurei, dlttancea from Waahlngtow, Ja front New V rL, to Important poin la, chronological hlttcty fdl coeory am' prcgreia, popular aobrlqueta of American 8ti, clllc. etc.. cowmen grammatical errora, rulct for spelling, tiunclntloQ L'lO ui of capltalt, Wall8tretphrate conMwere of l!ic vorldt curlou faata In natural blitory ,longf Ity o( animal, origin of th naniemf atatet, and of countrlea, f gvat worka, popular fahlea, ramlllar quoialloaa, of genlna and nt planla, dying worde of famout peraona, fat of th A pottle, atatfitloaoftti globe, leading govtrnmenta f lb world, to- In Twelve Large Volumes, Which we Offer with a Year's Subucription to tliis Paper for n Triflo Moro thaii Onr Regular Subscription Price. WidhiiiK tn In rKfly iucroiiHo tlio eircnliilidti of Uii? pnpi'r during tlio noxl nix imiiitliH, wo lmvii inude iirrniiKi'liicntH with u New York iuI)ImIiIii); Iioumo when hv we nic ruuhlod In nlTer uh ii pieiiuuui to (tin Blll)HClllii'IH n S- of llm Wo, Ut ir ('Iiiii'Ii Dlrlt I'lM, in Twrhn l.illgi' ii ml lluiiilMmr Viiliinx'H, wiih n ycur'n HitliHrriitinii to llii jinicr. lor n liillo iiiiiio llnuMiur it'Kulnr hiiU Hcriptinu pricu. Our urt-nt nirm- ti HiitH-criWcr ci'lipHcu niiy ever In rcldloiti niiidr. Cluirhr DiclU'llH WUM till) LTCIltCHt UOVI'liHt who t'Y. hvrd. No author iiofuru ni xineo IiIh timo luu won tin' fiiliio Hint lie lu liinvcd, nud lii wurl.f uro ou mure tiopiilar lo-diiy tluin ilnrin IiIh lifiitlino. Thtiy ulinund in wit. Iiuinor iuthi'H, iniiHtcrly di'liiicutlnn of cliariiolcr vivid dt'uurilitioiiH at pliici'H mid iucidvula tlirillliiK ami Hkillfully wroiiglit nlolH, Ktfi Ixiok 1m iiilt iiHt'ly inii'rt'Ntiui;. 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