ROSEBURG REVIEW
HAS THE
PUIEST JOB &VIG3
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
J. R. NV BELL,
fCARDS, BILL HEADS, LEGAL ELAKXS
n Year - - - -
Six Mouths - - - -
And other Printing, Incladirj g
Urge and Heavy Posters and Sfccwy Hasi-EIils
Neatl and Expeditiously axeculed
AT PORTLAND PRICES.v
Three Months
Thte ar the terra of tho pairing In advance.
TbcRitibw offer fine inducement to advertisers.
Tern rawonble.
VOL. X.
ROSEBURG, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 6, 1885.
NO. 31.
ROSEBURG :REVEIW T '
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GE5EBAL DISEOTOBY.
Gaovaa CutvELAitD . ...... '. . .Pre sident .
Thomas A. Hkitoricks. . . .Vice President.
Thos. F. Bat abo. . ..... Secretary of State
pAifisx T. MA5Hiso,Secretary of Treasury.
L. Q. C. Lamab.. Secretary of the Interior.
Wm. C. Ehtwcott Secretary o W ar
W. C. Whitket....... Secretary of Navy.
W. T. Viuas. Post Master General.
A. Hr Gaeland. ....... . A ttorney General.
Mohmboh R Waits. . . .. . . . .0hi6f Justice.
STATE OF OREGON.
J. N. DoLpn .V. S. Senator.
Biksir Hermann .Congressman.
Z. F. Moodt. Governor.
E. P. Eabhart ..Secretaryof State.
Bowabd IIiRscn .......... State Treasurer.
. K. B. McELEOY,...Sapt. Pub. Instruction.
W. H. Btars.... State Printer.
J.B. Waldo, C.J.,)
VVm. P. Lord, ' ... .Supremo Judges.
' VY. W. TllATKlS, J
? ; SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
R. S. Bkak.; ,. . ,. . .... ........ ...Jade,
J. W KllWI.folTr. :.rro8ecuting Attorney.
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Jesn Emmitt, I
J. U. Sum. )
.. Senators.
VVm. Marking,
HiHRy Roosbs,
Q. .W.Kirjm.i.
., Repre8-n tati ves.
...........Clerk.
C. JJ. Wilcox,
G. W. Kimball.
O. A. Tatlob, . . .
W. N. Moors, . . ,
F. W. Bbwsok...
, . ..Sheriff.
.Treasurer.
.School Superintendent.
.Assessor.
E. 0. Sacrt
J. S. Fitzhvoh County Judge.
J. Hall, C. A. McGek, . . . .Commissioners.
Wh, Tsiel Surveyor.
Dft. 8. e. Marsteks Coroner
CITY OF ROSEBURG,
II. C Stanton, 1
John Rast, J
T. P. Sheridan, . . Trustees.
L. C. Whekleb, I
P. Benidict. f
T. Ford .Recorder.
G. J. Langkdbero. .Marshal.
John Chase Treasurer.
PROFESSIONAL.
L F. LAXE, JOHN LANE
JANE & LANE,
Attorneys at Law.
Main street, opposite Cosmopolitan Hotel.
J C. FULLERTON,
Attorney at Law.
Office in Marks' briok, up stairs.
Q I A. SEHLBREDE,
ATTORNEY li t LA W,
OAKLAND, OREGON.
Notary Public-
yf N. MOORE,
General Insuranco Agent.
Office at Court House, Roseburg.
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS-
BAILEY'S HOTEL.
Oakland, Oregon.
Board V per Day; Single Meals, 25 cents,
SSThla house has lately changed hands and Is
thoroughly renovated and refurnished. The travel
ing public will And the best of accommodations.
No Chinamen Employed.
SMflH BA1LET.
ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS
TV C. McCL ALLEN,
u, tropneior 01 me
McCLALLEN HOUSE.
Large Sample Rooms for Commercial
Travelers.
Free Coach to and from the bouse
Baggage delivered free of charge.
r.I?PAT UATT?T
OAKLAND, OREGON. (
Richard Thomas, Pi-op.
JFlrist Clam
. SLEEPING ACCOMODATIONS.
Table supplied with the Best the Market affords
Hotel at the Depot of the Railroad,
IIOOItE'S HESTArBABTT.
" . (Princlpaal Business Street.)
Ifcosefom-g-, Oregou
MEALS 25 CENTS, LODGING 25 CENTS
Ws Ttean tli a "Rm iha Afarlrnt AfFnrAa
BLACKSMITH ASP WHEELWRI6HT
BO WEN BROS.
Having dissolved the copartnership exist
ing between Bunnell St Bowcn Bros, and
are now prepared to do all work in their
line in a
WORKMANLIKE
MANNER, AKD AT KEAHONABLE KATE3.
' STATE
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
CorvalllH Oregon.
The next Session will bejjin on Septem
ber 10th, with Bame Faculty
as last year.
Be Lv Arnold, PRES.
GENERAL
Sampel MARK8,
Asher
S. HARKS & Co.
-DEALERS IN-
illlMIs
HAVE CONSTANTLY" ON HAND- -
Crockery, Glassware,
Provisions,
Wool and Produce
tion Bought
AND THE VERY HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR THEM.
S. MABK8&CO RomeUurg:, Or,
Keeps a full line of Dress Goods of every jvaviety and Shade.
A full line of Silks. !
A full line of Satins, Brocades and Velvets. '
A full line of Fancy Dress Goods.
A full lino-of .Hosiery.
A full line of Clothing.
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A fall lino of Furnishing Goods.
A full lino of Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes.
A full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries and Tobaccos.
A full line of Crockery and Glassware.
And last, but not least, a full lino of Ostrich Plumes and Tips, with all
kinds of Ladies Hat Trimmings and Hat Shapes of latest pattern.
JV1 JOSEPHSON.
This Space is
N.
CORmUTTj
Successor to
DEALER
DRY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES,
CLOTHING, IIAT8 and CAPS
DRUGS ami PATENT WEDICIPKES
Cheaper than tho Cheapest.
SHERIDAN BROTHERS,
Roscburg, Oregon,
They would announce that they hare just received and new hare on
hand one of the largest stocks of
eneml Hardware, etc
Ever Brought to Douglas, and.jwlien added to their-
Stoves of all Patterns and-Ready-made Tinwar
They are prepared to declare they have tae best supply in their line ofiany house ia
Southern Orcffon, which they propose selling Cheaper than can be purchased elsewhere
In the shape of BUILDING MATERIALS, in the way of Locks, Butte, etc., we can
offer superior inducements to purchasers, iryus.
We can give yon bargains in the following brands'of STOVES not equaled elsewhere
buck's bonanza, farmer's utility, dexter, pacific, wide west,
CLARENDON, OCCIDENT, IRON KINO, EMPIRB CITY
And other Sioves and Ranges.
Thelbest of workmen are constantly employed in the manufacture of our TINWAR
&m1 hnvoni should learn our Drices.
We nave also bargains w oner in uuno,
r - v- I11TVO
Ilifle, as well as Shotguns and I 'istols.
We are also Agents for the White, Peerless and New Home SEWINO MACHINES,
which we sell at the lowest rates and warrant as complete in eyery respect.
We can also supply .
Averill and Rubber Paints.
The best in the market, at lowest rates. Give
THE EBERLINE GRIST MILL!
CHULTZ BEOS,. Props- j33
THE BEST OF FLOUR AND FEED OF I
ALL KINDS AT THE LOWEST RATES I j
MERCHANDISE.
Marks,
W. I. Friedlander
Cig-ars,
Boots and Shoes.
of every Descrip
?!
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w
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Beserved fbr
J. D. JOHNSON.
IN
xr: l . i ci a
ucu aa n mtutuwr, ouarp ana oi-ner
us a call, inspect our stock; inquire as.to
FARMERS.' AND OTHERS CAN IIAVB
FLOUR FROM THEIR OWN GRAIN 1
nOTICE.
P. MeKinuey lias bought out
F. P. Holm's stock of goods
and is selling out at cost, in
order to close out business.
Produce, such as Wheat, But
ter aud Eggs, taken at high
est market price.
Call and examine for your
self, as my low prices are
Cheaper than the Cheapest.
JIT TLOED'S OLD STAND.
ao,ooo CA.sii;s
OF RECTAL DISEASES!
AS
Xlew, Xtoottil XJIecr,
FiHHiir-tjH, J?riti'ita,s-aii,
XIstnlivs In auo,
J?olyiiiM Xtoctl.
ETC., ETO.,
CURED IH 6 YEARS BY THE BRINKERHOFF SYSTEM
Dr. J. B. Pilkhigton rroirietor of the Portland
rts and bar Infirmary and Varitariak for Neiitous
DiSRASKS has been appointed Agent and Physician
for this in Oregon & W. T. No bsvbrb surgical
operations, no pain no loss of blood. In 2 months,
have cured several caacs In which severe cutting op
erations have failed. Am permitted to refer to Mr-
Jas. W. Weaihcrford, druggist formerly of Salem.
Mr. Frank Gardiner, luachinest, Mr. R. A. Rampy.
Harrisburg, and others. If several patients apply,
will spend one day in each month in Roaeburg.
Address for pamphlet etc.
J. B. FILKIXQTONM.'D.
PORTLAND OR.
ggTDr. Pilkington will be at the
McClallen House, lloseburg from Fri
day evening, NovenibcrGtli to Saturday
evening November 7th, 1885.
J. C. SHERIDAN,
Ua.Successor toj&j
R, S & J. C SHERIDAK,
DEALER IN
HARDWARE
Stoves and Tinware,
Roseburg, Oregon
THE undersigned takce pleasure in an
nouncing to the public that he eelliiic
everything in his line at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION!
IF YOU WANT-
STOVES, AGBIGULTUKAL TUOLS
ISOU, ,STiiL, UAILS,
HORSESHOES, TIN W ABE, CUTLERY
Or anything in my line, call and examine mv
stock and learn prices before purchasing else
where, as I am selling lower than ever.
J C. SHERIDAN
STANDARD FOWLS.
Plymouth Rock,
Wyandottes,
Brown Leghorns.
Having been engaged in the business of breeding
thorOUL'hbreil fowls fnr tho mat olcrht mm 1
am able to furnish as fine specimens of the above
named breeds as can be had either on this coast or
in ine r.asi.
PRICKS. ,
Plymouth Rock, single bird, S'S.OO to J5.00
pairs, 4Q to trios S t o 12.
Wyandottes, single bird, $5; pairs, $10; trios
Srnvn TjturlinTiiB. nint-1o hlnto S.HO fis: fKiira
8j to $7; trios, 8 to jo
EGGS ' IN SEASON
First and special premiums awarded my fowls at
the last State Fair, and wherever else exhibited .
My strains of the above varieties of fowls are
known in most parts of Oregon and Washington,
Idaho, Cal. and British Columbia. No one who
wants fine birds, and knows what jrood stock is, will
object to the prices stated, which aro much less
than at the East.
Parties will please state just what they want, and
can't furnisb it I will tell them so.
CASH must accompany all orders. Send stamp
for il luatrated cataloatue. Don't wait tin spriiur be
ore ordering.
J- HI. GARRISON,
FOREST GROVE, OREGON.
N. B. Well, Fargo ft Co.' express make a specia
reduction of 20 ier cent in favor of all my custome rs
T JASKULEK,
tf . Practical
Watchmaker, Jeweler aud Optician .
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Dealer In Watches, Clockp, Jewelry,
Spectacles and Eyeglas3es.
A FULL. LINK OF
CIUARS, TOBACCO & FA.NCF GOODS.
THE ONLY RELIABLE OITOAIER IT TOWN
for the ftrojcr adjustment of Sp'ctacles. Depot
of the Oeuuino Brazilian l'ebblc Sjiectaclea and Eye
glasses. Office in Hamilton's Briok Block.
BELFILS,
Watchmaker.
HAVING HAD 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS
Watclmiaker in Ore:n, I teel confident of
giving satisfaction in all work entrusted to me.
I have the County patent riht for sale of Concrete
Cement Pipe for conveying water to any plaee de
sired. L. Bunu.
A PRIZE:
end bit cnta r.r nnafjira on.l
.receive free, a costly bos of good
uion money right away than anything else in the
At on idnreee TRUE am Co., Augnita, Haise.
SUGAR Pill 1
. ... ... ...-'.I i
Twelve miles from Rosebur;, on
. the Coos Bay Wagon Road.
ax
Any amount of Lumber Sugar Pine,
Cedar, Yellow Fir, Flooring,
Rustic, Mouldings, etc.
WE Y1LL HOT BE UNDERSOLD.
We have appointed A. J. BELLOWS and HENRY
GATES agenU for Roseburg, who will have lumber
always on hand. Will deliver to any part of the city
from the Mill at reasonable rates.
; TRICES AT MILL;
Rough Lumber . . 9 00 per M
Flooring 18 00 per M
Rustic , v.v." 18 00 per M
HUBBAED
C R E EK I I LLS,
CLAltKE & BAKER, Props.
Having purchased the above named milk of E.
Stephens & Co., we are now prepaped to furnish any
amount of the best quality of
LUMBE R
ever offered to the public in Douglas County. We
will f u rnish at the mill at the following pr'utcs;
No 1 rough lumber : 12 M
No, 1 flooring, 6 inch. -.?24 M
No. 1 flooring, 4 inch.... ?20 M
No. 1 finishing lumber .....20 M
No. 1 finishing lumber dressed on 2 sides $24 M
No. 1 finishing lumber dressed on 4 sides" "26 il
CLAUKu & BARER.
DEALER IN
JLmiiilojr, SiiHh, Doors
unci IVIoriltliuis
OF THE VERY BEST MATERIAL.
COME AND GET TERMS BEFORE PURCHAS
ing elsewhere.
Office near Depot, .
..Roseburg.
Agent for J. J. Whitsett's Lumber.
Douglas County Bank,
HUMPHREY & FLINT,
Roseburc - - - Oregon-
TRANSACT A GENERAL
BANKING- BUSINESS
Sight Drafts Drawn on
Portland, San Francisco, New York and
other points. Bills of exchange on the
principal citieB of Europe. Deposits re
ceived subject to check. Collections made
on all accessablepoints at reasonable rates.
Agee & Hanan.
New Butcher Shop
We keep all kinds of FRESH and
PICKLED meats.
STISFACTION ASSURED.
Hides of all kinds bought.
THE OLD RELIABLE
V-OBBBBHOF.
Established in 1867.
Jacob Bi zcr
HFARRY,
Merchant TnUor.
First right-hand room, up stairs, over
Marks' Store.
Uepairs aud Alterations nently done.
MRH. S. A. HUTCHINSON,
MILLINERY STORE!
Oakulnd, Orcffon.
LADIES WILL FMD HT STOCK LARGE AND
Complete Prices moderate. -
Oi7 M 01, Mrs. S. A. HaTcmssox.
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to nailed nr 13.
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ordering it It contains illustration, rrlea.
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diret to coiMMMter on mil frooda for
perwmal or ftnU a TelU now to
order, and glrr exact coat of erery
OBlnat yoa wmo, oat, driak, war, or
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draw upon receipt of 10 cta to defray
oxpenao of mlwg, ltnaaar from
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MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
991 t X9 Wabnaa Avvaae CbIms lib
EOSEBURG SODA WORKS.
MASUFACTCBES A SUPERIOR QUALITY OP
Soda Water, garea parilla and Glnrer Ale. Or.
er from abroad filled Yit'i promptnecs nd p
reajgimble rate. .
m$4
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OARAI.JfI'S BV8E
Jlotr He Escaped Writing a Letter For Ah
Annoying Visitor.
Attorney General Garland was sit
ting in front of hh log house at Hominy
Hill, doubtless musing over the days
when he and the 'iold timers" took it
"straight" from the jug, when he was
suddenly interrupted by the presence
of a stranger. The man was dressed
in a jatched suit of brown jeans, and,
on his head ho wore a yellow wool hat,
bfell-shaped and without a band. His
shoes were the coarsest of brogans and
so badly rundown that the wearer ap
pcared to be walking on the sides of
his feet. ... -
j ;"IIow are you tixV said Mr; Garland
arising and cordially extending his
hand. '
"Ain't none too peart, how is it with
yourself?" the man replied as he shook
hands with attorney general.
"Have a seat, sir."
"'Bleeged to you, don't b re ef I
do." "
The visitor sat down aud leaued back
against ;he house, took off his hat,
stretched it over his knee and said:
"Anything new goin' on?"
"No, nothing that I know. I bave
come to this place to escape news."
"Then you don't know much about
what's been goin' on in Washington
sense you left thar?" :
"No, very little."
"Wall, Ikon tell you V o-io thing
that has took phce. You see I am
'Squire Zangford an' I usler be the
postmaster at May Bloom, about fifty
miles fiora here. Old man Cleveland
took a dislike to me but why I kain't
tell, as I never seed him in my life
an' told some o' his log rollers to turn
me outen the office, a house whut I
built myself. I thought that was jest
a littlo the blamedest caper I cvr.r seed
ur heerd about. Built that houso my
self, nndcrstahd. Chopped down the
trees and hauled the logs with Ben
Riley's young steers an' had a devil o'
a time, too. Now after all that, that
man Cleveland wanted me to get outen
the office. I writ to him twice but he
was so hard-headed he wouldn't answer
the letter. The last time I writ I put
in a post stamp, but stead o' answerin'
the letter he pocketed the stamp. Is
that the way the present administra
tion is goin' to rob the country? Now
gineral, I have come all the way on
foot, 'case I ain't got no boss, to see
yon about this thing. I don't like to
be treated like a nigger for T am a up
au' up white man every time. What
would you advise me to do?"
'I hardly know, Mr. Zangford.'
''But, blame it, gineial, you must
know. That's what's tlie matter with
you fellers that air in office now. You
never know. I want you to set down
right now an' write to Cleveland-'
'That is unnecessary. I'll see him
when I go back.'
'No, that ain't the thing, fur wheu
you get back thar 'mong all them town
scollops you'll forget me. J ust write
tlio docymint now an' I'll ship her off.'
Mr. Zangford, I am very tired and
do not feel like writing to-day.
"Wall, then, giueral, to 'commodate
you, I'll stay till to-morrow an' then
you ken fix her up. I ain't in no par
ticular hurry, an' am willin to give you
plenty o' time. I never did believe
in rushiii' a man.
Mr. Garland moved uneasily in his
seat. A customer not easily rebuffed,
had called upon him.
How much does your office pay Mr.
Zangford?
'Bout seventy-fivo cents a year.
That all?
Wall, ordinarily, but sometimes
when drummers air plentiful the re
ceipts is raised to mighty nigh a dol
lar, but I don't want the place for the
money that's in it.
Why do you want it?
Tho standing gineral; - the standin'.
Does it give you very high standing?
Does it? repeated the visitor with
the emphasis of great surprise. Wall,
I reckon it does. W'y, sir, at a party
the postmaster at May Bloom is expec
ted to kiss all the good gals. That
aint nigh all. Tho fellers all tel! him
whar they have hid ther bottles an all
he's got to do is to go out and help
himself. W'y, sir when the post
master wants to borrow a fiddle, all
he's got to do is to whissul an, here
she comes. Gineral, a constable aint
no whar an nobody notices a justice o'
the peace when the pstmaster is
around, but alas! man is doomed to
disappointment. Justaa 1 was way
up on the ladder o' public pride an
prosperity, old Cleveland 'gun to buck
agin me. It wan't nght; I'll s war to
the saints, it wan't. . Now that feller
they put in my place is livin like a
race boss, an I'm liyin like a plow nag.
Ef thars one thing in this world that I
kaint stan, it is humeleration. I ken
stan poverty, ken stan to owe ' mighty
nigh every man in the neighborhood,
ken stan to go hungry an have a stone
bruise an dew pizen at the same time,
bat I kaint bar to think that the gin
eral government o' this country has
got it in fur me. When ken you
wiite that letter?
Mr. Garland's eyes had brightened.
1 am perfectly.willing to accommodate
you, Mr. Zangford, and will write pret
ty soon. I am very thankful that you
came, for I am very lomesome.
Lonesome !
Yes, you are the first man that has
called on me for several days. You
Bee my cook is down with the yellow
fever- hold on squire ! '
. When the Bquive reached the foot of
the hill he realized that ha had left his
hat, but lacking' the courage to return
for it, he shook hi3 garments and pur
sued his solitary way in the direction
of May Bloom. Arkansaw Traveler
Ftm at the White Hcute.
Anybody who supposes it is all dig
nity anddecoiumat the White house
is liable to find himself mistaken if he
happens to spend much of his time
about this home of the chief magistrate
of the nation. It would probably
shock a good many people, both in this
country and elsewhere; to hear of some
of tho antics that are cut in and about
this establishment when circumstances
permit. It would be quite shocking
probably to thick of the great east room
with all its gorgeousness, being turned
into a bicycle hall or to see marbles or
copper pitching carried on at the very
door of the presidential mansion. Yet
these sights aro unknown to those whose
duties call them to the White house
often. Only a few days ago one of the
officials of that establishment was ob
served enjoying a game of marbles M'ith
a small boy on the tiled floor of the ves
tibule through which all the callers pass
on their way to and from the president's
o flic 3 and that of his secretary. It is
not a very uncommon thing to see
members of the press, assisted by some
of the attaches of the White house, en
gaged in the delightful and highly intel-
leciuai pasume or pitcmng coppers or
quarters at one of the cracks of the
stone floor.of the broad porch of the
main door. Local tradition tells us
how, during the reign of Hayes, and
perhaps at other times, the east room
was utalized by some ambitious stu
dents of the bicycle, who" found, on the
soft Axminister carpet, a tolerably soft
place to fall, and in the privacy of the
closed room an opportunity to escape
observation until the art of riding and
mounting had been gained. (Wash
ington Ietter to Memphis Avalanche.
I'rof. io Omfe at the Vernal Tails.
Froru the top the view is far grand
er than from below; for we take in the
fall and the- surrounding scenery at
one view. An immmense- natural
parapet of rock rises, breast-high, above
the general surface of the cliff, near the
fall. Here one can stand securely,
leaning on the parapet, and enjoy the
magnificent view. The river pitches
at our very feet over a precipice four
hundred feet high, into a narrow gorge
bounded on either side by cliffs such
as seen nowhere except in Yosemite,
and completely blocked in front by the
massive cliffs of Glacier Point, three
thousand two hundred feet iigh; so
that it actually seems to pitch into an
amphitheater, with rocky walls higher
taan its diameter. Oh, the glory of
the view S The emerald green and
snowy white of the falling water; the
dizzying leap into the yawning chasm;
the roar and foam and spray of the
deadly stiuggle with rocks below; the
deep green of the somber pines, and
the exquisite frehh and lively green of
grass, ferns, and moss, wet with eternal
spray; the perpendicular, rocky walls
rising far above us toward the blue
arching sky. As I stood there, gazing
Jown into the dark and roaring chasm
and up into the clear sky, my heart
swelled with gratitude to the great
Author of all beauty md grandeur.
Joseph Le Cor.te, in November Over
land. Eight Tear VrrtMrntial Terms.
We have now too many elections.
The enormous business of our vast
country suffers a partial paralysis every
fourth year. The danger that a change
in administration may result in a
change in the tariff, currency, coinage,
internal revenue, or foreign affairs,
effects every merchant in the landt
curtails business, produces contractions
and failures, and in attended with no
corresponding benefit That eight
years is really prefeied for the presiden
tial ternt by the people is fchown by
the fact that out of our fifteen Presi
dents seven have been re-elected, while
in other instances the attempt has often
been made either to nominate or re
elect the retiring President. C. T.
Hopkins in October Orerland.
Any one who performs anything
nsefal in society is a working man in
the true sense of the word, .
SOME LAXQ VAGE NEJEDS.
Gilbert M. Tucker discusses in a late
number of the New Englander some
"Language Needs," saying; Our list of
words numerous as it is, is yet not com
prehensive enough to fulfil the highest
ideal of a perfect tongue. We need
more tooli, a good many of them, and
it sometimes seems a pity rather that
we caunot manufacture and introduce
them when the need is perceired, than
that some of those we have offend in
their composition the strict require
ments of conirnity. We badly need,
for instance, epicene pronouns in tt
singular answering to they, them and
their m the plural. .True it is, ono
can often use ho, him and h is, ex
pecting hearers or readers to remember
that "tho brethren em brace the sistern."
True it also is, one can often get around
the difficulty by rearranging a sentenoe;
but there is a difficult v, for all that.
A man wishes to 6ay that each of his
two children, a boy and a girl, has the
exclusive use of a bedroom. He nat
urally begins: "Each of my children
has a room to " how shall ha finish?
It is not quite right to say that each
has a room to himself, or to herself,
and it is certainly far from grammatic
al or pleasing to say themselre?.
What shall he do? The problem is of
daily occurance, as any one will find
who will take pains to watch for it.
We need, too, a preterit for the verV
ought. We aro compelled to fay "you
ought to have done such and such
things" which is by no - meant
what we reallv mean. Ono can not
possibly be under obligation to have
done anything the phrase 13 absurd.
All obligation is to do, and it would
be an important gain in the direction
of clearness and conciseness if we
might say, when speaking of past time
"you oo.ghtcd"
We need a word almost synonymous
with many, but having a slightly, differ
ent shade of meaning a lack which
is often supplied., awkwardly and in
correctly, by the use of numerous with
a plural noun. People say, "Then
are numerous books on that- subject"
which is clearly ungrammatical;
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but that expression, correct in syntax,
does not seem quite to express the idea;
and to say there are many books may
be rather too strong a statement. .
. We need, once more, a verb for
which replace is commonly substituted
there being nothing better at hand.
One removes a painting from the wall
there mav be a numermia lisf, nflwiSra
and haog3 up an engraving in its stead.
For a brief statement of this action,
we have at present nothing better than
to say that the painting was replaced
by the engraving. Yet this is really
nonsense. To replace a thing is toy
put it back where it was before. - f
Of course this list might be pro
longed indefinitely and the poverty of
the English language, redundant as the
language is, might still be, upon occa
sion deplored. Let us console ourselves,
however, with the reflection that with
the present vocabulary at our disposal
we can manage to make our ideas tol
erably clear to others if they are at all
clear to ourselves. -
TnB printing press has made presi-
dents, killed poets, furnished bustles
for beauties, uid finished with the sand
paper of criticism. It has made worlds
get up to roll call every morning, given
mu pmpu mugs oi iron ana a voice oi
steam. It has set the price of a bushel
of wheat, and made the country post-
ofhee the. glimmering goal of rural
scribes. It has curtailed the power of
kings, embellished the pantry shelves
and busted rings; it has converted bank
ers to paupers, made sawyers of college
presidents, it has educated the homeless,
and robbed the philosophorof his reason.
It smiles an.i kicks, cries and dies, but
it cau't be run to suit everybody.
All the insurant he Wanted.
"Young man," said u minister to a
passenger who had finished cursing the
peanut boy for waking him up "Joes
it ever occur to you that we know not
what a day may bring forth that we
are here to-day and gone to-mor
row?"
"I should say so; I'm a Cincinnati
drummer."
"Do you know," went on the minis
ter solemnly, "that in the midst of life
we aro in de "
"You're to late, old man," said the
Cincinnati!! briskly; "I've got $10,-
000 m the Occident and Orient, and
that's all the insurance lean carry."
New York Tribune.
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