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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1891)
"THE MARSEILLAISE." 60NG AND AIR THE OF ROUGET DE INSPIRATION ! L'ISLE. Birth of a Glimt "force Mure Might Than Cnnnoni and Ha onpt Origin til . the l'amoiis Sonir Its i:nvet on tin Army. I On April CO, 1702, tho national assombl y ot France voted for war with tho oniieror ot Austria. It was a solemn moment, for it was tho ojieniug of a itruggle which was to last for thirty years; a struggle in which France, singly handed, would have to con- I tend against tho armies of Europe. If reason had been alone consulted, there seeuied no hope of success. Strasburg, in the month of April, 1792, was in a condition typical of mast of tho great towns throughout France. Its streets, its squares, . ere filled with ieople of all ages, but chielly with young men. The bells were tolling, nnd mothers and sisters were hurry ing to tho churches, for tho dread boom of cannon was heard at intervals. Hut the new hope, the new faith, rendered tho voting full . of joy, and fetes and banquets, singing, em-' bracing and handshaking were the order of the day The mayor of Strasburg entered with all his heart into tho opular feeling, and on the day after thu vote for war he entertained tome ollicers at his house. Among them camo a young man from Frnncho Comte, named llouget de l'Isle. Horn at Lans-le-Saulnier, in the Jura, tho son of u barrister connected with tho provincial parliament, well educated, and already known as a poet und musician, this young man of 'SI repre sented tho undent und generous impulses that distinguished the youth around htm. Mayor Dietrich's nieces and some other Alsatian ladies who were present added to tho enthu siasm of the gathering. Tho wish was ut tered that some poet might be inspired to express in a national song the intense feeling which at the moment made Franco a jjeonle. The host turned to Hougetdo l'Isle und urged him to try to do this, nnd the company pres ent joined in the uppeal. There is more than one account of the cir cumstances which attended this request, but n note is preserved m tho Hibliotheque Ra tionale, nt Paris, written by M. Delabarre, a friend of Kouget de l'lsle's, which is said to give tho facts as narrated on tho poet's own authority: "M.Dietrich appealed to him to compose both words und music of thu song required. All concurred in tho request, und about an hour before midnight lie returned home, and finding his violin on his bed hu took it up, und, lull of tho idea of that winch ho was requested to do, ho began playing ujwu the upper strings for n tuguo for tho air. 15o- lieving hims-rlf to have found it, ho immedi- ately composed the words. Trusting entirely to memory, .md not committing anything to Iaper, ho went to bed. Tho next morning, rising at 0, no fortunutely recollected both music and words, lie took them himself to M. Dietrich, to whom he submitted it, and who w.is not a little astonished at its very prompt in.s,n, it ion. He was in his garden, and after acuisory perusal of tho song ho said: 'Let us go into the drawing room, that 1 may try your air on the piano.' Ho was struck with its beauty, uroused his wife, who was still in bed, and directed that each of the guests of the night before should bo bid den to breakfast, as lie hud something of im portance to coinmiinicato to them. All came, believing that ho had already received news of blows struck in thu war from Gens. Luck ner and Lafayette. He would not satisfy their curiosity on tho point until they had breakfasted. Then ho sang the hymn heart ily, and it produced immediate admiration." According to Michelot's version, some one had said that "Allons" should bo tho key note of tho hymn; and now, as tho poet entered tho room, he came singing thu strophe: Allons, enfauts do la putrio! Tho friends listened with ever increasing emotion; it seemed, both words and music, ns a Hash of light from heaven; it expressed, in a way characteristic of u true inspiration, tho feeling of every heart. Franco had not only realized her unity, but found tho gift of ipeech. Tho song, once sung, passed liko wildfire from mouth to mouth, and in two mouths was all over Franco. Tho poet called it 'Hymn of the Army of tho Khine," and he cent it tho same day to Uen. Luckner, who was at tho head of this jiortion of the French troops. It was immediately printed on a half sheet in oblong quarto, und those who could not obtain a copy made one for them holves. The orchestras at tho theatres gave It, and tho band of tho national guard played it on the following Sunday. Who coinjKjsed the music Undoubtedly, as wo have said, music und verso were of ono and tho sumo inspiration. Germiiuy has claimed tho music as taken from a mass by Iloltzmann, but research has been unable to And tho mass in question, or thut such u com poser over lived. Tho x)int is settled by tho fact that in the original impression, dedicated to Luckner, and published at Strasburg in 170",', tho music is there, and that content jioriiries who knew Hougetdo l'Islusay that it was ho himself who composed it. It would bo difficult to find a national odo filled with a patriotic fervor more intense, but tho music Is undoubtedly superior to tho words, nnd I venture to say tho most inspiring tho modern world j assesses. Tho Austrian emperor had mado three de mands. Submission to tho first two would have reduced Franco to a fief of tho empire. Tho third was still more odious, for it meant a return to tho old order of tilings. Tho uuswer cumo in this "Hymn of tho Army of tho Hlilue." In Juno, 171W, it was sung to tho volunteers departing from Marseilles, and to each was giveuueopy. Three days after tho mani festo was issued, tho famous "Six hundred, who knew how to die," entered l'uris, siuging what had now become the hymn of tho ruvo lution. Henceforth it was called tho "Hymn of tho Murseilluise," und theu simply tho "Marseillaise." It did at onco terrible and effective w ork; for to its strains thoTuileries were taken nud tho French mowrchy over thrown. Valmy und Jemapjes followed, and tho invasion collnsed. Wliut the odo did in battle tuny bo seen by a demand of ono of the ltepubliom generals: "Send mo 1,000 men and a copy of tho 'Marseillaise,' "-Leisure Hour. A New Word Muntrd. . A clover coiner of words may fiud a chance for his skill in manufacturing a suitable iiamo for tho product of the tyo writer, yiho difficulty he- in ducidmg whether tho n 'suit should be tarmd manuscript or typo matter. The prw-oit adjective, "tyj-o writ ten," w tf atlvuiiWgo, inwueh as it both omuiiuoua, Kid , Awnciu an. noth ing if not mvitlv-.Nw York Tribunu. IIUOM'T)' f Hi Htl4tlllll. J UVB littto girl end H "r turn, in iwhuUWM iha ah ut gug tired und U.py,. wil.u or MMUiMMiu ou fur ld K. W w,,,,i nUmm lt Ml". COLLECTION OF RARE RELICS. The Valuable Mr'nnrul'lllti In n flilrngo Mnn' looloii I.lm-nlti Mrnirntos. C. F. Gunther, the candy man, has a col lection of memorabilia of the world's great men which is probably unequaled in the United States. Tito elegantlv decorated fire proof room forming the second story of his State street store is completely tilled with I rare relics. l?csidos these Mr. Gunther has I enough more relics to fill five rooms of equal size. Many of these are too valuable to bo ' exhibited, and an exhibition safe is now being built for them. They include nil tho deeds, etc, by menus of which George Wash ington proved his ownership in Mount Vernon. ( "Oh, you want to see tho Lincoln collec tion," said Mr. Gunther to n reporter. "Well, here's a jiart of it. My Lincoln collection entire would fill a whole sido of this room. Here you see is a well worn leaf from one of Lincoln's copybooks when ho w as u boy. You t see he didn't make any mistakes even then. Here are several of his bills for legal services. That one you see is for only fl not much 1 like a modern fee. That pile there is tho full text of the Liucolu-Uouglas debate. They are in exactly the shii'K) in which Lincoln loft them ,u,or correcting them for publicu- tion 'nelv '' the ""dller and the vest ho woru 011 his inauguration trip to Washington. There are Ids spectacles not much liko those of our dudes now. That is the original man uscript of tho act freeing the slaves in tho District of Columbia. There is Lincoln's favorite poem written by himself. You seo it begins: "Oh, why should tho spirit of mortal be proud f" There are two original photographs taken lieforo his inauguration. All tlie.su broil A, gold and silver medals com memorate events in his life. "That manuscript there is one of the most valuable here. You know tho original emancipation proclamation was burned in the Chicago fire. Well, this is a juigo from Lincoln's lust message, written after Leo's surrender, in which ho ullirms tho emancipa tion proclamation. You seo it savs: '1 re- jient the declaration nuulo a year ago that while I remain m my present ositioii 1 shall I not attempt to retract or modify tho eman I cipation proclamation, nor shall I return to ! slavery any person who is free by tho terms of j that proclamation or by any of tho acts of ' congress. It is the only document in exist ence in tho original which proves Lincoln's acts in reference to the abolition of slavery. In connection with this you see this ro.solu- tion of congress abolishing slavery here. It is the original document, engrossed on parchment and signed by Colfax, Hamlin I and all the members of congress who voted 1 for tho proclamation. j "That deed of land niailo by tho father and mother of Lincoln is very interesting. You ' see Iiis mother had to make her mark. See I how writing shows how a man is feeling nt tho time. That order for a pass through tho lines shows that ho was all worn out at tho timo ho wrote it. Hut now long can you stay? Only two hours? Well, you can't , even glanco at all tho Lincoln relics in that 1 time." Chicago News. J l'arliiK Sumptuously livery liny. I have in my mind several men, about 50 years of age, bachelors, men about town, who npiear to have everything that God and ! creature can provide. They have money, ! they livo in suinptiiosity, their names printed among tho elite of social gossip concerning i their comings and their goings is frequent, i nnd, if ono might judge by npeurunces, thoy 1 aro happiness personified. They nro bach elors; they go and coino at their own whim and caprice. Hero today, in tho south of Franco to-morrow, quartered in tho mag nificent l'onco do Leon the next day, shoot ing on the boundless prairies of tho far west . later, back again for tho caterings of tho iuotroolis immediately thereafter. They livo for themselves. I Thoy eat, drink, drive, shoot, walk, attend this, that or tho other entertainment in search of what contentment, comfort, pleas- ure, enjoyment. Do they get it? i Apparently, yes. In reality, no. Follow them from tho club to their own nnrtment. I A I'nl.it .mil liltit diwl vtntu liitit I I 4& ....... v.t-j ...... ...... ...... IIHU V I .! i,.,..-o I,:.., ti L ,.i,. u ' to sleen. nerchanco to dream, of what? What . cif i 1 happy? He has had enough to cat and to drink nnd to wear. Ho has done nothing for his kind, has thought of no leiievolence, no humanitarian idea has crossed his brain, ho ( has simply hugged himself, ho has added nn i other day to tho delusive exicrieneo thut ho ' is populur because his nanio is properly sjielled in newspaiers as an attendant at a hull or ii concert or an entertainment nf ' somo nature, and ho snores as any pig snores, i through tho long watches of tho night, and 1 wakes to rexat the exerieneo tho following day. Joo Howard's Letter. Orrut Depth of the Saunnny. Tho river is probably tho deepest stream in tho world; excepting in a few places tho general depth is from 000 to JXX) feet; and tho bottom of tho Saguenay at its mouth is COO feet below tho bottom of the St. IjiWTcnce. Thu3 a low jioiut of rock at tho shore or an island is really tho top of u great lull, spring ing up steeply fl::i tho bottom; and many of tho cliirs aro not half out of water. As tho spring tides riso about eighteen feet, tho cur reuts of tho river uro violent nud eccentric; iu some places tho ebb stream runs from four to six miles an hour; tho eddies along uui. """"o"'". u.in.ieuv, tuu tho shore aro liko those on a rapid; and tho I tudo still remains to n Chinaman for tho undercurrents sometimes lay hold of a vessel 1 development of much plain speaking. It and turn her about cr hold her still in spite I , of a tow boat. Before tho uso of tow boats, n vessel left helpless by a calm sometimes drifted against tho rocks, lodged on a lodge, and when tho j tido fell cujisized in deep water. As unchor ago is very rarely found, large iron rings were lot into the rocks, and vessels oven now sometimes tie up to tho dill's and await a fair wind. The tide, for somo unexplained reason, advances with extraordinary rapidity in tho Saguenay; thus, notwithstanding tho fact that the ebb current very rarely ceases to flow out of tho river, yet high tido arrives nt Chicoutimi only forty-fivo minutes later than at Tudousae seventy miles. On tho St. Lawrence tho tide udvances In tho same time only from Tudousuu to MuiTny Bay about thirty-five miles. C. H. Faruhain in Harper's. 1 Orlcln of Second (irnwth I'orrtta, I Among the problems which have remained I unsolved to tho present duy is the growth of I a second forest uxn thu site onco occupied by a forest which usually diirered in charac ter from tho later growth. It has been sup posed that the seeds from which tho second forest sprang hud leen lying umlovelojKxl in the ground for a great length of time, per hai ceuturit, but the improbability of their retaining their vitality for such a length of time, and under the ormditioiu to which they miut have Un i-xjmim, inukos the theory ralhr iinpluunt.lt, und htoiilta, thu origin of thu suU U not mvuunUxl fur. A practical woudmmi of Indiana suiipuMM (hut thetxtU from which tho smuii (ureal arise uro oar riwl In grt. nuutUtr ami from long ill tan by Unit uud thu small ummuU which uru fwiwl In tl fufttoU, ud support hu viuw ly roJuUfig umtrvuUuiu4 nuliiwiU In whivu It him uou4ly irrll out un uuull fcCal. UloUrDrtlWtffal. "CHINESE URBANITY. CIRCUMLOCUTION THEY DISPLAY IN LETTLr? WRITING. Tho nriucattri Chinaman Can Dire tho American Point on Poll tonrsn and He flnrmrnt In the Conduct of Epistolary Corrrspnmlrnre. It has probably fallen to the lot of most of us to have met peoplo who, without tho excuse of an unconscious liabit, have tho knack of asserting tin Jleasant truths, and who value tho nn rracious practice ns n sign of honesty. There are others, such as tho Quakers of bygone days, who regard every expres sion which may not bo in strict accord ance with absolute truth as n sin against their consciences. To such ieoplo tho Idea of subscribing themselves "Yours truly," or of beginning a letter to a casual acquaintance, "Dear So and So," is abhorrent But public opinion has been too strong for them, and wo con- ' tinilO, Mid shall contillll ' c.. l10lcls together, to ther tem9 of emlea continue so long as bo- adtlress one an- udearment and respect which nro not required to correspond with our sentiments. Orientals have surpassed us in this re gard na much as tho brillinnt sunshino to which they nro accustomed excels tho murky atmosphere of Europe. Tho de scriptions of ourselves and of our corre spondents pale before tho glowing ex pressions of objective admiration nnd subjective self abasement which ndorn eastern epistles. Vo nro content to con fine our wishes and compliments to tho present life; but such a limit is far too narrow for an Asiatic, who delights in wishing that his friends may livo for ever and ever, and that tho ancestors of his enemies may bo condomned to over lasting disgrace. We are satisfied to speak of "1" and "You," but an oriental loves to heap ad jectives of contempt upon himself and of glorification upon his correspondents. KI-KVATINO AND DKMKAXIXQ SIMILES. In all cases ho avoids the uso of tho personal pronouns. By a system of cir cumlocution necessitated by this omis sion, ho describes himself as "Your i younger brother," tho character repre senting his expression being written small, and partly at tho sido of tho col ' umns of words, and ho designates him self and others conjointly as "Wo ants." But tho person ho is addressing figures Bg -Your excellency," "My benevolent elder brother," or "Your honor," liter- ully, "You who nro at tho steps of tho council chamber." His own house is "a mean dwelling," or, as tho parts of tho character signify, "a stricken and broken dwelling;" but ho is unable to think of his correspondent's habitation as any thing but "an honorable," literally "basket-of-pearls palace." In the same spirit of self abasement ho feels obliged to wind up his epistlo with tho phrase, "Your stupid younger brother, So-and-So, bows his head to the ground." Tho character for "stupid" is drawn for us by two hieroglyphics, meaning "mon key hearted." To bow to his friends is also pictorially expressed by n colloca tion of "a head" and "turf," suggesting tho act of bowing tho head to tho earth. If his correspondent proposes to call upon him ho hastens to assure him that "at tho appointed hour, with bowing hands, ho will await tho timo when his excellency shall abaso himself by driving j his chariot to his oflice." His friend's letter is "the revelation of Ins hand," and ho takes pains to mako him nwaro 11, A I ' . 'hat holding it 'with washed hands he had chanted, its Contents. On expressions of thanks particular emphasis is laid by tho Chinese, and with true Oriental instinct, in their effort after hyperbole, they aro accustomed to give a physical interpretation to their mental feelings. POWKItFUI, HYPERBOLE. For instance, a correspondent who wishes to say that ho is profoundly grato- ful, writes, "Your kindness is very deeply engraved and enveined in my heart." If ho hears of tho illness of a friend "ho cannot help being hung up in suspense," and tho symbol ho uses shows to tho eyes tho heart of tho writer tied up, while at the same timo ho urges him "totakocaro of his person as a pearl." And on tho receipt of better news ho breaks out, "How shall I bear tho joy and pleasure!" Having finished expressing tho object of his letter, ho winds up by "availing him self of tho opportunity to wish his corre spondent all tho blessings of tho season, and," if ho is on tho road to honor, "all tha promotion ho deserves." is as possible to "slit tho thin spun life" with a stiletto us with a broadsword, nnd in tho most finished periods a Chinaman finds himself quite able to express cither withering contempt or remorseless hate. But ho has other ways also of giving vent to his ill humors. Tho very punc tilious rules of letter writing enable him to convey his dislike by omission as well as by commission. Chinese is, it may bo explained, writ ten in vertical columns, beginning on tho top right hand corner of the page. In ordinary circumstauces each column is completed to tho bottom of tho page; but long usage has established tho cus tom that, if the namo or attributes of tho lerson addressed occurs, tho column is cut short, and tho characters representing theso subjects of honor begin tho next column at an elevation of the apnea ol ono or two characters, as tho case may bo, above tho general level of tho text. It will now be seen what a ready weapon lies to tho hand oj a Chinese letter writer. To writo "Your Uxcelloncy" or tho namo of tho correspondent's country or sover eign in tho body of tho column is to in flict udiru insult upon him, and is equiva lent to tho exprowioii of thu bitlcrcat contempt in ICiiroixmii epistolary stylo. Loudon Buturduy JUviww. lie I lrl. Mr. BoribluUJ that the Arl.totlc manuscript lius lin published, Mr.Hcrlb!eU-l tmr thut Ilia payment for It will li U luto to do Mr. MUUitio WHAT I YOTK OPINION? Should any one ask your opinion nlnint . the Histogcnctic system of medicine, just ! answer Inddly that it is no good. Should i he ask yon the rciuon why it is no good, ! tell him just because. If this .' nswer does ! not confound him by its profundity and he still persists, toll him that it is a new-fan gled idea. 1 his will probably prove eliect ive, as it bankrupted the first iron plow es tablishment. Should you fail in that, too, don't give up, hut insist with the powerful j argument that your grandmother never heard of it ; that you can't see how mcr 1 etiry, arsenic, strvchnine, etc.. can be im proved upon, and that the old schools of medicine must necessarily have exhausted all the stock of wisdom, and that therccan not possibly be anything left to learn. And if all your powerful arguments have failed to convince him of the reasonableness of your position - vou have still one Parthian 1 shot toll him that you are simply aston ished; that you thought him an intelligent mull '. i And still there are men- and women, too i upon whom such arguments have no cf , feet, but they are thinking people who are 1 willing to inVcstigatc befoie they form an opinion. Mojavk, Kern County, Oal. Dr.J. Kuarne .limlan.Sfattlt. H'uWi. Okvk I Sin: lain' glad to tell you that my wife ' still continues to improve. Looks like a i dillercnt person. Skin clearing up; eyes' , look brighter, and is Iceling better gencr- , , ally; no pain in stomach, and has good up-1 i petite. We feel glad that we have found 1 i some one who can do her rood, and you will have other patients fro in this section. , Very respectfully, JosKi'ii Kow v.n. Dr. Jordan's otlice is at the residence of ex- Mayor Yesler, Third and .lames. 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YA lieu I am all'ected j with pains, etc., the result of u cold cou , traotcd while in training, I ulvvays use Ai.i.cock's I'ouoi's ri.vsTKUM vvitli good re sults. I can safely recommend them to any one who is all'ected with pains or stitl ncsH, the result of any kind of exercise." The world Is full of men who never forgeta promise that is made to them. ltUl'TUKK ANII 1' 1 1. ICS CUKKI). Wo positively euro rujituro and all rectal dlH eases without pain or detention from IjiihIiipsh. No cure, no pav; ami no pay until cured. Ad dress lor pamphlet Ilrs. I'orterlleld A honey, 83S Market utreet, Ban Kranclkco. Many a prominent man has tattoo marks on his hands, Thus showing the HbseKlnh of abil ity to overcome youthful folly. l'or allaying hoarseness and irritation of the throat it is daily proved that "Hrown't llronchittt Troche)" are a mild remedy, yet very elliuacious. 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If von have a mercantile business for ale, or if you vv nut a (winner with capital for any legitimate business, we eiin hell) vou. Address J. A. rUAUCK A CO.. J.RI ltroiulwav, New York. Mr.Krit WT Hotki,. Third and 1) streets. i Portland, Or. Kirst-class accommodation', i Kates. 1 tol..r0perday. Jacob llass, prop. Use Etmtnelluo stove 1'ollsh, no ttut, no smell. Thy Okrmk. for breakfast. Both tho method nnd results when Syrup of Figa is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to tho luato, nnd acta gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys, Liver nnd Bowels, cleanses tho sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and i'ovcrs and cures habitual constipation permanently. For snlo iu 60c nnd 81 bottles by till druggists. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN fh'AA loutsvtue, ky. SCO, CAL. HCV YORK, A.Y. ni..B mm ii in .i ... ni.iiwiiiwnn. "THE SPECIFIC ANO.i; lu res all uniiHtu nil illselmrKenof men. VnilllP "" maiterol how long slamlliig. l'n I UUnUiv,'"'H 'rlctiiti , Ii ht'liigai Internal i,-iim . , . i. o ,K-n ... i ij .iiiiik .'in.. ,.ri. Inn lulled I'rli'e.rf.T.OO. t'lrciilurciii FiMMnll tititiilli-.illitii Kftlil l.v llriitn.Uf u r ui.nt ' Ion riH- Ipt or price by The A. Hclmeu melt Mi'iiicuii) hi , Hnu joho, I m. CENDRON SAFETY BICYCLE roit iadii;.-! and ur.NTi.r.MKN. Handsomeht Wheel Iu the market. Blrietly High tirade in every paitleular Cindilnn Tlrch, Tan gent BiKikes, fnim W'.lo to Wl 15. teiiil for Illus trated I'atidogiie, fr(f KELLOCC &. HALL, Piu-llk- C'0!ul Agts., lr Kirst M Kan rnou-lwo, Cat. S3-THE COST IS H- I V so YnAiia, HARTMAN PATENT THE I'oHtH no inure than an oriliuarv chimxy wood pleket allitlr that uliilrni-tM the view anil will lot or fall apail In a nhort tliui' The " llartman " Pence Ih inllxllc In ilexlgu, prolertN the irrouiulH without cou-e.-allni; lln-in anil In practically kvkiilantinii. IM.L'HTUATKI) k AT A M)J L' H WITH lMtll'HH ANI TK.STI.MONIAI.S MAII.KIl 1 lir.U. HARTMAN MFC. CO. Alwaya uieiitluii PISO'S IIRMKHY FOR CATAKHII. Mint. Kasi est to tine. C'heapcbt. Relief is immc-diate, A cure is certain. For Cold in tho Head it has no equal. It Is nn Ointment, of which iiBmall particli iaapplifd to the nostrils. I'rice f0c. Kohl by drii;iist!i orscnt by mail. Address: K. T. Hazi i.tini:. Wnrren, I'n. 1 weplvhcn I W6.S t"fnO'iM- WWir'Sa.polio oj-sco unrig k cleaning purposes "Ah! Ahl" Oriod the Loqbo vifo, " Tho Bcorot I know, bo DIIIT can rosiBt SAPOL.IO," Buy Your Own Goods if Your ADVANCE THRESHERS, THE BEST IN AMERICA. tlnmlil rife Knglmf mi't Kitlun ililmi, (m mii )iMirtnii Hupiillix, mhi Uu4fy fUllltiir iir) Hiwi, Wiiiclir, l.iil.flij.iliijf OIU, nuirli. rkh.Mil u. him UU. HiiiiliiMitM ImW M U'U Iu l'uillb4, wltj, VflUr wlu hi (iMiW IuIuiwhUum im) ttf t44 BASE BALL, Pains and Aches AND THE BEST REMEDY AliU INSin'AKAM.K. FOR THE PROMPT, SURE CURE OF Sprains, Bruises, Hurts, Cuts, Wounds, Bncknche, RHEUMATISM, ST. JACOBS OIL HAS NO EQUAL. theosophy: i Persons intcrvmvri, ad lr..i.K tor foil niwt frio t formation Theosophlcal Society, llooin : i, No, 1 Ol Market street, fan Kranel-eo, IV J. McCRAKEN & CO., - DKAI.KKS IN Roche Harbor Lime. Portland Cement. Gol den Gate and Utah IMaiter. Hair. Fire Brick and Fire Clay. LAND PLASTER. (10 North Front trent, Cop. 11, rOKTI.AND, O It. STEIN WAY, Gabler and Pease Pianos. Ml-Kllhl th llK.1T I'l AMI MAlllC, Ullil tU fftTUlitui clK-iii-i r rimin; ill MubIchI lnntruniinUi; llasils Sni pllwf; Uriio Mork nf Hh.t-t Music. Htkinwav llALU. 2iM auJ 'Ji8 lot Htrivt; Maitiiuh Okay Co. VmSi ntl b- uut ni-w nHm und uuw hw-k ST. HELEN'S HALL, Portland, Orogon. A tounllllg und Itiiy Srliool for Olrlx; I'ounoeii inoi; lilt- u-, it. UNI in- MoriU, I). Ii., Hector. ThoroiiKli iiiMlruetlnfi, a larce anil eiirefnlly ! Iretetl t-oips ol leat-lieiH; Htiitlt-nlK prepared tor col lege new mill elegant bull. line In the liln-l i-oin-iiiiukIIiik nud lieuuliriil part of the i-ltv Fur rata-Idgiu-s aililre.si the .MISSKH ltilD.;V, roillaml, Dn-k'nn. A 1' Ami'trniiK. I'rln. Ilr.iiu Ii SiIhkiI Capitai, II-b. CoI.i.iiik, Siiii-m, Orrgon. Miluu luiliHin nt study, Mtiuc nilri of tuition. Hits iu ess. S ho I th a lid, T)ftivriting, rtnm,iMshifi,,imi 1-nglish Drfut tinintt (lii-ln ncvilou IIiioiikIiiiiiI tliryear. Stiiili-nlii nilnill-ti-U at nny tlini". Cativloguu fnim elllur hcIkmiI, frto. BISHOP SCOTT ACADEMY. Koiiiuleil 1H7U. Aeailemle, Pri-imrutory ami Primary liiiirtmintH. I'lvn n nuliir cuurm-H, ln eluiling tint eiiiumerelal Iu the Ai-ndi-u-Jr IH-niii'lnii'iH, l)lsolillu not luiriti, ua Millet No hail hoys ailinltteil. llcfpf vtUfti eoullili'iu-ii lo patroni ami inillH thruiiRrr nnl the Niillluvi-Ht Cnnsl. "Jl teneherHjIJ. caili-M, 1" grailnateH last year. I'liurli-nnth year uuiler iri-neiit mamiKeineiit will hp Kin Sept. 15, Imil. l'or ealaloime ami other Information aililresn J, U. Ill 1,1,, M, I'i'luclial, 1'. O. Drawer 17, I'ortluml, Or, THE SAME. 3 STEEL PICKET FENCE oavor Falls, Pn. IIiIn paper 111 vvntliig.J bornnd every day who didhruse is o-solid ca.ke sod.p used roreuj, "Oh I Oh!" Cried the DIET, " At length I must go, I oannot withstand SAPOLIO." Dealer Does Not Garry Them. PARRY CARTS AND ROAD WAGONS, Ooat nnd Ohoapeatln the World. Carts, $15 Up. Wagons, $50 UL ffWV 2 1 1 wijiit, m if WW tmi mim