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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1880)
THE NEW NORTHWEST, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1SS0. A- RISK. HY CHAni.OTTK PISKB IJATKS. In tho quiet of the evening Two are walking In unrest; In has touched a joalous nature Anger burns In woman's breast. These are nolthor wed nor plighted, Yet the maybe hangs as near And as fragrant as th wild-rose Which their gnrmeiijts hardly clear. And as briery, too, you faney? Well, perhaps so. Some sad morn One or both may, for.a moment, "Wish they never had beeii'born. Happy quips and honest pleadings Meet with silence or a sneer; But more keenly- has she listened Since she vowed she would not hear. Now a great oak part the pathway: "Nature gratifies yoir mood. To the right let this divide yon ; It will all be understood." 80 Caprice, with childish weakness, Yet with subtlety of thought, Whispered in the ear of woman. lvc, with dread, the answer nought. Was it superstitious feeling Struck at once the hearts of two ? ' Had he seen proud eyes half-sorry For what little feet most do? For he stretched an arm toward her Folding nothing but the air, Saying nothing just the motion Drew, without offending there. . In the quiet of the evening Two are walking back again ; At the oak then happy voice ' "Whisper of a vanished pain. What if they to-nieht be pllshlcd. And the maybe hangs more near And more fragrant than the wild-rose Which their garments hardly clear! And more briery, too. yon fancy Well, perhaps so. Thorns are ill. But lve draws them out so kindly, one must trust him, come what will. OAlNT A FUTURE STATE OF EXISTENCE BE DEMONSTRATED ? The important question, "If man die, shall he Itve again ?" is one that every mortal must ask when contemplating the chemical change called death, which hourly pursues him with the cer tainty of a final triumph that needs no demon stration. Every intelligent mind must answer the question with at least an ailirmative hope; but there are yet very many good jersons who devoutly believe that it is above all things des perately wicked for mortal man to seek a satisfac tory reply to the involuntary query, which, never theless, within itelf presupposes that it may In answered, since every demand naturally suggests a reply. "Man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ?" is a question that ha been handed down to humanity from bygone ages. Many centuries after this query first went forth, through Jewish channels, as a part of the infallible word of the Infinite God, a New Testament was left to the people by asserted authority of One before whom all Christendom claims that "every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess." And this divine and exemplary character, who did not ask new questions, but confidently replied to old ones, left on record the following testimony relative to the advent ot the spirit into eternal life: The wind bloweth where It listctb, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it comet h nor whither it gocth. So is every' one that is born of the spirit. That religious teachers, inspired by their own crude and material fancies, have construed this sublime and philosophical statement into some sort of a chemical or spiritual earthly experiment, which does not apply on philosophical principles to the great fact to which the patient scientist fearlessly applies it, is not wonderful; nor is it strange that the mass of dcyout believers choose rather to lazily and superstitiously rely upon the fossilized dogmas preimred for them through the creeds of their forefathers than to search the Scriptures for themselves, that they may no longer think, but know, that they have inherited eternal life through mortal existence; but there has been a class of advanced thinkers and investigators in every age who have not been content to bow the knee unquestioned before the bygone light of hu man ancestry, and to these the world has been indpbted for all tho progress of its higher thought. Honest skepticism is no longer regarded with holy horror by the reading and reasoning public. Blind bigotry is growing every day more rapidly into disrepute. Many of the most respectable scientists of the age declare openly, and bring with their conclusions character and dignity that command even the unwilling respect of the dogmatist, that there is no possible way to dem onstrate a future state of sentient existence, and consequently there can be none. They have proved that every physical growth, from an atom to a solar system, has both beginning and ending, and their deduction is that what is so plainly true of matter must also be true of mind. But this de ductive wisdom of the scientist does not and can not satisfy the wnilingcry of the bereaved mourner whose beloved dead have drifted away from hu mau sight, but never can be eliminated from tin fondest memories of the longing and loving sur vivor. The opposite extreme of a critical and scientific materialism Is readied by another and much larger class of investigators, who claim to prove by demonstration that the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles are capable of verification through the reproduction of the phenomena- which first ga e them prominence, and which to-day, us they assert, are lost sight of by Christians, who accept the letter but reject the spirit of super sensuous manifestations, through which alone there is any hope of proving the fact of immortal ity upon a scientific basis that will appeal to the senses of the living investigator with a proof as irrefutable as the mathematical computations which determine the distances of the planets from their solar center. The writer is firmly con vinced, after candid, fearless and patient investi gation which no longer permits her to doubt, that tho wailing cries of Job and Jeremiah, which are yet echoed by bereaved and despairing Christians the world over, are capable of as positive and ailirmative answer by demonstration as any other fact in the catalogue of physical things. That there are persons who possess a psychic force that the writer cannot command, and who through that natural gift are able to become the instru ments of a higher power, through which, by a super-sensuons telegraphy which the human mind is not yet able to explain, it is possible for the so called dead to answer humanity's hitherto un availing cry, is a fsict that any person may dem onstrate. The writer testifies to that which she has seen when she makes this declumtion. Yet, of all the isms that seem altove all others most absurd, the latest sectarian demonstration, which, as such, a few purblind zealots mistake for the be-all and end-all of the harmonial or natural philosophy of the spheres, and which is known as Modern Spiritualism, takes the lead. The inquir ing but blindly believing soul that realizes the truths of the spiritual philosophy, and has always been accustomed to accepting theology through the medium of his imagination, as handed down to him through the creeds, sees the fact that his wailing cry, "If a man die, shall he live again?" can be tangibly and atHrniatively answered through super-sensuous phenomena ; and then, with the sectarian harness of his early training strong upon him, he goes forth to promulgate a new ism, to which he expects ever' other person to Itow unqHestiouingly. Such iersons are intol erably intolerant, and consequently are fanatically zealous and proeriptively superstitious. They usually live in sparsely settled country places, and, lK-ing honest themselves, fail to comprehend the wily motive that prompts the impecunious and sieek-tongued orator from a!roa.l, who comes among them to take advantage (if their credulity by the exercise of a volubility of utterance ami a preiMiuderance of persistency that they tlo not fathom. And when the sublimely impudent ad venturer, who learned an Indian dialect in his youth which none of them can understand, shuts his eyes and gabbles it oil' by the half-hour, they are so overawed that they forget to t-t the reality of his assumed spiritual utterance by the least grain of honest skepticism, and unfortunately bring themselves into ridicule, ami inspire the cool-headed looker-on, as well as the imlejtendcnt scientific investigator, with contempt for their wholesale gullibility. It is all in vain that you preach the fact to the unbelieving multitude tiiat there is nothing genuine that somebody does not try to counterfeit, and that the very fact that a counterfeit is ailoat suggest the existence of the genuine. And it is also all in vain that the clear headed believer in the genuine spirit phenomena through which alone he is ableto prove the reality of a future state of existence, strives to apply the tost of an honest doubt to the fanaticism of the blind believer's credulity. The same spirit of fa naticism that led their forefathers to accept un questioned the dogma of infant damnation ami burn at the stake the Ann Lee or the Michael Ser vetus for attempting to prove that they were be ing deceived by false doctrines, leads them to ac cept unquestioned, and without test of its genuine ness, the glib-tongtied impudence of an impecuni ous mountebank, who comes to them demanding their money, and under the cloak of departed spirits, with whom he claims to be controlled, working upon their sympathy and their preju dices, till, for the time being, they are led to prefer the counterfeit to the genuine. Spirit communion is a fact, ministering angels are a necessity, and through them the important question of the ages as to man's destiny can be satisfactorily answered. Through the crucinl tests of careful investigation, there are many honest psychics, called media, through whose magnetic aura these demonstra tions come; but they do not go nlxwt the country engaged in making intelligent mortals incredulous by their mistakes, nor do they stir up strife and discord among honest bigots by misrepresentation and tyranny. When superstition shall be shorn of its strength, and in its stead the power of knowledge shall answer back to every waiting soul the self-evident truth that the chemical change called death is but the birth of tho spirit into the invisible life so beautifully described by the Savior of men, who comjMired It to the wind that bloweth where it listeth, which we nil know exists, and can feci and hear, though wo cannot solve the mystery of its abiding place or origin, then the counterfeit per sonalorof genuincspirit phenomena will no longer be able, under cover of his pretensions of honesty, to deceive tho good people into accepting his clever volubility as "Thus snith the spirit." The question of the ages will gradually answer itself, ami the good Spiritualists, honestly over-zealous though some of them may be, who are leading tho van in the endeavor to give utterance to the truth, will in due time reap the harvest of their sacrifice through the triumph of a philosophy that can only be seen at present as thromrh a glass, darkly. A. S. DfMWAY." The Great Commercial Center of the Northwest. Its I?xe.seiit mid it.s Futm-e. It has a population of 21.000. It Is to Oregon, nnd the Ter ritories of Washington and Idaho, what New York City Is to the State of New York, and bears tho same rela tion to that State nnd those Territories that Chicago does to Illinois, St. Louis to Missouri, Philadelphia to Pennsylva nia, nnd Now Orleans to Louisiana. It has more territory tributary to It than any other city In the United States, and will soon be numbered with tho foremost cities In tho Union. Kven at this time the hammer and the saw can lie heard In all parts of the city ; the demand for buildings is so great that the inclement season of Winter does not check the onwnrd march of Its growth. With tho vast number of ships constantly plying between this and foreign ports, freighted with our constantly Increasing agricultural products, and the numerous railroads now tributary to or terminating at this city, It will not require more than ten years to swell the mpulatiou of our beautiful anil growing city to 100,000 souls. Having a larger territory than San Francisco to support It, we may confidently assert that In less thnn a quarter of a century Portland will be the fore most city on the coast in oiiit of wealth and imputation. We will here enumerate the many railroad enterprises already Inaugurated. Some of them are constructed, and others in process of construction, all making their termini at this city. TIIK NORTHERN- PACIFIC Isbulldim: rapidly west from Dultith, on Lake Superior, and also from the Columbia Kiver east, and will be com pleted at an early.dny, thus connecting us witli all our sister States. TIIK OKRtiOS ANI CALIFORNIA R. K. Terminates here, and is having an immense patronage. TIIK WESTERN OREGON K. R., Formerly the Oregon Central, is doing a good business. This road runs through the fertile country on the west side of the Willamette Kiver, and Its southern terminus at present in at Corvalli, ST" miles from Portland. THE UTAH NORTHERN K. K. Will be built through hundreds of miles of fertile lands, the produce of which must he brought to this city for ship ment. This road will connect with the Union Pacific R. It, thus securing two comix-ting lines from the Atlantic to the Paclnc. It In now a settled fact that the 1-OKTI.ANI), IIAI.I.ES AN II SALT LAKE K. R. Will le constructed at an early day. This will give us three trails-continental roads. NEW RAILROAD ENTERPRISES. A home company, with unlimited capital, has been or ganized, under the name of the Orceoniun Railway Co., to construct narrow-guage roads from this city to the' interior portions of the State, ultimately connecting with Jthe Cen tral laclAr, with branches wherever Inducements may of fer. This enterprise is being pushed vigorously to comple tion, so that It may !e in readiness to move this Fall's crop. ARTICLE". OF INCORPORATION Have been filed to construct a road from Rattle Mountain, Nevada, in the direction of Oregon, to connect with the Oregonlan Itailway Co.'s road, aud make Portland Its ter minus. This will give us direct communication with the richest silver mines in the world, and will make Portland one of the greatest railroad centers in the Union. We shall soon !e connected by rail with the Northern Pacific K. It.; also with Chicago and the Atlantic cities. Thousands of Immigrants an- constantly arriving from all part of the civllli.-"! world, and the millions of acres of agricultural binds that lie tlll unbroken by the plowshare, aud await i uic the advent of the sturdy farmer, point most conclusively to the fact that an era of prosperity la already dawning uon this fair young State. When the immigration has reached i( full t ide, and three millions of acres are under cultivation, then wlH Oregon 1m known as the wealthiest State in the Union. ioi:ti.a.yi city iiomi:stkai. The land In this enterprise lies adjoining the city, and Is only from ten to fifteen minutes' walk from the Court House, nnd a less dl.-tancc than that from one of the best pnblk schools In the city. It Is divided Into ONE TIlofSAND TWKNTY-ro't'K IITS, Fifty by one hundred feet in Ikc, with streets sixty feet wide. PRICK. All lots will be wild for I0U each, payable in installments of $5 per month, or the small sum of cents per day. No Interest will be charged, and a good and sufficient Bond for ld will be given upon the payment of the first Install ment of $", and a Warranty Peed upon receipt of last in stallment, both without expense to the purchaser. TO PCRCHASKRH. Tho not finding It convenient to make their payments when due. will be granted twenty days grace in which to make such payments, as it Is desirable that all shall have every possible opportunity to keep up their payments. Tltoae desiring to make full payment at the time the Bond is Issued, will lie entitled to a reduction of f 10 on each lot, or $8 on each 9.7) paid in. As the ROAII TO WEALTH Is the mailt certain and rapid through real estate Invest ments, this enterprise offers far more inducements to Die JHiblic than any other on the coast at this time, mm the price ami imyments are within the reach of all. Do not let this rbance Buy a lot, build, and make yourself inde- Itendeut. Many of you who live in rented houses pav more every year for rent than would purchase a lot and build a roof over your head. You then would be Independent of exacting landlords, and In truth have a place to call home. IKIN'T FOKOKT That not many years ago some of t lie let lots In San Fran cisco were sold for an out km- of gold dust, and that now they cannot be bought for $lt4J,UAi. Also, remember that in Chi cago some of the best business lots were once traded for a pair of old boob. How often is the remark made by old residents of Portland that once they could have bought lota for $100 that J2WVX would not buy now. It is not wise "to despise the day of small things." IT is TRUE That of all real estate Investments the homestead plan Is the best and safest, as all who Invest are interested in mak ing the whole property more valuable. To illustrate: Sup isiie A builds a house on his lot, and II owns a lot adjoin ing; IS gets the benefit of A's improvement, while A Is not Injured thereby. This philoMiphy will apply to the entire property. We have donated a lot to each of the principal churches for church jHiroes. Also, two lots are set Hjmrt for public school purposes. KAII.KOAH Pl'ItCIIASK. The Overland, Oregon and California nnd the Western Hailroad Comttanles have purchased all the land from the east line of the Homestead (Ninth street to the water front for their terminus, depots, muchlne shops, etc,; also the main liueof theoregonlan Itailway Company (Limited) will have Its terminus near by. Thus the greatest railroad center on the Pacific Coast lays In clee proximity to these lots. This purchase has a-uiscd a rise In all surrounding property of 100 percent, making the lots in this Homestead from 75 to 100 per cent cheaper than any other real estate In Portland. Inasmuch as this Homestead was advertised to Is? sold for a stipulated price ln-fore the recent advance, un pleasant as it Is, we shall strictly adhere to our advertised contract with the public lo sell these lots for $100 each for the next ninety days. The two hundred lots that were reserved forartual settlers are now all sold, and the demand to select lots being so great, we have been comta-llcd to plnce more lots on the market from which the public may select for the next ninety days. This affords an oportuiilty for tenons so de siring to purchase the most ltcautiful residence property. TO PARTIES KKSIKINfi TO PURCHASE. This property is now selling very rapldly.and those wish ing to buy will do well focal! or send tmmodiatelv for a lot or lots. All but the first Installment must be mid at the Banking House of Ijnld A Tlltou, In the city of Portland. PERSONS FltOM A DISTANCE Desiring a lot. may forward 95.00 to the Oeneral Manager, and a Bond will be immediately forwarded. Money may be forwarded by registered letter, money order, or Wells, Fargo A Co's Express, at my risk. For further particulars, apply to J. M. UIOIS, , (leneral Manger, Portland, Or. Or to HAKiHT & MiLAUGlILIN, 52 Morrison street. Certificate: I certify that I am the owner of the lands In the Portland City Homestead the title thereto la perfect, being a TJ. S patent and I authorize .1. M. Itloe to sell said propertvoii tho foregoing plan. 1. A. MAIlQUA'M. ltofcrences: Vfm. Held, Bunker; Hon. .1. H. Mitchell, Ex U.S. Senator Hon. U F. (irover, U. S. Senator; J. A. Strowbridge, Mcr chant; Meier A Frank, Merchants; (jco. II. Hlmes, Printer. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. DR. PAUL HI. BRENAN, The Most Successful Physician on the Pacific Coast IN THE TREATMENT OF ALL CHRONIC AND DIFFICULT CASES, HAS RETURNED AFTER AN EXTENSIVE TOUR OP the Eastern States for the past four months. 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