fHE ORKGrON STATESMAN: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1887
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ANNUAL SEEMON.
The Thanksgiving Discourse
ot Rev. H. A. Newell.
CUE SATIOS'S PROSPERITY.
The Blesfiinff; of the Past YearyThe
Lessons to be Drawn An Elo
quent Effort.
Following is the greater part of the
nerroon uliverel by Rv. H. A. Newell,
pastor of tbe Presbyterian, church of a
lem, yesterday morning :
"Pealra 144, 15 'Happy U that people
whose God is the Lord.'
"Once more are we assembled for our
national Thanksgiving. Anottier year
has ran it rounds, making ita deep im
pression on our hearts and live.
"Out of the treasured memories of our
experience a a people we are called to
pre the new wine of rejoicing with
which to fill our cup, as we call upon the
name of our (rod and otfer praitte before
him in hit court.
''An it seems to me, two idea are
eft&enttal and should he predominant in
tbe genuine and truthful services of such
a day. First of all, it should commemo
rate the bleing which are public or
national in their nigni Seance. Every
Sabbath is the day of peraonal thanks
giving for the Christian, and every breath
of fervent prayer contains a recognition
of the guiding hand and loving care of
the Father of our spirits. But when a
nation pauw in its aecular activity and
throngs into the temples of the Lord at
the rail of thoae who are apointed to Le
the miiuxfera of God to it for good, the
narrownew of personal experience is
swallowed up in the vant and all-comprehending
interests of that organic life
which throlts in the heart of million,
and makes thetn one in public weal or
woe. '
"And, furthermore, it aeoras essential
that the thankagiving of eacn year should
issue from the public recognition of a
providence ami mercy developed, not in
former generations and in other years,
but in the very year which d.ite the
proclamation and whose mercies rie Htill
fresh and young before the public view.
And so, my hearers
"(1.) I claim yur gratitude to God
to-d ty for a year of national prosperity.
Never yet was there gathering of this
nation to the altars of our God amid such
caue of congratulation and rejoicing ;
the thanks ol other years seem utterly
inadequate to suit the mercies of the
present, the verses immediately pre
ceding the text-words are a pen picture of
Krofiritv :
"That our garners may be full, afford
ing all manner of store; thaV-our sheet
mar brim; forth thousand and tens of
thousands in our streets : that there be
no breaking in or going out; that there
be no complaining in our streets.
"Here is a picture which repre
cent our condition as a people.
Look at it! Our garners are
f nil ; the east and the west,
the north and the south, congratulate
each other and themselves on mutual
abundance. The earth has brought fortli
plentifully. There may have been fail-
urea in one section or another, hut gen
eral failure there is none to record. The
year has been one A plenty. The herd'
and flocks have multiplied our agricul
tural reports do not dicu the sufficiency
. . ... t .
ot the pnxiucl oi mo iani ior me po
ttle's need. The question is, 'How manv
millions of surplus can we sell abroad?'
The times here and there may seem hard
and Mringent iu contract with other
times, bot they are not so in contrast
with other lands and there are lmlivtl
aal sorrows and individual complaints,
but the sMple as a people and the coun
try aa a. eountrv are blest. e can re
joice with the Psalmist and say, 'Happy
is that people that is in such a case.
"But there is mpre in this picture
drawn for us than mere agricultural prv
renfv. Look at it atttin. e see an
other claim uoon rour irratitude to God
in the pg ack that lie has granted in the
rtast v-ar. The neonle are at peace. 1 he
nation is at peace. Peace in our own
borders, and jieaee with all the world
peace at home, with our institutions in
tact; with a country not dismembered ;
with no part of our vast territory divided
off; with all the arrangement of govern
ment and law. of reliirion and learning.
of agriculture and the arts, courts and
railroads and postal arrangements, be--Death
the undisturbed functions of kov
ernment. moving on calmly and quietly.
There is no invasion or captivity no
breaking in nor going oat no complain
ing nor groaning under burdens no
slavery nor oppression. We are blessed
with culture and education oar 'eons
. are as plants grown up in their yoath,
n.l .1 .i ,li tm im a a jAraer-atones
polished after the similitude of a palace.'
"These are the ontlines of the picture.
.., fill in and ah aula and
color according to bis desire and ability.
One may dwell on our just laws ; another
on our public schools; anasher on the
increase ef population, or on religions
and religious freedom; another may
count the acres of our public domain, or
tell our standing with the nations. And
so the nation in its peace has been exalt
ed. 'For a century, like a young giant,
it has breasted the world's strong tide of
opposition. Kings have sneered states
men have predicted its overthrow par
liaments hare hurled their bitterest
maledictions but, amid storms and ex
ecrations, amid political commotions and
financial revulsions, ft has stood un
moved amid even the fiery ordeal of war.
Instead of finding a grave, as predicted,
amid the ruina of other republics, it
stands to-day in its strength, wreyet
are found the men of the grand aVmy of
the republic pursuing peaceful avocations
in the common walks . of life. Thank
God for a sheathed sword, and a consti
tution wreathed by the olive branches of
peace. Thank God for the smiles of the
segel of peace, as she looks upon the
brow of this land of ours the queen
among the nation. "
"All these help to make npoor prosper
ity and are ail reasons for thanksgiving.
It is profitable for us upoo a set day each
year to study them to sum up and set
in order and carefully weigh our bless
ings. We may fail to realize them
because they are so great and so contin
uous. In the century since we became
free, civil liberty and freedom to worship
God have became matters of coarse.
Like air and light they are so common
that we scarcely think of th'em as bless
ings. The same is true of peace, for
tnough the lesoons of our wars nave not
been forgotten, time has not dimmed
the recollection that peace seems a natu
ral condition rather than a suhject for
special than xs."
Tbe reverend gentleman then exhorted
his hearers to take notice of these blww
Ings; to remember to wbmt divine otuse
they were due ; to think of the struggles
of our forefathers to bring about this
happy condition.
'The fa't that freedom, peace and
plenty areso common does not make
them leej the gift of God nor absolve us
trom gratitude."
"The demonstrations of some full
fiedged anarchists in Chicago may re
mind us that there are laws to 1 obeyrd
and a flag to honor, a government to
stand by and protect, and homes to
guard."
"The struggle forced upon one section
of our land to preserve the Sabbath may
bring thought of gratitude that we still
have a .Sabbath and more nominal
Christians to enquire into the encroach
ment of this sin, and bow far they are
involved in it, and whether God has ever
abrogated the commandment, 'Ueroern-
rer the Sabbath day to keep it holv.'
in lavor business, news, travel, or traf
fic."
The speaker then spoke of the growth
of knowledge in these later days, and the
necessity of basing it upon Christianity,
the imiiortance of Christianity to the
well being of mankind, and demonstrated
that it is as natural for a Godfearing
government to be blessed as that a man
who observes proper sanitary regulations
should have health He continued :
"We congratulate ourselves to-day on
the blessings we have received. We give
thanks for national and individual favor.
God had not dealt so with any- people.
We still acknowledge God, but the age is
one of interest, of hurry and speculation.
e are in danger of the Bin of the an
cient Samaritans, who feared the Lord
and served their own gods. Covetons-
ness is idolatry; appetite is an idol;
wealth brings luxury; luxury leads tc
licentiousness and oppression and pride.
Our civilization is high, but an un
thankful, immoral, God - fearing people
can bring it down to its death, we may
say without boasting. Personalty life,
health, raiment, home, friends, social
blessings, the providence that keeps ns.
the advance made, the tranquil hours
spent, the blessings of salvation and the
hope of heaven, the fact that all through
the years God has been mercilul to our
unrighteousness and has been willing to
hear our prayers in all circumstances,
and to sa ve our souls all these and
kindred things rise up to remembrance
as we recall the events ot another year.
And we can say, too, without boasting.
Thank God for our beloved home land,
a land where there has been more public
and private virtue than in other laud ;
where there has been more domeftic
peace and tranquillity ; where there has
been a wider influence ot education;
where the obligation of contracts has been
more sacredly regarded ; where there if
greater security of property or personal
rights; where there is upon the whole as
much purity of religion. Everything
about us. from the soil we tread to the
stars that light us from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, from eastern and western sea
boards to central mountain ranges, from
cabin that tell of pioneer energy to
cities that garner the wealth of a world
wide commerce, from the dim aisles o
the deii wood of this western coiu-d to
thrt pillared temples built for the worship
of generations to come, everything pro
claims that this land, set by God's hand
in the framework of two oceans, and
hung on the broad side of the world, a a
meant for men men true, faithful, lar.'e
onled, litwral. Christian whose policy
ould span the world and take into viw
the aiie and labor for the whole human
race. Let us be true to our trust, and
giving hearty thanks to God for a goodly
land and another year of prosperity, min
gle our thanksgiving with consecration,
and i-ay a for us and (as far as our lnilu
ence goes) for our nation, we will serve
the Lord."
WHERE THE DAY BEGINS.
According to the way in which this ar
rangement is now carried out, the first
Und that the new day (lawns ion is
Eater island, about 2."J0 miles weet of the
coast of Chili. South America. That is to
nv. the July 2d breaks here within a few
hours .of the 1ft having broken on the
American coast to the east, and the two
dys run :longidr the 2d in Easter is
land and places west, the 1st in all places
on the American continent. We may
therefore realize this idea that at 7:20
o'clock any morning of our lives in Great
Britain, the next day is commencing on
the world, ar.d is to be fonnd at this little
island in the Pacific ocean, whence in
due course it will travel round to ns. But
to have thus the start of the world is not
an unmitigated advantage to these .is
lander. Suppose one of thm sails east
to America, what is the result? He will
find ther keep the day there under a dif
ferent date, and he w ill have to reckon
tine day in his calendar twice over to pit
himself right with their notions. On the
other hand if an American crosses from
eat to west this wonderful magic line
where the day begins, he will find the
lite in this fresh part of the world are
in advance of him. and he mast needs
strike a day out of his calendar to keep
up with the times. This fact was run
onsly illustrate! in the case of Magellan
the Portugese captain, who sailed around
th world from east to west in 1522. and
having crossed the magic line of "day's
birth" in nts wanderings, uiscaienoar ne
nm. of course, a day in arrears. The
aailora were completely ignorant of this,
and finding, on landing al borne, that
thtir Sabbath was falling on a Monday
they accused one another of tampering
with the reckoning. It was not for some
time that the explanation was discovered.
Coambera'Voornai.
LOTCtG USES.
Press ma closer, all Bf one.
Worms say heart lor the alone.
Every eervs responsive thrills,
Each eareM my being; fllis;
Rest and peaea la uo I erava,
la eestacy I live, thy (lava;
Dower'4 with hop, wlih promise blest.
Thou dost reign upon mj breast;
Cloer Mill, for I am thine;
Burns my heart, for tboa art mine;
Tbou the mesags. I the wire,
I tbe furnace, thoo the Are:
I the servant, tboa the muter
Koariag, red-hot mustard planter.
The Golden Pope.
Translated from the
French of Avlaa by E. C.
W aggener.
There was atone time in Avignon, a
ong while ago, a good old pope, as holy
as he was old. Which is saying a great
deal, since he had lived nearly 100 years.
Although, as I have said, very holy and
very old, t.is venerable pope had one
fault he was vain and frequently caught
limself looking with admiration upon bis
golden robes, his golden slippers, his gor
geous trappings and majestic pose, as.
standing on the terrace at the side of the
alace, his tiara on his head, his eyes
raided to heaven and his white hands ex
tended, he blessed the crowds of pious
ones kneeling upon tbe place at his feet.
He put on the grandest airs and be
lieved himself infinitely superior to his
highness and predecessor, the good St.
Peter, of whom he had always been a lit
tle jealous, why, I am not able to inform
you. Perhaps you will agree with me
that this was a very trifling fault, a mere
bagatelle for an ordinary man, but then,
if you stop to remember, this was not an
ordinary man, but a pious and worthy
prelate. However ,as all the world knows
not even saints are free from faults, as
witness Thomas and his want of faith.
Therefore, in view of these facts, do not
be astonished if 1 repeat that the pope in
question was, indeed, extravagantly vain.
Well, ene night, as in times of old, to
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Lord ap
peared to him in a dream and asked him
if there was nothing tnat he desired of
him before leaving the world as a recom
pense for his past good conduct. Our
worthy pope was at first much embar
rassed. What was there to wish for? He
had no family ; he was too near Paradise
to ask for reiiwed youth; and the taxes,
provisions, reservations, exempt ions, etc.,
had sufficiently swelled his treasury. As
to other earthly pleasures bis age, as well
as hi office of potw, put them entirely
out of the question.
Mechanically caressing his long, white
beard, his eyes lowered and abashed, he
stood )efore the good God, who said at
last: "Ah, well; I begin to understand
you do not wish for anything."
.No, Lord, commenced the pope;
then suddenly checked himself: "I was
wrong," said be ; "there is something 1
do wish for something."
"What, then?"
"That my hair, my beard, mv eyes and
my teeth should all be made ot gold."
"All of gold!" interrupted the good
God, surprised at the strange request;
"what a notion!
"Yes, all of gold," replied the pope;
"for then I should be far handsomer than
St. Peter. Still, if it is inconvenient "
"Not in the least not in the least I
made you the offer and you shall have
your wish ;" and saying these words the
good uou disappeared, and the worthy
prelate turned upon his side and resumed
his slumbers.
The next morning, forgetful of his
dieam of the night before, it seemed to
him that his head felt stragely heavy.
"Ah,"said he,"I have slept too much ;"
but at this moment a ray of light glided
ocrwss the windows of the palace, and he
uttered a crv of joy and surprise. In his
long beard and hair, so white the evening
before, tha light now olaved in yellow
and glittering reflections. His eyes spar
kled like golden stars in the dusky light
of the chamber, and his every movement
produced a metallic clinking as par
monious as the sweetest music.
't. Peter never equaled this," he
thought complacently, contemplating
long ami admiringly the image reflected
in the class; "hut I must go," sai he at
last, pride treading close upon the heels
of vanity "I must go and enrage St.
Peter." And slowly, with little tottering
steps, for he was very old, as I have told
you, he started in the direction of Notre
Dame des Doms.
The St. Peter whom our good old pope
thus wished to enragw, was not, as yoSi
may anptiose, the real St. Peter for he
never leaves his post at the gates ot Para
dise but only the image of the saint
statue, in fact, whose hair, beard, eyes
and ttreth were made not of gold, as the
tope's now were, but simply of silver.
Directly opposite this statue of St. Peter.
on the other side of the choir, there was
a high and vacant pedestal formerly con
secrated to the statue of M. Paul, at pres
ent, on account of a broken arm, in the
shop id the sculptor to be repaired. All
at once an ilea struck him, and the aged
pope.carefully climbing upon the pedestal.
assumed the pose oithe absent Paul, and
began to make a thousand comparisons
ail to his own advantage between
hime!f and the toor bt. Peter.
l!ehold my hair and my beard !" said
he; "have you anything like them? And
your eyes and your teeth, are they gold,
like mine T
But the unfortunate Tot r, very much
humiliated, only lowered his head with
out responding. After an hour or two
given to thus atisfyinx his vanity, the
pope prepared to descend from bis posi
tion. Suddenly the great door of the
church was thrown open and a procession
of monks, priests, sacristans and choris
ter bovs, the cross at the head and ban
ners flying in the wind, entered the sanct
uary, coming to celebrate 1 know not
what fete.
"Oh, what a beantifnl saint!" cried
youthful chorister, stopping short before
the immovable pope.
"A beautiful pope, rather." exclaimed
a second ; and he did appear so real and
living that several of the monks joined
in his praises, all agreeing that it was in
deed a magnificent statue, another thing
entirely to that of St. Peter, on the other
side of the church. Soon the whole pro
cession gathered about the feet of this
beautiful new saint, who, swelling with
pride, seemed to be made up of nothing
bat gold, with his golden robes, his gold
en slippers, his golden tiara, his golden
hair, his golden teeth and his joliaa
really fallen from the akiea during the
hours of the) night, and the excitement
became so great that it seemed as if the
entire city had-v joined the crowd of the
faithful pouring towards the church of
Notre Dame des Doms.
Towards the close of the day, however,
the good old pope became so much fa
tigued physically, that he wearied even of
the stream of compliments ; in abort, he
no longer heeded them, for his legs were
racked with pain and his empty stomach
positively made him suffer. With all his
soul he prayed for night to come and de
liver him from a position so strained and
painful, but which as yet he dared not
abandon.
Night came at. last a dark night.
lighted only by the lamp kept alwaye
burning upon the center altar. Assured
that bis visitors had finally departed and
that he was alone again, he prepared to
abandon his post and step down from the
pedestaL la the act of descending he
suddenly heard a colloquy behind him
which made Dim shudder. Two robbers.
concealed in the shabow of the altar, had
remained behind to rob the church.
"You understand," said one of them.
"that we have only to take off the head
of this brand-new saint and break it to
pieces to have a beautiful heap of golden
ingots."
"True," said the other; "true come.
let us doit!"
The blood of the old pope seemed to
freeze in his veins i he wished to fly, to
leap from his position, but his head was
heavy, his legs cramped, and bis hair
and beard of solid gold a cumbersome
burden, as you may well believe. Be
sides, it was too late !
Torn from his shoulders, his head fell
upon the marble of the floor, breaking
into a thousand pieces, and the good
old pope, cured of his vanity, awoke to
and it but a dream !
Being do longer vain, however, the
worthy prelate was now without a fault ;
and as a perfect man is not permitted to
remain upon the earth, he died soon after.
On his arrival before the door of heaven
St. Peter, the real Peter this time, who
saw him coming, opened the portal and
came to meet him, crying with a friendly
smile, 'didn t 1 send you a beaut i:wl
dream f
"Ah, ha," said the pope ; "so it is you
am to thank for that teautiful dream ;
but all the same you made me puss a
most painful day !"
then arm in arm and laughing softly
in the depths of their beards, St. Peter
and the new reconciled pope entered ii;to
Paradise together.
THE BEFOliMEI) SINNER.
One of the most prominent preachers
in a certain city tells the following anec
dote as a fact whenever he hears a story
too incredible for belief. "A very wicked
man became converted, and in course o
time it became his torn to prav in class
meeting. Hot being used to speaking in
public, of course he was very much em
barrassed. This is the substance of his
prayer: "Oh, Lord, Thou giver of all
good things, look down with pity on all
poor people. Send every one of them a
barrel of flour, plenty of lard, a side tf
bacon, a ham or so, and a pound of but
ter. And, oh, Lord, send each one of
your starving, hungry creatures a barrel
of sugar, a barrel of coffee, a barrel of
tea, a barrel of salt, a barrel of iepper
oh, hell! that's too much pepper! Amen."
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PILES CAX HK CCKEI.
WgsrrigxD. X. T.. Hy 1. lWwt
For tntrty-two year i have suffered I rota
piles, both internal and external, with all their
at'enuaat agonies, anu like many another s til
lered from hemorrhoids. All thoe thirtv-two
vearn I had to cramp myself t" fav doctors and
drnggists for t off that was doing me Mule or do
good. riDaily l was nrged by one who bad bad
th aame complaint, bat had keen cured by
Krandreth's P1i! to try bis rare. I did so, and
began to Improve, and for the past two year I
have had no inconvenience from that terrible
ailment.
Richard Bessett.
MALARIA.
Darby Prophylactic Flnid Is held In wide
etcm as a spec. fie and previ ntive In it we
bare the means of rendering the air and water
wholesome.
"Parby Flnid Is a good defeeator and de
stroyer of xnUi-matic matter." J. C booth.
Chemist. C. . Mint. PbiJa.
"It should be Qaed everywhere where Impure
gae are generated from decomposing matter."
Holmes fctce). II. D., savannah. Ga.
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Al other so-called porous plasters are Imita
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All so-eslled improvements sad aew Ingredl
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Not. 23.
Billy Emerson's minstrels showed at
Colusa, Cal., but Emerson was too drunk
to appear, and lie got run in by the po
lice. -
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, does
not expect a very exciting session of con
gress. The New York Herald favors holding
the national democratic convention in
San Francisco.
P. T. Barnnm says the burning of his
circus winter quarteis was worth from
fifty to one hundred thousand dollars in
advertising to him.
The Crow Indiaus now want Agent II.
L. Williams, who is the uncle of Assist
ant Secretary Upshaw, removed. They
say he let a hay contract to a man a ho
cleared 125,000 ir year ou iu
Nov. 2-1. '
Kibot will form a French cabinet.
Yale defeated Harvard in the annual
game of football.
Thanksgiving was generally observed
throughout the United States.
The Western Union Telearraph Co
has commenced a alight but general re
duction in rates.
It is said Judge John F. Phillips, of
Kansas City, will take the place made
vacant by W. A. J. Spark.
The president's message will recom
mend a tl00.0()0,f0 reduction of the
surplus, principally in red need tariffs.
Elijah Smith resigned the presidency
of the Oreiron A. Transcontinental Co..
flwnv, and will be succeeded bv Sidney
Dillon.
A demand ma ie by Receiver Dyer for
the books and records of the Mormon
church was refused by the secretary.
However, the receiver took possession of
the safes, books, etc., under protest.
Not. 25.
Senator Charles V. Jones, of Florida,
says he is not an object of charity.
The crisis in France is Wing prolonged
by Grevy'e refusal to resign immediately.
The Canadian Pacific ha gone into the
transcontinental pool, and will advance
its rates.
Omaha has raised 32,O0j0 to pay ex
penses of the republican national con
vention if held there.
Owing to the failure of Commissioner
Stoneman to file hs bond, the Oregon
California will have to be re-examined by
the commission.
Robert F. Morrow, indicted for jury
bribery in San l'rancisco, has been grant
ed a change of venue to the suerior
court of Sonoma county.
A BIO SHOW.
Chicago Inter Ocean : "The various
breeders' asstciatioris of America that
have been holding their aunual meetings
in this city during the fat stock show.
adopted certain resolutions looking to
wards a monster exhibition next year to
be known as the American Live Ktock
Exposition, and have asked the co-oiera-
tion of the Uliuoisstate board of agricul
ture .the city of Chicago and the merchants
of tho city generally. The state board
has already voted to take an active part
in the great show, and yesterday the bank
ers and merchants of the city all signed
the subscription list, which assures the
complete success of the undertaking
During the coming vear the details I
the vast undertaking will be jerfecte'f
and next fall will witness a verituhle
world's fair of live stock in Chicago. The
location has not been determined as yet,
but the idea is to make use of the entire
lake front for that nurioso. Mav-r
Roche has promised the aid of the citv
government as far aa jioss-iM, and the
leading merchants and bankers are deep
ly interested in the affair. There is a
brilliat.t prospect for. a grand show of
live stO" k, as all the American breeders
are pledge ! to use their bent efforts lo
that end. The Eurotwan bleeders will
be invited to co-operate.
A mono other things the Ledger a-ked
its reudi rs to return thanks for the fai t
that they lived in Taccma. It don't take
much lo make some iei-le thankful.
The man who had his leg cut off returned
thanks treatise it was not his head. We
presume bv the same sort of reasoning a
resident of Tacoma might have returned
thanks that he was not in Tophet.
THE (DURABLE
CURED !
nonrMTtLLC, Kt, Feb. St, rWT.
Gentlemen years au a sor davel-n)-ti
oa my now from a finger nail scratch.
I uld a few simple remedies, but tbe sore
would not yield. I grew worse eery year
for ae"-s yean. Many thought I bad a can
cer. 0rer a year ago I cofntnenenri taKiog
8. S. 8.. aad two docen bottles entirely cured
me. When 1 began with Swift's BusrlSe I
wse la Try poor beVtth, and could hanll?
dr.. about. Afwe 1 had Bnlshed tbe coarse
of S. S. S. I was sir ins and baoyaat, and
ha1 a good appetite. I regard It aa a most
TalnalOe medicine for ladles la weak, dntl
rnte hvau. It la a bonsehotd medietas
ni ass. Tears respectf u Uy,
ktaa. B. W. Wnaoa.
RrsaTsjrsrM, S. C, April 1 tan.
Gentlemen for twenty years I have had
as-ireonmy left ebeeic It had gradually
eea growing worse. The many phystctans
whom I bad cneaulted were ana hie to do
me any good. Last fall s year ago I began
lng a. S. S. At ftrst It Inflamed the sore,
sad tt became more vlraleat than ever : so
muekj art. Indeed, tint my family Instated
that I should, leave off tbe medtelae. I per
sisted la astng the & & S. At the end of two
months the sure waa entirely aeaiea. Think
ing that tbe evU waa out of my eonstttutioa.
I left off the medicine ; but In Kovember.
tea saonths after, a very alirht breaklagont
apneared. I at once besran again on S. a. S ,
aud now thai is also d Mappeartaa;. I bare
every faith la a S. S. It has done me snore
good than ail the doctors and other aiedi
diiea I ever took. Tours truly,
A.B.Sajtn.
WrSTo, K. C, April 13, 17.
Gentlemen Two or three years ago a can
cer came on my face. It auoa grew to be
quite targe. It wore oa me. aad my general
health waa wy poor, las Sej4enber 1
beaa a coarse of a. 8. K. which I have eoa
tlaoed. to the present time with the happiest
result. The r sac r has entirely disappeared,
there being no evidence or symptom of a
cancerous character ssf C. y sx-n-ral health
Is good now, aad say appetite better thaa It
ana nana m yearn, l aos yeara ou. ana
y-i am wnranag la tneneM ptanuag
Toamtralj, Joaas Liasasca.
Gentlemen f had a sore oa my apperBp
for etght years, aawesi different docsure at
tempted m vela to Beat at. One gave me a
email rial for A-es doliaxa, wUra w as e "cer
tain ears.- It la aeedieaa to say that tt did
sswsrn awsawrs yeara agon
quite aaseay. aa Peouie thought I ha
ear. aad I teok a coarse ef syrhtaasj bottle
efa.a.8. The raaait has beast eeosnpiete
ear. Taealoer or saarir healed beavaufni
tv. Isarlint mrsilya partavntolesenr. Preea
feat day leave bee bs excellent aaaJti. the
Speetoe kasrhsg pnxtfled mf Mood thorough-
n my apnewte. and peTeeted niy
la a veued, I (ad Us new
-gsaii sa el. lcs i
a. Banter sd.Danni
TiMiy,Taias,ry,a-Lt-
Skin, Scalp, Blood !
Having been a so Her for two year and a half
from a dlseas eacsed by a bruise on the lee;,
and having been cured by the Cutlcura Reme
dies hen all other methods and remedies
failed. I deem It my duty to recommend them.
I visited hot springs to no avail, aad tried sev
eral doctors withoot success, and at last oar
rrincipei druggist, Mr. John P. Finley (to whom
hall ever feel grateful), spoke to me about
Cntietira, and 1 conented to giv them a trial
wita me result tnat i am periectivctirea mere
is now ao sore about me. I think I can ahow
the largest surface where my sufferings sprang
imm oi any person in the slate. The t utieura
Remedies are the be.t blood and skin cur
manufactured. I refer to drureiM John P. Fin
ly and lr. D. O. Montgomery, both of this place.
auo to Ir. smith, of Lake Lee, MUs.
ALEXANDER BhACH. ureenvllle. Miss.
Mr. Beech used the Cutlcura kcme.lies.at our
request .with results as above stated.
A. B. FIN LAY dt CO., Druggist.
SATED MY MOTHER'S LIFE.
Ever since I can remember, mv mother haa
suffered from a milk leg. Nothing would do
her any good. She bad the bet mod let I talent
but they all did her no good, che suffered with
her leg for thirty years and never kuew a well
day. She would have to sit ap half the night.
holding np her leg and moaning, she had no
peace. She used all the best known remedies
iu tbe country without effect. I SKked her to
try your Cuticitr Remedies. Got hct a bottle
of Cuticur Resolvent, and she took it, and has
tken in all about six or seven liotiles, and now
she is a well woman to-day. Her leg Ueutirely
healed. and her heaUh was never better. She
can go ont every day, something she has not
done In ten years, so you see 1 cannot help stat
ing to yen about your wonderlul Cutlcura Rem
edies. Yon have saved my mother's life. I
cauoot And words to express tr.y gratitude. I
have advertised vour Cuticura Remedies far
aud near.
LI'WARD LCEDER, I'M Broadway, N. Y.
Cuticura. the great skin cure, and Cutlcura
8oep. prepared from It externally, and Cutlcura
Resolvent, the new blood puritier. internally,
are a positive cure for every form of skin aud
blood disease from pimples to scrofula.
Sold everywhere. Price. Cutlcura. fic: Soap,
ic: Reeolveut. SI. Prepared br tuu Potter
lrng and Chemical Co., lioston. Mans.
ya7end for "How to Cure skin lUeasea.
C4 pages, 60 illustrations, and 1W) testimonials.
lyflfPLES. blackheads, chapped and oily
J A .11
skin preserved by Cuticura Medical-
ed Soap.
SNfiKZINO C ATA MICH.
This dUtressing sneeze, tnecze, sneeze, the
acrid, watery discharge from the eyes and
nose, the painful Inflammation extending to
the throat, the swell of the mucou lining, cans
lag choking entionx. coii?h. ringing noise In
llie head and splitting heartaches bow lamlllar '
tnese symptoms are U the tho lsaud who suf
fer periodically from head cold or Intiuensa,
and who liye in ignorance of the fact that a
tingle application of Hu lord's Radical Cure
for catarrh wiil afford iustanlaueo.m relief.
But this treatment in csfcm of simple cstarrh
rives but a fsint idea of what this remedy will
do in the chronic forms, where the breathing
isolwtructcd by choking, putrid mucous ac
cumulations, the hearing affected, smell and
t-tste gone, thr.wt ulcerated aad hacking cough
gradually fastening itself upon the debiliated
system. Then it Is that the marvelou. curative
powers ol bsnfords Radical Cure manifests
itf-ef In inxtantaneous and grateful relief. Cure
lieeinH from the first application. It is rapid,
radical, permanent, economical, safe.
Sanford Radical Cure conit of one bot
tle of the Radical Cure, one box of the Catarrhal
Solvent, and one Improved Inhaler; price, II.
rotter urug a cnemiCAi t o., Boston.
PAINS & WEAKNESSES
OK FEMALES.
Inxtantly relieved by the Cuticura
Ami Pain Platter, a new. mot argce-
Able, instantaneous and infallible
pain-kllllng plaster, especially adapt
ed to relieve female pains aud weak
nesses. Warranted vastlv sunerior to
all other plasters, and the most perfect antidote
to pain. Inflammation and weaknrs yet com
pounded. At all druggists, i" Rents: fire for SI;
or, postsge free, of Potter, .rJrug and Chemical
Co., Boston, Mass.
Oregon Development Co.
FIrt-eli rteamOilp lint? between-
Yaquina and San F rawisco.
connc'tlng at Yaqtiina vrfth 'he trnin of thf
Oregon I acific Railroad Company.
Hailing dte.
"ROM SAN FHANClsCO.
Yaqnlna City, . . M-.mlav. Oct. 81,
10 a at.
11 a m.
yam.
10 a m.
Ham.
V a m.
Wiiinnette Valley..
.hi:turly, ?.ov.
s-u ru or-eou. . liMav.
II
Ynfulna City. ...Wednesday,
1",
w lilsta'-tte aliey I nexiay,
rnsltrii Oregon, Sutidi),
KKOM YAQMNA
Y')ilna City,
Sunday. Nov. fi, 1pm.
Friday, 11. 7 am.
Tii-.ir-dey, " 17. 11 a m.
ludiy, "" '1, h a m.
Monday, " 1. Id am.
. Siturdsy, Dee. 3, Noon.
V illnmetie Vsllcy,.
K-teru Oregon, . .
Y (-.liiiii City,
Willamette alley,
Kaleru Oregon,
The company rc-crve the r(?ht to change
steamers or miiing d.itt-ts.
s. h. Toby,
(inn . Si P. Agent,
SOI Montgomery !ret, h.iti Kranclsco, CaL
Oregon Pacific Railroad.
22S.M1I.ES SHORTER 20 IKS LESS TIME,
Accora nod ations tm nrpasscd for com fi rt and
safety. Fires and freight vU Yajuina and the
Oregon 1'evelopn-tit Co.'s Mmhlp much
less than by any other rome between all polota
In the WUlamctte Valley and 8n FraiiCrsco.
Daily pauenger trains except Suudaya,
Iars Yaonlca
.? a. m.
10 :?! a. m.
11:15a. m-
Leave Corvailli ....
Arrive Albany .. .
Leave Albanr . ...
Leave Corval'iU
Arrive Ya4uiua
l :0Pp. nr.,
t .i p. m.
5 M) p. m.
O. k C. trains cottoect at Alba uy hiA Corvailli.
C. C. IKXil'E.
W. Jf. HOAO, Acting G. T. A Y. Agent,
Oenerai Manager. t:orvalils. Or
GO KAST VIA
OltEGOX SHORT LINK
& UNION PACIFIC K.KV
11 to 500 miles the shortest aa.l 12 to 'T
48 bonr , - i
THE QUICKEST EOUTE TO THE EjSt
.; i i
This popular line, on account of Its southern
location, la especially preferable fa- travel
daring the winter months, it alv affords an
opportunity to visit salt Lake City ajad Ltvr
witboat extra charge, aad glvea choice of
routes via Council Bluffs, Omaha,' Btl Joseph,
Leavenworth or Kansas CHv. Full particuiara
regarding roates and fare fnrnf.he-1 oh appll
eUos. MA AC A.MAKKWO. -
Local Passenger Agt
Office at 9tatkva of&ca, 3M Com me soul
street, Balem, Oregon. , ... )w
NEW TGSK TO UVEEPQCL.fUSCOW
And SeaadlaavwporW-
Outward and pre-id ticlieta',' iad'mfonnal
ttoa by eailing oa L JLTXtouitLt, ueot. 264
Commercial street. feaT, y. , , 7
V.-yttat. -MLCrZDPAHTa
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