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trrmcaqroea.
S. Dl PERCIVAL, Editor.
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eteeewate llM
.F&1DAV, SK1T. 8, !!.
'SELF MEASUREMENT.
It ia nearly impomnhte
awia accuracy at self
mm a powers, be they intellectual or
liavsaal. abotud not extend, m a de-
i at wave to qualities, and we be-
U does. We win not say
self deceived still aa to their
-virtoea aod vicea. but they are much
lea deceived than they warn Thar
know for tha moat part perfectly
well if they have tampon, or if
"they ara tyrannical, or if they ax
greedy, or if they ara selfish, or if
they ara afraid of danger. They
may not admit a defect of Tpislitiss
aa may aamit a aafect oc punui, be-
baa developed a new dread of
atinl opinion, tat they rccoe
i it fully and nsiniiiii make of
recognition a basis for action in
We have known at lea
of jealooa aa deliberately
profitable poattaooa in which that
Tefinn would be strongly excited
ana hare repeatedly beard
-which would, aa they aaw with par-
net r Ins mesa, impede thexr boot
inbfe. Aa to greed, we believe its
secoguitaon to be the commonest of
aJQ thinga and constant reat
with the man himswlf either for
choosing a career or deliberately re
jecting one aa too much sat rounded
with "temptations" for hie partica-
iar weakness. The timid constantly
dedinegood proapeuta for caret!! a for
-wluca they kno-v themaprven unfit
ted, and so, occasionally o the in-
tiiieratila -Taxation of their friends.
kthe lry. who eery often are thor-
ooghry aware of and deplore a rice
n it at a nee. which dependeoa
cmatmiifima uf which they never
tbefens cannot purjfe their nature.
"1 know." aaya the man so affect
ed, -that I shall stark the work.
I iars. too, are keenly aware of their
apecial temptaXioa. and though they
.rtrojwi nothing on ar count ox It i
wonderfully aware of the risks they
ran. and usually, though not always.
hate those who bring their vice into
Selfishness is a more subtle qnali
"ty. because it takea to itself inteDee-
tanl ding-men the selfish desire for
otaninsoce. tor example, often pre
aentmg itaeiZ under the appearan
of duty. Bat even selfianneee, i
imagine, afadtan hidea itself from the
man whose nature it otaiudcs. Cer
tainly the most selfish man west
encountered knew- thoroughly that
he was selfish and t rttaaid hinaalf
to himself, not by denying his vice.
toot by attributing it to every other
person with whom be came in co
tact. The view inwardly as well aa
the view outwardly baa iliniul. and
the men of the day tend at all events
to realise the philosopher's advice
and know themselves qmte tfaroogh.
Whether tins clearness of view i
places modern men to purge tbexn-
' aetvea of their evil onaiitaes more
we cannot quite decade. On
the whole, we think not, and that
there ia a strong alloy of cynicism in
modern clearsightedness, but there
vee in that harsh Jadg-
at, and more especially about
we never knew a man
leas greedy by his controlling
will and never heard of a man cared
of laziness by anything bat poverty
or other deep catting whip. Even
that often fails, lanness being: in
some natures as dominant a vice as
the desire for excitement which we
call "di perjuiag ia. " lint we have seen
desperate ,mutl aaucBeaful efforta to
control temper , and. cariooaly
enough, real cures of selfish was ef
fected from within. The man ia
helped in that last effort by the mod-
, era t 'atir n for sympathy and sotne-
tones lands bimseif in the opposite
and stupidly illogical position of one
who -ievea that the pleasant coarse'
il tL seCab course and therefore
' past i , aanion tLe wrong course to
wich it may be or may not.
4 t 'ttrSmtoK. '
tU w Wasseai
ea f 1 f t S
y-faoi IX I
t akv.
,r:)tba. --
tiea of I Uxaai
Vs-rL-is water shoald be
-baarottsdwtSha
iUn "hi4 sponc a
that the
One of the dieraate to which it M ad
apted with the brat Nauita, UateUer
Stomach Bittern, a family meJU-inv,
oooiprvhstMive lu Its scope, baa never
bam throat spon publie attention in
the guise of a universal panacea tor
bodily Ilia, Thi eJaim, daily arrogated
in the columns of Ute dally press by
ttw rpnvtnta vt medicines far lufc-rk
Wllu epeeiSka, baa in a tbuueaiid la-
stata-va (Uegusted tb putU la advance
of il abetmliiy, and tle prtcprc-t of
other teaiHliea of superior qualities
have been baudlmpped by the preten
tions if their worthless oiwlwrtir.
But the American people kuua, be-
oauac they have verified the fact hy the
moat trying leata. that the B.t trra po
le ttm virtues of a real specific iu
a f malaria ami liver deaorder, eon-
stipatina aervoaa, rheumatic, stomach
kidney trouble. What it dues it due
thoroughly, for this raesoa it U in
dorsed and recommended by boat of
respectable ntedieal men.
: Saaabeth, Fean. Aug. S3,
KoUiM lacHTT, 0 MoioM, Iawa-
Vfm bare a rood sale for Krauar's
Ca panics, and those who have tried
them oaa them again. , For sale by
Shelley, Alexander dv Co,
Ia a literary and artiatiesenae. Tna
OoaMorouras la aae of the most f
feet prodBCttoos of its kind pobUsbed
oa either side of tha Atlantic; says the
Irish Times, of Dublin. Extending
ever 128 naaiis of beautifully printed
and Uinvtrated matter, every single
item of wbirti will be peruard aad atad
ied with leanest, UieaHMESziaemaat be
rarded aa parfeetly Bnkia-, and ooe
wonders new so magnificent a work
eaa be produced at a east of twenty
Ave eeets. or a ahilHnc
Cosmopolitan and W sar tti dk togeth
er for S3 a year. . - . .
o::io:j
srnup
FtlCSCSZS.
X -flaf rV AZ3 esssrt.
A RCMCOY FOR CHILDREN.
Bold by J H. PTJGH.
JAPANESE
m Sox sa4 ran- a pultT muw.
aa. taarraaijboad. or SMlnMUillaaehrae.
le. rii'.n at. or aamary uutm. aaa many oUmt
aawaaw aad fraaaia mkaaa It a aiwar
inMkndtttoUHBacnlkaHIi. Tlwint
ii0uutm of aMaicwreot1aaatr.
aea wlta Um kaia wan riaary immher.
Thia mMdfkai nrvar nn tvm r sml i
tea, itt1I. imi wbea a written saaracla
w wua . wmb io mono io uutmmf n
acearad. Ma)d ataaiaSiraataala. tiunu.
ac ln u y J av WimtaM. CTar a Hi
m: and r il d rixxm,tfM.Jnn Imttljr.
GUNNS
LIVER
PILLS
OMLYOKE
FOR A DOSE
IS YOUR STOMACH SOUR.
aaaareaa, Snarai ma Pa.Waia.aa,
For sale by J. H.PUOH.
' '4 -
HAVE-
YOU
ipfrae,v. sx m
MrJinynA
FILES vsrsr" Tig
afaaa'aai
artvaain-aaiaaai I s ! a
waTWsnBn.masnsnswansnansnsna.a
FOR SALE !
in City and Suburban
Lots and 6 or 10
- acreage. '
ftf Will exchange city and
auouruun wr 1
good farms.
Will also trade good acreage
near Portland for City
property and pay differ
ence, in either case, for
value.'
ADDRESS:
I. G. Davidson.
132 1-2 3rd St., Portland, Or.
W. E. Poole,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
OfHoe neat deer te Aeetiae'a faral-
MONMOUTH, OR.
J. M. CROWLEY
sa a s a mt -
Office One door west of Polk Co. bank
; Main atraet, Monmouth, Oregon.
Otho Williams
V1E1CI1IT TllLli
Fine tailoring a specialty.
Goad At GUARANTEED or neivde
Dallas - Or.
J. U. URi, I D. S.
Office ia Breyman Brua. Bnilding
Car. Csaaaaereisl aad Ceart Sta.
SALE3C . - OREGON.
Fresh Fish
- ' ':- o
- Sal mom. Clams, Oyster, Oatfiiib,
Smelt, etc., received by nearly
every ttain.
Ijnrt orders at Fifth Stand on C
street, Independence.
D. B. CcTistra. Prr?.
L D. JONES
Tonsoria I Artist.
Hair euUing. SSeta.; 8oavinc, ISeta;
Coruer Knox and Main atreeta,
Monmouth - - - Oregon
mt rartlaaa ana tha
atoat Caaiiany . . aae at
EUROPEAN! FIA.N
OLTON
M. D. KOCHE, Mgr.
cotaaFtum jiis lou rr rsiTuia,
(3. VL MARKLEV,
Proorletors ft. R. HAYriL
I M. D. KOCHE.
FREE MEDICINE!
(Mara Opaartaaity fer
SaaVriag Hanumlty...
TO SL'FFEBT
Wrtta aa at onv.
explatniBC yoar
ttnab). aad mm
wminaria vhiuk w vuaiwk a fall
wiw. of apactaltr aipait rm4iea bnt
ottM lOTMir wo. WK it tOU
UCSMnDlTHI.
wUi amai jam wuwzm
e nmx of ipertaiif fn
MiltaM to jrmr cimmmy.
HaXOMMBX DATIOM
n mo
(Mr mil ! In
all dlaeaMS sad dXormttasa ara saodara aad
aeMauae, aaqalrad by anr raan' expert.
aea. wuMmudlau to caarasiaa a ears,
Iw aotaaapalr. (
?t. B. We ba tha anTy a Itlte ear Inr
rvu.v.mx . trim, aad catakrh. hmt.
tSSSaBeZT" IMU-U', lu-to- OM ee.
DR. WILLIAMS'
Tta
m
D E NT I ST
U. H. DOTY. D. D. S.
Offos OTft Dr. lVola"ts w dcinr WM o
Chas. Wood
t l";d si::e cm.
Making shorn a specialty.
Just now we have on bsnd
a large supply of material
for you to seWct fruiu.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE.
iatae U.aaed
c.A.orjovaco.
e. aia own. wneiiiaina. a. c.
TIME TABLE.
Cin.a.aadTfdt M;rlantiitet.eadaB Pav
aataMaaaa eaadaeMd av ajaesaave veca.
Mdg!ajSj7na aaaaaali'n "
' aajaadeX awaaeasaniwsa Inuls
aaa ve aevea, a aeaiMaale ee ao ttee at
efcetaa. Oaf eeaMdaauaaaiaailaeacBrad.
aeiwaimaT.-MowaiOtiin raaaa a,-wS
eaa aT -alto tw U.S. aad fcea niaaaiai
laiM4,MM Hwwlfc Ja .r ti'
teawe Laaew
ladaaoadaaaa. - Moaiaoata.
- tm '- "T- '- '
aia - eat -
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!: Kl
ta ia
SUA
-The
HE IMialE k ST. W.
Railway.
OONNEtTINO WITH ALL TRANS
CONTINENTAL LIN Eii.
Is the Oalr Lias Baaalar Elertrlr
LigBted tars, aVtaera
ST. PAUL AND CHICAGO. AND
OMAHA and CHICAGO.
The El frees TraJaa raaeisU ef Trail -baled,
Sbvaiae. IHsiss; aad
Par lac Cars,.
nUTEO : ' BI .:;:. JIB3
Fnroiabed with every luxury known
to modern railway travel.
Far Haeed, feaitart, aad Safety tab
Use tt l aeaaalea.
Tickets on sale at all prominent rail
road ofhosa.
For farther information inquire of
any ueset agent, or
; C J. Eddy, fiflsrral AgC
I. W. Casey, Trav. Pass. Art.
Pertlaad, Ofveoa.
TDBOoen
TICKETS
TO
silt mE. mm.
O'JIHi. KAKSAS CUT.
GllClgl ST.100IS
EASTERN CITIES.
3
l!::rs
1 DAYS TO
2 CHICAGO.
The Quickest to Chicago
and the East
Quicker to Omaha and
lS Kansas City.
PULLMAN aad TOURIST SLEEP
ERS, FREE R ECU NINO CHAIR
CARS. DININO CARS.
For rates aaa sasaral Information. asU ea
or addrem
W. H. HUKLBURT, AM. oea. raea. Act.
M WsablayoastraeewTbjrd
7 iijltiej N
y-.ai.r
CORMMTtO UIOEI THE LAWS IF 0IE60I.
POLK COUNTY BANK.
MONMOUTH. OR.
J. H. HAWI.KV, rtlitwit
P. UCAMPBKIX Vtre-Free,
ira n wiwki.i. , f-Trih-T-r
Paid Capital, 930,000.
" DIRECTORS.
J. B. V. Bullr, J. K. Hiump, Y. . ro-ll
.loawpn t:ravea.
A KeaeraJ baokuut and axchann bultm
toaaaatftad; kaot med; dtnalie rtwed
ubjrct tu eberfe or m eertilUaMof depuall-
aaP1r vrMif vault end burvlar mutf nfa
aanured by ate Mme tort.
MBee Huotw- a. n. to a. a. -
BAIUiOADH.
East and South
via
The SHASTA. Route
:". of the
Southern Pacific Co.
California excreta intloa run dattytooDiiiK
at all tamjca btite t-artliuid aad Albeui.
aoata
iioetk
J-. rortlaad Ar.,fcSA.I.
T Albaay A. 6rjft A. a.
AT. aaarfaneteoa 1t. 1 7XU r. a.
li r. m.
T r. a.
Reaafcera, Mall ( Daily -l
foruaad .. KW A.M. I Roaeeere
Rtea.
Rnaebars.in 7 a. I
iisor.a.
a.iroruaaif
l!2 E d jb lit
PULLMAN BUFPETT SLEEPERS
- and
8econd-Claa Sleeping Cars attached
to all throogb traioa.
West Side Division.
Between Porosed aad Cervallie.
alaa train dally taseeotttasdarj
ISt i
litp
l-W a
at AiMa; aad unrreiiia, moM Ua trans
Ommtm Frifi miiiMl
Espwea trata aallr (eaoitx Wttnday)
1 Ftnd i77i-i"aB
3w ! ar .ara(PBTUe., a.t i p
OreaMian Railway Divialan sad
Paetland and Venehill Ry.
tffU aaatt Trt-mwaiy.
Tarawa Urketa to all antau in th. r..
aT.M.mVllg. AmL tadaDaadn.
M-BTlVkK, A (nil. ladeoeodeoee.
B. KOtHI.HR, F V. KXiFKH.
Huutw. Aal. O. . a Paaa.act.
From TERMINAL or INTERIOR
POINTS the
TCEC.1 FUIHC 0. D.
s wtsetlaelelaaa
n ill IT d aS
It is ths DIRING-CAR ROUTE. It
runs Through Vestibuled Trains
Every Day in the Year to
ST. PAUL
and
CHICAGO
' (So cbaace ot eara)
Compotted of DINING CARS nn
sarpaMed, Pallmaa Drawing
Koom Sleepers of latest
equipment,
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS,
Bfsfc that" can be const rncted, and
. in which accomjiKxlatioos are
both free and furnished for
holders of Brat or sec
ond clam tickets, '
., and
ELEGANT DiT COACHES.
k Li:3, C:::::
- ritli all Ikx
AAnrdlnc direct aad satntemipted aervtee.
Pullman simper meervatlnoa can be eeeared
la advance lfcnmcn any tfealot Ute road.
TOIIMTItlEISeSSsi
"n b Prcbd at any ueaetofflc
of thta eompaay. Pall tatnnnatloa recard.
URta 1t Portland . Ar t d b
0pat L SmnaioBtli 1.11-
n 4r Atrlie L Ji a m
taila, (arnlsbed aa aapUeatlon lo aoy asaat, or
A. D. CHARLTON,
Aealetant Oeaeral Pseeeiieer Aaeat. "'
a.m yirat eUeet. ear Ceah(li,
PORTLAND, OR.
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