The Douglas independent., December 30, 1882, Image 4

CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
BT WILLIAM CABLTOXT.
And thisbless'd night, Ions ages ago
A babe was bom, whose infant cries
- Brought guiding star in eastern skies
And joy supreme to comfort human woe,
That Christmas night t
With beasts of burden and in manger born,
The Sun of God beheld the light,
And wise men led by star at night,
Win frankincense bless'd U is natal morn
That Christmas night !
And He, who humbly came all men to faye,
j Will guide the outcast in her flight,
And shape her course to peace and light, 11
l And lead her weary .footsteps to the grave,
i This Christmas night 1
And ye who revel in the jovsof home,
And feign would follow flira who leads,
find in your midst a heart that bleeds,
Apd bid it to your festive table come,
! ThisChristmas night 1
For there are lives that are ud bless'd with
peace,
Btorra-toss'd and laden down with woe;
Whose weary plodding thrcugh the snow
Need kindly help until their journey cease
This Christmas night I
Remember what He said, " Whate'er ye do,
To the humblest of my creatures"
Love Buffus'd his God-like features
"Whate'er your acts to them I'll judge ye
through"
'1 his Christmas night t
I
But not your love on Christmas night alone
Is needed for your suffering kind;
All nights are His, whose loving mind
Bore human pangs to human sins atone.
This Christmas night 1
No sparrow's fall escapes his watchful eye,
So homeless one who roams the street
Shall find His saving care less sweet
Because in blinding snow they walk or lie
- This Christmass night I
CHRISTMAS AMU36 TUB LOWLY.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit";
Mr. Spooner was not exactly a selfish
man, nor totally indifferent to the mora
or domnahfl condition of those : around
him; but he was usually too much occu
pied with that what he deemed "his
own affairs" to pay much attention to trie
affairs, or even the necessities of his
neighbors in fact he hardly knew what
lie could do best in order to relieve, or
to assist those who might be entitled to a
: share of his uouoty or benevolence.
He was not a very demonstrative man
and not at all a sensational onej nor by
any means given to feasts and festivi
ties. ' j
If he was just in the vein he might
have done a kindness to any worthy per
son who would ask him, but he would
suffer many things- to spoil, rot, decay
or to be eaten up by "moths and rust,
before he would think of offering them
to anybody, simply because he thought
nobody wanted them.
He had never bestowed a Christmas
gift,. or anjr other kind of a gift, on any
one in his life, nor had he ever received
one. and hence be permitted the annual
. festival to come and eo without an activ
participation in it. Nevertheless, Mr,
Spooner sometimes did wish that he
could or had taken an active interest in
that which seemed to concern everybody
and which was every year becoming
more fixed in the hearts and minds of
people; especially, thought Mr. Spooner,
those people who have children, or
fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers
'nephews or nieces, to say nothing about
grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins
etc. i
Mr. Spooner, although something of a
philosopher, yet never for a moment sup
posed that giftmaking ia largely the re
sult of habit, and that the habit once
formed continues to grow stronger and
stronger by exercise, and that the hap
piness resulting from such a habit cor
respondingly increases, so that after a
time the giver is more signally blest and
feels more joy than the receiver, j
It is true, of Jate years he had fre
quently been tempted to make a gift to
some worthy object, but the obstacle in
the way of its nltimation was the counter
temptation not to do it, suggesting the
while "What's the use?" "save your
i money ;" or perhaps the super-cautions
suggestion, that his gift may not be ac
ceptable; nobody wants it; and, that
mortification and self-reproach will bo
the consequence. ! The greatest obstacle
in the way, however, was the fact that he
did not know what to give, or to j whom.
If he could only have known I before
hand who was in want, and what they
wanted, it would greatly facilitate the
act, because he was always afraid his
gifts might be too good for one class of
recipients and not good enough for
another class, matters that are very apt
to control the actions of those who are
only half in earnest, or with purposes
only half formed. But the opportunity
came at last.
Mr. Spooner, on the day before Christ
mas, had fared sumptuously at a hotel
in a large city, and had repaired to the
front of the building to pick his teeth,
smoke his cigar, and read the morning
paper; after which he thought to lake a
stroll, partly on business, and partly to
"gawk" into the showy windows.
The building next to the hotel was a
large shoe store, and as he was passing
this he observed a little boy and ; a little
girl, peering into the window wistfully,
and admiring a small pair of
boots, with copper-toes and a
smaller pair of misses' gaiters. They
were bright, intelligent children, but
poorly and thinly clad, and the air, al
though not very cold, still was raw and
unfriendly, especially to those .not com
fortably clothed. He only stopped a
moment to take a superficial gaze and
pass on; but in that moment the key to
the padlock of his heart was developed,
and it continued to "burn" him until he
introduced it into the lock and finally
opened it.
"O Sissy," exclaimed the boy,! "but I
do wish that Santa Clans would bring me
a pair of copper-toed boots like those in
the box, to-morrow morning."
"Yea, Bubb," responded Sissy, "and
if he was to bring me a pair of gaiters
like those just below them, wouldn't I
be a good girl?" j
Mr. Spooner passed on, but every little
boot and gaiter he saw all that blessed
forenoon, and every noise he hetrd,
seemed to be a re-echo . of the wishful I
words of those two little children, and he
half wished they had importuned him to
purchase the articles . they so much
needed ; and then he reproached himself
for not having done so without being
asked. '
After dinner Mr. Spooner hied himself
again to the front of the hotel. The
weather had undergone a perceptible
change; clouds obscured -the sun.
and vagrant nanes ot snow were
falling.' Turning his gaze towards the
shoe store, he beheld the same little boy
and girl of the morning, their teeth
chattering with cold, and engaged in an
earnest and wishful colloquy on the sub
ject of the boot and gaiters in the win
dow. He now scanned them in more
minute detail. Their clothing was thin
but clean, and considerably patched, but
their footgear was bad very bad and a
world too large for them insufficient for
the season,
Now, it entered the head .the heart and
the mind of Mr. Spooner to perform the
functions of Santa Clans for these two
children, but the question was how to do
it? Happy, thought. Mr. Spooner
noticed that on two or three occasions
when these children were chilled with
the cold, and their lips and cheeks be
came of a purple hue', they would retire
through a narrow avenue between the
hotel' and the shoe store, and in about
fifteen minutes return again, apparently
warmed. The next time they retired, he
gazed after them and found that the
avenue at its extreme1 end entered into a
small court occupied on either side by
low, dingy houses, some of which were
considerably dilapidated, and barely
habitable. On the second story of one
of these houses these children had their
home, and notwithstanding it was ex
ceedingly humble, and rather cheerless,
yet it was neat and clean like the chil
dren themselves.
On inquiry among the employes of
the hotel he learued that the children
hd a widowed mother who had long
been in delicate health. That she had
several other children, all still small.and
that the family Bubsiotence was mainly
drawn from the earnings of two elder
boys, one ol them sold ponny papers,and
the other "sinned gentlemnen s boots,
but none of them begged.
Moreover he was informed that they
were honest and industrious, but since
the death of the head of the family they
had become very poor, and this arose
from the fact that there were a half
dozen mouths to feed, and only two that
made any wages. The mother took in
washing when she was able to do it, but
her; maibilities were monthly mcreas
ingi .
, That information sufficed; neverthe
less he Chose to act through the medi
umship of the inferior employe of the
hotel who was acquainted, with the fam
ily, and forthwith he produced a pair of
copper-toed boots and a pair of misses
gaiters, besides some other necessary
domestic articles, including a stock of
provisions, and sent them in on Christ
mas eve, as a surprise to the family for
Christmas morning.
Ihe articles were all received on
Christmas eve, and Mr. Spooner began
to experience a pleasant sensation about
the region of his heart, such as he had
never remembered to have felt before.
He, however, chose to remain "in cog,
but his feelings would occasionally over
flow with shere ecstasy, and when he re
tired to his room on that, to him, blessed
Christmas eve, he fairly chuckled with
selhsb delight at the good thing he be
lieved he had done, and from that state
of mind he passed into a gentle slumber,
and dreamed "ever so many" pleasant
dreams.
The next morning Mr. Spooner arose
more than ordinarily refreshed, and the
hrst street view he had, after breakfast
had a little boy and girl in the fore
ground ; neatly, although oddly clad
and their hearts all aglee about the
copper toed boots and the button gaiters
brought them by the good Santa Clans
the night before. He was almost over
come, and retired to his room to smoke
his cigar and read the morning papers,
but all he could do he could not keep
his mind from fairly gloating over his
achievement and it3 effect upon those
"little ones. Holding the newspaper
by one corner, looking up towards the
ceiling of his room, and blowing the
smoke in a succession of revolving rings.
he thus soliloquized:
" "Let me see; those boots just cost me
8U cts. and the gaiters 40 cts., $1.20 m
all; and yet I never in my life before ex
perienced the real satisfaction at a $5
venison supper, that I have for the pal
try sum of 81-20 given away. I now
have a faint apprehension of the often
repeated words, It is more blessed to
give than to receive;' and, it is very
probable too, that many glibly repeat
those words without realizing any of the
pleasures connected with their personal
experience."
Mr. Spooner returned to his house an
altered man, alleging that experimental
pleasure far transcendod that of theory
alone the reality outweighed the ideal
when its object was some person, place,
or thing outside of self. Hence, he also
felt it was selfish to hoard up these feel
ings of pleasure in his own heart, there
fore ho imparted them to others, and
others reasoned that if the indifferent
and close-fisted Mr. Spooner could fiud
delight in doing thns, why may we not
go and do likewise.
At each returning Christmas Mr.
Spooner would select some human ob
ject among the worthy lowly, as the re
cipients of his benificence. He saw that
the rich cared for the rich, perhaps in
the hope of obtaining some part of each
others riches; but he for his part, found
more pleasure in bestowing his gifts
among the worthy and needy poor
those from whom he could not possibly
expect any material return.
He felt that "if you salute your breth
ren only, what reward have ye, do not
even the publicans so?" There is some
good indeed, perhaps much latent good
in every one, but it is surrounded by a
hard and often almost invulnerable shell;
but if, through the power of "self-compulsion,"
that shell is once broken, the
heart may be discovered to be a cornu
copia of goodness, that had hitherto been
in ah indifferent, unsympathizing, or
dormant condition.
0thln? In It.
"I s'pose you has read de President's
message?" inquired an old colored man,
as he was sweeping an office on Lamed
street the other day.
"Oh, yes."
"Anything speshul in it?"
"No, not much." -"Say
anything 'boat de way pertaters
has riz up in price?"
No."
"Anything 'bout de world gwine to end
on de 31st?"
"Guess not."
"Git any figgers in dar to play policy
on?"
"I didn't see any."
"Did he say it was gwine to be a hard
winter?"
"No; he didn't even mention the sub
ject." "Didn't give any cures for chilblains
or sore f roats?"
"Den what's de good of any message?
What's de use of sittin' dar an' foofin'
'round an' burnin' out de gas? Sakes to
gracious! Pears like if I couldn't qneeze
in at leas' one leetle cure fur corns in a
se ben-column message I'd let de old fing
go, an' take my chances on a ruffle fur a
Christmas goose. Detroit i ree Press.
, m
The Hon. Joseph Nimmo, chief of
the United States Bureau of Statistics,
in a statement of imports of the United
States, shows that in the month of July
last 1,436,414 dozen of eggs were im
ported; and that in the seven months
ended July 3lst, 6,900,478 dozen eggs
were brought to this country. Their
estimated VBlae was $1,021,605, all of
which American hens might have put
into the pockets of their owners if the
owners had attended to businesa.
TflE POLISH JEW.
During the war of 1813, when Buona-
part made that desperate attack upon
his faithless any ot uussia, the oaxon i
General, S , had gathered his troops
m a deep and wooded defile, and over
the bivouac fire -.- conversed with the
guide -who had offered to lead his
troops to the surprise of a Russian out
post. -
The day, which was drawing to - its
close had been gloomy and lowering, yet
was treacherously warm for the season,
and little indicated the approaching
snewstorm, which was to overwhelm the
conqueror.and check his hitherto irresis
tible course.
The form of General S , as revealed
by the lurid embers, broad and muscu
lar, braced in the tightened uniform of
his nation, and decorated with innumer
able crosses and orders, contracted
forcibly with the appearance of his com
panion, a Polish Jew, alight in figure,
and enveloped in the loose black gaber
dine of his race; his cheeks wan, sunken
and sallow, and against each hung a
spiral curl of sandy hair, depending
from an unright cap of block felt; his
eyes keen and gray, were restless and in
quisitive, not unlike those of a famished
cat who expects injury, and is watchful
to avert or bvenge. He bent instinct
ively, as the harsh tones of General
& s voice smote upon his ear; and
his glances . fell before the penetrating,
regard of the militarycommander.
The latter was, indeed, a man to be ap
preciated with awe by every one who
knew the sternness of his -character.
Brave to desperation, vigilant and inflex
ible in discipline, the slightest breach of
military duty was punished with impla
cable rigor. His men and officers re
spected but loved not their commander;
yet uo one dared provoke his anger, for
so sure and fatal was his aim, that every
duel he fought cost the life of his antag
onist. '
"Jew!" said the general in his severest
tone, "you have promised to conduct
my troop, by a secret path, to the sur
prisal of the enemy. If you bring us in
safety through this labyrinth, name your,
own reward; gold or lands -shall be
yours for requital of the service. But
tremble, Hebrew, if you mean us falsely;
for by the bones of my ancestors, and the
honor of my sainted mother, the slightest
suspicion of treachery on your part, in
sures your certain death ay, death with
all its horrors long, lingering, fierce
and cruel." ,
The guide made a low and shrinking
oheisance, but without speaking, as
though fear denied the power of utter
ance. "Dog!" exclaimed the wrathful gen
eral, "dost hesitate? dost tamper with
my patience? By heavens, if you awear
not promptly to execute your mission
discreetly and faithfully, life is not yours
an instant."
The Jew looked up, aghast. His
ashen complexion seemed intermingled
with a leaden hue, as if convulsed by
some internal agony of remorse or fear;
but habitual command of his passions
soon wrought its effect emotion passed
away, and his features resumed their
wonted expression of anxious endurance.
"By the beard of Airon," was at
length his answer, "I have sworn to
bring you where your enemies are en
camped ; wherefore are you wroth with
your servant; who means most right
eously to keep his oath?"
The general regarded him with a with
ering look. "No one trusts a spy, even
when employing him." He whispered
to his aide-de-camp, "Sternberg, keep
your eye on that fellow; I like not his
looks. If you but suspect him of be
traying us, on the instant bring him
before me."
The subaltern touched his hat in sign
of obedience, and orders were soon after
given for the troops to be in motion.
Their march was conducted with all
possible silence and precaution, add for
upwards of an hour proceeded in security
and hope. By degrees the way became
more intricate and entangled with low
underwood, or up-hill and miry, break
ing their ranks, and scattering the men
in confusion, whilst at intervals they
had to wade through patches of splashy
ground, into which foot and horse sunk
knee deep, and with difficulty toiled
through, only again to plunge deeper
into some marsh. ;
Still these difficulties might be only on
account of the untrodden path t was
necessary for them to pursue, and might
forebode no sinister intentions on the
part of their guide. On, therefore, they
were commanded to struggle their way,
encountering fresh obstacles at every
step. At length horses plunged in
swamps and fell exhausted ; men groaned
and died. . By the most stennous efforts,
General S- , his staff, ond the re
mainder of the troop attained an
eminence, overlooking a wild and desert
plain. It was but the work of an instant
to dispatch scouts to reconnoitre, and
seize and bring before the general the
Polish Jew guide. Suspicion was indeed
strong against the latter, not only for
bringing them through this morass, evi
dently with a view to dishearten and dis
comfort the soldiers, but twice during
the confusion had he endeavored to
escape; and now, whether overcome
with frigiit or. guilt, would do nothing
but prostrate himself on the ground, and
exclaim, "Mercy! mercy!" Vain were
assurances of safety, useless all inter
rogatories as to his knowledge of the
road or the proximity of the Russians;
the same shrill prayer for mercy, the
same frantic cry of despair alone arose
upon the stillness of the night.
During this paroxysm the scouts re
turned, bringing with them a peasant,.
who by dint of threats and bribes, in
formed them that the Russians, who
were at least double their number, were
encamped within a mile of the place.and
expecting the arrival of the Saxon de
tachment; that the road they had trav
ersed conducted them through a slough
to the enemy's camp, where, if any sur
vived, they could 'mbe easily dispatched
before they had obtained a firm footing,
being previously worn out .with the
fatigues they must undergo in their
march. '
"By which road can we e cape the
snare into which we have been led?" de
manded the general of the peasant.
"Easily enough," was the reply. "You
have only to descend on your right, and
keep the beaten path, and yon turn your
backs on the Russian forces."
"Yon shall go with us, friend, as. a
surety for the truth of your direction,"
replied the general, "and I pray you,"
added he, significantly, "to remark how
we punish a false guide."
He leant his mouth to Sternberg's ear,
and glancing contemptuously at the still
crouching Jew, whispered bis commands
in a few emphatic words.. The aid-decamp
started; but, with true military
subordination ventured not upon expos
tulation with hi superior.
In a few seconds the sounds of twelve
spades might be heard trenching the
moist earth, surely and deeply. The
sound smote npon the stillness of , the
night, impressing silence and awe, and
conveying something of terrible import
to every listener.
The harsh tones of the general broke
upon this unnatural quiet. "Seize and
bind yon-spy, and cast him into the
trench which is digging below; then form
into ranks, and every man march over
the traitor Jew's grave."
I or a brief instant there was a pause
of horror; but before the general could
look his displeasure the fierce behest
was fulfilled. Yell after yell burst from
the struggling wretch, as he was hur
ried down, which was shortly exchanged
for stifled and smothered cries, as the
earth was heaped over the hapless victim
of his own duplicity andvnthe general's
revenge..
.SELECTIUnSCELLAM.
You can indnce a boy , to eat tar by
forbidding him to do so,
Langtry Bays: "I am not pretty; I am
beautiful;"! and we suspect she half tells!
the truth.
A quack doctor would look with dis
gust upon! a present of a cane with a
duck's head carved upon it. .
There are 560,000 Masons in the
United States, and not more than half of
them claim to be the oldest.
English papers seem to be as densely
ignorant of American politics as the
politics of their own country. ."
It is now in order for the youth who
smoke cigarettes to . form a league re
fusing to kiss the girls who chew gum.
"What would you do, Mr. H. if your
wife died?" asked Mrs. D. M. H.,
(who is very methodical) "I. would
bury her."
The man who claims 'to have seen a
rainbow after dark should prosecute the
liquor dealer who sold him his varie
gated concoction.
So much fun has been made of the
"Hub's" favorite food, that a Bostonian
feels flattered when told that he "doesn't
know beans."
He who carries a horse chestnut in his
pocket to keep off rheumatism is the fel
low who is afraid to look over his left
shoulder at the moon.
An artist remarks, "The best part of
beauty is that which oannot be ex
presed." We always thought that pow
der and rough were sent by freight.
"Convict this man of being a gam
bier?" said the Texas judge. "I won't
hear of it. He's an infant in cards! Why
I beat him out of $120 last night when
I was pretty drunk, too."
A good old Quaker lady after listening
to the extravagant yarns of a person as
long as her patience would allow, said
to him: "FriendJ what a pity it is a sin
to lie, when it seems so necessary to
your happiness 1
"But how did you happen to lose the
nomination? A majority of the dele
gate? were in favor of you and every
bodv supposed you would be a candi
date'." "So did I, and it was all owing
to a certain man being taken unex
pectedly ill." "Whatman?" "The man
I hired to get the boss drunk.
"Edward, what do I hear that you
have diaoteyed your grandmother, who
told you just nownotto jump down those
steps? "Grandma did a t tell us not to,
papa. She only came to the door and
said: 'I wouldn't jump down those step3,
boys.' And I shouldn't think she would,
an old lady likelier."
A beautiful young woman, whose veil
caught fireln a Troy, N. Y., church, re
cently, was rescued by the youthful of
ficiating clergyman, who wrapped her in
his robe's supply several elements of
romance but the usual consequence is
rendered impossible by the fact that this
girl was the "bride of the church" and
her rescuer a priest.
Slim John, well known on the West
Side said to a very stout German friend:
"Hans, why is it that I can't raise a
a stomach like yours?" "Vas dot so?"
replied the citizen of Teutonic propen
sities. "Dot vas an easy von and -you
don't forgot it. You vas seed does car
penter building does houses? Veil, vas
you effer see dem patting pay vindows
on does schmokehouses?"
A stranger dropped in one morning it
a Washington drug store and called for
a bottle of Congress water. The intel
ligent clerk.dncked beneath the counter
and. promptly produced a bottle of old
Monongahela. The customer tasted it,
and then, depositing his glass, remarked,
"Do you call that Congress water?"
'That's it," answered the pill com
pounder, smiling pleasantly. "Every
congressman who comes in here drinks
it." .
"Will you please pass the Shorn?"
asked a quiet man at a lunch counter.
"Haven't any?" squealed the girl in at
tendance. "Some Japhet?" qeried the
quiet man again. "Don't keep it!"
squeaked the damsel. "I say," chipped
in a curious passenger, "what do you
mean by Shem and Japhet?" "Nothing,"
responded the little man dolefully, "only
the Ham is j so old and musty that I
thought the ' rest of the tribe must be
around somewhere, and I'd like to see
em." .... , ;
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Kuhr, Props. Manufacturers of Pilot bread, Soda.
Picnic, Butter, Boston, Muirar aud Shoe Fly craektrs.
Orders from the trade boliolted and promptly at
tended to. I
ASSAYKKR,
W. G. JGAIKE fe CO. 10D Front street near
Washington. Ores, metals, mineral waters, coalt,
etc., carefully analyzed. Assays for gold and silver
S3, -.other metals from S. to 5. Gold dust bought
aud bam made. Orders by mail carefully attended
to.
J. B. HfclvrtMH.-Cor. Front and Stark. Chem
ical analysis made of coal, mineral waters, etc or
dinary assays ot gold, stiver, lead or copper, from
S3 to 5. Ir. P. Harvey. (Wtnsnltmg Chemist.
ATTORSRVS.
D. P. KENNEDY. Attorney and Counselor at
I.UW Kttora S Dettam'it building. I.cRal business
pertaliiinc to Letters Patent for inventions, befor
the PH'fent Office or in the Courts, a specialty
THE "WHITE." WE HAVE THIS DAY SOLD
our entire interest in, and transferred the agency
of the White Hewing Machine to Mr. John B. Garri
son, of 167 Third str eu Portland, Or. Mr. Garrison
will hereafter supply the growing demand fur tbir
superior and popular sewing machine,
apis Hif.f. BA"U.
r. a Akv
Beu. Soiling,
H.K.
Is ea every pear.
ETKBT PUB GUARANTEED.
AKIlt. UU1IO A OK
USE ROSE PILLS
ZEPHYR WOOL.
GERMAN AND GERM A STOW N WOOL. KNIT
1NG ANi EM BROI DKKIKO ST1.K. CAN
VAHHKS.FKLTN, all kinds of Fancy work.
A DIES' UNDERWEAR, MISSES' AND CIIII
DKKN's UNDERWEAR.
FASTS COMPLETE W AKIIROK EM.
S4 PlKCE4-f.S7 00. 34 PIKCES-7 (X)
165 Third Strwet, Portland, Or.
Write to Clste'anrt Dispensary.
Cleveland ,0 ., for Pamphlet in
plum sealed envel
ope, describing an
iNSTRUMfcNT (worn
P'at night) for curing
NIGHT EMISSIONS.
See our
testimonials
bim vie, Cheap, Never Fails.
D. J. MALJtRKEY & CO.,
lissilerc&aot!!
Bpel attention given to the sale of
Wheat, Oats, Flour, Wool & Dairy
Produce.
Bsa far WKKtT PRICES CURRENT, niatlad
tres on application.
liberal Ad ranees on Consignment!.
gnmanti and Orders Solicited.
i vKoarr srr., fobtxaxd.
WOIfDERFTTC IWSTmTMJEUTS 1 1
Ou which any one can play.
THE McTAMMANY
Orgacettes, Melopajaa and Automatic) Organs.
SIMOIST HAERIS,
GENERAL AGENT,
49 FIRST ST., - - PORTLAND, OR.
Catalogues of Instruments and Music mailed free
upon application.
-AEXTN WATKI).-W1
annsELL
10 000 Pinnn
t.OOC Organs.
t-.v. Hull. Bi'7
Frum'5to1.00t)
Iiwti llini'hU.
UtaloKiM rnt,
ANTISELL
or 'l.-.rV-ti l owell
91,000 REWARD
"EVR ANYONE WHO WII.T. I.KAKN
V Kvllosrx .Mllwn' vlrm of I)r.i
nnd ('loam fulfills;, ami, with a corri't nira.
nreand pt-rftw't -ui tins, produre a had titrtt
earnifnt. Several irnpnv-niKt'.Ut liav Jnr-h-tn
made. Axt-nks to neJt and u-iteh wanted
n every town. i;h1 agents rai: jr.vu
MO to iri pur day. KKi.iAMH A JILIiN.
dienoy, Hpokane W. T
W. E Chamberlain Jr.
Thos. A. Robinson.
Life Scholarship -
Hf Nil COR CIRCULAR
$70
Mr5 ?meow
1 Liver and jdne; diaeaaes vetoed bj Diffln Pilla.
0 2 2 1W!J
i M 2 ,aT"ii
co fl 1
CD I
CO H j
8 J
CO I
&e that our Tiada liadk, TOJC XMMF as
S71 PS .
Produce Co
i
BET riCR THAI UiLD.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALT .
A Pleasant and Efficacious Remedy.
III
IF YOU HAVE ABUSED YOURSELF
By over Indulgence In eating or drinking; have sick
or nervou bt-adache; dryness of the skin, with a
feverish tendency; night sweats and sleeplessness; by
all means use
S'avee's California Fruit Salt.
And feel young once more. It is the woman's friend.
Try it; 1 per hot tie; bottles for 45. For sale by all
druggists. KODGE.DAVIB A CO.. wholosale Acnnts.
. K. OCKKN.
Siiiiinond's Kentucky Nabob
Bourbon Whiskey.
Of all the famous productions of the Blue 5raw Dis
trict this Whisky is unt-xcelli'd for purity and tiavor.
For family and medicinal purposes
66
NABOB"
Is notorious. 1 1 is made from pure harlpy and wheat
spirits, and its various component parts blended with
scientific accuracy.
The Best and Purest Brand In the Market.
liruu at " . v . . ,
Sole Agent for Portland, Oretrnn nttfl Ihe Ter-rltorl-,
whore the trade can lie supplied by tiie bar
rel half barrel or rase, at the same price and terms as
in iveniucKy or wan Krancisro.
WILLIAM COLLIER,
MAOHIUIST.
Denier Id New nnd
SECOND IUXD MACHINERY,
8 Kndlaun St., Portland, Or.
Partte telrlng Holler. Engine or HAW
MIL, I. M U lll.VtKT niiiiMiire
by iMlilKiHiiiK Mr. Collier.
New and Second Hand Machinci
ought and mid or trnded to advnntuse.
PHOS
FHATE
UNKrVALLKD FOB
Curing Skin Uliteasriard for Prettevlnc
A llta'thy Skin. , ,
Beware of Imitation of txth the above untn
, celebrate d articles. -
Tbe genuine maae only by the STAND RT
SoAr" COMPANY, who K mncfctnro th
largest assortment of LAUJfORY and TOILET
JOAP in ihe iflprld. Office 204 ?acramento street
t Francisco. Ca
ccujiun Maruiuc
STORE 167 THIRD ST. A
REralEIira BOW
ON SHORT NOTICE.
An Lading
MACHINES
oir
Ot A.
yyy aji
THREAD. -
ATTACHMENTS,etc
Y
Y7s SSHKBAIi AfiEXT
roa nu
HOUSEHOLD & WHITE
iiudsos's era store
OS First street, Portland, Ore
ttHBi. F1ITOM AHB AHUISITIO)
TUMaa Taefcto of Brory P wrlatloa.
SPORTSMEN'S EMPORIUM.
WM. BECK1& SOW
- Importers and dealers In ,
Guns, Rifles, and Revolvers
Rods,
Reels,
Sinkers, '
Floats,
. I t - Nr -E
nines, tli&Z&2
Mnrgreon
, Lines,
Hooks o
allkliid
PISHIUG TACKTLE,
Braided and Tapered Oil SUlt' Unea.
Six Spliced Split Bamboo Rods,
lf5 ind 167 W.Atifl at., irt'nr. fir
ForCiits,lJurn8,
JSore.s,TJons,piIe8
Caked Breasts,
Corns, elegit has
noeqnal. 1
Sold bj l)rng
gists and coun
try stores at 10
cent per box. .
45-J of
4-1
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K Km'VA I'Kt XT TH E IS KMT IS TIf K C1T1
41! Modern liiiprovwuienta," Open all day.
.MEN AND WOMEN,
Bov and !, anrone wants light, pleasant, eni
plovnifiil in wiik-U from f I0 ier iav can lie niat e
will wni) their name and poatoftlre aiilri li nn lui
nif iiat.-ly, and rect-ivs our dnrl I v circular. Ad
drei't, l. H. Vetehell At No. 1ST t-Yi.i.' ntiert
Fortiaud, Ureun.
MADE BtTHgYjHaSCCj
rt v wmt ',t'f.. iijiM.jaiij .1 'iiaui " 1
fri mr'ti Uni'i r-ii "i F,- r nTI I 'Tir-m m mm i"
S.OOO. QtOOO
A CERTIFICATE OF KKMCEBSnir
-,- -- FOR "'..-
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
- IN THE
Universal Benevolent ilss'n
Of CaH.orD fo, rBmaiiied Persona iacrw at
the rate ot $20 per month the first year, $-45 ibe
seeood year, $3u the third year and $70 the
fourth year, tor ion her particulars and terms
send for a cory of i ur new paper, "The Idoo-a-rsphlo,"
wM-h will be aent fiee. KELIIBLR
LIVK AGENTS WANTED in every town and
county in Orenon an-1 Washington Ter. Send for
terms at once to W. WHITKWKLL. Oen'l Aftt, Ore
iron and Wab!ngion Territory. Room 48 Union
hlo k . Pnrtlpnrl "r.
PERUVIAN
BITTERS.
4 f-jr
ft-
a.
isa-" s ,
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The Flnt 11I1TKRS la the WOBLU.'
! TIIKY EFFECTUALLY CURE
MAT.ARIAZ. DISEASES,
Vitalise the Syntem and arrrat the raTace
- the Drendfiil Alcohol Habit.
Aak! yoor Iroavlt or Wine Uerehaat far
- them. -
WILUF.RDIXe Jti CO., .A sent a, Saa Fraa
dm. . .
V. J. VAX MillKTVEB E TO Ponlaad
nSETrORr.Pir.LS
J. A WKPCX1, Penman at the
Portland - Business College,
Received the premium ft. ven by the
P0R1LAND MECHANICS' FAIR,
For the b -sl exhibit f Plalu Writinc, Card Writing
Flourishing, Lettering aad Pen Drawing. The
Portland Business College Journal,
Containing specimens of ornamental pen work, exe
cuted by frof. Wesco, will be tent free to any addreta.
Hctid name on postal caid. Addre
f A. P. A RMSTRONG.
w7tf Lock Box 101. Portland, Or.
-
1850. 32 Years Practical Experience. 1882.
John A. Child
DRUGGIST,
r
I'ealer ia
Fine Chemicals,
Perfumery,
Toilet Articles,
Sponges, Soaps,
& Rubber tsods.
Cor.'Morrlson s 2il tta
V Portland, tr.
Special atieutinn
pa d in (iTdem by
mail when M-com
$1000 KEWAJID
WILL BE PAID TO ANY PERSON PKODUO
T V Ins a more elTectual remedy than
Dr. Keek's Sore Care for Catarrh,
Which haa itood the teat for fourteen years. Physl.
clana, Uroeeteta, and all who have Bwd and thoe-
oiiKhly tented it,pron ounce It apeelOe for the cure of
mat uMntou nweaaa.
Try It. Your drugirist baa
tupneefi.
l)r. Keck thOTMUrhly vodentanda. and la eminent!
succemful In tne treatment ot aUehroeJe anu diav
eolt dlaeaeea ol hath aemea and all atea. havlnc
made a upedalty of their treatment for fourteen years
He treau Oaaeerwtthont oatnc the knife. Hi taror
Ite prescription la farnlafaed to lad aatleata Pre. I
No lady should be without it. Young, middle-aged or
old, male or funic, Uisaolty or a life of aufferinr la '
your Inevitable doom unless yon apply In time to Ut
physician who nndentands, and la competent to treat
your case. Waste no more time nor money with In
competent physicians. All oommnntcatlona attended
to with dispatch, and are strictly confidential. Medi
cines sent to any part of the country. Circulars, testi
monials, and a lnt of printed questions furnished on
application. CO , H U ATI O.N FREE. Inclose
a three-cent stamp for lint and address D&. XfcKSS
SKCK, No. VIS First street, Portland. Or. ,
USE Ji.nv. TLL8.
TO
itimate result of over M
vears or practical expert
ence, and CURES WITH
UNFAILING CERTAIJC
SI
a jT iV. J3 1 1 ervous ana vnysl.
lV I A If ral DebUity, Be tu (rial
f,.r"-s aWaknei8, gperniator-
rhoea, ProsUtorrhea.Env
missions. Imnolene. Kx.
mm
'hausted Vitality, Prema
ture iiecime and lAUi
OP M AJMIOOD, from
whatevevcaUMe nnwlneerf.
It enriches aud purines toe blood, Ktrengrhens the
Nerves, Brain. Muscles, Digestion. Reproductive Or
gans, and Physical and Mental Fa'Ulties. It
stops any unnatural debllltatir.K drain npon
the system, preventing- involuntary losses, de
bilitating dreams, seminal losses with the urine,
etc., so destructive mind and body. It la
a sure eliminator of all KIDNEY AND BLADDKK
COMPLAINTS. IT OOXTAIN8 NO INJURIOUS
INGREDIENT. To those rarerlac froai the ft.
Vets of yosrthfal ladlretlaas ar exeeawa, a
peedy, thorooarh and permanent I I KK 14
GIIAKAKTF.1.11. Price, 8 &O per bottle, or Hve
bottles in case with full-directions and advice, s)id.
Sent secure from observation to anv address upon re
ceipt of price, or C. O. V. To be had only of
IH-. c. I. Halfleld. 910 Kearey ati-eet,
San Francisco, Cat. Consul tailons strictly conndea
tial, by letter or at office, thtlt. For the convenience
of patients, snd In order to secure perfect secrecy, I
have adopted a private address, unae' vhich all pack
ages are forwarded. x
TKIAI, BOTTLKTKKK.
Bufflcient to li w its merit, will be sent in any one
applying by letter, stating his symptoms aud at
Communications strictly confidential.
DR. SPIWHEY,
. Ma. 11 kaaraj str as .. V..
rreats all Araale aad peel a aWsaaiaa.
YOUIJG f.lEH
TTTHO MAY BE SUFFERING FROM THK KP.
tr facts of you tbfui follies or Indiscretion, wilt de
well to avail themselves of this, the e-reatest booa
ever laid at the altar of aoffennr bnmauity. I)H
SPINNEY will jrnarautee to forfeit 500 (t.r every -t
ease of Seminal weakness or private diseases of any
kind or character which he undertakes and falls le v
cara, -,
1IIDDLE-AOEB Bf EH. .
There ate many at the am of thirty to sixty whe
are troubled with too frequent evacuations f lbs
bladder, of ten accompanied by a slight smart lug or
bu rnlng sensation and a weakening of the system Is
a manner the patient cannot account for. On exam
ining the urinary deposit a ropy sediment will of us
be found, and sometimes small particles of aJlmuiea
will appear, or the color will be of a thin miHtish boa,
again changing to a dark and torp'd afsienranra
There are many men whe die of this dlxllculty. igiiu.
rant of the cause, which is the second stage of Hmt.
nsi Weakness. Dr. & will guarantee a perfect cure is
all such cases, and a healthy restoration of the geuiui
amtary ergans, -
Office Hours 10 to 4 and to. Sundays from 10 in
11 A. M. consultation free. Thorough exiunitmiloa
and advice, t
Call or address SB. SPRHTET A
No. 11 Kearnv streBt. Kan Frei-. .
STHJCILS
CEALS
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