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VOL, XL
ROSEBURG, OREGON, ERIDAY; FEBRUARY 25, 1887.
NO. 47.
Rosebufg
GENEEAL DIEEOTOfi j
G rover (levelas d Vrcsitlent .
Tnog. F. Batakj). Secretary of State
Damkl T. MANMNu.Secretary of Treasury.
L. Q. C. Lam An .Secretary of the Interior.
WmMJ. Endicott. .! Secretary o War I
W. C. Whitney. .. . . . .Secretary of Navy.
W. T. Vila j. .Post Master Genera!.
A. II. Garlasd. . . i Attorney General.
Mokrisoh R. Waitk .Chief J ostice.
STATE OF OREGON.
f:-5:SiSu:::::!:::: - tors-
Bixoer H CRM ANN. .' Congressman.
Sylvester Penn oy er Governor.
Geo. W. McBride Secretary of State.
G. W.Webb State Treasurer.
E. B. McELBOY....Sapt. Pub. Instruction.
Frank Baker State Printer.
R. S. Strahan, ... )
Wm'. P. Lord, .
W. W. Thaykb,
Snpremn Judges.
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
R. S. Btiut. ... . Jude.
J. W II amixtok..;. Prosecuting Attorney.
"DOUGLAS COUNTY. 1
J H. Shupb, ,1 .......... .Senators.
John Emmttt, j
W.F.Benjami y
P.P. Palmeb!, f . ..Reprcs uUtivcs.
J as. Blcndrll. I . ? r
II. Mckenzie,
TllOS. R. SlIElilDAN
. ...Clerk.
. . .Sheriff.
Ben. C. Agee
D. S. West.,,
........ ... ..Treasurer.
School Superintendent.
G. T. RusskllI
Tas. A. Sterl
NO Assessor.
J. S. FrrzHooH County Judge.
J. Hall, C. A. McGke, Commissioners.
N. E. Britt.J Surveyor.
Dr. S S. Marsters . . Coroner.
Tuos. Smith Sceep Inspector.
PRECINCT OFFICERS:
T.L.!Ga.nnon.... I Justices.
Tas. Harfham.. J J
Peter Junger Constable
CITY OF ROSEBURG.
II. C Stanton, I
John Rast, I
J.. P. Sheridan, Trustees.
O L. Willis, I
P. Benedict. I ' ;
T.. Ford Recorder.
John Howard) . . . .Marshal.
Will II. Fisher.; Treasurer.
U. S. LAND OFFICE ROSEBURG,
CiiAS. W. JcjiiNSTON Register.
A. C. Jones . .Receiver
SIGNAL SERVICE.
B. S. Pague .Obsorver.
PROFESSIONAL-
ii F. f-ANE,
JOHN LANE
JANE & LANK,
Attorneys at Law,
Main street, opposite Cosmopolitan Hotel.
J C. FULLEUTON,
Attorney at Law.
, Office in Marks' briok, up stairs.
RC. IldNTER M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
AKYOXVILLE OliEUOX
K. L. MILLER, M. D
Surgeon.
Homoeopathic Physician.
Offiico up stairs in the old Sheridan
Brick, on Jackson Street, Rosolmrg,
Oregon. .Chronic diseases a speciality.
W. L. FREEMAN M. D.
OFFICE IN DR. HOOVER'S OLD
Stand, where he may be found day or
night when not professionally ngngcu.
fdTSPECIAL Aueotion Given to SURGERY
and Diseases of Women.
Dr. THOMAS GRA1IA31,
A GRADUATE
Of the University of Fa. at Philadelphia and of the
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS; and ROYAL
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LONDON ENGLAND
has located for the practice of Lie profession in
ROSEBURG
OREGON.
Office and residence, Washington street opposite
the Cstbolic Church
F. G. GEHME, M. D.
' (Pronounced Ama.)
' HOMCEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
& Graduate Of The
UNIVERSITY
Of Iidpzig Germany.
Office & Residence at the house of
Geo. W. Day, near R. R. track, Rose
burg. ,
Dr.GA-BONHAM
RESIDENT DENTIST V.
Roseburg - - - - Or.'VL ,jj
Vmee over bad in Marks' bnlldiiicr. Hy reputa
XJ tion as a Dentist is based on the merits of my
work. Price reasonable ana to suit the tunes.
CTGOLD FILLING A BPECIAlVy.TO
The Leading
DRUG HOUSE
W. S. Hamilton.
SaeceMor to S. Hamilton.
ROSIBVRS - - - OM60M.
Obtained, ana all PaUut Basinen in the V. B.
. Patent, Office atUndad to for MODERATE FEES,
Our etflc is opposite the U. S. Patent Office, and
we an obtain Patents is leas time than those re
mote trom WASHINGTON
?ELtB DRAWWO. Ws alriss as to
patentability free of eharee; and we make NO
CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENT
wI.lil'i0 th Ptmuter. the Supi. of the
- Money Order Diy., and to officials ot the U. 8. Pat
nt Office. Foreiroular, advice, terms and referen
eu to aetnal clients in your own State or county,
writ to . .
C, A. SXOW & CO.,
Oppotlu Pstont Office Washington, D. C.
J. JSKXJJLIGK.
'Practical
Watcbmakt-r, Jeweler and Optician.
, ALL WOliK WAURANTED.
Dealer la Watches, Clock?, Jewelry,
Spectacles anil Eyeglasses.
A FULL LIJiK OP
CIUIARS, TOBACCO A FANCY GOODa.
THE ONLY RELUBLE OPTOMER IN TOWN
for the propcrailjugtmcnt of Spectacles. Depot
of the Genuine Brazilian Pebble Siicetacles and Eye
glasses. Office in Hamilton's Brick Block.
NEW YORK LUMBER
& Wood Yard
Co To SI It Kowjpjrfi.
East side of track one block south of
depot is where you will iind number
one dry lumber, Sugar pine, Cedar,
Fir, and all Dimention lumber for
buildings, sawed and shaved cedar
shingles, Sash Doors, Blinds, Screen
Doors, Mouldings, Wall and Stair
railings, Balusters, Brackets, Newel
posts, Ceiling, Rustic, Flooring, and
all kinds of Finishing lumber, sawed
and split Cedar pests, 1 inch plank
sawed expressly for sidewalks. I
represent the Sugar Pine Door &
Lumber Co. of Grant's Pass Or. which
from personal insjwetion I believe to
do the finest establishment on the Pa
cific coast, it employes seventy men.
The Proprietors and Overseers are all
Eastern men and experts in the busi
ness, the machinery is new and put
up in the best manner, and all under
srtict discipline and order. Their
work is all done by number one me
chanics and is equal to any work of
the kind done in New York or the
East. Fruit boxes, Picket fences and
Gates complete. I also represent a
number one mill at Yoncolla where I
hayo sawed all Dimention lumber to
order on short notice. All guaranteed
as represented or no sale. Call and
see stock and prices before purchasing.
Stove wood constantly on hand at
HARM TIME PRICES.
OVERLAND' TO CALIFORNIA
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA R. R.
And Connections.
Fare from Portland to San Francisco $32; to Sacra
mento $30.
Clusc connections made at Ashland with stages o
the California Oregon Sc Idaho Stage Company.
(DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.)
East Side Division.
BETWEEN PORTLAND & ASHLAND
Mail Train
LEAVE.
ARRIVE.
r.oscburg...,0.1.1) P. M.
Ashland 4.00 A. M.
Koseburg....5.05 A. M.
Portland 3.45 P. M.
Portland 8.00A. M.
Koseburg.
6.25 P. M.
....8.45 P. M.
5.15 A. M.
Aahland.. .
Koscburg .
Albany Ixpre&s Train
LEAVE. I ARRIVE.
Portland 4.00 P.M. Lebanon 9.'JU P. M
Lebanon 4.15A.M. Portland 10.05 P. M
PULMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAES
Daily between Portland and Asliland.
The O. and C. R. R. Ferry makes connection with all
the regular trains on taut bide Di v. from footof l bt
West Side Division-
BETWEEN PORTLAND & CORVALLIS
Bfail Tiain-
LEAVE. I ARRIVE.
Portland 7.S0 A. M. Corvallis 12.25 P. M.
Corvallis 1.30 P. M. Portland..,'. . 0.15 P. M.
At Corvallis comicctjwitb. trains of Oregon Pacific
for xaquma uay.
Express Train-
LEAVE. I ARRIVE.
Portland 4.50 P. M. McMiiuivillc. . 8.00 P. M
McMinnvillc... 5.45 A.M. Portland 0.00 A. H.
Local tickets for sale and hairs-we checked at com
nanv's nn town office, cor. Pine and Second streets.
Tickets for principal points in California can only be
procured at company's otnec.
Corner F and Front Sts., Portland, Or.
Freight will not be received for shipment after 5
o clock f. M. on either the cost or West anle uiv
R. KOEHLER, E. P. ROGERS.
Manager. GF. & PussApcut
CM
COTTAC
ORGAN
Has attained a standard of exoellenco which
admits of no BUixirior.
It contains every impr ovemont that inventive
(emus, emu aaa money can proauoe.
OTO
EVERY
ORGAN
a in
WAB
zs
BANTED
FOB
FIVE
YRAB3
TO
EXCEL.
Thewo OrsmnS Bro celebrated fop volume.
Duality of tone, auick rewnonne. artistic doslcn.
Beauty In finish, perfect coriBtruction, making
mum iuo mutit avsiraoie orjrans ior Homes,
ouuuuio, uumvucB, Mxujea, societies, etc.
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION.
VNEQTAEXD FACILITIES,
SKILLED WOBSHE5,
! BEST MATERIAL,
COKBIJTSU, KAKB THIS
THS POPULAR ORGAN
Instruction Books and Piano Stools.
Catalogues aad Prioe Lists, cm sppUo&tlon, rasft
CH2CA80 C0m6E ORGAN CO.
tt. RatKfoph and Ann Sts.. CHIC AS 0. ILL
CITY ;DRAYTNG
DONE WITH DISPATCH.
'(JALL ON
JOS. CARLOX.
WASHING & IR017ING
OPPOSITE CARLOS'S LTVERT STABLE.
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS-
Bi ILEY'S HOTEL.
Oaklaud, Oregon.
Board $1 per Day; Single Meals, 25 cents,
JTjnriils house has lately changed hands and is
orouhly renovated and refurnished. The travel-
ng public will find the best of accommodations
No- Chinnmcn I2mployecT.
sm II BAILEY.
ABSOLUTELY FIRS f CLASS
RS. D. C. McCLALLEN,
Proprietor of the
McCLALLEN HOUSE.
arire Sample Rooms for Commercial
' ' . Travelers.
Coaoii o and from the house
Bi'jae dclivere free of charge.
DEPOT HOTEL,
OAKLAXD, OREGON.
ITifJiavcl Thomas, Iroi.
ITii-Ht Class
SLEEPING ACCOMODATIONS.
AND THE
able supplied with the Best the Market affords
lotel at tbo Depot of the Railroad.
Central Hotel !
It O S1-:U URG, OltEGOPST,
OPPOSITE CARLON'S LIVERY STABLE.
Boar.Iaml Lodging per day $1 .00
week 5.00
" Without Lodging 4.00
Meals, 25 cents. Lodging, 25 cents-
Thorough satisfaction is promised to travel
ers and the public generally.
MRS- J3. GARRISON, rrop.
No Chinese employed ,
New Restaurant !
J. Clements Proprietor
ltOSEliURO OREGON.
One door south of Eiaton's fiToccrj' store.
MEALS 25 eta.
3IOOIITS 11ESTAIRAXT.
(Princii:ul nusiir.css Street.)
Romoburs Oregon
MEALS 25 CENTS LODGING 25 CENTS
We Keep the Best the Market Affords.
CIVIL BEND STORE
V. I ARRINGTON,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods Groceies otc
All Kinds of Produce Taken in Exchange
CIVIL BEND, DOUG. CO., OREGON.
SMEW STORE
AT
1IL.LAR1, OR.
would respectfully inform the public that he
has on hand a fino assortment of
Dry Goods, Groceries,
lieady-JIade Clothing
and in fact everything usually kept at a
lust-class store. (Jive hint a call.
Goods at Low Prices.
All kinds of Froduc
Taken in Exchange for Goods.
tsJUl orders promptly attended to.
MRS. kS. A. HLTCHIXSOX,
MILLINERY STORE!
Oakland, Oregon.
rADIES WILL Ttfh MY STOCK LARGE AND
tip Complete. Prices moderate.
Oi-re M Call. Mus. S. A. IIrrrcHW80.
The BCTEIW enoa ts
tesoed Sept. nd BUsxIs,
csMtkjresv, 7S1A pages.
3,000 lUSMtXSttOIM St
WBOM - S, KISU UUHTfi
OITSS 'WkotessOe Price
direct to consumer on fOl Roods tor
persoBsa or Auoaily Tells bofr to
order, and girt exact Mt of eTsrf
Chlag yo aw, at, dxtak, westr, or
lMtre Am with. Tbeae X3TVAXCABIJH
BOOKS cotttala UUtot mitton sleswaed
from tlie snskdseta of tise world. VTe
wiU mail st oopjr FREE to amy svd
drs upon reoetpt Ot 10 ets. to deftmr
expense Ot milling. Let m bear from
jrou. RespectfBlIf ,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO".
827 99 W abash Avenao. Chlcaso, UU
Malaussene and Clements
New Furniture Store
IN FLOED'S OLD STORE.
A full line of first class Furniture.
Anything repaired or made to order.
CALL IlfSTAJrXEB.
If 1
V w J
V J
HAVING
X Tlie Entire Stock of
PXX13tXCXT AWPISS
-o of o-
I. R. DAWSON,
At ':
RIDDLE OREGON
Consisting of
BOOTS,
SHOES,
CLOTHING,
DRY GOODS,
HARDWARE,
GROCERIES,
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc Etc.
Am now ofi't'iing the same
At Prices That Defy
Competition.
FOR
CASH
At
Kiddle - - Oregon.
F. Gornutt.
ALL PERSON'S KNOWING THEMSELVES IN
duh'ed to Noah Cornutt will plsase call at mv
office at Kiddies at the store and settle at once.
r. Comutt.
THE GRAPE tU RE.
SAL-MUSCATELLE
In America
WITHOUT THE EXPISSE OF AN
EUROPEAN JOURS FY !
The crjstalized salts, as obtained in ajiure state
from ra)os and choice fruit, in a portable, palat
able, simple form, are now presented to the public of
America as the grandest resolvent of impure blood,
corrector of the liver and regulator of the bowels
the natural promoter of
HEALTH AND LONGEVITY.,
Eminent physicians claim this achievement a new
era in the allied science of medicine, as it furnishes
the blood with its natural salines that are lust or
eliminated eiery imy
SAHIUSCATELIjE;
A POSITIVE, NATURAL
SICK HEADACHE AND
DYSPEPSIA CUliE.
Sftl-Muscatelle is Nature's own produiit. It sup
plies to the system tho want of sound, ripe grapes
and fruit; it is the simplest and best preventive and
cure lor all functional derangements of the liver and
kindred ailments; prevents the absorption of ma ari
al diseases fevers of all kinds; counteracts the ef
fects ot bad air, poor drainage and impure water; a
powerful oxydizer of the blood; a natural specific
for all skin eruptions, sick headaches, biliousness,
nervousness, mental depression, and will remove the
effects of accidental indigestion from excessive eat
ing and drinking. Have it in your homes and on
your travels. It Is a specific for the fagged, weary
and worn-out.
Prepaired by the
London Sal-Mlscatelle Co.
L03VOK, ESBLAKD.
Beware of imitations. The trenuine in "blue
wrappers only."
fCTSend for circulars 0. EV NOVlTCII, General
American Manager, P. O Bok l!W3, New York City.
Mention this paper. For sale by 8. llam'lton Rose
burg Oregon.
THE
New York Coffee House
ta.
And Oyster Saloon
6
Leading Check Restaurant
in the City.
SIFERD HACKNEY. PROPRIETORS
132 FIRST STREET,
PORTLAND CRECOM.
fTPrirats Booms of the Latest Designs tor Ladles
OrKN DAY AJTD NIGHT.
I
T. L G anson, C. A. Blackman
CARRIAGE, WAGON,
. . AND' ,
BLACHSniTH5SHOP!I5
Adamaon's Old Stund. Jackson Street.
MANUFACTURERS OF
CARRIAGES, HACKS, BUGGIES!
All Kinds of Repairing Done, Terms ar
Reasonable;', Gannon A Blackmak.
fWi mi wy
FROM
ROSEBURG TO LEMPIREHCITY.
- zi..x'seis
From Roseburg to Looking Glass $ .75
i " " Foot of mountain. .. . 2.00
" Dora 5.00
" " Fairview 5.50
" . " Sumner.... ... 6.50
I Marshficld 7.00
; " " Empire Qty 7.50
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
For Parliclars Inquire at the Post Office.
Jiis C. Mc(ULLOH, Prop.
-DifALEu In
STOVES, TINWARE
AN
KEEPS A FULL STOCK OF NAILS, CUTLERY
Shelf and lluildors Hanlvarc. Also Revolvers,
Uuns and Ammuiiition. All kinds of
Tinware SJade to Order.
REPAIRING NEATLY DONE,
Over 6,000,000 PEOPLE USE
FERRY'S SEEDS
D. M. FERRY & CO.
are admitted to be the
SA UR6UT SUBSHUI
v r u.ra.rcnnii,u a
tKr triyUv. phm
iSE0HHUAL
For 1887
J will be mailed
FREE to all
to last season's '
ctustomers
Without or
dering it.
Invaluable to
all. Evry par
Bon using Gar.
dim. Fuld or
1 rioietr SEEDS thould
J tend or it. Address
B. M. FERRT tk C8.
Detroit. Mloh.
J. C. SHERIDAN
"iSLSuccessor tojgr
R. S & J. C SHERIDAN
DEALER IN-
HARDWARE
Stoves and Tinware,
Roseburg, Oregon
mllU undersigned takce pleasure in an-
j. nouncing to the public that he selling
everything 111 his lino at prices that
DEF? COMPETITION!
IF YOU WANT
STOVES, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
IE0H, STEEL. WALLS,
itOSSS HOES, TINWAEE, OUTLE&Y
0. anything in my line, call and examine my
stock and learn prices before purchasing else,
where, as I am Belling lower than ever.
J. C. SHERIDAN
THE OLD RELIABLE
Established in 18G7.
Jacob Dittzcr
Douglas County Bank,
HUMPHREY cfc FLINT,
Rosebure - - - - Oregon
TRANSACT A GENERAL
BANKING- BUSINESS
Sight Drafts Drawn en
Portland. San
other points. Bills of exshanffe on the
principal cities of Europe. Deposits re
ceived subject to check. Collections made
on an accessablepoiDts at reasonable rates.
.1ILLW00D MILLS
ON HUBBARD CREEK.
CLARKE & LAKER, Proprietors.
We are now prepared to furnish lumber o the
best quality in quantities to suit the purchasers,
iwaj having on hand the largest stock of any mil
id uouglas County.
We will hirnlsh lumber at our mill at the following
PRICES.
Bo 1 rough lumber..
Ko, I flooriiiB, 6 Inch Dsl(
83 to $10 M
....! M
ho. 1 floonng, 4 Inch D k H .... i 1 18
No. 1 mushing lumber $18
CLARKE & BAKEB.
X
M
PAUL SOHLOSSER
ill4 'Js 1
SMll II -
t
mi;
m
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A man el ol purity
ttrength and wholesoineness. More economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com
petition with the multitude of low test, short
woixhl alum or phosphate powders. Sold ouly in
cans. KOYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 Wall
St. N. Y. -
IL O. Stanton
-DEALER IN-
fflMK DRY GOODS!
-OF
THE BEST QUALITY.
GENERAL FURNISHING,
HOSIERY, TRIMMING Ac.
Boots & Shoes
OFgTHE BEST QUALITY,
a full
of
GROCERIES !
Wood And Willow
WAUE.
CROCKERY
& GLASSWARE,
. ELECTRIC LAMPS,
SCHOOL ROOKS,
AND STATIONARY.
Subscription
AGENCY.
Subscription received for nil Eastern
and European Publication.
Great Overland Jloate!
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
ONLY LINE RUNN1H0-
Pullman Palace Sleeping Oars,
Maa-nmcent Day Coaches, and
Elegant Emigrant Sleeping Oars,
-WITH BERTHS FREE CF COST
FROM WASHINGTON AND OREGON
TO THE EAST
Yia St. rani ami Minneapolis.
ONLY TRANSCONTINENTAL LINE RUNNING
PALACE DINING CARS.
(Meals, 75 Cents.)
FASTEST TIME EVER MACE
FROM THE COAST
OVER THE
TT NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
To Sioux City,
Council Bluffs,
St. Joseph, Atchison,
Leavenworth,
Kansas City,
' Burlington, Quiiicy,
St.Loms, S Chicago
AND ALL POINTS
EASm AND QOUTIIEASrn
ASl AND OOUTIIEASj
O
Via St. Paul and Minneapolis.
-iiTSLEKPING CHtSi
Are hauled on regular Ex
press Trains over the
Entire Length of
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
Leave Portland at 3:00 p. M., daily; ar
rive at Minncnpolia or St. Paul 12:30
p. M., third day.
Connection made at SL Paul and
Minneapolis to all points East, South
and Southeast
PACIFIC DIVISION.
Train leaves Portland daily at 11:45
a. m., arriving at New Tacoma 6:30
p. connecting with O. R. & N. Co.'s
boats for all points on iruget bound
A. D. Charlton, ;
General Western Passenger Agent,
No. 2 Washington St,
. Portland, Oregon.
This paper is kept on file at E. C Duke
advertising agency, 64 and 65 Merchants' Ex
changa, San Francisco, Cal., where contracts
for advertising can be made for it.
b-'WLLS
' AMERICA FOR AMERICANS"
THE TYPICAL AMERICAN.
Thanksgiving Sermon.
' . "OF
- ; II-
REV, J P. NEWMAN, D. D., LL. D.,
AT
METROPOLITAN M. E. CHURCH,
WASHINGTON, D. C,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH
ISS6.
Subject: ''Our Place Among the Nations-"
PUBLISHES BY REQUEST OF THE COMCRECATI SM
Wasuikotoh, 0. C, Nov. 2Gth, 18S0.
Kev. J. P. Newhak, D. D.:
jiub bib: ine universal approval by svery
loyal, liberty loving American citizen who listened
to your Thantstfiviuff sermon yesterday, together
with the philosophic and fearless manner with which
the great themes therein discussed were treated,
prompts a desire to extend its influence by a wider
circulation than even that large comrrcgation can
give, we would therefore to meet the wishes of the
congregation as expressed by their unanimous ote
at the close of the discourse, request that you fur-
ioh us with a copy for publication.
Very Respectfully,
J. C. TASKER,
3. D. CROISSANT,
A. P. LA.CEY,
.. GEO. H. LAFETRA,
B. CHARLET0N.
Wasuinctok, D. C, Nov. SOth, 1886.
1E4R Fkikxih): The sermon has excited a public
utercst beyoi'd any thought of mine. I herewith
sc nd you the stenographic report of tho discourse,
made by Messrs. Dawson and Tasker. The wisdom
of your request-is confined by many letters from
eminent citizens hero and aboard, commending the
sentiment and demanding the publication, f would
like to print some of these letters, indicative ot the
deep feeling on this irreat subject. As stated in
the sermon, intelligent foreigners approve my
course. Tbo Germans of Wisconsin have sent me a
copy of their memorial to Congress, asking or such
modification ot our naturaliziation laws as will pro
tect our free institutions from selfish and ignorant
immigrants. The intelligent foreigners have taken
the in itixle. Your Pastor,
JQIIJi P. NZWMAN.
'AMERICA FOR AMERICANS."
"I have set tbeo on high above all the 'nations of
the eaith." Duct, xxviii., 1.
By the voice of magisterial authority
this secular day has been hushed into
the sacred quiet of a national Sabbath.
From savannahs and prairies, from val
leys and mountains, from the Atlautic
to the Pacific, more than fifty millions
of freemen have been invited to gather
around the alters of the God of .our
athers, aud pour forth the libation of
their gratitude to Him who is the giv
er of every good and perfect gift If
in all the past, nations have made pub
ic recognition of the divinities which
lave presided over their destiny, ac
cording to their faith and practice, it
is but reasonable and highly appropri
ate that we, as a Christian people, en-
ightened as no other people, favored
us no other nation, snouici once m
tbo twelve months consecrate a day to
the recognition of Hiin whose throne
is on the circle of the heavens, who is
the benefactor of the husbandman, the
genius of the artisan, the inspiration of
the merchant, and from whom comes
all those personal, domestic, social, and
national benedictions which render us
a happy people and this day memorable
in the annals of time.
If the year that ends to-day has been
marked with soverity it has also been
distinguished by goodness. If chastise
ments have come to us as individuals,
families, communities, and as a nation;
if the earthquake, and the tornado, and
the conflagration, have combined to
teach us our dependence on the Su
preme Being all these should be es
teemed as ministers of the Highest to
teach us that we are pensioners upon
the infinite bounty of tho Almighty;
that m our prosperity we should re
member His mercies; in our adversity
we should deplore our transgressions
It is evident to the most casual ob
server that the past year has been sig
nificant m the manifestations of divine
guidance and gooduos3. To-day peace
leigns throughout our vast domain.
No foreign foe invades our shores.
How superior our condition by way of
contrast with our neighbors on this
side of the globe. In contrast with
Contral and South America, the hpme
of turbulence and misrule, where ignor
ance, combined with a perverted Chris
tianity, has darkened and enslaved;
where the whceU of industry have been
impeded and. the march to a higher
civilization obstructed how bold the
contrast between these two sections of
our continent a contrast that must be
suggestive to every thoughtful mind
and awaken the question whether this
is due to what some call the fortuities
of national life or whether it is the re
suit of a genius of government that is
sublime and a religion that is diyine.
And if we turn our eyes over the great
deep to the most tavored nations be
yond the Atlantic, the contrast inspires
grateful emotions, and we are equally
led to contemplate the causes which
have brought about a condition so fav
orable to us. The most venerable na
tions in Europe, countries that have
lived through a millennium, are to-day
shaken by internal disturbance. Those
institutions which have come down
from the hoary past, which have been
considered pre-eminent in the affections
and faith'of mankind, now topple te
their falL ' "Uneasy lies the head that
wears a crown," whether man or wom
an; and no government in Europe is in
a state of peaceful security. Alarm
dwells in the palace. Fear, like a
bloody phantom, haunts the throne,
and the vast nations of Europe, with
all their agriculture and commerce and
manufacture, and all their majesty of
law and ordinances of religion, are
maintained in a questionable peace by
not less tban three ' millions of men
armed to the teeth; while in this coun
try, so vast in its domain, so complica
ted in its population, from North to
South, from East to West, preserved in
peace, not by standing armies or float
ing navies, out oy a moral sense, a
quickened conscience, tne guardian of
our homes, our altars and our nation.
Certainly the farmer stands nearest
God. Agriculture underlies all nation
al wealth. , The farmer ministers to
the wants of king and prince, of presi
dent and Senator; the farmer must be
esteemed as the direct medium of bless
ing through whom God manifests hia
goodness to the nation. We have been
accustomed to such phenomenal crops
that it almost goes without saying that
the past year has been phenomenal in
its agricultural productions. Indeed
there has been a wealth in the soil, a
wealth in. the mines, a wealth in the .
seas, which awakens astonishment and
admiration in the minds of those be
yond the deep for it 13 a statistical
fact that our agricultural products for
the year just closing is not less than
three and a half thousand millions of
dollars in valuation. THow difficult to
appreciate -the fact! One" thousand
seven hundred million bushels of corn,
valued at five hundred and eighty mil
lions of dollars; four hundred and fifty
million bushels of wheat, valued at
three hundred and fifty-five miUions of
dollars; six and a half million bales of
cotton, estimated in valuation at two
hundred and fifty millions of dollars.
And including all tho other agricultur
al products, the statistician of the Gov
ernment estimates the value at three
and a half thousand millions of dollars.
And this is but a repetition of other
years; ISol It exceeds other years
It is a great fact that "one and a half
millions of square miles of cultivated
land in this country now subject to the
plow could feed a thousand millions of
persons, and then we could have five
thousand millions of bushels of grain '
for exportation.
In ten years, from 180 to 1880, we
produced over seven hundred millions
of dollars of precious metals; and the
last year the valuation is estimated at .
seventy-five millions in gold and silver;
and rising above these colossal and
phenomenal figures, our groat manu
facturing people during the past year
have produced not less than five thou
sand millions of dollars in valuation.
The mind staggers in the presence cf
these tremendous facts.
Then our national wealth is as phe
nomenal as are the annual products of
soil, and mine, and skill, and commerce.
In 1880 our national wealth was esti
mated at forty -four thousand millions
of dollars, which would buy all Russia,
Turkey, Italy, South Africa and South
America possessions inhabited by.'
not less than one hundred and seventy
seven millions of people. This enor- .
mou? national wealth - exceeds tho
wealth of Great Britain bv two hundred
and scventysix l. millions of dollars.
England's wealth is the growth of cen
turies, while our wealth, at the most,
can beBaid to be the growth of one
century. Nay, the fact is that most
of ours hs been created in tho last
twenty years. In 1860 our national
wealth was estimated at sixteen thou
sand millions of dollars. But from
1860 to 1880 our wealth increased
twenty-eight thousand millions of dol
lars ten thousand millions more than
the entire wealth of the Empire of
Russia. Froml870 to 1880, ten years,
the increase was twenty thousand mil
lions. This is without a paiallel.
Surely these great facts call upon tho
President of the United States to con
voke the freemen of this country
around their religious altars to offer
their gratitude and praise to Hi 111 from
whom cometh all these blessings; for in
His hand are the resources of national
wealth. With Him are the ministers
of good and the ministers of evil. He
can marshal tho insect He can ex die
the malaria. He can call forth the tor
nado. He can put down his foot and
wreck the earth with earthquake"
throes. The ministers of evil are with
Him, and stand with closed eyes and
folded wing3 around His throne, but
not with deaf ears, waiting to hear
His summons, "Go forth." So also
around His throne stand the angels of
plenty, in whose footfalls rise the gold
en harvest; who quicken human genius
on the land, on the ocean, the artificer,
the artisan, the scholar, the philanthro
pist, and the patriot It is by theso
resources ot good and evil, forever the
ministers of the great God, we leai n
our djpendence on Him; it is with the
utmost propriety that thli Christian
nation recognize Him as God over all
and blessed forevermore.
It is eminently proper on a national
day like this, standing in the presence
of these phenomenal mercies, these
crowning plenties, that we differentiate
ourselves from the nations of our own
continent and from tho most favored
nations beyond the sea.
It is proper for us to inquire the di
vine purpose m placing us among the -nations
of the earth, and what is our
great mission. There are certain facts
which prophesy for facts are as elo
quent in prophetic announcement as
are the lips of prophet or seer. We
should remember that our location is
everything to as as a national power,
of intelligence and wealth, and that
this location is in the wake of national
prosperity and greatness. It may havo
escaped your notice that around this
globe is a narrow zone, " between the
thirtieth and sixtieth parallels of north
latitude, and within that nirrow zone
is our home. Within that belt of pow
er have existed all tho great nations of
the past, and in it exist all tho great -nations
of the present. What is there
in this charmed circle, in this favored
zone, that brings national power 1 We
may contract this zone by ten degrees
and the same thins 13 true. It is true
that not th of thisaone there have been
nations of wealth, of luxury, and of in
fluence, South of this zone are Egypt
and Arabia and India, and other na
trons that have lived in splendor. Bub
the peoples that have given direction
to the thought of mankind, that have
created ths philosophy for the race,
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