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About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1889)
Daily Democrat Ol'K PORTLAND LKTTK11. Portland, Jan. 8ih, 18S9. Editors Democrat : There are but a few things to mention since my last letter. Taking the same line as before, for you care nothing for the rise of property here, whether In East Portland where It raises from 1000 to 5 per acre, and on the moter line the same, and in Portland preper to prices astonishing. A healthy and sure growth by the way.Port land is solid and all of her surroundings are also. While the gravel and chalky mud of her rivals will slip.the rock founda tion of Portland is there to stay. We must allude to the six questions propounded by Bre. Moody and the world over. No one has answered them but Bro. Driver, and now It is said to his credit that Bro. Moodv will have them printed in all the languages of the earth. We have read them and they are good. Bro. Driver is the ablest man In the Methodist pulpit. But that monster jealousy is as repulsive In religious circles as it is in politics. Often do we hear from that source that Bro. Driver is good but he exaggerates . W hat a sin to lay at the door of this divine, when the intel'igence of the world has laid this charge to the door of every disciple of mystic ideas. Why should not Bro. Driver sav that in the case of miracles, natural laws are suspended or overcome for the occasion. He confused us about the meaning of these two words, but when we saw they applied alike to his illustration of the frog we were content. The frog found encased in a stone for cen turies.and when the stone was broken open the frog leaped out all right ready for another rock. Here was a suspensian o r an overcoming of natural laws, for like all men especially brain workers it was sup posed the frog wanted his regular meals, Bears do this for months and go without eating, but they must have air,as they need all the oxygen they can consume. We ad mire Bro. Driver's ingenuity, and we are willing to accept his views as conclusive to himself, while our own are equally merit orious and conclusive on the subjects men tioned. The infidel, Underwood, on mira cles has a way of putting the question, and he looks at a miracle as an impossible thing when he asks if Ged can make a year old calf in less than a second. Ami Infidelity for a moment gets away with it. To a fi nite being nothing should appear impossi ble. Bro. Moody himself,though uncouth, illiterate and quite uncivil at times.has the power to move the masses. Why is this ? We have never known a revivalist who did not possess this power.and the less educa tion they had the greater their Influence. It was so with Swan and Knapp,the great est we know of, and it is so now. An edu cated, polished divine has never yet made a mark, beyond his accomplishments, ex cept Spurgeon Beecher.Channing.Talmage and the Wesley s, and they made their own congregations while these revivalists had none of their own, but made their fame by preaching to the masses. And they run a eason.but never leave much for the world to consider. Now a days if a divine cannot make hit own congregation his ability and usefulness are questioned. 8uch divines soon get far behind the intelligence of their hearers, and the churches decline. A di vine now a days to be a teacher must be a leader in thought far in advance ef his congregation, and if he has not that ability he had better take to the woods, for his people will leave him. And this fact Bro. Moody demonstrates by his simplicity in Ills work. It must be something or noth ing. A learned man cannot do as Bro Moody docs. The learned man is modest and sensitive, and correct methods must govern him, and to be as effectual as Bro. Moody in his simplicity, he must strike out and lead the people. Who could fill your Court House so full at ouresteemcd friend, the lamented Bro. Joab Powell. We are glad to see that Judge Kelsay will be t candidate for the V. S. Senate. He is popular, a fact to well defined when he left the democracy tor the hopeful honors of the heartless opposition. The democra cy were pleased with the change, much more so than the contents of the tub Into which he tumbled. He was a Southern man, and hence his conversion never open ed the eyes of those who were to worship him In future to the tpirltual change that had overtaken him. The power that struck Saul did not reach the Col's, friends. But as he says, we hope he will beat those Port land "snappers." He deserves well of his partr and we applaud his determination te win. There Is Elisha Apptcgate.the ablest reasaner and greatest literary and political student In the republican "outfit" In Ore gon. He should receive the attention of the Senator makers. He is a republican dyed in the woo), and the wool Is all wool, and the cloth is wider than the standard. There is not a man in the republican party who can debate with him, and had he the theckles, he would not be forgotten. But intelligence and ability are not what will win in this case, as Col. Kelsay and Mr. Applcgate will both learn before the mill stops grinding. Watchma. In the Northern and Western cities thous ands of women hold the position of cashiers and other places of trust, but nt one of them has ever been known to pocket a lot of money and skip to Canada. Year after year men steal and run across the border and the explanation is made that they could not live on their salar. ies, or that they had been unfortunate in specu lation. But the women who receive hardly any salaries at all manage to exist, and behave themselves and take care of their employers in terests- The Pottstown Iron Company in Pennsyl- vanla made its 250 workmen a Christmass pres ent in the form of a discharge. And this it the way a war tariff "makes work plenty" and gives "American wages to American labor. M The campaign of compulsory education pro gresses painfully but surely. a This space is reserved to Dr. Oulsi nd 8011, of tho City Drug More. Wstch fur their tdv. Babies. The finest line of babv carri ages In the Valley just n celved at Stewart & Sox's. Prices are remarkably cheap con tidering the superior quality of the carriages. Surveying Mr. E. T.T. Fisher is art pared to do surveying of all kinds at iea- sonable rates. He has complete copies of nciu notes ana township plats in the coun ty. Adress Miller's Station, Linn county Or. Auction Auction every afternoon at M. J. Monteith's, at S. E. Young's old store. Goods at your on-n price. Must be sold. A pain in the back often leads to comnli cated diseases that are almost incurable. Oregon Kidney Tea curea the first and pre vents the latter. It is sorely vegetable, and is warranted and sold by Foshay & Mason. Selling at Cost. Until after ihe holi days all my stock of felt hats and bonnets, baby hoods, plushes, fancy feathers, etc. Special sale, call early. Ida M. Brush, first door east Strahan's new brick. H.Eitert, practical watchmaker and ' ow FOSHAY & MASON, VtSUUIil AMD UTAH Druggists and Booksellers, Agents for John B, Alden'a publication, which we sell at publisher's price, with postageadded. ALBANY, OKEGON. Rather than the Cheapest Portland. Oregon. IViifnt niiimun .t. Lin-.tmU instruction. 4Luti- li sheil rPiutniHn,5rinvi!i popularity. Business, Shorthand, Common School mid Penmanship Depart' ments. Htu)tiitx iwltuiifrtl at any time. Cata logue null Ktiurinii-iis nt icntunahip Rent free. A. n 'rU hv-r. A I' .XUltSrKOSU.i'rlfl. Kiln Dried FLooRixc-Goodkiln dried flooring at the Springfield lumber yard in this city. CLOTHING For Fall and Winter -AT- L. E. BLAIN'S. Rubber Coats and Boots, Shoes OVERCOATS, Fine Assortment, Pea Jackets-Chinchilla, Astrachan Pull Line of Duck Suitings, ALL. GRADES WOOLEN OVER SHIRTS Big Stock Cardigan Jackets, HEAVY MERINO AND ALL WOOL UNDERWEAR. Winter Gloves and Mittens ' ALL AVEIGHTS LEATHER BOOTS AND SHOES. UMBRELLAS, HATS, ETC. Lest but not leaet a large stocky CLOTNINC AND FURNISHINGS NEW GOODS NEW SMYRNA RUGS AND PORTIERRES. NEW TABLE COVERS. LINEN TABLE SETS, NAPKINS TO MATCH, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LINEN AND SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. FINE LACE HANDKERCHIEFS. TRUNKS AND VALISES. SILK DRESS PATTERNS COLORED AND SILK WARP HENRIETTAS. SILK UMBRELLAS, Boot and Shoe Department. LADIES AND CENTS FANCY SLIPPERS. CENTS FINE SHOES. MISSES AND CHILDRENS FINE SHOES AND SLIPPERS, FELT SLIPPERS OF ALL KINDS. CROCKERY DEPARTMENT CHOICE NOVELTIES IN DECORATED CHINA TEA SETS. FRUIT PLATES AN DSAUCERS. DECORATED BEDROOM SETS LAMPS, SALAD BOWLS FANCY PITCHERS FANCY CUSPADORES CAKE DISHES AND A LARCE ASSORTMENT OF NOVELTIES IN CHINA Samuel K Young. Albany, Oregon. Stick a Pin in the fact that I am offering better bargains than any one else in Albany Bought at bankrupt sales I can sell First-Glass Goods at or below COST. FOR General merchandise of all kinds oall on me. Particular bargains in ampi Cash or Goods for Country produce G. IF. SIMPSON, Albany, Oregcs. A. J. ROSSITER. V. S. Braflnats of Ontario Veterinary DolleffB. and member of the Ontarlon Veterinary T. 1 . . 1 s ;. domastlo animals on scientlflo principle. Residence and office two doors east of Opera House, Aibanr. DR. G.WATSON MASTON Physician and Surgeon. Office opposite the Dernier STOCKMEN AND FARMERS BEAD bu successfully operated on my riddling ho ISAAC HAYS, Ings Inquire of IPm. Peterson, Dare Pe terson, Lebanon ( John Hardman, Alfred Wolverton, Albany j Sam Gaines, Solo: I """U Jl UIMJ.IW inary medicine In Albany and country surreunding. Office and residenoe corner 8th and Washington Sts. A. . WOODL.K, Veterinary Surgeon.
